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.

the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is making his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. these are live pictures from warsaw where he is being welcomed by andrzej duda the country's leader at the presidential palace and he is expected to thank the polish people. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it's taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also the first country to send fighterjets to ukraine. let's head to warsaw and our correspondent, adam easton. take us through what we are looking

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talks. in an hour or so there will be a joint news conference with both presidents to discuss details of what they been talking about but undoubtedly they will be talking about the current situation in the war and how poland can be of further assistance to ukraine, whether militarily or with humanitarian aid. ireland is the third—largest military aid donor to ukraine after the and usa —— polenta. they sent hundreds of tanks, encouraging nato allies to ramp up military equipment supplies to ukraine, whether that's german—made leopard tanks orfighter jets. they will also talk about the future, talking about how polish companies can get involved in

helping out in the reconstruction of ukraine following the end of the war. ., ., , ., ., war. poland was straightaway incredibly supportive - war. poland was straightaway incredibly supportive of- war. poland was straightaway i incredibly supportive of ukraine. war. poland was straightaway - incredibly supportive of ukraine. as soon as russia invaded. tell us more about what they've said about why they've offered this unequivocal support. they've offered this unequivocal su ort. ~ �* , . they've offered this unequivocal su--ort. ~ �*, ., ., support. well, it's an important oint ou support. well, it's an important point you mention, _ support. well, it's an important point you mention, samantha. l support. well, it's an important l point you mention, samantha. in february last year poland opened its borders and homes to ukrainian refugees. hundreds of thousands of polish people who had a spare room that up ukrainian women and children who were fleeing the war. some of those people are still staying with their polish hosts. president zelensky has come here because he wants to thank the polls in person. in this building behind me, this is the warsaw royal castle and he will be meeting some of those refugees and also some of those who helped

them and beginning a speech which will be televised live to the public, who are being encouraged to gather here and watch it on the big screen. that's something that's important for president zelensky, to show his appreciation to the polish welcome. that is born out of the fact that the polls empathise with ukraine because of their history. let's not forget that poland had communist regime imposed by moscow after the second world war which lasted 50 years. people are well aware of it. there's also the 19th century when russia, part of poland was in the russian empire. the poles knows what it's like and it's one of the motivating factors which leads them to extend their hospitality to ukrainians suffering so terribly under the war.— ukrainians suffering so terribly under the war. ., ~ ,

under the war. thank you. there is some kind — under the war. thank you. there is some kind of _ under the war. thank you. there is some kind of digging _ under the war. thank you. there is some kind of digging going - under the war. thank you. there is some kind of digging going on - under the war. thank you. there is i some kind of digging going on behind you so we apologise for that noisy background. we will see more of you later as the visit develops. now to our 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 investigation 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 custody for questioning over the party's funding and financing. live now to jamie mcivor, our scotland correspondent, who is in glasgow. this news broke over an hour ago so just remind us what we know so far. yes indeed, big developments in the scottish political world this morning. peter murrell was the snp chief executive for 23 years. he wasn't perhaps terribly well—known

to the wider public until recently but he was very well within the scottish political world, presiding as chief executive of the snp through a period of phenomenal growth in the party's fortunes, and married to nicola sturgeon since 2010. police scotland issued a statement at 9:30am in which they say that mr murrell was taken into custody this morning. they say officers are carrying out searches at a number of addresses and that a report will be sent to both the crown 0ffice report will be sent to both the crown office and the procurator fiscal. it centres on this row over snp finances, the question of how £600,000 of funding raised for the snp have been spent. tell £600,000 of funding raised for the snp have been spent.— snp have been spent. tell us a bit more about _ snp have been spent. tell us a bit more about this _ snp have been spent. tell us a bit more about this man _ snp have been spent. tell us a bit more about this man because - snp have been spent. tell us a bit more about this man because he l snp have been spent. tell us a bit| more about this man because he is not well known to the general public, certainly around the world, as his wife nicola sturgeon is. that he's been a powerhouse behind the

snp for many decades. trier? he's been a powerhouse behind the snp for many decades.— he's been a powerhouse behind the snp for many decades. very much so. if ou think snp for many decades. very much so. if you think back _ snp for many decades. very much so. if you think back to _ snp for many decades. very much so. if you think back to 1999 _ snp for many decades. very much so. if you think back to 1999 when - snp for many decades. very much so. if you think back to 1999 when mr- if you think back to 1999 when mr murrell became the chief executive of the snp, at that time the snp was very much seen as a small party within scotland. not small as in tiny but small in the sense that they played very much second fiddle to the labour party which was dominant in scotland at that time. prior to devolution they had never had a large number of mps elected to westminster. it was very much devolution that helped to bring the snp to its current size. mr murrell was very much the driving force as chief executive behind much of that growth, the power behind the throne under the leadership of alex salmond, john swinney and then alex salmond, john swinney and then alex salmond again and the nicola sturgeon. mr murrell�*s contribution to the fortunes of the snp as it

grew into that big a party, which until recently some would argue still is the dominant force in scottish politics, his role in that sense can't be overstated. 0n the other hand, he was the power behind the throne. while very well known within the political world, he wasn't well known to the general public until recently. he was never an mp or nsp himself.— public until recently. he was never an mp or nsp himself. thank you and we will bring — an mp or nsp himself. thank you and we will bring any _ an mp or nsp himself. thank you and we will bring any more _ an mp or nsp himself. thank you and we will bring any more developments| we will bring any more developments on the story as they come in. breaking news from the us, president biden is to travel to the uk and ireland in april. the white house have said he will visit ireland next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. this has been talked about for some time that he will be flying to belfast in

northern ireland on tuesday before heading south to dublin, the capital of the republic of ireland. joe biden has talked excitedly about his plans to visit the country. the significant visit for the president of the us. police in israel have clashed with dozens of palestinian worshippers inside jerusalem's al—aqsa mosque compound. they say they carried out a pre—dawn raid into the holy site after agitators locked themselves inside the mosque. the palestinian red crescent reported numerous injuries. nine rockets were fired at southern israeli towns from gaza following the police raid. earlier i asked our correspondent lucy williamson injerusalem about the latest developments there. in the early hours of this morning, the israeli police say they went in to clear the mosque after a group of palestinians barricaded themselves inside. they said they were targeted with fireworks and stones. there's video footage that has come

out from both sides, showing quite dramatic scenes inside the mosque. these themes have been seen before at the al—aqsa mosque but the danger is they can trigger a wider conflict and already overnight we've seen rockets fired from the gaza strip towards israel, no injuries reported there and israeli air force carrying out air raids against targets in the gaza strip. several locations linked to the militant group how —— hamas. things have quietened down but we are heading into the week where passover coincides with ramadan and security forces particularly around the old city ofjerusalem and temple mount or hiram sharif as its known to muslims are on high alert for any

incidents that could prove a flash point. we've seen attempts by some jewish activists to bring animals up to temple mount the ritual slaughter to temple mount the ritual slaughter to mark passover. it is something called for by fringe jewish to mark passover. it is something called for by fringejewish groups every year. were it to happen people say, that can be very inflammatory. security forces are patrolling to try and prevent anybody taking animals up to temple mount and the national security minister has said while dues in his you should be visiting the site during this holiday, they should not be bringing animals up there for slaughter —— whilejews should be visiting the site. security forces remain on high alert for anything that could trigger another cycle of violence. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since he was charged with 3a counts of falsifying business records — saying the legal action

is an "insult" to america. the former us president earlier pleaded not guilty to hiding damaging information during the 2016 election. speaking to his supporters, mr trump said his only crime was to fearlessly defend the nation from those who would destroy it. in a campaign—style speech, he lambasted the biden administration and repeated the false claims that he'd been cheated out of office in 2020 by voting fraud. 0ur correspondent michelle fleury in new york gave more details on what could happen next in the case after the indictment. certainly, lawyers for donald trump are going to push to file certain motions. one of them could be to have the case thrown out entirely. another could be to move it to a differentjurisdiction, perhaps one that has been floated is at staten island, because it is more favourable towards trump, the idea being that it will be easier to find a jury pool there that might be favourable to him. i think there's a long way to go.

we've all been following the events of the last 48 hours and the drama of watching a former president being arrested and fingerprinted and going through the arraignment process. but now you get to the typical grind of the legal process and that can be quite slow. as you mentioned, the next court date is in december, and that is when donald trump has been ordered to appear. but in future hearings, it mightjust be the lawyers behind closed doors. wall—to—wall coverage by the us media, of course, of this huge story in us politics. what has the analysis over there been? has it only served to harden party political lines? you've never been able to separate the legal from the political here. in part, you see it both with da alvin bragg, there have been questions as to why he brought this case now

and that is something that people poring over the indictment want to get a better understanding of, why he felt this was a case he had to bring, given that it involved a former president. and for donald trump's side, he has used it as an opportunity to drum up support from his base. since the indictment first dropped, he has raised $10 million. he is even selling t—shirts with a mugshot that didn't take place. you can see he is trying to gain ground because of course, he is trying to run for president of the united states again in the 2024 election. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. it's become a familiar sight as vaping has grown hugely in recent years, and the latest national figures are worrying communities and schools everywhere, with 9% of 11 to 15—year—olds

currently using e—cigarettes — an increase from 6% in 2018. for the past few months, an educational pilot scheme has been underway in liskeard. i knew it had nicotine in it. ijust didn't realise how dangerous nicotine in itself was. you can get really addicted to it and then people think it's going to help you with your stress, but actually it makes you more stressful. the clear messaging needs to go out . that vaping is a really useful tool. for adults to use to quit smoking. however, it's not ok- for young people to vape. critics say children are being drawn in with bright packaging and exotic flavours. it's hoped the liskeard pilot could be rolled out to other cornish schools and communities, while the government says it's introduced regulations to protect children through restricting sales and advertising. you're live with bbc news. 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. live now to nicholas witchell. do you think this is what king charles always wanted to his wife camilla to be known as queen camilla? i camilla to be known as queen camilla? ~' camilla to be known as queen camilla? ~ ., ., camilla? i think of that there can be absolutely — camilla? i think of that there can be absolutely no _ camilla? i think of that there can be absolutely no doubt _ camilla? i think of that there can be absolutely no doubt at - camilla? i think of that there can be absolutely no doubt at all. - camilla? i think of that there can l be absolutely no doubt at all. they have been married for the best part

of 20 years. at the time of their marriage, the then prince charles�*s private secretary came up with this really soppy to fuse that when she became queen she would be known as princess consort. i think that was in recognition of the quite acute sensitivity is that they were at the time about the close association between the then camilla parker bowles and charles when he was prince of wales and her entanglement in the failure of prince charles�*s first marriage to princess diana. so, they came up with the suggestion that she would be known as princess consort and then over a year ago, the late queen elizabeth said in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, she made it known that it would be her hope and wish that camilla would be known as queen consort. that is what buckingham palace was at pains to

refer to her as in the months since charles became king, to avoid confusion between her role and that of the late queen elizabeth, queen regnant as it's known. and again to deflect any remaining sensitivities about camilla's role in relation to charles and their long affair that they had. now they are taking the final step very much in line with the wishes of king charles and from the wishes of king charles and from the coronation buckingham palace is making it known that she should then be known as queen camilla or the queen, on the basis of centuries of precedent and tradition in the uk that the wife of the king is known as the queen. the that the wife of the king is known as the queen.— that the wife of the king is known as the queen. the invitations have been sent to _ as the queen. the invitations have been sent to 2000 _ as the queen. the invitations have been sent to 2000 people. - as the queen. the invitations have been sent to 2000 people. one i as the queen. the invitations have - been sent to 2000 people. one month to go until the coronation and a lot more detail has been revealed. do we

know any more about the day? far from it. i know any more about the day? f: from it. ithink know any more about the day? f: from it. i think we will have several weeks of details coming forward now. we now know the identities of the eight pages of honour, fourfor each of identities of the eight pages of honour, four for each of them, identities of the eight pages of honour, fourfor each of them, four who will process with the king, four who will process with the king, four who will process with the queen. amongst them, the main point of interest, is the fact that prince george, nine—year—old prince george, will be one the pages of honour accompanying and assisting the king at the coronation.— at the coronation. prince george of course is a — at the coronation. prince george of course is a future _ at the coronation. prince george of course is a future king _ at the coronation. prince george of course is a future king one - at the coronation. prince george of course is a future king one day. - course is a future king one day. it's going to be a very busy couple of weeks for you. thank you. in hopes to reset relations with china, the french president emmanuel macron and the head of the european commission ursula von der leyen begin their three—day visit. macron's last visit to china was in 2019 — since then the country's relations with europe soured, partly due to a stalled investment pact in 2021 and then

beijing's refusal to condemn russia over its invasion of ukraine. travelling with a 50—strong business delegation, on the agenda for the trip is talks around ukraine and trade risks. world service's asia pacific editor michael bristow elaborates on what both xi jinping and macron want out of this visit. they'll both be wanting something quite different, because of course, their countries have different points of view. president macron is facing difficulties at home over pension reform and the raising of the retirement age. he'll be looking to go to china and get a diplomatic victory. these diplomatic visits are good for the optics and for looking good on the world stage. so president macron will be looking to present himself as a world leader who will be able to challenge china on the big issues of the day and secure some business deals to help the french economy. for its part, china will also be looking at the economy.

china has just come out of three years where there have been strict covid restrictions. that has damaged the economy in china. he will be looking to form business relationships with french companies that help the chinese economy. china has a lot of youth unemployment, so that is a key area. but there are a lot of potential potholes in this visit, making it difficult to avoid the big political issue, the war in ukraine. china has given its support towards moscow. europe is firmly behind ukraine, so it will be difficult to avoid that disagreement in all the events taking place over the next couple of days. president biden and emmanuel macron had a call a few hours ago, discussing the fact that they want to engage china to hasten an end to the ukraine war.

we have seen xi jinping visit president putin a couple of weeks ago and aligned himself with russia, but meanwhile trying to say that they do want to put forward some kind of peace plan. in reality, where do you think china sits in trying to attempt to end this war? china and xijinping are trying to present themselves as an honest broker and a global leader with the ability to solve major international issues. so as you suggested, he has put forward a series of proposals to end the war. but really, china has positioned itself towards russia, xi jinping visiting moscow. he hasn't visited kyiv. that gives you all you need to know about this relationship. china and particularly xijinping believes that it is in china's long term interest to align

itself with russia. so even though russia has invaded ukraine and even though it started the war and even though that threatened so much of the world order, xi jinping still doesn't feel that damages the core aim of his to align with russia against the united states and against what xi jinping believes says is a united states—led world order. 0ur breaking news is the husband of former scotland first minister nicola sturgeon, peter murrell, has been arrested by scotland police who are investigating snp finances. this is the snp hq where there are police and the premises are being searched.

the snp have said it wouldn't be appropriate to comment on any life police investigation and this is the scene outside the home of nicola sturgeon and peter murrell. welcome to bbc news. we start with breaking news on the victims of the infected blood scandal. in the next few minutes a second report by an independent inquiry will be released with more details on compensation for the thousands of victims. they've been infected with hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood products in the 19705 and 805. it's been described as the worst treatment di5aster it's been described as the worst treatment disaster in history of the nhs. there is a timeline of the events.

not everyone feels they have been recognised. katie walford's dad and thousands of other patients were infected through a contaminated drug or transfusion. she hopes a new report will recognise widerfamily she hopes a new report will recognise wider family members for compensation. thi5 recognise wider family members for compensation. this is what she had to say. my dad... i remember his smile. and he was a rascal and he was cheeky. and i've learnt over the years growing up that he was a flirt and he just loved people.

we were made to believe, and it's quite common that a lot of people were made to believe, that they themselves were either a dirty secret or there was a dirty secret in the family because you just didn't talk about it. it wasn't until i was about 12 years old where i was told the full extent of his health. it's very much always on the surface for me, that experience, having my dad taken away from me far too early. if i was to get some financial compensation from this, i'll be able to start rebuilding the memories in his name, to be able to know that dad's here for this. he would have been an amazing granddad and that's been taken away from me and my family. it's the recognition, having it documented, validated worldwide and to make sure that this type of thing does not happen again. and there isn't going to be another ten—year—old out there who's going to have to say goodbye

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report will be coming to us fairly 5hortly but just to report will be coming to us fairly 5hortly butjust to remind you, the long—running public inquiry into the worst treatment di5aster long—running public inquiry into the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs, we are getting an interim report, its been running for more than four years. and we can go to that statement now. when hearing is finished in february, i told you i would be making a further interim report about a framework for compensation before easter. today, the inquiry has published that report. it is an unusual step to publish recommendation for a acrobat reader in advance of detailed findings, particulars and conscience add to the decades long delays many of you have already experienced due to failure to recognise the depth of your losses. —— recommendations for