berlin the german market in berlin yesterday and i think he swapped honey with a farmer, german honey for british honey from the uk. and he visited an organic farm outside berlin together with the german president at the two of them got our hands deep in cheese.— president at the two of them got our hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things — hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things to _ hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things to get _ hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things to get your _ hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things to get your hands - hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things to get your hands deep i worse things to get your hands deep into! , �* ~ .. ., into! yes. and i think the fact that he manages _ into! yes. and i think the fact that he manages to — into! yes. and i think the fact that he manages to really _ into! yes. and i think the fact that he manages to really touch - into! yes. and | think the fact that| he manages to really touch people and the way he interacts, he is funny and people love that humour about the british people and that is very much what he represents to them too and that is making a very good impression. it too and that is making a very good impression-— impression. it has been lovely to have ou impression. it has been lovely to have you on _ impression. it has been lovely to have you on the _ impression. it has been lovely to have you on the programme, - impression. it has been lovely to i have you on the programme, emily gordeen from the german media giant

dw. 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 spoke to our transport correspondent katy austin a little earlier. well, it's security guards who work at terminal five at heathrow, which is only used by british airways. they are walking out today, and also security workers who deal with cargo coming in and out of the airport as well. but even though it is only those specific groups of 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. today, the weekend, is the start of the easter getaway, so lots of passengers expected to be turning up to go on those holidays. and i think the impact on the ground, when we were at terminalfive earlier, to be fair, it looked 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 queuing maze set out, so lots of people were standing there waiting, they'd been lining up without a big crowd forming, but actually that wasn't very full when we were there earlier. now, the 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 a few 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 ten day strong strike going ahead. 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 also offered a lump sum on top of that. the union says that's not enough and it has said the airport could have prevented the strike by offering more, but clearly they couldn't come to an agreement last night. so at the moment had ten days of the strike planned.

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. the prime minister has been in darlington today ahead of local elections there next month. he was promoting his announcements on funding for potholes and new powers to try and ensure

utility companies repair the roads after they've carried out works. let's listen to what he had to say. these selections will be a reflection on your leadership. if people aren't happy they will let you know in may, so how will you persuade voters in the northeast red wall who don't feel there has been enough levelling appear, to vote tory? it enough levelling appear, to vote to ? , ., enough levelling appear, to vote to ? , . ., enough levelling appear, to vote to ? , ., ., tory? it is great to be emitting our local council— tory? it is great to be emitting our local council candidates, _ tory? it is great to be emitting our local council candidates, the - local council candidates, the conservatives are delivering for the north—east, teesside in particular, today we are announcing more for potholes, we all hate them, the government is in tens of millions of pounds across teesside to fix potholes and we are announcing new powers to clamp down on utility companies not repairing the roads after they have done their work, more fines and more inspections will help, we want to make it easier for people to get around.—

help, we want to make it easier for people to get around. potholes will not cut it with _ people to get around. potholes will not cut it with people _ people to get around. potholes will not cut it with people in _ people to get around. potholes will not cut it with people in the - not cut it with people in the north—east you have been unable to pay for their heating and when they see you upgrade to the grid to heat your luxury pool, they feel you are out of touch. this your luxury pool, they feel you are out of touch-— your luxury pool, they feel you are out of touch. as chancellor i took a decision to — out of touch. as chancellor i took a decision to tax _ out of touch. as chancellor i took a decision to tax the _ out of touch. as chancellor i took a decision to tax the windfall - out of touch. as chancellor i took a decision to tax the windfall profits l decision to tax the windfall profits of energy companies and use that to help anybody with their energy bills, that supporters worth about £1500 for a typical family in the north—east, about half of a person's typical energy bill is being paid for by the government. shire typical energy bill is being paid for by the government. are you of touch? i'm — for by the government. are you of touch? i'm explaining _ for by the government. are you of touch? i'm explaining what - for by the government. are you of touch? i'm explaining what we - for by the government. are you ofi touch? i'm explaining what we are doinu but touch? i'm explaining what we are doing but it _ touch? i'm explaining what we are doing but it is _ touch? i'm explaining what we are doing but it is another _ touch? i'm explaining what we are doing but it is another support, i doing but it is another support, £1500 for a typical family, half of their energy bill, being paid for for by the government is the result of my decisions as transfer to tax the windfall profits of energy companies, help people with energy bills. of course i recognise inflation is causing the issue at the moment which is why the first priority i set out at the beginning of the air is to halve inflation, i

want people to feel better off and we can only do that if we get inflation down, the plan is working, stick with us and we will deliver but in the meantime, lots of help with your energy bills. we but in the meantime, lots of help with your energy bills.— with your energy bills. we are waitin: with your energy bills. we are waiting on _ with your energy bills. we are waiting on the _ with your energy bills. we are waiting on the inquiry - with your energy bills. we are waiting on the inquiry of- with your energy bills. we are i waiting on the inquiry of multiple bullying accusations against your deputy prime minister. why is it taking so long and do you have confidence in his behaviour? there is an independent _ confidence in his behaviour? there is an independent leading - confidence in his behaviour? fuse is an independent leading barrister conducting that, it would not be right for me to tell them to do it in this time all that time, it is right they are left independently to do theirjob that do everything properly and that is what they are doing. properly and that is what they are doinu. ., ,., properly and that is what they are doinu. ., i. properly and that is what they are doin., ., y., ., properly and that is what they are doinu. ., ., ., doing. you said you would need a government _ doing. you said you would need a government of— doing. you said you would need a government of integrity - doing. you said you would need a government of integrity so - doing. you said you would need a government of integrity so if - government of integrity so if dominic raab is found guilty of bullying, will you sack him? there is an independent _ bullying, will you sack him? there is an independent inquiry, - bullying, will you sack him? there is an independent inquiry, it - bullying, will you sack him? fuse is an independent inquiry, it would not be right to pre—empt that and it is right it is left to happen independently without interference, i'm confident it will happen properly and we will go from there then. ., . ., .

properly and we will go from there then. ., _, . ., i. properly and we will go from there then. ., . ., ,, ., then. how concerned are you about then. how concerned are you about the reort then. how concerned are you about the report it _ then. how concerned are you about the report it to _ then. how concerned are you about the report it to the _ then. how concerned are you about the report it to the fire _ then. how concerned are you about the report it to the fire service - the report it to the fire service and value reform edge?- the report it to the fire service and value reform edge? there have reviousl and value reform edge? there have previously been _ and value reform edge? there have previously been reports _ and value reform edge? there have previously been reports about - previously been reports about emergency services, most notably the kc report into the police. i said at the time that what we read was appalling, that abuse of power, it is right the metropolitan police in particular reform the police services so that people have confidence in them.- services so that people have confidence in them. prime minister rishi sunak- _ the uk willjoin a trading bloc with 11 other countries across the indo—pacific, the cptpp. the government calls the agreement the biggest trade deal since brexit, but by its own estimates, the deal will add less than i% to the uk economy after ten years. business secretary kemi badenoch has defended criticism the deal won't make up for lost trade with the european union. i think people should remember we are still in a free trade agreement with the eu, and now we have this as well. but remember what i said earlier, it's notjust about what we can do today. think of it as buying a start—up. you wouldn't buy a small company like that and expect it to be delivering on the day, you're thinking about the potential.

and we have got in early. yes, many of those countries we already had deals before... we had deals with before. but actually cptpp brings new elements to it, which we didn't have. it's about the synergies that you get from a bloc, but it's also about the new countries which want to join. there are about six or seven countries that are in the queue, so we need to look at it notjust in terms of how it looks today, but what it's going to be delivering in 2030, in 2050. knowledge, skill and a whole lot of patience — that's what's needed to capture an award—winning wildlife snap, and for 16—year—old billy evans—freke, that patience paid off. he's been named young british wildlife photographer of the year by the rspb for a picture that he waited more than an hour to snap — and his accolades don't stop there. charlie rose has more. that doesn't seem that long to me. billy is just 16 years old. but acts like a seasoned pro. this award—winning snapshot

of a young tawny owl took more than an hour of waiting and hoping. i was going after the adult originally, because i had never seen an adult tawny owl. and then i heard the call of tawny owl chicks behind me, like a high—pitched squeak. so i started looking around behind me. after about ten or 15 minutes, i spotted the tawny owl. his journey as a photographer began as a young boy when he met local wildlife snapper phil winter, who taught billy his tricks. and what do you make of the shot of the tawny owl? it's fabulous. i took it the following day when billy told me about it. it was further up the top of the tree _ mine was rubbish. he has won wildlife photographer of the year for his age group, which is phenomenal. i am so thrilled for him.

there is so much to learn. where'd you find them, what time of day do they feed, how do you get close without scaring them? that is the art of it and he isjust a natural. a natural photographer in his natural environment. this is where you do a lot of your photography? yes, often. a lot of owls and roe deer in there, as well, sometimes. this image of a little egret at cuckmere haven won billy his second award. we were out in the morning afterfinding out i had won the rspb one and then, as we got home, i got mum shouting, "you've won again!" and billy still can't quite believe it. just like the moment his subjects pause and pose, rewarding him for his patience. charlie rose, bbc news.

beautiful photographs. let's get the weather now with carol. 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. 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. former england cricket captain michael vaughan is cleared "on the balance of probabilities" of using racist language towards former yorkshire team—mate azeem rafiq russian and belarusian tennis players are to compete as �*neutral�* athletes in wimbledon this summer — as the war in ukraine continues. 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? -

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. let's cross live to new york with

cbs news correspondentjarred hill. it was described as one of the diggers political moments in the us, it feels that way, does it feel that way from where you are? it it feels that way, does it feel that way from where you are? it does, i think what — way from where you are? it does, i think what is _ way from where you are? it does, i think what is interesting _ way from where you are? it does, i think what is interesting here - way from where you are? it does, i think what is interesting here is - think what is interesting here is that because these investigations have been going on for so long, this is not something that popped out in the middle of nowhere. there is a bit of a slow burn, while this is a huge new story, it is something that a lot of people have been waiting for in some capacity. i think it will be interesting to see again, once we get video footage of the former president arriving here, at the manhattan courthouse, it looks like there is be a booking photo. those will be the moments that will be solidified in the brains of americans for a while. what will

this do to mr— americans for a while. what will this do to mr trump's _ americans for a while. what will this do to mr trump's future - americans for a while. what will this do to mr trump's future in l this do to mr trump's future in terms of his push to become the next american president? some people are saying it will help, some are saying it will hinder. i saying it will help, some are saying it will hinder.— it will hinder. i know that there has been some _ it will hinder. i know that there has been some reporting - it will hinder. i know that there - has been some reporting that former president trump is in some ways looking forward to the way the process plays out. again, he can use this as a galvanising moment amongst republicans and potentially some independence to say this is the deep state or the far left attacking him and other republicans. sporting back in the office so he can fix it. his poll numbers have been stable, in respect to closest possible opponent, ron desantis, out of florida. but we don't know what will happen because this has never happened before. how long will republicans hold on? there is also

the argument that potentially, you could have some republicans wanting to take a step back, to much baggage around this president, lets find some adults with similar ideals that we can get behind, without the legal weight that former president trump will be carrying for some time. lets talk briefly about _ will be carrying for some time. lets talk briefly about alvin bragg, the new york attorney general, not a lot talked about him internationally, what we do know is that he is not want to get his hands dirty in a political sense. this may come as a surprise to some.— surprise to some. that's right, this is something _ surprise to some. that's right, this is something where _ surprise to some. that's right, this is something where he _ surprise to some. that's right, this is something where he is _ surprise to some. that's right, this is something where he is not - surprise to some. that's right, this is something where he is not a - is something where he is not a person who is... alvin bragg is not looking to make a name for himself, there were a number of people, some of his predecessors, some of the former staffers who didn't think this was a good idea, until one of

the big questions, what evidence did he have that was presented to this grand jury that led them to this grand jury that led them to this place of indicting a former president, the first time in american history. what we know is that this could be a misdemeanour, there may be evidence that can elevate it to a felony, making it a more serious charge. this is not a guy who typically is looking to make a name for himself.— a name for himself. thank you for our a name for himself. thank you for your insights- _ a name for himself. thank you for your insights. thank— a name for himself. thank you for your insights. thank you. - todd landman is professor of political science at the university of nottingham. speaking to my colleague martine croxall a little earlier, he outlined why it had taken so long for these charges to be brought againt the former president. an 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. that is correct. the expectation is 3a 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. how interlinked are all of these charges are likely to be? the one that has hit the headlines, regarding this payment to stormy daniels. that was the more salacious element, what we can only speculate, we don't know what the 3a accounts are. there was a pattern of expenditure and income, it caused concern among authorities about the 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. we certainly will. the courts are quite busy with other cases that have mr trump or his organisation implicated. this is one of four 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. it will further divide public opinion, this is the weaponisation of the justice department, and that is all part of a democratic plot for revenge, there 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. 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. it threatens disruption at the uk's largest airport at the start of the easter school holidays. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. well, it's security guards who work at terminal five at heathrow, which is only used by british airways. they are walking out today and also security workers who deal with cargo coming into and out of the airport as well. but even though it's only those specific groups of 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 today and the weekend is the start of the easter getaway. so lots of passengers expected to be turning up to go on those holidays. and i think the impact on the ground when we were at terminal five earlier, it looked like things were running fairly smoothly. but we were we're expecting that it's taking a bit longer to get through security. we saw the airport had

the queuing maze set out. so if lots of people were standing there waiting, they'd be lining up without a big crowd forming. but actually, that wasn't very full when we were there earlier. now, the unite union says that this is about pay. it's accused the airport of paying poverty wages and offering a real terms wage cuts. there's actually a picket line a few 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 ten day strike going ahead. they went on quite late into last evening, i understand, but no resolution was found. heathrow says it's offered a 10% pay rise and it's also offered a lump sum on top of that. the union says that's not enough. and it's it said that it said the airport could have prevented the strike by offering more, but clearly they couldn't come to an agreement last night. so at the moment, we had ten,

ten days of this strike planned. there were some preparations made to try and limit the impact, as in to prevent on the day disruption and cancellations. and that was the airport asking airlines to stop selling tickets if they could. and also british airways, which as i say, is the only airline at terminal five, they actually pre—emptively cancelled about 30 flights a day to try and take some of the pressure off. they've actually cancelled a few, 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, as you can tell is not brilliant today. but heathrow are saying that when it comes to the on the ground impact of the strike today, they've got a contingency plan in place. they've got extra staff out there on the ground. and at the moment, it doesn't look like the queues going through security have been too bad.

you are watching bbc news. we want to brina you are watching bbc news. we want to bring you — you are watching bbc news. we want to bring you some _ you are watching bbc news. we want to bring you some breaking _ you are watching bbc news. we want to bring you some breaking news - you are watching bbc news. we want| to bring you some breaking news from the organisers of wimbledon tennis championship. the organisers of the wimbledon tennis championship have announced russian and belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutral competitors this summer. this is after having banned players from those countries. the all england club and the lawn tennis association said the move will be to avoid any endorsement of the war in ukraine and any athlete receiving state funding will not be eligible to apply. the organisation had banned players from the two countries last year after russia's invasion of ukraine. more on that coming a little later. 0scar 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. 0ur correspondent sophie long was at the court for the verdict. there has been a huge amount of interest in this trial, of course. it lasted just short of two weeks. then it took the jury just two hours to deliberate and come to their verdict. was gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. and they found that gwyneth paltrow was not responsible for causing the collision with 76—year—old terry sanderson on the ski slopes just a few miles from where i am standing now. they found, in fact, that he was responsible for the collision. this was a he said, she said trial. we heard a huge amount of evidence about his state of mind and his physical and mental health before and after that accident. but we now know that the jury found that gwyneth paltrow was not responsible. he was suing her for $300,000.

she countersued for $1. she has now been awarded that $1 in damages and he will also now be liable to pay the legal fees, which will likely run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. gwyneth paltrow left court immediately after the verdict. she did not stop to speak to reporters. she walked past very serenely, very calmly, as she has been throughout the course of this trial. and then terry sanderson came out. he did stop to speak to reporters and he said that gwyneth paltrow had spoken to him on her way out of court and simply said "i wish you well". and he said to her thank you. 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. in a statement released a short time ago, michael vaughan criticised the procedure saying the england and wales cricket board invites

claim and counterclaim. but he said he still wants to continue to fight for change in the sport. he said: "it has been both difficult and upsetting to hear about the painful experiences which azeem has described over the past three years. the outcome of these cdc proceedings must not be allowed... "...to detract from the core message that there can be no place for racism in the game of cricket, or in society generally." he goes on to say..."the dismissal of the specific charge that concerned me takes nothing away from azeem's own lived experiences." 0ur sports reporter matt graveling is here. talk us through what we have heard. from that statement, you can see what toll it took on the players. it's notjust michael vaughan, as part of that statement which he posted on social media around ten o'clock this morning, he also said —

at times this has brought me to falling out of love with cricket, it has taken a toll on me and my family but i'm sure it has been stressful for all concerned. to fall out of love with the game where he was the england captain, the former ashes winning captain, talks about the toll it took on him. following these accusations, that he has been cleared off, back in 2009 where he was alleged to make a racist comment towards azeem rafiq and two other team—mates. he has been cleared of that today but it is important to say that as part of these allegations which were made by azeem rafiq in a podcast in 2020, investigations were launched, one of those was by the england and welsh cricket boards, as part of that investigation, seven men including michael vaughan and the club were charged with bringing the game into disrepute. 0ne charged with bringing the game into disrepute. one of those men and the club admitted the charges but five other former players who are part of

this disciplinary proceeding, they didn't turn up. mr vaughan was the only one who decided to be part of it. today, the cricket disciplinary commission has upheld either all or some of the charges for those five men. ~ . some of the charges for those five men, ~ ., some of the charges for those five men. ., , some of the charges for those five men, ~ ., , , , some of the charges for those five men. what has the response been from azeem rafiq? — men. what has the response been from azeem rafiq? we _ men. what has the response been from azeem rafiq? we heard _ men. what has the response been from azeem rafiq? we heard from _ men. what has the response been from azeem rafiq? we heard from him - azeem rafiq? we heard from him toda , he azeem rafiq? we heard from him today. he said _ azeem rafiq? we heard from him today, he said during _ azeem rafiq? we heard from him today, he said during the - today, he said during the proceedings that he was scared to come forward during his professional career, he thought it might have an impact on his profession. he also said that having done this, it has had a huge impact and he has carried the mental scars. today we had a statement from him, following the news that charges had been upheld for five of the men involved, news that charges had been upheld forfive of the men involved, he said the issue is never been about individuals but the game as a whole, cricket needs to understand the extent of its problems and understand them. hopefully the structure of the game can be rebuilt

and institutionalised racism ended for good. a statement from the club, who admitted the charges earlier. they say that as a club we need to accept and take accountability for the cultural issues which allow racist behaviour to go unchallenged. it accepted for amended charges for conduct, they went on to say that they're working hard in becoming a more inclusive and welcoming club. thank you for expelling that. the chinese telecommunications giant, huawei, says its profits fell by more than two—thirds last year as the company was hit by us sanctions and covid 19 restrictions in china. let's get more on this with our business after record profits, they have announced that they have still made announced that they have still made a profit last year, but that is a

68% drop. this was linked to the us sanctions which were placed on the company for being a potential security threat. let's not forget that when these functions were placed huawei was restricted from certain markets, when it tried to roll out its recent 5g services, they were blocked in the us, uk and japan over security concerns. similar to tiktok right now. huawei has also announced that they have a new chairperson, that person is the daughter of the billionaire founder of huawei who was arrested in vancouver in 2018 over charges of fraud and violating us sanctions on iran. there are big changes taking place at huawei and their performance has been affected. thank ou ve performance has been affected. thank

you very much- _ the uk willjoin a trading bloc with 11 other countries across the indo—pacific, the cptpp. the government calls the agreement the �*biggest trade deal since brexit�* but by its own estimates — the deal will add less than 1% to uk economy after ten years. business secretary kemi badenoch has defended criticism the deal won't make up for lost trade with the european union. i think people should remember that we are still in a free trade agreement with the eu, and now we have this as well. remember what i said earlier, it's not just about what we can do today, think of it as buying a start—up, you wouldn't buy a small company like that and expect it to deliver on the day. you are thinking of the potential, we have gone in early, many of those countries, we've already had deals before. but actually cptpp brings new elements to it which we didn't have. it's about the synergies that you get from a block, but it's also about new countries which want to join. there are six or seven countries that are in the queue, we need to look at it notjust

in terms of how it looks today, but what it's going to be delivering in 2030 or 2050. britain is a �*haven' for fraudsters after less than 1% of reported cases resulted in a charge, thats according to a new report. (00v)mps criticised the "slow progress" on tackling the estimated 3.8 million incidents of fraud and attempted frauds in england and wales. the government said it is committed to cracking down on fraud and will be publishing its plan to address the issue. the most talented and successful performers, directors and developers in the gaming industry have been recognised for their work — at the bafta games awards. millions of adults in the uk are gaming every day. and it's big business, bringing in more than 7 billion pounds a year globally. 0ur gaming correspondent steffan powell reports from the ceremony. a night to dress up, celebrate and reflect on the successes of the past

12 months. this is also one of the few annual moments to tell a broader public of those successes and more than economic. industry representatives here say that the event is a chance to talk of the cultural impact as well. with representatives from 45 nominated games, ranging from big bob mack blockbuster titles, two smaller independent ones created by a handful people. tonight they displayed the variety on offer in gaming. displayed the variety on offer in hamin, , ., displayed the variety on offer in auamin. , ., ., gaming. good evening my fellow game fanatics. gaming. good evening my fellow game fanatics- ltafta — gaming. good evening my fellow game fanatics. bafta is _ gaming. good evening my fellow game fanatics. bafta is a _ gaming. good evening my fellow game fanatics. bafta is a name _ gaming. good evening my fellow game fanatics. bafta is a name that - fanatics. bafta is a name that carries weight _ fanatics. bafta is a name that carries weight around - fanatics. bafta is a name that carries weight around the - fanatics. bafta is a name that l carries weight around the world fanatics. bafta is a name that - carries weight around the world and it legitimises the work of the company. the best british game category is always a special moment. this year it was 1970s inspired rollerblading shooting game that won. so i am back when they said the

name, i couldn't believe it, i was instantly in tears. i am a crier, but i didn't have anything prepared. to be in any category is amazing, but is _ to be in any category is amazing, but is great — to be in any category is amazing, but is great to be in a broad category. _ but is great to be in a broad category, so many genres are from 'ust category, so many genres are from just game _ category, so many genres are from just game developers. it was wonderful to be nominated. the just game developers. it was wonderfulto be nominated. the big winner on the _ wonderfulto be nominated. the big winner on the night _ wonderfulto be nominated. the big winner on the night was _ wonderfulto be nominated. the big winner on the night was a _ wonderfulto be nominated. the big winner on the night was a massive i winner on the night was a massive surprise, vampire survivors, an independent game, beat out the competition from god of war which missed out on best game. it means that vampire survivorjoins a prestigious company as one of the most important awards in gaming. more on that and our stories on our website. stay with us, plenty more to come on the 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. i'm maryam moshiri. 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 breaking the law by falsifying business in new york — mr trump denies any wrongdoing. the cricket discipline commission has upheld complaints against five former yorkshire players for using racist language. but former england captain michael vaughan was cleared of using racist language towards ex—team—mate azeem rafiq. russian and belarusian players will be able to compete as 'neutral�* athletes at wimbledon this summer after the all england club lifted the ban it imposed last year. they were previously banned in response to moscow's invasion of ukriane.

let's go back now to that breaking news — the organisers of the wimbledon tennis championship have announced russian and belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutral competitors this summer. the all england club and the lawn tennis association said the move will be to avoid any endorsement of the war in ukraine and any athlete receiving state funding will not be eligible to apply. i'm joined now by our reporter russel fuller, who's at wimbledon this morning. first of all, what exactly has been said? how are they justifying first of all, what exactly has been said? how are theyjustifying this change? i said? how are they 'ustifying this chance? ~ ., , ., change? i think that is the one cuestion change? i think that is the one question many _ change? i think that is the one question many people - change? i think that is the one question many people will - change? i think that is the one question many people will be l change? i think that is the one - question many people will be asking, what has changed over the last 12 months. the all england club at the lta, who organised the warm up events to wimbledon at places like the queen's club and in eastbourne on the south—east of england feel conditions have changed. players

will have to compete as neutral athletes which what they have to do on the tour anyway and the arguments from the all england club about why things have changed is that they will have to sign personal player declaration saying they did not support the russian or the belarusian state, they did not think this was viable or enforceable last year. they have pointed out this is the way tennis runs every other week of the year, russian and belarusian athletes can play alongside tennis players from other countries and the consequences for the british game of them not being allowed to complete our too serious to contemplate. and they have said they would like to be aligned with other grand slam tournaments that at the french, australian and us 0pens, these players have been allowed to compete. i players have been allowed to comete. , , players have been allowed to compete-— players have been allowed to comete. , , players have been allowed to comete. , ., compete. i suppose you could argue that when people — compete. i suppose you could argue that when people play _ compete. i suppose you could argue that when people play at _ compete. i suppose you could argue that when people play at places - compete. i suppose you could argue that when people play at places like| that when people play at places like wimbledon they are not really playing under the country's flag,

you don't often call a player and american or russian, you call them by name, they are much individual? that is the principal on which the tour is run. it is different in team competition, the men's team competition, the men's team competition like the davis cup colleague since 1900, russia and belarus are not allowed to compete in that event but as individuals they are, albeit under a mutual flag. the players will be broadly supportive of this decision, but not the ukrainian players and in recent weeks some of their players have been very vocal in their opposition, feeling it is not appropriate for russian and belarusian players to play alongside than any week of the year, notjust on grass. they have very much in mind that the international olympic committee is very much moving towards allowing russian and belarusian athletes to compete at the paris olympics next

summer. �* compete at the paris olympics next summer. ~ ., , compete at the paris olympics next summer. �* . , '1' compete at the paris olympics next summer. ~ ., , ,, ., summer. the lta was fined $1 million b the atp summer. the lta was fined $1 million by the atp for — summer. the lta was fined $1 million by the atp for banning _ summer. the lta was fined $1 million by the atp for banning russian - by the atp for banning russian players last year?— players last year? yes, quite significant — players last year? yes, quite significant fines _ players last year? yes, quite significant fines totalling - players last year? yes, quite. significant fines totalling $1.75 million from both the men's tour, the atp, and the women tour, to the lta, because they did not allow russians and belarusian stew compete at the events before wimbledon last year. —— the russians and belarusians to compete. they say this money is seriously debilitating to running the organisation and the future of british tennis but they also make the clear point that the threat from the men's tour was that if you do not allow russians and belarusians to compete then we will not allow these events to take place, and they feel if they lose their shop window then the future viability of these events is in question and that would be critical to the support for the game, to the

grassroots side, for the opportunity for people to pick up a racket and play tennis in the precious summer months. 50 play tennis in the precious summer months, , play tennis in the precious summer months. , , ., ~ play tennis in the precious summer months. , , w ., play tennis in the precious summer months. , .,~ ., ., months. so sport is taking a lead from politics _ months. so sport is taking a lead from politics in _ months. so sport is taking a lead from politics in this _ months. so sport is taking a lead from politics in this situation - months. so sport is taking a lead from politics in this situation at l from politics in this situation at least? ., ., , ., , , least? that remains to be seen because i— least? that remains to be seen because i think _ least? that remains to be seen because i think that _ least? that remains to be seen because i think that are - least? that remains to be seen because i think that are still. least? that remains to be seen because i think that are still a i least? that remains to be seen i because i think that are still a lot of issues arising between now and the wimbledon championships injuly, most notably the reaction of some of these ukrainian players who feel very unhappy that this is being allowed to continue.— very unhappy that this is being allowed to continue. thank you very much, allowed to continue. thank you very much. russell— allowed to continue. thank you very much, russell fuller, _ allowed to continue. thank you very much, russell fuller, sorry, - allowed to continue. thank you very much, russell fuller, sorry, i- allowed to continue. thank you very much, russell fuller, sorry, i got i allowed to continue. thank you very much, russell fuller, sorry, i got a| much, russell fuller, sorry, i got a cheeky question into him at the end which i probably was not meant to. 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 olivia pratt korbel in liverpool. olivia 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. olivia 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.

before and was urgently needed. earlier we spoke to a reporter. this is one of the _ earlier we spoke to a reporter. try 3 is one of the questions we need to ask yourself, we have been investigating fiery services since 2013, and we have highlighted this before. we made a recommendation, that the code of ethics should be introduced in for fire risk services. not every fire and rescue service has adopted a code of ethics. it is one of the things that we are urging for our

recommendations.— recommendations. where does responsibility— recommendations. where does responsibility lie? _ recommendations. where does responsibility lie? somebody . recommendations. where does - responsibility lie? somebody needs to take control of it. responsibility lies in many areas, it lies in fire and rescue service, that's right from fire station level to the very top. some services are better than others, this is not every fire rescue service and it is not every fire station. leadership takes into account, so do other organisations, whether they be trade unions, fire standards boards, the home office or others, there is a collective response ability to recognise our recommendations and implement them. itrulhat recognise our recommendations and implement them.— implement them. what impact does this have on — implement them. what impact does this have on the _ implement them. what impact does this have on the service? _ implement them. what impact does this have on the service? when - this have on the service? when attitudes like this are present. there are a couple of things, you alluded to this in your introduction.- alluded to this in your introduction. ., ., ., , introduction. one of the main ones is about trust, _ introduction. one of the main ones is about trust, firefighters - introduction. one of the main ones is about trust, firefighters can - introduction. one of the main ones is about trust, firefighters can do l is about trust, firefighters can do a difficultjob, if they can't trust

their colleagues, that makes work very difficult. trust is often undermined by geography, behaviour, banter, closing people down. firefighters need that trust, as do members of the public. there can be an impact in how firefighters carry out theirjob. i an impact in how firefighters carry out theirjob— out their 'ob. i suppose it will have an out theirjob. i suppose it will have an influence _ out theirjob. i suppose it will have an influence in - out theirjob. i suppose it will have an influence in who - out theirjob. i suppose it will| have an influence in who feels out theirjob. i suppose it will - have an influence in who feels they are able to apply and work in an environment like that. it needs to be across all grades, you can'tjust recruit new people when existing problems that are perpetuated by those who have been in service by long—time? those who have been in service by long-time?— those who have been in service by lonu-time? ., �* ., , , long-time? you're absolutely right. recruitment — long-time? you're absolutely right. recruitment all _ long-time? you're absolutely right. recruitment all our _ long-time? you're absolutely right. recruitment all our communities i long-time? you're absolutely right. recruitment all our communities is| recruitment all our communities is vital. it's notjust about the recruitment, it is about the actions and the attitudes, values and behaviour, valuing diversity,

showing fairness across the board from top to bottom from today. it's time for this behaviour to stop. 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'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.

hugo put shaker in ukraine. 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 to join nato last may, following russia's invasion of ukraine. —— hugo bachega in ukraine. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg says it's a positive step forward. i welcome the vote by the turkish grand national assembly to ratify finland's membership to nato. all 30 nato allies have now ratified the accession protocol. and i havejust spoken with president sauli niinisto to congratulate him on this historic occasion. finland will formallyjoin our alliance in the coming days. all allies agree that the rapid conclusion of the ratification process for sweden will be in everyone's interests. i'll look forward to also welcoming sweden as a full member of the nato

family as soon as possible. let's look at some of the other news making headlines. five suspects have been arrested in mexico for their alleged role in the death of 39 migrants and if fire at a detention centre on monday. authorities face mounting scrutiny over why they were not freed when the blaze took hold. a final report into canada's was never my shooting calls for sweeping changes to end what it calls an epidemic of gender—based domestic violence. 22 people were killed in nova scotia almost three years ago. the king is in hamburg today to remember those who died in the allied bombing of the city in the second world war. —— in the second world war. king charles 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. earlier i spoke to emily gordine, political correspondent at german network, dw, she told me how the visit has been received. the king has been welcomed with open arms in germany. i was standing at brandenburg on wednesday when he received a welcome ceremony with full military honours and i was really surprised to see a few hundred people came out, some driving for a few others to be there and they were waiting german and british flags and i think it reflected the popularity of the royals on the one hand in germany, 50% of germans are said to be fans of the royal family, and at the same time it is seen as this big political statement that now it is time to open a new chapter and maybe

strengthen the german british friendship, so all in all it has been a very positive visit and welcomed here in germany. it is very much a departure _ welcomed here in germany. it is very much a departure from _ welcomed here in germany. it is very much a departure from his _ welcomed here in germany. it is very much a departure from his mother, l much a departure from his mother, the late queen elizabeth ii's handling of what is deemed an historically sensitive topic in terms of a royal visit. how do the germans feel that? talking about the second world war, going to a memorial, that is hugely symbolic for the british royal family to do in germany. in for the british royal family to do in germany-— for the british royal family to do in german . " ~ ~ .,, in germany. in 1965, i think it was, the queen — in germany. in 1965, i think it was, the queen visited _ in germany. in 1965, i think it was, the queen visited germany - in germany. in 1965, i think it was, the queen visited germany for- in germany. in 1965, i think it was, the queen visited germany for the | the queen visited germany for the first time as a monarch which really marked the beginning of reconciliation between the two countries following the two wars. the queen was here for 11 days, it was a really long visit and at the time it was very much welcomed, and now i think we can really observe a similar theme even though the focus is not entirely on the post—war era

but it is very much the reconciliation following years of dispute over brexit negotiations and i think that it's very much welcomed here, it is seen as this political statement to improve relations, to start a new chapter and overall that is welcomed notjust by the german people but also politicians who listens very carefully yesterday when the king spoke at the german bundestag, he was the first monarch to do so and he received standing ovations for minutes on end, i was quite surprised to see that myself even after hearing criticism from the left party at the time about the fact he was speaking in parliament, their ranks were full and that really is a reciprocation almost that the debt towards germany, we

are taking a step towards you too. —— almost a step towards germany. we -- almost a step towards germany. we can see —— almost a step towards germany. we can see king charles during a walkabout, i have been watching him shaking hands with people, talking to them, he speaks german so conversing in german will not be difficult. how will that go down with german people, the fact he seems in many respects to be a people's pink, very keen to meet and greet? —— a people's king? the people's pink, very keen to meet and greet? -- a people's king?— greet? -- a people's king? the fact he alternated _ greet? -- a people's king? the fact he alternated between _ greet? -- a people's king? the fact he alternated between german - greet? -- a people's king? the fact he alternated between german and| he alternated between german and english, he spoke german in the german bundestag, many people were very impressed by that and it was very impressed by that and it was very touching. he visited a german market in berlin yesterday and i think he swapped her knee with one of the farmers, for british honey from the uk —— i think he swapped honey with one of the farmers. he visited an organic farm outside of

berlin with the german president and they got their hands deep in cheese. there could be worse things to get your hands deep into! yes. there could be worse things to get your hands deep into!— your hands deep into! yes. and i think the fact — your hands deep into! yes. and i think the fact that _ your hands deep into! yes. and i think the fact that he _ your hands deep into! yes. and i think the fact that he manages i your hands deep into! yes. and i | think the fact that he manages to really touch people with the way he interacts with them, he is funny and people love that you are about the british people and it very much is what he represents to them too and he is making a good impression. it was a stadium name change that raised a few eyebrows last month when bolton wanderers announced its home ground would be re—named the toughsheet community stadium. it caused great amusement among fans — who had a lot to say about the new name. but ahead of bolton's wembley date with plymouth this weekend, out, there's much more behind it.

and prepare yourselves this morning for a stadium name change that's likely to grab your attention. the bolton wanderers stadium from next season will be called the toughsheet stadium. i beg your pardon? yeah. very well done. the club announcing on social media that they are delighted to agree the deal with the bolton based building manufacturer toughsheet. i'll think about that next time i go. quite comical that they've gone for a name like that. the name's caused great amusement, but there is a heart—warming story behind the headlines. doug, you are the man behind toughsheet. but it was your late wife who came up with the name. well, my late wife, unfortunately, she died of breast cancer six years ago, but before that, she was the craziest bolton wanderers fan you have ever met. she had a wicked sense of humour, almost like a schoolground sense of humour. and when we were brainstorming for an idea for the new project back then, 25 years ago, she mentioned this.

i think she'd had a couple of wines or whatever, and we were giggling at it. and the next day the only name, because we came up with several names, that stood, was toughsheet. and having come up with the name, bernie's love for the club continues through daughter eva. you were always going to be a bolton fan. she'd disown me if i supported anywhere else! it had to be bolton. i remember one game where it had just been half time and i'd got a j20 and a pasty. yeah. and about ten minutes in, we scored. she jumped up and my j20 went flying. was this the one she would usually wear? yeah. it's like the good days, it's a reminder of when we played a lot better. and the club hope their luck is in this weekend. the football is going well. you know, we're competitive in the playoffs this year. we've got a good squad, a wembley final. so, you know, we'll go head

to head with plymouth and see what happens there. so we're looking forward to that. the name, though, i imagine, has certainly raised a few eyebrows, right? the name has raised a few eyebrows. you should read our social media quotes and tweets and all of that! but it's fun. now, this was bernie's seat here. this is where bernie used to sit on a matchday. and how does it feel being back now? kind of sat here where she watched so many games. it actually feels a little bit emotional, if i'm absolutely honest. coming here, ifeel, especially the later stage in her life, was probably the best medicine that she had. because it's almost an escape from the cancer. but, you know, on matchdays, sat in this seat, that was completely forgotten about. was that a big thing for you, not just the sponsorship, but doing it for bernie? in reflection of the enjoyment, the love, how many times she came here, is that the reason you wanted to have her name, that she came

up with, in this stadium? yes, it was mainly because of that, her love and the connection with the actual name. i just... itjust seemed like a logical step. and she'll be giggling from up there, at you presenters trying to pronounce it properly! i know. thanks, bernie. we're going to struggle with that one, i think, next season, aren't we? and if, let's say, bolton don't win, they lose to plymouth, what would bernie say? toughsheet! toughsheet. obviously. toughsheet, we got it right this time! he's been watching bbc news. stay with us, plenty more to come. goodbye from me. —— you've been watching bbc news.

hello again. it's been a fairly cloudy and wet start to the day for many of us, -- it —— it has been a tsutomu start to the day across southern britain, a deep area of low pressure has been bringing wet and windy weather here, and as we head into the weekend the low pressure will slowly pull away, things will look a bit drier and brighter but the air source is coming in from the node so it will be cooler. it has been named by the front matt surface as storm marthis, very windy for the channel islands —— named by the french met service. it will be fairly grey further north, winds coming in off the north sea, the best of the sunshine in the afternoon will be across western scotland. this evening and overnight, little change but we see the strong winds easing from the south, further cloud and rain into

the east coast at this weather front will bring rain to northern ireland, parts of wales and the south—west of england, rainfall totals really mounting up. we still have this low pressure pulling mounting up. we still have this low pressure putting away from the uk but this weather front will be hanging around almost in situ across western and south—western areas, further clouding outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, perhaps into wales, the easterly breeze will push cloud and light rain into eastern scotland and england, rather grey and cool with its onshore easterly breeze, temperatures will be down across the board on saturday, even further inland they will be at around 10 degrees, they could be up to 12 in the far south—west were the winds will be lighter. as we move out of such and into sunday this area of high pressure starts to build in across the country, fewer ice about so the winds will be lighter, breezy and the south—east, winds easing down and we will import

some drier air across the country, more sunshine on sunday, a bit of cloud for northern scotland into northern ireland, it will not help at temperatures much with the air quite cool, highs of nine to 12, so cooler than the last few days. into next week we pick up the southerly winds again, the weather front starting to encroach, bringing colour to western areas but we should still see sunshine in the east.

a criminal prosecution. today at one, donald today at one, donald trump becomes the first trump becomes the first

former us president to face former us president to face a criminal prosecution. it's thought the charges relate to falsifying business records, to hide hush money payments to a pawn star, in the run up to the 2016 presidential election. iam i am outside the manhattan criminal courthouse. in the coming days donald trump would be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken and will enter his plea. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling the indictment 'political persecution'. also this lunchtime: a disciplinary hearing decides it cannot be proved the former england cricket captain michael vaughan used racist language against a group of asian players in 2009. is gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. the hollywood actress wins her court battle,