this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the latest headlines... the search for survivors of a plane crash in nepal has been called off for the evening. the aircraft was carrying 72 passengers. at least 68 are now confirmed dead. police say they're working round the clock to find the gunmen behind yesterday's shooting in central london. a seven—year—old girl was left fighting for her life following the attack outside a church. people came here to attend a funeral, to be with friends and loved ones and to mourn together and instead they were the victims of a senseless act of violence. at least 22 people killed and 72 injured during a missile strike

on an apartment building in the eastern ukrainian city of dnipro. the mayor of the city says there is little hope of finding more survivors. labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he has "concerns" over the gender recognition legislation passed in scotland last month, as he considers 16—year—olds too young to change their legal gender. hello and welcome. at least 68 people have been killed after a passenger plane crashed in nepal. the yeti airlines flight came down close to the tourist town of pokhara. the search has now been called off for the night and will resume on monday. it's understood a number of foreign nationals are among the dead. nepalese airlines have a poor safety record and are banned

from european union airspace. caroline davies has the latest, and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. believed to be the final moments before the crash, flying low and the sound of the impact. this video appeared on social media, reportedly showing the yeti flight. shouting. at the site, chaos and confusion as smoke and flames engulf the charred crater where the plane crashed. this is only 1.5km from the flight�*s destination, pokhara airport. the crowds step around what's left — tangled metal and plastic. among the passengers, 53 were from nepal, five from india, four russians, two koreans and one passenger each from ireland, australia, argentina and france. the plane took off at 10.32 this morning from kathmandu.

from the airport, prime minister pushpa kamal dahal said the incident was tragic. translation: the incident was tragic. all forces have been deployed for rescue operations. the investigation is going on now and i've called an emergency cabinet meeting. nepal has some of the world's most remote and difficult runways, and weather conditions in the mountains can change suddenly. there have previously been concerns about the safety of the country's carriers. the european union banned them from its airspace. the investigation into exactly what went wrong has onlyjust begun. caroline davies, bbc news. to kathmandu now where we can speak to surendra phuyal. he's the editor at the news website nepal minute. thank you very much forjoining us. firstly, what more can you tell us about the circumstances of this clash? �* �* , about the circumstances of this clash? “ , . , about the circumstances of this clash? ., p about the circumstances of this clash? ., '. ., clash? a's really difficult to say because investigations - clash? a's really difficult to say because investigations are - because investigations are

continuing. they have just started. the government has formed a panel and has 45 days to investigate the exact reason why this plane crashed —— the exact reason why this plane crash. nearthe —— the exact reason why this plane crash. near the site, there was a lady who was at 11 o'clock this morning doing her close, cleaning her clothes outside in the town in a very traditionalfashion near the banks of a river which goes through a deep gorge and over her head she suddenly would see an aircraft and it just tells osus suddenly would see an aircraft and itjust tells osus stall to one side and goes down and crashes into the gorge and there is a big noise, boom, because there are too many people and they were suddenly nervous and start crying. at the

moment we follow this afternoon special. he was also enjoying the boarding at 11 o'clock in the morning and he also is a witness to that crash and suddenly saw the plane losing its balance, stalling, and tinting to one side and then crashing into the gorge. despite tilting to one side. then it was a big bang and he crashed to the scene. witnesses spot some survivors at that moment. stock, thrown out of the airport, broken into pieces and thrown to the edge of the gorge. and there he says he rushed and tried to help some survivors to the ambulance and he claims he sent seven of them to the ambulance one by one so it was quite tragic and unexpected. so many lives lost in an instant.

interesting what you're saying about the witness and that there were initially so many survivors being called from other sources we now think it is very unlikely that any survivors after a crash that more than 300 people have died in plane crashes in the poll since 2000 and as you mentioned in the introduction, nepalese airlines are banned from european union airspace. what more can be done to improve the safety record of the industry, the airline industry there. i safety record of the industry, the airline industry there.— airline industry there. i was 'ust readina airline industry there. i was 'ust readin: a airline industry there. i was 'ust reading a treat i airline industry there. i was 'ust reading a treat for i airline industry there. i was 'ust reading a treat for men i airline industry there. i was 'ust reading a treat for men the h airline industry there. i was just| reading a treat for men the polly doctor a little while ago and we in nepal than to double check everything all equipment from aviation industry —— nepal a doctor. he was emphasising the polly

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i curse you and future generations of your families. may you animals be cursed for the rest of your lives by everyone! there is anger, and occasional hope. shouting. is anyone alive, ask rescuers? answering shouts. "here, here," they shout. the crane shut down. "lady, we can hear you," they say. today has brought more breakthroughs, but the number of dead will go up with time. dnipro is a reminder of how ordinary people can end up in harm's way, despite russia's likely target being nearby infrastructure. this was nevertheless an attack on the whole of the country. after a relative respite of two weeks, moscow has resumed its tactic of trying to deny ukrainians energy during the height of winter. there were blackouts across ukraine, including here in the western lviv region.

in a sign of his unchanged position, the country's leader says russia can only be stopped on the battlefield. translation: it can and must be done on our land, _ in our sky, in our sea. what we do we need for this? the weapons which are in the depots of our partners, the ones which our troops are waiting for.

the incident took place as mourners gathered outside the church following a funeral. we believe the suspects discharged a shotgun from a moving vehicle, which was a black toyota chr, likely a 2019 model or similar. this was a shocking incident. more from our correspondent at the scene celestina 0lulode. is at the scene celestina 0lulode. there any update a the is there any update at this stage on the investigation or on the conditions of those that were injured? conditions of those that were in'ured? , , conditions of those that were in'ured?, , ., conditions of those that were in'ured? , ., .,, ., injured? just over the last hour, the police _ injured? just over the last hour, the police cordon _ injured? just over the last hour, the police cordon has _ injured? just over the last hour, the police cordon has been - injured? just over the last hour, | the police cordon has been lifted here, but regarding the seven—year—old, we are still waiting for updates. police say she remains

in a life—threatening condition. the community still continue to ask questions and we have seen people laying flowers. for other women also were injured and a 12—year—old girl as well —— four. earlier this morning, we spoke to the priest that helps the memorial service for a 20—year—old called taryn sanchez and her mother at this church. it was the priest that said after the memorial service finished, that is when mourners heard the shots ring out. we had a memorial mass for two of our parishioners who died very tragically of natural courses in november. this was an opportunity for their family and friends to get together and to celebrate the life and remember them and mourn for them and, above all, pray for them.

and that had just ended. people were beginning to leave the church. i was still inside the church on sunday when there was this enormous bang and people who are leaving the church just rushed back in and said that there'd been a shooting. it certainly wasn't. .. it was a very strange, loud, prolonged noise i heard. now the father, he who you just heard there, he confirmed that mother and daughter of that memorial service where british and colombian. he also told me that over 300 people had come to attend that memorial service to mourn for zahra sanchez and her mother. no arrests have been made at this stage, following the shooting that took place here just after 1:30pm.

shooting that took place here just afteri:30pm. police shooting that took place here just after 1:30pm. police continued to appealfor after 1:30pm. police continued to appeal for witnesses and they are trying to reassure the local community by providing extra officers in the area, but still no further update yet at this stage. thank you very much. a woman who was an afghan mp until the taliban took over the country has been shot dead at her home in kabul. mursal nabizada had been a member of parliament until august 2021 and was killed alongside one of her bodyguards. former colleagues have praised ms nabizada as a fearless champion for afghanistan who'd turned down a chance to leave the country. hugh has all the sport. (1615 nc bulletin) newcastle united are back up to third in the english premier league after beating fulham1—0 with an 89th minute goal. it came from aleksandar isak.

the swedish striker�*s fourth for newcastle. fulham had earlier had a penalty disallowed after aleksander mitrovic had kicked it twice while slipping. newcastle have still only lost once in the league all season. there was a much needed win for chelsea and under—pressure manager graham potter. kai havertz scored the only goal of the game as they beat crystal palace 1—0 at stamford bridge. meanwhile, chelsea's january transfer window spending continues and during their match agaisnt crystal palace they announced the signing of ukraine forward mykhailo mudryk from shakhtar donetsk. the fee is initially £62 million and he's been at stamford bridge this afternoon. he's agreed an 8.5—year deal. chelsea beat arsenal to the signing of the 22 —year—old, who is their fifth new player just in this transfer window.

the first tennis grand slam of the year, the australian open, gets under way in just under 11 hours hours from now. novak djokovic returns to the tournament 12 months after being deported from australia because he hadn't been vaccinated against covid—19. the serb starts his bid for a tenth aussie open title on tuesday novak djokovic cancelled his practice session on sunday. perhaps a precautionary measure because in his own words he's been troubled by a left hamstring problem for the last ten days. that didn't stop him winning the title in adelaide last sunday and he is a clear favourite to win a tenth australian open title. he's had an excellent reception. the nasty ill feeling of 12 months ago seems to have melted away. if it's not going to be djokovic and we can't look after rafael nadal, surely the man who's not in particularly good form having only won one match... since he won the title 12 months ago. if it is not going to be djokovic or nadal who can take advantage of the

absence of the world number one? stefan tsitsipas of greece perhaps or daniil medvedev of london who had slightly disappointing year last year —— daniil medvedev of russia. in the women series the number one won two grand slam titles last year but can she continue the momentum at the start of the year? we often get some unpredictable results at the start of a grandstand draw slam season. the tunisian has been a runner—up, on stupor, so why shouldn't she have take the next step? the growth of thejessica padilla who has... and irina sabalenka of belarus seems to have put her terrible serving problems behind her. a£111" put her terrible serving problems behind her-— put her terrible serving problems behind her. our correspondent in melbourne- _ that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. in the uk the labour party leader sir keir starmer has told the bbc he does not back 16—year—olds being able to change

their legal gender. the labour leader said he had concerns about legislation passed in the scottish parliament last month, which simplifies the process for changing gender, including lowering the age to 16. the government in westminster is considering blocking the bill and is expected to announce a decision this week. here's 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart. what do we want? trans rights! when do we want them? now! members of the scottish parliament backed controversial legislation last month, making it easierfor someone to change their legal gender and lowering the age limit from 18 to 16. labour members at holyrood backed the changes, but this morning, the party's uk leader expressed reservations about the bill. i do have concerns about, one, the age of transition, reduced now to 16, and we've put amendments forward in relation to that, and also the primacy of the equality act. you would not agree you are old enough at the age of 16? no, i don't think you are. you don't think you are at 16. ok, that's clear. the uk government takes the same view. they could yet decide to block

the scottish legislation, and ministers are awaiting final legal advice. there are trans people who have suffered discrimination and want their rights respected, but, equally, i've listened very carefully to the concerns that many women have had about worries that they've got about risks to their safety. but another senior tory mp accused some colleagues of using the issue as a battering ram. my committee has taken private evidence from individuals, from trans people, and listening to their struggles, listening to the discrimination and the abuse that they have faced, i absolutely believe we have to make the process simpler and kinder, but i really fear the use of this as some sort of woke culture war to sow division. the leader of the snp, stephen flynn. - the snp's westminster leader has warned uk ministers not to block scotland's gender recognition reform bill.

what we have is a right—wing uk conservative government which is seeking to roll back on the democratic powers of the scottish parliament. that's an outrage, and the people that should be most outraged about that are the likes of the conservative and labour politicians who voted in favour of the grr, who must recognise the fact that this is the uk parliament overstepping massively. the scottish gender legislation had plenty of opponents on its parliamentary journey. the uk government blocking the bill would be a watershed moment in devolution�*s history. they have to make a decision by the middle of this week. david wallace lockhart, bbc news. the uk transport secretary mark harper says he hopes a deal can be reached soon between rail companies and unions to avoid further strike action. the uk has recently been rocked by industrial action causing mass disruption across the country. the minister added that there was still detail in negotiations that needed hammering out. here he was speaking on the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg a little earlier.

i hope that there'll be a deal. i'm not going to put an artificial timetable on it. i think as soon as you start putting artificial deadlines on things, you tend to end up with a bad deal. i hope that there'll be a deal. i'm not going to put an artificial timetable on it. i think as soon as you start putting artificial deadlines on things, you tend to end up with a bad deal. but, look, i think both the companies and the rail unions are keen to reach an agreement, but we've got to see if they can hammer out the detail — but that's for them to do. look, i facilitated an offer. i've brought the two sides together with the rail minister. he's been having regular meetings to make sure that we've got a good process, and it's for the two sides now to hammer out a deal and try and get somewhere where they can agree. more nurses will be asked to strike next month, in an intensification of the dispute over pay. that's the warning from the royal college of nursing, which says the next set of strikes will include all eligible members in england for the first time, unless progress is made in negotiations by the end of the month. the government says pay rises are decided by independent pay review bodies.

earlier ianjones, the industrial correspondent for pa gave us this update. there are more meetings this week but this is a very slow train, if you like. there were meetings last week. there have been about 100 hours of talks last year and where, kind of, not much furtherforward, to be honest. i mean, the only positive thing, if you'd like to say, is that no more strikes have been called yet in the unions have to give two weeks' notice before there visit strike so there is definitely a window but having said that, the train drivers union, aslef, is having a meeting of its executive tomorrow. i'm pretty sure they're going to turn down the offer they've had and then it will be up to them if they draw to decide if they want to have more strikes are not so this dispute is definitely not so this dispute is definitely not over yet and, you know, the transport secretary has been facilitating meetings. he has been saying that for a while. yes, there are meetings, but there's definitely no breakthrough yet.— no breakthrough yet. looking at helinu no breakthrough yet. looking at helping the _ no breakthrough yet. looking at

helping the nurses _ no breakthrough yet. looking at helping the nurses strike - no breakthrough yet. looking at helping the nurses strike there l no breakthrough yet. looking at| helping the nurses strike there is quite a lot of speculation, isn't there, that there is disagreement within government over the need to give nurses higher pay with of the health secretary is minded to support them in that cold. you know, that said, what you think�*s going to happen with the nhs, with nurses specifically? happen with the nhs, with nurses specifically?— happen with the nhs, with nurses secificall ? ~ _, ., �*, specifically? welcome at the rcn's not two specifically? welcome at the rcn's got two days _ specifically? welcome at the rcn's got two days of— specifically? welcome at the rcn's got two days of strikes _ specifically? welcome at the rcn's got two days of strikes this - specifically? welcome at the rcn's got two days of strikes this week. | got two days of strikes this week. the gmb union has got a meeting tomorrow. they might well call strikes amongst them ambulance members. they are saying the next strike in february will be bigger than this week's strike and all of that, i think, than this week's strike and all of that, ithink, showsjust than this week's strike and all of that, i think, showsjust how frustrated the health unions are. we keep getting these rumours and that's all they are, rumours. there's never anything, kind of commerce said on the record. we keep getting these rumours and that's all they are, rumours. there's never anything, kind of commerce said on the record. rumours that the health secretary wanted to give the nurses is one �*s pay rise could be brought forward to january so nurses and

other health workers get more money now is but nothing is ever put on the table so the union is meetings and come out —— going to these meetings and come out feeling more confused than ever. again, there's no breakthrough in health disputes and there will be more strikes calls, i think, and there will be more strikes calls, ithink, unless and there will be more strikes calls, i think, unless there is a change of tune, public and the government. most of these disputes now, i think, government. most of these disputes now, ithink, a kind of government. most of these disputes now, i think, a kind of down to move on. when i think, a kind of down to the government to move on. when that all the while both the right mood. in addition to that the pcs union going ahead with a strike by civil servants of the 21st of february and tomorrow we have a second reading of legislation we've been talking about recently which would require any union involved in industrial action to provide a minimum level of service. in terms of the government's role in all of this, do you think pressing ahead with that is going to make life more difficult for the government to try to reach any resolution within the various unions? there's no question that's what the

unions think. they are so angry at this. they say it's unnecessary, unwanted, unworkable and, to be honest, it's kind of undermining any hopes of getting a deal to all of these disputes. there is going to be a big protest tomorrow outside parliament. the tuc will almost certainly launch a legal challenge. labour were saying they would vote against it and would repeal the bill if it becomes an act anyway so, yes, this is throwing the biggest spanning you can imagine, i think, into the works of all these disputes and the unions are desperately, desperately unhappy about it. that was alan jones _ desperately unhappy about it. that was alanjones from desperately unhappy about it. that was alan jones from the press was alanjones from the press association. a major disaster has been declared in california which has been hit by a succession of severe storms. president biden ordered federal aid to be sent to affected communities, where around 25 million people remain under a flood watch. at least 19 people have died as a result of the storms, with thousands more forced to evacuate their homes.

the world health organization 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. we leave with you news of a life—changing sum of money. someone in the us is now $1.3 billion richer, after winning the second—biggest jackpot 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. ——taking a lump—sum payment or an annual payment for 30 years. just a reminder of our top story

from the sour, search for survivors of a plane crash in the poll has been called off for the night. it will resume on monday. i am on twitter. hello. so far this january, our focus weather—wise has been very much on rainfall. a big change of tack, then, for the week ahead as we are talking about much colder weather — this darker blue shading on the map behind me indicating arctic air sinking right the way across the uk for the week ahead. for all, a colder story, frost and ice to contend with and for some, some snow. snow showers through this evening and overnight for northern scotland, perhaps something a little wintry to come across the peaks and the pennines, and then this area of low pressure here to the south, bumping up against some of the colder air, could bring some snow for first thing monday across the downs and to the weald of kent.

heavy rain, though, overnight for southern and coastal counties of england — not great news with the current flooding situaion. the low out of the way quite quickly on monday morning, leaving a lot of sunshine for much of the uk. a few showers coming in on a northerly breeze to eastern coastal counties. some more snow showers for scotland, even down to lower levels. relatively lighter winds, though, than recent days but a much colder feel — some spots in scotland won't get above freezing. and then monday night into tuesday, same story, another little weather feature that does not even exist yet. at the moment, our models have it developing and running through to the south of the uk. tuesday, at the moment, the feature to the south and the channel, nothing to see here, but we've had other models taking it further north with some snow across southern counties. you do need to bear with us day on day as we try and place that exact detail of these smaller weather features and where they may bring some snow. same, really, for wednesday — we're confident that low pressure will sit to the east but exactly how close to the east coast, we can't be precisely sure

and if it's a little bit closer than it is in this model run, we may see some wintry showers in the east. at the moment, though, they're sitting across northern scotland with a few coming in on the breeze to western coastal counties. it is a cold day wednesday after a hard frost overnight but there is a lot of sunshine to be found. potentially the risk of some snow getting closer to eastern england through thursday, but by friday, indicators are that fronts will start to try and push back in from the atlantic from the west and our focus will turn once again to rainfall, but also milder air trying to work its way across the uk. so, as you saw, some elements of uncertainty in our forecast for the week ahead, particularly the specific locations of snow, but i can tell you it will be relatively drier than it has been but cold with frost and ice.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the headlines... the search for survivors of a plane crash in nepal has been called off for the night. the aircraft was carrying seventy—two passengers, at least sixty—eight are now confirmed dead. 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'. at least 22 people killed and 72 injured during a missile strike on an apartment building in the eastern ukrainian city of dnipro. the mayor of the city says there is little hope of finding more survivors. labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he has "concerns" over the gender

recognition legislation passed in scotland last month, as he considers 16—year—olds too