tv BBC News at Ten BBC News April 28, 2022 10:00pm-10:31pm BST
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tonight at ten — russia attacks kyiv tonight with two missile strikes — just as the united nations secretary general is visiting the city. earlier antonio guterres was shown a mass grave near kyiv and heard first—hand accounts of atrocities committed by russian troops. the war is an absurdity in the 21st—century. the war is evil. a british man has been killed in the war here — scott sibley is believed to have been fighting alongside ukrainian troops. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... england's worst—performing mental health care trust — we speak to a mother who says her suicidal daughter was not given the help she needed. she is still bouncing from crisis
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to crisis, and i don't know... we just have to try and manage it, because there isn't any support. some men in parliament behave like animals — the verdict from a senior minister after claims that an mp watched pornography in the commons chamber. and can ben stokes bring his special brand of all—rounder magic to his newjob as england's test cricket captain? and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, west ham are in europa league semifinal action as they host eintracht frankfurt in the first leg. welcome to the bbc news at ten.
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we are live in kyiv. tonight, russia hath attacked this city with two missiles, injuring several people. it camejust as missiles, injuring several people. it came just as the united nations secretary—general was here for talks with ukraine's president zelensky. ukraine has described the attack is a heinous act of barbarism aimed at humiliating the united nations and the secretary himself told me that he was shocked by the attack. earlier on, on his visit here, antonio guterres saw for himself some of the places near kyiv where there has been alleged war crimes committed by russian troops. it was his first trip to ukraine since the conflict here began more than two months ago. he described the war here as evil and he urged moscow to cooperate with war crimes investigations by the international criminal court. he visited borodyanka, irpin and bucha, which
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saw huge destruction and many civilian deaths during rush's recent offensive. our eastern europe correspondence sarah rainsford travelled with the secretary general and has this report. it was like a message from moscow, the first missile strike on kyiv in two weeks. at residential building was hit and civilians wounded when the united nations chief was in town. earlierantonio the united nations chief was in town. earlier antonio guterres had been on the edge of kyiv witnessing destruction. it's breathtaking. in irpin, there are ruins everywhere you turn. ukrainian families came underfire here in their own homes. antonio guterres was taken to bucha too, a name that is now synonymous with massacre. when russian troops
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occupied this town, locals dug a mass grave in the churchyard for civilians shot in the streets. antonio guterres called war evil and absurd. i antonio guterres called war evil and absurd. . ., ., absurd. i am glad that international criminal court _ absurd. i am glad that international criminal court is _ absurd. i am glad that international criminal court is sees _ absurd. i am glad that international criminal court is sees the _ criminal court is sees the situation, that the prosecutor's office was already here. i fully support the international criminal court and i appeal to the russian federation to accept to cooperate. he got a warm welcome at the presidential palace. volodymyr zelensky had been annoyed antonio guterres went to moscow first when vladimir putin won't accept any talk of russian atrocities but it seems the un could report progress on helping the last people trapped in mariupol. translation: ~ u, mariupol. translation: ~ u, . ., translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue _ translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue unlike - translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue unlike the - our time to this issue unlike the relatives of those trapped at other style we will have a successful
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result bringing people back alive. it bucha the morgue is still receiving bodies exhumed from shallow graves, gathering ever more evidence of war crimes.— evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are _ evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are just _ evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are just numbers - evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are just numbers for- evidence of war crimes. some of the j dead here are just numbers for now, still waiting to be identified. and people are still searching databases for their loved ones a month after russian forces suddenly withdrew. gregory just found russian forces suddenly withdrew. gregoryjust found his son. he tells me, he was shot then burned, only his bones are left to bury. at the town cemetery, ludmilla described how her husband was killed with a single shot to the head. she still has his hat with the bullet holes. he had just come out of their bomb shelter to make a phone call. at
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last, ludmilla can give him a proper burial in the graveyard, not their garden. it bucha alone more than 400 civilians were killed. translation: civilians were killed. tuna/mom- civilians were killed. translation: , , ., , translation: they should be prosecuted. — translation: they should be prosecuted, they _ translation: they should be prosecuted, they have - translation: they should be prosecuted, they have to - translation: they should be prosecuted, they have to be, i translation: they should be l prosecuted, they have to be, but who knows. putin should be first and his band of war criminals. this has happened because no one punished russia sooner and russia corrupted the whole world with its oil and its money. the whole world with its oil and its mone . . ., ., , the whole world with its oil and its mone. . ., ., , ., , money. there are already so many ersonal money. there are already so many personal tragedies in _ money. there are already so many personaltragedies in ukraine. - money. there are already so many personaltragedies in ukraine. in l money. there are already so many personaltragedies in ukraine. in aj personal tragedies in ukraine. in a war that russia launched and shows no sign it's ready to stop. sarah rainsford, bbc news, bucha. the foreign office in london says a british man has been killed here in ukraine and another is missing. scott sibley is the first british person confirmed to have died in the country. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is at
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the foreign office now. what more do we know? well, ben, tonight the foreign office is not confirming any identity is saying simply one british national has died in ukraine and its supporting the family and also that a second british national is missing and they are urgently seeking more information. but, as you say, sources in ukraine are confirming locally that the dead man scott sibley. it was a former member of the british armed forces, thought to have been a member of the commando logistics support squadron. it was thought to be in his mid—30s. he had a family. a couple of years ago he had his head shaved to raise money for his daughter when she was suffering from cancer and tonight, tributes have been paid on a web page, a memorial to raise money in his memory, and one friend said he was a friend like no other, the
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bravest person i've had the pleasure to have known. his life may have been cut short but he lived life to the full. now, we don't know where or how scott sibley died but diplomats that he is likely to be one of the many foreigners who are fighting alongside ukrainian forces in the donbas. the authorities there estimate about 20,000 foreigners are now fighting with them in ukraine at the moment, so it's likely to involve hundreds of britons. there have been reports before of some britons dying but they have never been confirmed, so it would appear tonight that scott sibley is the first briton to have died in a conflict in which so many thousands have already perished so far. qm. have already perished so far. 0k, james, have already perished so far. 0k, james. that's _ have already perished so far. 0k, james, that's james _ have already perished so far. 0k, james, that'sjames lansdale, our james, that's james lansdale, our diplomatic correspondent. the government here in ukraine says more than half a million of its civilians have been forcibly deported to russia, including 120,000 children. the kremlin claims ukrainians are moving to russia of their own free will. but the bbc has heard
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from people who refute that — the families of some of those taken captive by russian forces, and civilians who've been returned from russia on prisoner exchanges. yogita limaye reports. still in disbelief that he's back home — volodymyr khropun, a red cross volunteer, was deported to russia, captured as he was evacuating people from war—hit areas near kyiv. translation: we were beaten j with rifles, punched and kicked. they blindfolded us and tied our hands with tape. they used tasers and kept asking for information about the military. after six days in a crowded basement in ukraine, we were taken to belarus. they thought we couldn't see, but i saw our car crossing the border. he showed us the identity slip made for him there.
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it's issued by the military of the russian federation. from belarus, he says, they were driven to a russian prison. translation: they treated us like animals. _ one evening, i counted 72 people, but there were more, because we could hear the voices of others. women were beaten too. volodymr doesn't know why he was picked for the prisoner exchange — the only one from his cell. further north, at the chernobyl nuclear site, we found more evidence of forced deportations. this is the basement at chernobyl, where 169 ukrainian national guard were held for weeks before being taken from here by russian forces as they withdrew. in a village nearby, we met the family of one of the missing men. we're hiding their identities
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to protect them. the guard's wife last spoke to him on the 31st of march, just before he was taken. "i could hear the anxiety in his voice," she said. "our son keeps asking where his father is." "he's very worried, and he's scared that i might disappear too, so he keeps following me around everywhere." from different parts of ukraine, we've spoken to the families of more than a dozen civilians who've been taken. only a few have been released — most are yet to return. this includes a family of four with two young children, who've managed to contact their relatives here to say they're not being allowed to leave russia. the kremlin says civilians are willingly going across the border. but everything we've heard strongly contradicts those claims. paramedic yulia payevska went missing when she was evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians from
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mariupol. a few days later, she was featured in a propaganda video by pro—kremlin tv channels. that's when her husband, vadim, found out she was in russian captivity. at this point, i want russia to release my wife. i mean, in this particular situation. in general, i want them to stop this bloody war. but... thousands of families stuck, not knowing where their loved ones are. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. and in the last hour or so, ukraine's leader, volodymr zelensky, has thanked presidentjoe biden, who's proposing to give this country a package of american aid worth more than $30 billion. mr biden has called on congress
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to approve the money as soon as possible and says it's designed to defend ukraine, rather than attack russia. well, that's it from me here in kyiv. 0ver now to reeta in the studio. thank you very much, ben, ben brown there. an inspection by the health watchdog has found the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust to be inadequate, making it england's worst—performing mental health trust. in a damning report, the care quality commission said there were more than 100 unexpected deaths which were potentially avoidable during a two—year period at the trust. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been talking to the families of some of those who've been failed. abigail henry loves performing — in the privacy of her own bedroom. but she struggles with her mental health and has attempted suicide many times. it's got to be about 15 times that her life has seriously been in danger.
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her mum says things got worse when the mental health trust stopped the support she was getting in the community. then, last year, abigail was rushed to hospital after an overdose, but rather than being treated in a psychiatric unit she ended up being sedated in intensive care. there wasn't any beds available locally, and so they kept her under sedation for six days because that was the only safe place to keep her. abigail's care comes under the norfolk and suffolk mental health trust, the worst performing trust in the country. today, hospital inspectors rated it inadequate once again. they found that care on the psychiatric ward for children and young people had deteriorated so severely it had to be closed to new admissions, support in the community for children and young people and adults was inadequate, and crisis care was so poor
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it was putting patients at risk. i continue to apologise for people who have not got the service they want. that is not the reason why any of us come into work every day. i don't want to put forward excuses of why that is the case. i want to focus on what we need to do now to make this better, so people get the services they are entitled to. this is the fourth time in eight years that the norfolk and suffolk trust has been rated inadequate. time and time again, efforts to improve care have failed. there are now undoubtedly big questions for ministers here about the trust's future and about how long it can be allowed to keep putting patients at risk. 0ne local mp has now called on the government to take control of the trust. how can i make it clear to the secretary of state that enough is enough and that he must take direct control of this failing service and provide emergency funding to do so and rebuild it from the bottom up with patients and hard—working and dedicated staff
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who work in that service? bereaved families went to the trust headquarters today to remember the 1,000 people who they say have died over almost a decade due to poor services — a figure the trust disputes. inspectors will return soon and have threatened further action if safety does not improve. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. details of organisations offering information and support with mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 998. a senior minister, the attorney general suella braverman, has described the behaviour of a small minority of men in parliament as "like animals" after it was claimed that an unnamed conservative mp had been caught watching pornography in the house of commons chamber.
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ms braverman also said that if the allegation, which is to be investigated, was true, the culprit should lose their position in parliament. here's our political correspondent chris mason. parliament is being renovated — a never—ending building site, scaffolding and hard hats. but what about the culture inside? does that need modernising, too? today, a cabinet minister told us about some of the men she works with. there are some bad apples who are out of order who behave like animals and are bringing parliament into disrepute, to be honest. so i don't think we should be saying there is a pervasive culture, that's not my experience. there are certain individuals who are behaving in an unacceptable way. the prime minister added it was obviously unacceptable for an mp to watch pornography while here in the house of commons — the claim made by a minister about a fellow unnamed conservative mp. the government is now suggesting it's investigated by parliament's independent
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complaints process. labour say... i think it is very good that we've got an independent system and obviously that requires anonymity. this is an unusual case because the tory party knows who this individual is. i think that they should deal with it and deal with it sooner rather than later and take appropriate action. ministers have promised appropriate action once an investigation is finished. meanwhile, sir keir said it was deeply concerning an mp — who wants to remain anonymous — has alleged a member of his shadow cabinet has described her as a secret weapon because women want to be her friend and men want to sleep with her. let's be blunt, this is a strange workplace. who is an mp's boss? ultimately it's you, voters. but what does that mean between elections? the current complaints system was set up four years ago following criticisms about how claims of sexual harassment by mps were dealt with.
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we need to bring people to account, we need to protect staff and other members of parliament so they have an independent complaints process, but it needs to be seen to operate at pace. and yes, loads of people here say investigations take ages, denying alleged victims and perpetrators answers and justice. and there's a broader point here, that the reputation of politics is dragged into the gutter. scotland's first minister said that has consequences. we will rue the day we make it more difficult and less attractive for women to come forward for election to public office. it is time to draw a line in the sand, and it's time for men, not all men are misogynists, but misogyny comes from men, and it's time for them to change. for plenty, that change is not happening anywhere near fast enough. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the labour mp liam byrne is to be suspended from the commons for two days for bullying
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a member of staff. an investigation found the ex—cabinet minister had ostracised a former assistant after a minor argument. mr byrne said he had apologised and was "profoundly sorry". post—brexit checks which were due to be introduced injuly on imported food and fresh products from the eu have been dropped. instead, the government now says new controls on eu imports will be established by the end of next year. ministers say the move reduces the risk of disruption at ports. our global trade correspondent dharshini david joins me now. it's the fourth time this has been delayed. is it ever actually going to happen? yes, four sets of delays, you may well ask, reeta! these are required because under our new trading relationship, we have opted for independence, and the brexit 0pportunities minister, jacob
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rees—mogg, says to introduce them now would be an act of self—harm that could risk disruption, higher costs, at a time when households and businesses least need it. and in some importers and retailers have welcomed the move tonight. they have already seen higher costs because of changes introduced last year, for example, but the government, as you say, is looking at a streamlined digital border last year, a lesser owner is one. what we still don't know, six years after the referendum, what that could look like. the ports are curious, they have spent millions on new border control posts, and farming groups to are warning that perhaps we could see health risks if those new checks are not adequate. also unhappy, some exporters, they have had to face checks because of the eu rules, but we have not seen the same thing happening for german businesses selling here, lots of talk of a level playing field, and some exporters may feel it is anything
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but. , ., , exporters may feel it is anything but. , . , ., , ., the democratic unionist party has published its manifesto for the northern ireland assembly election next week. polls suggest it could lose its position as the largest party at stormont and be replaced by the nationalist party sinn fein. but the dup leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, said he was confident, as he repeated his party's call for the post—brexit trade border with great britain to be removed. the government know that, for stormont to work, the irish sea border needs to be removed. it is increasingly clear that the government has accepted this analysis. well, a week before the assembly elections, as campaigning intensifies, the assumption largely remains that the main political divide in northern ireland is between unionism and nationalism — in other words, between supporting remaining part of the uk or becoming a united ireland. but while that separation over british or irish identity is still very apparent, our correspondent emma vardy found that there is also
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a growing middle ground. every band is unique, and every band wants their own trousers, hat, jacket. soon, many streets will echo with the sound most symbolic of northern ireland's unionist heartlands. my father was a drummer and his father was a drummer. the hundreds of marching bands represent a distinct image of british identity here. it's not to offend. it keeps a lot of children off the streets, because they're being taught an instrument. for a large section of voters, views over northern ireland's future within the union still has the biggest impact over the way they vote. do you think people makejudgments about someone's identity here quite quickly? it's the only country in the world where people are interested in whether you're protestant or catholic in the first five minutes of meeting you. expressions of britishness are more prominent here than anywhere else in the uk.
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because there's people wanting to take that away from us. - we feel threatened. northern ireland could be about to experience a pivotal moment. the polls are indicating that, for the first time, a nationalist party could become the largest party at stormont. in nationalist communities, there is a high level of participation and pride in gaelic sports. we view it is very much as part of our culture and our heritage that encompasses so much, because you have sports, but you also have the irish language, the irish culture. while the top jobs at stormont are decided on whether a unionist or nationalist party wins the most seats, in recent years, an increasing number of votes have gone to parties which don't align themselves as either. i think there's a new generation of people coming through, and theyjust want the best for their kids.
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all my children play gaa, - but would i call them nationalist? less so than me. i am probably a lot less so than my parents. - if we see this nationalist victory, does that make a border poll more likely? i don't think it's inevitable. probably putting more political pressure on them to call it. i'm a wee protestant from east belfast. for younger voters, the old divisions are far less clear. and on northern ireland's growing comedy scene, for william thomson, a performer with cerebral palsy, there's plenty of material. so here is my actual opinion on a united ireland. whoever has the best dla, i'm on your side. i think it's changed because we would integrate a lot more than the previous generation would. but smaller parties argue there's only limited influence the emerging centre ground can have if mandatory power—sharing between unionists and nationalists continues to exist. you are, whether you like it or not, sort of grouped into one or the otherfrom birth. is there a new identity which is neither british, nor purely irish but northern irish?
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i think for a lot of people there is, definitely, but it doesn't feel like that's reflected in stormont. next week's elections will determine whether a unionist or nationalist takes the first minister's job. but it will also be an important test of how many voters turn away from this traditional divide. emma vardy, bbc news. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have visited the bbc�*s headquarters to mark the 90th anniversary of the world service. prince charles expressed admiration for journalists covering wars in ukraine and afghanistan, saying it was important the public had the "impartial truth" from conflict zones. football, and both rangers and west ham have been playing the first legs of their europa league semifinals this evening. west ham have it all to do after losing 2—1 at home to eintracht frankfurt. west ham's michel antonio equalised frankfurt's first minute opener, but they fell behind again in the second half when kamada finished a fine frankfurt move.
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meanwhile, rangers lost 1—0 in germany to leipzig. they'd held out untilfive minutes from time when a volley from angelino gave the german side the advantage going into next week's second leg. ben stokes has been named as the new captain of the england men's test cricket team. he succeedsjoe root and becomes the team's 81st captain. the all—rounder said it was an honour to be given the chance to lead the team. so can his often explosive talents withstand the pressures of being a captain? here's our sports editor, dan roan. he is the talismanic figure that england cricket has come to rely on, but as well as being expected to star with both bat and ball, ben stokes has now been tasked with leading the ailing test team's revival. the man who appointed him telling me today why the all—rounder was the obvious choice as captain. i know there's a lot being said about, well, he's the only one.
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regardless, if you had lots and lots of leaders in that dressing room, ben stokes would still be the best person to do it, because he's got a great cricket brain, in my opinion. he's got the respect of the dressing room. he has been a leader in that for the last however long he's been in it. stokes, who will always be remembered for heroic innings in both the ashes and the world cup final of 2019, said he was honoured to succeed his friend joe root. but his journey to the captaincy has not been smooth. there was his trial — cleared of affray in 2018 after a brawl outside a bristol nightclub. and less than a year ago, he stepped away from the game for mental health reasons. so is adding the burden of leadership a risk? that compromise, do you take the flair out of the man by making him captain? the worry is, potentially, as people are right to point out, that if you add extra responsibilities on top of everything else they're expected to do, is it going to bejust a step too far? but someone has to do it. it's a big, big role. it always has been. and you need broad shoulders to cope with it.
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and when england have elevated their legendary all—rounders of the past, they've struggled — neither ian botham nor andrew flintoff succeeding as captains of their country. it's a sign of england's decline in test cricket that, in truth, they had very little choice but to appoint ben stokes, given he's one of the few players now guaranteed a place in the side. and after a dismal run of four consecutive series defeats, he has just five weeks before leading his side out here at lord's in the first test of the summer against new zealand. the only thing he has to do is go out there and perform like he can and lead england forward into the next era. and we've got to make sure we're managing everything else around him so it works. you get into these jobs so you can try and win a few games of cricket, drive english cricket forward. they have had probably the hardest time english cricket's ever had in terms of managing people. we need to take test cricket back up there and have one of the great eras of english cricket. having appointed their captain, england must now decide on a new coach to work alongside stokes,
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and try to revive the fortunes of a test team desperately in need of a new direction. dan roan, bbc news, lord's. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are matthew syed, who's a columnist for the times and sunday times, and jessica elgot, the chief political correspondent at the guardian. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the metro leads with the story of scott sibley — believed to be the first british person killed in the war in ukraine so far. a second briton is missing.
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