this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a deadly wave of russian missile strikes hits multiple targets right across ukraine. at least three are dead. residential areas and power stations are badly hit. translation: whatever the missile worshippers l from moscow are hoping for, it still won't change the balance of power in this war. another 48—hour strike by uk rail workers hits the network hard. the un joins the criticism of twitter owner elon musk after he suspended the accounts of several journalists who covered stories about him. be extra careful with white people, you can't risk looking at them the wrong way. i know _ and a film about the racist murder of a black teenager in segregated america with the power to heal. i think that films have the opportunity to reawaken people's

understanding of critical moments in history. good evening. russian forces have launched a huge wave of missile attacks on ukraine, the second heavy barrage in days. the multiple targets across the country involved mainly civilian infrastructure, including energy plants. at least three people are thought to have died. the capital, kyiv, was hit, and also president zelensky�*s home town of kryvyi. in his nightly address, he warned that russia was capable of further massive strikes. tonight, there are power outages and blackouts after nine energy plants were hit. the mayor of kharkiv, the country's second largest city, says there's been colossal damage,

leaving thousands without heating in freezing temperatures. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has the very latest from kyiv. distant rumble. the rumble of a russian attack, as kyiv was woken by more missile strikes. the danger drove people underground. the metro is the safest place to huddle here when the city's under fire. but as russian missiles hit the power grid, the trains all stopped. i've sat here about three hours. i want to go home. but in southern ukraine, it was homes that were hit. hours later, rescuers were still searching for people trapped in the ruins. a child is missing here. this strike was on president zelensky�*s home town. translation: whatever the missile worshippers l from moscow are hoping for, it won't change the balance of power in this war.

they have enough missiles left for mass strikes, but we have enough determination and self—belief to return what belongs to us. in northern kharkiv, the day turns dark, as the power went down right across the town. this country now copes with what was once unimaginable. handing out hot food... ..keeping people warm. and even in kyiv, queuing for water in the street, defying russia's efforts to wear them down. but these attacks affect even the most vulnerable. we found this old people's home without heat, light or water. it's running on sheer resilience. this woman's children just brought her here from the south, thinking she'd be safer. translation: we're all waiting for peace, really waiting. -

putin says, let's be friends, but who is the unfriendly one here? he attacked us! our situation here is really miserable. the staff are doing their best to keep things normal, but it's anything but that. they even have to store water now to flush the loo. "it is pretty hard," olga tells me, "but we will get through." tonight, there's no traffic lights in much of kyiv, no lights at all in large parts of ukraine's capital, as russia tries to force his country into surrender, but somehow, life goes on. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. let's go live to colorado now and speak to mitchel wallerstein, senior fellow on us foreign policy at the chicago council on global affairs and former defense

department policy maker in the clinton administration. welcome to you, thank you for being on the programme, what you make of this attack on kharkiv? mas on the programme, what you make of this attack on kharkiv?_ this attack on kharkiv? was it to be exected? this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i — this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i think _ this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i think this _ this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i think this is _ this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i think this is part - this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i think this is part of - this attack on kharkiv? was it to be expected? i think this is part of a l expected? i think this is part of a concerted strategy to terrorise and intimidate ukrainian people. since the russian forces have not succeeded in their main aim, which of course originally was to take kyiv, and now are falling back in some parts of the donbas, the strategy now appears to be just keep firing missiles into the cities and hope that the people eventually put pressure on the government to capitulate. pressure on the government to capitulate-— pressure on the government to caitulate. �* ., ., , capitulate. and what more can be done by the _ capitulate. and what more can be done by the government, - capitulate. and what more can be done by the government, by - capitulate. and what more can be done by the government, by its i done by the government, by its allies to help protect the people of ukraine? ~ . ., , , ukraine? well, clearly, they need more defence _ ukraine? well, clearly, they need more defence systems, _ ukraine? well, clearly, they need more defence systems, and - ukraine? well, clearly, they needj more defence systems, and some ukraine? well, clearly, they need - more defence systems, and some are on the way. there are more that some

countries could be doing. i would note for example that israel... apologies, we've lost the line there. we will try and reconnect it and maybe go back to him a little later. a deal to end the strikes that have been paralysing britain's rail network is achievable — that's the view of mick lynch, the head of the rmt union, whose members are at this moment taking part in a 48—hour walkout. the current action has hit services across england, scotland and wales, with only about one in five trains running today and the same expected for tomorrow. this report from our transport correspondent katy austin. the frosty conditions didn't stop a picket line forming early this morning in southampton. here there were some trains, but far fewer than normal. it's been frustrating. i've got a lot of work here to do, it's added stress. it's been such a long time coming for this trip, but i understand at the same time.

people should get equal pay. some retailers and small businesses worry this strike will take the shine off the last shopping weekend before christmas. this was really going to be a golden time for businesses to make the money. it affects customers being able to get to towns and city centres, it affects staff being able to get in to man places. it's also a crucial time of year for restaurants, bars and pubs as they try and make the most christmas party season — and venues like this say the train strikes have had a real impact. some large bookings have been postponed or made smaller as fewer guests can make it. we're making less money on those days so we are downscaling. we are still holding a celebration for them but if five are dropping off each party, it has a massive effect on us. christmas is a big time of year so it's where we take most of our sales. there's still been no breakthrough in the dispute, and key sticking points remain. the rmt has rejected the initial offer put forward by the group

representing train companies, involving pay rises of 4% this year and 4% next year. the rmt objects to some of the conditions attached, which include closing or repurposing ticket offices, putting sunday working in all contracts, and driver only operation in more places, where drivers, not guards, operate train doors. rmt members also turned down the latest offer by network rail, which employs signallers and maintenance staff, including a 5% rise this year, and 4% next year, plus other benefits. the organisation is pressing ahead with changes to how maintenance teams work. the rmt argues they're detrimental to its members and to safety, which network rail disputes. the union's leader said there would be more talks with the rail minister and industry leaders aimed at finding compromises. what we'd like to do is put some improved proposals to our members and see if they can accept those, and maybe resolve the dispute and get this industrial action lifted. but that means that we need to work

quickly, and we need a bit of good will from all parties, including the employers and the government, and from ourselves of course. a spokesperson for the train companies said reaching agreement was a painstaking process. we need to make sure that we've got some reforms that will help pay for those pay increases, whilst making sure the industry is adapting to the new ways that people are using the railways. as things stand, the new year will bring more strikes. katy austin, bbc news, in southampton. let's go live to colorado now and speak to mitchel wallerstein, senior fellow on us foreign policy at the chicago council on global affairs, and former defense department policy maker in the clinton administration. mitchell, you were in the middle of telling me what countries around the world can do to help ukraine. yes. world can do to help ukraine. yes, i'm sorry for _ world can do to help ukraine. yes, i'm sorry for that _ world can do to help ukraine. 1&1: i'm sorry for that disconnect. i world can do to help ukraine. ia: i'm sorry for that disconnect. i was saying that there are countries that do have capabilities, and defence capabilities that could be very useful to ukraine, including israel that has the iron dome and the arrow

anti—missile system. of course, a lot of this is coming in the form of drones, drones are very high —— hard to shoot down because they fly very low but there are various systems that can take out drones. the ukrainian military is reporting a high shooting down these missiles and drones. whether the reports are accurate remains to be seen. yes. accurate remains to be seen. yes, and the us — accurate remains to be seen. yes, and the us also _ accurate remains to be seen. yes, and the us also has _ accurate remains to be seen. yes, and the us also has its _ accurate remains to be seen. yes, and the us also has its patriot system and you mention israel there. how complicated is it for another nation to help with a system like this? ~ ., .., , ., , nation to help with a system like this? ~ ., , ., , ., ~ this? well, of course, it does take a fair amount _ this? well, of course, it does take a fair amount of— this? well, of course, it does take a fair amount of technical- this? well, of course, it does take a fair amount of technical training | a fair amount of technical training to be able to operate the systems and i am sure, settling the case of the israelis, they don't want to have their own people on the ground shooting these missiles against incoming russian systems. we know of course that the nato countries are not prepared to commit forces on the

ground so they would have to train ukraine troops to operate the systems. so, if the patriot system is made available, it does require about ten or 15 soldiers to operate the system, they would have to go either to one of the other nato countries or possibly to the united states to receive the training. find states to receive the training. and how do you _ states to receive the training. and how do you expect the situation too in all likelihood unfold in the next few months in ukraine?- in all likelihood unfold in the next few months in ukraine? again, i do believe this — few months in ukraine? again, i do believe this is _ few months in ukraine? again, i do believe this is part _ few months in ukraine? again, i do believe this is part of _ few months in ukraine? again, i do believe this is part of a _ few months in ukraine? again, i do believe this is part of a systematic. believe this is part of a systematic effort by the russian military and russian government to terrorise and intimidate ukrainian people. the problem they face is that the power grid was built during the soviet era so the russians know exactly where all of the substations are and other critical infrastructure, so it is going to be very difficult for

ukraine to protect these infrastructure and technology. the best hope is that the west can bring in portable generators and help ukraine repaired damage as quickly as possible, but i think it is going to be a very difficult winter, given that it to be a very difficult winter, given thatitis to be a very difficult winter, given that it is only december, so there are many more months of very cold weather ahead.— weather ahead. there are indeed, mitchell was _ weather ahead. there are indeed, mitchell was signed, _ weather ahead. there are indeed, mitchell was signed, thank - weather ahead. there are indeed, mitchell was signed, thank you i weather ahead. there are indeed, | mitchell was signed, thank you for your analysis in colorado. my pleasure- _ three people are critically ill in hospital after being injured during a crush outside a concert venue in south london. the nigerian singer, asake, was performing at the brixton academy, when it's reported some people tried to force their way in, without tickets. the concert was abandoned. daniel sandford's report contains some distressing details. caught up in a dangerous crush outside the famous 02 academy in brixton, hundreds of fans of the nigerian singer asake —

some with tickets, some without. the fans pushed up against the door, eventually forcing it open. you got 3,000 people have broken the doors outside, and because of security, the police have asked us to close the show. booing a frustrated audience didn't realise what was unfolding. in the foyer, order had broken down, as security staff struggled to control the crowd. one woman described what it was like in the crush. i was so scared. they pushed from behind, from outside. they pushed, and i went down. on top of me, stepping on me. i actually thought i was dead. i took my last breath and passed out. i couldn't breathe. i woke up in an ambulance. a witness thought one problem was duplicate tickets bought from resellers. there was a lot of people outside who was frustrated, thinking, in their heads, "i've bought a ticket,

"how come i'm not allowed to watch the show?" so i think, when the security came out saying, "we've reached capacity," there were hundreds of people outside saying, "how? "we've got our tickets what we've bought, why can't we go in?" 0ne young concertgoer who didn't want to be interviewed told me she was crushed up against the door of the venue with no way in and no way of getting away. eventually, the door gave way, and she was pushed the ground and trampled on as people ran to get through to the concert hall. today, a major investigation was under way. every potential piece of evidence was being gathered — detectives needing to build a picture of where any criminal liability lies for what could have been an even more serious incident. i think the public would rightly expect us to ensure we have the highest quality investigation to establish the facts, and that is why our specialist crime command are doing that. what potential offences are they looking at? i'm not going to speculate at this time.

0n social media, asake had asked people not to turn up to this week's sell—out concerts without tickets. the venue, the 02 academy, will be in the spotlight. its security company said it was providing information to detectives. and the police are also under scrutiny for how at least one of their officers dealt with the crowd. daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: an apology at the palace...lady susan hussey says sorry, to charity boss ngozi fulani, after repeatedly asking her at a royal reception, where she came from. saddam hussein is finished killed our people, ourwomen, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought of formal

end to three and a half years of conflict, conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before a foreign audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia, and croatia but their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the un has added its voice to the many critics of twitter�*s suspension of accounts

belonging to journalists. a spokesperson said the action sets a dangerous precedent at a time that press freedom is under threat. earlier, the european union warned twitter owner elon musk that the social media platform could be hit with sanctions, after he ordered the suspension of several journalists. one of the suspended journalists is aaron rupar. he told the bbc his version of events. well, i was on the couch last night playing with my seven—month—old when i started getting messages on instagram and e—mailand i started getting messages on instagram and e—mail and text telling me that my quitter account had been suspended which i initially thought were people joking with me, trolling a until i pulled up my account on my phone and saw that i had been permanently suspended and so i was baffled by this, i thought maybe it was a mistake. i hadn't at that time heard anything from twitter so it took a number of hours, two or three hours to piece together what had happened here because i had no concept of what the offending tweet could have been.

eventually, i did hearfrom someone with twitter safety team telling me that the offending tweet was one that the offending tweet was one that i posted linking to a facebook account that tracks elon musk�*s private jet using publicly available information. this account had been banned on wednesday from twitter and their facebook page was still alive so, you know, kind of in the mode of reporting the news, i posted a tweet saying this account has been posted on twitter but here it is on facebook if you want to follow it there and that was apparently enough to get me banned because under a policy that elon announced later on wednesday that constitutes doxxing on twitter now, so that was the chain of events. it does seem like elon musk is backing down a little bit, there is a chance that we will be reinstated. i was one of a group ofjournalists banned along with reporters from the new york times and cnn, but that was the chain of events that happened last night.

lady susan hussey, who repeatedly asked a black british charity boss where she was from, during a royal reception, has apologised in person. lady susan, who's a former lady in waiting and prince william's godmother, met ngozi fulani, at buckingham palace. here's nicholas witchell. their last meeting caused deep offence. at buckingham palace today, lady susan hussey and ngozi fulani met again. the purpose today was to allow lady susan to make a personal apology for her racially insensitive comments to ms fulani at a palace reception. in a statement, the palace said... it was at a palace reception at the end of last month that the british—born ms fulani was asked repeatedly by lady susan what part of africa she was from. lady susan, a senior member of the royal household who served the late queen for more than 60 years, immediately stepped down. today, the king was visiting

a jewish community centre in north london. for decades, he's promoted racial tolerance and understanding between different faiths. he and his officials will hope that today's meeting will draw a line under an unpleasant episode. for its part, the palace has said it will continue its focus on inclusion and diversity. nicholas witchell, bbc news. emmett till�*s savage murder in 1955, gave impetus to the civil rights movement in segregated america, and now a majorfilm about his mother's fight forjustice will be released next month. called till, it tells the story of maymie till mobley, who at his funeral, insisted on having an open casket to show the horribly disfigured face of her ia yr old son who'd been tortured and beaten by two white men. it's produced by the woman behind the bond films, barbara broccoli, and stars

danielle dead—wyler, as may—mie. they've both been speaking, to our culture editor, katie razzall. 14—year—old emmett till. they have a different set of rules down there. his brutal murder in mississippi in 1955 galvanised the civil rights movement. the body of emmett louis till has been found dead... driven by his mother, mamie. be small down there, you have to be extra careful with white people, you can't risk looking at them the wrong way. i know! i wondered how much you felt the weight of responsibility, the weight of the civil rights movement on you, as you made this movie? oh, i felt every inch of it. and i knew that i had to honour it, i had to give it that kind of reverence. we have to tell these stories. if we don't recognise our history, we're doomed to repeat it. emmett was lynched for whistling at a white female shopkeeper in this segregated part of america. but the film deliberately doesn't show the violence he suffered at the hands of the woman's husband and another relative.

i think we're over just the grotesque nature of witnessing violence on black bodies. it shouldn't take that kind of visual to ignite folks, to resist the kind of atrocities that are happening, that had happened in 1955, that continue to happen to black people or any oppressed group of people. back in 1955, mamie till—mobley had her son's violated body photographed and insisted on an open casket at his funeral. many thousands filed past it. that smell is my son's body reeking of racial hatred. come with me, please. she was one of the first people to recognise how vitally important the image would be to the world. and i think when you see what happened with george floyd, that young woman who kept filming that horrendous murder, we all saw it, we wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't seen it. the two men accused of killing

emmett till were put on trial. and i do think that the trial will be carried on fairly, - and that we're alljust praying for the best to happen. - a white male jury found the men not guilty. they later admitted the murder but couldn't be tried a second time. though they're dead, emmett�*s female accuser isn't. do you think thatjustice will ever be served? good question. we hope. i think that films have the opportunity to reawaken people's understanding of critical moments in history. that troubled history now being told on screen nearly 70 years on. katie razzall, bbc news. a giant freestanding aquarium in berlin, containing one and a half thousand exotic fish, has exploded, causing a wave of destruction. the tank which was 1a metres high

was a well—known tourist attraction on show in the lobby of a luxury hotel. jenny hill in berlin has that story. this aquarium was built to impress — 1 million litres of water, more than 1,000 tropicalfish — there was even a lift in the middle. all towering over the lobby of a berlin hotel. my god! but early this morning, it seems the tank simply shattered. glass and metal ripped through the building. water and fish gushed out onto the street. extraordinarily, just two people were hurt, neither of them seriously. the hotel actually shook inside. i could describe it as a... imitates explosion. and ijolted out of bed and turned around... i didn't see any movement so i didn't know what the heck was going on. i looked outside the window, i saw a lady running. investigators are trying to establish what went wrong.

look at this footage, taken when the aquarium was first built. "you could fire a gun at the tank," says this architect, "and it would only cause a small hole, not burst the whole cylinder. "such a hollywood scenario is impossible." the authorities suspect material fatigue may be to blame, but they're not yet sure. there is a sense, i think, of relief amongst many here that this happened when it did. an hour or so later and that lobby, the street outside the motel would've been packed with visitors, many of them children. there's shock at the destruction, regret at the loss of so many fish, but an acknowledgement, too, that this could have been so much worse. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. plenty more detail on that story. look on our website.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews i will see you shortly. hello. some very big changes in our weather over the next 48 hours. saturday, still a very cold day. with a very frosty start. but then thaw begins on sunday in the morning. when i say begins, because for some of us it will be a slow process. particularly in the north of the country. so, here's the weekend. this is the air mass showing where the warm air is just to the south west of us. ahead of it this weather front will sweep in across the uk. ahead of it still cold air, but the cold air will be deflected towards the east of the ccontinent, hence that mild air will eventually arrive. we'll talk about the rest of that in just a second. here's a look at the here and now.

so, still some snow showers around across the highlands, the pennines into northern wales. the inner—city temperatures well below freezing, first thing on saturday morning. outside of town it's going to be even colder than that. so, the weather for saturday itself and some western parts will be cloudy at times. wintry showers are certainly on the cards. most of the rain around the coasts. snow and sleet inland. and already starting to feel a little less cold. five in london, four in glasgow and 8 degrees in plymouth. so, quite a change. that big change arriving saturday night into sunday. so, the weather front sweep in a lot of isobars. gale force winds around the coast. but for a time in the morning, with a lots of cold air about, early on sunday there could be freezing rain, icy conditions and hill snow. for example, in wales, hillsnow is possible around the pennines and certainly in scotland. so, for a time in the morning on sunday it could be icy for some of us. but those winds are strong,

the air is mild, it will sweep in and by the early afternoon these are the sort of temperatures we would be getting. so, ten in plymouth and still cold in the north. but those temperatures will continue to rise through the course of sunday night into monday. look at that. by monday morning we are talking about the mid—teens in cardiff and plymouth. and this is the outlook as far as the week ahead is concerned. it's going to be changeable, turbulent, windy at times. back to the sort of a normal weather we would expect around or shores. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines russia has launched another major missile attack on ukraine — targeting its energy infrastructure. officials say nine power stations were hit. the country's second city, kharkiv, is now completely without power. nasa has launched the first ever mission to survey all of the earth's surface waters from space. data from the satellite — known as swot — will be used to improve weather and climate predictions, and to help manage fresh water resources. the united nations and the european union have criticised twitter�*s new owner, elon musk, after he closed the accounts of severaljournalists who covered stories about him. the eu has implied mr musk will face santions. as the world cup in qatar draws to a close — the president of fifa says it's been "the best ever." fifa says it will reconsider changing the format

of the next world cup — to expand the number