and 21st century time lord a brand new face for one of science fiction s best known characters. i feel very great to have had the baton handed over and i promise to do my very best. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning here in singapore and in the philippines, where the polls have opened in the most divisive presidential election for many years. there are several candidates hoping to replace the current leader hardliner rodrigo duterte but just two clear frontrunners. leading in the polls is ferdinand bongbong marcos, jr. he s the son of the former president, ferdinand marcos. critics say he s used his wealth to whitewash the history of his father s brutal dictatorship. bongbong marcos was also convicted in 1995 for tax evasion while serving as a public official. his running mate is sara duterte the daughter of the current president. the main challenger to them is leni robredo. she is the current vice president
hello and welcome to the programme. while russian forces stand accused of bombing a school building where virtually an entire village in eastern ukraine had taken refuge, their comrades in moscow have been preparing for a military parade to celebrate the soviet union s victory over nazi germany. ukraine s president zelensky confirmed that 60 civilians died in the air strike on the school. president putin has been accused of bringing shame on his people and their historic sacrifices. our correspondent laura bicker reports. this was a school in the village of bilohorivka. it was being used as a shelter when it was hit by an air strike. around 60 people are feared dead under this rubble. russia is stepping up its assault on eastern and southern ukraine. in mariupol, they seek out the last ukrainian fighters holed up in the vast azovstal steel plant. keep watching and see how they move, is the command made of this russian drone operator. there are thought to be around 2000 ukra
acquisition of nuclear weapons. deadlock in belfast after sinn fein win the most seats at stormont but the democratic unionists refuse to govern with them. the head of one of the uk s biggest energy companies calls on the government to give millions of households £1,000 each towards their energy bills. and the amateur fossil hunter who found a rare shark tooth up to 26 million years old and he s only six. and coming up on the bbc news channel: three in a row for chelsea in the women s super league. we hearfrom their manager emma hayes, after their final day title winning drama. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he will quit if he is fined by durham police for breaking covid rules last year during lockdown. he s been under pressure after the police announced they would be investigating an event at which he drank beer and had a curry with party workers at an mp s office. in a statement this afternoon sir keir insisted re
victory over nazi germany. we ll also have a special report from the east of ukraine, where the fighting in this war, is most intense. the big picture here in the donbas is that the kremlin s offensive is largely stalled. they ve taken hardly any significant towns, and the ukrainians are making them pay a heavy price for every scrap of land. and bbc news has revealed how untreated sewage is being dumped illegally in rivers across the uk, putting health and nature at risk. and birmingham airport admits it was chaos this morning as thousands queued for hours to get through security. good evening. welcome to the programme. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he will quit if he s fined by durham police for breaking covid rules last year during lockdown. he s been under pressure after the police announced they would be investigating an event at which he drank beer and had a curry with party workers at an mp s office. in a statement this afternoon sir keir insisted repeatedly t