missing on saturday. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. hello and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital paris. it isa it is a lovely morning, a great day to be out, this is a bustling little courtyard, one would expect plenty of people to be rolling in and casting their vote. we have seen a trickle over the course of the morning, worth remembering that this is actually the start of the easter holidays here in paris. will that have an impact on the turnout? i am just been told, we have got some figures here, figures on the turn so far, they havejust figures here, figures on the turn so far, they have just been released, 26.4% turning out by this point in the day. if we go back five years, it was 28.2%. it is lower and we have to wait to see if that will pan out through the course of the day. a quick word about this suburb, it is home to the fr
hello and welcome. president volodymyr zelenskyy has denied russia s claims that mariupol had been captured: he said the city was continuing to resist russian forces. in his latest address to the nation, he also said moscow had rejected a proposal for an easter truce, and thanked the us for its latest package of military support. but he warned that russia was seeking to falsify a referendum in regions under occupation. translation: i urge the residents translation: i urge the residents of translation: i urge the residents of the - translation: i urge the residents of the southern regions to be very careful about what information you provide to the invaders. if they ask you to fill questionnaires, leave your passport information somewhere, please note this is not to help you, it is not to carry out a census of people who live in the area, as they say, and it is not to give you humanitarian aid, this is aimed at a so called referendum on your land, if moscow was to come to
the prime minister and the chancellor resist calls by the opposition to quit after both were fined for breaking lockdown rules. conservative mps are staying largely loyal. in ukraine, fighting continues as 120,000 residents remain trapped in the port city of mariupol. and thunderbirds are go. the theme tune to the classic children s show as well as others from the fifties and sixties will be performed by a live orchestra for the first time. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the soaring cost of fuel and food has pushed inflation to a 30 year high it stood at 7 percent in the year to march, up from 6.2% the month before. prices are going up faster than wages, and there s pressure on the government to do more to help people who are struggling. and the cost of living is expected to rise even further because these figures don t include the recent increases in gas and electricity bills for millions of people. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. in this
steps towards easing the lockdown amid mounting worries over the economic impact of the curbs. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me are the broadcaster and writer, jemma forte, and the deputy political editor of the daily mail, john stevens. hello to you both. let me run you through the front of tomorrow s newspapers. the ft leads on the prime minister and the chancellor being issued with fines for breaking their own covid lockdown rules. the times says borisjohnson, rishi sunak and the pm s wife, carrie, have all paid their fixed penalty notices after attending the prime minister s birthday party on the 19th ofjune 2020. the mirror reports that while both men have apologised, they are refusing to resign. led by liars and lawbreakers is its headline. the guardian s covers the renewed pressure from opposition leaders the guardian covers the renewed pressure from opposition leaders for mrjohnson to go, as he becomes t
a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today, but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. iam making, like, tremendous decisions as to how to get by for my and my family. there it is! and world number one scottie scheffler wins the masters and his first major. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a new marathon is launched to honour rugby league legend rob burrow. it will take place in leeds in may 2023, with the money raised going towards fighting motor neurone disease. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. within the last few minutes a jury at the old bailey has found 26 year old ali harbi ali guilty of murdering the mp sir david amess and preparing acts of terrorism. the islamic state group fanatic carried out the cold and calculating murder at the veteran conservative backbencher s constituency surgery in leigh on sea, in essex last october. this report from our home affairs corrrespondent daniel sandford contains flash