this is bbc news: i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukraine's president says the violent actions of russian troops in one town are �*more horrific�* than first reported — as harrowing details emerge of civilians held captive undergound. there were people here, including dozens of children, who were living amongst corpses for hours, sometimes days. another attack in israel — at least two people dead and eight wounded in a shooting in tel aviv. meet the new supreme courtjustice, ketangi brown jackson — the first black woman appointed to america's highest court.

and one of the world's biggest rock bands pink floyd join forces with a serving soldier to shed some light on the dark side of the ukraine invasion. hello and welcome to bbc news. the ukrainian president says the violent actions of russian troops in the town of borodyanka near kyiv are �*much more horrific�* than those inflicted on the residents of the town of bucha. at the same time, harrowing accounts of life in areas occupied by the russians have emerged. tens of thousands of residents of chernihiv suffered punishing conditions with little food, water or power. yogita limaye has been given

rare access to the area, now that russian forces have pulled out. her report contains material some viewers may find distressing. another area the russians have withdrawn from, more unimaginable trauma. yahidne, a village in the north—east, close to the border with belarus. this man took us to the basement of the local school, filled with the stench of disease and decay. he was held here for four weeks, along with 130 others. the elderly, children, babies, whole families, rounded up at gunpoint, crammed together. translation: i had only half a metre of space. . i was sleeping standing up. i tied myself with my scarf to the railing here so i didn't fall over.

i spent 25 nights in this position. the main thing i thought was, i have to survive, for my daughter and granddaughters. a crude calendar marked every day of pain. four children lay in each of these cots. the constant sound of bombardment allowed barely any sleep. translation: for toilets there were buckets. - they would overflow. sometimes russian soldiers took people outside and used them as human shields. the room has no ventilation. he says 12 people died here. those who died in this room, they were mostly elderly people, believed to have suffocated to death, and when they died it wasn't immediately possible to take the bodies out. russian soldiers wouldn't allow it.

also there was fighting going on outside, so it was often too dangerous, so they would then pick up the bodies and put them here in the corner, so essentially there were people here, including dozens of children, who were living amongst corpses for hours, sometimes days, until they were allowed to take the bodies out and keep them upstairs on the ground just outside the school building. 15—year—old anastasia was also held captive. "i knew the people who died. "they were kind. "i felt really sad," she said. "for no reason, theyjust died, sitting there." russian soldiers took villages like this in a bid to encircle and capture the city of chernihiv. they weren't able to enter

it, but large parts have been destroyed. a crater created by aerial bombing. a whole neighbourhood in northern chernihiv flattened. nina's home was shelled. her daughter lost a leg. "all of us were knocked out by the explosion. "when we came to our senses, we began to search for each other. "then i saw her screaming. "�*mummy, i don't have a leg.�* "it was horrific." how does she respond to russia denying it's targeted civilians? "tell them to stop lying. "they lie a lot," she said. "there's a woman in a hospital without a leg. "that is the truth." yogita limaye, bbc news, chernihiv.

for now, moscow seems to be focusing its attention on eastern ukraine, specifically the donbas region. the bbc has witnessed hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing that area, where separatists have been fighting for eight years. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports. 21st—century combat on ukraine's eastern front can look and sound more like something from the first world war. but they've been fighting russian—backed separatists this way for the past eight years. western officials say this is where ukraine has some of its best—trained and most battle—hardened troops. they're certainly not all young. from his dugout, 52—year—old anatoly says he can already see russian troops just

500 metres away. translation: if they try to take this position, - i'll kill them. if i don't kill them, they'll kill me. those are the rules of war. they know their enemy can be brutal. they've had little rest from the fighting. they can already hear the russian artillery getting closer. but they say morale is high. translation: without | trenches to defend from, we would all die. but these trenches will protect us. very different from the fighting that you've seen in kyiv, in urban areas. both sides well dug in. easier to defend, but of course the russians have significant firepower, and we know they're bringing more, too. the mass exodus of civilians from eastern ukraine is already under way.

this, a 50—mile tailback of traffic heading west. the donbas is emptying fast. we enter the town of lysychansk, already being targeted by russian artillery. now a ghost town. this was a children's centre. books and clothes now strewn amongst the rubble. but down in the basement, we found a few seeking shelter — the poor, the frail and the old. even before this war started, russian—backed separatists were occupying part of the donbas, and it soon became apparent that pro—russian sentiment hasn't died here, despite their bombs. translation: i'm sorry, | but it is my understanding that this land was sold. they're destroying our. donbas to give the land away to the americans.

the americans bought it to place their- nuclear weapons here. back above ground, we did find one woman, valentina, who did blame president putin for the destruction of the town. translation: putin is to blame for the war. l he gathered this army here. why did he do this? but our guys did nothing. they said they were exercising. the russian offensive around the capital kyiv may have failed, but here in the donbas, they're slowly taking ground. waging war by artillery, their tactics still seem the same. and once again, it's ukraine's civilian population that's likely to suffer most. jonathan beale, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has condemned thursday's shooting attack in the israeli city of tel aviv which left at least two people dead. it's the fourth attack of its kind in just over two weeks. shelley phelps reports.

the moment first responders rushed to reports of a gunman on one of tel aviv�*s busiest streets. it had been filled with pubgoers and diners. who gathered shocked and shaken in the aftermath of the attack. i am coming from north tel aviv and driving, and there is no police yet. i see a bunch of people running and i hear loud noises so i ran this way. and i parked right here. and now i am here. and i have been hiding under the bar, i have seen many police looking very focused with guns. a huge manhunt is under way for the shooter and residents have been told to stay indoors. behind us, a restaurant, families were sitting having supper and drinks.

and all of a sudden, the terrorist came over and shot them, shot ten innocent people. and injured them. unfortunately, two of them were murdered. the terrorist ran away and we are now doing all that we can do. the wounded were taken to a nearby hospital. regretfully, two were declared dead but now we are still fighting in order to save lives. translation: i wasjust walking . and then i felt a lot of blood, l i saw blood, i turned right. and a friend looked and saw there was a lot of blood. they laid me down, - they called an ambulance and the neighbours helped me. this is the latest in the deadliest wave of attacks in israel for several years. two previous attacks were carried out by arab israelis with links to the islamic state group and one by a palestinian

from the west bank. the israeli prime minister — naftali bennett — has vowed the perpetrator will be found and anyone who helped them will "pay a price". shelley phelps, bbc news. some breaking news on that story for you. police are saying israeli security services have killed that gunman who shot dead two people and wounded several more during that shooting spree in a coastal city in tel aviv. that has come to us in the last few minutes, according to local police. of course tensions have increased around religious sites as the muslim holy month of ramadan coincides with easter and the jewish of ramadan coincides with easter and thejewish passover. that news coming to us in the last few moments, the gunman

involved in that attack has now been killed. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: get in the hole! tiger woods is back — ilt months after a car crash in which he said he was lucky to escape alive. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, of power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past.

i think that picasso's i works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss - to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, our top story... ukraine's president says the violent actions of russian troops in one town are �*more horrific�* than first thought — as harrowing details emerge of civilians held captive undergound. the united states supreme court has a newjustice — ketanji brown jackson has been confirmed by the us senate. she�*ll become the first black woman to sit on the country�*s highest court — and only the sixth

woman in history to be a supreme courtjustice. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more from capitol hill. on this vote, the yeas are 53, the naes are 47 — and this nomination is confirmed. applause. america�*s first black female vice president confirmed that america now has its first black female justice. she secured the votesjustice ketanji brown jackson smiled from inside the white house with president biden — while inside, the senate democrats cheered. mr biden has fulfilled a campaign promise to put a black woman on the country�*s highest court — a lifetime appointment. justice brown jackson is a harvard graduate and started her career in law in 1996. she will be the onlyjustice on this current court with significant experience as a criminal defence lawyer working on behalf of poor defendants. she sat there more than three days of hours and hours

of questions during her senatejudiciary committee hearings. as with many previous nominees, she gave very little away when asked about her views on some of the most controversial subjects affecting america. no—one suggests that a 20—week—old foetus can live independently outside of their mother�*s womb. do they? senator, i'm not a biologist, i haven't studied this, i don't know. do you agree with this book that's being taught to kids, | that babies are racist? senator... i do not believe that any child should be made to feel as though they are racist, or that they are not valued, or less than. she was praised by democrats

for remaining calm and patient whilst facing a hostile grilling from some republicans. you have earned this spot, you are worthy! you are a great american! and so you faced insults here that were shocking to me — well, actually, not shocking. but you are here because of that kind of love. justice brown jackson will make decisions on fundamental issues that impact the ways americans live their lives — gun control, abortion rights, religious liberty. and so the process of confirming a justice has become increasingly partisan over the years — only three republicans backed her, most republican senators voted "no" and left the senate floor. justice brown jackson has made history, butjoins a court that has a solid conservative majority. it may remain that way for years. so she will be a minority

in more ways than one — as an african—american woman, but also a liberaljustice. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let�*s get all the latest sports news now. hello, i�*m mimi fawaz, we start with the golf. the news that im sung jae leads after the first round of the masters at augusta. the south korean, who finished in a tie for second place at augusta two years ago, moved to the top of the leaderboard late in the day after opening with a five under—par round of 67. im leads by one shot from australia�*s cameron smith, the man who won the players championship at sawgrass last month. then comes a group of players on three under par, including former champions danny willett and dustinjohnson, and the world number one scottie scheffler. the story of the day, though, was a performance of tiger woods back at augusta and chasing a record—equalling sixth green jacket.

it�*s only ilt months since the car crash that he said he was lucky to escape. woods played through the pain barrier as he carded a one under par 71. he�*s four shots off the lead. i can swing a golf club. it�*s the walking�*s not easy and it�*s difficult. and as i�*ve said, with all the hardware in my leg, it�*s going to be difficult for the rest of my life. it�*s just the way it is, but i�*m able to do it. and that�*s something i�*m very lucky to have this opportunity to be able to play. and not only that, to play in the masters and to have this type of reception. i mean, the place was electric. to football and barcelona drew 1—1 with eintracht frankfurt in the first leg of the europa league quarterfinal in germany. after a goalless first half, the home side took the lead, scoring just after the break. ferran torres then equalised for barsa midway through the second half before frankfurt had tuta sent off

for a second bookable offence. barcelona, the tournament favourites and will look to make home advantage count in the second leg next thursday. the portuguese side braga were the night�*s only winner. sabel ruiz scored the only goal of the game as they beat the scottish champions rangers. all the other games finished i—i. there were several women�*s world cup qualifiers that took place across europe on thursday. it was a stunning performance for ada hegerberg, who scored a hat trick on her return to the national team for the first time in five years as norway thrashed kosovo 5—1. the former world player of the year was given a warm welcome as she returned to the pitch. the 26—year—old walked away in 2017, saying there was a lack of respect for women players in her country. norway topped their group with 19 points from seven games, three ahead of belgium. and in tennis, a top seed, aryna sabalenka, is out of the charleston open

in south carolina after losing to the american amanda anisimova. sabalenka, who was given a wildcard to compete, won the first set 6—3. a routine win looked to be on the cards for the world number five, but her opponent, who�*s the number 15 seed, turned the match around by winning the next two sets. she took the decider 6—3 and anisimova, who won a tour title in melbourne back in january, will now face fellow american coco vandeweghe in the quarterfinals. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that�*s bbc.com/sport, but from me, mimi fawaz, and the rest of the sport team. goodbye. with nearly a million deaths — the united states has had more fatalities caused by covid than any other country. many people are trying to put the pandemic behind them, and many countries now have policies of living with covid. tim allman has this report.

even on broadway, sometimes the show must not go on. most of these theatres only reopened in the second half of last year after being shut for the best part of 18 months but now the curtain is falling once more. only at a couple of venues and only to begin with for a couple of days. ticket holders don�*t seem too worried. i am not as concerned because we are all vaccinated and boosted and i know that theatres make you mask still. i don�*t think i would go if they did not require maskings and vaccinations. it seems to be a head cold that people seem to get over very quickly, so as far as i'm concerned we need to live and get on with things. be it a head cold or something more serious covid has not disappeared. the latest high—profile case, speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. she is 82, fully boosted and is currently asymptomatic but the concern is still there. the sub variant that is going along with it, i the ba.2 sub variant is thought to be even more _

transmissible than omicron. and before then we thought omicron was one of the most transmissible variants. - tell that to the thousands of baseball fans who came to wrigley field to see the chicago cubs play the milwaukee brewers. 0pening day in the new season. no virus could keep away the crowds. it looks like america is done with covid. but the question that has to be asked, is covid done with america? tim allman, bbc news. now, they were one of the biggest rock bands of all time, selling millions of records and selling out stadiums all over the world. members of pink floyd have just released their first new music together in almost three decades to raise money for the people of ukraine. matt everitt has more. music plays.

where does this story start because this track�*s happened quite quickly, but the kind of genesis of it goes back a little bit, doesn�*t it? basically, the start of it is someone showing me an instagram feed from this singer called andriy khlyvnyuk, who�*s of ukrainian band boombox, and he is in a square in kyiv wearing military fatigues and carrying a gun, and hejust burst into this song. he sings. with all the ukraine stuff going on, itjustjust with all the ukraine stuff going on, itjust struck me that as it�*s acapella, one can turn this into something lovely, a beautiful song. by coincidence, the band boombox that this guy is a singerfrom, we played at a benefit concert for in 2015 for the belarus free theatre, and they were my backing band.

singing. and this guy, andriy khlyvnyuk, has quit his american tour and gone back home to fight for his home country. i�*ve spoken to him, i said, "is this 0k"? and he said, "fine". i spoke to him actually from his hospital bed, strangely, where he had a pretty minor injury from a mortar. so he�*s right there on the front line. singing. do get in touch with me on twitter. your business news

coming up shortly. hello again. thursday brought us a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of those shower clouds were brought in by these big cumulonimbus clouds, thunder clouds. we also had reports of a bit of hail around, and generally it was quite a windy day, too. 0n the satellite picture, we�*ve got a developing low pressure that�*s going to be bringing some way and windy weather to france for friday, and we�*ve got a trough that�*s going to enhance the showers and downpours. well, that�*s going to be swinging in from the north—west as we go on through today. so, right now, we�*ve got showers mostly affecting northern areas, particularly in scotland where some are falling as snow, particularly over the high ground, bringing a risk of some icy stretches and a widespread frost as well. so, it�*s a cold start as we head into the first part of friday morning. now, friday, let�*s take a look at this low pressure to the south.

the outbreaks of rain from this system just about grazing the south coast of england. wouldn�*t take much either way to either bring the rain in across southern england or equally keep it out to sea, so it�*s one of those forecasts that�*s going to be a really close call today. away from that, many of us will start the day with some sunshine. cold and frosty first thing in the morning. there will be widespread showers and thunderstorms that then move in across scotland and northern ireland through the morning and across into northern england, north wales through the afternoon. the showers really widespread across these areas. they will have hail, and they will have some thunder mixed in. temperatures about 10—11 celsius, but the winds won�*t be quite as strong. so, if you�*re out and about, it might feel slightly more pleasant. 0nto saturday�*s forecast, again it�*s a rather showery forecast. the majority of the showers across northern and western areas, although tending to die away from northern ireland later on saturday as pressure begins to rise. we�*re looking at temperatures again about 9—13 celsius in the south. the second half of the weekend sees this area of low pressure start to very slowly move

in towards our shores off the atlantic. so, sunday, a nice enough start to the day with plenty of morning sunshine. the weather will then tend to cloud over from the west, and we may well start to see a few patches of rain, light stuff really, arriving in northern ireland before the end of the day. but as the winds start to turn more to a southerly direction, so it gets a little bit milder. 10—14 celsius for most, still quite chilly across the far north of scotland. next week, unsettled, a spell of rain followed by some showers. that�*s your latest.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. china�*s biggest city, shanghai, is battling the worst wave of covid infections since the start of the pandemic. but how do you control a population of 25 million? from today, private space travel to the international space station is possible. it doesn�*t come cheap though. if money was no object — would you pay $55 million that these three did? and... how can a war in eastern europe cause major problems for the african banana trade? we speak to an exporter from ghana later in the programme.