this is bbc news. the headlines... prosecutors in portugal have declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann — who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. it's understood to be this man — christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently injail in germany. borisjohnson insists he'll still be in charge in six months�* time — afterfacing questions about his premiership after trade talks in india. what people want in our country is for the government to focus on the issues which we were elected for and that is what we are going to do. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol, in the south of ukraine. the mother of a boy found dead after an asthma attack has been found guilty of manslaughter.

and the revamped large hadron collider — the huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what's inside them — starts up again after a three—year makeover. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. a german man linked to the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been made a "formal suspect" by the portuguese authorities. christian brueckner, who's 44, was identified as a suspect by german prosecutors two years ago but has not been charged. he denies any involvement in the abduction of madeleine mccann. madeleine went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz in the algarve in may 2007, shortly before her 4th birthday. our home affairs correspondent

daniel sandford reports. on the 3rd of may, it will be 15 years since three—year—old madeleine mccann disappeared from a holiday apartment in portugal. despite investigations by police there and in britain and germany, what happened still remains a mystery. her parents, kate and gerry mccann, have always hoped she would be found alive, though some of those investigating believe she was abducted and killed. last night, prosecutors in portugal investigating her disappearance from this complex in praia da luz said a man in germany had been notified that he was a formal suspect in the case. they didn't name him but german police have been investigating this man, christian brueckner, a convicted rapist whom they suspect murdered madeleine mccann. he is currently in prison in germany. he denies any involvement. but from records of where his mobile phone was being used, officers believe he was in praia da luz on the night

madeleine mccann vanished. they have made appeals on german tv but have not felt they had enough evidence to charge him. madeleine mccann went missing from a ground floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed that they had identified a suspect. since then, there have been further searches in portugal but no obvious breakthrough. under portuguese law, there is a statute of limitations, a legal time limit for serious crimes of 15 years. an investigation has to progress within that time and that may be the reason for the announcement now. the deadline is 11 days away. there have been many false dawns in this case, and there is no guarantee that the portuguese or german

investigations will produce results. madeleine mccann�*s parents have always said that what they want is to find her, uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. daniel sandford, bbc news. 0ur correspondent in lisbon is alison roberts. this is a story that everyone in portugal must know about. what are the portuguese police saying now about the slicer development? fir about the slicer development? (1) where you have heard is a statement from the office of public, quite a terse statement, saying they had asked the german authorities to formally identify an official subject in the portuguese investigation, effectively informing that person they had been made an official suspect and could expect questioning that might incriminate them. this status of official suspect is designed to protect the

person in question, when they are pressed by police and prosecutors on a certain line that might incriminate them they have a right not to reply and to a legal defence. also to see certain details in the case. they have just been named as an official suspect and there is no talk of charges but german prosecutors have already said that there is a man christian brueckner, eric 44—year—old german national who they suspect of murder in their investigation. the portuguese are playing catch up, most of the running has come from germany, prosecutors have given interviews and say they are quite confident in building a case against this man who is currently in prison on another crime but he has denied involvement in the disappearance of madeline. thank you. robbyn swan is the co—author of the book looking for madeleine.

shejoins us now. thank you she joins us now. thank you for being with us. how did you first become involved in telling this story? become involved in telling this sto ? . ~ become involved in telling this sto ? ii" , . ., story? back in 2011 when operation granae story? back in 2011 when operation grange first — story? back in 2011 when operation grange first got _ story? back in 2011 when operation grange first got under— story? back in 2011 when operation grange first got under way, - story? back in 2011 when operation grange first got under way, my - grange first got under way, my co—author and i looked closely at all the portuguese police files, had them translated, and with each of your that had met the case when it first broke into thousand seven we it was a kind of story that we thought and investigation might yield an important story to tell. how significant do you think the naming of christian brueckner, a man who has not been charged but is now a person of interest is to this investigation? figs a person of interest is to this investigation?— a person of interest is to this investiration? ~ , ., investigation? as a reporter pointed out to have been _ investigation? as a reporter pointed out to have been several _ investigation? as a reporter pointed out to have been several people -

out to have been several people named like this, one of the neighbours, and a couple of men who have been involved in petty crimes around the estate. the starters itself conveys a certain level of protection to the person under suspicion but it is a shot across the bow is that the portuguese have no intention of letting this group, there interested in christian be and with the statute of limitations on the crime, being set to run out around the time of madeline's birthday and her disappearance, made a third, it is a real indication that that will not happen, they will not drop the case. it is that that will not happen, they will not drop the case.— not drop the case. it is going to be, i am _ not drop the case. it is going to be, i am imagining _ not drop the case. it is going to be, i am imagining for- not drop the case. it is going to be, i am imagining for her- not drop the case. it is going to - be, i am imagining for her parents, kate and gerry mccann, a very difficult moment but also a welcome one would you say? i difficult moment but also a welcome one would you say?— one would you say? i think you hit the nail on — one would you say? i think you hit the nail on the _ one would you say? i think you hit the nail on the head _ one would you say? i think you hit

the nail on the head there. - the nail on the head there. christian be is a convicted paedophile and convicted of serving time for a violent sexual crime against an elderly woman, we can't give any parent any relief to think of their child at the hands of such a person, but for the mcanespy have waited for so long to any resolution to this case, even the most tragic outcome would be something of a relief,, from the perpetual nightmare day living. the relief,, from the perpetual nightmare day living. the idea we will aet a nightmare day living. the idea we will get a lot _ nightmare day living. the idea we will get a lot of _ nightmare day living. the idea we will get a lot of information - nightmare day living. the idea we will get a lot of information from | will get a lot of information from portuguese authorities, how disappointed either media going to be? i disappointed either media going to be? ~ disappointed either media going to be?

of the case, it led to a lot of pull—out in the police, since 2013, the year they reactivated their own case, the portuguese have worked very diligently and quietly behind—the—scenes just getting in without. as far as we know they have had a reasonable level of co—operation with their german and british counterparts, there always tensions and differences in approach and technique but they have all tried to just get on with it this time. tried to 'ust get on with it this time. ,., ., tried to 'ust get on with it this time. h, ., ., tried to 'ust get on with it this time. ,., ., ., ., i. tried to 'ust get on with it this time. ., . , , time. good to have your insights, thank ou time. good to have your insights, thank you for— time. good to have your insights, thank you forjoining _ time. good to have your insights, thank you forjoining us. - time. good to have your insights, thank you forjoining us. my - thank you for “oining us. my pleasure. — borisjohnson, on a trade visit to india, has insisted he will still be prime minister in six months�* time. he met his counterpart narendra modhi in delhi this morning, but his trip has been dogged by the continuing controversy about lockdown parties in downing street, and questions about his leadership. yesterday, mps gave the go ahead to an inquiry into whether borisjohnson misled parliament about the issue. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports.

feeling the heat on the world stage, borisjohnson and his counterpart narendra modi met in the glare of the morning sun in delhi on day two of his visit to india. the pair agreed a new defence deal aimed partly at reducing india's reliance on russia for arms and energy. mrjohnson said a post—brexit trade deal could be reached by the autumn. an ambitious timescale, particularly given pressure on the prime minister at westminster. considering the number of party investigations going on back home, are you sure you will still be prime minister then? yes. he dismissed questions about an inquiry into whether he misled parliament. he said people had heard enough. what people want in our country is for the government to get on and focus on the issues on which we were elected and that is what we are going to do, and i think they will be interested injobs, growth in the uk.

asked about the war in ukraine he said the uk could provide tanks to poland who may in turn send heavy armour to ukrainian forces. india could still play a role, he suggested, despite its neutral stance. talking to the prime minister today it is clear that he has already intervened several times and i am sure it is no secret, he has intervened several times with vladimir putin really to ask him what on earth he thinks he's doing. yesterday the government dropped its attempt to delay a parliamentary investigation into the prime minister's conduct. his opponents say his time is up. partygate was a watershed moment. we have a criminally sanctioned prime minister who must make way for somebody who can uphold standards we expect from a leader.

boris johnson may or may not be forced out of office, though i strongly suspect it is now a matter of when and not if that scenario comes to pass. the issue will continue to distract |the prime minister and it is right| he considers his position- and resigns and if he refuses, his conservative mps should remove him. building closer ties with india might be his focus on the trip but he will return to another inquiry into partygate and support slipping away from more of his own mps. satellite images produced by a us company appear to show mass graves near the ukrainian city of mariupol. russia has yet to respond to the images. it comes as a ukrainian official says russian forces seized more than a0 villages in the east of ukraine. it's now nearly two months since the start of the war. russian forces — here in red — continue their attacks on mariupol, where some ukrainian fighters remain holed up in the azovstal steelworks. 0ur correspondent danjohnson

reports from ukraine. russian pictures claim to show rocket launchers firing on ammunition stores. their forces took a0 villages in ukraine's eastern region yesterday, but intelligence assessments say their progress is limited, and ukraine claims their gains are only temporary. russia also wants to show its black sea fleet still has deadly firepower, releasing these pictures of missiles being launched from one of its frigates. the defence of mariupol still goes on, but so does the suffering of its people, with only small numbers of residents able to escape in the past few days. it is devastating. it is horrifying. just stories of people, children, women, men, the elderly, getting murdered, raped.

and this is just continuing. just another day. the story has not changed at all. there is more evidence of civilian deaths and mass graves in these satellite pictures, showing where 200 bodies are thought to have been buried close to mariupol. the un has now documented 50 unlawful killings in bucha, near the capital, kyiv. there is prayer and reflection right across the country in church services as the majority of ukrainians mark the easter weekend. it is not maybe that kind of celebration like we used to have. but it is a time when we can be together with our family, with our parents. and pray, notjust for ourfamily but for all of us ukrainians, for all military guys who are defending our country. this holiday is very important because it is the beginning of new things, it means resurrection.

in the current context, it is even more important, so it is very special for us and my family, as well. sandbagged churches are a reminder that nowhere here is safe and that peace, this easter, will be hard to find. danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. the headlines on bbc news... prosecutors in portugal have declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann — who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. borisjohnson insists he�*ll still be in charge in six months�* time — afterfacing questions about his premiership after trade talks in india. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol, in the south of ukraine. let�*s cross live to delhi with our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan.

how much attention are the indian press paying deprived of the leadership of borisjohnson? == press paying deprived of the leadership of boris johnson? -- to the ”liht leadership of boris johnson? -- to the plight of _ leadership of boris johnson? -- to the plight of the _ leadership of boris johnson? -- to the plight of the leadership. - leadership of boris johnson? -- to the plight of the leadership. very l the plight of the leadership. very little. when the lockdown party scandals and building it was making some news here in india but it is certainly not been the focus of the headlines looking at the talks here. in contrast perhaps to the heat that the prime minister is feeling back home, borisjohnson is getting a very warm reception here in india stop i don�*t know if you can see in the background but the union flags have been out on display here at the parliament in delhi and across the city there have been huge posters with results and�*s face. he told reporters earlier that he felt a bit like india�*s superstar cricketer sergeant tendulkar when he looked at all the billboards that had been put out to welcome him. he wants to focus on the business he has come

here to attend to, the main focus being defence and tried and talks on ukraine. ~ . ., . . , ukraine. what would india ideally like from a _ ukraine. what would india ideally like from a trade _ ukraine. what would india ideally like from a trade deal _ ukraine. what would india ideally like from a trade deal with - ukraine. what would india ideally like from a trade deal with the i ukraine. what would india ideally. like from a trade deal with the uk? i think both sides have been keen to work towards a trade deal but there have been sticking points over the years when these things have been raised. visas has been one thing that the indian side has always had some concerns over, wanting a more liberalised visa system. from the uk side there has always been the talk of scotch whisky for example and the huge import tariffs that india places on it but what has been seen as huge progress today is in the joint statement that both leaders issued after the talks today i talked about how they had come to some agreement on reducing tariffs on both sides, both sides wanting side market to open up more to increase trade between the two countries. that is real progress and

we heard from borisjohnson and their end remotely saying they hoped to get a trade deal by diwali, 0ctober to get a trade deal by diwali, october or november. when you look at thejoint statement october or november. when you look at the joint statement they say they actually hope to complete the majority of talks by then, so the idea that a complete free trade agreement would be inked by the end of the year is still a very optimistic one and here are some contacts, india doesn�*t rush into free—trade agreements with other countries in a hurry, it took a decade for india to come to a free—trade agreement with australia which was finally signed earlier this year. india has been in several rounds of talks with the eu over and fti and that didn�*t get anywhere. new zealand has been talking to for some time so i think there is definitely a real push, it both brexit britain to get access to india�*s huge market which has taken a bit of a knock during the covid pandemic and both sides seem very bold and positive the doubt when it came to the side of

trade talks. doubt when it came to the side of trade talke— doubt when it came to the side of trade talks. you had to be patient talkin: trade talks. you had to be patient talking about _ trade talks. you had to be patient talking about tried. _ trade talks. you had to be patient talking about tried. thank - trade talks. you had to be patient talking about tried. thank you. i a woman has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in the death of her seven—year—old son. hakeem hussein was found dead in a garden in november 2017 — he was severely asthmatic, and the court was told he was left alone in the cold without his inhaler. phil mackie is at coventry crown court for us. tell some of the background to this. i am afraid this is one of those awful cases with really shocking and distressing details. this was a young boy we should have been looked after by his mother but instead she was paying more attention to her drug habit and on the night he died she passed out having taken heroin and crack cocaine, she wasn�*t there to look after him and there were lots of questions about the warnings that had been received by the authorities as well in advance of this, there had been a meeting just a couple of days before but which i nurse said he believed needed to be

taken into care urgently. that didn�*t happen. the neglect was so great and of such a criminal case that she was convicted ultimately unusually of a case of the charge of gross negligence, manslaughter as well as the four child cruelty charges which they admitted to earlier, that was the jury returning a verdict in over an hour ago at country crown court unanimously after a three—week trial where he will be sentenced next week. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son�*s inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. 0n the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, but his mother couldn�*t help because she had passed out after taking drugs.

it�*s thought he went out for some air but collapsed and died. his body was found by a neighbour. this is a seven—year—old boy, hakeem hussein, who died of something that was preventable, which was an asthma attack. and through the trial, the evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised her drug use over him. hakeem wasn�*tjust failed by his mother but also by the agencies who were responsible for him. they had had plenty of warnings over a period of two years that culminated in a meeting on a friday afternoon at which a nurse said, if he wasn�*t taken into care immediately, he would die. no action was taken. 36 hours later, his body was found here. at the time, birmingham children�*s services had already been rated inadequate for nearly a decade, during which time more than a dozen children known to the authorities had died, including seven—year—old khyra ishaq, who starved to death, two—year—old keanu williams,

who was murdered by his mother, and keegan downer, aged 18 months, whose guardian killed her. six months after hakeem died, a new trust was appointed to take over. and since then, inspections have shown things have improved. all of the agencies working together had not shared or sought from each other enough information. a conference took place on the friday. tragically, hakeem died that weekend. professionals shared a lot of concern in that conference, and one of the things that would happen today that didn�*t happen then is that that would have triggered an immediate response that afternoon. a serious case review into hakeem�*s death will be published within the next two months, but new systems have already been put in place to help minimise the risk of another death like hakeem�*s. it�*ll be interesting to read a serious case review it is published,

because a lot of missed opportunities in this case, those of us who covered similar cases like this in a parcel be familiar with those sorts of prizes which i will expect to hear again when this is published, so a lack of professional curiosity perhaps promptly agencies who had contact with laura heath and hakeem hussein, perhaps too willing to believe her version of events, not curious enough to work out exactly what was happening there, and not enough information being shared by the different agencies involved that had a duty of care both for laura heath and for hacking hussein. as i said in the report, this was under the auspices of birmingham city council which is running children�*s services at the time, think of that giving tree improved since it was taken over by the children�*s trust, they are working to try and get a good rating from 0fsted. it was not a quit for ten years but one of the questions which are serious case review won�*t deal with but perhaps it is worth asking is why it was rated inadequate for so long with those

children dying during that period, wasn�*t it taken over sooner? studio: thank you. christopher hughes will have to serve a minimum of 25 years is in shooting a crime blog. thejudge told hughes it had been a planned and ruthless execution. our correspondence david count reports. in life and in death martin grabbed attention. he survived numerous testicle him until scottish gangster set him up to be gunned down at his luck ran out. he was a double killer, a convicted murderer who started a new career as a crime blog after leaving prison for his website exposed major league criminals in the netherlands. martin cox named names turning him into a celebrity with the target on his back. what

was martin�*s attitude to the attention is like he always just joking about attention is like he always 'ust joking abou— attention is like he always 'ust 'okin. abouj ., , . ., . joking about about the big chance, he would be _ joking about about the big chance, he would be assassinated. - joking about about the big chance, he would be assassinated. the i he would be assassinated. the assassins tried _ he would be assassinated. the assassins tried bullets and then i'd assassins tried bullets and then i�*d bomb under his car. it was spotted before it could do this. martin had been a first assigned the spotlight on the reputed boss of a moroccan gang importing cocaine into europe. moroccan criminals who are doing it hated them for that because they were exposed by him. that is probing the reason why he got killed in the end. ., the reason why he got killed in the end. ~' . , the reason why he got killed in the end. ~' ., ., . , . _ end. the killing was orchestrated by a scottish crime _ end. the killing was orchestrated by a scottish crime greek _ end. the killing was orchestrated by a scottish crime greek as _ end. the killing was orchestrated by a scottish crime greek as a - end. the killing was orchestrated by a scottish crime greek as a favour. a scottish crime greek as a favour for the moroccans. christopher hughes was a senior member of the group which has links to colombian drug cartels anytime of year. the 33—year—old arranged to meet martin in an amsterdam hotel. afterwards outside a gunman tried to suit the

dutchman but the weapon didn�*t fire, the intended victim didn�*t even notice. use them to taken to a sex club, after he left, thanks to hughes the gunman was there to try again. martin was shot eight times. he has been involved in the higher exons of organised crime group that has what havoc to the committees of scotland and has been involved in that international level where he has been involved in the murder of an individual in holland.— an individual in holland. police are t ini to an individual in holland. police are trying to trace _ an individual in holland. police are trying to trace james _ an individual in holland. police are trying to trace james and - an individual in holland. police are trying to trace james and barry i trying to trace james and barry gillespie the brothers who were alleged to have led the scottish crime group that is a b in brazil detectives have told the families they may have come to harm. the final stage of campaigning is under way in france�*s presidential election. on sunday millions of voters will decide between the incumbent emmanuel macron, and his rival marine le pen. but many people are still thought to be undecided. our france correspondent hugh schofield reports. marine le pen was out looking for votes in northern france this morning. this is familiar territory.

she is the local mp and can be assured of a friendly reception. but her message is that, while smiles are fine, what she needs on sunday is slips of paper in the ballot box. translation: if the people vote, if they go out and vote, _ then they will get the change they hope for. and the choice is simple. it is macron or france. both she and her rival, emmanuel macron, know that the key to the race on sunday is getting out the potential abstainers, the type who say, a curse on both your houses. mainly, that�*s people who voted left in the first round two weeks ago. yesterday, president macron was out in the north paris suburbs, with its poor and largely immigrant population, arguing that marine le pen�*s promises for putting money in their pockets are economic nonsense. translation: millions - of our fellow citizens turned to her party and project. why? because she gave the feeling that she had solutions for the cost of living, which is a real problem, and we will talk about this. but i have demonstrated

that her solutions are not viable. the polls suggest that president macron should be feeling comfortably confident about sunday. but if this election still feels tense, it�*s because the stakes are so high. a le pen victory would not mean some regular handover of power here in paris but a political earthquake, with after—shocks felt well beyond the borders of france. never one to resist a good photo opportunity, the president wants to show the french that he is fighting till the last possible minute. the vote, he says, is indeed a referendum on two very different versions of what the france of the future will be. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it shows about one in 17 people were infected last week. the figure represents a fall of about 15% on the week before. officials warned overall levels of the virus remain high. now it�*s time for a look

at the weather with darren. hello there. we�*re seeing more sunshine developing today and most places are staying dry. we�*ve still got some brisk easterly winds. so it�*s going to be warmer in the west. 19 degrees possible in western parts of scotland. still some cloud left over, though, across more southern parts of england and wales. any showers, though, will be fading away. we�*re likely to find more cloud, though, arriving overnight more widely in england and wales. we�*ve still got that misty low cloud in the far north of scotland. temperatures overnight typically five to six degrees. milder than that, i think, in the south east under the cloud. and tomorrow much of england and wales will start on a cloudy note. we could see a few showers developing as well. they�*ll tend to push their way towards the west, allowing more sunshine to develop further north and east across england. more sunshine for scotland and also northern ireland, away from that misty low cloud in the far north of the country. and there�*s still those brisk east to northeasterly winds, strongest along those north sea coast, keeping it cooler, gusty winds over and to the west of the pennines, a top temperature of around 16 to 18 celsius.

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: a german man has been declared an official— a german man has been declared an official suspect by portuguese prosecutors investigating the death of madeline mccann —— disappearance of madeline mccann —— disappearance of madeleine mccann who went missing 15 years— of madeleine mccann who went missing 15 years ago during a family holiday _ 15 years ago during a family holiday. it 15 years ago during a family holida . , , ., ., ., 15 years ago during a family holida . , , ., , holiday. it is understood to be christopher— —— christian brueckner. -- christian brueckner. what people want in our — -- christian brueckner. what people want in our country _ -- christian brueckner. what people want in our country is _ -- christian brueckner. what people want in our country is for _ -- christian brueckner. what people want in our country is for the - want in our country is for the government to get on and focus on theissues government to get on and focus on the issues and what we we re were elected for and that is what we are going to do. were elected for and that is what we are going to do-_ are going to do. satellite images have been released _ are going to do. satellite images have been released which - are going to do. satellite images have been released which are i are going to do. satellite images. have been released which are said are going to do. satellite images i have been released which are said to show a mass burial site in mariupol

in the south of ukraine. the mother of a boy found dead after suffering an asthma attack has been found guilty of his manslaughter. the revamped large hadron collider, the huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what is inside them, starts up again after a three—year makeover. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*s louisa.

she said getting back on the bay county support around her is helping her recover. if you have been affected by any of those issues, the bbc action line offers both and support. the first sprint race of the formula 1 season will be heard this weekend to decide the grid for sunday�*s grand prix. everyone was struggling in the rain this weekend and the only practice session, charles leclerc lost control of his ferrari couple times but still managed to top the time sheets. lewis hamilton could only manage a team, qualifying to decide the grid for saturday�*s spent race gets under way at 4pm this afternoon. before today�*s practice, lewis hamilton was talking about football and said, sing having the chance to invest in chelsea is a great opportunity and when he very much wants to take. the seven time champion and a tennis

number one, serena williams, are both thought to be keen to support the of potential new owner, so much in brighton. he said... dash mexer martin brighton. meanwhile, paul pogba may have played his last match for manchester united. the midfielder has a calf injury and interim manager ralf rangnick says he is unlikely to play again this season. pogba is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with a move away from old trafford. at the bottom of the premier league, everton are just a point clear of at the bottom three. after relegation rivals burnley beat southampton 2—0 last night. it is an

extra bit of pressure for everton to deal with heading into sunday�*s merseyside derby against liverpool. but with the manager of their nearest rivals miss them if they were to be relegated? —— would they miss them. {iii were to be relegated? -- would they miss them-— miss them. of course, i think we are all used to — miss them. of course, i think we are all used to two _ miss them. of course, i think we are all used to two clubs _ miss them. of course, i think we are all used to two clubs in _ miss them. of course, i think we are all used to two clubs in the - miss them. of course, i think we are all used to two clubs in the city i all used to two clubs in the city and around the derby it is special, especially nowadays it is different because we play in midweek tonight, but usually the full week before, you play, everton is all the talk and all the things people are talking about is any derby. 50. and all the things people are talking about is any derby. so, yes, of course i — talking about is any derby. so, yes, of course i would. _ talking about is any derby. so, yes, of course i would. at _ talking about is any derby. so, yes, of course i would. at the _ talking about is any derby. so, yes, of course i would. at the world i of course i would. at the world snooker championship, ronnie o�*sullivan has made a good start in his second round match. he leads you have in tow, and mark williams is already into the quarterfinals. he thrashed jackson page 13 frames to three, which included six breaks above 100. if you�*re interested any

snooker, you can follow on bbc two. there is live updates on any website that you can find on the bbc sport website. back to you, martin. thank you, louisa. the grenada leg of the earl and countess of wessex�*s platinum jubilee tour of the caribbean has been postponed, just a day before the couple were due to leave. sophie and edward are carrying out a seven—day tour of three caribbean nations, to mark the queen�*s 70—year reign. buckingham palace said the decision had been made after consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general. let�*s talk to our royal correspondent sarah campbell. good afternoon to you, it must have seemed a straightforward plan is part of the jubilee seemed a straightforward plan is part of thejubilee year, various members of the royal family were to be dispatched to the various realms around the world, realms are being

independent countries but have the queen as their head of state. a princess and i went to australia, papua new guinea earlier this month prince charles will go to canada next managed —— princess anne. william and kate went to the caribbean earlier this month. and this was due to start today, flying into st lucia and doing some island hopping during the week, but as you say, buckingham palace has issued a statement to say, granita, which was originally on the plan, is now not. —— granada. there is no reason, but in consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general, the queen�*s representative, this decision has been taken. local media have talked about some planned protests in grenada, the local reparations committee there have talked about the fact reputation�*s been compensation being asked for from britain as a result of the slave

trade —— reparations. they had asked for an audience for the earl and countess of wessex, we do not know thatis countess of wessex, we do not know that is the reason, perhaps it was considered in consultation with the government of grenada, it was too much of a political and perhaps a pr risk to go to that country, so that visit has been postponed, but the statement says they hope to visit at some point in the future. {iii statement says they hope to visit at some point in the future. of course, when prince — some point in the future. of course, when prince william _ some point in the future. of course, when prince william and _ some point in the future. of course, when prince william and of - some point in the future. of course, i when prince william and of cambridge where injamaica, there was some suggestion that there was a miscalculation in terms of the tone and some of the things they did in 2022. itjust did not sit right. so 2022. it 'ust did not sit right. so this 2022. itjust did not sit right. 5k this was last month. 2022. itjust did not sit right. 55 this was last month. you're right. this was last month. you�*re right. the target after a bad start because of the first place, the first country to visit it was belize and there was a last—minute change because there were local protests there and reports coming out saying at the local people felt they had not been consulted about the logistics of this particular visit and so that had to be changed at the

last minute, which is very unusual on a royal tour. these changes are unusual because they will have been long in the planning, so that was a first instance. then you will remember that prince william and catherine were met by the jamaican prime minister who effectively, as they were standing there next to him, said that, welcome to the country, but we do effectively want to remove the queen as at the head of state, that is our future. so the headlines and some of the photo opportunities which were deemed to be reminiscent of colonial times just went down badly, the optics were not what the palace would have wanted from a royal tour. and so i think, particularly now, with the earl of wessex going back to the caribbean and barbados are removed at the queen as head of state last november and other countries, as you say, jamaica and grenada, as well, some politicians are talking about holding a referendum about removing the queen as head of state. the palace will have to be acutely

conscious they do not want a repeat of those negative headlines from william and catherine�*s tour to the caribbean last month. william and catherine's tour to the caribbean last month.— william and catherine's tour to the caribbean last month. thank you for the moment. _ caribbean last month. thank you for the moment, sarah _ caribbean last month. thank you for the moment, sarah campbell. i official figures show we spent less online and in shops again in march. retail sales were down by one—point 4% — a bigger than expected drop. our reporter ben boulos is in belper in derbyshire for us well, how do you weave your way through lockdowns and a cost of living crisis? it�*s a real question, not just for this wool shop here in belper in derbyshire, but for lots of small businesses, medium businesses and large businesses, indeed, right around the uk. this particular shop opened just before the first lockdown. let�*s find out how they�*re getting on. we can speak to lisa, who is one of the owners. lisa, haider, how have things been for you? it�*s

lisa, haider, how have things been for ou? �* , , , , lisa, haider, how have things been for ou? , lisa, haider, how have things been for ou? fl, , ., for you? it's been very up and down we have had — for you? it's been very up and down we have had customers _ for you? it's been very up and down we have had customers coming i for you? it's been very up and down we have had customers coming and | we have had customers coming and then we had them obviously feel very wary at christmas. and then with the cost of living in the crisis in ukraine, we�*ve seen a real drop. have you thought about going online? we have, but will is we�*re hoping to, but wool is very much a touchy feely kind of product that people want to see the colours, they want to see the texture of it. so online is kind of it�*s there, but it�*s not really something we�*ve thought about as such. ok, lisa, thank you. what are you making here, by the way? cushion covers. 0k. you�*ve got your work cut out. we�*ll leave you to it. lisa, thank you very much. in the meantime, let me show you around this arcade. it�*s a beautiful old factory that

has been repurposed. it�*s been turned into an arcade that houses lots of small, independent businesses. a couple of dozen are based here. among them isjean, who�*s very kindly got a cup of tea on the go for me. jean, good to see you. how has it been for you with the lockdowns, the cost of living crisis? are things getting better? i think for us it is getting better. belper support the local economy and that really shows through here. and how important is that support for a business like a cafe where it�*s the kind of thing people may think, i�*ve not got the spare cash, i�*m going to maybe cut back on things like that. it�*s really important. you know, we only operate because of our customers. so it is really important. ok, i�*ll pop back for the tea later, jean, thank you very much. so it is really important. ok, i�*ll pop back for the tea later, jean, thank you very much. now, jean referred to the pressures there that people are facing. there are lots of things that are considered headwinds for businesses, notjust here but around the uk. inflation up at 7%. average prices going up. that puts a real squeeze on people�*s pockets. they perhaps have a bit less to spend, household bills, all of that putting pressure on people�*s budgets as well. as a result, footfall on high streets was down 15% in march

compared with march 2019. so what effect is that having on a business like this? this is a seamstress shop run by beth. beth, how are people responding to all these pressures on their finances? it's definitely changed the way people are spending money. the gift shop side to my business has slowed down, but for alterations i'm getting a lot more repairs, so instead of buying a new coat, they're putting a new zip in it for half or quarter the price of the cost of the coat, repairing jeans rather than buying new ones so " , ., ., " a conscious decision where they can save money, and that's definitely made my business busier. ok, beth, thank you very much. and just a final thought for any business owners, shop owners watching, it has been a tough time, but i think we�*ve got a mug with a message just for you. "keep going, you�*re doing amazing, sweetie." some breaking news hasjust come in from afghanistan. some breaking news has 'ust come in from afghanistan.i from afghanistan. taliban officials in the north _ from afghanistan. taliban officials in the north of— from afghanistan. taliban officials in the north of the _ from afghanistan. taliban officials in the north of the country - from afghanistan. taliban officials in the north of the country say i from afghanistan. taliban officials in the north of the country say a l in the north of the country say a blast has ripped through a mask injuring several worshippers it is

not immediately clear his head of the explosion and there was another in the capital, campbell —— ripped through a mosque. it came a day after several bombs... dozens of people were killed in explosions on thursday and at the islamic state group said they had carried out in those attacks. nobody saying about these blasts in the north and the capital. borisjohnson has has signed a defence and security partnership with india on the second day of a visit to dehli. the prime minister says he wants a free trade deal with india by november, but both countries have big wishlists — and experts say such a deal may prove hard to agree. our global trade correspondent darshini david is with us in the studio. we feel like we have been here before, haven�*t we? we have seen

trade deals too quickly, new zealand, australia, in the last couple of years but india is a different story. can it be done in time for november? it is a £28 billion question because that is how much trade between the two countries is expected to grow by if we can get a full deal of any line. but it is not that straightforward because india has very high trade barriers, protection spirits companies and its economy overall, so if you are a whisky maker in the uk and want to sell to someone in new delhi, that bottle comes with a mark—up of 150%. that is the on imported liquor. that is the kind of thing we are trying to get negotiated away at the moment. in addition, being able to invest more fully in indian companies as well. that is quite a lot there to do and india will want things back in return. we have heard already the premise ministers suggesting we might have to see more leeway when it comes to visas being given to skilled workers —— prime minister. that will not go down with some of the electorate, but that may be the price has to pay if we are going to get any kind of deal done,

but november is a pretty short timescale, where would i put my money on that one? i would say in any deal. what is known in the trade jargon as an early harvest, by which they mean it bit of a taster of what is to come, but that would be a very small sample of what could eventually happen.- small sample of what could eventuall ha en. ., ., eventually happen. you mentioned whis and eventually happen. you mentioned whisky and there _ eventually happen. you mentioned whisky and there is _ eventually happen. you mentioned whisky and there is a _ eventually happen. you mentioned whisky and there is a very - eventually happen. you mentioned whisky and there is a very big i whisky and there is a very big market, potentially in india. there is. market, potentially in india. there is- indians — market, potentially in india. there is. indians are _ market, potentially in india. there is. indians are the _ market, potentially in india. there is. indians are the biggest - market, potentially in india. ii—ii” is. indians are the biggest whisky drinkers on the planet, en masse, not individually! if you look at how much scotch whisky are salt into india, it is a tiny proportion of that market because of the tardis. you have that growing middle class in india who want to get a taste of the finest of —— because of the tariff ats. the scotch whisky association tell as it could increase sales by around £1 billion over the next two years. it is increase sales by around £1 billion over the next two years.— over the next two years. it is that kind of thing _ over the next two years. it is that kind of thing that _ over the next two years. it is that kind of thing that the _ over the next two years. it is that j kind of thing that the government over the next two years. it is that i kind of thing that the government is keen to publicise because manufacturers like that and manufactures of missionary do stand

to benefit a lot. how much would your eye benefit from others? bell, when it comes to consumers here, some imports would become cheaper, for example, textiles and things like that could be a bit cheaper, but according to the government because �*s own estimates, it�*s about £2 per person, not a huge amount. but we would get more choice and greater availability, that seems to be the selling point. thank you very much. it be the selling point. thank you very much. , ., be the selling point. thank you very much. , . ., much. it is great having correspondence - much. it is great having correspondence like i much. it is great having l correspondence like you, much. it is great having i correspondence like you, you much. it is great having - correspondence like you, you ask questions of yourself and answer them, i canjust put my questions of yourself and answer them, i can just put my feet questions of yourself and answer them, i canjust put my feet up! a reminder of the latest headlines. a german man has been declared an official suspect by portuguese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. but as johnson says he will still be in charge in six months�* time after facing questions about his premiership following trade talks in india. satellite images have been released which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol in the south of ukraine.

males of defensive changes have been dug around the ukrainian capital kyiv —— miles. life in the capital has, for some, but become a little less threatening. mark alone has spent time with soldiers protecting their city. defending ukrainian soil in the heart of the capital. from the trenches of kyiv, the 131st battalion stopped the russians from breaking through, and they�*re still here if the enemy returns. great britain sent us this weapon. anti—tank missiles from britain? yes, yes. and when was the last time you used this weapon here? secret. we can�*t disclose our exact location, with the threat still present. how many kilometres of the trenches?

i don�*t know, ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, 30 kilometres, i don�*t know. and still, they deepen the defence, fearful that if the russians take eastern ukraine, they could come back for a second try here. until two months ago, kyiv families would picnic in these forests. now, they have new dwellers. soup? translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, _ firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through. and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly, knowing that we are here. but it�*s no smooth ride towards calm for ukraine�*s capital, on edge after several attacks in the past few days by russian long—range missiles. air raid siren wails that�*s another air—raid siren that�*s just gone off but, as you can see,

people are kind of shrugging it off now. it�*s a pretty frequent occurrence but a reminder that the threat hasn�*t disappeared here. a hint of normality is peeping through the roadblocks and police checks. metro stations no longer used as shelters, as the city gradually comes back to life. kyiv is fortified, but fearful. for tamara tkachuk, business is still slow and the trauma deep. translation: it has been frightening here, my hands still tremble now. i this is our country, they have no right to come here and kill us. i�*m very worried the russians will come back or, worse, that they will wait for us to return and then bomb us from the air. god save us from that. for those dug in for the long haul, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance. and when ukraine�*s residents

became its defenders. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. a bbc investigation has discovered that thousands of german nationals have migrated to paraguay in the last 12 months to escape covid restrictions and vaccinations in europe. but the pandemic is not the only thing driving this new surge to south america, as bbc mundo�*s mar pichel has been finding out. on the banks of the river, united colonies, german settlements first established more than 100 years ago. but, in recent months, covid regulations in europe have created a resurgence in immigration. it means, "feel like you are at

home," and for thousands of germans who have arrived here in recent months, this really is home now. but the local mayor says many of the newcomers have worrying misconceptions about paraguay. but it�*s notjust the pandemic driving this new wave of immigration. since 2015, around 1.5 million migrants and refugees have settled in germany. many of whom practise islam.

hana helps fellow germans settle in paraguay. she didn�*t want to show herface on camera. but that is a strong accusation. do you have, or do they have any evidence of that? paraguay has a long history of receiving immigrants. people here say the new arrivals are welcome, but any sort of prejudice is not — it is just un—paraguayan. mar pichel, bbc news.

and you can watch the full documentary, escape to paraguay, here on bbc world news from this weekend. the world�*s largest particle accelerator — a vast machine which smashes components of atoms together to break them apart and discover what�*s inside them — has restarted after a three—year upgrade. researchers at the large hadron collider on the swiss french border believe the new machine will discover particles that could change our understanding of the universe. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has had exclusive access to the detectors underground. it�*s like a medieval castle. you have to have, like, winding roads to get there. deep underground, dr marcelo bono takes me into the heart of the large hadron collider. so this is the first time i�*ll have seen the detector. and, wow, itjust looks incredible. 7,000 tonnes of intricate engineering, built to detect minute particles created

by atoms crashing together. this is just one of the best positions, because really, it shows you all the majesty of this detector, isn�*t it? it�*s huge! majesty is the word. this is the detector that was responsible for one of the most important breakthroughs in science, the discovery of the higgs boson. it�*s just been upgraded and the hope is it will discover more particles that are completely new to science. and if it does, it could transform our understanding of the universe. we are looking actively for a lot of new phenomena. dark matter, for example. we can look directly for dark matter. could this be one of the biggest discoveries ever in physics? i�*d say yes. i�*d say it might be. yes, indeed. dark matter is an invisible

substance thought to make up most of the mass of the universe. the researchers here hope to produce dark matter particles by accelerating the inside of atoms close to the speed of light around a 27—kilometre ring, and then crashing them together. this is what compresses the magnet... these are the giant magnets that steer the particles around the ring, and focus them into a narrow beam. they�*ve been improved, too, so that there�*ll now be double the number of collisions, which will greatly increase the chances of finding new particles. for all the physics that we�*ve done since the startup of the lhc, the last ten years, we�*ll be able to actually get the same amount of data in the next three years as we did in those ten years. the particles that are being created... the particles that are being created. . ._ the particles that are being created... , . . . created... they are excited about what the new _ created... they are excited about what the new large _ created... they are excited about what the new large hadron i created... they are excited about l what the new large hadron collider can achieve, possibly making discoveries which can lead to a shift in our view of the universe, perhaps more than einstein�*s discoveries are more than 100 years

ago. i hope you are paying attention, there will be a quiz later! now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. we�*ve seen sunny spells developing today and, again, most places fine and dry. it has been a very dry april for much of the country. we have seen above average rainfall across eastern scotland, but some of the driest weather has been across central and south—eastern parts of england, about a third of the expected rainfall so far. and the prospects for the rest of the month — no areas of low pressure, no weather fronts bringing the rain — where�*s it all gone? they�*re actually being steered into the mediterranean. it�*s been very wet here. another area of low pressure bringing more rain to iberia at the moment. here in the uk, we�*re stuck with easterly winds, which means the east coast is always going to be a bit cooler, whereas towards the west, particularly in sheltered western areas, temperatures are higher — 19 degrees in western scotland today. still got some cloud left over by the evening across southern parts of england and wales. any showers, i think, will tend to move away.

we�*re likely to find the cloud increasing across much of england and wales, though, later on in the night, and we�*ve still got some of that misty low cloud in the far north of scotland, so typical temperatures around five, six degrees, milder than that in the south—east. we�*ll see a lot of cloud in the morning across england and wales. there could be a few showers as well. they�*ll tend to push their way west, allowing more in the way of sunshine to develop more widely. plenty of sunshine in northern ireland and scotland away from that misty low cloud again in the far north of the country. east or north—easterly winds, strongest along the north sea coast and over and to the west of the pennines — some gusty winds here as well. highest temperatures across many western areas, 16 to 18 degrees, several degrees lower around some of those north sea coasts. the weather pattern still the same as we head into the second half of the weekend. high pressure to the north of the uk, big area of low pressure to the south, bringing more rain into continental europe, taking away any showers overnight from southern parts of england. we should have more sunshine on sunday for england and wales. northern ireland doing quite nicely as well, but there�*s more cloud coming down

into the northern half of scotland. that�*s going to be dropping the temperatures here. in the sunshine further south, 18 degrees, shouldn�*t be too bad again, despite those brisk winds from the east or north—east. early next week, the winds do become lighter, but we�*re going to be stuck in some cooler air. the really cold air is probably missing the uk, but it will be cool into the early part of next week at least and it looks like there�*s going to be a lot of cloud but, once again, it�*s still dry.

this is bbc news, i�*m martine croxall. the headlines... prosecutors in portugal have declared a new official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann — who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. it�*s understood to be this man — christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently injail in germany — he denies involvement. borisjohnson insists he�*ll still be in charge in six months�* time — afterfacing questions about his premiership following trade talks in india. what people want in our country is for the government to focus on the issues which we were elected for and that is what we are going to do. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol, in the south of ukraine. the seven—year—old boy who died after an asthma attack — his mother, accused of prioritising her drug addiction over caring for him,

is convicted of manslaughter. and the revamped large hadron collider — the huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what�*s inside them — starts up again after a three—year makeover. a german man linked to the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been made a "formal suspect" by the portuguese authorities. christian bruckner, who�*s 44, was identified as a suspect by german prosecutors two years ago but has not been charged. he denies any involvement in the abduction of madeleine mccann. madeleine went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz in the algarve in may 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday. our home affairs correspondent

daniel sandford reports. on the 3rd of may, it will be 15 years since three—year—old madeleine mccann disappeared from a holiday apartment in portugal. despite investigations by police there and in britain and germany, what happened still remains a mystery. her parents, kate and gerry mccann, have always hoped she would be found alive, though some of those investigating believe she was abducted and killed. last night, prosecutors in portugal investigating her disappearance from this complex in praia da luz said a man in germany had been notified that he was a formal suspect in the case. they didn�*t name him but german police have been investigating this man, christian brueckner, a convicted rapist whom they suspect murdered madeleine mccann. he is currently in prison in germany. he denies any involvement. but from records of where his mobile phone was being used, officers believe he was in praia da

luz on the night madeleine mccann vanished. they have made appeals on german tv but have not felt they had enough evidence to charge him. madeleine mccann went missing from a ground floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed that they had identified a suspect. since then, there have been further searches in portugal but no obvious breakthrough. under portuguese law, there is a statute of limitations, a legal time limit for serious crimes of 15 years. an investigation has to progress within that time and that may be the reason for the announcement now. the deadline is 11 days away. there have been many false dawns in this case, and there is no guarantee that the portuguese or german investigations will produce results.

madeleine mccann�*s parents have always said that what they want is to find her, uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. daniel sandford, bbc news. our correspondent alison roberts is in lisbon and she told me what the portugese police have been saying about these latest developments. all we have heard is a statement from the office of public prosecitions, quite a terse statement, saying they had asked the german authorities to formally identify an official subject in the portuguese investigation, effectively informing that person they had been made an official suspect and could expect questioning that might incriminate them. this status of official suspect is designed to protect the person in question, when they are pressed by police and prosecutors on a certain line that might incriminate them

they have a right not to reply and to a legal defence. also to see certain details in the case. they have just been named as an official suspect and there is no talk of charges but german prosecutors have already said that there is a man christian brueckner, a 44—year—old german national who they suspect of murder in their investigation. the portuguese are playing catch up, most of the running has come from germany, prosecutors have given interviews and say they are quite confident in building a case against this man who is currently in prison on another crime but he has denied involvement in the disappearance of madeline. borisjohnson, on a trade visit to india, has insisted he will still be prime minister in six months�* time. he met his counterpart narendra modi in delhi this morning, but his trip has been dogged by the continuing controversy

about lockdown parties in downing street, and questions about his leadership. yesterday, mps gave the go ahead to an inquiry into whether borisjohnson misled parliament about the issue. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. feeling the heat on the world stage, borisjohnson and his counterpart narendra modi met in the glare of the morning sun in delhi on day two of his visit to india. the pair agreed a new defence deal aimed partly at reducing india�*s reliance on russia for arms and energy. mrjohnson said a post—brexit trade deal could be reached by the autumn. an ambitious timescale, particularly given pressure on the prime minister at westminster. considering the number of party investigations going on back home, are you sure you will still be prime minister then? yes. he dismissed questions about an inquiry into whether he misled parliament. he said people had heard enough. what people want in our country

is for the government to get on and focus on the issues on which we were elected and that is what we are going to do, and i think they will be interested injobs, growth in the uk. asked about the war in ukraine he said the uk could provide tanks to poland who may in turn send heavy armour to ukrainian forces. india could still play a role, he suggested, despite its neutral stance. talking to the prime minister today it is clear that he has already intervened several times and i am sure it is no secret, he has intervened several times with vladimir putin really to ask him what on earth he thinks he�*s doing. yesterday the government dropped its attempt to delay a parliamentary investigation into the prime minister�*s conduct. his opponents say his time is up. partygate was a watershed moment.

we have a criminally sanctioned prime minister who must make way for somebody who can uphold standards we expect from a leader. boris johnson may or may not be forced out of office, though i strongly suspect it is now a matter of when and not if that scenario comes to pass. the issue will continue to distract |the prime minister and it is right| he considers his position- and resigns and if he refuses, his conservative mps should remove him. building closer ties with india might be his focus on the trip but he will return to another inquiry into partygate and support slipping away from more of his own mps. our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, told me how partygate is playing out in the media in delhi.

when the lockdown party scandals was unfolding it was making some news here in india but it has certainly not been the focus of the headlines looking at the talks here. in contrast perhaps to the heat that the prime minister is feeling back home, borisjohnson is getting a very warm reception here in india. i don�*t know if you can see in the background but the union flags have been out on display here at the parliament in delhi and across the city there have been huge posters with boris johnson�*s face. he told reporters earlier that he felt a bit like india�*s superstar cricketer sachin tendulkar when he looked at all the billboards that had been put out to welcome him. he wants to focus on the business he has come here to attend to, the main focus being defence and trade and talks on ukraine. what would india ideally like from a trade deal with the uk? i think both sides have been keen to work towards a trade deal but there have been sticking points over the years when these

things have been raised. visas has been one thing that the indian side has always had some concerns over, wanting a more liberalised visa system. from the uk side there has always been the talk of scotch whisky for example and the huge import tariffs that india places on it but what has been seen as huge progress today is in the joint statement that both leaders issued after the talks today, they talked about how they had come to some agreement on reducing tariffs on both sides, both sides want markets to open up more to increase trade between the two countries. that is real progress and we heard from borisjohnson and modi saying they hoped to get a trade deal by diwali, october or november. when you look at the joint statement they say they actually hope to complete the majority of talks

by then, so the idea that a complete free trade agreement would be inked by the end of the year is still a very optimistic one and here is some context, india doesn�*t rush into free—trade agreements with other countries in a hurry, it took a decade for india to come to a free—trade agreement with australia which was finally signed earlier this year. india has been in several rounds of talks with the eu over an fta and that didn�*t get anywhere. new zealand is another country it has been talking to for some time so i think there is definitely a real push, a huge prize brexit britain to get access to india�*s huge market which has taken a bit of a knock during the covid pandemic and both sides seem very bold and positive the doubt when it came to the side of trade talks. a woman has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in the death of her 7—year—old son. hakeem hussein was found dead in a garden in november 2017 — he was severely asmatic,

and the court was told he was left alone in the cold without his inhaler. phil mackie was at coventry crown court for us. i am afraid this is one of those awful cases with really shocking and distressing details. this was a young boy who should have been looked after by his mother but instead she was paying more attention to her drug habit and on the night he died she passed out having taken heroin and crack cocaine, she wasn�*t there to look after him and there were lots of questions about the warnings that had been received by the authorities as well in advance of this, there had been a meeting just a couple of days before at which a nurse said she believed needed to be taken into care urgently. that didn�*t happen. the neglect was so great and of such a criminal case that she was convicted ultimately unusually of a case of the charge of gross negligence, manslaughter as well as the four child cruelty charges which she�*d admitted to earlier, that was the jury returning a verdict over an hour ago

at coventry crown court unanimously after a three—week trial where she will be sentenced next week. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son�*s inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. on the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, but his mother couldn�*t help because she had passed out after taking drugs. it�*s thought he went out for some air but collapsed and died. his body was found by a neighbour. this is a seven—year—old boy, hakeem hussein, who died of something that was preventable, which was an asthma attack. and through the trial, the evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised her drug use over him.

hakeem wasn�*tjust failed by his mother but also by the agencies who were responsible for him. they had had plenty of warnings over a period of two years that culminated in a meeting on a friday afternoon at which a nurse said, if he wasn�*t taken into care immediately, he would die. no action was taken. 36 hours later, his body was found here. at the time, birmingham children�*s services had already been rated inadequate for nearly a decade, during which time more than a dozen children known to the authorities had died, including seven—year—old khyra ishaq, who starved to death, two—year—old keanu williams, who was murdered by his mother, and keegan downer, aged 18 months, whose guardian killed her. six months after hakeem died, a new trust was appointed to take over. and since then, inspections have shown things have improved. all of the agencies working together had not shared or sought from each other enough information. a conference took place on the friday. tragically, hakeem died that weekend.

professionals shared a lot of concern in that conference, and one of the things that would happen today that didn�*t happen then is that that would have triggered an immediate response that afternoon. a serious case review into hakeem�*s death will be published within the next two months, but new systems have already been put in place to help minimise the risk of another death like hakeem�*s. it�*ll be interesting to read the serious case review when it is published, because a lot of missed opportunities in this case, those of us who covered similar cases like this will be familiar with those sorts of prizes which i will expect to hear again when this is published, so a lack of professional curiosity perhaps promptly agencies who had contact with laura heath and hakeem hussein, perhaps too willing to believe her version of events, not curious enough to work out exactly what was happening there, and not enough information being shared by the different agencies involved that had a duty of care

both for laura heath and for hakeem hussein. as i said in the report, this was under the auspices of birmingham city council which is running children�*s services at the time, things have improved since it was taken over by the children�*s trust, they are working to try and get a good rating from 0fsted. it was inadequate for ten years but one of the questions which a serious case review won�*t deal with but perhaps it is worth asking is why it was rated inadequate for so long with those children dying during that period, wasn�*t it taken over sooner? the headlines on bbc news... prosecutors in portugal have declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann — who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. borisjohnson insists he�*ll still be in charge in six months�* time — afterfacing questions about his premiership after trade talks in india. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass

burial site near mariupol, in the south of ukraine. satellite images produced by a us company appear to show mass graves near the ukrainian city of mariupol. russia has yet to respond to the images. it comes as a ukrainian official says russian forces seized more than a0 villages in the east of ukraine. it�*s now nearly two months since the start of the war. russian forces — here in red — continue their attacks on mariupol, where some ukrainian fighters remain holed up in the azovstal steelworks. our correspondent danjohnson reports from ukraine. russian pictures claim to show rocket launchers firing on ammunition stores. their forces took a0 villages in ukraine�*s eastern region yesterday, but intelligence assessments say their progress is limited, and ukraine claims

their gains are only temporary. russia also wants to show its black sea fleet still has deadly firepower, releasing these pictures of missiles being launched from one of its frigates. the defence of mariupol still goes on, but so does the suffering of its people, with only small numbers of residents able to escape in the past few days. it is devastating. it is horrifying. just stories of people, children, women, men, the elderly, getting murdered, raped. and this is just continuing. just another day. the story has not changed at all. there is more evidence of civilian deaths and mass graves in these satellite pictures, showing where 200 bodies are thought to have been buried close to mariupol. the un has now documented 50 unlawful killings in bucha, near the capital, kyiv.

there is prayer and reflection right across the country in church services as the majority of ukrainians mark the easter weekend. it is not maybe that kind of celebration like we used to have. but it is a time when we can be together with our family, with our parents. and pray, notjust for ourfamily but for all of us ukrainians, for all military guys who are defending our country. this holiday is very important because it is the beginning of new things, it means resurrection. in the current context, it is even more important, so it is very special for us and my family, as well. sandbagged churches are a reminder that nowhere here is safe and that peace, this easter, will be hard to find. danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. miles of defensive trenches

have been dug around the ukrainian capital kyiv, with soldiers waiting to see whether russian troops return. in part thanks to their work, life in the capital has, for some, become a little less threatening. our correspondent mark lowen has spent time with soldiers protecting their city. defending ukrainian soil in the heart of the capital. from the trenches of kyiv, the 131st battalion stopped the russians from breaking through, and they�*re still here if the enemy returns. great britain sent us this weapon. anti—tank missiles from britain? yes, yes. and when was the last time you used this weapon here? secret. we can�*t disclose our exact location, with the threat still present. how many kilometres of the trenches? i don�*t know, ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, 30 kilometres, i don�*t know. and still, they deepen the defence,

fearful that if the russians take eastern ukraine, they could come back for a second try here. until two months ago, kyiv families would picnic in these forests. now, they have new dwellers. soup? translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, _ firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through. and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly, knowing that we are here. but it�*s no smooth ride towards calm for ukraine�*s capital, on edge after several attacks in the past few days by russian long—range missiles. air raid siren wails. that�*s another air—raid siren that�*s just gone off but, as you can see, people are kind of shrugging it off now. it�*s a pretty frequent occurrence but a reminder that the threat

hasn�*t disappeared here. a hint of normality is peeping through the roadblocks and police checks. metro stations no longer used as shelters, as the city gradually comes back to life. kyiv is fortified, but fearful. for tamara tkachuk, business is still slow and the trauma deep. translation: it has been frightening here, my hands still tremble now. i this is our country, they have no right to come here and kill us. i�*m very worried the russians will come back or, worse, that they will wait for us to return and then bomb us from the air. god save us from that. for those dug in for the long haul, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance. and when ukraine�*s residents became its defenders. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv.

the final stage of campaigning is under way in france�*s presidential election. on sunday millions of voters will decide between the incumbent emmanuel macron, and his rival marine le pen. but many people are still thought to be undecided. our france correspondent hugh schofield reports. marine le pen was out looking for votes in northern france this morning. this is familiar territory. she is the local mp and can be assured of a friendly reception. but her message is that, while smiles are fine, what she needs on sunday is slips of paper in the ballot box. translation: if the people vote, if they go out and vote, _ then they will get the change they hope for. and the choice is simple. it is macron or france. both she and her rival, emmanuel macron, know that the key to the race on sunday is getting out the potential abstainers, the type who say, a curse on both your houses. mainly, that�*s people who voted left in the first round two weeks ago.

yesterday, president macron was out in the north paris suburbs, with its poor and largely immigrant population, arguing that marine le pen�*s promises for putting money in their pockets are economic nonsense. translation: millions - of our fellow citizens turned to her party and project. why? because she gave the feeling that she had solutions for the cost of living, which is a real problem, and we will talk about this. but i have demonstrated that her solutions are not viable. the polls suggest that president macron should be feeling comfortably confident about sunday. but if this election still feels tense, it�*s because the stakes are so high. a le pen victory would not mean some regular handover of power here in paris but a political earthquake, with after—shocks felt well beyond the borders of france. never one to resist a good photo opportunity, the president wants to show the french that he is fighting till the last possible minute. the vote, he says, is indeed a referendum on two very different versions of what the france of the future will be.

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it shows one in 17 people were infected last week. the figure represents a fall of about 15% on the previous week. officials warned overall levels of the virus remain high. the grenada leg of the earl and countess of wessex�*s platinum jubilee tour of the caribbean has been postponed, just a day before the couple were due to leave. sophie and edward are carrying out a seven—day tour of three caribbean nations, to mark the queen�*s 70—year reign. buckingham palace said the decision had been made after consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general.

a senior member of a scottish organised crime group has been given a life sentence for the murder of a dutch journalist five years ago. christopher hughes will have to serve a minimum of 25 years for his role in the shooting of crime blogger martin kok near amsterdam in 2016. the judge lady scott told hughes it had been a planned and ruthless "execution." bbc scotland home affairs correspondent david cowan reports. martin kok... in life and in death, martin kok grabbed attention. he survived numerous attempts to kill him, until a scottish gangster set him up to be gunned down and his luck ran out. he was a double killer, a convicted murderer who started a new career as a crime blogger after leaving prison. his website exposed major criminals in the netherlands. martin kok named names, turning him into a celebrity with a target on his back. what was martin kok�*s attitude to the attempts on his life? he was always justjoking about the big chance he would be assassinated.

the assassins tried bullets, then a bomb under his car. it was spotted before it could do this. martin kok had been the first to shine the spotlight on the reputed boss of a moroccan gang importing cocaine into europe. the moroccan criminals who were doing it, they hated him for that because they they were exposed by it. and that is probably the reason why he got killed in the end. the killing was orchestrated by a scottish crime group as a favour for the moroccans. christopher hughes was a senior member of the group, which has links to colombian drug cartels and the italian mafia. the 33—year—old arranged to meet martin kok in an amsterdam hotel. afterwards, outside, a gunman tried to shoot the dutchman, but the weapon didn�*t fire. the intended victim didn�*t even notice. hughes then took him to a sex club. martin kok was shot eight times.

he has been involved in the higher echelons of an organised crime group that has brought havoc to the communities of scotland and has been involved in that international level where he's been involved in, unfortunately, the murder of an individual in holland. police are trying to chase james and barry gillespie, the brothers who�*d alleged to have led the scottish crime group. they are thought to be in brazil. detectives have told their families that they may have come to harm. david cowan, reporting scotland. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. we�*re seeing more sunshine developing today and most places are staying dry. we�*ve still got some brisk easterly winds. so it�*s going to be warmer in the west. 19 degrees possible in western parts of scotland. still some cloud left over, though, across more southern parts of england and wales. any showers, though, will be fading away. we�*re likely to find more cloud, though, arriving overnight more widely in england and wales. we�*ve still got that misty low cloud in the far north of scotland. temperatures overnight typically five to six degrees. milder than that, i think,

in the south east under the cloud. and tomorrow much of england and wales will start on a cloudy note. we could see a few showers developing as well. they�*ll tend to push their way towards the west, allowing more sunshine to develop further north and east across england. more sunshine for scotland and also northern ireland, away from that misty low cloud in the far north of the country. and there�*s still those brisk east to northeasterly winds, strongest along those north sea coast, keeping it cooler, gusty winds over and to the west of the pennines, a top temperature of around 16 to 18 celsius.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: prosecutors in portugal have declared a new official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. it�*s understood to be this man — christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently in jail in germany. he denies involvement. borisjohnson insists he�*ll still be in charge in six months�* time afterfacing questions about his premiership following trade talks in india. what people want in our country is for the government to focus on the issues which we were elected for and that is what we are going to do. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol in the south of ukraine. the seven—year—old boy who died after an asthma attack — his mother, accused of prioritising her drug addiction over caring for him, is convicted of manslaughter.

and the revamped large hadron collider — the huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what�*s inside them — starts up again after a three—year makeover. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*s isaac. hey there, martine. we start with some sad news. five—time olympic champion dame laura kenny has announced today that she�*s had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy in the last few months. after winning gold and silver at last summer�*s tokyo olympics, kenny revealed she was pregnant. but on social media today, she says she and her husband, jason, lost the baby in november. laura then contracted coronavirus in january and was rushed to hospital, where she suffered an ectopic pregnancy — where the baby grows outside the womb and can�*t survive. she said she felt lost, but that getting back on the bike,

and the support of those around her, is helping her recover. if you�*ve been affected by any of those issues, the bbc action line offers both information and support. the first sprint race of the formula one season will be held at immolla this weekend to decide the grid for sunday�*s emilia romagna grand prix. the format is different this weekend. everyone was struggling in the rain in today�*s only practice session. championship leader charles leclerc lost control of his ferrari a couple of times, but he still managed to top the timesheets. lewis hamilton could only manage 18th. qualifying to decide the grid for saturday�*s sprint race gets under way at four o�*clock this afternoon. so before today�*s practice, sir lewis was actually talking about football instead of driving, saying having the chance to invest in chelsea is a "great opportunity" and one really wants to take. the seven—time world champion, and former world tennis number one serena williams

are both thought to be keen to support the bid of potential new owner sir martin broughton. this is what sir lewis had to say... meanwhile, paul pogba may have played his final for manchester united. the france midfielder has a calf injury and interim manager ralf rangnick says he�*s unlikely to play again this season. pogba is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with a move away from old trafford. it was a smooth weigh—in for the big heavyweight title fight between tyson fury and dillian whyte, which is taking place

in front of 96,000 fans at wembley on satuday. first up was the challenger whyte, he weighed in at 253 lb, while the wbc heavyweight champion fury weighed in at 26a lb, lighter than he was in his two previous fights against deontay wilder. the staredown also passed without incident. now, french rally driver adrien fourmaux made an unexpected visit into someone�*s garden earlier today. he�*s driving for the m—sport ford team in the croatian round of the world rally championship this weekend. soon after the start of the third stage, he crashed. it�*s his third accident in his last four rallies. the owner of the house didn�*t seem too upset as he invited formaux and his co—driver in for some food and to keep warm until his car was recovered. at the world snooker championship, ronnie o�*sullivan has made a good start in his second round match against mark allen — the six—time champion leads six frames to two. three—time champion mark williams

is already into the quarter finals. he thrashed jackson page in their second—round match — 13 frames to three, which included six breaks above 100. and you can follow the snooker on bbc two and live updates on the website. lee selby is currently up against yan bingtao. stephen maguire is taking on zhao xintong on the other table. o�*sullivan and mark allen resume in the evening session at seven o�*clock. more on all those stories on the bbc sport website bbc.co.uk thank you very much, isaac. let�*s get more on our top story this hour. a german man linked to the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been made a "formal suspect" by the portuguese authorities. christian bruckner, who�*s aa, was identified as a suspect by german prosecutors two years ago, but has not been charged.

he denies any involvement in the abduction of madeleine mccann. robbyn swan is the co—author of looking for madeleine. i asked her how she became interested in the investigation. in 2011, when operation grange first got under way, my co—author, anthony summers, and i looked closely at all of the portuguese police files, read them, had them translated, and with the furore that had met the case when it first broke back in 2007, we thought it was really the kind of story that real investigation might yield a very interesting and important story to tell. how significant then do you think the naming of christian brueckner, a man who has not been charged, is now an arguedo? a person of interest to this investigation? well, as your reporter pointed out,

there have been several people who have been named arguedo in this case before, including the mccanns themselves, one of the neighbors in praia da luz and a couple of men who had been involved in petty crimes around the ocean club estate. now, the status itself conveys a certain level of protection to the person under suspicion, but it is a shot across the bow that the portuguese have no intention of letting this case drop, that they are interested in christian b, the suspect in germany, and with the statute of limitations on the crime, on any potential crime being set to run out around the time of madeleine�*s birthday and her disappearance, may 3rd, then it�*s a real indication that is not going to happen, that they are not going to drop the case. kate and gerry mccann, a very difficult moment, but also a welcome one, would you say? i think you hit the nail on the head there.

christian b is a convicted paedophile. he is also convicted of serving time for a violent sexual crime against an elderly woman. you can�*t give any parent any relief to think of their child in the hands of such a person. at the same time, i think that, for the mccanns who have waited so long for any resolution to this case, that even the most tragic outcome would, in fact, be something of a relief, something better than the perpetual nightmare they have been living. but the idea that we�*re going to get a lot of information from the portuguese authorities, from the portuguese police, i mean, how disappointed is the media going to be? well, i think that the media who�*ve covered this case for the last number of years know that the portuguese were very badly burned in the first investigation. the portuguese police were heavily criticised for their handling of that case. it led to a lot of fallout for them. since 2013, i believe,

was the year that they actually reactivated their own case. reactivated their own case, the portuguese have worked very diligently, very quietly behind the scenes and just getting on with it. and as far as we know, they�*ve had a reasonable level of cooperation with their german and british counterparts. there are always tensions, always differences of approach and technique, but they�*ve all tried to just get on with it at this time. robyn swann. the un human rights office has described the war in ukraine as a "horror story of violations against civilians," in which respect for international law has been "tossed aside". the un monitoring mission in ukraine has documented the unlawful killing of 50 people in bucha, and said that the killings amount to war crimes. professor david crane is a former chief prosecutor for the un special court and has been collecting evidence on war crimes in ukraine with the global accountability network. hejoins me now.

first of all, can you define for us what you were a crime is in simple terms and what are the kind of things you are looking for? —— what a war crime is. it things you are looking for? -- what a war crime is.— a war crime is. it is, simply put, a violation of— a war crime is. it is, simply put, a violation of laws _ a war crime is. it is, simply put, a violation of laws in _ a war crime is. it is, simply put, a violation of laws in armed - a war crime is. it is, simply put, a| violation of laws in armed conflict, which protect people in the battlefield, prisoners of war and civilians. simply put, it is a violation of those principles is a war crime. i violation of those principles is a war crime-— violation of those principles is a war crime. . , . , war crime. i realise your answer may be distressing _ war crime. i realise your answer may be distressing for— war crime. i realise your answer may be distressing for our _ war crime. i realise your answer may be distressing for our viewers - war crime. i realise your answer may be distressing for our viewers to i be distressing for our viewers to hear, but what sort of violations are you finding in ukraine? what hear, but what sort of violations are you finding in ukraine? what we are you finding in ukraine? what we are findini are you finding in ukraine? what we are finding in _ are you finding in ukraine? what we are finding in our _ are you finding in ukraine? what we are finding in our work _ are you finding in ukraine? what we are finding in our work and - are you finding in ukraine? what we are finding in our work and others i are finding in our work and others are finding in our work and others are finding in their work as well, and the world is obviously sing in front of them, is a really almost all the four of the international crimes being perpetrated, aggression, illegal invasion of the russian federation and ukraine, war

crimes, the violations of the laws of armed conflict, we are also seeing a widespread and systematic attack on civilians. that is a crime against humanity will stop and we are also starting to see indications of incitement to genocide. we did not have a perfect case in genocide, but we are looking closely at the incitement of genocide. vladimir putin is doing everything that the international humanitarian law regime has tried to prevent and what we are looking at is a 13th century warfare, rape, pillage, and plunder will stop in at 21st—century, it is amazing that we are still thinking about those terms.— amazing that we are still thinking about those terms. again, define ienocide about those terms. again, define genocide for _ about those terms. again, define genocide for us. _ about those terms. again, define genocide for us. at _ about those terms. again, define genocide for us. at what - about those terms. again, define genocide for us. at what point i about those terms. again, define l genocide for us. at what point does the killing of civilians constitute that? it the killing of civilians constitute that? ., , , ., that? it involves trying to destroy in art or that? it involves trying to destroy in part or in _ that? it involves trying to destroy in part or in whole, _

that? it involves trying to destroy in part or in whole, a _ that? it involves trying to destroy in part or in whole, a group i that? it involves trying to destroy in part or in whole, a group of i in part or in whole, a group of people. it is a very difficult case to prove. you almost have to have a smoking gun. we have to show that vladimir putin has a specific intent to destroy in whole or in part, the ukrainian people, and i do not think we are quite there yet, but it does not matter, he is committing international crimes, for which he will be indicted for.— will be indicted for. your chief prosecutor — will be indicted for. your chief prosecutor for _ will be indicted for. your chief prosecutor for the _ will be indicted for. your chief prosecutor for the un - will be indicted for. your chief prosecutor for the un special| will be indicted for. your chief i prosecutor for the un special court in sierra leone, how does this conflict in ukraine compare? it is a strange question because it is about brutality, the breaking of international law, but can you draw comparisons? the international law, but can you draw comparisons?— international law, but can you draw comarisons? , . comparisons? the comparisons are we are seeini comparisons? the comparisons are we are seeing war — comparisons? the comparisons are we are seeing war crimes _ comparisons? the comparisons are we are seeing war crimes and _ comparisons? the comparisons are we are seeing war crimes and crimes i are seeing war crimes and crimes against humanity very similar to the crimes that i indicted at the first sitting head of state in history, president charles taylor of liberia, . president charles taylor of liberia,. each atrocity is different in their factual purposes, but i think it is really important for your viewers to understand that we have done this before, we have taken down a head of state for

international crimes, and we can do it again. we have the experience, rules of procedure as well as at the juris pros to do so. it is not to take part, but we have a preliminary investigation going on and achieve investigated at the international criminal court looking at every war crimes and crimes against humanity. justice is moving forward and they should take part in that. i justice is moving forward and they should take part in that.— justice is moving forward and they should take part in that. i hope we will talk to you _ should take part in that. i hope we will talk to you again. _ should take part in that. i hope we will talk to you again. thank i should take part in that. i hope we will talk to you again. thank you . will talk to you again. thank you very much. mi; will talk to you again. thank you very much-— mikhail khodorkovsky was once the boss of the russian oil firm, yukos, and russia�*s richest man. he�*s now in exile, and a prominent critic of president putin. he says a western embargo of moscow�*s oil would deal putin a "very serious blow" which could halve the kremlin�*s revenue and impact mr putin�*s ability to continue his war in ukraine. he�*s been talking to stephen sackur on the bbc�*s hardtalk programme.

in the meantime, what we see as europe discusses oil and gas, but frankly does a very little about it, what we see is some limited sanctions on the banking sector. they�*ve stopped importing coal, or at least they are promising too, and they�*ve taken measures to freeze any huge reserves of russian money in overseas banks, and they�*ve targeted

oligarchs. you speak to me as a former russian oligarch. do you think the seizing of yachts, the telling roman abramovich he can no longer own the chelsea football club, do all of these big headline measures make any difference?

as you see the terrible events unfold in ukraine and you reflect on more than two decades of putting back into power, do you, in any sense, feel a sense of responsibility and deep regret that,

going back to the late 1990s and early 2000, you are one of the power brokers in russia that actually aided and supported putin in his bid to take power after yeltsin? without you, putin might have struggled. with you, he was a political force. do you regret your association with him? do you think he changed, or did you

get him wrong at the beginning? and you can watch that full interview with mikhail khodorkovsky on bbc iplayer, and on the bbc news channel at 9.30 tonight. some breaking news from southwark crown court where two fraudsters have been jailed for their part in a series of scams were 2a5 people lost pension savings. they�*ve persuaded

people to transfer savings to schemes that were supposedly going to be invested in property and other investments, and total more than £30 million of pension savings were transferred. —— £13 million. it was sent to a man in surrey who were said to be the mastermind behind this enterprising. he killed himself three years ago before the criminal investigation was complete. alan barrett and susan dalton receiving sentences this afternoon. borisjohnson has signed a defence and security partnership with india on the second day of a visit to dehli. the prime minister says he wants a free trade deal with india by november, but both countries have big wishlists — and experts say such a deal may prove hard to agree. our global trade correspondent, dharshini david explained why striking a deal could be complicated.

india isa india is a different story altogether. can it be done in time for november? well, it is a £28 billion question because that is how much trade between the two countries is expected to grow by if we can get a feel deal over the line, but it is not that straightforward because india has very high trade barriers, protections for its companies and economy overall. so if you are a whisky maker in the uk and you want to sell to someone in new delhi, that bottle comes with the mark—up of 150%. that is the tariff on imported liquors, that is the kind of thing we are trying to get negotiated away at the moment. in addition, things like being able to invest more fully in indian companies as well. so there is quite a lot to do and india will one thing is back in return. we have heard already the prime minister suggesting that we might have to see more leeway when it comes to visas being given to skilled workers. that will not go down well with some of his electorate, but it may be the price he has the pf were going to get any kind of deal done but as you

say, november is a pretty short timescale, where would i put my money on that one? i would say in any deal. it is what is known in the trade jargon as any deal. it is what is known in the tradejargon as an any deal. it is what is known in the trade jargon as an early harvest, by which they mean a bit of a taster of weight might be to come, but that would be a very small sample of what could eventually happen. you mentioned — could eventually happen. you mentioned whisky, _ could eventually happen. you mentioned whisky, and that is a very big market, potentially in india. that is. indians are the biggest whisky drinkers on the planet, en masse, not individually. when you look at how much scotch whisky, for example, i don�*t india, they have a tiny proportion of that market because of the size of those tariffs. if you could see those tariffs. if you could see those tariffs coming down, whisky becomes cheaper and you have that growing middle class in india who want to get a taste of the finer stuff, let�*s say. they may want to buy some of that and scotch whisky association tell us it could increase sales by around £1 billion over the next few years, so it is that kind of thing the government is keen to publicise because manufacturers like that and manufacturers like that and manufacturers of missionary to stand to benefit a lot. how much would your eye benefit from all of this?

well, when it comes to consumers here, some imports would become cheaper, textiles and clothing could be that cheaper, but it is around about £2 per person, by the government because make an estimate, but we will get more choice and there would be great availability. darshini david. the world�*s largest particle accelerator — a vast machine which smashes components of atoms together to break them apart and discover what�*s inside them — has restarted after a three—year upgrade. researchers at the large hadron collider on the swiss french border believe the new machine will discover particles that could change our understanding of the universe. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has had exclusive access to the detectors underground. it�*s like a medieval castle. you have to have, like, winding roads to get there. deep underground, dr marcelo bono takes me into the heart of the large hadron collider. so this is the first time i�*ll have seen the detector. and, wow, itjust looks incredible.

7,000 tonnes of intricate engineering, built to detect minute particles created by atoms crashing together. this is one of the best positions, because really, it shows you all the majesty of this detector, isn�*t it? it�*s huge! majesty is the word. this is the detector that was responsible for one of the most important breakthroughs in science, the discovery of the higgs boson. it�*s just been upgraded and the hope is it will discover more particles that are completely new to science. and if it does, it could transform our understanding of the universe. we are looking actively for a lot of new phenomena. dark matter, for example. we can look directly for dark matter. could this be one of the biggest discoveries ever in physics? i�*d say yes. i�*d say it might be.

dark matter is an invisible substance thought to make up most of the mass of the universe. researchers on here hope to produce it on earth by accelerating atoms close to the speed of light around a 27 kilometre ring and then crashing them together. this is what compresses the magnet... these are the giant magnets that steer the particles around the ring, and focus them into a narrow beam. they�*ve been improved, too, so that there�*ll now be double the number of collisions, which will greatly the number of collisions. for all the physics that we�*ve done since the startup of the lhc, the last ten years, we�*ll be able to actually get the same amount of data in the next three years as we did in those ten years. the particles that are created are going _ the particles that are created are going in— the particles that are created are going in every direction. the researchers _ going in every direction. the researchers here _ going in every direction. iie: researchers here are excited going in every direction. ti2 researchers here are excited about what could be discovered here.

possibly making discoveries which can lead to a shift in our view of the universe, perhaps more than einstein�*s discoveries are more than 100 years ago. we were all guessing if we had a three year makeover, we would look fabulous to! now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. we�*ve seen sunny spells developing today and, again, most places fine and dry. it has been a very dry april for much of the country. we have seen above average rainfall across eastern scotland, but some of the driest weather has been across central and south—eastern parts of england, about a third of the expected rainfall so far. and the prospects for the rest of the month — dry, little or no rain. no areas of low pressure, no weather fronts bringing the rain — where�*s it all gone? they�*re actually being steered into the mediterranean. it�*s been very wet here. another area of low pressure bringing more rain to iberia at the moment. here in the uk, we�*re stuck with easterly winds, which means the east coast is always going to be a bit cooler, whereas towards the west,

particularly in sheltered western areas, temperatures are higher — 19 degrees in western scotland today. still got some cloud left over by the evening across southern parts of england and wales. any showers, i think, will tend to move away. we�*re likely to find the cloud increasing across much of england and wales, though, later on in the night, and we�*ve still got some of that misty low cloud in the far north of scotland, so typical temperatures around five, six degrees, milder than that in the south—east. we�*ll see a lot of cloud in the morning across england and wales. there could be a few showers as well. they�*ll tend to push their way west, allowing more in the way of sunshine to develop more widely. plenty of sunshine in northern ireland and scotland away from that misty low cloud again in the far north of the country. east or north—easterly winds, strongest along the north sea coast and over and to the west of the pennines — some gusty winds here as well. highest temperatures across many western areas, 16 to 18 degrees, several degrees lower around some of those north sea coasts. the weather pattern still the same as we head into the second half of the weekend. high pressure to the north

of the uk, big area of low pressure to the south, bringing more rain into continental europe, taking away any showers overnight from southern parts of england. we should have more sunshine on sunday for england and wales. northern ireland doing quite nicely as well, but there�*s more cloud coming down into the northern half of scotland. that�*s going to be dropping the temperatures here. in the sunshine further south, 18 degrees, shouldn�*t be too bad again, despite those brisk winds from the east or north—east. early next week, the winds do become lighter, but we�*re going to be stuck in some cooler air. the really cold air is probably missing the uk, but it will be cool into the early part of next week at least and it looks like there�*s going to be a lot of cloud but, once again, it�*s still dry.

this is bbc news, i�*m martine croxall. the headlines... prosecutors in portugal have declared a new official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann — who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. it�*s understood to be this man — christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently in jail in germany. he denies involvement. borisjohnson insists he�*ll still be in charge in six months�* time — afterfacing questions about his premiership following trade talks in india. what people want in our country is for the government to focus on the issues which we were elected for and that is what we are going to do. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol, in the south of ukraine. the seven—year—old boy who died after an asthma attack — his mother, accused of prioritising her drug addiction

over caring for him, is convicted of manslaughter. and the revamped large hadron collider — the huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what�*s inside them — starts up again after a three—year makeover. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a german man linked to the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been made a "formal suspect" by the portuguese authorities. christian bruckner, who�*s aa, was identified as a suspect by german prosecutors two years ago but has not been charged. he denies any involvement in the abduction of madeleine mccann. madeleine went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz in the algarve in may 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday. our home affairs correspondent

daniel sandford reports. on the 3rd of may, it will be 15 years since three—year—old madeleine mccann disappeared from a holiday apartment in portugal. despite investigations by police there and in britain and germany, what happened still remains a mystery. her parents, kate and gerry mccann, have always hoped she would be found alive, though some of those investigating believe she was abducted and killed. last night, prosecutors in portugal investigating her disappearance from this complex in praia da luz said a man in germany had been notified that he was a formal suspect in the case. they didn�*t name him but german police have been investigating this man, christian brueckner, a convicted rapist whom they suspect murdered madeleine mccann. he is currently in prison in germany. he denies any involvement. but from records of where his mobile

phone was being used, officers believe he was in praia da luz on the night madeleine mccann vanished. they have made appeals on german tv but have not felt they had enough evidence to charge him. madeleine mccann went missing from a ground floor apartment in praia da luz on the 3rd of may 2007. her parents were having dinner at a restaurant in the complex. the metropolitan police opened its own investigation in 2013, and injune 2020, the german police first revealed that they had identified a suspect. since then, there have been further searches in portugal but no obvious breakthrough. under portuguese law, there is a statute of limitations, a legal time limit for serious crimes of 15 years. an investigation has to progress within that time and that may be the reason for the announcement now. the deadline is 11 days away. there have been many

false dawns in this case, and there is no guarantee that the portuguese or german investigations will produce results. madeleine mccann�*s parents have always said that what they want is to find her, uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. daniel sandford, bbc news. our correspondent alison roberts is in lisbon and she told me what the portugese police have been saying about these latest developments. all we have heard is a statement from the office of public prosecutions, quite a terse statement, saying they had asked the german authorities to formally identify an official subject in the portuguese investigation, effectively informing that person they had been made an official suspect and could expect questioning that might incriminate them. this status of official suspect is designed to protect the person in question, when they are pressed by police

and prosecutors on a certain line that might incriminate them they have a right not to reply and to a legal defence. also to see certain details in the case. they have just been named as an official suspect and there is no talk of charges but german prosecutors have already said that there is a man christian brueckner, a aa—year—old german national who they suspect of murder in their investigation. the portuguese are playing catch up, most of the running has come from germany, prosecutors have given interviews and say they are quite confident in building a case against this man who is currently in prison on another crime but he has denied involvement in the disappearance of madeleine. borisjohnson, on a trade visit to india, has insisted he will still be prime minister in six months�* time. he met his counterpart narendra modi in delhi this morning, but his trip has been dogged by the continuing controversy

about lockdown parties in downing street, and questions about his leadership. yesterday, mps gave the go ahead to an inquiry into whether borisjohnson misled parliament about the issue. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. feeling the heat on the world stage, borisjohnson and his counterpart narendra modi met in the glare of the morning sun in delhi on day two of his visit to india. the pair agreed a new defence deal aimed partly at reducing india�*s reliance on russia for arms and energy. mrjohnson said a post—brexit trade deal could be reached by the autumn. an ambitious timescale, particularly given pressure on the prime minister at westminster. considering the number of party investigations going on back home, are you sure you will still be prime minister then? yes. he dismissed questions about an inquiry into whether he misled parliament. he said people had heard enough.

what people want in our country is for the government to get on and focus on the issues on which we were elected and that is what we are going to do, and i think they will be interested injobs, growth in the uk. asked about the war in ukraine he said the uk could provide tanks to poland who may in turn send heavy armour to ukrainian forces. india could still play a role, he suggested, despite its neutral stance. talking to the prime minister today it is clear that he has already intervened several times and i am sure it is no secret, he has intervened several times with vladimir putin really to ask him what on earth he thinks he�*s doing. yesterday the government dropped its attempt to delay a parliamentary investigation into the prime minister�*s conduct. his opponents say his time is up. partygate was a watershed moment.

we have a criminally sanctioned prime minister who must make way for somebody who can uphold standards we expect from a leader. boris johnson may or may not be forced out of office, though i strongly suspect it is now a matter of when and not if that scenario comes to pass. the issue will continue to distract |the prime minister and it is right| he considers his position- and resigns and if he refuses, his conservative mps should remove him. building closer ties with india might be his focus on the trip but he will return to another inquiry into partygate and support slipping away from more of his own mps. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan told me how partygate is playing out in the media in delhi. when the lockdown party scandals

was unfolding it was making some news here in india but it has certainly not been the focus of the headlines looking at the talks here. in contrast perhaps to the heat that the prime minister is feeling back home, borisjohnson is getting a very warm reception here in india. i don�*t know if you can see in the background but the union flags have been out on display here at the parliament in delhi and across the city there have been huge posters with boris johnson�*s face. he told reporters earlier that he felt a bit like india�*s superstar cricketer sachin tendulkar when he looked at all the billboards that had been put out to welcome him. he wants to focus on the business he has come here to attend to, the main focus being defence and trade and talks on ukraine. what would india ideally like from a trade deal with the uk? i think both sides have been keen

to work towards a trade deal but there have been sticking points over the years when these things have been raised. visas has been one thing that the indian side has always had some concerns over, wanting a more liberalised visa system. from the uk side there has always been the talk of scotch whisky for example and the huge import tariffs that india places on it but what has been seen as huge progress today is in the joint statement that both leaders issued after the talks today, they talked about how they had come to some agreement on reducing tariffs on both sides, both sides want markets to open up more to increase trade between the two countries. that is real progress and we heard from borisjohnson and modi saying they hoped to get a trade deal by diwali, october or november. when you look at the joint statement they say they actually hope to complete the majority of talks by then, so the idea that a complete

free trade agreement would be inked by the end of the year is still a very optimistic one and here is some context, india doesn�*t rush into free—trade agreements with other countries in a hurry, it took a decade for india to come to a free—trade agreement with australia which was finally signed earlier this year. india has been in several rounds of talks with the eu over an fta and that didn�*t get anywhere. new zealand is another country it has been talking to for some time so i think there is definitely a real push, a huge prize for post brexit britain to get access to india�*s huge market which has taken a bit of a knock during the covid pandemic and both sides seem very bold and positive today when it came to the side of trade talks. a woman has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in the death of her seven—year—old son. hakeem hussein was found dead in a garden in november 2017 — he was severely asthmatic, and the court was told he was left alone in the cold without his inhaler.

phil mackie was at coventry crown court for us. i am afraid this is one of those awful cases with really shocking and distressing details. this was a young boy who should have been looked after by his mother but instead she was paying more attention to her drug habit and on the night he died she passed out having taken heroin and crack cocaine, she wasn�*t there to look after him and there were lots of questions about the warnings that had been received by the authorities as well in advance of this, there had been a meeting just a couple of days before at which a nurse said she believed he needed to be taken into care urgently. that didn�*t happen. the neglect was so great and of such a criminal case that she was convicted ultimately unusually of a case of the charge of gross negligence manslaughter as well as the four child cruelty charges which she�*d admitted to earlier, that was the jury returning

a verdict over an hour ago at coventry crown court unanimously after a three—week trial, she will be sentenced next week. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son�*s inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. on the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, but his mother couldn�*t help because she had passed out after taking drugs. it�*s thought he went out for some air but collapsed and died. his body was found by a neighbour. this is a seven—year—old boy, hakeem hussein, who died of something that was preventable, which was an asthma attack. and through the trial, the evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised

her drug use over him. hakeem wasn�*tjust failed by his mother but also by the agencies who were responsible for him. they had had plenty of warnings over a period of two years that culminated in a meeting on a friday afternoon at which a nurse said, if he wasn�*t taken into care immediately, he would die. no action was taken. 36 hours later, his body was found here. at the time, birmingham children�*s services had already been rated inadequate for nearly a decade, during which time more than a dozen children known to the authorities had died, including seven—year—old khyra ishaq, who starved to death, two—year—old keanu williams, who was murdered by his mother, and keegan downer, aged 18 months, whose guardian killed her. six months after hakeem died, a new trust was appointed to take over. and since then, inspections have shown things have improved. all of the agencies working together had not shared or sought from each other enough information.

a conference took place on the friday. tragically, hakeem died that weekend. professionals shared a lot of concern in that conference, and one of the things that would happen today that didn�*t happen then is that that would have triggered an immediate response that afternoon. a serious case review into hakeem�*s death will be published within the next two months, but new systems have already been put in place to help minimise the risk of another death like hakeem�*s. it�*ll be interesting to read the serious case review when it is published, because a lot of missed opportunities in this case, those of us who cover similar cases like this will be familiar with those sorts of phrases which i will expect to hear again when this is published, so a lack of professional curiosity perhaps from agencies who had contact with laura heath and hakeem hussein, perhaps too willing to believe her version of events, not curious enough to work out exactly what was happening there,

and not enough information being shared by the different agencies involved that had a duty of care both for laura heath and for hakeem hussein. as i said in the report, this was under the auspices of birmingham city council which was running children�*s services at the time, things have improved since it was taken over by the children�*s trust, they are working to try and get a good rating from 0fsted. it was inadequate for ten years but one of the questions which a serious case review won�*t deal with but perhaps it is worth asking is why, if it was rated inadequate for so long with those children dying during that period, wasn�*t it taken over sooner? throughout the conflict, ukraine�*s president zelensky has repeated his calls for european and nato powers to provide offensive weaponry such as planes and tanks so that his troops can combat russian forces more effectively. until now, the west has mainly delivered defensive weaponry such

as anti—aircraft systems. however, that may be about to change. france�*s president macron said today that his government has agreed to deliver heavy artillery including anti—tank missiles. and here, as we heard earlier, the ministry of defence is considering sending tanks to poland — so that warsaw can provide its own to ukraine. one country that said it intends to supply aid and military goods to ukraine is the netherlands. i�*m joined now by dutch defence minister kajsa ollongren — who is speaking to us from the invictus games. thank you very much. what i going to be sending next to ukraine on top of what has already gone? fits be sending next to ukraine on top of what has already gone?— what has already gone? as the war has now ended _ what has already gone? as the war has now ended its _ what has already gone? as the war has now ended its next _ what has already gone? as the war has now ended its next phase i what has already gone? as the war has now ended its next phase and l has now ended its next phase and ukraine is also asking for heavier equipment we have decided this week we will do that, the dutch

government, and we have decided on sending armoured vehicles and we are now working with germany to see if we can also provide heavy artillery but then we're talking about really sophisticated equipment, so that is not directly but some we could provide, also training and logistics together with germany that could be used by ukraine but it will take some time. used by ukraine but it will take some time-— used by ukraine but it will take some time. ~ , r, , r, some time. why does your government feel that it should _ some time. why does your government feel that it should do _ some time. why does your government feel that it should do this? _ some time. why does your government feel that it should do this? from - feel that it should do this? from the very beginning _ feel that it should do this? from the very beginning we _ feel that it should do this? from the very beginning we have - feel that it should do this? if“f7"fl the very beginning we have said that this invasion of russia and ukraine is illegal. ukraine has every right to defend itself which is also in the un charter. ukraine is a partner of the netherlands, eu and nato.

they have the right to defend themselves and therefore we have to help them with the materials i need and also the weapons i need to do just that. and also the weapons i need to do 'ust that. . , ., u, , and also the weapons i need to do 'ust that. ., , ., ., just that. can your country forward to let this, — just that. can your country forward to let this, these _ just that. can your country forward to let this, these supplies - just that. can your country forward to let this, these supplies go, - just that. can your country forward to let this, these supplies go, i . to let this, these supplies go, i don't mean in terms of the value but don't mean in terms of the value but don't you need them for yourselves? of course every time we do send equipment to ukraine we make an assessment, because of course we also have our army and responsibilities as a nato partner, but we do assess that and i am really glad to say that we are still able to provide ukraine with materials i need and also because we work together with our allies. i have very intense cooperation with ben wallace you're defence minister, i am working with germany on the heavy artillery, so in that way i

see there is coordination going on, between countries, which makes it possible for us to make this effort and provide ukraine with the material they need. haw and provide ukraine with the material they need. how supportive are the dutch _ material they need. how supportive are the dutch public? _ material they need. how supportive are the dutch public? the _ material they need. how supportive are the dutch public? the dutch - are the dutch public? the dutch ublic is are the dutch public? the dutch public is very — are the dutch public? the dutch public is very supportive - are the dutch public? the dutch public is very supportive and - public is very supportive and concerned with what we are seeing and what is happening in ukraine, the mnc and suffering, these stories we hear about the atrocities going on there so there is broad support in the netherlands in society and politics with helping ukraine. mata politics with helping ukraine. nato has raised the _ politics with helping ukraine. nato has raised the readiness of the nato response force because obviously the security concerns on the eastern flank of the alliance. what does that mean in terms of how dutch armed forces will have two perhaps

manoeuvre?— armed forces will have two perhaps manoeuvre? ., , , manoeuvre? from the very beginning we step up. — manoeuvre? from the very beginning we step up. in _ manoeuvre? from the very beginning we step up, in answer— manoeuvre? from the very beginning we step up, in answer to _ manoeuvre? from the very beginning we step up, in answer to nato - we step up, in answer to nato demands, the dutch troops were already ready in less than one year, we provided f—i6s and f 35s to do policing in the first phase of the war and we are now in bulgaria, we have sent patriots to slovakia, we go to romania, so we are doing what we have to do, what i drew partners have to do for eastern flank. it is very important nato as a strategy for the longer term, because we have to consider the fact that there is going to be a major security threat to nato and the eastern part of the nato alliance and that means we have to have a plan and the saturday for that and i think we are all stepping up that and i think we are all stepping up in our defence and defence spending and so is the dutch government.— spending and so is the dutch iovernment. ., ~ , ., ., , .,

our apologies that the sound didn't quite catch up with pictures at times. as the conflict in ukraine enters its ninth week the un human rights office has described the war there as a "horror story of violations against civilians". both sides, it said, stand accused of "tossing aside" respect for international law. the un monitoring mission in ukraine has documented the unlawful killing of 50 civilians in bucha, north—west of kyiv, a town shattered in the fight for the control of the capital. the un said such killings amount to war crimes. it's now nearly two months since the start of the war. russian forces — here in red — continue their attacks on mariupol, where some ukrainian fighters remain holed up in the azovstal steelworks. our correspondent danjohnson reports from ukraine. russian pictures claim to show rocket launchers firing on ammunition stores. their forces took a0 villages in ukraine's eastern region yesterday, but intelligence assessments say their progress

is limited, and ukraine claims their gains are only temporary. russia also wants to show its black sea fleet still has deadly firepower, releasing these pictures of missiles being launched from one of its frigates. the defence of mariupol still goes on, but so does the suffering of its people, with only small numbers of residents able to escape in the past few days. it is devastating. it is horrifying. just stories of people, children, women, men, the elderly, getting murdered, raped. and this is just continuing. just another day. the story has not changed at all. there is more evidence of civilian deaths and mass graves in these satellite pictures, showing where 200 bodies are thought to have been buried close to mariupol. the un has now documented 50 unlawful killings in bucha, near the capital, kyiv.

there is prayer and reflection right across the country in church there is clear evidence. people witness what happened. we have not collected all the evidence they are. there is a lot more to collect and truly doing further visits but the evidence is showing there have been unlawful killings and summary executions. there is prayer and reflection right across the country in church services as the majority of ukrainians mark the easter weekend. it is not maybe that kind of celebration like we used to have. but it is a time when we can be together with our family, with our parents. and pray, notjust for ourfamily but for all of us ukrainians, for all military guys who are defending our country. this holiday is very important because it is

the beginning of new things, it means resurrection. in the current context, it is even more important, so it is very special for us and my family, as well. sandbagged churches are a reminder that nowhere here is safe and that peace, this easter, will be hard to find. danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. the final stage of campaigning is under way in france's presidential election. on sunday millions of voters will decide between the incumbent emmanuel macron, and his rival marine le pen. but many people are still thought to be undecided. these are live pictures from the southern town of figeac where president macron is currently campaigning. it is only south—west of the country in the docks tanya region. people are very keen to get close to him. and have a word. he has been surrounding. you schofield reports

on the current state of campaigning. marine le pen was out looking for votes in northern france this morning. this is familiar territory. she is the local mp and can be assured of a friendly reception. but her message is that, while smiles are fine, what she needs on sunday is slips of paper in the ballot box. translation: if the people vote, if they go out and vote, _ then they will get the change they hope for. and the choice is simple. it is macron or france. both she and her rival, emmanuel macron, know that the key to the race on sunday is getting out the potential abstainers, the type who say, a curse on both your houses. mainly, that's people who voted left in the first round two weeks ago. yesterday, president macron was out in the north paris suburbs, with its poor and largely immigrant population, arguing that marine le pen's promises for putting money in their pockets are economic nonsense. translation: millions - of our fellow citizens turned to her party and project. why? because she gave the feeling that she had solutions for the cost of living,

which is a real problem, and we will talk about this. but i have demonstrated that her solutions are not viable. the polls suggest that president macron should be feeling comfortably confident about sunday. but if this election still feels tense, it's because the stakes are so high. a le pen victory would not mean some regular handover of power here in paris but a political earthquake, with after—shocks felt well beyond the borders of france. never one to resist a good photo opportunity, the president wants to show the french that he is fighting till the last possible minute. the vote, he says, is indeed a referendum on two very different versions of what the france of the future will be. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it shows one in 17 people were infected last week. the figure represents a fall of about 15% on the previous week. officials warned overall levels of the virus remain high.

the singer songwriter tom grennan has been attacked and robbed in new york. his manager said the 26—year—old brit was the victim of an unprovoked attack and robbery outside a bar in manhattan. he suffered a ruptured ear drum and damage to his jaw and has had to postpone his show in washington tonight. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather forecast now. darren hasjoined us. you're taking us to the seaside, whereas at?— you're taking us to the seaside, whereas at? ., , ,, , , ., whereas at? east sussex today where there has been _ whereas at? east sussex today where there has been a _ whereas at? east sussex today where there has been a chilly _ whereas at? east sussex today where there has been a chilly wind - whereas at? east sussex today where there has been a chilly wind blowing i there has been a chilly wind blowing and there has been more cloud and there is still some cloud this evening across southern parts of england wales but it is dry. let's head straight into the weekend. saturday starts quite cloudy across much of england wales. there may be one or two showers but they are very hit and miss and those will dry towards the south—west. we still

have those brisk winds coming in from the esau northeast, strongest town nor seacoast underwear into less of the pennines where they could be quite costly as well. those temperatures higher towards the west, 16-18 temperatures higher towards the west, 16—18 like today. a few degrees cooler along the east coast of scotland and the east coast of anger and. of scotland and the east coast of angerand. stiff of scotland and the east coast of anger and. stiff some showers overnight to clear away from the first south—west and then some time bringing down trails, southern scotland, a bit more cloud coming into northern scotland and here turns a bit cool but another present denizens and despite those brisk winds and temperatures again up to 18.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: prosecutors in portugal have declared a new official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, who went missing during a family

holiday nearly 15 years ago. it's understood to be this man — christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently injail in germany. he denies involvement. borisjohnson insists he'll still be in charge in six months time afterfacing questions about his premiership following trade talks in india. what people want in our country is for the government to get on and focus on the issues on which we were elected. and that is what we are going to do. satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol in the south of ukraine. the seven—year—old boy who died after an asthma attack — his mother, accused of prioritising her drug addiction over caring for him, is convicted of manslaughter. and the revamped large hadron collider — the huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what's inside them — starts up again after a three—year makeover.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie. good afternoon. let's start with the weigh—in for tomorrow's big title fight at wembley stadium. the weights were a lot closer that many expected as tyson fury was 12 lb lighter than his last fight, tipping the scales at 18 st 8 lb, just half a stone heavier than his challenger dillian whyte. it was also a remarkably calm meeting of the two british heavyweights. there's been so much hype about this mega fight about this mega fight with a 94,000 crowd — a post—war european record. fury is defending his wbc title against deontay wilder for the second time. this weekend's formula i race at imola has the first of this

season's sprint race qualifying format — they're in action there now trying to get a good grid position. early rain there caused the cars to struggle in today's only practice session. championship leader charles leclerc lost control of his ferrari a couple of times, but he still managed to top the timesheets. lewis hamilton could only manage 18th. the finishing order of tomorrow's sprint race will order the grid for sunday's emilia romagna grand prix. but before practice, lewis hamilton was talking about football instead driving — that's because he could be an investor in chelsea fc�*s new ownership. the seven—time world fi champion said it would be a "great opportunity". he joins the former world tennis number one serena williams as potential investors supporting the bid of the club's potential new owner sir martin broughton. this is what lewis had to say. meanwhile, manchester united midfielder paul pogba may have played his final game for the club. the france international has a calf

injury, which according to united's manager ralf rangnick says is likely to rule him out of the rest of the season. pogba is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with a move away from old trafford. the five—time olympic cycling champion laura kenny has said today that over the last few months, she's had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. kenny revealed that she'd got pregnant with her husband jason not long after after winning gold and silver at last summer's tokyo olympics, but that they'd lost the baby in november. laura then contracted coronavirus in the new year before also suffering an ectopic pregnancy, where the baby grows outside the womb and can't survive. laura said she felt lost, but getting back on the bike, and the support of those around her, is helping her recover. and bbc action line has information and support for anyone affected by misscarriage. now let's move on to the world snooker championship, ronnie o'sullivan has made a good start in his second round match against mark allen.

he's leading six frames to two. but this is a tricky second round match for the six—time champion as he bids to level stephen hendry�*s record seven crucible titles. three—time champion mark williams is already into the quarterfinals. he thrashed jackson page — 13 frames to 3 — which included six breaks above 100. let's check in at the other match going on this afternoon at the crucible where maguire currently it frames up. the first of 13 flames are going through to the third round. the other games i took about her owner later this evening. as always, you can find out more about the snooker on our website. that is it from me. lizzie, thank you. let's get more on our top story this hour. a german man linked to the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been made

a "formal suspect" by the portuguese authorities. christian bruckner, who's all, was identified as a suspect by german prosecutors two years ago, but has not been charged. he denies any involvement in the abduction of madeleine mccann. robbyn swan is the co—author of looking for madeleine. i asked her how she became interested in the investigation. in 2011, when operation grange first got under way, my co—author, anthony summers, and i looked closely at all of the portuguese police files, read them, had them translated, and with the furore that had met the case when it first broke back in 2007, we thought it was really the kind of story that real investigation might yield a very interesting and important story to tell. how significant then do you think the naming of christian brueckner, a man who has not been charged, but is now an arguido,

a person of interest to this investigation? well, as your reporter pointed out, there have been several people who have been named arguido in this case before, including the mccanns themselves, one of the neighbours in praia da luz and a couple of men who had been involved in petty crimes around the ocean club estate. now, the status itself conveys a certain level of protection to the person under suspicion, but it is a shot across the bow that the portuguese have no intention of letting this case drop, that they are interested in christian b, the suspect in germany, and with the statute of limitations on the crime, on any potential crime being set to run out around the time of madeleine's birthday and her disappearance, may 3rd, then it's a real indication that is not going to happen, that they are not going to drop the case. it's going to be, i'm imagining for her parents, kate and gerry mccann, a very difficult moment, but also a welcome one, would you say? i think you hit the nail

on the head there. christian b is a convicted paedophile. he is also convicted of serving time for a violent sexual crime against an elderly woman. you can't give any parent any relief to think of their child in the hands of such a person. at the same time, i think that, for the mccanns who have waited so long for any resolution to this case, that even the most tragic outcome would, in fact, be something of a relief, something better than the perpetual nightmare they have been living. but the idea that we're going to get a lot of information from the portuguese authorities, from the portuguese police, i mean, how disappointed is the media going to be? well, i think that the media who've covered this case for the last number of years know that the portuguese were very badly burned in the first investigation. the portuguese police were heavily criticised for their handling of that case.

it led to a lot of fallout for them. since 2013, i believe, was the year that they actually reactivated their own case, the portuguese have worked very diligently, very quietly behind the scenes and just getting on with it. and as far as we know, they've had a reasonable level of cooperation with their german and british counterparts. there are always tensions, always differences of approach and technique, but they've all tried to just get on with it at this time. robyn swann. a senior russian military general has reportedly said moscow's mission is to take full control of eastern and southern ukraine. it's not yet clear whether the comments were officially sanctioned. mikhail khodorkovsky was once the boss of the russian oil firm, yukos, and russia's richest man. he's now in exile, and a prominent critic of president putin. he says a western embargo of moscow's oil would deal putin a "very serious blow" which could halve the kremlin's revenue and impact mr putin's

ability to continue his war in ukraine. he's been talking to stephen sackur on the bbc�*s hardtalk programme. in the meantime, what we see as europe discusses oil and gas, but frankly does very little about it, what we see is some limited sanctions on the banking sector. they've stopped importing coal,

or at least they are promising too, and they've taken measures to freeze the huge reserves of russian money in overseas banks, and they've targeted oligarchs. you speak to me as a former russian oligarch. do you think the seizing of yachts, the telling roman abramovich he can no longer own chelsea football club, do all of these big headline measures make any difference?

as you see the terrible events unfold in ukraine and you reflect

on more than two decades of putin in power, do you, in any sense, feel a sense of responsibility and deep regret that, going back to the late 19905 and early 20005, you were one of the power brokers in russia that actually aided and supported putin in his bid to take power after yeltsin? without you, putin might have struggled. with you, he was a political force. do you regret your association with him?

do you think he changed, or did you get him wrong at the beginning? and you can watch that full interview with mikhail khodorkovsky on the bbc iplayer. let's update you on some breaking news. health officials in northern afghanistan say more than 30 people have been killed and more than a0

injured in an explosion at a mosque in city of kunduz. officials said the blast took place during friday prayers. unverified pictures on social media showed damaged walls and ceiling of the building. it's not immediately clear who was behind the explosion. it comes a day after a series of deadly bombings by the islamic state group, including one in kunduz and another at a shia mosque in mazar—i—sharif. the grenada leg of the earl and countess of wessex's platinum jubilee tour of the caribbean has been postponed, just a day before the couple were due to leave. sophie and edward are carrying out a seven—day tour of three caribbean nations to mark the queen's 70—year reign. buckingham palace said the decision had been made after consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general. it's hoped they will visit at a later date. the decision comes after the duke and duchess of cambridge were criticised for some elements of their recent caribbean tour.

our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. it must have seemed a fairly straightforward plan. as part of thejubilee year, various members of the royalfamily were to be dispatched to the various realms around the world. realms, of course, being independent countries, but which have the queen as their head of state. so princess anne went to australia and papua new guinea. prince charles will go to canada next month. of course we know about catherine and william who went to the caribbean last month. so this latest one was due to start today. the earl and countess of wessex flying into saint lucia in the caribbean. they were going to do some island hopping during the week. but as you say, buckingham palace has issued their statement, say that actually grenada, which was originally on the plan, is now not. as you say, there's no reason given, but it's saying in consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor—general,

so that's the queen's representative in grenada that this decision has been taken. now we do know that local media have talked about potentially some planned protests in grenada. the local reparations committee there have talked about the fact — reparations being compensation being asked for from britain as a result of the slave trade — that they had asked for an audience with the earl and countess of wessex, so we don't know that that's the reason, but perhaps it was considered that in consultation with the government of grenada, that it was just too much of a political and perhaps pr risk to go to that country. so that visit has been postponed, but the statement does say that they hope to visit at some point in the future. and of course, when prince william and the duchess of cambridge were injamaica, there was some suggestion that there was a miscalculation in terms of the tone in some of the things that they did. in 2022, itjust didn't sit right. so this was last month, you're right. well, i mean, the tour got off to a bad start because the first place,

the first country they visited was belize, and there was a last minute change because there were local protests there and reports coming out saying that the local people felt that they hadn't been consulted about the logistics of this particular visit. and so that had to be changed at the last minute, which is very unusual on a royal tour. these changes are unusual because they will have been long in the planning, so that was the first instance. and then you'll remember that prince william and catherine were met by the jamaican prime minister, who effectively, as they were standing there next to him, said that, you know, "welcome to the country, but but we do effectively want to remove the queen as the head of state. that is our future". and so the headlines and some of the photo opportunities which were deemed to be reminiscent of colonial times just went down badly. the optics were not what the palace would have wanted from a royal tour, and so i think particularly now with the earl of wessex

going back to the caribbean, where of course barbados removed the queen as the head of state last november, in other countries, as you say, jamaica and grenada as well, there are some of the politicians there who are talking about holding a referendum about removing the queen as head of state. the palace will have to be acutely conscious that they don't want a repeat of those negative headlines from william and catherine's tour to the caribbean last month. sarah campbell. two fraudsters face jail for a multimillion—pound pension scam which saw almost 250 people duped out of their life savings. susan dalton and alan barratt face years in prison for conning victims out of a total of £13.7 million between 2012 and 2014. the average amount each person lost was £55,000, but some lost much more. let's get more from our personal finance correspondent, kevin peachey. tell us more about this a scam, how it worked? it tell us more about this a scam, how it worked? ., , ,. , tell us more about this a scam, how it worked? ,. , _ it worked? it was described by the 'ud . e in it worked? it was described by the judge in the _ it worked? it was described by the judge in the case _ it worked? it was described by the

judge in the case today _ it worked? it was described by the judge in the case today as - it worked? it was described by the judge in the case today as a - judge in the case today as a sophisticated scam which ruined lives, marriages, people's pension plans, even at left some victims on the brink of suicide. it was all run from spain, where people would ring up from spain, where people would ring up potential victims offering them some kind of pension review or encouraging them to transfer their legitimate pension savings into the scans run by them. and what happened was people were drawn in, if you like, by the incentives offered, by the potential for better returns. and they transferred the money. unfortunately, these are pension schemes were a sham. only use, really, to enrich the people behind it and, at the heart of it, it was —— there was a chap called david austen, who used the money to enrich himself, his family, tears for his own business prospects as well. he killed himself before facing

justice. two other people you mentioned, alan barrett and susan dalton, they were trustees of this pension scheme and today they were jailed for their part —— alan barratt. they were jailed for their roles as the pension trustees. so dalton was jailed for four years and eight months and barratt for five years and seven months. overall, there were 2a5 victims of this. they last, as you say,, they transferred nearly £40 million, and they have not seen a penny of it back. find nearly £40 million, and they have not seen a penny of it back. and -- £14 million- — not seen a penny of it back. and -- £14 million. you _ not seen a penny of it back. and -- £14 million. you have _ not seen a penny of it back. and -- £14 million. you have talked - not seen a penny of it back. and -- £14 million. you have talked about| £14 million. you have talked about the impact this would have had losing this amount of money, but how unusual is that this kind of thing has come to court? we mention it started ten years ago, this scam. over the course of two years as well, something, they got three people at quite irate, really.

people receive these glossy are from —— at quite irate. people get these brochures from canary wharf in london, there were firefighters trait, a mine worker, a critical care nurse who said her pension plan is now incomplete brains. she is not going to be able to retire when she wants her. she says she will work for many more years —— now incomplete ruins. it is unusual for people to be prosecuted. what is not unusual is these kinds of scams and what experts, the pensions regulator, a you have to regulator, a warning. you have to look out for things like free pension review from text messages that come out of the blue. saying, you know, we can give you a better return on your pension. because this is not the only operation in which people's money has been stolen and, of course, many people are too ashamed to actually say what has happened to them. and as we have

heard today, just devastating for their lives and their finances. thank you very much. the world's largest particle accelerator — a vast machine which smashes components of atoms together to break them apart and discover what's inside them — has restarted after a three—year upgrade. researchers at the large hadron collider on the swiss—french border believe the new machine will discover particles that could change our understanding of the universe. our science corresponden, pallab ghosh, has had exclusive access to the detectors underground. it's like a medieval castle. you have to have, like, a winding road to get there. deep underground, dr marcella bona takes me into the heart of the large hadron collider. so this is the first time i'll have seen the detector. and, wow, itjust looks incredible. 7,000 tonnes of intricate engineering, built to detect minute particles created by atoms crashing together.

this is one of the best positions, because really, it shows you all the majesty of this detector, isn't it? it's huge! majesty is the word. this is the detector that was responsible for one of the most important breakthroughs in science, the discovery of the higgs boson. it's just been upgraded and the hope is it will discover more particles that are completely new to science. and if it does, it could transform our understanding of the universe. we are looking actively for a lot of new phenomena. dark matter, for example. we can look directly for dark matter. could this be one of the biggest discoveries ever in physics? i'd say yes. i'd say it might be. dark matter is an invisible substance thought to make up most of the mass of the universe. researchers here hope to produce it on earth by accelerating the insides of atoms close to the speed of light around a 27—kilometre ring,

and then crashing them together. this is what compresses the magnet... these are the giant magnets that steer the particles around the ring and focus them into a narrow beam. they've been improved, too, so that there'll now be double the number of collisions. for all the physics that we've done since the startup of the lhc, the last ten years, we'll be able to actually get the same amount of data in the next three years as we did in those ten years. the particles that are created are going in every direction. the researchers here are excited about what the newly—ugraded about what the newly—upgraded large hadron collider could achieve, maybe to make discoveries that will lead to the greatest shift in our understanding of the universe since einstein's theories more than 100 years ago. palab ghosh, bbc news at the large hadron collider on the swiss—french border. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett.

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have seen more cloud here at home, heading into this evening and overnight we have a cloud across southern parts of england. later in the night, we will see the cloud increasing more widely across england and wales. we still have messy low cloud and far north—west of scotland, temperatures six or seven celsius, malls are where we have that cloud. many parts of england and wales, starting cloudy saturday with one or two showers, still had ten minutes, mild you. i weigh from here, we could get more sunshine in the afternoon and a fine day to come. still cool and messy on the far north. strong winds across north sea coasts, and the pennines. across more sheltered western areas temperatures will be 18 celsius again. if you degrees cooler along those north sea coasts with the wind off the sea, of course. the weather pattern does not change, really. during the second half of the weekend, high pressure to the north of the uk. low pressure to the

south. bringing marine into continental europe and keeping us with these strong easterly or north—easterly winds. a few showers overnight in a southern england to clear away, overnight in a southern england to clearaway, but overnight in a southern england to clear away, but more sunshine on sunday. northern ireland did quite well, southern scotland, but northern scotland seeing more cloud and temperatures will be lower here. with the sunshine, 18 celsius should feel pales —— pleasant enough despite those chilly winds. they winds will be like turn to next week, but changing direction to northerly, bringing down colourwhit across the whole of the country. it will be a cool start to next week. probably with a lot of cloud around as well, but significantly, it is still a dry —— it is still dry. it looks like being another dry april across the uk as whole. we have that seven of the last ten april is drier than normal. —— had seven of the last ten aprils.

today at five... satellite images have been released, which are said to show a mass burial site near mariupol. the un warns of growing evidence of war crimes in ukraine. the ministry of defence says it's looking at sending british tanks to poland, allowing warsaw to send its own soviet—era tanks to ukraine. prosecutors in portugal declare an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. it's understood to be this man, christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently injail in germany. he denies involvement. at least 33 people die in a suicide attack at a mosque in the northern afghan city of kunduz. the seven—year—old boy who died after an asthma attack —

his mother, accused of prioritising her drug addiction