emma vardy, bbc news.50 people have been injured in clashes between palestinian demonstrators and israeli police at the al—aqsa mosque in eastjerusalem. tensions have been high in recent weeks as the fasting month of ramadan coincides with passover forjews, and easterfor christians. police said they entered the mosque to disperse a crowd, after rocks were thrown ontojewish worshippers at the western wall below. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. as day broke injerusalem's old city, sacred to three faiths, tensions were rising at its most bitterly contested site. israeli police say they moved in to disperse a riot by palestinian muslims at al—aqsa mosque. officers fired stun grenades and rubber bullets. palestinians threw stones and firecrackers. the violence came inside the doors of the mosque. it takes hours for a fragile calm to set in, and we meet omarjoining the clean up. he came for ramadan prayers. you just want to pray. and it's really heartbreaking to see one of your holy sites, li

emma vardy trapped in there as well. emma, - thank you very much. emma vardy for us in lviv.nian civilians in bucha and irpin, saying it is yet more evidence that vladimir putin and his army are committing war crimes in ukraine. that statement from uk prime minister borisjohnson reaching us in the last few moments. two other news now. —— to other news now. pakistan's parliament has been dissolved — just hours after prime minister imran khan survived a move to oust him from power. fresh elections are now likely to be held in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent secunder karmani is in islamabad. it all begins when imran khan was elected back in 2018, when he became prime minister, promising to clamp down on corruption and create a new, more equal society. he has had some major achievements during his tenure, expanding the welfare system, for example, but there has also been rising resentment at the rising cost of living here in pakistan, which has caused real problems for many people who are worse off. there's another issue that imran khan's government has faced too, and that's

emma vardy, bbc news. you are watching bbc news, the headlines...kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship missiles — and threatens more to come. the world braces for wheat shortages as the war disrupts global supplies. millions of tonnes are trapped in storage. south african authorities say almost 400 people are now known to have died during severe floods in kwazulu—natal province — described as the worst in decades. the provincial premier said almost 41,000 people have been affected around the city of durban. with more bad weather predicted over the easter weekend, there are concerns of further destruction and deaths. the ground is already saturated and water levels are dangerously high. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize has sent this report from durban. the mountains of debris and junk washed up on the beach are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. waste pickers salvaged what they can to recycle and sell, while residents also removed the washed up debris. volunteers and waste pickers have begun what is a m

emma vardy, bbc news. china is beginning military exercises around taiwan.ere directed at what he called the "wrong signal" being sent about the island by the united states. the exercises coincide with a bipartisan visit by six us lawmakers to taipei. the biden administration has repeatedly talked of its "rock—solid" commitment to taiwan. but china regards the self—governing island as an integral part of its territory and a foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the us support for taiwan. democrat senator bob menendez is among those visiting taipei — he spoke about the international importance of taiwan. we are here to support taiwan, our relationship is rock—solid, and when a country like taiwan has 90% of the high end semiconductor industry, it is a country of global significance, of global economic consequence, and those who wish taiwan ill must understand that the global community will look at that and say we cannot allow taiwan to be negatively impacted because the world's interests are involved. we've had reaction from beijing — the chinese foreign m

emma vardy, bbc news.dquarters to mark the 90th anniversary of the world service. prince charles expressed admiration for journalists covering wars in ukraine and afghanistan, saying it was important the public had the "impartial truth" from conflict zones. football, and both rangers and west ham have been playing the first legs of their europa league semifinals this evening. west ham have it all to do after losing 2—1 at home to eintracht frankfurt. west ham's michel antonio equalised frankfurt's first minute opener, but they fell behind again in the second half when kamada finished a fine frankfurt move. meanwhile, rangers lost 1—0 in germany to leipzig. they'd held out untilfive minutes from time when a volley from angelino gave the german side the advantage going into next week's second leg. ben stokes has been named as the new captain of the england men's test cricket team. he succeedsjoe root and becomes the team's 81st captain. the all—rounder said it was an honour to be given the chance to lead the

emma vardy, bbc news.known to have died during severe floods in kwazulu—natal province — described as the worst in decades. the provincial premier said almost 41,000 people have been affected around the city of durban. with more bad weather predicted over the easter weekend, there are concerns of further destruction and deaths. the ground is already saturated and water levels are dangerously high. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize has sent this report from durban. are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. volu nteers volunteers and waste pickers have begun what is a monumental clean—up operation here at the durban beachfront. as you can see behind me, the scale of the debris washed behind me by the raging waters is immense. unfortunately for the kwazulu—natal province, more bad weather is expected over the easter weekend, which will hamper the clean—up operations. while the torrential rains and mudslides could not be avoided, residents say... janik there's no understanding of the c

emma vardy, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @richpreston. bye bye for now. hello there.hat's because we've had high pressure dominating the weather scene. now, as we head into the may bank holiday, it looks like this area of low pressure will bring some rainfall, some of it heavy across the north—west. as it spreads south across the uk, it will tend to weaken. but high pressure will bringing another fine day for friday. a chilly start, mind you, across northern and western areas. plenty of sunshine here. again, more cloud for east and southeast england and north—east scotland. here, we'll see a few showers into the afternoon, the odd one across the far south—east. and temperatures will reach highs around the mid—teens for many of us, but we could see 17 or 18 through the central belt of scotland. our winds will be light but still fresh through the channel. now, as we head through friday night, under largely clear skies, certainly for england and wales, it'll turn quite chilly. but we'll start to see the first signs of that area of low pressure pushing into the northwest,

emma vardy, bbc news.e northern ireland assembly election next week. polls suggest it could lose its position as the largest party at stormont, and be replaced by sinn fein. but the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson said he was confident as he reiterated his party's call for the post—brexit trade border with great britain to be removed. the government know that for stormont to work the irish sea border needs to be removed. it's increasingly clear that the government has accepted this analysis. sirjeffrey donaldson there. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have visited the bbc�*s headquarters to mark the 90th anniversary of the world service. prince charles expressed admiration forjournalists covering wars in ukraine and afghanistan, saying it was important the public had the impartial truth from conflict zones. ben stokes has been named as the new captain of the england men's cricket team. he succeedsjoe root and becomes the team's 81st captain. the all—rounder said it was an honour to be given the

emma vardy, bbc news. now on bbc news, click.we meet the middle men standing between you and your games console. we're letting off some steam and we have an amazing spider...man. hey, welcome, welcome, welcome! lara lewington, what is the craziest thing you've ever bought on ebay? um, slippers? dogs — dog slippers! i wondered where that was going. ok, i did ask for crazy. well, look, do you remember the times when you bid on an item and you thought you were going to win the auction, and then in the dying few seconds, you were beaten by someone else? yes, they weren't real people, though, were they? no, they weren't. they were computer programmes designed to work really fast and beat you to the bid button, and i hated them. no—one did that to my dog slippers, though. can't imagine why. well, look, now, this idea is being used in new ways, and omar mehtab has been looking at the phenomenon of the scalpers. with the pandemic came lockdowns, and with the majority of the population stuck at home, we had nothing really to do...buy buy.

let's speak to emma vardy in lviv.ed about the explosions hitting the southern port of odesa, i understand a hit and oil refinery. no casualties, but a sign of the russian aggression in the east. those trips had been pushed back from around the capital, they were not able to take kyiv, but in their wake there is this trail of destruction. it is increasingly clear there is mounting evidence of russian war crimes from the areas russian war crimes from the areas russian troops had captured and is now back under the control of the ukrainian authorities. pictures, awful pictures of dead bodies lining the streets, civilians who have been shotin the streets, civilians who have been shot in these areas and that real picture is onlyjust emerging. although the ukrainian government considers it a success they were able to resist the russian aggression in these areas, what also hearing about is the mines, the booby traps and tripwires that have been left behind in areas where the russian troops are moving back from. that is going

emma vardy, bbc news. let's bring you some breaking news now.tax arrangements of rishi sunak�*s ways became public. bbc news understands the chancellor had apparently been demanding an inquiry into who leaked details about his wife's non—domiciled status, which meant that she is not required by law to pay uk taxes on overseas income, although since the news broke, she has now decided to voluntarily change her tax arrangements, and she will be paying tax here even though she does not have a legal requirement to do that. the chancellor's allies have previously said very few people had access to the personal information which rishi sunak declared to whitehall officials when he became a minister in 2018. so now there is an inquiry into how those tax arrangements became public. you are watching bbc world news, our top stories — polls have opened in france, for the first round of the french presidential race, with president macron facing a strong challenge from marine le pen of the far—right national rally. uk pm borisjohnson meets president zelensky

emma vardy, bbc news. people have been injured in clashes between palestinian demonstrators and israeli police at the al—aqsa mosque in eastjerusalem. tensions have been high in recent weeks, as the fasting month of ramadan coincides with passover forjews, and easterfor christians. police said they entered the mosque to disperse a crowd, after rocks were thrown on tojewish worshippers at the western wall below. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. as day broke injerusalem's old city, sacred to three faiths, tensions were rising at its most bitterly contested site. israeli police say they moved in to disperse a riot by palestinian muslims at al—aqsa mosque. officers fired stun grenades and rubber bullets. palestinians threw stones and firecrackers. the violence came inside the doors of the mosque. it takes hours for a fragile calm to set in, and we meet 0mar joining the clean up. he came for ramadan prayers. you just want to pray. and it's really heartbreaking to see one of your holy sites, y

emma vardy, bbc news. further evidence that russian forces have adopted a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine. the assessment says the russians have been using improvised explosive devices and attack infrastructure targets with a high risk of harming civilians. the governor of luhansk has warned that russia was increasing its shelling and preparing for a ground assault. nnine trains are being laid on for sunday to help evacuate civilians from the region. you are watching bbc world news, our top stories: polls have opened in france, for the first round of the french presidential race, with president macron facing a strong challenge from marine le pen of the far—right national rally. uk prime minister, borisjohnson, meets president zelensky in kyiv as britain says there's further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine. members of pakistan's parliament are due to decide on monday who should succeed imran khan, who was ousted as prime ministe

emma vardy for us in lviv. let me bring you a line of breaking news.ave been killed and 23 wounded in shelling in the ukrainian city in the north—east, kharkiv, close to the north—east, kharkiv, close to the russian border. this update is according to the regional governor there. some civilians, we don't know how many, but some have been killed and 23 wounded in shelling in the ukrainian city of kharkiv. let's turn our attention to some other news now. at least six people have died in an early—morning shooting in sacramento, california, the city's police department has confirmed. police said several blocks of a commercial stretch of the downtown area were closed while they investigate. they also say at least ten people have been injured in the shooting. our north america correspondent david willis gave us this update from los angeles. a total of six dead, ten injured, according to reports on the ground there from the state capital, california's state capital, sacramento. this is a downtown area, littered with bars and restaurants, close to an arena cal

many thanks, emma vardy reporting live from lviv in western ukraine.cent days coming out of areas just to the north of our position here in kyiv. these are towns and villages like bucha, and borodyanka, that russian troops occupied for several weeks, and where there's evidence of civilians being tortured and killed, with their bodies left in the streets, or dumped in mass graves. i've been speaking to the ukrainian prime minister, denys shmyhal, who told me the west must respond with much tougher sanctions, and that russia's forces are trying to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. i am absolutely sure that this is genocide against ukrainian nation from russian side. absolutely. reporter: do you think now there is a moral imperative to stop buying russian oil and gas? paying money to russia and paying to russian budget to finance this crime, these killings from russian side. so they have to stop buying gas? absolutely, because buying this, they pay money for killings which we have seen in ukraine. is it blood money? absolutely. that is what it is? a

that was emma vardy in lviv.s hungary for parliamentary elections have closed — with the outcome being watched keenly across europe. hungary's nationalist prime minister viktor orban, who's facing possible eu sanctions over alleged breaches of the rule of law, is seeking a fourth term in office. he is the longest serving prime minister in the eu. let's speak live now to nick thorpe in budapest. does this give any indication of the likely result at this stage, the exit poll after the closing? hat exit poll after the closing? not reall . exit poll after the closing? not really- the _ exit poll after the closing? not really. the election commission are saying _ really. the election commission are saying turn— really. the election commission are saying turn out half an hour before the polls— saying turn out half an hour before the polls closed was 68% so we are expecting _ the polls closed was 68% so we are expecting about 70% turnout, pretty high, _ expecting about 70% turnout, pretty high, the _ expecting about 70%

emma vardy is in lviv. _ less applause and more arms.ess applause and more arms. emma vardy is in lviv, in western _ vardy is in lviv, in western ukraine. ukrainian officials have told people in the donbas region to flee while it is safe, but do we know how long they have and is there any indication of when the russian forces may attack?— forces may attack? well, they are still shelling _ forces may attack? well, they are still shelling in _ forces may attack? well, they are still shelling in the _ forces may attack? well, they are still shelling in the east _ forces may attack? well, they are still shelling in the east as - forces may attack? well, they are still shelling in the east as it - forces may attack? well, they are still shelling in the east as it is, i still shelling in the east as it is, so it hasn't really let up. but the expectation is that that will increase and intensify, and that is why those warnings are being made to people, ukrainian officials telling people, ukrainian officials telling people, get out while you can.

emma vardy, bbc news. the motion to remove the accolade was passed unanimously.ornwall have visited the bbc�*s headquarters to mark the 90th anniversary of the world service.prince charles expressed admiration for journalists covering wars in ukraine and afghanistan, saying it was important the public had the 'impartial truth' from conflict zones. matter, which also owns and instagram and what's app has its lowest revenue growths in at least a decade. what make the dragon capsule has docked at the international space station, they are welcomed by seven crew members already on the station. the spacecraft was launched from the kennedy space centre in florida yesterday. as a system of the fastest commercial conflates of commercial space of the international space station. now, are flying cars just a sci—fi fantasy? or could they one day be lifting off? a dutch company that makes them has set up a base at coventry airport. phil mackie reports. for as long as there have been cars and planes, someone's been trying to combine the two. this italian model was built in the

commentators say they expect new offensives in the south we're joined from lviv by our correspondent, emma vardymnation of notes over that myself straight which caused so much devastation in that train station in east ukraine and it was very clear that there were thousands of people there waiting for trains and i had been warnings two days previously telling people to get out while they could and people were following those instructions so many people were lined up with airbags waiting for trains and the scenes after those muscles hurt were just devastating. those muscles hurt were 'ust devastatingi those muscles hurt were 'ust devastatina. , , ., devastating. bodies lying on the station forecourt, _ devastating. bodies lying on the station forecourt, pools - devastating. bodies lying on the station forecourt, pools of- devastating. bodies lying on the l station forecourt, pools of blood, children's toys next to the suitcases and bags with their belongings where they had been trying to escape from and the ukrainian president has pointed the finger at rush hour seeing unequivocally this is more e

emma vardy in lviv, thank you.ncome. it's understood mr sunak made the cabinet office aware of his wife's tax status when he became a minister in 2018, and the treasury was also informed. let's talk now to our political correspondent, iain watson, who's in westminster. iain, what more can you tell us about this? this is about the optics, rather than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes. than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes, i than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes, i certainly. — than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes, i certainly. as— than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes, i certainly, as is _ than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes, i certainly, as is often _ than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes, i certainly, as is often the _ than any wrong doing, isn't it? yes i certainly, as is often the case in politics, it is more about perception than reality, it is not a question of wrong doing, but 2a hours ago, much of the workforce, small businesses, large businesses, self—employed people, were faced with a tax rise, a national insurance i

for the moment, emma vardy in lviv. let's get the latest from our moscow correspondentjenny hill.g, if anything, about civilian casualties in ukraine? as we heard from emma, the line from the creme and at the moment in regards to those particular images of human remains around bucha is that these are staged, that this is ukrainian propaganda. staged, that this is ukrainian prepaganda-_ staged, that this is ukrainian n-roaanda. , propaganda. yes, moscow is saying that all of those _ propaganda. yes, moscow is saying that all of those reports, _ propaganda. yes, moscow is saying that all of those reports, that - that all of those reports, that footage those accounts are all fake news. and we've actuallyjust heard that a russian investigators are going to be looking into what they say art reports that the ukrainian ministry of defence have staged those videos —— what they say are reports. and then handed them to western media. russia has said that not a single local resident in bucha sufferfrom any violent not a single local resident in bucha suffer from any violent action. on the co

our correspondent in western ukraine, emma vardy says journalists are now able to see for themselves around kyiv. as russian troops are withdrawing from certain areas it means journalists and camera crews are able to get in, and particularly in the town of bucha where journalists have been brought there there are these terrible scenes emerging of some streets littered with the bodies of civilians. they appear to have been shot dead, some with their hands and legs tied. now, ukrainian officials and prosecutors are claiming in the last hour they've found the bodies of more than 400 civilians in bucha. ukrainian officials claim this is evidence of russian troops leaving behind evidence of war crimes as they retreat. some ukrainian officials say they've had to bury more than 200 people in mass graves. now, of course this is early days. these are the picturesjust coming out merely in the last couple of days from journalists on the ground. there has been mounting condemnation across europe. the nato general secretary saying this represents brutality against civilians that hasn't been seen

our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the story., the european causeway making it back into port after her drama at sea. earlier, passengers on deck had watched as rnli lifeboats and tugs were deployed alongside, and a coast guard helicopter above, after the ship lost power. it stopped, it came to a complete standstill. and you could tell there was no sound of the engines, which you can hear normally, as the ship sails. nothing at all. just sat there, kind of wondering what was happening. the lights were out, the power went down. it was a little bit nerve—racking, the wait, wondering what was going on. the emergency lasted over an hour and a nearby cruise ship was put on standby while the european causeway was adrift, in case more help was needed. did you start to think it was potentially serious? oh, yeah. yeah, i did, aye. i wasn't too sure. then a big cruise ship was going past us and that turned around. and that's when i thought, there's something not right here. the incident follows a difficult period for the company. p&o sacke

thank you very much, that is emma vardy live in lviv this - emma vardy live in lviv this morning.l insurance payments has come into effect — with the extra money going towards government spending on the nhs and social care. but opposition parties, and some backbench mps, say the increase will add to the cost of living crisis and should be scrapped. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. business is getting back on track at george's bistro. but now they'll be paying more national insurance on the wages of the 25 staff. personally, for me, if i look at my wage, i think, "oh, it's not too much." but then i look at it as a business and how we're going to be having to pay that on everybody�*s wages. it adds up really, really quick. what does it mean, then, for you as a business? how will you cover that cost? we're going to try to bring more custom in — that's the only way we can do it. so you just need more bums on seats. yes, bums on seats — that's what we need to do. obviously, more bums on seats means more staff, so...more cost. from today, lots of the staff here

the bbc�*s emma vardy is in the ukrainian city of lviv and has more now on all the latest developmentste people from the east and the south of ukraine, while russian forces are regrouping and refocusing their efforts. we heard from the deputy prime minister of ukraine today that there are these ten humanitarian corridors opening up today. one of them there'll be a lot of focus on, which it's hoped will help people escape from mariupol. there have been a few thousand people who have got out from there under their own steam and led by the red cross in the past week, but that's really just a fraction of people who have been trapped there for so many weeks — tens of thousands of people trapped in a humanitarian crisis on the ground. we will have to wait and see if these new humanitarian corridors are successful. we've seen humanitarian corridors agreed in the past and then fall down. we've seen accusations of shelling of those humanitarian corridors, so it's always quite touch and go when it comes to these evacuations, but there is increased concern now, increased urgency to get people out

emma vardy. hello everyone.en't we. the air mass chart, here, we are bathed in blue. you can see the little arrows trickling down from the north, it is a cold source region. and it is quite windy as well, especially in eastern and south—eastern parts. the weather front that has introduced some heavy spells of rain and some sleet across south—eastern parts is on the way out. this weather front moving into parts of scotland and northern ireland will continue to do so as we head through the rest of today. elsewhere, it's a good scattering of sunny spells and showers, some of these wintry. top temperatures there ten or 11 celsius. moving on then, through this evening the weather front is on the way down to the south. it will move through wales, eventually reaching the south—west of england. we still hang on to some showers as we head through this evening, with lows of around minus four celsius. fairly settled for the weekend, turning less cold next week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the biggest rise in ga

the bbc�*s emma vardy is in the ukrainian city of lviv and has more now on all the latest developments condemnation overnight over that missile strike which caused such devastation yesterday at the train station in east ukraine where thousands of people had been fleeing for. it was very, very clear that there were thousands of people on the ground there waiting for trains. one of the main train stations that was still operating in east ukraine and there had been warnings two days previously telling people to get out while they could and people were following those instructions. so many people were lined up with their bags, waiting for trains, and the scenes after those missiles hit were just devastating. bodies lying on the station forecourt, pools of blood, children's toys next to their suitcases and bags with their belongings where they'd been trying to escape from. and the ukrainian president, mrzelensky, has pointed the finger at russia saying unequivocally, this is more evidence of a russian war crime. the response from russia is the opposite, they're pointing the finger back at u

let's get the latest now — and go live to lviv in western ukraine, and our correspondent emma vardy.atest of this attempted evacuation of citizens from mariupol? it attempted evacuation of citizens from mariupol?— attempted evacuation of citizens from mariupol? it has been a touch and no from mariupol? it has been a touch and go situation _ from mariupol? it has been a touch and go situation over— from mariupol? it has been a touch and go situation over the _ from mariupol? it has been a touch and go situation over the past - from mariupol? it has been a touch and go situation over the past 24 i and go situation over the past 2a errors, there was a bus convoy trying to get there held up at a russian checkpoint. we havejust heard in the last 60 minutes that the red cross is setting off and is en route to mariupol. finally, i hope that that they may be able to use —— reach these people there. some people did manage to get out last night, getting themselves to a nearby town and evacuated from there. all these attempts to reach there. all these attempts to reach the city itself, the situ

let's speak to emma vardy in lviv. hello, what is the latest from your point of view?int of view? there is this developing _ point of view? there is this developing picture - point of view? there is this developing picture today i point of view? there is this developing picture today of point of view? there is this - developing picture today of the russian withdrawal of troops from around those northern cities, but it is what they are leaving behind that the focus is turning to now. and thatis the focus is turning to now. and that is this trail of destruction, mounting evidence of russian war crimes, those terrible pictures of bodies lining the streets in some areas and we also heard from the ukrainian president, president zelensky last night, talking about the mines and booby traps being left behind, somebody is left on the street are being wired so there is a dangerous swathes of ground left behind that will need painstaking work to clear. although that push back of russian forces is seen as a success for the ukrainian fight back, for their resistance efforts, the is

here's our correspondent, emma vardy.n route to safety, struck down before they could escape. 0fficials before they could escape. officials in donetsk said thousands of people were waiting for trains, having been encouraged to leave the city by local authorities. when rockets hit the kramatorsk station. at least 30 people are believed to have been killed. president zelensky speaking to the parliament in finland a short time afterwards said there was no reason for the railway station to be attacked. translation: this is an ordinary railway terminal. people crowded, waiting for the trains to be evacuated to the safe territory. they hit these people, there are witnesses, videos, remnants of the missiles. dead people. in bernard yanker, underneath the rubble, more casualties of war, bodies being removed from what remains of the town. ukrainian officials accused moscow of deliberately targeting areas with shelling and in a sign of solidarity with ukraine the european commission president ursula von der leyenis commission presi

here's our correspondent, emma vardy. en route to safety, struck down before they could escape.s in donetsk said thousands of people were waiting for trains, having been encouraged to leave the city by local authorities, when rockets hit the kramatorsk station. at least 30 people are believed to have been killed. president zelensky speaking to the parliament in finland a short time afterwards said there was no reason for the railway station to be attacked. translation: this is - an ordinary railway terminal. people crowded, waiting for the trains to be evacuated to the safe territory. they hit these people. there are witnesses, there are videos, there are remnants of the missiles and dead people. in borodyanka, underneath the rubble, more casualties of war, bodies still being pulled from what remains of the town. ukrainian officials accused moscow of deliberately targeting areas with shelling. today, in a sign of solidarity with ukraine the european commission president ursula von der leyen is visiting kyiv to hold talks. the ukrainian government wants sanctions increased even f

we just had a tweet from a colleague, actually, emma vardy, who is down there at the scene, of the actuale this afternoon. they have issued a statement. they say it was a temporary mechanical issue and the european causeway is now continuing on its scheduled journey to larne, where it will discharge its passengers and cargo as planned. no reported injuries on board and all the relevant authorities have been informed. so it looked concerning for some time this afternoon. the weather conditions out in the irish sea, it is a lovely day here in belfast, clear blue skies, good visibility, the seas were slight, but concerningly there was an easterly breeze blowing, force 3—5, quite breezy out at sea and that easterly breeze would have been blowing that ship towards the coastline quite quickly, so it was a matter of urgency to get it either under way again by its own power, or to get some lines onto it with tugs, so that is what was the urgency earlier this afternoon. it has not been resolved, but i'm sure it was pretty alarming for those people on board suddenly to be on a ship without any powe

here's our correspondent, emma vardy. if they could escape.th the rubble, more casualties of war, bodies being removed from what remains of the town. ukrainian officials accused moscow of deliberately targeting areas with shelling and in a sign of solidarity with ukraine the european commission president ursula von der leyen is visiting kyiv to hold talks. the ukrainian government wants sanctions increased further in russia. the eu's dependence on russian oil and gas they argue is helping to fund its military aggression. in the western city of lviv a protest outside the russian embassy, accusing russian troops of loading areas they have captured. the everyday objects stolen from family homes. there is outrage and despair in ukraine over the alleged brutality civilians have suffered at the hands of russian soldiers. talk to people here, many echo the cause of the ukrainian president for more military support to be given to ukraine because there is fear over what more is to come. russian forces have sustained losses. as they regroup, the expecta

let's get the latest from our correspondent, emma vardy. trapped in a nightmare but clinging on.ents of mariupol remain cut off from the outside walls, these are the images that russia wants you to see, aid from russia wants you to see, aid from russia being distributed within the besieged city but the footage is tightly controlled. around them, there is little left to destroy but there is little left to destroy but the relentless bombing of marrow luck mariupol continues. —— the relentless bombing of mariupol. -- the relentless bombing of mariunol-_ -- the relentless bombing of mariuol. ., ., , ., , mariupol. how can i leave, my house is blown up? — mariupol. how can i leave, my house is blown up? i'm _ mariupol. how can i leave, my house is blown up? i'm standing _ mariupol. how can i leave, my house is blown up? i'm standing in - mariupol. how can i leave, my house is blown up? i'm standing in front - is blown up? i'm standing in front of you and that is all they have, i have nothing, just a blown up house. it is scary and terrible, the problem with food, i don't know what to

thank you very much- _ let's speak to our correspondent in lviv — emma vardy.e lines we are getting out of ukraine this morning, one of these being reports, this is the charity, that hospitals have been targeted with cluster bombs. what can you tell us about that? , _, , bombs. what can you tell us about that? , ,., , ., that? they were reports from the charity that _ that? they were reports from the charity that said _ that? they were reports from the charity that said whilst _ that? they were reports from the charity that said whilst they - that? they were reports from the charity that said whilst they were | charity that said whilst they were there visiting the hospital, there were explosions and it was hit by strikes. they had to evacuate very quickly. it is really their word we are going on at the moment but they saw at least one casualty. another sign that hospitals are potentially being targeted. as we have been hearing, that is something as well which russia denies, those denials have continued. we heard the passionate address from the ukrainian preside

and we can go live to lviv in western ukraine, and our correspondent emma vardy.has been happening in butcher in particular but also allegations of mass occurs elsewhere and today volodymyr zelensky will be addressing the un. —— bucha. zelensky will be addressing the un. -- bucha. ., , zelensky will be addressing the un. -- bucha. . , ., -- bucha. that is right, the footage and images — -- bucha. that is right, the footage and images coming _ -- bucha. that is right, the footage and images coming from _ -- bucha. that is right, the footage and images coming from bucha - -- bucha. that is right, the footage and images coming from bucha has| and images coming from bucha has sparked outrage from world leaders, condemnation around the world, it is having a real impact and the ukrainian president really has the attention of the world, he will be addressing the un security council and will be calling for help from the international community to help document and build the evidence on the ground to support his claims of these alleged war crimes being carried out by russi

we can speak now to our correspondent emma vardy, who is in the western city of lviv. nice to see you. jeremy was saying the russian focus now is on the east of ukraine and there has been all this attention on there has been all this attention on the city of mariupol. that there has been all this attention on the city of mariupol.— the city of mariupol. that is right, this withdrawal _ the city of mariupol. that is right, this withdrawal of _ the city of mariupol. that is right, this withdrawal of troops - the city of mariupol. that is right, this withdrawal of troops from - this withdrawal of troops from around — this withdrawal of troops from around kyiv and other key cities are becoming _ around kyiv and other key cities are becoming more apparent, ukrainian officials _ becoming more apparent, ukrainian officials calling it a rapid withdrawal from some of the ground they were _ withdrawal from some of the ground they were occupying, seeing it as a success— they were occupying, seeing it as a success for— they were occupying, seeing it as a success for the ukrainian f

let's get the latest on the ground in ukraine from our correspondent, emma vardy. on. while the residents of mariupol remain cut off from the outside world, these are the images that russia wants you to see. aid from russia being distributed inside the besieged city. but the footage is tightly controlled. around them, there is little left to destroy. but the relentless bombing of mariupol continues. efforts to organise a mass evacuation have so far failed. translation: how can i leave? my house was blown up. i am standing here in front of you. that is basically all i have. i have absolutely nothing, just a blown up house. it is scary and terrible and the problem with food, i don't know what to do. sometimes you find something, sometimes people treat you, sometimes you receive humanitarian aid. but what shall i do after it is all gone? i don't know. ukrainian president as defiant as ever continues to reach out to world leaders. today, addressing the irish parliament. again, he laid bare the war crimes he says russia is carrying out in plain sight. translation: for t

our correspondent emma vardy is in the western city of lviv. dymyr zelensky is an effective communicator but what will he be asking for — and will he get it? well, mr zelensky knows, of course, the world is watching more closely than ever now, and today he is likely to call for the international involvement, the involvement of the international community in investigating and documenting these alleged war crimes that he is accusing russia of. he wants this to be very transparent, he wants the world to see the massacre that he says russian forces have carried out in towns that they have now withdrawn from and he wants that to be very visible to the international community, and he will call for help with that today. to some extent, the process is already under way and mr zelensky has already formed a special team in ukraine to help document what's gone on on the ground, the us says it is supporting an international team of experts being sent to the region to document and gather evidence. the eu as well says it is sending a team to do that too. so t

let's speak now to emma vardy, our correspondent in lviv. have things been there overnight? the main developments here are this gradual but noticeable withdrawal of troops from around the northern cities like kyiv, we heard from president zelensky in another address last night, saying in some places those russian troops are being pushed back through ukrainian counter offensives in other areas. he says they are just withdrawing of their own and we see this reek of focusing by moscow on the east of ukraine there. and president zelensky was very clear, he said the situation was going to become more difficult in eastern areas of ukraine, he said russians are preparing for more strikes, ukraine is preparing an ever more active defence and zelensky has previously vowed to fight and fight for every metre of territory but it provides some relief around kyiv. there are two particular cities, towns, just outside kyiv which had been taken by russian forces, they are now back under the control of the ukrainian forces after the ukraine counterattack there

emma vardy, bbc news. handmade bowl. here he is making it in his workshop — and the money he makes will go towards supporting ukraine — he's so far raised more than £70,000. gabriel and his dad richard join us now. good morning to you both. £70,000, it is up to so far?— it is up to so far? yes, it has been a bit crazy- _ it is up to so far? yes, it has been a bit crazy- i _ it is up to so far? yes, it has been a bit crazy- i am — it is up to so far? yes, it has been a bit crazy. i am really _ it is up to so far? yes, it has been a bit crazy. i am really happy i it is up to so far? yes, it has been a bit crazy. i am really happy with| a bit crazy. i am really happy with how it has turned out and the money i have raised. this how it has turned out and the money i have raised-— i have raised. this is the bowl? we looked at how— i have raised. this is the bowl? we looked at how you _ i have raised. this is the bowl? we looked at how you make _ i have raised. this is the bowl? we looked at how you make it - i h

let's speak to our correspondent in lviv, emma vardy., we think of mariupol because we have been hearing for weeks that people are short of food, water, medicine, heat. tell us what the latest is in the situation there. i know the deputy prime minister of ukraine was talking about setting up humanitarian corridors. has it been any progress on that? you humanitarian corridors. has it been any progress on that?— humanitarian corridors. has it been any progress on that? you are right, that ci is any progress on that? you are right, that city is cut _ any progress on that? you are right, that city is cut off _ any progress on that? you are right, that city is cut off and _ any progress on that? you are right, that city is cut off and under- that city is cut off and under extreme bar department. we are told this is a tactic by russian forces to get the city to submit. there are still ukrainian forces they're resisting the attacks from russia. caught in the middle, tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the city. we understand they are shel

let's get the latest from our correspondent in lviv, emma vardy. emma, what details have emerged?ople, many of them elderly, — time 12 people, many of them elderly, passed away. they died. the people _ elderly, passed away. they died. the people remaining there had to sleep beside _ people remaining there had to sleep beside corpses. terrible stories of suffering — beside corpses. terrible stories of suffering. at times they say they were _ suffering. at times they say they were brought above ground and used as human _ were brought above ground and used as human shields, effectively. so 'ust as human shields, effectively. so just more — as human shields, effectively. so just more mounting evidence, really, these _ just more mounting evidence, really, these alleged russian war crimes that are _ these alleged russian war crimes that are coming out of these areas that are coming out of these areas that were — that are coming out of these areas that were occupied by russian forces for many— that were occupied by russian forces for many weeks. they are having a huge _ for many weeks. t

our correspondent emma vardy is in the western city of lviv. anks for being with us on bbc breakfast this morning. emma, we're hearing more evidence of atrocities allegedly committed by russian troops. how have people in ukraine responded? well, there was another passionate video address from the ukrainian president last night. he has accused russian forces of a deliberate massacre. he said that he is hoping to prosecute these alleged war crimes in ukraine. he said he's forming a special team to do that investigators, prosecutors, and judges and says that process will begin immediately. there was also a video address by president zelensky played at the grammys in which she urged the world not to stay silent. now of course it is particularly those images from the town of bucha which are drawing such condemnation internationally. those pictures of civilian bodies strewn across the street, some of them with their hands tied. now, since these images have been emerging, they've been gathered byjournalists who have been taken to these areas as russian

missiles, more bombs to my city and the destruction will continue of my city. 0ur correspondent emma vardyshe gave me the latest on this special team that president zelensky is setting up to look into alleged war crimes. this has all been sparked on the last couple of days in the last couple of days because as russian troops withdraw from certain key northern cities and the towns they had captured around it, the aftermath is becoming clear, as journalists are travelling into these areas and capturing these images of some streets, littered with the bodies of citizens, some with their hands tied and they appear to be shot. as you say, the ukrainian president last night very directly calling this genocide, accusing russia of war crimes, saying it is a deliberate massacre of civilians. and he is putting together, he says, this special team to immediately start the process of gathering evidence and possibly leading to prosecutions of war crimes. he is putting together a team of prosecutors, ofjudges, of investigators, to get that process moving as quickly as possible. and there was a surprise v

we can speak now to our correspondent emma vardy, who's in the western city of lviv.w seen the damage caused by the air strike on the railway station. what more do we know about that incident?- railway station. what more do we know about that incident? there has been worldwide _ know about that incident? there has been worldwide condemnation - know about that incident? there has been worldwide condemnation of. know about that incident? there has l been worldwide condemnation of that missile attack that took place when there were thousands of people at there were thousands of people at the station. they were bound to be civilian casualties. they have been thousands of people there in recent days trying to evacuate from the area. the death toll kept on rising yesterday. it is said to be about 50 people believed to have been killed there. those of the figures coming from local ukrainian officials on the ground. there has been worldwide condemnation overnight. the ukrainian president has called that another russian war crime, saying it shows evil without limits. those sen

security council later today saying forces were not involved in events in bucha 0ur correspondent emma vardy ukraine. she told me more about the reaction to the alleged atrocities in bucha. the footage and images coming from bucha has sparked outrage from world leaders, condemnation around the world, it is having a real impact and the ukrainian president, mr zelensky, really has the attention of the world, he will be addressing the un security council and will be calling for help from the international community to help document and build the evidence that's on the ground to support his claims of these alleged war crimes being carried out by russian forces. and the picture is still emerging hour by hour as journalists gain access to different parts of towns and cities where russian forces are now withdrawing from, and mr zelensky has called out for help from experts, from war crimes deems to be on the ground working with ukrainian officials, to build the evidence here and that process has already begun. he has put a team together, the us says it has sent over a team of experts to work with u

let�*s get the latest now — and go live to lviv in western ukraine, and our correspondent emma vardy.ly to take people out. is that right? lots of unknowns _ take people out. is that right? lots of unknowns about the progress they can make. there is a convoy of three vehicles we understand that the red rose said have now been able to get on the way to mariupol. that is three vehicles heading towards there are up to 170,000 people in desperate need of food and medical supplies and in desperate need of evacuation. the other effort in this todayis evacuation. the other effort in this today is there is another convoy of 45 buses hoping to get there and hoping to take many more people out of the city but it seems there�*s progress was stalled last night, we heard from the ukrainian deputy prime minister saying buses had been held up at a russian checkpoint and because there had been a number of failed attempts up to now, it is really difficult to know how far these vehicles can get. if they are able to evacuate people, that could help progress in the peace talks today. the situation has be