completing a historic security policy shift. that was triggered by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. in response to this, moscow said it would strengthen its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions. while sweden remains in the waiting room still, nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg says as a result, sweden will also be safer . let s get the latest from kyiv and our correspondent hugo bachega. asi as i mentioned there, hugo, this sparked by russia s invasion of ukraine just over a year ago. what is ukraine s reaction to this? yeah, i think the ukrainians is ukraine s reaction to this? yeah, i think the ukrainians are is ukraine s reaction to this? yeah, i think the ukrainians are watching | i think the ukrainians are watching it very closely and obviously, as you said, this decision by finland was triggered by russia s invasion of ukraine. and today is a major symbolic moment. finland abandoned decades of mili
has died at the age of 91. he was the longest serving chancellor of the 20th century, before he resigned in 1989 over thatcher s choice of economic advisor. political figures have been paying tribute to him. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted this: one of the first things i did as chancellor was hang a picture of nigel lawson above my desk. he was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others. my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. the current chancellorjeremy hunt said: nigel lawson was a rarity amongst politicians, someone who transformed our thinking as well as transforming our economy. since he stepped down as chancellor, his shoes have been impossible to fill but he inspired all his successors, leaving the country more prosperous and enterprising. and former prime minister borisjohnson wrote: nigel lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market conservatism. he was a tax cutter and simplifier who helped transform
of children in the uk. charities condemn the govenment for holding back half the money it promised to spend on the social care workforce in england. hundreds of former football and rugby players take legal action, claiming they weren t reasonably protected from head injuries. why life could get easier for air passengers, with the rules on carrying liquids to be relaxed. and the belfast boy awarded the freedom of the city for inspiring changes to the laws on donating organs. coming up on the bbc news channel. british boxer amir khan is banned from sport for two years after testing positive for a prohibited substance following his fight against kell brook last year. good afternoon. donald trump is preparing for his historic court appearance in new york today, when he ll become the first former us president to face criminal charges. he denies allegations that he paid hush money to the porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who wants to run for
years, farmers are asking dog walkers to be extra careful. in sport this morning. a crackerfrom keane how crucial could this goal be in everton s bid to beat the drop as they draw with tottenham? and meanwhile behind the scenes at everton. hi, how are you? nice to meet you. i mjordan. the moment eight year old cancer patient harry meets his hero, jordan pickford. we catch up with him after he led everton out onto the pitch at that nail biting game last night. it s a cold and frosty start to the day for many of us, also a dry day with sunshine for most, but in the north and west some cloud and rain and the wind is going to strengthen. it s tuesday the 4th of april. our main story. former us president donald trump is preparing to face criminal charges in court in new york today. the allegations which mr trump denies relate to a hush money payment made to a porn star shortly before the 2016 presidential election. extra security measures are in place in new york, where the
Was on that beach in the early hours of this morning just north of wimereux, filming as police ran towards the people smugglers and migrants. Theyd only been at sea a short time when disaster struck. Heres his report. A skirmish early this morning on a french beach. 0k, werejust running to catch up with some migrants here. The police are trying to stop a small boat from leaving the shore. It turns violent. And the police are failing. The boat is dangerously overloaded. It looks like the migrants who did get onto that boat are in trouble. But as we watch, we have no idea that people on board are dying, including a seven Year Old Girl. To understand how this happened, we need to go back to yesterday afternoon, with crowds jostling at the bus station in calais, anxious to get to the beaches outside town, the smugglers muscling in. The forecast is for a clear, calm night in the channel, perfect conditions for a crossing. Young men from syria, from sudan, none put off by news that they migh