hello, this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire, these are your headlines from the uk and around the world. emmanuel macron and far right challenger marine le pen will go head—to—head in the final round of the contest to become the next president of france. ukraine's president zelensky warns of big battles to come against russian forces in the east of the country. after questions about his wife's tax affairs, the uk's chancellor rishi sunak asks for an official review of his financial declarations. the uk economy barely grew in february according to new official data. growth was 0.1%, down from 0.8% injanuary. protests on the streets of pakistan as parliament chooses a new prime

minister following the ousting of imran khan. and for the first time the queen talks about the effect having covid had on her. it does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn't it, this horrible pandemic? hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and on pbs. watching in the uk the french president emmanuel macron and the far—right challenger marine le pen will face each other in the presidential election run—off vote in two weeks�* time. the second round will be a repeat

of the last election in 2017. with almost all of the results confirmed, marine le pen got 23% of the votes yesterday, just over four points behind centrist emmanuel macron, with the far—left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, a further 1.5 percentage points behind ms le pen. all that means that it's a straight run—off now in final vote later this month on april the 24th. mr macron remains the favourite, and his team are now planning a series of big rallies and major tv appearances. marine le pen should pick up votes from the right—wing candidates this report from jessica parker. "i'm counting on you," says emmanuel macron. he may have topped the first round, and they are happy, but a note of caution as this fight enters a new phase. translation: don't make a mistake, this isn't over. l the debate we are going to have over the next 15 days is decisive for our country and for europe. his opponent enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. far right candidate marine le pen.

her policies include a ban on the muslim headscarf in public places, but she's tried to soften her image and show she's ready for high office. translation: what will happen on the 24th of april is not - just a vote about conditions, it's a matter of society. even of civilisation. critics call le pen's policy programme racist. her supporters say it's macron whose time is up. in 2017, people voted for macron because he was new and we didn't know him so everyone was like, well, let's try it. we tried it and it was awful. macron has been accused of being barely visible at points in this campaign. too focused on international issues to notice people's struggles at home. do you think emmanuel macron has been too complacent so far? i don't think so. i think he was at work, trying to protect his people,

trying to tackle very in depth crisis but we need to work, we need to show what is our project, we need to be in the campaign, we need to explain. there is huge relief here tonight for supporters of emmanuel macron but acknowledgement too there is work to be done. they are cheering now whilst marine le pen's campaign has given them a scare. hot off the press, left—leaning paper liberation. familiarfaces. these were the final two candidates last time. but five years on, the political picture is different and things can move fast. there's two weeks to go. jessica parker, bbc news in paris. let's talk to our correspondent in paris, anna holligan. the reaction to the marine le pen

emmanuel macron? it is the reaction to the marine le pen emmanuel macron?— the reaction to the marine le pen emmanuel macron? it is the rematch eve one emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was — emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, _ emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but - emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but when i emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but when it | everyone was expecting, but when it came down to the wire it was closer than what people expected in terms of what will happen next. it will now get fears. the campaign will really start in earnest and both of the candidates know where they have to be and know who they have to speak to. emmanuel macron has to prove that he is present, connected and understands that for most people in paris and right across france it isissues in paris and right across france it is issues like the rising cost of food and fuel that really matter. for marine le pen she has done a very good job in trying to detoxify her brand and he will try to pick that apart and talk about economic issues, talk about previous links with president putin and try to remind people that she is still a candidate of far right. last night we were with the far left candidate who really defied expectations and

did a lot better—than—expected. actually know he is the one who could potentially become king maker, jean—luc melenchon. last night he urged his supporters, mostly young people between the ages of 18 and 24, people between the ages of 18 and 2a, not to lend their support to marine le pen. but he did not say they should vote for emmanuel macron. if he does not do that, the risk for many here is they will end “p risk for many here is they will end up with a candidate at the other end of the extreme on the far right, as opposed to the one they wanted on the left who they believe was the only person talking about the concerns, things that matter to young people here, like the climate crisis and inequalities. that is where both of these candidates really have to go if they want to pick up these votes.— really have to go if they want to pick up these votes. thank you very much. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has used his regular late—night address to warn that russia is afraid of losing the war and would use more missiles and bombs against his country.

he told ukrainians to prepare for russian forces to conduct "even larger operations in the east". let's speak to our correspondent danjohnson, who is west of ukraine in lviv. tell us more about what the president was saying and the latest on the fighting. president was saying and the latest on the fighting-— on the fighting. yes, he has been warnin: on the fighting. yes, he has been warning his _ on the fighting. yes, he has been warning his people, _ on the fighting. yes, he has been warning his people, particularly i on the fighting. yes, he has been | warning his people, particularly in the eastern regions of luhansk and don yates, to expect the conflict there to intensify and there are already some signs of that. there has been renewed shelling around mariupol and kharkiv and more loss of life over the weekend. intensified efforts are going on to get people out of those regions and there have been special trains are laid on over the last 2a hours to try to get people further west. but the attack on the railway station in kramatorsk on friday showed everyone how risky that sort of journey could be and this morning the death toll from that attack has risen to 57.

people are being urged to leave but humanitarian corridors are not always safe and ceasefires do not always safe and ceasefires do not always hold and safe passages are not always possible and people are running a risk if they leave their homes and their place of safety. then they face the question of exactly where to go, how to get there and what to do next. in cities like live eve people are preparing for more refugees to arrive. things have been largely calm here but after a few quiet nights even here in the early hours of the morning there was an air raid siren. across ukraine people are on edge and one is the conflict will intensify in the east with the military forces reorganising and focusing their efforts there. dan reorganising and focusing their efforts there.— efforts there. dan johnson in ukraine- _ let's talk to our moscow correspondentjenny hill. experts have told me that president putin will be looking for some kind of victory before his victory in europe day on may the night. what might that look like? that

europe day on may the night. what might that look like?— might that look like? that is the aeneral might that look like? that is the general argument _ might that look like? that is the general argument that - might that look like? that is the general argument that is - might that look like? that is the l general argument that is knocking around at the moment. the assumption is that the intensification of fighting in the east of ukraine means that vladimir putin is keen to take the whole of the donbas region. we know that has been stated and the russians say they want to liberate that region, again parroting the narrative which says that russia is only in ukraine as an act of defence, to look after the russian speaking populations in the east of the country, but also to stop what the country, but also to stop what the russians would say is the aggression of the regime in kyiv against russia itself. that is something that vladimir putin could indeed come back and present to russian citizens as some kind of victory. but we know how much resistance he has been up against during the rest of his invasion in ukraine. one of the leading fighters, the chechen leader, has actually said we don'tjust want

mariupol and donbas, we are going to try and take other cities and we are going to have another go at kyiv. it does give you a sense of the narrative which is certainly that moscow has no intention of giving up. vladimir putin has to present something as a victory to his people and it is by no means clear at this stage that even if he is to take more territory in the east and hold onto it, it is by no means clear that he is willing to stop at that. we will have to wait and see what happens. but certainly the general feeling you get here from the state tv programmes, from the briefings from the ministry of defence, from the kremlin itself, is that this is not only just and the kremlin itself, is that this is not onlyjust and honourable, it is a war that will not end and moscow feels it has really achieved its aims and those aims are stated, the demilitarisation and the so—called denazification of ukraine. for that you really can read regime change. it alters what that means depending

on who you ask and at what time, but by and large the narrative here suggest vladimir putin is not willing to stop until he has taken the whole of ukraine into his orbit. the question is, does he really have the capability to do so?— the capability to do so? thank you very much- _ the capability to do so? thank you very much- jenny _ the capability to do so? thank you very much. jenny hill— the capability to do so? thank you very much. jenny hill in _ the capability to do so? thank you very much. jenny hill in moscow. | tell our audience who are watching right around the world what marine le pen is offering voters in france and what emmanuel macron is offering voters in france.— voters in france. marine le pen has focused this — voters in france. marine le pen has focused this campaign _ voters in france. marine le pen has focused this campaign on _ voters in france. marine le pen has focused this campaign on the - voters in france. marine le pen has focused this campaign on the cost l voters in france. marine le pen has| focused this campaign on the cost of living and she is promising to cut the vat on fuel at the pump and on energy bills. she is promising to abolish income tax for the under

30s. she is promising to bring down the retirement age to 60. she is really focusing on those who have got stretched budgets and who are finding it very difficult at the moment because of all the inflationary crashes going on. that is her programme. but if we look at the detail and the fine print her number one item is immigration. this is what she really cares about. she has a programme of introducing national preference, that is her phrase, meaning that if you are a french citizen you will have preference over any other nationality for everything, whether it is jobs or housing. this nationality for everything, whether it isjobs or housing. this is nationality for everything, whether it is jobs or housing. this is where she is setting herself up for a clash with the european union. it would make her an extremely awkward player inside the european union because that is against european law. in because that is against european law. , ., ., m. ., law. in terms of emmanuel macron, he has been focused _ law. in terms of emmanuel macron, he has been focused on _ law. in terms of emmanuel macron, he has been focused on the _ law. in terms of emmanuel macron, he has been focused on the war— law. in terms of emmanuel macron, he has been focused on the war in - has been focused on the war in ukraine and he has only really started getting involved in the last couple of weeks. what is he saying

to the french people about what he will offer? he to the french people about what he will offer? , ., , ~ ., ., will offer? he is mainly known for his campaign _ will offer? he is mainly known for his campaign items _ will offer? he is mainly known for his campaign items that - will offer? he is mainly known for his campaign items that are - will offer? he is mainly known for i his campaign items that are sensible if you are trying to ensure that the french welfare state remains in place and his finance, but they are not particularly popular. for example, he wants to raise the retirement age, which is currently 62, and he wants to raise it to 65. he wants to introduce work or some form of training for everyone on basic benefits, so things that are not popular that he has identified. at the same time he has tried to nod to the left in his programme because he is a centrist candidate with things like benefits at source. the idea that people do not claim the benefits they are entitled to and they would be automatically given to those who deserved or qualified for them. so it is... inaudible he is much more of a centrist,

internationalist, pro—european liberal democratic candidate. that is what he stands for or against what is in effect a populist candidate with a eurosceptic, antenatal and more pro—russian policy. in terms of russia, what about the links between marine le pen and vladimir putin? have they got anything to do with this? the? got anything to do with this? they have not come _ got anything to do with this? they have not come back _ got anything to do with this? they have not come back to _ got anything to do with this? tue: have not come back to damage got anything to do with this? tte: have not come back to damage her. got anything to do with this? tt21 have not come back to damage her. in the past she has expressed a lot of sympathy for putin and called him a great statesman. she took out a loan to previous to —— to finance her previous campaigns. and in an earlier campaign she put up a photograph of her with putin. she has been in an awkward position with the war and has tried to backtrack on that and has condemned what he has done in ukraine. so far what has so far not damaged her, will emerged in the next few weeks on april the

24th in the second round and i expect that is where emmanuel macron will really hit hard and expose the contradictions of her essentially pro—russian policy. contradictions of her essentially pro-russian policy.— contradictions of her essentially pro-russian policy. thank you very much forjoining — pro-russian policy. thank you very much forjoining us. _ the latest headlines on bbc news.... emmanuel macron and far right challenger marine le pen will go head to head in the final round of the contest to become the next president of france. ukraine's president zelensky warns of big battles to come against russian forces in the east of the country. the uk economy barely grew in february, according to new official data. growth was 0.1%, down from 0.8% injanuary. the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, has asked for a review of his declaration of interests, amid a row over his family's tax affairs. it emerged last week that mr sunak�*s wife, akshata murty, had non—domiciled status so did not have to pay tax in the uk

on her earnings elsewhere. she has since chosen to do so anyway, but labour says the row raises questions about possible conflicts of interest. it has also been revealed that the chancellor previously retained a us immigration green card. let's talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. first of all, talk us through what the chancellor is asking for and why.

she gave an account of that at the weekend and explained that nothing she has done is illegal. pay tax on that income, and the chancellor has referred his own ministerial declarations to the prime minister's adviser on ministerial interests, lord geidt, and he has asked him to look at it last night, he will do that. but the chancellor has been clear that he has declared everything that he should have declared, and he's not a non—dom himself, he's been paying his tax, and he's the one who's chancellor, and he's one that people, like all elected representatives, would rightlyjudge. rishi sunak�*s rishi suna k�*s advisors

rishi sunak�*s advisors feel that he has volunteered more information than he was required to over the rules during his career. there is an issue, though, because this now draws the prime minister much more into this, because the prime minister will have to decide whether lord guy, his adviser, looks into this or not, and also there are some conservative backbenchers are saying, why has rishi sunak done this? and it means the story is being talked about on programmes like this for another day when actually he could have just kept his head down and waited for this to blow over. and then you have a much longer term parlour game in terms of what this means for rishi sunak�*s political prospects, does this mean he is no longer the prime minister in waiting, which a lot of people thought he was? lipstick and also an investigation into who leaked all this stuff, which means it carries on and on? yes, so that got underway at the weekend. quite often these leak inquiries at whitehall never enquire that deeply and it sounds like the chancellor and his team

really want to get an answer to this. earlierthis really want to get an answer to this. earlier this morning we were hearing from the boss of the civil service trade union, who said it was very unlikely that it had been a civil servant who leaked this information, because if they had they would be guilty of gross misconduct, breaking all sorts of rules and laws on data protection and also pointing out that if a civil servant had genuine concerns about a potential conflict of interest, there were legitimate ways within the machine that they could have used to do that. over the weekend angela rayner accused rishi sunak of preaching the ministerial code in various cases. the prime minister will have to respond to that as well.— minister will have to respond to that as well. ., ~ , ., , . that as well. thank you very much, adam. russia is still bombarding mariupol

in the east of ukraine. some people have managed to escape, where they have managed to escape, where they have been telling our correspondent tom bateman about the treatment at the hands of president putin's trips. in the siege of mariupol it is the elderly and disabled who feel most trapped in the line of fire. 18—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a she“ blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded.— blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it is a aood thin shell exploded. translation: it is a good thing my _ shell exploded. translation: it is a good thing my children _ shell exploded. translation: it is a good thing my children were - shell exploded. translation: it is a good thing my children were home. l good thing my children were home. they pick me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burnt down or anything, we don't have any communications, the calls are no longer going through. her lifetime in mariupol was stripped away in days. valentina says she had to cook food in her fireplace while friends went to fetch water. here they are bringing in the wounded

from all over the south. vasile was doing all he could to help his elderly villagers under fire, ferrying bread, sugar and medicines to the elderly, but moscow's war reached him at the roadside and he rages at president putin. translation: we stop, i saw a bullet hit my window and as i wasjumping out of my car i got blown up by a mine. we werejust living like normal people. we didn't ask anyone to come here, we didn't want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him i lost my leg, i lost everything. tit because of him i lost my leg, i lost everything-— everything. in towns even further north of here _ everything. in towns even further north of here there _ everything. in towns even further north of here there are _ everything. in towns even further north of here there are now- everything. in towns even further north of here there are now calls| everything. in towns even further l north of here there are now calls to evacuate. these people can feel some safety here for now, but it might not be for long and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the

fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. so capel is my village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes. he said one held a gun to his chest. he not said one held a gun to his chest. h2 got his weapon and pulled the trigger but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together, we thought that was it for us and we said our goodbyes with our eyes, but the round jammed. i picked up the bullet later and gave it to my godson as a memory of us managing to stay alive. godson as a memory of us managing to sta alive. . godson as a memory of us managing to sta alive. ,, ., , . , stay alive. sergei has patched up his car after— stay alive. sergei has patched up his car after it _ stay alive. sergei has patched up his car after it was _ stay alive. sergei has patched up his car after it was hit. _ stay alive. sergei has patched up his car after it was hit. he - stay alive. sergei has patched up his car after it was hit. he says i stay alive. sergei has patched up| his car after it was hit. he says he is sure he will go back home soon. ukrainians believe they have won the first phase of this war as russia pause troops into the east, they know the next one will be decisive.

tom bateman, bbc news. at least two people have been killed when a french coach toppled over on a motorway. it was carrying 33 passengers, mostly from france and spain. north korea is marking the tenth anniversary of the leadership of kimjong—un. one leading member of kimjong—un. one leading member of the worker's party of korea described him as a gifted thinker, outstanding statesman and great commander. johnny depp was my multi—million lawsuit is due to start later. both are expected to give evidence at the trial. johnny depp is suing his ex for libel over an article she co—wrote in the washington post in 2018 in which she discussed her experiences of domestic abuse. in 2020 he lost his

libel case against the sun newspaper in the uk over an article that called him a wife—beater. the queen has spoken publicly for the first time about having covid, saying it left her very tired and exhausted. she said it during a video call with staff and patients. tt she said it during a video call with staff and patients.— staff and patients. it does leave one very tired — staff and patients. it does leave one very tired and _ staff and patients. it does leave one very tired and exhausted, l staff and patients. it does leave i one very tired and exhausted, this horrible pandemic. tt one very tired and exhausted, this horrible pandemic. h is one very tired and exhausted, this horrible pandemic.— horrible pandemic. it is the first time we have — horrible pandemic. it is the first time we have heard _ horrible pandemic. it is the first time we have heard the - horrible pandemic. it is the first time we have heard the queen. horrible pandemic. it is the first - time we have heard the queen speak about her bout of covid, and she had sympathy for a patient who was on a ventilator. it was february when the queen isolated here at windsor castle after testing positive for covid. the palace called the symptoms are mild and cold like and she continued light duties from

the castle —like official paperwork and video calls. but as weeks passed, she pulled out of the commonwealth service at westminster abbey. by last month, though, she met the canadian prime minister in person and welcomed a teapot and pottery exhibition to the castle. in recent times the queen has been walking with the aid of a stick, as seen here at prince philip's memorial service at westminster abbey two weeks ago. and despite speaking of the exhaustion covid caused her, perhaps the biggest clue to her majesty's health now is her expression at the end of her latest video call. thank you very much indeed, all of you. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. good to see her looking so well. if you want to get in touch with me, you want to get in touch with me, you are very welcome. you can message me on tiktok, instagram or

twitter. back in a few minutes. for many of us today it will be a fairly cloudy day, but there will be some sunshine. low pressure is driving our weather and it has been bringing in all this cloud as we have gone through this morning and some of that cloud has been bearing rain and thunderstorms. there are a lot of thunderstorms around the isles of scilly. it will push northwards and eastwards, bringing rain into wales, the midlands, and northern ireland. the rain across scotland tend to peter out. in between there will be some sunshine. we have got some gusty winds in land today, but the strongest will be out towards the north and the west. if you are in the gusty wind along this

north sea coastline it will feel cool north sea coastline it will feel cool. we are still in cold air in the northern isles, but generally temperatures 11 to about 17 degrees. at this time of the year we expect ten to 13. this evening and overnight the weather front drifts northwards, the thailand rejuvenating across the south—west. we will see further rain and the potential for that to be thundery. it is coming all the way up from north africa. you can see the orange and the yellow and it will drag up some saharan dust into south—east england during the course of tuesday. tuesday starts off on a relatively mild note. still we have got the rain pushing north across the northern isles and the rain pushed across england and wales, getting into northern ireland and scotland through the day. note how it curls back into the and eastern parts of england. everything will

brighten up in the west and there will be a few showers and it will not feel as chilly along the north sea coastline. we are still in the cold air across the northern isles. for the rest of us it is between 11 and 18 degrees. as we go from tuesday into wednesday eventually the front moves away and high pressure starts to build and overnight we will see mist and fog patches forming. in the west we will have a bit more cloud, some darkness, mist and drizzle. in the east it will be drier and brighter with sunshine. temperatures ranging from seven in the north to 19 or 20 in the south—east.

this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. emmanuel macron and far right challenger marine le pen will go head to head in the final round of the contest to become the next president of france after questions about his wife's tax affairs, the uk's chancellor rishi sunak asks for an official review of his financial declarations. the uk economy barely grew in february according to new official data. growth was 0.1% — down from 0.8% injanuary. protests on the streets of pakistan

as parliament chooses a new prime minister, following the ousting of imran khan. and for the first time the queen talks about the effect having covid had on her. it does leave one very tired and exhausted, this horrible pandemic. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. unemployment benefits in the uk increase by 3.1% today, but a leading poverty charity say with inflation expected to hit 7.7% this month, that's actually a fall in payments. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it is the biggest drop in the basic rate of out—of—work benefits in 50 years. i'm joined now by sarah spoor.

she's a full—time carer who looks after her two adult sons, both of whom have complex health conditions and claim universal credit. just tower�*s how tough it is right now for you and your family? just tower�*s how tough it is right now for you and yourfamily? == just tower's how tough it is right now for you and your family? -- 'ust tell us. now for you and your family? -- 'ust teu weu, — now for you and your family? -- 'ust tell us. well, the fi now for you and your family? -- 'ust tell us. well, the carer's * now for you and your family? -- just tell us. well, the carer's allowance l tell us. well, the carer's allowance which i get has now gone up by £2 a week which now means i get £41. we lost £3000 in universal credit when it was reduced. and then i have also learned that another discount we may well lose this because 300,000 people who are on disability living allowance will lose that benefit, and i haven't worked out how to access the money that the government have moved to local councils, nobody knows anything about it, the website

looks very complex to join. that knows anything about it, the website looks very complex to join.— looks very complex to “oin. that is the household h looks very complex to join. that is the household support _ looks very complex to join. that is the household support fund, - looks very complex to join. that is the household support fund, 1. looks very complex to join. that is l the household support fund, i think it is called, which is supposed, which the chancellor announced, would be helping really vulnerable families who were struggling. weill. families who were struggling. well, i couldn't work _ families who were struggling. well, i couldn't work it _ families who were struggling. well, i couldn't work it out _ families who were struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and _ families who were struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i - families who were struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i am - i couldn't work it out and i am fairly able and able to ask people to help meet so i don't know how many people who are less able would be able to. there is no front page that says how you qualify, it is just pages and pages of forms to fill in. rishi sunak dealers loan for energy discount is a loan, it is not a discount.— not a discount. well, you will get 150 uid not a discount. well, you will get 150 quid of _ not a discount. well, you will get 150 quid of your— not a discount. well, you will get 150 quid of your council— not a discount. well, you will get 150 quid of your council tax - not a discount. well, you will get 150 quid of your council tax bill, i 150 quid of your council tax bill, and then in the autumn, yes, a 200 quid loan which you will have to pay back at some point. bud quid loan which you will have to pay back at some point.— back at some point. and i think everything _ back at some point. and i think everything has _ back at some point. and i think everything has gone _ back at some point. and i think everything has gone up, - back at some point. and i think everything has gone up, i - back at some point. and i think everything has gone up, i have| back at some point. and i think. everything has gone up, i have not looked to see how much universal

credit has gone up but it will only be a few pounds, but all the costs have gone up, my heating bill, i barely had the heating on over the winter, it has gone up from something like £80 to over 200, so i have been scared to have the heating on, and i knowa lot of have been scared to have the heating on, and i know a lot of my friends who are carers, may be just caring for one adult, as opposed to two, have even less to spend and they are certainly deciding whether to eat or heat. we used to get gluten—free food because we are told that gluten—free food is at least double the price. d0 gluten-free food is at least double the rice. ~ ., ., the price. do you know what the differences _ the price. do you know what the differences between _ the price. do you know what the differences between what - the price. do you know what the differences between what you i the price. do you know what the l differences between what you are getting in and what you are having spend? t getting in and what you are having send? ., �* getting in and what you are having send? . �* ., ., getting in and what you are having send? . �* ., spend? i haven't looked at that but i am 'ust spend? i haven't looked at that but i am just noticing _ spend? i haven't looked at that but i am just noticing that _ spend? i haven't looked at that but i am just noticing that all _ spend? i haven't looked at that but i am just noticing that all the - spend? i haven't looked at that but i am just noticing that all the food | i am just noticing that all the food shopping has gone up and so when i have got some extra cash, then i

will tend to buy more than i need, to try to future—proof the prices. you said you were scared to put their heating on, so, you are choosing, because you have to, to be cold? , , , choosing, because you have to, to be cold? , , ., cold? yes, because i can't... i am -a in: cold? yes, because i can't... i am paying monthly _ cold? yes, because i can't... i am paying monthly on _ cold? yes, because i can't... i am paying monthly on direct - cold? yes, because i can't... i am paying monthly on direct debit - cold? yes, because i can't... i am| paying monthly on direct debit but it is still scary. ijust don't know what is going to be and i am just ahead to october and trying to balance the books and it's not possible and i know that there are other people who are even worse off, friends that i've got and on twitter every thursday, we do a conversation talking about this kind of issue. the chancellor says, the government says, because they have altered the universal credit taper, that means, you will be able to keep more of your money, although that doesn't apply to you because you're not working, actually, i'vejust

realised? working, actually, i've 'ust realisedai working, actually, i've 'ust realised? , ., , realised? yes, that is the thing, when he was — realised? yes, that is the thing, when he was reeling _ realised? yes, that is the thing, when he was reeling off - realised? yes, that is the thing, when he was reeling off all - realised? yes, that is the thing, when he was reeling off all the i when he was reeling off all the benefits, it is not a benefit for us because we are not working. some of us don't pay council tax or pay reduced council tax so the £150 does not necessarily benefit us, either. so when he talks about the boost to the minimum wage, the fuel duty, raising the national insurance threshold, none of that applies to you? threshold, none of that applies to ou? ., . �* threshold, none of that applies to ou? ., . ~ ., �* you? correct. and also, we've lost out, all you? correct. and also, we've lost out. all carers _ you? correct. and also, we've lost out, all carers have _ you? correct. and also, we've lost out, all carers have lost _ you? correct. and also, we've lost out, all carers have lost out - you? correct. and also, we've lost out, all carers have lost out on - you? correct. and also, we've lostj out, all carers have lost out on our support over the pandemic, most of us are still shielding, we have been shielding for 26 months now, and so if you can't have the heating on, it just makes life even more miserable thanit just makes life even more miserable than it was, if you're scrabbling around for pennies and deciding which product you can buy, you know, i cook everything from scratch, i don't drink, i don't smoke, i don't have a car, what else can you cut?

there isn't really anything. i already buy all the basic brands of canned foods or... i could maybe start soaking my own chickpeas but when you are a carer all the time you don't have time to do that. h you don't have time to do that. if the chancellor was watching right now, for the prime minister, what would you say to them?— now, for the prime minister, what would you say to them? well, none of the benefits — would you say to them? well, none of the benefits that _ would you say to them? well, none of the benefits that they _ would you say to them? well, none of the benefits that they have _ would you say to them? well, none of the benefits that they have offered i the benefits that they have offered us are a benefit and when he goes on about the warm homes discount, most of us already will be claiming that anyway so it is nothing new. we have already accounted for that. it is all talking about working people and i and working 168 hours a week, as are all other carers across the country, and we are exhausted, we haven't got support and... sorry i am going to cry, there isjust no end to it, itjust goes on and on and on.

end to it, it 'ust goes on and on and on. �* ., , end to it, it 'ust goes on and on andon. �* ., , , end to it, it 'ust goes on and on and on. �* ., , , ., ., and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and i hoe and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and i hope they — and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and i hope they are _ and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and i hope they are watching. _ and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and i hope they are watching. i - and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and i hope they are watching. i hope i and on. i'm really sorry, sarah, and| i hope they are watching. i hope so. thank ou i hope they are watching. i hope so. thank you very _ i hope they are watching. i hope so. thank you very much _ i hope they are watching. i hope so. thank you very much for _ i hope they are watching. i hope so. thank you very much for talking - i hope they are watching. i hope so. thank you very much for talking to i thank you very much for talking to us. sarah spoor, whose universal credit will go up 3.1% today, but obviously with inflation at over 6% and projected to rise much higher as the year unfolds, it is not really helping her at all, is it? the cost of milk in the uk looks set to go up by about 50%. dairy farmers say they are facing rising costs, including the price of fuel, animal feed and fertiliser. it means that the price of a four pint bottle of milk at the shops is soon expected to increase from an average £1.15 to around £1.65. our reporter, nina warhust, has been to one dairy farm in worcestershire. there are 350 of these beautiful holstein dairy cows at this farm in warwickshire but if you think about the costs of maintaining them and getting their milk to your home,

prices are going up. fertiliser, for example, has gone from £250 a tonne up example, has gone from £250 a tonne up to £1000 a tonne in the last year alone. the price of animalfeed has gone up by 70% since 2020. partly the war in ukraine, partly the stop—start of the global economy. at the same time, supermarkets set the price of milk rather than farmers, which is incredibly frustrating for farmers like charles. hello to you. when you take in all these expenses and on top of that, energy costs, how much are you seeing your margins being squeezed? fiur how much are you seeing your margins being squeezed?— being squeezed? our margins have comletel being squeezed? our margins have completely gone — being squeezed? our margins have completely gone at _ being squeezed? our margins have completely gone at the _ being squeezed? our margins have completely gone at the moment, l being squeezed? our margins have. completely gone at the moment, we are receiving 36.5 pfor every litre of milk_ are receiving 36.5 pfor every litre of milk produced, whereas the cost of milk produced, whereas the cost of production now is heading to 40p a litre _ of production now is heading to 40p a litre across the country. what of production now is heading to 40p a litre across the country.— a litre across the country. what can ou do a litre across the country. what can you do about _ a litre across the country. what can you do about that? _ a litre across the country. what can you do about that? one _ a litre across the country. what can you do about that? one thing - a litre across the country. what canj you do about that? one thing many farmers are — you do about that? one thing many farmers are doing _ you do about that? one thing many farmers are doing is _ you do about that? one thing many farmers are doing isjust _ you do about that? one thing many farmers are doing isjust trying - you do about that? one thing many farmers are doing isjust trying to i farmers are doing isjust trying to reduce _ farmers are doing isjust trying to reduce import costs slightly, just not quite — reduce import costs slightly, just not quite feeding the animals quite so much, _ not quite feeding the animals quite so much, but the animals are still going _ so much, but the animals are still going to _ so much, but the animals are still

going to be — so much, but the animals are still going to be perfectly healthy and getting _ going to be perfectly healthy and getting all the nutrition they need but it_ getting all the nutrition they need but it is— getting all the nutrition they need but it isjust going to decrease the milk yield — but it isjust going to decrease the milk yield slightly.— milk yield slightly. some farmers sa it is milk yield slightly. some farmers say it isjust _ milk yield slightly. some farmers say it is just not _ milk yield slightly. some farmers say it isjust not cost-effective i milk yield slightly. some farmersj say it isjust not cost-effective so say it is just not cost—effective so do you predict a point where we will see gaps on the shelves of? t do you predict a point where we will see gaps on the shelves of?- see gaps on the shelves of? i have no doubt about _ see gaps on the shelves of? i have no doubt about it, _ see gaps on the shelves of? i have no doubt about it, there _ see gaps on the shelves of? i have no doubt about it, there are - see gaps on the shelves of? i have i no doubt about it, there are farmers up no doubt about it, there are farmers upend— no doubt about it, there are farmers up and down — no doubt about it, there are farmers up and down the country who are already— up and down the country who are already packing up and selling up and milk— already packing up and selling up and milk production for this time of the year— and milk production for this time of the year is — and milk production for this time of the year is already very low and it looks— the year is already very low and it looks like — the year is already very low and it looks like it — the year is already very low and it looks like it is going to continue to talk — looks like it is going to continue to fall. �* ., �* , , looks like it is going to continue to fall. ~ . �* , , , looks like it is going to continue to fall. ~ . �*, , , ., to fall. and that's why there is a warnin: to fall. and that's why there is a warning that _ to fall. and that's why there is a warning that milk— to fall. and that's why there is a warning that milk prices - to fall. and that's why there is a warning that milk prices will. to fall. and that's why there is a i warning that milk prices will have to go up in orderfor production to be sustained. the british retail consortium says there is no way that prices can go up by 50%, saying, supermarkets would rather cushion that bloke to get customers through the door, but at the same time, as charles has been saying, if you reduce production from cows like this, it is very difficult then to mmp this, it is very difficult then to ramp it up again. the uk economy barely grew in february according to new official data.

gdp rose by 0.1% in the month, down from growth of 0.8% injanuary. the office for national statistics says the economy is now at 1.5% above its pre—pandemic levels. the latest headlines on bbc news... emmanuel macron and far right challenger marine le pen will go head—to—head in the final round of the contest to become the next president of france. ukraine's president zelensky warns of big battles to come against russian forces in the east of the country. after questions about his wife's tax affairs, the uk's chancellor rishi sunak asks for an official review of his financial declarations. it is nearly eight weeks since russia invaded ukraine, forcing around 4 million people to leave

their homes. so far, 12,000 of them have reached the uk, which is partly down to delays in granting visas. jayne mccubbin went to the scottish highlands which is ready to become a safe haven for dozens of ukrainians, but the backlog is causing frustration. aberfeldy waits. this is the town which wants to open its hearts and homes to ukrainian refugees. we're getting mary and mike. she's actually mariana and he's michaele. everybody here is sponsoring a family, 22 families in all, over 55 ukrainians. do they have their visas yet? she has hers. but almost a month after the homes

for ukraine scheme launched, not a single refugee has arrived. no, i'm getting a bit fed up waiting. oksana is the lady we will be hosting with her three—year—old daughter. have you got a visa? no. we have the lovely maria and her two little boys. i we're living in one of these shelters and sleeping - on the floor so fingers crossed they will be over soon. - when did she apply? a few weeks ago. very frustrating, because we've got everything in place. in the pub, chat is about how increasingly desperate families are. i think it's really, really embarrassing, it's angering. i'm actually sad at this point because i'm one of the volunteers who speaks to all of the refugees, and they're sitting in limbo in other countries and they're running out of money. we've been paired with a lady called alina. vicky tells me alina has travelled alone from ukraine to poland and now on to switzerland as she waits for her uk visa. she said to me, which i thought was really sad, she felt like a coward for leaving. sorry, i get quite emotional about it. there's no update with your family? unfortunately not. you have spoken to them?

yes, we spoke last week. she ended up in tears on the phone to me. what she said to me was, itjust seems like the british government doesn't want us. but we do, we will do all we can. these are frustrations their local council is acutely aware of. there are a couple of key checks we have to do and those are disclosure checks and then the accommodation checks. however we absolutely recognise that the visa process has taken a bit of time. residents will be arriving, guests will be arriving quite soon and if we haven't managed to get these done, then that won't hold us back. we will do them after the residents arrive here in aberfeldy. and that is a bit of a change of policy and that's going to speed things up? it absolutely will speed things up. valentina arrived in aberfeldy as a refugee 24 years ago from bosnia. today he, his dad and their neighbours wait to help in another crisis. we're hopeful, that we know

that we will get it done. we need to get moving. we see the tv every day, and it's getting worse and worse. more than 4 million people have left ukraine looking for refuge. only 1,200 have found that refuge here under the homes for ukraine scheme. that is less than 3% of the total number to apply. you still haven't had your visa? no, nothing still. in linda's house, we catch up with tatiana. the first to accept aberfeldy�*s invitation, the first to apply for a visa almost a month ago. you can't stay where you are any more, can you? you've run out of time? no, of course, no. well, it's been a month. i mean, people here were more than generous. they let us live here for the whole month. that's the last day and tomorrow we are moving out. the not knowing must be the worst. sadly, yes —

this tatiana is the first aberfeldy refugee to be granted a visa. she, herfriend maria and their two children left their town just north of mariupol after it was bombed. so, we had no electricity, no heating, no water. we had nothing at all, not even glass in the windows. and we just couldn't stay there any longer. i'm very relieved and happy that you'll be able to be with us soon, tatiana, and i hope you'll feel very safe here. i'm very grateful for all your support you are giving me, and for all your help, thank you very much. she will now wait for the whole group to get visas before making the journey here to scotland, to sanctuary. the government say the aim is to process applications in two to three days. on friday, priti patel apologised for delays.

what we're seeing is the sort of worst possible of human nature and the best. you know, what aberfeldy has demonstrated is that that's very alive and well, that kind of spirit. and our governmentjust seem to be completely out of step. it's not beyond the wit of man to get desperate people out of a desperate situation into homes that are ready and willing and that disconnect that linda hasjust been talking about between the government and the population, they're so far out of kilter with us, it's gaping. this is where they want to be. so far, only five of the 55 aberfeldy visa applications have been granted, so tatiana's young family and the town continue to wait. jayne mccubbin, bbc news.

pakistan's parliament is due to elect a new prime minister today, after imran khan was ousted in a no—confidence vote at the weekend. a long—time rival, shehbaz sharif, is widely expected to win. mr sharif, who's 70, is the younger brother of nawaz sharif who was prime minister of pakistan three times. we can now talk to our correspondent secunder kermani, in islamabad. tell us about the man who could be the new leader?— new leader? that's right, voting in parliament — new leader? that's right, voting in parliament on _ new leader? that's right, voting in parliament on who _ new leader? that's right, voting in parliament on who will _ new leader? that's right, voting in parliament on who will be - new leader? that's right, voting in parliament on who will be the - new leader? that's right, voting in parliament on who will be the newj parliament on who will be the new prime minister, expected to begin fairly shortly, within the hour. and the results are basically seen as a foregone conclusion, with the opposition, thejoint foregone conclusion, with the opposition, the joint opposition, having put forward the name of shehbaz sharif as prime minister, and we know this opposition coalition have the majority in parliament, so that's why i say it is pretty much a done and dusted deal. shehbaz sharif is a well—known political figure, deal. shehbaz sharif is a well—known politicalfigure, he served deal. shehbaz sharif is a well—known political figure, he served as chief minister of punjab, the most

populous province in the country, served there during the previous government era, from 2013 until 2018, he had a reputation of being efficient and hard—working and bringing in a number of infrastructure projects but he does have corruption allegations against him, he has not been convicted of any of them but he has spent some time injail whilst being time in jail whilst being investigated time injail whilst being investigated under the tenure of imran khan. he denies those allegations, and says they are politically motivated, shehbaz sharif is from a political dynasty, is the younger brother of the three—time former prime minister nawaz sharif, nawaz sharif himself was disqualified and then convicted on corruption charges back in 2017-2018, on corruption charges back in 2017—2018, nawaz sharif, also maintaining that those corruption allegations against him were politically motivated. in today's

atmosphere, really right now, the political climate is extremely polarised in pakistan. so, if you are an opposition supporter, you will think that shehbaz sharif will be great for governance and he will help improve the daily lives of ordinary people here, who have seen rising costs of living, for example. but if you are a supporter of imran khan, you will think this is a return to the old pakistan that they had hoped to get rid of, an old pakistan dominated by dynasty political elites. tett pakistan dominated by dynasty political elites.— pakistan dominated by dynasty olitical elites. , ., ., political elites. tell us more about the protests _ political elites. tell us more about the protests as _ political elites. tell us more about the protests as well? _ political elites. tell us more about the protests as well? i _ political elites. tell us more about the protests as well? i was - political elites. tell us more about the protests as well? i wasjust i the protests as well? i was just asking you about the protests? haste asking you about the protests? have ou hunt asking you about the protests? have you hung up? _ asking you about the protests? have you hung up? we — asking you about the protests? have you hung up? we haven't, _ asking you about the protests? have you hung up? we haven't, sadly, - asking you about the protests? have| you hung up? we haven't, sadly, but there is obviously _ you hung up? we haven't, sadly, but there is obviously a _ you hung up? we haven't, sadly, but there is obviously a problem - you hung up? we haven't, sadly, but there is obviously a problem with - there is obviously a problem with there is obviously a problem with the line, sorry about that.

the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, has asked for a review of his declaration of interests, amid a row over his family's tax affairs. it emerged last week that mr sunak�*s wife, akshata murty, had non—domiciled status so did not have to pay tax in the uk on her earnings elsewhere. she has since chosen to do so anyway, but labour says the row raises questions about possible conflicts of interest. it has also been revealed that the chancellor let's talk to our chief political correspondent we can now talk to richard murphy, first of accounting practice at sheffield university management school. thank you very much for talking to us. what are the questions that you think still need answering? questions that you think still need answerin: ? ., questions that you think still need answerin: ? . , ., , ., questions that you think still need answerin. ? . , ., , . . answering? clear problem that we are facin: is answering? clear problem that we are facing is that — answering? clear problem that we are facing is that rishi _ answering? clear problem that we are facing is that rishi sunak _ answering? clear problem that we are facing is that rishi sunak has - facing is that rishi sunak has obvious conflicts of interest. perhaps the biggest and most important is that while he was chancellor of the exchequer, he was in fact making a representation to the usa that he wanted that country to be his permanent home by holding a green card there, which is quite extraordinary, to be a minister of this country's government and yet to be saying you want to live somewhere

else. so, for me, that is the number one issue which now emerges out of this, to which country does rishi sunak really oh his loyalty? and thatis sunak really oh his loyalty? and that is a question which surely everybody should be asking about a senior politician. when we come down to the slightly more mundane level, it's very obvious that this incident has exposed difficulties with the norm domiciled rule, a rule created in 1799 to support the empire. because almost everything about our social attitudes, and frankly most things with regards to our tax law and everything else, has changed since 1799, but this law remains, it is obviously out of date. it is quite ridiculous that we actually offer people an advantage in our tax system on the basis basically of a divide around whether you are a full british person or not quite a full british person or not quite a full british person. that is a divide that our society doesn't recognise any more, as far as i'm concerned. governments of all political flavours have had the opportunity to

get rid of it, and they haven't? well, they have had various attempts to, and in the last three elections, the labour has committed to that. but they never did it.— the labour has committed to that. but they never did it. hang on, they didn't say they _ but they never did it. hang on, they didn't say they were _ but they never did it. hang on, they didn't say they were going - but they never did it. hang on, they didn't say they were going to - but they never did it. hang on, they didn't say they were going to do - but they never did it. hang on, they didn't say they were going to do it i didn't say they were going to do it when labour was last in office. i think you have to remember, and i have been a tax justice campaigner for 20 years, if we go back 20 years this issue was considered to be almost irrelevant, not understood by anyone, the social atmosphere around taxation, the understanding of offshore, the consequences of tax planning, were almost unknown 20 years ago, even a decade ago, and now they are widely known. we realise that we want people to buy the right amount of tax in the right place at the right time, so, this is a relatively new political awareness, but it is time to be dealt with and quite clearly rishi sunak can't do that, he has a conflict of interest, because his wife is directly affected. you would have to literally take himself out of the position and accuse himself, you can't be the chancellor in that

position. a he has referred himself to the government ethics chief to review the various declarations of interest he has made and the thinking is that he has done that because he knows he has done what was required of him in terms of making those declarations, so maybe it is the rules that are at fault? well, the rules are at fault, very clearly, although i would question in fact whether in fact he has made all the declarations which are necessary. there are for example no disclosures in the house of commons register of interests with regards to his wife's yet it is clear from the ministerial code, paragraph 7.3, that the spouse of a minister is of concern and declarations should be made. so, i question whether he has really followed the rules here. but the point again is that the rules aren't white, and anyway, we don't just require minimum legal compliance, that is the defence of every tax avoid i ever met. i paid all the tax that was legally owed... come on, that is because you followed every rule to minimise it and you broke the spirit of the law

in doing so. the spirit of the law and the rules is what matters here. did rishi sunak oh his commitment to the uk, did he have a commitment to paying fair tax here, did his family have that commitment? if not there are quite reasonable questions to ask. and ifrankly think his are quite reasonable questions to ask. and i frankly think his time as chancellor is bound to be numbered because i don't think many people are going to be happy that a 0.2% of this country, the people in this country, can choose whether they want to pay tax or not, as his wife is still doing, she has not become domiciled, she has simply chosen to pay some of the tax that she might low, and that is an option not available to 99.8 but sent of people in this country, we can't live in a country where that divide exists. thank you very much for talking to us. richard murphy, who is a professor of accounting practice at sheffield university management school and also an economicjustice campaigner. and also a tax campaigner. and also a tax campaigner. if you want to get in touch with us, you are very welcome.

it is victoria@bbc.co.uk or you can message me on social media. good morning. for many of us this morning it has been fairly cloudy, with one or two exceptions. you can see the cloud coming in associated with the low pressure. the isobars show that they wind is going to strengthen during today. we have got some rain moving across scotland at the moment, it is fairly light and patchy, with some heavier rain coming in across the south—west of england accompanied by some thunderstorms which is going to move into wales and northern ireland and the midlands, and in between we will see it brighten up with some sunshine developing. these black circles represent the wind strength, the gusts, that is, so it is going to be noticeable today, but especially so with exposure in the north and the west, and the wind will make it feel cooler if you are

going for a walk along the north sea coastline today. for the northern isles, you are still in the cold air, but for many parts of the uk we are looking at temperatures between 11-17. this are looking at temperatures between 11—17. this evening and overnight the weather front continues to push northwards. the back edge of it will also produce some rain and we can follow the weather front all the way down to north africa, this is where the warmth is coming from. it could also take some saharan dust with it on tuesday into parts of east and south—east england. first thing on tuesdayit south—east england. first thing on tuesday it is not going to be particularly cold. we are looking at 5-11 at particularly cold. we are looking at 5—11 at five o'clock in the morning. there will still be sam wren around, rain moving across the northern isles, rain coming across northern england and northern ireland, pushing into scotland and curling round into the south—east and east anglia. to the west, we will see some brightness developing in the skies, but there will still be one or two showers. with lighter winds

it is not going to feel as cold along the north sea coastline. the wind direction will also have changed slightly as well. temperatures 8—18, still in the colder air across the northern isles. moving into wednesday, the weather front eventually pushes northwards, high pressure starts to build across us, the isobars will slacken, meaning it will not be as windy. there could be some mist and fog first thing in the morning. towards the west we will have more cloud, some drizzle and mist. one or two showers as well. out towards the east, the cloud breaks up with some sunshine coming through.

this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. emmanuel macron and far right challenger marine le pen will go head—to—head in the final round of the contest to become the next president of france. ukraine's president zelensky warns of "big battles" to come against russian forces in the east of the country. after questions about his wife's tax affairs, the uk's chancellor rishi sunak asks for an official review of his financial declarations. the uk economy barely grew in february according to new official data. growth was 0.1%, down from 0.8% injanuary. in the next few minutes pakistan's parliament is due to elect a new prime minister,

following the ousting of imran khan.