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why does the prime minister think everybody else's actions have consequences, except his own? i've explained why i bitterly regret receiving the fine and i apologise to the house. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years in an interview with us television. it was just so nice to see her. you know, she's on great form. she's always got a great sense of humour with me. and i'm just making sure that she's protected. russian and belarusian players won't be allowed to compete at this summer's wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender has passed. the city is surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky says the situation in mariupol remains "as severe as possible". ukraine hopes to evacuate 6,000 people from there today through so—called humanitariain corridors; mariupol�*s mayor says through so—called humanitariain corridors. mariupol�*s mayor says 100,000 civilians are still there. it comes as russia intensifies its attacks in the east of the country, in the donbas region. ukraine's allies in the west have promised to boost military aid. from lviv our correspondent danjohnson sent this report. this massive steelworks is still the last stand of ukraine's resistance in mariupol. russian forces have repeatedly tried to storm it, and they have laid down another deadline to surrender. ukrainian soldiers are holding out but they are getting desperate. translation: this is our appeal to the world. - this could be the last appeal of our lives, we are probably facing our last days if not hours. the enemy is outnumbering us ten to one. they have advantage in the air. in artillery, in their forces on land, and in tanks. there is a new agreement to get more residents out of the city but previous attempts have been only party successful. around 100,000 are still trapped. last night russia says it hit more than 1,000 military targets across the country. ukrainian defences have been successful in stopping some attacks but the president again appealed for more weapons. translation: it is unfair that ukraine is still forced to ask. for what its partners have been storing for years. if they have the weapons ukraine needs, if they have the ammunition we need, it is their moral duty to help protect freedom. international support is helping the war�*s refugees as well, aliona showed me where she and her baby sleep. she is one of the people of ukraine's east who have grown weary of constant conflict. translation: in 2014 we thought the war would last a week, - then it lasted a month, then a year, and now it has been going for eight years. we tried to live through the 2014 war like normal people, trying to get by, trying not to think about it, but now war has come after us again. this is a sign that accommodation here has now started to run short, and while this is a good short—term option the question is how long can families live like this? and as the fighting moves further west, the likelihood is this will be a reality for even more people. ukrainians released these pictures of their front lines to show they are digging in and ready to fight although some ground has been lost to the russians in the east, they have had some early success in holding back this new offensive in the battle for donbas. the ukraine government says bombs are being used to smash the steel plant in mariupol which has become the final stronghold of resistance. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, mark lowen, has been speaking to a relative of one of the fighters inside the plant, desperately hoping for news that he s alive. in the fog of war, russia's ferocious firepower is unrelenting. the azovstal steel plant still holding out against the siege of mariupol. perhaps a few hundred ukrainian troops are defending it. the commander calls it hell on earth. but they seem to have refused another deadline of today, set by moscow for their surrender, protecting around 1,000 civilians holed up in the cold war era bunkers and tunnels. food, water and time are running out. our family is from the north of ukraine, north—east... 0lena nikulina's cousin maks has gone from village boy to one of mariupol�*s last defenders of ukraine. he has been fighting in the steel plant. her last message from him was more than a month ago. how do you feel about him being there? i feel terrible, honestly. first of all, i feel very sorry that maybe i was not talking to him as much as i should while we still had connection. because i didn't want to disturb him. and i was thinking, like, what would happen if one day i would receive a message that maks has died? like, what would i do? and ijust started crying in the middle of the street because i don't have any answer to that. do you feel proud of him? yeah, totally. i would have never imagined my cousin to become a true hero of ukraine and hero of mariupol. there is obviously a very bitter sense of pride in the sense that he's in a life—threatening situation. but i am very proud of him. i dream of the day when he will return and we will be able to meet again and i will be able to tell this to him. if you could give a message to maks right now, what would you say? maks, i know that you are very strong and your family loves you a lot and we are waiting for you. and we are sure that you will come back and you will be our hero and you will have a great life in the free ukraine after our victory. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. vladimir putin made a public appearance this morning. 0ur correspondentjenny hill gave us this update from moscow. yes, i must say that the pictures coming out of the kremlin this morning are in stark contrast to those that we're seeing coming out of ukraine. mr putin has been sat in a white and gold chair in a grand hall in the kremlin, where he's been meeting very carefully selected members of the public, including a couple of extremely patriotic children. this is an event which he has hosted before, it's called land of opportunities, and it's a chance, really, for mr putin to present his version of russia, and this is a world in which everything is fine, a world in which western sanctions aren't really a problem, he's had business representatives telling him that any shortfall in western goods and services can in effect be replaced with better russian ones. it's a world in which there is no war, mr putin, of course, insists that his is simply a special military operation in ukraine to defend the interests of russian people and russian speakers. he hasn't really said very much about that this morning, limiting himself to a short statement in which he said that his mission would bring peace. perhaps, unlike most russians, and unlike many other people perhaps in that hall this morning, mr putin knows that his military operation hasn't been going according to plan, but he continues to keep a really tight grip on the narrative. as far as he is concerned, everything is under control, and i think the majority of russians continue to believe him. 0ur correspondent anna foster is in kyiv. and we have heard for so long, anna, about the desperate situation in mariupol, first of all, any prospect at all of trying to help people get out of that port city?— at all of trying to help people get out of that port city? well, what we have heard — out of that port city? well, what we have heard in _ out of that port city? well, what we have heard in the _ out of that port city? well, what we have heard in the last _ out of that port city? well, what we have heard in the last hour - out of that port city? well, what we have heard in the last hour or- have heard in the last hour or two, jane, _ have heard in the last hour or two, jane, is _ have heard in the last hour or two, jane, is perhaps the most positive indication— jane, is perhaps the most positive indication for weeks because it has been _ indication for weeks because it has been really more than a month now since _ been really more than a month now since a _ been really more than a month now since a significant humanitarian corridor— since a significant humanitarian corridor was established from mariupol, but the mayor of that city has now _ mariupol, but the mayor of that city has now given instructions to people living, _ has now given instructions to people living, he _ has now given instructions to people living, he has named a couple of locations— living, he has named a couple of locations in_ living, he has named a couple of locations in the city that people can go— locations in the city that people can go to — locations in the city that people can go to and get on these buses, and hopefully can escape to some kind of— and hopefully can escape to some kind of safety. they are hoping to maybe _ kind of safety. they are hoping to maybe facilitate around 6000 people out of _ maybe facilitate around 6000 people out of mariupol today, which would be out of mariupol today, which would he the _ out of mariupol today, which would be the largest number in a single day for— be the largest number in a single day for a — be the largest number in a single day for a while, but still only representing a tiny fraction of the people _ representing a tiny fraction of the people who are there, more than 100,000, — people who are there, more than 100,000, we are told, who are still trapped _ 100,000, we are told, who are still trapped in _ 100,000, we are told, who are still trapped in that besieged city where it has— trapped in that besieged city where it has been so difficult to get humanitarian aid in and medicines and even — humanitarian aid in and medicines and even basic things like food and water— and even basic things like food and water for— and even basic things like food and water for six weeks or so now. of water for six weeks or so now. course, and in water for six weeks or so now. of course, and in terms of the military situation, we hear the talk of the west promising to get more military aid to ukraine, what are you hearing where you are about what they say is needed, how quickly it is needed, where it needs to get to? weill. where it needs to get to? well, resident where it needs to get to? well, president lotta _ where it needs to get to? well, president lotta mia _ where it needs to get to? well, president lotta mia zelensky, l where it needs to get to? well, president lotta mia zelensky, every evening, _ president lotta mia zelensky, every evening, makes an address to the people _ evening, makes an address to the people of— evening, makes an address to the people of ukraine, it goes up on his personal— people of ukraine, it goes up on his personal social media channels, and last night's— personal social media channels, and last night's was really notable because — last night's was really notable because he urged countries around the world _ because he urged countries around the world to donate more, and of course, _ the world to donate more, and of course, they have, they have done that so _ course, they have, they have done that so far. — course, they have, they have done that so far, but often these things happen— that so far, but often these things happen very slowly, and he talked about _ happen very slowly, and he talked about countries who were storing weapons — about countries who were storing weapons having a moral duty to give them _ weapons having a moral duty to give them to— weapons having a moral duty to give them to ukraine. and of course when an announcement is made and we hear about— an announcement is made and we hear about tax. _ an announcement is made and we hear about tax, about artillery, about perhaps — about tax, about artillery, about perhaps a — about tax, about artillery, about perhaps a sophisticated radar systems— perhaps a sophisticated radar systems being sent to ukraine, from the moment that announcement is made, _ the moment that announcement is made, there is still a period of time _ made, there is still a period of time whereby it needs to be collected in that country, it needs to be _ collected in that country, it needs to be flown here, and when you bear in mind— to be flown here, and when you bear in mind that — to be flown here, and when you bear in mind that the fighting is happening in the east of ukraine, where _ happening in the east of ukraine, where the — happening in the east of ukraine, where the russian border is, you have _ where the russian border is, you have to _ where the russian border is, you have to bring everything in from the west, _ have to bring everything in from the west. a _ have to bring everything in from the west. a lot — have to bring everything in from the west, a lot of it comes across the border— west, a lot of it comes across the border from — west, a lot of it comes across the border from poland, and then makes this journey, — border from poland, and then makes thisjourney, hundreds of this journey, hundreds of kilometres, thisjourney, hundreds of kilometres, across the country, all of that— kilometres, across the country, all of that takes time and manpower and it takes— of that takes time and manpower and it takes really efficient supply chains. — it takes really efficient supply chains, which, of course, in the middle — chains, which, of course, in the middle of— chains, which, of course, in the middle of a _ chains, which, of course, in the middle of a conflict you often don't -et. middle of a conflict you often don't get so. _ middle of a conflict you often don't get so. i— middle of a conflict you often don't get. so, ithink middle of a conflict you often don't get. so, i think president zelensky is really— get. so, i think president zelensky is really trying to get them to press — is really trying to get them to press the _ is really trying to get them to press the pedal and make these things— press the pedal and make these things happen faster. he says they need more, they need better, and they need — need more, they need better, and they need it if they are going to hold out— they need it if they are going to hold out as soon as they can. anna, thanks very — hold out as soon as they can. anna, thanks very much, _ hold out as soon as they can. anna, thanks very much, anna _ hold out as soon as they can. anna, thanks very much, anna foster, - hold out as soon as they can. anna, j thanks very much, anna foster, our correspondent in the capital of ukraine. i'm joined now by denys ganzha, ukrainian youth delegate to the un, who has been travelling across ukraine to assess the effect of the war on young people and youth services. he is in dnipro. it is so good of you to talk to us, and from where we sit here in london, we wonder, how have you been able to keep crossing the country meeting people, just explain what you have been doing in the last few weeks? ., ., you have been doing in the last few weeks? . ~' , ., you have been doing in the last few weeks? ., ,, , ., , you have been doing in the last few weeks? ., ,, i. , . ., weeks? thank you very much for invitin: weeks? thank you very much for inviting me- _ weeks? thank you very much for inviting me. so _ weeks? thank you very much for inviting me. so right _ weeks? thank you very much for inviting me. so right now, - weeks? thank you very much for inviting me. so right now, the i weeks? thank you very much for . inviting me. so right now, the youth hearing ukraine is really our secret weapon, most of my fellows, they joined the army to volunteer in ukraine, people, pr guys, hipsters, musicians, travelling all over the country helping the army and the people to get what is needed. right now, what our railway stations, what our drivers are doing, they are also the heroes, in these conditions, they are still operational. 50. the heroes, in these conditions, they are still operational. so, when ou talk they are still operational. so, when you talk about _ they are still operational. so, when you talk about them _ they are still operational. so, when you talk about them doing - they are still operational. so, when l you talk about them doing everything they can to help, you're talking about logistical help, of all forms? everything. get something tomorrow from lviv to kharkiv, no problem. try to get to mariupol to evacuate some people. a friend of mine, she bought a bus, with the help of her parents, and this is what is happening all across the country. we understand that right now there is no time for, why do you need this? it isjust, i need this, this, or that, delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and people are doing this, thanks to the government services and businesses and many services, and the country is working on its full powers to ensure these things. on its full powers to ensure these thins. �* , ., , ., things. and these are people who have given _ things. and these are people who have given op _ things. and these are people who have given upjobs, _ things. and these are people who have given upjobs, given - things. and these are people who have given upjobs, given up- have given upjobs, given up everything that they knew and loved before the war, but you must, as well as seeing remarkable behaviour like that, you must have seen some desperately upsetting things as well? ., ., ., desperately upsetting things as well? ., ~ ., ., well? you know, when we are asking that we need — well? you know, when we are asking that we need everything _ well? you know, when we are asking that we need everything for- well? you know, when we are asking that we need everything for help, - well? you know, when we are asking that we need everything for help, we really need everything, because people here, theyjust give up all their savings to the army, they donate everything, some sums of money, they don't eat enough, they don't go a lot to coffee places because right now everything is needed to make sure our army has everything. the guys, in one day, they have turned out to become the real fighters, they have turned out to become the realfighters, some of they have turned out to become the real fighters, some of them with real fighters, some of them with real guns in their hands, and this is what is happening. the war is here. but unfortunately, the war will be in our lives for ever, because it has just changed us totally, 100%. do because it has 'ust changed us totally, 100%._ because it has 'ust changed us totall ,100%. y , totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat. do they _ totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say _ totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say to _ totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say to you, - totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say to you, do - totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say to you, do most| defeat, do they say to you, do most people you meet remain convinced that they can win, whatever that looks like?— looks like? according to some surve s, looks like? according to some surveys. more _ looks like? according to some surveys, more than _ looks like? according to some surveys, more than 9596 - looks like? according to some surveys, more than 9596 of. looks like? according to some - surveys, more than 9596 of people in surveys, more than 95% of people in ukraine trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it welcome. even when you speak to people who stay in the shelters for two months, when you speak to some people who have lost their homes, they still hope that ukraine wins this war, they still try to stay optimistic because they do understand that here, we are fighting not only for our territories, we are fighting for our values, we are fighting for freedom, because it has been our religion for the last eight years, and we do understand of course that freedom does not come for free. what understand of course that freedom does not come for free.— does not come for free. what was our life does not come for free. what was your life be _ does not come for free. what was your life be before _ does not come for free. what was your life be before the _ does not come for free. what was your life be before the war, - does not come for free. what was your life be before the war, whatl your life be before the war, what have you given up? i your life be before the war, what have you given up?— have you given up? i was 'ust a university i have you given up? i was 'ust a university guy i have you given up? i was 'ust a university guy doing * have you given up? i was 'ust a university guy doing my h have you given up? i wasjust a l university guy doing my masters, working at a consultancy, communications consultancy, trying to set up my career for the future, i am only 22, but right now i do understand that what the best i can do for my country, how can i donate myself, don't take my opportunity to speak to you, for instance, or to work at the un, to make sure that my country will stay here, will become even stronger, rise up from the ashes, this is what is happening to us right now, we are not sleeping, we are working, and believe me it is not only me, every person in ukraine is now restoring himself or herself. denys ganzha, i could talk to you for so much longer, we are really gratefulfor for so much longer, we are really grateful for your time and i for so much longer, we are really gratefulfor your time and i hope perhaps that we can stay in touch and we will indeed perhaps speak again here in bbc news. denys ganzha, just 22 years old, ukrainian youth delegate to the united nations who is crossing his country at this time of war and hearing stories of young people who are trying to fight and help on behalf of their country. the headlines on bbc news... the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine as fighting intensifies along a 300—mile frontline in the east of the country. the prime minister faces criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine ahead of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. borisjohnson has ignored calls from labour to apologise to the archbishop of canterbury, following reports that mrjohnson had criticised the church of england over its clergy�*s comments on his asylum policy. during prime minister's questions, mrjohnson was pressed on claims that he told a meeting of conservative mps last night that the church and the bbc had focused too much on his government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, and should have been more critical of president putin instead. tomorrow, mps will vote on whether the prime minister should be investigated for misleading parliament. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. did you mislead the house? are you unworthy of office? heading back to the commons less than 26 hours after he apologised to mps for being fined for breaking covid laws in downing street. the prime minister insistent he wants to focus on the job, starting with a trip later to india to discuss trade and investment, a point he made at prime minister's questions, where the issue of his fine again dominated. some kind of doctor who time warp. we had this conversation yesterday, mr speaker, and i have explained why i bitterly regret receiving an fpn. i apologised to the house. so, mr speaker, yesterday's apology lasted for as long as the prime minister thought necessary to be clipped for the news. but once the cameras were off, once the cameras were off, the prime minister went to see his backbenchers, and he was back to blaming everyone else... at that private meeting with tory mps, the prime minister reportedly criticised the archbishop of canterbury and the bbc over reaction to the government's policy of sending some asylum—seekers to rwanda. he even said that the archbishop of canterbury had not been critical enough of putin. in fact, the archbishop called putin's war an act of great evil, and the church of england has led the way in providing refuge to those fleeing. would the prime minister like to take this opportunity to apologise for slandering the archbishop and the church of england? i was slightly taken aback for the government to be criticised over the policy that we have devised to end the deaths at sea, in the channel, as a result of cruel criminal gangs. i was surprised that we were attacked for that. he denied he'd said the bbc had not been critical enough of russia. the snp, again, said the prime minister should resign. no government can be led by a prime minister who's in a constant state of crisis to save his own skin. and what's worse, the uk government is now led by a tag team of scandal. a prime minister who can't be trusted with the truth and a chancellor who can't be trusted with his taxes. the next test will come tomorrow, when there will be a vote on holding an investigation into whether or not the prime minister misled parliament. the prime minister himself won't be in the commons tomorrow for that debate, but this is an issue that doesn't look like it is going away. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is at westminster. it seemed a fairly tetchy session at lunchtime, ? it seemed a fairly tetchy session at lunchtime,? in it seemed a fairly tetchy session at lunchtime. ?— lunchtime,? in a sort of holding attern, lunchtime,? in a sort of holding pattern. where _ lunchtime,? in a sort of holding pattern, where we _ lunchtime,? in a sort of holding pattern, where we wait - lunchtime,? in a sort of holding pattern, where we wait to - lunchtime,? in a sort of holding pattern, where we wait to see l lunchtime,? in a sort of holding . pattern, where we wait to see what emerges— pattern, where we wait to see what emerges tomorrow?— pattern, where we wait to see what emerges tomorrow? yes, we are a, reall . emerges tomorrow? yes, we are a, really- and _ emerges tomorrow? yes, we are a, really. and perhaps _ emerges tomorrow? yes, we are a, really. and perhaps even _ emerges tomorrow? yes, we are a, really. and perhaps even beyond i really. and perhaps even beyond tomorrow. so, if we look at what is happening tomorrow first off, this is this motion which is going to be put forward by labour, which as we understand it is going to name some specific things that the prime minister has said to parliament in the past and suggest that he should there for be referred to the privileges committee to investigate, thatis privileges committee to investigate, that is the committee of seven mps, and they will investigate to decide whether or not he had misled parliament. there are sanctions that this committee can suggest, such as demanding an apology, they can call for a suspension of an mp or even an expulsion. so, that motion will go to parliament tomorrow, it is very likely that opposition parties will support it, but to pass you would also need a number of conservative mps to support it, too. now, boris johnson has called for unity in his party and so far only a handful of conservative mps have broken ranks publicly. but there is definitely a bit of a sense of unease, particularly as things keep moving in this. new things keep popping up. and so, there is a suggestion that perhaps what the government might do tomorrow to make it easier or more palatable for conservative mps, would be to perhaps try and amend that motion, to make it more positive so that it is easier for their mps to vote with the government.— their mps to vote with the iovernment. . ., «i, , government. helen catt, thanks very much for now- _ prince harry has said he's trying to ensure the queen is protected and has the right people around her. speaking to the american tv network nbc, the duke of sussex said he and meghan had a great time with the queen when they went to see her at windsor castle last week. he also said he does not know if he will be returning to england to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. his relations with the rest of the family have been strained ever since his withdrawalfrom royal life, but harry has remained on good terms with his grandmother, the queen. the two hadn't met for more than a year until last week when harry and his wife meghan were en route to the netherlands for the invictus games. they broke theirjourney to visit the queen at windsor castle, and according to his interview with us television, the meeting went well. it was great. it was so nice to see her. she's on great form. she's always got a great sense of humour with me and i'm just making sure that she is protected and got the right people around her. harry's comment that the queen was on great form is reassuring given the concerns about her health, but quite what he meant by his suggestion that he is the person ensuring the queen is protected and has the right people around her is unclear. she of course has the rest of her family around her and, unlike harry, they are there permanently. on his own future plans, there was just a hint from harry that he may not remain in the united states for ever. home for now is, for the time being, in the states, and it feels that way as well. does it? yeah, we've been welcomed with open arms. so, did he think he would be able to attend the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations in earlyjune? i don't know yet. there is lots of things with security issues and everything else, so this is what i am trying to do, trying to make it possible that i can get my kids to meet her. a question about relations with his father and brother was deflected onto the invictus games. i am here, focused on these guys and these families and giving everything i can, 120% to them to make sure that they have the experience of a lifetime. that is my focus, and then i leave here, i get back and my focus is my family, who i miss massively. finally, how much did he feel his mother's presence in his life? it is constant. it has been over the last two years, more so than ever before. it is almost as though she has done her bit with my brother and now she is very much helping me. she has got him set up, now she is helping me get set up. that is what it feels like. his life of service continued, harry said, it had just relocated to the united states. nicholas witchell, bbc news. wimbledon is banning russian and belarussian tennis players from this summer's tournament because of the war in the ukraine. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. wimbledon may bask in tradition but it is part of today's world and all the sporting implications of the invasion of ukraine. and wimbledon is taking a stand. so, while russia's daniil medvedev has been allowed to compete on the tour as an individual, the world number two will be barred from wimbledon. the same applies to aryna sabalenka of belarus, ranked numberfour in the women's game. those are two potential champions. there are many other players who will also now be missing. from one of ukraine's most prominent recent tennis players, this reaction. the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they have continued to take part as neutrals. the sights and scenes of wimbledon are known the world over. thus its decisions will generate global reactions. russia has already called any ban unacceptable. some tennis authorities are also likely to be unhappy. but even here, there is no roof to exclude the events of the wider world. joe wilson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett hello there. there are fewer showers around today, still got one or two affecting some western parts of scotland, western parts of england, perhaps into wales as well, but some lengthy spells of sunshine elsewhere. and with more sunshine, temperatures a little bit higher than they were yesterday. the winds are light at the moment, but they will freshen up overnight. we'll see the back of those showers across the western areas. and for the most part, we'll have clear skies. a bit of low cloud still not far away from some eastern coasts of scotland. a little bit on the chilly side, particularly across northern areas, not as cold as it was last night, mind you, because we do have those stronger winds, and that will be a noticeable feature, ithink, of the weather through tomorrow. plenty of sunshine to start the day, some low cloud may run on to some north—east coasts of england, and we'll develop some cloud through the midlands that will track its way to wales and the south—west, could give one or two light showers in the afternoon. otherwise it is going to be dry. a noticeable easterly wind that will keep it cooler around some of those north sea coasts by several degrees. head inland and towards the west, and we're looking again at a top temperature of 17 or 18 celsius. 34—year—old much loved member of the community, and much loved musician. this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines. the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine as fighting intensifies along a 300—mile front line in the east of the country. the prime minister faces criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine — in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years in an interview with us television. russian and belarusian players won't be allowed to compete at this summer's wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. we will talk more about prince harry and netflix, and a few other things in the next half an hour. right now, we will catch up with all the latest sports news with louisa. wimbledon has become the first major tennis tournament to ban russian and belarusian players due to the russian invasion of ukraine. it means men's world number two and us open champion, daniil medvedev and the women's world numberfour aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championship. russian and belarusian athletes have been allowed to play in atp, wta and itf events under a neutral flag and with no anthem played. the decision by the all england club is expected to be confirmed this afternoon. they've obviously come to the conclusion that they feel that what is happening in ukraine at the moment is so horrific that they are not willing to consider the possibility of a russian or belarusian player lifting the trophy on centre court. we will need to wait for their decision. but as i say, it is very different to what other people have said. i spoke to head of the wta tour steve simon and california last month, and he said players should not pay for the decisions of an authoritarian leadership. he thought it was very unlikely that they would do it in future. ukrainian tennis players have since tweeted, saying: in a statement also posted by other ukrainian tennis figures, she says: manchester united were humiliated, their manager ralf rangnick says, after liverpool thrashed them 4—0 and moved to the top of the premier league. today, chief scoutjim lawlor and head of global scouting marcel bout have left the club. it comes as former players have been scathing of the current team. roy keane said they have no soul, and paul scholes says the club is "unrecognisable". former united goalkeeper peter schmeichel told the bbc that the problem at the club is more than just the players. it's not about the players only. it's not about the players only. it's the whole place. it's not happening at manchester united at every level. this is what needs to be sorted out in the next coming years. a new structure at the club. there will be a lot of new people there. they must understand what this football club is. so, liverpool top of the premier league — for today at least — because manchester city can retake top spot if they beat brighton tonight. manager pep guardiola says they'll fight for the title until the last game. we're going to play every game a final to give the opportunity to play another one, another one, until the end. we are going to challenge until the end, we are going to fight, that's for sure, until the end. we'll try to play good and get results. the world snooker championship continues this morning at the crucible theatre, in sheffield. the four—times champion, john higgins, went into morning's session trailing — but he managed to turn it around and in the last half an hour or so has won the game by 10 frames to 7. no world snooker championship's continues at the crucible. john higgins managed to turn around and one the game 10—7. and on the other table there's a battle going on between two one—time finalists. kyren wilson is currently trailing to china's ding junhui by 5 frames to 4. plenty more over on the website. and former world number one maria sharapova has annnouced that she is pregnant. the five—time grand slam winner announced the news on instagram on her 35th birthday. she retired from tennis in 2020, and later that year got engaged to british businessman alexander gilkes. that's all the sport for now. let's ta ke let's take a look at a few other stories here this afternoon. as you know, we've been closely following the case of the 15—year—old schoolgirl knows as child q, who was strip searched by two female police officers, after being wrongly accused of carrying cannabis. and there's been a development on that story. celestina 0lulodejoins me now. bring us up—to—date. what's been happening today? bring us up-to-date. what's been happening today?— 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report to wait for. questions continuing over why the two female officers involved in this case were taking off from front—line duties few days after the publishing of that safeguarding review. thank ou ve of that safeguarding review. thank you very much _ of that safeguarding review. thank you very much for _ of that safeguarding review. thank you very much for now. _ now we are going to talk about netflix, which has seen a sharp fall in the number of subscribers. with some 200,000 people having left the streaming service in the first three months of the year. they're warning shareholders that another two million subscribers were likely to leave in the three months tojuly. let's discuss what this all means about changing viewing patterns and habits. joining me to discuss this is siobhan synnot, a journalist who writes about tv and film. were you at all surprised by this drop of? were you at all surprised by this dro of? ., , ., , ., drop of? no. it is a big leap for netflix, which _ drop of? no. it is a big leap for netflix, which was _ drop of? no. it is a big leap for netflix, which was enormous i drop of? no. it is a big leap for- netflix, which was enormous growth. if you are going to invent perfect conditions for a streaming service, you couldn't do much better than the pandemic, really. people have time on their hands, they can't go out, there is a streaming service offering television 21t/7. it's perfect. butjust as other industries which benefited from the lockdown, look at pellet on, just eat, they are experiencing dips and drops, as well as netflix now. latte drops, as well as netflix now. we had talks possibly about adverts. is that something we are possibly going to see? ., , ., , that something we are possibly going to see? . , ,, , ., to see? that is likely to drive --eole to see? that is likely to drive people away- _ to see? that is likely to drive people away. they _ to see? that is likely to drive people away. they could i to see? that is likely to drive i people away. they could introduce to see? that is likely to drive - people away. they could introduce a lower tier system, with adverts built in, that might work. some people aren't convinced. another option is to take a look on password sharing. netflix is able to work out if the password holder's account is being used byjust one home, or if it is being used in other spaces by family and friends. actually, though, the uk is pretty well behaved on that score. not compared to germany, for example. may that wouldn't be quite the enormous profit from that as it hopes. there is also branching out, merchandised how to netflix. sport, netflix has it been big on streaming sport, but they did have quite a success were formally one, which boosted interest in america in particular. they may have tennis events, golf events, which will bring in a new drive in subscribers or attract the old subscribers or attract the old subscribers back again. latte subscribers or attract the old subscribers back again. we are facin: subscribers back again. we are facing this _ subscribers back again. we are facing this country _ subscribers back again. we are facing this country with - subscribers back again. we are facing this country with a i subscribers back again. we are facing this country with a cost l subscribers back again. we are l facing this country with a cost of living crisis, we talk about it so much. that has to be a factor. is also about that i just so many options now? partly because people are thinking a look at the state of my gas bill, i don't need five different streaming services, something has to go.- different streaming services, something has to go. yes, the factors for— something has to go. yes, the factors for netflix _ something has to go. yes, the factors for netflix art - something has to go. yes, the| factors for netflix art inflation, the end of the pandemic, but also increased competition from the likes of apple, amazon and disney+. unlike netflix, these have other options, if your leg. alpo plus can give away their servers if you buy their tablets, a new firm, a new laptop. disney+ has an extensive back catalogue. amazon prime is a bolt on for a shopping network. netflix is a pure platform for film and television. what they have done is cut down on our binge watching. you will notice that are more serious on netflix released on a weekly basis will stop that is because word of mouth disappears when people binge—watch. you sit on your couch, you watch the series end to end, you talk about it for that we can, and thenit talk about it for that we can, and then it disappears. by bringing out extensive series in a weekly dose, they are creating that watercolour effect that has worked so well for other series. effect that has worked so well for otherseries. —— effect that has worked so well for other series. —— watercolour effect. every year more than 2,000 children are born through surrogacy in ukraine, the majority to foreign couples — like mark and heather easton from rugby in warwickshire. they brought their daughter sophie home to the uk just two weeks before the war started. since then, they've been trying to help their surrogate family to safety. now, after weeks of wrangling, they've finally arrived. zoe conway has been to meet them. vita lysenko and heather easton have a very special friendship, born of adversity. vita is the surrogate who saved heather from the grief of infertility. heather rescued vita from the war in ukraine. she means a lot to us. and she has a three—year—old, so we didn't want him to see the war experience anything negative. the two families became close during the pregnancy and so by the time sophie arrived in january, they were expecting to meet again, someday. but then the war broke out and vita was messaging them from a bomb shelter. the war is a terrible thing, so if we can just help one family, you know, it's good. at first vita and 0ndrej didn't want to leave. it was heather who persuaded them. translation: we were frightened, yes. - because war is terrifying, and all the air raid sirens, but our city didn't have any bombings, thank god. if we stayed there, no one knows what the end of the story would be. vita, 0ndrej and their three—year—old son nazar escaped from ukraine and managed to get as far as france. but then they were stuck. struggling to complete the paperwork they would need to get to the uk. one night, me and heather decided "right, i'll fly over to paris to help them. because i knew they were going to have difficulties travelling around paris and they don't speak english. thanks to mark, they were soon on their way to calais. heather found someone to host them in a house nearby in rugby. but she's been shocked by how hard it has been to get vita simple things, like a bank account and national insurance number. just trying to help her set up a life has been much harder than i thought. everything is two steps forward, one step back. vita says that however well looked after she is here, her desire to go home gets stronger by the day. translation: i am very grateful i to mark and heather for their help, for them helping us. my husband is also very grateful. we didn't expect that such people exist that can help so much. heather and mark have already started talking to sophie about her extraordinary beginning and her remarkable family. zoe conway, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine as fighting intensifies along a 300—mile front line in the east of the country. the prime minister faces criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine ahead of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. hundreds of fans have been paying their respects at the funeral of the wanted singer, tom parker. he died from brain cancer last month at the age of 33. alice bhandhukravi reports from south—east london. a horse—drawn carriage carried the coffin of tom parker through the town of bestwood, followed by the funeral cortege. friends, family and fans, who lined the procession clapping as the coffin passed. hundreds of fans and admirers of tom parker are standing outside. they are broadcasting the funeral with screens outside and it's been a very emotional atmosphere. people have been crying, listening to some of the speeches. one of tom's bandmates spoke at the funeral. he will always remember his laugh, that tom parker has left us far too early, and the heartbreak shared here today is a credit to him. he ended his speech with the words, "rest easy, mate." of course, tom parker from the wanted diagnosed with this aggressive brain cancerjust 18 months ago. in the last 18 months, he has packed a lot in. he threw himself into a publicity campaign to raise awareness of the condition, as well as writing a book, amongst other things. really, there is huge sadness in this town today for the funeral of this 33—year—old much loved member of the community, and much loved musician. two young designers from the east midlands are setting out to make their mark on the mainstream fashion industry. gemma tyte and roshni desai are using their talents to design inclusive clothing to cater for people with disabilities and for women recovering from breast cancer. victoria hicks reports. gemma tyte has mild cerebral palsy, which has influenced and inspired her to make inclusive fashion. so, for me, i always have noticed that clothing isn't really accessible, it is a realfaff, i used to hate going and trying on things because i would know that a lot of things i couldn't wear or i couldn't buy because i wouldn't be able to put it on myself. gemma is a graduate from nottingham trent university. her designs are both vibrant and functional, to enable people with disabilities to enjoy fashion, too. i did an outfit for a wheelchair user, so, thinking about seating design, and it's higher back to front, so that when you're sitting down, it's more comfortable and it is not riding really low. and it's got an elasticated waistband as well, which keeps it more secure and makes it double. roshni desai studied contour fashion at the montford university in leicester. she has been inspired to make adaptable underwear by her aunt, who has had breast cancer. i created this particular line because she was looking for something that was not wired, and there wasn't really anything out there in the market that she was able to get to adapt to her. most of the items that she wore were padded, underwired, and i wanted to create something that was still comfortable, and was able to fit her, rather than herself fit the garments. roshni is now working with a local cancer charity and has just won an innovation award. these young designers here in the east midlands proving that change in the fashion industry is needed and long overdue. victoria hicks, bbc east midlands today. music can be a real comfort for people living with dementia, and now a new report underlines how melody can improve the lives of those with the illness — in some cases, even reducing the need for medication. viewers might remember how the power of music changed the lives of those involved with the dementia choir, set up by actor vicky mcclure. graham satchell reports. # and spring became the summer. # who'd have believed you'd come along? i the dementia choir at a hotel in london last night to launch a major new report on the therapeutic power of music. # hands, touching hands. there isjoy and life in every face. # touching you. mick is sit. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's three years ago. # sweet caroline! music, i think it is a really good thing to do. i think it's a great thing to do to get things up and running. he loves singing. he can't remember, like we said, what he's had for breakfast, but he can remember words to a song from the 1970s that he has not heard for a long, long time. some of the choir can't speak at all, can't even converse, but they can sing. if it wasn't for the choir, i don't think he'd be here today. also at the event last night, actress vicky mcclure, who set up the choir as part of a bbc programme. that is a perfect picture, i think. it says her to a t. vicky's grandmother had dementia. music was a huge comfort. throughout the time with my nana, my mum discovered that singing, whether it was a nursery rhyme or a song she might know, it was a way of her connecting with us and a way of us being able to communicate because, at that point, she had stopped being able to sing. so, the music became a massively powerful tool. i think you're the first person ever to have this particular test. i'm unique, am i? well, we already knew that, anyway. nottingham university, mick and other members of the choir had a series of brain scans to show the impact music can have on people with dementia. today's report brings together powerful evidence to show music is an effective therapy. we know that it does something to the brain, but what's happened now with dementia and, obviously, the science we have started to look into is that it actually scientifically does something to the brain, so it hits a certain part of your brain that makes you feel pleased, or hits a certain emotion. so that is scientific evidence that it is working. this is paul harvey, who is also living with dementia, playing his improvised tune, four notes. paul comes alive at the piano. his tune was taken up by the bbc philharmonic orchestra and was released as a single. it has raised more than £1 million for charity and is helping to fund music therapy sessions in care homes. sessions like this. residents come alive, their mood brightened, their memories reawakened. today's report from the music industry and the charity music for dementia is calling for music to become a key part of the way the illness is treated. we have this amazing tool at our fingertips that we are not using any where near as much as we could be to support people's health and wellbeing. that we have got music positioned as a key public health tool and that it is not seen as a nicety, that it is seen as an absolute necessity and it's embedded into social and health care practice. # and it don't seem so lonely. that call for change is echoed by the dementia choir. i want to see it put into a system so that when you get a diagnosis, it is immediately given to you as something that will help. # sweet caroline! there is so much power in something that you just wouldn't think is as powerful as it is, but it is. because i see it every time i'm with the choir. # sweet caroline! dementia choir and their families know at first—hand the transformative power of music. they now want everyone with dementia to get the same help. graham satchell, bbc news. venice is about to become the first city in the world to ask day—trippers to make a reservation for visiting a reservation for visiting the city, and soon they'll have to pay an entry fee as well. emily brown reports. the floating city of venice is a unique destination for the millions of tourists who, before the pandemic, flocked to these narrow streets and scenic squares every summer. the easter weekend was the first real sign of the tourism sector bouncing back, with more than 80% occupancy in some of the bigger hotels. but from this summer, venice will be the first city in the world to experiment a regulation system of visitor flows to tackle overcrowding. for day—trippers, reservations will be compulsory, and from next year there will be an entrance fee. translation: covid-19 changed feelings and perceptions of what| tourism is in the world and in venice too. so we want less quantity and more quality. we will have an experimental fee starting this summer by the booking of the visits. the entrance fee is set to be up to ten euros, depending on the season. people staying in hotels and local residents will be exempt. and while venice contends with the volume of visitors, it also banned large cruise ships from sailing into the city's lagoon. authorities hope the tourist tax will reduce daily visits and encourage longer stays. it means tourism in venice may never be the same. emily brown, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it's a dry day across many parts of the country today, there's a bit more sunshine around compared with yesterday as well. have a look at the satellite picture. there is some cloud on the scene. this cloud here approaching ireland looks quite ominous. but the area of low pressure that's bringing that band of cloud and rain is actually going to sink to the south of the uk, down towards biscay. it allows us to develop an easterly wind by the time we get to tomorrow, and a strengthening easterly wind, at that, with the air coming all the way from the baltic sea. today, though, the winds are lighterfor the time being, one or two showers across western scotland, wales, western parts of england. 0therwise, some sunshine around, and with a bit more sunshine temperatures are a shade higher than they were yesterday. those showers across western parts of england, wales and scotland will tend to fade away. we'll have clear skies for the most part overnight, still some low cloud threatening some eastern coasts of scotland. last night we had a touch of frost across some northern areas. maybe a pinch of ground frost, i think, in some rural areas as we head into thursday morning. but the winds are stronger by this stage, so it's not going to be quite as chilly. it could blow in some low cloud, though, around some of these north sea coasts in the north—east of england. we'll develop some cloud across the midlands that will push its way towards wales and the south—west, could give one or two showers. for many, though, it's going to be a dry day, more sunshine to come. temperatures 17 or 18 degrees, a few degrees cooler on those north sea coasts because there will be a stronger easterly wind pegging back the temperatures here. but we've still got high pollen levels, tree pollen levels, again during tomorrow. friday and saturday, the levels may be a bit lower as the wind continues to strengthen. we're ending up with high pressure to the north of the uk, lower pressure sitting around biscay, not far away from the south—west. that allows us to keep that easterly wind going at the end of the week and into the weekend. the winds are going to be stronger on friday, and they'll blow in more cloud as well. it could just be thick enough for a few drizzly showers, perhaps the best of the sunshine across more sheltered western parts of scotland, into northern ireland, perhaps the north—west of england as well. but temperatures are going to be lower, generally speaking, because of a stronger wind, because of more cloud, around 12—15 degrees. let's head into the weekend. still windy on saturday, a lot of cloud, could be a few showers around as well. turns drier with a bit more sunshine on sunday. the winds won't be quite as strong, and that will give this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister has faced criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. why does the prime minister think everybody else's actions have consequences, except his own? i've explained why i bitterly regret receiving the fine and i apologise to the house. the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. more than 95% of people in ukraine trust in our victory. chit more than 9596 of people in ukraine trust in our victory.— trust in our victory. of course, we do not trust in our victory. of course, we do riot know— trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when _ trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it _ trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it will - trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it will come. i western allies promise more military aid for ukraine as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years, in an interview with us television. it was just so nice to see her. you know, she's on great form. she's always got a great sense of humour with me. and i'm just making sure that she's protected. russian and belarusian players won't be allowed to compete at this summer's wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. borisjohnson has ignored calls from labour to apologise to the archbishop of canterbury following reports that mrjohnson had criticised the church of england over its clergy�*s comments on his asylum policy. during prime minister's questions, mrjohnson was pressed on claims that he told a meeting of conservative mps last night that the church and the bbc had focused too much on his government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, and should have been more critical of president putin instead. tomorrow, mps will vote on whether the prime minister should be investigated for misleading parliament. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. did you mislead the house? are you unworthy of office? heading back to the commons less than 26 hours after he apologised to mps for being fined for breaking covid laws in downing street. the prime minister insistent he wants to focus on the job, starting with a trip later to india to discuss trade and investment, a point he made at prime minister's questions, where the issue of his fine again dominated. some kind of doctor who time warp. we had this conversation yesterday, mr speaker, and i have explained why i bitterly regret receiving an fpn. i apologise to the house. so, mr speaker, yesterday's apology lasted for as long as the prime minister thought necessary to be clipped for the news. but once the cameras were off, once the cameras were off, the prime minister went to see his backbenchers, and he was back to blaming everyone else... at that private meeting with tory mps, the prime minister reportedly criticised the archbishop of canterbury and the bbc over reaction to the government's policy of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda. he even said that the archbishop of canterbury had not been critical enough of putin. in fact, the archbishop called putin's war an act of great evil, and the church of england has led the way in providing refuge to those fleeing. would the prime minister like to take this opportunity to apologise for slandering the archbishop and the church of england? i was slightly taken aback for the government to be criticised over the policy that we have devised to end the deaths at sea, in the channel, as a result of cruel criminal gangs. i was surprised that we were attacked for that. he denied he'd said the bbc had not been critical enough of russia. the snp again said the prime minister should resign. no government can be led by a prime minister who's in a constant state of crisis to save his own skin. and what's worse, the uk government is now led by a tag team of scandal. a prime minister who can't be trusted with the truth and a chancellor who can't be trusted with his taxes. the next test will come tomorrow, when there will be a vote on holding an investigation into whether or not the prime minister misled parliament. the prime minister himself won't be in the commons tomorrow for that debate, but this is an issue that doesn't look like it is going away. earlier, helen told me that the effect on borisjohnson and the conservative party are hard to judge as many mps are waiting to see how the next few days play out. this is the motion to be put forward by labour which as we understand it, will quote some specific things which the prime minister has said to parliament into past, and will suggest that he should there be referred to the privileges committee, a committee of seven mps, who would investigate to decide whether or not he has misled parliament. there are sanctions that this committee can suggest, such as, demanding an apology, they can call for the suspension of an mp or even an expulsion. so, that motion will go to parliament tomorrow, it is very likely that opposition parties will support it, but to pass you would also need a number of conservative mps to support it. borisjohnson has called for unity in his party, and so far only a handful of conservative mps have broken ranks publicly, but there is definitely a bit of a sense of unease, particularly as things keep moving in this. new things keep popping up- moving in this. new things keep popping up. and so there is a suggestion that perhaps what the government might do tomorrow to make it easier or more palatable for conservative mps would be to perhaps try and amend that motion to make it more positive so that it is easier for their mps to vote with the government. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender has passed. the city is surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky says the situation there remains "as severe as possible". ukraine hopes to evacuate 6,000 people from the city through humanitariain corridors. mariupol�*s mayor says 100,000 civilians are trapped there. it comes as russia intensifies its attacks in the east of the country, in the donbas region. ukraine's allies in the west have promised to boost military aid. from lviv our correspondent danjohnson sent this report. this massive steelworks is still the last stand of ukraine's resistance in mariupol. russian forces have repeatedly tried to storm it, and they have laid down another deadline to surrender. ukrainian soldiers are holding out, but they are getting desperate. translation: this is our appeal to the world. i this could be the last appeal of our lives. we are probably facing our last days if not hours. the enemy is outnumbering us ten to one. they have advantage in the air, in artillery, in their forces on land, in equipment and in tanks. there is a new agreement to get more residents out of the bombarded city, but previous attempts have been only party successful. around 100,000 are still trapped. last night russia says it hit more than 1,000 military targets across the country. ukrainian defences have been successful in stopping some attacks, but the president again appealed for more weapons. translation: it is unfair that ukraine is still forced to ask. for what its partners have been storing for years. if they have the weapons ukraine needs, if they have the ammunition we need, it is their moral duty to help protect freedom. international support is helping the war�*s refugees as well, the war�*s refugees as well. these are temporary homes brought to lviv from poland. aliona showed me where she and baby yaroslav now sleep after they left their town near dnipro. she's one of the people of ukraine's east who have grown weary of constant conflict. translation: in 2014, we thought the war would last a week, - then it lasted a month, then a year, and now it has been going for eight years. we tried to live through the 2014 war like normal people, trying to get by, trying not to think about it, but now war has come after us again. this is a sign that accommodation here has now started to run short, and while this is a good short—term option, the question is, how long can families live like this? and as the fighting moves further west, the likelihood is this will be a reality for even more people. ukrainians released these pictures of their front lines to show they are digging in and ready to fight. although some ground has been lost to the russians in the east, they have had some early success in holding back this new offensive in the battle for donbas. danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. the ukraine government says bombs are being used to smash the steel plant in mariupol which has become the final stronghold of resistance. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, mark lowen, has been speaking to a relative of one of the fighters inside the plant, desperately hoping for news that he s alive. in the fog of war, russia's ferocious firepower is unrelenting. the azovstal steel plant still holding out against the siege of mariupol. perhaps a few hundred ukrainian troops are defending it. the commander calls it hell on earth. but they seem to have refused another deadline of today, set by moscow for their surrender, protecting around 1,000 civilians holed up in the cold war era bunkers and tunnels. food, water and time are running out. our family is from the north of ukraine, north—east... 0lena nikulina's cousin maks has gone from village boy to one of mariupol�*s last defenders of ukraine. he has been fighting in the steel plant. her last message from him was more than a month ago. how do you feel about him being there? i feel terrible, honestly. first of all, i feel very sorry that maybe i was not talking to him as much as i should while we still had connection. because i didn't want to disturb him. and i was thinking, like, what would happen if one day i would receive a message that maks has died? like, what would i do? and ijust started crying in the middle of the street because i don't have any answer to that. do you feel proud of him? yeah, totally. i would have never imagined my cousin to become a true hero of ukraine and hero of mariupol. there is obviously a very bitter sense of pride in the sense that he's in a life—threatening situation. but i am very proud of him. i dream of the day when he will return and we will be able to meet again and i will be able to tell this to him. if you could give a message to maks right now, what would you say? maks, i know that you are very strong and your family loves you a lot and we are waiting for you. and we are sure that you will come back and you will be our hero and you will have a great life in the free ukraine after our victory. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. 0ur correspondent in kyiv anna foster told me the latest on the efforts to open a humanitarian corridor and get civilians out of the city of mariupol. it's been really more than a month now since a significant humanitarian corridor was established from mariupol, but the mayor of that city has now given instructions to people living, he has named a couple of locations in the city that people can go to and get on these buses, and hopefully can escape to some kind of safety. they are hoping to maybe facilitate around 6000 people out of mariupol today, which would be the largest number in a single day for a while, but still only representing a tiny fraction of the people who are there, more than 100,000, we are told, who are still trapped in that besieged city where it has been so difficult to get humanitarian aid in and medicines and even basic things like food and water for six weeks or so now. of course, and in terms of the military situation, we hear the talk of the west promising to get more military aid to ukraine, what are you hearing where you are about what they say is needed, how quickly it is needed, where it needs to get to? well, president zelensky, every evening, makes an address to the people of ukraine, it goes up on his personal social media channels, and last night's was really notable because he urged countries around the world to donate more, and of course, they have, they have done that so far, but often these things happen very slowly, and he talked about countries who were storing weapons having a moral duty to give them to ukraine. and of course when an announcement is made and we hear about tax, is made and we hear about tanks, about artillery, about perhaps sophisticated radar systems being sent to ukraine, from the moment that announcement is made, there is still a period of time whereby it needs to be collected in that country, it needs to be flown here, and when you bear in mind that the fighting is happening in the east of ukraine, where the russian border is, you have to bring everything in from the west, a lot of it comes across the border from poland, and then makes thisjourney, hundreds of kilometres, across the country, all of that takes time and manpower and it takes really efficient supply chains, which, of course, in the middle of a conflict you often don't get. so, i think president zelensky is really trying to get them to press the pedal and make these things happen faster. he says they need more, they need better, and they need it if they are going to hold out, as soon as they can. anna, thanks very much, anna foster, our correspondent in the capital of ukraine. well, earlier i spoke with denys ganzha, a ukrainian youth delegate to the un in the city of dnipro. he's been travelling across ukraine to assess the effect of the war on young people. so right now, the youth here in ukraine is really our secret weapon, most of my fellows, theyjoined the army to volunteer in ukraine, people, pr guys, hipsters, musicians, travelling all over the country helping the army and the people to get what is needed. right now, what our railway stations, what our drivers are doing, they are also the heroes, in these conditions, they are still operational. so, when you talk about them doing everything they can to help, you're talking about logistical help, of all forms? everything. get something tomorrow from lviv to kharkiv, no problem. try to get to mariupol to evacuate some people... a friend of mine, she bought a bus, with the help of her parents, and this is what is happening all across the country. we understand that right now there is no time for, there is no time for asking, why do you need this? it isjust, i need this, this, or that, delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and people are doing this, thanks to the government services and businesses and many services, and the country is working on its full powers to ensure these things. and the country is working on its full powers to ensure the victory is coming close. and these are people who have given upjobs, given up everything that they knew and loved before the war, but you must, as well as seeing remarkable behaviour like that, you must have seen some desperately upsetting things as well? you know, when we are asking that we need everything for help, we really need everything, because people here, theyjust give up all their savings to the army, they donate every day some sums of money, they don't eat enough, they don't go a lot to coffee places because right now everything is needed to make sure our army has everything. the guys, in one day, they have turned out to become the realfighters, some of them with real guns in their hands, and this is what is happening. the war is here. but unfortunately, the war will be in our lives for ever, because it has just changed us totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say to you, do most people you meet remain convinced that they can win, whatever that looks like? according to some surveys, more than 95% of people in ukraine trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it will come. even when you speak to people who stay in the shelters for two months, when you speak to some people who have lost their homes, they still hope that ukraine wins this war, they still try to stay optimistic because they do understand that here, we are fighting not only for our territories, we are fighting for our values, we are fighting for freedom, because it has been our religion for the last eight years, and we do understand of course that freedom does not come for free. what was your life before the war, what have you given up? i was just a university guy doing my masters, in relations, working at a consultancy, communications consultancy, trying to set up my career for the future, i am only 22, but right now i do understand that what the best i can do donate my opportunity to speak to you, for instance, or to work at the un, to make sure that my country will stay here, like a phoenix, rise up from the ashes, this is what is happening to us right now, we are not sleeping, we are working, and believe me it is not only me, every person in ukraine is now restoring himself or herself. the actorjohnny depp has taken the stand for a second day in his defamation case against his ex—wife amber heard. let's cross live to fairfax, virginia, to listen in. he isjust back in he is just back in the witness box in the last few minutes. most important _ in the last few minutes. most important is. _ in the last few minutes. most important is, pick _ in the last few minutes. most important is, pick your i in the last few minutes. most i important is, pick your battles, in the last few minutes. ilc'ifisii important is, pick your battles, if there is a 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maybe just hatred, i don't know. but in any case, the elevation and the escalation of these day—to—day arguments were... simply unnecessary. it was not to help the relationship, it did not help the relationship, it did not help the relationship, it did not help the relationship, it wasn't meant to help the relationship, it was meant to feed her... need for... conflict, she has a need for conflict, she has a need for violence. latte she has a need for conflict, she has a need for violence.— a need for violence. we will leave that court proceeding _ a need for violence. we will leave that court proceeding in _ a need for violence. we will leave that court proceeding in fairfax, i that court proceeding in fairfax, virginia, for now, it has some way to run, as you may well be aware, so, there will be updates on that, i am quite sure, johnny depp giving evidence for the second day at that defamation case in the us. prince harry has said he's trying to ensure the queen is protected, and has 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the queen, and i have a great relationship with the queen, a special relationship, but the rest of my family are irrelevant to me, i'm carrying on with my own family. and i think that would worry the palace and it will worry prince william and it will certainly worry prince charles. bud william and it will certainly worry prince charles.— prince charles. and so, the fact that he and _ prince charles. and so, the fact that he and his _ prince charles. and so, the fact that he and his wife _ prince charles. and so, the fact that he and his wife went i prince charles. and so, the fact that he and his wife went to i prince charles. and so, the fact i that he and his wife went to windsor castle and met the queen but as far as we are aware, you tell me, there was no meeting with his brother, with his father, does that say there is still zero hope of any olive branches here?— is still zero hope of any olive branches here? they have been carvin: branches here? they have been carving their— 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out in his memoir, because he is clearly angry, and he clearly wants to make that public at some stage.— and he clearly wants to make that public at some stage. yes, a book is on its way. — public at some stage. yes, a book is on its way. as— public at some stage. yes, a book is on its way. as you — public at some stage. yes, a book is on its way, as you say. _ public at some stage. yes, a book is on its way, as you say. a _ public at some stage. yes, a book is on its way, as you say. a final- on its way, as you say. a final thought about the jubilee weekend, a long weekend thought about thejubilee weekend, a long weekend in thought about the jubilee weekend, a long weekend in early thought about thejubilee weekend, a long weekend in earlyjune, i mean, a major moment for the country, a moment of history, the longevity of the reign, there will be events up and down the country. clearly, he would not commit to coming at this stage. i mean, is it constable either way that he would be here? —— i think what we can take from the interview today, it is one of those weird ones, i am sorry, it is almost like what he did not say was more significant than what he did, we know he would like to come to the jubilee, i would argue, and know he would like to come to the jubilee, iwould argue, and he know he would like to come to the jubilee, i would argue, and he has almost said, well, everything is great with the queen, but there are security issues, and poignantly, he says, other issues, talking about prince charles and prince william. until this rift goes away, i don't think anyone would put a bet on whether we will see them on the balcony injune whether we will see them on the balcony in june for the whether we will see them on the balcony injune for the queen's jubilee. balcony in june for the queen's jubilee. ., ., balcony in june for the queen's jubilee. ., ~' , ., , balcony in june for the queen's jubilee. ., «i i. , . balcony in june for the queen's jubilee. ., ., , . ., jubilee. thank you very much for now, jubilee. thank you very much for now. thank— jubilee. thank you very much for now, thank you. _ hello, this is bbc news with me, jane hill. the headlines: the prime minister faces criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine, in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine, as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years, in an interview with us television. russian and belarusian players won't be allowed to compete at this summer's wimbledon because of the invasion of ukrain. because of the invasion of ukraine. sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. wimbledon bosses say they have banned russian and belarussian tennis players because it's "their responsibilty" to play a part in government sanctions. wimbledon has become the first major tennis tournament to make the move. it means men's world number two and us open champion daniil medvedev and the women's world numberfour, aryna sabalenka, will be among those to miss the championships. russian and belarusian athletes have been allowed to play atp, wta and itf events under a neutral flag and no national anthem. the all england club have now confirmed the news, with a statement as follows. ukrainian tennis players, including world number 20 elina svitolina, have since tweeted, saying that tennis authorities do need to take a stand against russian and belarussian athletes. in a statement also posted by other ukranian tennis figures, svitolina says, "if applicable, we demand to exclude and ban russian and belarussian athletes from competing in any international event, as wimbledon already has done." "there comes a time when silence is betrayal, and that time is now." manchester united were humiliated, their manager ralf rangnick says, after liverpool thrashed them 4—0 and moved to the top of the premier league. today, chief scoutjim lawlor and head of global scouting marcel bout have left the club. it comes as former players have been scathing of the current team. roy keane said they have no soul, and paul scholes says the club is "unrecognisable". former united goalkeeper peter schmeichel told the bbc that the problem at the club is more than just the players. this is not about the players only. the whole place is not happening at manchester united, at every level. this is what needs to be sorted out in the coming years. so a new structure at the club. a lot of new people there. it is an absolute must that they understand what this football club is. so liverpool top of the premier league for today at least, because manchester city can retake top spot if they beat brighton tonight. manager pep guardiola says they'll fight for the title until the last game. we're going to play every game a final to give the opportunity to play another one, another one, until the end. we are going to challenge until the end, we are going to fight, that's for sure, until the end. we'll try to play good and get results. the world snooker championship continues this afternoon at the crucible theatre in sheffield. four—time championjohn higgins was made to work hard for his 10—7 first round win over thailand's thepchaiya un—nooh. higgins had fallen behind but showed his experience to go through. and in this afternoon's sessions, jack lisowski is all square and leads 7—6 with the winner of this match going on to play neil robertson. there are live updates on the bbc two website and bbc sport website if you want to keep up with that one. and former world number one maria sharapova has annnouced that she is pregnant. the five—time grand slam winner announced the news on instagram on her 35th birthday. she retired from tennis in 2020 and later that year got engaged to british businessman alexander gilkes. and we'll update you on the snooker and all the sports headlines in an hour. thanks, see you a bit later on, thank you. netflix has seen a sharp fall in subscribers, with some 200,000 people leaving the streaming service in the first three months of the year. it's warned shareholders that another two million subscribers are likely to leave in the three months tojuly. film journalist siobhan synnot told me the fall wasn't surprising. it is a big leap for netflix, who were doing enormous growth. if you are going to invent perfect conditions for a streaming service, you couldn't do much better than the pandemic, really. people have time on their hands, they can't go out, there is a streaming service offering television 21t/7. it's perfect. butjust as other industries which benefited from the lockdown, look at peloton, just eat, they are experiencing dips and drops, as well as netflix now. we hear talk possibly about adverts. is that something we are possibly going to see? increasing subscription is likely to drive people away. they could introduce a lower tier system, with adverts built in, that might work. some people aren't convinced. another option is to take a look on password sharing. netflix is able to work out if the password holder's account is being used byjust one home, or if it is being used in other places by family and friends. actually, though, the uk is pretty well behaved on that score. not compared to germany, for example. so maybe that wouldn't be quite the enormous profit from that as it hopes. there is also branching out, merchandise. sport, netflix has it been big on streaming sport, but they did have quite a success with formula 1, which boosted interest in america in particular. they may have tennis events, golf events, which will bring in a new drive in subscribers or attract the old subscribers back again. we are facing this country with a cost of living crisis, we talk about it so much. that has to be a factor. is it also about there are just so many options now? partly because people are thinking, look at the state of my gas bill, i don't need five different streaming services, something has to go. yes, the factors for netflix are inflation, the end of the pandemic, but also increased competition from the likes of apple, amazon and disney+. unlike netflix, these have other options, if you like. apple can give away their service if you buy their tablets, a new phone, a new laptop. disney+ has an extensive back catalogue. amazon prime is a bolt—on for a shopping network. netflix is a pure platform for film and television. what they have done is cut down on our binge watching. you will notice that are more series on netflix released on a weekly basis. that is because word of mouth disappears when people binge—watch. you sit on your couch, you watch the series end to end, you talk about it for that weekend, and then it disappears. by bringing out expensive series in a weekly dose, they are creating that water—cooler effect that has worked so well for other series. every year, more than 2,000 children are born hundreds of fans have been paying their respects at the funeral of the wanted singer tom parker. he died from brain cancer last month at the age of 33. alice bhandhukravi reports from south east london. a horse—drawn carriage carried the coffin of tom parker through the town, followed by the funeral cortege. friends, family and fans who lined the procession clapping as the coffin passed. hundreds of fans and admirers of tom parker are standing outside. they are broadcasting the funeral with screens outside, and it's been a very emotional atmosphere. people have been crying, listening to some of the speeches. one of tom's bandmates spoke at the funeral. he will always remember his laugh, that tom parker has left us far too early, and the heartbreak shared here today is a credit to him. he ended his speech with the words, "rest easy, mate." of course, tom parker from the wanted diagnosed with this aggressive brain cancerjust 18 months ago. in the last 18 months, he has packed a lot in. he threw himself into a publicity campaign to raise awareness of the condition, as well as writing a book, amongst other things. really, there is huge sadness in this town today for the funeral of this 33—year—old much loved member of the community, and much loved musician. alice bhandhukravi reporting. every year, more than 2,000 children are born through surrogacy in ukraine — the majority to foreign couples, like mark and heather easton from rugby in warwickshire. they brought their daughter sophie home to the uk just two weeks before the war started. since then, they've been trying to help their surrogate family to safety. now, after weeks of wrangling, they've finally arrived. zoe conway has been to meet them. vita lysenko and heather easton have a very special friendship, born of adversity. vita is the surrogate who saved heather from the grief of infertility. heather rescued vita from the war in ukraine. she means a lot to us. and we just couldn't imagine anything bad happening to her. and she has a three—year—old, so we didn't want him to see the war or experience anything negative. the two families became close during the pregnancy, and so by the time sophie arrived injanuary, they were expecting to meet again, someday. but then the war broke out, and vita was messaging them from a bomb shelter. the war is a terrible thing, so if we can just help one family, you know, it's good. at first, vita and 0ndrej didn't want to leave. it was heather who persuaded them. translation: we were frightened, yes. because war is terrifying and all the air raid sirens, but our city didn't have any bombings, thank god. if we stayed there, no one knows what the end of the story would be. vita, 0ndrej and their three—year—old son nazar escaped from ukraine and managed to get as far as france. but then they were stuck, struggling to complete the paperwork they would need to get to the uk. one night me and heather decided, "right, i'll fly over to paris to help them." because i knew they were going to have difficulties travelling around paris and they don't speak english. thanks to mark, they were soon on their way to calais. heather found someone to host them in a house nearby in rugby. but she's been shocked by how hard it has been to get vita simple things like a bank account and national insurance number. just trying to help her set up a life has been much harder than i thought. everything is two steps forward, one step back. vita says that, however well looked after she is here, her desire to go home gets stronger by the day. translation: i am very grateful to mark and heather— for their help, for them helping us. my husband is also very grateful. we didn't expect that such people exist that can help so much. heather and mark have already started talking to sophie about her extraordinary beginning and her remarkable family. zoe conway, bbc news. with me now isjournalist nadene ghouri, who had her son, gilbert, through a ukrainian surrogate. nadene helped her and herfamily get to the republic of ireland. hello, good afternoon. so your little boy must have just celebrated his second birthday? which is wonderful. did you staying close, then, to the surrogate family in ukraine once you had brought your little boy home?— ukraine once you had brought your little boy home? absolutely. when ou meet little boy home? absolutely. when you meet the _ little boy home? absolutely. when you meet the person _ little boy home? absolutely. when you meet the person who - little boy home? absolutely. when you meet the person who changes| little boy home? absolutely. when i you meet the person who changes your life, that is an extraordinary bond, it is something quite unique. there is a lot of negativity and negative reports about commercial surrogacy in particular. actually, i would just like to say that i think it is strange to ask a woman to carry someone else's child for free, but it is not a business transaction, it is a human transaction, and it is a very strange experience, a three—way pregnancy, myself, my husband and i so good. but we stayed in touch, and i kind of consider her as one of my son's aunties, really. very similar to that story, it mirrored my own experience, when war broke out, the first thing i could think about was getting her to safety. you first thing i could think about was getting her to safety.— first thing i could think about was getting her to safety. you must have been really frightened. _ getting her to safety. you must have been really frightened. are - getting her to safety. you must have been really frightened. are you i getting her to safety. you must have been really frightened. are you able | been really frightened. are you able to talk us through the sort of conversations you had with her then and herfamily and how quickly conversations you had with her then and her family and how quickly or otherwise you are able to help her? so she is married with two daughters, and her husband, he is a landscape gardener, and he was sent off to fight, and he has been in mariupol, and the last we know is that he is still alive. they lived in one of the eastern suburbs outside kyiv, and very quickly the situation was deteriorating, but she didn't want to go, she was doing food runs for elderly people in his suburb, she wanted to stay and help. but her husband got through to her on the phone said, if there is a chance, go. i have actually spent pretty much since last august trying to help at—risk afghans flee, and i know enough about the system to know that there was no point even trying to bring her to the uk. i knew it would be complicated and take time, ijust would be complicated and take time, i just wanted would be complicated and take time, ijust wanted her to go to the safest place i could think of quickly, so i arranged for her to go to ireland, and i can't praise the irish system highly enough. within days, her kids were in school, she had an irish social security number, she is already working on a farm. but it really brings it home to you, the gendered nature of these ukrainian refugees, all women and children. she travelled with her brother's wife, who also has a daughter, and a few days ago we got the news that her brother had been hit by machine gun fire, he was fighting in kharkiv, so he has actually been evacuated from ukraine and is having emergency surgery. so it is this extraordinary thing of knowing i have helped these two women and their families get to safety but they are dealing with the fear that he could die at any point and for me, getting her to safety was just a and for me, getting her to safety wasjust a small and for me, getting her to safety was just a small way that i could pay her back for the immense thing that she did for me, for giving me my son. it really is an unbreakable bond and has been strengthened further by what has happened. chit further by what has happened. of course, and i mean she is safe, thank goodness, but in an extraordinarily stressful situation, as you have described. human nature, does she want to go home, really? yes, yeah, iwork does she want to go home, really? yes, yeah, i work with refugees all over the world, and i have yet to meet a refugee who does not want to go home, if they could. that is the refugee's story, home is always home, and one of the first thing she said to me, wherever i end up, please don't make it too far away, because i want to be able to get back quickly as soon as i can. so absolutely that is what she is going to do. i'm going to ireland in the next couple of weeks visitor and take gilbert, because the last time i saw her in person, he was eight weeks old, and that was when we left ukraine, just before the beginning of the pandemic. i was trapped in ukraine during the pandemic, and i was so stressed and scared about that, but that seems such a lightweight kind of thing to think of now. it is unfathomable, what has happened and how quickly it has happened. i think everybody connected to ukraine and everybody in ukraine is still reeling, is still in shock that this is the reality. still in shock that this is the reali . , , ., reality. yes, absolutely, and i mean, reality. yes, absolutely, and i mean. well. _ reality. yes, absolutely, and i mean, well, you _ reality. yes, absolutely, and i mean, well, you have - reality. yes, absolutely, and i i mean, well, you have pre-empted reality. yes, absolutely, and i - mean, well, you have pre-empted me, mean, well, you have pre—empted me, you have brought tears to my eyes, just thinking about you taking your little boy to see her in person, and now he is a toddler, a two—year—old, all the personality there, and this will be the first time in a very long time that she has seen him for real. ., , long time that she has seen him for real. . , ,. , long time that she has seen him for real. . , ,. real. yeah, she says pictures on facebook. _ real. yeah, she says pictures on facebook, like _ real. yeah, she says pictures on facebook, like any _ real. yeah, she says pictures on facebook, like any other- real. yeah, she says pictures on facebook, like any other friend | real. yeah, she says pictures on. facebook, like any other friend in that we talk on social media, and she loves seeing pictures of me, my husband and i was stunned together, she absolutely loves the family that she absolutely loves the family that she helped create, and that is why women become surrogates, they want to help other people. it is going to be deeply emotional, yeah, and she is a surrogate mum, i am 100% sign comfortable with that, it is a unique story, there are 2000 children born in ukraine this way every year, but the key is that they are proud of the extraordinary birth stories, and to knowjust how much they were wanted, and how many people were involved in that story, in their lives. so it is going to be emotionalfor everybody, i emotional for everybody, i think there will be lots of tears and hugging. every time i went out to ukraine, iwas hugging. every time i went out to ukraine, i was there with her... you are making — ukraine, i was there with her... you are making us _ ukraine, i was there with her. .. you are making us all— ukraine, i was there with her... you are making us all quite emotional, a real pleasure to talk to you, thank you very much indeed, all the best, thank you. just a remarkable story, and her surrogate mother save at least, but difficult circumstances. another impact of the war in ukraine, that decision this afternoon, another boycott announced, essentially. the decision by wimbledon to ban russian and belarusian tennis players from this year's tournament because of the war in the ukraine. it means the men's world number two daniil medvedev is among those who won't be playing in sw19 this summer. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. wimbledon may bask in tradition, but it is part of today's world and all the sporting implications of the invasion of ukraine. and wimbledon is taking a stand. so while russia's daniil medvedev has been allowed to compete on the tour as an individual, the world number two will be barred from wimbledon. the same applies to aryna sabalenka of belarus, ranked numberfour in the women's game. those are two potential champions. there are many other players who will also now be missing. from one of ukraine's most prominent recent tennis players, this reaction. alexandr dolgopolov said, a big thank you to wimbledon and uk for stepping up and showing the world an example, what needs to be done to stop this madness. the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they have continued to take part as neutrals. the sights and scenes of wimbledon are known the world over. thus its decisions will generate global reactions. russia has already called any ban unacceptable. some tennis authorities are also likely to be unhappy. but even here, there is no roof to exclude the events of the wider world. joe wilson, bbc news. music can be a real comfort for people living with dementia, and now a new report underlines how melody can improve the lives of those with the illness — in some cases, even reducing the need for medication. viewers might remember how the power of music changed the lives of those involved with the dementia choir set up by actor vicky mcclure. graham satchell reports. 0h oh and — there isjoy and life in every phase. mike was diagnosed with alzheimer's three years ago. music, i think it is a really good thing to do. i think it's a great thing to do to get things up and running. he loves singing. he can't remember, like we said, what he's had for breakfast, but he can remember words to a song from the 1970s that he has not heard for a long, long time. some of the choir can't speak at all, can't even converse, but they can sing. if it wasn't for the choir, i don't think he'd be here today. also at the event last night, actress vicky mcclure, who set up the choir as part of a bbc programme. vicky's grandmother had dementia. music was a huge comfort. throughout the time with my nana, my mum discovered that singing, whether it was a nursery rhyme or a song she might know, it was a way of her connecting with us and a way of us being able to communicate because, at that point, she had stopped being able to sing. so the music became a massively powerful tool. i think you're the first person ever to have this particular test. i'm unique, am i? well, we already knew that, anyway. nottingham university, mick and other members of the choir had a series of brain scans to show the impact music can have on people with dementia. today's report brings together powerful evidence to show music is an effective therapy. we know that it does something to the brain, but what's happened now with dementia and, obviously, the science we have started to look into is that it actually scientifically does something to the brain, so it hits a certain part of your brain that makes you feel pleased, or hits a certain emotion. so that is scientific evidence that it is working. today's report from the music industry and the charity music for dementia is calling for music to become a key part of the way the illness is treated. we have this amazing tool at our fingertips that we are not using any where near as much as we could be to support people's health and wellbeing. # sweet caroline! there is so much power in something that you just wouldn't think is as powerful as it is, but it is. because i see it every time i'm with the choir. # sweet caroline! dementia choir and their families know at first—hand the transformative power of music. they now want everyone with dementia to get the same help. graham satchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. there are fewer showers around today, still got one or two affecting some western parts of scotland, western parts of england, perhaps into wales as well, but some lengthy spells of sunshine elsewhere. and with more sunshine, temperatures a little bit higher than they were yesterday. the winds are light at the moment, but they will freshen up overnight. we'll see the back of those showers across the western areas. and for the most part, we'll have clear skies. a bit of low cloud still not far away from some eastern coasts of scotland. a little bit on the chilly side, particularly across northern areas, not as cold as it was last night, mind you, because we do have those stronger winds, and that will be a noticeable feature, ithink, of the weather through tomorrow. plenty of sunshine to start the day, some low cloud may run on to some north—east coasts of england, and we'll develop some cloud through the midlands that will track its way to wales and the south west, could give one or two light showers in the afternoon. otherwise, it is going to be dry. a noticeable easterly wind that will keep it cooler around some of those north sea coasts by several degrees. head inland and towards the west, and we're looking again at a top temperature of 17 or 18 celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines... the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. more than 90%, 95% of people in ukraine trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it will come. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. the prime minister has faced criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. why does the prime minister think everybody else's actions have consequences, except his own? i've explained why i bitterly regret receiving the fine and i apologise to the house. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years in an interview with us television. it was just so nice to see her. you know, she's on great form. russian and belarusian players won't be allowed to compete at this summer's wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender has passed. the city is surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky says the situation there remains "as severe as possible". ukraine hopes to evacuate 6,000 people from the city through humanitariain corridors; mariupol�*s mayor says 100,000 through humanitariain corridors. mariupol�*s mayor says 100,000 civilians are trapped there. it comes as russia intensifies its attacks in the east of the country, in the donbas region. ukraine's allies in the west have promised to boost military aid. from lviv, our correspondent danjohnson sent this report. this massive steelworks is still the last stand of ukraine's resistance in mariupol. russian forces have repeatedly tried to storm it, and they have laid down another deadline to surrender. ukrainian soldiers are holding out, but they are getting desperate. translation: this is our appeal to the world. i this could be the last appeal of our lives. we are probably facing our last days if not hours. the enemy is outnumbering us ten to one. they have advantage in the air, in artillery, in their forces on land, in equipment and in tanks. there is a new agreement to get more residents out of the bombarded city, but previous attempts have been only partly successful. around 100,000 are still trapped. last night russia says it hit more than 1,000 military targets across the country. ukrainian defences have been successful in stopping some attacks, but the president again appealed for more weapons. translation: it is unfair that ukraine is still forced to ask. for what its partners have been storing for years. if they have the weapons ukraine needs, if they have the ammunition we need, it is their moral duty to help protect freedom. international support is helping the war�*s refugees as well. these are temporary homes brought to lviv from poland. aliona showed me where she and baby yaroslav now sleep after they left their town near dnipro. she's one of the people of ukraine's east who have grown weary of constant conflict. translation: in 2014, we thought the war would last a week, - then it lasted a month, then a year, and now it has been going for eight years. we tried to live through the 2014 war like normal people, trying to get by, trying not to think about it, but now war has come after us again. this is a sign that accommodation here has now started to run short, and while this is a good short—term option, the question is, how long can families live like this? and as the fighting moves further west, the likelihood is this will be a reality for even more people. ukrainians released these pictures of their front lines to show they are digging in and ready to fight. although some ground has been lost to the russians in the east, they have had some early success in holding back this new offensive in the battle for donbas. danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. the ukraine government says bombs are being used to smash the steel plant in mariupol which has become the final stronghold of resistance. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, mark lowen, has been speaking to a relative of one of the fighters inside the plant, desperately hoping for news that he s alive. in the fog of war, russia's ferocious firepower is unrelenting. the azovstal steel plant still holding out against the siege of mariupol. perhaps a few hundred ukrainian troops are defending it. the commander calls it hell on earth. but they seem to have refused another deadline of today, set by moscow for their surrender, protecting around 1,000 civilians holed up in the cold war era bunkers and tunnels. food, water and time are running out. our family is from the north of ukraine, north—east... 0lena nikulina's cousin maks has gone from village boy to one of mariupol�*s last defenders of ukraine. he has been fighting in the steel plant. her last message from him was more than a month ago. how do you feel about him being there? i feel terrible, honestly. first of all, i feel very sorry that maybe i was not talking to him as much as i should while we still had connection. because i didn't want to disturb him. and i was thinking, like, what would happen if one day i would receive a message that maks has died? like, what would i do? and ijust started crying in the middle of the street because i don't have any answer to that. do you feel proud of him? yeah, totally. i would have never imagined my cousin to become a true hero of ukraine and hero of mariupol. there is obviously a very bitter sense of pride in the sense that he's in a life—threatening situation. but i am very proud of him. i dream of the day when he will return and we will be able to meet again and i will be able to tell this to him. if you could give a message to maks right now, what would you say? maks, i know that you are very strong and your family loves you a lot and we are waiting for you. and we are sure that you will come back and you will be our hero and you will have a great life in the free ukraine after our victory. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. anna foster is in the capital, kyiv. we have focused a lot today, anna, on that deadline, which has come and gone for mariupol, what does that being? it gone for mariupol, what does that bein: ? ., , gone for mariupol, what does that bein i ? ., , ., gone for mariupol, what does that beinu? . , ., being? it means that as the ukrainian — being? it means that as the ukrainian government i i being? it means that as the l ukrainian government i think being? it means that as the - ukrainian government i think have said over the last few days, that they do intend to continue fighting. this offer of surrender has come several times now in the last few days and it hasn't been taken by those remaining your kenyan troops on any occasion, but then today we see this video recorded by the marine commander inside that azovstal steelworks calling old world leaders to extract them. if we look at the message that that is sending, maybe they are ready to give up, maybe they do think that there is no hope for them in that last pocket of territory that they hold in mariupol. they said they could have hours, maybe days, left. but what they don't want to do is walk outside waving a white flag and give themselves up to russia, they clearly don't trust that russia will allow them to leave alive, or we'll treat them properly if they hand themselves over. so that is why they are calling for other parties, other nations, to come and extract them from there. i think the chances of that happening, given how fierce the fighting is, is low, it would be the sort of sophisticated military operation that would frankly not be able to extract as many people as are in there. we know there are civilians in there as well, wounded soldiers, so really, we watch and wait, on that last little pocket of ukrainian territory, and those fighters who are still even now trying desperately to hold onto it. from a humanitarian perspective it is a desperate situation, as we know. and talk of trying to get a few thousand civilians out, but even then, even if that can be done, it is a tiny fraction, percentage of the people, isn't it?— is a tiny fraction, percentage of the people, isn't it? you're right, jane, a the people, isn't it? you're right, jane. a tiny _ the people, isn't it? you're right, jane, a tiny number. _ the people, isn't it? you're right, jane, a tiny number. they - the people, isn't it? you're right, jane, a tiny number. they are - jane, a tiny number. they are looking at 6000 out of what they believe is 100,000 still left. but even that 6000 would mark a significant increase in a single corridor, than what we have seen over the last few weeks. we have had a few days where they have not managed to put anything at all into place, and it is more than a month now since they managed to establish one of these humanitarian corridors to bring people out. there was a point a couple of weeks ago where the international committee of the red cross seemed to come close, for several days, but each time the day went on and we were told that they had not managed to obtain those agreements that are needed to bring people out safely. i think we have got closer today than for a while, because the mayor of mariupol started to tell civilians where they could go to board these buses, he gave a number of specific locations in the city, that people could go to to get the buses out. what we don't know, because it is so besieged and sealed off, is how many people are still remaining, what their capacity is to be able to get to these locations, or indeed even to find out where they are. there has been no power there for weeks, so how people disseminate that information is incredibly difficult. and this is as you sayjust one small slice of the huge number of people who remain trapped in that besieged city. the as ever, thank you very much for now, and foster, in the capital. let's talk more now about life within the country, because just earlier this afternoon... i spoke with denys ganzha, a ukrainian youth delegate to the un in the city of dnipro. he's been travelling across ukraine to assess the effect of the war on young people. so, right now, the youth here in ukraine is really our secret weapon, because most of my fellow colleagues, theyjoined the army to volunteer in ukraine, for example, people, pr guys, hipsters, musicians, travelling all over the country in their minivans helping the army and the people to get what is needed. right now, what our railway stations, what our drivers are doing, they are also the heroes, the people who you do not notice, but in these conditions, they are still operational. so, when you talk about them doing everything they can to help, you're talking about logistical help, of all forms? everything. "get something tomorrow from lviv to kharkiv — no problem." "try to get to mariupol to evacuate some people..." a friend of mine, she bought a bus, a real one, to evacuate her parents, and this is what is happening all around the country. we understand that right now there is no time for asking, "why do you need this?" it isjust, "i need this, this, or that, delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," you just write it in some chat, and people are doing this, and thanks to the government services and to the businesses which are operating — the country is working on its full powers to ensure the victory is coming close. and these are people who have given upjobs, given up everything that they knew and loved before the war, but you must, as well as seeing remarkable behaviour like that, you must have seen some desperately upsetting things as well? you know, when we are asking that we need everything for help, we really need everything, because people here, theyjust give up all their savings to the army, they donate every day some sums of money, they don't eat enough, they don't go a lot to coffee places because right now everything is needed to make sure our army has everything. the guys, in one day, they have turned out to become the realfighters, some of them with real guns in their hands, and this is what is happening. the war is here. but unfortunately, the war will be in our lives for ever, because it has just changed us totally, 100%. do they ever consider defeat, do they say to you, do most people you meet remain convinced that they can win, whatever that looks like? according to some surveys, more than 90%, 95%, of people in ukraine trust in our victory. of course, we do not know when it will come. even when you speak to people who stay in the shelters for two months, when you speak to some people who have lost their homes, they still hope that ukraine wins this war, they still try to stay optimistic because they do understand that here, we are fighting not only for our territories, we are fighting for our values, we are fighting for freedom, because it has been our religion for the last eight years, and we do understand of course that freedom does not come for free. denys, what was your life before the war, what have you given up? i was just a university guy doing my masters in international relations, working at a consultancy, communications consultancy, trying to set up my career for the future, i am only 22, but right now i do understand that what the best i can do for my country, how can i donate myself, donate my opportunity to speak to you, for instance, or to work at the un, to make sure that my country will stay here, will become even stronger, like a phoenix, who rised up from the ashes, this is what is happening to us right now, we are not sleeping, we are working, and believe me it is not only me, every person in ukraine is now a story himself or herself. borisjohnson has ignored calls from labour to apologise to the archbishop of canterbury following reports that mrjohnson had criticised the church of england over its clergy�*s comments on his asylum policy. during prime minister's questions, mrjohnson was pressed on claims that he told a meeting of conservative mps last night that the church and the bbc had focused too much on his government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, and should have been more critical of president putin instead. tomorrow, mps will vote on whether the prime minister should be investigated for misleading parliament. our political correspondent helen catt reports. did you mislead the house? are you unworthy of office? heading back to the commons less than 2a hours after he apologised to mps for being fined for breaking covid laws in downing street. the prime minister insistent he wants to focus on the job, starting with a trip later to india to discuss trade and investment, a point he made at prime minister's questions, where the issue of his fine again dominated. some kind of doctor who time warp. we had this conversation yesterday, mr speaker, and i have explained why i bitterly regret receiving an fpn. i apologise to the house. so, mr speaker, yesterday's apology lasted for as long as the prime minister thought necessary to be clipped for the news. but once the cameras were off, once the cameras were off, the prime minister went to see his backbenchers, and he was back to blaming everyone else... at that private meeting with tory mps, the prime minister reportedly criticised the archbishop of canterbury and the bbc over reaction to the government's policy of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda. he even said that the archbishop of canterbury had not been critical enough of putin. in fact, the archbishop called putin's war an act of great evil, and the church of england has led the way in providing refuge to those fleeing. would the prime minister like to take this opportunity to apologise for slandering the archbishop and the church of england? i was slightly taken aback for the government to be criticised over the policy that we have devised to end the deaths at sea, in the channel, as a result of cruel criminal gangs. i was surprised that we were attacked for that. he denied he'd said the bbc had not been critical enough of russia. the snp again said the prime minister should resign. no government can be led by a prime minister who's in a constant state of crisis to save his own skin. and what's worse, the uk government is now led by a tag team of scandal. a prime minister who can't be trusted with the truth and a chancellor who can't be trusted with his taxes. the next test will come tomorrow, when there will be a vote on holding an investigation into whether or not the prime minister misled parliament. the prime minister himself won't be in the commons tomorrow for that debate, but this is an issue that doesn't look like it is going away. katy balls is the deputy political editor of the spectator. hello, katie, good afternoon. what are you picking up on, what do you think is the backbench mood, as much as you can generalise? i think is the backbench mood, as much as you can generalise?— as you can generalise? i think it is safe to say — as you can generalise? i think it is safe to say that _ as you can generalise? i think it is safe to say that no-one _ as you can generalise? i think it is safe to say that no-one expects i as you can generalise? i think it is l safe to say that no-one expects lots safe to say that no—one expects lots of letters to go in, in the coming days, for a confidence vote, i think generally speaking tory mps have decided to back the prime minister, some of them very reluctantly, but if you think about the number of mps who walk back from calling a few months ago for borisjohnson to go, i think that is still the most striking factor here. i think that tomorrow, when they bring their vote forward to try and refer the prime minister to an investigation by a parliamentary committee, i think that could expose tensions in the tory party, because there are lots of mps that don't want to send letters of no confidence in boris johnson, but also who are not particularly keen to have on record that they are saying the prime minister should not be looked into on this issue of contempt of the house. ~ , ., . on this issue of contempt of the house. ~ ,. . . on this issue of contempt of the house. ~ ., ., , , , house. were you at all surprised that it was _ house. were you at all surprised that it was only _ house. were you at all surprised that it was only mark _ house. were you at all surprised that it was only mark harper - house. were you at all surprised j that it was only mark harper who actually stood up and was public in the commons and open about his feelings? the commons and open about his feelinas? ~ ~ ., ., , feelings? well, i think a few months auo, feelings? well, i think a few months aao, the feelings? well, i think a few months ago. the general _ feelings? well, i think a few months ago, the general consensus - feelings? well, i think a few months ago, the general consensus was, - ago, the general consensus was, amongst tory mps, if the prime minister received a fixed penalty notice, he would not survive that, there would be an influx of letters. but i think in some ways it was not as surprising yesterday, just because in that time, some circumstances have changed around borisjohnson. the situation in ukraine, tory mps are saying this is not the time for a leadership contest, i think that is only one factor. if tory mps really wanted to oust a prime minister, i don't think that would stop them. think the main factor is that there is no—one currently who mps can agree to replace him with, and the fact that rishi sunak has seen his popularity slump in recent weeks and in many ways he was seen as a candidate who would step in if things had got really bad, which has meant that mps have really got no choice but to back borisjohnson have really got no choice but to back boris johnson for have really got no choice but to back borisjohnson for now. we also have the local elections and some people don't want to say their leader has to go just a few weeks before that. 50. leader has to go 'ust a few weeks before that.— before that. so, for political watchers. — before that. so, for political watchers, like _ before that. so, for political watchers, like you, - before that. so, for political watchers, like you, is- before that. so, for political watchers, like you, is that l before that. so, for political. watchers, like you, is that the before that. so, for political- watchers, like you, is that the next thing that you are focusing on, the outcome of those elections, and what happens to some of those conservatives who perhaps might take a drubbing? conservatives who perhaps might take a drubbina ? , ., conservatives who perhaps might take a drubbina ? , ~ ., ., a drubbing? yes, i think there are a few potential _ a drubbing? yes, i think there are a few potential trigger _ a drubbing? yes, i think there are a few potential trigger points. - a drubbing? yes, i think there are a few potential trigger points. i - a drubbing? yes, i think there are a few potential trigger points. i do . few potential trigger points. i do get the sense amongst mps that there are some who think borisjohnson is now more likely than not to lead them into the next election, there are plenty who disagree with that, but i would say more than a few months ago. i would say on the local elections, that you tend to be able to spin it. so, it could be truly catastrophic, there are projections of losing 800 councillors, but i think in that scenario you could probably find comparisons for example under theresa may, with local elections, which were worse. so you could see how the tories might spin their way out of that one. i also think the sue gray report which will eventually be published, and also the issue of more fines, these are potential areas where this could fracture. we saw mps in a meeting with the prime minister privately last night and one of the two most hostile questions to the prime minister was a tory mp asking, can you confirm there was no socialising, no party and, in downing street, during lockdown? that was one of the things passed on to the met police, i think if borisjohnson is fined over a party in the downing street flat, that would be quite problematic in terms of tory mps in the coming months. , ., ., ., , months. interesting, for now, katy balls, thank _ months. interesting, for now, katy balls, thank you. _ prince harry has said he's trying to ensure the queen is protected and has the right people around her. speaking to the american tv network nbc, harry said he and meghan had a great time with the queen when they went to see her at windsor castle last week. he also said he doesn't know whether he'll be in the uk to mark the queen's platinumjubilee in june. his relations with the rest of the family have been strained ever since his withdrawalfrom royal life, but harry has remained on good terms with his grandmother, the queen. the two hadn't met for more than a year until last week when harry and his wife meghan were en route to the netherlands for the invictus games. they broke theirjourney to visit the queen at windsor castle, and according to his interview with us television, the meeting went well. it was great. it was so nice to see her. she's on great form. she's always got a great sense of humour with me and i'm just making sure that she's protected and got the right people around her. harry's comment that the queen was on great form is reassuring given the concerns about her health, but quite what he meant by his suggestion that he is the person ensuring the queen is protected and has the right people around her is unclear. she of course has the rest of her family around her and, unlike harry, they are there permanently. on his own future plans, there was just a hint from harry that he may not remain in the united states for ever. home for now is, for the time being, in the states, and it feels that way as well. does it? yeah, we've been welcomed with open arms. so, did he think he would be able to attend the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations in earlyjune? i don't know yet. there is lots of things with security issues and everything else, so this is what i am trying to do, trying to make it possible that i can get my kids to meet her. a question about relations with his father and brother was deflected onto the invictus games. i am here, focused on these guys and these families and giving everything i can, 120% to them to make sure that they have the experience of a lifetime. that is my focus, and then i leave here, i get back and my focus is my family, who i miss massively. finally, how much did he feel his mother's presence in his life? it's constant. it has been over the last two years, more so than ever before. it's almost as though she's done her hit with my brother and now she's very much helping me. got him set up, now s' is helping me get set up. that's what it feels like. his life of service continued, harry said, it had just relocated to the united states. nicholas witchell, bbc news. duncan larcombe, former royal editorfor the sun and author of prince harry, the inside story, told us what he made of prince harry's comments. so, this is a guy who knows what he is saying, he knows the media game, i think there is an appetite to kind of hash prince harry, and i don't like that, i think he has gone through a process of almost transformation, and we don't really know what goes through his head now, but what we're seeing, i think, with these comments, it is almost as though he's saying, well, the queen is great, we love the queen, and i have a great relationship with the queen, a special relationship, but the rest of my family are irrelevant to me, i'm carrying on with my own family. and i think that will worry the palace and it will worry prince william and it will certainly worry prince charles. we have been getting some comments coming through from president zelensky, the daily news briefing therein ukraine. and lots of comments about the situation in mariupol, that port city that we have focused so much on, we know the situation there is really, really grim. and interestingly, president zelensky saying in this address that he remains ready to swap russian prisoners of war in exchange for safe passage for people out of that city of mariupol. he wants safe passage both for civilians and troops, and in order to get that, he is still ready to swap russian prisoners of war to achieve that. he described the situation in the city as getting worse, with hundreds of people wounded, and he also said there are approximately 1000 civilians sheltering in that plant that has been the focus of so much attention in recent days as well. so, an estimated 1000 civilians, not troops, or memos of the military, just people trapped, and we know that the situation in that city has been truly grim, the humanitarian situation there has been absolutely dreadful for weeks. situation there has been absolutely dreadfulforweeks. so, president zelensky making more comments about the situation in mariupol. i think that address might still be going on, so we may well have more comments to emerge from that. wimbledon is banning russian and belarusian tennis players from this year's tournament because of the war in the ukraine. it means the men's world number two daniil medvedev is among those who won't be playing in sw19 this summer. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. wimbledon may bask in tradition but it is part of today's world and all the sporting implications of the invasion of ukraine. and wimbledon is taking a stand. so, while russia's daniil medvedev has been allowed to compete on the tour as an individual, the world number two will be barred from wimbledon. the same applies to aryna sabalenka of belarus, ranked numberfour in the women's game. those are two potential champions. there are many other players who will also now be missing. from one of ukraine's most prominent recent tennis players, this reaction. alex dolgopolov said... the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they have continued to take part as neutrals. the sights and scenes of wimbledon are known the world over. thus its decisions will generate global reactions. russia has already called any ban unacceptable. some tennis authorities are also likely to be unhappy. but even here, there is no roof to exclude the events of the wider world. joe wilson, bbc news. we'll have more of that and a full round—up of the day's sports news in just a few minutes. let's take a look at the weather prospects with darren bett. temperature is warmer than they were yesterday, we have seen some cloud developing across western parts of scotland, but not any showers yet at all, and the rain is not getting anywhere. the low cloud is still around eastern coasts of scotland, the far north—east of england, making it chilly, but these are the temperatures, quite warm in the sunshine. cool as the son goes down, largely clear skies, a lot of low cloud moving away from north—eastern parts of scotland, but the breeze threatening a touch. tomorrow will start sunny across much of the country, we will see more of that seafront arriving into the north—east of england, some cloud developing in the midlands, the wind blowing that cloud into wiles and the south—west, we might even get a shower in the afternoon. 17 or 18 degrees inland, with the strong easterly wind tomorrow, kohler along those north sea coast. hello, this is bbc news with me, jane hill. the headlines: the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine, as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. the prime minister has faced criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine, in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years, in an interview with us television russian and belarusian players won't be allowed to compete at this summer's wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. good afternoon. wimbledon bosses say they have banned russian and belarusian tennis players because it's "their responsibilty" to play a part in government sanctions. wimbledon has become the first major tennis tournament to make the move. it means men's world number two and us open champion daniil medvedev and the women s world numberfour, aryna sabalenka, will be among those to miss the championships. russian and belarusian athletes have been allowed to play other high the all england club have now confirmed the news... boxing management company mtk global have announced they are to cease operations in light of the us government's sanctions on founder daniel kinahan. kinahan, who left the mtk in 2017, was last week hit with global financial sanctions by the united states government. the news comes after former mtk president and ceo bob yalen resigned on tuesday morning. in a statement released on twitter, mtk global said... euro 2022 organisers have defended using manchester city's academy stadium as a venue after criticism by iceland's sara bjork gunnarsdottir. speaking on a podcast, gunnarsdottir said using a "training ground", which will host two iceland games injuly, — was "disrespectful". eight euro 2022 matches have already sold out, and organisers today have said, "we believe that the right mix of stadiums has been chosen to provide the tournament with a platform to fulfil its potential." northern ireland will play belgium onjune 23rd in an international challenge match this summer. the match will aid kenny shiels squad in their preparation ahead of the uefa women's euros in england injuly. they are currently placed 20th in the fifa women's world rankings and are also set to feature at the euros where they will take on france, italy and iceland. manchester united were humiliated, their manager ralf rangnick says, after liverpool thrashed them 4—0 and moved to the top of the premier league. today, chief scoutjim lawlor and head of global scouting marcel bout have left the club. it comes as former players have been scathing of the current team. roy keane said they have no soul, and paul scholes says the club is "unrecognisable". former united goalkeeper peter schmeichel told the bbc that the problem at the club is more than just the players. this is not about the players only. the whole place, it's not happening at manchester united, at every level. this is what needs to be sorted out in the coming years. so a new structure at the club. a lot of new people there. it is an absolute must that they understand what this football club is. so liverpool top of the premier league for today at least, because manchester city will retake top spot if they beat brighton tonight. the seagulls have won away at both arsenal and tottenham in their last two games. they don't need to win, but i think for the past, you know, playing against brighton, i have a lot of admiration for a team like them, how they play, the way they play, yeah, good test for us. the world snooker championships continue at the crucible theatre in sheffield. earlier this morning, four—time championjohn higgins was made to work hard for his 10—7 first round win over thailand's thepchaiya un—nooh. higgins had fallen behind but showed his experience to go through. and in the afternoon sessions, jack lisowski leads matthew stevens 8—6, with the winner of this match going on to play neil robertson. 0n table one, 2019 world snooker championjudd trump is leading hossein vafaei 3—1. there are live updates on the bbc two website and bbc sport website if you want to keep up with those. we'll update you on the snooker in our next bulletin in an hour. see you then, thanks very much, thank you. every year, more than 2,000 children are born through surrogacy in ukraine — the majority to foreign couples, like mark and heather easton from rugby in warwickshire. they brought their daughter sophie home to the uk just two weeks before the war started. since then, they've been trying to help their surrogate family to safety. now, after weeks of wrangling, they've finally arrived. zoe conway has been to meet them. vita lysenko and heather easton have a very special friendship, born of adversity. vita is the surrogate who saved heather from the grief of infertility. heather rescued vita from the war in ukraine. she means a lot to us. and we just couldn't imagine anything bad happening to her. and she has a three—year—old, so we didn't want him to see the war or experience anything negative. the two families became close during the pregnancy, and so by the time sophie arrived injanuary, they were expecting to meet again, someday. but then the war broke out, and vita was messaging them from a bomb shelter. the war is a terrible thing, so if we can just help one family, you know, it's good. at first, vita and 0ndrej didn't want to leave. it was heather who persuaded them. translation: we were frightened, yes. because war is terrifying and all the air—raid sirens, but our city didn't have any bombings, thank god. if we stayed there, no one knows what the end of the story would be. vita, 0ndrej and their three—year—old son nazar escaped from ukraine and managed to get as far as france. but then they were stuck, struggling to complete the paperwork they would need to get to the uk. one night me and heather decided, "right, i'll fly over to paris to help them." because i knew they were going to have difficulties travelling around paris and they don't speak english. thanks to mark, they were soon on their way to calais. heather found someone to host them in a house nearby in rugby. but she's been shocked by how hard it has been to get vita simple things like a bank account and national insurance number. just trying to help her set up a life has been much harder than i thought. everything is two steps forward, one step back. vita says that, however well looked after she is here, her desire to go home gets stronger by the day. translation: i am very grateful to mark and heather— for their help, for them helping us. my husband is also very grateful. we didn't expect that such people exist that can help so much. heather and mark have already started talking to sophie about her extraordinary beginning and her remarkable family. zoe conway, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. the prime minister has faced criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine, in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years, in an interview with us television the government is reducing funding for its obesity strategy by £100 million. local councils in england will no longer receive £30 million towards the costs of providing weight management programmes. one eastenders actress has been working with the panorama programme to assess the support available to one in four people in the uk who now live with obesity. the number of people living with obesity has been rising over the years, and the pandemic made things worse. in the last five years, many people have gained more than one stone. this programme in norfolk is run by an organisation called man versus fat. simon has recently been told he has type 2 diabetes. 1anthem versus fat. simon has recently been told he has type 2 diabetes.- told he has type 2 diabetes. when i was first diagnosed, _ told he has type 2 diabetes. when i was first diagnosed, it _ told he has type 2 diabetes. when i was first diagnosed, it was - told he has type 2 diabetes. when i was first diagnosed, it was a - told he has type 2 diabetes. when i j was first diagnosed, it was a shock, because _ was first diagnosed, it was a shock, because you — was first diagnosed, it was a shock, because you see people, and you think. _ because you see people, and you think. it — because you see people, and you think. it is — because you see people, and you think, it is never going to happen to you. _ think, it is never going to happen to you. but — think, it is never going to happen to you, but unfortunately it does, and you _ to you, but unfortunately it does, and you have got to deal with it the best way— and you have got to deal with it the best way is— diet and losing weight. every week, simon comes _ diet and losing weight. every week, simon comes here _ diet and losing weight. every week, simon comes here to _ diet and losing weight. every week, simon comes here to play - diet and losing weight. every week, simon comes here to play football. simon comes here to play football and get weighed. it is simon comes here to play football and get weighed.— simon comes here to play football and get weighed. it is great, great camaraderie. _ and get weighed. it is great, great camaraderie, new— and get weighed. it is great, great camaraderie, new friendships - and get weighed. it is great, great camaraderie, new friendships i - camaraderie, new friendships i didn't— camaraderie, new friendships i didn't have before i came to this, a network_ didn't have before i came to this, a network of— didn't have before i came to this, a network of people that are there to help support you. for network of people that are there to help suoport yon-— network of people that are there to help appport yon-— help support you. for the first three months, _ help support you. for the first three months, the _ help support you. for the first three months, the local - help support you. for the first | three months, the local council covers membership cost. after that, players have to foot the bill themselves. £27.50 per month. some cu s themselves. £27.50 per month. some au s miaht themselves. £27.50 per month. some guys might find _ themselves. £27.50 per month. some guys might find that _ themselves. £27.50 per month. some guys might find that a _ themselves. £27.50 per month. some guys might find that a stretch - themselves. £27.50 per month. some guys might find that a stretch too far, guys might find that a stretch too far. which— guys might find that a stretch too far, which is going to be a shame if they stop _ far, which is going to be a shame if they stop coming. far, which is going to be a shame if they stop coming-— they stop coming. simon is now -a inc. they stop coming. simon is now paying- after— they stop coming. simon is now paying. after five _ they stop coming. simon is now paying. after five months, - they stop coming. simon is now paying. after five months, he i they stop coming. simon is now i paying. after five months, he has paying. afterfive months, he has lost two and a half stone, 16 kilos. well done, mate! but lost two and a half stone, 16 kilos. well done, mate!— well done, mate! but even this short-term _ well done, mate! but even this short-term support _ well done, mate! but even this short-term support is - well done, mate! but even this short-term support is under . well done, mate! but even this - short-term support is under threat. short—term support is under threat. local authority say they have been told by government they will no longer get specific funding for weight management programmes. i know i am heavier than i should be, and it won't be doing any good. i want to know more about the health risks. this doctor is a consultant specialising in diabetes and obesity. specialising in diabetes and obesi . ., ., ., obesity. people that are overweight or obese have _ obesity. people that are overweight or obese have got _ obesity. people that are overweight or obese have got a _ obesity. people that are overweight or obese have got a tendency - obesity. people that are overweight or obese have got a tendency to - obesity. people that are overweight i or obese have got a tendency to have metabolic disease, high cholesterol, risk of heart attacks, risk of strokes, risk of developing high blood pressure, things like fatty liver disease. that can even involved and do things like liver cirrhosis. and even increased risk of developing different types of cancers. , , ., , , of developing different types of cancers. , , .,, , .., cancers. the severely obese can reduce your _ cancers. the severely obese can reduce your life _ cancers. the severely obese can reduce your life expectancy - cancers. the severely obese can reduce your life expectancy by i cancers. the severely obese can i reduce your life expectancy by ten years, and you can expect to spend nearly 20 more years in poorer health. ., ., ., , , nearly 20 more years in poorer health. . ., ., , , ., health. the availability of specialist _ health. the availability of specialist services - health. the availability of specialist services is - health. the availability of - specialist services is absolutely pitiful~ — specialist services is absolutely pitiful~ if— specialist services is absolutely pitiful. if we had a greater funding into specialist weight management services, _ into specialist weight management services, we might be in a different situation _ services, we might be in a different situation. , ., services, we might be in a different situation. ,., ._ , ., situation. the government says that because of the _ situation. the government says that because of the continuing _ situation. the government says that because of the continuing cost - situation. the government says that because of the continuing cost of. because of the continuing cost of dealing with covid, it has had to make challenging decisions so has reduced the funding for healthy activities for the financial year. experts say people living with obesity need long—term support, and for millions of people that still not available. johnny depp has taken to the stand for a second day in his civil defamation suit against his ex—wife amber heard in virginia. the actor, who is suing heard for $50 million, rejecting claims that he had physically and sexually abused his ex—wife. depp lost his libel case against the publishers of the sun newspaper in 2020, with a high courtjudge ruling that a headline calling the actor a "wife—beater" was "substa ntially true". he's been talking about his turbulent relationship with miss heard in court today. people search for weaknesses in people. — people search for weaknesses in people, sensitivities, and when you have told _ people, sensitivities, and when you have told people your life and what you have _ have told people your life and what you have lived through, what you have _ you have lived through, what you have been— you have lived through, what you have been through, just as happens in relationships, the more that became — in relationships, the more that became ammunition for ms heard to either— became ammunition for ms heard to either verbally decimate me, or to send _ either verbally decimate me, or to send me _ either verbally decimate me, or to send me into a kind of tailspin of confusion — send me into a kind of tailspin of confusion and depression. and, well, it's not— confusion and depression. and, well, it's not a _ confusion and depression. and, well, it's not a happy day, it's not a happy— it's not a happy day, it's not a happy week, it's not a happy month when _ happy week, it's not a happy month when you _ happy week, it's not a happy month when you are constantly being told how wrong you are about this or that, _ how wrong you are about this or that, what— how wrong you are about this or that, what an idiot you are, or anything. _ that, what an idiot you are, or anything. it— that, what an idiot you are, or anything, itjust... then is increased _ anything, itjust... then is increased and increased and became an endless— increased and increased and became an endless circle, like, so as it escalated _ an endless circle, like, so as it escalated and continue to escalate, iwent— escalated and continue to escalate, i went straight to what i had learnt as a youth, — i went straight to what i had learnt as a youth, which was to remove myself— as a youth, which was to remove myself from the situation. a little bit from the _ myself from the situation. a little bit from the continuing _ myself from the situation. a little bit from the continuing court - bit from the continuing court hearing there in virginia in the us. netflix has seen a sharp fall in subscribers, with some 200,000 people leaving the streaming service in the first three months of the year. it's warned shareholders that another two million subscribers are likely to leave in the three months tojuly. film journalist siobhan synnot told me the fall wasn't surprising. it is a big leap for netflix, who were doing phenomenal growth. if you are going to invent perfect conditions for a streaming service, you couldn't do much better than the pandemic, really. people have time on their hands, they can't go out, a streaming service offering television 2li/7. it's perfect. butjust as other industries which benefited from the lockdown, look at peloton, just eat, they are experiencing dips and drops, as well as netflix now. we hear talk possibly about adverts. is that something we are possibly going to see? increasing subscription is likely to drive people away. they could introduce a lower tier system, with adverts built in, that might work. some people aren't convinced. another option is to take a look on password sharing. netflix is able to work out if the password holder's account is being used byjust one home, or if it is being used in other places by family and friends. actually, though, the uk is pretty well behaved on that score. not compared to germany, for example. so maybe that wouldn't be quite the enormous profit from that as it hopes. there is also branching out, merchandise. sport, netflix has it been big on streaming sport, but they did have quite a success with formula 1, which boosted interest in america in particular. they may have tennis events, golf events, which will bring in a new drive in subscribers or attract the old subscribers back again. we are facing this country with a cost of living crisis, we talk about it so much. that has to be a factor. is it also about there are just so many options now? partly because people are thinking, look at the state of my gas bill, i don't need five different streaming services, something has to go. yes, the factors for netflix are inflation, the end of the pandemic, but also increased competition from the likes of apple, amazon and disney+. unlike netflix, these have other options, if you like. apple can give away their service if you buy their tablets, a new phone, a new laptop. disney+ has an extensive back catalogue. amazon prime is a bolt—on for a shopping network. netflix is a pure platform for film and television. what they have done is cut down on our binge watching. you will notice there are more series on netflix released on a weekly basis. that is because word of mouth disappears when people binge—watch. you sit on your couch, you watch the series end to end, you talk about it for that weekend, and then it disappears. by bringing out expensive series in a weekly dose, they are creating that water—cooler effect that has worked so well for other series. venice is about to become the first city in the world to ask day—trippers to make a reservation for visiting the city and they'll soon have to pay an entry fee. emily brown reports. the floating city of venice is a unique destination for the millions of tourists who, before the pandemic, flocked to these narrow streets and scenic squares every summer. the easter weekend was the first real sign of the tourism sector bouncing back, with more than 80% occupancy and some of the bigger hotels. but from the summer, venice will be the first city in the world to experiment a regulation system of visitor flows to tackle overcrowding. for day—trippers, reservations will be compulsory, and from next year, there will be an entrance fee. translation: covid-19 changed feelings and perceptions - of what tourism is in the world and in venice too. so we want less quantity and more quality. we will have an experimental phase starting this summer by the booking of the visits. the entrance fee is set to be up to 10 euros, depending on the season. people staying in hotels and local residents will be exempt. and while venice contends with the volume of visitors, it also banned large cruise ships from sailing into the city's lagoon. authorities hope the tourist tax will reduce daily visits and encourage longer stays. it means tourism in venice may never be the same. emily brown, bbc news. music can be a real comfort for people living with dementia, and now a new report underlines how melody can improve the lives of those with the illness — in some cases, even reducing the need for medication. i think it's a great thing to do, to get things up and running. # sweet caroline... he loves singing. he can't remember, like we said, what he has had for breakfast, i but he can remember words to a song from the 1970s — that he's not heard for a long time. some of the choir can't _ speak at all, can't even converse, but they can sing. if it wasn't for the choir, - idon't think he'd be here today. also at the event last night, actress vicky mcclure, who set up the choir as part of a bbc programme. vicky's grandmother had dementia. music was a huge comfort. throughout the time with my nana, my mum discovered that singing, whether it was a nursery rhyme or a song that she might know, it was a way of her connecting with us and us being able to communicate, because at that point she had stopped being able to speak. so the music became a massively powerful tool. i think you're the first person ever to have this particular test. so i'm unique, am i? well, we already knew that anyway! nottingham university — mick and other members of the choir had a series of brain scans to show the impact music can have on people with dementia. today's report brings together powerful evidence to show music is an effective therapy. we know that it does something to the brain, but what has happened now with dementia, and the signs that we've started to look into, is that it actually scientifically does something to the brain, so it hits a certain part of the brain that makes you feel pleased, or hits a certain emotion. so that's scientific evidence that it is working. today's report from the music industry and the charity music for dementia is calling for music to become a key part of the way the illness is treated. we have this amazing tool at our fingertips that we are not using anywhere near as much as we could be to support people's health and well— being. # sweet caroline... there's so much power in something, that you just wouldn't think it is as powerful as it is, but it is, because i see it every time that i'm with the choir. # sweet caroline... the dementia choir and their families know at first hand the transformative power of music. they now want everyone with dementia to get the same health. graham satchell, bbc news. applause and cheering. much more coming up on today's stories at five. if you'd like to read more on any of today's stories, you can visit the bbc news website or take a look at the bbc news app. we are going to talk about the weather, very important, the latest details from darren bett, hello. good afternoon, a lovely day across many parts of the country today, the weather is going to change over the next few days, but we are setting up a pattern, we have had some cloud around today, this one looks more ominous, coming infrom around today, this one looks more ominous, coming in from the atlantic, but not reaching the uk, because the cloud and rain in that area of low pressure is going to slide away to the south, heading towards biscay, and that allows us towards biscay, and that allows us to develop this pattern of easterly winds which will strengthen over the next few days and bring weather from the baltic sea. with an easterly breeze, we have seen it today, you can sometimes get a lot of low cloud, fright in the north—east of england, as we have seen, or haar on the north—east coast of scotland. moving inland, it is a lot warmer, as it was today. these are the temperatures as we head to this evening, still warm enough in the sunshine. still low cloud along the north—east of england, mainly affecting eastern scotland, and overnight we will have clear skies across much of the country. the breeze starts to pick up... may be a pinch of airfrost in breeze starts to pick up... may be a pinch of air frost in scotland and the north of england, otherwise temperatures generally 4—6 . the north of england, otherwise temperatures generally li—6. heading into tomorrow, we start off dry and sunny, some cloud developing particularly through the midlands, and the easterly wind will push that towards wales in the south—west. otherwise a dry day with a good deal of sunshine, but still the threat of low cloud coming onto north sea coasts. temperatures in the sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees, but along north sea coast, it will feel chilly, because we have got that easterly wind, and it will be more noticeable than today, certainly. still high tree pollen levels tomorrow across many parts of the country, those levels may drop a bit on friday and saturday, as the wind picks up and we get more cloud. this is the pattern we have got as we head toward the end of the week, high pressure towards the north of the uk, no pressure to the south, and a run of easterly winds. if anything, they will be stronger still on friday. this time, bringing more cloud, especially to england and wales, drizzly showers as well, the best of the sunshine in sheltered western parts of scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england, but a cooler day everywhere on friday, 12—14 degrees. heading into the weekend, it is windy through out this weekend, again a lot of cloud on saturday, this could bring a few showers, actually, but as we head into sunday, though showers will have gone, it should be dry, and there will be a lot more sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines... the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed — with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine — as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. the prime minister has 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