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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.

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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 member was shot dead. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. as the conflict in ukraine enters its third month, the united nations secretary—general has embarked on a diplomatic mission to moscow. antonio guterres told president putin that the russian invasion fully contradicts the constitution of the united nations charter. he also expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in ukraine. vlad

this is bbc news. the headlines... emmanuel macron and marine le pen cast their votes — as france heads to the polls in the final round of the country's presidential election. japan says 10 people have died off the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month — us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continue. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to "instability". now on bbc news, the media show — piers morgan returns. ros atkins interviews piers morgan after signing for rupert murdoch's new talktv channel. hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's new talktv network. it's piers morgan, of course. and he won'tjust have a show in the uk, it will also be streamed on fox nation in the us, it will be broadcast on sky ne

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 osman 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. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's

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works at bbc monitoring. can you give us an idea of the volume of material related to ukraine coming in and where it is coming in and where it is coming from?— coming in and where it is coming from? yes, it's above and beyond — coming from? yes, it's above and beyond anything - coming from? yes, it's above and beyond anything i've - coming from? yes, it's above| and beyond anything i've ever seen. i've been doing thisjob for years, seen. i've been doing thisjob foryears, i seen. i've been doing thisjob for years, i have on past conflicts, terrorist attacks, throughout panini, the us election, and this conflict has given us the highest volume of footage. but these be verified on a daily basis, it's been six weeks now and it's been, frankly, hundreds of simply thousands of videos. one times these videos are uploaded by people in the west but what we have of most of these videos usually is the telegram app which is a chat, extremely popular in russia and also in ukraine. that is usually where these videos ar

chi chi izundu, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: working against the clock — the cafe where finishing the job is part of the service. 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 war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7.00 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the un secretary ge

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. chris, it's a double celebration. oh yeah? you are covid free! yes! and you are going to be the new political editor! and this is the first time i have seen you. yes, april 2022 will go down as a busy month for me, both professionally and epidemiologically. yes, i'm very excited, can't quite believe i'm going to be putting on the laura hat in a few weeks. went out to celebrate in a pub in halifax and two days later i had covid, which was fine but i'm now back. congratulations on both fronts and i'm very proud of you. thank you. and i've got you a present which is a half—hour long interview with the culture secretary, nadine dorries! marvellous! this episode of newscast. the bad news is you have to share it with me. fair enough, that'll do! hello, it's adam in the studio. and chris in the studio. and tonight we are joined by the culture secretary. hello. hi. welcome. you

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 2.5 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 standards commissioner and says he will cooperate fully with any investigation. in around ten minutes�* time it's newswatch. but first here on bbc news, it's time for click. solar power is the earth's most abundant energy source. and today that goes

this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the russian company, gazprom says it's halting supplies of gas to poland and bulgaria as a matter of urgency. the united nations secretary—general says his organisation is prepared to evacuate civilians stranded in shelters in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. volu nteers volunteers hear that a number of people coming through their doors has fallen because of the siege on mariupol, and the fact that people can't get out. they are likely spending another night under heavy bombardment. a malaysian man with the mental age of a child has been executed in singapore for drug smuggling. the bbc says it is shocked at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood. 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. one of the greatest e

that is not a view you will hear at the bbc, but the bbc has its own problems, so much as you like to put your halos on, i look around the bbc sometimes and i think, hmm, martin bashir, that is a bit awkward for everybody. believe me, i'm not coming with a halo... butt i am trying to understand... butt i am trying to understand. . .- butt i am trying to understand... ., ., understand... you are a bit, and you _ understand... you are a bit, and you know _ understand... you are a bit, and you know i _ understand... you are a bit, and you know i am - understand... you are a bit, and you know i am a - understand... you are a bit, and you know i am a big - understand... you are a bit, and you know i am a big fan| and you know i am a big fan of yours. you are a little bit, like saying, look, we are the bbc, you are going to work for people which don't have our kind of standards. when i worked at fox last week, i thought their standards were pretty high and i was very happy to work there. i'm asking the question, i'm not telling you what the right answer is. not telling you what the right an

welcome to 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. translation: you are telling me that russia's _ humanitarian corridors in ukraine are not functioning. mr secretary—general, you have been deceived. the corridors are open. it is my deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better. a malaysian man found guilty of drug trafficking has been executed in singapore after a last—ditch legal challenge by his motherfailed. westwood! we are live on bbc2. the 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 has found that dozens of unqu

this is bbc world news. the headlines... ukraine says at least 8 people have been killed — and 18 injured — by a series of russian missile strikes on the strategic port city of odesa. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says us secretary of state antony blinkin will visit kiev on sunday, in the highest level us visit since the war began. campaigning ends in france's hard—fought presidential election — with emmanuel macron and his far—right rival marine le pen urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. downing street confirms the prime minister has not yet received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. now on bbc news. the media show: piers morgan returns. hello and welcome to the media show, our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's go new signing, piers morgan and he will notjust have a show in the uk, it will be streamed in the us, it will be broadcast on sky news australia and as well is that there is a column in the new york post and there is a book deal with harpercollins as well.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines: voters in france head to the polls to decide their next leader in the final round of the country's presidential election. as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. it comes as eight people, including a baby, were killed in a russian missile strike at the sea port city of odesa. emergency workers say ten people have died in northern japan after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. now on bbc news, the media show — piers morgan returns. ros atkins interviews piers morgan after signing for rupert murdoch's new talktv channel. hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's new talktv network. it's piers morgan, of course. and he won'tjust have a show in the uk, it will also be streamed on f

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 1am in ukraine — where the retreat of russian soldiers from towns and cities around kyiv�*s revealing more of the atrocities they commited there. as ukrainian forces move into areas for the first time in weeks, they're uncovering more and more stories of violence used against the local women — in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. our correspondent yogita limaye has been speaking to some of those affected, and i want to warn you — you may find, some of the vivid descriptions of abuse in her report distressing. 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 neighbouring house. he was ordering me, "take your clothes o

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

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all of the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week, another chance to see if video games can play the pain away. the vfx that made bond make that bend, and there was this enterprising young fellow.

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

this is bbc news. the headlines: in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc has uncovered evidence of civilian killings that could amount to war cimes. meanwhile, russian forces near kyiv have been forced to pull back from positions they held at the start of the invasion five weeks ago. a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol has reached the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. the convoy travelled from the occupied port of berd—yansk with about 2000 people, who had managed to make their own way out of mariupol. for the first time, workers at an amazon warehouse in the us have voted to set up a trade union. staff at the site in new york started to campaign for a union two years ago. the online retailer has always fiercely opposed unionisation of its million— strong workforce. the biggest rise in energy prices in living memory, has come into effect in britian, just as millions of households are dealing with a surge in the

that would be like getting you to defend every show at the bbc, every presenter on the bbc. i think that is a ridiculous thing for me to expect you to do. all of them, in my opinion, have a right to their opinions, and it's right that people like you and others challenge those opinions. but don't we get into a problematic space? you've talked about the importance of your show to democracy, upholding certain values, but doesn't democracy in some ways rest on us all having facts, on us all having good information? so on fox nation, where your programme's going to be streamed, tucker carlson also has a programme, a documentary series which floated the idea that the storming of capitol was potentially an insidejob organised by the fbi and police insiders. no evidence was offered — is that a helpful contribution? i don't agree with him about that. because... so at what point do you get to the stage where someone�*s doing something that you don'tjust agree with but i don't know...? i think i can find a 100 people at the bbc who say things that you would find abhorrent. i know

this is bbc news, the headlines. imran khan has been removed as prime minister of pakistan after losing a confidence vote. mr khan said he wouldn't recognise a new opposition government, after claiming that there was a us—led conspiracy to remove him. an assembly will meet on monday to choose a new leader. the british prime minister, borisjohnson has pledged more support for ukraine after holding face to face talks with president, zelensky in kyiv. mrjohnson praised what he called the "invincible heroism" of the ukrainian people. mr zelensky urged other western allies to intensify the pressure on moscow. campaigning has ended in the first round of france's presidential election. president emmanuel macron�*s lead over his main challenger, the far—right leader marie le pen has fallen dramatically in recent weeks. the polls are due to open in a few hours time. now on bbc news. unspun world. hello. welcome to unspun world, where the bbc�*s experts across the globe provides straight answers about what's really goi

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that is not a view you will hear at the bbc, but the bbc has its own problems, so much as you like to put your halos on, i look around the bbc sometimes and i think, hmm., martin bashir, that is a bit awkward for everybody. believe me, i'm not coming with a halo... you are a little bit like saying, look, we are the bbc, you are going to work for people which don't have our kind of standards. when i worked at fox last week, i thought their stands were pretty high and i was happy to work there. one of the reasons that fox and cnn and others are stepping into that streaming arena is that the original business model of 24—hour cable news is under pressure, not least since trump left... it is under a lot more pressure if you are at cnn, one of those who put all their money on trump bashing, 99% of their programme was trump bashing, which i felt at the time, having worked at cnn when it didn't do that, when it was very non—partisan and non—biased in its coverage, and i felt that was what is business model should be, they went into full on trump bashing to the extent that some got hyst

., 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

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

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

and app. —— that's -- that's bbc —— that's bbc two. saracens are through to the last eight of the european challenge cup, after beating cardiff by a0 points to 33. it was 16—13 at half time but sarries ran in four tries in the second half, including two from scotland international sean maitland. they'll play gloucester in the quarter—finals. rob key is the new managing director of england men's cricket. key played for england and kent, and has been a television pundit and commentator since retiring from the game. he takes on the role from andrew strauss, who had stepped in on an interim basis following the sacking of ashley giles in february. the invictus games get under way on today. it's the first since the pandemic began, with the netherlands hosting this year. founder of the games, prince harry attended the opening ceremony alongside his wife, meghan markle, to welcome athletes from across the globe. the invictus games is an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and vetera

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

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'

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

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

this is bbc news, the headlines: the bbc has found evidence of russian troops using civilians as human shields in their invasion of ukraine. families in villages just north of the capital kyiv say they were forced to leave basements where they were hiding. they say they were rounded up at gunpoint. in peru, a protester�*s been killed and several others injured in clashes with police. people there have been taking to the streeets for several days, demonstrating against the rising cost of fuel and food. they were blocking a major highway in the south of the country. ed sheeran has called for an end to what he described as baseless claims of plagiarism after winning his london high court battle over whether he copied another artist's song. the british singer said such cases were damaging the pop industry and coincidences were bound to happen. it's almost three years now since a devastating fire tore through paris's notre dame cathedral. a massive restoration project is well under way to return it to its former glory. but in the meantime, you can go to a new exhibition where virtual real

this is bbc news. i'm nuala mcgovern — our top stories... in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol reaches the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. celebrations by union workers in new york as amazon is dealt a major defeat — being forced to recognise a trade union for the first time. will smith says he s resigning from the body that awards the oscars following his attack on chris rock at this years ceremony. and we meet some of the people and horses

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this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. we report from the battle—scarred town of irpin, just 13 miles from kyiv — now a symbol of ukrainian resistance. this was a key battleground, and ukraine's victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would've been on that way to kyiv. in other news: a state of emergency is declared in sri lanka, where an economic crisis has sparked violent protests. and the draw is announced for the 2022 world cup in qatar. the bbc has found evidence that russian forces have been forced to pull back from positions they held at the start of their invasion, five weeks ago. russian armour has been he

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

ben croucher, bbc news. we'll hear from west ham manager 0lli harder in a moment, but it's chelsea or arsenal who will await manchester city in the final at wembley — they meet tomorrow. and having that final at the home of football and on tv is a huge deal according to city's kiera walsh. i think when i was growing up, we never really had the... i never seen the stars of today playing at wembley, so i think for us, it's unbelievable. and to see the young girls at the games and all the city fans — you can hear them now — yeah, it's an unbelievable feeling, it's a special moment for everyone and, as i said, we're all really looking forward to it now we've got the win. this doesn't define our season. it's been _ this doesn't define our season. it's been a _ this doesn't define our season. it's been a really positive year for us here _ been a really positive year for us here at— been a really positive year for us here at west ham, and we have three games— here at west ham, and we have three games are

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. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and one o'clock in the morning in ukraine, where president volodymyr zelensky has said european countries that continue to buy oil from russia are aiding the country's war against them, and they will have blood on their hands. he's urged western leaders to speed up the delivery of military aid to help ukraine. he's been talking to the bbc�*s clive myrie, who sat down with president zelensky in his wartime bunker. mr president, clive myrie, a pleasure to meet you, good to see you... for the entirety of the war, volodymyr zelensky has called this heavily fortified building home in the centre of kyiv. and how difficult has it been for you to be here throughout all this, without your family? it is myjob. it's myjob. i have to do it, and it's difficult without family to be anywhere. his wife and children are safe at an undisclosed location. his companions here, heavily armed troops, sandbags and minds. there was no light at all? at the start of the wa

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. 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

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

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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 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. good evening. here's your latest sports news. rangers and west ham are in semifinal action for the europa league this evening. more on the scottish champions in a moment, but west ham are at home for theirfirst leg tie against eintracht frankfurt later. their opponents knocked out barcelona in the last round. west ham got the better of lyon. for david moyes, getting the fans on board since taking charge has been part of the challenge, but he says he's grateful for the support. i think ithinka i think a lot of them at the start thought this maybe is not quite going to go the way we think, but we have said this is the way it's going to go and this is what we are doing. the positive we are going to change here and ensuring all come along with us because we need you and

yogita limaye, bbc news, bucha. in his latest video address to his country, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky urged the west to impose the toughest possible financial penalties on russia for what he called the "most terrible war crimes" since the second world war. translation: after what the world saw in bucha, i sanctions against russia must be commensurate with the gravity of the occupiers�* war crimes. if after that, russian banks will still be able to function as usual, if after that, the transit of goods to russia will continue as usual, if after that, the eu countries will pay for russian energy as usual, then the political fate of some leaders will develop not as usual. my advice to everyone — feel now that the moment is really crucial. the white house says its sanctions package is intended to "put consequences in place" and "hold russian officials accountable". here's the white house spokesperson, jen psaki. this will include a ban on all new investment in russia and increase sanctions on financial