these images show an explosion of a missile over the skyline confirming ukraine statements that air defence systems repelled much of the attack. in lviv, there's been damage to critical infrastructure. the polish army have issued a statement — saying that they want answers from russia after a missile violated the airspace. i spoke with lieutenant coloneljacek goryszewski, the spokesperon for the polish army operational command just a short while ago. today, from the very early morning hours, operational command of the polish armed forces was observing intense long—range aviation activity of the russian federation. the russian activity was related to air and missile strikes on object located in the territory of ukraine. precisely at 2am in the morning, at least 13 strategic bombers operating from olenegorsk launched rockets towards western ukrainian territories. and what is the expected response from poland? yes, one of the cruise missiles launched this night by long—range aviation of the russian federation violated the polish airspace. the object entered polish airspace near the town of oserdow. it is in lublin voivodeship. and stayed there for 39 seconds. during the entire flight, it was observed by military radar systems. we assumed it was a rocket moving around 800 kilometres per hour at an altitude of 400 metres. it violated the territory of poland at the distance of two kilometres. and then, as i mentioned, left it after 39 seconds back to the territory of ukraine. lieutenant, i wonder if i could just ask, what does poland think about this? is there going to be a reaction to what happened? what are you going to do next? well, procedures to ensure the safety of polish airspace have been launched and the operational command, we are constantly monitoring the situation. and we are going to precisely investigate this case. this isn't the first time this has happened. i believe it's the third time russia has violated polish airspace. what would you like to see happen next? it's not the first case, of course. we have several accidents before. the first one was in december 2022. so i think this is the third time when russian rockets have violated our airspace. so, we need to be prepared for those scenarios, and we are ready. we are constantly monitoring our airspace and, if it is necessary, we are activating our aviation also. we are activating our aviation also. if it happens again, lieutenant, would you go as far as shooting down the missile? because i understand that not only was polish aircraft activated, ally aircraft, which i presume would be a nato aircraft, were also activated, is that right? yes, that's right. they were also activated. but there was no authorisation to destroy the object. the trajectory of it and the radar data indicated that it would not move further into polish territory. so this is the reason why we didn't do further steps. we will head back to moscow now. hundreds, thousands of russians, in fact, over the last 12 hours, nearly 24 fact, over the last 12 hours, nearly 2a hours, have been observing a national day of mourning. leaving floral tributes at various memorials that have sprung up across moscow. they're remembering the more than 130 people killed in friday's attack on a concert hall. four gunmen stormed the packed auditorium minutes before a veteran rock band were due on stage. president putin have suggested that the four gunmen arrested on saturday were trying to flee to ukraine. and had connections to ukraine. they claim that has been strongly rejected by president vladimir is keith. ——rejected by president vlodomyr zelensky. not long after that, the is group said they were responsible. here's gordon corera. gunfire. chaos and confusion as gunmen begin shooting inside the concert hall at crocus city. this footage verified by the bbc shows the gunmen in the foyer. but who are they? isis, the group calling itself islamic state, today issued a statement saying its men, seen here, were responsible. that's not something we can independently confirm and the issue of who was responsible is deeply contentious. more than two weeks ago, the us issued this warning to its citizens in moscow saying, what it called "extremists", thought to mean isis, might target large gatherings, including concerts. it communicated the intelligence directly to moscow. but three days before the shooting, a kremlin statement was issued in which vladimir putin dismissed that warning, describing it as provocative and an attempt to destabilise russia. the russian security services say they stopped this car and that the four men involved in the attack have been arrested. but rather than say anything about isis, the kremlin suggested they were heading away from the scene and towards ukraine. that might be an attempt to deflect the blame there and away from moscow. one of russia's tv channels broadcast this last night... ..a fake video of a top ukrainian security official suggesting ukraine was involved. bbc verify established two different videos were used to put together this, to put together to make this, with the words most probably generated by artificial intelligence. after any attack, there are always questions about whether it could have been stopped, but in this case, those questions look especially difficult for moscow. gordon corera, bbc news. in nigeria, nearly 300 school children who were abducted in the north—western town of kuriga have been freed, according to the governor of kaduna state. last week, the abductors demanded nearly 700,000 dollars in ransom — but no details were given about how the pupils were freed. the students, aged between eight and 15, were taken along with their teacher earlier this month. in a statement, the governor thanked president bola tinubu and nigeria's army for helping secure their release. 0ur correpondent, yusuf akinpelu, is in lagos with the latest. to give the certain the released children, the government is yet to give the certain number about the children that were released. so it's been 17 days since the children were abducted, they were abducted. the government has issued a carefully worded statement saying the children were released and there is no clarity as to how they were released. maybe they were released commando style, where the people who kidnapped them were arrested but they said it was through the courage of the nigerian army and the liaison between the federal government and the united states�* government who facilitated the release of the children. this issue persists, we remember the chebbak girls. the ransoms, has the government ever admitted paying them because i know a couple of years ago they began to refer to the people, the kidnappers, as bandits? it is illegal to pay ransom in nigeria, first. second, the government has never admitted it has paid a ransom but there have been people who had to pay the ransom to free their loved ones. the statement released by the state governor this morning was carefully worded. it suggested the children were released and that is a subtle way of not admitting to whether or not the children were released after a ransom was paid. the abductors had earlier stated they wanted a ransom of over of over 700,000 dollars... they gave till 27... that was our correspondent in lagos. the prince and princess of wales are "enormously touched by the kind messages" they have received following catherine's cancer diagnosis. in the statement released last night, the royal couple said they were "grateful" that the public understood their request for privacy. let's go live to our correspondent, charlotte gallagher who is at windsor castle for us. we are having a couple of sound issues but lets just try. charlotte, on that note, and their desire for privacy, this will probably be the last time we will be reporting on this and we will hear from them as a couple. i this and we will hear from them as a coule. ~ ., �*, this and we will hear from them as a coule. ~ . �*, , couple. i think that's absolutely ri . ht. couple. i think that's absolutely right- this _ couple. i think that's absolutely right. this statement _ couple. i think that's absolutely right. this statement serves . couple. i think that's absolutely | right. this statement serves two purposes. firstly it say thank delete my thank you for the messages of support for the royal family. —— it is a thank you. they said they were moved by the warmth of the public and the support they receive but also the royal couple, the prince and princess of wales, saying they want to be left alone now. they want the privacy the princess needs to have her treatment and recover in peace. their three children are now on their school holidays. they will be spending time together as a five. it could be here in windsor or it could be in their home in norfolk where they like to retreat, it is their secretary. they will be spending time together for the next couple of weeks. usually, for the big easter sunday service, we would expect to see senior members of the royal family. expect to see senior members of the royalfamily. the prince and princess of wales will not be there. however, it is possible the king, who also has cancer, could be there. it buckingham palace have said they are hopeful he will be able to lead the royal family are hopeful he will be able to lead the royalfamily on are hopeful he will be able to lead the royal family on that day when, yes, as i said, it is usually a big day for the royalfamily, getting together to celebrate easter. fin together to celebrate easter. on that note, charlotte, we will leave that note, charlotte, we will leave that there. windsor castle. charlotte gallagher. helping out friends and family with a spot of decorating is one thing, but what about two of the beatles? after becoming one of the defining artists of the swinging �*60s, dudley edwards did just that. paul mccartney and ringo both invited him to live with them while he painted murals in their homes. 60 years later, he's back home in yorkshire with a new exhibition. 0ur reporter, michelle lyons, went to meet him. voiceover: it isn't a car at all, it is a painting. i that's what joint owners douglas bourne and dudley edwards say. and if you want your car jazzed up and have several hundred pounds to spare, this is the place to take it. the swinging �*60s catapulted halifax artist dudley edwards well and truly into the spotlight. having been to art college in bradford, he headed for the big smoke to make his mark in the world and, boy, did he do that. we moved down to london and all we had was a chest of drawers and a couple of chairs. and we said, "well, we're artists we may as well colour "them and paint them". david bailey had his studio directly opposite our studio. and he bought it. their colourful style took off and it was partly influenced by their yorkshire roots. when i was a student at bradford art college, the first asian immigrants had arrived in bradford and i suppose they came from such a colourful place as pakistan and india, they painted their doors these really vivid and bright colours. and itjust really stood out, likejewels in a gold mine. so we wanted to kind of perpetuate that. to bring colour and joy to london. it was dull and grey. from furniture to cars to murals, dudley was in demand. he even got a commission from paul mccartney. paul had seen the car and he wants his piano doing. doug and i decided to go our separate ways. at the time, i was broke, more or less. and somebody got the message through to me that paul wanted me to do a mural in his house and to live with him while i'm doing it. this took place over three months or more. i didn't get much mural work done, because he was always dragging me out to either restaurants or nightclubs. i was with him in the nightclub, the bag of nails the night he met linda. paulsaid, "ringo wants a mural doing". well, ringo lived way out in weybridge. as did john lennon and george harrison. so, i went over to weybridge and i worked with ringo for a while. but doug always wanted to get back to his roots, so he returned to yorkshire to his first love of painting. most of the paintings were abstract. not quite as decorative as the �*60s work, but nonetheless abstract. but i gradually, has transformed into figurative work. you are approaching your 80th birthday. is this exhibition a culmination of your work, a celebration of your life? i hope not! i want another 30 years. michelle lyons, bbc news. it's been revealed that nearly half of playgrounds in the uk are not suitable for disabled children. a survey by the charity scope found that more than 1,000 play areas had little or no accessibility. now they're launching a new tool to help parents find spaces that are suitable for their children. 0ur reporter, louisa pilbeam, has more. whoa! nine—year—old benjamin loves playing with his brothers in the playground. but because he has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and is registered blind, it's not always this easy because not all playgrounds are like this one, where equipment can be used by disabled children. according to new figures, half of the uk's public play areas are unfit for children with disabilities. one day, we went to the local park, we lifted him into the standard toddler swing and he actually got stuck, where his legs had gone really stiff from his cerebral palsy. we really struggled to remove him from the swing safely. and that was the defining moment for me, thinking as a family i have three very active boys, as a family, are we actually going to be able to access and enjoy local play parks? we quickly realised that the answer was no. and despite benjamin's diagnosis, he absolutely loves to be swung high, he loves to go down a slide really fast. and he loves to be included. the latest research comes from disability charity scope who interviewed families of disabled children about their experiences of 1,000 playgrounds across the uk. common problems include gates that aren't wide enough to get a wheelchair through. no step—free equipment, or the floor being made of a material not safe for those who have extra needs. it's 2024 and we're still having to make the case for accessibility. the fact is that disabled children want to play too, and why shouldn't they? and it's perfectly achievable, it's not that difficult to make our playgrounds more accessible, more inclusive. scope have launched a digital map to try and help families where you can look up playgrounds across the uk and find out how they've been rated by other families. the charity is calling on the government to do more. a government spokesperson said in a statement... those changes are needed to ensure children like benjamin don't miss out on life. don't miss out in life. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. a vet from midlothian has become the first woman to complete one of the world's hardest running races. jasmin paris finished the 100—mile barkley marathons in tennessee with just 99 seconds to spare. 0ur reporter, simonjones, has the details. cheering she said her body was screaming at her to stop, butjasmin paris believed in herself and made it to the finish gate. her legs scratched from days of running through thick woodland. this is what exhaustion combined with joy looks like. the legendary course once featured in a documentary called the race that eats its young, the barkley marathons involve running up and down the equivalent of 60,000 feet, about twice the height of mount everest, in extreme heat. the route is unmarked, so competitors have to memorise it and it begins when the race creator, known as laz, lights a cigarette. and for some people, just to get back to camp alive is all they want in the world. fellow ultra marathon runners are full of awe. she has learned, she's grown, she's trained hard in races, and, of course, you have to train every week and be consistent, building up your mileage and the strength and endurance in your body, to even attempt the barkley marathons. there are some very, very famous well—rounded runners, with huge amounts of experience, who get one loop done of the barkley marathons, and then tap out and say, "that was too hard". jasmin paris did all five loops. this is jasmin about to set off on the final loop. and it's not the first time she has made history. in 2019, she completed the spine race, from derbyshire to the scottish borders, a mere 268 miles, in 83 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds. she broke the course record by more than 12 hours, expressing milk for her baby along the way. i did lots of long, long runs, often mainly in the dark, actually, getting up at 4am and training in the dark. and carrying my full pack, so, long days over christmas and new year, training in the hills. jasmin paris, who is a vet back home cannot currently speak, because she did so much heavy breathing over the 100 miles but she sent us a text to say... now, some much deserved rest before the inevitable next challenge. simon jones, bbc news. now, tourists in paris today might have found themselves in the unusual position of having to dodge hundreds of waiters and waitresses swarming the streets trying desperately not to spill trays of coffee and croissants. it is because the infamous la course des cafes returns to the city after a 13—year hiatus. the race, which is over 100 years old, sees servers complete a two—kilometre loop in the city's historic marais area while trying to avoid any spillages. that's just over a mile. runners were split in different categories given age group and gender. the mayor of paris revived the race, after stopped hosting the event in 2008 because of its 100,000 euros cost. this is one of the winners. sprinting his way to get first prize. we have a bit of footage. he is strolling, you know the french, very laid—back about things, aren't they? further contenders and competitors coming through. imagine how difficult it is racing, carrying a tray, try not to spill anything, with an apron on! sounds like being a mum really, doesn't it? oh, look, here we go. how wonderful is that? yeah... laughter wonderful. some of the world's most famous landmarks have turned off their lights and been plunged into darkness taking part in earth hour. the global event aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and the impact of climate change. this was the scene in new york, where a number of buildings including the empire state building, dimmed the lights. here is the moment the sydney opera house in australia flicked the switch, in unison with the world famous harbour bridge. you wouldn't know it was the sydney opera house. a sight rarely seen, hong kong's victoria harbour and city skyline in darkness as part of the campaign. here in london, crowds gathered as the giant electronic advertising boards in piccadilly circus went dark. get that! we are still on air. the houses of parliament and the clock tower which houses big ben. and greece's most famous monument, the parthenon temple, and the other temples on the acropolis in athens, were in darkness as the lights were switched off. the event, which started in 2007, has grown every year with more capitals around the world taking part. now it's time for a look at the weather, here's stav. hello. a chilly start to the day again for many areas. but with the winds turning lighter today and more sunshine around, fewer showers, it should feel a little bit warmer as we head into the afternoon. still quite a cool breeze, though, across northern and eastern scotland and also eastern england. areas closer to this area of low pressure. but further west, the winds turning lighter, the showers fading away because of this ridge of high pressure moving in ahead of this area of rain which will arrive across western areas overnight with some slightly less cold air, as you can see from here. so, still quite a chilly feel out there across northern and eastern parts of the country with that stronger northerly breeze, lighter winds further west, fewer showers. most of the showers will be across the country, some wintry again over the hills of scotland. but through the afternoon, we could see temperatures up to 12 or 13 degrees in the south. that'll feel quite pleasant with lighter winds and the strong sunshine overhead. now, this evening and overnight, cloud and rain pushes into western parts of the country. the winds start to pick up as well. so, temperatures recovering here, but a chilly night to come across northern and eastern scotland, eastern parts of england, frost in places, maybe some mist and fog as the winds will be lighter here, but up to 7 to nine degrees across plymouth by the end of the night. so this area of low pressure sits out to the west of the uk during monday. so it's here where we'll see the wetter and windy weather further north and east tending to be a little bit drier. still quite chilly across northern scotland. a few wintry showers here. and as this rain pushes northwards into the cold air, we're likely to see some more significant snow falling over the mountain tops there later in the day. some good spells of sunshine across the midlands, southern and eastern england, up to 12 degrees here, but a chilly day to come across the north and not feeling particularly pleasant for the west because of all the cloud and the rain. and things don't really get better. as we move through this new week, even into the run up to easter, we'll keep low pressure close by bringing bands of rain, fairly strong winds at times. sunshine and showers won't be raining all the time. and earlier in the week, with that cold air looming across scotland, we're likely to see further hill snow at times, you'll notice towards the end of the week, slightly milder air moving up from the south. so a very unsettled week to come with some hill snow across scotland. but you'll notice towards the end of the week into these the weekend, temperatures slowly start to recover. live from london, this is bbc news. russians mark a day of mourning following a deadly attack near moscow that left at least 133 people dead. ukraine strikes crimea's port city of sevastopol targetting russian infrastructure — and claims to have hit russian ships in the black sea. a pledge on pensions. the conservatives say they are committed to keeping the so—called triple lock on pension increases in their election manifesto. and — the prince and princess of wales thank the public for their support — following catherine's announcement that she is being treated for cancer. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. russia is observing a national day of mourning for the victims of friday's attack on a concert hall near moscow. these are live pictures outside of what remains of the concert hall. you cannot actually see the damage but the main idea is to see the floral tributes that have been laid out a makeshift memorial. 0ther russians have queued to donate blood for the victims of the massacre. and here is the scene outside a court in moscow, which is expected to determine pre—trial restrictions for alleged attackers on friday's concert hall shooting. four people — suspected of being directly involved — are reported to have been arrested, along with seven others.

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