Jury reaches verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has reached a verdict, signalling a highly anticipated culmination of the first criminal case against a former US president.

The verdict from the 12-person jury is expected to be delivered later on Thursday in the Manhattan courtroom where prosecutors spent weeks presenting allegations that Trump participated in a hush money scheme aimed at suppressing stories he feared could be harmful to his 2016 presidential campaign.