this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. no surrender in mariupol. ukrainian forces refuse to give up their arms, despite an ultimatum from russia. attacks continue on the capital kyiv. several houses and a shopping centre were hit, one person is dead. as millions leave the country fleeing the violence, we meet some of the most vulnerable people left behind. all of these are victims of russian attacks. it is notjust the physical injuries. many of these children have deep psychological trauma that they will perhaps never get over. and england rolls out the latest stage of its covid vaccine programme, with a fourth jab for the most vulnerable.

hello and welcome. ukraine's cities continues to resist sustained attacks on the 26th day of the russian invasion. the capital, kyiv, was struck by several large explosions overnight. cctv captured this huge explosion at a shopping mall, in the podilskyi district to the north—west of the city centre. firefighters scrambled to rescue people who were stuck under the rubble. the city's emergency services said four people had been killed in the attacks. meanwhile, ukrainian forces in mariupol have vowed to keep on fighting, despite a russian ultimatum to surrender in exchange for safe passage out of the city.

our correspondent leigh milner is here. first of all, if we start with mariupol and what is happening there, what is the latest? for there, what is the latest? for the ast there, what is the latest? for the past few _ there, what is the latest? for the past few years _ there, what is the latest? fr?" the past few years weeks, mariupol has been devastated by russian attacks on people living there had now have no electricity, no water, no gas, thatisif electricity, no water, no gas, that is if they even have a home and then came the ultimatum, residents were given until 5am ultimatum, residents were given until5am ukrainian time ultimatum, residents were given until 5am ukrainian time to lay down their arms and surrender. and that is something that has not happened, i assume? that is riuht. if not happened, i assume? that is right- if they _ not happened, i assume? that is right. if they agreed _ not happened, i assume? that is right. if they agreed moscow- right. if they agreed moscow said it would open humanitarian corridors but as we expected, the demand was rejected. a few hours ago the peterborough minister of ukraine said that there can be no question of any surrender. what that means is that fighting will continue, supplies will be prevented from getting in or out of the city

and meaning, unfortunately, people will either be left to starve or to flee. so people will either be left to starve or to flee.— starve or to flee. so it is a really difficult _ starve or to flee. so it is a really difficult and - starve or to flee. so it is a really difficult and even i starve or to flee. so it is a i really difficult and even more challenging situation in mariupol today. the deadline, of course, has passed now and there are no signs of surrender at the moment. but in terms of those fleeing the number of refugees, they are growing by the day, those who have managed to leave ukraine but those who have fled to other of the country. have fled to other of the country-— have fled to other of the count . ':: ., ., , w country. 10 million to be exact have been _ country. 10 million to be exact have been forced _ country. 10 million to be exact have been forced out - country. 10 million to be exact have been forced out of- country. 10 million to be exact have been forced out of their i have been forced out of their homes. 3.5 million have managed to escape the country. we have not seen seems like this in europe since the second world war when, europe since the second world warwhen, in europe since the second world war when, in fact, europe since the second world warwhen, infact, ukraine europe since the second world war when, in fact, ukraine was home to the biggestjewish population in europe. 1.5 million ukraine based jewish people were killed during the holocaust and almost 10,000 of those survivors were still living in ukraine when russia invaded. that is why there is no rescue effort under way at the moment to help those who are now old and frail out of

the country, organised byjulia who has been working thousands of miles away in los angeles, trying to connect survivors to local services such as taxi and bus operators.— bus operators. they are absolutely _ bus operators. they are absolutely horrified - bus operators. they are absolutely horrified andj bus operators. they are l absolutely horrified and i bus operators. they are - absolutely horrified and i am not sure _ absolutely horrified and i am not sure that they are able to fully— not sure that they are able to fully take in the fate that is currently befalling them and i feel a — currently befalling them and i feel a particular sense of shame, _ feel a particular sense of shame, having only been able to help them — shame, having only been able to help them from here and not be directly— help them from here and not be directly with them although technology has made it significantly easier to provide support— significantly easier to provide support to them and we are able to constantly keep in contact and make sure that they are provided _ and make sure that they are provided psychological support as welt — provided psychological support as well. 335 provided psychological support as well. �* , provided psychological support aswell. r provided psychological support as well. �* , . as well. as you can imagine, 10,000 holocaust— as well. as you can imagine, 10,000 holocaust survivors | as well. as you can imagine, | 10,000 holocaust survivors in ukraine and it will be a long and tense operation to get those people out while the fighting continues. find those people out while the fighting continues. and that is the very latest _

fighting continues. and that is the very latest situation. - fighting continues. and that is| the very latest situation. some of the people who have made it out of mariupol have made it to the keeney, a city where residents —— where those who arrive have bought tales of survival with them. this is what vladimir putin's war has done to the children of ukraine. in his hospital bed, little artem stares into emptiness. the russian shell that blasted shrapnel into his belly also wounded his parents and grandparents as they fled from mariupol. a victim of the war and not yet three years old. next to artem, 15—year—old masha, also from near mariupol. her right leg amputated after being torn apart by the blast from a russian shell last tuesday. she and artem, in some senses, are lucky. they've been evacuated

to the city of zaporizhzhia. other victims, adults and children, died where they fell in the streets. these are just some of the hundreds of casualties of what's been happening in mariupol and the surrounding region. all of these are victims of russian attacks. it's notjust the physical injuries, though. many of these children have deep psychological trauma that they will perhaps never get over. these doctors and the children's surviving relatives asked us to tell their stories. dryuri borzenko, head of the children's hospital, can't hide his contempt for what russia has done. translation: i hate russia. the girl who lost her leg was so traumatised she wouldn't eat or drink for days. she couldn't mentally handle it. we had to feed her intravenously. another boy, a six—year—old

with shrapnel in his skull, described without tears or emotion watching his mother burn to death in their car after it was hit. he then said, "dad, buy me a mum, i want someone to walk me to school." what is happening in mariupol is a humanitarian disaster, even perhaps a war crime. 90% of the buildings have been damaged or destroyed in blanket russian shelling. after last week's destruction of a theatre where more than 1000 people were said to be sheltering, reports that an art school with more than 400 people inside has also been attacked. at the hospital, vladimir wanted to tell me about his daughter natasha and his granddaughter domenica, whose picture he almost caressed on his phone. they were both killed by a russian shell inside mariupol. translation: i ran up to my granddaughter, l

and i'm screaming, "domenica, domenica." but there she lies. i then rushed to natasha, grabbing whatever i can find, a scarf, to bandage her legs. vladimir, whose other daughter is still in a serious condition, knows he has to try and stay strong. he sobs. "god, why would you bring this all upon me?" he says. "my lovely girls, i failed to protect you." wyre davies, bbc news, zaporizhzhia the way the war has changed ukraine is being felt everywhere — although where possible people are also trying to keep hold of rituals and aspects of normal life. jeremy bowen sent this report

from the capital kyiv. the roar of ukrainian air defence missiles reverberates through kyiv�*s main cemetery. rest in peace. not here, not now. explosions have felled trees and broken headstones. alexander, an army volunteer, was killed fighting the russians five days ago, just before what would have been his 27th birthday. almost no—one at the funeral knew alexander, not the guard of honour or the priest in army green. his commander was the only one from his unit, dressed to go back to the front—line only a few miles away. he said they all had to honour him because alexander's family is not here. his father's in the besieged city of mariupol. they can't reach him

to say his son is dead. before the war, alexander was a children's entertainer and illusionist. he went to the front with no real training and was killed less than two weeks after he signed up. close by, graves of people killed fighting russian—backed separatists since 2014. these days, the sirens feel routine. it's been quieter the last few days here in the city. the analysis — fear, perhaps — is that the russians are gathering their strength, resupplying, trying to reorganise, getting ready to do something else, to push again at kyiv. relative quiet does not mean peace or ceasefire. st volodymyr�*s ukrainian orthodox cathedral was heavy

with incense and the pain of war. the orthodox church here broke with moscow in 2018. it was a blow for president putin, who insists that ukrainians and russians are one people in one country who should be in one russian church. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. peter zalmayev — director of the eurasia democracy initiative — joins me now from kyiv. it is good to see you and to see that you are safe. it has been a while since we have spoken. talk us through what happened overnight in kyiv. there have been attacks in the capital, haven't they? it there have been attacks in the capital, haven't they?- capital, haven't they? it has been three _ capital, haven't they? it has been three weeks _ capital, haven't they? it has been three weeks i - capital, haven't they? it has been three weeks i have - capital, haven't they? it hasj been three weeks i have not stepped for in my apartment, i have spent the night here and working around the central kyiv

until 8pm which was when curfew kicks in and you are not allowed to stay outside in the war area. allowed to stay outside in the wararea. their allowed to stay outside in the war area. their defence missiles are going off and tracerfire for a few missiles are going off and tracer fire for a few minutes in the smack of the centre, you could see sonic booms and when i got home there was a hughes explosion that rattled my windows and shook my bed. it was terrifying. for three weeks i have not come this close to the experience of war, you know, and kyiv, despite what officials say, about half of the population remains. just 2 million people. it feels deserted. just going by how many windows are lived in apartment buildings it is never more than 10%. so itjust seems completely dead. 1&5 more than 10%. so it 'ust seems completely dead._ completely dead. as you say, however. _ completely dead. as you say, however. it — completely dead. as you say, however, it is _ completely dead. as you say, however, it is getting - completely dead. as you say, however, it is getting closer. however, it is getting closer to you now. you are feeling the impact of the war, literally, with your bed shaking. we hear

that a huge modern shopping mall has been destroyed in the capital. your thoughts on what lies ahead? it capital. your thoughts on what lies ahead?— lies ahead? it is ironic that ou tell lies ahead? it is ironic that you tell me _ lies ahead? it is ironic that you tell me this _ lies ahead? it is ironic that you tell me this and, - lies ahead? it is ironic that you tell me this and, for l you tell me this and, for example, i have not even seen this situation develop so quickly. you just hear a missile blowing and whistling and then you go and you frantically try to find out what is happening, what was hit. but apart from that i had a chance to visit with military and civilian chiefs of kyiv right now. i spoke with the deputy mayor of kyiv and they are resigned to a long slog. they know that kyiv, it looks impregnable right now but they know the enemy is really going to try again, whether by hook or by crook, by trying to lay siege to it in a repeat of the

leningrad's each or trying to storm it. it does not seem that the enemy has the capability to storm itjust yet but, once again, they expect this campaign of intimidation that i have spoken about, trying to cut supplies from kyiv and starve people, trying to knock off electricity and water and so on, this is something that we can expect. all the while the kremlin engages in a charade of peace talks while at the same time not really, you know, not being willing to compromise. they want to bring kyiv to its knees, they want to bring ukraine to its knees. putin does not contemplate the idea of an independent ukraine. he is in this alternate reality and this is where we are. this you've got your wife and children to a place of safety. i don't know if they are still in ukraine. to what extent are you in contact with them, and

do they want you to leave the capital and be with them too? they do, obviously. you know, it has been going on a month almost we haven't seen each other. they are still in ukraine, we have made that decision we are not living ukraine. we have the chance to do that, as most ukrainian males are not allowed to do that, younger than 60, i am a us and ukrainian citizen, and i could live but i'm not, i made a decision to stay in ukraine and i am here in kyiv for a few days and i'm thinking about maybe relocating here, but we will see. so this is where we are. by staying here, we are ultimately demonstrating our vote of confidence in that ukraine will remain a viable and independent state, and russia will not gain a foothold here. ., , ., ., ., here. peter, really good to talk to you _ here. peter, really good to talk to you again, - here. peter, really good to talk to you again, to - here. peter, really good to talk to you again, to see i here. peter, really good to i talk to you again, to see that you are safe, you are well. let's stay connected. we will speak to you soon. thank you. thank you.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we'll have all the sport including: the quadruple is still on. liverpool reach the semi—finals of the fa cup after a 1—0 win over nottingham forest. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search.

above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: no surrender in mariupol — ukrainian forces refuse to give up their arms — despite an ultimatum from russia. attacks continue on the capital kyiv — several houses and a shopping centre were hit — one person is dead. —— four people are killed. the latest stage of the covid vaccine programme will be rolled out in england from today. the first group to be offered a spring booster will be people over the age of 75, care home

residents and anyone over the age of 12 considered at high risk from the infection. it comes as covid cases continue to rise across the uk, with around one in every 20 people infected. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the story. millions of people across the uk have already had up to three vaccination jabs, uk have already had up to three vaccinationjabs, credited with vaccination jabs, credited with saving vaccinationjabs, credited with saving thousands of lives and easing the pressure on a hard—pressed health service. a round of spring boosterjabs, to be given roughly six months after the last vaccine dose, has already got under way in scotland and wales. now the details for arrangements in england have been announced. we are england have been announced. - are continuously learning about this virus, and through the pandemic and through the vaccination programme, learning how to make sure that people keep safe and keep protected. as with any vaccination, your protection does wane over time, so it is very important to get online and get booked and get protected today. the online and get booked and get

protected today.— protected today. the spring booster programme - protected today. the spring booster programme as - protected today. the spring booster programme as a i booster programme as a precautionary measure aimed at those who remain vulnerable to covid-i9. post -- those who remain vulnerable to covid—i9. post —— first those who remain vulnerable to covid-i9. post -- first it those who remain vulnerable to covid—i9. post —— first it will be offered to people aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed. they can book a jab from seven o'clock this morning. in the coming weeks the programme will also be rolled out to those living in care homes, and in total will cover around 5 million people. in northern ireland, the department of health said it expects spring booster vaccines to be completed in april and may. this latest phase of the vaccination programme comes as the number of cases linked to the number of cases linked to the omicron variant is climbing once again. a reminder that this virus is not yet done with us and still poses a threat to the most vulnerable. dominic hughes, bbc news. hong kong's leader carrie lam has announced an easing of covid restrictions from next month, including ending the flight ban from nine countries and reducing hotel quarantine from ia days to seven. schools will resume face—to—face teaching after the easter break. hong kong has

been dealing with a huge wave of omicron infections, recording more thani million cases in the past three months. no time to bring you all of the latest sports news, including what is going on with regards to the fa cup and everything else, over to the sports centre. this is your sports news. we start with football. liverpool are through to the semifinals of the fa cup, after a 1—0 win over championship nottingham forest. in a tense match at the city ground, it was diogojota who finally broke the deadlock late on with his 19th goal of the season asjurgen klopp's side keep their bid for the quadruple alive.— quadruple alive. with the result in _ quadruple alive. with the result in the _ quadruple alive. with the result in the cup - quadruple alive. with the result in the cup is i quadruple alive. with the result in the cup is the i quadruple alive. with the l result in the cup is the only thing what counts, and because the next game we play, i don't know when, three weeks or so or four weeks, so if we would have played the best game of the season tonight, it wouldn't have helped for the city game,

and now this game tonight will not harm us. it is just we needed a performance, it gives us the right to go to the next round and that's what we do. they will face manchester city, who were a—i winners away to southampton. laporte's goal brought the saints level, three further goals secured the win while crystal palace beat everton a—o to set up a semifinal with chelsea. in the premier league, son heung—min scored twice for tottenham who were 3—1 winners over west ham. it takes spurs to within three points of the top four, while leicester city were to happen one winners at home over brentford. timothy castagne and james maddison the scorers for the foxes as they move into the top half of the table, while brentford remain 15th. pierre—emerick aubameyang's double helped barcelona from real madrid a—o at the bernabeu, lifting them back into third place in spain because my coleco. the arsenal striker opened and finished the scoring for xavi hernandez�*s

side as the catalans continue their strong run of form with an imposing win over the league leaders. charles leclerc claimed victory in the bahrain grand prix as his ferrari team—mate carlos sainz finished second in the season—opening race. ferrari hadn't won a max verstappen dropped out of the race during the closing laps while in second place. rafael nadal was handed his first defeat of the year, beaten in the indian wells masters final by american taylor fritz. the 2a—year—old won 6—3, 7—6 to claim his first masters 1000 tour win while denying the dial a record equalling 37th masters crown. the 6-a6- equalling 37th masters crown. the 6—a6— one victory in the women's competition ensures the 20—year—old polish woman moves to number two in the rankings. the triplejumper broke

to number two in the rankings. the triple jumper broke her own women's world record with a leap of 15.7a metres at the world indoor athletics championship with a finaljump of the competition in the serbian capital of belgrade. the venezuelan beat her previous record at the tokyo olympics last august. also 31 centimetres beyond the best indoor mark held by the 26—year—old. the men's high jump, 26—year—old. the men's high jump, the first south korean athlete won a world title in any track or field discipline, clearing 2.3a metres. west indies and england played out a draw in the second test of their three match series in the caribbean. the hosts were set a victory target of 282, at play ended with them on 135—5. both the first two matches had been drawn with a third and final test starting in grade on thursday. you can get all the latest sports news on our

website. that is your sports news for now. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in belize for their week—long tour of the caribbean. our royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. a visit to a cocoa farm and a chance to spread some goodwill — and learn a thing or two. oh, look at that, that's not what i expected. but this wasn't meant to be the first stop of kate and william's tour. that had to be hurriedly cancelled after some residents protested at the link between prince william and a charity working in the area. by midday, things were back on track, with william and kate getting a taste of garifuna culture, where african and indian arawak traditions met and made something completely new. singing and drumming.

it certainly made the royal couple put on their dancing shoes. and of course, where there's a tour, there's generally a tree planting. the big picture, the big message from this week—long tour of the caribbean, is "thank you." thank you from the couple, on behalf of the queen, for the support she's had from the people of this region over her seven decades on the throne. but there'll also be time for the couple to meet people more directly connected to their key interests. so the last event of the day was a meeting with some of the country's marine conservation experts, the men and women battling to restore belize's barrier reef. this trip will celebrate the royal family's past in the region, but the duke and duchess clearly have an eye on the future.

johnny dymond, bbc news, belize. all the top business stories right in a moment. hello there. temperatures on sunday weren't quite as high saturday's, but still not bad. in the spring sunshine, we got to 15 degrees in porthmadog in north—west wales — the warmest spot in the country. looking at the weather over the next few days, more of that spring sunshine is on the way. it will become warmer, mostly dry, just a few isolated showers to watch out for as the week goes by. high pressure still dominating the picture. that stays to the east of us. this little curl of cloud is associated with a pool of cooler air, and that has showers within it. what happens over the next couple of days is that area of cool air pulls north, taking showers away, and at the same time, we will then see temperatures rising significantly — high teens and even low 20s over the next couple of days.

right now, there's a risk of seeing an odd showerjust brushing the eastern coast of england. the cloud in northern ireland could also bring an odd spot of rain but should keep the frost at bay. clear skies for most of southern england and wales, allowing a widespread frost to take us into the first part of monday. she temperatures down to —6 in aberdeenshire — a particularly cold start — but a lovely start to the day for most of you. lots of sunshine around, patchy cloud extending from the south—west as the day goes by. the small chance of a shower for eastern scotland but for most of you, it's essentially a dry day. we will see those temperatures rising across england and wales is sharp is essentially a dry is sharp — highest here about 1a or 16. cooler air still across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england. tuesday's forecast — still the risk of frost to start the day across scotland in particular. a lovely day with lots of sunshine. there could be one or two isolated showers popping up across central areas

for a short time but most of you will dodge them. high temperatures into the teens, perhaps reaching 20 celsius in the warmest areas — that will threaten the highest temperature we have seen so far this year. wednesday, a similar day, plenty of sunshine across the board but if we do see some showers, they could affect the far north of scotland. still, those temperatures will continue to rise — 17 in newcastle, 16 for glasgow, again, in parts of england and perhaps eastern wales, we could see temperatures into the high teens, perhaps 20 degrees or $0. this drier weather will last to friday, and into the weekend, although there's a tendency for it to turn a bit cloudier.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. repairing a reputation. as british mps debate the legality of ferry company p&o's decision to fire 800 crew members, its reputation has taken a major hit. is it beyond repair? germany says its agreed a long term gas supply deal with qatar as europe seeks alternative energy suppliers to russia. and stranded in paradise. war and sanctions leave thousands of russian and ukrainian holiday—makers facing a difficult situation in thailand.