good morning. this is bbc news with the latest headlines: ukraine's president says he is setting up a special team that will start investigating alleged russian war crimes straight away. ukraine says it has recovered more than 400 bodies — some of them in mass graves — from areas around kyiv previously occupied by russian forces. russia calls the claims propaganda. we will be live in lviv and moscow for the latest on this developing story. fines for breaching covid rules have been issued to some people who attended a leaving party at downing street the night before prince philip's funeral last april. travellers are facing long delays with queues at airports and ports. easyjet has cancelled around 100 flights.

music's big night returns with the star—studded grammy awards, we'll have the latest on all the winners. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine's president has accused russian forces of committing genocide in towns near the capital, kyiv. president zelensky says he has created a special team of international experts, lawyers, and judges, to start investigating alleged war crimes in ukraine and, in a video address, he vowed to find and punish anyone responsible for civilian deaths. the country's prosecutor general says 400 bodies have been recovered from towns such as bucha recaptured

in the kyiv region. there's been condemnation of russia from leaders around the world — including the prime minister, borisjohnson, with the threat of further sanctions. but russia is denying any civilian deaths. meanwhile, russia's assault on mariupol in the south—east continues, with heavy fighting in the city amid attempts to evacuate tens of thousands of trapped locals. the kremlin is also continuing its offensive into the donbas region in the east of ukraine, according to the uk's ministry of defence. simonjones has the latest. the withdrawal of russian forces from areas around kyiv reveals the destruction and a mounting death toll. more than 400 bodies have been recovered in the region, according to ukraine's prosecutor general. civilians apparently indiscriminately killed in the street by retreating russian soldiers. residents of the city of bucha have witnessed unimaginable horror. translation: i'm so worried. i'm already 90. i shouldn't have lived to see this.

these satellite images from bucha are said to show evidence of a mass grave in the grounds of a church. it's a bleak landscape. borisjohnson says russia's despicable attacks against innocent civilians are yet more evidence that president putin and his army are committing war crimes. the ukrainian president says it has to end. translation: i call on all our citizens and friends of ukraine | in the world who can join this work and help establish justice to do so. the world has already seen many war crimes at different times on different continents, but it is time to do everything possible to make the war crimes of the russian military the last manifestation of such evil on earth. russia's military focus is shifting to the east of ukraine. new footage from mariupol shows the devastation caused by more than a month of shelling. and this is what remains

of a theatre used as a shelter which came under attack. hundreds are feared to have died. tens of thousands of people remain trapped in the city, struggling to find food and water. there is now an exodus under way from the city of kramatorsk. emotional farewells. people here fear russia could soon attempt to besiege the city, making it a second mariupol. in moscow, some buildings display the letter z, a symbol of support for what russia has always labelled its special military operation. despite growing outrage, russia says the grim images emerging from cities like bucha are fake. there is condemnation of the kremlin�*s actions from leaders around the world, with a threat of further sanctions. a call for president putin to face the consequences. but despite all the political pressure, the war goes on. simon jones, bbc news. sergei 0rlov is the deputy mayor of mariupol — he told the bbc intense fighting

continued around the southern city and that 150,000 people remained trapped there with no way out for the moment. the situation with mariupol was still become worse and worse. so city is in total and absolute full blockade. russia stopped to... stopped allowing to evacuate any citizens. and do not allow to enter any citizen, even local, even with confirmation that he was born here or their family lives here. so they do not allow... they do not allow to provide any humanitarian help. food, water, medicine. so we estimate that about 150,000 citizens are still in mariupol and they are just surviving and living like mouses underground in shelter, bomb shelters and spaces below the earth just to survive.

ukrainian army continues to defend our city, ukraine still controls centre of the city, industrial parts of our city and some districts. and russia temporarily occupied some outskirts of mariupol. we should understand that we do not receive photos and videos from mariupol for about 20 days. so, we do not know exactly what is happening in mariupol. i mean with photos and videos. only some conversations, some sms. so, we... it could be awful, awful and absolutely impossible situation, what is happening with our citizens in our city. as to the war, we clearly understand to take control of mariupol is one of the biggest aim, war aim of putin and russia and we understand that they send more tanks,

more aircraft, more missiles, more bombs to my city and the destruction will continue of my city. the deputy mayor of mariupol. let's get the latest now — and go live to lviv in western ukraine, and our correspondent emma vardy. hello, lets talk firstly about the investigation, the special teams that president the lenskiy is setting up to look into alleged war crimes in ukraine —— president zelensky. they say war crimes have indeed been committed. what more do we know about this team? this indeed been committed. what more do we know about this team?— we know about this team? this has all been spot _ we know about this team? this has all been spot on _ we know about this team? this has all been spot on the _ we know about this team? this has all been spot on the last _ we know about this team? this has all been spot on the last couple - we know about this team? this has all been spot on the last couple of| all been spot on the last couple of days because as russian troops withdraw from certain key northern cities and the downs they had captured around it, the aftermath is becoming clear as journalists are travelling into these areas and

capturing images of the streets, with bodies of citizens, some with their hands tied and they appear to be shot. the ukrainian president last night very directly calling this genocide, accusing russia of war crimes, saying it is a deliberate massacre of civilians and he is putting together, he says, this special team to immediately start the process of gathering evidence and possibly leading to prosecutions of war crimes. he is putting together a team of prosecutors, judges, investigators, to get that process moving as quickly as possible. there was a surprise video address from mr zelensky played at the grammys last night when he was urging world leaders not to stay silent on this. there has been mounting condemnation and outrage from world leaders, france, germany and others calling for these atrocities to be properly investigated. we've also had a very swift response from russia, denying that its forces have been killing civilians and even to go as far as

to say these images have been fabricated. russia is claiming these images competently from bucha have been fabricated by the kyiv regime to portray to western media. this is early days. it's going to take work by experts on the ground to piece together the evidence to see if it can support the claims that russia is leaving alleged war crimes in its wake. �* ., . ., , wake. and the horrific images we have seen of _ wake. and the horrific images we have seen of human _ wake. and the horrific images we have seen of human remains - wake. and the horrific images we i have seen of human remains around the kyiv area... serves to remind us that there are many other parts of ukraine where we simply don't have those images from. and wejust ukraine where we simply don't have those images from. and we just don't know what the picture is in the same sort of detail that we are getting around the capital.— around the capital. that's right. and nowhere — around the capital. that's right. and nowhere more _ around the capital. that's right. and nowhere more so _ around the capital. that's right. and nowhere more so than - around the capital. that's right. - and nowhere more so than mariupol, thatis and nowhere more so than mariupol, that is the city that has been most heavily bombarded since the russian invasion. they have been tens of thousands of people trapped there for weeks and weeks. in a very desperate situation. it's difficult

to get access inside. the red cross has been trying day after day to get safe passage, to get a convoy of buses in, to evacuate tens of thousands of desperate people out. it will only be then that the full picture can emerge of what has been happening inside. some stories that have been coming out, people who have been coming out, people who have managed to escape under their own steam, they have been telling the bbc of how devastated the city is, that they've seen death and destruction in front of their eyes. and it is still very much surrounded by heavy fighting at the moment. there are still ukrainian forces trying to defend mariupol and we can't know the full picture until aid teams are able to get in. later, journalists will get on the ground. for the moment, emma vardy in lviv. let's get the latest from our moscow correspondentjenny hill. hello. what is moscow saying, if anything, about civilian casualties

in ukraine? as we heard from emma, the line from the creme and at the moment in regards to those particular images of human remains around bucha is that these are staged, that this is ukrainian propaganda. staged, that this is ukrainian prepaganda-_ staged, that this is ukrainian n-roaanda. , propaganda. yes, moscow is saying that all of those _ propaganda. yes, moscow is saying that all of those reports, _ propaganda. yes, moscow is saying that all of those reports, that - that all of those reports, that footage those accounts are all fake news. and we've actuallyjust heard that a russian investigators are going to be looking into what they say art reports that the ukrainian ministry of defence have staged those videos —— what they say are reports. and then handed them to western media. russia has said that not a single local resident in bucha sufferfrom any violent not a single local resident in bucha suffer from any violent action. on the contrary, they say their troops were involved in the delivery of humanitarian aid to many of the settlements around kyiv in that part of the country. not only is moscow saying that this is fake news,

perpetrated by ukraine, but that they want a meeting of the un security council to discuss it. they say that ukraine has caused a deliberate provocation in order to escalate violence. and to disturb the peace talks. peace talks, which, of course, are due to resume in an online format later today. i online format later today. i understand you have some news about opinion polls, asking what public opinion polls, asking what public opinion is about on the war and the level of support for the war, what can you tell us about those opinion polls? can you tell us about those opinion olls? , ., ,., , can you tell us about those opinion olls? , ., , can you tell us about those opinion olls? , ., ., polls? opinion polls, most of them, state opinion _ polls? opinion polls, most of them, state opinion polls, _ polls? opinion polls, most of them, state opinion polls, you _ polls? opinion polls, most of them, state opinion polls, you have - state opinion polls, you have to take them fairly carefully. this is not a kind of country where people are willing, necessarily, to publish their opposition to the authorities. but they suggest, that, over the last three weeks, support for vladimir putin has been rising, support for his activities in ukraine has also been rising and his

personal approval ratings are very high at the moment. it is really worth bearing in mind that there is very little in the wake of independent media operating in this country now. many of those independent russian journalists have had to flee. there has been a legal crackdown on what people can publish here. it is difficult to come in affect, tell the truth about what is happening in ukraine. most state media parrot the kremlin narrative. and that narrative is that this is an honourable and special military operation in ukraine and it is about russian soldiers going in to defend the interests of the russian speaking populations in the east of ukraine against what the kremlin describes as the nazis and nationalist militants in the country. and the special military operation is also necessary to protect russia from the aggression of its neighbour, ukraine, which the kremlin, at various times, says is trying to acquire nuclear weapons or develop, with the help of america,

biological ones. so, if you look at what state media shows and publishes and prints, it's easy to understand how many russians might well support this war and how many russians might well support this warand might how many russians might well support this war and might well support of vladimir putin. because they simply do not understand or see what is happening in ukraine. qm. do not understand or see what is happening in ukraine.— do not understand or see what is happening in ukraine. ok, for the moment, thank— happening in ukraine. ok, for the moment, thank you, _ happening in ukraine. ok, for the moment, thank you, jenny - happening in ukraine. ok, for the moment, thank you, jenny hill. happening in ukraine. ok, for the moment, thank you, jenny hill in| moment, thank you, jenny hill in moscow. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky has made a surprise appearance at the grammy awards overnight, via a pre—recorded message. speaking before a performance byjohn legend and ukrainian musicians, he urged those in the audience to help ukraine in any way they can, calling for the silence of war to be filled with music. the ceremony was held overnight in las vegas, three months after originally planned due to a surge in covid cases in the us. we'll bring you more on the big winners of the night in the next half hour. and — a quick reminder — we'll be taking your questions

on the war in ukraine, this thursday morning at 11:30am. we'll have guests ready to answer a range of aspects of the war — from how it is being fought, how it is being reported and how it may end — to the human consequences. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbc your questions — and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. it is 9:15am. easyjet has cancelled 100 flights today — including 62 from the uk — because of staff being off sick with covid. the airline — which is one of the biggest in europe — has apologised to passengers for the inconvenience. british airways has cancelled 60 flights to and from heathrow airport today. airports have also been struggling over the weekend, with long queues formed at check—in and security at terminals in manchester and heathrow. the eurotunnel is also reporting delays of approximately three hours — that's due to a train that's come to a halt in the channel tunnel.

joining me now from heathrow is travel journalist simon calder. let's begin with the skies, simon, good morning, bring us up to date. what is the advice for passengers? i'm afraid it is worse than what you have just reported. we have an increasing number of cancellations. from here at heathrow, i am counting 90 british airways flights to and from spain. that represents about 15,000 travellers. 0n from spain. that represents about 15,000 travellers. on top of that, as you say, easyjet cancelling well over 100 flights now. mostly to and from their main base at gatwick. 0ver from their main base at gatwick. over 40 flights grounded there. at other airports in the uk, edinburgh, belfast, manchester, bristol, where they cancelled this morning's flights to the beautiful greek islands of kos and corfu. 0n flights to the beautiful greek islands of kos and corfu. on a day where everybody would want to get

some sunshine, i'm afraid we are seeing tens of thousands of people whose plans are simply being torn up. absolutely, simon. if you are ”lannin up. absolutely, simon. if you are planning to _ up. absolutely, simon. if you are planning to head _ up. absolutely, simon. if you are planning to head to _ up. absolutely, simon. if you are planning to head to the _ up. absolutely, simon. if you are| planning to head to the sunshine, you might not be too amused at having to stay in the gloom at the moment with all the rain. rather chilly weather at that, as well. let's look at the ferries, simon, and also the channel tunnel, which we just and also the channel tunnel, which wejust mentioned, a vehicle, a train stuck or has come to a halt in the tunnel as we speak.— train stuck or has come to a halt in the tunnel as we speak. yes. things are reall , the tunnel as we speak. yes. things are really, really— the tunnel as we speak. yes. things are really, really looking _ the tunnel as we speak. yes. things are really, really looking awful- are really, really looking awful overin are really, really looking awful over in kent, 0k? let's start at dover. now, anybody who goes there see over towards the cruise terminal three big ships tied up. those are the p80 three big ships tied up. those are the p&0 ships which are not sailing anywhere because 18 days the p80 ships which are not sailing anywhere because 18 days ago, p&0 ferries made their staffers redundant. the strain was meant to be taken on by another company but

they have a number of problems with a couple of ships. you had very limited supply and a very large demand. add into that, as you say, we arejust getting demand. add into that, as you say, we are just getting reports of problems in the channel tunnel. that is affecting eurotunnel. normally, it would be the kind of secure option getting from folkestone to calais. that is looking very problematic. 0f calais. that is looking very problematic. of course, that's going to affect eurostar trains between london and paris, brussels and amsterdam. london and paris, brussels and amsterdam-— london and paris, brussels and amsterdam. , , ,, ., amsterdam. finally, briefly, simon, what's the best _ amsterdam. finally, briefly, simon, what's the best advice _ amsterdam. finally, briefly, simon, what's the best advice you _ amsterdam. finally, briefly, simon, what's the best advice you can - amsterdam. finally, briefly, simon, what's the best advice you can give l what's the best advice you can give to travellers today if they think they might be affected or know they have already been affected by this? if you are an airline passenger, it is really easy, the airline has to get you where you need to be as soon as it possibly can and provide you with meals and, if necessary, hotel accommodation plus cash compensation. forthe accommodation plus cash compensation. for the ferries, you don't have anything like the same rights. wherever you are heading, i'm afraid to be prepared for delays

and disruption. {lilia i'm afraid to be prepared for delays and disruption.— i'm afraid to be prepared for delays and disruption. ok, simon, thank you ve much and disruption. ok, simon, thank you very much at — and disruption. ok, simon, thank you very much at heathrow. _ and disruption. ok, simon, thank you very much at heathrow. if— and disruption. ok, simon, thank you very much at heathrow. if you - and disruption. ok, simon, thank you very much at heathrow. if you are - very much at heathrow. if you are stuck somewhere in a queue or you are not able to get away as planned, get in touch, let me know. i will try and read out a few comments if i can over the course of the next hour. bbc news has been told that some of the fixed penalty notices issued for lockdown breaches in downing street and whitehall were for a gathering held on the eve of prince philip's funeral, last april. sources say recipients of the fines were notified by email in recent days. downing street apologised to buckingham palace when details of the party emerged earlier this year. let's get more now from our political correspondent ione wells. good morning. of the party is being investigated, that one on the eve of prince philip's funeral has drawn a lot of attention, especially given the image of the queen sitting by herself, following the rules the following day in st george's chapel

in windsor. . �* , following day in st george's chapel in windsor. ., �* , .,. , in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting _ in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting on _ in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting on the - in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting on the impact l is worth reflecting on the impact those revelations had at the time. remember, at the time, there had been somewhat of a lull in some of these allegations, lockdown parties coming out. when this dropped that people were partying in downing street on the eve of prince philip's funeral, it led to widespread anger, particular amount a number of conservative mps, theories in that sharp contrast between people drinking in downing street and, as you mention, images of the queen having to mourn her husband alone the next day. what we know has now transpired is that some people add one of those gatherings on the eve of prince philip's funeral on the 15th of april 2021 have been issued with fixed penalty notice fines. this was the leaving do of james slack, who was previously director of the medications in downing street, now deputy editor at the sun newspaper. we know the prime minister himself wasn't at this

gathering —— director of communications. he has apologised for them, communications. he has apologised forthem, particularly communications. he has apologised for them, particularly in light of the criticism they received at the time. significant tojust the criticism they received at the time. significant to just reflect on the fact that this is the first time that police have actually confirmed that police have actually confirmed that lockdown rules were broken in downing street itself. we already know that other finds have been issued for separate events that took place in the cabinet office in whitehall. this is the first time we have had confirmation of laws being broken in downing street itself, contrary to what the prime minister had said at the time, that no rules were broken in number ten. i think this makes it of a very difficult situation for number ten indeed. i situation for number ten indeed. i want to ask you about the conservative mp david warburton, who is facing an investigation into alleged misconduct, what is the latest on that?— latest on that? that's right, we know there _ latest on that? that's right, we know there were _ latest on that? that's right, we know there were multiple - latest on that? that's right, we - know there were multiple allegations of sexual harassment made against the conservative mp david warburton reported by the sunday times. conservative party sources also told

the bbc three allegations of sexual harassment were being investigated and that these were being investigated by parliament's investigated by pa rliament�*s independent investigated by parliament's independent grievance scheme, a body set up to look at complaints about harassment and bullying against mps. the latest we know, he has said he has enormous amounts of defence and that he hasn't been contacted by parliament's independent complaints and grievance scheme. yesterday, the mps mp�*s wife said had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital for severe shock and stress —— the mp�*s wife. this investigation is ongoing and the conservative party have said they had suspended his whip while that investigation is ongoing, which means that, for the time being, he will sit as an independent mp rather than as a conservative mp.- will sit as an independent mp rather than as a conservative mp. thank you very much- — some babies are unable to recognise facial expressions and toddlers are struggling to socialise as a result of the pandemic, according to a new report by 0fsted. 0fsted inspectors visited 70 early years providers in january and february,

including pre—schools, nurseries and child—minders. the chief inspector, amanda spielman, says it is clear the lockdowns have left "lingering challenges" for the youngest children. we've been looking at the recovery of young children's learnings in early years, schools, colleges and we've seen lots of good work. but there are still some real challenges for many children. the youngest children, i think, have been a particularly interesting case study, this time around. we're still seeing speech and language delays. we're seeing... some of the youngest children have difficulty in interpreting facial expressions. we're seeing difficulties with social interaction, social confidence, childrenjust behind where you would normally expect them to be. and also in physical development — in crawling, walking, the gross motor skill development and perhaps related to that also greater obesity. and, finally, in early years, picking up on less self—care skills, potty training, other kinds of independence. and all of this is adding up to a picture of really sort of lingering

challenges for many children. egg farmers are demanding a price rise of 40p a dozen eggs. egg farmers are asking for a price rise of 40p a dozen eggs. after an industry body warned of shortages within weeks. rapidly rising production costs are to blame — the cost of chicken feed has gone up by 50% in the past two years. and its expected to rise more because russia and ukraine are major exporters of grain. i think it's fair in that... that if a small price rise isn't forthcoming to producers via the retailers and packers, there might not be many eggs on retail shelves later on. we know that hen numbers are falling and egg supply will become limited as producers leave the industry. so, the choice is to pay a little more now or a lot more later

on when eggs become very, very short in supply. viktor 0rban has declared victory in hungary's election with a landslide result, paving the way for a fourth term in office. with 94% of votes counted, mr 0rban's fidesz—led coalition had 53% of the vote — meaning it will retain its two—thirds majority in parliament. a coalition of six opposition parties led by peter marki—zay failed to unseat him, getting 35%. let's speak live now to nick thorpe in budapest. that coalition of opposition parties from across the political spectrum, i suppose the big challenge they had to overcome was changes to electoral law brought in by mr viktor 0rban. that's right, mr 0rban really in the 2011 constitution already changed hungry�*s electoral system and

streamline debt —— hungary's. he also changed some constituencies to favour his own party —— streamlined it. over the years, the opposition have tried different ways to unseat him and their most recent attempt was to form this interesting disparate alliance of six parties. what happened on the day in this parliamentary election, rather than pooling all the votes they got four years ago which would put them on an even par, they lost 800,000 votes. instead of that opposition alliance for their selection hanging together, it meant that many of its former voters, for one reason or another stayed away and that helped mr 0rban when his victory. his own party also actually managed to get more votes than he got four years ago. increasing his own vote and a huge fall away and votes for the opposition. that's how we got to

this situation in hungary today. lots of commentators have been saying the result of this election would determine whether hungary would determine whether hungary would now face more towards the eu or would face more towards moscow. and looking at a viktor 0rban's victory speech it looks as though he is very much facing towards moscow. well, he did list a lot of enemies that he and his party, his government, have overcome. among them, he said, the left in europe as well as at home. he mentioned the brussels bureaucrats, the mainstream media but he also, as you say, mentioned president zelensky of ukraine is one of hungary's enemies. he calls it a pragmatic relationship with vladimir putin. he wouldn't say it is much a friendship, his own people talk about it as a sort of neutrality in this situation. but obviously, that neutrality contrasts to the stance of support towards

ukraine taken by most european countries. ., �* , ., countries. so, what's next for hunua countries. so, what's next for hungary in — countries. so, what's next for hungary in terms _ countries. so, what's next for hungary in terms of - countries. so, what's next for hungary in terms of its - countries. so, what's next for. hungary in terms of its political direction? do we see more of the same? given what viktor 0rban has to say about president zelensky, what happens with that position of apparent neutrality? as this war continues?— apparent neutrality? as this war continues? ~ ., ~ ., continues? well, what mr orban would sa is that continues? well, what mr orban would say is that his — continues? well, what mr orban would say is that his government, _ continues? well, what mr orban would say is that his government, his - say is that his government, his country has been supporting, for example, ukrainian refugees, half a million people have come here. but there is another issue here, which is more troubling for hungary and the hungarian government, which is that hungary as 100,000, 150,000 hungarians living as citizens of ukraine. many of those people have already left since the beginning of the war. they are often seen as a kind of not as completely part of the ukrainian population, not completely part of that war effort. so, one might see more and more

hungarians leaving ukraine and the disappearance of another part of this sort of rich mosaic of central europe, which used to be such a sort of multiethnic area. we saw it in bosnia and we've seen it in other parts of the region, the old multicultural background of central europe, dating back to austro—hungarian times and before, it has been eroded once more by this war and bite hungary and is not being seen as fully on message in support of ukraine. and by hungarians not being seen. thank you ve much. time for a look at the weather, let's get the latest. we have been talking about people planning to go on holiday but travel difficulties meaning they can't get away as quickly as planned, trying to get some sunshine, any sign of sunshine returning? aha, to get some sunshine, any sign of sunshine returning?— sunshine returning? a little bit toda . sunshine returning? a little bit today- for— sunshine returning? a little bit today. for most _ sunshine returning? a little bit today. for most it _ sunshine returning? a little bit today. for most it will - sunshine returning? a little bit today. for most it will be - sunshine returning? a little bit. today. for most it will be cloudy and damp and grey. and it will be

windy. this morning's rain continued to clear in the south. rain in northern ireland and scotland. it clear in the south. rain in northern ireland and scotland.— ireland and scotland. it has been milder than _ ireland and scotland. it has been milder than over _ ireland and scotland. it has been milder than over the _ ireland and scotland. it has been milder than over the weekend, i ireland and scotland. it has been i milder than over the weekend, nine to 15 celsius. cold in shetland where the showers this morning will turn wintry as we go through the afternoon. 0vernight, tonight, a lot of cloud, some mist and fog especially in the hills and coast on the west, rain across northern ireland and northern england and scotland, some snow falling across the highlands and grampian is where it will be colder. for much of the country tonight, another mild night. tomorrow, a fair bit of cloud, one or two brighter breaks, the rain in northern ireland, northern england and scotland, some significant snow across the highlands and grampian is where it is going to be cold and windy once more.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine's president says he is setting up a special team that will start investigating alleged russian war crimes straight—away. ukraine says its recovered more than four hundred bodies — some of them in mass graves — from areas around kyiv previously occupied by russian forces. russia calls the claims propaganda fines for breaching covid rules have been issued to some people who attended a leaving party at downing street the night before prince philip's funeral last april. travellers are facing long delays with queues at airports and ports. easyjet has cancelled around 100 flights. and music's big night returns with the star—studded grammy awards —— we'll have the latest on all the winners.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. good morning... celtic opened up a six point gap at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—1win at ibrox in the old firm derby. but the match was overshadowed by broken glass thrown onto the pitch at half—time, and a member of the celtic backroom staff being hit by a glass bottle. joe lynskey reports. in glasgow and in football, there are few days more intense. but in the old firm, it can go too far. celtic�*sjoe hart came out for the second half and checked the goalmouth to find glass. it is utterly ridiculous. shards of broken bottles thrown on at half—time that took a full sweep to clear. celtic said a member of their backroom staff was also hit by a glass bottle. police scotland say inquiries into what happened are ongoing.

this was meant to be the day the old firm was renewed by the closest title race for years and the return of away fans. early on, aaron ramsey scored for rangers who won the league last year. but celtic now have new resolve. unbeaten since september, they found a way back here with two goals to turn it round, they are now clear at the top. a lead of six points with six to play and to keep their cool in this intensity mayjust win them the league. in the race for champions league spots in england arsenal have the chance to move back up to fourth in the premier league tonight, if they avoid defeat at crystal palace. they've been leapfrogged by tottenham, who came from a goal down to thrash newcastle 5—1. it was level at half—time but spurs ran away with it after the break — harry kane setting up matt doherty

and son heung—min was busy again, assisting in one goal and scoring one himself. that's five wins in six league games for tottenham. aaron cresswell�*s glorious free—kick helped west ham to a 2—1win over everton. they're now sixth, but everton are stilljust one place above the relegation zone — and have a big game coming up on wednesday against burnley, who are second from bottom. in the next week or two, how far will it go? what will it take? the next game is huge because it's burnley and also because it's our next game. and then we move on to manchester united. liverpool women are back in the super league after two years away — they beat briston city to take the championship title. and chelsea are on top of the wsl, thanks to a 5—nil win over reading — beth england scoring twice. they're just a point clear of arsenal with four games remaining. netherlands coach louis van gaal has revealed he has

prostate cancer. the former manchester united boss says he kept the news from his players during the recent international break, and he had to leave in the night to go to the hospital for treatment, to stop them finding out. van gaal is due to lead the netherlands at the world cup in qatar this winter. england are back on top in the women's six nations, thanks to a hefty 74 points to nil win over italy in parma. the red roses scored 12 tries, lydia thompson with three of them, as they took their winning run to 20 games. england take on an unbeaten wales side next weekend. jennifer kupcho won golf�*s first major of the year — the chevron championship in california — and ahead of the next major, it's another american we're all talking about because tiger woods has arrived in augusta and he says he'll play some practice rounds before deciding whether to compete at the masters later this week. woods has won this

tournament five times — most recently in 2019 — but he hasn't played on tour since nearly losing his right leg in a car crash 14 months ago. that's all the sport for now. ukraine's president has accused russian forces of committing genocide in towns near the capital, kyiv. president zelensky says he has created a "special mechanism" to investigate alleged war crimes and in a video address, he vowed to find and punish anyone responsible for civilian deaths. the country's prosecutor general says 400 bodies have been recovered from towns — such as bucha — recaptured in the kyiv region. there's been condemnation of russia from leaders around the world — including the prime minister borisjohnson — with the threat of further sanctions. but russia is denying any civilian deaths. meanwhile, russia's assault on mariupol in the south—east continues,

with heavy fighting in the city amid attempts to evacuate tens of thousands of trapped locals. the kremlin is also continuing its offensive into the donbas region in the east of ukraine, according to the uk's ministry of defence. there's mounting evidence that russian soldiers have committed atrocities as they retreated from the area around the ukrainian capital, kyiv. images from the town of bucha show widespread destruction and bodies lying in the street, some with their hands and feet bound. russia says images of civilian killings are �*fake'. 0ur correspondentjeremy bowen sent us this report from kyiv, which you may find upsetting. the last bleak kick of winter froze any euphoria left from ukraine's successful defence of kyiv. the war is switching to the east, both sides will learn lessons.

the russians left their armour vulnerable to drone artillery and fast—moving infantry with anti—tank weapons. you can see the results scattered across the roads and villages around the capital. this was a russian supply convoy on the main highway that runs west from kyiv. the lorries were carrying ammunition, artillery shells are scattered across the road. russia will find logistics less challenging in the east, closer to its border. a few minutes further down the road is the village of kalivnika. there were a few civilians, a rare sight, so we stopped. irina kostenko wanted to talk about the 10th of march, the day the russians killed her only son on exit. the two lived here, just 500 metres from his job changing tyres at a garage.

irina led the way to her son's bedroom. damaged by shelling, weeks after he was killed. we were the first outsider she had seen since the russians left on friday. and the story of her son's death spilled out. translation: the pain's so bad. now i am all alone. my son was young, 27 years old. translation: the pain's so bad. he wanted to stay alive. alexi was born when irina was 18. her life has not been easy, but she dreads the future without him. she said he had served in the army but that day, he was going to work at the garage. after they killed her son, she fled and the russian soldiers took over the house. and judging by the rubbish they left behind them, they were having a good time, loads

of bottles of vodka, jack daniels, bell's whisky, beer, you name it. it is hard to understand human behaviour like this, but what makes it really tragic is that there are so many accounts of it happening where russian soldiers had been and are now in ukraine. crying on her own, irina buried alexi in the garden after she'd brought his body back from the road in a wheelbarrow. translation: i covered the grave l with a blanket to protect it from | the dogs. he isn't in a coffin. i had to roll him in the carpet. did you say to the russians why did you kill my son? they were in jeeps with guns. they killed him and fled.

how can i talk to such morons? i want them dead. i want their children to lie like my son. close to where alexi was killed, opposite the house, ukrainian troops are salvaging russian ammunition to use it against them. they will need it if russia launches a spring offensive in the east. five weeks of war, but it only takes a moment to destroy a family. irina found another picture of her son. this is my love, she said. my sweetheart. jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv.

that was very difficult to watch. we will be talking about president zelensky�*s message to the grammy awards. police have said that "multiple shooters" were involved in an attack that left six people dead and ten others wounded in the californian state capital. sacramento's mayor, darrell steinberg, said more needed to be done to tackle a senseless epidemic of gun violence. gareth barlow reports. sacramento, california. america's latest mass shooting shattering lives as it shattered the night. in an area packed with restaurants and bars, rapid gunfire rang out in the early hours of sunday morning. investigators are working to identify those responsible for this horrific act. we know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings. and we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters. investigators are currently interviewing numerous witnesses.

videos on social media appeared to show the altercation taking place moments before the shooting. which occurred two blocks away from the state capital. as dawn broke over sacramento on sunday, so did the stories from witnesses and families of the victims. i heard gunshots. and then after the gunshots, i heard people... people just started diving down on the ground and falling down at the next thing i know, someone fell in front of my truck. i was trying to get out of the way. and, by the time they got up, i guess i got hit, my truck got hit. it's not fair, it's not right. ijust want to know. something, that's all. ijust want them to just tell me something. - tell our family something, - so we can do what we have to do. to try to move on a little bit. the mayor of sacramento, darrell steinberg said thoughts and prayers for those affected were appropriate but not nearly enough. but with the police still

searching for answers and the perpetrators, for the moment, thoughts and prayers are the only solace for heartbroken families. gareth barlow, bbc news. the war in ukriane took centre stage at the grammy awards in las vegas overnight. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, made a surprise appearance — via a pre—recorded video message — and asked the celebrity audience to "tell the truth about the war" on tv and social media. our us correspondent sophie long reports on a huge night for the music industry. # come on # let's go.# silk sonic kicked off the show with its tribute to 70s soul and claimed the grammys for song and record of the year for leave the door 0pen. trevor noah was hosting for a second time. we're in vegas, look at this, you know, people are doing shots. i mean, last year people were doing shots but it was more moderna and pfizer, this time we're back in the mix _ there were nods for the controversy at last week's 0scars. i'm going to present this award and i trust that you people -

will stay 500 feet away from me. just playing. and the grammys did what the oscars didn't and gave the ukrainian president the opportunity to make a direct plea for john legend followed with a performance alongside ukrainian musicians, which received a standing ovation. applause. 19—year—old disney actress turned pop sensation 0livia rodrigo was given the grammys for best newcomer and best pop vocal album. i want to thank my mum and my dad

for being equally as proud of me forwinning a grammy as they were when i learned how to do a back walkover. this is for you guys and because of you guys. thank you. applause. the big winner of the night with five grammys, including best album was a genre busting jon batiste. ijust put my head down and i work on the craft every day. i love music. i've been playing since i was a little boy. it's more than entertainment, for me, it's a spiritual practice. it was a musical journey that celebrated those that keep music on the road and whether or not you agree with where the awards went, the grammys were back in all their glory. # are you gonna go my way? sophie long, bbc news, las vegas. # and i've got to know..# newsround is 50! it is the world's longest running children's news programme, first airing on the 4th april 1972.

it was the first british tv programme to break the news on big stories such as the space shuttle challenger disaster in 1986 and the first to report the assassination attempt on popejohn paul ii in 1981. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba — himself a former newsround presenter — has been looking back through the archives. 0n on bbc 0n bbc one it is time for newsround. backin 0n bbc one it is time for newsround. back in 1972, many people said children were not interested in news. john craven proved them wrong. a cartoon... did you ever imagine that when you started newsround it would still be going 50 years on? ihla would still be going 50 years on? i157 way. we did it as a little experiment for six weeks, twice a

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story. to break the news of the huge tragic sto . ~ ., , , story. within the last few minutes we have heard _ story. within the last few minutes we have heard there _ story. within the last few minutes we have heard there has - story. within the last few minutes we have heard there has been - story. within the last few minutes we have heard there has been an | we have heard there has been an explosion on board the space shuttle challenger. i had only presented the programme five or six times. a few weeks before that happened, there had been a high—level conference in the bbc news department, what do we do every big story breaks during children's power? would we let newsround break that? this was the first time it had been tested. more than 1.5 million _ first time it had been tested. more than 1.5 million people _ first time it had been tested. more than 1.5 million people from - first time it had been tested. more than 1.5 million people from ukraine have had _ than 1.5 million people from ukraine have had to — than 1.5 million people from ukraine have had to flee to other countries to escape — have had to flee to other countries to escape war. ? newsround has always— to escape war. ? newsround has always been praised for the way it handies— always been praised for the way it handles difficult news. they reported from the royal palace the day after _ reported from the royal palace the day after princess diana died. she remembers thatjust as

day after princess diana died. she remembers that just as important as telling _ remembers that just as important as telling the _ remembers that just as important as telling the story was considering how children were feeling. the audience — how children were feeling. the audience heard from a bereavement counsellor— audience heard from a bereavement counsellor and was a crucial element _ counsellor and was a crucial element-— counsellor and was a crucial element. ~ ~ ., ,., counsellor and was a crucial element. ~ ~ ., ., element. we were thinking about how the audience — element. we were thinking about how the audience was _ element. we were thinking about how the audience was absorbing _ element. we were thinking about how the audience was absorbing it - element. we were thinking about how the audience was absorbing it and - the audience was absorbing it and being affected by it. that is one of the really wonderful, wonderful things about newsround, but that is one of the greatest. it thinks hard about the impact on the audience, not only in a journalistic way but in an emotional way as well. the sice in an emotional way as well. the spice girls _ in an emotional way as well. the spice girls have _ in an emotional way as well. the spice girls have come a long way since newsround filmed them last june. newsround is also famous for covering the lighter side of things, something i embraced during my time on the show. there is one story in particular that i am best remembered for covering. harry porter. there were interviews, premiers, but it

all began with the incredible popularity of the story. standing in the same book shop more than 20 years ago, none of us realised how significant a series of books was going to be for one viewers. i was going to be for one viewers. i was watchin: going to be for one viewers. i was watching newsround _ going to be for one viewers. i was watching newsround and - going to be for one viewers. ims watching newsround and they told going to be for one viewers. m:3 watching newsround and they told me i had an addition. the watching newsround and they told me i had an addition.— i had an addition. the programme heled i had an addition. the programme helped rupert _ i had an addition. the programme helped rupert get _ i had an addition. the programme helped rupert get cast _ i had an addition. the programme helped rupert get cast as - i had an addition. the programme helped rupert get cast as ron. i i had an addition. the programme l helped rupert get cast as ron. and these two achieved something very special. {in these two achieved something very secial. ., , ., ., , special. on a personal note, it is meetin: special. on a personal note, it is meeting each — special. on a personal note, it is meeting each other, _ special. on a personal note, it is meeting each other, we - special. on a personal note, it is meeting each other, we were - meeting each other, we were friends, and we decided we really get on and we decided to get married. 0n and we decided we really get on and we decided to get married. on a personal note... we decided to get married. on a personal note. . ._ we decided to get married. on a personal note... thank you, john craven. friendships _ personal note... thank you, john craven. friendships were - personal note... thank you, john craven. friendships were really l craven. friendships were really important _ craven. friendships were really important with _ craven. friendships were really important with newsround. - craven. friendships were really important with newsround. is l important with newsround. is newsround still relevant? important with newsround. is| newsround still relevant? the important with newsround. is - newsround still relevant? the impact is more important _ newsround still relevant? the impact is more important than _ newsround still relevant? the impact is more important than ever- newsround still relevant? the impact is more important than ever now. - is more important than ever now. there is so much false news, children have access to all kinds of

wrong information. it is very important that maintains its role in television and in national life. thank you very much for your time, congratulations, 50 years of newsround, what an achievement. ricky boleto began presenting newsround in 2008. he is with us now. who amongst us, not very many, hasn't watched newsround at some point? you grew up watching it too. yes. newsround at some point? you grew up watching it too-— watching it too. yes, i wanted to be a newsround _ watching it too. yes, i wanted to be a newsround presenter. _ watching it too. yes, i wanted to be a newsround presenter. i— watching it too. yes, i wanted to be a newsround presenter. i know- a newsround presenter. i know journalists who walk into our newsroom today say that. the reason they wanted to become journalist was because of newsround, john craven all those years ago. for me at the age of seven, i used to record

myself on a cassette player talking about the news. i must have been watching newsround at the time. it was one of the only places that serve the younger audience. there are lots of other different places where you can get news now if you are a young person, lots of children turn to newsround and that's really important. turn to newsround and that's really im ortant. �* , ., .,, important. and newsround has never shied away from _ important. and newsround has never shied away from tackling _ important. and newsround has never shied away from tackling difficult - shied away from tackling difficult subjects, the pandemic, the war in ukraine, how do you set about telling those stories in the right way? telling those stories in the right wa ? . , telling those stories in the right wa ? ., , ., ., telling those stories in the right wa? ., ., ., way? that is so important and it has been doin: way? that is so important and it has been doing it _ way? that is so important and it has been doing it for _ way? that is so important and it has been doing it for 50 _ way? that is so important and it has been doing it for 50 years. - been doing it for 50 years. explaining complicated stories. we do it every day. break it down in a way that young people can understand, giving the right amount of context, not presuming any knowledge on particular subjects and stories, being careful about the footage we use, the choice of words

we are using, and these days we know that children are getting so much on the internet and so much of it is absolute rubbish. it is reminding our audience to look out for stuff thatis our audience to look out for stuff that is not true, disinformation, also giving children a variety. we do not do wall—to—wall coverage of one particular story. we explain what is happening in ukraine because it is so important by sending a reporter they are, we also make sure that we cover other things are happening in children's lives. not just that one story. we have been focusing on ukraine, of course, but we are also doing stories about crazy things that are happening to a bunch of animals are talking about subjects that children really care about like entertainment, and their social media lives. the about like entertainment, and their social media lives.— about like entertainment, and their social media lives. the way that you do that so well, _ social media lives. the way that you do that so well, as _ social media lives. the way that you do that so well, as well _ social media lives. the way that you do that so well, as well as - social media lives. the way that you do that so well, as well as evolving | do that so well, as well as evolving constantly, which means that is why

newsround has been around for 50 years. there are plans for the special year. what is next? john craven was _ special year. what is next? john craven was telling _ special year. what is next? john craven was telling us _ special year. what is next? john craven was telling us it - special year. what is next? jrvm craven was telling us it was special year. what is next? jifr�*u�*u craven was telling us it was going to be on air as an experiment for a couple of weeks, 50 years later, it is so exciting. we are launching a british sign language version in the next couple of weeks to give more children the opportunity to see what we are doing. we are launching a special about sexism which you can see on bbc iplayer at 6pm this afternoon, and we are also bringing back something, i do not know if you remember this, we were able to show reports putting children at the heart of what they do. getting their stories on nutrient, online and on television. we are bringing that back, it is more important than ever before, children need a platform to tell us what happens to them. thank ou so tell us what happens to them. thank you so much — tell us what happens to them. thank you so much for— tell us what happens to them. thank you so much for talking _ tell us what happens to them. thank you so much for talking to _ tell us what happens to them. thank you so much for talking to us. - tell us what happens to them. thank

you so much for talking to us. here | you so much for talking to us. here is too many more years of newsround. he is the current presenter. quite a cast of alum nye. happy birthday to newsround. to commemorate those 50 years, extended newsround on bbc iplayerfrom years, extended newsround on bbc iplayer from today. we are hearing that the foreign secretary is going to visit poland to call for tougher action to russian aggression. we have heard in the last short while, a call from the polish prime ministerfor an international investigation into what he described as genocide in ukraine. more of that breaking news in the next hour. let's have a look at the weather. for many of us it is cloudy and damp and today is going to be windy. look

at this picture from the highlands. the snow, not a lot at the moment, but by the end of the week, highlands and grampians could have one foot of snow. the weather front is clearing south—east, milder air follows behind bringing rain south through the morning. lighter patchy rain across scotland and northern ireland, it will get more during the course of the day. cloud and drizzle, mist and fog on the coast and hills in the west, some brightness in eastern scotland, north—east england, east wales and parts of the south. emphasis on cloud than brightness today. temperatures nine to 15 celsius, colder in shetland where the showers will turn wintry in the afternoon. this evening and overnight, a fair bit of cloud, heavy rain coming and across northern ireland, northern england and western, central and

southern parts of scotland. some snow across the highlands and grampians on the hills. here it will be called, ice on untreated surfaces in shetland, but for most of the uk, a mild night, temperatures falling away between nine degrees and 11 degrees. tuesday, a lot of cloud, some drizzle, some hill and coastal fog, rain coming in across parts of scotland, ten to 20 centimetres of snow across the highlands and grampians. most on the hills, heavy bursts on lower levels as well. extending into northern ireland. it will be windy, temperatures four in shetland, three degrees in aberdeen and 15 degrees in london. from tuesday to wednesday, low pressure moves from west to east, bringing rain, the cold front sinking south. the isobars tell you it is going to

be windy everywhere, there is potential for gale force gusts across northern england, southern scotland, central and northern scotland. snow falling across the north. you can see the temperatures slipping but still in double figures across england and wales. the cold air sinks further south during thursday, the blue collars, stiff cold northerly wind down the north sea coastline and later in the week, a chance of sleet and snow and rain across southern areas and for all of us, it will turn colder.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. ukraine's president says he is setting up a team of international experts, lawyers, and judges to start investigating alleged russian war crimes. and coming up, we'll be speaking to a woman who escaped from a road on the outskirts of kyiv — after being fired ukraine says its recovered more than 400 bodies, some of them in mass graves, from areas around kyiv previously occupied by russian forces. russia calls the claims propaganda. and coming up, we'll be speaking to a woman who escaped from a road on the outskirts of kyiv — after being fired on by a russian tank. fines for breaching uk covid rules have been issued by police to some people who attended a leaving party at downing street the night before prince philip's funeral last april.

travellers across the uk are facing long delays with queues at airports and ports.