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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 deni ....
clever cow. time for a look at the weather, here s stav danaos. good afternoon. winds swept across southern areas, this weather watcher picture endorsing that. we have got windswept plants there and choppy seas and we have had gale force winds and heavy rains all tied in with a deep area of low pressure. that will ease away over the next 24 hour. as we head into the weekend it will turn a bit calmer and quieter and cooler at times as well. there is an area of low pressure moving across the company. it has been bringing gales to northern france as well. this weather front is going to be persistent and it will hang around parts of northern ireland, south wales and south west england through to night into tomorrow as well. lots of showers across a good portion of england, some sundry ones across the south east. the best of the weather in western scotland and parts of north west england. we could see 14 degrees there. a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday, the war ....
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 ow ....
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 ....
the west at the moment enhancing shower activity. this massive rain will arrive to tonight across the southern half of the country. it was a nice start to the day across many areas but that is fading with heavy rain pushing through wales, northern england and the midlands. that will tend to clear, showers following on behind. the rain pushing into northern ireland over night. and also very windy. a bit quieter across the north of the uk with a lighter wind and fewer showers. but turning quite cold with sub zero values. forthursday turning quite cold with sub zero values. for thursday the front across the south of the country with low pressure pushing into the north west of the uk. some sunshine around northern and eastern areas but then the low pressure bringing gales into northern ireland and the west of staying blustery across southern britain but in between a slice of dry weather. miles in the south and chile in the north. on thursday night those gales transfer from ....