this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a massive fire breaches the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they've found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman — one with around 200 graves. police say nine people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. funerals are being held in thailand for the children and teachers killed in a massacre at a nursery school. taking flight — international airlines sign off a non—binding deal to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050.

cheering and it's merry across the mersey as liverpool is picked to host next year's eurovision song contest. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia has been severely damaged by a fire, and the road bridge next to it has collapsed. images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames. the cause of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president

of ukraine tweeted "crimea, the bridge, the beginning". the 19km, 12 mile bridge across the kerch strait was opened by president putin four years after moscow illegally annexed crimea. these pictures show mr putin driving a truck, leading a convoy across the newly opened bridge in 2018. all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman — which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revealed a major blow for russia and its main connection to crimea. this is a key road road and railway bridge linking the peninsula. officials confirmed fuel tanks caught fire, apparently part of a freight train crossing the bridge, but it's not clear what caused this. sections of the road have also collapsed into the sea. this is an important connection strategically for getting supplies to crimea,

and to russian forces in southern ukraine. but it's also symbolic. it was opened by vladimir putin in 2018, four years after russia annexed crimea. in the areas most recently freed from russian occupation, there is more evidence of what people have endured. this is lyman, a town retaken by the ukrainians a week ago, and this is said to be a mass grave uncovered nearby containing the bodies of soldiers and civilians. one report says 180 of them. investigators are now working out who they are and how they died. another report claims there are 200 more bodies buried at a second site. there's no doubt which side is succeeding. but ukraine's advances are also raising fears of russia's potential response. the prospect of vladimir putin using nuclear weapons on the battlefield. hello. ukraine's president had caused

alarm when he appeared to suggest preemptive strikes. but speaking to my colleague john simpson, he clarified that meant preemptive sanctions — kicks, he called them. he does believe the russian people are being prepared for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their society. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to do it, to use it, but they begin to communicate. do you mean prepare society for using a nuclear weapon? you know, it's. .. they don't know if they will use or they will not use. i think that it's dangerous even to speak about it. that i said you have to do preventive kicks, not attacks. we are not terrorists and we don't fight on another territory. do you think that president putin is capable of launching nuclear weapons and using them? translation: ifi say, for example, i they're incapable of using nuclear.

weapons than an inadequate person who has this power in his hands will say, "really, i can't? "well, here, see how i can" and therefore use it. now, if i say he can use it, it can cause panic modes in many countries, including ukraine. all that putin is afraid of is not even a nuclear strike. he's afraid of his own society, he's afraid of his own people because only these people can replace him, strip him of his power. the ukrainian president, his army and their people are currently on the front foot with the momentum, but they all know there's a long, tough winter ahead. dan johnson, bbc news. earlier i spoke to a security

expert. it earlier i spoke to a security exert, ., ., ~' , ., expert. it looks extreme unlikely to have been an _ expert. it looks extreme unlikely to have been an accident. _ expert. it looks extreme unlikely to have been an accident. especially . have been an accident. especially after the russian narrative. there are very few images of the incident itself. it does not look as if it started on the road bridge side, the northern side. the fireball seems to have ignited the train that was waiting that damaged the railway bridge. it seems to have happened in that sequence. the story that the train caught fire and then damage the road bridge doesn't really hold water. one thing i can say with certainty is that does not appear to be true and therefore it is certainly some form of human action and ukraine has more or less with a nod and a wink suggested it could be them. and that certainly fits the most likely narrative for this very obvious target for ukraine. it is very hard to ascertain what is true. i think what is most important is what does the attack mean for the future, given that it was almost certainly an audacious ukrainian operation of some kind. what certainly an audacious ukrainian operation of some kind.- certainly an audacious ukrainian operation of some kind. what is the strate . ic operation of some kind. what is the strategic significance _ operation of some kind. what is the strategic significance of _ operation of some kind. what is the

strategic significance of this - operation of some kind. what is the strategic significance of this rail - strategic significance of this rail and road link being out of action? then covered it very well. actually, the key strategic significance is the key strategic significance is the association of this bridge with distributing himself, built by his cronies. a flagship connection to bring crimea back to russia from his point of view. and that is very, very significant in itself, that they have lost that. and it has been struck, even if it is not totally out of use and it does appear to be partially still in use and they may be able to replace part of it. it restricts supplies to crimea. rationing is already in place in crimea for 2 million people. we saw over the summer when they attacked an airbase in crimea people trying to flee. well, that is going to be worse now. they still have a land connection to crimea. they have captured that territory in the south. that is not as good, though, clearly as having the bridge. they can still use ships. but it is all going to restrict supply and that is going to restrict supply and that is going to restrict supply and that is going to certainly cause a lot of uncertainty in the russian side. i think most importantly keep the

russian military guessing about how can it stop attacks like this. where does it need to put its trips, how can it recalibrate supply lines. it will keep them still off balance which they already are because of the ukrainian government. what which they already are because of the ukrainian government. what you think russia's _ the ukrainian government. what you think russia's next _ the ukrainian government. what you think russia's next steps _ the ukrainian government. what you think russia's next steps will - the ukrainian government. what you think russia's next steps will be? . the ukrainian government. what you think russia's next steps will be? i l think russia's next steps will be? i still think nuclear is pretty much the top of their escalation ladder. i think they have a way to go first before they resort to that. they have not even actually launched mass strikes rather than precision strikes rather than precision strikes against civilian centres. they have never attacked the decision—making centres they threatened to. so there are other things russia can try and escalate towards before i think we go as far as do they don't they on the nuclear button. but of course they are making the noise about it, the rhetoric or posture about that because they want the west scared at this point and they want voices to start raining ukrainian, terminating ukrainian has time to reorganise and re—establish its lines and bring forward the hundreds of thousands of people it is trying to mobilise at

this stage. they have got so many problems racking up that i think putin is running out of options before he gets to that nuclear eventual end state. to be effective and really in a way the russians don't have time to keep ratcheting up don't have time to keep ratcheting up the pressure because ukrainians are overtaking them. so i certainly think there is a mood of how on earth do we give a decent reprisal to this that is going to be effective because of course failed large missile attacks sent the wrong message as well, shows that russia can't strike back. so i think russia itself probably at the moment are desperately trying to work out what to do. you do not having a very good day on his day off from his 70th birthday. probably not what he wanted to wake up to. find birthday. probably not what he wanted to wake up to. and some breakin: wanted to wake up to. and some breaking news — wanted to wake up to. and some breaking news coming _ wanted to wake up to. and some breaking news coming to - wanted to wake up to. and some breaking news coming to us - wanted to wake up to. and some| breaking news coming to us from wanted to wake up to. and some - breaking news coming to us from the international atomic energy agency which has a message on social media calling for the nuclear power plant in ukraine be urgently protected. they are saying that it has lost all

external power due to shelling and obviously huge concerns about the integrity of the plant, the security around the plant. it is still being run by the ukrainians but the international atomic energy agency are saying that it must be urgently protected after it loses all external power due to shelling. we will bring you more updates on that. nine people are now known to have died after an explosion at a petrol station in ireland. a search operation is currently underway at the site of the blast, which happened in county donegal yesterday afternoon. a number of people are still believed to be missing. our ireland correspondent

chris page has the details. do they think there is a possibility that anyone trapped there in the rubble might still be a survivor? well, i need to, the term that the police are now using to describe the operation which is happening just over there at the petrol station where the explosion happened yesterday is that it is a search and recovery operation now. earlier today and over night, they had been using the phrase search and rescue operation, but the fact that they are now talking about recovery rather than rescue issues that they do not expect to find any be else alive in the rubble sadly. they are continuing to search but unfortunately it is now a search for bodies. local people here, dozens of whom have gathered. this is a very small village, village of about 400 people in county donegal. the expectation is that that already tragic number of nine fatalities is set to rise. people have been, as you would expect, hugging each

other, shaking hands, shaking their heads really in sheer disbelief that this could have happened. the blast happened at quarter past three yesterday afternoon, so people have made the point that it was a time when, for example, parents would have been doing the school run. it would have been a very busy time in this community. but now, as you can see, firefighters and paramedics still on site, assessing the operation. some members of the emergency services from northern ireland have come across the border. we are about 30 miles across—the—board from northern ireland here. they havejoined across—the—board from northern ireland here. they have joined their colleagues in the irish republic. so it is with a sense that anybody that can do anything and is within striking distance of this village has come to try to make a difference, but sadly it seems that the rescue effort is now over and it is now a recovery operation. and at this stage, do we know anything about the victims who have been

found so far? we don't know. as news unfolds, as relatives are informed, for example, about what has happened, we expect that we will come to know exactly who has lost their lives here. there is a mass, a church service, held in the village this morning. people again coming together to pray, to think, to contemplate really what has unfolded. but again, there isjust that raw sense of how could this have happened? how could people pepping have happened? how could people popping into a shop on an afternoon be killed in an unexpected explosion? because the explosion will be investigated. at the moment, it is that there could have been some kind of gas leak. that has not been confirmed. it will be under investigation for some time yet. for now, the priority, as you can see, remains the operation being carried out by the emergency services here

and working with families to inform them and comfort them at what must be an incredibly sad time. thank you very much. the scottish national party has accused the uk government of "chaos and confusion" when it opened its conference in aberdeen this morning. the party's deputy leader, keith brown, told delegates that their homes, pensions and incomes aren't safe "under westminster control" — and that independence is the only way for scotland "to get rid of the tories for good" our political correspondent david wallace lockhart is there for us in aberdeen. so this theme of chaos and of course the continuing theme of independence likely to dominate this conference, i presume, david. that's right. and i presume, david. that's right. and i think there is an element of the snp planning to use the recent economic turmoil we have seen off the back of that uk government mini budget and the u—turns that came

after that to try and sell the case for independence. it is their first in—person conference since the pandemic and when keith brown, the snp deputy leader, open the conference earlier today, i think we got an idea of the messages that are going to be there all weekend. so that idea that perhaps any uncertainty that comes with independence pales into comparison when you ask the snp to the uncertainty of staying in the uk. of course, liz truss is adamant her economic plans will lead to growth across the whole of the uk, but no sign of that yet. keeping also taking aim at the labour party. he called keir starmerjust another called keir starmer just another tony called keir starmerjust another tony blair. we had a go at labour for backing brexit. he said the idea that a labour government would be better for scotland at uk level than a tory government was simply laughable. of course, labourto pitch themselves as a party that is going to reform the uk and make it work for all of the nations if it

gets into power. of course, looming over this snp conference is the fact that the supreme court next week will hear scottish government lawyers argue the case that they believe that at holyrood the powers lie for the scottish government, for politicians in scotland to legislate for an independence referendum. uk government lawyers will argue that power is reserved. that is not a power is reserved. that is not a power the scottish government has. of course, this event looking ahead to that and of course, like every party conference, it is about rallying the troops and making them believe that independence, that a future referendum, isjust around the corner and they have got work to do convincing their fellow scots that that is a future scotland should opt for. david, thank you very much. sirjeffrey donaldson will address his first democratic unionist party conference as party leader when members meet in belfast later today. it is understood the dup leader will call for the "broadest coalition of support" for the union,

from across the community. he is expected to say that "unionism should have no barriers to entry beyond a belief that northern ireland is best served as a part of the uk". our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in belfast. charlotte, hello to you. recent census data show that those from a catholic background in northern ireland now outnumber people from a protestant background in northern ireland. and i wonder if that impact is whyjeffrey donaldson is making this broad appeal. it could well be, anytime. it could also be the election results in may when the dup lost their status as the largest party in northern ireland. sinn fein now hold that title. so a worrying time for dup in many ways. northern ireland is shifting demographically,

as you said, with the census. and also politically. so today sir jeffrey donaldson is going to try and make this appeal for a broad coalition of people who believe that northern ireland should stay in the united kingdom. and he will say that this isn't about being a unionist or a nationalist. it is a question of fairness. because he believes the protocol leaves people in northern ireland treated worse than people in the rest of the uk. but the big question is are the dup going to return to power sharing at stormont? there has been no functioning executive here for months now. and every indication is it absolutely will not until the protocol is either significantly altered or axed. you heard the dup chairman earlier today saying that it was a heinous imposition on northern ireland. jeffrey donaldson will say something very similar today. so we won't expect in his speech for him to say something like we are going to say something like we are going to get back to work at stormont soon. he wants this gone completely.

0k, soon. he wants this gone completely. ok, shallot, thank you very much for that. —— charlotte. sirjeffrey donaldson addresses the dup conference in belfast. figs donaldson addresses the dup conference in belfast.- donaldson addresses the dup conference in belfast. as we work to make northern _ conference in belfast. as we work to make northern ireland _ conference in belfast. as we work to make northern ireland a _ conference in belfast. as we work to make northern ireland a better... i in thailand, preparations are under way for the first funerals of the children and teachers killed in a rampage at a nursery centre. 37 people, including more than 20 children, were murdered by a former police officer on thursday in a rural town in the north of the country. our south east correspondent, jonathan head, is there and has been telling us more about the extended funeral rites that will be held for the victims. it is very much a community occasion. everyone is here, a lot of the thai institutions, the army, the palace and king are sending in resources, food, shelters, things like this to make sure it is

an event, the send off for these children, which is shared by the whole country. we are expecting bathing rights, which is an important part of a thai funeral for the bodies of the children, to begin later this afternoon. there will be proceedings going on probably to the cremations which may take place as late as the middle of next week. the mother of a teenage girl who died during protests in iran has accused authorities of murdering her daughter. authorities say nika shakarami, who was 16, appears to have been thrown from a building, possibly by workmen. but nasrin shakarami said she had seen injuries on her daughter's body which contradict an official statement. meanwhile, a forensic report has said the woman whose death sparked the protests died from ill health. the family of mahsa amini, a 22—year—old iranian kurd, say she died as a result of being beaten by morality police. just one—in—five train services across england, scotland and wales are expected to run today, as rail workers take

part in their latest strike action. more than 40,000 rmt union members and network rail staff are striking, with people being urged to avoid travelling unless necessary. marta newman reports. for the second consecutive saturday, railservices are grinding to a halt. members of the rmt union at 15 rail operators and crucially network rail are walking out again overjobs, pay, and conditions. it is yet more travel misery for millions of people. you're not expecting this, you want to go somewhere, and then the strike is messing up all your plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we are spending all day travelling now. we went to london bridge, there was nothing, so we have come to king's cross. yeah, yeah. it is super expensive as well. the rmt says 40,000 of its members, from guards to signalling staff and some drivers, are taking part in the strike. members of the tssa union

are also walking out. it means just a fifth of the usual rail services in england, scotland, and wales will be running today. there have been talks this week with network rail and also with the rail delivery group, which is the train operating side. unfortunately, offers haven't been made that are acceptable. in actualfact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and says it is still willing to compromise to try and find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we were proposing originally, and will continue to have discussions, but what i think we need to see is compromise from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway. the new transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, met with union leaders recently for talks face—to—face, something her predecessor refused to do. the rmt union is about to ballot its members for a fresh strike mandate,

which means if they say yes, we could see more industrial action well into next year. anyone whose train is cancelled today can reschedule or get a refund and possibly compensation. small consolation, though, for yet another day of disruption on britain's rails. marta newman, bbc news. new york city mayor eric adams has declared a state of emergency to address a "crisis situation" over an influx of migrants being bused there by republican governors. more than 17,000 people have arrived in the city from the southern border since april. republican states like texas and florida have been sending migrants to democratic areas in recent months with around five or six buses arriving each day since september. new york city has already done more than nearly any other city to support this influx of asylum seekers. and we cannot deprive long time new yorkers of support for

services, even as we address the needs of these new arrivals. it is not sustainable. and it is not right. liverpool is celebrating another win — but not on the football pitch. it's been revealed the city will host the eurovision song contest next year — beating its rival glasgow. britain is holding the competition in may after organisers decided the winning country from this year, ukraine, was unable to host in current cicumstances. our correspondent david sillito reports. liverpool, and fingers were being crossed. the choice of which uk city would host eurovision was down to a battle between the mersey and the clyde. the city that will host the 67th eurovision song contest in 2023 is... and graham norton had the answer. ..liverpool. congratulations! what fantastic news! i'm absolutely over the moon.

when graham was opening that envelope, iwas like, "oh, my goodness, please, please!" oh, i'm ecstatic, it's marvellous! of course, this eurovision should be taking place in ukraine, and it is now for liverpool to prove that while it can't take place in ukraine, this is going to be a eurovision for ukraine. liverpool's already had the endorsement of its twin city, odesa, and this year's winner, the kalush orchestra have offered their congratulations to a city that wants eurovision to be a citywide party and a celebration of music and peace. schools and community groups will all be _ schools and community groups will all be involved in this. it won't 'ust all be involved in this. it won't just be — all be involved in this. it won't just be about what you see on television. we are working on how you connect— television. we are working on how you connect people to enjoy and through— you connect people to enjoy and through music. it is going to be... it will_ through music. it is going to be... it will take — through music. it is going to be... it will take over the city from easter— it will take over the city from easter all— it will take over the city from easter all the way through and then more _ easter all the way through and then more we _ easter all the way through and then more. we know how to get the most out of— more. we know how to get the most out of something here.

and in the bars, watching the announcement, you could see what this means. the place that prides itself on being a party city... # and celebrations.# david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. you are watching bbc news. more on the news that in the last few minutes police are searching for survivors in the rubble of a petrol station in county donegal. they have updated the death toll there. they now say that nine people have died as a result of the explosion, which happened around quarter past three yesterday afternoon when the shop there, the petrol station, was said to be very busy. eight other people have been taken to hospital earlier. the irish prime minister, the

taoiseach, expressed his shock at the tragedy and praised the work of the tragedy and praised the work of the emergency services from both sides of the border. i the emergency services from both sides of the border.— sides of the border. i think the entire nation _ sides of the border. i think the entire nation is _ sides of the border. i think the entire nation is shocked - sides of the border. i think the entire nation is shocked at - sides of the border. i think the l entire nation is shocked at what sides of the border. i think the - entire nation is shocked at what has happened. it is an unspeakable tragedy. our thoughts and operators and our hearts go to the people of the area and the families of those who have lost their lives and has been injured and to the entire community who are numbed and shocked by what has happened. it is very difficult to comprehend that as people go about their daily lives something like this could happen in the middle of the day. and we want to pay tribute to all the essential services, those who worked throughout the night, at times in to rescue people and to do everything they could to comfort people. our emergency services and the firefighting guardian right across the body, all across the north west and our colleagues in northern

ireland, those who came willingly and very quickly to the aid of those impacted by this and that will be long remembered, that solidarity and that sense of strong community between the essential services. the now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. cloud, wind and rain spreading into the north west, a lot of dry and sunny weather to come. certainly a very pleasant autumn day for the vast majority. if you isolated showers fading in northern ireland and north—west england so most will be dry throughout the afternoon. fairweather cloud. it may thicken may thicken up later on. temperatures similar to yesterday. a little bit down on yesterday but pleasant in the sunshine and lighter winds. those lighter winds in place. actually night for wales and england. mranfog actually night for wales and england. mr an fog won't last too long but there could be a touch of frost. 2—3. the breeze picks up in the west and that is ahead of cloud

and rain spilling its way in. temperatures in stornoway, belfast and glasgow are 10—11. a dry enough start. but rain quickly spreading into the morning. some heavy on the hills of western scotland yet again. may reach cumbria in north—west wales later in the day. writer in the north—west but very windy. dry and sunny again for the south and east. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they've found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman — one with around 200 graves. funerals are being held in thailand for the children and teachers killed in a massacre at a nursery school. police say seven people have been killed

police say nine people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. now on bbc news, click. this week, the race to preserve ukraine's heritage and culture by 30 scanning its buildings. phone too big? display too small? spencer has been looking at the latest flexi—screens that are coming around the bend. you couldn't do this with a solid glass tablet. we will try on some smart fabrics and a solar powered shirt. and sticking with style, are these the emperor's new clothes?

lara has been trying on some threads that don't even exist.