this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines: the search for survivors of a plane crash in nepal has been called off for the night. at least 68 are now confirmed dead. everybody is confused because this pilot is one of the most experienced and well—respected pilots of nepal. at least 22 people killed and 72 injured during a missile strike on an apartment building in the eastern ukrainian city of dnipro. president biden declares a state of emergency in california as it's hit by a succession of severe storms. at least 19 people have died and thousands have been told to evacuate their homes.

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 in daylight. it's understood a number of foreign nationals are among the dead. from kathmandu, our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. and a warning — you may find some of the images distressing. what is thought to be the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first you see it veer off course. then you hear it. the smouldering remains of the twin engine plane which had 72 people onboard, including children. it came down close to its destination. the tourist town of pokhara. most of those onboard were nepalis.

chaos and confusion as people searched for survivors. speaking in the capital, nepal's prime minister says the authorities are trying to work out how this crash happened. translation: the incident- was tragic, all forces have been deployed for rescue operations, the investigation is going on now, and i have called an emergency cabinet meeting. the plane took off from here at kathmandu airport earlier this morning. tomorrow, the bodies of some of the victims are expected to return back here. monday has also been declared a national day of mourning in nepal. it is unclear still what caused the crash. but this himalayan nation has a tragic history of fatal airline accidents. as a nation mourns, some are asking if enough is being done to ensure the country's skies are safe. tonight, as families grieve,

they also want answers. kathmandu—based journalist surendra phuyal gave us the latest. investigations are continuing. they have just started. the government has formed a probe panel which has 45 days to investigate the exact reason why this plane crashed. eyewitnesses at the site, near the site, there was a lady, for example. 11 o'clock in the morning, she was doing her clothes, cleaning her clothes outside in a very traditionalfashion near the banks of the river, which flows through a deep gorge, and over her head she suddenly sees an aircraft and it just tilts towards her, goes down and then crashes into the gorge and

there is a big noise — boom — and then there are people who hear that, they are suddenly nervous and they start crying. there was another eyewitness we followed this afternoon. he was also enjoying the morning sun at 11 o'clock in the morning, and he also was a witness to that crash, and he suddenly sees the plane losing its balance, stalling and then tilting to one side and then crashing into the gorge. and then a big bang and he rushed to the scene. he spotted some survivors at that moment, thrown out of the aircraft, broken pieces, and thrown to the end of the gorge, and there he says he rushed and tried to help pull some survivors to the ambulance.

and he says, he claims he sent seven of them to the ambulance one by one. so, it was quite tragic, quite unexpected, so many lives lost in an instant. more than 20 people have been killed and 72 injured after a missile destroyed an apartment building in the eastern ukrainian city of dnipro. a0 residents are still thought to be missing. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse reports from kyiv. dnipro has learned to cope with constant threat. being 120 miles from the front line isn't enough to escape moments like this. the cause is obvious — the damage, plain to see — but what disappears immediately are entire lives. the rescue continued as flames were put out and night arrived, as well as the realisation of what had happened.

translation: what have you done to my son? - you're evil! 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 rescue of a woman this morning brought more much—needed good news, against a backdrop of continued devastation. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. the destruction in aniro comes alongside calls for more weapons to be sent. nato chiefjens stoltenberg has said ukraine could expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from western countries. the uk is sending 14 challenger tanks while poland is also considering handing

over its german—made leopard 2 tanks but it needs the german government's permission to export them. earlier we spoke with rafael loss, defense expert at the european council on foreign relations. for the longest time, there was a red line around western produced heavy tanks and armoured vehicles. the latest decision to send german vehicles alongside american ones, there seems to be an open door and some of germany's neighbours who also use the leppard 2 battle tank want to make available to create this critical capability. i think the meeting of the ukraine defence contact room at ramstein air base next week is a culminating point. poland's president has said poland would be willing to provide roughly a company of battle tanks from the polish armed forces�* own stocks if

other european countries join them. there is a discoursejoined by finnish parliamentarians, voices from denmark, sweden and other european countries are chiming in as well. then we have german political figures that are pushing the debate in germany, so pressure is increasing on the chancellor to review his decision. if there is a european coalition emerging, i think german leadership would be well placed to bring together this coalition and provide ukraine with a western produced battle tank. a major disaster has been declared in california, where a series of severe storms has prompted president biden to send aid from the federal government. at least 19 people have died in the storms. our correspondent sophie long reports from the hills above santa barbara. 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, it�*s the first time i have become emotional. so, yeah, you know. 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 volunteerforce formed after a mudslide killed 23 people here five years ago. what�*s happened here? just all came down off here. this is the road. this is the road to my mom�*s house, she can�*t get home. 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 a brief period of respite, and there�*s concern that more is going to come down. they were west of us. 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 is the only tree to survive this. the whole thing just slid down, this is about 200 feet wide. you know, you kind of get overwhelmed with a series of emotional things, which go from hope to pride to fear, to despair, to all of that stuff,

but at the end of the day, you know, we are 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 the next storm brings. sophie long, bbc news, santa barbara. here in the uk, 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, outside a church where a memorial service for a young woman and her mother had just taken place. a seven—year—old girl suffered life—threatening injuries and five other people were also hurt. matt graveling has the latest. a moment of love, stolen by an act of hate. , , ., , ., , a moment of love, stolen by an act ofhate. , , ., , ., , , of hate. gunshots outside this church in euston _ of hate. gunshots outside this church in euston injured - of hate. gunshots outside this church in euston injured four. of hate. gunshots outside this - church in euston injured four young women and two girls. 0ne aged seven

is in a life—threatening condition. 0ne london —— one woman has potentially life changing injuries. moments earlier, 300 people had remember the lives of a local mother and daughter who sadly died less than a month apart. this and daughter who sadly died less than a month apart.— than a month apart. this priest conducted _ than a month apart. this priest conducted the _ than a month apart. this priest conducted the service. - than a month apart. this priest conducted the service. i - than a month apart. this priest conducted the service. i was i than a month apart. this priest i conducted the service. i was still inside the church when suddenly there was this enormous bang, and people leaving the church just rushed back in and said there had been a shooting. the rushed back in and said there had been a shooting.— rushed back in and said there had been a shooting. the met police have issued more — been a shooting. the met police have issued more information _ been a shooting. the met police have issued more information about - been a shooting. the met police have issued more information about the i issued more information about the attack which happened here outside of the church behind me at 1:30pm on saturday. they said all six victims were injured by pellets from a shot gun fired they believe from a moving vehicle. police believe this is the kind of car involved, a 2019 black toyota chr. kind of car involved, a 2019 black toyota chr-_ kind of car involved, a 2019 black toyota chr-— toyota chr. this was a shocking incident. people _ toyota chr. this was a shocking incident. people came _ toyota chr. this was a shocking incident. people came here - toyota chr. this was a shocking incident. people came here to l toyota chr. 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. h0 senseless act of violence. no arrests have _ senseless act of violence. no arrests have been made, but tonight officers continue their search for evidence and answers. the metropolitan police say they will increase their presence in the area. mattjoins me now in the studio. you have been down at the scene most of the day — what are people in the local community saying about this? it is a community in shock, really. yesterday was meant to be a time of their coming together to remember a mother and her young daughter who sadly in november died within a month of each other. as well as shock there is a huge sense of confusion. why would somebody, it looks like, drive past a church and fire a shot gun into a group of people? that is what police are trying to work out today. as i left the scene earlier, it is just by euston station, there was a single bouquet of flowers left there, and

people were coming up to me and saying, what do you know about the women involved and their conditions? of the four older women caught up in of the four older women caught up in this situation, we believe one has potentially life changing injuries, and there were two young girls, a 12—year—old and a seven—year—old, and a seven—year—old is still in hospital in life threatening condition. the police said they don�*t anticipate giving any further information today. for now, that is the latest, but the met police always delete might also want to reassure the community, saying they will continue to try to find answers and there will be an increased police presence in the area. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he believes 16—year—olds are too young to change their legally—recognised gender. he said he had concerns about the scottish government�*s planned reforms of the law to allow a change to happen without the need for a medical diagnosis. but sir keir stopped short of saying labour would join rishi sunak�*s government in a challenge to the scottish legislation.

0ur political correspondent david wallace—lockhart has the story. 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. more nurses will be asked to strike next month in a 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. earlier alanjones, 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 we are kind of not much furtherforward, to be honest. the only positive thing is that no more strikes have been called yet, and the unions have

to give two weeks�* notice before there was a strike so there is definitely a window. having said that, the train drivers�* union, aslef, is having a meeting of its executive tomorrow. i�*m pretty sure they will turn down the offer they have had, and it will be up to them to decide if they want to have more strikes or not, so this dispute is definitely not over yet, and the transport secretary has facilitated meetings and has been saying that for a while. yes, there are meetings but there was definitely no breakthrough yet. thousands of people have taken to the streets in israel to protest against government plans to have more power over the justice system. the proposed changes would make it easier for parliament to overturn supreme court rulings. yolande knell reports. the biggest show of opposition yet to israel�*s most right—wing ever government. tens of thousands crammed into the heart of tel aviv on a soggy night, clutching israeli flags and umbrellas. they fear new laws will endanger

democracy and civil rights. in an unusual move, even the country�*s top judge has warned against plans to change the justice system so that politicians can easily overrule the supreme court. the government was elected in a democratic way more to say here about it's really scary that i think it's going to, kind of, slowly disappear if we don't do anything. the government was elected in a democratic way but their actions now are not democratic because we have a situation between government and system ofjustice in israel should be kept this way. many here accuse the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, of turning on the courts because he himself remains on trialfor corruption, which he denies. it�*s just two weeks since israel�*s veteran leader returned to power with a coalition of ultranationalists and religious allies. they accuse the supreme court of overreach and elitism and say they have a public

mandate for change. translation: two months ago, a massive demonstration - took place in israel. the mother of all demonstrations. millions of people took to the streets to vote in the election. one of the main topics they have voted on was a reform in thejudicial system. israel is deeply divided politically and it�*s now locked in what its figurehead president calls an historic constitutional crisis which, he says, could tear the nation apart. chanting. with no sign the government will change its mind on its reforms, already more protests are planned. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. a woman who was an afghan mp until the taliban took over

mursal nabizada had been a member of parliament until august 2021 and was killed alongside one of her bodyguards. a british woman has died in an avalanche while trekking in the french alps. the accident happened on saturday on mont blanc�*s argentiere glacier. the woman, who was a5, was hiking with two other women at the time. a specialist mountain search and rescue team from chamonix was alerted but they were unable to save her. police have launched an investigation. potholes are one of the biggest nuisances for motorists and cyclists and following the recent bad weather the problem is getting worse. now, the rac says vehicle breakdowns caused as a direct result of potholes have risen by almost a quarter in the past three months. aileen clarke has been looking at the issue on scotland�*s roads. a busyjunction in the pollok area of glasgow, this taxi driver pointing out the issue, and this pothole became a very big issue for stephen maxwell as he was driving to work at 4:30

on monday morning. lights are all green, all good. cut this junction, hit a pothole and bust my two driver—side tyres. a big shudder, a big bang. i thought the car had broke a wheel, the way it was that hard i fell into this hole. it�*s unbelievable! i mean, when i hit it monday it was semi—filled with water so it didn�*t look as bad, but now it�*s all dried up a bit, it�*s a crater. he�*s reported to glasgow city council, although the councils say they�*re working round the clock to undertake repairs. it was this pothole in paisley which was a problem for elaine hanson on tuesday night. it was really dark, it was wet and all of a sudden i drove in and i hit the pothole and there was a bang and it was quite... it's quite frightening when it happens. i may possibly have to put two new wheels on as well as two new tyres. and that could cost? that could cost anything between a couple of hundred pounds to £1,000.

it seems elaine and stephen are in in good company. this garage says people are coming in daily with similar stories. this is, like, ten times what it normally used to be. - right? so every, maybe every second or third customer's coming - in as a pothole damage, _ pothole damage, pothole damage, so we've seen a huge| increase in customers coming in with pothole damage. if it's not a puncture, it's a bust tyre. - bridge of weir, and the rain was filling up the potholes. realistically, many potholes will not be getting fixed as quickly as the public would like, so what�*s the best advice in the meantime? that becomes frost... neil greig, the advanced driving experts, says it�*s vital to keep reporting them for repair and crucial to realise they are now an everyday hazard. even looking at your radio, looking at your sat—nav, anything that takes your eyes off the road will give you less time to deal with that pothole, so slow down, look out for potholes and don�*t swerve to avoid them because that could lead to another crash which would be even worse

than hitting the pothole itself. in paisley, renfrewshire council says they have repaired the cause of elaine�*s pending garage bill, but all around the country there are plenty of potholes waiting for the same attention. aileen clarke, bbc news, glasgow. the world health organisation is urging china to provide detailed information about the level of covid infections in the country. sixty—thousand 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 us 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. quite a good dilemma to have.

you can reach me on twitter — i�*m @samanthatvnews. now on bbc news, the weather. hello. much colder weather on the way for all of us in the week ahead. we have seen so much rain so far this january, it will become relatively drier, but arctic air plunges across the uk in the coming 2a hours, and it will look different outside. it will be drier and it will feel much different because it will be cold. snow is a possibility for some this week. despite thing being drier, we are trying to pin down smaller systems like this one that will run through the channel overnight tonight, and the detail on what they will do. tonight it looks pretty wet for southern counties of england, but a difficult mixture, especially in the south—east towards the end of the night, where we could see some snow to start monday and a significant risk of ice. ice just about anywhere as we expect a widespread frost, and snow showers will continue

in scotland into monday as well. some parts of scotland won�*t get above freezing through the day, everywhere else is much chillier than of late. but with lighter winds. into tuesday, the same thing. a weather feature developing within a bigger area of low pressure running the show. always trickier to pin down these smaller features. don�*t take the positioning of the snow too literally. it is shifting a little as we move from model to model. the smaller features don�*t exist within this big low yet, so it is hard to track them until they start to shape up. by wednesday, our uncertainty will be this low to that used in the north sea and whether it will drag any snow showers into the north sea coast. current thinking, snow showers across scotland and running down into the irish sea. a lot of fine weather, with bright crisp blue skies.

at the end of the week, potentially we look more to the west for our weather systems. the potential for things to turn to rain by friday and for us to see temperatures lifting a little as we approach next weekend. in terms of the coming five days, elements we are confident about — it will be cold with frosty nights. look out for ice. pinning detail on the snow, bear with us and stay tuned.

this is bbc news, the headlines the search for survivors of a plane crash in nepal has been called off for the night. at least sixty—eight are now confirmed dead. at least 22 people killed and 72 injured during a missile strike on an apartment building in the eastern ukrainian city of dnipro. president biden declares a state of emergency in california as it�*s hit by a succession of severe storms. at least 19 people have died and thousands have been told to evacuate their homes. 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.