welcome to bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira. our top stories: at least 13 people are killed after a shopping centre in ukraine is hit by a russian missile. president zelensky calls it �*a brazen terrorist attack�*. translation: today's russian strike on a shopping mall- in kremenchuk, is one of the greatest atrocities in the history of europe. nato plans a huge upgrade in rapid reaction forces. the alliance says the increase follows a direct threat from russia to european security. at least three people are dead, and many more injured, after a train derailed in the us state of missouri.

in jail injailyou can use in jail you can use these cigarettes as, like, currency. preparing for prison — we speak to some of the young in hong kong, as the territory prepares to mark 25 years since its handover. hello there. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. "one of the most brazen terrorist acts in european history" — that's how ukraine's president zelensky has described the russian attack on a crowded shopping centre in kremenchuk. at least 13 people have been killed in the missile strike, and more than 50 injured, but that figure could rise. the attack happened in kremenchuk in central ukraine, a long way from the front line.

the governor of the city said it was unlikely many survivors would be found in the rubble because the fire was so big. g7 leaders meeting in germany have called the attack "abominable". the bbc�*s nick beake is in kremenchuk with the latest. this is the smouldering wreckage of russia's latest attack — a shopping centre, although it's barely recognisable tonight. as those g7 leaders were meeting, president putin was sending his own message, and his missiles were hitting ukrainian civilians. i've got to warn you, there are some flashing images and also some details in my report that you might find distressing. this inferno is not a ukrainian military target. it's a ukrainian shopping centre. no weapons here, just families. these were the bewildering minutes after russia's latest devastating missile attack — today, on the central city of kremenchuk. inside the building, panic. "is anyone alive?" a man calls out.

there's a faint answer. "where are you? come here," the man says again. monday afternoon shoppers became paramedics, helping to load the injured into ambulances, those nearby at the time of impact struggling to make sense of what had happened. i was not far away from the place where it happened, some 500 metres away, and people were running around. after about 30 minutes, i started to go and check out the place. the centre was just destroyed. ijust... i'm out of words. i did not expect that something like this could happen in my town. as they began to clear the wreckage, the number of dead was rising, each piece of debris revealing a clearer picture of the damage done. for hours now, they've been bringing out these pieces

of mangled metalfrom the shopping centre, leaving them here, and the work goes on even though it's now pitch black, and that is because there is an urgency. many people were in this shopping centre at the time of the attack, and the fear is that many more people have died. speaking at the shopping centre, ukraine's interior minister told us this was an act of terrorism perpetrated by putin and the russian federation. president zelensky claimed up to 1,000 people could've been inside at the time and had these words. translation: only completely messed up terrorists _ for whom there's no place on earth would strike such a place. it's not an accidental hit by missiles. it's a deliberate russian strike. this carnage is more than 80 miles away from russian—occupied land, so it was most likely the work of a guided missile.

why here? we don't know. but moscow is showing this city and the watching world its assault on ukraine and its people is not going to stop. hope is fading very fast here tonight. you can see some of the exhausted firefighters just trying to catch their breath. the air here is still thick with the smoke that's billowing out of the destroyed shopping centre. you can see members of the military as well. it's past midnight here and the operation continues. they're not giving up, but when we look at the devastation behind us and video of the aftermath of the missile strike, the inferno that took hold, people here are thinking there's really very little chance that people would've survived this. that is people who weren't brought to safety. but this was not the only attack on ukrainian civilians today. in the east, in the donbas region, at least eight people were killed. we're told that two of them were teenagers.

more than 20 people injured. the information we're getting from that particular place is that those who were killed and injured were targeted or certainly hit as they were queuing for water. next big there with the latest on the war in ukraine. —— nick beake. nato says it will boost its quick reaction force from 40,000 to 300,000 in what the secretary general called the military alliance's "biggest overhaul of defence and deterrence since the cold war". jens stoltenberg was speaking as leaders of nato countries prepare to meet at a summit in madrid on tuesday. he said russia has become the most significant and direct threat to western security. we will transform the nato response force and increase the number of our high—readiness forces to well over 300,000. our new concept will guide us in an era of strategic competition.

i expect it will make clear that allies consider russia as the most significant and direct threat to our security. nato secretary general they are. let's take a closer look at that increase in numbers. before 2014, there were few nato forces in the eastern part of the alliance. but then came russia's annexation of crimea. in response nato sent battlegroups to estonia, latvia, lithuania and poland. and since then those forward, high alert, forces have gradually increased, they currently sit at 40,000. now, in line withjens stoltenberg's statement today, that number will increase seven—fold to 300,000. land, air, maritime and special operations forces, all of them ready to respond to an attack within hours. douglas lute is retired three—star general who went on to be the us ambassador

to nato in the final years of president barack 0bama's tenure. he's in washington. and joins us now. thank you very much for talking to us, ambassador. let's talk about the announcement byjens the announcement by jens stoltenberg. the announcement byjens stoltenberg. it the announcement by jens stoltenberg.— the announcement by jens stoltenberg. it sounds like a big deal- _ stoltenberg. it sounds like a big deal- it _ stoltenberg. it sounds like a big deal. it is _ stoltenberg. it sounds like a big deal. it is a _ stoltenberg. it sounds like a big deal. it is a big - stoltenberg. it sounds like a big deal. it is a big deal. - stoltenberg. it sounds like a | big deal. it is a big deal. the announcement today should be seen as a prelude to other such steps that need who will announce at the summit in madrid later this week but this first announcement is impressive, going from 40,000 as part of the nato response force as the secretary general announced, over300,000 force as the secretary general announced, over 300,000 is force as the secretary general announced, over300,000 is a massive step. announced, over 300,000 is a massive step-— massive step. you are familiar with some _ massive step. you are familiar with some of _ massive step. you are familiar with some of the _ massive step. you are familiar with some of the inner - massive step. you are familiar. with some of the inner workings of nato. what is the announcement tell us about the state of cooperation between the nations because presently something like this would have taken a lot of cooperation to put together? it’s

taken a lot of cooperation to put together?— put together? it's a very stron: put together? it's a very strong signal. _ put together? it's a very strong signal. the - put together? it's a very strong signal. the allies| put together? it's a very . strong signal. the allies are the term and to do everything necessary to defend native territory and deter further russian aggression in the face of the invasion of ukraine. going forward, what will really be interesting is to learn the details of behind this announcement. so which nations are providing these forces, just how ready will they be, will be prepared to move in days' notice, weeks, months? while the commanding control relationship be, when admitted by nato, who will they work for? finally, how we ensure their readiness, an annual exercise programme or a combination of that? there are a lot of details that we don't know yet. it a lot of details that we don't know yet-— a lot of details that we don't know et. , ~ know yet. it sounds like those are very important _ know yet. it sounds like those are very important details - know yet. it sounds like those | are very important details that you mentioned.— are very important details that you mentioned. absolutely. it's one thing to — you mentioned. absolutely. it's one thing to make _ you mentioned. absolutely. it's one thing to make the - one thing to make the announcement on the numbers are impressive. it signals commitment and solidarity in the alliance but the devil lives in the details. mil

lives in the details. all ri . ht. lives in the details. all right. you _ lives in the details. all right. you look - lives in the details. all right. you look at - lives in the details. all right. you look at long—term prospects for nato and when you were serving under president 0bama, he prescribed a pivot, away from your work, a pivot to the east. things have changed a lot now. what do you think russia's reaction with be and what is it for nato's long—term future? that what is it for nato's long-term future? �* . ., �* , future? at the core, it's always _ future? at the core, it's always been _ future? at the core, it's always been about - future? at the core, it's always been about the i future? at the core, it's - always been about the defence of the north atlantic area so most important in this case, western europe itself. so this is an important step that signals solidarity and alliance and its commitment that they will defend, the alliance will defence every inch of nato territory and it takes troops to do that. as for the potential pivot to asian, so forth, i think that's perhaps an unfortunate term because it

implies a departure from europe and refocused by us and asia. the 0bama change from the outset actually envisioned that reorientation towards europe, towards asia. it would always be founded on a solid base which was the defence of europe itself. so this is perhaps pivot isn't the best term but reorientation or rebalance might be a better term. shall might be a better term. all riaht, might be a better term. all right, ambassador lute, thank you for sharing your thoughts. let's turn to a developing story in the us now, where at least three people have been killed in a trail derailment. the crossing had no barriers or lights in the state of missouri. nearly 250 passengers were on—board, the amtrak train travelling to chicago from los angeles. well, our north america correspondent, david willis, is in los angeles.

what more detailed that we have about this? this what more detailed that we have about this?— about this? as you say, three --eole about this? as you say, three people are — about this? as you say, three people are thought _ about this? as you say, three people are thought to - about this? as you say, three people are thought to have i about this? as you say, three i people are thought to have been killed in this incident and dozens more, officials say, have been injured. that, after intercity passenger train are run by the national rail network here, amtrak, collided with a stationary vehicle at an unmanned crossing in the northern part of missouri, a rural area surrounded by farmland. that caused seven of the eight passenger compartments, trains, to actually leave the tracks and that has left a lot of people injured and having to scramble out of the windows of the train in order to get themselves clear of this incident. federal investigators are on their way to the scene, due to arrive there early tomorrow morning, and they will be seeking to

find out the speed at which this train was travelling when this train was travelling when this particular collision occurred. there are various forms of data that they can analyse including signal data and data from the train itself but amtrak says that there were 243 passengers and i2 but amtrak says that there were 243 passengers and 12 crew members on board this train when this incident happened and it comesjust 24 when this incident happened and it comes just 24 hours after a remarkably similarform of remarkably similar form of collision remarkably similarform of collision in california involving a amtrak train again pattern unmarked crossing which three people died and two others were injured in northern california on sunday. fill california on sunday. all ri . ht, california on sunday. all right, david _ california on sunday. all right, david willis, thank you for those details, tragic though they are. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the old knight of the sea — why this norwegian

veteran of world war ii has been honoured by france. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack cheering and applause challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years, and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.

this is bbc news — the latest headlines: at least 16 people are killed after a shopping centre in ukraine is hit by a russian missile. president zelenskyy calls it a brazen terrorist attack. nato plans a huge upgrade in rapid reaction forces. the alliance says the increase followed a direct threat from russia to european security. some breaking news now. as many as 42 people have been found dead inside trailer truck. live pictures from san antonio in texas

from where we are getting reports. as many as 40 two people have been found dead inside trailer trucks. it's thought they could be migrants. police are on the scene although they are yet to comment on the situation. the truck was discovered next to railroad tracks in the citys southwest side neighbourhood according to one local tv channel. some breaking news for you. those pictures from san antonio in texas where as many as 42 people have been found dead inside trailer trucks. we will bring you more as we get it. this friday marks the 25th anniversary of the handover of hong kong, from uk to chinese rule. china promised to protect democratic freedoms for 50 years, but new laws introduced in 2020 have effectively silenced all criticism in the territory. the bbc has spent the last year with young journalists and protesters as they live through the most turbulent period in hong kong's recent history, facing arrests and prison sentences. from hong kong, our correspondent danny vincent sent this report. i don't smoke. ijust hope that in jail,

you can use these cigarettes as currency. jennifer is 24 years old and she's preparing for prison. so, i got a pack of this, and i'm trying to see if i can use these as money in jail, but i'm still not sure about that. she was a student in hong kong in 2019 when millions took to the streets to demonstrate against greater control from beijing. she was arrested alongside 40 other protesters and convicted of rioting. i sincerely take it as a challenge for me. it's a challenge. it's like... in everyone's life, you definitely have some

trouble that you have to overcome. there have been more than 10,000 protest—related arrests since 2019. critics say the legal system is now being used as a weapon against those that speak out. a national security law is changing this city. when the authorities introduced the national security law, they said it would only impact a small number of people. two years on, and it's spread fear across the city. some people even say the changes now are bigger than when hong kong was returned to china. i've been following ronson chan, a prominentjournalist who feared he was a target of the new law. after the national security law enacted, as an independent media reporter, i will be on the target of the police.

translation: it's much easier to cross the red line. _ we don't know where the red line is. i'm still confident that i'll be fine. i haven't broken the law, i haven't done anything wrong, so why should i be afraid, right? last year, his publication, stand news, was closed. several editors were arrested under the national security law. ronson was released without charge. pro—beijing lawmakers say the national security law was needed to return stability to hong kong. every country and territory needs national security law to protect itself. we must protect our people from espionage, terrorism, political interference, subversion. that's what every government does. 25 years ago, britain handed control of the city to china. promises were made to protect fundamental freedoms. in the last two years,

those promises have been comprehensively broken. hong kong now seems increasingly like an ordinary chinese city. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. 10 people have been killed and more than 250 injured after an explosion of toxic gas injordan, at the port of aqaba. a chemical storage container fell while being transported, causing a large plume of what has been confirmed as chlorine gas. specialist teams have been sent to the port to deal with the cleanup operation. let's get some of the day's other news. here in the uk, mps have voted to unilitaterally change part of the brexit deal with the eu, in a move labelled illegal by the european bloc. the move faces further legislative hurdles but would scrap an agreement for the uk to check goods being moved

between great britain and northern ireland, which had been put in place to stop the return of a hard border on the island of ireland. iran and the united states plan to resume indirect talks in qatar in a fresh bid to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal scrapped by president trump. iranian state media said a delegation will fly to doha on tuesday. it'll be the first negotiations since march. the head of the united nations has warned the world's seas are in crisis while speaking at the opening of the un ocean conference in portugal. more than 7,000 delegates from around the world have joined the event, to discuss the threats of pollution and climate change to the world's oceans. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. 0ur oceans oui’ oceans cover 0ur oceans cover 70% of the planet surface, generating over half of the world's oxygen. they also have a vital role in the fight against climate change since they absorb 25% of all carbon dioxide emissions. it all that is in jeopardy

should global temperatures continue to increase as expected and cause sea levels to rise with them. at the opening of united nations 0cean conference, the head of the un issued a stark warning, urging the world to stop treating its waters like a rubbish dump. taste waters like a rubbish dump. we are facin: waters like a rubbish dump. - are facing what i would call an ocean emergency. 0ur oceans are issuing an sos. they are struggling, heating and acidifying. corals are dying. coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, sea grasses and wetlands are being degraded. fisheries are being depleted into the ocean is choking in plastic wastes.— into the ocean is choking in plastic wastes. that message was echoed — plastic wastes. that message was echoed by _ plastic wastes. that message was echoed by thousands - plastic wastes. that message was echoed by thousands of i was echoed by thousands of guests who travel to portugal to attend alongside

environmental leaders like the us climate envoyjohn kerry as well as heads of state from 20 countries. they came from places like sao paulo. i'm coming from kenya. south africa. napa california. garner, canada. the star of the blockbuster hit aquaman, jason momoa, also made an appearance as he was made an advocate for life below water. ilil" as he was made an advocate for life below water.— life below water. our ocean is in trouble- — life below water. our ocean is in trouble. we _ life below water. our ocean is in trouble. we need _ life below water. our ocean is| in trouble. we need ambition, and dedication, and we can change these outcomes. leaders ian to change these outcomes. leaders plan to adopt _ change these outcomes. leaders plan to adopt a _ change these outcomes. leaders plan to adopt a political - plan to adopt a political declaration the end of the conference. as the head of the un warned current pledges and treaties are still not enough to save the world's oceans. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

it's nearly 80 years now since the end of the second world war — and the number of people who fought in the conflict gets smaller with each day. 0ne survivor is nils severin 0kland, a norwegian who fought with the allies and helped liberate france. now the french government has finally said thank you. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. they were nursing home in western norway, a special occasion for a very special man. thanks a nursing home. nils severin 0kland is 107 years old. he is a veteran of the second world war and here is now a night of the french republic. the country's ambassador came toward him the honour earned during the darkest of days so many years ago. darkest of days so many years a . o. �* , darkest of days so many years ao, �* , ., darkest of days so many years ao, �*,., darkest of days so many years ago. as a convoy battles its way across _ ago. as a convoy battles its way across the _ ago. as a convoy battles its way across the atlantic. - ago. as a convoy battles its - way across the atlantic. legend has it winston _ way across the atlantic. legend has it winston churchill- way across the atlantic. legend has it winston churchill once i has it winston churchill once said, the only thing that really frightened him during the conflict was the peril of the conflict was the peril of

the u—boat. maintaining the shipping lanes was vital for the war effort. and playing his part was nils. he served at sea for the best part of four years. he also had a role in the liberation of southern france. in august 1944, the liberation of southern france. in august1944, part the liberation of southern france. in august 1944, part of the allied landings in provence. what does he think of his new title? translation: very nice, i've experienced a lot in my life. not everything has been by the book. i said thank you for all the attention you are giving an old stoker. an old stoker who is now a night of the french legion of honour. tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of the breaking news from san antonio, texas, as many as 42 people have been found dead inside trailer

trucks. it's been thought that they could be migrants. police are on the scene. do stay with us on bbc world news. thanks for your company. hello there. low pressure will be tending to stick close by to the uk throughout this week, so it's going to stay relatively unsettled with sunshine and showers, i think sums it up pretty well, especially for the north and west of the uk. for tuesday, something a bit more unsettled pushes in as that area of low pressure brings in quite an active weather front, mainly to northern and western parts of the country. and you'll see the isobars fairly close together, so it'll be wet and windy across more northern and western areas throughout the day on tuesday. some of the rain will be quite heavy, particularly for western and southwest scotland, that rain getting into western england and wales as well. windy here, breezy further east, but here, a lot of dry weather around, some good spells of sunshine,

maybe an odd passing shower here and there, but most places will be dry. it's going to be breezy wherever you are, but windy in the north and west with gusts in exposure of around 40, maybe 50 mph in the worst affected areas. so, that'll impact the temperatures, the mid to high teens in the north and west, where we have the wind and rain, but further east with that sunshine, slightly lighter winds, 22, maybe 23 degrees. that weather front begins to push its way further eastwards during tuesday night, tending to weaken a little bit. there'll still be some heavier bursts through the midlands, into north—east england. drier, clearer spells elsewhere, maybe the odd shower, and it's going to be pretty mild as well, that air source coming in from the south. lows of 11—14 degrees. so, here's wednesday. 0ur area of low pressure begins to pull away from the uk. we've still got weather fronts across the country, so again, it's going to be another unsettled one. could see some of the heavier rain across eastern england

for a time. that'll tend to push its way northwards, clearing into the north sea, and then it's going to be an afternoon of sunshine and showers again, and some of the showers could turn out to be heavy, maybe even thundery. it'll be fairly breezy, not as windy, though, as what we'll have on tuesday. top temperatures, high teens for many, low 20s. could see 24 degrees across east anglia and the southeast. now, in between the showers, you get the sunshine, the sun will be strong. high uv levels expected in many areas, so just beware of that. then as we move deeper into the week, it stays rather unsettled. further showers, particularly in the north and west of the uk. it tends to stay a bit drier across southern and eastern areas, and signs of high pressure trying to build in next weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines: there are reports from the us state of texas that as many as 42 people have been found dead inside trailer trucks in the city of san antonio. it's thought they could be migrants. police are on the scene although they have yet to comment on the situation. there has been international condemnation of a russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre in the central ukrainian city of kremenchuk. ukraine's emergency services chief said 16 people had died in the attack and 59 were wounded. the leaders of the g7 countries called it a "war crime". nato says it'll boost its quick reaction force from 40,000 to 300,000 in what the secretary general called the military alliance's �*biggest overhaul of defence and deterrence since the cold war�*. jens stoltenberg was speaking

as leaders of nato countries prepare to meet at a summit in madrid on tuesday.