this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm joanna gosling. our top stories a fresh wave of russian missiles targets major cities across ukraine, one of the biggest attacks for weeks. here in the uk — the new boss of the british trades union body says all sides will need to compromise to avert a new wave of strikes in 2023. i would urge the government to talk to unions and to come to the table, let's find a way to get people's wages rising, let's find a way to get people's income is increasing. a third person is arrested over the christmas eve pub shooting near liverpool which killed elliie edwards — two other people are also being questioned. in sport — erling haaland has became the quickest player to reach 20 premier league goals in a season,

with two against leeds as manchester city won 3—1 to move to second in the table. also coming up: there have been record vinyl sales in the uk as taylor swift tops the charts — we'll speak to a long—time record store owner. ukraine has been struck by a fresh barrage of russian missiles targeting several major cities. dozens of missiles had been launched from land and sea at the population and civilian infrastructure. several cities from kyiv in the north, odesa in the south, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west have seen explosions hit their cities. the mayor of kyiv, said 16 missiles had all been shot down by the capitals air defences but at least three people were taken to hospital.

in lviv, officials say the city has lost about 90% of its electricity. earlier, ukraine's military intelligence chief told the bbc the conflict was now at a stalemate. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. ukrainians have been saying for weeks that this is how russia is responding to military setbacks on the battlefield, by carrying out these air strikes targeting the country's civilian infrastructure. and today we heard from officials who said more than 120 missiles were fired, targeting cities across the country. we had explosions here in kyiv, also the city of lviv in the west of the country, kharkiv in the north—east, which is the country's second largest country, and odesa in the south. so this gives you an idea of how widespread these attacks were. we don't have confirmation yet of which locations have been hit. we know that air defence systems have intercepted many of those missiles.

we have been given the all clear so we are back here in our position in kyiv after spending a few hours in the shelter this morning. people across the country were told to stay in shelters because of those air strikes. so again the ukrainians say they believe these attacks are likely to continue because they say this is how russia is responding to what is happening on the battlefield. we're hearing reports from the belarusian state—news agency claiming a ukrainian missile fell on its territory on thursday. russia has sent investigators to establish the cause of the incident. state media says belarusia's president alexander lukashenko "was immediately informed" that an s—300 missile from ukrainian territory landed between 10am and ”am local time but gave no location. cities across ukraine are being hit by russian bombardment, despite kyiv�*s efforts to intercept as many rockets and missiles

as it can, many still get through. one city being hit relentlessly is kherson, in the south of ukraine. i've been speaking to ustyn danchuk — a ukrainian film—makerfrom kherson — who had to flee his city to relative safety in odesa. he gave me this assesment. i was under attack every ten russians decided to attack our energy system. so it happens each two weeks. there was a bigger pause before this attack and this attack, it was announced this was one of the biggest attacks and, at the same time, i think our air defence systems and our people who work with the energy system are more this attack. so, in odesa where the

electricity was out in the morning. and now it is beginning to come back in different parts of the city. last time the attack was so severe that we had... electricity was missing forfour we had... electricity was missing for four days, we had... electricity was missing forfour days, at least we had... electricity was missing for four days, at least in the place where i lived. now the people who deal with this, they are much more confident, much more effective in dealing with these russian attacks. but still it is horrifying when you go out in the morning and see explosions in the air and then large explosions in the air and then large explosion and birds flying in the sky from it and you are looking, where is the source of this big explosion. this is what i was witnessing in the morning today. you

are a film—maker, i don't know what to do films you make, but are you continuing to do any work through this war? me continuing to do any work through this war? ~ . , continuing to do any work through this war? ~ ., , , ., ., this war? me and my friends are now makin: this war? me and my friends are now making animations _ this war? me and my friends are now making animations about _ this war? me and my friends are now making animations about the - making animations about the occupation, about war, some of them went viral. i used to make short films and now my team is separated in different cities, some went from ukraine, some went from kherson, kyiv, we continue to operate and now we have shifted to making animations and also i work with a video platform and we make small documentary reports about life in kherson, how it is now, we already made two of them, the third is on its way and there will be more, because odesa is in danger but kherson is like an open wound, because the city was in occupation

for half a year and now it's bombarded every day by russian missiles, people get killed, people survive, without electricity, without water, much needs to be devoted to the city which was suffering and continues to suffer. here in the uk a wave of strikes continues, border force officials, driving instructors and some rail workers are not working today — and the new head of the british trades union body, the tuc, has warned that more industrial action is likely in the new year. he's called on the government to negotiate with the unions. our business correspondent ben boulos reports. it's become a common sight in recent months. railway workers, nurses, postal staff and border force, among others, going on strike over pay and conditions. the government says their demands are unaffordable. but the new general secretary of the trades union congress, which brings together the different unions, rejects that argument.

the job of government is to make political choices. i'd argue they've made choices that don't benefit working people, their families and communities. so i would urge the government to talk to unions, to come to the table. let's find a way to get people's wages rising. people's incomes boosted. as we sit here now, do you think we will see more strikes well into 2023? i think the answer to that question lies very firmly in the hands of the government. if the government refuses to negotiate, if the government refuses to take seriously the concerns of working people, i think we may see more industrial action as we go into 2023. the one thing i can absolutely tell you is that no union member wants to take strike action, takes that strike action lightly, but the government really does need to step up to the plate now, talk to unions, talk to their own workforce, put money in the pockets of working people and stop stonewalling. in a statement the government said we have been reasonable in our approach to agreeing to the independent pay review bodies' recommendations for public sector pay rises, adding, the only way to stop

the disruption completely is for union bosses to get back round the table and call off these damaging strikes. ben boulos, bbc news. a third person has been arrested over the christmas eve pub shooting near liverpool that killed a 26—year—old woman and injured four men. police have been given more time to question two other people — a man and a woman. merseyside police said elle edwards was not thought to have been the target when she was shot and killed outside the lighthouse pub in wallasey. we're joined by our correspondent nick garnett. the shooting happened at quarter to midnight on primitive, the pub i me was very busy and i2 midnight on primitive, the pub i me was very busy and 12 shots were fired into the entrance of the pub, elle edwards who was 26, a beautician from nearby was caught in the crossfire and was hit in the head, she was taken to hospital about five kilometres away but died before she could get there. since

the shooting merseyside police have made claims to show how seriously are taking this, they made to make arrests on boxing day, a man was being questioned on suspicion of murder, the woman on suspicion of conspiracy and this morning merseyside police have said another man, 31—year—old, has been arrested by five glum as it does waive me and he has been taken into custody, and conspiracy to murder. as has shocked the whole area, this is a busy pub, was busy at the time, busy most of the time, its shows football matches, widely thought of in the area. you can see the outpouring of feelings from people here, they have been laying flowers here, coming down, completely unbelieving of what is happening in an area where this type of shooting just hasn't taken most of all. three people in

custody, two men and one woman. they will continue to be questioned by detectives throughout update. thank ou. police have arrested a third man on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in a birmingham nightclub. 23—year—old cody fisher — who was a non—league footballer — was attacked on the dance floor of the crane on boxing day. his family says his death has broken their hearts. european union health officials are meeting today to decide on a coordinated response after china announced it was easing its foreign travel restrictions next week, despite its rising covid cases. the us and several other countries have already imposed covid testing for chinese visitors. the uk says it doesn't currently have plans to bring in measures. simonjones has this report. china is preparing to open its borders to international travel once again, easing restrictions on visits to and from the country. travel agents are reporting a surge in bookings, but it comes at the same time as a surge in covid cases in the country.

hospitals in china appear to be struggling to cope as the regime moves away from its zero—covid policy, which it had pursued for almost three years. washington has accused beijing of failing to provide adequate and transparent covid data. china reported just one new death yesterday, despite queues outside hospitals for emergency treatment. so from early next year, anyone arriving in the us from china will need to show a negative test. italy, india and japan have also imposed restrictions, but the british government says there are no plans to reintroduce testing or additional requirements for anyone arriving in the uk. it says it will continue to monitor closely the prevalence and spread of any harmful variants and keep international data under review. australia too is adopting a similar approach. we'll continue to monitor the circumstances that are occurring in china and in other parts of the world as well as we do.

we'll take the appropriate advice from the health experts and follow that advice. there's no change in the travel advice at this point in time, but we're continuing to monitor the situation. one expert in infectious diseases says new testing regimes can only achieve so much. i can certainly understand the concern about the potential for importation of new variants from other parts of the world. but in reality, these measures are very unlikely to have any significant impact in reducing risk. so i think these are more about public relations and perhaps a bit about foreign policy than they are really about public health. today, the european commission will meet to discuss a possible coordinated eu response to china's rising cases. but as china attempts to return to a sense of normality, it has accused western countries of a smear campaign. it's clear, though, international concern is rising, but there's no consensus over how best to respond to it. simon jones, bbc news.

the most religious and hard—line government in israel's history is set to be sworn in later. it's an alliance led by prime minister—designate benjamin neta nyahu and includes the religious zionism and jewish power parties. it will be mr netanyahu's record sixth term in office. despite reassurances that he will promote tolerance and pursue peace, there has been international and domestic unease about the approach of his coalition partners to palestinian statehood and minority rights. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. let's start down under where australia's cricketers have sealed a series win over south africa with one match still left to play. the aussies bowled south africa out for 204 on day four in melbourne to win the second test by an innings and 182 runs. spinner nathan lyon took three wickets while temba bavuma's 65 proved to be in vain for south africa.

the third and final test in sydney starts on the 3rd of january. meanwhile, in the first test in karachi, pakistan were 77—2 in their second innings at the close on day four, trailing by 97, after new zealand declared their first innings on 612 for 9. kane williamson made an unbeaten double century. netherlands forward cody gakpo said he was persuaded to join liverpool by his international captain virgil van dijk, who also plays at the premier league club. gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, willjoin liverpool from psv eindhoven for a reported initialfee of around $115 million. it's been reported that manchester united were also chasing the player, before liverpool sealed the deal. gakpo told the club's website that van dijk said the club is like a real family. gakpo will be eligible to make his debut against brentford on january the 2nd.

the tennis season started in australia on thursday with a new mixed team event called the united cup. 18 countries have been drawn in six groups, played in sydney, perth and brisbane. each of the group ties is spread over two days, with two singles on the opening day, all building up to the final on the 8th of january. the usa got off to a flying start with taylor fritz beating the czech republic'sjiri lehecka in straight sets in group c. madison keys followed that up with a 6—4, 6—3 win over marie bouz—kova, so the us just need to win one more match to take the tie. over in group a in perth greece hava had a good start against bulgaria — opening up a 2—0 lead. stefanos tsitsipas won the second match, coming from a set down to beat grigor dimitrov meanwhile, novak djokovic has said he'll never forget being deported from australia earlier this year. the serb insists his willingness to return for next month's grand slam at melbourne park shows the depth of feeling

he has for the country. djokovic was deported on the eve of the 2022 australian open injanuary for not being vaccinated against covid—19. he received a three—year travel ban from the country. the former world number one's visa ban was waived last month, which means he can now target a 10th australian open title to attempt to match rafa nadal�*s 22 grand slams. you can't forget those events, it's one of those things that sticks with you, it stays with you for the rest of your life, as i said, something i have never experienced before and hopefully never again. but it is a valuable life experience for me and something that, as i said, will stay there, but i have to move on. coming back to australia speaks to how i feel about this country, how i feel

about playing here. that's all the sport for now. in this era of streaming music you might be surprised to hear that sales of vinyl records has eclipsed cd purchases for the first time since the 1908s. vinyl sales as a whole have been growing steadily for the past 15 years, but this is the first time that the format has outsold cds. industry experts say that one possible reason for the boom is the release of the taylor swift album �*midnights', with 80,000 copies sold this year. the album sold more than any record in any calendar year this century. phil barton is the owner of sister ray records, founded in 1989 and specialising in both vinyl records and cds. welcome. before we come to these albums, just that comparison with cd sales, is that... how valid is that comparison, because obviously cds are plummeting and they don't have

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who want to get into the artist, i think it is a great way of taking your listening experience one step further. d0 your listening experience one step further. , ., , your listening experience one step further. do people care about the uri of further. do people care about the purity of sound — further. do people care about the purity of sound or _ further. do people care about the purity of sound or is _ further. do people care about the purity of sound or is another? - further. do people care about the | purity of sound or is another? the uri of purity of sound or is another? tue purity of sound, purity of sound or is another? tte purity of sound, well, purity of sound or is another? ttj: purity of sound, well, we can argue about this until the cows come home, people into vinyl say the purity of the vinyl sound is the module sound. spot if i come any other of those trimming services, they are successful because they are so easy and you can get them for free if you want to listen to as you can pay a bit of a subscription, but you invest in something like this is quite expensive. tt is invest in something like this is quite expensive. it is expensive, but rewarding. _ quite expensive. it is expensive, but rewarding, lifted _ quite expensive. it is expensive, but rewarding, lifted some - quite expensive. it is expensive, - but rewarding, lifted some something you want to take on your record collection, record collection is something that is theirs, to me they can grow, semi—they can add to and ultimately it is something they can pass on. you are not going to be passed on a streaming service. hesse passed on a streaming service. have ou been

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move that is in the right direction. nice to talk to you, thank you for coming in. more now on those reports from the belarusian state news agency, claiming a ukrainian missile fell on its territory on thursday. russia has sent investigators to establish the cause of the incident. state media says belarusia's president alexander lukashenko was immediately informed that an s—300 missile from ukrainian territory landed between 10am and 11am local time, but gave no location. we can speak now to yuri sak, adviser to the minster of defence of ukraine. thank you very much forjoining us. was this a ukrainian missile? goad was this a ukrainian missile? good afternoon and _ was this a ukrainian missile? good afternoon and thank _ was this a ukrainian missile? good afternoon and thank you _ was this a ukrainian missile? (emf. afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak about this incident. of course it is too early to draw any

conclusive statements about what has happened with that missile. today in ukraine we have experienced another massive missile attack, 69 missiles were launched and ukrainian defence forces have been able to intercept and shoot down 5a of them, that is a very important factor. what we have to remember when we analyse this is, with a missile allegedly falling in belarus, which is 25 kilometres from the border with ukraine. you have to remember that belarus in the past has given its airspace on a number of occasions to russia so that they can avoid our air defence systems and their airspace was effectively used for the missile attacks on ukraine. the same actually happened in moldova is well on a number of

occasions and wreckage of missiles shut down. we would be surprised if this is wreckage from the missile that was aimed at ukraine and ukrainian city, ukrainian energy object and which are shut down by our air defence systems. this is our right to self—defence, we have the right to self—defence, we have the right to self—defence, we have the right to protect them cities and thatis right to protect them cities and that is what we are doing. 50. right to protect them cities and that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be cearll — that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be cearll you i that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be clear, you are i that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be clear, you are saying ifh that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be clear, you are saying if ah to be clear, you are saying if a missile has landed in belarus, as far as you are concerned it would almost certainly be as a result of defensive action from ukraine? absolutely. we are the target of a massive missile attack by russia, so we are not driving our neighbours, including those who are not very friendly to us. it is still too early to say what actually has happened, but we have to be careful with these statements, knowing very well that anything can be used as a pretext for certain provocations.

but what we can say is that today ukraine was defending itself again against another missile, massive missile attack from russia, and of course 5a of these missiles have been shot down. so maybe it was one of them. ., ., ., ,., been shot down. so maybe it was one of them. ., ., ., i. ., of them. you said that that you are well aware — of them. you said that that you are well aware that _ of them. you said that that you are well aware that things _ of them. you said that that you are well aware that things could - of them. you said that that you are well aware that things could be - of them. you said that that you are l well aware that things could be used as a pretext for further provocation, what would your fears be around that? we provocation, what would your fears be around that?— be around that? we have had the risks which _ be around that? we have had the risks which we _ be around that? we have had the risks which we have _ be around that? we have had the risks which we have two - be around that? we have had the risks which we have two factor i be around that? we have had the l risks which we have two factor into our activities, our borders with belarus are very well protected, and military is very well aware of that risk and we have said to belarus on a number of occasions in the past that they better not try it because they will not achieve any success and they should tread carefully. just briefly, what is your analysis of where things are currently,

because it seems to have gone to a situation, we have been hearing from the ukrainian military whereby there is a stalemate on the ground and obviously the focus is on those air results from russia, what impact is that having? the results from russia, what impact is that having?— results from russia, what impact is that havin: ? ., ., , . that having? the ma'or impacts which we understand. — that having? the major impacts which we understand, that _ that having? the major impacts which we understand, that the _ that having? the major impacts which we understand, that the aggressor i we understand, that the aggressor wants to achieve these missiles attacks is to create conditions unbearable conditions for the ukrainian people that would in turn falls ukraine to be more agreeable to some kind of negotiation on russia's terms. this will never happen. we can both see it that these missiles damaged badly our energy infrastructure, hundreds of thousands of people today are left without electricity, but this will never break our will, this will never break our will, this will never break our determination to fight. brute never break our determination to fi . ht. ~ , ., fight. we must leave it there, we are out of— fight. we must leave it there, we are out of time, _ fight. we must leave it there, we are out of time, but _ fight. we must leave it there, we are out of time, but thank- fight. we must leave it there, we

are out of time, but thank you i fight. we must leave it there, we i are out of time, but thank you very much indeed. this is bbc news. hello again, today really is a day of sunshine and showers, some of the shower is wintry of the hills in scotland you can see a little bit wintry nose on the tops of the pennines today as well. all of this is pushing slowly eastwards, we have showers and other western areas, they have known in on a brisk wind, gusty wind, strong as that which is through the irish sea and the english channel. if anything, damages are a little bit lower today than they were yesterday. through this evening and overnight we lose the showers and have a drier period and then some heavy rain starts to come in from the west heaviest across southern scotland, calderon

and author, readily good turn to snow above 200 metres. some of us could have as much as ten centimetres of snow. the met office hasissued centimetres of snow. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for the heavy rain, risk of flooding, likely to be some travel disruption from this as well, this warning is valid from 3am friday until midday. this is a further snow falling across scotland and ray moving away from northern ireland and england and wales, still will be windy, but we will see a return to some sunshine. if anything, temperatures are a touch for most than they are going to be today. as we head on into saturday, new year's you, we have rain in the south, we still have some snow falling, especially on higher ground across the path north of scotland, the suspicion of which a three—day is the rain in between are something drier and brighter. these temperatures, norwich getting up to 15 degrees, average here at this time of year is seven. as we head towards the midnight hour we still will have some rain around across

parts of england and wales, this forecast could still change as it has been doing in the last couple of days, drierfurther north has been doing in the last couple of days, drier further north where it is going to be cold, as low as minus 7 or 8, you can keep up—to—date on where you are on our bbc weather app. as we head on into new year's day itself, what you will find is that it remains unsettled, this band of rain has been giving us a bit of a headache as you have an off it is going to travel this is what we think at the moment, a band of showers also pushing northwards, causing possibly some hill snow, hills and the north and cold in the north, 4—5, to twelves as we push down towards the south.

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missiles targets major cities across ukraine — one of the biggest attacks for weeks.