welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... for the first time in months, the ukrainian capital is bombarded by russian missiles. president biden says the attacks demonstrate moscow's utter brutality. some of the capital's tourist infrastructure has been destroyed. we report from kyiv on the impact of russia's actions. the of russia's actions. us will provide ukraine with aii systems. 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. growing discontent in iran — now oil workersjoin protests against the regime.

and the threat to seals from the plastics in the sea. we report on a new scheme in the uk that should reduce the danger. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. france's emmanuel macron said the russian attacks signalled a profound change in the war. president biden said the us will provide us advance air systems in response. the capital kyiv has been targeted

for the first time in months, with explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. many civilians areas were hit. ukraine officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 64 injured so far. it's the most widespread russian bombardment since the start of the war. paul adams reports from kyiv. explosions. screaming. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for three chaotic hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. for one young woman, already recording her own sense of shock, a narrow escape. a major city in the south of the country... my bbc colleague hugo bachega was broadcasting live when it all began.

so... translation: they want panic and chaos, they want _ to destroy our energy system, they are hopeless. the second target is people. such a time and such goals were especially chosen to cause as much damage as possible, but we are ukrainians, we help each other, we believe in ourselves. we restore everything that is destroyed. tourist locations were hit as well. this is the city's famous glass bridge. at times, it felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic places. for many, it meant a hasty return to bomb shelters not used for months. they want to destroy our people, i our infrastructure, everything. i i really don't know, _ i'm extremely angry, you know. when moscow decided it had done enough, it ended. the clean—up began. there are bodies lying on the street here in this famous glass bridge.

it's been almost four months since the last attack in kyiv. 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. 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 in a place where children come to play. olena and valeri live around the corner. their children and grandchildren know this place well. translation: it is horrible. translation: oh, it's horrible. this is our life and just now, i don't know, an abyss has opened up in our lives. it's terrible. we'll be more careful now. when the sirens sound, we'll go straight to the shelter. and it wasn't just the capital. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, it was another hellish night. one of many in recent days.

another 14 civilians died in one apartment block. ten missiles fell around dnipro, one landing right in front of a bus. and far to the west, explosions in lviv. this city has not been hit since the spring. this city hasn't been hit since the spring. much of it is still without power. singing in kyiv�*s famously deep metro, they gathered and sang. people lived down here for weeks when the war began. two days ago, ukraine was celebrating an attack on russia's bridge to crimea. today, that euphoria is gone. fear once again stalking the capital. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. we just want to bring you some clarification to the report that we brought you. about six large explosions that were heard in kyiv. we now know that those were not an

attack, but ordinance being destroyed. the russian president said on monday the attack on the kairtch bridge couldn't go unanswered, although ukraine hasn't declared any involvement. it's unclear what caused the explosion. russia was quick to suggest it was a truck bomb. some experts say there was a massive explosion below the bridge. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. after the missile strikes on ukraine, a kremlin threat to kyiv. translation: if any more attempts are made to carry out terrorist - attacks on our territory, russia's response will be harsh and will be equal to the threat posed to the russian federation. nobody should have any doubts about that. the kremlin has no doubts that it was ukrainian intelligence services that did this to the bridge between russia and annexed crimea. russia's response, the bombardment of ukraine.

the missile strikes were from land, air and sea. russian state tv saw them as a turning point. "we have gone on the attack now, on all fronts," she says. president biden condemned moscow's unprovoked aggression. but if you think the kremlin cares, think again. vladimir putin will not be distracted by international criticism of these russian attacks. he gives the impression of a leader who has long stopped caring about what the rest of the world thinks about him. his strategy, if there is one, is to keep escalating, to increase the pressure on ukraine and on the west. but escalation increases the risks, the dangers, for all sides. the conflict itself is very dangerous because neither side can afford to lose and that means the risks of escalation is always there.

of course, at least in theory, that implies under a set of certain circumstances this escalation could go as high as a nuclear war. and what about the russian public? surveys show that escalation is sparking growing anxiety. people here were worried about the missile strikes on ukraine and the attack on the crimean bridge. "they shouldn't have blown up the bridge," nikolai says, "it was a big mistake. "i don't support shelling civilian targets, but we had to respond. "now i worry about things escalating." it ' very bad for- ukrainians, of course. it's very bad for- ukrainians, of course. i'm really sorry aboutl them and i don't know what to say — it is awful. what to say — it's awful. the kremlin feels no public

pressure to change course. for now, that gives president putin a free hand to act however he wants, and that means continued confrontation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in a moment, we'll hear from our russia editor, steve rosenberg, on whether there is any sign that that what's happened on monday will strengthen putin's position within russia. but first, here's our world affairs editor, john simpson, on his reading of the situation there in kyiv. we're actually down in the basement of our hotel because it wasjudge that having television lights on the roof of it would be too dangerous. i've been in these sort of situations plenty of times before. the key thing here is it never seems to work, to hammer a country and try constantly to destroy it. itjust makes the inhabitants angrier and more determined to resist, and that is certainly what's happening at the

moment in ukraine. and it helps president zelensky in the sense that he's able to go to the west and say, "look, you've got to give us more help," and they certainly will. as for president who ten, it really probably isn't going to be worth the relatively small amount of damage done today to this country. in terms of a colossal reputation that russia's receiving right around the world. for foeradimir putin, it for vladimir putin, it was about trying _ for vladimir putin, it was about trying to— for vladimir putin, it was about trying to show he is strong, that russia _ trying to show he is strong, that russia is— trying to show he is strong, that russia is strong. the problem is one day of— russia is strong. the problem is one day of both— russia is strong. the problem is one day of both varmint does not erase every— day of both varmint does not erase every thing — day of both varmint does not erase every thing that came before. the fact that _ every thing that came before. the fact that his so—called operation has not — fact that his so—called operation has not been going according to plan, _ has not been going according to plan, the — has not been going according to plan, the fact that the russian army has been _ plan, the fact that the russian army has been suffering significant

tosses. — has been suffering significant losses, russia is losing land, territory— losses, russia is losing land, territory and circumstances have been _ territory and circumstances have been forcing vladimir putin to do things— been forcing vladimir putin to do things he — been forcing vladimir putin to do things he didn't want to do— for example. — things he didn't want to do— for example, declare mobilisation. so, all example, declare mobilisation. so, attthis— example, declare mobilisation. so, all this suggests that he is not asking from a position of strength. the other— asking from a position of strength. the other problem that vladimir bhushan — the other problem that vladimir bhushan has is that he's opened a pandora's— bhushan has is that he's opened a pandora's box of ultranationalist sentiment. there are hard—core ultra patriots— sentiment. there are hard—core ultra patriots here — sentiment. there are hard—core ultra patriots here pushing them on to escalate — patriots here pushing them on to escalate further, and that is dangerous. escalate further, and that is dangerous— dangerous. are diplomatic correspondent _ dangerous. are diplomatic correspondent paul - dangerous. are diplomatic| correspondent paul adams dangerous. are diplomatic- correspondent paul adams has been speaking inclusively. .. exclusively to the deputy head of president zelensky�*s office, ihor zhovka, about monday's attacks. he began by asking mr zhovka what all this means for ukraine. message today was to frighten ukrainians. the message today was to have panic. that's what was

happening in the morning and rush hours, when people are going to their offices and their houses, riding the car, walking on the streets. that's what he has not achieved. ukrainians are much more common now. it achieved. ukrainians are much more common nova-— achieved. ukrainians are much more common nova— common now. it felt a bit like a return to _ common now. it felt a bit like a return to the _ common now. it felt a bit like a return to the early _ common now. it felt a bit like a return to the early days - common now. it felt a bit like a return to the early days of - common now. it felt a bit like a - return to the early days of the war. is that how it's built to you? this is not the — is that how it's built to you? this is not the first _ is that how it's built to you? this is not the first day _ is that how it's built to you? this is not the first day we _ is that how it's built to you? ti 3 is not the first day we had the massive attacks across the country. probably today, the intensity was a little bit higher. it might resemble the first days of war, but again, as far as the reaction of ukrainian president and people, looking for peace. president and people, looking for eace. ., ., . peace. you mention critical infrastructure. _ peace. you mention critical infrastructure. it _ peace. you mention critical infrastructure. it was - peace. you mention critical infrastructure. it was quite | infrastructure. it was quite noticeable, but among the targets

today, somewhere a bit but others seemed quite deliberately targeting energy power plants. lviv had major problems with their electricity. winter is coming. is that a sign for things to come? i winter is coming. is that a sign for things to come?— winter is coming. is that a sign for things to come? i think this will be the tactics to _ things to come? i think this will be the tactics to fight _ things to come? i think this will be the tactics to fight against - the tactics to fight against civilians rather than against the soldiers, and other military infrastructure. not a single military infrastructure was hit today. just the civilian, just the energy, and we are ahead of winter and winter can be very difficult as my president was saying. very important that today immediately, half of what was ruined, more than half of what was ruined, more than half was restored. this half of what was ruined, more than half was restored.— half was restored. this feels like moscow's response _ half was restored. this feels like moscow's response to _ half was restored. this feels like moscow's response to the - half was restored. this feels like i moscow's response to the incident half was restored. this feels like - moscow's response to the incident at the bridge on saturday. given the

scale of the response today, are there any regrets here in kyiv about what happened?— what happened? again, i would not completely agree — what happened? again, i would not completely agree with _ what happened? again, i would not completely agree with you. - what happened? again, i would not completely agree with you. kyiv - what happened? again, i would not| completely agree with you. kyiv was not the first town hit by missiles. several times per day.— several times per day. doesn't chance several times per day. doesn't change the _ several times per day. doesn't change the war— several times per day. doesn't change the war in any - several times per day. doesn't change the war in any way? . several times per day. doesn'tl change the war in any way? no, several times per day. doesn't - change the war in any way? no, no, ukrainian armed _ change the war in any way? no, no, ukrainian armed forces _ change the war in any way? no, no, ukrainian armed forces will - change the war in any way? no, no, ukrainian armed forces will go - change the war in any way? no, no, ukrainian armed forces will go in i ukrainian armed forces will go in with their counteroffensive. we will have quite a good dynamic on the front line. we are doing quite well. we are standing in the donetsk region and the luhansk region. we'll continue and this does not stop us. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has now agreed to set out his plan for balancing the government's finances on the 31st of october.

that's nearly a month earlier than originally planned. the economic statement is expected to give details of the chancellor's plans to pay for £15 billion worth of tax cuts, as well as proposals to reduce debt. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, says the snp's economic case for an independent scotland will be set out in a week's time. ms sturgeon was addressing the snp conference in aberdeen, where she told party members that a prime economic goal would be set up. a commemorative 50p coin has been unveiled by the royal mint to mark the bbc�*s 100th anniversary. the coin pays tribute to the bbc�*s global reach. the reverse side of the coin is inscribed with "inform, educate, entertain" — those are the values set out by lord reith when he founded the bbc in 1922. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

still to come on the programme — it's been two weeks since new zealand banned more single—use plastics. we find out how it's going. parts of san francisco released effective are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. he conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed.— it was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth _ it was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the ground hotel, ripping a _ the fifth floor of the ground hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building — ripping a hole in the front of the buildinu. , ., ., building. this government will not weaken. democracy _ building. this government will not weaken. democracy will— building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. l building. this government will not j weaken. democracy will prevail. it feels weaken. democracy will prevail. feels me with gratitude to know

weaken. democracy will prevail.- feels me with gratitude to know what i have been chosen as the recipient of this honour. this i have been chosen as the recipient of this honour.— of this honour. this catholic nation held its breath _ of this honour. this catholic nation held its breath for _ of this honour. this catholic nation held its breath for them _ of this honour. this catholic nation held its breath for them and - of this honour. this catholic nation held its breath for them and they l held its breath for them and they called the 33. and then, bells told nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out a almighty roar. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. our headlines... for the first time in months, the ukrainian capital is bombarded by russian missiles. president biden says the attacks demonstrate some of the capital's tourist infrastructure has been destroyed — president biden says the attacks demonstrate moscow's utter brutality. more on that now — anti—government protests in iran

have entered their fourth week, and the unrest appears to be spreading as workers in the crucial oil industry have come out on strike. the protests erupted after the death of 22—year—old masa amini, who'd been arrested by the morality police. thousands have been detained — dozens have been killed. meanwhile, iran's head ofjudiciary has said he is ready to negotiate with anyone who has any legitimate grievances. the bbc�*s rana rahimpour has the latest. some of iran's oil workers have joint anti—government protests. a significant escalation. here in in the heart of iran's oil industry, they're chanting, "this is the last year of harmony." they're chanting, "this is the last year of harmony," referring to the supreme leader. when oil workers came out during the revolution in 1979, they helped bring down the shah. over the weekend, an influential group of shop owners also showed their anger with the authorities.

the businessmen in the bazaar in the centre of the capital tehran kept their shutters down. the protests started when a kurdish woman called mahsa amini was arrested by the morality police and later died. the authorities say she had a heart condition. her family say she was beaten up in custody. as the death toll rises, the authorities are struggling to control the street movement which has no leader. students continue to march despite the risks they face. and women are claiming their place on the streets of tehran without wearing the mandatory hijab. neither side is backing down. new zealand has banned more single—use plastics since the start of the month, in its latest push to phase out all problem plastics by 2025. takeaway containers, drink stirrers and cotton buds are among the items affected. while some have welcomed the move,

others say it's not enough — as the country remains one of the top producers of waste per capita in the world. i'm joined now by laura revell. she's an associate professor at the university of canterbury canterbury revellin christchurch, and the co—author of a study that in christchurch, and the co—author of a study that found micro—plastics in freshly fallen snow in antarctica. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. so far, the programme has been around for about two weeks. how has it been received so far? it’s two weeks. how has it been received so far? �* , , ., two weeks. how has it been received sofar? , so far? it's been a pretty quiet introduction _ so far? it's been a pretty quiet introduction to _ so far? it's been a pretty quiet introduction to the _ so far? it's been a pretty quietl introduction to the programme, so far? it's been a pretty quiet i introduction to the programme, i have to say. it's not been very visible compared with in 2019, when we phased out all single—use plastic bags. there was a large public response to that, but here, i guess because the onus now is on

retailers, and its non—consumers to remember to bring their recyclable bags to the supermarket and so on that it seems to have gone largely unnoticed. ~ , ., ., unnoticed. well, you did say that it's a lot of _ unnoticed. well, you did say that it's a lot of the _ unnoticed. well, you did say that it's a lot of the businesses - unnoticed. well, you did say that it's a lot of the businesses who i unnoticed. well, you did say that i it's a lot of the businesses who are taking on this particular man. were they prepared?— they prepared? reports vary as to how well businesses _ they prepared? reports vary as to how well businesses were - they prepared? reports vary as to i how well businesses were prepared, and i think for some sectors, it's been more challenging than others. butchers, for example, it's hard to find alternatives to the pvc trays that are now banned. one option is to wrap the meat and paper, but that obviously has hygiene issues associated with it. or they have to find alternatives or ask customers to bring their own containers. overall, i would say it's at varying levels of preparation. litters? overall, i would say it's at varying levels of preparation. new zealand has issued a _ levels of preparation. new zealand has issued a single-use _

levels of preparation. new zealand has issued a single-use plastic - levels of preparation. new zealandj has issued a single-use plastic bag has issued a single—use plastic bag ban and 2019, is that successful? yeah, that's been really successful. at the time, there was a bit of a public outcry. some people very supportive, some very against it. but now it's something we never talk about any more. you never see plastic bags in the supermarket any more or anywhere else, and i think this has been a particularly successful bit of government legislation that will hopefully be carried forward to these more recent items that have been banned. briefly, what is the next step in terms of banning plastics in new zealand? , . ., . ., zealand? so, this current tranch of bands of phase-out _ zealand? so, this current tranch of bands of phase-out products - zealand? so, this current tranch of bands of phase-out products that i zealand? so, this current tranch of. bands of phase-out products that are bands of phase—out products that are difficult to recycle. there was a lot of support from the public during the minister's consultation to go faster in banning more products, but because businesses might not have necessarily been

ready for those, they've done several steps. we'll have more bans coming through in 2023 and 2025, where we will see more single—use plastic difficult to recycle items phased out. plastic difficult to recycle items phased out-— plastic difficult to recycle items hased out. ., ., ., phased out. professor laura revell, thank ou phased out. professor laura revell, thank you very _ phased out. professor laura revell, thank you very much _ phased out. professor laura revell, thank you very much for _ phased out. professor laura revell, thank you very much forjoining - phased out. professor laura revell, thank you very much forjoining us l thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. we often hear about the damage that plastic does to our oceans and our wildlife, and it turns out that fishing nets are the hardest plastic of all to recycle. trawler nets are especially difficult to process, because they fill up with debris when they're pulled along the sea bed. now, they'll be recycled in the uk for the first time. our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, has the story. 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. on the cornish coast, that means seals.

basically, seals are very curious creatures, and they will come up and look at the lost fishing gear. it's the most exciting thing they've seen all day and they'll play with it. so, how does all that fishing gear get there? well, some of it's lost, but for years, the fisherman's dirty secret was that the easiest way of getting rid of an old net was to dump it at sea. at brixham harbour, we're told that things have changed. so, if you imagine, everybody was dumping their nets, it's a massive difference, we're doing. see if it's ok. for the last few years, keep britain tidy has been running a scheme has been which takes away the fishermen's old nets once they've 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.

trawlers can, for the first time, be recycled here in the uk. they're 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. it's a small step forward in what will be a long journey — cleaning up our polluted oceans. jonah fisher, bbc news, in brixham harbour. you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our top story. russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation —

as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. that's all we have time for now on bbc news. thank you very much for watching. bye for now. hello. despite a few isolated showers, on the whole, monday was a glorious autumnal day with a lot of sunshine. a great opportunity to get out and enjoy those late summer flowers. however, clear skies by day lead to a chilly night, and we could see a touch of frost as temperatures hover around freezing early on tuesday. these are favourite spots around central and southern areas of england. a little more cloud further north and west, where we keep the threat of some showers. so the showers there from the word go during tuesday and they will become a little bit more frequent as we move into the afternoon. elsewhere, clouding over a little into the

largely fine, settled and pleasant with 16 degrees the afternoon high. as we move through tuesday evening and into overnight this weather front here, will continue to drift its way steadily south and east. there will be more isobars on the chart the further north you are. the stronger the winds and stop will drive that rain steadily south. so to begin with on wednesday morning, it is going to be a shower story with some heavy rain out to the west but still, the clear skies perhaps in east anglia and south east england. now, that wet weather will gradually drift its way steadily south—east it's going to take his time doing so and begin off considerably as it moves its way down through the north of england and into southwell. of england and into south wales. stay fine and dry with heights of 18 celsius ahead of it. behind it, again, sunshine comes through in temperatures at around 12—15 celsius. as we move into thursday, there's a better opportunity of

seeing some more heavy and persistent rain across south wales and southern england. the position and the timing of that weather front different still subject to question, so it's best to keep an eye on the forecast. but on thursday we could start off with some wet weather in the south west, gradually drifting through wales and gradually pushing towards the london area towards the end of the day. north of that it will be largely fine and dry. away, from the north—west of the great glen, we could still see a a few scattered showers. friday into the start of the weekend turns unsettled once again, with showers or longer spells of rain and winds will be a

at least 11 people have died in a wave of russian attacks across ukraine. more than 80 missiles are fired at the capital kyiv and at a number of other cities from lviv in the west, to zaporizhzhia in the south. famous landmarks civilian areas, a children's playground, infrastructure, and government buildings have all been hit. regions have been left without power. president biden has condemned what he called the utter brutality of the strikes. president putin has attempted to justify the strikes as revenge for a blast on a bridge linking russia to occupied crimea. he said the response to any further ukrainian attacks would be severe. and in other news, anti government protests in iran have entered their fourth week. the unrest appears to be spreading as workers in the country's crucial oil industry have come out on strike.