this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... 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. pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, attends court on corruption charges, which he says are politically motivated. president biden welcomes the international criminal court's arrest warrant against vladimir putin. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from black sea ports, which was due to expire, has been renewed. the scottish national party's chief executive and husband of its outgoing leader has resigned after the party revealed a sharp drop in its membership.

the former us president, donald trump, has claimed he expects to be arrested on tuesday. he claimed to have seen leads from the manhattan district attorney's office, which has yet to comment. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to his alleged mistress and called on his supporters to protest if he is detained. i think context is needed in great measure here. there is quite a lot to this. donald trump is saying that leet messages to the media indicate

that the manhattan district attorney is likely to lay charges against him this coming tuesday, and he has called on his supporters to protest. in the last few days, there have indeed been suggestions in the media that charges could be imminent. that is a reference, presumably, that donald trump me to the leaks. but the grand jury donald trump me to the leaks. but the grandjury in donald trump me to the leaks. but the grand jury in manhattan which has been considering these charges against donald trump in connection with alleged hush money payments to two women, including the pawn star known as stormy daniels, has still to consider testimony from another witness that has revealed. so it is very unlikely the grand jury has decided one way or another under the charges should be brought against donald trump. i think more concerning will be the part of this message in which donald trump calls

on his supporters to protest. it brings back very raw memories of the insurrection at the us capitol building just over two years ago on january 6, when considerable damage was caused and lives were lost. the manhattan district attorney's office, for its part, is making no comment on any of this. the real concern, as i say, that is this call from mr trump for his supporters to protest. none of his lawyers have had any indication that charges are imminent against their client. where does this potential _ imminent against their client. where does this potential leave _ imminent against their client. where does this potential leave his - imminent against their client. where does this potential leave his bid - does this potential leave his bid for the presidency? it is does this potential leave his bid for the presidency?— for the presidency? it is very interesting. _ for the presidency? it is very interesting, because - for the presidency? it is very interesting, because some, | for the presidency? it is very - interesting, because some, among them donald trump's lawyers,

maintain that were he to be charged it would actually boost his re—election charges, they say it would galvanise his supporters and basically cement another term for mr trump in the white house. indeed, fellow republicans have been rallying around donald trump today. we heard former vice president mike pence and leader of the house kevin mccarthy who called any potential charges an outrageous abuse of power. i will leave you have the thoughts of the democrat leader in the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. she co—donald trump's social media posting today as reckless and said his primary objective was to keep himself in the news and to foment unrest among his supporters. they have been violent clashes outside a court that is hearing the case against former pakistan prime minister, imran khan, for not declaring funds he received when selling state gifts. his home was raided by the police.

he says all cases against him are politically motivated after he was ousted from office last year. caroline davies has this report. pelting police with stones, tear gas canisters exploding, filling the air, and in the middle, supporters clinging to his car, this was the arrival of imran khan at court today. tensions between mr khan's supporters and the authorities have been rising all week, an attempt to arrest him led to clashes in lahore. when his convoy left for court this morning, he did so with armed guards. at the entry to islamabad, the convoy stopped. police said mr khan's group would need to disarm. the crowd and traffic built, and amongst them we found mr khan, adamant that the authorities' only intention is to jail him. 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. opponents say it has nothing to do with politics, but is mr khan whipping up his supporters, making them into a human shield for him to avoid the law. the authorities blocked roads into the capital and the court with shipping containers and banned rallies, but supporters still came. this is the aftermath. imran khan may well have left this courtroom but the police are still here and you can still see the sticks and stones on the ground and you can smell the tear gas that has been used, and the real concern after today is that this is not the end of tensions between the authorities and imran khan's supporters. the months of battles in the courts are now spilling into pakistan's streets, with neither side conceding ground. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. president putin has flown to crimea in ukraine to mark nine years

since the region was illegally annexed by russia. he has been accused of war crimes by the international criminal court, specifically the forced deportation of children from ukraine to russia. efforts are continuing in ukraine to bring home children who have gone missing since the invasion. james lansdale reports. vladimir putin today in sevastopol. there to open an arts centre and mark the anniversary of russia's illegal annexation of crimea. one place he can still visit without risk of arrest after international prosecutors accused him of war crimes. the united states may not accept the jurisdiction of the international criminal court, but president biden welcomed its decision nonetheless. well, i think it's justified, but the question is, it's not recognised internationally by us either but i think it makes a very strong point. he has clearly committed war crimes. thank you. the allegations are that mr putin has personal criminal responsibility for deporting children from occupied

parts of ukraine to russia. according to this lawyer, potentially as many as 700,000 children — yes, 700,000 — were taken, and only a fraction have been brought home. she welcomed the court decision, but... it's only the first step. our next step should be returning back all ukrainian children from the russian federation to ukraine. not only because of the reason to reunite them with their families, but in order to receive as much as possible evidence and testimony from them directly. in kyiv today, people told me the court's decision meant the world now knew about russia's alleged war crimes. what is your reaction? i'm very happy about it because justice will come. extremely happy. why? because we expected this for more than one year and because, definitely, vladimir putin

has committed crimes. at home, vladimir putin is honoured as a head of state. abroad, he is now wanted as an alleged war criminal. the kremlin has rejected the accusations against him, but on the global stage his isolation has deepened. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from the black scene ukrainian grain from the black sea has been renewed just hours before it was due to expire. kyiv says the agreement will continue for four months, while moscow says it will continue forjust 60 days. the deal was brokered lastjuly during fears of a food crisis after moscow blockaded ukrainian exports. russia and ukrainejointly account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies, with ukraine's contribution at nearing 10%. imogen foulkes has the latest from

geneva. the negotiations to extend this grain deal really went down to the wire. the agreement was due to expire today, but now we have had a statement from the united nations saying the deal can be extended. but immediately after that statement came out, there was more confusion. ukraine said it has been extended for more than 120 days, kind of hinting they got what they wanted. russia then hit back saying they told all the partners in the black sea grain deal that it has been extended for the 60 days that they said almost a week ago they were prepared to accept. i think we can safely say grain can still be exported from the black sea, but we don't know for how long. let's not forget, this is a very, very important deal for food insecure countries in the horn of africa. somalia, for example. successive droughts, it is said

to be on the verge of famine. it relies on the world food programme which often buys grain from ukraine. then we have yemen, afghanistan, they too are food insecure in the midst of humanitarian crises. of course we have also seen a rise in global food prices and any disruption to the global grain supply will push those prices up again. so there will be some relief in the united nations that that there has been an extension, but some concern over how long it will last. russia has his own concerns. it says the parallel agreement which allowed it to export its food and fertilisers, which theoretically are not subject to sanctions, is not being honoured, and it wants that addressed. we did not see any real detail about that in the un statement.

so i think in the days and weeks to come, that will be looked at very closely and moscow will be looking very closely to see if its goods are getting out more easily. but at the end of the day, some analysts are saying, well, russia is saying they kind of got what they wanted, only 60 days, but that some of this is maybe only posturing. because back in october russia briefly walked away from the grain deal then, and in fact grainjust kept being exported via the black sea and moscow didn't do anything. everybody knows it is in moscow and kyiv�*s interests to have their goods exported. whether this was more diplomatic games. hopefully at the end of the day everybody will settle down and honour this agreement. there have been further clashes in paris today as protests continue against president macron�*s reforms

to pensions. french police ban protest opposite the parliament but thousands of people lit fires and threw firecrackers at the police, who responded with tear gas. the government is facing two motions no confidence. you are watching bbc news. apologies about those pictures there. bringing things back to the uk. the uk home secretary, suella braverman, has arrived in rwanda to discuss the controversial plan to send migrants there if they have 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. the plan is facing criticism from both home and abroad. the uk government has described the plan as ground—breaking and says it hopes that ms braverman�*s visit will reaffirm its commitment to the partnership. earlier simonjones told us more about this visit.

i think this visit is very much designed to send out a message. this is the british home secretary, suella braverman, saying she and the british government are absolutely committed to this partnership, as they call it, with rwanda, and she is absolutely determined to start seeing some migrants who have arrived in the uk illegally on small boats or on the back of lorries sent thousands of kilometres from the uk to africa and told they cannot claim asylum in the uk. today, suella braverman as part of her visit toured some accommodation that could be used in future to house migrants who get sent from the uk to rwanda. she also met some of the construction workers and some of the people training to build this accommodation in the future. she is making it clear that there is no cap on the number of people that could be sent from the uk to rwanda. in fact, in recent weeks the government's position here in the uk has hardened.

the government is putting through new legislation that would see anyone arriving illegally in the uk told that they would be detained, denied and deported. they would be held in secure accommodation, told they could never claim asylum in the uk, and then sent to either a safe country, like rwanda, as the government sees it, ordered back to their home country ought another country that they have passed through on their way to reach the uk. but this is a hugely controversial scheme. as yet, not a single migrant has been sent from the uk to rwanda under the scheme because it is facing ongoing legal challenges. today there were a number of protests in a number of cities in the uk, with people saying the scheme simply will not work and describing it as inhumane. the scottish national party's chief executive, peter murrell, who is married to first minister nicola sturgeon, has resigned with immediate effect. the move comes after a week of chaos in the snp,

the party forced to admit a massive drop in membership numbers. catriona renton reports. behind the scenes, peter murrell has been a key figure in the snp. for the last 20 years he has run the party as its chief executive and he married party leader and first minister nicola sturgeon in 2010, but the campaign to succeed his wife has put his role under the spotlight. last month the snp denied its membership had fallen sharply. this week it admitted that was wrong, with more than 30,000 fewer members than in december 2021. and now peter murrell has accepted responsibility for the confusion although he insisted there was no intention to mislead. he says speculation about his future has been a distraction from the leadership campaign. ash regan, who is running in that campaign, had been especially critical of peter murrell. her rival kate forbes had also raised concerns about the election process.

this is a contest about change and ultimately about reforming the party and government to make sure that there is honesty and integrity and trust at the very heart of our decision—making. hamza yusuf is seen as the favoured candidate of party headquarters, offering continuity. reform of headquarters is very much needed and, certainly, i will be looking to see what i can do to shake up that operation headquarters from day one. in recent years, peter murrell and nicola sturgeon were the powerhouse behind the scottish national party, but nicola sturgeon�*s resignation has exposed bitter splits in the party and a changing of the guard at the top of the scottish politics, with a host of figures following her out of senior positions in the party, the scottish government or both. other issues hang over mr murrell�*s time in charge with questions about why he lent the snp more than £100,000, which the party said was a personal donation, and there's a police investigation into party finances. the snp has suffered another blow, while the leadership campaign continues.

catrina renton, bbc news. let's return to our top story. donald trump says he expected to be arrested on tuesday over hush money allegedly paid to two women before he became president in 2016. mr trump, who is running for the white house again, claims the information had been from the prosecutors office in new york. i'm joined by a political writer in new hampshire. what do we make of what mr trump has been saying? it seems quite incredible for a former president to say i'm going to be arrested, please protest on my behalf. i say i'm going to be arrested, please protest on my behalf.— protest on my behalf. i think it is, but i think— protest on my behalf. i think it is, but i think you _ protest on my behalf. i think it is, but i think you have _ protest on my behalf. i think it is, but i think you have to _ protest on my behalf. i think it is, but i think you have to remember| but i think you have to remember that most of last year has been dominated by discussion won't he. in some ways, his entire political life

has been dominated by list since the 2016 election. if you go back to the 19805, 2016 election. if you go back to the 1980s, you can say this is a little bit of out hat in terms of his interactions with local prosecutors and others in the new york area. what you think the impact of this will be? i what you think the impact of this will be? ~ , what you think the impact of this will be? ~' , ., ., ,., will be? i think there is a reason wh he will be? i think there is a reason why he is _ will be? i think there is a reason why he is promoting _ will be? i think there is a reason why he is promoting it, - will be? i think there is a reason why he is promoting it, which i will be? i think there is a reason why he is promoting it, which is| will be? i think there is a reason | why he is promoting it, which is if donald trump was going to be indicted for something relating to his legal issues, this is the... politically, the affair with stormy daniels is the type of roguish vine that gave him the voter appeal. anyone who was annoyed with the type of political figures who do that didn't look for him in at the first place. it was even seen as a sort of zombie investigation there. so at this point, you see even democrat

saying it. legally, it also gives them a lot of cover because the major prosecution witness is a confessed criminal who has also made profits by selling books about this. it is a hostile venue you can easily betray against it. it seems unlikely this would have been pursued if he hadn't been president. this would be a godsend, both politically and legally, in terms of all the other thing that could have come down. let's talk about what some other people are saying. our correspondent in washington told me earlier this would boost his prospects. do you think that is potentially correct? i think that is potentially correct? i think that is potentially correct? i think that it does. but it has forced a lot of leading republicans to come around for one thing. not so much they are rallying to him. but with rumours that ron desantis is likely to announce and there has

been a competition to get endorsements from members of congress. it would look incredibly bad for republicans to endorse someone other than donald trump while he is under threat of imminent indictment. he has effectively frozen any endorsements for rival candidates in the next few days, which is a contributing achievement. if it does actually come down, given the legal peril, it makes him the centre of attention, it continues that paralysis if not indefinitely for a extended period of time. it seems advantageous. it seems unclear to me whose mind exactly would be changed to think less of donald trump, because he may or may not have tried to pay off stormy daniels. ~ ., have tried to pay off stormy daniels. ~ . ,., , ., have tried to pay off stormy daniels. ~ . , ., ., daniels. we have reported before on the shortage — daniels. we have reported before on the shortage of— daniels. we have reported before on the shortage of nurses _ daniels. we have reported before on the shortage of nurses within - daniels. we have reported before on the shortage of nurses within the - the shortage of nurses within the nhs, but even where people are being recruited, the cost of living is

making it hard for some to continue in thejob. petrol costs, energy bills and rent increases mean some student nurses are simply quitting the profession as they can't afford to stay in the job. in an the profession as they can't afford to stay in thejob. in an nhs in crisis, a frustrated workforce. and even for some time to enter the profession, like these in worcester, a daily struggle. i’m profession, like these in worcester, a daily struggle-— a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 ears a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 years old. — a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 years old. i _ a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 years old. i am — a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 years old, i am a _ a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 years old, i am a second - a daily struggle. i'm clear, i'm 28 years old, i am a second year - years old, i am a second year nursing student. ifaced years old, i am a second year nursing student. i faced a years old, i am a second year nursing student. ifaced a lot years old, i am a second year nursing student. i faced a lot of challenges, even though i get support from my family back home in nigeria. one of them would be the rising electricity bills. also with the bus fares and having to go to placements and having to buy groceries, everything hasjust spiked. groceries, everything has 'ust siked. ., , , ., ., spiked. some of my friends have had to dro out spiked. some of my friends have had to drop out because _ spiked. some of my friends have had to drop out because they _ spiked. some of my friends have had to drop out because they can't - to drop out because they can't afford — to drop out because they can't afford it — to drop out because they can't afford it i_ to drop out because they can't afford it. i don't think i could have — afford it. i don't think i could have managed to do the course if i wasn't _ have managed to do the course if i wasn't living at home. i have the

luxury— wasn't living at home. i have the luxury of— wasn't living at home. i have the luxury of my parents being able to support _ luxury of my parents being able to support me. everything is going up, obviously— support me. everything is going up, obviously petrol to placement, parking — obviously petrol to placement, parking. all these things you don't think_ parking. all these things you don't think about. when everything is going _ think about. when everything is going up. — think about. when everything is going up, then you do start to think about— going up, then you do start to think about it _ going up, then you do start to think about it and — going up, then you do start to think about it and everything gets more difficult _ about it and everything gets more difficult as you go on. at about it and everything gets more difficult as you go on.— difficult as you go on. at this university — difficult as you go on. at this university in _ difficult as you go on. at this university in birmingham, i difficult as you go on. at this i university in birmingham, new difficult as you go on. at this - university in birmingham, new £3 million nursing facilities, human simulators, and immersive reality suite for simulation training and a digital training for learning anatomy. digital training for learning anatomy-— anatomy. and allows us to cross-section _ anatomy. and allows us to cross-section the - anatomy. and allows us to cross-section the patient, | anatomy. and allows us to - cross-section the patient, take a cross—section the patient, take a white layer by layer and the underlying structures like muscles and bones. just underlying structures like muscles and bones. , , p, underlying structures like muscles and bones. , g; , ., and bones. just 35 places for courses due _ and bones. just 35 places for courses due to _ and bones. just 35 places for courses due to start - and bones. just 35 places for courses due to start in - and bones. just 35 places for - courses due to start in september, already 600 applicants. irate courses due to start in september, already 600 applicants.— courses due to start in september, already 600 applicants. we know the demand is out _ already 600 applicants. we know the demand is out there _ already 600 applicants. we know the demand is out there are _ already 600 applicants. we know the demand is out there are both - already 600 applicants. we know the demand is out there are both in - demand is out there are both in terms of employers needing train professionals, but also there are lots of people wanting to go into these professions. i’m lots of people wanting to go into these professions.— lots of people wanting to go into these professions. i'm phoebe, i'm

22 and an insurgent _ these professions. i'm phoebe, i'm 22 and an insurgent nursing - these professions. i'm phoebe, i'm| 22 and an insurgent nursing student was that— 22 and an insurgent nursing student was that it — 22 and an insurgent nursing student was that it is like a bug, once it gets— was that it is like a bug, once it gets under— was that it is like a bug, once it gets under your skin becomes you, it becomes— gets under your skin becomes you, it becomes part of you. the gets under your skin becomes you, it becomes part of you.— becomes part of you. the problem is retention. record _ becomes part of you. the problem is retention. record numbers - becomes part of you. the problem is retention. record numbers of - becomes part of you. the problem is retention. record numbers of nurses are leaving the nhs, nearly cancelling out the rise in new joiners. i asked a health think tank why. joiners. i asked a health think tank wh . , ., , ., , ., why. the number of staff leaving the voter to work — why. the number of staff leaving the voter to work life _ why. the number of staff leaving the voter to work life balance _ why. the number of staff leaving the voter to work life balance has - voter to work life balance has nearly quadrupled in the last decade, it is nearly exceeding the number of staff leaving due to retirement. i think there has been a survey of nurses leaving the register in the uk, which found that negative workplace culture was also a key reason. i would imagine the pandemic and they burn out from it has had some impact. the government sa s there has had some impact. the government says there are — has had some impact. the government says there are 30,000 _ has had some impact. the government says there are 30,000 nurses - has had some impact. the government says there are 30,000 nurses more i says there are 30,000 nurses more now than in 2019 and says it is on track to recruit an extra 50000 by 2024. it track to recruit an extra 50000 by 202a. it says it will publish a plan this year to recruit and retain

staff. meanwhile, the students in worcester have no doubt it is the career for them. worcester have no doubt it is the careerforthem. i worcester have no doubt it is the career for them.— worcester have no doubt it is the career for them. i knew the salary when i started _ career for them. i knew the salary when i started the _ career for them. i knew the salary when i started the course - career for them. i knew the salary when i started the course and i career for them. i knew the salary | when i started the course and that the me off. i don't doubt for the money, i don't think any nurse should look for the money. i think they should it because they love high patient care. it is they should it because they love high patient care.— high patient care. it is giving care, high patient care. it is giving care. the _ high patient care. it is giving care, the income _ high patient care. it is giving care, the income passion i high patient care. it is giving | care, the income passion and high patient care. it is giving - care, the income passion and feeling what people feel, trying to make people _ what people feel, trying to make people feel better. the what people feel, trying to make people feel better.— what people feel, trying to make people feel better. the actor, sam neill, has revealed _ people feel better. the actor, sam neill, has revealed he _ people feel better. the actor, sam neill, has revealed he has - people feel better. the actor, sam neill, has revealed he has been i neill, has revealed he has been diagnosed with what he calls a voracious cancer. the peaky blinders star said he fell ill while publicising the latestjurassic world filament last month. he has been having treatment for non—hodgkin's 1009 been having treatment for non—hodgkin's1009 but says he now feels positive about the future. scientists are in australia... this is the river trout with the bodies of fish. experts say flooding meant

there was a greater area in which there was a greater area in which the fish could breed before the drought greatly reduced it and that meant this is just not enough oxygen in waterfor so many meant this is just not enough oxygen in water for so many fish to survive. now time for the with chris fawkes. we have seen some pretty heavy downpours across the uk today, with outbreaks of general rain in scotland and northern ireland. some brighter skies at times in england and wales, but also big shower clouds build and staff are shy. and look at this funnel cloud spotted over the skies of the west midlands. pretty close to becoming a full—blown tornado. that funnel cloud was from this line of showers working across the west midlands. that will continue to push eastwards over the next few hours. some lively storms around. eventually they will start to calm down in the night time and the weather will become a bit drier. the winds turn a bit lighter.

scotland and northern ireland cold enough for some patches of frost in the countryside. i think tomorrow is probably the best weather we will see all weekend. plenty of sunshine during the morning once we have lost those early morning mist and fog patches. however, cloud will thicken, with rain spreading to northern ireland. that rain arriving for west scotland late in the day of wales and england. into next week, low pressure stays in charge of our weather, firing outbreaks of rain across the uk often, so it looks pretty wet in the week ahead and also quite windy at times too. probably the heaviest and most persistent rain on monday edging into western areas of scotland. there could be a few brighter spells in the midlands and eastern england.

it will be quite windy across western areas. the rest of the week stays unsettled, with further outbreaks of rain around at times. i think it is going to stay pretty wet. so far this month across the uk, quite a few areas have already seen more rainfall so far that we would normally expect to see in the whole of march, even though we are only halfway through the month. if we talk tot up the rain we are expecting over the next five five days, you can see it is going to be very wet. by the end of this month, we will be looking at a particularly wet march. that's the latest.

welcome to bbc news. the headlines: trump says he speaks to be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it is not clear what charges, if any, he will be facing. they have been clashes between imran khan's supporters in clashes with top faces corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. the agreement to export grain from ukrainian ports will continue. the snp chief executive has resigned with immediate effect, after the snp

were forced to reveal