this is bbc news. the headlines in the uk and around the world. a massive explosion has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. the un nuclear watchdog calls for the urgent protection of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after shelling cuts its external power. ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the republic of ireland — police say it appears to have been a �*tragic accident�*. people take to the streets around the world in support of anti—government demonstrators in iran — as three people are killed during fresh protests in the country.

welcome to bbc news. president putin has suffered an embarrassing setback in the war with ukraine, after a huge explosion on the only bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the bridge partially collasped but has now reopened to light traffic. russia annexed crimea in 2014, and after occupying these regions of ukraine — in red — it's managed to establish a corridor up through southern and eastern ukraine. the kerch bridge, connecting russia to the crimean peninsula in the black sea, was an important supply route for sending russian troops and artillery into ukraine. the blast there is another humiliation for the kremlin, as our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports.

it is the bridge the kremlin built, steve rosenberg, reports. and it was under attack. steve rosenberg, reports. an explosion at dawn. steve rosenberg, reports. this was the result. steve rosenberg, reports. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you can see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea, and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they've opened a criminal case. the 12—mile—long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin as a supply route, it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018 — getting behind the wheel to show that, as far as he was concerned, russia and crimea

were joined forever. very different scenes today. pro—kremlin commentators have blamed ukraine for the explosion, but there's been no claim of responsibility from kyiv. it is noticeable how the situation has changed here, and the messaging. a few months ago, russians were being told — by their leaders and by the state media — that the so—called special military operation would be relatively brief and victorious. now they're being told that there are problems, that russia is losing ground. and today, they learnt about the attack on a hugely symbolic location, the crimean bridge. news of the attack has sparked concern amongst the public here. but the russians we spoke to had different ideas about how the kremlin should react. "it's worrying," stas says. "war is always bad. they should have done this

differently, with negotiations." but olga says, "putin must respond. "what a birthday present they gave him! "we should blow up the train lines ukraine uses to get "its military aid from america. "this is nato�*s fault." but from vladimir putin, there's been no reaction yet to what happened here. no hint as to how he will respond. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. the head of the un watchdog says the zapper is a nuclear plant in south—eastern ukraine must be protected urgently after shelling again cut or that external power. rafael grossi said that diesel generators were having to be used to provide powerfor generators were having to be used to provide power for the vital cooling functions at the plant which is controlled by russian forces, but occupied —— operated by ukrainian star. the six reactors at the plant

are currently shutdown. ten people, including a young child and two teenagers, are now confirmed to have died, after an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal in ireland. it happened at the applegreen service station in the village of creeslough yesterday afternoon. police say they believe it was a tragic accident. from the scene, the village of creeslough — our ireland correspondent chris page reports. this small community has been caught up this small community has been caught up in a wave of devastation and desperation. the rescue efforts gave way to recovery operation as the day went on. the sight of ambulances leaving, i signed that there was no expectation anyone else would be found alive. from the moment it happened, the bent walls, crumbled roof and tonnes of rubble showed that this was a legal explosion. i5 that this was a legal explosion. i3 was like a bomb going off on a sonic boom that shook us to the core. the

people in the area just waited to try and help to get people out of the building. the building was very precarious, very dangerous. there were flats above _ precarious, very dangerous. there were flats above the _ precarious, very dangerous. there were flats above the garage - precarious, very dangerous. there were flats above the garage shop was largely collapsed. several times the emergency services asked for complete silence so that they would be able to hear people who are trapped. eight patients were taken to hospital, one is in a critical condition. what is striking in the village is the quietness, the stillness, even. the emergency services are continuing to carry out their search and people have gathered to watch and wait for news, but you get the sense that they can't really take in that some of their friends, can't really take in that some of theirfriends, relatives, neighbours, went to the local shop on a friday afternoon and lost their lives are suddenly. all those who were killed were from the area. there are no outstanding reports of unaccounted for persons. the ten casualties are four men, to smack women, two teenagers, a boy and girl, and a younger girl.—

girl, and a younger girl. many of the 400 girl, and a younger girl. many of the l'00 peeple _ girl, and a younger girl. many of the 400 people who _ girl, and a younger girl. many of the 400 people who live - girl, and a younger girl. many of the 400 people who live in - the 400 people who live in creeslough went to a special church service this morning. the leader of the irish government sent his condolences. the the irish government sent his condolences.— the irish government sent his condolences. ., ., , condolences. the entire nation is shocked at _ condolences. the entire nation is shocked at what _ condolences. the entire nation is shocked at what happened. - condolences. the entire nation is shocked at what happened. it. condolences. the entire nation is shocked at what happened. it is| condolences. the entire nation is l shocked at what happened. it is an unspeakable tragedy. our thoughts and our prayers, our hearts go out to the people of creeslough. rule county donegal— to the people of creeslough. rule county donegal is _ to the people of creeslough. rule county donegal is often thought of as the essence of tranquillity, an idyllic retreat. tonight, widespread grieving has begun, coupled with an intense feeling of disbelief. chris page, bbc news, creeslough. reports from iran say at least three people have been shot dead by security forces during the latest protests triggered by the death of a 22—year—old woman in police custody, more than three weeks ago. there have been demonstrations in cities around the world today, including this one in the netherlands, in support of the iranian protests. ceremonies have been taking place in thailand at the start of a four—day

funeral for victims of thursday's mass killing at a nursery. 37 people were murdered by a former policeman in the northern town of uthai sawan. you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a massive explosion has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. the un nuclear watchdog calls for the urgent protection of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after shelling cuts its external power. ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the republic of ireland — police say it appears to have been a �*tragic accident�*. let�*s return to our lead story — the huge explosion that brought down

part of the only bridge linking russian to crimea. according to russian officials, three people died in the explosion , but russia says the bridge has already re—opened with light traffic. ukraine officials have not directly claimed responsibility a but as our diplomatic correspondent paul adams, who�*s in kyiv, explains, ukrainians have still been quick to respond to news of the blast. ukrainians, in general, are absolutely cock—a—hoop. for them, this is like the sinking of the moskva — the russian flagship of the black sea fleet back in april. this is a real moment of national delight. just to give you a bit of an indication, the ukrainian post office has already announced that it plans to issue a postage stamp celebrating the hit on the bridge over the kerch strait. the symbolism of that attack is enormous here, too. now, experts i�*ve spoken to have said that they think this was probably a result of an extremely expertly executed sabotage operation, almost certainly

by ukrainian special forces. but a presidential adviser just about an hour or so ago said, no, this was actually the result of infighting in moscow. was he trolling the russians, playing on signs of division within the russian defence establishment? we simply don�*t know. it seems, though, this was a very good day, though, for ukraine. let�*s speak to michael clarke, a visiting professor in the department of war studies at king�*s college london. about you so much forjoining us, michael. first of all, how big a setback do you think this is for roger? it setback do you think this is for roaer? , , ., setback do you think this is for ro.er? , , ., . ~' , setback do you think this is for roaer? , , ., , roger? it depends how quickly they re air the roger? it depends how quickly they repair the bridge. _ roger? it depends how quickly they repair the bridge. it _ roger? it depends how quickly they repair the bridge. it is _ roger? it depends how quickly they repair the bridge. it is a _ roger? it depends how quickly they repair the bridge. it is a huge - repair the bridge. it is a huge symbolic setback because this bridge was mr putin�*s personal commitment to crimea. it opened in 2018, cost $3 billion, massively overpriced. 0ne $3 billion, massively overpriced. one of his friends was in charge of the construction and he identified with this because this was a way of uniting the mainland of russia with

what he took to be the mainland of crimea which was now going to be russian forever so the bridge is symbolically hugely important. in terms of logistics, the fact is, one carriageway seems to have survived this blast although it may only take light traffic and we don�*t know how bad the damage is to the railway grid above it. my guess is that although the russians will have a big note to say that the bridge is reopen soon and all this wine, it will not reopen to military traffic which is very heavy so we will see how long it is before they can start to use the road and particularly the rail elements to transport tanks, artillery and all of the rest of it on low loaders across the bridge. that will be the key.— that will be the key. ukraine is sa in: that will be the key. ukraine is saying that _ that will be the key. ukraine is saying that this _ that will be the key. ukraine is saying that this is _ that will be the key. ukraine is saying that this is as _ that will be the key. ukraine is saying that this is as big - that will be the key. ukraine is saying that this is as big and i saying that this is as big and symbolic a win for them as the sinking of the russian ship in april, do you agree with that? the moskva, april, do you agree with that? ii�*ué moskva, yes, it april, do you agree with that? the moskva, yes, it is symbolically big,

and we have seen the design of stamps celebrating the collapse of the bridge which will be on sale from tomorrow or the day after so they have been quick off the mark and it is as big as the loss of the moskva, the flagship, logistically it is not as big as the loss of the moskva because that affected the ability of the russians to operate in the western part of the black sea. this will only frustrate their logistics for an indeterminate amount of time and it might be a matter of days or it might be a matter of days or it might be a matter of days or it might be a matter of a couple of weeks before they get the bridge moving again, in ways that can support their military offensive, but it won�*t have the same long—term effect as the loss of the moskva has had on the black sea fleet. ht the moskva has had on the black sea fleet. ., ., ~' the moskva has had on the black sea fleet. :, fleet. if we look at the counteroffensive - fleet. if we look at the counteroffensive that l fleet. if we look at the i counteroffensive that has fleet. if we look at the _ counteroffensive that has developed by ukraine, how much more of this can we see, moving on from the destruction of the bridge, how much further are we likely to see that, based on events?—

further are we likely to see that, based on events? they will keep on anoin. the based on events? they will keep on going. the ukrainians _ based on events? they will keep on going. the ukrainians know - based on events? they will keep on going. the ukrainians know they i based on events? they will keep on i going. the ukrainians know they have got at least another month before the weather turns against them, getting into the wet season now which is more difficult for attacking troops because it means they cannot use the field so easily for heavy our armoured vehicles, they have to stick to the roads, and it will get very cold, so they have got another month in which the offensive can move on and we know that they have got reserve forces, the operate on the principle of two up the operate on the principle of two up one back, for every two units fighting there is one back as a reserve, a fallback in case something goes wrong so they have almost certainly the equivalent of another division to commit to this offensive at some point and we are asking whether they will commit to one of the tooth fronts they have opened up in the donbas, or in the south—west, all will they open up a third way, from zaporizhzhia, pushing southwards to try and break into this russian language. we will see. but the ukrainians are not finished yet and they know that they have got the russians on the back

foot, the russians are going backwards everywhere, pretty well, and they will want to make the most of that before the weather really changes. of that before the weather really chances. ,, :, , of that before the weather really chances. ,, ., , , changes. russia is saying the bridge is artiall changes. russia is saying the bridge is partially reopened _ changes. russia is saying the bridge is partially reopened now, _ changes. russia is saying the bridge is partially reopened now, but - is partially reopened now, but nevertheless it is an embarrassment for putin. what do you think russia�*s response might be? medvedev, a former president and prime minister is now in the national security council made a statement not so long ago when people said what if this bridge was targeted and he said first of all, that there are more than 20 different defensive systems defending it, and if it is targeted, then there will be a deep reckoning that will follow immediately. he was full of dark threats, but there�*s not much the russians can actually do apart from throwing more missiles at civilian targets and kill more civilians. they are doing their worst as it is so it is not really clear how much more they can really do in ways that don�*t make this situation even more severe, so

ultimately, they will have and puff about this, but their best alternative from moscow is to make sure that they get the bridge up and running again, and to say that it doesn�*t matter, you can break our bridges and we will rebuild them and i will not believe they have got the bridge back up and running until we have satellite imagery of heavy tanks going over although there are on long convoys, when we see that we will know that i have got the bridge back up and running.— will know that i have got the bridge back up and running. there have been many points — back up and running. there have been many points along _ back up and running. there have been many points along this _ back up and running. there have been many points along this war _ back up and running. there have been many points along this war would - many points along this war would have been called turning points and watershed moments. how do you think this moment compares? it is watershed moments. how do you think this moment compares?— this moment compares? it is not a turnin: this moment compares? it is not a turning point. _ this moment compares? it is not a turning point. we _ this moment compares? it is not a turning point, we haven't - this moment compares? it is not a turning point, we haven't really i turning point, we haven�*t really reached a big turning point in the war yet. reached a big turning point in the waryet. if reached a big turning point in the war yet. if kherson falls before christmas which i personally think it will, if it does, that will be a turning point, because kherson is the only major city the russians have taken, they will defend it fiercely, and it is a city that is the gateway to crimea and so on so that will be a turning point if it happens, but before that these are

all milestones on a fairly long road that ukraine has embarked upon. yes, they will celebrate this, they are right to celebrate it, if it was sabotaged as opposed to a missile strike and i suspect it was, they will be making hollywood films about this because this is like a dambusters raid for ukraine stop it has that sort of element about it. if that is what it was they will celebrate it but like the dambusters raid it was a great political victory stop it didn�*t pin the end make that much difference to the logistics of the enemy.— make that much difference to the logistics of the enemy. thank you, michael clarke, _ logistics of the enemy. thank you, michael clarke, visiting _ logistics of the enemy. thank you, michael clarke, visiting professor. michael clarke, visiting professor in the department of war studies at king�*s college london. and we�*ll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow�*s front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight 0nly around a fifth of the usual rail services across england,

scotland and wales have been running today, as 40,000 members of the rmt union took part in their eighth strike day this year. around half of the network has been completely closed with trains only operating until early evening on most remaining lines. the industrial action is part of a long—running dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. we don�*t want to disrupt anyone. we want people to use the railway services and go about their lives. unfortunately, we�*re in this very serious dispute, we haven�*t got any movement from the companies and we haven�*t got any new offers that we can report back to you, the public, 01’ even oui’ members. the scottish national party conference has begun in aberdeen, in person for the first time since the pandemic. the party�*s deputy leader keith brown used his opening speech to criticise the prime minister liz truss, telling delegates she was a "symptom of the dysfunction at westminster". at their party�*s conference, the dup leader has warned power—sharing in northern ireland won�*t be restored unless his party�*s demands on the

northern ireland protocol are met. sirjeffrey donaldson said the protocol was contributing to the cost of living crisis. the dup is refusing to rejoin power—sharing until changes are made to the part of the brexit deal covering trade in northern ireland. one of britain�*s most notorious serial killers, peter tobin, has died afterfalling ill in prison. the 76—year—old, who was serving three life sentences, was taken from hmp edinburgh to hospital on wednesday. david cowan reports. a schoolgirl waiting for a bus on a winter�*s night. as each day goes past, i lose a bit more faith that she�*s still alive. i pray to god that she is. an 18—year—old hitchhiking home from a music festival. 1% of me thinks she's alive and the other 99% thinks she's dead now. a young woman living at a church. we are very worried about it. it's totally out of character. three lives brutally cut short by one man, and no—one doubts there were more.

born injohnstone in renfrewshire, peter tobin led a nomadic life and used numerous aliases. he was violent and abusive towards his three ex—wives and, in the early—1990s, was jailed for a horrific sex attack. this is peter tobin. hampshire police wish to talk to him after two schoolgirls were sexually assaulted and imprisoned in a flat in havant. tobin was behind bars for ten years and returned to scotland in 2004. after attacking another young girl, he went on the run. fears are growing for the safety of a young polish woman who has been missing for three days. angelika kluk was living and working at st patrick�*s in glasgow. tobin was the church handyman, hiding there under a false name. he bludgeoned, raped and stabbed the 23—year—old, before concealing her body under the church floorboards. tobin was 60 at the time. the brutality of the murder convinced police he�*d killed before.

based in glasgow, 0peration anagram was a uk—wide investigation into his past. around the country, police re—examined cold cases and, soon, tobin was linked to one of scotland�*s longest mysteries. my colleagues in west lothian are now gravely concerned for vicky hamilton, a schoolgirl who disappeared nearly five weeks ago. vicky hamilton went missing in bathgate. her mother appealed for help, but the 15—year—old had vanished without trace. she just refused to go out and refused to just leave in case vicky showed up. that broke my mum�*s heart. she just became a shell of a person and, two years later, she died. she was another one of peter tobin�*s victims. yeah, you could look at that, indirectly, yes, definitely. if vicky hadn�*t went missing, i�*m pretty sure my mum would still be with us today. detectives discovered tobin was living in bathgate when vicky went missing. they searched his former home and found this — a knife bearing traces of her dna. there he is, the man...

tobin was charged with vicky�*s abduction. if there is any way that you can assist us in finding this girl now? no. as i say, i've never met her. three police forces are combining resources to search common land in hampshire for a missing essex teenager. 0peration anagram then linked him to dinah mcnicol, the daughter of a scottish jazz musician who disappeared in august 1991. the police searched tobin�*s former home in margate and, to their astonishment, found vicky buried in a shallow grave. no—one had expected her to be there. days later, they discovered a second body. it was dinah. after 16 years, the horrifying truth emerged. tobin had murdered vicky in bathgate, dismembered her body and, five weeks later, taken her remains with him when he moved to a new home 500 miles away in margate. five months after that,

he murdered dinah. now a convicted serial killer, serving three life sentences, the scot was linked to other missing girls. 18—year—old louise kay from eastbourne disappeared in 1988, but more searches in the south of england brought no closure for her family, or for any others. we want anyone that was in the church for any reason to come forward. the detective behind 0peration anagram is convinced he had other victims. as far as i�*m concerned, peter tobin is evil. he�*s pure evil. this is someone who had no respect for humanity. i have no doubt that peter tobin has killed other people, but this is a coward that has taken the secrets to the grave. and he may speak of his strict religious upbringing and make reference to the bible. over the years, there was speculation peter tobin committed the so—called biblejohn murders in glasgow in the late 1960s, but dna evidence found on one of the victims doesn�*t match tobin�*s.

it�*s often reported that he bragged of killing 48 women. police say that story is an urban myth. the truth, unembellished, is bad enough. vicky hamilton�*s sister hopes he will now be forgotten. we always wanted vicky to be remembered, not tobin. vicky was the victim. just this dark shadow that�*s over you for the rest of your life, so we were hoping that now tobin�*s gone, that that shadow can eventuallyjust clear and we can just remember vicky as the sweet, david cowan reporting. the aviation industry has agreed a long—term goal of decarbonising air travel. the international civil aviation 0rganisation — meeting in canada — has accepted a plan for net—zero emissions by 2050. airlines have agreed to offset their carbon and develop greener fuels. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story.

when you look up to the skies, you can see the threat to our climate first—hand. criss—crossing through the air, an industry that endangers the environment with every single flight. but now airline companies have agreed a deal that could perhaps make a difference. in a statement, luis felipe de 0liveira, the head of airports council international said: and john kerry, president biden�*s climate envoy said: so what have they agreed? well, the aviation industry contributes around 2.5%—3% of global co2 emissions. the plan is to decarbonise, with a target of net zero by 2050. the airlines say it will require an investment

of more than $1.5 trillion. how will they do it? partly, they will use a system of carbon offsetting. for every flight, a certain number of trees will be planted which can absorb c02 from the air. the airline industry may also try to encourage the development of greener, more sustainable fuel. critics remain unconvinced, saying this is a non—binding goal that will fail to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050, but the airline industry insists it is a start, a step — even a flight — in the right direction. tim allman, bbc news. with the rising cost of living, many people are facing a cold winter but there�*s hope for some. a community organisation in burnley is providing emergency plumbing and heating repairs to vulnerable people for a low cost or no cost at all. james anderson set up depher five years ago to help elderly and disabled people stay warm. judy hobson went to meet james and find out more about the work he does.

this is the third property that james anderson has visited today. it is the home of a vulnerable lady who cannot keep warm. he has fixed the problem and the lady�*s daughter wants to know the cost. hoot problem and the lady's daughter wants to know the cost. how much stereo you? _ wants to know the cost. how much stereo you? say — wants to know the cost. how much stereo you? say that _ wants to know the cost. how much stereo you? say that in _ wants to know the cost. how much stereo you? say that in english! i stereo you? say that in english! james is not _ stereo you? say that in english! james is not going _ stereo you? say that in english! james is not going to _ stereo you? say that in english! james is not going to charge - stereo you? say that in english! | james is not going to charge her. she is in a vulnerable position with no heating and hot water. it is not about money for these people, it is about money for these people, it is about getting on with the service and doing for them what needs to be done. �* : : ., and doing for them what needs to be done. . done. back in the office, the business _ done. back in the office, the business takes _ done. back in the office, the business takes dozens - done. back in the office, the business takes dozens of. done. back in the office, the i business takes dozens of calls done. back in the office, the - business takes dozens of calls from people who cannot heat their homes. james is also driven by the need to protect vulnerable residents ofs

from being overcharged and from shoddy workmanship. you from being overcharged and from shoddy workmanship.— from being overcharged and from shoddy workmanship. you have no heatin: or shoddy workmanship. you have no heating or hot _ shoddy workmanship. you have no heating or hot water, _ shoddy workmanship. you have no heating or hot water, over- shoddy workmanship. you have no heating or hot water, over 65, - heating or hot water, over 65, registered disabled, in a situation where you are facing poverty and could be looking at going into severe poverty, then we will put a plan into place to give you a free boiler, a boiler that has discounted massively, also your gas and electric. , : , , massively, also your gas and electric. , ., , , , massively, also your gas and electric. , : , , , , , electric. james set up depher in 2017 and relies _ electric. james set up depher in 2017 and relies on _ electric. james set up depher in 2017 and relies on fundraising . electric. james set up depher in l 2017 and relies on fundraising and donations. 0ne 2017 and relies on fundraising and donations. one of his biggest supporters is the actor, huw grant. the business is now so big he enlist the support of local contractors over the country. it the support of local contractors over the country.— over the country. if you need plumbing — over the country. if you need plumbing and _ over the country. if you need plumbing and heating - over the country. if you need plumbing and heating or - over the country. if you need plumbing and heating or a i over the country. if you need - plumbing and heating or a boiler and we can get you because you were none different part of the country we will authorise another company to do that on our behalf and we will pay the bill for you. and we will remove that stigma. we will remove that

thought that people have that nobody will help me replace that, by giving them the help. thank you james is not like to use the word charity because he thinks it is demeaning to the people he helps. instead he simply says this is a vital service. no one should have to choose between eating and heating. good on you, james! let�*s see how much we are going to have the heating on now. the weather has been quite foremost with a few showers in the north and west because we have a ridge of high pressure with us. most showers will fade through this evening. we have the wind strengthening with mcleod pushing into western areas as we go through the night towards dawn. milderfor many in through the night towards dawn. milder for many in scotland and northern ireland but england and wales, a chilly night, live enough temperatures for a touch of grass

frost. that should clear, then it will stay mostly dry, and indeed bright or sunny across east wales eastwards during the day, but the dickens, the wind strengthens, and severe gales on the morning really across the western isles, heavy rain the squally winds driving across scotland, northern ireland to the north—western fringes of england and wales, so tempering the day, elsewhere, 18 in the sunshine. a lot of dry weather too, as we look towards the early part of next week.

hello this is bbc news — the headlines: a massive explosion has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. the un nuclear watchdog calls for the urgent protection of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after shelling cuts its external power.