this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm mark lobel. the uk and the european union appear to be on the brink of finalising a new deal on post—brexit trading rules covering northern ireland and the republic. i think the talks on reforming the protocol are inching towards a conclusion. certainly the deal isn't done yet. anger and poor organisation mars nigeria's closest elections in recent memory, as millions vote for a new president. china fails to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. marchers in sydney's gay and lesbian mardi gras arejoined by their prime minister anthony albanese

in a first of its kind. most importantly, though, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are. and tonight's a celebration of that. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. 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—ready deal still requires a few more ingredients. as for that progress, it's 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. a little earlier, iain watson joined me to talk through the potential impacts a deal like this could have. effectively what the deal could do, and this has been widely discussed, at the moment these checks and the de facto trade border in the irish sea is because the border is open between northern ireland and 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 remain in northern ireland and do not cross the border into the republic... the checks currently

supposed to be carried out, and the british government has ignored a lot, but the checks that 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 rest of the uk, because you would not have these checks between different parts of the uk. 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 doesn't rewrite its agreement with the uk, but it 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 about the legal aspect that is causing

some people concern? the idea they would be a different supremacy of law in northern ireland, that the eu single market legislation could still apply somehow? yes, what the dup, the 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 if they are able to trade across the border, they are inside the eu's single market for goods. 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 commission's role involving arbitration with 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... this 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 interesting for 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 whole process will have been futile. and as you say, concentrating his mind on the united states, we're 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 in northern ireland. 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 unionist party hasn't got back into government. 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 nothing free and fair in this election. most people passing through this place were telling us that they were not able to vote. they are cancelling 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, in 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. sharp divisions have emerged at the g20 finance ministers live coverage of that election on the bbc website. 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 aggression 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 invasion of ukraine. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is in bangalore for the g20 meeting and sent us this insight into india's role. it's here in the hills near bangalore that the first major meeting of the g20 under india's presidency has taken place, affecting the world economy. the fallout from the ukraine war is having a huge impact. but 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 war, a position

starkly at odds with g7 countries condemning russia, reaffirming their support for ukraine and calling for further sanctions. india wants a very different conversation, it wants 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. india is growing in international, political and economic importance and increasingly wants to set its own agenda. turkish officials say they're now investigating more than 600 people in connection with buildings that collapsed during major earthquakes earlier this month. more than 50,000 people are known to have died in the earthquakes which struck turkey and syria. turkey's justice minister says more than 180 suspects are injail pending trial, including construction contractors and building owners. experts say many of the buildings that collapsed were made with poor materials and did not comply

with safety standards. 0pposition parties accuse president recep tayyip erdogan�*s government of failing to enforce building regulations. as international aid flows into the area, the focus now is on helping survivors, but getting help to those who need it can be challenging. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker, reports from turkey. aid that was slow to arrive is now in full flow. helicopter after helicopter of tents, food, medicine all crammed on board. no more room, signals this load master. there are more than 100 flights a day from here. international aid from the us and the uk has also ramped up. 0ur aircraft is stacked, with tents around our feet. we head over the mountains, towards one of the ten zones

in a state of emergency, to get an idea of the scale of this disaster. this is by far the biggest logistical operation turkey's forces have ever faced. they've got more than 100 kilometres along a fault line to cover, with tens of thousands in need, and most of them need these, which need room in a helicopter. we're flying to the first drop—off, near hatay, the worst—affected region in turkey. in the city of antakya, survivors say help took more than two days to arrive. at least 20,000 people lost their lives here. further down the coast, it took more than two weeks to get basic shelter to the people of remote kapisuyu. villagers need to stay to feed their livestock.

guner�*s daughter was killed in the earthquake. she's now too frightened to live under this roof, especially after the area was hit by another tremor on monday. translation: we live in fear. we can't sleep well at night. . when the quake happened, we suddenly woke up. what can we do? we can't go outside either, it's cold. there is nothing that can be done. there have been major challenges to overcome to help people like guner. contents co nte nts a re contents are temporary. she says she needs a new home. there have been major challenges. airports are damaged and landing in remote areas has been difficult. some of these guys have been flying over 1000 hours since the

earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. many of them off camera have told us about the harrowing moment when they had to fly in the earthquake affected zone. they say they were medically evacuated casualties for hours. but they say they will keep going as long as they can. aid is now getting to most who need it. but the long—term plan to help the tens of thousands in crisis is still unclear. laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. 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. anger and poor organisation mars nigeria's closest elections in recent memory, as millions vote for a new president. in scotland, divers have

recovered two bodies from the firth of clyde after a tugboat capsized on friday. it had been escorting a cruise ship when it overturned. 0ur reporter suzanne allan has the latest. as you can probably say, a large police cordon is still in place here at east india harbour. since ten o'clock this morning, the police diver and marine unit have been in and out of the water to find the missing crew members from the tug boat that capsized here yesterday afternoon. just a short while ago, police scotland confirmed two bodies were found and brought out of the water this afternoon. the boat went down just off greenock at 313 yesterday afternoon. eyewitnesses told me it had been escorting the hebridean princess cruise ship into harbour when it capsized. the emergency services rushed to the scene including police scotland air and support unit, hm coastguard and the rnli. the search was called off last

night and began this morning again at ten o'clock. police divers have now left but the investigation into why this happened will continue for some time. huge crowds packed the streets of sydney for this year's gay and lesbian mardi gras parade, one of the biggest events of its kind in the world. among them was australia's prime minister, but not everyone was pleased to see him. 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 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. critics, though, accuse the prime minister of pandering to a small minority that was 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 shame, rejection and discrimination because of who they are. everybody�*s welcome — heterosexual, cis, queer, bisexual, everybody. i love you all so much, let's come together. no more separation. for many, 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 parade has made its way through australia's

biggest city, because of covid restrictions. up to 300,000 people were 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 pride 2023, a global rights festival. it has been described as the most significant shipwreck discovery since the mary rose. the gloucester sank more than 400 years ago, and has now been found off the coast of norfolk. it was discovered by two brothers after four years of searching, and now some of its treasures are due to go on display. jo black reports. 0n the sea bed, a team of divers explore the site of a royal shipwreck. the gloucester ran aground off the coast of norfolk

on the 6th of may 1682. this discovery has been described as the most important maritime find since the mary rose, and it was found by two brothers from norwich. oh, look at that bottle, got a cork on the top as well. julian and lincoln barnwell run a printing business, but they're also experienced divers and have searched for shipwrecks for years. they challenged themselves to look for the gloucester and after four years they found her. this footage shows a rope, one of the ship's cannons, a wine bottle and the tip of one of the anchors. and this computer image of the site has been generated and shows how a lot of the ship is submerged in the sand. hundreds of items from the gloucester have been brought to the surface and now they're going on public display for the first time. well, it's quite surreal, actually, you know, to sort of go from seeing them on the sea bed and to sort

of bring them out to the public and display them in such a lovely way, it's something to be proud of. 0nboard that fateful day was james, the duke of york and future king. he survived, but hundreds died. and because the gloucester sank so quickly, personal possessions were left behind. now we're able to view them up close. one of the main exhibits is the ship's bell, but there are also items such as wine bottles, spoons and thimbles. also brought up from the ship are combs, pipes and this leather pouch. remarkably, some textiles discovered in chests have also been recovered. this petticoat, a collar and a hood, are all made from silk. objects which are so rare to see that normally dress historians are looking in portraits and paintings to actually look at items that people are wearing. and now we have the opportunity

to actually look at them closely, examine how they're constructed, and alsojust wonder at their beauty and craftsmanship. it's a real privilege to share this story for the first - time with everybody. we're telling two stories, i the story of the gloucester in the 17th century, _ the story of a tragedy, almost losing the heir to the throne. but we're also telling the 21st century story of the second i life of the gloucester, j with julian and lincoln and james little finding it in 2007 and from there, i bringing it to - everybody's attention. what we see here is just a small sample of artifacts. the sea bed holds many more. what i can't stop thinking about is ornate wood, so if we were to find some ornate wood, that the ship in the day was actually covered in gold leaf on the stern. and to find something like that, gold obviously doesn't deteriorate, so to find something

beautiful like that, i mean, it'sjust, you know, it's all there to be found, hopefully. so we know there's 20 cannons on the surface on the seabed. she would been having between 50 and 60 cannons. and to have the whole collection from one one site is quite unusual. so we would really build a strong case for recovering the cannons. so that would be quite a moment, wouldn't it? there are many more years of diving, discovery and research to come, but for now we already know and understand so much more about the gloucester and her last voyage. jo black, bbc news. 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 winner's speech to highlight the film's 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 differences. something like a common humanity. being part of the same world. the berlin festival's award for youngest ever winner went to

eight—year—old sophia otero who plays a trans—gender child. congratulations to her and all the winners. you can reach me on twitter. 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, 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. tuesday, 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 of any sunshine again, for west scotland and 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 the uk and the european union appear to be on the brink of finalising a new deal, on post—brexit trading rules, covering northern ireland. the british prime minsister, rishi sunak says his government wants to "get the job done" — and he's hopeful of a "positive outcome." there's been widespread anger — and frustration during nigeria's closest presidential election in decades — as poor organisation and d logistical problems led to severe delay at polling stations. there were also reports of violence, including gunshots near a polling station in lagos. there's been widespread anger — and frustration