said conservative whips had delayed before suspending mr parish from the party. he's rejected calls to resign his seat, saying he'll stand down if found guilty by a parliamentary investigation. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. neil parish is not a household name, but allegations against him are dominating the headlines. he is facing two investigations over claims that he watched pornography in parliament. some are calling for him to resign immediately. this is what he told reporters last night. i will await the findings of the inquiry and then i will consider my position. i will not remain if i am found guilty. did position. i will not remain if i am found guilty-— found guilty. did you open up something — found guilty. did you open up something by _ found guilty. did you open up something by error— found guilty. did you open up something by error in - found guilty. did you open up something by error in the - found guilty. did you open up - something by error in the comments? i did, but that the inquiry look at that. in i did, but that the inquiry look at that. , ., . ., , . , that. in his tiverton constituency toda , that. in his tiverton constituency today. voters — that. in his tiverton constituency today, voters had _ that. in his tiverton constituency today, voters had different - that. in his tiverton constituencyl today, voters had different views. if you're doing stuff like that, in my opinion he should go. it’s if you're doing stuff like that, in my opinion he should go. it's up to the individual _ my opinion he should go. it's up to the individual what _ my opinion he should go. it's up to the individual what he _ my opinion he should go. it's up to the individual what he wants - my opinion he should go. it's up to the individual what he wants to - my opinion he should go. it's up toi the individual what he wants to do. and it's _ the individual what he wants to do. and it's up — the individual what he wants to do. and it's up to the people in parliament, what they want to do. we can't judge, _ parliament, what they want to do. we can'tjudge, because we all make mistakes — can'tjudge, because we all make mistakes. that's the way it has to be, i'rn _ mistakes. that's the way it has to be, i'm afraid.— mistakes. that's the way it has to be, i'm afraid. the allegations were first raised on _ be, i'm afraid. the allegations were first raised on tuesday, _ be, i'm afraid. the allegations were first raised on tuesday, when - be, i'm afraid. the allegations were first raised on tuesday, when two i first raised on tuesday, when two female mps raised concerns in a meeting behind closed doors. but it wasn't until yesterday that mr parish was suspended as a conservative mp. a senior tory mp said she was disappointed that immediate action wasn't taken. i think it was important, not least because a cloud was hanging over other colleagues' heads because nobody knew the identity and to be frank as a female parliamentarian, i wanted reassurance from the whips that they were going to take this seriously and act. ads, that they were going to take this seriously and act.— seriously and act. a government minister said _ seriously and act. a government minister said that _ seriously and act. a government minister said that due _ seriously and act. a government minister said that due process . seriously and act. a government l minister said that due process was important, and labour agree the investigation should be allowed to figure out what happened.- figure out what happened. really, there can be _ figure out what happened. really, there can be no _ figure out what happened. really, there can be no place _ figure out what happened. really, there can be no place for- figure out what happened. really, there can be no place for that - figure out what happened. really, there can be no place for that in l there can be no place for that in parliament or any workplace. it's right that we have made changes and that there are processes so that we can encourage people to come forward and make complaints. and it's right that that process takes its course. mr parry said last night that he intends to continue as an mp while investigations are continuing —— mr parish. but the snp have said he should stand down as a committee chair. the lib dems want him to quit parliament altogether. and nick is here now. what has the latest development been? , . ., ., , what has the latest development been? , ., , ., been? the expectation is that neil pafish been? the expectation is that neil parish will resign _ been? the expectation is that neil parish will resign as _ been? the expectation is that neil parish will resign as an _ been? the expectation is that neil parish will resign as an mp. - been? the expectation is that neil parish will resign as an mp. we i been? the expectation is that neil| parish will resign as an mp. we are expecting him to confirm that later this afternoon. clearly, things have changed since he gave that statement outside his home last night and said he intended to continue while these investigations were continuing. we have not heard from him about his reasons for changing his mind yet, but as i say, the expectation now is that in the next few hours, mr parish will announce that he is standing now from parliament. but even after that, i think you will continue to hear questions like you heard from caroline nokes there about how seriously some of these accusations have been dealt with, how quickly parliament is moving to deal with them and whether more can be done to tackle the overall culture in westminster. thank you, nick. the ministry of defence says russia has been forced to merge and redeploy some of its forces in ukraine because of failed advances in the north—east of the country. the mod blamed tactical shortcomings including inconsistent air support. in the last few weeks, moscow has refocused its efforts in the country's east and ukraine's army have released pictures today showing what is says are strikes on russian reinforcements to the area around the city of izyum, a key battleground in the kharkiv region. meanwhile, less than 20 miles from the southern front lines is the city of mykolaiv. on the black sea coast, it stands between the russian army and odesa. shelled nearly daily, it's been without running water for over two weeks. caroline davies has been speaking to those who live on a city caroline davies has been speaking to those who live in a city on the edge of the war. birdsong in mykolaiv. spring has arrived, but there's little sign of a new beginning. we're in the south of the city at the moment with the bomb disposal unit. they're following up on reports that they've had of multiple rockets have landed, and then checking to see if they can make the area safe. through a suburban front yard into what remains of valery�*s sitting room. a rocket hit his home two days ago. translation: there was a strong explosion and when the rocket fell here, there was a massive shock wave. books, my things, everything is damaged. the unit move from home to home, removing a rocket from a front room and a section of an unexploded bomb from the driveway. the city is less than 20 miles from the front line and has been heavily shelled since the beginning of the war. this children's hospital was hit a little over three weeks ago. translation: at the moment, we've got used to the situation, and it is scary. you don't know what comes tomorrow, what comes within an hour, what may happen to your relatives, to your patients. in the premature babies' ward, care continues. the windows have been blocked and the unit have relocated into the centre of the building. translation: we can't evacuate children who need artificial ventilation. we can't close the department, because there are other children who may need our help. dotted around the city, people queue to refill their bottles at tankers or at natural springs. mykolaiv has been without running water since the supply was cut off after russian shelling more than two weeks ago. now, even the fire brigade have to find new ways to refill. here, it's our bathroom. no water too. grandmother tatiana has decided to stay in the city despite the constant shelling and lack of water. it's not easy, but what we can do? i was trying to join the army, but they say that "you are a little bit too old. and another problem, you are nearly blind". i said, "maybe i am nearly blind, but i can smell a russian tank, ok?" if it will be necessary, if russians will come here, of course i will fight. after months of living on the edge of the battle, mykolaiv has found a way to continue. but the constant threat from russia sits just over the horizon. caroline davies, bbc news, mykolaiv. a body has been found by police searching for a woman who went missing more than a week ago. 33—year—old mother of two katie kenyon was last seen getting into a ford transit van in burnley on 22nd april. 50—year—old andrew burfield has been charged with her murder. our correspondent helena wilkinsonjoins us now. helena, what more can you tell us? this is obviously absolutely devastating news for katie's family. her family had devastating news for katie's family. herfamily had previously devastating news for katie's family. her family had previously said devastating news for katie's family. herfamily had previously said her disappearance is completely out of character. now more than 60 specialist officers from four police forces have been searching for the 33—year—old. they have been scouring dense woodland and it was on thursday when they focused on a particular area of woodland in the forest of bowland after receiving information from a member of the public. there was a reported sighting of the van that they appeal to the public for, and in the last few hours lancashire police have released a statement to say that last night, they found a body in an area of that woodland. they cannot at this stage identify the woman, but they do believe it is katie, they say, and herfamily but they do believe it is katie, they say, and her family have but they do believe it is katie, they say, and herfamily have been supported by specialist officers. as you at the new york venue tonight. the undefeated katie taylor of ireland and puerto rico's amanda serrano will face off in what's been billed as the biggest fight in women's boxing. it will be the sixth time taylor has put her belts on the line since winning them injune 2019. the enormity of the occasion shows just how far female boxing has come, and taylor says she proud to have played a part in that. and taylor says she's proud to have played a part in that. in rugby, it's the final weekend of the women's six nations, with wales taking on italy now at cardiff arms park. ireland face off against scotland this evening and in just over an hour, reigning champions england will play france in the southern city of bayonne. jo currie is there now. yes, six weeks of rugby and it all comes down to this. just like last year, england are taking on france in the title decider. this year, england are looking to lift the trophy for a fourth consecutive time and like last year, they start as favourites. they come into this game off the back of an incredible 22 game winning streak. as a result, they are currently ranked number one in the world and france haven't beaten them since 2018. but this will be no walk in the park. just like england, france are currently unbeaten in the tournament so far, so it's going to be a grand slam deciderfor both of so it's going to be a grand slam decider for both of them. but for france, they will have the support of a sell—out home crowd with 12,000 fans expected to turn out here in the south of france. very few of those are expected to be english. elsewhere, wales are looking to finish the tournament on a high, looking for their third victory of the women's six nations. they have got work to do at cardiff arms park, currently trailing italy 7—0. and today's final game of the women's six nations sees ireland host scotland at 8pm. here, the game kicks off at 2:15pm. the cad are getting behind the french players who are currently out on the pitch, doing bits and warm up —— the crowd are getting behind them. these two sides have played each other more than england and france. this is a real rivalry between these two and whoever lifts the trophy this afternoon will not only have the gravitas of being a champions for this year, they will also enjoy a boost ahead of this year's world cup, which is being held in new zealand in october at the end of this year. england's regular skipper sarah hunter it out. what that could for the loughborough player, with the potential of leading england to a grand slam title against one of their biggest rivals.— a grand slam title against one of their biggest rivals. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.45, bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with joanna gosling. 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. 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. 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. the headlines on bbc news... moscow claims that more than1 million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. 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. and naturally, the latest breaking on that is that we do understand, as we were reporting on the one o'clock news, that he will be resigning later this afternoon, so we will of course keep you updated on that. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's isaac fanin. another big premier league game today, one game away, putting the reds ahead get against newcastle at st james's park and they reds ahead get against newcastle at stjames's park and they did reds ahead get against newcastle at st james's park and they did have the ball in the back of the net for newcastle, but it was ruled out for offside. city will be hoping to respond, heading to leeds later on at 5:30pm. in the championship, it is 1—1 at 5:30pm. in the championship, it is1—1 in at 5:30pm. in the championship, it is 1—1 in barnsley versus preston game. blackburn could win the title if bournemouth drop points and blackburn will be trying to secure their promotion. just one game to report on, manchester city hosting brighton and what a game it has been so far? the hosts went 3—0 up before half—time, but city have stormed to a 7—2 lead, four goals being stormed and while one player and another player also getting in on the action. it has been a big day for chelsea football club, as we appear to be moving closer to finding out who will be buying the club. bbc understands that consortium led by the la bowlers... leader has been rumoured to be in the works, after it has been put up for sale after the owner of chelsea roman abramovich has been investigated due to his links with russia. all bonus points, england are ahead only on points difference, but will have to deal with the partisan sell—out crowd on bay erne, which will also be the mark where the teams are at in the world cup, with france in in this pool in the autumn. france trailing 7—0 with the visitors breaking the deadlock after half an hour. scotland will play ireland later on in the rugby. we are seeing two with the best semifinals in recent history of the snooker world championship in sheffield and both are pretty hard to call. trump leading this afternoon which three—time champion. on the other semifinal, the world number one ronnie o'sullivan has a 13 lead against champion higgins. both players have made great leads today,. history will be made at the madison square gardens, as the first female headline boxing bout takes stage later on today. puerto rico's amanda serrano and katie taylor will fight in what has been billed as the biggest women's fight in boxing. the last time they fought was in 2019. the enormity of this match shows just how far female boxing has come and they say they are proud to be a part of that. i and they say they are proud to be a part of that-— part of that. i think amanda and i could definitely _ part of that. i think amanda and i could definitely be _ part of that. i think amanda and i could definitely be the _ part of that. i think amanda and i could definitely be the biggest. could definitely be the biggest moment in our career. it is what is different about this site as it is a moment in history. since the fight has been announced a few months ago, i can feel the excitement and feel it from people. this is one of the most iconic moments in boxing as a whole, so yes, i think a win on saturday will rank as the best. {30 saturday will rank as the best. go to our website for your sports news. it is currently liverpool one, newcastle zero at at half—time in the football match there. thank you very much. let's go back to the breaking news. the bbc understands the conservative mp caught watching pornography in the house of commons chamber is expected to resign, neil parish. what can you tell us, nick eardley? well, we heard that statement _ us, nick eardley? well, we heard that statement from _ us, nick eardley? well, we heard that statement from neil - us, nick eardley? well, we heard that statement from neil parish l us, nick eardley? well, we heard i that statement from neil parish last night in his constituency, where he said he was going to remain an mp and planned to continue with his duties, including as a committee chair while two investigations looked into his conduct. he has changed his mind overnight, though, there has been a lot of pressure on him to stand down and my understanding is that this afternoon he will announce he is quitting parliament. he is standing down as an mp. that would trigger a by—election in his constituency, although it is a fairly safe, in fact, a very safe tory seat, so it won't necessarily be a particularly blockbuster by—election. there has been a lot of pressure, as i say, on mr parrish to stand down. some of that was within his own party, there were calls for him to rethink its own position as a committee chairman. there were some concerns about how long this process had taken this week, from the allegations first emerging to him being withdrawn from the party in parliament. the liberal democrats were saying that neil parish, who had quit completely, —— that he should fit completely, the snp saying he should quit that committee chair role, but what we are expecting is that within the next few hours, mr neil parish will confirm he intends to stand down as an mp. �* confirm he intends to stand down as an mp. . , ., confirm he intends to stand down as an mp. �* , ., . confirm he intends to stand down as anmp. ., an mp. and you taught obviously about all the _ an mp. and you taught obviously about all the pressure _ an mp. and you taught obviously about all the pressure on - an mp. and you taught obviously about all the pressure on him, i an mp. and you taught obviously | about all the pressure on him, but where was downing street on this? if he had said, as he did yesterday, i am going to stay until the findings of the inquiry, where they still in a position of agreeing to that or was there pressure specifically for downing street?— was there pressure specifically for downin: street? ~ ,, downing street? well, downing street have been saying _ downing street? well, downing street have been saying today _ downing street? well, downing street have been saying today this _ downing street? well, downing street have been saying today this is - downing street? well, downing street have been saying today this is very - have been saying today this is very much an issue for the party whips, the people who look after discipline within the conservative party. they were happy for this to go to any base occasion, though. remember, it was yesterday that the party said that he had lost the whip and the pus the day before this they said it had been referred to a disciplinary procedure within parliament to look into. but look, the main issue here is that there has clearly been a rethink on this. neil parish said last night in that interview... he was asked the specific question, did you open something by accident? and he said that he did, but he would wait and see what the inquiry found. clearly, he has changed his mind overnight and clearly some of that pressure has been an issue, but mr neil parish has decided he cannot continue as an mp and we are expecting some confirmation on that in the next few hours. ok. expecting some confirmation on that in the next few hours.— you very much, for now. let's go back to the war in ukraine. while the focus has shifted to the russian military offensive in the east of the country, much concern remains about the safety of the port of odesa in the south of the country. it is ukraine's biggest port and plays an important role in world food supplies. there have been reports of unrest and provocations in transnistria, a region of moldova claiming independence under the auspices of russian military. meanwhile, the city has been receiving aid shipments from neighbouring romania and bulgaria — ukraine's black sea neighbours. let's find out more about the effort to defend odesa, as well as the latest developments in this war. i'm joined now by a member of the ukrainian parliament for odesa, oleksiy goncharenko. thank you very much forjoining us. so odesa is obviously in a key place. what is the latest you are hearing about the situation there?— situation there? yes, hello, thank ou for situation there? yes, hello, thank you for the — situation there? yes, hello, thank you for the invitation. _ situation there? yes, hello, thank you for the invitation. yes, - situation there? yes, hello, thank you for the invitation. yes, 0desa| you for the invitation. yes, odesa is definitely one of the biggest gains of pewter in ukraine. in ukraine there are three separate cities for putin. sebastopol, which is temporarily occupied by russian premier, kyiv, and of course a strategic point of view odesa was targeted by russia by the main gates, so that is why putin is trying to rebuild that russian soviet union and so desperately tries to gain odesa, but he is unsuccessful for this. he lost the battle for kyiv and he lost the battle for kyiv and he lost the battle for kyiv and he lost the battle for odesa, but he has continued to make publications to bombard odesa, to make missile attacks and one in the regions and one of the places where he is doing this is trans nice try, which is occupied by russians and is part of moldova and during last week, there were many qualifications there and it is clear that putin tries also to escalate the war and to take to this fire of the war one more country, which is moldova, and also to use it against odesa. which is moldova, and also to use it against odesa-— which is moldova, and also to use it against odesa. what weaponry does odesa have to _ against odesa. what weaponry does odesa have to defend _ against odesa. what weaponry does odesa have to defend itself? - against odesa. what weaponry does odesa have to defend itself? boris i odesa have to defend itself? boris johnson, the british prime minister, said a number of weeks ago now that hardware, including anti—ship missile systems, would be sent to protect ukraine and since then there have been attacks from the sea on odesa. is that sort of... are those defence, is that defence weaponry in place now? what has arrived? first of all, we place now? what has arrived? first of all. we are _ place now? what has arrived? first of all, we are very _ place now? what has arrived? f “st of all, we are very thankful for all the support we are receiving from the support we are receiving from the west and from the united kingdom, and we are especially thankfulfor kingdom, and we are especially thankful for the leadership which the united kingdom and its prime minister shows in the help of ukraine. and yes, harpoon and brimstone missiles from the uk, they are on the route, they are coming to ukraine and they are strengthening our defence on the sea, but even without i can tell you that we were very successful with the attack against the russian flank, it is a missile cruiser which became a submarine because it was sent down by ukrainians and that changed the situation in the black sea very seriously. now the russian fleet is not so active. they are mostly at their sebastopol harbour and the anti—air defence there, but yes, still they can attack odesa and other parts of ukraine by ballistic missiles, which they are using very actively. so we hope we will receive more anti air defence systems from the west, which will help us also to defend our skies, like we already defended our c.— defend our skies, like we already defended our c. what do you hear of life in odesa? _ defended our c. what do you hear of life in odesa? because _ defended our c. what do you hear of life in odesa? because obviously - defended our c. what do you hear of life in odesa? because obviously in l life in odesa? because obviously in some areas, life continues relatively as normal. vaughan odesa, it is an environment where things could change quite quickly. as many people left? what is the position there? ,, . , , ., there? quite many people have left. at the beginning _ there? quite many people have left. at the beginning of _ there? quite many people have left. at the beginning of the _ there? quite many people have left. at the beginning of the war. - there? quite many people have left. at the beginning of the war. but - at the beginning of the war. but then after because especially of the very successful situation, the historical event with the destruction of the russian battleship, they started to come back. but unfortunately a week ago, last saturday, odesa was attacked by missiles and eight civilians were killed, including one family with a three—month—old baby, a mother, grandmother, and one couple where the lady was pregnant. and certainly after such an awful attack, by the way it happened on the east of kyiv, and after this awful attack people stopped coming back and we are very much concerned what will be next. also, people are waiting for the 9th of may, which is the russian victory day over nazism and it is very, i don't know, it is a joke from history that those who are trying to be happy with their victory over the nazis became a nazi themselves because today putin is a hitler of the 21st century, but for him it is a sacred day and many people are waiting for may be ninth to decide what to do next. —— for the 9th of may. many people are wanting to come back, but certainly there are possible missile and bomber attacks from the us federation.— from the us federation. oleksiy goncharenko, _ from the us federation. oleksiy goncharenko, thank _ from the us federation. oleksiy goncharenko, thank you - from the us federation. oleksiy goncharenko, thank you very i from the us federation. oleksiy i goncharenko, thank you very much indeed forjoining us.— indeed for “oining us. thank you so much. now, time for a look at the weather with ben. hello, a very good afternoon to you and rail mixed fortunes for the last day of april, fortunes for the last day of april, for some some much—needed rain. this was the scene from a weather watcher in county down earlier on. rain has been falling across many parts of northern ireland, whereas further southin northern ireland, whereas further south in gloucestershire blue skies overhead, a bit of high cloud turning decent and hazy, but across much of england and wales it is dry at the moment, whereas for much of scotland and northern ireland it is not dry and we have some really heavy rain working its way in, the wettest weather we have for quite some time, eastern parts of scotland holding on to something a bit drier, much of england and wales staying fine, but increasing amounts of cloud and a bit of rain in the far north—west later. for most of us the winds will be light, but quite breezy up towards the north west of scotland, and 12 degrees top temperature in belfast and glasgow, london at 17 degrees. through this evening and tonight, this rain in the north will sink south eastwards, weakening as it goes, though there will be some heavy bursts across western parts, not much rain in southern england. it is not going to be a cold night, eight or 10 degrees, certainly not... this frontal system will be thinking southwards, so it will bring cloud and rain across a good part of england and wales, and will bring some in drier and brighterfor scotland and northern ireland. i don't think there will be huge amounts of sunshine here, but some sunny spells, and equally a chance of one or two showers, chances of patchy rain, the odd burst out towards the west end under the cloud and rain it will feel cool, 11 or 12 degrees for cardiff and plymouth, the highest temperatures further north, 17 degrees in glasgow. bank holiday monday quite mixed affair, a a lot of cloud around, breaking at times to get some spells of sunshine, equally giving the odd showers and spots of rain here and there. normally rain starts to develop and fall across northern parts and the warmest weather will be further south. as we head deeper into the week this is the pressure chance tuesday into wednesday, how to start trying to take control, low pressure not too far away. quite a mix of weather, some bursts of rain, lots of dry weather as well and it does look like it will turn warmer as we head towards the end of the week. more weather through the rest of the afternoon, that is it