on whether to launch an investigation into the prime minister. ..madame le pen. head to head for the only time before sunday's french presidential election. emmanuel macron and marine le pen clash in a tough televised debate. and the producers of the alec baldwin western, in which a film director was fatally shot, are fined over a hundred thousand dollars for safety failures. hello and welcome. ukrainian negotiators have offered to hold talks in mariupol to try to save the lives of civilians and soldiers still trapped there, amid growing fears the city will fall to russia. a ukrainian marine commander in mariupol has said his forces are outnumbered, running out of supplies, and in theirfinal days or hours. simonjones has the latest. much of the mariupol has been destroyed by weeks of relentless russian bombardment. but inside this still works, under constant attack, ukrainian resistance remains. a deadline set by russia for surrender has come and gone, but they're obviously ukrainian forces may not be able to hold out for much longer. some civilians have been able to leave the city, but the evacuation didn't go according to plan. it was hoped several thousand would be allowed out. in the end, the number was far fewer. ukraine's deputy prime minister said an exit corridor didn't work property —— properly, accusing rupture of a lack of control over its troops. translation: ~ ., troops. translation: ~ . , .«r translation: we need a break after all the _ translation: we need a break after all the shelling, _ translation: we need a break after all the shelling, after - after all the shelling, after all of this nightmare, we have been hiding in basements for 30 days. been hiding in basements for 30 da s. ~ ., ., been hiding in basements for 30 da s. a, ., , been hiding in basements for 30 da s. ~ . ., , days. ukrainian officials say the are days. ukrainian officials say they are ready _ days. ukrainian officials say they are ready to _ days. ukrainian officials say they are ready to travel - days. ukrainian officials say they are ready to travel to l they are ready to travel to mariupol for talks on the evacuation of further civilians and military personnel. translation: and military personnel. tuna/mom- and military personnel. translation: , ., ., translation: the situation in the east and — translation: the situation in the east and south _ translation: the situation in the east and south of - translation: the situation in the east and south of our - the east and south of our country remains as severe as possible. the occupiers won't give up trying to gain at least some victory for themselves through a new large—scale offensive. it through a new large-scale offensive-— offensive. it is too late for the 91-year-old _ offensive. it is too late for the 91-year-old who - offensive. it is too late for. the 91-year-old who survived the 91—year—old who survived the 91—year—old who survived the nazi occupation of mariupol in the second world war, ukraine's foreign ministry said she died earlier this month in a basement, freezing, pleading for water. a basement, freezing, pleading forwater. russia a basement, freezing, pleading for water. russia has released this footage, which it says shows the successful test flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. president putin said it would make those who threaten his country think twice. but any negotiations with the kremlin are doomed to failure, according to boris johnson, uses dealing with the russian president is like with a crocodile when it has your legs in its jaws. so the fighting continues. the us president has paid tribute to the ukrainian people resisting the ukrainian people resisting the onslaught. i the ukrainian people resisting the onslaught.— the ukrainian people resisting the onslaught. i knew they were tou . h the onslaught. i knew they were tou~h and the onslaught. i knew they were tough and proud, _ the onslaught. i knew they were tough and proud, but _ the onslaught. i knew they were tough and proud, but tell- the onslaught. i knew they were tough and proud, but tell you i tough and proud, but tell you what, they are tougher and more proud than i thought. i'm amazed what they are doing with your help. he amazed what they are doing with our hel. ,., amazed what they are doing with our hel. u, ., amazed what they are doing with our hel. ., ., , your help. he said more weapons and ammunition _ your help. he said more weapons and ammunition were _ your help. he said more weapons and ammunition were getting - and ammunition were getting through to the ukrainian army, but there are fears fights ahead in a war in which there is no end in sight. simon jones, bbc news. the world is facing a human catastrophe from the food crisis arising from rossa's invasion of ukraine. —— russia's. david malpass warned that record rises in food prices were pushing hundreds of millions into poverty and lower nutrition. he was speaking to our economics editor faisal islam. ona yearoveryear on a year over year basis we are looking at maybe 37% increase in food prices. that's huge. and is particularly focused, magnified for the poon focused, magnified for the poor, because they spend more of their money, of a little money they may have, it goes to food. so when the food prices go food. so when the food prices 9° up food. so when the food prices go up it means they eat less and have less money for anything else, for schooling. and so that means that it's really an unfair kind of crisis. it is the poorest of the hardest. a stark warning from the president of the world bank. you can see that full interview in about 30 minutes' time. we will bring you that a little later on. here, the government will attempt to delay a vote over an investigation into the whether the prime minister misled parliament about lockdown parties. mps were due to vote on a labour call for a committee to look into his past comments about the gatherings. bur ministers now say the decision should wait until inquiries by the met police and the civil servant sue gray have finished. our political correspondent ione wells has more. they have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that no covid rules were broken. , ., ., , ., broken. these are words that have come — broken. these are words that have come back _ broken. these are words that have come back to _ broken. these are words that have come back to haunt - broken. these are words that have come back to haunt the | have come back to haunt the prime minister. telling mps last year that covid rules in number ten were followed at all times and that he had been repeatedly assured there were no parties during lock down. after here, his wife, and the chancellor will find last week for covid teachers, opposition mps have accused him of misleading parliament. a resigning offence under government rules. the prime minister has apologised and said it hadn't occurred to him the event he was fined for, gathering in the cabinet room on his birthday before a meeting, was a breach of the rules. labourwanted meeting, was a breach of the rules. labour wanted a committee of cross—party mps to investigate if he misled mps. they schedule devoted a as to whether that investigation should happen. a number of tory mps were planning to vote for one with labour or not vote at all. some feared being accused of blocking an investigation or defending borisjohnson ahead defending boris johnson ahead of defending borisjohnson ahead of maples locally —— local elections. the gunmen have squashed that with a new plan. they want mps to vote whether to push the decision until after the police's investigation has finished and civil servant sue gray �*s reporting to government lockdown parties has been published. tory mps will be ordered to back this delay. i’m ordered to back this delay. i'm confident ordered to back this delay. i“n confident that when the prime minister said he was assured that no rules were broken, i'm sure that is the case. i don't think that constitutes misleading parliament by any means. but, do think all of this means —— come back to mean what sensible person would jump the gun rather than wait for the gun rather than wait for the metropolitan police investigation and that means sue gray. it investigation and that means sue gra . . , investigation and that means sue gray-— sue gray. it means after the olice sue gray. it means after the police and — sue gray. it means after the police and is _ sue gray. it means after the police and is a _ sue gray. it means after the police and is a great - sue gray. it means after the police and is a great and - sue gray. it means after the police and is a great and is l police and is a great and is investigating mps will get to vote on whether the prime minister should be investigated again on whether the misled mps. , , ., ., mps. this investigation should take place _ mps. this investigation should take place now _ mps. this investigation should take place now and _ mps. this investigation should take place now and we - mps. this investigation should take place now and we are - take place now and we are absolutely clear about that. why? because it should be fairly straightforward. the prime minister should come clean with the public. this means boris _ clean with the public. this means boris johnson - clean with the public. this means boris johnson hasl clean with the public. this means borisjohnson has staved off another investigation for now, mps could still vote for one in future. all the while, more evidence from sue gray is yet to be made public. ione wells, bbc news. the us government is appealing a florida judge's ruling that face masks no longer need to be worn while using public transport. the mask mandate was lifted earlier this week after the judge ruled that the centers for disease control had overstepped its legal authority when it introduced the rule ia months ago. the french president, emmanuel macron, has clashed with his far—right rival, marine le pen, over her ties to russia, days before voters decide which of them will be the country's next leader. in a crucial televised debate, mr macron also criticised her economic programme and her plans to ban the muslim headscarf. our paris correspondent lucy williamson was watching the debate and sent this report. after weeks of sparring from a distance, its hand—to—hand combat. the first time in this election that emmanuel macron and marine le pen have fought face to face. we just two campaigning days left and a quarter of voters saying the debate will shape their decision, they've been waiting for this. decision, they've been waiting forthis. first decision, they've been waiting for this. first up, the big one, rising prices and spending power. ms le pen's favourite subject. herslogan" power. ms le pen's favourite subject. her slogan" give the people their money back." mr macron lectures her on why her economic plans won't work. and then goes for the jugular, her relationship with russia. " you are dependent on vladimir putin," he says," when you speak to russia you speak to your banker." and is perfectly well that what he is saying is false, lip and replies, he has hosted putin at versailles. but what do voters make of it? voters from all sides, many undecided, watching the drama unfold. we undecided, watching the drama unfold. ~ , . , undecided, watching the drama unfold. , . , ' unfold. we see a very different debate from _ unfold. we see a very different debate from 2017. _ unfold. we see a very different debate from 2017. it _ unfold. we see a very different debate from 2017. it appears i debate from 2017. it appears that marine le pen is much more well—prepared than at 2017. she is very calm and she decided to not attack president emmanuel macron. from my point of view, micron seems a bit unstable. translation: 50 micron seems a bit unstable. translation:— translation: so far it is a very balanced _ translation: so far it is a very balanced debate. - translation: so far it is a very balanced debate. i'm l very balanced debate. i'm biased, _ very balanced debate. i'm biased, but the arguments are good _ biased, but the arguments are good and _ biased, but the arguments are good and they may change my mind — mind. translation: ,, , . , translation: she is much better than last time, _ translation: she is much better than last time, but _ translation: she is much better than last time, but she _ translation: she is much better than last time, but she is - than last time, but she is still— than last time, but she is still too _ than last time, but she is still too weak— than last time, but she is still too weak in - than last time, but she is i still too weak in comparison with— still too weak in comparison with macron. _ still too weak in comparison with macron. he _ still too weak in comparison with macron. he is - still too weak in comparison with macron. he is far- still too weak in comparison i with macron. he is far stronger on every— with macron. he is far stronger on every subject. _ with macron. he is far stronger on every subject.— with macron. he is far stronger on every subject. on every sub'ect. marine le pen was myjob — on every subject. marine le pen was my job was _ on every subject. marine le pen was my job was to _ on every subject. marine le pen was my job was to show - on every subject. marine le pen was my job was to show that - on every subject. marine le pen| was my job was to show that she was myjob was to show that she was myjob was to show that she was prepared for power. mr macron�*s task was to show that she was not, without looking too arrogant and superior himself. around ten points separate them in the poles. four days a separate one of them from power. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. israeli aircraft have reportedly struck gaza with multiple strikes, in response to a rocket the israel defence forces say was fired from the territory by palestinian militants. police said a fragment from the rocket had landed near a house in the southern israeli city of sderot, but there had been no injuries. another four rockets were later fired from gaza. they were intercepted by air defence system, according to israel's military. officials in the us state of new mexico have fined a film production company more than $130,000 following the fatal shooting of a cinematographer. the actor alec baldwin was holding the gun when it went off on the film set. sophie long has more. halyna hutchins' tragic death rocked hollywood and left people demanding to know how the young cinematographer could have been shot dead on a movie set when clear firearm safety protocols exist to protect people. the scathing report revealed not only did the production company know those protocols were not being followed, but it failed to do anything about it. there were several management failures and more than sufficient evidence to suggest that if standard industry practices were followed, the fatal shooting of halyna hutchins and the serious injury tojoel souza would not have occurred. they imposed the maximum possible penalty on rust movie productions. the person responsible for firearms was hannah gutierrez reed. her lawyer welcomed the findings, saying it exonerated her, but that may be premature. the investigation is ongoing and criminal charges have not been ruled out. multiple lawsuits have been filed by those left traumatised by the shooting. i will never forget what happened on the set of rust that day. i relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion and the gun over and over and again. i'm depressed, i don't feel safe, i feel like at any moment, anything could happen to me and those that i care about that are standing close to me. halyna hutchins left behind a young son and husband who is suing for unlawful death in a suit which alleges reckless behaviour and cost—cutting led to her death. alec baldwin's lawyer rejected that claim, saying he was told the gun was cold, meaning it was not loaded, but alec baldwin was not only the actor holding the gun, he was one of the film's producers, which could be key as to whether he is held ultimately responsible for halyna hutchins' death. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the world—renowned biologist, environmentalist and veteran broadcaster sir david attenborough becomes an official united nation champion of the earth. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off. the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. choir sings. one of the most successful singer—songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn't believe it, - didn't believe it, he wasjust here on saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery, with the huddle space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: ukrainian negotiators offer to hold talks in mariupol, to try to save the lives of civilians and soldiers trapped by russian forces in the besieged city. the president of the world bank says the food crisis caused by the invasion of ukraine is a human catastrophe that could push millions into poverty and lower nutrition. across ukraine's kyiv region, efforts have begun to clear the countless pieces of unexploded ammunition left behind after fierce fighting. the main hospital there says it's receiving increasing numbers of patients who've touched or stepped on mines and shells. the police and army all have expert teams working on the ground. our correspondent anna foster joined one demining patrol in horenka, on the outskirts of kyiv. the russians have gone but danger still lurks here. countless pieces of unexploded ammunition litter the kyiv suburbs. mines, shells, grenades. both fired by russian forces and used by ukrainian soldiers for defence. more than 80,000 have been neutralised so far. this is what is left of dimitro's work than. he was standing over it when a mine exploded. he will need to years of facial surgery to repair the damage. of facial surgery to repair the damaue. �* ,, �* of facial surgery to repair the damaue. �* ,, ~ damage. translation: it was noise. i damage. translation: it was noise- i can't — damage. translation: it was noise. i can't understand - damage. translation: it was noise. i can't understand what| noise. i can't understand what happened. big noise in my head and ears and ifell. for happened. big noise in my head and ears and i fell.— and ears and i fell. for his wife's lana _ and ears and i fell. for his wife's lana it _ and ears and i fell. for his wife's lana it was - and ears and i fell. for his wife's lana it was a - and ears and i fell. for his l wife's lana it was a moment and ears and i fell. for his - wife's lana it was a moment of fear. she thought the small children will be left without a father. thanks translation: it is very hard and scary, very scary. is very hard and scary, very sca . ~ . is very hard and scary, very sca , ~ ., ., ., is very hard and scary, very sca .l . ., ., ., is very hard and scary, very sca .~ . ., ., ., ., scary. we are afraid for our children. — scary. we are afraid for our children, our— scary. we are afraid for our children, our husbands - scary. we are afraid for our children, our husbands and scary. we are afraid for our- children, our husbands and our brothers. it is frightening. the retreating russian soldiers left mines behind them designed to maim and kill. while this is a track. you can see where a tank ploughed through this forest and just beyond where that soldier is, there is a small piece of green cloth which marks where they found an anti—tank mind. they have told me it is damaged, it's in a volatile state and could go off at any time is the need to destroy now in a controlled detonation. just a single month of fighting leaves at devastating legacy. it could take a whole year to clear the ordinance away. that's one reason why people are being told not to come homejust reason why people are being told not to come home just yet. translation: this area is not safe because there are many unexploded shells and ammunition and weapons. as you can see, there are trip wires here and other dangerous explosive surprises.- here and other dangerous explosive surprises. now a huge task lies ahead _ explosive surprises. now a huge task lies ahead to _ explosive surprises. now a huge task lies ahead to make - explosive surprises. now a huge task lies ahead to make these i task lies ahead to make these towns safe enough for people and life to return. anna foster, bbc news, kyiv. let's have all the latest sports news now. hello i'm chetan pathak with your sports news. manchester city are back on top of the english premier league, after getting the win they needed to move a point clear of liverpool.pep guardiola's side have beaten brighton 3—0 at the etihad, although the visitors held out for over 50 minutes before city made the breakthrough. that goal coming from riyad mahrez before phil foden and bernardo silva put the game to bed. with six games to go, the title remains in city's hands for now. it's one of the best sites on all football history, we are facing one of the best teams ever. everything. that's why being there with them, winning premier league is in the past, and the players know it and they face them and we know. arsenal have boosted their chances of champions league football with a 4—2 in at chelsea. mikel arteta's team had lost their last three games in a row but were twice in front at stamford bridge inside the first half an hour. cesar azipiliqueta made it 2—2 before the break but second half goals from nketiah and bukayo saka ensured arsenal moved level on points with tottenham in fourth. rb leipzig are through to the german cup final against freiberg after beating unioin berlin in their semi final but they had to come from a goal down after sheraldo becker fired the visitors in front mid—way through the first half. leipzig were thrown a lifeline when this foul on christopher nkunkwu after an hour resulted in a penalty which andre silva scored to make it i—all. extra—time was looming when emil forsberg scored the goal that won it for leipzig in the 2nd minute of stoppage—time. the governing bodies of men's and women's tennis, the atp and wta, have called wimbledon�*s decision to ban russian and belarusian players unfair. wimbledon�*s become the first of the four grand slams to implement a ban because of russia's invasion of ukraine. here it means men's world number two , daniil medvedev and the women's world number 4 aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championships as well as the other uk grass court tournaments. lies the world number one iga swiatek is through to the quarter—finals of the stuttgart grand prix after beating the german qualifier eva lys in straight sets. swiatek — who had a bye in the first round — eased into the last eight with a 6—1, 6—1 win that tookjust over an hour. it was her 20th successive win on all surfaces — and she's on course for a potential quarter—final against the us open champion emma raducanu. she is through to the second round after beating the australian qualifier storm sanders in straight sets. raducanu — playing herfirst tour match on clay — won comfortably 6—1, 6—2. and england batter joe root has been named wisden�*s leading cricketer in the world for 2021 root hit over 1700 runs in 15 matches last year, the third—highest number of test runs scored in a calendar year. that came despite england winning only four tests in 2021, with root stepping down from the captaincy last week. you can see who wisden�*s named as its five cricketers of the year on the bbc sport website, but from all of us here that's all your sport for now. he's a world—renowned biologist, environmentalist and veteran broadcaster of more than 60 years standing. sir david attenborough becomes an official "champion of the earth" on thursday as he receives a lifetime achievement award from the united nations environment programme. sir david's new honour celebrates his career—long efforts to protect and restore nature, as our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports. and let me just say that we are deeply honoured to... like so much of life today, this award ceremony was conducted over the internet, but there was nothing virtual about sir david's delight. oh, you have the award, wow! and i am truly, truly extremely honoured. you know, united nations, we are in a new era, the united nations, without them we will never solve the environmental crisis. the world has to get together. hidden beneath the waves, right beneath my feet, there are creatures beyond our imagination. only a concerted effort by the countries of the world will do, so david tells inge anderson, the head of the un environment programme. we know what the problems are, and we know how to solve them. all we lack is a unified action. right. these problems cannot be solved by one nation, no matter how big that single nation is. we've also recognised an uncomfortable fact, the health of our oceans is under threat. but sir david has not lost hope. look how many whale species have come back from the brink of extinction, he says. the message is that it can be done. the message is this is possible, the message is that the natural world has more resources than we can possibly imagine. we've worked out how to kill them. now we could give them a chance for them to come back and save themselves and save us. a characteristically rousing call to action from the sir david, just weeks before he celebrates his 96th birthday. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the queen's 96th birthday has been marked with the release of a photograph showing her passion for horses. she is pictured standing with two of her fell ponies, as the build—up begins for the royal windsor horse show, which commissioned the image. the queen has travelled from windsor to her sandringham estate to stay at a property loved by her late husband, the duke of edinburgh, for her birthday. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ vfritznews. hello. for most of us, wednesday was a fine day, lots of spring sunshine around. temperatures widely 16—18 celsius, and the warmest spot was southampton, where we had temperatures up to 20. you can see the extent of the sunshine from the satellite picture from wednesday, but look at this area of low cloud. now, that really limited the temperatures through wednesday afternoon, and across the east side of scotland, not only was it cloudy and misty, it was chilly as well, with temperatures just around seven degrees. otherwise, these are the kind of temperatures that we had to start the day on thursday. for the next day or so, we're going to see high pressure dominating our weather picture. the high pressure's north of the uk, the winds around the high pressure coming in from an easterly direction and will tend to strengthen over the next couple of days. as those winds blow across the cool north sea, so temperatures will start to ease a little bit over the next couple of days. nevertheless, thursday morning getting off to a sparkling, sunny start, for most, although there could be an odd patch of low cloud or mist across northeast scotland, a few fog patches slow to clear, and maybe one or two more coming onto the coastline into the afternoon. where that happens, temperatures just about seven celsius, but otherwise, it's another pretty warm day for the time year. but again, we are looking at some pretty high levels of pollen. for those of you that suffer from hay fever, that is something to bear in mind. there will be further changes in the weather picture on friday, subtle changes, in that the winds will be blowing a bit more strongly. that will knock the temperatures down. but also, there's going to be more cloud across the south of the uk, potentially thick enough to bring a few patches of rain, although not amounting to much at all. temperatures, ia or 15 degrees in the best of the sunshine across the northwest, maybe 16 in liverpool. but some of our north sea coast, 12 degrees will be close to what we will see. for this weekend, we've still got those easterly winds blowing, low pressure to our south. now, for the most part, a lot of the weekend will be dry with sunny spells, but i wouldn't be surprised if we saw some thicker cloud at times moving into the south or the east of the uk to bring a few patches of rain. but if we do see that, the rain probably not amounting to too much. this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. global food crisis. millions could be pushed into poverty as the war in ukraine stokes inflation, warns the head of the world bank. berlin's energy dilemma. pressure grows on germany to end its dependence on russian oil and gas. its finance chief tells the bbc it will take time. fully charged. tesla earnings surge as buyers line up for its electric cars, despite rising price tags. plus, en route to recovery. the travel and tourism industry says business will be back to pre—pandemic levels by next year