have launched the first make a difference awards. it comes two years after bbc local radio started the popular make a difference slot during the pandemic to put people who were able to offer help in touch with those who needed it. for a full list of categories and details of how to nominate someone, go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full terms and a privacy notice. nominations are now open and will close on the 29th of april at 11.00pm. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today — the battle for mariupol — ukraine vows to keep fighting for the city after rejecting a russian ultimatum to surrender on the ground, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding — hundreds of thousands are trapped with little food or water. in kyiv, shelling in a residential and shopping area leaves at least six people dead.