this is bbc news. our top stories: damar hamlin, nfl player for the buffalo bills, collapses on the field and is taken to hospital in a critical condition. russia acknowledges 63 of its soldiers died in a ukrainian attack in donetsk. kyiv claims the actual number is in the hundreds. in santos, brazil, thousands are queueing to pay respects to footballing legend pele. this is the scene there live. feeling betrayed. prince harry says buckingham palace failed to defend him and meghan before they stepped down as working royals.

we start with some breaking news. damar hamlin, an american football player for the buffalo bills is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing on the field. the incident happened in the game between his team and the cincinnati bengals. our reporter azadeh moshiri is here. what do we know so far? damar hamlin is only 2a and starting for the bangles this season as a replacement for another player suffered a neck injury and damar hamlin has stepped in. he collapsed to the ground and felt the ground after he tackled another player for the bangles and immediately afterwards received a attention, the nfl stuyven says he received it from its own medical team and local paramedics. they administered cpr and while later he was

taken to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition. it was extremely difficult to watch but notjust the moment he collapsed, the horror on his teammates and the faces of the bengals when they realised what happened, many in tears, many grouped together and huddled in prayer. he is after all only 24. but it's extremely rare for nfl games to be suspended, especially for something like an injury these are two of the best teams in the nfl, but even though some of the players went back on the field, preparing to resume game because they know it is rare to suspend anything, the coaches got together along with officials, and eventually came to this decision, given how serious this situation is.

russia has made a rare acknowledgement that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year's eve attack by ukrainian forces. the strikes were carried out with himars rockets supplied by the us and destroyed a former school in the region of donetsk, where the soldiers are said to have been temporarily deployed. several russian politicians have said commanders must be held to account for allowing such a large number of troops to be concentrated in an unprotected area. in ukraine, the country's armed forces say the strike killed "hundreds" of russian soldiers, as our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega reports. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year's eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the americans, but there was also a rare admission of casualties.

translation: as a result | of the strike by four rockets with high explosive warheads against the temporary deployment point, 63 russian servicemen were killed. in russia, military bloggers were furious. they accused the army of failing to hide its troops and of housing them near ammunition stores. one report said the use of mobile phones by soldiers allowed the building to be located. and here in kyiv, there were more conflicting reports. first, the military claimed that 400 russian troops had been killed, but now it says the number is still being investigated. eastern ukraine has seen some of the fiercest battles in recent weeks. the latest ukrainian attack could be one of the deadliest on russian forces since the start of the war. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. and hugo gave us an update

from kyiv and said this assault could impact the next stage of the war. it's quite significant because of the extent of the losses. moscow decided it couldn't stay silent and had to acknowledge the attack. it's also significant because it could suggest a new strategy by the ukrainians. up to now, ukraine has used the long—range rockets supplied by the americans to target russia's military logistics and supply lines. but in recent weeks, they have been attacking bases and troop concentrations. since the ukrainians recaptured kherson in november, the front lines haven't changed and the ukrainians have been saying the weather conditions need to improve so they could take back territory. the latest attacks could give a suggestion of where this counter offensive is likely to go next. earlier, we spoke to retired brigadier general mark kimmitt.

he served in a variety of senior roles in the us army and was a deputy assistant secretary of defense in the george w bush administration. we asked if he was surprised at the damage done. no, not really, they are very lethal and very accurate. if four were fired and hit an ammunition dump, that would explain the large amount of explosions and large amount of casualties. the russian military has come under a lot of criticism at home for allowing these men to be located so close to the ammunition dump you referred to. why do you think that was allowed to happen? this is the pace of war, you are bringing in replacement troops as quickly as you can, you want them to be near their ammunition, in case that they are going to need it, if these were artillery units, for example, in this case these replacements units were far too close, probably being garrisoned for onward movement, and there was an opportunity there,

and the ukrainians took it. do you expect to see the ukrainian forces to use himars missiles more and more? i really do, especially when we are in wintertime, when the front lines are fairly static. a bit of self—promotion here but i wrote about this for the wall street journal a month ago, advocating the use of the himars against the ammunition dumps and personell holding areas and supply depots, so we could start reducing the strength of the russian troops and russian capabilities over the wintertime so when the spring offensive comes, they are not nearly as strong as they would have been otherwise. what else should ukraine be doing to win the war, this winter? nato needs to get more and more equipment in there, the patriots in there as quickly as possible, they need to refit, they need to rearm

and do some training on the new equipment coming in. as we are trying to see the ukrainians reduce the capabilities of the russians during winter time, they want to enhance and increase their abilities so they are at a decided advantage when the spring offensive comes. president zelensky has said russia has been trying to exhaust the ukrainian people with drone attacks. it's exactly what you have seen in 1940 in great britain, hitler was attacking london and the major cities for the purposes of breaking the world of the british people. putin is doing the same thing with kyiv, he realises he can't win on the ground so he is trying to break the will of the ukrainian people but as you see with president zelensky as with winston churchill, he is keeping the people on his side, and willing to pay the price.

in brazil, a stream of people are continuing to file past the coffin of the brazilian football legend pele, which has been placed in the middle of his former club's stadium in santos. this is the scene there live where it's past iam. many of those paying their respects are wearing the black and white colours of the club for which pele played for nearly two decades. from inside the stadium, our correspondent katy watson sent this update. people have been queueing here since dawn and they will be queueing throughout the night. it has been a really hot day in santos, it is peak summer here, but that has not put people off, and the queues have been getting bigger and bigger outside. now i've seen people here, they've been crying, they have been clapping, people have even been getting on the ground and worshipping pele. the casket is open, there is a brazilian flag draped over it. i think there's a sense of reflection here. certainly, people have travelled from across brazil, young and old, people who remembered him playing but also parents, grandparents bringing children because they want to show the importance of pele, notjust for football

but for brazil and brazilian culture, too. i spoke to one person who said that it is not pele who has died, it is edson, which was his real name, pele will endure. another one said that we don't have a monarchy but pele was our king. and i think thatjust shows how important pele was and still is for so many brazilians. now, after 24 hours of a wake, the coffin will then be paraded through the city of santos, followed by a family burial later on tuesday. earlier, i spoke to kevin baxter, from the la times, who interviewed pele twice. i began by asking him what made pele such a special footballer. he transformed the game there have been global superstars afterward but no—one has had the effect on transforming the game he did, we talked about the beautiful game, pele invented the beautiful game.

yet you don't believe he was the greatest footballer of all time? well no, you have to qualify that in his time he was if he were to come back today the game has changed so much, he played with different balls and there were no red cards and yellow cards, we have lionel messi and maradona and ronaldo because of pele, he made all those guys possible, he made the game improvisational and creative, it used to be a stodgy and boring game and pele changed it, he invented the beautiful game, so if he were to come back today and play in his prime in this game it would be a very good player but i don't know if he would be the best but the best we have today are because of pele and what he did changed the game. how was he able to bring not just brazil together but appeal to so many people around the world? his background, he was a man of the people and came from humble

beginnings, nevertook for granted what he had, used to use rolled up socks and fruit as a football ball when he was growing up, he played barefoot like a lot of brazilian kids, the opportunities football gave them he neverforgot we came from and that came across with a talking to a king or president or talking to a kid from a slum, he was the same guy, that's why people loved him and gravitated to him because he was such a humble, thankful type of player and person. what did you make of him as a man when you interviewed him? if you told me i was talking to the greatest football player of his generation i would not have believed you, he was just another guy, you could joke with him, you could makejokes about him, he was very humble and self—deprecating, just a really, i've talked to a lot of great footballers, and today's generation is a little different, pele was just a guy, a normal human being, and again i think that is a big part of his legacy,

because people could relate to him as just another guy. kevin baxter speaking to me earlier. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, back where it belongs: the looted egyptian treasure that's been returned to cairo. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then, we'll be in france and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. crowd yelling george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his 0xfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder.

i think it was good. just good? i no, fantastic. big ben bongs this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: damar hamlin, who plays for the buffalo bills nfl team, collapsed on the field and was given cpr before being taken to a cincinnati hospital where he is in a critical condition. russia says 63 of its soldiers died in a ukrainian attack in donetsk, the biggest death toll acknowledged by moscow for a single incident in the war. but ukraine says the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers.

tens of thousands of people have begun paying their respects to the former pope benedict xvi. after his death at the weekend, his body is now lying—in—state in st peters basilica at the vatican. the funeral is on thursday. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. at dawn, the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican where he died, for the short, solemn, private procession to st peter's basilica. # santa maria... there, he was taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. 0utside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter's square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay their respects. in just the first five hours, vatican police say 40,000 people filed past benedict xvi,

and they came from all over the catholic world. it's just one of those once—in—a—lifetime moments where you kind of feel quite — more and more emotional as you get closer to viewing, you know, the pope's body and realise the impact that he's had, i guess, on everybody. so there was a kind of a sombre mood what was that moment like for you when you were paying respects? that moment, ifeel so honoured because pope benedict was a servant of god. we honour him. we follow his example. well, there has been much discussion in recent days, about the failings of pope benedict, particularly when dealing with perpetrators of abuse. but those here today were paying tribute to a man they felt was a great theologian, and someone who devoted

his life to the church. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. the uk foreign office has confirmed that two british citizens were in killed in a helicopter crash on australia's gold coast. queensland police said a collision occurred when one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. four people died in total and three more remain for more on this story, the bbc�*s phil mercer joins me now from sydney. what are investigators looking at so far? , what are investigators looking atsofar? ,,., what are investigators looking atsofar? ,, at so far? this promises to be at so far? this promises to be a very long — at so far? this promises to be a very long and _ at so far? this promises to be a very long and painstaking i a very long and painstaking investigation into the midair collision, at the gold coast, which is just to the south of the queensland state capital, brisbane, here in eastern australia. now, video shows one of the helicopters taking off from a helipad at sea world, a very popular theme park in queensland's south, and it is shown climbing into the sky, and at the height of 200 or 300

metres, it seemed to collide with a second helicopter. now, investigators are saying that that helicopter that was just taking off colliding with one that was coming into land for the of this collision will stop rotor came off, along with gearbox, forcing the aircraft to plummet to the ground. so those people on that aircraft making the climb that had just taken off have borne the brunt of this accident, four people have died and three are in a very serious condition in hospital, and investigations into this tragedy are continuing.- into this tragedy are continuing. into this tragedy are continuin-. ~ ., ., ~ ., continuing. what do we know about the _ continuing. what do we know about the victims? _ continuing. what do we know about the victims? we - continuing. what do we know about the victims? we knowl continuing. what do we know - about the victims? we know that two of british _ about the victims? we know that two of british nationals, - two of british nationals, reportedly in their 50s and 60s, along with a very experienced pilot as well, tributes have been paid to him online. also, another younger australian woman also died. so

for people killed in the aircraft that was taking off from the helipad at seaworld. we understand that those three other passengers who were very critically injured include a woman and two young boys. so much, many thoughts from australians and people around the world directed towards those people who are in a critical condition in hospital, and the australian investigating team is on the ground trying to piece together exactly what happened and why. this was a sunny day at a very popular time of the year in queensland's gold coast, and the authorities now trying to comb through the wreckage, trying to piece together exactly what happened. and they are also appealing for yours from eyewitnesses as well to help them solve this most tragic of puzzles.- help them solve this most tragic of puzzles. thank you very much _ tragic of puzzles. thank you very much for _ tragic of puzzles. thank you very much for the _ tragic of puzzles. thank you very much for the update. l tragic of puzzles. thank you i very much for the update. phil mercer reporting there from sydney.

two senegalese opposition mps have each been handed six—month jail sentences after they physically assaulted a pregnant colleague from the ruling party. a warning — the following pictures show violence that you may find distressing. the incident occurred during a budget row in parliament last month. the two were found guilty of slapping and kicking amy ndiaye in the stomach. the incident was widely condemned and sparked a debate about women's rights. let's get some of the day's other news. the international monetary fund has warned of an even tougher year ahead for the global economy. it notes that the united states, the european union and china are slowing down simultaneously, with china likely to be a drag on global growth for the first time in 40 years. a legend of women's tennis, martina navratilova, has been diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer, but says her prognosis is good. the 18—time grand slam singles champion, who's 66, will start treatment in new york, later this month.

the eu says it's launched "an urgent procedure" to strip two meps of immunity amid a corruption scandal. the scandal has rocked the european parliament after several people were arrested last month. prosecutors say they've found more than 1.5 million euros in cash stashed which had been given as bribes, allegedly by qatar. the gulf state denies any wrongdoing. prince harry says the royal family has shown "absolutely no willingness to reconcile" with him and his wife meghan in a new tv interview. the duke of sussex also spoke of his strained relationship with king charles and prince william, saying he wanted to "get his father back" and to "have his brother back." 0ur royal correspondent daniella relph reports. they are the first hints of what this book will offer. the trailers from itv and cbs in america, released ahead of the publication of spare, point to a bitter

family fallout. it never needed to be this way. the leaking and the planting. i want a family, not an institution. they feel as though it's better to keep us as somehow as the villains. they have shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile. i'd like to get my father back, i would like to have my brother back. getting his father and his brother back won't be easy. the royal family presented a united front without harry and meghan this christmas, but harry has repeated his claims that the family is an institution that didn't support him with the media set against him. these new interviews have both been done by experienced journalists, and there is a sense that they may be more challenging. one of the criticisms that you have received is, that, 0k, fine, you want to move to california and you want to step back from the institutional role — why be so public?

you say you tried to do this privately. and every single time i've tried to do it privately, there have been briefings and leakings and planting of stories against me and my wife. the family motto is "never complain, never explain," but it's just a motto. will help a family reconciliation. prince harry has again voiced his anger, his sadness and his frustration, and buckingham palace has again made no comment. an assessment ofjust how damaging these new interviews will be can be made when they are broadcast next weekend. daniela relph, bbc news. an ancient egyptian sarcophagus that was looted 15 years ago has been returned to cairo. the so—called �*green coffin' is nearly three metres long and dates back more than 2,000 years. it had recently been on display at a museum in texas. it's one of thousands of items recovered by the egyptian authorities. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. ancient, mysterious, and now finally back home. the green coffin

predates christ, a brightly painted wooden sarcophagus belonging to an egyptian priest. it's from the country's late dynastic period, which spanned the 7th to the 4th century bc, its return a significant source of cultural and national pride. translation: recovering this sarcophagus and bringing - it back to the country is a new step in the success of the foreign ministry to protect egypt's national heritage. it is a reflection of the spirit of cooperation between egypt and the united states. the green coffin has been on quite a journey. it was looted from the abu sir necropolis north of cairo in 2008. smuggled by a global art trafficking network, its first destination was germany, then it was taken to the us, a collector loaning it to a museum in houston in 2013. and all those air miles

have taken quite a toll. translation: a big part of the sarcophagus, - unfortunately, is in bad shape as a result of being smuggled illegally. we plan to take it to the egyptian museum to conduct something like first aid, some meticulous restoration. this is only one of nearly 30,000 smuggled artefacts recovered over the last ten years and there are believed to be many more still out there. the green coffin is back home, but the hunt for egypt's stolen treasure goes on. tim allman, bbc news. the former drummer of earth, wind and fire — fred white — has died at the age of 67. singing the american featured on some of the band's biggest hits in the 1970s and �*80s, including september and boogie wonderland. in a statement, his brother and bandmate verdine white said he was "now drumming with the angels."

you are watching bbc news. you can reach me on twitter. hello. tuesday is going to be a wet and windy day right across the uk. we will have had some clear skies and even a touch of frost earlier on in the night across northern and eastern areas of the country, but the rain—bearing cloud and this weather system is racing in our direction, you can see that clear gap here, the clearer skies earlier on, and, really, overthe next 24 to 48 hours and beyond, we will see very mild air spreading all the way from the azores, from the subtropics in fact, so temperatures could reach the mid—teens in the south of the country. so here's the forecast then. by 3am, rain across western areas, still clear for a time,

with a touch of frost further east, but a big temperature contrast across the uk, and then watch how that weather front, or actually multiple weather fronts, spread across the country through the morning into the afternoon, temporarily some mountain snow there in scotland. it's not going to be raining all the time, i think the rain will come and go. in fact, there could even be a little bit of brightness to the east of the pennines for a time, but it won't last for very long. temperatures widely into double figures across england, wales and northern ireland, a bit colder there, the other side of the weather front in northern scotland, and then more of the same through the course of tuesday evening and really quite blustery around coasts, 40, maybe even 50mph, and i think most of the rain will fall around south—western and western parts of scotland, perhaps central areas, as well, could be 50mm of rain here, perhaps some local disruption to transport. now, here's wednesday — we are still in the wake of that area of low pressure, a lot of isobars there, and wednesday really will be a very blustery day. here are the gusts

in the morning, perhaps in excess of 50mph around some coastal areas, blustery inland, but, again, not raining all the time. on wednesday, we are forecasting sunshine and showers, but the showers will be moving swiftly on, because of that strong wind. and look at the temperatures — 15 in london, my goodness, we are injanuary — 10 degrees expected in glasgow, and then the rest of the week, just multiple weather systems barrel across the atlantic and head towards us, but it does look as though friday might actually bring some decent weather, sort of a gap in between the weather systems. but look how mild it is in the south, temperatures relatively mild in the north, as well. that's it from me. bye—bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: american football player damar hamlin collapsed on the field during his monday night game and was taken to a cincinnati hospital where he is in a critical condition. collapsed after tackling an opposing player. the match was postponed. russia has made a rare acknowledgement that 63 of its soldiers were killed in an attack by ukrainian forces. kyiv claims the numbers actually runs into the several russian politicians have said military commanders must be held to account for allowing troops to be concentrated in an unprotected area. thousands of brazilians have been filing past the coffin of the football legend pele, which is on display in his former club's stadium.

president lula is expected to attend the wake on tuesday