live from london, this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson and these are the latest headlines. russia detains a woman after a pro—kremlin blogger was killed in a bomb blast at a cafe in st petersburg. russia's wagner mercenary group claims it now control the embattled ukrainian city of bakhmut. but kyiv insists its forces still hold it. schools in england face further closures as the uk's largest teaching union rejects the government's pay offer and calls further strikes. from centre—left to centre—right, finland's conservative leader petteri orpo wins a nail—biting three—way election race, defeating prime minister sanna marin.

australia's prime minister leads tributes to one of the country's most influential aboriginal leaders, yunu—pingu, who has died at the age of 7a. hello and welcome. the killing of the russian military blogger is being investigated as a "high—profile murder", authorities have said. the blogger vladlen tatarsky was a vocal supporter of russia's war in ukraine. he was killed in an explosion at a cafe in saint petersburg. it was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack. in the last hour, russia has detained a woman named darya trepova in connection to the killing. our correspondent will vernon in moscow has more.

i'm just seeing a short statement that has coming from the russian investigative committee, which is russia's version of the fbi who have been investigating the blasts last night in st petersburg. a short statement saying that in connection with the explosion in the cafe in st petersburg, employees of the... i'm just translating this, sorry. "employees of the investigative committee, together with other services, have arrested or have detained darya trepova." so, that 26—year—old woman from st petersburg we were talking about earlier, again, we don't know to what extent she is a suspect yet, but she has been detained, it seems, by the russian authorities. what we do know is that last night an unidentified explosive device detonated in the cafe, killing vladlen tatarsky, a prominent military blogger. and several russian media said that,

just before the blast, vladlen tatarsky was passed some kind of statuette which the explosive materials could have been hidden in. you might be thinking, "why is this all important? this was not a russian official or even military officer, this was a blogger, albeit a very well—known one." you know, the community of pro—kremlin military bloggers have taken on this quite high profile in russia since the war started just over a year ago, and many of them even go as far as to criticise the russian authorities, the military, even the president himself, for perceived setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine. as we know, there have been plenty of those. on last night's bombing, several russian officials have already pointed the finger of blame at kyiv. a ukrainian spokesperson denied ukraine had anything to do with it. what i think is clear is that this incident will worry a lot of ordinary russians, because this will be yet another kind of sign that, for them, the war is coming closer and closer to their homes.

meanwhile, in eastern ukraine, russia's mercenary wagner group claims it's in control of the fiercely contested town of bakhmut. the head of the group unfurled a russian flag at bakhmut�*s city hall and declared this. translator: this is wagner private military company's flag. _ these are the guy who took bakhmut. these are the guys who took bakhmut. in the legal sense, it's ours. the enemy remains in the western districts. and the units�* commanders, who are capturing the administrative building and the whole central district, will carry on putting these flags up. our kyiv correspondent hugo bachega told me about the significance ukraine says those claims are untrue. our kyiv correspondent hugo bachega told me about the significance of the mercenary group and their claim. we had this claim from the head of the wagner group, which has been leading the fighting there in that part of the country. he has claimed that the russian flag has been raised in the city. we have not had any reaction

from the ukrainians this morning. we had an update from the army which said, "fighting continued in bakhmut. " but there was no confirmation that this claim was true. obviously bakhmut has been the main focus of russian forces in the east of the country and, for a very long time, the ukrainians have been defending this city. the authorities here say that it is important to defend bakhmut because, if the russians were to capture this city, they would be in a position from which they would be able to attack major cities in the east of the country. you in the east of the country. bachega there in kia wit latest. you bachega there in kia with the latest. let us go back to some breaking news report you in the last hour. and schools

in england face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education union rejected the government's pay offer. teachers have been gathering for the union's annual conference in harrogate, where pay and workload are among the issues being discussed. ministers say the pay offer was "fair and reasonable". our uk education editor branwenjeffries has the latest. the unions don't, and i havejust stepped out of the conference hall where there were whoops and cheers from the thousands of teachers attending this conference, as the union leadership announced by an overwhelming majority a vote in the last few days was to reject the latest pay offer for teachers in england from the government. that does mean that parents in england face more disruption. they have already had four strike days, now there will be two more on april 27 and may the 2nd. figs there will be two more on april 27 and may the 2nd.— there will be two more on april 27 and may the 2nd. as we said, this is not 'ust and may the 2nd. as we said, this is not just about _ and may the 2nd. as we said, this is notjust about pay. _ and may the 2nd. as we said, this is notjust about pay, is _ and may the 2nd. as we said, this is notjust about pay, is it? _ and may the 2nd. as we said, this is notjust about pay, is it? this - and may the 2nd. as we said, this is notjust about pay, is it? this is - notjust about pay, is it? this is about hours and conditions too. all about hours and conditions too. all of that has been part of the negotiation by the government. the

government has said that it is looking — government has said that it is looking for ways to try to reduce the workload by around five hours for teachers. the workload by around five hours forteachers. by the workload by around five hours for teachers. by international standards, teachers in england do spend _ standards, teachers in england do spend a _ standards, teachers in england do spend a lot of time in the classroom. that means, they say, that it _ classroom. that means, they say, that it displaces a lot of their preparation, planning for lessons, the marking of pupils' work into the evenings _ the marking of pupils' work into the evenings and weekends. so that is an important _ evenings and weekends. so that is an important part of this discussion. at the _ important part of this discussion. at the heart of it is the fact that, with rising — at the heart of it is the fact that, with rising energy prices globally, with rising energy prices globally, with the _ with rising energy prices globally, with the cost of living in the uk going _ with the cost of living in the uk going up. — with the cost of living in the uk going up, that teachers' pay has not kept up _ going up, that teachers' pay has not kept up and — going up, that teachers' pay has not kept up and over the last decade, four experienced teachers, it has fallen— four experienced teachers, it has fallen by— four experienced teachers, it has fallen by about 12% — 13%. so the government had offered a one—off payment _ government had offered a one—off payment for this year of £1000, that is about— payment for this year of £1000, that is about 2.4% on top of the 5% teachers — is about 2.4% on top of the 5% teachers already have this year. and it had _ teachers already have this year. and it had proposed 4.3% for most experienced teachers next year and a

starting _ experienced teachers next year and a starting salary of £30,000. that is the deat— starting salary of £30,000. that is the deal that is now being rejected by the _ the deal that is now being rejected by the union today. that the deal that is now being re'ected by the union today.�* by the union today. that was our education editor _ by the union today. that was our education editor bronwyn - by the union today. that was our i education editor bronwyn jefferies. staying in the uk now, and the man who killed a nine—year—old schoolgirl in liverpool will be sentenced later today. olivia pratt—korbel died after thomas cashman fired a shot through the front door of herfamily home in august last year. cashman had denied murder, butjurors at manchester crown court found him guilty last thursday. these are some latest picutres from manchester, showing a prison van arriving in a convoy with armed police, at the crown court. as we said, cashman was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent and two charges of possessing firearms. that was at court last week, today is a sentencing. olivia's mother cheryl said she was ecstatic with the verdict, the verdict that was handed

down on friday. sentencing to get under way in manchester later today. we will have the very latest for you from there. the leader of finland's main centre—right party, petteri orpo, has won a tight election race in finland and is likely to be the country's new prime minister. his national coalition party won 20.8% of the vote, with the right—wing populist finns party coming in a close second, with a record 20.1% share of the vote. it was a bitter defeat for prime minister sanna marin's party, who trailed with 19.9% of the vote. let's take a listen to what sanna marin had to say following the result. translation: this is a great day, because we have done _ well in the elections, congratulations also to the coalition party and to the finns. democracy has spoken, the finnish people have cast their vote, and celebrating democracy is always a wonderful thing.

ms marin became the world's youngest prime minister in 2019 aged 24. she's received praise for steering the country to within days of nato membership. but she's been seen as a polarising figure. she came under scrutiny last year when a video of her singing, dancing and drinking became public. our europe regional editor paul moss explained what this result means. it is a bit of a cliche with elections to talk about a knife—edge result, but this really was. yes, the national coalition party centre—right came in first, but it did with just over 20%. the far—right finns party got just over 20%. the third—placed social democrats with just under 20%. neither party won a majority, so that means they will have to have a coalition government of sorts. but i think this makes forming a coalition very difficult,

because whoever goes into partnership with the centre—right national coalition party, given the closeness of the result, they will want some influence, won't they? i don't think they will be accepting a few token places like minister of pencil distribution. so the negotiations to form a government will go on for weeks. and finland is now very divided on some quite serious issues. yes, talk to us about the main issues in this election. given what we are seeing around the world, the economy and cost of living affecting many people. sanna marin quite a polarising figure in this election. yes, the economy first of all — it was more debt in the case of finland, which had built up as the country tried to recover from the effects of covid. two very different approaches on offer — the ruling social democrats talked about borrowing to invest, the national coalition party, which won, said what is needed is cuts to public spending, and that argumentjust about seems to have won. personality is also very important.

sanna marin is often described as very charismatic, the youngest prime minister in the world when she took power. as you said, she was criticised by some when photos emerged and video of her dancing at a party. others thought it was rather good to have a leader in touch with young people. a very different kettle of fish when we look at the leader of the centre—right national coalition party. petteri orpo is usually described as sober, both in what he wears and in his politics. a graduate of economics, seen as what is often called a safe player of hands, not one for dramatic gestures, i think we will see a very different style if, as expected, he becomes prime minister. the latest from our europe regional editor paul moss. you're watching bbc news. i have interviewed fascinating

people right across the planet, whether that is heads of state or global leaders in the us secretary of state to the dalai lama. the most famous person i interviewed was the film star angelina jolie, soon after her divorce from brad pitt. and we did the interview in cambodia, where she was doing a documentary film about the cambodian genocide. i think the most important thing when interviewing people is to make it clear that there are no questions that are off—limits, that you can be free to ask anything. so, whether thatis free to ask anything. so, whether that is dealing with an authoritarian leader or a film star, there are never any prearranged questions or preagreed upon questions. i am always afraid to ask whatever i want. that is really how i conduct my interviews and how i deal with people i am interviewing. i like to often build a connection as well, nothing you get much more out of the people you are interviewing when you can empathise. —— | interviewing when you can empathise. —— i think you get much more out of the people you are interviewing when

you can empathise. former us president donald trump is expected to fly into manhattan later today to face charges over hush money payments to a former porn star. cbs correspondent jarred hill spoke to us from outside manhattan criminal court, where mr trump is expected to undergo �*processing' on tuesday. this will be a historic week because former president trump is now the first former president of the united states to be facing criminal charges. what we are expecting is for the former president to fly into new york from his home in florida, and then he will be coming here to the courthouse in manhattan on tuesday. this is where he will be fingerprinted mother will likely be a mug shot in a sense of the former president. we are not expecting handcuffs in the situation because of the security concerns will be secret service. and there will be this arraignment where we will learn at that point what exactly he is being charged again. you mentioned this is centred around this hush

money payment, the question here is whether there was illegal falsification of business documents. there are some sources telling cbs news that this could potentially be at least one felony count in relation to that. what else we might see, we will have to wait. this relation to that. what else we might see, we will have to wait.— see, we will have to wait. as you said, we see, we will have to wait. as you said. we don't — see, we will have to wait. as you said, we don't yet _ see, we will have to wait. as you said, we don't yet have - see, we will have to wait. as you said, we don't yet have the - said, we don't yet have the details of what these charges will be. mr trump's lawyer, he says the former president is gearing up for a fight. this could be a bitter dispute. that is riuht. this could be a bitter dispute. that is right- the _ this could be a bitter dispute. twat is right. the lawyer for former is right. the lawyerforformer president trump says they are gearing up for president trump says they are gearing upfora president trump says they are gearing up for a fight, they are also saying that they potentially might try and get this case thrown out, based on an argument that this should be federal case and not a state case. again, we will have to see what a judge ends up deciding when all of that comes into play here. but this could be both a legal battle for the former president as well as a political one, because again, he is running for president in 2024.

again, he is running for president in 202a. and we have already learned that there is another republican, a former governor, of a state here in the us, that is now throwing their name in the hat for that 2024 race, also saying former president trump should drop out of the race because of this indictment, because of these charges, saying essentially that this is too much of a sideshow for the country. this is too much of a sideshow for the country-— this is too much of a sideshow for the country. jarrod hill speaking to me a little earlier. _ earlier, i spoke to angela wilson, a professor at the university of manchester specialising in american politics. she explained the significance of this indictment. it is an unprecedented week, the first time a president has been facing such criminal charges. i think there are two things to look for — the immediate reaction which is going to be... i understand on tuesday after he is charged, he will fly back to mar—a—lago and hold a rally, so there will be the immediate aftermath. both possibly in new york and definitely at mar—a—lago, with the potential for violence. there's certainly the violent language and plans for violence

if he is going to be convicted of these charges. on the other hand, it is about the long—term implications, and for trump, this is, in many ways, a gift. he wants to keep his name in front of the public. his supporters will continue to support him, they are not going anywhere. there is a recent survey by the public religion research institute which says that christian right voters, christian right voters believe that a politician can behave ethically in office and have all sorts of personal transgressions. in 2011, only 30% of those christian right voters thought that would be the case, by 2016—17, we now have 72% of those that think that.

so his supporters are not going anywhere, in fact, they will be emboldened by this. president trump denies any wrongdoing, and using this to mobilise his supporters. one would expect we will see much more of this as the week goes on. yes, and trump's definition of wrongdoing is fairly fluid, i think we can all agree. so what he thinks is wrongdoing and what his supporters think is wrongdoing are very different to maybe what much of the american population thinks is wrongdoing. this is a minor charge, there are other charges that are expected to come, from election interference in georgia, perhaps in terms of incitement to violence onjanuary 6th, so this is the first charge or group of charges to come down, it will not be the last. and there are some that are questioning why we start with this kind of minor charge, but it is something that is going to continue to roll and roll between now and the elections in 2024. and trump will not be far

from the headlines, so today, the next 48 hours will be an interesting and historical moment. but there will be plenty of those between now and the election in 2024. angela wilson speaking to me a little earlier. survivors of the manchester arena bombing have filed a landmark legal action against a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was faked. martin hibbert and his daughter eve, who were left with severe disabilities, are suing richard d hall for defamation and harassment. live now to our disinformation and social media correspondent, marianna spring. who is in the hague. talk to us about what is alleged here and why this legal action is so important, because it'll be a landmark won't it? it important, because it'll be a landmark won't it?— important, because it'll be a landmark won't it? it will be, and this follows _ landmark won't it? it will be, and this follows a _ landmark won't it? it will be, and this follows a bbc _ landmark won't it? it will be, and this follows a bbc investigation i this follows a bbc investigation that revealed a conspiracy theory and tactics used to target people like martin hibbert, you can see

behind me, who survived the manchester arena bombing in 2017, along with his daughter, that killed 22 people and left him and his daughter eve severely disabled. during the original investigation, we expose in particular how one conspiracy theorist had notjust posted these there is online that had tracked down manchester arena survivors to their homes and workplaces. that includes martin's daughter eve. hall admitted he spied on her outside her home and posted about this online. as you can imagine, it was a distressing foot martin and eve, it is for that reason that martin has decided to take this legal action, which, as you say, is for defamation and harassment. and what he really wants to do is set a precedent, because he worries that courts and the only way of dealing with this. he doesn't want survivors of the manchester arena attack or any other disaster to be subject to these kinds of conspiracies and the hate they can trigger. conspiracies and the hate they can triu cer. ~., , conspiracies and the hate they can triu cer. , , .,, trigger. many people will find it inconceivable _ trigger. many people will find it inconceivable that _ trigger. many people will find it inconceivable that someone - trigger. many people will find it l

inconceivable that someone could create stories about something that was so awful and so devastating for so many families. and so therefore it has added important, doesn't it, making sure this can't happen again? talk to me about the longer term implications of this case. this talk to me about the longer term implications of this case.- implications of this case. as you mention, implications of this case. as you mention. it _ implications of this case. as you mention, it is _ implications of this case. as you mention, it is a _ implications of this case. as you mention, it is a landmark - implications of this case. as you mention, it is a landmark legall mention, it is a landmark legal case, because we have seen trolls be taken to court in the uk but we have not seen a conspiracy theorist promoting these kinds of therapies and using these kind of tactics being sued in this way. it might —— using these kinds of theories. it might remind people of alexjones, the talk show host who has promoted and became infamous for promoting conspiracy theories about the sandy hook shooting which happened there. he was taken to court by the families affected by that shooting, who are subject to hate and harassment following his conspiracy theories, he was ordered to pay almost $1.5 billion in damages. it is not as much money at stake here, but what it does, what martin hopes at least, is that it will set a legal precedent in the uk and deter

people like hall. his youtube channel was taken down, his market stall where he was selling books and dvds promoting this series was taken down as well. he has continued to continue posting and it still seems to suggest it was a faked or staged in some way. in response to a legal letter sent by the team representing martin, he again defended his position. i got in touch with him about the legal action being filed, he didn't get back to me but he had during the original investigation told me i was wrong about how he operated. one really positive thing is that survivors like martin and his daughter, as well as others affected, have told me that the abuse and conspiracies they have been exposed to have reduced since the investigation, and it has caught the investigation, and it has caught the eye of politicians, including manchester's mayor andy burnham who is now looking at campaigning for new legislation that could better protect people like martin and people who don't necessarily want to go through the courts in order to seekjustice. but that raises big questions about freedom of expression and how to deal with this

kind of harmful content. so it would not be an easy bit of legislation to get through. i not be an easy bit of legislation to get through-— not be an easy bit of legislation to get through. i know you will follow that for us. — get through. i know you will follow that for us, bring _ get through. i know you will follow that for us, bring us _ get through. i know you will follow that for us, bring us up _ get through. i know you will follow that for us, bring us up to - get through. i know you will follow that for us, bring us up to date - that for us, bring us up to date there are further developments. for now, thank you. a line of breaking news related to our top story. we have been telling you about someone who has now been detained in relation to that bomb attack which killed a war blogger who was killed in saint petersburg on sunday. russia telling us a little earlier they had someone they have named a suspect and had since detained, darya trepova. now we are seeing that there is a claim and counterclaim, as you would expect, russia's national anti—terrorism committee now accusing ukraine of being behind this. they say ukrainian intelligence services were behind the killing of vladlen tatarsky, who is the war blogger who was killed in st petersburg on sunday. russia laying the blame squarely at the door of ukraine. and they also say that they have detained a woman, darya trepova, in

connection with that killing. they named her earlier today and say she is now in detention. we will have the latest from our correspondent in kyiv and moscow in the next hour. one of the most prominent and influential indigenous leaders of the past century in australia has died. yunupingu, an elder of the yolngu people, was 74. he spent his life fighting for the rights of first nations people. the clan leader championed traditional land rights against the incursions of uranium miners in kakadu national park, and later chaired the gumatj corporation, which received mining royalties from rio tinto for its use of yolngu land. yunupingu was also celebrated as a singer, artist and promoter of indigenous culture. let's talk to our correspondent in sydney phil mercer. we know the australian prime minister has been leading those tributes. forthose minister has been leading those tributes. for those who don't know you need you, just tell us who this

man was. he you need you, 'ust tell us who this man was. . , you need you, 'ust tell us who this man was. ., ,. , man was. he was described herein australia as _ man was. he was described herein australia as a _ man was. he was described herein australia as a colossus, _ man was. he was described herein australia as a colossus, a - man was. he was described herein australia as a colossus, a giant - man was. he was described herein | australia as a colossus, a giant and indigenous affairs. here is a man who took on mining companies, he was advising prime ministers over very many years, and for years, this was a man who championed indigenous rights in this country. he did say as he was getting older that he felt extremely frustrated that the rights and standards of living of indigenous people had not improved much during his lifetime. australia's first nations people remain disadvantaged are pretty much every turn. they suffer disproportionately higher rates of poverty, ill—health, imprisonment and unemployment. and for almost all of his life, yunupingu was a champion for indigenous peoples, especially when it came to land rights. land in indigenous culture is extremely important, and yunupingu was a champion of that particular issue. it is

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through this evening and overnight under clear skies, temperatures will fall away quite rapidly. as the weather front comes in, it will bring thicker cloud in some rain across western scotland and northern ireland. so not as cold here, but temperatures freezing or indeed below for much of the rest of the country. tomorrow then, the high pressure is still with us. these weather fronts trying to make inroads, not making a huge amount of progress, but they still will produce thicker cloud and some spots of rain across the north and also the west, and still gusty winds here. we could have gusts as much as 45 miles an hour. ahead of that, we're looking at a lot of dry weather. once again, a lot of sunshine, sunshine turning hazy as the fronts try to push that little bit further south and east across eastern scotland. and our temperatures once again, 9 to about 15 degrees, but not feeling as cold along the north sea coastline. wednesday sees a bit more in the way of an active front coming in, introducing thicker cloud and also some rain pushing steadily south eastwards.

ahead of it, the cloud will build, but it should stay dry until later. and then behind it in the far north of scotland, it will brighten up, but that will be quiet later on in the day. highs of about 14 degrees. and then as we head towards the easter bank holiday weekend, we do have that weather front stalling for a time on thursday in some eastern areas, but it clears, then high pressure takes over once again. so, on thursday, in the east in particular, there'll be some rain around and thicker cloud. but then we see the sun return, with highs potentially up to 14 or 15.

live from london, this is bbc news. russia detains a woman after a pro—kremlin blogger was killed in a bomb blast at a cafe in st petersburg. russia's wagner mercenary group claims it now controls the embattled ukrainian city of bakhmut. but kyiv insists its forces still hold it. from centre left to centre right — finland's conservative leader petteri orpo wins a nail—biting three—way election race, defeating prime minister sanna marin. schools in england face further closures as the uk's largest teaching union rejects the government's pay offer and calls further strikes. and — australia's prime minister leads tributes to one

of the country's most influential aboriginal leaders, yunupingu,