this is bbc news, our top stories: there's outrage after another atrocity in ukraine, at least 50 people are dead and hundreds more injured in a rocket attack on a train station. as you can see, the station, outside it, it is empty but this morning it was packed with people, many of them women and children trying to flee this city to safety. more help is on the way, with countries sending weapons including, for the first time, an air defence system. after hitting the comedian chris rock, the actor will smith is banned

from the oscars for ten years. at least thirteen people are killed following torrential rains and a landslide in a mining area of north—west colombia. and: he can still pull a crowd but will he get enough votes? emanuelle macron faces a tightening race ahead of the first round of the french presidential election. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. at least 50 people are now known to have been killed, including five children, after a rocket hit a railway station in the east of ukraine. the station, in the city of kramatorsk, had become a major hub for civilian evacuations from the donbas region, which is now the focal point of russia's offensive on ukraine.

it's thought around 4,000 people were in the vicinity of the station when the attack happened, most of them women, children and the elderly. russia denies any involvement, and blames ukraine for the attack. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has this report, and a warning you may find some of it distressing. screaming. all they were trying to do was to flee their city for safety, but many never made it out. these were the scenes outside kramatorsk train station soon after the explosion, killing dozens, including children, and injuring many more. the emergency services were soon on the scene, collecting the bodies and taking the wounded to hospital. among the bodies, their belongings still scattered across the station — a mobile phone and a children's toy. translation: ijumped into the passage, wherej there are walls. everyone was panicking. people were screaming and crying. then, i saw a wounded woman.

she was bleeding heavily. she was taken somewhere into a room. there were also several wounded people there. i saw people lying in front of the building. i don't know whether they were wounded or dead. translation: people - were panicked and stressed. some of them were badly wounded and we tried to help them. the remains of a missile lay close by. painted on the casing — in russian — the words "for the children". but why? questions, too, as to why no crater and why so much was still intact. did it malfunction, or could it have been shot down? western officials still believe it's likely it was a russian missile fired indiscriminately. air raid sirens wail in distance. with the sound of air raid warnings, this has been

the scene at kramatorsk station over the past few days — thousands of people trying to get out. they've been told to leave as russia steps up its offensive in the east. kramatorsk has already been targeted. as you can see, the station, outside it, it's empty. but this morning, it was packed with people, many of them women and children, trying to flee this city to safety. you can see the effects of the blast on these parked cars behind me, now burnt out. and on the pavement, you can see bags of food that they were taking for their journey to safety, along with dried blood that's smeared across the pavement. russia says it wasn't responsible — it even claims it wasn't its missile — but ukraine's president has dismissed those denials. the region's governor believes this was a cluster munition designed to kill and maim over a wide area. if this was a deliberate attack on civilians, then the british government says it's another russian war

crime. jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. international efforts to step up pressure on russia are continuing. the uk's sending $130 million worth of military equipment to the ukrainian army, including surface to air missiles and anti—tank weapons. slovakia became the first country to donate a major air defence system to ukraine, with the us confirming it will replace the one donated by ukraine's neighbour. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in bucha, a chance to ponder the brutal realities of this war. ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, in the town where ukraine says hundreds of civilians were killed by russian troops. the whole world is mourning with the people of bucha and they are the ones who are, as you said, defending the border of europe, defending humanity, defending democracy and, therefore, we stand with them.

but how much more are ukraine's friends willing to do to help? today, slovakia became the first country to send a major air defence system. with another russian offensive looming, this is the kind of equipment ukraine says it badly needs. in downing street, with germany's new chancellor by his side, borisjohnson said britain was also doing more. today, i can announce that the uk will send a further £100 million worth of high—grade military equipment to ukraine's armed forces, including more starstreak anti—aircraft missiles, which fly at three times the speed of sound, another 800 anti—tank missiles and precision munitions capable of lingering in the sky until directed to their target. supplies are coming in from all over the world. the czech republic has sent a fleet of russian—made battle

tanks. the ukrainians know the t—72 well and can use it with no extra training. russian military wreckage litters the roads where they've been and gone. ukraine's armed forces have fought tenaciously and with great skill, but most believe sterner tests lie ahead. will all the new equipment arrive in time, and will it be enough? and could the west do more on the economic front? the german chancellor facing difficult questions about his country's continued reliance on russian oil and gas. reporter: do you really think that germany has gone far - enough fast enough to move away from russian energy? i can give you the very clear answer — we are doing the strongest investments and we are doing the hardest activities feasible to get independent, and we will be successful. britain is also bolstering nato. the defence secretary ben wallace in romania today, offering two more raf typhoon jets. whoever wins the war in ukraine, nato's presence in eastern europe has been utterly transformed by this war. paul adams, bbc news.

and i just want to bring you another development on the war, it's currently the top story on our website. western officials say they believe russia is shaking up its military leadership in ukraine, with alexander dvornikov who commanded russian forces in syria given overall charge. you can get more on that on our website and app. where you'll also find our live page, updated around the clock with the very latest news lines as they happen. the actor will smith has been banned from all academy events or programmes for 10 years after he hit the comedian chris rock at the oscars. it happened after mr rock made a joke about will smith's wife, jada pinkett smith. less than an hour after the incident, mr smith

was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. entertainmentjournalist perez hilton gave me his reaction to the ban. well, i think that the academy and board of governors who decided to ban will smith for a decade did what little they could do. you know, you mentioned just a moment ago that will had previously resigned from the academy. there is precedent, however, to let people that have done awful things keep their 0scars — for example, harvey weinstein, who is currently in prison, still has his 0scars, roman polanski and others — so, they were not going to take away the academy awards that he had just won for best actor but this is, more than anything, symbolic and i think quite powerfully they acknowledged — the academy themselves —

their own wrongdoing in this handling the situation, unprecedented as it was, when it occurred live at the academy awards. as you mentioned, there was criticism of the way everyone handled it at the time and afterwards for not dealing with this swiftly enough. was this a a unanimous decision by the academy board members? it was not a unanimous decision, from what i am hearing. in fact, there was debate, and it was quite vigorous, many proponents of taking away will smith's 0scar. however, they ended up on this decision instead. so, will smith keeps his 0scar. what is the future for him when it comes to the academy, being nominated for future awards and, indeed, his wider career? i mean, will smith has been acting for 30—plus years and only now won his first 0scar. that is telling.

i also think that even though he will be able to be nominated as an actor and producer, i don't think he will be getting any acting nominations in the next decade. and this has already impacted his future work. will smith had a movie lined up with netflix and that film has since been put on hold indefinitely in the wake of his violent outburst against chris rock at the oscars. is this the end of the story? this is the end of the story for now. of course, when chris rock finally addresses this, it will reignite the story. when will smith or even jada pinkett smith sit down in whatever form they choose, that will bring more attention

to it and will likely snowball. 0k, chris rock speaking out will get more reaction and that might prompt will smith to speak out again and vice—versa, so it's put a pin in it for now but it's definitely not the end of the story. let's get some of the day's other news. pakistan's prime minister imran khan has warned that if he is ousted from power, he will not recognise an opposition government. he was speaking ahead of a no—confidence vote in parliament on saturday, which he is expected to lose. saudi arabia will allow up to one million people tojoin this year's week—long haj pilgrimage injuly, greatly expanding the numbers allowed into the kingdom after two years of covid restrictions. state media reported pilgrims to mecca must be under the age of 65 and fully vaccinated against coronavirus. last year, just 60,000 saudi residents were allowed to take part. the wife of the british chancellor rishi sunak says she has volunteered to pay uk tax on her multi—million pound income.

akshata murty — who is exempt from paying uk tax because of her status as a non—domiciled uk resident — has been criticised as the cost of living in the uk continues to rise. latest polling suggests the french president emmanuel macron isjust two percentage points ahead of his main rival, the far—right candidate marine le pen, as france prepares to vote in the first round of its presidential election on sunday. there are nine candidates, with mr macron and ms le pen the favourites to win the most votes, and go through to a deciding run—off vote in two weeks' time. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson reports from the campaign trail. he won the presidency last time by standing out from the crowd. five years on, emmanuel macron, seen by many as arrogant and out of touch, is keen to show he is close to the people. a classic defence when your far—right rival is right behind you in the polls. the message here in brittany —

he's notjust a president for capitalists, but for left—wing voters, too. translation: it's europe that allows us to reform excessive l and sometimes crazy capitalism. if we want to put social and environmental concerns at the heart of the market economy, it's europe that allows us to act. left—wing territory like this backed mr macron five years ago against his far—right rival, marine le pen. many left—wing voters are more disillusioned now, but polls suggest that marine le pen is closer than ever to winning this election and mr macron is hoping that's enough to get the left to vote again. down the road in the local boulangerie, sophie said she voted for president macron five years ago because she was nervous about voting for marine le pen. not this time. translation: she's evolved. she learnt from her mistakes. she is very human. we understand her

when she speaks. i think, this time, the right person will win. i hope so, because i made a bet with my customers! marine le pen has worked hard to soften her image. she still wants to ban muslim headscarves in public places and give french nationals priority in benefits, housing and jobs but her focus in this campaign has been rising prices, made worse by the war in ukraine. at a rally in the southern city of perpignan this week, 18—year—old anwar flores said le pen was right to focus on the things that matter to french people and less on security issues. mr macron still has the edge in this election but he has warned that nothing is impossible. as the man who broke the political mould here five years ago, if anyone should know that, it's him. lucy williamson,

bbc news, paris. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: to boldly go, the first ever commercial mission to the international space station gets underway. 25 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue... this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power. the 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 works were beautiful. they were intelligent and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines... condemnation after another atrocity in ukraine — at least 50 people are dead and hundreds more injured in a rocket attack on a train station. more help is on the way, with countries sending weapons including — for the first time — an air defence system. during the war, the chernobyl former nuclear power site, was occupied by russian troops, but is now

back in ukrainian hands. there were concerns the plant may have been damaged in fighting. map)0ur correspondent, yogita limaye, is one 0ur correspondent, yogita limaye, is one of the first journalists to reach the site, north of the capital kyiv, since russian forces left. access to chornobyl has only just opened up on an off—road track. the bridge to it was destroyed to stop the russian advance. this is the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, among the first parts of ukraine to be captured, when russia invaded. "they surrounded us with tanks and there were aircraft flying overhead", security officer petro says. russian forces broke into monitoring and control stations. electricity was cut off for a few days — a major threat. translation: we store nuclear waste. _ if we'd lost power, it would have been catastrophic.

radioactive material could have been released. i wasn't really worried for my life, i was scared of what would happen if i wasn't here. it's not possible for us to go any further because it could be risky but, if you walk down here, in that direction is an area of very high levels of contamination known as the red forest. and drone video has now come out which officials here have seen and they've confirmed to us the russian soldiers not only built trenches there, but they appear to have stayed there as well. this is evidence of how little they knew about nuclear safety. the soldiers were exposed to significant doses of radiation, ukraine says. below the plant is a basement, where 170 members of the national guard securing chornobyl were held captive. no—one still knows where they are. they were taken by russian forces.

former ukrainian president petro poroshenko visited chornobyl today, with a warning for the world. are we sure that tomorrow, russian troops cannot appear here? my answer would be no. putin is completely unpredictable. and nuclear, the nuclear smoke can reach eastern europe, central europe and even great britain. for now, there is relief here, but also a sense of unease. the threat is just ten miles away, across the border. yogita limaye, bbc news, chernobyl. at least 13 people have been killed following torrential rains and a landslide in a mining area of north—west colombia. the flooding surprised a group of miners as they were eating dinner on wednesday evening. shelley phelps reports.

seen from above, the destruction and devastation caused by rain and flooding at a mining camp in colombia's antioquia province. rescue workers began scouring for survivors, and helping miners to evacuate. but the effort to recover the missing had to be delayed until friday morning, due to inclement weather. family and friends joined in a frantic search for missing loved ones, fearing the worst. translation: as the hours go by, we, as family members, i get the idea that we may not find him alive. translation: ferney - was approximately between 20 and 21 years old. he was a young man who liked to go out a lot. he liked to go out to pick coffee. ferney was a very good worker, a good guy. rains in antioquia have caused more than 100 deaths so far this year, according to authorities. translation: we have 12 rescued, lifeless bodies, l

ten male, two female. on wednesday, at night, | we removed eight injured people. around 20 families were evacuated from a nearby town, due to the risk of further flooding. colombia's president ivan duque has expressed solidarity with the families of the victims. shelley phelps, bbc news. in central america, the supreme court in honduras has given a green light to the extradition to the united states of the former chief of police, who faces charges over alleged involvement in drug trafficking, alongside the ex—president won 0rlando hernandez, whose extradition to the us is also being sought. the former goldman sachs banker in new york has been found guilty of corruption and

laundering money from them relation government's investment fund. he helped embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars from the fund and bribed officials to win business for goldman. the guilty verdict marks the latest chapter in one of the biggest financial scandals of recent decades. and boris becker has been found guilty of concealing cash and property following his bankruptcy in the uk in 2017. the former wimbledon champion was convicted of four offences but cleared of twenty others in a london court. he'll be sentenced later this month and could face jail. four astronauts have left earth on the first all—private mission to the international space station. the crew took off from florida's kennedy space center on a spacex falcon rocket. they're expected to dock at the station on saturday — and will spend eight days on board. tim allman reports. it's often been said the business of america is business.

the axiom 0ne crew as they exit the suit—up room... and what typifies that more than a fully commercial mission to space? 0ne pilot, and three very wealthy men, each paying a reported $55 million to spend a week or so orbiting the earth. this is our first step. we're working with a commercial company to have them come to our international space station, and we're learning to work together and figuring out how to work together. and this is going to be an important step for us. three, two, one... zero. ignition. liftoff! go, falcon, go, dragon. godspeed, axiom one. axiom space is the private company leading the mission, but it's elon musk�*s spacex that provided the rocket that took them into orbit. it's been stressed these men are not space tourists — they will carry out what's being called "meaningful research". and this could be the beginning of something big. we would like, by the early 2030s, for us to be flipping

the roles and have our professional astronauts going up and focusing on the research and technology we need for exploration, but allowing commercial providers to be doing the hard work of maintaining the laboratory. this is the laboratory they'll have to work out of for now — the international space station. axiom space are thinking big — someday soon, they want to build a station of their own. one small step for man, one giant leap for commercial space travel. tim allman, bbc news. golf, and the second day of the masters in augusta has come to a close with an�*s scottish leather leading the way at 8—under pat. he was 5—under par for a second round score of 67, giving himself a three shot lead at the halfway stage.

beside him is a —— behind him a group including shane lowry from ireland. that is it from us for now. much more at the bbc news website. —— scottie scheffler. today wasn't quite as cold as yesterday, because the wind wasn't as strong, but we have still ended the week with temperatures below par for the time of year. we take that chilly arctic air with us into the start of the weekend. however, as we move into next week, a shift in the pattern, southerly winds delivering some warmer conditions across the uk. so, for this weekend, it will be chilly, particularly at first. some cold and frosty nights, often dry, just a few showers. next week, it will feel warm, where we get some sunshine, but it won't be sunny all the time. there will also be some outbreaks of rain. talking of rain, we saw some heavy downpours across southern england and the channel islands during this morning. that clearing away, then some sunny spells, but also, as you can see from the radar picture, lots of showers, some thunderstorms, some wintry showers, especially across northern areas. now, most of those showers will slowly fade, as we head

through the night. clear skies overhead. that will allow for quite a widespread frost, temperatures even, in the towns and cities, down around or below freezing. we could see lows of around “4 out in the countryside in parts of northern england. so into tomorrow, a cold, frosty, but bright and sunny start. through the day, we will see some showers once again, but these most plentiful up towards the north and the east, where it will stay breezy. further south and west, lighter winds, not as many showers, more dry weather and plenty of sunshine. temperatures still a touch below the average for this point in april. seven to 12 degrees. now, as we move through saturday night, this little ridge of high pressure topples its way eastwards again. that will allow it to get cold and frosty, but this frontal system pushing in from the west will start to introduce a little more cloud. so temperatures out west, in belfast and plymouth for example, may stay above freezing. most places again having a cold start to sunday morning, but a bright start, with plenty of sunshine. through the day, as that weather system approaches,

we will see more cloud building in from the west. the majority will stay dry. a bit of rain could just splash into parts of northern ireland later on, but the winds starting to come up from the south, so temperatures will climb just a little, a trend that will continue into next week. if we do get some sunshine, we could see highs of 18, 19, maybe close to 20 degrees, but there will also be some rain at times, especially in the north and west.

this is bbc news, the headlines: ukraine says at least 50 people are dead and dozens wounded after a rocket hit a train station in the eastern city of kramatorsk, which had become a major hub in the war for civilian evacuations from the donbas region. it's now the focal point of russia's war effort. ukraine's neighbour, slovakia, has donated its entire s—300 surface—to—air missile system to ukraine. the country's prime minister said it would save many innocent lives from moscow's aggression. the british prime minister borisjohnson says the uk will send another $130 million worth of military equipment to help ukraine. the body that hands out the oscars has banned the actor will smith from all its events for ten years after he hit

the presenter chris rock. the academy stopped short of revoking his best actor award.