our top stories... russia launches missile strikes across ukraine. one hit an apartment block, in the city of dnipro — killing at least 5 people. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are still under the rubble is still unknown. iran has executed british—iranian, dual national alireza akbari on charges of "spying for the uk" — which he'd denied. britain's prime minister calls it a "callous and cowardly act". a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. and in the uk — a seven—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital following a shooting in north london. four women were also injured in the attack.

we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine's president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night.

how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst attacks here in dnipro in many months. we don't know what russia was aiming at or even exactly what caused the damage, but whatever it was, a russian missile or perhaps something intercepted overhead by ukrainian air defence, it tore into this apartment building, carving a great gaping hole. as you can see, rescue workers and volunteers worked frantically for hours, trying to find survivors, but as night fell, the official number of those killed or injured began to rise inexorably. sirens did sound several times during the afternoon here in dnipro. people were advised to go to their shelters but it's been months since something like this happened here, so it's likely that plenty of people were in their apartments not underground.

this all came on a day when russia once again launched attacks all over ukraine, clearly aimed at disabling the country's power grid. with a piece of the country's energy infrastructure not that far from here, it's possible that that and not the apartment block was the target of this strike. but it's been two weeks since the last wave of russian attacks on critical infrastructure and people here and in the west had started to wonder if russia might be running out of missiles or thinking of changing its strategy. it seems there were not quite so many missiles this time, perhaps less than a0. but it's clear tonight that russia has not changed its strategy and seems intent for now on causing maximum hardship for ukraine's civilians whenever and wherever it can. as president zelensky appealed for more weapons to stop what he described as "russian terrror", britain's prime minister confirmed that following a telephone

call between the two leaders, the uk would be sending around a dozen challenger 2 tanks to ukraine. rishi sunak said the move would "send the right signal", however, the russian embassy in london criticised the decision, saying it would drag out the confrontation. here's our defence correpondent, jonathan beale. britain is the first western nation to confirm it will provide ukraine with modern main battle tanks. the prime minister told president zelensky in a phone call. the british army's challenger 2 is more than 20 years old, but it was designed and built to go up against russian armour. and ukraine says it needs more tanks to break the deadlock in the war and go back on the offensive. the british army's challenger 2 will provide ukrainian tank crews with more speed and accuracy and more protection than their own russian designed tanks. but the uk is only expected to send around a dozen challengers, when

ukraine says it needs another 300 tanks. it hopes others will follow. germany's leopard tank is used by several european armies. some have signalled they are willing to supply them, but that still needs germany's approval. then there is the us made abrams. america has been ukraine's biggest military backer, but so far hasn't sent tanks. but does britain's decision signal a wider shift? the provision of this small number of tanks is not a game changer in terms of whether it is going to change the course of the fighting everywhere in ukraine. it is a game changer in that it symbolises how the west, including the uk, is stepping up to provide the sort of equipment ukraine has been asking for for over a year, in order to win its country back on the battlefield. so far, in ukraine, tanks on their own have proven to be relatively easy targets, for drones and shoulder launched missiles.

ukraine claims to have destroyed or damaged more than 1,000. but western military experts say tanks, combined with infantry, artillery and air support, will be essential to take back territory, with a shift from defence to offence. jonathan beale, bbc news. the white house has confirmed five additional pages of classified information have been found at us presidentjoe biden�*s family home in delaware. his legal team acknowledged it had uncovered the documents relating to his time as vice president, just hours after a statement on thursday about the discovery of one document in a storage area at his wilmington home. additional classified materials were identified at a former office used during the 2020 presidential campaign. an independent lawyer has been appointed to investigate. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has been following this story.

david, can you hear me? i think he is not with us. we will keep trying and come back to him in a moment. four women and two girls have been injured after a drive—by shooting near a church in central london. one of the girls, who's seven years old, has life—threatening injuries. the victims had been attending a memorial mass near euston station when the attack happened. laura trant reports from the scene. this afternoon during what should have been a peaceful memorial service, six people were injured after gunshots were fired outside a church near euston station. a seven—year—old girl is said to be in a life—threatening condition in hospital. a 12—year—old girl was hurt along with four women aged 21, 41, 48 hurt along with four women aged 21, a1, 48 and hurt along with four women aged 21, 41, 48 and 54. the 48—year—old may have life changing injuries. the condition of the 21—year—old is not

known. the mayor of london sadiq khan described the shooting as deeply distressing. the labour leader keir starmer who is the mp for holborn and st pancras has condemned the attack and says his thoughts are with the victims. it happened here outside saint lucius church just before 130 this afternoon. police responded to reports that shots had been fired from a moving vehicle which was then driven away. london ambulance service and the air ambulance were also called to the scene. there is a significant police presence here tonight and investigation is under way and police are appealing for any information. staying here in the uk, the nurses union says it will announce fresh strikes for february if there is no progress with talks with the government at the end of this month. the royal college of nursing says strikes then would involve

twice as many nurses, because they'll include all eligible members in england for the first time. it comes as ministers push for new legislation, requiring minimum levels of service on strike days. let's get more on those confidential documents which have been found at president biden�*s delaware home. we can speak to our north america correspondent david willis. tell us more about these latest revelations. lucy, if you are a democrat or in the white house at the moment, this drip drip of allegations is embarrassing, the gift that keeps on giving for republicans. they have seized on this as you can imagine. the white house is trying to draw a distinction between the documents that were found in florida and those that were found in florida and those that were found in florida and those that were discovered atjoe biden�*s residents and former office. they are saying president biden has

voluntarily handed over all these classified documents and has sought to cooperate fully with government investigators as distinct from donald trump's behaviour. he had to be coerced into parting with hundreds of classified documents that were found in a raid by the fbi on his florida residents. but as i say, it is this drip, drip that keeps coming up, keeps embarrassing president biden, it has preoccupied his agenda over the last week, certainly as far as the media is concerned here.— certainly as far as the media is concerned here. this independent la er has concerned here. this independent lawyer has been _ concerned here. this independent lawyer has been appointed - concerned here. this independent lawyer has been appointed to - concerned here. this independent lawyer has been appointed to findj lawyer has been appointed to find out whether they have been mishandled, this documents. but it is against the law to just have them, isn't it? it’s is against the law to 'ust have them, isn't it?_ is against the law to 'ust have them, isn't it? it's a very serious matter. them, isn't it? it's a very serious matter- the _ them, isn't it? it's a very serious matter. the presidential- them, isn't it? it's a very serious matter. the presidential records| them, isn't it? it's a very serious i matter. the presidential records act maintains that e—mails, documents, letters and all sorts of things relating to presidential run in

office should be handed over to the national archives and be stored for the public�*s use in the future. this is not something that can be taken away and basically kept in storage for cities or in cars or residences when people leave office. there is currently a special investigator looking into the behaviour both of donald trump in this regard and that ofjoe biden. donald trump in this regard and that ofjoe biden-— ofjoe biden. thank you very much, david willis- _ the us and the uk have condemned iran after it executed a british—iranian citizen accused of spying. washington says it's "horrified" by the execution and the british prime minister, rishi sunak, described the hanging of alireza akbari, as "callous and cowardly" and that "it would not go unpunished". 0ur diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports.

news of the execution came on state—run television early this morning, despite repeated last—minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. the british government responded swiftly to his execution. the prime minister calling it a callous act by a barbaric regime. we minister calling it a callous act by a barbaric regime.— a barbaric regime. we take this incredibly seriously _ a barbaric regime. we take this incredibly seriously and - a barbaric regime. we take this incredibly seriously and of - a barbaric regime. we take this i incredibly seriously and of course we will make sure that we respond to deter any further actions like this being taken by the iranian government.— being taken by the iranian government. being taken by the iranian covernment. �* , , ., being taken by the iranian covernment. �*, , ., ., ~, government. there's been an outcry from uk allies— government. there's been an outcry from uk allies over _ government. there's been an outcry from uk allies over the _ government. there's been an outcry from uk allies over the killing, - government. there's been an outcry from uk allies over the killing, the i from uk allies over the killing, the us called it sickening, emmanuel macron said it was a barbaric act and generally described it as inhumane. this was the grim prelude to the execution, along edited video on state—run television last week in which alireza akbari appears to confess to working for the uk. but

in an audio recording from jail obtained by bbc persian, he spoke of the pressure he was put under and accuses iran of trying to take revenge on britain.— accuses iran of trying to take revenge on britain. accuses iran of trying to take revenue on britain. , ., revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours- _ revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they _ revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they broke - revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they broke my - revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they broke my will. l for 3500 hours. they broke my will. drove me to madness and forced me to do whatever they wanted. the drove me to madness and forced me to do whatever they wanted.— do whatever they wanted. the iranian re . ime do whatever they wanted. the iranian reaime has do whatever they wanted. the iranian regime has been _ do whatever they wanted. the iranian regime has been shaken _ do whatever they wanted. the iranian regime has been shaken to _ do whatever they wanted. the iranian regime has been shaken to the - do whatever they wanted. the iranian regime has been shaken to the core l regime has been shaken to the core by recent protests sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody, mahsa amini have been arrested for supposedly not wearing her hijab properly. the authority �*s brutal response has led to several rounds of sanctions against iran from western countries. 0ne european diplomat told me mr akbari was collateral damage from a regime that had lost its bearings, looking to distract attention from its internal problems. mrakbari's distract attention from its internal problems. mr akbari's nephew described it as a sign of desperation linked to divisions within the regime. it’s

desperation linked to divisions within the regime.— within the regime. it's been a horrific few _ within the regime. it's been a horrific few days. _ within the regime. it's been a horrific few days. what - within the regime. it's been a horrific few days. what has i within the regime. it's been a - horrific few days. what has happened i can only speculate that there has been some power struggle at the very highest levels of the government. and they have decided to create this plot against my uncle.— plot against my uncle. whatever the exact motive. _ plot against my uncle. whatever the exact motive, the _ plot against my uncle. whatever the exact motive, the execution - plot against my uncle. whatever the exact motive, the execution it - plot against my uncle. whatever the j exact motive, the execution it sends a chilling message and marks a dramatic new low in relations between britain and iran. the climate activist greta thunberg has joined demonstrators in western germany, protesting against plans to expand a coal mine. energy company rwe wants to demolish the abandoned luetzerath village — which it owns — so that it can extend a huge, open—cast, coal mine. the bbc�*s emer mccarthy reports. they came in their thousands, with a familiar face among the crowd. the fact that all of you are here is a sign of hope. this is only a part of a much larger

global climate movement, a movement for climate and social justice and racialjustice. luetzerath, what happens in luetzerath doesn't stay in luetzerath. germany as one of the biggest polluters in the world has an enormous responsibility. but scuffles quickly broke out with police clad in riot gear wielding batons on demonstrators. the village of luetzerath is set to disappear to make way for the extension of an adjacent coal mine owned by energy firm rwe. coal is the single biggest contributor to climate change. the protesters' battle has been a long one. with demonstrators occupying the hamlet for almost two years. but it has recently intensified with the german government arguing that coal is needed in the short term to replace lost energy supplies from russia. because we want to have sanctions

effective enough that leads us to the foregoing gas and oil supplies from russia. we need to replace that. and how to replace it if not by coal? unfortunately, the kind of coal germany mostly has is lignite. which is the most polluting of all the kind of coals that you have. germany's economy minister has called luetzerath the final frontier and says it is the last place that ground coal will be made in germany. but for some that are still not enough. the carbon is still in the ground, we are still here. luetzerath is still there. and as long as the carbon is in the ground, the struggle is not over. emer mccarthy, bbc news. new research suggests hormone replacement therapy, which helps control menopause symptoms, could reduce the risk of alzheimer's in women. the study found hrt was linked to improved memory and cognitive

function in the 25% of women who carry a particular gene linked to alzheimer's. simonjones reports. hrt, taken to help control symptoms of the menopause. but could the therapy also have another benefit? that's what researchers at the university of east anglia are suggesting. they looked at the results of cognitive tests and brain volumes recorded by mri scans and concluded that the use of hrt is associated with better memory and larger brain volumes among women carrying the apoe4 gene. about a quarter of women in the uk are thought to have the gene, which is considered a risk factor for developing alzheimer's. these were associations, and they were done in an observational setting in around 1,200 people, so a relatively small sample size. but they give us great confidence now to say that this is a real effect and to go on and do the confirmatory randomised control trial which we're planning at the moment.

this was an observational study, rather than a clinical trial, and it didn't look at dementia cases but cognitive performance. the researchers say it is too early to say for sure that hrt reduces the dementia risk in women, and one charity told me caution is needed. what do you make of this research? the results of the study are extremely encouraging but are the first step for further research. indeed, the study is quite limited in number, and we need bigger and larger studies with a higher number of women enrolled in the study, a proper clinical randomised trial that is looking at the effect of hrt on a wider population. and more research seems inevitable, given the clamour for treatment for dementia. simon jones, bbc news. motor industry analysts are predicting a price war in the electric car market, after tesla cut the price of some its vehicles on friday. the company hopes to boost demand

by slashing prices by up to 20%. however, thousands of existing tesla owners have complained about the devaluation of their cars. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, has the details. tesla has had a difficult year, from a stock market slide to trouble sourcing vital parts. now the electric car giant is taking drastic action, slashing prices in a bid to woo customers. take the model 3 and the model y, tesla's bestsellers in the uk. a model 3 will cost you £43,000, a model y £45,000. a lot of money, but that is a price reduction of £5,500 and £7,000, compared to last year's prices. good news, then, for would—be customers. frustrating, though, perhaps, for the 16,000 or so motorists who bought one of these models in december. tesla has been hit by the global energy crisis and post—pandemic issues with its supply chain. after the company's rapid rise in recent years, some see this move as a change in tactics.

tesla have always been seen as quite a premium brand. these are expensive cars, despite their popularity, and i think this is going to send some shock waves right across the industry because what this signals is that they do want to become more mainstream. similar price cuts in china led to protests from angry drivers. the uk electric car market is growing every year and some feel that reducing prices could boost it further. we are heading towards a bit of a price war in the electric car market. tesla have taken the first step, they have made a bold move by cutting the price of those cars. other traditional manufacturers are going to have to try and make steps to keep up with them and cut their prices as well. despite lingering reservations about the uk's charging infrastructure, one in five new car sales last year was electric. the race is on to convince more motorists to switch. marc ashdown, bbc news. police in brazil have arrested the former head of public security, anderson torres, over accusations that he colluded in the storming

of government buildings in brasilia, last sunday. brazil's supreme court also says it's investigating the role of the former president jair bolsonaro in the riot. the violence was carried out by thousands of radical bolsonaro supporters who continue to claim that 0ctober�*s election was rigged. mr bolsonaro briefly posted a video questioning the legitimacy of the vote, which was won by his rival lula da silva. china has admitted that there have been 60,000 covid—related deaths in just over a month — following the government's sudden decision to end strict pandemic controls. it's the first time beijing has acknowledged the scale of fatalities caused by the covid wave sweeping the country. for weeks it's reported just a handful of deaths a day — figures which appeared inconsistent with the long queues seen at crematoriums. in the czech republic, the retired nato general, petr pavel, will face controversial former prime minister, andrej babis, in a vote to become the country's next president.

mr pavel emerged from this weekend's first round with just over 35% of the vote, narrowly defeating mr babis by 20,000 votes. the two men will have to meet in a second round runoff in two weeks' time. a funeral mass has been taking place in the vatican for cardinal george pell, who died of heart failure — following hip surgery earlier this week, at the age of 81. in 2019, cardinal pell was jailed in his native australia — on child abuse charges — but the convictions were quashed the following year. preparations for his funeral were overshadowed by the revelation that he was the author of a previously anonymous memo that described the leadership of pope francis as a catastrophe. some single—use plastics will be banned in england from october. takeaways, restaurants, and cafes will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates, and bowls as part of a new plan by the government to tackle plastic pollution. sean dilley reports. quick, convenient and no washing up.

but from october, the government says it plans to ban restaurants and cafes in england from using some single—use plastics and polystyrenes. we've got a whole raft of measures on waste trying to reduce waste in this country. and this new ban that we are announcing today is just one of a whole raft of measures to really tackle this issue. in 2020 single—use plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers were banned for sale and distribution. it's estimated that england uses 2.7 billion items of single—use cutlery each year. the majority are plastic. in 2020 plastic cutlery made it into the top 15 most littered items. england, though, is playing catch up with other uk nations. wales approved similar measures last month. those come into effect later this year. and scotland introduced a similar ban lastjune. takeaway owners are concerned that new rules could add to their costs

when bills are already high. campaigners welcome any move that reduces our carbon footprint and reduces harmful greenhouse gases. but for some, the government's plans don't go far enough. we're second only to the us in how much plastic waste is produced per person. that means we are the second biggest producers of plastic waste in the world. so we really need transformative change to happen. we need the government to be showing real ambition and taking the lead. we are actually looking for a 50% reduction in single—use packaging, which would lead to the kind of change we need to see. the proposed ban in england only applies to cafes and restaurants, and not to single—use plastic packaging for food and drinks sold in supermarkets. the government says it's working on separate plans for these retailers to cover disposal costs from 2024. sean dilley, bbc news. more than 500 ufos have reportedly been spotted by us troops.

a new de—classified us government document shows that the us national intelligence agency is now aware of 510 reported sightings — nearly half of the new sightings were deemed unremarkable — but more than 100 of them remain unexplained. now, a chilly reminder that winter is just getting started in many parts of the world. take this example from eastern russia that's been making the rounds on social media. as you can see, noodle soup is no match against the siberian winter. this dish froze before the person could even take a bite. this weekend the temperature will continue to drop to as low as minus 65 degrees celcius. that is all from me for now. more on all the stories we are covering on our website. you can get hold of me

on twitter if you like. thank you for watching. hello. 0ur forecasts are very much being about the rain so far this january. we're not even halfway through the month and some spots have already seen close to a month and a half's worth of rainfall. cardiff, for example. in the days ahead, though, it will be relatively dry, but it's going to turn much colder. things have already started to become chillier across the uk through saturday as we've started to pick up a northwesterly airstream. late sunday into monday though, into a direct northerly airstream and arctic air, we all go. we still don't have a lot of water lying about and numerous flood warnings in place. so do keep up to date with those on our website. but instead of rain, it's going to be looking out for snow, i suspect in the days ahead. that will be our major forecasting headache. we're going to have this little weather system drifting its way south overnight, the centre of our low pressure up

here to the northeast, quite windy around that low gales for the south west of scotland, to the north of northern ireland, wintry showers feeding in to scotland, maybe even down to lower levels. and out of this system, perhaps a little bit of snow across snowdonia for the lake district, perhaps across the pennines, but generally still with the strength of the wind, it's not quite cold enough for us to see a widespread frost across england and wales. so it'll mostly be showers of rain we see on that little weather system as it trickles its way south through sunday morning and tends to fade out actually. so i think quite a lot of sunshine to come across england and wales away from western coasts through the day on sunday. some more snow showers for the far north west of scotland. a chillier day for all. the winds actually ease back through the day, but highs, sixes and sevens to the south of the uk, some parts of scotland away from the coast, temperatures will not get above freezing. and then overnight sunday into monday, you can see a weather system there rolling through close to the south coast.

the cold air at this stage is digging its way south. as the two come together, there is uncertainty where we may see perhaps something a little bit more significant in the way of snow for first thing on monday, perhaps across the downs, the weald of kent. please stay tuned because we will be able to pin that down closer to the time. same story though, monday night into tuesday, that big low up there to the northeast. but these little features running around to the bottom of it, making it very difficult to pinpoint exactly where we could see wintry weather in terms of the timing in our forecast, but colder certainly for all this week.

a this is bbc news, the headlines. russia launches missile strikes across ukraine. 0ne hit an apartment block, in the city of dnipro — killing at least 5 people. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are still under the rubble is still unknown. iran has executed british—iranian, dual national, alireza akbari, on charges of �*spying for the uk' — which he'd denied. britain's prime minister called it, a �*callous and cowardly act'. a further 5 classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us president, joe biden. and in the uk — a 7—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in london. four women were also injured in the attack.