russia again claims reports of its forces killing civilians in the ukrainian town of bucha are fake. but satellite images taken two weeks before russian troops withdrew show what appear to be bodies on the roadside. refugees find safety after escaping from the besieged city of mariupol, where thousands remain trapped. one man tells us his home has gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more. - it has been destroyed by shelling or an air strike. i don't have anywhere to go. and i still don't know whether my wife is alive or not. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, will address the un later, as the eu considers further sanctions against russia. 18—year—old bobbi—anne mcleod,

last seen waiting for a bus near her home in plymouth in november — 24—year—old cody ackland pleads guilty to her murder. a british man and his nine—year—old son have died in a landslide in australia's blue mountains. after recent revelations over the racism in county cricket, as the season gets underway again we look at how the issue is being tackled two notebooks used by charles darwin, missing for over 20 years, turn up at cambridge university in a pink gift bag and coming up on the bbc news channel: arsenal manager mikel arteta apologises for his side's performance after a heavy defeat at crystal palace denies them a move into the top four.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. russia has again denied its forces were responsible for killing civilians in the ukrainian town of bucha, claiming reports of what happened there are "fake". but newly released satellite images, taken weeks ago, show bodies lying in the streets, while russian forces were still in control of the town. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says more than 300 people were killed and tortured in bucha, near the capital kyiv. mr zelensky insists there is ample evidence that russian troops carried out atrocities. he is due to address the un security council this afternoon, for the first time since the russian invasion. our correspondent anna foster is in lviv. clearly a lot of difference in opinion, tell us the latest. people

here in ukraine _ opinion, tell us the latest. people here in ukraine are _ opinion, tell us the latest. people here in ukraine are struggling - opinion, tell us the latest. people here in ukraine are struggling to i here in ukraine are struggling to process the information and the enormity of what may be to come. buchais enormity of what may be to come. bucha is one of 30 towns and settlements we were told were reta ken settlements we were told were retaken in the area north of kyiv so if this is what has happened in one town, what has happened and the others? that is before you take into account the areas where fighting is still raging. i have been talking to people this morning who have just arrived in lviv from places like arequipa where the ukrainian army says pressure is increasing on people there, people who told me they have lived for five weeks under constant shelling and they have decided they need to leave to protect their children. places like mariupol, the red cross still trying to get in and provide a humanitarian convoy. we were told their team were detained on the way towards mariupol and still no aid is reaching that town. let's hear what has been happening in ukraine this morning.

buildings and lives reduced to rubble. bucha is a horror of what is left behind. russia claims images of bodies left behind were faked but new satellite images show them there before russian troops left. ukraine's foreign minister has called it the tip of the iceberg. there are real fears even larger atrocities are still to be revealed. this is north—west of kyiv, another devastated town that has just been reclaimed by ukrainian forces. translation: when they were here they looted the flats, the houses, especially in the centre. everything is ruined, everything is damaged, all the flats have been robbed and vandalised. i

cannot even look at this, it makes me want to cry. these buildings, i saw them being built when this was a small village. it makes me want to cry. small village. it makes me want to c . ~ small village. it makes me want to c . . ., , , cry. fierce fighting in the east is still forcing _ cry. fierce fighting in the east is still forcing thousands _ cry. fierce fighting in the east is still forcing thousands of - cry. fierce fighting in the east is still forcing thousands of people j cry. fierce fighting in the east is i still forcing thousands of people to flee. today, the train from kharkiv, the army says ukraine's second city is coming under renewed pressure. people are arriving here in the relative safety of lviv all the time and they bring with them painful memories and fresh stories of horror, of life on the russian front line and a fear that everyday could their last. this woman and her childrenjust their last. this woman and her children just left kharkiv, since the first day of this war, the 24th of burberry, they have been hiding in the basement of a school, that was shelled by russian forces. everything was very scary. we even felt the ground move. thank god the walls remained intact in the basement but the roof broke.

yesterday was sasha �*s 11th birthday, he spent it on a train fleeing his home. i received from candy, i really like them because i could get nothing more than that now. i will get my present one day. and at children killed when a bomb hit near her house, she could not stay in kharkiv any longer. i hit near her house, she could not stay in kharkiv any longer.- stay in kharkiv any longer. i was worried for— stay in kharkiv any longer. i was worried for my _ stay in kharkiv any longer. i was worried for my parents. - another besieged city, mariupol, is still without aid. yesterday a red cross team heading there was detained, they have now been released but the need is growing. after five weeks of fighting, the situation is desperate. that was anna foster reporting on the latest from lviv. our corrrespondentjenny hill

is in moscow for us. the kremlin continuing to reject the idea that atrocities in bucha were produced by its forces.— produced by its forces. despite mountin: produced by its forces. despite mounting evidence _ produced by its forces. despite mounting evidence and - produced by its forces. despite| mounting evidence and footage produced by its forces. despite - mounting evidence and footage and witness accounts, the kremlin continues to deny it, we have had politicians and officials we are continuing to insist this is fake news, fabricated by ukraine and spread by western journalists. moscow insists it has evidence to support its claim of fake news which it says it will present to the un security council this afternoon. from what we can glean from the kremlin that so—called evidence appears to be highly flimsy and based on existing and increasingly discredited claims that the condition of the bodies in the footage emerging from bucha suggests that they had been placed there after the russians had withdrawn. we will have to wait and see whether the kremlin will offer any other

evidence to support its claims. but it is worth emphasising that the kremlin has a tradition of brazen denial in the face of this kind of accusation and it's also adept at blaming others, that's it's vladimir putin, not only can he tell russians that ukraine presents a security threat to them despite having invaded their country, he can also tell them they are waging an information war against russia. jenny hill, thank you. tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the south—eastern port city of mariupol, which has been reduced to rubble by weeks of russian shelling. however, some refugees have managed to make their own way to safety, as our correspondent tom bateman reports from the town of zaporizhia. all they had to warn off the russian guns was a white scarf. they have survived the long journey through the front line, but now they are pleading for help for those left in mariupol.

translation: ifeel pity for the kids, the women. how many homes were destroyed? you can rebuild houses, but you can't bring people back. hundreds are still managing to make it to zaporizhzhia each day. theirfuture is uncertain — the fate of many more, unknown. these people have had no choice but to get out by themselves is that official aid convoy is still unable to make progress. and they are, in a sense now, the lucky ones, because of course, the fear is, south of here, behind the russian lines that they've come through, the war is likely to get much worse. russia has laid siege to mariupol for over a month now. nearly 5,000 people, including more than 200 children, have been killed, say ukraine officials. this is your home?

lubov shows me what's left of where she lived. with her son and granddaughter, she sheltered in the basement for days. this was my daughter's house, she says. but others want to get back to mariupol. evgeny left for a work trip just before the invasion. he texts his wife, svetla na, every day, but there is no answer. they last spoke a month ago in a desperate call during the shelling, and now their home is gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more. - it's been destroyed by shelling or an air strike. i don't have anywhere to go. and i still don't know whether my wife is alive or not. they are urgently trying to track down those missing or trapped, as the world braces to see what else

lies beyond these front lines. but for some, at least, it's the end of a journey of fear and survival. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. as we've heard, ukraine's president zelensky will this afternoon address the un security council. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. what can we expect from that appearance at the un? i think probably this is going to be a highly emotionally charged occasion and probably fairly ugly as well. there has already been a row between britain and russia about how the meeting will be convened, russia feeling that the evidence will be loaded against them, we will have a briefing from kyiv and president zelensky will be speaking himself, he is likely, we saw his face yesterday when he visited bucha, he is highly angry and emotional about what he saw and he will almost certainly talk about genocide and

appeal once more for britain, in particular, for more missiles and tanks in orderfor ukraine to defend itself. russia, asjenny hilljust said, is going to deny all of this. the kremlin spokesman has called this a monstrous forgery and has already said he thinks a truly impartial investigation is not possible. it may be argued of course that the russians would not want such an investigation. what that the russians would not want such an investigation.— that the russians would not want such an investigation. what are we likel to such an investigation. what are we likely to see _ such an investigation. what are we likely to see this _ such an investigation. what are we likely to see this week _ such an investigation. what are we likely to see this week in _ such an investigation. what are we likely to see this week in terms - such an investigation. what are we likely to see this week in terms of| likely to see this week in terms of international pressure ramping up by sanctions? it is international pressure ramping up by sanctions? , ., ., , ., international pressure ramping up by sanctions? , ., ., ., sanctions? it is going to be one of the themes _ sanctions? it is going to be one of the themes over— sanctions? it is going to be one of the themes over the _ sanctions? it is going to be one of the themes over the next - sanctions? it is going to be one of the themes over the next few - sanctions? it is going to be one of. the themes over the next few days, since the weekend pressure is back on, liz truss speaking yesterday said she wanted to see a maximum level of sanctions. of course pretty much everything has been tried but we will hear probably tomorrow from the eu, more talk about how to wean the eu, more talk about how to wean the european union off russian hydrocarbons, the g7 meeting on thursday, more talk about additional

measures against banks, russian shipping, the gold measures against banks, russian shipping, the gold industry, measures against banks, russian shipping, the gold industry, all of these i think are in play. yesterday these i think are in play. yesterday the ukrainian foreign minister said anyone in any doubt about whether to sever russian banks from the swift payment system or whether to carry on buying russian hydrocarbons should go and look at the mass graves in bucha, it is an incredibly powerful argument and hardly surprising when the future of the country hangs by a thread that ukrainian officials aren't trying to make the most of that. paul adams, thank ou. the bbc�*s reality check and monitoring teams have examined those russian claims that the bucha shootings were "faked". you can read our analysis at bbc.co.uk/realitycheck a man has pleaded guilty to the murder of 18—year—old bobbi—anne mcleod. she disappeared near her home in plymouth last november. her body was found in woodland a few miles away, three days later. 24—year—old cody ackland was charged with her murder. live now to our correspondent, jenny kumah, outside plymouth crown court.

a number of friends and family of bobbi—anne mcleod attended court today. those in the public gallery were visibly moved during the hearing. cody ackland came to the dock flanked by officers, wearing blue jeans and a dock flanked by officers, wearing bluejeans and a greyjumper, speaking only to confirm his name and date of birth and when he was asked to enter a plea he pleaded guilty to murder. thejudge asked to enter a plea he pleaded guilty to murder. the judge said asked to enter a plea he pleaded guilty to murder. thejudge said he would impose a life sentence. he has adjourned the case until the 19th of may when the full facts of the crime will be set out and in a statement today devon and cornwall police say our thoughts remain with the family of bobbi—anne mcleod, those close to her who had a daughter, sister and friend so cruelly taken from them. bobbi—anne mcleod, just 18—years—old when she went missing. the student was last seen not far from her home at this bus stop on the 20th of november at around 6:00 in the evening. she was due to meet friends

for a night out but never arrived. after three days of searching, police found her body in a wood near the coast, about seven miles from her home. cody ackland, a guitarist in a local music band, was arrested and charged a few days later. police said there was no known link between him and the victim. at the time, her brother said on social media... "until we meet again, sis. i love you." singing. this song was made in tribute to the teenager. liv and bobbi—anne mcleod had been friends since primary school. she was funny. very funny. she had you in stitches, you'd walk into a room and she just would light up the whole place. she was just brilliant, a brilliant person. a number of vigils were held in plymouth for people to pay their respects and to raise concerns about women's safety.

the city once again in shock at tragedy, united in mourning. the murder camejust three months after the mass shootings in keyham, which left five people dead. women were really scared, understandably so, because it was such a random crime. a young girl was going out to meet her friends in the early evening, and she ended up being murdered. it's absolutely shocking, so it's not surprising people, lots of people in the community were really scared about what actually happened. the council, together with partner organisations, have set up a commission to tackle violence against women. lynn gooding runs a regional domestic abuse and sexual violence charity and has submitted evidence to the commission. the city's got the safer streets three funding, so there's an awful lot of work going on with that money. so there's investment in things like cctv. there's, you know, cameras going around the city, improved lighting. today's guilty plea means that bobbi—anne mcleod's friends and family have been spared

the distress of a lengthy trial, but the grief continues for her loved ones for a woman described as funny and brilliant by her friends. jenny kumah, bbc news. the time the time is the time is 17 the time is 17 minutes the time is 17 minutes past the time is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime: satellite images of the ukrainian town of bucha appear to show dead bodies lying on the streets for weeks, contradicting russian claims that the killings occurred after their forces had left. ukraine's president prepares to address the un. and 20 years after they disappeared, two of charles darwin's notebooks are mysteriously returned to cambridge university. coming up on the bbc news channel: two british clubs in champions league quarterfinal action tonight. liverpool are in portugal to take on benfica, while manchester city take on atletico madrid. the new cricket season starts in england later this week. while each of the counties are ambitious for success, all of them know that the last few months have been dominated

by a row over racism. last november, the former yorkshire player, azeem rafiq, described english cricket as "institutionally racist". the full effects of his testimony are yet to be felt across the sport. joe wilson has been looking at the impact it has had so far as the players prepare. in derbyshire, anuj dal, like hundreds of professional cricketers, has been preparing. spring brings the new season. but the winter was deeply disturbing. azeem rafiq's testimony, his experience of racism, must be game—changing, the game agrees. yeah, but how? what azeem showed in that testimony that he made was that, now, the south asian players and players from different backgrounds now feel as if they've got someone there that's spoken out about issues that are there within the game. and i don't think there is that stigma any more, because now people are thinking, how can i be actively positive to encourage guys and make sure that we all get given the same opportunity and all get treated the same?

and all essentially feel the same and feel respected. and that, for me, is a huge one. it's worth pointing out that azeem rafiq actually spent a month of his career on loan here at derbyshire, from yorkshire. he said he felt valued and welcomed. surely, that should be the basic requirement of any county dressing room. ithink, importantly, it's about creating the right culture. you know, we've had numerous chats with the players. the players have had training. policies are great. i think we are in a good place as a club with our policies, and people know where they need to go if there are some issues, and speak out. but ultimately, it's about the people and culture they create. as a vice chair of the cricket players union, the pca, anuj dal told mps about his early experiences before derbyshire. there were instances as i was growing up where asian players in particular were stereotyped as being lazy, stereotyped as having to work doubly as hard to be afforded a position in professional cricket. well, anuj is now a coach.

alongside his playing career, he runs a coaching business. he connects with the public and he knows that communities must be convinced of cricket's credibility. it is a tough one, because azeem's testimony was so powerful, and i think a lot of parents would have really responded to that and thought, you know, maybe the game is not what we think it is. and that, to me, was quite heartbreaking. and unfortunately, that may be the case with certain parents, but i think there's that natural background just so much love and passion for the game that i hope it swings the other way. anuj dal is english cricket's true all—rounder. there is one job above all he accepts and relishes — he is a role model. joe wilson, bbc news, derby. two members of a british family have died and two others are in a critical condition after a landslide in australia. the man and his nine—year—old son were killed by falling rocks in the blue mountains near sydney. phil mercer reports.

the family were on a popular walking trail at wentworth pass in the blue mountains west of sydney when part of the cliff above then gave way. a father and his nine—year—old son were hit by falling rocks and died. australian police say a teenage boy and his mother were also crushed and suffered significant head and abdominal injuries. they had to be sedated and put on ventilators before being airlifted to safety by a rescue helicopter.— before being airlifted to safety by a rescue helicopter. there has been a rescue helicopter. there has been a iandslip while _ a rescue helicopter. there has been a iandslip while they _ a rescue helicopter. there has been a iandslip while they have _ a rescue helicopter. there has been a iandslip while they have been - a landslip while they have been bushwalking. there is a rescue and recovery operation. unfortunately, today, as part of that landslide, there has been a man and a boy that have passed away in this incident. fit, have passed away in this incident. a fifth member of the family, a teenage girl, was physically unhurt

and managed to raise the alarm. the 15—year—old is being treated for shockin 15—year—old is being treated for shock in hospital. recent heavy rain is thought to have made the ground on stable. other hiking tracks in the blue mountains were closed because of flood damage and the risk of rock falls. but the british holiday—makers were on a path that was considered to be safe. as a precaution, the local council is closing some of its walking trails. the issue is, it is not unprecedented. this is the third summer— unprecedented. this is the third summer in— unprecedented. this is the third summer in a row it has happened, and we know— summer in a row it has happened, and we know the _ summer in a row it has happened, and we know the climate is changing. but i am we know the climate is changing. but lam so _ we know the climate is changing. but i am so concerned that i am just not taking _ i am so concerned that i am just not taking any— i am so concerned that i am just not taking any chances with our own walks _ taking any chances with our own walks today, those in high—risk areas _ walks today, those in high—risk areas are — walks today, those in high—risk areas are closed pending a full assessment. ijust won't take risks. a police _ assessment. ijust won't take risks. a police investigation into the incident is continuing. ambulance officials say it was simply a freak

accident. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. the former housing minister lord barwell has told the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire that the government at the time had a "completely false picture of the level of fire safety" in england. lord barwell said he was briefed that the number of fires was falling and he got the impression a review of safety guidelines was "not life—critical". he said, with hindsight, he had gained a "completely false" awareness of the situation. the number of children in state schools in england who were absent because of covid has stabilised according to the latest figures published by the department for education. almost 180,000 pupils were off school on the 31st march because of the virus — 11% fewer than two weeks earlier. and staffing problems in some schools remain, with 16,000 teachers and school leaders absent, though this is down from a8,000 two weeks earlier. the latest level of staff absence is equal to 9% of teachers and school leaders. the department for education

has said: "we are now moving to living with and managing the virus, while maintaining good ventilation and hygiene as the norm, and continuing to use vaccines to build the population 5 wall of protection." here 5 our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. the end of term and the children at stapeley broad lane primary in cheshire are excited about making easter treats. what colours might we use at easter? and teaching assistant miss morris is glad to be back after being off sick with covid. it has been a difficult term. is that where you are going to put it? it has just been really hard work for teaching staff. there is no support. there is no extra staff. we can'tjust call on somebody to come from another classroom because with eight members of staff off, there is nobody else to call on. the school hasn't had to shut or send year groups home this term but learning and catching up is still being disrupted. it has had quite a big impact on learning and what we have been doing with our friends and at school. but at the moment, i think i am doing fine because the teachers have helped us get back to the places that we were. next term, there will be more changes.

in england, children with covid can return to school after three days. however, they are advised to stay at home if they are unwell or have a high temperature. the government has also confirmed that schools will no longer be able to order free lateral flow tests. it is this attitude that it has just disappeared. these parents still have concerns. i think one of the biggest issues with the testing is the fact that it is not going to be free for schools, for teachers, for pupils, and for the whole environment and that is going to have a big impact. for me, it is only going to get worse. for my son, he is in year 6, so he is expected to do his sats exams. he has had time off where he has had covid. you can't get the true measure of his ability based on the last few years. so how is tension created here? just down the road at malbank school and sixth form, tests and exams are also weighing on the minds of pupils who have just received results for their mock exams. in just a few months, they will be sitting gcses and a—levels.

myself having covid, that took a few, like, three weeks out of before the mocks. so that was pretty hard to deal with. teachers being off didn't really help at all because this is one of the most important years we are going to have. whilst pupils are preparing to sit exams, the head is worried about getting the staff to ensure they go ahead. typically we would have quite a lot of the retired community eager to come and support us as exam invigilators and that is proving incredibly difficult. quite understandably, they are very concerned about coming into a school setting. relaxing the rules and learning to live with covid is part of the government's plan but high numbers of absences in some schools has meant no let—up from the pressures of the pandemic. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in cheshire. new figures say that britain's car industry has suffered its worst march for new sales since 1998. the society of motor manufacturers and traders said just 243,479

new cars were registered last month, that's down ia per cent on the same month last year. it's being blamed on the continuing shortage of microchips necessary for management of engines. more than 100 organisations have withdrawn from the uk 5 first international lgbt+ conference because of the government's handling of proposals to make conversion therapy illegal in england and wales. it emerged last week that the legislation would protect gay and bisexual people, but not apply to transgender men and women. the bbc understands that a decision on whether the event will still go ahead this summer will be taken later this week. channel 4 has said it's disappointed by the government's decision to press ahead with its privatisation. ministers say the move will help the broadcaster, which is currently owned by the government and funded through advertising, adapt to a "rapidly changing media landscape". channel 4 says the government has

failed to recognise "significant public interest concerns". two notebooks belonging to charles darwin have been returned to cambridge university library, more than 20 years after they went missing. the notebooks, which include the scientist's famous tree of life sketch, are worth millions of pounds and were thought to have been stolen. but mystery still surrounds who took them and where they have been. our arts correspondent rebecca jones has this exclusive report. they are safe, they are undamaged, they are home. charles darwin's precious, priceless notepads, which have been missing for more than 20 years. but their return couldn't be more mysterious. they were left anonymously at cambridge university library in this pink gift bag, containing the books the notebooks were originally stored in, and an envelope with this simple message. inside, the two notebooks, wrapped tightly in clingfilm. i was shaking. you can hear that in my voice. and i felt joyful. did it make you cry? erm...

can i say that? there have been tears, there have been tears, and i think there still will be, because we are not over the emotional roller—coaster. it means so much to us to have these home. this is where the gift bag was left, outside the librarian�*s office. with no cctv, the library doesn't know who put it there, or indeed where the notebooks have been and why they've been returned now. like many other buildings, we don't have cctv in places where people are regularlyjust passing through. our cctv monitors the front of the building, the back of the building, so we have passed the cctv that we have available to the police, and that a matter for their live investigation. the notebooks were last seen in november 2000, when they had be removed to be photographed. despite various searches, they never turned up, and 15 months ago, the bbc first highlighted that the library thought they had been stolen. one of the notebooks features darwin's tree of life sketch, which helped inspire his theory of evolution. they are some of the most remarkable documents in the whole history of science. i honestly think, i mean,

the theory of natural selection in evolution — these are the notebooks in which that theory was put together. many intriguing questions remain. where do you think they've been? it is a mystery. they are in good condition, so they haven't been handled much. they've clearly been looked after with care, wherever they have been. and the important thing is that they have ended up back here. so, while darwin's ideas helped enlighten the world, the notepads now carry a secret story of their own, a secret which may never be fully revealed. rebecca jones, bbc news, cambridge. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. is that a picture of what is the, what has been?— is that a picture of what is the, what has been? , , ., , ., what has been? this is the last hour or so. what has been? this is the last hour or s0- typical— what has been? this is the last hour or so. typical skies _ what has been? this is the last hour or so. typical skies many _ what has been? this is the last hour or so. typical skies many of - what has been? this is the last hour or so. typical skies many of us - what has been? this is the last hour or so. typical skies many of us will. or so. typical skies many of us will have. a few bright spells, but not like that everywhere. across the north of scotland, check out this picture — the snow has been coming

down pretty heavily unsteadily all morning, and a bit