the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is making his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. warsaw has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also the first country to send fighterjets to ukraine. in a moment, we ll be speaking to our correspondent hugo bachega who is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. but first, let s go live to warsaw where we can speak to the bbc s adam easton. welcome. the first official visit by president zelensky since the outbreak of the war. what can we expect? outbreak of the war. what can we exect? , , , , expect? this building behind me is warsaw s expect? this building behind me is warsaw s royal expect? this building behind me is warsaw s royal castle expect? this building behind me is warsaw s royal castle where - warsaw s royal castle where president zelensky will be coming later to meet some of those
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
and jacinda ardern makes her farewell. 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. a standing ovation their in wellington. jacinda
trial, the biggest west midlands police have dealt with. 13 in prison, four awaiting sentence, and four more convicted of less serious offences have been given non custodial offences. i really can t go into the detail of what the crimes were, because they are just so horrific. in fact, west midlands police have described this as a case of shocking and systematic abuse. it first came to light following a hospital admission by one of the young victims, they were all aged 12 years and under, and in that case, safeguarding concerns were raised, that led to a much wider investigation, which ultimately led to the series of trials which have gone on over the last year or so. walsall safeguarding children s board is expected to publish a review in the coming months, and thatis review in the coming months, and that is to really look at whether there had been missed opportunities in this case, and whether or not interventions could have been made sooner. some of the victims who are now
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