this is bbc news. i'm mark lobel. our top stories. delays and violence mar nigeria's closest elections in recent memory as millions have been voting for a new president. the uk prime minister says he's giving it everything to get a new deal with the eu on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland. but can he get the backing he needs from politicians in northern ireland and from his own party as the moment beckons? i think the talks on reforming the protocol are inching towards a conclusion. certainly the deal isn't done yet but i do think we are inching towards conclusion. china fails to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine, causing tension at a meeting of the 620 major economies. anthony albanese becomes the first

sitting australian prime minister to march in sydney's gay and lesbian mardi gras. he has described it as a celebration of modern australia. hello to you in the uk and around the world. votes are being counted in nigeria's tightest presidential election since military rule ended in 1999. the elections are the biggest democratic exercise in africa, with 87 million people eligible to vote. but many polling stations opened late and some not at all, with some incidents of violence. our correspondent mayeni jones reports from lagos. shouting. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this election

but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. gang violence and threats by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even showed up. they will tell us that the area is dead. there is no one here for this election. most people passing through this place were telling us that they were not able to vote. they are casting polling units all over this place. we have stayed here since past ten and this is past three. we've not heard anything, we've tried to call them. i have a twitter account, i've been trying to tag any officials. actually it's a sin _ for you to stay at home today. young urbanites who want better economic opportunities have been encouraging each other to vote on social media. and it seems to be working. in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up

than in the last elections. turn—out here in lagos, nigeria's most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate showed up but here, one of the city's neighbourhoods, people tell us that the turnout is unusually high. at 6pm, three and a half hours after polls officially closed, some polling units were onlyjust opening. having a third candidate for the first time is an encouraging sign, in a region where democracy feels under threat. but whoever wins will have to deal with a struggling economy, high youth unemployment and widespread insecurity. mayenijones, bbc news, lagos. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the trade deal with the eu on northern ireland represents "unfinished business on brexit" and that he'll give everything he's got to get an agreement over the line. he made his comments in an interview for the sunday times. since brexit, exports from the uk are subject to checks to ensure they conform

with eu rules. but for goods crossing the irish sea, they are checked on arrival in northern ireland, effectively creating a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. this is in order to keep open its border with the republic. the democratic unionist party says this cuts northern ireland off from the rest of the uk, and for two years they've refused to share power at stormont until a different solution is reached. our political correspondent iain watson has the story. the political stakes for rishi sunak are high. a deal with the eu appears to be moving closer. this would avoid a trade war between the uk and its largest market, but it could lead to a growing gulf within his own party with some mps wanting the entire brexit agreement in northern ireland upended, and unless the democratic unionist party approve the deal, they won't agree to rejoin a power—sharing government at stormont. so, the prime minister has taken

to the pages of usually conservative supporting newspapers to reassure sceptics in his own ranks that any deal won't be a sell—out. in an interview with tomorrow's sunday times, he says... but in the sun on sunday, he seems to suggest that his oven oven—ready deal still requires a few more ingredients. as for that progress, it is understood that any deal would make it much easier and less bureaucratic to move goods from great britain to northern ireland and there would be a less rigid application of eu law on vat rates and subsidies to industry. the irish prime ministerfelt that things were moving in the right direction. certainly, a deal isn't done yet but i do feel that we are edging towards a conclusion and i really want to thank the uk government and the european commission and the northern ireland parties for the level of engagement that they have done in recent months

to get us to this point. we would just encourage everyone to go the extra mile. this weekend the prime minister says he is giving it everything he's got to achieve a deal but it might be easier to reach an agreement with the eu than northern ireland's dup, so the political risks for the prime minister remain high. and iain is with me now. as the uk inches towards a deal with the eu, we wait to see, but some of the eu, we wait to see, but some of the point you're covered in your report, i wanted to touch on for the benefit of viewers in the uk and around the world, what the wider effects of a new deal could be. to start with, making northern ireland different to the rest of the uk, how could a to northern ireland different, which is contentious? it is, effectively what the deal could do, and this has been widely discussed, at the moment these checks and the de facto cradled in

the irish sea is because the board is open between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is in the republic of ireland which is in the eu, so goods which come from the rest of the uk and go to northern ireland and remained in northern ireland and remained in northern ireland and remained in northern ireland and do not cross the border into the republic... the cheques currently supposed to be carried out, and the british government has ignored a lot, but the cheques they are carried out would be done on goods destined for the eu, in other words for the republic of ireland. to some extent, that would lessen the gap between northern ireland and the gap between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, because you would not have these checks. that would not have these checks. that would be seen as a step forward. other things the government is currently unable to do because in some respects northern ireland remains inside the eu's single market rules. imposing a vat cut, perhaps as a result of this deal they could have the flexibility

there. the eu flexibly applies the agreement, and to some extent the government thinks that could satisfy unionist opinion which has been very critical about treating citizens of northern ireland differently from citizens of great britain. what citizens of great britain. what about the _ citizens of great britain. what about the legal _ citizens of great britain. what about the legal aspect - citizens of great britain. what about the legal aspect that. citizens of great britain. what about the legal aspect that is | about the legal aspect that is causing some people concerned? the idea they would be a different supremacy of law in northern ireland, that the eu single market legislation could still apply somehow?— legislation could still apply somehow? , . , somehow? yes, what the dup, the laruest somehow? yes, what the dup, the largest unionist _ somehow? yes, what the dup, the largest unionist party, _ somehow? yes, what the dup, the largest unionist party, want - somehow? yes, what the dup, the largest unionist party, want to - somehow? yes, what the dup, the largest unionist party, want to see | largest unionist party, want to see is a dual system, so if northern ireland companies manufacture things sold only in the uk internal market, it would stick to uk rules alone. if they were exporting to the eu, they would abide by eu laws. that is not currently the case. currently, inaudible.

that will be pretty contentious, because they want the rules of the european court ofjustice, looking at disputes in this matter, to be taken out of this process entirely. i don't know exactly what solution, if indeed it is a solution, is being proposed. it might be some watering down of the european commissions role involving northern ireland. nonetheless, the fundamental thing, the big picture, and we could discuss the detail, but if the dup are unhappy, then getting a deal with the eu is one thing, but if the dup give the deal the thumbs down and don't come back into a power—sharing government with other parties in northern ireland... it has been stalled for two years but it is big interest in america as well, getting back on track with the power—sharing government? it’s power—sharing government? it�*s interesting to two reasons. as a former conservative cabinet minister said to me, unless this results in

power—sharing being restored, all of the political capital invested by rishi sunak in this process will have been futile. and as you say, concentrating his mind on the united states, coming up for the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, this power—sharing agreement between unionists and nationalists, the peace process which has persisted. joe biden, the american president, has talked about that agreement. bill clinton very much involved in that whole process. he does not want to come with a dispute between some of the major parties still, where the major unionist party hasn't got back into government, so pressure on the deal from america. for government, so pressure on the deal from america-— from america. for our uk viewers mainly but _ from america. for our uk viewers mainly but of— from america. for our uk viewers mainly but of interest _ from america. for our uk viewers mainly but of interest to - from america. for our uk viewers mainly but of interest to the - from america. for our uk viewers| mainly but of interest to the world viewers, we have seen keir starmer take on the left of his party and get rid ofjeremy corbyn, for example, but borisjohnson doesn't necessarily seem a fan of what this

deal may look like. could we see the beginning of a new narrative in british politics if this deal goes through, that you have keir starmer and jeremy corbyn, and also rishi sunak and borisjohnson? let’s and jeremy corbyn, and also rishi sunak and boris johnson? let's see where it goes. _ sunak and boris johnson? let's see where it goes, but _ sunak and boris johnson? let's see where it goes, but certainly - where it goes, but certainly interesting, three hours of discussion between the dup and the prime minister... those long—standing brexiteers in rishi sunak�*s party, the european research group, they say there hasn't been the same level of engagement, but guess who has been talking to them? the previous prime minister boris johnson, saying that a piece of legislation currently going through parliament could be sacrificed in order to get a deal with the eu... he is saying, no, we should stick with it. even though he is a guy that brought about this contentious arrangement with the eu in the first. perhaps creating a bit of trouble for rishi sunak. nonetheless... i trouble for rishi sunak. nonetheless... ,

nonetheless... i should say he is allied with _ nonetheless... i should say he is allied with the _ nonetheless... i should say he is allied with the eurosceptics. - nonetheless... i should say he is allied with the eurosceptics. the | allied with the eurosceptics. the right of the party, divided at this point with rishi sunak, and acted play into politics in britain? it could play into british politics in the sense that there could be a rebellion against any deal reached with the eu by some prominent people inside rishi sunak�*s party. never mind whatever happens with the dup. and some are saying, is this boris johnson trying to find a route back into government? perhaps as the saviour of the conservative party, the person that can unite the party into a general election? you mentioned keir starmer, labour up to 17 points ahead in the polls, that doesn't make it awfully comfortable for rishi sunak if he has to take on a wing of his own party.— a wing of his own party. incredibly comlex a wing of his own party. incredibly complex issues, _ a wing of his own party. incredibly complex issues, thanks _ a wing of his own party. incredibly complex issues, thanks for - a wing of his own party. incredibly i complex issues, thanks for bringing so much clarity to it. sharp divisions have emerged at the g20 finance ministers meeting in india over the war in ukraine. moscow is accusing the united states and other western nations of destabilising the meeting. no closing statement was agreed,

as russia and china refused to accept a passage condemning russian agression in ukraine. g20 host india said that "most members strongly condemned the war in ukraine", but china and russia objected to the final communique because of, quote, "different assessments of the situation". the us treasury secretary janet yellen had earlier said it was "absolutely necessary" for all nations to condemn russia's our political correspondent leila nathoo is in bangalore for the g20 meeting and sent us this insight into india's role. it's here in bangalore that the first major meeting of india's presidency has taken place, affecting the world economy. the fallout around ukraine is having a huge impact. prime minister modi's address was notable for the absence of any mention of russia's invasion.

instead only referencing rising geopolitical tensions. india maintains a neutral stance on the wall, a position starkly at odds with g7 countries condemning russia, reaffirming their support for ukraine and calling for further sanctions. —— on the war. india wants a different conversation, to use its presidency of the g20 to represent developing nations who don't have a seat at the table of major economies, to champion their needs. so it wants to talk about food security, sustainable growth, debt burdens. indy is growing in international, political and economic importance and increasingly wants to set its own agenda. —— india. hundreds of people have attended events in northern ireland to show solidarity with an off—duty detective who is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot multiple times. john caldwell was attacked in front of his young son after coaching under—15s at football. police have arrested five men in connection with the shooting, which they are treating as a terrorist incident.

julian fowler reports from omagh. the village of beragh a few miles from omagh. around a thousand people marched to show support forjohn caldwell. the demonstration was organised by the football club where the off—duty detective was a volunteer coach. the dissident republican group the new ira, who police believe carried out the shooting, has little public support. it's great. itjust shows no part of the community wants to see this. we are united together and people like thatjust need to go away. what were your thoughts when you heard what had happened to john caldwell? there was a lot of fright at the same time because obviously, that sort of stuff doesn't happen as much. it was just bringing back stuff, you know? but fear first off when it was the youth, beragh youth, like, fearabout... this is our first born, and fear like that growing up, you know? people have also gathered in the centre of omagh, a town all too familiar with the violence of the troubles,

25 years after a dissident republican car bomb killed 29 people and unborn twins a few hundred metres from here. violence which the people gathered here today hoped had been consigned to the past. john caldwell, who was with his son, had just finished a training session with an under—15 football team when he was shot several times. he remains critically ill and heavily sedated with what have been described as life—changing injuries. four men were arrested at omagh and coalisland and late last night there was a fifth arrest, a 43—year—old man in stewartstown. all are being held under the terrorism act. the many hundreds of people who took to the streets today want to send a message that those who use violence to oppose the peace process in northern ireland have little public support, but the events of recent days show they still pose a threat. julian fowler, bbc news, omagh.

stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: antthony albanese becomes the first serving australian prime minister to march in the gay and lesbian mardi gras in sydney, one of the biggest global events of its kind. first, the plate slid gently up the restaurant tables, then suddenly the tables, chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb- on a — lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote _ lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific- lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, - lurched onto her side. the hydrogen| bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans have successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb on hiroshima. i had read the news _ that of the bomb on hiroshima. i had read the news earlier. _ read the news earlier. inaudible.

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on saturday evening. he was also joined by penny wong, the first openly gay woman in parliament. phil mercer reports from sydney. anthony albanese has become the anthony albanese has become the first sitting australian prime minister to take part in the mardi gras parade. he said his government was committed to ending inequality based on sexuality or identity. well, australia's an inclusive country. there are benefits for our economy, benefits most importantly though for the people of australia. and everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight's a celebration of that, and it's a great example of what an amazing country this is.— country this is. critics, though, accuse the _ country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime _ country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime minister- country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime minister of. accuse the prime minister of pandering to a small minority. that is hijacking australia's social

agenda. but campaigners argue that the mardi gras is a time to acknowledge and celebrate those who have in the past suffered chain, rejection and discrimination because of who they are. rejection and discrimination because of who they are-— of who they are. everybody policy welcome, heterosexual, - of who they are. everybody policy welcome, heterosexual, queer, l welcome, heterosexual, queer, bisexual, everybody. i love you all so much, let's come together, the struggles continue, being gay is illegal in dozens of countries around the world. sydney's mardi gras began as a civil rights march in 1978. it's become one of the world's biggest lgbt events. it's the first time in three years that the first time in three years that the parade has made its way through australia's biggest city, because of covid restrictions. after 300,000 people are expected to attend. members of the military, police officers and politicians were among

12,500 marchers. this year's mardi gras coincides with sydney world clyde 2023, a global rights festival. —— world pride. police scotland say divers have recovered two bodies in the firth of clyde after a tugboat capsized yesterday. a search operation had been under way after the incident near greenock in inverclyde. police scotland say divers have recovered two bodies eyewitnesses said the tug was escorting a cruise ship into the harbour. almost a million households in the uk haven't yet been able to claim the government support for energy bills this winter. the government promised £400 for every household last autumn. but people in england, scotland and wales who live in sheltered accommodation, park homes and off grid properties like farms are only now able to apply. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. this is a park home site,

one of around 2,000 across england. people here aren't on holiday, they own their own homes and live here all year round. everyone knows everyone by name. most of the 85,000 park home owners are retired, likejohn and linda... ..and sue. you've got a gorgeous home. oh, thank you. and while most households have been getting extra money from the government this autumn and winter to help cover the fuel bills, no—one here has had a penny. on a morning, when i get up, i wrap myself up in a blanket until it's time that i put my heating on. because we are a small minority, i do believe we have been forgotten. residents here are billed for the energy they use by the site owners, as it comes through one central meter. as a result, the government have taken months to work out a system to get the money into their pockets. everybody else has got theirs.

it just makes you feel. like you're second—class. down the road, in the middle of chesterfield, patrick's house doesn't have mains gas, but he's been promised an extra £200 of government help — but it hasn't arrived yet. crikey, the price a year ago was about £105, and now it's 168 for two. within the winter, it lasts about four weeks. how do you feel about that, and having to have waited this long? a bit peeved, like, you know what i mean? but it's just the principle of the matter, you know? and i think it's going to be crazy because like i say, we will get it eventually, but i should think it's in the summer, you know? for most people, the £66 a month energy bill help finishes at the end of march, with all payments made, but nearly a million households are still waiting for the help that should have got them through the winter. colletta smith, bbc news, near mansfield. it's been snowing in hollywood.

parts of los angeles are under a blizzard warning, for the first time in 30 years. forecasters say the area, which was hit by wildfires in the summer, is experiencing classic signs of climate change. the french film, on the adamant, has been awarded the golden bear for best film at the berlin film festival. the award is considered the festival's top prize. it was given to french director nicolas philibert�*s documentary, which is about a floating day care centre for adults with mental disorders, on the bank of the river seine in paris. and the director used his winners speech to highlight the films work to improve the image of those with mental illnesses. we do not always distinguish very clearly between patients and carers. and that's fine. i try to reverse

the image that we always have of mad people, so discriminating, so stigmatising. i wanted us to be able, if not to identify with them, at least recognise what unites us beyond our distances. something like a common humanity. —— beyond our differences. being part of the same world. ., ., ., ., , ., differences. being part of the same world. ., . . ., , ., . world. congratulations to him and eve one world. congratulations to him and everyone behind _ world. congratulations to him and everyone behind that _ world. congratulations to him and everyone behind that film, - world. congratulations to him and everyone behind that film, and i world. congratulations to him and i everyone behind that film, and also to the berlin's festival's youngest ever winner of best actor, sophia terra, who plays a trans—gender child. congratulations to all those winners, and thank you forjoining us on bbc news.

hello. high pressure continues to dominate the weather picture this weekend. now the rest of the sunshine on saturday was across western areas, but the high pressure not only brought these sunny skies to northern ireland, but also brought this squished cloud as the air descended down through the atmosphere. whereas further east, we had extensive cloud really for most of the day and a number of showers coming in off the north sea. now, really through yesterday's satellite picture, you can see the extent of the cloud. it was particularly cloudy across these northeastern areas. but if we take a look at the satellite picture in a bit more detail, this cloud sheet is going to continue to feed in this kind of direction, which will take cloudy weather into northern england, the north midlands and north wales, whereas we've got much clearer skies in this part of the north sea, drier air and that's set to move

into east anglia, southern england and the south midlands. so there will be changes in the distribution of cloud as we head into sunday. now the clearest of the skies over the next few hours across southern areas of england, southern wales, scotland, northern ireland and perhaps parts of western england, there'll be quite a widespread frost. the lowest temperatures, west scotland get down to about minus five degrees. so it will be a cold start, but extensive cloud will continue to feed in across northern england, the north midlands, north wales with some light showers coming in from the north sea, whereas across east anglia, the south midlands, probably southern wales and definitely most of southern england you should have more in the way of sunshine compared with yesterday. the other place that will do quite well for sunshine, west scotland and maybe northern ireland, because here we're close to the centre of high pressure and that high pressure continues to build in on monday. so again, it's probably west scotland and northern ireland will have the best of the day's sunshine, otherwise probably a little bit more in the way of cloud filtering down the north sea.

so it could well be that it's generally a cloudier picture across england, wales and eastern scotland through monday on its tuesday's forecast. well, the high pressure is still there. however, this is a troughjust coming in from europe. and what that will do is it will thicken the cloud a little bit across southern areas enough to bring some scattered showers in. so you might find a few patches of rain here, not expecting anything to be particularly heavy, whereas the weather should be drier with the best of any sunshine. again, for west scotland and for northern ireland, temperatures continue to be quite close to average really for the time of year and with the high pressure staying close by the british isles really through the rest of the week, the weather stays quiet with cloud varying day by day.

this is bbc news, the headlines votes are being counted in nigeria's tightest presidential election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. security fears and logistical problems are being blamed for delays to voting and there's been

some violence too. the uk and the european union appear to be on the brink of finalising a new deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland. rishi sunak says his government will give it everything to reach an agreement. sharp divisions emerged at a meeting of the g20 major economies in india over the war in ukraine. no closing statement was agreed, as china failed to condemn russia's invasion. anthony albaneesee has become the first sitting australian prime minister to march in sydney's gay and lesbian mardi gras. he has described it as a �*celebration of �*modern' australia. you are watching bbc news, now, ukraine: a year on the frontlines.