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 denies. hi
an nhs health check at the age of 45 so they can discuss the menopause with their doctor. heartbreakfor the home nations as both scotland and wales fail to qualify for the women s world cup. a cold start the day in the southeast with patchy thrust, the rest of us do not have a skull to start as yesterday. with apache frost, the rest of us do not have as cold start as yesterday. it s wednesday 12th october. our main story. the value of the pound has fallen sharply after the bank of england confirmed it won t extend an emergency financial support package beyond this friday. the measures were launched nearly two weeks ago because of the turmoil prompted by the chancellor s mini budget. our economics editor, faisal islam reports. the problems in uk financial markets are not solved. the bank of england has repeatedly stepped in to help the pensions industry since chancellor kwasi kwarteng s controversial mini budget. but the message from governor andrew bailey to the bbc is tha
we ll be live with our deputy political editor and our business editor and asking how the government can pay for its committments without cuts in public spending. also this lunchtime: manchester crown court hears how a nurse accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward tried to kill a premature baby girl on two consecutive night shifts. after the latest russian attacks on ukraine, nato says sending air defence systems there is a top priority. and a bbc investigation shows how displaced families in syria are begging for money on tiktok, which then keeps a big slice of the proceeds. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s preparations for the t20 world cup continue in canberra, testing their credentials against the hosts australia in the second of their three match series. good afternoon. in the last hour, the prime minister has said she ll absolutely stick to her promise not to cut public spending. she was speaking at the first prime minister s questions since last
fears are raised of a recession this year. bank of england confirms its emergency bond buying system will end on thursday, despite reports could the experts ended. the court hears reports that a nurse accused. blood supplies falter critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to have its first ever amber alert, meaning hospitals have to postpone some elective surgery. and in ukraine, the defence ministers were asking brussels to step up defence of its country so can create an air shield against russian missile attacks. . the bbc finds that donations to tick tock are being taken by the social media platform rather than given to families from syria. the prime minister has said she ll absolutely stick to her promise not to cut public spending. she was speaking at the first prime minister s questions since last month s mini budget, which provoked turmoil on the financial markets. the labour leader sir kier starmer said she should reverse what he called he