Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud US

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( August 02, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction in Jan 6 probe]( A Washington DC grand jury has voted to charge former president [Donald Trump]( with four counts of violating three sections of the federal criminal code. It comes as he and a group of allies schemed to find a way to somehow keep him in the White House for a second term despite losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. The grand jurors spent months hearing evidence and witness testimony as part of a long-running probe into Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss and the January 6 attack on the Capitol which sprung from those efforts. They approved the indictment against Mr Trump on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official proceeding, and deprivation of rights under colour of law on Tuesday after a four-hour presentation by Department of Justice special counsel [Jack Smith]( and his team of prosecutors.   2 /[Afghan pilot wife’s tearful plea to Rishi to save her family]( ’At times I even think death at the hands of the Taliban would be better than going through this mental torture’ 3 /[Scottish by-election test for Labour as Covid MP Margaret Ferrier loses seat in recall]( Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP took train from Glasgow to London – and back – while positive with Covid 4 /[Cancer breakthrough as groundbreaking pill found to ‘kill tumours’]( Developed over the last two decades, it has shown to be effective in treating multiple cancers, including breast and prostate 5 /[Met Office issues yellow warnings as Britons set to be battered by thunderstorms]( Unseasonably deep area of low pressure to bring strong winds and heavy rain to UK on Wednesday THE BIG QUESTION [The world is boiling so why on earth are the Tories turning up the gas?]( You almost couldn’t make it up. Just as the climate is signalling more strongly than ever that we need to keep [fossil fuels]( in the ground, the UK government has announced that they will issue hundreds of new [oil]( and [gas]( licences in the [North Sea.]( Temperature records around the world have been [not just broken, but smashed,](writes Mike Berners-Lee. Various parts of the world are seeing their [worst wildfires on record](. The [Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation]( (AMOC), a key component of the Gulf Stream, could be dangerously [close to collapse](. Global food security is alarmingly fragile – as India’s recent [ban on certain rice exports]( demonstrates. The [UN](, the [International Energy Agency]( and thousands of climate scientists are all unequivocal: there is no room for any new fossil fuel extraction if we are to have any hope of averting climate breakdown. As the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, warned just three days ago: “[The era of global boiling has arrived](.” [For the full article click here]( Enjoy a year of unlimited digital access for just £99 £20 ✓ Full access to Premium news analysis ✓ Advert-free reading across web and app ✓ The Independent Daily Edition newspaper ✓ Puzzles, virtual event tickets and more [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   Watch /[Moment police intercept sex offender minutes after assaulting woman on London train]( NUMBER OF THE DAY £25 – A widowed pensioner has [placed the luxury mansion she won in a raffle for £25]( on the market [mere weeks after winning it., and it is valued at £4.5M.]( [Read more]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “The world has become dark and bleak for me, I don’t know what to do. I’m about to go crazy. We cannot go out because of the fear of Taliban. Our days and nights are spent in fear.” – The wife of an [Afghan]( pilot [threatened with deportation to Rwanda](has made an emotional plea to the UK government to give her family sanctuary in Britain. [Read more here](   OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE [‘It’s time to free my mother completely’: Aung San Suu Kyi’s son slams her partial pardon]( [‘My dentist injects me, but I trust him’: Inside the scary world of unregulated Botox]( [Property ladder: North London dad reveals why he spent £25k on disused staircase](   Articles available exclusively to subscribers Walters//link.e.independent.co.uk/click/32267690.308532/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtcmhvZGVzLXdpbGRmaXJlcy1jbGltYXRlLWVtZXJnZW5jeS1jcmlzaXMtYjIzODQxODkuaHRtbA/64c10d26314b145aeb06720bBb79b13e8- [Revealed: ‘Lost’ Holocaust footage lays bare heroic death-camp rescue](   OTHER NEWSLETTERS YOU MIGHT LIKE [The Race Report]( The Race Report Fortnightly Written by Nadine White [Join now]( [The View from Westminster ]( The View from Westminster Every weekday Written by John Rentoul [Join now](   The Independent proudly partners with [Refuge]( and the [National Domestic Abuse Helpline](: 0808 2000 247 If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Download the free Independent app Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.