this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. 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. the swiss bank credits whisk is in trouble talks. it could be bought by its rivals hsbc. 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 to you in the uk and around the world the former us president, donald trump, says he expects to be arrested on tuesday — and has called on his supporters to protest. 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. supporters and detractors of the former us president have also talked about it. i mean, this isjust

beyond ridiculous at this point. i mean, you can keep going after him and the outcome is all going to be the same, and it's only going to incite more people to come out and support, 0k? that's what it's about. the more people we have to show everybody, it doesn't matter, we are still going to support him and he's going to win. what happened since 2016, it seems like itjust, it's horrendous. our constitution is just blown to bits. yet, it seems like if he does get indicted, i don't think it's - going to change too much. i think it will chargel and amplify his base given that he's running. i think it's a great thing getting that donald trump can get arrested. well, he's committed so many crimes, and nobody has proper prosecuted him yet enough. i look forward to seeing justice being done. our washington correspondent,

gary o'donughue, has this update. we've had some indications, some 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 against 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 perhaps seeing its last witness on monday and so there is some calculation going on here. 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 district attorney that this will happen at time x on day y.

and yet that chilling message, that rallying call for his supporters. yes, a very chilling message. i think that will strike a lot of people as resonant 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, it's a very different situation, the atmosphere is pretty different at the moment but 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 really ratcheting up his rhetoric at the moment. if you read the statements 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. the former republican strategist, deana bass williams, says it's hard to know whether donald trump really will be arrested — as he claims. 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 have heard from his attorney, susan nettles, who has said that, as president trump states, his post is based on leaks in social media. since this is a political prosecution, the district attorney's office has engaged in a practice of leaking everything to the press rather than communicating with president trump's attorneys, as would be done in a normal case. what exactly does that translate to? again, there is so much about this that we as pundits, observers, regularamerican citizens don't understand. it has certainly caused a ripple in the news cycle over the last 12 hours.

we have seen leaks 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 202a? 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.

there have been violent clashes outside the court in islamabad hearing a case against pakistan's former prime minister imran khan — who's charged with not correctly declaring funds he received for selling state gifts. 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 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'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. 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 ukrainejointly account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies — with ukraine's contribution nearing 10 percent. 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 globalfood prices and any disruption to the global grain supply will push those prices up again. credit suisse is said to be in talks

with its largest rival in trying to stabilise its finances.— with its largest rival in trying to stabilise its finances. shares fell sharl in stabilise its finances. shares fell sharply in recent _ stabilise its finances. shares fell sharply in recent days _ stabilise its finances. shares fell sharply in recent days after - stabilise its finances. shares fell sharply in recent days after it. stabilise its finances. shares fell. sharply in recent days after it said it found weakness in its financial reporting prompt in the swiss national bank to step in with an emergency $54 billion lifeline. let's discuss this further. i'm joined now by lananh nguyen who is a us finance editor for reuters live from new york. thank you forjoining us. so, first off, there's talk of ubs stepping in. but there is a preview so there isn't there? what are they asking for? there are many provisos. which ubs is seeking _ for? there are many provisos. which ubs is seeking 16 _ for? there are many provisos. which ubs is seeking 16 billion _ for? there are many provisos. which ubs is seeking 16 billion in _ for? there are many provisos. “wi t�*i ubs is seeking 16 billion in order to do a deal. there's a lot of risk around the steel in terms of credit suites his troubles. what we understand is the governments and

parties from both companies are trying to hammer out some of the terms here and ubs is driving a hard bargain because there are lots of risk and many implies that i need to be laid off as well as a litigation risk against credit suisse. there's a lot still happening. it's a fluid situation and no guarantee of a deal at all right now. this situation can change entirely so we are following this very closely.— this very closely. even swiss regulations _ this very closely. even swiss regulations would _ this very closely. even swiss regulations would have - this very closely. even swiss regulations would have to i this very closely. even swiss| regulations would have to be this very closely. even swiss _ regulations would have to be somehow circumvented or emergency measures brought into place. normally, this would take six weeks and were talking between 24 to 30 hours between now and monday? 50. talking between 24 to 30 hours between now and monday? so, large transactions — between now and monday? so, large transactions in _ between now and monday? so, large transactions in banking _ between now and monday? so, large transactions in banking are _ between now and monday? so, large transactions in banking are very - transactions in banking are very complex. they are very thorny and they require a lot of regulatory oversight. and they require a lot of deal—making between the two companies. it's not usually this quick but at the same time we are

facing an unusual and extraordinary times in the banking industry. where two national champions in switzerland are looking at a deal to merge. this is a moment where authorities and companies will get creative, as we seen in the us financial crisis in 2008, the normal rules do not apply here. haifa financial crisis in 2008, the normal rules do not apply here.— financial crisis in 2008, the normal rules do not apply here. how much of a shock has — rules do not apply here. how much of a shock has this _ rules do not apply here. how much of a shock has this been _ rules do not apply here. how much of a shock has this been to _ a shock has this been to switzerland? swiss banking and the swiss financial sector is normally stable. it's not something that easily succumbs or creates the jitters, and then we have this stop what are people staying within the swiss banking sector? i what are people staying within the swiss banking sector?— swiss banking sector? i think switzerland _ swiss banking sector? i think switzerland has _ swiss banking sector? i think switzerland has as _ swiss banking sector? i think switzerland has as you - swiss banking sector? i think switzerland has as you say i swiss banking sector? i think i switzerland has as you say been swiss banking sector? i think - switzerland has as you say been seen as a very stable regime. however, credit suisse has had problems for months now and we could see her years, in fact he puts up a set aside a lots of losses and unleashed aside a lots of losses and unleashed a strategic review in the fall and stayed off a lots of employees. there are issues around credit suisse and we have seen that us

banks have also carefully manage their exposure to this country as well. —— company. ithink their exposure to this country as well. —— company. i think what's interesting is that the problem in the us banking sector have spelled up the us banking sector have spelled up into the financial markets and destabilised the general state of banking and people gave investors a lot of jitters about the banking and people gave investors a lot ofjitters about the hull industry. lot ofjitters about the hull indust . ., ~ lot ofjitters about the hull indust . ., ,, , ., lot ofjitters about the hull indust . . . . lot ofjitters about the hull indust . ., ., ., , industry. thank you lananh nguyen i was meant to — industry. thank you lananh nguyen i was meant to ask _ industry. thank you lananh nguyen i was meant to ask her _ industry. thank you lananh nguyen i was meant to ask her where - industry. thank you lananh nguyen i l was meant to ask her where deutsche bank fits with all of this but we don't have time thank you. an earthquake has struck ecuador, killing at least 12 people. the quake with a magnitude of six— point— eight could be felt in half of ecuador�*s provinces and buildings have damaged in several cities. the tremor was also felt in northern peru. this is the strongest quake to hit ecuador since twenty— 16, when nearly 700 people died and thousands were injured. the uk home secretary, suella 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 to relocate illegal migrants to rwanda was first agreed 11 months ago , but so far no one has been sent there, 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, suella braverman, 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. that is our correspondent simonjones there. and from rwanda, suella braverman has defended again the deportation scheme. our laws will dramatically reduce the avenues for exploitation so that you won't be able to thwart our power to remove. if you come to the uk illegally, i.e., on a small boat, if you're paying a people smuggler, if you're risking your life, if you're putting other peoples lives at risk, you will not have the right to a life in the united kingdom.

our robust laws that we have introduced and are going to parliament now combined with this very high quality humanitarian support here in rwanda will work, and it will mean that the incentive for the people smuggling gangs is removed. 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. there have been further clashes in paris 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 sixty— four without a vote in parliament. peter murrell, the scottish national party's chief executive who's married to 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 current leadership race questioning the election process. the bbc�*s scotland editor james cook reports. it's a partnership forged in politics. nicola sturgeon and peter murrell met through the snp and went on to dominate it. but her decision to quit, along with a police investigation into party finances, has piled the pressure on him. the final straw, a row over

the snp�*s untruthful claim that its membership was stable when, in fact, it had plummeted by 30,000 injust over a year. in a statement, mr murrell said... all three candidates fighting that campaign have voiced concerns about the state of their party. decisions within the snp have been taken by too few people, and i think that's well—recognised across the political domain. and snp members want to know that our institution is democratic, that they can influence it, that they can shape policy. i think there has been a feeling that they are disempowered from that process. we need to have internal reform of headquarters, and i think it should be a priority for whoever the next leader of the snp is. if it's me, within the first week

i'll make sure we get the work under way to look at that internal reform of h0 which is absolutely necessary. the third candidate, ash regan, has been mr murrell�*s harshest critic. she says that democratic foundations of the party are now reasserting themselves. an era is ending for scotland's ultimate power couple. peter murrell played a key role in building the snp�*s slick, professional, election—winning machine. but now, say his opponents, the wheels have come off. which means one member of this trio will face huge challenges — repairing public services, reviving the stalled campaign for independence and reuniting a divided party. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. we have more coming up on bbc news.

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's not going to stay completely dry. later on sunday, we are expecting some rain in the northwest of the uk and it will be brought by this weather system. 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. , 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. in fact, there's a succession of weather fronts waiting in the atlantic. it is going to be an unsettled week. so 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. bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the former us president donald trump claims 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. reports say swiss bank ubs is taking over at small arrival. they say negotiations are being