russia s stranglehold tightens humanitarian corridors for civilians to escape remain blocked. uncovering war crimes president biden says russia is committing genocide. we follow prosecutors, looking for evidence. the challenge for prosecutors will be to establish a line of command, from the grave to the top of the russian state, to show that crimes were notjust committed but ordered. the murder of the mp sir david amess his killer is given a whole life sentence, after tricking his way into a constituency surgery. and house builders pledge to pay to remove unsafe cladding from medium and high buildings which they have worked on. and coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester city take a one goal lead to madrid as they prepare to face spanish champions atletico in the quarterfinals of the champions league. prices are going up at the fastest rate for 30 years, driven by a sharp rise in the cost of petrol and diesel. the inflation rate, which measures how much prices are
but other cabinet colleagues rally round boris johnson. spiralling food and fuel costs push the uk inflation rate to 7% in the year to march the highest since 1992. more than 300 people are confirmed dead in south africa after devastating floods linked by the country s president to climate change. and in the champions league, a tense night for liverpool and manchester city as each battle for a place in the semi finals. and coming up in sport, can liverpool get past benfica at anfield and reach the semifinals of the champions league? good evening. is this the end game for the strategically important city of mariupol in south eastern ukraine? under siege for several weeks by russian forces, moscow now claims 1000 ukrainian troops have surrendered after intense fighting in the area. the government here maintains it s still in control. but russian troops who d encircled the city have been slowly pushing towards the centre, encountering stiff resistance. however, the fightback
there for you. saudi arabia s crown prince, mohammed bin salman, has been invited to visit the uk in the autumn. the visit is likely to prompt sharp criticism over the gulf leader s human rights record. it would be the first trip by the crown prince to the uk since the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. us intelligence agencies concluded that the prince must have authorised the killing. let s talk to may darwich, senior lecturer in the international relations of the middle east at the university of birmingham. thank you for coming out of the programme will solicit about first while this invitation has been extended. i while this invitation has been extended- while this invitation has been extended. ~ . , ., extended. i think there are several reasons as extended. i think there are several reasons as to extended. i think there are several reasons as to why extended. i think there are several reasons as to why the extended.
programme. just tell us how it s going with this effort to the city. so the evacuation actually started probably before the order was issued. so people were starting to leave, there was a bottleneck as people were leaving at the beginning, but we are seeing it more consistent as people go out, so we are not having any, as bad of a bottleneck. if the conditions on the road are good but there is spots where it s smoky. the first a0 km we do have a pilot car that is taking people back and forth, or back through that. people back and forth, or back through that. people back and forth, or back throu~h that. , ., ., ., through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas auoin to through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask. through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask, what through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask, what about through that. sorry, go ahead? iwas going to ask, what about the fires i going to ask, what about the fires and how they are moving? could you tell us
hello, everyone. collapse and recovery. the white house steps in after two banks collapse. at this hour, families are forced from their homes after a levee breaches and more rain on the way. and also, three women who have not been heard from in more than two weeks. and thank you for joining us, i m kate bolduan. the president is trying to reassure the american people and the financial markets to avoid a full blown financial crisis after the collapse of silicon valley bank. regulators are also abruptly shutting down a bank in new york, signature bank which is on the verge of collapse. that set off a fran ik 48 hours, and the president said this. look, the bottom line is this. americans can rest assured that the banking system is safe. the deposits are safe. much more to this. matt egan, what is next for the two banks? it is shock and awe response from washington, and officials are serious about putting this fire out before it spreads elsewhere. what are they doing? the