this is bbc news. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, conservative mp neil parish says he is resigning, after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. in the end, i could see that the furore and damage i was causing my family and my constituency in association was not worth carrying on. police officers searching for 33—year old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. in ukraine, officials say the eastern region of donbas is coming under heavy russian attack and claim a missile strike has destroyed the runway of odesa airport. and norwich city have been relegated from the premier league, after a 2—0 defeat by aston villa. there'll be more on that and the rest of the sport,

coming up in sportsday in around half an hour. the conservative mp, neil parish, has told the bbc he is resigning his seat, after admitting he watched pornography twice in the house of commons. mr parish, the memberfor tiverton and honiton in devon, has apologised and says it was not his intention to intimidate anyone. two female colleagues claimed they had seen him looking at adult content on his phone while sitting near them. mr parish says he'd been looking at tractors online, and went onto another website with a similar name. our political correspondent,

ben wright, reports. he had wanted to plough on, hoping a parliamentary investigation might yet save his career, but today, neil parish realised he couldn't, admitting to watching pornography twice while in the house of commons. in the end, i can see that the furore and the damage i was causing my family and...my constituency and association, it just wasn't worth carrying on. a conservative mp since 2010, mr parish was suspended from the parliamentary party yesterday, after being named as the mp at the centre of the allegations. two female tory mps witnessed the behaviour, today the former farmer explained what happened. funnily enough, it was tractors i was looking at and so i did get into another website which had a similar name and i watched it for a bit, which i shouldn't have done. but my crime, biggest crime, is that on another occasion, i went in a second time.

mr parish said he deliberately looked at the material again while waiting to go into a commons voting lobby. and the one thing i wasn't doing, and which i will take to my grave as being true, is i was not making sure people could see it. in fact, i was trying to do quite the opposite and i was wrong, what i was doing, but this idea that i was watching it in an intimidating women, i have 12 years in parliament and probably have one of the best reputations ever, or did have. neil parish wasn't a well—known mp, until now, but will be remembered for behaviour which caused shock and outrage across parliament and a very candid resignation interview. i will have to live with this for the rest of my life. and i made a huge, terrible mistake. and i'm here to tell the world. for parliament's reputation, it's been another rotten week, reviving claims of sexism and misogyny. the allegations were first made the meeting of tory mps on tuesday. opposition parties said

it was shocking the debacle dragged on for several days. conservative mps have been angry too. neil himself, once it had the whip suspended moved very swiftly to resign and undoubtedly that was the right thing for him to do. the thing that disappointed me was that we didn't see the conservative whips act more swiftly when this complaint was first brought to their attention. the normally rock—solid tory seat of tiverton and honiton in devon will now have the drama of a by—election, after scandal abruptly engulfed its outgoing mp. the bbc�*s south west political editor, martyn oates carried out that exclusive interview with neil parish. he's been telling us a bit more about the details that have emerged. yesterday, he was placing the emphasis on apologising

to his wife, and bear in mind his wife learned of this from the media. he had not actually told her before he went off to a constituency surgery and then the news broke. he did offer that apology to female colleagues today. i also asked him about this issue of culture, because of course he gave an interview to gb news earlier in the week. he was invited to talk about something else and doubtless very uncomfortable for him, the topic then shifted to this issue and he said, "i don't think it is a huge culture of this." i put it to him that, just going by his own conduct, people might well feel that actually there is a culture of contempt and arrogance if somebody feels they can stand in the house of commons and watch porn. our political correspondent ben wright is here. a lot of the questions now that

people are asking are around the speed at which, or how this was handled. where does that blame lie? decision was taken within the tory party at pollen levels that this could be dealt with through the independent complaints and grievances scheme. pollen levels�*s apparatus for dealing with complaints of bullying and sexual. that was what the conservative whips had wanted to do, to start—up process, the two women who had seen this needed to get that started. that happened yesterday after the whip had been removed, he also referred himself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards for top last night it was clear he thought he could hang on and the investigatory process might in the end clear him. but there is certainly criticism today and you heard it from caroline nokes, a prominent conservative mp, that in her view the conservative whips did not act fast enough. this was raised

at a meeting of tory mps on tuesday. it took another three days for the name to come out, there had been huge speculation about who this might be and on saturday, mr parrish realised he could not possibly carry on. it has been dragging on forfour days, some tory mps think this could have been done faster. the conservative party will be relieved that this is not festering any more through rain tonight suite as we head towards very important local elections on thursday. the question is does that — elections on thursday. the question is does that draw _ elections on thursday. the question is does that draw a _ elections on thursday. the question is does that draw a line _ elections on thursday. the question is does that draw a line under - elections on thursday. the question is does that draw a line under it - is does that draw a line under it because coming up next, because of what happened is we have a by—election. in a seat that was considered safe for the tories but comparisons are being made with what happened in north shropshire, it is not a done deal. find happened in north shropshire, it is not a done deal.— not a done deal. and other rock-solid _ not a done deal. and other rock-solid seat, _ not a done deal. and other rock-solid seat, when - not a done deal. and other- rock-solid seat, when patterson was rock—solid seat, when patterson was the mp, left pollen levels because of a saga around lobbying and a huge

uproar in parliament about how the government has handled that and the liberal democrats where the party to capitalise on that in the shock result that we saw there when they overturned a massive tory majority. last time round, mr parrish�*s majority in devon was almost 25,000. you would assume that it would be very hard for labour in second place and the lib demsjust very hard for labour in second place and the lib dems just pounds to overturn that but by—elections are notoriously incredibly unpredictable and the circumstances of this give it a sort of spice and unpredictability that both opposition parties will be looking at work it to this strategy. idietitian at work it to this strategy. when ou hear at work it to this strategy. when you hear the _ at work it to this strategy. when you hear the likes _ at work it to this strategy. when you hear the likes of _ at work it to this strategy. when you hear the likes of angela - at work it to this strategy. when you hear the likes of angela rayner say that boris johnson's government, the conservatives, are a national embarrassment, is that going to damage what takes place at local elections? it’s damage what takes place at local elections? �* , . , damage what takes place at local elections? �*, . , ., damage what takes place at local elections? �*, ., , ., .,

gate partygate may play at the polls, you have seen conservatives putting some focus on keir starmer drinking beer in durham a year ago, durham police did not want to investigate that, but there clearly are both parties making political capital out of lockdown breaking parties. this week we have been talking about sleaze and sexism and misogyny at westminster. we have heard senior mps come forward with shocking stories about a culture they say has to change and how this plays at the ballot box, we don't know. truthfully it will be hard to gauge. local elections are often about very local issues. clearly the national picture will play a part but as i said, i think conservatives will be glad in a way that the story is over and that mr parrish has thrown the towel in.— is over and that mr parrish has thrown the towel in. thank you very much indeed- _ a body has been found by police searching for a woman who went missing more

than a week ago. 33—year old mother of two, katie kenyon, was last seen getting into a ford transit van in burnley on the 22nd of april. jo makel is in gisburn forest where the body was found. what is the latest? as you said, she was last seen _ what is the latest? as you said, she was last seen just _ what is the latest? as you said, she was last seen just over— what is the latest? as you said, she was last seen just over a _ what is the latest? as you said, she was last seen just over a week - what is the latest? as you said, she was last seen just over a week ago i was last seen just over a week ago getting into a ford transit van in burnley but it was a reported sighting of that vine that led police to focus their search north of burnley to the forest of bowland which is where gisburn forest is. this is an area of which is where gisburn forest is. this is an area of outstanding natural beauty with people like to walk and cycle but as you can see, it is now a crime scene. a body of a woman was found, lancashire police say that they are not able to formally identify it as katie kenyon, but they do believe it is her and that her family have been informed and that they are being

supported by specially trained officers. they have also said that there is a postmortem examination to be carried out to establish because of death. meanwhile, the scene here remains active, there are forensic officers who have been working here today and also specialist teams who are doing very detailed searches of the area. ukraine's military says the eastern region of donbas is coming under heavy russian attack, but putin's forces have so far failed to capture three areas they are trying to seize. officials in kyiv admit their troops have suffered many casualties. ukraine's army has released pictures showing what it says are strikes on russian reinforcements to the area around the city of izyum, a key battleground in the kharkiv region. however, the uk and united states say the russian advance in the east is days behind schedule. today, president emmanuel macron has said france will increase its military and humanitarian support to ukraine. the city of mykolaiv is 20 miles from the southern front lines. shelled nearly daily, its been without running

water for over two weeks. 0ur correspondent caroline davies has been speaking to those who are still living there. birdsong in mykolaiv. spring has arrived, but there's little sign of a new beginning. so we're in the south of the city at the moment with the bomb disposal unit. they're following up on reports that they've had of multiple rockets that have landed, and then checking to see if they can make the area safe. through a suburban front yard into what remains of valery�*s sitting room. a rocket hit his home two days ago. translation: there was a strong explosion and when a rocket - fell here, there was a massive shock wave. books, my things, everything is damaged. the unit move from home to home, removing a rocket from a front room and a section of an unexploded bomb from the driveway.

the city is less than 20 miles from the front line and has been heavily shelled since the beginning of the war. this children's hospital was hit a little over three weeks ago. translation: at the moment, j we've got used to the situation, and it is scary. you don't know what comes tomorrow, what comes within an hour, what may happen to your relatives, to your patients. in the premature babies' ward, care continues. the windows have been blocked and the unit have relocated into the centre of the building. translation: we can't - evacuate children who need artificial ventilation. we can't close the department, because there are other children who may need our help. dotted around the city, people queue to refill their bottles at tankers or at natural springs. mykolaiv has been without running water since the supply was cut off after russian shelling more than two weeks ago. now, even the fire brigade have to find new ways to refill. here, it's our bathroom. no water too. grandmother tatiana has decided to stay in the city

despite the constant shelling and lack of water. it's not easy, but what we can do? i was trying to join - the army, but they say that "you are a little bit too old. and another problem, you are nearly blind". | i said, "maybe i'm nearly blind, - but i can smell a russian tank, 0k?" if it will be necessary, - if russians will come here, of course i will fight. after months of living on the edge of the battle, mykolaiv has found a way to continue. but the constant threat from russia sits just over the horizon. caroline davies, bbc news, mykolaiv. our correspondent, caroline davies is near to the port of odesa, and has been giving us the latest. of course mykolaiv, which is 20 miles away from the front line, we are about two hours wait here in odesa, just down the coast,

mykolaiv is an incredibly important city because if the russians take mykolaiv, the next one along is odesa an important port in ukraine. odesa has not has had much action as somewhere like mykolaiv. which is being shelled on a near—daily basis. there has been missile six and this afternoon we had another here in odesa, this time on the airport and we heard earlier from the press centre of the southern defence forces who said the runway at the airport had been hit and that meant it was impossible to use it at the moment. we don't have any further details, commercial aircraft have not been travelling into ukraine since the 24th of february. this is not something that is going to be affecting passengers but the fact that an airport has been hit is always of concern. we were here earlier today and heard a very loud bang that reverberated across the city from the south—west of the city. it was so loud we saw dogs running away from the direction of the noise, clearly

enough to disturb them. in terms of what might happen here in odesa, the key concern has recently been the east of the country and that has been where a lot of the fighting has intensified. that does not mean ukraine has taken its eye off the southern coast, there has been continued concern russia could try to take the southern coast, the area of the black sea and that would of course be a major issue which means the defences here are still strong, that is still something ukraine has focused its forces on keeping a close eye on something like these missile hits do strike. let's get the latest on the war in ukraine now. ben brown is in kyiv. it is nightfall, how are things? the main it is nightfall, how are things? tue: main fighting it is nightfall, how are things? he main fighting is it is nightfall, how are things? tt2 main fighting is in the east, as

caroline was saying and it is pretty relentless, frankly. the bombardment the ukrainian troops are facing in the ukrainian troops are facing in the donbas region. they are facing bombardment from artillery, mortars, bombing from the air as well and ukrainians are admitting they are taking heavy casualties, although they say they are also inflicting what they call colossal casualties on the russians. there is no doubt this russian offensive is increasing and remember the russians pulled out over the areas of the city, kyiv, to concentrate firepower and trips and on the donbas region to really push forward there. despite that, the americans and british believe that the russian advance is not going entirely to plan, it is not on schedule. it may be a few days behind schedule but certainly the ukrainians are suffering casualties and that is why bc although they are getting more and more weapons from

the west, they need even more and especially need heavy weapons, artillery, long—range artillery with which to reply to the russian artillery that is being rained down on them and the russians for example claiming today that today alone they have managed to kill 200 ukrainian troops in that region. we have managed to killzoo ukrainian troops in that region.— troops in that region. we will leave it there for — troops in that region. we will leave it there for now, _ troops in that region. we will leave it there for now, thank _ troops in that region. we will leave it there for now, thank you - troops in that region. we will leave it there for now, thank you very - it there for now, thank you very much indeed. ukraine's deputy agriculture minister has accused russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain from territory its forces occupy. he said he feared russia might steal most of the 1.5 million tonnes of grain in areas now under its control. let's get more on what the impact will be on global food markets. we arejoined live by dr peter alexander senior lecturer in global food security at edinburgh universitytussia key supplier of fertilizer too, so notjust commodirties, wheat sunflowr oil and corn? wheat sunflowr oil and corn. even before what has taken place in

ukraine, when it comes to the green supply and the supply chains, there were issues. supply and the supply chains, there were issues-— were issues. yes, prices have been increasin: were issues. yes, prices have been increasing of— were issues. yes, prices have been increasing of all— were issues. yes, prices have been increasing of all commodities - were issues. yes, prices have been increasing of all commodities and l increasing of all commodities and wheat is in particular, partly as a result of the war. clearly there has been talk about shortages on the world markets. that is perhaps a little bit overdone. russia and ukraine are important producers, the european breadbasket in the region, it is correct but the rest of the world also produces and consumes a lot of wheat and other cereals. so it is not so much a question of shortages, more a question of higher prices. shortages, more a question of higher rices. ., ., ., ,., ~ shortages, more a question of higher rices. ., ., ., ~ ., prices. how long to you think that can be sustained _ prices. how long to you think that can be sustained for, _ prices. how long to you think that can be sustained for, because - prices. how long to you think that i can be sustained for, because when you look at the impact this is having, i was talking to a gentleman from a humanitarian sector, and they

pointed out that the people in ukraine were now relying on the serial surprise that they were supplying the world for and needed as food aid. how long can this be sustained?— as food aid. how long can this be sustained? , ., ., ,, ., sustained? the situation in ukraine itself is one — sustained? the situation in ukraine itself is one thing _ sustained? the situation in ukraine itself is one thing but _ sustained? the situation in ukraine itself is one thing but globally - itself is one thing but globally there is wheat that is available from stores. to give you some numbers, if we look at the exports from russia and ukraine combined on an annual basis is roughly 55 million tonnes. there is about 200 million tonnes. there is about 200 million tonnes. there is about 200 million tonnes of wheat stored outside of russia and ukraine. there is buffering in the system if you like. there may be logistical problems about getting that to where it is needed, but it is not a question of their being a shortage globally, even if the exports from russia and ukraine are not possible. however that does not mean the impacts are not going to be substantial. with their being higher prices which can lead to greater rates of malnourishment and all the

negative consequences that could bring. negative consequences that could brina. ~ . negative consequences that could brin. _ . . ., negative consequences that could brin~.~ . ., ., bring. which are the global areas that will be _ bring. which are the global areas that will be hardest _ bring. which are the global areas that will be hardest hit? - bring. which are the global areas that will be hardest hit? we - bring. which are the global areasj that will be hardest hit? we have heard so much about north africa and their dependents on cereals. their consumption is i think three times that of america for example. where are the hardest hit areas?— are the hardest hit areas? north africa and some _ are the hardest hit areas? north africa and some places - are the hardest hit areas? north africa and some places in - are the hardest hit areas? north africa and some places in south| are the hardest hit areas? ttrrs-te�*t africa and some places in south asia are the ones who are most dependent on russian and ukrainian exports of wheat but i would argue that the biggest impacts are going to be felt on the global tourist, the matter where they are. they will be the most harmed by that. i think that is theissue most harmed by that. i think that is the issue we need to think about. the other thing to think about as although this conversation is naturally focused on wheat, actually, the increases in food commodity prices are going to be fairly broad—based, partly because

people substitute between different commodities but actually probably more driven by cost of agricultural input, fertiliser particularly that being something that is being experienced globally and impacting all food production if you like. we would expect to see those prices and x we do see those prices being quite broad in terms of geographically and commodities. broad in terms of geographically and commodities-— the unite union has criticised tesco and sainsbury�*s for cutting the right to extra sick pay. it says it will put financial pressure on staff to come to work when they have coronavirus. the supermarket giants say they've changed their rules in line with the government's living with covid policy. joining me now is our business correspondent, noor nanjii. tell us about what is going on.

people across the uk with covid no longer legally have to self—isolate. those rules have changed and what we're seeing is companies starting to change or review their policies towards covid—secure leave that will put in place at the height of the pandemic. from today, workers at tesco will no longer be entitled to additional sick leave if they test positive for coronavirus and from tomorrow, the same applies for workers at sainsbury�*s. the move was first reported by guardian the newspaper and it is a big change because until now workers at those businesses were entitled to additional sick leave if they test positive for covid to help them through the isolating period. we have heard from the unite union. any other reaction? tt have heard from the unite union. any other reaction?— other reaction? it was mainly from unite saying _ other reaction? it was mainly from unite saying that _ other reaction? it was mainly from unite saying that sainsbury's - other reaction? it was mainly from unite saying that sainsbury's and l unite saying that sainsbury's and tesco are essentially encouraging workers who are infectious with coronavirus to go into work, perhaps because they fear they might not get

sick pay otherwise. that of course put other workers and potentially shoppers at risk. we should say we spoke to sainsbury's and from their part they say they are simply reviewing their policies in line with the latest government guidance and as part of that are simply starting to look at covid—i9 likely would other illnesses like flu when it comes to deciding policy, but it does also open up an interesting wider question as we move into the new world and emerge from the pandemic about how other companies might approach this and whether they will follow suit. it's worth mentioning sainsbury's and tesco say they continue to encourage or ask workers who test positive for covid or develop symptoms to stay at home. thank you. the passport office says it's facing unprecedented demand from millions of people who had put off renewing or applying for the documents during the pandemic. changes in the rules since brexit also means some passports are not valid because they're too close to the expiry date. our business reporter

esyllt carr has more. this was the last time alexandra and herfamily saw her sister, three years ago. they have spent £4,000 to fly to her wedding in the states next week. but despite paying to have all their passport applications checked 11 weeks ago, alexandra had to send in an extra birth certificate and is still waiting on two passports, including her four—month—old son's. i've got my bridesmaids dress. the tailor has just told me today that my dress is ready to collect. i'm frustrated. i can't let my children get excited, i don't want to get excited myself. i don't want to stress my sister out, who obviously wants to be excited for her wedding, wants to be excited to see us. i'm just trying to keep the worst—case scenario in the back of our minds, because i'm just waiting for a call from the passport office constantly. the home office is advising that passport applications are taking up to ten weeks to process, but they say it can take longer

if any information is incomplete. since the uk left the eu, a uk passport has to be less than ten years old to enter an eu country, as well as some others like norway and switzerland, so you have to check the issue date as well as the expiry. and now, most places in europe require you to have at least three months left on your passport beyond your trip. at the passport office in london, we met people trying to get the right documents. i hadn't heard anything about this. they should have had advertisers up... wendy's passport doesn't expire until next year, but she has only just found out that new rules following brexit means she can't use it for her holiday next month because it was issued more than ten years ago. so it's out of date. so i've applied for getting a new one, but it's taken me four days to get through to the appointments, because all the appointments have gone. a spokesperson for the passport office said that 5 million people

had delayed applying for their travel documents during the pandemic, and to cope with the demand, they had taken on 500 extra members of staff in the last year. they say that in march they processed a record number of applications. but in the commons earlier this week, a home office minister acknowledged that parts of the system were under strain. we recognise difficulties - in contacting the passport office will cause concern for those wanting | assurances about their applications. in response, the provider. of the passport advice line, teleperformance, have been urgently tasked to add additional _ staff, as their current - performance is unacceptable. passengers aren't the only ones feeling frustrated. for an industry that has been shut down, practically decimated for two years, this passport chaos is just so frustrating — completely unnecessary. the industry really needs this to be sorted. it needs to be sorted quickly. and very frustrating for my travel agent members, but also consumers who get caught

up in this. with thousands of people preparing to travel abroad for the first time since the pandemic, the advice for anyone booking a trip is to check their documents sooner rather than later. esyllt carr, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. good evening. we have had two extremes today. sunshine for many parts of the uk to heavy rain in the north—west. that rain will be spreading into other parts of the country during the course of the night, particularly these western areas. a very mild night tonight, with typical temperatures between seven and ten. tomorrow, an overcast day for many of us with outbreaks of rain around the irish sea, wales into south—west and southern parts of england. the best of the weather is actually going to be across scotland. some sunny spells and higher temperatures around 17 in glasgow.

damp weather across south—western parts, only 11 for example in plymouth. here is a look at bank holiday monday. fairly cloudy, dry with the possibility of a few showers breaking out. a cool day in northern scotland, only ten or ii in the south, warmer, 18 in london. that's it.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, conservative mp neil parish says he is resigning, after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. in the end, i could see that the furore and damage i was causing my family and my constituency and association just was not worth carrying on. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon, who went missing a week ago, have found the body of a woman.