to focus on other kinds of music. special occasion, maybe, just like elton. he said last night he will probably do the odd gig but no more touring with rock and roll. everything comes to an end sooner or later. in weather, it is set to get warmer and more humid but this weekend comes a chance of storms. the full forecast coming up. it s friday, 9th ofjune. our main story. donald trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. it is the second indictment of mr trump, and the first ever federal charge of a former president. mr trump said he was innocent and had been summoned to appear in court on tuesday. our washington correspondent jessica parker reports. the bombshell post on social media that set headlines running. earlier this evening, the news came from the defendant himself donald trump told his millions of followers on truth social that he was going to be indicted. a sealed indictment as charged the former president of
that ballot, when they go into that voter booth. it will say because kansasian value women and children, the constitution of the state of kansas does not require government funding of abortion and does not create or secure a right to abortion. so one could argue that this is clearly skewed from an anti-abortion perspective. this is called the value them both amendment. and even if this was not the number one issue for many state residents, they have just been bombarded by canvassers both for and against this amendment for the last several weeks. how much will the outcome of this vote in kansas tell us about the potency of this issue in the mid terms? it s a key question, victor. democrats are hoping this will be an issue that will galvanize voters. and illustrate republicans have become too extreme. that is their hope. polling suggests the issue has become sort of a boost for otherwise disspirited democrats. they seem to be having success with how they re talking about ab
singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north east italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islets, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the same for hundreds of years and steadfast through that time have been the gondoliers of venice. they see themselves as custodians of the city. today, there are only 400 gondoliers left and they are almost exclusively used by tourists. so it was in the family? with the local population of around 50,000 people dwarfed by 20 million visitors every year, the gondoliers aren t short of a customer or two. and while that is good for business, the numbers swelling the main tourist areas inevitably create a huge problem. increased pollution, including discarded junk clogging up the famous waterways. but now some of the gondoliers who ply their trade in the 276 canals are doing something about it. th