deal by october. it's the final day of campaigning for marine le pen and emmanuel macron in france's tight presidential race. and billed as the biggest all british boxing match in 40 biggest all british boxing match in a0 years, tyson fury takes on dili and white at wembley. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: arbroath have been one of the great stories of the scottish football season, and the part—timers can take a big step towards premiership promotion this evening. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the united nations says there's growing evidence of war crimes being committed in ukraine, describing the situation as a horror story. us satellite images allegedly show a mass burial site containing around 200 graves near the besieged southern port city of mariupol, that russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. they do control most of the area, but hundreds of ukrainian troops are still hiding out in the sprawling azovstal steel plant. today, president putin accused ukrainian leaders of refusing to allow their soldiers to surrender. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, has more from southern ukraine. awarning, a warning, her report contains some images you may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about half a million people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol�*s mayor says some of the worst war crimes have been committed there. translation: they | killed 20,000 people. they did it on purpose. this is what i think. they intentionally prevented people from leaving mariupol. they set this genocide up by closing the city down and using land artillery and air strikes first, and then the warships arrived later. but russian forces have been accused of hiding civilian bodies in mass graves. these satellite images show them appearing over the course of a month. the civilians have been buried in manhush, a village outside mariupol. the southern city which has been besieged and encircled by russian forces four weeks, seen here in red. the last ukrainian troops in the city are holed up inside the azovstal steelworks, a mariupol�*s coast. 1000 civilians are still said to be in this sprawling industrial complex. on this missing persons wall, most of the faces and names that you can see are people from mariupol and now with the ongoing blockade and with communications cut off, it's almost a miracle for people to get out. these women escaped mariupol together on thursday, just a handful of people who made it through with a humanitarian convoy. a friendship born out of the horrors of this war. translation: people are risking their lives under fire. _ they have to because there is no running water, gas or electricity. there is a mosque with a well nearby, a lot of people got killed there. they got caught up in shelling. they were just looking for water in the city. but they are safe now and able to rebuild their lives in new cities and countries. the three women we met at the train station are now safely on their way to the west of the country but what about the conflict for the rest of ukraine? ukraine's government says comments by a russian general that russia want to take control of the southern part of the country and eastern parts of moldova show its invasion was about making territorial gains, that moscow's plans are far from being guaranteed. its troops have been blocked from reaching the key port city of odesa and its flagship carrier sank there last week. thank you for that. catherine byaruhanga in zaporizhzhia in central southern ukraine. miles of defensive trenches have been dug around the ukrainian capital, kyiv, as a precaution should russian troops return. life is a little less precarious now, after the city was successfully defended few weeks ago. our correspondent, mark lowen, has been spending time with ukrainian troops, in the capital. gunfire for the defenders of kyiv, the battle isn't over. this time, it's training, but while the enemy has retreated to the east, the danger still looms. vlad was a phd law student until the russians tried — and failed — to seize his city. do you think it is possible that they could come back? let's say we lose our positions on donbas or luhnask region and then they see that we don't have enough troops and resources to protect kyiv, they would come back for their initial aim to take over our capital and take over our government. in the forests of kyiv, we can't disclose where, the isist battalion is dug in — a crucial line of defence for the capital. how many kilometres of the trenches? i don't know. ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, i don't know. great britain sent us these weapons. it says anti—tank missiles from britain. yes, yes. and when was the last time that you used this weapon here? secret. translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, _ firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place, spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they're in this for the long haul because they now know that the threat to the very existence of their country will continue. forthose dug in, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance, and when ukraine's residents became its protectors. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. a man has been declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, nearly 15 years ago. she went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz in portugal in may 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday. our correspondent, jon kay, is in the algarve for us this evening. yes, it was here at the prosecutor's office that a very brief statement was issued saying that a man in a germanjail had been was issued saying that a man in a german jail had been told that he is now an arguido, an official suspect in the madeleine mccann disappearance case. we know the authorities here in portugal have been working closely with the police in germany and with the police in the uk and the timing of this development seems interesting. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on the 3rd may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns' holiday apartment in praia da luz — the moment her family's lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. overnight, portuguese prosecutors announced that they'd declared a new "arguido", or "formal suspect", in the case. it's understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the a5—year—old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he's known to have been living in portugal around the time madeleine disappeared, and german investigators say mobile phone records place him in praia da luz. but he has denied any involvement in the mccann case and has not been charged. you know, you have proximity, you have opportunity and you have a profile, with regards to an offender that absolutely fits — in the way that no others have. the last decade and a half have seen many potential breakthroughs come and go. madeleine disappeared from her family's apartment while her parents were dining at a restaurant in the complex, and in the early days of the investigation, the portuguese authorities made kate and gerry mccann official suspects, but that status was later withdrawn. injuly 2013, the uk's metropolitan police reviewed the case, saying they had new witnesses and new evidence and they searched areas close to where madeleine was last seen. it was injune 2020 that german police said they'd identified a prisoner as a suspect and the timing of christian brueckner now being made an arguido appears significant. next month, it will be 15 years since madeleine was reported missing and under portuguese law, it's not possible for someone to be given arguido status after 15 years. but the authorities here say the move was not driven by timing but by what they call "strong indications" of the practice of a crime. it is not clear at the moment what will happen next. we assume that the authorities here in portugal will want to to speak to this man. if so, we don't know whether that will happen in germany where he is being held or whether he will be brought back here. but we have in the last couple of minutes had a very brief statement from kate and gerry mccann, saying they welcome this news. they said that hopes were slim but they keep madeleine �*s memory alive. in a few days' time, it will be 15 years since she vanished. thank you for that. john kay live in portugal. borisjohnson says he still expects to be prime minister by the time the uk hopes to sign a new trade deal with india in six months' time. he's been speaking on a visit to new delhi, after talks with the indian prime minister, narendra modi. mrjohnson is facing a commons investigation, into whether he misled mps over what he knew about lockdown parties at number ten. our political correspondent, ben wright, has more from new delhi. the sun shone, the soldiers saluted and the ceremony never flagged. it was the red carpet treatment for boris johnson who was here for talks with his indian counterpart, narendra modi. after yesterday's torrid day of political turmoil at home, mrjohnson seemed pleased to bask in the welcome. a joyful reception, i wouldn't get that necessarily anywhere in england. this is when the visit got down to business. it's 75 years since india gained independence from britain and both countries say a free trade deal can be signed this year to mark the moment. next week, we're telling our negotiators, get it done by diwali in october. they had a long discussion about ukraine. india has held a neutral position on russia's invasion and borisjohnson did not come here to jab or pressure, but mr modi did call for peace. translation: we emphasise on an immediate ceasefire - in ukraine, and on the use of dialogue and diplomacy for resolving issues. while borisjohnson later confirmed the uk intended to deepen its military commitment to the crisis. so we're looking at sending tanks to poland. that's to allow warsaw to send its tanks to ukraine and the prime minister also said british diplomats would soon be returning to the capital. i can announce today that we will very shortly, next week, reopen our embassy in ukraine's capital city. it's been a difficult couple of days for the prime minister, who is now facing an inquiry by mps into whether he misled parliament. you said there will be a free trade agreement with india by diwali but considering the number of party investigations going on back home, are you absolutely sure you'll still be prime minister then? ok, the second answer is yes but... all trade agreements are tricky, to get to your point about trade, ben, and there will be tough asks of both sides, but i'm sure we can do it. boris johnson bristles at any mention of parties and the political problems he faces back at westminster. he is clearly irritated that it's taken the focus away from his efforts to deepen britain's ties with this surging economy. but it's where the party saga goes next that could determine borisjohnson�*s future as he returns to domestic political strife. ben wright, bbc news, delhi. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening: claims are more war crimes in ukraine. the united nations calls the latest allegations a horror story. and coming up, we speak to voters in bury to see what local issues matter to them ahead of next month's elections. coming up in the sport in the next 50 minutes on the bbc news channel, we look ahead to the blockbuster all british world title fight at wembley stadium. i will bring you the news from the way in between tyson fury and white. it's the final day of campaigning in france's presidential election, with voters going to the polls on sunday. the choice is between the incumbent, emmanuel macron, and marine le pen. millions are still thought to be undecided. my colleague reeta chakrabarti is in paris this evening. yes, in paris, as across the country, there is a fear that antipathy towards both candidates is the one thing that unites voters, but when people go to the polls this sunday, they'll be voting for very similar issues — key issues — to those we are facing at home — namely the cost of living crisis and ukraine. emmanuel macron is having to defend his record of five years in government, and it's been patchy, while marine le pen, although she's worked hard to soften her image, is viewed by many as extreme and far—right, and her proposal to ban muslim women from wearing the headscarf in public places is particularly controversial. our correspondent lucy williamson has been following the candidates on their last days on the campaign trail. it's a bit late for tips on how to learn to punch on his opponent. after five divisive years in power, what emmanuel macron needs is to persuade voters who'd quite like to punch him to give him their vote instead. florentine and chloe are both teachers here in the suburbs of paris. they voted for mr macron last time. now, they've come to give him a hard time. le pen isjust...huge disaster, but macron is still a disaster, i think, for school and for public services in france. he's killing that, step—by—step. florentine says she'll abstain on sunday rather than vote for macron again. i'm still hesitating. i think if i do it, i might really get sickjust after. he's a good talker, he knows how to try to seduce people but we're not stupid. chloe gets close enough to shout her question. through the scrum, macron grips her hand, and locks in her vote. translation: he gripped my hand and said, "we're going to do - "something about that, i promise." so i will vote for him, but i want something in return. there's a real choice on sunday about where france is heading. marine le pen is promising huge tax cuts and to take back control. emmanuel macron wants a global nation, set on economic reform. divisions here are deepening with every election cycle and voters are now split between two radically different views of the world — with one candidate presenting herself as the spokeswoman of the people, and the other saying he's protecting france from her. dylan says he voted far left in the first round of this election. on sunday, he's voting far right. translation: it's not that i like the idea - of voting for marine le pen, but we have to choose between the two, and when you're choosing between cholera and the plague, you choose the lesser of two evils. at herfinal rally, here in arras, marine le pen said voters should choose her to block mr macron. both say the other is dangerous. both spark loyalty in their own fans and loathing in those of their rival. but most voters belong to neither camp, and in this battle over france's future, they're being asked to choose a side. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. our europe editor katya adler is here. competing visions there are from the two candidates on france but also the world stage.— two candidates on france but also the world stage. massively different worldviews. let's _ the world stage. massively different worldviews. let's start _ the world stage. massively different worldviews. let's start with - the world stage. massively different worldviews. let's start with the - the world stage. massively different worldviews. let's start with the eu, | worldviews. let's start with the eu, you cannot get more enthusiastic than emmanuel macron. he passionately believes in the european project with france in a leading role whereas marine le pen is very eurosceptic. she has backed away from the idea of leaving the eu but brussels worries if she became president she would destroy the block from the inside by not keeping to the rules and you could say there are 27 countries and this is just one but this is france, the second largest economy in the eaves with the biggest military power. with this crisis between russia and ukraine that is even more important in a big player in nato. marine le pen has historic ties to moscow and wants to pull france out of nato military command so as we approach each sunday it's notjust a french people who are watching, brussels, washington, nato are biting their metaphorical males.— washington, nato are biting their metaphorical males. thank you, katya adler. the two candidates now have just under five hours of campaigning left, then it all comes down to the ballot boxes. there is now campaigning on saturday. polls will open across france at 8am on sunday — an exit poll is due to be released at 8pm local time when all polls across the country have closed. that should give us a pretty good idea of who the next french president will be. that's all from paris for now, but for more on the french election you can follow online at bbc.co.uk/news. a woman has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter, following the death of her seven—year—old son. hakeem hussein was found dead in a garden in birmingham, in november 2017. he was severely asthmatic, and coventry crown court was told he was left alone without his inhaler. phil mackie reports. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son's inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. on the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, went outside for some air, but collapsed and died. his mother couldn't help because she'd passed out after taking drugs, but later she wrote her dead son a letter in which she appeared to blame him for not waking her up. evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised her drug use over him. hakeem wasn'tjust failed by his mother, but also by the agencies who were responsible for him. they'd had plenty of warnings over a period of two years that culminated in a meeting on a friday afternoon at which a nurse said if he wasn't taken into care immediately, he would die. no action was taken. 36 hours later, his body was found here. at the time, birmingham children's services had already been rated inadequate for nearly a decade, during which time seven—year—old khyra ishaq, two—year—old keanu williams and keegan downer, aged 18 months, were among more than a dozen children known to the authorities who lost their lives. six months after hakeem died, a new trust was appointed to take over. and since then, inspections have shown things have improved. all of the agencies working together had not shared from each other enough information. one of the things that would happen today that didn't happen then is that that would have triggered an immediate response that afternoon. a serious case review into hakeem's death will be published within the next two months, but new systems have already been put in place to help minimise the risk of another death like hakeem's. phil mackey, bbc news, birmingham. retail sales in the uk have fallen for the second consecutive month, as the rising cost of living hits consumer spending. sales were down 1.a% in march, a much larger drop than expected. online sales also fell by 7.9%, as consumers cut spending on non—essential items. and there was a big fall in demand for petrol and diesel. the cost of filling up an average family car with petrol now stands at almost £90, 32% higher than a year ago. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it suggests around one in 17 people were infected last week — that's nearly 3.8 million people. in just under two weeks' time, voters in the english local elections will head to the polls with thousands of seats upforgrabs. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to bury, in greater manchester, to find out what issues are at the forefront of voters' minds. phone rings good afternoon, melissa janes. business is getting back to usual at this hair and beauty salon in bury, but it's been a tough few years. and with the economy still feeling far from smooth, it's clear what's on many minds here ahead of next month's local elections. i'd say the after effects of covid and the lockdown, then the price increases and the national crisis that we're all in. i feel it's just — this now is harder than the initial, you know, the initial lockdown itself. it's more the fact that, like, if the salon can keep me employed and whether i'll keep myjob. but that's the main thing, really. i have noticed a massive impact on my business. | just again, with the | uncertainty of it all. so are they convinced anyone has the solutions? i have no confidence in any particular politician at the moment. i think whichever way it goes, they'll all have a hard battle in trying to recover from the mess that's been made. in bury, and across england, these local elections will be a crucial reflection of the public mood. at this independent coffee and vinyl shop, they're interested in who'll do best for the area. which party is going to help the business, which is going to drive more people into bury, and what policies they've got around helping that, and making sure that there's plenty of people on the streets. it's clear people here care about local issues. after all, these elections will determine who runs local services. but the big picture counts, too. for the conservatives, this is a public verdict on gatherings in downing street and the government's response to the war in ukraine and spiralling prices. for labour, it's a question of whether people think they have any of the answers. the lib dems are trying to tap into frustration among voters to win support. there's much to play for. at bury croquet club, there is anger at lockdown events in westminster. less obvious is what impact that might have. i'm just appalled that anybody, you know, in any position could think that it's right to actually have drinks at work. and i think it's going to take a lot to get the trust back, regardless of which party you tend to traditionally vote. boris, yes, he's had his parties. even though it's not right, i'm sure he's not been on his own. would those kind of things factor into how you'd vote locally? i think locally, it matters what's important to the candidates and how they're going to respond with the money they've got and how they're going to spend it locally. with the greens and a host of other parties pitching for votes, these are local elections with national consequences. they'll show which parties are on course and which might need to change. alex forsyth, bbc news, bury. it's billed as the biggest all—british boxing match in a0 years. around 90,000 people are expected to watch the wbc heavyweight champion, tyson fury, take on dillian whyte at wembley tomorrow. our sports correspondent, ade adedoyin, has more details. face to face for one last time before their big showdown. it wasn't the usual shouting, shoving and shenanigans we've come to expect at a boxing press conference. but behind the smiles, two fierce competitors. you will get knocked out. you will lose. he will be given the best hiding he's ever had in his life. this is the first all—british heavyweight title fight here in the uk for nearly 30 years. it's also a homecoming for tyson fury. his first bout on british soil in nearly four years and the second defense of a title he won emphatically against deontay wilder in las vegas. i know dillian. i know him personally and he knows me. and we're going to rock and roll on the night, we're ready to throw down and treat us all to a hell of a barnstormer don't worry about that. his opponent, dillian whyte, is a rising star in world boxing who's campaigned for nearly three years to get this title shot. relatively unknown outside boxing circles, he told me at his training camp in portugal he's hoping to be punch perfect. i've earned this position, you know. i've been fighting for it for years. it should have happened three to three years ago. but, you know, we're where we are and it's finally happening. so, you know, i'm trying to not think, oh, my god, it's happening. i'm just preparing for it like any other fight. while the build—up has been somewhat overshadowed by the news that daniel kinahan, tyson fury�*s former business partner, has been sanctioned by the us government for allegedly running a criminal organisation, but for the fans here, their focus is on what is a huge night in british boxing history. the last major heavyweight title fight here in the uk involving two brits was when lennox lewis defeated frank bruno in cardiff in 1993. he believes this fight isjust as big. the last time i boxed frank bruno, it was in an outdoor stadium and the roar of the crowd, i still remember that. and now we're going to get it again with even more people in wembley. this is going to be terrific. 9a,000 fans will be in wembley stadium for what will be the biggest event in european boxing history. there have been rumours that this will be fury�*s last fight, but could he be having just a bit too much fun for that? ade adedoyin, bbc news wembley. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. we have just been talking about wind direction this weekend, west is best because we have a north—easterly wind so look how beautiful it's been in highland scotland as opposed to berkshire first thing this morning, a lot of low cloud. it stay dry and the cloud eventually broke up but it was a chilly start and a cloud sitting across the south of the ma corridor first thing tonight and thenit corridor first thing tonight and then it will push further north, perhaps clearer skies in northern ireland, north—west england and western scotland, still some low cloud across the far north—east so a great start for many of us, again that nike north—easterly breeze dragging in cloud of the north sea and up will be thick enough for a few scattered showers across central and southern wales and into south—west england so once again the wind direction and strength of the wind direction and strength of the wind a key feature, so sheltered western areas see the best of the sunshine with 16 degrees to height but if the cloud breaks up around london we might see 18