welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: ukraine's president zelensky visits the battered town of bucha and accuses russian forces of committing genocide. translation: russian soldiers treat people i worse than animals. there is real genocide, what you've seen here today. the extent of the brutality is becoming clear. shocking images of bodies of civilians lying in the streets have led to worldwide condemnation of russia. they are still discovering dead bodies here in bucha, the horror of what unfolded coming to light now. but there are still areas of this country under russian control, and no—one quite knows

what's going on there. russia denies involvement, with president putin's team saying the images of atrocities in ukraine are staged and that no war crimes have been committed. but president biden has said for the first time that vladimir putin should be put on trial. our other main stories on newsday: protests and resignations in sri lanka — pressure mounts on the country's leaders over the deepening economic crisis and rolling power cuts. a bleak assessment of the future of the planet, as scientists warn it's "now or never" if disastrous climate change is to be contained. and how students in england are looking for new ways to stop devastating flooding, through the power of video games. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday.

hello and welcome to the programme. president zelensky has visited the ukrainian town of bucha, where shocking images of bodies of civilians lying in the streets have led to worldwide condemnation of russia. mr zelensky accused russian forces of committing genocide, while president biden called vladimir putin a war criminal and said the russian leader should be put on trial. we'll have more on that injust a moment. as russian troops withdraw from bucha — which is just to the north—west of the capital kyiv — the extent of the brutality is becoming ever more clear. russia is still denying any involvement in the mutilation and murder of hundreds of civilians. it says the images shown by the world's media are staged and fake. our correspondent yogita limaye was one of the journalists who travelled to bucha

with president zelensky. and i want to warn you, her report contains some distressing images. the place where ukraine's pushback against russia is most clearly visible. this street in the town of bucha, just outside of kyiv, lined with blown—up tanks and armoured vehicles. today, ukrainian�*s president, volodymyr zelensky, visited the town, drawing attention to the brutality that unfolded here. "i believe these are definitely war crimes, i believe it's "genocide in its purest sense, because children have "been killed, women have been raped and civilians "executed," he said. through the day, we saw evidence of deliberate murders. in the village of motyzhyn, a shallow grave was found in the woods. four bodies could be seen

half—buried, but officials told us there could be more. 51—year—old olha sukhenko, her husband igor and her son oleksander, who was 25. she was the head of the village. they lived in this house. officials believe they were killed by russian soldiers for helping ukraine's army. in bucha, in the basement of a building, we saw the bodies of five men, hands tied behind their backs, some shot in the head, others in the chest. pictures too ghastly to show. vlad was helping gather the bodies being found. translation: people have been shot in the head by russian - snipers, people on bicycles, people delivering potatoes. i can tell you so many stories, but i don't want to. i want to forget them.

these men are still to be identified. the mayor says more than 300 have been killed. they are still discovering dead bodies here in bucha, the horror of what unfolded coming to light now. but there are still areas of this country under russian control, and no—one quite knows what's going on there. "is it still possible to talk peace with russia?", we asked president zelensky. "ukraine deserves peace, we can't live with war. "every day our army is fighting, but we don't want "the lives of millions to be lost," he said. "that's why dialogue is necessary." yogita limaye, bbc news, bucha. as we mentioned, russia's response to the global

outpouring of anger and condemnation has been to deny any involvement, accusing the world's media of making it all up. the shocking images of bodies in the streets of bucha were staged, they said, and talk of war crimes and genocide was fake news. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has led the kremlin�*s response to the fury of the international community, as our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. this is how russia wants its soldiers in ukraine to be seen, as heroes and humanitarian workers, a caring, sharing army, spreading goodness and light to those it claims to be liberating. but moscow knows the international community doesn't believe that. mr lavrov, the us president has called your president a war criminal and said he must be held accountable. what does that tell us about russia's international reputation right now? translation: what this says

is many american politicians | who started the iraq war, destroyed syria, invaded libya, their conscience is in a bad way. our main interest is what the russian people think about this situation. as for evidence of apparent russian atrocities, the kremlin calls those provocations and fakes. whenever russia is accused of anything, be it the poisonings in salisbury or, in this case, atrocities in ukraine, the reaction from the authorities is much the same — deny everything and point the finger back. and because the kremlin has total control of the media here, it's able to persuade many russians that it's right. and the kremlin is receiving spiritual support. yesterday, the russian patriarch led prayers in the cathedral of the russian armed forces.

he told soldiers they were heroes defending the motherland and russia's freedom. from the church, no hint of criticism of methods or aims. but some russians disagree with both. ruslan was a senior manager at one of russia's largest banks, but he's resigned in protest at russia's offensive in ukraine and the bank's support for it. translation: russia has created a huge area of chaos _ and lawlessness in ukraine. of course, the russian government is responsible for what's happening there. before the war, i was proud of being russian, there was lots to be proud of, but the war has cancelled all of that out. ruslan took a moral stand, but he has no illusions — the russia he thought he knew has gone. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.

as we have been telling you, the us presidentjoe biden has been calling for president putin to be tried for war crimes with the ghost of the atrocities in the town of bucha. —— with regards to. our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. peter, great to have you on the programme. eater, president biden used some strong words. just housing of the can is his intervention?— intervention? this is significant, - intervention? this is significant, because | intervention? this is l significant, because it intervention? this is - significant, because it tells us there is a process under way, with the support of the us president, a process that could lead to a war crimes trial with president putin as the defendant —— how significant is this? president biden described what happened in bucha as outrageous, but stopping short of calling it genocide, a term which president zelensky has used, the president biden saying he is not prepared to go that far yet because there is an evidence gathering process

that needs to go ahead, with the state department here in the state department here in the us and allies in the west gathering evidence as to what is has actually happened on the ground. jake sullivan, the national security adviser here gave in the been more detail. he said the us had not yet seen what he described as systemic deprivation of human life which would support genocide, but the key word there is yet. the process is under way to gather that evidence that could possibly be used against president putin by prosecutors. so, peter, where does this go from here? and in terms of a realistic trial of some sort, are we going to get to that stage? it are we going to get to that staue? . ., are we going to get to that staue? ., , stage? it could potentially get to that stage, _ stage? it could potentially get to that stage, but _ stage? it could potentially get to that stage, but it _ stage? it could potentially get to that stage, but it is - stage? it could potentially get to that stage, but it is quite i to that stage, but it is quite a way off yet. if you imagine any criminal trial, in any city across the united states, there is an evidence gathering process. that is what

prosecutors do, to make sure that they have a rock—solid case that will stand up in court. this is no different, albeit on a much bigger scale and the crimes that are allegedly being committed of course are the worst of the worst, but what is happening is evidence gathering on the ground. if it is believed, and this is a collaboration between the us and its allies, that there is that rock—solid evidence, there is no reason why there cannot be at least an attempt at a trial with, as i say, president putin as the man charged. say, president putin as the man charued. �* ., , say, president putin as the man charued. 1, , ., , charged. peter bowes, always ureat to charged. peter bowes, always great to get — charged. peter bowes, always great to get you _ charged. peter bowes, always great to get you on _ charged. peter bowes, always great to get you on the - great to get you on the programme with your thoughts. thanks forjoining us on newsday. to sri lanka now, where hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting against worsening shortages of fuel, food and medicines. the governor of the central bank has resigned and senior government ministers have stepped down because of the growing economic crisis. problems have been made worse by the collapse of the tourism industry during the pandemic,

as our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from colombo. they're calling it sri lanka's arab spring. a mass uprising in a country on the brink of economic collapse. people have had enough of food and fuel shortages and daily power cuts. a few moments ago, the street lights went. people are waving their phones in the airfor light. this is another moment of solidarity, in a country which was once deeply divided by civil war. as the desperation has grown, so have the protests. why are you here today? to show the disbelief that the people of sri lanka have in this government. and to show how they have failed us as a nation. people can't afford their daily rice, their dhal, their basic necessities. people can't get on buses to

come to work, to go to school. how much worse can it get? there is no petrol, there is no diesel. | kids can't sit their exams. because there is no paper. people have been queueing for hours just to get cooking gas. the country struggled to import basics after foreign currency reserves ran low, in part due to a drop in tourism. prices are now sky—high. at the local market, we met advertising executive rajeev. so this is an apple. it used to cost, what, a year ago? a year ago, 30 rupees. 30 rupees an apple. now, how much are the apples? right now, one piece is 100 rupees, no? 150? so the price of this apple has gone up by five times in a year. sri lankans blame the country's president, gotabaya rajapaksa, for mismanaging the economy. seen as a ruthless politician, he is clinging on to power, even as the entire cabinet quit.

tonight, protesters gathered outside his office in the capital, demanding he resign. an island nation in turmoil, running out of the basics and running out of patience. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll tell you how a video game could hold the answer to the end of flooding in england. 25 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, of power to influence.

today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's i works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss - to everybody who loves art. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: ukraine's president zelensky visits the battered town of bucha and accuses russian forces of committing genocide. the extent of the brutality is becoming clear. shocking images of bodies of civilians lying in the streets have led to worldwide

condemnation of russia. to hong kong now, where the city's chief executive carrie lam has announced that she will not seek re—election for a second term in office. during her five years in charge, she oversaw huge changes, including the implementation of a major national security law. the territory also saw huge pro—democracy protests against growing chinese control in hong kong. to discuss more about her time in charge, we can cross live to melbourne and join kevin carrico, who is a senior lecturer in chinese studies at monash university. it's great to get you on the programme, kevin. let's start by getting your reaction, shall we? were you surprised that carrie lam decided to step down? in carrie lam decided to step down? ., ~ ., carrie lam decided to step down? . . ., , , carrie lam decided to step down? ., , , ., down? in a certain sense, one could say _ down? in a certain sense, one could say i _ down? in a certain sense, one could say i was _ down? in a certain sense, one

could say i was surprised. - down? in a certain sense, one| could say i was surprised. lam has certainly bent over backwards to make beijing happy of a process that has made the hong kong people very unhappy, yet from my perspective, i was really less surprised then one might sayjust really less surprised then one might say just disinterested. lam's reign over hong kong has been really disastrous, if we look at the developments of the past five years, as hong kong has transformed from a dynamic, global financial centre characterised by the rule of law to a place where people now face potential life sentences simply for exercising their legally guaranteed rights. as a result, over these past five years, many people have called on carrie lam to step down, but actually is, ifear that, actually is, i fear that, really, actually is, ifear that, really, nothing will change and

that her legacy will be a hong kong that was personally changed for the worse —— but now that she actually is. indeed, kevin. just in terms of her replacement, we are hearing reports thatjohn lee, her deputy, is the person likely to be selected when that selection process comes out later in the year. what do we know about him, in terms of how he might end up being in charge and it sort of policies he may put in place in hong kong? john sort of policies he may put in place in hong kong? john lee is the secretary — place in hong kong? john lee is the secretary for _ place in hong kong? john lee is the secretary for security. - the secretary for security. amid a collection of highly unpopular politicians, john lee is really uniquely unpopular. he has overseen hong kong's transformation from, really, global financial centre to basically pyongyang with better weather, unfortunately, and, really, the way that i feel is that whether it is john really, the way that i feel is that whether it isjohn lee or

whether it is someone else, it does not particularly matter. the failure of carrie lam's rain has certainly been contributed to by her own leadership style, her own personality, but in reality, it is also very much a reflection of the fundamental problem of the hong kong chief executive, who is supposed to serve the city of hong kong but who is, for all intents and purposes, chosen by beijing. andy hong kong people and the rulers in beijing see the city's potential and see its future very differently, so without any change in that structure, there is little hope —— and the hong kong people. there is little hope -- and the hong kong people.— there is little hope -- and the hong kong people. very true. kevin carrico _ hong kong people. very true. kevin carrico there, _ hong kong people. very true. kevin carrico there, thank- hong kong people. very true. j kevin carrico there, thank you so much forjoining us on the programme with your thoughts.

leading international scientists have warned that it's "now or never" if disastrous climate change is to be minimized. the latest assessment from the united nations inter—governmental panel on climate change says the rise in global temperatures can only be held below 1.5 degrees celsius — the real danger mark — if governments act immediately. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. what the un has published today is a road map for saving the world from the worst of climate change, but it comes with a massive warning. it is now or never. there can be no more broken promises on climate, says the un. some governments and business leaders are saying one thing but doing another. simply put, they are lying. and the results will be catastrophic. but there is some good news in today's report, so let's start there. the cost of renewable technologies — wind turbines, solar panels, batteries — have been falling far quicker than anyone expected. as a result, the world is rapidly building

solar and wind plants. in fact, last year, 10% of global electricity was generated from renewables, according to a report last week. but, says the un, harnessing the power of the sun and the wind will not be enough. the report details how we'll also need to change the way we get around, what we eat, how efficient our homes and businesses are, how we farm, how we produce the goods we buy, how we move those goods around and how we protect the natural world. in short, pretty much everything has to change, because pretty much everything we do produces carbon dioxide. it is possible, says today's report, but time is almost out. we've got to peak carbon emissions before 2025, says the un, and then cut them back by at least 43% by the end of 2030. and then we need to take them all the way down

to net zero by 2050. it is a tall order, especially given that emissions are currently going up, not down. what needs to happen is that we need to use all the available tools we have, in terms of policies, technologies, and we need to start to use them immediately. if that happens, then it is still possible, just possible, to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. but we'll also need to develop technologies to take carbon out of the atmosphere to balance out those emissions we cannot eradicate. trees are one way, but we will need high—tech solutions too, and they have yet to be proved, at scale. now, making all these changes will cost money, but it will also deliver huge benefits, says the un. staying with climate, and over the last decade, there've been serious problems with flooding all across the uk. now, a pilot scheme has been set—up in northern england

to try and tackle the issue by raising awareness and finding solutions in an unlikely way. steffan powell reports. boxing day 2015 in lancashire — roads turned to rivers, a remainder of the power and devastation of flooding. how to stop it from happening again is a question people have been asking ever since. today in preston, the next generation is looking for an answer somewhere new — in a video game. what i'm looking for you all to do today is to defend preston from flooding for me, please. parts of the city under threat from rising river levels have been carefully recreated in one of the most popular titles in the world, minecraft. we've set up a simulation that will test to see if your barrier will work or doesn't work. so is everybody up to the challenge? working with specialist teachers who use video games in class, the environment agency is hoping that, thanks to the power of play, these pupils will better understand why their local

community floods and what can be done about it. it's more interactive and people can understand it more. and it's, like, really fun to do. it's like we get to actually- learn whilst playing something that will make us understand how to do it and how to help| the world with climate. it's streets like this one in preston that the kids at archbishop temple school have been saving — virtually — from the dangers of flooding all morning. and if this pilot project is deemed a success, then other streets, towns and cities across england could soon be having a minecraft takeover as well. i'm just an old git. you know, if i turn up as a middle—aged man talking about this stuff, they're probably not going to listen to me — or if they are, they might take a little bit of it. learning to save these streets from flooding

is the challenge today, but some think that, tomorrow, gaming could be the answer when it comes to tackling a whole host of big subjects. young people do find it immersive. teachers are becoming more comfortable with using games to address a topic or to introduce a topic or to allow a 3d model of a topic to be explored, to bring it to life. back at school, and there's only one question left to answer — is the city safe? together, we were able to practically save preston — on minecraft, at least! so, yeah! steffan powell, bbc news. well, that brings us to the end of the programme. ijust well, that brings us to the end of the programme. i just want to remind you. for the latest news on ukraine, there's lots more on our website, where you can see our live page that's constantly being updated by our teams on the ground and our correspondents, including the latest on how the us is backing an international prosecutors team to head to ukraine to collect and gather evidence. that's at bbc.com/news.

orsimply or simply download the bbc news app. from me and the team, thanks for watching. do stay with bbc news. hello there. it was a mild start to the week, but it will get colder again later on. 16 celsius, though, on monday in hampshire — and for much of the country, temperatures are still in double figures early on tuesday morning. but it is colder in northern scotland — that's where the colder air is. much of the uk in this block of milder air. and between those two different masses, we have this weather front, and that's where we've got focus of the wettest weather. still could be some rain to clear away from england and wales first thing. it may brighten up for a while in northern ireland, most of the weather action is again in scotland — this is where it's going to be wettest, for many, it's rain, but the wetter weather is moving into the colder air, so there could be some sleet and snow in highland and grampian. temperatures only three celsius in aberdeen, but 11 celsius in the central

belt of scotland. could be some more rain coming back into northern ireland later in the day, but some brighter skies, a bit more sunshine on offer for england and wales, and temperatures are back up to 15 celsius. this area of low pressure is sliding these weather fronts across the uk — that one there will push away all that milder air, and it'll be followed by some sunshine, but also some bands of blustery showers on some stronger winds. we still have that wetter weather in the far north of scotland, and snow is more likely in the northern highlands — that's where we've got the coldest of the year — and temperatures won't be quite as high across the uk on wednesday. but that cold air that we've got in northern scotland is going to come south on thursday, with a northerly wind accompanying that, really dropping the temperatures. now there's still some rain threatening to run through the english channel — again, it's taking a more southerly track, so it's moving away. essentially, we'll have some sunshine and wintry showers, the bulk of those in northern ireland, northern england, and particularly into scotland. and temperatures will be around

nine celsius in the afternoon. now there's still a lot of uncertainty about this rain coming in from the atlantic running through the english channel on friday. could be into southern parts of england and wales. into the cold air, there may be some sleet and snow over the hills for a while before that pulls away. but for the most part, it's that northerly, chilly air that we maintain with some sunshine, and again, some more wintry showers. temperatures only around eight celsius, and we'll find some frost returning at night.

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