tom bateman, bbc news.usands of demonstrators from at least a dozen cities and towns have taken to the streets ensued on protesting lasts years military coup. police fired tear gas at one of the rallies in the capital, injuring several people and resulting in one death. a group of doctors say police ve targeted a hospital, firing tear gas which affected doctors and patients inside. the deputy to hong kong's chief executive has said he is willing to replace her when she stands down in june. a former security chief says he is available if the government approves. he oversaw the police response to widespread pro-democracy protests in 2019. he has been sanctioned by washington for his role in clamping down the opposition in hong kong. a security guard at the british embassy in berlin has been charged with nine offenses over the official secrets act, related to passing on information useful to russia. david valentine smith, a british national living in potsdam is a -- to be in court after being extradited to the

tom bateman, bbc news, eastern ukraine.: for more on the war in ukrainian president zelenskyy's speech to the u.n., i have been speaking to america's ambassador to the went, linda thomas-greenfield. ambassador, what was the atmosphere like inside the security council chamber when president zelenskyy played that video of the atrocities in bucha ? >> it was a sense of horror, a sense o sadness. and i really think a moment of proof, where we were actually seeing for the first time the results of this horble, horrible war that russia has carried out against the ukrainian people. laura: and yet, president zelenskyy was scathing about the united nations, saying that the security council cannot hold pressure to account because russia is a permanent member and will veto decisions. he is right, isn't he? >> he's not exactly right. we are holding russia to account. we have isolated russia in the security council. and i feel his frustration. he is under attack by the russians. no one can question his frustration with the council, and

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in eastern ukraine.ukraine the us has introduced a new round of sanctions. but in his latest video address, the ukrainian president said they did not go far enough. volodymyr zelensky added that moscow was making so much money from oil exports that it did not need to take peace talks seriously. if there is not overly painful package of sanctions against russia and if we don't get the supply of weapons that we really need that we have asked for many times it will be considered by russia's permission. considered by russia's ermission. , , ., ., considered by russia's ermission. ,, ., ., ., permission. permission to go further. permission - permission. permission to go further. permission to - permission. permission to go| further. permission to attack. permission to start a new bloody wave in the donbas. our north america correspondent, david willis is following the story and hejoins me now from los angeles. great to get you in the programme again. just listening to what president zelensky said there and l

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine.says the evidence appears to suggest, that russia is committing genocide in ukraine. he says it's becoming "clearer and clearer" that vladimir putin wants to "wipe out the idea of even being ukrainian." over the past two weeks, russian forces have been withdrawing from the north around the capital, after failing to enter kyiv. their retreat from the areas, shown here in purple, has allowed a clearer picture to emerge, of the terrible damage and destruction left in their wake. 0ur correspondent mark lowen has visited the towns of bucha and borodianka, travelling with those trying to document evidence of war crimes committed by russian troops. his report contains upsetting details. ten more. the numbers, the mass graves, the contempt for life. some so badly charred, they're just the pieces for ukraine to pick up. the man and the inhuman. what happened here in bucha and elsewhere are not just sins, says ukraine, but war crimes. french investigators and other international teams are helpin

tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro in central ukraine.using on eastern ukraine, the risk to people still living in the area is constant. thousands have fled over the past two months, but many, in particular the elderly, have chosen to stay put. clive myrie has been to the village of serhiivka near donetsk to talk to some of them. there's a storm brewing in the east. the ukrainian military are on the move in defence of the homeland. the landscape flat, open country, perfect for heavy armour, as russia readies to seize the donbas region. the road signs proving useless guides, by design. it's mid—morning in the village of serhiivkia. is that for the sleeve? and our presence piques the interest of the local territorial defence force. an army of volunteers ready for the russians. maxim is 26 and the local commander, born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in the east in this area? are you worried that the russians are going to come here? "we will be ready to greet the russians," he tells me. "they came to us with

tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro in central ukraine. is now focusing on the east of ukraine — and people living in these areas are under constant threat. since the war began, thousands have fled — but many elderly people have decided to stay put. clive myrie has been to the village of serhi—yeevka near donetsk to talk to some of them. there is a storm brewing in the east. the ukrainian military are on the move in defence of the homeland. the landscape flat, open country, perfect for heavy armour. as russia readies to seize the donbas region. the road signs proving useless guides by design. it is mid—morning in the village of serhiivka. 0ur presence piques the interest of the local territorial defence force. an army of volunteers ready for the russians. maksim is 26 and the local commander, born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in the east, in this area? are you worried that the russians are going to come here? we will be ready to greet the russians, he tells me. they came to us with weapons, not the other

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. an additional $800 million in military assistance to ukraine. the package includes artillery systems, rounds and armoured personnel carriers. the news came shortly after mr biden spoke to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. meanwhile, president biden says the evidence appears to suggest, that russia is committing genocide in ukraine. he says it's becoming "clearer and clearer," that vladimir putin wants to "wipe out the idea of even being ukrainian." over the past two weeks, russian forces have been withdrawing from the north around the capital, after failing to enter kyiv. their retreat from the areas, shown here in purple, has allowed a clearer picture to emerge, of the terrible damage and destruction left in their wake, 0ur correspondent, mark lowen, has visited the towns of bucha and borodianka, travelling with those trying to document evidence of war crimes committed by russian troops. his report contains upsetting details. ten more — the numbers, the mass graves, the contemp

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. reporting that the most important ship in russia's black sea fleet, the moskva missile cruiser, has been badly damaged after ammunition on board blew up, causing a fire. quoting the russian defence ministry, interfax says the crew had all been evacuated and the cause of the fire was being investigated. earlier, a ukrainian official said the ship had been hit by two missiles but this has not been confirmed. the moskya gained notoriety early in the war when ukrainian border guards defending an island refused its demand for their surrender. president biden has announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to ukraine. the package includes artillery systems, rounds and armoured personnel carriers. the news came shortly after mr biden spoke to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. meanwhile, president biden says the evidence appears to suggest that russia is committing genocide in ukraine. he says it's becoming "clearer and clearer"

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in eastern ukraine.l processing the terrible images of recent days coming out of kyiv�*s satellite towns and villages. places like bucha and borodyanka that russian troops occupied for several weeks, and where there's been 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 the ukrainian nation from the russian side. absolutely. do you think now, there is a moral imperative to stop buying russian oil and gas? paying money to russia and paying money to the russian budget, to finance this genocide, these crimes, these killings from the russian side. so, they have to stop buying oil and gas? absolutely, because buying this, they pay money for killings which we have seen in ukraine. is it blood

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in eastern ukraine.tern nations have responded to the allegations of war crimes against russia by imposing fresh sanctions. for more on president biden�*s response, here's our north america editor sarah smith in washington. there was quite an emotional response from president biden today when he declared that what's happening in ukraine is nothing less than major war crimes. and he directly linked the atrocities that are now being revealed in ukraine to new economic sanctions that are being announced today, saying russia must pay an immediate and severe price for what he called its "sickening brutality". so, the us and the uk have been working together on a new round of sanctions. both countries announcing today sanctions against sberbank, russia's largest financial institution, and also an outright ban on any new financial investment in russia, as well as personal economic sanctions against vladimir putin's two adult daughters, as well as the wife and daughter of the russian foreign minister and some ot

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine.eporting that the mostimportant ship in russia's black sea fleet, the flagship moskva missile cruiser, has been badly damaged after ammunition on—board blew up, causing a fire. quoting the russian defence ministry, interfax says the crew had all been evacuated and the cause of the fire was being investigated. earlier, a ukrainian official said the ship had been hit by two missiles but this has not been confirmed. the moskva gained notoriety early in the war when ukrainian border guards defending an island refused its demand for their surrender. meanwhile, president biden says the evidence appears to suggest that russia is committing genocide in ukraine. he says it's becoming "clearer and clearer" vladimir putin wants to wipe out the idea "of even being ukrainian". over the past two weeks, russian forces have been withdrawing from the north around the capital, after failing to enter kyiv. their retreat from the areas, shown here in purple, has allowed a clearer picture to emerge, of the

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine.uggest, that russia is committing genocide in ukraine. he says it's becoming "clearer and clearer" that vladimir putin wants to "wipe out the idea of even being ukrainian". over the past two weeks, russian forces have been withdrawing from the north around the capital, after failing to enter kyiv. their retreat from the areas shown here in purple has allowed a clearer picture to emerge of the terrible damage and destruction left in their wake. our correspondent mark lowen has visited the towns of bucha and borodyanka, travelling with those trying to document evidence of war crimes committed by russian troops. his report contains upsetting details. ten more. the numbers, the mass graves, the contempt for life. some so badly charred, they're just the pieces for ukraine to pick up. the man and the inhuman. what happened here in bucha and elsewhere are notjust sins, says ukraine, but war crimes. french investigators and other international teams are helping prepare a lawsuit against russia

tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro.nian�*s foreign minister says the situation in mariupol is both �*dire and heartbreaking'. dmytro kuleba has been speaking to margaret brennan from cbs news's �*face the nation'. how long can ukranian forces resist russian control of that city? the situation in mariupol is both dire, militarily, and heartbreaking. the city does not exist any more. the remainings of the ukrainian army and large group of civilians are basically encircled by the russian forces. they continue their struggle, but it seems, from the way the russian army behaves in mariupol, they decided to raze the city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you expecting in the coming weeks? intensification of heavy fighting in eastern ukraine, in donbas, large—scale offensive of russia in that part of ukraine, and also desperate attempts of the russian forces, as i said, to finish with mariupol at any cost. these are my expectations, and of course missile attacks on kyiv and other cities across ukraine seem to continu

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in eastern ukraine.escribed russia's actions in ukraine as "major war crimes" and urged the world to hold the perpetrators accountable. donald jensen is a former us diplomat, and now director for russia and europe at the us institute of peace — i asked him how you'd going about trying to prove such a case. it's long and its detailed but it's sometimes worth it. the ukrainian government, great humanitarian organisations like humanitarian organisations like human rights watch, the us government, the british government, the british government, i am sure they are painstakingly looking at the facts, building the case, seeing who is responsible and seeing who is responsible and seeing what happened, the pictures in my view speak for themselves. these are war crimes. but we have now, but we didn't have 20 years ago in the yugoslav crisis, for example, we have got much higher technology to identify troops, see who was in the area, we have overhead satellite images. we know for example in bucha what russian units

tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro in central ukraine. hearing, moscow is now focusing its war effort on this area, eastern ukraine, with people living here now under constant threat of a major offensive about to begin. since russia's initial invasion back in february, millions of people have fled their homes, but those staying in their communities have tended to be the elderly. i've been to the village of serhiivkia, near donetsk in eastern ukraine, to meet some of those staying put. there's a storm brewing in the east. the ukrainian military are on the move in defence of the homeland. the landscape flat, open country, perfect for heavy armour, as russia readies to seize the donbas region. the road signs proving useless guides, by design. it's mid—morning in the village of serhiivkia. is that for the sleeve? and our presence piques the interest of the local territorial defence force. an army of volunteers ready for the russians. maxim is 26 and the local commander, born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in eastern ukraine.rainian president said the new package of sanctions announced by britain and the united states did not go far enough. volodymyr zelensky added that moscow was making so much money from oil exports that it did not need to take peace talks seriously. if there is not a really painful package of sanctions against russia and if we don't get the supply of weapons that we really need, that we have asked for many times it will be considered by russia's permission. permission to go further. permission to attack. permission to start a new bloody wave in the donbas. evidence of bombings and atrocities have constantly been dismissed as fake news. us to talk about the campaign is a defence researcher with the rand corporation who joins us now from washington. thanks very much. we have world leaders talking about war crimes and then russia basically getting its arguments out and trying to blame ukraine of the sorts of things. tell me, how successful is putin's message been?— me, how successful is pu

tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro.en hearing, russia is now focusing on the east of ukraine — and people living in these areas are under constant threat. since the war began, thousands have fled but many mainly elderly people have decided to stay put. clive myrie has been to the village of serhi—yeevka near donetsk to talk to some of them. —— clive myrie has been to the village of serhiivka near donetsk to talk to some of them. there is a storm brewing in the east. the ukrainian military are on the move in defence of the homeland. the landscape flat, open country, perfect for heavy armour. as russia readies to seize the donbas region. the road signs proving useless guides by design. it is mid—morning in the village of serhiivka. our presence piques the interest of the local territorial defence force. an army of volunteers ready for the russians. this man, aged 26, and the local commander born and bred in the village. are you worried about the coming battle in the east, in this area? are you worried that the russians ar

our correspondent, tom bateman, reports now north of mariupol — he's been speaking to some of those who'veing. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they've had no contact with the outside world for weeks. and they faced the choice of a journey through the front line. air raid siren sounds. ..or starvation and siege at home. "the russians claim they came to liberate us," anna tells me. "mariupol has become a graveyard, and all the neighbourhoods are covered with the graves of civilians." "the air strikes were the scariest," nina tells me. "they are constantly shelling. one of their strikes killed seven people, two of them children. the craters in the ground were seven metres deep. it was terrifying," she says. yulia, with her two girls, survived in a basement for five weeks. their grandmother, tatyana, tried to ration the only food they had and says they drank dirty water from a well. translation: people - are having mental breakdowns. there's a woman we know who hanged h

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. the continuing agony of mariupol.ence appears to suggest that russia is committing genocide in ukraine. he says it's becoming "clearer and clearer," that vladimir putin wants to "wipe out the idea of even being ukrainian." evidence of alleged war crimes have been uncovered in areas from which russian troops have been retreating in the last couple of weeks, particularly to the north of the capital, kyiv. their retreat from the areas shown here in purple has allowed a clearer picture to emerge of the terrible damage and destruction left in their wake. 0ur correspondent, mark lowen, has visited the towns of bucha and borodyanka, travelling with those trying to document evidence of war crimes committed by russian troops. his report contains upsetting details. ten more. the numbers, the mass graves, the contempt for life. some so badly charred, they're just the pieces for ukraine to pick up. the man and the inhuman. what happened here in bucha and elsewhere are notjust sins, says ukraine, but war crimes. french investigato

tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro.eign minister says the situation in mariupol is both �*dire and heartbreaking'. dmytro kuleba has been speaking to margaret brennan from cbs news �*face the nation'. how long can you cranium forces resist russian control in that city? it is dire, militarily and heartbreaking. the city does not exist any more. the remaining is the ukrainian army and large of civilians are basically encircled by the russian forces. they continue their struggle, the russian forces. they continue theirstruggle, but the russian forces. they continue their struggle, but it seems, from their struggle, but it seems, from the way the russian army behaves in mariupol, they decided to raise the city to the ground at any cost. what city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are — city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you _ city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you expecting _ city to the ground at any cost. what exactly are you expecting in the coming weeks? in exactly are you expecting in

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine.sident zelensky will this afternoon address the un security council. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. what can we expect from that appearance at the un? i think probably this is going to be a highly emotionally charged occasion and probably fairly ugly as well. there has already been a row between britain and russia about how the meeting will be convened, russia feeling that the evidence will be loaded against them, we will have a briefing from kyiv and president zelensky will be speaking himself, he is likely, we saw his face yesterday when he visited bucha, he is highly angry and emotional about what he saw and he will almost certainly talk about genocide and appeal once more for britain, in particular, for more missiles and tanks in orderfor ukraine to defend itself. russia, asjenny hilljust said, is going to deny all of this. the kremlin spokesman has called this a monstrous forgery and has already said he thinks a truly impartial investigation is not possible. it m

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. putin face—to—face since russia's invasion of ukraine. it comes as russia defaults on its foreign debt. let's speak tojenny hill in moscow. jenny, internationalsanctions, then, are beginning to really bite into the russian economy? yes, although the technicalities and complexities of its payments to foreign investors mean that actually, in terms of that default, we won't really see any real significant impact. time yet, perhaps of greater import, really, is the visit of the austrian chancellor today, is the visit of the austrian chancellortoday, he is the visit of the austrian chancellor today, he and vladimir putin are meeting round about now. but i don't think anyone holds out great expectations of this meeting. the austrian chancellor has said he wants to talk about potential ceasefires, humanitarian corridors, he has also described this as a war of russian aggression, which he has demanded must stop. let's look at the evidence, so far, neither sanctions nor threats nor appeals hav

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in eastern ukraine.ainian authorities have reported the sexual assault of women by russian forces, since russia invaded. lyudmyla denisova, the ukrainian parliament's human rights commissioner, has been speaking to survivors from bucha, and other areas in ukraine previously under russian control. this is what she told the bbc, and a warning, her description is graphic. they knew weapon is raping women. we have a hotline phone, 2a hours and free, we created a group providing select a logical support —— psychological, and women have been calling us held in bucha together. there are 25 women aged 14—24 that were raped by russian soldiers. nine of them already died. that was happening for a month. of them already died. that was happening fora month. so, of them already died. that was happening for a month. so, these... these crimes will be investigated and every criminal will be punished. lyud myla lyudmyla denisova there. so, she says 25 women and girls were raped by russian forces in bucha, and that nine o

tom bateman, bbc news, in south—east ukraine. the latest on the war in the east of the country.n to explode and the vessel remains afloat. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow. steve, the ukrainians have a different story, they say they attacked russia's flagship in the fleet. what impact is the news having in moscow? ~ , . ., , ., moscow? well, it is certainly not dominating _ moscow? well, it is certainly not dominating the _ moscow? well, it is certainly not dominating the headlines - moscow? well, it is certainly not dominating the headlines here, i moscow? well, it is certainly not i dominating the headlines here, but then bad news rarely does. as you say, the russians admit their warship suffered significant damage because of a fire, they are not saying what caused the fire. whatever the circumstances, whatever the cause, one thing is clear. the fact the flagship of the russian black sea fleet was disabled, put out of action, was engulfed in flames, that goes against what president putin was saying only this week. he said a couple of days ago that his special m

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhia in eastern ukraine. let's talk to steve rosenberg in moscow.ing these appalling images of alleged war crimes that the whole of alleged war crimes that the whole of the rest of the world are seeing? are they seeing those images, too? welcomer russian tv has been showing graphic video from bucha or bodies scattered along a road, but because the kremlin controls television if completely, it controls the messaging, and it has been using these images to paint a very different picture to the russian public. for example, iwatched different picture to the russian public. for example, i watched the main political talk show today on russian state television. they broadcast the bucha pictures, but with the word fake in big red letters plastered all over the screen, to make viewers believe the claims of russian war crimes are simply invented. in the same way that the kremlin uses television to try to persuade russians that what is happening in ukraine isn't a war but a special operation, and that russia is not the aggressor, it is acting in self defence. n

tom bateman reports from -- where some people displaced from area paul have been seeking rashi -- seekinge. this report contains upsetting images. >> this is a city reduced to darkness and death. russia's troops now occupy the theater that was bombed as hundreds sheltered. there seeks -- six week siege of mariupol has rotted to the brink of falling. state tv in moscow should these unverified pictures, claiming they are ukrainian soldiers surrendering. the city's defenders posted their own videos holed up in the port and the factory, still fighting. >> we won't give up, says this marine. but, we are encircled with no resupply of ammunition or food. russian line, europe's 21stthe century war is fought in the trenches. mariupol's capture could see a push north here. if mariupol falls, what will happen here? >> well, we won't let this place turn into mariupol. they are holding on. >> the tally shows me there soviet era launchers. they also have brand-new western weapons, but they want war -- they want more. with the were about to move to a decisive phase. they are completely dug in here. as y

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhya in south—east ukraine.y to shrink by 45% this year because of the war with russia. the bank says enormous financial support is needed immediately to keep the government running, and to support the population. it's already provided nearly a billion dollars of assistance and is promising another two billion in the months ahead. ukraine was a global supplier of crops, including some file ukraine was a global supplier of crops, including let's speak to our correspondent, danjohnson, who is west of ukraine in lviv. fill us in with what has been happening overnight and if there are going to be any more safe routes for civilians to escape the places the russians are still shelling. neither we know there _ russians are still shelling. neither we know there has _ russians are still shelling. neither we know there has been _ russians are still shelling. neither we know there has been more - russians are still shelling. neitherj we know there has been more loss russians are still shelling. neither i we know there has

tom bateman sent this report from the town of zaporizhia where some people have managed to flee.. all they had to warn off the russian guns was a white scarf. they've survived the long journey through the front line, but now they're pleading for help for those left in mariupol. translation: ifeel pity for the kids, the women. how many homes were destroyed? you can rebuild houses, but you can't bring people back. tom bateman sent this report from the town of zaporizhia russia has laid siege to mariupol for over a month now. nearly 5,000 people — including more than 200 children — have been killed, say ukraine officials. this is your home? lubov shows me what's left of where she lived. with her son and granddaughter, she sheltered in the basement for days. "this was my daughter's house," she says. but others want to get back to mariupol. evgeny left for a work trip just before the invasion. he texts his wife, svetla na, every day, but there's no answer. they last spoke a month ago in a desperate call during the shelling, and now their home is gone. translation: it doesn't exist any

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine.housands of soldiers for its next operation in the east of the country. our correspondentjenny hill is in moscow. is there any more intelligence about what sort of timeframe we are talking about? four days there has been this warning of fresh attacks on the east. the kremlin doesn't _ fresh attacks on the east. tue: kremlin doesn't tend fresh attacks on the east. tte: kremlin doesn't tend to fresh attacks on the east. "tte: kremlin doesn't tend to share fresh attacks on the east. t'te: kremlin doesn't tend to share those kind of details with us, more is the pity, but we know of course they plan to intensify their efforts in the east of ukraine. they have stated their aim quite clearly. they want to take the whole of the donbas region, in their words, they want to liberate it. we don't know quite how and when this is going to happen but the signs, as you point out, do seem to be at the intensification has already begun. there is a school of thought that says vladimir putin wants to take

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine. jenny hill is our moscow correspondent.e might come. the kremlin doesn't tend to share those kinds of details with us and we know of course that they plan to intensify their efforts in the east of ukraine. they stated there and quite clearly and they want to liberated. and we don't know how and when this is going to happen but the signs do seem to point out that the intensification has already begun and there's a school of thought which says that vladimir putin wants to take the dawn bosse region by the ninth. it is very significant day where they commemorate the soviet victory over nazi germany. in the thinking goes that having presided over an invasion that has not gone to plan, vladimir putin could try to save face by telling russians on that day that he scored another historic victory as he would frame it by having taken some territory in eastern ukraine. lots of questions around but first of all, can he do it and does his military have the ability to take significant cements of territory there. but as of the end of the

tom bateman, bbc news.rying 33 passengers, mostly from france and spain. north korea is marking the tenth anniversary of the leadership of kimjong—un. one leading member of kimjong—un. one leading member of the worker's party of korea described him as a gifted thinker, outstanding statesman and great commander. johnny depp was my multi—million lawsuit is due to start later. both are expected to give evidence at the trial. johnny depp is suing his ex for libel over an article she co—wrote in the washington post in 2018 in which she discussed her experiences of domestic abuse. in 2020 he lost his libel case against the sun newspaper in the uk over an article that called him a wife—beater. the queen has spoken publicly for the first time about having covid, saying it left her very tired and exhausted. she said it during a video call with staff and patients. tt she said it during a video call with staff and patients.— staff and patients. it does leave one very tired — staff and patients. it does leave one very

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine.f the war, how it is fart, how it might end and the human consequences. if you want to ask your question, you can get in touch on twitter and you can e—mail us as well... we can go live to lviv in western ukraine and our correspondent anna foster. hello to you. president zelensky will be addressing the un security council for the first time today, the day after his own visit to bucha to see what has happened there the last few weeks. his aim, i suppose, is to build the pressure on russia, to build the strength of the international coalition. which he is calling on to investigate what has happened. calling on to investigate what has ha ened. . v calling on to investigate what has hauened. . v ., ., happened. that's right. throughout this he has used _ happened. that's right. throughout this he has used his _ happened. that's right. throughout this he has used his platform - happened. that's right. throughout this he has used his platform as - this he has used his platform as president a

our correspondent, tom bateman, reports now from the city of zaporizhzhia, north of mariupol, and he's who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they have had no contact with the outside world for weeks. they faced the choice of a journey through the front line. or starvation and siege at home. the russians claim they came to liberate us, anna says, mariupol has become a graveyard and all the neighbourhoods are covered with the graves of civilians. the air strikes were the scariest, nina says, they are constantly shelling. one strike killed seven people, two of them children. the craters in the ground were seven metres deep. it was terrifying, she says. julia with her two girles survived in a basement for five weeks. their grandmother tried to ration the food.— for five weeks. their grandmother tried to ration the food. people are havin: tried to ration the food. people are having mental— tried to ration the food. people are having m

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhya in south—east ukraine. independent review of all the declarations of interests he's made since becoming a minister following scrutiny over his wife's tax arrangements. our chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us now. good morning, adam. what should we make of this move by the chancellor? this is politician fighting for their reputation and their family's reputation, and to carry on in the job that with their reputation intact. and you can see why rishi sunak has made this move this morning to ask the prime minister to get his advisor of ministerial interests to look at everything the chancellor has done when it comes to declaring his and his family's financial interests. it would mean you would get a well respected independent person giving him the seal of approval which rishi sunak would hope would draw a line under all of this. also, rishi sunak�*s team ink that through the last few years, when he has had to have conversations with civil servants about his business interests and his wife's fin

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia, in south—east ukraine.his is the first time in history _ ventilation might this is the first time in history that _ ventilation might this is the first time in history that a _ ventilation might this is the first. time in history that a no-confidence time in history that a no—confidence has succeeded. it's righteousness, and evil— has succeeded. it's righteousness, and evil has— has succeeded. it's righteousness, and evil has been defeated. we need dialogue _ and evil has been defeated. we need dialogue if— and evil has been defeated. we need dialogue if we are to take this democratic process in this economy forward _ democratic process in this economy forward he — democratic process in this economy forward. , shehbaz sharif is from the pml—n, the pakistan muslim league nawaz. he was previously chief minister of punjab, the biggest province in pakistan, where he was generally seen as doing a good job. shahbaz sharif is best known for being brother to nawaz sharif, who served three times as prime minister. k

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine.h outside their homes in gloucestershire has been found guilty of murder at bristol crown court. 52—year—old yann arslan stabbed father—of—three, matthew boorman 27 times following a long—running neighborhood dispute near tewkesbury, last october. mr boorman�*s family are expected to make a statement outside the court today. a man has pleaded guilty to the murder of 18—year—old bobbi—anne mcleod. she disappeared near her home in plymouth last november. her body was found in woodland a few miles away, three days later. 24—year—old cody ackland was charged with her murder. jenny kumah has the background to the case. bobbi—anne mcleod, just 18 years old when she went missing. the student was last seen not far from her home at this bus stop on the 20th of november at around 6:00 in the evening. she was due to meet friends for a night out but never arrived. after three days of searching, police found her body in a wood near the coast, about seven miles from her home. cody ackland, a guitari

tom bateman sent this report from the town of zaporizhia where some people have managed to flee.an guns was a white scarf. they've survived the long journey through the front line, but now they're pleading for help for those left in mariupol. translation: ifeel pity for the kids, the women. how many homes were destroyed? you can rebuild houses, but you can't bring people back. russia has laid siege to mariupol for over a month now. nearly 5000 people including more than 200 children have been killed, say ukraine officials. this is your home? lubov shows me what's left of where she lived. with her son and granddaughter, she sheltered in the basement for days. "this was my daughter's house," she says. evgeny left for a work trip just before the invasion. he texts his wife, svetla na, every day, but there's no answer. they last spoke a month ago in a desperate call during the shelling, and now their home is gone. translation: it doesn't exist any more. - it's been destroyed by shelling or an air strike. i don't have anywhere to go. and i still don't know whether my wife is alive or

tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. our correspondent jenny hill is in moscow.what they provide. as you know, the kremlin continues to deny any kind of involvement in the allegations of war crimes there, and we've had more of that insistent denial overnight. the russian ambassador to the us has said these are unfounded accusations, coordinated efforts by western countries to demonise the russian army. as you know, the kremlin has accused ukraine of faking the pictures that you've seen, the witness accounts you may have heard or read in places like bucha, it says its troops have nothing to do with that and it says ukraine has in essence made it all up in order to make russia look bad and to escalate violence and to disrupt ongoing peace talks. it is a classic kremlin tactic, this, we have seen them do it before or during other conflicts. we saw them try to do itjust last month when that hospital in mariupol was struck by an apparent missile. russians then this was fake news, concocted by ukraine, aided by the west, spread by westernjournalists. it is interesting

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