this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russian forces must be pushed out of the whole of ukraine, according to britain's foreign secretary, as she says western allies must double down in their support. we can't be complacent. the fate of ukraine hangs in the balance. the secretary general of the united nations antonio guterres has arrived in kyiv to meet ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky a day after talks with vladimir putin in moscow. india struggles under the weight of an extreme heatwave as firefighters tackle flames at a huge landfill site near delhi, which is releasing toxic fumes into the air. and to zoom or not to zoom.

a new study reveals virtual meetings can limit employees�* capacity for creative thinking. and liverpool take a giant step towards another champions league final, with a victory over villarreal at anfield. hello and welcome. the british foreign secretary has said russian forces must be pushed out of the whole of ukraine. this is the clearest for the conflict. in a speech in london, liz truss described a victory for ukraine as a strategic imperative for the west, arguing that it must use its economic strength to deterfuture russian aggression. it comes as the un secretary general antonio guterres is due

to meet ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky in kviv later today. andrew plant reports. the aftermath of a missile attack in the city of kharkhiv in northern ukraine. at least one person reported to have been killed here, the invasion has produced much of the city to rubble. it has produced much of the city to rubble-— to rubble. it is scary, it is so painful. _ to rubble. it is scary, it is so painful. when - to rubble. it is scary, it is so painful. when it's - to rubble. it is scary, it isi so painful. when it's dark to rubble. it is scary, it is- so painful. when it's dark we are in fair. and there is a shooting in the incomes, it's indescribable. unbearable. in a indescribable. unbearable. in a seech indescribable. unbearable. in a speech to _ indescribable. unbearable. in a speech to uk — indescribable. unbearable. in a speech to uk foreign secretary, liz truss, called for western countries to push russian forces out of ukraine. some arc ue forces out of ukraine. some argue that _ forces out of ukraine. some argue that we _ forces out of ukraine. some argue that we shouldn't - forces out of ukraine. some - argue that we shouldn't provide heavy weapons for fear of provoking something worse but my view, is that inaction would be the greatest provocation.

this is a time for courage, not caution. ., , caution. now president putin has sent a — caution. now president putin has sent a message - caution. now president putin has sent a message to - caution. now president putin has sent a message to the i caution. now president putin - has sent a message to the west, warning ukrainian allies against further interference. if anyone from the outside intends to interfere in what is happening, then they should know this. if they create threats for us, threats of a strategic nature, our retaliation, a la counter/ will be instantaneous. in retaliation, a la counter/ will be instantaneous.— be instantaneous. in the southern _ be instantaneous. in the southern port _ be instantaneous. in the southern port city - be instantaneous. in the southern port city of - be instantaneous. in the - southern port city of mariupol it is surrounded by russian forces, the last stronghold of ukrainian fighters here, their commander appealing for a mass evacuation, saying alongside 600 wounded soldiers are civilians, including children inside. ., , ., ,, ., civilians, including children inside. ., , ., , inside. today, my appeal is a - -l inside. today, my appeal is apply the — inside. today, my appeal is apply the extraction - inside. today, my appeal is i apply the extraction procedure to us. the wounded will die and

those who are alive will fall in the battle. civilians will die together with us, very many people have died in the city, the city has been wiped off the face of the earth.— face of the earth. after meeting _ face of the earth. after meeting president - face of the earth. afterl meeting president putin face of the earth. after - meeting president putin earlier this week today the un secretary general will meet ukrainian president. the focus he says on securing humanitarian corridors, to try to evacuate the thousands of civilians, still caught in the fighting. millions of people were forced to flee ukraine when russia invaded. the exodus has been described as europe's fastest—growing refugee crisis since world war ii. many of those forced to leave have ended up in poland. our correspondent lewis goodall has been to warsaw to meet some of the displaced ukrainians.

imagine this is you. one day you have a job, light, imagine this is you. one day you have ajob, light, money in your pocket, next you have to queuein your pocket, next you have to queue in a foreign country, at 6am, for something as basic as a pair of shoes, underwear, a bag. how many people do you have coming in a day? 5&2 bag. how many people do you have coming in a day? 502 880. almost each _ have coming in a day? 502 880. almost each day _ have coming in a day? 502 880. almost each day the _ have coming in a day? 502 880. almost each day the shelves - have coming in a day? 502 880. i almost each day the shelves are completely empty. then of a miracle comes in next day we are full of them. this miracle comes in next day we are full of them. as miraculous as it may _ are full of them. as miraculous as it may be. — are full of them. as miraculous as it may be, if— are full of them. as miraculous as it may be, if you _ are full of them. as miraculous as it may be, if you are - are full of them. as miraculous as it may be, if you are a - as it may be, if you are a woman with a child, queueing up to get in and with all the women reflecting a new

powerlessness which you don't have a home the fact you must psychological effect for? i don't want to think about this, it is really deep trauma, the next stage will be psychological help who have no way to return.— way to return. they are likely to forget _ way to return. they are likely to forget are _ way to return. they are likely to forget are they? _ way to return. they are likely to forget are they? not - way to return. they are likely l to forget are they? not really. those who _ to forget are they? not really. those who have _ to forget are they? not really. those who have left _ to forget are they? not really. those who have left us - to forget are they? not really. those who have left us safe, l those who have left us safe, but their burden is no light cities will stand again, the task of rebuilding the self is harder. when this war is long over and the songs have all been some it will barely have begun. . —— when the songs have

all been sung. let's get some of the day's other news. the number of daily active facebook users grew to 1.96 billion in the first three months of the year, according to its parent company meta. but meta, which also owns instagram and whatsapp, still reported its slowest revenue growth in at least a decade. but sharesjumped i9% in after—hours trade on wednesday. a nationwide strike in sri lanka has begun to increase pressure on the government of president rajapaksa to resign amid an unprecedented economic crisis. the strike has been organised by the country's trade unions. transport, health, education and banking services are reported to have been hit by the industrial action. the move follows weeks of protests over rising price and a worsening shortage of basic supplies, including fuel and food. the electoral court in mexico has said that a vote in april on whether to remove the president halfway through his term in office is invalid because not enough people cast their ballots.

president andres manuel lopez obrador had himself proposed the vote as a means of strengthening his mandate for his remaining three years. doctors in the pacific archipelago of tonga say they are treating more cases of post—traumatic stress following a massive volcanic eruption injanuary. new zealand's pasifika medical association says both adults and children are affected, with things like loud noises and thunder triggering panic attacks. the undersea eruption near tonga was so big that it was heard as far away as alaska. an investigation by the us state of minnesota following the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis in 2020 has found that the city's police have engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade. it showed a disparity in how officers used force, stopped, searched and arrested people of colour compared

to white people in similar circumstances. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the murder of george floyd by a white police officer sparked protests around the world. it prompted an investigation into the minneapolis police department, the use of force and other tactics by officers going back a decade. the analysis of police reports, interviews and 700 hours of body can footage show what investigators say whereby disparities between the treatment of people of colour and white individuals. it revealed while african—americans make up only i9% of african—americans make up only i9% of the city population, they represented 54% of all traffic stops, over a three—year period. between 2010 and 2020, two—thirds of all citations for disorderly conduct and obstruction went to

people who were black. the minnesota _ people who were black. iie: minnesota department people who were black. "iie: minnesota department of people who were black. iie: minnesota department of human rights finds the city and minneapolis police department engaged in a practice of race discrimination and violation of the minnesota human rights act. the report blames a paramilitary approach to policing and culture in effect at holding officers accountable for misconduct. i at holding officers accountable for misconduct.— for misconduct. i found the contents — for misconduct. i found the contents to _ for misconduct. i found the contents to be _ for misconduct. i found the contents to be repugnant, | for misconduct. i found the i contents to be repugnant, at times horrific, they made me sick to my stomach and outraged, i think our community feels the same way. the findings _ feels the same way. the findings the _ feels the same way. the findings the minister - feels the same way. the findings the minister did not come as a surprise to the city's that community. they have known about police misconduct for decades and generations. the report calls for significant reform starting with officers training and disciplinary systems. other say only a complete shift in police culture will begin to address the problem. peter bowes, bbc

news. a heatwave which has gripped india for the past few weeks is expected to continue, with forecasters predicting record—breaking temperatures for the capital delhi. firefighters have been tackling flames at a huge landfill site near the city, releasing toxic fumes in to the air. prime minister narendra modi says his country is getting too hot too early in the year. nickjohnson has this report. a pile of smouldering rubbish, 60 metres high, and spewing toxic fumes. this landfill site on the outskirts of delhi has been burning for days, the school in its shadow. "we can't let the children sit in the smoke", this teacher says. "we have had no choice but to close the school". others who live nearby speak of feeling trapped. translation: i'm not| able to breathe, and my eyes are burning. we are helpless, but what can we do? we cannot leave our homes and go anywhere else.

it is thought the fire at this landfill site was sparked by india's stifling temperatures in recent weeks. the country has already experienced its hottest march since records began, more than 120 years ago. a month later, the heat shows no sign of letting up. large parts of the country are sweltering, as temperatures reach the mid—40s celsius, more than 110 fahrenheit, on a daily basis. some forecasters have predicted temperatures in delhi could reach a record—breaking 46 celsius this week. authorities have issued an alert, and asked vulnerable people to avoid the outdoors. the prime minister, narendra modi, seen here greeting eu leaders in delhi earlier this week, admitted temperatures across india were raising much earlier in the year than usual, and warned of the risk of fires in hospitals and factories. a leading climatologist in the country says it's beyond doubt that climate change has been a contributing factor to the consistently

high temperatures here. as forecasters predict temperatures will continue for at least the next few days, there are fears that fires like this could become more widespread. nickjohnson, in delhi, bbc news. let's turn to the uk now where the governing conservative party is looking into claims that one of its members of parliament was seen watching pornography on his mobile phone in the house of commons. it's understood that concerns were raised by a minister at a meeting of conservative mps. our political correspondent ione wells has the details. these allegations were raised last night in a meeting between female conservative mps and the government's chief whip, who's essentially in charge of tory party discipline. one female minister said that a tory mp had been spotted watching pornography in the house of commons chamber, and this account was corroborated by another mp in that meeting. and these claims have been met with horror, really. the tory mp pauline latham said that colleagues left that meeting shell—shocked.

and she and opposition parties have said that if the culprit is found, then he should lose hisjob. now, the chief whip has said that anybody who witnessed this should refer it to parliament's independent complaints scheme and that on the conclusion of any investigation, he would take appropriate action, but these investigations can take month, sometimes even years to conclude. and there's also pressure, really, to tackle the wider issue of sexism in westminster at the moment, with reports that dozens of mps are facing sexual misconduct complaints and also mps of all stripes this week condemning an article in the mail on sunday where some tory mps were quoted saying that the deputy labour leader angela rayner distracted the prime minister by crossing and uncrossing her legs. now, this is certainly not the first time that conversations about sexism and sexual misconduct have been raised in westminster, and there is widespread frustration at the moment from mps and their staff members that we're still having these conversations in 2022.

true. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it was a good night for liverpool against villarreal in wednesday's champions league football. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for

for so long. it was seven o'clock in the morning - on the day— when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, l when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is bbc news. the latest headlines: russian forces must be pushed out of the whole of ukraine, according to britain's foreign secretary, as she says western allies must "double down" in their support. the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, arrives in kyiv to meet ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky, a day after talks with vladimir putin in moscow. more than two months since the russian invasion of ukraine, the war has already left a deep mark on many ukrainians. among other symbolic acts

of patriotism, getting a patriotic tattoo is becoming a new trend in ukraine. anastasiya gribanova reports from a tattoo studio, where civilians and soldiers are lining up to carve symbols of the war to remember what ukraine is going through. it is once and forever, says 18—year—old nazar, as he bases four hours of pain. this is a warrior, a symbol of freedom, defiance and democracy. nazar says it is a sign of support to his brother, who is fighting in the front line l. translation: i'm going to send a picture of the tattooed to my brother, to reassure him.— reassure him. this tattoo studio in _ reassure him. this tattoo studio in central- reassure him. this tattoo studio in central live - reassure him. this tattoo studio in central live eve| reassure him. this tattoo - studio in central live eve sees more and more people like nazar these days. once a hipster then, now a place full of people in uniforms and a

patriotic vibe. in a country under attack, patriotic vibe. in a country underattack, or changes under attack, or changes everything. guns, underattack, or changes everything. guns, cossack warriors, molotov cocktails, ukraine's blue and yellow flag and coat of arms have now come to replace all other body symbols. many of these studio clients are getting a tattoo before going back to the trenches. translation: servicemen come and say i wanted to get a tattoo because they are sending me to khaki. i don't see fear in their eyes, but we know that we might never see them again —— to kharkiv. because so many young boys stay there. ., ., v because so many young boys stay there. ~ . �*, ., there. ukraine's tattooed trend is uuainin there. ukraine's tattooed trend is gaining momentum, - there. ukraine's tattooed trend is gaining momentum, and - is gaining momentum, and attracting those who never thought they would ever get a tattoo. this man, 29, worked in a law firm. he took up arms at the start of the war, joining the start of the war, joining the territorial defence forces. translation:— the territorial defence forces. translation: ., , .,

translation: everyone wants to remember what _ translation: everyone wants to remember what we _ translation: everyone wants to remember what we are _ translation: everyone wants to remember what we are going - remember what we are going through _ remember what we are going through. getting a tattoo, writing _ through. getting a tattoo, writing a poem or a song are all the — writing a poem or a song are all the ways of expressing emotions. it all the ways of expressing emotions.— all the ways of expressing emotions. , , emotions. it is a busy time in the studio- — emotions. it is a busy time in the studio. they _ emotions. it is a busy time in the studio. they are - the studio. they are donating 30% of their profits to the army. they have also set up mobile studios in trenches to decorate soldiers on the front line. back in lviv, the statue is completed. —— this tattooed is completed. —— this tattooed is completed. —— this tattooed is completed. so he hasjust got his very first tattoo and it is of brave ukrainians withstanding the russian warship. for him, it is a moment of pride for his country, which is withstanding the aggressor. the war might eventually end, but it has already changed the whole nation, and this change is not just skin deep. how interesting. how interesting. nasa's spacex dragon capsule

carrying four astronauts has docked with the international space station. a couple of hours ago, the hatch opened and the astronauts were welcomed by seven crew members already on station. i love these pictures, they really made me smile today. probably dilated for a bit more company. —— dilated. the dragon spacecraft was launched from the kennedy space center in florida on wednesday. nasa says it's one of the fastest commercial crew flights to the international space station. look at them, a good old hug, hugging it out. i promised you football so let's go to the sports centre now and find out what is going on. hello. this is your sports news, where we start with football, and liverpool are on the verge of the uefa champions league final, after a 2—0 semifinal first leg win over villarreal. the reds had two goals dissallowed at anfield, but two goals in the space of two minutes after half time,

including one to sadio mane, handed jurgen klopp's side the advantage, before their second leg in spain, next tuesday. we know we go there and it will be a tricky atmosphere for us, obviously different, difficult tonight. these players we saw tonight, they fight for it is all they have. what i liked was people could see we fight with it with all we have, and it is always the same. if they beat us, it brings them to the final and they deserve it, and if not, then we deserve it. that's how competition is. the europa league semifinal first legs will be played later on thursday. scottish champions rangers are in germany to face rb leipzig, while west ham also take on german opponents, when they host eintracht frankfurt, who dispatched barcelona in the last round. it's a great game. we're hugely

excited — it's a great game. we're hugely excited by it, the thrill of being _ excited by it, the thrill of being in— excited by it, the thrill of being in europe last year was great, — being in europe last year was great, qualifying. if you had said— great, qualifying. if you had said to— great, qualifying. if you had said to us at the end of may last— said to us at the end of may last year. _ said to us at the end of may last year, you're going to be in the — last year, you're going to be in the semifinal of the europa league — in the semifinal of the europa league with a chance of getting the final, — league with a chance of getting the final, we would all have said — the final, we would all have said you _ the final, we would all have said you were joking. let's be fair, — said you were joking. let's be fair, we — said you were joking. let's be fair, we are in a really good place — fair, we are in a really good place and _ fair, we are in a really good place and i think we are worthy of it _ manchester united will field an understrength side that will be missing up to seven first team regulars, including captain harry maguire, when they welcome chelsea to old trafford. third placed chelsea haven't beaten united in the premier league since 2017, but they are on a club—record run of eight consecutive away victories in all competitions. ronnie o'sulivan's bid for a record—equalling seventh world snooker championship title continues. the rocket will get his semifinal againstjohn higgins under way later, after he cruised to a quarterfinal win over stephen maguire. the victory keeps him on track to level matters with stephen hendry, who is the only player to have won seven titles at the crucible. in the other last—four match, three—time champion mark williams will play

2019 winner, judd trump. we're nowjust days away from a real moment of boxing history. on saturday night, ireland's katie taylor will go toe—to—toe with the puerto rican amanda serrano at madison square garden in new york, for the undisputed lightweight championship, and the history of the occasion isn't lost on the 35—year—old. yeah, ever since i put a yeah, eversince i puta pair of gloves off, turn gloves on, to have this influence, it isn'tjust to have this influence, it isn't just special for myself and amanda on saturday night, but it is special because it feels like we're bringing whole sport up with us as well. this is for the next generation, we are breaking down barriers and thatis are breaking down barriers and that is what exactly i have always wanted to do. women's world number one iga swiatek has been ruled out of the madrid open, with a shoulder injury. last weekend, the polish 20—year—old won her fourth consecutive title at the stuttgart open, but says her body needs

a rest to recover before the french open next month. to the nba, where the phoenix suns will be looking to progress to the western conference semi—finals, with victory over new orleans pelicans, later. mikal bridges led the way for phoenix in game 5 of their first—round series, scoring 31 points, and the pelicans will need to keep him quiet in game 6 to take it to a deciding match up. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. how many times over the last two years have you been asked to "jump on a zoom call", or "have a quick teams meet?" virtual meetings became the norm for many during the pandemic, and it's unlikely they're going away any time soon. u nfortu nately. but while they may be good for being able to have a meeting while still in your pyjamas, if your camera is off, one

would hope dr a new study shows a major downside — they limit our capacity for creative thinking. dr melanie brucks, co—author of that new report, explains why people are less creative when on camera. so so what we found was in particular they were bad at idea generation, but we weren't finding a difference with idea evaluation. we find this is because people were more focused when they are on zoom, so we are more likely to look at the screen, when we are compelled to look at the screen, we are then acting virtually and that visually focuses us, and that visual focuses us, and that visual focus turns to cognitive focus, and that hurts our creativity, so i recommend you turning your video off, so you can liberate yourself from the screen, and yourself from the screen, and you can wander visually around the room and also cognitively wonder as well.— the room and also cognitively wonder as well. sounds good. all the business _ wonder as well. sounds good. all the business news - wonder as well. sounds good. all the business news coming| wonder as well. sounds good. i all the business news coming up very shortly in about three or four minutes' time. we will be

talking about meta and how they have managed to get the eyeballs back on their platforms, and also talking about what is going on with russia and gas payments, is the first of those contracts have now expired. reach me on twitter. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @vfritznews. hello again. many parts of scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales had some decent spells of sunshine, but across central and eastern england, we had some of this cloud yesterday. this is called stratocumulus. now, through the afternoon, in hastings, that cloud began to break up, and because it's a thin cloud, it's only 200—300 metres thick, above that, you've got clear blue sunny skies, and once it starts to go, it can go very, very quickly, so it was a lovely end to the day here. now, i'm telling you about that because that's what this type of cloud is, running in off the north sea, affecting parts of eastern england and the midlands at the moment. now, that is going to be prone to thinning and breaking up a bit more, i think, as we go through thursday. but with clearer skies out towards the west, it's cold at the moment.

we've got some frost to watch out for, heading into the first part of the morning. now, across southern england, a better chance of seeing some sunshine. should have some sunshine, as well, across much of the northwest of the uk, and i suspect this cloud will tend to get eroded, so the areas that are most likely to keep it into the afternoon, well, probably east midlands, lincolnshire, norfolk and suffolk, but otherwise, i think most of you will see some sunshine. dry for many, an odd shower for northern scotland, an odd shower in southwest england, but in the best of the sunshine, we're looking at highs up to 16 degrees. it's a similar kind of day, really, on friday. again, we start off with some of that patchy cloud coming in off the north sea, but for many of us, it's a dry day, again with some spells of sunshine, and starting to turn just a little bit warmer as well. 17 the top temperature in cardiff and glasgow as well. after this lengthy spell of dry weather, caused by this high pressure, we're actually going to see some changes into the weekend. it starts to weaken, to allow this weather front to move in from the north and west. so, saturday, although england and wales is looking at another fine day, with some further spells of sunshine, much thicker cloud than we've seen all week will be heading

into scotland and northern ireland, with outbreaks of rain, especially through the afternoon, the rain turning heavier and steadierfor a time. temperatures, though, out of the rain, still around 15 or 16 degrees, which will feel pleasant given the light winds. through saturday night and into sunday, the rain moves southwards across england and wales, but as it does so, it will weaken, so it will turn lighter and patchier. temperatures on sunday should reach a high of around 1a or 15 degrees, with the best of the drier and brighter weather in scotland and northern ireland.

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