tonight at ten — after holding out for nearly three months, ukrainian forces leave their last refuge in mariupol. more than 200 of them are searched by the invading army and taken to territory controlled by the russians. as they left, the ukrainian government said their courage in resisting the russian attack had inspired the nation. translation: thanks to the mariupol defenders the enemy was prevented from redeploying around 20,000 personnel into other regions. we'll be asking how this latest development affects the wider conflict. also tonight... a conservative mp has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault — his identity is not yet known. they're just people. most drug addicts have

a reason they're addicted. a special report on how mental health problems are closely linked to drug and alcohol addiction. the leader of north korea condemns his health officials, as a huge wave of covid cases sweeps through the country. and a day return to paddington for the queen, as london's new elizabeth line is officially opened. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the squad for england's euro women's squad is announced. arsenal'sjordan nobbs is out. we will tell you who is on the provisional list. good evening. more than 200 ukrainian fighters, who've been holding out for nearly three months in a steelworks complex in mariupol, have now been taken to territory controlled by the russians. there are still people trapped

in the azovstal plant and efforts to rescue them are ongoing. the southern port city has been a key target of the russian attack and it gives russia control of most of ukraine's coastline on the black sea. russian forces surrounded mariupol in early march causing immense damage and destruction to most of the city. but hundreds of ukrainian troops managed to hold out in the the huge steelworks near the city. they were trapped with a number of civilians and young children who were eventually rescued. reports from ukraine suggest more ukrainian fighters left the plant this afternoon, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. it's been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over, for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they've been fighting.

russia will be keen to air these images which they say show surrender. but the ukrainians say this deal is about survival. tonight, as more fighters lay down their arms and are taken into russian territory, ukrainian leaders are keen to stress this was a way to save the country's heroes. for more than two months the russians have bombarded this industrial site. analysts believe the latest attack used phosphorus bombs, but a small fighting force refused to give up. they may have also helped prevent russia from pushing further north. translation: thanks to the mariupol l defenders the enemy was prevented l from redeploying 20,000 personnel into other regions. and so was unable to rapidly take zaporizhzhya. civilians also used the site's

vast network of tunnels as a refuge, aided by soldiers. but supplies dwindled and this cold and foetid bunker was cut off from the world, the situation became desperate. finally, after two months, women and children were allowed out into the light. as they arrived at the evacuation centre, i met katarina, who had escaped with her two children. the boys, aged six and 11, are adapting to being back outside and play much as they did in the dark. their games involve defeating the russians. their father is a fighter and remains at the plant. translation: under the bombardment, the bombs were so heavy it felt - like the bunker walls were moving and the rooms themselves became smaller. sometimes there was an hour break

and we would hope, that is it, that is maybe the end of it. her home city of mariupol has been hollowed out by the russian assault. this once vibrant port, now a shell, littered with death and destruction. from the depths of the steel plant, wounded ukrainian fighters made a plea for safe passage. many already have died from sepsis, they claim. the russians say those injured will be treated and there are reports of a prisoner swap, but it's not clear what will happen to the hundreds of fighters still at azovstal — among them is thought to be katarina's husband. translation: i really want to help them but i do not know— how, i feel powerless. he's a very strong man, strong in spirit, and has been supporting me all my life. the azovstal fighters may have obeyed an order to save lives,

but their resolve in the face of insurmountable odds has made them a symbol of ukrainian resistance. laura bicker, bbc news. live to kyiv and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. what is the significance of what has happened in mariupol when you consider the wider context of the conflict? , , ., ., ., ., ~ conflict? this is a ma'or marker in the war, conflict? this is a ma'or marker in the war. its h conflict? this is a major marker in the war, its bloodiest _ conflict? this is a major marker in the war, its bloodiest battle - conflict? this is a major marker in the war, its bloodiest battle is - conflict? this is a major marker in the war, its bloodiest battle is all| the war, its bloodiest battle is all but over, and the story of mariupol will now live in infamy as the place that russia blasted and bombed and besieged into submission. mariupol is now a byword for suffering and it is now a byword for suffering and it is known the world over but it has also been a symbol of the defiance and determination of ukrainian fighters, and since early march there were predictions that the city

would fall within days and ukrainian fighters held on. but now that mariupol has all but fallen, it has given the russians a significant strategic victory, and for all of the guessing game about what putin wants to achieve in his invasion, of ukraine, one thing has been clear, the minimum objective is to secure this land corridor between the crimean peninsula which russia occupied in 2014 and the eastern ukraine where it is now focusing its fighting power and its fighting forces. and for all of russia's missteps in this war it has taken ground in the south and east of ukraine and tonight ukrainian military says that russian forces are now fortifying those areas and digging in. it will be very difficult for the ukrainians to take them back. but armed with their resolve which seems to grow, and the growing flow of ever more

sophisticated and heavy weaponry from the west, ukrainian forces are certain to try. lyse doucet, many thanks. a conservative mp has been arrested today on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. the mp has not been named but he's being held in custody over allegations relating to the period 2002 to 2009. the conservative party said the mp had been asked not to attend parliament while the investigation was ongoing. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. what have you been able to learn tonight? what have you been able to learn toniaht? ~ ., ,., ., what have you been able to learn toniaht? ~ ., ., ., . tonight? the metropolitan police confirmed in _ tonight? the metropolitan police confirmed in a _ tonight? the metropolitan police confirmed in a statement - tonight? the metropolitan police confirmed in a statement earlier| confirmed in a statement earlier that the man was being held in custody after being arrested on suspicion of several offences and those offences are indecent assault, sexual assault, those offences are indecent assault, sexualassault, rape, those offences are indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of a position of trust and misconduct in a public office. they are all alleged to have happened over a period of several years in london.

they were reported to police in january 2020. the metropolitan police say an investigation is ongoing and that is being led by police officers from its central specialist crime unit. separately the conservative party whips office which is in charge of mps discipline here at westminster has said in a statement that the chief whip has asked the mp in question to stay away from parliament while the investigation is ongoing. they added they won't be commenting further until that investigation has concluded. jonathan blake, many thanks. the foreign secretary liz truss has outlined new legislative plans which could lead to the uk changing its post—brexit trade deal in relation to northern ireland. the protocol, as it's called, is at the heart of the political deadlock in the province. but as our political editor chris mason reports, any attempt to change the protocol without the agreement

of the european union could lead to a trade war with serious economic consequences. at the heart of brexit are borders, because borders are all about different rules either side of them. but this is belfast harbour, and because of the brexit deal the prime minister signed, plenty of stuff arriving here from the rest of the uk has to be checked as well. the cabinet talked about changing it this morning, and so did the foreign secretary in the commons this afternoon. i am announcing our intention to introduce legislation in the coming weeks to make changes in the protocol. 0ur preference remains a negotiated solution with the eu. and in parallel with the legislation being introduced, we remain open to further talks. so, what is the protocol? it's an arrangement to deal with the fact that northern ireland is in the uk, and the republic of ireland is in the european union.

some things passing from england, scotland and wales into northern ireland are getting checked when they cross the irish sea, placing in effect what is a border within the uk, because as part of the peace process, there is an open border between northern ireland and the republic, meaning the checks can't happen there. and that, to a party committed to preserving the uk, is terrible. the words today are a good start, but the foreign secretary will know that it is actions that speak louder than words. and i welcome her commitment to such decisive action in this statement to the house. but labour said that the government should have seen this coming. either they did not understand their own agreement, they were not up front about the reality of it, or they intended to break it all along. this all matters because it is an unresolved bit of delivering brexit, and it has consequences. it means there is not a fully functioning devolved

government in northern ireland, because the democratic unionists will not go back in until there are changes, and it means ministers worry about the integrity of the uk, and it means that the government's critics say it is trashing the country's reputation. what we saw today was a british government, through their foreign secretary, reconfirming their commitment to breaching international law, ripping up an agreement that they negotiated and signed, an agreement ultimately necessary because of the brexit they pursued. and the european union says, "don't threaten us with a new law, "let's keep talking." i think our message is loud and clear. engaging with us on the basis of our proposals we put forward last october, engaging with us on those flexibilities is a much better course than engaging unilaterally. this battle about borders is a row that will rumble for months at least. chris mason, bbc news.

there are more job vacancies in the uk than there are unemployed people for the first time since records began. figures from the office for national statistics showed that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest for almost half a century. despite the strong employment figures, the 0ns said that people's wages have seen their biggest fall in real terms since 2013, as the cost of living crisis continues to be felt. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more details. back to work, back to the shops and back to the office. and all that appears to be sending the big economic numbers in different directions. first, the good news, the rate of unemployment has fallen tojust 3.7%. notjust far lower than expectations as the pandemic hit, in fact the lowest level of unemployment we've seen in nearly half a century. that reflects the fact that the economy has now made up all the losses from the pandemic and all the support put in during that period. and what about businesses offering jobs, vacancies?

that's up to a record 1.3 million nearly, and for the first time in history, that number is higher than the number of unemployed. i'm delighted this morning we saw that unemployment was at the lowest levels we've seen in almost half a century. that is the single best way to fight poverty is to have a plan forjobs. but for the many millions injobs, regular pay, when adjusted for surging inflation, fell by the biggest amount for over nine years, down 1.2%, and that's set to get worse. it is very much a mixed picture at the moment, and we are likely to see more headwinds and harder times for the bank of england to try and control inflation. and today's sunnyjobs data risks being darkened by the clouds of inflation, the latest figures out tomorrow. faisal islam, bbc news. new figures released to the bbc show a striking link between addiction and serious mental health problems, and experts say the findings could point to a way forward. 70% of those in treatment for drug

addiction and 75% of those treated for alcohol addiction are affected by mental health problems. the latest independent report on drugs found that understanding the link between drug abuse and mental illness is crucial in shaping treatments that could save lives. in his second special report on addiction, jeremy cooke has been able to see an innovative approach in action. his report includes images of drug use. there's nothing wrong with it except for the c# key. meet tony. how have you been? up and down? i've been using too much heroin. 58 years old, he's a musician, a science buff, a photographer and a heroin addict. what would you like people to understand about you, folks like you, that we don't get at the minute? we feel love and hate like everybody else, and we're just people. most drug addicts have a reason that they're addicted.

for many addicts, that reason is mental illness, and there's a growing understanding of the destructive cyclical link between drug abuse and poor mental health. tony lives with chronic schizophrenia. you know, i look at it like i'm self—medicating rather than just getting high. itjust helps me to cope. coping, but lonely. more than three decades into a heroin habit, it's a solitary life. how much time do you spend in this flat alone? a lot of time, nearly every day. i live here, don't i? sleep on my own. i wake up alone. but tony is not an isolated case. so many addicts have mental health problems, the government's most senior drugs adviser is demanding change. one of my biggest concerns — can we get enough mental health support and trauma—informed care into services for drug—dependent people? it's a real challenge.

i can do it for two or three hours, and nobody, nobody even stops to look. tony's at the shopping centre showing off his photos. there are compliments. you're a good man, i mean that. thank you. but with addiction... take care. ..there's also stigma. i get called junkie and crackhead and all that. what can you say? cos it's true, i am. the arrow is going back in time. why is that? tony's often on good form when we meet, but when he's lonely and down, he sends e—mails. tony. go on, read. read my... "i'm looking forward to dying." oh, yeah, god, please. you say, "someone will find me. i can't put my neighbours through the ordeal of seeing a dead body, so i can't even end myself without doing harm to others." that's right. "i'm going to bed now. i cannot stop crying." yeah. remember, i'm mentally ill, and that's a fact. and i wouldn't deny it. i'm good at looking normal and being normal. but at the base...base level i'm

just, you know, i struggle to hang on to reality sometimes. you just like to be doing that something that you shouldn't be doing. yeah. tony's key workerjohn is part of a network which supports his physical and mental health and understanding his addiction as a chronic illness. it's a long—term commitment. tony, or somebody like tony, what does success actually look like? his mental health's better. he's sustaining his life the way it is now. and not only that, he seems a bit more happier in his life now. if mental health is key to the addiction problem, the solution may, in part, look like this. just keep yourself safe. and obviously try and get back to us if you can, all right? _ companeros is a coffee shop which is also in effect an nhs—funded mental health a&e here in birkenhead. i was drinking every single night. i came here as a 42—year—old man who just didn't know where to go.

when rob arrived here in crisis, joe eklund and his team were ready. parts of my family don't understand or parts of my circle of friends don't understand how ill i was, do you know what i mean, how close i was. and something this simple can save lives...can save lives. you really believe that, don't you? i know it. living proof. i'm here, aren't i? anyone can come here self—referred if they believe they're in mental health crisis. it only opened in september, but already the team has helped 300 cases and rising. you are doing really well. i'm so proud to be managing a service like this. people can go and feel safe and be heard. yeah, and ijust wish that they were all over the country, to be honest. i'm back with tony, hoping for an update on his progress, but he's got other things on his mind. we didn't expect this. tony, you've got a cup of tea, a bit of cake and some heroin. and some heroin. not the average afternoon break.

no, not at all. give me a moment. to me, it's a means to an end. which is... peaceful and undisturbed by all thoughts and trouble and schizophrenia. the link between mental health and addiction is increasingly understood and accepted. the challenge now is to build services, to change lives and to save lives. jeremy cooke, bbc news, birkenhead. if you've been affected by any of the issues injeremy�*s report, details of organisations offering information and support with addiction are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free to hear recorded information on 08000155 947.

a woman has been found guilty of murdering a baby she wanted to adopt. leiland—james corkill died in cumbria injanuary last year, less than five months after he went to live with laura castle and her husband. castle admitted shaking the 13—month—old. her lawyer said she'd "lost it" because of his crying. her husband, scott castle, was cleared of causing or allowing his death. castle will be sentenced next week. the founder of the neo—nazi group national action has been found guilty of remaining in the group after it was banned. alex davies from swansea is the 19th person to be convicted of being a member of the fascist group. during his trial, the 27—year—old was described as "probably the biggest nazi of the lot". he will be sentenced at the old bailey on 7june. the un human rights office says it's deeply concerned about the apparent rapid spread of covid—19 in north korea.

the un says it believes around 700,000 people are ill, and that north korea's "very limited" health care system is not equipped to cope. the un said the apparent "very strict lockdowns" now in place could have a "devastating" effect on human rights in the country. 0ur correspondent jean mackenzie reports from neighbouring south korea. dressed as hand sanitisers, north korean children celebrate their country being covid free. just weeks before 0micron finally breached its defences. the country has done little to prepare for what is now a nightmare scenario. people are unvaccinated, malnourished, and hospitals are not equipped to treat them. dr park works as a neurosurgeon in north korea. i've been there over 20 times

since 2007 and i was working at a major hospital in pyongyang and i would have trouble seeing ventilators in the icus. they have trouble getting normal supplies, just things like a scalpel. concerned about supplies, kimjong—un has been touring pharmacies. there isn't enough medicine, he says. he's ordered the army to distribute stockpiles but it's unlikely they have what people need. you need anti—virals. they don't have that. i'm certain of it. it's a matter of incredible urgency that we get that the pills to them as soon as possible because it has to be taken within five days. instead, state broadcasts have resorted to the most basic advice... drink water, rinse your mouth with salt water. "we were sick," this man says, "but every night and morning i made us gargle with salt water."

north korea's leader thought he could shut the virus out. for years, he has sealed his borders, cutting off food supplies. this man runs a network of sources in north korea. getting information is difficult and he is hearing the lockdown has made it even harderfor people to get food. "in some areas where there are lots of infections, people aren't allowed to leave their homes now," he tells me. "in north korea, if you are stuck at home, there is no way to make money. suddenly, i'm hearing more cases of people starving to death." kim jong—un has some difficult decisions to make. he has to decide how hard to lockdown and what is going to be more dangerous for his people, and his grip on power. is it for people to get sick or potentially starve to death?

the world health organization has said it is ready to send vaccines and medicine, but the north has yet to respond. soon, it might be too late. we should not wait for them to ask us to help them. have packages ready, have cargo ready to go, because each day we wait, people are dying. how many will pay that price before this secretive state opens its doors to help? jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. at the high court, the former england football captain wayne rooney and the leicester footballerjamie vardy have given contradictory accounts in connection with the libel trial involving their wives. the case was brought by rebekah vardy, after coleen rooney had accused her on social media of leaking private information to the press, something mrs vardy denies. 0ur correspondent colin paterson reports. day six, and for the first time,

leicester city footballer jamie vardy accompanied his wife rebekah vardy to court. but it was his former international team—mate wayne rooney who was facing the questions. england's all—time top goal—scorer is used to getting into the box. today, it was the witness box. while giving his evidence, he appeared confident and assured. he spoke about when he was england captain at the 2016 euros and how their manager, roy hodgson, asked him to speak to jamie vardy to see if he could get his wife to calm down because she was causing problems and distractions for the team in france. rebekah vardy was writing a column for the sun at the time. wayne rooney said he 100% remembered having the conversation and said jamie vardy agreed to talk to his wife. however, in a statement released outside court this afternoon, jamie vardy said that wayne rooney was talking nonsense and must be confused. today, coleen rooney's private instagram posts were released

by the court for the first time. also revealed were two fake stories coleen rooney created to try and deduce who was looking information about her and deduce who was leaking information about her to the newspapers. she allegedly blocked every account apart from rebekah vardy�*s. days later, the stories appeared in the sun. wayne rooney said he did not know about his wife's online detective work until she posted her accusation. he described the two and a half years since then as traumatic for coleen rooney, saying he watched her struggle, becoming a different mother, a different wife. so, up until now, it had been the wives giving evidence. today, the husbands came face to face. the vardys left early, while wayne rooney said he cannot wait for the trial to be over so they can all go on with their lives. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. kay mellor, the actor and script—writer behind some of the most successful television dramas of recent decades, has died.

she created series including band of gold, the syndicate and fat friends, which explored the lives of people attending a slimming club. the bbc said her work had "such heart, humanity, humour and passion", with strong female characters often taking centre stage. kay mellor, who has died at the age of 71. the queen made an unexpected visit to paddington station in london today, to see the new rail service, the elizabeth line, which starts running next week, over three years later than planned. the crossrail project, which connects east and west london and extends to essex and berkshire, is one of the biggest public infrastructure projects of the past 50 years. her majesty, who's 96, was joined by her youngest son, the earl of wessex, for the official opening, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it will carry her name

for centuries to come. so there really was only one person to open it. all those mobility issues were put to one side as the queen came to see the elizabeth line for herself. £4 billion over budget and more than three years late it may be, but today was a day to celebrate its formal completion. she walked slowly and carefully, leaning slightly on her stick, but without any obvious difficulty. at a ticket machine, she was presented with something called an 0yster card and shown where to place it. 0n there? the elizabeth line will open to passengers next week in time for the platinum jubilee celebrations. and judging by today, the person who'll be at the centre of those celebrations is getting ready herself. decisions will still be taken day by day about the queen's attendance at the differentjubilee events,

but there's clearly a determination to be seen as widely as possible. nicholas witchell, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are camilla turner, who's chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. we will say hello to both properly and just a minute. first, let's take and just a minute. first, let's take a look at the front pages. the financial times leads with the latest data on the economy, saying that the historic low level of unemployment risks pushing inflation even higher.

the i says the chancellor plans to cut income tax by a penny this