welcome to bbc news, i'm nancy kacungira. our top stories. ukrainian fighters inside mariupol�*s azovstal steel plant say 20 civilians, including women and children, have been able to leave. hundreds are still thought to be trapped inside. here in the uk, the conservative mp neil parish resigns after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. madness, total madness, i'm not going to defend it, i'm not going to defend what i did, it was absolutely totally wrong. canadian police make multiple arrests in ottawa as the capital is occupied by anti—establishment protesters on motorbikes.

and real madrid are crowned spanish football champions as carlo ancelotti becomes the first manager to win all five of europe's major leagues. hello. ukrainian fighters besieged by russian forces inside mariupol�*s azovstal industrial complex say 20 civilians have been able to leave the site. but hundreds of people are still believed to be sheltering inside the plant. it's the first such release since president putin announced he was locking down ukraine's last bastion in the city. speaking in a video post, a commander of the azov battalion inside the complex said he hoped the evacuated group would be taken to territory

under ukrainian control. translation: we transferred 20 civilians rescued _ from the rubble to the agreed location, these are women i and children, and we hope these people will go to the agreed - destination, to the controlled territory of ukraine. - a special rescue operation is being carried out. - we are getting civilians out of the rubble with ropes, . mainly the elderly, l women and children. we hope this process - will continue, and that we will be able to evacuate all the civilians. - let's go to washington to speak to lieutenant colonel daniel davis, a senior fellow at the foreign policy think tank defense priorities.

just how difficult it is an operation like this, to get civilians out of areas like this industrial complex? you know, a little _ this industrial complex? you know, a little while - this industrial complex? 7m. know, a little while ago, a number of weeks, it would have been much more difficult, especially with the entire city under attack and it had been since the beginning of the war. but now the whole fight for mariupol is nowjust on the azovstal complex, it's not hard for russia to stop any of their bombardment and clear a cordon, a part in and out, to get them out. so once the decision has been made and both sides agree williams will come out, it's not now difficult to get them out. at least according to the new york times a couple of hours ago, more civilians will come out tomorrow, so in all probability this was a proof of

concept to make sure they could go. that's why they had a relatively small number, and if that continues to work, as it appears it did, and god willing more will come tomorrow until all of them, out.— all of them, out. and that's important. _ all of them, out. and that's important, because - all of them, out. and that's l important, because hundreds all of them, out. and that's - important, because hundreds of people are still trapped? people are still trapped ? right. people are still trapped? right. they want to get all the people out. the second issue will be the battalion fighters themselves, that will probably take some more complex negotiations before they are willing to surrender. but the reality is the place has been cut off since march the 7th, if they are not already out of food and water, they soon will be. they are going to have to make the choice for the fighters, do they die there and not surrender or do they risk giving up? they are not going to be able to hold out much longer. to be able to hold out much loner. ~ . , to be able to hold out much loner. ~ ., , ,, , longer. what is russia's strategy _ longer. what is russia's strategy for _ longer. what is russia's strategy for this - longer. what is russia's i

strategy for this complex? longer. what is russia's - strategy for this complex? it strategy for this complex? it makes sense that they didn't want to lose many people taking the city, but it was vital for them to do so because strategic and tactical reasons. they surrounded the city on march the 7th, and slowly they squeezed it down. they used lots of artillery and rocket power and methodicallyjust destroyed all the ukrainian defenders in the zone until they were finally escorted into that azovstal. .. they were finally escorted into that azovstal... now they were finally escorted into that azovstal. .. now they are ready to clear that the final piece there and instead of sending troops in that would only cause more disruption, russia decided basically to just starve them out. you talked about _ just starve them out. you talked about the - just starve them out. you talked about the battalion of fighters in there, and why they might find it difficult to make the choice to leave. talk to us

more about who they are, because they are controversial. yes, they have been involved in a lot of the most emotional and contentious relations between russia and ukraine, going back to 2014, as the azov battalion is a right militia, and there symbolism and some of it comes from the ss panzer division, but they have taken some actions against russian citizens in the past that russia claimed war crimes. a lot of bad blood between them. it is a reason the azov battalion has not surrendered, whereas 1400 battalion has not surrendered, whereas1400 regular ukrainian troops did surrender in the previous three weeks when their supplies ran out. apparently

they are being treated like normal prisoners of war and not being mistreated, but it's not clear russia would do the same with the azov, so i understand their hesitancy.— with the azov, so i understand their hesitancy. does that make it more precarious _ their hesitancy. does that make it more precarious for _ their hesitancy. does that make it more precarious for the - it more precarious for the civilians trapped in between these two factions, as you say, they do not trust each other and have quite a lot of bad blood between them? i don't think so, _ blood between them? i don't think so, it — blood between them? i don't think so, it doesn't _ blood between them? i don't think so, it doesn't need - blood between them? i don't think so, it doesn't need to. | think so, it doesn't need to. russia has been outspoken, their military several times over the last three weeks have said hey, we're going to pause operations so the civilians will out, we will have a path for them to escape. for whatever reason, we won't know until later on, the ukrainian forces did not allow the civilians to come out. i don't know if they feared for their lives or they didn't trust russia, we will have to wait and see. russia actually desires for the civilians to

come out, whether they go to zap erasure or wherever, they will have food and water. i hope to sustain their heads prevail on both sides. thank ou for prevail on both sides. thank you for your— prevail on both sides. thank you for your time _ prevail on both sides. thank you for your time and - prevail on both sides. thank- you for your time and thoughts. here in the uk, 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 member for 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 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 there watching it and intimidating women, i mean, i have 12 years in parliament and probably got 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 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. dragged on for several days.

the conservative whips act more swiftly when this complaint outgoing mp. ben wright, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. protests continue to be seen in sri lanka after opposition parties refused president gotabaya rajapaksa's offer of forming a government of national unity. they say they will not join an administration that has the rajapaska family still wielding power. weeks of protests have been seen across the country, with shortages and sky—high

prices being seen in several key commodities. the italian football agent mino raiola, whose negotiating skills contributed to the huge increase in players�* salaries, has died at the age of 54. the cause of death has not been reported. he represented some of the sport's most high—profile players. he was branded by some as a greedy parasite. but raiola insisted that all he had ever done was get the best deal for his players. in india, there's a record—breaking heatwave is causing health problems that doctors say pose a bigger worry than the expected fourth wave of covid—i9. in new delhi, temperatures have soared past 40 degrees celsius for several days, and follow the hottest march recorded in more than 100 years. residents in canada's national capital ottawa are experiencing a sense of deja—vu, and for many

it's not entirely welcome. once again, the city of ottawa is being occupied by right wing anti—establishment protesters. this time it's a rally of motorcyclists, who are calling their demonstration "rolling thunder". it comes two months after truckers protesting against covid restrictions occupied the centre of the city for several weeks. authorities have vowed to prevent the motorcyclists�* rally from becoming as disruptive as the truckers' demonstrations, which paralysed the capital before the government invoked extraordinary powers to dismantle it. so far, police have made several arrests. well, earlier, ispoke to journalist sarah ritchie from the canadian press who was at the protests, and asked her what she had witnessed earlier today. behind me you can see a tower. this is normally a main

street in ottawa, my phone is on top of barricades, all around the city right now. there are dozens of people still here, some of them up on parliament hill, there is a group behind me, police officers keeping an eye on things. a bit of a party atmosphere at this point, not really so much a protest, although people occasionally shouting freedom, the rallying cry. early in the day, there were ceremonies and rallies and speeches, and as we saw moments ago, the motorcycle rally that went through downtown ottawa. a fairly large crowd, hundreds i would say, and like you say, a bit of deja vu for people in ottawa. a lot of people i talked to say they were at convoy in february, there has been a lot of happy reunions, people seeing one

another again, and talking about the fact they felt they found a community of people in february, and that their work is not yet done. so some of the same people there for the truckers' rally there again, but is there any clarity about what they are protesting for or against? to be perfectly honest, i am not 100% clear on what the protest is for at this point. a lot of signs saying they want to get rid of the prime minister justin trudeau. a lot of signs talking about ending covid—i9 restrictions and mandates. what has changed since february, a lot of provincial mandates across canada have already ended. in ottawa, it has greatly eased, you don't need to wear a mask indoors, in ontario. so it's not 100% clear. part of the group today said they were freedom fighters, that is what they call themselves. another section of the group said they were here for the veterans of

canada's armed forces. it's a bit of a festival atmosphere. they brought things to play with. really they keep saying their work is not done and they are here for freedom. just briefly, how is the city reacting to yet another protest? for a lot of the residents of ottawa, this is deja vu, and not particularly welcome. things were not good in february. not as noisy this time. although last night the police had to move in a number of officers to move people out of the streets. they ended up making some arrests, it was a bit confrontational, but for the most part, there are so many police officers that things have been kept quite calm. a lot of streets blocked. people are nervously anticipating what comes next. the organisers have said they are going to leave tomorrow. from everything i have heard from downtown ottawa residents, the hope is they do that.

this is bbc news, a reminder of the headlines. ukrainian fighters inside mariupol�*s azovstal steel plant say 20 civilians, including women and children, have been able to leave. hundreds are still thought to be trapped inside. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, conservative mp neil parish has announced he's resigning, after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. a uk foreign office minister is to hold crisis talks in the british virgin islands, after an inquiry found that the government should take direct control of the territory. it cited 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. when you see something happen... this is its premier andrew fahiejust 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 pay—off 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 territory is 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. good evening fellow virgin islanders... the governor should take direct control of the territory for two years. that idea has had immediate pushback from the man who is standing infor 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 reform those challenges and we are 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, tortola, the british virgin islands. one of the most anticipated fights in boxing history between two female fighters, katie taylor and amanda serrano, is due to start soon. they're top of the bill at the iconic madison square garden, where the undefeated taylor will put her lightweight titles on the line against world champion serrano. ade adedoyin is in new york. the excitement continues to build a head of a hugely significant night for the sport, some of the all—time greats have headline madison square garden, muhammad ali, jos radio, sugar ray robinson. in the next few hours, amanda

serrano and katie taylorjoin that illustrious list, becoming the first women to do that it this iconic venue, selling it out to watch two of the best pound for pound fighters go head—to—head in a hugely exciting bout. also not as significant, but lucrative, over $1 million each, both hope the bout will inspire the next generation of fighters and break down barriers in the sport, all the ingredients for it to be a great night. football, and real madrid have been crowned champions of spain. the title was confirmed after they beat espanyol 4—0 at the bernabeu. it's their 35th league title. head coach carlo ancelotti has become the first manager to win the championship in all five of europe's major leagues — what's being called a grand slam. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. success never gets old. real madrid fans have done this so many times before. but their exuberance

couldn't be contained. translation: this year has been great because we won la liga. - it was practically done from the third match. we won the championship with an iron fist. the fact is they are the best team ever. there is no comparison, they are just the best. how many titles? 30? 35? just imagine. they didn't have to. a 4—0 win over espanyol enough to clinch title number 35. a glorious moment for head coach carlo ancelotti, in his second stint at the bernabeu. the first manager to win the league in italy, england, germany, france and now spain. translation: it is very special because my last title _ was with bayern munich, and i returned and won it in my first year. i didn't win la liga and the spanish super cup

in my first tenure, now i have, but the season isn't over yet. no, it certainly is not. as the players paraded the trophy in an open—top bus and the fans celebrated, all thoughts turn to europe, and the possibility of another champions league triumph. for real, success is never enough. for more than 100 years, scout groups have offered young people across the world the chance to embrace their adventurous side and learn skills for life. and membership is currently booming here in the uk and across the world. helen mulroy has been spending the day with some scouts in england. we are round the campfire in bedfordshire today and this is because scouting numbers are up, they have risen i6% in

the last year here in the uk, the biggest rise, the fastest rise since world war ii. i am joined by the uk deputy commissioner, suejay. scouting very popular notjust in the uk but around the world. we have half a million uk members but 57 million scouts around the world in almost every country. and you are seeing a rise globally. young people want to do these sorts of activities, now more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere experienced lockdowns, are we seeing people wanting to get outdoors more because of that? i think so, it is an opportunity to meet people and take part in activities, get out and about and explore the great outdoors and take part in adventures with their friends. that was one of the water rockets going off, they are, rockets going off, there, i'm just looking to get dexter here. are you able to give this to one of your friends?

how long have you been a scout? four years. you are a cub scout, actually. yes. it is all fun, cooking, chores and having a fire. smores and having a fire. goodness me! i got a bit soaked! what is your favourite badge? i like the science badge, and the hiking badge. why don't you dry off a little bit? as you can see, activities for all and lots to do with the scouts, there are waiting lists here in the uk, with numbers soaring across the globe. in santiago in chile, a partial eclipse could be seen. let's take a look. this partial solar eclipse was seen over the andean mountains. it is the first of two partial solar eclipses in 2022 — the second will occur on 25th october. we won't see another total solar eclipse until 2023.

hello. well, april as a whole was a very dry month, but in its final day, we actually got a decent dose of rain, particularly in north—western areas of the country. and indeed, on sunday 1st may, we will have some rain elsewhere, but it's going to be quite overcast wherever you are on sunday. and you can see the weather systems streaming in off the atlantic here. that's the low pressure that brought the rain to north—western parts — to northern ireland and western parts of scotland. now it's a weak area of low pressure on sunday, meaning that the rain is starting to fizzle out and, if anything, it is going to be mostly an area of cloud spread across the uk. so this is what it looks like early in the morning, some dribs and drabs of rain around the irish sea and wales.

it's also very mild first thing — 7am, ten degrees in belfast, ten in london, and elsewhere it's typically around seven to nine degrees. so let's pick up on that rain. a soggy morning in parts of wales, damp around the irish sea. very slowly that area of damp weather will spread into the midlands and perhaps other parts of england too, but also in scotland and northern ireland it's actually going to brighten up and this is where the best of the weather is going to be on sunday. in fact, in glasgow, our highest temperature's expected — 17 degrees celsius. compare that to cardiff and plymouth, between 11 and i3 degrees with that damp weather. now, monday is going to be a brighter day. we still have the remnants of that weather system over us, maybe a few showers across parts of england, but quite a chilly day in northern scotland in a northerly wind — seven in lerwick, ten in stornoway. but in the south of the country it's going to be a good deal warmer — 18 degrees, but again, not a sunny day. sunny spells, though, expected. so here's the forecast for the week ahead.

tuesday, wednesday, we have some rain heading towards us. but from around about thursday onwards, high pressure is expected to build across the uk. that means settled weather and also around this area of high pressure, we will have this current of warmer air spreading in all the way from the azores, so the temperatures will start to rise across the uk towards the end of the week. so here's the summary — bank holiday monday, a rather overcast day. in fact, the first half of the week will be fairly changeable with showers possible, but then from thursday onwards, it's turning warmer.

this is bbc news. the headlines: around 20 women and children have been evacuated from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol , the only part of the southern port city still under ukraine's control. they are the first to leave since president putin ordered the vast industrial area to be sealed off last week. a member of parliament from britain's governing conservative party has announced that he'll resign, after admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the house of commons. neil parish described his behaviour as "absolutely wrong" and a "moment of madness". police in the canadian capital ottawa have made mulitple arrests as anti—establishment protesters have decended on the city on motorbikes. the protestors are calling

their demonstration "rolling thunder."