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 people 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. a rough ride for ramaphosa — the south african president is heckled at the anc�*s party conference but he's still hoping to be re—elected despite last weeks' impeachment proceedings. after two days of industrial action, british nurses warn that more strikes could follow if the government doesn't reopen talks on pay

and working conditions. and a giant freestanding aquarium in berlin containing 1,500 exotic fish, explodes. hello and welcome. russian forces have launched a huge wave of missile attacks on ukraine, damaging electricity and water supplies across the country. at least three people are reported to have been killed. the capital kyiv was hit, as was president zelensky�*s home town of kryvyi rih. in his nightly address, he warned that russia was capable of further massive strikes. the mayor of kharkiv says the destruction there is colossal and that thousands are without heating, in freezing temperatures. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsfor 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. and 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. earlier, i asked mitchel wallerstein — a senior foreign policy fellow at the chicago council on global affairs — for his analysis of the situation. well, 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. and what more can be done by the government, by its allies, to help protect the people of ukraine? there are countries that do have capabilities, air 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 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 percentage success in shooting down these incoming missiles and drones. whether the reports are

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? well, of course, it does take a fair amount of technical training to be able to operate these systems and i am sure, certainly in 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'd have to go either to one of the other nato countries or possibly to the united states to receive the training. and how do you expect the situation to, in all

likelihood, unfold in the next few months in ukraine? again, i do 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 the infrastructure and technology. the best hope is that the west can bring in portable generators and help ukraine repair damage as quickly as possible, but i think it's going to be a very difficult winter, given that it is only december, so there are many more months of very cold weather ahead.

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 the 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, in their heads, thinking "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. here in the uk,

union leaders say nurses may be forced to announce a fresh wave of strikes if the british government doesn't agree to reopen talks on pay and working conditions. on thursday, tens of thousands of nurses in england, wales, and northern ireland walked out for the first time in the history of the public health service. the british prime minister insists that a current pay offer, is appropriate and fair. here's our health editor, hugh pym. it's a pay row with a major impact on the political agenda. striking nurses outside st thomas' hospital opposite parliament yesterday gave their view on the pay award. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! some conservative mps have called for another look at the issue. but the prime minister today on a visit to belfast stuck to his position, spelling out again his view that the 4% increase for nurses was fair. i know things are difficult right now and that's why the government is providing lots of support for people, particularly with energy bills,

and why the government accepted in full the recommendations of an independent pay review body about what appropriate and fair pay levels were. but we will always have our door open and be willing to sit down and be reasonable and constructive. the nurses�* leaders said if nothing changes next week, further strikes are likely. if the prime minister continues to take the position that he's holding now, along with his secretary of state, then it will be for him and on his shoulders that further action perhaps will have to take place. but this is for him to decide now. there will be more extensive strikes by health workers next week. on tuesday, there will be 12—hour walk—outs again by nurses by 44 trusts in england, six out of seven health boards in wales, and across northern ireland — the same as yesterday. on wednesday, ambulance staff will stage strikes, covering all areas of england and wales except the east of england.

three unions — unison, gmb, and unite — have called the strikes, but not all three at once in area. there are no strikes in scotland, who received a higher offer. military personnel are being trained to drive ambulances during strikes, making sure this can be done safely, as well as helping paramedics move patients. emergency calls will be answered, but there are warnings that some patients with injuries might miss out. i think that it's going to be l really challenging for people who would ordinarily call- an ambulance for a situation who may well need to find - alternative means of treatment or accessing treatment. nhs england has written to hospitals today urging them to discharge as many patients as possible safely ahead of the ambulance strikes. the aim is to free up beds and avoid logjams in a&e so paramedics get back on the road quickly. hugh pym, bbc news. the south african president has been heckled

20 protesters demanding the resignation of the new president of peru have been killed resignation of the new president of peru have been killed in resignation of the new president of peru have been killed in clashes resignation of the new president of peru have been killed in clashes with resignation of the new president of peru have been killed in clashes with the security forces. the south african president has been heckled during an address to his own anc party conference. cyril ramaphosa — who's hoping to be re—elected as party leader — struggled to make himself heard over chants of "step aside". i want to appeal to everyone who wants to raise their dissatisfaction to do so in an orderly manner in the way that we do things here in the african national congress. we have been in existence for 110 years, and this is not the time to come displayed this

type of disorderly behaviour. well, the chanting began when mr ramaphosa's predecessor, jacob zuma, entered the venue to loud cheers. the president avoided impeachment proceedings earlier this week over a scandal involving millions of dollars found hidden in a sofa at his farm. 0ur reporter nomsa maseko gave us more details from johannesburg. well, there was a lot of heckling and chanting as president ramaphosa started delivering his political report to the anc delegates who had gathered here for the national conference. even his speech was drowned when he tried to speak but the speech was further disrupted when former president jacob zuma arrived at the venue fashionably late to the appeasement of the delegates from his home province. we have

seen this kind of heckling and booing and things like that take place in previous anc conferences. as you know, the anc is deeply divided so the more than 5000 delegates who have gathered here are chanting and singing for their own preferred presidential candidate and also to drown out the others who are singing because they want their preferred candidate to take over as anc president. resident jacob zuma and president ramaphosa have a long rivalry that spans over many years, however there is a delegate who is the country but like former health minister who is president ramaphosa's competitor in this election, which is why this is what happened because even the delegates from jacob zuma's home province, that same province is also his, that is why they were so much heckling

and things like that. however, the anc delegates from there are still angry that former presidentjacob zuma was jailed president jacob zuma was jailed last presidentjacob zuma was jailed last year after he did not testify at a commission of inquiry investigating corruption while he was president, and that is why we saw lots of violence and looting lastjuly and the riots that saw more than 300 people dying in that province. a row is brewing in west africa over the increasing involvement of a russian mercenary group in the region. ghana has accused its neighbour, burkina faso, of hiring troops from the wagner group — a private russian military organisation, which is also believed to be involved in fighting alongside the russian forces in ukraine. ghana says the mercenaries are operating close to its northern border. burkina faso has responded by summoning ghana's ambassador. 0ur correspondent in the region, lalla sy, sent us this update. the russian security group already had presence in that

region, in countries like mali where it is said to be aiding in the fight againstjihadist managers and also in the central african republic. so far, there is no official information about an agreement between the macro group —— the wagon group and burkina faso. they have had two clues in one year, the current transitional government are trying to regain security of various court in escalating violence from editors who are allied to those al-qaeda and isis. thousands of people had been killed and millions have been displaced. a giant freestanding aquarium has exploded in berlin, sending 1,500 exotic fish cascading across the flood. the ia—metre—high tank, which was on show in the lobby of a luxury hotel, had become a well—known tourist attraction. jenny hill in berlin, has that story. this aquarium was built

to impress — i million litres of water, more than 1,000 tropical fish — 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. buckingham palace has confirmed that the former lady—in—waiting lady susan hussey has apologised in person to ngozi fulani, the head of charity sistah space. lady susan resigned from her honorary role in the royal household after it was alleged that she had repeatedly asked ms fulani where she was from during a reception at the palace. our royal correspondent

nicholas witchell reports. 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. the american space agency, nasa, has launched a mission to undertake the first survey of all of the earth's surface waters from space. mission swot will use radar technology to monitor the elevation of water as tom brada reports. engine ignition and lift off. for a landmark mission which aims to transform what we know about water on earth. the spacecraft will chart rivers and lakes and will also track features in the ocean's surface in unparalleled detail. the results could be vitally important, helping to improve drought forecast and give

researchers a better understanding of climate change. understanding of climate chan . e. , «a change. every three weeks it will complete _ change. every three weeks it will complete a _ change. every three weeks it will complete a map - change. every three weeks it will complete a map of- change. every three weeks it will complete a map of 90%| change. every three weeks it i will complete a map of 9096 of will complete a map of 90% of our planet so we can see how ocean levels are changing, how the seasons affect things as well, so it is a wonderful satellite, a wonderful mission. once in position, it will be six —— send pulses out towards the earth's surface and count the earth's surface and count the time reflections take to come back. it is these echoes which let's it make very precise determinations of height. all rivers 100 metres wide and all lakes larger than six hectares of 15 acres. the data can provide crucial insight into waterways we are otherwise struggling to understand. ., ., understand. monitoring networks even on some — understand. monitoring networks even on some of— understand. monitoring networks even on some of the _ understand. monitoring networks even on some of the world - understand. monitoring networks even on some of the world for i even on some of the world for that greatest rivers like the amazon in the congo are nowhere as near as thorough and comprehensive as they need to be and in many cases are in decline so we are getting less indication now than we did some time ago. it

indication now than we did some time auo. , ., time ago. it will be a few months _ time ago. it will be a few months till _ time ago. it will be a few months till it _ time ago. it will be a few months till it is - time ago. it will be a few months till it is fully - months till it is fully operational but once it is up and running, scientists hope we can open a new chapter in our understanding of climate change and the water cycle on earth. with just a week to go before the christmas holidays, preparations are in full swing in many places around the world. but what about the legendary character at the centre of it all? let's take a look at santa beginning his annual rounds.

gosh a busy man with a rather abrupt ending but he has a big week ahead. if you fancy taking a break this december and you prefer freezing conditions to warm sunshine, then this could your ideal holiday location. the ice hotel in the polar circle in northern sweden is built each year using ice and snow carved from the surroundings. the design changes every year — the only thing which is consistent is the sub—zero air temperature in the rooms. presumably, the best—selling item on the room service list is a hot water bottle. you would probably end up in a puddle ever you to get into bed with you. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews thanks very much for watching.

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 the thaw begins on sunday in the morning. and 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 and this is the air mass showing where the warm air is just to the southwest of us. and then ahead of it, this weather front will sweep in across the uk. ahead of it, it's still cold air, but the cold air will be deflected towards the east of the continent, so hence that milder 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, mostly rain around the coasts, snow or sleet inland and already starting to feel a little less cold. five in london, four in glasgow and eight degrees in plymouth. so quite a change. now that big change arriving saturday night into sunday. so the weather front sweeping a lot of ice bars. gale force winds around the coasts. but for a time in the morning with a lot of cold air, about early on sunday, there could be freezing rain, icy conditions and hill snow, for example, in wales, hail, snow 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'll be getting. so ten in plymouth, still cold in the north, but those temperatures will continue to rise through the course of sunday night into monday. and look at that. by monday morning, we're talking about the mid—teens in cardiff and in 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 normal weather we would expect around our shores. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines ukrainian officials say that one of the biggest barrages of russian missile strikes has badly damaged electricity and water supplies across the country. at least three people are reported to have been killed. russia's tass news agency says ukrainian shelling has killed at least 12 civilians in eastern ukraine. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has been heckled as he addressed his own anc party conference. the president avoided impeachment proceedings earlier this week over a scandal involving the theft of a large sum of cash from his farm. mr ramaphosa is hoping to re—stand as party leader. after two days of industrial action, unions representing british nurses have warned that more strikes could follow, if the government doesn't reopen talks on pay and working

conditions.the prime minister, rishi sunak has insisted a pay