the headlines: the deadline has passed for officials named in sue gray's report into lockdown breaches in downing street to respond or object, ahead of its long awaited publication this week. energy company, e.0n, is warning that unless the government intervenes, the number of its customers in fuel poverty could reach 40% by the autumn. the ukrainian government says it won't agree to a ceasefire with russia that involves giving up territory — in an apparent hardening of its position. more than 300 scotrail services have been cancelled for the third sunday in a row — it comes on the eve of major timetable cuts across the country. now on bbc news, with exclusive access to ukraine's winning entry, our world follows kalush orchestra from the war torn outskirts of kyiv to their triumph in turin. they sing in ukrainian this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year's eurovision song contest.

but they are no ordinary band. they're from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine's plight.

i'm viktoria zhuhan, i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i don't normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a war raging in my country. but kalush orchestra isn't an ordinary, typical eurovision contestant. but after following the kalush orchestra for ten days, i've learned that, for them, this is much more than a singing competition. it's a way to tell the world about the war that's destroying ukraine. we are on our way to a rehearsal in the north of the country. oleh, in the pink hat, the group's front man finds it hard to take in what he sees.

it's tima, the band's vocalist and flute player who realises he's been here before.

only weeks earlier, russian troops were pushed back... ..after a barbaric onslaught. they left mass graves and even evidence of torture. vladimir putin, the president of russia, has started the largest war in europe since world war ii. nonstop shelling and a ground invasion has devastated the nation. over 1a million people have fled their homes... ..and tens of thousands have been left dead. with only four weeks to go before the competition, today, the six—member band are filming a music video. chosen filming location —

the city of irpin. they've employed actors, but the wreckage that surrounds us is farfrom fiction.

the band is named after the small town of kalush in western ukraine, where oleh, the lead singer, grew up.

since the start of the war, men of working age have been forced to stay behind to help fight. but the war has also divided the band. not every member has

made the same decision. 25—year—old slava was previously the band's most famous tiktok star. today, he awaits deployment to the front line.

it's the orthodox easter weekend back in kalush, an important time in ukraine, when families gather together. oleh is keen to visit his mother before he heads to italy for eurovision. it's also his first time home since the war began. oleh's mum, stefania, was the inspiration for the song the band is playing at the contest.

the song has taken on a whole new meaning, a war cry for the motherland. she sings in ukrainian soldiers on the front line have been recording their own versions.

before we left kalush, oleh took me to the easter service. even the local priest gave his support. oleh's roots are the key to understanding the lyrics of the song, but it's tima's connection with the ukrainian folk music that inspired the tune. tima and his mum svitlana show me their family heirlooms.

traditional clothes like these have been part of ukraine's identity for hundreds of years. it is something the russian invasion has been trying to wipe out and something the band say they want to protect.

with his brother already serving in the military, tymofii admits he felt the pressure too. the time has come for the band to leave ukraine for the eurovision song contest. there is a no—fly zone

across the country, so it's an uncomfortable three—dayjourney by road via poland, to get to turin. kalush orchestra required special permission from the government to take part in eurovision. the band's arrival is met with huge media attention. everybody asks them the same question. what will it mean to ukraine if you win? journalists from all over the world want to talk to them. hi, billboard, this... hi, billboard, i'm oleh from kalush orchestra

and these are my... and this is my... this are my answers for your five questions. yay! it feels like no eurovision band from ukraine has ever been under so much pressure as this one. it's notjust about eurovision, it's the pressure about representing ukraine to the whole world as the war is going on and telling ukraine and its story during this one and unique chance. let the eurovision song contest 2022 begin! cheering this is the night of the grand final, where we make eurovision history!

tonight, the sound of beauty triumphs in torino. 25 countries are competing for the grand final and you, yes, you, have the power to decide who will be the winner of eurovision 2022. make a note of the codes that correspond to your favourite songs cos soon we will open the telephone lines. ukraine is the bookies�* favourite but sweden, the uk, and spain also have hit songs. it's time for ukraine's kalush orchestra to perform to 200 million people worldwide. they sing crowd claps in time he raps

slava, their old band member, is back from the front line and is watching. across the world, millions of ukrainians watch in support. cheering with the eyes of every ukrainian on him, oleh uses the world stage as an opportunity to protest.

i ask all of you, please help ukraine mariupol. help azovstal right now! the votes start to come in. we've heard all 25 of tonight's finalists. each and every one of them has lit up this beautiful arena. and, ukraine, the public has given you a39 points! cheering we now... a new leader. yes, a new leader, with 631 points. who will be the winner of the eurovision song contest 2022? it's between ukrainel and united kingdom. the tension is killing me. yeah, i see, i see... for ukraine to win, the uk needs

to receive less than 310 points. from the public, the united kingdom...has received... ..183 points. cheering so, we have a winner! the winner... all: ..of the eurovision song contest 2022 is... ..ukraine! how fantastic! ukraine is the winner— of the eurovision song contest 2022. congratulations, ukraine! what an evening, what a result! ukraine is the winner. all this noise is for you right now.

you're all here, so i hand you the trophy... ..lift it up, you deserve it and if you want to say something, this is the moment. thank you so much. thank you for supporting ukraine. this victory is for every ukrainian. he speaks ukrainian slava is back from the front line. i took the chance to catch up with him.

with mission accomplished, kalush orchestra makes the journey home. just two months ago, this border crossing with poland was a place where hundreds and thousands of ukrainian refugees came to flee from war. but the mood here today is one of celebration. even the guards come bearing gifts and want their photos with the european winners. cheering

the band have come up with an ingenious way to directly help the war effort. russia's invasion has changed our country and the world. but kalush orchestra has given all ukrainians a reason to sing in spite of their pain and a voice at their most vulnerable.

hello and welcome to a look at weather for the week ahead as we approach the end of may, the end of the meteorological spring. march was dry for the whole of the uk, aprilfor england and wales, but may at the moment has been around average rainfall—wise. mind you, we could do with some more, and we will see some rain in the forecast this week, particularly the first half of the week, with a particularly windy spell — for this time of year, at least — on wednesday. and from monday,

it's a two—pronged attack. the low pressure that's been with us throughout the weekend is drifting into the north sea, so providing showers, and another area of low pressure is drifting up from france, bringing some outbreaks of rain. so an unsettled—looking picture, really. the uncertainty lies in how far north and west the rain will come as it drifts up from france. there will be some heavy bursts in there as well. some of the showers in the north during the day could be accompanied by the odd rumble of thunder as well. but one thing we'll notice is it will be cooler because of the changing wind direction, coming down from the west or the northwest, several degrees down on those of sunday, particularly in the south. now, that area of low pressure, then, is expected to drift northwards, so bringing rain with it across eastern areas through the night monday and into tuesday as well, just hanging around, giving another showery day in these areas, the northwesterly breeze keeping things cool. and there will be showers further west as well, with a fairly unstable atmosphere around here. 16—18, so around the average for the time of year. it will still feel warm outside the breeze and outside those

showers, because it is late may. then into wednesday, when i said we are going to have probably the windiest spell of the week, as this next area of low pressure comes in, it doesn't look like it will be a wash—out with rain, but it does look as if the north could have a good dollop of rain here. and there will be some in southern areas, itjust turns more showery. it's a breezy day, though — gusts of 30—a0 mph, which, as i say, is more than we'd normally see at this time of year. so, tempering the feel of things, 11—18 the high. then we approach the mid part, or the latter part, of the week, with a ridge of high pressure, the azores high starting to influence southern areas once again. but still, our weather fronts are crossing parts of scotland and northern ireland, so rather more cloud here. and because it's moist and warm air coming around that high, we could have some fog issues as well further south, especially first thing in the morning. but it does mean, with more sunshine here, temperatures are starting to creep up again, but held down with more cloud, more breeze and some patchy rain in the north, which will still be around as we go into friday. these weather fronts meandering across scotland

and northern ireland, just pushing in some patchy rain from time to time. it doesn't look as if it'll be heavy rain for most, butjust a bit drizzly and dreary for many, introducing more cloud into northern parts of england and wales as well. but where the sunshine breaks through, into the low 20s, into the teens further north, and obviously it's going to remain quite mild by night. then into next weekend, that high pressure looks set to become established across the uk, pushing northwards. but as it does, it may well, then, into the early part of next week, introduce this cooler northerly or northeasterly feed off the north sea which will introduce a few more showers as well. so it's not plain sailing. yes, we'll see that slightly warmer air drifting northwards, but then if we do pick up that northerly, we're obviously going to cool things down again. but it is the end of may, the sun is still strong, so if the sun comes out, it'll feel warm enough. it is just the temperatures won't be getting that high. it does look as if next week in and beyond, it turns

a little drier, little warmer, but showers, as i say, cannot be ruled out. as ever, there is more in the website.

the full report into downing street lockdown parties is to be released in the next few days. a deadline for objections from those named has now passed — paving the way for civil servant sue gray's findings to be published. the pm has always said that sue gray can take the report to wherever the evidence takes her. it'll come as pressure grows for government action on rising prices — one energy boss says many more households are heading into fuel poverty. also tonight: the devastation caused by the war in ukraine and the russians willing to take the risk of speaking out. as of tomorrow, a new temporary timetable will cut

scotrail services by a third, because of a driver shortage and pay dispute