live from london, this is bbc news. former president donald trump arrives in new york, ahead of his appearance in court facing criminal charges. this is the scene live in manhattan where the media has gathered for one of the biggest stories of the year. several people are seriously injured in a passenger train crash in the netherlands. australia bans tiktok on all government—owned devices because of safety concerns. finland will officially become a member of nato later on tuesday.

hello, i'm victoria valentine. a very warm welcome to the programme. donald trump is spending the night in new york, at trump tower, before appearing in court later. he's set to make history once again, this time as the first president of the united states to be charged with a criminal offence. the charges relate to money paid to a porn star to keep quiet about an affair before the 2016 election. this is the scene live in new york. it'sjust gone midnight, and thejudge has ruled that pooled media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom, just before the hearing gets underway, but tv cameras will only be allowed in outside corridors. security measures will be in place with the authorities expecting demonstrations by the president's supporters and opponents.

let's get the latest from michelle fleury in manhattan. donald trump has travelled to new york where he is spending the night in his namesake tamme behind me and he is reportedly meeting with lawyers going through last—minute arrangements. the team boosted by the appointment of tom blanche who is familiar with what colour cases and brought in for his expertise to beef up donald trump's legal team ahead to what is expected to be a historic day. the fact we sell cable news cameras following him all the way from his resort in palm beach to right here in new york city. police presence has been ramped up and as you can see they have been barricades in anticipation of tomorrow when donald trump makes that journey to the courthouse in lower manhattan. he will be read his miranda

rights, he will be fingerprinted, we do not know yet if it will be among shop and eventually will proceed to the court room where they will be the hearing and where he will learn the charges he is facing. —— a mug shot. like i say, right now we do not know what charges he is facing although all of this relates we understand to the case involving hush money payment to former adult film star stormy daniels. to say that it is an unprecedented moment, the former president of the united states facing a criminal case like this as a result of that, police are trying to prepare for every eventuality and you can feel it here right now on the streets of new york city. to bring you back to the live

shot. this is where the former us president donald trump has been consulting with lawyers. trump tower, right in the heart of new york city, as he prepares to face history making criminal charges. that will be of course opening a little bit later on in the day on a tuesday. do stay with us on that. plenty of coverage on bbc news and also a lot of information and a life page on the bbc website if you are looking at that. under investigation over hush money paid just before 2016 election to a porn star. he denies of course any wrongdoing. let's bring you some breaking news from the netherlands: several people have been seriously injured in a passenger train crash. the train derailed following a collision with a freight train. the front carriage then

ploughed into a field and a fire broke out. at least 50 people were on the passenger train. rescue teams are at the scene of the accident near the village of voorschoten between the hague and amsterdam. we will keep that story for you and bring you on use as and when we have it. the australian government has said that tiktok will be banned on all government devices because of fears about security. similar bans have already been implemented from other western nations. early last month beijing accused the us of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove tiktok from government—issued phones. the european union has also barred the video—sharing app from official government devices. two weeks ago british government ministers were also banned from using tiktok on their work phones and devices, also because of security grounds.

use of the app has exploded in recent years, with 3.5 billion downloads worldwide. 0ur correspondent phil mercerjoins me from sydney. further decoupling between the west and china on tech. was this expected in australia, phil? i think it was. they had been a review into security concerns regarding the social media platform and australia is following its five eyes security alliance partners banning tiktok on the devices of its politicians and public servants. five eye includes australia, the united states, the united kingdom, canada and new zealand so australia is now in step with them. there is some criticism of the australian government though from conservative opposition lawmakers say the government has been slow to act so we don't quite know when this ban

will come into force. the government says it will come in as soon as it is a practical but certainly australia joining many other western countries eyeing tiktok with increasing level of suspicion. this coming in after a _ level of suspicion. this coming in after a report _ level of suspicion. this coming in after a report that _ level of suspicion. this coming in after a report that was - in after a report that was issued, the department of home affairs commissioning the security review into a bunch of social media apps including tiktok. it was delivered to the government last month and the public have not seen the findings. are they going to? we're not quite sure. there is no immediate plan for the australian government to impose a broader ban on tiktok. it is immensely popular in this country. it is estimated tiktok has 7 million monthly users in this country so that equates to around quarter of the population. in its defence

tiktok is saying it believes australia's decision is driven by politics and are not the facts. there are concerns by intelligence agencies here that they could be security and surveillance issues given that tiktok is owned by a chinese company and that the company has always denied links to the communist party in beijing so this is a story you would imagine that has a fair way to run in relation to the relationship between china and western countries.— western countries. evidence is et to be western countries. evidence is yet to be published _ western countries. evidence is yet to be published by - western countries. evidence is yet to be published by any - yet to be published by any nation that has created such a ban. do you think it is going to change the way the public will use this app? will it make any difference at all? probably not. it is immensely _ any difference at all? probably not. it is immensely popular. not. it is immensely popular here in australia as are other chinese owned apps as well. for many australians, they like the

technology around tiktok and of course of the rock concerns about what happens to the data. —— there are concerns. what we do know is politicians and public servants will not be allowed to have the social media app on their phone following advice from intelligence agencies. i imagine many other australians will continue at what they have been doing for a long time and thatis been doing for a long time and that is enjoying the app. that is en'oying the app. thank ou ve that is enjoying the app. thank you very much- _ that is enjoying the app. thank you very much. seeing - that is enjoying the app. thank you very much. seeing a - that is enjoying the app. thank you very much. seeing a littlel you very much. seeing a little line here from the chinese minister saying that australia will objectively and fairly handle such cases. a little bit of a response and a tightening review of china's enterprise on investment and operations in australia. so a little bit of new news coming through to us now. let's get some of

the day's other news: more than one in six adults are affected by the inability to have a child at some point in their lives. the price of oiljumped more than 5% on monday, after the group known as 0pec+, the organization of the petroleum exporting countries, announced a cut in production by more than one million barrels a day. analysts say the move could lead to higher inflation. the un and international red cross have warned that the number of people living at risk of land mines has risen sharply in recent years. their report said the increase was largely due to the recent conflicts in ukraine and ethiopia. finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia,

with which finland shares a long border. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon is flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels. the quickest acceptance process in nato's history. acceptance process in nato's histo . , history. president putin went to war against _ history. president putin went to war against ukraine - history. president putin went to war against ukraine with l history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a j to war against ukraine with a clearaim to get to war against ukraine with a clear aim to get less native. he wanted nato to remove forces of destruction meaning all allies in the centre of eastern europe and he wanted nato to make it absolutely clear that the nato door was closed for any new membership. he is getting the exact opposite. he is getting more nato pressure in eastern europe and two new members with finland and sweden. . �* , ., ., sweden. finland's long frontier with russia _ sweden. finland's long frontier with russia has _ sweden. finland's long frontier with russia has seen _ sweden. finland's long frontier with russia has seen the - with russia has seen the fighting earlier in the second world war more than doubles are

divided between nato and its adverse sorrow. at a time thanks to the boy in ukraine of extremely high tension. huge numbers of reserve, finland has been a close part of nato for years and will have no trouble fitting in. its neighbour to the west, sweden, is likely to follow suit in the coming months once differences with another nato member, turkey, a result. moscow says it will strengthen it forces nearby to confront what it sees as nato's threatening move and if the alliance appoints troops and equipment to finland as it has in the baltics, russia says it will take additional steps. paul adams, bbc news to ukraine and there are conflicting claims about who is in control of the eastern city of bakhmut which russia has spent months trying to capture. now the head of the russian mercenary group, wagner, released a video claiming control. the bbc has been unable to verify that. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega has more from kyiv on ukraine's response

to the latest claim. ukraine has strongly rejected claims that russian forces have captured the embattled city of bakhmut, to the east of the country. a spokesman for the ukrainian army said bakhmut is ukrainian army said bakhmut is ukrainian and they have not captured anything and are very far from captured anything and are very farfrom doing captured anything and are very far from doing that. captured anything and are very farfrom doing that. he was referring to the wagner group, which has been leading the russian efforts to capture this cd in the don the esk region. bakhmut has become extremely symbolic for both parts. ukraine is that it is vital to hold this city because it is the first line of defence in the first line of defence in the country and if the russians were to capture bakhmut they would be in a position to attack major cities in the east. they also say that they need to keep the russians and gauge and war of attrition. the russians have lost a lot of

manpower, equipment and the ukrainian say this is part of that strategy. for the russians, they need victories are capturing bakhmut would be extremely significant for the russians. that would be telling the russians that they can achieve their goals in this invasion. getting information from bakhmut is extremely difficult so it may take some time before we get a clear picture of what is happening in the city. we had a little bit of an update from the dutch emergency services over that train crash outside between the hague and amsterdam. we now understand that at least several dozen people are injured and are being treated after a passenger train derailed. this when it collided with a freight train. the front carriage ploughed into a field and fire has broken out. so we know that at least 50 people were on board that passenger train. we

understand now from the emergency services that several dozen people are injured. we will keep across that story for you the moment we have more we will tell you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. i have interviewed fascinating right across the planet whether that's heads of state or global leaders from the us secretary of state to the dalai lama. for the most person i interviewed was the film star angelina jolie. soon after her divorce from brad pitt, and we did the interview in cambodia where she was doing a documentary film about the cambodian genocide. i think the most important thing when interviewing people is to make it clear that there are no questions that are off—limits, that you can be free to ask anything. so whether that's dealing with an authoritarian

leader or a film star, there are never any prearranged questions or preagreed—upon questions. i'm always free to ask whatever i want. that's really how i conduct my interviews and how i deal with the people i'm interviewing. i like to often build a connection as well and i think you get much more out of the people you're interviewing when you can empathise. you're live with bbc news. nigel lawson — who was perhaps best known as the uk's chancellor of the exchequer during the 19805 — has died. he was 91. the current prime minister, rishi sunak, led the tributes — tweeting that �*0ne of the first things i did as chancellor was hang a picture of nigel lawson above my desk. he was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others.�* helen catt looks back at his life. nigel lawson was the architect of the economic policies that underpinned thatcherism. six years in office saw some

of the most far—reaching changes ever made to britain's financial affairs. i became— to be asked the first city editor for the new sunday telegraph. he began his career as a journalist, editing the spectator magazine, and making regular appearances as a tv pundit. he became an mp in 1970, earning a reputation as a man of the right. here he was calling for the end of sanctions against rhodesia, as it was then. the purpose of economic sanctions was to achieve a political end. they have failed to do this and i think it is clear to all of us now if it wasn't clear before that they never will. in 1983 he became chancellor in mrs thatcher's cabinet, presenting a series of tax—cutting budgets. the privatisation of state industries saw him fulfil his vision of a people's capitalism. his relaxation of the rules governing london's stock market was aimed at making the city

a successful financial centre. but as inflation and interest rates rose, the government found itself in trouble. lawson's opposition to the poll tax, a measure which led to huge public disorder, soured relations with margaret thatcher. a public row with the prime minister's financial guru sir alan walters was the final straw. good evening. the chancellor, nigel lawson, resigned tonight taking the government, westminster and financial marks around the world totally by surprise. his resignation was seen by many as the beginning of the end of the thatcher era. he sat in the lords as lord lawson until last december, during which time he criticised the idea of man—made climate change and argued to leave the european union.

the european union, as it is now, after of it is the complete economic basket case. the other half is not all that great. his view had always been that the market should operate with a minimum of interference, a philosophy that guided one of the 20th century's longest serving and most reforming chancellors. nigel lawson — the uk's chancellor of the exchequer during the 19805 — who's died at the age of 91. just want to bring you a little bit more on the news of the train crash in holland. passenger train carrying at least 50 people that has derailed early on tuesday. it hit construction equipment on the track. we know that several dozen people have been injured. that news coming from the dutch emergency services. many injured, many seriously, they have said. rescue teams have been at the scene of the

accident. it's happened at a village between the hague and amateur —— amsterdam. we know the front carriage of the night train derailed and ploughed into a field after the accident. the carriage was on its side, a fire has broken out. that has now been extinguished. we will bring you more on that story when we have it. a lack of rain in recent years has meant that the northeast of spain is seeing its worst drought on record. this has led to a series of strict measures being taken to ensure that the area's water supply is not exhausted. it has also added to concerns about the impact of climate change in southern europe. guy hedgecoe reports from catalonia. for half a century, the sour reservoir has supplied water to the people of barcelona and the surrounding area, but in recent months it has been depleted to less than a 10th of its

capacity due to lack of rain. this church totally submerged in times of abundant rainfall has become a bleak symbol of the drought. now — the sour reservoir has been emptied all together to prevent the remaining water from together to prevent the remaining waterfrom being contaminated by mud. its fish are being caught so they don't rot in the water. we are being caught so they don't rot in the water.— rot in the water. we are trying to transfer _ rot in the water. we are trying to transfer the _ rot in the water. we are trying to transfer the water - rot in the water. we are trying to transfer the water as - rot in the water. we are trying to transfer the water as soon | to transfer the water as soon as we can because the quality right now in winter was good with the spring it will become really, really bad and try to extract all the — all the fishes that we can find there. this area has not seen sustained rain for 2.5 years. that's the longest drought here since records began in 1905. local authorities have restricted the use of water for agriculture by a0%. this farmer who produces artichoke s and

tomatoes among other crops warns that the lack of water is likely to be push up the prices of these products in supermarkets across europe. translation: iam supermarkets across europe. translation: i am worried because farming is myjob and if i don't have water, i end up planting fewer crops. if we can't plant as many crops, then this will mean there is less product for consumers. barcelona, like many towns and cities across catalonia, is seeing tight controls on water use for everything from car washing and gardening, to street cleaning. even ornamental fountains like this one has been switched off in recent weeks. other parts of europe have also been suffering a winter drought. experts warn this countries in the south are at particular risk as climate change takes effect. we have the mediterranean _ change takes effect. we have the mediterranean area - change takes effect. we have the mediterranean area and l change takes effect. we have i the mediterranean area and we are are expecting there's going to be a hot spot in the climate

change crisis. figs to be a hot spot in the climate change crisis.— change crisis. as well as stretching _ change crisis. as well as stretching water - change crisis. as well as i stretching water supplies, change crisis. as well as - stretching water supplies, the dry conditions have other unwanted effects. u nwa nted effects. (siren unwanted effects. (siren sounds) a wave _ (siren sounds) a wave of - (siren sounds). a wave of wildfires (siren sounds) - a wave of wildfires in (siren sounds) _ a wave of wildfires in northern and eastern spain has burned thousands offer hectares of land. the summer is still a long way off, but spain and some of its european neighbours are already feeling the heat. nasa has announced the crew of its artemis 2 mission — which will fly around the moon — and it will include the first woman, and the first african—american ever to make a lunar trip. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. it's a new era of pioneers and adventurers. vying for seats on the most sought after mission in 50 years on a spacecraft that is heading back to the moon. four astronauts ready to make history. and now they've been revealed. i'm christina koch.

i'm a mission specialist on the artemis 2 mission to the moon. she holds the record for the longest continuous stay in space by a woman. jeremy hansen, from the canadian space agency — a fighter pilot and physicist. and nasa's former chief astronaut, reid wiseman — the artemis 2 commander. and making up the four piloting the spacecraft will be victor glover. artemis 2 is more than a mission to the moon and back. it's more than a mission that has to happen before we send people to the surface of the moon. it is the next step on the journey that gets humanity to mars. the one thing i'm most excited about is that we are going to carry your excitement, your aspirations, your dreams with us on this mission. artemis 2 — your mission. three, two, one... and this is the rocket they'll be riding on. it made a test flight

to the moon last year. now it's ready for a crew. the artemis 2 mission will lift off from cape canaveral in florida. the spacecraft will spend the first 42 hours orbiting the earth, testing the life support systems. it's the first time they'll have been used. the astronauts will then spend four days travelling to the moon, flying far beyond it, before heading back for a splashdown in the pacific ocean. the whole trip will take about ten days. it's been 50 years since humanity last visited the moon. this next generation's mission is scheduled to take off at the end of next year. rebecca morelle, bbc news. before the business, wejust want to take you back to trump tower in the centre of manhattan in new york city there. donald trump, the former president, is lthlthltherring down ahead of his tuesday court appearance after a journey from florida

that drew blanket coverage from news channels, from the us news channels. he faces unspecified charges in connection with a payment his lawyer made to a porn star. hello. we've seen a reasonably settled spell of early april weather over the past few days, largely dry with some sunshine. and that's going to continue at least for another 2a hours for many parts of the uk. so sunny spells around. there is some rain in the forecast through tuesday and it's mainly pushing in across the far northwest all down to this weather front you can see here. but it is meeting this big area of high pressure which sits to the east, and that's really going to be the driving force of the weather, particularly across england, wales and eastern scotland, too. that's where we've got the clearest skies over the next few hours. it's really quite chilly out there. a bit more cloud and drizzly rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland. so temperatures by tuesday dawn here above freezing. but elsewhere we could see a touch of frost, perhaps as low as minus four in one or two sheltered rural spots

across england and wales. now through the day on tuesday after that chilly start, any misting is soon clearing away. lots of sunshine for much of england, wales and eastern scotland. a little bit of high cloud around, so turning hazy at times, especially later on. more cloud, though, for northern ireland and western scotland. the breeze picking up and a little patchy light rain through the morning, becoming a bit more persistent during the afternoon. top temperatures for most of us between about 12 to 1a degrees or so. not as cool as it has been close to the east coast because we're losing that onshore breeze. now overnight tuesday, and heading on into wednesday, we've got this cloud and rain just pushing more widely across the uk, but we do keep the clear skies for east anglia in the southeast. so yet again, just a touch of frost as we head through into wednesday morning here. but further northwest under that blanket of cloud and rain, it is going to be reasonably mild. so heading through wednesday then this frontal system edges its way gradually southwards and eastwards too. so it will bring a spell of wet weather for many of us, i think through wednesday, not everywhere, probably east anglia, parts of lincolnshire, down towards southern and southeastern england, staying dry with some sunny spells all day.

but elsewhere, a lot of cloud. the breeze picking up from a south westerly direction and outbreaks of rain could be quite persistent at times. reasonably mild, still about ten to 1a degrees during the day on wednesday. and then as we head through towards wednesday night into thursday, we could well see a little bit of a ripple on this weather front. so that means that during thursday, more areas, especially in the east, could see some spells of persistent rain. should gradually clear away, though, as we head through good friday and into the easter weekend, showers tending to clear up. so many of us looking dry. could be a little bit of rain though at times in the south. bye— bye.

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