hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement mr trump said the democratic authorities in new york were doing joe biden s dirty work, accusing them of interferring in next year s presidential election. john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own imminent arrest. the news was confirmed in an angry statement from the former president, blaming his political opponents. the democrats, he said, have done the unthinkable. the case against him centres on this woman, the porn star known as stormy daniels. ahead of trump s 2016 election win, she was paid $130,000 to stop her going public with claims she had had an affair with him something he denies. hi
could go out of business as the government scales back its energy support this weekend. good morning from manchester, where i will speak to businesses facing a huge increase in their bills. good morning, a wet start across england and wales in particular. we have coastal gales through the english channel. in scotland and northern ireland, cloud with showers. temperatures lower than yesterday. good morning it s friday the 31st march. our top story. donald trump will become the first us president in history to face criminal charges after a grand jury voted to indict him over a payment made to a former porn star. stormy daniels claimed she had an affair with him and was given a hush payment during the 2016 presidential election campaign. mr trump says he has been the victim of a witch hunt. our correspondent john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own immi
dw. strikes by security guards at london heathrow airport will go ahead as planned from today, after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute. the walkout will end on easter sunday. it threatens disruption at the uk s largest airport at the start of the easter school holidays. i spoke to our transport correspondent katy austin a little earlier. well, it s security guards who work at terminal five at heathrow, which is only used by british airways. they are walking out today, and also security workers who deal with cargo coming in and out of the airport as well. but even though it is only those specific groups of security officers taking part in the strike, it does mean that staffing is stretched when it comes to security, and this is a very busy few days. today, the weekend, is the start of the easter getaway, so lots of passengers expected to be turning up to go on those holidays. and i think the impact on the ground, when we were at terminalfive earlier, to be fair,
who were arrested by the taliban in afghanistan earlier this year. coach travellers in dover are still facing long delays sometimes up to 8 hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the easter getaway backlog. you re watching bbc news. first is sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. brendan rodgers pays the price at leicester city, he departs afterfour years in charge. newcastle move above manchester united into third after beating them at st james park and who can stop england another record extending womens six nations victory, with italy no match today. also coming up on sportsday. max verstappen wins a delayed australian grand prix after three red flags and a bizarre and confusing climax. and who s next for anthonyjoshua after victory at the 02, talk turns to whether he ll face tyson fury. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the battle to avoid relegation from the premier league is set for an excitin