this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday, calling 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 russia's 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 reveled a sharp drop in its membership.

hello and welcome to the programme. the former us president, donald trump, says he expects to be arrested on tuesday. in a post on his own social media platform, he claimed to have seen leaks from the manhattan district attorney's office, which is yet to comment. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to an alleged mistress, and called on his supporters to protest if he is detained. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. donald trump is saying that leaked messages to the media indicate that the manhattan district attorney is likely to lay charges against him this coming tuesday.

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 reference, presumably, donald trump made it to the leaks. the grand jury in manhattan, which has been considering these charges against donald trump in connections with alleged hush money payments to two women, including porn star actress stormy daniels. they have still to consider testimony from another witness, it has been revealed. it is unlikely the jury have voted one way or another as to whether charges should be brought against donald trump. more disconcerting than anything else for a lot of people here in the us, however, will be the part of this message

in which donald trump calls on his supporters to protest. it brings back, of course, very raw memories of that insurrection at the us capitol building just over two years ago onjanuary the 6th when considerable damage was caused and lives were lost. for its part, is making no indeed, the manhattan district attorney's office, for its part, is making no comment on any of this. that is the real concern, as i say, that there is this call from mr trump for his supporters to protest. none of his lawyers have actually confirmed that they believe or have any indication that charges are imminent. let's move on now. there have been violent clashes outside the court in islamabad hearing a case against the former pakistan prime minister imran khan who's charged with not correctly declaring funds he received for selling state gifts. his home was raided by police. he says all cases against him are politically motivated, after he was ousted from office last year. our pakistan correspondent

caroline davies sent 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 mr khan's 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, 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 this 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's 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've gone missing since the invasion, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale 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. now, a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from the black sea has been renewed hours before it was due to expire. kyiv says the agreement will continue for four months, while moscow claims it agreed to just 60 days. the grain initiative was first brokered lastjuly, during fears of a global food crisis after moscow blockaded ukrainian imports. russia and ukraine jointly account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies with ukraine's contribution nearing 10%. here is the latest from geneva.

the negotiations to extend this grain deal really went down to the wire and the agreement was due to expire today but now we have had a statement from the united nations saying, yes, the deal can be extended but immediately after statement came out, there was then more confusion. ukraine said, great, it has been extended for 120 days, that is what we asked for, kind of hinting we got what we wanted. russia then hit back saying, no, we've told all our partners in the black sea grain deal that it has been extended for the 60 days that we said almost a week ago we were prepared to accept. so, 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 drought is said to be on the verge of famine,

it relies on grain which the world food programme often buys in ukraine. then we have, for example, yemen, afghanistan in the midst of humanitarian crises, they too are food insecure and, of course, we have seen a rise in globalfood prices and any disruption to the global grain supply will push those prices up again. so, there will be some relief within the united nations that there is an extension but some concern about how long it is going to last. russia, as we know, has its own concerns. it says that the parallel agreement which allowed it to export its food and fertilisers, which theoretically are not subject to sanctions, isn't being honoured. it wants that address. we didn't 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 we got what we want, it is only 60 days, but some of this was maybe only posturing because, back in october, russia briefly walked away from the grain deal then and, in fact, grainjust kept on being exported via the black sea and moscow didn't do anything. people are wondering, you know, everybody knows it is in moscow's interests and kyiv�*s interests to have their goods exported, whether this was more diplomatic games and, at the end of the day, hopefully, everybody will settle down and honour this agreement. there have been further clashes in paris today for the third night running as protests continue against president macron�*s reforms to pensions. riot police in the french capital clashed with some protestors

in the crowd as trash bins were set on fire. rubbish has been piling up on the streets of paris after refuse workers joined in the action. the government is facing two motions of no confidence after it decided to push through its plans of raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote in parliament. wyoming has become the first us state to ban abortion pills after its governor signed a bill that made prescribing or selling them illegal. violating it is punishable by up to six months injail and a $9,000 fine. the law is scheduled to take effect on the 1st ofjuly. morning after pills are exempt, as well as treatment to protect a woman whose health or life is in danger. i'm joined now by michele goodwin, a professor of law at the university of california. she joins us from washington dc. she is also the author of the book title make the policing of the womb.

i appreciate your time. your reaction to this news. many people have said that abortion pills have become the next battleground in the abortion fight in the us. that become the next battleground in the abortion fight in the us.— abortion fight in the us. that is riuht. abortion fight in the us. that is right- the _ abortion fight in the us. that is right. the supreme _ abortion fight in the us. that is right. the supreme court's - abortion fight in the us. that is - right. the supreme court's decision in 2022 which overturned roe wade in many ways was just the beginning of what we see is a full—scale attack against abortion rights, despite the fact thatjustice alito in that opinion said that there were other concerns that one did not need to find connected to that case. first we will see now these abortion pills and then next it will be matters of contraception and access to contraceptive medications that will come under attack.— come under attack. what is it that is bein: come under attack. what is it that is being argued — come under attack. what is it that is being argued by _ come under attack. what is it that is being argued by anti-abortion l is being argued by anti—abortion campaigners tojustify is being argued by anti—abortion campaigners to justify what is happening here?— campaigners to justify what is happening here? campaigners to justify what is hauenina here? ~ ., , , happening here? well, what is being araued, at happening here? well, what is being argued. at least _ happening here? well, what is being argued, at least in _ happening here? well, what is being argued, at least in the _ happening here? well, what is being argued, at least in the litigation - argued, at least in the litigation taking shape in texas through a

federal districtjudge, is that the food and drug administration, which is a federal agency, did not have the authority to allow mifepristone to come to the marketplace. they are also making the argument that it was also making the argument that it was a rush to the marketplace. but it is important that your listeners and your viewers know that nothing could be further from the truth. mifepristone was under review for sa months by the agency, the same year it was approved other drugs came to the marketplace with only 15 months of review. that is not accurate in terms of what is being argued. the other thing is the question about whether mifepristone is safe or not. he the argument is it is not safe but that too is inaccurate. mifepristone has turned out to be far more safe than, let's say, tylenol which is handed out to children and adults for many different reasons. the argument is

that it has been a rush and that it is not safe. there is an inaccurate —— those are inaccurate arguments. who is most affected by this, the ease of access to abortion pills? the overwhelming majority of americans support abortion access whether that is through pills and half of abortions take place with pills. what is taking shape is a film on the scale by those who oppose abortion rights and that is whether it is surgical or whether it happens to be medical. it is a minority view in the united states. such that now these matters are coming to state battleground. there

are 13 states already that because they banned abortion already, they already ban the use of restriction medications to end a pregnancy and we may see more of that. it is starting with my own thing and it may not stop there. there is a real divide taking shape —— it is starting in wyoming and it may not stop there. there is a real divide taking shape in the united states. time for the sport. ireland have won the grand slam. it was completed in dublin. they beat england 29 points - 16. dublin. they beat england 29 points -16. a dublin. they beat england 29 points — 16. a tight first half had england in the lead for a long spell but a crucial momentjust before the break, freddie stewart was sent off for the visitors, and it meant that the odds increase further. the 1a men managed to get within a point in the second half but ireland scored

three more tries for their eventual victory. after scoring five goals in the champoins league four days ago, erling haaland got another three in the fa cup to send mnchester city through to the semi finals. his sixth hattirck of the season helped his team to a 6—0 win over championship leaders burnley. former city captain now burnley manager vincent kompany received a warm welcome on his return to the club. a nice embrace too from pep guardiola. but that was about as good as it got for kompany as haaland wreaked havoc on the pitch. julian alvarez and cole palmer were also among the scorers in another goalfest at the etihad, following their 7—0 win over leipzig in midweek. tottenham missed the chance to go third in the english premier league, letting a two goal lead slip in the final minutes at bottom club southampton. it infuriated their manager. it may yet prove a crucial point for southampton though. they were 3—1 down with 13 minutes to go. but fought back to draw 3—3 at st mary's. james ward prowse with

a stoppage time equaliser from the penalty spot. southampton are two points from safety. but only four away from 12th place. they are used to it here. don't play for something important. yes. they don't play, they don't want to play under pressure. they don't want to play under stress. 0h, under pressure. they don't want to play under stress. oh, yes, under pressure. they don't want to play understress. oh, yes, it under pressure. they don't want to play under stress. oh, yes, it is easy this way. tottenham's story is this. 20 years, there is the owner and they have never won something. until now, i tried to hide the situation but now, no, i don't want to see what i have seen today. this is unacceptable.— is unacceptable. elsewhere, a crucialwin _ is unacceptable. elsewhere, a crucial win for _ is unacceptable. elsewhere, a crucial win for leeds - is unacceptable. elsewhere, a crucial win for leeds whilst. is unacceptable. elsewhere, a i crucial win for leeds whilst there were draws for chelsea and everton. aston villa beat beat bournemouth

3-0. and many are already suggesting the world title could be max verstappen�*s for the taking again. but he won't be on pole for sunday's saudi arabian grand prix. the dutchman had to pull out of qualifying today injeddah. his red bull team suspect there was a problem with the drive shaft on his car. he'll start from fifteenth. that left the way clear for his team mate sergio perez to claim the top spot. it's only the second time he's been on pole. and it's at the same circuit as his first. much more on the website. head therefore more reaction on the football and the rugby. that's all for now. thank you very much indeed. 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. she was given a tour of migrant housing. the 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. during her trip she is also due to meet the president and counterpart to discuss the deal. earlier, our news correspondent simonjones told us more about this official visit. it is very much designed to send out a message. this is the british home secretary saying she and the british government are absolutely committed to this partnership, as they call it, with rwanda. she is absolutely determined to start seeing some migrants who have arrived here in the uk illegally on small boats or on the back of lorries sent some thousands of kilometres from the uk to africa and told they can't 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 construction workers and people training to build this accommodation in the future. she is making it clear there is no cap on the number of people who could be sent to rwanda from the uk. the government is pushing through legislation that would see anyone who is arriving illegally in the uk told 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, back to their home country or another country they have passed through on the way to reach the uk. this is a hugely controversial scheme. as yet, not a single migrant has been sent from the uk to rwanda under this scheme because it is facing ongoing legal challenges. in fact, today there were protests

in a number of cities in the uk, including here in london, with people saying the scheme simply won't work. they described it as inhumane. as simon mentioned there... hundreds of protestors and trade union members have marched through central london to downing street in support of the un's anti racism day. many of the demonstrators were carrying banners with slogans in support of gary lineker and against the government's illegal migration bill. similar protests took place in other parts of the country, including in glasgow and cardiff. staying here in the uk, the scottish national party's chief executive peter murrell, who's married to first minister nicola sturgeon, has resigned with immediate effect. the move comes after a week of chaos in the snp, with the party forced to confirm a massive drop in membership numbers, and two of the candidates in the leadership race questioning the election process. catrina 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.

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, so there were more of them, before the drought greatly reduced it — and that means there's just no enough oxygen in the water for so many fish to survive. the bible of the priest who smuggled king charles ii out of england during the civil war is set to fetch thousands at auction later this month in liverpool. father huddleston arranged for king charles ii to seek safety in france during the english civil war, and attended the monarch�*s death bed to convert him to the catholic faith in 1685. it was bought for the modern equivalent of 2.5p in the 1950s. it contains the signature of father huddleston and is described as a "very rare" item.

it will be interesting to see how much that gets at auction. that is it from me and the team. you are watching bbc news. hello again. we've seen some pretty heavy downpours across the uk today with outbreaks of general rain in scotland and northern ireland, england and wales. some brighter skies at times, but also we've had these big shower clouds build here in staffordshire and look at this funnel cloud that was spotted over the skies of halesowen in dudley. the west midlands looks pretty close to the ground, pretty close to becoming a full blown tornado. well, that funnel cloud was from this line of showers. you can see here working across the west midlands. that was a trough and that will continue to push its way eastwards over the next few hours. so some lively storms around eventually. in the night time, though, they'll start to calm down and the weather eventually will become that bit drier. the winds tending to be a bit lighter. so there'll be a few mist and fog

patches around by dawn and temperatures for england, wales about four to seven degrees celsius. scotland and northern ireland cold enough for some patches of frost in the countryside. now, tomorrow i think it's probably the best weather that we'll see all weekend. during the morning, plenty of sunshine once we've lost those early morning mist and fog patches. however, as we go through the day, we're going to see the cloud thicken with outbreaks of rain spreading to northern ireland and probably late in the day, late in the afternoon, that rain arriving for west scotland and probably across parts of wales and western areas of england. mild again. temperatures about ten to 13 degrees now into next week. low pressure is going to stay in charge of our weather firing outbreaks of rain across the uk often. so it looks like being pretty wet in the week ahead and also it's going to be quite windy at times too. now we've got some wet weather to come on monday. probably the heaviest, most persistent rain edging into western areas of scotland. the rain probably not amounting to much across the midlands

in eastern england. indeed, there could be a few brighter spells, but overall, cloudy with rain at times probably best sums up monday's weather and it'll be quite windy across western areas. the rest of the week stays unsettled with further outbreaks of rain around at times. so, yes, i think it is going to stay pretty wet now. so far this month across the uk, quite a few areas have already seen more rainfall so far than we normally expect to see in the whole of march, even though we're only halfway through the month. and if we tot up the rain that we're expecting in the next five days, you can see it is going to be very wet, particularly across western and northwestern areas of the uk, such that i think by the end of this month, we will be looking at a particularly wet march. that's the latest.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the former us president donald trump says he expects to be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it's not yet clear what charges, if any, he is facing. a court in islamabad cancels a hearing into the charges of former pakistan prime minister imran khan following clashes between his supporters and police. mr khan faces corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from black sea ports which was due to expire has been renewed. ukraine says the agreement will continue for four months, but russia claims it agreed to just 60 days. scottish national party's chief executive peter murrell has resigned with immediate effect.

the move comes after the snp were forced to reveal a massive drop