zelensky warns of big battles to come against russian forces in the east of the country. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today, but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. pakistan's parliament elects shehbaz sharif as the country's prime minister after members of the ousted former premier imran khan's party walk out. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ajury at good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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 of the veteran backbencher was my constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in essex last october. —— at the veteran backbencher�*s constituency. it didn't take long to reach the verdict. it didn't take long to reach the verdict. ., , �* verdict. it really didn't, in the last hour _ verdict. it really didn't, in the last hour we _ verdict. it really didn't, in the last hour we have _ verdict. it really didn't, in the last hour we have heard - verdict. it really didn't, in the last hour we have heard two i verdict. it really didn't, in the - last hour we have heard two guilty verdicts returned injust 18 minutes, the first of which related to engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts, the second of course that tragic murder of the mp sir david amess on the 15th of october last year. we will have more in a moment but first here's a report from daniel sandford. its the 15th of october last year and in the leafy suburbs of leigh—on—sea a man hasjust murdered an mp. they say he has a knife and he stabbed somebody.— they say he has a knife and he stabbed somebody. they say he has a knife and he stabbed somebod . ~ , stabbed somebody. within minutes the first two officers _ stabbed somebody. within minutes the first two officers arrived. _ stabbed somebody. within minutes the first two officers arrived. they - first two officers arrived. they don't have guns, just battens. cautiously, they move in. can you show us? — cautiously, they move in. can you show us? to _ cautiously, they move in. can you show us? to tackle _ cautiously, they move in. can you show us? to tackle the _ cautiously, they move in. can you show us? to tackle the knifeman. they have — show us? to tackle the knifeman. they have no _ show us? to tackle the knifeman. they have no stab _ show us? to tackle the knifeman. they have no stab vests, - show us? to tackle the knifeman. they have no stab vests, no - show us? to tackle the knifeman. they have no stab vests, no other protective clothing. —— batons. mate, drop the knife. protective clothing. -- batons. mate, drop the knife.- protective clothing. -- batons. mate, drop the knife. drop the knife now! get him _ mate, drop the knife. drop the knife now! get him down! _ mate, drop the knife. drop the knife now! get him down! taser! - mate, drop the knife. drop the knife now! get him down! taser! taser! . now! get him down! taser! taser! search him. _ now! get him down! taser! taser! search him, search _ now! get him down! taser! taser! search him, search him. - now! get him down! taser! taser! search him, search him. all- now! get him down! taser! taser! search him, search him. all right, mate, at the moment you are under arrest for murder. that mate, at the moment you are under arrest for murder.— arrest for murder. at southend olice arrest for murder. at southend police station _ arrest for murder. at southend police station the _ arrest for murder. at southend police station the killer - arrest for murder. at southend police station the killer blurted j police station the killer blurted out his motivation. ali harbi ali grew up in croydon in south london. he was clever, he hoped to train as a doctor but he became radicalised in his late teens by the islamic state group's propaganda. at first he considered killing michael gove. then carrying a knife, he started making trips to westminster looking for other mps. this was an individual who had not just committed and atrocious murder in southend, but who had crossed the line into criminality and serious preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago. hi preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago-— preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david _ of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess _ of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as _ of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as his - of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as his victim i on sir david amess as his victim almost by chance as the mp for southend west had advertised his constituency surgery on twitter. on october 15, constituency surgery on twitter. on october15, he constituency surgery on twitter. on october 15, he set out from his north london home, taking the train to leigh—on—sea, and calmly walking to leigh—on—sea, and calmly walking to the church to murder the much loved local mp. the murder here at belfairs methodist church rocked british politics. sir david amess was a second mp to be killed injust over five years. his assassination and that ofjo cox risked undermining the fundamental principle of british politics, that mps should be easily available to those they represent. daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. the prosecution said 26—year—old ali harbi ali was an intelligent person and could have been a doctor, but instead of going down that route he instead of going down that route he instead funnelled his anger into terror, and as you heard in daniel's report it was on the 15th of october that he went to see sir david amess via a booked appointment at his surgery. he lied to get in, he said he wanted to talk about things like local amenities and church attendances, but when he went into the room to meet with sir david he sat down, talked for awhile and questioned sir david amess about his vote against bombings in iraq and syria, and then he apologised before he pulled out a lime green knife and stabbed the mp 21 times. the police then arrived and they went to confront ali. it was at that point that he realised they won't not armed but he dropped the knife. he told the court and he told the police before he wanted to be shot after stabbing the mp. as you heard in daniel's report, sir david amess wasn't the first mp on ali's list. he had also looked at michael gove's home address eight different times before researching other mps including dominic raab, and also jess phillips. he also went to the houses of parliament, but he thought that the police there were two heavily armed, so he decided against it, and it is felt today sir david amess was targeted because he was arguably the easiest option. it took thejuryjust arguably the easiest option. it took the jury just 18 arguably the easiest option. it took the juryjust 18 minutes to arguably the easiest option. it took thejuryjust 18 minutes to return thejuryjust 18 minutes to return the verdict on two counts. guilty of engaging in conduct in preparation of a terrorist act and of course guilty of the tragic murder of sir david amess. and thejudge, guilty of the tragic murder of sir david amess. and the judge, justice sweeney, will be back in court on wednesday to sentence ali. thank you. let's speak to our reporter zoie o'brien who's in southend. sir david amess served his constituents there for decades. what has been the reaction to today's verdict? i'm standing in front of belfairs methodist church, this is the spot where sir david amess was killed backin where sir david amess was killed back in october by ali harbi ali. in october, people came in the days and weeks afterwards to gather to pay tribute to the mp. this street behind me was awash with flowers and the candles and balloons, and people sharing their stories about sir david amess. it seems this is a place where everybody has a story, whether you come from a beach clean group or a school, or worked with the local council, people here said sir david amess would come to you, i'm your mp, what you need? rather than wait for you to go to him. he was that kind of man. and mp mark francois tells a brilliant story. he says when they were canvassing one day knocking on door and look to his badge and said i don't vote conservative, i vote for sir david amess. this was a man who was very much loved, and if you look around southend now you can see down at the skate park there is a mural, a painting of sir david amess's face. people still have pictures of him up, and on march the 1st southend was given city status in memorial to him in tribute to him, because he campaigned relentlessly for this area to be recognised as a city. people who came with tributes also came with questions. they said why him and why here? why did this happen to sir david amess? a man who did so much for this community. and as we have heard, in ali harbi ali's words, he said he thought it would be easier, he said he settled on sir david amess because he thought he would be able to sneak into the church behind more easily than he would somewhere else. now of course, this court case really is stirring up this court case really is stirring up emotions for people here, people have to relive that horrific day when they heard a sir david amess has been killed. but he was in politics for a 38 years, and people here choose to remember everything here choose to remember everything he did for this community rather than the last few moments of his life. ., . ~ than the last few moments of his life. ., ., ~ ,, than the last few moments of his life. ., ., ~ i. ., �* �* life. zoe, thank you. zoie o'brien in sir david _ life. zoe, thank you. zoie o'brien in sir david amess's _ life. zoe, thank you. zoie o'brien in sir david amess's former - in sir david amess's former constituency of southend. joining me now is kim leadbeater, mp for batley and spen and sister ofjo cox — the constituency�*s former mp who was murdered by a right—wing extremist in 2016. thank you forjoining us. you will know more than most what sir david amess's family must be going through now. what was your reaction when the verdict came through against his killer? mr; verdict came through against his killer? ~ , ., verdict came through against his killer? g ., , ., ., killer? my thought straightaway went to his family and _ killer? my thought straightaway went to his family and how _ killer? my thought straightaway went to his family and how they _ killer? my thought straightaway went to his family and how they would - killer? my thought straightaway went to his family and how they would be i to his family and how they would be feeling after having gone through this next horrific chapter in what is now the rest of their lives. i would imagine they will feel relieved that this is over but it will have been another extremely difficult period of time, another extremely difficult day, and not just his family, his staff, his constituents, the community he served with such love and compassion, and his colleagues in parliament as well. so it is another very difficult day. i hope the people directly involved can have some sense of relief that at least this next horrible chapter is over. how did you feel about the fact that here we are talking about this again after the horrific murder of sir david amess, given what had happened to your sister, and i think many thought and hoped that something as horrific as that wouldn't be able to happen again. horrific as that wouldn't be able to happen again-— horrific as that wouldn't be able to happen again. when the news broke that sir david _ happen again. when the news broke that sir david amess _ happen again. when the news broke that sir david amess had _ happen again. when the news broke that sir david amess had been - that sir david amess had been attacked emotions for me were quite similar to whenjo was attacked hoping that it would be ok and then it wasn't ok. the fact that it could happen again was devastating, so heartbreaking to think that another family was going through what we had to go through, and we are still going through, because it never ends, this is the rest of your life now, after something so horrific. there are two things that need to be looked at, and i think the first thing is how we can get democracy protected and how we can make sure that we have got a free and open society and democracy, but also how we make sure that people who are elected to public office feel safe to do theirjobs. sir david amess was a very good example, as wasjo cox donachie loved the people side of thejob, cox donachie loved the people side of the job, they wanted to work with their constituents and be accessible and the question is how to maintain that and also make sure people feel safe to do the job they love. that is tricky balance. the other big part of this equation is looking at civility in public life and looking at how levels of abuse and intimidation and toxicity have become so excessive to people who have put themselves forward to serve and how we can change that culture and how we can change that culture and the responsibility everyone has in that regard, whether you are a politician yourself, whether you are the media, whether you are a member of the public, a constituent, what can we trying to do to make politics less toxic place and a safer place, and i think there is a lot of work to be done there. this i and i think there is a lot of work to be done there.— and i think there is a lot of work to be done there. as i say, it is a difficult balance. _ to be done there. as i say, it is a difficult balance. you _ to be done there. as i say, it is a difficult balance. you are - to be done there. as i say, it is a difficult balance. you are an - to be done there. as i say, it is a difficult balance. you are an mp. difficult balance. you are an mp yourself now. do incidents like this and how has this changed your view on how safe you feel when speaking to constituents? i on how safe you feel when speaking to constituents?— to constituents? i think with my background _ to constituents? i think with my background you _ to constituents? i think with my background you always - to constituents? i think with my background you always have - to constituents? i think with my i background you always have safety in your mind. what worries me is when i started in parliament, the conversations i had with fellow mps who had kind of normalised the threat risk, they kind of normalised at the level of abuse and intimidation that comes with the job, and it shouldn't come with the job. we wouldn't expect anybody in any profession to go to work and have to deal with the excessive abuse and intimidation and threats that mps face nowadays. sadly there was a broader point there that we have seen that kind of thing in other professions, whether it is celebrities, or even in the last couple of years, people who are doing otherjobs in public service, whether that's doctors, nurses, taxi drivers. they seems to be a real anger in society, and that's something i think we need to look at and think again about the society we want to live in. we might not think that that has an impact on acts of terror and acts of extremism, but i would beg to differ. and i think the issue around how society is operating feeds into extremism, and if we have an angry society people are more drawn towards the extremes. so i think we have to do a big piece of reflection around looking at what we want our country to look like. and just finally, briefly, if there is anything that could be done on the more immediate safety side of things, with constituents in surgeries, but as you mention it is a much broader, more long—term change to society, but is there anything you would like to see done in a more immediate sense to help protect mps' safety? aha, in a more immediate sense to help protect mps' safety?— protect mps' safety? a lot of work is bein: protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done _ protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done and _ protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done and i _ protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done and i know - protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done and i know that i protect mps' safety? a lot of work| is being done and i know that from speaking to the parliamentary authorities and i know that from working a lot with the police, lot of work is being done behind the scenes and also that cannot be talked about publicly. but a lot of work is being done. but it is a fine line, as you have said, predicting that democratic process and accessibility, but also making sure we feel safe to do jobs. i generally feel quite safe because i take all the help offered to me and i take all the help that is available from the authorities and the police. but we have to keep working at it. the other big problem is people will leave public life. when you get abuse and threats and horrible in this online and off—line that is not a good feeling and it worries me that people will step away from public life. and also won't go into public life. and also won't go into public life. and also won't go into public life. i have said repeatedly if i was ten years younger, 20 years younger, and a young woman, would i want to put myself forward for this? the reality is it is not a nice place to be at times, but don't get me wrong, there are also some amazing people and the vast majority of people in our country are good people who want to support you and work with you. but sadly, particularly with social media, we have an opportunity where people can vent their anger towards elected people in a way that i think is getting worse rather than better. kim, thank you so much forjoining us and sharing your thoughts. that's kim leadbeater, the mp for batley & spen. joining me now is lord carlile, former independent reviewer of terror legislation and crossbench peer. thank you forjoining us. sir david amess's killer was referred to the prevent scheme years ago. how on earth could this man have slipped the radar enough to be able to walk in to a surgery and stab an mp to death? ., , ., in to a surgery and stab an mp to death? . , . , , in to a surgery and stab an mp to death? . h, _ , ,, in to a surgery and stab an mp to death? . _ , ,, , death? can i start by expressing my continued sympathy _ death? can i start by expressing my continued sympathy for _ death? can i start by expressing my continued sympathy for sir - death? can i start by expressing my continued sympathy for sir david i continued sympathy for sir david amess's family. he was a colleague and friend. the answer to your question is that the prevent strand of counterterrorism strategy broadly has been very effective, but there is due to be a report published very shortly by william shawcross stop i believe that that will appear in the next few weeks, and he will no doubt comment on some of the mechanics the prevent policy. policies like that are very broad. they do not involve intensive investigation of the individuals concerned. one of the issues about this case is the same issues about this case is the same issue as is being discussed in the manchester arena bombing inquiry, namely, could the security services have shared more information at an earlier stage which might have led to the tragic murder of sir david amess not occurring? was there information that was underestimated, or if small pieces of information had been shared in a better and a methodical way, could that have led to this person being apprehended at an earlier stage for preparing acts of terrorism? one of the offences of which he is being convicted today. sirjohn saunders, who is conducting the manchester arena inquiry is carrying out exactly that kind of investigation and my belief is they should be an independent investigation, oran should be an independent investigation, or an inquest turned into an independent investigation, into an independent investigation, into sir david amess's death. but riven that into sir david amess's death. but given that they have been concerns raised about the prevent scheme previously in terms of how effective it is, do you think more should have been done well before now? it is difficult for _ been done well before now? it is difficult for me _ been done well before now? it is difficult for me to _ been done well before now? it 3 difficult for me to answer that question immediately after the verdict. there may have been things that could have been done better but that could have been done better but that depends on the detailed evidence of what happened in the prevent strand, which was not discussed in the trial at the old bailey. the trial at the old bailey was, as such cases go, quite short because most of the facts were not disputed. the perpetrator chose to confess his murder with something that appears rather like pride, disgracefully. and so there is quite a lot of work still to be done in the interstices of this case to see if the murder of sir david's medic could or should have been prevented. more generally, i know you cannot comment on specific details, but when it comes to people like ali harbi ali, who are radicalised to such an extent, is there any way back for them? is there anything that can be done to prevent this developing further? i that can be done to prevent this developing further?— developing further? i think mr justice sweeney, _ developing further? i think mr justice sweeney, the - developing further? i think mr justice sweeney, the judge i developing further? i think mr justice sweeney, the judge in | developing further? i think mr- justice sweeney, the judge in this justice sweeney, thejudge in this case, will pass a very severe sentence on wednesday when he passes sentence. it might be a whole life sentence. it might be a whole life sentence. if it was that would be amplyjustified. people should be warned that if they choose to have the sort of idea that this man had, they will be very severely punished. also i think there is another aspect we need to look at here. your various items have said that he was radicalised by so—called islamic state. there is almost no doubt that he was radicalised in part on the internet. and i know there is legislation planned by the government and going through parliament at the moment on that broad subject. but we must make sure that the internet service providers voluntarily see it as part of their ethical duty to the community that buys their products to ensure that this type of radicalising information ceases to be available on the internet. believe me, and i've looked into this in considerable detail, both when i was independent reviewer of terrorism legislation and since, young men and women are radicalised by what they see online, and that is a very, very serious and continuing issue. lard serious and continuing issue. lord carlile, thank _ serious and continuing issue. lord carlile, thank you _ serious and continuing issue. lord carlile, thank you for _ serious and continuing issue. lord carlile, thank you for your thoughts, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. in other news, president zelensky has told the south korean parliament he fears tens of thousands of people are likely to have been killed in russia's assault on the south—eastern city of mariupol. some civilians have managed to escape heading north to the relative safety of the city of zaporizhzhia where there have been telling our correspondent tom bateman about their treatment at the hands of russian troops. mariupol is a city of survivors, forced to live underground. people say they scavenge for food or walk miles for water. amid the siege, it is the elderly and disabled most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it's a good thing that my children were home, i they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no longer going through. here, they're bringing in the wounded from all over the south. vasil was doing all he could to help his fellow villagers under fire. ferrying bread, sugar and medicines to the elderly. but moscow's war reached him at the roadside, and he rages at president putin. translation: we stopped, | i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we werejust living like normal people, we didn't ask anyone to come here. we didn't want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him, i lost my leg. i lost everything. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, these people can feel some safety here, for now. but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei's village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes. he says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, _ but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together, we thought that's it for us. and we said our goodbyes with our eyes. but the round jammed, i picked up that bullet later and gave it to my godson as a memory of us managing to stay alive. he says he's sure he will go back home soon. shelled from a helicopter. ukrainians believe they've won the first stage of this war. but as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next phase will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. as we have been hearing, ukraine's leader is warning that russia is preparing tens of thousands of soldiers for its next operation in the east of the country. our correspondentjenny hill is in moscow. is there any more intelligence about what sort of timeframe we are talking about? four days there has been this warning of fresh attacks on the east. the kremlin doesn't _ fresh attacks on the east. tue: kremlin doesn't tend fresh attacks on the east. tte: kremlin doesn't tend to fresh attacks on the east. "tte: kremlin doesn't tend to share fresh attacks on the east. t'te: kremlin doesn't tend to share those kind of details with us, more is the pity, but we know of course they plan to intensify their efforts in the east of ukraine. they have stated their aim quite clearly. they want to take the whole of the donbas region, in their words, they want to liberate it. we don't know quite how and when this is going to happen but the signs, as you point out, do seem to be at the intensification has already begun. there is a school of thought that says vladimir putin wants to take the donbas region by the 9th of may. it is a significant day in russia. it is when russians commemorate the anniversary of the second world war soviet victory over nazi germany will stop the thinking goes, having presided over an invasion which hasn't got really to plan at first, vladimir putin could save face by telling russians on that day that he scored another historic win, as he would frame it, by having taken some territory in eastern ukraine. lots of questions around that. first of all, can he do it? does his military have the capability to take and then hold significant amounts of territory there. and then the second question, is that the end of the war? will that be enough for vladimir putin? or will it embolden him to try and have another crack. to take the rest of ukraine. the language here continues to be really belligerent have heard from the foreign minister again today sergei lavrov, he says things they will be no pause in the special military operation, they do not call it a war here, it is a special operation, and he says no pausing that before the next round of peace talks. although when we say peace talks it is hard really to argue that russia is particularly serious about those negotiations, given the lack of ongoing lack of ceasefire and given the kind of language that is coming out here still. as you know vladimir putin has sought to justify his war in ukraine by telling russians it's all about defending russian speakers in eastern ukraine from a murderous regime, as he would put it, baselessly, in kyiv, but also telling russians this is about russian troops defending russia against an aggressive neighbour which has been helped out by an even more aggressive west. we have even more aggressive west. we have even more about that from a minister earlier saying the aim of the special military operation is actually not too denazify and demilitarise, as we are always being told the main aim is, but also to make sure that america doesn't achieve world domination. this is what russians are being told about what's happening in the neighbouring country, and thanks to a lack of independent media now, many of them are going to believe it. just briefl , are going to believe it. just briefly. we _ are going to believe it. just briefly, we know _ are going to believe it. just briefly, we know the i are going to believe it. just briefly, we know the austrian chancellor was visiting putin for talks today, the first european leader to meet putin since the start of the war. what has emerged from those talks?— those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can _ those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect _ those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect a _ those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect a great - those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect a great deal. those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect a great deal as| think we can expect a great deal as a development of their meeting. we know the austrian chancellor wants to talk about potential ceasefires, humanitarian corridors. we know he has described this as a russian war of aggression and demanded that its top. let's look at the evidence in front of us. either crippling sanctions nor threats nor appeals from the international community have stopped vladimir putin yet. it is hard to see circumstances emerging this afternoon which would see any significant shift in that direction, i think. see any significant shift in that direction, ithink.— see any significant shift in that direction, ithink. direction, i think. jenny, thank ou, our direction, i think. jenny, thank you, our correspondent - direction, i think. jenny, thank you, our correspondent jenny l direction, i think. jenny, thank. you, our correspondent jenny hill you, our correspondentjenny hill from moscow there. emmanuel macron has won the first round of the french election. he and far—right candidate, marine le pen will fight for the presidency in a second round of voting. it takes place in two weeks' time. with almost all of the results in, marine le pen secured 23% of the votes, whilst mr macron secured 27.6%. the far left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, got nearly 22% of votes. in the end, mr macron won the first—round by about three percentage points. however, opinion polls suggest the run—off vote might be closer. all the candidates in yesterday's election — except the far right eric zemmour — have urged their voters not to support ms le pen in the second round. jessica parker has this report. time to get to glad—handing. emmanuel macron has been accused of failing to get stuck into this campaign. today, he headed to a stronghold area of his opponent in northern france. the centrist, pro—eu politician with an eye for economic reform, under pressure to widen his appeal, but alain in paris is already convinced. mr macron is very sensitive to economy, but marine le pen has a gun on the head, you know, so, really, it's a no—choice situation. you will be voting macron? yes, of course. far right candidate marine le pen enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. she wants to ban the muslim headscarf in public places, cut immigration, but her campaign has also zoned in on france's cost of living crunch. she was good all along, she was close to the people, she wasn't too much on the tv, she was more with us, on the field, in the tds, she did everything right. today's front pages, and, as expected, it's macron v le pen. now, for the next two weeks, they will fight it out to try and win over voters who maybe chose someone else in the first round or perhaps didn't vote at all. there was lots of choice, but 12 is now down to two. the far—left candidate, who came third, took nearly 22% of the vote. before heading to the polls, anne ruby told me she was voting green, but in a macron—le pen run—off, she would be voting blank. for no—one. politicians must change now. they must be more intelligent, and if we vote against le pen or zemmour, they won't change. they will never change. if the campaigns seemed relatively serene so far, if the campaign's seemed relatively serene so far, it is now warming up, a head—to—head between two people who want to lead france in very different directions. jessica parker reporting. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. compared with last week, this is going to be a much warmer week of weather, but it won't always be dry. there's some rain in the forecast, a band of showery rain drifting northwards through the afternoon, perhaps with the odd rumble of thunder. pretty warm day, particularly given any sunshine. those are the temperatures at five o'clock in the afternoon, 17 for london, just seven in aberdeen, something colder clinging on across northeast scotland. and it is going to stay quite breezy out there. through tonight, there'll be further pulses of rain drifting up from the south, potentially heavy with some thunder and lightning. but it is going to be a mild night. most places, the vast majority staying frost free. tomorrow uite a complex qweather picture. areas of showery rain drifting north with some heavy, some thundery. a lot of cloud, wome spells of sunshine. if we see sunshine towards the southeast we could see highs of around 20 degrees. pretty warm for many, still a little chilly in the northeast of scotland, but it will turn warmer for all of us through the middle part of the week. that's likely to last into the easter weekend with lots of dry and bright weather, but still the chance of a bit of rain at times. hello this is bbc news. a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ali harbi ali previously told jurors he had no regrets and that he decided to kill sir david over his vote for airstrikes on syria. get him down! jurors were shown dramatic footage _ get him down! jurors were shown dramatic footage when _ get him down! jurors were shown dramatic footage when they i get him down! jurors were shown i dramatic footage when they arrested the subject by police officers after the stabbing. two visions for france as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. ukraine's president zelensky warns of �*big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis pakistan's parliament elects shehbaz sharif as the country's new prime minister — after members of the ousted former premier imran khan's party walk out first, let's get a look at the sport. good afternoon, gavin. good afternoon. what a comeback it was from rory mcilroy at the masters — but it wasn't enough to stop american scottie scheffler claiming his first major title. scheffler won by three shots in augusta and takes the green jacket. the 25—year—old very much the man in the golfing spotlight, given his rise to prominence. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. he is the world number one and now the masters champion. for scottie scheffler, golf at the moment is as good as it gets. only after seeing after a quite remarkable challenge. rory mcavoy had begun the day some ten shots behind. no chance, surely? but he conjured by the amount of his life, saving the very best until last. just watch this, on the final hole he needed something special and boy, did he get it. how is the pace? come on, round you come. get in there, mcilroy! it was the stuff of golfing dreams. a remarkable round of 64 for michael roy. suddenly he was the nearest rival and the american still had to play his closing holes. would he falter? not a bit. he kept his cool. he was able to walk down the 18th with victory assured and despite a few nerves, as he missed a short putt, finally it was third time lucky. there it is. triumph for the 25—year—old texan, then, after an unforgettable day. nothing is safe on the back nine on this golf course and i've heard all the things everybody has said. anything can happen. don't hit it in the water on 12, you know, all the stuff and, you know, ijust blocked most of that out and just tried to execute and take good golf shots. a first major title and on this showing it is unlikely to be his last. so day to remember for scheffler — but mcilroy will take many positives from his stunning final day. his 64 equalling the lowest final—round score in masters history. he said the chip in on the 18th left him as happy as he's ever been on a golf course. mcilroy has four majors to his name — and this is the only one he's never won — but after starting the day 10 shots adrift of scheffler, he closed in with six birdies and an eagle. i don't think i've ever walked away from this tournament as happy as i am today. i've played a really good round of golf. it is best ever finish at augusta. it is not quite enough but i'll certainly look back on this day with very fond memories and as i said at the start, it gives me confidence going forward not only into the next masters next year but into the rest of the season as well. and a new marathon has been launched, to honour rugby league legend rob burrow — and raise money to fight motor neurone disease. burrow was diagnosed with the condition in 2019 and together with his great friend kevin sinfield, he's raised millions of pounds for charity. the pair played together at leeds, and the race will start and finish at their home ground, headingley stadium, in may next year. we wanted something mass participation and covid bits of red tape got in the way of things but the realisation that i cannot keep doing crazy challenges. my body is going to fall apart and actually, wanted people to share in it. start eventually both played for so we wanted a logically done some wonderful things for result on the start line together. fizzle to run on behalf of the hospital and the association and robin friendship, and i think it is really special. that's all the sport for now. the number of people living in extreme poverty in northern ireland could increase by two thirds because of the cost of living crisis, according to a think—tank that predicts it'll be worse affected than any other part of the uk. with just over three weeks until elections to the northern ireland assembly all parties are now facing questions about how they'll help people with rising costs. the devolved government all but collapsed in february when the democratic unionist first minister resigned in protest over brexit trading arrangements. our ireland correspondent chris page reports from north belfast. party politics here is very different to england, scotland and wales, but the issues affecting communities are often very similar. hello! hi, kerry. people are turning to charities for the first time, as they face financial emergencies. and you're managing with your electricity and your heating? still struggling with the gas and electric that's the main thing. well, we have some more for you today to keep you going. thank you. not at all, it's a pleasure. it's a pleasure, kerry. that'll keep us going for a wee while, bubba, won't it? it's actually, hard being stuck in this. you don't want to ask for the help, but you actually do need to. kerry's caring for two sons, studying for a psychology degree and wrestling with dreadful choices. i've had to, like, determine whether it's energy orfood i'm picking. so that's why i've had to seek help, because you can'tjust pick one or the other, you need to heat your home. iam making, like, tremendous decisions as to how to get by for me and my family. the voluntary organisation working with kerry has seen a five—fold increase in requests for help. sometimes the people who have been are our donors are now asking for help, and that's very difficult for people. i would like to see government focusing on people's needs, and coming up to the election now, i think they need to, and people will want them to. they will be asking questions. in northern ireland, the areas which are most economically deprived tend to be the places which also suffered the worst violence during the conflict. where signs of sectarian division are still very visible, such as these barriers between communities, known as peace walls. although politics has delivered a largely successful peace process, many people say there hasn't been anywhere near enough progress towards dealing with poverty. there's no energy price cap in this part of the uk. regulation's different because the market is. more oil, less gas. ministers have given an extra £200 to people on certain benefits, but families at the sharp end of rocketing bills say the devolved government must be fully restored. need to allocate that money and get back in power, in order to help northern ireland citizens survive. issues of identity can make this feel like a political place apart. but in this election, money matters are gaining ground. chris page, bbc news, belfast. joining me now is chris birt, associate director at thejoseph rowntree foundation, an independent social change organisation working to solve uk poverty. thank you so much forjoining us this afternoon. first of all we have spoken a lot about the cost of living crisis and how it is affecting people. from your perspective, your organisation must have seen some harrowing cases? absolutely, wejust have seen some harrowing cases? absolutely, we just heard from kerry in belfast about the struggles she is facing. we are hearing food banks talking about not giving out fresh food because people cannot afford to cook it in their own homes, they cannot afford the energy. in a country as wealthy as ours, it is shocking that so many people face these struggles.— shocking that so many people face these struggles. where do you think these struggles. where do you think the fault lies? _ these struggles. where do you think the fault lies? who _ these struggles. where do you think the fault lies? who is _ these struggles. where do you think the fault lies? who is to _ these struggles. where do you think the fault lies? who is to blame i these struggles. where do you think the fault lies? who is to blame for. the fault lies? who is to blame for this and what needs to be done? this lies at the feet _ this and what needs to be done? tt 3 lies at the feet of the government. the government have refused to keep the levels of benefits up with the actual cost of living, so today vr seeing the largest cut in the value of the basic rate of social security for 50 years. inflation is at its highest in 30 years. they should not sit in the same sentence, the government need to ensure there is proper support available for people, because people are going hungry and they are going cold. rah? because people are going hungry and they are going cold.— they are going cold. why do you think that support _ they are going cold. why do you think that support isn't - think that support isn't forthcoming? t think that support isn't forthcoming? think that support isn't forthcomina? ., ., forthcoming? i honestly cannot understand _ forthcoming? i honestly cannot understand it. _ forthcoming? i honestly cannot understand it. if _ forthcoming? i honestly cannot understand it. if you _ forthcoming? i honestly cannot understand it. if you were i forthcoming? i honestly cannot understand it. if you were to i forthcoming? i honestly cannot| understand it. if you were to sit down even for half an hour and look on the internet at the stories of families struggling, pensioners staying on buses to keep warm, people putting their kids to bed at night and not know where their breakfast is going to come from, how can you sit in the treasury and in downing street and decide to cut benefit payments at this time, it is beyond me. irate benefit payments at this time, it is beyond me— benefit payments at this time, it is beyond me. we know, don't worry, some of the — beyond me. we know, don't worry, some of the difficulties _ beyond me. we know, don't worry, some of the difficulties are - beyond me. we know, don't worry, some of the difficulties are only i some of the difficulties are only just coming in in terms of beginning to hit some of the people who are most affected. how do you fear the situation could worsen in the coming months? , ~ , situation could worsen in the coming months? , ,, , ., ., , months? there is likely another rise in the energy _ months? there is likely another rise in the energy cat — months? there is likely another rise in the energy cat in _ months? there is likely another rise in the energy cat in october- months? there is likely another rise in the energy cat in october and i in the energy cat in october and that will coincide with colder weather coming back. —— cat. although it is hardly boiling now. the government must act immediately, people are already going to food banks more. the social security system must react quickly, this really is in the hands of government now, people cannot be squeezed any more. it is up to them to help. what more. it is up to them to help. what do ou more. it is up to them to help. what do you fear— more. it is up to them to help. what do you fear the _ more. it is up to them to help. what do you fear the impact _ more. it is up to them to help. what do you fear the impact might be if further support isn't given? as we were just saying, there are more squeezes on people's incomes and the cost of living rise to come, what do you fear could emerge as a result of this? ., ., ., ., , ., i. this? you have an example on your website of — this? you have an example on your website of a _ this? you have an example on your website of a nurse _ this? you have an example on your website of a nurse who _ this? you have an example on your website of a nurse who is _ this? you have an example on your| website of a nurse who is explaining how her children know that she skips meals so that they can eat. those are traumatic things for any child to process and all over this country, children will face the trauma of seeing their parents struggle to balance the books at the end of every month. we are a very wealthy country, we aspire to great things, rightly, as a nation. we should aspire to better than letting our children suffer trauma because government make the wrong choices and do not support those on the lowest incomes, who need it the most. , ., ~ lowest incomes, who need it the most. , ., ,, , ., ., lowest incomes, who need it the most. , ., ., , ., most. chris, thank you for sharing our most. chris, thank you for sharing your thoughts- — most. chris, thank you for sharing your thoughts. associate - most. chris, thank you for sharing your thoughts. associate director | most. chris, thank you for sharing i your thoughts. associate director at the joseph rowntree foundation. downing street has insisted that boris johnson retains full confidence in the chancellor, rishi sunak — who has requested a independent review of his ministerial declarations. mr sunak has faced questions about his family's financial arrangements. the chancellor says all laws and rules were followed. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart is at westminster. david, what are we expecting to emerge as a result of this? this story has had twists and turns over the past few days? by, story has had twists and turns over the past few days?— the past few days? a difficult eriod the past few days? a difficult period for — the past few days? a difficult period for the _ the past few days? a difficult period for the chancellor i the past few days? a difficulti period for the chancellor when the past few days? a difficult i period for the chancellor when it emerged his wife holds non—dom status, meaning she is not obliged to pay uk tax on her overseas income. nothing to suggest she has broken any rules, and she has said going forward she will pay uk tax on overseas income. things got more hairy for the chancellor when it was heard he was holding a us green card while chancellor of the exchequer, meaning he had to file a tax return in the us. he has written to the prime minister asking for the independent adviser on ministerial interest to look into all his arrangements and ensure he declared them as he would be expected to and he followed all the rules. what is interesting, at the weekend when all this was going on for rishi sunak, there was a statement issued from there was a statement issued from the cabinet office in which they referenced the investigator and he said he was satisfied the chancellor's propriety of a weekend. that independent adviser saying he was satisfied how the chancellor has gone about this. rishi sunak thinking sunlight is the best disinfectant has requested it is looked at again. i suspect we will end up with the same answer, but the prime minister's spokeswoman this afternoon would not be drawn on how long this process will take. but we do know it is under way and boris johnson still retains full confidence in rishi sunak as his chancellor. of course, slightly awkward politically for the chancellor this period, at a time he is putting up tax on ordinary people across the country and said it will help fund the backlog in the nhs thatis help fund the backlog in the nhs that is happening at a time when there is a feeling amongst, notjust opposition parties, people throughout the country by virtual being, he can take advantage of certain schemes most people are not. but there is nothing to suggest rishi sunak has broken any rules. the prime minister's spokeswoman this afternoon it would not be drawn on, for example, do other ministers and government hold us green cards, do they hold non—dom status, does anyone else in the family held non—dom status? we had the health secretary, sajid javid is to have it before entering politics, but gave it up at that point. in general terms when we talking about people who don't have to pay uk tax on overseas income and pay an annual fee to hold that status, it doesn't sound like there would be any change from downing street in their attitude to that in general terms. the prime minister's spokesperson said it attracts talented people to the uk who go on to pay uk tax on their uk income which goes to funding public services across the uk. david wallace lockhart, thank you. pakistan's parliament has selected shehbaz sharif as the country's new prime minister, after imran khan was ousted in a no—confidence vote in the early hours of sunday. the opposition coalition leader, who had worked to depose mr khan, won the support of a majority in parliament. let's speak to the author and journalist ahmed rashid, who joins us from lahore. thank you forjoining us. tell us about shehbaz sharif, he does have a positive reputation of someone who is hard—working? positive reputation of someone who is hard-working?— positive reputation of someone who is hard-working? yes, he does. he is ve much is hard-working? yes, he does. he is very much a — is hard-working? yes, he does. he is very much a hands-on _ is hard-working? yes, he does. he is very much a hands-on man _ is hard-working? yes, he does. he is very much a hands-on man and i is hard-working? yes, he does. he is very much a hands-on man and in i very much a hands—on man and in complete contrast to imran khan, who is generally considered to be a very poor administrator. shehbaz sharif worked for many years as chief minister in punjab, pakistan's largest and most populist province, while his brother was prime minister. he has had a lot of experience in government and knows the problems. his acceptance speech today in becoming the next prime minister was full of reference to try to improve the economy, dealing with poverty, he raised pensions by 10% for government workers and he gave a churchillian, i winston churchill mention by saying he promised pakistan blood, sweat and tears and nothing else. band promised pakistan blood, sweat and tears and nothing else.— tears and nothing else. and with imran tears and nothing else. and with imran khan's— tears and nothing else. and with imran khan's response - tears and nothing else. and with imran khan's response to - tears and nothing else. and with imran khan's response to this, i tears and nothing else. and with i imran khan's response to this, he has been tweeting saying he has got a lot of support still, he retains a lot of public support. it doesn't sound like we have had the last of him, does it?— sound like we have had the last of him, does it? no, not at all. he is promising — him, does it? no, not at all. he is promising to _ him, does it? no, not at all. he is promising to make _ him, does it? no, not at all. he is promising to make a _ him, does it? no, not at all. he is promising to make a comeback. . him, does it? no, not at all. he is| promising to make a comeback. he him, does it? no, not at all. he is- promising to make a comeback. he has rejected dealing with this present government, he considers them all a bunch of crooks. the fact is, a lot of the leaders of this opposition alliance of which shehbaz sharif is also a member are accused of corruption. many of their cases are years old and it will be a big problem for this new government to deal with the corruption when imran khan was chasing up corrupt ministers. i think it will be a relief to everyone that there will be a solid government with ministers and a cabin functions. under imran khan, you had a cabinet change every week and nobody knew whether they were coming or going. he said it will be work, work, work and unity, unity, unity. the first is very important because of the crisis in the country with huge deficits, historical deficits. and also, the fact that people want to eat and people want change at the same time. so he is faced with a greatjob. he has connection to aid agencies in britain who previously, while he was chief minister, they had previously helped shehbaz sharif as chief minister of punjab to improve education in the province of punjab. a lot of british aid money was spent in that. ., ~ a lot of british aid money was spent in that. ., ,, , ., a lot of british aid money was spent in that. ., ,, i. ,., a lot of british aid money was spent in that. ., ~' ,, . a lot of british aid money was spent in that. ., ,, i. . ., ,~/ in that. thank you so much for your thou:hts, in that. thank you so much for your thoughts. we _ in that. thank you so much for your thoughts, we will _ in that. thank you so much for your thoughts, we will have _ in that. thank you so much for your thoughts, we will have to _ in that. thank you so much for your thoughts, we will have to leave i in that. thank you so much for your thoughts, we will have to leave it i thoughts, we will have to leave it there. elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter, according to the company's chief executive. mr musk�*s appointment was due to become effective on saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for three point two billion dollars. musk is a frequent tweeter, with more than 80 million followers. just over an hour after the announcement, mr musk cryptically tweeted a single emoji of a face with a hand over the mouth. let's speak to our technology correspondent mark cieslak. it is not unlike him to put out a cryptic tweet, is it? it is not really typical of him. what is the significance of him deciding not to be on the board?— significance of him deciding not to be on the board? there has been a lot of speculation, _ be on the board? there has been a lot of speculation, but _ be on the board? there has been a lot of speculation, but the - be on the board? there has been a lot of speculation, but the reality l lot of speculation, but the reality is, wejust lot of speculation, but the reality is, we just don't know. after he purchased the 9.2% share in twitter, it looked like he was going to go on the board. the ceo of twitter said exactly that, he would be going onto the board. it is unusual for the same ceo to be tweeting that musk will not be going onto the board. on musk�*s sigh, he has been regularly tweeting over the weekend and the tone of those tweets hasn't entirely been serious. when use of this broke, he tweeted and emoji with a hand over the mouth. but what does that mean? we can only speculate. could this have any impact, what significance could it have? we don't know what his decision was prompted by, but what could it mean? tt he by, but what could it mean? if he had formerly. _ by, but what could it mean? if he had formerly, was _ by, but what could it mean? tt te: had formerly, was formally going to join the board, he made an agreement he would only purchase a 15% share in the company. now he is not joining the board he is free to purchase as much as he likes, he could purchase the entire company if he wanted to. it is possible he could exert quite a bit of power and influence from the sidelines. last week, he tweeted about a poll about whether twitter should have an edit button. it was revealed by twitter itself they have been working on an edit feature itself. musk might be planning on exerting influence on twitter�*s leadership, but by other means, ratherthanjoining its means, rather than joining its board. means, ratherthanjoining its board. has means, rather than “oining its board. �* , means, rather than “oining its board. a , board. as you say, he frequently tweets, board. as you say, he frequently tweets. do _ board. as you say, he frequently tweets. do you _ board. as you say, he frequently tweets, do you think _ board. as you say, he frequently tweets, do you think his - board. as you say, he frequently tweets, do you think his power, | board. as you say, he frequently i tweets, do you think his power, in terms of having this influence on social media, do you think if it's within his overall kind of aim with all his various businesses and his general huge goals in terms of his entrepreneurial skills? he is general huge goals in terms of his entrepreneurial skills?— entrepreneurial skills? he is very, very busy. — entrepreneurial skills? he is very, very busy. he _ entrepreneurial skills? he is very, very busy. he has _ entrepreneurial skills? he is very, very busy, he has space _ entrepreneurial skills? he is very, very busy, he has space x, - entrepreneurial skills? he is very, | very busy, he has space x, putting rockets into space. he has tesla, rewriting the rules about autonomous cars, he has a lot of diverse and different business interests. does he want to run a social media platform? difficult to know. his involvement in this affair has increased the value of twitter. initially, it shares went up by 27% when it became clear he had increased his ownership of part of the country. so is this about business? is this about behind—the—scenes intrigue in silicon valley? or is it how billionaires and the well�*s richest man likes to spend his free time? oh, to have those choices. thank you, mark. the queen has spoken publicly for the first time about having covid, saying it left her "very tired and exhausted". she made the comment during a video call with staff and former patients at the royal london hospital, as louisa pilbeam reports. it does leave one exhausted. i am better now- _ it does leave one exhausted. i am better now- i— it does leave one exhausted. i am better now. i am _ it does leave one exhausted. i am better now. i am recovering, it does leave one exhausted. i am better now. lam recovering, i it does leave one exhausted. i am better now. i am recovering, i am much _ better now. i am recovering, i am much better— better now. i am recovering, i am much better and i recently left the wheelchair, so i am walking about now _ wheelchair, so i am walking about now |_ wheelchair, so i am walking about now. ., ., wheelchair, so i am walking about now. . ., , ., wheelchair, so i am walking about now. . ., ., now. i am glad you are getting better. now. i am glad you are getting better- it _ now. i am glad you are getting better. it was _ now. i am glad you are getting better. it was february - now. i am glad you are getting better. it was february when i now. i am glad you are getting l better. it was february when the clean isolated _ better. it was february when the clean isolated after _ better. it was february when the clean isolated after testing i clean isolated after testing positive for covid. the palace called the 95—year—old's symptoms are mild and cold like and she continued light duties from the castle —like official paperwork and video calls. but as weeks passed, she pulled out of the commonwealth service at westminster abbey. by last month, she met the canadian prime minister in person and welcomed a teapot and pottery exhibition to the castle. in recent times, the queen has been walking with the aid of a stick, as seen at prince philip's memorial service at westminster abbey two weeks ago. despite picking up the exhaustion covid caused her, perhaps the biggest clue to her majesty's health now is her expression at the end of her latest video call.— her latest video call. thank you very much _ her latest video call. thank you very much indeed, _ her latest video call. thank you very much indeed, all- her latest video call. thank you very much indeed, all of- her latest video call. thank you very much indeed, all of you. l louisa pilbeam, bbc news. good afternoon. after last week's wintry showers and frosty nights, this week the weather brings us something warmer but not always dry. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this beautiful swirl of cloud, a weather system out to the west. we will see bands of cloud and rain at times through this week, but what we will also see is this warm air feeding up from the south, and that is likely to stay with us as we head into the easter weekend. but in the shorter term through the afternoon, some spells of sunshine around. best of that across eastern parts, a band of showery rain drifting its way northwards across england, wales, northern ireland, some bits and pieces of rain for scotland. quite a breezy day out there, but a warm one for many. temperatures at 5:00pm, 17 degrees there for london, just seven in aberdeen. the colder air trying to cling on across parts of northeast scotland. through this evening and tonight, this first band of showery rain drifts northwards. further pulses of rain will drift up from the south, potentially heavy and thundery. there'll be a fair amount of cloud and for the vast majority, for just about everyone, it will be frost free. so a mild start to tuesday. there is going to be quite a lot of cloud around at times. areas of wet weather drifting northwards across northern ireland and scotland, a band of rain through the afternoon, developing across some central and eastern parts of england. ahead of that, if we see some sunshine, well we could lift temperatures close to 20 degrees and it will be a warm day for many. still, though, a little bit chilly across parts of north east scotland. now for wednesday, there's a greater chance that we'll see some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, particularly out towards the west. a lot of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, light winds and just one or two showers popping up. but that warmer air spreading further north so double digits even in northern scotland. highs towards the south east of the uk — 19 or 20 degrees. for thursday, we see a frontal system trying to bring some rain in from the west, so some wet weather, potentially for northern ireland and western scotland. dry but rather cloudy elsewhere, but again feeling warm. now into the easter weekend this area of high pressure is going to try to take control of the weather, but it is relatively weak, so it may not be quite strong enough to fend off all the weather systems from the west. bit of uncertainty in the detail, but it looks like there will be a lot of warm, dry and bright weather through the easter weekend and just the chance of a little rain at times. this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines: a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ali harbi ali previously told jurors he had no regrets and that he decided to kill sir david over his vote for air strikes on syria. get him down! search him! jurors were shown dramatic footage of when ali harbi ali was arrested by police officers in the moments after the stabbing. in other news — two visions for france, as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. ukraine's president zelensky warns of �*big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. pakistan's parliament elects shehbaz sharif as the country's new prime minister — after members of the ousted former premier imran khan's party walk out. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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 correspondent, daniel sandford, contains flashing images. it is the 15th october last year and in the leafy suburbs of leigh on sea a man has murdered an mp. within minutes the first two officers arrive. they don't have guns, just batons. cautiously, they move in. can you show us? stay back, yeah. ..to tackle the knife man. they have no stab vests. no other protective clothing. drop the knife. drop the knife now. on the floor. expletive. get him down. search him. at the moment you are under arrest for murder, all right. at southend police station the killer blurted out his motivation. ali harbi ali grew up in croydon, he was clever, hoped to train as a doctor, but he became radicalised in his late teens by the islamic state group's propaganda. at first, he considered killing michael gove, then, carrying a knife, he started making trips to westminster, looking for other mps. this was an individual who had notjust committed an atrocious murder in southend, but who had crossed the line into criminality and serious preparation for terrorism. a couple of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as his victim almost by chance, as the mp for southend west had advertised his surgery on twitter. on october 15th, he set out from his north london home, taking the train to leigh—on—sea and calmly walking to the church, to murder the much—loved local mp. the murder here at belfairs methodist church rocked british politics. sir david amess was the second mp to be killed, in just over five years. his assassination and that ofjo cox risked undermining a fundamental principle of british politics, that mps should be easily available to those they represent. daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. the mp for batley and spen, kim leadbeater, is the sister ofjo cox — the constituency�*s former mp, who was murdered by a right—wing extremist in 2016. earlier she told me how she felt when the verdict came in my thoughts straight away went to his family and how they would be feeling after having gone through this next horrific chapter in what is now the rest of their lives. i would imagine they will feel relieved that this is over but it will have been another extremely difficult period of time, another extremely difficult day, and notjust his family, but his staff, his constituents, the community he served with such love and compassion, and his colleagues in parliament as well. so it is another very difficult day. i hope that the people directly involved can have some sense of relief that at least this next horrible chapter is over. how did you feel about the fact that here we are talking about this again after the horrific murder of sir david, given what had happened to your sister, and i think many thought and hoped that something as horrific as that wouldn't be able to happen again. when the news broke that sir david had been attacked the emotions for me were quite similar to whenjo was attacked in that you hoped that it would be ok and then it wasn't ok. the fact that that could happen again was devastating, so heartbreaking to think that another family was going through what we had to go through, and we are still going through, because it never ends, this is the rest of your life now, after something so horrific. there are two things that need to be looked at, and i think the first thing is how we can get democracy protected and how we can make sure that we have got a free and open society and democracy, but also how we make sure that people who are elected to public office feel safe to do theirjobs. and sir david was a very good example, asjo was, who loved the people side of the job, they wanted to work with their constituents and be accessible and the question is how to maintain that and also make sure people feel safe to do the job they love. that is tricky balance. that is a tricky balance. the other big part of this equation is looking at civility in public life and looking at how levels of abuse and intimidation and toxicity have become so excessive to people who have put themselves forward to serve and how we can change that culture and the responsibility everyone has in that regard, whether you are a politician yourself, whether you are the media, whether you are a member of the public, a constituent, what can we try and do to make politics less toxic place and a safer place, and i think there is a lot of work to be done there. as you say, it is a difficult balance. you are an mp yourself now. do incidents like this and how has this changed your view on how safe you feel when speaking to constituents? i think with my background you always have safety in your mind. what worries me is when i started in parliament, the number of conversations i had with fellow mps who had kind of normalised the threat risk, they kind of normalised the level of abuse and intimidation that comes with thejob, and it shouldn't come with the job. we wouldn't expect anybody in any profession to go to work and have to deal with the excessive abuse and intimidation and threats that mps face nowadays. sadly there is a broader point there that we have seen that kind of thing in other professions, whether it is celebrities, or even in the last couple of years, people who are doing otherjobs in public service, whether that's doctors, nurses, taxi drivers. there seems to be a real anger in society, and that's something i think we need to look at and think again about the kind of society we want to live in. we might not think that that has an impact on acts of terror and acts of extremism, but i would beg to differ. and i think the issue around how society is operating feeds into extremism, and if we have an angry society people are more drawn towards the extremes. so i think we have to do a big piece of reflection around looking at what we want our country to look like. andjust finally, kim, briefly, if there is anything that could be done just on the more immediate safety side of things, when seeing constituents in surgeries, but as you mention it is a much broader, more long—term change to society, but is there anything you would like to see done in a more immediate sense to help protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done and i know that from speaking to the parliamentary authorities and i know that from working a lot with the police, a lot of work is being done behind the scenes and obviously that cannot be talked about publicly. but a lot of work is being done. but it is a fine line, as you have said, predicting as you have said, protecting that democratic process and accessibility, but also making sure we feel safe to do jobs. i generally feel quite safe because i take all the help offered to me and i take all the help that is available from the authorities and the police. but we have to keep working at it. because the other big problem is people will leave public life. when you get abuse and threats and horribleness online and off—line that is not a good feeling and it worries me that people will step away from public life. and also won't go into public life. i have said repeatedly if i was ten years younger, 20 years younger, and a young woman, would i want to put myself forward for this? the reality is it is not a nice place to be at times, but don't get me wrong, there are also some amazing people and the vast majority of people in our country are good people who want to support you and work with you. but sadly, particularly with social media, we have an opportunity where people can vent their anger towards elected people in a way that i think is getting worse rather than better. kim leadbeater, the mp for batley & spen and sister of murdered mpjo cox. our reporter zoie o'brien is in southend. i'm standing in front of belfairs methodist church, the spot where sir david amess was killed in october by ali harbi ali. in october, people came in the days and weeks afterwards to gather here to pay tribute to the mp. this street behind me was awash with flowers and candles and balloons, and people just sharing their stories about sir david amess. it seems this is a place where everybody has a story, whether you come from a beach cleaning group, ora whether you come from a beach cleaning group, or a school or worked at the local council, people here say sir david amess would come to you and to say i'm your mp, what you need? rather than wait for you to go to him. he was that kind of man and actually mp mark francois tells a brilliant story, he says when they were canvassing one day knocking on a door a man looked his badge and said i don't vote conservative, i vote for sir david amess. this was a man who was very much loved, and if you look around southend now you can see down at the skate park there is a mural, a painting of sir david amess's face. people still have pictures of him up. and of course back on march the 1st southend was given city status in memorial to him, in tribute to him, because he campaigned relentlessly for this area to be recognised as a city. the people who came with tributes also came with questions. they said, why him and why here? why did this happen to sir david amess? a man who did so much for this community. and as we have heard in ali harbi ali's words, he said he thought it would be easier. he said he settled on sir david amess because he thought he would be able to sneak in to the church behind me more easily than he would somewhere else. now of course, this court case really is stirring up emotions for people here, people have to relive that horrific day when they heard a sir david amess had been killed. he had a career in politics for 38 years and people here choose to remember everything here choose to remember everything he did for this community rather than the last few moments of his life. , ., ., �* �* life. our reporter zoie o'brien s-ueakin life. our reporter zoie o'brien speaking to — life. our reporter zoie o'brien speaking to us _ life. our reporter zoie o'brien speaking to us earlier. - president zelensky has told the south korean parliament that he fears tens of thousands of people are likely to have been killed in russia's assault, on the south—eastern city of mariupol. some civilians have managed to escape, heading north to the relative safety of the city of zaporizhzhia, where they've been telling our correspondent, tom bateman, about their treatment, at the hands of russian troops. mariupol is a city of survivors, forced to live underground. people say they scavenge for food or walk miles for water. amid the siege, it is the elderly and disabled most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it's a good thing that my children were home, i they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no longer going through. here, they're bringing in the wounded from all over the south. vasiil was doing all he could to help his fellow villagers underfire. ferrying bread, sugar and medicines to the elderly. but moscow's war reached him at the roadside, and he rages at president putin. translation: we stopped, | i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we werejust living like normal people, we didn't ask anyone to come here. we didn't want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him, i lost my leg. i lost everything. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, these people can feel some safety here, for now. but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei's village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes. he says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, _ but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together, we thought that's it for us. and we said our goodbyes with our eyes. but the round jammed. i picked up that bullet later and gave it to my godson as a memory of us managing to stay alive. he says he's sure he will go back home soon. shelled from a helicopter. ukrainians believe they've won the first stage of this war. but as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next phase will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. jenny hill is our moscow correspondent. earlier i asked her if we knew when new attacks on eastern ukraine might come. the kremlin doesn't tend to share those kind of details with us, more's the pity, but we know of course they plan to intensify their efforts in the east of ukraine. they have stated their aim quite clearly. they want to take the whole of the donbas region. in their words, they want to liberate it. we don't know quite how and when this is going to happen but the signs, as you point out, do seem to be at the intensification has already begun. there is a school of thought that says vladimir putin wants to take the donbas region by 9th may. it is a significant day in russia. it is when russians commemorate the anniversary of the second world war soviet victory over nazi germany. the thinking goes, having presided over an invasion which hasn't got really to plan at first, vladimir putin could save face by telling russians on that day that he scored another historic win, as he would frame it, by having taken some territory in eastern ukraine. lots of questions around that. first of all, can he do it? does his military have the capability to take and then hold significant amounts of territory there. and then the second question, is that the end of the war? will that be enough foeradimir putin? or will it embolden him to try and have another crack to take the rest of ukraine. the language here continues to be really belligerent. we have heard from the foreign minister again today sergei lavrov, he says things there will be no pause in the special military operation, they do not call it a war here, it is a special operation, and he says no pause in that before the next round of peace talks. although when we say peace talks it is hard really to argue that russia is particularly serious about those negotiations, given the lack of ongoing lack of ceasefire and given the kind of language that is coming out here still. as you know vladimir putin has sought to justify his war in ukraine by telling russians it's all about defending russian speakers in eastern ukraine from a murderous regime, as he would put it, baselessly, in kyiv, but also telling russians this is about russian troops defending russia against an aggressive neighbour which has been helped out by an even more aggressive west. we have had more about that from a minister earlier saying the aim of the special military operation is actually not too operation is actually not to denazify and demilitarise, as we are always being told the main aim is, but also to make sure that america doesn't achieve world domination. this is what russians are being told about what's happening in the neighbouring country, and thanks to a lack of independent media now, many of them are going to believe it. just briefly, we know the austrian chancellor was visiting putin for talks today, the first european union leader to meet putin since the start of the war. what has emerged from those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect a great deal as a development of their meeting. we know the austrian chancellor wants to talk about potential ceasefires, humanitarian corridors. we know too he has described this as a russian war of aggression and demanded that it top. let's look at the evidence in front of us. neither crippling sanctions nor threats nor appeals from the international community have stopped vladimir putin yet. it is hard to see circumstances emerging this afternoon which would see any significant shift in that direction, i think. our correspondentjenny hill. emmanuel macron has won the first round of the french election. he, and far—right candidate, marine le pen will fight for the presidency in a second round of voting. it takes place in two weeks time. with almost all of the results in, marine le pen secured 23% of the votes, whilst mr macron secured 27.6%. the far left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, got nearly 22% of votes. in the end, mr macron won the first—round by about three percentage points. however, opinion polls suggest the run—off vote might be closer. all the candidates in yesterday's election — except the far right eric zemmour — have urged their voters not to support ms le pen in the second round. jessica parker reports. time to get to glad—handing. emmanuel macron has been accused of failing to get stuck into this campaign. today, he headed to a stronghold area of his opponent in northern france. the centrist, pro—eu politician with an eye for economic reform, under pressure to widen his appeal, but alain in paris is already convinced. mr macron is very sensitive to economy, but marine le pen has a gun on the head, you know, so, really, it's a no—choice situation. you will be voting macron? yes, of course. far right candidate marine le pen enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. she wants to ban the muslim headscarf in public places, cut immigration, but her campaign has also zoned in on france's cost of living crunch. she was good all along, she was close to the people, she wasn't too much on the tv, she was more with us, on the field, in the cities, she did everything right. today's front pages, and, as expected, it's macron v le pen. now, for the next two weeks, they will fight it out to try and win over voters who maybe chose someone else in the first round or perhaps didn't vote at all. there was lots of choice, but 12 is now down to two. the far—left candidate, who came third, took nearly 22% of the vote. before heading to the polls, anne ruby told me she was voting green, but in a macron—le pen run—off, she would be voting blank. for no—one. politicians must change now. they must be more intelligent, and if we vote against le pen or zemmour, they won't change. they will never change. if the campaign's seemed relatively serene so far, it is now warming up, a head—to—head between two people who want to lead france in very different directions. jessica parker reporting. downing street has insisted that boris johnson retains full confidence in the chancellor, rishi sunak, who has requested an independent review of his ministerial declarations. mr sunak has faced questions about his family's financial arrangements. the chancellor says all laws and rules were followed. our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, reports from westminster. when it emerged his wife akshata murthy holds non—dom status, meaning she isn't obliged to pay uk tax on her overseas income, there is nothing to suggest she has broken any rules and she has said going forward from now on she is going to pay uk tax on overseas income. things got more awkward for the chancellor when it emerged he has held a us green card while chancellor of the exchequer, entitling him to permanent residency meaning he had to do things like filing a tax return in the us. what he has said now is he has written to the prime minister saying he would like the prime minister's independent adviser on ministerial interests, a man called lord geidt, to look into all of his arrangements and ensure he declared them as he would be expected to and that he followed all the rules. what is quite interesting is at the weekend when all this was going on for rishi sunak, there was a statement issued from the cabinet office in which they referenced lord geidt and said he was completely satisfied with the chancellor's propriety of arrangements. so at the weekend that independent adviser on ministerial interests said he was satisfied with how the chancellor has gone about this. i think rishi sunak perhaps thinking sunlight is the best disinfectant and has requested that is looked at again, and i suspect we may well end up with the same answer, though the prime minister's spokeswoman this afternoon would not be drawn on how long this process will all take, though we do know it is now under way, and like you said the prime minister's spokeswoman saying boris johnson the prime minister's spokeswoman saying borisjohnson still retains full confidence in rishi sunak as his chancellor. so of course, slightly awkward politically for the chancellor in this period, a time when he is putting up tax on ordinary people across the country, he says it will help with the backlog in the nhs that's happening post—covid come at a time when there is at least a feeling amongst, not just opposition parties, but some people throughout the country, that by virtue of being a wealthy individual himself he is able to take advantage of certain schemes that most people are not. but important to stress once again there is nothing to suggest rishi sunak has broken any rules. the prime minister's spokeswoman this afternoon would not be drawn on, for example, did other ministers in government told us green cards? did they hold non—dom status or anyone else in theirfamily they hold non—dom status or anyone else in their family holds they hold non—dom status or anyone else in theirfamily holds non—dom status? we have heard sajid javid, the health secretary, told the sunday times at the weekend he used to have it before entering politics and then gave it up at that point. in general terms when we are talking about non—doms, people who don't have to pay uk tax on overseas income and pay an annual fee to hold that status, didn't sound like they would be any change from downing street in their attitude to that in general terms. the prime minister's spokesman saying it attracts talented people to the uk who go onto pay uk tax on their uk income which they say goes towards funding public services across the uk. our correspondent david wallace lockhart. the number of people living in extreme poverty in northern ireland could increase by two thirds because of the cost of living crisis, according to a think—tank that predicts it'll be worse affected than any other part of the uk. with just over three weeks until elections to the northern ireland assembly all parties are now facing questions about how they'll help people with rising costs. the devolved government all but collapsed in february when the democratic unionist first minister resigned in protest over brexit trading arrangements. our ireland correspondent chris page reports from north belfast. party politics here is very different to england, scotland and wales, but the issues affecting communities are often very similar. hello! hi, kerry. people are turning to charities for the first time, as they face financial emergencies. and you're managing with your electricity and your heating? still struggling with the gas and electric that's the main thing. well, we have some more for you today to keep you going. thank you. not at all, it's a pleasure. it's a pleasure, kerry. that'll keep us going for a wee while, bubba, won't it? it's actually, hard being stuck in this. you don't want to ask for the help, but you actually do need to. kerry's caring for two sons, studying for a psychology degree and wrestling with dreadful choices. i've had to, like, determine whether it's energy orfood i'm picking. so that's why i've had to seek help, because you can'tjust pick one or the other, you need to heat your home. iam making, like, tremendous decisions as to how to get by for me and my family. the voluntary organisation working with kerry has seen a five—fold increase in requests for help. sometimes the people who have been are our donors are now asking for help, and that's very difficult for people. i would like to see government focusing on people's needs, and coming up to the election now, i think they need to, and people will want them to. they will be asking questions. in northern ireland, the areas which are most economically deprived tend to be the places which also suffered the worst violence during the conflict. where signs of sectarian division are still very visible, such as these barriers between communities, known as peace walls. although politics has delivered a largely successful peace process, many people say there hasn't been anywhere near enough progress towards dealing with poverty. there's no energy price cap in this part of the uk. regulation's different because the market is. more oil, less gas. ministers have given an extra £200 to people on certain benefits, but families at the sharp end of rocketing bills say the devolved government must be fully restored. need to allocate that money and get back in power, in order to help northern ireland citizens survive. issues of identity can make this feel like a political place apart. but in this election, money matters are gaining ground. chris page, bbc news, belfast. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. compared with last week, this is going to be a much warmer week of weather, but it won't always be dry. there's some rain in the forecast, a band of showery rain drifting northwards through the afternoon, perhaps with the odd rumble of thunder. pretty warm day, particularly given any sunshine. those are the temperatures at five o'clock in the afternoon, 17 for london, just seven in aberdeen, something colder clinging on across north—east scotland. and it is going to stay quite breezy out there. through tonight, there'll be further pulses of rain drifting up from the south, potentially heavy with some thunder and lightning. but it is going to be a mild night. most places, the vast majority staying frost free. tomorrow quite a complex weather picture. areas of showery rain drifting north with some heavy, some thundery. a lot of cloud, some spells of sunshine. if we see sunshine towards the south—east we could see highs of around 20 degrees. pretty warm for many, still a little chilly in the north—east of scotland, but it will turn warmer for all of us through the middle part of the week. that's likely to last into the easter weekend with lots of dry and bright weather, but still the chance of a bit of rain at times. hello this is bbc news with luxmy gopal. the headlines: a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ali harbi ali previously told jurors he had no regrets and that he decided to kill sir david over his vote for air strikes on syria. get him down! jurors were shown dramatic footage of when ali harbi ali was arrested by police officers in the moments after the stabbing. two visions for france as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. ukraine's president zelensky warns of �*big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. pakistan's parliament elects shehbaz sharif as the country's new prime minister — after members of the ousted former premier imran khan's party walk out. but first, let's go to the sport and get a round—up from gavin. good afternoon. what a comeback it was from rory mcilroy at the masters — but it wasn't enough to stop american scottie scheffler claiming his first major title. scheffler won by three shots in augusta and takes the green jacket. the 25—year—old very much the man in the golfing spotlight, given his rise to prominence. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. he's the world number one, and now he's the masters champion. for scottie scheffler, golf at the moment is about as good as it gets. but only after seeing off a quite remarkable challenge. rory mcilroy had begun the day some ten shots behind. no chance, surely? but mcilroy conjured one of the rounds of his life, saving the very best until last. just watch this. on the final hole, he needed something special. and boy, did he get it. how's the pace? come on, then. round you come — get in there... mcilroy! it was a stuff of golfing dreams. a remarkable round of 64 for mcilroy. suddenly he was scheffler�*s nearest rival, and the american still had to play his closing holes. would he falter? well, not a bit of it. as scheffler kept his cool and pulled clear. he was able to walk down the 18th with victory assured and despite a few nerves as he twice missed a short putt... finally, it was third time lucky. there it is. triumph for the 25—year—old texan then, after an unforgettable day. nothing's safe out there on the back nine on this golf course. you know, i've heard all the things that everybody says, "it doesn't start till the back nine on sunday". "anything can happen". "don't hit it in the water on 12". you know all the stuff. and you know, ijust blocked most of that out and just tried to execute and take good golf shots. for scheffler, a first major title. and on this showing, it's unlikely to be his last. andy swiss, bbc news. so a day to remember for scheffler — but mcilroy will take many positives from his stunning final day. his 64 equalling the lowest final—round score in masters history. he said he was as happy as he's ever been on a golf course, after his chip in on the 18th. and after starting 10 adrift of the winner scheffler — he clawed his way up the leaderboard, thanks to six birdies and an eagle. i don't think i have ever walked away from this tournament as happy as i am today. i have played a really good round of golf, it is my best ever finish in augusta. it is not quite enough, but... i will certainly look back on this day with very fond memories and, as i said at the start, it gives me confidence going forward, not only into the next masters next year, but to the rest of the season as well. an anonymous survey has been launched as part of the independent review into racism within scottish cricket. after majid haq's claims earlier this year that cricket scotland is "institutionally racist". sportscotland, the group that looks after sport in the country said diversity and inclusion experts would investigate. the results it's hoped will help understanding, around experiences, and anything that may need to change to address racism, inequalities and discrimination. and a new marathon has been launched, to honour rugby league legend rob burrow — and raise money to fight motor neurone disease. burrow was diagnosed with the condition in 2019 and together with his great friend kevin sinfield, he's raised millions of pounds for charity. the pair played together at leeds, and the race will start and finish at their home ground, headingley stadium, in may next year. we wa nted we wanted something mass participation and covid and bits of red tape got in the way of things. but the realisation that i cannot keep doing crazy challenges, my body is going to fall apart. and i wanted people to share in it. it had to be leads, start and finish at headingley where we both played. a lot of people have done some wonderful things for us all to be on the start line together, to run on behalf of leeds hospital charity and the mnd association but on behalf of rob and ourfriendship, i think it is really, really special. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more now on the news that a man has been found guilty of the murder of the mp sir david amess. earlier martine croxall spoke to the reverend steve tinning, a friend of sir david, and she asked him what he thought sir david's legacy would be. well, i've already been privileged enough to be at the event at the civic hall, where prince charles came and confirmed the city status, which is a big deal here. david cared about that so very much, and it's a really fitting tribute to his life. my own son is desperate to travel on the pier train that's been named after him, but his ongoing legacy will be told in time. you know, there are a lot of things that david was incredibly passionate about. you just need to google his name to see the reasons why he got into politics and the things, the hopes that he had for the city. it is my desperate hope that a lot of that will be realized in the fullness of time. do you see it still being carried out, that kind of work in that kind of way? yeah, i think so. certainly our new mp, anna firth, has committed herself to continuing the work of david's legacy. she's her own person. she has her own heart for the city as well, i'm sure. but there are many people who have sort of embarked upon a year of events and conversations that will really try to make the most of it. i myself suggested to the city that we would have 1000 conversations, one—to—one conversations about our hopes for the city. because david was so well known to the town, to south end as it was and the city as it is now because of these constituency surgeries that he held, where he sat down with people, some of whom he agreed with, others with whom he didn't. but that didn't bother him. he wanted to know what was on people's hearts and he acted on it. and so one of the things that we hope might be a legacy of sir david is for us to have those same conversations with one another. what is good about our city, what is challenging about our city, and how can we make positive steps to improve it? we've talked a lot about what sir david did for southend—on—sea. how has southend—on—sea looked after his family since he died? well, they're understandably very private. i've met them on one occasion, but i didn't want to presume anything with that. his staff, i've reached out to on a few occasions and they're understandably still desperately struggling. but i'm being told and assured that they're getting all the professional support that they can get, and no doubt their friends and closest family are around them as well. but there has been no lack of public support for them and everything that they're going through, and i hope that message is getting through to them. i'm sure it is, and we're here in any way we can be. just to go back to the verdict that we've seen today, we've got the sentencing on wednesday, of course. how do you feel that the news today will be received in the city? i think it will be a relief. like i said, i think... it feels a lifetime ago, but only yesterday at the same time that all of this happened. and there has been a certain expectation and anticipation about the verdict, so i think there is tremendous relief that that has happened. sentencing, everybody will have a different opinion on how this will go. i'm grateful to be in a country that that tries to embark upon justice in a way that sees restoration and reconciliation. but we make no expectations about that. from what i understand, there was very little remorse shown, and i'm sure that the sentencing will reflect that. the parliament in pakistan has chosen shehbaz sharif as the country's new prime minister. it's after imran khan was ousted in a vote of no—confidence in the early hours of sunday. mr sharif — the leader of the opposition — had worked to depose mr khan — and won the support of a majority in parliament. earlier i spoke to author and journalist ahmed rashid to find out more about pakistan's new prime minister. he told me shabaz sharif had a reputation as a good administrator. shehbaz sharif worked for many years a chief administrator in punjab, pakistan's most populous province while his brother was prime minister. he has had a lot of experience in governance and he knows the problems. his acceptance speech today on becoming the next prime minister was full of reference to try to improve the economy, dealing with poverty and the poor. he raised pensions by 10% for government workers. and he gave a churchillian, a winston churchill mention by saying, he promised pakistan blood, sweat and tears and nothing else. bhd pakistan blood, sweat and tears and nothing else-— nothing else. and with imran khan's resonse nothing else. and with imran khan's response to — nothing else. and with imran khan's response to this, _ nothing else. and with imran khan's response to this, imran _ nothing else. and with imran khan's response to this, imran khan - nothing else. and with imran khan's response to this, imran khan has i response to this, imran khan has been tweeting saying he has got a lot of support still, he retains a lot of support still, he retains a lot of support still, he retains a lot of public support, it doesn't sound like we have had the last of him, does it.— him, does it. no, not at all. he is promising — him, does it. no, not at all. he is promising to _ him, does it. no, not at all. he is promising to make _ him, does it. no, not at all. he is promising to make a _ him, does it. no, not at all. he is promising to make a comeback, i him, does it. no, not at all. he is. promising to make a comeback, he him, does it. no, not at all. he is- promising to make a comeback, he has rejected dealing with this present government, he considers them all a bunch of crooks. the fact is, a lot of the leaders of this opposition alliance of which shehbaz sharif is also a member, are accused of corruption and many of their cases are unresolved and it is going to be are unresolved and it is going to be a big problem for this new government on how to deal with the corruption when imran khan was chasing up corrupt ministers. but i think it will be a relief to everyone that there will be a solid government with ministers and a cabinet that functions. because under mr khan, you had cabinet changes almost every week and nobody knew if they were coming or going. so now i think there might be some stability, which of course is desperately needed because of the economy. he said it would be work, work, work and unity, unity, unity. the first is very important because of the crisis in the country with huge deficits, historical deficits. and also the fact that people want to eat and people want to change at the same time. so he is faced with a greatjob. he has a connection to an aid agency in britain who previously, while he was chief minister, they had previously helped shehbaz sharif as chief minister of punjab, to improve education in the province of punjab. which, to some extent, did happen. a lot of british aid money was spent on that endeavour. elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter after saying last week that he would. in a note released on his twitter account, the company's chief executive said that mr musk shared the news on saturday morning, the day when his appointment become officially effective. let's talk to alex hern, the uk technology editor at the guardian. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. why is it significant that he has decided not to join the board, what effect does that have? the immediate effect means he is no longer constrained by the board. musk holds 920% of the outstanding shares in twitter, which is a sizeable holding. but in order to join the board he agreed not to buy more than 14.9% and agreed he wouldn't do so within 90 days of leaving the country. that deal is off, which means if you want to, he could launch a hostile takeover, attempt to acquire a controlling stake in the company. those are the things that the ceo of twitter was hinting at it when he said there would be distractions ahead. itruihat hinting at it when he said there would be distractions ahead. what do ou think is would be distractions ahead. what do you think is behind _ would be distractions ahead. what do you think is behind this, _ would be distractions ahead. what do you think is behind this, what - would be distractions ahead. what do you think is behind this, what is i you think is behind this, what is the point of buying a big stake in a company if you turn down a seat on the board? we company if you turn down a seat on the board? ~ .., company if you turn down a seat on the board?— the board? we can only speculate, but from a — the board? we can only speculate, but from a bland _ the board? we can only speculate, but from a bland corporate - the board? we can only speculate, i but from a bland corporate statement like the one issued that elon musk would not be taking up his seat, there are hidden messages there. the ceo spoke about elon musk refusing to accept the fiduciary rules, and he said he declined after elon musk said he would have to partake in back background checks. elon musk is a character, and it is like he has been told he has to fill in some forms to take a seat and then him going, no. iam elon musk. maybe there is something in his background that might come out and he doesn't want that. maybe when he was asked to take on a few dish ore duty, he thought it would be better to do things that would make twitter profitable, it could be anything. briefly, we know that elon musk is not averse to putting out the odd controversial tweet. there is speculation that perhaps this move continues to allow him to be as controversial as he would like, where as if he had taken a seat at the board, they would have reined him in a bid?— him in a bid? exactly, there is no ruestion him in a bid? exactly, there is no question that _ him in a bid? exactly, there is no question that twitter's _ him in a bid? exactly, there is no question that twitter's offer i him in a bid? exactly, there is no question that twitter's offer of i him in a bid? exactly, there is no question that twitter's offer of a | question that twitter's offer of a board seat was an attempt to bring him inside the tent and give him a voice, but keep him under control. he can be as loud as he wants on the outside. maybe that is all he wants. the question is whether he wants control of twitter or simply say, a voice. is he buying it in a way businessmen invest in a profitable venture all the way a tycoon buys a sports team, just to say i own that thing and i invest a lot of time on it. and lord knows, he invests a lot of time in twitter. maybe he likes to say, i am 10% of it and they have to say, i am 10% of it and they have to listen to me and i can tweet my merry heart out. the to listen to me and i can tweet my merry heart out-— merry heart out. the speculation continues. _ merry heart out. the speculation continues, thank _ merry heart out. the speculation continues, thank you, _ merry heart out. the speculation continues, thank you, alex. i it's nearly eight weeks since russia invaded ukraine, forcing around four million people to flee their homes. so far only 12,000 of them have reached the uk — and that's partly down to delays in granting visas. jayne mccubbin went to aberfeldy — in the scottish highlands — which is ready to become a safe haven for dozens of ukrainians, but the backlog is causing growing frustration. aberfeldy rates, this is a town that wants to open its hearts and homes to refugees. everybody here is sponsoring a family, 22 families in all, over55 sponsoring a family, 22 families in all, over 55 ukrainians. sponsoring a family, 22 families in all, over55 ukrainians. do sponsoring a family, 22 families in all, over 55 ukrainians. do they have their visas yet? she all, over 55 ukrainians. do they have their visas yet?— all, over 55 ukrainians. do they have their visas yet? she has hers. but have their visas yet? she has hers. itut almost — have their visas yet? she has hers. itut almost a _ have their visas yet? she has hers. but almost a month _ have their visas yet? she has hers. but almost a month after- have their visas yet? she has hers. but almost a month after the i have their visas yet? she has hers. i but almost a month after the scheme was launched, not a single refugee has arrived. was launched, not a single refugee has arrived-— has arrived. no, getting a bit fed u . has arrived. no, getting a bit fed up waiting- _ has arrived. no, getting a bit fed up waiting- the _ has arrived. no, getting a bit fed up waiting. the lady _ has arrived. no, getting a bit fed up waiting. the lady we - has arrived. no, getting a bit fed up waiting. the lady we will i has arrived. no, getting a bit fed up waiting. the lady we will be i up waiting. the lady we will be hostin: up waiting. the lady we will be hosting with — up waiting. the lady we will be hosting with her— up waiting. the lady we will be i hosting with her three-year-old hosting with her three—year—old daughten — hosting with her three-year-old dau:hter. ., , ., hosting with her three-year-old dau:hter. ., ., ., hosting with her three-year-old dau:hter. . ., ., no. daughter. have you got a visa? no. we have the — daughter. have you got a visa? no. we have the lovely _ daughter. have you got a visa? no. we have the lovely maria _ daughter. have you got a visa? no. we have the lovely maria and i daughter. have you got a visa? no. we have the lovely maria and her. daughter. have you got a visa? no. i we have the lovely maria and her two little boys who were sleeping on the floor in one of the shelters, so fingers crossed they will be over soon. ~ , ., ,, fingers crossed they will be over soon. ~ , fingers crossed they will be overl soon-_ a few soon. when did she apply? a few weeks ago- _ soon. when did she apply? a few weeks ago- in — soon. when did she apply? a few weeks ago. in the _ soon. when did she apply? a few weeks ago. in the top, _ soon. when did she apply? a few weeks ago. in the top, chat i soon. when did she apply? a few weeks ago. in the top, chat is i soon. when did she apply? a few i weeks ago. in the top, chat is about how increasingly _ weeks ago. in the top, chat is about how increasingly desperate - weeks ago. in the top, chat is about how increasingly desperate families | how increasingly desperate families are. t how increasingly desperate families are. ~' , ., , how increasingly desperate families are. ~ , ., , ., , are. ithink it is really, really embarrassing, _ are. ithink it is really, really embarrassing, i— are. ithink it is really, really embarrassing, i am - are. ithink it is really, really embarrassing, i am sad i are. ithink it is really, really embarrassing, i am sad at i are. i think it is really, really i embarrassing, i am sad at this point. i am one of the volunteers who speaks to all the refugees and they are sitting in limbo in other countries and living without money. vicky tells me alina has travelled alone from ukraine to poland and now on to switzerland as she waits for her uk visa. she on to switzerland as she waits for her uk visa-— on to switzerland as she waits for her uk visa. ,, ., ., , her uk visa. she said to me that she felt like a coward _ her uk visa. she said to me that she felt like a coward for— her uk visa. she said to me that she felt like a coward for leaving. - her uk visa. she said to me that she felt like a coward for leaving. i i her uk visa. she said to me that she felt like a coward for leaving. i am i felt like a coward for leaving. i am getting _ felt like a coward for leaving. i am getting quite emotional about it. there _ getting quite emotional about it. there is— getting quite emotional about it. there is no update with your family? you have spoken to them? we spoke last week_ you have spoken to them? we spoke last week and she ended up in tears on the _ last week and she ended up in tears on the phone. she said it seems like the british_ on the phone. she said it seems like the british government doesn't want us. the british government doesn't want us yes. _ the british government doesn't want us yes. but— the british government doesn't want us. yes, but we do, we will do all we can _ us. yes, but we do, we will do all we can. , ., us. yes, but we do, we will do all we can. , . , ., ., , we can. these are frustrations the local council— we can. these are frustrations the local council is _ we can. these are frustrations the local council is acutely _ we can. these are frustrations the local council is acutely aware i we can. these are frustrations the local council is acutely aware of. l local council is acutely aware of. there are a couple of disclosure checks we have to do and then the accommodation checks. but we recognise the visa process has taken a bit of time, residents will be arriving, guests will be arriving quite soon and if we haven't managed to get these done, it will not hold us back, we will do them after the residents have arrived here in aberfeldy. residents have arrived here in aberfeldy-— residents have arrived here in aberfeld. ,, , c, a, aberfeldy. that is a bit of a change in oli aberfeldy. that is a bit of a change in policy and _ aberfeldy. that is a bit of a change in policy and that _ aberfeldy. that is a bit of a change in policy and that will— aberfeldy. that is a bit of a change in policy and that will speed - aberfeldy. that is a bit of a change in policy and that will speed things| in policy and that will speed things up? it in policy and that will speed things u - ? in policy and that will speed things u . ? a, , , a, , in policy and that will speed things u? a, , , , , , up? it will absolutely speed things u -. up? it will absolutely speed things un- valentina _ up? it will absolutely speed things up. valentina arrived _ up? it will absolutely speed things up. valentina arrived in _ up? it will absolutely speed things up. valentina arrived in aberfeldyl up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy 24 ears up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy 24 years ago _ up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy 24 years ago from _ up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy 24 years ago from bosnia. - up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy} 24 years ago from bosnia. today, up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy - 24 years ago from bosnia. today, he, his dad and their neighbours helped in another crisis. we his dad and their neighbours helped in another crisis.— in another crisis. we know that we can aet it in another crisis. we know that we can get it done- — in another crisis. we know that we can get it done. we _ in another crisis. we know that we can get it done. we need - in another crisis. we know that we can get it done. we need to - in another crisis. we know that we can get it done. we need to get i can get it done. we need to get movinu. can get it done. we need to get moving- we _ can get it done. we need to get moving. we see _ can get it done. we need to get moving. we see the _ can get it done. we need to get moving. we see the television i can get it done. we need to get - moving. we see the television every worse. more than 4 million people have left ukraine _ worse. more than 4 million people have left ukraine looking - worse. more than 4 million people have left ukraine looking for- have left ukraine looking for refuge, only 1200 have found that refuge, only 1200 have found that refuge here under the homes for ukraine scheme. it is less than 3% of the total number to apply. you still haven't had your visa? 140. still haven't had your visa? no, nothina still haven't had your visa? no, nothing still. _ still haven't had your visa? no, nothing still. in _ still haven't had your visa? no, nothing still. in linda's - still haven't had your visa? no, nothing still. in linda's house, | still haven't had your visa? no, i nothing still. in linda's house, we catch u- nothing still. in linda's house, we catch up with _ nothing still. in linda's house, we catch up with tatiana, _ nothing still. in linda's house, we catch up with tatiana, the - nothing still. in linda's house, we catch up with tatiana, the first. nothing still. in linda's house, we catch up with tatiana, the first to | catch up with tatiana, the first to apply for a visa almost a month ago. you cannot stay where you are canyou, you have run out of time? £31 canyou, you have run out of time? of course not. it has been a month. people here for more than generous and they let us live here for the whole month. tomorrow we are moving out. ., ~ ., , , out. the not knowing must be the worst? certainly, _ out. the not knowing must be the worst? certainly, yes. _ out. the not knowing must be the worst? certainly, yes. this - out. the not knowing must be the worst? certainly, yes. this is - out. the not knowing must be the worst? certainly, yes. this is the | worst? certainly, yes. this is the first refugee _ worst? certainly, yes. this is the first refugee to _ worst? certainly, yes. this is the first refugee to be _ worst? certainly, yes. this is the first refugee to be granted - worst? certainly, yes. this is the first refugee to be granted a - worst? certainly, yes. this is the| first refugee to be granted a visa. her friend first refugee to be granted a visa. herfriend maria first refugee to be granted a visa. her friend maria and first refugee to be granted a visa. herfriend maria and their first refugee to be granted a visa. her friend maria and their two children left their home near mariupoljust after it children left their home near mariupol just after it was bombed. translation: we mariupoljust after it was bombed. translation:— mariupoljust after it was bombed. translation: we had no electricity and no heating. _ translation: we had no electricity and no heating, no _ translation: we had no electricity and no heating, no water. _ translation: we had no electricity and no heating, no water. we - translation: we had no electricity and no heating, no water. we had i and no heating, no water. we had nothing at all, not even glass in the windows. we just couldn't stay there any longer. i the windows. we 'ust couldn't stay there any longer.— the windows. we 'ust couldn't stay there any longer. i am very relieved and ha- there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that _ there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that he — there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that he will— there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that he will be _ there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that he will be able - there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that he will be able to i there any longer. i am very relieved and happy that he will be able to be with us_ and happy that he will be able to be with us soon and i hope you will feel very— with us soon and i hope you will feel very safe here. translation: | feel very safe here. translation: ., ., , ., translation: i am really grateful for all of your— translation: i am really grateful for all of your support _ translation: i am really grateful for all of your support you - translation: i am really grateful for all of your support you have - for all of your support you have given me and for all your help. thank you very much. she will now wait for the whole group to get visas before making the journey to scotland, to sanctuary. the government say the aim is to process applications in two to three days. on friday, priti patel apologised for delays. on friday, priti patel apologised for dela s. ~ ., on friday, priti patel apologised for dela s. ~ . ., , , for delays. what we are seeing is the worst possible _ for delays. what we are seeing is the worst possible of _ for delays. what we are seeing is the worst possible of human - for delays. what we are seeing is i the worst possible of human nature and the best. the worst possible of human nature and the best-— the worst possible of human nature and the best.- what - the worst possible of human nature and the best. hello. what aberfeldy has demonstrated, _ and the best. hello. what aberfeldy has demonstrated, it _ and the best. hello. what aberfeldy has demonstrated, it is _ and the best. hello. what aberfeldy has demonstrated, it is alive and well, that kind of spirit and our governmentjust seem to be out of step. it government 'ust seem to be out of ste -. . government 'ust seem to be out of ste -. , ., government 'ust seem to be out of ste. , ., , i. government 'ust seem to be out of ste. , ., , ., step. it is not beyond the wit of man to get _ step. it is not beyond the wit of man to get desperate _ step. it is not beyond the wit of man to get desperate people i step. it is not beyond the wit of. man to get desperate people out step. it is not beyond the wit of - man to get desperate people out of a desperate _ man to get desperate people out of a desperate situation _ man to get desperate people out of a desperate situation into— man to get desperate people out of a desperate situation into homes- man to get desperate people out of a desperate situation into homes that i desperate situation into homes that are ready— desperate situation into homes that are ready and — desperate situation into homes that are ready and willing _ desperate situation into homes that are ready and willing and _ desperate situation into homes that are ready and willing and that - are ready and willing and that disconnect— are ready and willing and that disconnect linda _ are ready and willing and that disconnect linda has- are ready and willing and that disconnect linda hasjust - are ready and willing and thati disconnect linda hasjust been talking — disconnect linda hasjust been talking about _ disconnect linda hasjust been talking about between - disconnect linda hasjust been talking about between the - disconnect linda hasjust been - talking about between the government and the _ talking about between the government and the population, _ talking about between the government and the population, they— talking about between the government and the population, they are _ talking about between the government and the population, they are so- talking about between the government and the population, they are so far- and the population, they are so far out of— and the population, they are so far out of kitter — and the population, they are so far out of kilter with _ and the population, they are so far out of kilter with us, _ and the population, they are so far out of kilter with us, it _ and the population, they are so far out of kilter with us, it is _ and the population, they are so far out of kilter with us, it is gating. i out of kilter with us, it is gating. this_ out of kilter with us, it is gating. this is_ out of kilter with us, it is gating. this is where _ out of kilter with us, it is gating. this is where they _ out of kilter with us, it is gating. this is where they want - out of kilter with us, it is gating. this is where they want to - out of kilter with us, it is gating. this is where they want to be, i out of kilter with us, it is gating. | this is where they want to be, so far only five of the 55 aberfeldy these applications have been granted, so this young family and the town continue to wait. it was the olivier theatre awards last ngiht at london's royal albert hall — which recognise those who work both on and off stage. a revival of the musical cabaret at the kit kat club, starring eddie redmayne, was the big winner on the night — as claudia redmond reports. the curtain was raised at the club in london. kit kat was the greatest winner on the night taking seven prizes including acting trophies for eddie redmayne and irish actress, jessie buckley. this eddie redmayne and irish actress, jessie buckley-— jessie buckley. this is the dream, this is the one. _ jessie buckley. this is the dream, this is the one. it _ jessie buckley. this is the dream, this is the one. it is _ jessie buckley. this is the dream, this is the one. it is the _ jessie buckley. this is the dream, this is the one. it is the part - jessie buckley. this is the dream, this is the one. it is the part i - this is the one. it is the part i played as a kid at school, it was the thing that got my passion for theatre really field and getting to do it every night with that extraordinary group of people was dumbfounding. cheering and applause. it is such a huge, huge privilege to be part— it is such a huge, huge privilege to be part of— it is such a huge, huge privilege to be part of this community which i consider— be part of this community which i consider my family. thank you for welcoming — consider my family. thank you for welcoming me in all those years ago and this— welcoming me in all those years ago and this is— welcoming me in all those years ago and this isjust so lovely. cheering and applause. how about we hear another one, something — how about we hear another one, something that _ how about we hear another one, something that cooks. _ how about we hear another one, something that cooks. best- how about we hear another one, something that cooks.— something that cooks. best new musical went — something that cooks. best new musical went to _ something that cooks. best new musical went to back _ something that cooks. best new musical went to back to - something that cooks. best new musical went to back to the - something that cooks. best new i musical went to back to the future based on the 19805 cult film which followed the time travelling capers of michaelj fox. and in the dance world, young up and coming choreographer stepped up to receive the outstanding achievement in dance category for her work on jolly the outstanding achievement in dance category for her work onjolly folly with the english national ballet. the winners of the olivier awards are chosen by a team of industry figures, stage luminaries and theatre living members of the public. it is hoped following so many setbacks with covid over the last two years, the shows can go on. police in spain have seized more than a thousand stuffed animals — including protected and extinct species — at a warehouse in valencia. the haul included rhinos, polar bears and elephants. the warehouse—owner is under investigation but has not been arrested. shelley phelps has more details. elephants, rhinos, lions and more were among the hundreds of stuffed wild animals found in this giant warehouse near valencia in eastern spain. the haul, worth an estimated 29 million euros, is one of the largest of its kind in europe, according to the spanish police. around 400 of the animals are classified as protected. with every box opened, police found more. carefully examining and documenting each find. cheetahs, lynxes, polar bears and white rhinos were also found. along with almost 200 elephant tusks and furniture made from elephants. spanish police say the warehouse owner is being investigated for smuggling and environmental crimes. shelley phelps, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. after last week's wintry showers and frosty nights, this week the weather brings us something warmer but not always dry. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this beautiful swirl of cloud, a weather system out to the west. we will see bands of cloud and rain at times through this week, but what we will also see is this warm air feeding up from the south, and that is likely to stay with us as we head into the easter weekend. but in the shorter term through the afternoon, some spells of sunshine around. best of that across eastern parts, a band of showery rain drifting its way northwards across england, wales, northern ireland, some bits and pieces of rain for scotland. quite a breezy day out there, but a warm one for many. temperatures at 5:00pm, 17 degrees there for london, just seven in aberdeen. the colder air trying to cling on across parts of northeast scotland. through this evening and tonight, this first band of showery rain drifts northwards. further pulses of rain will drift up from the south, potentially heavy and thundery. there'll be a fair amount of cloud and for the vast majority, for just about everyone, it will be frost free. so a mild start to tuesday. there is going to be quite a lot of cloud around at times. areas of wet weather drifting northwards across northern ireland and scotland, a band of rain through the afternoon, developing across some central and eastern parts of england. ahead of that, if we see some sunshine, well we could lift temperatures close to 20 degrees and it will be a warm day for many. still, though, a little bit chilly across parts of north east scotland. now for wednesday, there's a greater chance that we'll see some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, particularly out towards the west. a lot of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, light winds and just one or two showers popping up. but that warmer air spreading further north so double digits even in northern scotland. highs towards the south east of the uk — 19 or 20 degrees. for thursday, we see a frontal system trying to bring some rain in from the west, so some wet weather, potentially for northern ireland and western scotland. dry but rather cloudy elsewhere, but again feeling warm. now into the easter weekend this area of high pressure is going to try to take control of the weather, but it is relatively weak, so it may not be quite strong enough to fend off all the weather systems from the west. bit of uncertainty in the detail, but it looks like there will be a lot of warm, dry and bright weather through the easter weekend and just the chance of a little rain at times. this is bbc news — i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 4.00 — a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ali harbi ali previously told jurors he had no regrets and that he decided to kill sir david over his vote for air strikes on syria. get him down! search him! jurors were shown dramatic footage of when ali harbi ali was arrested by police officers in the moments after the stabbing. two visions for france, as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. ukraine's president zelensky warns of 'big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. pakistan's parliament elects shehbaz sharif as the country's new prime minister — after members of the ousted former premier imran khan's party walk out. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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 correspondent, daniel sandford, contains flashing images. it is the 15th october last year and in the leafy suburbs of leigh on sea a man has murdered an mp. they say he's got a knife. within minutes the first two officers arrive. they don't have guns, just batons. cautiously, they move in. can you show us, mate? stay back, yeah. ..to tackle the knife man. they have no stab vests. no other protective clothing. drop the knife. drop the knife now. on the floor. expletive. get him down. search him. at the moment you are under arrest for murder, all right. at southend police station the killer blurted out his motivation. ali harbi ali grew up in croydon in south london, he was clever, hoped to train as a doctor, but he became radicalised in his late teens by the islamic state group's propaganda. at first, he considered killing michael gove, then, carrying a knife, he started making trips to westminster, looking for other mp5. this was an individual who had notjust committed an atrocious murder in southend, but who had crossed the line into criminality and serious preparation for terrorism. preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as his victim almost by chance, as the mp for southend west had advertised his surgery on twitter. on october 15th, he set out from his north london home, taking the train to leigh—on—sea and calmly walking to the church, to murder the much—loved local mp. the murder here at belfairs methodist church rocked british politics. sir david amess was the second mp to be killed, in just over five years. his assassination and that ofjo cox risked undermining a fundamental principle of british politics, that mp5 should be easily available to those they represent. daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. the mp for batley and spen, kim leadbeater, is the sister ofjo cox — the constituency�*s former mp, who was murdered by a right—wing extremist in 2016. earlier she told me how she felt when the verdict came in my thoughts straight away went to his family and how they would be feeling after having gone through this next horrific chapter in what is now the rest of their lives. i would imagine they will feel relieved that this is over but it will have been another extremely difficult period of time, another extremely difficult day, and notjust his family, but his staff, his constituents, the community he served with such love and compassion, and his colleagues in parliament as well. so it is another very difficult day. i hope that the people directly involved can have some sense of relief that at least this next horrible chapter is over. how did you feel about the fact that here we are talking about this again after the horrific murder of sir david, given what had happened to your sister, and i think many thought and hoped that something as horrific as that wouldn't be able to happen again. when the news broke that sir david had been attacked the emotions for me were quite similar to whenjo was attacked in that you hoped that it would be ok and then it wasn't 0k. the fact that that could happen again was devastating, so heartbreaking to think that another family was going through what we had to go through, and we are still going through, because it never ends, this is the rest of your life now, after something so horrific. there are two things that need to be looked at, and i think the first thing is how we can get democracy protected and how we can make sure that we have got a free and open society and democracy, but also how we make sure that people who are elected to public office feel safe to do theirjobs. and sir david was a very good example, asjo was, who loved the people side of the job, they wanted to work with their constituents and be accessible and the question is how to maintain that and also make sure people feel safe to do the job they love. that is a tricky balance. the other big part of this equation is looking at civility in public life and looking at how levels of abuse and intimidation and toxicity have become so excessive to people who have put themselves forward to serve and how we can change that culture and the responsibility everyone has in that regard, whether you are a politician yourself, whether you are the media, whether you are a member of the public, a constituent, what can we try and do to make politics less toxic place and a safer place, and i think there is a lot of work to be done there. kim, as you say, it is a difficult balance. you are an mp yourself now. how do incidents like this, and how has this changed your view on how safe you feel when speaking to constituents? i think with my background you always have safety in your mind. what worries me is when i started in parliament, the number of conversations i had with fellow mp5 who have kind of normalised the threat risk, they've kind of normalised the level of abuse and intimidation that comes with thejob, and it shouldn't come with the job. we wouldn't expect anybody in any profession to go to work and have to deal with the excessive abuse and intimidation and threats that mp5 face nowadays. sadly there is a broader point there that we have seen that kind of thing in other professions, whether it is celebrities, or even in the last couple of years, people who are doing otherjobs in public service, whether that's doctors, nurses, taxi drivers. there seems to be a real anger in society, and that's something i think we need to look at and think again about the kind of society we want to live in. we might not think that that has an impact on acts of terror and acts of extremism, but i would beg to differ. and i think the issue around how society is operating feeds into extremism, and if we have an angry society people are more drawn towards the extremes. so i think we have to do a big piece of reflection around looking at what we want our country to look like. andjust finally, kim, briefly, if there is anything that could be done just on the more immediate safety side of things, when seeing constituents in your surgeries, as you mention it is a much broader, more long—term change to society, but is there anything you would like to see done in a more immediate sense to help protect mps' safety? a lot of work is being done and i know that from speaking to the parliamentary authorities and i know that from working a lot with the police, a lot of work is being done behind the scenes and obviously a lot of that cannot be talked about publicly. but a lot of work is being done. but it is a fine line, as you have said, protecting that democratic process and accessibility, but also making sure we feel safe to do jobs. and i generally feel quite safe because i take all the help offered to me and i take all the help that is available from the authorities and the police. but we have to keep working at it. because the other big problem is people will leave public life. when you get abuse and threats and horribleness online and offline that is not a good feeling and it worries me that people will step away from public life. and also won't go into public life. i have said repeatedly if i was ten years younger, 20 years younger, and a young woman, would i want to put myself forward for this? the reality is it is not a nice place to be at times, the reality is it is not a nice place to be at times. but don't get me wrong, there are also some amazing people and the vast majority of people in our country are good people who want to support you and work with you. but sadly, particularly with social media, we have an opportunity where people can vent their anger towards elected people in a way that i think is getting worse rather than better. mp kim leadbeater, the sister of murdered mpjo cox. our reporter zoie o'brien is in southend. she sent this report earlier. i'm standing in front of belfairs methodist church, the spot where sir david amess was killed in october by ali harbi ali. in october, people came in the days and weeks afterwards to gather here to pay tribute to the mp. this street behind me was awash with flowers and candles and balloons, and people just sharing their stories about sir david. it seems this is a place where everybody has a story, whether you come from a beach cleaning group, or a school or worked at the local council, people here say sir david amess would come to you and say, "i'm your mp, what you need?" rather than wait for you to go to him. he was that kind of man. and actually mp mark francois tells a brilliant story, he says when they were canvassing one day knocking on a door a man looked at his badge and said, "i don't vote conservative, i vote for sir david amess." this was a man who was very much loved, and if you look around southend now you can see down at the skate park there is a mural, a painting of sir david's face. people still have pictures of him up. and of course back on march 1st southend was given city status in memorial to him, in tribute to him, because he campaigned relentlessly for this area to be recognised a5 a city. the people who came with tributes also came with questions. they said, why him and why here? why did this happen to sir david amess? a man who did so much for this community. and as we have heard in ali harbi ali's words, he said he thought it would be easier. he said he settled on sir david amess because he thought he would be able to sneak in to the church behind me more easily than he would somewhere else. now of course, this court case really is stirring up emotions for people here, people have to relive that horrific day when they heard sir david amess had been killed. he had a career in politics for 38 years and people here choose to remember everything he did for this community rather than the last few moments of his life. our reporter zoie o'brien. joining me now is councillor ian gilbert, the labour leader of the southend borough council. thank you forjoining us. you knew sir david amess well. how did you feel after today's verdict.- feel after today's verdict. well, obviously my — feel after today's verdict. well, obviously my thoughts - feel after today's verdict. well, obviously my thoughts are - feel after today's verdict. well, 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amongst councillors and more acutely amongst mp5. of course, it makes people question whether themselves, their colleagues, their staff, theirfamily themselves, their colleagues, their staff, their family etc might end themselves, their colleagues, their staff, theirfamily etc might end up being put in harm's way through the work they do. i do think people... the authorities, as was said, have done a lot of work. i do think people are taking extra care, plus trying to strike that balance with being accessible to the people we serve. . ., i. being accessible to the people we serve. . , ., , being accessible to the people we serve. . ., y., , . , . serve. ian, do you personally feel a little bit more _ serve. ian, do you personally feel a little bit more nervous _ serve. ian, do you personally feel a little bit more nervous about - serve. ian, do you personally feel a little bit more nervous about the i little bit more nervous about the safety since this happened? i little bit more nervous about the safety since this happened? i think it's about taking _ safety since this happened? i think it's about taking sensible - it's about taking sensible precautions. i personally don't feel unsafe around southend or in engagements, and what have you, that i undertake. but there is that sense of, you know, just take simple precautions, like making sure there is always two people around, making sure you always know where your colleagues are and so on and so forth, and certainly more aware of that now than we were. jan. forth, and certainly more aware of that now than we were. ian, thank ou so that now than we were. ian, thank you so much _ that now than we were. ian, thank you so much for— that now than we were. ian, thank you so much for taking _ that now than we were. ian, thank you so much for taking the - that now than we were. ian, thank you so much for taking the time i that now than we were. ian, thankj you so much for taking the time to speak to us. i know that you knew sir david amess well so it cannot have been easy. thank you for sharing your thoughts. the headlines on bbc news. a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. two visions for france as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. some breaking news to bring you that has come through, imran ahmad khan has come through, imran ahmad khan has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy at a house in staffordshire in 2008. that verdict has just come in to us. he was facing trial at southwark crown court. we will bring you more on that story as we get it. president zelensky has told the south korean parliament that he fears tens of thousands of people are likely to have been killed in russia's assault, on the south—eastern city of mariupol. some civilians have managed to escape, heading north to the relative safety of the city of zaporizhzhia, where they've been telling our correspondent, tom bateman, about their treatment, at the hands of russian troops. mariupol is a city of survivors, forced to live underground. people say they scavenge for food or walk miles for water. amid the siege, it is the elderly and disabled most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it's a good thing that my children were home, i they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no longer going through. here, they're bringing in the wounded from all over the south. vasil was doing all he could to help his fellow villagers underfire. ferrying bread, sugar and medicines to the elderly. but moscow's war reached him at the roadside, and he rages at president putin. translation: we stopped, | i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we werejust living like normal people, we didn't ask anyone to come here. we didn't want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him, i lost my leg. i lost everything. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, these people can feel some safety here, for now. but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei's village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes. he says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, _ but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together, we thought that's it for us. and we said our goodbyes with our eyes. but the round jammed. i picked up that bullet later and gave it to my godson as a memory of us managing to stay alive. he says he's sure he will go back home soon. shelled from a helicopter. ukrainians believe they've won the first stage of this war. but as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next phase will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. jenny hill is our moscow correspondent. earlier i asked her if we knew when new attacks on eastern ukraine might come. the kremlin doesn't tend to share those kind of details with us, more's the pity, but we know of course they plan to intensify their efforts in the east of ukraine. they have stated their aim quite clearly. they want to take the whole of the donbas region. in their words, they want to liberate it. we don't know quite how and when this is going to happen but the signs, as you point out, do seem to be at the intensification has already begun. there is a school of thought which says vladimir putin wants to take the donbas region by 9th may. it is a significant day here in russia. it is when russians commemorate the anniversary of the second world war soviet victory over nazi germany. the thinking goes, having presided over an invasion which hasn't got over an invasion which hasn't gone really to plan at first, vladimir putin could save face by telling russians on that day that he'd scored another historic win, as he would frame it, by having taken some territory in eastern ukraine. lots of questions around that. first of all, can he do it? does his military have the capability to take and then hold significant amounts of territory there. and then the second question, is that the end of the war? will that be enough foeradimir putin? or will it embolden him to try and have another crack to take the rest of ukraine. the language here continues to be really belligerent. we have heard from the foreign minister again today sergei lavrov, he says things like there will be no pause in the special military operation, they do not call it a war here, it is a special operation, and he says no pause in that before the next round of peace talks. although when we say peace talks it is hard really to argue that russia is particularly serious about those negotiations, given the lack of ongoing lack of ceasefire and given the kind of language that is coming out here still. as you know vladimir putin has sought to justify his war in ukraine by telling russians it's all about defending russian speakers in eastern ukraine from a murderous regime, as he would put it, baselessly, in kyiv, but also telling russians this is about russian troops defending russia against an aggressive neighbour which has been helped out by an even more aggressive west. we have had more about that from the foreign minister earlier saying the aim of the special military operation is actually not to denazify and demilitarise, as we are always being told the main aim is, but also to make sure that america doesn't achieve world domination. this is what russians are being told about what's happening in the neighbouring country, and thanks to a lack of independent media now, many of them are going to believe it. just briefly, we know the austrian chancellor was visiting putin for talks today, the first european union leader to meet putin since the start of the war. what has emerged from those talks? nothing as yet. i don't think we can expect a great deal a5 a development of their meeting. we know the austrian chancellor wants to talk about potential ceasefires, humanitarian corridors. we know too he has described this as a russian war of aggression and demanded that it stop. let's look at the evidence in front of us. neither crippling sanctions nor threats nor appeals from the international community have stopped vladimir putin yet. it is hard to see circumstances emerging this afternoon which would see any significant shift in that direction, i think. our correspondentjenny hill. let's speak to our correspondent, anna foster, who'sjust arrived in irpin just outside of kyiv first of all, we were just hearing about this threat of russian attacks on the east of ukraine, and we know there are humanitarian corridors that are being established. how likely is it that all the people who need to get to safety will be able to? . need to get to safety will be able to? , ., ., ., ., , to? these humanitarian corridors have been _ to? these humanitarian corridors have been established _ to? these humanitarian corridors have been established with - to? these humanitarian corridors have been established with a - have been established with a reasonable degree of success over the last few days. the problem i think is that not everybody wants to leave. there are always those people who do, perhaps people with children, who want to get some degree of safety, but i spoke to lots of people during this conflict that when the fighting have started their first instinct has been to get underground to live in basements, a5 underground to live in basements, as they have in some cases for weeks. a lot of people at a time like this want to feel connected to their homes, so while a lot of people are leaving i think a lot of people will try and stay, even though the warnings are strong. they are being told to leave because the next phase of fighting in the east of the country, the belief is that that will be even more powerful than we have already seen. the will be even more powerful than we have already seen.— will be even more powerful than we have already seen. the message from president zelensky _ have already seen. the message from president zelensky is _ have already seen. the message from president zelensky is that _ have already seen. the message from president zelensky is that this - president zelensky is that this isn't a time for complacency. it might seem that things are relatively calm in some parts but actually there is a huge threat to come. . . ~ ~' . actually there is a huge threat to come. , , . ~ , ., come. this is right. we keep hearing that even though _ come. this is right. we keep hearing that even though the _ come. this is right. we keep hearing that even though the focus _ come. this is right. we keep hearing that even though the focus of - come. this is right. we keep hearing that even though the focus of the i that even though the focus of the russian fighting is moving east, you have to remember that throughout the more than six weeks of this conflict now, it has never been entirely clear what it is that russia was trying to achieve. you look at where we are now, this is irpin, bucha just beyond me on the fringes of this city, this was a place that was held by russian forces. this bridge in fact was the bridge into irpin, blown up by the ukrainians to try and stop russian forces getting in here and taking over. it is a simple really, in many ways, of that ukrainian resistance which was actually far stronger and more effective than many people thought that it might be. there is a hope that it might be. there is a hope that that may be repeated elsewhere, but again russia pulled out of these areas. it said it was going to focus on the east, you could never quite tell what russia was going to do. sometimes it says one thing and then do something else. so anybody who tries to predict exactly which direction this war is going to go in is probably not going to be successful in that. $5 is probably not going to be successful in that.- is probably not going to be successful in that. ~ , , ., ., successful in that. as you say, that is a symbol — successful in that. as you say, that is a symbol of _ successful in that. as you say, that is a symbol of ukrainian _ successful in that. as you say, that| is a symbol of ukrainian resistance. is there the resources, the manpower, military strength, is there that strength is still there for a further ukrainian resistance against what russian forces might bring? j against what russian forces might brina ? ~ , ., , against what russian forces might brinu? ~ , ., against what russian forces might brinu? «a ., , bring? i think people are still heartened — bring? i think people are still heartened by _ bring? i think people are still heartened by what _ bring? i think people are still heartened by what they - bring? i think people are still heartened by what they have | bring? i think people are still- heartened by what they have seen. i think people have a lot of faith in the ukrainian military because they have seen them achieve things like this, they have seen them push back the russian forces in some areas, but if you listen to the ukrainian government and president zelensky, he will tell you repeatedly that what ukraine needs for the next phaseis what ukraine needs for the next phase is more weapons because of course a lot of them have been destroyed, depleted in the conflict so far, and they are saying that if russian forces are regrouping and refocusing and restocking, then ukraine needs to do the same thing and that's why president zelensky continues making these appeals to countries around the world to top up, basically, the ukrainian military, to give them things like more tanks, planes, ammunition, weapons, more special weapons systems which he believes, if ukraine has, it will really help their forces try and continue to repel russia, particularly on the eastern flank of ukraine.- eastern flank of ukraine. anna, thank you- _ eastern flank of ukraine. anna, thank you. our _ eastern flank of ukraine. anna, thank you. our correspondent l eastern flank of ukraine. anna, - thank you. our correspondent anna fosterfrom irpin. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben. i don't want to put a jinx on anything but it might be quite nice for this easter weekend, mightn't it? it might be, you're not wrong, but i'm going to give you a health warning, there are still so many days ahead the forecast is still a little uncertain. but yes, i will show you a sneak preview in a moment and it doesn't look too bad. starting in the shorter term this afternoon, temperatures 9—18 , starting to feel warmer, some sunshine but rain pushing northwards and overnight we will see more of the hefty downpours drifting up from the hefty downpours drifting up from the south, could be thunder and lightning mixing in as well. but temperatures overnight much milder than the nights we had last week, 5-10 . so than the nights we had last week, 5—10 . so tomorrow we will see outbreaks of rain, quite sporadically moving northwards, some heavy thundery bursts but with some drier spells a5 heavy thundery bursts but with some drier spells as well. quite a lot of cloud but where we see sunshine across parts of eastern england, that can lift temperatures to 18, 19, 20 degrees. that can lift temperatures to 18, 19,20 degrees. a warm day for that can lift temperatures to 18, 19, 20 degrees. a warm day for most but still a bit chilly in north—east scotland. let's look at the outlook heading for the rest of the week, towards the easter weekend it looks mostly dry, quite warm, there will be sunshine, but there is the chance that we could also see some rain at times. but overall, it is not looking too bad. hello this is bbc news with luxmy gopal. the headlines: a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ali harbi ali previously told jurors he had no regrets and that he decided to kill sir david over his vote for air strikes on syria get him down! jurors were shown dramatic footage of when ali harbi ali was arrested by police officers in the moments after the stabbing. ukraine's president zelensky warns of 'big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country. the conservative mp for wakefield imran ahmad khan is found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy afterforcing him to drink gin at a party in 2008. two visions for france as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good afternoon. scottie scheffler proved just why he's golf�*s world number one, after winning the masters by three shots. but rory mcilroy deserves much praise for his stunning final day at augusta, that saw him equal the lowest final—round score in masters history. he ended up coming second to scheffler — and after several birdies and an eagle, said he hopes his form can carry on into the season ahead. i don't think i have ever walked away from this tournament as happy as i am today. i have played a really good round of golf, it is my best everfinish in augusta. it is not quite enough, but... ..i will certainly look back on this day with very fond memories and, as i said at the start, it gives me confidence going forward, not only into the next masters next year, but to the rest of the season as well. football now, and ahead of their must—win champions league quarterfinal game against real madrid tomorrow, chelsea manager thomas tuchel claimed that "although unlikely, it is still worth trying" to overturn their two goal deficit. the holders were beaten 3—1 by the spanish side in the first leg and travel to the bernabeu for the return leg. not for the return leg. the biggest chance, given the first not the biggest chance, given the first game's result and given the competition and the opponent and the stadium we play in. but we never managed our input, our effort and is our belief by the chances we had. we never did and we will not start tomorrow. by giving less, because it is very unlikely we make it. jimmy anderson says he feels fresh and raring to go ahead of his lancashire side's county championship opener against kent this week. anderson is england's most prolific test bowler, but was left out of the recent tour of west indies. he says he's targeting wickets for lancashire, to force his way back into the frame and still has the desire to keep going. i still love playing, i still love bowling. i still feel in great shape, i still feel i have got something to offer the sport. whether it is with lancashire or england. as long as i have got the drive then i will keep going. it is something, i am lucky i have had it for awhile, that drive and passion to play the game so i willjust try to play the game so i willjust try to doing that. an anonymous survey has been launched as part of the independent review into racism within scottish cricket. after majid haq's claims earlier this year that cricket scotland is "institutionally racist". sportscotland, the group that looks after sport in the country said diversity and inclusion experts would investigate. the results it's hoped will help understanding, around experiences, and anything that may need to change to address racism, inequalities and discrimination. the fia, motorsport�*s governing body, is investigating after a 15—year—old russian karting champion appeared to make a nazi salute on a podium. artem severiukhin seemed to perform the offensive gesture after winning the first round of the european championship in portugal on sunday. the fia announced it had launched an immediate investigation into severiukhin's behaviour on monday and his team has since terminated his contract. and a new marathon has been launched, to honour rugby league legend rob burrow and raise money to fight motor neurone disease. burrow was diagnosed with the condition in 2019 and together with his great friend kevin sinfield, he's raised millions of pounds for charity. the pair played together at leeds, and the race will start and finish at their home ground, headingley stadium, in may next year. that's all the sport for now. gavin, thank you. some breaking news that has come in in the past few minutes. the met police have lost a legal attempt to appeal against the finding that they breached the rights of the organisers of a vigil for sarah everard in south london. the group reclaim the streets had to cancel the event after the met 5aid cancel the event after the met said it would be illegal to stage it under lockdown conditions. but an unofficial gathering went ahead. the high courtjudges dismissed the met�*s appeal 5aid high courtjudges dismissed the met�*s appeal said it was a feeble attempt to reach factual conclusions. so the met police have lost an appeal that they breached the rights of the organisers of the vigil for the rights of the organisers of the vigilfor sarah everard. emmanuel macron has won the first round of the french election. he, and far—right candidate, marine le pen will fight for the presidency in a second round of voting. it takes place in two weeks time. with almost all of the results in, marine le pen secured 23% of the votes, whilst mr macron secured 27.6%. the far left candidate, jean—luc melenshon, got nearly 22% jean—luc melenshon, got nearly 22% of votes. in the end, mr macron won the first—round by about three percentage points. however, opinion polls suggest the run—off vote might be closer. all the candidates in yesterday's election — except the far right eric zemmour — have urged their voters not to support m5 le pen in the second round. jessica parker reports. time to get to glad—handing. emmanuel macron has been accused of failing to get stuck into this campaign. today, he headed to a stronghold area of his opponent in northern france. the centrist, pro—eu politician with an eye for economic reform, under pressure to widen his appeal, but alain in paris is already convinced. mr macron is very sensitive to economy, but marine le pen has a gun on the head, you know, so, really, it's a no—choice situation. you will be voting macron? yes, of course. far right candidate marine le pen enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. she wants to ban the muslim headscarf in public places, cut immigration, but her campaign has also zoned in on france's cost of living crunch. she was good all along, she was close to the people, she wasn't too much on the tv, she was more with us, on the field, in the cities, she did everything right. today's front pages, and, as expected, it's macron v le pen. now, for the next two weeks, they will fight it out to try and win over voters who maybe chose someone else in the first round or perhaps didn't vote at all. there was lots of choice, but 12 is now down to two. the far—left candidate, who came third, took nearly 22% of the vote. before heading to the polls, anne ruby told me she was voting green, but in a macron—le pen run—off, she would be voting blank. for no—one. politicians must change now. they must be more intelligent, and if we vote against le pen or zemmour, they won't change. they will never change. if the campaign's seemed relatively serene so far, it is now warming up, a head—to—head between two people who want to lead france in very different directions. jessica parker reporting. downing street has insisted that boris johnson retains full confidence in the chancellor, rishi sunak, who has requested an independent review of his ministerial declarations. mr sunak has faced questions about his family's financial arrangements. the chancellor says all laws and rules were followed. our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, reports from westminster. so when it emerged that his wife, akshata murthy, holds a non—dom status, meaning she's not obliged to pay uk tax on her overseas income, there's nothing to suggest she has broken any rules there and she has actually said going forward from now on, she is going to pay uk tax on overseas income. things got a bit more awkward for the chancellor when it emerged that he's held us green card, while chancellor of the exchequer, entitling him to permanent residency in the uk and meaning he had to do things like file a tax return in the us. and what he's said now is he's written to the prime minister saying he'd like the prime minister's independent adviser on ministerial interests, a man called lord geidt to look into all his arrangements and ensure he declared them as he would be expected to, and that he'd followed all the rules. now what's quite interesting is at the weekend when all of this was going on for rishi sunak, there was actually a statement issued from the cabinet office in which they referenced lord geidt and said that he was completely satisfied with the chancellor's propriety of arrangement. so at the weekend, that independent adviser on ministerial interests saying he was satisfied with how the chancellor has gone all about this. so i think rishi sunak, perhaps thinking sunlight is the best disinfectant, has now requested that's looked at again, and i suspect we may well end up with the same answer. though the prime minister's spokeswomen this afternoon would not be drawn on how long this process will all take, but we do know it is now under way. and like you said, the prime minister's spokeswomen saying that the boris johnson still retains full confidence in rishi sunak as his chancellor. so, of course, you know, slightly awkward politically for the chancellor this period. you know, it's a time where he's putting up tax on ordinary people across the country. he says it will help fund, help with the backlog in the nhs that's happening post—covid at a time when there's at least a feeling amongst, you know, notjust opposition parties, but some people throughout the country that by virtue of being a wealthy individual himself, he is able to take advantage of certain schemes that most people are not. but important stress once again, there's nothing to suggest rishi sunak has broken any rules. the prime minister's spokeswomen this afternoon would not be drawn on, for example, did other ministers in government hold us green cards, did they hold non—dom status, or does anyone else in their family hold non—dom status? we have heard sajid javid, the health secretary, telling the sunday times at the weekend that he used to have it before entering politics and then give it up at that point. in general terms, when we're talking about non—doms, people who don't have to pay uk tax on overseas income and pay an annual fee to hold that status, didn't sound like there's going to be any change from downing street in their attitude to that in general terms. the prime minister's spokeswoman saying it attracts talented people to the uk who go on, of course, to pay uk tax on their uk income, which they say goes towards funding public services across the uk. the number of people living in extreme poverty in northern ireland could increase by two thirds because of the cost of living crisis, according to a think—tank that predicts it'll be worse affected than any other part of the uk. with just over three weeks until elections to the northern ireland assembly all parties are now facing questions about how they'll help people with rising costs. the devolved government all but collapsed in february when the democratic unionist first minister resigned in protest over brexit trading arrangements. our ireland correspondent chris page reports from north belfast. party politics here is very different to england, scotland and wales, but the issues affecting communities are often very similar. hello! hi, kerry. people are turning to charities for the first time, as they face financial emergencies. and you're managing with your electricity and your heating? still struggling with the gas and electric that's the main thing. well, we have some more for you today to keep you going. thank you. not at all, it's a pleasure. it's a pleasure, kerry. that'll keep us going for a wee while, bubba, won't it? it's actually, hard being stuck in this. you don't want to ask for the help, but you actually do need to. kerry's caring for two sons, studying for a psychology degree and wrestling with dreadful choices. i've had to, like, determine whether it's energy orfood i'm picking. so that's why i've had to seek help, because you can'tjust pick one or the other, you need to heat your home. iam making, like, tremendous decisions as to how to get by for me and my family. the voluntary organisation working with kerry has seen a five—fold increase in requests for help. sometimes the people who have been are our donors are now asking for help, and that's very difficult for people. i would like to see government focusing on people's needs, and coming up to the election now, i think they need to, and people will want them to. they will be asking questions. in northern ireland, the areas which are most economically deprived tend to be the places which also suffered the worst violence during the conflict. where signs of sectarian division are still very visible, such as these barriers between communities, known as peace walls. although politics has delivered a largely successful peace process, many people say there hasn't been anywhere near enough progress towards dealing with poverty. there's no energy price cap in this part of the uk. regulation's different because the market is. more oil, less gas. ministers have given an extra £200 to people on certain benefits, but families at the sharp end of rocketing bills say the devolved government must be fully restored. need to allocate that money and get back in power, in order to help northern ireland citizens survive. issues of identity can make this feel like a political place apart. but in this election, money matters are gaining ground. chris page, bbc news, belfast. elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter, according to the company's chief executive. mr musk�*s appointment was due to become effective on saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter, according to the company's chief executive. mr musk�*s appointment was due to become effective on saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for three point two billion dollars. musk is a frequent tweeter, with more than 80 million followers. just over an hour after the announcement, mr musk cryptically tweeted a single emoji of a face with a hand over the mouth. the headlines on bbc news... a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ukraine's president zelensky warns of 'big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country. two visions for france as marine le pen and emmanuel macron make it through to the second round of the presidential election. let's get more now on the news that an islamic state fanatic has been found guilty of the murder of the mp sir david amess. earlier martine croxall spoke to the reverend steve tinning, a friend of sir david, and she asked him what he thought sir david's legacy would be. well, i've already been privileged enough to be at the event at the civic hall, where prince charles came and confirmed the city status, which is a big deal here. david cared about that so very much, and it's a really fitting tribute to his life. my own son is desperate to travel on the pier train that's been named after him, but his ongoing legacy will be told in time. you know, there are a lot of things that david was incredibly passionate about. you just need to google his name to see the reasons why he got into politics and the things, the hopes that he had for the city. it is my desperate hope that a lot of that will be realized in the fullness of time. do you see it still being carried out, that kind of work in that kind of way? yeah, i think so. certainly our new mp, anna firth, has committed herself to continuing the work of david's legacy. she's her own person. she has her own heart for the city as well, i'm sure. but there are many people who have sort of embarked upon a year of events and conversations that will really try to make the most of it. i myself suggested to the city that we would have 1000 conversations, one—to—one conversations about our hopes for the city. because david was so well known to the town, to south end as it was and the city as it is now because of these constituency surgeries that he held, where he sat down with people, some of whom he agreed with, others with whom he didn't. but that didn't bother him. he wanted to know what was on people's hearts and he acted on it. and so one of the things that we hope might be a legacy of sir david is for us to have those same conversations with one another. what is good about our city, what is challenging about our city, and how can we make positive steps to improve it? we've talked a lot about what sir david did for southend—on—sea. how has southend—on—sea looked after his family since he died? well, they're understandably very private. i've met them on one occasion, but i didn't want to presume anything with that. his staff, i've reached out to on a few occasions and they're understandably still desperately struggling. but i'm being told and assured that they're getting all the professional support that they can get, and no doubt their friends and closest family are around them as well. but there has been no lack of public support for them and everything that they're going through, and i hope that message is getting through to them. i'm sure it is, and we're here in any way we can be. just to go back to the verdict that we've seen today, we've got the sentencing on wednesday, of course. how do you feel that the news today will be received in the city? i think it will be a relief. like i said, i think... it feels a lifetime ago, but only yesterday at the same time that all of this happened. and there has been a certain expectation and anticipation about the verdict, so i think there is tremendous relief that that has happened. sentencing, everybody will have a different opinion on how this will go. i'm grateful to be in a country that that tries to embark upon justice in a way that sees restoration and reconciliation. but we make no expectations about that. from what i understand, there was very little remorse shown, and i'm sure that the sentencing will reflect that. shahbaz sharif is the new prime minister of pakistan after winning support in the country's parliament. mr sharif is the brother of nawaf sharif, the disgraced former prime minister of pakistan. imran khan was ousted from power at the weekend after losing a vote of no confidence. mr khan denies allegations of corruption against him. police in spain have seized more than 1000 stuffed animals — including protected and extinct species — at a warehouse in valencia. the haul included rhinos, polar bears and elephants. the warehouse owner is under investigation but has not been arrested. shelley phelps has more details. elephants, rhinos, lions and more were among the hundreds of stuffed wild animals found in this giant warehouse near valencia in eastern spain. the haul, worth an estimated 29 million euros, is one of the largest of its kind in europe, according to the spanish police. around 400 of the animals are classified as protected. with every box opened, police found more. carefully examining and documenting each find. cheetahs, lynxes, polar bears and white rhinos were also found. along with almost 200 elephant tusks and furniture made from elephants. spanish police say the warehouse owner is being investigated for is her expression at the end of her latest video call. thank you very much indeed, all of you. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. it was the olivier theatre awards last night at london's royal albert hall — which recognise those who work both on and off stage. a revival of the musical cabaret at the kit kat club starring eddie redmayne, was the big winner on the night, a5 claudia redmond reports. the curtain was raised at the glitzy olivier awards on sunday at the royal albert hall in london. cabaret act kit kat club was the biggest winner on the night, taking seven prizes, including acting trophies for eddie redmayne and irish actress jessie buckley. this is the dream. for me, this is the one, this was the part that i played when i was a kid at school, it was the thing that got my passion for theatre really fuelled, and getting to do it every night with that extraordinary group of people... applause and cheering. ..was dumbfounding. it's such a huge, huge privilege to be part of this community, which i consider my family. thank you for welcoming me in all those years ago, and this isjust so lovely. how about something that cooks? something that cooks? all right... best new musical went to back to the future, based on the 19805 cult film which followed the time travelling capers of michaelj fox a5 marty mcfly. and in the dance world, young up—and—coming choreographer arielle smith stepped up to receive the outstanding achievement in dance category for her work onjolly folly with the english national ballet. the winners of the olivier awards overseen by the society of london theatre are chosen by a team of industry figures, stage luminaries and theatre—loving members of the public. it is hoped that following so many setbacks with covid restrictions over the past years, that the shows can finally go on. claudia redmond, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben. don't worry, i won't pressure you forecasting nice easter weather this time, do your own thing. hopefully we will get into some of that, but the easter weekend is not looking too bad, it isjust the easter weekend is not looking too bad, it is just the the easter weekend is not looking too bad, it isjust the risk the easter weekend is not looking too bad, it is just the risk the chance we could see a bit of rain at times. just like today, there have been some bits and pieces of rain in places and this cloud earlier in the satellite picture and this cloud looming down to the south, that will bring some hefty downpours for some others as we head through tonight and into tomorrow. what we do have for the next few days is relatively warm air in place. certainly much warmer than it was last week. temperatures out there now, 16, 17 degrees down towards the south and seven in aberdeen. it is quite breezy. this evening and tonight, we will see outbreaks of showery rain, heavy and possibly thundery downpours creeping up from the south as the night wears on. look at these temperatures, last night we had frosts and tonight we are looking at lows between five and 10 degrees and the vast majority staying frost free and having a mall starts tuesday morning. lots of cloud in the forecast and outbreaks of rain splashing northwards. rain coming and going quite sporadically and there will be dry spells but the old hefty, thundery downpours. if we do see some sunshine for any length of time in east england, i wouldn't be surprised if temperatures got to 20 degrees. it is a warm day for most of us away from north scotland, where it stays relatively chilly. by wednesday, light winds, low cloud, mi5t wednesday, light winds, low cloud, mist and fog which could be slow to clear around western coast. for most of us, decent spells of sunshine with scattered showers popping up in the afternoon the temperature is 12 to 90 degrees and filling warmer by the stage, even across northern scotland. by thursday, we could see frontal systems pushing in from the west and outbreaks of rain getting into northern ireland and western scotland. other areas staying dry, if potentially quite cloudy. any sunshine lifting there's temperatures up to 19 or 20 degrees. you may be planning for the easter weekend? a5 you may be planning for the easter weekend? as we said, it is not looking too bad and high pressure not too far away. the big question about the forecast is exactly how strong that area of high pressure will be and how well it will fend these frontal systems we are seeing trying to push on from the atlantic. it is trying to stay warm through the easter weekend, often dry and bright. for most people it will be a decent weekend but there is the chance of rain at times. stay tuned to forecast this weekend we will keep you up today. this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 5 a 26—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the former southend west mp sir david amess — and also preparing acts of terrorism. ali harbi ali previously told jurors he had no regrets and that he decided to kill sir david over his vote for airstrikes on syria jurors were shown dramatic footage of when ali harbi ali was arrested by police officers in the moments after the stabbing ukraine's president zelensky warns of 'big battles�* to come against russian forces in the east of the country the conservative mp for wakefield imran ahmad khan is found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy afterforcing him to drink gin at a party in 2008. two visions for france as marine le pen and emmanuel macron