released from a steel plant in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol, where they ve been trapped for many weeks in apalling conditions. hundreds of others are still trapped there, along with ukrainian troops still holding out against russian forces. joe inwood has sent this report. there is no doubt this is a breakthrough, albeit a small one. these shots were released by the russian ministry of defence and claim to show the first group of civilians to leave the azovstal steelworks. they have been trapped there for weeks, alongside the last ukrainian forces in mariupol, in increasingly dire conditions. the exact number who left is disputed. the russians say 46 in two groups. they were seen this morning arriving at a village near the russian border. it is claimed they are being processed by separatist, although accompanied by un and red cross staff. the ukrainian deputy commander inside of the steelworks confirmed the ceasefire had held, but said more people needed evacuation
katie kenyon. warnings of further food price increases for households as inflation takes hold in the uk and the cost of living hits a 30 year high. the government s business secretary says while he s against a windfall tax on oil and gas companies the final decision over introducing such a policy lies with the chancellor. the prince of wales urges people to protect the nation s ancient trees in honour of the queen s platinum jubilee this year. good evening. around 100 civilians have finally been evacuated from a steel plant in the besieged southern city of mariupol. they ve been trapped there for weeks in increasingly dire conditions, with little food, water or medicine. let s cross to my colleague ben brown who is in kyiv. yes, so after weeks of failed humanitarian corridors and aborted attempts to get civilians out of mariupol, about 100 people have finally managed to escape, and about a thousand more civilians are still trapped there, sheltering inside the vast steelwo