and it's particularly focused, magnified for poor...for the poor. the bbc has discovered evidence that a major conservative party donor was a director of a company secretly owned by a russian oligarch close to vladimir putin. a man who raped and murdered christine robinson — seen here with her husband — in south africa eight years ago will be sentenced after being tracked down by the victim's niece. and the queen is 96 today. this photo of her has been released to mark the occasion. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government will try today to delay a vote — which was due to happen this afternoon — on whether borisjohnson should be investigated over claims he misled parliament. ministers now say the decision should wait until inquiries into lockdown parties by the met and the civil servant sue gray have finished. our political correspondent ione wells has more. i have been repeatedly assured, since these allegations have emerged, that there was no party... ..and that no covid rules were broken. these are words that have come back to haunt the prime minister, telling mps last year, that covid rules in number 10 were followed at all times, and that he'd been repeatedly assured there were no parties during lockdown. reporter: are there more fines coming, prime minister? - after he, his wife, and the chancellor were fined last week for covid breaches, 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 — a gathering in the cabinet room on his birthday before a meeting — was a breach of the rules. labour wanted a committee of cross—party mps to investigate if he misled mps. they scheduled a vote today on 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 of may's local elections. but the government have squashed that with a new plan. they want mps to vote on whether to push that decision until after the police investigation is finished, and the civil servant sue gray's report into government lockdown parties has been published. tory mps will be ordered to back this delay. i'm 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 i do think all of this comes back to, what sensible person would want to jump the gun rather than wait for the metropolitan police investigation and that sue gray report? it means after the police and sue gray have finished investigating, mps will then get the vote on whether the prime minister should be investigated again over whether he misled mps. this investigation should 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. while 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. let's get the latest from our political correspondent jonathan blake. what will happen this afternoon? there will probably be a few hours to bait and then there will be an amendment on the motion, effectively holding out the prospect of an investigation at some point in the future by the privileges committee in parliament. but says if and when that happens, it should only be after the police investigation concludes and the senior civil servant sue gray has published the findings of a report in full. and that really neutralises to an extent, what was going to be quite a politically difficult day for boris johnson and a lot of his backbenchers who borisjohnson would not, because he is in india, a lot of his backbenchers would have had to vote against an investigation by the parliamentary privileges committee into whether he misled mps are not and some of them frankly, were not ready to do that. they are holding out for this process to run before they come to a judgment. jonathan, thank you. we can speak now to catherine haddon, from the institute for government. they're an organisation researching how to make government more effective. why have they done this, the government? they have done this i think for two reasons. one is their own mps might have abstained on this. that could have been a revolt which does not look good for the government, because it might not have stopped them actually being able to vote down the motion in its entirety. but it would have caused disquiet, made it tricky for other mps who thought they had to vote with the government and possible impact on the may elections but also i think by kicking it further down the road, perhaps there is a hope that by the time this comes around again, people will have moved on a bit more, there will be an even greater reluctance to have another investigation so it may be they are hoping it will hit at a quieter time when people are less interested in this. ., . ., ., when people are less interested in this. ., .., ., ., this. the government could have told its mps, the — this. the government could have told its mps, the whips, _ this. the government could have told its mps, the whips, responsible - this. the government could have told its mps, the whips, responsible for i its mps, the whips, responsible for party discipline, could have told its mps to vote against this. were enough going to abstain? i’m its mps to vote against this. were enough going to abstain?- enough going to abstain? i'm not sure whether _ enough going to abstain? i'm not sure whether it _ enough going to abstain? i'm not sure whether it would _ enough going to abstain? i'm not sure whether it would have - enough going to abstain? i'm not sure whether it would have been | sure whether it would have been enough to abstain to stop the vote going through. it enough to abstain to stop the vote going through-— going through. it would have been embarrassing? _ going through. it would have been embarrassing? any _ going through. it would have been embarrassing? any sizable - going through. it would have been l embarrassing? any sizable rebellion is embarrassing _ embarrassing? any sizable rebellion is embarrassing but _ embarrassing? any sizable rebellion is embarrassing but i _ embarrassing? any sizable rebellion is embarrassing but i think - embarrassing? any sizable rebellion is embarrassing but i think it's - is embarrassing but i think it's also the fact, since the owen paterson vote last year, which the government handled very badly, it really upset its mps that it was trying to basically thwart ways in which the house of commons holds the government to account and holds its own mps to account and one of the arguments that has been put around this is just because arguments that has been put around this isjust because he is prime minister he should not be treated any differently from any other mp and if there is an investigation, a case to answer about something that has been done wrong in the house, that investigation should proceed. so a lot of it would have been about the way in which they mishandled that affair, and wanting to do differently this time. pare that affair, and wanting to do differently this time. are there risks for boris _ differently this time. are there risks for boris johnson - differently this time. are there risks for boris johnson in - differently this time. are there | risks for boris johnson in trying differently this time. are there i risks for boris johnson in trying to risks for borisjohnson in trying to delay this? risks for boris johnson in trying to dela this? risks for boris johnson in trying to delay this?— risks for boris johnson in trying to delay this? huge risks. i said they miaht delay this? huge risks. i said they might hope _ delay this? huge risks. i said they might hope by _ delay this? huge risks. i said they might hope by kicking _ delay this? huge risks. i said they might hope by kicking it _ delay this? huge risks. i said they might hope by kicking it down - delay this? huge risks. i said they might hope by kicking it down the | might hope by kicking it down the road that actually takes the sting out of it next time it comes around. but actually, the bigger risk is by then, we've had possibly more fines and possibly for events that are less easy for the prime minister to defend. than the birthday party where he stressed it was a very brief, impromptu gathering and questioned how egregious a breach of the covid rules that was but if by the covid rules that was but if by the time we have had the sue gray report and there is more detail of drinking, parties, possibly even pictures that have been talked about, that could be even more damaging for the prime minister if they vote happens then. but if damaging for the prime minister if they vote happens then.— they vote happens then. but if he receives another _ they vote happens then. but if he receives another fine, _ they vote happens then. but if he receives another fine, three, - receives another fine, three, four... will that make any difference? we know what his defence will be, i work and live there, we were working hard to sort the pandemic, look after people, we know what he will say? i pandemic, look after people, we know what he will say?— what he will say? i think that is true. in this _ what he will say? i think that is true. in this sense _ what he will say? i think that is true. in this sense some - what he will say? i think that is true. in this sense some will. what he will say? i think that is l true. in this sense some will say what he will say? i think that is i true. in this sense some will say if there is no smoking gun there is no convincing proof that the prime minister must have known that there were parties, that they might have breached covid rules. then, you know, that will tip some of the mps into thinking this is unsustainable because it's too obvious. at the moment, the way in which the prime minister worded his responses is in his mind supporting his argument that he did not know at the time that he did not know at the time that he did not know at the time that he was preaching covid rules. if mps feel they cannot defend that line, i think it's less about the number of further fines, we line, i think it's less about the number of furtherfines, we know that will have an impact, but i think it's about the nature of them and any details that come out around them that make it a much harder line for mps to defend.— for mps to defend. perhaps if you are a conservative _ for mps to defend. perhaps if you are a conservative mp _ for mps to defend. perhaps if you are a conservative mp and - for mps to defend. perhaps if you are a conservative mp and if - for mps to defend. perhaps if you are a conservative mp and if you| for mps to defend. perhaps if you i are a conservative mp and if you are thinking already this is not defensible, you're also looking around and thinking, he would be a better leader for the party, who will win me my seat or help me win my seat at the next general election?— my seat at the next general election? , ., . ~ election? yes, and we saw back in february. — election? yes, and we saw back in february. when — election? yes, and we saw back in february, when this _ election? yes, and we saw back in february, when this was _ election? yes, and we saw back in february, when this was a - february, when this was a particularly acute crisis again, there was lots of talk about potential contenders to the throne. rishi sunak was one of those names, liz truss, i think rishi sunak has had a torrid time since then so will be seen is much less likely as a future contender for the future contenderfor the premiership. but there will be others who will be eyeing up the prospect, starting to think about it but this is all party politics. even if you are looking years into the future, people are thinking, maybe i can be prime minister one day, lead the party, what do i need to do to get there? a lot of it is thinking about the long versus short term tactics of how you build support in the party and start to develop your case for being a future prime minister. it may foresee few people to start thinking about that a bit sooner. but again, they will have seen the experience of rishi sunak and they will not necessarily want to put their heads above the parapet. to put their heads above the ara et. �* , ., ., parapet. and they will have heard the prime minister _ parapet. and they will have heard the prime minister on _ parapet. and they will have heard the prime minister on his - parapet. and they will have heard the prime minister on his flight i parapet. and they will have heard j the prime minister on his flight to india last night telling journalists he will fight the next election as leader. one final thing, he will fight the next election as leader. one finalthing, how he will fight the next election as leader. one final thing, how hard is it to prove definitively that someone knowingly, deliberately, misled parliament? it is someone knowingly, deliberately, misled parliament?— misled parliament? it is really hard, misled parliament? it is really hard. when — misled parliament? it is really hard, when you're _ misled parliament? it is really hard, when you're talking - misled parliament? it is really. hard, when you're talking about misled parliament? it is really - hard, when you're talking about what was in their mind when they came and spoke to the house of commons, if it is something for you are caught in an outright lie, whenjohn profumo, former minister, had to resign after it became apparent that a relationship, an affair that he denied had actually taken place, that was a clear—cut case, because he denied it entirely. and then had to admit it happened. in this case, because of the way in which the prime minister has responded, it is more about did he consider these parties, did he consider them to have broken covid rules? and for that, it's either mps making a judgment call or they are looking for something which shows that which could be, the conversation that he had with aids before he made those statements, was he discussing what we know, they were breaches of covid rules, but what is the line i can carry? or if it becomes theirs proof that comes out in the course of the investigation that implies he must have known, that is the kind of things that will force mps to make a judgment call but i think it always will be a judgment call. at the moment, conservative mps support him and believe he did not deliberately mislead parliament.— mislead parliament. thank you for talkin: to mislead parliament. thank you for talking to us- _ mislead parliament. thank you for talking to us. let _ mislead parliament. thank you for talking to us. let me _ mislead parliament. thank you for talking to us. let me bring - mislead parliament. thank you for talking to us. let me bring you - talking to us. let me bring you breaking news. the deputy prime minister of ukraine is demanding right now that russia allows immediate so—called humanitarian corridors for civilians to get out of mariupol. in this particular steel plant there are a number of fighters holed up and it's the last bastions of ukrainian resistance, if you like but also in this steel plant, or its reporter, up to 1000 civilians and the deputy prime minister of ukraine is demanding that russia allows those civilians out of this steel plant. just another little bit of breaking news, russia is fining google 4 million roubles over its failure it says to delete fake information about the special operation in ukraine. that is what russia calls it, as you know, russia is fining google 4 million roubles over what it says is its failure to delete fake information about the special operation in ukraine, the war in ukraine. the world bank president, david malpass, has warned of a human catastrophe of hunger — as food prices rise sharply after russia's invasion of ukraine. he was speaking as russian forces continue their assault on the port city of mariupol, where the last pocket of ukrainian resistance is inside a large steelworks. simonjones has the latest. much of mariupol has been destroyed by weeks of relentless apartment but inside the steelworks, under constant attack of the ukrainian resistance remains. a deadline gone but there are fears the ukrainian forces may not be able to hold out for much longer. some civilians have been able to leave the city, but the evacuation did not go according to plan. it was sold several thousand would be allowed out, in the end, the number was far fewer. the deputy prime minister of ukraine said an exit corridor did not work properly, accusing russia of a lack of control over its troops. translation: we need a break after the shelling, this nightmare, we have been hiding in basements for 30 days. ukrainian officials say they are ready to travel to mariupol for talks on the evacuation of the civilians and military personnel. translation: , the situation in the east and south of our country remains as severe as possible. the occupation will not give up trying to gain at least some victory for themselves through a new, large—scale offensive. it is too late for this woman, the 91—year—old survived the nazi occupation of mariupol in the second world war, the foreign ministry said she died earlier this month in the basement, freezing, pleading for water. russia has released this footage which it says it shows the successful test flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. president putin says it would make those who threatened his country think twice. but any negotiations with the kremlin are doomed to failure according to boris johnson his is dealing with the russian president is like bargaining with a crocodile when it has got your legs in its jaws so the fighting continues. the us president has paid tribute to the ukrainian people resisting the onslaught. i knew they were tough and proud but i tell you what, they are tougher and more proud than i thought, i am amazed what they are doing. he said more weapons _ amazed what they are doing. he said more weapons and _ amazed what they are doing. he said more weapons and ammunition - amazed what they are doing. he said more weapons and ammunition werej more weapons 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. simonjones, bbc news. let's get more on the situation in ukraine now. our correspondent, joe inwood, is in lviv. some breaking news from russia, what are they claiming about mariupol? in the last few minutes it has urged president putin has ordered his troops not to storm the steel plant, the place as you said earlier for the place as you said earlier for the last ukrainian defenders of mariupol or hold up and we were expecting a really bloody battle to take it, the defenders there are outnumbered ten to one, they were speaking to the bbc yesterday and said they were on their last days if not hours, running short of food and ammunition but president putin has said they do not need to storm the plant and instead they can seal it off so what we are moving from is an all ladder salt to something of a siege. exactly what this is going to do to the dynamics and the rest of the country, that is going to be crucial. it had been said that russia needed to take mariupol so it could remove troops from there and continue its assault on the east of the country, in the donbas. if they are not going to fully take the city but simply purports a bit under siege, can they withdraw the troops? what happens then? this is a significant development, the implications of which will be crucial over the coming weeks. indie crucial over the coming weeks. we will aet crucial over the coming weeks. we will get reaction to those claims in a moment. what about the people, the civilians? over100,000 a moment. what about the people, the civilians? over 100,000 still in the city, there are reportedly up to 1000 people actually in this steel plant? 1000 people actually in this steel lant? , , ., ., ., 1000 people actually in this steel lant? , ., ., ., plant? yes, we understand a lot of those people _ plant? yes, we understand a lot of those people are _ plant? yes, we understand a lot of those people are the _ plant? yes, we understand a lot of those people are the families - plant? yes, we understand a lot of those people are the families and l those people are the families and friends of the soldiers who are fighting there. there have been requests to have a humanitarian corridor to get them out, yesterday there was talk for the wider city of getting up to 6000 people out by a humanitarian corridors, in the end four buses made it out, nothing close to the numbers who would like to leave, those would be civilians, the elderly, women and children, they are on their way to separation inside ukrainian territory, south of dnipro, if we are going to see the full humanitarian corridor demanded and requested by the deputy prime minister of ukraine, we will find out. they have said they are open to negotiations without preconditions but we have heard that before and it has failed to materialise. we can speak now to general sir richard barrons. he was formerly one of the british army's most senior commanders. good morning. starting from the premise that we cannot trust a word president putin says, what do you make of the news from moscow that he has ordered his troops not to storm this steel plant but to seal it off? i think we should recognise the battle for mariupol in a military sense was coming to a conclusion, the ukrainian defenders in the steelworks were going to be really difficult to defeat, at enormous cost to both sides. but that defence was no longer really relevant to who controls the city and the roads that run through the city that now connect russia through the coast to crimea. and we should recognise that we are on the eve of the russian orthodox easter. so the announcement today allows president putin to announce some success and it is genuine success forum a russian perspective, on the eve of this religious festival. and it allows the military do not expend much more resource on a battle for the steelworks which was irrelevant to what matters now, which is the battle for the donbas. in what matters now, which is the battle for the donbas.- what matters now, which is the battle for the donbas. in terms of success ahead _ battle for the donbas. in terms of success ahead of _ battle for the donbas. in terms of success ahead of the _ battle for the donbas. in terms of success ahead of the orthodox i battle for the donbas. in terms of- success ahead of the orthodox easter celebrations, are you saying they have got mariupol, pretty much, it doesn't matter about the steel plant? i doesn't matter about the steel lant? ~' ., doesn't matter about the steel lant? ~ ., ., doesn't matter about the steel lant? ~' ., ., ., , plant? i think from a military perspective. _ plant? i think from a military perspective, the _ plant? i think from a military perspective, the battle i plant? i think from a military perspective, the battle for i plant? i think from a military. perspective, the battle for the steelworks was essentially irrelevant. so long as russia was capable of connecting crimea to russia through the city and they are. , ., ., ., , are. ok. in terms of who has the u- er are. ok. in terms of who has the opper hand _ are. ok. in terms of who has the opper hand right _ are. ok. in terms of who has the upper hand right now, _ are. ok. in terms of who has the upper hand right now, what i are. ok. in terms of who has the upper hand right now, what is i are. ok. in terms of who has the l upper hand right now, what is your view? i upper hand right now, what is your view? ~ �* , , , view? i think it's very finely balanced — view? i think it's very finely balanced indeed _ view? i think it's very finely balanced indeed and - view? i think it's very finely balanced indeed and we i view? i think it's very finely l balanced indeed and we need view? i think it's very finely i balanced indeed and we need to view? i think it's very finely - balanced indeed and we need to be clear, there is no script, no guaranteed outcome either way on what happens next and the focus will be on the donbas, particularly the north—eastern bit where russia will try to encircle ukraine, the military, to get behind their well prepared positions. if the russians are good enough to do that, concentrate the force in the way they are trying to do, that will be a significant success for russia. if the ukrainians hold them off and so far, and it's very early stages, but so far, they are, then the russian military will again for the second time in this war, at a significant level, have been held back. i think at great cost, in which case we are likely to be in a very difficult stalemate, i think. likely to be in a very difficult stalemate, ithink.— likely to be in a very difficult stalemate, ithink. likely to be in a very difficult stalemate, i think. ., . ., stalemate, i think. how much of the east of ukraine, _ stalemate, i think. how much of the east of ukraine, the _ stalemate, i think. how much of the east of ukraine, the donbas - stalemate, i think. how much of the east of ukraine, the donbas region, | east of ukraine, the donbas region, does president putin, want to take control of? ~ , , ., , ., does president putin, want to take control of?— control of? when this phase of the war opened _ control of? when this phase of the war opened on _ control of? when this phase of the war opened on the _ control of? when this phase of the war opened on the 24th _ control of? when this phase of the war opened on the 24th of - control of? when this phase of the l war opened on the 24th of february, russia occupied about one third of the donbas, donbas is about the size of switzerland. on the front now is about 300 miles long. the russian ambition is to take the whole of the donbas so the remaining two thirds and that would constitute significant military success that they were able to do that. then they would have crimea. _ they were able to do that. then they would have crimea. mariupol, i they were able to do that. then they| would have crimea. mariupol, linking them to the whole of the donbas region. do you think that would be enough for president putin? i do not think even president _ enough for president putin? i do not think even president putin _ enough for president putin? i do not think even president putin really i think even president putin really knows and we have no way ofjudging what is going on in his head. i think if the russian activities in the donbas produced a quick and relatively easy success, in other words, they beached the ukrainians quickly and at low cost, they might be more ambitious, they might turn again on odesa, they may try and advance towards the dnipro river, which cuts ukraine in half and they may think about putting kyiv under more pressure. if the fight for the donbas is as hard as i think it probably will be, they may find it is a bit of a pyrrhic victory, they may take territory at a cost which means they cannot do very much more. and everyone will recognise that ukraine is never going to accept its lost territory in this way and those of us that support ukraine will take the same view.— of us that support ukraine will take the same view. which means fighting could to on the same view. which means fighting could go on for— the same view. which means fighting could go on for years _ the same view. which means fighting could go on for years and _ the same view. which means fighting could go on for years and years, i could go on for years and years, like it has since 2014 in that part of ukraine?— of ukraine? yes, there is no calendar— of ukraine? yes, there is no calendar attached _ of ukraine? yes, there is no calendar attached to - of ukraine? yes, there is no calendar attached to this i of ukraine? yes, there is no | calendar attached to this war of ukraine? yes, there is no i calendar attached to this war that says it is going to be quick and decisive and most wars like this end “p decisive and most wars like this end up in a stalemate for both sides have neither want nor lost but are in a state of some exhaustion. so we should anticipate what will probably be the worst case, which is a bloody, attritional battle in the donbas which is not really decisive but locks down into a stalemate where the war could go on for years, even at a lower level, until something else happens. thank you for talkin: something else happens. thank you for talking to _ something else happens. thank you for talking to us. _ the world is facing a "human catastrophe" from the food crisis arising from russia's invasion of ukraine. these are the words of the president of the world bank. david malpass warned that record rises in the cost of food are pushing hundreds of millions into poverty and lower nutrition. on a year—over—year basis, we're looking at maybe 37% increase in food prices. that's huge. and it's particularly focused, magnified, for the poor, because they spend more of their money or what little money they may have, it goes to food. and 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 hits the poorest, the hardest. the bbc�*s discovered evidence that a major tory party donor was a director of a company secretly owned by a russian oligarch close to president putin. lubov chernukhin says she does not recall consenting in writing to being a director of the company. the oligarch, suleiman kerimov — who's since been sanctioned by the eu and the uk — has previously denied any connection with mrs chernukhin. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. lubov chernukhin has donated large sums to the conservatives, to play tennis with david cameron and borisjohnson, and £135,000 for a night out with theresa may and members of the cabinet. she is reportedly on a secret advisory board of ultra—wealthy tory donors with access to party leaders. her husband, vladimir chernukhin, is a businessman and former deputy finance minister who fled russia after being dismissed by president putin in 2004. two years ago, we revealed how he had been secretly funded with $8 million by a russian oligarch from putin's inner circle. the oligarch, now subject to uk, us and eu sanctions is suleiman kerimov. he denied having any dealings with mrs chernukhin whatsoever. now, in a leak of documents to the bbc and the international consortium of investigativejournalists, new information has come to light which raises questions about that. it's to do with the purchase of a property in north london, now under new ownership, bought back in 2005. we've seen leaked documents showing how secretive offshore companies hid the people involved in the purchase of this house back then. they appear to show that mrs chernukhin, as she now is, became a director of a company called radlett estates limited, and we've seen another document that shows the owner of that company was the russian oligarch, suleiman kerimov. mrs chernukhin became a director after the property was bought. one leaked document is signed lubov golubeva — her name before she married vladimir in 2007. lubov chernukhin first said through her lawyers, mrs chernukhin has never been a director of radlett and then, when we said we had seen the document, she says she does not recall consenting in writing to being a director and suggested it may be a forgery. is forgery a possibility? we asked an anti—money—laundering expert. well, it might be conceivable, but i think in this particular case we have documents that show that she was present at a meeting where her continued directorship was being discussed and at that meeting she resigned as a director, so i think it stretches the imagination to suggest that her identity was stolen. campaigners say it underlines why the system of political donations has to be much more transparent. any politician or political party should, well, it ought, to have a clear understanding of the nature of their benefactors. that means conducting due diligence over those who sponsor their activities, not just looking at whether the funds they receive are lawful, but ensuring, you know, that they are exercising good judgment in receiving them in the first place. mr kerimov did not respond to questions about the property and his relationship to the chernukhins. the conservative party said all donations are properly and transparently declared to the electoral commission and comply fully with the law. a man who raped and murdered a british woman in south africa eight years ago will be sentenced today. andrea imbayarwo fled the country after killing christine robinson but was eventually tracked down by the victim's niece. christine and her husband daniel moved to south africa in 2002 to open a game park in limpopo. daniel died in 2012 but christine decided to stay and continue to run a guest lodge on the park. in 2014, christine was murdered by mr imbayarwo. he worked at the game park as a gardener, and subsequently fled to zimbabwe. christine's niece lehanne sergison started a petition that year calling for action to track the killer down — and she also began searching for clues online. in 2018, lehanne discovered that andrea imbayarwo was active on dating sites and back living in south africa — so she created a false identity online and connected with some of his friends. lehanne then arranged a date with him injohannesburg, and contacted police in the hope they would organise a sting operation. however, imbayarwo became suspicious and began ignoring her messages. in 2020, lehanne posted on social media, declaring andrea imbayarwo as her aunt's killer — and that post was widely shared. one person who saw it was ian cameron, a crime victim advocate in south africa. he received a tip—off from imbayarwo's employer, leading to his arrest a few hours later. imbayarwo was found guilty of rape and murder on tuesday and will be sentenced today. unfortunately, in many cases we are dependent in south africa on well organised community structures to combat crime because the south african police service aren't up to the task anymore. and i would like to applaud lehanne surgison for being an absolute hero in this specific case, because if it wasn't for her consistent following up not only with the south african police service, but even with the british home office, i don't think anything would have happened. she really stuck to it and kept on following up, unfortunately, with little or no help, both from the british foreign office and also from the south african government. and it was her post that eventually led to his arrest. to give you an idea, if we speak about rape first, south africa has about 153 confirmed rapes per day. that, and we know that only one in nine rapes are actually reported in the country. when it comes to convictions of rapes, it's less than 5% of successful convictions, when it comes to rape cases. murder is less than 10% conviction rate. so it's a massive success even after such a long time. many of these cases do take very, very long. i think the challenge with this was that andrea or andrew, as they knew him, then fled across the border. i remember on the day after the murder and the rape, was when i attended the scene. and it was haunting to hear that he had just literally vanished, and that he had threatened people, local people, while he was fleeing. nevertheless, obviously, with lehanne following up and her and i speaking almost annually, it helped a lot when she called me on the morning ofjuly 30th, 2020, it was exactly six years after the murder and the rape. and she then said she's very frustrated, because once again, because of police inaction, he had slipped through theirfingers. was there anything else we could do? and i then posted basically her post and added some details and said, does anyone know this man? and within minutes, i received a tip—off that someone knew where he was. and we followed it up. and myself, with a team of police members from a different region, went to that specific location that evening. and it was him. he was arrested then and he's been in detention ever since. he was sentenced a few days ago. and the verdict was a few days ago that he's guilty of rape and murder and he will be sentenced later today. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. if you have an allergy to tree pollen, you may have itchy eyes today because tree pollen levels are high across much of the uk. we have also got some low club, mist and fog lapping onshore at times across north—east scotland and north—east england. a dry and sunny start to the day, followed by a bit more cloud bubbling up across parts of england and wales, the odd isolated shower as well but still warm. still breezy down the north sea coastline so feeling cooler here but in the sunshine, 18 degrees will feel quite pleasant further west. as we head through the overnight period, we start with clear skies but extensive cloud will come in from the north sea and move westwards and at the same time, low cloud, mist and fog returns to the far north and north—east of scotland. there could be a touch of frost but most of us will be frost free. tomorrow starts with all this cloud across england and wales, pushing southwards, breaking up across the south of england with some showers. low cloud persisting across the far north of scotland. a fair bit of sunshine and gusty winds but feeling a bit cooler. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines. as borisjohnson arrives on a trade visit to india — the government will try to delay a house of commons vote on whether to investigate him for misleading mps about lockdown parties. in ukraine, thousands of civilians remain trapped in mariupol after an attempt to get them out stalled. the city could be about to fall to russian forces. there's a warning of mass poverty around the world caused by the war. the president of the world bank says rising food prices could mean millions go hungry. we are talking about tens and tens of millions of people pushed into poverty, may be hundreds of millions, before it is done. a man who raped and murdered a british woman, christine robinson — seen here with her husband — in south africa eight years ago will be sentenced today after being tracked down by the victim's niece. and the queen is 96 today. this photo of her has been released to mark the occasion. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's isaac. good morning, victoria. the all england lawn tennis club has banned players from russia and belarus from taking part in this year's wimbledon championships, in the light of events in ukraine. moscow has said it's "unacceptable" to turn athletes into what it describes as "hostages of political prejudice". our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. at wimbledon, there is no roof to exclude the wider world. this is a fixture in the international sporting calendar, thus, what happens here matters everywhere. wimbledon quotes its responsibility to limit russia's global influence in the light of unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, and so several of the world's leading players will be excluded here and from other forthcoming uk tournaments, even though they will continue to play elsewhere on the professional tours. daniil medvedev, ranked number two in the world, a strong contenderfor the men's title, will not play. aryna sabalenka, a potential champion, one of several leading women's players from belarus and russia, is now barred. the kremlin says the action is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine's leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it is another sign for russia that they are wrong, that they have to stop and we are thankful for this and thankful for all of the help and the weapons we get to survive and to keep fighting. but there is some strong opposition in tennis. the atp, which runs the men's tour, says the unilateral decision by wimbledon on the lawn tennis association to exclude players from russia and belarus is unfair and has the potential to set a damaging precedent for the game. the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they have continued to compete as neutrals. at wimbledon, they have decided that neutrality is not an option. joe wilson, bbc news, in south—west london. one of britain's top hopes at wimbledon this summer will be emma raducanu — and she's enjoyed her first wta tour match on the clay. the us open champion eased into the second round of the stuttgart open after beating australian qualifier storm sanders in straight sets. to football and manchester city took a step towards another premier league title. they beat brighton comfortably 3—0, which restored their one—point advantage over liverpool in second. bernardo silva with city's final goal. eddie nketiah scored twice as arsenal boosted their champions league hopes with a 4—2 win away at chelsea. they're level on points with fourth placed tottenham. chelsea stay third. everton got what could be a massive point in the battle to avoid the drop. they drew 1—1 at home to leicester city. richarlison rescued the point for frank lampard's side in injury time. they're now four points clear of the relegation zone. and newcastle have all but secured their safety in the top flight, with a 1—0 win over crystal palace. miguel almiron with the goal. it moves newcastle up to 11th with 40 points. here are the club's owners celebrating with the players. what a turnaround it's been. they were 19th in the table and five points from safety when eddie howe took over in november. some good news forjoe root. last week he resigned as england test captain after a woeful series of results. but he's been named the world's leading men's cricketer by wisden. root�*s departure ended a difficult five—year term during which the 31—year—old scored more runs than any previous england test captain. after ten years away from the ring, 43—year—old ricky hatton has announced his return to boxing. the former two—weight world champion, who now trains his son campbell, will fight mexico's marco antonio barrera over eight rounds on the 2nd ofjuly in manchester in an enhibition bout. hatton retired in 2012, while barrera hasn't fought since 2011. and just some news in the last half an hour, f1 driver carlos sainz has signed a two—year contract with ferrari. we will bring you more on that later. that's all the sport for now. 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. our correspondent anna fosterjoined one de—mining patrol 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 dmytro's work van. he was standing next to it when it drove over a mine. he will need two years of facial surgery to repair the damage. translation: it was noise. i can't understand what happened. big noise in my head and ears and ifell. for his wife svetlana, it was a moment of fear. she thought their small children would be left without a father. translation: it is very hard and scary, very 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. 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 mine. they have told me it is damaged, so it's in a volatile state and could go off at any time, so they need to destroy it now in a controlled detonation. just a single month of fighting leaves a 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 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. now a huge task lies ahead to make these towns safe enough for people and life to return. anna foster, bbc news, kyiv. there are just two weeks to go until you get the chance to vote in local elections in england, wales, and scotland. it's your opportuntiy to pick who you want to run services that affect your lives where you live. if you're in northern ireland, you're chossing your government. ahead of the vote we will be profiling some of the key contests in the uk's four nations. today we're in glasgow and shaun ley is in govan. good morning. it is a bright day and caettin good morning. it is a bright day and getting brighter. — good morning. it is a bright day and getting brighter. a _ good morning. it is a bright day and getting brighter, a little _ good morning. it is a bright day and getting brighter, a little blustery i getting brighter, a little blustery but what would you expect at this time of year in glasgow? this was one of the big stories of local election night four years ago, five years ago. we had the emergence of the snp for the first time displacing labour as the largest party, notjust in city hall in glasgow but also in the chambers in edinburgh as well. one of the great confusions that arises in local council elections in scotland in the 32 local authorities is that in a fortnight�*s time, if you are tuning in to watch the coverage on the bbc news channel, you will see a lot of results where it is no change, no overall control, but no change isn't really the whole story. they use a proportional voting system here, the single transferable vote, which means none of the councils are run by a single party with a majority although often it is minority controlled rather than coalitions. it is a difficult fixture to understand standing back but it means that control and who has the power to shape those services will very much be up for grabs. in a complicated voting system with a complex party system as well, remember, you have notjust got the snp, labour, the liberal democrats and the conservatives, you have also got the scottish greens who are a force in scotland both in local government and in the council elections in the scottish parliament, the scottish government as well, where they are part of the coalition that runs in scotland. let's look first at what the local election challenges are with the bbc scotland correspondence james shaw. one of the big questions ahead of polling day on the 5th of may is whether local issues will be decisive for voters or things like boris johnson's decisive for voters or things like borisjohnson's leadership, the boris johnson's leadership, the continuing borisjohnson's leadership, the continuing debate about independence, and the cost of living. independence, and the cost of livina. , , independence, and the cost of livina. , ., living. just the cost of living, reall , living. just the cost of living, really. you — living. just the cost of living, really, you know? _ living. just the cost of living, really, you know? petrol, i living. just the cost of living, i really, you know? petrol, food, living. just the cost of living, - really, you know? petrol, food, gas, electricity. — really, you know? petrol, food, gas, electricity, everything _ really, you know? petrol, food, gas, electricity, everything is _ really, you know? petrol, food, gas, electricity, everything is going i really, you know? petrol, food, gas, electricity, everything is going up. i electricity, everything is going up. what _ electricity, everything is going up. what i _ electricity, everything is going up. what i would want to know is who is going to help the average working class person? i going to help the average working class person?— going to help the average working class person? i work for a company in encland class person? i work for a company in england and _ class person? i work for a company in england and i— class person? i work for a company in england and i pay— class person? i work for a company in england and i pay my _ class person? i work for a company in england and i pay my tax - class person? i work for a company in england and i pay my tax to i class person? i work for a company i in england and i pay my tax to them, i in england and i pay my tax to them, i don't _ in england and i pay my tax to them, i don't see _ in england and i pay my tax to them, i don't see why i should. find in england and i pay my tax to them, i don't see why i should.— i don't see why i should. and there are doubts — i don't see why i should. and there are doubts about _ i don't see why i should. and there are doubts about what _ i don't see why i should. and there are doubts about what any - i don't see why i should. and there are doubts about what any of- i don't see why i should. and there are doubts about what any of the i are doubts about what any of the political parties in scotland could do to make a real difference. i will vote, i do to make a real difference. i will vote. i have _ do to make a real difference. i will vote, i have always _ do to make a real difference. i will vote, i have always voted - do to make a real difference. in ii. vote, i have always voted but i honestly don't think any of them are any... a politician will always tell you what you want to hear but none of them follow through and do it the majority of the time. so i think if they were going to do something about it, they would have stepped up and done it before now. that about it, they would have stepped up and done it before now.— and done it before now. at the last local elections _ and done it before now. at the last local elections in _ and done it before now. at the last local elections in 2017, _ and done it before now. at the last local elections in 2017, the - and done it before now. at the last local elections in 2017, the snp i and done it before now. at the lastl local elections in 2017, the snp won 431 seats, the conservatives 276, labour 262, the lib dems 67 and the scottish greens 19, and nonparty candidates took 168 seats. significant increases on those results will be viewed as a success by any of the competing parties. the pro—independence alba party and the scottish family party are also putting up a significant number of candidates. like other councils across scotland, inverclyde's budgets have been pretty tight in recent years but the problem is made worse here because deprivation levels are higher than many other parts of the country. so this is your favourite bike? james parts of the country. so this is yourfavourite bike? james runs parts of the country. so this is your favourite bike? james runs a not—for—profit bike company in port glasgow, which supports food banks and veterans charities.— and veterans charities. some of my customers are _ and veterans charities. some of my customers are selling _ and veterans charities. some of my customers are selling their - and veterans charities. some of my customers are selling their cars i and veterans charities. some of my| customers are selling their cars and buying electric bikes to get to work because they cannot afford a car. fuel is too expensive, the insurance and the road tax, and it is the old argument, do i heat my home or eat in my home?— argument, do i heat my home or eat in my home? what do you feel about the local government _ in my home? what do you feel about the local government elections i in my home? what do you feel about the local government elections that i the local government elections that are coming up? what should politicians be doing? i are coming up? what should politicians be doing?- are coming up? what should politicians be doing? i think we should be keeping _ politicians be doing? i think we should be keeping it _ politicians be doing? i think we should be keeping it on - politicians be doing? i think we should be keeping it on local. should be keeping it on local issues, especially in inverclyde. need investment for business and good quality homes. our education is quite good and the health service is decent but what we need now is inward investment forjobs. in greenock town centre, the need for investment is obvious. the ability of politicians to deliver on their election promises still in question. james shaw, bbc news, greenock. i am in govan, which was once the industrial heartland, notjust of glasgow but arguably of scotland and even of the uk in many ways because of the success of its shipbuilding industry and the role it played in the trade of goods across the globe. things changed a lot, they changed really from the 19505 onwards and by the 19805, this area was in many ways desolate. it has changed its character a lot, there has been a lot of rebuilding. just over my shoulder is the glasgow railway station. it was certainly 5pruced up, certainly in time for the cop 26 world climate conference last year but that can disguise quite a lot of differences behind—the—scenes. govan project5 differences behind—the—scenes. govan projects are very sunny di5po5ition but there is a lot of poverty in this part of glasgow and as james was saying, some of the gaps between rich and poor are set to widen. we know that living standards will fall by the biggest amount since the 19505. everyone knows that inflation is at its highest in 30 years. let's go to kinross, now, 20 miles or so north—west of edinburgh, sort of sandwich between glasgow and edinburgh, a bit on the north of both cities, and talk to and, who runs bopara not broken, a charity which provides both food aid but also financial as instance. —— broke not broken. thank you for being with us this morning.— not broken. thank you for being with us this morning.- let - not broken. thank you for being with us this morning.- let me i not broken. thank you for being with us this morning. hello. let me ask ou first us this morning. hello. let me ask you first of — us this morning. hello. let me ask you first of all. _ us this morning. hello. let me ask you first of all, how— us this morning. hello. let me ask you first of all, how has _ us this morning. hello. let me ask you first of all, how has this i us this morning. hello. let me ask you first of all, how has this year l you first of all, how has this year insofar? i you first of all, how has this year insofar? ~ g ., ., , you first of all, how has this year insofar? ~ , . . , . insofar? i think in january, what concerned _ insofar? i think in january, what concerned us _ insofar? i think in january, what concerned us was _ insofar? i think in january, what concerned us was that - insofar? i think in january, what concerned us was that we i insofar? i think in january, what concerned us was that we were | concerned us was that we were already starting to see an increase in food bank usage in our area and you are right to geographically place us because we are seeing as being in a more affluent area and i think the concern for us was that if we were seeing an increase in our food aid, other areas probably were, too. we are part of the independent food aid network so we talk to all of the independent food banks in scotland, of which there are 170 independent food banks in scotland at the minute and we were all experiencing the same things. we all had the same anxieties about how sustainable is it to have food banks supporting the increased number of people we are seeing? the other concern we had was seeing people coming in to use food banks and the anxiety that they are facing and the stress, quite often the shame and a sense of failure but what we are seeing is that they have not failed. they have been failed by a social security system and lack of adequate wages. security system and lack of adequate wanes. �* . security system and lack of adequate wanes. ~ ., , security system and lack of adequate wanes. ~ . , ., ,, wages. and what is it that you need to hear from _ wages. and what is it that you need to hear from local _ wages. and what is it that you need to hear from local councils - wages. and what is it that you need to hear from local councils from - wages. and what is it that you need to hear from local councils from the candidates in particular but from those who end up in power in two weeks' time? those who end up in power in two weers' time?— those who end up in power in two weeks' time? . , weeks' time? yeah, we need parties to stand up — weeks' time? yeah, we need parties to stand up and _ weeks' time? yeah, we need parties to stand up and candidates - weeks' time? yeah, we need parties to stand up and candidates to - weeks' time? yeah, we need parties to stand up and candidates to stand | to stand up and candidates to stand up to stand up and candidates to stand up with an action plan. we need people who are wanting us to vote for them to put them into roles of responsibility to understand that it is no longer enough to support charities or community groups or say that we stand behind you. we want these people to stand in front of us and speak up for our clients. we want more money put in people's pockets. there's lots of ways that that can be done. you know, we have been saying it, our clients have been saying it, our clients have been saying it, volunteers have, the joseph rowntree foundation have, lots of academics have but you know, people need to listen to that and start acting on it.— start acting on it. thank you for 'oinin: start acting on it. thank you for joining us- _ start acting on it. thank you for joining us. one _ start acting on it. thank you for joining us. one of— start acting on it. thank you for joining us. one of the - start acting on it. thank you for. joining us. one of the interesting thing is that charity based of the year was having to reduce the amount of food in its food parcels because of food in its food parcels because of the increased demand. in an hour, we will be talking about devolution. don't roll your eyes, not the bit from westminster down to holyrood but has there been matching devolution from the scottish government down to local councils? for now, back to you. thank you. we will be going back to shore lay throughout the day. borisjohnson has been speaking to media in the last few minutes during his official visit to india. he was asked about the partygate vote and first, his discussions with prime minister modi. iam very... i am very... to let mejust say, i am very keen for every possible form of scrutiny and if the house of commons can do whatever it wants to do but all i would say is that i don't think that that should happen until the investigation is completed and that is my only point. i have said this time and again, let's get... let's let the investigators do their stuff and then knock this thing on the head stop when you are committed to allowing in a vote once the sue gray report has come out and once the met have decided how many find they are going to dish out. a parliament will have a vote on whether— parliament will have a vote on whether to _ parliament will have a vote on whether to at _ parliament will have a vote on whether to at another - parliament will have a vote on l whether to at another privileges committee _ whether to at another privileges committee to _ whether to at another privileges committee to look— whether to at another privileges committee to look at _ whether to at another privileges committee to look at whether . whether to at another privileges i committee to look at whether you misled _ committee to look at whether you misled parliament? _ committee to look at whether you misled parliament? that- committee to look at whether you misled parliament?— committee to look at whether you misled parliament? that is fine but i think what — misled parliament? that is fine but i think what i'm _ misled parliament? that is fine but i think what i'm saying _ misled parliament? that is fine but i think what i'm saying is _ misled parliament? that is fine but i think what i'm saying is that - i think what i'm saying is that people should have the full facts and in the meantime, what i want to do is get on with the job. here we are in a gigantic newjcb factory, as i say, in gujarat, and an absolutely amazing example of the... what is the word i want? the synergy, the synthesis between uk technology and indian technology. what i am going to be talking about with noranda mod is all the ways in which we are going to develop that partnership. —— narendra modi. there is a big appetite that. mp5 partnership. -- narendra modi. there is a big appetite that.— is a big appetite that. mps are discussing _ is a big appetite that. mps are discussing your _ is a big appetite that. mps are discussing your probity - is a big appetite that. mps are discussing your probity this i discussing your probity this afternoon _ discussing your probity this afternoon in _ discussing your probity this afternoon in the _ discussing your probity this afternoon in the house - discussing your probity this afternoon in the house of. discussing your probity this - afternoon in the house of commons and are _ afternoon in the house of commons and are saying — afternoon in the house of commons and are saying you _ afternoon in the house of commons and are saying you did _ afternoon in the house of commons and are saying you did mislead - afternoon in the house of commons i and are saying you did mislead them, with all— and are saying you did mislead them, with all the _ and are saying you did mislead them, with all the statements _ and are saying you did mislead them, with all the statements you _ and are saying you did mislead them, with all the statements you made - and are saying you did mislead them, with all the statements you made asi with all the statements you made as these _ with all the statements you made as these revelations— with all the statements you made as these revelations came _ with all the statements you made as these revelations came out, - with all the statements you made as these revelations came out, what i with all the statements you made asl these revelations came out, what do you say— these revelations came out, what do you say to _ these revelations came out, what do you say to them? _ these revelations came out, what do you say to them? the _ these revelations came out, what do you say to them? the answer - these revelations came out, what do you say to them? the answer to - these revelations came out, what do you say to them? the answer to the| you say to them? the answer to the straight _ you say to them? the answer to the straight question, _ you say to them? the answer to the straight question, did _ you say to them? the answer to the straight question, did you _ you say to them? the answer to the straight question, did you mislead l straight question, did you mislead the house — straight question, did you mislead the house of— straight question, did you mislead the house of commons _ straight question, did you mislead the house of commons knowingly| straight question, did you mislead . the house of commons knowingly or inadvertently? — the house of commons knowingly or inadvertently? of— the house of commons knowingly or inadvertently?— inadvertently? of course not. it is u . inadvertently? of course not. it is u- to inadvertently? of course not. it is up to them- _ inadvertently? of course not. it is up to them. they _ inadvertently? of course not. it is up to them. they must _ inadvertently? of course not. it is up to them. they must do - inadvertently? of course not. it is. up to them. they must do whatever they want. that is their prerogative. i want to focus on the amazing opportunities that i think there are in the partnership that is developing between the uk and india. and i spokejust developing between the uk and india. and i spoke just now to an developing between the uk and india. and i spokejust now to an indian company that is interested in building, helping us to build yet more offshore wind farms at a cracking rate and that i think is something that is vastly... which could help us build, you know, add to the gigawatts we need faster than probably any other solution. that is the kind of thing, helping to reduce the kind of thing, helping to reduce the price of energy, helping to make energy more affordable, that is the kind of thing... energy more affordable, that is the kind of thing. . .— energy more affordable, that is the kind of thing. .. more important than arties, i kind of thing. .. more important than parties. i think— kind of thing. .. more important than parties, i think you _ kind of thing. .. more important than parties, i think you are _ kind of thing. .. more important than parties, i think you are trying - kind of thing. .. more important than parties, i think you are trying to - parties, i think you are trying to say, _ parties, i think you are trying to say, more — parties, i think you are trying to say, more important _ parties, i think you are trying to say, more important than - parties, i think you are trying to - say, more important than party—gate? i am say, more important than party—gate? l am just— say, more important than party—gate? lamiust going — say, more important than party—gate? lamiust going to— say, more important than party—gate? l am just going to say— say, more important than party—gate? i am just going to say to _ say, more important than party—gate? i am just going to say to you _ say, more important than party—gate? i am just going to say to you humbly. i am just going to say to you humbly that i think that is what people want me to be focusing on right now but for my friends in westminster, they must get on with their votes. that's fine. borisjohnson, there. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning, everyone. this morning, there's been a fine start to the day for most of us, with sunny spells. we will carry on with that through the day. but we have a cool easterly breeze coming across a cool easterly breeze coming across a cool north sea. this area of low pressure is sinking away and you can see this area of low pressure is bringing very unsettled weather across the mediterranean at the moment. back to our shores, we still have some low cloud and mist and fog lapping onshore across the north ousting —— north and east of scotland and north—east england at times of the day but a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. more clad developing across england and wales, especially through the afternoon. that could produce an isolated shower but not much. if you are looking for significant rain, not much in the forecast for the next few days. down the east coast, still an easterly flow so feeling cooler but if you are in the sunshine, 18 degrees will feel quite pleasant as we travel further west. pollen levels are high today, tree pollen across much of the uk so something to bear in mind. through this evening and overnight, we will start with some clear skies but not long before more extensive cloud from the north sea moves towards the west end at the same time, once again, we will see a return to the low cloud, mist and fog, with some drizzle across the far north of scotland. could be cool enough in sheltered glens for a touch of frost but on the whole, we are going to be frost free. tomorrow, we will still have this low cloud, mist and fog draped across some northern and north—eastern parts of scotland. cloud across england and wales are sinking further south, breaking up along the english channel coast line with one or two showers developing, and in between, we are looking at some sunny spells. we are going to have gusty winds tomorrow coming from the north—east of the east so you certainly will notice that, and certainly across the north sea coastline but inland, temperatures will be a bit lower. as we head into friday and the weekend, the low pressure sinking south starts to drift eastwards and we could just catch the odd shower in southern england but if you have a look at the isobars, it is telling you even into the weekend, it is going to be windy and still with that north—easterly or easterly wind. saturday, quite a lot of cloud around, especially over england and wales, more so than on friday. thick enough here and therefore some showers. for scotland and northern ireland, looking at brighter skies with some sunshine but don't forget, it will be windy and the temperature range will be 9—16. into sunday, still some showers across the south—west of england, still that brisk easterly or north—easterly wind, variable amounts of cloud and some sunshine and some showers across scotland and north—east england in the 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