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central gaza, forcing thousand to flee. in the family of a good samaritan who died while helping a stranger in sheffield has paid tribute to him. his family says he devoted his life to helping others. the u.k. defense secretary has announced that hundreds of british-made air defense missiles are being shipped to ukraine, following one of the biggest aerial attacks by russia since the war began. at least 30 people have been killed and more than 160 injured in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. ukraine's air force says it is never seen so many locations targeted simulta simultaneously cities hit include kyiv, lviv.

land has a set an object entered at the nato country's airspace overnight. a polish general says the object, likely to be a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. james: it is and always has been the whole of ukraine which has been under attack. kyiv is still moscow's biggest prize. air defenses have improved your, but this attack -- air defenses have improved here, but this attack proved too much. >> i was woken up by a horrible sound. it was so frightening. the missile was flying in every thing was buzzing, so noisy. james: your love you no doubt that this was a direct missile strike -- you are left in the no doubt that this was a direct missile strike. you are motor used -- more used

to seeing damage from falling debris, but this reflects the scale of the russian attack. and seems like this have been replicated right across ukraine. a lucky escape in the northeast. this city is familiar wi missile strikes, but not 20 in a single morning. a shopping center in the east as well as a maternity hospital were hit. it didn't stop there. this is the port city of odessa in the south, where a residential block was struck. zaporizhzhia wasn't spared, either, where at least 8 were killed. even lviv in the west can which he sometimes feels far from the invasion, wasn't immune this time. all military targets were hit, as far as russia's defense ministry was concerned. ukraine's air force said it had

never seen so many missiles in one attack. in a war where moscow routinely strikes cities it can't occupy, that is saying something. >> james waterhouse reporting there. president biden has responded to the attacks in ukraine. he said, "after nearly two years of this devastating war, putin's objective remains unchanged. he seeks to obliterate ukraine and subjugate its people. you must be stopped. -- he must be stopped. unless congress takes action in the new year, we will not be able to continue sending weapons. congress must act without further delay." overtired kernel with the u.s. marine corps gave me his assessment of prident but -- a retired colonel with the u.s. marine corps gave me his assessment of president biden's comments. >> the president is justifiably frustrated with congress. they went up to christmas break without the agreemt president zelenskyy tried to obtain.

he is frustrated and is trying to send a message of support and it is unwavering support for ukraine, and he is hopeful that when congress gets back from its recess, this will be the number one priority on their agenda. >> and how likely is it that congress will listen and take action after these words and actions by russia? >> well, that is hard to predict. there is more support in congress for ukraine than is being discussed right now. what the republicans and some democrats quietly are doing is they are trying to force the president's hand by linking the funding legislation to what is going on in the southern border, which is an absolute disaster for the united states, with this complete the unhindered flow of immigrants across the border. so it's politics at its worst. so what i think is going to happen is you will see the congress eventually pass

legislation and give ukraine most if not all of what it wants. >> is this a personal mission by president biden, or is it purely political? >> i think what politician -- i think with politicians, i'm not sure you can go ahead and separate those things. number one, it is purely political. he is going into an election year and his polls in the united states are awful, his performance is generally by democrats and republicans acknowledged as awful. ukraine is one of the very few things he has been consistent on. we are going to have to wait and see how this all develops, for the republicans sense blood in the water over the southern border issue, so they are going to continue to punch biden in e nose, so to speak, over these efforts that he's

reportedly going ahead and promoting. >> a huge wave of attacks ernight on several cities across ukraine. how, in your view, do you think the war is going for president putin and also for ukrainians? >> well, i think this clearly was a response by putin to show that he is still a powerful man, he is still a player. the russians were embarrassed by the successful ukrainian assault on the landing ship just a couple days ago. you can almost always predict when the russians strike that card. -- strike back hard.% it is because they have been hit hard. the ukrainians as usual did a superb job. with no fleet themselves, they some 20% of the russian black sea fleet. this is a continuation of the russian way of war, which is putin as a bully primarily attacking civilian targets,

residential areas. i've heard that city hospitals and schools were also attacked. it is a shame, it's a tragedy, but there's nothing, not a single thing that is a surprise otr than maybe the magnitude of the attack. these missiles are hard to replace. russia really stepped up its game for this particular set of attacks. >> the retired colonel speaking to me earlier. the united nations says it is committed 150,000 palestinians -- estimated 150,000 postings are forced to flee from gaza as israeli forces advanced on refugee camps, and airstrikes are reported to have killed 20 displaced people in rafah, a town many people have fled to in recent days. talks to stop the fighting reported to have restarted in egypt, although there is no reported progress. our middle east correspondent sent this report, which does contain distressing images.

reporter: gathering in disbelief at the scene of another israeli strike. this is rafah, crowded with displaced gazans. last night the scenes were frantic, with 20 people killed, including children. others somehow making it out alive. amid all this suffering, ordinary palestinians asked when the war will stop. "the situation has gone be yond all limits. we are asking the world to stop the aggression. we are helpless." ongoing fighting means little aid is reaching gaza city. pictures should the desperate looting when this convoy finally arrived. the vast majority of gazans have been forced from their homes. people here have been setting up new makeshift camps as they fled from advancing israeli troops. new diplomatic efforts are taking shape even as the war rages on. a hamas delegation is in cairo

after egypt, a key mediator with israel, propod a new cease-fire deal. in israel, there is pressure to find a way to bring home the 100-plus hostages still in gaza. those released during a truce last month say they endured harsh conditions while health captained by -- held captive fight hamas fighters. nia accuses all gazans of being complacent with the armed group, something many would deny. >> families under hamas control. in retrospect i realize i was staying with the family. i asked myself, why am i at a family's house? why are there women and children here? reporter: israel says its aim in gaza is to dismantle the military governing capabilities. for now palestinian civilians are paying a huge price, forced to flee from their homes with no safe place to go.

>> and little earlier i spoke to the team leader for the u.n. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. she told me about the latest situation there. >> the humanitarian situation in rough is a human catastrophe-- in rafah is a human catastrophe. what we see is the continued arrivals of people who have fled three, four, five times. we estimate 10,000 people today have been arriving these last days just into the united nations shelters and many more are arriving into places outside of that, setting up makeshift shelters on the beach. any spot of land that is still vacant and even now literally on the roads they were on roundabouts and median strips, but has those have been congested with all of the shelters of everyone who has sought refuge here, we have people literally setting up shelters on the road. the situation in rafah is

nothing other than catastrophic, with well over a million people in desperate, desperate need, and also most critically in fear for their lives. >> we know that the israel defense forces have asked people in central gaza to go south. where is safe for them to go? is there anywhere for them to go? >> i do not believe that anyone on this planet could say at this moment in time that there is any safe place in gaza. earlier you reported on the air strike. here in rafah last night, there continue to be airstrikes in places that are supposed to be safe. the other day i was at a hospital, and the day after i visited it, there was an airstrike on the front that killed many, many people. all of these aspects, all of these attacks in areas that are not under evacuation orders, that are supposed to be safe, indicate to anyone that there is

currently no safe place in gaza. >> so there are airstrikes and of course also ground operations and fighting between israeli forces and palestinian armed groups. what is the situation like for humanitarian groups such as her own and aid agencies in terms of helping people there? >> our endeavor is so hugely complex and complicated, it is difficult to describe to anyone outside of gaza. the ground operations that have commenced in the middle area make it even more so. just yesterday our colleagues who were returning from a delivery to the north were shot at by israeli forces on their way back to the south. that indicates the level of intensity of this conflict. even more important than what we are facing is of course what people here are facing. i was in the al-aqsa hospital, and while i was there we had people brought in, two boys 14

and 16 years old, who were hit out on the street whilst trying to get food for their families. every day since i arrived in gaza, this is why this war must end, because the civilian toll is unconscionable. >> on the incident of the u.n. convoy being targeted, we haven't had a response from israel itself. have you heard from israel? has this been addressed by the u.n. to israel? >> it certainly has been addressed by the u.n. to israel because it is critical we are able to move everywhere in gaza to deliver assistance. as you rightly highlighted, there is tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people north in need of assistance. we must continue to strive to reach those people, and we must be able to move safely. we understand they are looking into it, but it is imperative that we are given the assurances that we will be able to move through these areas and deliver assistance to people who at this

point are not only desperate, but are starving and in dire need of assistance in order to survive. >> the team leader for the u.n. office for coordination of humanitarian affairs. around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making the news today. a british wan and her 22-year-old son have been killed in an avalanche while skiing in france. the mother, who was 54, and her son, who has not yet been named, had been skiing off-peak near the swiss border when they were buried by the avalanche. the chief inspector of prisons for england and wales has called for a fundamental reorientation in the way the system is run. charlie taylor said the high availability of drugs in some prisons was a barrier to rehabilitation, and he said many inmates were failing to learn to read and not developing the skills they need for life of work rather than crime. the home of the manchester city

footballer jack relation has been broken into while he was playing in his 3-1 win against everton. a million pounds worth of jewelry and watches were stolen. no arrests have been made. you are live with bbc news. here in the u.k., tributes have been paid to a man who died after a car hit a group of people in sheffield could police say christian marriott stopped to help an unconscious woman after an argument between two groups of people. his family paid tribute, saying the circumstances of his death show the sort of man he was, going to help rather than to turn away. reporter: chris marriott spent his life helping others. at a food bank, for i get advice charities, and volunteering to

make life better for those less fortunate than himself. the father of two young boys had a strong christian faith. when he saw an unconscious woman on a walk with his family, he rushed to help her and give first-aid. but while he was trying to save her life, he lost his own. his boss said the i.t. manager would always help others. >>'s raison d'être was to help others. he would see anybody and prepared to go and help. he had a heart for people. >> this is where chris marriott was hit and killed. a wedding party had been taking place in a house in this cul-de-sac. it descended into vience and disorder, and that spilled out into the street. chris marriott was an innocent passerby. >> a good samaritan, and he lost his life. just a big, big loss to the

families, to the communities as a whole. >> in a statement, chris marriott's family said "chris was a wonderful husband, dad, uncle, and friend to many. the circumstances of his death, although unfathomable, show the sort of man he was, to go help rather than turn away." one man aged 23 remains in police custody. a 55-year-old man was released on bail. a good samaritan, chris marrmarriott died trying to save a woman's life. she is in hospital in critical conditn. >> onto sport now and for a full round up, let's head to sarah. >> today is the only day between christmas and new year when there is no english premier league football. it is a good time to take stock of the top of the table. after arsenal failed to take their chance to go back above liverpool on thursday, it is

making for a pretty compelling title race with just six points separating the top five teams and competition further down as well. that must when we lose a game we are out, and when we win a game, we are there. what we have seen so far this year is, pfft everything can happen,. this is common for all the teams that are struggling, all of us struggling to get the results. keep going game by game. >> carlo has extended his contract with rail madrid, peering to end spec elation linking him with the brazil national team job. the italian has the deal until the end of the 2025-2026 season, extending his spell with the spanish club.

his deal was due to end next year. the brazilian fa president said he was sure the former milan and chelsea boss would join them. australian cricketers have seen a serious victory over pakistan. pat cummins finished with 10 wickets in the match. they chase 317 for victory. pakistan had looked well set to get to that target. but they then lost wickets quickly australia take an unassailable lead in the series. the next test is in sydney on tuesday. great britain and that a great start to the united cup with victory over the host and australia. a straight-set when overcome on a bench -- over tomlanovich.

she lost the mixed doubles but won the tie 2-1 overall rafa nadal will return to action head of the brisbane international in ms that maybe he is last. nadal's last competitive match was at the australian open. after missing three slams and 2023, he has slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he is realistic about h chances of winning more titles in 2024. >> for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today. what is possible is to enjoy the conduct of the court. i don't expect much nothing is impossible, but just be here is a victory. i hope i have the chance to enjoy. >> good to see rafa nadal back. you can stay on top of the

latest sport news using the bbc sport website. that is it for me for the moment. >> thank you very much. to the u.s. now, and maine has become the second state to rule the donald trump cannot run for president next year because of his actions leading up to the u.s. capitol riot in 2021. it follows a similar ruling in colorado earlier this month. both decisions are on hold as legal challenges make their way through the courts. our north america correspondent has been following events. reporter: i think the significance mainly is that this paicular decision is the first that has ever been taken by a state official to ban a presidential candidate from appearing on the primary ballot. and the official who made this decision, the secretary of state, shenna bellows, who is a democrat, ruled that according to a provision in the constitution, anyone who has been found to have engaged or

supported rebellion against the state is not eligible to stand on the prima ballot, and this came as a result of a public hearing after several registered voters applied to the office challenging donald trump's eligibility to stand. >> and how have donald trump and his team reacted? shingai: donald trump himself has not said anything, but he has over the course of the day been posting on his social-media platforms, truth social, showing the poles in which she ha surged -- polls in which he has surged. he is the front runner in the republican party, but in several swing states he is ahead of president biden. there is a wider argument made by his supporters that this is a ploy by the democratic party to prevent him from standing in these elections in november 2024. but it is a very divisive issue,

and we have heard arguments on both sides of the aisle where among them, some democrats have also said they don't believe that this is a decision that the state official should make. they say that this should be a decision that should be made by congress, and also the donald trump, even though he is accused of engaging insurrection, hasn't actually been formally charged or convicted he does face a separate case in which he is accused of trying to overthrow the 2020 election. he has pleaded not guilty. >> the first woman in the world to hold a hundred billion dollars fortune, according to the bloomberg billionaires index . emily brown reports. emily: the first woman in the world to hold $100 billion fortune, she is also ranked the 12th richest person globally according to the bloomberg billionaires and.

her grandfather counted the french beauty empire -- founded the french beauty empire l'oreal. l'oreal's shares raised to a record high in paris on thursday, and the firm has seen its sales rebound after the pandemic, when people under lockdown were using less makeup. the 70-year-old heiress has been named on this list, the bloomberg billionaires index, a daily ranking of the world's richest people. at the top of the list is dominated by men in the tech industry from the u.s. sitting at the very top is elon musk, spacex and tesla chief executive. he is worth $232 billion. but what about the other women on the list? seven places behind is alice walton, the heiress to the walmart fortune. she is worth $70 billion. closely behind is julia fletcher coke.

she is the widow of david koch, former chief executive of koch industries. at 20 six place is the granddaughter of the founder of the mars confectionery company. it is worth noting that of the 500 people named on this list, more than 180 of them are from the rest, china provided 52, and britain 17. >> thanks for narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪

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