hello. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian troops, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv cautioned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko has urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike this morning. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long—range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. you can still see the smoke there in the distance from the explosion. now, ukraine shows every intention in this war of continuing and stepping up its fightback, and the fear here in kyiv is that russian retaliatory strikes might now intensify. a hint of normality was creeping back to this city, with shops reopening and people emerging from shelters. but now a reminder that the threat is still present, even from afar. tatiana hoped her customers would soon start to return, but she and her neighbourhood have had a terrifying wake—up call. translation: the floor was shaking and it felt like an earthquake. - it was very frightening. these days, we sleep fully clothed with our bags packed, so we are ready to flee. translation: | woke up - all of a sudden, like i was jolted out of a nightmare. we wanted to leave kyiv, but we trust our military so decided to stay. but now i think i'll always feel nervous when i hear explosions. the factory hit had been used to repair tanks ukraine's president again appealing today for arms from abroad. although russia warned the west to stop the supply. translation: the more and the sooner we get i all the weapons we have requested, the stronger our position will be and the sooner there will be peace. but any hope of that is being drowned out by the ferocious assault in the east. this is a foreshadowing of what ukraine fears will be even greater battles ahead. here in kyiv, the city is back on high alert. the urgency is the scarred wasteland of mariupol in the southeast, earlier, i spoke tojonathan marcus — honorary professor at the strategy and security institute at the university of exeter and a former bbc defence correspondent. it is impossible to verify at the moment but i think it's probably almost inevitable that mariupol will fall in the coming days. i think it is a highly symbolic move and it also has some strategic importance as well. symbolically, mariupol has become an extraordinary mark of ukrainian fortitude and resistance. they have held off the russian military really since the 2nd of march or so, so it has been going on, this siege, for several weeks. also, of course, it is potentially a humanitarian catastrophe. huge numbers of people, this was a city, remember, of about 160,000. some people have been able to leave but many people have been kept or forced to remain inside the city as it has been systematically destroyed. i think there are going to be huge concerns now, notjust about the fate of prisoners of war taken by the russian military, but also the fate of civilians now who fall under russian occupation, and crucially, also, what about potential war crimes? are the russians now, as some people fear, going to systematically set about destroying and covering up as much of the evidence as they can? russia has banned borisjohnson and other senior members of his government from entering the country, citing the uk's "hostile" stance on the war in ukraine. along with the prime minister who met with president zelenksy in kyiv last weekend, 10 other senior politicians have also been blacklisted. joining me now is general sir richard barrons — he was formally one of the six chiefs of staff leading the uk armed forces. he's now chairman of universal defence and security solutions. hello, there. thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. we have been hearing about the busy schmidt and bombardment of mariupol for many weeks now, just remind us why this city is so important. the weeks now, just remind us why this city is so important.— city is so important. the first reason is _ city is so important. the first reason is that _ city is so important. the first reason is that when - city is so important. the first reason is that when russia . city is so important. the first - reason is that when russia controls the road that goes through mariupol, they will have achieved a linkup between russia and crimea, and that will be one, probably the only, concrete outcome that they can point to from the war so far. so, the strategic significance to the russian war aims. the second reason is that this has been a really brittle and difficult fight and it shows the russians and the rest of the world how hard it is going to be if russia is going to try and take ukraine city by city. i think that is probably beyond their military capability. in the third reason is with mariupol now concluded, it means the russians can focus on moving north from mariupol into the donbas to try and get south to try and encircle ukrainian forces in the donbas. we and encircle ukrainian forces in the donbas. ~ , ., ., , donbas. we should say that it is the russians who _ donbas. we should say that it is the russians who say _ donbas. we should say that it is the russians who say they _ donbas. we should say that it is the russians who say they have - donbas. we should say that it is the russians who say they have now - donbas. we should say that it is the i russians who say they have now taken what they called the urban area of mariupol, we haven't been able to independently verify that but i think most people we have spoken to today do think that if it hasn't happened quite yet it will happen soon. there is a small stronghold of defenders still in a steelworks in mariupol. what is likely to happen to them? ~ , ., , to them? well, it is a very interesting _ to them? well, it is a very interesting question - to them? well, it is a very i interesting question because mariupol has enormous symbolic importance to this war and the last defenders in the steelworks are the keepers of the ukrainian flame in mariupol, so it is important to the morale of ukraine and i think many others. from the russian perspective, they have a choice. they could try and simply destroy them in that steelworks, they could try and ask them to surrender, it doesn't seem terribly likely. 0r try and ask them to surrender, it doesn't seem terribly likely. or if our worst fears were to be confirmed, they would simply, one way or another, murdered them in due course, and that wouldn't be entirely out of 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have any sense at all at the - russians? i don't think the russians| have any sense at all at the moment that there are going to pursue —— they are going to pursue peace negotiations. the war in the donbas is shaping up. this is the next phase and possibly the defining phase and possibly the defining phase of this war so i think the idea of peace talks working now are quite fanciful. 0ur europe correspondent mark lown is in kyiv. mark, there had been offensive things in the capital may be coming back to normal and then there was this missile strike today. what is the atmosphere like now? i this missile strike today. what is the atmosphere like now? i think it is re the atmosphere like now? i think it is pretty tense _ the atmosphere like now? i think it is pretty tense morita. _ the atmosphere like now? i think it is pretty tense morita. and - the atmosphere like now? i think it is pretty tense morita. and it - the atmosphere like now? i think it is pretty tense morita. and it is - the atmosphere like now? i think it is pretty tense morita. and it is a i is pretty tense morita. and it is a reminder, really, that nowhere in this country is safe. you talk about the sense and normality that is beginning to return, you will remember it from your time here in ukraine recently, you know, in cities like lviv where you were, here in kyiv, there are shops that have reopened, there are restaurants that are reopening, but there are still road blocks in many of the streets and of course you still hear the air raid sirens pretty frequently here and in the west, so i think the residents of kyiv, of lviv, of parts began to feel they were returning to some semblance of normality, they were hoping that it would continue on that trajectory, only for these warning shots to come in, fired from russian black sea ships firing cruise missiles towards kyiv, second day running now. hitting a weapons plant on the outskirts of kyiv, a retaliatory strike, a sense of revenge for that ukrainian strike on the moskva. so, a sense that the threat is perhaps more distant now and further away, the russian still absolutely have the russian still absolutely have the ability to hit cities like kyiv and lviv and to exact revenge, really. and lviv and to exact revenge, reall . a ~ and lviv and to exact revenge, reall. ~ ,, ., , and lviv and to exact revenge, reall. ~ really. mark, the russians claiming, as ou really. mark, the russians claiming, as you know. _ really. mark, the russians claiming, as you know, that _ really. mark, the russians claiming, as you know, that they _ really. mark, the russians claiming, as you know, that they have - really. mark, the russians claiming, as you know, that they have now - as you know, that they have now occupied what they call the urban centre of mariupol, the city in the south which has been besieged and bombarded for weeks now, a place of tremendous symbolic significance and strategic significance. what sort of response has the ukrainian government made to that if any? the? government made to that if any? they haven't confirmed _ government made to that if any? they haven't confirmed it _ government made to that if any? t�*yuez haven't confirmed it or government made to that if any? tt31: haven't confirmed it or denied it either way. haven't confirmed it or denied it eitherway. it haven't confirmed it or denied it either way. it is the russian defence ministry that says it has cleared the entire urban area of ukrainian forces and they say there are just a handful of ukrainian forces and they say there arejust a handful of ukrainian troops who are holding out in this crucial steel plant in the city. but ukraine's president has warned moscow that they will be an end to peace talks if the last ukrainian defenders in mariupol are killed. that is clearly an attempt by president zelensky to try and exert pressure on russia not to completely take the city and to completely kill everybody there but is it going to full on deaf ears? quite possibly. it would be a huge price for russia to get mariupol, to establish land ridle to occupied crimea. in terms of the toll exacted on mariupol, it is absolutely devastating. ukrainian president said tens of thousands could have died there in that city alone. we have seen images of a city that has been completely gutted, completely devastated. so, we wait to hear the fate of mariupol, but as your previous speaker were saying, it could have already fallen or it could fall in the coming days, and if it does, that would be a major gain for russia and a significant loss for ukraine. we have to see whether russia continues to pound on after that or whether it settles with that land corridor and then tries to get to the negotiating table. nothing is known, of course, in this war. table. nothing is known, of course, in this war-— in this war. indeed. that is our euro -e in this war. indeed. that is our europe correspondent - in this war. indeed. that is our europe correspondent mark. in this war. indeed. that is our i europe correspondent mark lowe in this war. indeed. that is our - europe correspondent mark lowe in reporting for us in kyiv. the authorities in south africa say the number of people known to have died in devastating floods in kwazulu—natal province has risen to 398, with 27 people still reported as missing. furtherflooding is possible, as rain falls on saturated ground. the government has allocated $68 million for emergency relief. these are the deadliest storms to strike the coastal city of durban in living memory. desperate rescue operations have been underway today across kwazulu—natal. our team witnessed an attempt to recover two bodies, including that of an eight—year—old child. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize was there. this is an informal settlement in reservoir hills just north of durban. behind me, there is a recovery operation by a rescue team that is from outside of the province. i am told by the community that two people are missing, a youngster, around eight years old, and someone who is also over the age of 30. so, the rescue team has also got a dog that has been sniffing and i am told that the dog has been able to identify that there are remains down there. so, it is quite a sombre moment or a sombre situation right now. we've got members of the community who are looking on, and it is quite sad to witness. just looking around here, all of the cars and the debris that has been strewn all over here is just an indication of how violent the waters must have been when they were coming through all along this community. it has been utterly, utterly devastating. just looking at all the houses as well, you can see that this is quite a poor and impoverished area and they're not really well—built, and they could not actually sustain the torrent of the waters that came through here. i am also told that there are a number of other search and rescue operations also taking place all around this area and this community, and so the number of dead is steadily rising, and it is just an unfortunate consequence of the violence of the floods that took place here in kwazulu—natal. the floods have left many people homeless and some are spending another night without shelter or food. spokesperson for the salvation army in south africa — captain velani buthelezi — gave us the latest from their team in durban. our members, members of the salvation army, in the area of durban and some other areas around durban, they are out there and like just now, i am hearing from our team members who have been in a place called clermont, it's one of the townships, they went to a shelter there just to give out soup, bread, and the situation is very bad. you see children crying, really, out of hunger because this has just disturbed them. their homes have been washed away by these storms so the situation is bad, i can say to you. but we, as the salvation army, our members, they are out there, we are trying what we can do with the help from the public, just to give them your clothing, your blankets, and food, and food parcels as well to the families there. and more help is needed, i can say to you. the government has just opened some shelters where people are but definitely we see some people are still out there with no food. we still have a problem. we have just passed covid—i9 which frustrated everything, as you know, so some people there... unemployment is still high in this country. due to covid—i9, people have lost their work, you know. they are suffering already so these storms brought difficulties, more difficulties to people. that was the spokesperson for the salvation army with the latest in kwazulu—natal province. it's emerged that the uk government formally instructed civil servants to press ahead with an overhaul of the asylum system before they could estimate how much money would be saved by the scheme. the home secretary, priti patel, had to personally approve the policy, which could see immigrants who've arrived in the uk unofficially flown to rwanda. 0pposition parties have condemned the proposals. dave penman is the general secretary of the fda — that's the union for senior civil servants. we got concerns raised with us on thursday when it was announced when civil servants were briefed about it. many didn't know that this was coming in the home office. for many, they will see this as both as an impractical solution and there have been a lot of concerns about the practicality of the approach from government about the problems on the channel. and also given the nature of this, i think many are concerned about the humanity involved in this and whether this is actually something that any government should do. and i think that's quite extraordinary, most civil servants, as i say, recognise they've got to serve the government. we don't get those concerns, because they recognize that that's what they've signed up for. so it's quite unusual for us to get that sort of feedback from members on a policy. butjust like it's divisive in the country, it's divisive among civil servants as well. figures from the ministry of defence show more than 6,000 people have been brought ashore by uk authorities so far this year, as they tried to cross the english channel. 0ur correspondent simonjones has been giving us the latest from the port of dover. yes, it has been another really busy day in the channel for the border force and the lifeboat. we have seen several boats being brought to shore. on board, women, children and a number of babies. the vast majority have been young men. we haven't had any figures confirmed but i am hearing 300 plus people made the journey today taking the total to more than 6000 people. and that's why the government says it needs to act to do something radical. it understands the idea of sending people 4,000 miles away from kent to rwanda is going to be controversial, particularly as they are sending them on a one—way ticket. but we also now know that some of the concern over this is being expressed within the home office itself. some civil servants have questioned just how much this is going to cost and whether it actually represents value for money. now, the home secretary is pushing through this idea, she is convinced it is cost—effective, but also concern expressed from the pcs union representing some border force and home office staff who say this whole idea is utterly inhumane. simonjones reporting. six people have been arrested in london after climate change activists — including two 0lympic medallists — blocked an oil tanker on a busy road. members of extinction rebellion climbed on top of petrol vehicle near kensington gardens to protest about the use of fossil fuels. on friday, hundreds of activists blocked four major bridges in london. one of the uk's most senior criminal lawyers has called for the post office to be stripped of its ability to bring private prosecutions. it comes as the public inquiry into the treatment of former sub—postmasters is expected to come to an end next month. the post office used its power to take more than 700 branch managers straight to court, when faulty software made it look like money was missing from their branches. 0ur correspondent colletta smith has the story. i don't get it. i really don't get it. most of us were aware then, obviously, that horizon was having its issues, but then they still chose to prosecute me! and that is just malicious, nasty. pauline was sacked, made homeless and given a criminal conviction when her youngest daughter was only two. the computer system had shown a shortfall at her branch. she'd asked for help, but instead, the post office sent in their team of investigators. considering they're not the police, but they made you... they made you feel like they were the police. what got me was the way they went about it. it was... it was, it was... they were so aggressive. the same happened to marion's husband, peter, and more than 700 others investigated and taken to court, not by police, but by their employer. the problem with the post office, or the problem from our point of view, with the post office is they do all their own prosecution, so basically, they were judge, jury and executioner. the subpostmasters have been on the back foot from the very beginning because the post office held all the information and, crucially, rather than the police, it was the post office who investigated and then brought the prosecutions. but testimonies at the inquiry have shown big problems with the way post office investigators treated subpostmasters. i felt humiliated, scared to death. tony edwards is one of the uk's most senior criminal lawyers and has spent decades training the police how to carry out investigations fairly. the post office should have followed those same rules. those investigators either didn't know or chose not to observe i the rules about making clear that people were not obliged - to do anything. they were free to go. we all were made out to believe we were the only ones. everybody was told no—one else has got a problem, must be you. the lie that you are the only one saying horizon is to blame - is entirely undermining. and there must have been a point very early on when post office - investigators knew it was not true. peter died in 2015, but it took marion another six years to clear his name. the post office say victims' testimonies have reinforced their determination to ensure that wrongs of the past are put right. but marion is hoping the next stages of this public inquiry will hold post office bosses to account for the treatment peter received. colletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. there's been a shooting at a shopping centre in the us state of south carolina. police say 12 people were injured, 10 of them from gunfire. the police held a press conference a short while ago, here's some of it. what we know currently and i will say this is very preliminary, we have 12 injured. no fatalities. i repeat, no fatalities. ten suffered gunshot wounds, eight were transported to area hospitals. at the age gunshot wounds, to a critical but stable, six are stable, we have two that were injured during the stampede, none gunshot wounds but were injured and we transported folks to three area hospitals, park ridge, ridge, lexington. harry and meghan have opened the invictus games in the netherlands, following their visit to see the queen. it's the first time the couple have appeared in europe in public together, since stepping back as senior royals in 2020. the games, founded by the prince, involve injured military veterans competing in a range of events. anna holligan reports. hollywood royalty came to see the real stars of this show, wounded veterans and serving soldiers, sharing stories of resilience to inspire and unify, while their children gave prince harry and meghan a unique perspective. if there is anywhere in europe that prince harry and meghan can be guaranteed a warm reception then it's here at invictus. these games, of course, created by harry as a celebration of comradeship and that is exactly what they are experiencing here in the hague today. it is about inspiring others to get out there, no matter what their injury or illness is, to get out there and take part in sport because it is amazing for people's mental health. my two young boys have seen me run for the first time, and no matter where i come, if i cross the finish line, that is it. that is what i'm here for, to prove to them that mummy's good, mum can do stuff. invictus competitors are selected by their countries, not on account of their invictus games competitors are selected by their countries, not on account of their ability, but the degree to which taking part can help their recovery. team ukraine has lost four members in combat since the start of the russian invasion. many of those here today will return to front line duties straight after invictus. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. the world—renowned pianist lang lang has been hitting the high notes during a performance that could give you goosebumps. the chinese pianist was playing at europe's highest train station in the swiss alps. a grand piano was taken to the mountaintop — a jaw—droping 3,400 feet above sea level. he said it was his first performance in the snow but that he really enjoyed the experience. now the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. it was another glorious day across many parts of the uk, with temperatures approaching 20 degrees in a few spots. how about easter sunday? it is once again looking warm and sunny for most of us, and there's the clue in the headline, because, in fact, there's rain in the forecast as well. so let me explain. high pressure is certainly dominating the weather across most of the uk right now, but a weather front is fast approaching, and this weather front is visible on the latest satellite picture here, just to the west of ireland. and you can see cloud has been increasing through the day across some western parts of england and wales, as well as scotland. now, that weather front will make some progress through this evening. ahead of it, it's going to be clear. certainly no rain in the forecast across england, but in northern ireland and western scotland, by the early hours of sunday morning, we are expecting some wet weather, at least damp conditions moving in. not particularly cold tonight. in glasgow, 10 degrees, maybe a bit chilly there in east anglia. so here's the forecast for easter sunday. england looking sunny, wales too, at least for most of the day, but not northern ireland and not the western isles of scotland. the weather front approaches here, and you can see the outbreaks of rain and also, as a result, a lot cooler here, maybe only 13 degrees. and that weather front will push across the country during the course of sunday evening. worth noting that on sunday, the pollen levels will be high, but generally across england and wales, not in scotland and northern ireland. so the forecast, then, for monday, we are expecting the low pressure to be meandering just to the northwest of the uk, but the cool front will move across. and you can see that colder air from the north atlantic, just south of greenland here, tucking in, so fresher conditions in place across the uk during the course of monday as a result of this low pressure spinning in. and you can see the cloud and the showers across northern ireland, western scotland. there will probably be a few showers elsewhere across the uk, and those temperatures are just that much lower — 13 in liverpool, maybe 17 or so in london. and the outlook for the week ahead shows those temperatures stabilising around the mid teens across the south of the uk, closer to 11 or 13 in the north. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines... the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4000 fighters in the city. the bbc hasn't been able to verify these claims. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies