this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... a wave of russian attacks hits cities across ukraine — 80 missile have been launched — with capital kyiv targeted for the first time in several months. our correspondent there was reporting live this morning when one of the missiles struck nearby. ukraine's president zelensky says russia is trying to wipe his country off the face of the earth.

but russia's president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea. chancellor kwasi kwarteng has agreed to bring forward the publication of his economic plans to october 31st. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to suspend strike action after accepting a government pay offer. hello and welcome to bbc news. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war.

the capital city of kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow's response to an attack over the weekend on a strategic road and rail bridge from russia to occupied crimea. the russian president says that was an act of terrorism by ukraine, and has threatened a harsh response to any similar attacks. from kyiv, our correspondent paul adams reports. explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for this girl, a narrow escape. for three hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. they landed in the heart of the capital, in the rush—hour. cars set alight, people killed

as they went to work. tourist locations, too, the city's famous glass bridge taking a direct hit. this felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic places. and then, when moscow decided it had done enough, it ended. the clean—up began. there are bodies lying on the street here, in this elegant european capital. it has been almost four months since the last attack here and in three short hours, a growing sense of normality was shattered. this is the first time missiles have landed right here in the centre of kyiv, and these were not military targets. the children's playground through the trees, part of the university of kyiv over there, and this is a government department of science and education. nearby, a huge crater, where children come to play. this couple live around the corner

and their children and grandchildren know this place well. translation: oh, it is horrible. this is our life, and at this moment, i don't know, an abyss has opened up in our lives. it is terrible. and it is happening everywhere. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, another hellish night. vladimir putin may have escalated today but in zaporizhzhia, this has been going on relentlessly for a week. and far to the west in lviv, more missiles, cutting off water and electricity. it has been a long time since so many cities were hit at the same time from moscow apparently determined to make the biggest possible statement. down in kyiv�*s metro, a population rallying in defiance. singing. people lived down here for weeks when the war began.

two days ago, ukraine was celebrating the destruction of russia's bridge to the crimea. today, that euphoria is gone. fear once again stalking the capital. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. we have the former deputy and lied to cure. we are delighted to have you with us. thank you forjoining us. i wanted to pick up with a line from the report. it's been a long time since so many cities in ukraine have been hit at the same time. what do you make of what has been happening today?— do you make of what has been happening today? thank you for havin: happening today? thank you for having me- _ happening today? thank you for having me. clearly— happening today? thank you for having me. clearly this - happening today? thank you for having me. clearly this is - happening today? thank you for having me. clearly this is an - having me. clearly this is an outraged, embarrassed, humiliated vladimir putin striking back after the very audacious and successful destruction of part of the bridge linking russia with crimea. how do

you respond? he responds absolutely in kind with a massive assault of missiles, over80 in kind with a massive assault of missiles, over 80 missile attacks. thus far. many of which have appeared to have been shot down as well by the ukrainian defences which is great news. let's be clear, vladimir putin because the attack on the bridge a terrorist attack, i would submit that the terrorist sits firmly with vladimir putin because he is attacking civilians.— he is attacking civilians. russia could have _ he is attacking civilians. russia could have launched _ he is attacking civilians. russia could have launched these - he is attacking civilians. russia| could have launched these kind he is attacking civilians. russia i could have launched these kind of missile attacks before, but yet we have seen the focus has been on the battlefield. why do you think this change of tactic now? is itjust because of the bombing of the bridge over the weekend and how strategic and symbolic it was to vladimir putin? i and symbolic it was to vladimir putin? ~ , , and symbolic it was to vladimir putin? ~' , , , ., putin? i think it is. this is no different _ putin? i think it is. this is no different than _ putin? i think it is. this is no different than hitler- putin? i think it is. this is no different than hitler blitzing | different than hitler blitzing london during the second world war.

he is trying to terrorise the ukrainian population, he will not succeed and it does not take away the real fact that the important fact is that ukrainians at the moment are continuing to prosecute a very successful offensive on the battlefield. these missile attacks are not going to change that. the ukrainians will continue to prevail providing we in the west continue to give them the support and the tools they need to do the job. haifa give them the support and the tools they need to do the job.— they need to do the 'ob. how likely is that? there — they need to do the 'ob. how likely is that? there is — they need to do the job. how likely is that? there is not _ they need to do the job. how likely is that? there is not any _ they need to do the job. how likely is that? there is not any sign - they need to do the job. how likely is that? there is not any sign that. is that? there is not any sign that the west is having second thoughts on that front? hot the west is having second thoughts on that front?— on that front? not at all, i don't think there _ on that front? not at all, i don't think there is _ on that front? not at all, i don't think there is any _ on that front? not at all, i don't think there is any sign _ on that front? not at all, i don't think there is any sign of - on that front? not at all, i don't think there is any sign of that. l on that front? not at all, i don't think there is any sign of that. i | think there is any sign of that. i think there is any sign of that. i think there is any sign of that. i think the west remains resolute and strong. we can expect that western unity to come under pressure as we move into the winter especially with countries like germany that are very dependent on russian energy. all signs are that weavers did mac we

are strong very much. does russia have enough _ are strong very much. does russia have enough weapons _ are strong very much. does russia have enough weapons to _ are strong very much. does russia have enough weapons to do - are strong very much. does russia have enough weapons to do more | have enough weapons to do more things like they done today? i have enough weapons to do more things like they done today? i don't know about — things like they done today? i don't know about that. _ things like they done today? i don't know about that. i _ things like they done today? i don't know about that. i think _ things like they done today? i don't know about that. i think they - things like they done today? i don't know about that. i think they are i know about that. i think they are running low. they are launching missiles and great abandon. i suspect they will be finding it extremely difficult to replenish them, so i think we must assume the stocks are running down. haifa stocks are running down. how seriously _ stocks are running down. how seriously should _ stocks are running down. how seriously should we _ stocks are running down. how seriously should we take the nuclear threat? , , ., , , , threat? very seriously indeed, but that does not _ threat? very seriously indeed, but that does not mean _ threat? very seriously indeed, but that does not mean we _ threat? very seriously indeed, but that does not mean we blink. - threat? very seriously indeed, but that does not mean we blink. we i that does not mean we blink. we don't. we respond with strength and with a very clear message as i'm sure president biden has done and will continue to do, that any such attack, a nuclear attack, will be a total catastrophe for russia and the pain that russia will suffer will far outweigh any pain they can inflict. ,, , ., ~ .,

far outweigh any pain they can inflict. ., ~ ., , , inflict. speaking more broadly ha--ens inflict. speaking more broadly happens next? _ inflict. speaking more broadly happens next? i _ inflict. speaking more broadly happens next? i appreciate i inflict. speaking more broadly. happens next? i appreciate you inflict. speaking more broadly- happens next? i appreciate you do not have a crystal ball, none of us do. but from what we have seen and the way that president putin has responded in the last few days, how do you see the next few weeks and months playing out? if do you see the next few weeks and months playing out?— months playing out? if the ukrainians _ months playing out? if the ukrainians keep _ months playing out? if the ukrainians keep up - months playing out? if the ukrainians keep up the i months playing out? if the i ukrainians keep up the pressure months playing out? if the - ukrainians keep up the pressure as they are, relentlessly prosecuting this offensive and bc the russian army go from collapse to collapse, i think there is a very real prospect of ukraine achieving initial success on the battlefield at least up until the 24th of february. there is a very high chance that putin might declare further mobilisations. firing large numbers of untrained ill—equipped on willing young men into the firing line as cannon fodder is not the stuff of which armies are made. and i think that

will only contribute further to the ultimate decline and collapse of morale in the russian army. really aood to morale in the russian army. really good to have _ morale in the russian army. really good to have you — morale in the russian army. really good to have you with _ morale in the russian army. really good to have you with us _ morale in the russian army. really good to have you with us on i morale in the russian army. really good to have you with us on bbc i good to have you with us on bbc news. thank you for your thoughts and insights. as richard was saying the attacks across ukraine follow a series of setbacks from moscow on the battlefield. with russian forces losing swathes of territory to counter attacks. president putin has been under pressure from hardliners in moscow to change tactics and escalate the war against ukraine. our security correspondent frank gardner has this report. russia's military has a lot of missiles and they are using them, notjust on the battlefield, but to hit cities all over ukraine. this morning, strikes in kyiv have brought the war back to the capital after months of calm. russia's president is promising more to come. translation: if attempts to carry out terrorist attacks _ on our territory continue, russia's response will be severe

and in scale will correspond with the level of threats to the russian federation. no one should have any doubts about this. today's missile strikes right across the country are a strategic escalation. they are aimed primarily at punishing ukraine for what president putin calls a terrorist attack. he is referring to saturday's explosion on the kerch bridge, linking russia to illegally occupied—crimea. that triggered outrage in moscow from hardliners, who want to see putin escalate this war. there has been mounting criticism there of russian defence minister, sergei shoigu, for the poor performance of the russian army. ukraine's forces are pushing the russians back on several fronts. they are better equipped, better led and better motivated than the russians. but they are heavily dependent on western weapons. president putin wants to scare the west into stopping that supply line.

the sort of action we've seen today with these missiles which are much more for psychological than practical effect, is a way of putin trying to reassert the initiative and encourage his supporters and indeed those people who are against him, that they can still win this war. and this is not going to happen. ukraine on the current path will eventually win this war. but for now, there is still a lot more damage russia can inflict on ukraine's population, hitting homes and energy supplies to make them suffer for resisting its invasion. frank gardner, bbc news. our russia editor steve rosenberg gave his assessment of what the attacks tell us about russia's strategy. what we saw today from vladimir putin, this massive display of force, this came as no real surprise because basically what we have been seeing from president putin for months now, particularly over the last three weeks, has been escalation followed by escalation,

followed by escalation, leading up to today's bombardment, which vladimir putin called a mass strike. he also, as we heard before, issued a threat of another harsh response. it is clear that attack last saturday on the bridge that links russia with the crimean peninsula, that was a blow to vladimir putin, he took that personally. because that bridge really symbolises president putin's annexation of crimea. so, i think such a response was going to happen. the question now is what happens next? based on what i've just said, there is a fear, of course, of further escalation. i want to read you something that the former russian president dmitry medvedev wrote on his social media just a short while ago. he said, "ukraine would be a constant, direct "and clear threat to russia. "the aim of our future actions must be the full dismantling dismantling "of the political regime in ukraine." now, if that is the view of the kremlin today, of president putin, that suggest that russia is going to push

on until it makes sure the whole of ukraine back in russia's orbit. one last thing, when russia talks about the ukrainian threat, we mustn't forget, president putin began this by invading ukraine. i were russian editor there. we have the former british ambassador to ukraine. lee turner. excellent to have you with us. thank you for joining us. i wonder what your view is of what has been happening in ukraine today? i’zre is of what has been happening in ukraine today?— is of what has been happening in ukraine today? i've been listening with ureat ukraine today? i've been listening with great entrance _ ukraine today? i've been listening with great entrance to _ ukraine today? i've been listening with great entrance to what i ukraine today? i've been listening with great entrance to what has i ukraine today? i've been listening i with great entrance to what has been said. i do agree completely that this is clearly a response to the attack on the bridge over the weekend. that was the latest in a series of massive blows to vladimir putin personally. his misjudgment in launching this war back in february has been exposed again and again.

first with the force is being driven backin first with the force is being driven back in kyiv and then the sinking of the fleet in the black sea. then we had these ukrainian advances and now the kerch bridge. this puts putin under domestic pressure. and makes him look weak and it shows his judgment is pathetic and he has got to do something. what has he done, he has launched some indiscriminate cruise missile attacks on random ukrainian cities. that is a sign not of strength, but of weakness because russia cannot push back ukrainian forces on the battlefield. the momentum is with kyiv and with the ukrainian armed forces who are continuing to have great success. and so this really is not a sign of strength as i say, it is a sign of... , , �* of... giving the setbacks you've 'ust of... giving the setbacks you've just outlined, _ of... giving the setbacks you've just outlined, why _ of... giving the setbacks you've just outlined, why was - of... giving the setbacks you've just outlined, why was the i of... giving the setbacks you've i just outlined, why was the bombing of the bridge such a tipping point?

i appreciate strategically and symbolically it was a very important to putin, but he could have launched these kind of missile strikes before. , .,, these kind of missile strikes before. , ,, , ,, , before. yes, those missile strikes very much — before. yes, those missile strikes very much echo — before. yes, those missile strikes very much echo what _ before. yes, those missile strikes very much echo what happened i before. yes, those missile strikes very much echo what happened at before. yes, those missile strikes i very much echo what happened at the beginning of the campaign back in february, a long time ago now. there were similar indiscriminate cruise missile attacks launched by russia on random ukrainian cities across the whole country. i think the attack on the kerch bridge is it neurologist point for him. as frank gardner was saying the kerch bridge is a symbol of russian dominance, of putin's personal project to try and strengthen his position in russia by launching a completely unnecessary war against ukraine. and the fact that the ukrainians have been able to severely damage this flagship

symbolic project which symbolises russian control over crimea despite russian control over crimea despite russia claiming to have defended it with every means at their disposal, really put him on the spot and we have seen unprecedented criticism of this singing russian leadership since the attack on saturday. this is putin's rather pathetic attempt to respond. of course it is very serious for all of those people in ukraine being attacked and killed and injured. you ukraine being attacked and killed and injured-— and injured. you are the former british ambassador _ and injured. you are the former british ambassador to - and injured. you are the former british ambassador to ukraine, | and injured. you are the former. british ambassador to ukraine, we are where we are. one thought occurred to me when i knew i was going to talk to you and i wanted to ask you why are we seeing what seems to be such little diplomatic effort to be such little diplomatic effort to try and end this conflict? it is to try and end this conflict? it is extremely _ to try and end this conflict? it is extremely difficult _ to try and end this conflict? it 3 extremely difficult to see a diplomatic off ramp at this point. backin diplomatic off ramp at this point. back in march, ukraine and to some extent russia did some serious

negotiation and ukraine offered, for example, that it would notjoin nato if russia would withdraw from the east of ukraine from the lands it was occupying at the time. russia swept that off the table without paying it any attention. we are now in a situation where after more than six months of war and tens of thousands of ukrainian and russian deaths, it is impossible for ukraine to accept any diplomatic solution that leaves russia in control of more land than it had on the 24th of february when it started the latest invasion. even that would be very difficult for ukraine to accept, moreover, it is impossible to imagine that vladimir putin could survive any diplomatic outcome that did not end with him or with russia occupying substantially more land inside ukraine then they occupied when they started this war of

choice. there is very little landing ground between the two sides. the issues will be debated over the next day or two at the un. russia does not have a veto there. could that make any difference? the general assembly debate _ make any difference? the general assembly debate which _ make any difference? the general assembly debate which is - make any difference? the general assembly debate which is due i make any difference? the general assembly debate which is due to i make any difference? the general- assembly debate which is due to come up assembly debate which is due to come up is on an eu resolution, which condemns russia's and i quote, illegal so—called referenda of annexing four regions of ukraine. attempted illegal annexation. the good news is that in the general assembly, russia has no veto, the bad news is the resolutions aimed the general assembly are not legally binding on un member states. the significance of the debate that will happen at the un will be to see who lines up with russia and who lines

up lines up with russia and who lines up against them and who abstains. and to pick up a feeling of whether russia is becoming more isolated as this war drags on. we saw a few months ago both china and india which up to now have been very cautious about criticising russia. both expressing concern about russia's war against ukraine. and this debate will be a chance to see exactly how people are lining up after more than six months of bloody war launched by vladimir putin. that is very interesting. we will look out for that. in your view, could we be closer to russia using a tactical nuclear weapon? be closer to russia using a tactical nuclearweapon? how be closer to russia using a tactical nuclear weapon? how concerned should we be? , _, . ~ we be? extremely concerned. at the end of last week— we be? extremely concerned. at the end of last week the _ we be? extremely concerned. at the end of last week the us _ we be? extremely concerned. at the end of last week the us president i end of last week the us president biden spoke about the risk of nuclear war being the greatest since 1962 when we had the cuban missile crisis. he was notjoking around.

there is a real risk of russia using nuclear weapons. at the same time, it would make no sense for russia. the russian spokesman has actually said that there will be no deviation from russia's declaration which states that they can only be used if the existence of russia is at stake or russia has been attacked by nuclear weapon. or russia has been attacked by nuclearweapon. none or russia has been attacked by nuclear weapon. none of those things have happened. moreover, if russia used a nuclear weapon, it would be creating a situation which was massively more dangerous for the future of russia than any conventional form of armed attack because every single country that was ever fighting russia because every single country that was everfighting russia or because every single country that was ever fighting russia or bordered russia, would then want to get nuclear weapons and be prepared to use them if they were ever attacked ljy use them if they were ever attacked by russia. it would be crazy for them to do it, but sadly, we must

take that risk seriously. the problem, though, is that there is no goldilocks solution to this. you cannot have a country that is attacked by another country that has nuclear weapons only defending itself a little bit because if they do that, the country that has nuclear weapons will just take do that, the country that has nuclear weapons willjust take more and more. so ukraine has no choice but to continue to defend itself otherwise russia willjust attack again later. otherwise russia will 'ust attack again latent otherwise russia will 'ust attack again giant otherwise russia will 'ust attack aiain later. ., , ., ., ,, ., again later. really good to talk to ou. again later. really good to talk to you- thank _ again later. really good to talk to you- thank you — again later. really good to talk to you. thank you so _ again later. really good to talk to you. thank you so much. - other news now... the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has bowed to pressure and will set out his plan for balancing the government's finances on 31 october, nearly a month earlier than originally planned. the fiscal statement is expected

to give details about how the chancellor intends to pay for £113 billion worth of tax cuts, as well as proposals to reduce debt. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has the latest from westminster. remember back to that budget he presented, those tens of billions of pounds worth of tax cuts, which spooked markets. initially, we saw the value of the pound falling. they were worried about, the markets, about the government having to borrow tens of millions of pounds every year to make up the shortfall and so the costs the government will have to pay to pay that money going up in interest rates, then home loans going up as well, interest rates on those. so the first u—turn we had was a week ago. the prime minister saying she wasn't going to go ahead with that top rate, scrapping the top rate of income tax, the most controversial bit of it. now the chancellor is saying instead of late november, he is bringing that forward to the end of this month when he is going to show all of his working, he's going to lay out reforms and show how all this is going to add up. what is interesting, i think, is this comes as the prime minister is also trying to reassure mps, saying she's going to meet

with them, their concern is what they see as historically low poll ratings, they are worried about her management of things, worried about the security of theirjobs and it will all hinge, i think, ultimately, on the credibility of the numbers the chancellor will lay out at the end of this month. labour leader sir keir starmer has welcomed the announcement of a new earlier date for an economic plan from the chancellor. he's been speaking whilst on a visit to derby in the east midlands. the next few months are going to be really tough for many people in this country. and the kamikaze budget that the government sent out two weeks ago made a bad situation worse, not only with higher prices, the energy crisis that we have got, but now mortgages as well with people facing hundreds of pounds of an increase in their mortgage. that was self inflicted by the government's own action. i'm pleased they have brought forward this date to begin the process, but what i want to see and what i would do is reverse that, because he mini

budget. that has to be reversed. we need to have a windfall tax on oil and tax companies to help to pay for the energy price freeze. and what that will do most important of all is to stabilise the economy because this chaotic irresponsible approach all of the government's own making. what we need is a stabilisation of the economy. conservative mp mel stride, chair treasury select committee, joins us now. really good to have you with us. i heard you —— i'm sure you were listening to sir kier starmer there. to you welcome this earlier date as well? , �* , , , ., well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and it _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and it is _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and it is important l for some time and it is important for some time and it is important for a few reasons. firstly it gives the chancellor the ability to come out and settle the markets with a sensible plan that the opr feels will stack up. it will come before a

meeting on the 3rd of november when they will be looking at raising rates. if the plan lands well with the markets it will soften the likely level of increase that might come out. and that will be very important for millions of mortgage holders up and down the country. let me go a little deeper in that. what in your view especially will economists and politicians be looking for from this announcement? and are they necessarily the same thing? and are they necessarily the same thin ? , ., and are they necessarily the same thin? , and are they necessarily the same thing? there is a possibility that the announcements _ thing? there is a possibility that the announcements are - thing? there is a possibility that the announcements are made i thing? there is a possibility that i the announcements are made and the markets take a dim view of the plan. i think the moving parts are threefold. first, the markets will assess with the chancellor comes forward with because we do not know exactly what they are going to be. secondly, they will look at the assumption that the government has given the obr in order to run the figures to the models. and if those

assumptions are deemed to be undeliverable or unrealistic, that will be something that the markets will be something that the markets will worry about. thirdly, the government is really out of step with the where the obr will end up on this issue of growth. the government believes it can get medium—term growth up to 2.5%. i doubt obr will agree with that. will there be temptation on the chancellor to say ok well, that is fine what obr believes, but this is what we believe and here is how were going to do it. if there is a deviation from the view of the kerch bridge —— obr that could be a problem. it is a possibility he can get it right, reset the markets and create a platform that the government can start to grow back into political contention. logie government can start to grow back into political contention.— into political contention. we won't know about _ into political contention. we won't know about details _ into political contention. we won't know about details about - into political contention. we won't know about details about whether| know about details about whether benefits will rise in line with average earnings or inflation? tito. average earnings or inflation? no, these are average earnings or inflation? tip, these are decisions that will have

to be taken further down the line. that is an example of if the government were to come forward and say a lot of our savings are predicated on that kind of measure, the markets might take the view, well, that could be politically undeliverable. i think they have got to work with what appears to be credible and can actually be achieved. credible and can actually be achieved-— credible and can actually be achieved. ~ ., ., .,~ ., ., achieved. what do you make of what has one achieved. what do you make of what has gone on — achieved. what do you make of what has gone on over— achieved. what do you make of what has gone on over the _ achieved. what do you make of what has gone on over the past _ achieved. what do you make of what has gone on over the past week i achieved. what do you make of what has gone on over the past week or. has gone on over the past week or so? how much of a distraction has this been, the u—turns, the going back and forth, the infighting? what do you make of it all? the back and forth, the infighting? what do you make of it all?— do you make of it all? the route of the problem _ do you make of it all? the route of the problem here _ do you make of it all? the route of the problem here is— do you make of it all? the route of the problem here is economic. i do you make of it all? the route of the problem here is economic. the statement that was made on the —— the markets became spooked over the mini budget, and i think that is the source of all of these kind of difficulties. the way to set that

right is for the chancellor to get this set of announcements right at the end of this month. the other thing that the party really needs to do at the top and is showing signs of doing it, is to reach out to the parliamentary party, become more inclusive. there was a case of building a government at the beginning that was very much drawn from the prime minister's side in the election campaign, and very little from those also garnering support from mps and i think that needs to be rebalanced. it seems that there are signs the government is starting to listen which is encouraging. is starting to listen which is encouraging-— is starting to listen which is encouraiiin. ., ~' . is starting to listen which is encouraiiin. ., . ., encouraging. thank you so much for “oinini us encouraging. thank you so much for joining us on — encouraging. thank you so much for joining us on bbc— encouraging. thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. _ the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, will use her speech to her party conference this afternoon to accuse the conservative government of denying democracy and damaging the nations of the uk. she'll also tell party members gathered in aberdeen that scotland could establish a sustainable new economy, based on renewable energy, if it becomes independent.

our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart is in aberdeen for the snp conference speech. david tell us a little bit more about what we might be expecting. nicola sturgeon will take to the stage at a point where relations between the snp on the conservative uk government are at a low point, and one part of the disagreement comes from the uk government's refusal to give counsel to the idea of a second independence referendum something that the snp and the majorities of the snp and scottish parliaments support. we won't hear much from strategy from nicola sturgeon because we know where we are off with that. tomorrow there will be a case in the supreme court were scottish, lawyers will argue that the powers to legislate for an independence referendum lie at holyrood and the uk government disagree on the lawyers will argue the opposite. the possession of the

—— position of the snp is that if a court case does not lead to a referendum, they will run in the next uk general election as a proxy, a de facto independence referendum. some answered questions about how that would work and some scepticism about parts of conference this past few days about how exactly that would ultimately lead to independence —— some unanswered questions. but nicola sturgeon will say it is denying democracy to not allow scotland another independence referendum and will say that relations between the uk and scottish governments will get better after independence and become more about equality rather than what she calls muscular unionism, and i think we will hear a lot about the economic potential that the snp perceives for scotland. historically, that often use to be tied to oil and the north sea. that rhetoric has moved on as it has across much of the world at with nicola sturgeon talk about scholar's

renewable potential and arguing with powers of independence the scottish energy market could notjust deliver better energy security for scotland, but lower energy prices and that is something right at the forefront of people's mines at the moment. david, as ou people's mines at the moment. david, as you reference. _ people's mines at the moment. david, as you reference, but _ people's mines at the moment. david, as you reference, but perhaps - as you reference, but perhaps perhaps more politely, there has been some pretty spicy language from nicola sturgeon over the weekend about the conservatives. what is our thinking on this? this about the conservatives. what is our thinking on this?— thinking on this? this was an interesting — thinking on this? this was an interesting comment - thinking on this? this was an interesting comment nicola l thinking on this? this was an - interesting comment nicola sturgeon made yesterday speaking to the bbc. she asked if she would rather see liz truss or keir starmer in number ten and in answering the question she said that she detested the tories. nicola sturgeon was later asked about the challenge and in terms of how the uk government language and she did not regret how she phrased it but clarified she was talking not about not conservatives

or individuals without conservative talk about conservative policies and values and talked about the fact this was a party that quite recently was talking about cutting taxes for the richest people in society at a time when a lot of people are struggling, so nicola sturgeon perhaps trying to step back slightly from some of the fallout from those remarks, partly because it was overshadowing, to completely honest a day of conference where the snp wanted to talk about other aspects of policy but i think there nicola sturgeon is being adamant it is that she does firmly disagree with the conservatives, firmly disagree with the uk government and their stance on a multitude of issues at the moment and i certainly don't think she is trying to claim that that is not the case. she is trying to claim that that is not the case-— she is trying to claim that that is not the case. ., ., ., , , ., ,, not the case. david, good to speak to ou, in not the case. david, good to speak to you, in aberdeen _ not the case. david, good to speak to you, in aberdeen for— not the case. david, good to speak to you, in aberdeen for the - not the case. david, good to speak to you, in aberdeen for the snp i to you, in aberdeen for the snp conference and we will catch up with you in a while. for now many thanks.

and a reminder you can watch nicola sturgeon's beach from about ten past three on bbc news. our weather is cheering up through the afternoon and for most of us there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine as well and the satellite picture shows a band of cloud and weather fronts that brought early morning rain across northern england clearing out the way but there will be showers around for scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england and wales but otherwise even here there will be some sunny spells but the best of the sunshine will be across the midlands, eastern england and the south. temperatures at their highest up south. temperatures at their highest up to 18 in cardiff so pretty mild. overnight tonight, showers will continue to come and go across the north but with clear skies for england and wales, locally it could get cold enough for a nip of frost and that something gardeners might want to pay attention to given you might have plants outside that would not like temperatures that low. a chilly start for some of you on tuesday morning, plenty of sunshine for england and wales but further

north—west there will be thicker cloud with bits and pieces of rain coming through particularly during the course of the afternoon. that is the course of the afternoon. that is the latest. goodbye. let's return to kyiv and we are returning to the top story as russia has carried out dozens of missile strikes on cities across ukraine including the capital. telus what has been happening there. you are clearly down in the bunker, because i had heard that air raid sirens were going off again. heard that air raid sirens were going off again-— heard that air raid sirens were going off again. yes, the alarm is iioin off going off again. yes, the alarm is going off again — going off again. yes, the alarm is going off again with _ going off again. yes, the alarm is going off again with an _ going off again. yes, the alarm is going off again with an increased | going off again with an increased stretch of new incoming missile strikes and there is also one more threat that the russian army might use drones against kyiv for an attack on infrastructure and in other locations. in the aftermath of the missile strikes on kyiv, we had

the missile strikes on kyiv, we had the chance to speak to local residents in kyiv about what they witnessed and how they feel about this day. actually, many ukrainians, including residents of the capital feel it is the same on the 24th of february when the war broke out, but today there is a huge difference compared to the 24th. the very heart of the ukrainian capital, kyiv was attacked this morning and we have seen a huge crater next to the playground in the central park, in the city centre, in between the university and the museums, so this is the landmark of the ukrainian capital that was it this morning. we've also seen the pedestrian

bridge that was supposed to be targeted by the russian missiles but it did not manage to destroy down the bridge is still standing. so thatis the bridge is still standing. so that is the reality. and in general, what is important to understand is that today's attacks on the ukrainian capital were not a tax on the battlefield, it is an attack on the battlefield, it is an attack on the energy infrastructure of kyiv and on the locations that are mostly used by by civilians, like this glass pedestrian bridge which is very popularfor morning runs, people going running in kyiv. i had people going running in kyiv. i had heard one report _ people going running in kyiv. i had heard one report that _ people going running in kyiv. i had heard one report that electricity supplies had been hit to the main hospital in kyiv. had you heard that as well? , ., ., ., , ,

as well? this information is very clear because _ as well? this information is very clear because there _ as well? this information is very clear because there are - as well? this information is very clear because there are many i as well? this information is very i clear because there are many repair works under way in kyiv. what we know is that one of the most important stations for the electricity supply and also the holds of running water supply was hit in the outskirts of the ukrainian capital and also, if you have the power stations that were hit in different parts of the city, and obviously these caused disruptions in electricity as well as hot water supply across kiel. i have heard the same testimonies of people living in different areas that they now struggle with such issues but the municipal authorities in kyiv say they are working to repair it and ukraine has huge experience in bringing back the water and electricity supplies very fast because the same things happened in many other locations in many other cities of ukraine during the war. ., ,., ., ,

the war. you said at the beginning ou had the war. you said at the beginning you had been _ the war. you said at the beginning you had been talking _ the war. you said at the beginning you had been talking to _ the war. you said at the beginning you had been talking to people i the war. you said at the beginning you had been talking to people in | you had been talking to people in kyiv. as we said, this was the first attack on kyiv for some time, perhaps not altogether surprising, but shocking nonetheless. tell us more about how people have been responding and how concerned they are that this mightjust be the beginning of a sustained attack? absolutely, people are very concerned and it happened when the crimean bridge was hit and one of the first questions asked by many people in kyiv in simple, everyday terms. so, how is russia going to retaliate? and it is symbolic that speaking about the crimean bridge, we have to bear in mind that this is the main artery used for the

transportation of military weapons and hardware for the russian armies and hardware for the russian armies and russian troops to the illegally annexed ukrainian crimea and then the mainland part of the country to fight against ukraine on its territory. but when we speak about this, the locations it by russian missiles in the city centre of kyiv like this glass bridge, they are civilian locations, civilian infrastructure used by ukrainians in their everyday lives, so people are very concerned that the retaliation might mean targeting residential areas, targeting the civilian infrastructure and it's especially important and winter which is really cold in this part of europe, so now

ukrainians will be ready for a difficult winter and people are read traumatised with what they have gone through in kyiv and i know that in kyiv radio station people were literally lying on the ground and crying and praying, so fearful and so hard it was to get through today's missile strikes which were multiple. we have heard very loud explosions in the city centre. i myself was in a car when one of the strikes happened, so that is the reality that ukraine faces today. you paint a very vivid picture. we are very grateful. thank you for that. the mayor of the city — vitali klitschko — has been assessing the damage caused

by the russian attack and gave his reaction to the attacks we have massive attacks in the capital of ukraine, kyiv. i want to repeat that kyiv was and still is the main target of russian. [30 repeat that kyiv was and still is the main target of russian. do you ex-ect the main target of russian. do you expect more _ the main target of russian. do you expect more attacks _ the main target of russian. do you expect more attacks today? i i the main target of russian. do you expect more attacks today? i hopej expect more attacks today? i hope not, but expect more attacks today? i hope not. but we _ expect more attacks today? i hope not, but we have _ expect more attacks today? i hope not, but we have to _ expect more attacks today? i hope not, but we have to be _ expect more attacks today? i hope not, but we have to be prepared i expect more attacks today? i hope| not, but we have to be prepared for more attacks today. for today, the russians have killed already 226 civilians and four children. today they've killed five people more and right now 41 people are in hospital and some people in critical condition and that is so the number of people could be much higher. it is a waragainst of people could be much higher. it is a war against civilians. putin needs ukraine without ukrainians and

putin attacked a weeks ago, months ago, months ago, a couple of months ago, months ago, a couple of months ago, and kyiv was targeted and is still a target of russians. and instead, the depression, this has different emotions on our citizens. people are angry and want to defend our houses, defend our families, our children. we can speak now to andrey kortunov. he's director general of the russian international affairs council — a think—tank based in moscow, studying russian foreign policy. we are very grateful for your time and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. what message, in your view, is moscow trying to send with today's missile strikes?— missile strikes? well, i think it is clear that we _ missile strikes? well, i think it is

clear that we have _ missile strikes? well, i think it is clear that we have retaliation i missile strikes? well, i think it is clear that we have retaliation for| clear that we have retaliation for our strike against crimean bridge. the crimean bridge accident has a lot of symbolism for president putin, it is important, because it is an iteration of his own compliment revenge —— accomplishments, linking ukraine and crimea, and you have to ask the question whether it is a signal to ukraine that if you continue attacks against the bridge or russian territory, we will reciprocate in kind or it is a demonstration of the new normal that russia will continue to hit the critical ukrainian infrastructure, no matter what ukraine does, so that remains an open question. i ukraine does, so that remains an open question-— ukraine does, so that remains an open question. i will ask you to try and answer — open question. i will ask you to try and answer if _ open question. i will ask you to try and answer if you _ open question. i will ask you to try and answer if you don't _ open question. i will ask you to try and answer if you don't mind. in i and answer if you don't mind. in

your view, where does the balance of probability live. it is a signal or could it be more than that and a sign of escalation. i could it be more than that and a sign of escalation.— could it be more than that and a sign of escalation. i can only tell ou i sign of escalation. i can only tell you i hope _ sign of escalation. i can only tell you i hope it _ sign of escalation. i can only tell you i hope it is _ sign of escalation. i can only tell you i hope it is a _ sign of escalation. i can only tell you i hope it is a signal - sign of escalation. i can only tell you i hope it is a signal and i sign of escalation. i can only tell. you i hope it is a signal and russia understands it is vulnerable and if ukraine wants them to pay a higher price for the war, you can do that and bring warto price for the war, you can do that and bring war to russia. and it can engage in multiple terrorist attacks against the russian territory and definitely the russian regions might have to pay a higher price for this conflict, so i can hope it is a signal, and if the recent attack against the crimean bridge is an isolated act and not a signal of what ukraine is willing to do, then probably we will not see more russian attacks against this civilian infrastructure of ukraine, but this is my guess and my guess is as good as yours. ibis

but this is my guess and my guess is as good as yours-— as good as yours. as you say, the ukrainians — as good as yours. as you say, the ukrainians are _ as good as yours. as you say, the ukrainians are saying _ as good as yours. as you say, the ukrainians are saying civilian i ukrainians are saying civilian targets have been hit and we've been talking to correspondence in kyiv talking to correspondence in kyiv talking about a bridge being hit, a children's playground, for example child ren's playground, for example and children's playground, for example and if that is the case, what does it say about president putin's strategy if he is targeting civilian targets? it strategy if he is targeting civilian tariets? , , , ., ,, ., strategy if he is targeting civilian tariets? , , , ., , targets? it suggests that russia is read fora targets? it suggests that russia is ready for a war — targets? it suggests that russia is ready for a war of _ targets? it suggests that russia is ready for a war of attrition, i targets? it suggests that russia is ready for a war of attrition, that i ready for a war of attrition, that they would like to break the will of they would like to break the will of the ukrainian people or the ukrainian army and that implies heavy strikes against the critical infrastructure. of course, if you follow the russian narrative, it implies that ukrainians also target civilians in donbas, don —esque, lou hanscombe and the ukrainians are indiscriminate and many civilians are casualties of the ukrainian

strikes. both sides accuse each other of hitting civilians and this is very unfortunate and we can only hope that there is a way to agree on some rules of engagement that would exclude civilian targets.— exclude civilian targets. really iood to exclude civilian targets. really good to have _ exclude civilian targets. really good to have you _ exclude civilian targets. really good to have you with - exclude civilian targets. really good to have you with us i exclude civilian targets. really good to have you with us on i exclude civilian targets. really l good to have you with us on bbc news. thanks for your time. sarah rainsford, our eastern european correspondent, joins me now in the studio. i wonder how you would assess of the scale of the russian attacks we have seen today. scale of the russian attacks we have seen toda . ~ , scale of the russian attacks we have seen today-— seen today. well, it is something like i remember _ seen today. well, it is something like i remember from _ seen today. well, it is something like i remember from the - seen today. well, it is something like i remember from the very i like i rememberfrom the very beginning of this war in terms of the scope of the attack, because these are strikes across the attacks and they've been hit by russian missiles in many places and if you listen to the way president putin is portraying, this was meant to be a

devastating hail of missiles to send an explicit message that he would not tolerate attacks like that against the crimean bridge which is such a symbol of russian's position on ukraine and its illegal occupation of crimea, so it is a devastating wave of attacks but you have to remember it comes at a time of weakness for russia in this war, when russian troops on the battleground have been in retreat and vladimir putin in some senses has been struggling to find a response to that and his generals have been coming under increasing pressure to do more in ukraine to deliver some kind of success as russia campaigned in the war and this ultimately is what he has come up this ultimately is what he has come up with and we can see the consequences of that in terms of the civilian casualties and civilian sites that have been struck in ukraine. ., ., , , ukraine. that raises the question about what _ ukraine. that raises the question about what president _ ukraine. that raises the question about what president putin i ukraine. that raises the question about what president putin does| ukraine. that raises the question i about what president putin does next

because if you are saying ultimately this is a sign of weakness rather than strength does that change the war? brute than strength does that change the war? ~ ., than strength does that change the war? . ., , ., than strength does that change the war? ~ ., ,., ._ than strength does that change the war? . ., ,., .,y ., , war? we are some way from this development. — war? we are some way from this development, the _ war? we are some way from this development, the ultimate i development, the ultimate development, the ultimate development and this is vladimir putin showing he can do a lot of damage abbott is resorting to his playing card, which he has already waved, and warned about the threat of nuclear response but clearly russia can do an awful lot with conventional weaponry. bear in mind vladimir putin, as happened previously in the law has talked about high precision missiles being fired at ukraine and claimed these were military targets and civilian infrastructure, but he used the words high precision that we've heard from the russian military and this war and yet, of course, these missiles are not precise and their targets are not purely military targets. it is a key point, i think

in this campaign, but it does come at a very interesting time politically in russia in terms of the increasing pressure on mr putin to produce some kind of results and there have been some really extraordinary celebrations from some kremlin cheerleaders about what has been happening in ukraine, those people who over previous days were very dejected and morose and really questioning what was happening in this war and they are now celebrating, literally dancing on social media posts and talking about more to come for ukraine from russia. ., , ., ., ., more to come for ukraine from russia. ., , ., ., ,, ., russia. really good to talk to you. thank you- — criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to call off their long running strike — after accepting a new 15 per cent pay offer from the government. the walkout by the criminal bar association has led to hundreds of court cases being delayed. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has this report.

almost six months of unprecedented industrial action. barristers, a pillar of the establishment, ratcheting up pressure on ministers to pay them more, leading to a total walk—out last month. the impact has been profound. trials of alleged murderers, rapists and thieves across england and wales put back, justice delayed, victims in limbo. but now, weeks after a change at the top of government, a breakthrough, leading to the criminal bar association suspending its action. barristers have narrowly accepted a new government package that pays almost criminal trials. there will be a 15% increase in fees for defence work which also applies to the backlog of 60,000 cases. there will also be talks on a formal pay review body to stop future disputes. the deal ends a freeze in legal aid that has led many barristers to quit criminal law. this action has neverjust been about barristers. it has been about people in the criminal justice system, the wrongly accused, the victims, the witnesses. it is about delivering justice. this is a first step. the onus now is government

to show what it can do. a constructive relationship. he met barristers within days of his appointment, unlike his predecessor, who had refused to negotiate. but the challenges he faces are far more complicated than barristers' pay. he is under pressure to slash backlogs which now means some trials take more than two years to be heard. although the government attempted to claim this was a consequence of the barristers' strikes that is simply not true. the global covid—19 pandemic exasperated the court delays. however, court delays have been around for nearly 20 years. this wasjust another burden on an already stretched system. this result is a major victory for ministers but many barristers still have grave reservations about whether or not the government will inject enough cash into the courts to end the

backlogs in courts like this one in north london. if they don't see that investment, they are prepared to go back out on strike. dominic casciani, bbc news. mark mcdonald, criminal barrister with furnival chambers joins us now i'm disappointed we have accepted the offer because it wasn't very good but we have remained united throughout and we will be going back to work and i start my first rail tomorrow morning.— to work and i start my first rail tomorrow morning. good luck with that, but why _ tomorrow morning. good luck with that, but why in — tomorrow morning. good luck with that, but why in the _ tomorrow morning. good luck with that, but why in the meantime i tomorrow morning. good luck with that, but why in the meantime are| that, but why in the meantime are you disappointed? i that, but why in the meantime are you disappointed?— you disappointed? i don't think it answers the _ you disappointed? i don't think it answers the real _ you disappointed? i don't think it answers the real question i you disappointed? i don't think it answers the real question and i you disappointed? i don't think it| answers the real question and the real question is, why arejunior barristers leaving the profession and junior barristers are leaving the profession because they are not being paid enough money. we had an independent review that the government set up some years ago and it came back with a report last year

saying we should have a 21% increase in money. 15% immediate and the government dragged their feet and did not do anything until we started this action and eventually a statutory instrument was put through parliament to increase it to the bare minimum but that has sadly been wiped out by inflation and we are hardly going to see an impact in relation to this increase and really, as i say, this is not going to please thejunior really, as i say, this is not going to please the junior bar. really, as i say, this is not going to please thejunior bar. it really, as i say, this is not going to please the junior bar. it does not help thejunior to please the junior bar. it does not help the junior barristers. more junior barristers will leave their profession, but can i say one more thing? shame on dominik raab for not meeting and engaging properly with the criminal bar association from the criminal bar association from the beginning. if they had done so, if we had sat down and had a mature conversation, we would not have been

in this position now. yes, we have been able to talk almost immediately with brandon lewis, the new secretary of state forjustice and we are very pleased with that, but i'm afraid this deal does not go far enough. i'm afraid this deal does not go far enou:h. ., , , enough. can i 'ust interrupt you, fori ive enough. can i 'ust interrupt you, forgive me. — enough. can ijust interrupt you, forgive me, but— enough. can ijust interrupt you, forgive me, but we _ enough. can ijust interrupt you, forgive me, but we talk- enough. can ijust interrupt you, forgive me, but we talk about i forgive me, but we talk about percentages, 15%, 20% and that doesn't mean a lot to a lot of people. i wonder if you can give me an idea ofjust how muchjunior barristers earn and whether you accept that a lot of people see the huge sums paid particularly to commercial lawyers and therefore assume all lawyers are really highly paid. brute assume all lawyers are really highly aid. ~ ., assume all lawyers are really highly aid, . ., ., ., assume all lawyers are really highly aid. . ., ., ., , , paid. we are legal aid barristers, defence legal _ paid. we are legal aid barristers, defence legal aid _ paid. we are legal aid barristers, defence legal aid barristers i paid. we are legal aid barristers, defence legal aid barristers and l defence legal aid barristers and i've been in the profession now for 26 years. in 26 years, i haven't had a pay rise at all. i have had a pay cut. forthe a pay rise at all. i have had a pay cut. for the first ten years as a junior barrister i lived in debt because i couldn't afford to live.

those same junior barristers coming into the profession now are suffering the same way. people from poor backgrounds or bame who are making the profession more diverse, they are struggling, and this percentage rates will not help them. you are right to say, well, 15% seems a large increase, butjunior barristers are being paid below minimum wage for the amount of hours that they put into their work, so in fact, 15% to them is not a large increase. it's a very small increase which is why i say, and i'm still worried and i'm still concerned, that we are going to lose a lot more junior barristers, and certainly legal aid well.— junior barristers, and certainly legal aid well. junior barristers, and certainly leal aid well. . ., , legal aid well. and what will be the im act on legal aid well. and what will be the impact on the _ legal aid well. and what will be the impact on the criminal— legal aid well. and what will be the impact on the criminaljustice i impact on the criminaljustice system if thejunior impact on the criminaljustice system if the junior barristers leave the profession? brute system if the junior barristers leave the profession? we have to remember _ leave the profession? we have to remember the _ leave the profession? we have to remember the criminal _ leave the profession? we have to remember the criminaljustice i leave the profession? we have to i

remember the criminaljustice system has been chronically underfunded for many years and we have ceilings collapsing, building is falling apart, staff morale, evenjudges with low morale working in courts so we have a chronically poor criminal justice system as it stands at the moment, so even the work conditions are very poorforjunior moment, so even the work conditions are very poor forjunior barristers but as i say, it's going to have a more dramatic effect not only on the junior barristers there now that will leave the profession but those who want to come to the bar. why choose to come to a publicly funded legal aid system that doesn't care about them? why go there? why, as you rightly say, not go into commercial law where they will be able to earn more money and be able to pay their bills and be able to live. ~ , ., , live. we must leave it there, but really good _ live. we must leave it there, but really good to — live. we must leave it there, but really good to talk _ live. we must leave it there, but really good to talk to _ live. we must leave it there, but really good to talk to you - live. we must leave it there, but really good to talk to you and i live. we must leave it there, but i really good to talk to you and good luck for the case tomorrow. thank you very much. let's catch up with the weather.

hello there. our weather is cheering up through the afternoon and for most of us there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine as well. the satellite picture shows this band of cloud and weather fronts that brought early morning rain across parts of england clearing out of the way and there will be some showers around for scotland and northern ireland and the north—west of both england and wales but otherwise even here there will be sunny spells and the best of the sunshine will be across the midlands, eastern areas of england and scotland in the south. temperatures at the highest up to 18 in cardiff, so pretty mild. overnight tonight showers will continue to come and grow across the north but with clear skies for england and wales, locally it could get cold enough for a nip of frost and that is something gardeners might want to pay attention to giving you might have some plants outside that would not like temperatures that low. a chilly start for some of you on tuesday morning. plenty of sunshine for england and wales but further north—west, thicker cloud with bits and pieces of rain coming through

particularly during the course of the afternoon. that's the latest. goodbye.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... a wave of russian attacks hits cities across ukraine — 80 missile have been launched — with capital kyiv targeted for the first time in several months. our correspondent there was reporting live this morning when one of the missiles struck nearby.

loud explosion. ukraine's president zelensky says russia is trying to wipe his country off the face of the earth. but russia's president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea. first minister nicola sturgeon is due to give her keynote speech at the snp conference in aberdeen. we'll be bringing you updates on that shortly. chancellor kwasi kwarteng has agreed to bring forward the publication of his economic plans to october 31st. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to suspend strike action after accepting a government pay offer.

hello and welcome to bbc news. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war. the capital city of kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow's response to an attack over the weekend on a strategic road and rail bridge from russia to occupied—crimea. the russian president says that was an act of terrorism by ukraine, and has threatened a harsh response to any similar attacks. from kyiv, our correspondent paul adams reports.

explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for this girl, a narrow escape. for three hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. they landed in the heart of the capital, in the rush—hour. cars set alight, people killed as they went to work. tourist locations, too, the city's famous glass bridge taking a direct hit. this felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic places. and then, when moscow decided it had done enough, it ended. the clean—up began. there are bodies lying on the street here, in this elegant european capital. it has been almost four months since the last attack here and in three short hours, a growing sense of normality was shattered.

this is the first time missiles have landed right here in the centre of kyiv, and these were not military targets. the children's playground through the trees, part of the university of kyiv over there, and this is a government department of science and education. nearby, a huge crater, where children come to play. this couple live around the corner and their children and grandchildren know this place well. translation: oh, it is horrible. this is our life, and at this moment, i don't know, an abyss has opened up in our lives. it is terrible. and it is happening everywhere. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, another hellish night. vladimir putin may have escalated today but in zaporizhzhia, this has been going on relentlessly for a week. and far to the west in lviv, more missiles, cutting off

water and electricity. it has been a long time since so many cities were hit at the same time from moscow apparently determined to make the biggest possible statement. down in kyiv�*s metro, a population rallying in defiance. singing. people lived down here for weeks when the war began. two days ago, ukraine was celebrating the destruction of russia's bridge to the crimea. today, that euphoria is gone. fear once again stalking the capital. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. the attacks across ukraine follow a series of setbacks for moscow on the battlefield with russian forces losing swathes of territory to counter attacks. president putin has been under pressure from hardliners in moscow to change tactics and escalate the war against ukraine. our security correspondent

frank gardner has this report. russia's military has a lot of missiles and they are using them, notjust on the battlefield, but to hit cities all over ukraine. this morning, strikes in kyiv have brought the war back to the capital after months of calm. russia's president is promising more to come. translation: if attempts to carry out terrorist attacks _ on our territory continue, russia's response will be severe and in scale will correspond with the level of threats to the russian federation. no one should have any doubts about this. today's missile strikes right across the country are a strategic escalation. they are aimed primarily at punishing ukraine for what president putin calls a terrorist attack. he is referring to saturday's explosion on the kerch bridge, linking russia to illegally occupied crimea.

that triggered outrage in moscow from hardliners, who want to see putin escalate this war. there has been mounting criticism there of russian defence minister, sergei shoigu, for the poor performance of the russian army. ukraine's forces are pushing the russians back on several fronts. they are better equipped, better led and better motivated than the russians. but they are heavily dependent on western weapons. president putin wants to scare the west into stopping that supply line. the sort of action we've seen today with these missiles which are much more for psychological than practical effect, is a way of putin trying to reassert the initiative and encourage his supporters and indeed those people who are against him, that they can still win this war. and this is not going to happen. ukraine on the current path will eventually win this war. but for now, there is still a lot more damage russia can inflict on ukraine's population, hitting homes and energy supplies to make them suffer for resisting its invasion.

frank gardner, bbc news. our russia editor steve rosenberg gave his assessment of what the attacks tell us about russia's strategy. what we saw today from vladimir putin, this massive display of force, this came as no real surprise because basically what we have been seeing from president putin for months now, particularly over the last three weeks, has been escalation followed by escalation, followed by escalation, leading up to today's bombardment, which vladimir putin called a mass strike. he also, as we heard before, issued a threat of another harsh response. it is clear that attack last saturday on the bridge that links russia with the crimean peninsula, that was a blow to vladimir putin, he took that personally. because that bridge really symbolises president putin's annexation of crimea. so, i think such a response was going to happen. the question now is what happens next? based on what i've just said,

there is a fear, of course, of further escalation. i want to read you something that the former russian president dmitry medvedev wrote on his social media just a short while ago. he said, "ukraine would be a constant, direct "and clear threat to russia. "the aim of our future actions must be the full "dismantling of the political regime in ukraine." now, if that is the view of the kremlin today, of president putin, that suggest that russia is going to push on until it makes sure the whole of ukraine back in russia's orbit. one last thing, when russia talks about the ukrainian threat, we mustn't forget, president putin began this by invading ukraine. that was our russia editor. i'm going to cross over now to scotland because in the next few minutes, the snp leader nicola sturgeon will use her speech to her party conference

to accuse the conservative government of denying democracy and damaging the nationnations of the uk. she'll also tell party members gathered in aberdeen that scotland could establish a sustainable new economy, based on renewable energy, if it becomes independent. we are going to crossover live to see what is happening at the snp conference as i'm talking to you now. as i say, we are expecting nicola sturgeon, but you do not need me to tell you that is not the first minister. just attending to some other matters of importance at the conference. nicola sturgeon, we are expecting because the speech has been heavily trailed. she is expected to say what she called aggressive unionism is damaging the

bond between uk nations. she will oppose that only scottish independence can turn their relationship into a true partnership of equals. and we are also expecting her to talk a little bit about a scottish government paper which is likely to be published in the next few weeks and months, which makes the economic case for leaving the uk. as i say, i doubt we will get much detail in her speech about the economic impact of leaving the uk today. it is more likely to be broad brush strokes and the detail will come later in the coming weeks and months. but she is also expected to accuse westminster of denying scottish democracy by refusing to agree to a referendum on independence. just a point of

interest, the supreme court in london will debate this week whether members of the scottish parliament can set up a vote unilaterally for there to be a vote on independence. it is up to the westminster government, of course, to grant that. nicola sturgeon is expected to accuse westminster of denying goddess democracy if they refused to agree to a referendum on independence. the westminster government has given no indication. in fact the exact opposite. —— denying scottish democracy. i will bring you a couple of other bits of news. staying in scotland because scotrail has warned of widespread disruption as the staff stage a 2k hour strike over pay. industrial action follows the union's rejection

of the latest pay made it to nondriving rail workers. a very limited number of scotrail services have been operating and passengers have been operating and passengers have been operating and passengers have been warned to only travel if they really need to. well chancellor has bowed to pressure. he's going to balance the finances on the 31st of october, a month earlier than originally planned. a fiscal statement is expected to give details about how the chancellor intends to pay for £113 billion worth of tax cuts. as well as proposals to reduce debt. remember back to that budget he presented, those tens of billions of pounds worth of tax cuts, which spooked markets. initially, we saw the value of the pound falling. they were worried about, the markets, about the government having to borrow tens of millions of pounds every year to make up the shortfall and so the costs

the government will have to pay to pay that money going up in interest rates, then home loans going up as well, interest rates on those. so the first u—turn we had was a week ago. the prime minister saying she wasn't going to go ahead with that top rate, scrapping the top rate of income tax, the most controversial bit of it. now the chancellor is saying instead of late november, he is bringing that forward to the end of this month when he is going to show all of his working, he's going to lay out reforms and show how all this is going to add up. what is interesting, i think, is this comes as the prime minister is also trying to reassure mps, saying she's going to meet with them, their concern is what they see as historically low poll ratings, they are worried about her management of things, worried about the security of theirjobs and it will all hinge, i think, ultimately, on the credibility of the numbers the chancellor will lay out at the end of this month. that was our political correspondent. meanwhile, sir kier starmer has welcomed the announcement of a new earlier date for economic plan from the

chancellor. he has been speaking while on a visit to derby in the east midlands. the next few months are going to be really tough for many people in this country. and the kamikaze budget that the government sent out two weeks ago made a bad situation worse, not only with higher prices, the energy crisis that we have got, but now mortgages as well with people facing hundreds of pounds of an increase per month in their mortgage. that was self—inflicted by the government's own action. i'm pleased they have brought forward this date to begin the process, but what i want to see and what i would do is reverse that, because he mini budget. that has to be reversed. we need to have a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to help to pay for the energy price freeze. and what that will do most important of all is to stabilise the economy because this chaotic irresponsible approach all of the government's own making. what we need and what a labour party would bring is a stabilisation of

the economy for planning for the country in the future. a new 50% pay offer has been given to the criminal bar association and they have scrapped their walk—out. we have this report. almost six months of unprecedented is to make industrial action. pressure being ratcheted up on ministered to pay them more, leading to a total walk—out. the impact has been profound. trials have released murderers, rapists and thieves. justice delayed, victims in limbo. but now weeks after a change at the top of government, a breakthrough leading to them suspending their action. they have accepted a new government package that pays for most criminal trials. there will be a 50% increase in fees for defence

work and that applies to the backlog of 60,000 cases. talks about a formal pay review body to stop future pay disputes. this formal pay review body to stop future pay disputes. this action has never 'ust future pay disputes. this action has neverjust been _ future pay disputes. this action has neverjust been about _ future pay disputes. this action has neverjust been about barristers, i future pay disputes. this action has neverjust been about barristers, it| neverjust been about barristers, it has been about people in the criminaljustice has been about people in the criminal justice system. has been about people in the criminaljustice system. the wrongly accused, the victims, the witnesses. it is about delivering justice. this is a first step. the onus now is on government to show what it can do. thejustice government to show what it can do. the justice secretary government to show what it can do. thejustice secretary has said the deal is the restart of a constructive relationship. he met barristers within days of his appointment and like his predecessor, who —— unlike his predecessor. the challenges he faces are greater. some trials take more than two years to be heard. although the government _ than two years to be heard. although the government attempted _ than two years to be heard. although the government attempted to i than two years to be heard. although the government attempted to claim i the government attempted to claim that this was a consequence of the barristers strikes, that is simply

not true. the global 19 pandemic exasperated the court delays, however court delays have been around for nearly 20 years. this is just another burden on an already stretched system. this just another burden on an already stretched system.— stretched system. this is a ma'or victory for — stretched system. this is a ma'or victory for many d stretched system. this is a ma'or victory for many ministers, i stretched system. this is a major victory for many ministers, but . stretched system. this is a major- victory for many ministers, but many barristers have grave reservations about whether or not the government will inject enough cash into the courts to end the backlog in court like this one here in north london. if they do not see that investment, they are prepared to go back out on strike. the uk has imposed sanctions on senior security and political figures in iran amid widespread protests in the country and accusations of human rights violations and repression of women and girls. the protests began last month, after by the death in police custody of mahsa amini, a young woman who'd been detained by the morality police. hundreds of schoolgirls are said to have joined the demonstrations in recent days.

well, as i have been telling you, we are expecting the leader of the snp, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, to address the snp's party conference in aberdeen. i think we can crossover now to the conference hall and... there you can see nicola sturgeon arriving on stage. a speech which has been heavily trailed, i have to say. but let's have a listen in as the applause come down to what she has to say. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon. applause.

my my friends, it is so good to be speaking at conference in person again rather thanjust speaking at conference in person again rather than just virtually. applause. again rather than 'ust virtually. mmusah again rather than 'ust virtually. applause. , ., , l, applause. getting to hug friends and collea . ues applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is — applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, _ applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, so _ applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, so much _ applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, so much better. - colleagues is so, so much better. our political family, colleagues is so, so much better. our politicalfamily, scotland's our political family, scotland's biggest our politicalfamily, scotland's biggest party by far is back together again and that feels great! applause now, the only downside of not being on zoom is having to trade my slippers for these heals. but on zoom is having to trade my slippers for these heals.- slippers for these heals. but i su ose slippers for these heals. but i sunpose i _ slippers for these heals. but i suppose i could _ slippers for these heals. but i suppose i could have - slippers for these heals. elf i suppose i could have absolutely everything. of course, it is always good to be here in aberdeen,

especially... especially now that the snp is once again leading this great city. applause — . aberdeen and the northeast applause . aberdeen and the northeast is at the heart of _ . aberdeen and the northeast is at the heart of our _ . aberdeen and the northeast is at the heart of ourjust _ . aberdeen and the northeast is at the heart of ourjust transition - . aberdeen and the northeast is at the heart of ourjust transition to l the heart of ourjust transition to a net zero future. since our late queen whose extraordinary life of service we have honoured in recent weeks, switched on the pipeline in 1975, oiland weeks, switched on the pipeline in 1975, oil and gas has powered the scottish economy. her late majesty back then and not related the oil and gas age. as we move now in so many ways into a new era, we have a duty to repay all those who work in

that industry. a dutti... applause. fix, that industry. a dutti. .. applause.— that industry. a dutti. .. applause. �* , ., , applause. a dutti to support them into new jobs _ applause. a dutti to support them into newiobs in _ applause. a dutti to support them into newjobs in green _ applause. a dutti to support them into newjobs in green energy. - applause. a dutti to support them into newjobs in green energy. an l into newjobs in green energy. an opportunity to usher in the new age of scottish renewables. conference, aberdeen is the oil and gas capital of europe. let us resolve today to now make it the net zero capital of the world. that ambition led us to establish the £500 million ofjust transition fund for this region. today, i can announce the first 22 projects have just been awarded funding of more than £50 million.

these projects will support production of green hydrogen, the development of wave and tidal technology and even pioneer the use of waste from whisky to recycle evy batteries. we will focus on the skills our existing workforce needs to take advantage of the renewables revolution. incredible scottish ingenuity here in the northeast, supported by the scottish government, developing technologies to tackle the global climate emergency. it is exciting, inspiring stuff and it is a shining example of what a scottish government can do when the powers lie in our hands.

conference, when we last gathered together, just weeks from the start of a global pandemic, we could not have imagined what lay ahead. thankfully, covid no longer dominates the news or our thoughts quite as much as it did. but the virus still poses a risk, especially as we approach winter. so before i go any further today, i have a plea, if you are eligible, get your booster vaccination. vaccination is just as important now as it was last winter. if you do not do it for yourself, but you really, really should, do it for those who are more vulnerable than you and please do it for the national health service. we owe the nhs and all who work in it a massive debt of gratitude.

applause. conference, all of us hoped that when the worst of the pandemic was over, bettertimes when the worst of the pandemic was over, better times would lie ahead. thanks to the brilliance of vaccine scientists and the sheer strength of the human spirits, i am certain those better days will come. but in the midst of our cost—of—living crisis, it will not surprise you to hear me talk today about the challenges we face and about the massive responsibility of me and my government to help you through it. as we navigate these stormy waters, scotland needs a steady and compassionate hand on the tiller. conference, that is what our scottish government provides.

but today, i will also make the case for optimism. for notjust accepting the world as it is, but turning our minds and our hearts instead to building a stronger scotland and playing our part in building a better, fairer world. the optimism that a better world is possible is inspired for me by the bravery of those who endure the toughest of times. and at home, by the knowledge that this beautiful magnificent country of ours is bursting with talent, creativity and ingenuity. we also have a sense of solidarity and common purpose. that yes our political debate can sometimes skewer. conference, scotland has got what it takes to be a successful,

independent country. it has it in abundance. never let anyone tell us otherwise! of course, at this moment, across the world, that better future can be hard to see. eclipsed as it is by significant and profound challenges. a war of unprovoked aggression on our continent. and energy price crisis and soaring inflation. democratic norms eroded and human rights attacked into many countries. in the face of that, we have a duty to champion progressive values and universal rights. friends, that is a duty, our party will always discharge.

but in the uk, we have a westminster government intent on taking us down a different path. the current home secretary speaking at the conservative party conference said this about asylum—seekers. and even as i quote her, i struggle to comprehend that she actually said these words. but here they are. i would love to be having a front page of the telegraph with the plane taking off to rwanda, that is my dream, that is my obsession. conference, my dream is very different. i'm sure it is shared in this hall by the vast majority across scotland as well. my dream, is that we live in a world where those fleeing violence and oppression are shown compassion and treated like human beings. not shown

the door and bundled onto planes like unwanted cargo. friends, our case for hope and optimism rests above all on our common humanity. compassion. solidarity. love. these values sustained us in the darkest days of the pandemic. they must drive us forward now. the fighting across the

globe for democracy, equality and dignity must hear that they are not alone. so let the message go out from us to everyone across the world, standing up against tyranny and oppression. we stand with you. two women in iran fighting for basic human rights, we stand with you. two girls in afghanistan demanding the right to go to school, we stand with you. applause. to men and women risking their lives in opposition to

putin in russia or his sidekick in belarus, we stand with you. and to the people of ukraine, fighting for your very existence, we stand with you. applause. today we live on a continent where a so—called strongman, the one who has never looked weaker or more insecure

has launched a brutal invasion of his neighbour. that should be unimaginable in 21st—century europe, but for the people of ukraine, it is all too real. everyday there are atrocities and killings. today, the capital kyiv and cities across country are under renewed bombardment. despicable war crimes have been committed, and conference, let us be clear for which vladimir putin must be held to account. the contrast between putin and the people of ukraine could not be starker. from president liz lenski to the sacrifices of ordinary citizens personified on we have seen

incredible bravery and extraordinary determination. ukraine, you are an inspiration to the world and we will always stand with you. conference, we are not on the front line of this war, but ukraine's victory in the battle between democracy and tyranny is vital for all of us. the scottish government will do everything we can to help. we are helping enforce sanctions and to isolate russia. and we have provided funds for vital military equipment and we have open scotland's tours to those displaced. initially we committed to welcoming 3000 people seeking refuge from the war. i'm pleased to say that we are now providing safety for more than 20,000.

to each and every one, our hearts go out to you. we know you yearn to go home, but for as long as you need a place of sanctuary, be in no doubt, you have a home here in scotland. conference, there are moments in history, as now with ukraine when all of us must be prepared to make sacrifices to help fundamental freedoms. and when global turbulence strikes, national governments have a duty to act in ways that mitigate rather than exacerbate the impacts on their own populations. when it comes to the cost of living crisis and so much else besides, this uk government is utterly failing in

that duty. government is utterly failing in that du . �* �* ,, each and every day its actions are making matters worse. we last gathered together as a party in october 2019. gathered together as a party in 0ctober2019. back gathered together as a party in october 2019. back then, the tories had just elected a new leader. westminster was in meltdown. a, had just elected a new leader. westminster was in meltdown. a new prime minister _ westminster was in meltdown. a new prime minister was _ westminster was in meltdown. a new prime minister was driving _ westminster was in meltdown. 17 prime minister was driving through a disastrous policy agenda, despite warnings of its dire economic impact. and here we are all over again. another spin on the tory misery grind. again. another spin on the tory misery grind-— again. another spin on the tory misery grind._ but i again. another spin on the tory i misery grind._ but this misery grind. applause. but this time, the carriage _ misery grind. applause. but this time, the carriage to _ misery grind. applause. but this time, the carriage to hell - misery grind. applause. but this time, the carriage to hell is - time, the carriage to hell is speeding up. it took the tories three years, three long years, to

realise that borisjohnson was a disaster. with liz truss, it took them just three weeks. she them just three weeks. applause. she caused mayhem — them just three weeks. applause. she caused mayhem in _ them just three weeks. applause. she caused mayhem in the _ them just three weeks. applause. she caused mayhem in the markets - them just three weeks. applause. she caused mayhem in the markets with - caused mayhem in the markets with her decision to borrow billions of pounds to fund tax cuts for the richest. borrowing to be repaid by eye watering austerity cuts and a raid on the incomes of the poorest. it is unconscionable.— raid on the incomes of the poorest. it is unconscionable._ at it is unconscionable. applause. at the prime minister's _ it is unconscionable. applause. at the prime minister'sjustification i the prime minister's justification is that she is going for growth. conference, let me tell you what kind of growth that will be. growth in the gap between rich and poor, growth in the rates of poverty. growth in the pressure on the nhs

and other public services and without any doubt, growth in the deep disgust that the public feel for all of it. deep disgust that the public feel for all of it— deep disgust that the public feel for all of it._ the - deep disgust that the public feel| for all of it._ the truth for all of it. applause. the truth is, for all of it. applause. the truth is. massive _ for all of it. applause. the truth is, massive hand-outs _ for all of it. applause. the truth is, massive hand-outs for - for all of it. applause. the truth is, massive hand-outs for the - is, massive hand—outs for the wealthiest at the expense of everyone else do nothing for the economy. all they do is turbo—charge inequality. , so let me be clear about this. no snp government will ever inflict on scotland such an immoral, self—defeating disaster of a policy. immoral, self-defeating disaster of a oli . �* ~ ,, , ., a policy. applause. instead, we will continue to use _ a policy. applause. instead, we will continue to use our _ a policy. applause. instead, we will continue to use our powers - a policy. applause. instead, we will continue to use our powers and - continue to use our powers and resources to help those most in need, and knocked as an act of

charity, but in our collective interest. charity, but in our collective interest-— charity, but in our collective interest. ., . , ., interest. conference, here is what! stand for, what _ interest. conference, here is what! stand for, what we _ interest. conference, here is what! stand for, what we stand _ interest. conference, here is what! stand for, what we stand for. - interest. conference, here is what! stand for, what we stand for. not i stand for, what we stand for. not hoping against all evidence to the contrary that wealth will suddenly and magically start trickling down, but instead lifting people up so they can contribute their full potential. that is the snp's founding principle for a stronger economy. founding principle for a stronger econom . �* ~ ,, founding principle for a stronger economy-_ i - founding principle for a stronger economy._ i am - founding principle for a stronger| economy._ i am proud founding principle for a stronger- economy._ i am proud of the economy. applause. i am proud of the work the scottish _ economy. applause. i am proud of the work the scottish government - economy. applause. i am proud of the work the scottish government is - work the scottish government is doing to tackle child poverty. the scottish child payment is unique in the united kingdom. it is paid to eligible families with children up to age six and started at £10 per week. at conference last year i announced we would double it to 20.

friends, five weeks today, we will increase it again to £25 per week. applause. increase it again to £25 per week. applause-— increase it again to £25 per week. applause. vital financial help for more than 100,000 _ applause. vital financial help for more than 100,000 children - applause. vital financial help for - more than 100,000 children delivered in time for christmas. on the same day, we increase the payment we will also extend it to families with children up to age 16. applause. now, conference, _ children up to age 16. applause. now, conference, i— children up to age 16. applause. now, conference, i know- children up to age 16. applause. now, conference, i know i - children up to age 16. applause. now, conference, i know! am - children up to age 16. applause. now, conference, i know! am a l children up to age 16. applause. i now, conference, i know! am a bit now, conference, i know i am a bit biased, but i think that is the sign of a government with the right priorities. of a government with the right riorities. �* �* , but we need to do more, because we know this winter will be really

tough. ratherthan know this winter will be really tough. rather than looking forward tough. rather than looking forward to christmas, too many families will be dreading it, dreading it because they don't know if they can afford to heat their homes or even pay for food. as part of our help to the poorest families over the past year we have made quarterly bridging payments of £130. these have gone to children and young people in receipt of free school meals but who do not qualify for the child payment. today, i can announce that the final instalment ahead of the extension of the child payment and you in the next few weeks will not be £130, we will double it up to £260.

friends, that will help put food on the christmas table for families of 145,000 children and young people. now i don't pretend it will make all of their worries go away. no government with our limited powers can ever do that, but i hope this investment of almost £20 million will bring a bit of christmas cheer to those who need it most. applause. - conference. — to those who need it most. applause. . conference, we _ to those who need it most. applause. . conference, we have _ to those who need it most. applause. . conference, we have used _ to those who need it most. applause. . conference, we have used the - . conference, we have used the powers of our parliament to deliver the unique child payment. last thursday we took further action to help combat the cost of living crisis. the scottish government's emergency bill to protect tenants was passed by parliament, the result, a rent freeze in operation in scotland over the winter until at least the end of march next year.

applause. but least the end of march next year. applause-— least the end of march next year. applause. �* ., , ., .,. ., applause. but as we have acted to hel those applause. but as we have acted to help those in _ applause. but as we have acted to help those in need, _ applause. but as we have acted to help those in need, what _ applause. but as we have acted to help those in need, what about - applause. but as we have acted to help those in need, what about the | help those in need, what about the uk government? it is difficult to overstate the calamity of their actions. back in 2014, the westminster establishment told us that it was the uk's standing in the world, its economic strength and its stability that made independence impossible. now they say it's the uk's isolation, its weakness and instability, the very conditions they created that means change can't happen. as far as westminster is concerned, it is heads they win, and tails we lose, but this time it will not wash. �* �* ,

tails we lose, but this time it will not wash._ because i tails we lose, but this time it will i not wash._ because what not wash. applause. because what that is delivering _ not wash. applause. because what that is delivering for _ not wash. applause. because what that is delivering for scotland - not wash. applause. because what that is delivering for scotland is - that is delivering for scotland is this, brexit, more austerity, homeowners facing the hardship and hundreds of thousands in poverty. conference, that is not strength and stability, it is chaos and catastrophe. and stability, it is chaos and catastrohe. �* �* , catastrophe. applause. and friends, all of that is — catastrophe. applause. and friends, all of that is on _ catastrophe. applause. and friends, all of that is on the _ catastrophe. applause. and friends, all of that is on the tories. _ catastrophe. applause. and friends, all of that is on the tories. we - all of that is on the tories. we should remember that their ability to do it has too often been aided and abetted by labour. in

and abetted by labour. applause. in 2014 labourioin _ and abetted by labour. applause. in 2014 labourjoin forces _ and abetted by labour. applause. in 2014 labourjoin forces with - and abetted by labour. applause. in 2014 labourjoin forces with the - 2014 labourjoin forces with the tories and then said that westminster tory government was better for scotland than self—government, and incredibly they are doing it all over again. it wasn't easy to understand back then, but given everything that has happened since, it is utterly inexplicable now. take inexplicable now. applause. take brexit. imposed _ inexplicable now. applause. take brexit. imposed on _ inexplicable now. applause. take brexit. imposed on scotland - inexplicable now. applause. takel brexit. imposed on scotland against our will, and doing real lasting damage to our interests, our economy and our young people. labour is now just as committed to brexit, a hard brexit as the tories. you know, at least the tories believe in it. labour doesn't. but rather than make the principled argument, which they could actually now winning in england, they cower away from it. they abandon all principle for fear

of upsetting the apple cart. bluntly, they are willing to chuck scotland under borisjohnson's brexit bus to get the keys to downing street. friends, letting down scotland, same old labour. for scotland, there is a fundamental democratic issue here and it has real life consequences. whether it is tory or labour, labour or tory, it is not us that gets to decide. our votes don't determine who gets to occupy number ten. for scotland, the problem is notjust which party is in power at westminster, the problem is westminster.

and to fix that, to make sure we get the government that the largest number of us a vote for, always, not just occasionally, for that, my friends we need scotland's independence. cheering

independence is not a panacea for any nation. but it is about hope for any nation. but it is about hope for a betterfuture. we want any nation. but it is about hope for a better future. we want scotland to be a country in which no child goes to bed hungry. a place where everyone can afford to heat their home. where our vast energy resources benefit all who live here and help save the planet. none of that should be radical. but it must be the foundation of everything we aspire to. be the foundation of everything we asire to. �* ~ ,, be the foundation of everything we aspire t0-_ for- be the foundation of everything we aspire to._ for as - be the foundation of everything we aspire to._ for as long l be the foundation of everything we | aspire to._ for as long as aspire to. applause. for as long as i am first minister, _ aspire to. applause. for as long as i am first minister, by _ aspire to. applause. for as long as i am first minister, by the _ aspire to. applause. for as long as i am first minister, by the way, - i am first minister, by the way, conference, i intend that to be for quite some time yet. cheering and applause

my myjob, ourjob, is not done. foras long as i am first minister, i will do everything in my power to build the better scotland we all want to see. and i know some people ask, and it's not an illegitimate question. why propose a referendum in the midst of a cost of living crisis. conference, the answer is in the question. the answer is the cost of living crisis. it is the tory

response to it. it is the financial chaos, and it is the damage of brexit. all of that is laying bare each and every day the harm being done to people in scotland because we are not independent. over the next two days, the supreme court will consider whether the current law allows the scottish parliament to legislate for an advisory referendum. if westminster had any respect for scottish democracy, this court hearing, this court hearing would not be necessary. but westminster has no such respect. that means this issue

was always destined to end up in court sooner or later, better in my view that it is sooner. if the court decides in the way that we hope it does on the 19th of october next year, there will be an independence referendum. cheering and applause and if the court doesn't decide that way, first and obviously, we will respect that judgment. way, first and obviously, we will respect thatjudgment. we believe in the rule of law. and as a party and a movement we will of course reflect. but fundamentally, it will leave us with a very simple choice.

put our case for independence to people in an election or give up on scottish democracy. conference, i don't know about you. actually, i suspect i do know about you, but i will never, ever give up on scottish democracy. cheering and applause for now the question of process the how of securing independence is in the hands ofjudges, but it is for us to crack on with answering the

question why. polls last week showed that support for independence is rising. but remember, polls arejust momentary snapshots in time and they go momentary snapshots in time and they 9° up momentary snapshots in time and they go up and they go down. and much more significant are the findings of the latest british trench social attitudes survey. ten years ago is support for independence was at 23 years —— 23%. five years ago, 45%. now, in that gold standard measure of public opinion, support for independence stands at 52%. as we know, it's even higher amongst young people, so it's tempting sometimes to assume an inevitability about independence, that the arc of history is moving firmly in its direction. i hope and believe that

will turn out to be true. but we would be wrong, utterly wrong to take it for granted. ourjob is to make the case and win the argument. applause. ., ., , ., , applause. that means not 'ust talkinu applause. that means not 'ust talkin: to applause. that means not 'ust talking to ourselves, * applause. that means not 'ust talking to ourselves, but i applause. that means notjust i talking to ourselves, but reaching out to others not yet persuaded. i remember in the 2014 campaign speaking at a public meeting in leith. it was jam—packed. so busy, in fact, that the organisers that asked for those who had already decided to say yes to leave so those undecided could hear the arguments. that is the approach i want us to take. for once, iam not asking that is the approach i want us to take. for once, i am not asking you to get up and leave. but i do want us to resolve today that from here on we will speak less to each other and more to those outside our ranks.

applause. applause i know that some watching at home right now will never be persuaded to vote yes. you oppose independence as strongly and from as much principle as we support it. i respect that, thatis as we support it. i respect that, that is democracy. and please remember, whatever happens in future, scotland belongs to you as much as it does to us. scotland belongs to all of us. and for those who want to be convinced but still have questions and doubts, it is ourjob to persuade, reassure and inspire. conference, one of the great ironies of the independence debate is that

so many of the institutions that people associate with tissue nurse —— with britishness, like the nhs, public service broadcasting, the threat to these institutions comes not from an independent scotland, it comes from uk governments that are dismantling or undermining these institutions. with independence, we can do more to protect them. let's take one of those institutions, our most precious public service. the nhs is under enormous pressure right now. it delivers outstanding care within waiting time targets for the vast majority of those who need it. today i want us to pay tribute to each and every individual who works

within our national health service. applause but the pressure is on the nhs, meaning that despite their dedication, too many people are waiting too long. that is why we are delivering record investment and it is why we are doing everything we can to give our nhs workers a fair pay rise, because conference, view in our society deserve it more than they do. —— few in our society. fast

diagnosis and reliable, quality health care matters, but it is especially important for those with cancer. the best chance for surviving cancer remains early detection and treatment. over the past year we have established three new fast—track cancer diagnostic centres. they have already supported hundreds of patients, more than one in seven were found to have cancer and around half of them were from the poorest parts of our country, so these centres are helping tackle health inequality too. conference, fast—track cancer diagnosis centres work, that's why i'm delighted to confirm today that two more centres will open next year, one in the borders and one in lanarkshire.

and by the end of this parliament, there will be a fast—track cancer diagnosis centre in every health board in scotland. that is just one example of how we are supporting our nhs. thatjob is the most important our government has right now. management of the nhs is our responsibility, no one else's. but the fact is our ability to fund it properly depends on decisions taken at westminster. when they cut our budget or crash our economy, that makes it harderfor us budget or crash our economy, that makes it harder for us to protect the health service. and if, as some tories are now openly arguing, they move away from the very basis on which it was founded and towards an insurance based alternative, that will destroy our national health

service. with independence, that will never happen. we will always protect its founding principles. with independence, we could choose to embed a universal nhs in a written constitution, a constitutional right to healthcare, free at the point of need. conference, if the snp is in government, that is exactly what we will do. cheering and applause friends, i know that some see

independence as turning our back on the rest of the uk. it is not. it is about recasting our relationship as one of equals. across these islands we share history, family connections and friendships. these things matter just as much to supporters of independence as to anyone else. in fact, i am willing to bet that the nations of these islands will work together even better with independence than we do now. scotla nd scotland will still be a member of the british irish council. the difference is that, like the republic of ireland now, we will be there as an independent country. there is a point here that at first

glance might seem curious. but in my view it is becoming increasingly true. independence is actually the best way to protect the partnership on which the united kingdom was founded, a voluntary partnership of nations. right now, and make no mistake about this, it is an aggressive unionism thatis this, it is an aggressive unionism that is undermining that partnership. westminster�*s denial of scottish democracy, full frontal attacks on devolution, a basic lack of respect, if there is tension, that is what is causing it. it is, my friends, scottish independence, a new

partnership of the isles that can renew the whole idea of our nations working together for the common good. england, scotland, wales, the island of ireland, we will always be the closest of friends. we will always be family. but better relationship, a true partnership of equals, when we win scotland's independence. conference, i am well aware that

what gives many people most pause for thought on independence is the economy. people can see all too clearly now that the uk does not offer economic strength or financial security. and yet still, and rightly, they want to know that independence will make scotland's economy stronger, not weaker. that is fair, and especially now, that is entirely understandable. of course it is equally fair to point out that so much of the uncertainty and crises we face is not because of independence. it is the opposite. once again, it is because we are not independent. conference, independence is not a miracle economic cure. but let this message ring out today. we can do better

than this. we can do so much better than this. we can do so much better than this. and let's remember these three basic facts. first, scotland is not benefiting right now from the so—called broad shoulders of the united kingdom. second, and let there be no doubt about this, we have got everything it takes to be a successful independent country. extraordinary resources, industries and talent in abundance. and third, independence is not an untested idea. independence is normal.

for countries of scotland bus size or even smaller, independence is an outstanding success. —— for countries of scotland's size. earlier this year the scottish government published evidence illustrating that point. conference, listen now to these facts and then think of the untapped potential scotland house. compared to the uk, these are the countries with so many similarities to scotland that are wealthier, more equal, they have higher productivity, lower product leek poverty rates, lower child poverty and lower pension poverty, they have higher social mobility, they have higher social mobility, they spend more on research and development, they have higher business investment. in short, these countries combine economic dynamism with social solidarity. they are

among the most successful societies the world has ever known, and it is their success, the world has ever known, and it is theirsuccess, not the world has ever known, and it is their success, not a failing uk economy, that scotland must now aim to match. with independence, we will not emulate that success overnight, but the big, burning question is this. if all of these countries can achieve all of that, why not scotland? conference, i can confirm that one week today we will publish the next in our building a new scotland series of papers and it will make

the case for an independent scotland. it will set out how we can build a new sustainable economy based on our massive renewable energy resources. it will show how in an energy rich independent scotland we can deliver lower prices and stronger security of supply. and on energy, let me give this commitment. unlike our uk counterparts, the scottish government will not be issuing licences for fracking. in the economic prospectus we will set out how, in an independent

scotland, we can secure fair work. we will repeal westminster�*s anti—trade union legislation. we will end age discrimination for those on the minimum wage. we will show how businesses can benefit from independence. with eu membership, we will be back inside the world's biggest single market. with a fairer migration policy, and freedom of movement for a restored, we will have access to workers from europe and across the world. they will have access through a social partnership approach. in short, we will show how we can break with the low productivity, high inequality,

brexit based uk economy. and use the full powers of independence to build an inclusive, fair, well being economy that works for everyone. an economy that works for everyone. an economy that works for everyone. an economy that works for everyone, thatis economy that works for everyone, that is the prize of independence. conference, moving to independence and making it to work well of course take time, hard work and good judgment. there will be many challenges along the way. our economic prospectus will be clear on these too. if the past three weeks have taught us anything, it's that a country's fiscal and monetary policy must be sustainable and command confidence. we will not shy away from that. our approach to borrowing with the new powers of independence will be responsible and for a

purpose. let me give one example of that. a central proposal in the paper we will publish next week. we propose to invest remaining oil revenues and use our borrowing powers not to cut tax for the richest, but to set up an independence investment fund. the building a new scotland fund will deliver up to £20 billion of investment in the first decade of independence. in practical terms, a fund like this can support a massive programme to decarbonise housing, cut fuel bills and reduce fuel poverty. it can finance the building of thousands more affordable homes. invest in local renewable energy projects, helping communities' own

assets and wield more control over their use. it will help the transition to net zero, build resilient communities and kick—start sustainable growth so important for our newly independent nation, combining scotland's abundant resources with the powers of independence to benefit this and future generations. conference, that is what independence is all about. my my friends, a week ago, one of the most famous men in the history of the independence movement, ian hamilton, died at the ripe old age of 97. as a young man in 1950, ian, together with kay matheson, gavin vernon and allan stewart, repatriated the stone of destiny

from westminster abbey. ian once called it an absolutely splendid adventure. i am sure it was that, but it was so much more besides. in 1950, and to be frank, for years afterwards, independence must have seemed like an impossible dream. all of us here today have a big job still to do to win independence. but we no longerface still to do to win independence. but we no longer face such still to do to win independence. but we no longerface such impossible odds. friends, we are the independence generation. we are the inheritors of the cause kept alive by ian hamilton and his

generation. and i believe firmly in my head and in my heart that we will be the first in the modern world to live in an independent scotland. let me tell you why i say that. a couple of weeks ago i had a conversation with a woman that summed up the question i think a lot of people have. she said that she would like scotland is to be independent. she thought it would be good, but she also worried that getting there would be hard. so her question was this. is it essential? that got me thinking. for many

people, like ian, like all of us in this hall, wejust believe it is right that scotland could and should be an independent nation. but is it essential? conference, today probably more than at any time in my life, the answer to that question is yes. independence is essential. it is essential to escape westminster

control and mismanagement. essential to get the governments we vote for, to get the governments we vote for, to properly protect our nhs, to build a new partnership of equals with the other nations on these islands. it is essential if we want to be back in the european union. and it is essential if we want the people who live here to determine the future of this extraordinary country. the country that always tugs at our heartstrings. the country that we all care so much about. there are two things that we, the independence generation, must never, ever lose faith in. they have sustained us in good times and bad, throughout all the years and decades. first is the fundamental right of the nation of scotland to

self—determination. and the second is what history teaches us, and that is the overwhelming power of democracy to triumph. my my friends, the period ahead will see some of the greatest challenges our country has faced in many years, but a great opportunity is also in sight. an opportunity to win and build a betterfuture sight. an opportunity to win and build a better future that we know is possible, a betterfuture as an independent nation. welcoming, diverse, full of love and compassion. in these tough times, let us inspire with hope in our

hearts. let us lift our eyes, put our shoulders to the wheel and build a betterfuture our shoulders to the wheel and build a better future for this and friends, with optimism, confidence and determination, we can now finish thejob, and we and determination, we can now finish the job, and we will. and determination, we can now finish thejob, and we will. thank and determination, we can now finish the job, and we will. thank you. cheering and applause we have been watching the snp leader, the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, addressing her party conference in aberdeen. eight was a wide ranging speech. ranging from covid to fracking, but with a central message at its heart about scottish independence. she repeated that scotland can make independence a

success, never let anyone tell us otherwise, she said. and she believed that for scotland the problem is not which party is in power in westminster, the problem is westminster. there were several standing ovations in the middle of that speech, which underlined where the hearts of party members lie and how dedicated they are to their leader and how fully they support her plans. we need, said nicola sturgeon, scotland's independence. moving on to other news now. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war. the capital city of kyiv has been targetted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes

are moscow's response to an attack over the weekend on a strategic road and rail bridge from russia to occupied—crimea. the russian president says that was an act of terrorism by ukraine, and has threatened a harsh response to any similar attacks. from kyiv, our correspondent paul adams reports. explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for this girl, a narrow escape. for three hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. they landed in the heart of the capital, in the rush—hour. cars set alight, people killed as they went to work. tourist locations, too, the city's famous glass bridge taking a direct hit. this felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic places.

and then, when moscow decided it had done enough, it ended. the clean—up began. there are bodies lying on the street here, in this elegant european capital. it has been almost four months since the last attack here and in three short hours, a growing sense of normality was shattered. this is the first time missiles have landed right here in the centre of kyiv, and these were not military targets. the children's playground through the trees, part of the university of kyiv over there, and this is a government department of science and education. nearby, a huge crater, where children come to play. this couple live around the corner and their children and grandchildren know this place well. translation: oh, it is horrible. this is our life, and at this moment, i don't know, an abyss has opened up in our lives. it is terrible.

and it is happening everywhere. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, another hellish night. vladimir putin may have escalated today but in zaporizhzhia, this has been going on relentlessly for a week. and far to the west in lviv, more missiles, cutting off water and electricity. it has been a long time since so many cities were hit at the same time from moscow apparently determined to make the biggest possible statement. down in kyiv�*s metro, a population rallying in defiance. singing. people lived down here for weeks when the war began. two days ago, ukraine was celebrating the destruction of russia's bridge to the crimea. today, that euphoria is gone. fear once again stalking the capital. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv.

we are nowjoined by maria drutska who is a defence and security expert, and works in the defence industry in ukraine. earlier today, she witnessed the damage from the attacks in kyiv. we are very grateful for you sparing time to talk to us on bbc news. tell us what you saw and what sort of targets have been hit in kyiv. goad targets have been hit in kyiv. good evenina. targets have been hit in kyiv. good evening. thank _ targets have been hit in kyiv. good evening. thank you _ targets have been hit in kyiv. good evening. thank you for _ targets have been hit in kyiv. (130m evening. thank you for having me. when i was passing by the city centre after everything happen, but russia earlier claimed that the targets were command decision making centres in kyiv. but it did not. may be in russia they were command decision making centres are in the middle of parks and playgrounds and near universities, but that is not how it is in kyiv. because they attacked a power plant, a playground

and yeah. kyiv stayed strong and we really... and yeah. kyiv stayed strong and we reall , ., ., , and yeah. kyiv stayed strong and we reall... , ., ., , really... there is no doubt in your mind from — really... there is no doubt in your mind from what _ really... there is no doubt in your mind from what you _ really... there is no doubt in your mind from what you saw - really... there is no doubt in your mind from what you saw that - really... there is no doubt in your. mind from what you saw that these were civilian targets that were hit. yes, they were and as i said, they are claiming targeted command centres, but they are actually places of tourist interest. like the glass bridge that you reported in your report. the bridge is still standing. it is atrocity and it is another fact of the war crimes that russia keeps committing. what another fact of the war crimes that russia keeps committing. what has been the impact — russia keeps committing. what has been the impact of _ russia keeps committing. what has been the impact of hitting - russia keeps committing. what has been the impact of hitting these - been the impact of hitting these targets? as you say, the bridge still stands, but we understand that at one point the hospital in kyiv,

the central hospital, was without electricity. the central hospital, was without electrici . , , . electricity. yes, since the power lant electricity. yes, since the power plant was _ electricity. yes, since the power plant was damage, _ electricity. yes, since the power plant was damage, kyiv - electricity. yes, since the power plant was damage, kyiv also - electricity. yes, since the power| plant was damage, kyiv also now electricity. yes, since the power - plant was damage, kyiv also now has some issues with electricity, but it is not permanent. it is temporary. actually when it happened, i was in the hospital and the electricity went out, but since the government government and hospitals and schools have a separate generator. so i came back very fast. in my house and in the area everything is fine. we were notified that there might be electricity outages. but we are prepared for that. you electricity outages. but we are prepared for that.— electricity outages. but we are re ared for that. ., ., ., . prepared for that. you are a defence security expert _ prepared for that. you are a defence security expert and _ prepared for that. you are a defence security expert and this _ prepared for that. you are a defence security expert and this is _ prepared for that. you are a defence security expert and this is the - security expert and this is the biggest wave of missile strikes we

have seen so far across ukraine. it has been reported that some rockets were intercepted and destroyed by missile defence systems. do you have any information or knowledge about that? , ., , ., that? yes, two thirds of the missiles _ that? yes, two thirds of the missiles and _ that? yes, two thirds of the missiles and drones - that? yes, two thirds of the missiles and drones were i that? yes, two thirds of the - missiles and drones were intercepted and we still have quite a good air defence systems, but a lot of missiles hit kyiv. after this, ukraine will keep asking for support. we need long—range weapons, so we can stop russia launching missiles into our civilian critical infrastructures. we need anti—air defence. we need ammunition. i do hope that after this, after what

western partners saul, i hope that support will come. are western partners saul, i hope that support will come.— support will come. are you suggesting _ support will come. are you suggesting that _ support will come. are you suggesting that ukraine i support will come. are you suggesting that ukraine is| support will come. are you - suggesting that ukraine is running out of missile—defense weapons and systems? out of missile-defense weapons and s stems? ., ., ., systems? 0h, we are not running out, but we of course _ systems? 0h, we are not running out, but we of course need _ systems? 0h, we are not running out, but we of course need more _ systems? 0h, we are not running out, but we of course need more because i but we of course need more because we now are defending ourselves, but we now are defending ourselves, but we also see that this happened like it has not happened for a long time that russia targeted in the same time so many cities, so many places. so we always demand for more. we are always asking for more and that is what we hope we will get from our partners. we what we hope we will get from our artners. ~ . , what we hope we will get from our artners. ~ ., , ., ., partners. we are very grateful for our time partners. we are very grateful for your time in _ partners. we are very grateful for your time in kyiv. _ partners. we are very grateful for your time in kyiv. thank - partners. we are very grateful for your time in kyiv. thank you i partners. we are very grateful for your time in kyiv. thank you for l your time in kyiv. thank you for joining us on bbc news. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. kharviv has also been hit by russian missile strikes today. let's speak to nataliya zubar, who lives in the city. we are grateful for your time. thank

you for being with us. can you tell us what has been happening where you are in her kyiv today? —— in kharkiv. i are in her kyiv today? -- in kharkiv-_ are in her kyiv today? -- in kharkiv. ., , , , kharkiv. i heard three missiles hit, not close to _ kharkiv. i heard three missiles hit, not close to me. _ kharkiv. i heard three missiles hit, not close to me. we _ kharkiv. i heard three missiles hit, not close to me. we have - kharkiv. i heard three missiles hit, not close to me. we have been i kharkiv. i heard three missiles hit, i not close to me. we have been bombed like kyiv today for almost half a year. almost immediately, the electricity went off. and i had electricity went off. and i had electricity for eight hours today. the rest of the city was did not have electricity for five or six hours. that is basically what happen. the mobile and internet was on and off all the time. the traffic

lights are not working. still not working here. all the public transportation has been stopped. life in the city has stopped. the weather today is cold and windy. it is raining all the time. so, people cannot actually get warm as well because there is no central heating still. we are the second biggest city in ukraine which runs mostly on central heating. that is what happen. there are problems with the emergency services because most of the people rely on mobile internet calls, so they were not able to do that because of the outages. that is what happened actually. you that because of the outages. that is what happened actually.— what happened actually. you have ainted a what happened actually. you have painted a very _ what happened actually. you have painted a very vivid _ what happened actually. you have painted a very vivid picture - what happened actually. you have painted a very vivid picture of- what happened actually. you have painted a very vivid picture of the | painted a very vivid picture of the disruption that you and fellow

residents in kharkiv have experienced today. we are very grateful for your time.- experienced today. we are very grateful for your time. thank you for 'oinin: grateful for your time. thank you forjoining us- — grateful for your time. thank you forjoining us. thank _ grateful for your time. thank you forjoining us. thank you, - grateful for your time. thank you forjoining us. thank you, thank. forjoining us. thank you, thank you. were going to catch up with the weather a little closer to home now. the weather is clearing up for most of us. will be a lot of sunshine. there is a band of cloud, it brought early mounting rain. it is clearing out of the way. there will be some showers around for scotland and northern ireland and the northwest of england and wales even here there will be some sunny spells, but the best will be across the midlands, eastern scotland and the south as well. temperatures at the highest will be at 18. overnight tonight, showers will continue to come and go across the north, but with clear skies for england and wales, here locally, it could get cold enough for frost and thatis could get cold enough for frost and that is something gardeners might want to pay attention to given that you have some plants outside. a

chilly start for some of you on tuesday morning. plenty of sunshine for england and. in the northwest that will be thicker cloud with parts of rain coming through over the afternoon. that is your latest. goodbye. here the headlights. the headlines. a wave of russian attacks hits cities across ukraine — 80 missile have been launched — with capital kyiv targetted for the first time in several months our correspondent there was reporting live this morning when one of the missiles struck nearby. ukraine's president zelensky says russia is trying to wipe his country off the face of the earth. but russia's president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea.

first minister nicola sturgeon has been speaking at the snp conference in aberdeen. she criticised the government's cost of living response and spoke about plans for an independence referendum. conference, i don't know about you. actually, i suspect i do know about you. but i will never, ever give up on scottish democracy. chancellor kwasi kwarteng has agreed to bring forward the publication of his economic plans — to october 31st. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to suspend strike action after accepting a government pay offer. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. red bull have been found guilty of

breaking the formula 1 budget cut by the sport governing body. it’s breaking the formula1 budget cut by the sport governing body.— the sport governing body. it's 'ust a day after — the sport governing body. it's 'ust a day after their i the sport governing body. it's 'ust a day after their driver, i the sport governing body. it's 'ust a day after their driver, max i a day after their driver, max verstappen was crowned f1 champion for the second time. red bull exceeded the 114 million pound limit during 2021, the fia said, adding that the offence was 'minor�*, the lower of the two categories of breach. the fia said it was "currently determining the appropriate course of action". both teams have the possibility of appealing against the decision. azeem rafiq and former yorkshire coach andrew gale — are among five players reprimanded by the england & wales cricket board for historical social media posts of a racist nature. rafiq had previously apologised for a facebook exchange from 2011 containing anti—semitic messages. gale was suspended by yorkshire for a tweet from 2010. action has also been taken with england batter danni wyatt, somerset�*s jack brooks and birmingham phoenix's evejones. all five admitted to their offences. britain's cj ujah has been banned from competing for 22 months — after he tested positive

for two banned substances at the tokyo olympics last summer. it's backdated to the date of his failed test in august last year. the british team were stripped of the men's 4 x 100 metres silver — in light of ujah's positive tests for ostarine and s—23... he has been cleared of intentionally taking banned drugs though, by the athletics integrity unit. brighton midfielder enock mwepu says he has "lived a dream" after being forced to retire from football — after the discovery of a heriditary heart condition. the zambian international had recently become ill, on a trip away with his national side — and spent four days in hospital brighton said mwepu would be at an "extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event" if he continued playing competitive football. england manager sarina wiegman says she hasn't signed a new deal, with the lionesses — but insists she's very

happy in her job. speaking ahead of england's next game against the czech republic in brighton tomorrow — the dutch coach, who has three years to go on her current deal — said she felt very valued — and wanted the team to keep performing well. after beating world champions usa on friday, it's now 23 matches unbeaten for wiegman — including winning the euros this summer. i only have a contract until 2025, and we had a good conversation and i feel very valued and we are in a very good place and in football things can move very quickly. hopefully while we have a couple more tournaments to go until that time, so it's very comfortable at the moment. and the team is happy and i hope we can keep it that way england captain — and tottenham striker harry kane is set to read a cbeebies bedtime story this evening. the lion inside by rachel bright and illustrated byjim field is chosen by kane himself as he reads it to his

three children. here he is to explain more: hello, i'm harry. sometimes when i'm playing football i have to be brave. lots of people want me to score a goal and win the game. but can i tell you a secret? i don't always feel like being brave? have you ever wanted to do something but you were worried it might be a bit too scary? well, two bedtime storiesjust worried it might be a bit too scary? well, two bedtime stories just for we you. well, two bedtime stories 'ust for we ou. ., ., ., ., and — emma raducanu will lead the great britain side, for next month's billiejean king cup in glasgow. the former us open champion is still hoping to play a part in the multi—team finals — after pulling out of this week's transylvania open, with a wrist problem. harriet dart, heather watson and katie boulter have also been selected for the six day glasgow event. sorry, some confusion this end up ending a bit sooner than anticipated but lovely to see you. well as we've been reporting today, russian missiles struck the ukrainian capital kyiv and cities in the west of the country for the

first time in months. aid agencies have warned the attacks are not only costing civilians their lives, but are hampering efforts to provide humanitarian aid, particularly as winter approaches. let's cross to lviv. one resident there joins us now and we are very grateful you have been able to join us. can you give us a sense of what has been happening there today? good afternoon. yes. _ has been happening there today? good afternoon. yes. it _ has been happening there today? good afternoon. yes. it was _ has been happening there today? (20er. afternoon. yes. it was a horrible morning. i was at my home preparing for work and i heard multiple explosions. and for a few minutes all the electricity went down. the entire city was disrupted for a few hours at least and it's a very disturbing moment because winter is much closer and in my house all of the heating is electric, so i felt a

bit chilly waiting for the electricity to return, but a lot of explosions and i had not heard such a bigger tank on lviv for a few months, maybe not even since the war broke out in late february. i was auoin to broke out in late february. i was going to mention _ broke out in late february. i was going to mention that _ broke out in late february. i was going to mention that because i broke out in late february. i was going to mention that because we've seen attacks on cities in the south of ukraine but lviv has largely escaped the sorts of attacks as you say, for many weeks and months. it must be very frightening, mustn't it? it must be very frightening, mustn't it? , ., , �* ., it? it is, for sure. but we also need to remember— it? it is, for sure. but we also need to remember it - it? it is, for sure. but we also need to remember it is i it? it is, for sure. but we also need to remember it is like i it? it is, for sure. but we also need to remember it is like a | it? it is, for sure. but we also i need to remember it is like a usual day in kharkiv, and it feels much safer and the nato borderfrom poland, but the war is a russian terrorist state aiming not only on a

military objects and civilians and critical infrastructure and today's attack was meant to and today was meant to disrupt the heating system and infrastructure so we need to have ukrainians prepared for russian attacks and it doesn't matter where in ukraine you are. i attacks and it doesn't matter where in ukraine you are.— in ukraine you are. i suppose my auestion in ukraine you are. i suppose my question is— in ukraine you are. i suppose my question is there _ in ukraine you are. i suppose my question is there will _ in ukraine you are. i suppose my question is there will be - in ukraine you are. i suppose my question is there will be further. question is there will be further attacks on where you are living. i hope the defence system is better each time and the air defence would be and people like me would be less

frightened of missiles when they try to hiss —— hit our time. frightened of missiles when they try to hiss -- hit our time.— to hiss -- hit our time. when you hear the sirens? _ to hiss -- hit our time. when you hear the sirens? what _ to hiss -- hit our time. when you hear the sirens? what do - to hiss -- hit our time. when you hear the sirens? what do you i to hiss -- hit our time. when you hear the sirens? what do you do | hear the sirens? what do you do exactly? what is it like at that moment? , exactly? what is it like at that moment?— exactly? what is it like at that moment? , ., , ., moment? the first few months of the full-scale war. _ moment? the first few months of the full-scale war, we _ moment? the first few months of the full-scale war, we tried _ moment? the first few months of the full-scale war, we tried to _ moment? the first few months of the full-scale war, we tried to go - moment? the first few months of the full-scale war, we tried to go down i full—scale war, we tried to go down to the shelter, the air raid shelter and wait for the sirens to go off, but now, almost almost seven months of war live kind of continues but today was different and we understand it's not only a real danger that we had the strikes, most of my friends actually did go to the basement or to the shelter and some stayed in there, but because of the

rule, if you are to walls from the windows, you are kind of more safe. and the shattered glass won't hurt you. and when we don't have any electricity and the transport system is disrupted, we stay at home and they will be the last missile strike in your town. and you wait until further notice. we in your town. and you wait until further notice.— in your town. and you wait until further notice. we must leave it there, roman. _ further notice. we must leave it there, roman. thank— further notice. we must leave it there, roman. thank you i further notice. we must leave it there, roman. thank you very l further notice. we must leave it i there, roman. thank you very good for —— thank you for talking to us on bbc news. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to call off their long running strike — after accepting a new 15 per cent pay offer from the government. the walkout by the criminal bar association has led to hundreds of court cases being delayed. our legal correspondent dominic

casciani has this report. almost six months of unprecedented industrial action. barristers, a pillar of the establishment, ratcheting up pressure on ministers to pay them more, leading to a total walk—out last month. the impact has been profound. trials of alleged murderers, rapists and thieves across england and wales put back, justice delayed, victims in limbo. but now, weeks after a change at the top of government, a breakthrough, leading to the criminal bar association suspending its action. barristers have narrowly accepted a new government package that pays almost criminal trials. there will be a 15% increase in fees for defence work which also applies to the backlog of 60,000 cases. there will also be talks on a formal pay review body to stop future disputes. the deal ends a freeze in legal aid that has led many barristers to quit criminal law. this action has neverjust been about barristers. it has been about people in the criminal justice system, the wrongly accused, the victims, the witnesses.

it is about delivering justice. this is a first step. the onus now is government to show what it can do. thejustice secretary brandon lewis has said the deal is the restart of a constructive relationship. he met barristers within days of his appointment, unlike his predecessor, who had refused to negotiate. but the challenges he faces are far more complicated than barristers' pay. he is under pressure to slash backlogs which now means some trials take more than two years to be heard. the government attempted to claim this was a consequence of the barristers' strikes but that is simply not true. the global covid—19 pandemic exasperated the court delays. however, court delays have been around for nearly 20 years. this wasjust another burden on an already stretched system. this result is a major victory for ministers but many barristers still have grave reservations about whether or not the government will inject enough cash into the courts to enter the backlogs in courts like this one in north london.

if they don't see that investment, they are prepared to go back out on strike. dominic casciani, bbc news. here with me now is nigel lithman qc who is a barrister, criminal qc, judge and former chair of the criminal bar association. good to have you with us and thanks forjoining us. were barristers right to accept this offer? the?r right to accept this offer? they were right _ right to accept this offer? they were right to — right to accept this offer? they were right to do _ right to accept this offer? they were right to do so _ right to accept this offer? they were right to do so with - right to accept this offer? iis were right to do so with real misgivings in as much as 43% said no to the deal and it's based on the fact that negotiations have been so insincere coming from the government and so poor that for in excess of ten years, and when i hear your opening item talk about the backlog caused and court delays caused by the global pandemic, no mention is made of the fact that the government decided to slash court sitting days

before the pandemic and that is what started the rise in the backlog to reach 60,000 along with the pandemic. so i'm afraid there has been bad faith, as your reporter said, the previous minister of justice, dominic raab refused to meet the criminal bar association. 25% of the profession has left in the last two years and the earnings with 15%, for the first couple of years plus of a junior barrister, is £12,000, so what is being offered to them and what they have accepted because they need to go back to work, because they have to try and feed their families and pay their mortgages like everybody else, on top of the £12,000, will be 1000 £1800 before tax and expenses. we

are talking about £13,800 to try and encourage back people who left the profession, and they are not going to come. , , , ., ., to come. does this signal the end of the matter or _ to come. does this signal the end of the matter or are _ to come. does this signal the end of the matter or are you _ to come. does this signal the end of the matter or are you suggesting i to come. does this signal the end of the matter or are you suggesting we could see more strikes in the future? because this pay rise is simply not enough. i future? because this pay rise is simply not enough.— future? because this pay rise is simply not enough. i led a strike in 2014. simply not enough. i led a strike in 2014- since — simply not enough. i led a strike in 2014. since then _ simply not enough. i led a strike in 2014. since then there _ simply not enough. i led a strike in 2014. since then there has - simply not enough. i led a strike in 2014. since then there has been i simply not enough. i led a strike in | 2014. since then there has been no rise in funds and the governments own body recommended a rise of 15% immediately which was over seven months ago. this is a band—aid to plaster over a major wound, and what there is not as the sign of good faith and the sign of real cooperation coming from the ministry ofjustice. , ., , ofjustice. sorry to interrupt. i heard what — ofjustice. sorry to interrupt. i heard what you _ ofjustice. sorry to interrupt. i heard what you said _ ofjustice. sorry to interrupt. i heard what you said about i ofjustice. sorry to interrupt. i heard what you said about the ofjustice. sorry to interrupt. i - heard what you said about the former justice minister dominic raab, but his successor, brandon lewis has barely been in post four days if not weeks and he met with members of the criminal bar association and has managed to secure a deal, hasn't he?

well, what he has managed to do is say that the 15% which was supposed to be a starting point would actually be attached to those cases that are part of the backlog, and that are part of the backlog, and that has not been said before. what is really difficult to grasp, without being patronising, is that the bar is paid, unlike other professions in a really idiosyncratic and unusual way. some things are paid for and some things aren't and i'm afraid the government treats them the way they treat the junior doctors which is based on the good faith of the workers that will carry them and go the extra mile without the extra pounds. the bar is being forced back because they have been out of work, not right through the pandemic like everyone else, but then also for the months that they have been trying to begin to sort this out. but what you want is a profession that attracts people, and

one of the limbs of the democracy as the criminaljustice system and they are not able to do that at this rate. �* , , ,., , are not able to do that at this rate. , �*,_ rate. i'm terribly sorry, it's only that the clock _ rate. i'm terribly sorry, it's only that the clock is _ rate. i'm terribly sorry, it's only that the clock is against - rate. i'm terribly sorry, it's only that the clock is against us. i rate. i'm terribly sorry, it's only i that the clock is against us. that's the only reason, but it has been good to talk to and i'm grateful for your time will stop you are very welcome. thank you. kwasi kwarteng's fiscal statement is expected to give details of how the chancellor intends to pay for £43 billion of tax cuts as well as proposals to reduce debt. labour leader — sir keir starmer has welcomed the announcement of a new earlier date for an economic plan from the chancellor — he's been speaking whilst on a visit to derby in the east midlands. the next few months will be very tough for people in this country,

and the kamikaze budget the government set out to and a half weeks ago made a bad situation worse, not only with higher prices and the energy prices we have, but now mortgages as well with people facing hundreds of pounds of increase per month in their mortgages. that is self inflicted on the government's action. i'm pleased they have brought forward this date to begin the process, but what i want to see and what i would do now is reverse that kamikaze mini budget. it needs to be reversed and lay it needs to be a windfall on the oil and gas company to help to pay for the energy price freeze, and what that will do, most important of all is stabilise the economy because this chaotic, irresponsible approach is all of the government's own making and what we need and what the labour government would bring in stabilising the economy and planning sensibly for the future. well the conservative mp mel stride is the chair of the treasury select committee. when i spoke to him earlier he said he welcomed the chancellor's decision to bring the fiscal statement forward.

it's important for a couple of reasons. firstly, because it gives the chancellor the ability to come out and settle the markets with a sensible plan that the obr feel stacks up. secondly it will come before the monetary policy committee meeting on the 3rd of november when they will be looking at putting up rates. if the plan lands well with the markets, it will soften the likely level of increase that the moneteary policy might come out. and that will be very important for millions of mortgage—holders up and down the country. let me go a little deeper in that. what in your view especially will economists and politicians be looking for from this announcement? and are they necessarily the same thing? ok, there is a possibility that the announcements are made and the markets take a dim view of the plan. i think the moving parts are threefold. first, the markets will make an assessment of what the chancellor comes forward

with in terms of his fiscal rules because we do not know exactly what they are going to be. secondly, they will look at the assumption that the government has given the obr in order to run the figures through its model. and tell us whether or not those rules are likely to be met. and if those assumptions are deemed to be undeliverable or unrealistic, that will be something that the markets will worry about. thirdly, the government is really out of step with where the obr will end up on this issue of growth. the government believes it can get medium—term growth up to 2.5%. i doubt the obr will agree with that. will there be temptation on the chancellor to say ok well, that is fine what obr believes, but this is what we believe and here is how were going to do it. if there is a deviation from the view of the obr that could be a problem. it is a possibility he can get it right, reset the markets and create a platform that the government can

start to grow back into political contention. we won't know about details about whether benefits will rise in line with average earnings or inflation? no, these are decisions that will have to be taken further down the line. that is an example of if the government were to come forward and say a lot of our savings are predicated on that kind of measure, the markets might take the view, well, that could be politically undeliverable. i think they have got to work with what appears to be credible and can actually be achieved. a nurse accused of murdering seven babies, and the attempted murder of ten others, has pleaded not guilty at manchester crown court. our north of england correspondent judith moritz is there for us now. joining me now from manchester is our correspondent, rowan bridge. what did we hear in court today?

the court was packed at manchester crown court as friends and family of those lucy letby is accused of attempting to murder lined up to get attempting to murder lined up to get a seat on the court this morning. the case began with the judge in the case outlining to the jury the instinctive reaction of horror that he would expect them to have to the charges but he told them that their job was to put emotions to one side and judge the case on the facts in front of them. this afternoon we had the beginning of the prosecution outlining the case. mickjohnson accused lucy letby of murdering seven children and attempting to murder a further ten. he said she had been a constant and malevolent presence in the neonatal hospital in chester and went on to say how the hospital itself had noticed over a period of a year or more an unexpected rise in the number of catastrophic collapses of deaths of premature babies at the neonatal

unit and the constant presence within all of that had been lucy letby. at the point when they realised about the rise in the number of deaths, that is when police were called in and began a criminal investigation.— criminal investigation. thank you for the update _ criminal investigation. thank you for the update at _ criminal investigation. thank you for the update at manchester i criminal investigation. thank you i for the update at manchester crown court. we often hear of the damage that plastics cause to our waterways and wildlife, and fishing nets are thought to be the hardest plastic of all to recycle. trawler nets are particularly hard to process, as they accumulate so much debris when they're pulled along the sea bed — but a new scheme now means they will be recyled in the uk for the first time. our environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. our seas are filling up with plastic. much of it are the bottles and bags that we throw away every day. but about 10% comes from the fishing industry, and the problem with abandoned nets

is that they keep catching things. and look at the lost fishing gear. it is the most exciting thing they have seen all day and they will play with it. and that entanglement is unfortunately life—threatening. so how does all that fishing gear get there? was to dump it at sea. and he says things have changed, with fishermen now bringing in their old nets as well as any debris and plastic they find out in the open sea. so if you imagine, everybody was dumping their nets, after 6—12 months, you can imagine what would be out there.

now nobody is doing it and now we are trawling it all up. it is a massive difference, we are doing, a massive difference we are making. see if it's ok. for the last few years, a scheme has been in place which takes away the fisherman's old nets once they have been brought to shore. part of the reason why recycling fishing nets is so complicated is because they are made up of all sorts of different materials. there's metal in here. there's different sorts of plastic. and that all has to be sorted out, and that is what neil is doing here, before the plastic parts, the recyclable bits, can be sent off to be processed. this is the new processing facility in the cotswolds, which means that nets from british trawlers can, for the first time, be recycled here in the uk. they are usable in a variety of different applications. for example, our footwear components here contains the fishing nets. so these are in people's shoes? these are in people's shoes, yes, so people walking around with some of our customers' shoes on, they will have some fishing net in them.

incredible, so it has gone from being a net to footwear. yeah, absolutely, yes. it is a small step forward in what will be a long journey — cleaning up our polluted oceans. jonah fisher, bbc news, in brixham harbour. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. after the very dry summer time we need rainfall to top up summer time we need rainfall to top up the reservoir levels and in the last week we had some useful rain and mostly fell to the north and west of the uk where the hills were wet but in contrast to that the south and east of england did not get much rain at all. looking at the weather picture over the next few days, rain will initially be focused across the north—west of the country until we get to thursday where we will see heavier rain moving in across the south of the uk and we will see a band of rain that clears out of the way with sunshine

following for many. so it is a process of the weather becoming drier and sunnierfor process of the weather becoming drier and sunnier for most of us as we go through the afternoon. there will be a few showers across the north and west of the uk driven in by a brisk wind and temperatures for many, between 14 and 17, a bit coolerfor many, between 14 and 17, a bit cooler for northern scotland with the passing shower is coming and going. overnight in either clearer skies will be across england and wales and it will be a cold night in places and the countryside could be cold enough for a touch of frost across the midlands and southern england as well so although the frost is not widespread, it's something gardeners will want to take note of with many of those tender plants are outside. on tuesday a fine start for england and wales, more cloud further north for scotland and northern ireland where we will have bits and pieces of rain coming through particularly during the afternoon. temperature is about 13 or 14 for scotland and northern ireland, 15 and 16 for england and wales. another weather front comes through on wednesday which will push rain across the country and again

followed by brighter skies and a few showers into the north and west. temperatures not changing too much, about 14 or 15 degrees, so maybe the degree higher england and wales 16 or 17 but for thursday it's this area of low pressure that is set to bring heavy rain across the south of the uk and at the moment it looks like the rain will move in across southern wales, southern counties of england bringing usefulfalls of rain and the wins could become quite strong for a time. a bit of uncertainty and the rain could end “p uncertainty and the rain could end up being further north as well. temperatures about 13 to 16 degrees. once we have got rid of the area of rain in the south we are back to brisk westerly winds bringing showers across the uk as we had through friday and the weekend as well. goodbye.

this is bbc news i'm ben brown — today at 5. a wave of russian attacks hits cities across ukraine — 80 missile have been launched — with capital kyiv targeted for the first time in several months. our correspondent there was reporting live when one of the missiles struck nearby. ukraine's president zelensky says russia is trying to wipe his country off the face of the earth. but russia's president putin says the missile strike is retaliation —

for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea.