than that, we d still be grateful for it. if it was a pound, - we d still be grateful. i am blown away by the picture created by the amazingly talented charlie mackesy. it shows love and care on a whole new level. thank you, charlie, it s the best picture i have ever seen. rob burrow there, ending that report by graham satchell. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. yes, lots of dry and bright weather to come today, but before that i thought we would look at yesterday, when we recorded 23.1; celsius in cardiff, the highest temperature of the year so far. but how does that compare with the recent mays? it is bottom of the league, recent mays have brought us much warmer weather, there has been no heat wave and there has been no heat wave and there will not be any time soon. although warm weather is bringing up some sunshine, winds are coming from the atlantic rather than air from france or spain. looking at low to mid 20s over the last few days. cooler air across
queues to get through security during the easter holidays. the former olympic and paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, applies for parole after serving half his sentence for shooting and killing his girlfriend. 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 pawn 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 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