this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a libyan suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the scottish town of lockerbie in 1988 is confirmed to be in us custody. it is something that we have been fighting for for over three decades, so i think there is a sense of finallyjustice for our loved ones. four children are in a critical condition after being pulled from a lake in freezing temperatures in central england. splashdown. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. orion splashes down,

bringing a return to the moon one small step closer. and france win junior eurovision, pipping hosts armenia to the title. days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, it's been revealed that a libyan man suspected of making the bomb is in us custody. 270 people died when a pan am flight exploded over lockerbie just before christmas 1988. its been a long search forjustice for the victims�* families, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. it was just after seven in the evening on 21st december 1988 when the town of lockerbie was engulfed in flame.

pan am flight 103 had left heathrow for new york but in the skies above scotland a massive explosion ripped through its fuselage and down it came. most of the 259 passengers and crew were american. they all died. as did 11 others whose homes were struck by falling debris. it remains the worst act of terrorism in british history. this is the man the us authorities accuse of making the bomb. abu agila masud, here in libya, where he had been tried and held for separate crimes. two years ago, the us attorney general formally charged masud with making the device which brought down flight 103, but he remained in libya, and only now have the us authorities been able to get access to him and take him into their custody in circumstances which remain unclear. this woman whose brother

died at lockerbie hopes justice could now be done. to know now that one of those who was involved in the bombing is coming to the us to stand trial and face justice through our legal system, i think that it is something that we have been fighting for, for over three decades. so i think there is a sense of finallyjustice for our loved ones. this is the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, jailed in 2001, but later released and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. his conviction was subject to several appeals, doubts that were echoed by some victims�* families, including john moseley whose daughter helga died. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what's he doing in america?

this was a crime committed on, or above, scottish soil but which came to land on scottish soil. therefore, it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. so with the anniversary of the bombing only days away, the search for justice for those who died continues 3a years on. james landale, bbc news. for more on this, the bbc�*s david willisjoins me from los angeles. david, the question is, how did this man end up in america? fix, david, the question is, how did this man end up in america?— david, the question is, how did this man end up in america? a very good cuestion. man end up in america? a very good question- we — man end up in america? a very good question. we know— man end up in america? a very good question. we know this _ man end up in america? a very good question. we know this is _ man end up in america? a very good question. we know this is a - man end up in america? a very good question. we know this is a former. question. we know this is a former libyan intelligence officer, and the man who stands accused of actually building the bomb that brought down flight 103 over lockerbie. us officials have only said he is now in us custody, and that he will be standing trial, brought to court in

washington, dc. to directly answer your question, they haven't provided details about the arrest, where indeed he is currently being held, or when he will go on trial in the us. last month, it was reported that libyan militants had kidnapped abu agila masud from his home near the libyan capital of tripoli, and that prompted speculation that he might indeed be about to be handed over to american officials. he is the third person charged in the country in connection with the lockerbie attack, but he would be the first person to actually stand trial on american soil. that's an extremely significant development, coming just ten days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie attack.— of the lockerbie attack. david, thank yom _

here in the uk, four children have been taken to hospital in a critical condition after being rescued from an ice covered lake. emergency services were called to babbs mill park in solihull in the west midlands on sunday afternoon, to reports of six people in the lake. the children taken out of the lake have been taken to two hospitals in the city. there is no further update on their condition. at a news conference earlier, emergency services said crews were told on arrival that up to six people were in the lake. ambulance crews at the scene have been stood down. here's more of that press conference a little earlier. reports from the scene and videos on social media indicated a number of children had been playing on the ice, on a lake, and had fallen through the ice. 0ur specialist water rescue teams arrived, worked out where in the lake the children were, and acted assertively to take control of the scene. when our firefighters arrived, a number of police officers and members of the public

were in the water, trying to reach and rescue the children. 0ur crews entered the water, swam to the first child and our specialist trained firefighters, including technical rescue, rescued three further children. the children were brought out of the water, where they received immediate life support care from firefighters and our ambulance colleagues. nasa's uncrewed 0rion capsule has splashed down in the pacific, ending its three—week test mission around the moon. the flight prepares the way for the return of astronauts to the lunar surface in the coming years. at the last stage, the focus was on 0rion�*s heat shield, which had to sustain temperatures half as hot as the sun's surface during the re—entry into the atmosphere. 0ur science editor robecca morelle reports.

after 1 after1 million milejourney through space, our bloop planet comes into view. it's time for the orion spacecraft to come home. —— blue planet. these picturesjust spacecraft to come home. —— blue planet. these pictures just after it entered the earth's atmosphere, 0rion has travel faster and hotter than any space vehicle before. the sacecraft than any space vehicle before. tue: spacecraft about than any space vehicle before. tte: spacecraft about to go subsonic. than any space vehicle before. the spacecraft about to go subsonic. a| spacecraft about to go subsonic. a series of parachutes open, rapidly slowing down the capsules. we good main shoots — slowing down the capsules. we good main shoots for _ slowing down the capsules. we good main shoots for orion, _ slowing down the capsules. we good main shoots for orion, and _ slowing down the capsules. we good main shoots for orion, and there - slowing down the capsules. we good main shoots for orion, and there it l main shoots for 0rion, and there it is, high over the pacific, america's new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond in view. new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond in view— new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond in view. then splash down, the artemis _ beyond in view. then splash down, the artemis mission _ beyond in view. then splash down, the artemis mission complete. - beyond in view. then splash down, i the artemis mission complete. from tranuuili the artemis mission complete. from tranquility ihose _ the artemis mission complete. from tranquility base to _ the artemis mission complete. from tranquility base to the _ the artemis mission complete. h...” tranquility base to the waters of the pacific, the latest chapters of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. we are adventurers, we are explorers. we always have a frontier. and that frontier is now to continue exploring the heavens.

three, two, one... list of of artemis _ three, two, one... list of of artemis i! _ three, two, one... list of of artemis "— three, two, one... list of of artemisl! ,, ., , three, two, one... list of of artemis i! ,, ., , artemis i! the mission blasted off in november _ artemis i! the mission blasted off in november from _ artemis i! the mission blasted off in november from the _ artemis i! the mission blasted off in november from the kennedy i artemis i! the mission blasted off - in november from the kennedy space in novemberfrom the kennedy space center, one of the most powerful rockets nasa has ever built. 0ver center, one of the most powerful rockets nasa has ever built. over 26 days it performed a close flyby of the moon twice, capturing stunning images along the way, revealing remarkable detail of the lunar surface. the capsule also flew far beyond, further than any spacecraft built for humans. no people on board this time, it's a test flight. mannequins covered in fur thousands of centres recorded data on the voyage and it is vital because the next step is to get astronauts on board and land them on the moon. when you take a test campaign, it's a bunch of small steps that add up to something amazing like this. exploration is not going away.

humans have been exploring the earth as long as they have been on the earth and we are going to continue exploring deep space.— earth and we are going to continue exploring deep space. preparation is already under— exploring deep space. preparation is already under way _ exploring deep space. preparation is already under way for _ exploring deep space. preparation is already under way for the _ exploring deep space. preparation is already under way for the next - already under way for the next mission. with new crew capsule is being built. we can have a look inside 0rion's capsule to see what it will be like for the astronauts when it eventually does have a crew. at five metres wide, more than 15 feet, it is big. it can accommodate four people inside. in fact there is more than twice as much room as the apollo astronaut had for their missions to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. brute missions to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. ~ ., missions to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. ~ . ., , .., and 1970s. we leave as we came, and god willing, as we shall return. - god willing, as we shall return. today marks exactly 50 years since the last lunar landing, by apollo 17. theirfootprints the last lunar landing, by apollo 17. their footprints are still imprinted in the dust. no one thought it would take so long to return. but now others may soon be making their mark, as the moon is

within humanity's sites once again. philippe berthe is the esa project co—ordination manager for the orion european service module. hejoins me now from houston. the first question is, what does that mean, being the european coordination managerfor the european module? the coordination manager for the european module? the european service module _ european module? the european service module is _ european module? the european service module is provided - european module? the european service module is provided by - european module? the european| service module is provided by the european space agency to nasa, information circulating between both agencies in order to co—ordinate our participation. that is my role. which highlights how many parts need to come together in order for this to come together in order for this to work. , ~ to come together in order for this to work. , . ., to work. yes indeed. we are providing — to work. yes indeed. we are providing the _ to work. yes indeed. we are providing the european - to work. yes indeed. we are | providing the european space to work. yes indeed. we are - providing the european space module, and nasa of course providing all the other parts of the artemis mission. the launcher, the launch

infrastructure and so on. it is a co—operation in which we have a key role, but where nasa is leading. t role, but where nasa is leading. i see. how significant do you think this moment was in terms of getting people back to the moon? for this moment was in terms of getting people back to the moon?— people back to the moon? for me, it's significant _ people back to the moon? for me, it's significant in _ people back to the moon? for me, it's significant in the _ people back to the moon? for me, it's significant in the sense - people back to the moon? for me, it's significant in the sense that - it's significant in the sense that we have now again... what we lost a few years ago, a vehicle, the capability to get humans into the moon domain. this domain was no longer accessible to us since 1972. we have again demonstrated that we have access to this domain. so we can bring a crew in orbit around the moon and soon afterwards, on the surface of the moon.— surface of the moon. what is it ultimately _ surface of the moon. what is it ultimately that _ surface of the moon. what is it ultimately that you _ surface of the moon. what is it ultimately that you want - surface of the moon. what is it ultimately that you want to - surface of the moon. what is it - ultimately that you want to achieve by doing that? we ultimately that you want to achieve by doing that?— ultimately that you want to achieve by doing that? we want to learn how to live off the — by doing that? we want to learn how to live off the planet. _ by doing that? we want to learn how to live off the planet. when - by doing that? we want to learn how to live off the planet. when you - by doing that? we want to learn how to live off the planet. when you are. to live off the planet. when you are

in the iss, you can be back on the ground within a few hours. when you start living far from earth, ground within a few hours. when you start living farfrom earth, like around the moon or on the moon, you are getting ready to go even farther, because the goal is mars and beyond. this is the first step towards autonomy, having system is able to sustain themselves, and that's what the european space agency supports, in the frame of the artemis programme with our nasa partner. artemis programme with our nasa artner. ., ~' , ., , artemis programme with our nasa artner. ., ~ i. , . ukrainian forces have struck a headquarters of russia's notorious wagner group in eastern ukraine based at a hotel, according to officials in the luhansk�*s region. wagner are state—sponsored mercenaries who act in the kremlin's interests, according to western experts. their boss was filmed earlier this year recruiting russian prisoners.

the recruited prisoners were reportedly sent to fight in ukraine. hence the group has become a target, and while the bbc was unable to independently verify wagner's presence at the hotel, stills shared on telegram show extensive damage to the building. in separate strikes, ukraine destroyed military compounds in the southern city of melitopol — also thought to station wagner soldiers. meanwhile, ukraine suffered further power outages caused by russian attacks on the country's critical infrastructure. i'm joined now by patrick bury, former infantry captain in the british army and nato analyst, now a senior lecturer in security at the university of bath. what is the significant of these attacks on locations where wagner fighters are thought to be? good

evenina. i fighters are thought to be? good evening. ithink— fighters are thought to be? good evening. i think the _ fighters are thought to be? (emf. evening. i think the significance is essentially we have seen an escalation of all kinds of attacks in the last 2a hours, in comparison basically to a three week lull, since the fall of kherson. ukraine is trying to attack the wagner group, we are waiting to see if these are verifiable. it does seem from numerous accounts on social media that it has occurred. 0f media that it has occurred. of course they are trying to hit where it hurts the wagner group, their command and control. wagner have been pressing forward, and in the last 2a hours around this important town in the luhansk region, they have made some gains, there has been heavy fighting on the sidelines there through the winter. the wagner group have been leading the charge there and have managed to break through in places. i understand that town is still holding out but there

have been significant gains there, so i would say it is in response to those gains. so i would say it is in response to those gains-— those gains. this war appears to have moved _ those gains. this war appears to have moved from _ those gains. this war appears to have moved from one _ those gains. this war appears to have moved from one in - those gains. this war appears to have moved from one in which l those gains. this war appears to have moved from one in which it those gains. this war appears to - have moved from one in which it was a question of taking territories to a question of taking territories to a very different type of war, in which there are strategic but perhaps rather difficult to predict attacks. , ~ , , attacks. yes, i think basically winter- - - _ attacks. yes, i think basically winter... ukrainians - attacks. yes, i think basically winter... ukrainians have - attacks. yes, i think basically winter... ukrainians have an | winter... ukrainians have an imperative to keep attacking. there is always going to be an attempt there to keep momentum, but winter makes it much more difficult to move different kinds of vehicles, especially with wheels, to get logistics forward and to move casualties back. you would expect the tempo to slow down and that has occurred. strategically, really, the eyes moving to spring and summer now. are ukraine going to be able to get reserves into the field, new kit, bettertrained get reserves into the field, new kit, better trained and land a

series of operational blows, in the east first, to send russia relink? 0r east first, to send russia relink? or are russia going to solidify their defensive line? —— reeling. they are building trenches, but whether that is useful with precision guided missiles raining down, that remains to be seen. this is what the analysts are looking out for next spring and summer, and then we will see where we are at the end of that fighting season, shall we call it, towards the end of the summer. call it, towards the end of the summer-— call it, towards the end of the summer. ~ ., ., ., ., summer. would you say a great deal still hinaes summer. would you say a great deal still hinges on _ summer. would you say a great deal still hinges on the _ summer. would you say a great deal still hinges on the continued - still hinges on the continued support of the west? absolutely, that's been _ support of the west? absolutely, that's been vital. _ support of the west? absolutely, that's been vital. ukraine, - support of the west? absolutely, that's been vital. ukraine, even l that's been vital. ukraine, even just normal artillery shells it's going to a huge amount. they are firing what the british army holds in stock, they are firing that every week i understand. so this is massive. a lot of people are saying the west needs to get the industrial base going to meet this issue

ukraine is having on stocks. you have precision guided munitions and missile defence systems, and the lead times for a lot of these systems are two years plus. which has strategic ramifications not only for ukraine and the security of europe, but the security of other places, for example taiwan, and the growing threat there from china. thank you. the bodies of 27 people who are believed to be from ethiopia have been found by the side of a road in zambia. the bodies were found in an area north of the capital lusaka. police say it's likely they suffocated to death. 0ur southern africa correspondent, shingai nyoka, has more details. well, the police are still conducting investigations, what we do know is that local residents in that suburb just north of lusaka found 28 people dumped by the side of the road. 27 were deceased and there

was one lone survivor, who they say was gasping for breath. he was taken to the hospital. understandably. .. we were told that they were aged between 20—38, ethiopian nationals the police believe because of the identity documents that they have on them. so they are trying to establish what exactly happened. there have been several similar cases in different parts of central africa. in malawi, last october, 29 men were found in mass graves, under similar circumstances. they were also ethiopian. it's a very popular transit route — malawi, zimbabwe, zambia, mozambique, to get to south africa, and police are suspecting that that is what has happened, that they died en route to south africa. let's bring you some breaking news now from here in the uk. all flights have been suspended

at london's stansted airport after it was forced to close its runway due to bad weather. heathrow and gatwick have also cancelled or delayed flights after snow, ice and freezing fog swept the country. a spokesman for stanstead said: london stansted airport's runway is currently closed to allow for snow clearance due to weather conditions and all flights currently suspended. gavin has all the sport. england's defeated footballers have landed back at birmingham airport after being defeated in their world cup quarter—final by france on saturday. england went toe to toe with the world champions, but lost the match 2—1. manager gareth southgate says he's going to take time and to consider his future. he's been in the post for 6 years, and has another two years on his contract. southgate believes england have a group of players that the public should be excited about, and that's a view echoed by former england striker alan shearer. normally, when you get dumped out of the tournament, then you can hear the

criticism from miles away, but that's not the case now, because i think they played well. they have excited us in the tournament, they got everyone behind them. and when you got knocked out of a tournament, so long as you can look in the mirror and say, i actually gave everything, and itjust wasn't to be. i think that england squad can do that. i think they can all be proud of themselves. they will be hurting like hell for a while, and i get that and i understand that, but they gave everything, and i think that's the most important thing. they got to look to the future and how well they've done, that doesn't guarantee success, but with that core of players and another couple who will come through in the next 18 months, it shouldn't be all doom and

gloom. hopefully we got a bright future ahead and some exciting times. as for france, their adventure continues. these are pictures of their players returning to their hotel after hanging on for their slender victory. they are favourites now to retain the trophy they won four years ago in russia. they take on morocco on wednesday while argentina take on croatia in the first semi—final on tuesday. portugal captain cristiano ronaldo was coy as for france, their adventure continues. portugal captain cristiano ronaldo was coy about his international future as he responded to his side's world cup exit following defeat by morocco. ronaldo was in tears as he walked back to the dressing room after the 1—0 quarter—final having came on as a substitute, having also come off the bench in the last—16 win against switzerland. "to win a world cup for portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career" he wrote on social media. "unfortunately, saturday the dream ended." there's set to be an exciting finish to the second test between pakistan and england. there are still two days left to play in multan — england need six wickets, pakistan another 157 runs.

england collapsed in their second innings, losing five wickets forjust 19 runs. they were bowled out for 275, harry brook made 108. that left pakistan needing 355 for victory. jack leach took the important wicket of imam ul—haq before the close. pakistan will resume on 198—4. england, remember, lead the three—match series 1—0. we are going into probably the last day tomorrow. two results possible, probably. it is going to be an exciting time. you get those sort of test matches, but generally the game speeds up, and i think we have seen that as it has gone along. let's just be patient. the seamers have been good. we will hopefully get the ball reversing as much as we can do, keep chipping away. the closer we get to the total, that is when the pressure goes up. a coach positive, obviously we will look forward to winter. hopefully we will get _

look forward to winter. hopefully we will get it _ look forward to winter. hopefully we will get it. batting last, exceptional, imam played very well. when _ exceptional, imam played very well. when they— exceptional, imam played very well. when they come in the wicket, they bowled _ when they come in the wicket, they bowled well. it when they come in the wicket, they bowled well-— bowled well. it promises to be an excitin: bowled well. it promises to be an exciting day _ bowled well. it promises to be an exciting day ahead. _ that's all the sport for now. we now know the winner of this year'sjunior eurovision song contest, held in yerevan, armenia. it's france, and the 13—year—old lissandro is taking the trophy home, beating hosts armenia in second place, georgia third, and ireland fourth. 0ur correspondent, nina blissett, has more. that's it, we have a winner ofjunior eurovision. it is france's lissandro with his song, 0h maman. sings in french he said thank you so much

to everyone and thank you to his friends as well. it's been the 20thjunior eurovision song contest here in yerevan in armenia. children take part from the ages of 9 to 1a and there were 16 countries that were taking part tonight. the fantastic acts were incredible, it was a night full of pop music, a bit of metal as well and some ballads. i've been here the past few days and i can tell you that yerevan, the capital of armenia, has really been so excited to be hosting this event. there has been flyers on the roads, on the bus stops, and also here, backstage, in what is called the bubble room, the kids have been so excited. it's just a load of fun for them, they have made so many friends. i spoke to malena, last year's winner, and she said, the best thing she got out of this competition was friends. so hopefully that will be the same for the rest of them. we all need friends, particularly me! you can get in touch with me and

the team on twitter. this is bbc news. hello there, it's been a very cold day today. in cambridgeshire, for example, where it stayed foggy, temperatures remained below freezing all day. and we've got these winter hazards continuing into the new week. staying very cold, widespread sharp frosts, more snow and ice risk and for a while some freezing fog as well. this evening, many places are actually turning dry. clear skies, tumbling temperatures. our focus shifts towards the south—east where the cloud is thickening, bringing some sleet and snow here into the night. across the south east of england, parts of east anglia, there could be 2—5 centimetres by the end the night. possible travel disruption tomorrow morning. and some areas of freezing fog in southern england, the midlands, perhaps into lincolnshire as well.

it will be cold everywhere, widespread frost, typically down to —5 or so. could be as low as —13 in the north—east of scotland. that will be the coldest we've seen all year. it should be a dry and sunny day for much of scotland on monday. so, too, across northern ireland. we will have some sunshine across england and wales but the south east and the midlands in particular are likely to stay grey, misty, foggy and there still could be one or two flurries of snow as well. these areas, particularly cold. mind you, in eastern scotland, after that very cold start, temperatures remain below freezing. now, the jet stream is to the south of the uk. that's why we are in colder air. thatjet stream is steering areas of low pressure and rain into southern europe once again. we've got an area of low pressure approaching the north east of the uk from the north sea. that is going to bring snow showers across northern and eastern parts of scotland. could be grey and foggy through wales and parts of northern england, there will be a bit more cloud here across the south of england as well. it's going to be another cold day, those temperatures struggling to get much above freezing.

then, we shift more towards the north through tuesday, wednesday and into thursday. because this is where we are going to find most of the snow falling. there could be quite a lot of snow over the hills in northern scotland, perhaps as much as 20 centimetres here. the focus is shifting more towards the north because the wind is picking up and it's going to be that arctic, northerly wind sweeping down across country. again, it's going to be northern scotland in the firing line, a lot of snow showers here, some parts of eastern scotland and also the north—east of england. elsewhere, it should be dry and there will be a lot of sunshine, a cold, crisp winter's day on wednesday and those temperatures could be as high as 11—5 degrees.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. nasa's uncrewed 0rion capsule has splashed down in the pacific, ending its three—week test mission around the moon. the flight prepares the way for the return of astronauts to the moon. a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the town of lockerbie in 1988 is now confirmed to be in us custody. ukraine says 1.5 million people are without power in the region of 0desa after russia drone attacks. the military said ten iranian—made drones were shot down, but five hit critical infrastructure. a pioneering cell therapy has helped

a girl recoverfrom a rare type of blood cancer. doctors in london used the technique to modify donor cells so they can kill cancer without damaging healthy cells.