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Trump team fights court order preventing him from abusing wide range of people connected to trial; former CEO of National Enquirer to take stand again

Donald Trump has walked into judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom; he sported a navy suit, white shirt, and red tie, and carried himself with an air of fatigue.

Merchan will soon weigh whether to hold the ex-president in contempt over his apparent repeated violations of a gag order that bars him from publicly trashing witnesses in his hush-money trial.

When are they going to look at all the lies that Cohen did in the last trial. He got caught lying. Pure lying. And when are they going to look at that.

You will hear during this trial President Trump fought back – like he always does – like he’s entitled to do to protect his family, his reputation, and his brand – that is not a crime.

It doesn’t matter. What I mean by that is, I expect you will learn that Ms Daniels doesn’t have any idea. She doesn’t know anything about the charge, 34 counts in this case. She has no idea what Michael Cohen wrote on the invoice … her testimony, while salacious, does not matter.

Prime minister announces increase to UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in speech about security

• UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, Sunak says

Rishi Sunak has said that the deaths of five people who were crossing the Channel in the early hours of this morning underlines the need to stop the boats.

Speaking to reporters on his plane to Poland, he argued that there was an “element of compassion” in his Rwanda policy because it is intended to stop people smuggling. He said:

There are reports of sadly yet more tragic deaths in the Channel this morning. I think that is just a reminder of why our plan is so important because there’s a certain element of compassion about everything that we’re doing.

We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings. If you look at what’s happening, criminal gangs are exploiting vulnerable people. They are packing more and more people into these unseaworthy dinghies.

Borrowers urged not to panic as banks including Barclays, NatWest and HSBC readjust cost of loans

At least five leading lenders increased rates on their fixed mortgage deals on Tuesday in response to “market uncertainty”, adding to pressure on homebuyers and those looking to remortgage.

Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, Accord Mortgages (part of Yorkshire building society) and Leeds building society have all upped the cost of some fixed-rate deals. In some cases these have risen by up to 0.4 percentage points.

• Alrubie on trial over alleged threats to Marina Granovskaia
• Super-agent relieved of his watch at a restaurant, jury hears

One of the Premier League’s best known football agents was confronted by about 12 debt collectors at his office – and separately relieved of his expensive watch at a restaurant – as part of an effort to pressure him into repaying money, Southwark crown court has heard.

Kia Joorabchian - whose footballer clients have included Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano and Philippe Coutinho - was “accosted” by associates of another agent, Saif Alrubie, as part of efforts to “intimidate him into handing over bundles of cash”, the jury was told.

Senate plans vote on Ukraine and Israel aid bill that would also force TikTok sale in the US

• Trump lauds House speaker as a ‘good person’ after Ukraine aid bill passage

In remarks on the Senate floor, the chamber’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell, said today’s vote on the foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies was “a test” of America’s leadership on the global stage.

“Today, the Senate sits for a test on behalf of the entire nation. It is a test of American resolve, our readiness and our willingness to lead, and the stakes of failure are abundantly clear,” McConnell said.

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