this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm maryam moshiri. hours after russia's flagship vessel sinks in the black sea, moscow threatens to increase its attacks near the outskirts of ukraine's capital. if you're watching this, it means we've surrendered. a british man fighting for ukraine is captured by russian forces. his family plead for his safety. i know he's alive. but i'm not sure if that is a comfort, because i don't know how he is being treated. almost 400 people have died in severe floods in kwazulu—natal, south africa after the deadliest storm in decades. more than 150 palestinians are injured in clashes with israeli police atjerusalem's holy site.

and in cricket, joe root steps down as england men's test captain after five years in the role. russia has threatened to intensify attacks on the ukrainian capital kyiv, if its territory is further targeted. tensions have risen since russia's iconic warship the moskva sank yesterday — moscow says the sinking was caused by a fire, but ukraine says it hit the vessel with missiles. a weapons factory near kyiv has already been partially destroyed in a russian attack. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from the ukrainian capital. this was the moskva. russia's prized warship in the black sea.

it's now sunk. ukraine says its missiles hit the vessel. russia says a fire caused the ship to sink. it's a humiliating loss for the country and believed to be the biggest such incident since world war ii. in what is being seen as retaliation, russia's defence ministry shared this video, saying it had launched an attack on a missile—making facility outside ukraine's capital. it also threatened more strikes on kyiv if ukraine continued to attack russian territory. sirens after the relative silence of two weeks since russian forces withdrew from kyiv, air raid sirens continued to ring from night into the morning. yuri lives near the

site of the attack. translation: i woke up to the sound of an explosion atjust past 1am. - my house shock like there was an earthquake. then i heard more explosions. the lights went out. i have no electricity or water now. the area around the factory which was hit as a residential neighbourhood. it's quite densely populated. it's only about a is—minute drive from here to the city. the attack over night, a reminder ofjust how vulnerable kyiv remains as a target. this city has just begun to come alive. people who were forced underground for weeks when areas around kyiv came under russian control are cautiously coming out for a moment of calm in the sun. translation: you forget sometimes that you're - still afraid of every sound,

even if it comes from your neighbour's house, or if someone bangs a car door. you shiver and try to overcome that. no words can describe how scary it is. we can't be sure what will happen next. the future might be worse. the images coming from the east show just how bad things could get. this is the port city of mariupol, believed to be close to falling into russian hands. it's been more than seven weeks of war. yogita limaye, bbc news. the mayor of the port city of odesa, in ukraine, has told the bbc one of the biggest threats in the black sea region has been taken away after the russian warship — the moskava — sank. but cities on ukraine's black sea coast remain on alert. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga is in odesa. southern ukraine has lived in fear of russia's navy, which is stationed in the black sea just behind me.

this historic city, odesa, which has the country's biggest ports would be a great prize for the invading forces — but so far, russia has been prevented from taking it by land, and its navy stopped from reaching its shores. the russian cruiser, the moskva, is believed to have led a fleet of 25—30 ships which have been firing missiles at ukraine. odesa's mayor told me it was believed that the warship had been destroyed — but he warned the situation was still dangerous. translation: unfortunately, | the enemy has missiles not only on the cruiser moskva, but also on the land, in crimea, too. we can see it, as there were attacks in ukraine last night — they were done from the territory of crimea. and there was another reminder of the threat from russia. in the hours after the moskva sank, rockets hit the city of mykolaiv, to the east of odesa.

the army there told the bbc several civilians were injured or killed. there's been no comments from moscow on the attack. melinda haring is deputy director of the atlantic council's eurasia centre. thanks forjoining us, let me ask you first of all, what do you make of what's happened to the moskva? what does it mean militarily for russia and ukraine?— russia and ukraine? thanks for havin: russia and ukraine? thanks for having me- _ russia and ukraine? thanks for having me- so _ russia and ukraine? thanks for having me. so it _ russia and ukraine? thanks for having me. so it is _ russia and ukraine? thanks for having me. so it is a _ russia and ukraine? thanks for having me. so it is a big - russia and ukraine? thanks for| having me. so it is a big morale boosterfor having me. so it is a big morale booster for the ukrainians, having me. so it is a big morale boosterfor the ukrainians, but it doesn't changed much in the black sea. russia still controls the black sea, it has a number of ships and submarines. it will continue to be able to attack from the black sea, so it is not a game changer — but ukraine needed a big boost in morale, and this particular ship, the moskva, was significant because on the first day when putin launched the war on ukraine, it hit snake

island in the infamous moment we all remember. so it's a big boost for the ukrainians.— the ukrainians. how do you think putin will react, _ the ukrainians. how do you think putin will react, given _ the ukrainians. how do you think putin will react, given what's - putin will react, given what's happened?— putin will react, given what's hauened? , . ., , happened? putin is already reacting - he's firing — happened? putin is already reacting - he's firing rockets _ happened? putin is already reacting - he's firing rockets and _ happened? putin is already reacting - he's firing rockets and missiles i — he's firing rockets and missiles all over the country. i was just on the phone with my colleague in kyiv and they are already hearing sirens tonight. he's been trying to hit kyiv today, my friend is in lviv, in western ukraine — so the idea that putin will only focus on the donbas and eastern ukraine is not true. he's very angry and wants revenge. what do you think the propaganda war — where does the propaganda war go from here? - where does the propaganda war go from here? ., ., ., ~ from here? right now it looks like putin will focus _ from here? right now it looks like putin will focus on _ from here? right now it looks like putin will focus on the _ from here? right now it looks like putin will focus on the donbas. . from here? right now it looks likej putin will focus on the donbas. he needs fast wins. he's got a big holiday coming up, the 9th of may, the biggest holiday in russia — he needs to take mariupol by then and he also needs to have gains in the

donbas. and it is in his advantage to push ahead in the donbas. he's got a military advantage in donbas, he's lost face one —— phase one, but he'll reasonably do well in phase two. ~ ., he'll reasonably do well in phase two. ~ . , ., ~' he'll reasonably do well in phase two. ., ~ ., ., he'll reasonably do well in phase two. ., ~ ., ., ., , two. what you think nato pots moves could be? i don't— two. what you think nato pots moves could be? i don't nato _ two. what you think nato pots moves could be? i don't nato will— two. what you think nato pots moves could be? i don't nato will change - could be? i don't nato will change its name could be? i don't nato will change its game much. — could be? i don't nato will change its game much, the _ could be? i don't nato will change its game much, the bigger- could be? i don't nato will change i its game much, the bigger question is, but will the west do? will washington and london do? the ukrainians need aeroplanes and fighterjets as soon as possible, the biden administration needs to stop sending on dust sitting on its hands and send the missiles as soon as possible. they also need the anti—aircraft systems, tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and they need to get this material to ukraine before the next donbas offensive begins.— ukraine before the next donbas offensive begins. melinda, thank ou. offensive begins. melinda, thank yon thank _ offensive begins. melinda, thank you. thank you. _ the grandmother of a british man who has been captured in ukraine says she's horrified by images of him being shown on russian tv, and has called for him to be treated humanely. aiden aslin was fighting with ukrainian forces

in the besieged city of mariupol, when he told family he was having to surrender to russian forces. here's our correspondent emma vardy. if you're watching this, it means that we've surrendered. the last words to loved ones from within one of the desperate places on earth. we ran out of ammunition. didn't really have any other choice other than to surrender. for weeks, aiden aslin and his unit defended the heavily—bombarded city of mariupol, holding off russian forces as long as they could. two days ago, his family received a phone call as he explained they were having to surrender. to lay down our arms and head towards the russian soldiers. i knew that the ammunition situation was very low. and they wouldn't have surrendered if they'd still got ammunition. the next time his grandmother

and otherfamily members saw him, it was aiden in handcuffs, now a captive, being paraded on russian television. when you see those images, what goes through your mind? i was horrified. absolutely horrified. my heart stopped. his face is swollen, a nasty gash across his forehead. having seen him, i know he's alive but i'm not sure if that's a comfort because i don't know really how he's being treated. unlike many other foreign fighters who have travelled to ukraine, aiden was no newcomer. he'd become a marine in ukrainian military in 2018, was engaged to a local girl, and had made the country his adopted home. his family say they can only hope for a prisoner exchange. but this conflict is also a battle of propaganda, in which it's clear aiden is now

being used by russia to play a part. emma vardy, bbc news. south african authorities say almost 400 people are now known to have died during severe floods in kwazulu—natal province, described as the worst in decades. the provincial premier said almost 41,000 people have been affected around the city of durban. with more bad weather predicted over the easter weekend, there are concerns of further destruction and deaths. the ground is already saturated and water levels are dangerously high. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize has sent this report from durban. the mountains of debris and junk washed up on the beach are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. waste pickers salvaged what they can to recycle and sell, while residents also removed the washed up debris. volunteers and waste pickers have begun what is a monumental

clean—up operation here at the durban beachfront. as you can see behind me, the scale of the debris that was washed away by the raging waters is immense. unfortunately, for the kwazulu—natal province, more bad weather is expected over the easter weekend, which is going to hamper the clean—up operations. while the torrential rains and mudslides could not be avoided, residents say infrastructure degradation in the city contributed to the severity of the floods. we watched street cleaners sweeping rubbish into the drains because i think they have just never been trained properly. there is no understanding of consequence of your actions. i watched all the time and it's such a pet peeve because definitely things could have been less catastrophic if we had better drainage and if we took care of the drainage that we do have. looking at all the debris we have, there is no way that we are going to make it. it is sad it had to happen on the easter weekend when everyone was looking forward to it, but if you can't clean the water, the next best is to help clean up the beach. over 13,000 houses were

damaged by the floods. authorities say they will assist residents rebuilding their homes by providing financial relief. what we have is a policy as well for the areas, as well for the areas, is to provide a voucher system once the structure is declared as structurally intact, then the family can receive a voucher to the maximum of 8,000, to be able to benefit, and get material to be able to close their roofs. the rebuilding process here will be long and expensive. residents of the city, the events of this week will linger long after the floodwaters have receded. vumani mkhize, bbc news. more than 150 palestinians have been injured in clashes with israeli police at the al—aqsa mosque in occupied eastjerusalem. three israeli police were also hurt. tensions have been high in recent weeks as the fasting month of ramadan coincides with passover forjewish people,

and easter for christians. israeli police said they entered the mosque to disperse a crowd, after rocks were thrown ontojewish worshippers at the western wall below. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. as day broke injerusalem's old city, sacred to three faiths, tensions were rising at its most bitterly contested site. israeli police say they moved in to disperse a riot by palestinian muslims at al—aqsa mosque. 0fficers fired stun grenades and rubber bullets. palestinians threw stones and firecrackers. the violence came inside the doors of the mosque. it takes hours for a fragile calm to set in, and we meet 0mar joining the clean up. he came for ramadan prayers. you just want to pray. and it's really heartbreaking to see one of your holy sites,

you come from like 80 kilometres away, just to get this type of behaviour against you. i'm speechless. nearby, it's a special day for christians. thousands have come for easter and to walk the traditional way of the cross. it's incredible. it's a miracle to be here and to share this holy friday with all the people and to pray for everybody. we pray here for the peace. but for now, those prayers aren't answered. the overlapping religious holidays were always going to raise tensions here in the old city. people of different faiths are celebrating, but these narrow streets feel more on edge after the recent deadly violence and today's clashes. elsewhere in jerusalem, a jewish ritual. families are burning the bread, banned during passover, which begins tonight.

elana says the holiday�*s overshadowed by attacks in israel, which have killed 14 people. you can't help thinking what will be the passover experience of those families who weren't expecting to have one person less at their table? and it's really a national pain. this should be a joyful time for palestinians and israelis, but instead it's an uneasy one. the lesson from history is that confrontations which start inside these ancient walls can easily slide into a wider conflict. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... hours after russia's flagship vessel sinks in the black sea, moscow threatens to increase its attacks near the outskirts of ukraine's capital. almost 400 people have died in severe floods in kwazulu—natal, south africa after the deadliest

storm in decades. sarah mulkerrins has all the sport. thank you very much, let's start with cricket. after five years in chargejoe root has stepped down as england test captain citing the "impact" and "toll" of doing thejob. england slumped to a ten—wicket defeat to the west indies in the third test in grenada last month, as their winless run stretched to nine matches. in the aftermath, root said he wanted to stay on, but now says "the timing is right" to step down. he holds the record for the most number of matches and wins as england captain. eventually you start to realise that however passionate you may be about the job, and it's one of those jobs that does grab you, you never want to give it up no matter how bad things are, you have to look at results and when i talk to him at the end of that test match, you have to say it's a results driven game and if you're not getting enough wins and too many losses, which is what has been happening for the last 12 months,

at some stage something has to change. joe is one of these lovely men that everyone from the age of three to 93 loves. we all admire his cricket but eventually as a leader, you realise you can only see so many things so many times. if the message isn't getting through, it is normally time for someone else to try and get a stronger message through. burnley�*s decision to sack manager sean dyche after ten years at the club has been criticised by pundits and fans. jamie carragher called the decision "a joke", and bbc pundit and former player chris sutton called the move "idiotic". burnley sit in the relegation zone in 18th, with just eight games to go this season. dyche had been the premier league's longest serving manager. the world snooker championship gets under way in sheffield on saturday, the beginning of a 17—day event. mark selby will open the defence

of his title againstjamiejones, while ronnie 0'sullivan — aiming for a record equalling seventh world title — plays david gilbert. elsewhere, 2010 champion australian neil robertson is one of the favourites. jamie broughton has more. the four—time world champion mark selby is one of the toughest competitors ever seen on a snooker table. but recently, he's faced a different battle — the leicester sartre has been suffering from depression and took a break from the sport to get help. aha, depression and took a break from the sport to get help-— sport to get help. a lot better than howl sport to get help. a lot better than how i was. — sport to get help. a lot better than how i was. i've _ sport to get help. a lot better than how i was, i've been _ sport to get help. a lot better than how i was, i've been working - sport to get help. a lot better than how i was, i've been working with l sport to get help. a lot better than| how i was, i've been working with a doctor in london who's been brilliant and has helped me a lot. i've been working with him since january when i announced on social media. ifeel like i'm in a better place, i don't think i'll ever overcome it, isjust a matter of managing the triggers when they start and trying to jump managing the triggers when they start and trying tojump on managing the triggers when they start and trying to jump on them earlier, i suppose. start and trying to “ump on them earlier, i suppose.— earlier, i suppose. they came's bi . . est earlier, i suppose. they came's biggest star. — earlier, i suppose. they came's biggest star, ronnie _ earlier, i suppose. they came's| biggest star, ronnie o'sullivan, biggest star, ronnie 0'sullivan, will once again be the focus of

media attention. he is trying to win a record equalling seventh world title. , , ~ ., ., a record equalling seventh world title, , ~ ., ., ' ., title. just like formula 1 into the first corner. _ title. just like formula 1 into the first corner, it _ title. just like formula1 into the first corner, it will— title. just like formula 1 into the first corner, it will be _ title. just like formula 1 into the first corner, it will be a - title. just like formula 1 into the first corner, it will be a lot - title. just like formula 1 into the first corner, it will be a lot of. first corner, it will be a lot of seats — first corner, it will be a lot of seats falling, guaranteed. 16 seeds five years— seats falling, guaranteed. 16 seeds five years ago could be the 16 seeds now _ five years ago could be the 16 seeds now it's _ five years ago could be the 16 seeds now it's a _ five years ago could be the 16 seeds now. it's a really tough gig, but it'll be — now. it's a really tough gig, but it'll be fun _ now. it's a really tough gig, but it'll be fun-— now. it's a really tough gig, but it'll be fun. the 2010 champion, neil robertson, _ it'll be fun. the 2010 champion, neil robertson, is _ it'll be fun. the 2010 champion, neil robertson, is the _ it'll be fun. the 2010 champion, neil robertson, is the book- it'll be fun. the 2010 champion, j neil robertson, is the book he's favourite to lift the trophy. the australian has won four tournaments this season, including the masters. there's no pressure, i've won many tournaments, at one stage you are the favourite, and others are not. i don't think any top player takes notice of that, it'lljust be down to who plays the best, it's got nothing to do with who the bookies make us the favour or not. i've dealt with being favourites and tournaments before just fine,

dealt with being favourites and tournaments beforejust fine, it doesn't make any difference coming here now. ., , ,., ., doesn't make any difference coming here now. ., , ., , ., here now. neil robertson would be a --oular here now. neil robertson would be a pepuiarwinter_ here now. neil robertson would be a popular winter here _ here now. neil robertson would be a popular winter here but _ here now. neil robertson would be a popular winter here but it's - here now. neil robertson would be a popular winter here but it's always i popular winter here but it's always difficult to predict who will get their hands on this famous trophy. jamie broughton, bbc news, sheffield. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. sarah, thank you. china is beginning military exercises around taiwan. an army spokesman said they were directed at what he called the "wrong signal" being sent about the island by the united states. the exercises coincide with a bipartisan visit by six us lawmakers to taipei. the biden administration has repeatedly talked of its "rock—solid" commitment to taiwan. but china regards the self—governing island as an integral part of its territory and a foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the us support for taiwan. democrat senator bob menendez is among those visiting taipei — he spoke about the international importance of taiwan.

we are here to support taiwan. 0ur relationship is rock—solid. and when a country like taiwan has 90% of the high—end semiconductor industry, it is a country of global significance, of global economic consequence. and those who wish taiwan ill must understand that the global community will look at that and say, we cannot allow taiwan to be negatively impacted, because the world's interests a re involved. chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhao lijia has described the us lawmakers�* visit to taiwan as a "negative move". translation: members of the usj congress should adhere to the one

china policy and principle and provisions of the three china usjoint communiques and stop us and taiwan official exchanges. they should not make any irresponsible remarks. china will continue to take effective measures to resolutely safeguard the national sovereignty and territorial integrity. once it was a gathering forfree—spirited bohemians, where anything goes. now it's become a festival of social media influencers and celebrities. burning man is a unique counter—culture event that takes place in the black rock desert, in nevada. but this year some of its artwork has been put on display in what can only be described as slightly more genteel surroundings. navtej johal went to have look. in the heat of the nevada desert, they come in their tens of thousands. burning man, an annual arts and cultural gathering, which first began more than 30 years

ago, creates a temporary city in the black rock desert. it's renowned for its huge sculptures, parties, and what it calls a focus on radical self—expression. it is, in every way, thousands of miles from here. chatsworth house, in the peak district is the home of the duke and duchess of devonshire, and they've decided to share the grounds for a while with some of burning man's most eye—catching attendees. burning man wanted to put some of their art at chatsworth, in a park, in a different landscape to what it's used to. and of course, we were thrilled because we love doing new things, we've always done new things. because i can see it out of my window. out of your bedroom window? yes, i can see it. and so at the moment, this is the favourite, but it'll change. you know, when i get to know the other ones better, it'll change. you ask me in a month, it'll be something different. well, this is the first time that any artwork from burning man has been in the uk. and although this landscape is more

used to sheep and deer, for the next six months, it will be home to creatures like this. benjamin langholz has recreated a recent artwork he featured at burning man for chatsworth, using locally quarried stone. as soon as i got here, i sort of had this idea for this spiral, this upwards movement. i like to build at scale and bring a little bit of the idea of, like, risk and responsibility, like, who is responsible for the fact that you start walking higher and higher? i think it's you. some people think it's health and safety of chatsworth. there will be 12 installations in total, ranging from bears made of pennies, to a militaryjet with hand—blown glass flowers. all of them free for the public to visit. navteonhal, bbc news. we leave you tonight with some live pictures from colosseum in rome, where pope francis is leading the stations of the cross.

hello. well, many of us have had some pretty good weather in the last couple of days and, today, friday, warmest day of the year so far, with highs up to 22 celsius in london, 20 celsius reached in many other areas, and saturday should be about as warm again with sunny spells on the way, but not necessarily for everybody right from the word go. in fact, if you look at the satellite picture, there's this swirl of cloud. it's a low pressure centre just to the west of northern ireland. that's dragging in a lot of low—grade cloud from the southern climes. in fact, you can see that wind here, just a gentle breeze. it's pushing the grey skies into cornwall, devon overnight, wales, again around the irish sea, and pretty cloudy in western and northern scotland. so here a cloudy night and indeed a cloudy morning.

elsewhere, it should be sunny right from the word go. so let's have a look at the forecast then for saturday. it starts off slow out towards the west. sunshine for many parts of central britain and indeed the afternoon is looking beautiful. highs should reach around 20 degrees in london, in birmingham, not far off that in liverpool, newcastle, the high teens, but a lot fresher in the north of scotland, actually, only eight celsius for our friends in lerwick. now, let's have a look at the weather map for sunday, and there is a weather front on the way. in fact, it does spell thick cloud and rain for northern ireland, western scotland eventually, and possibly areas further south and east as well. so here it is in the morning. it approaches northern ireland. you can see it's raining. western isles pretty wet too, and just about that cloud, just about nudging into wales and the south—west of england as well but, further towards the east, it's again another sunny day.

a sunny sunday with highs up to 19 in london and 17 in newcastle. now, beyond that, the weather is going to turn a little more unsettled. we're expecting the low pressure to near us. it's actually going to be flirting with the south—west of the uk. but, elsewhere, actually, easter monday is looking pretty decent, bar the odd shower here and there. temperatures a little lower. it's because the winds are coming off the atlantic and, in fact, much lower across more northern areas — only around 12 celsius, for example, in glasgow. have a great weekend.

you're watching bbc news with me, maryam moshiri. the headlines: hours after russia's flagship vessel sinks in the black sea, moscow threatens to increase its attacks near the outskirts of ukraine's capital. if you're watching this, it means we've surrendered. a british man fighting for ukraine is captured by russian forces. his family plead for his safety. i know he's alive. but i'm not sure if that is a comfort, because i don't know how he is being treated. almost 400 people have died in severe floods in kwazulu—natal, south africa after the deadliest storm in decades. more than 150 palestinians are injured in clashes with israeli police atjerusalem's holy site.

and in cricket, joe root steps down as england men's test captain