this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ukraine says the port city of mariupol no longer exists after weeks of russian attacks. the ukrainian prime minister says his country's soldiers will fight to the end. a fourth day of clashes in parts of sweden, sparked by the plans of a far—right group to burn copies of the koran. doctors warn of an impending medical catastrophe in sri lanka amid a desperate shortage of vital medicines. they tell me they are worried the hospitals are running low or running out of essential medicines. if they don't get

them soon, sri lanka will face a medical catastrophe. and the cruise ship liners being challenged by residents of florida's idyllic key west over environmental harm and tourist overcrowding. ukraine's foreign minister says the city of mariupol doesn't exist any more after weeks of relentless bombardment by russian forces. dmytro kuleba said some ukrainian soldiers were continuing to hold out. but he said russia had chosen to raze the port to the ground. sean dilley reports. mariupol has not yet fallen, technically. ukrainian troops who had until recently defended the now occupied street are held up in the cities fast steelworks despite an ultimatum

by president putin's sought forces to surrender no later than yesterday. troops know ukrainians are waiting inside ready to welcome them with guerrilla tactics in their last stand for the strategic port city. is the rockets continue to fall across the country are parallel information war rages. this unverified picture of the russian plexi plexi mocks father sank on thursday was posted online. ukraine claims they struck it with two neptune missiles, russia said it had nothing to do with their enemy and fire caused the explosion. meanwhile schelin continues across the country, with the presidents forces intensifying activities in the east. in khaki of ukrainian health officials say five people were killed, 13 injured after russian forces shelled buildings in the centre of the city.

buildings in the centre of the ci . ., 4' ., buildings in the centre of the ci . ., ~ ., ., ., buildings in the centre of the city. you know when a dog he is a bang and _ city. you know when a dog he is a bang and starts _ city. you know when a dog he is a bang and starts to _ city. you know when a dog he is a bang and starts to tremble - a bang and starts to tremble all over, even if noise is far away, i'm like that now, everything, every part of trembling.— everything, every part of trembling. authorities say shellinu trembling. authorities say shelling has _ trembling. authorities say shelling has been - trembling. authorities say i shelling has been unyielding. rockets fell one after the other is ukrainian forces tried to block russian attempts to advance on nearby odesa. we are doinu advance on nearby odesa. we are doing everything _ advance on nearby odesa. we are doing everything to _ advance on nearby odesa. we are doing everything to ensure - doing everything to ensure defence. we are in constant contact with partners. we are grateful to those who really help with everything they can but those who have the weapons and ammunition we need have delayed their provision must know that the fate of this battle also depends on them, the fate of the people who can be saved. the fate of the people who can be saved-— be saved. the leadership is bracina be saved. the leadership is bracing itself _ be saved. the leadership is bracing itself for _ be saved. the leadership is bracing itself for more - be saved. the leadership is i bracing itself for more attacks today, but talks have already started on what happens when the shelling stops. ukrainian president has spoken to the

head of the international monetary fund, as expected the country will ask the imf in the g7 countries for $50 million to help them rebuild, but the reality is until the conflict ends. we can now speak to peter zalmayev who's director of the eurasia democracy initiative — a charity that promotes democracy and human rights. he joins us from kyiv. good to have you with us. what you make the situation we just heard about mariupol? you make the situation we 'ust heard about mariupol? mariupol will no heard about mariupol? mariupol will go down _ heard about mariupol? mariupol will go down in _ heard about mariupol? mariupol will go down in history _ heard about mariupol? mariupol will go down in history books - will go down in history books is an absolutely heroic feat in this war. a matter what happens or what the soldiers stay side a surrender or not, only they have defeated all expectations as to how long they will hold out, they have distracted russian troops, from, you know, the battle zones where they have allowed ukrainians to hold

off russian assault of kyiv. so by doing that they have essentially saved ukraine. it does look very likely russia simply not going to be able to take kyiv, any time soon. there forces have been exhausted, they are low on morale, they are going to try to conquer more territory in the donbas, they will try to conquer mariupol, in order to present thatis mariupol, in order to present that is a bit free, from may nine, which is when what happens in moscow during the victory day but mariupol, the defenders of mariupol are what has essentially saved ukraine. with that impending date, the victory day in early may do you think that means we could see an intensification as we get closer to that date, as president putin feels there is an imperative for him to be able to present a victory of some sort to his audience at

home? ., some sort to his audience at home? . ., ., , home? indeed, we are already seeinu home? indeed, we are already seeing this _ home? indeed, we are already seeing this intensification, - home? indeed, we are already seeing this intensification, it . seeing this intensification, it may not be now russians attack with tank formations styled after world war ii battles as has been predicted by some, it does not seem that they have the string at this point, they are still recouping, trying to line up the logistical scenarios, and they are not having much success, what we're seeing instead as are continuing to shell civilian areas, cities, simply because they don't really have the capacity, i think, they don't really have the capacity, ithink, i may nine to knock out significantly, victories. but they are going to try once again in mariupol. but this is a wake—up call to the west, and to the eu, to the

us, they have two supply many more weapons, in order to knock the russians out, to allow the ukrainian army to start staging count in —— counteroffensive is to get the russians out of their territory. as current state of affairs, if america allows this to fester, this just won't go away. vladimir putin will not rest for the rest of his life until he subdues ukraine. peter, i appreciate _ subdues ukraine. peter, i appreciate your _ subdues ukraine. peter, i appreciate your time. - subdues ukraine. peter, i- appreciate your time. director of the eurasia democracy initiative, thank you. in sweden, the burning of the koran by a far—right, anti—immigrant group has sparked four days of violent clashes in a number of cities. cars, police vehicles and rubbish bins were set on fire and at least 17 people have been arrested. mark lobel reports. fury at the authorities. the police targeted by protesters in this residential area in norrkoping.

a spillover of days of clashes across swedish cities. three people needed medical attention here after being hit by police bullets. several vehicles were set on fire. at least 17 people were arrested. flashpoints have stemmed from a series of organised rallies since thursday, led by the leader of a danish far right political party, currently on tour in sweden. inflammatory events that include the actual burning or threat of burning of the koran. leading the rallies rasmus paludan. he represented the far—right stram kurs or hard line party in the last danish elections, where they received 1.8% of the vote, failing to win a seat. in 2020, he was jailed for a month for offences, including racism. he plans to stand in swedish elections in september.

iran and iraq have both summoned their swedish envoys, to protest against the authorities, allowing demonstrations during which the central religious text of islam is set on fire. at least a dozen police officers have been injured in the clashes so far. sweden's national police chief said he'd never seen such violent riots on his streets before. mark lobel, bbc news. the authorities in the chinese city of shanghai have reported the first covid deaths since 2020. official figures show three people died on sunday. there were also more than 20,000 new cases. china has been accused of downplaying the number of covid fatalities in shanghai. most of the city has been under lockdown for more than three

weeks, leading to growing frustration among its population of 25 million. at least a43 people have died in devastating floods in the province of kwazulu—natal in eastern south africa. teams of rescue workers are continuing to search for dozens of people who are still missing, but their efforts have been hampered by yet more rain. pumza fihlani reports from durban. this was no ordinary easter for the people of kwazulu—natal. church services have been disrupted across the province after severe floods damaged scores of places of worship. south of durban, community members have gathered to pray with this grieving family who have lost two people. a week ago, five homes stood here, but injust minutes, everything was gone. this three—year—old and her mother were asleep when flash floods ripped through this homestead.

the toddler's body was found days later in a nearby river, but the mother is still missing. translation: the lord - was showing off when he blessed me with this child. in the mornings, she would kiss me and ask me, "am i your grandchild?" "you're my baby. " i loved these children. thousands of people have been displaced by the floods. in this small village alone, 15 homes have been destroyed. a handful of families have found temporary shelter here. we are in a small church now that has been turned into a temporary shelter for about 25 people. these are people whose homes were washed away in the last few days by floods, who've lost all their worldly belongings, and they are currently being housed here. everything that we see, from the food and the mattresses, and the blankets that we see inside here were donated by neighbours who were lucky to survive what has happened. the local pastor says the need for extra support for this

traumatised community is evident. we do have counselling. we still need a lot of counselling, but people are together, are hands—on together to help those who are in desperate need. but the people here tell me that the church is not home. there has been no help for them yet from the state and so, they do not know where or how they will rebuild their lives. pumza fihlani, bbc news. doctors in sri lanka say they are running out of vital drugs and equipment and need urgent help. the country is going through its worst economic crisis in living memory and a shortage of foreign exchange means it is unable to import medicines that are desperately needed. sri lanka is due to start talks with the international monetary fund this week, but if help doesn't arrive soon, medical unions fear it

could lead to a catastrophic number of deaths. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from colombo. already in a critical condition, sri lanka's now heading towards a medical emergency. doctors are running out of life—saving drugs. the future of this island nation becoming ever more fragile. at the largest children's hospital in the country, we meet dr senapathi, who manages resources. these are difficult times. these surgeries, we need very specific things. sri lanka imports most of its medical supplies — a lack of foreign currency to buy them to blame for the shortages. stretched to the limit, operations continue at this hospital. others have already stopped some procedures. we don't know what would happen if the dollars don't bring these things to the country. we might end up in a very difficult situation.

this is a very stressful period. health official officials at this hospital agreed to speak to us but i've spoken to many doctors across sri lanka, who say that the government says they are not allowed to speak out in an individual capacity. but they tell me that they are worried that their hospitals are running low or running out of essential medicines and that if something isn't done soon, sri lanka will face a medical catastrophe. with few doctors willing to speak publicly about the shortages, some have taken part in silent protests. while hundreds of medical students stormed the health ministry, joining anti—government protests against food and fuel shortages. this is a crisis of scarcity with no clear end in sight. medical unions are appealing to the world to help. we need supply to come

in in whatever the form, that is from any other country, the government procurement, or in—region donation. so if this situation continues, there will be a day in the nearfuture, maybe couple of weeks or one month, i am afraid to say there may be a situation where we won't be able to save the patient life or limb. sri lanka's health ministry told the bbc it's working to overcome the shortages and is getting help from nearby india and other donors. but this is a public health system in distress. no—one knows how or when sri lanka will recover. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: ukraine says the port city of mariupol no longer exists after weeks of russian attacks. the country's prime minister says its soldiers will continuing fighting to the end.

a fourth day of clashes in parts of sweden, sparked by the plans of a far—right group to burn copies of the quran. the governor of mykolaiv in southern ukraine has told the bbc that there have been continuous rocket attacks in the region since sunday morning, cutting electricity supplies to some parts. the intense shelling in the city since the beginning of the invasion has forced many residents to flee and its water supplies have been cut for four days. many elderly people are left to fend for themselves since they can't or won't leave. the bbc�*s catherine byaruhanga went to visit the neighbourhood of kulbachino to visit those left behind. what is left of homes and lives. the living rooms, kitchens, all destroyed. the people here were lucky to have survived after a shell hit their apartment block in the early hours of the morning in

march. 72—year—old tatiana was there asleep. translation: it was so scary being there, so scary. was so scary being there, so sca , ., ., ., , was so scary being there, so sca . . . .,, .., scary. tatiana is here alone. her husband _ scary. tatiana is here alone. her husband and _ scary. tatiana is here alone. her husband and daughter l scary. tatiana is here alone. i her husband and daughter died before the war. she says despite the constant shelling, she can't leave. the despite the constant shelling, she can't leave.— she can't leave. the bomb shelter is _ she can't leave. the bomb shelter is far _ she can't leave. the bomb shelter is far away - she can't leave. the bomb shelter is far away and - she can't leave. the bomb shelter is far away and i i she can't leave. the bomb i shelter is far away and i have no ability to go there. my health doesn't let me go anywhere, and where would i go? we will be sitting and waiting for peace. peace is the most important thing nowadays. those who can have _ important thing nowadays. those who can have fled _ important thing nowadays. those who can have fled this _ who can have fled this neighbourhood in michele of in southern ukraine, but for those who had to stay, their lives have moved underground. this bunker is the last place of

refuge were so many of those left behind and that is usually the elderly. it is damp and dark, they have to use these buckets as toilets, and over here is where they sleep. at the start of the war, there were over 20 families here, but now, it'sjust were over 20 families here, but now, it's just four were over 20 families here, but now, it'sjust four women. anastasia, ludo miller, nina and galina keep each other company through the difficulty and loneliness of this war. they go out to try and find food and water, but the air raid sirens go off so often, they spend most of the day in darkness. translation: mr; they spend most of the day in darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i darkness. translation: my heart hurts- i have _ darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i have hypertension - darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i have hypertension and - hurts. i have hypertension and diabetes _ hurts. i have hypertension and diabetes. i can't stay here for a long — diabetes. i can't stay here for a long time as my legs hurt. i need — a long time as my legs hurt. i need to— a long time as my legs hurt. i need to walk a lot, but i can't _ need to walk a lot, but i can't my— need to walk a lot, but i can't. my need to have a good diet, — can't. my need to have a good diet, but— can't. my need to have a good diet, but it's impossible now. this— diet, but it's impossible now. this is— diet, but it's impossible now. this is one _ diet, but it's impossible now. this is one of galina's last tablets. she has enough for

three weeks, but after that she's not sure what will happen. but the stories of the elderly here in mykolaiv are repeated across ukraine. if you hear a siren. — repeated across ukraine. if you hear a siren, we _ repeated across ukraine. if you hear a siren, we were - repeated across ukraine. if you hear a siren, we were told, - repeated across ukraine. if you j hear a siren, we were told, you should — hear a siren, we were told, you should go— hear a siren, we were told, you should go to the basement to hide — should go to the basement to hide but — should go to the basement to hide but we don't know if that was a — hide but we don't know if that was a bit _ hide but we don't know if that was a bit sore if we will die here — let's have all the latest sports news. hello, i'm louisa pilbeam with your latest sports news. we now know the english fa cup will be a mouth—watering chelsea—liverpool clash. the blues beat crystal palace 2—0 to go through to the final, and are looking for revenge against liverpool, when they meet for the second time at wembley this season. it was a forgettable first half, and the match only came to life when ruben loftus—cheek broke the deadlock with his first goal of the season, just after the hour.

eleven minutes later, mason mount added chelsea's second, to put the match beyond palace's reach. thomas tuchel�*s side lost on penalties to liverpool in the league cup final back in february. then the game is not so exciting, because we did not take too many risks, but it was not the moment to take risks today, and they changed their system, they did not allow a lot of spaces to explore, they did not allow a lot of chances, so we had to be patient and keep the focus, and that's what we did. i'm very happy. bundesliga leaders bayern munich restored their nine—point lead, with a comfortable 3—0 victory at arminia bielefeld. serge gnabry�*s well taken volley doubled bayern's advantage in first—half added time, after an own goal by bielefeld's jacob laursen gave the visitors the lead after ten minutes. bayern substitute jamal musiala secured the points with a late third goal. bayern can win the title with victory over second placed borussia dortmund on saturday.

real madrid are closing in on their 35th la liga title, after going 15 points clear at the top of the table. sevilla raced into a first half lead with goals from ivan rakitic and erik lamela giving the home side a two—goal advantage at the break. half—time substitute rodrygo pulled one back for madrid, before nacho fernandez got the equaliser with eight minutes to play. karim benzema scored the stoppage time winner to help his side move closer to the title. tennis, and stefanos tsitsipas has retained his monte carlo masters title, beating alejandro davidovich fokina to win his second atp masters 1000 title. tsitsipas was the third seed at the tournament and had to come from an early break down in the first set, which he won 6—3. the greek world number five, then missed the opportunity to serve out for the match in the second set. he didn't let it affect him though and took it on the tie—break. tsitsipas beccomes the sixth player to win back—to—back

monte carlo titles in the open era. dylan van barler has won the paris—roubaix cycle race for the ineos grenadiers team for the first time since they were founded by sir dave brailsford as team sky in 2010. over the famous cobbles of northern france, the dutch rider attacked with 18 kilometres to go and managed to hold off the chasing pack. ineos can finally add paris—roubaix to an impressive list of victories that includes the tour de france, giro d'italia and vuelta a espana. brailsford congratulated van barler at the finish line. and ronnie o'sullivan is safely through to the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. o'sullivan won the four frames he needed to beat david gilbert by ten frames to five, as he goes in search of a record—equalling seventh world title at the crucible. he'll face either mark allen or scott donaldson in the next round. you can get all the latest

sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, louisa pilbeam, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. key west in florida is a city divided over the return of the cruise industry. businesses have welcomed the return of the vessels, with a boost to visitor numbers. but some residents say the ships cause environmental harm, and have been fighting for a cap to be put on the size of cruise ships and the number of visitors. emily brown reports. the island city of key west boasts tranquil turquoise waters, which play host to tourist field cruise ships. the huge vessels bringing thousands of visitors every day to this quaint city, but some residents say the ships cause environmental harm, and described them as a nuisance. in 2020, a nonprofit group was formed, in the hope of limiting the size of the ships, or

reducing the number of visitors who disembark. big reducing the number of visitors who disembark.— reducing the number of visitors who disembark. big ships simply don't bring _ who disembark. big ships simply don't bring big — who disembark. big ships simply don't bring big money _ who disembark. big ships simply don't bring big money to - who disembark. big ships simply don't bring big money to key - don't bring big money to key west, they bring revenue into a small handful of corporate entities that does not benefit out into the larger community, and furthermore, big ships do tremendous damage to our ecosystem. these ships are too large for our long, narrow ship channel and they come through and they physically stir up the bottom. �* ., and they physically stir up the bottom. �* . ., ., ., bottom. after a drawn-out local battle, the _ bottom. after a drawn-out local battle, the cruise _ bottom. after a drawn-out local battle, the cruise tourist - battle, the cruise tourist numbers are now down, and two docs have been closed, much to the disappointment of some business owners. irate the disappointment of some business owners.— the disappointment of some business owners. ~ ., ,, ., , business owners. we make money for tourism. _ business owners. we make money for tourism. and — business owners. we make money for tourism, and if _ business owners. we make money for tourism, and if we _ business owners. we make money for tourism, and if we don't - for tourism, and if we don't have — for tourism, and if we don't have those cruise ships, there is really— have those cruise ships, there is really no _ have those cruise ships, there is really no tourism, they stay in hotels _ is really no tourism, they stay in hotels and they go and eat in hotels and they go and eat in restaurants but the main shops— in restaurants but the main shops in— in restaurants but the main shops in the bars down here, we thrive _ shops in the bars down here, we thrive off— shops in the bars down here, we thrive off of— shops in the bars down here, we thrive off of these cruise ships _ thrive off of these cruise shi s. thrive off of these cruise shi s, ., thrive off of these cruise shi s. ., . , ships. so without the cruise shi s, ships. so without the cruise ships. we — ships. so without the cruise ships. we can _ ships. so without the cruise ships, we can close - ships. so without the cruise ships, we can close the - ships, we can close the business. _ ships, we can close the business, you - ships, we can close the business, you know? i ships, we can close the business, you know? meanwhile, research from _ business, you know? meanwhile, research from the _ business, you know? meanwhile, research from the safe _ business, you know? meanwhile, research from the safe and - research from the safe and clean the ships group revealed some unexpected data, showing cruise ships suspensions during the pandemic did not sink local

finances. in fact, the pandemic did not sink local finances. infact, last the pandemic did not sink local finances. in fact, last year, the city collected 25% more sales taxes than in 2019. the local national oceanic and atmospheric administration said the evidence wasn't so clear, but it certainly raised some questions for the city's mare. one of the only good things that came out of the covid pandemic was the fact that we got to see, we got to see whether we needed cruise ships or not to sustain, and actually something very interesting occurred. we actually flourished. we are going through one of the best years we have ever had in the history of key west economically in 2022 and also in 2021, and those were our years predominantly without cruise ships. in predominantly without cruise shi s. ., , ships. in the meantime, key west 's city _ ships. in the meantime, key west 's city council - ships. in the meantime, key west 's city council is - ships. in the meantime, key west 's city council is going | west �*s city council is going to monitor water quality and support coral restoration but it could be some time before the conflict over cruise ships are visiting this subtropical paradise is over. emily brown,

bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @benmboulos. this is bbc news. thanks for watching. hello. for most parts of the uk, easter sunday was another day of spring warmth, although out west across parts of northern ireland especially, it was cloudy and wet and cool. and for all of us, easter monday is set to be a slightly cooler day. no more temperatures up into the 20s as we've had so far this long weekend because we've got some cooler air working in around this area of low pressure. one frontal system that has been sliding eastwards, not much rain left on that as it clears the east coast. some showers through the morning across parts of scotland and northern england. plenty of sunshine, actually, to take us through the day but we will see some showers as well, especially in western parts, and more general showery rain in north west scotland, where wind gusts will exceed a0 mph — in fact, gusts of 50 or 55 mph in the most

exposed places. temperatures a little down on where they have been, 12—17 degrees, but if you see sunshine, it's not going to feel too bad. now, as we go through through monday night, we'll see some showers continuing but large areas of clear sky. some rain into north west scotland, maybe northern ireland later in the night. but under those clear skies, it's actually going to turn really quite cold. a touch of frost for some to start tuesday morning. for tuesday, this area of low pressure will be retreating northwards but it leaves this little stray weather front behind, so that will generate some rain at times across parts of north west scotland and northern ireland — some of that quite potentially heavy into the afternoon. elsewhere, sunny spells and scattered showers. again, some of those showers could be heavy, and temperatures generally a little lower than they have been —13—15 degrees. we look ahead to wednesday and many places are going to have some fine weather, some spells of sunshine, a few showers popping up. there is a weather front out towards the west trying to push towards northern ireland but it looks like it will make very little progress.

temperatures again 11 to around 16 degrees. now, that frontal system out towards the west is tied in with an area of low pressure but instead of sweeping across our shores, this low is set to retreat southwards, being fended off by this big area of high pressure that's going to be building to the north of the uk, and that is going to generate quite a brisk easterly wind, so it will feel rather chilly, i think, as we head towards the end of the week along some north sea coasts with some shelter further north and west, some relative warmth, and it will be mostly dry.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. crisis after crisis. china says its economy faces �*significant challenges' despite reporting stronger than expected growth for the first quarter. and l'occitane brushes up its image — the french cosmetics chain decides to close its shops in russia after facing a social media backlash. we start with a stark warning