live from london. this is bbc news. donald trump is flying to new york where he face charges related to alleged hush money payments to a porn star. the moments before a pro—war blogger, was killed in an explosion in st petersburg. a 26—year—old woman is detained by russian authorities. finland willjoin nato tomorrow a day after the leader credited with steering its application lost a tight run election. and in afghanistan, my report inside the taliban's aggressive campaign to round up drug addicts and force them into rehab — in an attempt to dry them out.

former us president donald trump has left his golf resort in florida and is on his way to manhattan, where on tuesday he will face criminal charges related to a hush money payment given to adult film star stormy daniels. here is his motorcade leaving travelling to the airport after leaving mar a lago, crowds of supporters lined the road to cheer him on. the specifics of the charges he faces in new york have not been revealed but his legal team say he will plead innocent and vigorously contest the case. on tuesday donald trump will likely be fingerprinted and photgraphed and then he will appear before a judge. he is the first former us president to face criminal charges. we can go live to new york and speak to anthony scaramucci, he's founder and managing partner at skybridge he's also the former white house director of communications under donald

trump. thank you so much forjoining us. we keep talking about this being historic and unprecedented but i want you to take a moment to really reflect on this moment and what is happening in the united states. it is good to be here. yes, i am troubled by it because i don't know the full extent of the charges. if it is a charge related to these hush payments, i wonder if that is an aggressive enough of a charge to indict a former president because i think it ends up running a very slippery slope in the country. i will remind everyone that ted kennedy excoriated gerald ford back in the 70s for pardoning richard nixon but in 2009 prior to his death he wrote wrote in his memoir that fort did the right thing so we need to be very careful going down this

track because we don't want our political adversaries building jail cells for each other. i am no fan of donald trump. i certainly do not want him to be president again and spoke out against them in the past election and if he gets the nomination i will have to go back out there and speak again. he's ill fitted to be the president of the united states but we have to just be very careful with the due process system of law and our country. i am just wondering openly if this is enough of a charge. if you have 3a other charges that are related to criminal activity, other charges that are related to criminalactivity, his other charges that are related to criminal activity, his company, other charges that are related to criminalactivity, his company, i may change my tune, but i think this is a very difficult slippery slope. republicans have come to his defence and described this as a witch hunt. especially because this is an old case. , ., , ., , ,

case. listen, the other problem is when ou case. listen, the other problem is when you go _ case. listen, the other problem is when you go after— case. listen, the other problem is when you go after a _ case. listen, the other problem is when you go after a guy _ case. listen, the other problem is when you go after a guy like - case. listen, the other problem is when you go after a guy like this | when you go after a guy like this with this cult—like following, put him injail, you are arguably will become more powerful. i don't like it in terms of what it does in terms of tearing the country apart. there is 20 to 25% of the american people that have disinfected to the establishment. trump is an avatar for their anger and you are sort of galvanising those people instead of embracing this people and bringing them back into the system. you are giving them, tossing them a martyr or a potential martyr. so i'm not a huge fan of it, frankly. again, i am no fan of donald trump. i want to speak clearly on that. he has no executive management skills, ill—suited to be the president of the united states, he cannot basically read the daily brief, for example, does not have the intellectual curiosity to do that and could not run the 19 cabinet...

he may also get reelected, the fact also is he has a very solid base. i have been to many of the rallies covering the 20/20 presidential election and what i found speaking to his supporters is, regardless of what he does they stand by him. this will make him — what he does they stand by him. ti 3 will make him stronger with what he does they stand by him. ti 1 will make him stronger with his supporters but he also lost a lot of support, the differential from 2016 to 2020. we will have to see, i would not rule anything out in this country. mr trump is a formidable campaigner. d0 country. mr trump is a formidable campaigner-— campaigner. do you think this will hel us campaigner. do you think this will help us campaign? _ campaigner. do you think this will help us campaign? i _ campaigner. do you think this will help us campaign? i think - campaigner. do you think this will help us campaign? i think it - campaigner. do you think this will help us campaign? i think it helps him potentially _ help us campaign? i think it helps him potentially win _ help us campaign? i think it helps him potentially win the _ help us campaign? i think it helps| him potentially win the republican nomination but i think it will hurt him with a broader group of people. i think people have already disinfected from him, him being

indicted in new york will not necessarily bring him back. it does galvanise him with his strong base of support and if you put seven or eight of the republican nominees out there alongside of him he will beat them and he will get the republican nomination. if it is one of the verses him i think it will be harder for them because his support is a steady but it is like a mid—20 support. it is not an even a0 or 50% support. it is not an even a0 or 50% support in the republic and parties we will have to see. find support in the republic and parties we will have to see.— we will have to see. and your view what would _ we will have to see. and your view what would it _ we will have to see. and your view what would it mean _ we will have to see. and your view what would it mean for— we will have to see. and your view what would it mean for the - we will have to see. and your view what would it mean for the world i what would it mean for the world if donald trump was reelected? it would be a nightmare — donald trump was reelected? it would be a nightmare for— donald trump was reelected? it would be a nightmare for the _ donald trump was reelected? it would be a nightmare for the united - be a nightmare for the united states. it would be a nightmare for the world. he wanted to dismantle nato. that was one of his pillars of his 2020 election platform. so it would be difficult i think for the ukrainians. difficult forthe would be difficult i think for the ukrainians. difficult for the forces of the western civilisation and the alliance that we have held together

during the bite in the administration of stuff you know as well as i do, we have big issues not only with russia but the situation with china. ., ., ., ., with china. you also had ron desantis _ with china. you also had ron desantis say _ with china. you also had ron desantis say to _ with china. you also had ron desantis say to terkel - with china. you also had ron| desantis say to terkel carson with china. you also had ron - desantis say to terkel carson that ukraine isjust desantis say to terkel carson that ukraine is just a territorial dispute. ukraine is 'ust a territorial dis - ute. ukraine is 'ust a territorial disute. . ~ ukraine is 'ust a territorial disute. ., ~ ., . ~ ukraine is 'ust a territorial disute. ., ~ ., ., dispute. he walked that back and he is new to the — dispute. he walked that back and he is new to the national _ dispute. he walked that back and he is new to the national stage - dispute. he walked that back and he is new to the national stage so - dispute. he walked that back and he is new to the national stage so i'm l is new to the national stage so i'm sure his position is probably landing somewhere in the middle. if you are a believer in western democracy or a believer in our style and democracy which is basically a republic, in order to preserve it you have to help and support it in the people of ukraine and people and bully were fighting for their freedom. people like the truck do not understand it because he was frankly willing to advocate democracy to stay in power. so it would be important for people like ourselves and people, i did notjust

work for him in the white house i work for him in the white house i work for him in the white house i work for him on the campaign. i think he showed us who he is and what does my angela say... i don't want to make _ what does my angela say... i don't want to make this _ what does my angela say... i don't want to make this about _ what does my angela say... i don't want to make this about you - what does my angela say... i don't want to make this about you but i what does my angela say... i don't i want to make this about you but why did you work for him come as you say twice in the campaign and then you were his communications director. i made a series of mistakes, some of the ego —based, frankly. i was a lifelong republican. i had worked for governor bush and governor romney and when trump recruited me to the campaign i thought i was doing my loyal service to the party. when he started acting erratically, i think that is with my ego kicked in and i sort of gave him a pass on that. i should in and i sort of gave him a pass on that. ishould not in and i sort of gave him a pass on that. i should not have the night. many other people are not accountable for this, but i certainly am. i would tell you and your viewers that sometimes you can get your ego in the way of your decision—making so i grew up in a blue—collar neighbourhood and had a chance to

build a couple of successful businesses in the united states and had the opportunity to work for the american president. even though that was probably the wrong decision, in hindsight and in reflection, i did it to suit my ego. so that is an admission i am making. i think many other people did the same exact thing although they are afraid to admit that. truth be told, mr trump is a very dangerous person. he has control issues, perpetual city issues and i don't want him in charge of the nuclear codes again. that's what i will come on your air or other peoples air to describe and explain this to see if we can prevent him from ascending back to the presidency. i prevent him from ascending back to the presidency-— the presidency. i 'ust want to show viewers the presidency. ijust want to show viewers live pictures _ the presidency. ijust want to show viewers live pictures of _ the presidency. ijust want to show viewers live pictures of new- the presidency. ijust want to show viewers live pictures of new york l viewers live pictures of new york city right now. president trump is on his way there from florida. he is due to the land in less than two hour's time. new york police of the

weekend began erecting barricades on the edge of the sidewalks around trump tower. and the manhattan criminal court building downtown as well. so security is tight. we are expecting some protests, potentially tomorrow when donald trump does appear in court and in front of a judge. ultimately this is a test of america's democracy. in judge. ultimately this is a test of america's democracy.— judge. ultimately this is a test of america's democracy. in some ways. let's see america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what _ america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what the _ america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what the case _ america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what the case is. _ america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what the case is. if- america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what the case is. if it - america's democracy. in some ways. let's see what the case is. if it is - let's see what the case is. if it is purely about stormy daniels and the other playboy model, i would tell you that would have been a bad decision, i don't think anyone that believes in the rule of law and the pillars of the democracy and the fairness between adversarial local parties would go down the role of indicting someone for that. but if it is broader than that let's see what the cases. apparently there are 3a of the charges that will be rendered. we need to have a look at that, of course. i don't like it. i have been clear about that. i don't

think my disliking it and what it does to the rule of law and what it calls into question here in the united states. that does not mean mr trump is the right guy or should be president again. we have to work against him because he would be a, it would be a very difficult prospect for the world and united states. ., , ., prospect for the world and united states. ., ,., , , ., prospect for the world and united states. ., , , ., ., states. the other point is you do not have to _ states. the other point is you do not have to have _ states. the other point is you do not have to have a _ states. the other point is you do not have to have a clean - states. the other point is you do | not have to have a clean criminal record to hold office in the united states. ., .., record to hold office in the united states. ., _, . , states. no, he could technically, ou can states. no, he could technically, you can ask— states. no, he could technically, you can ask my _ states. no, he could technically, you can ask my old _ states. no, he could technically, you can ask my old professor, i states. no, he could technically, | you can ask my old professor, run the country from a jail cell. as you know from your history, jail cells have a tendency to empower political leaders. could be someone like nelson mandela or martin luther king jr. 0radolf nelson mandela or martin luther king jr. 0r adolf hitler. you can name several people that have been jailed. i'm not comparing trump to any of those people, i'm just pointing out that we have examples in history where jailing a political leader actually makes them more

powerful, not less powerful. so i am not in love with it, i would like to beat mr trump on merits and on the intellectual marketplace, free marketplace of ideas, i do not like what they will do tomorrow. but it does not take away from the fact that he should never be president again. that he should never be president aaain. �* ., , ., that he should never be president aaain. �* ., ., that he should never be president aain, �* ., ., again. before i let you go, you aaain again. before i let you go, you again have _ again. before i let you go, you again have worked _ again. before i let you go, you again have worked so - again. before i let you go, you again have worked so closely l again. before i let you go, you i again have worked so closely with him. on his way to manhattan on his aircraft right now, what you think is going through his mind, how do you think he's reacting to all of this? we have heard of it from him. he has in capital letters on truth social set, he has in capital letters on truth socialset, heading he has in capital letters on truth social set, heading to new york make america great again. which hunts, in capital letters, our great country is going to hell. america first. i think he is going through a series of stages. i think he was alarmed and shocked when he found that he was actually really going to be indicted. i know his personality

well enough to know that he was and i think a secondary reaction is more that combativeness and street fighter and counterpunch are and he will do everything he possibly can to make this into a political spectacle and draw the attention upon himself. he is raising money off of this. already raising $a million off of this and i'm sure after the indictment, and gets a mug shot, he will be sending that mulch around to raise even more money from his ardent followers. so it is a dangerous situation. so i hope the district attorney here, where mike talking to you from on islands of mankind has a real case, above and beyond what is currently being speculated about. because if he does not, it will be a political theatre that mr trump will take advantage of. . ~' , ., that mr trump will take advantage of. ., ~ i. that mr trump will take advantage of. ., ~ . that mr trump will take advantage of. ., . ., .,

some live pictures from new york, as we have been saying new york police of the weekend have begun correcting barricades on edges of sidewalks around trump tower and the manhattan criminal court, the building downtown. the closer to our correspondent gary 0'donoghue who joints from newark. a lot of tight security there in manhattan around trump towers and the manhattan criminal court. yes trump towers and the manhattan criminal court.— criminal court. yes that will get ti . hter, criminal court. yes that will get tiuhter, i criminal court. yes that will get tighter, i think— criminal court. yes that will get tighter, i think in _ criminal court. yes that will get tighter, i think in the _ criminal court. yes that will get tighter, i think in the next i criminal court. yes that will get tighter, i think in the next 12 i tighter, i think in the next 12 hours or so. certainly plans i think to close roads around the courthouse will stop they want to monitor things very closely. we don't quite know how far they will push out the origin. that is still seemingly to be worked out. but there is work to be worked out. but there is work to be done for the new york police department and officials to make this thing go as smoothly as

possible. the unknown is whether anyone will turn up to protest. will there be any counter protesters, all of these things are possible. certainly they are keeping a close eye on what is going on online to try and get ahead of that if there is anything like that plan.- is anything like that plan. thank ou so is anything like that plan. thank you so much _ is anything like that plan. thank you so much for— is anything like that plan. thank you so much for that _ is anything like that plan. thank you so much for that update. i is anything like that plan. thank i you so much for that update. trump's attorneys have asked a new york judge not to allow cameras in the courtroom to broadcast the hearing tomorrow. as we have been reported, we have heard from donald trump in a statement he made on truth social saying "heading to new york make america great again, witchhunt as our once great country is going to hell. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news.

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here the murder of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in her own home shocked the entire country. she was shot dead by a gunman who was chasing a fellow drug dealer and entered her home. today her killer thomas cashman was sentenced to a minimum of a2 years in prison meaning he will be in his mid—70s before he can be considered for early release. cashman refused to appear in the dock for sentencing but thejudge told appear in the dock for sentencing but the judge told court that 0livia's future had been cruelly snatched away and that cashman's actions were chilling. the teddy bear that cheryl korbel has been clasping is made from her daughter's pyjamas. some small comfort as she arrived to see her daughter's murderer sentenced. but in a cruel insult, she was denied the opportunity to look into the eyes of thomas cashman. he had been brought to court amid tight security this morning, having last week being convicted of the little girl's

murder. i was in court as 0livia's family waited for cashman to be brought up from the cells. they waited and waited some more, the police and prosecution waited, the jurors waited, and then cashman's barrister said he wouldn't be coming. the glass doc stayed empty and the hearing happened without him. it meant he wasn't there to hear cheryl korbel as she went into the witness box to speak about her daughter's murder. she cried as she said the things she misses most is hearing 0livia say �*mum'. everything is so quiet now, she said, i can't cope with the silence. cheryl korbel was supported in court by herfamily as the sentence was passed. we can now draw a line under seven months of agonising torment that we have had to endure at the hands of cashman. my thanks go to the witnesses who bravely assisted the

prosecution case and defied the usual stance of �*people do not grass.�* 0livia was shot last august. terrified, she had got out of bed after hearing gunfire in the street. cashman was chasing another drugs dealer, joseph nee. he fired at him but his gun jammed and nee ran to an open doorway, 0livia's house. cashman shot as nee barged in, the bullet went through the door. the real gravity of this case is that a young child was shot and killed in her own home. as children do, 0livia was coming downstairs to seek reassurance. cheryl korbel should have been able to give that reassurance and to tuck 0livia back into bed. what happened instead was chilling and strikes fear not only into the immediate community but also into the minds of other children and their parents.

cashman was caught after a large—scale manhunt. the two guns he used haven't been found. tonight he is beginning a a2 year stretch behind bars. a father of two himself, he has shown no remorse and taken no responsibility for murdering another parent's child. afghanistan now. now to afghanistan — and many of you may be aware of my reporting from inside the country since the taliban takeover — well they've now been in power for the past 18 months and much has changed for afghans and afghanistan. one thing that remains, is the scourge of drug addiction. i was in the country not long ago, where i saw the taliban's aggressive

campaign to round up addicts from the streets — force them into rehab — in an attempt to dry them out. this the taliban have said that they are going to ban the cultivation of poppies but since the taliban to go versus 2020 tube poppy cultivation has gone up. we can speak 110w now to... we can speak now to general david petreaus, a retired us four star general — former director of the cia and was commander of us and nato forces in afghanistan. was great to speak to you and always good to speak to you about afghanistan. it is quite a depressing situation. i was there less than a month ago and the situation just seems to be getting worse and worse in terms of the humanitarian crisis, the security crisis as well as the human rights crisis. in crisis as well as the human rights crisis. , , , . ., ., crisis. in every respect and at the economy as _ crisis. in every respect and at the economy as well. _ crisis. in every respect and at the economy as well. and _ crisis. in every respect and at the economy as well. and of - crisis. in every respect and at the economy as well. and of course l

crisis. in every respect and at the i economy as well. and of course the tragedy for afghanistan is that within the economy doing so horribly, more people will pursue cultivation of the illegal narcotics, that should have been expected. when we tried to eradicate the growth of poppy, you will recall that we try to substitute other crops for it. yes, that was not as successful as we had hoped it would. there were a lot of supply change to leave chain issues that always proved difficult to resolve. certainly, there is no alternative at the moment and the idea that the tally band will stamp out the one productive area, a to be sure, in the economy is very suspect —— taliban. the economy is very suspect -- taliban. ~ . the economy is very suspect -- taliban. . ., , . taliban. what i saw in the piece that i reported _ taliban. what i saw in the piece that i reported on, _ taliban. what i saw in the piece that i reported on, we - taliban. what i saw in the piece that i reported on, we saw i taliban. what i saw in the piece i that i reported on, we saw taliban launch a aggressive campaign trying to round up these drug addicts from

across the country, certainly in kabul where i was and put them in rehab centres. and they said that they would and the cultivation of p°ppy they would and the cultivation of poppy something that they sit in the 90s as well, do you believe them? no. and again there rehab is pretty inhumane. basically to lock them up and make them sweat it out. again, it does not have lasting effects. not lasting beneficial effects, frankly. "we have seen this before. in the mid—late 1990s frankly. "we have seen this before. in the mid—late1990s and in fact we saw all other aspects of the current afghanistan as well, the repressive treatment of women and girls not be able to attend education, not being able to attend education, not being able to attend education, not being able to participate meaningfully into the economy. ultraconservative interpretation of islam and indeed the kind of violence coming back as well because there is a resistance movement and you also see, of course

the islamic state cortisol group, the islamic state cortisol group, the affiliate of the islamic state thatis the affiliate of the islamic state that is operating in afghanistan and also in parts of pakistan. something i have also in parts of pakistan. something i have often — also in parts of pakistan. something i have often heard _ also in parts of pakistan. something i have often heard you _ also in parts of pakistan. something i have often heard you say _ also in parts of pakistan. something i have often heard you say and i i i have often heard you say and i know that we refer to afghanistan as the greater middle east, but what happens in the region does not stay in the region. happens in the region does not stay in the region-— in the region. that's correct. first and foremost _ in the region. that's correct. first and foremost the _ in the region. that's correct. first and foremost the poppy - in the region. that's correct. first and foremost the poppy crop i in the region. that's correct. first and foremost the poppy crop is i in the region. that's correct. first i and foremost the poppy crop is what provides the opium that eventually heroin and so forth for much of the rest of the world, particularly in the neighbourhood but it makes its way all the way into the middle east and the western middle east, if you will, and certainly into europe as well. a huge percentage of the world's illegal production of opium us. so the fact that they cannot control their territory, the fact that it control their territory, the fact thatitis control their territory, the fact that it is easier to be an insurgent that it is easier to be an insurgent that a counter in surgery. they are

having to secure the country against others who are rebelling against them and they are not doing a particularly effective job of it. therefore it is causing problems in a stand and also in the central asian states. i a stand and also in the central asian states.— a stand and also in the central asian states. , , ,.,, , ., asian states. i suppose the question then is a question _ asian states. i suppose the question then is a question that _ asian states. i suppose the question then is a question that you - asian states. i suppose the question then is a question that you is - asian states. i suppose the question then is a question that you is how. then is a question that you is how does it and? i then is a question that you is how does it and?— does it and? i don't know this time. we did have — does it and? i don't know this time. we did have a _ does it and? i don't know this time. we did have a plan _ does it and? i don't know this time. we did have a plan in _ does it and? i don't know this time. we did have a plan in iraq _ does it and? i don't know this time. we did have a plan in iraq where i i we did have a plan in iraq where i was privileged to go back in and we did for a period of time at least answer that question, but in this case, ijust do not know. because we are clearly not going to go back in there with forces, we will not re—invade, i don't think we will not support in a meaningful way the resistance forces. so my fear is that this is just going to continue, as is, which is an absolutely tragic, horrible disastrous situation.— tragic, horrible disastrous situation. ., ., ., ,

tragic, horrible disastrous situation. ., ., [k situation. one that over the last 18 months we — situation. one that over the last 18 months we have _ situation. one that over the last 18 months we have spoken _ situation. one that over the last 18 months we have spoken a - situation. one that over the last 18 months we have spoken a lot i situation. one that over the last 18. months we have spoken a lot about. finally, if we were to look at the united states position, what should the us do now? the united states position, what should the us do now?— the us do now? the us has tried to do what i think— the us do now? the us has tried to do what i think it's _ the us do now? the us has tried to do what i think it's the _ the us do now? the us has tried to do what i think it's the right - the us do now? the us has tried to do what i think it's the right thing i do what i think it's the right thing which is to use the influence that it may get from the assets it has frozen to try and get the taliban to take less repressive actions in certain respects. more sensible approaches and so forth. especially towards women but also again in a variety of other ways and taliban had just resisted. so the us cannot release, will not release it and what you then have is a degree of humanitarian assistance which is very difficult to resolve for over half the population.— very difficult to resolve for over half the population. thank you so much forjoining _ half the population. thank you so much forjoining us, _ half the population. thank you so much forjoining us, general. i half the population. thank you so much forjoining us, general. we| much forjoining us, general. we will be back with all the latest headlines, we will be speaking to be forformer

headlines, we will be speaking to be for former ceo headlines, we will be speaking to be forformer ceo of google headlines, we will be speaking to be for former ceo of google who will be talking to us about his concerns on artificial intelligence. stay with us. hello there. good evening. glorious blue skies, plenty of spring sunshine across most of the uk today as illustrated by our weather watcher here in sunny doncaster. but cloudier skies across northern ireland with weather fronts out towards the west is spilling black cloud further eastwards. 0ur weather fronts will all track further eastwards over the next few days. we're all likely to see more unsettled conditions as we head through the middle part of the week. but still lots of sunshine hanging on again tomorrow because our area of high pressure not too far away, it's out towards the east. it will slowly retreat as we head through the next few days or so, allowing these weather fronts to push further eastwards. but it's cloudy. it's breezy overnight tonight, there will be some outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and western scotland there.

so here it will feel milder, clear skies across eastern scotland and down through much of england and eastern wales, too, where temperatures could possibly drop to slightly below freezing. so there'll be a touch of frost into tuesday morning. certainly is another chilly start to the day. now a weather front slowly moves its way eastwards as we head throughout the day on tuesday. introducing thickening cloud, i think, for irish sea coast, outbreaks of rain for northern ireland and possibly for western scotland as well. that cloud spilling into eastern scotland by the end of the afternoon. so the best of the sunshine, england and wales, top temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees celsius here. north sea facing coast, feeling a little milder than today. now, on wednesday, ourweatherfront has moved further eastwards. it's likely to give us some outbreaks of rain, particularly for western areas of the uk, but brightening up again towards the end of the afternoon across northern ireland. some sunny spells here our weather front will take its time to

get towards south—east england. perhaps the rain arriving here by the end of the day. top temperatures again between 11 and 1a celsius at orjust slightly above the seasonal average for most. and then on thursday, the focus of the rain will be across eastern areas of the uk. this rain could pep up. it could be heavy and persistent for a time. but look, high pressure starts to build in from the south—west as we head through good friday. and that is set to keep us largely dry as we head through the easter bank holiday weekend with possibly some rain approaching from the west as we head into bank holiday monday. but it will be rather cloudy, i think over the easter bank holiday weekend. it will also feel a little milder.