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 claims ukrainian shelling has killed at least twelve civilians in eastern ukraine. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa was heckled when he addressed his own anc party conference. mr ramaphosa avoided impeachment proceedings earlier this week but is still hoping to re—stand as party leader.

the united nations and the european union havejoined the chorus of criticism of twitter�*s billionaire owner, elon musk, after he closed the accounts of several journalists who covered stories about him. a un spokesman said they were very disturbed, a senior member of the church of england has told the bbc, that the government hasn't fully grasped the scale of the crisis, hitting millions of people struggling with the spiralling cost of living. the bishop of durham, paul butler, says of particular concern, is the number of people in work who are struggling. a church of england report says nearly 40% of adults in britain, have sought help for basics like food and warmth. our uk affairs correspondent, jeremy cooke, has been talking to some of those in desperate

need, in newcastle.> come on are you going to be superman, are you? it's a home filled with love. but for this family, the outside world is getting scary. you need to stay in here because there's a monster out there. oh, what monster? a huge one! anita's a single mum of three. she's always worked, she still does, but it's short hours, fitting around little brett's nursery times. 0h, lots of rice! squeezed benefits and soaring prices have brought this family to crisis point — and to the foodbank. this is the first time i've actually had to go and ask for help. ijust can't do it at the minute and i don't know what... it's the gas, the electricity, the bills, and the then cost of the food that's went up. anything that worries you, anything you're fearful of, please come and talk to us. at this community hub in benwell, calls for help are up 25% since september. and it's notjust food,

there's all kinds of help. are you on esa or...? how much do you spend on public transport? i don't, because i can't afford to. l we haven't got enough winter coats, that's the sad thing. carole rowland is a driving force here. you're looking better! i want to be happy now. helping hundreds of people like dean. every day, every other day, i am in hospital for emergency treatment. his heart condition is life—limiting, he can't work. this place is a life—saver. your money quickly kind of goes, so you have to rely on coming to a foodbankjust for that extra few days' worth of food, which is great. it's so cold, bretty. she coughs. i'm exhausted with it, absolutely exhausted. anita's on the way to the foodbank she used to donate to. it's been weeks since we've seen her and brett, and she's changed — thinner, colder. shall we just stay here today? laughs last week, i couldn't put my heating on at all.

are your hands warm now? all i feel like i've done for weeks is cry and cry. i feel like such a letdown all the time, do you know what i mean? it's a shattering experience. and without this place, well, who knows? i think i would have give up by now, to be fair. and i would have... i would have give up. sorry. i've got three children, i shouldn't feel like that. i cannot see what this lady can do to make her life any different, because she's doing everything she can. i love you, baby. the government says it does recognise that people are struggling with rising prices and that it's given direct help to millions this year. still, for so many, things are tough. this is newcastle — it could be anywhere. i think it is a crisis, because of the numbers of people who are involved across every single community. every single community is impacted. the thing that concerns me

most deeply, i think, is the level of working poverty. we've got to get through this winter together. the weather's gone cold, frigid. three elves on one shelf. yeah, they were in the tree! but anita's trying to keep things festive to make the best of christmas. it would be lovely to just stop thinking about everything and worrying constantly. just to sit round and have family time with the christmas crackers and the hats and the bad jokes and just...a nice time. not much to ask, so hard to deliver. # you better watch out... but, for her kids, anita will make it happen. in this bleak midwinter of 2022. jeremy cooke, bbc news. now on bbc news, talking

movies review of 2022. welcome to our talking movies review of 2022 special edition. in today's programme we look back at highlights of the year in cinema. we review many of the major movie events of 2022. we look at the film is that nobody thought would become big local hits as well as the takeout arthouse offerings and my top ten films of the year. without doubt, one of the biggest movie events of 2022 was the arrival of james cameron's sci—fi epic avatar, the way of water. it is of course the sequel to his 2009

avatar movie which became the biggest grossing film of all time. i went with some trepidation to see the new picture the other day here in manhattan. i say trepidation because it is more than three hours' long. well, i did survive and i was very impressed either cinema technology. it really is beautiful to watch. but in terms of storytelling, it is a bit thin. avatar had its world premiere in london and it is from there that we have more. the world of pandora is back on cinema screens. 13 years after james camera called just cameron conquered the box office, he is reuniting his original cast with his first of proposed avatar sequels. the first film followed marine jake sully as he takes on alien or avatar body in order to better

integrate with the local population. through the movie he forms a personal attachment to the group and comes to lead them against the evil human corporation out to mine the moon for profit. the film was notable for its advances in performance capture technology, computer—generated visuals and the fact that they are assuring in a new era in 3d filmmaking. you knew this was happen? the 3d revelation _ you knew this was happen? the 3d revelation might not have happened but it did make a huge amount of money, almost $3 billion. the way of water picks up billion. the way of water picks up over a decade later with jake and his family now facing a new threat and being driven to pandora's water areas in search of sanctuary. cameron has spent the last 13 years mapping out future instalments of the franchise as well as

perfecting performance capture technology that can now be used by the act is while they're filming underwater. —— actors. it will the public be interested in a sequel to a movie that was released over a decade ago?— decade ago? that was a legitimate _ decade ago? that was a legitimate concern. - decade ago? that was a legitimate concern. i i decade ago? that was a i legitimate concern. i didn't feel that instinctively but it was always a possibility. then we dropped our first trailer in may and it had it 128 million views in 2a hours. i'm not worried about it anymore. what does worry me is it has contracted due to the double punch of streaming and the pandemic. it is coming back, slowly coming back, it 80%, of what we were in 2019. and back when we released the first movie. so can we be profitable in a changed market or are we just the last dinosaur? no, dying after the comet hit. i couldn't tell you that right now. we will know in a few weeks i guess.—

now. we will know in a few weeksl cuess. ~ , ., weeks i guess. why do you come to us? i just _ weeks i guess. why do you come to us? i just want _ weeks i guess. why do you come to us? i just want to _ weeks i guess. why do you come to us? i just want to keep - weeks i guess. why do you come to us? ijust want to keep my - to us? i 'ust want to keep my famil to us? ijust want to keep my family safe- _ to us? ijust want to keep my family safe. filming - to us? ijust want to keep my family safe. filming for- to us? ijust want to keep my| family safe. filming for avatar three has _ family safe. filming for avatar three has already _ family safe. filming for avatar three has already been - three has already been completed and some workers even been done on a fourth film the reported orchard of $350 million for the way of water —— early reviews for the way of water have praised visuals but found some of the story and dialogue lacking. cameron is hoping the movie and its theme of family will resonate with cinema audiences. regardless, it is a relief. _ cinema audiences. regardless, it is a relief. we _ cinema audiences. regardless, it is a relief. we have _ cinema audiences. regardless, it is a relief. we have been - it is a relief. we have been sitting on this egg for a long time and getting it out in front of people, you know, response has been overwhelmingly good so far. i haven't seen any reviews yet so i am sure alternate picking will start at that point, that emotionally people stick —— seem to be emotionally charged

by the film and that is enough of an answerfor by the film and that is enough of an answer for me. to by the film and that is enough of an answer for me.- by the film and that is enough of an answer for me. to make a wa of of an answer for me. to make a way of water — of an answer for me. to make a way of water is _ of an answer for me. to make a way of water is projected - of an answer for me. to make a way of water is projected to - of an answer for me. to make a way of water is projected to do | way of water is projected to do well at the box office but it is going to have to do tremendous business just to break even. james cameron is hoping that big money will mean he gets to release his planned avatar sequels as well as demonstrate that following a difficult few years, large audiences are ready to return and prove that cinema going is alive and well in a post covid world. �* , ., a year ayearago, to a year ago, to steven spielberg was busy promoting west two side story, something set in this neighbourhood in new york

in the 1950s. this year he has made his mark with a different story called the fable lens which i love. you get the impression after watching this movie that you really know stephen's bilbo.— movie that you really know stephen's bilbo. movies are dreams which _ stephen's bilbo. movies are dreams which you _ stephen's bilbo. movies are dreams which you never - stephen's bilbo. movies are - dreams which you never forget. the fabelmans is different to steven spielberg's other movies. it is the story of his family life as he grew up in the role that movies played in his formative years. he made the film with the encouragement of screenwriter tony kushner with whom he has collaborated before. i with whom he has collaborated before. . ., , ., before. i have always found wa s of before. i have always found ways of putting _ before. i have always found ways of putting my - before. i have always found| ways of putting my personal life in everything i've done. there are pieces of me in everything i have really directed, but this was a very focused intentional story of coming—of—age. i've never made a coming—of—age story before

and i've never told one so close to my own experiences and so close to my own heart. you can'tjust _ so close to my own heart. you can'tjust love _ so close to my own heart. you can't just love something, so close to my own heart. you can'tjust love something, you also _ can'tjust love something, you also have _ can'tjust love something, you also have to take care of it. the — also have to take care of it. the fabelmans is really helped by its strong performances. michelle williams�* brilliant playing of spielberg�*s mother who had affections for a man other than her husband. and canadian actor is also good at playing spielberg in his teenage years was of a portrait of a family where there is a lot of love but whether relationships are far from simple. it feels like an honest depiction of what went on in this bilbo�*s family were not everyone comes out looking great. everyone comes out looking areat. ,, everyone comes out looking areat. ., ., ., everyone comes out looking areat. ., ., great. do you always have to be the centre _ great. do you always have to be the centre of— great. do you always have to be the centre of attention? - great. do you always have to be the centre of attention? top - the centre of attention? top shoutin: the centre of attention? top shouting at _ the centre of attention? top shouting at her! _ the centre of attention? top shouting at her! nothing - the centre of attention? topj shouting at her! nothing but disrespect — shouting at her! nothing but disrespect from _ shouting at her! nothing but disrespect from you... - shouting at her! nothing but disrespect from you... i'm i shouting at her! nothing but i disrespect from you... i'm your mother! i _ disrespect from you... i'm your mother! i don't _ disrespect from you... i'm your mother! i don't know— disrespect from you... i'm your mother! i don't know any - mother! i don't know any family that is not _

mother! i don't know any family that is not collocated _ mother! i don't know any family that is not collocated and - mother! i don't know any family that is not collocated and our. that is not collocated and our convocations are probably not as unusual as someone else�*s so i think this is a universal reflection i think of everybody everywhere with siblings, parents, with problems at school, with a passion, a hobby, something that becomes a career, so i think it is a lot of universal truths in the story we�*re dealing. of universal truths in the story we're dealing.- story we're dealing. the fabelmans _ story we're dealing. the fabelmans will - story we're dealing. the fabelmans will probably feature prominently in the oscar nominations but sadly like many other prestige pictures this year it has been struggling to find an audience in cinemas. movie—goers will come out the big event movies not so much for smaller arthouse pictures. what was your favourite part? and cut! beautiful.— what was your favourite part? and cut! beautiful. among the actors who _ and cut! beautiful. among the actors who made _ and cut! beautiful. among the actors who made quite - and cut! beautiful. among the actors who made quite an - and cut! beautiful. among the i actors who made quite an impact in end of the year films was britain�*s mclaurin who is perhaps best known for playing princes diana in the crown. and

now lady chatterley�*s lover. in 2022, more and more award shows came gender neutral. this is supported by emma who identifies as non— binary. and as you might imagine the actor is also a big fan of the dh lawrence novel in which the lady chatterley�*s lover film is based. emma jones tells us more. it's it�*s nothing like that! it's nothing like that! yes it is. lady chatterley's - it's nothing like that! yes it is. lady chatterley's loverl it's nothing like that! yes it i is. lady chatterley's lover has alwa s is. lady chatterley's lover has always caused _ is. lady chatterley's lover has always caused discussion. - is. lady chatterley's lover has i always caused discussion. emma corrin plays connie, an aristocratic unhappy wife who finds it with her husband�*s gamekeeper. times may have changed since the book�*s publication but emma corrin finds much in the narrative thatis finds much in the narrative that is relevant now. it speaks very much _ that is relevant now. it speaks very much to _ that is relevant now. it speaks very much to the _ that is relevant now. it speaks very much to the times - that is relevant now. it speaks very much to the times we - that is relevant now. it speaks| very much to the times we live in today. 0bviously things have

progressed but they also think the society we live in is very fragile and the rights of women�*s bodies are very fragile and adding to the celebration of autonomy. irlat and adding to the celebration of autonomy.— and adding to the celebration of autonomy. not like any man i've ever _ of autonomy. not like any man i've ever met _ of autonomy. not like any man i've ever met before. - of autonomy. not like any man i've ever met before. emma i i've ever met before. emma corrin's performance - i've ever met before. emma corrin's performance has i i've ever met before. emma l corrin's performance has been corrin�*s performance has been highly rated by critics. in the has said they are non—binary meaning they have a gender identity that doesn�*t fit into the mail— female binary and they use they/them pronounce. they also said they would support categories in award ceremonies becoming gender neutral. theirs is a powerful new voice, in 2022 they have become a sought—after act, starring with another much to about young celebrity harry styles can british drama my

policeman. he started as a young police officer forced to hide his sexuality. the england of the lady chatterley error is equally as repressive and lady chatterley finds freedom and it was the attraction for corrin taking the part.— was the attraction for corrin taking the part. the first time we met, taking the part. the first time we met. they _ taking the part. the first time we met, they shared - taking the part. the first time we met, they shared with i taking the part. the first time we met, they shared with me | we met, they shared with me that they felt a very strong connection with the material, especially in (singing) naked under the rain especially in (singing) naked underthe rain and especially in (singing) naked under the rain and has said this is one of the most iconic moment of freedom that they have ever read and i want to do it, i want to explore that feeling of liberating freedom. is that right?— feeling of liberating freedom. is that right?- and - feeling of liberating freedom. is that right?- and why | is that right? yeah. and why was that blue _ is that right? yeah. and why was that blue i _ is that right? yeah. and why was that blue i think - is that right? yeah. and why was that blue i thinkjust i was that blue i thinkjust jumped out of me because it terrified me and enticed me, identity had ever seen anything like it on screen and was excited to make that happen.

it's excited to make that happen. it�*s amazing, isn�*t it? how someone can get so into your blood. , , .., someone can get so into your blood. i, ,., blood. physical intimacy is an essential part _ blood. physical intimacy is an essential part of _ blood. physical intimacy is an essential part of this - essential part of this narrative actors have become more outspoken about whether they felt comfortable filming sex seeds are not. emma thompson in her recent film good luck to you via grand priest using intimacy co—ordinators, this production also worked with one. joey richardson who played lady chatterley and a 1993 miniseries and dominic thanks film sets have changed for the better. ~ ., ., ., ., ., better. we are more aware of what needs — better. we are more aware of what needs to _ better. we are more aware of what needs to be _ better. we are more aware of what needs to be put - better. we are more aware of what needs to be put in i better. we are more aware of what needs to be put in placej what needs to be put in place with love scenes, that everyone has to be protected did. they tend to be more choreographed. in the old days it was like 0k, get on with it.— get on with it. this version does also _ get on with it. this version does also focus _ get on with it. this version does also focus on - get on with it. this version does also focus on the i get on with it. this version | does also focus on the men get on with it. this version i does also focus on the men in the 3�*s life. the ptsd 0liver

mellors is suffering after the first world war that causes him to isolate himself. the bitterness between gamekeeper and landowner and circlet digitally�*s own mental health problems after a wartime injury that leads him to rebuff his wife. but this is emma corrin�*s film as constance chatterley and the comment on acting categories becoming gender neutral could have a lot of currency given award season is already under way. for me, one of the more pleasant surprises at the movies in 2022 was the indian film rrr. at the movies in 2022 was the indianfilm rrr. it at the movies in 2022 was the indian film rrr. it is a story of a relationship between two heroes in 1920s india stopping it as a movie escapism and it has been put together extremely well. rrr is a big movie and

epic action drama, the most expensive indian movie ever made, it is a telugu language film, gaining accolades by the minute. ,, ., , , film, gaining accolades by the minute. ,, . , , ., minute. essentially it is a story of _ minute. essentially it is a story of friendship, i minute. essentially it is a i story of friendship, friendship between two giant heroes. but what we did was, we kept the emotions as grounded as very human. their strengths might be superhuman but there is a beautiful friendship that is developing within them. rrr has become a global— developing within them. rrr has become a global phenomenon i developing within them. rrr has become a global phenomenon on top it�*s become a head across india, and thejapan, the us as well as elsewhere. it�*s well as elsewhere. it's incredibly _ well as elsewhere. it's incredibly unusual i well as elsewhere. it's incredibly unusual for| well as elsewhere. it�*s incredibly unusual for a telugu language to breakthrough in the us, it has never really happened before stopping those people don�*t really know what the language is in this country unless they have some relationship to the culture and as a result of that, as with

parasite and some other international quote unquote foreign language film crossovers, people aren�*t thinking about the language it is and, they are thinking about the experience of the movie itself and they don�*t even remember that there were subtitles when they come out of it and that�*s really what the ultimate goal should be. there is something about rrr that is appealing to people that goes beyond the parameters of south asian cinema just feel like universal escapism and also i think a lot of audience is are starved of good escapism because we have so many marvel movies, star wars movies, and that sort of storytelling has started to feel kind of redundant. financially, the movie has been a big winner. it�*s brought in more than $175 million worldwide, setting several box office records for an indian element. office records for an indian element-—

office records for an indian element. , ., ., element. during the covid lot down, element. during the covid lot down. the — element. during the covid lot down, the pandemic - element. during the covid lot down, the pandemic when i down, the pandemic when everything was shut down, i think people started looking at stories from other cultures, they were exposed to more cultures, more different ways of storytelling. now for a period of one and a half years when the cinemas were shut down, people got exposed to the other cultures, story, narratives and everything. i think that also helped a lot stopping by the time that cinemas opened again and people started coming to the theatres, there horizons were much wider than before. i think that also is a reason why people are appreciating rrr.- is a reason why people are appreciating rrr. rrr even stands a chance _ appreciating rrr. rrr even stands a chance of- appreciating rrr. rrr even stands a chance of getting l stands a chance of getting 0scar nominations, especially after winning a best director award from a top american film critics group. it is all potentially very good news for indian cinema which is often overlooked by the academy

award. every december, i get deliveries here in my new york apartment many, many boxes like these which come from the big hollywood studios and some small production companies, full of what i would call promotionaljunk designed to promotional junk designed to influence promotionaljunk designed to influence me as a member of a critics group to vote for a particular movie or favour a particular movie or favour a particular movie or favour a particular movie but the theory got more boxes than ever and they want to show you what is in some of them. oh, this is for argentina 1985. it�*s got a nice bottle of wine and, oh, there is good in this topic it is quite good because you get a dvd, but what a lot of people get dvds anymore stopping you get dvds anymore stopping you get a screenplay stopping the other thing about all this is it is very wasteful packaging. sometimes there is a nice

chocolate. 0k, sometimes there is a nice chocolate. ok, this is put in boots, why would they have anything to do with puss in boots? these books are beautifully produced, it must cost a fortune to put them together but basically it is all soft promotional material and ifind all soft promotional material and i find that kind of a wee bit offputting. well, i am of course a totally incorruptible human being stopping anyone who knows me will tell you that. so getting all these things like this is not, or did not have any impact at all on me making up my any impact at all on me making up my list of the top ten films of the year. at number ten, rrr, the indian action epic for thejoy it brings rrr, the indian action epic for the joy it brings to all who watch it stopping the musical moments with the best, so vibrant and alive compared to standard escapist moviemaking. at number nine, good luck to you leah grande in which emma thompson plays an older woman

seeking sexual adventure with a younger man stopping it proves that emma thompson really is a brilliant actor. in eighth place avatar, the way of water. because it is such an impressive feat by james cameron impressive feat byjames cameron in harnessing technology to create a magical world. at number seven, the fablemans. as most grown up to date and possibly one of his best. just ahead of that, she said, about the sexual abuse allegations against harvey weinstein. a great film paying tribute to the journalistic process. at number five, tribute to the journalistic process. at numberfive, empire of light, a film that dealt with racism and love of movies but to me it was a compassionate portrait of an

unpredictable woman played valiantly by 0livia colman struggling with mental illness. in fourth place, the belgian film close, a disconcerting story of the close friendship between two teenage boys tragically torn apart. photography is like a flash of euphoria. fist photography is like a flash of euhoria. �* , ., euphoria. at number three all the beauty — euphoria. at number three all the beauty and _ euphoria. at number three all the beauty and the _ euphoria. at number three all| the beauty and the bloodshed, focusing on activist photographer nan goldin and her effort to hold a wealthy family responsible for the opioid crisis. very creatively brought together. in the number two position, after son, and experimental at times it captures the beautiful relationship between a father and daughter on holiday in turkey with a great from actor paul mescal from scottish based filmmaker charlotte webb. and

the talking movies 11 film of 2022 is tar, a character study of a fascinating but troubled female conduct played very convincingly by cate blanchette.- convincingly by cate blanchette. time is the essential _ blanchette. time is the essential piece - blanchette. time is the essential piece of i essential piece of interpretation. essential piece of interretation. �* interpretation. an intelligent film, a interpretation. an intelligent film. a story _ interpretation. an intelligent film, a story for— interpretation. an intelligent film, a story for our- interpretation. an intelligent film, a story for our time, i interpretation. an intelligent. film, a story for our time, one that deals with corporate power relations and cancel culture. well, that brings our special talking movies review of 2022 to a close. we hope you enjoy the programme. please remember you can always reach us online and you can find us on twitter. so from me, tom brooke and the rest of the talking movies team here in new york and london, it�*s goodbye as we leave you with a song from one of my favourite films of the year,

one. —— one of my favourite films of the year, rrr. music another freezing cold night anotherfreezing cold night but the thought is just around the corner. with a look at the weather through the early hours, we will have had some snow showers across the highlands, pennines, the wintry showers and mild but many of us

it is a case of clear skies into saturday morning, sunshine too, really very cold. these are of the inner—city temperatures in response, a few degrees lower than that. so the weather on saturday shows wintry showers particularly around western parts of the uk, snowdonia, the north—west of england, the peak district, certainly some around the highlands but for many of us is actually going to be a bright enough date. and already not quite as cold comedy temperatures between around three and four degrees but even as high as eight celsius there in plymouth be a word of warning, early on sunday with the thaw advancing and still some very cold weather around in the morning there could be sleet, snow ice and freezing rain for some of us.

welcome to bbc news, i�*m david willis. our top stories: the number of state—sanctioned executions in the us falls to its lowest level for more than three decades. a new report also shows over a third were botched. 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 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 week�*s impeachment proceedings.