tonight at ten — the conservative mp who watched pornography in parliament announces his resignation. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, neil parish admits he watched adult content twice in the house of commons. madness, total madness. i mean, i'm not going to defend it. i'm also not going to defend what i did. what i did was absolutely, totally wrong. also on the programme tonight: police in lancashire find a body while searching the forest of bowland for missing woman katie kenyon. crisis talks in the british virgin islands after an inquiry calls

for a return to direct rule from london. and england beat france to win the women's six nations rugby union championship for the fourth time in a row. good evening. the conservative backbencher neil parish has told the bbc he is resigning as an mp 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 could see that the furore and the damage i was causing my family and my constituency and association was more than 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 had witnessed the behaviour. apologising to them and his constituents, today the former farmer explained what had happened. funnily enough it was tractors as 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, my 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. the one thing i wasn't doing, and which i will take to my grave as being true, is i was not actually 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 ther . ~ and intimidating women, i mean, i have 12 years in parliament and probably got 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 that 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 has been another rotten week, reviving claims of sexism and misogyny. the allegations were first made at a meeting of tory mps on tuesday. opposition parties said it was shocking that the debacle dragged on for several days. conservative mps have been angry too. neil himself, once he 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. ben wright, bbc news. let's now talk to bbc south west political editor martyn oates. martyn, you spoke to neil parish last night and then interviewed him today, what convinced him to resign?

he decided he said the damage she was doing to his family, the constituency and party persuaded him to go but less than 204i was earlier, he was adamant somehow he could fight to stay on as an mp pending the conclusion of the investigation into his conduct. but today given he candidly admitted to looking at pornography on his phone in the commons chamber, it does seem extraordinarily he ever formed the view his position would be tenable in those circumstances. a by—election now in tiverton and honiton, on paper a very safe tory seat and you need to go back 20 years before any party became within touching distance of touching the tories. in recent elections the twist of the labour vote has exceeded the lib dem vote but in both cases way behind the tories. as we have seen in recent by—elections,

seemingly unassailable tory majorities can be anything but. thank you. lancashire police say a body has been found in the search for the missing woman katie kenyon. the mother—of—two was last seen in burnley more than a week ago. a man has been charged with her murder and will go on trial later this year. from gisburn forest in lancashire, jo makell reports. katie kenyon was last seen getting into a ford transit van in burnley just over a week ago. and it was a reported sighting of the van which led officers 20 miles north to focus their search for the mother of two in the forest of bowland, an area of outstanding natural beauty. now a small part of it is a crime scene. the body of a woman was found here at gisburn forest. in a place people use for brisk walks and family bike rides, there's sadness. it's just shocking, really, because it's just so out of the way

place in beautiful surroundings in the middle of nowhere and it's just really, really sad what's happened. it's just a place to come and enjoy nature and your bikes and walks, and... yeah, it's terrible. police said they couldn't confirm the identity of the body but that they believe it is katie, and herfamily has been informed. the lancashire force said that katie's family are being supported by specially trained officers and that a postmortem examination will be carried out to establish the cause of death. forensic officers and specialist search teams have continued to work at the scene. meanwhile, a 50—year—old man, andrew burfield from burnley, has appeared in court charged with katie kenyon�*s murder. jo makel, bbc news, gisburn forest in lancashire. ukrainian fighters say 20 civilians have been able to leave a steelworks in the beseiged southern city of mariupol. the country's military says

the eastern region of donbas is coming under heavy russian attack, but say putin's forces have so far failed to capture three areas they are trying to seize. meanwhile the prime minister, borisjohnson, has said the uk will continue to provide military aid alongside humanitarian support to ukraine, during a call with it's president volodymyr zelensky. 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. this afternoon ukrainian officials said the airport in the vital southern port city of 0desa has been hit by a russian missile attack. the neighbouring city of mykolaiv is 20 miles from the southern front lines. shelled nearly daily, it's 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. 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 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, ok?" 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. a foreign office minister is to hold crisis talks in the british virgin islands after an inquiry found that said the government should take direct control of the territory because of corruption and bad governance. the report was published earlier than planned following the arrest of the bvi premier, andrew fahie, in the united states, where he's accused of involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering. nomia iqbal is in the british virgin islands and reports from the capital road town on the island of tortola. the view from the sky is calm, but it belies the crisis that's hit the islands. this is its premier, andrew fahie just over a week ago, celebrating the country's athletes. now he is more than 1000 miles away in a miami jail. he appeared in this court accused of drug trafficking

and money—laundering after a huge sting operation involving the us drug enforcement agency. his residency on the islands is empty as he waits a pre—trial detention hearing later this week. undercover agents say mr fahie wanted to take money for a slice of the profits from smuggling the drugs through the islands. it's alleged that he was shown part of his payoff in the back of a private jet. when he was arrested, mr fahie reportedly said, "why am i getting arrested? "i don't have any money or drugs." the us operation comes as a long—awaited uk investigation into alleged corruption on the island is published. that report was published by the governor, appointed by the queen. the way the islands are run has long been subject of controversy. it is one of the world's leading offshore tax havens. the conclusion of this investigation is damning and recommends

that the uk should impose direct rule on the islands. that idea has had immediate pushback from the man who is standing in for mr fahie. there are people of their virgin islands who want to see the suspension of the constitution because we support democracy. every country in the world has challenges with governance and we have a very strong and robust programme to reaffirm with those challenges and were confident we can do so without having direct uk rule. there are more than 3500 people who live here, with aspirations of self—determination and achieving modern democracy. it's thrown into doubt. uk ministers will be heading here next week to decide the future of the islands. nomia iqbal, bbc news, the british virgin islands. with all the sport now, here's chetan pathak at the bbc sport centre.

good evening. we start with what's billed as the biggest fight in women's boxing history. in a few hours ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed world lightweight champion faces amanda serrano. ade adeyoyn is live at madison square garden, where tonight, ade, history will be made? yes, excitement continues to build ahead of what is a significant night for the sport. some of the all—time greats have headlined here at madison square garden �*s, mum rd, jo frazer, but in the next few hours amanda serrano and katie taylor will join that list that only headline here and become the first woman to do so at this iconic venue, but also sell it out. 20,000 fans will be in to watch two of the best pound for pound fighters go head—to—head in what is a hugely exciting bout. also, notjust significant but what is a hugely exciting bout. also, not just significant but also lucrative, they will make over $1 million each. both have said they hoped this bout will inspire the

next generation of fighters and further break down barriers in the sport. all the ingredients there for this to be a great night.— sport. all the ingredients there for this to be a great night. next to football — if you're waiting for match of the day or sportscene in scotland and don't want to know the scores, you'll need to look away now. it's as you were at the top of the premier league — manchester city are a point clear after a 4—0 win at leeds. rodri and fernandinho among the scorers. liverpool kept up the pressure with a 1—0 victory at newcastle. burnley won 2—1win at watford, on a day where norwich were relegated. in scotland, ahead of the old firm derby tomorrow, third—placed hearts were held 0—0 at home by ross county. at the other end of the table, stjohnstone have slipped to the brink of a premiership relegation play—off after being beaten at home 1—0 by st mirren. england are celebrating their fourth women's six nations title in a row after a 24—12 victory in their winner takes all grand slam decider in france. scotland lost 15—14 in ireland, whilst wales

were beaten 10—8 by italy. jo currie reports from bayonne. champions of the six nations once again. unbeaten and relentless. england's dominance and position at the top of the pecking order clear to see. it may have ended with fireworks but it started far less smoothly with the home side spending more time at all going over between the sticks. it was probably the only one site that england needed as he hit back almost immediately. i had to say but there is sarah burton under there, touching down to bring england level. the england pack approving its power. another huge drive at this time abby will doing enough to get it down. if the first half was explosive, the second took some time to get going. and when it did come it was france who struck. buoyed by the crowd, they close the gap to give themselves a chance that england were too strong and too

good. as they saw out the rest of the match with ease to claim an impressive win. these players will enjoy the celebrations but with the world cup just a few months away, they will make the most important thing going forwards is to keep this momentum going. and ronnie o'sullivan will face judd trump in the final of the world snooker championship — there's more on that on the bbc sport website. but that's all for now — martine. thank you. that's all from me. good night. we are outside

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. china's state media says dozens

of people are thought to be buried in the rubble of a multistorey building that collapsed on friday in the central city of changsha in hunan province. rescuers pulled five people out of the rubble alive on saturday morning after working through the night to shift debris. the cause of the collapse is still not known. jatinder dhillon reports. it is a race against time. rescue workers crawl through rubble in search of people trapped under a building which housed a hotel, apartments and cinema. the multi—story structure in a densely built street caved in on friday leaving a gaping hole. 700 firefighters and large evacuation diggers have been deployed, along with life detectors and rescue dogs. at a press conference, the mayor of changsha said that teams are working around the clock.

you translation: we will make every effort to search for those still trapped on the principle of life first, people first. first 9we have a 72 hour window and we will try our best to rescue those still missing. many of the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. but, there is concern that the collapse may have affected the surrounding buildings. rescue teams are now reinforcing them and evacuating people. it is unclear why the structures suddenly caved in, and the building's owner has been detained. building collapses are not uncommon in china due to weak safety and construction standards. the chinese president xijinping has called for the victims to be rescued at all costs, and has asked for an immediate investigation into the disaster. jetinder dhillon, bbc news.

the uk 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 for foreign travel because they're too close to the expiry date. our business reporter, ysslt 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 mean 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, uecause — 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. drunk drivers who kill people could now face life sentences — after the police crime and sentencing bill — was passed by parliament this week. it comes just weeks after a van driver was jailed for less than 10 years, for causing the deaths of two young siblings — jayden—lee and gracie—ann lucas — while he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. his sentence will now be reviewed. tomos morgan has been speaking

to the children's family. we've done everything together, always. our life was the kids. grandad jason lucas has always had his daughter rhiannon lucas and four—year—old gracie—ann and three—year—old jayden—lee living with him in tredegar, south wales. but on the 5th of february, their lives were torn apart. on the way home after a birthday party with her partner, mum rhiannon and the two toddlers were on the m4 motorway when gracie—ann and needed the toilet. after pulling over onto the hard shoulder, a van suddenly crashed into the back of them. both children died as a result of their injuries. i woke up there in the accident going into the ambulance and i asked the man where did my children go? they were talking to me and ijust cut it off, — ijust couldn't remember nothing else. the doctors told me and the father, joe, and they wanted

to carry on and i said no, i want to go and tell my daughter that my granddaughters were dead. i had to tell her. it shouldn't happen. it transpired that the driver, 41—year—old martin newman, was twice over the drink—drive limit and had taken cocaine. cctv footage shows his van swerving across the motorway. it is estimated he was travelling at around 70 miles per hour, braking just two seconds before the impact. newman pled guilty on the 8th of april at cardiff crown court and was sentenced to nine years and four months. judge daniel williams described the sentencing power of the court in the case as inadequate, adding that many may call for the maximum sentence to be re—examined. that is not a matter for any court, but parliament. we just want justice. if he had a hundred years, it still would not be justice. we want the law to change so it does not happen to nobody else. in a statement, a ministry ofjustice spokesperson said...

our thoughts remain with jayden—lee and gracie—ann lucas's family. dangerous drivers ruin lives, which is why our new laws will increase the maximum sentence for causing death to life. on tuesday evening, the lucas family heard that the driver martin newman's sentence was to be examined by the unduly lenient sentence scheme, but for grandad jason and mother rhiannon, nothing can replace the loss of their precious children. tomos morgan, bbc news, tredegar. time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. good evening. it's been a case of two extremes today — the sunshine across more southern and eastern parts of the country and the thick rain—bearing cloud into north—western parts of the uk, brought by an area of low pressure. so here's an example — in the western isles of scotland, it was a case of heavy rain, breezy conditions too, really not very pleasant at all, whereas across more southern parts of the uk, sunshine with some hazy skies.

but, then again, we do need the rain. it has been an incredibly dry april and that rain is welcome across many parts of the uk, especially england and wales where rainfall amounts have been perhaps a third compared to what we should normally have this time in april. so here are the temperatures early on sunday morning — typically around seven to ten degrees celsius. the damp and cloudy weather will be with us on sunday, so if you were hoping for some sunshine on sunday, probably not going to be the case. it will be a generally overcast day and, remember, we do need the rain. it will be spreading into parts of wales and england, particularly these western and south—western areas. but as the day wears on, that rain will slowly fizzle out, so we're not going to see an awful lot at all across eastern parts of england, for example. the best of our weather on sunday will be across scotland. here, some sunny spells, with temperatures up to 17 in glasgow. compare that to only 11 in plymouth. and then bank holiday monday, not much rain left on that weather front.

a relatively bright sort of day with some sunny spells, perhaps one or two showers breaking out across parts of england and wales. temperatures higher, though, with those sunny spells — 18 in london, but a little bit cooler there in parts of scotland, only 1a in glasgow and barely double figures in the north of scotland. now, here's the outlook. as far as the week ahead is concerned, this high pressure will be building in. i think midweek we will have again some rain, but from wednesday onwards, that high does build in and around this area of high pressure, we will see a current of mild, even quite warm air stretching all the way from the azores, riding around this area of high pressure and spreading into western parts of europe. and you can see the rise in the temperatures, particularly across southern areas, up to around 20 degrees by the time we get to friday and i think the mid—teens in the north, and generally dry weather to come next week as well.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster matthew stadlen and aletha adu, the political correspondent at the daily mirror. good evening to you both. a quick look through the front pages with our guests... the observer leads with allegations from the labour party that the conservative mp neil parish may have broken the law by watching pornography in the house of commons. he's admitted viewing the material and is resigning as an mp. also covering that story, the sunday telegraph says the conservatives are vowing to make sure half of their mps at the next general election will be women, in response to concerns about "sleaze" in parliament.