and a new weather front will bring some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland later. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines. officials say more civilians are being evacuated from mariupol by bus — but hundreds are still trapped in the besieged steelworks. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks by nhs england in the last year — it follows a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. the ministry of defence says more than 250 migrants on seven boats were picked up in the channel yesterday, following 11 days without any crossings. now it's time for zelensky, the making of a president.