this is bbc news, the headlines ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has told the united nations that russia has commited the worst war crimes since world war 2. russian troops have withdrawn from the town of borodyanka where its feared there could be hundreds of people trapped in the rubble beneath bombed blocks of flats. reports that bodies have been found on the streets in the nearby town of bucha have been rejected by moscow. russia has repeatedly denied committing any war crimes, saying so—called evidence has been repeatedly faked. it comes as nato's secretary—general has said more weapons should be sent to ukraine. the white house has given more details of new sanctions it will impose against russia on wednesday.

it said the us, european union and the g7 group had worked together on the package. sanctions could include banning imports of russian coal and preventing russian—owned ships from using eu ports. the overall number of children absent from school in england, because of covid, has fallen slightly in the past, but teachers�* unions say rates of absence �*remain at concerningly high—levels'. almost 180,000 pupils were off school on the 31st march because of covid, while a6,000 teachers and school leaders were also absent. the department for education insists that society is now learning to live with and manage the virus, as our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. backin back in time for the end of

term. in the mackay was week with covid as was my deputy head. a high number of staff are off sick with covid. today we have got _ are off sick with covid. today we have got five _ are off sick with covid. today we have got five staff - are off sick with covid. today we have got five staff off - we have got five staff off related reasons and last week we had about ten. for this head, keeping the school open has been a challenge this term. it has been very touch and go in terms of thinking about, do we have descend a year group home and of course, or do we send him? when we have not been able to get the staff to teach the subject that we need them to teach, we have had to collapse classes with teachers teaching more than the usual number of students. we are very much living with the impact of covid on a day—to—day basis. next term, these year 11 students will sit their gcses. there is a lot to do in a short space of time.— there is a lot to do in a short space of time. trying to grasp the fact that _ space of time. trying to grasp the fact that we _ space of time. trying to grasp the fact that we have - space of time. trying to grasp the fact that we have our - space of time. trying to grasp i the fact that we have our gcses next _ the fact that we have our gcses next month. it has not sunk in

for a _ next month. it has not sunk in for a lot— next month. it has not sunk in for a lot of— next month. it has not sunk in for a lot of people. we have had — for a lot of people. we have had loads of different supply teachers this time. | had loads of different supply teachers this time.— had loads of different supply teachers this time. i feel like if we didn't — teachers this time. i feel like if we didn't have _ teachers this time. i feel like if we didn't have the - teachers this time. i feel like if we didn't have the time - teachers this time. i feel like if we didn't have the time of| if we didn't have the time of who— if we didn't have the time of who would _ if we didn't have the time of who would have _ if we didn't have the time of who would have done - if we didn't have the time of who would have done a - if we didn't have the time of who would have done a lot i who would have done a lot batten _ who would have done a lot better. �* , ~ ., ., better. ben is keen to get into construction. _ better. ben is keen to get into construction. in _ better. ben is keen to get into construction. in his _ better. ben is keen to get into construction. in his marks - better. ben is keen to get into construction. in his marks he i construction. in his marks he got a borderline purpose in maths and english but despite the disruption he is hopeful. my the disruption he is hopeful. my maths teacher and english teacher— my maths teacher and english teacher doing _ my maths teacher and english teacher doing the _ my maths teacher and english teacher doing the mace - my maths teacher and english teacher doing the mace they i teacher doing the mace they canted — teacher doing the mace they canted the _ teacher doing the mace they canted the easter— teacher doing the mace they canted the easter holidays . teacher doing the mace theyi canted the easter holidays we have — canted the easter holidays we have got _ canted the easter holidays we have got three _ canted the easter holidays we have got three division - have got three division sessions _ have got three division sessions throughout. have got three divisioni sessions throughout the have got three division - sessions throughout the week. and i_ sessions throughout the week. and i think— sessions throughout the week. and i think it— sessions throughout the week. and i think it will— sessions throughout the week. and i think it will really- and i think it will really heto _ and i think it will really hel. , help. next term, there will be more changes, _ help. next term, there will be more changes, in _ help. next term, there will be more changes, in england, . more changes, in england, children with covid can return to school after three days however, the advice to stay at home if they are well or have a high—temperature. the government has also confirmed that schools will no longer be able to order free lateral flow tests. ~ ., able to order free lateral flow tests. . . . , , . ., tests. we are appealing to government _ tests. we are appealing to government to _ tests. we are appealing to government to bring - tests. we are appealing to i government to bring tangible support to really make sure that we avoid that vicious circle of infection and reinfection and keep children

in school hope we all want them to be. i'd bet 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. tote to get to the end of term. we are on our— to get to the end of term. we are on our knees has become to the end of another very, easy and very, very challenging term. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. coming up on this week's the travel show... we are looking back at the time when i was finally able to fly home to australia... mwah! i missed you guys. yeah! ..rajan tried his hand on falconry in qatar... there it is. tight, tight, tight! more, more, more! thus. 0k? finished. ..steve took on the

waves injapan... wahey! ..and lucy treated herself to a fry—up in one of london's fast disappearing greasy spoon cafes. this is a lot of food. hello and welcome to this week's the travel show, where we'll be taking a look at some of the stories we have covered recently that go to show that hopefully the world is starting to look a little more familiar after two years of travel restrictions. and over the past couple of months, while it's not been business entirely as usual for the team here on the show, we have been dusting down our suitcases and getting back on the road. well, it won't come as a great

surprise to learn that i am an australian, although i have lived for most of the past 20 years in the uk. but at the start of the pandemic, when travel restrictions came in, it meant that i wasn't able to get back and see my family in melbourne for the best part of two years. so, luckily, in recent months things have changed, as you will see. thankfully, after a late start, australia really did a fantasticjob in terms of getting vaccinated. a bit of a heart. kind of. i won't be working as a barista any time soon. victoria, my home state, has already reached 90%

vaccination, which... yeah, it's quite emotional for me because... ..it has meant i can go home. so... she exhales. it is going to be a lot of tears in the next few days. laughter. this is very exciting. very exciting. although i have completely lost the knack of how to pack. i used to be like, pew, pew, pew! i could be packed in 15 minutes and now i'm like, "oh, god, what is the weather going to be like?" "hot" is the answer to that. i have to wait a little while while my test gets checked, but i am like... i just want to go. tannoy: in the interest - of safety, parents are advised

not to travel with children... so there has been a bit of a curveball in the last few hours. i have just received notification that a quarantine has been reimposed to some extent. so, it was quarantine—free travel, now it is 72 hours of quarantine upon arrival and having to be isolated from my family, so the joyous reunion is maybe off the cards. i don't really know what is going to happen, how i'm going to be isolated within my family home, if that is possible. do i need to get a hotel? i also need to get a permit to enter the state of victoria, which, despite my research, i havejust found out about, so it is getting a bit complicated. i guess the joys of travelling during covid. well, let's go to gate. eek! laughter. oh, man, i am so excited. i don't even care if i have to quarantine, i don't care. that's me. 0k, can you remove your mask for me? of course. thank you. 0h! i have just checked in and i have just seen the... "melbourne" on the sign. welcome on board flight ten down to darwin and onwards to melbourne tonight.

we are just about to head off. and i am so excited. she gasps. jackpot. i am on a long haulflight. three seats to myself, yes! it was this low—lying kind of stress because it meant... ..if something happened to someone at home, instead of being 2a hours away, 36 hours away, maximum, now you just couldn't get home. it wasn't possible. about 15 minutes away from landing now. after a very long flight and a quick stop in darwin. and we hope you have enjoyed the service on board today. we look forward to seeing you on one of our aircraft here again soon. eek! clapping. laughter.

guess who is out of quarantine! laughter. yeah!

well, i am out. iam free! i am out of quarantine at long last and it has given me a bit of a chance to reflect on what it has meant to come home. mwah! missed you guys! yeah! my word, we are lucky to live in a time where — in usual circumstances — you canjump on the plane and 2a hours later be on the other side of the world. in my case, i can be home. and i think the pandemic has sort of shown me that in past years i have probably taken that for granted. oh, just... it feels normal to be able to do that. and it's not necessarily something to be taken for granted and i think going forward, i will feel fortunate every time i get on that plane.

children exclaim. come on. laughter. oh, you are so heavy! well, that was me finally heading home a couple of months ago and i'm happy to report that most of the travel restrictions have now been lifted, so both citizens and visitors can head back down under. next up, we are heading off to qatar, host nation of the fifa world cup, due to take place there later this year. it is said that soccer was first brought to qatar in the 1940s and �*50s by expat workers in the oil and gas industries, but when rajan headed there injanuary he discovered a sport that has a much longer history in the region. if it is a real taste of bedouin culture you want to experience, thenjanuary hosts a month long falcon festival called marmi.

they chatter. if you had to compare being a spectator at a football match and a spectator here, what, how similar are they? this is more exciting than football? yes. ali al—mehshadi organises the festival and tells me that falconry is more than just a hobby here, it is a way of life, and it is recognised by unesco as living human heritage. one of the most popular events at marmi sees the falconer and falcons getting in touch with their bedouin past. over a two kilometre distance, each falcon hunts a pigeon, replicating days gone

by when falcons were used to hunt for food in the desert. the festival is broadcast to a national tv audience and has impressive prizes, ranging from brand—new cars to huge amounts of prize money. with so much at stake, marmi is a one—stop shop for all your falconry needs, from gps trackers to remote control planes, used to teach your falcons their craft. and it is even a place to train the falconers themselves. with my mouth?

yes. 0h. well, so i put my mouth here? yes. wow. yes and the same one by right hand. no, no, no. again. laughter. after the birds retire from competition, they are kept by the falconer or released into the wild to breed, but during their career a top falcon can be worth up toi million qatari riyals, which works out roughly at £200,000. this one same as my son. this one same one for my family. i like this one. i give him everything. i take care about this falcon. when he is sick, it should be, i take him to an emergency hospital or something, check this one, what has happened? because i take care about this falcon, same as i take care of my children.

rajan getting to grips with those magnificent falcons there in qatar. well, do stay with us because coming up... we're taking a look at when lucy went in search of the perfect fry—up breakfast in one of east london's fast disappearing greasy spoon cafes... this is a lot of food. i'm going to try my hardest. ..and steve headed to tokyo to check out if hosting the paralympics has helped to make the city more wheelchair—friendly. well, that was terrifying. so don't go away. well, after 12 months of delay, the tokyo 0lympics and paralympics finally went ahead last year. and they proved to be like none other held before, with hardly any spectators allowed to watch the athletes compete. despite that, they still pulled massive audiences online and on tv. now, legacy is a word that is often used in relation

to the games, so a couple of months ago we sent steve brown to tokyo to find out if hosting the paralympics had made the city a little easier for travellers who use a wheelchair. here's a reminder of how he got on. here in tokyo, the subway system is said to be almost entirely accessible. even if some of the adaptations are a bit bizarre. so, this is going to turn into a new wheelchair lift. but they have had to shut everything off to make it happen. so, i come on? yeah. you won't find many of these adapted escalators around the subway. normal lifts are far more common. brakes are on. yep, no problem. and that is probably a good thing. 0k. and it is done.

thank you, gentlemen. well, that was terrifying. now it is time for me to leave the capital onboard one of their famous bullet trains. so what is happening? so, we're just trying to book wheelchair space for you. right, 0k. some lines saw the number of wheelchair spaces on board treble in the lead up to the paralympics. but it takes a while to find me a space. it is turning out to be quite a faff, i think. they recommend that you book it all up in advance, to save all of this, you know? that doesn't work if you don't know you are travelling until an hour before you need to travel.

all sorted. wow. well, here we go, then. i am heading down to japan's southernmost spot, 0kinawa, which is made up of more than 100 subtropical islands. it is a popular holiday destination because of its year—round warm temperatures. and back in 2007, it was the first place injapan to make a barrier—free declaration — a commitment towards making travel more accessible to all. so... this foot... 0k.

oh, my goodness! surfing is a year—round activity on these subtropical islands. laughter. and taishi is an organiser for access earth, a local charity that helps people with accessibility needs like mine ride the waves. well, i have never been surfing before. please reassure me. how many people have you taken out already? i have got the wetsuit on. let's make the most of it, shall we? right, let's go. laughter. iam in. well, i have been in for a ritual. now i am going in for recreational. are you ready? yes, iam ready, let's go!

whoa. yeah? this way round ? yes. with me safely on the board, the team run through a few basics. yeah, good. ok, so how do i fall down? i go over... yes. and i push the board away from me? yes, yes, it is better. 0k. so i push away the only thing that i want to grab... laughter. well, i think i've got the pedalling. shall i try some surfing? yeah. wahey! well, to finish up this week, we have something for you that is quintessentially british. and we're not talking about afternoon tea or wimbledon. we are talking about the great british fry—up, fried breakfast.

a calorie laden plate of fried eggs, baked beans, black pudding, mushrooms, tomatoes, that have filled many bellies and cured many hangovers over the years. but this great tradition is under threat because the greasy spoon cafes that have traditionally served up this dish are disappearing up and down the country. well, back injanuary we sent lucy to a cafe in east london that is determined to keep that great british fry—up flag flying. hey, you must be ned? hi, lucy! hello, nice to meet you. nice to meet you. how are you? i am good, i am good. how are you? i am good, thank you. this caff is a true family affair and it has been passed down between generations since the 1900. my dad was born upstairs in 1925, along with his brothers and sisters. we used to come in here before school, we would come in here after school.

it is part of our lives. it is a really nice vibe in here as well. yeah, we like to keep a good little vibe. it is like when you are... it is like a second home for us, it is part of our lives, so when you come in here you are coming into our home. you get a lot of regular people who come back and they really sort of rely on you. if they didn't did come into the caff, they maybe wouldn't talk to a lot of people during the day. like the older people especially. where the world is getting bigger, you can't know everybody, but in little places like the cafe it is like a real community for people, but there are less and less places like this. the caff attracts customers from all walks of life, even the odd celebrity. gemma collins is reality tv star and presenter, who has been coming to pelicci's for years. i feel that this is like - traditional east end here. it has got heritage, it has got culture. i you know, if only these walls could speak, i am sure - there has been a lot that hasj gone on here over the years. just that real family feel. it is very rare and yeah, l you know, this is the only place i know, actually, that has got it. -

do you think we are beginning to see less of these kinds of places now? there are more challenges, every day there are always new challenges. plus, the price of everything has gone up. we had to put the price up a bit and it is... it doesn't go down well with the customers. we are lacking. we were passed down by our grandparents, but it takes a lot of money to set up a cafe, so not everyone can afford to do that, you need a bit of backing behind you. we keep to ourselves as much as the customers do. yeah. probably more. this woman and her mum, maria, cook home—made food using locally sourced fresh ingredients. but in an area that is rapidly changing and, as more big brand chains move in, the competition is getting tougher. east london and all inner. cities, ithink, are becoming gentrified or whatever this word is that they are - using and ijust thinkl the soul is being lost. and it is a case of. the little guy helping the little guys still. i think that is so important at the minute, with all- these big businesses, - but is important, especially at the minute, to keep - looking after one another, the little guys because fundamentally that is i

what keeps the country going, isn't it? - with taste buds, you know, kind of diversifying and like we say, you know, culture is changing, food culture is changing... yes. how are you guys keeping up the competition? what are you guys doing differently? people have started to be able to travel a lot more _ to taste different things and we realised, oh, i actually they're selling i more than egg and chips, but some little things like to i change, like i say for example that coffee machine. you wouldn't have had it years ago. i east end, people wouldn't have had that coffee, i they wanted powdered coffee, frothy milk. i i used to love it. we have often thoughtl about maybe doing this and maybe doing that and my mum is like no, and she has— always been right. do what you are doing and do it well. - this woman is an events chef and food blogger who cooks a diverse range of dishes and knows how modern tastes are evolving. so we are in east london. so many restaurants from all different places all over the world. do you think that is what the younger generation want? yeah, i think people really do love all the variety and, you know, there are so many people going vegan and, you know, or trying

to be more vegetarian. yeah. with all of that, you know, the traditional british cafe is struggling. do you think it holds a place in the future in british food culture? 0h, absolutely. i think they bring people together, serving up that nice warm grub that everybody enjoys. you have no idea how much i am looking forward to eating this fry—up. i have seen it come past me a few times today. bring it all, bring it all. this is a lot of food. i'm going to try my hardest. so if places like pelicci's are still going strong, i don't doubt for a second that the great british fry—up and the traditional great british cafe will keep going strong. lucy there, keeping up the fine tradition of the fry—up in east london. well, that is all we have time for on this week's programme, but coming up next week... i am in the netherlands to find out why more museums are opening their entire archives for public perusal. and poking around this vast gallery in rotterdam, where absolutely nothing

is hidden from sight. the fact that everybody can see so many more artworks enables people to ask questions that we might never have thought about before. and if you would like to catch up with more of our adventures, you can find us on bbc iplayer. we are on social media too. just search for "bbc travel show" and look out for the blue icon. until next time, from me and all the travel show team, goodbye. hello. the weather looked very different between the top and tail of the uk on tuesday. across england and wales, the sun came out for many. and in the sunshine, temperatures got up into the low to mid teens. this was the isle of wight tuesday afternoon.

here we are, though, in aberdeenshire tuesday afternoon, a very different picture — some fresh snowfall, temperatures barely scratching above freezing. arctic air to the north of the uk. to the south, atlantic air. the two mixing out towards the west, with this occlusion turning back behind an area of low pressure. slightly cooler air flooding in to all parts of the uk on wednesday. relatively milder air, though, just pushing into the far north of scotland. but that big area of low pressure does mean, for all areas, it's going to be windy and there will be some bands of punchy showers marching through. but we've lost the snow from northern scotland, the cold air really confined to the northern isles, but mostly rain that we'll be seeing here. further south, some good spells of sunshine between the showers, but when the showers push through, they possibly could be accompanied by some hail, thunder and lightning.

welcome to bbc news — i'm chris rogers. our top stories... killing for pleasure. ukraine's president accuses russia of carrying out the worst war crimes since world war ii. under the laws of war, killing civilians and wanton destruction are both crimes unless it can somehow be proved that that was a military target. satellite images show the nearby town of bucha littered with bodies. russia says the pictures are fake — ukraine's president calls for the toughest sanctions. translation: after what the world saw in bucha, i sanctions against russia must be commensurate with

the gravity of the occupiers�* war crimes.