live from london, this is bbc news. president zelensky makes his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. poland says they will try to get additional security guarantees for ukraine at a nato summit. public anger grows in iran after 20 female students are hospitalised after being poisoned by an unknown toxic gas. and big news for the british royals, buckingham palace says after the coronation, the queen consort will be known as queen camilla.

now sport from the bbc sport centre. manchester united are looking for their first premier league win and goal since lifting the league cup at wembley in february. that slump has seen eric ten hag's side drop out of the top four. united host brentford later and ten hag feels some of the attributes that made them top four contenders are missing you have to know why you are where you are. and what brings us to the position. and that was about determination, that was about passion, that was about desire. so, i admit it. when you are a strong opponent, who plays above the levels, and many teams play against man united above their levels, you get killed.

brentford head into this one having lostjust once in their last ten games, they could move up to seventh in the table with a win. manager thomas frank says the trip to old trafford will prove a huge test in their challenge for european football. we potentially are going into the most difficult game of the season, with everything taken into consideration. we are going to the biggest away ground, the most fans, the loudest, against a very good side that are much more stable, and erik ten hag and his staff have done a very good job. they have just won their first title and are fighting for a champions league spot. also the in the premier league later, west ham can move further clear of the relegation zone as they take on top 4 chasing newcastle at the london stadium aleksander ceferin has been re—elected as uefa president unopposed and will serve a third term until 2027. speaking at the uefa congress in lisbon, ceferin defended the premier league amid concerns that it's creating an imbalance in european football but also criticised the failed

european super league. there have been temptations and even attempts to create new models, but they conflict with the european model that we know so well and cherish so dearly. our model is based on sporting merit, always. where we come from, merit does not have a price. the start of the 2023 masters is just a day away and five—time winner tiger woods says he cannot be overlooked. woods finished 47th at augusta last year as he returned to competitive golf 1a months after a car crash. the 47—year—old admits his mobility isn't what he would like but says he's in a much better place than he was 12 months ago. my game is better than it was last year, this particular time. my endurance is better.

but it aches a little bit more than it did last year, just because at that particular time when i came back i hadn't really pushed it that often. and i had this little window in which i did push, and i was able to come back. as for the 2022 winner scottie scheffler, he hosted the traditional champions dinner at augusta national on tuesday night. 33 former winners of the masters were in attendance as they tried scheffler�*s chosen menu which included fire cracker shrimp and texas ribeye. the world number one is among the favourites for this year's green jacket but says his status as defending champion doesn't give him an advantage. the tournament starts on thursday, everybody start on an power. doesn't mean that i start on one under, just because i am defending. i will approach arejust like i do other tournaments. hopefully i'll have the opportunity to come back for years, butjust going one day at a time, just being able to go and drive down there never gets old.

england batsmanjason roy has joined the kolkata knight riders for the ongoing season of the indian premier league. roy's signed after india's shreyas iyer was ruled out of the competition with a lower back injury, while bangladesh all—rounder shakib al hasan has opted out. roy last played in the ipl in 2021, scoring 150 runs in five games for sunrisers hyderabad. and that's all the sport for now. in donald trump's first remarks since being charged with 3a counts of falsifying business records, the former president said the legal action is an "insult" to america. trump pleaded not guilty on tuesday to hiding damaging information during the 2016 election related to hush money payments for a former porn star. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfiq joins us now from manhattan. iimagine i imagine this has been dominating the front pages today? it absolutely has. iwill the front pages today? it absolutely has- i will give _ the front pages today? it absolutely has. i will give you _

the front pages today? it absolutely has. i will give you a _ the front pages today? it absolutely has. i will give you a look _ the front pages today? it absolutely has. i will give you a look at - has. i will give you a look at some of the papers here in new york. this is the new york post. it is a right—leaning paper. they have criticised donald trump in the past, actually. even after the midterms, claiming that the future is ron desantis. but even they are defending donald trump here. look at the headline, trumped up, is that it? the historic case falls flat. they go on in several pages to cover the story. down here, it says that legal analysts say that the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg's case has a lot of holes in it. the new york post focusing on that line, many people saying they felt that the indictment landed without any real surprises in it. the daily news, more of a liberal paper, civilly saying donald trump is under arrest, charged with 3a felony counts in historic indictment. a different angle there from the daily news. and very similarly, the new york times on the wall streetjournal, both with very straightforward headlines about the

historic nature of donald trump being charged. that was the new york times, here is the wall street journal. the wall streetjournal, making the point that the former president's intent will be a key issue because it is a matter of whether these payments were a personal expenditure or a matter of campaign violations because it was contributions to the campaign. certainly, you can see the new york post there, the most telling headline of them all. we post there, the most telling headline of them all. ~ , headline of them all. we saw the big day yesterday _ headline of them all. we saw the big day yesterday in _ headline of them all. we saw the big day yesterday in court, _ headline of them all. we saw the big day yesterday in court, what - headline of them all. we saw the big | day yesterday in court, what happens next? how does the process proceed? the next hearing on this will be in december. already, donald trump's attorney was asked if they have filed any motions yet, because the hearing will be to hear any motions that the defence may submit, including a motion to dismiss the case, possibly. they said they have

not submitted anything yet. it shows how drawn—out a process will be. we are talking about the prosecution hoping for a trial byjanuary of 2024, that would be right as the republican primary gets under way, with the first one in ior. they have said they would rather see a trial by the summer of 2024. i'm fine just to throw more uncertainty into this, some legal experts also throughout the idea if some of these other investigations hovering over donald trump into election interference of the federal level and in georgia, there are no telling if there is could end the prosecutions, that could end the prosecutions, that could come even before the december hearing in this manhattan case. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

from the first lamb i see in a season to the last one, it still brings a smile to my face. we are in the lambing shed. i will say about 3000 ewes, 1.7 lambs per ewe, if you can work that out, you are a good mathematician. it's a lot of long hours and we don't get much sleep. this is a little lamb from an earlier flock i have done, this is a little lamb from an earlierflock i have done, quite this is a little lamb from an earlier flock i have done, quite a strong back to match, with a code on to keep her warmer. she will drink it quite quickly, so if you want to give it a go. this is my home from home, i am give it a go. this is my home from home, iam here give it a go. this is my home from home, i am here about five months of the year. when you are lambing, you need to be on site pretty much all the time. i look and if they are in, ican the time. i look and if they are in, i can put my head down for five minutes. i wouldn't change what they do. if i won the lottery tomorrow, i

would still do what i'm doing now. you're live with bbc news. 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. 0ne charity which helps people break free from abusive groups says it receives more calls about the organisation than any other in the uk. i'm joined by catrin nye who has been working on the investigation and jeff leithones who was part of lighthouse international for three years. talk us through the 18 months you spent investigating lighthouse. it was brought to me byjeff's partner, don, who contacted me and said that

she needed help, she said her other half had been involved in the situation and signed up for life coaching. it seemed normal at first, now we are convinced he spent that time in a cult. he started with coaching, he got a mentor, and slowly, the reasons he entered the group completely changed. he went from spending time talking about his business ambitions and his life ambitions to dissection of elements of his personal life, talking about as deepest secrets, all of this was recorded. slowly, this group, lighthouse international started encroaching on more and more elements of his life, and we found that to be the same for other people but had been in the group. slowly, just about everything is taken over by the activities of this group. their time, they slowly start to distance them from their family, and it becomes completely

all—encompassing. it becomes completely all-encompassing. it becomes completely all-encom -~assin. , . all-encompassing. tell us what it was about lighthouse _ all-encompassing. tell us what it was about lighthouse that - all-encompassing. tell us what it i was about lighthouse that attracted you? what were you looking for in this organisation?— you? what were you looking for in this organisation? welcome i didn't really approach _ this organisation? welcome i didn't really approach lighthouse, they i really approach lighthouse, they approached me. at the time in my life, approached me. at the time in my life. i_ approached me. at the time in my life. i was— approached me. at the time in my life, i was betweenjobs. approached me. at the time in my life, iwas betweenjobs. i approached me. at the time in my life, i was betweenjobs. i was moving — life, i was betweenjobs. i was moving to _ life, i was betweenjobs. i was moving to a new town, and i was looking _ moving to a new town, and i was looking to meet friendly folk. so i signed _ looking to meet friendly folk. so i signed up — looking to meet friendly folk. so i signed up to a website called meetup.com, and there was a webinar, siudying _ meetup.com, and there was a webinar, siudying a _ meetup.com, and there was a webinar, studying a book called the seven habits _ studying a book called the seven habits of — studying a book called the seven habits of highly successful people. i habits of highly successful people. i signed _ habits of highly successful people. i signed up to that, one hour every saturday — i signed up to that, one hour every saturday. the rest unfolded from there _ saturday. the rest unfolded from there. that was my first point of contact — there. that was my first point of contact. , ., ., . , ., contact. they got in touch with you, and when did _ contact. they got in touch with you, and when did you _ contact. they got in touch with you, and when did you start _ contact. they got in touch with you, and when did you start becoming i and when did you start becoming really entrenched in the organisation? it really entrenched in the organisation?— really entrenched in the organisation? really entrenched in the orranisation? , . .,

organisation? it was very much a trile organisation? it was very much a triple effect- _ organisation? it was very much a triple effect. during _ organisation? it was very much a triple effect. during the - organisation? it was very much a triple effect. during the six - organisation? it was very much a i triple effect. during the six months i triple effect. during the six months i was _ triple effect. during the six months i was on _ triple effect. during the six months i was on this webinar, one of the facilitators — i was on this webinar, one of the facilitators would get in touch with me, facilitators would get in touch with me. once — facilitators would get in touch with me, once or twice facilitators would get in touch with me, once ortwice perweek, and facilitators would get in touch with me, once or twice per week, and we were _ me, once or twice per week, and we were talking, — me, once or twice per week, and we were talking, and before long he would _ were talking, and before long he would offer services. so, one months one month _ would offer services. so, one months one month for £1000. we got close, built a _ one month for £1000. we got close, built a lot _ one month for £1000. we got close, built a lot of— one month for £1000. we got close, built a lot of trust, and more courses— built a lot of trust, and more courses were introduced. and they asked for money _ courses were introduced. and they asked for money for _ courses were introduced. and they asked for money for the _ courses were introduced. and they asked for money for the courses, i courses were introduced. and they i asked for money for the courses, and you ended up paying more and more as time went on. aha, you ended up paying more and more as time went on-— you ended up paying more and more as time went on._ tell— you ended up paying more and more as time went on._ tell me - you ended up paying more and more as time went on._ tell me a - time went on. a fair bet. tell me a bit about the _ time went on. a fair bet. tell me a bit about the group. _ time went on. a fair bet. tell me a bit about the group. we _ time went on. a fair bet. tell me a bit about the group. we know- time went on. a fair bet. tell me a bit about the group. we know that | bit about the group. we know that the leader is paul waugh, what is your impression of him? fine the leader is paul waugh, what is your impression of him?- the leader is paul waugh, what is your impression of him? one of the thin is your impression of him? one of the thing is quite _ your impression of him? one of the thing is quite unique _ your impression of him? one of the thing is quite unique about - your impression of him? one of the thing is quite unique about his - thing is quite unique about his investigation was the access that we had to internal recordings. jeff had hundreds of hours of his sessions with his mentor and group calls, that everybody sets on, once you

become a full—time member of lighthouse, you will be on call is sometimes for six hours a day, and he will spend the rest of the day transcribing them. so there is a lot of information and that we were able to hear. we could the leader being a very charismatic man, a very charming man, but also very abusive when he was criticised. what charming man, but also very abusive when he was criticised.— when he was criticised. what kind of abuse? we have _ when he was criticised. what kind of abuse? we have one _ when he was criticised. what kind of abuse? we have one recording - when he was criticised. what kind of abuse? we have one recording of i abuse? we have one recording of someone who _ abuse? we have one recording of someone who used _ abuse? we have one recording of someone who used to _ abuse? we have one recording of someone who used to be - abuse? we have one recording of someone who used to be an i abuse? we have one recording of i someone who used to be an lighthouse who asked questions about where the investments that she had put in lighthouse had gone. she was described as a cynical which until she was damaged, and that she should not be asking questions. we have that recording of the leader saying that recording of the leader saying that to her. 0bviously that recording of the leader saying that to her. obviously we wanted to speak to the leader, paul waugh, but those accusations to him that he is running a cult.

we're not running a cult. because they don't i know what a cult is. i tell you, if you ask them, what is the l difference between a cult - and a community that supports people, they would not be able to tell you. i why do you think so many people say it? because they are smearing 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. a community that supports people, they are smearing us, what do you feel when you see that? lighthouse talk a lot about _ feel when you see that? lighthouse talk a lot about cause _ feel when you see that? lighthouse talk a lot about cause and _ feel when you see that? lighthouse talk a lot about cause and effect, i talk a lot about cause and effect, they have — talk a lot about cause and effect, they have had a lot of kickbacks, they have had a lot of kickbacks, they have — they have had a lot of kickbacks, they have had a lot of kickbacks, they have had countless unhappy ex clients, _ they have had countless unhappy ex clients, and i think there is a reason — clients, and i think there is a reason for— clients, and i think there is a reason for that. is it a cult? i don't — reason for that. is it a cult? i don't think— reason for that. is it a cult? i don't think any person goes into setting — don't think any person goes into setting up— don't think any person goes into setting up a cult by design, but i think— setting up a cult by design, but i think by— setting up a cult by design, but i think by default, the way it has unfolded, — think by default, the way it has unfolded, the characteristics that have occurred there, i think it can earn _ have occurred there, i think it can earn itself— have occurred there, i think it can earn itself that label. jeff have occurred there, i think it can earn itself that label.— earn itself that label. jeff lee jones and _ earn itself that label. jeff lee jones and catherine, - earn itself that label. jeff lee jones and catherine, good i earn itself that label. jeff lee jones and catherine, good to | earn itself that label. jeff lee i jones and catherine, good to speak to you both, this is a special

report? to you both, this is a special re ort? , . to you both, this is a special reort? , . . , ., . report? there is a documentary on a odcast report? there is a documentary on a podcast called _ report? there is a documentary on a podcast called a _ report? there is a documentary on a podcast called a very _ report? there is a documentary on a podcast called a very british - report? there is a documentary on a podcast called a very british cult i podcast called a very british cult which you can watch on bbc iplayer and get on bbc sounds right now. thank you both for coming on and thank you especially to you, jeff, for telling your story. let's bring you some breaking news, coming in at the bbc from the home office. it is regarding vessels which are being released to accommodate migrants. if you remember, this was a plan put forward by the home office recently. the uk home office has leased a vessel to accommodate about 500 migrants in dorset. it goes on to say the vessel will provide basic accommodation, significantly than hotels. a big controversy in the uk is the amount of money that the government is purportedly spending to house those that are having asylum cases heard in the uk. they are going through the system and being housed in hotels, costing

thousands of pounds per day. the home office is exploring the use of further vessels to accommodate migrants, and says it marks the next step in progressing or home secretary and prime minister's priority to stop the boats and prevent pressure on the uk asylum system. we will have more on that in the next hour on bbc news. a new wave of poisoning attacks have been reported in iranian schools. reports suggest that in the last three days over 20 female students have been poisoned in different parts of the country. many of the students were taken to hospitals. public concern and anger is growing in iran over this new wave of poisoning from an unknown toxic gas that's mainly affected girls�* schools. let's show you some pictures that have been sent to a prominent iranian activist masih alinejad via telegram. firstly, a mother screaming for her daughter who was targeted with chemical attack in sarvestan, iran.

screaming. quite distressing images. there is more footage, students at a girls school on the second day of school, which reopened in iran. these children have allegedly been poisoned, they have been sent by telegram to an iranian activist, and she is in new york. we can speak to her life now. activist masih alinejad, who has received all these video clips from inside iran.

really good to get you on the programme, thank you for your time. talk me through when you set these disturbing images, and what do we make of them?— make of them? they are very disturbing — make of them? they are very disturbing images _ make of them? they are very disturbing images that - make of them? they are very disturbing images that i i make of them? they are very disturbing images that i keepj disturbing images that i keep receiving from iran. but this time, small cities being the target of chemical attacks, small cities being the target of chemicalattacks, many family chemical attacks, many family members of chemicalattacks, many family members of those who are being the target of the chemical attack, telling me that they know that this is revenge by the islamic republic, trying to push back girls from the streets. recently, the number of women and girls being unveiled, working in the street to live —— walking on the street has increased, and the islamic republic is very angry. attacks have taken place in more than 100 cities. 17,000 schoolgirls were the subject of

chemical attacks. schoolgirls were the subject of chemicalattacks. it's schoolgirls were the subject of chemical attacks. it's heartbreaking that you know three is that schools are the target, but we still don't see any criticism from the western countries or any private organisations, to do an investigation.— organisations, to do an investigation. organisations, to do an investiuation. . . ., ~ organisations, to do an investiuation. . ., ~ , investigation. what do you think is happening? _ investigation. what do you think is happening? why — investigation. what do you think is happening? why are _ investigation. what do you think is happening? why are the _ investigation. what do you think is happening? why are the girls i investigation. what do you think is| happening? why are the girls being targeted in this manner? by, lot happening? why are the girls being targeted in this manner?— targeted in this manner? a lot of --eole targeted in this manner? a lot of people that _ targeted in this manner? a lot of people that i _ targeted in this manner? a lot of people that i have _ targeted in this manner? a lot of people that i have spoken - targeted in this manner? a lot of people that i have spoken to, i targeted in this manner? a lot of. people that i have spoken to, they are saying that recently the supreme of iran actually said that women who are walking unveiled, it is a crime, which according to him is political haram. so it is a way of declaring a fatwa, calling on the extremists to take action against people who are unveiled. most of them are fearless, they were in the front line, saying no to the islamic republic. we believe that this is their payback,

this is their revenge. now, as i am talking to you, many shops are being shut down by the islamic republic, because of giving service to unveiled women. clearly, the islamic republic is cutting off the axis for unveiled girls and women who do not cover their hair, to private and public services. and that is actually a way that they have tried to calm the people that are angry with the islamic republic. in a way, the changes — with the islamic republic. in a way, the changes that _ with the islamic republic. in a way, the changes that we _ with the islamic republic. in a way, the changes that we have _ with the islamic republic. in a way, the changes that we have seen i the changes that we have seen because of the protests, the fact there are women walking the streets of iran, not covering their hair, you are saying that is angering the government to the extent it is trying now to target women? i remember there would have been a time in the 90s, even a few years ago, when you would not have dreamt of leaving your house as a woman in a roundabout wearing a hijab. but it looks like the protests are making a difference, at least to some people in the country?—

difference, at least to some people in the country? exactly. the iranian reaime in the country? exactly. the iranian regime actually _ in the country? exactly. the iranian regime actually killed _ in the country? exactly. the iranian regime actually killed 500 - in the country? exactly. the iranian regime actually killed 500 innocentj regime actually killed 500 innocent protesters. they arrested more than 22,000 of them, and they hanged five of them. but still, you don't see that people are giving up the fight against islamic republic. i have to tell you that what actually makes iranian people angry is that they see that the us government, and some of the european countries, they are trying to get back to the negotiation table. they are trying to get a nuclear deal. so when the islamic republic don't see any consequences, when they are not being punished for their own crimes, there is no reason for them to stop killing innocent people or to stop poisoning and attacking innocent schoolgirls. but i have to say, recently, the morality police, the numbers of morality police officers walking on the streets and attacking unveiled women has increased. as you might have heard, extremists, a

mother and daughter were walking, they got arrested, but those that are attacking women with acid or anything, they are walking freely in the streets. the anything, they are walking freely in the streets. , ., , ., anything, they are walking freely in the streets-— the streets. the shop owner who owned the _ the streets. the shop owner who owned the shop _ the streets. the shop owner who owned the shop where _ the streets. the shop owner who owned the shop where yoghurt i the streets. the shop owner who i owned the shop where yoghurt was thrown on a mother and daughter, he was forced to close his shop down. tell me this, we know that the iranian opposition is a desperate group. where is that cohesion going to come from? because many people who are watching from foreign countries, the view is that there needs to be more working together for the different opponents of the government. where is that cohesion going to come from, do you think? i believe the first step, we put our political differences aside, many political differences aside, many political leaders, many figures, human rights activists, they put pressure on western countries to

recognise this progressive and peaceful revolution taking place inside iran. that is why we are actually calling on the us government, calling on the europeans to take action. these are our daughters. these are innocent schoolgirls. many of them with the targets of poisoning attacks from elementary schools, especially from small towns, you cannot even hear from them because they don't have access to free internet. we see that the tech companies, those who order massacre and killings have freedom of speech on social media, at the same time, we keep hearing that the tech companies, twitter, kicking out iranian opposition activists from twitter. that is not acceptable. we believe that this is the time that an outside organisation must actually do an investigation about the chemical attack right now. if not, the islamic republic will kill more innocent people. fiifi

not, the islamic republic will kill more innocent people.— not, the islamic republic will kill more innocent people. ok, it has been really _ more innocent people. ok, it has been really good _ more innocent people. ok, it has been really good to _ more innocent people. ok, it has been really good to get _ more innocent people. ok, it has been really good to get you i more innocent people. ok, it has been really good to get you on i been really good to get you on the programme. i thank you once again for taking the time to speak to us on the bbc. for taking the time to speak to us on the bbc-— on the bbc. thank you so much for havin: on the bbc. thank you so much for having me- — on the bbc. thank you so much for having me. former— on the bbc. thank you so much for having me. former new _ on the bbc. thank you so much for having me. former new zealand i on the bbc. thank you so much for i having me. former new zealand prime ministerjacinda _ having me. former new zealand prime ministerjacinda are _ having me. former new zealand prime ministerjacinda are doing _ having me. former new zealand prime ministerjacinda are doing is _ having me. former new zealand prime ministerjacinda are doing is bowed i ministerjacinda are doing is bowed out. she's spoke about the honour she felt steering her country through some of the hardest times, including natural disasters, the covid pandemic and the christchurch mosque attack. she shocked the country earlier this year when she announced she was stepping down as prime minister and retiring from politics. as always, there is more on that and the other stories you have been watching on the website. we have a front page, nicola sturgeon's husband, his arrest on the snp finance probe is the top story. but there is plenty more for you to get into. you can reach me on

twitter. you are watching bbc news. don't go anywhere. stay with us on the bbc. many others enjoyed a beautiful, bright day yesterday, a very different story through the afternoon. 0ften cloudy, outbreaks of rain on the next few days will be quite changeable. sunshine, rain and back to sunshine again. it's going to stay relatively on the mild side. you can see on the satellite picture, extensive cloud has spread across the country. it is a weather front that will be moving across the uk through the course of today and into tomorrow, and eventually tomorrow this weather front will find itself in the north sea, so it should brighten up. here is the forecast for later this afternoon, outbreaks of rain almost anywhere across the country. temperatures typically the low teens. in some

spots not making 10 degrees where the cloud is thick and the rain is heavier. to the course of tonight, the band of rain sweeps towards the east and you can see it hugging the east coast of the british isles early on thursday morning. 0ut towards the west, clearer spells are not as cold tonight. no frost. mild air over us, often cloudy and outbreaks of rain, which will prevent the temperature from dropping too low. here is the forecast. the weather front early in the morning still struggling eastern parts of the uk. as we go through the morning, we go out into the north sea. it does not dry out completely. we are expecting showers almost anywhere across the uk, even heavy ones with one or two rumbles of thunder through the course of the afternoon. temperatures between nine and 14 celsius. certainly some sunny spells on the way. on thursday it will be a much brighter day. on to good friday, and actually, for many of us, not a bad day, generally dry with plenty of dry sunny spells,

particularly across central and western areas of the uk. a chance of the cloud across eastern and central parts of england, even one or two like showers across parts of east anglia. and then the easter weekend, south—westerly wind across the country, at times it will be milder. a little cooler air filtering in. generally speaking it is going to stay on the mild side. of the weather will be quite variable. temperatures will be typically in the teens and you can see how the weather icons change from sunny days to come at times, slightly wetter days. on the whole, not too bad.

live from london. this is bbc news. president zelensky makes his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. president duda says poland will try to get additional security guarantees for ukraine at a nato summit. the husband of former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, is arrested over an investigation into the party's finances. and big news for the british royals — buckingham palace says after the coronation, the queen consort will be known as queen camilla.

hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in poland where president zelensky of ukraine has