Friday briefing: Could Trump go to prison – and what does his conviction mean for the US election?

In today's newsletter: after last night's historic verdict, here's what you need to know about the consequences

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Good morning. Donald Trump is a convicted criminal. A jury in New York unanimously found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to cover up the alleged sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels that threatened his bid for the presidency in 2016. Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a crime, and he could yet be the first convicted felon to be elected president. This is a historic moment, and its reverberations have barely begun to be felt.

Today's newsletter explains what it all means: the verdicts, the instant fundraising emails, and the consequences still to come. Here are the headlines.

Cancer research | Thousands of patients in England are to be fast-tracked into groundbreaking trials of personalised cancer vaccines in a world-first NHS matchmaking" scheme to save lives. The jabs, which aim to provide a permanent cure, are custom-built for each patient in just a few weeks.

General election 2024 | Diane Abbott has not been treated fairly or appropriately" by some Labour colleagues and should be allowed to stand again for the party at the election if she wishes to do so, Angela Rayner has said. Party apparatchiks will meet next week to agree on Labour's full list of parliamentary candidates.

Israel | An investigative reporter with Israel's leading leftwing newspaper, Haaretz, has said unnamed senior security officials threatened actions against him if he reported on attempts by the former head of the Mossad to intimidate the ex-prosecutor of the international criminal court.

London | A nine-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was shot by a hitman on a motorbike while eating with her family at a Turkish restaurant. Three men were also hit and wounded in the incident in Dalston, north-east London on Wednesday evening.

Ukraine | Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use some US-made weapons over one part of the Russian border, relaxing an important constraint on Ukraine's ability to defend itself. The change is designed to allow Kyiv's forces to defend against an offensive aimed at the city of Kharkiv.