this is bbc news 7 welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. lam i am annita mcveigh. our top stories... ukraine says the port city of mariupol no longer exists after weeks of russian attacks. there's also been a series of powerful explosions in the western city of lviv this morning. from this rooftop position, i actually heard the jets flying overhead myself. i saw a missile flying through the air, then landing on the edge of the city, and that's where we can now see black smoke. the chinese city of shanghai has reported its first official covid deaths for two years, as a strict lockdown continues. that's as scotland becomes the last place in the uk to remove the legal requirement people to wear face—masks in indoor public spaces.

and as scientists say a new strain of the omicron variant has reached northern ireland, we'll hear from an immunologist later this hour. in south africa, the search continues for victims of catastrophic flooding in kwazulu—natal. hello and welcome. there has been a missile attack this morning on the western ukrainian city of lviv, which until now has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion began. the latest reports say six people have been killed and eight wounded. residents spoke of hearing five explosions on the outskirts of the city and smoke was seen rising from residential areas. overnight there's been an apparent intensification of the russian bombardment, with multiple targets across ukraine targeted

by airstrikes and shelling five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv, while in mykolaiv, near the port of odesa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine's foreign minister has said: in the last hour, the government of ukraine's eastern luhansk region has said that four civilians trying to escape the town of kreminna have been shot dead by russian forces. well, for the second consecutive day, ukrainian officials say there are no humanitarian corridors agreed for today to help people move out of devastated areas. our correspondent danjohnson is in the western town of lviv,

where many ukrainians had been fleeing in the hope of safety, but which was hit in the last few hours, and he gave us this update about the missile strikes. this morning, it does look like there has been a strike on lviv. we're not able to swing our camera around to show you at the moment. the ukrainian officials ask us not to do that in the immediate aftermath of an attack, butjust off—camera, there are plumes of smoke now coming from the city's skyline and from this rooftop position, i actually heard the jets flying overhead myself. i saw a missile flying through the air, then landing on the edge of the city. that's where we can now see black smoke coming from. it looks like there has been an attack. four explosions reported this morning, we believe close to the city's railway station. this will really put people on edge here. they thought that lviv was a relatively safe place in the west of ukraine, hundreds of miles away from the fighting in the east.

but this underlines the sort of threat that is posed to people across the country, because we've seen attacks on a number of cities as well as the capital, kyiv, in the last few days. russia had been targeting military facilities. exactly what has been hit here this morning, we're still waiting to find out. but certainly, people in lviv now know the scale of the threat of russian air attack if, indeed, that is what this proves to have been. it is a nervy time for people in this city and in other cities right across ukraine. meanwhile, our correspondent sean dilley reports now on the encirclement of the southeastern city of mariupol. mariupol has not yet fallen — technically. ukrainian troops who had until recently defended the now—occupied streets are held up in the city's vast azovstal steelworks, despite an ultimatum by president putin's forces to surrender no later

than yesterday. russian troops know that ukrainians are waiting inside, ready to welcome them with guerrilla tactics in their last stand for the strategic port city. as the rockets continue to fall across the country, a parallel information war rages. this unverified picture of the russian black sea flagship the moskva — which sank on thursday — was posted online. ukraine claimed they struck it with two neptune missiles. russia insisted it had nothing to do with their enemy, and that a fire caused an explosion that would eventually cause it to capsize while being towed to port. meanwhile, shelling continues across the country, with president putin's forces intensifying activities in the east. in kharkiv, ukrainian health officials say five people were killed and 13 injured after russian forces shelled buildings in the centre of the city. translation: you know| when a dog hears a bang, it starts to tremble all over — even if the noise is far away? i'm like that now.

everything — every part of me — is trembling. authorities in mykolaiv say shelling has been unyielding. rockets fell one after the other as ukrainian forces tried to block russia's attempts to advance on nearby odessa. translation: we are doing. everything to ensure defence. we're 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 and delay their provision must know that the fate of this battle also depends on them, the fate of the people who can be saved. explosions. the country's leadership is bracing itself for more attacks today, but talks have already started on what happens when the shelling stops. ukraine's president volodymyr

zelensky has spoken to the head of the international monetary fund — it's expected the country will ask the imf and g7 countries for $50 billion to help it rebuild. but the reality is, no reconstruction work is possible until the conflict ends. sean dilley, bbc news. with me now is our correspondent anna foster, who's in kyiv. but we will begin with the situation in lviv. what more do we know about the targets of those missile strikes a few hours ago, and what does that mean for a few hours ago, and what does that meanfor ukraine, a few hours ago, and what does that mean for ukraine, given that lviv had been seen as a place of relative safety? had been seen as a place of relative safe ? . �* , ., ., had been seen as a place of relative safe ? ., safety? that's right, and a place where many _ safety? that's right, and a place where many people, _ safety? that's right, and a place where many people, as - safety? that's right, and a place where many people, as you - safety? that's right, and a place where many people, as you are | where many people, as you are saying, chose to flee to. they moved from east to west to find a place of relative safety of this conflict was focused on the east of the country. we are hearing that these are military targets, apparently, that russia hit. three military targets and potentially one civilian repair shop, we are told. six people have

died, one of them a child. but it is the location of this which is interesting. the last time there was an air strike in lviv was when i was there three—and—a—half weeks ago. it is not a place that is regularly sheued is not a place that is regularly shelled some of those names you were hearing there, places like mariupol and kharkiv, places which are under near constant bombardment. but when russia strikes lviv, it is almost certainly looking at supply lines because still, as ukrainian forces need to regroup and restock and resupply, a lot of that comes from the west. it comes over the border from poland, and that is where a lot of the movement is. so russia, in some ways, is sending a message that it will target things like resupply lines and resupply routes, but it also sends a message that no part of this country is beyond its reach, especially a place which has become so symbolic with people fleeing, people getting off those chains and crossing the border into poland. it has several messages, this russian

strike in lviv this morning. when they strike that city, they do it to send a message. find they strike that city, they do it to send a message.— they strike that city, they do it to send a message. and looking at the other side of— send a message. and looking at the other side of the _ send a message. and looking at the other side of the country, _ send a message. and looking at the other side of the country, anna, - send a message. and looking at the j other side of the country, anna, the ukrainian foreign minister's description of the situation in mariupol makes for sobering reading. he said it doesn't exist any more. officially, it hasn't fallen, according to the ukrainians, but do we think it is on the brink of falling and russia achieving its aim of taking over that city? it is falling and russia achieving its aim of taking over that city?— of taking over that city? it is so hard to tell _ of taking over that city? it is so hard to tell exactly _ of taking over that city? it is so hard to tell exactly what - of taking over that city? it is so hard to tell exactly what is - of taking over that city? it is so l hard to tell exactly what is going on in mariupol. the mood music for the last few days is that russia have progressed and that it is closer to falling than it has been at any stage in the last few weeks. but from the ukrainian perspective, they say they are continuing to fight. they say they have troops still bedded in in one or two locations, particularly in the huge

azovstal iron and steel works, which if you have ever seen one of those industrial sites before, it provides a lot of hard cover and covers a large area. it is the sort of place that potentially, ukrainian forces could have a last stand which could take days or even weeks. it is symbolically important now for both sides. also, you might ask yourself why russia would be so desperate to take a city which has now been razed almost entirely to the ground, what use it would be to russia. but by owning mariupol, it would provide a land corridor between russia and annexed crimea. this is why russia has put so much time and effort and resources into mariupol. there are a lot of russian troops deployed there. if they took that city, it would free them up and move them towards the offensive in the east which russia is now focusing on. but when you look across ukraine, mariupol is the key battle at the moment. it is the one to watch, the one that both sides are desperate to hold onto. �* ., .,,

one that both sides are desperate to hold onto. �* ., , , russia is saying this morning that 315 targets in ukraine were hit by artillery over night and that some of its airstrikes destroyed weapons depots. our correspondentjenny hill is in moscow with more details about the claims. this has come from the russian ministry of defence. they say 315 targets were struck overnight across the country. but when you look at the details, we're talking about things like ammunition plants, personnel areas and all sorts of other military objects. but they are all in the south and east of the country. there is no mention of any strikes on lviv or around lviv, so we don't have details about what the targets were in lviv this morning. at the moment, the military here are officially sticking to the script that they are only targeting the south and east of the country. that is what russians are being told. with regards to mariupol, one newspaper commentator said this morning that the defeat of the enemy

there is already a done deal. they are talking bullishly about what is happening and very confident about taking the whole city the ministry of defence's update is one of a couple we get every day and they always talk about the progress the russian troops are making. the picture the russian people are given, have they been told about the loss of another general, general frolov? we're also hearing some reports about the loss of the flagship moskva. are people starting to ask more about that? yes, nothing here about the reported death of this general, as you would expect. the moskva is an interesting topic because my colleague steve rosenberg

yesterday noted that during a three—hour long news programme, just 30 seconds was devoted to the loss of this flagship, the pride of the black sea fleet. on social media and in one newspaper which is no longer being published in russia but it is a russian anti—kremlin, criticalvoice of the kremlin newspaper published in europe now, there are some reports circulating from relatives of some of the men on board. they say either that their sons are missing, or they have been told they have been killed, or in the case of one woman, her son has reportedly told her that a0 of his crewmates were killed. even when you look at the russian official account of what happened, they still say there was a fire on board and the ammunition caught fire and that caused damage to the hull of the ship, which then sank in stormy seas as it was being towed back to port. even if you just take that, it's hard to imagine that there wasn't any kind of loss of life or injury. but that's not what the russians are officially saying. as far as they are concerned, everyone on that vessel

was ta ken off to safety. the authorities in the chinese city of shanghai have reported the first covid deaths since 2020. those official figures show three people died on sunday. all had underlying health conditions. the city is under a tough new lockdown, with residents complaining of being unable to secure food, while some have been ejected from their homes to create quarantine centres. our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell has the latest. well, obviously the question of what causes death is a complicated one and in this case, officials are saying that all three people who died from covid also had underlying health problems. but there have been questions, i mean, a lot of people asking, with a00,000, over 400,000 official coronavirus infections in this outbreak in shanghai, and until today, there had been no official death. and many people have been

asking, how can that be? but if you look at these three cases, two women aged 89 and 91, and a man aged 91, we are told none of them had been vaccinated and as i say, they all had underlying health problems. but this question of vaccination is interesting because some new figures have come out and it does seem to show that china really has dropped the ball when it comes to booster shots. so take those in shanghai over the age of 60. we had 62% have had their third shot. 62% have had their third shot. but when you go to the booster shots, it is only 38% of people over the age of 60. well, a lot of health professionals are going to say that is not enough, it needs to be much higher. and so some have been asking why the government is still pursuing this strategy of mass isolation, mass testing, closing down cities, in shanghai, looking down 25 million people,

in shanghai, locking down 25 million people, instead of pursuing the core problem at this stage which is the lack of booster shots. people in scotland no longer need to wearfacemasks in indoor public places from today. it's the final part of the uk to remove the legal requirement, which has been replaced by public health advice. the scottish government has advised people to continue wearing face coverings while covid case numbers remain high. joining me now from glasgow is our news correspondent — jamie mcivor. jamie, today the attention has been taken away from that, with a lot of focus on scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon and an incident where she wasn't wearing a facemask, albeit briefly?— albeit briefly? yes, that has been an interesting _ albeit briefly? yes, that has been an interesting political— albeit briefly? yes, that has been an interesting political row- albeit briefly? yes, that has been an interesting political row here l albeit briefly? yes, that has been| an interesting political row here in scotland this morning. at the weekend, pictures emerged on social media of the first minister visiting a barber shop on friday as part of

her local election campaigning. in the picture on social media, she didn't have a mask on. the snp say she quickly realised her mistake and she quickly realised her mistake and she did put her mass, after that. indeed, in a picture is the party itself tweeted earlier in the weekend, she did have a mask on. the scottish conservatives are arguing that this is hypocrisy. the party had long been arguing that the time was passed in scotland when legal guidance over the actual law on wearing a mask should have become public health and is. it is interesting had done the same thing today and not put her mask on for a few seconds, then with the rules now about guidance rather than the law would not have been an issue. it is not partygate, but it is an interesting discussion to be having interesting discussion to be having in scotland. it is certainly the focus of a lot of political attention.— focus of a lot of political attention. �* , , ., , attention. and broadly, what is the ublic attention. and broadly, what is the public reaction _ attention. and broadly, what is the public reaction to _ attention. and broadly, what is the public reaction to the _ attention. and broadly, what is the public reaction to the fact - attention. and broadly, what is the public reaction to the fact that - public reaction to the fact that scotland nowjoins the rest of the

uk in no longer needing to wear facemasks in indoor public places? it is a significant day after nearly two years where there has been a law on facemasks. the interesting thing is to look at whether people see any significant change in public behaviour in scotland over the next few days or whether it might be a more subtle and gradual thing. looking at glasgow city centre this morning on the glasgow underground, many people were still wearing a facemask. but if you went into some shops and cafes, it was noticeable that more people were not wearing a mask than you might have seen last week. one thing behavioural psychologists would tell you is that some people might be waiting to see what other people do and then perhaps eight that behaviour. it will be interesting to watch in the coming few days —— they will watch and then ape that behaviour. i'm joined now by stephen montgomery — who owns the townghead hotel

in lockerbie and thejolly harvester in dumfries. he's also spokesperson for the scottish hospitality group. i guess people �*s behaviour is what you are interested in. do you think this is going to be a game changer for the hospitality industry in scotland? it for the hospitality industry in scotland? , . ., for the hospitality industry in scotland? , . .,~ scotland? it is nice to be talking about something _ scotland? it is nice to be talking about something more - scotland? it is nice to be talking about something more positivel scotland? it is nice to be talking i about something more positive for scotland? it is nice to be talking - about something more positive for a change. after 650 days of having to wear face coverings where we could argue all day and night whether the timing of this was right or wrong, i think it is very welcome was that it is notjust customers that have to wear these face coverings, it is staff as well. and they are having to wear them for eight or nine hours a day. so now that it is about personal choice, it is great and we welcome that and hopefully we will see customer confidence comeback that we saw taken away in december with the public health scotland outcry. we will have to see how that goes. 50 outcry. we will have to see how that toes. outcry. we will have to see how that noes. , goes. so will bosses in the heapitality _ goes. so will bosses in the hospitality industry - goes. so will bosses in the hospitality industry in - goes. so will bosses in the - hospitality industry in scotland be

providing testing for their staff in order to keep them safe? we know industries have had issues with staff shortages because of covid, so in order to keep staff able to work as much as they want?— as much as they want? every heapitality — as much as they want? every hospitality business - as much as they want? every hospitality business for - as much as they want? every hospitality business for the l as much as they want? every i hospitality business for the last two years has done everything they can to keep staff safe and keep the customers safe, and i think that will continue. as you say, recruitment is a big thing for us just now, and i think personalised tests will continue as the guidance on responsibility will move. however, as a group, we are backing the recruitment campaign we have right now, which is a campaign trying to raise £5 million. we want the scottish government to endorse this and contribute to get this campaign going to recruit people back into the sector. it is a great sector to work in. and an exciting and rewarding one. but sector to work in. and an exciting and rewarding one.— sector to work in. and an exciting and rewarding one. but do you think ou will and rewarding one. but do you think you will need _ and rewarding one. but do you think you will need to _ and rewarding one. but do you think you will need to press _ and rewarding one. but do you think you will need to press that - and rewarding one. but do you think you will need to press that into - you will need to press that into

your costs, to provide staff with tests? , ., ., , your costs, to provide staff with tests? , . ., , ., , tests? yes, we already have rising costs of gas _ tests? yes, we already have rising costs of gas and _ tests? yes, we already have rising costs of gas and electric _ tests? yes, we already have rising costs of gas and electric and - costs of gas and electric and suppliers' costs rising exponentially. so costs will go up, but that is across the board, not just hospitality. it is in the supply chain, has holes as well, not just businesses. so there will be a cost increase. many businesses will try and keep that to a minimum because we have had so much debt over the last couple of years. the average small pub has £85,000 worth of debt. so that will take a long time to get that debt paid. thank ou for time to get that debt paid. thank you forjoining — time to get that debt paid. thank you forjoining us, _ time to get that debt paid. thank you forjoining us, steven - you forjoining us, steven montgomery, from the scottish hospitality group. 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. at least three people have been injured after police fired warning shots at protesters in one and elsewhere police vehicles and other cars were set on fire.

so far 17 people have been arrested, as mark lobel reports. fury at the authorities. the police targeted by protesters in this residential area in norrkoping. a spill—over 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 is 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. let's get some of the day's other news. the french far right presidential candidate marine le pen and several members of her party have been accused by the eu's anti—fraud body of embezzling about hundreds of thousands of euros. none is accused of

profiting directly. the 300 metre—long cargo vessel ever forward, that got stuck off the us east coast near baltimore a month ago, has finally been refloated after hundreds of containers onboard were removed. its sister ship ever given blocked the suez canal in egypt for six days last year, disrupting world trade. an arab—israeli party has suspended its involvement in israel's governing coalition in protest at days of violence at the al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem. the raam party said its four members of parliament would resign if the government continued to act against the people ofjerusalem. a massive queue of trucks formed on the poland—belarus border as russian and belarusian drivers tried to leave the eu before a sanctions deadline on saturday. some drivers were stuck for up to 33 hours. the eu banned lorries from the two countries from entering or staying in the bloc — except those carrying medicine, mail or petroleum products.

teams have been deployed from across south africa to help communities in kwazulu—natal who have been impacted by the flash floods a week ago today. there are dozens of people missing and some areas haven't had any official help yet, leaving residents to dig through the debris themselves. our correspondent vumani mkhize has this report. at the kwa—santi township south of durban, this community is still trying to come to terms with the flash floods that devastated this area. this search and rescue team is on a recovery operation. they are looking for a woman swept away by the flash floods at night while she was asleep. behind me, this is where the water was cascading down this hill. unfortunately, a man and woman were swept away by the raging waters. the man was found alive. unfortunately, the woman

is still missing and we have got community members here sitting with their bare hands, looking for her. further downstream, we have got search and rescue operations with dogs also looking for the woman. on the night of the floods, some even risked their lives to save others. translation: ifound a man trapped by a tree, so i managed to pull him out of the water. i put him inside the house. i heard more people crying and ran to help another woman. she is still in hospital, but alive. the other man died. all over the kwazulu—natal province, stories of flash floods and local heroes who did their best to save lives are emerging. the death toll has risen to nearly 450. 63 people are still missing. local authorities are rallying the public to rebuild. this is the moment of great adversity, but this is also a moment where we need to summon our collective courage and turn this

devastation into an opportunity to rebuild our province. it is a moment for the human spirit to triumph over adversity. more search and rescue teams from around the country have been dispatched to kwazulu—natal as recovery operations continue. you're watching bbc news. the headlines. ukraine says the port city of mariupol no longer exists after weeks of russian attacks. there's also been a series of powerful explosions in the western city of lviv this morning. from this rooftop position i actually heard the jets flying overhead myself. i saw a missile flying through the air, then landing on the edge of the city, and that is where we can now see black smoke. the chinese city of shanghai has reported its first official covid deaths for two years, as a strict lockdown continues. that's as scotland becomes the last

place in the uk to remove the legal requirement people to wear face—masks in indoor public spaces. more than 60 people still missing after deadly floods in south africa. rescuers are continuing to sift through the rubble in kwazulu natal. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ollie foster. good morning. chelsea's ruben loftus—cheek says next month's fa cup final will be their chance to get their revenge against liverpool after defeat in the league cup final. loftus—cheek was one of the goalscorers in their 2—0 semifinal win against crystal palace at wembley. matt graveling was there. this march to the arch was a short one — an all—london semi—final saw fans from the west walk wembley way with fans from the south. palace have never won the cup, but their manager has four times, and vieira's side came out strongly,

kouyate with the chance of the half bringing out a diving save from mendy. two minutes later, and there was more diving on display, this time slightly less impressive from kai havertz, but chelsea needed this. a league cup final defeat and champions league exit fuelling a fight and piling pressure on palace. 65 minutes in, and the pressure paid off. ruben loftus—cheek�*s shot grounding the eagles. there's the chelsea breakthrough. palace tried to mount a comeback, only for mount to come back and put the tie out of reach. brilliantly incisive attacking play. this was exactly the 90 minutes that chelsea needed, as they head to their third successive fa cup final in a season which has threatened a lack of silverware, they now need to overcome liverpool to secure that much needed trophy. it may also help secure a much needed owner. matt graveling, bbc news. maybe the game is then 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 have to be patient and keep the focus and that's what we did and i'm very happy. and chelsea have also made it into the women's fa cup final. they beat arsenal 2—0. the goals came after the break at boreham wood. guro reiten and ji so—yun scored for the holders. they'll face manchester city who beat west ham in their semifinal. it's been a weekend of semifinals. there was a huge game at hampden yesterday. rangers came from behind to beat celtic 2—1 to reach the scottish cup final, where they'll face hearts. rangers equalised inside the last 15 minutes to force extra time and with penalties looming, the celtic defender carl starfelt scored an own goal to send rangers through. defeat ended celtic�*s hopes of a fifth domestic

treble in six seasons, they've already won the league cup and have a six—point lead in the scottish premiership. there were also a couple of games in the premier league yesterday. bruno guimaraes says he wants to become a newcastle legend after scoring both goals in their 2—1 win against leicester at st james' park. the brazilian midfielder cancelled out ademola lookman�*s opener on the half—hour and then headed an injury time winner. guimaraes was newcastle's first major signing under their new owners, joining injanuary for £35 million. they're now 12 points clear of the relegation zone with six games left. burnley drew their first match since sean dyche's sacking. they took the lead at west ham through wout weghorst, maxwell cornet missed a penalty a penalty that would have put them two up. they were made to pay as thomas soucek made it 1—1 after break. ronnie o'sullivan is definitely in the mood. at the world snooker championship

in sheffield, you never quite know what his mindset will be, but he's likened himself to russell crowe in gladiator. he rallied from 3—0 down in his first—round match against david gilbert to win10—5, as he goes in search of a record equalling seventh world title at the crucible in his 30th appearance, which is also a joint record. he'll face either mark allen or scott donaldson in the next round. they're playing right now. you can watch live on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on that missile attack this morning on the western ukrainian city of lviv, which until now has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion began. it's reported that six people have been killed, and eight wounded. earlier i spoke to hanna hopko, who's in lviv this morning, she's a former ukrainian mp, and former head of the country's foreign affairs committee. she told us what she knows so far about the missile attacks.

this morning, i heard a very big noise from missile attacks. i heard five of them. i started to call all my friends, because we are living close to the places where these attacks were done. actually, official sources say six people died, among them one child. this is a message from putin that he will not stop unless we, ukraine and the collective west, by providing ukraine with the weapons we need, we stop putin. his goal is to destroy the whole ukrainian nation. and he's deliberately attacking civilians in almost all ukrainian cities. it's like 9/11 which happens every day in ukraine. his goal is to turn ukrainian cities to be like grozny without any conditions to leave

even western ukraine. idps, ukrainians from kharkiv and mariupol came here, but now it's not safe for idps and for us to live in ukraine because putin wants to destroy everything. i've spoken to analysts who have talked of the race to resupply militarily on both the russian side and ukrainian side. do you think ukraine is ready to cope with an intensification of the russian campaign, if that is what we are now seeing? tass, the state news agency in russia, saying 315 attacks on ukraine overnight, although that figure isn't verified. yeah, but after moskva, the flagship which was destroyed by ukrainians, putin wants to conduct revenge and to destroy all military resupply

chains which we are receiving from our western partners. of course, we expect the idea of an airlift from western ukraine, like it happened with western berlin, which has to be introduced in ukraine. what is also important is for our western partners to seek tougher sanctions, an oil and gas embargo, or to include people like kirill, the leader of the moscow orthodox church, on the sanction list. the west has to send a clear message to putin that you are with us and you have a strategy, ukraine defeating russia, and you will be with us until ukraine's victory comes. the british prime minister borisjohnson faces another tough week. he's due to answer questions in parliament tomorrow

about breaches of lockdown rules. a row also continues over plans for the uk to send some people who arrive in the uk illegally to rwanda. our political corresponden ione wells can tell us more. first on borisjohnson, i guess there has been an ebb and flow to there has been an ebb and flow to the pressure on him. it certainly seems as though the pressure is building again, as mps return from their easter break so what can we expect over the next couple of days? that's right, tomorrow is really the first time mps will have a chance to question him directly since the prime minister and the chancellor were fined last week for breaches of covid regulations, involving a particular event where the prime minister gathered in the cabinet room with some colleagues, where they wished him happy birthday. the prime minister is due to update mps in the house of commons tomorrow but also conservative mps tomorrow evening before facing the usual prime minister's questions on wednesday. opposition parties strongly believe he misled parliament in the past when he had

previously said that no covid rules were broken and number 10 followed the guidance at all times. number 10's argument so far, the prime minister has apologised for what happened since he was fined. however, it has said he was not aware that what was going on in that particular event was in breach of the rules, gathering with people he knew before a work meeting. that is a defence i think we are likely to hear a bit more off from the prime minister as well. something else in the news over the weekend, which is potentially something he will face questions on, the sunday times reported that at one event in november 2020, a leaving do for his former director of communications, lee cain, the prime minister was pouring people drinks which labour have said demonstrate he was instigating them. this is something number 10 deny, they don't deny the event took place but they strongly deny he was there, instigating events, pointing to the fact that in these reports, it suggests alcohol was already on the table. let’s these reports, it suggests alcohol was already on the table. let's talk about ruan — was already on the table. let's talk about ruan as _

was already on the table. let's talk about ruan as well— was already on the table. let's talk about ruan as well and _ was already on the table. let's talk about ruan as well and the - was already on the table. let's talk about ruan as well and the home l about ruan as well and the home secretary priti patel has been offering a rebuttal of some of the criticism of this policy of sending people trying to claim asylum to rwanda for their claims to be processed. rwanda for their claims to be processed-— rwanda for their claims to be rocessed. . , , processed. that is right, this new oli of processed. that is right, this new policy of the _ processed. that is right, this new policy of the government's - processed. that is right, this new policy of the government's to - processed. that is right, this newl policy of the government's to send some asylum seekers to rwanda to seek asylum there, rather than in the uk, has faced some criticism including from the archbishop of canterbury yesterday in his easter sunday sermon. in response, priti patel has written in the times today, calling the scheme and innovative way to try and stop criminal gangs from smuggling people across the channel which is really the home office's strong defence of this policy. they argue this would try and disrupt the business model of the gang is trying to get people across the channel because anyone entering via migrant boats or lorries across the channel could face being sent to rwanda. as i say, there has been some criticism, though, people saying this is subcontracting the uk's responsibilities, and further pressure built over the weekend on priti patel after it emerged that

her own top civil servant had told her own top civil servant had told her before the policy was announced that there was not sufficient evidence to suggest it would deter migrants from making the crossing. i think priti patel has decided to plough ahead with the policy and stand by it. whether or not it works in deterring people from making that dangerous crossing is yet to be seen. that is certainly something she is willing to take responsible at efore. ., ~ she is willing to take responsible at efore. ., ,, ,, she is willing to take responsible at efore. ., ,, i. ., ., , one of the people who criticised the plans was the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. we can speak now to nick spencer from theos — they're a research organisation looking at the role of religion in society. thank you forjoining us. i guess we would expect the archbishop of canterbury would make pronouncements on matters which have an ethical dimension so do you think he was right to say that the rwanda plans are ungodly? i right to say that the rwanda plans are ungodly?— are ungodly? i think he was right, he was using _ are ungodly? i think he was right, he was using very _ are ungodly? i think he was right, he was using very strong - are ungodly? i think he was right, l he was using very strong language. you have to remember, this was an

easter day sermon, it is not a policy paper. he slightly airily said at one point that details are left are the politicians. properly speaking, the details are for the church as well and the church does engage with this level of detail but he was engaging with it at quite a high ethical level and it was noticeable how strong his language was so he and indeed the archbishop of york made comments about it, clearly feel very strongly this is ethically inappropriate as a policy decision. ., ethically inappropriate as a policy decision. . , decision. priti patel in this article in _ decision. priti patel in this article in the _ decision. priti patel in this article in the times - decision. priti patel in this article in the times has i decision. priti patel in this i article in the times has said, decision. priti patel in this - article in the times has said, and i presume she includes the archbishop of canterbury and this, that critics have no solutions but another question, would you expect the archbishop of canterbury to necessarily offer up any solutions or policy solutions to this?- or policy solutions to this? well, like i or policy solutions to this? well, like i say. _ or policy solutions to this? well, like i say. not — or policy solutions to this? well, like i say, not in _ or policy solutions to this? well, like i say, not in an _ or policy solutions to this? well, like i say, not in an easter- or policy solutions to this? well, like i say, not in an easter day . like i say, not in an easter day sermon, it would have been pretty dull if he'd turned it into a policy paper. there are departments within the church of england and the other churches that work with government in trying to shape policy. i think

thatis in trying to shape policy. i think that is entirely appropriate. it is easy to criticise but criticisms are much stronger if you have alternatives. but as i say, he was talking at a high ethical level and on the principle that it does feel like it is subcontracting the responsibility, it feels as if actually we are taking asylum seekers and then saying they are somebody else's problem, not ours which is anathema, really. we somebody else's problem, not ours which is anathema, really.- which is anathema, really. we are really seeing _ which is anathema, really. we are really seeing politics _ which is anathema, really. we are really seeing politics and - which is anathema, really. we are really seeing politics and religionl really seeing politics and religion mixing because jacob rees—mogg has defended the rwanda policy as being almost like an easter story of redemption. was that a surprising intervention from him? le. redemption. was that a surprising intervention from him?— redemption. was that a surprising intervention from him? um, i'm not sure anything _ intervention from him? um, i'm not sure anything jacob _ intervention from him? um, i'm not sure anything jacob rees-mogg - intervention from him? um, i'm not| sure anything jacob rees-mogg says sure anything jacob rees—mogg says it surprises me any longer. it is not an easter story of redemption. i can't understand how it is. the principle of this is supposed to disrupt the people smuggling networks and act as a disincentive, it is entirely predicated on the idea that where the asylum seekers end up is not an attractive place but the government is trying to make

the point that they will be treated humanely in rwanda opportunity to start a new life. now thatis opportunity to start a new life. now that is good in itself but that does not seem to act as a disincentive to people smugglers. i think the policy is muddleheaded at a practical level but above all, unethical as a principled level.— but above all, unethical as a principled level. looking at this much more _ principled level. looking at this much more broadly, _ principled level. looking at this much more broadly, do - principled level. looking at this much more broadly, do you - principled level. looking at this i much more broadly, do you think principled level. looking at this - much more broadly, do you think that it is right in a democracy that there is a strong moral element that a democracy should be guided by strong moral principles, including the sort of statements we were hearing from the archbishop yesterday?— hearing from the archbishop yesterday? hearing from the archbishop esterda ? , ., ., , , hearing from the archbishop esterda ? , ., ., , _ , yesterday? the short answer is yes, but democracy _ yesterday? the short answer is yes, but democracy is _ yesterday? the short answer is yes, but democracy is a _ yesterday? the short answer is yes, but democracy is a complex - yesterday? the short answer is yes, but democracy is a complex thing. l but democracy is a complex thing. democracies are notjust public philosophy, ethicalseminars. democracies are notjust public philosophy, ethical seminars. they have to respond and integrate very significantly with public views on this so there will always be attention or at least a dialogue between broad public opinion —— a tension or at least a dialogue. i think public been is quite pro

treating asylum seekers quite harshly, alongside ethical dimensions and ethically, which emphasises our responsibility to people who are in need. you absolutely need an ethical voice but it has always got to be a dialogue with broader public desire. really interestin: with broader public desire. really interesting to _ with broader public desire. really interesting to talk _ with broader public desire. really interesting to talk to _ with broader public desire. really interesting to talk to you. - with broader public desire. really interesting to talk to you. thank. interesting to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. a decade of war has ruined syria's economy and it's now emerging as a narco—state with illegal drugs as one of its biggest exports. the stimulant captagon, a class a drug in the uk, is widely used across the arab world. in recent weeks, thejordanian army has seized large hauls of drugs and killed more than 30 smugglers in operations along its border. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has been to this front line of the regional war on drugs. three shadowy figures across the border fence. jordanian soldiers open fire. another skirmish in an increasingly

deadly fight against drug smugglers. they want to show me what they're up against. it's a great view from here. you can see, everything beyond the fence, that is syria. and this is a new front line in the war on drugs. ruined by a decade of war, neighbouring syria is turning into a narco—state. after losing a jordanian soldier, the military has adopted a shoot to kill policy. and how much more dangerous is it now along this border? translation: the degree | of danger has grown recently with the increase in drug smuggling. there are highly organised and coordinated operations. they are determined to get the drugs intojordan by force, using weapons. since the start of this year, the army has killed more than 30 smugglers, and seized over 17 million pills of captagon.

that's more than in the whole of last year. this illegal amphetamine is now one of syria's main exports. this hospital is treating more and more people from across the region for captagon addiction. none of the patients here wants to talk, but the clinical director tells me he sees serious cases. the consequences of taking this drug is, like, violence and psychosis. it is very addictive as well and people start with one tablet and then increase by two or three, and then shift into a more serious drug like crystal meth. jordan is up against powerful drugs cartels. the long conflict next door now brings a new misery. yolande knell, bbc news, amman. a new variant of the omicron strain of covid—19 has been discovered in northern ireland,

according to the public health agency. it's been called omicron xe, and health officials say that while 1,179 cases have been confirmed in the uk, fewer than five have been found in northern ireland. with me now is luke o'neill, professor of immunology at trinity college dublin. thank you forjoining us. no thank you for “oining us. no problem. _ thank you forjoining us. no problem. what _ thank you forjoining us. no problem. what can - thank you forjoining us. no problem. what can you - thank you forjoining us. no problem. what can you tell| thank you forjoining us. no l problem. what can you tell us thank you forjoining us. no - problem. what can you tell us about this variant? — problem. what can you tell us about this variant? yes, _ problem. what can you tell us about this variant? yes, it _ problem. what can you tell us about this variant? yes, it was _ problem. what can you tell us about this variant? yes, it was first - problem. what can you tell us about this variant? yes, it was first seen l this variant? yes, it was first seen in the uk on _ this variant? yes, it was first seen in the uk on the _ this variant? yes, it was first seen in the uk on the 19th _ this variant? yes, it was first seen in the uk on the 19th of _ this variant? yes, it was first seen in the uk on the 19th ofjanuary i this variant? yes, it was first seen in the uk on the 19th ofjanuary so we have seen it for a while now and it is a recombinant, it is called, it is a recombinant, it is called, it is a recombinant, it is called, it is ba one omicron, and ba two, parts of both have combined into this new xe variant but we are looking at it as a sub variant of the 80. so far it looks as though it is very similar in terms of disease which is milder than delta, say but slightly more infectious, is the current information we have. find slightly more infectious, is the current information we have. and how other vaccinations _ current information we have. and how

other vaccinations holding _ current information we have. and how other vaccinations holding up - other vaccinations holding up against the new variant? so other vaccinations holding up against the new variant? so so good. the vaccines — against the new variant? so so good. the vaccines are _ against the new variant? so so good. the vaccines are still _ against the new variant? so so good. the vaccines are still good _ against the new variant? so so good. the vaccines are still good at - the vaccines are still good at stopping severe disease. they might not stop you getting infected but if you do, you will not develop severe disease if you are vaccinated, that is the good side in a sense i guess and the hope is that will continue with xe as it did with the other variants. �* . ., . , with xe as it did with the other variants. �* . ., ., , , ., , variants. anecdotally, i personally know so many _ variants. anecdotally, i personally know so many more _ variants. anecdotally, i personally know so many more people - variants. anecdotally, i personally know so many more people who i variants. anecdotally, i personally. know so many more people who have had covid currently will have in the last few weeks, all of my colleagues have said the same thing, is that likely to be this variant, xe, or another one? it likely to be this variant, xe, or another one?— likely to be this variant, xe, or another one? likely to be this variant, xe, or anotherone? , , , ~ another one? it is probably ba2, it is still very — another one? it is probably ba2, it is still very rare, _ another one? it is probably ba2, it is still very rare, xe, _ another one? it is probably ba2, it is still very rare, xe, it _ another one? it is probably ba2, it is still very rare, xe, it is - another one? it is probably ba2, it is still very rare, xe, it isjust - is still very rare, xe, it isjust beginning, we have seen it in thailand and it is spreading through travel so it will become to prominent and it might begin to take ever so clinically, it is the same as ba2, things like runny nose, sore throat, a loss of fever or loss of taste is less likely than with delta and we think xe will be similar but on the other hand, it is a new

variant, a recombination of two previous ones so we don't know if you do mount it yet —— about it yet and we are keeping a close eye. people like you have been telling us from the start that this is what would happen and it has happened and we have seen new variants merge and it reminds us all, especially in the scientific community that you have to be diligent so is it all about preparing this now as we head into the summer, perhaps less concern because we are outside a bit more and the weather is better, ventilation is good, we hope. but looking towards the autumn and winter, is it all about preparing this now? , . this now? very much so, in the autumn. _ this now? very much so, in the autumn, there _ this now? very much so, in the autumn, there is _ this now? very much so, in the autumn, there is bound - this now? very much so, in the autumn, there is bound to - this now? very much so, in the autumn, there is bound to be l this now? very much so, in the autumn, there is bound to be a surge, these are respiratory viruses, it isjust like surge, these are respiratory viruses, it is just like the flu and the common cold, they go up in the winter as we go back indoors again so we have to prepare now for the autumn, keep in mind good ventilation the whole time and make sure the vaccination level is high, we may get another round of vaccinations and vulnerable people potentially in august and september to protect us and meanwhile, there are over 130 new vaccines, amazingly and we may well get the next

generation vaccines by the autumn which should protect us may be against any coronavirus, is the dream, that is what we are aiming for ina dream, that is what we are aiming for in a sense, a vaccine that will work against any variant or perhaps another pandemic, which may be difficult to contemplate but a lot of work is going into the new vaccines. of work is going into the new vaccines-— of work is going into the new vaccines. ., ., . ., ., vaccines. you mentioned the cold and flu, some vaccines. you mentioned the cold and flu. some people _ vaccines. you mentioned the cold and flu, some people may— vaccines. you mentioned the cold and flu, some people may get _ vaccines. you mentioned the cold and flu, some people may get their - flu, some people may get their annualflu flu, some people may get their annual flu vaccine if they are more vulnerable. are we at that point with covid yet? are we saying it is acting similarly to the flu or not? i think eventually, it could be in the one shot, for instance, so when you get your flu vaccine in the wintertime, you will get a covid vaccine as well, that makes sense. with vaccination, this disease becomes a lot more benign, like a bad flu if you are vaccinated and thatis bad flu if you are vaccinated and that is the good part of vaccination but the key to vaccination is to stop severe disease, that is the mission with any vaccine and these vaccines are doing exactly that. what are the death rates saying to you at the moment about the relative

severity of covid, compared to the flu, say? severity of covid, compared to the flu, sa ? ~ , , ., severity of covid, compared to the flu, sa ?~ ,, ., ., flu, say? well, it is similar to the flu, say? well, it is similar to the flu if ou flu, say? well, it is similar to the flu if you are _ flu, say? well, it is similar to the flu if you are vaccinated, - flu, say? well, it is similar to the flu if you are vaccinated, that - flu, say? well, it is similar to the flu if you are vaccinated, that is l flu if you are vaccinated, that is the way to think of it, that is the best thing we can say that i'm it has become like the flu because of vaccination and again, our only next concern is if there is a new variant that crops up which is more severe, worse than the flu again which is why we watch the variant raw extreme clasie, just in case another one comes along. remember, there is so much vibes out there, every time it divides, there is a risk of the new variant because it changes slightly and you may end up with a more dangerous variant. again, monitoring, especially is superb, looking for new variants all the time just in case a different one emerges. fin time just in case a different one emerues. ., ,., ., ,, emerges. on that point, would you like to see — emerges. on that point, would you like to see more _ emerges. on that point, would you like to see more measures - emerges. on that point, would you like to see more measures in - emerges. on that point, would you like to see more measures in placej like to see more measures in place to try to reduce the incidence of the virus, to reduce the chance of the virus, to reduce the chance of the variant emerging or do you think public policy has got it about right? obviously it varies enormously still around the world but restrictions are a lot more relaxed in many places. is it about

right at this point? that relaxed in many places. is it about right at this point?— relaxed in many places. is it about right at this point? at the moment as we no right at this point? at the moment as we go to _ right at this point? at the moment as we go to summer, _ right at this point? at the moment as we go to summer, as _ right at this point? at the moment as we go to summer, as you - right at this point? at the moment as we go to summer, as you said, | right at this point? at the moment l as we go to summer, as you said, it is much better because outdoors is great, basically. when winter comes around, we have to reconsider certain things like mask wasclean —— like mask wearing, because we are indoors a lot more. but as we get to july, august and september, there may be a need to reintroduce certain restrictions again, especially if there is a new variant around which seems different to previous ones, it is very much a moving target. we are not through this by any means, the virus is still here and we've got to watch it closely especially as we get towards winter.— watch it closely especially as we get towards winter. thank you for “oininu get towards winter. thank you for joining us- _ more than 10,000 people who signed up to help deliver covid—19 vaccinations have now taken permanent roles with the nhs in england. those who have chosen to stay in the health service include former cabin crew members, gym managers and chefs. nhs england said they would help tackle the backlog caused by the pandemic. joining me now is kazeem reaves

odunsi, who used to work as a gym manager before becoming a vaccinator. the 44—year—old lost his job during the first and second lockdowns so he looked to the nhs for a new career. thank you forjoining us. congratulations on your newjob. tell us more about it. congratulations on your new “ob. tell us more about itfi tell us more about it. thanks for havin: tell us more about it. thanks for having me- _ tell us more about it. thanks for having me- i— tell us more about it. thanks for having me. i started _ tell us more about it. thanks for having me. i started at - tell us more about it. thanks for having me. i started at the - tell us more about it. thanks for having me. i started at the peak| tell us more about it. thanks for. having me. i started at the peak of the pandemic due to being made redundant in my previous job as a manager. i started as a trained vaccinator, vaccinating people and in my experience, what i brought to the nhs was my skilled experience in dealing with people and customer service. i was able to transfer this by showing love and care to other people. so when the pandemic it, when people were away, the nhs were short of stuff, i took it on myself that i wanted to be part of history,

immunising people, trying to change people's quality—of—life and making people's quality—of—life and making people say. and since i started, it has been an amazing journey for me and within 12 months, i started as a vaccinator, i have come to stay and secured a role as an assistant service manager, which makes me take care of the daily things, making sure patients are seen on time, working with some snp and of course working with some snp and of course working with some snp and of course working with senior staff from the vaccination team, making sure that everything is placed upright and you are working at guy's and saint thomas is nhs foundation trust in london. i thomas is nhs foundation trust in london. , ., , thomas is nhs foundation trust in london. , ., , london. i should 'ust say. do you think _ london. i should 'ust say. do you think if— london. i should 'ust say. do you think even if you — london. i shouldjust say. do you think even if you had _ london. i shouldjust say. do you think even if you had not - london. i shouldjust say. do you think even if you had not been i london. i should just say. do you i think even if you had not been made redundant from your previous job that your experience helping as a vaccinator might have led you to this change of career with yellow without a —— change of career? i would not have thought about it because if anyone had asked me if i would be vaccinating people because i came from a nonclinical background

so to me it is the passion and the drive that is just helping me to have this change so if you are asking about three years ago, would i be working on the health sector, i would have said no but when the pandemic it and i was made redundant, i took it as an opportunity to showcase my skills and my level of customer service. and how much of that humanity you saw as part of the vaccination drive and the teamwork that you saw from the nhs inspired you to go for this new role? 50 the nhs inspired you to go for this new role? ., ., , , new role? so one of the things is, when i new role? so one of the things is, when i saw _ new role? so one of the things is, when i saw it. _ new role? so one of the things is, when i saw it, i— new role? so one of the things is, when i saw it, i saw— new role? so one of the things is, when i saw it, i saw people i new role? so one of the things is, when i saw it, i saw people at i new role? so one of the things is, | when i saw it, i saw people at their most vulnerable, and how do we help people, convince them, to be able to roll out this information by making them know the advantages of taking them know the advantages of taking the vaccine or having the vaccines, and some of the things that have come about since i started with guy's and saint thomas, i started a project which i was nominated for which was speaking to the essential staff who are kind of like sceptical

about having vaccines so as part of the team, we went outside creating awareness and telling them the pros and cons of having the vaccines, because there is a lot of negative things about people having the vaccine and the side effects which are not necessarily true. however, meat coming from general manager and knowing how to be able to manage people —— me coming from general manager. i people -- me coming from general manauer. ~' people -- me coming from general manauer. ~ ., ,, manager. i think we have lost you, i think we lost — manager. i think we have lost you, i think we lost you, _ manager. i think we have lost you, i think we lost you, we _ manager. i think we have lost you, i think we lost you, we believe i manager. i think we have lost you, i think we lost you, we believe it i think we lost you, we believe it there but thank you so much and good luck with your newjob. —— we will leave it. the new york city easter parade tradition is back, after covid—19 put a stop to it last year. hundreds gathered on 5th avenue on sunday to celebrate easter and the coming of spring, and many of them were wearing the elaborate hats that are a hallmark of the event. the tradition began as a casual easter stroll up the avenue in the 1800s and it always starts from st patrick's cathedral where a service

is held every easter sunday. hello again. we had the warmest day of this year so far on good friday when the temperature in london reached 23.1t celsius. today, it is going to be cooler. there's a few showers around. but equally, there is some sunshine. we have got two weather fronts moving in the direction of the north sea. they are all wrapped around this area of low pressure which later will bring us more persistent rain across the north west, accompanied by strong winds. here are our two weather fronts. here is the first one and here is the second one. and as they move away, we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and showers, some bright spells, but don't forget, the more persistent rain and the stronger winds coming into the north west, where we are looking at highs of 10 degrees. in lighter winds further south, 14—17 will feel quite pleasant. but if you have an allergy to tree pollen, worth noting that the levels

across the east and the south of england today are high. through this evening and overnight, many but not all of the showers will fade. there will be areas of cloud, we will have clear skies, a few mist and fog patches forming, and a weather front continuing to bring cloud and rain across north—west scotland, just getting into northern ireland. it will be cold enough in parts of scotland and northern ireland for the temperature to fall as low as freezing. tomorrow, then, here is the same weather front bringing some showery outbreaks of rain. we have got low pressure to the north of us. the weather front bringing in the rain notjust to scotland but also northern ireland. but we're not talking about heavy rain. at times, there will be more cloud across england and wales but some breaks in the cloud and a little bit of sunshine coming through, and a few showers. the best of the sunshine on the west coast. temperatures down a touch on today. into wednesday, a largely dry day for most of us. again, you can see, we are looking at some areas of cloud, one or two showers out to the west. these weather fronts coming

in from the atlantic, not making huge progress, bringing in a wee bit more cloud to the west of northern ireland at times, and temperatures between 9—18 degrees. as we head into the latter part of the week, the low pressure in the north sinks southwards, taking the weather fronts with it. we have more of an easterly wind across our shores as we go through wednesday, thursday and into friday, and a noticeable wind at that. so that basically means if you are on the east coast, the north sea coastline, it will feel cooler than in the west where we will have the higher temperatures. we could get up to 18 in cardiff.

this is bbc news — welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m annita mcveigh. our top stories: a series of powerful explosions have rocked the western ukrainian city of lviv, not far from the polish border. at least six people are dead including a child. i actually saw a couple of the missiles myself streaking across the sky and then hitting buildings on the city's roof line. then we saw the black plumes of smoke rising up. the renewed attacks come as ukraine says the strategically important port city of mariupol no longer exists, as it vows its soldiers will fight to the end. the chinese city of shanghai reports its first official covid deaths for two years, as a strict lockdown continues.

that's as scotland becomes the last place in the uk to remove the legal