the headlines. president zelensky accuses russia of bombing residential districts in kharkiv, calling it a war crime. he said there were eyewitness accounts of civilians being deliberately targeted. he called for the whole of ukraine to become a no—fly zone for russian aircraft. reports suggest a convoy of russian military vehicles seen advancing on kyiv is substantially longer than earlier reported. the company which provided the images says the convoy actually stretches much further than the 27 kilometres originally thought. half a million people have left the country since the invasion began, with some cities witnessing a frantic scramble to escape.

now on bbc news, we are england. i've got loads and loads of fond memories of the club, i've grown up in the club along with my sister. we've kind of been dragged in there by my dad since we were like four and six. it was really good times, really good times, we had lots of fun. the club means absolutely everything to me. it's huge, the impact it's had on my life, from a child to an adult. it's made me be more aware of other people, what other people are going through. it's definitely moulded me, moulded me and made me who i am. my dad and the club go together. they are one thing. if my dad's not home or not at the club, we panic.

if the club was to close, i think i'll be dead in about a year. i know a lot of people feel that when they walk through the doors, this club is where they belong. i am responsible for the club financially. the buck stops with me. there's a lot of them you look upon as almost like grandparents. yeah. all right. sure? we don't know what's around the corner. we've currently not got a signed lease, so our landlords could serve a six month notice, and that's it. we'll be gone. you can walk in here on your own and not feel that you're on your own. i have a real moral responsibility to ensure that the club continues for as long as it possibly can.

welcome to clacton railway social club. this through here is our office. this is where all the magic happens and where me and alan spend most of our time. i apologise now for the filing system, but this is alan's filing system, not mine. this is probably the hub of the business behind the scenes. it's my idea of hell, so i try not to be in it too much. i've always referred to it very similar to peter kay's phoenix nights. just let me get this straight again. two lads walk in off the street and take the television - and you did nothing. we thought you'd arranged it. arranged what? they were wearing overalls. none of our committee

get paid whatsoever. it is all voluntary. not bingo, no. i think it's boring. i started four years ago to help them out. i'm still doing it. alan is the key person in the club, i would say, next to my dad. his properjob is a driver, a taxi driver, but to me, he's taxi alan. most of them come up with £20 notes to buy £50 books. notes to buy £1.50 books. it's annoying. we have pam pink, who is a trustee of the club, she's in charge of the bingo and the raffle and no one gets through that door without being sold a raffle ticket. raffle tickets. going once, going twice. i'm gone. my dad, he's a character. after 25 years, i am the boss, right? he can be quite volatile, but that's because he cares and he's passionate. kelly is very abrasive.

# i want to break free... my career and life was very, very different before, i went into banking at 18, every possible way you can imagine it's different to the corporate world. alan? there's no real set targets. alan? there's no real structure to any day. what's he done with that? it's a profit and loss statement, and my agenda for tonight. leave me in peace five minutes. what is that in your

little blue pile there? 0h, what's that? no, that's a bank statement. alan's safe place. it is always in a safe place. you will eventually find it. it's just the process of finding it and how long it's going to take. this is people placing things in different places where they should not be. you got it? got what? you found it? not at all. tonight is the committee meeting. can they be a bit challenging? yes, extremely. depending on what is being discussed. at the moment purchasing all the fruit for the bar is pulling all the fruit for the bar is pulling

on alan's shoulders and pam is getting the fruit. ifind it a little bit tiring at times but it is a different world. i have some ideas, but i do get carried away, but i think it would be nice to maybe have a face painter for the children, maybe a candy floss machine, ice lollies. i don't know what people's thoughts are on it. just down by the pier, leave us alone to have a quiet drink. just because we need to be attracting, come the middle of september. i tend to come in and put my business head on, and that can cause a few issues at times. but for us, the next couple of months and the events that

we're putting on are really going to determine for us the future of the club. we have to modernise the way that we work and the way the club operates, to ensure that we stay open. me and my sister, we worry tremendously that if the club was to close, where our dad would go, what would be his life? i'll get really upset if we talk about my dad. yeah, i really love my dad. my dad means everything to me. and because the club means everything to him, that's why we do everything that we do. the club is my life and the people. .

it's my life. they're all my friends, so i'ml here representing all of them. if the club was to close, i think i'll be dead - in about a year. i would die of boredom. it's just other people comingl here wouldn't be alive people coming here wouldn't be alive either. - getting through the summer period is a huge hurdle. it's always a worry financially for us. i've always lived in clacton. my family are from clacton. so, yeah, i couldn't imagine living anywhere else really. like my dad could never venture out of clacton without having a nosebleed. he is literally born and bred, and he's very proud of that.

the pier and the beaches are probably our biggest competitors, because why do you want to be sat inside on a sunny day when you can be out sitting on the pier, having a drink or relaxing on the beach? it's absolutely manic along here. i try and avoid it at all costs, being a local. in the summer, people flock to this area, as you can see now, it's busy now. that was shut down, sold off, and that's now been converted into flats. so does that worry you, that? yeah, because you know, that could be us.

i used to live in a railway terrace block of six - over the other side of the car park. - i was a guard. i lived at number five, - and a driver moved in number six, seemed the naturalthing to come in here and drink. i and there'll be a big crowd of us in here. and it's just total fun. you know, we'll have a drink and a laugh and it's - just a way of life. come out the door, i could fall home and sometimes did, - fell asleep in my garden. everything has been sold off

around us, so it's really key that we get a new tenancy agreement signed because at the moment we don't have one. they could actually give us six months notice and ask us to leave the building. so we are hanging on by a thread at the moment. today is a really big day for us because we are getting back a lot of our older members that haven't been in for absolutely ages, and there are some huge characters in here. you've got bill, you've got linda, you've got knocker, you've got pat. have you seen emmerdale? i love it _ that girl's terrible.

she is a cow. - jeff, how are you? nice to see you. thank you. jeff is very much part of the club. he has a dry sense of humour. hello, george. are you all right? you 0k? yes, thank you. lovely to see you. this is a lifestyle. so for them to be able to come up over the bar and have a laugh and a giggle. they'll take the mick out of alan as he's calling the bingo, and if he messes up, you'll hear them screaming and shouting. and then for us, it's about our members feeling that the club is back. gorgeous george they call me. why? — because i am gorgeous, i am attractive to women. we look after george. they make you welcome. fingers crossed today.

keep looking at the door and the time to see at the door and the time to see everything, whether they are sitting everything, whether they are sitting on the usual seas, sitting on the usual seats, who is missing. we just like this table. we have a laugh. my dad genuinely cares. he comes across as being a really hard person and he's got this real hard exterior, but he is probably the most caring person i know. he would never, ever admit that. what is your nickname? mo, or mouthy. because i talk loud. and i am cheeky. but i am never rude. lots of abuse and i don't care. some chairman don't don't get any. - some chairman don't i don't get any. come out and see their club butjohn butjohn is here every

day and he makes people welcome. i it is a monumental day for the south and it is nice to see so many people in here because it bringsjoy to me. people do belong here in the club. that is what we thrive on. friendship. ready to go? first number out is 86. 86. for some people, ithink they're extremely isolated and lonely. but for those few hours, they're back in the club with their friends. you know, it's taken their mind off whatever's maybe worrying them. 44. i think when someone is a member, it's belonging somewhere. it's like, "oh, yeah, i'm a member. i belong to that club." and i think that gives a lot

of people a lot of assurances that maybe they're not alone. two and seven, 27. bumey! — that's normal for her! ta ke two. thank you. thank you, darling. 30 quid. that will pay for the bingo i for the next couple of weeks! the club gets hold of you — that's why i'm invested so much. i believe in the club and i see the impact the club has on so many people's lives. we are theirfamily and friends. god bless you all. take care. - bye — bye. bye! - bye, everybody. bye, george. i # goodbye, goodbye...

alan, stagger them. one, two, three. when we have our �*90s nights or anything, that is where kelly is in her element. right, we need to get those runners on the tables. so this is how i'd like the tables to look. she'll have me and alan, like her little minions, we'll come in. she'll tell us where we need to be, what we need to do. and then the third one... me and kelly make a good team — probably because she likes to be really bossy. are you using those weights? yes! — can you not use the orange ones? i have tied them on now. i am quite happy to be bossed around.

we call him gorgeous george and even even 80—year—old men will come in and say "all right, gorgeous george?" here we go. hello, emma. you all right? you 0k? how are you feeling? i have some bits and bobs here. watch how you go.

george i am just going to put this on the worktop for you. i will pop it in here. a lot of them you look upon almost like grandparents and you can have a bit of fun and banter with them. they want me to get you anything for tuesday? lynx africa again? the africa one. you love a bit of that. smelling fresh. it attracts the women. also there is a lot of love. if they needed you, i would like to think they could always call upon us and we can always do everything we could for them. the relationship goes beyond members. feeling better today? yes. you have been very kind to me.

come here _ all right? yeah. you sure? anything else you need? no, just the company of you ladies. you are nice people. i will say that. right, i will see you on tuesday. call alan if you need anything and i will catch you on tuesday. see you later. those vulnerable members that do live alone might not have anybody, you feel a sense of responsibility so if we don't see them for a few days or a couple

of weeks, it is such a tight family unit in here, that would raise an alarm. if we didn't i don't know if there would be anybody else. into the '905 we go tonight. mine�*s a lot bigger than yours! can you do the tambourine? i think you have got at the wrong way round, babes. macarena plays.

i think it is going really well. lots of new faces in and lots of new members. the bar is busy and people are enjoying themselves so i am pleased at the turn out so far. i don't mind it, but it's not my era. i am 60. i am too old for this music. but i will put up with it! we have quite a few new members come in, definitely, which will be really nice if they can sign up as well because that is the type of crowd i would like to attract, it would be sorted. oasis plays.

# today is going to be the day. # that they're going to throw it back to you. # i don't believe that anybody feels the way # i do about you now. # i said maybe you're going to be. # the one that saves me... do think you have made a profit? yes, your older generation will have £20 in their pocket and that will last them all night. the younger generation have cards, we don't know what we spend. because it is tap, tap. when we have younger events, the takings are more, to have their drinks and then the shots will come out and then we have cocktails tonight. the people we met, most of them are all older than us but they are just nice people. they walked in and thought we would have one drink and thenj we stayed for a couple.

stayed for a couple. it is a good night out. it has been a great night. thank you to the dj. round of applause for everybody. see you all again soon. really pleased with the turnout. we had 130 people. hopefully they will become new members. everyone seems to have a lovely time. the dance floor has been packed and the bar has been busy. i will know tomorrow when we do the takings. looking at the figures, £2,346.26. that is very good for us. it is nights like that that really keep us alive. hello!

hello, emma. how are you? let me take that for you. what are you looking at? have i done something to my hair? no, you are a lovely lady to look at. the running costs are very high for a club of this size. i will be glad when we have our darts players back. hopefully september onwards, i would like to see our figures creeping up and up. i have your bits and bobs. there is no rest, you literally cannot rest. the minute you take your foot off the pedal, you get three or four days where we have bad takings and you're back to square one. it is a struggle, every day, the commitment to owning a business within the sector is so hard. miserable day again.

we don't know what is around the corner. we currently haven't got a signed lease so our landlords could serve us a six—month notice and we would be gone. i have grown up with these people since four years old. i'll do everything i can to ensure we can open those doors for these people. hello, jeff. # i met my love by the gasworks wall. # dreamed a dream by that old canal. # smell the springl on the smoke wind. # dirty old town.

# clouds are drifting across the moon. # cats are prowling on their beat. # spring's a girl in the street at night. # dirty old town. hello there. monday was a bit grey, wasn't it, for many of us, with outbreaks of rain at times. in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon. as the rain eased, it turned quite misty and murky. and the rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning.

perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likely that first thing on wednesday morning, could be quite a chilly start here. again, “4, —5 degrees not out of the question. where we keep that cloud and rain, it will be relatively mild, but again a grey, drab start to wednesday. that cloud will continue to push its way steadily northwards throughout the day, perhaps brightening up a little in the south.

but top temperatures through the afternoon between 7—11 degrees. there's more rain to come moving in from the west, as you can see. that weather front will gradually drift its way steadily eastwards, so it is going to bring some outbreaks of rain with it from the west on thursday and a freshening wind for a time once the rain moves through. so, it may well start off dry in sheltered eastern areas. not set to last. the cloud and the outbreaks of rain will start to move in from the west throughout the day. temperatures once again ranging from around 7—12 degrees. now, once we've got thursday out of the way, fingers crossed, it looks likely that the weather story will quieten down just a little with an area of high pressure building in. so, just in time for the start of the weekend. so, as we move through friday, potentially into saturday, it's drier, settled, with some springlike sunshine to look forward to. take care.

you're watching bbc news. the headlines. president zelensky accuses russia of bombing residential districts in kharkiv, calling it a war crime. reports suggest a huge convoy of russian military vehicle seen advancing on kyiv is much longer than earlier thought. half a million people had left the country since the invasion