i think the talks on reforming the protocol are inching towards a conclusion. certainly the deal isn t done yet but i do think we are inching towards conclusion. anthony albanese becomes the first sitting australian prime minister to march in cities gay and lesbian mardi 6ras. he s described it as a celebration of modern australia. hello and welcome to bbc world news. vote counting is under way in nigeria s tightest presidential three front runners are voting to eight running to be president. the election process has generally been smooth but there were some delays and disruption by criminal gangs. the bbc has seen injured voters are the polling station in lagos and after some polls were due to close some people in polling stations nationwide were still able to cast their ballot. frustration and anger, many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. 6ang violence and threats by militant islamists has made voting diffic
hello and welcome. 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. nada tawfik reports from new york. a show of defiance just hours after his arrest. back at his mar a lago club in florida, donald trump slowly made his way through a ballroom packed with crowds of supporters, shaking hands and relishing their attention. in his first public remarks since being indicted, he said the justice system had become lawless. and i never thought anything like this could happen in a
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 at. g , . ., take us through what we are looking at. g , ., ., ., ., take us through what we are looking at. , ., ., ., ., , at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at the at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at
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 s