this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm rebecca jones. our top stories: donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has left the high court in islamabad. the court said that the hearing is not possible amid protests outside. the uk's home secretary, suella braverman, is in rwanda to discuss a controversial agreement to deport migrants who come to the uk illegally. and it's the final day of the men's six nations rugby — ireland are hoping for the grand slam when they play england in dublin this afternoon.

we start with breaking news. the former us president donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday of next week. he made the announcement on his online platform, truth social. he did not give details of any charges he may face, but called for "protest" and for his supporters to "take our nation back". mr trump is currently campaigning for the republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. we're still trying to establish exactly what charges mr trump might face, if any. we hope to be speaking to an expert about this in the coming minutes and hours.

in the meantime, let's go over exactly what we do know. donald trump has said that he expects to be arrested on tuesday in a case not by the manhattan district attorneys office. he has posted this on his own social media platform, truth social. donald trump said, without providing evidence, i have to say, that, i am quoting here, providing evidence, i have to say, that, iam quoting here, illegal leaks from the manhattan district attorneys office indicated that he would be arrested. he did not detail what the charges would be. i should say that a spokesperson for the district attorney's office has, we understood, not immediately responded to any request for comment. but back to that post of donald trump's on truth social earlier today. again, iam donald trump's on truth social earlier today. again, i am quoting, he said, illegal leaks from a

corrupt and highly political manhattan district attorney's office indicated that, with no crime being able to be proven, the far and away leading republican candidate and former president of the united states of america will be arrested on tuesday of next week. that is what donald trump has written. what do we know? we know that manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, his office earlier this year did begin presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating a payment of $130,000 that michael cohen, donald trump's former personal lawyer and fixer made to the pawn star stormy daniels. this was in the latter days of donald trump's 2016 campaign. stormy daniels you may remember, her real name is stephanie clifford, has

said that she had an affair with donald trump a decade earlier. donald trump a decade earlier. donald trump a decade earlier. donald trump has always denied this affair happened. but as i say, we do know that the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg's office earlier this year did begin presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating a payment to stormy daniels. it is worth remembering that donald trump was a republican president of the united states of america from 2017 to 2021 and has said he will make a bid to return to the white house in the 2024 us presidential election. butjust to repeat, if you just presidential election. butjust to repeat, if youjustjoining presidential election. butjust to repeat, if you justjoining us, the former us president donald trump has said he expects to be arrested on tuesday in a case brought by the manhattan district attorney's office. that is according to a post on his own social media platform, truth social. more as we get it.

in pakistan imran khan has left the high court in lslamabad after being granted a special permission to mark his attendance at the entrance gate. the former prime minister travelled to the capital with a convoy of his supporters as he fights corruption charges. the court said that the hearing would not be possible amidst teargas shelling and stone—pelting outside the premisis. mr khan was accompanied by hundreds of supporters who tried to enter the court building but were stopped by the police. the long—running political row has led to a series of clashes between the police and mr khan's supporters. there was also a stand off between his supporters and the police in lahore earlier as they entered a property belonging to the former prime minsiter. some threw rocks at officers as they used watercannon to try and disperse the crowds. 0ur correspondent caroline davies has been speaking

to mr khan from his convoy and sent this report. in his armoured car, inching through the crowds, this was the start of imran khan's journey from his home in lahore to the court in islamabad. this is a much promised appearance, and it is on the basis of this appearance that his arrest warrants were suspended yesterday. many of his supporters have turned out, as well as, of course, security, because his team have talked repeatedly about threats to his safety. his supporters were adamant that even imprisonment would not stop mr khan's election chances. mr khan has been accused of whipping up his supporters, making them into a human shield, stirring up unrest, as he avoids court. if found guilty there, he could be disqualified from running in this year's elections. in islamabad, security was building. the authorities have no appetite for a repeat of the unrest seen earlier this week between mr khan's supporters and police trying to arrest him. the government have restricted

rallies in the capital, but even as he was on the road, mr khan's party officials called for supporters to gather. at the entry to islamabad, the convoy stopped. police said mr khan's group would need to disarm. the crowd and traffic built. amongst them, we found mr khan. are you more worried about prison or are you more worried about being disqualified from running in the future? it's not disqualified. putting in prison means that they will keep me out of the election race right until the end of the elections, so i won't be able to campaign. that is the whole thing. the government says that this is nothing to do with politics and that mr khan is flouting the rule of law. 0n the other side of the roadblock, police wait with tear gas. mr khan was allowed through. the stand—off in the courts and on the streets continues. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. we hope to speak to our correspondent in islamabad live in just a few minutes.

so stay with us for that. president biden has welcomed the decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of russia's leader, vladimir putin, by the international criminal court in the hague. it has accused the russian president of war crimes over the forced deportation of children from ukraine to russia. ukraine's president zelensky said it was an historic decision. the kremlin says the accusations are "outrageous." 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has more. the war in ukraine has caused untold suffering and misery, a war that president putin ordered. a conflict that's now lasted for more than a year, during which there have been mounting allegations of war crimes by russian soldiers. now their leader, president putin himself, has become a wanted man, along with his children's commissioner, accused of being responsible for the forced transfer of children and teenagers out of ukraine. the allegation is they have been taken by air, by road, by train, into the russian federation and

they've been given up for adoption. laws have been passed by presidential decree and they have been taught not in ukrainian but in russian. the international criminal court, based in the hague, was set up in 2002 to prosecute war crimes the world. —— in 2002 to prosecute war crimes around the world. the arrest warrant it's issued against president putin sends a very clear message, even though it can't try defendants in absentia and russia is not a party to the court. i think theyjustified it but the question is, it's not recognised internationally by us either, but i think it makes a very strong point. he's clearly committed a war crimes. translation: this is a historic decision from which historic - responsibility will begin. the head of the terrorist state and another russian official have become suspects in a war crime. the kremlin has predictably dismissed the allegations, calling them outrageous and unacceptable. russia says the warrant has no legal meaning but it is a highly symbolic

move in ukraine's quest forjustice. let's not forget about the impact something like this can have on the victims and survivors, who are seeing crimes that have been committed against them being treated seriously and being taken to task by the highest court, as far as international crimes are concerned. many other investigations are continuing in ukraine, including in bucha, for the murder of civilians. the icc prosecutor has described the whole country as a crime scene and said more arrests could follow. russian soldiers have also been accused of torture, rape and indiscriminate shelling. russia is not about to surrender president putin to appear in court in the hague but he could now be arrested if he sets foot in any of the icc�*s 123 member states. his international isolation is deepening and steps are being taken to end the impunity with which his war in ukraine is being prosecuted. here in the uk, the scottish national party chief

executive peter murrell has resigned with immediate effect in a row over party membership. mr murrell is married to scotland's first minister and snp party leader nicola sturgeon, who is standing down later this year. we can go straight to glasgow where catriona renton joins me from. good to have you with us. who exactly is this man? i think his name will be unfamiliar to many viewers. how significant is his resignation?— viewers. how significant is his resignation? viewers. how significant is his resianation? ~ ., , , resignation? peter murrell has been a hue resignation? peter murrell has been a huge figure _ resignation? peter murrell has been a huge figure behind _ resignation? peter murrell has been a huge figure behind the _ resignation? peter murrell has been a huge figure behind the scenes - resignation? peter murrell has been a huge figure behind the scenes of l a huge figure behind the scenes of the snp for the past two decades. he is the chief executive, as you said in the introduction, he is married to the first minister nicola sturgeon, and all of these issues have come to a head now because of the leadership campaign to succeed her. she announced last month that she would be stepping down. earlier this week, the scottish national party was forced to confirm a massive drop in its membership numbers, a situation that the party

has previously denied. numbers had fallen by 30,000 since december 2021 stop that is a situation that has been denied to the media, but the snp's head of press at holyrood last night stood down, saying that there were serious issues with statements he had issued in good faith in behalf of party headquarters. about the membership. today, peter murrell accepted responsibility for that, although he insists that there is no intention to mislead. he said his future had become a distraction from the campaign, he said responsibility for the snp's response to media queries about membership numbers lies with him as chief executive, and he said while there was no intent to mislead, he accepted that this had been the outcome. the bbc had earlier learned that he was likely to face a vote of no—confidence by some members, coming from the national executive committee, if he did not stand out. this comes against a backdrop of what has become a very bitter

leadership campaign. there are three people vying for the position. the health secretary humza yousaf, the finance secretary kate forbes, the former community safety minister asch regan. both asch regan and kate forbes had called into integrity of how the election for leader was being conducted this week. this has been a dramatic week for the scottish national party. thank you for that update. _ there have been clashes in paris as protests continued against president macron�*s reforms to pensions. thousands of people lit fires and threw firecrackers at police, who responded with tear gas. a number of arrests were made. earlier on friday, in the french parliament, opposition parties filed motions of no confidence in the government after it pushed through a contentious raise in the retirement age from 62 to 64. meanwhile, industrial action continues — you can see here some of the piles

of garbage which have built up in paris with staff on strike. there are also staff walkouts at oil refineries, and unions have called for another national day of action on thursday. it isa it is a very busy day in sport. gavin has all the sport. we have got the conclusion of the six nations. all the sides in action today. wales up against a strong france side, who still have title hopes. and later it's all eyes on dublin, as ireland go for the grand slam against england. andy swiss is there for us. how much will ireland fancy this today, given the form they're in? there is already a bit of a party atmosphere in dublin. yesterday, of course, was at saint patrick's day, there was a big parade through the

streets of the city, there could be another hefty party tonight if ireland win that grand slam. they have only won the grand slam three times in their entire history, they have not won it since 2018, and they have not won it since 2018, and they have never clinched it here in dublin, so it will be a very special achievement indeed. they have looked so solid during their four matches so solid during their four matches so far. they have not had it easy, they have had a few injury problems, particularly in their last match against scotland, but they have always managed to find a way through. it could be a particularly emotional day for their captain, jonny sexton, who has announced he will be retiring after the world cup later will be his final six nations match. he is currentlyjoint top scorer in the history of the six nations, along another irishman, ronan 0'gara. if you get some points today, you will become the top scorer on his own. 0bviously today, you will become the top scorer on his own. obviously a grand slam would be a terrific way to end

his six nations career. for england, it's been a tough tournament for them, a lot riding on them, after what's been a poor campaign on the whole. particularly their last match, that thrashing at the hands of france at twickenham a week ago. 53—10, their worst ever home defeat. england fans will be arriving here over the next few hours with limited expectations, it is fair to say. not surprisingly, they have made a few changes to their starting line—up. they have dropped marcus smith at fly—half, they have brought back their captain 0wen farrell into the starting line—up. 0wen farrell, of course, is the son of the ireland head coach, andy farrell, so there is a little bit of family pride at stake today. england will know that there is only another six months until that world cup. they will be desperate to finish this six nations on some sort of positive note, but at the same

time they will be aware that ireland have won their last 13 matches at home, so it is going to be a real battle for england if they are going to end the six nations campaign with a win. ., ., ~' to end the six nations campaign with a win. ., ., ., ., ., a win. look forward to that later on. and a win. look forward to that later on- and a _ a win. look forward to that later on. and a swiss _ a win. look forward to that later on. and a swiss in _ a win. look forward to that later on. and a swiss in dublin - a win. look forward to that later on. and a swiss in dublin for - a win. look forward to that laterj on. and a swiss in dublin for us. a win. look forward to that later i on. and a swiss in dublin for us. -- on. and a swiss in dublin for us. —— andy swiss. scotland have chance to secure third spot in the table, equalling their best tournament for five years. they're in action at murrayfield against italy. it is currently 12—6 to scotland. they fell behind to an italy conversion, but duhan van der merwe's try had them back in front. they are cruising as we approach half—time. scotland have 11 consecutive wins over their opponents, but it's a much improved italy in recent times, who are hoping to not finish bottom for the first time since 2015. lots to come in the football, too. manchester city are in fa cup quarterfinal action today in one of the standout ties of the round. they welcome former captain vincent kompany back, as the manager of their opponents burnley. the winners wil go on to the semifinals at wembley. kompany says it'll be bizarre

for him to go up against city. he was an exceptional captain. a top human being. and i think... i'm really pleased. 0n the other side, i'm a little bit concerned because when you start to play a game where on the touchline for your opponent is a player that you had, you realise how old you are becoming. five games also in the premier league today, as well as matches in the scottish premiership. second—placed rangers are underway at mothewell. a short while ago it was 1—1. they're hoping to close the gap on celtic to six points — temporarily, at least — as celtic play hibs this afternoon. all the other fixtues on your screen right now. and that's all the sport for now. we will be back with more later on. looking forward to it. thank you. the uk home secretary, suela braverman, has arrived

in rwanda to discuss the controversial plan to send migrants there, if they've entered the uk illegally. the deal was first agreed 11 months ago but so far no one has been sent to the central african country, with the plan facing criticism from both home and abroad. however, the uk government has described the plan as "ground—breaking" and says it hopes that ms braverman�*s visit will "reinforce the government's commitment to the partnership". for more on this, i'm joined by our political reporter, tony bonsignore. good to have you with us. as suella braverman expected to announce anything during this trip? know is the short answer. _ anything during this trip? know is the short answer. we _ anything during this trip? know is the short answer. we know- anything during this trip? know is the short answer. we know she i the short answer. we know she arrived this morning, we know there is plenty planned on this trip. for example, we know she is being given a tour of housing, which could provide a long—term homes to migrants after the land was purchased by the rwandan government. we know there are meetings planned with the president of rwanda, meetings planned with other officials, refugees who have settled

there, local business leaders. the list goes on and on, it is a pretty packed schedule. it is significant in the fact it is the first trip there since she became home secretary. it is such a signature policy for the government and very closely associated with suella braverman. but in terms of that footage we have just seen, photo opportunities, we are not expecting any major announcements. that opportunities, we are not expecting any major announcements.- opportunities, we are not expecting any major announcements. that is the --urose of any major announcements. that is the purpose of the — any major announcements. that is the purpose of the trip. — any major announcements. that is the purpose of the trip, just _ any major announcements. that is the purpose of the trip, just to _ purpose of the trip, just to highlight the policy? i purpose of the trip, 'ust to highlight the policy? i think there are a few purposes _ highlight the policy? i think there are a few purposes to _ highlight the policy? i think there are a few purposes to the - highlight the policy? i think there are a few purposes to the strip. l highlight the policy? i think there i are a few purposes to the strip. one of them, yes, to highlight the policy, to reaffirm the policy. it is coming up for a year this has been going on. it wasjune when that flight nearly took off but didn't because of legal challenges. so the message that suella braverman and the government want to send it as it is a reaffirmation, we are absolutely 100% committed to that. also, suella braverman really believes in the deterrent aspect of this policy. it could really

contribute to reducing, maybe even stopping the small boat crossings across the english channel. although the latest numbers do not suggest thatis the latest numbers do not suggest that is necessarily working out. just yesterday we had 209 people, confirmed this morning, came across on five small boats yesterday. that is the highest number since that latest announcement that anyone who comes over illegally will not be able to claim for asylum. but i think it also sent out a political message, as well. again, the government is going very strong on this, it is going to be a key part of its campaign come the next election. if this continues, i think it wants to send that message that if this isn't happening, it is not for want of trying on behalf of government.— for want of trying on behalf of government. ,., , , �* government. the point is, it isn't happening _ government. the point is, it isn't happening at _ government. the point is, it isn't happening at the _ government. the point is, it isn't happening at the moment. - government. the point is, it isn't happening at the moment. as . government. the point is, it isn't| happening at the moment. as you said, the policy was announced in april last year, no one has been deported. why? the april last year, no one has been deported- why?— april last year, no one has been deported. why? the courts is the simle deported. why? the courts is the simple answer — deported. why? the courts is the simple answer to _ deported. why? the courts is the simple answer to that _ deported. why? the courts is the simple answer to that question. i simple answer to that question. behind that is a whole plethora of

court cases, some of which are very, very complex. it was legal action which stop that flight taking off in june at the last moment. since then, we have had a judgment in december in the high court that found that the policy was lawful, but costly home office's decision to deport eight people. just this week we had under the high courtjudge under the high court judge suggesting under the high courtjudge suggesting there were for some of those affected on some grounds, but not others. we are expecting four court of appeal hearings in april. this could go on for quite a while yet. this could go on for quite a while et. , ., ~' , , ., this could go on for quite a while et. , ,_ this could go on for quite a while et. yet. plenty to keep you busy. tony, thank ou yet. plenty to keep you busy. tony, thank you for— yet. plenty to keep you busy. tony, thank you for that. _ more now on one of our main stories this hour — the appearance in court of the former pakistani prime minister imran khan. i'm joined now by farhat javed from bbc urdu who is in islamabad. good to talk to you again. there

seems to be a confusing picture about what has actually gone on. reports that imran khan went into the court, or couldn't get into the court, what can you tell us about what has actually happened? the situation was _ what has actually happened? tue: situation was quite what has actually happened? tte: situation was quite hostile what has actually happened? tt2 situation was quite hostile and intense outside the court in islamabad today when imran khan came with hundreds of his supporters. there was a huge convoy accompanying him. they wanted to accompany him inside the court, as well, which police and other law enforcement agencies stop them from doing. it was at that point that clashes between police and imran khan's supporter started. there was tear gas shelling, we could see in videos imran khan's supporters pelting stones at the police. and then we saw vehicles toppled over. there was a police bus, its windows were broken, probably by the supporters. we could not confirm those photos and videos independently. there was

and videos independently. there was a motorcycle set on fire. these protesters, the supporters were saying they want to enter the court and he wanted to accompany imran khan, which law enforcement agencies denied them. there was a huge crowd and many clashes outside the court. imran khan could not enter the court, kept standing outside the court, kept standing outside the court, he released an audio message to media saying that he was waiting for more than 20 minutes and that police did not allow him to enter the court. the effects of tear gas shelling could be felt inside the courtroom as well. stones were pelted at the court's windows. it was then that the judge decided to let imran khan sign the attendance form to mark his attendance that he did approach the court, he allowed him to mark that attendance and then he could go. imran khan marked his attendance because it was an arrest

warrant against him and he needed to do that. if he had not done that, he could have been arrested again. he did that and then he left for lahore, while his supporters did stay there for a while. there was a situation today outside the court, imran khan could not enter the court, that was the reason that the hearing could not be completed today. it was adjourned. the judge remarked that both the tear gas shelling and the hearing cannot go along together. shelling and the hearing cannot go along together-— along together. thank you for that u date. scientists in australia say that flooding, followed by a heatwave, has led to the deaths of millions of fish, in a river to the west of sydney. this is the darling river, choked with the bodies of the fish. experts say that flooding meant there was a greater area in which the fish could breed — before the drought greatly reduced it — and that means there's just no enough oxygen in the water

for so many fish to survive. that is it for now. you are watching bbc news. thank you for your company. hello there. it has been a morning of mixed fortunes. quite a lot of cloud around this morning, but a favoured few have seen some lovely spells of sunshine, as you can see from this weather watcher from lancashire earlier on. however, there has also been some showers, and some of them are really quite heavy at times. this was loose in kent. and i will show you just where the showers have been so far. it is all about low pressure that is dominating out to the west at the moment, and we have got this eclectic, messy mix of frontal systems which will, from time to time, enhance the showers. so, so far today we have seen some across parts of western scotland into central scotland, and also down into the south—east of england. there are some showers elsewhere, and as we go through the afternoon, if you catch one of those showers, due to the light winds, they could be pretty

slow moving indeed. so, by the middle part of the afternoon, it looks likely that it is going to be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers almost anywhere across england and wales. if you dodge the showers and you keep some sunshine coming through, temperatures on the mild side still, 13—15 the high. a line of more organised showery rain moves out of northern ireland into western fringes of scotland, with some heavier bursts to the extreme north, slowly heading towards the northern isles, which is still sitting in the cold air, only expecting a high of 5—6 by the middle part of the afternoon. so, as we close out the day on saturday, the winds will pick up, the rain will move to the northern isles, we will have a trailing weather front weakening, just a band of cloud easing away. and as skies clear, those temperatures are going to fall away, so it will be a slightly chilly start to sunday morning in comparison to of late, but hopefully it will be a sunnier start for most of us. so, not a bad prospect on sunday. gradually we will start to see some cloud pushing in from the west ahead of this weather front that

will arrive into northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. but all in all, not a bad mothering sunday for most, 8—13 the high. still that little bit cooler into the northern isles. but then from monday onwards, the change comes once again to some wet and windy weather as a series of weather fronts push in off the atlantic. so, for the start of the working week, it looks likely to stay unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain at times. the temperatures pretty much, though, where they should be for this time of year. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it's not yet clear what charges, if any, he is facing. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has left the high court in islamabad. the court said that the hearing is not possible amid protests outside. he's facing corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. the uk's home secretary suella braverman is in rwanda to discuss a controversial agreement to deport migrants who come to the uk illegally. some human rights groups say the plan breaks international law.

turmoil at the scottish national party as the chief executive