this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the latest headlines. dozens of people have died in a plane crash in nepal. the aircraft, which had 72 people onboard, came down while trying to land near the tourist town of pokhara. a seven—year—old girl has life threatening injuries after a suspected drive by shooting outside a memorial service in london. president biden declares a state of emergency in california after it has been hit by a succession of severe winter storms leaving 25 million residents under a flood watch.

rescue workers in the ukrainian city of dnipro search for survivors of a russian missile attack on an apartment building. at least 18 people were killed. is there light at the end on the tunnel on train strikes in the uk? the transport secretary is optimisitc a deal can be reached with the unions. i think both the companies and there railway unions are keen to reach an agreement agreement but that is for them to do. tens of thousands of people take part in anti—government protests across cities in israel against plans for changes to theirjudiciary. hello and welcome to bbc news. some breaking news this hour — dozens of people have died in a plane crash in nepal.

let's run through what we know so far: the plane was flying from the capital kathmandu to the town of pokhara — a popular tourist town. the crash happened as it was coming in to land.it was a yeti airlines plane with 72 people onboard. this is the footage we have of the aftermath. thought to be around two kilometres from the airportrescue workers searching for survivors. around 200 nepalese soldiers there. and lots of people looking on. there are reports of some survivors. no confirmation yet. the plane was a twin—engine atr 72 aircraft. flying conditions in nepal can be difficult. eight of the worlds 1a highest mountains and the weather can change suddenly. we don't know what led to this crash though. our nepali correspondent phanindra dahal is live in kathmandu and described the site of the plane crash and gave us a update on the rescue operation.

pokhara it's a tourist town surrounded by hills and when the international airport was built, they chopped up some of the hills and they say they had due care of that and all the international of aviation standard was followed and in nepal we have a different kind of geography and typography —— topography and everyone is wondering how this incident happened today on our very nearly inaugurated airport built with the chinese loan and a lot of fanfare was there ready to see it inaugurated. figs lot of fanfare was there ready to see it inaugurated.— lot of fanfare was there ready to see it inaugurated. as we get any more information _ see it inaugurated. as we get any more information we _ see it inaugurated. as we get any more information we will- see it inaugurated. as we get any more information we will bring i see it inaugurated. as we get any

more information we will bring it | see it inaugurated. as we get any i more information we will bring it to you. a seven—year—old girl remains in a life threatening condition this morning, following a suspected drive—by the incident happened yesterday afternoon, as a memorial service was taking place at a roman catholic church near euston station. of the incident. just before half past one yesterday we were called to a shooting outside saint aloysius church in camden. paramedics found multiple people injured by pellets from a shot gun. for women aged 21,41,48 and injured by pellets from a shot gun. for women aged 21, 41, 48 and 54 were taken to central london hospitals where thankfully their injuries were assessed as non—life

threatening. the 48—year—old woman has sustained potentially life changing injuries. two children were also injured. the 12—year—old girl sustained a leg injury, she was treated at hospital before being discharged yesterday afternoon. she is expected to make a full recovery. a seven—year—old girl was more seriously injured. she remains in hospital in a stable but life—threatening condition and our thoughts are with her and her family. the incident took place as mourners gathered outside the church following a funeral. we believe the suspects discharged a shot gun from a moving vehicle. it was a black toyota chr, likely a 2019 model are similar. this was a shocking

incident. people came here to attend a funeral, to be with friends and loved ones and mourn together. instead, they were the victims of a senseless act of violence. we know it will of had a significant impact on communities across camden and we will have a visible police presence in the local area across the coming days and weeks to provide extra reassurance and as your neighbourhood superintendent i will ensure that will be happening. i can promise we're doing everything we can to identify and bring to justice those responsible this attack. the investigation is being led by the metropolitan police specialist crime command. we have a significant number of specialist detectives and local officers working around the clock but we also need the help of the public. we want to hearfrom anyone who witnessed the incident or

has information about it. your information could be vitally important. no matter how insignificant you think it is. please call the metropolitan police on 101 or crimestoppers anonymously on 101 or crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. that on 101 or crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111-— on 0800 555111. that was the met olice in on 0800 555111. that was the met police in london _ on 0800 555111. that was the met police in london appealing - on 0800 555111. that was the met police in london appealing for - police in london appealing for information and giving more details about that shooting outside shooting outside a church service in central london yesterday. as we get any more details about that attack we will of course bring them to you. president biden has declared a state of emergency in california and ordered federal aid to be sent to the state as it reels from another powerful winter storm. around 25 million residents remain under a flood watch as the storm

moves steadily southwards. the authorities say at least seven waterways have flooded, and about 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes, mainly in coastal parts of northern and central california. 0ur west coast correspondent sophie long has been out with volunteers in santa barbara and sent us this report. frantic efforts to protect homes from further flooding. if we didn't get this done today, we would have lost our house. jeff bailey's wife and young children evacuated. he stayed to protect their home. it's been hard. my wife has been bringing them over up at the top of the hill, and i've been giving them hugs and kisses and telling them how much i love them. but, you know, we all have to process it. sorry, i have for some

reason become emotional. so yeah, we're safe, we're surviving, and we'll just keep going forward. across california, after three weeks of almost continuous, catastrophic downpours, rain is the last thing people here need, and yet it keeps coming. widespread flooding is getting worse and roads are disintegrating. emergency services can only watch as this one collapses into the valley below. we joined the santa barbara bucket brigade, a local volunteerforce formed after a mudslide killed 23 people here five years ago. what's happened here? this is the road to my mom's house. she can't get home, so we've got a big rock to clear out. all hands on what has become a treacherous, slippery deck. i'm not worried about our house. it's not going to go - anywhere, and it's safe. and it'sjust everybody else, and all the... - you know, i mean, if we don't

protect the road, we're - going to lose more of the road here — people can't get out. i you can see the impact of the heavy deluges here. this road has been completely cut off. people cannot access their homes. the rains have now started again after brief period of respite, and there is concern that more is going to come down. the threat of mudslides means they need to move quickly. the next stop is steve's house. that was a pretty hairy drive, by my standards. so this tree i planted 26 years ago. it was this tall, and it's the only tree to survive this. the whole thing just slid down. this is about 200 feet wide. you kind of get overwhelmed with a series of emotional things, which go from hope to pride to fear to, you know, despair — to all that stuff. but at the end of the day, you know,

we're a resilient lot up here and we know what to do, so this is what we're doing today. a saturated california can only wait to see what the next storm brings. sophie long, bbc news, santa barbara. at least 18 people are now known to have been killed in a russian missile strike on an apartment block in the central ukrainian city of dnipro. dozens of others were injured when part of the nine—storey building was reduced to rubble. rescue workers have been working through the night looking for survivors. it follows a wave of new strikes targeting ukraine's power infrastructure, as marta newman reports. this was one of the worst attacks in dnipro, the country's fourth—largest city, in many months, the strike hit the entrance of this nine—storey residential tower block leaving a gaping hole and turning several floors into smouldering rubble. throughout the night, rescue workers and volunteers have been searching the ruins

for survivors in sub—zero temperatures, while sniffer dogs were brought in to comb through the debris. president zelensky has condemned the attack and said the number of people confirmed dead was likely to rise. he has issued a fresh appeal to his western allies for more weaponry to end attacks on civilian targets. translation: can russian terror be stopped? - yes. is it possible to do it somehow differently than on the battlefield in ukraine? unfortunately no. it can and must be done on our land, in our sea, in our sky. what is needed for this? those weapons that are in the depots of our partners, and which our troops are still waiting for. earlier, prime minister rishi sunak confirmed the government will send challenger two tanks to help

the country's defence. the strikes also hit critical infrastructure in several other major cities, including kyiv, the ukrainian capital, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west. the president said the coming days will be difficult as months of bombardment of its power grid threatenthe supply of electricity, running water and central heating at the height of winter. speaking on bbc breakfast this morning, the chair of the british mps defence select committee, tobias ellwood, said the government was focusing too heavily on issues like equipment rather than considering a strategy for ukrainian success. we can'tjust keep gifting different variants of equipment, supply chains... it is not sustainable. in my view we should be developing a ukrainian arms factory, an assembly line in eastern poland so it can procure its own military

kit, ammunitions for the long—term, that would be a strategic objective we could all agree on. we should be listing the wagner group as well, putting pressure on them but ultimately it is the leadership that we require. i would like britain to advance what it is doing, it has done an incredible job but we haven't barked to hesitant. the labour leader keir starmer has told the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg he has concerns about gender legislation in scotland. he also said he doesn't back 16 year olds changing gender and said he wants to see what the uk government says about blocking the scottish bill this week. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is with me in the studio. the legislation in scotland past last month lowered the age somebody

could change the legal gender to the age of 16 and it would speed up the legal process and that would not have to be a doctor giving someone a medical diagnosis. controversial legislation in scotland but backed by msps. kwasi kwarteng said he does not back the idea of 16—year—olds being able to change the gender. —— keir starmer. made of it for him by the fact labour members of parliament scotland backed the legislation. parliament scotland backed the le . islation. . parliament scotland backed the leaislation. ., ., parliament scotland backed the legislation-— parliament scotland backed the leaislation. ., ., , ., legislation. there are all sorts of different definitions _ legislation. there are all sorts of different definitions in _ legislation. there are all sorts of different definitions in relation . legislation. there are all sorts of| different definitions in relation to self certification. as far as the scotland provision is concerned, i do have concerns about the age of transition reduced to 16 and we put amendments forward in relation to that and also the primacy of the equality act which is very

important. equality act which is very important-— equality act which is very imortant. ., , ., ., ., important. to explain to our viewers. _ important. to explain to our viewers, scottish _ important. to explain to our viewers, scottish labour- important. to explain to our. viewers, scottish labour msps important. to explain to our- viewers, scottish labour msps back to that system in the last couple of weeks, they supported it. when the wrong to support them? that weeks, they supported it. when the wrong to support them?— wrong to support them? that was a matter for scottish _ wrong to support them? that was a matter for scottish labour, - wrong to support them? that was a matter for scottish labour, lauren. j matter for scottish labour, lauren. i'm matterfor scottish labour, lauren. i'm telling you what the position is in relation to the whole party. —— laura. in relation to the whole party. -- laura. ~ ~' ., in relation to the whole party. -- laura. ~ ~ ., , laura. we know the uk government is considerin: laura. we know the uk government is considering as — laura. we know the uk government is considering as part _ laura. we know the uk government is considering as part of— laura. we know the uk government is considering as part of the _ laura. we know the uk government is considering as part of the scotland - considering as part of the scotland act, the framework for devolution in the uk when it comes to scotland, is considering blocking this issue and are getting legal advice. keir starmer was asked if he approved of this and he said he wanted to wait and see what the government came forward with. the msps in scotland who do enjoy a bit of independence from the uk labour party did back legislation. it will be interesting

how keir starmer responded if the uk government decided to block it. mark harper, the transport secretary was asked about on the same programme. i hope there will be a deal. i will not put an artificial timetable on it and as soon as you start putting artificial deadlines and things you tend to end up with a bad deal. i think both the companies and the railway unions are keen to reach an agreement that we will have to see if they can hammer out the detail thatis if they can hammer out the detail that is for them to do. i facilitated an offer, i have brought the two sides together with the real minister who has been having regular meetings making sure we have regular progress such as for the two sides to hammer to deal and try and get somewhere they can agree. to make sure everyone _ somewhere they can agree. to make sure everyone was — somewhere they can agree. to make sure everyone was listening - somewhere they can agree. to make sure everyone was listening and - sure everyone was listening and watching at home, that clip was about strikes which is what i wanted to talk to you about next. mark

harper are not talking about gender reform in scotland, talking about strikes. the transport secretary has been trying to facilitate a deal between striking workers on the railways and their employers. this is one of the areas in the many strikes the uk government faces at the moment, there appears to be a movement in the right direction. mark harper not committing to the fact he thinks will be a deal but sounding more optimistic perhaps this morning there could be an improved offer heading towards railway workers. he mentioned it was non—negotiable as part of the deal that will be workers are looking at that will be workers are looking at that there would have to be some reform in the railways and that could be an area such as driver only trains. but it did appear the transport secretary seem to think tops were heading in the right direction between employers and the unions and i think that is something he will be particularly relieved about the let's remember this is one

of many areas for the government is facing industrial action at the moment. still concerns around what teachers will do, about what is going on in the health service what is happening with nurses and junior doctors to be balloted as well. this may be a chink of light for the government, certainly not without other industrial problems looming at the moment. more than 80,000 israeli people have rallied in tel aviv to protest against prime minister benjamin netanyahu's new government — which is the most religious and hardline in israeli history. protesters have condemned mr netanyahu's proposed reforms, which they say would cripple judicial independence and make it easier for parliament to overturn supreme court rulings. sofia bettiza reports.

don't silence supreme court they chant. this is what many israelis fear is at stake. the country is planning new ways for parliament to overturn supreme court rulings. the changes would also give parliament control over the appointment of judges and reduce the independence of legal advisers. i judges and reduce the independence of legal advisers.— of legal advisers. i came here to demonstrate _ of legal advisers. i came here to demonstrate against _ of legal advisers. i came here to demonstrate against the - demonstrate against the anti—democratic steps of the new government in israel who are trying to destroy the democratic structure of the israeli state.— of the israeli state. many protesters _ of the israeli state. many protesters think - of the israeli state. many protesters think about i of the israeli state. many | protesters think about the of the israeli state. many - protesters think about the prime minister and called on him to resign. some banners called his new coalition which includes extreme right and ultraorthodox jewish parties and government of right and ultraorthodoxjewish

parties and government of shame. translation: the? parties and government of shame. translation:— parties and government of shame. translation: they will try to pass laws against _ translation: they will try to pass laws against women _ translation: they will try to pass laws against women and _ translation: they will try to pass laws against women and the - translation: they will try to pass| laws against women and the lgbtq community, it really scares me. in a country of — community, it really scares me. in a country ofjust _ community, it really scares me. in a country ofjust over _ community, it really scares me. in a country ofjust over 9 _ community, it really scares me. in a country ofjust over 9 million, this demonstration of over 80,000 is significant but the prime minister has made reform of the legal system in israel a key element of his agenda and many fear he will not listen. the climate activist, greta thunberg, hasjoined 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. emer mccarthy reports. they came in their thousands, with a familiar face

among the crowds. 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 socialjustice and racialjustice. lutzerath, what happens in lutzerath doesn't stay in lutzerath. 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 lutzerath 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's recently intensified,

as the german government argues the 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 foregoing gas and oil supplies from russia, we need to replace that. and how to replace it, if not by coal? and 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 lutzerath "the final frontier" and says it's the last place that brown coal will be mined in germany. but for some, that's still not enough. the carbon is still in

the ground, we are still here. lutzerath is still there. and as long as the carbon is in the ground, this struggle is not over. emer mccarthy, bbc news. the world health organisation is urging china to provide detailed information about the level of covid infections in the country. 60,000 covid—related deaths have been reported injust over a month, but the chinese government has been accused of not releasing the full details of the pandemic. it's a huge sum of money — someone is $1.3 billion richer after winning the second—biggest jackpot in us history. the winner — who hasn't been named — has the option of taking a lump—sum payment of $723 million or an annual payment for 30 years. here's the owner of the convenience store in lebanon, maine where the winning ticket was bought.

at six o'clock this morning, my phone went off. the phone identified it as a phone call from augusta, maine, and i was told that my store sold the $1.3 million winning lottery ticket. i thought for sure it was a scam. it was either going to be an ask for a gift card or a social security number shortly after, but it was not. iran is facing international condemnation after the execution of a british—iranian national. former defence minister, alirayza akbari, was arrested in 2019 for alleged spying, which he denied. iranian state media announced his execution on saturday. in response britain has sanctioned iran's prosecutor general, saying tehran must be held accountable for its appalling human rights violations. mr akbari's nephew, alireza akbari, has been speaking to the bbc. it is horrible. it is just not something that anyone wants to go through, no family wants to experience that. it is a violation of human rights and basically it undermines somebody�*s right to life,

you know, taking somebody�*s life away without leaving the choice for them. hello. well, at last it's feeling a lot more like winter again and maybe windy out there adding to the chill today. but the colder air is set to get even colder over the next few days. temperatures actually dropping below normal as we see a surge of arctic air push southwards across the entirety of the uk. as i said, though, windy, making it feel colder at the moment, particularly across england and wales. gusts of wind 40, 50 miles an hour. it's that which helped a band of rain and patchy rain that is, hail, sleet and snow push into wales, the midlands and east anglia for the afternoon. so a few heavy showers through the english channel, but actually not as many as we saw this morning. away from that, a lot of dry weather to come. some rain returns to the west

and northern ireland later. snow showers in the north of scotland. here your afternoon highs four to nine celsius, around where we should be for the stage in january, but as i said, made to feel colder in the south for a time, given now, through tonight, some sleet and snow again on the hills of southern scotland, northern england and to the north of scotland. but some heavy rain pushing through the english channel, some sleet and snow on the northern edge of that for the downs and the wealds. but there's a small risk that could become more extensive across these areas and with a greater chance of some hill snow and some travel disruption with some more minorflooding across southern parts into tomorrow morning. so it's a low risk at the moment. for the time being, it's going to be widely cold across the country tomorrow morning. risk of ice, widespread frost, —8, —9 in scotland. the rain, sleet and snow mix hopefully just in that southeast corner, but bear in mind, it could be a bit more extensive as we start the morning. gradually clearing, a few wintry showers still in east anglia through the day. the odd isolated one further west. many of you on monday, though, having a dry day, lots of crisp

winter sunshine, more snow flurries in the north of scotland and a cold feel, temperatures actually struggling to get much above freezing for one or two. that will lead us into an even colder night through into tuesday, a chance of a little air of low pressure just pushing southwards and eastwards clipping devon and cornwall overnight into the morning, could leave some snow here over the hills, pushing then into france. to that north to northwesterly airflow in these northern and western parts of the uk, further sleet and snow showers. many, though, will be dry. temperatures again only around two to five degrees. the colder weather then continues through the middle part of the week, further wintry flurries for some, but later on, something milder and wetter gradually will push in from the west. but the main story, i think, for the week ahead is that it's going to be colder than we've been used to so far this year with widespread frost take care.

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the headlines: dozens of people have died in a plane crash in nepal. the aircraft, which had 72 people on board, came down while trying to land near the tourist town of pokhara. a 7—year—old girl has life threatening injuries after a suspected drive by shooting outside a memorial service in london. police have described it as �*shocking' and �*senseless�*. president biden declares a state of emergency in california after it has been hit by a succession of severe winter storms leaving 25 million residents under a flood watch. at least 19 people have died and thousands have been forced to leave their homes.

rescue workers in the ukrainian city of dnipro search for dozens