this is bbc news. the headlines at 8... the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. president putin tells those who threaten russia to think twice. the governing body of men's tennis criticise wimbledon�*s decision to exclude russian and belarusian players from this years championships and says it has the potential to set a damaging precedent for the game. the prime minister has faced further criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown—breaking fine

in advance of tomorrow's vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. why does the prime minister think everybody else�*s actions have consequences, except his own? we consequences, except his own? i've exlained consequences, except his own? i've explained why _ consequences, except his own? i've explained why i bitterly regret receiving a fine, and i apologise to the house — receiving a fine, and i apologise to the house. ' . ., , receiving a fine, and i apologise to the house-— the house. officials in the us have find a film production _ the house. officials in the us have find a film production company - find a film production company £100,000 on the set of the movie rust. in a us tv interview, prince harry says he wants to protect his grandma, the queen, and make sure she's surrounded by the right people. it was so nice to see her, she is in great form, she always has a great sense of humour and i'm just making sure she is protected.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says he's ready to swap russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe passage of civilians and troops from the beseigned city of mariupol. as the russian offensive intensifies in the eastern donbas region, mariupol remains a key russian target. it would link russian controlled regions in the east with crimea which it annexed from ukraine in 2014. there is an effort to rescue civilians from the city where 100,000 people remain trapped. the azovstal steel works — a massive plant in the port city — has become the last centre of ukrainian resistance. 0ur correspondent, mark lowen, has the latest. in the fog of war, russia's ferocious firepower is unrelenting. mariupol, once a thriving port city, besieged and broken.

the last bastion of ukraine's resistance is the azovstal steel plant, perhaps a few thousand soldiers and civilians in its bunkers and tunnels — a patch of land holding out against one of the world's biggest armies. and now a rare voice from inside the nightmare. "this is our appeal to the world," says this marine. "it could be the last of our lives, we are probably facing our final days, if not hours." "the enemy is outnumbering us 10—1." but today, again, they refused russia's latest surrender deadline — a defiant fight to the end. the president says he has offered safe passage out of mariupol. across the country, in kyiv,

it's all quiet on the western front. so, from a volunteer centre, they send supplies to the east — first aid, food and preparations for battle to those repelling the russian assault. among the staff is 0lena nicolena, whose cousin max is one of the last fighters in the steel plant. the pride of russian army here... they've gathered spoils of war from an invasion that has not gone moscow's way. this badge says "death is better than dishonour". 0lena hopes her cousin will return with more fragments of russian losses. she hasn't heard from him since the 8th of march. do you feel proud of him? yeah, totally. i would never have imagined my cousin to become a true hero of ukraine and hero of mariupol. there is obviously a very bitter sense of pride, in the sense that he is in a life—threatening situation. but i am very proud of him. i dream of the day when he will return and we will be able to meet

again and i will be able to tell this to him. if you could give a message to max now, what would you say? max, i know that you are very strong, and your family loves you a lot, and we are waiting for you, and we are sure that you will come back and you will be our hero, and you will have a great life in a free ukraine after our victory. praying for that end are families across this nation — those like vladimir, whose only child, danilo, is also fighting in the steel plant. here in kyiv, they've fortified their monuments, but vladimir knows he can't protect what's most precious to him. | translation: it's very hard there, | they are running out of ammunition,

but they don't want to surrender because they can't abandon the civilians they're protecting. i used to prepare him for the army, so maybe it's my fault he joined. i'm pretty sure i'll see him again but, untilthen, danilo, ilove you, and i'm waiting for you. 500 miles from the front line, the emotional distance can seem further still with the agony of helplessness comes the hope and dread of news. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. earlier, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy said he remains ready to swap russian prisoners of war in exchange for civilians and ukrainian troops in mariupol. we are ready to exchange our people for the military, for the prisoners,

they have left corpses and live people behind, so we are ready for any exchange. so, whether i want or whether i don't want it, i'm ready for the dialogue. russia has released pictures of what it says was a successful test flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. president putin said it would make anyone seeking to threaten russia think twice. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has the latest from moscow. i think this is about the kremlin dropping a not so subtle hint. basically, russia is saying to the west, look at us, guys, we have this very big, very powerful, very destructive new weapon, keep that in mind. the missile has been in development for years, so this will not come as a big surprise and in

fact the pentagon says that it was warned by moscow about the launch, it considers it routine, not a threat, but the launch now at a time of hostility in ukraine, this sends a clear message to russia's opponents and in fact the kremlin did not hide that fact because after congratulating his military chiefs on the test launch vladimir putin said the missile would provide food for thought for those who in the heat of frenzied aggressive rhetoric try to threaten russia. president putin also said this ballistic missile has no equivalent in the world, he said it would penetrate any missile defence shield, but it's not ready to be deployed just yet, the defence ministry here says it needs to undergo more testing first. germany says it will stop importing oilfrom russia by the end of the year to make the impact of sanctions more severe. currently, around a quarter of the oil germany uses comes from russia.

the german finance minister has admitted that stopping all russian oil imports now would hurt germany more than it would hurt president putin. he also blamed russia for the current global price rises and the internationalfood crisis. he's been talking with our economics editor, faisal islam. just after the invasion of ukraine, the western world clubbed together to isolate russia, its financial system, its biggest businessmen, and its war chest of hundreds of billions in currency reserves as never before. but it wasn't enough to deter the aggression. absolutely key to this is the role of germany — heavily dependent on russian energy and effective source of hundreds of millions of euros being sent to the kremlin�*s companies every day. its finance minister, christian lindner, told the bbc it's russia that's responsible for the significant economic consequences of the war. there is an unprovoked, terrible war in ukraine, and russia is responsible for all geopolitical and macroeconomical risks

which have their origin in this war. so russia is responsible forfood crisis, for example...? for example, inflation, food crisis, and the possible risk of a serious debt crisis in developing countries. at first, the stringent actions against moscow hit home, collapsing the value of its companies and its currency, the rouble, to record lows. but now, thanks to the flow of energy dollars and euros, it's recovered all of that lost value. when you hearfrom president zelensky last week that europe is sending $1 billion a day to russia for its oil and gas and that, "we don't understand how you can make money out of blood," and he pointed the finger directly at germany and hungary for blocking an oil embargo. no, we are not blocking, we are willing to stop all energy imports from russia,

it's just a matter of time. when for the oil embargo? as fast as possible. this year? as fast as possible. it would cause a physical shutdown of your manufacturing sector, your car—makers, if you were to push the button right now? probably, and this is why we prefer sanctions which hurt him more than us as europeans and our single market. the relationship between germany and russia is absolutely key to the calculations of the kremlin in this war. the minister admitted this was a two—decade miscalculation and germany is now committed to independence from president putin, but they say doing so immediately is just not possible. faisal islam, bbc news, in washington. wimbledon has banned players from russia and belarus from taking part in this year's championships because of the invasion of ukraine. the kremlin said it was

"unacceptable" to make athletes what it described as "hostages of political prejudice". 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilson, reports. at wimbledon, there is no roof to exclude the wider world. this is a fixture in the international sporting calendar. thus, what happens here, matters everywhere. wimbledon quotes its responsibility to limit russia's global influence in the light of what it describes as unprecedented and unjustified military aggression. and so several of the world's leading tennis players are excluded here, even though they have been permitted to play on the professional tour. daniil medvedev, ranked two in the world, a strong contenderfor the men's title, won't play. aryna sabalenka, a potential champion, one of several leading women's players from belarus and russia, is now barred. the kremlin says the action is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine's leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it's another sign for russia

that they are wrong, they have to stop. we are thankfulfor this, we are thankful for all the help, the weapons we get to survive and keep fighting. the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they continued to compete as neutrals. at wimbledon, they've decided that neutrality is not an option. earlier, joe wilson gave us a quick update on how the world of tennis is reacting. wimbledon�*s stance has been welcomed by the british government but there are some in tennis to take a different position, the atp representing men's professionals believe it's unfair because in their eyesit believe it's unfair because in their eyes it discriminates against some of their members based on nationality. between the strong views what is clear to see is wimbledon�*s unique profile which

brings influence and responsibility. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford — and joe twyman who's director of the polling organisation deltapoll. manchester city can return to the top of the premier league, one of four games being played, we have had goals, not at the etihad, it remains city zero, brighton zero. liverpool's win has taken them top and a city win would take them back and a city win would take them back a point clear, goalless at newcastle as well but three goals at stamford bridge, smith rose put arsenal back in front, they took the lead. as

things stand, chelsea are struggling, and arsenal would be joint fourth, just behind spurs goals —— on goal difference. everton desperate on points behind to leicester. wimbledon bosses say they have banned russian and belarusian tennis players because it's "their responsibilty" to play a part in government sanctions. wimbledon has become the first of the four grand slams to make the move. it means men's world number two and us open champion, daniil medvedev and the women's world numberfour aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championships. russian and belarusian tennis players have been allowed to play other high profile tournaments under a neutralflag and no national anthem. after the announcement both the mens tour — the atp and the women's tour — the wta released similar statements, criticsing the move by the all england lawn tennis club. the atp says "we believe that today's unilateral decision by wimbledon and the lta to exclude

players from russia and belarus from this year's british grass—court swing is unfair and has the potential to set a damaging precedent for the game... speaking to the bbc earlier, former top 20 player and grand slam quarterfinalist, the ukrainian alex spoke from kyiv about the decision. we are happy with the decision. i believe that if all the world as united and is trying to stop all of this and push the russian government and nothing is working, then the only way this can stop is the russian people push the russian government, and i think, if most of them continue living their normal lives, it will not change much. they

will not speak up, they will not see that something is wrong, and i believe that the more people are affected by this war, the more they will change their mind and understand they have to stop this. it turns out chelsea were not struggling for long against arsenal, azpilicueta has scored an equaliser. euro 2022 organisers have defended using manchester city's academy stadium as a venue after criticism by iceland's sara bjork gunnarsdottir. speaking on a podcast the lyon midfielder said using a "training ground" — which will host two iceland games injuly — was "disrespectful". eight euro 2022 matches have already sold out, and organisers today have said they believe that the right mix of stadiums has been chosen. boxing management company mtk global has announced its ceasing operations in light of the us government's sanctions on founder daniel kinahan.

kinahan, who left the mtk in 2017, was last week hit with global financial sanctions by the united states government. the news comes after former mtk president and ceo fog yalen resigned on tuesday morning. in a statement released on twitter, mtk global said... the world snooker championship continues at the crucible, with the evening sessions under way. john higgins and jack lisowski secured their spots in the next round, but kyren wilson managed to narrow ding junhui's lead to just one before the end of their first—round match—up. ding, the former world no 1, built momentum all morning, but wilson rallied back at the end of the session to leave the match tightly contested with wilson trailing ding 5—4.

and as you can see from these pictures, kyren wilson and ding junhui are under way in this evening sessions where ding junhui leads six frames to five. 0n table two noppon saengkham is two frames up on luca brecel. you can follow all the snooker live on bbc two and the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. the prime minister has ignored calls from labour to apologise to the archbishop of canterbury and the church of england in the wake of a row about the government's immigration plans. during prime minister's questions, borisjohnson was pressed on comments he is said to have made at a meeting of conservative mps last night — when he claimed that the church had been more critical of his plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda than it had been of president putin. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, reports.

are there more fines - coming, prime minister? borisjohnson is desperate to change the subject and talk about anything other than his covid lawbreaking. a row with the archbishop of canterbury is one way of doing it. happy easter to all of you! in his easter sermon, justin welby criticised government plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda. in a private meeting with conservative mps, mrjohnson reportedly criticised the archbishop for being less vociferous in his condemnation of russian president vladimir putin than of government immigration policy. today, the labour leader demanded an apology. in fact, the archbishop called putin's war an act of great evil, and the church of england has led the way in providing refuge to those fleeing. would the prime minister like to take this opportunity to apologise for slandering the archbishop and the church of england? the prime minister didn't repeat what he'd said behind closed doors but... i was slightly taken aback

for the government to be criticised over the policy that we have devised to end the deaths at sea, in the channel, as a result of cruel criminal gangs. i was surprised that we were attacked for that. lambeth palace has hit back, saying the archbishops of canterbury and york had condemned russia's invasion of ukraine as an act of great evil and spoken out repeatedly against it. it added, "they are gravely concerned by proposal to send migrants overseas." downing street insisted voters care more about policy than parties, but the snp don't think the prime minister will be forgiven. 82% of people in scotland say - they believe the prime minister lied |to this parliament and to the public| about his lawbreaking covid parties. are they right, or should they not believe their lying eyes? - we are going to get on with the job of delivering for the people of the whole of the united kingdom. for now, mrjohnson can leave it all behind — he's off to india on a trip which he says will concentrate on jobs,

defence and energy security. 0ur political correspondent ione wells joins us — and we've had an update on the vote that was meant to be taking place tomorrow in the commons? what was going to happen was labour tabled a vote for tomorrow on whether or not the prime minister should be referred to a parliamentary committee to be investigated over whether he misled parliament. 0pposition mps strongly believe he misled parliament when he previously claimed the rules and number 10 were followed at all times and he had repeated assurances that no parties took place. in the last couple of minutes the government have somewhat change the plans for tomorrow, they have tabled what is called an amendment to that vote tomorrow. instead, they have tweaked the vote to say any vote on this issue should be deferred until sue

gray's report has been published, thatis gray's report has been published, that is the top civil servant investigating downing street parties and other parties in government buildings last year. so if that passes which is likely because the government has a big majority and tory mps will be told to vote for this new plan, essentially what it will mean is we will not have a decision on whether the prime minister should be investigated on this until after both the police investigation has concluded but also sue gray's report has been published as well so essentially this is a deferring of a decision for potentially a couple more weeks, even months to come, until we have all the evidence out of the public sphere. the reason the government has done this is they were worried about a potential backlash from some of their own mps. some tory mps were planning to vote for labour�*s motion tomorrow, are you saying the prime minister should be referred for an investigation about whether he misled the house, other tory mps were not going to vote with the

opposition but were considering not turning up to vote at all because they did not want to be seen to publicly defend the prime minister and stop any kind of investigation from taking place, particularly because they are conscious at the moment that we have local elections coming up very shortly at the start of may and the opposition were already saying that where any tory mps to publicly defend the prime minister tomorrow or say they did not want him to be investigated, that would likely feature on some of those election leaflets in that election coming up. i those election leaflets in that election coming up.— those election leaflets in that election coming up. i know this is a sliuht election coming up. i know this is a slight change _ election coming up. i know this is a slight change of — election coming up. i know this is a slight change of plan _ election coming up. i know this is a slight change of plan emerging, - election coming up. i know this is a | slight change of plan emerging, but has there been any reaction at all? so far it has just come through in the last couple of minutes, but i expect the opposition will not be happy with what they will no doubt see as the government trying to kick the can down the road for a bit longer on this particular issue. however, i would not necessarily say this means the government is out of the woods because what it does mean is that essentially mps will get a chance to vote on whether the prime

minister should be investigated for misleading the house once both the police investigation and sue gray's report are out there, both those things have the potential to cause morejeopardy things have the potential to cause more jeopardy for the things have the potential to cause morejeopardy for the prime minister, if he receives more fines from the police that might make more tory mps likely to want him to be investigated and if sue gray's report provides any damning evidence that would suggest he was aware of parties, that could prove to be more jeopardy for the prime minister so they have delayed the decision on whether he should be investigated but it does not necessarily mean he isn't clear yet. i but it does not necessarily mean he isn't clear yet-— isn't clear yet. i am sure we will aet isn't clear yet. i am sure we will get more _ isn't clear yet. i am sure we will get more reaction _ isn't clear yet. i am sure we will get more reaction to _ isn't clear yet. i am sure we will get more reaction to that - isn't clear yet. i am sure we will get more reaction to that in - isn't clear yet. i am sure we will get more reaction to that in the | get more reaction to that in the hours ahead. the actorjohnny depp has told a court that he was more inspired to turn to drugs and alcohol because of constant clashes with his former partner, the actress amber heard. johnny depp is suing her for defamation after an article she wrote for the washington post in which she called herself a victim of domestic violence. he denies any abuse. he told the court in virginia that

amber heard had a need for conflict and couldn't be wrong. david sillito has been following the case. all right. are we ready for the jury? johnny depp, back on the witness stand for questions about a relationship that he says was controlling and belittling. as he settled down, there was only the briefest glance across the court towards where his ex—wife, amber heard, was watching. i was sort of not allowed to be right. not allowed to have a voice. so, at a certain point, what enters your mind is... you start to slowly realise that you are in a relationship with your mother. day one was all about the big picture. his childhood, his lifestyle, his personality, his drug use. day two is focused rather more on the specific allegations.

good morning, mr depp. he was asked if he had struck amber heard in an argument over a tattoo. no, he said. never. instead, he said, he would retreat from her. ms heard, in herfrustration, and in her rage, in her anger, she would strike out. she would... it could begin with a slap, it could begin with a shove. it could begin with, you know, throwing a tv remote at my head. his drinking was, he said, a means of coping with the constant rows. the alcohol that i used, drank, was, again, purely... it's that little boy who didn't want to hear, or didn't want to feel pain. as they rose for recess, watching intently, his ex—wife.

we'll hear amber heard's version of events in the days to come. david sillitoe, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. 0ur media and arts correspondent, david sillito, is at the court in fairfax, virginia. what has stuck out to you from the evidence you have heard in the last few hours? , evidence you have heard in the last few hours?— evidence you have heard in the last few hours? , ., ., few hours? this afternoon, what we have been hearing _ few hours? this afternoon, what we have been hearing is _ few hours? this afternoon, what we have been hearing is the _ few hours? this afternoon, what we have been hearing is the detail- have been hearing is the detail about the individual alleged assault that amber heard said took place, and johnny depp said, no, no point did he hit her, he was the victim, and he went through one by one. we a picture of him lying on a bed with his finger severed, he said it was an incident caused by a bottle being thrown at him, we saw another photograph of his face with another injury he said had been caused by amber heard, and at one point he

stood up and said, i want to show you what actually happened, and he acted out, as he said, amber heard hit him, and we also heard a recording of a conversation, as the arguments got worse and worse he recorded their conversations, and we heard her talking about hitting him, saying, no, idid heard her talking about hitting him, saying, no, i did not punch you, but i did hit you, and describing him as a big baby. why? because he said he always retreated into the bathroom, into spare rooms to escape what he said was a belittling, humiliating and violent relationship. of course, this is just one side, we and violent relationship. of course, this isjust one side, we have and violent relationship. of course, this is just one side, we have yet to hear amber heard's side of the relationship. 50 to hear amber heard's side of the relationship-— relationship. so what are we expecting — relationship. so what are we expecting in _ relationship. so what are we expecting in terms - relationship. so what are we expecting in terms of - relationship. so what are we expecting in terms of the . expecting in terms of the proceedings?— expecting in terms of the proceedings? expecting in terms of the ”roceedins? ~ ., .,. proceedings? what we will face next is the cross-examination _

proceedings? what we will face next is the cross-examination of - proceedings? what we will face next is the cross-examination of johnny l is the cross—examination ofjohnny depp because at the moment it is the very gentle questioning from his side as he is led through his side of the story. there will be many sharp questions about each of those incidents, what exactly happened, how it happened, for instance one of them in a staircase in his penthouse building which he said amber heard's sister intervened to stop amber heard hitting him. ithink there will be a very different account from amber heard's side, so this cross—examination will come next, and after that there will be testimony from amber heard. a report into the fatal shooting of a film maker on the set of the movie rust has found the production company "knew that halina hutchins died after a prop gun held by the actor alec baldwin went—off

during rehersals last october. safety regulators in new mexico fined the production company 139—thousand dollars the maximum fine allowable by state law — because it demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety. 0ur correspondent sophie long joins me now. this report, talk us through what is found. this report follows that tragic incident in october of last year when alec baldwin had been rehearsing a scene on said in a church on a ranch outside santa fe in new mexico when a gun he was told was called, not loaded with live ammunition discharged hitting halina hutchins, the cinematographer and also the director onset. she was airlifted to hospital but sadly died from her injuries. this is an incident that really rocked hollywood and left many people here asking why, how a long —— young

mother and rising star was shot dead on a make—believe movie set. today the reporter said not only did the production company in charge of that fact know the industry standard protocols on firearms safety were not being followed, they demonstrated paying indifference to employee safety by failing to review work practices and to take corrective action. immediately after this tragic incident we heard reports from crewmembers onset that there had been complaints about safety standards and working practices and we now know that according to today's report they heard testimony from crewmembers that said two misfires had taken place onset prior to the fatal shooting of halyna hutchins and management took little or no action. today, the new mexico bureau of health and safety standards decided to find the maximum possible fine under new mexico law ofjust under $140,000. this wont be the only

reports investigation into events. what else is happening? we still don't know whether criminal charges will be brought. as a criminal investigation under way by the new mexico sheriff department and also multiple lawsuits have been filed including one lawsuit of unlawful death that was filed by halyna hutchins's husband and that alleges that her death was a result of reckless behaviour and cost—cutting. when that lawsuit was filed in february of this year, alec baldwin's layer said that the idea that i baldwin is responsible is entirely false and he, halyna hutchins and all crewmembers onset were told that the gun was cold. that's the industry phrase saying it's not loaded with a bank or otherwise. now he, alec baldwin gave an emotional interview in december of last year which he said of course if you could change what had happened he would but he was not responsible. that is an issue of

some debate because not only was he the actor onset but he was also one of the film's producers. the fact is that to know a gun was discharged and it resulted in the tragic death of a young woman and rising star in the industry and today's report has held that production company responsible. it's said had industry standards and followed her death would have been avoided. the french president, emmanuel macron, and his far—right opponent, marine le pen, are meeting in a televised debate. the second round of the french presidential election takes place this sunday and this is the last major event of the campaign. the latest polls show the incumbent emmanuel macron has edged ahead of marine le pen but the race remains tight. this is pam arriving for that. this is live right now. this tv debate is the first and only debate that will take place before voters in france go to the polls on sunday. he will remember of course that emmanuel macron won the first round a couple weeks ago just ahead of marie in the

pan and this is a crucial debate. it's the same debate that happened in the last election where emmanuel macron was widely seen to have won that debate and went on to win the election. things are thought to be added to closer this time. marie le pen's camp admitting her performance was not what it could be and she's expected to perform a little better this time in her opening remarks. she was talking about being a unified candidate of harmony and unifying the french people. millions and millions of people in france will be watching this debate and actually millions of people right across europe because of course who takes the top job in france across europe because of course who takes the topjob in france has implications for countries across the eu as well. we will be keeping across this. it's in french so we are not listening to ask but we would have analysts and correspondents get their reaction when it wraps up a little later.

there've been protests outside parliament today over the cladding crisis as campaigners urged the government to protect all leaseholders from the costs of replacing flammable cladding. today mps were debating the key legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of leaseholders in england from the multi—billion pound cost of fixing their homes. most major housing developers have pledged to do the work and pay for it themselves. but campaigners says the pledge is not legally binding and homeowners may miss out. judith moritz reports. chanting: make our homes safe! these flat owners came to westminster with a message for parliament and some words for the prime minister, "make our homes safe." their protest, timed as the building safety bill reaches its final stages. there's too many, kind of, loopholes, that anyone can just find their way out of it, it's not far—reaching enough. 0ur developer is also quite a small company, and they haven't signed this so—called pledge that a lot

of the massive ones have, so where does that leave us? let the government fund first, fix now, collect later from the industry and release us from this nightmare. they argue the government's building safety bill won't protect every flat owner from eye watering charges for replacing flammable cladding in the wake of the grenfell disaster. but the government got its way in the commons, and the bill is a stage closer to becoming law. not only does the bill provide for a new regulatory regime, but it now provides an extensive set of tools in law to ensure that those who bear responsibility for defects are made to pay and to protect leaseholders from crippling bills for historic defects. there was dissent from the opposition parties. i want to put on record, madame deputy speaker, the 0pposition�*s serious misgivings about the way the government have gone about revising

this legislation. as a result of the way the bill has been modified, it is now, by all accounts, something of a mess. we are in a better situation than anywhere we've been over the last couple of years, but the situation is still not good enough. there are blocks with flammable cladding in every major city in england. here in greater manchester, there are more than anywhere else outside london. though the building safety bill is making its way into law, flat owners say their campaign will continue. on this side, i can show you the actualfoam. darren matthews lives in a block in salford and has been asked to pay £100,000 to make his flat safe. so you can see that is an inch of polystyrene. it's affected my sleeping patterns, it's affected my eating, it's affected my professional life, it's affected my social life. it's affected my family relationships. all of that has been impacted by one letter, by one bill, one demand for payment that i cannot achieve. for darren and for many others, the nightmare won't be over

until their buildings are fixed. the government says after today, that's a big step closer. judith moritz, bbc news. people using self—driving cars will be allowed to watch television on built—in screens under proposed updates to the highway code. the government says that drivers must be ready to take back control of vehicles when prompted. using mobile phones while driving will remain illegal. joining me now is erin baker — who's editorial director at auto trader. thank you for coming on the programme. what do you make of these proposed changes? programme. what do you make of these preposed changes?— proposed changes? there's two thins, proposed changes? there's two things. one _ proposed changes? there's two things, one consumers - proposed changes? there's two things, one consumers are - proposed changes? there's two l things, one consumers are ready proposed changes? there's two - things, one consumers are ready for them, are they ready for autonomous driving and secondly is the technology ready and i the car ready? i think i'vejust technology ready and i the car ready? i think i've just been pretty much every car out on the road at the moment and the technology is still not where i would quite wanted to be. i had a few incidents with

some of the autonomous tech that we already have on our cars like active cruise control which does the throttle and breaking for you right away keep a space where it steers you back into the lane and sometimes those functions don't quite work as they should. i have been pulled back into a by my car when i have not been straining outside it and my car has braked when i had not wanted it to so we are not hundred percent yet and i'm sure we will be in time. is and i'm sure we will be in time. is this coming around the corner where is this years and years away? we are in a transition _ is this years and years away? we are in a transition period. _ is this years and years away? we are in a transition period. the _ in a transition period. the technology has been on cars for a while now, they have been more issues around liability and insurance found attack but certainly is a transition period of the next two years which is why the highly cody stipulating we are not ready yet for using your mobile phones or other bits of text so that you are not ready to assume control should

things go wrong. but i would not think it was too far away. maybe another three, four, five years before that level four or five autonomy is in place but when it is i think it will be primarily for commercial fleets i think it will be primarily for commercialfleets or i think it will be primarily for commercial fleets or motorways i don't think busy city centres or henri will rhodes where there are no white lines for the cars to stare around that there are lots of situations in the uk led drivers literacy and control and i think that the monic drivers are far more concerned with the switch to electric than the eye with anything around autonomous driving. rem around autonomous driving. an experience of watching tv while you are driving along, i get car sick, isn't that going to be a problem? you and me both. i'm not one of the people who look for way to this idea of the cars as the third space after office and home the people talk about us going, i think people would absolutely want to look up and look at the road and assume control. for those who don't, we are not too far

away at all from bigger trials and bigger teacup of this technology that allows you to sit and just be a passive occupant in the car.- passive occupant in the car. thank ou. the bbc has learned that the headteacher of a school where a 15—year—old black pupil — wrongly accused of carrying cannabis — was strip searched by two officers, is leaving due to health reasons. a safeguarding review which found that racism was likely to have been a factor in the case. 0ur correspondent celestina 0l—low—deh reports. someone walked into the school. the words of child 0, voiced by an actor. i was supposed to feel safe. they took me away from the people that were supposed to protect me and stripped me naked, while on my period. the incident happened in december 2020. the publication of a safeguarding review made the case public last month. the two female officers involved

were removed from front line duties three days after the publication of the safeguarding review. today, we learned the head teacher is leaving due to ill health. we've spoken to a parent whose child goes to the school. so, i heard about the incident when my child came home on a thursday afternoon and said, have you heard about child 0? they said, we had a meeting at school today. the school told us that it took place in our school. iwas, like, 0k, why are you telling me this and not the senior leadership team? the school disputes this. it says it wrote to parents shortly after the release of the safeguarding review, adding that, due to the legal and moral need to protect the identity of child 0, the school has been informed that it is unable to confirm this detail to parents and students. people have talked about a few bad apples. clearly, that is not the situation at all.

we are changing the permission that is required so you now need and inspect the authority to carry out that kind of search going forward. questions remain about why the two female officers were not removed until three days after the publication of the safeguarding review. the headlines on bbc news... the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed — with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine — as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. the governing body of men's tennis criticise wimbledon's decision to exclude russian and belarusian players from this years championships — and says it has the potential to set a damaging precedent for the game.

the number of netflix subscribers has fallen for the first time in ten years. the tv streaming service lost two—hundred thousand customers in the first three months of this year. it blamed that on increased competition and its decision to suspend its service in russia, following the invasion of ukraine. the company has hinted it might start running adverts and charging people for sharing accounts. joining me now is dawn chmielewski reuters' us entertainment business correspondent. thank you for coming on the programme. i gave a quick favour of some of the reasons, what do you think the reason the subscribers are leaving netflix? it think the reason the subscribers are leaving netflix?— leaving netflix? it was a surprising auarter. leaving netflix? it was a surprising quarter. netflix _ leaving netflix? it was a surprising quarter. netflix had _ leaving netflix? it was a surprising quarter. netflix had been - leaving netflix? it was a surprising quarter. netflix had been for - leaving netflix? it was a surprising quarter. netflix had been for a - quarter. netflix had been for a casting modest growth, 2.5 million new subscribers and instead lost 200,000. this is the first quarter that netflix has admitted

competition may be a factor. they have donated as my streaming services set up and began spending billions of dollars on fresh content and netflix has acknowledged the competition is a factor. it's blamed a bunch of other things it has no control over. the economy for instance obviously invasion greyling and economic instability and the pace of people adopting new technology and can't control how many people want a smart tv or sign on for broadband. that i factor they indicated was the sheer number of people who are sharing their netflix accounts and estimated that 100 million households are actually freeloading on other peoples netflix accounts and it's going to be cracking down on that. it’s accounts and it's going to be cracking down on that. it's almost a victim of its — cracking down on that. it's almost a victim of its own _ cracking down on that. it's almost a victim of its own success. _ cracking down on that. it's almost a victim of its own success. he - victim of its own success. he pioneered the way with this new way of streaming, now every other company has to pay an in and have a service and that damages netflix's

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india and throughout asia and streaming services had some success in taking local language content for example squid games which was created in south korea and attracting users so the growth strategyjust attracting users so the growth strategy just does attracting users so the growth strategyjust does hinge on finding new subscribers in these markets outside of the us market and other markets around the world. but this netflix report is a strong signal that perhaps growth is slowing. thank you. hundreds of fans fell silent — and traffic came to a standstill today as the funeral procession for the wanted singer tom parker passed through petts wood in south east london. 0n the side of the carriage, flowers bearing the words "tom" and "pappi". the 33 year—old died from brain cancer last month. his widow kelsey invited fans to line the route to the church and watch the service on big screens. alice bhandhukravi reports. cheering.

tom parker knew this would be his last appearance. footage filmed by his band—mate nathan shortly before tom died in march. singing. today fans lined the streets in south—east london as the cortege made out of his family, friends, and bandmates made their way to church. the wanted were a big part of our lives and we did not know them personally and it feels like we do. he was a big part of all of our lives and made lots of friends. we wanted to pay our respects to the boys, and kelsey and tom who is a superhero throughout.

just wanted to be here for everybody as well as a mark of _ respect. tom was so brave and i wanted to come to pay my respects so it's amazing how many people are here as well and so glad we could be part of it. the singer was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancerjust 18 months ago. he decided to write a book about his journey and threw himself into campaigning to raise awareness of his condition glioblastoma. this couple lost their 21—year—old son to the same disease. we just wanted to be here today to give our sympathy to the family and friends and try and help promote awareness and more research into brain tumours. tom was the cheeky one in the group and he was the one who orchestrated a reunion for the wanted last year. how has that been getting back together again after seven years? when you've got a brain tumour it's difficult to try and remember anything.

his bandmates carried his coffin and spoke at his service saying they would remember his laugh and he left them far too soon. hundreds of fans watching outside hung on every word. tom parker leaves behind a wife, two young children and a legion of fans around the world. we have some breaking news now from a ukrainian negotiator who put out a treat which seems relatively significant. a bit of context here of course,

that port city in southeastern ukraine it has been had they been bombarded and we have been focusing on the steelworks which has been the centre of fighting in the last bit of resistance from ukrainian forces. he have been pleading for help to get out. there have been limited success in getting people out of mariupol real humanitarian corridors today but bus—loads and bus—loads it was not, the buses were ready and they could not get in. some people manage to escape but not very many. we now have a message about to be proposing talks in mariupol itself to try and find some kind of resolution to what's happening down there. as we get any more context on that we will bring it to you. prince harry says he doesn't know if he will return to the uk injune for the celebrations to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. in an interview with the american tv network, nbc, the duke

of sussex also spoke about visiting his grandmother at windsor last week and said he's trying to ensure the queen is protected, and has the right people around her. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. his relations with the rest of the royal family have been strained of late but harry has remained on good terms with his grandmother, the queen. the two hadn't met for more than a year until last week when harry and meghan were en route to the netherlands for the invictus games. they broke theirjourney to visit the queen at windsor castle, and according to harry, the meeting went well. it was so nice to see her. she's on great form. we have a really special relationship. we talk about things she can't talk about with anyone else. she's always got a great sense of humour with me and i'm just making sure that she's protected and got the right people around her. harry's comment that the queen was on great form is reassuring given the concerns about her health, but quite what he meant by suggesting he is the person ensuring the queen is protected and has the right people

around her is unclear. on his own future plans, harry seems very settled in california. home for now me is, for the time being, in the states, and it feels that way as well. but did he think he would come to britain to attend the queen's platinum jubilee injune? i don't know yet. there's lots of things with security issues and everything else, so this is what i'm trying to do, trying to make it possible that i can get my kids to meet her. a question about his relations with his father and brother was deflected. do you miss your brother, your dad? look, for me, at the moment, i'm here, focused on these guys. when i get back, my focus is my family, who i miss massively. finally, how much did he feel his mother's presence in his life? it's constant. it has been over the last two years, more so than ever before. it's almost as though she's done her bit with my brother and now she's very much helping me. got him set up, now

she's helping me set up. that's what it feels like. his life of service continued, harry said, it had just relocated to the united states. nicholas witchell, bbc news. on monday, rupert murdoch will launch talk tv. its a major investment at a time when many question how financially viable tv networks can be. and while the new station boasts a range of programmes and presenters ? but one, piers morgan, is getting all the attention. ros atkins has been speaking to him. you continue to trash her. ok, i'm done with this. sorry. no, no. this was piers morgan's final edition as presenter of good morning britain. just over a year later, he is back. rupert murdoch is launching a new network, talk tv and piers morgan is star signing and he said his new show has one prima it's mission statement is to cancel cancel culture. when people say cancel culture doesn't exist i say actually it's happening all over

the place, open your eyes. the culture wars are raging whether like i like it or not. my argument will be to try and bring some perspective and common sense to these debates. some of the stuff going on is completely insane and someone has to fight for common sense and for freedom and a freedom of speech and the rights of people and i want to be that person. it was rupert murdoch who gave piers morgan his first big job in journalism making him editor the news of the world in 1994. morgan would edit the tabloid the mirrorfor ten years before being sacked in a controversy over fake photographs. when a string of high—profile tv work followed and now he's reunited with his old boss. with morgan arguing his new show is a chance to address a world that's become too tribal. that raises a question. you said we are angrier than we've ever been or society is particularly angry and that serves your purpose to some

degree because opinion based colonists are going to thrive in that environment. do you think you are making the most of that moment or do you think in some ways you are helping to create it? i think i am part of the noise, i accept that, that's not a legitimate criticism but where do you take that? do you say you can't say what you really think of vladimir putin? where is the line? viewers in the uk, the us, and australia will have the chance to see where piers morgan puts the line. his show is on talk tv and it also streamed on fox nation in the us and broadcast on sky news australia and he knows ratings are not guaranteed. what's your definition of success if you came back on the media show in two, three, four years time. i'm still on air. yes, that will do. rupert does not muck around. nor does piers morgan. he is attempting to bring together his social media impact with the fleet street tabloid journalism of his early career. thank you. from monday, we will see if the world wants that.

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett... it's been warm today with blue skies and sunshine. 0vernight looks largely clear across much of the uk. they stay low cloud and eastern coast of scotland. g, they stay low cloud and eastern coast of scotland.— coast of scotland. a lot of that will clear away. _ coast of scotland. a lot of that will clear away. the _ coast of scotland. a lot of that will clear away. the breeze - coast of scotland. a lot of that will clear away. the breeze is l will clear away. the breeze is picking up overnight and east and wins will be a feature over the next few days but because of the breeze it won't be quite as cold as it was last night and tomorrow will be dry and sunny in most places and we will see the crowd increasing through the midlands and the wind will blow that crowd into wales and the southwest and there could be one or two light showers. highest temperature is inclined into the rest of 17 or 18 degrees. friday is doing the but this time it's more crowded around on friday especially across england and wales may be a

few showers as well. best of the sunshine northwest england for all of us it will feel cooler.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the rematch. emmanuel macron and marine le pen meet for a televised debate — the only time they will face each other ahead of sunday's crucial second round vote. this is that debate live — it has about another hour to go. we'll assess the candidates' performance and their visions for france. the thousands still trapped in the beseiged city mariupol, despite another effort to create a humanitarian corridor today — only a small number have managed to escape. later in the programme, we'll speak to the chess grandmaster garry kasparov about the mood in the kremlin and the mindset of the russian president. but tonight with the context, political analyst dahlia scheindlin, who joins us from tel aviv, and from paris the uk's former ambassador to france,

lord peter ricketts.