if you think about xi jinping's strategy now, do you think he is the kind of person that would want to align himself with putin over putin's invasion of ukraine? china has long strategy since chairman mao to have a relations with africa, south america. and now they realise russia would be their allies because they both think the world order need to be changed. and they both agree with many principles. but i don't think china would totally agree with russia. it's not possible. you have said that you're stopping work. but you've also built

a new studio in portugal. do you think you could ever stop making work? uh, it can be easy. if i stop to breathe, then everything is just gone with the wind. if you stop to breathe? yes. so you don't plan to stop working? no. but breathe also is working. your son is here. you presumably have a different relationship with your son than you had with your father. but what does he make of life here? what does he make of life in the uk? well, he loves culture here. he feels he's been very well educated and protected. and let's see, i've a little bit thought about it and he already become aware of rebounding off me. that's a good sign.

have you always been a collector of...? only in 30 years. but do you have other things that you've still never revealed? 0h, many. i have a0 tons of buttons. a0 tons of buttons! they are from britain. from britain? yeah. one day they put on the internet said, "we have buttons, we have to just bury it, useless." i said, "maybe i can do something." so they sell it to me, 40, 30 tonnes, huge. can cover the whole building. and where is it and what are you going to do with it? i don't know. you should give me an idea. oh, my goodness! thank you very much. so if you have got any buttons you know where to take them! let's take a look at the front pages. the times newspaper, donald trump in the dock.

rishi sunak pledging to change the equality act to introduce explicit legal protections for biological women on a same—sex basis. donald trump pleads not guilty to sa charges. and child data law breaches for tiktok. charges. and child data law breaches fortiktok. donald charges. and child data law breaches for tiktok. donald trump again at the top of the financial times but underneath the cbi council events as pressures mount over workplace misconduct allegations. the sun newspaper, glum donald trump in the dock. and the palace has dropped the queen consort title on the coronation invitation. that's all from us tonight. goodbye.

breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. to further his presidential campaign. we've seen him open up some glue between his self since a slew on the horizon himself ——. i feel like it can't be good to be a candidate who's been charged with a crime. every time the news reports on this, hush money to a porn star and a playboy model, you have to think that when it comes to

americans deciding who should be the next president of the united states, this can't help. but next president of the united states, this can't help-— this can't help. but michael, in the last coursle — this can't help. but michael, in the last coursle of— this can't help. but michael, in the last couple of days, _ this can't help. but michael, in the last couple of days, we've - this can't help. but michael, in the last couple of days, we've seen - last couple of days, we've seen statement from the trump campaign that $7 million have been raised. the data is seems to suggest this has been good for donald trump. do you think that boost might last? it may well, and we've already seen in polls, we've seen trump take a lead over ron de santos and the others, but when you squint your eyes and look at the general election, it's a long way out. we've never been the situation before because the president has never been charged with a crime. we're all speculating, but when you look ahead to the general election, you look at the last one, joe buys it —— biden was the anti—dote to donald trump. this

has account against. the anti-dote to donald trump. this has account against.— has account against. michael, the executive director _ has account against. michael, the executive director of _ has account against. michael, the executive director of lowy - has account against. michael, the l executive director of lowy institute in australia, thanks so much for joining us on newsday. succumb a bit later, sophie loan is still in your still to come a bit later in the programme: our correspondent sophie long is in arizona to see how the republican grassroots base are reacting to this news. i want to show you the seen live from the room where we are expecting donald trump to speak in a few hours' time. we heard from our correspondent barbara put usher a little earlier about that news conference that's going to be happening, and we will bring you all the latest news from they are right here on bbc news. you're with bbc news life. you're with bbc news live.

the court filing says the former president acted with intent to defraud an intent to commit crime. because of false injury in an enterprise. the charges are classy felonies. the charges against trump are all class e felonies. that is the lowest category of felony offence in new york and carries a maximum prison sentence of four years per count. falsifying business records is usually prosecuted as a misdemeanour. the manhattan district attorney's office is escalating the charge by alleging the offence was committed in order to conceal or commit another crime. and it is important to note — mr trump has pleaded not guilty on all the charges.

let's get more now on our main news this hour — and get the thoughts of rina shah, a republican, but not necessarily a trump supporter. it's wonderful to have you back in the programme. what do you make of the programme. what do you make of the legal case against him now we know the charges?— know the charges? seeing these charues know the charges? seeing these charges that _ know the charges? seeing these charges that are _ know the charges? seeing these charges that are unsealed - know the charges? seeing these charges that are unsealed now. know the charges? seeing these i charges that are unsealed now and really revealed to us notjust the character of the former president, but the deed that this former president. it really strikes me really bizarre that we are where we are, and i say that somebody who's made their... i served two republican parties for many years, and one big take away from my time on capitol hill is that the republican party was the family value party, the party wanted to put the american family first and not just support and promote it, but strengthen it. what does it say about the standard of the party in the year 2023 when that standard—bearer, priorto the year 2023 when that standard—bearer, prior to coming to the white house, engaged in

extramarital affairs with a porn actress? and giving hush payments, there was no illegality to pay somebody off who had an affair. it's how he did it, it's what he did, it's the crimes that fell under new york state law that were wrong. 3a counts here telling us that... yeah, please. counts here telling us that... yeah, lease. ., �* counts here telling us that... yeah, lease. . �* , , please. rina, we've 'ust been lookin: please. rina, we've 'ust been looking at h please. rina, we've 'ust been looking at the _ please. rina, we've 'ust been looking at the live _ please. rina, we'vejust been looking at the live pictures i please. rina, we'vejust been looking at the live pictures of| please. rina, we've just been . looking at the live pictures of the scene in florida, where we expect donald trump to speak in a few hours, and i rememberwhen donald trump to speak in a few hours, and i remember when you and i spoke, at the time, you said these legal troubles aren't likely to be good for president trump's political career. you still feel that way? absolutely, because when you look at what these 3a counts are, we see criminal conspiracies here, and that's the most bombastic of all of what we learned today in these charges. the word conspiracy being they are really changes the game legally. here we sit in a moment where we know the character of the

man, but now we know his deeds, and what does that mean on the legal level? we've yet to learn some more. we're going to hear them come out today and defend himself, as he's done for years. he's always try to get in front of the chaos and create the chaos so there will be a distraction. again, there is of serious political ramifications. can a convicted felon run for president? there's nothing in our constitution barring him from doing so. being an indicted person right now does not stop him from campaigning to secure the gop nomination, and that is a really... the gop nomination, and that is a reall ,, ,, �* really... crosstalk just really... crosstalk just to _ really... crosstalk just to jump - really... crosstalk just to jump in, - really... crosstalk just to jump in, will| really... crosstalk l just to jump in, will he really... crosstalk - just to jump in, will he win really... crosstalk _ just to jump in, will he win the just tojump in, will he win the republican primary? it is just to jump in, will he win the republican primary?— just to jump in, will he win the republican primary? it is far too earl to republican primary? it is far too early to make — republican primary? it is far too early to make that _ republican primary? it is far too early to make that conclusion. l republican primary? it is far too j early to make that conclusion. it republican primary? it is far too i early to make that conclusion. it is so early on for the process for the republicans, because it's only him and nikki haley so far have declared

candidacies. there's been speculation former president might fit, mike pompeo and an outpost of others would get in —— mike pence. asa hutchinson, kristin new new who is very... i have this one feeling that i've had for quite some time and i can't shake it that mr trump might drop out of the early stages of the republican primary contrast. he may throw his hands up. rina shaw, he may throw his hands up. rina shaw. thank— he may throw his hands up. rina shaw, thank you _ he may throw his hands up. rina shaw, thank you for _ he may throw his hands up. rina shaw, thank you forjoining us on the programme. according to the latest opinion polls, donald trump is the clear frontrunner in the race for the republican nomination for next year's presidential election. polling experts and commentators are busy debating how today's events might affect voters' opinion of mr trump at such a crucial stage in the electoral cycle. our correspondent sophie long reports now from the state of arizona,

which was won by a narrow margin by president biden and the democrats in 2020. they may be nearly 2500 miles from new york city but they could still show solidarity with their former president. this couple say their support for donald trump has never been stronger. he might be imperfect, you might be someone who doesn't not speak eloquently, who used to treat so much, they may be nearly 2500 miles from new york city but they could still show solidarity with their former president. this couple say their support for donald trump has never been stronger. he might be imperfect, you might be someone who does not speak eloquently, who used to treat so much, but at the same time he says things the way they are. i am a mexican in salvador

and he love everybody but the people say he is racist and this is not true. arizona was once a reliably republican state but in 2020 it elected a democratic president for the first time in a quarter of a century. last year voters chose a democratic governor. the clientele at their mexican restaurant near to some tend to share their politics, it's kind of a prerequisite for getting served. we need to stand up and say that this is not ok. it is not ok for you to attack your political opponent by arresting them. i think it's time had come and gone, this whole indictment, what is happening today, is changing everybody's opinion and it's giving him more strength and more to run with. arizona was once a reliably republican state but in 2020 it white would you not vote for him now? because i think we need a change. we need to find someone else, others who are not as brash as donald trump that can carry and rebuild the republican party. not only here in arizona but nationwide. in a state where every vote counts, a criminal court case could as well. things are heating up for donald trump and for some here, they're getting too hot to handle.

sophie long, bbc news, arizona. this image taken inside donald trump's plane. you can see a set of screens showing four news channels, tracking his plane. and the only non—american one — bbc news. so, if you're enjoying watching our channel — you're not the only ones! here's the seen live in mar—a—lago now, where donald trump will be holding a news conference in about two hours. you can see people packing into the room as our correspondent barbara plett usher was saying, increasingly crowded there. i want to take you to west palm beach now in florida, where mr trump's plane will touchdown in the coming hours as well. we'll have all of that in bbc news. that's it for

me, thanks for watching. hello there. at this time of year, with light winds and a little bit of shelter, you can just start to feel the strength of the sunshine. the strength of the sunshine, but clear skies overnight can still lead to substantial frost. we have —6 celsius in parts of oxfordshire first thing on tuesday morning, lots of blue sky and sunshine stayed all day, and in kew gardens by the middle of the afternoon, 15 celsius was the high — very nice indeed. the story is changing, though, and it's because of these frontal systems that are pushing in from the northwest. the clearest of the skies over the next few hours will be in the southeast corner here. touch of light, frost possible. but with outbreaks of rain developing and more cloud around, it is going to be a much milder start to the day. but there will be some wet weather around moving its way out

of scotland, pushing into northern england and across wales. showery rain to begin with, but another batch of wet weather will start to move in by the middle part of the afternoon. so, clouding over, but it should stay dry in east anglia for much of the day. highs here of 13 degrees. there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain and some heavier bursts pushing into wales and northwest england. a brighter afternoon, though, to close out the day in northern ireland and western scotland as the weather fronts start to drift their way steadily eastwards. still staying relatively mild for the time of year, that rain still has to clear away eastwards, and as it does so, well, we'll see clearer skies and temperatures will be a little bit lower out to the west by thursday morning. but thursday morning we'll see that rain easing away, and then a little ridge of high pressure will slowly start to build in from the west and quieten things down. so, yes, a cloudy, grey start across eastern areas, a few scattered showers remaining as we go through the day, but an improving picture. there will be some

sunshine coming through. light winds still coming from a northwesterly direction on thursday, so that will make it feeljust that little bit fresher. temperatures are likely to peak between 8—13 celsius. now, as we move out of thursday into the start of the long easter weekend, high pressure is set to build in for a couple of days at least. these weather fronts trying to push in from the atlantic, but they will take their time in doing so. so, not a bad start to the easter weekend, dry, settled and sunny so, not a bad start to the easter weekend — dry, settled and sunny before the risk of some rain arrives slowly but surely for easter sunday afternoon. take care.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the international criminal court's arrest warrant for vladimir putin on war crimes charges represents a massive boost for advocates of internationaljustice, or does it? moscow has dismissed the move as political and a significant number of governments and people around the world appear to agree. and, of course, putin will not be removed from office,

still less arrested.