live from london. this is bbc news. breaking news for you. the british tv presenter, philip schofield, resigns from itb immediately after acknowledging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at cap next this morning. a medical facility is destroyed and ukraine killing two people. the parents of ten—month—old finley boden have been sentenced to life in jail for the killing of their child. an abandoned family by the embassy will discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

bringing you some breaking news that is coming in the last few minutes. the presenter philip schofield, a british tv presenter has resigned from itb after acknowledging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague this morning. —— itv. he's stepped down from presenting the british soap awards. in a statement, he said he had lied about the relationship to itv as well as his agents, lawyers and family stop he said the relationship was "unwise but not illegal." let's go straight to a reporter who joins but not illegal." let's go straight to a reporter whojoins me live but not illegal." let's go straight to a reporter who joins me live from the newsroom. nikki, obviously this has been a story developing for some time, but to bring us up—to—date. it's probably worth giving you a little bit of background to start with. viewers around the world may not realise just how big a star philip schofield is in the united kingdom. he presented the this

morning for 20 years and he stood down from that position last weekend. it was amongst reports that he had erected his co—presenter, and there has been a lot of press speculation since then over the last seven days. now in the last few minutes, we have had a statement from mr schofield. i will read it you commit is quite long, but it's important that we get across all of the detail that he is saying. so it is a statement from mr schofield, and it was given to the daily mail. you'll understand why when a read through it. it says, "i am making this statement to the daily mail to whom i've already apologised personally for misleading through my lawyer, who i also misled, about a story which they wanted to write about me a few days ago. the first thing i want to say is i am deeply sorry for having lied to them and for many others about a relationship that i had with someone working on this morning. i did have a

consensual on and off relationship with a younger male colleague at this morning. he goes on to say, contrary to speculation, whilst i met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help them to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship. the relationship, he says, was unwise but not illegal. it is now over. he goes on to say, when i chose to come out, i did so entirely for my own well—being stop i should say that he came out in 2020. he said nobody forced me out, neither i nor anyone else to my knowledge has ever issued an injunction, supra or other about my relationship with this colleague. he was never moved on or sacked by or because of me. in an effort to protect my ex colleague, i haven't been truthful about the relationship, but to my recent unrelated departure from this morning fuelled speculation and

raised questions which have been impacting him. so for his sake, it is important for me to be honest now. because on to say, "i'm painfully conscious that i have lied to my employers at itb, to my colleagues and friends, to make agents, to the media, and therefore the public and most important of all, to my family. i am so very, very sorry come as i am for having been unfaithful to my wife. i have therefore decided to step down from therefore decided to step down from the british soap awards, my last public commitments, and i am resigning from itv with immediate effect, expressing my immense gratitude to them for the amazing opportunities that they have given me. he adds, i will reflect on what he says, my very bad judgment, both participating in the relationship and then lying about it. to protect his privacy, i am not naming this individual, and make deepest wishes both he and his family can now move on with their lives free from

further intrusion and that this statement will enable them to do so. i asked the media to express their privacy. i ask that their privacy should be respected. he has parted ways with his agents, who he has been with for many years. they have issued a statement. it says it is with the most profound regret that after 35 years of being flawlessly managed by ym you can make the grade to step down from the representation with immediate effect. that the quote from mr schofield. there was a statement from the agency saying honesty and integrity are core values for ym you's hold defining everything we do. talent management is a relationship based entirely on trust. this week we have learned new important information about our client come up philip schofield. these facts contradicted what philip had previously told ym you, and as well as external advisers, as a

result, we have agreed to part company with philip with immediate effect. there we have it. the statement from mr schofield. he has resigned from itb after admitting to having an affair with a younger male itb employee whilst he was still married. , , . ., ., . ., ., ., married. this is a dramatic and to a lona married. this is a dramatic and to a long career- — married. this is a dramatic and to a long career- it _ married. this is a dramatic and to a long career. it has _ married. this is a dramatic and to a long career. it has really _ married. this is a dramatic and to a long career. it has really been - married. this is a dramatic and to a long career. it has really been a - long career. it has really been a dramatic few weeks for philip schofield. we saw initially that dispute between him and his co—host, that sort of boiled over and became very public. and then he stepped down from his position, and of course, all of the speculation as a result of him moving away from this morning to begin with. —— this morning. we are looking at both of them, the images of both of them right now, the tv hosts.— right now, the tv hosts. that's riuht. right now, the tv hosts. that's right- they _ right now, the tv hosts. that's right. they have _ right now, the tv hosts. that's right. they have been - right now, the tv hosts. that's right. they have been a - right now, the tv hosts. that's - right. they have been a partnership or had been a partnership until last

weekend, for 13 years on this morning. philip himself has presented it for over 20 is. and how theyjoin him 13 years ago. they have been the golden couple, really, of mining television in the united kingdom, and then there were these rumours of a rift. now, some of that started last year, when the late queen elizabeth died here in the united kingdom, and they went to see her lying in state, and there were reports that they had jumped the keel reports that they had jumped the keel. there was a very, very long q2 though and see the late queen lying in state, and there were pictures of them appearing tojump in state, and there were pictures of them appearing to jump the keel. itb said that wasn't the case and that they where literally going in it to them for the public, but that is when the sort of relationship and that reports of different things came out. then we also had mr schofield's brother was convicted of

a child sexual assault, and that then also put a rift between them, reports say because some reports say that he didn't tell holly willoughby, his co—host, about that. then we have a dramatic statement last weekend that he was resigning after 20 years on the programme. then we now have this statement to confirm that he had an affair with a younger male employee at itv whilst he was still married. i have to say there where those stories that were going around between him resigning last weekend and now. thank going around between him resigning last weekend and now.— going around between him resigning last weekend and now. thank you so much for bringing _ last weekend and now. thank you so much for bringing us _ last weekend and now. thank you so much for bringing us up-to-date - last weekend and now. thank you so much for bringing us up-to-date on | much for bringing us up—to—date on that developing story. now, to the rest of the day's news. ukraine has faced another heavy night of russian missile and drone attacks. this is a medical clinic in dnipro in the east — ablaze after it was hit by a missile — where at least two people died and around 30 people were injured, including two boys aged under six. president zelensky described the attack as "another crime you can see a map of the area.

president zelensky described the attack as "another crime against humanity" and said russia had "chosen the path of evil of its own will." ukrainian authorities said they shot down 17 missiles and 31 drones launched from russia overnight. other cities, including kharkiv and the capital kyiv, were also targeted. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has travelled to dnipro and sent this report. another difficult day for ukrainian cities. this time it's dnipro with the most acute of impacts. a psychiatric clinic on the receiving end of a ballistic missile. after a brief reprieve, russia has resumed its tactic of targeting civilian areas. this is the residual threat that people have to live with, the idea that something like this could happen at any point, in any city.

the authorities are sadly well practised in dealing with the consequences of russia's tactics. it's almost a dignified efficiency. these are the signature signs of the ballistic missile. people say the explosion happened before the sirens could react. they are harder to detect and shoot down. in city scrubs we meet vasil, whose veterinary surgery was also destroyed. translation: i am grieving now. a person was killed, a hospital was destroyed. we were saving lives here nearly every day. i was so much involved in this. for the director of this clinic, this was the passion of his life. ukraine has spent another night under russian drones and missiles. almost 50 were shot down, we are told. translation: the thing is, russia's now irritated, - especially in recent days, when our air defence is becoming more powerful, and when they become irritated

they send their missiles everywhere. strikes like this don't tend to influence the battlefield, but they do exhaust defences and ruin lives. james waterhouse, bbc news, dnipro. i spoke to ukrainian mp inna sovsun who told us about the moment she was alerted to air strikes in the early morning. like all ukrainians, i do have an app like all ukrainians, i do have an app on my phone which has the air raid alert, and even when i'm outside of the country, like today, i still get the messages. 0n outside of the country, like today, i still get the messages. on a personal note, i will tell you this, being in ukraine when there is an air raid alert is scary, but being away with my son still in kyiv, that is twice as scary. so that is an unpleasant part of our daily reality since may one it has intensified

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feelings of fear for his life every single minute.— feelings of fear for his life every sinale minute. �* ,, .,, ., ,, ., ~ single minute. are you able to speak to him? welcome _ single minute. are you able to speak to him? welcome he _ single minute. are you able to speak to him? welcome he does— single minute. are you able to speak to him? welcome he does come - single minute. are you able to speak to him? welcome he does come to l single minute. are you able to speak. to him? welcome he does come to kyiv from time to — to him? welcome he does come to kyiv from time to time. _ to him? welcome he does come to kyiv from time to time. he _ to him? welcome he does come to kyiv from time to time. he was here - from time to time. he was here recently. then i can speak to him, but sometimes i cannot reach out to him for a couple of days. that is... very intense. i him for a couple of days. that is... very intense-— him for a couple of days. that is... very intense. i suppose the question on everyone's _ very intense. i suppose the question on everyone's mind _ very intense. i suppose the question on everyone's mind is _ very intense. i suppose the question on everyone's mind is when - very intense. i suppose the question on everyone's mind is when is - very intense. i suppose the question on everyone's mind is when is this i on everyone's mind is when is this ukrainian counteroffensive going to begin? ukrainian counteroffensive going to beuin? ~ , ., ukrainian counteroffensive going to be.in? . , ., ., ukrainian counteroffensive going to beuin? ~ , ., ., , ukrainian counteroffensive going to beuin? ,., ., , begin? well, it is on our minds as well, but here _ begin? well, it is on our minds as well, but here in _ begin? well, it is on our minds as well, but here in ukraine, - begin? well, it is on our minds as well, but here in ukraine, rule - well, but here in ukraine, rule number one of counteroffensive, we don't talk about counteroffensive, because that might create unnecessary pressure, public pressure on the people who are making military decisions. and they have to be thinking clearly about when to launch the counteroffensive. so we don't want to rush them. we want to make sure they launch it when they are fully prepared to get as much of our land with as little casualties on our side as possible. so we are waiting, we are seeing some signs of things shaping up, but

we also need to be prepared so that we also need to be prepared so that we don't lose many people. i suppose so ou we don't lose many people. i suppose so you don't — we don't lose many people. i suppose so you don't lose _ we don't lose many people. i suppose so you don't lose time, _ we don't lose many people. i suppose so you don't lose time, there - we don't lose many people. i suppose so you don't lose time, there is - so you don't lose time, there is only a specific window before the winter begins.— only a specific window before the winter begins. yes, of course. and our military. _ winter begins. yes, of course. and our military, and _ winter begins. yes, of course. and our military, and is _ winter begins. yes, of course. and our military, and is fully _ winter begins. yes, of course. and our military, and is fully aware - winter begins. yes, of course. and our military, and is fully aware of i our military, and is fully aware of that. our military, and has the highest level of trust in the society. so we trust they will make the right decision. in society. so we trust they will make the right decision.— the right decision. in the last day or so, the right decision. in the last day or so. the _ the right decision. in the last day or so, the former _ the right decision. in the last day or so, the former russian - the right decision. in the last day or so, the former russian prime | or so, the former russian prime minister has said that this work could last decades. what do you make of those sorts of comments? to could last decades. what do you make of those sorts of comments?— of those sorts of comments? to begin with, when i— of those sorts of comments? to begin with, when i read _ of those sorts of comments? to begin with, when i read that, _ of those sorts of comments? to begin with, when i read that, my _ of those sorts of comments? to begin with, when i read that, my first - with, when i read that, my first thought was, well, we are now in the ninth year of war, which started in 2014. so it is difficult to accommodate, even though i lived through all of this. i will tell you this, we don't want this war to last for another ten years. in ten years, my son is going to be 18 and he will be draughted into the army. —— could be draughted into the army. —— could

be draughted into the army. the only way to finish this as soon as possible is to get all possible weapons to the ukrainian army said that we can win this. i don't want to spend 20 years of my life living in a country underwater. i don't want my child to live in a country under war emma want my child to live in a country underwar emma and want my child to live in a country under war emma and i believe that we have done so much now that we just need a little push, a little more help, and i am sure that we can win this so that it doesn't last another ten years stop i at a point is, for example, the landscape in the united states could suddenly change. we are looking at potential lead up to the elections, the campaigning will begin. there is a lot of discussion around support for ukraine. is that something that concerns ukrainians and also ukrainian politicians about how to handle this? yes, of course. i will tell you this, within the last year and a half, we are very much aware of the positions of different parties in different countries about ukraine. at the us has a special place in that because

the us is the biggest contributor weapons to the ukrainian army. so continued support on their side is existentially important to us. so what we're doing as we try to reach out to different politicians to explain what is happening in ukraine to many people as possible so that we make sure that even if there is a change of power, it doesn't lead to drastic changes in the policy of the regarding ukraine.— drastic changes in the policy of the regarding ukraine. russia certainly is bankin: regarding ukraine. russia certainly is banking on _ regarding ukraine. russia certainly is banking on breaking _ regarding ukraine. russia certainly is banking on breaking the - regarding ukraine. russia certainly is banking on breaking the west's l is banking on breaking the west's willpower when it comes to this conflict. {iii willpower when it comes to this conflict. . ., , , willpower when it comes to this conflict. _, , , ., willpower when it comes to this conflict. , , ., ., conflict. of course they do, and the do conflict. of course they do, and they do reach — conflict. of course they do, and they do reach out _ conflict. of course they do, and they do reach out in _ conflict. of course they do, and they do reach out in different i they do reach out in different manner than we can, but i still believe that the us and similarly the uk is a democracy, and as long as people's sentiment is on the ukrainian side can ably politicians will have to follow the steps of thatis will have to follow the steps of that is also something that we are working on a lot with all of the trips that we've taken abroad to politicians and also to members of the public.

politicians and also to members of the ublic. ., , politicians and also to members of the ublic. . , ., politicians and also to members of the ublic. . , . ~' . . the public. that is a ukrainian npa “oininu us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. now for a look at some of the stories making news here in the uk. german prosecutors investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann say it will take weeks to analyse the results of the police search in the results of the police search in the algar. the german police operation was looking for evidence to link the missing toddler's disappearance to christian bruckner, a german national. in northern ireland, 11 people have been arrested in county tyrone over the attempted murder of a senior detective, john cardwell. he was shot and critically injured at a sports complex in february. officers believed the dissident republican group, the new ira may have acted within organised crime gang to carry out the attack. around 16,000 passengers have had their half term holiday plans thrown into doubt after a british airways it failure.

a technical issue is affecting short—haul travel at heathrow airport. ba has cancelled my than 85 scheduled for today with 92 flights grounded on thursday. you're live with bbc news. the family of an 85—year—old british national, has told a bbc news arabic investigation — that his disabled wife — died of starvation in sudan, after the british embassy left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting. despite repeated calls for assistance, the couple were offered no help, in leaving their home, which isjust yards from the embassy, in the capital, khartoum. the foreign office says, it was too dangerous to provide on—the—ground support. nawal al magafi, has that story. a race against time. as fighting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them, azhaar�*s grandparents, abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner,

and his wife, alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area you can't leave, you can't enter. there are snipers everywhere in the area. they were trapped here in their home opposite the british embassy and thousands of miles away, azhaar and her family were desperate to save her grandparents. we contacted the british ambassador, giles lever, and we contacted fcdo. we contacted the turkish embassy when the british embassy was not reciprocative, had no interest. unable to get help from the british embassy, they were running out of supplies. her grandfather left her disabled grandmother to try and find help. five minutes into his journey he got shot, three bullets, his hand, chest, lower back, then we lost touch because no electricity and then we didn't have a way to call them.

her grandfather now was in search of medical care, but hospitals and doctors had been targeted. at the start of the conflict there were 88 hospitals operating around khartoum. by the 20th of may, more than 60 had closed their doors. the city was running dangerously low on medical supplies, food and water. azhaar didn't hear from her grandparents for five days and then she received this call from the turkish embassy. i'm sorry to tell you this. we went inside and your grandmother passed away. i'm so sorry, that's so heartbreaking. it breaks my heart to think she died alone and she died because she was alone and she is still alone to this very moment. we reached out to the foreign office and this was their response.

azhaar�*s grandfather made his own way home to the uk. three weeks on and they are desperate to bury her grandmother, her remains still in the house. a family desperate for some peace after a painful ordeal. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news. you heard in that report about the impact the fighting is having on health care in sudan, including attacks on hospitals and doctors. dr margaret harris is a spokeperson for the world health organization, and told me more about what is happening on the ground. the safety and sanctity of health care must be protected at all times, especially in situations of deadly violence when the work of health care actors and safe access to life—saving services becomes even more vital and the story of this poor man seeking help, from a

meeting being able to get it, you know, a tax on health care are a clear violation of international law and the right to health. we have been saying it right from the beginning, but they must stop. we have verified 43 attacks on health care heating to eight deaths and i8 care heating to eight deaths and 18 injuries, but we know it is more a. the logic of the are on the conservative side because, of course, you are not able to get to a lot of these places to verify. but, you know, there are other groups who were counting and saying it is far more than that.— more than that. indeed. we also verify from _ more than that. indeed. we also verify from a _ more than that. indeed. we also verify from a range _ more than that. indeed. we also verify from a range of _ more than that. indeed. we also verify from a range of sources i more than that. indeed. we also verify from a range of sources to j verify from a range of sources to make sure that we are not necessarily reporting something that turns out not to be accurate. that is another reason why our numbers would be lower. but it is very clear. most of these attacks were also used of individual weapons accounted for the highest type of attack, but also looting and we have seen occupation of a number of health facilities by military force

which supports the health care workers at —— puts the health care records at tremendous risk. they trying to save lives and they have been put in a situation where they are highly likely to lose their lives. i are highly likely to lose their lives. ., , are highly likely to lose their lives. . , , , ., ~ ., lives. i have been speaking to doctors on — lives. i have been speaking to doctors on the _ lives. i have been speaking to doctors on the ground - lives. i have been speaking to doctors on the ground who i lives. i have been speaking to. doctors on the ground who said lives. i have been speaking to - doctors on the ground who said that because of a lack of electricity, for example, they were forced to turn off the machines and i see you. what a horrible thing to ask a health care worker to do, because you only go into this profession because you want to do your best to save people, to give people care, and to be in a situation where you have to do that is just horrendous. so, what is it that the who is currently doing? how are they able to provide those in desperate need with aid and care and support. 50 with aid and care and support. sr we're with aid and care and support. 5r we're really hoping, the parties to the conflict in sudan have signed an agreement, as you know, not short—term cease—fire humanitarian

arrangements. there parties agreed, both parties agreed to facilitate the delivery and distribution of humanitarian assistance, but what we need is that to be real. so that we can really get... we have the supplies, weep and bringing them into my but we got to get them to the people who need them. that was doctor margaret _ the people who need them. that was doctor margaret harris, _ the people who need them. that was | doctor margaret harris, spokesperson for the world health organization. let's remind you of our breaking news in this last hour. the tv presenter, philip schofield, has resigned from his network, itv can after acknowledging that he had an affair with a younger man colleague at this morning. he has stepped down from presenting the british soap awards. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about their relationship to itv as well as his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was unwise but not illegal. we will, of course may be bringing you up to date on this story, but he did issue that statement to the daily mail, and

again, i apologise for misleading man and his lawyer. he said i making the statement via the daily mail to whom i have already apologised personally for misleading through my lawyer who i also misled about a story which they wanted to write about me a few days ago. the first thing i want to say is i am deeply sorry for having lied to them and to many others about a relationship that i had with someone working this morning. i did have a consensual on off relationship with the conger technique younger male colleague. because on to say contrary to speculation, whilst i met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help them get into television from it was only after he started to work on the show that it became my than just a work on the show that it became my thanjust a friendship. work on the show that it became my than just a friendship. that relationship, as we said, quoted him earlier was unwise but not illegal to stop it is now over. so that is tv presenter philip schofield resigning from itv after acknowledging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at

this morning. we are following the stray. stay with us, we've got lots more coming up in the next edition. hear, hear! hello there. prospects still looking good for the bank holiday weekend. and today was a good day to be out and about in the sunshine. whether you were walking by the river here in oxfordshire or walking a little higher up in the cumbrian fells. we did see some cloud developing here, but this fine walking weather will continue through the weekend. overnight tonight, skies will clear across much of the country, but the cloud will continue to push in on that breeze into the northwest of scotland. so here temperatures will be higher than last night. but last night we got down to one celsius in suffolk and it will be quite chilly overnight where we have those clearer skies in eastern england. but for the bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather to come. more sunshine as well, probably turning a bit cooler as the weekend goes on. and we do have that cloud pushing in on that wind across northern ireland

and into scotland. there's not much rain really. and later in the northwest there'll be some sunshine. south east scotland, dry and bright and quite warm, some patchy cloud for northern england. sunnier skies further south and not as windy in the south either. it's pointing to a warmer day for england and wales. widely, temperatures reaching 22 or 23 degrees. should be very pleasant. north western parts of scotland turning cooler. cooler air follows that weatherfurther, springing a few spots of rain. that's out of the way by sunday as high pressure builds back in, cooler air pushes down from the north. so some changes, really, for sunday. we may well start off quite sunny in most places, but the cloud looks like it will tend to increase and spread out versus sunshine hanging on across western areas. and the highest temperatures are getting squeezed down towards the southwest, turning cooler across northern and eastern parts of the uk, a significant drop in temperature for the northeast of england. but high pressure is still around, so it's keeping it fine and dry. but we've got quite a few more isobars on the chart in southern

parts of the uk on monday. so it's going to be a windier day, and quite a chilly wind actually coming in from off the north sea. and that east or north easterly wind could bring some cloud for a while. that will then get pushed away. and away from northern scotland looks like it should be quite a sunny day on monday. but the air is going to be cooler for england and wales, but starting to warm up in scotland and northern ireland. and with those stronger winds, even with some sunshine, it'll feel chillier. in the south, the highest temperatures are likely to be in western parts of scotland.

this is bbc news, the headlines the british tv presenter phillip schofield resigns from itv immediately after acknowleging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing at least two people. lenders in the us inch closer to a deal to raise the nation's debt limit as the risk of a first—ever default looms. and turks get ready to head to the polls in a presidential election run—off — we'll take a look at the two contenders more now on that breaking news this hour — that the british television presenter phillip schofield has

resigned from itv after acknowleging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning.