welcome to bbc news, i'm lucy grey. our top stories: international outcry as president putin declares that four areas of ukraine, seized illegally, are now russian. it came after a lavish signing ceremony at the kremlin, where russia formally annexed 15% of ukrainian territory. transmit people in donetsk, luhansk, and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens, forever. making landfall for a second time, hurricane ian strikes south carolina, residents in three states are warned of life—threatening floods. and police investigating the

murders of a schoolboy by serial killers in the 1960s begin a new dig. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has warned russia that it will not get away with seizing its neighbour's land by force, after vladimir putin announced the annexation of four occupied regions of ukraine. it's the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. in a signing ceremony at the kremlin, mr putin declared that donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson are now part of russia. in response, ukraine has formally applied to join nato. our russia editor, steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn't care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land.

in the audience, kremlin—appointed officials from those territories occupied by russia. translation: i want the kyiv authorities and their real- masters in the west to hear me, so that they remember this forever. people in luhnask and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens — forever. defiant, unapologetic, russia's president laid into the west. translation: instead - of democracy there, there's suppression and exploitation. instead of freedom, enslavement and violence. america is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons twice, when they destroyed the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki.

by the way, they set a precedent with that. comments like that are worrying in light of the kremlin�*s recent nuclear sabre—rattling. through this annexation, vladimir putin is trying to change the facts on the ground, trying to secure for himself some kind of victory. the problem is, you can claim all you want that land you have occupied is rightfully yours, but ukraine isn't going to believe that, the international community doesn't believe that, and that leaves vladimir putin looking more isolated than ever. joe biden. president biden condemned the annexation and imposed new sanctions on russia. we're rallying the world to keep support for ukraine strong and consistent. applause. and ukraine's right to exist as a people. this represents the most serious escalation since the start of the war. none of this shows strength.

it shows weakness. it is an admission that the war is not going to plan. moscow says these territories arejoining russia after holding referendums, but they've been widely discredited. the west denounced them as a sham, scripted and directed by the kremlin. and so the stage was set for the next act, the signing ceremony. plenty of pomp, but think of the circumstance. vladimir putin has just raised the stakes. he's warned he will defend the annexed territories with all means at his disposal, and he says he's not bluffing. cheering tonight, more kremlin choreography, and the president

portrayed like a pop star. many in this crowd have been bussed in specially to create a sense of celebration, although polls show there is growing alarm in russia over the war in ukraine and about russians being called up to fight there. but this promise from the president — "victory will be ours". steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. ukrainian officials in zaporizhia, one of the four areas annexed on friday, say 30 people have been killed and 88 more injured after a russian missile strike on a convoy of civilian vehicles. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has been to the site of the attack on the outskirts of the city. a warning his report contains some distressing details. there was no doubting the target. this was about killing civilians, people.

here, waiting to be escorted to russian occupied territory, they work methodically, patiently, under an eerie silence. until... people arrived to find someone dear to them has gone. victoria had stepped out for a break at the cafe where she worked. she came back to find her boss lying dead on the floor. translation: people were dying here. - i was away for five minutes and when i came back, i saw a boy dying, his mother trying to save him. then i ran around calling out for my boss. there was somebody�*s mother, her son saving her. somebody�*s husband, his wife weeping.

all this complete hysteria. you can't believe how terrifying that was. then, we are told to take cover. another russian missile is in the air and the fear is what's called a double tap, hitting the same place twice. this close to the front line, the threat is always there. another russian annexation of ukrainian territory has been met with a now typical kyiv response. translation: the entire territory of our country i will be liberated from this enemy. the enemy of not only ukraine but also of life itself, humanity, law and truth. russia already knows this, it feels our power. when you think about what this place was used for, along with that enormous crater, all of those point to a very deliberate targeted strike.

the reasons for it are not clear, as ever. but the devastation is plain to see. ukraine says it is once again applying tojoin nato. the alliance, however, has always been worried about causing an escalation, something russia is less concerned about. james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. i'll be speaking to a nato expert later in this bulletin, so do stay with us for that. hurricane ian has made landfall in the us state of south carolina as a category one storm, after pummelling florida on wednesday. this is the historic coastal city of charleston, which is being lashed by winds and heavy rain. hundreds of kilometres of the south—eastern seaboard of the us are under severe weather alerts. earlier, the hurricane caused widespread devastation in florida, where search and rescue efforts are still underway. officials believe at least 21 people may have died, but it may be days before the full number of casualties

is known. rob fowler is chief meteorologist at wcbd—tv in south carolina. he joins us from charleston. it is good of you to take the time to talk to us, how it is good of you to take the time to talk to us, how are things where you are at the moment?— things where you are at the moment? , ., ., , moment? great to be here with ou on moment? great to be here with you on the _ moment? great to be here with you on the bbc— moment? great to be here with you on the bbc news. - moment? great to be here with you on the bbc news. a - moment? great to be here with you on the bbc news. a lot - you on the bbc news. a lot quieter than 2a hours ago. 21: 2a hours ago we were watching what was hurricane ian come up the coast of the atlantic ocean, heading our way. we had some rain and things really ramped up overnight and through the early morning hours as we saw the rain and the winds really pick up and i would say probably by ten o'clock our time all the way until about two o'clock in the afternoon, it was as we say rocking and rolling. we had very, very strong winds, we had a wind gust of 92 mph on our barrier island beach right on the atlantic ocean and a lot of wind gusts right into the 60s

and 70 mile—per—hour range but it has quite a day here and i guess when i, ijust went home for dinner after a long day of broadcasting and in my neighbourhood there was branches and stuff everywhere, debris everywhere so didn't hit us as hard as florida but it certainly did hit us pretty hard. i certainly did hit us pretty hard. . , , ., certainly did hit us pretty hard. ., , ., ., certainly did hit us pretty hard. , ., ., hard. i was 'ust going to say how does — hard. i wasjust going to say how does it _ hard. i wasjust going to say how does it compare - hard. i wasjust going to say how does it compare to - hard. i wasjust going to say| how does it compare to what happened in florida? fortunately for us, it had southwest florida with 150 mile—per—hour winds stopping at hit us with 85 mile—per—hour winds but there were gusts even higher than that and what is interesting is when you see the actual centre of the i of the storm passed about 40—50 miles to our north and a place called georgetown south carolina and we are south of here but even though the centre went to our north we got the brunt of the storm as the eye wall, those bands of thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain actually went right through the charleston area, so it has been quite a day. charleston area, so it has been quite a day-—

quite a day. and it's thought the flooding _ quite a day. and it's thought the flooding in _ quite a day. and it's thought the flooding in florida - quite a day. and it's thought the flooding in florida and l the flooding in florida and other areas could continue for days, doesn't it? we other areas could continue for days, doesn't it?— other areas could continue for days, doesn't it? we still have some roads — days, doesn't it? we still have some roads in _ days, doesn't it? we still have some roads in our _ days, doesn't it? we still have some roads in our area - days, doesn't it? we still have some roads in our area that i days, doesn't it? we still have| some roads in our area that are impassable in the charleston area. what happened are on the ocean with the tide coming in and all that water coming in and all that water coming in and all that water coming in ahead of hurricane ianjust got pushed coming in ahead of hurricane ian just got pushed in to our creeks and our harbour and it just couldn't evacuate, so even still at this hour, there are some roads in charleston that are not possible. we are only about seven feet above sea level so it doesn't take much for us to flood.— level so it doesn't take much for us to flood. and moving on from new. _ for us to flood. and moving on from now, how— for us to flood. and moving on from now, how is _ for us to flood. and moving on from now, how is it— for us to flood. and moving on from now, how is it going, - from now, how is it going, thought to be weakening? it is weakening- — thought to be weakening? it is weakening. it _ thought to be weakening? it is weakening. it is _ thought to be weakening? it 3 weakening. it is now, basically weakening. it is now, basically we are almost in north carolina, it has transitioned into a big windstorm and rainstorm but i'm away was talking to one of a meteorologist at one of our tv stations in raleigh, north carolina and he said raleigh is in up here so we transferred all of that wind and rain to our neighbours in north

carolina then it will continue to move to the north and we can but even tell at this hour we have got some gusty winds. not what we had earlier but still wins at 20, 25 mph gusting creating issues for our power crews trying to get out and other folks that are trying to get out and clean things up. thank you very much for talking to us, appreciate your time. thank you, lucy! stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a tournament in itself. the football supporters searching for world cup stickers amid a shortage. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of

a grandstand audience. it was his humility that produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound, - and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy- sites, an idea - that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: international outcry as president putin declares that

four areas of ukraine seized illegally are now russian. hurricane ian strikes north carolina, residents in three states are warned of life—threatening floods. britain's parameters that she will not be bringing forward an independent assessment of her economic policies. she had earlier met the spending watchdog to discuss the plans announced a week ago to cut taxes. the meeting came after days of turmoil on the financial markets. what a difference a week makes. last friday, the chancellor on his way to parliament for his so—called mini budget, going it alone, having rejected independent analysis of his plan. today, those analysts, the office for budget responsibility, were brought into downing street. unusually, meeting the prime minister herself, their verdicts now

promised late november. though the chancellor gets a draft before. we are committed to the avr forecast, there will be an event on the 23rd of november where the policies are fully analysed by the avr but it was analysed by the avr but it was a real priority to me to make sure we are working to help struggling families. we are also dealing with the economic slowdown which is being felt globally. slowdown which is being felt aloball . ~ , , globally. the prime minister is under reat— globally. the prime minister is under real pressure _ globally. the prime minister is under real pressure to - globally. the prime minister is under real pressure to prove i under real pressure to prove her plan will work with more details on attempts to get the economy moving do in coming weeks. not everyone's this relaxed, labor's far from convinced.— convinced. what i cannot for: ive convinced. what i cannot forgive is _ convinced. what i cannot forgive is that _ convinced. what i cannot forgive is that this - convinced. what i cannot forgive is that this crisis | convinced. what i cannot. forgive is that this crisis was entirely made in downing street, it didn't need to happen stopping they are responsible for it and yet it is the british people in a price for it.— is the british people in a rice for it. ., price for it. the government needs to — price for it. the government needs to prove _ price for it. the government needs to prove its _ price for it. the government needs to prove its sums - price for it. the government needs to prove its sums add price for it. the government - needs to prove its sums add up. it says it can grow the economy

but that won't be easy and it will take time stopping it could look again at tax cut but that has been so central to the prime minister's plan, it would be hard for her to back down and there is no sign of that soap ministers are looking at cutting spending but there are few options that won't be politically challenging. for tory party members, all this just weeks after the prime minister was chosen. i have been quite disappointed that it has only taken today for her obviously to speak with the chancellor and the obr. if we did have the figures and the research before that, i think people would have been much more encouraged and influenced by her ideology. i feel positive in general about her premiership. i hope she sticks with what she has done in terms of budget wise and i hope she does not decide to pander to some of the people that she has got. i live in leeds, and it feels massively out of touch. i you know? it makes me quite - disillusioned with the party, because i personally would define - myself specifically as economically.

conservative, but this i is almost a step too far. so, as the party prepares for its conference in birmingham this weekend, the political and economic backdrop is farfrom secure. let's get more now on our top story. we can talk to a member of the nato institute. obviously, we're talking about president putin �*s of the annexation of four areas, occupied areas in ukraine, and president biden saying that president putin won't get away with it. the question is where do you see things going from here. greetings. i think that president biden is right. we cannot accept or acknowledge this so—called annexation. on the other hand the ukrainians

have already been attacking russian positions in places that were claimed to be russian, for example in crimea. let's let the ukrainians fight on. let's support them as they fight on and let's not feel too intimidated by vladimir putin. he is trying to play mind games with us. he is trying to create a psychologies that suggest that we have no choice but to somehow defer or acknowledge his accomplishments as he wants to see them, and i don't think it is persuasive. i don't think it is persuasive. i don't think it is persuasive. i don't think it is necessary. we should continue to support the ukrainians as they try to regain their territory and in that context i don't... i suppose the question is if ukrainian troops enter any of these areas and russia claims that it these areas and russia claims thatitis these areas and russia claims that it is an attack on russian soil, that is big concerning moment, isn't it? and we have heard of a lot of announcements today of condemnation from the international community and a few announcements about new sanctions, but what more can

they do? sanctions, but what more can the do? ~ ,, ., sanctions, but what more can the do? ,, ., they do? well, russia has claimed crimea _ they do? well, russia has claimed crimea as - they do? well, russia has claimed crimea as its - they do? well, russia has claimed crimea as its own| claimed crimea as its own territory for a years, and yet ukrainians have sometimes attacked within crimea and they should continue to do so as they see fit. so, today's announcement should not intimidate us into helping the ukrainians by deliberate or territory of their own country. it is one thing if russia feels that it should not be attacked in its own territory, traditional russian territory. it is something else to say that somehow these four places, because putin has chosen them to be his provinces, our russian territory. it is not true. crimea is not russian territory. the ukrainians have been attacking therefore for a long time. they should continue to attack in these areas and try deliberate. i do not really think it changes things in that regard. i think it changes things in that retard. . ., regard. i have said that you are a nato _ regard. i have said that you are a nato expert _ regard. i have said that you are a nato expert and - regard. i have said that you - are a nato expert and ukraine's response today was to ask for fast tracked access to nato stop will it get it?- fast tracked access to nato stop will it get it? no. that is not realistic. _

stop will it get it? no. that is not realistic. president i is not realistic. president biden has been very clear. this is not a nato country. we're not going to war over ukraine. we are going to try to them in every way we can and do some help bring you great intranet out right now would be tantamount to saying that we would form a government way. it is not realistic and putin's action in saying this today does not change that. ok. thank ou, does not change that. ok. thank you. michael— does not change that. ok. thank you, michael o'hanlon _ does not change that. ok. thank you, michael o'hanlon there - does not change that. ok. thank you, michael o'hanlon there the| you, michael o'hanlon there the brookings institute. detectives investigating the death of a schoolboy who was killed by the moors murderers ian brady and myra hindley in 1964 have begun a new dig on saddleworth moor. greater manchester police are examining a report that a fragment of human skull has been discovered by a man researching the disappearance of 12 year old keith bennett. our north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports. in howling wind and driving rain, there is no bleaker part of the north of england for search teams to be examining. but now, on the moors which are synonymous with murder, the sight of scenes of crime

officers investigating possible human remains. this is the little boy whose body they are looking for — keith bennett, one of five children tortured and killed by the moors murderers in the 1960s and the only one who has never been found. chris has farmed this area for 50 years and owns the land which is now being examined by the police. these murders up here, it's not a nice thing. it is such a beautiful valley but it is blackened by that, what happened, yeah. i have always been going out and looking for any signs of a grave when i have been gathering sheep up on the hills. i've done it, well, i promised keith's mum. she came to see me when she was going to pass on with cancer and asked me to keep looking and i said, "i will keep looking". if they have found him, it will be a very big relief for theirfamily. this section of saddleworth moor is unforgiving. 5000 acres of peat bog land which has been searched before without success. but this location where they are now

looking at, where i am standing, is very near to where the remains of some of hindley and brady's other child victims were also discovered. ian brady died in 2017 without revealing where keith was buried, despite having been taken to the moors himself in 1987 tojoin a police search. officers are now looking here after having been contacted by a private search team who said they had made a discovery. i believe this is keith bennett because no other youngster has been murdered and not found on that side of the moor. the skull shows that it is juvenile, um, which will put it in the region of the right age. the police say they are in the very early stages of their work. it will take some time to establish if human remains have been discovered and the moors have given up brady's secret at last. judith moritz, bbc

news, saddleworth. soldiers have announced a coup, claiming to "throw that leader. an army captain took to tb to say that he add denounced the leader. protests have broken out across the country over the security situation. it's less than two months now until the football world cup kicks off in qatar. excitement is building for supporters all around the globe. a lucky few will travel to see the matches in person — while many more will be watching on television. but some are showing their enthusiasm in a very particular way — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. football fever on a somewhat smaller scale. football fever on a somewhat smallerscale. before football fever on a somewhat smaller scale. before every major tournament people start collecting stickup books. but

this year, for some, it has not been that easy. in argentina there is a major shortage of stickers. shops have sold out, albums are yet to be filled, however some are luckier than others. translation: ' , others. translation: ~ , ., others. translation: g ., translation: my dad said i hope we not translation: my dad said i hope we got messi- _ translation: my dad said i hope we got messi. we _ translation: my dad said i hope we got messi. we got _ translation: my dad said i hope we got messi. we got him - translation: my dad said i hope we got messi. we got him and - translation: my dad said i hope we got messi. we got him and i i we got messi. we got him and i went around yelling, "we got messi!" , ., messi!" here they are queueing around the _ messi!" here they are queueing around the block. _ messi!" here they are queueing around the block. desperate - around the block. desperate times call for desperate measures. translation: i measures. translation: ., measures. translation: . ., translation: i arrived at five in the morning _ translation: i arrived at five in the morning and _ translation: i arrived at five in the morning and discovered| in the morning and discovered they are selling stickers. one of the few places you can find them right now because they are not available anywhere. in mexico, santiago. his sticker

book but he has to glue it in. his father could not afford the real thing so he had to improvise, printing off copies from the internet, but santiago does not seem to mind. translation: i does not seem to mind. tuna/mom- does not seem to mind. translation: | had this lightbulb _ translation: i had this lightbulb moment. - translation: i had this lightbulb moment. i - translation: | had this | lightbulb moment. i could translation: i had this - lightbulb moment. i could not do anything else. i got home. i gave him the album and said, "take this, son." he hugged me and kissed me and said, "daddy, dearest, i love you,. the excited _ dearest, i love you,. the excited is _ dearest, i love you,. the excited is clear. - dearest, i love you,. the excited is clear. to - dearest, i love you,. the excited is clear. to see l dearest, i love you,. the i excited is clear. to see how dearest, i love you,. the excited is clear. to see how it will be once the football gets under way. tim orban, will be once the football gets underway. tim orban, bbc will be once the football gets under way. tim orban, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. president biden has warned russia that the us will not be intimidated after threats from annexation of four regions of ukraine and vowing to defend them at any cost. that is all

from me for this half—an—hour. you can get me on twitter if you like. you can get me on twitter if like. thanks very much for watching. an atlantic weather front has swept across the uk. most of us had a spell of steady rain and gusty winds and now, in the wake of that weather front, we've sunshine and showers for this weekend and quite brisk winds as well, particularly around western areas. now, that low pressure will still drive our weather through the course of saturday and sunday. but here is that weather front, it is now moving into scandinavia through germany and also through france. let's look at the early hours. quite a few isobars here because the low pressure is still close by. well, just to the north west of us, that means gusty winds pushing in the showers in scotland and northern ireland and there will be a few elsewhere, but predominantly clear spells early on saturday. temperatures will range from 7

in aberdeen to around 12 in the south. here's the forecast for saturday itself, and the picture remains more or less the same. brisk winds out towards the west and the occasional shower, some of them quite heavy in scotland and northern ireland, best of the weather the further east and south you are. temperatures will be around 19 in london for a time, but for many of us in the north—west, closer to 13 or iii. now, sunday, another weather front is expected to brush southern parts of the uk and why�*s that important? well, we've got the london marathon on sunday, and here's the thinking, the rain will probably reach south—western parts of the uk early in the morning, and then it should reach london, it looks as though the rain will clear by the time we get to the afternoon. so, we will call it a wet start to the marathon and through the afternoon things should dry out, but there is uncertainty with regards to how quickly

the rest of the country should have a fine day on sunday. if you're wondering about monday, high pressure is expected to build across england and wales, fine weather here with light winds and pleasant conditions and turning a bit warmer but in the north—west, we'll be closer to atlantic weather fronts. some rain expected possibly northern ireland and quite likely in the western isles of scotland. here are the temperatures, high teens and in scotland and northern ireland mid teens. and here's the outlook — next week it looks as though at times, the weather will be unsettled by those temperatures could reach 20 degrees in the south of the uk. have a good weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines. president putin has announced four illegally seized regions of ukraine are now part of russia, marking the declaration at events in moscow, he warned the westie would protect the territory with all means that russia's disposal. hurricane ian has made landfall in the us again, slamming south carolina with winds of up to 140 kilometres an hour. officials there and in north carolina and georgia told residents to prepare for life—threatening flooding. it struck florida on wednesday is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the us. here in the uk, police investigating the murder of a schoolboy by serial killers ian brady and myra henley in 1964 have begun

digging on saddleworth moor. is a