a labour mp alleges that inappropriate comments were made to her by a member of the shadow cabinet. it comes after two female conservative mps claimed they saw a male colleague watching pornography in the commons. there are some bad apples who are out of order who behave like animals and bringing parliament into disrepute. england's mens cricket has a new captain — ben stokes has been named test captain, succeeding joe root the foreign office has confirmed that a british national has been killed in ukraine and a second british person is missing . they say they're supporting both families, and urgently seeking information on the missing person. president biden has been talking about the conflict this afternoon — and saying how important it is that extra money is funnelled to the kyiv government. the un secretary general has been in ukraine all day, and he too has been giving a press conference, along with president zelensky/is due to give a press conference shortly with president zelensky. antonio guterres has been to see for himself the horrors inflicted on towns like irpin, borodyanka and boocha — places where the russians are accused of war crimes. meanwhile, vladimir putin has warned that countries intervening in this conflict will face military retaliation. joe inwood is in kyiv and he sent this report. this is the trip the ukrainians said should have come first. borodyanka is thought to be the scene of russian war crimes. much of the city was destroyed by artillery. over the last few weeks, 41 more bodies have been pulled from this rubble. when i see those destroyed buildings, i imagine my family in one of those houses that is now destroyed and black. i see my granddaughters running away in panic, part of the family eventually killed. so the war is an absurdity in the 21st—century. the war is evil. and it is in bucha, where some of the worst crimes were allegedly committed. antonio guterres visited the site of a mass grave found after the russian withdrawal. this trip is not about finding a solution to the wider conflict. no one thinks that is on the table. but there is talk of opening a humanitarian corridor secured by the un to get people out of the azovstal steelworks — the last holdout of ukrainian resistance in the besieged city of mariupol. but this is increasingly notjust a war taking place inside ukraine. moscow has cut off gas supplies to two eu nations. there are fears of escalation in transnistria, a pro—russian breakaway region of moldova. the kremlin has even raised the spectre of nuclear war. translation: if anyone from the outside intends to interfere in what's happening, then they should know this. - if they create threats for us, | threats of a strategic nature, our retaliation, our counterstrike, will be instantaneous. _ over the last few days there have been a series of fires and explosions inside russia's borders. it has not been officially established what was behind them, but for the uk government, oil depots, arms dumps and logistical hubs would be legitimate targets. it is perfectly right for ukraine to use those weapons to defend itself and part of defending itself in this type of invasion is obviously where ukraine will go after the supply lines of the russian army. we seem to be reaching a crucial stage in this war, not necessarily on the battlefield, but in diplomatic terms. the rhetoric from all sides has been heating up and there is now a real risk this could spiral in a way that nobody can predict. antonio guterres will want to do everything he can to avoid that, but it will not be an easy task. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. presidentjoe biden asked congress for 33 billion dollars to support ukraine — a dramatic escalation of us funding for the war against russia —as well as new legal tools to siphon assets from russian oligarchs. he says it's vital to get the funding approved despite the disturbing rhetoric coming out of the kremlin the facts are plain for everybody to see. we are not attacking russia. we are helping ukraine defend itself against russian aggression and just as putin chose to launch his brutal invasion he could make the choice to end this brutal invasion. russia is the aggressor, no if and or buts about it. russia is the aggressor and the world must and will hold russia accountable. russia continues assault causing immense human loss, we see them leave behind horrifying evidence of their atrocities and war crimes in the areas they try to control. as long as the assault and atrocities continue we are going to continue to supply military assistance. inafew in a few minutes we will talk about the un secretary visit to the region. it is here more because the government in ukraine says... the government here in ukraine says more than 500—thousand of its civilians have been forcibly deported to russia, including 120—thousand children. moscow claims they are willingly moving to russia. our correspondent yogita limaye has been hearing from families of some of those taken captive by russian been hearing from families of some returned from russia on prisoner exchanges, who all deny those claims by russia. still in disbelief that he's back home. volodymyr khropun, a red cross volunteer, was deported to russia, captured as he was evacuating people from war hit areas near kyiv. translation: we were beaten i with rifles, punched and kicked. they blindfolded us and tied our hands with tape. - they used tasers and kept asking i for information about the military. after six days in a crowded basement in ukraine, - we were taken to belarus. they thought we couldn't see, but i saw our car- crossing the border. he showed us the identity slip made for him there. it's issued by the military of the russian federation. and what does it say on the top? from belarus, he says, they were driven to a russian prison. when we went to the plant we found evidence of men being taken. this is the basement at chernobyl, where 169 ukrainian national guard were held for weeks when it was occupied. other staff saw them being taken from here by russian forces as they withdrew from northern ukraine. in a village nearby, we met the family of one of the missing men. we're hiding their identities to protect them. the guard's wife last spoke to him on the 31st of march, just before he was taken. "he told me, i am ok physically, but not emotionally. "i could hear the anxiety in his voice," she said. "our son keeps asking where his father is. "he's very worried and he's scared that i might disappear too, "so he keeps following me around everywhere." from different parts of ukraine, we've spoken to the families of more than a dozen civilians who have been taken. only a few have been released. most are yet to return. this includes a family of four with two young children, who've managed to contact their relatives here to say they're not being allowed to leave russia. the kremlin says civilians are willingly going across the border. but everything we've heard strongly contradicts those claims. ukraine's prosecutor general iryna venediktova says they're hearing testimony of war crimes from the people who've returned. we interview everyone who can come back from russian federation or from occupied territories. almost all of them were tortured in russian prisons. and again, we have a case about the departure of children, only children, from the donetsk region to the russian federation, and for me as a prosecutor it's very important. and as the war rages on in ukraine's east and south, every day there are new reports of people being forced into russia. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. we are expecting at some point is how to hear from the un secretary—general and ukraine's volodymyr zelensky as soon as we get any kind of news conference we will bring that to you. let us discuss for the next two minutes that visit by antonio gutierrez to the region in ukraine itself today. we can speak now to professor rosa freedman from the university of reading. she's an expert in global conflict resolution, international law and the powers of the united nations. your thoughts first of all. it is a broad place to start but your thoughts on the importance and the relevance of anti—gutierrez going to the region but also starting with that trip to moscow before he went to ukraine. —— antonio. you that trip to moscow before he went to ukraine. -- antonio.— that trip to moscow before he went to ukraine. -- antonio. you have to understand — to ukraine. -- antonio. you have to understand that _ to ukraine. -- antonio. you have to understand that antonio _ to ukraine. -- antonio. you have to understand that antonio gutierrez i to ukraine. -- antonio. you have toi understand that antonio gutierrez is the secretary—general of the united nations and the united nations is an organisation run by 193 member states. russia is one of the most powerful states within the un. it holds a permanent seat at the security council along with four other countries. and had antonio guterres it started in ukraine it would be very likely that vladimir putin would not have received him and would have seen it as a snob so it's a dramatic move to start in russia and to try to break a piece with the more powerful even though it's the aggressor states, the more powerful country involved in the smart. ., �* , , smart. -- war. it's interesting. do ou hold smart. -- war. it's interesting. do you hold any _ smart. -- war. it's interesting. do you hold any optimism _ smart. -- war. it's interesting. do you hold any optimism from - smart. -- war. it's interesting. do you hold any optimism from yourl you hold any optimism from your knowledge of history that any resolution can be reached by this? we heard that phrase a few days ago of diametrically opposed opinions as to what's really going on in ukraine. �* , to what's really going on in ukraine-— to what's really going on in ukraine. 3 , , . , ukraine. it's very difficult sitting in any country — ukraine. it's very difficult sitting in any country or— ukraine. it's very difficult sitting in any country or any _ ukraine. it's very difficult sitting in any country or any region - ukraine. it's very difficult sitting in any country or any region to l ukraine. it's very difficult sitting i in any country or any region to hold any help at the moment. and the reason for that is when looking at this through a european lands or global ends when bc russia has invaded ukraine not recently but actually in 2014 when it invaded crimea, it breached the rules of international law, it's an aggressor state. there are many countries around the world who will look at the situation and might not support russia but they would ask why is it that the world is focusing attention on this war but not on kashmir or on syria or on many otherwise where aggression has been waged over the years. we need to address that if we are looking at the un. but more importantly have to ask why is it the secretary—general has waited until now to try to broker this piece. until now to try to broker this iece. ~ . , until now to try to broker this iece, . ., , ,., until now to try to broker this iece.~ ., , ,, until now to try to broker this iece. ., ,, ., piece. what is your assessment as to what miaht piece. what is your assessment as to what might be _ piece. what is your assessment as to what might be behind _ piece. what is your assessment as to what might be behind that? - piece. what is your assessment as to what might be behind that? the - piece. what is your assessment as to what might be behind that? the un i what might be behind that? the un secretary general _ what might be behind that? the un secretary general ought _ what might be behind that? the un secretary general ought to - what might be behind that? the un secretary general ought to have - what might be behind that? the un l secretary general ought to have gone in and tried to broker peace at the beginning of this war but there is a lot of fear of russia not only as a country that holds nuclear weapons but also as a country that holds such power within the united nations at the security council but also exercised soft power around the world and particularly in countries like india or pakistan that also hold nuclear weapons over recent decades. the un secretary—general role is one of a diplomat and he has waited until now to try and exercise his diplomatic role. but the question is if you trying to say russia and ukraine from a longer war or a sea change to save the united nations from crumbling because of this war? . , nations from crumbling because of this war? ., , ., ,. ., this war? that is fascinating. in terms of the — this war? that is fascinating. in terms of the region _ this war? that is fascinating. in terms of the region and - this war? that is fascinating. in | terms of the region and conflicts this war? that is fascinating. in - terms of the region and conflicts we are focused on right now in the last hour we heard from a former ukrainian ambassador. he was pretty pessimistic that antonio gutierrez presents could achieve very much. there is so much riding on it. what if he leaves, what if the un calvary goes back to new york and nothing changes? we goes back to new york and nothing chances? ~ ., , ., , changes? we are seeing many different arms _ changes? we are seeing many different arms from _ changes? we are seeing many different arms from the - changes? we are seeing many| different arms from the united nations reaching into this war. he had seen the human rights, we have seen human rights experts that have been appointed to look into the war crimes and possible genocide and the country over the last two months. we are seeing the united nations trying to exercise diplomacy and anyone that criticises gutierrez for being a diplomat might as well criticise a fish for being left. he's doing his role albeit belatedly that he is doing his role as is meant to do it. but what we need to turn to as a global community is thinking about this idea of sovereignty, of states being able to rule over their own territories and whether we are ok with countries marching into other countries and claiming those territories. this war has brought it to the four of the media and the public attention but it's not the first war since the second world war where countries have marched into other countries and it may be time for a change to how we look at international relations and multilateral organisations. it may be that this is a sounding of the deathknell for the un but the sounding of a dawn of the new era for the international community. thank you for your time. to bring you up to date we have been reporting that the foreign office says a british national has been killed in ukraine. we have been given the name of the person who has died in the last few moments. the person killed has been named as scott sibley and it's understood he was fighting for ukrainian forces. the foreign office said that one british national had died and a second is missing. there is no update that i've received in the last few moments for any more information about the person who is missing. but we have had the name of the british national who regrettably have died in the fighting in ukraine named as scott sibley. that is in a nasty moments. —— the last few moments. the headlines on bbc news... the un chief, antonio guterres is in kyiv to meet president zelensky. as he visits scenes of alleged war crimes — he says russia must cooperate with the international criminal court. the foreign office says that a british national has been killed in ukraine and a second is currently missing. allegations of sexism in westminster — a labour mp alleges that inappropriate comments were made to her by a member of the shadow cabinet. it comes after two female conservative mps claimed they saw a male colleague watching pornography in the commons. a labour mp has spoken out about lewd comments allegedly made to her by a member of the shadow cabinet. the welsh mp, who wants to remain anonymous, said she was described as a "secret weapon" because "women want to be herfriend" and men want to sleep with her. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the claims were "deeply concerning", adding that added he wants to "get to the bottom of this and do something about it". it comes after two conservative mps claimed they saw a male colleague watching pornography in the commons. the claims were made at a meeting on tuesday night, when female conservative mps shared allegations of sexism and harassment in the commons. we can cross live to westminster and speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticus. it seems almost hard to keep up—to—date. there has been of allegations. bring us up—to—date with where we are and what's being said about what what should be done. across the board as you mentioned there had been expressions about rage, condemnation about these things but the question is what to do on this issue of the conservative mp watching pornography on his phone in the commons. those two mps who had reported it on tuesday night, yesterday the conservative web said it was unacceptable and action would be taken and now they said that action should be taken by the commons authorities. the icg asked, this scheme which was set up to look at things like bullying, sexual harassment and they said those mps should take the complaints there and it should be investigated that way. borisjohnson was asked about it a short time ago and back that approach. it's obviously unacceptable for anybody to be doing that kind of thing in the workplace and it would be the same for any kind ofjob up and down the country. let's be absolutely clear about that. what needs to happen now is that the proper procedures need to be gone through and the independent complaints and _ grievances procedure needs to be activated and we need to to get to understand the facts but this is clearly that kind of behaviour is clearly totally u na cce pta ble. there has been a host of cabinet ministers condemning that behaviour. they said there was a culture in parliament and he said there was a problem in the health secretary said that culture needed to change. he described the behaviour is disgusting. rachel mclean, the home office minister in charge of where safeguarding many —— women she called the chucking and discussing and gruesome. and the attorney general talked about this today and she also condemned it. she said this was in her words a stupid, reckless, and appallingly bad behaviour. they should be removed. i am ashamed that this person is carrying the conservative rosettes and i think they really do need to be subject to a recall and being no longer holding their privileged position as a member of parliament. my personal experience i have to say is on no occasion have i been made to feel uncomfortable and off and men i worked with have been respectful, courteous, and supportive. there is however a very small minority of men and it is men who fall short and there are some bad apples who are out of order and behave like animals and are bringing parliament into disrepute so i don't think we should be saying there is a pervasive culture, that's not my experience. there are certain individuals who are behaving in an unacceptable way. but complaints procedure that the whips have now said should be used that relies on the mps who witnessed this the two female mps coming forward and making a complaint said taking the initiative themselves and that complaint scheme has dozens of complaints already that have been made on other issues and it can take months and months to go through the process for each one. that could take some time. the opposition have said they think this is an issue that the conservative issue —— conservative party should be dealing with. they said they should be taking action now and they know the identity of the np and he said this unusual case because they know the identity they should deal with it and a liberal democrat leader said the conservative party should get their act together and get rid of their act together and get rid of the np. -- mp. the labour mp liam byrne has been found to have bullied a now former member of staff, and will be suspended from the commons for two days. an investigation found the former cabinet minister and mp for birmingham hodge hill ostracised a then assistant, after a minor office dispute. mr byrne said he had apologised and was "profoundly sorry". streaming services are set to be regulated by ofcom for the first time, under new government proposals. netflix, disney+, amazon prime video and other streamers will be given new rules that will bring them in line with traditional broadcasters. the culture secretary said the move would protect audiences from harmful material. the government's also publishing its plans for the sale of channel 4. they've been detailed in a white paper today. well, we can speak now to jake kanter, who's the media editor at the times. evening. the idea of regulating the streamers. this is fascinating because it's a whole new world by definition. how easy or difficult is that going to be? these are giant companies? i that going to be? these are giant companies?— that going to be? these are giant companies? that going to be? these are giant com anies? ., , companies? i think the thing here is really interesting _ companies? i think the thing here is really interesting that _ companies? i think the thing here is really interesting that uk _ really interesting that uk broadcasters have been subject to very strict standards on broadcasting for many, many years and at the same time now we have for influx of streaming giants who are now being watched by millions of people up and down the country. and you can't complain to off, about something you watch on the bbc but you can't complain too off, about something you watch on the bbc but you can't complaint off, about something that you see on netflix. what these new rules will do and these new powers is allow viewers to make those complaints when they consider content to be harmful or potentially inaccurate and the government staked out some areas it's concerned about and talked about. health advice that perhaps does not stack up and pseudoscience and covid—19 misinformation was used as an area of concern so these are things that viewers will be able to pick up in the future and run rate and complaint to off come about. it's interesting because by definition they are making these dramas and documentaries and making them to be shown in many, many countries around the world. so, how many countries are trying to do what is outlined in the white paper today because someone might watch it in one country that has no such rules and they don't care that the production is biased or offensive or whatever it may be and yet in britain a member of the audience will be able to complain. how does that all work? you will be able to complain. how does that all work?— that all work? you are right, these are ulobal that all work? you are right, these are global players _ that all work? you are right, these are global players but _ that all work? you are right, these are global players but we - that all work? you are right, these are global players but we are - that all work? you are right, these. are global players but we are seeing regulation around the world and in practice they will have to have policy executives here in the uk who are responsible for making sure that all of the content on these platforms meets the standards that are going to be set up my off, and those standards are yet to be decided and they will have to police their content in accordance with these new rules. imilli their content in accordance with these new rules.— their content in accordance with these new rules. will this bother these new rules. will this bother the big streamers _ these new rules. will this bother the big streamers at _ these new rules. will this bother the big streamers at all- these new rules. will this bother the big streamers at all or - these new rules. will this bother the big streamers at all or a - these new rules. will this bother| the big streamers at all or a little history something they went back to and adjust to and they will have people checking those programmes within each country as you describe? many of the streamers and st. are already well prepared for a regulation make this. if you look at netflix as an example may subscribe to film classification rules in the uk so that you will see similar classifications on ethics and you will see things like trigger warnings which are available on some shows already so they're saying they're already moving in this direction. aha, they're already moving in this direction. �* w' they're already moving in this direction. �* ., ., direction. a quick thought about privatsation _ direction. a quick thought about privatsation of _ direction. a quick thought about privatsation of channel - direction. a quick thought about privatsation of channel for, - direction. a quick thought about i privatsation of channel for, hugely controversial, there are people in the conservative party who don't agree with the suggestion. yet it is striking at a time when the government says it wants to elect as i understand to allow channel for to compete more profitably. we have been discussing netflix in the last week or two seeing a big drop off in a number of subscribers and a massive fall in share price. how will this progress and pay out and do you think it will happen? this is robabl do you think it will happen? this is probably the _ do you think it will happen? this is probably the most _ do you think it will happen? this is probably the most radical- do you think it will happen? this is probably the most radical proposal in the government paper today. there is such opposition to it. 96% of the 55 or more thousand they had consultation were in opposition to a sale and the answer is it's going to be a couple of years of legislation to get this through and they are going to face a backlash from tory backbenchers but the government says it's done the maths and it believes it's done the maths and it believes it has the votes to get this through apartment. whether it can get through the lords is another matter. there will be a lot of lords in opposition to this but the government is confident they can get this over the line and they are confident it is the right thing for channel 4 despite the industry. much of the industry saying it's a bad idea. ~ . ., of the industry saying it's a bad idea. ~ ., ~ ., , idea. we will talk about this again. thank you- — the introduction of new checks on goods entering the uk from the eu has been delayed for a fourth time. brexit opportunities ministerjacob rees—mogg said it would be "wrong to impose new administrative burdens and risk disruption at ports" and added that no further import controls would be imposed on eu goods this year. the change means restrictions on the imports of chilled meats from the eu and border checks on plant and animal products will not be introduced injuly. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. thank you very much and good afternoon. a disappointing day with afternoon. a disappointing day with a cloud around and the winds are light so we have not had the wind to break up the cloud. bit more of a breeze through the english channel. you can see the extent of the cloud with one or two showers across scotland and a drizzle across eastern england with the thickest of the cloud. through tonight it should start to be clearer from anywhere we see those clear skies and resident and northern ireland could turn quite chilly with two pictures above freezing where you have cloud. a better chance of sunshine around on friday across northern and western areas, still quite cloudy across eastern england and it would drift southwards. many places right write in a few showers probably have across scotland and northern england with the temperatures ranging from the low to mid teens and could see the high teens in central scotland with some sunshine. change into the weekend with a weak area of low pressure spreading across the country in that will introduce outbreaks of rank across the north on saturday and bright and quite warm in the south and then a reversal of fortune as we head into sunday and for bank holiday monday, most places with her cloudy but largely dry. see you later. hello, this is bbc news with me, jane hill. the headlines — the un chief, antonio guterres, is in kyiv to meet president zelensky. as he visits scenes of alleged war crimes, he says russia must cooperate with the international criminal court. the foreign office says that a british national, scott sibley, has been killed in ukraine. it is understood he was fighting for the ukrainian forces. a second briton is currently missing. president biden promises to keep helping ukraine defend itself from russia's invasion and promises moscow will not be allowed to intimidate europe with cuts to energy supplies. allegations of sexism in westminster — a welsh mp alleges that inappropriate comments were made to her by a member of the shadow cabinet. it comes after two female conservative mps claimed they saw a male colleague watching pornography on his phone in the commons. the death of four members of one family in south london — a man has appeared in court charged with murder. we will talk a bit more about ukraine this half—hour and particularly of the visit by the head of the un. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's olly. hello, we will talk about the task at a secret cricket in a minute but first some big football news. only last month, jurgen klopp repeated his intention to quit liverpool and take a break from the game at the end of his contract in 2024, but he has agreed an extension to keep him at anfield until 2026. he says there is still a freshness at the club that energises him. the german managerjoined liverpool in 2015, and since then has guided them to their first league title in 30 years and also a sixth european crown. his side are still on for an unprecendeted quadruple this season. having already won the league cup, they are in the fa cup final, have one foot in the champions league final and arejust a point behind manchester city in the premier league. so your klopp stays for another two years until 2026. there's more european football tonight. west ham and rangers both face german opposition in their europa league semifinals. an estimated 7000 rangers fans are in germany for the first leg of their tie against rb leipzig. they're underdogs against a side on course for a top four finish in the bundesliga. the key will be keeping the tie alive ahead of second leg at ibrox next week. what would you take score line was? i would take 1—0, i think to have an zero but if we get 100 zero, i think we are still in it. i zero but if we get 100 zero, i think we are still in it.— we are still in it. i think it will be 2-1 to _ we are still in it. i think it will be 2-1 to rangers _ we are still in it. i think it will be 2-1 to rangers and - we are still in it. i think it will be 2-1 to rangers and then i we are still in it. i think it will| be 2-1 to rangers and then we we are still in it. i think it will- be 2-1 to rangers and then we went be 2—1 to rangers and then we went second led — be 2—1 to rangers and then we went second leg. it�*s be 2-1 to rangers and then we went second leg-— second leg. it's a good draw, a good draw and i think _ second leg. it's a good draw, a good draw and i think we _ second leg. it's a good draw, a good draw and i think we get _ second leg. it's a good draw, a good draw and i think we get them at - second leg. it's a good draw, a good draw and i think we get them at the | draw and i think we get them at the ibrox _ draw and i think we get them at the ibrox stadium _ west ham are at home to eintracht frankfurt. the last time the hammers got this far in europe was 1976, when they eventually lost in the final of the european cup winners' cup. it's also the furthest david moyes has been in europe in his management career. if you want to be good, you have to start getting used to it, and we have to start feeling this is where we're supposed to be. as i said, if we can replicate the form had, or close to the form we had in the early part of the season, we'll be very hard to beat against anybody. it's whether we can actually get quite onto that form and get back to that level where we were. you need a few tallies to keep across everything this evening. and leicester city are looking to reach their first european final. they are in the europa conference league semifinals, the third tier of european club competition. brendan rodgers' side are at home for the first leg againstjose mourinho's roma. it's a fantastic occasion. like you say, _ it's a fantastic occasion. like you say, it's— it's a fantastic occasion. like you say, it's a — it's a fantastic occasion. like you say, it's a top class team, you know. — say, it's a top class team, you know, great manager, that whole combination being able to get to the final and _ combination being able to get to the final and of course we will be doing everything — final and of course we will be doing everything we can to do that. and again— everything we can to do that. and again it's — everything we can to do that. and again it's another symbol of our growth — again it's another symbol of our growth here is a club. ben stokes has already told the ecb that he expects james anderson and stuart broad to come back into the england reckoning after they were dropped from the tour of the west indies earlier this year. stokes' first series as the new test capatin will be against new zealand injune. the 30—year—old all—rounder takes over from joe root, who stood down earlier this month. everything that has happened will stand him in good stead for what he has now got to do, and he is also point where you end up maturing, like we all do, when you get a bit older, and you start understanding, you have to box a bit clever, you have to go out there, you have to make sure you're notjust going out there and being superman are doing everything you possibly can, you have to have to learn to delegate, all that type of stuff. and that is what ben stokes will do. judd trump has made a fantastic start in the first of the world snooker championship semifinals. the 2019 champion has taken charge against the three—time winner mark williams, and leads seven frames to one after the first session. they'll return tomorrow morning. 17 frames is the target. the other semifinal starts this evening between the six—time champion ronnie o'sullivan and four—time winnerjohn higgins. an awful lot going on today with a slightly truncated sports day coming up slightly truncated sports day coming up at 6:50pm with gavin but that is all for me. thank you very much. let's get more on ukraine. we are still waiting for images of the news conference between the head of the united nations and president zelensky and as we have said we know that antonio guterres has been taken to scenes of alleged war crimes and before he went to kyiv he went to moscow first. i'm joined by sir roderic lyne, former british ambassador to the russian federation. good evening to you. thank you for your time. your thoughts broadly on the visit of antonio guterres to the region. he the visit of antonio guterres to the re . ion. , ., ., the visit of antonio guterres to the reuion. , ., ., ., region. he is doing what a un secretary _ region. he is doing what a un secretary general _ region. he is doing what a un secretary general is - region. he is doing what a un l secretary general is therefore, trying to make peace, trying to broker some kind of arrangement between the parties and that's absolutely in his job description. it is carefully right that he is doing it, but i'm afraid also that liz truss was right when she said last night it looks like this will go on for a long time. whatever the peacemakers may make. that is silly because there will not be a chance before russia stops attacking ukraine and starts withdrawing their forces and i'm afraid i cannot see that happening while vladimir putin and his gang remain in charge. band and his gang remain in charge. and if that because _ and his gang remain in charge. and if that because of putin's personality nor is it because he has to have a story to tell domestically? he has to claim a victory of some type? you domestically? he has to claim a victory of some type?— domestically? he has to claim a victory of some type? you are right. he has to be — victory of some type? you are right. he has to be able _ victory of some type? you are right. he has to be able to _ victory of some type? you are right. he has to be able to claim _ he has to be able to claim a victory. he has expended a lot of russian lives and has put russia into a terrible economic situation and it's got to be able to show his own people that he has achieved something by doing this. the personality does play a part. again liz truss described him as a rogue operator last night. i fear she liz truss described him as a rogue operator last night. ifear she is right is it was very much his personal decision to mount this invasion. i don't believe most people around them would've taken that decision and we have to factor in the possession of nuclear weapons. the times this morning quoted the foreign secretary as saying she feared that president let me put in feared she could deploy weapons of mass destruction in a desperate attempt to break the deadlock. that's a pretty serious assessment, and we have to factor that into our calculations about how we handle russia and what we say about russia and what we do about it. �* ., , ., about russia and what we do about it. and what your assessment be that western countries _ it. and what your assessment be that western countries including - it. and what your assessment be that western countries including the - it. and what your assessment be that western countries including the uk i western countries including the uk will have factored this and actually for the beginning of the conflict, from the point at which russia invaded, that has to be factored in? i think we were very clear at the beginning of the conflict there were two objectives. one was to support the ukrainians, help them defend their freedom and the ukrainians, help them defend theirfreedom and their the ukrainians, help them defend their freedom and their sovereignty, but the other was that nato was not going to get into i direct war with russia. i think we are seeing some mission creek now. there is a certain degree of confusion. when the foreign secretary talks about sending warplanes to ukraine and in the defence secretary says, yes, but these won't be british warplanes and you ask yourself where are they going to come from? is as part of that upland? and what is their calculation about the russian reaction to that sort of move on our side? likewise when the four secretary says russia has abused his position on the un security council, she is totally right, but what is she is totally right, but what is she going to do about it? russia's position on the security council is written into the un charter. there is a mechanism to throw russia all the security council, so we need to be pretty clear. i would now sitting on a russia which is what putin is telling his people that we are doing, he is telling uncommitted countries like india that we are doing or are we sticking to the very clear objective that our role is to support ukraine? find clear objective that our role is to support ukraine?— clear objective that our role is to support ukraine? and today we talk about president _ support ukraine? and today we talk about president joe _ support ukraine? and today we talk about president joe biden _ support ukraine? and today we talk about president joe biden asking i about presidentjoe biden asking congress for a lot more money. to your point about arming or not arming, what is america's role in this now? �* ., , , arming, what is america's role in this now?— arming, what is america's role in this now? �* , . ., ., this now? biden was very clear that america is not _ this now? biden was very clear that america is not seeking _ this now? biden was very clear that america is not seeking to _ this now? biden was very clear that america is not seeking to go - this now? biden was very clear that america is not seeking to go to - this now? biden was very clear that america is not seeking to go to warj america is not seeking to go to war with russia. he is quite right to ask for more money. ukraine needs an enormous amount of support. it needs financial help, it needs weapons and ammunition, training, all of that, and i think the americans have calculated this in a very, very careful way all the way along and people like antony blinken have been very, very careful in the language they have used in the way they have articulate the situation. we learn these lessons in the cold war. he managed a very dangerous situations through the cold war, and all the time, you had to ask yourself what was going to be the reaction to your own actions?— was going to be the reaction to your own actions? does this frighten you, the situation — own actions? does this frighten you, the situation came _ own actions? does this frighten you, the situation came to _ own actions? does this frighten you, the situation came to this _ own actions? does this frighten you, the situation came to this point - own actions? does this frighten you, the situation came to this point we l the situation came to this point we are at now? given your experience in the region? i are at now? given your experience in the region?— the region? i am in no doubt this is the region? i am in no doubt this is the most serious _ the region? i am in no doubt this is the most serious threat _ the region? i am in no doubt this is the most serious threat to - the region? i am in no doubt this is the most serious threat to europe i the most serious threat to europe insecurity since the second world war. i think this is going to affect us and affect the world for years to come and it's would think a long time to climb out of this and until president putin is gone and until the security of europe is secured, we cannot go on and restore european stability. we have to resort nato's flanks as we been doing and increase our defence spending in this country, spending up to 7% of gdp on defence during the cold war, 5% as late as 1980 and now it is about 2%. clearly we are going to have to dig deeper into our pockets despite the economic situation we are into this has massive consequences.- economic situation we are into this has massive consequences. before i let ou has massive consequences. before i let you go. — has massive consequences. before i let you go. i — has massive consequences. before i let you go. i think— has massive consequences. before i let you go, i think the _ has massive consequences. before i let you go, i think the rest - has massive consequences. before i let you go, i think the rest will- has massive consequences. before i let you go, i think the rest will be i let you go, i think the rest will be interested in your observation that you think this is absolutely president putin's personal project and that there are people around if he would not have gone down this route, and that's fascinating to observe here from the west at people who don't have the knowledge of the nation that you have. would there be anyone around him at any point brave enough to say actually look at what you are giving to ukraine, it will cost a fortune to rebuild and you have got to stop it somehow? is a naive western question? is anyone going to say that to him? thea;r naive western question? is anyone going to say that to him?— going to say that to him? they did not succeed _ going to say that to him? they did not succeed in _ going to say that to him? they did not succeed in saying _ going to say that to him? they did not succeed in saying it _ going to say that to him? they did not succeed in saying it to - going to say that to him? they did not succeed in saying it to him - not succeed in saying it to him before the 24th of february. they have had a very senior retired russian general and i think speaking on behalf of some serving generals saying this would be crazy, and the man is said that was a hardliner. he was not some fuzzy liberal. nobody did deter putin. he is the sole decision—maker, not answerable to anybody and he asked some people close to him who are completely sharing in his paranoia and general and chair of the security council is and chair of the security council is a prime example of that with the vast majority of the prime decision makers were caught by surprise will so they thought putin was bluffing and they were shocked he had taken this decision because they could see it was barking mad.— this decision because they could see it was barking mad. goodness, there is much more — it was barking mad. goodness, there is much more we _ it was barking mad. goodness, there is much more we could _ it was barking mad. goodness, there is much more we could talk- it was barking mad. goodness, there is much more we could talk about. it was barking mad. goodness, there | is much more we could talk about but really good to have your insight tonight. thank you very much indeed, former ambassador to russia of course and to tell you they will be more about the situation in ukraine a little later on. and here's christian fraser with a look at what's coming up on the bbc news channel at 9pm tonight in the context. the icc is documenting evidence in ukraine of possible war crimes, but as yet, no special tribunal, no agreement to how these crimes will be prosecuted or defined. what chance is there of bringing to justice russians who may be responsible? on the context tonight, leading international lawyer philippe sands, the washington postjournalist louisa loveluck and from bucha, the ukrainian mp lisa yasko. the headlines on bbc news — the un chief, antonio guterres, is in kyiv to meet president zelensky. as he visits scenes of alleged war crimes, he says russia must cooperate with the international criminal court. the foreign office says that a british national, scott sibley, has been killed in ukraine. it is understood he was fighting for the ukrainian forces. a second briton is currently missing. allegations of sexism in westminster — a labour mp alleges that inappropriate comments were made to her by a member of the shadow cabinet. it comes after two female conservative mps claimed they saw a male colleague watching pornography on his phone in the commons. a 28—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murder after four members of a family were found stabbed at a property in south london on monday. earlier, i spoke with our home affairs correspondent tom symonds at westminster magistrates�* court. it's been a very swift police investigation, and it was a quick court hearing ofjust a minute or two this morning, as it is quite normal in this situation. and the defendantjoshua jacques stood up in the dock wearing a prison uniform, and he confirmed his full name. he gave his date of birth, he is 28. and he gave his address in south london. he was simply told that the next stage of this criminal process would be for his case to be heard at the old bailey on the 3rd of may. now, this is the first hearing since the events of early on monday morning when neighbours of the family in this area of bermondsey heard screaming in the middle of the night, called the police. the police arrived in force, and they broke into the house and they found that four members of the same family had been stabbed to death. they were dolet hill, 64, denton burke, her partner, 58, tanysha ofori—akuffo, who was 45, and samantha drummonds, who was 27. joshua jacques is charged with all four of those murders. now, since this happened, there have been tributes paid to the family. we spoke to the niece of dolet hill, and she said her aunt was a very loving, very kind, very generous person who would do anything for you. she worked for the guy's and st thomas's nhs foundation trust, who made a statement saying she was an active union member, a well—respected colleague who had helped to improve the workplace in that nhs trust. england's worst performing mental health trust has been told it must improve after failing another inspection. the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust has again been rated inadequate by the care quality commission. the trust has apologised, but local campaigners claim at least 1000 lives have been lost because of poor services and that more are at risk. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. abigail henry loves performing in the privacy of her own bedroom, but she struggles with her mental health and has attempted suicide many times. it's got to be about 15 times that, like, her life has seriously been in danger. her mum says things got worse when the mental health trust stopped the support she was getting in the community. then, last year, abigail was rushed to the hospital with an overdose, but rather than being treated in a psychiatric unit, she ended up being sedated in intensive care. there wasn't any beds available locally, and so they kept her under sedation for six days because that intensive care unit was the only safe place to keep her. abigail's care comes under the norfolk and suffolk mental health trust, the worst performing trust in the country. today, hospital inspectors rated it inadequate once again. they found that care on the psychiatric ward for children and young people had deteriorated so severely, it had to be closed to new admissions. that support in the community for children and young people and adults was inadequate. and that crisis care was so poor it was putting patients at risk. local campaigners and bereaved families estimate over the past nine years, 1000 patients have died unnecessarily. caroline aldridge's son tim was bipolar and had complex needs. he died in 2014 while waiting for an appointment at the age of 30. i find it really heartbreaking to sit with people who are newly bereaved and people find their way to me and hear their stories of how they've just lost someone really precious to them and know that that was utterly preventable. i continue to apologise i for people who've not got the service they want. that is not the reason why any of us come into work every day. - i don't want to put forward excuses of why that's the case. _ i want to absolutely focus _ on what do we need to do now to make this better so people get- the services they're entitled to? this is the fourth time in eight years that the norfolk and suffolk trust has been rated inadequate. time and time again, efforts to improve care have failed. there are now undoubtedly big questions for ministers here about the trust's future and about how long it can be allowed to keep putting patients at risk. how, mr speaker, can i make it clear to the secretary of state for health that enough is enough and that he must take direct control of this failing service, provide emergency funding to do so, and rebuild it from the bottom up with patience and hard—working and dedicated staff who work in that service? inspectors say they'll return to the trust in the next few months and warn if there's no improvement, further action will be taken. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. there is just one week to go until voters across the uk go to the polls. voters in england, wales and scotland will pick who they want to run services that affect everyday life in their local area. those in northern ireland will choose its government. ahead of the vote, we will be profiling some of the key contests in the uk's four nations. today, we've been looking at england. my colleague luxmy gopal has been in newcastle—under—lyme in staffordshire. i'm in the auditorium of newcastle college. it is in the north of staffordshire and north of the city of stoke. we have been here all day ask people how they are likely to vote in the local elections next week. the issue raised by many with saving their high street as many felt their town centre was in the client and this is something people who have spent their entire lives in the town have felt as they were looking for how that decline can be reversed. many people also feel that the cost of is a factor in how they will cast their votes next week. we were in a food bank earlier as one of several food banks in the area that said they have seen an increase in demand. there is also particularly localised issues to this area which are the issues to this area which are the issue of noxious emissions coming from a quarry and it's been a long—standing focus of attention for residents here, with concerns about the impact of it on their health and actually at such a key issue that there are some local independent candidates who are standing on that issue alone as a platform. we have also been speaking to some young students who are going to be voting for the first time next week in their first local council elections where they are eligible to vote to let speak to some of them now. i will start with you. what are some of the issues that will affect how you vote next week?— of the issues that will affect how you vote next week? yes, so one of the biggest — you vote next week? yes, so one of the biggest issues _ you vote next week? yes, so one of the biggest issues is _ you vote next week? yes, so one of the biggest issues is opposite - you vote next week? yes, so one of the biggest issues is opposite the i the biggest issues is opposite the rising cost of living at the moment due to both the pandemic and just general issues in the moment around the world. but also the big issue of getting people involved in politics making sure that were presented by the people who lead them. do youth are presented _ the people who lead them. do youth are presented by those _ the people who lead them. do youth are presented by those who - the people who lead them. do youth are presented by those who lead - the people who lead them. do youth i are presented by those who lead you? as of now, know and i think that's a general issue across the country. but you will be voting regardless? yes. �* , . r' but you will be voting regardless? yes. �*, ., , ., ., yes. let's ask the same question of ou. one yes. let's ask the same question of you- one of— yes. let's ask the same question of you- one of the _ yes. let's ask the same question of you. one of the issues _ yes. let's ask the same question of you. one of the issues affecting - you. one of the issues affecting you? you. one of the issues affecting ou? �* . you. one of the issues affecting ou? . you? i'm concerned about the housing crisis where — you? i'm concerned about the housing crisis where im _ you? i'm concerned about the housing crisis where i'm going _ you? i'm concerned about the housing crisis where i'm going to _ you? i'm concerned about the housing crisis where i'm going to live - you? i'm concerned about the housing crisis where i'm going to live at - crisis where i'm going to live at university— crisis where i'm going to live at university and also what i'm going to do— university and also what i'm going to do after— university and also what i'm going to do after university. the lack of 'ob to do after university. the lack of job prospects of the minute really does concern me and the lack of truth _ does concern me and the lack of truth and — does concern me and the lack of truth and politics as well in general— truth and politics as well in general is something that i feel is affecting — general is something that i feel is affecting voters, so anyone that offers _ affecting voters, so anyone that offers something different will really — offers something different will really help. offers something different will really help-— offers something different will reall hel. �* ., ., , really help. and you feel that any ofthe really help. and you feel that any of the options — really help. and you feel that any of the options on _ really help. and you feel that any of the options on the _ really help. and you feel that any of the options on the ballot - really help. and you feel that any j of the options on the ballot paper will meet your needs? eye of the options on the ballot paper will meet your needs?— of the options on the ballot paper will meet your needs? eye for the majority of _ will meet your needs? eye for the majority of people _ will meet your needs? eye for the majority of people do _ will meet your needs? eye for the majority of people do meet - will meet your needs? eye for the majority of people do meet my i will meet your needs? eye for the - majority of people do meet my needs but there _ majority of people do meet my needs but there is— majority of people do meet my needs but there is some specific ones that really— but there is some specific ones that really cater — but there is some specific ones that really cater to me.— really cater to me. thank you. of course a local— really cater to me. thank you. of course a local council— really cater to me. thank you. of course a local council elections i really cater to me. thank you. of. course a local council elections are also often seen as an indicator of how the conservatives and labour reform nationally, and that's a picture that may well become a lot clearer this time in just over a week. and you can find out more about the upcoming local elections in newcastle under lyme council on the 5th of may, including information on how to vote and who your local candidates are, by going to the council website newcastle—staffs.gov.uk. now, are flying cars just a sci—fi fantasy or could they one day be lifting off? a dutch company that makes them has set up a base at coventry airport. phil mackie reports. for as long as there have been cars and planes, someone's been trying to combine the two. this italian model was built in the 1940s. the trouble is they've never been really practical, but now things could be about to change. so, we have to stop dreaming, and we are now at the very last stage of processing the regulations within permissions for flight with this vehicle. so, it's getting so close. the liberty is made by a dutch company which is nearing the end of the long process to get everything licensed and approved. the question is — who's going to buy one? well, they've already got lots of orders. this is the fastest way to become a pilot, so there's always a small james bond seat in every heart of every guy and every girl, so that's where we are selling to. it takes less than ten minutes to turn it from a plane to a car. you could land it at any airfield and then drive home. if you want to buy one of these, it's going to cost you 300,000 euros. sounds a lot, but probably a snip if you want to be at the forefront of what they're promising will be a new motoring and aviation revolution. you'll need a private pilot's licence, but you can learn both here in coventry and in oxford. there've been many false starts in bringing a flying plane to market. next year, they reckon, is when you may see one driving along a street near you. phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. thank you very much. good afternoon to you and disappointing for many areas with a lot of cloud around and the winds light. sitting underneath a big area of high pressure so very little wind to speak of and it's not with atmosphere clearing cloud away so pretty much gray and dismal across many areas of you can see on across many areas of you can see on across many areas of you can see on the earlier satellite picture of the extent of that cloud it has been dripping its way eastward with the writers cost in the day across more southern and western areas we have also had a little bit of drizzle in the thickest of the cloud further east. to the rest of the evening and overnight, that area of plat will drift further eastwards to become confined towards eastern england in many northern and western areas will see clear skies and with a light winds, clear skies recipe for quite a chilly night to come and maybe a touch of frost in southern scotland and northern ireland and northern england. hughley start for the northern and western areas for friday but plenty of sunshine around and certainly more sunshine around that we have had today. although still eastern england will be quite gray and cloudy at times in a bit of brightness working through here and there and maybe just an odd spot of drizzle and there could be a few showers across scotland. here is where we have best temperatures to the central but otherwise are most its highs in the mid teens. now finally some changes to the weather for this weekend and actually getting an area of low pressure sweeping in from the northwestern that bring a bit of rainfall both saturday and sunday and spreading its way southwards but they will not be that much on it by the time it reaches england and wales so not that useful really will stop it is very dry out there. senator the patient for england and is fine with a higher pressure here with lots of sunshine around and fear were the cloud into the afternoon but much wetter for scotland and northern ireland and some moderate pulses of rain there for the day so that will impact the returns in the north and there'll be quite warm across the areas with highs may be 18 or 19. through saturday night, the rain in the north begins to weaken and as it drips its way southwards he will be patchy by the time it reaches england and wales to start sunday. for the north turning a bit drier and all the cloud cover around it will be a milder night saturday night and what we have had of light. sunday a reversal of fortune as the cloudier skies and outbreaks of light rain will be cross england and wales are for the north it will be drier it was scotland and northern ireland and the fourth of england with glimmers of brightness of wood to higher temperatures there of 16 or 17 and looking at the low teens generally for england and wales was a bank holiday monday most places drive with the odd shimmer around as we head into tuesday and then just a sign, a question that it could turn a bit warmer right across the end of the week. today at six... the head of the united nations comes to ukraine to see for himself the price paid by civilians during the russian invasion. antonio guterres was shown a mass grave and heard first—hand about atrocities committed by russian troops. the war is an obscenity in the 21st century. the war is evil. the foreign office in london confirms the death in ukraine of a british volunteer fighter named as scott sibley. another briton is missing. a damning report on the norfolk and suffolk foundation trust. mental health patients like abigail henry were let down