of the islamic state group — is found guilty: was it domestic or hate—related? terror. pardon? terror. back on the campaign trail — emmanuel macron heads to areas that are strongholds for his rival marine le pen. the wakefield mp imran ahmad khan is found guilty of assaulting a 15—year—old — and expelled from the conservative party. and: there it is! after some agonising moments — scottie scheffler wins his first major — the masters at augusta. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, manchester city face atletico madrid with a reduced crowd in the champions league after the spanish champions were found guilty of discriminatory behaviour. good evening from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. as more russian forces head to the east of the country for a major new offensive, horrors are being uncovered in the villages and towns close to the capital here in the north, that they used to control. time and again, we've been hearing stories of violence against women. in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. it is important to share these stories with you to shine a light on abuses, to bear witness to the pain of this terrible conflict. so, our correspondent yogita limaye has been speaking to some of those affected, and the vivid descriptions of abuse you may find distressing. a quiet rural neighbourhood, shattered by barbaric violence. in a village west of kyiv, a first—hand account of rape by invading soldiers. when we started talking to this woman, we didn't know what we were about to hear. we are hiding her identity to protect her. translation: a soldier entered our house. - my husband and i were there. at gunpoint, he took me to a neighbouring house. he was ordering me, take your clothes off or i'll shoot you. then he started raping me. while he was doing that, four more soldiers entered. i thought i was done for, but they took him away. she returned home to find her husband shot in the abdomen. he died two days later. she buried him in the backyard. translation: | found drugs - and viagra that they left behind. they would get high and they were drunk. most of the invading soldiers are killers, rapists and looters. only a few are ok. i want to ask putin, why is this happening? i don't understand. we are not living in the stone age. just up the road, we heard of another rape case. it is being investigated by the police. this is the house a woman was taken to and assaulted. upstairs, the bedroom where she was later killed. it's a disturbing scene. blood stains all over. on the mirror, a message in lipstick. tortured by unknown people, buried by russian soldiers, it says. out in the garden, we were shown her grave. a day after we went, ukrainian police exhumed her body. the note in lipstick, we are told, was left by a separate unit of russians who found her body and buried her here. they later told a neighbour, oksana, about the dead woman. translation: they told me she had been raped and that her throat - was either slit or stabbed, and she bled to death. they said there was a lot of blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village, to what used to be the home of a family. a couple in their thirties and their young child. signs of their peaceful, ordinary life lie amidst the ruins. on the 9th of march, russian tanks rolled in. two soldiers shot the man dead. the woman who lived in this house managed to escape, along with her child. she called the ukrainian police and she has given them her testimony. she has told them she was raped multiple times by the two drunk russian soldiers who killed her husband. and she said that they threatened to kill her little boy, too, if she didn't do exactly as they said. as the soldiers left, they burned down the house. the police chief has told us they have gathered evidence and plan to go to the international court. in kyiv, we met ukraine's human rights ombudsman, lyudmila denisova, who has been recording rape cases. translation: about 25 girls - and women aged 14-24 were raped during the occupation in the basement of one house in bucha. none of them are pregnant. russian soldiers told them they would rape them to the point where they wouldn't want sexual contact with any man, to prevent them from having ukrainian children. a 25—year—old woman called to tell us her 16—year—old sister was raped in the street in front of her. to calculate the number of such sexual crimes is impossible at the moment, because not everyone has come to us. among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone, because they have left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. truly appalling stories of violence against women in this conflict. ukrainian troops defending the besieged city of mariupol on the black sea say they're now making a last stand, with ammunition running out and russian forces closing in. mariupol has been surrounded for a month, with president zelensky saying the siege has reduced the city "to ashes" and he fears tens of thousands of civilians have died there. meanwhile, it's believed thousands of russian troops are preparing for a new wider offensive in the east, to seize the entire donbas region. satellite images suggest a huge column of russian armoured vehicles is on the move there. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is in eastern ukraine. jonathan, everyone where you are as bracing themselves for assault? yeah, clive, we have heard the intensified sound of shelling in recent days. we have seen thousands of people leaving. the block of flats behind me, there are hardly any lights on. they have been told to leave and tonight, the governor of luhansk, where we are, has said russian armour is moving that renewed russian offensive. the battle here will be somewhat different to kyiv. it is mostly open ground. the ukrainians do have an advantage. they are in dug in, well defended positions. remember, they have been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight years. they are some of the most battle hardened troops the ukrainian army has. but russia also has its advantages, and that is that they are now fighting on fewer fronts and they also have a numeric advantage. one western official tonight said they expected russia to double, even triple its forces in this region. they already have 40,000 troops in this area, and i think everybody is expecting this phase of the war to be decisive. there are also expected to be bloody. remember, the person who president putin has put in charge of this military campaign, the new in charge, has been dubbed the new in charge, has been dubbed the butcher of syria. he levelled cities there. the expectation is that he could do the same here. jonathan beale in eastern ukraine. meanwhile, in moscow, vladimir putin has held talks with the austrian chancellor, karl nehammer — the first western leader to meet him face to face, since the invasion of ukraine. chancellor nehammer said he s come away with no optimism and that it was clear the offensive in eastern ukraine was being prepared. our correspondent jenny hill is in moscow. jenny, what do you make of it? clive, neither sanctions nor threats nor the appeals of the international community have stopped vladimir putin and his war, so i think there was very little optimism in reality about today's visit. the austrian chancellor wanted to talk about ceasefires, but even at his convoy arrived here, russian state television was running an interview with the russian foreign minister, who was saying there will be no pause in hostilities until the two sides have signed and negotiated a peace treaty. there is no doubt that this invasion has not gone the way vladimir putin wanted it to, but it does look as though he is intensifying those efforts in eastern ukraine. we know he wants to take the entire donbas region. many people think he wants to do so by may the 9th. that is a big day here, it is when russians commemorate the soviet victory over nazi germany during the second world war. the thinking goes that vladimir putin could save face by presenting territorial gains in eastern ukraine to russians as another historic win for the mother and. that two questions to which we simply don't have an answer. the first is, will his military be able to take and hold that region? and the second question is, even if it does, is that going to be enough for vladimir putin, orwill that going to be enough for vladimir putin, or will it simply embolden him to intensify his aggression? big questions. jenny hill in moscow. we began tonight with a harrowing report on violence against women in the conflict here. rape as a weapon of war is, of course, tragically nothing new. in ukraine, whether perpetrated by rogue soldiers or the result of systemic brutalisation sanctioned from higher up, we just don't know. that will one day, we all hope, be for a court to analyse, with the accused sitting in a dock. as with the bombing of residential areas and civilians, violence specifically against women in war is designed to terrorise and spread fear. it is a war crime and must be prosecuted as such, when this horrible conflict is finally over. that's it from me and the team in kyiv. now back to you, mishal, in the studio, with the rest of today's news. clive, thank you very much. the man who stabbed the mp sir david amess during a constituency surgery in essex last october was found guilty by a jury today of his murder. ali harbi ali was radicalised by the islamic state group. the 26—year—old said he wanted to target mps who had voted in favour of air strikes on syria. he'll be sentenced on wednesday. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani was at the old bailey. 15th october last year, and in the leafy suburbs of leigh—on—sea, a man hasjust murdered an mp. they say he's got a knife and he's just stabbed someone. two officers with just batons and pepper spray are the first to the scene. they decide they can't wait for firearms or taser units to arrive. stay back, yeah? mate, drop the knife! on the floor now! on the bleep floor! get it down! taser, taser! we've got him. it's all right, it's all right. right, search him. right, mate, at the moment, you're i under arrest for murder, all right? i at southend police station, the killer declares his motive. ali harbi ali grew up in croydon in south london. he was clever enough to consider becoming a doctor until syria's civil war changed the teenager's ambitions. at first, he wanted to fight for the islamic state group. but in 2019, he followed a worldwide call from the group's propagandists to strike at home instead. his target — any of the 524 mps who had voted to bomb is fighters. and, carrying a knife, he was tempted to kill any one of them as they came and went from parliament. people can self—radicalise and do this almost entirely in secret, alone in their house, and do that online. and some of their activity when they then leave their house presents an opportunity for us and the public, maybe, to work together and identify their behaviour. harbi ali considered attacking cabinet ministers, but settled on this man, sir david amess, mp for southend west. he'd advertised his constituency surgery on twitter and, lying that he was local, harbi ali fixed an appointment, e—mailing to say, "i don't think i'll take too long." ali harbi ali arrived here at the old bailey a self—confessed terrorist killer, but he then taunted sir david's family, declaring that he'd done nothing wrong. he said he'd killed to protect muslims in syria. but the judge said that was no defence to the crime of murder, and the jury tookjust 18 minutes to convict him. he literally did something that you can't even imagine. and it doesn't heal, itjust hurts. he's hurting all the people that were involved, making them relive it. arrogant to the end, he refused to stand for the verdict. just metres away, sir david's grieving family, watching the killer's final insult to them and a public servant who had only ever wanted to do good. dominic casciani, bbc news, at the old bailey. in france, emmanuel macron and marine le pen have begun the final stage of their campaigns for the presidency, with both of them through to the second round of voting in a fortnight. some polls have put the two candidates at almost neck and neck. mr macron went straight to areas that are regarded as strongholds for madame le pen, who leads the far right national rally party. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. in the north—eastern town of dinard today, mr macron got a master class on why people are voting for marine le pen. "everyone talks about the taxes, the taxes, the taxes," this woman says. "we have no spending power, wejust work and buy groceries to eat." "we are in deep trouble in france." "let's see how we compare with others," mr macron replies. he is here to chase the support of far left voters. there were lessons there, too. translation: i'd like you to address the needs of us workers, _ increase salaries, because today we can't make ends meet. marine le pen is doing better in this election because she has spent years talking about rising prices and the struggle to make ends meet. her solutions include no income tax for anyone under 30 and a huge cut in vat on fuel. it has helped make her the first choice for voters in their late 20s, 30s and 40s. and her team includes lots of young faces in key roles, like the party's temporary president, who is only 26. translation: we talk about all kinds of protections, all insecurities, - and it is our greatest strength. i don't feel that our measures are radical because they are the majority view in the country. priority for french nationals, economic patriotism, closing radical mosques, deporting offenders. when we defend radical ideas, i think we are defending common sense. at the final result in this election could come down not to supporters of marine le pen or emmanuel macron, but supporters ofjean—luc melenchon, the far left candidate who came in third, people like clementine here. five years ago, they voted mostly for mr macron in the run—off. this time around, many of them say they are not going to vote at all and of those that are, half say they will vote for marine le pen. i'm not going to go vote. there is no way i can let her win and there is no way i can let him win. and people don't know any more where to go, you know, what to think and who to believe. and if we compare melenchon and le pen's programmes, we can find some similarities, we can find some points that are in le pen's programme and melenchon�*s programme. the hopes and fears of voters may be outgrowing this election. mr macron is still the favourite but before there is any change in government, what has changed in france is the mood. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the mp for wakefield has been expelled from the conservative party tonight, after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy. imran ahmad—khan, who was elected in 2019, was found guilty today of assaulting the child in 2008. our north of england correspondent danny savage has more details. what can you tell us? in 2019, imran khan was the first conservative mp to be elected to represent the city of wakefield in more than 80 years but today he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy at a party 14 years ago. that child was applied with gin, dragged upstairs and asked to watch pornography before being assaulted by khan. of the bikram is now 29 and said that in 2019 he contacted the conservative party to raise concerns about khan —— the vic victim. he went on to contact police which is where we are today. detectives said the victim showed real bravery in coming forward. what happens next politically, he will be sentenced at a later date. a custodial sentence of more than a year for a serving mp will see them sacked and a by—election triggered and less than a year will see him not necessarily sacked immediately but if he appeals, which he says he will, he could technically stay on for a time as mp but it seems likely that would be subject to a recall petition which could see constituents asking for a by—election here in the future. he has been expelled by the conservative party tonight and it is hard to see him remaining the mp for wakefield in the long term. thank ou, wakefield in the long term. thank you. danny- _ the national curriculum should be reviewed to make sure teaching is culturally inclusive. that's the call from the national education union conference today. it comes after the government promised to draw up a new more inclusive history curriculum in england, but some schools are already making changes to ensure content is relevant to all their pupils. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from bristol almost two years since edward colston came tumbling down. the statue of the slave trader rolled to bristol's docks. a controversial act of protest, a challenge to the city's teachers to address racism. cheering i went to school in bristol and there wasn't hardly any representation of people that looked like me within schools. tanisha is one of a tiny minority of black teachers in bristol. the emotional imbalance is so big. like, you think the only history you're taught is that we come from slaves. imagine that. that you're taught that your history and your background and where you come from is slavery. and that you're... everybody else comes from kings and queens. so, if you could attach any age to that, what would that be? teaching citizenship to teenagers, tanisha looks for positive role models and stories for pupils. she calls it "adding blackjoy to learning". a lot of the things that are heightened in the media is about black oppression, isn't it? you've got either george floyd, or you've got child 0 recently, right? so you hear about the discriminations and the racism that happen towards black people, but it's not all about racism. there's so much more to this world. you don't want our students to come out and just feel like, i'm going to be oppressed, and it's only racism that i'm going to be presented with. there's so much more. schools have to deal with what teenagers see and experience in the outside world, finding a way to talk about sometimes very controversial subjects. and what's taught in lessons — the role models that are used, the examples — can make a huge difference to teenagers' ability and confidence to take part in that debate. so why does it matter to these sixth—formers to think about which books are read, what history is taught? whether it's just changing the language you use. when you talk about britain's colonial history, it's everything, because it changes your viewpoint. it changes how you see certain figures like edward colston. mary seacole, like, she was a nurse and she was also a businesswoman. ask anybody who she is, i a lot of people won't know. especially in a city like bristol, which is very sort of multicultural, it's got quite a lot of history with this, i don't feel as though i've had, like, the education to talk about it really. but do you think it's wider than that, that this is something that should be thought about in every school? it's affecting everyone. it's not just all of these black students are unhappy with their curriculum. no, it's everyone needs to learn about it. protests against racism can be discussed in school, but new guidelines in england warn — don't make it political. change is already happening quietly, as schools look for ways to include everyone's culture and history. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bristol. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a rise in the state pension of 3.1% has taken effect. charities say the increase fails to offset the cost of living, with inflation currently above 6%. the government says it recognises people's difficulties and is helping. uk economic growth slowed in february, held back by a big drop in the production of cars, because of a shortage of components, as well as storm disruption and reduced spending. ons figures showed the economy expanding by 0.1%, down from 0.8% injanuary. former cabinet minister lord pickles has apologised for getting the number of people who died in the grenfell tower tragedy wrong. at the inquiry into the fire, lord pickles spoke of "the nameless 96 people who were killed". but all of the 72 people who died have been named. a new prime minister has been sworn in in pakistan, after the former cricketer imran khan was ousted in a confidence motion. his successor is shahbaz sharif, the brother of another former prime minister and takes office amid corruption allegations which he has said are politically motivated. secunder kermani our correspondent is in islamabad. what can we expect from the new prime minister?— what can we expect from the new prime minister? ,, ., ,, , prime minister? shah mahmood qureshi heads a broad — prime minister? shah mahmood qureshi heads a broad coalition, _ prime minister? shah mahmood qureshi heads a broad coalition, a _ heads a broad coalition, a well—known figure here, part of one of two dynasty is that dominated pakistani politics for decades until the appearance of imran khan —— shehbaz sharif. that sharif brothers have a reputation for delivering big infra structure projects but are also accused of corruption but they dismiss that as politically motivated but public opinion is deeply polarised. supporters of this new administration hope it will improve services for ordinary people but its critics see it as a return to a past they hoped had been left behind. imran khan had personally led a crusade to see the sharif brothers injail led a crusade to see the sharif brothers in jail but instead he led a crusade to see the sharif brothers injail but instead he has been ousted from office, his mps had resigned from their seats and he will be leaving protest rallies later this week. imran khan still has significant support, he is widely seen as honest by his supporters and many of them believe his rather dubious claims that he was overthrown as a result an american led conspiracy because he was drawing closer to countries like russia. here, politicaltensions look set to escalate further. thank ou. 25—year—old scottie scheffler has cemented his rise through the world of golf by winning his first major, the masters in augusta. that was despite a strong late challenge from rory mcilroy. here's our sports correspondent patrick geary. for scottie scheffler, the masters winner's green jacket fits so naturally. afterall, he's the world number one. unflustered at augusta, with club in hand, it all seemed so simple. who knew there had been doubts? i cried like a baby this morning, i was so stressed out. i don't feel like i'm ready for this kind of stuff, and i just felt overwhelmed. scheffler�*s answer was his faith. rarely do we see that deep into the mind of the athletes, let alone a young man who's spent his whole life winning. and imagine how his nerve was tested by rory mcilroy�*s charge out of nowhere — a recovery that seemed, briefly, to bend reality. come on, then. round you come, get in there... mcilroy! he'd left himself too far to travel, finishing three shots short, but walking taller. it's my best ever finish at augusta. it's... it's not quite enough, but it gives me confidence going forward not only into the next masters next year, but to the rest of the season as well. mcilroy will surely chase hard again, but by the final hole, the pressure was off. scheffler had given himself room for a wobble. he knew, by then, he'd get there, in the end. patrick gearey, bbc news. congratulations to him. that's it from us. in a moment you'll be able to have a first look at tomorrow's newspapers. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ros altmann, former pensions minister — and the broadcaster, david davies. that evening to you both. a quick look through those front pages. let's start with the metro tonight, which is leading with a story about ukraine's heroic defenders in mariupol, who say they are running out of ammunition. now over to the ft, which focus on ukraine appealing for financial aid. the i has an exclusive, saying russia's president vladimir putin is sending thousands of ukrainians to remote corners of russia, according to kremlin documents seen by the paper. the yorkshire post leads on the news that wakefield's tory mp, imran ahmad khan, has been convicted of sexual assault. the daily mail writes that emergency plans are being drawn up in bid to avert easter airport chaos. meanwhile, the daily telegraph says gps are being told to work late to avoid a&e chaos. and finally, the guardian's front page has a story about keir starmer, who has said sunak is an "out of touch" hypocrite over tax avoidance. let's begin. lovely to see you both. we are going to start with the front page of the