hello and welcome to bbc news. the ukrainian government has urged the united nations to do more to bring those trapped inside the city of mariupol to safety. it s urged the un secretary general, antonio guterres, to intervene immediately. he s meeting president putin in moscow next week and then travelling on to kyiv. on saturday, there ll be another attempt 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. simonjones has the latest. under attack, ukraine s second city, rq. russia was much assault is intensifying. the dangers are clear. despite the destruction, some residents are determined to stay. we destruction, some residents are determined to stay. determined to stay. we are auoin to determined to stay. we are going to fight- determined to stay. we are going to fight. to determined to stay. we are going to fight. to fight - determined to stay. we are going
The sacrifices made to ensure that you will always have a vote. And our election gurus in the studio this evening, for this last Election Wrap of the campaign, are Caroline Crampton, the Assistant Editor at the new statesman, and tim shipman, whos Political Editor at the sunday times. Lets bring you up to date with the latest developments from the last day on the campaign trail. The leaders treated the British Public to a re run of their best hits today, trotting out plenty of old favourites from their political phrasebooks. After seven weeks of campaigning, theresa may told voters she still needs help with her brexit hand to become the strongest leader of them all. Every vote for me is a vote to strengthen my brexit hand. And a vote for a fairer and more Prosperous Britain for us all. Jeremy corbyn set his sights closer to his london home, visiting watford, harrow and islington to emphasise that his manifesto is for the many. Im proud of this document, for the many, not the few. Im ve
wing nationalist brothers of italy party giorgia meloni has held herfinal rally ahead of this weekend s election. an alliance of right wing parties including matteo salvini s league party and veteran silvio berlusconi s forza italia is widely predicted to win and if it does, it installs ms meloni as italy s first ever female prime minister. whoever comes to power, they will have some serious challenges. italy s one of the world s most indebted countries it owes some 2.7 trillion euros. it was heavily dependent on russian gas, and is receiving huge eu support as part of its covid recovery fund. let s go to rome now to speak to professor fabrizio pagani. he has held various italian government roles and now teaches at the guido carli international university of social studies in rome. thank you forjoining me. thank
with every election cycle and voters are now split between two radically different views of the world with one candidate presenting herself as the spokeswoman of the people, and the other saying he s protecting france from her. dylan says he voted far left in the first round of this election. on sunday, he s voting far right. translation: it s not that i like the idea of voting i for marine le pen, but we have to choose between the two, and when you re choosing between cholera and the plague, you choose the lesser of two evils. crowd chanting at herfinal rally, here in arras, marine le pen said voters should choose her to block mr macron. both say the other is dangerous. both spark loyalty in their own fans and loathing in those of their rival. but most voters belong to neither camp, and in this battle over france s future, they re being asked to choose a side. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.