i spoke to our correspondent ben brown shortly after those strikes. ben: there have been a couple explosions in the last hour here in the center of kyiv, some of the closest to the center of kyiv that we have seen. and there is speculation among some people here that that is perhaps a shot across the bows to the to the u.n. secretary general who is here right now. >> let's look at what mr. gutierrez has done on his visit to kyiv. he went to areas that were review slander russian control. you can see how badly it has been damaged in this work. he also went to abuja, where ukraine -- went to bucha, where ukraine accused rush of carrying out work arrives. he is looking at an empty mass grave where hundred civilian bodies were found. he also described what he called intense discussions with president zelenskyy and said this in a press conference. >> today, ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain. i witnessed that very vividly today around kyiv, the senseless loss of life, the massive destruction, the unacceptable violations of human right

iam ben i am ben brown live in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. i will have the latest on the heavy in fighting in the eastern front, donbas. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon — who went missing a week ago — have found the body of a woman. emergency workers are still counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul. a british mp accused of watching pornography in parliament rejects calls to resign, saying he will stand down if an inquiry finds him guilty. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. iamjoanna i am joanna gosling i amjoanna gosling in the i am joanna gosling in the studio and we have ben brown in ukraine. 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. ukraine has also accused russia of stealing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of ukrainian grain. according to

host: ben brown for us with that analysis. let's turn away from ukraine. a former commander of afghanistan's military has told the bbc that in the next few weeks he will lead a team to battle the current taliban government. the general was in charge of forces in kabul at the time of america's chaotic withdraw from the country last august. our chief international correspondent has been talking to him about the taliban's rule and what lies ahead the country. correspondent: one of your recent conversations, you announced, as a young afghan general, i consider it my duty to stand up to the occupation and fight until we redeliver afghanistan again. -- reliberate afghanistan again. why are you rushing into something afghans don' want? they don't want another war. >> i was planng with my friends to give taliban 12 months and see if they change. unfortunately every day you wake up the taliban have ha something new to do, torturing people, killing, food shortages, children malnutrition and everything. it is easy for others in the west and elsewhere to say give the

ben brown, as a postcard from moscow. ben brown. thanks — as a postcard from moscow. ben brown, thanks very _ as a postcard from moscow. ben brown, thanks very for that interview. it it is a case of better late than never with un secretary general. you went to moscow first and then to kyiv and he was told there were no bodies in moscow, said president zelensky. what is that purpose of the un? peek likely when his much criticised and the security council at the moment is blocked because the great powers are at loggerheads but the secretary—general carries within the moral authority of all countries in the world. it is our only geopolitical body and think when the secretary—general go to somewhere like he is expressing the fins of in the world which is why it is even more shocking that russia should fire missiles at the city where the un secretary general is visiting. his role is to give voice to the global sense of shock, to give profile to what happening there, and, of course, the un will be crucial when it comes to humanitarian aid, when it comes to reconstructio

many thanks, ben brown. a member of the infamous group of islamic state extremists known as �*the beatles' because of their british accents, has been jailed for life in america. alexanda kotey, admitted more than half a dozen charges linked to the abduction, torture, and the murder of hostages, in syria. the premier of the british virgin islands has appeared in a us court on drugs and money laundering charges. andrew foy appearance followed his arrest by us agents posing as cocaine traffickers. it came on the same day that an inquiry into corruption recommended that the elected government of the british 0verseas territory be dissolved. from miami, nomia iqbal sent this report. just over a week ago andrew foy was opening an athletics game. now he is under investigation for money—laundering. agents from the drug enforcement agency where pretending to be members of a mexican cartel and wanted his help smuggling cocaine into the us. an agent reported that at one meeting, mr foy asked for a slice of the profi

iam ben i am ben brown reporting live from the ukrainian capital where the authorities in kyiv say they are suffering big losses in the east, in the donbas region, but also inflicting colossal losses on the russian side. and here in the uk, the government is taking urgent action to limit the amount of certain hormone replacement therapy products women can access to improve general supply. the bbc understands the conservative mp accused of watching pornography in the commons chamber is expected to resign. neil parish, mp for tiverton and honiton in devon, referred himself for investigation this week after the claims emerged. two female colleagues claimed they had seen him looking at adult content on his phone while sitting near them. with me now is our political correspondent nick eardley. high. things seem to be moving quite quickly on the story. what is the latest? we heard from neil parish outside his home last night where he said he continues to remain an mp, to remain the chair of the committee which oversees one of these investigations were carried out. that has changed overnight,

i'm ben brown, in kyiv. in ukraine, the war is now in its third month, and where there are fears it will grind on for many more. but today, the un secretary general antonio guterres is in moscow trying to end the conflict in talks with the russian leader vladimir putin. there are, however, no great hopes of any peace agreement and, in fact, ukraine has criticised the visit — but mr guterres is hoping that at least he may be able to negotiate a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to flee the besieged city of mariupol. the meeting comes after the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov warned that the conflict here has become a proxy war between russia and nato, and that it could even lead to a third world war. andrew plant reports. sheltering in a basement, as the fighting above them intensifies, in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. the un estimates almost 5,000 civilians have already died in this conflict. 11 million people have been displaced. now running low on supplies here, this woman venturing

iam ben i am ben brown reporting live from the ukrainian capital where the authorities in kyiv say they are

iam ben i am ben brown live in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. i will have the latest on the heavy in fighting in the eastern front, donbas. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon — who went missing a week ago — have found the body of a woman. emergency workers are still counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul. a british mp accused of watching pornography in parliament

i'm ben brown, in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. as the war here rages on into its third month, the united nations secretary general antonio guterres is trying to end it with a peace mission to moscow today. he's meeting the russian leader vladimir putin, before travelling here to kyiv later this week. hopes of any kind of breakthough are not high. russia's foreign minister has accused nato of fighting a �*proxy war�* in ukraine and risking a third world war. this is what today's talks are trying to end, russian missiles launched into ukraine amid fears of where this conflict might go next. this morning, russia's foreign minister welcomed the un secretary—general as he arrived in moscow, as critics question antonio guterres�*s decision to visit russia's capital before kyiv and what his trip might accomplish, the un's top officials stress dialogue is vital. i know that we have today facing a complex situation in ukraine. different interpretations about what is happening in ukraine. that does not limit the possibility to have

thank you very much, ben, ben brown there. an inspection by the health watchdog has found the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust to be inadequate, making it england's worst—performing mental health trust. in a damning report, the care quality commission said there were more than 100 unexpected deaths which were potentially avoidable during a two—year period at the trust. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been talking to the families of some of those who've been failed. abigail henry loves performing — in the privacy of her own bedroom. but she struggles with her mental health and has attempted suicide many times. it's got to be about 15 times that her life has seriously been in danger. her mum says things got worse when the mental health trust stopped the support she was getting in the community. then, last year, abigail was rushed to hospital after an overdose, but rather than being treated in a psychiatric unit she ended up being sedated in intensive care. there wasn't any beds available locally, and

our correspondent ben brown is in kyiv and told us what the ukrainian government and military have been saying about the government and military have been saying about the attack government and military have been saying about the attack on government and military have been saying about the attack on the donbas region.— saying about the attack on the donbas region. saying about the attack on the donbas reuion. , , . ., donbas region. they expected to get even heavier. _ donbas region. they expected to get even heavier, that _ donbas region. they expected to get even heavier, that russia _ donbas region. they expected to get even heavier, that russia will- even heavier, that russia will further ratchet up its offensive in the east. russia basically took the decision to abandon their attempts to take this city, kyiv, and to focus on that offensive in the east on the eastern front in donbas, and thatis on the eastern front in donbas, and that is certainly what they are doing. they have been raining down artillery, mortars, bombs from the air, onto ukrainian positions in trenches and bunke

our correspondent ben brown is in kyiv with more on what ukrainian officials have been saying about this attack in the donbas region. they expect it to get even heavier, that russia will further ratchet up its offensive in the east. russia basically took the decision to abandon their attempts to take this city, kyiv, and to focus on that offensive in the east on the eastern front in donbas, and that is certainly what they are doing. they have been raining down artillery, mortars, bombs from the air, onto ukrainian positions in trenches and bunkers on that eastern front. the ukrainians are admitting that they have taken heavy casualties, although they are also saying that they have inflicted what they called "colossal" casualties on the russians. but as far as president zelensky has said, you know, it goes on, the defence of this country goes on despite that russian onslaught, and he and all the other ukrainian politicians i have been talking to in kyiv are very grateful for the additional help they have been getting from the west in terms of weapons and certainly heavy weapons is what th

this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at five. in the last few minutes, mps have approved a commons inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament about parties during lockdown. as many of the dependency eye, on the contrary no. as many as are of the opinion, say "ayei._ as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". the ayes have it. borisjohnson himself is thousands of miles away on a trade mission to india; he says any inquiry should come after the full facts are known. and he wants to focus on other issues. a lot of this is not very useful. it is not a lot more i can say and what i want to do is focus on the things i think are of massive long—term benefit this country and to the world. president putin tells his troops to seal off a steel plant in mariupol — where the last ukrainian fighters in the city are holding out — while president biden promises another 600 millions pounds of military help three people have been found guilty of murdering five—year—old logan mwangi in bridgend last ye

brown in kyiv, and he said very much was pushing for de—escalation. but with more support going or indeed planes which has been a red line perhaps for some, would that not be the opposite? he is would that not be the opposite? he: is wrong. there would that not be the opposite? he is wrong. there is no such thing as diplomacy right now. when he was in kyiv meeting with meeting with zelensky hymn of the russians were shelling the city of kyiv. president putin is not interested in negotiating. if you want the war to end as soon as possible, you need to arm the ukrainians as hard as fast as you can now force of the ukrainians have to win on the battlefield in order to get any real peace in order to get a real deal at the table. , :, ., , the table. listen to a bit further with that and _ the table. listen to a bit further with that and it's _ the table. listen to a bit further with that and it's quite - the table. listen to a bit further with that and it's quite said i the table. listen to a bit further with that and it's quite said if i with that and it

now, for the latest on the situation in ukraine, let's go to my colleague, ben brown, who's in the capital, kyiv. hi, clive. two britons who came here to ukraine to help with a distribution and the evacuation of refugees from here are now feared to have been captured by the russians. dylan healy and paul urey had travelled to the city of zaporizhzhia in the south of country in a car. they said they were going to help a woman and her children get out of the country, but on monday contact with them was lost. danny savage has the latest. dylan healy and paul urey, two british volunteers who it's believed have now been detained by russian forces in ukraine. they were in the country self—funded working as volunteers, but those who know them stress they are not spies and not military. it's understood they were trying to rescue a family from a village south of the city of zaporizhzhia at the time of their capture. they had negotiated their way through front—line checkpoints, but were detained when they reached the russian—controlled side. they were in touch with a charity umbrella group. we

ben brown is in kyiv. it is nightfall, how are things? the main it is nightfall, how are things? tue: main fighting it is nightfall, how are things? he main fighting is it is nightfall, how are things? tt2 main fighting is in the east, as caroline was saying and it is pretty relentless, frankly. the bombardment the ukrainian troops are facing in the ukrainian troops are facing in the donbas region. they are facing bombardment from artillery, mortars, bombing from the air as well and ukrainians are admitting they are taking heavy casualties, although they say they are also inflicting what they call colossal casualties on the russians. there is no doubt this russian offensive is increasing and remember the russians pulled out over the areas of the city, kyiv, to concentrate firepower and trips and on the donbas region to really push forward there. despite that, the americans and british believe that the russian advance is not going entirely to plan, it is not on schedule. it may be a few days behind schedule but certainly the ukrainians are suffering casualties and that is why bc a

i want to focus on the civilians l want to focus on the civilians because my colleague ben brown earlier in kyiv listed quite distressing details which i won't repeat now but about more discoveries about the way civilians have suffered in this war in ukraine so far. what is it, is there something particular about why russia is conducting itself or is this just standard behaviour in these circumstances? thisjust standard behaviour in these circumstances?- thisjust standard behaviour in these circumstances? there will be a little bit of both — these circumstances? there will be a little bit of both actually, _ these circumstances? there will be a little bit of both actually, but - these circumstances? there will be a little bit of both actually, but it - little bit of both actually, but it is actually the way the russians do business. deliver of atrocities is the will of the people of ukraine, because it's all about moral component and the will to fight, but it's also about preventing any insurgency or sabotage and that sort of thing and making people terrified. it is very deliberate and

this is bbc news i'm ben brown live at downing street. the headlines. the prime minister and the chancellor will both be fined by the police — for attending parties during lockdown. the pm's wife, carriejohnson, will also be given a fixed penalty notice. the prime minister has been challenged on the issue a number of times — in december he insisted no rules were broken at downing street. all the guidelines were observed and continued to be observed and i can also tell you that we are getting on with the job as we have been throughout. the labour leader says both borisjohnson and rishi sunak have broken the law — and calls on them both to resign familes of people who died with covid having been reacting with anger to today's news. he is completely untrustworthy and devoid of any integrity whatsoever. he is not fit to lead this country. with the rest of the days news. multiple people have been shot at a subway station in new york. pictures have emerged of passengers covered in blood lying on the station floor. western countries call for an urgent in

now for the latest on the war in ukraine, let's go to ben brown in kyiv. thanks very much indeed. russia has been accused of escalating the war here by cutting off gas supplies to two european countries — poland and bulgaria — which moscow describes as �*unfriendly�* states. both of them are nato countries and they get most of their gas from russia, but they've refused the kremlin's demand that they pay for their energy in russian roubles. here in ukraine, the government says president putin is trying to break the unity of its allies by using economic blackmail. our moscow correspondent, jenny hill, reports. russia's turned off the taps and state tv is enjoying the moment. gazprom announced this morning it would cut supplies to poland and bulgaria. both countries had refused to pay in roubles. not that the polish prime minister was concerned. his country, he said, was ready to cut itself off from russian energy. translation: our gas storages are 7696 full. | this is a high level. much higher than in most european countries. vladimir putin knows many other european countrie

i'm ben brown live in kyiv. the head of the united nation is on a peace mission to moscow. he says the war and the suffering here in ukraine must end. antonio guterres calls for a ceasefire as he prepares to meet the russian leader vladimir putin. russia's invasion of ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and against the charter of the united nations. but it is my deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better. quite naturally the secretary general _ quite naturally the secretary general knows _ quite naturally the secretary general knows full _ quite naturally the secretary general knows full well i quite naturally the secretary general knows full well of i quite naturally the secretary. general knows full well of those decisions — general knows full well of those decisions that— general knows full well of those decisions that were _ general knows full well of those decisions that were declared i general knows full well of those decisions that were declared byl decisions that were declared by president — decisions that were declared by pres

he's been speaking to my colleague ben brown and begins here by talking about his meeting with vladimir putin earlier this week. president putin has in the groups involved in evacuation of the civilians that are in dramatic circumstances in this steel factory and margie mariupol, my main objective is that we are able to rescue these people. other important scenes were discussed and i hope that this will translate itself and the progress in the humanitarian field in the field of evacuations and, of course, our interests is to see this war ended. i am in kyiv and avenue i was shocked that it exploded in the city where i am and this is a dramatic war and we absolutely need to end this work we absolutely need to have a solution to this war. and this will not happen tomorrow, but the capacity to boost her humanitarian presence and support, which i announce to the government and we are working closely with the government and the increasing humanitarian support to the population at the same time, an effort to create a condition to rescue civilians in desperate situations as was the case and ma

couple of metres from where i am a few hours after the attack during an interview with my colleague ben brown who said he was visibly shaken at the end of what must have been an emotionally draining day for antonio guterres. he visited sites of alleged atrocities and seemed deeply affected, i'm sure the missile attack will have done nothing to make it a less difficulty for him. thank you, joe inwood in kyiv. dominik byrne, the co—founder of a charity working in ukraine, said he had been in contact with the volunteers over concerns for their safety because they were working as indviduals. these are those volunteers we understand have been captured by the russians. he described what he believes has happened to them. i was trying to get them to come and work with us, because i was quite worried that they were independent, doing some quite dangerous work, to be honest. and what we do know is that they were trying to do evacuations themselves with some small support from the uk, but unverified support. i ended upjust giving my contact details to them, to people that they know, in case ther

we can cross live to kyiv now and ben brown: thank you very much indeed. we have been talking to the international atomic energy agency who have been here in ukraine because to enable it to the north of here was occupied at the very beginning of the russian invasion by russian troops, you may remember, back in february. there was global concern, really, but the state of occupying it and the head of the international atomic energy agency has been here and has been inspecting chernobyl, talking about what happened that back in february and i've been talking to him here in kyiv today. saying that we had never beenin kyiv today. saying that we had never been in a situation like this where a nuclearfacility been in a situation like this where a nuclear facility is suddenly falling into the control of another state. so all the agreements, all the protocols, all the procedures that we have had been in question. then the situation evolved but not without some additional problems like, for example, the loss of external power, that the site experienced for quite a l

in just a few minutes we will bejoining ben brown. the news conference in new york is now scheduled for when the networks join them at midday in new york, sorry, actually, yes, it will be midday in new york injust actually, yes, it will be midday in new york in just five minutes, five o�*clock here. we will hear about the latest on those attacks in the subway station. now we have the latest weather forecast. it has been a fine day across the south—east part of the country with some sunshine and quite warm as well with temperatures hitting 20 bit further north rather soggy with a weather front that has been slowly spilling its way northwards but once that clears away the rest of the week is looking settled and it will feel much warmer. the warm air will be pretty much across the country from wednesday onwards and it will stick around into the easter weekend as well. this is the weather front that has brought the wet weather to central and northern areas and that will be confined to the north of scotland and the northern isles. some

i want to focus on the civilians — because my colleague ben brown earlier in kyiv listed quite distressing details which i won't repeat now, but about more discoveries about the way civilians have suffered in this war in ukraine so far. what is it... is there something particular about the way russia is conducting itself, or is this just standard behaviour in these circumstances? there will be a little bit of both actually, but it is absolutely the way the russians do business. so deliver atrocities is designed to do two things, to break the will of the people of ukraine, which they're clearly not doing right now because it's all about that moral component, the will to fight, but it's also about preventing any insurgency or sabotage, that sort of thing — making people absolutely terrified. so it's very deliberate. as you say, it's horrific. just lastly, on a wider, more philosophical point, just briefly, this idea that if russia declares a war and it steps up in the ways, the practical ways that you mentioned, but also those philosophical questions about facing the west and nato, and sud

let's bring in the bbc's ben brown. _ they are angry and president zelensky is angry that antonio guterres has gone to moscow first before coming here to kyiv. they say he should have come to ukraine first, and they're also worried that the un secretary—general is being played by president putin and by the russians and sergei live her off in others in the kremlin. played in the sense in other leaders like president macron have been played throughout this war, and in the weeks before because mr putin talks to them and says one thing and then does something different. they believe there won't be any wish by the russians for a peace treaty until russia has seized a big enough chunk of this country. at the moment, they're nowhere near that. �* . . at the moment, they're nowhere near that. �* ., ., ., that. bearing all that in mind, what's on _ that. bearing all that in mind, what's on the _ that. bearing all that in mind, what's on the ukrainians' - that. bearing all that in mind, j what's on the ukrainians' wish that. bearing all that in mind, - what's on the ukrainians' wish list for w

we can cross live to kyiv now and ben brown. the ukrainian capital and president received important guests in recent weeks. next up the un secretary—general. weeks. next up the un secretary-general. weeks. next up the un secreta -general. ., ., , , secretary-general. antonio guterres is cominu secretary-general. antonio guterres is coming here _ secretary-general. antonio guterres is coming here and _ secretary-general. antonio guterres is coming here and today _ secretary-general. antonio guterres is coming here and today actually . is coming here and today actually but he is officially meeting president zelensky tomorrow and having seen president putin and moscow yesterday so it's a bit of shuffle diplomacy aimed at getting some sort of cease—fire ideally a longer—term piece deal but that does not look likely. a cease—fire does not look likely. a cease—fire does not look likely either. the russians did not seem interested in talking constructively to mr birthers and that ukrainians, there pretty angry and irritated b

we can cross live now to kyiv and my colleague ben brown. antonio gutierrez has been here looking at the damage caused in places like irpin, places where the russians are accused of committing war crimes. the war here in ukraine, he said, is evil, and it is an absurdity in the 21st century. meanwhile, the russian leader, vladimir putin, has warned of the countries that try to intervene in this conflict in ukraine will face in his words military retaliation. the united nations secretary general will meet president zelensky in talks that are expected to start quite soon here in kyiv. those talks are expected to focus in particular on how to establish safe humanitarian corridors to evacuate thousands of desperate civilians from places like the besieged city of mariupol, including those trapped underground there in the steelworks where they are with ukrainian fighters. our correspondent has this report. this is the trip the ukrainians said should have come first. borodyanka is said to be the scene of russian war crimes. much of the city was dest

ben brown is in kyiv. are those words being heard in kyiv and whether there has been any reaction to them? h0 and whether there has been any reaction to them?— reaction to them? no specific reaction to them? no specific reaction to — reaction to them? no specific reaction to those _ reaction to them? no specific reaction to those comments i reaction to them? no specific. reaction to those comments and reaction to them? no specific- reaction to those comments and it's difficult to know with vladimir putin when he comes out of like this exactly he's talking about and what he's reacting to himself but it may be and this is antagonized by this meeting yesterday by western nations, a0 western nations met in germany with the us defence secretary talking about how to ratchet up arms supplies to ukraine. germany coming up supplies to ukraine. germany coming up with heavy weapons for the first time for ukraine. and that was a0 nations, notjust nato countries but eu countries and other nations as well and he may

i m ben brown. our top stories: the flagship of russia's black sea fleet has sunk after an explosion on wednesday. ukraine claims it hit the moskva with missiles, but russia says the ship sank after a fire. meanwhile, russia claims to have struck a factory outside kyiv which produces anti—ship missiles — and warns it will intensify attacks around the capital. in an exclusive bbc interview in his war bunker, ukraine's president says continuing attacks from russia are damaging chances of a peace deal. bucha is in this process closing these possibilities. bucha, borodyanka, mariupol. so i don't have, you know, it's not about me, it's more about russia. the first asylum seekers could be flown from the uk to rwanda in weeks, according to the british government. the scheme aims to deter people crossing the english channel, but critics say it is inhumane more than 3a0 people are now known to have died in the south african province of kwazulu—natal, in the worst flooding there in decades. the russian

they were detained at a checkpoint near the city of zaporizhzhia ben brown is in kyiv. hello from kyiv. the attack coincided with the visit here of the united nations secretary general antonio guterres who had just finished a meeting with president zelensky. we heard the explosions, and shortly afterwards, the secretary general told me he was shocked by the attack. ukraine says it was an attempt to humiliate the un. moscow says the missiles were launched from a submarine in the black sea. meanwhile, an aid organisation says it believes two british volunteers providing humanitarian assistance here in ukraine have been captured by the russian military, near the city of zaporizhzhia. they have been named as paul urey and dylan healy. joe inwood, here in kyiv, has our first report. if he thought it was safe from our attack, it was in for a rude awakening. translation: , , .~' awakening. translation: , , ., translation: the first struck on that side. after _ translation: the first struck on that side. after about _ translation: the first struck on that side. after about ten

this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at five. in the last few minutes, mp5 have approved a commons inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament about parties during lockdown. as many of the dependency eye, on the contrary no. as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". the ayes have it. borisjohnson himself is thousands of miles away on a trade mission to india; he says any inquiry should come after the full facts are known. and he wants to focus on other issues. a lot of this is not very useful. it is not a lot more i can say and what i want to do is focus on the things i think are of massive long—term benefit this country

we can cross live now to kyiv and my colleague ben brown. welcome from kyiv where antonio gets terrace un secretary general is due to meet volume zelensky. the secretary general has been visiting towns near here to see for himself the impact of the invasion. first he travelled not far from the border of belarus and the main access of the advance on kyiv. it was heavily sheuedin advance on kyiv. it was heavily shelled in the early days of the conflict next to bucha, which had been occupied by russian troops, visiting the site of a mass grave there. also said there needs to be a thorough investigation into alleged war crimes and appealed to russia to cooperate. he passed widespread destruction, homes shops and infrastructure smashed by bombs, rockets, missiles and fighting after russian forces occupy territory they're very russian forces occupy territory they�* re very close to russian forces occupy territory they're very close to kyiv. he denounced the war as evil and also called it an absurdity in the 21st century. let's listen to what he

ben brown will have all of that for you. now it's time for a look at the weather. many places have seen fog to clear away. overall, a lot of fine weather to come for the uk for much of this we can. but not everywhere. high pressure is close by, atlantic weather fronts trying to move in with rain, the high pressure going, no, you are not coming injust yet. it does mean that the closer they are to western parts of the uk, this is where you are more likely to see some cloud and occasional rain into this weekend. until we get to easter monday, with the air coming in from the south we are going to see temperatures above average, some sunshine and it will feel quite warm. weatherfronts sunshine and it will feel quite warm. weather fronts to the west have already brought rain to northern ireland and western scotland. then seems to peter out in many places, but some light, patchy rain pushing north through scotland. sunny spells through wales and england, the chance of catching an isolated shower. up to around 20—21 in south—east england. into tonight, low, misty cloud

we can now go live to my colleague ben brown, who is in kyiv for the latest developments in ukraine. welcome to kyiv. yes, ukraine says this russian decision to cut off gas supplies to poland and bulgraria is the start of a �*gas blackmail of europe' and an attempt to divide the international community. bulgaria's energy minister says natural gas is being used by russia as a political and economic weapon.�* the latest move by the kremlin certainly represents an escalation in tensions between moscow and the west. president putin had previously warned that so called "unfriendly" countries would have pay for their fuel in roubles. europe currently gets about 40% of its gas from russia. the polish state gas company bought 53% of its gas imports from gazprom in the first quarter of this year. it has confirmed that supplies to the country have been halted. bulgaria, relies on gazprom for more than 90% of its gas supply. but the bulgarian government said it had taken steps to find "alternative sources". andrew plant has more. ukrainian armoured vehicles heading towards the front line. d

ben stiller is here to talk about his -- and we are celebrating ketanji brown jackson. but first let's jump to the read headlines. let's kick things off in washington tv. the most famous statue of a guy watching tv. also it's the home of america's most elite covid out break. >> and turning to the pandemic government officials testing positive for covid is growing longer. >> last weeks grid iron dinner was the source of the out break. we have learned 67 attendees have tested positive. ten percent of the total crowd. >> house speaker nancy pelosi's positive covid test today came less than 24 hours after she was standing next to president biden for a bill signing. that interaction followed this one on tuesday, when the 82- year-old kissed the president. >> white house director kate bedingfield said it is possible that president biden will ultimately test positive for covid. >> i do think it's important to note that, you know, it is possible he will test positive for covid at some point. the president is certainly living his life. traouf>> trevor: you hear that e president

gordon brown went as well will be involved in conflict. we had people in parliament like ben wallace across it. ijust think people in parliament like ben wallace across it. i just think for me, it's gas lighting to say he broke the rules, — it's gas lighting, and he broke the rules. to help ukraine, that is not... this personality, i worry for the future. if another prime minister comes in and we decide we like him and he's broken the rules, that's not what those rules are there for. they have to be abided by or we aren't living the marker the that i've grown up with —— the democracy. the marker the that i've grown up with -- the democracy.— the marker the that i've grown up with -- the democracy. let's have a look at the — with -- the democracy. let's have a look at the telegraph. _ with -- the democracy. let's have a look at the telegraph. people - with -- the democracy. let's have a look at the telegraph. people have | look at the telegraph. people have the right to expect better. at the same time, john, ia cabinet ministers o

thank you very much, yasmin and giles will be back at ben —— back again at 11:30pm. now, click. hello there. now, 2020 was pretty much a no—show, for obvious reasons, and last year — well, that was just weird. we've arrived. this is fira de barcelona. yes, the show was back on, but we couldn't go — although you were there in spirit, if not in body. yeah, the less said about that, the better. but this year, it's back in full swing with all sorts of companies showing off their latest wares. so, whilst i am here at the design museum in london, where behind me, there's a good old—fashioned brick phone and a nokia 3310 — remember those? — we know how fast these phones change, so we've sent omar mehtab and osman iqbal to barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, oppo, xiaomi — they're all here and all got something to show. that's the thing about mwc, isn't it? it's all about the big releases. say, for example, this — the samsung s22 ultra. the supposedly best of their s22 range, it comes with a touch bigger screen than its predecessor, a slightly more powerful cpu and a bigg

army infantry officer clint watts, and lieutenant general ben hodges who served 2014 to 2017. first i want to turn to richard engel with more with what he is seeing on the ground this eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the war here in ukraine is seeing horrendous civilian casualties. just in this residential compound, at least seven civilians were killed by incoming russian fire and now there is growing evidence that russian troops carried out massacres as they were retreating from a suburb outside of kyiv. ukraine's president zelenskyy compared russian troops to looters, rapists and murderers. and a warning, some of the images in this report may be disturbing. when russian troops pulled out of the kyiv suburb of bucha, they peeled back the curtain of the horrors they allegedly inflicted on ukrainians under russian occupation. bodies of civilians lining the streets, some with their hands tied behind their basks, shot at close range execution-style. the mayor of bucha says 270 civilians were buried in two mass graves. ukraine presidential office says women showed signs of rape. ukra

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she described as being 5 foot 770 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and she wears glasses after her disappearance. her car was found in oakley with the keys in the ignition. now the oakley police department has been working with the antioch police department to try to locate her. they say they followed up on multiple leads. they've conducted searches and they have at least one person of interest. but so far they've been unable to locate her. they also released surveillance video which they say shows a man in the area near where her car was found is described as being male is wearing a face mask at the time and and 95 and he has a beard underneath. now in a press conference on thursday, the police department says at this point they've exhausted all their leads and they're asking for the public's help. alexis's father also spoke pleading for any information that could help them find their daughter. we have now reached the point that beyond frustrating for all of us. we have simply run out of investigative leads to follow. and we are now seeking the assistance of the public. >> we are