the head of the united nations on a peace mission to moscow. he says the war and the suffering here in ukraine must end. antonio guterres calls for a ceasefire, as he prepares to meet the russian leader, vladimir putin. russia's invasion of ukraine is a violation of its territory integrity and against the charter of the united nations. it is my conviction that the sooner we and this war, the better. quite naturally, the un secretary iquite naturally, the un secretary general— quite naturally, the un secretary general knows full well of those decisions — general knows full well of those decisions that were declared by president putin about the reasons and the _ president putin about the reasons and the targets, the goals of the

operation — and the targets, the goals of the operation is conducted by our military _ and living on the faultline of war. a special report from a village on ukraine's border with russia and belarus. and the other headlines this lunchtime: seven women make allegations of sexual misconduct against the former bbc radio 1 dj tim westwood. he strenuously denies the claims. i knew what was going to happen at this point, so i'm just like, oh god, like... i rememberjust being like hunched up and holding on to the back of the chair, like scared. are you doing 0k? no, i'm not, actuall . new footage is released showing the moments after the accidental fatal shooting of the cinematographer haleena hutchens, by alec baldwin on a film set last year. and, remembering harry billinge — the funeral is held in cornwall for the d—day veteran, who raised tens of thousands of pounds

for a normandy memorial. and coming up on the bbc news channel... we'll be looking ahead to the first leg of manchester city's champions league semi final clash with spanish giants real madrid. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from the ukrainian capital kyiv. as the war here rages on into its third month, the united nations secretary general antonio guterres is trying to end it with a peace mission to moscow today. he's meeting the russian leader, vladimir putin, before travelling here to kyiv later this week. hopes of any kind of breakthough are not high — russia's foreign minister has accused nato of fighting

a "proxy war" in ukraine, and risking a third world war. well, in germany today, defence ministers from some a0 nato and eu countries are discussing how to coordinate and step up the supply of weapons to ukraine. the us defence secretary lloyd austin said everyone at the meeting believes this is a war ukraine can win. our security correspondent gordon corera has this report. this is what today's talks are trying to end, russian missiles launched into ukraine amid fears of where this conflict might go next. this morning, russia's foreign minister welcomed the un secretary—general as he arrived in moscow, as critics question antonio guterres�*s decision to visit russia's capital before kyiv and what his trip might accomplish, the un's top officials stress dialogue

is vital. i un's top officials stress dialogue is vital. ~ ., ., ., ., is vital. i know that we have today facin: a is vital. i know that we have today facing a complex _ is vital. i know that we have today facing a complex situation - is vital. i know that we have today facing a complex situation in - facing a complex situation in ukraine. different interpretations about what is happening in ukraine. that does not limit the possibility to have a very serious dialogue, at best we can work to minimise the suffering of people. this best we can work to minimise the suffering of people.— suffering of people. this visit comes amid _ suffering of people. this visit comes amid warnings - suffering of people. this visit comes amid warnings the - suffering of people. this visit - comes amid warnings the conflict could still escalate further. yesterday, russia's foreign minister told state tv that through its supply of weapons, nato was waging a proxy war against russia and warned this could turn into world war iii, claims this morning dismissed by a british minister. i claims this morning dismissed by a british minister.— british minister. i don't think that riaht now british minister. i don't think that right now there _ british minister. i don't think that right now there is _ british minister. i don't think that right now there is an _ british minister. i don't think that right now there is an imminent i right now there is an imminent threat — right now there is an imminent threat of— right now there is an imminent threat of escalation. i think what the west— threat of escalation. i think what the west is doing to support its allies— the west is doing to support its allies in— the west is doing to support its allies in ukraine is very well calibrated.— allies in ukraine is very well calibrated. , . , , ., calibrated. defence ministers from nato and european _ calibrated. defence ministers from nato and european countries - calibrated. defence ministers from nato and european countries are i nato and european countries are today meeting at an air force base

in germany as they up the supply of weapons ukraine. the us defence secretary said yesterday he wanted russia we can so it could not carry out another innovation again. on the ground, both sides continued to go on the offensive. ukrainian forces used a missile system to destroy four russian tanks. russia meanwhile released footage of its missiles hitting military storage facility. marry a poll is expected to be one focus of the talks today in moscow, subject to enormous devastation in recent weeks. there is pressure for a humanitarian corridor to allow people to leave. there is little optimism surrounding the moscow talks or expectation of any kind of wider ceasefire. speaking in the last three minutes, the un secretary general said they had to try. it is general said they had to try. it is m dee general said they had to try. it 3 my deep conviction that the sooner

we end this war, the better, for the people of ukraine, for the people of the russian federation, and there is far beyond. the russian federation, and there is far be ond. ~' the russian federation, and there is far be ond. ~ ., the russian federation, and there is far be ond. ~' ., ., ., ., far beyond. some kind of negotiation may eventually _ far beyond. some kind of negotiation may eventually bring _ far beyond. some kind of negotiation may eventually bring this _ far beyond. some kind of negotiation may eventually bring this conflict - may eventually bring this conflict to an end but for the moment those involved in the fighting are still seeking to strengthen their position ijy seeking to strengthen their position by inflicting damage on the battlefield first. we can talk now to our correspondent jenny hill in moscow. the un secretary—general says he wants to create the conditions for a ceasefire and a peaceful solution. what is your sense of how these talks have gone so far? we what is your sense of how these ltalks have gone so far? what is your sense of how these talks have gone so far? we know they have one talks have gone so far? we know they have gone badly- _ talks have gone so far? we know they have gone badly. the _ talks have gone so far? we know they have gone badly. the two _ talks have gone so far? we know they have gone badly. the two men - talks have gone so far? we know they have gone badly. the two men are - have gone badly. the two men are getting a joint press conference, having concluded that'll. you can almost hear the sadness in the voice of antonio guterres, as he stood in front of the press and said borussia's view of what is happening

in ukraine is completely at odds with the un view of what is happening in ukraine. he said he had made a couple of proposals about trying to set up joint working groups to make sure humanitarian corridors can be achieved, so humanitarian aid can get through but these are simply proposals. the press conference is still going but it looks as if antonio guterres has come away with nothing. not a surprise. at the beginning of the talks, sergei lavrov said moscow had simply agreed to the un requested come and have a conversation. he said last night he believed the hostilities would end in some kind of negotiated treaty but he also said the terms of the treaty would very much be determined by the state are fighting at the time. let's talk about vladimir putin and how serious he is at finding peace, an end to these hostilities. it tells us

something that while his foreign minister was sat with the un secretary—general, mr putin was handing out medals to olympic athletes, congratulating them on their performance at the winter games in beijing more than two months ago. he is due to visit the un secretary—general later but that will have to wait while he concludes his other appointments, all of them related to sport. thank you very much. a short time ago, they started working on tearing down a soviet era statue here in kyiv that was built in 1982 as a monument to friendship between russia and ukriane. the mayor of kyiv vitali klitschko said its being dismantled because of russia's "brutal killing and destruction here and desire to destroy our statehood." joe inwood is there. joe, a symbolic moment?

yes, absolutely. you can probably hear the angle grinder still going. the statue stood in the centre of kyiv for a0 years, it was put up as a monument to the friendship of the peoples of russia and ukraine. how far that seems now and how far the relationship has fallen, they have been trying to take it down for about an hour been trying to take it down for aboutan hour or been trying to take it down for about an hour or so. big straps have been put round the two figures of soviet workers. that has not quite gone to plan. one of the figures heads has fallen on the floor. they should have the new monument coming up should have the new monument coming up here at some point as they renamed the area from friendship park to freedom park will stop ——. the village of senkivka, north of here, is near ukraine's border with russia and belarus. once it was the site of festivals celebrating friendship between the three countries — now it's on front line of the war.

residents there say families have been separated and divided by the border, and they're now living in fear. from the village, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. barely a highway in ukraine that doesn't tell of war. we travelled to the northern edge of the country. senkivka, the last village by the border with russia and belarus. it's still being shelled. only a few of its residents remain. nina is living with a rocket that landed right in her yard when the invasion began. these civilian homes are visible from russia. they can see what they're firing at. it's scary to live like this but where will i go? i can hear the shelling, i can show you from my yard the russian checkpoint, she said. i feel so sad about everything, my heart is going numb, i've run out of tears.

on the road outside, another rocket. experts who've seen these images say they could have held cluster bombs. banned in other parts of the world because of the devastation they cause, both russia and ukraine are accused of using them. this was one of the roads that russian soldiers took when they were entering ukraine from the north, on their way to cities like kyiv and cherniv. the focus of the war at the moment has shifted to the south and east of the country, but here at the northern edge, we are just about two miles from the border, and russian soldiers withdrew from here around three weeks ago. the feeling very much is that it could all change in a matter of minutes. this video from ukraine's border guard shows russian forces rolling into semkivka in february. for this 91—year—old, it was the second time in her life seeing tanks at her doorstep.

she remembers hiding in trenches during world war ii but says there was no mass shelling, the way there is now. translation: back in the day, i could run away, nowl can't. i there is nothing good about war. we have been friends with russia and belarus for years. people from other countries visited each other, married each other. from almost everyone we spoke to, we heard about friendships and families spread across borders that have now been broken. this man's brothers and a sister live russia. translation: my sister told me it was us who started the war. i i want my family to use their heads, to look at the situation independently. nina told us she has cut her brother, who lives in belarus, out of her life because she does not believe what she has told him, what is really happening. after we left, there were multiple grenade explosions

here, no—one was hurt but the threat is constant. yogita limaye, bbc news, senkivka that's all from me here in ukraine, where there is little optimism that the un secretary general�*s peace mission today will help end the war that's now in its third month, and that looks like grinding on for many more. now back to jane in the studio for the rest of the days news. thank you very much to you and the whole team. the dj tim westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. the 6a—year—old is accused of predatory and unexpected, unwanted sexual behaviour and touching in incidents between 1992 to 2017. the bbc and the guardian have heard detailed accounts from seven women in a joint investigation into the former bbc radio i dj. we ve protected their identities.

tim westwood strenuously denies all the allegations. our correspondent chi chi izundu has this report. this is not about music now, and i'm just very, very scared. this is predatory behaviour. i was 17. if you are trying to remove an item of my clothing and i put it back on, that means i don't want it to be gone. this is the story from a group of women. this was an assault. an abuse of power. seven women, who alleged they had been subjected to unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the former bbc radio i dj, tim westwood. it's westwood. we are live on bbc two. this is how radio 1 get down. isabel was 19 when she heard tim westwood would be djing at a local club in the midlands. as an aspiring artist, she hoped he could help with her career and arranged to meet the then 53—year—old in london. when i got there, he was in a car.

the next thing he has undone his trousers. he actually tapped me to turn around and look at the fact that he is exposing himself. so i've looked and i've seen, and i'm like, "oh, no, oh, no. oh, my god." isabel was taken to a flat and says she was very scared. so he leaves the room, and then he comes back in, completely naked. and he is walking through. he's not saying anything to the fact that i'm a little bit twitchy, i'm a tiny bitjittery. like, i'm trying to move away and there was this horrible moment, he, like, held me by the shoulders and turned me around. i knew what was going to happen this point, so i'mjust like, "oh, god." i remember being just, like, hunched up and holding on to the back of the chair, like, scared. he then had sex with her.

ijust remember feeling so deflated, and so sad, and feeling really ashamed of myself and bad. another two women have accused the dj of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour when they were 17 and 20. whilst another four women we have spoken to accused the dj of either grabbing their breast or slipping his hand down the back of their shorts or up a skirt, after taking a picture with him at nightclubs. the earliest alleged incident took place in 1992, the most recent in 2017. none of them went to the police. nowadays, i'm a big dog. as an early adopter of hip—hop, tim westwood has been a prominent figure in black music for more than a0 years. he presented bbc radio 1's rap show for nearly 20, interviewing some of the biggest names on his programme. he says he strenuously denies all the allegations. all of the women that we spoke to as part of this investigation have two things in common. number one, they were all young,

and number two, they are all black. they had the same question of their experience with tim westwood. who do you tell? this is a man who has huge power in the music industry and a huge influence in black communities. because they're black women, they felt their experiences would be ignored. doing this is important because it makes it feel like that wasn't completely for nothing. like, i don'tjust have this trauma scar for no reason. there's a purpose for other people to not have to experience it. chi chi izundu, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, you can find details of organisations offering information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can phone for free at any time to hear recorded information — on 0800 077 077.

and you can see more about this story in tim westwood: abuse of power on bbc 3 tonight at 9pm, or on the bbc iplayer. the head of twitter has admitted that the future of the social media site is uncertain, after the billionaire elon musk reached a deal to buy it. the $aa billion takeover — about £3a billion — means the world's richest man will be in control of a platform with 300 million users. so what could that mean? our technology reporter shiona mccallum has been finding out. those 300 million users include everyone from pop stars, sports people and world leaders. and twitter was one of the first platforms to give them the power to connect to you. to connect to you and i instantly.

one of the most prolific tweeters is, of course, elon musk himself. he took to twitter to announce the multi—billion dollar takeover, saying free speech is the bedrock of democracy and he looks forward to unlocking twitter�*s potential. if musk�*s idea of free speech is to prevail, it would likely mean less moderation. it could mean controversial figures who've been banned, like donald trump, get reinstated. having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilisation. current ceo, parag agrawal, reportedly told twitter employees that he did not know which direction the platform would go in once the tesla and spacex boss is at the helm. he also said that no staff would be losing theirjobs right now. if you look at investors, they view it as like, ok, musk has had massive success with tesla, spacex, and of course, paypal.

could he have the same goal and success? i think it's going to be a bit of an uphill battle in terms of turning around twitter. and i think in the eyes of many, this is really trading caviar in terms of his tesla stock for really a new york city pretzel. the transaction itself will take around six months. so between now and then, there's bound to be more speculation and uncertainty around twitter as the world works out how musk�*s brash and gung ho approach might change things. shiona mccallum, bbc news. it is 20 past one. our top story this lunchtime: the head of the united nations on a peace mission to moscow has said it is clear that there are two different positions on what is happening in ukraine as he prepares to meet the russian leader vladimir putin. the price of groceries in uk supermarkets could rise by £271 this year — it would be the biggest increase in a decade. coming up on the bbc news channel... six—time world snooker champion ronnie o'sullivan takes the early advantage in his quarterfinal match against stephen maguire at the crucible.

can he make it to the last four for a 13th time? mps are warning that spiking will remain an invisible crime in england and wales unless more is done to improve awareness and support victims. spiking involves putting drugs or alcohol into someone's drink, or in some cases using a needle to inject the person without consent. the home office says it is considering whether spiking should be made a specific criminal offence. june kelly reports. it's a hidden danger on a night out, and spiking will remain an invisible crime unless more is done to improve awareness and support victims. this is the message from mps, who are calling for a better response from pubs, clubs, police and health services. they say there's a culture of viewing victims as having had one too many.

this was the experience of former love island contestant sharon gafka when she was a spiking victim. when the paramedics turned up, they automatically said that, you know, she's had too much to drink, she just needs to go home and sleep it off. but my best friend who was with me is a doctor, has known me for many years, knows exactly what i'm like as a person — with or without alcohol — told them, no, this is not normal. the mps say venues with bad spiking records should face the threat of losing their licences. they believe that spiking should be made a specific criminal offence, and they want better data collection so there's more information about the scale of the problem. the perpetrator may be a sexual predator, they may be looking to steal from their victim, and it could be someone you regard as a mate, according to the mps. just for a laugh, to do this to your friends for a laugh, to see them in a state of intoxication, and that clearly is very, very wrong.

so, there's more work to be done on the perpetrators and trying to understand their motivation. there have been spiking incidents where victims say it wasn't their drink that was targeted, they had actually been injected with a drug. the home office says it is looking at making spiking a specific offence and police chiefs are urging victims to report what has happened to them as soon as possible. june kelly, bbc news. police in new mexico have released footage from a film set of the moments after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer last year. halyna hutchins, who was a2, was working on the film �*rust�* — she died after a prop gun held by the actor alec baldwin discharged. he's previously said he didn't pull the trigger, and had no idea how a live bullet came to be on the set. david willis has the latest from los angeles. alec baldwin rehearsing his quick draw only moments before a film set was transformed into a crime scene.

the incident sent police racing to the sprawling desert ranch in new mexico. newly released police bodycam footage shows the chaos that confronted them on arrival. a2—year—old film—maker halyna hutchins, regarded as a rising star in the movie industry, was airlifted to a nearby hospital where she later died. alec baldwin, who was both the star of the film and one of its producers, appeared stunned and disbelieving. he said he didn't pull the trigger and he didn't know who put a live round in the weapon he fired. the newly released footage also includes his first interview with the police. i take the gun out and as i take it, as it clears, as the barrel clears, i turn and cock the gun, the gun goes off. it should have been a cold gun with no rounds inside or dummy rounds,

cosmetic rounds, no flash. i take the gun out slowly. i turn and cock the pistol, bang. it goes off, she hits the ground, she goes down, and then he starts screaming. and i'm thinking... in a flash round, i could see maybe if there was wadding and there's some stuff like that, hot, and maybe it hits you and burns you. they say sometimes that happens. but remember, we're rehearsing so no one's protected. last week, local safety officials issued a report detailing safety failures on the set, and fined the producers the maximum possible penalty of nearly $1a0,000. inquiries are continuing, and detectives say they're still awaiting the results of ballistics and forensic analysis, along with an analysis of alec baldwin's phone data before they decide whether to press charges. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. labour's deputy leader angela rayner says she found comments about her appearance and behaviour in the house of commons "offensive" and "steeped in classism". in an interview this morning,

angela rayner told lorraine kelly on itv that there needs to be cultural change. it came after an article in the mail on sunday — based on comments from anonymous conservative mps, which said ms rayner crossed and uncrossed her legs in order to distract the prime minister. the price of groceries in uk supermarkets rose at its fastest rate in more than a decade in the year to april. the market research firm kantar says prices went up by nearly 6% — adding £271 to the average annual shopping bill. our business correspondent, emma simpson is here. again, cost of living crisis is what we keep saying. again, cost of living crisis is what we keep saying-— we keep saying. absolutely. just about every _ we keep saying. absolutely. just about every household _ we keep saying. absolutely. just about every household bill- we keep saying. absolutely. just about every household bill is - we keep saying. absolutely. just i about every household bill is going up about every household bill is going up at the moment including the weekly shop. supermarket prices have been on an upward path for some months now. kantar looks at about 75,000 products, and as you were

saying a rise in prices of 5.9% in april compared to last year. the story is far from over, april compared to last year. the story is farfrom over, our april compared to last year. the story is far from over, our food bills will keep going up and that is because of the tremendous cost increases being felt right across the supply chain. it's being made more challenging by the war in ukraine with things like fuel and fertiliser soaring. as for shoppers, habits are changing. we are buying fewer things on promotion, focusing on more every day essentials, and finally, as for today's figures, the fastest growing supermarkets are aldi and lidl.— aldi and lidl. thank you, emma simpson- _ the funeral of d—day veteran harry billinge — one of the first british soldiers to storm gold beach during the normandy landings in 19aa — has taken place in cornwall.

mr billinge was 96 when he died earlier this month. our correspondentjon kay reports. "it's not about me," he always said, "it's about the boys who didn't come home." but today, it was about harry billinge — d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. the church so full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore. but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. so all sorts of things that perhaps a lot of people didn't know he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my darling. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw

the completed monument. don't deserve that. we did it. he needed people to know- and to understand that war's not a game, war's not fun, a war leaves you with i some real memories. and that was harry's passion. what does it mean to you? it means the world to me. among the mourners today, rob, who gave harry a poem he'd written about d—day. do not call me hero, but you see the medals that i wear... harry took that poem to heart and used it to promote the british normandy memorial. one minute, he would be hanging on the edge of every word he was telling you. the next minute, he'd have you in stitches. and after that, you'd be in floods of tears. he was awesome, he was one of the nicest guys i've ever met. cornwall turned out in force

for an old soldier whose final campaign will ensure the memory of d—day lives on. jon kay, bbc news, st austell. a remarkable man, remembering harry billinge. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. we are continuing the dry story, thatis we are continuing the dry story, that is the story of the weather for the rest of the month, the rest of this week i was going to say, we do have some sunshine. that's on a picture an hour ago was taken in llandudno, but it is dry even where we have largely cloudy skies, well, mostly dry. as you can see here in east lothian, it is a little cloudier. in april we have only had a0 to 50% of the normal rain while working we would see, but it follows

on from a dry