good morning. with the price of food and raw ingredients getting more in spreads of this easter, we are in a bakery in bolton expected this easter, we are looking at what it means that the sweet treats you might be buying this year. in sport this morning. racism in rugby union. former england rugby star luther burrell says he s proud for speaking out after an rfu investigation found his claims of racism in the sport were true. good morning. i ll start to the day to day for most of us to yesterday, away from the south east where it is called it is a milder start. cloud and rain pushing from the west to east but it should brighten up much later across northern ireland and western scotland. it s wednesday, the 5th of april. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest and appearance in court to face criminal charges. the former us president told a packed hall of supporters in florida last night that legal action against him was an insult to ameri
island of hokkaido. downing street confirms the prime minister has not received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. supermarkets across the uk are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy. supplies have been hit by the war in ukraine. and tyson fury will take on dillian whyte later in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. four goals forjesus and manchester city are four points clear in the premier league. we re getting closer to huge all british world title fight as tyson fury defends his heavyweight crown against dillian whyte. verstappen wins the sprint to start on pole for tomorrow s grand prix at imola. good evening. we ll get to wembley later in sportsday and that huge heavyweight title fight, but let s start with the football and the premier league title race. with liverpool playing in
ukraine says at least five people have been killed and 18 injured by a series of russian missile strikes on the strategic port city of odessa. america s most senior diplomat antony blinken will visit kyiv on sunday, according to ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, campaigning ends in france s hard fought presidential election with emmanuel macron and his far right rival marine le pen urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. 26 passengers and crew are missing injapan after a tourist boat reportedly sinks off the northern island of hokkaido. downing street confirms the prime minister has not yet received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. supermarkets across the uk are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy as supplies are hit by the war in ukraine. and tyson fury will take on dillian whyte later in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello, i m olly fos
Claimed dozens of lives across Central Europe and the balkans. Ivan miskovic has told bbc news that many have refused shelters, fearing deportations. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. Aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. Its in the balkans, though, where the situation is far more urgent. Well have that interview with a serbian official in a moment, but first, heres simon jones. The cold snap is tightening its grip. Claiming more than 65 lives across europe. Causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. This is sarajevo. The balkans have been particularly hard hit. Temperatures have been as low as 15 for several days. There is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. Some are being sheltered in reception centres. But 1,200 are living in a Derelict Warehouse in belgrade, according to the unhcr. Its very cold, and we are just making fire. But still we can keep warm ours