welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the head of the united nations sees for himself the price paid by civilians during russia's invasion of ukraine. the war as the waras an the war as an absurdity on the zist the war as an absurdity on the 21st century. the war is evil. president biden asks congress for $33 billion in extra support for ukraine. we'll bring you all the latest on the war in ukraine. also in newsday: we report from shanghai where the government has made a small concession to the zero covid strategy. some men in the uk parliament

behave like animals — the verdict from a senior minister after claims that an mp watched pornography in the commons. and could it finally be take—off for flying cars? a dutch company is hoping to make them a reality in a matter of months. hello and welcome to the programme. russia has attacked the ukrainian capital, kviv with two missiles injuring several people. it came just as the united nations secretary general was there for talks with ukraine's president zelensky. antonio guterres saw for himself some of the places near kyiv where there've been alleged war crimes by russian troops. our correspondent sarah rainsford travelled with mr guterres and has this report, which i want to warn you, contains some details

you might find upsetting. it was like a message from moscow — the first missile strike on kyiv in two weeks. a residential building was hit here and civilians wounded, right when the un chief was in town. earlier, antonio guterres had been on the edge of kyiv witnessing the destruction there from russia's war. it is breathtaking. in irpin, there are ruins everywhere you turn. ukrainian families came under fire here in their own homes. antonio guterres was taken to bucha, too, a name that's now synonymous with massacre. when russian troops occupied this town, locals dug a mass grave in the churchyard for civilians shot in the streets. mr guterres called war

"evil" and "absurd". i am glad that international criminal court 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 zelenskyy had been annoyed mr 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: we dedicated much of our time to this issue, and like the relatives of those trapped at azovstal, we will have a successful result bringing people back alive. in bucha, the morgue is still receiving bodies exhumed from shallow graves, gathering ever more evidence of war crimes.

some of the 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. grigori just found his son. he tells me, "vlodymir was shot, then burned. "only his bones are left to bury." at the town cemetery, liudmyla described how her husband was killed with a single shot to the head. she still has his hat with the bullet holes. valieri had just come out of their bomb shelter to make a phone call. at last, liudmyla can give him a proper burial in the graveyard, not their garden. in bucha alone, more than 400 civilians were killed. translation:

they should be 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. there are already so many personal tragedies in ukraine, in a war that russia launched and shows no sign it's ready to stop. sarah rainsford, bbc news, bucha. speaking to the bbc, the un secretary general expressed shock that two missiles struck the ukrainian capital while he was visiting. i'm in kyiv. today, two rockets have exploded in kyiv. i was shocked to be informed that two rockets had exploded in the city where i am,

so this is a dramatic war and we absolutely need to end this war and we absolutely need to have a solution for this war. president biden has asked the us congress for $33 billion in extra funding for ukraine. he said the package would support the government in kyiv for the next five months. he called for the funding to be approved as quickly as possible, and that it was designed to defend ukraine, rather than attack russia. he made the announcment from the white house. today, in order to sustain ukraine as that continues to find i am sending congress with supplementary budget request that will keep weapons and ammunition slowing without interruption to the brave ukrainian fighters and continue delivering economic and humanitarian assistance to the ukrainian people. the war in ukraine is

arguably the most serious foreign policy issue for the us in recent times. earlier, i spoke to former us envoy dennis ross, who has held multiple roles in various us administrations, and he explained how this conflict in europe has come as a surprise for many in foreign policy circles. we had all become accustomed to the idea that complex in europe with something he referred to historically. they were not something we were part of in our reality today whereas complex in the middle east still seem to be the norm. so we are sadly being reminded that war in europe is not, unfortunately, relegated to history, and the war we are witnessing is one that seems to respect, from the side alleys, no rules. really, is really difficult to contemplate this — — the russian side. we have to face up to this. one of the things you would think president biden do is that we need to have the wherewithal to provide help to the ukrainians so they can defend themselves.

how concerned are you, mr ross, about the fact this conflict may have escalated into neighbouring states, which could even hit russia and us again into a new cold war in this era?— again into a new cold war in this era? ., ., ., this era? the danger of a new cold war— this era? the danger of a new cold war is — this era? the danger of a new cold war is already _ this era? the danger of a new cold war is already upon - this era? the danger of a new cold war is already upon us . this era? the danger of a new. cold war is already upon us but the question is whether that war translates potentially into a hot war. i think it is pretty clear that the united states does not want to get into a shooting war with russia and it's also pretty clear that president putin does not want to get into a shooting war without. he has his hands for right now. the performance of the russian military, frankly, has been awful. i don't think he's really looking to expand wars because his own military right now is reeling from what it has to contend with so i don't think you need to expand the wall. i think you want to create the impression that there is the danger of escalation as a way of trying to deter us doing more to be

helpful to the ukrainians. sorry, just tojump in helpful to the ukrainians. sorry, just to jump in there, mr ross, we have heard president putin is a time and time again that he has implied and threatened to use nuclear weapons. is he bluffing? he does, weapons. is he bluffing? he does. yes. _ weapons. is he bluffing? he does. yes. he _ weapons. is he bluffing? he: does, yes, he does. ithink thatis does, yes, he does. ithink that is meant to try to frighten us about not providing support. nuclearwarand support. nuclear war and nuclear threat is support. nuclearwarand nuclear threat is not something he wants to be a part of. as long as we respect certain limits, meaning we don't directly enter the fight, the risk of that sort of escalation is low, but we have to be mindful. we take account of what he has to say but we also have a responsibility, i think, to help the ukrainians, who were fighting a completely defensive war against someone who thought not only to invade ukraine but pretty much to wipe ukrainian and ukraine's

identity of the map. what happens. _ identity of the map. what happens. mr _ identity of the map. what happens, mr ross, - identity of the map. what happens, mr ross, if- identity of the map. what i happens, mr ross, if russia uses this small tactical, nuclear weapon inside ukraine? what would the west, what would president biden do in that situation?— president biden do in that situation? ., ., , , . situation? that would be such an awful development. - situation? that would be such an awful development. it - situation? that would be such i an awful development. it would break a taboo. i'm afraid once a tactical nuclear weapon is used,it a tactical nuclear weapon is used, it means it is a weapon thatis used, it means it is a weapon that is usable. we have looked at nuclear weapons and we've had the russians themselves say sign up to commitments and statements saying nuclear weapons should never be used in a __ weapons should never be used in a —— and a nuclear war must never be fought. if the russians end up breaking that taboo, suddenly the issue of using nuclear weapons become, we are in a dramatically worse situation in those circumstances. ~ in situation in those circumstances. ~ m circumstances. mr ross... it is not at all— circumstances. mr ross... it is not at all clear— circumstances. mr ross... it is not at all clear but _ circumstances. mr ross... it is not at all clear but i _ circumstances. mr ross... it is not at all clear but i don't - not at all clear but i don't think that president putin

should think he doesn't and doesn't suffer any consequences worse than what he is already suffering. worse than what he is already sufferinu. ., ., , worse than what he is already sufferinu. ., . , :: suffering. for the last 40 ears suffering. for the last 40 years or _ suffering. for the last 40 years or so _ suffering. for the last 40 years or so i _ suffering. for the last 40 years or so i think- suffering. for the last 40 years or so i think it - suffering. for the last 40. years or so i think it would suffering. for the last 40 - years or so i think it would be fair to say, certainly for people in my generation, the idea that nuclear war was a relic of the past. in your view, is that the case today? well, i still view, is that the case today? well, istill think it view, is that the case today? well, i still think it is something we are not going to see but i have to admit the threshold for its use seems lower today than it did in the past, and that's not a good thing. i think we all want to raise the threshold, not lower it. ., raise the threshold, not lower it. . ., , ., ,, it. that was the former us envoy dennis _ it. that was the former us envoy dennis ross - it. that was the former us envoy dennis ross givingl it. that was the former us i envoy dennis ross giving us it. that was the former us - envoy dennis ross giving us his analysis of the situation in ukraine between the west and russia. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: amazon has reported a loss of $3.8 billion for the first three months of the year, hit by its stake

in electric truck maker rivian. amazon had warned of testing times in the months ahead because of the pandemic and the war in ukraine. the world health organization and unicef say producers of baby milk formula are using unethical and aggressive social media marketing practices, in violation of international commitments to protect breastfeeding. new research found that the industry was using apps, social media influencers and online baby clubs to promote infant formula. the oklahoma legislature has approved an abortion ban that limits set after six weeks of pregnancy. republican lead states have been passing ever strict abortion bands, expecting a forthcoming supreme court decision that could alter or reverse roe versus wade. the governor says he will sign any anti—abortion legislation that reaches his desk. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme:

we'll tell you about the company with high hopes of making flying cars a reality. 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 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 newsday on the bbc. in singapore, our headlines: the head of the united nations sees for himself the price paid by civilians during russia's invasion of ukraine. president biden asks the us congress for $33 billion in extra support for ukraine. in china, the megacity of guangzhou has cancelled hundreds of flights and launched mass testing after just one suspected covid—i9 case. it mirrors the approach in shanghai which has been under lockdown for

the past five weeks. but there are signs of a small shift in government policy as robin brant reports. in this city — this vast city of almost 25 million people — to their homes, or in some cases their places of work. appear to show the cases are consistently coming down. so that is good news. but this thing has not bottomed out yet. the government is shifting the goalposts slightly. it's not aiming for absolute zero covid now. what it's aiming for is something of places where people already it has been brutal, though, for many people. tens of thousands taken off to quarantine centres,

some have been very old, but all of them taken away because this government remains committed to maintaining its zero covid policy. if you test positive for covid here, symptomatic or asymptomatic, you are taken off at some point to a quarantine facility. now, what is clear, as i said, as we approach the end of the fifth week of lockdown here is that the government in shanghai — and overall, xijinping, the man at the very top — remain committed to this policy of containing zero covid here and then trying to maintain it. no exceptions. early on, it looked like shanghai was trying to go another way, a dynamic approach — staggered lockdowns, maybe even living with it.

that is not happening. the focus now is slightly shifting a handful of cases there. they appear to be spread across the city. they are going ahead with some kind of whac—a—mole, localised lockdowns. but beijing is not the same as shanghai. it's always been like a fortress, and so they have a much better chance there of containing it and containing it early. here in shanghai, as i said, it hasn't bottomed out yet, but at the moment, the statistics seem to suggest that maybe by this weekend, they will have contained it to the extent they want to. robert brant there. to try to force the government to resign over the country's unprecedented economic crisis. transport, health and banking services were all hit by the industrial action. the move follows weeks of protests over rising prices

and a worsening shortages of basic supplies, including fuel and food. our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan reports from colombo. crowds chant waving sri lanka's national flags, thousands of people marched through the streets of colombo. they came from all walks of life — banks, businesses and farming. the slogans against the government were strong and powerful.

tens of thousands of protesters have come from different parts of sri lanka expressing their anger against the government of president gotabaya rajapaksa. people here say they don't have any faith in the government in handling this economic crisis. but mr rajapaksa have rejected calls for his resignation and instead expressed his willingness to form an interim government. the government's negotiations with the imf for a bailout loan has not satisfied some of these protesters. people are celebrating going to the imf. you know that the imf is not an organisation to come to alleviate for the poor. it aims to preserve the global monetary system. now, they have come, unfortunately... it's ok to go to them if you have billion—dollar reserves and you have to them if you have billion—dollar reserves and you have a few things, you can manage that.

but when you are destitute, you have to currently go by their prescription. more protests are being planned to put pressure on the government to resign. in sri lanka, many fear the worst is yet to come before it gets better. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. the world's largest producer of palm oil, indonesia, has banned the export of the product following a domestic shortage that has sparked street protests. it's expected to further contribute to higher global food prices, at a time when costs are already under pressure. take indonesia accounts for 59% of global output of palm oil, which is used in everything from chocolate and frying fats to cosmetics, soap and cleaning products. the announcement shocked the markets, throwing the price of palm oil to over 1,850 dollars a tonne. that's a 10% increase from just a few days earlier. to the uk now, where a senior british 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. 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 and a never—ending building site with scaffolding and hard hats but what about the culture inside? does that need modernising as well? today a cabinet minister told us about some of the men she works with. there are some bad apples who act like bad apples and are bringing parliament into disrepute. i don't think we are saying it is a pervasive culture, that's not my experience. there are certain individuals behaving in an unacceptable way stop by the prime minister added it was obviously unacceptable for an mp to watch pornography while here in the house of commons, a

claim made by a fellow unnamed conservative mp. the government is now suggesting it being investigated by the independent complaints process. labour say: i think it's very good we have an independent system and it requires anonymity. this an independent system and it requires anonymity.— an independent system and it requires anonymity. this is an unusual case _ requires anonymity. this is an unusual case because - requires anonymity. this is an unusual case because the - requires anonymity. this is an| unusual case because the tory party— unusual case because the tory party knows who the individual is. i party knows who the individual is ithink— party knows who the individual is. i think they should deal with— is. i think they should deal with that _ is. i think they should deal with that and you with it sooner_ with that and you with it sooner rather than later and take — sooner rather than later and take appropriate action. ministers have promised appropriate action once an investigation is finished. meanwhile, it was that it was deeply concerning that an mp who wants to remain anonymous has alleged a member of the 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. he was an mp's boss, ultimately it is you, voters, but what does this

may between elections? the current complaint system was set up four years ago following criticisms about claims of sexual harassment and how they were dealt with. we sexual harassment and how they were dealt with.— were dealt with. we need to brin: were dealt with. we need to bring people _ were dealt with. we need to bring people to _ were dealt with. we need to bring people to account. - were dealt with. we need to bring people to account. we j bring people to account. we need to protect staff and other members of parliament so that have an independent complaints process, but it needs to be seen to operate at pace. find seen to operate at pace. and et seen to operate at pace. and yet loads — seen to operate at pace. and yet loads of— seen to operate at pace. and yet loads of people - seen to operate at pace. and yet loads of people hearsay investigations take ages, denying alleged victims and perpetrators answers and justice. and there is a broader point here that the reputation of politics is dragged into the gutter. scotland's first minister says that have consequences.- minister says that have consequences. minister says that have conseuuences. ~ ., ., consequences. we would do the deed and make _ consequences. we would do the deed and make it _ consequences. we would do the deed and make it more - consequences. we would do the deed and make it more difficult| deed and make it more difficult and less attractive for women to come forward for election to public office. it is time to draw a line on the sign. it is time for men, not all men are misogynist but it comes from men and they need to change.

for plenty, and that change is not happening anywhere near fast enough. now, are flying cars just a sci—fi fantasy, or could they one day be lifting off? a dutch company that makes them has set up a base at coventry airport in the uk, so our midlands correspondent phil mackie went to find out more. for as long as there have been cars and planes, someone's been trying to combine the two. this italian model was built in the 1940s. the trouble is they've never been really practical, but now things could be about to change. so we have to stop dreaming and we're now at the very last stage of processing the regulations within permissions for flight with this vehicle, so it's getting so close. the liberty is made by a dutch company which is nearing the end of the long process to get everything licensed and approved. the question is who's going to buy one? well, they've already got lots of orders. this is the fastest way to become a pilot so there's always a small james bond seat in every heart of every guy and every girl, so that's where

we are selling to. it takes less than ten minutes to turn it from a plane to a car. you could land it at any airfield and then drive home. if you want to buy one of these, it's going to cost you 300,000 euros. sounds a lot, but probably a snip if you want to be at the forefront of what they're promising will be a new motoring and aviation revolution. you'll need a private pilot's licence, but you can learn both here in coventry and in oxford. there have been many false starts in bringing a flying plane to market. next year, they reckon, is when you may see one driving along a street near you. phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. and before we go, my colleagues at the bbc�*s headquarters at broadcasting house in london had a royal visit earlier. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall met staff to mark the 90th anniversary of the bbc world service, learning how the bbc is maintaning operations across ukraine, russia and afghanistan, in order to provide first—hand reports from ongoing conflicts.

that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there. the month of april has been an exceptionally dry month up and down the country. that's because we've had high pressure dominating the weather scene. now, as we head into the may bank holiday, it looks like this area of low pressure will bring some rainfall, some of it heavy across the north—west. as it spreads south across the uk, it will tend to weaken. but high pressure will bringing another fine day for friday. a chilly start, mind you, across northern and western areas. plenty of sunshine here. again, more cloud for east and southeast england and north—east scotland. here, we'll see a few showers into the afternoon, the odd one across the far south—east. and temperatures will reach highs around the mid—teens for many of us, but we could see 17 or 18 through the central belt of scotland. our winds will be light but still fresh through the channel. now, as we head through friday night, under largely clear skies, certainly for england and wales, it'll turn quite chilly. but we'll start

to see the first signs of that area of low pressure pushing into the northwest, so here, less cold as the cloud and the breeze starts to pick up. but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales. so for the weekend, it's quite a different feel. we will see this rain pushing its way southwards and eastwards. like i mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain

in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will be a milder one across the board. sunday promises to be a rather cloudy day, quite damp for parts of england and wales. the rain at this stage will be quite light and patchy, some drizzly rain. but the northern half of the country will see the driest of the conditions on sunday, so it's a reversal of fortunes and a bit of sunshine. we could make 16, 17 degrees. a little bit fresher further south because we'll have the thickest of the cloud. bank holiday monday looks a little bit drier. there could be a little bit of rain at times on tuesday. generally, it's a dry week next week, and there are just hints of it turning a little bit warmer across the south by friday.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. chris, it's a double celebration. oh yeah? you are covid free! yes! and you are going to be the new political editor! and this is the first time i have seen you. yes, april 2022 will go down as a busy month for me, both professionally and epidemiologically. yes, i'm very excited, can't quite believe i'm going to be putting on the laura hat in a few weeks. went out to celebrate in a pub in halifax and two days later

i had covid, which was fine but i'm now back.