Standing trial in a criminal case. This was donald trump setting off from Central Manhattan a couple of hours ago. Hes charged with 3a counts of fraud, relating to hush money allegedly paid to the Former Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 president ial election. Hes now in the courthouse itself for the start ofjury selection. Prosecutors accuse him, of arranging payments to Stormy Daniels in an effort to buy her silence. Donald trump has pleaded not guilty, describing the case as a witchhunt. He spoke to the media just before heading in to the courtroom, lets have a listen. Something like this has never happened before. Theres never been anything like it. Never happened before. Every legal scholar said this case is nonsense. It should never have been brought. It doesnt deserve anything like this. There is no case and theyve said it. People that dont necessarily follow or like donald trump said this is an outrage that this case was brought. This is political persecution. Thi
corner. as we go through the day and to the south west, showery outbreaks of rain arriving. the wind direction is still easterly and it looks likely the best of the sunshine will be across the south east corner. we might see 19 or 20 degrees, still very nice indeed. as we move out of thursday into friday, that low pressure is going to push its way steadily northwards taking rain with it. plenty of showers tucking in behind. friday will see some persistent rain moving through north east scotland, sunny spells and scattered showers across england and wales, some of them heavy and thundery. but there will still be some sunshine and warmth so temperatures are likely to peak at around 19. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, which isjust getting underway on bbc two. so who gave the order?
through the night but unfortunately, then we will see a wet start to easter monday. so all change for the final day of the long easter weekend. the cloud and the rain easing from eastern england but then plenty of scattered showers tucking in behind. some of the showers really could be quite heavy and widespread, maybe even the odd rumble of thunder. heights of 15 degrees but in those showers it is going to be a little bit of a fresher feel. going to be a little bit of a fresherfeel. 13 going to be a little bit of a fresher feel. 13 celsius at the very best. even in scotland we are looking at 9 12 and some of the showers are really frequent. now, that low tax away. another one moves through tuesday and wednesday. the winds stay fairly frequent, is quite strong through the middle part of the week before another low tax and so basically, what i am trying to say is it is all downhill, really, from today onwards. sunny spells, scattered showers, strong winds. the
as an area of low pressure moves in. so, cloudier skies here, a milder start to saturday, but where we get some clear slots, those temperatures may well fall away. the jet stream is going to be quite a powerful one over the next few days and it s centred across the uk, and we all know it s the jet stream that drives in areas of low pressure across us. so, as you can see, for the start of the weekend, that low pressure is going to be sitting into the far north west. it could bring outbreaks of heavy rain to the north and west in particular, so not all of us will see rain through the weekend. 0ne spell of heavy rain moving through northern scotland, sharper showers tucking in behind, but sheltered eastern areas may stay relatively dry and bright throughout the day. and if you dodge those showers, well, you ll still continue to see some warmth 17 18 degrees once again. moving out of saturday into sunday, the low is still anchored to the north of scotland. that s where the heaviest of th
scotland by the middle of the afternoon. behind it, for scotland and northern ireland, brightening up, a breezy afternoon, sunny spells and noticeably fresher here 10 13 degrees the high. but in the south east once again, we ll see those temperatures peaking into the high teens. now, as we move out of friday, we ve got more showers starting to push in from the south and west as an area of low pressure moves in. so, cloudier skies here, a milder start to saturday, but where we get some clear slots, those temperatures may well fall away. the jet stream is going to be quite a powerful one over the next few days and it s centred across the uk, and we all know it s the jet stream that drives in areas of low pressure across us. so, as you can see, for the start of the weekend, that low pressure is going to be sitting into the far north west. it could bring outbreaks of heavy rain to the north and west in particular, so not all of us will see rain through the weekend. 0ne spell of heavy rai