this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories. ukraine says it has retaken control from russian forces of the entire area around the capital kyiv — including this airport — hostomel. panic must have ensued. look how this armoured vehicle has ended up ramming that one. they had no idea what the ukrainians had in store for them. hundreds of people escape the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol — but the red cross�* evacuation efforts have once again been frustrated. elsewhere — emmanuel macron has held his first rally

of his french election campaign. he told supporters he's fighting for social progress. hollywood actor will smith resigns from the oscars academy after slapping the comedian chris rock. ukraine says its forces have retaken the region around the capital kyiv, with russian forces withdrawing from key towns. hostomel airport, which is near kyiv and has seen fighting since the first day of the conflict is now back in ukrainian hands. but as russian troops retreat, the evidence of civilian killings — a war crime — is growing. reporters in the town of bucha, which isjust outside kyiv, have found at least 20 bodies left in the streets. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen reports now from hostomel, and a warning — his report contains distressing images.

as the russian rearguard pulled back from kyiv, ukrainian troops yet again were waiting. it looks like they attacked out of the tree line. nimble ukrainian tactics and modern nato weapons are making tanks look obsolete. at least one charred body of a russian soldier was inside the wreckage of his vehicle. russian troops tried to do this, they were just defeated and ran away. so that is a sign that we can win the war. the road into bucha was littered with war debris. ukraine has saved its capital but russia is much better positioned in the east and south. winning for either side is a long way off. russia's defeat around kyiv may have started on this suburban street in the last few days of february just after the invasion. a long column of russian armour was destroyed as it pushed forward

towards the capital. these were elite airborne troops, mostly in armoured vehicles light enough to be carried by aircraft. once again anti—tank weapons and attack drones made them no protection at all. this is the graveyard, one of the many graveyards of russian hopes for capturing kyiv. it was early in the war, they were advancing. and then the ambush happened. panic must have ensued. look how this armoured vehicle has ended up ramming that one. they had no idea what the ukrainians had in store for them. young conscripts ran away — begging, local people said, not to be turned over to ukrainian territorial defence. a neighbour said, "i felt sorry for them, they were so young,

18 to 20, with their whole lives ahead of them." it looks like the russians, as they prepared to pull out of bucha, had no such pity. at least 20 dead men, some with their wrists tied, were lying on the street as ukrainian troops entered the town. the mayor said they buried 280 people in mass garves. a few civilians who stayed said they'd tried to avoid the russians, cooking outdoors because their gas, power and water were cut. "this is the first bread we have had in 38 days," said maria. the russians systematically broke down doors to loot flats, they said. while they stole valuables and food, the soldiers made them sit in the cellar. a few miles away the trail of devastation leads

to hostomel airport, fought over since the first day of the invasion when russian airborne troops landed to use it as a base for a push into kyiv. the world's largest transport plane was destroyed early on. an enormous amount of national pride was wrapped up in this huge aircraft. it was a symbol of achievement, of ukraine's place in the modern world. now it is a symbol of what has happened to the country. the russians insist they never wanted to capture kyiv. the evidence is that they were stopped by more effective, determined ukrainian troops. leaving the battlefield around kyiv simplifies russia's new objective, a spring campaign in the east, another attempt to break ukraine's will to fight. jeremy bowen, bbc news, hostomel.

hundreds of people in the southern city of mariupol, which has endured weeks of bombardment by russia, have managed to escape in private cars. but a third consecutive attempt by the international red cross to drive buses to the city to evacuate people from the area has once again failed. many of those who've managed to leave are being taken to the north west. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale sent us this report. this is what the aftermath of a russian invasion looks like — a trail of chaos, death and destruction. irpin, to the north of kyiv, is now back in ukrainian hands. but a bloodied and bruised russian army says it's now refocusing its military offensive to the east of the country. it's still meeting resistance there too. this, a russian helicopter shot down over luhansk yesterday, believed to be the first time

ukrainian forces have used the british—made and supplied starstreak missile. yet russia's brutal bombardment in the east continues. these some of the survivors from its relentless siege of mariupol, which has been going on for weeks. translation: they've killed everyone and destroyed everything. _ they are animals. there is nothing left there any more. no houses, nojobs, no people. her husband maxim says mariupol, the city he grew up in, no longer exists. "when i left i couldn't even recognise it. "the city is nowjust dust and smoke." these people have been escaping any way they can from cities, towns, villages that have been under russian bombardment and are now in russian occupied territory in ukraine. and you can sense their relief when they arrive here.

some of them genuinely look shell—shocked. thousands more are still trapped in mariupol. a red cross convoy of buses is still waiting to help. but many, like yelena's husband, are already dead. she still can't believe it. translation: bodies were everywhere, literally everywhere. _ we tried to cover them, but no one collected them. there were dead kids, adults, everyone. what's your message to president putin? translation: stop war. stop war. the russians are tightening their grip on mariupol, at least what is left of it. for those fleeing the fighting, their city, their lives and loved ones are already gone.

jonathan beale, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. our correspondent anna foster in lviv and has more on the failed humanitarian evacuations. in terms of the human carrying corridor, which again has failed to happen, the ukrainians say they are making every effort. the russian defence ministry has blamed the red cross for that not going ahead today, saying they were too late in their efforts to get there. in terms of elsewhere in the country it seems that the pull—back of troops around kyiv is happening. this is something much talked about at the beginning of the week after peace talks in istanbul. earlier in the day and adviser to president volodymyr zelensky said that 30 towns and settlements had been recaptured by ukrainian forces. as the day on, they increased that. they now say that the whole kyiv region is in ukrainian pounds. at this stage it is hard to tell about the bush now is hard to tell about the bush now is towards the east of the country and they fear powerful blows in that

direction. amanda brydon is the global head for child protection advocacy for save the children. she says the charity has faced many challenges reaching those most in need. save the children have been operating in eastern ukraine since 2014, when the escalation of the conflict started in the eastern side of the country. in the days and weeks following the escalation on 24th february, we've got more than a0 additional staff working to support. there are 12 of us international staff inside the country that are joining 2a of our national staff here inside ukraine. in terms of operations, previously we had been suspending our direct operations because of the safety and security situation. but we work closely with some ukrainian local ngos

and we are operating a small scale in the east of the country. it's always a balancing act, and this is a very dynamic and changing conflict day by day, so there are ongoing assessments by the hour, almost, to understand where we might be able to operate, where we can be setting up operations. previously, we were in the east of the country. the focus now is on getting that footprint from the east and being able to bring those supplies and humanitarian aid coming through from the west into the east of the country. our main call is for full, unfettered humanitarian access. we're already seeing some of the challenges with humanitarian corridors. geographically, they're only reaching certain parts of the population, so we need that guarantee that humanitarian actors are able to get in and reach those populations who have not been able to get aid, food, heating, supplies. that needs to happen. these laws of war don't operate in a vacuum, so for us, it's critically important that we are able to get those guarantees to reach these

populations in need. a two—month truce has been agreed by warring parties in yemen. it's the first nationwide truce agreed since 2016 in a war which has killed nearly 400,000 people, according to un estimates. the deal between the saudi—led coalition and iran—backed houthi rebels came into effect on saturday, coinciding with the first day of the muslim holy month of ramadan. the us special envoy for yemen — tim lenderking — described the truce as a �*decisive moment�* for a possible lasting ceasefire. here he is speaking earlier. i think the battlefield mechanics have changed. all of these things i think have combined to create what

is a decisive moment and if the international community and the parties can work together, this can be built into a ceasefire, a lasting ceasefire and an inclusive political process that ultimately gives shape to a new yemen and i think that's what we are also keen to see. aeisha jerman is founder and president of the yemen relief and reconstruction foundation. she's in seattle. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thank you for inviting me. how significant _ thank you for inviting me. how significant is _ thank you for inviting me. how significant is the _ thank you for inviting me. how significant is the announcement of the truce? , ., , the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons. the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons- it — the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons- it is _ the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons. it is ending _ the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons. it is ending the _ the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons. it is ending the war- the truce? extremely, for multiple reasons. it is ending the war in - reasons. it is ending the war in terms of air reasons. it is ending the war in terms ofairand reasons. it is ending the war in terms of air and cross—border fighting. i think the most significant element is the partial lifting of the blockade on the port and allowing flights into the airport. as you may know the largest impact on the population is the blockade. 400,000 people have been killed to date and this is quite an

underestimate. we don't have anybody collecting data. a lot of this is because of the blockade. according to the un report you mentioned, 70% of the deaths are actually indirect causes like, you know, infectious diseases, famine. its estimated 17 million people in yemen are at risk of famine today. fin million people in yemen are at risk of famine today.— of famine today. on the risk of famine, let's _ of famine today. on the risk of famine, let's talk _ of famine today. on the risk of famine, let's talk about - of famine today. on the risk of| famine, let's talk about getting supplies in now to tackle those problems. what is the most important thing to try and get into the country and how easy will it be? according to the recent reports of the ceasefire they are going to allow fuel ships into yemen. only one got in since the beginning of the year and that was january two so they are presumably going to allow

18 fuel ships to go it into yemen, which is quite significant because many of the health services have introduced services. another is the airport, allowing two flights a week, from cairo because there are 40,000 people in yemen who need medical evacuation and haven't been able to leave. those are extremely significant decisions which will impact the people of yemen. we also hope they will allow a lot more to get into yemen. i know from our work that we haven't been able to get in leukaemia medicine for cancer patients in yemen that have been donated to us. we've been trying to get it into yemen for the last two years. it is the first step in a 1 million mile walk. fix, years. it is the first step in a 1

million mile walk. $1 years. it is the first step in a1 million mile walk.— years. it is the first step in a 1 million mile walk. a1 million mile walk. we heard _ million mile walk. a1 million mile walk. we heard just _ million mile walk. a1 million mile walk. we heard just before - million mile walk. a1 million mile | walk. we heard just before chatting to you that it was hoped it would lead to a permanent ceasefire, an end to this. you confident that will happen? end to this. you confident that will ha--en? , end to this. you confident that will ha en? , , .,, end to this. you confident that will hauen? , , happen? this is the most confident i've been since _ happen? this is the most confident i've been since the _ happen? this is the most confident i've been since the war _ happen? this is the most confident i've been since the war started - happen? this is the most confident i've been since the war started in i i've been since the war started in 2015. having said that, we are only on day one of this ceasefire, so we'll see what happens. a lot of people in yemen are celebrating, are very happy about the news but it's up very happy about the news but it's up to the warring parties to ensure it happens but also up to the uk and the us, who have armed the saudi led coalition and supported the coalition and supported the coalition in the war, to make sure that this truce lasts and that it does indeed lead to a lasting peace in yemen. ~ �* ., ~ does indeed lead to a lasting peace in yemen. ~ �* . ~ ., in yemen. we've talked about the need to get _ in yemen. we've talked about the need to get in _ in yemen. we've talked about the need to get in supplies _ in yemen. we've talked about the need to get in supplies and - in yemen. we've talked about the need to get in supplies and what i in yemen. we've talked about the | need to get in supplies and what is needed. can i talk about the amount that's there? this conflict has gone

on for so long. international attention hasn't perhaps been on it constantly through the duration. is there a shortage, an appeal for more countries to do more? xyeah there a shortage, an appeal for more countries to do more?— countries to do more? yeah there's an a- eal countries to do more? yeah there's an appeal for _ countries to do more? yeah there's an appeal for countries _ countries to do more? yeah there's an appeal for countries to _ countries to do more? yeah there's an appeal for countries to donate i countries to do more? yeah there's| an appeal for countries to donate to the humanitarian aid in yemen. there was a conference. unfortunately only one third of what was needed was donated to the needs of the people of yemen. i'm hoping that with this please announcement, the truce announcement, that more countries are going to be confident that the aid is going to reach the people that need to get it. i want to share one statistic, the un report monitoring ships and containers getting into hodeidah, the largest port. they reported decreased from 40,000 containers in 2016, down to 1020 21, a huge decline of items

getting into yemen. we 1020 21, a huge decline of items getting into yemen.— 1020 21, a huge decline of items getting into yemen. we have to live there. getting into yemen. we have to live there- thank _ getting into yemen. we have to live there. thank you _ getting into yemen. we have to live there. thank you for _ getting into yemen. we have to live there. thank you for coming - getting into yemen. we have to live there. thank you for coming on - getting into yemen. we have to live there. thank you for coming on the | there. thank you for coming on the programme. there. thank you for coming on the programme-— programme. thank you for inviting me. in the uk, the conservative mp david warburton has been suspended from the parliamentary party, while an investigation into allegations about his conduct takes place. mr warburton has been the mp for somerset and frome since 2015. the claims about mr warburton, who sits on the backbenches, are being examined by parliament's independent complaints and grievance scheme. our political correspondent iain watson has more. he represents somerset and froome in the west country, a seat he won from the lib dems in 2015 but tonight he is suspended from the parliamentary conservative party. conservative sources say that is because he is being investigated over three allegations of sexual harassment following reports in the sunday times newspaper. the body that's going to be carrying out the investigation is called the independent complaints and grievances scheme, set up three years ago specifically to help

parliamentary staff or those who work in mps' offices to make it easier for them to make complaints confidentially over allegations of harassment or indeed of bullying. mr warburton hasn't responded to bbc request to comment on these allegations tonight but he responded to the sunday telegraph newspaper and told them he had apparently enormous amounts of defence and he hadn't heard from this body that's meant to be investigating him. the conservatives say he remains suspended and the investigation is ongoing. emmanuel macron has been holding his first rally of the french election campaign — just over a week before the first round of voting. he told around 30,000 supporters in paris that he is fighting for �*social progress�* and to stop �*extremism�* in french politics. with just days before the first vote, polls suggest president macron is leading the race ahead of far—right rival marine le pen. he also promised employment for everyone. here he is,

speaking at that rally, a short time ago. translation: working more also means more people working. _ yes, i am aiming for full employment. because thanks to everything we have done together over these five years, for the first time since the mid—1970s, our country can say that it will reach full employment in the next five years. our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, listened to what president macron had to say. well, it was an important moment for the president because, as you were saying, it was his only rally ahead of round one in a week�*s time and it comes at a time when a lot of people are saying his campaign has never really taken off, so this was a chance for him to energise the faithful and send out the message that he is campaigning, that he is not completely taken up

with the war in ukraine and talking to world leaders and so on, but that his number one priority now is focusing on the concerns of the french. so, there was a lot about his past mandate and the achievements and the way he fulfilled, he said, commitments he made in his first campaign five years ago, and then more of the same for the future. a lot about social reforms he was promising and that is interesting because it suggests he is trying to send out a signal to the left or the centre—left, people who he wants to very much come on his side if, as it seems likely it turns into a run—off with marine le pen. he is very aware that people on the left might be tempted to think a kind of curse on both your houses, both marine le pen and emmanuel macron. he wants to be clear to left—leaning voters that there is a very big difference between him and marine le pen and if it comes to a run—off with marine le pen, he wants them on his side. will smith has resigned from the academy that hands out the oscars. the actor described slapping

the comedian, chris rock, at this year�*s ceremony as "shocking, painful, and inexcusable". the academy has accepted his resignation, but is continuing with disciplinary proceedings. our correspondent, david willis, reports from los angeles. from one of hollywood�*s biggest stars... oh, wow! ..to the man who brought shame to the oscars. will smith�*s violent response to a chris rockjoke about his wife proved a slap in the face to the body that gives out the awards. now the actor has announced his resignation from the academy. "my actions were shocking, painful and inexcusable," he said in a statement. "the list of those i have hurt is long and includes chris." no. never. you all will never do that again. work on the aptly named bad boys franchise has reportedly been brought to a halt because of smith�*s actions and his hollywood future could depend on what action the film academy decides to take next.

critics are saying that he is jumping before he was pushed and that he is getting ahead of any kind of repercussion. and to some degree, you know, that is true, although the academy did say they are going to continue with their processing. come april 18th, they are going to issue some kind of edict. in a statement, the academy president david rubin said... those proceedings will come to a head when members of the academy meet in two weeks�* time and the big question is, will they impose the ultimate punishment available to them, namely taking back the oscar will smith was awarded for best actor? such a punishment would be unprecedented. despite being expelled from the academy, both roman polanski and harvey weinstein managed to hold onto their trophies.

will smith has said he will never again allow violence to overtake reason, but even in this land of second chances, the sequel to his own life could see his star—studded reputation irredeemably tarnished. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a turkish millionaire has claimed that payments she made to prince andrew were falsely described as a wedding gift for his daughter princess beatrice. nehebat eeshbilen is claiming at the high court in london that her business adviser selman turk "dishonestly misappropriated" £38 million of her assets. the business adviser denies the claim. there is no suggestion of wrongdoing by princess beatrice or prince andrew. there�*s been protests here in britain against the worsening cost—of—living crisis. it comes as energy prices continue to soar. trade unions say chancellor rishi sunak s spring statement last week did nothing to allay fears about rising inflation.

and there have been calls for an emergency budget to help families. the cost of living crisis has been affecting muslim communities, with some estimates saying 50%of households are struggling to afford food. shazia arshad is from the charity islamic relief uk who says many muslim families will be struggling to break their fast during this holy month of ramadan. ramadan is normally a time of celebration but muslims around the world and especially in the uk. this ramadan there is no guarantee that a lot of these families that are facing poverty are struggling to put a meal on the table. some are choosing whether to heat their homes and their families or whether to feed themselves and their children. many families are going to be fasting during the day and can�*t

guarantee they can get a meal on the table when they�*ve broken their fast. hello, there. another cold day on saturday but not as bitter as it has been because the wind was not as strong. we started with blue skies and a frost but as the day went by we had clouds building to bring scattered showers and even some hailstorms. for quite a few of you the weather is going to follow a similar pattern on sunday. right now we have clear skies for the majority. temperatures already below freezing. in the first part of sunday morning, a widespread and sharp frost, temperatures down at —3 and some towns and cities. there could be one or two icy stretches around first thing.

for many of you, a lovely start to the day if somewhat cold. blue skies and plenty of sunshine. through the day, cloud bubbling up in england and wales and we may see some showers, the odd one with hail. in the north—west, outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland and scotland. heaviest rain in the highlands. temperatures similar to saturday, about 10 degrees. sunday night, the rain pushing south and east across the uk, introducing for many parts of the country milder atlantic air. the heaviest rain in western parts of the uk although some in the east which won�*t amount to much. a lot of cloud and perhaps some hill fog. also a lot milder than it has been, top temperatures around 14 or 15. in shetland, still cold. tuesday, we have some colder air moving down into the north of the country. for many of us, we are in this milder air with a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain.

something of a battle zone building in. with cloud and rain, some mist and hill fog. for most parts on tuesday it looks like it will be a mile day with temperatures of around 12—15 across england, wales and northern ireland. in the far north of scotland, colder, down into the single figures. in the latter part of tuesday afternoon, the rain bumps into the colder air and looks like we�*ll see some hill snow in scotland, probably north of the central belt. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political commentatorjo phillips

and nigel nelson, political editor for the people and sunday mirror. tomorrow�*s front pages, atarting with... the observer describes how russia has been accused by ukraine of using children as "human shields" as the first witness accounts from the newly liberated town of bucha emerge. according to the sunday express, lord agnew who resigned as the government�*s anti—fraud minister earlier this year— wants the chancellor to seize back the billions lost to fraudulent covid loans to reduce the cost of living burden. the sunday telegraph says that the prime minister has plans for up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of home—grown energy following vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine. the independent�*s main story is an exclusive report by bel trew in ukraine, who describes the situation in mariupol, where bodies are being buried in the sandpits of the city�*s kindergarten playgrounds.

the sunday times claims that the refugees minister has pledged to process visas for those fleeing ukraine to the uk within 48 hours — a move which could see 15,000 people a week arriving here. the sunday mirror�*s front page carries a story about the parole hearing to release the mother of baby p and thejustice secretary�*s involvement in this. so let�*s begin... hello, jo and nigel. nigel, let�*s start with you. we stopped at the front page of the sunday times and the story i was just mentioning, the headline on the right—hand side of the paper which says, refugees won�*t wait longer than two days, promises minister. what is this about? weill. minister. what is this about? well, aood luck minister. what is this about? well, good luck to _ minister. what is this about? well, good luck to lord _ minister. what is this about? well, good luck to lord harrington, - minister. what is this about? -ii good luck to lord harrington, the new refugees minister, who has made the pledge. at the moment, it is taking an awful lot longer for visas to be processed. he is talking about

cutting down, for instance, the application form.