this is the world today from bbc news. our latest headlines. a bbc documentary gives a first person view of the bitter fighting on ukraine's eastern front. four gunmen accused of carrying out the moscow concert hall attack are charged with terrorism. two men are found guilty of murdering a 23—year—old footballer — two days after he brushed past a new bbc documentary brings home the stark reality of the bitter fighting taking place on the front line. it follows a single ukrainian infantry battalion whose troops, led by commander vovan,

wore body cameras, capturing in detail their efforts to defend a railway line in the kupyansk forest in the east of the country. if the russians were to seize the line, they could use it to launch an attack on the major city of kharkiv. you may find some of this report distressing.

quite an extraordinary documentary. i wasjoined earlier byjamie roberts who directed the documentary. he spoke about how he filmed this intimate viewpoint of the frontline in ukraine. i filled with several different brigades. really looking to try and get into the front line where people can go, fighters who are reading about it, but not seeing it, so he used had worn cameras, plus i was observationally filming an interview with the soldiers at the command post. did with the soldiers at the command ost. , , ., ., ., , post. did they want the world to see what's going — post. did they want the world to see what's going on? — post. did they want the world to see what's going on? they _ post. did they want the world to see what's going on? they didn't - post. did they want the world to see what's going on? they didn't think l what's going on? they didn't think that initially. _ what's going on? they didn't think that initially, when _ what's going on? they didn't think that initially, when they _ what's going on? they didn't think that initially, when they sat - what's going on? they didn't think that initially, when they sat with i that initially, when they sat with our commander —— we sat with their commander, he said he wanted to show what their boys are doing out here.

they're very isolated on the eastern front. we are the first people who balks at the door for months. they've been taking heavily losses but fighting hard against the russians. i think they were interested to allowed the documentation of the story. just cive us documentation of the story. just give us an _ documentation of the story. just give us an example of the kind of losses that there are on a mission like the one that we were watching there. ~ ., there. with the unit that we were with, there _ there. with the unit that we were with, there were _ there. with the unit that we were with, there were 99 _ there. with the unit that we were with, there were 99 people. - there. with the unit that we were i with, there were 99 people. they lost ten soldiers, 66 wounded, had to be taken out of the battlefield. that's including amputations. this was commons with —— common with the brigades. there was one group that i had planned to film with and when ira, it was 85% had gone. —— when i arrived. the military really found it tough to recruit more. there were

very young soldiers and quite a lot of older soldiers, but that core has been hollowed out because the draught age is quite high, there's a lot of people who don't want to join the army or who just aren't coming to military officers. so the army or who just aren't coming to military officers.— to military officers. so it's a stru: ale to military officers. so it's a struggle to _ to military officers. so it's a struggle to get _ to military officers. so it's a struggle to get recruits - to military officers. so it's a struggle to get recruits and | to military officers. so it's a - struggle to get recruits and also weapons, and that's also one of the big things — they are really up against it. the odds against them are very tough because they don't have the ammunition and the weapons. yeah, there's a lot of talk about how much money has been sent over there. when i arrived, i was shocked because they didn't see any javelins, any tanks, any high—tech weapons. if you're lucky, soviet machine cunning and even some of these were running out. we had some tanks that got smashed pretty

quickly. weapons are very expensive. their argument was they needed more money for weapons, otherwise they had to be fighting on their own doorstep. i5 had to be fighting on their own doorste -. , . had to be fighting on their own doorste. , . . , had to be fighting on their own doorste. , ., ., , doorstep. is a really powerful piece of television. _ doorstep. is a really powerful piece of television. how _ doorstep. is a really powerful piece of television. how important - doorstep. is a really powerful piece of television. how important do - doorstep. is a really powerful piece | of television. how important do you think it is to see some of those moments around the world to see what is happening on the front line. everybody was horrified when the invasion happened, but attention has moved on. what is it to keep showing what is happening in ukraine? we live in what is happening in ukraine? - live in an interconnected world. but

also, we listen to those politicians and pundits. ithink also, we listen to those politicians and pundits. i think it's important. if you want to make your opinions. i wasjust focus on if you want to make your opinions. i was just focus on really getting the film. i was more worried about missing the van or us leaving us without —— them leaving us. they've allowed us access. they represented their life in their struggle. jamie roberts, their life in their struggle. jamie roberts. who — their life in their struggle. jamie roberts, who directed _ their life in their struggle. jamie roberts, who directed the - their life in their struggle. jamie roberts, who directed the incredible documentary. the full documentary will air on bbc new at nine o'clock. it will also be available on the bbc iplayer.

president putin has confirmed that radical islamists carried out friday's deadly attack on a moscow concert hall that left at least 139 people dead and many injured. but he again claimed that the suspected attackers tried to flee to ukraine — an allegation that kyiv has dismissed as ridiculous — and he said the shooting fits in a wider campaign of intimidation by ukraine. earlier, four men appeared in court over the massacre. three of the men were marched into court bent double with cuts and bruises on their faces, while the fourth was in a wheelchair. all showed signs of having been beaten. they were charged with committing an act of terrorism and face life sentences. they're said to be nationals of tajikistan. meanwhile the search for clues continues at the scene of the attack, the crocus city hall. the islamic state group says it carried out the killings and has uploaded graphic videos. the bbc�*s russia editor,

steve rosenberg told us that linking the attacks to ukraine was politically beneficial for russia. if russian authorities come out and say this wasn't an attack by islamic state then some people in russia might say, hang on a minute, if radical islam is the real threat then why hasn't russia been focused 100% on fighting that threat? why has russia chosen a different enemy to fight for the last two years, ukraine? plus, claiming that ukraine was behind this further demonises ukraine in the eyes of the russian people and it gives the authorities possible pretext for any future escalation in its war against ukraine. the media here has been promoting this narrative that ukraine was in some way linked to this but the russian papers this morning, quite extraordinary, blaming ukraine without any evidence. in one paper, a russian mp said, "we now have to take care of and destroy the terrorist threat."

steve rosenberg. still to come on the world today — olivia coleman calls out the gender pay disparity in acting. we'll discuss this with a gender pay expert. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news.

in the uk, two men have been found guilty of the murder of the footballer cody fisher, who was stabbed in a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day in 2022. the 23—year—old was targeted after he brushed past one of the men in a bar two days earlier. remy gordon and kami carpenter had blamed each other for the stabbing. cody fisher's mother said the men are "pure evil." our midlands correspondent phil mackie was in court. commentator: right, we are ready to get back under way. _ cody fisher was a talented

footballer who had spent time in the youth and academy set—up at birmingham city and walsall before settling into a career as a semi—pro for a number of midlands' sides. his friends and family said he lived life to the full. he was killed in the crane nightclub over a trivial incident two days earlier. we all kind of lived and did our best for cody, and now he is no longer here. it's hard to come to terms with what to do. he sighs his fate had been sealed when he brushed past remy gordon in a bar on christmas eve. you can just about see gordon's angry reaction just afterwards. cody thought nothing of it, but gordon spent the next two days messaging people to try to track him down. on boxing day, cody, his best friend dan and his girlfriend jess all went to the crane club. suddenly, gordon, carpenter

and their friends attacked cody. so, i was trying to wake him up. and i thought, "right, i need to put him in the recovery position so he doesn't choke." and that's when i put my hand down and felt the knife. jess was screaming and crying her eyes out, so i grabbed her to comfort her, and that's when she shouted, "why have they got knives in here?" that's when i realised he had been stabbed. when gordon and kami carpenter arrived in the crane nightclub earlier, security checks had been cursory at best. they'd smuggled in a large knife with a serrated blade. the crane lost its licence straight away. this is no longer a club, but what happened that night has raised questions. should they look again at introducing tougher rules for nightclubs? shouting this was gordon being arrested. in court, he blamed carpenter, and carpenter blamed him. today they were convicted of murder.

a third defendant, reegan anderson, was found guilty of affray. the evilness and the cowardliness of those individuals that did - that to him for nothing. who even does that? who? _ so, you can bump into somebody in a pub or a club or whatever, i you know, accidentally, - and that is the repercussion, to be that evil? cody fisher, a life lost over something so trivial. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. the oscar—winning british actress olivia colman has today shone the spotlight on the gender pay gap in the film industry — saying she knows said she would be paid "a lot more" for herfilms if she was a man. in an interview promoting her new film, wicked little letters, the star confirmed that

despite her accolades, she has been paid significantly less than her male counterparts in the past. she believes if her name were "oliver" instead of "olivia", the case would be different. let's speak to gender pay gap expert and senior lecturer in economics, dr sofia izquierdo sanchez, from the university of manchester. thank you very much indeed for being with us. how big a problem do you think the pay gap, the gender pay gap still is in the world of acting? weill. pay gap, the gender pay gap still is in the world of acting?— in the world of acting? well, it's a roblem in the world of acting? well, it's a problem that _ in the world of acting? well, it's a problem that has _ in the world of acting? well, it's a problem that has been _ in the world of acting? well, it's a problem that has been no - in the world of acting? well, it's a | problem that has been no reported for a number of years. problem that has been no reported fora number of years. i problem that has been no reported for a number of years. i believe it was patricia arquette in the oscars that talked about it publicly for the first, and after that, olivia colemanjoined.

it still seems to be significant in the film industry. to be significant in the film indust . ., �* to be significant in the film industry-— to be significant in the film indust . ., �* ., to be significant in the film indust . ., , industry. you've done some research on this. is this _ industry. you've done some research on this. is this a _ industry. you've done some research on this. is this a problem _ industry. you've done some research on this. is this a problem that - industry. you've done some research on this. is this a problem that you i on this. is this a problem that you think is getting better in the sense that the pay gap has narrowed a little bit or is it as bad as it was? it little bit or is it as bad as it was? ., , ., ., , ., was? it goes for movies from 1980-2015- — was? it goes for movies from 1980-2015. they _ was? it goes for movies from 1980-2015. they haven't - was? it goes for movies from i 1980-2015. they haven't looked was? it goes for movies from - 1980-2015. they haven't looked at it 1980—2015. they haven't looked at it since then because we don't data for it. it shows the data, the persistent pay gap. it is not being broken down. we don't have the data for 2015, broken down. we don't have the data for2015, but broken down. we don't have the data for 2015, but we do have 344 movies.

what keeps the pay gap from closing? what keeps the pay gap from closing? what is this —— why is this persisting? what is this -- why is this persisting?— what is this -- why is this persisting? what is this -- why is this ersistin: ? , ' .,, ,., what is this -- why is this ersistinr? , ' �*, persisting? different ideas so it's the first pay _ persisting? different ideas so it's the first pay gap... _ persisting? different ideas so it's the first pay gap... even - persisting? different ideas so it's the first pay gap... even though. persisting? different ideas so it's l the first pay gap... even though we look at the front of the actors, the success they have previously have, there's still paying off. it is more on genderfor action there's still paying off. it is more on gender for action movies. there's still paying off. it is more on genderfor action movies. when you look at age, for all the actors over 50, this is a significant for all the genders. one, two b in the i'm so sorry, we want out of time.

but doctor dr sofia izquierdo sanchez, thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. staying with show business. sheridan smith is one of the uk's best—known actresses, winning awards for her tv and stage work in a career that has spanned more than two decades. now, she's back on the west end, starring as a broadway legend who is struggling with her mental health. our culture reporter, charlotte gallagher, spoke to her about the role. action! # you gotta make magic...# sheridan smith is back in the west end in a role she's described herself as being close to the bone. it's about this character, myrtle, who is a broadway actress, and she's kind of clinging on to life by her fingernails. and you don't know if she's going to make opening night. but it's just such a buzz.

it's like, i've never done anything like this before, so i'm really kind of pushing myself to the limit physically and mentally on this, but it's worth it. # one said to me cool. # down, down. # don't act the fool. # now, now. # i always act a fool. # ow, ow. # ain't nothing new. # now, now. she's experienced the highs of fame, starring in shows like gavin and stacey... sheridan smith, mrs biggs. ..and winning a bafta award, but also the lows. in 2016, she temporarily pulled out of the musical funny girl because of stress, exhaustion, and grief about her father's cancer diagnosis. # when they tell you, tell you that you can't...# i read that when you first got the script, you talk about how it's dark and it's challenging, you thought, "is this about me?" there's so many parts of the character that i relate to in that way. i've been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised, so there's definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. and it's a wonderful role, like, she's vulnerable, strong, but all over the place. and you kind of... the whole point of the story

is that you never know if she's going to be ok. i had a wobble, covered myself with tattoos, had my moment... which actually, i'm allowed to have my tattoos in this, for the firstjob ever. but, yeah, i lost a lot of confidence around that time. but it's come back, thankfully, due to friends and supportive people and being given opportunities like this again. i'm very grateful because that's the one thing, the public always kind of stood by me, even though whatever went on in the press and what was reported, they understood that, you know, when you're grieving, you can't really explain what you go through. and people were stopping me and cuddling me on the street! part of sheridan's new show involves her leaving the theatre and acting on the street, collapsing outside the stage door. the scene is shown to the audience inside on big screens. we get a lot of people crowding around to watch that scene every night. i mean, i would love people to get involved because it adds to it all, you know, it's so exciting. and then if people kind of come and help me or if people

are passing, it makes it alljust so live and real. and, you know, that's never done in the theatre, so it's such an exciting element of the musical. and have you've got a coachload of people coming from home? probably! i mean, on legally blonde, the whole village came and they all used to come in pink cowboy hats. this isn't that show. # what is this feeling that's haunting me at all times?# sheridan has been acting professionally since she was a teenager, leaving her home near doncaster and moving to london. i am very proud working class. me dad was from barnsley, proper yorkshireman, so i am very proud of where i've come from. but i have been very lucky, you know, like... when i moved to london when i was 16, i did, actually in the theatre next door i played tallulah and i stayed down since i was 16. so i've been one of the lucky ones. but it is quite hard, i think, for... it's getting better, i think working class kids are being able to get into drama schools and things like that,

but, yeah, i'm very proud of my roots and being a northerner, like you! yeah! sheridan became a mum in 2020, so could her son be following in her footsteps? he sees me on telly, like, he sees me in interviews. and then he came to the theatre and he's been in my dressing room and seen the picture and he goes, "mama!" but, yeah, this isn't shirley valentine! this isn't a light, fun show. so, i don't think he'll be watching this one. but he did, he came on stage with me when i did shirley valentine and did the bows, and he was loving it, he was waving to the crowd. but he's my pride and joy. he's the reason i do it all. and, yeah, very proud to have him. when he was doing the bows, did that worry you, did you think, "oh my god, he's going to be wanting to act straight away?" i did think that, i thought, "oh, no, he's got it in him, "there's something in him, he's loving it all!" charlotte gallagher, bbc news. christian is up with the context.

stay with us here on bbc news. hello there, good evening. it's looking a little bit more settled as we head into the bank holiday weekend, with lighter winds, a lot of dry weather around, and it could feel a bit warmer, too. but lots of wet and windy weather to get to before then. this was northern ireland earlier on today — a freshening southeasterly wind. there'll be further spells of rain as we head through the rest of the working week. it'll be blustery, and temperatures will be at or below the seasonal average. some of the showers could even turn out to be wintry over the tops of the hills. and we've seen some wintriness today across the hills of scotland there, and this warm front gradually pushing further northwards and eastwards. a cold front pretty much stationary, giving some further outbreaks of rain across devon and cornwall, and into southern and western wales through the night. most of that rain cools off into the north sea. still some wintry showers across northern and eastern scotland — watch out for some icy stretches here into tomorrow morning, it is going to be a cold night. blustery up towards the north of scotland, the northern isles.

further south, a mixture of cloud and clear spells. temperatures between 5—7 celsius, so a frost—free start to the day here. now, on tuesday, a lot of dry weather around. we see most of that rain clear off into the north sea — where will still be some wintry showers across northern and eastern scotland. windy across the northern isles, our cold front brings further outbreaks of rain into central, southern england, stretching up to the west midlands perhaps, and into eastern wales. temperatures peaking between 5—12 celsius north to south. and then, on wednesday, perhaps some early brightness across parts of east anglia — it's a very windy day with low pressure out towards the west. with low pressure out towards the west. strong, gusty winds for irish sea coast, more organised bands of showers tracking northwards and eastwards. some of the showers possibly wintry over the higher ground of wales and the southwest of england. it's a bit milder across scotland on wednesday, but a bit cooler further south. and low pressure dominant, too, on thursday — there'll be further heavy rain as we head through the small hours

across much of england and wales. again, bands of organised showers and brisk south—westerly winds, too, particularly towards english channel coasts, possibly severe gales here, so a very windy day on thursday. by the time we get to good friday, though, it should turn drier, especially in the afternoon, some showers at first, and temperatures will start to rise. so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog. it will be feeling a little warmer. bye— bye.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the result of the voting is as follows — 14 votes in favour. zero votes against. one abstention. applause. the draught resolution has been adopted as resolution 2728. we did not agree with everything in the resolution. for that reason, we were unfortunately not able to vote yes. however, as i've said before, we fully support some of the critical objectives in this non—binding resolution. we call for this resolution to be implemented immediately. - | president, we need to focus on how| we chart the way from an immediate humanitarian pause to a lasting,

sustainable peace without - a return to fighting.