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 immediately. it follows reports of civilians being left in the streets in the town of bucha, outside the ukraine capital. june brown, who played dot cotton for over 30 years in the bbc one soap eastenders, has died at the age of 95. 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 and ba have cancelled around 100 flights and eurotunnel warns of three—hour delays. and music's big night returns with the star—studded grammy awards. we'll have the latest on all the winners. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has said he's assembling a team of international judges to investigate alleged war crimes committed by russian soldiers. officials say about 400 bodies have been recovered from areas around kyiv that were previously occupied by russian troops. images of dead civilians in the streets of bucha, north west of the capital, have led to international condemnation of russia, including by the prime minister borisjohnson, with the threat of further sanctions. russia says the images have been falsified.

0ur correspondent anna foster has this report from lviv. and our reports on ukraine today do have upsetting material in them. ukrainian fears have now become reality. in towns around the capital kyiv, horrific scenes are slowly revealed to the world. destruction and death now inhabit these once quiet streets. places like bucha have been scarred forever. translation: why were ordinary civilians in an ordinary peaceful. city tortured to death? how can women be raped and killed in front of children? how could their corpses be desecrated even after death? why did they crush the bodies of people with tanks? what did the ukrainian city of bucha do to your russia? this man escaped from bucha.

he showed me his diary and the few pictures he dared to take. we saw the russian tanks and we understood that one good shot might finish everything. we saw the bodies that were in the cars. the body of a man on a bicycle who didn't hurt anybody. every day, he wrote what he saw and heard. and how he felt, even when he feared death was close. i'm lucky to be alive, he told me. so you thought you would be leaving this behind and these would be your final words? yes, yeah. i thought that they were my final words, to leave something that i was feeling in my last minutes.

the last minutes of your life? yeah. what are your feelings towards the people who did this? translation: life didn't prepare me for this. - that's not what humans should do. even animals have souls, but this is evil. this is something from another world. while ukraine has taken back many towns around kyiv, other cities are still in the grip of fierce fighting. tens of thousands are still trapped in the southern port city of mariupol. you saw these pictures, you saw the media, and we see the russian army, they are not human. i don't know who they are. they are animals, who they are, i don't know. how it's possible to do this, i can't even imagine. the battle for the south

and east of ukraine goes on. and while the conflict rages, it's hard to know the full extent of the horror that will be left behind. anna foster, bbc news, lviv. global outrage over the images of civilan bodies. french president emmanuel macron says there are clear indications russian forces have committed war crimes. how challenging is it to gather evidence and are prosecutions for such alleged crimes likely? here's our correspondent paul adams. and a warning again that this report does contain distressing material. a war barely six weeks old, but a landscape already scarred, littered with the wreckage of two armies locked in combat. but there's more. shattered neighbourhoods, lives completely upended. and now stories of horrors inflicted on civilians. allegations of war crimes. in bucha, close to kyiv, satellite images appear

to show a mass grave. signs of excavation beginning on march the 10th when russian troops controlled the area. as bucha's remaining civilian population grapples with the scale of what has happened to them, the world is asking, who did this, when and why. talk of atrocities started to leak out via social media within days of russia's invasion. it has taken us this time to make absolutely sure that we know these things happened. and therefore that evidence is much more difficult for russia to refute. as the fighting continues, international outrage mounts and with it the growing conviction that what we are seeing needs to be examined and perhaps prosecuted. translation: it is time to do - everything possible to make the war crimes of the russian military the last manifestation of such evil on earth. but what is a war crime?

after the second world war, germans were found guilty of genocide and other crimes against europe's civilian population. nuremberg, the first tribunal of its kind. 50 years later, europe reeled in horror once more. bosnian muslims, men and boys, soldiers and civilians, caught and executed in cold blood at srebrenica. it took 12 years to capture try and convict the bosnian serb general ratko mladic. at a special tribunal at the hague he was accused of genocide and deliberately targeting civilians. when crimes are committed during war, justice does not come quickly. the fighting has to end, criminals have to be found, handed over. sometimes political leaders are indicted. but in ukraine, the case against russia is starting to build. paul adams, bbc news. the claims have been continually denied by russia.

here's the foreign minister sergei lavrov speaking this morning. translation: recently another fake attack was carried _ translation: recently another fake attack was carried out _ translation: recently another fake attack was carried out in _ translation: recently another fake attack was carried out in the - translation: recently another fake attack was carried out in the city - attack was carried out in the city of bucha in the key of region, a fake attack was staged there a few days later, and it has been fermented on all channels and social media by ukrainian representatives. the russian armed forces completely withdrew from bucha on march 30. on march 31, they can be maximally said he had everything in order, and two days later we saw the stage and organised in the streets. they are now trying to live lives that for anti—russian purposes. —— they are now trying to leverage that for anti—russian purposes. the mayor of mariupol has been giving an update of efforts to rescue people from the city that has been the centre of russian attacks for days.

translation: this was a humanitarian mission to mariupol, _ translation: this was a humanitarian mission to mariupol, and _ translation: this was a humanitarian mission to mariupol, and in _ translation: this was a humanitarian mission to mariupol, and in the - mission to mariupol, and in the occupied city, they were occupying the so—called republic, stopping our cars and unloading the cars, and they took some of the cargo. that was the situation. a week ago, we also had an opportunity to send trucks, but they were arrested by the russian troops, and they disappeared somewhere unknown. we also see the so—called republics are issuing our aid, also see the so—called republics are issuing ouraid, passing it also see the so—called republics are issuing our aid, passing it off as their own humanitarian aid. what issuing our aid, passing it off as their own humanitarian aid. what was their own humanitarian aid. what was the information _ their own humanitarian aid. what was the information for _ their own humanitarian aid. what was the information for the _ their own humanitarian aid. what was the information for the past _ their own humanitarian aid. what was the information for the past days? . the information for the past days? are the bombardments continuing in

mariupol? have they subsided a bit, the intensity of the fighting. unfortunately, from five in the morning, was very, very harsh war, and mariupol was destroyed everything which is possible, all the forbidden munitions, the hurricanes, the systems from the tenth hour of the war, they started sending militaryjets two, five, and more. they were going over town as if going to work. every 30 minutes, they would bomb mariupol and destroy our city. we can go live to lviv in western ukraine, and our correspondent anna foster. anna, it seems to be pretty evident

now that they are retreating, the extent of these alleged war crimes is becoming pretty horribly clear, isn't it? , ., , ., ., is becoming pretty horribly clear, isn't it? , ., ., , ., isn't it? yes, what you need to bear in mind that — isn't it? yes, what you need to bear in mind that this _ isn't it? yes, what you need to bear in mind that this is _ isn't it? yes, what you need to bear in mind that this is one _ isn't it? yes, what you need to bear in mind that this is one time, - isn't it? yes, what you need to bear in mind that this is one time, the i in mind that this is one time, the town of bucha, comedy towns around kyiv, they talk about it being a beautiful place within the comfortable and happy lives, and it breaks their hearts. as you say, we are now starting to see evidence left behind of the crimes that have been committed there. we risk seeing these images being repeated on a wider scale, you had there about the fierce fighting still going on in mariupol. we know that tens of thousands of people are still trapped there. places like kharkiv on the front line, i spoke to a man

yesterday at the station here in all of you who have just arrived from kharkiv, and he talked about those images from bucha, he said in bucha you have bodies but in kharkiv you may have parts of bodies. and there's a real concern now that you could see more of these heartbreaking images as russian troops continue to focus their conflict in the south and east of ukraine. ,, . ., ., conflict in the south and east of ukraine. ,, . . ., ., , ukraine. quite clear that there has been international _ ukraine. quite clear that there has been international condemnation. | been international condemnation. there is a threat of further sanctions, but quite clearly for the people affected, it is too late. yes, this is it. one thing you really feel quite palpably here in ukraine is that they appreciate any and every bit of support that you see from around the world. that is appreciated, but they always feel that they need more, and what they really want in their hour of need is to be backed by the international community, particularly in terms of

an investigation into why this has happened, and to prevent one of this happening. you think we are up five and a half weeks into this conflict, there's still so much fighting going on. in the east of the country, in the donbas region, russia is not going to let up. places like mariupol, that is a strategically important city for russia, it would provide it with a land corridor to annexed crimea. it will not let go of somewhere like mariupol easily, and there could be so much more still to come, and people in ukraine, people who i speak to every day, they hear those stories and they see those images, and it breaks their hearts, they have to get up in their hearts, they have to get up in the morning, they have to look after their children and go to work and do their children and go to work and do theirjobs while they are in the swirl of emotions. it is hard to imagine how people here cope with that every day. imagine how people here cope with that every day-— imagine how people here cope with that every day. yes, i wanted to ask ou that, that every day. yes, i wanted to ask you that. as — that every day. yes, i wanted to ask you that. as all— that every day. yes, i wanted to ask you that, as all of— that every day. yes, i wanted to ask you that, as all of our— that every day. yes, i wanted to ask you that, as all of our focus - that every day. yes, i wanted to ask you that, as all of our focus right. you that, as all of our focus right now is on these alleged war crimes. what is happening elsewhere? and

what is it telling us about what russia is planning in terms of its strategy, particularly in the south and the south—east? strategy, particularly in the south and the south-east?— strategy, particularly in the south and the south-east? what it seems to be tellin: and the south-east? what it seems to be telling us — and the south-east? what it seems to be telling us is — and the south-east? what it seems to be telling us is that _ and the south-east? what it seems to be telling us is that russia _ and the south-east? what it seems to be telling us is that russia did - and the south-east? what it seems to be telling us is that russia did not - be telling us is that russia did not manage to achieve what we think it set out to. remember that russia did not ever make a fake and detailed announcement about its intentions in uk. we shall troops massing on the borderfor weeks, they uk. we shall troops massing on the border for weeks, they know that they tried, they certainly had intentions to take kyiv, because remember we saw those huge military convoys outside the city, but of course they did not manage that. they met a fat face a ukrainian force than the expected two, and they were repelled in many areas. ukraine managed to hold on to more territory than people expected, but russia is not going to leave quietly, it seems they have change their plan and they are now going to focus on the south and east of ukraine, these are places they desperately want to take, and they will not leave those places without

a fierce fight, and that is why president volodymyr zelensky wants to continue telling people what is happening. he has been there to see bucha today, he has talked about these war crimes, but he wants to make sure that as the fighting moves from some areas and to others, that international attention remains on this conflict, and remains on helping ukraine try to repel that continuing invasion. find helping ukraine try to repel that continuing invasion.— helping ukraine try to repel that continuing invasion. and i, for now, thank yom — continuing invasion. and i, for now, thank you. anna _ continuing invasion. and i, for now, thank you. anna foster, _ continuing invasion. and i, for now, thank you. anna foster, our - thank you. anna foster, our correspondent in the western city of lb. —— lviv. it's been announced thatjune brown, who played dot cotton for over 30 years in the the bbc one soap eastenders, has died at the age of 95. she became synonmous with the chain—smoking mum of bad boy "nasty" nick cotton, although she had many other roles on stage and screen. june brown once said the only thing she had in common with dot

was her christianity. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at her career. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! god—fearing, chain—smoking, hypochondriac dot cotton. all right, you made your point. it was forjune brown the role of a lifetime. i hope you know that tate has got a bit of a reputation. give us a tea and a glass of water. june brown was 58 when she arrived in eastenders. work had been drying up. but my head feels as though a circular saw�*s going through it. the offer to play dot changed everything. even religious men who collect bibles can only think of the one thing. but they didn't have a lot in common. people ask me if i'm like dot. hello,jim. it's me, dorothy. the only way i am like dot is in my feelings about spirituality, only they are rather advanced for dorothy, but apart from that,

i'm not really like dot at all, i don't think. you want to tell your children what i used to tell my nick... dot was walford born and bred. june grew up in suffolk. she trained at the old vic and appeared in dozens of productions over the years. she also had six children. i love the stage. you see, it's alive, this theatre. it's had live words spoken and live reactions, everything has been live. i just want to act, you see? i really do. if it's money you're after, you're looking in the wrong place. sorry, ma, for everything i ever put you through. 70 years on stage and screen, more than 30 in eastenders. confess to jesus. dot cotton could easily have just come and gone, but it wasjune brown that turned her into an indispensable part of albert square.

june brown, who has died at the age of 95. here with me is alex osborne, who is the co—founder and presenter of the podcast walford weekly. thanks for being with us. dot cotton, one of the most iconic soap characters of all time, wasn't she? she really was. and we will be lost without her now, because she was such a great character on the show. it was unfortunate she left before we could really have a proper goodbye for her on eastenders, but she will always be seen as an original character on the show, even though she wasn't an original, she will always be seen as one because she was just such a rich tapestry and part of it so much, and it is very sad news. this and part of it so much, and it is very sad news-— and part of it so much, and it is very sad news. as we had in the re ort, very sad news. as we had in the report. she _ very sad news. as we had in the report, she had _ very sad news. as we had in the report, she had a _ very sad news. as we had in the report, she had a big _ very sad news. as we had in the report, she had a big career- report, she had a big career on stage and screen, onlyjoining east in her late 50s. and yet many people will only know her for that role. ——

onlyjoining eastenders. will only know her for that role. -- only joining eastenders.— only “oining eastenders. yes, it 'ust only joining eastenders. yes, it just shows _ only joining eastenders. yes, it just shows how— only joining eastenders. yes, it just shows how well— only joining eastenders. yes, it just shows how well she - only joining eastenders. yes, it just shows how well she played only joining eastenders. yes, it- just shows how well she played the role, and was cemented as a part of british culture. she was just brilliant, she played the character of dot cotton just perfectly, she was friends with everyone on the square, she learnt topics with everyone else. when bana came out as being gay, to culture in britain at the time was that people do not accept it quite so much, so people saw the journey that dot took. from her time starting in 1986 up until last year, shejust her time starting in 1986 up until last year, she just was a character that people just grew and lived their life through as well. but we should remember thatjune brown was just such a tremendous actress, and

she played dot so very well. find just such a tremendous actress, and she played dot so very well.- she played dot so very well. and as ou she played dot so very well. and as you touched — she played dot so very well. and as you touched on _ she played dot so very well. and as you touched on there, _ she played dot so very well. and as you touched on there, not - she played dot so very well. and as you touched on there, not shying i you touched on there, not shying away from some controversial storylines, and storylines that really helped us understand bigger issues. they were soap storylines, but nonetheless hugely important as part of a national conversation, weren't they?— part of a national conversation, weren't they? absolutely, that is what soaps. _ weren't they? absolutely, that is what soaps. in — weren't they? absolutely, that is what soaps, in a _ weren't they? absolutely, that is what soaps, in a greater- weren't they? absolutely, that is what soaps, in a greater topic, . weren't they? absolutely, that is | what soaps, in a greater topic, are therefore. they are there for a conversation, the explore topics that other programmes might not want to touch, and because they are seen as a community, it is relatable, and if somebody feels like the can relate their life to how they see dot cotton, they are able to then see themselves in her shoes. and as i say, june brown welcomed people to kind of explore and find out exactly what direction would dot see this? and find out why she can then open her heart out and let people into

her heart out and let people into her life. just tremendously played and well loved and adored. men. and well loved and adored. alex, really good _ and well loved and adored. alex, really good to — and well loved and adored. alex, really good to get _ and well loved and adored. alex, really good to get your _ and well loved and adored. alex, really good to get your thoughts, thank you forjoining us this afternoon. alex osborne, co—founder and presenter of the podcast walford weekly. ihla and presenter of the podcast walford weekl . ., , .,, ., ~ and presenter of the podcast walford weekl. ., , ., ~ 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. our political correspondent rajdeep sandhu has more. just bring us up—to—date on what has been issued today, because these relate to a very specific party, don't they?— relate to a very specific party, don't the ? , ., ., don't they? these are part of the finds the metropolitan _ don't they? these are part of the finds the metropolitan police - don't they? these are part of the| finds the metropolitan police said they were assuring, but what we are getting now is a bit more detail around what those fines, some of those fines, relate to, so we understand that some of them are for those people who attended a leaving

do for the former director of communications in number ten. his leaving do the night before prince philip's funeral last year, and of course this was a party that caused quite a lot of anger within the conservative party and quite a lot of turmoil, because it was juxtaposed with that picture of the queen the next day, sitting all alone at prince philip's funeral, abiding by those covid rules. the metropolitan police has been sending these fines, people have been getting e—mails about these fines, and it says that there are reasonable grounds to believe they committed an offence. the prime minister has, throughout this, always said that he has been reassured, and he said this to mps in the commons, he has been reassured that no covid rules were broken in downing street, but it seems that the metropolitan police have concluded something different. and what be getting now is a bit of a, a few question marks over the prime minister and her that he

misled the house of commons. that is a convention, if you mislead the house, ministers in the past have resigned, and now there are question marks over the prime minister on whether he did mislead the house or not. jacob rees—mogg has today insisted that the prime minister did not, he said the prime minister was given wrong information and that he made no deliberate effort to mislead anybody. the well secretary simon hart has today said that people have moved on from this, from the saga of partygate and does not believe the premise that should resign. the riddle of the opposition, keir starmer, once the prime minister to come to the house of commons and explain himself. downing street said they will comment at the end of the process, not in the middle of it. they said they would tell the public

if he has received one of these fines, but he has not.- if he has received one of these fines, but he has not. thank you for that, rajdeep- _ fines, but he has not. thank you for that, rajdeep. we _ fines, but he has not. thank you for that, rajdeep. we will _ fines, but he has not. thank you for that, rajdeep. we will be _ fines, but he has not. thank you for that, rajdeep. we will be back- fines, but he has not. thank you for that, rajdeep. we will be back with | that, rajdeep. we will be back with you later, but for now, thank you. families hoping to get away for easter are facing travel chaos today as airlines cancelled more than 120 flights and eurotunnel warned of three—hour delays. our correspondent matt graveling is at heathrow. matt, the timing of all this isjust terrible, isn't it? it matt, the timing of all this is 'ust terrible, isn't mi terrible, isn't it? it is, on a day like today. _ terrible, isn't it? it is, on a day like today. you _ terrible, isn't it? it is, on a day like today, you can _ terrible, isn't it? it is, on a day like today, you can see - terrible, isn't it? it is, on a day like today, you can see why - terrible, isn't it? it is, on a day like today, you can see why so| like today, you can see why so many people want to get away, but this is of course the first school holidays since the start of the pandemic without any travel restrictions. so people trying to get away, but lots of people in the aviation industry like everywhere else are off sick, but this has come at a time and aviation were following the pandemic, a lot of their staff actually left the industry. they were starting from low numbers of

staff anyway. as a result, we have seen cancellations of flights and delays. we have told by the airports that these delays are a result of things that have come over the weekend, we have seen 60 cancellations from easyjet and another 60 today for ba. the airlines are telling us that they are interviewing hundreds of people every single week to try and stop these delays from happening, but the problem is, once you need a potential member of staff, you have then got weeks of training, and then they have to pass security checks, so it is about six to eight weeks before they will actually be working at one of the airports. we are also hearing about delays at manchester airport, and even at the eurotunnel overnight, three—hour delays because of a stopped vehicle there. so there are problems, we are told it is getting better, and i will leave you with some good news, because we just had a couple of hours ago that there was a planned strike here at heathrow this weekend with 160 baggage engineers, they were due to go on strike here, that would have

caused problems, that has now been postponed. fix. caused problems, that has now been --ostoned. �* , ., ., postponed. a small glimmer of hope amonust all postponed. a small glimmer of hope amongst all that _ postponed. a small glimmer of hope amongst all that chaos, _ postponed. a small glimmer of hope amongst all that chaos, but - postponed. a small glimmer of hope amongst all that chaos, but for - postponed. a small glimmer of hope amongst all that chaos, but for now, j amongst all that chaos, but for now, thank you, matt. joining us to talk about the flight disrruption is lisa minot, the sun's travel editor. matt explained to us there that this is a bit of a perfect storm, covid, sickness, a lot of staff having left the industry, the busiest on one of the industry, the busiest on one of the busiest times of year, but the question stands, doesn't it? why have they not planned for this? why are the airlines and airports not better prepared? i are the airlines and airports not better prepared?— are the airlines and airports not better prepared? i think that is a ve valid better prepared? i think that is a very valid point. _ better prepared? i think that is a very valid point. ba _ very valid point. ba have already come out and said they are reducing their schedule up to me because they recognise they do not currently have the weight to staff up all of these flights and the airport due to quite staggering demand we have had, and people have not been away for two years. as your correspondent was saying, this is the first time that

families can travel without restrictions from the uk, many countries across europe are dropping their restrictions. that be a big boost to parents with children of that sort of age just coming up to 12. it was obvious that there was going to be some kind of a problem. staff today have put out a little warning saying that this coming bank holiday weekend, over the four day weekend, 240,000 people are due to be going through stansted airport. that is opposed to just 8000 last year when we were still in lockdown. it takes time for people to get up to standard and making sure that the airport can bluntly the way it did before the pandemic.— airport can bluntly the way it did before the pandemic. yes, we know the planning — before the pandemic. yes, we know the planning is _ before the pandemic. yes, we know the planning is difficult, _ the planning is difficult, especially in an industry that has been so badly affected by it lockdown. how long do we think it takes to get better, is this the trial run for a busy summer period? i think this is very much the case,

i think this is very much the case, i think this is very much the case, i think really this is the point now where they should actually be getting the staff trained up, they should be decreasing as they say, they are recruiting at the moment, and i think hopefully by the summer, we should have a situation where we are going to be in a slightly better position. that is not to say that even pre—pandemic, we didn't have serious problems sometimes at airports, when you have these pinch points, when lots of people want to go away at the same time, and obviously easter being one of them, the next one will be obviously the summer holidays, and then before that, perhaps the may half term. and of course, we have got the green's jubilee weekend, again another four day weekend, so there are certain points coming up that really they should be looking to make sure they are completely stuffed up now. share are completely stuffed up now. are the staff available? we have had time and time again, many industries, particularly things like hospitality, but travel, too, they simply cannot get the stuff they need because there has been such a reset as a result of the pandemic?

yes, that is very true, we have had two years with thousands and thousands of airport workers and airline staff were laid off because flights were not going anywhere, airports were closed, and these people have found jobs in other industries. you have to remember that these are not highly paid industries, generally if you are working in airlines or in airports, you are not being paid huge amounts of money, and i think a lot of those people have just found otherjobs of money, and i think a lot of those people havejust found otherjobs in other environments, so they are not quite so easy to get straight back into it. it is a case of actually trimming up a whole new set of staff. i trimming up a whole new set of staff. ., , , staff. i wonder if this is damaging for the industry _ staff. i wonder if this is damaging for the industry as _ staff. i wonder if this is damaging for the industry as a _ staff. i wonder if this is damaging for the industry as a whole, - staff. i wonder if this is damaging | for the industry as a whole, where people might be a bit nervous about getting back on a plane, queueing at an airport, when they see the sort of images we have seen at heathrow and manchester airport, crowds packed pretty tightly together, not a great image for an industry that is saying come on back after two years of almost lockdown and shut down. , , ., .,

down. yes, i understand that for certain people — down. yes, i understand that for certain people it _ down. yes, i understand that for certain people it will— down. yes, i understand that for certain people it will be - certain people it will be discouraging for people to see images like that. people no longer have to wear masks, lots of people in a very small space, as you have said, i can understand that for certain people that may be quite concerning, and that is not great for the industry, they really do need to have a good news story to be telling people. this does not help when you see these kind of scenes. i can suggest to people is get to the airport as early as you possibly can. if you can travel without luggage, as in hold luggage, that'll probably be a easier for you because you will not be tied to a check—in desk before you have to go through security, so if you can traveljust with hand luggage, that is the best, and make sure you are aware of exactly what your rights art so that you do not miss out should the worst happen. you do not miss out should the worst ha en, ., . you do not miss out should the worst ha..en_ ., . happen. good advice, lisa, as always come out really _ happen. good advice, lisa, as always come out really nice _ happen. good advice, lisa, as always come out really nice to _ happen. good advice, lisa, as always come out really nice to talk _ happen. good advice, lisa, as always come out really nice to talk to you, i come out really nice to talk to you, thank you so much for being with us. now it's time for a look

at the weather with susan powell. skies like these for many of us today. a mild start to the week. all change by the end of the week, brighter generally, clearer, but becoming much colder again. overnight, it will stay mild and a pretty thick covering of cloud, murky across the hills, rain for northern ireland, snow for northern scotland. we have arctic air setting to the far north of the uk at the moment. furthersouth, to the far north of the uk at the moment. further south, very mild night, temperatures in double figures. but as we see these weather fronts pushing into the arctic air through tuesday, we are likely to see some significant snowfall across the highlands and grampians of scotland. at lower levels, we will get some accumulations as well, but for the highest ground, tuesday into wednesday, up to a foot of snow, 30 centimetres possible, and just two or three celsius house. further south, it may be up to 15 with some sunshine over south of england. wednesday, colder air moving in, thursday and friday colder for all of us.

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 immediately. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! the eastenders veteranjune brown, who played dot cotton for more than three decades, has died at the age of 95. 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. sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. tiger woods says he'll make a "game—time decision" on whether he's fit enough to compete at the masters, which starts on thursday. he's at augusta to continue

what he called his "preparation and practice", but he hasn't played competitively since suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash 14 months ago. woods has won the masters five times and he's named as one of 91 participants this week, but he needs to decide whether he can cope with the demands of a hilly course in tournament conditions. another american, jennifer kupcho, said it was "surreal" after winning the chevron championship in california, the first major of the season. she led by six shots going into the final round. and it was a buffer she needed, as she closed with a nervy 74 and came home just two shots clear ofjessica korda. it was her first tour title, and kupcho observed the event's tradition byjumping into poppie's pond by the 18th green, along with her caddy and husband. they'll be the last to do that, though — after 50 years at mission hills country club, the tournament is moving to a new home in houston,

texas next season. so quite a day for kupcho. icame i came out just i came outjust trying to shoot a couple under. i mean, i had a six stroke lead and i shot six under yesterday, so i figure if someone can do that, then they deserve to be in a play—off! so that was really my mentality, and that's what i was fighting for all day. i think it's surreal to be a major winner. it's really special, and to be the last person here at mission hills to jump into the pond, it's all very special. neil robertson produced a superb comeback to beat john higgins and win snooker�*s tour championship in llandudno. the australian was 9—4 down but he reeled off six successive frames, winning a tense decider with a break of 72 to retain his title. lt�*s the third time higgins has lost a ranking final this season after needing only one frame to win. robertson said the victory had

given him "a huge amount of belief" going into the world championship, with starts at the crucible theatre in sheffield in 12 days' time. the 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 hospital for treatment, to stop them finding out. van gaal is due to lead the netherlands at the world cup in qatar this winter. poland's iga swiatek has been confirmed as the new world number one in the women's tennis rankings, replacing ash barty, who retired last month. swiatek celebrated her new status in style at the weekend, winning the miami open with victory over naomi osaka. that was her third title in a row and extended her winning streak to 17 matches. after the event, she was able to reflect on the past couple of weeks, and her reaction

when she heard that barty had decided to quit. i was crying for 40 minutes, basically! both because of, you know, her retirement and that i didn't really know it's going to happen, and it really surprised me, because i always have this vision that we were going to all play until we were 35 or something. after two hours of being really emotional, and i realised that, hey, you don't know what's going to happen yet, and you still have to win some matches. let's wait with the... you know, emotions, and with being excited, because you have work to do, and that's what i thought, and i think it really helped me to stay focused on the tournament. that's all the sport for now. back to you, ben. thank you, louisa. see you later. let's return to our top story this hour. ukraine's president has visit the town of bucha, just outside the capital kyiv.

over the weekend, following the withdrawal of russian troops, bodies were discovered in the streets. following that discovery, western leaders have called for an investigation into possible war crimes. here's what president zelensky has been saying. translation: first, it's very important— translation: first, it's very important for— translation: first, it's very important for us _ translation: first, it's very important for us that - translation: first, it's very important for us that the - translation: first, it's very. important for us that the press translation: first, it's very - important for us that the press are here, thejournalists important for us that the press are here, the journalists are important for us that the press are here, thejournalists are here, and that's the most important thing. we want very much for them to show the world what was happening here, what the russian military were doing, what the russian federation was doing here in peaceful ukraine. also, it's very important for us, for you to see that that is civilians that are today fighting for every person. with no electricity, without water. despite that, they still are rebuffing the russian occupiers. there is no

difference between the government and the people. there are lots of representatives of the government that were kidnapped and currently, the local authorities have also —— are also present here that also fought against the russian federation, and they continue doing that. just understand what sort of people live here, and you have to speak to the people, and today, there were people that were receiving humanitarian aid, and there was the question, can we help with some food for homeless animals? and that is a characteristic trait of our people, i think, that treats animals the way they would treat humans. you can see around what was done to this modern town. that is a characteristic of russian soldiers, that treat people worse than animals. that is real genocide, what

you have seen here today, which you can see what happened. when thousands of people that were tortured and killed, with cut off hands and legs, extremities, and what they did to the women. our delegation was at a meeting in turkey. there was the negotiating group with the minister of foreign affairs. something didn't quite work out there. while that was clear why, i now would say that the longer the russian federation will drag out the meeting process, the worse it will be for them, and meeting process, the worse it will be forthem, and in meeting process, the worse it will be for them, and in principle, for this situation, for this war, because with every day when army are moving into the previously occupied territory, you can see what is happening. it's very difficult to

talk when you see what they have done here. and day by day, they find bodies in the cellars, people tortured, people killed, so if they have something to think with, they have something to think with, they have to think quick. ukraine's president zelensky, reiterating those calls for a team of internationaljudges that he says must now investigate these alleged war crimes that have been committed, he says, by russian soldiers, that are now becoming evidenced as those russian soldiers pull out of certain parts of the country, particularly those towns around the capital kyiv, and more on that coming up for you later. but now, at 2:40pm, let's turn to our major of story today. —— our other major story. a major climate change report from the un out later today will say the world can still avoid the worst impacts of climate change —

but it must act now. the report is expected to say we will need to peak emissions within the next couple of years and begin to reduce them vey rapidly. i'm joined now by dr ella gilbert, a climate scientist at the british antarctic survey. let's talk about what is new in this report. welcome to bbc news, and thanks for being with us. there are some suggestions there about what might be included in this report. this is the third part of a very comprehensive report, but it strikes me there is not a lot new in it so far. we have heard these warnings before, haven't we?— far. we have heard these warnings before, haven't we? absolutely, and the ipcc doesn't — before, haven't we? absolutely, and the ipcc doesn't make _ before, haven't we? absolutely, and the ipcc doesn't make its _ before, haven't we? absolutely, and the ipcc doesn't make its own - the ipcc doesn't make its own research, so this is a collection of all the research that is done by the entire scientific community from the last nearly a decade, so this is a collection of things we have already been hearing about and things that scientists have been warning about for a very long time. what scientists have been warning about for a very long time.— for a very long time. what i find uuite for a very long time. what i find quite incredible _ for a very long time. what i find quite incredible about _ for a very long time. what i find quite incredible about this - for a very long time. what i find | quite incredible about this report due out later, and correct me if i am wrong, but the very comprehensive report is put together by scientists, and then there is a sort of little summary of about 40 pages

thatis of little summary of about 40 pages that is argued over in minute detail ljy that is argued over in minute detail by countries and governments around the world, and therefore, they can put their own political spin or their own view on it. and that is their own view on it. and that is the bit that is sort of removed from the bit that is sort of removed from the science, and that is about politics, is it not? in the science, and that is about politics, is it not?— the science, and that is about politics, is it not? in a way, the summary _ politics, is it not? in a way, the summary for— politics, is it not? in a way, the summary for policymakers - politics, is it not? in a way, the summary for policymakers is i politics, is it not? in a way, the - summary for policymakers is intended for its policy maker audience, and of course, it gets approved line by line, as you mention, with all of the delegates from all of the countries that contribute. so of course it is necessarily going to reflect the opinions and the agendas of those delegates that are there, but hopefully, you think that it reflects the science that is in the rest of the report, and the science thatis rest of the report, and the science that is in the detail chapters are not approved by any policymakers. that is legitimately the science that has been combed through meticulously by a huge team of international scientists, and which reflects the kind of consensus on the best understanding of where

climate science is on each of these individual three topics. and so this third part, as i said, we have already had the first two parts looking at how much temperature increase we can cope with and what the impact that would be. this third part looks at the policies and technology we might use to mitigate some of that increase. what would you like to see in it? what would you like to see in it? what can we do right now to change this? ~ ., ., , , this? well, what i hope we will see in this report _ this? well, what i hope we will see in this report is _ this? well, what i hope we will see in this report is further _ in this report is further emphasising of the fact that we need to aggressively move away from fossil fuels and transition towards a really rapid upscaling in the amount of low carbon alternatives that we have two power our whole society and economy. i would also like to hope there is some mention of the kind of co—benefits, the associated win — wins if you like that are related to tackling the climate crisis. if we cut pollution, it will also improve air quality,

and if we start tackling climate change, we can start thinking about making sure that developing countries can develop in a sustainable way whilst also redressing some of that historical inequality in who has caused climate change, who is responsible for it, and also who is responsible for cleaning up their act. yes, and what we have heard lately as governments around the world trying to reduce their dependence on things like russian gas, but fossil fuels more widely. are you reassured ljy fuels more widely. are you reassured by anything you have heard, or is this just paying lip service to kind of making sure that countries are within sanctions rules, and actually, if this is ever all over, we will just actually, if this is ever all over, we willjust go back to how we were operating before? i we willjust go back to how we were operating before?— operating before? i think the russian gas _ operating before? i think the russian gas prices _ operating before? i think the russian gas prices in - operating before? i think the russian gas prices in the - operating before? i think the i russian gas prices in the energy security concerns that that has raised can be thought of as an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of developing our own renewable sources and moving away from the import of those dirty

fossil fuels that ties into energy security problems. i think this should really be an exercise in demonstrating how you can have those win—win scenarios if we move towards more kind of domestically produced low carbon energy, wind turbines, etc, then that is going to be good for the climate and also good for energy security. for the climate and also good for energy security-— for the climate and also good for energy security. yes, we will watch and wait. that _ energy security. yes, we will watch and wait. that report, _ energy security. yes, we will watch and wait. that report, we - energy security. yes, we will watch and wait. that report, we hope, i energy security. yes, we will watch | and wait. that report, we hope, due out this afternoon. for now, thank you, doctor ella gilbert, climate scientist at the british antarctic survey. the pandemic caused long waiting lists for nhs treatment, but one speciality has seen the sharpest increases — gynaecology. there are now 60% more women waiting in england than before the pandemic. across the uk, more than half a million women are waiting for help. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says "gender bias" is to blame, and that women's health is "consistently deprioritised and overlooked". this report from our health

correspondent catherine burns. in pain, their lives on hold, more than half a million women across the uk are on waiting lists for gynaecology treatment. the bleeding over time, over that year, got heavier and heavier and the pain got worse and worse. i'm pretty much housebound now, erm, due to the pain. i have another year—and—a—half to go before i can have my hysterectomy. i the biggest impact for me so far has been on my mental health. it's just... it's just got worse. i'm sick of feeling, at 44, like i'm 94. like so many other women, pain is a constant companion for lucy reddin. she has endometriosis, which means tissue — like the lining of the womb — grows in places it shouldn't, including the ovaries. i'll be honest, i've felt suicidal at times with this condition. the level of pain, you just, just want it to stop. you just want it to go away.

for lucy, endometriosis means she's not been able to have children. now, she needs a hysterectomy. she was referred for help in march last year, but is worried she's still got a long wait ahead of her. i can't even put it into words because my life is not my life as it is at the moment. it's cruel. it's cruel to leave somebody waiting there for that long. you wouldn't do that to a dog. there were problems with gynaecology waiting lists before covid. in february 2020, almost 290,000 women in england were on a waiting list. the latest figures bring it closer to 460,000 — an increase of 60%. before the pandemic, 66 women were on the list for more than a year. now, there are almost 25,000. the nhs is dealing with a record backlog of people waiting for care and the priority is often on patients with conditions that could kill them. the women on these gynaecology

waiting lists aren't dying, but their doctors say many of them are barely living. hundreds of thousands of women, young and old, often with conditions that can be extremely painful, impact their fertility and damage their mental health. i believe that women's health and gynaecology has been significantly affected by this because there is an element of gender bias in the system at the moment. the priority that they urgently need is not being given to them. the government is publishing a women's health strategy later this year and ministers accept that health services must listen to women's voices. nhs england says waiting times across the system are more than six weeks down on their peak in the pandemic. the impact of this - condition is devastating, almost soul—destroying. i can't enjoy my life properly and i want it back. i just continue to just... barely exist.

catherine burns, bbc news. let's stay with health issues. the official list of covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of infection. originally a fever, a new continuous cough, and the loss of taste and smell made up the list, but now it includes things like headaches, sore throats, and exhaustion. it comes as uk covid infections hit record levels, with around 1 in 13 of us testing positive for the virus. let's get more on all of this with ravindra kumar gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the university of cambridge. thank you for being with us this afternoon. so, the list has expanded. maybe talk us through what has been added to that list? i touched on a couple there, but what stands out to me is that none of the men themselves are particularly remarkable. they could also be symptoms of many other things, couldn't they?—

symptoms of many other things, couldn't they? that's exactly right. the list has — couldn't they? that's exactly right. the list has been _ couldn't they? that's exactly right. the list has been expanded - couldn't they? that's exactly right. the list has been expanded to - the list has been expanded to include symptoms such as a sore throat or even runny nose, headaches, tiredness, and loss of appetite, even diarrhoea, and that is because the omicron variant has really changed in its presentation from previous variants. it is now much more like a sort of upper respiratory tract infection that we have been dealing with for so many years. fix. have been dealing with for so many ears. ~ ., have been dealing with for so many ears. �* ., ., have been dealing with for so many ears,�* ., ., , .,, have been dealing with for so many ears. ~ ., ., , ., have been dealing with for so many ears. ., ., , ., , years. a lot of people have been caettin in years. a lot of people have been getting in touch _ years. a lot of people have been getting in touch and _ years. a lot of people have been getting in touch and sort - years. a lot of people have been getting in touch and sort of - getting in touch and sort of remarking on the fact that, yes, we are getting better at recognising the symptoms, but in themselves should we be worried? if you report any one of these extra nine symptoms now, should we be worried? because it is very difficult to be able to get a test. we know free testing has ended. ~ , ,., , get a test. we know free testing has ended. ~ , , ., . ., ended. absolutely. the omicron variant has _ ended. absolutely. the omicron variant has really _ ended. absolutely. the omicron variant has really brought - ended. absolutely. the omicron variant has really brought a - ended. absolutely. the omicron variant has really brought a real| variant has really brought a real dilemma to us, because the symptoms are so nonspecific that testing... the testing rates are going to go up

significantly, and that would be in the context of them being freely available, but of course, now we have a situation where testing has been scaled back, therefore, many infections are going to go undiagnosed, and therefore the true numbers of infections will be underestimated. trailing numbers of infections will be underestimated.— numbers of infections will be underestimated. ~ , . ., underestimated. why have the extra s mtoms underestimated. why have the extra symptoms only _ underestimated. why have the extra symptoms only been _ underestimated. why have the extra symptoms only been added - underestimated. why have the extra symptoms only been added to - underestimated. why have the extra symptoms only been added to the i underestimated. why have the extra. symptoms only been added to the list now? $5 symptoms only been added to the list now? �* , ., , symptoms only been added to the list now? a symptoms only been added to the list now? ., , now? as i was saying, that is because omicron _ now? as i was saying, that is because omicron really - now? as i was saying, that is because omicron really has i now? as i was saying, that is - because omicron really has changed the way that this virus presents. now, there is nothing to say that the next dominant variant will not switch back to some of the older symptoms, so this is reallyjust a response to the variant that has changed its biology, and various labs have shown that the entry pathways have changed compared to the delta variant and that leads to a different presentation of disease. it really does underline as well how much we are learning about this as it evolves, doesn't it? let's talk about the wider rate of infection, with one in 13 of us now testing positive for this virus. do we expect that will get worse before it

gets better?— gets better? difficult to say, because of— gets better? difficult to say, because of course, - gets better? difficult to say, because of course, we - gets better? difficult to say, because of course, we had l gets better? difficult to say, because of course, we had aj because of course, we had a significant wave very recently, and we never really recovered from it, but we obviously had this big spike again. that's probably related to the easing of restrictions, but also we have a new type of omicron called the ba.2 variant, and we believe this is able to because reinfection is in some people whose antibodies have fallen after their vaccination, and in some people who have already been infected with ba.1, the first omicron variant, so i think this combination of things going on here, but the ba.2 is quite distinct there were distinct and is able to cause infections and those who had ba.1, and of course, we had a large population of young people, including children, who have not been vaccinated, and circulation in schools is a big problem. yes. been vaccinated, and circulation in schools is a big problem.— schools is a big problem. yes, i wanted to _ schools is a big problem. yes, i wanted to ask _ schools is a big problem. yes, i wanted to ask about _ schools is a big problem. yes, i wanted to ask about that. - schools is a big problem. yes, i wanted to ask about that. so i schools is a big problem. yes, i| wanted to ask about that. so let schools is a big problem. yes, i- wanted to ask about that. so let me clarify, if you have in the first variation of omicron, you can get the second new micro—researchers suggest it is less likely to happen in the short term. but suggest it is less likely to happen in the short term.—

suggest it is less likely to happen in the short term. but of course, as time goes — in the short term. but of course, as time goes on _ in the short term. but of course, as time goes on after _ in the short term. but of course, as time goes on after your— in the short term. but of course, as time goes on after your first - in the short term. but of course, as time goes on after your first bout i time goes on after your first bout of omicron, you become more likely to become infected, because your antibody levels are for them, and similarly, after the third dose, we are now further into people's period after this third dose, and therefore, those individuals may now be susceptible to getting the ba.2 variant, so yes, i believe personally it is very possible to have one and then the other. you have one and then the other. you have spoken _ have one and then the other. you have spoken about the next covid variant. i am almost nervous to ask, but is there a possibility that the next variant can be much more contagious, more severe than what we're seeing with immigrant yumiko yes, it is is hard to believe there is a variant that is more infectious, but of course, we have been proven wrong a number of times as we have gone from alpha to delta to omicron. it has been an increase in infectivity and transmission with each successive one. what has not been so obvious is an increase in severity, and that is probably due

to vaccination, but also, this time we were somewhat lucky in that the omicron variant is a slightly milder disease in terms of impact on the lungs and oxygen, but the next variant that comes may revert back to the more severe type, and of course, the conditions are ripe for that, because there is uncontrolled infection not only in the uk but locally. professor gupta, thanks for your expertise this afternoon.- professor gupta, thanks for your expertise this afternoon. american singerjon batiste was the big winner at the grammy awards, which took place in las vegas overnight, taking home five trophies, including album of the year and best music video. but the spotlight wasn't only on the music industry. the war in ukraine took centre stage. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, made a surprise appearance via a pre—recorded video message. via a pre—recorded video message, and asked the celebrity audience to "tell the truth about the war" on tv and social media.

here's our correspondent sophie long. # come on # 7-7-7 # 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 open. 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 to the controversy at last week's oscars. i'm going to present this award, and i trust that you people - will stay 500 feet away from me. laughter just playing. and the grammys did what the oscars didn't, and gave the ukrainian president the opportunity to make a direct plea for help to the audience.

john legend followed with a performance alongside ukrainian musicians, which received a standing ovation. applause 19—year—old disney actress—turned—pop—sensation olivia rodrigo was given the grammys for best newcomer and best pop vocal album. i want to thank my mom 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 the 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 # and i've got to # got to know...# now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. i hello. plenty of cloud out there today. most of us, drizzly and dang story, but it is milder than through the weekend. don't get too comfortable with that, because cold arctic air will start to return. at the moment, the arctic air is held to the north of the uk, sitting across northern scotland. elsewhere, in what we call this warm sector, the clue is in the name, we are sitting in milder atlantic air being pulled up under an area of low pressure heading across to scandinavia. the mild air will mean

still a lot of moisture over round as we had overnight tonight, so drizzly around, misty and murky over the hills, but our overnight lows in some areas staying in double figures. just northern scotland and that arctic air, seeing a frost developing. but that arctic air through tuesday as it meets up with a weather front is likely to cause some issues in terms of heavy snowfall for parts of scotland, particularly across the highest ground of the highlands and grampian is, but! ground of the highlands and grampian is, but i think we could see some snow at lower levels across the north—east of scotland in general. for some of the highest ground, tuesday into wednesday, the chance of up to a foot of snow accumulating. wait for northern ireland. england and wales are actually dry. more on the way of brightness, and temperatures in some spots possibly up to the mid—teens. tuesday into wednesday, this whole area of low pressure tries to track its way eastwards. we will feel some rain further south across the uk and keep some snow going across scotland as we keep this low rubbing into that cold arctic air. still at this point confined to northern scotland.

a windy day for everyone. on wednesday, gayle's for scotland and northern england. some sunny spells, but some heavy showers, possibly with hail and thunder, and you can already see temperatures just starting to eke down a little bit as we follow behind the area of low pressure. but you can really see the transition as we lose that warm yellow colour and the blue comes flooding in for thursday and friday. we move into cold arctic air. all of us for the end of the week. for thursday, wintry showers for northern and eastern scotland. i think some for northern england and northern ireland. further south, think some for northern england and northern ireland. furthersouth, it looks as if we will escape with northern ireland. further south, it looks as if we will escape with a fine day. temperatures as you can see on the thermometer, and it will feel colder in the northerly wind. cold air across the uk on friday and the potential for a frontal system to come bumping into the south, giving us a forecast headache at the moment. will we see some snow further south on friday?

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 immediately. translation: this is real genocide which ou translation: this is real genocide which you have _ translation: this is real genocide which you have seen _ translation: this is real genocide which you have seen here _ translation: this is real genocide which you have seen here today, i which you have seen here today, which you have seen here today, which you have seen here today, which you can see what happens when the thousands of people that were tortured and killed. the mayor of the beseiged city of mariupol says 90% of the city has been destroyed, and they're reports that evacuation buses are still not being allowed in. the eastenders veteranjune brown — who played dot cotton for more than three decades — has died at the age of 95. 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 and ba has cancelled around 100 flights and eurotunnel warns of three—hour delays. and music's big night returns with the star—studded grammy awards. we'll have the latest on all the winners. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has said he's assembling a team of international judges to investigate alleged

war crimes committed by russian soldiers. officials say about 400 bodies have been recovered from areas around kyiv that were previously occupied by russian troops. images of dead civilians in the streets of bucha, north west of the capital, have led to international condemnation of russia, including by the prime minister borisjohnson, with the threat of further sanctions. russia says the images have been falsified. our correspondent anna foster has this report from lviv. and our reports on ukraine today do have upsetting material in them. ukrainian fears have now become reality. in towns around the capital kyiv, horrific scenes are slowly revealed to the world. destruction and death now inhabit these once quiet streets. places like bucha have been scarred forever. translation: why were ordinary civilians in an ordinary peaceful.

city tortured to death? how could women be raped and killed in front of children? how could their corpses be desecrated even after death? why did they crush the bodies of people with tanks? what did the ukrainian city of bucha do to your russia? this man escaped from bucha. he showed me his diary and the few pictures he dared to take. translation: we saw the russian | tanks and we understood that one | good shot might finish everything. we saw the bodies that were in the cars. the body of a man on a bicycle who didn't hurt anybody. every day, he wrote what he saw and heard. and how he felt, even when he feared death was close. i'm lucky to be alive, he told me.

so you thought you would be leaving this behind and these would be your final words? yes, yeah. i thought that they were my final words, to leave something that i was feeling in my last minutes. the last minutes of your life? yeah. what are your feelings towards the people who did this? translation: life didn't prepare me for this. - that's not what humans should do. even animals have souls, but this is evil. this is something from another world. while ukraine has taken back many towns around kyiv, other cities are still in the grip of fierce fighting. tens of thousands are still trapped in the southern port city of mariupol.

you saw these pictures, you saw the media, and we see the russian army, they are not human. i don't know who they are. they are animals, who they are, i don't know. how it's possible to do this, i cannot even imagine. the battle for the south and east of ukraine goes on. and while the conflict rages, it's hard to know the full extent of the horror that will be left behind. anna foster, bbc news, lviv. president zelensky has visited the town of bucha, just outside the capital kyiv. over the weekend, following the withdrawal of russian troops, bodies were discovered in the streets. following that discovery, western leaders have called for an investigation into possible war crimes. here's what president zelensky has been saying. translation: whilst it is very

im ortant translation: whilst it is very important farce _ translation: whilst it is very important farce that _ translation: whilst it is very important farce that the - translation: whilst it is very important farce that the press| translation: whilst it is very i important farce that the press are here, thejournalists important farce that the press are here, the journalists are important farce that the press are here, thejournalists are here, and thatis here, thejournalists are here, and that is the most important thing, we want very much them to show the world what was happening here, what the russian military were doing, what the russian federation was doing here in peaceful ukraine. also it is very important for us and for you to see the civilians that are today fighting for every person, with no electricity, without water. despite that, they are still rebuffing the russian occupiers, there is no difference between the government and the people, lots of representatives of the government that were kidnapped, and currently the local authorities who are present here also fought against the

russian federation and they carry on doing that. just understand what sort of people live here, and you have to speak to the people, and today, there were people receiving humanitarian aid, and there was a question, can we help with some food for homeless animals? and that is a trait, a characteristic of our people, to treat animals the way you would treat humans. you can see what was done to this modern town, and thatis was done to this modern town, and that is a characteristic of russian soldiers, that treat people worse than animals. that is real genocide of what you have seen here today, you can see what happened when thousands of people who were tortured and killed, cut off hands

and legs, extremities, and what they did to the women, our delegation was at a meeting in turkey. there was the negotiating group with the minister of foreign affairs, something didn't quite work out there, that was clear why. and i would say that the longer the russian federation will drag out the meeting process, the worse it will be for them and in principle for this situation, for this war, because with every day, with our army moving into previously occupied territory, you can see what is happening, it is very difficult to talk when you see what they have done here. and day by day, they find bodies in the sellers, people

tortured, people killed —— cellars. so if they have something to think with, they have to think quick. global outrage over the images of civilan bodies. french president emmanuel macron says there are clear indications russian forces have committed war crimes. how challenging is it to gather evidence and are prosecutions for such alleged crimes likely? here's our correspondent paul adams. and a warning again that this report does contain distressing material. a war barely six weeks old, but a landscape already scarred, littered with the wreckage of two armies locked in combat. but there's more. shattered neighbourhoods, lives completely upended. and now stories of horrors inflicted on civilians. allegations of war crimes. in bucha, close to kyiv, satellite images appear to show a mass grave.

signs of excavation beginning on march the 10th when russian troops controlled the area. as bucha's remaining civilian population grapples with the scale of what has happened to them, the world is asking, who did this, when and why. talk of atrocities started to leak out via social media within days of russia's invasion. it has taken us this time to make absolutely sure that we know these things happened. and therefore that evidence is much more difficult for russia to refute. as the fighting continues, international outrage mounts and with it the growing conviction that what we are seeing needs to be examined and perhaps prosecuted. translation: it is time to do - everything possible to make the war crimes of the russian military the last manifestation of such evil on earth. but what is a war crime? after the second world war, germans were found guilty of genocide and other crimes

against europe's civilian population. nuremberg, the first tribunal of its kind. 50 years later, europe reeled in horror once more. bosnian muslims, men and boys, soldiers and civilians, caught and executed in cold blood at srebrenica. it took 12 years to capture, try, and convict the bosnian serb general ratko mladic. at a special tribunal at the hague he was accused of genocide and deliberately targeting civilians. when crimes are committed during war, justice does not come quickly. the fighting has to end, criminals have to be found, handed over. sometimes political leaders are indicted. but in ukraine, the case against russia is starting to build. paul adams, bbc news. the claims have been continually denied by russia. here's the foreign minister

sergei lavrov speaking this morning. translation: recently another fake i attack was carried out in the city i of bucha in the key of region. a fake attack was staged there a few days after russia left the area, and it has been fermented on all channels and social media by ukrainian representatives. the russian armed forces completely withdrew from bucha on march 30. on march 31, they mayor solemnly said he had everything in order, and two days later we saw the stage and organised in the streets. they are now trying to leverage that for anti—russian purposes. let's get the latest from our moscow

correspondentjenny hill. they are simply repeating that the reports you are hearing are simply fake news, nutrients have staged of it. the kremlin is absolutely insistent, it categorically rejects any accusation that it has carried out war crimes, and says that it is simply something that the ukrainians have fabricated. we have had all sorts of statements all day from various officials, the ministry of defence this morning said not a single local resident in butchart suffered from any violent action —— in bucha. the trips were engaged in delivering humanitarian aid to settlements around that area, they claimed. it is not the first time by any stretch that moscow has dismissed such reports as a fake

news. the strike in the maternity hospital in mariupol a couple of weeks ago, the immediate response to that was denial, and then the accusation that it had been staged for western journalists to photograph and report on. shall for western journalists to photograph and report on. all the while, photograph and report on. all the while. jenny. _ photograph and report on. all the while, jenny, the _ photograph and report on. all the while, jenny, the war— photograph and report on. all the while, jenny, the war continues, l while, jenny, the war continues, international attention focused on these images we are seeing as russian troops withdraw from certain areas. what is the kremlin saying about operations particularly in the south and east of the country? we aet south and east of the country? - get regular briefings here from the ministry of defence, there was very upbeat, was very keen to make sure the russians think this special military operation is going according to plan, so they are full of developments and ground gained in the south and east of the country, they say it is going well. and as you know, the kremlinjust last week said that it was going to intensify these efforts in the south and east. in its words, in order to liberate

the donbas region, and that is where it's focus is right now, and that is where we can expect to see real developments, real intensification in the conflict in the coming days. jenny, for now, thank you. jenny hill, our correspondent in moscow. the headlines on bbc news — ukraine's president says he is setting up a special team that will start investigating alleged russian war crimes immediately. 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. it's been announced thatjune brown, who played dot cotton for over 30 years in the bbc one soap eastenders, has died at the age of 95. she became synonmous with the chain—smoking mum of bad boy "nasty" nick cotton,

although she had many other roles on stage and screen. june brown once said the only thing she had in common with dot was her christianity. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at her career. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! god—fearing, chain—smoking, hypochondriac dot cotton. all right, you made your point. it was forjune brown the role of a lifetime. i hope you know that tate has got a bit of a reputation. _ give us a tea and a glass of water. june brown was 58 when she arrived in eastenders. work had been drying up. but my head feels as though a circular saw�*s going through it. the offer to play dot changed everything. even religious men who collect bibles can only think of the one thing. but they didn't have a lot in common. people ask me if i'm like dot. hello,jim. it's me, dorothy.

the only way i am like dot is in my feelings about spirituality, only they are rather advanced for dot, but apart from that, i'm not really like dot at all, i don't think. you want to tell your children what i used to tell my nick. dot was walford born and bred. june grew up in suffolk. she trained at the old vic and appeared in dozens of productions over the years. she also had six children. i love the stage. you see, it's alive, this theatre. it's had live words spoken and live reactions, everything has been live. i just want to act, you see? i really do. if it's money you're after, you're looking in the wrong place. sorry, ma, for everything i ever put you through. 70 years on stage and screen, more than 30 in eastenders.

confess to jesus. dot cotton could easily have just come and gone, but it wasjune brown that turned her into an indispensable part of albert square. june brown, who has died at the age of 95. some stars have been paying tribute tojune brown, fellow eastenders star danniella westbrook said... the actor and writer stephen fry said... and the bbc�*s director general tim davie said...

our arts correspondent david sillito is with us now. what an iconic character, one of the most iconic characters in soap, played byjune brown. it most iconic characters in soap, played by june brown.- most iconic characters in soap, played by june brown. it was a three month contract _ played by june brown. it was a three month contract in _ played by june brown. it was a three month contract in 1985, _ played by june brown. it was a three month contract in 1985, she - played by june brown. it was a three month contract in 1985, she was - played by june brown. it was a three month contract in 1985, she was the | month contract in 1985, she was the lady in the launderette. how many characters have been and gone from albert square over those years? she turned her into something. you can have a great line, a great script, but you have to have a great actress in order to make it work. she did have a break in the 90s, but 35 years on albert square i think says it all. the most remarkable thing is, when she arrived, 1985, she had already had a 40 year acting career to look back on. the old vic, the royal shakespeare company, a whole collection of film roles, six children, she was widowed when she

was 30. she had had quite a life before she even arrived at albert square. there is also, if you wanted to have an idea ofjust how funny she was and how sharp she was, how different she was dot cotton, she did a fantastic appearance on the graham norton show, sitting alongside lady gaga, and the tried their best to cook out of her —— coax out of her a few anecdotes from their life. she was supposed to be promoting her autobiography, their life. she was supposed to be promoting herautobiography, but their life. she was supposed to be promoting her autobiography, but she was mortified by the whole idea, but she did it was kind of a wit and charm. you thoughts to yourself, i have seen a bit of landmark tv there. she was a consummate performer. there. she was a consummate performer-— there. she was a consummate erformer. �* , . ., ., ., performer. and such a feature of eastenders. _ performer. and such a feature of eastenders, many _ performer. and such a feature of eastenders, many will— performer. and such a feature of eastenders, many will find - performer. and such a feature of eastenders, many will find it - eastenders, many will find it surprising that she joined the delete in her career, her late 50s when shejoined delete in her career, her late 50s when she joined eastenders, delete in her career, her late 50s when shejoined eastenders, and just felt like she had been there forever. because she wasn't one of the original line—up. ida.

forever. because she wasn't one of the original line-up.— the original line-up. no, it had been going _ the original line-up. no, it had been going for— the original line-up. no, it had been going for a _ the original line-up. no, it had been going for a little - the original line-up. no, it had been going for a little while, i the original line-up. no, it had i been going for a little while, she had actually watched eastenders before she joined it, had actually watched eastenders before shejoined it, but it had actually watched eastenders before she joined it, but it had already made its impact, i was doing well, so she knew she was joining sort of a successful programme. but the key thing is that she could do funny, she was a great deliver of one—liners. but she could also do tragic, she could also move the plot along. whatever the writers could do and right, she would be able to do something with it, and that is 40 years of experience, knowing exactly what you are doing. you see how fast the turnaround is, it is a tough, toughjob, being a soap actor, and toughjob, being a soap actor, and to do it for 35 years as a mark of being very skilful, and you only survive if you can carry various

different roles, and you can play in different roles, and you can play in different things. and the fact that she was nominated for a bafta, i mean, it is vanishingly rare that somebody who appears on a soap gets such an accolade. they are rather looked down upon, even though they are almost all of them fantastic actors, but she had that one woman show effectively, it was just her narrating her life, to her husband. and getting that bafta nomination, she did not get a bafta but she got the nomination, and that's enough to be reminded of, she was quite an actress. $5 be reminded of, she was quite an actress. �* , , ., actress. as you said, the light in the shed, _ actress. as you said, the light in the shed, that _ actress. as you said, the light in the shed, that carried _ actress. as you said, the light in the shed, that carried some - actress. as you said, the light in the shed, that carried some of. actress. as you said, the light in i the shed, that carried some of what could be pretty controversial or difficult storylines, and that is what soap does so well, it sparked a national conversation and gets us talking about things that are probably controversial, she was involved in the euthanasia story when, wasn't she?— involved in the euthanasia story when, wasn't she? , ., , ., when, wasn't she? yes, you only have to look at the —

when, wasn't she? yes, you only have to look at the lives _ when, wasn't she? yes, you only have to look at the lives of _ when, wasn't she? yes, you only have to look at the lives of soap _ to look at the lives of soap characters. that is ridiculous, no human being could have a life like that. they have to be in order to keep people watching. but even if it was just a little seen in the launderette, just a look with a cigarette and she is just casting an eye across, you know what is going on. and right down to the final scenes when she was talking about euthanasia, you totally believe she was going through these experiences. june brown, of course, utterly different. she believed in fate, and when stuff happened to her, you thought, it was all meant to be. she will be missed. june brown, who has died at the age of 95.

families hoping to get away for easter are facing travel chaos today as airlines cancelled more than 120 flights and eurotunnel our correspondent matt graveling is at heathrow airport. you can see why so many people want to get away, it is of course the first school holidays since the start of the pandemic, where there are notes travel restrictions —— no travel restrictions. also in the aviation industry are off sick, they were starting from the low numbers of staff after lots of people left the pandemic. we are told that the delays are not as bad as they were over the weekend and things are improving, but as a result we have still seen cancellations of around 60 from easyjet and another 60 from

ba. the airlines are telling us they are interviewing hundreds of people every single week, ben, to try to stop these doorways from happening. they have got weeks of training and pass security checks, so it would be about six to eight weeks following interviews that they would actually be working at the airports. we also are hearing about delays at manchester airport, and even the eurotunnel, three are delays overnight because of a stock vehicle, so there are told it is getting better. some good news, though, we had a couple of hours ago that a planned strike for this weekend he at heathrow with 160 baggage engineers, they were due to go on strike but that has now been postponed. 50 go on strike but that has now been --ostoned. ., go on strike but that has now been --ostoned. . ., go on strike but that has now been postponed-— lisa minot is travel editor at the sun newspaper, she gave us her analysis on why the airlines and airports weren't better prepared

and offers her advice if you plan on getting away this easter. ba have already come out and said they are reducing their schedule up to me because they recognise they do not currently have a way to staff up all of these flights and the airport due to quite staggering demand we have had, and people have not been away for two years. as your correspondent was saying, this is the first time that families can travel without restrictions from the uk, many countries across europe are dropping their restrictions. that be a big boost to parents with children of that sort of age just coming up to 12. it was obvious that there was going to be some kind of a problem. stansted have put out a little warning saying that this coming bank holiday weekend, over the four day weekend, 240,000 people are due to be going through stansted airport.

that is opposed to just 8,000 last year when we were still in lockdown. it takes time for people to get up to standard and making sure that the airport can run in the way it did before the pandemic. yes, we know the planning is difficult, especially in an industry that has been so badly affected by lockdown. how long do we think it takes to get better, is this the trial run for a busy summer period? i think this is very much the case, i think really this is the point now where they should actually be getting the staff trained up, they should be recruiting as they say, they are recruiting at the moment, and i think hopefully by the summer, we should have a situation where we are going to be in a slightly better position. that is not to say that even pre—pandemic, we didn't have serious problems sometimes at airports, when you have these pinch points, when lots of people want to go away at the same time, and obviously easter being one of them, the next one will be obviously the summer holidays, and then before

that, perhaps the may half term. and of course, we have got the queen's jubilee weekend, again another four—day weekend, so there are certain points coming up that really they should be looking to make sure they are completely staffed up now. are the staff available? we have heard time and time again, many industries, particularly things like hospitality, but travel, too, they simply cannot get the stuff they need because there has been such a reset as a result of the pandemic? yes, that is very true, we have had two years with thousands and thousands of airport workers and airline staff were laid off because flights were not going anywhere, airports were closed, and these people have found jobs in other industries. you have to remember that these are not highly—paid industries, generally if you are working in airlines or in airports, you are not being paid huge amounts of money, and i think a lot of those people havejust found otherjobs in other environments, so they are not quite so easy to get straight back into it.

it is a case of actually training up a whole new set of staff. i wonder if this is damaging for the industry as a whole, where people might be a bit nervous about getting back on a plane, queueing at an airport, when they see the sort of images we have seen at heathrow and manchester airport, crowds packed pretty tightly together, not a great image for an industry that is saying come on back after two years of almost lockdown and shut down. yes, i understand that for certain people it will be quite disturbing for people to see images like that. people no longer have to wear masks, lots of people in a very small space, as you have said, that for certain people, that may be quite concerning, and that is not great for the industry, they really do need to have a good news story to be telling people. travel is back, we can go without restrictions, there are no tests. this does not help when you see these kind of scenes.

i can suggest to people is get to the airport as early as you possibly can. if you can travel without luggage, as in hold luggage, that'll probably be easier for you because you will not be tied to a check—in desk before you have to go through security, so if you can traveljust with hand luggage, that is the best, and make sure you are aware of exactly what your rights are so that you do not miss out should the worst happen. good advice, lisa, as always come out really nice to talk to you, thank you so much for being with us. skies like these for many of us today. a mild start to the week. all change by the end of the week, brighter generally, clearer, but becoming much colder again. overnight, it will stay mild and a pretty thick covering of cloud, murky across the hills, rain for northern ireland, snow for northern scotland. we have arctic air sitting to the far north of the uk at the moment. further south, very mild night, temperatures in double figures. but as we see these weather fronts pushing into the arctic air through tuesday, we are likely to see some

significant snowfall across the highlands and grampians of scotland. at lower levels, we will get some accumulations as well, but for the highest ground, tuesday into wednesday, up to a foot of snow, 30 centimetres possible, and just two or three celsius highs. further south, it may be up to 15 with some sunshine over the east of england. wednesday, colder air moving in, thursday and friday colderfor all of us. 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 immediately. translation: there is real genocide what ou translation: there is real genocide what you have — translation: there is real genocide what you have seen _ translation: there is real genocide what you have seen here _ translation: there is real genocide what you have seen here today, - translation: there is real genocide what you have seen here today, thatl what you have seen here today, that you can see what happens when thousands of people that were tortured and killed. and the mayor of the besieged city

of mariupol says 90% of the city has been destroyed, and there are reports that evacuation buses are still not being allowed in. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! the eastenders veteranjune brown, who played dot cotton for more than three decades, has died at the age of 95. 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 and ba has cancelled around 100 flights and eurotunnel warns of three—hour delays. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's louisa. good afternoon. tiger woods says he'll make a "game—time decision"

on whether he's fit enough to compete at the masters, which starts on thursday. he's at augusta to continue what he called his "preparation and practice" but he hasn't played competitively since suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash 14 months ago. woods has won the masters five times and he's named as one of 91 participants this week, but he needs to decide whether he can cope with the demands of a hilly course in tournament conditions. another american, jennifer kupcho, said it was "surreal" after winning the chevron championship in california, the first major of the season. she led by six shots going into the final round. and it was a buffer she needed, as she closed with a nervy 74 and came home just two shots clear ofjessica korda. it was her first tour title, and kupcho observed the event's tradition byjumping into poppie's pond by the 18th green, along with her caddy and husband. they'll be the last to do that,

though — after 50 years at mission hills country club, the tournament is moving to a new home in houston, texas next season. the race to finish in the top four and secure a champions league place in the english premier league is hotting up. spurs beat newcastle 5—1 yesterday to go fourth, ahead of their north london rivals arsenal on goal difference. but the gunners have two games in hand, and the first of those is away against crystal palace tonight. arsenal boss mikel arteta has impressed palace's manager, the former arsenal midfielder patrick vieira. he went through a difficult period, and he managed to keep his calm and his cool, and managed to return the situation, i would say. all the credit to him. and the work he has been doing, and the results that he's had lately have been really

positive. he's had lately have been really ositive. , , ., ., , he's had lately have been really ositive. , i. ., , ., positive. everything you do is about the whole team. _ the whole team. every _ the whole team. every individual has a unit has a role, the team has to be with the right level of focus, aggression, understanding of what can happen, and try to avoid it. every— can happen, and try to avoid it. every phase of the game that we tried _ every phase of the game that we tried to — every phase of the game that we tried to train it, to practise it, and _ tried to train it, to practise it, and to— tried to train it, to practise it, and to improve it to the highest level~ _ and to improve it to the highest level. what we have to do is when the football matches that we need to do to achieve what we want, and thrat's— do to achieve what we want, and that's only— do to achieve what we want, and that's only in our hands. poland's iga swiatek has been confirmed as the new world number one in the women's tennis rankings, replacing ash barty, who retired last month. swiatek celebrated her new status in style at the weekend, winning the miami open with victory over naomi osaka. that was her third title in a row and extended her winning streak to 17 matches. after the event, she was able to reflect on the past couple of weeks, and her reaction when she heard that barty had decided to quit. i was crying for 40 minutes, basically! both because of, you know,

her retirement and that i didn't really know it's going to happen, and it really surprised me, because i always have this vision that we were going to all play until we were 35 or something. after two hours of being really emotional, and i realised that, hey, you don't know what's going to happen yet, and you still have to win some matches. let's wait with the... you know, emotions, and with being excited, because you have work to do, and that's what i thought, and i think it really helped me to stay focused on the tournament. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thanks so much. see you later. 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. our political correspondent rajdeep sandhu has more.

these are part of the fines the metropolitan police said they are issuing, those fines we are ready knew about. why are we are getting now is a bit more detail around what some of those fines relate to. so we understand that some of them offer those people who attended a leaving do for the former director of communications in number ten. his leaving do, the night before prince philip's funeral last year, and of course, this was a party that caused quite a lot of anger within the conservative party and quite a lot of turmoil, because it was juxtaposed with that picture of the queen the next day sitting all alone at prince philip's funeral, abiding by those covid rules. the metropolitan police has been sending these fines. people have been getting e—mails about these fines, and it says that there are reasonable grounds to believe they committed an offence. the prime minister has, throughout this, always said he has been reassured, and he has said this to mps in the

commons, that he has been reassured that no covid rules were broken in downing street, but it seems that the metropolitan police have concluded something different, and what we seem to be getting now is a few question marks over the prime minister and whether he misled the house of commons. that is a convention, if you mislead the house, ministers in the past have resigned, and now the question marks over the prime minister and whether he misled the house or not. the brexit opportunities ministerjacob rees—mogg has insisted today that the prime minister did not, that the prime minister was given wrong information and that he made no deliberate effort to mislead anybody. the welsh secretary simon hart has said today that people have moved on from this, from the kind of saga of partygate, and doesn't think the prime minister should resign. that is in stark contrast to the labour leader sir keir starmer, who think the prime minister is unfit to hold office, and wants him to come

to the house of commons and explain himself. downing street have said that the prime minister will be commenting at the end of the process, not in the middle of it, and they also said today that the prime minister has not been fined. they said they would tell the public if he did receive one of these finds. the latest on those fines that have been issued for lockdown parties. the pakistani supreme court has been hearing arguments over whether the dissolution of the country's parliament yesterday was legal. the national assembly was dissolved at the request of prime minister imran khan after the deputy speaker blocked a vote of no confidence against him. imran khan has made allegations that opposition parties are working on behalf of a foreign agenda. it's something the leader of pakistan people's party denies. he says imran khan is trying to "protect his own ego". imran khan is calling what he did yesterday a surprise. we say it is not a surprise. you can't call an

unconstitutional action a surprise. an unconstitutional action is high treason, and what imran khan did yesterday was, imran khan pulled off a coup, and a coup in what sense? to protect his own ego. in order to sabotage the only democratic means to remove a prime minister, which is the vote of no confidence. when he saw that the united opposition had produced 197 members, and therefore those represented 70% of the people of pakistan, they violated the constitution and ran away from our vote of no confidence. let's speak now to our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani, who is in islamabad. secunder, lots of allegations on both sides. i wonder how far through this process we are, the supreme court hearing his arguments today? yes, this is a political drama that is still unfolding and still giving us new twists, and it is really a drama that the whole nation is

gripped too, and all eyes on this supreme court behind me, which is the place where this drama will be decided it seems, because as you say, the supreme court is deliberating whether or not that decision not to allow the vote of no confidence to take place was legitimate or not. we were initially expecting to get a result, a verdict today, but instead, court adjourned until tomorrow. today, but instead, court adjourned untiltomorrow. some today, but instead, court adjourned until tomorrow. some suggested we will get a verdict tomorrow, but it is not something that we can definitively say. up until yesterday, it seemed almost done and dusted, prime minister imran khan would be ousted from office, but at the very last moment, this vote of no confidence was ruled unconstitutional by the deputy speak of the house, and that is because, as you say, imran khan has been alleging that the opposition are ink hoots with the united states as part of an international conspiracy to in

effect regime change here in pakistan. you heard the spokesman from the opposition people's party dismissing that is ridiculous, as a conspiracy theory. earlier, i spoke to the former information minister in imran khan's government, and he was saying, look, we have taken this letter which contains the threats they allege, to the national security committee, they agree that this diplomatic cable sent by the pakistani ambassador in washington to the foreign office here, the contents of that amounted, they believe, to interference in pakistan's diplomatic affairs by the united states. so lots of allegations on both sides, but that narrative that the opposition are income hoots with the united states, it is one which is resonating with imran khan's supporters, even if the opposition dismiss it as ludicrous. —— in hoots.

and i suppose the question, given that there are so many elements to this, and as you say, some of the allegation straight out of a hollywood movie, what happens next? is there an end in site? weill. hollywood movie, what happens next? is there an end in site?— is there an end in site? well, it all depends _ is there an end in site? well, it all depends on _ is there an end in site? well, it all depends on what _ is there an end in site? well, it all depends on what the - is there an end in site? well, it l all depends on what the supreme court decides. it could effectively reverse all the drama that we saw yesterday, reinstate the vote of no confidence. if that happens, imran khan, it seems, will definitely lose that, because a number of his coalition allies have already defected to the opposition. they have the simple majority in the house. of the supreme court says that that vote of no confidence should have been stopped —— if the supreme court said that vote of no confidence should have been stopped, as the deputy speaker did, there will be fresh elections, the people of pakistan will decide. imran khan clearly fancies his chances better in a vote with the public than in parliament. i in a vote with the public than in parliament.— in a vote with the public than in parliament. ~ ., , ., ~ , , parliament. i know you will keep us up-to-date. _ parliament. i know you will keep us up-to-date. but — parliament. i know you will keep us up-to-date, but for _ parliament. i know you will keep us up-to-date, but for now, _ parliament. i know you will keep us up-to-date, but for now, secunder| up—to—date, but for now, secunder kermani, in islamabad, thank you very much.

let's stay in the region. the governor of the bank of sri lanka has resigned, hours after the country's cabinet quit, as the country's economic crisis worsens. as food and fuel shortages persist in the country, pressure remains on the president, who is still in power. this morning he invited opposition leaders tojoin him in government. over the weekend, thousands broke an island—wide curfew, risking arrest, as they peacefully protested. hong kong's controversial leader carrie lam has announced she won't seek a second term in office. first elected in 2017, ms lam oversaw a turbulent period as chief executive. she sparked months of protests in 2019 after proposing a law to allow extraditions to mainland china. the mass protests led to china imposing a series of policies to "restore security" and tighten control over hong kong and its residents. police have said that "multiple shooters" were involved in an attack that left six people dead and 12 others wounded in the californian state capital sacramento.

it happened in the early hours of sunday morning after a "large fight" broke out in sacramento's downtown area. six victims died at the scene. the pandemic caused long waiting lists for nhs treatment, but one speciality has seen the sharpest increases — gynaecology. there are now 60% more women waiting in england than before the pandemic. across the uk, more than half a million women are waiting for help. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says "gender bias" is to blame, and that women's health is "consistently deprioritised and overlooked". this report from our health correspondent catherine burns. in pain, their lives on hold, more than half a million women across the uk are on waiting lists for gynaecology treatment. the bleeding over time, over that year, got heavier and heavier and the pain got worse and worse. i'm pretty much housebound now,

erm, due to the pain. i have another year—and—a—half to go before i can have my hysterectomy. i the biggest impact for me so far has been on my mental health. it's just... it's just got worse. i'm sick of feeling, at 44, like i'm 94. like so many other women, pain is a constant companion for lucy reddin. she has endometriosis, which means tissue like the lining of the womb grows in places it shouldn't, including the ovaries. i'll be honest, i've felt suicidal at times with this condition. the level of pain, you just, just want it to stop. you just want it to go away. for lucy, endometriosis means she's not been able to have children. now, she needs a hysterectomy. she was referred for help in march last year, but is worried she's still got a long wait ahead of her. i can't even put it into words,

because my life is not my life as it is at the moment. it's cruel. it's cruel to leave somebody waiting there for that long. you wouldn't do that to a dog. there were problems with gynaecology waiting lists before covid. in february 2020, almost 290,000 women in england were on a waiting list. the latest figures bring it closer to 460,000 — an increase of 60%. before the pandemic, 66 women were on the list for more than a year. now, there are almost 25,000. the nhs is dealing with a record backlog of people waiting for care and the priority is often on patients with conditions that could kill them. the women on these gynaecology waiting lists aren't dying, but their doctors say many of them are barely living. hundreds of thousands of women, young and old, often with conditions that can be extremely painful, impact their fertility and damage their mental health. i believe that women's health and gynaecology has been

significantly affected by this because there is an element of gender bias in the system at the moment. the priority that they urgently need is not being given to them. the government is publishing a women's health strategy later this year and ministers accept that health services must listen to women's voices. nhs england says waiting times across the system are more than six weeks down on their peak in the pandemic. the impact of this - condition is devastating, almost soul—destroying. i can't enjoy my life properly and i want it back. i just continue to just... barely exist. catherine burns, bbc news. the official list of covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of infection. originally a fever, a new continuous cough, and the loss of taste and smell made

up the list, but now it includes things like headaches, sore throats, and exhaustion. it comes as uk covid infections hit record levels, with around 1 in 13 of us testing positive for the virus. ravindra kumar gupta is a professor of clinical microbiology at the university of cambridge. he says the lack of tests poses issues when symptoms are so generic. the omicron variant has really brought a real dilemma to us, because the symptoms are so nonspecific that testing... the testing rates are going to go up significantly, and that would be in the context of them being freely available, but of course, now we have a situation where testing has been scaled back, therefore, many infections are going to go undiagnosed, and therefore the true numbers of infections will be underestimated.

the latest on that list of new symptoms for covid infection. the price of a first class stamp has gone up to 95p royal mail has blamed the increase on higher delivery costs. it says the number of letters being sent has fallen, but it is delivering to more addresses than ever. second class stamps have gone up to 68 pence. egg farmers are demanding 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 it's expected to rise more because russia and ukraine are major exporters of grain. i think it's fair in that, if a small price rise isn't forthcoming now to producers, via the retailers and packers, there might not be many eggs on offer on retail shelves. we

know that hen numbers are falling, and egg supplies 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. now to something entirely different. american singerjon batiste was the big winner at the grammy, was the big winner at the grammy awards, taking home five trophies, including album of the year and best music video. ukraine's president 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. here's our correspondent sophie long. # come on # 7-7-7 # 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 open. 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 to the controversy at last week's oscars. i'm going to present this award, and i trust that you people - will stay 500 feet away from me. laughter just playing. and the grammys did what the oscars didn't, and gave the ukrainian president the opportunity to make a direct plea for help to the audience. john legend followed with a performance alongside ukrainian musicians, which received a standing ovation. applause 19—year—old disney

actress—turned—pop—sensation olivia rodrigo was given the grammys for best newcomer and best pop vocal album. i want to thank my mom 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 the 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 # got to know...#

it started as a six—week experiment in 1972. newsround, presented byjohn craven, aimed to tell children coming home from school about the big news stories of the day. today the show turns 50. lizo mzimba, who was newsround presenter himself, looks back at half a century of the programme. on bbc one now, it's time i forjohn craven's newsround. back in 1972, many people said that children weren't interested in news. john craven proved them wrong. hello again. a cartoon poster launched around the world has just been hit by a new eruption. did you ever imagine, john, that when you started newsround, it would still be going, 50 years on? no way. we did it as a little experiment for six weeks, twice a week, on tuesdays and thursdays. we were filling in a little gap in the schedules. america's mariner 10 spacecraft...

children loved the way it told stories, as well as the range of subjects. from world events... hello, and now that peace is close at hand in vietnam... ..to the environment and wildlife, it dealt with the biggest events for all audiences. it was often the first news bulletin to report on breaking stories. hello again. within the last few minutes, we've heard there's been an explosion on board the space shuttle challenger. it always dealt sensitively with difficult news. julie etchingham remembers how, as well as reporting all the facts about the death of princess diana, the audience also heard from a bereavement counsellor in the studio. thinking about how our audience i was absorbing it and being affected by it, and i think that's one of the really wonderful... l there's so many wonderful things about newsround, i but that's one of the greatest. it sort of thinks hard _ about the impact on its audience, not injust a sort ofjournalistic way, but in an emotional-

way as well. the world has changed immeasurably in 50 years, is newsround still relevant? i think its impact is probably more important than ever now, because there's so much false news around, children have access to all kinds of wrong information. it's very important that newsround maintains its role in television and in national life. john, thank you very much for your time. and congratulations — 50 years of newsround, what an achievement! very fond memories. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. plenty of cloud out there today. for most of us, a drizzly and damp story, but it is milder than through the weekend. don't get too comfortable with that, because cold arctic air will start to return. at the moment, the arctic air

is held to the north of the uk, sitting across northern scotland. elsewhere, in what we call this warm sector, the clue is in the name, we are sitting in milder atlantic air being pulled up under an area of low pressure heading across to scandinavia. the mild air will mean still a lot of moisture over around as we head overnight tonight, so drizzly around, misty and murky over the hills, but our overnight lows in some areas staying in double figures. just northern scotland and that arctic air, seeing a frost developing. but that arctic air through tuesday as it meets up with a weather front is likely to cause some issues in terms of heavy snowfall for parts of scotland, particularly across the highest ground of the highlands and grampians, but i think we could see some snow at lower levels across the north—east of scotland in general. levels across the north—east for some of the highest ground, tuesday into wednesday, the chance of up to a foot of snow accumulating. wet for northern ireland. england and wales are actually dry. more on the way of brightness, and temperatures in some spots possibly up to the mid—teens. tuesday into wednesday, this whole area of low pressure

tries to track its way eastwards. we will feel some rain further south across the uk and keep some snow going across scotland as we keep this low rubbing into that cold arctic air. still at this point confined to northern scotland. a windy day for everyone. on wednesday, gales for scotland and northern england. some sunny spells, but some heavy showers, possibly with hail and thunder, and you can already see temperatures just starting to eke down a little bit as we follow behind the area of low pressure. but you can really see the transition as we lose that warm yellow colour and the blue comes flooding in for thursday and friday. we move into cold arctic air. all of us for the end of the week. for thursday, wintry showers for northern and eastern scotland. i think some for northern england and northern ireland. further south, it looks as if we will escape with a fine day. temperatures as you can see on the thermometer, and it will feel colder in the northerly wind. cold air across the uk on friday and the potential for a frontal system to come bumping into the south, giving us a forecast

headache at the moment. will we see some snow further south on friday?

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 immediately. translation: this is real genocide i which you have seen here today, i which you can see what happens when the thousands of people that were tortured and killed. and the mayor of the beseiged city of mariupol says 90% of the city has been destroyed, and they're reports that evacuation buses are still not being allowed in. the eastenders veteranjune brown — who played dot cotton for more than three decades — has died at the age of 95.

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 and ba has cancelled around 100 flights, and eurotunnel warns of three—hour delays. and music's big night returns with the star—studded grammy awards. we'll have the latest on all the winners. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has said he's assembling a team of international judges to investigate alleged war crimes committed

by russian soldiers. officials say about 400 bodies have been recovered from areas around kyiv that were previously occupied by russian troops. images of dead civilians in the streets of bucha, north west of the capital, have led to international condemnation of russia — including by the prime minister borisjohnson — with the threat of further sanctions. russia says the images have been falsified. our correspondent anna foster has this report from lviv. and our reports on ukraine today do have upsetting material in them. ukrainian fears have now become reality. in towns around the capital kyiv, horrific scenes are slowly revealed to the world. destruction and death now inhabit these once quiet streets. places like bucha have been scarred forever. translation: why were ordinary

civilians in an ordinary peaceful. city tortured to death? how could women be raped and killed in front of children? how could their corpses be desecrated even after death? why did they crush the bodies of people with tanks? what did the ukrainian city of bucha do to your russia? this man escaped from bucha. he showed me his diary and the few pictures he dared to take. translation: we saw the russian | tanks and we understood that one | good shot might finish everything. we saw the bodies that were in the cars. the body of a man on a bicycle who didn't hurt anybody. every day, he wrote what he saw and heard. and how he felt, even when he feared death was close.

i'm lucky to be alive, he told me. so you thought you would be leaving this behind and these would be your final words? yes, yeah. i thought that they were my final words, to leave something that i was feeling in my last minutes. the last minutes of your life? yeah. what are your feelings towards the people who did this? translation: life didn't prepare me for this. - that's not what humans should do. even animals have souls, but this is evil. this is something from another world. while ukraine has taken back many towns around kyiv, other cities are still in the grip of fierce fighting. tens of thousands are still

trapped in the southern port city of mariupol. you saw these pictures, you saw the media, and we see the russian army, they are not human. i don't know who they are. they are animals, who they are, i don't know. how it's possible to do this, i cannot even imagine. the battle for the south and east of ukraine goes on. and while the conflict rages, it's hard to know the full extent of the horror that will be left behind. anna foster, bbc news, lviv. we are expecting a climate report from the un, a major report, this is the intergovernmental panel on climate change, and they will look at some of the actions that can be

taken by countries around the world to limit carbon emissions and the increase in temperatures around the world, but crucially at this third part looks at some of the technology, the devices, the mechanisms that can be used by those countries to try to meet those climate change targets. what you're looking at now is the boss of the united nations, and he is responding to some of those findings in the report, and un scientists have said that this is a now or never a moment to limit climate change. they say global emissions of co2 we need to peak within three years to stave off the worst of these impacts, and then the worst of these impacts, and then the need to be a use of technology to remove carbon from the skies by mid—century. but as we have discussed previously, a lot of the proposals are nothing particularly new, but what we're hearing today as some of the mechanisms that might be deployed by countries. so let's have

a quick listen to what they have been saying. but a quick listen to what they have been saying-— a quick listen to what they have been sa int. �* , ., ., , been saying. but the truly dangerous radicals are the _ been saying. but the truly dangerous radicals are the country _ radicals are the country is increasing the production of fossil fuels, investing in new fossilfuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness. such investments will soon be stranded assets, a blot on the landscape and a blight on their investment portfolios. but it doesn't have to be this way. this report sets out viable financially sound options in every sector that can keep the possibility of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees alive. first and foremost, we must triple the speed of the shift to renewable energy. that means moving investments from fossil fuels to renewables now. in most cases, renewables now. in most cases, renewables are already far cheaper. it means government ending the funding of coal, notjust abroad but at home, and it means climate coalitions made up of developed

countries and not banks and private financial institutions and corporations supporting emerging economies in making this shift. it means rapid progress in reducing emissions, and it means implementing the pledges made in paris and glasgow. leaders must lead, but all of us can do our part. we owe a debt to young people, civil society, and indigenous communities, for sounding the alarm and holding leaders accountable. we need to build on their work to create a grassroots movement that cannot be ignored. if you live in a big city, a rural area, ora you live in a big city, a rural area, or a small island state, if you invest in the stock market, if you invest in the stock market, if you care aboutjustice and our children's future, i am appealing directly to you. demand that renewable energy is introduced now at scale, demand an end to cold pie

off our —— coal—fired power, demand an end to all fossil fuel subsidies. the recovery from the covid pandemic is scandalously uneven. the war in ukraine is causing food and energy prices to skyrocket. but increasing fossil fuel production will only make matters worse. choices made by countries now will make or break the commitment to 1.5 degrees, a shift to renewables will mend our... climate promises and plans must be turned into reality and action now. it is time to stop burning our planet and start investing in the abundant renewable energy all around us. i know about the chair of the

ipcc to take the floor. == us. i know about the chair of the ipcc to take the floor.— ipcc to take the floor. -- i now invite the _ ipcc to take the floor. -- i now invite the chair— ipcc to take the floor. -- i now invite the chair to _ ipcc to take the floor. -- i now invite the chair to take - ipcc to take the floor. -- i now invite the chair to take the - ipcc to take the floor. -- i now. invite the chair to take the floor. we have — invite the chair to take the floor. we have just heard a very important message from the head of the united nations. the ipcc report before us todayis nations. the ipcc report before us today is powerful evidence that we have the great potential to mitigate climate change. we are at a crossroads. this is the time for action. we have the tools and the know—how to limit warming and secure a livable future. today's report marks the completion of the three ipcc working group contributions to the report, which will conclude with a citizens reports to be released later this year. this working group three report provides the most recent scientific knowledge on the mitigation of climate change. it

components the report on the state of global warming, which was released last summer, the report on the climate risks and adaptation of the climate risks and adaptation of the leastjust last month. together, they confirm that the ipcc is the authoritative scientific voice of the united nations on climate change, and that the ipcc is a unique interface between climate science and policy making. i am confident that the policymakers around the world, especially the cop 27 in egypt later this year, will benefit greatly from the four ipcc reports, and that these reports will be the backbone of the climate deliberations, decision—making and action, on a global, regional and national level. thank you. so action, on a global, regional and national level. thank you.- action, on a global, regional and national level. thank you. so we are 'ust ttoin national level. thank you. so we are just going to — national level. thank you. so we are just going to leave _ national level. thank you. so we are just going to leave that _ just going to leave that news

conference being held there by the intergovernmental panel on climate change, as they release the third part of a key climate change report. part one the winter temperature rise, part two of the impact of what that rise in temperature would have around the world, and this latest part, partly, at looking at what countries around the world can do to limit their emissions of carbon. talking about some of the work that has been done or in history has not been done, very critical of some governments and business leaders, some say one thing and are doing another. simply put, the are lying and the outcome of the catastrophic, he said. he said they are choking

our planet based on historic investments in fossil fuels. already, this reportjust been published, we will look at some of the details over the course of the afternoon, but a lot of criticism that many of the proposals have been heard before, but actually now is the time to take action, it is now or never, is the assessment there of the ipcc. much more on that for you a little later. let's return to our top story, the allegations of war crimes just outside kyiv as russian forces pull out of those areas. global outrage over the images of civilan bodies. french president emmanuel macron says there are clear indications russian forces have committed war crimes.

here's our correspondent paul adams, and a warning again that this report does contain distressing material. a war barely six weeks old, but a landscape already scarred, littered with the wreckage of two armies locked in combat. but there's more. shattered neighbourhoods, lives completely upended. and now stories of horrors inflicted on civilians. allegations of war crimes. in bucha, close to kyiv, satellite images appear to show a mass grave. signs of excavation beginning on march the 10th when russian troops controlled the area. as bucha's remaining civilian population grapples with the scale of what has happened to them, the world is asking, who did this, when, and why? talk of atrocities started to leak out via social media within days of russia's invasion. it has taken us this time to make absolutely sure that we know these things happened. and therefore that evidence is much more difficult for russia to refute. as the fighting continues, international outrage mounts and with it the growing conviction

that what we are seeing needs to be examined and perhaps prosecuted. translation: it is time to do - everything possible to make the war crimes of the russian military the last manifestation of such evil on earth. but what is a war crime? after the second world war, germans were found guilty of genocide and other crimes against europe's civilian population. nuremberg, the first tribunal of its kind. 50 years later, europe reeled in horror once more. bosnian muslims, men and boys, soldiers and civilians, caught and executed in cold blood at srebrenica. it took 12 years to capture, try, and convict the bosnian serb general ratko mladic. at a special tribunal at the hague he was accused of genocide and deliberately targeting civilians. when crimes are committed during war, justice does not come quickly.

the fighting has to end, criminals have to be found, handed over. sometimes political leaders are indicted. but in ukraine, the case against russia is starting to build. paul adams, bbc news. some breaking news to bring you, we are stealing from the governor of ukraine's northern region —— we are just hearing from the governor, telling us that there are no longer any russian troops in that region. we have been reporting about russian troops pulling out of areas, and our correspondence on the ground telling us that could be to prepare for much more of a military operation in the south and east of the country, that is seen as strategically very important, some of those russian troops pulling out of towns around the capital, kyiv. so in this report, the governor of the northern region of ukraine say they have left part of their vehicles, part of

their munitions as they pull out of there, but once again, our correspondence on the ground telling us that it feels like a strategic withdrawal from some areas to concentrate some of their forces in the south and east of the country, where some of those gains have been much more significant. but as we have also been here and, of course, as those troops withdraw, there are allegations that war crimes have been committed, as we see many bodies on the streets and some of those areas. and that is what ukraine's presents a has been talking about. president zelensky has visited the town of bucha, just outside the capital kyiv. over the weekend — following the withdrawal of russian troops — bodies were discovered in the streets. following that discovery, western leaders have called for an investigation into possible war crimes. here's what president zelensky has been saying. translation: whilst it is very important for us that the pressj are here, thejournalists are here,

and that is the most important thing, we want very much for them to show the world what was happening here, what the russian military were doing, what the russian federation was doing here in peaceful ukraine. also it is very important for us and for you to see the civilians that are today fighting for every person, with no electricity, without water. despite that, they are still rebuffing the russian occupiers, there is no difference between the government and the people, lots of representatives of the government that were kidnapped, and currently the local authorities who are present here also fought against the russian federation and they carry on doing that. just understand what sort of people live here, and you have to speak to the people,

and today, there were people receiving humanitarian aid, and there was a question, can we help with some food for homeless animals? and that is a trait, a characteristic of our people, to treat animals the way you would treat humans. you can see what was done to this modern town, and that is a characteristic of russian soldiers, that treat people worse than animals. that is real genocide of what you have seen here today, you can see what happened when thousands of people who were tortured and killed, cut off hands and legs, extremities, and what they did to the women, our delegation was at a meeting in turkey.

there was the negotiating group with the minister of foreign affairs, something didn't quite work out there, that was clear why. and i would say that the longer the russian federation will drag out the meeting process, the worse it will be for them and in principle for this situation, for this war, because with every day, with our army moving into previously occupied territory, you can see what is happening, it is very difficult to talk when you see what they have done here. and day by day, they find bodies in the cellars, people tortured, people killed, so if they have something to think with, they have to think quick.

in the last hour, president biden has been speaking about the atrocities in bucha. he called vladmir putin a war criminal. you may remember i was criticised for calling — you may remember i was criticised for calling vladimir putin i a war criminab — for calling vladimir putin i a war criminal. the truth of the matter is, you _ criminal. the truth of the matter is, you saw— criminal. the truth of the matter is, you saw what happened in bucha. he is— is, you saw what happened in bucha. he is a _ is, you saw what happened in bucha. he is a war— is, you saw what happened in bucha. he is a war criminal. we have to continue — he is a war criminal. we have to continue to— he is a war criminal. we have to continue to gather information and provide _ continue to gather information and provide weapons to ukraine to continue — provide weapons to ukraine to continue the fight, and we have to gather— continue the fight, and we have to gather all— continue the fight, and we have to gather all the detail so we can have a war— gather all the detail so we can have a war crimes trial. this guy is brutal, — a war crimes trial. this guy is brutal, and _ a war crimes trial. this guy is brutal, and what is happening in bucha _ brutal, and what is happening in bucha is— brutal, and what is happening in bucha is outrageous, and everyone has seen _ bucha is outrageous, and everyone has seen it — bucha is outrageous, and everyone has seen it. i think it is a war crime — has seen it. i think it is a war crime. ,, , . ., �* has seen it. i think it is a war crime. ,, , i ., �* the claims have been continually denied by russia. here's the foreign minister

sergei lavrov speaking this morning. translation: recently another fake attack was carried out in the city - of bucha in the kyiv region. a fake attack was staged there a few days after russian servicemen left the area, and it has been fermented on all channels and social media by ukrainian representatives. the russian armed forces completely withdrew from bucha on march 30. on march 31, the mayor solemnly said he had everything in order, and two days later we saw the staging organised in the streets. they are now trying to leverage that for anti—russian purposes. our moscow correspondentjenny hill can tell us more about what the kremlin have been saying. they are simply repeating the line

that the reports you are reading, the footage your sin, all of them are fake news and that ukrainians have simply staged all of it. the kremlin is absolutely insistent, it categorically rejects any accusation that it has carried out war crimes, and says that it is simply something that the ukrainians have fabricated. we have had all sorts of statements all day from various officials, various departments, the ministry of defence this morning saying not a single local resident in bucha suffered from any violent action, and that actually, contrary to reports, the troops were engaged in delivering humanitarian aid to settlements around that particular area. it is not the first time, by any stretch, that moscow has dismissed such reports as fake news. you will recall the strike on the maternity hospital in mariupol a couple of weeks ago, and the immediate response to that was

denial, and then the accusation that it had been staged, essentially, for western journalists, it had been staged, essentially, for westernjournalists, to photograph western journalists, to photograph and westernjournalists, to photograph and report on. its]!!! western journalists, to photograph and report on— and report on. all the while, the war continues, _ and report on. all the while, the war continues, international- war continues, international attention quite clearly focused on these images we are saying for russian troops to withdraw from certain areas. what is the creme one thing about operations, particularly in the south and east of the country? —— what is the kremlin saying? country? -- what is the kremlin sa int? ~ ., , , saying? we get regular briefings from the ministry _ saying? we get regular briefings from the ministry of _ saying? we get regular briefings from the ministry of defence, i saying? we get regular briefings. from the ministry of defence, was upbeat, was keen to make russians think the special military operation is going according to plan, so they are full of developments and ground gained in the south and east of the country, they say it is going well. the kremlinjust country, they say it is going well. the kremlin just last week said they are going to intensify its efforts in the south and east —— south and east, in its words in order to

deliver it to region, and that is where it's focuses right now, and thatis where it's focuses right now, and that is where we can expect to see real developments in the coming days. real developments in the coming da s. i , real developments in the coming da s. , ., , days. jenny hill with the latest from moscow. _ june brown, who played dot cotton for over 30 years in the the bbc one soap eastenders, has died at the age of 95. she became synonmous with the chain—smoking mum of bad boy "nasty" nick cotton, although she had many other roles on stage and screen. june brown once said the only thing she had in common with dot was her christianity. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at her career. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! god—fearing, chain—smoking, hypochondriac dot cotton. all right, you made your point. it was forjune brown the role of a lifetime. i hope you know that tate has got a bit of a reputation. give us a tea and a glass of water.

june brown was 58 when she arrived in eastenders. work had been drying up. but my head feels as though a circular saw�*s going through it. the offer to play dot changed everything. even religious men who collect bibles can only think of the one thing. but they didn't have a lot in common. people ask me if i'm like dot. hello,jim. it's me, dorothy. the only way i am like dot is in my feelings about spirituality, only they are rather advanced for dot, but apart from that, i'm not really like dot at all, i don't think. you want to tell your children what i used to tell my nick. dot was walford born and bred. june grew up in suffolk. she trained at the old vic, and appeared in dozens of productions over the years.

she also had six children. i love the stage. you see, it's alive, this theatre. it's had live words spoken and live reactions, everything has been live. i just want to act, you see. i really do. if it's money you're after, you're looking in the wrong place. sorry, ma, for everything lever put you through. 70 years on stage and screen, more than 30 in eastenders. confess to jesus. dot cotton could easily have just come and gone, but it wasjune brown that turned her into an indispensable part of albert square. june brown who has died at the age of 95. and an eastenders spokesperson said this afternoon, "there are not enough words to describe how muchjune was loved and adored by everyone

at eastenders, her loving warmth, wit and great humour will never be forgotten." some stars have been paying tribute tojune brown. fellow eastenders star danniella westbrook... and the actor and writer stephen fry said... and the bbc�*s director general tim davie said... 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. our political correspondent

rajdeep sandhu has all the details. these are part of the 20 frames the metropolitan police had already told us they would be a shame. we are getting some more detail about what the fines are for —— part of the 20 frames the metropolitan police had already told us they would be issuing. some of them relate to a leaving do the night before prince philip's funeral last year, it was juxtaposed with that picture of the queen at the next day sitting all alone at prince philip's funeral abiding by the covid rules. the metropolitan police has been sending these fines, people have been getting e—mails about these fines, and it says there are reasonable grounds to believe they committed an offence. the prime minister has throughout this always said that he

has been reassured, he said this to mps in the house of commons, he has been reassured that no covid rules were broken in downing street, but it seems the metropolitan police have concluded something different, and what we seem to be getting now is a few question marks over the prime minister and whether he misled the house of commons. that is a convention, if you mislead the house, ministers in the past have resigned. now there are question marks over the prime minister and whether he misled the house or not. the brexit opportunities ministerjacob rees—mogg has insisted today that the prime minister did not, that the prime minister was given wrong information and that he made no deliberate effort to mislead anybody. the welsh secretary simon hart has said today that people have moved on from this, from the kind of saga of partygate, and doesn't think the prime minister should resign. that is in stark contrast to the labour leader

sir keir starmer, who think the prime minister is unfit to hold office, and wants him to come to the house of commons and explain himself. downing street have said that the prime minister will be commenting at the end of the process, not in the middle of it, and they also said today that the prime minister has not been fined. they said they would tell the public if he did receive one of these fines. time for the weather now. where has the glorious weather gun? weill. time for the weather now. where has the glorious weather gun?— the glorious weather gun? well, a bit of a transition. _ the glorious weather gun? well, a bit of a transition. today, - the glorious weather gun? well, a bit of a transition. today, it - the glorious weather gun? well, a bit of a transition. today, it is - bit of a transition. today, it is weirdly muggy out there, but we have had cloud piling in, and the drizzle, and for most of us, this guy is like this, quite flat and grey, nothing like the sparkling sunshine of the weekend. the payoff is that we have moved into milder atlantic air coming in around this area of high pressure, and through this afternoon, we've seen temperatures nudging into the teens, and overnight tonight, again, it

will be weirdly mild. we have frost at the weekend. overnight tonight, tomorrow is for many of us nine or 10 degrees. some more drizzly rain, particularly murky across the hills. look across here, a little blue slice across northern scotland. there is still arctic air nearby, through tuesday, it sits across northern scotland in these weather fronts come running in with this moisture, we could see some pretty heavy snowfall across the highlands and grampians. significant accumulations into wednesday. rain further south into scotland and northern ireland. england and wales, actually, hopefully returning a bit of brightness come tomorrow afternoon, and i think up to 15 degrees. but don't get too used to that. go there again for the end of the week. —— colder again for the end of the week. 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 immediately. there is real genocide, what you have seen here today, which you can see, what happened when thousands of people that were tortured and killed. and the mayor of the besieged city of mariupol says 90% of the city has been destroyed, and there are reports that evacuation buses are still not being allowed in. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! the eastenders veteranjune brown, who played dot cotton for more than three decades, has died at the age of 95. 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 and ba has cancelled around 100 flights and eurotunnel warns of three—hour delays.

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's louisa. good afternoon. tiger woods says he'll make a "game—time decision" on whether he's fit enough to compete at the masters, which starts on thursday. he's at augusta to continue what he called his "preparation and practice" but he hasn't played competitively since suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash 14 months ago. woods has won the masters five times and he's named as one of 91 participants this week, but he needs to decide whether he can cope with the demands of a hilly course in tournament conditions. the race to finish in the top four and secure a champions league place in the english premier league is hotting up. spurs beat newcastle 5—1 yesterday to go fourth, ahead of their north london rivals arsenal on goal difference. but the gunners have two games in hand, and the first of those is away against crystal palace tonight. arsenal boss mikel arteta has

impressed palace's manager, the former arsenal midfielder patrick vieira. he went through a difficult period, and he managed to keep his calm and his cool, and managed to return the situation, i would say. all the credit to him. and the work he has been doing, and the results that he's had lately have been really positive. everything you do is about the whole team. every individual has a role, every unit has a role, and the team has to be with the right level of focus, aggression, understanding of what can happen, and try to avoid it. every phase of the game that we tried to train it, to practise it, and to improve it to the highest level. what we have to do is win the football matches that we need to do to achieve what we want, and that's only in our hands.

liverpool will be back in the women's top flight liverpool will be back in the women's top flight next liverpool will be back in the women's top flight next season liverpool will be back in the women's top flight next season after beating their nearest rivals bristol city to win promotion to the wsl with two games to spare. liverpool's women's team were relegated in the points per game basis in 2020 because of covid—19. that was the same season the men's team won the premier league, their manager juergen klopp is delighted that the women's team will be returning the wsl. really happy for the girls, and that is a big, big thing. obviously, liverpool was in the last year is not famous for treating, or dealing with the women's football outstandingly well. they didn't go down to the championship for no reason. but now they are back, we have to make sure that we use the situation. poland's iga swiatek has been confirmed as the new world number one in the women's tennis rankings, replacing ash barty, who retired last month. swiatek celebrated her new status in style at the weekend,

winning the miami open with victory over naomi osaka. that was her third title in a row and extended her winning streak to 17 matches. after the event, she was able to reflect on the past couple of weeks, and her reaction when she heard that barty had decided to quit. i was crying for 40 minutes, basically! both because of, you know, her retirement and that i didn't really know it's going to happen, and it really surprised me, because i always have this vision that we were going to all play until we were 35 or something. after two hours of being really emotional, and i realised that, hey, you don't know what's going to happen yet, and you still have to win some matches. let's wait with the... you know, emotions, and with being excited, because you have work to do, and that's what i thought, and i think it really helped me to stay focused on the tournament. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour.

thank you, louisa. sport centre, here's louisa. families hoping to get away for easter are facing travel chaos today as airlines cancelled more than 120 flights and eurotunnel warned of 3 hour delays. our correspondent, matt graveling is at heathrow airport. he sent us this update. on a day like this, you _ he sent us this update. on a day like this, you can _ he sent us this update. on a day like this, you can see _ he sent us this update. on a day like this, you can see why - he sent us this update. on a day| like this, you can see why people want to get away, but it is the first school holiday since the start of the pandemic when there are no travel restrictions, so people trying to get away, but on top of that, we have record number of covid infections. especially in the aviation industry, people like everywhere else are off sick, but this has come at a time in aviation when, following the pandemic, a lot of their staff actually left the industry, so they were starting from low numbers of staff anyway. as a result, we have seen cancellation of flights and delays. we have been told by the airports these delays are not as bad as they were over the weekend and things are getting

better, but as a result we have still seen cancellations. around 60 from easyjet and another 60 today for ba. the airlines are telling us that there interviewing hundreds of people every single week to try and stop these delays from happening, but the problem is, when you meet a potential member of staff, you have then got weeks of training and then they have to pass security checks, so it's about 6—8 weeks before they were actually working at one of the airports. we are also hearing about delays at manchester airport and even the eurotunnel overnight, three—hour delays because of a stock vehicle there. so there are problems. we are told it is getting better, and i will leave you with some good news, because we just heard a couple of hours ago that there was a planned strike here at heathrow this weekend, with 160 baggage maintenance engineers due to go on strike. that would have caused problems. that has now been postponed. 50 problems. that has now been postponed-— problems. that has now been postponed. problems. that has now been --ostoned. . , ., postponed. so that is the view from heathrow. lisa minot is travel editor

at the sun newspaper — she gave us her analysis on why the airlines and airports weren't better prepared and offers her advice if you plan on getting away this easter. u nfortu nately, ba unfortunately, ba have already come out and said that they are reducing their schedule up to may, because i think that they recognise themselves they don't currently have the way to actually sort of staff up all of these flights and the airports, just due to the quite staggering demand we've had. people haven't been away for two years. your correspondent was saying, this is the first time families can travel without restrictions from the uk. many countries across europe are starting to drop their restrictions. only this week, france decided you could go into france if you are unvaccinated, and that will be a big boost to parents with children of that sort of just boost to parents with children of that sort ofjust coming up to 12 age. so it was obvious there was going to be some kind of a problem. stansted airport today have put out an a warning saying that over the

coming four—day bank holiday weekend, thousands of people are due to go through the airport, compared to go through the airport, compared tojust 8000 last to go through the airport, compared to just 8000 last year when we were still not down, and it obviously takes time to get up to standard and “p takes time to get up to standard and up to actually making sure that the airport can run in the way that it did pre—pandemic. yes, we know that that planning is difficult, especially in an industry that was so badly affected by lockdown. how long do we think it takes to get better? is the sort of the trial run for the busy summer period? i the trial run for the busy summer eriod? ~ , , , . period? i think this is very much the case- _ period? i think this is very much the case- i— period? i think this is very much the case. ithink— period? i think this is very much the case. i think really - period? i think this is very much the case. i think really this - period? i think this is very much the case. i think really this is . period? i think this is very much | the case. i think really this is the point now where they should be getting this staff trained up. they should be recruiting. as they say they are all recruiting at the moment. and hopefully by the summer, we should have a situation where we are going to be in a slightly better position. that is not to say that even pre—pandemic, we didn't have a serious problem sometimes at airports. when you have these pinch points, when not to people want to go away at the same time, and

obvious to, easter being one of them. the next one will be, obviously, the summer holidays, and before that, perhaps the may half term. and of course, we got the queensjubilee weekend. again, queens jubilee weekend. again, anotherfour—day queensjubilee weekend. again, another four—day weekend, so we have certain points coming up that they should be looking to make sure they are completely staffed up now. share are completely staffed up now. are there staff available to mecca we have heard time and time again, many industries, particularly things like hospitality but also travel, that they simply can't get the staff they need because there has been such a reset as a result of the pandemic? yes, and that is very true. we have had two years where thousands and thousands of airport workers and airline staff were laid off because flights weren't going anywhere, airports were closed, and these people have found jobs in other industries. you have to remember that these are not highly paid industries. generally, if you are working in airlines or airports, you are not being paid huge amounts of money, and i think a lot of those

people have just found otherjobs money, and i think a lot of those people havejust found otherjobs in other environments, so they are not so easy to get straight back into it. it is a case of actually training up a whole new set of staff. , ., ., , , staff. yes, and i wonder if this is dama . int staff. yes, and i wonder if this is damaging for— staff. yes, and i wonder if this is damaging for the _ staff. yes, and i wonder if this is damaging for the industry - staff. yes, and i wonder if this is damaging for the industry as - staff. yes, and i wonder if this is damaging for the industry as a l damaging for the industry as a whole, when people might be a bit nervous about getting back on a plane, queueing at an airport, when they see the sort of images we have seen at heathrow and manchester airport of crowds, packed pretty tightly together, not a great image for an industry that is saying, come on back after two years of almost lockdown and shut down? yes. on back after two years of almost lockdown and shut down? yes, and i do understand _ lockdown and shut down? yes, and i do understand that _ lockdown and shut down? yes, and i do understand that for _ lockdown and shut down? yes, and i do understand that for certain - do understand that for certain people it will be quite disturbing to see images like that. you know, we are used to wearing masks and airports, now we no longer have to wear masks. lots of people in a very small space, as you have said. i can understand for a lot of people that can be quite concerning, and that's not great for the industry. they really need to have a good news story to be selling people, travel is back, we can go without restrictions, there are no tests, and this doesn't help when you see these kind of scenes. all i can suggest to people as get to the

airport as early as you possibly can. if you can travel without luggage, as in hold luggage, that will probably be a lot easier for you, because you will not be tied to a check—in desk before you then have to go through security, so if you can travel just with to go through security, so if you can traveljust with hand luggage, thatis can traveljust with hand luggage, that is the best, and it make sure you look up what your rights are so you look up what your rights are so you don't miss out should the worst happen. the official list of covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of infection. originally a fever, a new continuous cough, and the loss of taste and smell made up the list, but now it includes things like headaches, sore throats, and exhaustion. it comes as uk covid infections hit record levels, with around 1 in 13 of us testing positive for the virus. ravindra kumar gupta is a professor of clinical microbiology at the university of cambridge. he says the lack of tests poses issues when symptoms are so generic.

the omicron variant has really brought a real dilemma to us, because the symptoms are so nonspecific that testing... the testing rates are going to go up significantly, and that would be in the context of them being freely available, but of course, now we have a situation where testing has been scaled back, therefore, many infections are going to go undiagnosed, and therefore the true numbers of infections will be underestimated. it is for 40 5pm. the headlines... the headlines on bbc news... ukraine's president says he is setting up a special team that will start investigating alleged russian war crimes immediately. 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. i've got to face facts, with my nerves, i've got to smoke. you silly little man! the eastenders veteranjune brown, who played dot cotton for more than three decades, has died at the age of 95.

american singerjon batiste was the big winner at the grammy awards, which took place in las vegas overnight, taking home five trophies, including album of the year and best music video. but the spotlight wasn't only on the music industry. the war in ukraine took centre stage. 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. here's our correspondent sophie long. # come on # 7-7-7 # 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 open. 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 to the controversy at last week's oscars. i'm going to present this award, and i trust that you people - will stay 500 feet away from me. laughter just playing. and the grammys did what the oscars didn't, and gave the ukrainian president the opportunity to make a direct plea for help to the audience. john legend followed with a performance alongside ukrainian musicians, which received a standing ovation. applause

19—year—old disney actress—turned—pop—sensation olivia rodrigo was given the grammys for best newcomer and best pop vocal album. i want to thank my mom 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 the 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 # got to know...#

it started as a six—week experiment in 1972. the pandemic caused long waiting lists for nhs treatment, but one speciality has seen the sharpest increases — gynaecology. there are now 60% more women waiting in england than before the pandemic. across the uk, more than half a million women are waiting for help. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says "gender bias" is to blame, and that women's health is "consistently deprioritised and overlooked". this report from our health correspondent catherine burns. in pain, their lives on hold, more than half a million women across the uk are on waiting lists for gynaecology treatment. the bleeding over time, over that year, got heavier and heavier and the pain got worse and worse. i'm pretty much housebound now, erm, due to the pain. l have another year—and—a—half to go before i can have my hysterectomy. i the biggest impact for me so far has been on my mental health. it's just...

it's just got worse. i'm sick of feeling, at 44, like i'm 94. like so many other women, pain is a constant companion for lucy reddin. she has endometriosis, which means tissue like the lining of the womb grows in places it shouldn't, including the ovaries. i'll be honest, i've felt suicidal at times with this condition. the level of pain, you just, just want it to stop. you just want it to go away. for lucy, endometriosis means she's not been able to have children. now, she needs a hysterectomy. she was referred for help in march last year, but is worried she's still got a long wait ahead of her. i can't even put it into words, because my life is not my life as it is at the moment. it's cruel. it's cruel to leave somebody waiting there for that long. you wouldn't do that to a dog. there were problems with gynaecology waiting lists before covid.

in february 2020, almost 290,000 women in england were on a waiting list. the latest figures bring it closer to 460,000 — an increase of 60%. before the pandemic, 66 women were on the list for more than a year. now, there are almost 25,000. the nhs is dealing with a record backlog of people waiting for care and the priority is often on patients with conditions that could kill them. the women on these gynaecology waiting lists aren't dying, but their doctors say many of them are barely living. hundreds of thousands of women, young and old, often with conditions that can be extremely painful, impact their fertility and damage their mental health. i believe that women's health and gynaecology has been significantly affected by this because there is an element of gender bias in the system at the moment. the priority that they urgently need is not being given to them.

the government is publishing a women's health strategy later this year and ministers accept that health services must listen to women's voices. nhs england says waiting times across the system are more than six weeks down on their peak in the pandemic. the impact of this - condition is devastating, almost soul—destroying. i can't enjoy my life properly and i want it back. i just continue to just... barely exist. catherine burns, bbc news. egg farmers are demanding 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 it's expected to rise more

because russia and ukraine are major exporters of grain. i think it's fair in that, if a small price rise isn't forthcoming now to producers, via the retailers and packers, there might not be many eggs on offer on retail shelves. we know that hen numbers are falling, and egg supplies 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. it started as a six—week experiment in 1972. newsround, presented byjohn craven, aimed to tell children coming home from school about the big news stories of the day. today the show turns 50. lizo mzimba, who was a newsround presenter himself, looks back at half a century of the programme. on bbc one now, it's time i forjohn craven's newsround.

back in 1972, many people said that children weren't interested in news. hello again. a cartoon poster launched around the world has just been hit by a new eruption. did you ever imagine, john, that when you started newsround, it would still be going, 50 years on? no way. we did it as a little experiment for six weeks, twice a week, on tuesdays and thursdays. we were filling in a little gap in the schedules. america's mariner 10 spacecraft... children loved the way it told stories, as well as the range of subjects. from world events... hello, and now that peace is close at hand in vietnam... ..to the environment and wildlife, it dealt with the biggest events for all audiences. it was often the first news bulletin to report on breaking stories. hello again. within the last few minutes, we've heard there's been an explosion on board the space shuttle challenger. it always dealt sensitively with difficult news.

julie etchingham remembers how as well as reporting all the facts about the death of princess diana, the audience also heard from a bereavement counsellor in the studio. thinking about how our audience i was absorbing it and being affected by it, and i think that's one of the really wonderful... i there's so many wonderful things about newsround, i but that's one of the greatest. it sort of thinks hard _ about the impact on its audience, not injust a sort ofjournalistic way, but in an emotional- way as well. the world has changed immeasurably in 50 years, is newsround still relevant? i think its impact is probably more important than ever now, because there's so much false news around, children have access to all kinds of wrong information. it's very important that newsround maintains its role in television and in national life. john, thank you very much for your time. and congratulations — 50 years of newsround, what an achievement!

the music gets us every time! now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. good afternoon again. it is snowing at the moment in shetland. this image recently sent in from our weather watcher. image recently sent in from our weatherwatcher. for image recently sent in from our weather watcher. for much of the uk, very different feeling day. cold through the day, but actually, today it has been unnervingly mild,. we have pulled an atlantic air, which is why, but the arctic air is still here to the north—east of the uk. as the two come together, we could see something quite significantly wintry for the islands and grampians going through tuesday into wednesday. call tonight for the northern isles and north—east scotland. there will be a frosty. elsewhere, the atlantic i will keep unseasonably mild temperatures. they will drop for more with most of us know lower than

double figures. 10—11 the daytime figures. through tuesday, more weather fronts and moisture to push its way towards scotland, and as it meets up with that cold arctic air, with the highlands and grampians, we will see persistence no. because of that, we could get up to 20 centimetres of snow on wednesday, snow even to lower levels for a time as well. for the south into scotland, quite heavy rain, but big differences in temperature, 11 in aberdeen, three in glasgow. similar temperatures for belfast. across england and wales, much more in the way of brightness than today, and up to 15 degrees. tuesday into wednesday, the colder air starts to begin its process of moving into the uk, quite gradually through wednesday. we will pull a weather front through and see some showers following on, perhaps heavier ones with hail and thunder. lively affairs, temperatures two or three degrees down on tuesday. sunny spells, still some snow from northern scotland on wednesday. and for wednesday into thursday, here we

go. open the floodgates for the end of the week. down comes that colder air into all areas, and we will be looking out for the risk of snow. but for some snow showers for northern and eastern scotland, some across northern england, but further south, we have a weather front that will kind of snake to the south of the uk. our models are having difficulty pinning down its exact position at the moment, but for friday, you can see that it wants to push that from quite a way north into that goal there, so our biggest debating point at the moment in the offices where we will see something wintry on friday. it could be far north as the brecon some across the moors of the south—west, down into the salisbury plain, maybe even something that is how these. certainly wintry showers further north, but if you are concerned and particularly if you are travelling, particularly if you are travelling, part of the easter holiday on friday, for example, it will be worth keeping up—to—date the latest forecast.

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