this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. mounting pressure on iran as the un human rights council votes for an international investigation into the violent suppression of protests in the country. ukraine battles to restore power after heavy bombardment of its energy infrastructure by russia. nurses in parts of the uk are the latest to announce strike action as the country has one of its biggest days of labour unrest. former president donald trump is sued for allegedly raping a woman in the 1990s, as the new york adult survivors act takes effect.

he denies any wrongdoing. portugal's cristiano ronaldo becomes the first man to score at five world cups, as friday's matches see england taking on the usa and wales face iran. hello and welcome to bbc news. the un human rights council has approved an international investigation into iran's violent crackdown on protesters by 25 votes to six, with 16 abstentions. the un says more than 300 people have been killed and thousands arrested since the death of mahsa amini in police custody sparked nationwide protests. the bbc�*s stephanie prentice reports. many of iran's streets

look like a war zone. its people are carrying the battle wounds. its children are being killed. like nine—year—old kian, shot dead by security forces. words about him have now become a painful cry amongst iranians. the united nations human rights council says the situation in iran is now critical. the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force must come to an end. the old methods and the fortress mentality of those who wield power simply do not work. in fact, they only aggravate the situation. we are now in a full—fledged human rights crisis. its members have approved an international fact—finding mission to investigate the crackdown. that's despite iran's own diplomats fighting hard to block it.

the islamic republic of iran deeply regrets that the human rights council is abused once again by some arrogant states to antagonize a sovereign un member state that is fully committed to its obligation to promote and protect the human rights. it took months of the iranian diaspora pressuring world leaders to get here. the killing of children. the killing of children, that's something that's really upset us. this investigation could help catalogue abuses by security forces. that evidence could then be used in international courts to hold the government accountable. the people of iran have been risking their lives since the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini in police custody. protesters here banking on world powers to support them. stephanie prentice, bbc news. well, let's get more on this story. yasmine chubin is the legal advocacy director at the clooney foundation forjustice and a former prosecutor

at the international criminal court and shejoins me now from washington. entry forjoining me —— thank you forjoining me. yasmine you've followed closely the un council vote to set up this investigation into human rights abuses. are the people of iran closer to securing their human rights? i think, yes, ithink, yes, i believe i think, yes, i believe today is�*s vote of the human rights council was hugely important for the exact reason that you are saying, that the people of iran are now closer to ensuring their human rights, because there will be an investigative mechanism, so the world is now watching, and there will be an independent, fact—finding mission that appoints independent experts and an investigative and legal team which will be investigating the crimes that are happening and

reporting back. the crimes that are happening and reporting back.— reporting back. the world has been watching _ reporting back. the world has been watching for— reporting back. the world has been watching for some - reporting back. the world has| been watching for some time. reporting back. the world has i been watching for some time. i wonder, what tools are at the disposal of the international community to support those demonstrating in iran, whilst this investigation is ongoing. well, the international community, through the fact—finding mission, will be able to look at the evidence that's coming out of iran, interview witnesses, analyse the open source intelligence evidence and if iran allows, which is very unlikely, go into the ground as investigate specifically there. if the investigation does find conclusive evidence of human rights abuses, what does accountability for those crimes look like? vis—a—vis the iranian

government. first, the un will be able to take different measures, various resolutions, then there also is the possibility of prosecution is down the line and that's what we are all very much hoping for, either in international courts or domestic jurisdictions. the principle of universaljurisdiction can be universal jurisdiction can be applied universaljurisdiction can be applied in order to prosecute iranians, even if they are not citizens currently residing in one those countries, and so, what we need to keep in mind is, when we are looking at something like a fact—finding mission or prosecutions down the line, this is a long game, and it can take a significant amount of time but the reason why it is usually significant is that the evidence is being captured now in real time, and thatis captured now in real time, and that is what we have learnt time and time again, is that we cannot wait for the evidence to only be recorded down the line,

two, five, ten years down the line, we really need the investigations and the collection and gathering and preservation of evidence to happen in real time and that is what today's resolution accomplishes. what today's resolution accomlishes. , ., ~ accomplishes. yesmine, thank ou ve accomplishes. yesmine, thank you very much _ accomplishes. yesmine, thank you very much for _ accomplishes. yesmine, thank you very much for your- accomplishes. yesmine, thank you very much for your time i accomplishes. yesmine, thank. you very much for your time and your contribution.— your contribution. thank you for having — your contribution. thank you for having me. _ thousands of residents of kyiv still don't have power after heavy russian bombardment on wednesday. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been finding out how the repairs are being carried out in the south of the country. the dark cloud of russia's tactics reaches most corners of ukraine. it's felt by everyone. but a path through is often found, as well as a chance to repair. engineers from ukraine's biggest energy company head out to work. today's job — a downed electricity cable caused by a shell.

this part of the kherson region used to be the front line. landmines mean they can't work beyond the tape. how much more difficult has yourjob become? translation: before, work like this was only | necessary after extreme weather like hurricanes. so, one or two incidents. now, it's like we are building the whole cable network from scratch again. this feels like a never— ending task under really dangerous conditions. the authorities, in their words, want to give people power and warmth. but the shelling isn't stopping and it's happening right across this region. a typically once—in—a—five—year repair has become a daily ritual. for these rural communities, so too has not having water or power. in this area, it's been eight months. most have long left, but some

have stayed the course. we bump into bogdan, who wants to show us where he lives. as we get inside, he shows us the damage... ..before it gets too much. "maybe i should go to kyiv and ask for help there," he says. "madness," he tells me. do you worry what your future looks like? translation: | just | don't know what to do. i've never cried like this in my life. now i'm an old man.

ukraine is a darker place because of russia's targeting of its infrastructure. its resolve hasn't necessarily been weakened, but more people are suffering. james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson region. for more on this i'm joined now from kyiv by peter zalmayev, director of the eurasia democracy initiative. thank you forjoining me. i know that power where you are is patchy and it has been difficult to establish a connection. just how are the blackouts affecting life in kyiv? i blackouts affecting life in k iv? ., ., ., blackouts affecting life in kiv? ., ., ., ., blackouts affecting life in kiv? ., ., ., kyiv? i had to travel a couple of kilometres _ kyiv? i had to travel a couple of kilometres to _ kyiv? i had to travel a couple of kilometres to the - kyiv? i had to travel a couple of kilometres to the studio, i kyiv? i had to travel a couple i of kilometres to the studio, my studio where i work we have powerful generators, and so, we have this light here but right now the city streets are largely dark. the generators

are whirring around the city, people are huddling into a cafe, they are co—working, whoever gets in early gets the seat, but, yes, we right now, 70% of the residents of kyiv do not have electricity. we will have 2—3 hours a day right now. it used to be we would have periodic blackouts. now it is only 2—3 hours that we do have electricity. accidents have shot up, the number of traffic accidents, as i was last night rushing home to meet the iipm curfew i saw two, one after another, so the priority now is for hospitals so doctors can perform critical surgeries, but the government is optimistic that they are slowly but surely restoring power, but the question is, when will russia strike again as micro it is far from certain that they have run

out of rockets or the desire to continue to terrorise us, and to try to pulverise us into the stone age by destroying our infrastructure. thank you mac on that last point, the combination of people with generators, cafes, etc, does it mean that those places are bigger and more open targets? it may be the case, but that is the reason that russia has targeted these larger infrastructure objects which take up a lot of space and russia is increasingly running out of precision missiles, and so it has been relatively easy for them using a combination of iranians drones and their own missiles to knock out our electricity. it will be harder to go after smaller infrastructure structures and so there are already plans being made to evacuate people,

residents of large cities, if not all, then some who will critically need evacuation. those areas, they are evacuated to, they will be dispersed around the country and it will be a much harder target for the russians. we be a much harder target for the russians. ~ . ,, . ., russians. we appreciate you comin: russians. we appreciate you coming into _ russians. we appreciate you coming into the _ russians. we appreciate you coming into the studio - russians. we appreciate you coming into the studio to - russians. we appreciate you i coming into the studio to speak to us, thank you. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are planning two days of industrial action over pay on december 15th and 20th, in what's set to be the biggest walk—out in nhs history. the government says the nhs put plans in place to minimise disruption. laura foster reports. sean only started working as a nurse at the start of this year and is already thinking of leaving because of the pay. what would you say to a patient who say has had their operation postponed because of this strike action? well, first of all, i'm sorry. i hope and think they would understand that, you know,

if they're having to wait for that operation, you've probably been waiting for it because there was not enough staff. and if we don't pay nurses fairly, we're not going to attract people and we're not going to keep people. the royal college of nursing says they'll still be safe levels of staffing in emergency care, but it's likely there'll be disruption to pre—planned appointments and surgeries. the strikes will last from 8am to 8pm each day. the union wants its members pay to go up by the rate of inflation plus 5%. but the government says that's not affordable. at the christmas market in birmingham, it was hard to find people who didn't support the nurses. but there are worries. i've got a child that's disabled. so, you know, if we did need to go, then obviously is a concern in that respect because we need to get her seen as soon as possible. the queues would be even worse than they already are, but they do definitely deserve more of a pay rise. i think most british people, if we talk about our nhs, - it's one of the things we're really proud of. _ so why not support those | who basically make it up? these strikes don't

involve nhs nurses in scotland who were given a new pay offer last night, but nurses will be striking across northern ireland in all but one area of wales and at more than half the trusts in england. for months nurses have been telling us they intend to strike. now it's less than three weeks till they actually do it, and it's happening not once, but twice before christmas. laura foster, bbc news, birmingham. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... get your full world cup fix as cristiano ronaldo breaks a few records. we'll also look ahead to friday's big games. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders.

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as the un human rights council votes for an international investigation into the violent suppression of protests in the country. ukraine races against the dark and the cold to restore its energy infrastructure — which was damaged by russian attacks. president zelensky's wife is taking — president zelensky's wife is taking on_ president zelensky's wife is taking on an _ president zelensky's wife is taking on an increasing - president zelensky's wife is taking on an increasing role president zelensky's wife is . taking on an increasing role in asking — taking on an increasing role in asking for— taking on an increasing role in asking for help _ taking on an increasing role in asking for help for— taking on an increasing role in asking for help for ukraine. i 0ur correspondent lyse doucet travelled to kyiv to speak with 0lena zelenska.

the war there lives apart but brought them closer together. as the war grinds on lives lost, the cold winter closing in with blackouts imposed by russia strikes, 0lena zelensky is speaking out for ukraine. translation: we is speaking out for ukraine. translation:— is speaking out for ukraine. translation: ~ ., ., , translation: we have so many victims, translation: we have so many victims. so _ translation: we have so many victims, so much _ translation: we have so many victims, so much destruction, . victims, so much destruction, so many— victims, so much destruction, so many challenges _ victims, so much destruction, so many challenges that - victims, so much destruction, so many challenges that if. victims, so much destruction, so many challenges that if i. victims, so much destruction, i so many challenges that if i am honest— so many challenges that if i am honest with _ so many challenges that if i am honest with you _ so many challenges that if i am honest with you black - so many challenges that if i am honest with you black out - so many challenges that if i am honest with you black out is - honest with you black out is not the _ honest with you black out is not the worst _ honest with you black out is not the worst thing - honest with you black out is not the worst thing that - honest with you black out is not the worst thing that canj not the worst thing that can happen— not the worst thing that can happen to _ not the worst thing that can happen to us _ not the worst thing that can happen to us. recently, - not the worst thing that can happen to us. recently, an| happen to us. recently, an opinion— happen to us. recently, an opinion pott— happen to us. recently, an opinion poll was— happen to us. recently, an| opinion poll was published. ukrainians _ opinion poll was published. ukrainians were _ opinion poll was published. ukrainians were asked - opinion poll was published. ukrainians were asked how| opinion poll was published. - ukrainians were asked how much longer— ukrainians were asked how much longer can— ukrainians were asked how much longer can they _ ukrainians were asked how much longer can they endure _ ukrainians were asked how much longer can they endure in - ukrainians were asked how much longer can they endure in these i longer can they endure in these conditions _ longer can they endure in these conditions. the _ longer can they endure in these conditions. the majority- longer can they endure in these conditions. the majority of- conditions. the majority of ukrainians, _ conditions. the majority of ukrainians, over— conditions. the majority of ukrainians, over 90%, - conditions. the majority of| ukrainians, over 90%, said conditions. the majority of- ukrainians, over 90%, said that they— ukrainians, over 90%, said that theyare — ukrainians, over 90%, said that they are prepared _ ukrainians, over 90%, said that they are prepared to _ ukrainians, over 90%, said that they are prepared to endure - they are prepared to endure this for— they are prepared to endure this for 2-3 _ they are prepared to endure this for 2—3 more _ they are prepared to endure this for 2—3 more years, - they are prepared to endure this for 2—3 more years, if. they are prepared to endure. this for 2—3 more years, if we can— this for 2—3 more years, if we can see — this for 2—3 more years, if we can see the _ this for 2—3 more years, if we can see the prospect - this for 2—3 more years, if we can see the prospect of- this for 2—3 more years, if we can see the prospect of our. can see the prospect of our membership— can see the prospect of our membership in— can see the prospect of our membership in the - can see the prospect of our membership in the eu. - can see the prospect of ourj membership in the eu. 2-3 can see the prospect of our membership in the eu. 2-3 more ears 's membership in the eu. 2-3 more years "s at _ membership in the eu. 2-3 more years 's at times _ membership in the eu. 2-3 more years 's at times it _ membership in the eu. 2-3 more years 's at times it is _ membership in the eu. 2-3 more years 's at times it is it _ years 's at times it is it really hard, _

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congress, the first foreign first lady to address this house, and even more, to ask for weapons. you have crossed the line into politics. but for weapons. you have crossed the line into politics.— the line into politics. but was not politics. _ the line into politics. but was not politics, that _ the line into politics. but was not politics, that was - not politics, that was something i had to say, i was asking for weapons, not for an attack, i was asking for weapons to rescue us, so that our children would not be killed in their homes. now she calls other _ killed in their homes. now she calls other first _ killed in their homes. now she calls other first ladies - calls other first ladies collies, the us's drjill calls otherfirst ladies collies, the us's drjill biden came to see, both focused on education, children, and families torn apart. ukraine's mourners in chief, public faces of its pain and prayer. all ukrainians, peace

equates to victory, because we all understand that without victory, there will not be peace in our country. for now, they know, peace is not in sight. , just a long, cold winter of little light, lyce douset, bbc news, kyiv. you can see that full interview on the iplayer. an american writer who alleges that donald trump raped her in the mid—1990s filed an upgraded lawsuit on thursday under a new law that protects victims of sexual assault decades after attacks may have occurred. mr trump has previously denied raping ejean carroll. 0ur news reporter, azadeh moshiri has been taking a closer look at this story and shejoins me now in the studio. what more do we know about this lawsuit, and why is this happening now? it was filed just minutes after

the new york state law came into effect. the adult survivors act allows victims a one—year legal period to file lawsuits over sexual assault claims that may have passed the statute of limitations. advocates have been pushing for this for some time because they argue that victims often times don't come forward because of retaliation or they are still dealing with the trauma of the attack, in the case of ejean carroll she claims this attack happened 27 years ago, it is not the first time she has talked about it, a few years ago she explained that, according to her, donald trump allegedly raped her in a manhattan luxury department store, back in the 90s. this act allows her to sue him for battery in relation to that alleged attack as well as deformation, and deformation because it was only last month that donald trump said that her allegations were a hoax, a lie, and that she was not even his tight, in his own words. and it

is not the first time she has been suing him for defamation, when she first came out with this alleged claim, she said that she wrote about it in her book and donald trump made similar claims in 2019 that was a lie, the problem this was a lie, the problem with that initial is given r 7 given he 7 v 7 given her present at time of those comments the time of those comments judges need to rule on whether he has any sort of legal protections around him. i want to read you what his lawyer has said in relation to this latest lawsuit. she has told reporters that while she respects individuals that come forward, this case is an abuse of the purpose of this act and runs a risk of delegitimising the credibility of actual victims. these are not the only lawsuits the former president donald trump is facing and all the while he is starting his election campaign. he while he is starting his election campaign. he has a slew of legal— election campaign. he has a slew of legal challenges - election campaign. he has a i slew of legal challenges around him whilst running that campaign. thejustice campaign. the justice

department has campaign. thejustice department has several criminal investigations into his activities, they appointed a special council to oversee them, including an investigation into his involvement with a january the 6th capital rights, the attack on congress that left a dark stain on the 2020 election, as well as its potential mishandling of sensitive government data, and the supreme court also gave him a big challenge when they said his tax returns could be sent to a congressional committee so this is definitely casting a shadow over his political comeback.— shadow over his political comeback. thank you, for lookin: comeback. thank you, for looking at _ comeback. thank you, for looking at that _ comeback. thank you, for looking at that story - comeback. thank you, for looking at that story for l comeback. thank you, for. looking at that story for us, azadeh moshiri. the portuguese striker cristiano ronaldo has hailed his feat in becoming the first man to score at five world cups — as a "beautiful moment". joe wilson was watching the match. footballer, of no fixed abode, available for, say, half a million pounds a week? no longer of manchester united, cristiano ronaldo was

still portugal's captain. in the second half against ghana, forward he went. down he went. penalty, said the referee. replays altered nothing. controversial, him?! well, here was the composure of the master goal—scorer. yeah, but this match was just beginning. andre ayew, 15 years a ghanaian international, equalised. that prompted portugal to excel. commentator: oh, what a turnabout. quickly scoring twice themselves, portugal were clear. they even took ronaldo off. and then? then, ghana scored again. that's 3—2. and look at portugal's goalkeeper in the final seconds. that's how close he came to giving it all away. cleared, finally. well, what are you trying to do to me? wherever the world cup has travelled, brazil have followed. the ever—presents, the favourites, and richarlison scored one goal that he will remember against serbia, and then another that the tournament will treasure. brazil started slow, but it's how you finish. switzerland won with a goal

from breel embolo, who acknowledged he was playing against cameroon, the country of his birth. success can always be greeted respectfully. joe wilson, bbc news. we have the business news coming up injust a moment. i will see you soon. hello. it's already been an exceptionally wet month, some places breaking records. but again, nearly an inch of rain fell in some parts on thursday along with some really gusty winds. aberdaron on the llyn peninsula, nearly 80 miles an hour, those gusts of wind. even in bridlington, 67 miles an hour. the gusts on this particular weather front, which we call a squally weather front, those winds very squally with the rain pushing through. lots of showers, though, have been following on behind to northern and western areas through the night. still gale force winds here, butjust a little chilly where the winds have eased a little and the shower activity has as we head towards dawn. for the day ahead, it looks drier, brighter, plenty more sunshine

than we saw on thursday, but still lots of showers, particularly in the north and west and particularly of scotland, with gales across the northern and western isles, across the highlands as well. still with hail and thunder here and some snow over the hills and mountains, but fewer showers, less heavy elsewhere. 12 to 1a, slightly less windy, so feeling more pleasant out and about. but then through saturday night, it turns quite chilly. we could see a touch of frost, a little bit of patchy mist and fog as well. and further north and west, yes, more rain to come as we head into the weekend. now, it looks as if it'll be initially, for western and northern areas, with the ridge of high pressure holding on in eastern areas for the start of saturday. so the rain may not arrive here until after dark for east anglia and the south—east. but for most, it'll be cloudier with some hill fog, strong winds again returning, potentially gales in southern and western areas. heavy rain here as well. these are the gusts of wind, as you can see, through the day on saturday. so another blustery old day, but mild. temperatures about 12 to 1a celsius.

even in the north, 11 and 12, so well above where they should be for this time of year. and a mild night will follow because that rain will push steadily eastwards but become slow—moving, potentially, we think, across southern and eastern areas. and that's the question mark, really, for the weekend, how quickly that rain clears away. it could stagnate in the south and east for a time and then showers follow on behind. once again, it will be another relatively mild day. not quite as for saturday, but still 11 to 13 celsius. and we keep a showery picture as we move into the beginning of the new week. but midweek onwards, potentially something a little drier but colder. stay tuned.

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