to court in new york — the first former us president to face criminal charges. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to a porn star before the 2016 election. supporters and opponents will be outside the courthouse. well, i think it's amazing and it's beautiful that finally the institutions are doing what they're supposed to do. he told the american people, the working people of america, "i've got your back." now he's in peril, he's being persecuted, ifelt i had to come in to let him know i got your back. we'll be live from the courthouse in new york with the latest. also this lunchtime... the social media giant tiktok fined more than £12 million for failing to protect the privacy

of children in the uk. charities condemn the govenment for holding back half the money it promised to spend on the social care workforce in england. hundreds of former football and rugby players take legal action, claiming they weren't reasonably protected from head injuries. why life could get easier for air passengers, with the rules on carrying liquids to be relaxed. and the belfast boy awarded the freedom of the city for inspiring changes to the laws on donating organs. coming up on the bbc news channel... british boxer amir khan is banned from sport for two years after testing positive for a prohibited substance following his fight against kell brook last year.

good afternoon. donald trump is preparing for his historic court appearance in new york today, when he'll become the first former us president to face criminal charges. he denies allegations that he paid hush money to the porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who wants to run for the white house once again next year, has described the case as a witchhunt. demonstrations by his supporters and opponents are expected outside the courthouse, as nada tawfik reports from new york. donald trump kept a low profile as he arrived in new york on the eve of his history—making court appearance, staying in at his penthouse in trump tower to confer with his attorneys. but on social media, it was a different story. he slammed the case against him as a witch hunt, and he called

on the district attorney, alvin bragg, to resign. his call for mass protests failed to gain traction. but on fifth avenue outside of trump tower, a few supporters and critics turned out. trump is the first former president charged with a crime, a fact that has put him back in the spotlight. he shouldn't even be charged with a misdemeanour in this case and they're charging him with a felony. oh, my god, they really don't like this guy, they're really afraid of him. i think it's amazing and it's beautiful that finally- the institutions are doing - what they're supposed to do. i think we're all. witnessing history. i'm here out of a sense of duty and gratitude. in 2016, donald trump became president and he told the american people, the working people of america, "i've got your back." now he's in peril, he's being persecuted, ifelt i had to come in to let him know i got your back, mr president. us news channels aired wall to wall coverage of his journey as the secret service escorted him

to new york. camera and news helicopters captured every moment from mar—a—lago past a street of supporters cheering him on, to his flight on his private boeing 757 aircraft into laguardia airport. as trump was taking off, officials in new york held a press conference with this warning to anyone planning to protest. while there may be some rabble rousers thinking about coming to our city tomorrow, our message is clear and simple — control yourselves. new york city is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger. it's here in this courthouse where donald trump will answer to the criminal charges against him, notjust as a defendant, but a presidential hopeful. 2024 may feel like a long way off, but the dynamics of this case are already shaping the race for the white house. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is outside

the court house in new york. give us some more details about what will happen there today. the? give us some more details about what will happen there today.— will happen there today. they have started closing _ will happen there today. they have started closing more _ will happen there today. they have started closing more roads - will happen there today. they have started closing more roads and - started closing more roads and putting up more barricades because the former president is expected here in the next few hours. he will be brought to this building behind me to have his fingerprints taken and on the 15th floor he will go into a boardroom for the charges will be unsealed and read to him and he will be asked to enter a plea. there will not be any moving pictures at the moment but there will be some photographers in there for some pictures at the beginning. he will head back to my largo for a planned event with his supporters later this evening.— later this evening. assess for us the significance _ later this evening. assess for us the significance of— later this evening. assess for us the significance of this. - later this evening. assess for us the significance of this. in - later this evening. assess for us the significance of this. in the i the significance of this. in the iece the significance of this. in the piece before, _

the significance of this. in the piece before, this _ the significance of this. in the piece before, this was - the significance of this. in the piece before, this was and - the significance of this. in the piece before, this was and is l the significance of this. in the | piece before, this was and is a prologue to the presidential election, donald trump setting the scene, he did not want to be charged with a crime but who does and he seen some opportunities here to pull ahead in the race for the nomination. we have seen that in the polls, and amongst his core supporters on the ground, fired up as they are and that is why i think he will try and turn this to his advantage in the coming months and say, i am still the outsider, they still don't want me, they are still trying to keep me out, you have got to make sure i get to the white house. gary, thank you. the social media giant tiktok has been fined more than £12 million for failing to protect the privacy of children in the uk. an investigation by the watchdog the information commissioner's 0ffice found tiktok breached data protection law. our technology reporter alasdair keanejoins me from glasgow. tell us more about what tiktok has

been fined for. this tell us more about what tiktok has been fined for.— been fined for. this dates back to between 2018 _ been fined for. this dates back to between 2018 and _ been fined for. this dates back to between 2018 and 2020 - been fined for. this dates back to between 2018 and 2020 from - been fined for. this dates back to between 2018 and 2020 from the | between 2018 and 2020 from the platform was a relatively new app, used by lots of teenagers to do dance routines and share videos with friends and the information commissioner says at that .1 jr million under the age of 13 in the uk will using the platform which goes against tech talks on policy. they say as a result the platform was collecting detail about them with parental consent but they have criticised the firm for the amount of information collected about how data was being used meaning people were not able to fully consented to what was being collected about them. everything from the kind of videos they were watching, location and all sorts of different data that was being gathered by the platform and as a result they have been issued with this fine.— with this fine. what have tiktok said in response? _ with this fine. what have tiktok said in response? tiktok- with this fine. what have tiktok said in response? tiktok have l said in response? tiktok have re'ected said in response? tiktok have

rejected the — said in response? tiktok have rejected the fine, _ said in response? tiktok have rejected the fine, they - said in response? tiktok have rejected the fine, they said i said in response? tiktok have l rejected the fine, they said they will assess their next moves but they have also been pointing to some of the measures they got in place now to prevent those under 13 being on the platform and reminding people it is a platform for those aged over 13 and different features used to make sure those on the platform or the age they say they are. alasdair, thank you. the government has been condemned for holding back half the money promised for the social care workforce in england. £250 million has been set aside, a big reduction on the original pledge of £500 million. ministers insist their plan will bolster the workforce and that the remaining money has not yet been allocated. 0ne charity has called it an insult. our health correspondent nick triggle is with me. it's quite complicated so talk us through the figures as you understand them.- through the figures as you understand them. ~ ., ., ., understand them. what we have got toda is understand them. what we have got today is details _ understand them. what we have got today is details of _

understand them. what we have got today is details of where _ understand them. what we have got today is details of where previouslyl today is details of where previously money was announced, £2 billion over the next two years and social care will be spent and that covers services provided to with disability, the elderly, care home places and there's more investment in digital care records, more money to pay providers as well as the investment you mentioned in the workforce. it's worth noting this money today is just a small fraction of what councils spend on social care. 0ver of what councils spend on social care. over the next 12 months it's likely to be 5% of their spending and they draw on money from council tax and business rates and other government funding streams but from the previously announced money £600 million is being held back and nearly half of that is money earmarked for the workforce to pay for extra training places to plug the staffing shortfall, currently about one in ten posts on social care are vacant so instead of getting 500 million over two years,

it will be 250 million and that has raised concerns. social club directors accusing the government of kicking the can down the road and they say the vulnerable and frail will miss out and not get the care they deserve but as you mentioned, they deserve but as you mentioned, the government is adamant it will make a difference and they said the £600 million being held back will still be invested in social care, they are just reviewing where they should prioritise the money. nick, thank you. a passenger train has been derailed in the netherlands, killing one person and injuring 30 others. the train was travelling from leiden to the hague when it hit a construction crane and came off the rails. the driver and two conductors were among the injured. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is at the scene with the latest. anna. you can see here you can see here an you can see here an idea of what happened. a freight train and this double—decker passenger train hit some kind of construction trend that

is understood to have been carrying a crane. 0ne is understood to have been carrying a crane. one of the carriages went down the embankment, most of the windows on the lower floor of the train are shattered, one of the power cables has come down on the roof of first class as you can see. we know in the last few hours, the person who died was working for the construction company, no further details have been given although a police investigation is under way. i've been speaking to some locals who live around here, one of them a former military personnel who said he was can around 3:25am local time to the sound of what he described as a slow explosion. dutch king has been to the site but first he went to the homes of local people who opened their doors in the early hours and allowed their living rooms to be used by emergency workers to care for those lightly injured but did not need hospitalisation. 19 people taken to hospital among them

the train driver with broken bones but he is understood to be conscious. criminal investigation is under way crash site investigators are under way and at the scene to try and establish what happened. anna, thank you. a group of former sportsmen and women is seeking compensation from their governing bodies for brain damage allegedly caused by playing their sports. the claims, by 378 former footballers, rugby league players, and extra rugby union players, are being filed at the high court. they say they weren't reasonably protected from concussion and other injuries. matt graveling reports. agoat a go at home in the manchester derby. it a go at home in the manchester derb . , a go at home in the manchester derby.- gibson. - a go at home in the manchester derby.- gibson. a - a go at home in the manchester i derby.- gibson. a stunning derby. it is in. gibson. a stunning strike that— derby. it is in. gibson. a stunning strike that lives _ derby. it is in. gibson. a stunning strike that lives long _ derby. it is in. gibson. a stunning strike that lives long in _ derby. it is in. gibson. a stunning strike that lives long in the - derby. it is in. gibson. a stunning l strike that lives long in the memory for all who saw it before the man who scored it, it has become harder to recover. 37 years on: gibson is a

grandfather and is living with early alzheimer's. it grandfather and is living with early alzheimer's-— alzheimer's. it affects me, don't aet me alzheimer's. it affects me, don't get me wrong. _ alzheimer's. it affects me, don't get me wrong, but _ alzheimer's. it affects me, don't get me wrong, but it _ alzheimer's. it affects me, don't get me wrong, but it affects - alzheimer's. it affects me, don't get me wrong, but it affects the | get me wrong, but it affects the kids. they are not sure if you say something if you are going to remember it, do i remember we have been at the park? things like that. it is more of a problem to the people you love around you. to date la ers people you love around you. to date lawyers for — people you love around you. to date lawyers for colin _ people you love around you. to date lawyers for colin and _ people you love around you. to date lawyers for colin and other - people you love around you. to date lawyers for colin and other former i lawyers for colin and other former footballers will file claims at the high court alleging the governing bodies of the game failed to protect players from permanent injury caused by repetitive concussive and sub—concussive blows. by repetitive concussive and sub-concussive blows. using his weiaht sub-concussive blows. using his weight and _ sub-concussive blows. using his weight and his _ sub-concussive blows. using his weight and his power... - sub-concussive blows. using his weight and his power... and - sub-concussive blows. using his weight and his power... and it's| sub-concussive blows. using his . weight and his power... and it's not “ust weight and his power... and it's not just football- _ weight and his power... and it's not just football. nick _ weight and his power... and it's not just football. nick facade _ weight and his power... and it's not just football. nick facade is - weight and his power... and it's not just football. nick facade is one - weight and his power... and it's not just football. nick facade is one of l just football. nick facade is one of 100 formate league players —— billy claire submitting claims. 100 formate league players -- billy claire submitting claims.— claire submitting claims. looking after the guys — claire submitting claims. looking after the guys in _ claire submitting claims. looking after the guys in female - claire submitting claims. looking after the guys in female players i after the guys in female players with brain damage he may need urgent clinical support and damages for

themselves and their families stop we ultimately want these sports to survive well into the future but clearly urgent and immediate changes are needed. ., . ., , _ clearly urgent and immediate changes are needed. ., ~ ., , , ., are needed. former wales rugby union debord james — are needed. former wales rugby union debord james is _ are needed. former wales rugby union debord james is one _ are needed. former wales rugby union debord james is one of _ are needed. former wales rugby union debord james is one of those - debord james is one of those diagnosed with early onset dementia and in an emotional interview he told the bbc of his daily struggles with mental health. i am told the bbc of his daily struggles with mental health.— told the bbc of his daily struggles with mental health. i am changed as a erson. with mental health. i am changed as a person- in — with mental health. i am changed as a person- in a _ with mental health. i am changed as a person- in a way— with mental health. i am changed as a person. in a way it _ with mental health. i am changed as a person. in a way it probably - a person. in a way it probably highlights a bit of an answer as to why i feel the way i do. it is quite cathartic to tell people. because for me, i am trying to help other people who are suffering and there is plenty of people out there suffering. is plenty of people out there suffering-— is plenty of people out there sufferinu. ~ ., _ .,, suffering. world rugby said it was saddened to _ suffering. world rugby said it was saddened to hear _ suffering. world rugby said it was saddened to hear personal- suffering. world rugby said it was i saddened to hear personal accounts of former players who are struggling adding acting on the latest science, evidence and independent expert guidance, we constantly strive to safeguard and support all our players, future, current and former.

rugby is a leader in the prevention, management and identification of head impacts. the rugby football league issued a similar response. three men across three different grain demo games, now hundreds more in the search for a change to protect the future of contact sport. our top story this lunchtime: donald trump prepares to go to court in new york, the first former us president to face criminal charges. and coming up: fears grow for crops as northern spain sees its worst drought on record. in sport: more on how the english premier league will be briefly pausing matches to help muslim players break their fast during ramadan. life is about to get easier for air travellers. london city has become the second uk

airport after teesside last month to scrap the 100 millilitre restriction on liquids in hand luggage. passengers will now have their bags checked by scanners which can detect within seconds whether fluids are dangerous. 0ther airports will bring in the technology next year. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. change is arriving. restrictions on what can go in cabin baggage came in in 2006 after a plot to bring down flights was uncovered. now, any liquids must be in containers of less than 100 millilitres or put in a clear plastic bag. laptops must be taken out. london city airport is among a small number who have dropped that rule because of new high—tech machines at security. how about the things in my bag, then? so i've come prepared with my toothpaste and my deodorant in a plastic bag. yeah, you don't need the small plastic bag any more.

you can leave all your liquids inside the bag. great, so i'll put those back in. and these large liquids. they are well over 100 millilitres. can i take those through? yes, previously they would have been confiscated, but now, you can take them through. you can take up to two litres in a bottle. 0k. and then finally... laptop? yes, again, it all stays in the bag. everything remains in the bag, and it goes straight through. so, through it goes. we can't actually film the new ct scanners for security reasons, but what they do is provide an advanced 3d image of everything in the bags. that gives security staff much more detail than the previous 2d images. the level of processing now through the x—ray is even more secure than it was previously, and the machine has the ability to differentiate between a dangerous liquid and a non—dangerous liquid. it's so much easier, i'll be honest with you, because normally, you have to take everything out and use a clear bag. if it works, it's definitely i going to be much quicker, so happy about that, yeah.

did it seem quicker? yes, it did. i didn't have to take my laptop out, essentially. j it means there is far less queueing, everybody getting everything in and out of the bags again. it's a lot easier. some other countries already use similar equipment. the uk previously aimed to roll it out by the end of last year. the current government target is for all major uk airports to have it byjune 202a. for now, most airports do still have the liquids restrictions we've all got used to. this is the beginning of the end for that annoying 100 millilitre restriction. passengers, though, need to check, is the airport on the way out and the way back going to have this two—litre rule, or are you still in the old system? because for now, this is a very small number of airports. when they are in place more widely, the new rules should take some out

of the hassle out of holidays. katy austen, bbc news. sir richard branson�*s satellite launch company, virgin 0rbit, has filed for bankruptcy, after failing to secure new investment. the company, which is based in california, stopped operations several weeks ago, but it hopes to find a buyer for the business. it follows the spectacular failure of a virgin 0rbit rocket launched from the uk earlier this year. its payload of american and british satellites were destroyed. our business editor simonjack is with me. was this inevitable after the loss of the satellites? i think it was, and in fact, they furloughed, if you like, put their staff on leave almost immediately after that happened. as you say, this was a very different approach to launching satellites. rather than blasting them up into the atmosphere, they would have it on a modified 7117 aircraft with a rocket on the bottom. you get close to space and then fire it off and it gets close into orbit. of course, in january, this did not happen, and the satellites on board were destroyed as they burned up in the

atmosphere. so this has been on the cards for some time. to make it clear, this is not a uk company. it is based on the us and almost all of its staff are there, and it's a spin off from richard branson�*s virgin galactic space tourism business. not thought it will directly affect that, but nevertheless, a setback for the uk space industry, which is worth £17.5 billion. 0fficials for the uk space industry, which is worth £17.5 billion. officials say they think this mobile approach to launching satellites could still prove attractive and other operators could apply, and also, chapter 11 bankruptcy in the us is not necessarily the for a company. they get protection from the creditors so they can reorganise and live again, and that will be the hope here. thank you, simon. and i understand you also have some news for us about the business organisation the cbi? it is cancelling a whole load of events? events ? yes, events? yes, it is cancelling all its external events has been rocked by a growing crisis. in the first

instance, the head of the cbi stood down pending an investigation into allegations, including one of sexual harassment, which he said was unintentional and apologised for any offence. but that has grown in recent days. the guardian reported that further allegations of sexual assault at cbi events have been reported. as i say, there is an independent law firm looking into those allegations, but they bill themselves as the most influential and effective business lobbying organisation in the uk. they have cancelled their major may dinner on may the 11th which the chancellor of the exchequer usually speaks. this year, it was going to be the governor of the bank of england. that is on hold, so it's ability to convene, organise and definitely got a big question mark against it today. thank you, simon jack. british boxer amir khan has been banned for two years after an anti—doping test revealed the presence of a prohibited substance following his fight against kell brook in february 2022. the former light

welterweight world champion tested positive for ostarine. khan, who retired from boxing in may, accepted he broke anti—doping rules but said it was not intentional. finland will become the 31st member of nato at a short ceremony at the alliance's headquarters in brussels this afternoon. it applied to join last year, alongside sweden, after russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is in brussels. jonathan, a really significant day for the alliance? yes, it is worth reflecting that 7a years ago on this day, the original members, the founding members of nato signed the washington treaty. then, there were just 12 of them. now there will be 31. so that empty flagpole behind me between france and estonia will have the flag of finland raised in this short

ceremony that takes place. it's important to stress the strategic importance of finland's membership of nato. it was a nonaligned country. it has an 800 mile border with russia. finland's of membership nato more than doubles the size of nato's border with russia, and of course, president putin himself, before the war in ukraine, said he wanted less, not more, nato. he's got more nato. today, moscow responding, saying they see this, finland's membership, as an aggravation, that they will take countermeasures for their own security. the reality is that moscow's military is focused very much on its grinding attritional war in ukraine, and remember, this is notjust the end, because we're still waiting for sweden to join. they still hope here that sweden will also join they still hope here that sweden will alsojoin finland they still hope here that sweden will also join finland as a they still hope here that sweden will alsojoin finland as a new member of nato later this year. thank you, jonathan. jonathan beale, our defence correspondent.

a lack of rain in recent years has meant that the northeast of spain is seeing its worst drought on record. this church in catalonia used to be completely submerged by a reservoir — you can now walk to it. a lack of rain in recent years has meant that the northeast the drought has led to a series of strict measures to conserve water, and it's heightened concerns about the impact of climate change in southern europe. guy hedgecoe reports from catalonia. for half a century, the sau 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 tenth 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 sau reservoir is being emptied altogether, to prevent the remaining water from being contaminated by mud. its fish are being caught so they don't rot in the water. so, we are trying to transfer the water as soon as we can, because the quality now in winter was good. with the spring, it will become really, really bad, and try to extract all the fishes that we can find there. this area has not seen sustained rain for two and a half 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 artichokes and tomatoes, among other crops, warns that the lack of water is likely to push up the prices of these products in uk supermarkets. translation: i am worried, because farming is my job, i and if i don't have water, i end up planting fewer crops. if you 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 have been switched off in recent weeks. as well as stretching water supplies, the dry conditions have other unwanted effects. a wave of wildfires in northern and eastern spain has burnt thousands of hectares of land. the summer is still a long way off, but spain and some of its european neighbours are already feeling the heat. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, north—eastern spain. sir winston churchill, bill clinton, van morrison and kenneth branagh — just some of the people who've been granted the freedom of belfast over the years. well, that honour is now

being shared with a six—year—old boy called daithi mac gabhann, who's inspired changes to northern ireland's organ donation laws. emma vardy went to meet him and his family. for daithi, every day is a waiting game, with one wish central to it all. we're hoping that some day soon, that daithi will get that call, and get the gift of life, the gift of a new heart. before daithi was born, his heart formed differently, and one day, he will need a new one to survive. he's been on the transplant waiting list for five years, but for children, finding suitable organ donors can be very rare. you have a very special heart, and you need a new heart, don't you? every time the phone rings and it's not that call, the disappointment, there's always a bit of disappointment, and, you know, we've been told that the chances of daithi getting the gift of a new heart while he is stable like this is kind of slim to none.

daithi and his family have used their experiences to raise awareness of the need for organ donors to save lives of all ages, and daithi's campaigning led to a change in legislation. i have my very own law. thanks to daithi's law, now northern ireland will soon join the rest of the uk in ensuring that all adults will automatically be added to the organ donation list unless they opt out or are exempt. in recognition of this landmark change in the law, daithi's being awarded the freedom of the city. soon, he'll take his place alongside some of belfast�*s most celebrated citizens. in terms of daithi, seph, mairtin, and the entire family, _ what they have achieved for those people who are on the waiting listj for an organ donation, - and for the city, and in shining a light on this issue, _ has been absolutely inspirational. i got the freedom of the city of belfast! wow!

and what does that mean? the key of the city. it's just so incredible. daithi's own wait for that life—saving call goes on. daithi's condition has deteriorated a wee bit, you know, _ and as of a few months ago, - we've got the oxygen in at home, and he uses a wheelchair now, because he can't walk too far. | it is heartbreaking. it is what it is. - it is what it is, and we do, - we just have to take it day by day. day by day. and try and make as many memories as we can. - children wait on the waiting list for the gift of a new heart two and a half times longer than adults, and they're that more likely to die on the waiting list. it breaks my heart every single day, but daithi doesn't let that get - in the way of things. - he is a wee history maker. with daithi battling to keep going with his own heart as long as he can, his family's appeal for people to consider the lives that could be saved

to organ donation continues. through organ donation continues. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. "a towering figure" and an "inspiration" — some of the tributes today from leading conservatives for the former chancellor nigel lawson, who's died aged 91. lord lawson played a pivotal role in margaret thatcher's governments, and will also be remembered for his views on climate change and brexit. sirjohn major described him as an "essential pillar" of 19805 conservative government who would be remembered. david cameron said he was a "brilliant chancellor" who had an amazing record and inspired people today. the former chancellor nigel lawson, who's died aged 91. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. hello, thank you. good afternoon. beautiful sunshine out there for many of us, but it was frosty this

morning.