hello and welcome. 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. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato s recent history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from all allies that havejoined after 1997, meaning all allies in central and eastern europe. and he wanted nato to make it absolutely clear that nato s door was closed for any new membership. he s getting the exact opposite. he s getting more nato presence in the eastern part of the alliance, and he s getting two new members, with finland and sweden. finland s long frontier with russi
years, farmers are asking dog walkers to be extra careful. in sport this morning. a crackerfrom keane how crucial could this goal be in everton s bid to beat the drop as they draw with tottenham? and meanwhile behind the scenes at everton. hi, how are you? nice to meet you. i mjordan. the moment eight year old cancer patient harry meets his hero, jordan pickford. we catch up with him after he led everton out onto the pitch at that nail biting game last night. it s a cold and frosty start to the day for many of us, also a dry day with sunshine for most, but in the north and west some cloud and rain and the wind is going to strengthen. it s tuesday the 4th of april. our main story. former us president donald trump is preparing to face criminal charges in court in new york today. the allegations which mr trump denies relate to a hush money payment made to a porn star shortly before the 2016 presidential election. extra security measures are in place in new york, where the
you re live with bbc news from london. finland is to become the 31st member of nato today a decision prompted by russia s invasion of ukraine. former president donald trump arrives in new york, ahead of his appearance in court facing criminal charges. london city becomes the second uk airport to scrap rules on liquid limits in hand luggage. and the former uk conservative politician nigel lawson who was margaret thatcher s chancellor in the 80s has died at the age of 91.
occupation. the russians need a victory because they have suffered a number of military setbacks. very significant perhaps because of the symbolism for both russia and ukraine, but difficult to get independent information out of bakhmut, so it may be some time before we get a clear picture of what is happening there. wet wipes containing plastic could be banned as part of a new government strategy to clean up england s water. because they are often flushed down toilets, they are a major cause of sewer blockages and of pollution in rivers and the sea. the measure is part of a wider consultation to improve water quality which opposition parties have denounced as too little, too late . the former conservative politician nigel lawson who was margaret thatcher s chancellor in the 80s has died at the age of 91. he was the longest serving chancellor of the 20th century before he resigned in 1989 over thatcher s choice of economic advisor. prime minister rishi sunak paid tribute to lord
you the full facts. you re with bbc news, live from london. the former conservative politician nigel lawson who was margaret thatcher s chancellor in the 80s has died at the age of 91. he was the longest serving chancellor of the 20th century before he resigned in 1989 over thatcher s choice of economic advisor. political figures have been paying tribute to him. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted this: one of the first things i did as chancellor was hang a picture of nigel lawson above my desk. the current chancellorjeremy hunt said: nigel lawson was a rarity amongst politicians, someone who transformed our thinking as well as transforming our economy. and former prime minister boris