all i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories... signs that the historic deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end — frontrunner kevin mccarthy appears to be making progress. i think you saw we made some very good progress. we'll come back tonight. i believe at that time, we'll have the votes to finish this once and for all. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas, in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexico's president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. and prince harry faces a backlash from former members of the military over his account of killing taliban

fighters in afghanistan. hello and welcome to bbc news. the republican kevin mccarthy says he's confident he'll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far, he's failed 13 times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. it comes on the second anniversary of the january the 6th attack on the us capitol building. the latest session has been adjourned for several hours, but mccarthy is just a handful of votes short of victory. with the latest, here's gary 0 donoghue. commemorating the heroes of january the 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered

on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification ofjoe biden�*s victory. you know, for those who lost someone on that day, they're proud as the devil that their kin are being honoured but, boy, is it hard. up on capitol hill, democrat members of the house marked the moment in solemn silence, while demonstrating a forceful display of party unity. the tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 431. but it's been a week of disharmony among republicans. a number of trumpian right—wingers have held out against electing their leader kevin mccarthy as speaker, but while he seems on the verge of cracking their resolve, it's been a long haul. the speaker has not been elected. this week's battle has

come at a huge cost to the republican party, with the concessions already granted to the hard right significantly weakening the role of speaker, and the next two years are likely to be dominated by further internal fights. while the battles have continued, congress has been at a standstill. no legislation, no committee work, the internal warfare on view for all americans to see. i think you saw we made i some very good progress. we'll come back tonight . and i believe at that time, we'll have the votes to finish this once and for all. - itjust reminds me of what my father always told me, - "it's not how you start, it's how you finish". . so despite winning a narrow majority in the recent elections in the house, republicans remain hugely divided. donald trump looming large over that divide and the consequences of january the 6th still at the heart of a deeply troubled politics. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, washington. david willis is our

north america correspondent in washington. david, voting resumes in a couple of hours. are we likely to see an outcome? i think we are. although it is fair to sa i think we are. although it is fair to sa that i think we are. although it is fair to sa that there i think we are. although it is fair to sa that there is i think we are. although it is fair to sa that there is some fair to say that there is some fairly convincing arm—twisting, some fairly desperate arm twisting going on right now in the building just behind me here. kevin mccarthy does believe that he can get the votes that he needs. we have had 13 votes, haven't we, over the course of four days? and now, as you say, the house is in recess until ten o'clock tonight, which is two hours from now. there were 20 rebels if you like, holdouts, conservatives, who did not want to see it kevin mccarthy be the next speaker of the house of representatives. it appears that he has won over about 1k that he has won over about 1a or 15 of them, two who have been absent and they are on

their way back as we speak. it is said one will actually land just an hour cut land back here ndc an hour before this vote is due to take place in two hours' time. and then he has to successfully arm twisted two other or perhaps three other republican members. he does seem confident of doing that, however. in the mood music from the floor of the chamber is that something will happen tonight finally, to the relief of many. 50 tonight finally, to the relief of man . tonight finally, to the relief of many-— tonight finally, to the relief of man . ._ , tonight finally, to the relief of man _ .,y , ., of many. so we may well see a result, of many. so we may well see a result. but _ of many. so we may well see a result, but what _ of many. so we may well see a result, but what does - of many. so we may well see a result, but what does all- of many. so we may well see a result, but what does all this l result, but what does all this infighting mean for the republican party? well, it means, republican party? well, it means. i— republican party? well, it means, i think, _ republican party? well, it means, i think, whoever. republican party? well, it - means, i think, whoever becomes speaker tonight, means, i think, whoever becomes speakertonight, let's means, i think, whoever becomes speaker tonight, let's presume it is kevin mccarthy can inherit something of a poisoned chalice, if you like, because 0rbis warfare we have seen played out in real time over the course of the last four days to enraptured audiences in

the united states, particularly on the part of political junkies, only really underlines the sort of problems kevin mccarthy will face when it actually comes to getting his caucus in line. there are people who do not want him to lead the republicans in the lower house, they see him as a traditionalist, as part of the former regime, if you like. these are largely donald trump supporters, they are tea party members, they are right wingers. and they believe that they have a completely different agenda going ahead over the next couple of years. it is going to be very difficult for kevin mccarthy, assuming he wins the speakership tonight, to hold onto it. ~ ., onto it. david, in washington, thank you _ onto it. david, in washington, thank you very _ onto it. david, in washington, thank you very much. - let's bring you some breaking news now. a six—year—old boy is in police custody, after a teacher was shot and wounded at an elementary school in virginia. the teacher suffered a life

threatening gunshot wound after an altercation at richneck elementary school in the city of newport. it's unclear why the boy had a gun in his first—grade class or whether he knew how to control it. the local police chief, steve drew, said it was not an accidental shooting, and that no—one else was involved in the incident. we will bring you more on this story as soon as we have it. ukraine has accused russia of continuing its offensive, despite president putin announcing a 36—hour ceasefire to mark the russian orthodox christmas. ukraine didn't agree to the truce and has dismissed it as a cynical ploy by the russians to resupply their forces. there have been reports of continuing artillery fire on the frontline near the city of kramatorsk, which is in ukrainian hands. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse sent this update from the area. very few expected this ceasefire to actually work. this is a part of ukraine which is no stranger to war.

before the full scale invasion, the army had been fighting russian backed separatists here. we are very close to the front line, and we've already heard sirens. a possible symptom of the ceasefire not working. but relatively close by, in the city of bakhmut, where we're seeing some of the heaviest fighting, there have been reports of artillery fire being exchanged by both sides. russian forces have accused ukraine of targeting its positions. ukrainian officials close by have accused russian forces of doing the same. i think these accusations and counter accusations were expected. but, look, vladimir putin had said he wanted to allow 0rthodox christians to celebrate christmas. all the early signs suggest that this was probably more part of the information war, rather than a meaningful gesture of goodwill. james waterhouse. let's get some of the day's other news. china is in talks with the drugs company pfizer

to secure a licence to manufacture a generic version of their covid—19 anti—viral drug. china is keen to finalise the deal before the january 22nd lunar new year, when holiday travel will surge. a pfizer spokesperson said the company is actively collaborating with chinese authorities to secure an adequate supply of the vaccine. the british writer and filmmaker hanif kureishi says it's unclear if he'll ever be able to walk or hold a pen again, after a fall left him unable to move his arms and legs. he wrote my beautiful laundrette and the buddha of suburbia, and says there have beenjust minor improvements in his mobility, after an operation on his spine. a deadly storm has inflicted widespread damage in northern california, dumping record—breaking rain along the coastline. the rain has fallen on areas that were already saturated from a new year's eve storm. more severe weather is forecast for the weekend and next week. the mexican president has defended the military operation that captured a drug cartel

leader, 0vidio guzman, the mexican president has defended the military operation that captured a drug cartel leader, 0vidio guzman, the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo. violence erupted in culiacan, a stronghold of the cartel. at least 19 members of the sinaloa cartel and ten members of the military were killed. the arrest comes ahead of a visit by president biden to mexico on sunday. of a visit by president biden shelley phelps reports. of a visit by president biden the of a visit by president biden son of the notorious d lord the son of the notorious drug lord el chapo arrested and taken to the same maximum security prison his father escaped from eight years ago. 0vidio guzman is accused of leading a faction of his father's form a cartel, one of the largest drug trafficking organisations in the world. the arrest sparked a wave of violence, dozens were killed, including ten military personnel. the president of mexico has defended the operation. translation: ~ .,, , translation: we regret the loss of lives of those _ translation: we regret the loss of lives of those who _

translation: we regret the loss of lives of those who died - of lives of those who died while carrying out theirjobs. we also regret other losses. following the arrest, dozens of vehicles were set alight, and at least two planes at local airports were hit by gunfire. in attacks blamed on the sinaloa cartel. translation: , . ., translation: these criminal organisations _ translation: these criminal organisations shop _ translation: these criminal organisations shop with - translation: these criminal i organisations shop with weapons at aircraft and the mexican air force and from commercial airlines, and at the international culiacan airport facilities. nevertheless, they did not achieve their goal of arresting the offender because we neutralised him. this arresting the offender because we neutralised him.— arresting the offender because we neutralised him. this is not the first time _ we neutralised him. this is not the first time such _ we neutralised him. this is not the first time such violence - the first time such violence has been seen. guzman was first captured in 2018, but mexican security forces released him to avoid the threat of further retribution from his supporters.- retribution from his su--orters. ., , ., supporters. we of course have been closely — supporters. we of course have been closely following... - supporters. we of course have been closely following... he . been closely following... he has been — been closely following... he has been on _ been closely following... he has been on america's radar for has been on america's radarfor years, with the us state

department previously offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction. 0n arrest or conviction. on sunday, president biden is due to visit mexico, but ministers have rejected suggestions by mexican media that guzman �*s capture is in any way a welcoming gift. prince harry has been criticised by military leaders for claiming in his new memoir that he killed 25 taliban fighters, while serving in the army air corps in afghanistan. he describes the dead men as "chess pieces." a former british commander has called his comments "ill—judged". it's one of a series of claims he makes in the book where he also talks about being the younger brother, the extent of his drug taking, and more recently, how he found out the queen had died from the bbc website, rather than from his family. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. it is a raw, unflinching story of his life — intimate, even embarrassing, details shared. pain, anger, sadness explored.

prince harry's spare has spared very little, and the reaction to it has been polarising. in the book, harry describes the day his grandmother the queen died. his family travelled to balmoral without him after a row. harry eventually charted his own flight. by the time he arrived in scotland, the queen had died. he found out as his plane was about to land. it is some of the personal stories that are perhaps the most shocking to read. harry tells us in great detail how he lost his virginity aged 17 to an older woman in a field behind a pub. he confirms that he had a relationship with the tv presenter caroline flack, who died almost three years ago. and in the book and in

the interviews to publicise it, he describes using drugs as a teenager. there's a fair amount of drugs — marijuana, magic mushrooms, cocaine. i mean, that's going to surprise people. but important to acknowledge. elsewhere, his main american interview deals with racial bias in the media. i had no idea the british press were so bigoted. hell, i was probably bigoted before the relationship with meghan. this would be familiar territory for diana in many ways. she cooperated on her own book filled with revelations. almost 30 years on, that shock factor has been repeated. do you think this book is going to be very damaging for the royal family? i think it will have damage, because remember, diana always used to say to me that harry was the back—up to william, in the nicest possible way. that is the reason she had two

boys — that is the reason she had two boys. and she wanted harry to be william's wing man not, as we have seen, his hitman. reflecting on his army service in afghanistan, harry says he believes he killed 25 taliban fighters — a claim many in the military view as a misjudgment. i think he's wrong when he says in his book that insurgents were seen just as being virtually inhuman and just as chess pieces can be knocked over. that's not the case at all and it's not the way the british army trains people as he claims. and in an extraordinary development, the taliban has criticised harry, saying the people he killed were human, with families waiting for their return. the publishers promised insight, revelation and self—examination. the book seems to have delivered. and there may be more to come, as his

well—trailed tv interviews are broadcast in the coming days, including a more light—hearted turn on a late—night american chat show. tuesday, in a late—night exclusive, that's an exclusive, prince harry right here on this show. prince harry's truth is well and truly out there. from the royal family, still no comment. daniella relph, bbc news. a reminder of our headlines: signs that the historic deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end — frontrunner kevin mccarthy appears to be making progress. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas, in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. a little bit of british space history is happening next week in cornwall. for the first time, the uk is attempting to launch a rocket into space from british soil and send satellites into orbit. the blast—off will take place at spaceport cornwall, in newquay. britain's space industry is growing quickly and this is just the first of a number

of launches planned. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports. coming in to land at spaceport cornwall, a jumbo jet with a difference, getting ready to make history. the plane will release a rocket mid—air, which will fire its engines and send satellites into orbit. the first time this has been done from british soil. matthew stannard will be at the controls. it's incredible. a huge amount of pride that i get to be involved in this. it's a big dealfor the uk. it's a big dealfor cornwall. and the idea that i get to be the pilot on this mission is incredible. this is what's on board the rocket — small satellites. the uk is a leader in this industry. it's driven the growth of a space economy worth £16.5 billion a year, employing nearly 50,000 people. but until now, british—made satellites had to be sent abroad to launch. for the first time, the uk has all the pieces of the jigsaw

to be able to design and develop satellites, launch them from the uk, operate them from the uk. so we can operate an entire ecosystem in a really fantastic closed loop. a vital part of that is building rockets. in cumbernauld, just outside of glasgow, skyrora havejust opened up a new facility. they're busy working on a prototype, before building a larger rocket to launch in the uk. and this is attracting a young workforce. i think it's a really fast growing industry. a lot of young people are really interested in this, so really putting a lot of work into working in the industry. for example, me, the hands—on experience, as well as designing things, as well as working on all sorts of engineering projects, it's really good. what you see here really is the start of the uk's space launch industry. the rockets are starting to take shape. and the idea is to bring everything to britain — from building the satellites to the rockets that

carry them and the spaceports where they launch. there are a lot of opportunities, but challenges, too. one of these is building a launch site at the northernmost tip of the uk. in unst, one of the shetland islands, the saxavord spaceport is aiming for the uk's first—ever vertical rocket launch. this isolated location has been selected because it means the rocket can fly without passing over populated areas. there's a hive of activity, and the concrete's just set on a launch pad — one of three planned. i think the first response from the locals was probably maybe it was an april fool or something like that. and then there's been real excitement about what we've been doing. and there will be jobs. the rocket companies that we're working with are already identifying those roles that can be fulfilled by local people, that they don't bring somebody in as part of their team to do some refuelling of the rocket. that actually, those skills, those people can be trained locally to perform them. shetland and cornwall aren't

the only new spaceports. more are planned around the uk, and other countries are doing this, too. the global space market is getting increasingly crowded. not every venture will make it. there's a long way to go for the uk, but the hope is that high risk can bring sky—high rewards. rebecca morrelle, bbc news. football players and fans have been paying tribute to the italian star gianluca vialli, who's died aged 58. he had pancreatic cancer. the striker won league titles with sampdoria and juventus in italy. he finished his playing career in london with chelsea, before going on to manage them. his lastjob in football was as part of the italian management team that won euro 2020. jane dougall looks back at his life. this was gianluca vialli triumphant with his countrymen as italy lifted the euros trophy at wembley.

he had played a key role, but shortly after their successful tournament, the former chelsea manager announced he was taking a step back. his cancer had returned. as a player, gianluca vialli is considered one of the most dynamic and versatile strikers italy had ever produced. after a champions league medal withjuventus, vialli was signed by chelsea in 1986, helping them win the fa cup the following year. he went on to manage at the club, giving a youngerjohn terry his debut. and in 2000, vialli led chelsea to the fa cup final, this time as their manager. they won, beating aston villa 1-0 they won, beating aston villa 1—0 and giving vialli a significant piece of english silverware.— silverware. and gianluca vialli, who _ silverware. and gianluca vialli, who without - silverware. and gianluca| vialli, who without doubt silverware. and gianluca - vialli, who without doubt now in terms of trophies won is the most successful manager chelsea have ever had. his international- have ever had. his| international career have ever had. his international career wasn't quite so impressive. at italia

90, vialli missed a penalty against the usa and was subsequently dropped from the team. but he was brought back for the semifinal against argentina, where his skill shone through, playing a part in salvatori schillaci's goal. in 2017, vialli was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, calling it an unwanted travel companion. in 2020, he announced he was in remission and continued as assistant coach for italy. butjust over a year later, the cancer returned. tributes flooded in this morning, with former club chelsea saying... he passed away at the age of 58, leaving a wife and two daughters. vialli's final public image will be of him celebrating a trophy for his beloved country.

it's funny, flamboyant and, most of all, fabulous. drag has a long history in london. and today, the stars of the drag queen world gathered to strut their stuff down a pink carpet in the city. wendy hurrell was there. hello from the pink carpet, laid out for dragcon the grey, dreary months are the sequins in the wings of the flamboyant artistry of the finest drag queens. and this is an important convention because it is where people can feel accepted and be themselves. having 150 queens from the phenomenally successful tv show rupaul�*s drag race in the same room? well, there's some energy. and we were left to marvel at a parade of elaborate costumes and make—up that adorn these performers. which allows forfull expression of their extravagant persona. some fans got quite emotional.

ever since i found her, it is kind of like... solidarity with the weirder girls, you know? that is why i got so emotional. it is such an escape from reality, having so much fun watching them perform, ijust love it. the queens are no less excited to be here to meet them. this time of year is so tough to keep motivated and smiling and keep going. how do you do it, darting? i think the biggest thing to do is paint on a smile, put your favourite colour on and just have a gorgeous time. january is tough on everyone, especially with the cost of living crisis, christmas is over, it's bleak, so it is so important to do something that makes you feel fabulous and to give you those endorphins that make you feel happy and positive. if you smile, the world smiles with you. in a wider context, this kind of gathering is important for the lgbt communities. this is a safe place. this is a place where your tribe can come together and be whoever you want to be.

and ru's always said, the thing about drag is becoming the image of your imagination is one of the most powerful things you can do, and that is what dragcon is all about. it's just a really good way to build community with other people, especially if you don't really know anybody who's queer in your hometown. it'sjust important that it is accessible for everybody i and to show that this is something that. should be celebrated. it celebrates women, it doesn't make fun of us. obviously, the majority are gay men, but it is more like cisgender queens getting into the limelight and i really love that. ru paul is now djing. over to sell it. we have been queens, me and you, we have got you lot over here, baby, and

have a gorgeous time. love you! see you! they are busy ladies! wendy hurrell, bbc london. what a fabulous event, you are watching bbc news, thanks for watching. friday was a common settle day. thanks to a ridge of high pressure. fine end to the working week, however. into the weekend, low pressure firmly in control. it's going to be windy with gales, certainly around the coast, and there will be some rain followed by bands of heavy showers. that's the early rain that will move through today, and that will be followed for the rest of saturday and sunday with blustery showers, strong winds and some sunny spells in—between. most of the showers in the south and west. you can see here the rainfall accumulations over the next couple of days, where most of those showers will be falling. a very wet start for saturday across more central and western areas. that rain band gradually pushing eastwards, affecting eastern england during the latter part of the morning. by around lunchtime, it should

clear out into the north sea. all areas are brighter, with sunny spells, scattered showers, some heavy ones across southern and western areas, and it will be windy with gales around coasts. you can see the wind speeds even further east, but touching gale force around southern and western coasts. some huge waves crashing onshore as well. temperatures starting mild and dropping back into the afternoon, highs of 8—11 degrees. it stays blustery overnight saturday night, windy gales in the north and west, plenty of showers in southern and western areas, drier interludes further east, and temperatures falling to lows of 5—8 degrees — that's pretty typical. then for sunday, an area of low pressure to the north of scotland, lots of isobars on the charts, not quite as many as saturday. so it's not going to be windy, not as windy, and weather fronts towards the south will enhance the shower activity. so it could be southern and western parts of england and wales seeing the heaviest of the showers through the day. some heavy, some rumbles of thunder, some hail mixed in as well, but there will be some sunshine around too.

it's going to be a chillier day across the board, highs of 7—10 degrees in the south. monday is a little bit quieter, we are in between weather systems. still quite blustery in the north and west. here's where we will see most of the showers — northern ireland and scotland, could be a wintry element to some of these over the high ground, as the air will be cooler on monday. highs of 5—8 degrees here, up to around 10 degrees in the south. this is a little closer to the seasonal norm. so, the weather's up and down as we head through the new week. tuesday's mild, wet, windy again. followed by some slightly cooler weather on wednesday.

this is bbc news, the headlines: there are signs that the historic deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he's confident he'll win enough votes to be elected speaker. so far, he's failed 13 times. mr mccarthy has been repeatedly blocked by hardline conservatives. ukraine has accused russia of continuing its offensive, despite president putin announcing a 36—hour ceasefire to mark the russian orthodox christmas. ukraine never agreed to a truce and they've dismissed it as a cynical ploy by the russians to resupply their forces. the mexican president has defended the military operation that captured drug cartel leader 0vidio guzman — the son ofjailed drug

trafficker el chapo. violence erupted in culiacan, a stronghold of the cartel.