to sa charges related to business fraud. the former president — the first in history to face criminal charges — is accused of repeatedly and fraudulently falsifying business records to conceal crimes. these are felony crimes in new york state, no matter who you are. we cannot and will not normalise serious criminal conduct. outside the court in manhattan, trump supporters say the case is politically motivated. his lawyer says he's being victimised. everyone is not above the law, no one is below it either. and if this man's name was not donald] trump,

there is no scenario we would all be here today. donald trump arrived in court looking defiant, waving to supporters on the way in. in the court room he looked chastened and sombre and left without speaking to the press. we'll have the latest from sarah smith on the dramatic events in new york. also tonight... the social media giant tiktok is fined more than £12 million by the uk's data watchdog for failing to protect children's privacy. a new trial is under way using different combinations of existing drugs to tackle multiple sclerosis. and the official invitation to the king's coronation sees queen camilla being used formally for the first time. and coming up in sport: managerless chelsea look to reignite their premier league season with liverpool the visitors season with liverpool, the visitors to stamford bridge.

welcome to bbc news at ten and we start tonight with the appearance of donald trump in a courtroom in new york where he's become the first former president in us history to be charged with criminal offences. he entered pleas of not guilty to a total of 3a charges related to business fraud. the prosecution document says that mr trump "repeatedly and fraudulently falsified business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election". part of the fraud is alleged to have taken the form of disguised payments to buy the silence of two women with whom mr trump is said to have had a relationship. the payments were reportedly made

during his successful run for the presidency. for the latest on mr trump's appearance in court, let's join our north america editor sarah smith in manhattan. it was just a couple of hours ago that we learned exactly what the crimes donald trump is accused of are, and that was the first time he heard the details as well as you said, 3a charges of falsifying business records which have been charged as a serious pennel in these, not mr minas, because the district attorney said the fraud was perpetrated to try to conceal another gram —— charged as felonies, not misdemeanours. we have heard defined bribery from donald trump before but looking at them upwards it was a different story, left without talking to the press and living through his lawyer to say he intended to fight the charges and insisted he was not guilty. with his fist in the air, donald trump struck a deliberately defiant pose at the

left forecourt. his 15 car motorcade whisking him through new york is certainly an attention grabbing as trump continues to court publicity for his imminent arrest. on the way, he posted a social media statement saying, heading to lower manhattan, the courthouse, seems so surreal, well, they can to arrest me, can't believe this is happening in america. a wave to supporters outside the courthouse, before surrendering himself into custody. us tv stations carried live coverage every moment. these images of the scene in the corridors whilst trump was being fingerprinted and read his rights could look at his face as he then moves towards a court room. and watch as the cops don't even bother to hold the door open for him. there are no presidential privileges here. tv cameras were banned inside the

courtroom but photographers could catch his expressions. he appears sober, chastened, and angry. typical trump swaggart seemed to falter as he listened to the 3a criminal charges against him. he entered a plea of not guilty to them all. we have now seen the indictment against donald trump for the first time. all the charges accusing a falsifying business records in the first degree, saying that on 3a occasions during 2017 he made false entries in business records with intent to defraud and intent to conceal the commission of another crime. i think it's a lona commission of another crime. i think it's a long time _ commission of another crime. i think it's a long time coming _ commission of another crime. i think it's a long time coming that - commission of another crime. i think it's a long time coming that people l it's a long time coming that people at that level are held to the same standards that the average citizen is altogether. is something that people at that level of power have been evading for a long time. it’s been evading for a long time. it's the first of _ been evading for a long time. it's the first of many so i think there are many— the first of many so i think there are many crimes we can hopefully get him on _ are many crimes we can hopefully get him on. , ., . ., ., , him on. there is no crime against trump but _ him on. there is no crime against trump but it _ him on. there is no crime against trump but it doesn't _ him on. there is no crime against trump but it doesn't matter. - him on. there is no crime against trump but it doesn't matter. he i him on. there is no crime against| trump but it doesn't matter. he is treated _ trump but it doesn't matter. he is treated unfairly— trump but it doesn't matter. he is treated unfairly and _ trump but it doesn't matter. he is treated unfairly and everyone - trump but it doesn't matter. he is i treated unfairly and everyone knows

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move. we will talk to sarah again in a short while. 34 charges mentioned. to spell out the charges laid against the former president, and to examine the potential consequences if he's found guilty, here's our analysis editor, ros atkins. donald trump has faced an array of criminal investigations before. but he had never been charged. that has changed. in his case, new york district attorney alvin bragg alleges that donald trump "repeatedly and fraudulently falsified new york business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election." and has brought 34 criminal charges relating to that. in court donald trump pleaded not guilty to all of them. and all of these charges, we believe, connect to an alleged payment to stephanie clifford. she's a former porn star, better known as stormy daniels,

and she says she and donald trump had an affair in 2006, something he denies. next, trump's then lawyer, michael cohen, becomes part of the story. just before the 2016 presidential election, he paid stormy daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about the affair. doing so isn't illegal in america. but after donald trump personally reimbursed michael cohen, the payment was recorded as being for legal fees. prosecutors argue this constitutes the illegal falsification of business records. to reiterate, donald trump denies this. but what could happen if he were found guilty? based on these charges, a fine is by far the most likely outcome. prison is possible but not likely. and as i tell you all of this, you may be thinking, can trump still run for president? well, yes is the answer. being charged with these crimes doesn't change that, nor would being convicted.

though of course both scenarios may impact his campaign. and donald trump has other legal worries too. the fbi continues to investigate his handling of classified documents found at his mar—a—lago home in florida. there's a justice department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including the capitol riots. though it's not clear if mr trump is a focus. and in georgia, there's a criminal investigation into whether donald trump interfered in the 2020 election result there. so these charges in new york are a moment of legal and political jeopardy for donald trump. and there may be more of those moments to come. huw. many thanks. asking what about the possibility of donald trump standing again. according to the latest opinion polls, donald trump is the clear front runner in the race for the republican nomination for next year's presidential election.

polling experts and commentators are busy debating how today's events might affect voters' opinion of mr trump at such a crucial stage in the electoral cycle. our correspondent sophie long reports now from the state of arizona, which was won by a narrow margin by president biden and the democrats in 2020. they may be nearly 2500 miles from new york city but they could still show solidarity with their former president. this couple say their support for donald trump has never been stronger. he support for donald trump has never been stronger-— been stronger. he might be imperfect. _ been stronger. he might be imperfect. you _ been stronger. he might be imperfect, you might- been stronger. he might be imperfect, you might be - been stronger. he might be - imperfect, you might be someone been stronger. he might be _ imperfect, you might be someone who does not speak eloquently, who used to treat so much, but at the same time he says things the way they are. i time he says things the way they are. . . time he says things the way they are. ., ., ~ ., ., ., are. i am a mexican in salvador and he love everybody _ are. i am a mexican in salvador and he love everybody but _ are. i am a mexican in salvador and he love everybody but the - are. i am a mexican in salvador and he love everybody but the people . are. i am a mexican in salvador and i he love everybody but the people say he love everybody but the people say he is racist _

he love everybody but the people say he is racist and this is not true. the _ he is racist and this is not true. the clientele at their mexican restaurant near to some tend to share their politics, it's kind of a prerequisite for getting served. irate prerequisite for getting served. - need to stand up and say that this is not ok. it is not ok for you to attack your political opponent by arresting them. i attack your political opponent by arresting them.— arresting them. i think it's time had come _ arresting them. i think it's time had come and _ arresting them. i think it's time had come and gone, _ arresting them. i think it's time had come and gone, this - arresting them. i think it's time had come and gone, this whole| had come and gone, this whole indictment, what is happening today, is changing _ indictment, what is happening today, is changing everybody's opinion and it's giving _ is changing everybody's opinion and it's giving him more strength and more _ it's giving him more strength and more to— it's giving him more strength and more to run— it's giving him more strength and more to run with.— it's giving him more strength and more to run with. arizona was once a reliably republican _ more to run with. arizona was once a reliably republican state _ more to run with. arizona was once a reliably republican state but - more to run with. arizona was once a reliably republican state but in - reliably republican state but in 2020 it elected a democratic president for the first time in a quarter of a century. last year voters chose a democratic governor. at the republican candidate who had won donald trump's endorsement did not win the election. nor did other trump backed election denying candidates. are you in that picture?

many moderate republican and independent voters want to move on. alberta is a lifelong ultraconservative republican —— alberto. he voted trump in 2016 and 2020, but even he has had enough. white would you not vote for him now? �* . . , ~ white would you not vote for him now? �* . ., , ~' ., now? because i think we need a chance. now? because i think we need a change- we _ now? because i think we need a change. we need _ now? because i think we need a change. we need to _ now? because i think we need a change. we need to find - now? because i think we need a l change. we need to find someone else, others who are not as brash as donald trump that can carry and rebuild the republican party. not only here in arizona but nationwide. in a state where every vote counts, a criminal court case could as well. things are heating up for donald trump and for some here, they are getting too hot to handle. let's go back to new york and to our north america editor sarah smith. sarah. you talked about mr trump's demeanour outside and inside the

courtroom but tell us more about your observations. for courtroom but tell us more about your observations.— courtroom but tell us more about your observations. for the last few da s and your observations. for the last few days and weeks — your observations. for the last few days and weeks in _ your observations. for the last few days and weeks in fact, _ your observations. for the last few days and weeks in fact, donald - days and weeks in fact, donald trump has been blasting out messages on social media drawing as much attention to this as he can because he thinks it was a political win for him and he had been boasting about how much money, $10 million he says, he has raised the indictment was. but today he actually arrived in the court room appeared to deflate. all that bravado was not there any more and you could see the pictures of him walking through the hallways and the still photographs that were taken in court, looking angry, worried, concerned, serious. not the kind of expressions you normally see from donald trump when he is trying to present strength and bravado. we heard from his lawyers in court that heard from his lawyers in court that he was angry and upset about the case because they said he felt it represented a great injustice against him. but thejudge represented a great injustice

against him. but the judge still warned him and his lawyers against any kind of inflammatory rhetoric outside the court room which could stir up passions around this case, and that may or may not be why he left saying nothing at all. is donald trump is currently on his way back to florida to its residents in mar—a—lago where he intends to give a big speech in front of supporters tonight put it will be fascinating tonight put it will be fascinating to watch how he is there. has he been more affected by what happened in court today that the expected two? it is bound to be a humbling experience, a former president being treated as an ordinary criminal defendant, having his fingerprints taken and is right to read to him. he may even have considered it humiliating them to have been put through this. will he come back fighting harder? or will he have taken a knock and the like of which we have never really seen donald trump admit to before? sarah, many thanks again — trump admit to before? sarah, many thanks again for _ trump admit to before? sarah, many thanks again for the _ trump admit to before? sarah, many thanks again for the thought - trump admit to before? sarah, many thanks again for the thought in - trump admit to before? sarah, many thanks again for the thought in new i thanks again for the thought in new york, sarah smith. the social media platform tiktok has been fined more than £12 million by the uk's data

watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. the information commissioner's office estimated that tiktok allowed up to 1.4 million children aged under 13 in the uk to use the platform in 2020. the video—sharing app used the data of children of this age without parental consent, according to the ico, and it said that children's data may have been used to track and profile them and potentially to present them with harmful or inappropriate content. our technology editor zoe kleinman has more details. let's just remind you what tiktok is. it is a social media platform owned by a chinese tech company which allows you to watch and share short videos. it is used by over a billion people across the world and it has been downloaded more than 3.5 billion times. the media regulator, ofcom, recently released a children's and parents' online attitude survey and that showed over half of children in the uk aged 3—17 used tiktok last year. now tiktok has been fined

£12.7 million by the uk public data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children between 2018 and 2020. it is one of the largest fines the information commissioner has issued, but it is still half of what was threatened last year. one campaigner has compared collecting children's data with adults following them around in a playground writing down everything they do. the information commissioner estimates that tiktok allowed up to 1.4 million uk under 13s to use its platform in 2020. that is despite its own rules not allowing children that age to create an account, even with their parents' permission. when you create an account, you put in your date of birth yourself but tiktok says it does catch out those who lie and it removed 17 million accounts worldwide in the last three months of last year for those it suspected were too young. in response to the fine, tiktok says it has a team of 40,000 people working on keeping its online community safe and it is pleased the maximum fine was not imposed.

tiktok faces a number of challenges at the moment, including global concerns about its data security and more general fears about social media use and mental health. this new fine is yet another development that keeps it in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. finland has become the 31st member of the nato military alliance in a short ceremony at the alliance's headquarters in brussels this afternoon. nato — the north atlantic treaty organisation — was formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the us, the uk, canada and france. its members agree to help one another if they come under attack. before 1997, membership of the alliance in europe was largely limited to countries in the west. but since then it has expanded eastwards, until it now adjoins russia. finland's accession is a setback for president putin, who has repeatedly complained of nato's expansion eastwards.

finland applied to join nato last year after russia's invasion of ukraine, alongside sweden, whose application is still pending. our defence correspondentjonathan beale reports from brussels. a near perfect day at nato headquarters to welcome its newest member. finland only applied a year ago, soon after russia's invasion of ukraine. and approved in record time despite moscow's warnings about nato expansion. this sends a clear message that every nation has the right to choose its own path. that nato's door remains open and no one can close it with force or coercion. welcome to the alliance. nato membership brings with it security guarantees. an attack on one is seen

as an attack on all. it is why ukraine wants tojoin nato. but for now, like these supporters, it has been kept outside. finland is also a neighbour of russia but until now avoided picking sides. the era of military nonalignment in our history has come to an end. a new era begins. finland brings with it a modern, well—equipped armed forces who have already trained with nato allies. they are small but they can also call on more than 200,000 reserves. but finland also creates a challenge. its border with russia stretches more than 800 miles. overnight, nato's frontier with russia has more than doubled and the alliance must be ready to defend it if threatened. the treaty that founded nato was signed on this day 74 years ago. then there were just 12 members. now there are 31, with the flag

of finland the latest standing outside nato's headquarters. president putin, before the war in ukraine, said he wanted less of nato on his borders. but what he has ended up with is a lot more. russia's war in ukraine has dramatically altered european security in a way it never intended. today the kremlin denounced nato's move as an escalation but with its own forces tied down in a grinding war of attrition, it cannot prevent nato expansion. sweden is expected to join next. jonathan beale, bbc news, brussels. the confederation of british industry — the cbi — which represents tens of thousands of businesses, has postponed its annual dinner next month after reports of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and even rape. the governor of the bank of england had been due to address the event

and it's understood that other politicians and guest speakers had already cancelled appearances at upcoming cbi events. our business editor simonjack is with me. the cbi describes itself as the most influential us organisation in the uk. the director—general stepped aside pending an independent inquiry into behaviour of his that an employee construed amounted to sexual harassment. he apologised and said any offence caused was unintentional. since then, new and more serious allegations have emerged, not connected to him, but predating him and they reported to the guardian newspaper as rape, sexual assault and drug use at cbi events. that investigation is being widened. what i have discovered, the

cbi is postponing all external engagements in the light of serious allegations and they are subject to independent investigations and the cbi is temporarily posing its external events, including the annual dinner on the 11th of may. the chancellor usually speaks at every dinner and the annual conference is addressed by the prime minister, by the leader of the opposition. forthis minister, by the leader of the opposition. for this organisation, very uncomfortable at best, awful for those people who have been affected by this, but an existential threat at worst. it will damage the point of their existence, which is to be an influential and an effective voice for corporate britain, promoting best practice in workplaces. deeply embarrassing for them and some people saying an existential threat.— existential threat. simon jack, thank you- _ now a look at some of the day's other stories. a man has been found guilty of murdering his partner's two—year—old daughter after

subjecting her to a �*brutal�* assault. kyle bevan attacked and killed lola james at her home in pembrokeshire injuly 2020. she was left with more than a hundred injuries. her mother sinead james was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. social care providers have criticised the government's decision to hold back half the money pledged for the development of the sector's workforce in england. in 2021 it promised £500 million over three years to help fill staff shortages but it hasn't allocated the whole sum. ministers insist their reforms will bolster the workforce and say they are considering how best to use the remaining funding. a court decision to give a community sentence to give a man who raped a 13—year—old girl in midlothian has been widely criticised. sean hogg carried out the assault five years ago when he was 17. changes to sentencing guidelines in scotland mean offenders under 25 can avoid prison if a judge thinks they'd be better

rehabilitated outside. the fulham player aleksandar mitrovic has been handed an eight—match ban by the football association for pushing a referee during their fa cup loss to manchester united last month. the serbian striker has also received a £75,000 fine. the british boxer amir khan has been banned from all sport for two years after testing positive for ostarine, a banned substance. the 36—year—old, who retired last may, accepted he broke anti—doping rules but insisted it wasn't intentional. buckingham palace has released an image of the formal invitation to the king's coronation on the 6th of may, and it's notable for the use of the title queen camilla for the first time in an official capacity. she has been referred to as queen consort since our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with me.

it is interesting, the image released of the king and the queen consort, as we have known and the invitation in which you have there invitation in which you have there in front of you, tell us more? fine in front of you, tell us more? one month in two _ in front of you, tell us more? one month in two days _ in front of you, tell us more? one month in two days to _ in front of you, tell us more? iez month in two days to go to the coronation. this image released today of the queen and the queen consort. it is interesting how particular buckingham palace has been to refer to her as the queen consort. it also issued today is the formal invitation to the coronation and this is something so many thousands of people will be anxious to receive. very bright, very flowery, birds, butterflies and a big green man at the bottom. but what has caught the eye, is not so much the imagery but the wording. the coronation of their majesties, king charles iii and queen camilla. gone is the form of words, the queen consort. that has been helpful to avoid any confusion with the reign

of the queen, queen redmond elizabeth ii and deflect any remaining sensitivities, i think, about the long association between the former camilla carper —— parker bowles and the former prince of wales. but people think the king, from the coronation for her to be referred to queen camilla orjust the queen. prince george will have a role at the coronation. he will be one of eight pages of honour, so he will have a very clear view of the ceremony to which one day, he will have the honour. irlick ceremony to which one day, he will have the honour.— have the honour. nick mitchell, thank you- _ a new trial has started using new combinations of drugs to try to deal with progressive multiple sclerosis. the trial is called octopus. it will assess several drugs used at the same time on different volunteers and it's being funded by the ms society, to the tune of £13 million. ms is two to three times more common in women than in men, and is often diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40,

although it can develop at any age. the bbc�*s caroline wyatt — one of those living with ms — has been to meet one of the first patients in the new trial. ailsa geady and her husband rob have been together since university. they married in 2003. by then, they knew that ailsa had ms. at first, her symptoms would come and go — what is known as relapsing remitting ms. the couple went on to have three children, but by last year, her symptoms no longer went away. like me, she now has progressive ms where the damage to nerves gets worse. facing progressive ms feels quite different to relapsing remitting ms. part of that is because of what medication is available. i know i am not eligible for that because i don't meet the criteria you need to meet. ms is a disease of the brain and central nervous system in which the immune system

mistakenly attacks the fatty myelin sheath that normally protects the nerves, like insulation around electric wires. as that protection is gnawed away, the nerves stop being able to send the signals that help us to walk, talk, think clearly or use our hands normally. in multiple sclerosis, particularly progressive multiple sclerosis, there is a limitation in terms of the current treatments available. and what we need to do is get hold of medications that can protect the nervous system and ultimately repair and re—myelinate the nervous system. that is the goal. ailsa is one of the first 400 patients to join the new drugs trial that professor chattaway is leading. it is called octopus, because it has several arms, meaning it can test more than one drug at a time. that design was first used in cancer, and then the race to find treatment for covid—19. it speeds up how quickly we can test treatments,

so we thought it might be fantastic to trial in people with progressive forms of ms, where there hasn't been as much progress. and it enables us to run several treatments at once, but also combine the trial stages, making it a more efficient way of running it and also cheaper. disability gets worse in ms thanks to the degeneration of nerves in the brain. and that happens to all of us as we get older, but in ms, it's happening faster. so the hope is to identify drugs that can help slow that process down. after a brain scan and several other tests, ailsa receives herfirst dose of medication. what she doesn't know is whether she is on a placebo or one of the first two drugs chosen for the octopus trial. i hope that when i am on the trial it will keep me where i am, because that would be fine. you know, i've got difficulties walking and things like that, but i can cope with those, i can live with it. i don't want it to get any worse. so for ailsa and her husband rob,

it is worth taking part if only for the hope that this trial offers. caroline wyatt, bbc news. louise is here with the weather. jack frost has not quite done with us yet. it was a cold start this morning, temperatures were as low as minus six in oxfordshire. but the sunshine got a bit of strength and temperatures, by the middle of the afternoon, kew gardens up to 15 celsius. but all that is going to change through the night because there is a blanket of cloud on its way and these weather front spilling down from the north—west. that means we will see some clearer skies in the south east corner here, it a touch of light frost first thing in the morning but elsewhere, those

temperatures bearing up at