and a43 people are now known to have died in south africa — following heavy flooding — with a warning of more rain on the way. ukraine's prime minister says his forces are still fighting in the besieged city of mariupol, defying russia's ultimatum to surrender or be killed. denys shmihal says the port city has not fallen, despite weeks of relentless attack by russia. fighting has also continued in other areas of the east — officials in kharkiv say five people have died and 13 have been injured in shelling in the city. our correspondent tom bateman is in dnipro where a rare evacuation by train has taken place of civilians wounded in the fighting. and a warning, his report contains some distressing images. and a warning, his report contains some distressing images. president putin said his goal is the liberation of this country's east. he is showing the world what that means in mariupol. street battles have intensified for days, pushing back ukraine's defenders to a last holdout in the giant steelworks. moscow's forces told them they had until 1pm today to surrender or die. but there is no sign they have submitted, and ukraine says it will pull out of peace talks with russia if their troops are killed. mariupol�*s fate could determine the next phase of this war. in the east, people had already been urged to get out over fears of russia's advance. but for some, the warnings came too late. on the platform in dnipro, tanya grieves for her eldest daughter marina. she was killed in a crash in their rush to escape the bombardment. i'm scared for my children, says tanya. we didn't want to leave, and i'm very sorry for the price i had to pay for leaving my own home. now they have to bear a journey west on rail lines that have themselves been attacked, and they take with them the traumas of this invasion. on board soviet—era carriages, they flee russia's advance. many men have stayed behind, except those that have to hold their children alone. these patients now face a 20—hour journey to the west of here. with the kind of injuries they have. and what that tells you is the critical need the ukrainians have to free up hospital space here and to the east where they are getting ready for a major russian assault. and in the suburbs, i am told of an extraordinary story of rescue from mariupol. this woman drove 200 miles south through russian lines in search of her parents trapped in the siege. it was seeing the hopelessness and despair that made her go, she says. she found a city in ruins, and people were reduced to scavenging to survive. the family managed to escape underfire. now her mother, oksana, safely in another city called her daughter a hero. when we were together in dnipro, i said i want to kneel before you. we hugged each other and cried, says oksana. she says their escape got them back from hell. but tens of thousands of others remain trapped as russia's control of mariupol tightens. tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro. as we have been hearing, russia is now focusing on the east of ukraine — and people living in these areas are under constant threat. since the war began, thousands have fled but many mainly elderly people have decided to stay put. clive myrie has been to the village of serhi—yeevka near donetsk to talk to some of them. —— clive myrie has been to the village of serhiivka near donetsk to talk to some of them. there is a storm brewing in the east. the ukrainian military are on the move in defence of the homeland. the landscape flat, open country, perfect for heavy armour. as russia readies to seize the donbas region. the road signs proving useless guides by design. it is mid—morning in the village of serhiivka. our presence piques the interest of the local territorial defence force. an army of volunteers ready for the russians. this man, aged 26, and the local commander born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in the east, in this area? are you worried that the russians are going to come here? we will be ready to greet the russians, he tells me. they came to us with weapons, not the other way round. we live in ukraine. this is our land. donbas is the ukraine, and i was born in ukraine. and i will die in ukraine. so many have left the village since the start of the war. a population of 1,400 is now down to just 300, and the vast majority who remain are elderly, clinging on to what they know, despite the threat. this man is head of the local municipality. he has watched his village leach its young since russia invaded ukraine, but he understands why many older residents want to stay. they are afraid to leave their houses and households behind, he tells me. it is hard to go. people think that they have lived their share and want to die at home. this woman is one of the villagers who chose not to leave. clive. the great absence in her life is her own sister who lives in donetsk, closer to the russian border. her sister does not believe russia has committed war crimes in the conflict. she believes the invasion isjust. translation: at the moment, i am not in touch with her due l to political reasons. we didn't find common ground. we lost touch, so i don't know what she's thinking right now. since march 27th, we haven't spoken. i haven't wanted to. march 27th? that's very sad. translation: that's how it is. the local cherry blossom heralds the onset of spring, but no one is under any illusions that winter is coming. to the village of serhiivka, right across eastern ukraine. clive myrie, eastern ukraine, in donbas. there is much more from our bbc correspondence in the region on the bbc live page. there you will find all the details, including a sense of what the fighters have, there are about 50 days to establish a stronghold at the steelworks, they say they will fight until the end. much more there, on the bbc website. the latest life page with all the details from our correspondence in that region. anna foster has also been giving us the latest from the ukraine capital, kyiv. there are a fairly small number of ukrainian troops holding out in that city but they will continue to fight. pressure announced last night they would open the window for surrender this morning where they tell the ukrainian troops still based in mariupol, still fighting from places like the steelworks, pressure is that if they came out during a certain period of time this morning, they would let them live and they will treat them as they shared under the geneva convention. but that window came and went and what we heard from ukraine was that the fighters that are still there continue to fight and will do until the end. this is a hugely symbolic and strategically important city for both of them, pressure and ukraine, both of them, pressure and ukraine, both desperately want mariupol, looks at this battle mine not have too much long to go, i think most people acknowledge that russia has the upper hand there but until we know for sure, we keep watching. it a vital battle happen ending in meribel. zelensky has talked about the idea of giving up territory, those areas that we know russia is fighting for in the east, around the donbas region, places like luhansk and only ask. he says is willing to give up any of those areas to the russians. he also said that if those remaining fighters in meribel were killed, that would mean an end to peace talks as well. —— marry a pal. there is real resolve on both sides now,. the russians did not manage to capture places like kyiv, the capital, they have pulled back to places like mariupol to try and save face at home but the ukrainian resistance and resolve is still strong as well and that is why we see this fierce fighting continues in mariupol, in the east, in the north—eastern places like kharkiv where we have heard that five more people have been killed in shelling this afternoon, really the focus of this afternoon, really the focus of this war now. dr samuel ramani is a tutor of politics and international relations at the university of oxford. he's also an associate fellow at the royal united services institute. and he's currently writing a book on: "putin's war on ukraine" — he's been telling me what he's expecting in the coming hours and days. well, looks as though the ukrainian resistance mariupol is on its last legs. the other steel facility, allegedly fell to russia yesterday. it appears as if all we have is about 2500 fighters at most, the russians are probably going to eventually declare victory. this may seem a very — eventually declare victory. this may seem a very obvious _ eventually declare victory. this may seem a very obvious question - eventually declare victory. this may seem a very obvious question but . seem a very obvious question but what is it that russia wants to achieve in mariupol and what does it tell us about their ambition in that region? tell us about their ambition in that reuion? ~ , ., , ., region? well, the prevailing wisdom, for man , region? well, the prevailing wisdom, for many. is — region? well, the prevailing wisdom, for many. is that _ region? well, the prevailing wisdom, for many, is that the _ region? well, the prevailing wisdom, for many, is that the mariupol - region? well, the prevailing wisdom, for many, is that the mariupol area . for many, is that the mariupol area and crimea and the rest of donbas, some military analysts are sceptical of the utility of this area. i think that the primary goal for russia is actually to secure mariupol in order to annex donetsk and luhansk because mariupol is to be under their control for that to happen. some of the ambitions _ control for that to happen. some of the ambitions and _ control for that to happen. some of the ambitions and some _ control for that to happen. some of the ambitions and some of- control for that to happen. some of the ambitions and some of the - the ambitions and some of the demands laid out by president putin seem to suggest that diplomacy is over, i know he is asking for the entire country to demilitarise itself, for example, and given what we are seeing in mariupol, that fight to the end, as far as the ukrainians sayed, it suggests there is very little root hair for diplomacy, does it not? is very little root hair for diloma ,does it not? , , ., , diplomacy, does it not? diplomacy is on its last legs- _ diplomacy, does it not? diplomacy is on its last legs. zelensky _ diplomacy, does it not? diplomacy is on its last legs. zelensky made - diplomacy, does it not? diplomacy is on its last legs. zelensky made it - on its last legs. zelensky made it clear that more massacres or a complete annihilation would bring diplomacy to a dead stop. the russians are responding with more obstructions. we saw the duma speaker call for the ukraine to recognise crimea but also called for ukraine to withdraw, accept neutrality and demilitarise, basically move all heavy weaponry from the country. as long as the russians are setting out those terms and the atrocities are continuing, it is very hard to see any further dialogue. it is very hard to see any further dialouue. , ,, it is very hard to see any further dialouue. , , , ., , ., dialogue. despite warnings from the ma or of dialogue. despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv. _ dialogue. despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv, not _ dialogue. despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv, not to _ dialogue. despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv, not to head - dialogue. despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv, not to head back - dialogue. despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv, not to head back to l mayor of kyiv, not to head back to the capital city, increasing numbers are returning, either to visit family or go back to their homes. the latest figures from the polish border service show that on thursday, 26 thousand people left ukraine, but 22 thousand went the other way. danjohnson is on the border and has been talking to some ukrainians heading back. this is where millions have said goodbye. to their families, their country, and the life they knew. but some are now coming back, and being reunited. "my little boys," volodymyr says, after seven weeks apart. "no, dad," boris tells him, "we're grown up now." because children are already in polish schools, they have no education for a few days because of easter, and we decided to choose this chance to see our family. but it's a return not without trepidation. i'm really afraid. when i talk to the kids and say we are going to visit father, they were also shocked. but we promised them that we will not go into other regions. but others are going further. this family back together and heading home to kyiv for good. yeah, we will go home. and we don't want to stay in poland for a long time. translation: it was a complicated decision but definitely, _ 100% we want to go home. in lviv, others are on the move, heading east, buying tickets against the tide. tatiana's ready to go home, close to dnipro, after more than a month here. translation: we miss our home very much and we need to do _ some work on the garden. this morning we woke up and thought, shall we go or not? but we really had the tickets. are you brave? i was when i was young. i used to do parachute jumps for sport, but this is completely different. i'm really afraid of what's happened and what could happen next. and that's the point, these are journeys into the unknown. most aren't looking too far ahead. just being together, having it together, it's the best that we can have. what's it like to see your family again? it's a big value to have family, and to see each other today. sure, i love them. danjohnson, bbc news, on ukraine's border with poland. here in the uk, the archbishop of canterbury has strongly criticised the government's plan to send some people who've arrived illegally in the uk to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was "the opposite of the nature of god". but the cabinet minister jacob rees—mogg said the archbishop had misunderstood the government's aim, which was to combat people—smugglers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. happy easter to all of you, lovely to see you. in his most important sermon of the year, the archbishop of canterbury dealt very directly with the issues of the day, drawing attention to the pressures felt by many here struggling with the cost of living, and calling on russia to commit to a ceasefire and withdrawal from ukraine. but he also talked of serious ethical questions about the government plan to send asylum seekers overseas. it cannot carry the weight of our national responsibility, as a country formed by christian values. because subcontracting out our responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well, like rwanda, is the opposite of the nature of god. in response tojustin welby�*s remarks, a home office spokesperson said "the uk has a proud history of supporting those in need of protection." but that "change is needed to prevent vile people smugglers putting lives at risk." in his sermon, the archbishop of york said that in law there is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker. he has been talking about compassionate immigration policy for years, so i asked him, is anyone listening to what the church had to say? i suppose i'm going to say with a smile, but it's hard to be held responsible for the fact that people don't listen. i think we've all woken up and thought, this is not how the world is meant to be. it's not how i want it to be. i want it to be a different world. in the queen's absence from windsor, the duke and duchess of cambridge led the royals at their service. in his easter message, the prince of wales said he had been profoundly moved by those ready to open their homes to people fleeing conflict. the mostjoyous scenes of the day were in a st peter's square packed for the first public easter mass there since the pandemic began. but the pope's message focused on events in ukraine, calling this an easter of war. translation: may there be peace in war-torn ukraine. _ so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of the cruel and senseless war into which it was dragged. may a new dawn of new hopes appear. tidings of hope this easter have undoubtedly been tinged with the sense that more empathy and understanding would be welcomed, both at home and abroad. aleem maqbool, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has been telling me what the government makes of the opposition and critical comments — relating to the new policy. we have had charities and opposition parties, and the unions which represent some of the people that are going to attempt to implement this policy saying they don't agree with it. the honest truth is that the government knew this was coming. they knew there was going to be fierce opposition to this. the calculation that borisjohnson has made is that it is worth it because he wants to be seen to be tough on this issue, and some of this argument serve whether it is the right thing or not probably actually suits the prime minister. the argument specifically in response of the archbishop of canterbury today is that he specifically misunderstood what the government wants to do. it is not trying to park its responsibility but taking on responsibility for cutting down on people smuggling. have a listen to the cabinet ministerjacob rees—mogg. he minister jacob rees—mogg. he misunderstands ministerjacob rees—mogg. he misunderstands what the policy is trying _ misunderstands what the policy is trying to— misunderstands what the policy is trying to achieve and it isn't an abandonment of responsibility, it is in fact_ abandonment of responsibility, it is in fact are _ abandonment of responsibility, it is in fact are taking on a very difficult _ in fact are taking on a very difficult response military. the encouragement of people traffickers needs_ encouragement of people traffickers needs to _ encouragement of people traffickers needs to be stopped sol encouragement of people traffickers needs to be stopped so i think the issue _ needs to be stopped so i think the issue we _ needs to be stopped so i think the issue we are fighting is organised crime _ issue we are fighting is organised crime and — issue we are fighting is organised crime and it is very important that we should — crime and it is very important that we should do that. so, crime and it is very important that we should do that.— we should do that. so, that is the element of _ we should do that. so, that is the element of my — we should do that. so, that is the element of my response - we should do that. so, that is the element of my response to - we should do that. so, that is the - element of my response to archbishop justin welby. it is uncomfortable for the government to be having an argument with the archbishop of canterbury on easter sunday of all days but as i say, i think ministers were prepared for this, they knew it was a controversial policy, they have gone through with it because after years of the government saying they would tackle small boats in the channel and failing to do so, boris johnson was to be seen to have radical ideas. whether they are work or not is another question. a43 people are now known to have died in devastating floods in the province of kwazulu—natal in eastern south africa. teams of rescue workers are continuing to search for dozens of people who are still missing, but their efforts have been hampered by yet more rain. pumza fihlani reports. this was no ordinary easter for the people of kwazulu—natal. church services have been disrupted across the province after severe floods damaged scores of places of worship. south of durban, community members have gathered to pray with this grieving family who have lost two people. a week ago, five homes stood here, but injust minutes, everything was gone. this three—year—old and her mother were asleep when flash floods ripped through this homestead. the toddler's body was found days later in a nearby river, but the mother is still missing. translation: the lord - was showing off when he blessed me with this child. in the mornings, she would kiss me and ask me, am i your grandchild? and i would say, yes. you're my baby. i loved these children. thousands of people have been displaced by the floods. in this small village alone, 15 homes have been destroyed. a handful of families have found temporary shelter here. we are in a small church now that has been turned into a temporary shelter for about 25 people. these are people whose homes were washed away in the last few days by floods, who lost all their worldly belongings. they are currently being housed here. everything that we see, from the food in the mattresses, and the blankets that we see inside here were donated everything that we see, from the food in the mattresses, and the blankets that we see inside here were donated by neighbours who were lucky to survive what has happened. the local pastor says the need for extra support for this traumatised community is evident. we do have counselling. we still need a lot of counselling, but people are together, are hands—on together to help those who are in desperate need. but the people here tell me that the church is not home. there has been no help for them yet from the state, and so they do not know where or how they will rebuild their lives. pumza fihlani, bbc news. iran and iraq have both summoned swedish envoys to protest at the apparent burning of a koran in sweden by a far—right, anti—immigrant group. there've been several recent clashes in sweden between police and counter—demonstrators after rallies by the stram kurs, or hard line, movement. for nearly two months now the people of ukraine have been dealing with life in a warzone. many have been killed — others have left the country. while the people there try to make the best of things there, in the city of dnipro — a group of local musicians are hoping to lift spirits — as tim allman reports. orchestra plays james bond theme. the people of this city and this country have been both shaken and stirred, so what better to meet the mood than a little james bond? these musicians, some from a local academy, have grouped together to form a street orchestra, bringing a little hope in these troubled times. translation: the idea came doubt that we need to play for people, especially nowadays, to bring some positivity to people at a difficult time. head north to the besieged city of kharkiv and the best place to be is underground. 0leksandr and anton put on a puppet show for the children who have to shelter here. a distraction for a moment or two at least from the bombardment this city is having to endure. translation: for me, the exchange of emotion is very important. we give the children our emotions and they give us theirs and that lifts our spirits. we can't name it, you have to feel it when you see the reaction. and in the capital kyiv, an easter vigil takes place, another moment of normality in a country where that is now rare. they pray for salvation, they pray for an end to war. tim allman, bbc news. the rising cost of living in the uk has left many pet owners no other option, but to give them up. birmingham dogs home says both of its centres are now at capacity, and the number of people looking to adopt is falling. rebecca wood reports. getting used to a new home. atjust six months old, echo is one of hundreds of dogs now in the care of birmingham dog's home. day—to—day living costs are rising and much as our lovely dogs are members of the family, there are lots of costs that come with them. for many of the animals coming into the two centres, there's a similar theme — the struggle to pay the bills, causing owners to give up their pets. the impact is twofold. dogs, once in high demand during lockdown, are now finding themselves in kennels as owners struggle to look after them on their return to work. also, the dogs that are coming to us haven't been socialised, so haven't had that training. and so that means they're going to be with us for longer while they have that retraining and get ready for a new home as well. so thatjust means they're here for longer, which again makes us very full. relinquishment for the charity are at an all time high, in fact, in the last ten days 42 dogs have been brought in to the centre, including jess, here. birmingham dog's home is a charity and caring for up to 200 animals all year round is expensive. this year, they took the decision to bring veterinary treatment in—house in a bid to keep costs down and welfare standards up. we are seeing an increasing number of dogs with multiple needs and they may be behavioural, but they're often veterinary that you do wonder we're seeing them because owners couldn't afford their veterinary treatment or didn't want to afford their veterinary treatments, and therefore their only option is to leave them as strays or relinquish them to us. the team are doing lots to help, sending food to local food banks and offering support when they can. now they're urging owners struggling to get in touch to prevent more strays being left on the region's streets. rebecca wood, bbc news birmingham dog's home. now for a look at the weather — with stav danaos. hello, there. for much easter sunday was a fine, dry, and sunny day, quite warm again across the south—east, but we had seen some changes at west with a weather front pushing in, bringing outbreaks of rain and cloud and also increasing breeze. and that is how it is going to be for easter monday, a coolerfresher feel two things with a few showers dotted around. here is the frontal system continuing to work its way towards the east of the country during this evening and overnight. barely anything on it by the time it reaches the eastern side of the country, but it will leave a legacy of cloud, a few showers dotted around, particularly across the northern half of the country where it will be quite blustery as the winds feature. further south, we should see some lengthy clear spells. so, low pressure and to the north—west of the country for easter monday, more isobars on the chart, it will be breezy, and we are also dragging in some cooler air of the atlantic around the area of low pressure, as you can see from the blue hue there. so, a fresher start to easter monday but they will be quite a bit of sunshine around. into the afternoon, we could start to see the cloud beginning to build up pretty much anywhere with the odd shower developing. most of the showers across the north—west of the country, the weather here will be quite blustery as the winds will be a feature here, particularly for the northern and western isles and into northern ireland. the wind is a little bit lighter further south and east. so, temperatures will be noticeable, we've been used to the low 20s across the south—east of the country, 16 or 17 degrees for easter monday afternoon and the low teens further north and west. now, through monday night, further showers continue across england and wales, there will be some clear spells, too, this weather front pushing into the north—west of the country to bring outbreaks of rain. it is going to be a chilly night, i think, northern and western areas