this is bbc news. the headlines for... lawyers for donald trump say he will surrender to a court in new york on tuesday after becoming the first former us president to face criminal charges. his legal team say he's "angry but not worried" about the case, which concerns alleged hush payments to the adult film star, stormy daniels, who claimed she had an affair with mrtrump — which he denies. the governor of the us state of arkansas has declared an emergency after a tornado hit the state capital, little rock, causing significant damage. medical officials believe hundreds of people have been injured and thousands are without power. a court in romania has agreed to allow the controversial social media influencer, andrew tate, to leave prison and move into house arrest. the 36—year—old, along with his 34—year—old brother and two romanian women, are being investigated on allegations of rape, people trafficking and forming an organised crime group. they have all denied any wrongdoing.

now on bbc news — traces left behind: a migrantjourney. every year, thousands of migrants try to make their way to europe. as they leave their homelands behind them, the possessions they take with them give them a sense of who they are. remnants of a painful past or glimpses or a more hopeful future. some dedicated people on the italian island have saved some of those items. where are these people? where are they? i'm here to see if i can tracejust one are they? i'm here to see if i can trace just one person through one of these lost objects and shed new life on this dangerous journey taken by so many.

my my name is thomas noddy and i'm a bbc correspondent. i'm based in ghana, my country, but my journey starts here in london but do so. closer to... has long been our arrival spot for refugees seeking better opportunities in europe. i'm here to meet one of the founders of a collective set up for objects lost by those travelling on this route. i'm hoping to use one of these objects as a lens for looking closer into the migrant�*s story. indicative of so many, traced through a single object lost with along the way.

giacomo shows me some of the objects closest to his past. . giacomo found most of these down and let them produce, where for years, the authorities received.

it's a slightly strange feeling to be standing here on this island in the footprints of so many. looking at all those objects, i could just imagine the pain, the sacrifice and the strength needed to make this

journey. a pain that feels in so many ways familiar. i come from the northern part of the country. we lived there for a while, and in 1994, there were ethnic conflicts, so we were internally displaced. we couldn't pick any of our possessions, we lost everything, we ended up in a displacement camp. so, when i saw that some of the migrants took with them samples of soil of their homelands, i can very much relate to that. i know how it feels. to lose your home. and to be far away from home. coming here, i realised possibility to find people through soil, so i asked giacomo if there is anything

more tangible i can use. he picks out a folder overflowing with documents, photos, personal address books, and i get a sense of excitement. . egyptian passport? si. 0h, egyptian passport? s. 0h, nigeria! let me egyptian passport? s v 0h, nigeria! let me take a picture of this. republic of guinea? let me take a shot of this. 0h, let me take a shot of this. oh, that's a lovely picture of three guys, looking very fashionable. laughter 0h, fashionable. laughter oh, wow! that's a ghanaian driver's licence. ghanaian passport? driver's licence. ghanaian passport?_ driver's licence. ghanaian i passmrt?_ 50. passport? many people. so,

where are — passport? many people. so, where are these _ passport? many people. so, where are these people? - passport? many people. so, - where are these people? where are they? sometimes, the first migrants encounter when crossing the mediterranean sea of the local fishermen. this man was a fishing outside the 12 mile radius that he was allowed, as so many do in order to make... when he came across a migrant boat. he saved 34 people by alerting the official, even though he knew he may face legal concept was this. —— consequences.

many making the journey are not so lucky. people have crossed to the mediterranean in all directions for thousands of years, but recently, this story has been one of tragedy. one of the worst disasters happen on october the 3rd, 2013, when a boat sank after catching fire off the coast of lampedusa. 368 off the coast of lampedusa. 368 of the migrants on board were killed. the magnitude of the disaster shocked italy and sent repose around the world. now, every year, people come to lampedusa to remember those lost.

this woman was 18 when she survived the disaster. like most on board, she had fled eritrea.

with more than 20,000 recorded deaths and disappearances since 2014, this stretch of sea is the deadliest migration route in the world. as i look out onto these waters, it really is a graveyard for thousands of people, really gets me hard. a graveyard for thousands of people, really hitts me hard. a graveyard for thousands of people, really hits me hard.

this man as part of a local group that looks after the graves of migrants buried here on the island. only a handful are identified.

this is heartbreaking. he tells me that lampedusa forces people to take sides. you either stand with humanity or you turn your back on it. something that goes beyond this tiny island on the front line of the global story of migration.

my my time in lampedusa is drawing to a close. along with the memories i made, i'm taking home countless photos of documents, and jock comeau has also given me permission to take a few key documents. backin back in my home city, the office. look at this passport i found. i need to take a closer look. picture doesn't really give you much. republic of ghana driver licence. i remember i got some books of a

lot of contacts from different parts of west africa. while. this is the it's not going to be easy, but at least we have some documents to work with. i don't want to imagine a situation where i'm not able to find anything. i don't even want to think about it. and so, we begin. to see if they can help with two ghanaian documents i have. i sent a letter in america to a bbc colleague in case the translation reveals any names, numbers or addresses. and i begin ploughing through the simple thing endless list of address books in phonebook. sorry, the number you dialled is incorrect. let sorry, the number you dialled is incorrect.— is incorrect. let me try...

phone — is incorrect. let me try... phone rings. _ is incorrect. let me try... phone rings. it's - is incorrect. let me try... | phone rings. it's going through. it's going through. 0h, oh, god! he laughs. ., , oh, god! he laughs. . , ., ~ oh, god! he laughs. ., ., ~ ., he laughs. please take home i checked the _ he laughs. please take home i checked the number _ he laughs. please take home i checked the number and - he laughs. please take home i checked the number and i'll- checked the number and i'll again — checked the number and i'll again. thank you.— checked the number and i'll again. thank you. this is very difficult. again. thank you. this is very difficult- i— again. thank you. this is very difficult. i knew _ again. thank you. this is very difficult. i knew this - again. thank you. this is very difficult. i knew this wasn't i difficult. i knew this wasn't going to be easy, but i didn't know will be this difficult. it's now a waiting game. let's hope something comes back from all the leads i'm chasing. in the meantime, i'm travelling to central ghana, are particularly high number of people migrate from this region. i'm meeting with ghanaians who have left the country, but have now return home. this group has come together to raise awareness around the dangers of

the journey to europe. discouraging young people from following their footsteps. the members support each other financially and, more importantly, emotionally.

like most of the members of the association we've just met, this woman has travelled to libya and hope of improving the life of his family, but unfortunately did not go as planned. .

my my journey has myjourney has taken several months and had a toll on me, but is nothing compared to what others have been through. whether to grieve or move on with your life is something that i cannotjust begin to imagine. backin back in our craw, i've heard a response about one of the documents i implied about — the gun in driver's licence. —— canadian. "we are constrained by the details of the provision act." dead end. i was hoping to get some useful information i can work with, but it appears...

my my hopes rise again when i receive a translation of the american letter. "the person handed close to their..." another part describes how his friend daniel arrived for the first time in the town, and that's where more were found. some of them lost their smuggling fees and other were simply waiting to cross. it's so powerful to get a glimpse into someone's experience through their own words, but unfortunately, my hopes are yet again short—lived. i'm back to

the beginning again. i have to look into other documents, because no address, no contact numbers — nothing. so i have nothing to work with. and then one day, i get a call from the expertise centre of the ghana immigration service. i was inferred to him by the passport office. he and his team are experts when it comes to investigating documents. i've literally been harassing him. i've called him every day, sometimes early in the morning and if he's not responded, i just show us his office. he will tell me, "thomas, just relax." the only thing you told me over the phone is that he got the news about the drivers licence i sent him.—

got the news about the drivers licence i sent him. hello, good afternoon- _ licence i sent him. hello, good afternoon. welcome. - licence i sent him. hello, good afternoon. welcome. thank. licence i sent him. hello, good l afternoon. welcome. thank you. i was running _ afternoon. welcome. thank you. i was running away _ afternoon. welcome. thank you. i was running away from - afternoon. welcome. thank you. i was running away from you! - i was running away from you! they laughed. they laugh. crosstalk i have good news for you. crosstalk ihave aood news for ou. ~ �* i have good news for you. we've been able _ i have good news for you. we've been able to _ i have good news for you. we've been able to establish _ i have good news for you. we've been able to establish a - i have good news for you. we've been able to establish a link- been able to establish a link on the name. when we got the drivers licence. unfortunately, the information has to do with only the address of the applicant �*s. even i know the addresses is still in ghana. if you look at the place, it's a whole �*s task on its own. that was when you are calling me and i couldn't figure call. you thought it was a dead end. the

next line of action was to run it through our system and the airport to see information on him. that was difficult because you are the only person, or he's not the only person with that name in ghana.- that name in ghana. after browsing _ that name in ghana. after browsing between - that name in ghana. after browsing between driver's licence and passport databases, he managed to access the phone numberfor a relative he managed to access the phone number for a relative of the driver's licence holder. brute driver's licence holder. we were only _ driver's licence holder. - were only hoping for this breakthrough, and it did happen. breakthrough, and it did hauen. ., ~ breakthrough, and it did happen-— breakthrough, and it did hauen. ., ~ , . breakthrough, and it did hauen. ., , . i] happen. thank you very much. i was able to _ happen. thank you very much. i was able to put _ happen. thank you very much. i was able to put down _ happen. thank you very much. i was able to put down few - was able to put down few details for you prior to your arrival here. i don't know which one will be useful here. i believe the number will be very useful. i i believe the number will be very useful-— i believe the number will be ve useful. , very useful. i need everything! yes, very useful. i need everything! yes. thank _ very useful. i need everything! yes, thank you _ very useful. i need everything! yes, thank you so _ very useful. i need everything! yes, thank you so much, - very useful. i need everything! yes, thank you so much, oh, l very useful. i need everything! l yes, thank you so much, oh, my god. thank you very much. abs]!!! god. thank you very much. all rirht. god. thank you very much. all right- this _ god. thank you very much. all right. this is _ god. thank you very much. all right. this is the _ god. thank you very much. all right. this is the moment - god. thank you very much. all right. this is the moment i - right. this is the moment i have been _

right. this is the moment i have been waiting - right. this is the moment i have been waiting for - - right. this is the moment i have been waiting for - a l have been waiting for — a number, tangible connection. after a brief phone call, i can't believe i'm on my way to germany to meet the owner of the drivers licencejohn comeau showed me in lampedusa many months ago. hello, richard, good morning.— months ago. hello, richard, good morning. months ago. hello, richard, rood morninr. ., ~ good morning. good morning, mr thomas. good morning. good morning, mr thomas- i'm _ good morning. good morning, mr thomas. i'm in _ good morning. good morning, mr thomas. i'm in front _ good morning. good morning, mr thomas. i'm in front of _ good morning. good morning, mr thomas. i'm in front of your- thomas. i'm in front of your house. thomas. i'm in front of your house- i _ thomas. i'm in front of your house. i can't _ thomas. i'm in front of your house. i can't wait - thomas. i'm in front of your house. i can't wait to - thomas. i'm in front of your house. i can't wait to meetl house. i can't wait to meet you. house. i can't wait to meet ou. �* , ., , house. i can't wait to meet ou. , ., , all you. be with you shortly. all rirht. you. be with you shortly. all right- here _ you. be with you shortly. all right. here we _ you. be with you shortly. all right. here we are, - you. be with you shortly. allj right. here we are, welcome home. right. here we are, welcome home- like _ right. here we are, welcome home. like many— right. here we are, welcome home. like many from - right. here we are, welcome home. like many from west| home. like many from west africa, richard _ home. like many from west africa, richard travelled - home. like many from west africa, richard travelled to i africa, richard travelled to europe via libya. it africa, richard travelled to europe via libya.— africa, richard travelled to europe via libya. it took me, let's see. — europe via libya. it took me, let's see, two _ europe via libya. it took me, let's see, two years - europe via libya. it took me, let's see, two years from - europe via libya. it took me, i let's see, two years from ghana and nigeria, nigeria and back tom — and nigeria, nigeria and back tom from _ and nigeria, nigeria and back to... from nigerto chad, chad to... from nigerto chad, chad to libya — to... from nigerto chad, chad to libya to— to... from nigerto chad, chad to libya. to hear. to hear. but

there's— to libya. to hear. to hear. but there's no _ to libya. to hear. to hear. but there's no hope at home, so you just continue. sometimes you meet — just continue. sometimes you meet a group, 30, 35 passengers, with the driver, the passengers, with the driver, ihe car— passengers, with the driver, the car is _ passengers, with the driver, the car is dead and the... driver— the car is dead and the... driver only has the right to use — driver only has the right to use the _ driver only has the right to use the water because they use it to but — use the water because they use it to put inside the car. some killed — it to put inside the car. some killed the _ it to put inside the car. some killed the passengers for your own water to drink.— own water to drink. when richard finally _ own water to drink. when richard finally arrived - own water to drink. when richard finally arrived in l richard finally arrived in libya, he was kidnapped for ransom. ,, ., , �* ., libya, he was kidnapped for ransom. ,, ., ,�* ., ., , ransom. she doesn't have money. so, ou ransom. she doesn't have money. so. you can _ ransom. she doesn't have money. so. you can call— ransom. she doesn't have money. so, you can call your— ransom. she doesn't have money. so, you can call your family - ransom. she doesn't have money. so, you can call your family to - so, you can call your family to send — so, you can call your family to send more...— so, you can call your family to send more... richard eventually went into _ send more... richard eventually went into thousand _ send more... richard eventually

went into thousand 11... - send more... richard eventually went into thousand 11... when i went into thousand 11... when you finally got in lampedusa, you finally got in lampedusa, you finally got in lampedusa, you finally arrive, what was that feeling like? i you finally arrive, what was that feeling like?— that feeling like? i was so weak, that feeling like? i was so weak. very. _ that feeling like? i was so weak, very, very - that feeling like? i was so weak, very, very weak, i that feeling like? i was so l weak, very, very weak, but that feeling like? i was so i weak, very, very weak, but i wasm — weak, very, very weak, but i was... "finally, i have seen lights" _ was... "finally, i have seen lirhts." . ., was... �*finally, i have seen lights-"— lights." richard, i got something _ lights." richard, i got something to - lights." richard, i got something to show i lights." richard, i got. something to show you. lights." richard, i got- something to show you. can i have it? _ something to show you. can i have it? yeah. _ something to show you. can i have it? yeah. wow. - something to show you. can i have it? yeah. wow. so - have it? yeah. wow. so beautiful _ have it? yeah. wow. so beautiful to _ have it? yeah. wow. so beautiful to have - have it? yeah. wow. so beautiful to have it - have it? yeah. wow. so| beautiful to have it back. have it? yeah. wow. so - beautiful to have it back. wow, thank— beautiful to have it back. wow, thank you — beautiful to have it back. wow, thank you very much. how many years? _ thank you very much. how many years? since 2014? it�*s years? since 2014? it's exoired! _ expired! they laugh richard found his way from lampedusa to bremen, germany, where he now works as a forklift truck driver. is europe what you imagined or hoped for?— hoped for? when i was in africa, i _ hoped for? when i was in africa, i thought -

hoped for? when i was in africa, i thought europe, | africa, i thought europe, things— africa, i thought europe, things are easy. you get money easy, _ things are easy. you get money easy, but— things are easy. you get money easy, but it's not like that. you — easy, but it's not like that. you have _ easy, but it's not like that. you have to work hard. but at home. — you have to work hard. but at home, there is no plan for me to survive _ home, there is no plan for me to survive. so, i would say i'm grateful — to survive. so, i would say i'm grateful to _ to survive. so, i would say i'm grateful to be here.— gratefulto be here. i've been looking for— gratefulto be here. i've been looking for one _ gratefulto be here. i've been looking for one person, - gratefulto be here. i've been looking for one person, one | looking for one person, one story, and i will neverforget finding richard in learning about his challenging journey. like all of us, he has simply been searching for a better life. but it was through the search itself, through the many incredible people that i've met and spoken with, that i really came to a new understanding of the reality faced by migrants today. richard's story, like every migrant�*s story, is a story of risk, a story of hope.

hello. it was a wet march for many parts of the uk, but as we head through the first couple of days of april, through the weekend, we can expect things to become drier and brighter. quite a gradual process, there will still be some cloud and rain abound during saturday. this band of rain affecting northern ireland, parts of wales, central—southern england, slumping back into the south west. much of that rain will become light and patchy, but i think it will stay quite grey and damp across much of northern ireland to the day. elsewhere, extensive cloud for some of these north sea coasts. rather cool, exposed to an easterly breeze, 7—9 celsius, further west, highs of 13 celsius. there willjust be a few glimmers of sunshine here and there. as we head through saturday night, still quite a lot of cloud, some bits and pieces of rain, but we will see a few more clear breaks developing. temperatures typically between 2—7 celsius. and then for sunday,

i think we will see clear skies developing across many parts of the uk, that means more in the way of sunshine. most places will be dry with temperatures up to 11—12 celsius.

this is bbc news.

inaudible. donald trump will appear in court on tuesday as he becomes the first former us president to face criminal charges. the unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states for a campaign finance issue is an outrage. a huge tornado has hit the us city of little rock in arkansas. a state of emergency has been declared. social media personality andrew tate has been released from prison to house arrest before further court hearings. a warning that the rapid melting of ice in antarctica is slowing down the flow of deep ocean water, which could have devastating impacts for the world's climate.