20 fines are to be issued, as part of the police inquiry into parties held in government buildings — breaking covid rules. the metropolitan police says it won't be naming the individuals fined; there are likely to be fixed penalty notices to come. number 10 says boris johnson number 10 says borisjohnson has not received a fine yet, but opposition parties have renewed calls for him to resign. ukraine says its top priority is to negotiate a ceasefire as a latest round of peace talks begins. delegates from both sides are meeting in istanbul, more than a month after russia invaded ukraine. as president zelensky describes the situation in mariupol a �*crime against humanity�* — it's hoped more residents will be evacuated today.

and also on the programme this lunchtime: the queen, and many members of the royal family, have attended the memorial service for the duke of edinburgh, at westminster abbey. the head of p&0 ferries says he won't re—employ the 800 workers sacked earlier this month — and that doing so would cause the company to collapse. and the actor will smith has apologised to chris rock — after he slapped him on stage at the oscars; he's said his behaviour was �*unacceptable and inexcusable�*. and coming up on the bbc news channel: all four home nations are in action tonight, with england expected to make wholesale changes for their match with ivory coast.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 20 fines are being issued to people who attended gatherings in government buildings during the coronavirus lockdown. the metropolitan police has been investigating dozens of events which may have breached covid regulations, including some attended by the prime minister. more fines are possible as police say there�*s still a significant amount of material to be assessed. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. jane, there is huge pressure on the government for several weeks, there were questions over the future of borisjohnson when those reports of lockdown and breaking parties in downing street emerged and at the time, borisjohnson insisted that

the rules had been followed. today we found out that the metropolitan police have concluded that the law was broken and they are going to issue 20 fines and there could be more to come. behind these doors, rules that changed lives were drawn up, christmases were cancelled and we were all told to avoid mixing with friends and family. now the metropolitan police has decided lockdown laws were broken by people working in government buildings at the time. in a statement this morning, the force said... there could be more to come, the met added... it is important thatjustice is done without fear or favour in cases of this nature and we all want to see

people held to account if they have done wrong. pare people held to account if they have done wrong-— people held to account if they have done wrong. are you going to get a fine, sir? boris _ done wrong. are you going to get a fine, sir? boris johnson _ done wrong. are you going to get a fine, sir? boris johnson has - done wrong. are you going to get a fine, sir? boris johnson has not - fine, sir? boris johnson has not received a _ fine, sir? boris johnson has not received a fine _ fine, sir? boris johnson has not received a fine yet, _ fine, sir? boris johnson has not received a fine yet, we - fine, sir? boris johnson has not received a fine yet, we do - fine, sir? boris johnson has not received a fine yet, we do not l fine, sir? boris johnson has not - received a fine yet, we do not know exactly who has but a lot has changed since the prime minister said this in december. i will changed since the prime minister said this in december.— said this in december. i will tell ou that said this in december. i will tell you that all— said this in december. i will tell you that all the _ said this in december. i will tell you that all the guidelines - said this in december. i will tell you that all the guidelines were i you that all the guidelines were observed — you that all the guidelines were observed and _ you that all the guidelines were observed and continue - you that all the guidelines were observed and continue to - you that all the guidelines were observed and continue to be . observed and continue to be observed _ observed and continue to be observed-— observed and continue to be observed. ,, . ., , observed. since then there have been a olouies observed. since then there have been apologies and — observed. since then there have been apologies and calls _ observed. since then there have been apologies and calls for _ observed. since then there have been apologies and calls for the _ apologies and calls for the prime minister to go. i do apologies and calls for the prime minister to go.— apologies and calls for the prime minister to go. i do not think that the man who _ minister to go. i do not think that the man who set _ minister to go. i do not think that the man who set the _ minister to go. i do not think that the man who set the rules - minister to go. i do not think that the man who set the rules and i minister to go. i do not think that . the man who set the rules and asked the man who set the rules and asked the british people to make unimaginable sacrifices and then has been found to have repeatedly flouted them can remain in post and we think you should resign. some conservative _ we think you should resign. some conservative mps _ we think you should resign. some conservative mps have _ we think you should resign. some conservative mps have been - we think you should resign. some | conservative mps have been more reluctant as a result of the conflict in ukraine. some of the pressure may have died down but many conservative mps were deeply uncomfortable with allegations of parties at the same time that everybody was being told to stay—at—home. those mps will be

waiting to see who is find and how the prime minister reacts. whatever happens next, one fact has been established, the police think that covid laws were broken in some of the very buildings where they were being set. that means difficult questions for the prime minister in the coming days. but whether he oversaw a culture which allowed lockdown rules to be broken. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. daniel sandford is our home affairs correspondent. 20 fixed penalty notices today — but there�*s more to come? this investigation is not over yet. this investigation is not over yet. this is the beginning of the latest chapter of this saga. first of all these fines will be issued and that will take awhile for them to arrive by post and we will not even know if is prepared to tell us if they have been issued one of these. we will not know that for a short while yet. the police have made clear that there is a lot more investigate

material for them still to go through and it may well be that more fixed penalty notices come out of that if more offences meet the threshold. amongst all of that, big questions about whether the prime minister himself will get one or senior civil servants will get one. we are starting to get the fixed penalty notices coming, but the consequences of that are still not entirely clear.— entirely clear. daniel, thank you. daniel sanford. _ for the latest on the situation in ukraine — let�*s cross to lviv and my colleague ben brown. jane, thank you very much indeed. well, on the battlefield here in ukraine, the fighting rages on, but hundreds of miles away in istanbul, peace negotiators are sitting round the table for another round of talks to try to secure some of ceasefire. it�*s the first time in more than a fortnight the ukrainian and russian delegates have met face to face — and we�*ve heard

expectations of any early breakthrough or pretty low. this talk come as russian military advances in ukraine have got bogged down. this map shows the areas of this county currently under russian control. ukraine claims to have successfully counterattacked in some areas and says it�*s recaptured the key town of irpin near the capital kyiv. the ukrainian president has said an attack on the southern city of mykolaiv left at least seven dead and 22 injured. meanwhile ukrainian officials are hoping today to reopen some humanitarian corridors, to evacuate civilians from besieged cities like mariupol, which has been largely destroyed by russian bombardments. anna foster reports from here in lviv. 0n the peaceful banks of the river, the talk is of four. istanbul is the

newest location for negotiations between ukraine and russia. the security is high and so are the stakes. in the room alongside delegations from both countries, the russian billionaire roman abramovich, who it is reported suffered a suspected poisoning during the last round of peace talks. turkey thinks it can succeed where others have failed and helped negotiate a ceasefire. translation: it is up to the parties to work together. it translation: it is up to the parties to work together.— to work together. it would be to the benefit of everyone _ to work together. it would be to the benefit of everyone to _ to work together. it would be to the benefit of everyone to achieve - to work together. it would be to the benefit of everyone to achieve a - benefit of everyone to achieve a ceasefire and establish peace as soon as possible. the whole world is waiting for good news from you. in ukraine, expectations for these talks are low. they are preparing for a long conflict and these are the men of the territorial defence, volunteers with ordinary lives, they have signed up to protect their country. they are being taught from

scratch how to use weapons and repel russian forces. for many of them, it is an emotional and quite frightening thing to be doing, they do not know how to handle the weapons, they hope they will never have to do it for real, but it is an important part of keeping this country safe. so, how did they get on, you are checking if they have hit the target? i on, you are checking if they have hit the target?— on, you are checking if they have hit the target? i am checking how the are hit the target? i am checking how they are hitting — hit the target? i am checking how they are hitting the _ hit the target? i am checking how they are hitting the target - hit the target? i am checking how they are hitting the target and - hit the target? i am checking how they are hitting the target and as| they are hitting the target and as we see, — they are hitting the target and as we see, the distance is pretty far, but they are — we see, the distance is pretty far, but they are performing pretty good, especially _ but they are performing pretty good, especially for the people who are doing this for the first time in their— doing this for the first time in their lives. do doing this for the first time in their lives.— their lives. do you think that hels? their lives. do you think that helps? that _ their lives. do you think that helps? that they _ their lives. do you think that helps? that they are - their lives. do you think that helps? that they are not - their lives. do you think that| helps? that they are notjust learning this, they are doing it for a reason? it learning this, they are doing it for a reason? ., , learning this, they are doing it for a reason? . , ., , a reason? it always does. the bi est a reason? it always does. the biggest motivation _ a reason? it always does. the biggest motivation for - a reason? it always does. the biggest motivation for these l a reason? it always does. the - biggest motivation for these people is their_ biggest motivation for these people is their country being in danger. they— is their country being in danger. they need — is their country being in danger. they need to fight for it. ukrainians fear seems like this, spreading right across the country. in mykolaiv, a russian strike hit a regional government building and seven people were killed and 22

injured. in the besieged city of mariupol, thousands of people are still trapped. translation: i'm still trapped. translation: i�*m saving my things. what else should i do? nothing is left. , , what else should i do? nothing is left. , ., , left. yesterday, escape routes were closed because _ left. yesterday, escape routes were closed because ukrainian _ left. yesterday, escape routes were closed because ukrainian security . closed because ukrainian security forces claimed russia would attack fleeing civilians. today, they hope to restart evacuations from this once thriving city that now lies in ruins. anna foster, bbc news. lviv. our correspondent tom bateman is in istanbul, where those face—to—face talks are being held. any signs of any progress? i think that these talks _ any signs of any progress? i think that these talks are _ any signs of any progress? i think that these talks are not _ any signs of any progress? i think| that these talks are not exceeding expectations and given that expectations and given that expectations were incredibly low at the outset, that is saying something. the talks have broken up for the day, an hour ahead of schedule and we have had in the last

few minutes, the ukrainian delegation coming out here and it has been a real rush about the way it has been put together. a huge amount of interest in what they were saying. they have talked about their desire for security guarantees, like a light nato agreement that the ukrainians want, whereby the west effectively and we believe that turkey would be a key part of that, would guarantee the security of ukraine, and then ukraine would effectively declare itself a neutral country. they have said that before, they have said they have now reiterated that to the russian side and put it to them and in their view, if they can get engagement on that, there would be the basis for direct presidential talks between volodymyr zelensky and the vladimir putin of russia. that now goes to the russians, we have not had word from them on whether they accept that we do not know at this stage if there will be a second day of talks tomorrow. ., ., ,,

there will be a second day of talks tomorrow. ., . ~' , ., jenny hilljoins us from moscow. a lot of people here in ukraine believe president putin won�*t be serious about any peace talks until he�*s got what he wants on the battlefield? yes, indeed. i need one to bring you “p yes, indeed. i need one to bring you up today, we have heard from the russian side who have said that they have decided to drastically reduce what they describe as combat in the kyiv and chernihiv areas and that is why ukrainian proposals are put to vladimir putin. one of the proposals, and i am not sure how verified this is, i believe it has come from the ukrainian side, is a 15 year consultation on the status of crimea and the kremlin is keen to have the world recognised premier which was annexed in 2014 as russian. it looks as though there has been some kind of movement, not too much of a surprise because

earlier, the defence minister here said that whilst the special military operation as they call it is going well, they now intend to focus on what they describe as liberating donbas, that region in the east of the country that rush at once the ukrainian government to give up control over. we will have to wait and see, ultimately this comes down to effectively what one man decides and that is vladimir putin. , , the united nations estimates 3.9 million refugees have now left ukraine. each one has their own story — the lives they�*ve left behind, how they escaped and where they are now taking shelter. more than 600,000 ukrainians have crossed the border into romania alone. our central europe correspondent, nick thorpe, sent this report from north—east of the country where he met iryna and heard about herfamily, and the monastery which has taken them in.

sihastria. the name of the monastery means a place of retreat — of prayer and meditation — away from the turmoil of the world. and that�*s what it means now for iryna, her mother—in—law, natalia, her best friend, ira, and theirfive children. iryna drove them all here in her old ford transit from kharkiv in eastern ukraine. my lovely car, my lovely van. i�*m so glad that here i have a part of home, a part of my husband. sometimes i... i want to sit in there just to smell... just to smell my husband, just to smell my house.

her husband, like ira�*s husband, stayed behind in kharkiv, a city under russian siege, delivering fuel. here at the monastery, the families have been given a house and told they can stay as long as they wish. last sunday, when i was praying at the church, i even prayed for putin. i wished him to become wiser. i wished him stop killing our children in ukraine. only here at the monastery, i began to feel some sympathy to russian troops. and i stop hating them. only yesterday i saw some flowers in the yard. and i was so surprised because i didn�*t see them before.

it�*s impossible even to breathe this beautiful mountain air. when they fled ukraine, they thought they might be home for easter. now their best hope is by summer. nick thorpe, bbc news, sihastria monastery, romania. that is it for me here in lviv and as peace talks continue in turkey, so tragically does the fighting in ukraine. jane, back to you in the studio. thank you, ben brown. the queen hasjoined other members of the royal family at a memorial service commemorating the life of the duke of edinburgh, who died last year at the age of 99. the event was far larger than prince philip�*s funeral, which was held during tight coronavirus restrictions. there had been uncertainty about about whether the queen would be able to attend,

because of mobility issues. here�*s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. fanfare. she has arrived at westminster abbey on so many occasions. and national events. this, though, was different, very much more personal. discomforts and mobility issues such aside, the queen virtually the thanksgiving for a beloved husband, a man who was a constant presence in her life for their 73 years of marriage. the queen made her way to her seat by the shortest route, accompanied by the shortest route, accompanied by the duke of york. shejoined virtually the entire british royal family, four generations including some of the youngest, great grandchildren including prince george and princess charlotte. the sussexes were the only notable family absentees, choosing to remain in california. we family absentees, choosing to remain in california-— in california. we give thanks for his ro al

in california. we give thanks for his royal highness _ in california. we give thanks for his royal highness prince - in california. we give thanks forl his royal highness prince philip, duke of edinburgh. a man of rare ability and distinction, rightly origin celebrated, he ever directed attention away from himself. the duke was a _ attention away from himself. the duke was a champion of young people through his awards scheme. one of its gold medallists spoke about its importance. the its gold medallists spoke about its importance-— importance. the world has been throu~h importance. the world has been through so _ importance. the world has been through so much _ importance. the world has been through so much turmoil - importance. the world has been through so much turmoil added | importance. the world has been - through so much turmoil added these it is so— through so much turmoil added these it is so important to show support to young — it is so important to show support to young people. in it is so important to show support to young people-— it is so important to show support to young people. in his address, the dean of windsor _ to young people. in his address, the dean of windsor recalled _ to young people. in his address, the dean of windsor recalled that - to young people. in his address, the dean of windsor recalled that the i dean of windsor recalled that the duke could sometimes be sharp but nobody could ever doubt his loyalty to his queen and country. this nobody could ever doubt his loyalty to his queen and country.— nobody could ever doubt his loyalty to his queen and country. as we give thanks for the _ to his queen and country. as we give thanks for the life _ to his queen and country. as we give thanks for the life of _ to his queen and country. as we give thanks for the life of a _ to his queen and country. as we give thanks for the life of a remarkable i thanks for the life of a remarkable man, perhaps our greatest tribute to him, most discretionary in these far too troubled times, will be for us too troubled times, will be for us to accept the challenge implicit in his life to rekindle in our hearts

something of vertical and to pray, as i think he did, for the inspiration and the guidance to play our part, however small, inspiration and the guidance to play our part, howeversmall, in inspiration and the guidance to play our part, however small, in working for a kinderfuture —— to rekindle in our hearts something of that call. # god save our gracious queen... the service was a chance denied by the pandemic at the duke�*s funeral for family and so many more to come together in tribute. a long life of service was on that. for the person who knew that life by schedule surely stirred many memories and moments of reflection —— for the person who that life best, it will surely have stirred. the service was shorter undoubted and the queen left, walking with care, escorted

again by the duke of york. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, joins us from westminster abbey. a hugely important day for the family? a hugely important day for the famil ? ., , ., family? indeed, it was a traditional, _ family? indeed, it was a traditional, restrained, l family? indeed, it was a i traditional, restrained, no family? indeed, it was a - traditional, restrained, no fuss kind of service, very much in the spirit of the duke of edinburgh himself and crucially the queen was there, as she had so wanted to be, using her walking stick, escorted in and out by her son, prince andrew, notable in itself. he has cause to a degree of difficulty in recent times but today he took his mother to and from her seat inside the abbey for this service and it is a show of support for him. this was a public thank you from the military, from charities whom the duke of edinburgh worked closely with but it was also a decent good buy for family and friends who could not pay full tribute last year or give the duke

of edinburgh to send off they wanted. ., , of edinburgh to send off they wanted. . , ., ~ , ., our top story this lunchtime... the met police issue 20 fines, as part of their inquiry into parties held in government buildings, breaking covid rules. and still to come — we tour the newly reopened burrell collection in glasgow after its five year refurbishment. coming up on the bbc news channel... a busy night of international football ahead, all the home nations in action with wayne hennessey winning his 100th cap for wales. the government has put forward proposals for children with special educational needs or disabilities to receive early help from schools in england. it�*s part of a long—awaited government review, which was launched in 2019. £70 million of additional funding is being made available for the measures, which aim to put an end to the postcode lottery affecting levels of support. our education correspondent

elaine dunkley reports. funny ears... there's no pins in the ears. harrison is nine years old and has autism. getting him the support he needs in a mainstream school has been difficult. in one term alone, he was excluded 14 times. school were terrible, they were sending him home on a daily basis. i was called out of work to go to support in school. he wasn�*t doing any teacher led activities at all, he was just going in, sitting in a room with two teachers on his own. for too many children like harrison, there are delays and disruption, with varying support depending on where you live in england. years of trying to get diagnosis, a lack of funding and navigating a complicated system are all part of the problem. the government is promising early intervention and a national scheme that brings education and health services together.

we propose to establish a new, single _ we propose to establish a new, single national special needs and disabilities alternative provision system — disabilities alternative provision system across education, health and care, _ system across education, health and care, setting clear standards for how children and young people's needs— how children and young people's needs are — how children and young people's needs are identified and met. proposals also include changing the culture in mainstream schools to be more inclusive, with additional training and staff. schools like this one in bradford are at the forefront of change. lilycroft primary has been part of a trial, bringing together health and local education teams for early intervention. it would take you between five and six years to get a diagnosis of autism for children in the centre of bradford. you would be waiting and waiting and waiting. and sometimes parents would then give up, if you like, because it was such a stressful process. we don�*t wait any more, get the child the help they need, so the gap between the children and their peers is minimised. labour and teaching unions agree that change is needed, but say the plans are not ambitious enough to transform

a system in crisis. for this family, things are looking up. after battling for six years, harrison has now been placed in a special school in huddersfield. the first time i spoke to his new head teacher, he had me in tears. i mean, you feel so emotional because year after year after year you have been told that your child is the problem. and within a couple of weeks of being at a new special education school, he�*s got everything he needs. you can see a future for him, you can see, you know, potential that wasn�*t there before, and it�*s brilliant. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the chief executive of p&0 ferries has told the transport secretary that he won�*t reverse the decision to sack 800 staff. peter hebblethwaite has written to grant shapps to say that re—employing the workers on their original wages would cause the company to collapse.

speaking this morning, he said he will remain in post. i have no plans to resign. i need to see this through, i need to get this business back up on its feet, i need to make it competitive, viable and give us an opportunity to grow in the future. our transport katy austin jointly, this story is not dying down? we have had this story is not dying down? - have had this war of words between the boss of p&0 ferries of the transport secretary. the boss of piano about 500 former workers had already signed settlement agreements. —— the boss of p&0 said. we have also heard that the pride of kent has been detained after a safety inspection by the maritime and coastguard agency, failure is found included emergency equipment not functioning properly. this lunchtime p&0 ferries has said, in its words, it is clear following

interventions by ministers and mps, the mca inspections have reached an unprecedented level of rigour. it said the scrutiny was welcomed under any suggestion that safety was being compromised was false.— compromised was false. thank you, katy austin- — the actor will smith has apologised to the comedian chris rock for slapping him during the oscars ceremony on sunday night. smith also swore at rock, who�*d made a joke about his wife. smith�*s statement, on instagram, came after the academy awards organisers said they�*d be reviewing what happened to decide whether any action should be taken. our correspondent in los angeles, david willis, has more. to do what we do, you�*ve got to be able to take abuse, you�*ve got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. will smith issued a tearful apology both to the academy and his fellow nominees on sunday night. but of one man, there was no mention. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. all right? chris rock�*s joke about smith�*s

wife�*s hair loss led to her husband storming the stage and this slap across the face. oh, wow! as a stunned, star—studded audience looked on, the actor proceeded to hurl profanity—laden abuse from his seat. keep my wife�*s name out of your... sound dips. ..mouth. i'm going to. nearly 24 hours after the academy awards got under way here, came a direct apology to chris rock. posting on instagram, will smith said he was wrong and out of line. "violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive," he wrote. "my behaviour at last night�*s academy awards was unacceptable and inexcusable." now at this point, i can only laugh. as you all know, i�*ve been struggling with alopecia. smith also mentioned his wife�*s highly public battle with hair loss, saying a joke about her medical condition proved too much for him to bear.

his behaviour on what should have been one of the best nights of his life has been condemned by the academy and an inquiry is under way which could lead to him being censured or expelled. now the party is over, he�*ll have to confront the growing sense of shock and disbelief over what happened on sunday night. the slap that was seen around the world is unlikely to cost him his oscar, but there�*s a growing feeling that such a highly public act of violence cannot go unpublished. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the burrell collection in glasgow, home to an internationally—renowned collection of 9,000 artefacts, has reopened to the public today after a five year renovation programme costing more than £68 million. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been to look round. welcome to the burrell collection! welcome back! cheering and applause.

the first visitors back at one of glasgow�*s best loved museums, opening its doors for the first time in nearly six years. it looks fabulous. really fabulous. delighted to be here and see everything that they have done. gorgeous. i actually really like how you can see the outside as well, when you are in, it is so pretty. it is fantastic! what do you think of the burrell? excellent. this long renovation has vastly increased the gallery space, ensuring more of the collection can be seen than ever before. i initially had a list of 800 objects for me to look at and start thinking about conservation treatment, and this is definitely one of my favourite objects. i think it is their facial expressions and the hand gestures, and you canjust imagine any kind of group of people even today coming together, maybe listening to someone and then the two there in the background look a bit like they are starting to whisper or they have a bit

of a gossip. the museum�*s walls of glass, a virtue that had also become a challenge. the building had been suffering from the wet west coast weather. it is now more watertight, less vulnerable to changes in heat. the hope is that the collection will once again make culture and history more accessible to all, as the country emerges from covid. a place like this gives that communal coming together that we did not have during lockdown. but the collections themselves, they are the real glory here. the burrell is a stunning space in a unique location. with its persian carpets, egyptian antiquities, pottery and sculptures, this huge personal collection, gifted to the city many decades ago offers a unique window on the world. lorna gordon, bbc news, at the burrell collection in glasgow. beautiful. time for a look at the weather.

here�*s darren bett.