welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories. russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship weapons, and threatens more to come. russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons, saying it was adding fuel to the conflict. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert for further floods as more rain is expected over the weekend. and finding peace on the pitch — how football is helping some children cope with the trauma of war.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has threatened to intensify attacks on the ukrainian capital kyiv if its territory is targeted further. tensions have risen since the russian naval vessel moskva sank on thursday. it was the flagship of the russian naval fleet in the black sea. moscow claims the sinking was caused by a fire, but ukraine insists 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 one of the biggest such incidents 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 military facility outside ukraine's capital. the russian rocket hit the target, a missile factory now destroyed. russia has threatened more strikes on kyiv if ukraine continues to attack its 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 gladchenko lives near the site of the attack.

translation: | woke up i to the sound of an explosion at just past 1am. my house shook 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 is a residential neighbourhood. it's quite densely populated. it's only about a 15 minute drive from here to the centre of the city. the attack overnight, 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 showjust 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. russia has formally warned the us and other allied nations against supplying weapons to ukraine. joining me now is our north america correspondent, david willis. this warning came in a formal diplomatic note from moscow, what do we know about its contents?— what do we know about its contents? . �* , ., , contents? that's right, it was a 2-page _ contents? that's right, it was a 2-page diplomatic- contents? that's right, it was a 2-page diplomatic note - a 2—page diplomatic note delivered to the us state department from the russian embassy in washington, dc. it

basically accuses the us and the west or prolonging the conflict in ukraine and threatens what it calls unpredictable consequences if those shipments of military assistance continue. now the timing of this is potentially very significant, because this note was sent on tuesday evening of last week, just as word was beginning to leak out of another package of us military aid to ukraine, $800 million worth, which for the first time included some heavy and sophisticated weapons, including howitzers, long—range artillery, designed to match russian capabilities on the ground in eastern ukraine, around the disputed donbas region. now it doesn't appear that this is going to provoke any sort of change in strategy on the part of the us, indeed it doesn't seem to have concerned people at the white

house very much. there was a tweet from a state department spokeswoman who said, nothing will dissuade us from the strategy we have embarked upon. and indeed, senior us official said a short while ago that this could amount to a concession by russia that this military aid from the west is having a serious impact on the conflict in ukraine. it is worth making the point, though, this is just the latest in a series of warnings of this kind from russia, and most recently they have suggested they could begin targeting nato deliveries of this military aid, something russia hasn't done so far. possibly even in nato territory. a significant development, i think. development, ithink. david, thank yom — disaster teams in the south african province of kwazulu—natal are on high alert forfurtherfloods as more rain is expected over this weekend. 400 people are now known to have died.

those living in the area have been urged to move away from low—lying areas. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize sent this report from durban. the mountains of debris and junk washed up on this durban beach are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. waste pickers salvage what they can to recycle and sell. residents remove the washed—up debris. volunteers and waste pickers have begun a monumental clean—up operation at the durban beachfront. as you can see, 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 will hamper the clean—up operations. while the torrential rains and mudslides could not be avoided, residents say that infrastructure degradation in the city contributed to the severity of the floods. we watched street cleaners sweeping rubbish into

the drains, because they have never been trained properly. there's no understand of consequence of the action, i watch it all the time. it is such a pet peeve, because definitely things could have been less catastrophic if we took care of the drainage we have. looking at the debris and stuff, it is sad it had to happen on the easter weekend when everyone is looking forward to it. over 13,000 houses were damaged by the floods, authorities say they will assist residents to rebuild homes by providing financial relief. we have a policy for the partially destroyed, we provide a voucher system once the structure is declared as such, they 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 will be long and expensive, and for the residents of this city, the events this week will linger long after the flood waters have receded. twitter is taking action to fend off a hostile takeover bid from elon musk. it's using a defence known as a poison pill to make it difficult for the billionaire to increase his stake beyond the 15% he already owns. on thursday he offered %43 billion $43 billion cash for the company, which was rejected outright by some shareholders. our technology correspondent james clayton has more. twitter had been pretty quiet about this offer up until now, but this gives a pretty clear direction of travel on what twitter thought about that offer. they clearly don't want to be bought by elon musk. not at that price, anyway, and this is a way of defending themselves against a hostile offer. a poison pill is designed to essentially make yourself less palatable, more difficult to swallow for anyone

who wants to buy you. and what it will do is it will mean if elon musk wants to buy more than 15% of the company, twitter will flood the market with shares and make it very difficult for elon musk to buy more than 50%. now, there are ways around this. it's very clever, but it's not impossible to stop. elon musk could go directly to shareholders, and we already know that he had tweeted on thursday that he said it would be indefensible if shareholders didn't get a vote on the deal. so it now looks like elon musk is going to wrestle with twitter�*s board over the future control of twitter. we can now speak to evan greer, director of digital rights group fight for the future. very good to see you, thank you for being with us. what is your take on why elon musk wants

full ownership of twitter? you know, i think _ full ownership of twitter? you know, i think this _ full ownership of twitter? you know, i think this is _ full ownership of twitter? mt, know, i think this is actually fascinating. it's exposing the underlying problem here. if we want a future with free speech online, it can't be a future where the richest man in the world can just purchase a platform so that he can change the rules to his liking. we need to restructure social media so that people have real choices, so that they can go to a platform that has privacy and content moderation practices that fit their needs. to me, this is not really about elon musk, it's actually about the entire tech industry and how we make it work for ordinary people. make it work for ordinary --eole. ., ~ people. elon musk has spoken about free _ people. elon musk has spoken about free speech _ people. elon musk has spoken about free speech when - people. elon musk has spoken about free speech when it - people. elon musk has spoken i about free speech when it comes to twitter. 0ne about free speech when it comes to twitter. one of the richest men in the world, facebook, instagram, whatsapp, owned by mark zuckerberg, tiktok owned by the chinese government. what are the alternatives? that

by the chinese government. what are the alternatives?— are the alternatives? that is exactly what _ are the alternatives? that is exactly what we _ are the alternatives? that is exactly what we need - are the alternatives? that is exactly what we need to - are the alternatives? that is exactly what we need to be l exactly what we need to be asking ourselves. what policies are needed to ensure we have more competition in the tech markets. first, us congress should pass the various acts that would allow for more competition. beyond competition, we need to structure social media in a way that isn't privatised in these walled gardens. think of social media in the future as being more like e—mail, you could have gmail, or a more like e—mail, you could have gmail, ora more more like e—mail, you could have gmail, or a more privacy protected service, and you can get in touch with people. we can have things that are more decentralised, but we need people to build it and we need lawmakers to fight for policy to allow it to happen.- lawmakers to fight for policy to allow it to happen. there is often a debate _ to allow it to happen. there is often a debate of _ to allow it to happen. there is often a debate of free - to allow it to happen. there is often a debate of free speech | often a debate of free speech versus content moderation and safety online. are the two mutually exclusive, do you have to sacrifice one in order to keep the other?— to sacrifice one in order to keep the other? no, absolutely

not. we need _ keep the other? no, absolutely not. we need content _ keep the other? no, absolutely l not. we need content moderation to ensure free speech online, we need people to feel safe expressing themselves. what we need is choice, we should have online communities where there are strict rules for speech, and then we should have online communities where anything goes as long as it is legal. people should be able to choose what works for them. you wouldn't have the same rules or a house party with your friends as at a music festival with thousands of people. it is not a one size fits all approach, we need choice. that is why we need anti—trust laws and privacy protection, so that people have real choices online. that is what leads to a future with free speech for our children and their children.- free speech for our children and their children. thank you very much- — china has carried out exercises around taiwan which coincide with a bipartisan visit to taipei by six us lawmakers. an army spokesman said they were directed at what he called "the wrong signal" being sent about the island

by the united states. 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. this is bbc news, a reminder of the headlines. russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship missiles, and threatens more to come. russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons, saying it was adding fuel to the conflict. the cost of the fighting in ukraine is being felt across the globe, particularly in places that rely on wheat imports. russia and ukraine together export more than a quarter of the world's supply, without which many people face starvation. but there are millions of tonnes trapped in storage that cannot leave ukraine

because of blocades. because of blockades. the bbc�*s catherine byaruhanga has been to the port of 0desa from where she sent this report. it's in small villages like this that much of the world's wheat exports are grown. but war and destruction are making that almost impossible. in the south of ukraine, the 0desa region has been saved from the heaviest fighting. boris's family has owned this farm for 20 years — he's worried about getting supplies of seeds and fuel for the current planting season. this could lead to even more global food shortages in the future. translation: when oil depots began to be bombed in 0desa, | there was a problem with the fuel. i managed to buy part of the fuel, but it's impossible to ensure the stable operation of business without fuel. it's here on the black sea that most of ukraine's exports leave for the rest of the world.

but right now, the russian navy is blockading ports all along this coastline. millions of tonnes of grain arejust not leaving. and the question is, what will happen to international supply routes should this war continue, and if russia takes control this region? ukraine's supply chains have ground to a halt. food from this warehouse goes to countries like egypt, lebanon and saudi arabia, which are experiencing price hikes. but traders are scared to bring their precious cargo here because of the war. this shipping company says a nearby port has 12 stranded ships with some 400,000 tonnes of grain. translation: everyone is out of work today. - it's still so painful. last month, people received their salaries — but now people will be without money because

everything has stopped. as ukraine's farm belt is stretched further to the brink, the more pressure world leaders will face to end this war, to help families put food on their tables. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, 0desa. let's get some of the day's other news. four swedish police officers have been injured in a clash with protesters in the central town of 0rebro. a member of the public was hit on the head by a stone and police cars were set on fire. demonstrators had gathered to show their anger at a rally by a far—right danish—swedish politician. the us state of texas has stopped enhanced inspections of trucks arriving from mexico after reaching an agreement with the last of four neighbouring mexican states. the extra border checks were brought in a week ago, aimed to combat drug smuggling and illegal migration. but the measures caused big delays, prompting protests by truck drivers. an algerian migrant is trying to prove his identity

in belgium so that he can claim a lottery win. the man bought a scratchcard in zeebrugge which won around a quarter of a million dollars. but the man doesn't have the papers required to open a bank account and friends that tried to claim the money on his behalf were briefly arrested. more than 150 palestinians have been injured during clashes with israeli police at the al—aqsa mosque compound in occupied eastjerusalem. three israeli police officers were also hurt. tensions have been high in the run up to the fasting month of ramadan, which coincides with passover forjews and easter for christians. israeli police say 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 0marjoining 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. an international delegation of faith leaders is visiting ukraine, to show solidarity with those affected by the invasion. pope francis gave the mission his blessing, saying this is not the time to keep silent. the pope is in rome, presiding over the easter ceremonies, as gail maclellan reports. sung prayer. at st peter's on good friday, pope francis presided over the lord's passion, a ceremony marking a specific sorrow but echoing with contemporary pain. this is father bernard, preacher of the

pontifical household. translation: this year, we celebrate easter not l to the joyful sound of bells, but with the noise in the ears of bombs and explosions not farfrom here. holy week ceremonies everywhere were scaled back for the past two years because of the pandemic. but this year, the ancient tradition of the way of the cross returned to rome. the candlelight service consists of the 14 stations of the cross, stages between the condemnation ofjesus and his death and burial. what was intended as a gesture of reconciliation by the vatican — the carrying of the cross at one of the 14 stations by two friends, one ukrainian, one russian — has not been well received. ukraine's archbishop saying it didn't take into account russia's aggression against his country. the pope who has repeatedly condemned the conflict in ukraine called for an easter cease—fire.

translation: allow adversaries to shake hands so they can - taste mutual forgiveness, to disarm the hand raised by a brother against brother, so that concorde can spring so that concord can spring from where there is now hate. easter activities proceed on saturday and sunday, but the war in ukraine is expected to continue to cast a long shadow over the events. gail maclellan, bbc news. the exodus from ukraine shows no signs of stopping. according to the united nations nearly 4.8 million people have left the country. among them, an unknown number of children. the bbc�*s tim allman reports on one attempt to make their lives seem a little more normal — for 90 minutes at least. myron is nine years old and he loves football.

and he's certainly not going to let a small thing like a war dampen his ambition. "i'd like to play in the european championship," he says. "no — i'd like to play in the world cup." myron, along with his parents and his sister, lived in the luhansk region, which is now on the front line. so they fled to the city of dnipro, which is a relative safe haven. the local football association are arranging matches involving displaced children and veteran players. translation: it's difficult psychologically for them, l so events like this help to lift tension. they receive good vibes while playing football. and it's notjust the children who are benefiting from these good vibes. translation: the feelings | are very heavy, to be honest.

these are hard times for our country and our people. so it's important to find moments to recharge. the boys, refugees came here and asked us to play a match. we agreed — no problem for us. the players sign autographs and pose for photos. for a short period of time, maybe, just maybe, it's as if the war isn't happening at all. tim allman, bbc news. a chinese pianist has been hitting the high notes during a performance that could give you goosebumps. lang lang was playing at europe's highest train station located in the swiss alps. a grand piano had to be taken to the mountaintop a jaw droping.

3,400 feet above sea level. he said it was his first performance in the snow but he really enjoyed the experence. hello. the uk may have recorded its highest temperature of the year so far on good friday, in the sunshine in london. but actually, across much of the north and west of the uk, it was quite a cloudy start to the long holiday weekend. it was eastern and southeast england that saw most of the sunshine — and for the record, 23.4 celsius was that temperature in central london. to prove the point, the satellite picture showing all the cloud on good friday in the north and west — now the rule of thumb for saturday's weather is where you're so cloudy, it'll be brighter and warmer, and where you saw the sunshine on good friday, saturday will be just as sunny — and where you get the sunshine, it will feel warmer. temperatures to start the day, no frost, nor will there be for the rest of the weekend. there will early on be quite a bit of cloud towards the north and west, and through much of wales and southwest england —

it's misty, low cloud, but on through the day, notice how a lot of this disappears, it breaks up, we see the sunshine coming through. could stay rather cloudy in the northern isles, especially shetland, towards the coast of aberdeenshire, misty in places and some of the coasts around cornwall as well. it's a warmer—feeling today more widely across the uk with that sunshine. it's a sunnier day in northern ireland, too — though cloud increasing will start to bring some outbreaks of rain very slowly in from the west, as we go on through the night into easter sunday morning, also pushing into parts of western scotland, especially the western isles. elsewhere, one or two mist and fog patches, but a reasonably mild start to easter sunday. and there's a weather front trying to come in on sunday still to some degree being held at bay by this high pressure. so, whilst much of the uk will stay dry, we will see some outbreaks of rain covering more of northern ireland very slowly on through the day, and parts of western scotland, especially into the western isles, and then later on, some of this rain willjust feed in towards western counties of wales and the far southwest of england. elsewhere, you continue

with another day of warm, sunny spells. it'll feel cooler where you have the rain, windier too, and the weather fronts with weakening rain will move through as we go into easter monday. behind that, you get some sunny spells. it'll feel cooler, and then another spell of rain heading into northern ireland and into western, and especially northwestern scotland, during monday. and with that, there'll be a strengthening wind. the western isles could well see gales at 50mph or more on easter monday. sunny spells — yes, dry for many, but it'll feel cooler by then.

this is bbc news. the headlines: 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 on thursday. ukraine claims it was responsible. a weapons factory near kyiv has already been partially destroyed in a russian attack. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine. russia said us arms shipments were adding fuel to the conflict and could lead to what it called "unpredictable consequences". the latest american aid package includes artillery, drones, armoured vehicles and helicopters. more than 150 palestinians have been injured in clashes with israeli police

at the al—aqsa mosque in occupied eastjerusalem.