today at six, we're live in ukraine, with harrowing stories from civilians used as human shields, by russian troops. around 150 people were held in a village north of the capital for 2h hours, as russian soldiers tried to hold off, ukrainian counter attacks. they put them in that school and they held them as human shields. translation: i was afraid we would all be shot in that gym. i was scared for my daughter. i don't have the words. the government is urging residents to flee towns and cities in southern and eastern ukraine while they still can, as russian forces continue heavy bombardments.

also on the programme tonight — millions of people start paying more tax from today as national insurance rises. the government says the £11 billion raised every year will be spent on health and social care — but labour calls it the wrong tax at the wrong time. dozens of families call for a public inquiry into maternity services at nottingham hospitals nhs trust after babies suffered brain damage or were still born. and ed sheeran wins a high court battle after he was accused of ripping off another artist's song. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: can the holders chelsea beat real madrid for a second successive season? we'll be at stamford bridge for their champions league semifinal.

good evening, from ukraine where the bbc has found evidence of russian troops using civilians as human shields, in villagesjust north of our position here in the capital, kyiv. some families have been telling us, they were forced to leave basements where they were hiding, and rounded up at gunpoint. they say they were then taken to a local school and held there for 2h hours, as the russians tried to stop ukrainian forces, taking back their village. our correspondent, jeremy bowen is one of the first journalists to reach the area of ivankiv. his report contains details you may find distressing. deepin deep in the forest, towards the border, ukrainianforces deep in the forest, towards the border, ukrainian forces were securing the territory the russians have left. large areas are hard to

reach as bridges are down and roads blocked by mines. on the the edge of the exclusion zone is a village. really swampy ground. everyone wanted to talk about the russians. this man shared a place where russian soldiers made him dig a shallow grave to bury a man they killed. he said with four other young men he was held as a prisoner for 15 days in the open, often bound and blind folded, threatened with fa executions and up with shot him in the leg. executions and up with shot him in the le:. �* ,, �* executions and up with shot him in the le:. ~ ,, ~ , executions and up with shot him in the le. �* ,, �* , ., the leg. translation: he put me on the leg. translation: he put me on the bench and — the leg. translation: he put me on the bench and shot _ the leg. translation: he put me on the bench and shot my _ the leg. translation: he put me on the bench and shot my knee. - the leg. translation: he put me on the bench and shot my knee. it - the leg. translation: he put me on the bench and shot my knee. it is - the bench and shot my knee. it is because my younger brother was in the army.

because my younger brother was in the arm . ., , the army. down the road an elderly coule the army. down the road an elderly coume live — the army. down the road an elderly coume live in _ the army. down the road an elderly couple live in the _ the army. down the road an elderly couple live in the ruins _ the army. down the road an elderly couple live in the ruins of— the army. down the road an elderly couple live in the ruins of their - couple live in the ruins of their house, damaged in an attack on a ukrainian tank. what happened to your house? what happened he said, itjust your house? what happened he said, it just collapsed! your house? what happened he said, itjust collapsed! he confirmed he had seen the prisoners. his wife said they had had dreams when they retired here from kyiv. he was badly hurt in the attack, the russians would not let a doctor visit her. translation: nobody could get out, i heard a doctor was shot by the russians when she was trying to get to a patient. the same thing happened to a priest. ukrainian soldiers and — happened to a priest. ukrainian soldiers and others _ happened to a priest. ukrainian soldiers and others said - happened to a priest. ukrainian soldiers and others said the - soldiers and others said the russians had used civilians as human shields in the next village. it is a small place on a lake. the russian tried to blow up the dam before they left. the people are still

traumatised by the occupation. and by the 2a hours when they were held as human shields at the village school. ivan said it was chaos, children were crying, everyone was crying. how would you describe the experience? vandals, fascists. i don't want too think about the russians. they're not people. what happened that day? they were getting bombarded, that is what. she said a at night the russians forced them out of cellars where they have been sheltered. they broke open the doors if people didn't answer them. on the 14th march there was heavy fighting in the area, the ukrainians were on the attack, the russians were losing men. that night the russians went door—to—door around here and at gun

point marched, estimates vary, 100 to 150 people of all ages, children as well, they put them in that school and held them as human shields. maria said she survived the second world war. they were like the germans, except they spoke russian, so i knew what they were saying. we were invited into the house, maria, the great grandmother was left terrified about the rest of the family, who were held in the freezing cold school gym. she said her daughter still shows sign of anxiety. her daughter still shows sign of anxie . ~ ,, �* her daughter still shows sign of anxie . ~ ,, ~ ., ., anxiety. translation: i was afraid we would all be shot _ anxiety. translation: i was afraid we would all be shot in _ anxiety. translation: i was afraid we would all be shot in that - anxiety. translation: i was afraid we would all be shot in that gym. . anxiety. translation: i was afraid we would all be shot in that gym. i | we would all be shot in that gym. i was scared for my daughter. i don't have the words. i'm still frightened, machine guns, a two—year—old girl shouldn't see this. i'm sorry. i'm going to cry.

slowly this part of ukraine is being reconnected to the rest of the country. the russians blew the bridge as they retreated. where ukrainian forces are back, evidence is accumulating that russian troops broke the laws of war. ukrainian tanks are moving through the forests, the question is how the russians are treating civilians in the places which they still occupy. more grim tales from this war. the ukrainian government has urged residents in the east of the country to flee while they still can, as russian forces continue to shell towns and cities there. meanwhile an estimated 130,000 people remain trapped in the southern port city of mariupol, in appalling conditions. the ukrainian authorities say they're trying to evacuate civilians through humanitarian corridors, with limited success. our correspondent, tom bateman,

reports now from the city of zaporizhzhia, north of mariupol, and he's been speaking to some of those who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they have had no contact with the outside world for weeks. they faced the choice of a journey through the front line. or starvation and siege at home. the russians claim they came to liberate us, anna says, mariupol has become a graveyard and all the neighbourhoods are covered with the graves of civilians. the air strikes were the

scariest, nina says, they are constantly shelling. one strike killed seven people, two of them children. the craters in the ground were seven metres deep. it was terrifying, she says. julia with her two girles survived in a basement for five weeks. their grandmother tried to ration the food.— for five weeks. their grandmother tried to ration the food. people are havin: tried to ration the food. people are having mental— tried to ration the food. people are having mental break _ tried to ration the food. people are having mental break down's, - tried to ration the food. people are having mental break down's, a - tried to ration the food. people are - having mental break down's, a woman having mental break down�*s, a woman we know hanged herself. shallow graves half a metre at best, dead bodies all over the city. for graves half a metre at best, dead bodies all over the city.— bodies all over the city. for every erson bodies all over the city. for every person on — bodies all over the city. for every person on these _ bodies all over the city. for every person on these buses, - bodies all over the city. for every person on these buses, as - bodies all over the city. for every person on these buses, as they l person on these buses, as they arrive, there are thousands more still under russian siege, under bombardment, cut off from the outside world. ukraine has said at

least 5,000 dead have been counted in mariupol. today local officials say the true number could be more than double that. but these are the pictures moscow wants the world to see, filmed by reporter who are tightly controlled. russian aid is being handed out. survivors from elsewhere in the south are living two families per room. this woman's children said the tanks and artillery arrived next to their home. they tell me they hid in the basement. what did you feel like, was it frightening? yes, they say. as the war moves to the east, ukrainians don't know how long their lines will keep holding and they want more heavy weapons. they fear today's reunions could be

short—lived. well the world is still processing and working out how to respond, to the terrible images of recent days, coming out of areas just to the north of our position here in kyiv. these are towns and villages like bucha, and borodyanka, that russian troops occupied for several weeks, and where there's evidence of civilians being tortured and killed, with their bodies left in the streets, or dumped in mass graves. i've been speaking to the ukrainian prime minister, denys shmyhal, who told me the west must respond with much tougher sanctions, and that russia's forces are trying to wipe ukraine, off the face of the earth. i am absolutely sure that this is genocide against the ukrainian nation from the russian side. absolutely. do you think now, there is a moral imperative to stop buying russian oil and gas?

paying money to russia and paying money to the russian budget, to finance this genocide, these crimes, these killings from the russian side. so they have to stop buying oil and gas? absolutely, because buying this, they pay money for killings which we have seen in ukraine. is it blood money? is that what it is? absolutely. for me, for our people, absolutely, because the russian budget is a budget of terrorism. and not only against ukraine, against all the civilised world. it's blood money because they use this money to buy weapons with which they kill ukrainians. how would you sum up how well ukraine has coped with the war? so, now it's more than a0 days of the war and we're still fighting. we still have support all over the world.

we still have strong motivation to protect our country, to protect our families, to protect our land. and we will protect democracy on the european continent. the ukrainian prime minister, denys shmyhal. well how should the west respond to allegations of war crimes against russia? the uk and america have now announced more sanctions against moscow. meanwhile in brussels, nato foreign ministers have begun two days of talks, on increasing the alliance's support for ukraine. nick beake is at nato hq in brussels. what support can nato offer? well, despite the horrors emerging near to where you are, nato's position hasn't changed. it says it will continue to give ukraine military support, but doesn't want to plunge the west into a conflict with russia. ministers have been

trying to work out the best way forward. we have heard that the czech republic are sending tanks. could it be more armoured vehicles are making their way there. we won't see any nato troops on the ground or in the skies above. sanctions too, the west are trying to hit vladimir putin's war chest. the united kingdom said it will freeze the assets of russia's biggest bank. the united states said they were targeted two of vladimir putin's daughters and in terms of what happens next, it is hard to tell. we know european diplomats about talking about trying to finalise a ban on the imports of russian coal. but to be honest, it is russian oil and gas that matter and listen to this figure we heard today, since the war began the eu has sent one billion euros worth of military aid to ukraine. that is exact think same

amount of money it is sending to russia for russian energy every day. indeed the point that the ukrainian prime minister was making to me earlier today. thank you. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv, back to you now, sophie, with the rest of the day's news. our top story this evening: bbc hears stories from civil yap civilians in ukraine used as human shields by russian troops. and coming up: the song that sparked the court battle — ed sheeran calls for a crackdown on what he calls baseless claims over copyright after his victory at the high court. and coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel, men's major of the year is nearly upon us, but will tiger woods be fit

and ready for the start of the masters at augusta national? millions of people and businesses start paying more tax from today after the national insurance rise came into effect. the government says the rise of 1.25 pence in the pound will be spent on health and social care. the prime minister said the increase was "unquestionably the right thing" and showed that the government is prepared to take the "big decisions" for the country. but labour called it the wrong tax at the wrong time. colletta smith reports. it's been a busy few weeks here. with mother's day done, the easter rush is beginning. but sarah's preparing for an increase in her insurance bill too. it is only a small increase, but every increase at the moment is massive for a small business when we're seeing all

the other increases. they don't feel they can up the price of their flowers as customers are struggling too and for many, flowers are a luxury. every penny counts, doesn't it? with fuel prices already so high, richard thinks this tax rise is unfair. how much more of a pound do they want? rishi sunak will say it's a small increase. those small increases are coupled along with them huge increases. with all that, it's just not sustainable. it's notjust businesses who will be paying more. lots of employees will too. for the next few months, you'll have just under £10,000 of your wages tax—free, and then instead of paying 12% national insurance, you'll have to top up to 13.25%, and more for higher earners. but after facing criticism, the government have tried to soften the blow. so from july, the amount that you can earn before you pay tax will increase to £12,500,

and then you will be charged that higher 13.2% rate for national insurance. the government say that most employees will actually end up paying less in national insurance after all of these changes, but for those that are going to be paying more, it's an extra pressure. visiting hospital in hertfordshire, the prime minister says he knows people are struggling. we're abating that, we're helping people. but what we're doing today is unquestionably the right thing for our country. it's the right thing for the nhs. in lancashire, the labour leader said this wasn't the right way to fund the nhs. we've had 15 tax rises, if you can believe it, from this chancellor. we now have the highest rate of taxation for 70 years. sue works for herself, giving expert training to childminders and nurseries. she'll have to pay national insurance on her profits this coming tax year. based upon income in the last 12 months, yes, it would be quite

a significant increase for me. but this next 12 months, who knows in terms of how much much income i'm going to be getting. today's increase comes at a moment when lots of businesses and workers already feel they're running dry. colletta smith, bbc news, in cleckheaton. so where exactly will the money go? here's our health editor, hugh pym. it's a plan drawn up by the chancellor and health secretary. national insurance increases come branded as a health and social care levy, and spent at the start on the nhs in england. levy, and spent at the start on the nhs in england-— levy, and spent at the start on the nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is — nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going — nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going towards _ nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going towards that. - nhs in england. every penny of this new levy is going towards that. it i nhs in england. every penny of this | new levy is going towards that. it | new levy is going towards that. it will help the nhs with biggest catch—up programme in history, taking activity levels to some 130% of pre—pandemic and paying for some 9 million more scams, tests and procedures, and that work has already begun.— procedures, and that work has alread beuun. ., , already begun. dave from cheshire had an active _ already begun. dave from cheshire had an active lifestyle, _ already begun. dave from cheshire had an active lifestyle, but - already begun. dave from cheshire had an active lifestyle, but that - had an active lifestyle, but that was severely limited while he waited more than three years for a hip

replacement. it was finally done last month, but he is frustrated to have waited so long. if it last month, but he is frustrated to have waited so long.— have waited so long. if it gets too bad, then have waited so long. if it gets too bad. then it's _ have waited so long. if it gets too bad, then it's a _ have waited so long. if it gets too bad, then it's a waste _ have waited so long. if it gets too bad, then it's a waste of- have waited so long. if it gets too bad, then it's a waste of time - bad, then it's a waste of time having the operation. i hope that has not been the case for me, because although i have had it done now, i have still got an awful lot of pain with the swelling in the leg and the scars. of pain with the swelling in the leg and the scars— and the scars. funding will operations _ and the scars. funding will operations for— and the scars. funding will operations for patients - and the scars. funding will| operations for patients like and the scars. funding will- operations for patients like dave is the government's aim with the new plan in england, but will the money from the national insurance increases allocated to the nhs over the next few years be sufficient to meet all the demands on the service? this graph shows average annual increases in uk health spending after taking account of inflation over previous decades back to the 19505. over previous decades back to the 1950s. the average yearly figure over that period was 3.6%. the institute for fiscal studies estimates that over this parliament in england, the figure will be

around 3.4% per year. that is more than during the tight spending rounds of the last decade, but it's still below that long—term average. there is more money going in, but the health service has a broad set of challenges to deal with. it has got to treat ongoing covid—19 patients. there are challenges of testing staff on an ongoing basis to deal with the broader challenges of a growing older population. it doesn't know what is going to happen to pay. it has to think about long—term workforce planning, and is this money going to be enough? right now, we don't know. the government will certainly be hoping so. spending increases in england automatically generate higher funds for scotland, wales and northern ireland. their governments decide how to allocate that money. in england, ministers have chosen at this stage to target the proceeds of the levy on the nhs. it is still not clear how much social care will receive. hugh pym, bbc news. a security guard at the british embassy in berlin has been charged with nine offences

under the official secrets act — all relating to passing on information useful to russia. david ballantyne smith, a british national who was living in potsdam, is due to appear at westminster magistrates�* court tomorrow, after being extradited back to the uk today. he was originially arrested by german police in august last year. hundreds more families are demanding answers about the treatement they received in maternity units in nottingham over the course of a decade. some babies were stillborn, others were left brain damaged, while many mothers were injured during childbirth. it comes just a week after a damning report at another nhs trust — shrewsbury and telford — revealed more than 200 babies and mothers might have survived with better care. now a group of families are calling for the same woman who led that inquiry — to look into what happened into nottingham. michael buchanan reports. i completely believed in the trust. i completely believed in the trust. i completely believed in the trust. i completely believed in the midwives, and all that got me was a dead baby. it’s

midwives, and all that got me was a dead bab. m ., midwives, and all that got me was a deadbab. m ., , dead baby. it's changed everything about how i _ dead baby. it's changed everything about how i see _ dead baby. it's changed everything about how i see myself— dead baby. it's changed everything about how i see myself and - dead baby. it's changed everything about how i see myself and the - dead baby. it's changed everything | about how i see myself and the life i about how i see myself and the life i lead~ _ about how i see myself and the life i lead. �* , ., about how i see myself and the life ilead. v ., ,. about how i see myself and the life ilead. �*, . ,. ., ., i lead. it's a picture of a contented _ i lead. it's a picture of a contented family - i lead. it's a picture of a contented family life . i lead. it's a picture of al contented family life that i lead. it's a picture of a - contented family life that nearly wasn't. phoebe wasjust contented family life that nearly wasn't. phoebe was just five years old when her mum spent three months in hospital expecting maximus. the complicated pregnancy ended in a healthy baby, but during an emergency hysterectomy, medics mistakenly cut out felicity�*s bladder, leaving the 35—year—old reliant on a year bag for life. i reliant on a year bag for life. i live with this every day. i have to empty my bag, i have to change my bag and deal with the bag when it leaks. i have to find the right clothes that it fits in. find leaks. i have to find the right clothes that it fits in.- leaks. i have to find the right clothes that it fits in. and it was all preventable? _ clothes that it fits in. and it was all preventable? all _ clothes that it fits in. and it was | all preventable? all preventable. felici is all preventable? all preventable. felicity is one _ all preventable? all preventable. felicity is one of— all preventable? all preventable. felicity is one of 4-5-1 _ all preventable? all preventable. felicity is one of 4-5-1 families i felicity is one of 4—5—1 families who have been contacted following a review looking to maternity care at nottingham hospitals nhs hospital trust. but she has no faith in the review team and is among dozens of people putting their names to a

letter to the health secretary saying so. lawyer natalie cosgrove represents over 30 families who say their maternity care was substandard.— their maternity care was substandard. , , ., their maternity care was substandard. , , . , substandard. yes, they want answers, but they really — substandard. yes, they want answers, but they really want _ substandard. yes, they want answers, but they really want change, _ substandard. yes, they want answers, but they really want change, because l but they really want change, because what will help them is to ensure that this doesn't happen to any otherfamilies. the that this doesn't happen to any other families.— that this doesn't happen to any other families. the trust say they are doinu other families. the trust say they are doing everything _ other families. the trust say they are doing everything possible - other families. the trust say they are doing everything possible to l are doing everything possible to improve maternity care, but the family say too many mistakes are still taking place and that the review will not improve services as it is neither independent nor credible. they want it done into a condon, who led the inquiry into the maternity scandal at shrewsbury and telford, to be appointed. the number of --eole telford, to be appointed. the number of people who — telford, to be appointed. the number of people who have _ telford, to be appointed. the number of people who have made _ telford, to be appointed. the number of people who have made contact - telford, to be appointed. the number| of people who have made contact with the review who are unhappy is huge. this is not going to deliver what is needed. , ., . ., ., this is not going to deliver what is needed. , . . ~ ., ., .,, needed. jack and sarah lost their dau . hter needed. jack and sarah lost their daughter harriet _ needed. jack and sarah lost their daughter harriet in _ needed. jack and sarah lost their daughter harriet in 2016 - needed. jack and sarah lost their daughter harriet in 2016 after - needed. jack and sarah lost their i daughter harriet in 2016 after their labour was mismanaged. they now have another child, but still feel compelled to campaign for improvements. brute compelled to campaign for improvements.— compelled to campaign for improvements. compelled to campaign for imrovements. ~ . ., ., ., improvements. we are always going to have two daughters. _

improvements. we are always going to have two daughters. our _ improvements. we are always going to have two daughters. our child - improvements. we are always going to have two daughters. our child has - improvements. we are always going to have two daughters. our child has a i have two daughters. our child has a bil have two daughters. our child has a big sister_ have two daughters. our child has a big sister and her voice was so wrongly— big sister and her voice was so wrongly stolen from us, so we are trying _ wrongly stolen from us, so we are trying to— wrongly stolen from us, so we are trying to give her one.— trying to give her one. michael buchanan. _ trying to give her one. michael buchanan, bbc— trying to give her one. michael buchanan, bbc news, - trying to give her one. michael- buchanan, bbc news, nottingham. the liberal democrats are calling for an emergency cut in vat as they launch their campaign for next month's local elections in england. the party's leader, sir ed davey, said the reduction would help with the cost of living, which he claimed had been worsened by the government's rise in national insurance contributions. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. for the lib dem leader, this election is all about growing support, translating enthusiasm among the grassroots to votes at the ballot box. , . ., �* among the grassroots to votes at the ballot box. , .. �* ~ , ballot box. they can't keep hitting families with _ ballot box. they can't keep hitting families with soaring _ ballot box. they can't keep hitting families with soaring energy - ballot box. they can't keep hitting families with soaring energy bills. | families with soaring energy bills. so the cost of living will be central in their english election campaign, with the criticism aimed squarely at the tories. aha, campaign, with the criticism aimed squarely at the tories.— squarely at the tories. a vote for the liberal _ squarely at the tories. a vote for the liberal democrats _ squarely at the tories. a vote for the liberal democrats at - squarely at the tories. a vote for the liberal democrats at the - squarely at the tories. a vote for| the liberal democrats at the local elections sends a message to conservatives that they should stop taking people for granted and stop raising these unfair tax rises. the

liberal democrats want a fair deal for people, with an emergency tax cut to help struggling families and pensions. the cut to help struggling families and ensions. , , , ., , a pensions. the lib dems need to pick u . pensions. the lib dems need to pick u- votes pensions. the lib dems need to pick op votes and — pensions. the lib dems need to pick up votes and prove _ pensions. the lib dems need to pick up votes and prove they _ pensions. the lib dems need to pick up votes and prove they are - pensions. the lib dems need to pick up votes and prove they are still - pensions. the lib dems need to pick up votes and prove they are still a i up votes and prove they are still a credible political force. up votes and prove they are still a credible politicalforce. the focus will be on those who feel overlooked, notjust over spiralling prices, but sewage dumping and community care. the liberal democrats will go toe to toe with labour in some places during these elections, but the party's real priority is targeting conservative voters. that's why they are pushing on the cost of living as well as raising local issues like motorways and litter picking. the question is, will that win people round? in this part of south—west london, voters are pretty clear what is on their minds. �* ,., ., ,., are pretty clear what is on their minds. �* ., ~ ., minds. i'm bothered about ukraine. i'm minds. i'm bothered about ukraine. i'm bothered _ minds. i'm bothered about ukraine. i'm bothered about _ minds. i'm bothered about ukraine. i'm bothered about the _ minds. i'm bothered about ukraine. i'm bothered about the cost - minds. i'm bothered about ukraine. i'm bothered about the cost of - i'm bothered about the cost of living going up. hf i'm bothered about the cost of living going tip-— i'm bothered about the cost of living going up. if they did more for the living going up. if they did more forthe area _ living going up. if they did more for the area to _ living going up. if they did more for the area to keep _ living going up. if they did more for the area to keep it _ living going up. if they did more for the area to keep it clean, . living going up. if they did more i for the area to keep it clean, there are lots_ for the area to keep it clean, there are lots of— for the area to keep it clean, there are lots of issues as a dog walker. the lib_ are lots of issues as a dog walker. the lib dems already have a presence here. they need to prove more widely

that they can capture attention. l that they can capture attention. i have never seen any. the - that they can capture attention. i have never seen any. the party'sj have never seen any. the party's challenae have never seen any. the party's challenge is _ have never seen any. the party's challenge is to _ have never seen any. the party's challenge is to cause _ have never seen any. the party's challenge is to cause some - have never seen any. the party's. challenge is to cause some ripples and unlock the new support, or at the very least, prove they are on the very least, prove they are on the right path in the right places. alex forsyth, bbc news, london. ed sheeran has won his legal battle over claims that he'd copied part of his song shape of you from another artist. he'd been accused of ripping off part of a track by the grime artist sami chokri. but the high court ruled ed sheeran had neither deliberately, nor subconsciously, copied the earlier song. here's our music correspondent, mark savage. # i'm in love with the shape of you. # we push and pull like a magnet do...# this is ed sheeran's shape of you. and here is the son he was accused of stealing it from. in an unusual

step, ed sheeran took the artist behind that song, sami chokri, to the high court to have his claim for copyright fraud dismissed. today he claimed victory. copyright fraud dismissed. today he claimed victory-— claimed victory. claims like this are to come _ claimed victory. claims like this are to come on _ claimed victory. claims like this are to come on now— claimed victory. claims like this are to come on now and - claimed victory. claims like this are to come on now and that i claimed victory. claims like thisl are to come on now and that has become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court even if there is no base for the claim. it is really damaging to the claim. it is really damaging to the songwriting industry. there are so many notes and very few codes used in pop music. coincidence are bound to happen. the used in pop music. coincidence are bound to happen.— used in pop music. coincidence are bound to happen. the court heard how sha -e of bound to happen. the court heard how shape of you — bound to happen. the court heard how shape of you was _ bound to happen. the court heard how shape of you was written _ bound to happen. the court heard how shape of you was written in _ bound to happen. the court heard how shape of you was written in under - bound to happen. the court heard how shape of you was written in under an l shape of you was written in under an hourin shape of you was written in under an hour in october 2016. lawyers for sami chokri said that speed proved ed sheeran had copied the melody. she and's team said itjust proved his genius. in his ruling, thejudge said that although there were similarities between the two songs, they were not big enough to constitute copyright infringement. he also accepted ed sheeran's testimony that he had never heard sami chokri's sung before he wrote

shape of you. millions of pounds in royalties have been frozen since the case began. today's decision means ed sheeran gets to keep his share of that money. mark savage, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. give us some give us some warmer give us some warmer weather, please. not until next week. it's a mixed bag at the moment. we have april showers today and tomorrow. some sunny spells as well. very blustery, particularly tonight. at moments on the satellite picture, you can see this catherine wheel of cumulus clouds, these storm clouds giving showers in places. but lots of big breaks in the cloud as well, giving us clearer skies. here is that low pressure. you can see winds spiralling around, and through the course of tonight and into tomorrow morning, we will see a swathe of strong winds blowing in from northern ireland across the irish sea into merseyside. gail is here, 60 mph gusts. across northern and

central scotland, northerly winds will bring colder air and a covering of snow across the highlands. so it is all happening tonight. here is where it will be coldest. here is tomorrow's weather map. you can see showers across the country, but also lots of dry spells in between. the winds will be very gusty tomorrow wherever you are, north or south, gusting to around 50 mph. it will feel coldest across northern parts of the country, where we have those strong northerly winds. in the south, nothing spectacular either. so a mixed bag on the way tomorrow. we want something a bit warmer. are we going to get it on friday? not yet. a bit of rain �*s getting the south coast early in the day. if anything, it stays cold in scotland with further wintry showers. temperatures a little disappointing. the warmer weather that most of us

would like will not arrive for quite