destroyed- _ destroyed. explosion where can i go? i wake up in the morning and where can i go? i wake up in the morning an— where can i go? i wake up in the morning and cried, you cry in the evening- i _ morning and cried, you cry in the evening. i don't know— morning and cried, you cry in the evening. i don't know where to i morning and cried, you cry in the - evening. i don't know where to go at all. on her return to work in kyiv, the uk's ambassador to ukraine tells us of her shock of seeing the devastation close to the city. and the other main headlines here this lunchtime: profits at bp more than double in the first three months of the year, prompting more debate about a windfall tax on energy giants. we will not go back! pro—life campaigners gather at the us supreme court, after a leaked document suggests the legal right to abortion could be overturned. and the vintage gown on a modern celebrity — kim kardashian wears marilyn monroe's iconicjfk dress to the met gala in new york. and coming up on the bbc news channel, he's won a record—equalling seven world titles, and now ronnie o'sullivan confirms he'll aim for at least two more. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps at the the ukrainian parliament here in kyiv have been hearing a virtual address from borisjohnson, the first from a world leader since the war began. the prime minister told them ukraine's resistance to the russian invasion has been this country's "finest hour" and will be rememerbered for generations to come. mrjohnson has also given details of another £300 million worth of military support for ukraine. meanwhile, an estimated 200 civilians remain trapped inside the azovstal steelworks in the besieged southern city of mariupol. after a brief ceasefire, the steelworks is coming under renewed russian attack. ukrainian soldiers there say russian forces are using planes, tanks and missiles from warships to bombard the plant. but the united nations and red cross say they still hope to oversee more civilian evacuations from mariupol. our correspondentjoe inwood has this report. the ceasefire did not last long. once the first 100 civilians had escaped the steelworks, russia resumed its attacks. it's thought more than 200 people are still trapped under the huge azofstal complex, while around 100,000 more are stuck in the city itself. many of them unwilling... explosion. ..or unable to flee. translation: half of the city is destroyed. l explosion. where can i go? you wake up in the morning and you cry, you cry in the evening. i don't know where to go at all. the russians are now in charge of the rest of this once vibrant port city. they're trying to show the world that they are helping the people here, despite the devastation they have wrought. the russian—backed separatist rebels claim mariupol will be rebuilt. translation: with the support of the russian federation, - a very serious, huge construction project is planned, which we will be able to see in the very near future. but it will begin as soon as the issue of azovstal and nationalists is fully completed. russia now controls large sections of eastern and southern ukraine. this is the city of melitopol. but even on an organised press trip, people are willing to speak out. this woman starts complaining about the destruction, before being shouted down by her neighbours. the us is warning there is a real danger russia will hold what they call fake referendums to annex ukrainian territory, as they did in crimea in 2014. according to the most recent reports, we believe that russia will try to annex the donetsk people's republic and luhansk people's republic, in quotes, so—called, to russia. if ukraine is to prevent the loss of large swathes of its land, it will need western help to keep flowing. today, prime minister borisjohnson addressed the ukrainian parliament, echoing the words of winston churchill and promising more hi—tech support. and this is why ukraine says it will keep fighting. a 14—year—old boy reportedly died when a russian missile struck this building near odesa. a dormitory, according to president zelensky — what threat was he to russia? joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. let's talk to joe live, let's talk tojoe live, one of my colleagues in ukraine. talk to us now about what boris johnson has been telling the ukrainian parliament and also the significance of that address.— of that address. yeah, this was classic boris _ of that address. yeah, this was classic boris johnson, - of that address. yeah, this was classic boris johnson, some - of that address. yeah, this was classic boris johnson, some of| of that address. yeah, this was i classic boris johnson, some of his classic borisjohnson, some of his trademark rhetorical flourishes, classic borisjohnson, some of his trademark rhetoricalflourishes, he said to the ukrainian parliament that it said to the ukrainian parliament thatitis said to the ukrainian parliament that it is not the size of the dog in the fight but the fight in the dock. whether or not they got that, we don't know, but he also said they fought like lions. as you mentioned, he channelled churchill in saying this was their finest hour. but it wasn'tjust this was their finest hour. but it wasn't just one word this was their finest hour. but it wasn'tjust one word is that the british prime minister had four ukrainians, he also gave them the promise of more money, support, hi—tech equipment, the sort of thing that will potentially turn the tide in the fight in the donbas. and it is support they need, russians are making advances, increasing what they are throwing at ukrainians, and they are throwing at ukrainians, and they seem to be holding on for now, i don't know if you can hear the raid sirens going on, but the war continues, ukrainians need the support, and it could make quite a lot of difference. mi support, and it could make quite a lot of difference.— lot of difference. all right, gel, thank you _ lot of difference. all right, gel, thank you very _ lot of difference. all right, gel, thank you very much _ lot of difference. all right, gel, thank you very much indeed, . lot of difference. all right, gel, l thank you very much indeed, joe reporting there. foreign embassies here in kyiv are slowly beginning to reopen for the first time since the war began. i've been speaking to melinda simmons, the british ambassador to ukraine, who's just driven back to the capital. well, this is my home. for two and a half years, it has been my home. and i have travelled this country, north, south, east and west of it. i've got to know it incredibly well. i know many people who are fighting and i know wives and children of people who are fighting. it is incredibly emotional for me, and also for my british friends and colleagues for me to be here. it means an enormous amount for me to be here. and when you see this country being ravaged and death and destruction in so many places, what goes through your mind when you see all of that? we drove through that, of course, because if you take the car, you come into kyiv oblast, then you can see just how hard russia tried to take kyiv and also just how quickly the focus became on hitting civilians and attacking civilians. and that is shock upon shock we passed. you know, bombed—out playgrounds, bombed—out schools, hospitals, burned—out, twisted metal in farmland. so obvious, really, that, right from the beginning, this was about hitting the ukrainian nation. it wasn't just about taking out the military capability. and i think that shock is really important to harness, because it all needs calling out and it needs calling out in order to ensure that this sustained justice becomes part of the conversation that we have very quickly. do you think there will be justice for the alleged war crimes that have been committed here? yeah, i do, and i think ukraine's partners will be working together, and are actually working together already, to make sure that we help ukraine gather up the evidence to see thatjustice is done. melinda simmons there, the british ambassador to ukraine, who is now backin ambassador to ukraine, who is now back in the city and about to reopen the british embassy here. we've heard a lot about the fight in the east of ukraine, but russia is also trying to extend west from the southern coast, especially towards the strategically important port of odesa. close to that southern front line is the city of mykolaiv, along with the villages around there. our reporter abdujalil abdurasulov sent this report. ukrainian military took us to their positions. they are now digging in as russian forces continue their efforts to advance in the south of the country. and ukrainian soldiers say that they're ready to fight till the end. translation: we only have one position - to liberate our land. i we have no other choice — we can't retreat, only move forward. it's better to die standing tall, rather than live on your knees. this area is constantly under fire. the russian forces use multiple rocket launchers, artillery and mortars to weaken the ukrainian defensive positions before they try to advance on the ground. but such strategy leaves villages and towns in ruins, and every day, the scale of destruction is growing. this village has been hit by a mortar. over there, we can see an impact point, and as a result, this building is now on fire. several other houses were damaged during the attack, and this village is about four or five kilometres away from the russian positions, and it regularly gets hit by artillery and mortars. despite the risks, some people are still remaining in this village, which we cannot name for security reasons. this woman's house has been hit several times in the past few weeks. just a day before our visit, her house came under fire again. translation: we are afraid, it's really scary. _ everything was on fire, the flames were all around us. people are afraid. when they start shelling, we don't even know where to hide. if we go inside the house, we could be buried there if it gets hit. the russians bombed this church, ukrainian soldiers tell me. religion has been one of the strongest ties that connected many russians and ukrainians, and now russia is destroying such links too. abdujalil abdurasulov, bbc news, mykolayiv region in southern ukraine. pope francis says he offered to travel to moscow to meet president vladimir putin to discuss the war in ukraine but hasn't had a response to his offer. he's told an italian newsppaer that he sent a message to the kremlin 20 days after russia's invasion via the vatican's top diplomat. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv. now it's back to the studio in london. ben, thank you very much, ben brown there in ukraine, and now we look at there in ukraine, and now we look at the rest of the day's stories. the energy giant bp says its underlying profits in the first three months of this year more than doubled, after oil and gas prices soared. the company reported profits of more than $6 billion, prompting renewed calls for a one—off windfall tax on energy companies, to try to help people grappling with rising household bills. our correspondent theo leggett has this report. when energy supplies are under pressure, prices rise, and it is businesses like bp that benefit. in the first three months of the year, the company made nearly £5 billion from its day—to—day operations — nearly twice the figure it reported a year ago. the price of oil has risen dramatically. 12 months ago, it was $68 a barrel, now it is 106. it rose first as economies recovered from covid, then as a result of war in ukraine. gas prices have also risen sharply. but while that is all good for bp, it is bad for ordinary consumers. household energy bills have rocketed. the leader of the opposition thinks he has the answer. we should have a windfall tax on oil and gas companies in the north sea, who have made more profit than they were expecting. have a windfall tax on that and use that to help people with their energy bills up to £600 for those who need it most. but speaking to itv�*s good morning britain programme, the prime minister appeared to pour cold water on the idea. if you put a windfall tax on the energy companies, what that means is that you discourage them from making the investments that we want to see, that will, in the end, keep energy prices lower for everybody. but with the cost of living a key issue in the run—up to this week's local elections, the idea of a windfall tax has also been picked up by the snp and the liberal democrats. families and pensioners are really struggling to pay their heating bills, their energy bills, their motoring costs. and we need them to have a tax cut. the liberal democrats are arguing for a vat tax cut worth £600 for the average family, and one of the ways we would fund that is through a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies. bp, meanwhile, has promised to invest £18 billion on what it calls low—emission oil and gas projects in the north sea, as well as on expanding offshore wind power. it says this will boost energy security, as well as meeting climate objectives. the company can also argue that the conflict in ukraine has cost it a huge amount of money. in february, it abandoned a major investment in the russian energy giant rosneft — a move that it now says came at a cost of more than £16 billion, as well as hitting future earnings. so while the prospect of a windfall tax is attracting plenty of political debate, bp can also call on some powerful arguments against it. theo leggett, bbc news. our political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. polling is just a few days away in much of the uk, and today there's lots of talk about the cost of living. that is exactly right. the government has been under pressure to announce more support to help people with the cost of living, particularly energy bills, with, as we have heard a fair, opposition parties calling for a windfall tax to try to raise cash to support people with those bills. boris johnson this morning rejected calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. the argument largely being the government don't want to deter these firms from investing in the uk. however, last week the chancellor rishi sunak said if these firms didn't keep coming forward with more investment in the uk, a windfall tax would be something he would look at. but interestingly, this morning as well, borisjohnson did seem to acknowledge the government could be more to help people with rising bills at the moment, accepting the support that has been announced so far, like council tax rebate, like energy bill loans, isn't enough to help everybody in the short term. so sort of accepting the government could possibly do more. the big question now for the government is, what more might they do, and also, when? last week the chancellor said it would be silly to announce more energy build support before knowing what energy prices were going to be like in the autumn. but opposition parties certainly won the government to do more now. both opposition parties and the government's stands will be put to the test this thursday, as people go to the polls in local elections up and down the uk, with all parties saying the cost of living is the number one thing they are hearing on the doorstep during this campaign. are hearing on the doorstep during this campaign-— this campaign. thank you. it is 17 minutes past _ this campaign. thank you. it is 17 minutes past one. _ our top story this lunchtime. borisjohnson addresses the ukrainian boris johnson addresses the ukrainian parliament in kyiv and via video link. he describes ukraine's resistance to the russian invasion as the country's finest hour. the new england men's cricket captain ben stokes tells us about the work he has to do, to turn the team around. coming up on the bbc news channel, liverpool are just a game away from the champions league final. they are in spain for their semifinal second leg as they continue their bid for an historic quadruple. can they get the job done against villareal? millions of women across the us could lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked document from the supreme court. the news website politico says it's seen a draft majority opinion from the judges that roe v. wade, which legalised abortion, was wrong when it was introduced in 1973. that would give individual states the right to restrict or even ban access to abortion. campaigners have already been protesting outside the court building in washington dc. our correspondent richard galpin has the latest. # hey— hey, ho—ho! # roe v wade has got to go! anti and pro—abortion activists taking to the streets here in washington last night. this after a leak indicating legalised abortion could be brought to an end. they are not going to get away with this. let me say that i don't care what i have to do, but they're not going to do this to dc, and they're not going to do this to america. there is more of us than there is of them, and we are going to fight. i'm very passionate about being pro—life, and i'm just here as an observer to see what the attitude is like and kind of witness history, because this is a huge deal, you know, the supreme court documents were leaked, and it's a big deal to see roe v wade potentially overturned. the leak apparently coming from here — the supreme court. it could potentially overturn the landmark roe v wade ruling of 1973, which legalised abortion. but all this is still to be confirmed. abortion has been a divisive issue in the united states for almost half a century. the most recent opinion poll by the pew research center found 59% of us adults believed it should be legal in all or most cases, while 39% thought it should be illegal in most or all cases. neither the supreme court nor the white house have commented on the leak so far. richard galpin, bbc news. we can talk now to our correspondent michelle fleury in washington. we have to remember this is a leak of a draft document, but nonetheless, what could be the implications here? how likely is it going to transpire this leak is actually the ultimate decision? yeah, it is unprecedented for a leak of this nature from the supreme court before a ruling. that being said, if it is genuine, what if this does is show it is a draft. it is not yet set in stone. but it does provide a road map. we already know that all six of the republican appointed justices appeared eager to overturn some aspect of abortion rights here in america. the question is, how far would they go? this document, reddened by a justice appointed by george w bush, go so far as to say that roe v wade was egregiously wrong from the start. he is arguing, in this piece of paper, in this document, that basically the powers should return to the state. the implications of that are quite dramatic. there are more than 20 states, if this were overturned, that would be ready to pretty much immediately enact some form of ban on abortion, affecting millions of american women. what is not known though is where chiefjusticejohn roberts stands. he has been ambiguous in the past as to whether he would like to go this far, or whether he simply wants to undermine. there could be some change. but what this shows is the direction of travel in america. michelle, thank you. an investigation is underway, after an intruder reportedly spent the night in royal guardsmen barracks close to windsor castle. police were alerted to reports of an intruder at victoria barracks last wednesday, while the queen was at sandringham for easter. kate and gerry mccann have said it's essential they learn the truth about what happened to their daughter madeline, exactly 15 years ago. she disappeared from a holiday apartment in the portuguese resort of praia da luz, shortly before her fourth birthday. her parents said that knowledge and certainty would give them strength, but regardless of the outcome of any case, a truly horrific crime had been committed. last month, prosecutors in portugal said they had formally identified a german man as a suspect. more than 7,000 migrants have arrived in the uk so far this year. after crossing the english channel in small boats. the figure is more than three times the number recorded for the same period last year. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is here. that seems quite a jump, daniel. what is driving this? it that seems quite a jump, daniel. what is driving this?— that seems quite a jump, daniel. what is driving this? it was a very bus bank what is driving this? it was a very busy bank holiday _ what is driving this? it was a very busy bank holiday weekend - what is driving this? it was a very busy bank holiday weekend for. what is driving this? it was a very i busy bank holiday weekend for those dealing with migrants crossing the channel. 254 people crossing on sunday, 293 yesterday. together those take the total number of people who have crossed in 2022 above 7500 on the bbc�*s unofficial tally. just to give you an idea of where that compares to last year, by july last year, we had reached 7500. but we have reached that at the beginning of may this year. as you say, it is about three times as many at this point of this year as it was at this point of this year as it was at the same point last year. clearly, the government is hoping that its rwanda policy is going to deter people from crossing the channel in small boats. that doesn't seem to be having any effect at the moment. but then, i don't think anyone really expected it to at this early stage. there was a concern some people might try to rush to cross the channel before the policy was implemented. we might be seeing a little bit of that at the moment. the government is hoping that will deter people from crossing the channel in small boats. but that is assuming they can implement the policy because it is now being challenged in the courts. a number of groups working with migrants are challenging that much discussed policy in the courts, so the government will have to cross that legal hurdle in order to get the policy into place. daniel, thank you. daniel sandford. the bbc understands that more than 20 gym owners who were accused of breaching coronavirus rules, have had their fines overturned in court. the law firm nicholls & nicholls says it has successfully defended all but two of 25 such cases in the last 18 months. post office workers are staging a one—day strike about pay, affecting 114 branches around the uk. members of the communications workers union say their wages were frozen in 2021, and that this year's offer of a 2% increase was "exceptionally poor" because of inflation. the post office said the vast majority of its branches were operating as usual. ben stokes hopes the ups and downs of his career will help him make a success of the test captaincy. he was announced asjoe root�*s successor last week. and this morning, he's been talking to the press for the first time. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. yeah, ithink yeah, i think we are already experiencing the ben stokes effect, judging _ experiencing the ben stokes effect, judging by the amount of interest in the media _ judging by the amount of interest in the media day here at chester—le—street in beautiful county — chester—le—street in beautiful county durham. this county has produced — county durham. this county has produced many fine england cricketers over the last 20 years. we know — cricketers over the last 20 years. we know ben stokes has been responsible for some of the most outstanding moments in the entirety of indin's_ outstanding moments in the entirety of india's cricket history. of course, _ of india's cricket history. of course, he has been in the use for other_ course, he has been in the use for other reasons too. we think back to its court _ other reasons too. we think back to its court case, not guilty of affrax _ its court case, not guilty of affray. just last year he took a break — affray. just last year he took a break from cricket, quite rightly, to restore — break from cricket, quite rightly, to restore his overall well—being. now, _ to restore his overall well—being. now. we — to restore his overall well—being. now, we have to bear in mind being captain— now, we have to bear in mind being captain of— now, we have to bear in mind being captain of the england test team is a bi- captain of the england test team is a big job, — captain of the england test team is a big job, very captain of the england test team is a bigjob, very different captain of the england test team is a big iob, very different from captain of the england test team is a big job, very different from being a big job, very different from being a football— a big job, very different from being a football captain. as a test match captain. _ a football captain. as a test match captain, you are responsible for the day-to-day. — captain, you are responsible for the day—to—day, minute by minute tactical— day—to—day, minute by minute tactical decisions, which often dictate — tactical decisions, which often dictate success or failure in a test match _ dictate success or failure in a test match it — dictate success or failure in a test match it is — dictate success or failure in a test match. it is clear from what ben stokes _ match. it is clear from what ben stokes told us today, he believes his overall — stokes told us today, he believes his overall life experience will help _ his overall life experience will help him _ his overall life experience will help him in this new role of responsibility. there's a lot of things that have gone through since, you know, i've became a professional cricketer and, you know, those experiences i feel are a positive in this new role that i've got, because, as i say, i've been through a lot of goods, i've been through a lot of bads. and ifeel like i can relate to, you know, both sides of what the sport and life can throw at you. and, you know, i hope that now, because i'm england captain, that i won't be seen as a different person to the people who i play with. yeah, of course ben stokes will need help. _ yeah, of course ben stokes will need help, specifically from the new coach, — help, specifically from the new coach, yet to be appointed. he says he wants— coach, yet to be appointed. he says he wants selfless cricketers in his team _ he wants selfless cricketers in his team if_ he wants selfless cricketers in his team. if you're wondering whether his apartment as a captain will hasten — his apartment as a captain will hasten the return of those famous bowlers _ hasten the return of those famous bowlers james anderson and stuart broad, _ bowlers james anderson and stuart broad, i_ bowlers james anderson and stuart broad, i would say, expect to see those _ broad, i would say, expect to see those two — broad, i would say, expect to see those two gentlemen in the england team at— those two gentlemen in the england team at lord's in about a month. joe wilson — anne robinson has announced she's stepping down from hosting the channel 4 quiz show countdown, after a year in the role. the presenter, who's 77, said she hoped her time on the programme has encouraged tv bosses to realise that not all women at the wrong end of their seventies — as she put it — were in care homes, playing bingo. sir billy connolly is to be given this year's bafta fellowship, in honour of a career spanning more than five decades. the comedian and actor, who's 79, will receive the honour at the bafta television awards on sunday. sir billy was diagnosed with parkinson's in 2013, and retired from live performances five years later, but has continued to record programmes and make tv appearances. one of fashion's biggest events, the met gala, was held in new york last night, with 400 names from the worlds of music, film and sport dressing to the theme of gilded glamour. the annual fundraiser for new york's metropolitan museum of art is known for its lavish and outrageous outfits, and last night was no exception. steffan powell has more. if you've had a browse through social media this morning, then you might have seen some of these striking numbers. from hollywood actor blake lively�*s intricate but fairly classic dress... ..to model gigi hadid's maroon coat. and pop star lizzo with her musical accompaniment. this annual event designed to raise money for the metropolitan museum of art's costume institute attracts billionaires... why would you want to talk to me? ..politicians, actors and reality stars. yes, to fund raise, but also to steal headlines, whether it is a baseball cap and a wedding dress, or the reworking of an iconic look. this outfit from businesswoman and influencer kim kardashian is no stranger to the camera. it was worn by marilyn monroe to serenade us president john f kennedy in 1962. nothing says gilded glamour — this year's theme — more than she did, according to kim k. the dress was reportedly sold for nearly £4 million in 2016. it is an american heirloom, which is why she lost seven kilograms in less than a month to fit into it. british actor riz ahmed took the opportunity to dress like the immigrant workers who kept the gilded edge golden. bold, beautiful and bonkers, the met gala was again full of fashion takes that we might start to see replicated on the high street soon, and some we might not. steffan powell, bbc news. i'm rarely lost for words, but there we are. we willjust move on to the weather. here is susan powell. �* here is susan powell. afternoon. here is susan powell. afternoon. here we go _ here is susan powell. afternoon. here we go this _ here is susan powell. afternoon. here we go this afternoon - here is susan powell. afternoon. here we go this afternoon with i here is susan powell. afternoon. | here we go this afternoon with the weather. it is a little bit mixed out there at the moment. there is a pile of cloud across the uk. the son is doing its best to punch some holes in it from time to time. at the moment cloud doesn't necessarily equate to rain. this afternoon where we get the best bright spells, they are the places where most likely to see some showers. through the week nothing too intense in terms of rain. afairly nothing too intense in terms of rain. a fairly settled the picture. this afternoon some brightness