guilty — the man from london who became an islamist fanatic and murdered the mp sir david amess. ali harbi ali had researched killing several mps before finally choosing sir david as his target. he told the police he had one motive. is it domestic or hate—related in any way? terror. pardon? terror. we'll have a special report on the violence suffered by women in the war with russia. the woman who lived in this house managed to escape along with her child. she called the ukrainian police and she has given them her testimony. she has told them she was raped multiple times by the two drunk russian soldiers who killed her husband. a former conservative mp is found guilty of sexually

how the spiralling cost of living is forcing people to make tough choices. and despite two near misses at the final hole, texan scottie scheffler clinches the masters and his first major. and coming up on the bbc news channel: an incredible final run from rory mcilroy at the masters, but too little too late to catch the winner. we'll have all the analysis from augusta. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a man from north london who was radicalised by the islamic state group has been found guity of murdering the conservative mp sir david amess. ali harber ali, who's 26, carried out the murder at the mp�*s

ali harbi ali, who's 26, carried out the murder at the mp�*s weekly constituency surgery in leigh on sea last october. before the killing, ali had spent months researching how he might murder other mps, even staking out the home of michael gove. in the end, he targeted sir david simply because he'd seen an advertisement for his constituency surgery online and it seemed, in his words, the easiest. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani was at the old bailey. emergency. police, please, quick, now. the man is wielding a knife. he's killed david amess at belfairs methodist church. the 15th of october last year, and in the leafy suburbs of leigh—on—sea, a man hasjust murdered an mp. he wants to be a hero. he wants the police to come and shoot him. who? what, the person with the knife? yes. they say he's got i a knife and he'sjust stabbed someone. two officers with just batons and pepper spray are the first to the scene. they decide they can't wait for firearms or taser units to arrive. stay back, yeah? mate, drop the knife!

on the floor now! on the bleep floor! get it down! taser! we've got him. it's all right, it's all right. right, search him. right, mate, at the moment, you're under arrest for- murder, all right? at southend police station, the killer declares his motive. is it domestic or hate—related in any way? terror. pardon? terror. ali harbi ali grew up in croydon in south london. he was clever enough to consider becoming a doctor until syria's civil war changed the teenager's ambitions. at first, he wanted to fight for the islamic state group. but in 2019, he followed a worldwide call from the group's propagandists to strike at home instead. his target, any of the 524 mps who had voted to bomb is fighters. and, carrying a knife, he was tempted to kill anyone of them as they came and went from parliament. i'll be honest with you, there's been a lot of times where i've gone out in my head with a plan

to do something and then i would come back home. so, you know, because, you know, what's the word? i bottled it. you know? people can self radicalise and do this almost entirely in secret, alone in their house, and do that online. and some of their activity when they then leave their house presents an opportunity for us and the public may be to work together and identify their behaviour. harbi ali considered attacking cabinet ministers but settled on this man, sir david amess, mp for southend west. he had advertised his constituency surgery on twitter and, lying that he was local, harbi ali fixed an appointment, e—mailing to say, i don't think i'll take too long. ali harbi ali arrived here at the old bailey a self—confessed terrorist killer, but he then taunted sir david's family, declaring that he'd done nothing wrong. he said he had killed to protect muslims in syria. but the judge said that was no defence to the crime of murder, and thejury tookjust 18

minutes to convict him. he literally did something that you can't even imagine. and it doesn't heal, itjust hurts. he's hurting all the people involved, making them relive it. arrogant to the end, he refused to stand for the verdict. just metres away, sir david's grieving family, watching the killer's final insult to them and a public servant who had only ever wanted to do good. fiona, we will be back here at the old bailey on wednesday for ali harbi ali's sentencing, and the judge, mr sweeney, has it among the options a whole life order and has used them before terrorism cases. there is also a question here about ali harbi ali's engagement with prevent counter radicalisation scheme, which he was involved with for a year between 2014 and 15. we don't know what happened but that may come up at a future inquest

which is yet to be decided. dominic, thanks very much. for all the latest on the war in ukraine, let's cross to clive myrie, who's in the capital, kyiv. thanks, fiona. as more russian forces head to eastern ukraine, horrors are being uncovered in the villages and towns close to the capital, here in the north, that they used to control. time and again, we've been hearing stories of violence against women — in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. it is important to share these stories with you, to shine a light on abuses, to bear witness to the pain of this terrible conflict. so, our correspondent, yogita limaye, has been speaking to some of those affected. and the vivid descriptions of abuse you may find distressing. a quiet rural neighbourhood, shattered by barbaric violence. in a

village west of kyiv, a first—hand account of rape by invading soldiers. when we started talking to this woman, we didn't know what we were to hear. we are hiding her identity to protect her. translation: fix, identity to protect her. translation: �* ., translation: a soldier entered our house. my husband _ translation: a soldier entered our house. my husband and _ translation: a soldier entered our house. my husband and i _ translation: a soldier entered our house. my husband and i were - translation: a soldier entered our| house. my husband and i were there. at gunpoint, he took me to a neighbouring house. he was ordering me, take your clothes off or i'll shoot you. then he started raping me. while he was doing that, what might more soldiers entered. i thought i was done for, but they took me up —— they took him away. she returned home to find her husband shot in the abdomen. he died two days later. she buried him in the backyard. translation: i found

dru~s the backyard. translation: i found dru . s in the backyard. translation: i found dru~s in the the backyard. translation: i found drugs in the alcohol— the backyard. translation: i found drugs in the alcohol they _ the backyard. translation: i found drugs in the alcohol they left - drugs in the alcohol they left behind. they would get high and they were drunk. most of the invading soldiers are killers, rapists and looters. only a few are ok. i want to ask putin, why is this happening? i don't understand. we are not living in the stone age. just i don't understand. we are not living in the stone age. just up the road, we heard _ living in the stone age. just up the road, we heard of— living in the stone age. just up the road, we heard of another- living in the stone age. just up the road, we heard of another rape - living in the stone age. just up the i road, we heard of another rape case. it is being investigated by the police. this is the house a woman was taken to and assaulted. upstairs, the bedroom where she was later killed. it's a disturbing scene. on the mirror, a message in lipstick. tortured by unknown people, buried by russian soldiers, it says. out in the garden, we were

shown her grave. a day after we went, ukrainian police exhumed her body. you note, we are told, was left by a separate unit of russians who found her body and buried her here. they later told a neighbour, oksana, about the dead woman. translation:— oksana, about the dead woman. translation: , ., , ., translation: they told me she had been ra ed translation: they told me she had been raped and _ translation: they told me she had been raped and that _ translation: they told me she had been raped and that her _ translation: they told me she had been raped and that her throat - translation: they told me she had been raped and that her throat was l been raped and that her throat was either slit or stab. they said she bled to death and there was a lot of blood. we bled to death and there was a lot of blood. ~ . :: , ., , ., blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village. _ blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village. to _ blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village. to what _ blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village. to what used - blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village. to what used to - blood. we travelled 70 miles east to another village. to what used to be l another village. to what used to be the home of a family. a couple in their 30s and their young child. signs of their peaceful, ordinary

life lie amidst the ruins. on the 9th of march, russian tanks rolled in. two soldiers shot the man dead. the woman who lived in this house managed to escape along with her child. she called the ukrainian police and she has given them her testimony. she has told them she was raped multiple times by the two drunk russian soldiers who killed her husband. and she said that they threatened to kill her her husband. and she said that they threat they to kill her her husband. and she said that they threat they delete |er her husband. and she said that they threat they delete like she didn't too, if they delete like she didn't do exactly as they said. as the soldiers left, they burned down the house. —— if she didn't do. in kyiv, we met ukraine's human rights ombudsman, who has been recording rape cases. translation: qbout

ombudsman, who has been recording rape cases. translation:— rape cases. translation: about 25 . irls rape cases. translation: about 25 uirls and rape cases. translation: about 25 girls and women _ rape cases. translation: about 25 girls and women -14-24 - rape cases. translation: about 25 girls and women -14-24 were i girls and women aged 14—24 were raped during the occupation in the �*one �* one house �*one house in bucha. them �*one house in bucha. them are �* one house in bucha. them are pregnant. 3 in bucha. them are pregnant. a25—year—old tell us her woman called to tell us her 16—year—old the 16—year—old sister was raped in the street in calculate street in front of her. to calculate the number of such sexual is the number of such sexual crimes is impossible at the moment because not everyone has come to us, not us. everyone is willing to talk to us. among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone. because they have left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. if you've been affected by sexual violence, there are details of organisations in the uk offering information and support. just go to bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded

information on 0800 077 077. president zelensky has been addressing the south korean parliament, saying he fears tens of thousands of people are likely to have been killed in russia's assault on the south—eastern city of mariupol. ukrainian forces say they're now preparing for a �*last battle' to control the port, but their ammunition is running low, with the city still surrounded. the other major front in the war is of course in the east, with president zelensky warning that tens of thousands of russian troops are gathering for a major offensive for control of the donbas region. there's evidence of a huge column of russian armoured vehicles on the move as part of the military operation. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is in eastern ukraine. jonathan, so many people there must be bracing themselves now for a coordinated russian attack.

yes, clive. we certainly heard the sound of artillery intensifying in recent days. many people who live in this region have already left, which is why you can see few lights on in the block of flats behind me. i think the fighting he will be different from what we have seen in kyiv. it is more open countryside. the advantage that ukrainians have is that they are already well dug in. they have been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight years and they are some of the most battle hardened troops, and also tired, but it looks like morale is still high. the advantage for the russians is they are now fighting on fewer fronts. russians is they are now fighting on fewerfronts. they russians is they are now fighting on fewer fronts. they also have a numeric advantage, one western official saying he expected russia to notjust double but possibly triple the number of forces it has in this region, but also saying that could take some considerable time. i think everybody knows that this next phase of the war could be decisive

in the east. it could also be bloody. the new general, the new russian general in charge, is known as the bucha of syria for a reason. —— is the butcher of syria for a reason. the mainly russian speaking donbas region... he is currently repositioning his forces for that post. asjohnny repositioning his forces for that post. as johnny was saying, repositioning his forces for that post. asjohnny was saying, there is a new overall commander of russian troops, and lessons will have been learned in the failed attempt to take the capital, kyiv. mr putin might be feeling a little more confident of some sort of victory, and he may have a new timetable for and he may have a new timetable for a win — the 9th of may, russia boss �*s victory day, celebrating the defeat of nazi germany. the ukrainian army's resolve and the speed of western arms shipments will be determined if that timescale holds.

that's all from me and the team in kyiv for now. here's fiona in the studio with the rest of today's news. clive, thank you to you and the whole team out there. a former conservative mp has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy at a party. imran ahmad khan now sits as an independent mp for wakefield after being suspended by the conservative party. he denied groping the teenager at a house in staffordshire in january 2008, but was found guilty after a week—long trial. our north of england correspondent danny savage is in wakefield. what more can you tell us? fiona, imran khan has been the mp in wakefield since 2019, elected for the conservative party, the first to be elected in what has been a labour wakefield since 1931. for the last week, he has been on trial in london, accused of sexually assaulting a boy, a 15—year—old boy, at a party 14 years ago, and today he was found guilty. the victim is now 29 years old and he told the

court that, back in 2019 when he learned that imran khan was being nominated as an mp here, he contacted the conservative party to make them a welcome and when he was elected an mp in 2019, he then went to the police. that inquiry has been ongoing, which resulted in that guilty verdict today. he will be sentenced at a later date, and the question is now what happens politically here in wakefield. he has already been suspended from the tory party. they are now expected to expel him, and if he is sentenced to more than a year in prison, then there will be a by—election here in wakefield in the nearfuture, and thatis wakefield in the nearfuture, and that is probably what will happen potentially one way or the other in the next few months, fiona. danny savage in wakefield, thank you. the time is 18:15. our top story this evening: a londoner who became an islamist fanatic is found guilty of the murder of the tory mp sir david amess. the french presidential election —

a last frantic fortnight of campaigning by emmanuel macron and marine le pen. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: uefa have ordered a partial closure of atletico madrid's stadium for their champions league match against manchester city. it's after atletico's fans were charged with discriminatory behaviour and the throwing of objects. teachers have called for lessons to be made more relevant to children from all racial backgrounds at the national education union conference. the government has promised to draw up a new, more inclusive history curriculum for england and, meanwhile, many schools are already reviewing how they teach subjects ranging from art to english literature. but there are warnings that new government guidelines on impartiality, introduced in february, could make dealing with subjects such as race harder. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to bristol to find out how things are changing there. almost two years since

edward colston came tumbling down. the statue of the slave trader rolled to bristol's docks. a controversial act of protest, a challenge to the city's teachers to address racism. cheering i went to school in bristol and there wasn't hardly any representation of people that looked like me within schools. tanisha is one of a tiny minority of black teachers in bristol. the emotional imbalance is so big. like, you think the only history you're taught is that we come from slaves. imagine that. that you're taught that your history and your background and where you come from is slavery. and that you're... everybody else comes from kings and queens. so, if you could attach any age to that, what would that be? teaching citizenship to teenagers, tanisha looks for positive role models and stories for pupils. she calls it "adding blackjoy to learning". a lot of the things that

are heightened in the media is about black oppression, isn't it? you've got either george floyd, or you've got child o recently, right? so you hear about the discriminations and the racism that happen towards black people, but it's not all about racism. there's so much more to this world. you don't want our students to come out and just feel like, i'm going to be oppressed, and it's only racism that i'm going to be presented with. there's so much more. schools have to deal with what teenagers see and experience in the outside world, finding a way to talk about sometimes very controversial subjects. and what's taught in lessons — the role models that are used, the examples — can make a huge difference to teenagers' ability and confidence to take part in that debate. so why does it matter to these sixth—formers to think about which books are read, what history is taught? whether it's just changing the language you use. when you talk about britain's colonial history, it's everything, because it changes your viewpoint.

it changes how you see certain figures like edward colston. mary seacole, like, she was a nurse and she was also a businesswoman. ask anybody who she is, i a lot of people won't know. especially in a city like bristol, which is very sort of multicultural, it's got quite a lot of history with this, i don't feel as though i've had, like, the education to talk about it really. but do you think it's wider than that, that this is something that should be thought about in every school? it's affecting everyone. it's not just all of these black students are unhappy with their curriculum. no, it's everyone needs to learn about it. protests against racism can be discussed in school, but new guidelines in england warn — don't make it political. change is already happening quietly, as schools look for ways to include everyone's culture and history. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bristol. in france, emmanuel macron and marine le pen are beginning

a fortnight of campaigning, after reaching the second round of the presidential election last night. mr macron won more than 27% of the votes in the first round, with ms le pen — who leads the far—right national rally party — four points behind. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, is in paris. this is the closest marine le pen has ever come, in terms of votes. what happens next? that's right. and i think you can expect a very intense campaign over the next couple of weeks, with both candidates crisscrossing the country, looking for those extra votes. and one place they are very keen to attract them from is the far—left. there were lots of far—left. there were lots of far—left voters in the first round of the selection. five years ago, those voters largely backed mr macron, but the picture is much more complicated now. marine le pen has really expanded her appeal by focusing on issues around economic hardship and buying power and

offering solutions like cutting income tax to zero for everyone under 30, slashing vat on fuel. and mr macron says, she can't afford to put forward those policies, she hasn't costed them. and when you look at her wider programme, she is still a danger to france. so watch out for those kind of arguments, many more of them, all building up to a showdown between the two candidates in the live presidential debate on television next week. we see in paris, thank you. pakistan's parliament has chosen a new prime minister, after imran khan lost a no—confidence vote at the weekend. mr khan had been blamed by his coalition partners for the country's economic problems, while he claims that a us—led conspiracy removed him from power in islamabad. our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani has the latest. mian muhammad shahbaz sharif is declared to have been elected as the prime minister— of the islamic republic of pakistan. cheering after a turbulent week

of political upheaval, pakistan has a new prime minister. in his maiden speech, shahbaz sharif announced a raft of measures aimed at improving everyday life, raising the minimum wage and cutting the price of flour. members of imran khan's party had already left the building, resigning from their seats. they're planning on launching a campaign of protests. you've now elected the prime minister, but it's imran khan who seems to have the momentum. the last four days of the imran khan government have been a nightmare for the people of pakistan. the inflation has been unprecedented. there is unemployment for the youth. he has destroyed every dimension of government. so i think people are greatly relieved. cheering last night, tens of thousands of imran khan supporters attended rallies across the country. they believe his allegation

that the united states plotted to bring him down, even if most analysts don't. there are young people here, whole families, many more women than you would see at the rallies of most political parties in pakistan. but there's also a lot of anger, and opposition politicians who the crowd here consider corrupt. and at the united states, one of the chants, "whoever�*s a friend of america is a traitor". imran khan is the only honest guy left, and i think he's the only one we can trust. and we do not want to be ruled by these people, these traitors, for another 30 years. shahbaz sharif will be leading a polarised country, and he's heading a broad coalition. more political drama looks to be ahead. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. the state pension, and a number of means—tested benefits like universal credit,

have gone up by 3.1% today. the increase matches the rate of inflation last september, which was much lower than it is now. official figures show that prices are rising twice as fast, with inflation expected to peak up to 9% later this year. with just over three weeks until elections to the northern ireland assembly, all parties are now facing questions about how they'll help people with rising costs. new research suggests the number of people in extreme poverty could increase by two thirds — that's more than any other part of the uk. the devolved government all but collapsed in february, when the democratic unionist first minister resigned in protest over brexit trading arrangements. our ireland correspondent chris page reports from north belfast. election issues here are, in many ways, distinct from the rest of the uk. but while party politics is different, voters' concerns are often the same. hello. hi, kerry. i hello, kerry. people are turning to charities for the first time, as they face

financial emergencies. and you're managing with your electricity and your heating? still struggling with the gas and the electric. that's the main thing. well, we have some more for you today to keep you going. thank you, muriel. not at all. it's a pleasure. it's a pleasure, kerry. that will keep us going for a wee while, bubba, won't it? it's actually hard being stuck in this, and you don't want to ask for the help, but you actually do need to. kerry's caring for two sons, studying for a psychology degree, and wrestling with dreadful choices. i've had to, like, determine whether it's energy orfood i'm picking. so that's why i've had to seek help, because you can'tjust pick one or the other — you need to heat your home. iam making, like, tremendous decisions as to how to get by for me and my family. the voluntary organisation working with kerry has seen a fivefold increase in requests for help. sometimes, the people

who have been our donors are now asking for help, and that's very difficult for people. i would like to see government focusing on people's needs. and coming up to the election now, i think they need to, and people will want them to. they will be asking questions. in northern ireland, the areas which are most economically deprived tend to be the places which also suffered the worst violence during the conflict, where signs of sectarian division are still very visible — such as these barriers between communities, known as peace walls. although politics has delivered a largely successful peace process, many people say there hasn't been anywhere near enough progress towards dealing with poverty. there's no energy price cap in this part of the uk. regulation's different because the market is — more oil, less gas. ministers have given an extra £200 to people on certain benefits, but families at the sharp end of rocketing bills say the devolved

government must be fully restored. they need to allocate that money and get back in power, in order to help northern ireland citizens survive. issues of identity can make this feel like a political place apart but, in this election, money matters are gaining ground. chris page, bbc news, belfast. golf, and world number one scottie scheffler has cemented his place as the dominant force in the men's game by winning the masters and clinching his first major. despite a late surge from northern ireland's rory mcilroy, the 25—year—old american won in augusta by three shots. our sports correspondent patrick gearey reports. for scottie scheffler, the masters winner's green jacket fits so naturally. afterall, he's the world number one. unflustered at augusta, with club in hand, it all seemed so simple. who knew there had been doubts? i cried like a baby this morning, i was so stressed out. i don't feel like i'm ready

for this kind of stuff, and i just felt overwhelmed. scheffler�*s answer was his faith. rarely do we see that deep into the mind of the athletes, let alone a young man who's spent his whole life winning. and imagine how his nerve was tested by rory mcilroy�*s charge out of nowhere — a recovery that seemed, briefly, to bend reality. come on, then. round you come, get in there... mcilroy! he'd left himself too far to travel, finishing three shots short, but walking taller. it's my best ever finish at augusta. it's... it's not quite enough, but it gives me confidence going forward not only into the next masters next year, but to the rest of the season as well. mcilroy will surely chase hard again, but by the final hole, the pressure was off. scheffler had given himself room for a wobble. he knew, by then, he'd get there in the end. patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.

here's helen willetts. a chilly weekend in augusta for the golf as we had here in the uk, but we have flipped the coin and bringing things in off the atlantic so it is milder. with the milder air often comes the cloud as well. this is the next few days, the set up his temperatures will be a little above average, around about the mid—teens, the mid—to—high teens. with it, some rain around at the moment, heavy showers and thunderstorms in north wales, northern ireland and the north west. more waiting to come in this evening and overnight towards the south—west and eventually making their way into central and southern england and wales. with the cloud around and the rain tonight, it will be mild. as this morning, largely frost—free. a little grey to start tuesday and on the whole, a lot of cloud even in eastern areas where we had plenty of sunshine today, there is more cloud around. and rain pushing through northern ireland and into scotland, northern england, and

banks of showers afterwards which could be