this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe i'm martine croxall. our top stories... donald trump becomes the first former us president to face criminal charges — after an investigation into a payment made to a porn star. the charges relate to falsifying business records which is illegal in new york — mr trump denies any wrongdoing. was gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. us actress gwyneth paltrow wins a lawsuit after being sued over a skiing collision in utah seven years ago. king charles�*s state visit in germnay comes to an end — spending his final day remembering those who died in world war ii. heathrow airport is warning some passengers may face longer

queues to get through security during the easter holidays. the former olympic and paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, applies for parole — after serving half his sentence for shooting and killing his girlfriend. hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a pawn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement, mr trump said the democratic authorities in new york were doing joe biden�*s dirty work — accusing them of interferring in next year's presidential election. john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump's provided plenty of big moments in american politics,

but few bigger than this — his own imminent arrest. the news was confirmed in an angry statement from the former president, blaming his political opponents. the democrats, he said, have done the unthinkable. the case against him centres on this woman, the porn star known as stormy daniels. ahead of trump's 2016 election win, she was paid $130,000 to stop her going public with claims she had had an affair with him — something he denies. his fixer and lawyer, michael cohen, was convicted over that payment, along with other charges, back in 2018. since out ofjail, he's been giving evidence to the grand jury that's now decided charges are warranted. this is not revenge, right? what this is is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability.

he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. the big question is whether mr trump knew about the hush money. although his organisation ultimately footed the bill, he's always denied any knowledge. did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? - no. unless he refuses to comply, at some point in the next few days, donald trump will have to come here to new york. he'll be booked and fingerprinted in the building behind me there, have the charges read to him and enter a formal plea in front of a judge. it's an extraordinary moment — the first president in us history to be arrested. the charges have been brought not by federal prosecutors, but by the new york attorney general, alvin bragg, a democrat — now a key figure in the trump campaign's claim that this is politics, notjustice at work. as he eyes the white house again, donald trump may see electoral advantage in all this. his opponents, though,

will be hoping that a man who's long overridden the usual rules of the political game is about to be brought down with a bump. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. cbs correspondent jared hill is in new york with the latest. this is definitely a first for the country, a first for the world. what's interesting is looking at sort of how his team has been framing this now. we have seen a lot of conversation about not only this being a politically motivated indictment from former president trump's team, from some of his supporters as well, but they are now using this as a fundraising opportunity for his bid for president in 202a. he currently is running for president and this would not

stop him legally and there is some thought it could potentially help him politically. but he is also accusing the authorities in new york of doing joe biden�*s dirty work and this is going to, of course, overshadow the run—up to, of course, overshadow the run—up to the next presidential election which he wants to be part of? yes. to the next presidential election which he wants to be part of? yes, i think what it — which he wants to be part of? yes, i think what it overshadows _ which he wants to be part of? yes, i think what it overshadows a - which he wants to be part of? yes, i| think what it overshadows a whether this becomes a big part of that election is yet to be seen, but this definitely is taking on a political life of its own. we have not heard anything on this from the white house yet. the white house has been historically, this one in particular, very particular about removing itself from the inner workings and manoeuvrings of the legal system in the united states and the courts. an particular one that has to deal with former president trump. there are a number of legal investigations going on, two of them out of washington, dc, those are federal investigations. 0ne those are federal investigations. one of them relates to the possible classified documents being held in

florida and what relates to the january the 6th attack and a decision coming out of georgia around former president trump comes into play when we are talking about potential attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. regardless of what happens here out of new york city, donald trump over the next couple of months is going to be shrouded in a lot of legal discussion.— to be shrouded in a lot of legal discussion. , . ., �* ,, earlier i spoke to professor of us politics at university college dublin, scott lucas. i asked him what donald trump was reportedly facing. we know that there is an indictment that was filed two minutes before the close of business yesterday by prosecutors for the manhattan district attorneys office. formally, we do not know the charges because it will be up for the district attorneys office to reveal them later as we move towards the arraignment of donald trump in a manhattan court next tuesday. reports are circulating, however, and i emphasise reports rather than confirmation, that these are felony charges are not misdemeanours.

more importantly, nbc news is reporting 30 felony charges — that's 3—0. and if that is true, that isn't simply just the case of stormy daniels and the hush money, there are multiple felony accounts that may be arising from other business practices with which donald trump is involved, which makes this an even more serious case than it is already. explain the difference, if you would, between those two terms you've just used — felony and misdemeanour? a misdemeanour charge throughout the american system is a charge which can lead to fines and can lead, in most cases to a prison sentence of no more than 12 months. quite often you'll hear this reported with nonviolent crimes or limited violation, for example — parking tickets or technically misdemeanours. the trump camp in the run—up to this wanted to say this was a minor case, it really isn't that important. they were hoping these would be

misdemeanour charges. when you have a felony charge, you are liable, not only to fines but a prison sentence of more than one year in prison on individual counts, let alone multiple counts. so clearly the stakes are raised here, because when you talk about felony counts, it does the likelihood in theory and possibly in practice, if this trial occurs before the presidential election that donald trump could receive a prison sentence even while he is campaigning to get back into the white house. as you've said, we must emphasise, it is reports of 30 felony charges. if that's true, how much wider might this go for mr trump and or his organisation than this payment to stormy daniels? i have to emphasise, this had already gone wider before this case, although it went under the radar. a few months ago, the trump organisation, not trump himself, but the trump organisation was convicted in a civil case in new york state and had to pay a heavy fine. it was convicted in a criminal case and one of its top

officers was convicted over business malpractice. that has opened the way for this case, which leads to a wider question that goes beyond the legal to the political. you're going to see in the next few weeks and months, two very distinct approaches. one will be, we need to deal with the facts of the case, we need to deal with upholding the legal system so it does its job, whether that leads to trump's acquittal or his conviction. the other narrative has already started and that is trump's gas lighting. which is not to talk about the facts of the case, not to uphold the legal process but to try to tear it down by blaming and insulting others. it's the district attorney, it's the grand jury, it's the democrats, it's prosecutors. it will be interesting to see, while sticking with the legal facts of the case which people go. of the case which way people go. do they support the legal system or do they follow trump's narrative? because he has supporters who will think that this is politically

motivated, won't they? some people with trump, and we have seen this through multiple cases, whether it is the trump russia affair, trump ukraine, the capitol attack. whether it's the multiple cases against the trump organisation that are with him come hell or high water. what's more important, following that trump tweet on march 19th where he dog whistles supporters to come out on the streets was his dog whistle to leading republicans, are you with me or are you against me? so in the past 2a hours, as well as back then after the tweet, house speaker kevin mccarthy, the former vice president mike pence, he was running for the presidency in 2024, florida governor ron da santos, who is running for the so as well back then, mike pence, who is running for the presidency in 2024, all repeat trump's attack line, his gas lighting that this is a political prosecution. why? they might not like trump, they might not actually believe trump, but they are worried that they won't get trump supporters for their own political causes. oscar—winning actress gwyneth paltrow has won a us

lawsuit after being sued over a skiing collision in utah in 2016. the jury ruled that it was in fact the claimant, retired optometrist terry sanderson, who was at fault. he's been ordered to pay her a symbolic one dollar in damages. 0ur correspondent sophie long was at the court for the verdict. the oscar—winning actress has been present throughout this trial that's been streamed around the world like a reality tv courtroom drama. a "he said, she said, who hit whom" on the slopes of a luxury ski resort — and at what cost? this is hard because i don't like going through this scene. he said he broke four ribs and has permanent brain damage, but she said she suffered, too. he has deterred you from enjoying the rest of what was a very expensive vacation? well, i lost half a day of skiing, yes. right, 0k. he said he was hit from behind. i heard something i've never

heard at a ski resort - and that was a bloodcurdling scream. just can't do it, it was... aaagh..,. and then, boom. but she gave a different version of the collision. i was skiing, and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart. and then there was a body pressing against me, and there was a very strange grunting noise. so, my brain was trying to make sense of what was happening, ithought, "am i...? is this a practicaljoke? is someone, like, doing something perverted? this is really, really strange." may i ask how tall you are? i'm just under 5ft ten... with some of ms paltrow�*s testimony as left—field as her lifestyle tips, the trial became an unexpected social media circus. how tall are you? i am just under 5ft 10. i think i'm shrinking now. god, i'm jealous! with every day and every outfit,

people around the world devoured the details and late—night hosts turned the case into comedy. he's a bumbling optometrist. she's a celebrity mogul. they collide on a ski mountain and neither one can remember what happened. this christmas, see hallmark's newest hit, goopsy daisy, a ski accident of the heart! applause and cheering. thank you. but no—one was laughing here. mr sanderson�*s lawyers tried to paint a picture of an entitled celebrity lacking in care for the little people. and ms paltrow�*s legal team said he wanted to hold her accountable for the unwanted effects of ageing and exploit her high profile and wealth. after a trial lasting nearly two weeks, it took the jury just hours to decide that it was not ms paltrow but mr sanderson who had been responsible for the crash. as the actress and influencer left court she went to see the man whose accusations had brought her here and said, "i wish you well." sophie long, bbc news,

park city, utah. police in the uk say they are �*hunting down�* those who helped drug dealer thomas cashman after he was convicted of the murder of nine year—old 0livia pratt korbel in liverpool. 0livia was shot dead last august after cashman chased a fellow drug dealer into her home. he will be sentenced on monday. danny savage reports. nine years old and shot dead in her home by a stranger. 0livia pratt—korbel was robbed of her life. her family somehow have to carry on. police chiefs say they are still hunting down those who enabled thomas cashman to murder her. he'll be sentenced on monday. this is 0livia's mother, cheryl, leaving court yesterday. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? ecstatic. a jury had just convicted cashman of killing her daughter. ijust want to know what i've done, that's all. all i want to know is what i'm arrested for. even when cashman was arrested, he tried to bluff his way out

of a crime that shocked the nation. he is a father who killed someone else's child. it was in this street in liverpool last summer where cashman tried to murder another drug dealer, called joseph nee. gunshots. nee tried to get away and into a nearby house. cashman chased him and fired through the front door. nine—year—old 0livia was behind it and was fatally injured. there were concerns her killer would be protected by people who knew him. but the crucial breakthrough came when a woman who cashman went to on the night of the murder approached police two days later. we're really proud of how brave she's been. she's been incredibly brave. probably the bravest thing i've seen in my career in terms of coming forward and providing evidence in court. we always want witnesses to come forward, but we know, given the level of fear in the community, how hard that

will have been for her. what we saw with this particular crime, with 0livia's murder, is people were talking about a line being crossed. almost for those involved in crime, as though there is an acceptable level where you don't talk normally. that grass culture being embedded. what we saw with this crime is that lots and lots of people on both sides of that criminal line were wanting to come forward and speak to us. 0livia pratt—korbel�*s life was cut short in horrific circumstances. her family now know her killer has been convicted, but will always wonder what could have been. danny savage, bbc news. former paralympian 0scar pistorius will get his first parole hearing today since being convicted of the murder of girlfriend reeva steenkamp more than a decade ago in south africa. the former athlete known as blade runner could be free within days if cleared by the prison

parole board in pretoria. the bbc�*s africa correspondent andrew harding sent this report. he was a superstar. 0scar pistorius, the blade runner. a paralympic athlete in a relationship with the south african model and television personality reeva steenkamp. but in 2014, pistorius was put on trialfor murder, accused of deliberately shooting steenkamp on valentine's day as she hid behind a locked door in his bathroom. i got to the bed and then i realized reeva wasn't there. pistorius said he mistook her for a burglar, but he was eventually convicted on appeal of murder and ultimately sentenced to 13 years in prison. i spoke to reeva's parents immediately after the trial. yeah, i'm satisfied with it. you are? yes. sir, how about you? i also feeljustice has been served and we're very-

relieved that it's all over. now pistorius is eligible for parole, having served more than half his sentence. on a time basis, he does qualify, but you would have to have a look at all the internal records, how he's conducted himself, how he's behaved himself, and then most importantly as well, you have to look at what the victim's family, what their attitude is. it plays a very important role. last year, pistorius met reeva's father, barry, as part of what's known as a victim 0ffender dialogue. but today, the steenkamps are expected to urge the board not to grant parole to their daughter's killer. reeva's friends and family continue to believe pistorius meant to kill her. i personally think he just lost the plot completely, for a brief moment and went berserk and... ..shot her. i don't personally believe the story of him thinking there was an intruder.

pistorius is now 36 years old. he's always stuck by his argument that this was a terrible accident. if he is granted parole on his first attempt, he's still unlikely to be released immediately. andrew harding, bbc news, south africa. the lawyer for reeva steenkamp�*s family has arrived at court where she spoke to reporters and explained why the family is against pistorius�* release. first of all, it's a very traumatic experience, as you can imagine, it's painful, gina has to face 0scar pistorius again this morning, he's the killer of her daughter. for them, it's a life sentence. he's eligible to be considered for placement on parole, they don't feel that he should be released, they feel that he has shown no remorse, he's not rehabilitated, because if he had been, he would have come clean and told the true story of what happened that night. the supreme court of appeal found that he hasn't divulged everything that happened that night, and that is a position

that they also hold. ceremonies are being held today in the ukrainian town of bucha, where russian forces have been accused of mass atrocities, to mark one year since it was recaptured by the ukrainian army. after russian forces left the town, bodies were discovered scattered along a street drawing widespread condemnation in the west. moscow denies allegations of possible war crimes. from bucha, our correspondent hugo bachega reports. it has been a year since russian forces fled bucha. a town that is now known as the site of one of the worst atrocities committed in this war. russian soldiers are accused of torturing, raping and executing civilians. officials say more than 400 people were killed. this is the street where dozens

of bodies were found in images that shocked the world. a resident who stayed witnessed the brutality of the occupying forces. translation: they created a torture chamber in that house. _ a man who tried to escape was shot. people were tortured in the basement. no one was allowed in. i passed by the house and i heard screams and the sound of gunshots. a friend of my son was getting food for his parents. he was caught by the russians. they gouged his eyes out. his ears and nose were cut off. he was later found dead with his hands tied. there is now a massive effort to rebuild what has been destroyed but the memories of what happened

here will never be forgotten. king charles is travelling to hamburg today to remember those killed in the allied bombing of the city in the second world war. the king and the queen consort will also celebrate the kindertransport, which saved thousands ofjewish children from the nazis. during his speech to the german parliament in berlin yesterday the king spoke of a special bond between the uk and germany. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. the programme for a state visit is always a blend. there are the predictable moments, the signing of innumerable visitors' books, for example... note how the king brings his own pen these days. there'll be no more leaky pen moments. there are the serious moments like the king's address, largely in german, to the german federal parliament. von der reaction deutschlands... there were robust remarks condemning russia's invasion of ukraine and a pledge to deepen the friendship between britain and germany.

und besondere geschichte. .. "in the long and remarkable story of our two countries," the king said, "tere are many chapters as yet unwritten. said, "there are many chapters as yet unwritten. let us fill these with the restless pursuit of a better tomorrow." there are lighter moments, too, of course. this is the king trying his hand at cheese—making at an organic farm. something along these lines is a must for any tour involving the king. but later today, the programme will revert to the serious. the king and the queen consort will travel to hamburg, where they'll remember all those who died in the allied bombing of the city during the second world war. and they'll pay tribute to the kindertransport, which saved more than 10,000 jewish children from the nazis. nicholas witchell, bbc news, berlin.

let's look at some of the day's other news. five suspects have been arrested in mexico for their alleged role in the deaths of 39 migrants in a fire at a detention centre on monday. authorities are facing mounting scrutiny over why the victims weren't freed once the blaze took hold. a final report into canada's worst—ever mass shooting calls for sweeping changes to end what it calls an epidemic of gender—based domestic violence. 22 people were killed in nova scotia nearly three years ago. let's get more now on our top story. donald trump is to face criminal charges after an investigation into a payment made to a porn star to keep her silent about an alleged affair. the former us president says he is innocent and the victim of a witch hunt. let's get more reaction from us presidential historian and author allan lichtman. a lot of the commentary, including by distinguished independent commentators, has just been way off—base, for example, saying, well, we should not have started with this and dive in because there could be

much more serious indictments like inciting a coup to overturn the democratic process that may be the democratic process. that may be true, but each case rises and falls on its own merits, on the strength of the evidence in that case, and what else might be going on is utterly irrelevant. secondly, prosecutors in differentjurisdictions don't coordinate with one another. thirdly, this is actually in some ways a very appropriate place to start, because it was kind of the beginning of allegedly illegal acts by donald trump to gain and sustain power. finally, we have had all of this commentary about, you know, all this may be a very weak case, without knowing whatsoever what evidence the new york attorney may have and what the charges may well be. for example, commentators

were quite surprised to find that there were 34 counts, and it may not be that this case hinges upon campaign finance violations it may well hinge upon tax evasion, if donald trump incorrectly reported this personal expense as a business expense and then deducted it wilfully, that could well constitute tax evasion. we also heard earlier from a scott bolden, a white collar defence attorny from the manhattan district attorney's office. we're hearing that this indictment, though unsealed, carries more counts, some 30 to 40 counts, that include business fraud, financialfraud, conspiracy and even racketeering. this case is much bigger than stormy daniels. i've listened to your former guest talk about the political ramifications of this case, well, i've represented elected officials who have been running

for office and been indicted at the federal level and at the state level, and i must tell you, you may have a political strategy, but donald trump's liberty is at stake. his criminal acts that he allegedly has committed, the government has the burden of proof, and it takes a lot of preparation and time for an elected official, or rather a politician running for office, to fully defend himself, work with his lawyers and to ensure that his liberty, he maintains his liberty. so, this is the criminal context, this isn't civil, it not regulatory, it's not a campaign, his first and foremost priority, and i'm sure his defence attorney is telling him, is to remain free and to be found not guilty by a jury of his peers. that is a lot, to run for president and to be facing a criminal, criminal charges or even a criminal trial, during the campaign, it's almost impossible.

the turkish parliament has voted to back finland's application to join the north atlantic military alliance. finland ended decades of military non—alignment and decided tojoin nato last may following russia's invasion of ukraine. our reporter sofia bettiza has more. finland has been neutral, as you mentioned, for over 70 years, thinking it would be safer to stay neutral rather than join nato and risk upsetting russia. because you know, the two countries share a land border. but all of that changed when russia invaded ukraine last year. finland and sweden put in a joint request tojoin nato as soon as possible, and nato essentially is a collective security system, its members agreed to help one another if one of them comes under attack. you know, nato has an open door policy, meaning that any country can be invited tojoin, but all nato members have to approve

of this through votes in their national parliaments, and turkey, for months, had been blocking finland's and sweden's bids because it said that both countries were harbouring kurdish terrorists. now, turkey is a very powerful nato country, after the us it has the second biggest military. but its biggest problem was with sweden, so, finland somehow managed to negotiate a settlement on its own. so, what that means is that now finland will become the 31st member tojoin nato, and that will be made official in july at the next nato summit in lithuania. britain's business minister has defended a new trade pact that the uk has joined with asian and pacific nations, following criticism that it won't make up for lost trade

with the european union following brexit. kemi badenoch told the bbc that britain's new membership of the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership was notjust about economic benefits — but also geopolitical ones. official estimates suggest membership of the bloc will add less than a tenth of one percent to the size of the uk's economy over the next decade. it's a revolting sight along britain's coast, raw sewage being pumped directly into the sea, and over the last 12 months, stomach—churning pictures have been shared from across the country. these pictures are from st agnes in devon where beach—goers watched the clear water turn brown in october following a sewage spill. and this last august shows thousands of dead fish near swindon after a sewer burst. the environment agency is due to publish data revealing just how much raw sewage was dumped into england's rivers and coastal areas last year. our science and environment correspondent victoria gill has been speaking to wild swimmers about their concerns. we're actually going with the flow!

braving the chilly water of the river wharfe. whoo! going under the tree! we do this every day. every week. for the wild swimmers here in ilkley, this river is a lifeline. we don'tjust swim together, you know, we talk together, we drink together, we eat together, we go away together. so the whole network of swimming is very, very important to my life. that was so much fun. but beneath the surface, there's a problem. we're keeping our heads above the water. i wouldn't want to put my head in this, because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away, raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it's just a grille, so it means that solids can come out, as well. in an effort to have their river cleaned up, campaigners here lobbied to have a stretch of the wharfe officially designated as a bathing site. that means the environment agency has to test and monitor the quality of the water.

members of the public, when they come to ilkley, because it's designated as bathing water, they think the water is clean. well, the tests actually show that the water quality is poor. we feel like it's time now for action. we haven't had any action. that's what we're looking for. the local water company is now investing in the wharfe. this £13 million pipe will divert much more rain water and sewage away from the river and store it underground ready for treatment. yorkshire water says it will reduce the amount of sewage that's released into the river by about 40%. here we go. while pollution in this water is a worry, it won't keep carol and anita from their daily swim. i've been swimming since i was a child. in rivers i think when i was a teenager, it was probably worse than it is now. and, touch wood, so far, i'm ok. i think i would be a great deal less happy if i couldn't swim. victoria gill, bbc news, in ilkley.

a trade organisation representing the uk's hospitality sector says energy costs for the industry are set to rise by more than £7 billion as government support for businesses is reduced. uk hospitality is warning that thousands of venues will go out of business. hannah miller reports. at this pizzeria in prestwich, there is little they can do to stop their energy bills from rising, from 17p per unit, a new contract at the end of last year saw the cost increase to 40p, a rate subsidised by the government. but as that support folds away from tomorrow, the owner, michael, will be paying almost the full price in his contract of 70p per unit. that's nearly five times what he originally imagined. would you have to close? energy prices have been going up, up and up and at the end of last year in the last quarter, our contract ran out at kind of the wrong time.

so we were searching around to try and find the best deal and at the time there was no good deal, so it was either close or take what was on offer at the time. ok, so this is the kitchen. we wanted to open a year ago but obviously with the prices going through the roof we had to stop. inside this pub in stockport is the kitchen that's never been finished. the owner had to put on hold plans to serve food when he signed a new energy contract last year. it's sad, but we just had to postpone everything, it was just impossible to get to that point of making it financially viable. and he points out his decision has an impact on the local economy. its stifling growth, you know, i can't open the kitchen, i can't employ more staff. i can't buy more stock from local producers, i can't buy more equipment. so it's kind of stagnation, isn't it? not growth.

and that this cafe in mold, the owner worry is that costs might become unaffordable. you are constantly trying different suppliers looking at different places, can i say 5p there, can i save ten? but we like the quality of what we get from our suppliers so we don't want to go further afield. but you kind of go, do i save money at a different supplier but lose the quality? the people come in and say, i really like your bacon 01’ your sausages, your coffee. you suddenly change that, will they stop coming in because of that, because you saved yourself a pound? and across the country, thousands of businesses are worried about whether they have the capacity to pay higher bills and what it will mean for their future. there have been allegations of bullying, harassment and discrimination at every fire service in england over the past five years. according to inspectors, staff at a quarter of fire

services reported racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. the majority of firefighters are dedicated to helping the public, says today's report. but the inspectors also found bullying, harassment and discrimination in all of the 44 fire and rescue services in england. and in a quarter of them, there was racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour. we found that people felt unable to report those sorts of things. they were worried that if they did report poor behaviour or they raised concerns, they would be ostracised or vilified or their careers would be limited. the inspectors found that in one case a senior officer used a racially offensive word when talking about a colleague, describing it as having a laugh. in what was said to be anotherjoke, two male firefighters told a female colleague they were going to rape her. and the three of them acted out a rape together. and homophobic abuse was written

on one firefighter�*s locker. there have been warning signs for quite some time. i think it is an issue that has been ignored at very senior levels. but, yes, it does tally with what members of ours have said, including in our special equality sections representing women, lgbt members and black and ethnic minority members. better background checks, tougher penalties for offenders and a more diverse workforce are just some of the changes the inspectors want to see. the home office described the report as deeply concerning and said reform was urgently needed. june kelly, bbc news. i'm joined now by roy wilshire from his majesty's inspector of fire and rescue services, which is behind this report. and we saw mr wilshire in that report a moment ago. to what extent,

mr wilshire, were you shocked to discover what you did? yes. mr wilshire, were you shocked to discover what you did?— mr wilshire, were you shocked to discover what you did? yes, i think shocked is the _ discover what you did? yes, i think shocked is the right _ discover what you did? yes, i think shocked is the right word. - discover what you did? yes, i think shocked is the right word. shocked j shocked is the right word. shocked and appalled. i thought these behaviours were a thing of the past, i didn't think they happened now, but to discover them through our inspections over the last few years, particularly in our last lot of inspections, was deeply disturbing. why do you believe that these attitudes are so enduring? well, it is one of the _ attitudes are so enduring? well, it is one of the questions _ attitudes are so enduring? well, it is one of the questions we - attitudes are so enduring? well, it is one of the questions we need i attitudes are so enduring? well, it is one of the questions we need to j is one of the questions we need to ask ourselves. we have been inspecting fire and rescue services since 2018 and we have highlighted this before, we have reported on toxic cultures, we made a national recommendation that a code of ethics should be introduced to the fire and rescue service, that was introduced in 2021 but not every fire and rescue service has adopted that code of ethics so it is one of the things we are urging in our recommendations. ~ ., recommendations. where that resmnsibility— recommendations. where that responsibility lie? _ recommendations. where that responsibility lie? because - recommendations. where that - responsibility lie? because somebody somewhere needs to take control of it, don't they?—

it, don't they? yes, i think responsibility _ it, don't they? yes, i think responsibility lies - it, don't they? yes, i think responsibility lies in - it, don't they? yes, i think responsibility lies in many| it, don't they? yes, i think- responsibility lies in many areas. of responsibility lies in many areas. of course, it lies with leadership of the fire and rescue service, that is leadership right from fire station level up to the very top. i must say some services are better than others, this is not every fire and rescue service and it is certainly not every fire station, but leadership takes into account, but leadership takes into account, but so do other organisations, whether they be trade unions, the fire standards board, the home office themselves, there is a collective run responsibility to recognise our recommendations and have them implemented as soon as possible. have them implemented as soon as ossible. ~ ., ., , , ., possible. what impact does this have on the service — possible. what impact does this have on the service itself— possible. what impact does this have on the service itself when _ possible. what impact does this have on the service itself when attitudes i on the service itself when attitudes like this are still present?— like this are still present? there is a coople _ like this are still present? there is a coople of — like this are still present? there is a couple of things, _ like this are still present? there is a couple of things, and - like this are still present? there is a couple of things, and you i is a couple of things, and you alluded to this in your introduction at the beginning, one of the main ones is about trust, firefighters can do a difficultjob, and if they can't trust their colleagues, that makes work very difficult, and trust is too often undermined by

geography, behaviour, having a laugh, banter, closing people down, not listening to them. so, firefighters need that trust, as do members of the public, so that can be an impact in the way that firefighters carry out theirjob. i suppose it will have an influence on who feels they are able to apply for jobs and want to work in an environment like that, so it needs to be across all grades, you can't just recruit new people, when it is existing problems that are perpetuated by those who have perhaps been in the service a long time? , , ., �* perhaps been in the service a long time? , , time? yes, you're absolutely right, recruitment — time? yes, you're absolutely right, recruitment from _ time? yes, you're absolutely right, recruitment from all _ time? yes, you're absolutely right, recruitment from all our _ recruitment from all our communities, and getting talent from all our communities, is vital. it's notjust all our communities, is vital. it's not just about the recruitment, all our communities, is vital. it's notjust about the recruitment, it is about the actions and the attitudes, the values and behaviour, valuing behaviour, valuing diversity, showing fairness across the board from top to bottom, from today. it is time for this behaviour today. it is time for this behaviour to stop. mr

today. it is time for this behaviour to sto -. ~ ~ , ., to stop. mr wilshire, from the inspectorate _ to stop. mr wilshire, from the inspectorate of _ to stop. mr wilshire, from the inspectorate of fire _ to stop. mr wilshire, from the inspectorate of fire and - to stop. mr wilshire, from the j inspectorate of fire and rescue services, thank you very much. strikes by security guards at london heathrow airport will go ahead as planned from today, after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute. the walkout will end on easter sunday. it threatens disruption at the uk's largest airport at the start of the easter school holidays. i'm joined now by our transport correspondent katy austin. what impact is being seen, katy? security guards at terminal 5, which is only used by british airways, are walking out today, and also people who deal with cargo coming into and out of the airport as well. but even though it is only those specific groups and security officers taking part in the strike, it does mean that staffing is stretched when it comes to security, and this is a very busy few days, it is the start of the easter getaway, so lots of passengers are expected to be turning up to go on those holidays, and i think the impact on the

ground, when we were at terminal 5 earlier, to be fair it looks like things were running fairly smoothly, but we are expecting that it is taking a bit longer to get through security, we saw the airport had the queueing maze set out, so lots of people were standing there waiting, they had been lining up without a big crowd forming, but actually that wasn't very full when we were there earlier. unite union says that this is about pay, it has accused the airport of paying poverty wages and offering a real terms wage cut. there is actually a picket line if you hundred yards to my right, where some security officers who are taking part in the strike are standing there today. there were last—ditch talks to try and prevent this, a ten day strike going ahead, they went on quite late into last evening, i understand, they went on quite late into last evening, iunderstand, but they went on quite late into last evening, i understand, but no resolution was found, heathrow says it has offered a 10% pay rise and it

has also offered a lump sum on top of that union says that's not enough and it has said the airport could have prevented the strike by offering more but clearly they could not come to an agreement last night. so at the moment we have ten days of this strike planned. there were some preparations made to try and limit the impact, as in to prevent disruption and cancellations, and that was the airport asking airlines to stop selling tickets if they could and also british airways, which is the only airline at terminal 5, they actually pre—emptively cancelled about 30 flights a day to try and take some of the pressure off. they actually cancelled a view, i think up to 70 flights in total today, but some of those are because of a different strike, in france, affecting air traffic control, and also because of the weather, which is not brilliant today. but heathrow are saying that when it comes to the on impact of

the strike today, they have got a contingency plan in place, they have got extra staff out there on the ground and at the moment it does not look like the key was going through security have been too bad, but people are being told to check the status of their flight before coming to the airport. we status of their flight before coming to the airport-— to the airport. we were 'ust beginning fl to the airport. we were 'ust beginning to i to the airport. we were 'ust beginning to loose �* to the airport. we were just beginning to loose sight - to the airport. we were just beginning to loose sight of| to the airport. we were just i beginning to loose sight of you because of the rain, and the camera operator has helpfully come to the rescue, that was katy austin in a very wet heathrow airport. you watching bbc news. the horrifying killing of nine—year—old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead at her home in liverpool last august, was a story that shocked the country. the man that killed her, drug dealer thomas cashman, was found guilty yesterday. but the issue of guns and gangs on the streets of merseyside still remains. our reporter phil cooper has been looking into the cities looking into the city's history of gun violence. a warning this report does contain some distressing images. this rally against gun crime

recently united hundreds of people, horrified by increasingly brazen shootings, often in broad daylight. gunshots. communities want an end to shootings like this one when people ran for their lives as a gunman repeatedly fired at a man's back and legs. somehow the victim survived. that shocking incident took place here, half a mile from where olivia pratt—korbel lived, seven weeks before she was shot dead. police say it's not linked to her murder, but the video clearly shows why people in this community were already frightened. and sadly, olivia was not the first child to die during decades of gun violence in the north—west. in 2007, 11—year—old rhstones was shot dead in liverpool. exactly 15 years to the day before olivia died. his football coach was just yards away when rhys was hit by crossfire between rival gangs. he's not surprised another child has been killed.

i weren't surprised that it's happened again. i was shocked, obviously, and saddened. but there's that many guns out on the streets now. it's a free—for—all. and these people have no respect for anyone or anything. they don't. to me, there isn't enough being done. and you know what? sadly, it's probably going to happen again. shootings fell from 125 in 2007 to 49 last year. but the force's intense efforts have failed to stop fatal shootings. back in 2007, when rhys was killed, four people were shot dead. last year, in just over four months, there were five victims. sam rimmer, ashley dale, olivia, jacqueline rutter and ellie edwards. it's still happening because we've got individuals who have got no regard for the rest of society. they've got no regard for

the consequences of their actions. they have got no moral compass. police have been piloting a new strategy they believe provides hope. police! called clear, hold, build, officers remove criminals from an area and stop new gangs moving in while the local authorities work to make the neighbourhood more prosperous. now, we have seen that work really, really successfully in places like speke, in places like croxteth and norris green, in parts of liverpool 8. and we know that that actually is successful. gun crime has scarred merseyside for generations and the police acknowledge they can't arrest their way out of the problem. they say the only long—term solution is to work together with councils and communities, businesses and charities to offer young people positive alternatives to crime. 15—minute cities, where

everything you need is within a 15—minute walk or bike ride, are an idea being explored around the world. but the concept has ignited fierce debate and conspiracy theories. anna holligan has been looking at why. the 15— minute city... 15—minute cities — they've become a magnet for protests around the world, from canada to the uk, with conspiracy groups claiming, without evidence, they're designed to imprison us in our neighbourhoods and limit ourfreedoms. yet the idea seems pretty pragmatic — to have everything we need from doctors and supermarkets to work and schools within easy reach, by foot or bicycle. the misinterpretation has roots in the uk, where two separate plans to cut carbon emissions, one involving low traffic neighbourhoods and another based on the 15—minute city, were blended together. in oxford, those have been mixed up

and things have been added and it has become a way larger thing which i think has also made it more difficult to actually look at what's really going on. what i've seen is that this really is part of a larger trend where something that would seem very positive, like sustainable development goals, environmental concerns, that get really twisted into something negative. we sat down to get some insight from the architect of the 15—minute city. this is just a concept for improving the quality of life of a city and to develop more local economies, shorter circuits, more ecological activities, more shopping, and to work without a daily long commute. lots of people are now wondering

what it might be like to live and work in a 15—minute city. well, here in the netherlands, pretty much the entire country is covered with them, so i thought it might be usefuljust to take you out for a spin on my bicycle to see what that looks like in reality. within 15 minutes, i can reach my daughter's school, the supermarket, doctors and all the other essentials for daily life. and despite the people objecting to the 15—minute idea, saying, in order to get this, we will be locked down in our neighbourhoods, there's no evidence of any boundaries or restrictions here. which might explain why so many dutch people are so bemused by these claims. when i heard about the conspiracies, i thought it was kind of ironic, because i feel like if you don't live in a 15—minute city, you are locked up somewhere. so much time gets lost in commute, and if you do live in a 15—minute

city you can go anywhere you want, you feel so much more freedom. the disinformation could make it trickier for cities to pave the way to bring people and life's necessities closer together. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. the cricket discipline commission has ruled that the former england captain michael vaughan did not use racist language when he told a group of asian teammates in 2009 that there were "too many of you lot" during a conversation before a t20 match. our sports reporter matt graveling is here. matt, give us some of the background, because it goes back quite a long way? it background, because it goes back quite a long way?— quite a long way? it does, and i will start by _ quite a long way? it does, and i will start by saying _ quite a long way? it does, and i will start by saying just - quite a long way? it does, and i will start by saying just briefly l will start by saying just briefly that michael vaughan has said that at times this process has brought me to the brink of falling out of love with cricket, so you can see the impact that it had on him, a format ashes winning captain. this has been going on for a long time. in fact it

first started in august 2020 when the former yorkshire spinner azeem rafiq first made these allegations of historic racism at headingley, thatis of historic racism at headingley, that is yorkshire's ground, and a couple of investigations followed, one of which upheld some of azeem rafiq's claims of racism and another one which was done by the england and wales cricket board charged seven men and the club yorkshire of bringing the game into disrepute, with many of them accused of using racist language. now, one of those accused was the former england captain michael vaughan. there was a disciplinary hearing over four days in london a few breaks ago, and of the seven men who were charged, michael vaughan was the only one who actually turned up. —— a few weeks ago. five of those men said they did not want to be part of the disciplinary hearings, a lot of them felt they did not think they would get a fair hearing, and one man already pleaded guilty ahead of the proceedings. already pleaded guilty ahead of the proceedings-— proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it proceedings. these are disciplinary matters. it is _ proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not _ proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not a _ proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not a legal— proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not a legal thing, - matters, it is not a legal thing, it's about proving something or not being able to prove it on the

balance of publicity is? that's riiht. it balance of publicity is? that's right- it is _ balance of publicity is? that's right. it is not _ balance of publicity is? that's right. it is not legal— balance of publicity is? that's . right. it is not legal proceedings, —— on the balance of probabilities. but what you have here with this cricket disciplinary commission is, they have the ability, if they found that someone or a club did use racist language to impose things like fines or potentially you could be made to step back from playing domestic or international cricket, you could even be asked to go on a course for awareness about diversity. the important thing to say i think is that for a lot of these men, the majority, in fact, they have all stepped away from the game, so the majority of these sanctions for the individuals would not be as appropriate if they were still active cricketers. of course a fine for yorkshire county cricket club at a time when they are very cash—strapped anyway would also be very painful for them, cash—strapped anyway would also be very painfulfor them, but cash—strapped anyway would also be very painful for them, but for michael vaughan, who continues to be a pundit and a commentator, in terms of reputation it is very important for him, and as we have seen today, he has been cleared by the cbc of

using this racist language in 2000 and nine. , ., ., and nine. says, though, that he doesnt and nine. says, though, that he doesn't want — and nine. says, though, that he doesn't want to _ and nine. says, though, that he doesn't want to take _ and nine. says, though, that he doesn't want to take anything . doesn't want to take anything away from azeem rafiq's experience, and he says, like other a lot of other players, that they do face or have faced racism in the sport, and michael vaughan says there is no place for racism in cricket, sport or society. place for racism in cricket, sport orsociety. but place for racism in cricket, sport or society. but he was critical of the process that he was put through, saying that it was unnecessarily adversarial, pitting people like azeem rafiq and michael vaughan against each other? he azeem rafiq and michael vaughan against each other?— against each other? he has, on social media _ against each other? he has, on social media actually _ against each other? he has, on social media actually before - against each other? he has, on| social media actually before the disciplinary commission's report has been published, he took to social media to put out his own words, containing much of what you said there, he said that he felt the proceedings were an inappropriate, inadequate and a backward step and he said they invite claim and counterclaim and he had three former teammates, one of whom is a current

england international player, pitted against each other in what later became a public forum for the world at large to see. but as you're stressed, he also said it has been both difficult and upsetting to hear about the painful experience which azeem rafiq has described over the past three years, the outcome of these proceedings must not be allowed to distract from the core message, and there can be no place for racism in the game of cricket or in society generally.— in society generally. there will be neo . le in society generally. there will be people who _ in society generally. there will be people who have _ in society generally. there will be people who have experienced - in society generally. there will be i people who have experienced racism across society who will feel that this is a setback for them in the way that this has all worked out, but michael vaughan, very clear there about his position, he said, i couldn't say sorry for something that i know i hadn't done. very briefly, matt, in a few seconds, we are waiting for more results from this investigation?— this investigation? we're, an 82 .ae. this investigation? we're, an 82 page document _ this investigation? we're, an 82 page document has _ this investigation? we're, an 82 page document hasjust - this investigation? we're, an 82 page document hasjust been i page document has just been published about the outcome of five other charges against five other men, of which we will report here as soon as we have it but i can see

from the team, some of those charges have been upheld. matt from the team, some of those charges have been upheld.— have been upheld. matt graveling, thank ou have been upheld. matt graveling, thank you very _ have been upheld. matt graveling, thank you very much _ have been upheld. matt graveling, thank you very much for _ have been upheld. matt graveling, thank you very much for that i thank you very much for that breaking news from the cricket disciplinary commission. much more here on bbc news. hello again. it's been a fairly cloudy and wet start to the day for many of us, and very windy across some southern counties, particularly across the english channel and south wales due to this area of low pressure, named by the french met service as storm mathis because of the strength of the winds across northern france. it's also been bringing this rain, you can see it curling in towards kent, the english channel, south—west england, south wales and not too far away from northern ireland. a lot of cloud in eastern areas producing some showers and drizzle and murkiness, brighter skies across western scotland and eastern parts of northern ireland, but even so here we are looking at some showers.

not as mild as it was yesterday, temperatures down a touch, and this evening and overnight we hang on to the rain in the west. we also hang onto all these cloud in the east with a few showers, not a particularly cold night, the winds continuing to ease down. during tomorrow storm, this low pressure, moves away, we still have this weather front ensconced in the west which will still be producing some rain. but a ridge of high pressure is starting to build in behind it. rain coming in across northern ireland for a time, in through south wales and parts of south—west england, a lot of cloud in the east coming in on this brisk breeze from the north sea, producing some showers, but some breaks during the day, although it will feel cold in the east if you are exposed to the wind under all the cloud, a bit milder as we push further west with highs of up to 13. from saturday into sunday, the high pressure builds across us,

settling things down, and it will be with us during the course of monday as well. so, for sunday we start off with some cloud in the south—east which will tend to break up. we hang on to some cloud across parts of scotland and also northern ireland but in between there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine around and our temperatures, 7—12, north to south. thereafter, we still have that high pressure with us on monday, which means it will be another fine day with a fair bit of sunshine, cloud coming into northern ireland later in the day, and that will bring some rain west to east during the course of tuesday.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... donald trump becomes the first former us president to face criminal charges — after an investigation into a payment made to a porn star. the charges relate to falsifying business records which is illegal in new york, mr trump denies any wrongdoing. the ecb has published its findings into former england cricket captain michael vaughan following allegations of racist language. he claims the charges have been dissmissed. was gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. us actress gwyneth paltrow wins a lawsuit after being sued over a skiing collision in utah seven years ago. the former olympic

and paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, applies for parole — after serving half his sentence for shooting and killing his girlfriend. king charles�*s state visit in germnay comes to an end, spending his final day remembering those who died in world war two. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement, mr trump said the democratic authorities in new york were doing joe biden's dirty work — accusing them of interferring in next year's presidential election. john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of

the media say it all. donald trump's provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this — his own imminent arrest. the news was confirmed in an angry statement from the former president, blaming his political opponents. the democrats, he said, have done the unthinkable. the case against him centres on this woman, the porn star known as stormy daniels. ahead of trump's 2016 election win, she was paid $130,000 to stop her going public with claims she had had an affair with him — something he denies. his fixer and lawyer, michael cohen, was convicted over that payment, along with other charges, back in 2018. since out ofjail, he's been giving evidence to the grand jury that's now decided charges are warranted. this is not revenge, right? what this is is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated,

simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability. he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. the big question is whether mr trump knew about the hush money. although his organisation ultimately footed the bill, he's always denied any knowledge. did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? i no. unless he refuses to comply, at some point in the next few days, donald trump will have to come here to new york. he'll be booked and fingerprinted in the building behind me there, have the charges read to him and enter a formal plea in front of a judge. it's an extraordinary moment — the first president in us history to be arrested. the charges have been brought not by federal prosecutors, but by the new york attorney general, alvin bragg, a democrat — now a key figure in the trump campaign's claim that this is politics, notjustice at work.

as he eyes the white house again, donald trump may see electoral advantage in all this. his opponents, though, will be hoping that a man who's long overridden the usual rules of the political game is about to be brought down with a bump. for more on this i'm joined now by professor of political science at the university of nottingham — todd landman. this is a case that it will have many people around the world gripped. why has it taken so long for this indictment to have an? shin for this indictment to have an? in argument was made that a for this indictment to have an? fifi argument was made that a president cannot be indicted. during the presidency, authorities held back on pursuing the case, it was reinvigorated after he left office. we are expecting multiple charges, there is a report that we are

hearing. there is a report that we are hearini. . , there is a report that we are hearini. ., , .., . hearing. that is correct. the expectation _ hearing. that is correct. the expectation is _ hearing. that is correct. the expectation is 34 _ hearing. that is correct. the expectation is 34 counts, i hearing. that is correct. the expectation is 34 counts, so j hearing. that is correct. the i expectation is 34 counts, so we don't know what is in those accounts, they are under seal, they will be unsealed on tuesday at the arraignment and the expectation is that the former president would have to attend in person. haifa that the former president would have to attend in person.— to attend in person. how interlinked are all of these _ to attend in person. how interlinked are all of these charges _ to attend in person. how interlinked are all of these charges are - to attend in person. how interlinked are all of these charges are likely i are all of these charges are likely to be? the one that has hit the headlines, regarding this payment to stormy daniels. headlines, regarding this payment to stormy daniels-_ stormy daniels. that was the more salacious element, _ stormy daniels. that was the more salacious element, what _ stormy daniels. that was the more salacious element, what we i stormy daniels. that was the more salacious element, what we can i stormy daniels. that was the more | salacious element, what we can only speculate, we don't know what the 34 accounts are. there was a pattern of expenditure and income, it caused concern among authorities about the accuracy of reporting. this could be accuracy of reporting. this could be a part of a larger question around financial activity which falls under campaign finance laws and other rules. what is interesting is that

in the muller report, that came out many years ago, there is a paragraph saying that then covered unusual activity that required further investigation, by manhattan authorities. that particular report, was published many years ago, so we will see where it takes us next week. ~ . . , will see where it takes us next week. ~ . ., , , week. we certainly will. the courts are iuite week. we certainly will. the courts are quite busy _ week. we certainly will. the courts are quite busy with _ week. we certainly will. the courts are quite busy with other— week. we certainly will. the courts are quite busy with other cases i week. we certainly will. the courts| are quite busy with other cases that have mr trump or his organisation implicated. this have mr trump or his organisation im-licated. , , ., have mr trump or his organisation implicated-— implicated. this is one of four cases, implicated. this is one of four cases. the — implicated. this is one of four cases, the next _ implicated. this is one of four cases, the next case - implicated. this is one of four cases, the next case is i implicated. this is one of four cases, the next case is in i implicated. this is one of four i cases, the next case is in georgia, around potential allegations of interfering with the electoral process in that state in the presidential election. a special counsel has a dual mandate, where he is investigating the classified documents case as well as any role that the former president might have had in the events of january 6th.

what will this do to public opinion? it is already divided. love it will further divide public opinion, this is the weaponisation of thejustice department, and that is all part of a democratic plot for revenge, there are others who _ a democratic plot for revenge, there are others who say _ a democratic plot for revenge, there are others who say that _ a democratic plot for revenge, there are others who say that it _ a democratic plot for revenge, iliiff are others who say that it feels like karma, finally there is something. this case is probably the weakest of the four cases, in my view. we don't know until the counts are read out on tuesday. they may be more to it. it does feel like the weaker of the cases. those are the three cases will have to proceed at the speed they are proceeding. they are very complicated, technical. i think the public will be exhausted as it goes through the process. the media will remain fascinated. thank you forjoining us.

the cricket discipline commission has ruled that the former england captain, michael vaughan, did not use racist language when he told a group of asian team—mates in 2009 that there were "too many of you lot" during a conversation before a t20 match. our sports reporter matt graveling is here. poring over statements and a document that has come out. 82 pages long. tell us the background. the s . orts long. tell us the background. the sports team _ long. tell us the background. tue sports team here long. tell us the background. tte sports team here are long. tell us the background. ttj: sports team here are going through report with a fine tooth comb. that is a report from the disciplinary commission into allegations of racism, at yorkshire county cricket club. some of the players that played there. these allegations were first made back in 2020 by a former spinner on a cricket podcast. a couple of investigations followed, one of which upheld some of the claims and another which was held by

the england and wales cricket board which found that seven individuals and the club bought the game into disrepute. with a number accused of using racist language. what followed, about four weeks ago, was a four—day hearing by the cricket disciplinary commission where a panel of three people heard evidence. and it is today that we are hearing the report. the 82 page report that we are bringing today. michael vaughan has made a statement, that is how we know the claims against him have not been proven. this isn't a legal case, it's a disciplinary one. but he has been clear in his mind that it is adversarial in nature and unhelpful. michael vaughan, one of the seven men who were accused of using racism, he was the only ones that

attended the hearing, five of the men chose to withdraw themselves from the proceedings before they had begun, saying that they wouldn't get a fair hearing. one man admitted the guilt ahead and the club also pleaded guilty to four charges of bringing the game into disrepute. going back to michael vaughan, he took to social media this morning, half an hour before the report from the cdc. he said that the claims against him has been dismissed. the allegation of racism was not upheld, in 2009. the words he used on this post shows what it did take out of the former england captain. he said that at times this has brought me to the brink of falling out of love with cricket, i want addressed at all on me and my family but it has been incredibly stressful for all concerned. he also stresses that he

doesn't have faith in the proceedings, he said the cdc proceedings, he said the cdc proceedings were an inappropriate and backward step, pitting former players against each other, inviting claim and counterclaim. he said that in a public forum, which was at the request... a public forum, for the world to see. his solicitor said that his client was aware that his livelihood was at stake. michael vaughan is still a commentator and pundit so this charge could have been taken very seriously by his representatives.— been taken very seriously by his representatives. those who have experienced _ representatives. those who have experienced racism _ representatives. those who have experienced racism will - representatives. those who have experienced racism will find i representatives. those who have experienced racism will find that| experienced racism will find that this is not helpful today because in getting racism rooted out of sport and society. i'm sure we'll hear about this throughout the thank you. oscar winning actress,

gwyneth paltrow, has won a us lawsuit after being sued over a skiing collision in utah in 2016. the jury ruled that it was the claimant, a retired optometrist, terry sanderson , who was at fault. he's been ordered to pay her a symbolic one dollar in damages. our correspondent sophie long was at the court for the verdict. the oscar—winning actress has been present throughout this trial that's been streamed around the world like a reality tv courtroom drama. a "he said, she said, who hit whom" on the slopes of a luxury ski resort — and at what cost? this is hard because i don't like going through this scene. he said he broke four ribs and has permanent brain damage, but she said she suffered, too. he has deterred you from enjoying the rest of what was a very expensive vacation? well, i lost half a day of skiing, yes. right, 0k. he said he was hit from behind. i heard something i've never heard at a ski resort - and that was a bloodcurdling scream.

just can't do it, it was... aaagh..,. and then, boom. but she gave a different version of the collision. i was skiing, and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart. and then there was a body pressing against me, and there was a very strange grunting noise. so, my brain was trying to make sense of what was happening, ithought, "am i...? is this a practicaljoke? is someone, like, doing something perverted? this is really, really strange." may i ask how tall you are? i'm just under 5ft ten... with some of ms paltrow�*s testimony as left—field as her lifestyle tips, the trial became an unexpected social media circus. how tall are you? i am just under 5ft 10. i think i'm shrinking now. god, i'm jealous! with every day and every outfit, people around the world devoured the details and late—night hosts

turned the case into comedy. he's a bumbling optometrist. she's a celebrity mogul. they collide on a ski mountain and neither one can remember what happened. this christmas, see hallmark's newest hit, goopsy daisy, a ski accident of the heart! applause and cheering. thank you. but no—one was laughing here. mr sanderson's lawyers tried to paint a picture of an entitled celebrity lacking in care for the little people. and ms paltrow�*s legal team said he wanted to hold her accountable for the unwanted effects of ageing and exploit her high profile and wealth. after a trial lasting nearly two weeks, it took the jury just hours to decide that it was not ms paltrow but mr sanderson who had been responsible for the crash. as the actress and influencer left court she went to see the man whose accusations had brought her here and said, "i wish you well." former paralympian oscar pistorius will get his first parole hearing

today, since being convicted of the murder of girlfriend reeva steenkamp more than a decade ago in south africa. the former athlete known as "blade runner" could be free within days if cleared by the prison parole board in pretoria. the bbc�*s africa correspondent andrew harding sent this report. he was a superstar. oscar pistorius, the blade runner. the paralympic athlete in a relationship with the south african model and television personality reeva steenkamp. but in 2014, pistorius was put on trial for murder, accused of deliberately shooting steenkamp on valentine's day as she hid behind a locked door in his bathroom. i got to the bed and then i realised reeva wasn't there. pistorius said he mistook her for a burglar, but he was eventually convicted on appeal of murder and ultimately sentenced to 13 years in prison. i spoke to reeva's parents immediately after the trial.

yeah. i'm satisfied with it. you are? yes. so how about you? i also feeljustice is being served. and we very relieved that it's all over. i now pistorius is eligible for parole, having served more than half his sentence. on a time basis, he does qualify, but you would have to have a look at all the internal records, how his conducted himself, how he's behaved himself, and then most importantly as well, you have to look at what the victim's family, what their attitude is, plays a very important role. last year, pistorius met reeva's father, barry, as part of what's known as a victim—offender dialogue. but today, the steenkamp's are expected to urge the board not to grant parole to their daughter's killer. reeva's friends and family continue to believe pistorius meant to kill her. i personally think he just lost the plot completely for a brief

moment and went berserk and shot her. i don't personally believe the story of him thinking there was an intruder. pistorius is now 36 years old. he's always stuck by his argument that this was a terrible accident. if he is granted parole on his first attempt, he's still unlikely to be released immediately. the lawyer for reeva steenkamp's family has arrived at court where she spoke to reporters and explained why the family is against pistorius�* release. first of all, it's a very traumatic experience, as you can imagine, it's painful, gina has to face oscar pistorius again this morning, he's the killer of her daughter. for them, it's a life sentence. he's eligible to be considered for placement on parole, they don't feel that he should be released, they feel that he has shown no remorse,

he's not rehabilitated, because if he had been, he would have come clean and told the true story of what happened that night. the supreme court of appeal found that he hasn't divulged everything that happened that night, and that is a position that they also hold. reeva steenkamp's mother arrived at the hearing a short while ago where she briefly spoke to reporters. very difficult day for me this morning. _ very difficult day for me this morning, we are here as a family. very— morning, we are here as a family. very hard — morning, we are here as a family. very hard. we will be opposing any parole. _ very hard. we will be opposing any parole. we — very hard. we will be opposing any parole, we believe, we don't believe his story _ parole, we believe, we don't believe his sto . ., , parole, we believe, we don't believe hissto. ., , , parole, we believe, we don't believe hissto . ., , , ., parole, we believe, we don't believe his story-— he i his story. how is barry doing? he can't work _ his story. how is barry doing? he can't work any — his story. how is barry doing? he can't work any more, _ his story. how is barry doing? he can't work any more, -- -

his story. how is barry doing? he can't work any more, -- walk- his story. how is barry doing? he can't work any more, -- walk any can't work any more, —— walk any more _ can't work any more, —— walk any more he — can't work any more, —— walk any more he is — can't work any more, —— walk any more. he is stressed. do can't work any more, -- walk any more. he is stressed.— can't work any more, -- walk any more. he is stressed. do you believe that oscar is — more. he is stressed. do you believe that oscar is remorseful? _ more. he is stressed. do you believe that oscar is remorseful? no. i more now on our top story. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to hiding a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels. let's cross live to new york with cbs news correspondentjarred hill. some of these charges will go back quite a few years, we are expecting there to be more than 30 next week. yes, one of the things that's important is that while this stems from an investigation surrounding this alleged hush money, the crime thatis this alleged hush money, the crime that is being investigated is whether there was a falsification of business records. in order to hide that payment to stormy daniels, whether former president trump

authorised or illegally falsified documents that showed on paper, that this was legal expenses being paid to his lawyer michael cohen. we don't know what the charges are yet, the indictment is sealed so there are questions around what we are looking at. in particular because that charge would likely be a misdemeanour, there are questions about whether the manhattan district attorney would do all of this for a misdemeanour charge or if they have some evidence that we have not seen yet that would elevate this to a felony. a lot of questions that could be answered when we expect former president trump to be brought here to the courthouse on tuesday. aha, here to the courthouse on tuesday. a misdemeanour could attract a jail term of 12 months but a felony can be more than 12 months. mr trump is saying that this is politically motivated.—

saying that this is politically motivated. , ., , , motivated. yes, that has been his ari ument motivated. yes, that has been his argument all _ motivated. yes, that has been his argument all along. _ motivated. yes, that has been his argument all along. not _ motivated. yes, that has been his argument all along. notjust i motivated. yes, that has been his argument all along. notjust in i motivated. yes, that has been his| argument all along. notjust in this investigation but with literally, any investigation. that it is politically motivated, we have seen over the past couple of days, in particular, a number of other republicans, really getting behind him, the former president using this as a galvanising moment, notjust among former republicans in congress or other elected office, but also among the republican base. he is still running for president again in 2024, we have seen some e—mails asking for money, using this indictment as an argument to say that the deep state or the left wing politicians are going after him, and are going after republicans. he is saying that he needs to come to office to fix this. the question

will be if the republicans bite when it comes time to picking the nominee for president but also for president once again. for president but also for president once aiain. . ,, for president but also for president once aiain. . ~ i. to ukraine now. president zelensky has promised to punish every perpetrator of war crimes committed by russian troops in bucha, on the first anniversary of the town being retaken. the ukrainian military recaptured the small town to the north of the capital, kyiv, in late march last year, and international investigators are now collecting evidence in bucha and other similar places where ukraine says russian troops committed large—scale atrocities. russia denies the allegations. from bucha, our correspondent hugo bachega reports. it's been a year since russian forces fled bucha, a town that is now known as the site of one of the worst atrocities committed in this war. russian soldiers are accused of torturing, raping and executing civilians. officials say more than 400 people were killed. this is jablonski street.

dozens of bodies were found here in images that shocked the world. and residents who stayed witnessed the brutality of the occupying forces. translation: they created a torture chamber in that house. a man who tried to escape was shot. people were tortured in the basement. no one was allowed in. i passed by the house and i heard screams and the sound of gunshots. a friend of my son was carrying food for his parents. he was caught by the russians. they gouged his eyes out. his ears and nose were cut off. he was later found dead with his hands tied. there is now a massive effort to rebuild what's been destroyed.

but the memories of what happened here will never be forgotten. i'm joined now by nigel povoas who is the senior international prosecutor with the atrocity crimes advisory group for ukraine. you've been to bucha and other places that have seen atrocities committed, tell us a little about the impressions that you took away. i went to bucha, oh few months after the atrocities took place, then i spent the next few months in ukraine visiting the liberated territories, almost immediately after they had been liberated. what i saw was not just around the kyiv region, but also in the down in kherson, the same type of atrocities. the same

pattern of sexual violence, torture, summary execution, disappearances, abductions, torture chambers. in those early days, we weren't sure what we would see, but what has emerged since as a pattern. tell us about how likely _ emerged since as a pattern. tell us about how likely it _ emerged since as a pattern. tell us about how likely it is _ emerged since as a pattern. tell us about how likely it is that _ emerged since as a pattern. tell us about how likely it is that we i emerged since as a pattern. tell us about how likely it is that we will i about how likely it is that we will see anybody brought to justice given that russia denies these allegations.— that russia denies these allegations. that russia denies these alleiations. . , allegations. the evidence will be collected, allegations. the evidence will be collected. i _ allegations. the evidence will be collected, i have _ allegations. the evidence will be collected, i have no _ allegations. the evidence will be collected, i have no doubt i allegations. the evidence will be collected, i have no doubt whenl allegations. the evidence will be i collected, i have no doubt when the evidence is collected, it will direct us to perpetrators and the chain of command, how likely is it? i think it is likely that trials will take place, but the perpetrators will be brought to justice, maybe not all the way to the top, to the kremlin, but we have seen that it is possible for leaders committing these crimes to be brought to justice after power. hold? brought to 'ustice after power. how im nortant brought to justice after power. how important is — brought to justice after power. how important is it _ brought to justice after power. how important is it that you see the

right people in the dock rather than being trialled in absence? tt is being trialled in absence? it is important. — being trialled in absence? it is important, this _ being trialled in absence? it is important, this is _ being trialled in absence? tt 3 important, this is quite a controversial topic, because this trials in absentia, detract from proceedings, but i led a trial at the hague, in absentia and it is important for victims to see the trials and the evidence exposed to a high standard. and demonstrate these crimes have been committed. thank ou ve crimes have been committed. thank you very much- _ crimes have been committed. thank you very much. you _ crimes have been committed. thank you very much. you are _ crimes have been committed. thank you very much. you are watching i crimes have been committed. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. hello again. it's been a fairly cloudy and wet start to the day for many of us, and very windy across some southern counties, particularly across the english channel and south wales due to this area of low pressure, named by the french met

service as storm mathis because of the strength of the winds across northern france. it's also been bringing this rain, you can see it curling in towards kent, the english channel, south—west england, south wales and not too far away from northern ireland. a lot of cloud in eastern areas producing some showers and drizzle and murkiness, brighter skies across western scotland and eastern parts of northern ireland, but even so here we are looking at some showers. not as mild as it was yesterday, temperatures down a touch, and this evening and overnight we hang on to the rain in the west. we also hang onto all this cloud in the east with a few showers, not a particularly cold night, the winds continuing to ease down. during tomorrow the storm, this low pressure, moves away, we still have this weather front ensconced in the west which will still be producing some rain. but a ridge of high pressure is starting to build in behind it. rain coming in across northern ireland for a time, in through south wales and parts of south—west england, a lot of cloud in the east coming

in on this brisk breeze from the north sea, producing some showers, but some breaks during the day, although it will feel cold in the east if you are exposed to the wind under all the cloud, a bit milder as you push further west with highs of up to 13. from saturday into sunday, the high pressure builds across us, settling things down, and it will be with us during the course of monday as well. so, for sunday we start off with some cloud in the south—east which will tend to break up. we hang on to some cloud across parts of scotland and also northern ireland but in between there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine around and our temperatures, 7—12, north to south. thereafter, we still have that high pressure with us on monday, which means it will be another fine day with a fair bit of sunshine, cloud coming into northern ireland later in the day, and that will bring some rain west to east

during the course of tuesday.

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