Control of the council from labour. counting is getting under way for the local elections in scotland and wales, and also in northern ireland, where voters have been having their say over forming a new government. and in other news, the un says a new convoy is heading to the ukrainian city of maruipol in an attempt to rescue scores of civilians trapped underground with little food or water. good morning and welcome to bbc news, with continuing coverage of the election results across the uk. so far, it s been a mixed picture for all the parties. in england, the conservatives have lost control of three symbolic london councils westminster, barnet and wandsworth to labour. the liberal democrats and greens
For the local elections in scotland and wales, and also in northern ireland where voters have been having their say over forming a new government. and in other news, the un is attempting a new rescue mission in the ukrainian city of maruipol, where scores of civilians are trapped underground with little food or water. good morning and welcome to bbc news, with continuing coverage of the election results across the uk. so far, it s been a mixed picture for all the parties. in england, the conservatives have lost control of three flagship london councils westminster, barnet and wandsworth to labour. the liberal democrats and greens have also made gains across england.
Targeting, you can see it there, the steve mowry a poll, in the south. if captured, it would cut off ukraine s access to the black sea. this fighting is under way for the second city of kharkiv in the north east and the people of the capital kyiv can hear shelling and artillery fire but is now only a few miles away. we begin our coverage with jeremy bowen who reports from kyiv maruipol. 50,000 people a day are passing through kyiv station. it is the gateway to relative safety in the far west, near the polish border. further from the russians and further from the people they love. no one knows how long they ll be apart. the platform for lviv is where they start becoming refugees, almost all of them women and children. i m really worried about my three kids, she said, and i want to come back. but now, i m very scared. shouting.