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mark lobel, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: ukrainian fighters in the city of mariupol ignore russia's deadline to lay down their arms. the ukrainian prime minister says they'll fight to the end. in the east of the country, ukrainians have been preparing to counter the latest major russian offensive. doctors in sri lanka say they are running out of vital drugs and equipment and need urgent help. the country is going through its worst economic crisis in living memory, and a shortage of foreign exchange means it is unable to import medicines that are desperately needed. sri lanka is due to start talks with the international monetary fund this week, but if help doesn't arrive soon, medical unions fear it could lead to a catastrophic number of deaths. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from colombo. already in a critical condition, sri lanka's now heading towards a medical emergency. doctors are running out of life—saving drugs. the future of this island nation becoming ever more fragile. at t

this is bbc news. our top stories: as the conflict in eastern ukraine grinds on, russia claims to have evacuated over a million people since the invasion began. a tennis superstar behind bars. boris becker is jailed for 2.5 years for hiding millions of dollars worth of assets after going bankrupt. federal prosecutors in the us charged the british virgin islands premier with cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. and a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up, ahead of the most important women's boxing match in history.

vicki young, bbc news. president biden has used the word genocide to describe russia's war in ukraine in an apparent escalati on of his criticism of president vladimir putin. he made the seemingly unscripted comment during a speech in iowa announcing measures to tackle rapidly rising fuel prices. i have released i million barrels of oil a day. of mariupol says he estimates that 21,000 civilians there have been killed. ukraine and russia continue to build up their forces in the east of the country, ahead of a new russian offensive. moscow says its war aim, is the complete liberation, of the donbas region. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is in the city of kramatorsk in the donbas, travelling with ukrainian forces he sent this report. this is where the war in ukraine will be won or lost. the wide open landscape of the east. we went with ukraine's army to see artillery already firing on russian forces. nervously watching for signs of russian aircraft. explosions crack. at their position, american—m

this is bbc news. the latest headlines... condemnation after another atrocity in ukraine — at least 50 people are dead and hundreds more injured in a rocket attack on a train station. more help is on the way, with countries sending weapons including — for the first time — an air defence system. russia invaded ukrainejust six weeks ago, but in that time, we've seen entire districts destroyed, there's possible evidence of war crimes being committed, and more than ten million people have been forced to leave their homes. the war is transforming this nation. jeremy bowen, has been reporting on the conflict for more than a month, and he's sent us this report. a warning, it does contain, some upsetting scenes. yuri went back to the place where his daughter was killed. why did you burn her? these ashes are all that is left. a doctor, his only child, she was picking up medicines at a humanitarian centre when it was destroyed in one of russia's last attacks before they retreat from kyiv. —— before the

that's all on bbc news online or the bbc news app. a reminder of our top story: the united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, is to have separate face—to—face meetings with presidents putin and zelensky. satellite images appear to show a second mass grave site on the outskirts of mariupol. let's stay with that story now, and the images were released by the satellite company maxar. the firm says the cemetery location has got bigger over the past month and has several long trenches which may suggest a new burial site. but how do you verify such a claim? malachy browne is a senior story producer on the visual investigations team at the new york times. i asked him for his thoughts about these new satellite images. in this case, the satellite images came from maxar but also, they were first reported by radio free europe using a second company called planet, and these are trenches that are dug in an existing cemetery. you can tell that they are trenches because you can see the shadow cast by the wall of the trench into the g

hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the draw is announced for the 2022 world cup in qatar. we'll bring you news of the groups. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. _ the eiffel tower's birthday- is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustav eiffeh — this is bbc news, the latest headlines... in

caroline davies, bbc news, 0desa. stay with us on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the afghan women footballers with everything to play for in australia. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year warfor them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting forfor so long. it was 7am in the morning on the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: victory for emmanuel macron, who has become the first french president to be re—elected f

emma vardy, bbc news. the democratic unionist party has published its manifesto for the northern ireland assembly election next week. polls suggest it could lose its position as the largest party at stormont, and be replaced by sinn fein. but the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson said he was confident as he reiterated his party's call for the post—brexit trade border with great britain to be removed. the government know that for stormont to work the irish sea border needs to be removed. it's increasingly clear that the government has accepted this analysis. sirjeffrey donaldson there. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have visited the bbc�*s headquarters to mark the 90th anniversary of the world service. prince charles expressed admiration forjournalists covering wars in ukraine and afghanistan, saying it was important the public had the impartial truth from conflict zones. ben stokes has been named as the new captain of the england men's cricket team. he succeedsjoe root and becomes the team's

catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, 0desa. this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship missiles and threatens more to come. russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons, saying it was adding fuel to the conflict. the british government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa has been met with criticism and condemnation. the unhcr called it an unacceptable breach of international law. here's our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. there's been quite a lot of criticism of this uk government plan to send some asylum—seekers to rwanda eventually. criticism has come from the un refugee agency, from a former international development secretary, and from a former immigration minister. but i think the government knew they would get this pushback — i think they might even be relishing it, because they see it as an opportunity to make the case, and they're actually preparing for this to go to court

tim allman, bbc news. now, they were one of the biggest rock bands of all time, selling millions of records and selling out stadiums all over the world. members of pink floyd have just released their first new music together in almost three decades to raise money for the people of ukraine. matt everitt has more. music plays. where does this story start because this track�*s happened quite quickly, but the kind of genesis of it goes back a little bit, doesn�*t it? basically, the start of it is someone showing me an instagram feed from this singer called andriy khlyvnyuk, who�*s of ukrainian band boombox, and he is in a square in kyiv wearing military fatigues and carrying a gun, and hejust burst into this song. he sings. with all the ukraine stuff going on, itjustjust with all the ukraine stuff going on, itjust struck me that as it�*s acapella, one can turn this into something lovely, a beautiful song. by coincidence, the band boombox that this guy is a singerfrom, we played at a benefit concert for

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: the un secretary—general and the russian president agree in principle to allow access to civilians trapped in the city of mariupol, following talks in moscow. the russian company, gazprom, says it's halting supplies of gas to poland and bulgaria within the next few hours. a malaysian man with the mental age of a child has been executed in singapore for drug smuggling. westwood! we are live on bbc 2... the former bbc radio 1 dj, tim westwood, faces allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry. he kept putting his hand on my leg and stroking my leg, and touching my face. running his hands in my hair, like, "what are you doing?" like, "stop touching me." the ugly face of the beauty industry in egypt — a bbc investigation finds dozens of unqualified people are administering botox and fillers, leaving women scarred for life. and police release footage of alec baldwin practising with his gun, on the set where a crew memb

paul adams, bbc news. and i just want to bring you another development on the war, it's currently the top story on our website. western officials say they believe russia is shaking up its military leadership in ukraine, with alexander dvornikov who commanded russian forces in syria given overall charge. you can get more on that on our website and app. where you'll also find our live page, updated around the clock with the very latest news lines as they happen. the actor will smith has been banned from all academy events or programmes for 10 years after he hit the comedian chris rock at the oscars. it happened after mr rock made a joke about will smith's wife, jada pinkett smith. less than an hour after the incident, mr smith was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. entertainmentjournalist perez hilton gave me his reaction to the ban. well, i think that the academy and board of governors who decided to ban will smith for a decade did

this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira. our top stories: president biden has for the first time accused russia of committing genocide in ukraine. i called it genocide because it becomes clearer and clearer he wants genocide for ukraine. britain's prime minister and his chancellor found to have broken the law after breaching the lockdown rules they imposed on the country. i understand the anger many will feel about breaking the rules the government had introduced to protect the public. we have a special report from the front—line in eastern ukraine, as forces prepare for a major russian onslaught. they are notjust having to worry about russian armour or russian offensive coming in this direction they have to worry about the enemy within. a huge manhunt continues for a gunman who opened fire on a new york subway train during rush hour. after two weeks�* covid lockdown in shanghai, officials admit they're struggling to feed the city's 25 million people. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and arou

shelley phelps, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come... when politics meets pop — the ukrainian group hoping to win eurovision — make a visit to israel. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, of power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's i works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss - to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... ukraine's president zelensky calls for more sanctions and more weapons to fight the russian invasion of his country. a close ally of the president accuses the west of �*cowardice' for not giving more military support to ukraine. the social media website, pinterest, is banning content which distorts or denies the existence of man—made climate change. the move follows a report by the un climate panel that highlighted the need for governments to combat climate disinformation. the

natalie pirks, bbc news. the social media company, twitter, has agreed to a $41; billion takeover offer from the world's richest man, elon musk. the tech entrepreneur says twitter has "tremendous potential" that he can unlock. he's calling for a series of changes to the firm. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, is with me now. if he does take over, what could it mean for twitter? he if he does take over, what could it mean for twitter?— mean for twitter? he is looking at takin: mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end of- mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end of the - mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end of the year| taking over at the end of the year and his one big changes he wants to see more dip eight. he says twitter is a great tow

tim allman, bbc news. a schoolboy from london is making a name for himself as one of the youngest performers of qawwali, a fusion of musical styles, which stimulates religious devotion using poetry. 11—year—old wali has been thrilling audiences as part of the raag qawwali group since he was barely a toddler. shabnam mahmood went to meet him. a performance by the raag qawwali group in london. the extended family members include 11—year—old wali. has been performing qawwali onstage from an early age. i performing qawwali onstage from an early age-— an early age. i was interested in it since _ an early age. i was interested in it since i — an early age. i was interested in it since i was _ an early age. i was interested in it since i was one-year-oldj in it since i was one—year—old because i saw my dad doing it and my uncles.— because i saw my dad doing it and my uncles. and he regularly rehearses _ and my uncles. and he regularly rehearses with _ and my uncles. and he regularly rehearses wi

this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president zelenskyy denies russia's claims that mariupol has been captured. he says the city continues to resist. translation: russia, you are makin: translation: russia, you are making your — translation: russia, you are making your country _ translation: russia, you are making your country borrowed | making your country borrowed thanit making your country borrowed than it has ever been, since the civil war, it is better to see peace now. kyiv prepares for the possible return of russian troops. the city's mayor warns those who fled to stay away. portugese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of madeline mccann say they've identified an official suspect, 15 years after she went missing. and, a bbc investigation uncovers why thousands of german nationals have migrated to paraguay in the last 12 months. hello and welcome. president volodymyr zelenskyy has denied russia's claims that mariup

follow it on bbc news online or the bbc news app. and a reminder of the top stories, the us and eu are set to reveal more sanctions on russia. the ukrainian president told the united nations conditions and war crimes committed were the worst since world war ii. hello. the weather looked very different between the top and tail of the uk on tuesday. across england and wales, the sun came out for many. and in the sunshine, temperatures got up into the low to mid teens. this was the isle of wight tuesday afternoon. here we are, though, in aberdeenshire tuesday afternoon, a very different picture — some fresh snowfall, temperatures barely scratching above freezing. arctic air to the north of the uk. to the south, atlantic air. the two mixing out towards the west, with this occlusion turning back behind an area of low pressure. slightly cooler air flooding in to all parts of the uk on wednesday. relatively milder air, though, just pushing into the far north of scotland. but that big area of low pressure does mean, for all areas, it's goi

mark lobel, bbc news. as more russian forces head to the east of the country for a major new offensive, horrors are being uncovered in the villages and towns close to the capital in the north, that they used to control. there are repeated stories of violence against women — in particular of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. sharing these stories is important as it shines a light on claims of abuses, and gives a voice to the victims of this war. our correspondent yogita limaye has been speaking to some of those affected, and a warning that her report does contain material you may find upsetting, including descriptions of sexual violence. a quiet rural neighbourhood, shattered by barbaric violence. in a village west of kyiv, a first—hand account of rape by invading soldiers. when we started talking to this woman, we didn't know what we were about to hear. we are hiding her identity to protect her. translation: a soldier entered our house. - my husband and i were there. at gunpoint, he took me to a

i put the bbc news channel _ clear. i put the bbc news channel on _ clear. i put the bbc news channel on for _ clear. i put the bbc news channel on for the - clear. i put the bbc news channel on for the news, | clear. i put the bbc news i channel on for the news, and it is that— channel on for the news, and it is that damned oscar thing, with— is that damned oscar thing, with the _ is that damned oscar thing, with the slap, etc, and a woman saying _ with the slap, etc, and a woman saying i— with the slap, etc, and a woman saying i have never seen anything more shocking. at about— anything more shocking. at about ukraine?! the news channel— about ukraine?! the news channel is for the news, and that— channel is for the news, and that 0scar— channel is for the news, and that oscar thing is not news now, — that oscar thing is not news how. and _ that oscar thing is not news now, and it really wasn't in the — now, and it really wasn't in the first— now, and it really wasn't in the first place. get your act together, now!— the first place. ge

this is bbc news. our top stories: as the conflict in eastern ukraine grinds on, russia claims to have evacuated over a million people since the invasion began. a tennis superstar behind bars. boris becker is jailed for 2.5 years for hiding millions of dollars worth of assets after going bankrupt. federal prosecutors in the us charged the british virgin islands premier with cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. and a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up, ahead of the most important women's boxing match in history. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says more thani million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the invasion began. ukraine has previously accused russia of taking people across the border against their will. russia also confirmed responsiblity for thursday's attack on kyiv, but said they were targeting a missile manufacturing plant. a warning — sarah

the bbc news app. there is also the ukraine work 24-7 there is also the ukraine work 24—7 updated live page. all of that —— ukraine war. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. drop me a note. we would love to hear from you. drop me a note. we would love to hearfrom you. for me and the rest of the team here in london, thank you very much for watching and we will see you next time, goodbye. today was not quite as cold as yesterday, because the wind wasn't as strong, but we have still ended the week with temperatures below par for the time of year. we take that chilly arctic air into the start of the weekend with us, however as we move into next week, a shift in the pattern. southerly winds delivering some warmer conditions across the uk. so, for this weekend, it will be chilly, particularly at first. some cold and frosty nights. often dry, just a few showers. next week, it will feel warm where we get some sunshine, but it won't be sunny all the time. there will also be some outbreaks of

iain watson, bbc news. at least six people have died in an early—morning shooting in sacramento, california, the city's police department has confirmed. police said several blocks of a commercial stretch of the downtown area were closed while they investigate. they also say 12 people have been injured in the shooting. 0ur correspondent in california david willis has more details on the shootings. a total of six dead, ten injured, according to reports on the ground there from the state capital, california's state capital, sacramento. this is a downtown area, littered with bars and restaurants. it's close to an arena called the golden 0ne center, where basketball games and concerts take place. indeed, there was one taking place there earlier this evening. and the police said earlier this morning in a tweet that officers located at least 15 shooting victims, including six who are deceased. as you heard in that interview a short while ago, the police have no suspects in custody and they're appealing for any w

theo leggett, bbc news. a lawyer for the russian opposition politician vladimir kara—murza says he has beenjailed. he was convicted of spreading false information about russia's military campaign in ukraine under laws which were introduced after the invasion began. mr kara—murza has been added to a list of what the kremlin describes as 'foreign agents', and could face up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced injune. the former pakistani prime minister, imran khan, ousted from office earlier this month, has been holding large rallies, refusing to accept the new government and demanding fresh elections. he's alleged he's the victim of an american—led conspiracy — a claim ridiculed by his opponents. secunder kermani reports from lahore. he's no longer using the country, but imran khan is still drawing huge crowds. he repeated his claims that america organise a conspiracy against him because of his foreign policy decisions. most analysts believe that's a cynical ploy, but his supporters believe him.

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. this is bbc news. the main headline: condemnation after another atrocity in ukraine: at least 50 people are dead and hundreds more injured in a rocket attack on a train station. russia invaded ukrainejust six weeks ago but in that time, we've seen entire districts destroyed, there's possible evidence of war crimes being committed, and more than ten million people have been forced to leave their homes. the war is transforming this nation. jeremy bowen has been reporting on the conflict for more than a month, and he's sent us this report. a warning — it does contain some upsetting scenes. yuri went back to the place where his daughter ina was killed. the war has changed everything for ukrainians. "why did you burn her?" these ashes, he says, are all that's left. ina was a doctor, his only child. she was picking up medicines at a humanitarian centre when it was destroyed in one of russia's last attacks before the retreat from kyiv. explosions. it took hard fighting for the ukrainians to win the battle o

this is bbc news. the headlines: a ukrainian presidential advisor has warned of heavy losses as fighting with russia intensifies in the east of the country. in the us, the pentagon's spokesman was visibly upset, saying it was hard to look at some of the images of what he called president putin's brutality and cruelty. here in the uk, the six—time tennis grand slam champion boris becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, after being found guilty of lying about $3 million of assets during bankruptcy proceedings. ajudge in london said he showed no remorse. a british mp for the governing conservative party has been suspended over allegations he watched pornography in the house of commons chamber. neil parish has referred himself to the parliamentary

welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: ukrainian forces say they're holding out against russia's latest attacks, despite intense bombardment in the eastern donbas region. this community is trying to prepare itself for a full—on russia offensive. they are doing their best but this is going to be a difficult, protracted war. the united states and its allies promise to send more weapons to help ukraine in its defence. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, apologises profusely to parliament for breaking covid lockdown rules and insists once again it was not done deliberately. as soon as i received the notice, i acknowledged the hurt and the anger, and i said that people had a right to expect better of their prime minister. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. russia's latest major offensive has been anticipated for long enough. now we are getting a clearer idea of how far they will go in their assault on the east of the country and in their effort to damage ukraine

hello and welcome to bbc news. officials in ukraine say at least eight people have been killed in russian missile strikes on the black sea port of odesa. 20 other people were injured in the attacks. meanwhile the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky has announced that the us secretary of state and defence secretary will visit kyiv on sunday. caroline davies sent this report. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday afternoon in odesa. this was the aftermath of a missile strike on the city. blown—out glass and rubble, cars crushed and burnt, floors collapsed. through the debris, the city's firefighters led those that can walk out to safety. vitalia and her son nikita were on the 12th floor when the missile hit. translation: there was a very strong explosion i directly on top of us. it broke all the windows in the apartment. i smelled smoke very strongly. we collected what we could and then we ran. when we reached the fourth and fifth floors, we wanted to turn around. it was impossible to breath

this is bbc news. i'm mark lobel with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukraine accuses russia of imperialism after one of moscow's generals outlines a plan to cut off ukraine's entire coastline. the united nations secretary general says he will visit president putin in moscow on tuesday. it's the final stretch in a tight french presidential race for marine le pen and emmanuel macron. the fugitive businessman carlos ghosn tells the bbc he wants to clear his name as france issues an international warrant for his arrest. first, they're wrong. there was not one euro from nissan that ended up benefiting me, directly or indirectly. and art in the shadow of war. the ukrainian entries at this year's venice biennale. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a "horror story of violations against civilians" and says there's growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. it comes as us satellite imag

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. he says he has a determination to bring back success to manchester united.

., on bbc news. good to talk to ou. . ~' i” ., on bbc news. good to talk to ou. . ~ i. ., ., let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the tesla boss elon musk has offered to buy the social media platform twitter. he's offered $54 a share for the company, valuing it at $40 billion. twitter�*s share price immediately soared at the news of the offer but some major shareholders, including the saudi prince al waleed bin talal, have already rejected the proposal. scores of people are still missing in the philippines following floods and mudslides triggered by tropical storm megi. more than 130 are now confirmed to have died. the islands are battered by more than 20 storms a year and scientists have warned the number could rise because of climate change. plans to send some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk to live in rwanda have been described as "absolutely chilling" by charities and politicians. britain's home secretary priti patel, who travelled to the rwandan capital kigali to sign the deal, said the "vast majority" of those

danjohnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. thousands of people continue their escape from eastern ukraine as russian forces step up the intensity of their new offensive in the region. russia is massing troops in the donbas region, where ukrainian forces have been fighting russian—led separatists for the past eight years. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports now from eastern ukraine. this is now the sight and sound of the donbas. severodonetsk, another city and another target for russia's unrelenting bombardment. we tried to enter to speak to families taking shelter but the thump of artillery was steadily coming closer. explosions. let's go. we just came here to go to a shelter but there's shelling a bit close to us, and so we've had to move out. a lot of crump of artillery going on at the moment. we travelled north to svyatogorsk, once a popular tourist destination. now, it'sjust another town in the donbas from which people flee. translation: what can i say? i'm overwhelmed with grief. i'm 70—years—old and i'

catherine burns, bbc news. the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the uk, has fallen by nearly a quarter. the office for national statistics says around 1 in 23 people would have tested postive for the virus, in the week to the 23rd april, that's down from 1 in 17 the previous week. a member of the islamic state group known as the beatles has been jailed for life in america. alexander koti pleaded guilty to charges of torture and murder in syria. with the local elections less than a week away, all of london's 32 boroughs are upfor grabs. labour and the conservatives are battling it out for wandsworth and barnet, while the lib dems are hoping to capitalise on growing support in richmond and kingston. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, assesses the electoral mood, of the capital. 0n the busy streets of south—west london, a political battle is under way, a contest for control of the capital's councils. so, inside tooting market, what issues count? i'm working, and i should be able to be

steve rosenberg, bbc news, bryansk. this is bbc news. the headlines: elon musk, the world's richest man, has bought twitter in a deal worth $41; billion. in a joint statement, the two sides said they wanted to make the social media platform better than ever and that the product would be enhanced with new features. russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says there's a danger the war in ukraine could lead to a third world war. many in the east of the country are being forced to live underground, desperate for the war to end. five train stations were struck by russian missiles in western ukraine on monday. a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist 0sman kavala to life in prison without parole on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. kavala was sentenced in connection with the 2013 anti—government protests in gezi park in istanbul. the 64—year—old has repeatedly denied the accusations.

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. ukraine says russia's large—scale offensive in the east has begun, with president zelensky warning the battle for control of the donbas region is on. translation: no matter how many of the russian troops i are there, we will be fighting. we will defend ourselves and we will do everything that we must to keep what is ukrainian. president putin says the west has scored an own goal by imposing sanctions against russia, but moscow's mayor says the downturn threatens 200,000 jobs in the capital alone. a us federaljudge throws out the covid—19 mandate forcing people to wear a mask in public buildings or on public tranport. prince harry speaks to the bbc about the invictus games, and how ukrainian soldiers are taking part against the odds. so they remove their uniforms, put the team strips on, jumped on the coach, came over here slept for a couple of days, tried to decompress and then they're straight into it and they've got to go back. welcome to our viewers on pbs in a

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories after this programme at the top of the hour. it's not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who'd let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film because we've watched it that many times. there are so many elements of it that are still true today. -

this is bbc news. our top stories: the port city of mariupol remains under heavy russian bombardment. ukraine offers to send negotiators into the city. a guarantee of safe passage for ukrainians is the condition for an exchange of russian prisoners of war, as the people of mariupol try to flee to safety. translation: we need | a break after the shelling, after this whole nightmare. we have been hiding in basements for 30 days. russia shows off a new intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. president putin says it will make the country's enemies think twice. crosstalk. head—to—head for the only time before sunday's french presidential election. emmanuel macron and marine le pen clash in a tough televised debate. and, in a virginia courtroom, the actorjohnny depp says he felt driven to drugs and alcohol because of arguments with his then—partner, amber heard. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. in his latest initiative to save the lives o

june kelly, bbc news. police in new mexico have released footage from a film set of the moments after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer last year. halyna hutchins, who was a2, was working on the film �*rust�* — she died after a prop gun held by the actor alec baldwin discharged. he's previously said he didn't pull the trigger, and had no idea how a live bullet came to be on the set. david willis has the latest from los angeles. alec baldwin rehearsing his quick draw only moments before a film set was transformed into a crime scene. the incident sent police racing to the sprawling desert ranch in new mexico. newly released police bodycam footage shows the chaos that confronted them on arrival. a2—year—old film—maker halyna hutchins, regarded as a rising star in the movie industry, was airlifted to a nearby hospital where she later died. alec baldwin, who was both the star of the film and one of its producers, appeared stunned and disbelieving. he said he didn't pull the trigger and he didn

emma vardy, bbc news. south african authorities say almost 400 people are now known to have died during severe floods in kwazulu—natal province, described as the worst in decades. the provincial premier said almost 41,000 people have been affected around the city of durban. with more bad weather predicted over the easter weekend, there are concerns of further destruction and deaths. the ground is already saturated and water levels are dangerously high. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize has sent this report from durban. the mountains of debris and junk washed up on the beach are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. waste pickers salvaged what they can to recycle and sell, while residents also removed the washed up debris. volunteers and waste pickers have begun what is a monumental clean—up operation here at the durban beachfront. as you can see behind me, the scale of the debris that was washed away by the raging waters is immense. unfortunately, for the kwazulu—natal prov

this is bbc news — i'm chris rogers. our top stories: the un describes the war in ukraine as a horror story of violations against civilians, and says there's growing evidence of possible war crimes. the united nations secretary—general says he will visit president putin in moscow on tuesday. it's the final stretch in a tight french presidential race for marine le pen and emmanuel macron. a 45—year—old german man, is understood to have been declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann. and, art in the shadow of war. the ukrainian entries at this year's venice biennale. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a horror story of violations against civilians, and says there's growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. it comes as images from a us satellite company appear to show a burial ground where new graves have been added at the beginning of april — a site allegedly containing around 200 graves, near the besieged southern port city

this is bbc news. the latest headlines now: the united nations has described the war in ukraine as a "horror story of violations against civilians" and says there's growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. it comes as us satellite images allegedly show a mass burial site near the besieged southern port city of mariupol. the un secretary—general is to travel to moscow for talks with president putin before then moving on to meet with president zelensky in kyiv. a ukrainian deputy prime minister has told the bbc only the un can save the lives of tens of thousands of people stuck in mariupol. the french presidential election campaign has concluded and voters now have a day to reflect on the competing claims of the two remaining candidates, emmanuel macron and marine le pen. voting is on sunday in an election which is being closely monitored across the european union and beyond. a woman has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of her 7—year—old son. hakeem

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. the two most senior members of the uk government, the prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer, are facing calls to resign after being fined for breaking lockdown rules for attending a party in downing street in 2020. it makes borisjohnson the first—ever sitting prime minister to have broken the law. he's apologised, as has rishi sunak, the chancellor. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. we all have images we rememberfrom lockdown — the queen forced to sit alone at her husband's funeral. but for many in downing street, it was different. drinks in the office and garden, dancing in the basement — and now, police have decided that the wrongdoing went right to the top. today, the prime minister apologised but said he wouldn't resign. i understand the anger that many will feel, that i myself fell short when it came to observing the very rules which the government i lead had introduced to protect the public. and

this is bbc news. the headlines: the united states is sending another $800 million worth of military assistance to ukraine, including howitzer artillery pieces and phoenix ghost drones, developed specifically for the ukraine conflict. president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine's eastern front meant different equipment was required. officials in afghanistan say dozens of people have been killed in four bomb attacks across the country. the first explosion killed more than 30 worshippers in a shia mosque in the northern city of mazar—i—sharif. the group that calls itself islamic state said it carried out two of the attacks. in the united states, lawyers for the actress amber heard have been questioning herformer partner johnny depp in his defamation case against ms heard. jurors were shown text messages in which mr depp referred to a "monster" inside him that he kept in check.

this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukrainian negotiators offer to hold talks in mariupol to try to save the lives of civilians and soldiers trapped by russian forces in the besieged city. the situation in the east and south of our country remains as severe as possible. the occupiers won't give up trying to gain at least some victory for themselves through a new large—scale offensive. a human catastrophe. the president of the world bank says the food crisis caused by the invasion of ukraine could push hundreds of millions into poverty and lower nutrition. did borisjohnson mislead parliament over lockdown parties? british mps prepare to vote on whether to launch an investigation into the prime minister. ..madame le pen. head to head for the only time before sunday's french presidential election. emmanuel macron and marine le pen clash in a tough televised debate. and the producers of the alec baldwin western, in which a film direc

follow it on bbc news online or the bbc news app. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello. i think skies like this on thursday — large cumulus clouds — and over the high ground, certainly the possibility of some wintry showers. but wherever you are on thursday, there's a chance of catching a little bit of rain. but there'll be lengthy sunny spells, too, so it's not all bad. but the weather is unsettled, and you can see low pressures there moving off the atlantic in our direction. one such area of low pressure currently crossing the uk, giving a spell of some very windy weather from northern ireland through the irish sea, but particularly windy around northern parts of wales, gusts of wind here approaching 60 mph for a time during the early morning, and also across the highlands of scotland, the cold northerly wind bringing a covering of snow across the hills there. now the temperatures early on thursday morning, three celsius in aberdeen, eight celsius in london. and then this is the picture through the day — the low pressure is out in the north sea by this stage, but

this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has delivered a devastating address to the un security council. he's listed a catalogue of war crimes he said had been carried out by russian forces — in bucha and other towns. with pictures emerging from neighbouring borodyanka, ukraine's proecutor general says the situation there was the worst in the kyiv area. washington and the eu have promised more sanctions on russia. shanghai has entered a covid lockdown for all 25 million citizens. reported cases have risen to more than 13,000 a day. in some areas of the city, people can't even leave their homes to collect essential provisions.

welcome to bbc news, i'm chris rogers. our top stories: the un describes the war in ukraine as a horror story, and says there's growing evidence of possible war crimes. shuttle diplomacy — the un secretary—general is to have separate meetings with presidents putin and zelenskyy. it's the final stretch in a tight french presidential race for marine le pen and emmanuel macron. and, art in the shadow of war. the ukrainian entries at this year's venice biennale. the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a "horror story of violations against civilians", and says there's growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. on saturday, it will again be attempted to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, is in southern ukraine. a warning her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. rapid explosion