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. 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. the french president emmanuel macron and the far—right challenger marine le pen will face each other in a run—off vote in two weeks�* time and one will be the next president of france. the second round will be a repeat of the last presidential election in 2017. with almost all of the results in, marine le pen got 23% of the votes yesterday, emmanuel macron who sits in the middle of the political specturm got 27.6% and

the far—left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, got nearly 22% of votes. all that means that it's going to be a straight run—off now in a final vote 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 of 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. our correspondent in paris, anna holligan, has been giving us more details about the results, and what we should expect over the next few weeks. when it came down to the wire it was closer than many people had expected in terms of what is expected to

happen next. so it is going to get fierce now. the campaigning will really start in earnest and both of these candidates know what they have to do, know where they have to be, who they have to speak to. emmanuel macron has to prove that he is present and connected and he understands that for most people 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, about previous links with president putin, and try to remind people that she is still a candidate of the far right. last night, the far left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, who really defied expectations and did a lot better—than—expected and actually now he is the one who could potentially become king maker. last night he urged his supporters,

mostly young people between the age of 18 and 2a, not to give their support to marine le pen. he did not go as far as to say that they should vote for emmanuel macron and if he does not do that, the risk for many here is that 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, the 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. a chief economist at the economist told us what to expect next. marine le pen has — told us what to expect next. marine le pen has focused _ told us what to expect next. marine le pen has focused on _ told us what to expect next. marine le pen has focused on the - told us what to expect next. marine le pen has focused on the cost - told us what to expect next. marine le pen has focused on the cost of i le pen has focused on the cost of living, so she has promised 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 pressures that are going on. that is her programme but if you look at the detail, her number one item is actually immigration, this is what she really cares about. she has a programme of introducing national preference, thatis 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 a job or housing. this is where she is setting herself up for a clash with the european union. it would make her as a president and extremely awkward player inside the european union because that is against european law. find european union because that is against european law.— european union because that is against european law. and in terms of emmanuel _ against european law. and in terms of emmanuel macron, _ against european law. and in terms of emmanuel macron, he _ against european law. and in terms of emmanuel macron, he has - against european law. and in terms of emmanuel macron, he has been| of emmanuel macron, he has been focused on the war in ukraine and 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 french people about what he will offer? , ., , ~ ., ., , offer? he is mainly known for his cam aiun offer? he is mainly known for his campaign items— offer? he is mainly known for his campaign items that _ offer? he is mainly known for his campaign items that are - offer? he is mainly known for his| campaign items that are probably 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, currently at 62, he wants to raise it to 65. he wants to introduce work or some form of training for everyone on basic benefits. they are things that are not popular that he has identified, but at the same time he has tried to nod to the left in his programme because he is a centrist candidate who is supposed to appeal to both sides of the spectrum, with things like benefits at source. this is the idea that people who do not claim benefits that they are entitled to will be automatically given them. he is much more of a sort of centrist, internationalist

pro—european liberal democratic candidate and that is what he stands for against what is in effect a populist candidate with you respect, anti—nato and more populist policy. in terms of russia, what about the links between marine le pen and vladimir putin? have they been much of an issue in this.— of an issue in this. what is astonishing _ of an issue in this. what is astonishing is _ of an issue in this. what is astonishing is in _ of an issue in this. what is astonishing is in some - of an issue in this. what is - astonishing is in some respects they have not come back to damage her. she has in the past expressed a lot of sympathy for putin, she has called him a great man of state, she took out a loan from a russian bank in 2014 to finance a previous campaigns, and in one of her early campaigns, and in one of her early campaign brochures she put a photograph of her posing with putin. she has obviously since the war been caught in an awkward position and she has tried to backtrack on that and she has condemned what he has donein and she has condemned what he has done in ukraine, but i think what has so far not damaged i will

probably emerge in the next two weeks and in the second round vote on april the 24th and that is where i suspect emmanuel macron will try to hit hard and expose the contradictions of her essentially pro—russian policy. 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". survivors of the fighting in the south of ukraine have told the bbc of harrowing journeys to escape and of civilians being targeted by russian troops. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports from the town of zaporizha, which is receiving displaced and wounded people. in the siege of mariupol, it is the elderly and disabled who feel most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded.

translation: it's a good - thing my children were at home. they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no longer going through. a 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. vasil was doing all he could to help his fellow 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 stopped, | i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we were just 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. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, 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. serhei's 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 says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, _ but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together.

we thought that's it for us, 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. serhei has patched up his car after it was hit. he says he's sure he'll go back home soon. ukrainians believe they have won the first phase of this war. as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next one will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhya in south—east ukraine. the world bank says it expects ukraine's economy to shrink by 45% this year because of the war with russia. the bank says enormous financial support is needed immediately to keep the government running, and to support the population. it's already provided nearly a billion dollars of assistance and is promising another two billion in the months ahead.

ukraine was a global supplier of crops, including some file ukraine was a global supplier of crops, including let's speak to our correspondent, danjohnson, who is west of ukraine in lviv. fill us in with what has been happening overnight and if there are going to be any more safe routes for civilians to escape the places the russians are still shelling. neither we know there _ russians are still shelling. neither we know there has _ russians are still shelling. neither we know there has been _ russians are still shelling. neither we know there has been more - russians are still shelling. neitherj we know there has been more loss russians are still shelling. neither i we know there has been more loss of life in some of the cities in the east of ukraine. as expected the russian shelling intensified and so this morning there is an announcement of more humanitarian corridors being set up, nine safe routes that have apparently been agreed between ukrainian and russian officials for today. there were attempts yesterday to get people out, extra trains were laid on from the east to the west of ukraine to bring people out, but those journeys have been fraught with danger and complication. the ceasefires are not

always suspected, attacks have continued and we saw on friday the attack on a railway station in kramatorsk. the death toll from that incident has risen this morning to 57. there were more than 100 people treated in hospital. that shows you the sort of risks people are running when they try to leave. but there is another effort today to try to give people safe routes out of the cities in the east with the expectation the conflict will intensify around cities like mariupol and kharkiv, and that is why people are being told to evacuate those areas as soon as possible. in told to evacuate those areas as soon as possible-— as possible. in terms of what is to come in the _ as possible. in terms of what is to come in the east _ as possible. in terms of what is to come in the east of _ as possible. in terms of what is to come in the east of the _ as possible. in terms of what is to come in the east of the country i as possible. in terms of what is to i come in the east of the country what does president zelensky say about what might unfold in the coming days and weeks? he what might unfold in the coming days and weeks? ., , ., , what might unfold in the coming days and weeks? .,, ., , , .,, ., and weeks? he has told his people to be braced for— and weeks? he has told his people to be braced for a _ and weeks? he has told his people to be braced for a great _ and weeks? he has told his people to be braced for a great battle _ and weeks? he has told his people to be braced for a great battle in - and weeks? he has told his people to be braced for a great battle in the i be braced for a great battle in the east. i think he is aware that the pictures of him and leaders like borisjohnson walking quite freely boris johnson walking quite freely around the capital city kyiv may have given the international community the impression that things

have calmed down, perhaps the war was over. i think he is aware that it could be dangerous at this point. he has just addressed the south korean parliament and said that russia is amassing tens of thousands of soldiers in the east, ready for that new offensive. he has cried out for the weapons that his forces need to defend against that. so there is a new refugee relief effort to evacuate people and to look after them in other cities, and there is also increasing urgency to bolster the ukrainian defences to resist that russian attack from the east. russian military tactics have changed and they have consolidated in the east and there is a new command structure and the strategy seems to be to try to connect the forces in the eastern regions of luhansk and donetsk with those that have been coming forward from the south, from crimea, which russia has held since 2014, to finally secure this land bridge between crimea in the east so that russia can

consolidate its units and then perhaps move further into ukraine and perhaps approach kyiv from the other direction. that is why president zelensky wants people to keep on alert. and even in cities like this, which has been calm for days now, there was an air ride warning early this morning and people far away from the fighting are aware the conflict is not over and have been warned that it could get worse in the days ahead. in terms of ukraine's economy shrinking in terms of the world bank —— world bank, it is not surprising, is it? no, not at all no, not at all, business is not possible in many places with so many people displaced and with things like force on the black sea being blockaded it is difficult to transport goods around and export produce. ukraine's economy has already almost ground to a standstill and the expectation is the impact of that even without the fighting will be intense for months, perhaps years to come. it is not

just military aid and financial support ukraine needs, its people will need to be looked after for a long time into the future and that is what we should be braced for now. that is the sort of support president zelensky and his people are going to need, but his priority for the immediate days and weeks ahead is the conflict in the east and the expectation that things are going to get worse there with even more loss of life. and at the same time the sort of things that have happened under russian occupation in the villages around kyiv are being exposed daily and the body count in that area stands at over 1200 1200 people that ukrainian state were deliberately targeted under the russian occupation. dan johnson re ”ortin russian occupation. dan johnson reporting from — russian occupation. dan johnson reporting from lviv _ russian occupation. dan johnson reporting from lviv in _ russian occupation. dan johnson reporting from lviv in the - russian occupation. dan johnson reporting from lviv in the west i russian occupation. dan johnson| reporting from lviv in the west of the country. jenny hill is our moscow correspondent. she believes vladimir putin will want to be claim some sort of victory before may the 9th. the assumption is the intensification of the fighting in

the east means that president putin is keen to take the whole of the donbas region. it has been repeated and the russians say they want to liberate that region, again parroting the narrative which says russia is only in ukraine as an act of defence to look after the russian speaking population 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. 0ne 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 again, we are going to have another go at kyiv. he does not speak for vladimir putin but it gives you the 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. 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 and from the briefings from the ministry of defence and from the kremlin itself is that this is not only a just and honourable war, it is one which will not end until moscow feels it has really achieved its aims and those aims are repeatedly stated, as the demilitarisation and the so—called denazification of ukraine. for that you really can read regime change. it also is what that means depending on who you ask and at what time, but by and large the narrative here suggests vladimir putin is not going to stop until he has taken the whole of ukraine into his orbit. the

question is right now does he have the capability to do so? 0leksandr merezhko is a ukrainian mp and chairs their foreign affairs committee. hejoins me now from kyiv. i want to ask you what you think president putin's plan is right now? right now russia is amassing its troops and bracing itself for a new attack on ukraine in the eastern part of ukraine. putin pulls my goal is to enlarge the occupied territory and to take out of control two regions of ukraine, donetsk and luhansk. another goal is to take the full control of mariupol. he wants to make a bridge from crimea to russia, it is obvious. we will see what will be going on next because his final goal is to occupy the

whole of ukraine, may be to take kyiv. at the same time we can see that he has recently appointed a russian general in charge of this military operation who is notoriously known as the butcher of syria, which means putin might be applying the same tactics which russia used in syria. [30 applying the same tactics which russia used in syria.— applying the same tactics which russia used in syria. do you think he will come _ russia used in syria. do you think he will come back— russia used in syria. do you think he will come back for _ russia used in syria. do you think he will come back for kyiv? i russia used in syria. do you think he will come back for kyiv? we i he will come back for kyiv? we should allow _ he will come back for kyiv? - should allow this possibility. the mayor of kyiv has said recently that russia can try again to take kyiv, as he put it, in two days. but we are better prepared now to repel these attacks against kyiv. find are better prepared now to repel these attacks against kyiv. and how are our these attacks against kyiv. and how are your forces _ these attacks against kyiv. and how are your forces in _ these attacks against kyiv. and how are your forces in terms _ these attacks against kyiv. and how are your forces in terms of - are your forces in terms of repelling attacks in the east and trying to stop them taking over

mariupol and occupying it to build that sort of link between crimea and the east? ~ , ., ., the east? well, first of all, in the last da s the east? well, first of all, in the last days ukrainian _ the east? well, first of all, in the last days ukrainian troops - the east? well, first of all, in the last days ukrainian troops have . last days ukrainian troops have repel seven times russian attacks. but as for mariupol the situation is more complicated. we know russia has not established full control over mariupol and people are still resisting. mariupol and people are still resistinu. �* ., ., ., resisting. but i wonder how long you can keep this — resisting. but i wonder how long you can keep this position. _ resisting. but i wonder how long you can keep this position. the - can keep this position. the consensus is that the ukrainian troops have done way better than anyone expected, but now you need to push the russians out. what else do you need to help you do that? well. you need to help you do that? well, we need several _ you need to help you do that? well, we need several things. _ you need to help you do that? well, we need several things. since i you need to help you do that? -ii we need several things. since we are being outgunned by russia we need

heavy weaponry. weapons, weapons and weapons as our minister for foreign affairs has put it. we need essentials, for example oil and gas. we need financial support for our economy because the goal of putin is to turn ukraine into a failed state and he is afraid of the economic progress of ukraine, so we need also economic support. in progress of ukraine, so we need also economic sopport-— economic support. in terms of weapons. _ economic support. in terms of weapons, weapons, _ economic support. in terms of weapons, weapons, weapons, economic support. in terms of i weapons, weapons, weapons, what economic support. in terms of - weapons, weapons, weapons, what kind of offensive weapons do you need? you have had many defensive weapons given by nato countries and western leaders, haven't you? yes. given by nato countries and western leaders, haven't you?— leaders, haven't you? yes, we are receivin: leaders, haven't you? yes, we are receiving sopport _ leaders, haven't you? yes, we are receiving support and _ leaders, haven't you? yes, we are receiving support and military i leaders, haven't you? yes, we are receiving support and military aid, j receiving support and military aid, but we need more. it is very difficult to fight against a gigantic military country such as russia. we need tanks, jets, we need entire aircraft systems, contemporary, not the old soviet

typer contemporary, not the old soviet type, we also need contemporary weapons. we need ships systems and anti—tank systems. basically we need heavy weapons which would allow us to repel russian attacks effectively.— to repel russian attacks effectivel . ~ , effectively. we saw president zelensky walking _ effectively. we saw president zelensky walking round i effectively. we saw president zelensky walking round with l effectively. we saw president i zelensky walking round with boris johnson in the streets of kyiv at the weekend. does that make a difference to people in ukraine? absolutely. johnson is one of the favourite and most popular politicians in ukraine. he is being compared to churchill. when he came to us to me it was very moving to seejohnson walking in the central part of kyiv. it is a gesture of his political courage and a gesture of solidarity with us in our darkest hour. we will never forget the solidarity of the british people. thank you very much for talking to

us. the uk's 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—domicile 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's also been revealed that the chancellor previously retained a us immigration green card. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam fleming, has been following the latest developments. rishi sunak has written to boris johnson the prime minister asking him to call in his independent adviser on ministerial standards to cast an eye over the declarations of interest that rishi sunak has made over the last few years. although it is not clear whether that is things that have been publicly declared that have been publicly declared that we can all see on various websites or whether this includes private conversations that rishi

sunak had with senior civil servants, where we know he discussed the tax status of his wife. the reason he is doing this is pretty obvious. the independent seal of approvalfrom an obvious. the independent seal of approval from an independent adviser would help him to try and draw a line under this controversy and drawing a line is what the environment secretary george eustace tried to do this morning when he was asked about the chancellor and his wife was �*s tax affairs. she asked about the chancellor and his wife was 's tax affairs.— asked about the chancellor and his wife was 's tax affairs. she gave an account of— wife was 's tax affairs. she gave an account of that _ wife was 's tax affairs. she gave an account of that at _ wife was 's tax affairs. she gave an account of that at the _ wife was 's tax affairs. she gave an account of that at the weekend i wife was 's tax affairs. she gave an j account of that at the weekend and explained _ account of that at the weekend and explained that nothing she has done is illegal, _ explained that nothing she has done is illegal, she will now pay tax on that income. the chancellor has referred — that income. the chancellor has referred his own ministerial declarations to the prime minister's adviser— declarations to the prime minister's adviser on— declarations to the prime minister's adviser on ministerial interests, lord _ adviser on ministerial interests, lord kite, — adviser on ministerial interests, lord kite, and he asked him to look at it last _ lord kite, and he asked him to look at it last night. he will do that. the chancellor has declared everything he should have declared and he _ everything he should have declared and he is _ everything he should have declared and he is not unknown to himself. he has been _ and he is not unknown to himself. he has been paying his tax and he is the one _ has been paying his tax and he is the one who is chancellor and he is

the one who is chancellor and he is the one _ the one who is chancellor and he is the one who — the one who is chancellor and he is the one who all elected representatives will rightlyjudge. representatives will rightly judge. rishi representatives will rightlyjudge. rishi sunak has said over the course of his career he has volunteered more information about his finances than was required under the rules and if that came out he would be pleased with that being put on the record. there is an issue here because this now draws the prime minister much more into this because the prime minister will have to decide whether his adviser looks into this or not and also there are some concerns with backbenchers saying why has rishi sunak done this? this means the story is being talked about on programmes like this for another day when he could have kept his head down and waited for this to blow over. you have the much longer term parlour game about what does this mean for rishi sunak�*s political prospects? does this mean he is no longer the prime minister in waiting lots of people thought he was? he in waiting lots of people thought he was? ., , in waiting lots of people thought he was? . , . , ~' in waiting lots of people thought he was? . , . ., . was? he has asked for an investigation _ was? he has asked for an investigation into - was? he has asked for an investigation into who i was? he has asked for an i investigation into who leaked all the stuff which means it carries on

and on. ., ., ._ ., and on. that got under way at the weekend. quite _ and on. that got under way at the weekend. quite often _ and on. that got under way at the weekend. quite often these i and on. that got under way at the weekend. quite often these leakl weekend. quite often these leak inquiries into white will never inquire that deeply, although it does sound like the chancellor and his team really want an answer to this. earlier on we were hearing from the boss of the civil service trade union, the body that represents senior civil servant, who said it was very unlikely it would be 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 things like data protection. if a civil servant had genuine concerns about the potential conflict of interest there were legitimate routes within the machine that they could have used to do that. the prime minister has also got a letter over the weekend from labour's deputy leader angela rayner, accusing rishi sunak of breaching the ministerial code, the rule book that governs ministerial behaviour in various cases, and so the prime minister will have to respond to that as well. minister will have to respond to that as well. 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. 0ur reporter, nina warhust, has been to one dairy farm in worcestershire in the west midlands of england. there are 350 of these beautiful holstein dairy cows at this farm in warwickshire, but if you think about the cost of maintaining them and getting their milk to your home, prices are going up. fertiliser, for example, has gone from £250 a tonne to £1000 a tonne in the last year alone. the price of animalfeed has gone up by 70% since 2020. that is partly the war in ukraine and the start stop of the global economy. at the same time supermarkets at the price of milk rather than farms, which is incredibly frustrating for farmers like charles. hello to you.

when you take in all these expenses and on top of the energy cost, how much are you seeing your margins being squeezed? brute much are you seeing your margins being squeezed?— being squeezed? we are receiving 36.5 - for being squeezed? we are receiving 36-5 p for every— being squeezed? we are receiving 36.5 p for every litre _ being squeezed? we are receiving 36.5 p for every litre of— being squeezed? we are receiving 36.5 p for every litre of milk i being squeezed? we are receiving 36.5 p for every litre of milk we i 36.5 p for every litre of milk we produce — 36.5 p for every litre of milk we produce and the cost of production averaged _ produce and the cost of production averaged around the country is heading — averaged around the country is heading towards 40p a litre. what can ou heading towards 40p a litre. what can you do — heading towards 40p a litre. what can you do about _ heading towards 40p a litre. what can you do about that? _ heading towards 40p a litre. twist can you do about that? how can heading towards 40p a litre. “1st can you do about that? how can you bring costs down? tline can you do about that? how can you bring costs down?— bring costs down? one thing many farmers are _ bring costs down? one thing many farmers are doing _ bring costs down? one thing many farmers are doing is _ bring costs down? one thing many farmers are doing is reduce - bring costs down? one thing many farmers are doing is reduce input l farmers are doing is reduce input costs— farmers are doing is reduce input costs slightly, sojust not farmers are doing is reduce input costs slightly, so just not feeding the animals quite as much. the animals— the animals quite as much. the animals will be perfectly healthy and getting all the nutrition they need. _ and getting all the nutrition they need, but it willjust decrease the meals _ need, but it willjust decrease the meals slightly. need, but it will 'ust decrease the meals slightly.— need, but it will 'ust decrease the meals slightly. some farmers say it is not cost effective _ meals slightly. some farmers say it is not cost effective to _ meals slightly. some farmers say it is not cost effective to produce i meals slightly. some farmers say it is not cost effective to produce in l is not cost effective to produce in the same way. do you predict a point where we will see gaps on the shelves for the staple? i have no doubt about it, there are farmers up and down the country who are already packing up and selling up and milk production for this time of the year is already very low and it looks

like it is going to continue to fall. and that's why there is a 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 ramp it up again. pakistan's parliament is due to elect a new prime minister on 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 is 70, is the younger brother of nawaz sharif who was prime minister of pakistan three times. let's go live to islamabad where we can speak to our pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani. so, what is going on in the parliament building behind you? well, we were expecting the parliamentary session to have begun by now, it still hasn't, it should

get underway within the next hour or so. this vote, this nomination of the next prime minister, is something of a formality, because the opposition coalition here have already demonstrated by ousting imran khan that they have the majority in parliament, and they have put up a single, unified candidate, as you say, shehbaz sharif, who is a well—known figure here, he served as chief minister of punjab, pakistan's most populous province, where he had a reputation of being efficient and hard—working as a leader who was credited with introducing a number of major infrastructure projects. he has also, however, had corruption allegations made against him, during imran khan's tenure, he spent periods of time in jail. imran khan's tenure, he spent periods of time injail. he has not been convicted, though, and he maintains that the charges against him are politically motivated. as you say, his older brother, nawaz sharif, served as prime minister on three occasions here in pakistan and he was also accused of corruption

and was actually convicted he is currently in london but he maintains as well that those charges, those allegations, against him were politically motivated. what we have right now in pakistan is a very polar vye political climate, so if you are a supporter of the opposition, you are celebrating now, you think that shehbaz sharif will be able to bring in better governance mother have been real problems with the country's economy, the cost of living has been shooting up, but if you are an imran khan supporter, this is a return to the old pakistan, as they see it, one controlled by dynastic politics. when do you think we might get the official announcement? it when do you think we might get the official announcement?— official announcement? it should be in a coule official announcement? it should be in a couple of _ official announcement? it should be in a couple of hours' _ official announcement? it should be in a couple of hours' time, - official announcement? it should be in a couple of hours' time, at - official announcement? it should be in a couple of hours' time, at most. | in a couple of hours' time, at most. we have already been invited to a swearing—in ceremony for sure but we've this evening. so, that shows you how much of a formality everyone is considering this parliamentary

vote. some suggestion that imran khan �*s members of parliament will boycott proceedings, that they won't be there. his supporters carried out large protests last night here is in islamabad, elsewhere across the country, tens of thousands of people, they allege that this vote of no confidence that resulted in the ousting of imran khan was part of an international conspiracy, they claim, orchestrated by the united states, income hoots with his opponents here. most analysts think it is really something of a cynical move by imran khan to try and rally his followers around this anti—western narrative. but it is a narrative that is resonating with his supporters, and there is real anger amongst his supporters at the way in which imran khan has been removed from power, even though it has been according to the rules of

the constitution, part of the democratic process, the fact that he has not been able to finish his full five—year term in office has left something of a bad taste in many people's mouths. french president emmanuel macron, and the far right challenger marine le pen will face each other in a head to head vote in two weeks' time and one of them will become the next president of france. the second round will be a repeat of the last presidential election in 2017. let's talk to susi dennison, senior policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations. no surprises indeed that it is emmanuel macron and marine le pen in the second round. but what has been quite striking is the level at which john lookman and sean came through in third place, indeed during the night at certain points it looks

like he might have replaced marine le pen for that second place. i think what we have seen is that he has managed to harness the feeling that there wasn't a credible candidate on the left for people to vote for, and rather than high abstention rates which look like a possibility at one point because of a lack of domestic political debate, instead we have seen something turn into what was almost a three horse race. �* , . ., into what was almost a three horse race. �* , . . ., race. but it is marine le pen and emmanuel— race. but it is marine le pen and emmanuel macron, _ race. but it is marine le pen and emmanuel macron, and - race. but it is marine le pen and emmanuel macron, and i- race. but it is marine le pen and| emmanuel macron, and i wonder race. but it is marine le pen and i emmanuel macron, and i wonder how you think the voters who didn't choose them in that round will vote in the final head—to—head? i choose them in that round will vote in the final head-to-head?- in the final head-to-head? i think it's auoin in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to _ in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be — in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be an _ in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be an extremely i in the final head-to-head? i thinkj it's going to be an extremely tight second round this time around, certainly even tighter than it was last time, in 2017. and a lot will depend on the way in which emmanuel macron engages with the domestic debate over the coming two weeks. he has been heavily criticised for not focusing on the domestic issues, not

engaging on the cost of living my climate questions and so on, and these are issues on which both jean—luc melenchon and marine le pen have both been much more vocal and much stronger, so i think it is incumbent on him really now to go out and seek those who didn't vote for him in the first round and show that he does have something to say on these issues, as well as the international context, which is where his focus has been, and show that he is not a shaming that people willjust that he is not a shaming that people will just automatically go that he is not a shaming that people willjust automatically go and vote for him as part of what is called the cordon sanitaire here to block the far right from getting into power. d0 to block the far right from getting into ower. , ., to block the far right from getting into power-— into power. do you think those eo - le into power. do you think those people will _ into power. do you think those people will vote _ into power. do you think those people will vote four _ into power. do you think those people will vote four on? i into power. do you think those people will vote four on? the i people will vote four on? the message _ people will vote four on? the message from _ people will vote four on? i“i;s: message from melenchon people will vote four on? t“i;s: message from melenchon was clearer last night than in 2017, he said four times that no votes should be

given to marine le pen, although he stopped short of saying that that meant you should there for vote for emmanuel macron. so, he said that he didn't want to patronise his voters, that obviously it was their choice and he would leave it to democracy. i think this is the challenge now, i think there is a huge sense of frustration among voters particularly on the left, that what emmanuel macron promised in 2017, a different kind of politics, a wind of change, has turned into another establishment party, that seems to be in their view believing that it has an automatic right to a second mandate. so, ithink has an automatic right to a second mandate. so, i think that the voters ofjean—luc melenchon, a lot will depend on how hard micron works to bring them on board. in the uk, the state pension and a number of means—tested benefits like universal credit 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. sarah spoor is a full—time carer who looks after her two adult sons, both of whom have complex health conditions, and is in receipt of universal credit. the carer's allowance which i get has gone up £2 a week, which means i now get £41. we lost £3000 in universal credit when it was reduced, and then i have also learned that the money we get for the warm homes discount, we may well lose that this year because 300,000 people who are on disability living will lose that benefit. and i haven't worked out how to access the local council, the money that the

covenant have moved to local councils, how to access the, and nobody i speak to knows anything about it and the website looks very complex to join. about it and the website looks very complex to join-— complex to “oin. look at that is the household complex to join. look at that is the household support _ complex to join. look at that is the household support fund, _ complex to join. look at that is the household support fund, i - complex to join. look at that is the household support fund, i think i complex to join. look at that is the household support fund, i think it i household support fund, i think it is called, which is supposed, which the chancellor announced, would be helping relieve honourable families who are struggling.— helping relieve honourable families who are struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and _ who are struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i _ who are struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i am _ who are struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i am fairly - who are struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i am fairly able i who are struggling. well, i couldn't work it out and i am fairly able and | work it out and i am fairly able and able to ask people to help me so i don't know how many people who are less able would be able to. there was no front page that says how you qualify, it was just pages and pages of forms to fill in. rishi sunak�*s loan for energy discount is a loan, it is not a discount. tau loan for energy discount is a loan, it is not a discount.— it is not a discount. you get 150 auid off it is not a discount. you get 150 quid off your — it is not a discount. you get 150 quid off your council _ it is not a discount. you get 150 quid off your council tax - it is not a discount. you get 150 quid off your council tax bill, i it is not a discount. you get 150. quid off your council tax bill, and then in the autumn, yes, a £200 loan which you will have to pay back at some point. stand

which you will have to pay back at some point-— which you will have to pay back at some point. and i think everything has one some point. and i think everything has gone up. _ some point. and i think everything has gone up. i— some point. and i think everything has gone up, i have _ some point. and i think everything has gone up, i have not— some point. and i think everything has gone up, i have not looked i some point. and i think everything has gone up, i have not looked to | has gone up, i have not looked to see how much universal credit has gone, but all the costs have gone up, my heating bill, bearing in mind i barely put it on over the winter, has gone up from something like £80 18 months ago to 200. and so i have been scared to have the heating on. and i know a lot of my friends who are carers who may be are just caring for one adult, as opposed to two, have even less money to spend and they are certainly deciding whether to heat or eat. we used to get gluten—free food on prescription, that has now stopped, and gluten—free food is at least double the price, myself and my son have coeliac disease, and so... stand have coeliac disease, and so... and so do you — have coeliac disease, and so... and so do you know _ have coeliac disease, and so... and so do you know what the difference is between what you are getting in and what you are having to spend? i haven't looked at that but ijust

noticed 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 and future—proof the prices. you buy more than i need, to try and future-proof the prices. you said ou were future-proof the prices. you said you were scared _ future-proof the prices. you said you were scared to _ future-proof the prices. you said you were scared to put _ future-proof the prices. you said you were scared to put the i future-proof the prices. you said i you were scared to put the heating on, so, you are choosing, because you have to, to be cold?— you have to, to be cold? yes, because _ you have to, to be cold? yes, because i— you have to, to be cold? yes, because i am _ you have to, to be cold? yes, because i am paying - you have to, to be cold? yes, because i am paying monthly| you have to, to be cold? yes, i because i am paying monthly on direct debit but it is still scary, ijust don't direct debit but it is still scary, i just don't know what direct debit but it is still scary, ijust don't know what is going to be and i am thinking ahead to october and just 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, on twitter every thursday we do a meeting, hashtag what makes a carer cry, and it is talking about this kind of issue. stick 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, ijust realised? yes, that is the thing. when he was willing off all the benefits, it is not a benefit for us because we are not working. some of us don't pay council tax, so the reduction of council tax by £150 does not benefit us. so reduction of council tax by £150 does not benefit us.— reduction of council tax by £150 does not benefit us. so when he talks about _ does not benefit us. so when he talks about the _ does not benefit us. so when he talks about the boost _ does not benefit us. so when he talks about the boost in - does not benefit us. so when he i talks about the boost in minimum wage, the cuts to fuel duty, raising the national insurance threshold, none of that applies to you? correct. and also, we've lost 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 because you are scrabbling around for pennies and deciding which product of food you can buy. we barely eat meat, my boys do

sometimes, i cooked 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 by all the basic bands of canned foods, you know, i could maybe start soaking my own chickpeas, but then when you're caring all the time, you don't necessarily have time to do that. if the chancellor was watching right now, the prime minister, what would you say to them?— you say to them? well, none of the benefits that _ you say to them? well, none of the benefits that they _ you say to them? well, none of the benefits that they have _ you say to them? well, none of the benefits that they have offered i 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 there is nothing new, we've already accounted for that as a discount, over previous years. 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're exhausted, we haven't got support, and... sorry, i'm going to cry, there is no end to

it, it isjust i'm going to cry, there is no end to it, it is just going i'm going to cry, there is no end to it, it isjust going on and on. sarah sarah spoor talking to us earlier. it's nearly eight weeks since russia invaded ukraine, forcing around four million people to flee their homes. so far only 12,000 of them have reached the uk and that's partly down to delays in granting visas. jayne mccubbin went to aberfeldy in the scottish highlands which is ready to become a safe haven for dozens of ukrainians, but the backlog is causing growing 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. 0ksana 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. l they'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. 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. i'm 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, translation: 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. johnny depp's multi—million dollar defamation lawsuit against his ex—wife amber heard is due to start at a court in virginia later. both are expected to give evidence at the trial. mr depp is suing his ex, ms heard, 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, johnny depp lost his libel case against the sun newspaper over an article that called him a wife beater. the polls have closed in mexico in an unprecedented referendum on whether its president should step down or complete his six—year term. andres manuel lopez 0brador had himself called for the recall election to confirm his mandate. his political opponents are boycotting the vote, saying it's an $80 million

exercise in propaganda to distract people from the government's failures. there are concerns his victory could open the door to extending presidential terms, which are currently limited to a single six—year period. the 0livier awards were held at the royal albert hall in london yesterday. the ceremony is britain s equivalent of broadway s tony awards, honouring theatre practitioners on and off stage. eddie redmayne was was one of the winners on the night for his role in cabaret at the kit kat club. elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter, according to the company's chief executive. mr musk�*s appointment was due to become effective on saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for $3.2 billion. mr musk is a frequent tweeter, with more than 80 million followers. just over an hour after the announcement, mr musk cryptically tweeted a single emoji of a face with a hand over the mouth. 0ur north america technology

correspondent james clayton has been giving us the latest. it's all very, very cryptic, but clearly, relations between twitter and elon musk have broken down. the key thing here is this. elon musk, as part of a deal to go onto the board, was going to only buy up to 15% of twitter. you could afford to buy twitter outright, so, he could afford to buy twitter outright, so, twitter wanted to make sure that he didn't do that. now that he's outside of twitter, you could potentially buy more previously, everyone thought that this was a great deal for both parag agrawal, the ceo, and elon musk, but it turns out that for whatever reason, and we still don't know, the relationship between those two men hasn't somehow declined to the point where, you know, the deal has been taken the table.

but he is twitter�*s biggest shareholder, and if he's on the board, he gets to almost kind of be a kind ofjoint boss of the chief executive. so, he would have immense power, and actually, the chief executive himself said that elon musk would have a lot of power and influence. so, for example, over certain things on twitter�*s policy, things on how people are verified, whether you should have an edit button on twitter, and actually, elon musk has been tweeting all this week about what things could twitter do to make the platform better. so, he would have a lot of freedom to do kind of whatever he wanted, as a member of the board, or at least push for the kinds of things that he wanted. he calls himself a free speech absolutist, so he'd be nudging twitter towards that direction. now that's not going to happen, he will still have influence, he is still twitter�*s biggest shareholder. but he'll be doing that outside, and that's dangerous for twitter, because he really could afford to buy twitter, very, very easily, comfortably, he could buy five twitters, he is the world's richest man. so, it's a dangerous

time now for twitter. that is it from me, have a good rest of the day. hello again. although for many of us it is going to be a fairly cloudy day today, there is some sunshine in the forecast as well. dragging cloud in from the atlantic, the low pressure is driving our weather and it has also had sam rainbird and drizzle and some thunderstorms are mixed in amongst it. this band coming in from the south—west, moving in across wales and northern ireland, eventually heading towards the midlands, will have some thundery bursts in it. in between, we will start to see the cloud break and some sunshine developed. these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts stop gusty wind inland, especially on the west

coast. still cold in lerwick, only 6 degrees, but for most of us, temperatures of 11—17. moving into tuesday the weather front continues to push northwards, the back edge of is in the south—west which is where we will see some thunderstorms. it is coming from north africa and it will drag in milderair is coming from north africa and it will drag in milder air also some saharan dust across parts of the south—east and eastern england. don't be surprised on tuesday if you see that on your car. 0n don't be surprised on tuesday if you see that on your car. on tuesday we start off not particularly cold for most of us, there should not be any frost, the first band of rain will be pulling away from the northern isles, the second one will be continuing up. curling back into east anglia and the south—east. the brighter skies will be out towards the west, but even here there is a possible shower. top temperatures up

to 18, still cold in the northern isles. moving into wednesday, the front heads north and we will have high pressure building in. the isobars slacken and we will start off with some mist and fog first thing on wednesday morning and more cloud coming in from the atlantic. there will be some drizzly conditions in the west, the east will be brighter with lighter winds. up will be brighter with lighter winds. up to possibly 20 degrees in the south—east. moving into thursday, still a lot of dry weather, with some rain is the west.

this is bbc news i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11: 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. pakistan's parliament is due to elect 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? the french president emmanuel macron and the far right challenger marine le pen will face each other in a run—off vote in two weeks' time and one will be the next president of france. the second round will be a repeat of the last presidential election in 2017. with almost all of the results in, marine le pen got 23% of the votes yesterday, emmanuel macron who's sits in the middle of the political spectrum got 27.6% and far left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, got nearly 22% of votes.

all that means that it's going to be a straight run—off now in final vote 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. 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 of 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. i in 2017, people voted for macronl 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. the 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—domicile 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's also been revealed that the chancellor previously retained a us

immigration green card. let's talk to our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. he is now asked for this inquiry into his tax affairs and there is an inquiry into the leak. where do both of these leave things? so inquiry into the leak. where do both of these leave things?— of these leave things? so sing rishi sunak's approach _ of these leave things? so sing rishi sunak's approach is _ of these leave things? so sing rishi sunak's approach is sun _ of these leave things? so sing rishi sunak's approach is sun light i of these leave things? so sing rishi sunak's approach is sun light is i of these leave things? so sing rishi sunak's approach is sun light is the | sunak's approach is sun light is the best disinfectant and written to lord geidt, the advisor on ministers' interests, he is asking him to review all of the financial interests that rishi sunak has and how he went about declaring that and making that transparent when he entered government. rishi sunak confident he will be vined skapted. vindicated. over the weekend the cabinet officish e issued a

statement saying lord geidt was satisfied with the chancellor's arrangements. 50 no surprise satisfied with the chancellor's arrangements. so no surprise the reason the chancellor is asking for this to be done is he is confident he will be vindicated. the labour party say they believe there are questions to be answered. angela raynor ask the prime minister why rishi sunak's non—dom status was not... sorry not rishi sunak's non—dom status, the status of his wife, akshata murty. that is something she was entitled to hold under her personal circumstances and no suggestion she breached any rules. laboursaying no suggestion she breached any rules. labour saying there are questions over that us green card that rishi sunak held when he was chancellor and labour asking if there is evidence that the

chancellor benefitted from the house of tax havens. there is almost two aspects to this, rishi sunak wanting to have just it confirmed that he took all the actions she was v s he was expected to take. but there is the politics of this and perhaps pr side of things, let's remember this is a time when the chancellorjust last week increased national insurance rates for most people in the country, asking them to pay more tax to help the nhs, to try and clear the backlog. there is a feeling, because of his family's situation, their wealth, there are doors open to him that aren't available to most people. for a lot of people, for you know political opponents, who are trying to make the most of this, that does leave him open to accusations that he is

not appreciating the challenges that people are facing. so it is notjust about whether the rules have been broken, which there is nothing to suggest they have been, it is also about the political fallout of this. but you're right, rishi sunak's team also wanting to know how information about his wife's non—dom status got into the public domain and this a leak inquiry into that. thank you. joining me now is dave penman, general secretary of the first division association, the top civil servants union. tell us more about the leak inquiry? it is standard practice in terms of civil service conducting leak inquiry. they they will be looking at who had the information first of all, particularly when it appears it is a small group of people who would

be privy to that information and establish how that got to the press. it is not an easy thing to do in terms of proving who it was that gaveit terms of proving who it was that gave it to the press, it is not a comfortable thing to be in the middle of it, you can have your mobile phone data down loaded and you are asked to do and you may feel pressure. there are serious consequences for the civil servant if they have leaked information like this, which is why the vast majority of the leaks come from the political world, ministers, orspecial advisors, ratherthan world, ministers, orspecial advisors, rather than civil servants. advisors, rather than civil servants-_ advisors, rather than civil servants. , . , ., , servants. the consequences are being described as — servants. the consequences are being described as severe, _ servants. the consequences are being described as severe, leaking - described as severe, leaking information about someone�*s personal tax data could be a criminal offence? ht tax data could be a criminal offence?— tax data could be a criminal offence? _, , ., �*, offence? it could be. the law's vauue offence? it could be. the law's vague on _ offence? it could be. the law's vague on some _ offence? it could be. the law's vague on some of— offence? it could be. the law's vague on some of this - offence? it could be. the law's vague on some of this stuff, i vague on some of this stuff, depending on which department you're

in, there are obligations in hmrc about how they hold data. there is the official seek represents act and you could look at some form of criminal activity, though the vast majority of leak inquiries either don't result in a conclusion, or they rarely result in the sort of conclusion that would lead to a criminal investigation and prosecution. mainly because most of the time it is special advisors are ministers who do it. if you look at the kind of the most celebrated one, gavin williamson who was accused of leaking information, it was for the prime minister to dismiss him and that was the consequence, rather than anything criminal.— that was the consequence, rather than anything criminal. explain more about what you _ than anything criminal. explain more about what you were _ than anything criminal. explain more about what you were saying - than anything criminal. explain more about what you were saying about i than anything criminal. explain more i about what you were saying about why it is that leak inquiries often don't turn something up and how that is because you're saying it is

because it tends to be ministerial aides. it seems rare that a leak inquiry does actually end up with somebody being put in the spotlight publicly after wards? most somebody being put in the spotlight publicly after wards?— publicly after wards? most leaks come from _ publicly after wards? most leaks come from the _ publicly after wards? most leaks come from the political - publicly after wards? most leaks come from the political world i publicly after wards? most leaks l come from the political world and therefore there is a greater or lesser appetite to get to the bottom of it. and it is difficult to prove who has actually given something to the press. there may be an e—mail trail, but if you're going to leak to the press you're trying to do it in a way that avoids you being identified and you're usually careful. so it is not an easy thing to get to the bottom of. but this is usually about the murky world of politics and sometimes it is easier to announce a leak inquiry than to want to see the outcome of it. civil servants will go as far as they can to identify the perpetrator, that is

what they're tasked to do, sometimes the political will recedes or wasn't there in the first place.— the political will recedes or wasn't there in the first place. thank you. now back to _ there in the first place. thank you. now back to the _ there in the first place. thank you. now back to the french _ there in the first place. thank you. now back to the french election. l now back to the french election. hugh schofield is in paris for us. it is now a tight race, between emmanuel macron and marine le pen. no doubt the next two weeks will be frenetic. , , ., frenetic. yes, we will see from the emmanuel — frenetic. yes, we will see from the emmanuel macron _ frenetic. yes, we will see from the emmanuel macron side _ frenetic. yes, we will see from the emmanuel macron side a - frenetic. yes, we will see from the emmanuel macron side a new - frenetic. yes, we will see from the | emmanuel macron side a new style frenetic. yes, we will see from the i emmanuel macron side a new style of campaigning, arguably he made a mistake in not getting his sleeves rolled up in round one. that is the criticism of him. he was so taken up with ukraine. for the seco round he will launch himself into the fray. he has already doing today, he is in a region up the top of the country. he will be appearing on bfm tv, one

of the big news channels. he will be trying to show he does place the french before international affairs. that was the criticism, that he was too interested in his sort of shenanigans with putin. marine le pen said she willjust keep on doing what she is doing, going around the country, meeting people, it has worked so far and she hopes it will worked so far and she hopes it will work again. we worked so far and she hopes it will work again-— work again. we have seen here clearly that _ work again. we have seen here clearly that the _ work again. we have seen here clearly that the old _ work again. we have seen here clearly that the old traditional i clearly that the old traditional parties, i think they're not even going to get their deposits back because they did so badly. it is a story that has been replicated in other countries where, the old divisions of left and right have gone out of the window, to be replaced by a divide of nationalism

versus wanting to have international alliances. is that the story that is unfolding in france?— alliances. is that the story that is unfolding in france? well, it is, it is a continuation _ unfolding in france? well, it is, it is a continuation of _ unfolding in france? well, it is, it is a continuation of the _ unfolding in france? well, it is, it is a continuation of the story i unfolding in france? well, it is, it is a continuation of the story that| is a continuation of the story that began five years ago, it is not a revolution here, but it is a culmination and the coup de grace of the old parties. what emmanuel macron did back then was cleverly and with great insight see there was and with great insight see there was an opportunity in creating a new line in french politics and did just that. he calls it progressive versus populists. the others don't see it like that, it is globalizers against people who protect the national interest. last night it was clear for all to see, the top three were so far ahead, for all to see, the top three were so farahead, it for all to see, the top three were so far ahead, it was emmanuel macron and marine le pen and jean—luc melenchon, classified as far left, on the other side. you had the bottom of the scale the social i

ists who were in power five years ago with holland on 2%. a ludicrously low figure and the gaullist party on li%. both losing their big financial burden for their party. the system doesn't necessarily mean the parties have gone. they can come back in the regionals and other elections, where they have you know a kind of network across the country to count on and local leaders who well in place. so we will see the distinction between the presidential and parliamentary politics and the rest of the country. i don't think it is a healthy sort of dichotomy. thank ou. 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 headlines. emmanuel macron and marine le pen will go head—to—head in the contest to become the president of france. volodymyr zelensky warns of big battles to come against the russians. the uk economy barely grew in february. 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". survivors of the fighting

in the south of ukraine have told the bbc of harrowing journeys to escape and of civilians being targeted by russian troops. our correspondent tom bateman reports from the town of zaporizhzhia, which is receiving displaced and wounded people. in the siege of mariupol, it is the elderly and disabled who feel most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it's a good thing that my children were at home. they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no longer going through. a 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. vasil was doing all he could to help his fellow 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 stopped, i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we were just 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. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, 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. serhei's 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 says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, _ but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together. - we thought that's it for us, - 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. serhei has patched up his car after it was hit. shells from a helicopter... he says he's sure he'll go back home soon. ukrainians believe they have won the first phase of this war. as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next one will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news,

zaporizhya in south—east ukraine. let's speak to our correspondent, anna foster, who is on the outskirts of kyiv. tell us a bit more about what's happened where you are and what your mission basically is? well happened where you are and what your mission basically is?— mission basically is? well this is such a common _ mission basically is? well this is such a common sight _ mission basically is? well this is such a common sight on - mission basically is? well this is such a common sight on the i mission basically is? well this is. such a common sight on the roads around kyiv. if you think it is this big capital city, but there are so many commuter towns around it that was held by the russians and we have seen the images from places like bucha and irpin and this is one example. you can only tell this building use to be a petrol station, because a few of the pumps around the outside have survived. but it is twisted where it has been shot by russian shells. the restaurant next door. it is the details sometimes, the fact there are still menus on

the fact there are still menus on the tables and still soft drinks bottles in the fridge. this is the kind of scene that people live with now. but they are starting to come back to places around kyiv and to places like bucha and irpin, in many cases to see the homes that they left behind, or in some case what is is left of the homes. they're desperate to come back and try to re—establish their lives, but this is the kind of devastation they're met with here. it is the kind of devastation they're met with here.— met with here. it must be devastating _ met with here. it must be devastating to _ met with here. it must be devastating to return i met with here. it must be l devastating to return there. met with here. it must be i devastating to return there. do met with here. it must be _ devastating to return there. do they have confidence that going back there that area is now effectively safe with russian interests now focussed in the donbas? that safe with russian interests now focussed in the donbas? that is a ve aood focussed in the donbas? that is a very good question, _ focussed in the donbas? that is a very good question, because i focussed in the donbas? that is a l very good question, because you're right, the fighting and we are told the russian mission is now very much going to focus on the east of the country. but every now and then you get a message, last night from if

the chechen area, saying that once it has taken donbas it would move on kyiv again. the people hear and say, they're used to living with that. they know the focus will be in the east and we have seen humanitarian corridors, very small ones, being established to bring people out of places like luhansk. people know russia will send its military might to the east, kyiv will be a prize for russia and they will never feel 100% safe. ., for russia and they will never feel 100% safe-— 100% safe. how many groups of --eole, 100% safe. how many groups of people. how _ 100% safe. how many groups of people, how much _ 100% safe. how many groups of people, how much of _ 100% safe. how many groups of people, how much of the - 100% safe. how many groups of- people, how much of the population do you see as you're moving around? millions of people have been

displaced sberm internally and millions have left the country. thea;r millions have left the country. they have, ou millions have left the country. they have. you still _ millions have left the country. they have, you still a _ millions have left the country. they have, you still a lot _ millions have left the country. they have, you still a lot of— millions have left the country. tue: have, you still a lot of people moving around in certain places. so on the roads, you still get traffic jams for example, where you get a check point or they have dragged things into the road to slow a russian advance. you see ordinary things like that. but in the centre of kyiv, it is often very quiet. things are starting to re—open a bit. but people are still nervous. they have lived through something like this and while they know that the situation is moving and is changing, it does make people very nervous and rest reticent about how they live their lives. a lot of people have gone west. a lot of people have gone west. a lot of people are trying to start new lives. what i find interesting is so many people i speak so who have left areas, even front line areas, places where they have lost loved ones and seen them die, so many of those people talk about the time when they

can come back, back to ukraine, and back to their towns and houses to try and restart their lives.- try and restart their lives. thank ou. sir richard barrons was formerly one of the uk's most senior military commanders, until his retirement in 2016. he currently studies the changing nature of warfare. welcome, thank you forjoining us. what are your thoughts of the fight becomes focussed on donbas, how is that going to be compared with what has been happening since the invasion? 50 has been happening since the invasion? , ., , . ., invasion? so we should expect it to be uuite invasion? so we should expect it to be quite different. _ invasion? so we should expect it to be quite different. the _ invasion? so we should expect it to be quite different. the russians i be quite different. the russians have learned the lessons of their failed first phase of this war, they didn't intend it to bejust failed first phase of this war, they didn't intend it to be just one phase. so they're now going to do, have one battle at once. so they can focus their air power, fire power

and ground forces on the donbas. that won't exclude the use of air missiles else where, but the weight will fall on a battle for the donbas. ~ . will fall on a battle for the donbas-— will fall on a battle for the donbas. . ., , ., , will fall on a battle for the donbas. ~ . , ., , ~ ., donbas. what capacity does ukraine have meet that _ donbas. what capacity does ukraine have meet that challenge? - donbas. what capacity does ukraine l have meet that challenge? volodymyr zelensky has been calling for tanks and other attack missiles, but so far the response from the west has been mainly to provide defensive weaponry. 50 been mainly to provide defensive weaon . , been mainly to provide defensive weanon . , , been mainly to provide defensive weaon , , ., ., been mainly to provide defensive weaon , , ., ., weaponry. so this is going to be a much harder— weaponry. so this is going to be a much harder fight _ weaponry. so this is going to be a much harder fight for _ weaponry. so this is going to be a much harder fight for the - weaponry. so this is going to be a l much harder fight for the ukrainian military. much harderfight for the ukrainian military. they are entrenched in the donbas with the most powerful part of ukrainian military, but mostly facing east, that is a battle they have been having for seven years. they're now going to have to factor in the russian ground forces trying to get behind them to encircle them from the north and south and they will have to fight on those fronts as well. and they're going to have to keep their supply lines open to

the west of ukraine. and they're going to enter this battle hoping that the tactics that worked around kyiv, where they were able to identify russian forces confined to roads and ambush them from the woods in the flanks, using the weapons supplied by the west. but what they may find in much of the donbas is the russian armour is wise to that and manoeuvres faster and harder across open country and provides a much more difficult target, accompanied by a lot morar tillry. more artillery. accompanied by a lot morar tillry. more artillery-— accompanied by a lot morar tillry. more artillery. what would you say ukraine needs? _ more artillery. what would you say ukraine needs? they— more artillery. what would you say ukraine needs? they need - more artillery. what would you say ukraine needs? they need us i more artillery. what would you say ukraine needs? they need us to i ukraine needs? they need us to continue to _ ukraine needs? they need us to continue to supply _ ukraine needs? they need us to continue to supply intelligence, | continue to supply intelligence, particularly from the us surveillance assets in space. it needs us to look after the refugees and displaced people so that the country can focus on the fight without worrying about the families that have left. and it needs massive support of material and money in

order to equip the military. the challenge in the time they have available is it is no good trying to introduce any new and complicated, because they wouldn't work it or maintain it, we have to find supplies of stuff they're used to using and some of the stock piles will be getting depleted. the using and some of the stock piles will be getting depleted.- will be getting depleted. the fear of escalation _ will be getting depleted. the fear of escalation has _ will be getting depleted. the fear of escalation has been _ will be getting depleted. the fear. of escalation has been constraining nato, what is your view of that? that is right, this is a war between russia and ukraine and a confrontation between nato and russia. if the west were to act in a way that gave vladimir putin the excuse to expand the war to the rest of nato, he might be pleased. it would take the eye off the dismal failure of the russian war so far, other than in its astonishing brutality. ukraine would also recognise that the day the first cruise missile falls on london, because that is a potential

consequence of expanding the war, the west�*s ability to support ukraine will diminish. so there is quite a lot to be gained by focussing on helping ukraine to win this war. .,, .,, this war. tobias ellwood said ukraine is — this war. tobias ellwood said ukraine is getting _ this war. tobias ellwood said ukraine is getting enough i this war. tobias ellwood said ukraine is getting enough to| ukraine is getting enough to survive, but not to win. how big is the gap do you think between what you... where things are and what you were talking about in terms of what is needed and how quickly that can be done? 50. is needed and how quickly that can be done? h is needed and how quickly that can be done? v . is needed and how quickly that can be done? �*, ., ., , , be done? so, it's a huge gap. yes, ukraine can — be done? so, it's a huge gap. yes, ukraine can be _ be done? so, it's a huge gap. yes, ukraine can be supported - be done? so, it's a huge gap. yes, ukraine can be supported well- be done? so, it's a huge gap. yes, i ukraine can be supported well enough to break up and perhaps stop a russian assault. but what ukraine does not have is the capacity to provide air or ground forces that are capable of throwing the russians out of ukraine or conducting a major counter offensive into the flanks of the russian encirclement from the north and south. the best the ukrainians can hope for is they

destroy or defeat the russian attack, then it will dissolve into a difficult stalemate. haifa attack, then it will dissolve into a difficult stalemate. how important is the air? from _ difficult stalemate. how important is the air? from the _ difficult stalemate. how important is the air? from the start - difficult stalemate. how important l is the air? from the start volodymyr zelensky said he wanted the no—fly zone and that has not been entertained by nato, what about ukraine having that air power? so ukraine having that air power? sr the russians are mounting around 250 aircraft sorties a day. that is at least 250 bombing runs if you like. they're firing missiles from russia and from the black sea. they have never controlled the air in the way they wanted to, but it is a major feature in the way that they're going to mount this a#25bg. the ukrainians have mounted an efficient air defence against some of the missile, certainly the older ones and the aircraft. but they're not able to control the air space in the way they would like, the air force was smaller and is depleted. we just

need to keep supplying ukraine with as much air defence weaponry as they can use as possible.— can use as possible. thank you very much. the world bank says it expects ukraine's economy to shrink by forty five percent this year as a result of the war with russia. the bank says enormous financial support is needed immediately to keep the government running, and to support the population. it's already provided nearly a billion dollars of assistance and is promising another two billion in the months ahead. ukraine was a global supplier of crops including sunflower oil and wheat, but its exports have now stopped. the presidential candidate did very well in last night's results.

president macron got 14.73% so you can see why this is now he has chosen to go to first as the two—week period begins between yesterday's first round and the next round which will be the decider. there were 12 candidates in all facing the electorate yesterday and it had been anticipated that the two who would go into the run—off would be emmanuel macron and marine le pen but what surprised a lot of commentators was how well another candidate did, who got 20% of the votes. after the votes were counted, he said he was urging those who had

supported him not to support marine le pen. he did not say they should support emmanuel macron and it is thought to supporters at the east are split down the middle in terms of those who simply would not support marine le pen, they are undecided, actually, than the other half are, yes, they would not support marine le pen, they would support marine le pen, they would support emmanuel macron so there are a lot of permutations and it is all of those votes. emmanuel macron and marine le pen are going to be chasing. emmanuel macron criticised for not focusing on the issues in this presidential election in terms of cost of living which is what has been concerning the french as he has been concerning the french as he has been focused on the war in ukraine so we can expect to see a lot of this over the next few weeks as he focuses very closely trying to address the concerns of the voters so that he is in the north of

france. we can go to pakistan's parliament in the capital where, very shortly, it looks like they will be appointing a new prime minister after imran khan was ousted over the weekend in a no—confidence vote. the prime minister is expected to be the leader of the opposition but that is yet to be confirmed, of course. and imran khan losing his position in a vote of no confidence. it is the first time that a premier in pakistan has lost their position in pakistan has lost their position in this way so historic times that in this way so historic times that in pakistan and they are now focusing on who will be the country's leader until the next scheduled elections in october of next year. so will keep across that and keep you updated. time for a look at the weather with carol.

showery outbreaks which are thundery. this line of rain is moving northwards. thunder and lightning embedded in it but we'll see some cloud break—up and some sunshine come through. this morning's rain petering out. with gusty winds it is going to feel cool along along the north sea coastline today. temperatures are widely 6—7 . a first band of rain heads northwards in the second one comes in from the south. that, too, could well have some thunder and lightning an end. gusty around it but when starting to for that bit lighter. not a particularly cold night with overnight lows of five and ii. overnight lows of five and 11. tomorrow we start off with a rain moving from the northern isles. a second band pushing northwards into scotland. temperatures ranging from

6-18. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: 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 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. a pakistan's parliament is due to elect 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?

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin ra mjaun. despite a late surge from rory mcilroy, scottie scheffler has won the masters, for his first major title. it was a nervy finish from the american at augusta, but he had enough in the bank to win by three shots. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more: he is the world number one and now the masters champion. only after seeing after a quite remarkable challenge. rory mcavoy had begun the day some ten shots behind. no chance, surely? but he conjured by the amount of his life, saving the very best until last. just watch this, in the final hole he needed something special and boy, did he get it. it was the stuff of golfing

dreams. a remarkable round of 64 for michael roy. suddenly he was the nearest rival and the american still had to play his closing holes. would he falter? not a bit. he kept his cool he falter? not a bit. he kept his cool. he was able to walk down the 18th with victory assured and despite a fewer nerves, as he missed a short putt, finally it was third time lucky. triumph for the 25—year—old texan, then, after an unforgettable day. 25-year-old texan, then, after an unforgettable day.— 25-year-old texan, then, after an unforgettable day. nothing save on the back nine _ unforgettable day. nothing save on the back nine on _ unforgettable day. nothing save on the back nine on this _ unforgettable day. nothing save on the back nine on this golf— unforgettable day. nothing save on the back nine on this golf course i the back nine on this golf course and i've heard all the things everybody has said. anything can happen. don't hit it in the water on 12, you know, all the stuff and, you know, ijust blocked most of that out and just tried to execute and take good golf shots. aha, out and just tried to execute and take good golf shots.— out and just tried to execute and take good golf shots. a first ma'or title and take good golf shots. a first ma'or true and on — take good golf shots. a first ma'or title and on this i take good golf shots. a first ma'or title and on this showing i take good golf shots. a first ma'or title and on this showing it i take good golf shots. a first ma'or title and on this showing it is i title and on this showing it is unlikely to be his last.

that 64 from mcilroy equalled the lowest final—round score in masters history. and he said the chip in on the 18th left him as happy as he's ever been on a golf course. he has four majors to his name — and this is the only one he's never won — but after starting the day 10 shots adrift of scheffler, he closed in with six birdies and an eagle. i don't think i've ever walked away from this tournament as happy as i am today. i played with a good round of golf. it is my best ever finish at augusta. it is not quite enough but i will certainly look back on this day with very fond memories and, you know, is a stand at the site, it gives me confidence going forward not the next the next masters next year but to the rest of the season as well. masters next year but to the rest of the season as well. the grand national winning jockey, sam waley—cohen, admits he does have

regrets over how much he used the whip in his victory aboard noble yeats in saturday's race at aintree. waley—cohen was fined 400—pounds for using his whip above the permitted level and in the incorrect place in the finish, and also banned for nine days, although this won't count for much, given waley—cohen retired after the race. our first ourfirst priority is our first priority is to look after the horses and my responsibility to make sure i look after the horror so on a personal level i would much rather have not gone over the count but, you know, in retrospect, i would have done things differently on that front but, you know, it is with the key look after the horses and glad to have done that. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter, according to the company's chief executive. mr musk�*s appointment was due to become effective on saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for 3

point 2 billion dollars. musk is a frequent tweeter, with more than 80 million followers. just over an hour after the announcement, mr musk cryptically tweeted a single emoji of a face with a hand over the mouth. let's speak to our technology correspondent mark cieslak. why doesn't he want to be on the board? element there as been a lot of speculation about this but the reality is, we just don't know for sure. after he bought that share, that 9.2% share in twitter, making him the largest single shareholder it seemed as though he would join the board. the company's ceo said that was what was going to happen so it is very, very unusual for the same ceo to now be say he is not going tojoin the board. for his part, he's been tweeting regularly over the weekend. the tone of those tweets has not always been entirely serious but when this news broke thatis serious but when this news broke that is when the tweet of the emoji with the hand covering the mouth

came out which was then deleted. what does that mean? it comes and that speculation. we just don't know yet. he that speculation. we 'ust don't know et. . , ., that speculation. we 'ust don't know et. ., ' . , yet. he has run into difficulty with some of his _ yet. he has run into difficulty with some of his tweeting _ yet. he has run into difficulty with some of his tweeting over- yet. he has run into difficulty with some of his tweeting over other l some of his tweeting over other business interests in the past which have been seen as effectively manipulating the share prices. he said something and people might decide what to do in terms of what they put their money. how tricky could that be with twitter? element it could have been very tricky for him but he might�*ve decided by being on the outside that gives them as much control as he wants to hire. he would have agreed that if he was going to join the would have agreed that if he was going tojoin the board he would have agreed that if he was going to join the board he was would have agreed that if he was going tojoin the board he was going to limit to show interest in something like 15%. now he is not on the board he can buy as much as he likes that are pitted by twitter outright if he wanted to. and it is possible he could wield significant influence from the sidelines. he ran a poll recently asking if someone wanted to see and edit button on

twitter. the platform said they were already working on this edit feature. it might be planning on exerting influence on twitter�*s leadership by means other than being on its board. he is a unique character, i guess, on its board. he is a unique character, iguess, isn't on its board. he is a unique character, i guess, isn't he? on its board. he is a unique character, iguess, isn't he? in terms of sort of writing the playbook that he wants. his interests are wide ranging. he has made an enormous amount of money and he does not hold back. he is very open about, you know, where he sees things going. open about, you know, where he sees things going-— things going. very, very much a maverick character. _ things going. very, very much a maverick character. he - things going. very, very much a maverick character. he said i things going. very, very much a maverick character. he said he l things going. very, very much a i maverick character. he said he sees twitter as the world but make town hall. a platform for everybody to share what they want to share. his involvement in this affair has increased the value of twitter as well. it initially went up by 27%. is this all about business? is this about behind—the—scenes intrigue inside the social media platform or is this how billionaires and the

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for farmers like charles. hello to you. when you take in all these expenses and on top of the energy cost, how much are you seeing your margins being squeezed? we are receiving 36.5 p for every litre of milk we produce and the cost of production averaged around the country is heading towards 40p a litre. what can you do about that? how can you bring costs down? one thing many farmers are doing is reduce input costs slightly, so just not feeding the animals quite as much. the animals will be perfectly healthy and getting all the nutrition they need, but it willjust decrease the _ meals slightly. some farmers say it is not cost effective to produce in the same way. do you predict a point where we will see gaps on the shelves for the staple? i have no doubt about it. there are

farmers_ i have no doubt about it. there are farmers up— i have no doubt about it. there are farmers up and down the country packing — farmers up and down the country packing up — farmers up and down the country packing up and selling up and milk production— packing up and selling up and milk production for this time of year is already— production for this time of year is already very low and looks like it is going — already very low and looks like it is going to — already very low and looks like it is going to continue to fall. that is going to continue to fall. that is why there _ is going to continue to fall. that is why there is _ is going to continue to fall. that is why there is a _ is going to continue to fall. that is why there is a way _ is going to continue to fall. that is why there is a way that i is going to continue to fall. trust is why there is a way that milk prices will have to go up in order for production to be sustained. the british retail consortium are saying there is no way prices can go up by 50% saying supermarkets over rather cushion the blow to get customers through the door but the soup, if you reduce production, and some farmers are at to ramp it up again. the 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 chancellor rishi sunak asks for an official review of his financial declarations.

the queen has spoken publicly for the first time about having covid, saying it left her "very tired and exhausted". she made the comment during a video call with staff and former patients at the royal london hospital, as louisa pilbeam reports. it does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn't it, this horrible pandemic. it's the first time we've heard the queen speak about her bout of covid as she sympathised with a patient who ended up on a ventilator due to the virus. are you better now? i'm getting there, i'm recovering. i'm much better, i recently left the wheelchair so i'm walking about now. i'm glad that you're getting better. it was february when the queen isolated here at windsor castle after testing positive for covid. the palace called the 95—year—old's symptoms mild and cold—like. 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. long delays are expected to continue this weekend. travellers are warned

about delays. the rac say an estimated 21 and a half million leisure trips be made by car between good friday and easter monday. (pres)joining me now is rod dennis, spokesperson for rac. how should people decide when to leave? ifearthat how should people decide when to leave? ifear that if how should people decide when to leave? i fear that if you tell is on the same thing everyone will do the same thing so had we manage this? aha, same thing so had we manage this? very good question. the point is that we the sort ofjams with deliveries to which is usually the biggest getaway of the year because everyone is travelling at the same time and the message has to be, if you are planning a trip planning a trip of any distance especially, get off at the issue possibly can on friday morning. the more you leave it during the morning the more traffic built up, the more congestion you get, the bigger the chance to read of collisions and breakdowns which can make your journey much more difficult. if you can head up super early and get the car parked the night before. get the kids ready to get first thing i'd

first like to do stand a better chance of a smootherjourney on friday over the weekend. t chance of a smootherjourney on friday over the weekend.- friday over the weekend. i think eve one friday over the weekend. i think everyone watching _ friday over the weekend. i think everyone watching will - friday over the weekend. i think everyone watching will think, i l friday over the weekend. i think i everyone watching will think, i will do that and then the jams and migrate earlier. we do that and then the 'ams and migrate earlier._ do that and then the 'ams and migrate earlier. we will see. this is the advice _ migrate earlier. we will see. this is the advice we _ migrate earlier. we will see. this is the advice we give _ migrate earlier. we will see. this is the advice we give every i migrate earlier. we will see. this is the advice we give every year l migrate earlier. we will see. this i is the advice we give every year the do see that people don't actually change their behaviour that much. the end up leaving later in the morning. if you can get away before nine o'clock than the best chance you have got. nine o'clock than the best chance you have got-— nine o'clock than the best chance you have got. when traditionally is the worst time? _ you have got. when traditionally is the worst time? , _ you have got. when traditionally is the worst time? , research - you have got. when traditionally is the worst time? , research we i you have got. when traditionally is. the worst time? , research we have done the share _ the worst time? , research we have done the share looks _ the worst time? , research we have done the share looks like _ the worst time? , research we have done the share looks like good i done the share looks like good friday is going to be the worst day of a pure leisure journeys. the weather is looking slightly better according to the met office so that might encourage more people to take day trips. it is the first bank holiday since the new year as well so this is kind of an important one for many people and it marks the end of easter holidays with the school so i the thing is, getaways early as you can on friday. butjust be

mindful of those points in the middle of the day where boats tend to clog up in the middle of the morning through to the afternoon. expect that will be the case not only on friday but saturday and sunday as well and then later in the day on monday when people start returning home again so if you can avoid that and a part of the day i think you are more likely to have a smootherjourney but again, make sure your car is ready for the drive he will take it on as well. we surveyed drivers and about one fifth of people never checked their cars ready for a long trip before they set out. but if you do to check things like oil, your tires, trade, make sure they are inflated properly and that sort of thing you can dramatically cut the chances of a breakdown and that is something no one wants this weekend. iilrul’hat breakdown and that is something no one wants this weekend. what would ou one wants this weekend. what would you normally — one wants this weekend. what would you normally expect _ one wants this weekend. what would you normally expect in _ one wants this weekend. what would you normally expect in terms - one wants this weekend. what would you normally expect in terms of- you normally expect in terms of call—outs to the rac through breakdowns on such busy days like this? tt breakdowns on such busy days like this? , ., ., ., , this? it is the traditional things. problems with _

this? it is the traditional things. problems with tyres, _ this? it is the traditional things. | problems with tyres, punctures, this? it is the traditional things. i problems with tyres, punctures, for instance, very, very popular, very problem. problems with batteries as well. the weather heats a bit odd to see problems vehicles overheating as well but again, the vast majority, the sorts of breakdowns will be preventable. there are things connected with tyres, people nurture it if there are good condition or not. these are all things that people can check over and i would say that if you are aware of any niggling problems with your car this will not be the weekend to put that to the test. if you are where there are issues trying to book it into a garage as soon as you can this week. you have a few days to do that but if you can do that now stand a much better chance of successful trip this weekend.— better chance of successful trip this weekend. ., ~ , ., �* ., this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we soke to this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we spoke to you — this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we spoke to you now- — this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we spoke to you now. i _ this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we spoke to you now. i know— this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we spoke to you now. i know i _ this weekend. thank you. i'm glad we spoke to you now. i know i have i spoke to you now. i know i have something to get checked on my car. it gives us time. police in spain have seized more than

a thousand stuffed animals — including protected and extinct species — at a warehouse in valencia. the haul included rhinos, polar bears and elephants. the warehouse—owner is under investigation but has not been arrested. shelley phelps has more details. elephants, rhinos, lions and more were among the hundreds of stuffed wild animals found in this giant warehouse near valencia in eastern spain. the haul, worth an estimated 29 million euros, is one of the largest of its kind in europe, according to the spanish police. around 400 of the animals are classified as protected. with every box opened, police found more. carefully examining and documenting each find. cheetahs, lynxes, polar bears and white rhinos were also found. along with almost 200 elephant tusks and furniture made from elephants. spanish police say the warehouse owner is being investigated for smuggling and environmental crimes.

shelley phelps, bbc news. polls have closed in mexico in an unprecedented referendum on whether its president should step down or complete his six—year term. andres manuel lopez obrador had himself called for the recall election to confirm his mandate. his political opponents are boycotting the vote — saying it's an eighty million dollar exercise in propaganda to distract people from the government's failures. there are concerns that his victory could open the door to extending presidential terms, which are currently limited to a single six—year period. a it was the olivier theatre awards last night at london's royal albert hall — which recognise those who work both on and off stage. a revival of the musical cabaret at the kit kat club, starring eddie redmayne, was the big winner on the night — as claudia redmond reports. the curtain was raised at the glitzy olivier awards on sunday at the royal albert hall in london.

cabaret act kit kat club was the biggest winner on the night, taking seven prizes, including acting trophies for eddie redmayne and irish actress jessie buckley. this is the dream. for me, this is the one, this was the part that i played when i was a kid at school, it was the thing that got my passion for theatre really fuelled, and getting to do it every night with that extraordinary group of people... applause and cheering. ..was dumbfounding. it's such a huge, huge privilege to be part of this community, which i consider my family. thank you for welcoming me in all those years ago, and this isjust so lovely. how about something that cooks? something that cooks? all right... best new musical went to back to the future,

based on the 1980s cult film which followed the time travelling capers of michaelj fox as marty mcfly. and in the dance world, young up—and—coming choreographer arielle smith stepped up to receive the outstanding achievement in dance category for her work onjolly folly with the english national ballet. the winners of the olivier awards overseen by the society of london theatre are chosen by a team of industry figures, stage luminaries and theatre—loving members of the public. it is hoped that following so many setbacks with covid restrictions over the past years, that the shows can finally go on. claudia redmond, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. although for many of us it is going to be a fairly cloudy day today there is some sunshine in the forecast as well. we have been dragging cloud in from the atlantic.

low pressure is really driving our weather and has also had some rain, some drizzle and thunderstorms mist in amongst it. now, this band in particular coming from the south—west, living in across wales and northern ireland, eventually heading towards the midlands, will have heavy bass and front for both the net. this morning's rain petering out across scotland and in between you'll see the cloud bay consumption develop. these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts noticeable wind today. gusty winds in mind but more especially with exposure on the west coast. still in the cold area, 6 degrees. for most of us, looking at 11-17 . degrees. for most of us, looking at 11—17 . from monday into tuesday a weather front continues to push northwards that of the back edge of it picks up on the south—west so here we will see thunderstorms. if we follow it follow it south it is coming from africa. it is going to drag in madurai but it will drag on some saharan dust across parts of the and also eastern england so

don't be surprised a few can see that on your car. we start tuesday on an particularly cold note for most. we should not have frost issues. a second one continuing across england and wales, getting into northern ireland and then scotland. kevin back into east anglia and the south—east. brighter skies towards the west but even here we are not immune to a shower. the winds are not a strong side won't feel as chilly as it is going to through today. top temperatures up to 18 degrees but still cold in the northern isles. as we head on from tuesday and wednesday our front heads north. high pressure building on. the acer by stacking. we start off with mist and fog patches first thing and more cloud coming in from so the west will be cloudy. most, dunk conditions, drizzle, the east will be brighter and we will have lighter winds. temperatures seven up to 19 or possibly 20 in the

south—east. as we move into thursday dry weather around but some rain in the west.

this is bbc news — the headlines: 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 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. pakistan's parliament is due to elect 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? the french president emmanuel macron and the far right challenger marine le pen will face each other in a run—off vote in two weeks' time and one will be the next president of france. president of france. the second round will be a repeat of the last presidential election in 2017. with almost all of the results in, marine le pen got 23% of the votes yesterday, emmanuel macron who's sits in the middle of the political spectrum got 27.6% and far left candidate, jean—luc melenchon, got nearly 22% of votes. all that means that it's going to be a straight run—off now in final vote 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. 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 of 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. i in 2017, people voted for macronl 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. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, says there will now be some pretty frenetic campaigning by both leaders. we are going to see from the emmanuel macron side a new style of campaigning, arguably he made a mistake in not getting his sleeves rolled up early enough in round one. that was the criticism of him, as he was so taken up with ukraine. for the second round he will correct that and launch himself into the fray. he's already doing it today,

he is travelling up to the top of the country and he will be appearing on one of the big news channels and there will be a busy schedule for him, trying to show that he does place the french before international affair, that was the criticism that he was too interested in his sort of shenanigans with putin and so on. marine le pen said she will keep on doing what she is doing, going around the country, meeting people, because it has worked so far, and she hopes it will worked so far, and she hopes it will work again. we worked so far, and she hopes it will work again-— work again. we have seen here clearly that _ work again. we have seen here clearly that the _ work again. we have seen here clearly that the old _ work again. we have seen here clearly that the old traditional i clearly that the old traditional parties, i think they're not even going to get their deposits back, because they did so badly. it is a story that has been replicated in other countries, where the old divisions of left and right have

gone out of the window to to be replaced by a debate of nationalism, versus want gt to have international alliances, is that the story that is unfolding in france? it alliances, is that the story that is unfolding in france?— unfolding in france? it is, but it is a continuation _ unfolding in france? it is, but it is a continuation of _ unfolding in france? it is, but it is a continuation of the - unfolding in france? it is, but it is a continuation of the story i unfolding in france? it is, but it. is a continuation of the story that began five years ago, it is no at revolution. it is the culmination and the coup de grace to the old parties. what emmanuel macron said there was an opportunity in creating a new line in french politics and did that. he calles it progressive versus populist. the others don't see it like that. but that is the where the fault line lies and it was clear to see, the top three were so far ahead of others, it was emmanuel macron and marine le pen and

jean—luc melenchon, classified as far left, on the other side. you had at the bottom of scale, the social ists who were in power five years ago with holland on 2%. a ludicrously low figure. and the old gaullist party on 4.5%. both losing their deposit and it means a big financial burden. the trouble with the system it doesn't necessarily means the parties are gone, because they can come back in the regionals and other elections, where they have you know a kind of network across the country to count on and local leaders who are well in place. so we are going to see this distinction between the presidential politics and parliamentary politics and the rest of the country and i don't think it is a very healthy sort of dichotomy, or split.

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". survivors of the fighting in the south of ukraine have told the bbc of harrowing journeys to escape and of civilians being targeted by russian troops. our correspondent tom bateman reports from the town of zaporizhzhia, which is receiving displaced and wounded people. in the siege of mariupol, it is the elderly and disabled who feel most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it's a good thing that my children were at home. they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no

longer going through. a 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. vasil was doing all he could to help his fellow 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 stopped, i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we were just 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. in towns even further north of here,

there are now calls to evacuate. now, 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. serhei's 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 says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, _ but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together. - we thought that's it for us, - 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. serhei has patched up his car after it was hit.

shells from a helicopter... he says he's sure he'll go back home soon. ukrainians believe they have won the first phase of this war. as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next one will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhya in south—east ukraine. our correspondent anna foster is just outside kyiv — on her way to bucha. she told me about the devastation on the outskirts of the ukrainian capital. well this is such a common sight on the roads around the outskirts of kyiv. if you think it is this big capital city, but there are so many commuter towns around it that were held by russian forces and we have seen some of the images from places like bucha and irpin. you can only tell this wrecked building used to be a petrol station, because a few of the pumps have survived. but it is twisted where it has been shot by

russian shells. this restaurant next door. you can still see, it is the details sometimes, the fact there are still menus o's on the tables and still soft drinks bottles in the fridge. this is the kind of scenes that people here live with now. but they're starting to come back to places around kyiv and back to places around kyiv and back to places like bucha and irpin. in many cases to see for the first time the homes they left behind, are some cases what is left of the homes they left behind. they're desperate to come back and try and re—establish their lives, but this is the kind of devastation their met with here. it must be devastating for them to return there. do they have confidence that going back there, that area is now effectively safe, with russian interests now focussed in the donbas? that with russian interests now focussed in the donbas?_ in the donbas? that is a very good ruestion, in the donbas? that is a very good question, because _ in the donbas? that is a very good question, because you're - in the donbas? that is a very good question, because you're right, i in the donbas? that is a very good | question, because you're right, the fighting and we are told that the russian mission is now very much going to focus on the east of the

country. but every now and then you get a message, last night for example from the chechen leader saying once they have taken donbas, they will move to kyiv. and those operations are under way and the things people say and hear. they're used to living with that now. they know that the focus of the fighting is going to be in the east and again we have seen today humanitarian corridors, very small ones, being established to bring people out of places like luhansk, which is a real focus. people know that even though russia is going to send most of its military might to the east, they know that somewhere like this, somewhere like kyiv, will always be a prize for russia and while this war continues they will probably never feel safe in a war continues they will probably neverfeel safe in a place war continues they will probably never feel safe in a place like this. ., . , never feel safe in a place like this. ., ., ,, never feel safe in a place like this. ., ., , ., never feel safe in a place like this. ., ._ ., , never feel safe in a place like this. ., ., , ., , ., this. how many groups of people, how much of the — this. how many groups of people, how much of the population _ this. how many groups of people, how much of the population do _ this. how many groups of people, how much of the population do you - this. how many groups of people, how much of the population do you see i this. how many groups of people, how much of the population do you see as| much of the population do you see as you're moving around? obviously

millions have been displaced internally and millions have left the country?— internally and millions have left the country? yes, you still see a lot of people _ the country? yes, you still see a lot of people moving _ the country? yes, you still see a lot of people moving around i the country? yes, you still see a lot of people moving around in l lot of people moving around in certain places. so on the roads, you still get traffic jams for example where you get a check point or where they have dragged things into the road to narrow a russian advance. you see ordinary things like going on. but if you're in the centre of kyiv for example, it is often very quiet. things are starting to re—open a little, but people are still nervous. they have lived through something like this and while they know the situation is moving and is changing, it does make people nervous about how they live their every day lives. many people have gone west. a lot of people are trying to start new lives. but so many people i speak to who have left areas, even front mine areas, places where they have lost loved ones and see them die, so many of those

people talk about the time when they can come back, back to ukraine, and back to their towns and back to their houses, and try and restart their houses, and try and restart their lives. the trial of a man accused of murdering the conservative mp, sir david amess, has been told he has no legal defence to offer. ali harbi ali is charged with attacking sir david during a surgery in his essex constituency last autumn. the 26—year—old denies the charges against him, including preparing acts of terrorism. now sport, scottie sheffler is leading the masters. what a shot

from rory mcilroy. but the american had enough in the bank to miss two short putts. i cried like a baby this morning, i was so stressed out. i don't know what to do, i was sitting there, i was telling meredith, i don't think i'm ready for is in. i'm not ready, i'm ready for is in. i'm not ready, i don't feel like i'm ready for this kind of stuff. and ijust felt overwhelmed. kind of stuff. and i 'ust felt overwhelmed._ kind of stuff. and i 'ust felt overwhelmed. ., , overwhelmed. football and pep guardiola said _ overwhelmed. football and pep guardiola said manchester i overwhelmed. football and pep guardiola said manchester city | overwhelmed. football and pep i guardiola said manchester city had missed a opportunity after their draw at the etihad. city led twice, de bruyne scoring after five minutes. but liverpool flew out of the blocks on the restart and mane drew them level. both sides has chances to win it. one of city's

best falling to mahrez. they stay top by a single point. the grand national winning jockey sam waley—cohen said he regrets how much he used the whip in the race. he was fined £4 hundred for using the whip for the incorrect number of times. but he retired after the race. fiur but he retired after the race. our first priority _ but he retired after the race. our first priority is — but he retired after the race. our first priority is to _ but he retired after the race. or" first priority is to look after the horses, my responsibility is to make sure i look after noble yates. so i would rather have not gone over the count, but you know... in retrospect i would have done things differently on that front. but you know it is key to look after the horses and glad to have done that. that key to look after the horses and glad to have done that.- key to look after the horses and glad to have done that. that is all the sort glad to have done that. that is all the sport for _ glad to have done that. that is all the sport for now. _ glad to have done that. that is all the sport for now. we _ glad to have done that. that is all the sport for now. we are - glad to have done that. that is all the sport for now. we are back. glad to have done that. that is all the sport for now. we are back in| the sport for now. we are back in the sport for now. we are back in the next hour. thank you. some

breaks news from borisjohnson, about rishi sunak, borisjohnson is confident all declarations were followed. it follows the news that rishi sunak's wife is non—dom rest didn't have to pay tax. she will voluntarily pay tax on those earnings. but there is a big political storm around this and this an investigation at rishi sunak's behest to just look at the declarations that were made. so rishi sunak has asked the, lord geidt, who is in charge of standards, to take a look and he had previously said that he was confident that the appropriate deck

larations were followed. now we hear borisjohnson is confident all appropriate declarations were followed and there is a separate inquiry into the leak. now back to france. the final candidates for the french presidential election, emmanual macron from the republic on the move and marine le pen from national rally. france will take to the polls again on 24th april. but what exactly do the candidates stand for? here are a few of their policies starting with macron. he wants to push the retirement age up from 62 to 65 and make retirement income at least 71,100 per month.

he wants to offer long—term hiring plans for electric cars and aid for electric vehicles. continue capping fuel price cost increases by 4% where possible. in healthcare, he wants to launch a major recruitment plan for nurses and care assistants and recruit 50,000 nursing assistants in elderly—care homes by 2027. meanwhile, his opponent marine le pen from the far right national rally party, wants to reduce vat from 20% to 5.5% on energy products, stop wind farm projects and revive nuclear power and invest in hydrogen. she wants to dramatically reduce immigration, fight islamicism , and make wearing all islamic head coverings as the hijab) illegal in public. on crime, le pen wants to remove sentence reductions and adjustment for prisoners. wants to double the number of magistrates, reintroduce minimum sentences for specific crimes, and increase the number of prison places to 85,000 in six years. joining me now is

catherine nicholson, european affairs editor for france 24 tv. welcome, thank you forjoining us, in the end there was a sort of unanticipated outcome in terms of candidate in third place, jean—luc melenchon, 20%, not that far behind marine le pen. what is your read out on what that first round indicates? this first round indicates partially that the era of the former traditional centre—left, centre right split in france really seems to be completely broken. emmanuel macron obviously, he is a centrist politician, he is mainstream in that sense, but he only founded his political party five years ago before he won the election in 2017. he is a newcomer. marine le pen, of course widely regarded as being a far right politician, a populist and jean—luc melenchon also seen as

being on the far left of politics. and the traditional centre right and left parties, similar to the british conservatives and british labour party, really nowhere to be seen in this election. both of those parties' candidates did not reach enough of the vote share and lost their deposits. so really we have got these, the far right and the far left, and this relatively new political force absolutely dominating french politics. it is quite astounding when you look at how things have changed over the space of a decade.— how things have changed over the space of a decade. running through the key policies _ space of a decade. running through the key policies for _ space of a decade. running through the key policies for emmanuel - space of a decade. running through i the key policies for emmanuel macron and marine le pen, how will they tap into voter concerns?— into voter concerns? well, marine le pen, let's into voter concerns? well, marine le pen. let's start _ into voter concerns? well, marine le pen, let's start with _ into voter concerns? well, marine le pen, let's start with her, _ into voter concerns? well, marine le pen, let's start with her, she's - pen, let's start with her, she's been campaigning actively a lot more

than emmanuel macron, because he declared quite late in the race, he was busy with dealing with ukraine and matters relating to defence and foreign policy. marine le pen has been speaking to voters about issues that matter to them, day—to—day, the euro in their pocket, and things like cutting vat, cutting fuel duty, no income tax for the under 30s. a lot of issues that people can see and calculate an immediate positive impact on their lifestyle. so that has been a big issue for marine le pen and it is clearly something that is resonating with voters. that is not tho say that emmanuel macron has not tho say that emmanuel macron has not been talking about the cost—of—living, but it has not perk lated through in the same way. he is also putting forward policies on the economy, on investing in france and investing in a green transition. but

his messages haven't been resonating with voters as immediately as marine le pen. equally forjean—luc melenchon, that third place far left candidate, who was within a hair's breadth it seemed of being the second candidate. he was talking of cost—of—living and he and marine le pen tapping into a lot of anger and discontent that many voters are feeling with emmanuel macron. i'm sure you remember the gilets jaunes protest. those people may not be on the streets, but wh you leave the capital and go into the smaller towns, there is a lot of gilets jaunes sentiment still out there, just not being brought together by that movement at this point. what that movement at this point. what about the war _ that movement at this point. what about the war in _ that movement at this point. what about the war in ukraine? - that movement at this point. what about the war in ukraine? this has led to greater nato unify and —— unity and marine le pen's position is for france to leave nato. how is

that playing at home?— is for france to leave nato. how is that playing at home? well, i think this is going _ that playing at home? well, i think this is going to _ that playing at home? well, i think this is going to be _ that playing at home? well, i think this is going to be one _ that playing at home? well, i think this is going to be one of _ that playing at home? well, i think this is going to be one of the - this is going to be one of the issues that will be interesting to follow over the next two weeks until that second round. the gloves are going to come off now, they have already to a degree, emmanuel macron and his proxies raising already the fact that marine le pen, as you say, she is not a fan of nato. she is also close to vladimir putin. she and her party have had a lot of financing from russian private banks, she has met vladimir putin, she pulped hundreds of thousands of campaign leaflets just a couple of weeks ago, because they featured her shaking hands with vladimir putin on a friendly visit she made to moscow a friendly visit she made to moscow a couple of years ago. i would expect that emmanuel macron is going to be really talking a lot about those defence and foreign policy issues. it is interesting if we look at some of the polling that has been

done into which candidate the voters trust the most on different issues, one emmanuel macron far and away beats marine le pen on looking presidential and somebody who would defend france on the global stage. but in terms of somebody who understands the french people, marine le pen scores much more highly. but we can expect that emmanuel macron, this proeu president who stood on stage last night with the eu flag and the french flag, given equal billing, he is going to be raising those points and telling voters that what his point of view is france must be much less safe if it came out of nato and much less safe if it followed marine le pen's ideas on europe. she wants a looser vision of the eu and it

will be interesting to see how much this dominates the campaign. thank ou. pakistan's parliament is due to elect a new prime minister after imran khan was ousted in a no—confidence vote at the weekend. a long— time rival, shehbaz sharif, is widely expected to win. let's go live to islamabad where we can speak to our pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani. what is the latest there? the parliament — what is the latest there? the parliament session _ what is the latest there? tue: parliament session has what is the latest there? tta: parliament session has started. imran khan's members of parliament from his party, they turned up, some gave speeches criticising the opposition coalition that ousted imran khan over the weekend and is now set to nominate and select their own candidate as prime minister, shehbaz sharif. but imran's khan's members of parliament have left the building now and they have all in addition to that resigned from their seats. speaking to the bbcjust a little while ago, one senior

minister said their campaign was now going to be on the streets, not in the parliament. we saw yesterday tens of thousands of imran khan's supporters come out in protest across the country. but here in parliament the new prime minister will be nominated within the next few hours. it is done and dusted deal and it will be shehbaz sharif, the opposition coalition backing them and have demonstrated they have them and have demonstrated they have the majority in parliament, it is just a formality to vote him in. he will be sworn in later. he is a well known political figure here will be sworn in later. he is a well known politicalfigure here in pakistan, shehbaz sharif, he served as chief minister of punjab, one of the most populist provinces here. while he was in office, he was credited with being a hard worker and being efficient, but he does have corruption allegations against him. he has spent time injail,

though he has never been convicted of an offence and he denies any wrong doing, saying the allegations are politically motivated. his older brother served as prime minister on three occasions, he was disqualified of office and convicted on corruption charges, though she too denies the charges and says they were also politically motivated. it is a turbulent political atmosphere. we have supporters of this diverse opposition coalition who are celebrating what is going to be the imminent nomination of shehbaz sharif as a victory for democracy. but we have supporters of imran khan who say they're ready to take to the streets, taking he was ousted as part of an international conspiracy led by the united states. most analysts say there is no evidence of that that has been shown in public as of yet, but it is a narrative

thatis as of yet, but it is a narrative that is sticking with his support base and galvanising them as we saw in last night's protests.— 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 former housing secretary, lord pickles, has apologised for mentioning the wrong number of victims while giving evidence to the grenfell tower fire inquiry last week. he spoke about the "nameless 96 people" who died, when in fact 72 people were killed in the blaze in 2017. lord pickles said he'd inadvertently referenced the hillsborough disaster, calling it an "unintended" and "unscripted" mistake. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.

for many of those it is going to be quite a cloudy day and for some of us there are showery outbreaks of rain which are thundery. we certainly have that scenario in the south—west with this line of a moving northwards. thunder and lightning embedded in it but some of the cloud breaks up and there is some sunshine coming through with this morning's rain petering out. with gusty winds it is going to feel cool along the north sea coastline. today. temperatures 6—7 . to this evening and overnight her first band of rain heads northwards and then the second one comes in from the south. that, too, could have thunder and lightning in it. gusty winds around it but the winds are starting to feel that bit lighter. not a particularly potent night with overnight lows of five tomorrow night rain moving away from the northern isles. it will still be some in the south—east and east anglia with temperatures ranging from 6—18.

anglia with temperatures ranging from 6—18. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. but the american had enough in the bank to miss two short putts. 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 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. pakistan's parliament is due to elect 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?

the 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—domicile 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's also been revealed that the chancellor previously retained a us immigration green card. a little earler our political correspondent david wallace lockhart explained the significance of the fact rishi sunak had referred himself to the pm's adviser on ministers' interests — to check if he followed the rules. i think rishi sunak's the best disinfectant. here's bit into an independent adviser to the government on ethics, independent adviser on ministers interests, he's

asking him to review all of the financial interests that rishi sunak has and how he went about declaring them. and making that transparent when he entered government and judge that he is satisfied with that. rishi sunak is quite confident he will be vindicated. he's probably quite good reason to be confident because over the weekend the cabinet office issued a statement saying that they had already looked at theirs and they were completely satisfied with the chance the's arrangement so probably not a huge soup surprise that the reason the chancers asking for it to be done again is because he is confident he will be vindicated although the labour party are still saying they believe are serious questions to be answered. the deputy leader of the party writing to the prime minister asking why, in her view, rishi sunak's status was never published in any lists of ministerial interests, not rishi sunak's status,

the status of his wife, akshata murty. that is something of course she was perfectly entitled to hold onto her personal circumstances although it does appear to be causing political problems for rishi sunak. labourare causing political problems for rishi sunak. labour are saying there are questions over that us green card that rishi sunak held well he was chancellor and labour are also asking if there is any evidence he has benefited from the use of tax havens at any point. there's only two aspects to this. rishi sunak really wanting to have it cleared and confirmed that he took all the actions he was expected to take as a government minister when it came to his personalfinancial government minister when it came to his personal financial situation government minister when it came to his personalfinancial situation but his personal financial situation but then his personalfinancial situation but then there is the politics of all of this. and perhaps the pr side of things. let's remember, this is a time of the chancellor, just last week, increase national insurance rates for most people in the country, asking them to pay more tax to help the nhs in 20 clear that back log

to help the nhs in 20 clear that backlog post covid. there is a feeling amongst many people that, because of his family's personal situation and wealth there are doors open to him and privilege statuses that are not available to most people and for a lot of people, for obviously political opponents who are trying to make the most of this, that does leave him open to accusations that perhaps he is not appreciating the challenges that people are facing at the moment. it is not about whether the rules have been broken which at this point is nothing to suggest they have been, it is about the political fallout of this but you're right, rishi sunak's team also wanting to know how information about status got into the public domain and there is a leak inquiry going on looking into that. leak inquiry going on looking into that. 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 two

litre 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 in the west midlands of england. there are 350 of these beautiful holstein dairy cows at this farm in warwickshire, but if you think about the cost of maintaining them and getting their milk to your home, prices are going up. fertiliser, for example, has gone from £250 a tonne to £1000 a tonne in the last year alone. the price of animal feed has gone up by 70% since 2020. that is partly the war in ukraine and the start stop of the global economy. at the same time supermarkets at the price of milk rather than farms, which is incredibly frustrating for farmers like charles. hello to you. when you take in all these expenses and on top of the energy cost, how much are you seeing your margins being squeezed?

we are receiving 36.5 p for every litre of milk we produce and the cost of production averaged around the country is heading towards 40p a litre. what can you do about that? how can you bring costs down? one thing many farmers are doing is reduce input costs slightly, so just not feeding the animals quite as much. the animals will be perfectly healthy and getting all the nutrition they need, but it willjust decrease the _ meals slightly. some farmers say it is not cost effective to produce in the same way. do you predict a point where we will see gaps on the shelves for the staple? i have no doubt about it. there are farmers up and down the country packing up and selling up and milk production for this time of year is already very low and looks like it is going to continue to fall. that is why there is a way that milk prices will have to go up in order for production to be sustained. the british retail consortium are saying there is no way prices can go up

by 50% saying supermarkets over rather cushion the blow to get customers through the door but the soup, if you reduce production, and some farmers are at to ramp it up again. general sir richard barrons was formerly one of the uk's most senior military commanders, until his retirement in 2016. he told me that russia is now focussing its efforts on the east of ukraine — and we should expect this next phase of the war to be very different. the russians have learned the lessons of their failed first phase of this war and they didn't intend just to be one phase. so they're now going to try and have one battle at once, so they can focus their air power, fire power, logistics,

command and control and ground forces on the donbas. that won't exclude the use of air fire missiles elsewhere in ukraine, but the weight will now fall on a battle for the donbas. and what capacity does ukraine have to meet that challenge? volodymyr zelensky has been calling for tanks and other attack missiles, but so far the response from the west has been mainly to provide defensive weaponry. so this is going to be a much harderfight for the ukrainian military. they are entrenched in donbas with the most powerful part of ukrainian military, but mostly facing east, that is a battle that they have been having for seven years. but they're now going to have to factor in the russian ground forces trying to get behind them to encircle them from

the north and the south, that they're going to have to fight on those fronts as well. and they're going to have to keep their supply lines up to the west of the ukraine and they're going to enter this battle hoping that the tactics the that work around kyiv where they were able to identify russian forces if confined to roads and ambush them mainly from the woods in the flanks using the weapons supplied by the west. but what they may find in much of the donbas is that the russian armour is wise to that and manoeuvres faster and harder across open country and provides a much more difficult target, accompanied by a lot more artillery. so it could be a harderfight for the ukrainian military. so what would you say ukraine needs? so ukraine needs us to continue to do a number of things. to supply intelligence, particularly from the us surveillance assets in space. it needs us to look after the refugees and displaced people so the country can focus on the fight without worrying about the families that

have left and it needs massive support of material and money in order to equip the military. and the challenge there in the time they have available is it's no good trying to introduce anything new and complicated, because they couldn't work it or maintain it. what we have to do is find supplies of stuff they're used to using and some of those stock piles in the west will now be getting depleted and industry won't replace it that quickly. the fear of escalation has been constraining nato, what is your view of that. that's right, this is a war between russia and ukraine and a confrontation between nato and russia. if the west were to act in a way that gave vladimir putin the excuse to expand the war to the rest of nato, he might be pleased because it would take the eye off the dismal failure of the russian war. other than its astonishing brutality.

he ukraine would recognise the day the first cruise missile falls on london, because that is a potential consequence of expanding the war, then the west�*s ability to support ukraine will rapidly diminish. so there is quite a lot to be gained by just focussing on helping ukraine to win this war. elon musk has decided not to join the board of twitter, according to the company's chief executive. mr musk�*s appointment was due to become effective on saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for 3 point 2 billion dollars.musk is a frequent tweeter, with more than 80 million followers. just over an hour after the announcement, mr musk cryptically tweeted a single emoji of a face with a hand over the mouth. johnny depp's multi—million dollar defamation lawsuit against his ex—wife amber heard is due to start at a court in virginia later. both are expected to give evidence at the trial. mr depp is suing ms heard 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, johnny depp lost his libel case against the sun newspaper over an article that called him a wife beater. must the queen has spoken publicly for the first time about having covid, saying it left her "very tired and exhausted". she made the comment during a video call with staff and former patients at the royal london hospital, as louisa pilbeam reports. it does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn't it, this horrible pandemic. it's the first time we've heard the queen speak about her bout of covid as she sympathised with a patient who ended up on a ventilator due to the virus. are you better now? i'm getting there, i'm recovering. i'm much better, i recently left the wheelchair so i'm walking about now. i'm glad that you're getting better.

it was february when the queen isolated here at windsor castle after testing positive for covid. the palace called the 95—year—old's symptoms mild and cold—like. 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. let's get more now on the presidential election in france.

joining me now is dr francoise boucek, visiting research fellow at the school of politics and international relations at queen mary, university of london. thank you very much forjoining us. part of the press we have got the final confirmed results from yesterday's voting and it is with the interesting, actually. i don't know if you have seen them but the third candidate was even closer to marine le pen than we thought. just over 1% of getting into the final two. what is your analysis of that? it was actually surprised to see his support that high, that was the unexpected event of the night. otherwise the other outcome was not a big surprise. it had been reported

throughout the campaign really that they were most likely to finish so i guess the other surprise was the conservative party performed really badly and so this is quite another shock of the night and interesting to see what will happen. thea;r to see what will happen. they obviously _ to see what will happen. they obviously offer _ to see what will happen. they obviously offer very _ to see what will happen. they obviously offer very different visions for the future of france and also, potentially, immediately, in terms of what will happen for voters with their spending power. so what do you think the key issues are going to be? there is that cost of living crisis which is hurting people hard. at the same time we are

seeing what is happening in ukraine and the international community pulling together. other countries wanting, including ukraine, obviously, to be members of nato and at that same time, one of those key contenders for the french presidency is saying she would leave nato and take france out of nato. what do you think, where do you think minds will be particularly focused in this very difficult time? t be particularly focused in this very difficult time?— difficult time? i think he will robabl difficult time? i think he will probably focus _ difficult time? i think he will probably focus on _ difficult time? i think he will probably focus on domestic| difficult time? i think he will- probably focus on domestic policy more now. the international context and ukraine caters to our dominated the campaign for the past month and i think there was a realisation that marine le pen appeals to a lot of voters who is main concern is the cost of living and she has a strong

support among the unemployed, the poon support among the unemployed, the poor, the small businesses in rural areas. whereas he is promoting entrepreneurship and investing money into fans but not what the real people on the ground really are concerned about so i think he is going to make a shift in his campaign of the next few weeks and tried to focus on those voters more than on the international scene unless something happens that is unanticipated. but i do not see defence becoming a major issue though they are different approaches to the sand marine le pen, as always, promotes national

sovereignty. t always, promotes national sovereignty-— always, promotes national sovereignty. i am so sorry to interrupt — sovereignty. i am so sorry to interrupt you — sovereignty. i am so sorry to interrupt you but _ sovereignty. i am so sorry to interrupt you but we - sovereignty. i am so sorry to interrupt you but we have . sovereignty. i am so sorry to interrupt you but we have to | sovereignty. i am so sorry to - interrupt you but we have to leave it. let's speak to our correspondent, matt graveling, who's outside the old bailey. we arejust we are just getting word from the court that he has been found guilty at the old bailey of murdering sir david and preparing acts of terrorism. matt has been following the case and is at the old bailey. matt, tell us what you have been hearing there this morning. melt. hearing there this morning. well, joanna, hearing there this morning. well, joanna. the _ hearing there this morning. well, joanna, the verdict _ hearing there this morning. well, joanna, the verdict has _ hearing there this morning. well, joanna, the verdict hasjust - hearing there this morning. -tt joanna, the verdict hasjust come joanna, the verdict has just come through. there were two counts and he has been found guilty of both. the first was engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts. the second was the murder of sir david, the mp. the 69—year—old married father of five. the mp killed on the

15th of october last year by a 27—year—old. i'll give you a bit more information on the moment but here is my colleague.— it is the 15th of october last year and in the leafy suburbs of leigh on sea, a man hasjust murdered an mp. they say he has got a knife and has just stabbed someone. within minutes the first officers arrive. they don't have guns, just battlements. cautiously, they move in. can you

show us, mate?— cautiously, they move in. can you show us, mate? they have no stab vest, no show us, mate? they have no stab vest. no other _ show us, mate? they have no stab vest, no other protective _ show us, mate? they have no stab vest, no other protective clothing. | vest, no other protective clothing. dropped the knife now! on the floor now! , . . at dropped the knife now! on the floor now!— at the - now! right, search him. at the moment. _ now! right, search him. at the moment. you _ now! right, search him. at the moment, you are _ now! right, search him. at the moment, you are under- now! right, search him. at the moment, you are under arrest| now! right, search him. at the i moment, you are under arrest for murder, right? that moment, you are under arrest for murder. right?— moment, you are under arrest for murder, right? at southend police station, murder, right? at southend police station. the _ murder, right? at southend police station, the killer _ murder, right? at southend police station, the killer blurted - murder, right? at southend police station, the killer blurted out - murder, right? at southend police station, the killer blurted out his l station, the killer blurted out his motivation? he grew up in croydon in south london. he was clever, he hoped to train as a doctor but he became radicalised in his late teens by the islamic state group's propaganda. we told police it wanted to go to syria but then turned his mind to a

terrorist attack on britain. at first, he considered killing michael gove and then carrying a knife, he started making trips to westminster looking for other mps. this was an individual who had not just committed an atrocious murder in southend but who had crossed the line into criminality and serious preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago. preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago-— preparation for terrorism a couple of years ago. eventually settled on sir david almost _ of years ago. eventually settled on sir david almost by _

of years ago. eventually settled on sir david almost by chance - of years ago. eventually settled on sir david almost by chance at - of years ago. eventually settled on sir david almost by chance at the l of years ago. eventually settled on l sir david almost by chance at the mp for south and west had advertised his constituency surgery on twitter, making an appointment by e—mail he wrote to sir david's assistant. on october 15 to set out from his north london home, taking the train to leigh on sea and calmly walking to the church to murder the much loved local mp and though he confessed everything within hours of the attack, he then pleaded not guilty, forcing sir david's family and his young female assistant who witnessed the attack to sit through a trial. you literally did something that you can't even _ you literally did something that you can't even imagine. and it doesn't feel. _ can't even imagine. and it doesn't feel. it _ can't even imagine. and it doesn't feel. itiust— can't even imagine. and it doesn't feel, itjust hurts. by what he's doing _ feel, itjust hurts. by what he's doing now. _ feel, itjust hurts. by what he's doing now, he is hurting all the people — doing now, he is hurting all the people who were involved in making them _ people who were involved in making them he _ people who were involved in making them be delivered. the people who were involved in making them be delivered.— people who were involved in making them be delivered. the murder here rocked british _ them be delivered. the murder here rocked british politics. _ them be delivered. the murder here rocked british politics. sir— them be delivered. the murder here rocked british politics. sir david - rocked british politics. sir david was the second mp to be killed in just over five years. his assassination and that ofjo cox

risked undermining a fundamental principle of british politics that mps should be easily available to those they represent. we're still getting information coming to us from inside the old bailey but we have been stuck told that he will be sentenced byjudgejustice sweeney on wednesday sentenced byjudge justice sweeney on wednesday and sentenced byjudgejustice sweeney on wednesday and we have also been that when the verdicts were read out the defendant did not stand for a parody religious reasons but he did look at the jury with no emotion in his eyes when he was found guilty of those two charges. preparing acts of terrorism and guilty of murder. i would also like to say as we had the in the package that, although sir david was the mp tragically killed in the 15th of october, he was by no means the first victim analyst. we had that michael gove was scouted for about two years with eight

visits to this property within the first victim on this list of people. he told the court he wanted to make an impact. you wanted to make a legacy for himself and when the police came in to arrest him day in southend—on—sea he wanted to be shot. he was not but today he will be going to jail, sentencing on wednesday. thank you very much, matt. you'll have all the very latest and reaction to that verdict at the old bailey. there has been a guilty verdict over the murder of sir david. after last week's wintry showers and frosty nights this week the weather brings us something warmer. not always dry. on the earlier satellite picture you can see this beautiful swell of cloud and to the west. we will see bands of cloud and rain at times to this

week. but we will also see is this warm air heating up from the south and that is likely to stay with us as we head into the easter weekend. in the shorter term through the afternoon, some spells of sunshine around. a band of showery rain drifting northwards across england, wales, northern ireland, some bits and pieces of rain for scotland. a breezy day out the but a warm one for many. temperatures at five o'clock in the afternoon, 17 for london. cloudiertried o'clock in the afternoon, 17 for london. cloudier tried to cling on across scotland. the deceiving and tonight the interest northwards. for the pulses of rain will drift up from the south potentially heavy and thundery. a fair amount of cloud and for the vast majority, forjust about everyone, it will be frost free so e—mailed such a tuesday. quite a lot of piled around at times. areas of wet weather drifting northwards across northern ireland and scotland. a band of rain to the afternoon. ahead of that, if we see

some sunshine, it could lift temperatures close to 20 degrees and it will be a warm day for many. still a little bit chilly across parts of north—east scotland. for wednesday, there is a greater chance that we will see some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, particularly out towards the west. dry weather and spells of sunshine. light went on one two showers popping up but that warmer air spreading north. height was the south—east of the uk 19 or 20 degrees. for thursday was different was that in trying to some rain in from the west. wet weather potentially. again, feeling warm. into the easter weekend, this area of high pressure is going to dry to take control of the weather but it is relatively weak so it may not be quite strong enough to fend off all be weather systems from the west. a bit of uncertainty in the detail but it looks like there will be a lot of warm, dry and bright by that of

easter weekend and just the chance of a little rain at times.

a court finds ali harbi ali guilty of the murder of conservative mp sir david amess. sir david, who was member of parliament for southend west, was killed in leigh—on—sea in october last year. he has been found guilty of two counts engaging in conduct from preparation of a terrorist act and the murder of sir david amess the 69—year—old mp for southend west. more in a moment. also on the programme. two visions for france, as emmanuel macron and marine le pen make it through to the second round of the presidential election. president zelensky is warning people they must prepare for "even larger military operations in the east", as russian forces focus their efforts, on the donbas region.

a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today,