this is bbc world news. our top stories... 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. but it is unclear as to how long for. 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. we can speak now to deana bass williams, former republican strategist. she joins us from new york. thank you forjoining us here. i wonderfirst of all, thank you forjoining us here. i wonder first of all, what do you

make of this story? it is curious and it does _ make of this story? it is curious and it does come _ make of this story? it is curious and it does come from - make of this story? it is curious and it does come from a - make of this story? it is curious and it does come from a former president who is also a media maven and understands how to enthrall the entire globe with one tweet. so, as you pointed out, we haven't had confirmation of any of this. i think it is possible that the former president is doing what he does best and that is sucks all of the air out of the room and has all of the eyes on him. with that being said, if he is actually going to be indicted, i do believe that is an outrage and it is a waste of the new york prosecutor's time. we is a waste of the new york prosecutor's time. we have heard from his attorney _ prosecutor's time. we have heard from his attorney susan _ prosecutor's time. we have heard from his attorney susan nettles . prosecutor's time. we have heard i from his attorney susan nettles who has said that, as president trump says, his post is based on...

practice of licking everything to the press rather than communicating with attorneys. what does that translate to?— with attorneys. what does that translate to? again, there is so much about _ translate to? again, there is so much about this _ translate to? again, there is so much about this that _ translate to? again, there is so much about this that we - translate to? again, there is so much about this that we as - much about this that we as observers, regularamerican much about this that we as observers, regular american citizens don't understand. it has certainly caused a ripple in the new cycle over the last 12 hours. —— news cycle. we have seen leagues throughout and this process hasn't been very clear but we are already enthralled in our 2024 presidential cycle. it is earlier than normal but we have at least three candidates who are vying for the republican ticket and donald trump is obviously one of the most popular. in terms of

what this means, is it an actual attempt to silence or derail president trump's chances at 2024? i think it's actually galvanising support for him. i don't think anyone really understands what is the legitimate reason to actually prosecute a former us president for allegedly paying off his mistress? everything about this is unprecedented and odd. but everything about this is unprecedented and odd. everything about this is unrecedented and odd. �* , ., unprecedented and odd. but is a good oint to unprecedented and odd. but is a good point to end — unprecedented and odd. but is a good point to end our _ unprecedented and odd. but is a good point to end our chat. _ unprecedented and odd. but is a good point to end our chat. i _ unprecedented and odd. but is a good point to end our chat. i am _ unprecedented and odd. but is a good point to end our chat. i am really - point to end our chat. i am really grateful for you point to end our chat. i am really gratefulfor you joining us here on bbc world news. deena bass williams, thank you. i'm joined now by our correspondent gary 0'donoghue in washington. cani can i take you first to the statement from mr trump's attorney saying he based his post on media

reports. how is this being read where you are and what does this say about the trump camp?— where you are and what does this say about the trump camp? we've had some indications, about the trump camp? we've had some indications. pretty _ about the trump camp? we've had some indications, pretty clear _ indications, pretty clear indications, pretty clear indications, for some time, that the district attorney in manhattan in new york was thinking about, or possibly thinking about, charging donald trump. he gave him the opportunity to appear before the grand jury. that is a precursor to an indictment coming down on someone. there has been a number of key hints in the last couple of weeks. this is coming to a head because we understand that the grand jury, which investigates these things, is seeing its last witness on monday. donald trump believes that this is going to happen at some point next week. a lot of people think that may be true. the new york police department is preparing in case there is some sort of circus, some sort of spectacle, around that

courthouse. there are some indications that this could be on the books but, you are right, there is nothing official from the books but, you are right, there is nothing officialfrom the district attorney that this will happen at time x on day y. that chillin: happen at time x on day y. that chilling message, _ happen at time x on day y. that chilling message, that rallying call for his supporters.— for his supporters. yes, a very chillin: for his supporters. yes, a very chilling message. _ for his supporters. yes, a very chilling message. i— for his supporters. yes, a very chilling message. ithink- for his supporters. yes, a very chilling message. i think that. for his supporters. yes, a very i chilling message. i think that will strike a lot of people as resonant of the kinds of message he was sending out ahead ofjanuary of the kinds of message he was sending out ahead of january the 6th a couple of years ago, of course, which ended in that riot at the capitol. these are very different circumstances, a very different situation. the atmosphere is pretty different at the moment. the fear is there will be some people who could respond to that kind of message in the way that they did previously. that is generating some concern. it is obvious that the former president is obvious that the former president

is ratcheting up his rhetoric at the moment. if you read the statement today, they are 100 mile an hour donald trump, back to the old days of the twitter posts we came to expect over that period of time. i think he is clearly riled by this and the irony is that this case is perhaps the least serious of the potential criminal charges he is facing. there are others that could be worse for him but this one is first and therefore it is significant to.- first and therefore it is significant to. first and therefore it is siunificant to. . ~ , ., , first and therefore it is siunificant to. . ~ , . significant to. thank you very much indeed. 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. 0ur 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. 0pponents 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. 0ne 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%. imogen foulkes has 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 global food prices and any disruption to the global grain supply will push those prices up again. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, britain's home secretary visits rwanda to reaffirm her commitment to the uk's commitment to deport —— policy to deport migrants to rwanda.

welcome back. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: 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. 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 potential migrant housing which could provide long—term homes to migrants the deal was first agreed 11 months ago long—term homes to migrants. 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, the home secretary is also due to meet president paul kagame and her counterpart vincent biruta 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 of people who could be sent

from the uk to rwanda. the position here has hardened recently. 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. that was simonjones there. 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 to 64 without a vote in parliament. 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. 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. catriona 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 for 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. a good opera has the power to stir the soul and here's one which has a powerful story before a note has even been sung. it was written by a group of singers who used to sleep rough and now they're going to perform it on stage in nottingham, accompanied by a full concert orchestra. jeremy ball went to meet them. they sing. 0pera, but not as you know it. songs about life in nottingham, performed by local singers who've been homeless.

caroline and simon both spent time living on the streets. now, they're centre stage. i feel like a star. i love entertaining people, making people laugh. it's a chemical ofjoy. i get excited when i start singing and performing and doing things. when you see the orchestra, it's just so wonderful, what they do. it's a production called streetwise 0pera, around 100 singers are from homelessness projects here in nottingham and in london and manchester. they're working with the bbc concert orchestra and a professional, classical choir. but they're notjust singing opera, they're writing it too. this is all about the luddites, who fought against machines replacing theirfactory jobs in nottingham. we've all written words to put into songs. picking out bits of nottingham that

i thought would represent us, like the clock tower. # when the clock strikes two...#. we've worked really hard on this for over a year. ifeel so much happier, my confidence has gone through the roof. it's like magic. it's a kind of magic! next tuesday, they're be performing in public, ——next tuesday, they'll be performing in public, here at nottingham playhouse. then they go to london for a big finale performance that will be broadcast nationally on bbc radio 3. my anxiety and depression has improved. i'm out and about, i'm socialising with friends. you are somebody special. you're notjust a number. it's changed your life, hasn't it? it has, yeah. i've got a lot of friends which i've never had. # we're not having it!#. i've really come a long way. we're not having it! we're proving people wrong

and letting them know that we can do all the things they say we can't. # respect!#. 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. just enough time to remind you of our top story. donald trump says he is expected to be arrested on tuesday. the former president claimed the information had been

leaked from the manhattan district attorney's office. writing on his social media platform, he appealed for his supporters to protest and "take our nation back." hello. the weather on sunday is looking pretty good for most of us. a lot of dry weather in the forecast. sunny spells right from the word go but it is not going to stay completely dry. later on sunday we are expecting rain in the north—west of the uk. you can see on the satellite picture. but ahead of it, there's a big gap in the clouds. there's a ridge of high pressure. hence, things will be dry early on sunday morning, all but the extreme southeast and east anglia. there might be some showers earlier on, but on the whole it is a dry start to the day for many of us, not particularly cold between three and seven degrees, maybe a touch of frost in some rural areas further north. so here's the forecast for the morning.

you can see lots of bright, if not sunny weather, but this weather front is fast approaching. let's have a closer look. england and wales in the south looking sunny. around 3:00 in the afternoon, temperatures will be about 13 degrees. the winds are light, very pleasant out there. skies turning a little more hazy the further northwest and north you go. in fact, already at this stage, rainjust about nudging into the western isles of scotland and it's raining in northern ireland. so, by no means is it a dry day. we are expecting that rain to reach the northwest through the middle part of the afternoon and then eventually reaching the western fringes of wales, lancashire, the lake district, south west and parts of scotland. and come the evening raining in the lowlands of scotland, too. now, the forecast for monday shows another weather system moving across the uk. there's a succession of weather fronts waiting in the atlantic. it is going to be an unsettled week. here's the forecast for monday. that rain spreading across north western parts of the country. notice it's not raining everywhere.

it will be often cloudy, though, right across the uk and rain is possible almost at any time anyway. temperatures very mild, up to 15 degrees in some spots. and you can see these weather fronts gathering out towards the west on monday evening as well. and then tuesday onwards, these weather systems are racing across the atlantic, a large area of low pressure. it'll be breezy at times, but it's never going to get particularly cold. in fact, it's going to stay on the mild side. here's the outlook, then, for the week ahead. and you can see a lot of rain icons there. so distinctly wet week in the forecast, but it'll stay mild. double figures across the board. even the mid—teens by. bye— bye.

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 has been renewed. ukraine says the agreement

will continue for four months, but russia insists it agreed to just 60 days.