welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. an operation is under way to evacuate civilians who've been trapped for weeks in a steelworks in the ukrainian city of mariupol — around a hundred people have left so far... when the shell started landing there thought my heart would stop and i would not survive. us house speaker, nancy pelosi is the latest high profile politician to visit kyiv — she assured president zelensky that american support will continue until ukraine wins the war. more mass protests in sri lanka, as the government struggles over the crippling cost of living. and the most detailed sd model

of the female anatomy, to help make better medical diagnoses, for women. hello and welcome to newsday — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's six in the morning in singapore, and i am in mariupol where the international red cross and the united nations have confirmed that they are involved in an operation to move civilians out of the city. the red cross said a convoy of vehicles had reached mariupol on saturday to evacuate some of the hundreds of people trapped in the city's azovstal steel plant. these images show evacuees arriving

earlier on sunday at their first stop in donetsk on the russian border — they're accompanied by red cross and un staff. ukrainian president zelensky tweeted: "evacuation of civilians from azovstal began. the 1st group of about 100 people is already heading to the controlled area. tomorrow we'll meet them. grateful to our team! now they, together with the un, are working on the evacuation of other civilians from the plant." but around a thousand more civilians are still sheltering inside the vast steelworks complex, along with around 2000 ukrainian fighters, who are making a desperate last stand in the city that has been almost completely destroyed by russian forces. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in zaporizhzhia, where the evacuated civilians are being taken. after 60 days in darkness they can finally crawl into the daylight. above ground, they pick through the rubble, the remains of their place of refuge. they've lived in a maze of tunnels below this vast steel plant for weeks.

the only way to survive the russian bombardment. svetoslav was six months old yesterday. nearly half his life has been underground. supplies have been cut off, for weeks. "the children were hungry," this woman says. more than 100 people have been allowed to leave. their horror is over, for now. translation: i can't believe it, two months of darkness. - i told my husband, we won't be needing to go to the toilet with a torch and a bag. the azovstal steel plant is one of the biggest in the world. a unit of ukrainian fighters has tried to hold on to the site as this once vibrant european city was pounded by the russians. civilians took shelter underground alongside them, but the bombing was relentless. the azov group claim that even their

hospital was targeted. people have experienced fragmentation wounds, lacerations, fractures, bullet wounds. it is amputation is, critical condition. there are a couple of hundred of them. but now there is a glimmer of hope. it will be a tense wait to see if more will make it out of this city alive. around 100 civilians are expected here in zaporizhzhia tomorrow but there are hundreds more still trapped within the steelworks. there are thought to be 100,000 people in the city of mariupol itself. that gives you an idea of the scale of the operation still to come. talks are under way but i'm told those negotiations are delicate, tense and complicated. everyone wants to see this succeed. laura bicker, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. meanwhile — in kyiv —

nancy pelosi, the speaker of the us house of representatives, has made a surprise visit for talks with ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. she said the united states would stand with ukraine until the "fight is done" and said congress would move quickly to deliver 33 billion dollars worth of aid proposed by president biden. my colleague ben brown reports. nancy pelosi is the latest high—profile international political figure to come to kyiv and offer president zelensky moral support. and he's getting much more than that from the united states, some $33 billion worth of economic, humanitarian and military assistance, promised by president biden. speaking in poland after nancy pelosi had left ukraine, she said ukraine is fighting for everyone's freedom. do not be bullied by bullies.

if they're making threats, you cannot back down. that's my view of it, that we're there for the fight. and you cannot fold to a bully. russia is now stepping up its offensive on the eastern front in donbas, raining down rockets, artillery and tank fire on ukrainian trenches and bunkers. after two months on the front line, these ukrainian troops from the 81st brigade are now pulling back for a short rest, a break from the relentless russian onslaught that has killed and injured many of their colleagues. a combat doctor treats some of the troops for trench foot because they haven't been able to change soaking wet boots and socks. translation: this is a good opportunity for the boys - to rest and to return to the fight with new energy, to recover physically, morally and psychologically. but before too long, his men will be heading back to the front

line, perhaps to face an even more ferocious russian attack. this war, which president putin had hoped would only last for a few days, could now rage on for months or even years to come, consuming more lives with every passing day. and there's lots more on our website on this story — including a live page with the latest developments and reports from our correspondents and teams on the ground. just head over to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. let's turn to another top story for you now — this time in sri lanka — where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital, colombo, protesting steep price hikes for essential goods. dwindling foreign currency reserves has meant the island nation of 22 million people, is struggling to pay for food, fuel and foreign medicines. the may day rally, is the culmination of a week of demonstrations, uniting

the country's different ethnic groups, in opposition to the government. from colombo, anbrasan ethirajan has that story. a bruised economy bringing thousands to the streets. the country has run out of cash, struggles to import essential items. but these sri lankans aren't giving up. they demand a course correction. this woman has been camping here for 18 days. for people like her, basics have become luxury. you cannot afford to live here. food prices are increasing day by day and shortage of fuel, gas and all other essential goods and also medicine, so it is very difficult to live. a classic case of a country living beyond its means. now colombo is running from pillar to post for loans. a rude awakening for sri lankans.

i have been coming to sri lanka for the past 25 years and these protests are quite extraordinary. ethnic fault lines, they run very deep here in sri lanka, but the cost of living crisis has brought the three major communities — the sinhalese, muslims and tamils — together. elsewhere in colombo, in a show of strength, the opposition turned up in huge numbers. the present government has led our country to total bankruptcy. there is abject poverty in all sectors of society. this government is an incompetent government. the government is on the back foot. they missed the point. they should have known, for example, 2020 when we started with the fresh government.

no one can say that we didn't have the facts. i mean, if you are a good analyst of the economic situation you should have known that this is coming. the only thing that you couldn't have predicted was the corona impact. the country's economic recovery is going to be long and arduous. these people want to ensure the government gets it right this time. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. in uk — the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, has called for a radical review of working practices, following a series of sexual misconduct and bullying claims against politicians. the conservative mp, neil parish has resigned, after admitting he'd watched pornographic material on his phone in the commons chamber. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has denied a culture of misogyny exists at westminster. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. sexism and misogyny. sexual misconduct.

there are some bad apples who are out of order, who behave like animals and are bringing parliament into disrepute. it's been a grim week for parliament, with mps agreeing this place needs to change. a moment of madness and also totally wrong. yesterday, the tory mp neil parish quit after admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the house of commons. that followed the backlash to an article about labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. there was cross—party outrage at a story saying she crossed and uncrossed her legs to distract borisjohnson. today, a tory source claimed that after investigating the matter, miss rayner had originally made the comments herself. labour called that a "vile, sexist smear." it's all put a spotlight on the culture of the commons. i think we've got to distinguish between some bad apples, people who behave badly, and the general environment. it's very similar to when people say, "oh, well, there are a number of racist people in this country so that means the whole

country is racist. " that doesn't follow. female mps have been speaking out about their experiences of sexism and harassment and there is concern women could be deterred from going into politics in the first place. it's been really difficult to get women to come forward and stand for election because there is a sense that politics and public life is not a safe space for women any more. we need to show to women and girls, if you come into politics, it's going to be an environment where you are safe, you'll feel respected. was parliament is certainly a unique workplace. mps employ their staff directly. it's a place of late nights, long hours, powerful people and boozy bars. a new process for dealing with sexual harassment and bullying complaints was introduced four years ago. everything that we've talked about in the last week a is a breach of the rules already but the key thing is, do we make sure that those rules are then enforced? i express my sympathy.

but the speaker of the house of commons now says there needs to be an urgent review into how westminster works. he wants cross—party talks and swift reform. i think wants to pull parties together and see what elsei can be done. i'm very happy to participate in that because we can't - go on with allegations coming out overand overagain. _ so the question is, what can be done to change the culture here? today, the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, said he was considering putting an outside body in charge of employing parliamentary aides. but some mps doubt that will make any difference to tackling the problems of sexism, misogyny and bullying that have damaged parliament's reputation once again. changing working structures could be easier than improving standards at westminster. ben wright, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines in the uk. a body found by police searching for a british woman who went missing more than a week ago has been confirmed as 33—year—old

katie kenyon. the mother—of—2 was found in the forest of bowland. a post—mortem examination has determined tha she died of head injuries. 50—year—old andrew burfield, has been charged with ms kenyon�*s murder. people in scotland who test positive for covid, or have mild symptoms, no longer need to self—isolate. instead they're being advised to stay at home until they feel better. testing sites have closed and contact tracing will no longer be carried out — due to the falling number of infections. a group of migrants have been intercepted in the english channel by the uk border force. 0fficials won't reveal how many people arrived but eyewitnesses believe it was more than 200. it is believed to be the first time there have been such crossings in 11 days. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the first international

tourists for more than two years arrive in new zealand after the country removed coronavirus measures and opened its borders.

an operation is under way in ukraine to evacuate civilians from the besieged azovstal steel plant in mariupol. around 100 people have left so far — assisted by the un and the red cross. thousands of opposition supporters take part in may day demonstrations in sri lanka — demanding the presidents resignation over surging prices in the shops. to new zealand now — where the first international tourists for more than two years have arrived after the country

removed coronavirus measures and opened its borders. people from more than 60 countries including britain, the us — and singapore — can travel to the country. it follows one of the world's strictest covid lockdowns — earlier, professor michael baker explained why this is such a big moment. wee kept the virus out during a period when there were not vaccines available and that meant we avoided that really awful first year of the pandemic when it did cause many deaths around the globe and by the time this vibe it started transmitting why the new zealand which was not until february this year, 2022, we achieved higher vaccine coverage particularly in higher age groups and also our care sector was good at taking the virus out of those facilities and that has kept the mortality low, and we have avoided overwhelming our health system. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s simon atkinson who has just arrived

at auckland airport. a welcome ceremony for you, tell us what it is feeling like right now. it really was. it was a very colourful and noisy welcome earlier this morning. some traditional musical performances and dance which greeted the first two fights that have come into new zealand under this new opening of the borders. people have been able to come in from australia without having to quarantine but today was the big day thanit quarantine but today was the big day than it really does open up to those other markets and as you can imagine it is given as a chance to come into the country and some very excited and emotional people as well. 0riginally applied in february of originally applied in february of 2020 _ originally applied in february of 2020 and i've finally here. we mist his brother's _ 2020 and i've finally here. we mist his brother's wedding _ 2020 and i've finally here. we mist his brother's wedding as _ 2020 and i've finally here. we mist his brother's wedding as well - his brother's wedding as well because _ his brother's wedding as well because of— his brother's wedding as well because of covid _ his brother's wedding as well because of covid because - his brother's wedding as well because of covid because wej his brother's wedding as well- because of covid because we could not come — because of covid because we could not come it— because of covid because we could not come it was_ because of covid because we could not come. it was very _ because of covid because we could

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no deaths. that is not the case any more. there are thousands of cases being reported every day and so the until recently doesn't day. still several people are dying every day so it is not thought that having new arrivals from other markets is going to make a lot of difference. a few people might think that the country should stay sealed up for longer and most people now have come to accept the time has come to open up and certainly in businesses like tourism, which are so important for new zealand economy, theyjust can't wait to have more people come and visit. 20% of the economy of new zealand and the fact that we will have arrivals from all over the world. couple of planes already. another one coming in from divide. there is going to be lots and lots of people arriving in new zealand trying to get here for a long time and at last after more than two years they can make thatjourney. how challenging has the covid lockdown moving to other stories

for you today — police in the city of changsha in china have arrested nine people in connection with a collapsed building, where several people remain trapped or missing. the building collapsed on friday police say the owner of the building has been detained along with three other people involved in its design and construction. the other suspects are accused of providing false building safety reports. seven survivors were pulled from the building. at least 16 are trapped inside and more than 30 are missing. it is feared they may be also be under the debris. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the president of tunisia has announced plans to rewrite his country's constitution. in a televised address, kais saied, who's dissolved government and parliament, said a committee would be established to redraft the existing framework and would conclude its work within days. opponents have accused him of trying to concentrate all the levers of power since he seized power nine months ago.

the head of the un, antonio guterres, has called on the military rulers of burkina faso, guinea and mali to hand power back to civilians. all three countries are struggling with a jihadist insurgency and have recently experienced military coups. mr guterres also urged international financial institutions to adopt debt relief measures for african countries to help their economies recover from the covid—19 pandemic and reduce the impacts of the ukraine war. police in paris have fired tear gas to disperse protesters after a workers day demonstration in the french capital turned violent. activists wearing balaclavas smashed shop windows and set fire to bins. more than fifty people were arrested, including a woman who attempted to prevent firefighters from tackling a burning building. it's hard to believe — i know — but for medical students,

access to detailed models of the female body are hard to come by. historically they've had to rely on images of the male body, in the teaching of anatomy. well now the most intricate 3d model of the female body has been produced, and it's hoped the software will help enhance understanding, and perhaps even improve diagnosis of health problems. our medical editor, fergus walsh, has that story. the female anatomy in all its minute and precise detail. something that's been largely missing from medical textbooks and teaching over the centuries. just this angle here, in females is much wider than we would see in males... at brighton and sussex medical school, first—year students have been taught using this new 3d female anatomy tool. next we are going to add on the breast tissue... the male body has been the default reference image for medical textbooks.

several studies suggest women are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men for a range of conditions. previously, the teaching of anatomy has always been based on the male form and then the differences in females added on as an almost strange kind of adjunct. so it wasn't providing that really accurate information at students' fingertips, which they need, not only when they are learning but when they're doctors in practice. these students have yet to study on actual patients, but the hope is, by having both female and male anatomies in exquisite detail, it'll help prepare them for medicine in the real world. it makes a huge difference because women aren'tjust the sort of small men that medical textbooks usually make them out to be. we can see the full differences. rather than just putting some anatomical aspects of a female onto a male pelvis, we can see an actual female pelvis and the acute differences. it's a far cry from anatomical images of centuries past, which often relied on dissected bodies of male criminals. and its much wider in females

than it is in males... the developers say the female 3d anatomy is the most detailed ever produced, and is already being used in over 350 universities. fergus walsh, bbc news, brighton. thousands of people across cuba have taken to the streets to celebrate labour day for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. in the capital, havana, a crowd of government supporters gathered in for the official cermony attended by president miguel diaz—canel and the former leader, raul castro. the opposition said critics of cuba's communist government were banned from taking part in the events. cuba's economy has been hit hard by the pandemic and tougher us sanctions.

that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. the weather's been very mixed in the last couple of days. generally, a lot of cloud abouts, occasional outbreaks of rain and the outlook for the next two or three days is more or less the same. again, plenty of cloud, just a few sunny spells and scattered showers. but the really thick cloud of the outbreaks of rain that we had in the last day and a half has now moved to the south. it's in the english channel. it's just hugging the south coast through the early hours. so bits and pieces of rain from the tip of cornwall, devon, perhaps the isle of wight. elsewhere across the country, it's a cloudy early start with mist and murk in places, perhaps a bit of drizzle here and there and not cold, between six and ten degrees. so here's bank holiday monday, starting off pretty cloudy in most areas.

there will be some sunshine developing, certainly across western parts of scotland, northern ireland, around the irish sea, inland there'll be sunny spells too, but also inland showers will start to develop almost anywhere, i think through the course of the morning into the afternoon. temperatures only ten in scotland, maybe 17 in the south of the uk. now here's the weather map for tuesday. a weather front tries to push into the north—west of the uk. here it is just to the north—west of our neighbourhood. but i think, generally speaking, we are talking about light winds, a lot of cloud showers perhaps brewing, particularly around wales and the south of england. driest of the weather will be on the east coast there, but cold. only ten in newcastle, nine degrees in aberdeen. so that was tuesday. this is wednesday again, more of the same. there's very little wind in the atmosphere to push things around. so we keep that cloud. but showers are expected to form once again, particularly across central and more more especially southern parts of england, but temperatures recovering to 17 in london

and around 15 in the lowlands of scotland. now, towards the end of the week, we are anticipating a change. the azores high is expected to build in. and with that also comes a warmer atmosphere. a warmer current is going to spread across the country. so that means temperatures are expected to rise. so here's the summary on the outlook. here's bank holiday monday, often cloudy for many of us, with just a few sunny spells. and then towards the end of the week, we're expecting those temperatures to rise. bye.

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. around 100 people have been

evacuated from a steelworks in the ukrainian city of mariupol — where civilians and troops have been sheltering for weeks from heavy russian bombardments. the us speaker of the house — nancy pelosi — makes a surprise visit to kyiv, and promises american support for ukraine — she says, "until the fight is done". pressure mounts for reform of working practices in westminster — after mp, neil parish, resigns for watching pornography in the house of commons. a body found by police searching for a british woman who went missing more than a week ago has been confirmed as katie kenyon. 200 migrants are understood to have been intercepted by uk border force officials in the english channel today, in what's believed to be the first crossings for 11 days. researchers create the most intricate 3d model of the female body ever produced — to help provide a better

understanding of their anatomy.