live from london. this is bbc news. the husband of former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, is arrested over an investigation into the party's finances. donald trump has given a defiant speech to supporters following a historic court hearing. the only crime that i have committed is to furiously defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. and buckingham palace says after the coronation, the queen consort will be known as queen camilla. hello and welcome. we start with that breaking news coming out of scotland.

and peter murrell — the husband of scotland's former first minister nicola sturgeon — has been arrested as part of a police investigtion into the finances of the scottish national party. 58—year—old peter murrell was the snp�*s chief executive until he quite last month. in a statement, police scotland said they had taken a 58—year—old man into custory for questionining over the party's funding and financing. the investigation was launched into donations raised by the party which was ostensibly to campaign for and hold a second independence referendum. it is alleged that money instead was used to help with the party's day running costs. in a short statement, the police had a 58—year—old man has today, wednesday

the 5th of april, been arrested. as part of an investigation into the funding of the scottish national party. he is being questioned by detectives. officers are also carrying out searches at a number of addresses as part of the investigation. they said i report will be sent to the crown office and procurator fiscal service. scottish labour deputy leaderjackie baillie has commentated, saying this is a deeply concerning development and police scotland investigation must be allowed to proceed without interference. she continued, we need humza yousaf, who is now the first minister and leader of the snp, this is jackie baillie think she wants humza yousaf and nicola sturgeon to

urgently state what they knew and when. peter murrell was a towering figure in scottish politics. this is the police cordon outside the home of peter murrell and nicola sturgeon. nicola sturgeon first minister untiljust a a few weeks ago when she resigned, somewhat unexpectedly, saying she had had enough, really, and she was wanting a rest. she felt that she had gone as far as she could as first minister. her husband was heading up that a party for many years. he resigned over a row about the membership numbers surrounding the party. nothing to do with this investigation. the matter is active,

as police scotland has told us, so warned about commenting further. the snp released a statement saying clearly it would not be appropriate to comment on any life police investigation but they said the snp have been cooperating fully with this investigation and they said they will continue to do so. they said, at their meeting on saturday, the governing body of the snp that nec agreed to a review of governance and transparency. police presence there outside the home of peter murrell, a police cordon. we know that there is this active investigation, properties, leaseholders are being search as part of this investigation. peter murrell resigned as chief executive just last month after taking responsibility for misleading the media about party membership

numbers. he was set to face a vote of no confidence, having not step down, and there was a complaint and as the leadership process was under way, that he was being of this issue was proving a distraction. so he was a hugely influentialfigure in the party for many years where he was chief executive since 1999 and very much responsible for the day—to—day running of the scottish national party. let's get more with our scotland correspondent this story very much developing and we don't have a lot to go on because the police have just released a very short statement. it is police have just released a very short statement.— police have just released a very short statement. it is a breaking and developing _ short statement. it is a breaking and developing story. _ short statement. it is a breaking and developing story. what - short statement. it is a breaking and developing story. what we | short statement. it is a breaking. and developing story. what we do know is that police say peter murrell has been arrested in connection with an ongoing police investigation into the funding and

finances of the snp. this investigation was launched after complaints about the snp�*s handling of around £600,000 worth of donations that had been raised by the party, ostensibly to campaign and hold a second independence referendum. it is alleged that their money instead was used to help with that party plasma day—to—day running and in amongst that discussion, a £100,000 donation that peter murrell made to the party out of his own cash. there are questions about that. that is about as much as we can say about the investigation because we have no further information from the police. we do know he's been taken into custody, he's been questioned by detectives. officers are also carrying out searches at a number of other addresses as part of the investigation and a report will go to the crown office and procurator fiscal service. to the crown office and procurator fiscalservice. police to the crown office and procurator fiscal service. police say they can comment any further and the investigation is ongoing. but we do

know that after the investigation, nicola sturgeon said her decision to stand down was not connected with snp finances. peter moral is someone who is very much a backroom operator at the snp —— mac peter murrell. he resigned. that was over misleading the media over that number of members of the snp. there was controversy about that, that we couldn't get a figure as to how many members had left the party and then we discovered that there were about 30,000 lesson had been thought. so that was an interesting issue that happened during the campaign. there were also issues raised about the running of the campaign by snp headquarters of which peter murrell was chief executive to ask about how the election was being run. two of the election was being run. two of the candidates, unsuccessful candidate, kate forbes and ash

regan, they both questioned how it was being run. in the end they were satisfied with how the election was run but it leaves enormous problems with the new first minister, the new leader of the snp humza yousaf who is now dealing with a very bitter and bruising election campaign and a big split within his party in their votes for the leadership. kate forbes did a very good showing and i think she got 48% overall after all of the transfers of the vote. there were a lot of people in the party that didn't choose humza yousaf to be the leader of the party and the first minister and this is one hell of a first couple of weeks for him to be dealing with. it of a first couple of weeks for him to be dealing with.— to be dealing with. it certainly is and the snp _ to be dealing with. it certainly is and the snp have _ to be dealing with. it certainly is and the snp have made - to be dealing with. it certainly is and the snp have made a - to be dealing with. it certainly is and the snp have made a short| and the snp have made a short statement. and the snp have made a short statement-— statement. they said they are couperating — statement. they said they are cooperating fully _ statement. they said they are cooperating fully with - statement. they said they are cooperating fully with the - cooperating fully with the investigation. they can't take anything else at this moment in time because the investigation is life but you are looking at a party that has been known for its discipline, be known for sticking together. peter murrell credited with building

the party, building the membership, making it that really slick election machine that it became and one election after election. to now look at it as a very splinter party. we heard all of those comments throughout the election campaign where that leadership candidates were really taking, knocking lumps out of each other at some point, and to see that party now from the party we saw before, it is looking like it will need a lot of work from humza yousaf to reunite it and peter murrell right at the centre of running the party for more than two decades as its chief executive and of course as the husband of the former first minister nicola sturgeon. it will be leaving a bitter taste in people's melt after her very successful leadership of the country for a very long time, which is now being mired in this

demise of the snp�*s chief executive. we are looking at pictures of a police cordon outside the home. we're not sure whose home it is but they are searching the property. i don't know if you can tell of book, but there will be a huge of media interest there obviously and nicola sturgeon, everyone will be wanting a comment from her. to sturgeon, everyone will be wanting a comment from her.— comment from her. to me that ro -e comment from her. to me that preperty that — comment from her. to me that preperty that we _ comment from her. to me that property that we are _ comment from her. to me that property that we are looking i comment from her. to me that property that we are looking at j property that we are looking at looks very like the property that nicola sturgeon and peter murrell live in in the east end of glasgow. so i suspect that is what those pictures are, of that house, but i understand that a number of other addresses are being searched. we don't know where they are and at the moment we don't know if they are being search right now rf is part of the ongoing investigation. the statement from the police is quite sure because there is a limited amount they can say while an investigation like this is life and we have to be very careful in how much speculation we put into that. but you can see there is a media

presence and police tape around that house which looks to me very much like their first minister's house, the former first minister's house. any new clients and that we will bring them to you straightaway. —— any new lines. buckingham palace has indicated that after the coronation, the queen consort will be known as queen camilla. this title has been used on the formal invitation to next month's ceremony at westminster abbey, when she will be crowned alongside the king. the invitation itself has been printed on recycled paper with ornate illustrations, including a folklore figure representing re—birth known as the green man. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. a new photograph issued by buckingham palace one month and one day ahead of the coronation, showing the king and the queen consort, as the palace has been at pains to call her from the moment charles came to the throne. but alongside the photograph, the palace also issued this. a copy of the official invitation to the coronation, a brightly coloured document

with images of nature. birds, butterflies, flowers and a green man. but it's not the images, but the words that have caught the eye. the invitation refers to the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. the wording, "camilla, the queen consort", has been dropped. and it's clear that that is quite deliberate. the time has come, the palace and no doubt the king feel, for the wife of the king to be known as the queen. and after she's crowned alongside the king at westminster abbey on the 6th of may, she will be referred to as queen camilla. one other point of interest — among the eight pages of honour who will process through the abbey with the king and queen will be nine—year—old prince george. he will get a very close view of the ceremony in which one day, he will be the central figure. nicholas witchell, bbc news. a new bbc investigation has exposeed a uk life—coaching a new bbc investigation has exposed a uk life—coaching

organisation that is accused of being a cult. the group says it offers self—development, but people who've left say it's taken over their lives. people say they've been encouraged to hand over tens of thousands of pounds, separate from their families and have suffered extreme harassment. one charity which helps people break free from abusive groups says it receives more calls about the organisation than any other in the uk. catrin nye has been working on the investigation. it's been 18 months since jeffrey leigh—jones left lighthouse international group, a life coaching company accused of being a cult. the 34—year—old sailor from portsmouth initially got involved with the organisation for business mentoring, but soon he was on the phone to his mentor at all hours of the day. i thoroughly enjoy the conversations you and i have. at first i was motivated, i was inspired and i started working hard. these calls then became more frequent, longer, more intense, more about deeper parts

of your life. in time, began to share traumatic things, things i found deeply painful. jeff was encouraged to become part of lighthouse full time. that meant being on group phone calls every day, often led by paul waugh, their charismatic leader. many people who don't know me very well think i'm a mystic because i'm able to sort of feel things no—one else can. all these calls were recorded, then painstakingly transcribed. they began to take overjeff�*s life. it got longer and longer as we went. so within six months, they're five to six hours. that's every day. every day. so i would listen in at times. the topics were getting more sinister — narcissists, toxic parents. and then that's when i started worrying because i thought he's literally being brainwashed all day, every day. people who have been part of lighthouse have become isolated from family.

some move into shared houses, and there's a financial cost too. in total, jeff paid £131,000 to the organisation. he sold his house to fund some of it. lighthouse says that any money paid is a self—investment. erin, anotherformer mentee, paid over £35,000. i took out an interest—free credit card and the idea came from my mentor. i started to feel as though i couldn't think anything unless my mentor said that it's a healthy thing to think. when people start to ask questions, things can turn nasty. i'm telling you now, you've got to stop doing it. it's not acceptable. treating us as if we're trying to do you over. you're a cynical little witch. lighthouse do not like criticism. people who have spoken out have been reported to the police. lighthouse even contacted the employer of another critic to tell them she was unfit to do herjob.

i consider lighthouse a very classic example of a cult. firstly, cults are started and led by a charismatic and authoritarian leader, but they're also bullies. the structure is steeply hierarchical, but it's heavily isolating. then you have this process of what i call brainwashing, or we could also call coercive control. if you do this to people, you can then exploit them. martin's daughter mel is still part of lighthouse. she no longer talks to herfamily. one feels so powerless. you feel, "what can i do?" what's it like having a child in lighthouse? it's as if my daughter's died. because she's not my daughter that i know, is not there any more. i'm sorry. one week ago, lighthouse international group was shut down as a business by a court over a lack of financial transparency. we put our allegations

to their leader. how do you feel about the fact that so many people think you're running a cult? we're not running a cult, because they don't know what a cult is. if you ask them, "what's the difference with a cult and a community that supports people?" they wouldn't be able to tell you. why do you think so many people say it? because they're slurring us, they're smearing us, that's exactly what they do. are you going to carry on? yes, we are carrying on. thank you. we've had enough. no comment. catrin nye, bbc news. in the uk. teacher strikes are likely to continue in england until the end of the school year after the national association of headteachers also voted overwhelmingly against the uk government's pay offer. the union, which mainly represents primary headteachers, says it will now consider whether to ballot members over industrial action. it's the third union to reject the offer, with two days of strikes already planned by a classroom teachers union — as our education editor, branwenjeffreys, reports. piecing together school budgets isn't easy. most of the money goes on staff.

teachers pay for next year isn't settled. head teachers are also waiting to find out the pay rise for support staff, which will come out of school budgets. we do have a teaching assistant per classroom here, and they do a phenomenaljob. wouldn't want to lose any of them, but there is no infinite pot of money. now another teachers�* union has rejected the pay offer, a £1000 one—off cash payment on top of 5% this year. for next year, 4.3% for most teachers, plus a £30,000 starting salary. the government says it is fair and reasonable. this head teachers�* union told me it is not good enough. we ask members to say, is it affordable in your school? and overwhelmingly they told us it is not. the government needs to understand that, whatever money it thinks it

has brought forward, it simply isn't enough. there is government cash going into england two schools. there is government cash going into england's schools. £2 billion extra next year. half a billion more on offer towards pay. even so, experts say there is little wiggle room in budgets. parents already know they have at least two more days of having children at home, after the largest teachers�* union announced more strikes. now primary head teachers in england may also decide to ballot over industrial action. far from this dispute being settled, there is every indication it might escalate. former new zealand prime minister, jacinda ardern, has bowed out of parliament with a standing ovation following her farewell speech earlier. the 42—year—old spoke about the honour she has felt representing her country and steering its people through some of the hardest times, including natural disasters, the covid—i9 pandemic and the 2019

christchurch mosque attack. she shocked the country earlier this year when she announced she was stepping down as prime minister and retiring from politics, saying she no longer had "enough in the tank". i do hope i have demonstrated something else entirely. that you can be anxious, sensitive, kind, and wear your heart on your sleeve. you can be a mother or not. you can be an ex—mormon or not. you can be a nerd, a crier, a hugger, you can be all of these things. and not only can you be here, you can lead just like me. tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou. earlier, i spoke to laura westring — a speech writer and senior fellow of the landecker democracy fellowship for her analysis of the speech.

it was indeed this valedictory speech, this farewell speech to the new zealand parliament which is an elegant part of the transfer of power. it was heartfelt and it was humorous and the great majority of it was a speech of thanksgiving. jacinda ardern gave detailed personal anecdotes and thanks to her colleagues and families and the support of their own family. and you heard in the clip just then that final refrain, "you can be that person". it was her desire that her final words to parliament for the record would be essentially a message to young new zealanders, future leaders, that you can be sensitive. you can be anxious, even. you can be a hugger and still be a competent leader on the world stage and at home. it was very powerful, it was very moving. you heard speaking maori language

at the end of her speech, what was particularly moving was that members of parliament bursting into maori song as she embraced each member in farewell. an incredible moment. peter murrell has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. he was the snp�*s chief executive until he quit last month. police scotland said they had taken a 58—year—old man into custody for questioning over the party�*s funding and finances. jai, jamie. this story developing in the last hour. what details do we have? dramatic developments in scotland this morning. peter murrell was a chief executive of the snp and until just a few weeks ago he was married, he is married to the former first

minister nicola sturgeon. there are police vehicles outside both the couple�*s home in glasgow and outside the snp�*s headquarters in edinburgh. police had been investigating how £600,000 of funding raised for the snp had been spent. a statement from police scotland says peter murrell was taken into custody this morning. they say officers are carrying out searches at a number of addresses as part of the investigation and a report will be sent to the crown office and the procurator fiscal, which is basically that scottish law office and scottish prosecutor. he is not a man that most people will really be all that familiar with, but he was a towering figure in scottish politics for decades. titer? scottish politics for decades. very much a scene _ scottish politics for decades. very much a scene to _ scottish politics for decades. very much a scene to some _ scottish politics for decades. - much a scene to some extent as that power behind the throne. peter murrell became the chief executive of the snp back in 1999. the time of

the first elections to the scottish parliament. at that time the snp were still a relatively small party, so he was chief executive through that whole period when the snp grew in status and stature, eventually becoming the government of scotland and finding themselves in a position where they were able to bring about a referendum on scottish independence. so he was at the helm through that spectacular rise in the fortunes of the snp. but not somebody who was greatly well—known to the general public, although very well known within political he was never an mp or an msp. he never sought high office as such, he was very much that power behind the throne. , ., very much that power behind the throne. , . , ., ., ,., throne. jamie, tell us more about how the scottish _ throne. jamie, tell us more about how the scottish justice _ throne. jamie, tell us more about how the scottish justice system . how the scottish justice system work. he has been arrested. there aren�*t any charges. how do you expect this to play out in terms of

timing and what could happen next? it is a difficult question to answer but the likelihood is that the police will continue with their investigations and then at a certain point if they decide there is a case, they will then make a submission, a report to the procurator fiscal and then it will be up to the procurator fiscal to decide whether or not there is any case to bring to court. just decide whether or not there is any case to bring to court.— case to bring to court. just a reminder. — case to bring to court. just a reminder, why _ case to bring to court. just a reminder, why he _ case to bring to court. just a reminder, why he resigned i case to bring to court. just a - reminder, why he resigned from his position in the first place.— position in the first place. some had argued _ position in the first place. some had argued there _ position in the first place. some had argued there was _ position in the first place. some had argued there was a - position in the first place. some had argued there was a conflictl position in the first place. some l had argued there was a conflict in interest between the fact that the chief executive, who was married to the first minister, was obviously overseeing a contest in which some would argue there was a conflict of interest. some of the new... humza yousaf portrayed himself as a continuity candidate. the majority

of snp politicians wanted humza yousaf to be elected. there was a conflict of interest with the husband of the former first minister being in charge of the contest. there were also questions over the financial row.— financial row. thank you for brin . in: financial row. thank you for bringing us _ financial row. thank you for bringing us up _ financial row. thank you for bringing us up to _ financial row. thank you for bringing us up to date - financial row. thank you for bringing us up to date from j financial row. thank you for - bringing us up to date from glasgow. you will find more detail about all the stories, including this breaking story, and i live page which is being constantly updated on the arrest of peter murrell, husband of former snp leader nicola sturgeon. hello. away from the south—east, it wasn�*t such a cold start to the day today because we had more cloud and rain, courtesy of this weatherfront pushing towards the east. later we have this second weatherfront coming in. that�*s going to produce heavier and more persistent rain as it does the same thing, moves from the west to the east. so the bright start

in the south—east and the chilly one will turn hazier as the weatherfronts approach, introducing more cloud. this weatherfront through the afternoon will produce heavy rain across northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england, wales and the south—west. where we hang on to sunshine around the moray firth, we could hit 15 degrees, but it will remain windy around shetland. if you are stepping out, bear in mind that tree pollen is prolific at the moment across southern england and wales, the levels are moderate or high today. this evening, all this rain continues to move in the direction of the north sea. we will see some clear skies behind it in the west but by the end of the night, some heavy showers coming into northern ireland. as a result, it�*s not going to be a cold night, but in some sheltered glens in north—east scotland, temperatures may fall away. tomorrow, we start with cloud and rain in the east. it pushes into the north sea, but lingers, especially across shetland, where it will still be windy. behind it, there is a mix

of sunshine and showers. the showers become more widespread through the day, some of them heavy in eastern england and in the midlands, where they could also be thundery. thursday night, you can see how this high pressure builds across us and remains with us during friday and into saturday, blocking these weatherfronts from coming in with any substantial rain from the west. for good friday, we still have the remnants of some cloud from thursday�*s weatherfront. we could see the odd shower in east anglia and london. they will be the exception rather than the rule. for most, it�*s going to be dry and there will be a lot of sunshine around. then as we head into the easter weekend, for saturday, again a lot of dry weather around. later, we could see some light rain coming into northern ireland from that weatherfront. sunday, mostly dry with patchy cloud, but showers for many of us on monday.

live from london — this is bbc news. ukraine�*s president zelensky makes his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. the husband of former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon is arrested over an investigation into the party�*s finances. the latest after israeli police clash with palestinian worshippers insidejerusalem�*s al—aqsa mosque. french president emmanuel macron begins a visit to china — amid tensions over the war in ukraine. and buckingham palace says after the coronation, the queen consort will be known as queen camilla.