this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or 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 on board, 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. people came here to attend a funeral, to be with friends and loved ones and to warn together and instead they were the victims of a senseless act of violence. 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 21 people were killed. is there light at the end on the tunnel on train strikes in the uk? the transport secretary is optimistic a deal can be reached with the unions. i think both the companies signed the rail unions are keen to reach an agreement but we have got to see if they can hammer out the detail but, thatis they can hammer out the detail but, that is for them to do. 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 on board. this is the footage we have of the aftermath. thought to be around two kilometres from the airport. rescue 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 world's 1a highest mountains are there and the weather can change suddenly. we don't know what led to this crash though. our nepali correspondent panindra dahal is in kathmandu and described the site of the plane crash and gave us a update on the rescue operation. pokhara is a tourist town surrounded by hills

and when the international airport was built, they chopped off some of the hills and officials say they had due care of that and all the international of aviation standard was followed in nepal we have a different kind of geography and topography — and everyone is wondering how this incident happened today on our very newrly inaugurated airport built with the chinese loan, and a lot of fanfare was there ready to see it inaugurated. thanks for that update. as we get any more details as to what exactly happened we will bring them to you. back to the uk now. the metropolitan police says those behind yesterday's shooting in central london fired a shotgun

from inside a moving car. it happened near euston station where a memorial service for a young woman and her mother was taking place. a seven—year—old girl suffered life—threatening injuries and five other people were also hurt including a 48—year—old woman, who has potentially life—changing injuries. within the past hour, superintendent jack rowlands has given an update on the investigation: the on the investigation: incident took place as mourns gathered the incident took place as mourners gathered outside the church, following a funeral. we believe the suspect discharge the shot gun from a moving vehicle, which was a black toyota chr, likely a 2019 model or similar. this was a shocking incident. people came here to attend a funeral, to be with friends and loved ones and to mourn together. instead, they were the victims of a

senseless act of violence. we know it will have had a significant impact on communities across camden, and we will have a visible police presence in the local area in the coming days and weeks to provide extra reassurance and as your neighbourhood superintendent i will ensure that that will be happening. i can promise that we are doing everything we can to identify and bring to justice those responsible for this attack. the investigation is being led by the met�*s specialist crime command. we have a significant number of specialist detectives and local officers working round the clock, but we also need the help of the public. we want to hearfrom anyone who witnessed this incident, or who has information about it. your information could be vitally important. no matter how insignificant you think it is.

joining me now is our news correspondent celestina 0lulode. what details do we have? i am stood a few minutes _ what details do we have? i am stood a few minutes away _ what details do we have? i am stood a few minutes away from _ what details do we have? i am stood a few minutes away from euston - a few minutes away from euston stations. it is a very busy station, one of the busiest in the country but this is also a really residential area, and people, but this is also a really residentialarea, and people, in but this is also a really residential area, and people, in the last hour or so, keep coming up to the police cordoned behind me and asking questions about what happening, what has been happening and what happened yesterday, and people are still very shocked about what has gone on. i spoke to a catholic priest, fatherjeremy trude who handled a church service at saint aloysius church behind me and here is what he said. we saint aloysius church behind me and here is what he said.— here is what he said. we had a memorial— here is what he said. we had a memorial mass _ here is what he said. we had a memorial mass for _ here is what he said. we had a memorial mass for two - here is what he said. we had a memorial mass for two of - here is what he said. we had a memorial mass for two of iro i memorial mass for two of iro parishioners who died tragically of natural_ parishioners who died tragically of natural causes in november, and this

was the _ natural causes in november, and this was the opportunity for their family and friends to get together and celebrate their life and remember them _ celebrate their life and remember them and — celebrate their life and remember them and to mourn them and to pray for them, _ them and to mourn them and to pray for them, and that mass had just ended, _ for them, and that mass had just ended, people were beginning to leave _ ended, people were beginning to leave the — ended, people were beginning to leave the church, i was stood inside the church _ leave the church, i was stood inside the church when there was this enormous _ the church when there was this enormous bang, and people leaving the church _ enormous bang, and people leaving the churchjust rushed back in and said there — the churchjust rushed back in and said there had been a shooting. it was a _ said there had been a shooting. it was a very— said there had been a shooting. it was a very strange, loud, prolonged noise _ was a very strange, loud, prolonged noise that _ was a very strange, loud, prolonged noise that i — was a very strange, loud, prolonged noise that i heard. i try to make sure _ noise that i heard. i try to make sure that — noise that i heard. i try to make sure that everyone was safe. it was very uhctear — sure that everyone was safe. it was very unclear what was going on outside. — very unclear what was going on outside, so i was able to go out one of the _ outside, so i was able to go out one of the other— outside, so i was able to go out one of the other exits and go round the corner— of the other exits and go round the comer and — of the other exits and go round the corner and see what was going on and i saw— corner and see what was going on and i saw that— corner and see what was going on and i saw that there was somebody who was lying _ i saw that there was somebody who was lying on the pavement, obviously injured. _ was lying on the pavement, obviously injured. and _ was lying on the pavement, obviously injured, and almost straightaway, paramedics arrived and the police very soon— paramedics arrived and the police very soon afterwards. it happened very soon afterwards. it happened very quickly. there were people

inside _ very quickly. there were people inside the — very quickly. there were people inside the church with what appeared to be superficial cuts. nothing very great _ to be superficial cuts. nothing very great very— to be superficial cuts. nothing very great. very soon, they were taken to hospitai _ great. very soon, they were taken to hosital. ., , ., , , hospital. people here are still “ust t in: to hospital. people here are still “ust trying to piece fl hospital. people here are still “ust trying to piece together �* hospital. people here are still “ust trying to piece together what h trying to piece together what happened. in the last few minutes we have spoken to a resident who didn't want to talk on camera, and she said she heard the gunshots, and she saw a young girl lying on the pavement. another woman, a mother, who didn't witnessed the incident, she lives in the block behind me, she said, what if this had happened to me? what if this had happened to one of my kids? so, really, people herejust want to find out how this incident could have happened in broad daylight at 1:30pm, ijust want have happened in broad daylight at 1:30pm, i just want to have happened in broad daylight at 1:30pm, ijust want to know, crucially, if the seven—year—old will be ok. for now, lewis, back 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 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 yes, we're safe, we're surviving, and we'lljust 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 could only watch as this one collapses into the valley below. we joined the santa barbara bucket brigade, a local volunteer force formed after a mudslide killed 23 people here five years ago. what 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. more than 20 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 are still searching for people buried in the rubble after working through the night. it follows a wave of new strikes targeting ukraine's power infrastructure — james waterhouse has more. in the grand scheme of this war, there had been a relative reprieve from russia's long—range missile and drone strikes. two weeks. new year's day was the last time we saw it happen.

but we knew this one was significant just from the amount of time we had to spend in the shelter. we were down for a few hours and as ever, you resurface to images of where the devastation has been most acute. saturday was about dnipro, where we saw a residential block completely destroyed by a missile strike. rescue teams are continuing to sift through smoking rubble and twisted metal. there are people calling out for help, using lights on their phones to let rescue teams know where they are. more than 20 people have now lost their lives. we're told many more are missing. and this just shows that while russia is continuing its tactic of trying to hit infrastructure sites, so places like power stations to deprive people of energy in the middle of winter, it is civilians, normal people, who find themselves in harm's way. this was an attack that struck targets right across ukraine.

around 60 missiles, we are told, were launched, as well as rockets from from mobile launchers. the air defence systems took some out, but not all. and it shows that the defences are far from watertight, which is why president zelensky is continuing to call for more on that front in terms of air defences as well as more weapons themselves. and he's also condemned the attacks and in a hint at how far he is from any kind of peace deal or wanting to negotiate, he said the only way to deal with russia in this regard is on the battlefield. and that final thought about western support for ukraine was raised in the uk this morning. speaking on bbc breakfast this morning, the chair of the 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 there but ultimately it is the leadership that we require. i would like britain to advance what it is doing, it has done an incrediblejob, but we have been far too hesitant. that has all played into russia's interests. the uk's transport secretary mark harper says he hopes a deal can be reached this week between rail companies and unions to avoid further strike action. the uk has recently been rocked by industrial action causing mass disruption to the railways with fears that more walk—outs would further weaken demand in travel and the wider economy.

the minister added that there was still detail in negotiations that needed hammering out. here he was, speaking on the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg programme a little earlier. i hope that there will be a deal. i am not going to put an artificial timetable on it because, as soon as you start putting artificial deadlines on things, you tend to end up with a bad deal, but look, both the companies and the rail unions are keen to reach an agreement but we have got to see if they can hammer out the detail, but that is for them to do, and i facilitated an offer. i brought both sides together with the rail minister. he is going to have regular meetings to make sure that we have got a good process and it is for the two sides to hammer out a deal and try to get to somewhere where they can agree. kuenssberg's programme, saying 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. a complicated issue. what has been happening this morning? for context, there was this — happening this morning? for context, there was this bill _ happening this morning? for context, there was this bill passed _ happening this morning? for context, there was this bill passed in _ happening this morning? for context, there was this bill passed in the - there was this bill passed in the scottish parliament last month was streamlining the process for someone changing their legal gender, the timescales have been cut, there is no need for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from a doctor and it lowered the age someone can change agenda, to 16, and keir starmerwas asked about this this morning, this legislation that was backed by scottish labour msps at holyrood, and specifically said he didn't think 16—year—olds should be changing gender, and went into a bit more detail about why he has "other concerns" about the bill. there are all sorts of different definitions in terms of sale

suffered occasion. as far as he scotland — suffered occasion. as far as he scotland provision is concerned, i do have _ scotland provision is concerned, i do have concerns about the age of transition — do have concerns about the age of transition reduced now to 16 and we have put— transition reduced now to 16 and we have put forward amendments in relation — have put forward amendments in relation to— have put forward amendments in relation to that, and also the primacy— relation to that, and also the primacy of the equality act, which is very— primacy of the equality act, which is very important when it comes to human— is very important when it comes to human rights. is very important when it comes to human rights— human rights. explain to our viewers. _ human rights. explain to our viewers, scottish _ human rights. explain to our viewers, scottish labour- human rights. explain to our. viewers, scottish labour msps human rights. explain to our- viewers, scottish labour msps in the scottish parliament back that system in the last couple of weeks. they supported it. were they wrong to supported it. were they wrong to support a? supported it. were they wrong to su ort a? ., .,, supported it. were they wrong to su-nort a? ., ., supported it. were they wrong to sunport a?— support a? that was a matter for scottish labour. _ support a? that was a matter for scottish labour. i— support a? that was a matter for scottish labour. i am _ support a? that was a matter for scottish labour. i am telling - support a? that was a matter for scottish labour. i am telling you| scottish labour. i am telling you what _ scottish labour. i am telling you what the — scottish labour. i am telling you what the position is in relation to the whole — what the position is in relation to the whole labour party. we what the position is in relation to the whole labour party. we know the uk government _ the whole labour party. we know the uk government is _ the whole labour party. we know the uk government is considering - the whole labour party. we know the uk government is considering using i the whole labour party. we know the| uk government is considering using a parrot has in scotland act of potentially blocking this scottish legislation —— using a power that it has. it may affect uk wide equality law, that is something the scottish government is adamant that this bill does not. keir starmer was asked about the labour position if that

legislation was blocked. i remember that scottish labour msps did vote for this. that scottish labour msps did vote forthis. he that scottish labour msps did vote for this. he said that scottish labour msps did vote forthis. he said he that scottish labour msps did vote for this. he said he with wait to see what the government would say about that. he would not commit either way whether he would back it or not. that was something put to the uk government minister on the airwaves this morning, mark harper, and he spoke about how the government is getting more legal advice about making a decision and whether or not they will block it. there are conflicting rights. there are trans— there are conflicting rights. there are trans people who have suffered discrimination and who want their rights _ discrimination and who want their rights respected but equally, i have listened _ rights respected but equally, i have listened carefully to the concerns many _ listened carefully to the concerns many women have had about worries that they— many women have had about worries that they have got about risks to their— that they have got about risks to their safety, and i heard brian cox there _ their safety, and i heard brian cox there are — their safety, and i heard brian cox there are just talking about some of there are just talking about some of the things— there are just talking about some of the thingst rowling has said, some very reasonable things that people are entitled to say, as she had been treated _ are entitled to say, as she had been treated very — are entitled to say, as she had been treated very badly in response and i think this _ treated very badly in response and i think this discussion is best if we talk about— think this discussion is best if we talk about it thoughtfully and carefully which is why the

government is not rushing to a conclusion— government is not rushing to a conclusion but waiting to see the detailed — conclusion but waiting to see the detailed legal advice, and will then take a _ detailed legal advice, and will then take a careful, thought through decision, — take a careful, thought through decision, which we will announce. the government saying —— matt hopper saying that the government is not rushing into a decision, but the deadline is wednesday so they don't have much time, if they decide to block it using section 35 of the scotland act that would be significant because it has never been done and history of evolution so the uk government has a big, potentially controversial decision to make this week. iran is facing international condemnation after the execution of a british—iranian national. former defence minister, ali—rayza 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. 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. earlier i spoke to my colleague at bbc persian parham ghobadi about the growing international condemnation of the killing. emmanuel macron, the french president _ emmanuel macron, the french president has also condemned it, calling _ president has also condemned it, calling it — president has also condemned it, calling it barbaric and despicable act, in _ calling it barbaric and despicable act, in the — calling it barbaric and despicable act, in the same terms like rishi sunak— act, in the same terms like rishi sunak who — act, in the same terms like rishi sunak who called it a cowardly act by a barbaric regime. uk foreign secretary— by a barbaric regime. uk foreign secretaryjames cleverly by a barbaric regime. uk foreign secretary james cleverly temporarily withdrew _ secretary james cleverly temporarily withdrew its ambassador from tehran for a consultation, apart from sanctioning the prosecutor general, so these _ sanctioning the prosecutor general, so these are all the combinations,

but the _ so these are all the combinations, but the reason behind this execution, some might say, is that an audio— execution, some might say, is that an audio file — execution, some might say, is that an audio file be obtained from him recorded _ an audio file be obtained from him recorded by his wife, he said that iran recorded by his wife, he said that iran is— recorded by his wife, he said that iran is executing him to settle scores — iran is executing him to settle scores with the united kingdom. what that means _ scores with the united kingdom. what that means is that one reason some might— that means is that one reason some might think— that means is that one reason some might think is that the uk has been planning _ might think is that the uk has been planning for some time to add iran's revolutionary guard to its terror list, something that has infuriated the iranian— list, something that has infuriated the iranian regime. the other thing is that— the iranian regime. the other thing is that iran — the iranian regime. the other thing is that iran has, from day one of these _ is that iran has, from day one of these protests that have been erupted, _ these protests that have been erupted, that iran has accused the uk of— erupted, that iran has accused the uk of fomenting unrest in the kingdom. more than 80,000 demonstrators have protested in the israeli city of tel aviv for the second consecutive saturday against proposed changes to the judiciary. the protesters — who included a cousin of the prime minister benjamin netanyahu — called the reforms an attack on democracy. banners referred to the new coalition led by mr netanyahu

as a government of shame. 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. prosecutors have also accused the former president, jair bolsonaro, of inciting crime by posting a video questioning the legitimacy of last 0ctober�*s presidential election. stephanie prentice has the story. this is the moment when thousands of hardcore bolsonaro supporters stormed brazil's congress, the supreme court and the presidential palace last week. and this was the man in charge of security for the capital, brasilia. anderson torres is one of bolsonaro's key allies and served asjustice minister in his cabinet. he was arrested as soon as he flew back to brazilfrom florida in the early hours of saturday morning. police raided mr torres's

home on thursday and discovered a draft decree, which they said appeared to be a proposal to interfere in the results of the october election, which bolsonaro lost to luis ignacio lula da silva. translation: the document links a series of events that begins on october the 30th, the day of the runoff election, and ends on january the eighth. so the document is a missing link between the succession of events showing that they were not isolated cases. mr torres said the document was taken out of context and that he had no role in the riots. the arrest is the latest development in a week of turmoil for brazil. more than 1200 arrests have been made in connection with the riots. and former president bolsonaro himself is being investigated for inciting them, a claim which he denies. president lula has said there was no precedent in the country's history

for the scenes in brasilia and has vowed to punish those responsible. stephanie prentice, bbc news. we leave with you news of a life—changing sum of money — someone in the us us now $1.3 billion richer, after winning the second biggestjackpot in american 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 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 billion winning lottery ticket. i thought for sure it was a scam. it was either going to be an ask for a gift card or my social security number shortly after, but it was not.

congratulations to whoever the winner is. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this has been bbc news, goodbye. hello, at last it is feeling a lot more like winter again, the wind adding to the chill today by the cold air is set to get colder over the next few days with temperatures dropping below normal as we see a surge of arctic air putting south across the entirety of the uk. the wind making it feel colder at the moment across england and wales, with gusts of up to 50 miles an hour, with a band of patchy rain, sleet and snow pushing into wales, the midlands. some showers in the english channel but not as many as this morning. away from that, some dry weather to come, rain returning to the west of northern ireland later, some showers in the north of scotland, and it will feel colder in the south of the time given the

wind. through the night, some sleet and snow again over the hills of southern scotland, northern england, but some heavy rain pushing through the english channel. for the downs and the, that could become more extensive across these areas, for offer but a greater chance of some hill snow and travel disruption and some minorflooding hill snow and travel disruption and some minor flooding across other parts tomorrow morning. for the time being it we would be cold across the country tomorrow morning, the risk of frost, down to —9 in scotland, the rain sleet and snow in the south—east corner but then it could be more extensive as we start the morning. gradually clearing, showers and east east anglia through the day, some isolated once for the rest. many on monday having a dry day with lots of crisp, winter sunshine. 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. a lot of dry and sunny weather around again, but we're exposed 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 by night, and ice, too. 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 of survivors of a russian missile attack on an apartment building which killed at least 21 people.