this is bbc news live from clichy, north of paris, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm tim willcox. our top stories — polls have opened in france in the first round of the french presidential election, with french president emmanuel macron facing a strong challenge from marine le pen. i'mjoanna gosling in london. also on the programme — britain says there's further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine, as reports come in of another mass grave near kyiv. an inquiry into how the tax arrangements of the uk's chancellor's wife became public is now under way, the bbc understands.

the frontrunner to become pakistan's next prime minister says the removal of imran khan in a late—night confidence vote is a chance for a new beginning for the country. welcome to a beautiful spring morning here in a north—western suburb of paris, a former working—class districts gentrified in the last few years. 25% of the population here is made up of non—eu migrants. this morning, the race has been electrified by the narrowing gap between the incumbent french president emmanuel macron and his far right challenger marine le pen.

voters are choosing from 12 candidates in the first round, but only two will go through to the run—off in a fortnight�*s time. the big question for voters today is, is marine le pen fit to govern france? she is of course a notorious leader of a far—right party, but she has done a lot to make over that party in the past few years. the immigration factor, for example, has been detoxified for some french people by the appearance of another far right candidate in this race. has he done enough to take the poison away from the association that people had with marine le pen and her racist and reactionary policies? as i say, that is the big question. she has focused on the cost of living crisis here in france of the last few weeks. french president emmanuel macron, who has been preoccupied by the pandemic and the war in ukraine, entered this race very late. he started with a

read of some 20 points, but all the latest opinion polls show that that lead has now been narrowed to it two or 3%. lead has now been narrowed to it two or3%. let's lead has now been narrowed to it two or 3%. let's get more on this with georgina wright, thank you for joining us here. it feels like a very different election this time from 2017, when marine le pen ran against emmanuel macron what, when he trounced her in the second round. yes, until a week ago they did not feel like there was a presidential campaign going on, frankly, which is partly because of the war in ukraine which is understandably overshadowed the political debate, but also because there are no real issue is structured and this campaign. think back to 2017, you have the socialist candidate talking about universal income, you have noding le pen arguing that france should leave the euro. this time round, we don't have issues that are there guiding us, so a lot of voters are turning up in thinking, what is it i'm voting for? so it is really interesting, and

obviously the polls are narrowing so much, that is worrying for supporters of french president emanuel macron, that seems to be a good time for marine the pen. but let's not forget the far left campaign they candidate who is also pulling well, so i figure if a surprise tonight. fin pulling well, so i figure if a surprise tonight.— pulling well, so i figure if a surprise tonight. on the cost of livin: , surprise tonight. on the cost of living. she _ surprise tonight. on the cost of living. she is — surprise tonight. on the cost of living, she is advocating - surprise tonight. on the cost of living, she is advocating a - living, she is advocating a reduction in vat from 22.5%, she wants to raise the minimum wage, she has got bailouts for pensions and everything else, has that been costed? h0 everything else, has that been costed? ., , ., , everything else, has that been costed? ., , ., costed? no it is the honest answer. but if ou costed? no it is the honest answer. but if you think _ costed? no it is the honest answer. but if you think back _ costed? no it is the honest answer. but if you think back to _ costed? no it is the honest answer. but if you think back to her - but if you think back to her campaign, manning the pen has had a very good campaign, she has travelled all across france and has been talking about these issues, rising energy costs and the cost of living, before russia invaded ukraine. she has been everywhere, and voters feel, this is a candidate who is taking this seriously. french president emanuel macron can see he has brought down unemployment and shown he has been a president... find

shown he has been a president... and he has ut shown he has been a president... and he has put an — shown he has been a president... and he has put an energy cap, 4%, which has cost edf billions of euros. exactly, he has tried to put on measures which are going to support particularly those who are very energy poor in this country. but the question is, and i am not advising french president emanuel macron, but if i were, i would say that is where he should challenge manning the pen, you are proposing these measures but how are you going to achieve them? and it is notjust for what she wants to do in france, also what she plans to do in the eu. if wants to do in france, also what she plans to do in the eu.— plans to do in the eu. if she were to win, this _ plans to do in the eu. if she were to win, this would _ plans to do in the eu. if she were to win, this would be _ plans to do in the eu. if she were to win, this would be a _ plans to do in the eu. if she were to win, this would be a bomb - plans to do in the eu. if she were i to win, this would be a bomb within the eu, wouldn't it? especially with the eu, wouldn't it? especially with the role that france plays within the role that france plays within the eu. n, the role that france plays within the eu. a, �* , , the role that france plays within the eu. �*, , ., the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved _ the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over— the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over the _ the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over the years, - the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over the years, so i eu have evolved over the years, so it is difficult to predict what she would do if elected president. that being said, she is arguing in a form of freedom of movement within the eu, she says it should only apply to eu, she says it should only apply to eu citizens. that is difficult to do, it would require treaty change,

and then do you put boarders in every country to make sure everyone who comes through as an eu citizen? she also wants to pull fans out of the electricity market, again very difficult to do, and then she is arguing for other measures such as a loosening of the eu's power, she wants to make sure that french law has supremacy over eu law, so these are all in theory sounding quite easy to do but in practice much harder. . , ., harder. french president emanuel macron has _ harder. french president emanuel macron has attacked _ harder. french president emanuel macron has attacked over - harder. french president emanuel macron has attacked over russia, | harder. french president emanuel- macron has attacked over russia, she has been close to vladimir putin in the past, she has a big loan from a russian bank, she had election leaflets printed, which have now been pulped, of her shaking hands with vladimir putin. has a position changed on that? french president emmanuel macron�*s team treated marine le putin. emmanuel macron's team treated marine le putin.— emmanuel macron's team treated marine le putin. when the invasion started, marine le putin. when the invasion started. she _ marine le putin. when the invasion started, she said _ marine le putin. when the invasion started, she said that _ marine le putin. when the invasion

started, she said that she - marine le putin. when the invasionl started, she said that she supported ukrainian solidarity, but also she said that she did not think russia should invade any further, so she has tricked her position, she has condemned the violence, but again i think that is a challenge for marine le pen, how would you react if she was president? fin le pen, how would you react if she was president?— le pen, how would you react if she was president? on immigration, and it is interesting _ was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when _ was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when you _ was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when you look - was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when you look at - it is interesting when you look at the facts, france does not have more foreign—born nationals than many other european countries, but it is a very potent electoral issue and has been for years here. just outline what her proposals are and what that would mean for france. she hasn't what that would mean for france. sue: hasn't several what that would mean for france. sie: hasn't several proposals, what that would mean for france. s“i2 hasn't several proposals, but at the moment because of the war in ukraine, she has said we will welcome of course those fleeing the war, but only for the duration of the war, without being clear on how the war, without being clear on how the refugees would go back to ukraine once it is safe to live in again. she wants more border controls in france, but also in the european external borders, and she wants to kind of really increase the

budget for police, so we will have to see. , ., ., ., ~ i., , to see. georgina, thank you very much indeed. _ to see. georgina, thank you very much indeed. the _ to see. georgina, thank you very much indeed. the polls - to see. georgina, thank you very much indeed. the polls close - to see. georgina, thank you very much indeed. the polls close at| much indeed. the polls close at eight o'clock tonight, we will be doing a special programme on that and get the latest opinion polls about what this result will be. if she does get through to the second round against french president emanuel macron, the real issue then will be, what will be other candidates do with their votes? georgina mentioned the far right candidate, will his supporters go to marine le pen? a lot to work out. ukrainian officials say they've discovered another mass grave near kyiv, following russia's withdrawal from areas around the capital. it's reported the grave, in the village of buzova, had been dug near a petrol station. dozens of civilians are thought to have been buried in it. it comes as the british defence ministry says there's further evidence that russian forces have adopted a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine.

the assessment says the russians have been using improvised explosive devices and attack infrastructure targets with a high risk of harming civilians. president zelensky has welcomed the uk's support for ukraine describing it as "decisive and significant." during a surprise visit to kyiv on saturday, borisjohnson announced more military and economic help. mark lowen has this report from kyiv. how are you? there's little time for niceties when you're a leader at war. volodymyr zelensky welcomed borisjohnson to kyiv as ukraine, battling russian aggression, pleads for more western help. you are strong. the strength of the underdog. ukraine's president battling for his country's survival, welcoming and pleading with the outside world to help fight russian aggression. the unannounced talks came as britain pledged 120 armoured vehicles

and new anti—ship missile systems. the two men were keen to suggest ukraine is on the front foot — a walkabout in kyiv inconceivable a fortnight ago. borisjohnson, basking in praise for his support from the public and the president. translation: we have to exert. pressure in the form of sanctions, and i'm grateful to the united kingdom that continues and intensifies the sanctions and also provides significant support to ukraine by reinforcing our defence capacities. the other democratic western countries should follow the example of the united kingdom. from borisjohnson arriving as horrors are unearthed from neighbouring towns, warm words for a leader he called a lion. i thank you for what - you've been able to do. i think your leadership has been extraordinary and i think- in what putin has done in places like bucha and in irpin, - his war crimes have permanently

polluted his reputation _ and the reputation| of his government. borisjohnson was long keen to come here to kyiv, but was waiting for the security situation to stabilise following the withdrawal of russian troops from the area. and while this city has calmed, the renewed russian offensive in the east has made ukraine push even harderfor more military aid. russian tanks pushed on as a governor in the east urged civilians to flee immediately, warning of troops massing nearby. bucha, near kyiv, now free of russian troops, shows what might lie in store elsewhere — 360 people are said to have died here and ukraine, the david against the goliath, is still crying out for help. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv.

french voters are casting their ballots in the opening round of a presidential race that opinion polls have suggested could be very close. french president emanuel macron and his wifejust french president emanuel macron and his wife just leaving the house on their way to vote. this is just outside their home in the north of france. we saw earlier marine le pen casting her vote, and they are the two challengers on whom all the focus is now, because there are 12 candidates in all in this first

round of the voting, but both of them out in front, and with a very small margin apparently between them, according to the polling. so them, according to the polling. so the next round, in two weeks' time, will to be between the top two candidates. and it is anticipated that they are currently out in front as france goes to the polls. and of course, french president emanuel macron has been focusing on the situation in ukraine and commentators are saying that his focus away from domestic events has enabled marine le pen to cement her support by focusing very much on the cost of living crisis, which is affecting france in the same way as it's affecting many countries currently, with cost of basics having increased dramatically, not just because of pressure on oil and

gas prices with the war in ukraine, but also as the world comes out of the covid pandemic and the economic shutdowns that happened then. so ordinary voters focused on how far their income is stretching as the cost of living rises. so those are the factors that voters will be weighing up as they go to the polls today, that first round of voting for the next french president. the port city of 0desa in southern ukraine is believed to sbe a key target for russia. it's come under attack several times so far forcing many people to flee the city. 0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga is there with the latest. as you can see, we are on a rooftop overlooking the city of 0desa and we cannot hear much. the only thing you can hear are the birds flying past.

there has been an order from the regional authorities asking people to stay home, and they say there is a threat of a missile strike on the city. over the past three days we have been here, we have heard about three explosions taking place in and around the city, so there is a lot of tension. what we're hearing from residents in different parts of 0desa we cannot get to at the moment, people are obeying this curfew. this is a curfew that will last for much of the day. sunday is a significant day in 0desa, it is when russian forces first liberated the city when it was occupied by nazi germany. it is a significant day in the city's history, but also one in which people are full of fear. 0desa is on the black sea, and there are concerns of an attack on 0desa from the sea. britain is now giving ukraine anti—ship missile systems. what difference would that make?

yes, just a few minutes' walk in front of me is the black sea. what we know is that, since russia began its invasion of ukraine, there have been a number of ships just off the shoreline, about 25 to 30. now the concern is that, as russian forces reorganise, there may be more forces coming here to the south that could stage an amphibious landing from the sea. with this british support, the hope is that by having these anti—ship missile systems that skim the sea and can hit their targets, the hope is it will force russian forces to push back, and therefore will not be able to stage an attack on 0desa. you are watching bbc news, our top stories — polls have opened in france, for the first round of the french presidential race, with french president emmanuel macron facing a strong challenge from marine le pen of the far—right national rally. uk prime minister borisjohnson

meets president zelensky in kyiv, as britain says there's further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine. the bbc understands an inquiry into how the tax arrangements of the british chancellor's wife, akshata murthy, became public is now under way. labour has suggested that there may a conflict of interest between rishi sunak�*s role as chancellor and ms murthy�*s tax status, as a non—domiciled uk resident. they insist all laws were followed. joining me now is our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. so there is an inquiry now? yes, it emerued so there is an inquiry now? yes, it emerged this _ so there is an inquiry now? yes, it emerged this week _ so there is an inquiry now? yes, it emerged this week that _ so there is an inquiry now? yes, it emerged this week that the - emerged this week that the chancellor have this non—dom status miniature is not required to pay uk tax on overseas income, important to stress that is completely within the rules for her personal situation. she has said now going forward she is going to pay uk tax on that income, but this isn't the end of this matter, because the chancellor

himself is wanting to pursue it further. he has asked for a leak inquiry to try to establish how his wife's tax status became public, we understand that we league inquiry is now under way, and sources close to the chancellor went there could be legal implications for making someone a's tax status public like that. whatever happens with this league inquiry going forward, there are still questions about how the chancellor handled this entire situation. despite the fact that he did tell the cabinet office when he became a minister that his wife had this non—dom status, that the treasury was aware in case of conflict of interest. many questioning if it was right for his wife to have these arrangements, his family to have these arrangements, at a time that he was increasing tax on everyone across the uk. a point put to the policing minister at mulhouse this morning, speaking to the bbc, and he did say, he was stressing, that all rules were followed by akshata murthy, but he did feel that perhaps it was right for her to have made this change

now. $5 for her to have made this change now. �* , for her to have made this change now. ~ , , ., now. as i understand it, the chancellor _ now. as i understand it, the chancellor and _ now. as i understand it, the chancellor and his _ now. as i understand it, the chancellor and his wife - now. as i understand it, the - chancellor and his wife complied with the — chancellor and his wife complied with the absolute letter of the law where _ with the absolute letter of the law where tax — with the absolute letter of the law where tax is concerned, and the situation — where tax is concerned, and the situation that they had was perfectly legal and allow. however, they have _ perfectly legal and allow. however, they have recognised that at this time, _ they have recognised that at this time, given his particularjob, that as ms_ time, given his particularjob, that as ms murthy said, it offended against — as ms murthy said, it offended against a — as ms murthy said, it offended against a sense of british fair play. — against a sense of british fair play. so _ against a sense of british fair play, so they have change the situation _ play, so they have change the situation. you can ask no more than that _ situation. you can ask no more than that. kit— situation. you can ask no more than that. a, ., , situation. you can ask no more than that. ., , , ,, that. kit malthouse stressing there that. kit malthouse stressing there that the rules _ that. kit malthouse stressing there that the rules were _ that. kit malthouse stressing there that the rules were followed, - that. kit malthouse stressing there that the rules were followed, but l that. kit malthouse stressing there| that the rules were followed, but at another point in interview, he did use the situation to see the situation had now been corrected, which maybe sounds like a tacit admission from him that he does not feel it was the correct approach for the chancellor's wife to have. stand the chancellor's wife to have. and what are opposition parties are saying now?— what are opposition parties are sa in: now? , ., ., , saying now? they are not entirely satisfied with _ saying now? they are not entirely satisfied with how _ saying now? they are not entirely satisfied with how things - saying now? they are not entirely satisfied with how things are - satisfied with how things are currently going at the moment. labour are saying that this did offend against a state of fair play, the chancellor's wife herself has said the same, and labour says there

has not been enough transparency around the chancellor's general financial situation. the cabinet minister has said they are satisfied with how he followed the ministerial code in declaring all his interests, but shadow home secretary yvette cooper, speaking to bbc this morning, made it clear she is not satisfied with how this been handled. it is lawful, but questions whether it is ethicat — it is lawful, but questions whether it is ethical. the _ it is lawful, but questions whether it is ethical. the fact _ it is lawful, but questions whether it is ethical. the fact they- it is lawful, but questions whether it is ethical. the fact they have - it is ethical. the fact they have changed — it is ethical. the fact they have changed their _ it is ethical. the fact they have changed their tax _ it is ethical. the fact they have changed their tax allegiance i it is ethical. the fact they have l changed their tax allegiance now show— changed their tax allegiance now show that— changed their tax allegiance now show that they _ changed their tax allegiance now show that they do _ changed their tax allegiance now show that they do recognise - changed their tax allegiance now show that they do recognise it i changed their tax allegiance now show that they do recognise it is| changed their tax allegiance now. show that they do recognise it is a problem. — show that they do recognise it is a problem. trut— show that they do recognise it is a problem, but they— show that they do recognise it is a problem, but they wouldn't - show that they do recognise it is a problem, but they wouldn't have i show that they do recognise it is a - problem, but they wouldn't have done that if— problem, but they wouldn't have done that if this _ problem, but they wouldn't have done that if this hadn't _ problem, but they wouldn't have done that if this hadn't been _ problem, but they wouldn't have done that if this hadn't been public, - problem, but they wouldn't have done that if this hadn't been public, and - that if this hadn't been public, and that if this hadn't been public, and that is— that if this hadn't been public, and that is why— that if this hadn't been public, and that is why i — that if this hadn't been public, and that is why hust— that if this hadn't been public, and that is why ijust do _ that if this hadn't been public, and that is why ijust do not— that if this hadn't been public, andi that is why ijust do not understand the chancellor's _ that is why ijust do not understand the chancellor's decision _ that is why ijust do not understand the chancellor's decision making i that is why ijust do not understand | the chancellor's decision making on this. the chancellor's decision making on this i_ the chancellor's decision making on this i do _ the chancellor's decision making on this i do not — the chancellor's decision making on this. i do not understand _ the chancellor's decision making on this. i do not understand how- the chancellor's decision making on this. i do not understand how rishil this. i do not understand how rishi sunak— this. i do not understand how rishi sunak could — this. i do not understand how rishi sunak could think— this. i do not understand how rishi sunak could think it _ this. i do not understand how rishi sunak could think it was _ this. i do not understand how rishi sunak could think it was fair. - if it cooper would not commit to labour banning that non—dom status people are still able to have if they were to get into government. that was previously labour policy underjeremy corbyn and ed miliband, they are having a review of that at

they are having a review of that at the moment. the lib dems are: for all government ministers to declare whether or not there spouses have non—dom status or make use of tax havens. they are: for that, something i suspect the opposition will be talking about for some time to come. —— they are calling for that. to come. -- they are calling for that. ., ~ to come. -- they are calling for that. ., ,, , ., to come. -- they are calling for that. ., ~' , ., , to come. -- they are calling for that. ., ,, i. , . members of pakistan's parliament are due to decide on monday who should succeed imran khan, who was ousted as prime minister in a late—night confidence vote after he was deserted by coalition partners. they blame him for a crumbling economy and failure to deliver on campaign promises. analysts say the new prime minister is almost certain to be the opposition leader, shehbaz sharif. mr khan has said he is the victim of an international conspiracy. shelley phelps has the latest. amongst the crowds gathered outside pakistan's parliament, there wasjoy and anguish as the news of imran khan's removal came through. it was a night of intense political drama. this is the moment the speaker of the house announced the result. 174 members have recorded their

votes in favour of the resolution. consequently, the resolution for a vote of no confidence against mr imran khan, the prime minister of islamic republic of pakistan, has been passed by a majority of the total membership of the national assembly. cheering. the opposition erupted. frontrunner as next prime minister, shahbaz sharif, is hailing the moment as a chance for a new beginning. translation: a new dawn has started, a new day is coming. _ allah has answered the prayers of millions. 69—year—old cricket star—turned politician mr khan, says he will not recognise an opposition government and blames a us—led conspiracy for his removal. public opinion is divided. translation: imran khan has been removed through - a foreign conspiracy. god willing, we will fight back and make him prime minister again.

we don't want these thieves, opposition politicians. translation: this is | a victory of democracy. pakistan needs an opportunity for growth and advancement. i pray for pakistan's progress. analysts warn things won't be easy for those who toppled mr khan from power. that next government is indeed going to face a lot of challenges. it will inherit a major economic crisis, there has also been a resurgence in terrorist attacks, and also imran khan will go back to the opposition, a role that he played for so long before he became prime minister, and he will try to be disruptive. pakistan's parliament will meet to vote for the country's new leader on monday. shelley phelps, bbc news. the bbc�*s secunder kermani has been following all the developments and has the latest now from islamabad. for much of the day, it seemed as if the vote of no confidence against imran khan would not be held, as if

imran khan's party would prevent it, block it for a second time in spite of a supreme court order saying that it should go ahead. in fact, we were getting reports that the supreme court was ready to open its doors at midnight, possibly to issue a contempt of court notice against imran khan's allies if they did not go ahead with that vote of no confidence. of course, it did, and the result was a foregone conclusion, because a number of imran khan's allies had already publicly deserted him. 0pinion here is really quite heavily polarised. if you are a supporter of imran khan, you are heartbroken. we were outside parliament late last night at around 3.00 in the morning, and a woman from a poor working class background came up to us, everyone else had pretty much left the scene at that point, and she just poured out her heart, saying that she thought imran khan was the best thing that had ever happened to pakistan, and she did not know how the country would continue without him.

but if you are a supporter of the opposition, or what until now was the opposition, you see this as a great victory for democracy, and that imran khan was endangering the constitution of pakistan by refusing to hold this vote of no confidence, refusing to accept the decision of parliament, and even now, as you heard in that report, he has said he will not accept any government that comes out of this process, and he has called for his supporters to come out into the street after evening prayer later tonight and register their protest peacefully. we are hearing that after four hours of voting in france, only a quarter of voting in france, only a quarter of voters have turned out, the lowest for 20 years. it is anticipated potentially 28% of voters may not vote. that is marine le pen earlier casting her vote. you are watching bbc news.

hello. i think the weather is looking decent enough for many of us this afternoon. it was a little bit on the chilly side this morning and this afternoon is not going to be desperately warm either, but at least it is looking dry and bright today. but tomorrow, however, rain in the forecast. not everybody is going to get it. here is the satellite picture with the pressure map, and you can see a weather front wrapping around this rather large area of low pressure. this weather front is approaching, and that's why the skies will turn hazier and hazier and eventually cloudy across western parts of the uk, even the possibility of a few spits and spots of rain in northern ireland in the middle of the afternoon. but the rest of the country should have that dry and bright day, 13 in the south,

around 11 in newcastle. still on the parky side in aberdeen, 8 celsius. so the focus for this evening stays dry. they could even be some clear skies across the south and the south—east. but this weather front is very slowly approaching. you can see the winds blowing out of the south or the south—east. with that and all of the cloud, it is not going to be particularly cold tonight. perhaps a touch of frost in the highlands there, but for many of us you can see it is about 3—6 degrees celsius. so the weather map for monday shows that low pressure still way to the west of our neighbourhood, but the weather front is brushing western parts of the uk. so watch these areas of rain moving into cornwall and devon, brushing parts of wales, and then eventually the irish sea coasts, perhaps some of it getting into lancashire, cumbria, south—western parts of scotland and northern ireland. but many of us towards the east and the south actually getting away with a decent enough day. cloudy at times, but up to 17 celsius in the south. that milder air is spreading

in from the south, but it won't quite reach everywhere. it does look as though it's reaching scotland, doesn't it? but here, because we will have a fair bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain through the course of tuesday and a south—easterly wind off the north sea, it could still actually be quite chilly in places like aberdeen. to the south we have got the warmer air, some sunny spells and much higher temperatures, 18 or 19, for example, in london and norwich. so quite a mixed bag for many of us on monday and tuesday. here is the outlook for the rest of the week. wednesday, thursday and friday, those temperatures continuing to climb. and at the moment, the easter weekend is not looking bad at all with high pressure building. bye— bye.

polls have opened in france, for the first round of a french presidential race that could deliver a shock victory after president macron's lead over his main challenger, the far—right leader marine le pen

fell dramatically in recent weeks. britain says there's further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine as reports come in of another mass grave near kyiv. an inquiry into how the tax arrangements of the uk chancellor's wife became public is now under way, the bbc understands. the frontrunner to become pakistan's next prime minister says the removal of imran khan in a late—night confidence vote is a chance for a new beginning for the country. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley.

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