today at one, we're in ukraine, where more than 30 people are feared dead and over 300 injured, after suspected russian rockets hit a packed train station, in the east of the country. it happened in the city of kramatorsk, as thousands were trying to escape russia's eastern offensive. president zelensky accuses moscow of cynically destroying ukraine's civilian population. kramatorsk is a hub for refugees, with many travelling to western europe and the uk. the home secretary has now apologised for visa delays. i apologise with frustration myself and i've spoken about this previously too. it takes time. the other main stories this lunchtime... a man who murdered primary school teacher sabina nessa in south east

london is jailed for life disruption continues for airline passengers and at dover, with manchester airport warning delays could last for weeks. singer ed sheeran tells the bbc in an exclusive interview his recent high court copyright case was about honesty not money. we had to go to court, you know. we had to stand up for what we thought was right. and coming up on the bbc news channel, tiger woods describes his return to the masters as electric with the 15—time major winner four shots off the lead after day one.

good afternoon, from the ukrainian capital, kyiv and we begin with the news that a missile has hit a train station, being used for civilian evacuations in eastern ukraine, killing dozens of people and wounding more than 300. it happened at the station in kramatorsk, one of the few still operating in the east. officials say thousands of people were there at the time, hoping to board trains to escape the fighting. cities in the donbas region of eastern ukraine have come under heavy attack, as russian troops refocus their war effort on the region. the ukrainian government had urged civilians to leave the area, as the fighting intensified. meanwhile, the ministry of defence says russian troops have now fully withdrawn from northern ukraine to belarus and back to russia. the mod estimates any mass redeployment from the north to the east, could take at least a week. here's our correspondent, emma vardy.

en route to safety, struck down before they could escape. 0fficials before they could escape. officials in donetsk said thousands of people were waiting for trains, having been encouraged to leave the city by local authorities. when rockets hit the kramatorsk station. at least 30 people are believed to have been killed. president zelensky speaking to the parliament in finland a short time afterwards said there was no reason for the railway station to be attacked. translation: this is an ordinary railway terminal. people crowded, waiting for the trains to be evacuated to the safe territory. they hit these people, there are witnesses, videos, remnants of the missiles. dead people. in bernard yanker, underneath the rubble, more

casualties of war, bodies being removed from what remains of the town. ukrainian officials accused moscow of deliberately targeting areas with shelling and in a sign of solidarity with ukraine the european commission president ursula von der leyenis commission president ursula von der leyen is visiting kyiv to hold talks. the ukrainian government wants sanctions increased further in russia. the eu �*s dependence on russian oil and gas they argue is helping to fund its military aggression. in the western city of lviv a protest outside the russian embassy, accusing russian troops of loading areas they have captured. the everyday objects stolen from family homes. there is outrage and despair in ukraine over the alleged brutality civilians have suffered at the hands of russian soldiers. talk to people here, many echo the cause of the ukrainian president for more military support to be given to ukraine because there is fear over what more is to come. russian forces

have sustained losses. as they recruit, the expectation is the donbas region in the east will become the new epicentre of the war. as warnings continue for people to leave. emma, everyone knew this train station was a major hub for civilians trying to play the area. if this is proven to be a direct attack from russia, then it amounts to a war crime? you attack from russia, then it amounts to a war crime?— to a war crime? you are right. it has been _ to a war crime? you are right. it has been absolutely _ to a war crime? you are right. it has been absolutely clear, - to a war crime? you are right. it - has been absolutely clear, thousands of people have been fleeing from this train station, leaving that area in recent days. it has been very crowded, there's been volunteers on the ground helping people to flee, journalists have been on the ground. it has been absolutely packed, one of the only main stations in eastern ukraine still operating. it was very clear this was an area packed with civilians, any air strikes here were bound to lead to many civilian

casualties. that is what we have seen today. russia has acted quickly with its pretty standard response to deny any involvement. the russian defence minister saying accusations it is to blame for this are untrue, they have called it a provocation. i think western leaders are not surprised by these kind of denials from russia any more. it is clearly a horrific attack, the ukraine president will point to this once again and say it is more evidence of war crimes. again and say it is more evidence of war crime— again and say it is more evidence of war crimes. . . , ., ~ , ., our correspondent, jenny hill, is in moscow. as the russian government saying anything about what happened in kramatorsk?— anything about what happened in kramatorsk? , . kramatorsk? they have denied the attack and they _ kramatorsk? they have denied the attack and they say _ kramatorsk? they have denied the attack and they say the _ kramatorsk? they have denied the attack and they say the type - kramatorsk? they have denied the attack and they say the type of - attack and they say the type of missile used is the type only used by ukraine and we have looked on this missile has been used in the past by russia but it seems to be

the case russia has upgraded to a different type of system in recent years but what we cannot say with certainty is how much of the old missiles they had left. we certainly have seen that as late as last year, this particular missile was being displayed in military parades in russia. we will have to wait for independent investigations to really confirm that. find independent investigations to really confirm that-— confirm that. and an admission overniaht confirm that. and an admission overnight from _ confirm that. and an admission overnight from russia - confirm that. and an admission overnight from russia that - confirm that. and an admission overnight from russia that it i confirm that. and an admission. overnight from russia that it has taken heavy losses in this campaign so far? , ., , taken heavy losses in this campaign so far? , .,, i. taken heavy losses in this campaign sofar? , ~ ., so far? yes, as you know the kremlin has some weeks _ so far? yes, as you know the kremlin has some weeks ago _ so far? yes, as you know the kremlin has some weeks ago said _ so far? yes, as you know the kremlin has some weeks ago said more - so far? yes, as you know the kremlin has some weeks ago said more than l has some weeks ago said more than 1300 russian soldiers lost their lives. again today the kremlin spokesman saying he considers that to be significant loss. it will come as no surprise to russians who know that their sons and husbands are dying in ukraine. state television sometimes covers the funerals. and it is possible that bereaved families here are starting to

question vladimir putin �*s so—called special military operation but you must remember they are up against a really muscular kremlin propaganda campaign that says though soldiers are dying in defence of russia against ukrainian aggression. it is against ukrainian aggression. it is a powerful narrative that says russia and its troops are the victims and they are the good guys. jenny hill, thank you. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, is meeting boris johnson at downing street for talks on how to end europe's dependency on russian energy. about half of germany's gas and around a third of its oil comes from russia. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adamsjoins me. seemingly everyday, civilians are being killed in the sport so the push to dump russian energy becomes ever urgent, surely? it push to dump russian energy becomes ever urgent, surely?— ever urgent, surely? it certainly does, ever urgent, surely? it certainly does. clive- _ ever urgent, surely? it certainly does, clive. that _ ever urgent, surely? it certainly does, clive. that is _ ever urgent, surely? it certainly does, clive. that is definitely i ever urgent, surely? it certainly| does, clive. that is definitely for the ukrainian government is arguing,

in fact they are furious with germany for what they see as foot dragging by berlin in this savage conflict. the ukrainian ambassador to berlin this morning accused germany of hypocrisy, he said germany's dependence on russia at the time of the worst aggression since the start of the second world war is shameful and berlin's argument says to simply abandon russian fossilfuels and argument says to simply abandon russian fossil fuels and energy overnight would be catastrophic for the german and possibly the european economy. borisjohnson will not take quite such a strident tone with the german chancellor, after all, britain is not nearly as dependent on russia, but it is taking a file to wean itself off russian energy. the uk is in a stronger position, in ukrainian eyes than germany simply because of the huge quantity of weaponry that this government has provided to ukraine since before the conflict began and i think when the leaders speak at a press conference here later we are likely to hear them both talk about what more they can do to help ukraine's military

efforts and that might include armoured vehicles.— efforts and that might include armoured vehicles. the home office says nearly 41,000 uk visas for ukrainians have now been issued, and a total of 12,000 refugees have arrived in the country. the home secretary has now apologised for delays, affecting thousands of people. our home editor, mark easton, has been talking to her and those families hoping to help those arriving in the uk. the welcome flags are out in north devon, in private gardens, public buildings, the blue anjali of ukraine illustrating a deep desire here to help those fleeing a war more than 1500 miles away. chris is a local apple farmer and cider producers who got in touch with the ukrainian consulate to say he wanted to welcome a family of refugees. he was put in touch with eleanor, her elderly parents and nine—year—old

son five weeks ago, they are surviving in hand—outs in poland. this is the room they will be staying, i think it will be perfect. devon generosity is being thwarted by vital bureaucracy. it has taken chris weeks to navigate forms and documents required by the government including getting a passport for a cat. it including getting a passport for a cat. , ., including getting a passport for a cat. , . , . . , including getting a passport for a cat. ., ., including getting a passport for a cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing the process — cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing the process down _ cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing the process down and _ cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing the process down and i _ cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing the process down and i do - cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing the process down and i do not - cat. it is a sham excuse for slowing| the process down and i do not know why the government wants to slow it down. there are people who are desperate, family sleeping on park benches. freezing temperatures in poland. why? fin benches. freezing temperatures in poland- why?— poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian _ poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian institute _ poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian institute in - poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian institute in london l poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian institute in london i| ukrainian institute in london i asked the home secretary about the hold—ups in getting more refugees to the uk. hold-ups in getting more refugees to the uk. ., , hold-ups in getting more refugees to the uk. , hold-ups in getting more refugees to the uk. ., , , , ., the uk. it has been frustrated. i a oloaise the uk. it has been frustrated. i apologise with _ the uk. it has been frustrated. i apologise with frustration - the uk. it has been frustrated. i | apologise with frustration myself and i have spoken about this previously. it takes time. i am

responsible for searching the staff in region as well, hundreds of home office staff doing visa applications, processing on the ground, providing support. people sa it is ground, providing support. people say it is not— ground, providing support. people say it is not good _ ground, providing support. people say it is not good enough, - ground, providing support. people say it is not good enough, you - say it is not good enough, you boasted about a surge of staff to support the ukrainian refugees arriving there. i went there, it was two guys, a table and some crisps. first of all there is no boasting taking place, let me be clear. we have a centre in france. by, taking place, let me be clear. we have a centre in france. a bespoke centre. have a centre in france. a bespoke centre- you — have a centre in france. a bespoke centre. you talk _ have a centre in france. a bespoke centre. you talk about _ have a centre in france. a bespoke centre. you talk about a _ have a centre in france. a bespoke l centre. you talk about a surge. that is our home — centre. you talk about a surge. that is our home office _ centre. you talk about a surge. that is our home office staff _ centre. you talk about a surge. that is our home office staff in _ is our home office staff in conjunction with the french government. i conjunction with the french government.— conjunction with the french rovernment. . , government. i have some friends, the hel government. i have some friends, they help me _ government. i have some friends, they help me to — government. i have some friends, they help me to find _ government. i have some friends, they help me to find somewhere. | government. i have some friends, | they help me to find somewhere. i they help me to find somewhere. spoke to they help me to find somewhere. i spoke to khadijah, hoping to find sanctuary. i met a 12—year—old schoolboy whose paintings are being auctioned to raise money for ukraine. i auctioned to raise money for ukraine. ., , auctioned to raise money for ukraine. . , ., ukraine. i realised i have the erfect ukraine. i realised i have the perfect skill _ ukraine. i realised i have the perfect skill set _ ukraine. i realised i have the perfect skill set to _ ukraine. i realised i have the perfect skill set to use - ukraine. i realised i have the perfect skill set to use my i perfect skill set to use my abilities _ perfect skill set to use my abilities.—

perfect skill set to use my abilities. �* ,, ., , abilities. and i met susannah his devon holiday — abilities. and i met susannah his devon holiday business - abilities. and i met susannah his devon holiday business uses - abilities. and i met susannah his devon holiday business uses its. devon holiday business uses its profits to help displaced people. than profits to help displaced people. in amazing network of colleagues in profits to help displaced people. fifty amazing network of colleagues in the refugee sector who work here and pull together and are really passionate about resettling refugees into communities. for passionate about resettling refugees into communities.— into communities. for devon, read much of the _ into communities. for devon, read much of the uk, _ into communities. for devon, read much of the uk, a _ into communities. for devon, read much of the uk, a country - into communities. for devon, read much of the uk, a country moved l into communities. for devon, read i much of the uk, a country moved by the awful stories unfolding on the other side of europe but exasperated by what they see as red tape. mark easton, bbc news. another day of shame in this war, we do not know the full circumstances of the attack on the train station in kramatorsk, the detail still coming through. it is clear that scores of people have been killed. and well over 300 injured. yet more civilians dying, six weeks into this appalling conflict. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv, now back to you, martine, in the studio. clive, thank you.

the civil aviation authority says it's concerned about staff shortages that airlines and airports are facing. many travellers are experiencing long queues at airports, with manchester airport saying the delays could last for up to six weeks. travellers have been badly affected over the past week, but this weekend some operators are expected to return to pre—pandemic levels of service. this report from our transport correspondent katy austin contains flasing images. holidays are back — going away is easier again, with uk travel restrictions removed. there's now huge demand for travel in the easter and summer holidays, and airports and airlines that were hit so badly during the pandemic are trying to scale up again quickly to meet that demand. but many people's pre—easter trips had a bumpy start. there were long queues at some airports last weekend, including at manchester, which has had problems for weeks. the biggest area of challenge that we've had is here in security. after shedding jobs during covid, airport bosses admit

they've struggled to hire again quickly enough. the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, and we are short staffed at the moment. it has meant that there is a number of weeks where our processes need to catch up, our recruitment processes. but again, we're confident that in a matter of weeks we will be in that position. i think we're going to have instances of queues over the next four to six weeks. but as i said, you know, there will be lots of people will get through in five or ten minutes. there will be the majority will get through in 30 or a0 minutes. airports say covid documentation checks are also adding to delays. recruitment has been a problem for airlines, too. easyjet has cancelled hundreds of flights this week, blaming staff sickness. british airways has also made cancellations. among those whose plans have been ruined are these schoolchildren. half their group had already gone on a ski trip, but their easyjet flight

from gatwick to join them was cancelled. it's really sad because we had to get up really, really early in the morning for absolutely nothing. half of the trip got to go and half didn't and how they were probably skiing by the time that we had got home. easyjet said sorry and offered further assistance, including a refund. businesses are happy to see so many passengers again, but not everyone's much anticipated journeys have gone to plan. there's also disrpution today at britiain's busiest ferry port, dover. katy�*s there for us. how bad are things? there has been severe traffic — how bad are things? there has been severe traffic disruption _ how bad are things? there has been severe traffic disruption in _ how bad are things? there has been severe traffic disruption in the - severe traffic disruption in the dover area in recent days. initially caused by a lack of available ferry capacity and by bad weather at the start of the easter holidays among

other factors. start of the easter holidays among otherfactors. the start of the easter holidays among other factors. the end start of the easter holidays among otherfactors. the end of start of the easter holidays among other factors. the end of still not running on the dover calais route after they sacked nearly 800 seafarers last month. extensive cues of lorries have built up on the way to dover. the operation block traffic management system is in place, lorries are queued up on the 20 motorway. here, anotherferry operator dft s says it is doing everything it can to keep things moving. today passenger traffic seems to be flowing smoothly. ferry services are running with some delays. we are coming into what is expected to be another very busy weekend. some people going away for easter, some people returning after trips they have made this week. the fda says it cannot take any piano ferry passengers over this weekend. people are being told not to turn up at ports like this unless they have an advanced booking. a 36—year—old albanian man has been

jailed for a minimum of 36 years in prison for the murder of the primary school teacher sabina nessa. koci selamaj drove from eastbourne to south—east london last september and attacked ms nessa with a metal traffic triangle. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. sabina nessa — graduate, primary school teacher and fun loving. the second in a family of four girls. now her older sister, jabeena, cherishes the watch sabina was wearing when she was killed. this is her watch that she wore on the night. so i'm just holding it to feel close to her. we kind of feel like she's going to walk for the door. going to walk through the door. people say time will get easier but, really, timejust gets harder

and the realisation that she's not here, itjust kind of hits home. in previous court hearings, she, like the rest of her family, has seen koci selamaj, the murderer. the thought that he was waiting for some woman to attack her and do what he wanted to do, i was just thinking, what a horrible animal, vile animal he is. hours before the murder, he checked into the grand hotel in eastbourne. his wife, who had left him because of his violent behaviour, worked here. she met him in the hotel car park and he asked her to have sex with him. after she rejected him, he drove off alone and ended up miles away, in south—east london. he pulled up in kidbrooke and went into the local sainsbury�*s. intent on violence against a woman, he bought a rolling pin. it's believed he was considering using this as his weapon. meanwhile, sabina nessa, who lived locally, was on her way to meet a friend. she's thought to have taken

a shortcut through cator park because she was running late. koci selamaj, looking furtive, was caught on cctv. and cameras in the park actually showed him running towards sabina and attacking her. he beat her 3a times with this metal traffic triangle and carried her off unconscious. her body was found the following day. selamaj had strangled her. on his way back to eastbourne, he drove down a country lane and dumped the murder weapon in a river. a week later, selamaj was arrested and being told over the phone by an interpreter he was being charged with murder. he's an albanian national. there was clear evidence of a sexually—motivated attack. that, to-ether with the fact that he had propositioned his wife earlier in the day for sex, says to me,

without a shadow of a doubt, that was a sexually—motivated murden — two, one, sabina nessa. a month after her death last year, sabina's family marked what would have been her 29th birthday. i feel like the sunflower because that was her favourite, i feel like that kind of resembles her. she would stand up and give her opinion, and i feel like we should all stand up tall and say enough is enough. let's put an end to male violence. june kelly, bbc news. the time is 13:21. our top story this lunchtime: a missile strike on a railway station packed with civilians fleeing the violence in eastern ukraine has killed at least 30 people. covid infections rates flatten, according to one estimate. we'll get the latest from our medical editor. coming up on the bbc news channel: time to move on — great britain's most successful olympic canoeist, liam heath, calls time on his career, after winning four olympics medals from three games.

the chancellor, rishi sunak, has defended his wife after revelations about her tax arrangements. yesterday, it emerged akshata murthy — who's the daughter of one of india's richest men — has non—domiciled status, meaning she doesn't pay tax in britain on income made abroad. mr sunak told the sun newspaper his wife pays every penny owed on her british income and accused labour of trying to get to him by smearing her. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. he's the man who sets most of our taxes. this week, he put them up. but it's his family's tax arrangements which are now in the spotlight. this is the chancellor's wife, akshata murthy, an indian citizen. she pays £30,000 a year for a non—dom status, which means her income earned outside the uk isn't taxed here. the setup could have saved her

millions of pounds in uk tax. labour say if that's the case, it would be breathtaking hypocrisy. but speaking to the sun, rishi sunak defended his wife. he told the paper... and he hit out at those questioning the arrangements. i don't think it's really appropriate for me to comment on the wives and families of politicians. and of course, the most important thing is the same rules have to apply to everybody, which it clearly does because there's no suggestion that any of this steps outside of any of the rules and regulations. the chancellor's wife isn't seen much in public. her spokeswoman says, eventually, she wants to move back to india. and mr sunak says she's

followed all the rules. the chancellor has taken the political decision to impose tax increases on millions of people. they're entitled to know whether his family is using schemes to reduce their own tax. so this is about basic accountability, basic transparency. we need answers to those questions, because this looks to me very much like one rule for them and another rule for everybody else. rishi sunak is touted by many as a future prime minister, but this has been a damaging week. accusations he hasn't done enough to help with the cost of living, and continuing questions about whether his own household should have paid more tax in the uk. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. the science—fiction video game returnal has won the top prize of best game at the bafta games awards. the game sees players control a space pilot stranded on an alien planet. the racing title forza horizon 5 was named best british game.

the ceremony in london last night celebrated the gaming industry which is now worth £7 billion a year. covid infections rates in the uk have been flattening out — that's according to the latest estimates from the ons. data for the week ending april 2nd suggest there were just under 4.88 millions cases of the virus, very slightly done from 4.91 million the week earlier. our medical editor, fergus walsh, is here. it is still a lot of infections. it is, we are still in the midst of the biggest lemon microwave of this pandemic, driven by this sub—variant of omicron ba too. and one in 13 people in the uk is estimated by this very reliable survey from the office for national statistics to have had covid last week. one in 13 in england, unchanged from the week before and one in 13 in scotland, slightly down. one in 13 in wales and one in 16 in northern ireland. the ons says it is too early to say

whether covid rates have peaked in northern ireland, in scotland and england, but it looks like we are very near the top of this wave. what matters is the impact on hospitals and it also looks like covid patient numbers, which are the highest they have been for a year, levelling off at around 20,000 and with about 1300 covid deaths a week. but nhs bosses are saying the nhs is under enormous strain at the moment. a&e seen delays that we normally only see in a very severe winter.— delays that we normally only see in a very severe winter. thank you very much, a very severe winter. thank you very much. fergus _ a very severe winter. thank you very much, fergus walsh. _ day two of the masters has just got under way at augusta national. tiger woods made a solid start at the tournament, 14 months after suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash. he finished the first round a shot under par, and will tee off later today. the singer ed sheeran says his high court copyright case was not about money, but about standing up for what is right. earlier this week, a judge ruled that his song shape of you did not plagiarise the work

of another artist. in an exclusive interview with bbc newsnight, the singer said he had no choice but to defend his work in court. anna collinson reports. # say, boy, let's not talk too much # grab on my waist and put that body on me...# this week, a lengthy battle over spotify�*s most—streamed song reached a conclusion. # i'm in love with the shape of you...# while a judge cleared ed sheeran and fellow songwriter johnny mcdaid of plagiarism, the pair have exclusively told newsnight there's been little celebration. i'm happy it's over. i'm happy we can move on and get back to writing songs. and, erm, yeah, i'mjust... all of it makes me sad. all of it. in the last year, it got really heavy and it was consuming. and the cost to our mental health and creativity was really tangible. shape of you became the focus of a high court trial after the grime artist sami chokri accused the songwriters

of copying one of his tracks. ed sheeran and his team denied this and decided to fight for the song, which the trial heard earned them around £5 million a year. but they say this was about so much more. the conversation around all of this is always about money. it's not about money. this isjust... this is about heart and honesty. it's not... integrity? yeah. it's not about, like... win or lose, we had to go to court, you know? we had to stand up for what we thought was right. i don't want to have this situation happen again, so now ijust film everything, everything's on film. we've had sort of claims come through on songs and we go, "well, here's the footage, and you watch, and you'll see that there's nothing there." two days ago, the high court ruled ed sheeran and his team had neither deliberately nor subconsciously copied the track oh why. the singer says he wants to get

back to making music, but this lengthy lawsuit has scarred one of the uk's — and the world's — biggest stars. i personally think the best feeling in the world, the best feeling, is the euphoria around the first idea of writing a great song. like the first spark where you go, "ah, this is special, we can't spoil this. this is amazing." but that feeling has now turned into, "oh, wait, let's stand back for a minute, like, have we touched anything , " you know? and it does... you find yourself, in the moment, second—guessing yourself. ed sheeran. anna collinson reporting there. you can hear newsnight�*s full interview with ed sheeran( and his co—writer, johnny mcdaid, at 22:30 tonight on bbc2. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. you can almost feel the stillness, nothing toppling over in the garden today like yesterday. nothing top over like yesterday, we have been on together for the last few days and we have had heavy rain and snow and very strong winds.

today, things feel like calming down a little bit. this is from highland scotland, close to fort william. a beautiful scene here, from one of our weather watchers, blue skies overhead and relatively still water is here. that is not quite the whole story, it does still feel chilly despite the fact it is not as windy. we start the weekend and a chilly note. the question you have been asking is, winds it going to get warmer? into next week, we bring up southerly winds, changing the wind direction and that brings warm air. the outlook for the weekend, quite chilly, particularly at first, it will often be dry with a few showers. into next week, feeling warm and any sunshine, but not sunny all the time, there will be some rain around as well. talking of rain, this is this morning across southern england and the channel islands, heavy downpours of rain now beginning to clear away. sunny skies and wintry showers to the north—west, quite a few showers

already full scotland and northern ireland that start to break