hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a day after president biden called vladimir putin a war criminal, yet more shelling of civilians areas in ukraine. pounded for weeks, ukraine's second city kharkiv has been devastated by russian shelling. but the resistance of ukrainians holds firm. they ukrainians holds firm. have tried to punch through here they have tried to punch through here again and again and again and have failed. the ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. facial and has happened at a bombed theatre were hundreds of people by hiding in an underground shelter. the number of casualties there is

still unknown. the number of casualties there is still unknown. intentionally targeting civilians as a war crime. at all the destruction of the past three weeks i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise. in other news p&0 ferries has sacked 800 workers to cut costs, it says, and, for many, the news came in a video message. i and, for many, the news came in a video message-— and, for many, the news came in a video message. i am sorry to inform ou that video message. i am sorry to inform you that means _ video message. i am sorry to inform you that means your _ video message. i am sorry to inform you that means your employment i video message. i am sorry to inform you that means your employment is | you that means your employment is targeted with immediate effect on the grounds of redundancy. your final day of employment is today.

we'll look at that in a moment, but we're going to start in kharkiv, in the north—east, russia's second biggest city. it's also been under almost daily bombardments. our correspondent quentin somerville is on the frontline with the ukrainian military there — and sent this report. some and sent this report. of this report you may find disturbing. some of this report you may find disturbing. version says it is de—militarising ukraine. instead, it is creating a wasteland. what it can't have, it destroys with vengeance. these were family homes on the edge of the city. civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's

past. but here, the man of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they have stopped the might of the russian army at the city gates. ill equipped and outnumbered, three weeks on, they are still holding the line. version boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they have sent troops elsewhere leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. this is the first line of defence for the city. if they get

through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv and ukrainian resistance are still beating. just beyond this position, there is only open country and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and they have failed. the ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. they've also tried to encircle the city and again they have failed. they are taking out their frustration with artillery. not just, their frustration with artillery. notjust, you can hear it. in the notjust notjust, you can hear it. in the not just the front lines, the population of kharkiv. a russian missile screeches above us. in this

crater, six ukrainian soldiers died in a single strike. raymond tells us they are chickens. they will not show themselves again but we will respond good and proper. and away from the front, no neighbourhood is safe. russian rockets full all around us. this is the reckless targeting of human life.

to the south, the invaders are advancing. but here in ukraine's second city, kharkiv stands defiant while russia rages with incandescent fury. and russia knows hundreds of thousands of people are still living here. how do you keep out such horror? this apartment is now the front line. the men and women of the ukrainian army, she has a message. i am very grateful to them for defending our land. hold on, guys. we will always support you. both of

my daughters and grand daughter are fighting for ukraine. before we bring you further details of the fighting in ukraine let's turn to some of the diplomatic efforts that are going on because details have been revealed of and outlined peace agreement proposed by russia. apparently aimed at trying to find a way to halt this war. these ideas were discussed in a phone call on thursday between president putin and turkey's president. his chief adviser gave more details of what was discussed to the bbc�*s world affairs editor. president putin's demands are concise and according to the adviser, easy to reach an agreement

on. on acceptance from ukraine that it should be neutral in future and should not become a member of nato. ukraine's president zelensky has said as muchjust ukraine's president zelensky has said as much just the other day. other demands, which mr putin is making, include a denazification clause which, though offensive to mr zelensky seemed easy enough to accept according to the turkish side. and there are undertakings as well to protect the russian language. that is where the part ends. mr putin is also demanding parts of eastern ukraine and he wants ukraine's acceptance that crimea, which russia seized in 2014, is now a permanent part of russia. this, president putin said, it can only be sorted out face—to—face with his ukrainian opponent president

zelensky who has already said he is willing to talk. but the turkish side thinks it could be weeks before there is an agreement. i asked him how mr putin had sounded. was he excitable or may be threatening? no, said the turkish president's adviser. he had been normal and precise. that was john adviser. he had been normal and precise. that wasjohn simpson with what the russians want in return for peace. many issues still to be resolved, as john peace. many issues still to be resolved, asjohn was describing. let us turn back to the fighting to the south of ukraine. let us turn back to the fighting to the south of ukraine. the city of mariupol has become a frontline in this war. the latest russian attack there was on a theatre sheltering civilians. you can see that city is the only location separating advancing russian troops from the south and east. and so for the last fortnight, russia has surrounded it and bombarded it. its people have been forced underground. this was inside the theatre last week. around 1200 people were said to be sheltering here. look at this satellite picture taken before the attack — the words �*children' has been written outside, on either side of the theatre, clearly in russian — to warn attackers from above.

that wasn't enough to stop it being bombed. this was the scene. this is the theatre before the attack. let me show you these pictures — they're bbc—verified — of what it looks like now. the basement was not destroyed. people, more than 1000 people, mostly women with children, they went out and it looks like nobody died. , ~' ., ., went out and it looks like nobody died. , a, ., ~ went out and it looks like nobody died. , ., ~ went out and it looks like nobody died. , ~ ., ., ~ , 3:1 went out and it looks like nobody died. , ~ ., ., ~ ,.,_:~:: ., died. this ukrainian mp says 80 to 9096 of the city _ died. this ukrainian mp says 80 to 9094. of the city is _ died. this ukrainian mp says 80 to 9096 of the city is being _ died. this ukrainian mp says 80 to 9096 of the city is being bombed. i died. this ukrainian mp says 80 to| 9096 of the city is being bombed. it 90% of the city is being bombed. it has been destroyed from the sky she says. and you can see the destruction these latest pictures. more high—rise buildings have been

blackened with air strikes. the theatre is not the first civilian target by far. the swimming pool was being used as a shelter and was destroyed too. this was a cinema although it is hard to make it out. now it has been shelled just about the ground. this is a school. it also has been bombed. they are made across the city there is no electricity or clean water. that has been a case for a fortnight. we are told that food is running out and because it is surrounded, eight cannot get in. also, only 30,000 people have been able to leave. here are some of them attempting to do so today. news agencies are reporting there were signs in some of the windscreens here with the world children written in russian. hundreds of thousands of people remain stuck. he was one person his family are still back in movie poll. these evacuation corridors are semi—official and that is why nobody guarantees you that you will not be bombed or like happened yesterday.

ukraine's president said russian attacks on civilians including the theatre in movie poll are deliberate. fix, theatre in movie poll are deliberate.— theatre in movie poll are deliberate. �* . ., ., deliberate. a theatre that was a shelter for _ deliberate. a theatre that was a shelter for hundreds _ deliberate. a theatre that was a shelter for hundreds of - deliberate. a theatre that was a shelter for hundreds of people i deliberate. a theatre that was a i shelter for hundreds of people and was blown — shelter for hundreds of people and was blown up yesterday. a maternity hospital. _ was blown up yesterday. a maternity hospital, residentialareas was blown up yesterday. a maternity hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying everything around the clock_ destroying everything around the clock and — destroying everything around the clock and they do not let any humanitarian cargo into a block ciiv _ humanitarian cargo into a block ciiv for — humanitarian cargo into a block city. forfive humanitarian cargo into a block city. for five days russian troops have _ city. for five days russian troops have not— city. for five days russian troops have not stopped the shelling, specifically to prevent the rescue of our _ specifically to prevent the rescue of our people. specifically to prevent the rescue of our people-— of our people. russia denies it is deliberately _ of our people. russia denies it is deliberately targeting _ of our people. russia denies it is deliberately targeting civilians i of our people. russia denies it is l deliberately targeting civilians and it has denied its bombs were responsible for that theatre attack. it is cold at that accusation a lie. it is cold at that accusation a lie. it added, the russian armed forces do not bombed cities when of course there is evident all around that it does. denial, though, is the

kremlin�*s strategy during this war. here is my from jenny hill. this kremlin's strategy during this war. here is my from jenny hill.- here is my from jenny hill. this is what we see _ here is my from jenny hill. this is what we see pretty _ here is my from jenny hill. this is what we see pretty much - here is my from jenny hill. this is what we see pretty much every i here is my from jenny hill. this is | what we see pretty much every day from the kremlin. the strategy is deny it, blame it on someone else, and if you cannot do that, denounce it as fake news. but, of course, it is not fake news. russia is also attacking different locations. let me show you some of the latest pictures. this was last year. this is it now. entire neighbourhoods have been flattened and governor says more than 50 civilians have been killed by the russians since yesterday. we know these ten people were killed in a queue for bread. these latest pictures give you an idea of what the city looks like after the invasion. you can see how intensely it has been attacked. this is what it looks like from the ground. rescue workers are still removing bodies from the rubble here. well, let us turn back to the

front line in kharkiv and find out what is happening in the capital, kyiv. there is fighting on the outskirts. it has also been shelled closer to the centre. you outskirts. it has also been shelled closer to the centre.— closer to the centre. you can see areas targeted. _ closer to the centre. you can see areas targeted. some _ closer to the centre. you can see areas targeted. some of - closer to the centre. you can see areas targeted. some of them i i closer to the centre. you can see i areas targeted. some of them i very much in the centre of town. this drone footage shows the aftermath of a strike in a residential building and while air defences are working to some degree, fragments from an intercepted missile damage these two residential buildings early this morning which then caught fire. officials say one person died here. very much under attack but for the moment, also under ukrainian control and the president, as you can see, still in the capital. period is meeting injured people in a hospital. let's beat to achieve international corresponded to his live in care. thank you as ever for joining us. i wonder what you make of these details coming from our colleague of the possible deal. how

significant do you think that is? many mediators are trying to be the one to say they are the country brought them together. president zelensky of ukraine and president putin of russia. yesterday, we saw in the financial times that an account saying there was a 15 point plan being drawn up and the mean mediator was the israeli prime minister. today we hearfrom mediator was the israeli prime minister. today we hear from the john simpson report very much matches what we heard from the accounts of the mediation by the israeli leader. there are other countries, too, of course, the french president has made many, many calls and so is the german chancellor to president putin. all of them best in the same principles that ukraine has to pronounce any

ambition tojoin nato. there has to be security guarantees, there has to be security guarantees, there has to be a resolve, resolution of the issue of eastern ukraine and crimea, territories taken by russia in 2014. the issue of topping the government in ukraine seems to have gone away. that is an important deadline for the government here. we've had from the government here. we've had from the foreign minister of turkey. turkey are ready to be the venue to hold talks between the two presidents and we had from the report that the turkish underlined that some of these decisions cannot be left to negotiators or even foreign ministers who have met once in the past few weeks. they have to be the president. and both of them have said they are ready to meet but that has to be prepared. so it is important details from what the taxi that they are managing to achieve along with the other mediation

efforts. it along with the other mediation efforts. . , along with the other mediation efforts. ., , ., ., efforts. if that is one element of the diplomacy. _ efforts. if that is one element of the diplomacy, next, _ efforts. if that is one element of the diplomacy, next, if- efforts. if that is one element of the diplomacy, next, if you - efforts. if that is one element of| the diplomacy, next, if you could help me with a military equation. we talked in the last couple of weeks about the amount of military aid that the west is trying to supply to ukraine. but of course there is a difference between promising aid and actually getting those weapons into the theatre of war. to what degree do we think this assistance is beginning to impact the military equation on the main battle areas. i think it is having a huge impact. whenever we hear about the ukrainian resistance what you hear? you hear about the javelins, anti—tank missiles, you hear about them losing surface to air missiles, you hear about the singers, also provided by nato armies. you hear about the equipment being used by the ukrainian forces. equipment being used by the ukrainianforces. president ukrainian forces. president zelensky, ukrainianforces. president zelensky, in one of his video calls with european leaders, talked about all the weapons coming in. he said thank you very much by the weapons but what you send us in a week we

use in 20 hours and that is what he said again to the us congress. thank you very much. we need more. we need fighterjets and of course, he said we needed to close the sky. a no—fly zone. he knows he is not going to get it but he keeps trying and he keeps saying we do need more weapons. and president putin knows that those deliveries are happening and that is why there was the bombing of that training centre so close to the polish border. just briefly before _ close to the polish border. just briefly before i _ close to the polish border. just briefly before i let you go, some viewers are wondering, what is the beautiful building behind you that we see every evening? yes. beautiful building behind you that we see every evening?— beautiful building behind you that we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? — we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? saint _ we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? saint sofia's _ we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? saint sofia's and - we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? saint sofia's and the - beautiful? saint sofia's and the bells rang out for tapia to have another position and it was saint michael's cathedral. absolutely beautiful. and before the invasion these glittering domes used to be golden and they lit up the night in

the city but i have to tell you, the bells of saint michael's still chime on the hour. the bells, reassuring on the hour. the bells, reassuring on the hour. the bells, reassuring on the clock message across the city that all was not lost and perhaps some day this country will resume its rhythms and rituals. every time i hear the bells of saint michael's it reminds me of another time and it sends a message right across this country because across this country the monastery is that are still standing, the bells, the bells they tell, for ukraine. i standing, the bells, the bells they tell, for ukraine.— tell, for ukraine. i am glad i asked. perhaps _ tell, for ukraine. i am glad i asked. perhaps you - tell, for ukraine. i am glad i asked. perhaps you will- tell, for ukraine. i am glad i asked. perhaps you will talkj tell, for ukraine. i am glad i - asked. perhaps you will talk again very soon. let's talk about the diplomacy about this conflict. the different countries trying to potentially mediate between ukraine and russia. next return to new york because the un security council is

holding an emergency meeting to discuss ukraine. the uk was among the countries that requested this meeting and its un mission says russia is committing war crimes and targeting civilians. this is the us representative speaking in the past few minutes. representative speaking in the past few minutes-_ few minutes. between the 24th of february on _ few minutes. between the 24th of february on the — few minutes. between the 24th of february on the 15th _ few minutes. between the 24th of february on the 15th of— few minutes. between the 24th of february on the 15th of march - few minutes. between the 24th of february on the 15th of march the | february on the 15th of march the office of the high commissioner for human rights recorded 1900 civilian casualties. the total consists of 726 people killed including 52 children and 1174 injured including 63 children. the actual number is likely much higher. this 63 children. the actual number is likely much higher.— likely much higher. this is the us secretary of _ likely much higher. this is the us secretary of state _ likely much higher. this is the us secretary of state anthony - likely much higher. this is the us i secretary of state anthony blinken. yesterday, president biden said that, _ yesterday, president biden said that, in— yesterday, president biden said that, in his opinion, war crimes have _ that, in his opinion, war crimes have been_ that, in his opinion, war crimes have been committed in ukraine. personally, i agree. have been committed in ukraine. personally, iagree. intentionally targeting— personally, iagree. intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. after_ targeting civilians is a war crime. after all— targeting civilians is a war crime. after all the destruction of the

past _ after all the destruction of the past few— after all the destruction of the past few weeks i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing _ to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise.— doing otherwise. does the perspectives _ doing otherwise. does the perspectives of _ doing otherwise. does the perspectives of two - doing otherwise. does the perspectives of two senior officials. earliertoday perspectives of two senior officials. earlier today we had from president to lenski. he spoke to the german parliament via video link and you're done the same thing to the us congress the day before. and he was welcomed this time by a standing ovation in the german parliament. that finished, here are some of what he said. it that finished, here are some of what he said. , . . . he said. it is a war in central euro -e he said. it is a war in central europe between _ he said. it is a war in central europe between freedom i he said. it is a war in central| europe between freedom and he said. it is a war in central- europe between freedom and bondage and this is growing bigger with every bomb on ukraine. at every decision not made for the sake of peace. decision not made for the sake of eace. , , ., peace. there is the president of ukraine. peace. there is the president of ukraine- he _ peace. there is the president of ukraine. he has— peace. there is the president of ukraine. he has been _ peace. there is the president of| ukraine. he has been addressing peace. there is the president of i ukraine. he has been addressing a number of parliaments were to be addressed to house of commons and house of congress and now he is addressing the german parliament all by video link from kyiv. nato has once again reiterated it will not be sending troops into ukraine. instead, one of its main strategies,

when it is member's main strategies has been to impose sanctions. we have seen travel bans, beats and asset freezes based on specific russian individuals, often wealthy business owners known as oligarchs. financial sanctions have lightly cut russia from the rest of the world. president putin has been keen to downplay the impact their sanctions are having. here he is earlier. the restrictions _ are having. here he is earlier. the restrictions against russia create many _ restrictions against russia create many problems. but not only problems, they also open up new possibilities. now allthe conditions have been met for the major— conditions have been met for the major russian groups fear sanctions now have _ major russian groups fear sanctions now have nothing to fear.- major russian groups fear sanctions now have nothing to fear. nothing to fear sa s now have nothing to fear. nothing to fear says vladimir _ now have nothing to fear. nothing to fear says vladimir putin. _ fear says vladimir putin. potentially some russian businesses may have an alternative perspective. let's talk about the un. thank you

forjoining us. just help us understand what this particular discussion in the security council is focused on.— discussion in the security council is focused on. russia has called for a vote on its _ is focused on. russia has called for a vote on its draft _ is focused on. russia has called for a vote on its draft resolution - is focused on. russia has called for a vote on its draft resolution for i a vote on its draft resolution for humanitarian aid. a move western nations, deeply cynical and even obscene given that russia is the aggressor in this conflict. they are saying russia could simply end the war. and they're shelling and it does not need to put forward a humanitarian resolution so, in response, western nations have called for today's briefing. we have often seen them do this. calling for un officials to give the realities on the ground, to the disinformation thatis on the ground, to the disinformation that is coming out from russia. today we are hearing from the who, they will talk about the director general, how they have seen 43 attacks on health care facilities including health care workers and how a violation of international law. we will hear the

director—general again reiterate that the only way to stop the bloodshed is for peace, for a political solution. and we're also hearing from the refugee agency. those appalling numbers. 3 million people have fled ukraine. 2 million are displaced in the country. something the irish ambassador, going into the security today on saint patrick's day pointed out was the entire population. shah the entire population. an opportunity for the un to publicly reiterate what is happening in ukraine and the consequences of it. presumably any kind of agreement within the security council and this is not going to happen because russia is down so is the us. we often talk _ russia is down so is the us. - often talk about vetoes. russia having a veto, the other five and others having vetoes but in the case of the russian draft we're hearing from western nations that it is

unlikely they would even get the nine needed votes. many countries will choose to abstain, we believe, tomorrow, in this vote. so it won't even be a case of the west using a veto against russia. you've seen how isolated russia has been, particularly in the general assembly when that resolution had only four countries supporting russia. that is why the united states and others planned to take their humanitarian resolution, bypass the security council and go back to the un general assembly. france and mexico propose that draft and it is something we are expecting to see late next week and they're hoping to get as much support there in the general assembly for the humanitarian draft they did for the one condemning russia's offensive. thank you very much. just a reminder that turkey are saying that it has listens to a proposal from vladimir putin about how a peace deal could take shape. six point he was focused

on, we are told. still some big outstanding differences between ukraine and russia. half of the programme we will continue our coverage including a new report from andrew harding in odesa. we have had lots of sunshine across most of england and wales. dry weather to thursday. 14 degrees in a few spots around the london area as well. some sunshine too. looking at the forecast for the west of the week, you can see there really is not very much rain in the forecast at all. the reason it is going to become dry and unsettled unlikely sunniest that we have this big area of high pressure building to our east. by the weekend, this is a big intense area of high pressure because it is so big it is not going

to move very far very fast. hence the extended outlook for dry, settled on sunny weather. overnight were looking at mist and fog patches forming across parts of england and was particularly around the somerset levels. patchy frost here and there but quite a widespread frost across northern areas. it is going to be a cold start for quite a few of you and your friday morning. mist and fog patches should clear within the first hour or two of the morning and we will be left with glorious spring sunshine. for many, actually, sunshine. for many, actually, sunshine from dawn till dusk. temperatures, highs of 15 or 16 degrees. it will be a little bit milder across the board in the spring sunshine. it is going to feel pleasant out and about. at the start

of the weekend, it continues in that same rain. a chilly start. mist and fog patches but lots of sunshine. gusty winds around south west england and also into of scotland as well. with the winds coming over the chevy parts of the north theatres across eastern england and scotland but temperatures, to a degree, will be pegged back. highs of 12 degrees or so. warmer, those yellow colours across western areas of the uk widely and across the north west of scotland, that is where the warmest weather will be on saturday. highs locally of 17 or 18 degrees which is potentially the highest temperature of the year so far. on sunday, though there will still be a lot of dry weather around, low pressure will bring some thick cloud and eastern areas of england with some showers here. some of those showers perhaps turning to soft hail at times and temperatures a little bit lower than we have seen over the last couple of days or so. that is your weather.

hello, i'm ros atkins with outside source. a day after president biden called vladimir putin a war criminal, russia continues to bombard ukraine even as turkey reveals deals of a peace deal being proposed by president putin. resistance from ukrainians continues to hold firm. ukrainian on forces are keeping them at bay. shelling is hampering rescue efforts.

the number of casualties remains unclear. and lincoln says he agrees with president biden that russia is committing war crimes. shifter with president biden that russia is committing war crimes.— with president biden that russia is committing war crimes. after all the destruction of— committing war crimes. after all the destruction of the _ committing war crimes. after all the destruction of the fast _ committing war crimes. after all the destruction of the fast three - committing war crimes. after all the destruction of the fast three weeks, | destruction of the fast three weeks, i destruction of the fast three weeks, i find _ destruction of the fast three weeks, i find it_ destruction of the fast three weeks, i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise. more _ the russians are doing otherwise. more pressure on household finances in the uk. the bank of england has raised interest rates, the third in four months. and we'll talk about a family who have been reunited at last. after nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe came back to the uk following years of dissension and terror. in the besieged city of mariupol,

there are reports many people have survived after a theatre was bombed by russian forces. hundreds of people were thought to be sheltering in the basement. president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of deliberately targetting the theatre but russia has denied carrying out the attack. our international correspondent, orla guerin, reports on the continuing russian assault. fire and destruction at the theatre in mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of dropping a bomb on this cultural landmark—turned—shelter for terrified civilians. this satellite image shows the russian word for children clearly marked on the ground. it didn't protect them from russianjets. in the darkness a week ago, glimpses

of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre. the bomb shelter seems to have saved them. so far, there are no reports of any deaths, but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, a children's hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying everything round the clock. and just look at the destruction in mariupol, after three weeks of russian bombardment. many bodies lie unburied in the rubble. hard to believe it looked like this a month ago when we filmed these pictures. then, it was a bustling port city. families strolling past the theatre that was loved by so many. that was loved by so many,

including an opera singer who managed to flee. you know, it's so devastating, it's a very personal story for me, as well and as for a lot of actors and musicians who sang their. and musicians who sang there. it's even more devastating to know that this place actually was a shelter for more than a thousand people, including children. despite the all too visible devastation in mariupol, russia claims that it does not bomb cities and did not bomb the theatre. officials in kyiv say russia is carrying out a genocide. the intention of russian aggressors is to destroyj mariupol to the ground. but the main thing, and the main... ..tragedy that they are losing other people. i we will rebuild ukraine. but we will not, you know, -

we cannot bring back our people. they have died. the living flee when they can, although convoys have been shelled. this was the exodus from mariupol today. an estimated 300,000 remain trapped in the city, where conditions are said to be medieval. orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. update on mariupol. another russian target is odesa, ukraine's third city. russian ships have become more active on the black sea. people are preparing for that eventuality. andrew harding reports from there.

on ukraine's black sea coast, they're getting ready for the russians. filling sandbags... ..and blocking the streets of odesa, an ancient port city once attacked by lenin, then by hitler, now braced for putin's invasion. some here cling to a sense of normality. "of course the war will come, with all its death and suffering, and for what?" asks 77—year—old alexander. others are already facing immediate, impossible decisions. odesa's main orphanage. in odesa's main orphanage, 18 of its children are too sick to be taken abroad. translation: they need oxygen. how can i move them? am i supposed to take the healthiest to safety and abandon the rest? for now, her plan is to move them all to the basement. up the road at odesa's zoo, the staff have agreed to stay put, whatever the war brings.

the director now sleeps in his office, afraid the sound of explosions might panic the animals. and more animals keep arriving, pets dropped off by families preparing to flee. i'm afraid. but we stay here. we love our city and we will stay here. and we will fight. meanwhile, teenage recruits are still signing up for odesa's civil defence units, ready to fight the russians street street by street, knowing it may soon come to that. it is impossible to imagine the russians bombarding this precious city, a place steeped in the russian language, in russian culture, and in centuries of russian history. and yet the events of the past few weeks here in ukraine suggest that this city, odesa, could be under

attack at any moment. out of sight, off the coast, a russian armada is a circling. odesa has already sandbagged its most precious monuments. while each new air raid sends people down to the city's old cellars... ..to wait for whatever russia has in store. andrew harding, bbc news, odesa. as you heard in that report, the russian military has been accused of deliberately targeting civilians. president biden has referred to vladimir putin as a �*war criminal�*, which the kremlin has said is unforgivable. this was that moment yesterday. oh, i think he is a war criminal. this was the assessment from the bbc�*s north america reporter, anthony zurcher.

the uk foreign secretary was asked whether she agreed with president biden. this is what she said. i think there's very strong evidence that war crimes are being committed in ukraine and that he is instrumental to those war crimes taking place. and this is the ukrainian defence minister addressing eu lawmakers today. translation: i'm very grateful to the european parliament - for its resolution and support of ukraine during its fight - against the ongoing russian - aggression, but i'm appealing to all members of the european parliament to recognise that| putin is a war criminal, as it has been done - in the united states. there are rules that govern how countries behave in times of war. they're contained in the geneva conventions. under those rules, for instance, civilians cannot be deliberately attacked. nor can the infrastructure that is vital to their survival. here's one lawyer. i think, first of all,

we'd have to be able to demonstrate his direct connection to the commission of these war crimes. again, for many, that may be very obvious, but it would still need to be subject to a rigorous investigation. i think the likelihood of putin being brought before a court while he's still in power is very small. i think once he is no longer in power, i think the chances of him being held before an international court would rise. if you live in the uk and have a mortgage, they told workers on thursday morning through this pre—recorded zoom message.

iam i am sorry to inform you that your employment is terminated with immediate effect. your final day of employment is today. here's theo leggett in dover with how the events unfolded. it was so abrupt around six o'clock this morning, employees were told to stand _ this morning, employees were told to stand by— this morning, employees were told to stand by and wait for an announcement. the boats were told to wait in _ announcement. the boats were told to wait in port. _ announcement. the boats were told to wait in port, off—load their cargoes and their— wait in port, off—load their cargoes and their passengers, and later in the day, _ and their passengers, and later in the day, the message came through. the unions gave this advice to crew members. until a legal situation... until a legal situation. .. our advice — until a legal situation. .. our advice is _ until a legal situation. .. our advice is to _ until a legal situation... our advice is to stay— until a legal situation... our advice is to stay put. - and some crew refused to leave their ships. gary jackson was one of them —

he's an officer on board the pride of hull. he said... the crew has since left the ship. danny savage is in hull. the captain closed the gangways and shut the doors on the ship so that the vehicles could leave, and that was the situation for much of the day. there was a standoff lost negotiations continued and people were told clearly about what the redundancy deal was, what the package was. that ended in a satisfactory way late this afternoon when the crew finally left. the standoff lasted for several hours, and they said they could see buses just the other side of the building with the replacement crew coming aboard. there are new people on this ship. this has been a very emotional

day for everybody involved. some of those made redundant have worked for 30 or 40 years, they've worked this route for many years as well. they feel as though they're being replaced by a cheaper crew of foreign nationals who will do the samejob as them foreign nationals who will do the same job as them for less money. the bbc also spoke to a crew member at the port of larne, who was on night shift at the time. here he is describing what he saw. we got in here at six in the morning and were _ we got in here at six in the morning and were discharged. we were told not to— and were discharged. we were told not to load — and were discharged. we were told not to load. we weren't given a reason — not to load. we weren't given a reason. they told us there was no control~ _ reason. they told us there was no control~ the — reason. they told us there was no control. the captain was told not to load and _ control. the captain was told not to load and wasn't given a reason. we were _ load and wasn't given a reason. we were given — load and wasn't given a reason. we were given the reasons for a few hours _ were given the reasons for a few hours we — were given the reasons for a few hours. we just found out through social— hours. we just found out through social media. basically, there is a new crew— social media. basically, there is a new crew coming. they set us all down _ new crew coming. they set us all down and — new crew coming. they set us all down and came on board with body

armour, _ down and came on board with body armour, tasers and handcuffs on them _ armour, tasers and handcuffs on them so. — armour, tasers and handcuffs on them. so, no one wanted to challenge them _ them. so, no one wanted to challenge them they— them. so, no one wanted to challenge them. they sat down and told us we were made — them. they sat down and told us we were made revenant as of today, no warning _ were made revenant as of today, no warning whatsoever. we haven't received a response. speaking in the commons, transport minister robert courts said the way the sacked workers had been treated was wholly unacceptable. lam i am extremely concerned and frankly angry— i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at— i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at the _ i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at the way— i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at the way workers _ i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at the way workers have - i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at the way workers have been l angry at the way workers have been treated _ angry at the way workers have been treated todav — angry at the way workers have been treated today by _ angry at the way workers have been treated today by mac— angry at the way workers have been treated today by mac walter- angry at the way workers have been treated today by mac walter e - angry at the way workers have been treated today by mac walter e —— i angry at the way workers have been i treated today by mac walter e —— buy three _ treated today by mac walter e —— buy three i_ treated today by mac walter e —— buy three i am _ treated today by mac walter e —— buy three. i am intending _ treated today by mac walter e —— buy three. i am intending to— treated today by mac walter e —— buy three. i am intending to call- treated today by mac walter e —— buy three. i am intending to call the - three. i am intending to call the trade _ three. i am intending to call the trade unions _ three. i am intending to call the trade unions after— three. i am intending to call the trade unions after the _ three. i am intending to call thei trade unions after the statement three. i am intending to call the - trade unions after the statement —— p&0~ _ trade unions after the statement —— p&0~ there — trade unions after the statement —— p&0~ there can— trade unions after the statement —— p&0. there can be _ trade unions after the statement —— p&0. there can be no—

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to pay out £270 million. since then, it's gone back into proper hands. it's owned by the divide government. the unions say the news that p&o ferries is now sacking the crew across its entire uk fleet is a betrayal of british workers. they're also saying this. we think it's illegal and morally reprehensible. the industry never ceases _ reprehensible. the industry never ceases to— reprehensible. the industry never ceases to surprise me and on occasion _ ceases to surprise me and on occasion. this is a new low for a proud _ occasion. this is a new low for a proud maritime nation. they will almost certainly have a dismissal— they will almost certainly have a dismissal in _ they will almost certainly have a dismissal in the _ they will almost certainly have a dismissal in the context - they will almost certainly have a dismissal in the context of- they will almost certainly have a dismissal in the context of how i they will almost certainly have a i dismissal in the context of how the process— dismissal in the context of how the process has— dismissal in the context of how the process has been— dismissal in the context of how the process has been handled. - dismissal in the context of how the process has been handled. i'm - dismissal in the context of how the i process has been handled. i'm almost certain _ process has been handled. i'm almost certain in_ process has been handled. i'm almost certain inthe— process has been handled. i'm almost certain. in the context _ process has been handled. i'm almost certain. in the context of _ certain. in the context of employment _ certain. in the context of employment looking - certain. in the context of employment looking at l certain. in the context of - employment looking at what's the reason _ employment looking at what's the reason for— employment looking at what's the reason for the _ employment looking at what's the reason for the dismissal, - employment looking at what's the reason for the dismissal, is - employment looking at what's the reason for the dismissal, is it- employment looking at what's the reason for the dismissal, is it a i reason for the dismissal, is it a redundancy. _ reason for the dismissal, is it a redundancy, the _ reason for the dismissal, is it a redundancy, the term - reason for the dismissal, is it a redundancy, the term used - reason for the dismissal, is it a redundancy, the term used onl reason for the dismissal, is it a i redundancy, the term used on the

announcement? _ redundancy, the term used on the announcement? i— redundancy, the term used on the announcement? i saw— redundancy, the term used on the announcement? i saw it— redundancy, the term used on thel announcement? i saw it circulating this mornind — announcement? i saw it circulating this mornind 0r— announcement? i saw it circulating this mornind or is _ announcement? i saw it circulating this morning. or is it— announcement? i saw it circulating this morning. or is it some - announcement? i saw it circulating this morning. or is it some form i announcement? i saw it circulatingj this morning. or is it some form of business _ this morning. or is it some form of business reorganisation. in- this morning. or is it some form of business reorganisation. in either. business reorganisation. in either case: _ business reorganisation. in either case, there — business reorganisation. in either case, there are _ business reorganisation. in either case, there are fairly— business reorganisation. in either case, there are fairly well, - business reorganisation. in eitherj case, there are fairly well, clearly defined _ case, there are fairly well, clearly defined lines— case, there are fairly well, clearly defined lines which _ case, there are fairly well, clearly defined lines which an _ case, there are fairly well, clearly defined lines which an employer. defined lines which an employer should _ defined lines which an employer should seek— defined lines which an employer should seek to _ defined lines which an employer should seek to stay— defined lines which an employer should seek to stay within - defined lines which an employer should seek to stay within in - defined lines which an employer. should seek to stay within in order to have _ should seek to stay within in order to have some _ should seek to stay within in order to have some chance _ should seek to stay within in order to have some chance to— should seek to stay within in order to have some chance to defend . your monthly payment may be about to go up. that's because the bank of england has increased the cost of borrowing for. it's raised interest rates for the third time infour time in four months, and it comes after rates also went up. this is part of central banks trying to address a surging cost of living. the back of england —— bank of england's committee voted to raise rates by a quarter of a point. the bank says inflation is set to reach 8% next month with a warning

that it could peek even tighter later in the year. this means around to .2 million households. in a statement, the bank said the war in ukraine had led to further big increases in energy and other commodity prices, including food prices. and it warned that "the effects of russia's invasion of ukraine "would likely accentuate both the peak in inflation "and the adverse impact on activity by intensifying the squeeze "on household incomes." our economics correspondent, andy verity, told us from outside the bank of england that today's move had been expected. most economists have predicted that we would get the third consecutive rate rise in a row. it's on a surprise given the current context what the bank of england policymakers are saying. there's been us a succession of large shocks to the economy. you already know about the pandemic, and the global

reopening of the economy, after that pandemic, there was a surge in demand and supply of basic commodities from petrol, oil, gas to steel and wood. it didn't keep up with that surging demand. when you don't get supply matching to man, that's when you get price rises, so we fight inflation all around the world in the united states. 7.9%. the latest measure here was 5.5%. but the bank of england is now predicting that in the second quarter of this year, inflation will get up to 8% at its peak and possibly higher later in the year. so those global inflation pressures exacerbated by the war in ukraine are certainly likely to see interest rates rise perhaps up to 2% by the end of this year. the rates rise perhaps up to 296 by the end of this year.— end of this year. the federal reserve says _ end of this year. the federal reserve says raise _ end of this year. the federal reserve says raise its - end of this year. the federal reserve says raise its cute i end of this year. the federal - reserve says raise its cute interest rate by a quarter—point. this is the first increase since 2018. the rate to zero at the start of the covid—19 pandemic. let's get more on that

from our north america business correspondent, samira hussain. help me understand the calculation. presumably, it's connected to the cost of living. presumably, it's connected to the cost of living-— cost of living. absolutely. we've been seeing _ cost of living. absolutely. we've been seeing that _ cost of living. absolutely. we've been seeing that inflation - cost of living. absolutely. we've been seeing that inflation like i cost of living. absolutely. we've been seeing that inflation like in the uk, here in the united states, has been continually going up. and for the same reasons that andy mentioned. when the economy opened up, you saw there is all this demand, but supply chains couldn't keep cup. there is that equilibrium. for a long time, the federal reserve had been saying this will be transitory, so this will start to ease somewhat. but that really hasn't happened. now we're hearing, not only the central bank raised rates by a quarter percent, they are signalling there will be about six more increasing. hath? signalling there will be about six more increasing.— signalling there will be about six more increasing. why did they think these increases _ more increasing. why did they think these increases will _ more increasing. why did they think these increases will translate - more increasing. why did they think

these increases will translate in - these increases will translate in these increases will translate in the long run to life getting cheaper rather than more expensive? mellie rather than more expensive? well, and i think rather than more expensive? well, and i think you _ rather than more expensive? well, and i think you made _ rather than more expensive? well, and i think you made a _ rather than more expensive? well, and i think you made a very - rather than more expensive? -ii and i think you made a very smart point, that the difference is the short—term versus long—term. in the long term, the idea is if you make it more expensive for people to borrow money orfor it more expensive for people to borrow money or for companies or businesses, they won't be putting in as much investment, and that should start bringing the price of some goods down. to try and bring people into the stores to make money in that way. the problem is that the geopolitical situation is really making that a lot more complicated, that will calculus is more populated, because there are so many unknowns and the pressures you see on energy prices. unknowns and the pressures you see on energy prices-— on energy prices. thank you very much. i imagine _ on energy prices. thank you very much. i imagine we _ on energy prices. thank you very much. i imagine we will - on energy prices. thank you very much. i imagine we will talk - on energy prices. thank you very i much. i imagine we will talk about this issue again. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is adjusting to life back in the uk,

having been reunited with her family. she was released on wednesday after nearly six years in detention in iran. another british iranian, anoosheh ashoori, who was detained for five years, is also now back home. with the latest, here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. it's the middle of the night. the plane's just landed. seven—year—old gabriella can't wait to see her mum. very much in the background now, the foreign secretary, as everyone strains for a first glimpse of the precious cargo. at last, she comes out. can you even begin to imagine what she's feeling? mummy! that is mummy. richard ratcliffe hasn't seen his wife for almost six years, but he knows this is a moment for mother and daughter. crying. the hug to make up for all the ones they missed.

at the last birthday party, she rang up... bringing mummy home and showing her off will really validate gabriella's insecurities. she does have two parents who love her. he too has a loving familyjust as happy at his release. anoosheh ashoori is a retired engineer, freed as part of the same deal that brought nazanin home. it's a very elating feeling to think this is feeling to think this is finished, we don't have to wake up and fight any more. and he also now gets to sleep in his own bed. sleeping with no bedbugs, in peace and quiet without 15 other people in the room, it's... yeah, it must be... i mean, i can't even begin to understand how it must feel. this man is still left in iran, an environmentalist born in london accused of spying after tracking endangered animals with cameras. it's confusing, distressing and we |just sort of feel that he is a pawnj

on a global chessboard. so, it's very difficult to fathom. she too was used by iran as a political pawn after all she has been through could face a difficult recovery. after all she's been through, could face a difficult recovery. everyone in the country who has followed this will be deeply interested and want to see more of them, but it is absolutely essential that after the first exposure, they then take it easy. exposure, they then take it easy, they then withdraw. and i think richard has this message, he realises that it's important. richard can now be husband and father. their daughter spent the night sleeping between them for the first time since she was a baby. richard today thanked everyone involved in bringing nazanin home, saying, "you have made us whole." caroline hawley, bbc news.

let's go back to new york and remind you that the un security council is meeting. all called for a briefing on ukraine. to be clear, this is not a briefing that will reach a conclusion in the security council. america and russia have a veto, which means we won't get any agreement across the council. this is more chance for country who oppose what russia is doing to detail both russian actions, but also the consequences of those actions. during this briefing, we can expect a great deal of detail about the humanitarian cost of russia's actions. the number of civilians have lost their lives and the impact of health care, on the refugee crisis, forcing many ukrainians to leave their home in their country. we'll continue to listen across this. it's not going to draw to a particular conclusion, but it is designed to take a very high—profile platform and use it to

apply pressure on russia. we will continue our coverage of the story in a couple minutes. hello again. we've had lots of sunshine across most of england and wales. dry weather through thursday. 14 degrees in a few spots. further north, a bit more cloud with some sunshine, but also some passing shower clouds across scotland and northern ireland. looking in the forecast for the rest of this week, the weekend and next week, you can see there isn't much rain in the forecast at all. the reason it's going to become dry and settled is we have this big area of low pressure —— high pressure building. 1050 hectare particles, this is an intense area five pressure. it's not going to move very far very fast. hence the extended outlook.

overnight tonight, we see mist and fog patches forming across parts of england and wales, particularly the welsh marshes. little bit of patchy fronts, but quite widespread across northern areas. it's going to be a cold start into friday morning. any mist and fog patches and should clear within the first hour or two, and then we are left with the glorious spring sunshine. for many, sometime philip —— sunshine from dawn till dusk. it's going to feel pleasant out and about. the start of the weekend continues in that same vein. a chilly start, frost, mitch and fog passes —— mist and fog patches. with the winds coming over the chilly waters, it's across eastern areas of england and scotland that temperatures to a

degree will be paid back. highs around 12 degrees. those yellow colours across western areas of the uk and across the northwest of scotland, that's where the warmest weather will be on saturday. could see highs getting up to around 18 degrees, potentially the highest temperature of the year so far. on sunday, although there will be a lot of dry weather, a little low pressure will bring thicker cloud with showers here. some perhaps turning to soft tail at times and temperatures a little bit lower than we've seen —— soft hail.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. russia presses on with its bombardment of civilian areas across ukraine, even as turkey reveals details of a potential peace deal. we will also see a new report. pounded for weeks, the country's second city kharkiv has been devastated but the resistance of ukrainians holds firm. they have tried to punch through here again and again and again and they have failed. ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. fresh shelling hampers rescue efforts at a bombed theatre in mariupol, where hundreds — mainly women and children — were hiding in an underground

shelter. the number of casualties is still unclear. the us secretary of state says he agrees with president biden that russian war crimes are being committed in ukraine. intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. after all the destruction of the past three weeks, i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise. in other news, p&o ferries sacks 800 workers to cut costs. for many, the news came, in a video message. i am sorry to inform you that this means your employment is terminated with immediate effect on the grounds of redundancy. your final day of employment is today. russia continues to bomb ukrainian cities, with civilians under fire. we're going to start in kharkiv. as you can see, that's in the north—east. it's ukraine's second biggest city.

it's been under almost daily bombardments. our correspondent quentin sommerville, and camera journalist darren conway, have been following the ukrainian army as — over three weeks into this war — they defend kharkiv. you may find some of the report disturbing. russia says it is demilitarising ukraine. instead, it is creating a wasteland. what it cannot have, it destroys with vengeance. these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv, civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd

battalion have pulled off a miracle. they have stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they are still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they have sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. _ if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia

to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there is only open country, and russians. they have tried to punch through here again and again and again and they have failed. ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. also tried to encircle the city but again they failed. so they are taking out their frustration with artillery, bombing notjust... you can hear it... not just these front lines but also the entire population of kharkiv. a russian missile screeches above us. in this crater, six ukrainian soldiers died in a single strike.

roman tells us they are chickens, they won't show themselves again, but we will respond good and proper. and away from the front, no neighbourhood is safe. russian rockets fall all around us. get in here! this is the reckless targeting of human life. to the south, the invaders are advancing, but here in ukraine's second city, kharkiv stands defiant while russia rages with incandescent fury.

and russia knows hundreds of thousands of people are still living here. how do you keep out such horror? sasha and svetlana's apartment is now the front line. for the men and women of the ukrainian army, she has a message. translation: i'm very grateful to them for defending our land. | hold on, guys. we will always support you. both of my daughters and a granddaughter are fighting for ukraine. quentin sommerville, bbc news,

kharkiv in eastern ukraine. before we get more details from the ground in ukraine, some encouraging news. details have been revealed of an outline peace agreement proposed by russia, apparently aimed at bringing a halt to the war in ukraine. they were discussed in a phone call on thursday between president putin and turkey's president erdogan. mr erdogan's chief adviser, ibrahim kalin, gave more details to our world affairs editor, john simpson. president putin's demands are concise and, according to mr kalin, four of them are fairly easy to reach agreement on. they include an acceptance by ukraine that it should be neutral in future and shouldn't become a member of nato.

ukraine's president zelensky has said as much just the other day. other demands which mr putin is making include denazification clause, which, though offensive to mr zelensky seems easy enough to accept, according to the turkish side. and there are undertakings as well to protect the russian language. but that is where the easy part ends. mr putin is also demanding parts of eastern ukraine and he wants ukraine's acceptance that crimea, which russia seized in 2014, is now a permanent part of russia. this, president putin said, can only be sorted out face—to—face with his ukrainian opponent, president zelensky, who has already said he's willing to talk. but the turkish side thinks it could be weeks before there is an agreement. i asked mr kalin how mr putin had sounded? was he excitable

or maybe threatening? no, said the turkish president's adviser, he had been normal and precise. it is one potential diplomatic step. let's talk about mariupol now, a frontline in this conflict. you can see it's the only location separating advancing russian troops from the south and east. and so for the last fortnight, russia has surrounded it and bombarded it. yesterday, a theatre where more than 1,000 civilians were sheltering was the target. this was inside that theatre last week. they're in the basement, because people have been told to go underground. look at this satellite picture of it taken before the attack — the word �*children' has been written outside, on either side of the theatre, clearly in russian — to warn attackers from above.

that wasn't enough to stop it being bombed. this was the scene. this is the theatre before the attack. let me show you these pictures — they're bbc—verified — of what it looks like now. in ruins. we don't yet know the number of casualties. but this mp says those in the basement survived. the basement wasn't destroyed and people, more than 1000 people, who were there, it is mostly women with children, they started to go out and it looks like nobody died. this ukrainian mp says 80—90% of mariupol is now bombed — it's "destroyed from the sky" she says. and we can see that destruction in the latest pictures. high—rise residential buildings blackened from airstrikes. the theatre isn't the first civilian target. this swimming pool —

it was being used as a shelter — was bombed too. this was a cinema — now shelled to the ground. and this is a school — also bombed. there's been no electricity or clean water in mariupol for a fortnight. food is running out. aid can't come in. only 30,000 people have been able to leave. these are people attempting to today. news agencies have reported there are signs on these windscreens with the word "children" written in russian. hundreds of thousands remain stuck there. this ukrainian has family in mariupol. these evacuation corridors that are working, they are semi—official. that is why nobody guarantees you that you will not be bombed

or like it happened yesterday. ukraine's president says russia's attacks on civilians — including mariupol�*s theatre — is deliberate. translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday. a maternity hospital, children's hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying everything round—the—clock and they do not let any humanitarian cargo into our blocked city. for five days, russian troops have not stopped the shelling, specifically to prevent the rescue of our people. russia denies they are responsible for any civilian attacks — including the theatre. calling the accusation "a lie" — and adding: "the russian armed forces do not bomb cities". denial is the kremlin's strategy in this war. here'sjenny hill.

this is what we see pretty much every day from the kremlin. the strategy is to deny it, blame it on someone else and if you can't do that denounced it as fake news. it's not fake news. russia is also attacking the north and the east — kyiv, the capital — but also the cities of sumy and chernihiv — north of kyiv. let me show you some pictures. this was sumy, last year. this is it now. entire neighbourhoods flattened. and then, chernihiv. its regional governor says more than 50 civilians have been killed by russian forces there since yesterday. we know at least 10 of those people were killed by a strike while they waited in line for bread. these latest satellite pictures show us what it looks like after the invasion — you can see how intensely it's under fire. and this is what it looks like from the ground. rescue workers are still removing bodies from the rubble here.

now let's look at what's happening in ukraine's capital, kyiv. there's fighting on its outskirts also, and it's also being shelled — you can see where on this map here. this drone footage shows the aftermath of a strike on a residential building. kyiv�*s air defences are working — but that can be dangerous too. fragments from an intercepted missile damaged these two residential buildings early this morning, which then caught fire. officials say one person was killed. so under attack, but still very much under ukrainian control. the president is still in the capital — here he is meeting injured residents in a hospital earlier. russia claims its invasion is going to plan. ukrainian and western defence officials say it's stalling. here's gordon corera. the russian advance has come from three directions. from the east,

from the south and from the north—west towards the capital. but each of those looks to have either stalled orjust made slow progress. now it does look as though russian forces have been trying to regroup and encircle the capital, kyiv, here. but so far they have not gone in. that might be because they lack the combat power after taking heavy casualties. the us reckon at least 7000 russian troops have been killed. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv — she gave me her analysis on that possible peace deal we spoke about earlier. there are many mediators who are trying to be the ones that they are the ones, the country that brought together president of ukraine and president putin of russia. we saw yesterday in the financial times and account say there was a 15 point

plan been brought up and the main mediator was described as naftali bennett, the israeli prime minister. today we hear from turkey and what we hear from thejohn simpson today we hear from turkey and what we hearfrom thejohn simpson report very much matches also what we heard on the account of the mediation by the israeli leader. there are other countries too of course, the french president has made many, many calls, so has the german chancellor, to present putin. but all of the rest on the same principles that ukraine has to renounce any ambition to join nato. there has to be security guarantees. there has to be a resolution of the issue of eastern ukraine and crimea in the territories taken by russia in 2014. the issue of toppling the government in ukraine seems to have gone away, that was an important red of course. for the government here. we have also heard from turkey, the foreign

minister has said and the president has said that they are ready to be the venue to hold talks between the president, between the two presidents. and indeed we heard from john simpson's report that turkey underlined that some of these decisions can be left to negotiators or even foreign ministers who have met in the last few weeks, they have to be presence. on both of them have said they are ready to meet but that has to be prepared. so it is important details from john simpson from what the turks say that they are managing to achieve along with the other mediation efforts. so if thatis the other mediation efforts. so if that is one element of the diplomacy, next if you can help me with the military equation. with talk to the last few weeks about the amount of military aid of the west is trying to supply to ukraine. of course there is a difference between promising aid and actually getting that weaponry into the theatre of war. to what degree do we think this assistance is genuinely beginning to impact the military equation on the main battle areas? i

impact the military equation on the main battle areas?— main battle areas? i think it is havin: a main battle areas? i think it is having a huge _ main battle areas? i think it is having a huge impact. - main battle areas? i think it is i having a huge impact. whenever main battle areas? i think it is - having a huge impact. whenever we hear about the ukrainian resistance, what you hear is you hear about the javelins, anti—tank missiles. when you hear about them using surface to air missiles you hear about the sting is also provided by nato armies. you hear about the equipment being used by the ukrainian forces. president zelensky, with one of his video calls with european leaders talked about all the weapons coming in. he said thank you very much for the weapons but what you send us in a week, we use in 20 hours. and that is what he said against the us congress. thank you very much, we need more, we need fighterjets and of course he said we need you to close the sky. in his word, in other words a no—fly zone. i think he knows he's not going to get it but he keeps trying and he keeps saying we do need more weapons. and president putin knows that those are happening and that is why there was the bombing of that training centre

so close to the polish border. stand so close to the polish border. and 'ust so close to the polish border. and just briefly — so close to the polish border. and just briefly before i let you go, i keep meaning to ask you this because i'm sure some viewers are wondering, what is a beautiful building behind you that we see every evening? yes. you that we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? _ you that we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? it _ you that we see every evening? yes, isn't it beautiful? it is _ you that we see every evening? 1a: isn't it beautiful? it is saint sophia's and the bells rang out. when we used to have another position it was saint michael's cathedral, absolutely beautiful. and before the invasion, these glittering domes used to be gold and they lit up the night in the city but i have to tell you, the bells of saint michaels still chime on the hour. the bells, reassuring on the clock message across the city that all is not lost and perhaps some day this country will resume its rhythms and rituals. every time i hear the bells of saint michael it reminds me of another time and it sends a message right across this country.

because across this country the monastery is that are still standing, the bells toll for ukraine. after i spoke to her in the last hour and spoke about those bells several of you mention how you liked her description. so i posted it on twitter in case you'd like to share it with other people. let's turn to the diplomatic efforts taking place today. the united nations security council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss ukraine. the uk was one of the countries that requested the meeting — its un mission said: meanwhile, the us secretary of state has been speaking in the last hour. russia has attacked so much of what we hold sacred. and everything, everything, the united nations stands for. russia's actions must be

condemned in no uncertain terms. as president blyton said, ukraine will never be a victory for putin. —— president biden. matter what advances he makes, no matter who he kills or what cities he destroys, ukraine will never be a victory. that is the us ambassador to the un. yesterday president biden said that in his opinion war crimes have been committed in ukraine. personally, i agree. intentionally target in civilians is a war crime. after all the destruction of the past few weeks, ifind it difficult the destruction of the past few weeks, i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise.

give me some more details on the nature of this meeting, who we are going to hear from nature of this meeting, who we are going to hearfrom and so on? nature of this meeting, who we are going to hear from and so on? yeah, well, going to hear from and so on? yeah, well. these — going to hear from and so on? yeah, well, these humanitarian _ going to hear from and so on? yeah, well, these humanitarian briefings i well, these humanitarian briefings are always sobering. we of course hear from all 50 are always sobering. we of course hearfrom all 50 members of are always sobering. we of course hear from all 50 members of the council and ukraine is invited to participate as well. —— 15 members. we hear from top participate as well. —— 15 members. we hearfrom top un officials. so the un political chief spoke, the director—general of the world health organization. as well as an official from the un refugee agency. and western nations always find that their briefings are extremely useful in authoritative leak refuting some of russia's disinformation. but also just reminding the world about the magnitude of the suffering in ukraine. so we heard from rosemary

to carlo that there has been 1900 casualties in ukraine, more than 700 people have been killed. we heard from the who that they have verified 43 attacks on health care facilities, which he reminded council members was a violation of international law. and we just heard from a number of western nations just about the kind of haunting images coming out. mass graves of civilians, maternity wards, theatres where women and children with sheltering being hit and again condemning russia for continuing its war. 50 condemning russia for continuing its war. ., , ., ., war. so we have the situation where the security — war. so we have the situation where the security council— war. so we have the situation where the security council includes - war. so we have the situation where the security council includes both i the security council includes both sides, we have major powers like the uk and us on one side and rush on the other. do we ever see them face off two do we ever see one side interrogate the other or does it not work that way?— work that way? well, look, it is often a war— work that way? well, look, it is often a war of _ work that way? well, look, it is often a war of words _ work that way? well, look, it is often a war of words in - work that way? well, look, it is - often a war of words in the security

council. we have tough statements for example today we heard from the uk ambassador to the un saying that russia's proposed humanitarian was a cynical game. that is the aggressor in this conflict it was obscene that they weren't just stopping the war but were trying to put forward their own resolution. we heard the us and ambassador in the council speaking directly to president putin saint stop the killing and promising that they will be held accountable. russia will have its chance to speak and then members can come back and respond to certain points made. i think what is really interesting as you hearfrom diplomats all the think what is really interesting as you hear from diplomats all the time that they do feel it is important in the council to have these strong words, exchange, to have these debates but also underscoring that they do want to leave room for negotiations. the four rounds of negotiations. the four rounds of negotiations between the sides leave

room for those to also work. so it is a delicate balance here but given how devastating it has been over the last three weeks in ukraine, the council can only use the power of its words since it is not from any action. . ~' ,. , its words since it is not from any action. . ~ ,. , . action. thank you very much indeed. as we were — action. thank you very much indeed. as we were speaking _ action. thank you very much indeed. as we were speaking you _ action. thank you very much indeed. as we were speaking you can - action. thank you very much indeed. as we were speaking you can see i action. thank you very much indeed. i as we were speaking you can see that the russian representative in the security council is speaking. we will listen across to what he is saying and of course we will pass on anything new or of significance. but at the moment the way the russians describe the war in ukraine does not connect with the available evidence. for example, the russians are saying that armed forces do not attack cities when all around us there is evidence that they're doing that in multiple locations. a quick reminder before we finish this half an hour of outside source but if you would like to get more analysis from me and the os team that you can get it

on the bbc news website. we routinely announce all our analysis and expert there is you can get that online. if you watch on the tv right now i will be back with you a couple of minutes. hello again. we have had lots of sunshine across most of england and wales and dry weather through thursday. 14 degrees in a few spots. further north there is a bit more clout around. you did get some sunshine but passing shower clouds across scotland, northern ireland and england as well. but focus for the rest this week you can see there really isn't much rain in the forecast at all. the reason it is going to become dry and settled in largely sunny is that we have this big area of high pressure building just to our east. and by the weekend, this is a big intense area of high pressure. because it is so big it will not move very far very fast hence the extended outlook for

dry, settled in sunny weather. overnight tonight we're looking at mist and fog patches forming across parts of england and wales, particularly around the welsh marshes, the somerset levels. patchy frost here and there but widespread across northern areas of the country. so it will be a cold start for quite a few of you friday morning. any mist and fog patches should clear within the first hour or two of the morning and then we will be left with glorious spring sunshine. for many actually sunshine from dawn till dusk. temperatures we are looking at highs of around 15 or 16 degrees, a little bit milder across the board in the spring sunshine. it will feel is pleasant out and about. at the start of the weekend it continues in that same vein. a chilly start, frost and fog patches around. gusty around the headlands of south—west england and into western areas of scotland as well. with the winds coming over the chilly waters of the north sea it is across eastern england and eastern

scotland that temperatures to a degree will be pegged back, highs of around 12 degrees or so. it will be warmer, those yellow colours across western areas of the uk. that is where the warmest weather will be on saturday, highs locally getting up to 17 or 18 degrees, which is potentially the highest temperature of the year so far. on sunday, although there will still be a lot of dry weather around the low pressure will bring thicker cloud into parts of south—east england. some showers perhaps turning to soft hail at times and temperatures a little bit lower than we have seen of the last couple of days or two. so.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. russia presses on with its bombardment of civilian areas in ukraine, even as turkey reveals details of a potential peace deal. pounded for weeks, the country's second city kharkiv has been devastated .. but the resistance of ukrainians holds firm they have tried to punch through here again and again and they failed. ukrainian forces are keeping them at bay. fresh shelling hampers rescue efforts at a bombed theatre in mariupol, where hundreds — mainly women and children — were hiding in an underground shelter. the number of casualties is still unclear. the us secretary of state says

he agrees with president biden that russian war crimes are being committed in ukraine: intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime and for all the destruction of the past few weeks i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise. 1more pressure on household finances in the uk, as the bank more pressure on household finances in the uk, as the bank of england raises interest rates to 0.75 per cent. the third rise, in four months. and, a family united at last... after a british—iranian woman is returned to the uk, following years in detention in tehran.. let's get the latest from the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. there are reports many people have survived — after a theatre was bombed by russian forces.

hundreds of people were thought to be sheltering in the basement. president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of deliberately targetting the theatre but russia has denied carrying out the attack. our international correspondent,0rla guerin reports on the continuing russian assault. fire and destruction at the theatre in mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of dropping a bomb on this cultural landmark—turned—shelter for terrified civilians. this satellite image shows the russian word for children clearly marked on the ground. it didn't protect them from russianjets. in the darkness a week ago, glimpses of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre. the bomb shelter seems to have saved them. so far, there are no reports of any deaths,

but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, _ a children's hospital, - residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying - everything round the clock. and just look at the destruction in mariupol, after three weeks of russian bombardment. many bodies lie unburied in the rubble. hard to believe it looked like this a month ago when we filmed these pictures. then, it was a bustling port city. families strolling past the theatre that was loved by so many, including an opera singer who managed to flee. you know, it's so devastating,

it's a very personal story for me, as well and as for a lot of actors and musicians who sang there. it's even more devastating to know that this place actually was a shelter for more than a thousand people, including children. despite the all too visible devastation in mariupol, russia claims that it does not bomb cities and did not bomb the theatre. officials in kyiv say russia is carrying out a genocide. the intention of russian aggressors is to destroy mariupol to the ground. but the main thing, and the main... ..tragedy that they are losing other people. we will rebuild ukraine. but we will not, you know, we cannot bring back our people. they have died.

the living flee when they can, although convoys have been shelled. this was the exodus from mariupol today. an estimated 300,000 remain trapped in the city, where conditions are said to be mediaeval. orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. that is coming and the interfax news agency. to put that in perspective an estimated 300,000 people are believed to still be there and there are people trapped in other situations in this conflict. a very tiny percentage of the overall people who are trapped managing to get out by a humanitarian coronaries in the last 24 hours. another russian target is odesa.

it's ukraine's third biggest city, and major seaport and transport hub. russian ships have become more active on the black sea, ready to attack. and people are preparing. andrew harding reports from there. on ukraine's black sea coast, they're getting ready for the russians. filling sandbags... ..and blocking the streets of odesa, an ancient port city once attacked by lenin, then by hitler, now braced for putin's invasion. some here cling to a sense of normality. "of course the war will come, with all its death and suffering, and for what?" asks 77—year—old alexander. others are already facing immediate, impossible decisions. in odesa's main orphanage,

18 of its children are too sick to be taken abroad. translation: they need oxygen. how can i move them? am i supposed to take the healthiest to safety and abandon the rest? - for now, her plan is to move them all to the basement. up the road at odesa's zoo, the staff have agreed to stay put, whatever the war brings. the director now sleeps in his office, afraid the sound of explosions might panic the animals. and more animals keep arriving, pets dropped off by families preparing to flee. i'm afraid. but we stay here. we love our city and we will stay here. and we will fight.

meanwhile, teenage recruits are still signing up for odesa's civil defence units, ready to fight the russians street by street, knowing it may soon come to that. it is impossible to imagine the russians bombarding this precious city, a place steeped in the russian language, in russian culture, and in centuries of russian history. and yet the events of the past few weeks here in ukraine suggest that this city, odesa, could be under attack at any moment. out of sight, off the coast, a russian armada is a circling. odesa has already sandbagged its most precious monuments. while each new air raid sends people down to the city's old cellars... ..to wait for whatever russia has in store. andrew harding, bbc news, odesa.

as you heard in that report, the russian military has been accused of deliberately targeting civilians. president biden himself has referred to vladimir putin as a �*war criminal�* — which the kremlin has said is unforgiveable. this was that moment yesterday. i think he is a war criminal. this was the assessment from the bbc�*s north america reporter anthony zurcher: "one by one, diplomatic bridges the uk foreign secretary was asked whether she agreed with president biden— this is what she said. there is very strong evidence that war crimes have been committed in ukraine and he is instrumentalfor those war crimes taking place. and this is the ukrainian defence minister addressing eu lawmakers today. i am very grateful to the european parliament for its resolution in support of ukraine

during its fight against the ongoing russian aggression but i am appealing to all members of the european parliament to recognise that putin is a war criminal as it has been done in the united states. there are rules that govern how countries behave in times of war. they're contained in the geneva conventions. under those rules, for instance, civilians cannot be deliberately attacked. nor can the infrastructure that is vital to their survival. here's one lawyer. i think first of all we would have to be able to demonstrate his direct connection to the commission of these war crimes and again for many that may be very obvious but it will still be subject to a rigorous investigation. i think the likelihood of vladimir putin being brought before court but he still in power is very small. once he no longer in power are the chances of him being held before an international court would rise.

let's turn to a big story here in the uk — p&o ferries has sacked 800 seafaring staff with immediate effect. workers found out on thursday morning through this pre—recorded zoom message. the company has made the decision that going forward it to be primarily by a third—party crew provider. therefore i am sorry to inform you that this means your employment is terminated with immediate effect on the grounds of redundancy. your final day is today. in a statement p&o said "in its current state, p&o ferries is not a viable business. we have made a £100m loss year on year. without these changes there is no future for p&o ferries." here's theo leggett in dover with how the events unfolded. it happened so abruptly. this morning at around six o'clock employees of p and 0 were told to stand by and wait for an announcement. the boats were told to come

into port and wait and off—load their cargoes and off—load their passengers and later in the day the message came through. the unions gave this advice to crew members. until the situation is clarified our advice to members is to stay put. and some crew refused to leave their ships. gary jackson was one of them — he's an officer on board the pride of hull. he said "we've still not received any detail further on what they will offer. the crew has since left the ship. danny savage has the latest from hull. the captain closed the gangways and he shut the doors on the ship as well so no vehicles could leave and that was the situation for much of the day. there was a standoff while negotiations continued and people were told clearly about what

the redundancy deal was, what the package was. that ended in a satisfactory way late this afternoon when the crew finally left. a standoff lasted for several hours and they were saying they could see buses just the other side of the building here with a replacement crew ready to come aboard and there are people on board the ship tonight who are obviously not the crew that have been on it for years. the union says has been an emotional day for everybody involved. some of those made redundant have worked for the company for 30 or 40 years. they were at this route for many years as well and they feel like they're being replaced by a cheaper crew for foreign nationals who will do the same job as them but for less money. the bbc also spoke to a crew member at the port of larne, who was on night shift at the time. here he is describing what he saw: i am on the night shift so we got in here at six in the morning and discharged and we were told not

to load and weren't given a reason. they told us the captain got a phone call and he was told not to load and he was given no reason. given no reason for a few hours. we just found out through social media basically that there was a takeover a new crew coming in all the vessels were tied up and they sat us down and came on board some of them were in balaclava and body armours and tazers and handcuffs on them like we weren't going to challenge them. they sat us down and told us they we have been made redundant as of today and no warning was given. we've asked p&o to comment on that but they haven't answered. speaking in the commons, transport minister robert courts said the way the sacked workers had been treated was wholly unacceptable: i am extremely concerned and frankly angry at the way workers have been treated today by p& o.

as a matter of urgency and asked my department to engage closely with counterparts to ensure that workers are being signposted to the most relevant support and i am intending to call the trade unions immediately after the statement to discuss the situation. many p&o seafarers were furloughed during the coronavirus crisis and p&o ferries has claimed millions of pounds in government grants, including furlough, since the beginning of 2020. our business correspondent dharshini david says the company's owners — dubai—based dp world — had asked for even more. dp world ask for £150 million in direct help from the uk government during the pandemic saying this is the only way we could keep going and the government said now you can get the same assistance that other companies get. they got £50 million in furlough and grants and at the same time they manage

to pay to £70 million to shareholders around the globe and since then it's gone back into private hands and ultimately it's owned by the dubai government. the unions say the news that p&o ferries is now sacking the crew across its entire uk fleet is a betrayal of british workers. they're also saying this. i think it's illegal and morally reprehensible, i've been in the scheme 40 years and the industry never ceases to surprise me and shocked me on occasion but this is a new low for a proud maritime nation. well here's the view of a leading employment lawyer on the p&o staff who've been sacked: they will almost have a claim in the context of how the process has been handled and almost certainly in the context from what's the reason for the employee dismissal, is it a redundancy which is the term used

on the announcement circulating on social media this morning but if it some form of business reorganisation? but in either case there are clearly defined lines which an employer should seek to stay with them in order to have some chance to be honest of defending claims of unfair dismissal. if you live in the uk and have a mortgage, your monthly payment could well be going up. that's because the bank of england has increased the cost of borrowing, raising interest rates for the third time in four months. it comes hours after us rates went up, as central banks try to tackle the surging cost of living. the bank of england's 9—member rate—setting committee — the monetary policy committee — voted by 8 to 1 to raise rates by a quarter of a point to 0.75 percent. the bank says inflation is set

to reach 8 percent next month, with a warning that it could peak even higher later in the year. the rate hike means around 2.2 million uk households — with standard variable rate or tracker mortgages — will see an immediate rise in their monthly mortgage payments. in a statement, the bank said the war in ukraine had led to further big increases in energy and other commodity prices, including food prices. and it warned that "the effects of russia's invasion of ukraine would likely accentuate both the peak in inflation and the adverse impact on activity by intensifying the squeeze on household incomes." our economics correspondent andy verity told us — from outside the bank of england — that today's move had been expected: most economists have been predicting we would get the third consecutive rates rise in a row.

it's not a surprise given that economic context. what the policy makers are saying today is there's been a succession of large shocks to the economy. you already knew about the pandemic of course and after the economy, after that pandemic there was a surge in demand and supply of basic commodities from petrol, oil, gas to steel and wood. it did not keep up with that surging demand and when you don't get supply matching demand that's what you get price rises and so we've had information all around the world in the united states 7.9%. the latest measure here was 5.5% on the consumer price index with the bank of england predicting in the second quarter of this year inflation will get up to 8% at its peak and possibly higher later in the year. those global inflation pressures exacerbated by the war in ukraine are likely to seek interest rates rise even more perhaps up to 2% by the end of this year. so just how far will raising

interest rates help to bring down the inflation we're seeing? here's the view of one analyst: in the near term it's highly unlikely that these rate increases will dampen inflation significantly because the source of that inflation is completely exogenous of these energy sharks as the supply chain disruptions which continue. the most recent example of china going to into lockdown which is impeding production of certain crucial parts. we have anecdotes from car—makers and germany that are starting production because they cannot get components for wire harness from ukraine and similarly italian fishing boats are on strike because the price of oilforfishing boats has gone up by 90% year on year. so all of this is having a knock on effect and impact on supply chains and immediate inflation and that will take more time to tame then at 25 bases overnight rise.

well in the us, the federal reserve raised its key interest rate by a quarter point, the first increase since 2018 and since it cut the rate to zero at the start of the covid—19 pandemic. our correspondent has more on how connected that decision is to this issue, the cost of living. brute issue, the cost of living. we have been seeing _ issue, the cost of living. we have been seeing inflation _ issue, the cost of living. we have been seeing inflation making - issue, the cost of living. we have been seeing inflation making the| issue, the cost of living. we have i been seeing inflation making the uk here in the us has been continually going up. forthe here in the us has been continually going up. for the same reasons that he mentioned when the economy opened up he mentioned when the economy opened up you saw there was all this demand but the supply chains were not able to keep up. so that non—equilibrium between supply and demand meant everything will become more expensive. fora everything will become more expensive. for a long time the federal reserve had been saying this is going to be transitory. this will start to ease somewhat but that really has not happened. now we are hearing that only the central bank raised interest rates by a percentage point they are signalling

that they will be around six more rate increases from now till the end of the year. rate increases from now till the end of the year-— rate increases from now till the end ofthe ear. ~ , ., , ~ , of the year. why do they think these rate increases _ of the year. why do they think these rate increases will _ of the year. why do they think these rate increases will translate - of the year. why do they think these rate increases will translate in - of the year. why do they think these rate increases will translate in the i rate increases will translate in the long run to life getting cheaper rather than becoming more expensive? i think you made a very smart point that the difference is the short term versus the long—term. in the long idea is if you make it more expensive for people to borrow money or more importantly for companies or businesses to borrow money, they are not going to be putting as much investment and that should start bringing the price of some goods down to try and bring people into their stories so they can make money in that way. the problem is that the geopolitical situation has really made that a lot more complicated. because there are so many unknowns in the kinds of pressures you are seeing for example on energy prices. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is adjusting to life back in the uk

having been reunited with her family. she was released on wednseday after nearly 6 years in detention in iran. another british iranian, anoosheh ashoori, who was detained for 5 years, is also now back home. with the latest, here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. it's the middle of the night. the plane's just landed. seven—year—old gabriella can't wait to see her mum. very much in the background now, the foreign secretary, as everyone strains for a first glimpse of the plane's precious cargo. at last, she comes out. can you even begin to imagine what she's feeling? mummy! that's mummy. richard ratcliffe hasn't seen his wife for almost six years, but he knows this is a moment for mother and daughter. crying. the hug to make up for all

the ones they missed. at the last birthday party, she rang up... bringing mummy home and showing her off will really validate gabriella's insecurities. she does have two parents who love her. he too has a loving familyjust as happy at his release. anoosheh ashoori is a retired engineer, freed as part of the same deal that brought nazanin home. it's a very elating feeling to think this is finished, we don't have to wake up and fight any more. and he also now gets to sleep in his own bed. sleeping with no bedbugs, in peace and quiet without 15 other people in the room, it's... yeah, it must be... i mean, i can't even begin to understand how it must feel. this man is still left in iran, an environmentalist born in london, accused of spying after tracking

endangered animals with cameras. it's confusing, distressing and we just sort of feel that he's a pawn on a global chessboard. so, it's very difficult to fathom. she too was used by iran as a political pawn and, after all she's been through, could face a difficult recovery. everyone in the country who has followed this will be deeply interested and want to see more of them, but it is absolutely essential that after the first exposure, they then take it easy, they then withdraw. and i think richard has this message, he realises that it's important. richard can now be husband and father. their daughter spent the night sleeping between them for the first time since she was a baby. richard today thanked everyone involved in bringing nazanin home, saying, "you've made us whole." caroline hawley, bbc news.

goodbye. we had lots of sunshine across most of england and wales and dry weather into thursday. 14 degrees in a few spots. north there is more clout around. some sunshine but there are around. some sunshine but there are a passing shower crowds across scotland and the far north of england. in the forecast for the rest of this week the weekend and lead into next week you will see there is not much rain in the forecast at all. the reason it would be dry and settled in sunny days we have this big area of high pressure building in the east. by the weekend this is a big intense area of high pressure because it's so big it will not move very far. overnight we are

looking at mist and fog patches forming across parts of england and wales and at somerset levels. some patchy frost here and there. a widespread frost across northern areas of the country. it will be a cold start for a few of you into friday morning. mist and fog patches should clear in the first hour or two of the morning. we will have spring sunshine. and sunshine from dawn till dusk. temperatures will be around 15 or 16 degrees. it will be milder across the board in the spring sunshine and it will feel pleasant. in the start of the weekend it will be in the same vein. a cold start with some frost and not mist and fog with sunshine. gusty winds around southwest england and also into western areas of scotland as well. the wind will come over the cold water of the north sea and across eastern areas of england and east scotland that temperatures will

be high of around 12 degrees or so. more warm as the yellow colours across western areas of the uk. and across western areas of the uk. and across the northwest of scotland that's where the warm weather will be on saturday. highs of around 17 or 18 degrees which is the highest temperature of the year so far. on sunday although there is joy weather around low pressure will bring to cloud into eastern areas of england with showers here. and they will turn to software at times and temperatures will be lower and we have seen over the last couple of days or so.

i'm laura trevelyan in new york and this is bbc world news america. russia is continuing to shell civilian areas in ukraine, even as turkey reveals details of a potential peace deal. we report from the frontline in ukraine's second city kharkiv, that's been pounded for weeks. but the resistance of ukrainians is holding firm. they have tried to punch through here again and again and again and they have failed. ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. civilians escaping besieged mariupol describe medieval conditions — elderly are dying in their homes, trapped by the constant shelling. russia's president has told his turkish counterpart that he's closer to a peace deal with ukraine. we'll get reaction from ukraine's ambassador to the us.