hello if you've justjoined hello if you'vejustjoined us, a warm welcome. we begin with ukraine. there's growing evidence of war crimes being committed describing the situation as a horror story. us images are showing a mass burial site near mariupol. they do control most of the area, but hundreds of ukrainian troops are still hiding out in the sprawling azovstal steel plant. today, president putin accused ukrainian leaders of refusing to allow their soldiers to surrender. 0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga has more from southern ukraine. a warning, her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. 0nce home to about half a million people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol�*s mayor says some of the worst war crimes have been committed there. translation: they | killed 20,000 people. they did it on purpose. this is what i think. they intentionally prevented people from leaving mariupol. they set this genocide up by closing the city down and using land artillery and air strikes first, and then the warships arrived later. but russian forces have been accused of hiding civilian bodies in mass graves. these satellite images show them appearing over the course of a month. the civilians have been buried in the village outside mariupol. the southern city which has been besieged and encircled by russian forces for weeks, seen here in red. the last ukrainian troops in the city are holed up inside the azovstal steelworks, a mariupol�*s coast. 1000 civilians are still said to be in this sprawling industrial complex. to be in this sprawling on this missing persons wall, most of the faces and names that you can see our people from mariupol and now with the ongoing blockade you can see our people from mariupol, and now, with the ongoing blockade and with communications cut off, it's almost a miracle for people to get out. these women escaped mariupol together on thursday, just a handful of people who made it through with a humanitarian convoy. a friendship born out of the horrors of this war. translation: people are risking their lives under fire. _ they have to do because there is no running water, gas or electricity. there is a mosque with a well nearby, a lot of people got killed there. they got cut up in shelling. they were just looking for water in the city. but they're safe now and able to rebuild their lives in new cities and countries. that was catherine byaruhanga reporting from ukraine. miles of defensive trenches have been dug around the ukrainian capital, kyiv, as a precaution should russian troops return. life is a little less precarious now, after the city was successfully defended few weeks ago. borisjohnson boris johnson announced borisjohnson announced that british diplomats will soon work in kyiv. 0ur correspondent mark lowen has been spending time with ukrainian troops, in the capital. gunfire for the defenders of kyiv, the battle isn't over. this time, it's training, but while the enemy has retreated to the east, the danger still looms. vlad was a phd law student until the russians tried — and failed — to seize his city. do you think it is possible that they could come back? let's say we lose our positions on donbas or luhansk region, and then they see that we don't have enough troops and resources to protect kyiv, they would come back for their initial aim to take over our capital and take over our government. in the forests of kyiv — we can't disclose where — the 131st battalion is dug in, a crucial line of defence for the capital. how many kilometres of the trenches? i don't know. ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, i don't know. great britain sent us these weapons. it says anti—tank missiles from britain. yes, yes. and when was the last time that you used this weapon here? secret. translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, _ firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they're in this for the long haul because they now know that the threat to the very existence of their country will continue. forthose dug in, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance, and when ukraine's residents became its protectors. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. a man has been declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann nearly 15 years ago. she went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz in portugal in may 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday. madeleine's parents, kate and gerry mccann, put up this statement on their website. in it, they say they welcome the development, but that they still "have not given up hope that madeleine is still alive and we will be reunited with her". 0ur correspondentjon kay reports from the algarve. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on the 3rd may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns�* holiday apartment in praia da luz — the moment her family's lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. 0vernight, portuguese prosecutors announced that they'd declared a new "arguido", or "formal suspect", within the case. it's understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45—year—old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he's known to have been living in portugal around the time madeleine disappeared, and german investigators say mobile phone records place him in praia da luz. but he has denied any involvement in the mccann case and has not been charged. you know, you have proximity, you have opportunity and you have a profile, with regards to an offender that absolutely fits in the way that no others have. the last decade and a half have seen many potential breakthroughs come and go. madeleine disappeared from her family's apartment while her parents were dining at a restaurant in the complex, and in the early days of the investigation, the portuguese authorities made kate and gerry mccann official suspects, but that status was later withdrawn. injuly 2013, the uk's metropolitan police reviewed the case, saying they had new witnesses and new evidence and they searched areas close to where madeleine was last seen. it was injune 2020 that german police said they'd identified a prisoner as a suspect and the timing of christian brueckner now being made an arguido appears significant. next month, it will be 15 years since madeleine was reported missing and under portuguese law, it's not possible for someone to be given arguido status after 15 years. but the authorities here say the move was not driven by timing but by what they call "strong indications" of the practice of a crime. borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been speaking on a visit to new delhi. mrjohnson is facing an investigation into whether he misled mps over what he knew about lockdown parties at number ten and is still waiting for the police to complete their investigations and for sue gray to publish herfinal report. been right has been travelling with the prime minister in india. the sun shone, the soldiers saluted and the ceremony never flagged. it was the red carpet treatment for boris johnson, who was here for talks with his indian counterpart, narendra modi. after yesterday's torrid day of political turmoil at home, mrjohnson seemed pleased to bask in the welcome. a joyful reception, i wouldn't get that necessarily anywhere in england. this is when the visit got down to business. it's 75 years since india gained independence from britain and both countries say a free trade deal can be signed this year to mark the moment. next week, we're telling our negotiators, get it done by diwali in october. they had a long discussion about ukraine. india has held a neutral position on russia's invasion and borisjohnson didn't come here to jab or pressure, but mr modi did call for peace. translation: we emphasised on an immediate ceasefire - in ukraine, and on the use of dialogue and diplomacy for resolving issues. while borisjohnson later confirmed the uk intended to deepen its military commitment to the crisis. so, we're looking at sending tanks to poland. that's to allow warsaw to send its tanks to ukraine, and the prime minister also said british diplomats would soon be returning to the capital. i can announce today that we will very shortly, next week, reopen our embassy in ukraine's capital city. it's been a difficult couple of days for the prime minister, who's now facing an inquiry by mps into whether he misled parliament. you said there'll be a free trade agreement with india by diwali, but considering the number of party investigations going on back home, are you absolutely sure you'll still be prime minister then? ok, the second answer, yes, but... all trade agreements are tricky, to get to your point about trade, ben, and there will be tough asks of both sides, but i'm sure we can do it. boris johnson bristles at any mention of parties and political problems he faces back at westminster. he's clearly irritated that it's taken the focus away from his efforts to deepen britain's ties with this surging economy. but it's where the party saga goes next that could determine borisjohnson�*s future as he returns to domestic political strife. ben wright, bbc news, delhi. a woman has been charged with gross net negligence after the death of her seven—year—old son. he was severely asthmatic and was told he was left alone without his inhaler. phil mackie has more. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son's inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. 0n the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, went outside for some air, but collapsed and died. his mother couldn't help because she'd passed out after taking drugs, but later she wrote her dead son a letter in which she appeared to blame him for not waking her up. evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised her drug use over him. hakeem wasn'tjust failed by his mother, but also by the agencies who were responsible for him. they'd had plenty of warnings over a period of two years that culminated in a meeting on a friday afternoon at which a nurse said if he wasn't taken into care immediately, he would die. no action was taken. 36 hours later, his body was found here. at the time, birmingham children's services had already been rated inadequate for nearly a decade, during which time seven—year—old khyra ishaq, two—year—old keanu williams and keegan downer, aged 18 months, were among more than a dozen children known to the authorities who lost their lives. six months after hakeem died, a new trust was appointed to take over, and since then, inspections have shown things have improved. all of the agencies working together had not shared our sort from each other enough information. one of the things that would happen today that didn't happen then is that that would have triggered an immediate response that afternoon. a serious case review into hakeem's death will be published within the next two months, but new systems have already been put in place to help minimise the risk of another death like hakeem's. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. campaigning in the french presidential election is on its final stretch before sunday's vote. 0pinion polls suggest emmanuel macron still has the upper hand, but his challenger, far—right leader marine le pen, millions are thought to be undecided. it's a bit late for tips on how to learn to punch on his opponent. after five divisive years in power, what emmanuel macron needs is to persuade voters who'd quite like to punch him to give him their vote instead. florentine and chloe are both teachers here in the suburbs of paris. they voted for mr macron last time. now, they've come to give him a hard time. le pen isjust...huge disaster, but macron is still a disaster, i think, for school and for public services in france. he's killing that, step—by—step. florentine says she'll abstain on sunday rather than vote for macron again. i'm still hesitating. i think if i do it, i might really get sickjust after. he's a good talker, he knows how to try to seduce people but we're not stupid. chloe gets close enough to shout her question. through the scrum, macron grips her hand, and locks in her vote. translation: he gripped my hand and said, "we're going to do - "something about that, i promise." so, i will vote for him, - but i want something in return. there's a real choice on sunday about where france is heading. marine le pen is promising huge tax cuts and to take back control. emmanuel macron wants a global nation, set on economic reform. divisions here are deepening with every election cycle and voters are now split between two radically different views of the world — with one candidate presenting herself as the spokeswoman of the people, and the other saying he's protecting france from her. dylan says he voted far left in the first round of this election. on sunday, he's voting far—right. translation: it's not that i like the idea - of voting for marine le pen, but we have to choose between the two, and when you're choosing between cholera and the plague, you choose the lesser of two evils. at herfinal rally, here in arras, marine le pen said voters should choose her to block mr macron. both say the other is dangerous. both spark loyalty in their own fans and loathing and those of rival. in those of rival. but most voters belong to neither camp, and in this battle over france's future, they're being asked to choose a side. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. at least 33 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the northern province of kunduz. more than 50 others were wounded. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall in every nation in the uk. 0ne one in 0ne ini7 one in 17 people have the infection last week. the oldest exhibition it is the oldest and most prestigious exhibition in the western art world — the venice art biennale opens tomorrow. this year, it's happening against the backdrop of the war in ukraine. the ukrainian art works on display are taking on a special significance our culture editor, katie razzall met ukrainian and russian artists in venice. serene venice has been shaken by world events. first, its international art show was delayed a year by covid—i9, was delayed a year by covid—i9. now it's taking place in the shadow of war. all of which means the art world is focused on ukraine. there's a new show defending freedom. and works by maria, who's a symbol of the country's national identity. it's about showcasing ukrainian culture. 0ne artist depicts her husband and others who've joined the army, painted as reports of war crimes against civilians and the kyiv suburb bucha were revealed. connected to my tears. the only thing to see was an anti—war protest by a russian artist. he was surrounded by supporters, and then swiftly by police. he's a soloist of protest, but he speaks for many russian artists, and this pavilion is closed. in a sense, those doors symbolise quite how isolated russia is. but some russian art is being shown, including tapestries like this. bill shown, including tapestries like this. �* ., , , shown, including tapestries like this. ., , , , this. all of my feelings is here. she opposes — this. all of my feelings is here. she opposes the _ this. all of my feelings is here. she opposes the war. - this. all of my feelings is here. she opposes the war. we - this. all of my feelings is here. | she opposes the war. we should this. all of my feelings is here. - she opposes the war. we should stop it. eve she opposes the war. we should stop it- every day. — she opposes the war. we should stop it- every day. i _ she opposes the war. we should stop it. every day, i want _ she opposes the war. we should stop it. every day, i want to _ she opposes the war. we should stop it. every day, i want to that _ it. every day, i want to that it stops — it. every day, i want to that it stops it's_ it. every day, i want to that it stops. it's hard to face, that each day is _ stops. it's hard to face, that each day is getting worse. the ukrainian avilion is day is getting worse. the ukrainian pavilion is now _ day is getting worse. the ukrainian pavilion is now centrestage - day is getting worse. the ukrainian pavilion is now centrestage in - pavilion is now centrestage in venice. the artist behind this work, says it's important that his country is represented here because the russian are attacking notjust ukraine, but it's culture. the? russian are attacking not 'ust ukraine, but it's culture. they want to level and — ukraine, but it's culture. they want to level and demolish _ ukraine, but it's culture. they want to level and demolish because - ukraine, but it's culture. they want to level and demolish because it i to level and demolish because it doesn't — to level and demolish because it doesn't exist _ to level and demolish because it doesn't exist. that's _ to level and demolish because it doesn't exist. that's what - to level and demolish because it doesn't exist. that's what they i to level and demolish because it. doesn't exist. that's what they say. the war— doesn't exist. that's what they say. the war as — doesn't exist. that's what they say. the war as a — doesn't exist. that's what they say. the war as a punishment _ doesn't exist. that's what they say. the war as a punishment for - doesn't exist. that's what they say. the war as a punishment for them. | the war as a punishment for them. those who— the war as a punishment for them. those who doesn't want _ the war as a punishment for them. those who doesn't want to - the war as a punishment for them. those who doesn't want to go - those who doesn't want to go and understand — those who doesn't want to go and understand this _ those who doesn't want to go and understand this is _ those who doesn't want to go and understand this is part— those who doesn't want to go and understand this is part of- those who doesn't want to go and understand this is part of russia, i understand this is part of russia, they have — understand this is part of russia, they have to— understand this is part of russia, they have to he _ understand this is part of russia, they have to be physically- they have to be physically eliminated. _ they have to be physically eliminated.— they have to be physically eliminated. ~ �*, , ., ., , eliminated. whether it's photographs of mothers who _ eliminated. whether it's photographs of mothers who lost _ eliminated. whether it's photographs of mothers who lost sons _ eliminated. whether it's photographs of mothers who lost sons in - eliminated. whether it's photographs of mothers who lost sons in the - of mothers who lost sons in the conflict or i7th—century icon, these works on show here now reflect a country, a culture that is fighting for its very survival. i'll be back in a few minutes for dateline moncton —— dateline london. let's join elysee greenwood dateline moncton —— dateline london. let'sjoin elysee greenwood huge —— elysee greenwood . —— elysee greenwood hughes. tyson fury tipped the scales at 18 stone £8, nearly a stone heavier than his challenger. £12 lighter and it was a remarkable chemical way in. postwar european record. wet weather wreaked havoc for today's qualifying at formula 0ne's emilia romagna grand prix. the grid for sunday's race will be decided by a sprint race on saturday and we've had qualifying for that at imola today with some interesting results.. nick parrott was watching. april showers don't put off fans from coming to the fabled circuit. it seems some amazing races in one of the greatest tragedies, they saw drama through qualifying. alex alban was on fire last name. here, his williams car was literally on fire. i day after signing a new contract, carlos sites with a bone. he will start tenth. the red flags and everybody to the red line and kept them there. the first time in almost a decade. the lesson was to take your chance as soon as possible. after his red bull talks the time sheets, denied championship the chance to catch him. nick parikh, bbc news. so not the best day for lewis hamilton again, but before practise he was talking about football instead driving because he could be an investor in chelsea fc�*s new ownership. the seven—time world f1 champion said it would be a �*great opportunity.�* he joins the former world tennis number one serena williams as potential investors supporting the bid of the club's potential new owner sir martin broughton. this is what lewis had to say. (wipe gfx)"i remember switching between teams and my sister elsewhere, french rally driver adrien fourmaux made an unexpected visit into someone's garden earlier today. he's driving for the m—sport ford team in the croatian round of the world rally championship this weekend. soon after the start of the third stage, he crashed. it's his third crash in his last four rallies. the owner of the house didn't seem too upset as he invited formaux and his co—driver in for some food and to keep warm until his car was recovered. meanwhile, manchester united midfielder paul pogba may have played his final game for the club. the france international has a calf injury which according to united's manager ralf rangnick, says is likely to rule him out of the rest of the season. pogba is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with a move away from old trafford. the doctor told me it will take four weeks minimum to recover. since the last gave is the end of may, i don't think it is very likely that he will be able to play again. ronnie 0'sullivan made a good start in his second round match against mark allen — leading 6 frames to 2 in the morning session. he's in action now as he bids to level stephen hendry�*s record of seven crucible titles. three—time champion mark williams is already into the quarterfinals. he thrashed jackson page — 13 frames to 3 — which included six breaks above 100. so let's check in with the evening session which is live on bbc 2, ronnie 0'sullivan is on the table at the moment. i can't see the graphic, but i think he's still 6—2. it's the first of 13 frames. the first or the best of 25 will go through the third round. 0ne best of 25 will go through the third round. one more snicker story because there was an unusual break this afternoon. a pigeon got into the... it was definitely a foul. this pigeon didn't bring his own coup. terrible puns. now it is time for the weather. plenty of sunshine and temperatures of 18 degrees. i'm sure it felt quite a bit chillier here in northumberland, despite the sunshine. the wind coming in off the north sea. more threatening cloud, although it has stay dry. the rain has been steered to the south of the uk as areas of low pressure. currently bringing some wet weather across spain and or trickle. we have seen some cloud, but it remains a fine and dry. still got some cloud and we will see more cloud filling in later in the night. misty low cloud in the north of scotland with temperatures down to 5 or 6, milder in the cloud in the southeast. the weekend starts quite cloudy for england and wales. could be the odd shower around, although hit and miss. most towards wales in the southeast as we get more sunshine. —— southwest. keeping actually in the far north of the country. strongest winds along those north sea coast. gusty winds to the west of the pennines as well. it's in the sheltered areas that will find temperatures getting up to 18 degrees. a few degrees cooler along those north sea coast. the weather pattern is still the same as we head into the second half of the weekend. high pressure north of the uk, lower pressure to the south ringing the rain, so left without run of strong winds. could be some rain overnight to clear away, but on the whole, more sunshine for england and wales. northern ireland doing quite well. i think there will be more cloud and it is turning cooler, but further south, 18 degrees will feel pleasant enough. next week, the winds will be lighter and change direction to a northerly, bringing some cooler air down across the country. cooler weather for the early part of next week, and probably a lot of cloud. it is a staying fine and dry for the most part. april looks like it will be drier than average for the uk as a whole. feel quite pleasant despite the wind. hello and welcome to the programme which brings us some of the uk's leading: this with those who write broadcasts datelined london. walking into report through westminster beat for decades now, newspaper columnists representing the rock and roll politics podcast. ajournalist was written a number of radio documentaries, including on the crises man—made and natural which affected greece.