to test a new alert system. ireland secured an historic grand slam title in dublin. a convincing 13 point victory over england saw them win the six nations in front of a huge home crowd on st patrick s weekend. you on st patrick s weekend. may have dodged the sho yesterday you may have dodged the showers yesterday but today it will be drier and brighterfor many yesterday but today it will be drier and brighter for many with sunny spells. the full forecast throughout the morning. it s sunday 19th march. our main story: lawyers for donald trump say the former president was merely speculating, when he said he expected to be arrested on criminal charges next week. prosecutors have been investigating alleged hush money payments made on mr trump s behalf, prior to the 2016 presidential election. if he is indicted, it would be the first criminal case to be brought against a former us president, as david willis reports. in order to make america great and glorious again, i am tonight
the scottish national party s chief executive has resigned with immediate effect after they were forced to reveal a dramatic drop in membership this week. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. it s crunch time in dublin as ireland go for the grand slam against england we ll have the latest. earlier france kept alive their hopes of snatching the title, with a win over wales in paris. and reunion at the etihad but will burnley s vincent kompany come away all smiles against his former boss in the fa cup quarterfinals? a blow for f1 champion max verstappen he won t be on pole, for this weekend s saudi grand prix. we ll tell you why. and a big fight at the 02 can we expect fireworks in the ufc, in the rematch between leon edwards and kamara usman? hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. plenty to come, but we start with the six nations and ireland are within touching distance of a first six nations title since 2018. they re on course to
were forced to reveal a massive drop in party membership this week. now it s over to the sports centre for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. ireland are grand slam champions they defeated england in dublin and the celebrations are onlyjust beginning. france kept their end of the deal, but ultimately not enough they came away with a win over wales in paris. also coming up on sportsday: a blow for f1 champion max verstappen he won t be on pole for this weekend s saudi grand prix. we ll tell you why. and a big fight at the 02 can we expect fireworks in the ufc, in the rematch between leon edwards and kamara usman? from the bbc sport centre, this is sportsday. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. plenty to come but we start with the six nations, and ireland have won a first six nations title since 2018. they ve completed the grand slam with a 29 16 win against england in dublin. jess softley reports. this is ireland s night. this is the
hello and welcome to the programme. the former us president, donald trump, says he expects to be arrested on tuesday. in a post on his own social media platform, he claimed to have seen leaks from the manhattan district attorney s office, which is yet to comment. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to an alleged mistress, and called on his supporters to protest if he is detained. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. donald trump is saying that leaked messages to the media indicate that the manhattan district attorney is likely to lay charges against him this coming tuesday. he has called on his supporters to protest. in the last few days, there have indeed been suggestions in the media that charges could be imminent. that is reference, presumably, donald trump made it to the leaks. the grand jury in manhattan, which has been considering these charges against donald trump in connections with alleged hush money payments to two women, including porn
office to settle a disagreement about his tax affairs. it s understood the dispute over mr zahawi s taxes was resolved while he was serving as chancellor of the exchequer. president zelensky says he ll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. hundreds of people have been protesting for the right to wild camp in dartmoor national park in the uk. last week the uk s high court ruled that the permission of landowners was required before camping on dartmoor. (00v)millions of people around the world are preparing for the start of the lunar new year. now on bbc news its time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. more boos and second from bottom. everton lose again. with their owner and board in the stands to see the protests. at the minute we are in a tough time it upsets everyone at the club and everyone is to try and stick together and move f