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counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul. and a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up, ahead of the most important women's boxing clash in history. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says more thani million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the invasion began. ukraine has previously accused russia of taking people across the border against their will. ukraine has also said russia has stolen hundreds of thousands of tonnes of ukrainian grain. according to the agricultural ministry, 1.5 million tonnes of grain is stored in russian—occupied territory. they warn the invasion is a serious threat to international food supply. and the mother of a british humanitarian volunteer, the blockade of ukraine's black sea coast has meant ukraine's monthly grain exports in april dropped to an eighth of the prewar monthly average. in the last few days, the first shipments of ukrainian grain left the ports of constantia in romania and varna in bulgaria under new export deals. meanwhile... and the mother of a british humanitarian volunteer, who's thought to have been captured by russian forces in ukraine, has pleaded for him to be released. tim muffett reports. dylan healy and paul urey — in ukraine to provide humanitarian assistance, but now captured by the russian military, according to a british aid organisation. it is thought they were stopped at a checkpoint as they tried to help a mother and her children leave a village near zaporizhzhia. at her home near preston, paul urey�*s mother explained why, against her wishes, her son had decided to go to ukraine. he said, "i can't sit there, mum, and watch people dying. because they're hungry, they're scared." he said, "i've seen people where they're ducking every time there's a noise." he said, "i can't live with myself." dylan healy was driving the car at the time of the men's capture, according to a british aid organisation. he is described as a trained chef, originally from huntingdon in cambridgeshire. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, the clearing up after russian missile strikes continues, one of which killed a ukrainian journalist working for the american broadcaster radio liberty. in mariupol, the besieged port city, explosions can still be heard. much of the fighting here has stopped, but there are vivid reminders of how intense it was. in virginia, an emotional us defence department spokesman accused vladimir putin of brutality and depravity. it's difficult to look at the... sorry. it's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well—thinking, serious, mature leader would do that. so i can't talk to his psychology, but i think we can all speak to his depravity. for 91 ukrainian refugees, a new beginning. in the village of hartley, near dartford in kent, host families met the people who will be sharing their homes. nadia says her son was so traumatised by the war, he would hide in a wardrobe. she knew they had to try and leave the country. some of my documents, and we were quickly... running? running, yeah, very quickly, because it was terrible. a warm welcome to a new, unfamiliar country, where a new chapter awaits. tim muffett, bbc news. i've been speaking to our correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, about those claims of mass movements of people from ukraine into russia. we had a claim last night from sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, who was speaking to chinese state television, saying that they have evacuated i million people, including 120,000 foreigners, to russia. in terms of the numbers, i think it is probably quite reasonable. in total, 11 million people have been forced from their homes by the war — about half of them to foreign countries. so1 million to russia, that is probably quite realistic. the question comes about the language. so sergei lavrov used the word evacuated. obviously, the implication there being that these are people who have been rescued for humanitarian reasons. this side of the border, here in kyiv, you get a very, very different story. they talk about forced deportations, about people being imprisoned and they've accused russia of, really, war crimes. we were speaking yesterday to iryna vereshchuk. she is the deputy prime minister here. and her accusations were really quite explosive. she suggested that the russians are notjust imprisoning people, but that people that have come back have had signs of torture, have had amputations done without their consent. and there was one bit that was really striking — she suggested that the russians have been trying to do prisoner swaps but not prisoner of war for prisoner of war, but captured civilians for russian prisoners of war. so russian soldiers here. now, if that is true, that is a breach of the geneva conventions. so, as i say, your interpretation of the movement of people very much depends on which side of the border you are standing. there are also claims that farm produce in ukraine is being expropriated by russia. what are you hearing about that? yeah, so you will have heard the phrase ukraine is the breadbasket of europe. this is a huge grain producing of, lots of produce comes from here. the suggestion is that it's the silos down in kherson have been raided by russian forces, with the grain taken down to the crimean peninsula, which obviously they've been controlling for a long time. along with cabbages and otherfarm produce. more than that, it is being suggested that the russians are forcing ukrainian farmers to work on the land for free. and the phrase that was used by ukrainians was, "in slave labour—like conditions." now, there is an interesting bit of history here i think it's worth bringing in. in 1932—1933, there was something called the great famine. they call it holodomor here. and that was basically a man—made famine imposed on the people of ukraine by stalin. and the idea that once again we are seeing russian forces coming in and taking away ukrainian grain is something which is going to bring back very painful memories here for the people. this is a war that has been going on for some time now, but obviously there are fears that it could go on for a lot longer. and every day, volodymyr zelensky addresses the nation. what would your assessment be of where morale is now? i think that if there is one word that has characterised the ukrainian response to this conflict, its defiance. conflict, it's defiance. you hear it said time and again. people didn't give them much of a hope at the start of this. the russians thought they could do it in three days. and really, only the ukrainian believe that they could. and i think that has been personified in the president, in volodymyr zelensky. this man, initially ridiculed as a former actor, has really stepped up. and he has embodied the spirit of defiance of this nation. and i think they think they can do this. and now i think that the european allies who have been giving them so much arms, and the americans of course, i think they are thinking they can do this as well. but, as you say, they know it is going to be a long, long haul. the russians have got a huge amount of equipment, a huge amount of manpower they can bring to bear here, and that is why we saw the americans committing 33 billion. that was a vote of confidence in the ukrainians, i think. but also a recognition that this conflict is not going to be over any time soon. joe inwood in kyiv. some newsjust in to us in the uk... in the uk, lancashire police has confirmed officers searching for missing woman, katie kenyon, have found a body. the discovery was made on friday night after new information about katie's whereabouts. the 33—year—old mother of two was seen getting into a ford transit van in burnley on the morning of 22nd april. a man's appeared in court charged with her murder. here in britain, a conservative mp accused of watching pornography in the house of commons has rejected calls to resign immediately, but said he will stand down if found guilty. neil parish, who's been suspended by the conservatives, has referred himself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards — and suggested he may have viewed the material by mistake. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. neil parish, the mp for tiverton and honiton in devon and chair of a parliamentary committee. we now know he is the mp accused of watching pornography on their phone in the commons chamber. after being suspended by the conservative party, he addressed assembled journalists outside his home. of course it's embarrassing, and it's embarrassing for my wife and family, and so that's my main concern at the moment. i have a very supportive wife, and i thank her for that. was it a mistake? i will await the findings of the inquiry. i am talking about — did you open something by error in the commons? i did, but let the inquiry look at that. he is now facing two potential parliamentary investigations and says he will step down if found guilty. his constituents reacted to the news. it surprises me, but who knows these days? i mean, one hears all sorts of things about all sorts of mps, and you just don't know what the truth is. horrified. it's horrific. who in their right mind would think that was sensible or even 0k? - it'sjust ridiculous. if he has been accused, they have to find proof, really. so, you know, if they find good proof then i don't know... ..how they will deal with it. a neighbouring conservative mp defended neil parish's character. i am very shocked myself. i know neil very well. he is a good friend, a good man and a cracking good mp. and he has done the right thing, of course, in referring this to the parliamentary standards commissioner. and we will all have confidence in her, in kathryn stone, to look into this thoroughly and advise us as to what should happen next. but does an incident like this paint all parliamentarians in a bad light? 0ne fellow mp believes so. all these sorts of stories bring politicians, particularly- politicians, into disrepute. there are a few who maybe shouldn't be there, - but the majority of members of parliament of all sides - work incredibly hard l for their constituents. there are questions now about the political future of neil parish, and the culture in westminster remains in the spotlight. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. ewan murrie is in mr parish's constituency of tiverton, in devon. i spoke to him a little earlier. certainly, the talk of the town here in tiverton. i've been standing in this spot since about six o'clock this morning. lots of people coming up to us, wanting to share their opinions about this. most people, i should say, not very impressed, pretty disappointed that their mp, neil parish, has found himself in this position. he's not normally the sort of person to get himself into trouble. generally pretty well respected. so, yeah, it's really taken a lot of people back — many here speaking to me saying they think he should resign, not even wanting any more information about the circumstances. but there are plenty, too, reserving theirjudgment until we get the full facts as to why it was he was watching this material in parliament, if indeed that is the case — obviously that's still subject to the ongoing investigation. in terms of conservative reaction, most local tory mps not wanting to speak to us, apart from we did hear from gary streeter there. 0ne female tory mp in devon, selaine saxby, spoke to me a bit earlier. she has an office next to neil parish, she says she's bewildered about this news, but she does think it's fair to hold judgment, she says, until she has more details about the facts. 0bviously he has been temporarily suspended from his party, but he does still stand as a member of parliament here in this area, for now. i also spoke to our political correspondent, nick eardley. i suspect that you are going to hear a lot more pressure on him over the next few days. when he gave that brief interview outside his house last night, he made it pretty clear that as things stand he does not intend to quit parliament, but there will be pressure for him to rethink that. have a listen first to his conservative colleague, caroline noakes. ~ , conservative colleague, caroline noakes. , , . ., noakes. well, i fully expected to wake u- noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on _ noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on the _ noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on the wednesday - noakes. well, i fully expected to i wake up on the wednesday morning noakes. well, i fully expected to - wake up on the wednesday morning and find that— wake up on the wednesday morning and find that a _ wake up on the wednesday morning and find that a member of parliament had the whip _ find that a member of parliament had the whip suspended and was very disappointed when there wasn't immediate action by the chief whip to do— immediate action by the chief whip to do that — immediate action by the chief whip to do that. i think it was important, not least because a cloud was hanging over other colleagues' heads _ was hanging over other colleagues' heads because nobody knew the identity— heads because nobody knew the identity and, to be frank, as a female — identity and, to be frank, as a female parliamentarian, iwanted reassurance that the whips were going _ reassurance that the whips were going to — reassurance that the whips were going to take this seriously and act. �* ., , ., ~' going to take this seriously and act. �* ., , ., ~ ., act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate _ act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate it _ act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate it a _ act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate it a bit - to at least investigate it a bit themselves— to at least investigate it a bit themselves first, _ to at least investigate it a bit themselves first, before - to at least investigate it a bit. themselves first, before putting somehody's_ themselves first, before putting somebody's name _ themselves first, before putting somebody's name into - themselves first, before putting somebody's name into the - themselves first, before putting l somebody's name into the public domain. — somebody's name into the public domain, which _ somebody's name into the public domain, which might've - somebody's name into the public domain, which might've been - somebody's name into the public| domain, which might've been the wrong _ domain, which might've been the wrong name _ domain, which might've been the wrong name well, _ domain, which might've been the wrong name well, i— domain, which might've been the wrong name well, i don't - domain, which might've been the wrong name well, i don't see - domain, which might've been the| wrong name well, i don't see how domain, which might've been the i wrong name well, i don't see how it could _ wrong name well, i don't see how it could have — wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been _ wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been the _ wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been the wrong - wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been the wrong name i wrong name well, i don't see how it. could have been the wrong name when two members— could have been the wrong name when two members of— could have been the wrong name when two members of parliament _ could have been the wrong name when two members of parliament indicated i two members of parliament indicated to the _ two members of parliament indicated to the chief_ two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip— two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip in _ two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip in that _ two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip in that meeting i to the chief whip in that meeting that they— to the chief whip in that meeting that they witnessed _ to the chief whip in that meeting that they witnessed this - to the chief whip in that meeting. that they witnessed this behaviour and as— that they witnessed this behaviour and as i_ that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand _ that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand it— that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand it went - that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand it went and i and as i understand it went and corroborated with him that it was the same — corroborated with him that it was the same person later. i do think it is important, when there are allegations like this, that action is swift — allegations like this, that action is swift and the whip took it seriously— is swift and the whip took it seriously and i felt by leaving it until— seriously and i felt by leaving it until friday before we knew that action— until friday before we knew that action had been taken by the whips, itjust _ action had been taken by the whips, itjust felt _ action had been taken by the whips, itjust felt like action had been taken by the whips, it just felt like a necessary dither and deiay~ — itjust felt like a necessary dither and dela . �* ., ~' itjust felt like a necessary dither and dela . �* ., i. ~ and delay. and do you think he can sta as an and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? _ and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, _ and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, i _ and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, i think i and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, i think that i and delay. and do you think he can l stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a — stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation _ stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation where - stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation where neil- stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation where neil has| now have a situation where neil has referred _ now have a situation where neil has referred himself to the standards commissioner, she will investigate and also, — commissioner, she will investigate and also, as i understand it, one of the complainants has gone to the independent complaints agreements, so i independent complaints agreements, so i think— independent complaints agreements, so i think it _ independent complaints agreements, so i think it is right that those investigations are carried out before — investigations are carried out before there is any further action taken _ before there is any further action taken. 50— before there is any further action taken. . before there is any further action taken, ., ., , before there is any further action taken. ., ., , ., taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline _ taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, _ taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, talking i taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, talking to i taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, talking to the today programme on radio four this morning and i think there are almost two things here. there is the criticism which you just heard from ms noakes of the conservative party whips, the people in charge of party discipline, for not acting fast on this, but then there is also the question of whether mr neil parish can be in parliament while this investigation goes on, some mps and liberal democrats saying he should resign and call a by—election. there are something he can't keep his committee positioned with the prominence that as well these investigations continue. we have heard that from a few mps in his own party overnight as well. but have a listen to labour's bridget philipson, who was also on the today programme. i philipson, who was also on the today programme-— programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting _ programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on _ programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on his _ programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on his actions i programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on his actions at i will be reflecting on his actions at what _ will be reflecting on his actions at what we — will be reflecting on his actions at what we have seen is absolutely shocking — what we have seen is absolutely shocking and really, there can be no place _ shocking and really, there can be no place for— shocking and really, there can be no place for that in parliament or any workplace — place for that in parliament or any workplace. it is right that we have made _ workplace. it is right that we have made changes and there are processes there so— made changes and there are processes there so that we can encourage people — there so that we can encourage people to — there so that we can encourage people to come forward and make complaints and i think that is right that process takes its course. right. — that process takes its course. right. so _ that process takes its course. right, so you don't think he should stand _ right, so you don't think he should stand down— right, so you don't think he should stand down immediately, - right, so you don't think he should stand down immediately, it - right, so you don't think he should stand down immediately, it should| stand down immediately, it should wait until— stand down immediately, it should wait until the — stand down immediately, it should wait until the results _ stand down immediately, it should wait until the results of— stand down immediately, it should wait until the results of the - wait until the results of the inquiry? _ wait until the results of the inquiry? i— wait until the results of the inuui ? ~ . wait until the results of the inuui ? ,, ., ,., ., inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, inquiry? i think that is a matter for him. but — inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we _ inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we do _ inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we do have - inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we do have this i inquiry? i think that is a matter- for him, but we do have this process in parliament, that is a good step forward — in parliament, that is a good step forward. we still are not where we need _ forward. we still are not where we need to— forward. we still are not where we need to he, — forward. we still are not where we need to be, but the allegations are incredibly— need to be, but the allegations are incredibly serious. but this does go to a wider— incredibly serious. but this does go to a wider culture, this is one case that the _ to a wider culture, this is one case that the tories have known about for some _ that the tories have known about for some days _ that the tories have known about for some days and failed to take any action _ some days and failed to take any action 50 — some days and failed to take any action. . some days and failed to take any action, ., , some days and failed to take any action. ., , ., �*, action. so that is labour's position- _ action. so that is labour's position. as _ action. so that is labour's position. as things - action. so that is labour's position. as things stand, action. so that is labour's i position. as things stand, this morning the position is that there will be two inquiries, one from the parliamentary standards commissioner, another from parliamentary standards commissioner, anotherfrom the commissioner, another from the independent commissioner, anotherfrom the independent complaints and grievances scheme. they could both impose punishment, if mr parrish is found guilty, from making him apologise to the house of commons to expelling him from parliament. but he did say in that interview last night two things. he was asked specifically, did he open something in error? he said, i did. let the inquiry look at that. he was also asked, would he consider his position? and he said he would not train if he was found guilty. just briefl , train if he was found guilty. just briefly. how _ train if he was found guilty. just briefly, how long will others inquiries take?— briefly, how long will others inuuiries take? . , ., inquiries take? excellent question, i wish inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there — inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was _ inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a _ inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a brief— inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a brief answer- inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a brief answer to i i wish there was a brief answer to that. the simple answer is we don't know, but it could be a while. there have been a few cases recently where they have really run and run. they are often not quick affairs. flick are often not quick affairs. nick eardley there. _ the head of a mosque in the afghan capital, kabul, says at least 50 worshippers were killed in a powerful explosion that struck just after friday prayers, thought to be by a suicide bomber. but taliban authorities in the country say only ten people died. it's the latest in a series of attacks during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. prayers ending in bloodshed. it was the last friday of the holy month of ramadan and yet, for those attending a sufi mosque in western kabul, it was interrupted by an explosion and ended with a clean—up team taking care of the aftermath. translation: when the blast went off, we rushed to carry _ the injured into vehicles. it has been three hours now, but the victims are still being carried out, it is still going on. the number of dead is unclear. religious leaders insist dozens have been killed, and yet the taliban say the death toll is lower. translation: around 300-400 people were there performing rituals _ when the blast went off. i helped to carry 10—15 wounded people and three who were killed to vehicles. this is the latest in a spate of attacks during the holy month. islamic state have claimed some of them, targeting minority muslim communities, like the attack on this mosque in mazari sharif. this is what is left of it after it was bombed and after at least 31 died. attacks have also taken place at schools. it was only last week that at least six people were killed in explosions at this high school in a neighbourhood with a hazara shia community. the taliban say they have a handle on the security situation in afghanistan, and yet, for afghans these killings continue. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the acting premier of the british virgin islands has insisted that there's no need for direct rule to be imposed from london, as recommended by an inquiry set up because of concerns about corruption. the islands' premier, andrew fahie, has appeared in court in the us on drugs trafficking charges. he was detained in miami by us agents posing as members of a mexican drug cartel. women in the uk will be able to get only three months' worth of certain hormone replacement therapy products while they are in short supply. the government is bringing in the temporary limit to ensure more people can get some medication to ease their menopausal symptoms. it's hoped the limits will even out the distribution of in—demand products which have recently experienced supply issues, due to rising demand. china has further tightened covid restrictions in beijing to try to stop the virus spreading, as 21 million people in the capital begin a five—day holiday period. all residents will now need to show digital proof of a negative test result before entering public spaces, including shopping malls and restaurants. and from thursday, the rules will become stricter. meanwhile, shanghai has marked a milestone, recording no new daily covid cases outside of quarantine areas, raising hopes the month—long lockdown there could end soon. let's return to the situation in ukraine. among the country's biggest supporters in the war against russia are its european neighbours — particularly slovakia. it's prime minister eduard heger told hardtalk s stephen sackur in an exclusive interview in bratislava that europe must do whatever it can to ensure that vladimir putin is defeated. this is the office of eduard heger, prime minister of slovakia. his country is on the front line of the war in ukraine. slovakia has taken in tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees and mr heger is an arch advocate of ramping up weapons supplies to kyiv. he says europe must do everything it can to ensure the defeat of vladimir putin. they are fighting for our values and we as neighbours who know that, if they would fail, we will be next. we understand it very much. they have to share their blood. we never had the need for it. but we support them because we understand, and that is why we will be supporting them as much as we can. because we believe in their victory. zelenskiy has been asking for war planes for many weeks. you have mig—29s, which the ukrainians know how to fly. i believe you have roughly a dozen of them. have you yet sent them to ukraine? they haven't asked us. that's what i said. and we are ready. i mean, of course, some of the oration will be needed operation will be needed because we need to have first our space protected. we are already working for months on this. and i think we are getting to a conclusion. at this moment, howitzers, we are going to repair their equipment. but mig—29s, they haven't asked. but if they would, we would gladly speak about that. your people are preparing those captured russian tanks and sending your people are repairing those captured russian tanks and sending them back to ukraine for the ukrainians to use? yeah, the agreement is almost at the final stages. but when it comes to confronting vladimir putin, slovakia has one big problem. it is still massively reliant on russian gas. and now russia wants payment in roubles. will slovakia bow to moscow's demands? well, it's complicated. we are doing everything possible to disconnect as soon as possible from the russian gas and the russian oil. as i said, we are now building — and it is in the final stage — an interconnector between poland and slovakia. we are in very strong negotiations and discussions with poland because we will need an alternative and that is going to be most likely lng. and we could bring it through their sea and through their infrastructure into slovakia. but at this moment, we are landlocked. what we've seen is poland and bulgaria, too, categorically state, "we will not accede to russia's demands that we in future pay for our gas in roubles." now, as a result, russia has stopped all gas supplies to those two countries. will you, here and now, with me, say, "we in slovakia will not bow to russia's demand that we pay in roubles"? the initiative that we will pay in euros was the initiative driven by slovakia. we are the ones that, friday, where we sat and recalled all the countries, and we said, "please, we need to stay united." 0ur payment goes until the 20th of may. that's when the next payment needs to be. and that's why we have still time and we need to develop the solution. thanks to the ukraine war, slovakia is a small country under enormous pressure, and the prime minister knows that pressure could yet intensify and last for years. stephen sackur, bbc news, bratislava. and you can see that hardtalk interview in full here on bbc news. check your local listings for details. get in touch with me any time on twitter. thank you for your company. you're watching bbc news. hello there. another bank holiday weekend, but a weekend of contrasting weather conditions across the country. if it is sunshine you are after, you have plenty of that across england and wales, despite a late frost first thing this morning, blue sky and sunshine set to continue, but a different story further north and west, a weather front bringing cloud and eventually rain into scotland and eventually rain into scotland and northern ireland today. here it is and you can see a few more eyes around the globe, so breezy around here is that high pressure is squeezing further south, so outbreaks of rain so far today in northern ireland and north—west of the great glen, but gradually drifting eastwards and that is going to mask any bright early morning brightness into aberdeenshire and the scottish borders. the winds are strengthening as well and some of that rain quite heavy for a time and exposed west coasts, so the best of the sunshine for england and wales, here with light winds and that is likely we are not going to see as much cloud coming in off the north sea, so more sunshine here on the east coasts and temperatures peaking at around 17 degrees, 63 fahrenheit. not the case under the powdered rain, here noticeably cooler with around 11 or 12. through the night tonight, that rain sinks south, putting a blanket of cloud with its head of the rain, so frost 3 first thing on sunday morning, but there will be outbreaks of rain and favoured spots first thing look outbursts across the west coast of wales, but as the rain will weaken off and fragment as it goes east, but a different story into scotland and northern ireland, brighter and as a consequence a bit warmer and highs of 17 degrees here to sunday afternoon. into bank holiday monday, largely dry for most of us, but rather grey again, cloud an issue. and the northerly wind will start to pick up into the far north of scotland, triggering a few showers perhaps down through the scottish borders and the pennines, but it will bring a noticeable difference to the feel of the weather, 7—10 here, but further south with a bit more shelter and more sunshine, we might see temperatures peaking at 17 celsius. we keep the cloudy theme, but slightly cooler tuesday into wednesday, but no significant rain for the next days to come. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... moscow claims that more than a million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain from territory its forces occupy. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the alleged grain theft. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. a british mp accused of watching pornography in parliament rejects calls to resign — saying he will stand down if an inquiry finds him guilty. emergency workers are still counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul. now on bbc news: dateline london.

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counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul. and a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up, ahead of the most important women's boxing clash in history. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says more thani million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the invasion began. ukraine has previously accused russia of taking people across the border against their will. ukraine has also said russia has stolen hundreds of thousands of tonnes of ukrainian grain. according to the agricultural ministry, 1.5 million tonnes of grain is stored in russian—occupied territory. they warn the invasion is a serious threat to international food supply. and the mother of a british humanitarian volunteer, the blockade of ukraine's black sea coast has meant ukraine's monthly grain exports in april dropped to an eighth of the prewar monthly average. in the last few days, the first shipments of ukrainian grain left the ports of constantia in romania and varna in bulgaria under new export deals. meanwhile... and the mother of a british humanitarian volunteer, who's thought to have been captured by russian forces in ukraine, has pleaded for him to be released. tim muffett reports. dylan healy and paul urey — in ukraine to provide humanitarian assistance, but now captured by the russian military, according to a british aid organisation. it is thought they were stopped at a checkpoint as they tried to help a mother and her children leave a village near zaporizhzhia. at her home near preston, paul urey�*s mother explained why, against her wishes, her son had decided to go to ukraine. he said, "i can't sit there, mum, and watch people dying. because they're hungry, they're scared." he said, "i've seen people where they're ducking every time there's a noise." he said, "i can't live with myself." dylan healy was driving the car at the time of the men's capture, according to a british aid organisation. he is described as a trained chef, originally from huntingdon in cambridgeshire. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, the clearing up after russian missile strikes continues, one of which killed a ukrainian journalist working for the american broadcaster radio liberty. in mariupol, the besieged port city, explosions can still be heard. much of the fighting here has stopped, but there are vivid reminders of how intense it was. in virginia, an emotional us defence department spokesman accused vladimir putin of brutality and depravity. it's difficult to look at the... sorry. it's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well—thinking, serious, mature leader would do that. so i can't talk to his psychology, but i think we can all speak to his depravity. for 91 ukrainian refugees, a new beginning. in the village of hartley, near dartford in kent, host families met the people who will be sharing their homes. nadia says her son was so traumatised by the war, he would hide in a wardrobe. she knew they had to try and leave the country. some of my documents, and we were quickly... running? running, yeah, very quickly, because it was terrible. a warm welcome to a new, unfamiliar country, where a new chapter awaits. tim muffett, bbc news. i've been speaking to our correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, about those claims of mass movements of people from ukraine into russia. we had a claim last night from sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, who was speaking to chinese state television, saying that they have evacuated i million people, including 120,000 foreigners, to russia. in terms of the numbers, i think it is probably quite reasonable. in total, 11 million people have been forced from their homes by the war — about half of them to foreign countries. so1 million to russia, that is probably quite realistic. the question comes about the language. so sergei lavrov used the word evacuated. obviously, the implication there being that these are people who have been rescued for humanitarian reasons. this side of the border, here in kyiv, you get a very, very different story. they talk about forced deportations, about people being imprisoned and they've accused russia of, really, war crimes. we were speaking yesterday to iryna vereshchuk. she is the deputy prime minister here. and her accusations were really quite explosive. she suggested that the russians are notjust imprisoning people, but that people that have come back have had signs of torture, have had amputations done without their consent. and there was one bit that was really striking — she suggested that the russians have been trying to do prisoner swaps but not prisoner of war for prisoner of war, but captured civilians for russian prisoners of war. so russian soldiers here. now, if that is true, that is a breach of the geneva conventions. so, as i say, your interpretation of the movement of people very much depends on which side of the border you are standing. there are also claims that farm produce in ukraine is being expropriated by russia. what are you hearing about that? yeah, so you will have heard the phrase ukraine is the breadbasket of europe. this is a huge grain producing of, lots of produce comes from here. the suggestion is that it's the silos down in kherson have been raided by russian forces, with the grain taken down to the crimean peninsula, which obviously they've been controlling for a long time. along with cabbages and otherfarm produce. more than that, it is being suggested that the russians are forcing ukrainian farmers to work on the land for free. and the phrase that was used by ukrainians was, "in slave labour—like conditions." now, there is an interesting bit of history here i think it's worth bringing in. in 1932—1933, there was something called the great famine. they call it holodomor here. and that was basically a man—made famine imposed on the people of ukraine by stalin. and the idea that once again we are seeing russian forces coming in and taking away ukrainian grain is something which is going to bring back very painful memories here for the people. this is a war that has been going on for some time now, but obviously there are fears that it could go on for a lot longer. and every day, volodymyr zelensky addresses the nation. what would your assessment be of where morale is now? i think that if there is one word that has characterised the ukrainian response to this conflict, its defiance. conflict, it's defiance. you hear it said time and again. people didn't give them much of a hope at the start of this. the russians thought they could do it in three days. and really, only the ukrainian believe that they could. and i think that has been personified in the president, in volodymyr zelensky. this man, initially ridiculed as a former actor, has really stepped up. and he has embodied the spirit of defiance of this nation. and i think they think they can do this. and now i think that the european allies who have been giving them so much arms, and the americans of course, i think they are thinking they can do this as well. but, as you say, they know it is going to be a long, long haul. the russians have got a huge amount of equipment, a huge amount of manpower they can bring to bear here, and that is why we saw the americans committing 33 billion. that was a vote of confidence in the ukrainians, i think. but also a recognition that this conflict is not going to be over any time soon. joe inwood in kyiv. some newsjust in to us in the uk... in the uk, lancashire police has confirmed officers searching for missing woman, katie kenyon, have found a body. the discovery was made on friday night after new information about katie's whereabouts. the 33—year—old mother of two was seen getting into a ford transit van in burnley on the morning of 22nd april. a man's appeared in court charged with her murder. here in britain, a conservative mp accused of watching pornography in the house of commons has rejected calls to resign immediately, but said he will stand down if found guilty. neil parish, who's been suspended by the conservatives, has referred himself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards — and suggested he may have viewed the material by mistake. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. neil parish, the mp for tiverton and honiton in devon and chair of a parliamentary committee. we now know he is the mp accused of watching pornography on their phone in the commons chamber. after being suspended by the conservative party, he addressed assembled journalists outside his home. of course it's embarrassing, and it's embarrassing for my wife and family, and so that's my main concern at the moment. i have a very supportive wife, and i thank her for that. was it a mistake? i will await the findings of the inquiry. i am talking about — did you open something by error in the commons? i did, but let the inquiry look at that. he is now facing two potential parliamentary investigations and says he will step down if found guilty. his constituents reacted to the news. it surprises me, but who knows these days? i mean, one hears all sorts of things about all sorts of mps, and you just don't know what the truth is. horrified. it's horrific. who in their right mind would think that was sensible or even 0k? - it'sjust ridiculous. if he has been accused, they have to find proof, really. so, you know, if they find good proof then i don't know... ..how they will deal with it. a neighbouring conservative mp defended neil parish's character. i am very shocked myself. i know neil very well. he is a good friend, a good man and a cracking good mp. and he has done the right thing, of course, in referring this to the parliamentary standards commissioner. and we will all have confidence in her, in kathryn stone, to look into this thoroughly and advise us as to what should happen next. but does an incident like this paint all parliamentarians in a bad light? 0ne fellow mp believes so. all these sorts of stories bring politicians, particularly- politicians, into disrepute. there are a few who maybe shouldn't be there, - but the majority of members of parliament of all sides - work incredibly hard l for their constituents. there are questions now about the political future of neil parish, and the culture in westminster remains in the spotlight. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. ewan murrie is in mr parish's constituency of tiverton, in devon. i spoke to him a little earlier. certainly, the talk of the town here in tiverton. i've been standing in this spot since about six o'clock this morning. lots of people coming up to us, wanting to share their opinions about this. most people, i should say, not very impressed, pretty disappointed that their mp, neil parish, has found himself in this position. he's not normally the sort of person to get himself into trouble. generally pretty well respected. so, yeah, it's really taken a lot of people back — many here speaking to me saying they think he should resign, not even wanting any more information about the circumstances. but there are plenty, too, reserving theirjudgment until we get the full facts as to why it was he was watching this material in parliament, if indeed that is the case — obviously that's still subject to the ongoing investigation. in terms of conservative reaction, most local tory mps not wanting to speak to us, apart from we did hear from gary streeter there. 0ne female tory mp in devon, selaine saxby, spoke to me a bit earlier. she has an office next to neil parish, she says she's bewildered about this news, but she does think it's fair to hold judgment, she says, until she has more details about the facts. 0bviously he has been temporarily suspended from his party, but he does still stand as a member of parliament here in this area, for now. i also spoke to our political correspondent, nick eardley. i suspect that you are going to hear a lot more pressure on him over the next few days. when he gave that brief interview outside his house last night, he made it pretty clear that as things stand he does not intend to quit parliament, but there will be pressure for him to rethink that. have a listen first to his conservative colleague, caroline noakes. ~ , conservative colleague, caroline noakes. , , . ., noakes. well, i fully expected to wake u- noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on _ noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on the _ noakes. well, i fully expected to wake up on the wednesday - noakes. well, i fully expected to i wake up on the wednesday morning noakes. well, i fully expected to - wake up on the wednesday morning and find that— wake up on the wednesday morning and find that a _ wake up on the wednesday morning and find that a member of parliament had the whip _ find that a member of parliament had the whip suspended and was very disappointed when there wasn't immediate action by the chief whip to do— immediate action by the chief whip to do that — immediate action by the chief whip to do that. i think it was important, not least because a cloud was hanging over other colleagues' heads _ was hanging over other colleagues' heads because nobody knew the identity— heads because nobody knew the identity and, to be frank, as a female — identity and, to be frank, as a female parliamentarian, iwanted reassurance that the whips were going _ reassurance that the whips were going to — reassurance that the whips were going to take this seriously and act. �* ., , ., ~' going to take this seriously and act. �* ., , ., ~ ., act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate _ act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate it _ act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate it a _ act. but do you think that he needed to at least investigate it a bit - to at least investigate it a bit themselves— to at least investigate it a bit themselves first, _ to at least investigate it a bit themselves first, before - to at least investigate it a bit. themselves first, before putting somehody's_ themselves first, before putting somebody's name _ themselves first, before putting somebody's name into - themselves first, before putting somebody's name into the - themselves first, before putting l somebody's name into the public domain. — somebody's name into the public domain, which _ somebody's name into the public domain, which might've - somebody's name into the public domain, which might've been - somebody's name into the public| domain, which might've been the wrong _ domain, which might've been the wrong name _ domain, which might've been the wrong name well, _ domain, which might've been the wrong name well, i— domain, which might've been the wrong name well, i don't - domain, which might've been the wrong name well, i don't see - domain, which might've been the| wrong name well, i don't see how domain, which might've been the i wrong name well, i don't see how it could _ wrong name well, i don't see how it could have — wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been _ wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been the _ wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been the wrong - wrong name well, i don't see how it could have been the wrong name i wrong name well, i don't see how it. could have been the wrong name when two members— could have been the wrong name when two members of— could have been the wrong name when two members of parliament _ could have been the wrong name when two members of parliament indicated i two members of parliament indicated to the _ two members of parliament indicated to the chief_ two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip— two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip in _ two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip in that _ two members of parliament indicated to the chief whip in that meeting i to the chief whip in that meeting that they— to the chief whip in that meeting that they witnessed _ to the chief whip in that meeting that they witnessed this - to the chief whip in that meeting. that they witnessed this behaviour and as— that they witnessed this behaviour and as i_ that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand _ that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand it— that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand it went - that they witnessed this behaviour and as i understand it went and i and as i understand it went and corroborated with him that it was the same — corroborated with him that it was the same person later. i do think it is important, when there are allegations like this, that action is swift — allegations like this, that action is swift and the whip took it seriously— is swift and the whip took it seriously and i felt by leaving it until— seriously and i felt by leaving it until friday before we knew that action— until friday before we knew that action had been taken by the whips, itjust _ action had been taken by the whips, itjust felt _ action had been taken by the whips, itjust felt like action had been taken by the whips, it just felt like a necessary dither and deiay~ — itjust felt like a necessary dither and dela . �* ., ~' itjust felt like a necessary dither and dela . �* ., i. ~ and delay. and do you think he can sta as an and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? _ and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, _ and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, i _ and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, i think i and delay. and do you think he can stay as an mp? well, i think that i and delay. and do you think he can l stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a — stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation _ stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation where - stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation where neil- stay as an mp? well, i think that we now have a situation where neil has| now have a situation where neil has referred _ now have a situation where neil has referred himself to the standards commissioner, she will investigate and also, — commissioner, she will investigate and also, as i understand it, one of the complainants has gone to the independent complaints agreements, so i independent complaints agreements, so i think— independent complaints agreements, so i think it _ independent complaints agreements, so i think it is right that those investigations are carried out before — investigations are carried out before there is any further action taken _ before there is any further action taken. 50— before there is any further action taken. . before there is any further action taken, ., ., , before there is any further action taken. ., ., , ., taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline _ taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, _ taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, talking i taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, talking to i taken. so that was the conservative mp, caroline noakes, talking to the today programme on radio four this morning and i think there are almost two things here. there is the criticism which you just heard from ms noakes of the conservative party whips, the people in charge of party discipline, for not acting fast on this, but then there is also the question of whether mr neil parish can be in parliament while this investigation goes on, some mps and liberal democrats saying he should resign and call a by—election. there are something he can't keep his committee positioned with the prominence that as well these investigations continue. we have heard that from a few mps in his own party overnight as well. but have a listen to labour's bridget philipson, who was also on the today programme. i philipson, who was also on the today programme-— programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting _ programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on _ programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on his _ programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on his actions i programme. i think this weekend he will be reflecting on his actions at i will be reflecting on his actions at what _ will be reflecting on his actions at what we — will be reflecting on his actions at what we have seen is absolutely shocking — what we have seen is absolutely shocking and really, there can be no place _ shocking and really, there can be no place for— shocking and really, there can be no place for that in parliament or any workplace — place for that in parliament or any workplace. it is right that we have made _ workplace. it is right that we have made changes and there are processes there so— made changes and there are processes there so that we can encourage people — there so that we can encourage people to — there so that we can encourage people to come forward and make complaints and i think that is right that process takes its course. right. — that process takes its course. right. so _ that process takes its course. right, so you don't think he should stand _ right, so you don't think he should stand down— right, so you don't think he should stand down immediately, - right, so you don't think he should stand down immediately, it - right, so you don't think he should stand down immediately, it should| stand down immediately, it should wait until— stand down immediately, it should wait until the — stand down immediately, it should wait until the results _ stand down immediately, it should wait until the results of— stand down immediately, it should wait until the results of the - wait until the results of the inquiry? _ wait until the results of the inquiry? i— wait until the results of the inuui ? ~ . wait until the results of the inuui ? ,, ., ,., ., inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, inquiry? i think that is a matter for him. but — inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we _ inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we do _ inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we do have - inquiry? i think that is a matter for him, but we do have this i inquiry? i think that is a matter- for him, but we do have this process in parliament, that is a good step forward — in parliament, that is a good step forward. we still are not where we need _ forward. we still are not where we need to— forward. we still are not where we need to he, — forward. we still are not where we need to be, but the allegations are incredibly— need to be, but the allegations are incredibly serious. but this does go to a wider— incredibly serious. but this does go to a wider culture, this is one case that the _ to a wider culture, this is one case that the tories have known about for some _ that the tories have known about for some days _ that the tories have known about for some days and failed to take any action _ some days and failed to take any action 50 — some days and failed to take any action. . some days and failed to take any action, ., , some days and failed to take any action. ., , ., �*, action. so that is labour's position- _ action. so that is labour's position. as _ action. so that is labour's position. as things - action. so that is labour's position. as things stand, action. so that is labour's i position. as things stand, this morning the position is that there will be two inquiries, one from the parliamentary standards commissioner, another from parliamentary standards commissioner, anotherfrom the commissioner, another from the independent commissioner, anotherfrom the independent complaints and grievances scheme. they could both impose punishment, if mr parrish is found guilty, from making him apologise to the house of commons to expelling him from parliament. but he did say in that interview last night two things. he was asked specifically, did he open something in error? he said, i did. let the inquiry look at that. he was also asked, would he consider his position? and he said he would not train if he was found guilty. just briefl , train if he was found guilty. just briefly. how _ train if he was found guilty. just briefly, how long will others inquiries take?— briefly, how long will others inuuiries take? . , ., inquiries take? excellent question, i wish inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there — inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was _ inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a _ inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a brief— inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a brief answer- inquiries take? excellent question, i wish there was a brief answer to i i wish there was a brief answer to that. the simple answer is we don't know, but it could be a while. there have been a few cases recently where they have really run and run. they are often not quick affairs. flick are often not quick affairs. nick eardley there. _ the head of a mosque in the afghan capital, kabul, says at least 50 worshippers were killed in a powerful explosion that struck just after friday prayers, thought to be by a suicide bomber. but taliban authorities in the country say only ten people died. it's the latest in a series of attacks during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. prayers ending in bloodshed. it was the last friday of the holy month of ramadan and yet, for those attending a sufi mosque in western kabul, it was interrupted by an explosion and ended with a clean—up team taking care of the aftermath. translation: when the blast went off, we rushed to carry _ the injured into vehicles. it has been three hours now, but the victims are still being carried out, it is still going on. the number of dead is unclear. religious leaders insist dozens have been killed, and yet the taliban say the death toll is lower. translation: around 300-400 people were there performing rituals _ when the blast went off. i helped to carry 10—15 wounded people and three who were killed to vehicles. this is the latest in a spate of attacks during the holy month. islamic state have claimed some of them, targeting minority muslim communities, like the attack on this mosque in mazari sharif. this is what is left of it after it was bombed and after at least 31 died. attacks have also taken place at schools. it was only last week that at least six people were killed in explosions at this high school in a neighbourhood with a hazara shia community. the taliban say they have a handle on the security situation in afghanistan, and yet, for afghans these killings continue. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the acting premier of the british virgin islands has insisted that there's no need for direct rule to be imposed from london, as recommended by an inquiry set up because of concerns about corruption. the islands' premier, andrew fahie, has appeared in court in the us on drugs trafficking charges. he was detained in miami by us agents posing as members of a mexican drug cartel. women in the uk will be able to get only three months' worth of certain hormone replacement therapy products while they are in short supply. the government is bringing in the temporary limit to ensure more people can get some medication to ease their menopausal symptoms. it's hoped the limits will even out the distribution of in—demand products which have recently experienced supply issues, due to rising demand. china has further tightened covid restrictions in beijing to try to stop the virus spreading, as 21 million people in the capital begin a five—day holiday period. all residents will now need to show digital proof of a negative test result before entering public spaces, including shopping malls and restaurants. and from thursday, the rules will become stricter. meanwhile, shanghai has marked a milestone, recording no new daily covid cases outside of quarantine areas, raising hopes the month—long lockdown there could end soon. let's return to the situation in ukraine. among the country's biggest supporters in the war against russia are its european neighbours — particularly slovakia. it's prime minister eduard heger told hardtalk s stephen sackur in an exclusive interview in bratislava that europe must do whatever it can to ensure that vladimir putin is defeated. this is the office of eduard heger, prime minister of slovakia. his country is on the front line of the war in ukraine. slovakia has taken in tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees and mr heger is an arch advocate of ramping up weapons supplies to kyiv. he says europe must do everything it can to ensure the defeat of vladimir putin. they are fighting for our values and we as neighbours who know that, if they would fail, we will be next. we understand it very much. they have to share their blood. we never had the need for it. but we support them because we understand, and that is why we will be supporting them as much as we can. because we believe in their victory. zelenskiy has been asking for war planes for many weeks. you have mig—29s, which the ukrainians know how to fly. i believe you have roughly a dozen of them. have you yet sent them to ukraine? they haven't asked us. that's what i said. and we are ready. i mean, of course, some of the oration will be needed operation will be needed because we need to have first our space protected. we are already working for months on this. and i think we are getting to a conclusion. at this moment, howitzers, we are going to repair their equipment. but mig—29s, they haven't asked. but if they would, we would gladly speak about that. your people are preparing those captured russian tanks and sending your people are repairing those captured russian tanks and sending them back to ukraine for the ukrainians to use? yeah, the agreement is almost at the final stages. but when it comes to confronting vladimir putin, slovakia has one big problem. it is still massively reliant on russian gas. and now russia wants payment in roubles. will slovakia bow to moscow's demands? well, it's complicated. we are doing everything possible to disconnect as soon as possible from the russian gas and the russian oil. as i said, we are now building — and it is in the final stage — an interconnector between poland and slovakia. we are in very strong negotiations and discussions with poland because we will need an alternative and that is going to be most likely lng. and we could bring it through their sea and through their infrastructure into slovakia. but at this moment, we are landlocked. what we've seen is poland and bulgaria, too, categorically state, "we will not accede to russia's demands that we in future pay for our gas in roubles." now, as a result, russia has stopped all gas supplies to those two countries. will you, here and now, with me, say, "we in slovakia will not bow to russia's demand that we pay in roubles"? the initiative that we will pay in euros was the initiative driven by slovakia. we are the ones that, friday, where we sat and recalled all the countries, and we said, "please, we need to stay united." 0ur payment goes until the 20th of may. that's when the next payment needs to be. and that's why we have still time and we need to develop the solution. thanks to the ukraine war, slovakia is a small country under enormous pressure, and the prime minister knows that pressure could yet intensify and last for years. stephen sackur, bbc news, bratislava. and you can see that hardtalk interview in full here on bbc news. check your local listings for details. get in touch with me any time on twitter. thank you for your company. you're watching bbc news. hello there. another bank holiday weekend, but a weekend of contrasting weather conditions across the country. if it is sunshine you are after, you have plenty of that across england and wales, despite a late frost first thing this morning, blue sky and sunshine set to continue, but a different story further north and west, a weather front bringing cloud and eventually rain into scotland and eventually rain into scotland and northern ireland today. here it is and you can see a few more eyes around the globe, so breezy around here is that high pressure is squeezing further south, so outbreaks of rain so far today in northern ireland and north—west of the great glen, but gradually drifting eastwards and that is going to mask any bright early morning brightness into aberdeenshire and the scottish borders. the winds are strengthening as well and some of that rain quite heavy for a time and exposed west coasts, so the best of the sunshine for england and wales, here with light winds and that is likely we are not going to see as much cloud coming in off the north sea, so more sunshine here on the east coasts and temperatures peaking at around 17 degrees, 63 fahrenheit. not the case under the powdered rain, here noticeably cooler with around 11 or 12. through the night tonight, that rain sinks south, putting a blanket of cloud with its head of the rain, so frost 3 first thing on sunday morning, but there will be outbreaks of rain and favoured spots first thing look outbursts across the west coast of wales, but as the rain will weaken off and fragment as it goes east, but a different story into scotland and northern ireland, brighter and as a consequence a bit warmer and highs of 17 degrees here to sunday afternoon. into bank holiday monday, largely dry for most of us, but rather grey again, cloud an issue. and the northerly wind will start to pick up into the far north of scotland, triggering a few showers perhaps down through the scottish borders and the pennines, but it will bring a noticeable difference to the feel of the weather, 7—10 here, but further south with a bit more shelter and more sunshine, we might see temperatures peaking at 17 celsius. we keep the cloudy theme, but slightly cooler tuesday into wednesday, but no significant rain for the next days to come. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... moscow claims that more than a million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain from territory its forces occupy. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the alleged grain theft. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. a british mp accused of watching pornography in parliament rejects calls to resign — saying he will stand down if an inquiry finds him guilty. emergency workers are still counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul. now on bbc news: dateline london.

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