today at six, we're live in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, ukraine's president tells the united nations that russian troops are killing for pleasure. in one northern city, satellite images show streets littered with bodies. president zelensky says this is the reality of life, under russian control. translation: the world is yet to see what they have done in other- occupied cities and regions of our country. geography might be different, the cruelty is the same. crimes are the same. and accountability must be inevitable. russia response, telling the un that no civilians suffered under their control of bucha. further evidence of destruction in the south in

mariupol, as civilians try to escape the fighting. 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. white also on the programme tonight: also on the programme tonight... matthew boorman — stabbed to death by his neighbour after years of threats and abuse — his killer is found guilty of murder. a year after the car crash that almost killed him, an astonishing comeback for the golfer tiger woods as he announces he'll play in the masters this week. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we'll have the latest from manchester city ahead of tonight's champions league quarterfinal at the etihad stadium. liverpool are also in action.

welcome to the bbc news at six. good evening from kyiv, where ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has told the united nations that russian soldiers, in areas they've controlled since invading almost 6 weeks ago, have killed and tortured for pleasure. in a powerful, emotional statement to the world's top diplomatic body, he accused moscow of war crimes, saying the un had failed to prevent the horrors. russia denies its forces have committed war crimes. here's our north america editor, sarah smith., and a warning her report does contain, some distressing images. horrific images of dead civilians lying in the streets of bucha shocked the world, but russia claims the scenes have been staged. analysis of satellite imagery taken in mid—march shows with bodies lying in mid—march shows with bodies lying in the precise positions corpses

were later found, in the precise positions corpses were laterfound, proving in the precise positions corpses were later found, proving they were killed when russian forces controlled the area. president zelensky told the un security council the most terrible war crimes since world war ii are being committed in ukraine, seen what has been revealed in bucha is also happening elsewhere. translation: the massacre in our city of bucha is only one, unfortunately only one of many examples of what the occupiers have been doing on our land for the past 41 days. there are many more cities, similar places, where the world has yet to learn the full truth. ., , ., truth. he told the un they are failin: in truth. he told the un they are failing in their _ truth. he told the un they are failing in their duty _ truth. he told the un they are failing in their duty to - truth. he told the un they are| failing in their duty to maintain peace and security, demanding russian leaders be brought to justice for war crimes like nazis were. the russian ambassador denied any atrocities had occurred. translation: we any atrocities had occurred. translation:— any atrocities had occurred. translation: ., ,. ., , translation: we place our conscious, the ungrounded — translation: we place our conscious, the ungrounded accusations _ translation: we place our conscious, the ungrounded accusations against - the ungrounded accusations against russian _ the ungrounded accusations against russian military, which are not

confirmed _ russian military, which are not confirmed by any eyewitnesses. the us sa s it confirmed by any eyewitnesses. the us says it is — confirmed by any eyewitnesses. tie: us says it is determined that russians who committed and those who ordered atrocities in ukraine will one day be held accountable. what ordered atrocities in ukraine will one day be held accountable. what we have seen in — one day be held accountable. what we have seen in bucha _ one day be held accountable. what we have seen in bucha is _ one day be held accountable. what we have seen in bucha is not _ one day be held accountable. what we have seen in bucha is not a _ one day be held accountable. what we have seen in bucha is not a random i have seen in bucha is not a random act of a rogue unit, it's a deliberate campaign to kill, to torture, to rate, to commit atrocities.— torture, to rate, to commit atrocities. ., , ., atrocities. there are bands on russian coal— atrocities. there are bands on russian coal as _ atrocities. there are bands on russian coal as well _ atrocities. there are bands on russian coal as well as - atrocities. there are bands on russian coal as well as bans l atrocities. there are bands on | russian coal as well as bans on russian coal as well as bans on russian ships, and says it is working towards burning oil importers will —— oil imports as well. liz truss said the sanctions are pushing the rushes back to the soviet era but need to go further. on thursday, i will be urging nato and g7 partners to go further with sanctions, injoining us in banning russian ships from our porch, cracking down on more russian banks, going after industries that are

feeling putin �*s war chest, like gold, and agreeing a clear timetable to eliminate imports of russian oil, coal and gas. the to eliminate imports of russian oil, coal and gee— coal and gas. the shocking images and tra . ic coal and gas. the shocking images and tragic accounts _ coal and gas. the shocking images and tragic accounts coming - coal and gas. the shocking images and tragic accounts coming from . and tragic accounts coming from ukraine are putting more pressure on world leaders to respond. here in washington, further sanctions are being proposed, and there are promises that the russian leadership will be held to account for what the us has already declared to be war crimes. but with no explanation of when or how that might happen, sarah smith, bbc news, washington. let's go to ukraine though, because clive mhairi has just returned to kyiv and joins us now. good evening, sophie. president zelensky actually says that some of the worst war crimes that may have been committed by russian forces, they may yet still to be discovered, as russian forces pull out from areas in ukrainian forces take over.

ukrainian troops have been gaining ground in this area, and as we've heard, in bucha, some bodies were discovered in a mass grave, while others had their hands tied and apparently had been shot at close range. president zelensky says the nearby town of borodyanka may also have suffered atrocities as well. tens of thousands remain trapped in the southern city of mariupol, which has been reduced to rubble by weeks of russian shelling. tom bateman sent us this report from the town of zaporizhia, where some people have been managing to flee. a warning, there are some distressing images in his dispatch. the people of borodyanka saw the russians retreat before they could view the destruction that befell the town. everyjourney here is to take a step further into disbelief.

vladimir says he buried six people himself, and the soldier took everything. translation: when they were in the town, _ everything. translation: when they were in the town, they _ everything. translation: when they were in the town, they looted - everything. translation: when they were in the town, they looted the - were in the town, they looted the flats and houses. especially in the centre. everything is ruined, everything is damaged. all the flats have been robbed and smashed up. ukrainians are grieving their unburied dead. here, there is a single blanket for a life ended on the road to kyiv. they fear many more are under the rubble. they were neighbours, friends, colleagues. now they are all survivors. aid arrives in shopping trolleys, lives are left scattered. russia's withdrawal in the north sea the war�*s focus move east and south. this is your home? this woman lived in the besieged port city of mariupol. now she is so. herfamily had port city of mariupol. now she is so. her family had sheltered port city of mariupol. now she is so. herfamily had sheltered in the basement for days. —— know she is

safe. this was my daughter's house, she says. what do you feel when you see these pictures? what do i feel? i can't feel anything, she says. this is the first real sense of safety that these people have had, and they are telling me about journeys that have in some cases lasted two weeks to get across russian front lines. it has been a journey of fear and a journey of survival. but others want to get back to mario paul. this man left for a work tripjust back to mario paul. this man left for a work trip just before the invasion. he texts his wife, svetlana, 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

shelling, and now their home is gone. tuna/mom- shelling, and now their home is gone. translation: it doesn't exist an more. gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more- it — gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more- it has _ gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more. it has been _ gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more. it has been destroyed - gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more. it has been destroyed by i any more. it has been destroyed by shelling or an any more. it has been destroyed by shelling oran air 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. , . , don't know whether my wife is alive or not. , ., , ., ., . ~ or not. they are trying to track down those — or not. they are trying to track down those missing _ or not. they are trying to track down those missing or- or not. they are trying to track- down those missing or trapped. as the world braces to see what else lies beyond these front lines. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhia in eastern ukraine. let's talk to steve rosenberg in moscow. the people where you are, or they seeing these appalling images of alleged war crimes that the whole of alleged war crimes that the whole of the rest of the world are seeing? are they seeing those images, too? welcomer russian tv has been showing graphic video from bucha or bodies scattered along a road, but because the kremlin controls television if

completely, it controls the messaging, and it has been using these images to paint a very different picture to the russian public. for example, iwatched different picture to the russian public. for example, i watched the main political talk show today on russian state television. they broadcast the bucha pictures, but with the word fake in big red letters plastered all over the screen, to make viewers believe the claims of russian war crimes are simply invented. in the same way that the kremlin uses television to try to persuade russians that what is happening in ukraine isn't a war but a special operation, and that russia is not the aggressor, it is acting in self defence. now, do russians have access to alternative views, alternative sources of information? less and less, really, because virtually all independent russian new sources now have been either blocked or shutdown. the kremlin dominates the information space here, clive.—

kremlin dominates the information space here, clive. steve, thank you for that. steve _ space here, clive. steve, thank you for that. steve rosenberg, - live in moscow. and my colleaguejermey bowenjoins me now. we heard president zelensky saying that a nearby town to bucha, borodyanka, may have suffered a similar fate borodyanka, may have suffered a similarfate in borodyanka, may have suffered a similar fate in terms borodyanka, may have suffered a similarfate in terms of borodyanka, may have suffered a similar fate in terms of atrocities. you have been there — what did you find? it you have been there - what did you find? ., , , ., , you have been there - what did you find? , ., , , find? it has been really badly damaged- — find? it has been really badly damaged- i _ find? it has been really badly damaged. i would _ find? it has been really badly damaged. i would say - find? it has been really badly damaged. i would say the - find? it has been really badly - damaged. i would say the structural damaged. i would say the structural damage is worse than bucha. i have been to bucha and irpin, and i would say that, of the towns of that size in the kyiv district, that is the worst. multiple people i interviewed said there are dead people under the rubble. they have no lifting gear and can't lift it up. i spoke to one man who said that until the night of a big airstrike, he had been staying in the cellar. for some reason, he didn't go in that night. he said, in his building, 20 to 30 people are missing. the police have said there are perhaps 200 or 300

under the rubble. it is all one estimate at the moment until they actually start digging. the thing to remember is that, under crimes of war, under international law, killing civilians is not allowed, unless you can somehow prove it was a military target. and also, wanton destruction and the destruction in borodyanka is decidedly wanton, that is also a war crime. indie borodyanka is decidedly wanton, that is also a war crime.— is also a war crime. we will have more on the _ is also a war crime. we will have more on the ten _ is also a war crime. we will have more on the ten o'clock- is also a war crime. we will have more on the ten o'clock news, l is also a war crime. we will have - more on the ten o'clock news, more detail of whatjeremy found in borodyanka. president zelensky suggested the situation there may be even worse than those scenes we have all seen in bucha. from the last couple of days. that's it from the team here in kyiv. back to you in the studio, sophie. the number of children off school because of covid has fallen slightly in the past fornight according to the latest figures. but some school union leaders said absence rates "remain at concerningly high—levels".

almost 180,000 pupils were off school on the 31st march because of the virus — a fall of ii%. 46,000 teachers and school leaders were also absent — though that figure has also fallen from a8,000 a fortnight ago. but it still means 9% of teachers and school leaders are off. here's our education correspondent, elaine dunkley girls, keep moving. don't stop in the middle. girls, keep moving. don't stop in the middle-— girls, keep moving. don't stop in the middle. ., the middle. back in time for the end of term. i the middle. back in time for the end of term- i was _ the middle. back in time for the end of term. i was off _ the middle. back in time for the end of term. i was off last _ the middle. back in time for the end of term. i was off last week- the middle. back in time for the end of term. i was off last week with - of term. i was off last week with covid, as of term. i was off last week with covid. as was — of term. i was off last week with covid, as was my _ of term. i was off last week with covid, as was my deputy - of term. i was off last week with covid, as was my deputy head. i of term. i was off last week with l covid, as was my deputy head. at the prescott school in knowsley, a - covid, as was my deputy head. at the prescott school in knowsley, a high . prescott school in knowsley, a high number of staff are off sick with covid. ., . , number of staff are off sick with covid. ., ., , ., , ., , number of staff are off sick with covid. ., ._ ., , ., , ., covid. today, we have five staff for covid. today, we have five staff for covid reasons. _ covid. today, we have five staff for covid reasons. last _ covid. today, we have five staff for covid reasons. last week, - covid. today, we have five staff for covid reasons. last week, we - covid. today, we have five staff for covid reasons. last week, we had i covid reasons. last week, we had ten. ., , ., ~ , ten. for this head, keeping the school epen — ten. for this head, keeping the school open has been - ten. for this head, keeping the school open has been a - ten. for this head, keeping the i school open has been a challenge this term. it school open has been a challenge this term. . , , , school open has been a challenge this term. .,, , , ., . this term. it has been very touch and no in this term. it has been very touch and go in terms _ this term. it has been very touch and go in terms of _ this term. it has been very touch and go in terms of having - this term. it has been very touch and go in terms of having to -

this term. it has been very touch | and go in terms of having to think about, do we have descend a year group home? going to do be sent home because bygone days when we have struggled to get supply or haven't been able to get the staff to teach the subjects we need to teach, we have had to collapse some classes, with teachers teaching more than their usual number of students within a lesson. we are living with the impact of covid on a day—to—day basis. the impact of covid on a day-to-day basis. , ,., , the impact of covid on a day-to-day basis. , , ., , ., basis. this poem is actually about an . er. basis. this poem is actually about anger- next. _ basis. this poem is actually about anger. next, these _ basis. this poem is actually about anger. next, these pupils- basis. this poem is actually about anger. next, these pupils will. basis. this poem is actually about anger. next, these pupils will be | anger. next, these pupils will be sittin: anger. next, these pupils will be sitting gcses- — anger. next, these pupils will be sitting gcses. for— anger. next, these pupils will be sitting gcses. for tory, - anger. next, these pupils will be sitting gcses. for tory, there . anger. next, these pupils will be sitting gcses. for tory, there is | anger. next, these pupils will be | sitting gcses. for tory, there is a lot to do in a short space time. trying to grasp that we have a gcses next month, it hasn't sunk in for a lot of people. we have had lots of different supply teachers this term. i feel like, different supply teachers this term. ifeel like, if different supply teachers this term. i feel like, if we did different supply teachers this term. ifeel like, if we did not different supply teachers this term. i feel like, if we did not have the time _ i feel like, if we did not have the time off, — i feel like, if we did not have the time off, we would have done a lot hetten _ time off, we would have done a lot better. �* , , ~ ., time off, we would have done a lot better. �* , , ~' ., ., better. benny is keen to get into construction. _ better. benny is keen to get into construction. in _ better. benny is keen to get into construction. in his _ better. benny is keen to get into construction. in his mocks, - better. benny is keen to get into construction. in his mocks, keyi better. benny is keen to get into i construction. in his mocks, key got a borderline passing maths and english, but despite the disruption, he is hopeful. == english, but despite the disruption, he is hepeful-_ he is hopeful. -- he is hopeful. my maths and —

he is hopeful. -- he is hopeful. my maths and it— he is hopeful. -- he is hopeful. my maths and it was _ he is hopeful. -- he is hopeful. my maths and it was teachers - he is hopeful. -- he is hopeful. my maths and it was teachers are - he is hopeful. -- he is hopeful. my| maths and it was teachers are doing the most _ maths and it was teachers are doing the most they come through the holidays — the most they come through the holidays. we have sessions throughout the week, and i think it will really— throughout the week, and i think it will really help.— will really help. next term, there will really help. next term, there will be more _ will really help. next term, there will be more changes. _ will really help. next term, there will be more changes. in - will really help. next term, there | will be more changes. in england, children with covid and return to school after three days. however, they are advised to stay at home if they are advised to stay at home if 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. we longer be able to order free lateral flow tests. ~ ., ., , , ., flow tests. we are appealing to government — flow tests. we are appealing to government to _ flow tests. we are appealing to government to really _ flow tests. we are appealing to government to really bring - flow tests. we are appealing to - government to really bring tangible support, using interventions such as testing again to make sure we avoid that vicious circle of infection and reinfection, and keep children in school, where we want them to be. the government says schools in england are learning to live with covid by managing the virus with good ventilation, hygiene and vaccinations. here, as the pressure of the pandemic continues, they are desperate to get to the end of term. we are on our knees as we come to the end of another busy and very challenging term. white like elaine

dudley, bbc news, knowsley. our top story this evening. our top story this evening: the president of ukraine tells the un russian soldiers killed and tortured just for pleasure. warning his country was suffering the most terrible war crimes since the fall of nazi germany. and the d—day veteran — harry billinge — one of the first british soldiers to land on the normandy beaches in 191m — has died at the age of 96. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes: can liverpool stay on course for the quadruple? we'll get the latest from lisbon ahead of their champions league quarterfinal against benfica. two notebooks belonging to charles darwin — worth millions of pounds which were thought to have been stolen — have been returned to cambridge university library, more than 20 years after they went missing. but mystery still surrounds who took them and where they have been as our arts correspondent

rebecca jones reports. they're safe, they're undamaged, they're 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're 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, but 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 regularly just passing through.

our cctv monitors the front of the building, it monitors the back of the building, so we have passed the cctv that we have available to the police, and that's a matter for their live investigation. the notebooks were last seen in november 2000, when they'd be removed to be photographed. despite various searches, they never turned up, and 15 months ago, the bbc first highlighted the library thought they'd been stolen. one of the notebooks features darwin's tree of life sketch, which helped inspire his theory of evolution. there are some of the most remarkable documents in the whole history of science. i honestly think... i mean, the theory of natural selection and 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're 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. a man who stabbed his neighbour 27 times after subjecting him to years of threats and abuse has been found guilty of murder. can arslan killed matthew boorman — a father of three — last october following a long—running dispute. jon kay reports. his hands covered in blood, this is can arslan moments after he murdered matthew boorman. his neighbours fear he is about to kill somebody else. no! stop! one of them follows with a piece of wood, trying to stop him, as arslan breaks into another house. inside, he stabs another neighbour, before he's confronted, the knife still in his hands.

then he casually smokes a cigarette while matthew boorman lies dying in his garden nearby. arslan had stabbed him 27 times in front of his wife and three young children. minutes later, can arslan was arrested. his laughing was throughout. he laughed when he was killing matthew boorman. he has shown no remorse since the killing, and has shown contempt towards the court all the way through. for years, arslan's neighbours had made complaints about his aggressive and threatening behaviour. and just five months before the murder, the boorman family had told police they feared for their safety. we are truly heartbroken. we all miss him every single day. after today's verdict, matthew boorman's relatives paid tribute to the loving

husband and father who loved music and roller—coasters. and now they want answers. in the years that preceded - matthew's death, multiple agencies and authorities were warned i of the threat this man posed, not only to matthew but to many- other neighbours who were threatened and harmed by him. the way gloucester police dealt with arslan before the murder is now being investigated by the independent office for police conduct. the 52—year—old will be sentenced injune. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. a man from plymouth has pleaded guilty to the murder of 18 year old bobbi—anne mcleod who was last seen at a bus stop in the city in november last year. she was reported missing after failing to meet up with friends. 24—year—old cody ackland, admitted the killing during a hearing at plymouth's crown court today. the government has ordered a report on fracking — a way of extracting natural gas from the ground — ahead of a review of the uk's energy supply this week.

the business secretary has given the british geological society three months to assess any changes to the science around the controversial practice. the government temporarily banned fracking three years ago following local opposition over how safe it was. but there have been calls for a rethink in recent weeks following global gas shortages after russia's invastion of ukraine. labour disagreed with the move. the green party has launched its local election campaign for england and wales, focusing on plans to tackle the increasing cost of living. the party's co—leaders have accused the government of failing voters on living costs and the environment, and have promised to reduce energy costs. the insulation programmes don't sound very glamorous, but what they can deliver is nothing short of incredible. imagine a warm, snug home even on the coldest days. little to no heating bill at all. and a neighbourhood that has nearly

zero emissions. welsh labour has also launched its campaign for may's council elections and promised to help people through the cost of living crisis. the first minister, mark drakeford, wasjoined at the launch in bridgend by the labour leader. sir keir starmer said mr drakeford's leadership in wales has shown what the party would do if it got into government in westminster. just over a year after a car crash that almost killed him, tiger woods has announced he plans to play in the us masters that gets under way on thursday. it will be an astonishing comeback for the 16—year—old, who suffered terrible injuries to his right leg in february last year and couldn't walk for months. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. tiger woods, practising at augusta. and look at the crowds. he is the magnet. still in golf, only woods attracts attention like this. it's the comeback no one foresaw. woods was not supposed to play again, not after his car crash last february when he took his vehicle

off the road at excessive speed. surgery and recovery enabled him to walk again, but to compete, this week, at the masters, really? as of right now i feel i am ready to play, as of right now. i'm going to play nine more holes tomorrow. my recovery has been good. do you think you can win the masters this week? i do. tiger woods won the first of his 15 major championships in 1997 and in the years that followed, every aspect of his life has been scrutinised. the red shirt remained. and attention peaked again when he won the masters in 2019, aged a3. he recently won $8 million for generating interest in golf even though he could not play. woods is the story, whatever the others do. tiger woods has been wonderful for us all in this room. _ you know, he creates - attenton on the game of golf that no one else can. after 25 years of global attention, tiger woods has shown once more

that he still does things we just don't expect. and that's why the world will watch. joe wilson, bbc news. the d—day veteran harry billinge — who was one of the first british soldiers to land on the normandy beaches in 191m — has died at the age of 96. he was just 18 years old when he landed on gold beach. but throughout his life he returned year after year to remember those were died. john maguire reports. as an 18—year—old commando engineer, harry billinge was of one the first to land on gold beach during d—day. the sites he witnessed would stay with him for the rest of his life. always determined to remember those who were left behind. it always determined to remember those who were left behind.— who were left behind. it was hell. i've who were left behind. it was hell. i've never— who were left behind. it was hell. i've never seen _ who were left behind. it was hell. i've never seen anything - who were left behind. it was hell. i've never seen anything like - who were left behind. it was hell. i've never seen anything like it. who were left behind. it was hell. i've never seen anything like it in | i've never seen anything like it in my life. you had the ships firing

over your head, and you had the germans firing at you from inland. 88 millimetre guns, they use, which would blow you off the face of the earth. in would blow you off the face of the earth. . , ., , ., .,, earth. in recent years he demoted as much time as — earth. in recent years he demoted as much time as he _ earth. in recent years he demoted as much time as he could _ earth. in recent years he demoted as much time as he could do _ earth. in recent years he demoted as much time as he could do raising - much time as he could do raising money to help build the first memorial on the normandy coast line to honour the men and women under british command who died on the beaches and the battle fields beyond. beaches and the battle fields be ond. �* , beaches and the battle fields be ond. �*, ., g; beyond. it's about 35 quid there, har . beyond. it's about 35 quid there, harry- he — beyond. it's about 35 quid there, harry. he raised _ beyond. it's about 35 quid there, harry. he raised more _ beyond. it's about 35 quid there, harry. he raised more than - beyond. it's about 35 quid there, - harry. he raised more than £50,000 for the memorial. _ harry. he raised more than £50,000 for the memorial. mr— harry. he raised more than £50,000 for the memorial. mr harry _ harry. he raised more than £50,000 for the memorial. mr harry billinge, | for the memorial. mr harry billinge, for the memorial. mr harry billinge, for services — for the memorial. mr harry billinge, for services to _ for the memorial. mr harry billinge, for services to charitable _ for services to charitable fundraising. _ for services to charitable fundraising.— for services to charitable fundraisina. . . , ., ., ., for services to charitable fundraisina. . . ., ., ,~ fundraising. and was awarded an mbe b the fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen — fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for— fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for his _ fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for his efforts. - fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for his efforts. with - by the queen for his efforts. with covid restrictions lifted, along with other veterans, he was able to travel back to normandy last october and for the first time see his dream become a reality. set in stone. i become a reality. set in stone. i never thought i would be here. it is wonderful. ifeel very wonderful. i feel very humble, today. and i am deeply moved. there

is a secial today. and i am deeply moved. there is a special inscription _ today. and i am deeply moved. there is a special inscription on _ today. and i am deeply moved. there is a special inscription on the - is a special inscription on the walls to honour harry's tireless efforts. , , ., , ., efforts. they deserve that. they do. but, as always, his _ efforts. they deserve that. they do. but, as always, his thoughts - but, as always, his thoughts were with the friends and comrades who never made it home. i with the friends and comrades who never made it home.— with the friends and comrades who never made it home. i can't believe it. i never made it home. i can't believe it- i didn't — never made it home. i can't believe it. i didn't expect _ never made it home. i can't believe it. i didn't expect my _ never made it home. i can't believe it. i didn't expect my name - never made it home. i can't believe it. i didn't expect my name to - it. i didn't expect my name to be here. . , it. i didn't expect my name to be here. ., , ., , it. i didn't expect my name to be here. ., , .,,'~ it. i didn't expect my name to be here. . , ' ~., ., ., here. harry was 96 and followed -- died following _ here. harry was 96 and followed -- died following a _ here. harry was 96 and followed -- died following a short _ here. harry was 96 and followed -- died following a short illness. - here. harry was 96 and followed -- died following a short illness. he i died following a short illness. he was adamant we should always remember the sacrifices made here, just as he always remembered. i came home, but just as he always remembered. i came home. but so — just as he always remembered. i came home, but so many _ just as he always remembered. i came home, but so many poor _ just as he always remembered. i came home, but so many poor devils - just as he always remembered. i came home, but so many poor devils neveri home, but so many poor devils never came home. d—day veteran harry billinge, who's died at the age of 96. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. good evening. rather more generous amounts of sunshine across the uk today than yesterday and consequently the temperatures responded. into the low teens for

many of us and sunshine across the isle of wight this afternoon but just take a look at what was going on in aberdeenshire. that is fresh snow in the daytime temperatures did not get much above freezing and you can see that marx so clearly if we look at the air mass across the uk. arctic air sitting across the north—east of scotland and everyone else in relatively mild atlantic air. through the course of the evening and overnight this area of low pressure, the marker between the two air masses will start to roll its way further north and actually the milder air will push into the north of mainland scotland, so we will lose the snow and actually we should be frost free by the end of the night but swirling around the lows are plenty of showers as we go into the small hours. another very mild night for the majority of the uk with many spots seeing temperatures close to double figures. and wednesday will be defined as a day off sunny spells but some are heavy, squally showers. windy for everyone with a low pressure centre to the north—west of

the uk, but gales across scotland, northern ireland and northern england and you can see the temperatures are just starting to ease down as we start to pull in some of the cold air behind this area of low pressure moving its way through. but it is wednesday into thursday we will see the cold air making its way south. a question towards the end of the week as to how the front will react with the cold air to the south but at the moment it looks like the wettest or wintry list weather will slide into the continent, but for scotland, as the continent, but for scotland, as the cold air, south, there will be more fresh snow and some wintry showers to the north and east of the uk on thursday. plenty of sunshine elsewhere but definitely a colder feel to proceedings we end the week. a reminder of our top story... the president of ukraine tells the un that russian soldiers have killed and tortured just for pleasure as he warned his country was suffering the most terrible war crimes since the fall of nazi germany. that's all from the bbc news at six , so it's goodbye from me , and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are.

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