Coming just three days after a man set himself on fire outside the courthouse in an unrelated incident. The man later died. You can imagine the amount of cameras operational in new york around the courthouse and around here, trump tower. They are expecting donald trump to leave his home shortly, going to the manhattan courthouse where the trial will get under way. We expect opening arguments to start in a couple of hours. He has pleaded not guilty to 34 hours. He has pleaded not guilty to sa counts of Falsifying 3a counts of falsifying Business Records. He also denies having an affair with Stormy Daniels. Lets speak to richard painter, who was the chief white house ethics lawyer. He is now a Law Professor at the university of minnesota. Opening statements in a few hours. What can we expect today . Opening statements in a few hours. What can we expect today . Today will be the opening what can we expect today . Today will be the opening arguments what can we expect today . Today will be
The game, and i dont think given the game, and i dont think given the lateness of the call on friday and given how many officials they have two slot into games, im not sure that request even if it had come, could have been accommodated. The Football Association is investigating Nottingham Forests comments, i can tell you that Nottingham Forest have submitted a formal request to release into the Public Domain the Audio Recordings between officials during that match. We will keep you across this developing story. In a salon we have been told. In the last hour. Barcelona say they could consider legal action and request their la liga match against real madrid to be replayed if its confirmed their disallowed goal in sundays defeat should have stood. Theyve asked the Technical Refereeing Committee at the Spanish Football Federation to investigate. Jude bellingham scored a stoppage time winner as real twice came from behind to Win El Classico 3 2 and go 11 points clear at the top of the table
To sites associated with Irans Nuclear programme in the area. An iranian official said, there were no plans for further retaliation against israel. One minister in Benjamin Netanyahus government described the israeli action as lame. Irans state broadcaster irib downplayed reports of an attack. Lets hear how the news was broken. Translation reliable sources emphasise that all Nuclear Facilities and military centres in isfahan and all parts of the country are completely secure and no incident has occurred at these facilities and centres. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. He said his focus remains on De Escalation. Let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and what it remains. De escalation and avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. That is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, and, as necessary, that is what we will continue to do. Again, that is reflected in the sta
Let us talk about what we know so far. With me now is said shehata from bbc arabic. Talk to me first of all about the meeting, the second time in 24 the meeting, the second time in 2a hours the war cabinet has met. Do we have any clarity on what can happen next . We what can happen next . No decision what can happen next . No decision has what can happen next . Fir . Decision has been announced yet by the agreement within the cabinet is about the response, the military Chief Of Staff said the Reading Attack will be better with a response, but the timing and the response, it will affect the escalation or the response because iranians have said what is done destructive consulate in damascus was a strategic mistake and what they have done, it was self defence. In that case, that is it. Israel says it is damaging, so the attack on its soil, even if the damage was minimum, inside israel it looks like damage for its reputation as a superpower. The pressure on the cabinet and on mr netanyahu
The former president. Speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. Its a scam trial. If you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, theres not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. Its a scam. Its a political witchhunt. It continues for ever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. Live now to new york to speak to our correspondent john sudworth. John, bring us up to date with what happened today . When Donald Trumps motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. When it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. Donald trump suggesting he needed a day o