her this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories: street fighting in the besieged city of mariupol hampers efforts to rescue hundreds of people trapped inside the basement of a theatre. more than 80% of residential buildings there have been damaged or destroyed. ukraine's president zelensky tells russia to join meaningful peace talks or face catastrophic losses. translation: | want - everyone to hear me now, especially in moscow. it's time to meet. time to talk. it is time to restore territorial

integrity and justice for ukraine. meanwhile in ukraine's second city kharkiv rescue workers contine to search for survivors amoungst the rubble of a bombed theatre. translation: the second strike was above us. - it crashed. i fell down and covered my head. i was lucky the wall fell in a way that did not crush me. the it army using technology to help the humanitarian crisis in ukraine. hello and welcome to bbc news. the mayor of mariupol says street fighting in the city centre is hampering efforts to rescue hundreds of people still trapped inside the basement of a theatre bombed by russia on wednesday. elsewhere, a humanitarian corridor for evacuations was due

to open in ukraine's eastern luhansk region. and the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, has called for comprehensive peace talks with russia, saying the time had come for a meeting to end the war. john donnison reports. once a thriving port city, mariupol has been hollowed out. around 300,000 people are trapped with no electricity, gas or running water. 0fficials there say more than 80% of residential buildings are either damaged or destroyed. after weeks under siege and heavy russian bombardment, fighting has now reached the centre and the city is soon expected to fall. but some have now got out. this satellite image shows a long queue heading out of mariupol. crammed into cars not knowing if they will ever return. the north—eastern city of kharkiv has also been hammered.

remarkably, trapped under what's left of this public administration building, somebody is still alive. he emerges dazed and dusty and hardly able to believe he has survived. translation: the first strike was somewhere further up. i i stood up and heard it was not here. the second strike was above us. it crashed. i fell down and covered my head. i was lucky, the wall fell in a way that did not crush me. 0vernight, ukraine's armed forces say the russians have managed to cut off the ukrainians from the sea of azov in the south—east. in his nightly address, president zelensky called for meaningful peace and security talks with moscow without delay. translation: we have always insisted on negotiations, - we have always offered dialogue, offered solutions for peace, notjust for 23 days of invasion. i want everyone to hear me now, especially in moscow — it is time to meet, time to talk,

it is time to restore territorial integrity and justice for ukraine. but here the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned that russia is using peace talks with ukraine as a smoke screen while it prepares to carry out what she called more appalling atrocities and war crimes. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis grows ever worse. many of those fleeing fighting in the east head to the western city of lviv, still considered relatively safe. the un says nearly 6.5 million people are now displaced within ukraine. 3.2 million more have already left the country altogether. in a central square in lviv, they have placed these pushchairs to represent each child killed in a war that has lasted three weeks and seems far from over. jon donnison, bbc news. the bbc�*s james waterhouse is in kyiv

and a short time ago updated us on the latest across ukraine. it has been a grim game of roulette is for so many people that live here, where there is interceptor missiles, for example. every morning we have woken up to reports of a residential block being struck. this morning, you are right, there are sirens that have been sounding off here in the city, as well as the kyiv region, as well as in zhytomyr region, further west, towards where most of the fighting is happening. it's been quite a still morning. we actually had a smog warning because of burning peat bogs towards the north—west of the city where most of the fighting has been happening. so, it's another reason, sadly, for people to not be able to enjoy this clear, fine day, but we've seen most of the fighting, as ever, overnight, in the outskirts of the country towards the south and east, so, mykolaiv, the city to the south, the next location in russian forces�* sights, in as they try and move west, they say they've launched

a successful counterattack on russian forces, in kharkiv and sumy towards the east and north—east, they say they've repelled continued russian attacks, despite coming under heavy bombardment, but, as ever in this war it is mariupol that is paying the highest price for this level of ukrainian resistance. we are now getting reports of fighting in the city. we are getting, once again, reports that moscow is accused of shelling the agreed routes for people to get out. 30,000 have made it out after several failed attempts, but, as ever, the worry from the west would be that the defences might be starting to soften within weeks. i think it's now looking like a matter of days. all while it's calm here in the capital and in other pockets of the country in this ever—changing conflict. joining me now is ivanna klympush tsintsadze, senior ukrainian mp and chair of the parliamentary committee on integration of ukraine in the eu. she was also former deputy prime ministerfor european

and euro—atla ntic integration. thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. i wanted to start, if i may, with what president zelensky had to say in his address to the ukrainian people on friday night. it was, in many ways, a message to russians to say, if you want to recover from the mistakes you have made with this invasion, you have to talk and you have to talk substantively. what is it that ukraine ones to talk about beyond simply getting the troops out and for the violence to end? i simply getting the troops out and for the violence to end?— simply getting the troops out and for the violence to end? i think you outlined it very _ for the violence to end? i think you outlined it very clearly, _ for the violence to end? i think you outlined it very clearly, not - for the violence to end? i think you outlined it very clearly, not only . outlined it very clearly, not only violence to end and troops getting out but also preserving our territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence and having our ability to choose our path because thatis ability to choose our path because that is the only thing we are guilty

of, that starting from 2014, we wanted to choose our own path and be democratic european, free sovereign nation and that is something that is not acceptable for president putin and four terrorists and troops in the russian federation. that is what we see, they are trying to just wipe us out from the world scene and that is what is happening already on some of the cities like mariupol or kharkiv. they are just pounding those cities. at this particular moment, there is no real ground for a serious conversation with the russian federation because they are not ready for any serious conversation, besides having their ultimatums being force—fed by ukrainians. that is something that ukrainians. that is something that ukrainian society and ukrainian armed forces and politicians, we are not ready for. so therefore, i think

the talks can bring exclusively at this particular moment, maybe some decisions on some human italian corridors for people to be evacuated, for people to get to safety from those disastrous shelling and bombing and pounding of places that are unfortunately existing across the country because of the activities of russians. d0 of the activities of russians. do ou of the activities of russians. do you think that ukraine should be willing to consider, subject to certain guarantees over its own security, and we know those guarantees have been made before, thatis guarantees have been made before, that is one of the reasons you gave up that is one of the reasons you gave up the weapons you inherited from the soviet union, but nonetheless, something to international cord and in agreement with russia that ukraine should be prepared to consider neutral status? i do ukraine should be prepared to consider neutral status? i do not think that ukraine _

consider neutral status? i do not think that ukraine will— consider neutral status? i do not think that ukraine will survive i think that ukraine will survive having a neutral status. i want to remind you that in 2014 when russia started this eight years of war against ukraine by grabbing part of our territory in crimea and starting the aggression in the east of ukraine, according to our legislation, that point where we are not aligned, non—bloc country, so that means that russia is just interested in ensuring that such countries as ukraine does not exist. from my perspective, accepting neutrality today for us means just slavery for us tomorrow. can neutrality today for us means 'ust slavery for us tomorrow.�* neutrality today for us means 'ust slavery for us tomorrow. can i 'ust ick u- a slavery for us tomorrow. can i 'ust pick up a match i slavery for us tomorrow. can i 'ust pick up a match because i slavery for us tomorrow. can i 'ust pick up a match because thereh slavery for us tomorrow. can i just pick up a match because there are j pick up a match because there are other states that take this formal neutrality stance. finland and sweden are the obvious ones and i know the debate is changing in finland aboutjoining nato. sweden, the government is against the idea ofjoining nato at this stage. those

countries don't appear to be slave countries. are you saying that you cannot put the genie back in the bottle now whereas neutrality might have been an option before the invasion, it simply isn't an option now? . , invasion, it simply isn't an option now? ., , ., , ., invasion, it simply isn't an option now? ., , ., ., now? neutrality was never an option for ukraine- — now? neutrality was never an option for ukraine- i — now? neutrality was never an option for ukraine. i do _ now? neutrality was never an option for ukraine. i do belong _ now? neutrality was never an option for ukraine. i do belong to _ now? neutrality was never an option for ukraine. i do belong to those - for ukraine. i do belong to those people who think that if for example back into thousand and eight, nato would have taken the decision of granting it to ukraine, we wouldn't have had georgian invasion by the russian federation in 2008 and then with the weak response from the west, we wouldn't have seen the 2014 attack on ukraine so i actually think the only option for us is to be part of the north atlantic alliance. �* , ., �* ., alliance. but they won't have you because they _ alliance. but they won't have you because they think _ alliance. but they won't have you because they think it _ alliance. but they won't have you because they think it would - alliance. but they won't have you i because they think it would provoke effectively a war. that is the problem, isn't it? even your president has conceded that that idea was never an immediate thing

but it is vanishingly far off? i don't think so. i think the problem is right now that the leaders of the nato countries are not sending enough to the challenge because they are not yet ready to accept the reality that the third world war has already started by russian federation and ukraine. we either stop it together or russian federation will move on if ukraine fails. we'll move on according to the ultimatum that russia has put on the ultimatum that russia has put on the table in december 2021 to the west and to nato, saying that they want to return back to the data wars of 1997. that has to be understood that after us, the other countries that after us, the other countries that used to be part of the soviet union are at risk. then, if they are done with those, the countries of the eastern and central europe will have joined the eastern and central europe will havejoined nato the eastern and central europe will have joined nato after 1997 are a direct risk and that is something

that has to be looked at with sobriety, with reality and with a session of the highest risk that at this particular moment, russia opposes not exclusively to ukraine but also to the whole free world. therefore, i see that the president of ukraine is trying to come up with some other ideas of additional security guarantees, some new union. vaginal believe in this. ijust think that we have to work on the societies of the country's members of nato and those who were guarantors of our security of independence and territorial integrity, like britain, like the us, like france, whojoined later to that particular memorandum. and actually making, if not the leadership of the countries accept

the challenge, but the societies accept the challenge and thus working and pushing your leaders to protect them from further invasion by taking action in ukraine.- by taking action in ukraine. thank ou ve by taking action in ukraine. thank you very much — by taking action in ukraine. thank you very much for _ by taking action in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking - by taking action in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking to - by taking action in ukraine. thank you very much for speaking to us| you very much for speaking to us today. dr nikolai korotja is an intensive care doctor at a hospital in the city of dnipro. he is now treating injured soldiers who are being brought to the hospitalfrom different areas around ukraine. and i ask you first of all, how would you characterise the situation in your city at the moment in terms of the work you and your colleagues are doing? how difficult is it getting now in over three weeks into the war? medical supplies, food, water, heating, all the essentials, electricity of course, but are so essential to your patients? good

da , i essential to your patients? good day. i would _ essential to your patients? good day, i would like _ essential to your patients? good day, i would like to _ essential to your patients? good day, i would like to say - essential to your patients? good day, i would like to say that - essential to your patients? good day, i would like to say that i - essential to your patients? (emf. day, i would like to say that i have a very short time to speak to you but i am very pleased that i am here and i can speak. i am involved but i am very pleased that i am here and i can speak. iam involved in the medical situation of our countries. today we are in a hospital and today we are not experiencing all the experiences of aggression. our medical system works as far as possible. everyday, about 20 wounded soldiers, to our hospital from kharkiv, from mariupol. all of our soldiers have different types of

injuries. for example, mine explosions, gunshots, bombs, head injuries, and all hospital staff work in a nonstop regime. we are mostly separated now from our families and from our children. it is very hard for our soul. our families have left the country and who, day after day, because now at the time of maximum unity and we will stay strong and we are very brave and this is a time when everyone makes a significant contribution to our common victory. we have a shortage of medical equipment, respiratory equipment

budget we require assistance from everyone. we are so grateful for their assistance and the only way we will overcome the evil in the world is that russian federation. you mentioned _ is that russian federation. you mentioned analgesics, you are and any theologist, what we would call here, and any fittest. pain relief is a very important part of what you have to do. in the absence of analgesics, what are you able to use? ~ ., ., .., , use? we have other medical equipment in our country — use? we have other medical equipment in our country because _ use? we have other medical equipment in our country because other _ in our country because other reference are not ended and of course, some problems with medical

equipment and these logistics of medical equipment, it is a very great problem for us. but despite this fact, we are really trying to provide for everyone who needs our help. provide for everyone who needs our hel _ . ., provide for everyone who needs our hel, . ., ., provide for everyone who needs our hel.~ ., ., i. provide for everyone who needs our hel_ . ., ., , provide for everyone who needs our help. what about your family because ou have help. what about your family because you have stayed _ help. what about your family because you have stayed there _ help. what about your family because you have stayed there to _ help. what about your family because you have stayed there to treat - help. what about your family because you have stayed there to treat the - you have stayed there to treat the injured and the dying. what have you had to do about your family because obviously you must be concerned about their safety? i obviously you must be concerned about their safety?— obviously you must be concerned about their safety? i separated from m famil . about their safety? i separated from my family- my _ about their safety? i separated from my family- my son _ about their safety? i separated from my family. my son and _ about their safety? i separated from my family. my son and my _ about their safety? i separated from my family. my son and my wife - about their safety? i separated from my family. my son and my wife are l my family. my son and my wife are staying in poland but i stayed here because i must do everything to end this war and everything i can do, i can do. that is medical treatment for patients and especially for our ukrainian soldiers.— ukrainian soldiers. what do you think the prospects _ ukrainian soldiers. what do you think the prospects are - ukrainian soldiers. what do you think the prospects are of - ukrainian soldiers. what do you think the prospects are of being

able to sustain the sort of medical treatment you are providing now for another two weeks, another month, another two weeks, another month, another two weeks, another month, another two months? how do you think it will pan out? if there is not some kind of peace agreement and a withdrawal of russian troops? i am withdrawal of russian troops? i am not really sure. _ withdrawal of russian troops? i am not really sure. how _ withdrawal of russian troops? i—h not really sure. how long can withdrawal of russian troops? i5n not really sure. how long can it withdrawal of russian troops? i5wn not really sure. how long can it be? i am not really sure. whether two months or three months or one or two years, it doesn't matter for us. we will provide our help for everyone who needs us. every time and every day. who needs us. every time and every da . . ~ who needs us. every time and every da . ., ~' , ., , who needs us. every time and every da . ., ~ , ., , . who needs us. every time and every da. .mg , .., who needs us. every time and every day. thank you very much and good luck with all — day. thank you very much and good luck with all the _ day. thank you very much and good luck with all the work _ day. thank you very much and good luck with all the work you _ day. thank you very much and good luck with all the work you are - day. thank you very much and good luck with all the work you are doing| luck with all the work you are doing and i hope you can keep in touch with yourfamily while and i hope you can keep in touch with your family while they are away until you see them again hopefully sooner rather than later. let's hear from western ukraine — our correspondent james reynolds is in lviv.

good morning. lviv, for the first time, endured some military action from the russians. how much has that unnerved people in the city? i from the russians. how much has that unnerved people in the city?— unnerved people in the city? i think the were unnerved people in the city? i think they were reasonably _ unnerved people in the city? i think they were reasonably scared. - unnerved people in the city? i think they were reasonably scared. the l they were reasonably scared. the people i spoke to because they have beenin people i spoke to because they have been in a safe haven from the war, a place to take a breather, but the fact that people were able to see plumes of smoke yesterday morning reinforced that the work might follow them across the country. just to explain where i am, i am at an aid to be an centre which has been organised by local business people and they are sifting through tonnes and they are sifting through tonnes and tonnes of supplies, sent in from the rest of the world. there are piles and piles of clothes, sleeping bags that are being sorted by

volunteers, many of those people are retired who get taken here on buses and then spend eight hours sorting through shoes. there are pallets full of medicines and bandages that have to be sorted and sifted through by experts, pharmacists and doctors. and everything is then repackaged onceit and everything is then repackaged once it is checked and sent out to places in ukraine who get in touch with this distribution centre and ask for supplies. the impression that perhaps _ ask for supplies. the impression that perhaps we _ ask for supplies. the impression that perhaps we have _ ask for supplies. the impression that perhaps we have that - ask for supplies. the impression that perhaps we have that in - ask for supplies. the impression - that perhaps we have that in eastern ukraine there is a real struggle to get humanitarian assistance in. does it apply in the west? it get humanitarian assistance in. does it apply in the west?— it apply in the west? it seems clear here that they _ it apply in the west? it seems clear here that they are _ it apply in the west? it seems clear here that they are still _ it apply in the west? it seems clear here that they are still able - it apply in the west? it seems clear here that they are still able to - it apply in the west? it seems clear here that they are still able to get l here that they are still able to get supplies in from different countries. i wasjust supplies in from different countries. i was just looking at the labels of some of the boxes. there are spanish labels, some from scandinavia, some from the us and canada. given the fact that lviv itself is about a two hour drive from the border in poland, 45 miles,

70 kilometres from the border in poland, gideon indication that the rest of the world, friendly countries, are quite close by. it is still possible to get supplies in. fighting is continuing to break out in mariupol. there is thought to be around 300,000 people still trapped there and we understand that hundreds of them are still trapped in the theatre that was targeted on wednesday. with me now is viktoria elliott, a uk citizen who's 77—year—old mother lives on her own in mariupol, just 10 minutes away from the bombed maternity hospital. viktoria hasn't heard from her mum for over two weeks. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. this is obviously a distressing time for you and i guess every moment being away from trying to contact your family is a time when you are worrying about your mum. when did you last picture her?

hello, everyone. the last time i spoke to my mum was the 2nd of march where she already told me that there is no electricity, the supply was cut off and she was feeling that the water was coming from the top floors, because she lives in the ground floor. i next messaged her so the water in the bathtub was in shock waves and that was since the 2nd of march, i didn't hear anything. i tried to call her, i tried to call her neighbours, i tried to call her neighbours, i tried to call the other neighbour

who i have heard on the telephone but it is either, the message says the telephone is switched off or just, please leave a message. is it just, please leave a message. is it ok ifi just, please leave a message. is it ok if i use — just, please leave a message. is it ok if i use your— just, please leave a message. is it ok if i use your mum _ just, please leave a message. is it ok if i use your mum a's name or would you rather i did not say her name. it is fine. it is a small world and somebody might say, i saw something of the television about your and i know the neighbour or whatever so let me say that her name is larissa. she is 77 years old, she lives in mariupol and she has glow, so she has to have eye drops. if anyone is watching and they are in contact with larissa, they can perhaps get in touch with us and we can pass on any information. subject to obviously knowing the circumstances. from your mum a's

point of view, as with so many people, this must be such a terrifying time for you? yes, i 'ust could not imagine in i terrifying time for you? yes, i 'ust could not imagine in my�* terrifying time for you? yes, i 'ust could not imagine in my worsth could not imagine in my worst nightmares that something like that can happen. you nightmares that something like that can ha en. ., . can happen. you have lived in the uk for 20 years- — can happen. you have lived in the uk for 20 years. obviously _ can happen. you have lived in the uk for 20 years. obviously you - can happen. you have lived in the uk for 20 years. obviously you go - can happen. you have lived in the uk for 20 years. obviously you go back i for 20 years. obviously you go back but obviously covid—19 has prevented you from going back. am i right in saying that mariupol is your city? yes. are you able to bear what you seeing on the television or do you have to it off?— have to it off? no, i can watch it because i _ have to it off? no, i can watch it because i have _ have to it off? no, i can watch it because i have family _ have to it off? no, i can watch it because i have family here - have to it off? no, i can watch it because i have family here so i i have to it off? no, i can watch it - because i have family here so i have to function. i still go to work. i was working at home but i still do work and i cannot cry, i cannot laugh, something isjust frozen

laugh, something is just frozen inside laugh, something isjust frozen inside me. we laugh, something is 'ust frozen inside met laugh, something is 'ust frozen inside me. ~ ., ., ., inside me. we will have to leave it there but good _ inside me. we will have to leave it there but good luck _ inside me. we will have to leave it there but good luck with _ inside me. we will have to leave it there but good luck with getting i inside me. we will have to leave it there but good luck with getting in touch with larissa and thank you for talking to us on bbc news. it has been a glorious start to the weekend. ., , ., . ., , weekend. hardly a cloud in the sky out there. weekend. hardly a cloud in the sky out there- a _ weekend. hardly a cloud in the sky out there. a beautiful— weekend. hardly a cloud in the sky out there. a beautiful scene - weekend. hardly a cloud in the sky out there. a beautiful scene here | out there. a beautiful scene here along the coast but there is a nagging easterly breeze which would take the breeze. absolutely beautiful this morning and here is where we could see highest values as we go through the afternoon. it is this area of high pressure keeping things pretty quiet. it is drifting up into scandinavia and that is where we have a squeeze on the isobars. stronger winds around the edge of that high pressure and coming from an easterly direction, a cool source at this time of year. there will not be much in the way of cloud at all,

we keep the blue sky in the sunshine and because the wind direction is coming in from the east, that could have an impact because the sea temperatures at this time of year are on the cool side. wind direction widely around 2530 miles an hour but we have seen guests today in excess of 40 miles an hour across the channel coast. so, here, temperatures around nine to 12 degrees. furtherwest temperatures around nine to 12 degrees. further west across england and wales will see 16 but it could be the highest temperatures today will be across western scotland where we could see 17, possibly 18 degrees. if we get 18, it will be the warmest day of the year so far. high—pressure stays with us tonight. the isobars open up a touch and the winds will fall lighter. we keep more cloud out of the west and so temperatures holding up but in central and eastern areas, we could see temperatures are low enough for some frost, maybe padgett mist around as well. on the whole is we go into a sunday, we keep that dry

theme but it could be a little colder and there could be more in the way of cloud around as well. early morning mist and fog in the north—east and as we go through the day, east anglia and south—east england could see more counterfeiting in and if you use the showers by the end of the afternoon. temperatures through sunday afternoon, nine to 13 degrees, but the dry weather is here to stay and if you haven't already heard, is going to continue to warm up vertically through the middle part of the week with temperatures at mid—to high teens, plenty of sunshine.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has called for meaningful peace and security talks "without delay". he said it was russia's only chance to limit the damage from its "mistakes" following the invasion. fighting has reached the centre of the southern port city of mariupol. that's been confirmed by both sides. many civilians are still trapped in the city — and more than 80% of residential buildings are either damaged or destroyed. the white house says president biden has warned china there will be consequences if it supports russia in the war in ukraine. three russian cosmonauts have docked with the international space station. it's unclear whether their choice of yellow and blue flight suits colours, which resemble the ukrainian flag, was an intentional show of solidarity for ukraine.

ukrainian it experts who are living abroad, are using crowdsourcing technology to help plot safe routes out of conflict zones in ukraine. they're using the same technology to connect those civilians with volunteer drivers, who are transporting bus loads of people to bordering countries. marc cieslak reports. this bus is filled with ukrainian women and children, fleeing the horrors of war at home, heading towards safety in another country. it is a journey been made possible by dozens of volunteers, thousands of miles away. i by dozens of volunteers, thousands of miles away-— of miles away. i am organising the evacuation — of miles away. i am organising the evacuation of _ of miles away. i am organising the evacuation of kids _ of miles away. i am organising the evacuation of kids with _ of miles away. i am organising the evacuation of kids with cancer - of miles away. i am organising the | evacuation of kids with cancer from ukraine to poland, and then to germany to hospital. abs, ukraine to poland, and then to germany to hospital. a ukrainian software developer _ germany to hospital. a ukrainian software developer living - germany to hospital. a ukrainian software developer living in - germany to hospital. a ukrainian software developer living in los i software developer living in los angeles was one of the people who

answered the call to help, made by his country's digital minister and government. he has used his skills, gained in the tech industry, to create a group. it is made up of volunteers organised by messaging apps and they immediately arrange ways to set up funds and arrange ways to set up funds and arrange ways to set up funds and arrange ways to evacuate civilians from ukrainian cities under russian attack. i ukrainian cities under russian attack. ., , , . attack. i have been building tech start-u is attack. i have been building tech start-ups for— attack. i have been building tech start-ups for the _ attack. i have been building tech start-ups for the last _ attack. i have been building tech start-ups for the last decade. i i attack. i have been building tech l start-ups for the last decade. i am start—ups for the last decade. i am an engineer myself. there is limited capacity to what is left of the un and red cross, and there is no one else to help. it is all civilians providing the infrastructure to support these operations. i have a bus, i have a place for them to stay until they cross the border. it is place for them to stay until they cross the border.— cross the border. it is an international— cross the border. it is an international effort. - cross the border. it is an - international effort. civilians in ukraine make requests for help online. these are picked up by the

team the us. they have a list of drivers and have purchased or rented buses using money they have raised. a dispatcher in the us books the evacuating civilians in contact with those drivers, who arranges pick—up. we can't go into too much detail about the methods used in order to protect the organisation from cyber and real—world attack. this man is and real—world attack. this man is an experienced aid worker, who has recently returned from evacuating people in afghanistan. he is helping on the ground. i spoke to him as he journeyed away from the city with a bus full of women and children and men over 60, travelling to safety by crossing the border into moldova. it is a very riskyjourney. as you know, we are driving to the border. there were bombings in the big city. finding a safe route is not easy.

so, a number of different volunteers on the ground send information and data about safer roads to the us team. they gather all this information together to create what they think will be the safest route possible. this information is then relayed to the drivers. they are essentially crowdsourcing safe passage out of a war zone. 50 essentially crowdsourcing safe passage out of a war zone. so now we are definitely _ passage out of a war zone. so now we are definitely moving _ passage out of a war zone. so now we are definitely moving closer— passage out of a war zone. so now we are definitely moving closer to - passage out of a war zone. so now we are definitely moving closer to the - are definitely moving closer to the western part of ukraine to minimise the danger, but even that is not safe. the bus wasjust the danger, but even that is not safe. the bus was just evacuated two days ago, it went along the route was bombed just ten hours after. lots of the passengers on this bus have been sheltering in basements for days, and all have left somebody behind. ., ., , , , behind. unfortunately, my parents have stayed _ behind. unfortunately, my parents have stayed at _ behind. unfortunately, my parents have stayed at home, _ behind. unfortunately, my parents have stayed at home, and - behind. unfortunately, my parents have stayed at home, and i - behind. unfortunately, my parents have stayed at home, and i am - have stayed at home, and i am travelling — have stayed at home, and i am travelling alone. we are frightened. we are _

travelling alone. we are frightened. we are always afraid of what could happen _ we are always afraid of what could ha- nen. ., , , , happen. eventually, the bus approaches _ happen. eventually, the bus approaches the _ happen. eventually, the bus approaches the border - happen. eventually, the bus approaches the border with | happen. eventually, the bus- approaches the border with moldova, and safety. we approaches the border with moldova, and safe . ~ ., approaches the border with moldova, and safe . . ., ., , and safety. we are at the body. there are _ and safety. we are at the body. there are three _ and safety. we are at the body. there are three buses - and safety. we are at the body. there are three buses outside. | and safety. we are at the body. i there are three buses outside. so ou there are three buses outside. so you have crossed over into moldova? as the situation in ukraine intensifies, travelling like this will become increasingly dangerous. how long do you think you will be able to continue making journeys like this? i able to continue making “ourneys like this? ., �* ,, ., able to continue making “ourneys likethis? ,, ., . ., like this? i don't know. we want this war to _ like this? i don't know. we want this war to stop _ like this? i don't know. we want this war to stop so _ like this? i don't know. we want this war to stop so people - like this? i don't know. we want this war to stop so people can i like this? i don't know. we want| this war to stop so people can go back to their homes and be safe. until then, we need to show our solidarity and do what we can to save people. the war is creating a new fault line between the millions of ukrainians and russians who have family in both countries. with western news sources restricted in russia, families are becoming increasingly divided over what's happening in ukraine. olivia le poidevin reports.

here is what i hear in the heart of kyiv. the russian army in the normally peaceful ukraine. just months earlier, tina had been celebrating new year's eve in the capital of the country. now, she is fleeing from war. valentino never thought they would be a war, particularly because she, like many ukrainians, has family in russia. almost every family in ukraine is so incan are interconnected. there are relatives living in russia, kazakhstan, my family is russian speaking because my dad comes from russia and my mum is half ukrainian, half russian, so that is why it is particularly painful for us. i

half russian, so that is why it is particularly painfulfor us. i am the only granddaughter, and my grandmother has never called me since the war began. she watches tv, she watches propaganda, she totally believes that they are liberating us. ~ ~ , ., ., believes that they are liberating us. with western social media and news resources _ us. with western social media and news resources restricted - us. with western social media and news resources restricted in - us. with western social media and i news resources restricted in russia, the information gap is pulling friends and families apart. how does that feel personally, when your own grandmother and friends don't believe that there is a war in ukraine? ., believe that there is a war in ukraine?— believe that there is a war in ukraine? ., , , ukraine? that feels terrible. on the one hand, ukraine? that feels terrible. on the one hand. you _ ukraine? that feels terrible. on the one hand, you are _ ukraine? that feels terrible. on the one hand, you are feeling _ ukraine? that feels terrible. on the one hand, you are feeling pity- ukraine? that feels terrible. on the one hand, you are feeling pity for. one hand, you are feeling pity for them because they are victims of this regime, but on the other hand, there is no pity because we should not suffer all of what we are suffering. i am just very much disappointed in the people with whom i have been friends for years, people i know in russia. nobody

texted me. that was also very frustrating feeling. it is texted me. that was also very frustrating feeling. it is thought that about 11 _ frustrating feeling. it is thought that about 11 million _ frustrating feeling. it is thought that about 11 million people - frustrating feeling. it is thought that about 11 million people in l that about 11 million people in russia have relatives in ukraine. mr; russia have relatives in ukraine. my family is in russia and some of my family— family is in russia and some of my family is— family is in russia and some of my family is in— family is in russia and some of my family is in ukraine.— family is in ukraine. valentina is livin: in family is in ukraine. valentina is living in the _ family is in ukraine. valentina is living in the uk _ family is in ukraine. valentina is living in the uk and _ family is in ukraine. valentina is living in the uk and is _ family is in ukraine. valentina is living in the uk and is from - family is in ukraine. valentina is i living in the uk and is from russia, and she is in regular contact with her aunt in and she is in regular contact with heraunt in ukraine. and she is in regular contact with her aunt in ukraine. you have heard the news about russian soldiers being killed, but also, you have family suffering in ukraine. haifa being killed, but also, you have family suffering in ukraine. how do ou feel family suffering in ukraine. how do you feel about _ family suffering in ukraine. how do you feel about that? _ family suffering in ukraine. how do you feel about that? i _ family suffering in ukraine. how do you feel about that? i mean, - family suffering in ukraine. how do you feel about that? i mean, it - family suffering in ukraine. how do you feel about that? i mean, it is l you feel about that? i mean, it is horrible — you feel about that? i mean, it is horrible. there are people falling into two — horrible. there are people falling into two categories. there are people — into two categories. there are people motivated, but there are others _ people motivated, but there are others that have been dragged into it. others that have been dragged into it another—

others that have been dragged into it. another side is i spoke just now with one _ it. another side is i spoke just now with one of— it. another side is i spoke just now with one of my parents and friends, their son _ with one of my parents and friends, their son is — with one of my parents and friends, their son is at the age for army service, — their son is at the age for army service, and they are trying to run away _ service, and they are trying to run away i_ service, and they are trying to run away i do— service, and they are trying to run away. i do feel bad, especially as a lot of— away. i do feel bad, especially as a lot of young — away. i do feel bad, especially as a lot of young kids are being killed. has there — lot of young kids are being killed. has there been any tension between your ukrainian and russian side of the family? islur your ukrainian and russian side of the family?— the family? our family in ukraine knows the situation _ the family? our family in ukraine knows the situation is _ the family? our family in ukraine knows the situation is very - knows the situation is very difficult _ knows the situation is very difficult in russia as well. she knows — difficult in russia as well. she knows we _ difficult in russia as well. she knows we are not supportive of what is happening. for knows we are not supportive of what is happening-— is happening. for ukrainians and russians with _ is happening. for ukrainians and russians with families _ is happening. for ukrainians and russians with families in - is happening. for ukrainians and russians with families in both i russians with families in both countries, this war is causing pain and division. no one knows when it will end. just to bring you some breaking news, the polish government, the prime minister says poland is proposing to the eu to propose a total ban on trade with russia. so notjust total ban on trade with russia. so not just the total ban on trade with russia. so notjust the itemised products which are being restricted, not least of

course the loss of most—favoured—nation status, which means effectively countries can start to impose tariffs again, subject to the schedule of restrictions by the world trade organization. the polish pro—minister is saying that his country is proposing to other eu member nations a total ban on all trade between the eu and russia. we will bring you more if we get that here on bbc news this saturday. the war in ukraine has russia and the west pitted against each other here on earth — but in space moscow and washington are still working together in the close confines of the international space station. three russian cosmonauts — commander oleg artemyev, denis matveev and sergey korsakov — docked safely on friday for a 6.5 month mission. theyjoined american, german and russian crewmates already on board. the three entered the iss from their soyuz capsule wearing yellow and blue flight suits, colours which resemble the ukrainian flag. it's unclear weather their choice

of kit was an intentional show of solidarity for ukraine while it's being attacked by russian forces. a group of orphans evacuated from ukraine with the help of a charity set up by fans of the scottish football club hibernian, have been given permission to go to scotland. dnipro kids was set up by hibs fans in 2005 after the team played a match there. the charity has already arranged for the children to be evacuated from ukraine to poland and says it hopes they'll arrive in edinburgh on monday. catriona renton reports. this was the moment these ukrainian orphans crossed the border. they had made the 700 mile journey to poland from the city of dnipro. they were joined by children from other orphanages. in total, 50 children as young as two years old and their orphanage mothers were taken to a hotel in poland by the charity set up by hibernian football club supporters. their ultimate — destination scotland.

over the last week, the children have been doing school lessons in the hotel while the charity has been waiting for news about whether they would be allowed into the uk. everybody has everything is in place and the only thing that we need is the uk government to say it is ok to bring the children over. we have accommodation organised, we have support packages organised. i've spent much of the last week trying to help the scottish charity dnipro kids, established by fans of hibernian football club... on wednesday, the snp leader asked about the children's situation. the home office said the authorities in ukraine have confirmed the children can come here. i'm just delighted. i can honestly say that... i think for most people that come into politics, you come in to try to make a difference. you have a voice to try to assist others. all i've really done is assist the charity and i'm just... tonight i'm just so, so pleased,

so pleased for all of them but most importantly so pleased for the children. the home office say they are working urgently with poland to ensure the children's swift arrival to the uk and then they can finish their long journey all the way from dnipro to edinburgh. i'm going to on to face time in poland just now and break the news to them and we will see how that goes. i'm looking forward to being able to tell them the good news. and looking forward to seeing them here in scotland? absolutely. catriona renton, bbc news. three bids have been made to buy the english premier league footbal club, chelsea, which was put up for sale by its billionaire russian owner, roman abramovich, earlier this month. mr abramovich was sanctioned by the british government last week after officials said he had links to vladimir putin, a claim he's always denied. the three bidders are the british property tycoon, nick candy, chicago cubs owners, the ricketts family, and the pairing

of sir martin broughton and sebastian coe, president of world athletics. chelsea have been allowed to continue operations under a special licence, but mr abramovich cannot profit from the sale. norwegian emergency services searching for survivors of an american military plane that crashed in northern norway say all four people on board have died. the osprey aircraft, belonging to the us marine corps, came down south of the coastal town of bodo. it had been taking part in a twice yearly nato military exercise called cold response. rescue attempts had been hindered by bad weather. search teams used snowmobiles and helicopters to find the wreckage. let's look at some of the day's other news. syria's president, bashar al—assad, has briefly visited the united arab emirates. it's his first trip to another arab country since civil war broke out in his country in 2011. the united states said it was profoundly disappointed by the apparent attempt by the uae to legitimise president assad despite the atrocities

carried out by his regime. belgium has said it is delaying by a decade plans to scrap its nuclear energy supply by 2025, because of the huge rise in energy prices. the belgian prime minister alexandre de croo said that steps will be taken to extend the life of the country's two most recently built nuclear reactors by ten years. china has reported its first deaths from covid since january last year. officials say two people with the virus died in the north—eastern province ofjilin. on thursday, president xi said china would stick with with what is described as a zero—covid policy, which uses mass testing and lockdowns to crush any hint of an outbreak. the uk's opposition labour party and the trades union congress are urging the british government to publish the legal advice it received on whether p&0 ferries broke the law when it sacked 800 staff, some via a video message, on thursday.

in a letter to p80, the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, said the company appeared to have failed to follow the process for employers making a large number of redundancies. the bbc�*s helena wilkinson reports. shouting. in dover, shock has turned to anger. this whole situation's just ripped the heart out of me, the industry. i mean, at the moment, itjust feels... you know, you'rejust numb, shock and, to be honest, it feels almost like a bereavement. phil lees worked on board p&0 ferries for 34 years. on thursday, he, along with hundreds of others, were sacked without warning. the decision has been met with outrage across the country. p80, we say no! p80, we say no! hundreds protested at hull king george docks where p&0 has temporarily stopped its rotterdam sailings. demonstrations too in london, larne and liverpool. it's a sad day.

all these men have all lost theirjobs, i think it's very sad. if one company can get away with doing this at such short notice to 800 people, there is nothing to stop another company doing the same. what on earth are - they going to do next? you don't know... where one day you're going to work and the next day you're out. - unions described thursday's events as a jobs massacre. crews were told by video it would be their final day in the job. 800 people left shocked, stunned and out of work. pack your stuff up - and be ready to leave. for me, i'm in the twilight years of my career, but i've got all my colleagues, all the young guys coming through, and the problem is, you know, what have they got? they've got to put bread on the table. the company's decision has also left passengers stranded, with services cancelled. ministers joined the voices expressing outrage at p80.

the company's government contracts will now be reviewed. but it is in the heart of port communities where the pain has been felt most strongly. it means if they don't have money in their pockets, then their families are going to be in need. it also means that local shopkeepers are not going to have the benefit of people spending. this is going to impact greatly on the wider community, as well as those who have just been thrown away like that. it is wrong. it is a sin. p&0 said it took the decision as a last resort to save the struggling business. employment lawyers and the government, though, have questioned whether the move was legal. no consolation for those who have lost their livelihoods. anger shows no sign of subsiding. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the duke and duchess

of cambridge are setting off on a week—long tour of the caribbean this morning, as part of a trip to mark the queen's platinumjubilee. kensington palace says they will visit historic sites in belize, celebrate the legacy of bob marley injamaica and attend a street parade in the bahamas. bradford, county durham, southampton and wrexham county borough have made the shortlist to be named the uk's next city of culture. it's the first time, counties and groups of towns were eligible to enter. a panel of experts will visit all four locations and the winner will be announced in may, and taking over from the current title—holder, coventry, in 2025. here in the uk, more than £42 million, that's roughly $55 million, has been raised for the charity comic relief, in the latest red nose day broadcast, with some of the money going to organisations providing aid in ukraine. comedians, actors, musicians and sports stars took part in a variety of sketches and stunts and our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was watching.

welcome to red nose day 2022! tonight, your hosts are... well, one of the hosts was actually missing. before we go any further, you might notice we're a player down tonight. zoe ball unfortunately got covid... audience: aw! ..and was forced to pull out of the show. we will miss you tonight, zoe. we are sending you loads and loads of love. lots of love, honey. there was a special episode of the repair shop featuring french and saunders. um, this is it. 0h! close—up, close—up! it's a toaster. yes. yes, it makes toast, it makes lovely toast. lovely. it used to make toast. and also damejudi dench and her daughter, finty williams. that's jay blades. yes. bye, jay. no, mum... bye! come on. bye! bye — bye. bye! 0k, bye—bye.

come on. 0h... matt lucas and david walliams brought back their rock profile show, with vernon kay asking the questions and impressions including... adele. # hello! why is it important for you to be on this charity record? well, i've always loved the song the greatest love of all. you know, i grew up listening to it. i used to sing it in the shower when i was washing me bits. standard! read all about it! get your evening standard! and lady gaga. is there something wrong with the headphones? . i can't hear a thing. lady gaga, one thing you are famous for is your amazing sense of style and outlandish fashion. 0h, hush now! am i? yeah, of course! one of outfits that really hit headlines was the dress completely made out of meat. oh, that was 'awful'. no, it was brilliant! no, it was offal. it was made from offal. unbelievable. jack whitehall took on england footballers mason mount and declan rice at minigolf. 0h, he's done it. get in the hole!

0h! no! yes! unbelievable! # if you don't want my love...# and call the midwife's helen george joined tamzin outhwaite, the comedian rosiejones, gemma collins and nina wadia as they learnt how to become opera singers in just 24 hours. by the end of the three—hour main show, more than £40 million had been raised. colin paterson, bbc newsline, salford. ballet stars from around the world are rehearsing for a gala performance in london this weekend. funds from the charity event will be donated to the disasters emergency committee, which is providing aid to people fleeing ukraine.

tolu adayoye reports. uniting against war through the arts. royal ballet principal argentinian marianela nunez will be among those performing. former ballet star ukrainian ivan putrov is one of the artistic directors of the show. his mother recently arrived in the uk, having escaped the conflict. it took several attempts and a long time by road and then flying from hungary in the end, so i am very happy that she is safe and she will be here at the performance. other members of family are still in ukraine. it is difficult. one can't really quite describe... in a way, producing this in two weeks has distracted me from what is happening. the gala is at the london coliseum. 2,500 tickets were sold within 48 hours. the english national opera has waived its usual rental fees. it will also support the event musically.

there will be dancers from across the world, including brazil, japan, argentina, france, the uk, as well as russia. we would like to show that russian doesn't equal aggression, russian doesn't equal what is happening now, it doesn't mean support for this war and it should not be... ..thrown away or cancelled. you know, we... i love my russian friends. romanian ballet star alina cojocaru has co—directed. she trained alongside ivan in kyiv and will be performing at the gala. i hope i'm not going to get too emotional on saturday, but part of us... it is dancing out there on stage in hope. the message we want to send with this is that we are dancers, we are musicians, we are human beings and all we want to do is to be the little bit that we can. that i choose not to stand by thinking, "there is nothing i can do about it,

it is overwhelming, i have no power," to say, "there is something i can do and i am doing it right now." let's not think we have no power. tolu adayoye with that report. more news from us at the top of the hour. just a reminder on a developing story, the prime minister of poland has said that his country is proposing that other eu countries should impose a total trade ban against russia. those are the main stories from us. we will be back with more at the top of the news. don't forget, though, you can find all the details on the ukraine conflict will stop background, mats, and the latest from our correspondence in ukraine in the west and in the east and the south. reports, contributions from members of the public out there, and ways that you can help get involved with what is happening in ukraine. just visit our website.

hello. it has been a glorious start to the weekend. hardly a cloud in the sky out there at the moment. take a look at suffolk from a few hours ago. a beautiful scene here along the coast, but there is a nagging easterly breeze, which will just take the edge of the feel of the weather through this afternoon. a different story further north and west, absolutely beautiful in the highlands this morning, and here is where we could see highest values as we go through the afternoon. this area of high pressure is keeping things pretty quiet. it is drifting off into scandinavia, and that's why we have got more of a squeeze on the isobars, stronger winds around the edge of high pressure, and coming from an easterly direction so a cool source at the time of year. not much in the way of cloud and we keep the

blue sky and sunshine. because the wind direction is coming from the east, that could have an impact because the sea temperatures at this time of year are on the cool side. here they are, around seven or eight celsius. the wind direction widely around 30 mph, but gusts so far today in excess of 40 mph across the channel coast and south—west. here, temperatures around 9—12 c, and further west across england and wales we see up to 16 celsius. but it could be that the highest temperatures today will be across western scotland and the highlands, where we could see possibly 18 celsius. that'll be the warmest day of the year so far. high pressure stays with us through the night tonight. the isobars open up a touch, they will delete —— winds will fall lighter. damage is low enough for a touch of frost in some eastern areas. maybe some patchy mist around. on the whole as we go

into sunday, we keep the drive theme, but it could be a little bit colder, and they could be more in the way of cloud as well. some early morning mist and fog across the north—east. as we go through the day, east anglia and south—east england could see more cloud drifting in, and a few nuisance showers by the end of the afternoon. temperatures through sunday afternoon, 9—13 c, but the dry weather is here to stay. it is going to continue to warm up next week, particularly through the mid—part of the week with temperature is perhaps even reaching 20 celsius in the south—east by wednesday.

this is bbc news. welcome, if you are watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm shaun ley. our top stories: street fighting in the besieged city of mariupol hampers efforts to rescue hundreds of people trapped inside the basement of a theatre. more than 80% of residential buildings there have been damaged or destroyed. ukraine's president zelensky tells russia to join "meaningful" peace talks or face catastrophic losses. translation: | want - everyone to hear me now, especially in moscow. it's time to meet. time to talk. it is time to restore territorial integrity and justice for ukraine. the ukrainian military announces a 38 hour curfew in the southern city of zaporizhzhia following a russian rocket attack.

meanwhile, in ukraine's second city, kharkiv, rescue workers continue