for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week s catastrophic earthquakes. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland amid speculation about a post brexit, trade deal. there is this possibility of a deal being agreed early next week. the prime minister is here and is going to want to try to smooth the way with the political parties. the family of hollywood actor bruce willis say he s suffering from a type of dementia. he announced his retirement last year. and an array of celebrities attend a memorial service for dame vivienne westwood in london. the era defining fashion designer died aged 81 in december. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that, ukraine s president zelensky has been speaking to our world affairs editorjohn simpson, reflecting on what s happened and what may happen ahead. president zelensky said his troops
and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, who s died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland following nicola sturgeon s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snp s national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. nominations have already opened. the party s constitution says a candidate for leader needs to have the backing of 100 members from at least 20 different snp branches. if there s more than one candidate a vote of party members will choose the new leader. ms sturgeon plans to remain in office until her successor is elected and continue on as an msp until at least the next holyrood election. with more on wednesday s events, here s alexandra mackenzie. scotland s first female and longest serving f