aren't to be confused with colours aren't to be confused with sunshine. east anglia and the south—east still in the blue in the cold air until next week. we have had those snow showers peppering northern and western areas for a few days. this is the past few hours. they are continuing through the night. it means a fresh covering of snow in places especially to higher ground and icy conditions on untreated surfaces. there are met office warnings, do check the situation near you before you head out in the morning. a sharp frost once again, could be close to —10 in some parts of scotland. wintry showers still around. rain sleet and inland snow across northern scotland inland snow across northern scotland in the morning. more the highlands and grampians. stronger winds for a time. elsewhere the wintry showers will fade and for most places all day and into the afternoon sunny

spells and temperatures slowly creeping up after that cold start. the lighter wind away from scotland may not feel quite as cold. by friday the showers are going at a north sea coastal areas. all of the snow has been in the north and west, but it will be a dry and clear and sunny day once the fog clears away. into the weekend, that is when the temperatures will be edging up in the north and west. fort william on sunday, warmer than it will be in buckinghamshire. increasingly foggy y fogg . ly |ng e increas hir . s ham king buc by buckinghamshire. increasingly foggy by sunday as well. that's the bbc news on the 18th of january. more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight which is just getting under way right now on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one and it is time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. good night. thank you, sophie, and welcome to bbc london. the latest on another strike by nurses — this time affecting more

of the capital's hospitals. a stunningly equal is our to pay for that. nick pa rrott parrott reports. manchester united have been building their room into him that seen them become title contenders. but if they are to become champions for the first time since sir alex ferguson left, they need to win at places at sell her spark. since then, the dutchman has worked some magic. captain bruno fernandes continued to lead his united side for example. scoring and successive games. a second goal would've supported the win, but marcus rushford couldn't score.

after nero's booking means, he will be suspended. —— cassa mero. nick parrott, bbc news. leeds hammered cardiff city of the championship, in their fa cup third round replay, and what a goal to get them off the mark. wilfired gnonto scissor—kicked a stunning volley in off the crossbar — the first of two goals for the 21—year—old italian, a real contenderfor goal of the season there. rodrigo and patrick bamford got in on the act, in a 5—2 victory. bamford with two goals, continuing his fine run of form. callum robinson got two consolation goals for cardiff. in the scottish premiership, celtic maintained their nine—point

lead at the top with a 4—0 win against st mirren. meanwhile, rangers were to made to work for their 3—2 win at kilmarnock, ryan kent put them 2—1 up — kilmarnock were reduced to ten men, before alfredo morelos got his second of the game as michael beale's side ran out 3—2 winners. elsewhere, hearts beat aberdeen 5—0. britain's cameron norrie has reached the third round of the australian open, after a late—night win over constant lestienne. norrie completed a 6—3, 3—6, 7—6, 6—3 victory over the french world number 55, who was making his grand slam main draw debut. it was a roller—coaster match that lasted three hours and 13 minutes, finishing at 1.30am in melbourne. the british number one will playjiri lehechka of the czech republic next. emma raducanu is out of the australian open, though, losing a fascinating battle in the second round to seventh seed coco gauff in melbourne. gauff controlled the opening set, her power helping her take that 6—3. there were fears raducanu was hampered by an injury, but she burst into life and forced the second set to a tie—break. the final rally epitomised the match, a battle between two of the best young players

on the planet, but gauff edged it to knock raducanu out. it means the briton hasn't reached the third round of a grand slam since her stunning 2021 us open win. i still think, you know, istill think, you know, i didn't necessarily play my best today, and although by the second set i had chances and was pushing, it was still, ifelt like i could've done better myself. but props to her. she's a great player and a great athlete. defending australian open champion rafael nadal says he is "mentally destroyed" after losing to world number 65 mackenzie mcdonald in the second round. the 36—year—old suffered what appeared to be a hip injury in the second set, crouching down, visibly in pain before seeking medical treatment. his wife was in tears. nadal showed his usual fight after, but was still in discomfort, losing in straight sets — his earliest exit at the australian open in seven years. to what's being described

as the biggest corruption scandal in the history of snooker now — ten chinese players suspended as part of an on—going match fixing investigation, have all been charged by the integrity unit of the wpbsa, the sport's world governing body. the allegations range from fixing matches, approaching players to cheat, and betting on snooker with high high—profile players such as masters champion yan bingtao among those named in the investigation. we have to deliver world—class, live entertainment. that has to be pure live sport _ entertainment. that has to be pure live sport competed to the highest leveh _ live sport competed to the highest leveh to— live sport competed to the highest level. to do that, we must know the sport— level. to do that, we must know the sport is_ level. to do that, we must know the sport is clean. the damage for me a short term — sport is clean. the damage for me a short term. we have to take the short_ short term. we have to take the short term — short term. we have to take the short term pain now, we have to clear_ short term pain now, we have to clear this — short term pain now, we have to clear this issue up and we have to move on — clear this issue up and we have to move on. we will move off. wales' male and female senior football players will be paid the same for representing their country, after the men's team agreed to a 25% pay cut. the deal agreed with the football association of wales will come into effect immediately, and will enable them to give the women's team a 25% increase meaning parity

for representing the nation. dame laura kenny has announced she's expecting her second child. the five—time olympic cycling champion revealed last year that she suffered a miscarriage in 2021, and then had a fallopian tube removed injanuary last year due to an ectopic pregnancy. she came back from that to win gold in the scratch race at last summer's commonwealth games in birmingham, along with a bronze in the team pursuit. in today's post on social media, she said that "the heartbreak will never go away". but she's now hopeful of things ending happily this time. let's finish with some cricket news — south africa's second—highest test run—scorer, hashim amla, has retired at the age of 39. amla scored 9,282 runs, second only to jacques kallis. no—one has scored more than his 27 one—day centuries for south africa. amla's 311 not—out against england at the oval in 2012 remains the highest test score by a south african. that is all the sport for now.

keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website, but we will see you soon. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories of the top of the hour straight after this programme. the ndrangheta, italy's most powerful mafia, has had a stranglehold on one of the country's poorest regions, calabria. it's grown to dominate global drug trafficking, now one of the world's richest and most dangerous

crime syndicates. the group is now estimated to control up to 80% of europe's cocaine trade. for decades, one man has been waging war against the ndrangheta, risking his life. now he's taking hundreds to trial, inflicting the biggest blow on the group in its history. it's perhaps italy's most dangerous commute by italy's most threatened target. nicola gratteri has spent his career fighting the country's most powerful mafia, the ndrangheta.

as we speed through its bastion, the southern region of calabria, his five—car escort follows his every move. there's no alternative given what happened 30 years ago when sicilian prosecutors giovanni falcone and paolo borsellino were blown up by bombs planted by its mafia,

cosa nostra. their murders were a defining moment in italy's modern history. their heroism still revered today. gratteri has devoted, even sacrificed his life to this struggle. the man for decades on the kill list of mobsters is hardened, but doesn't look back.

we drive across the lush toe of italy, stronghold of the ndrangheta since the 19th century. its family clans controlling the mountain villages. from there, they've spread terror through killings and kidnappings, deadly massacres elsewhere in europe traced to their rivalry in calabria. today, their currency is cocaine, smuggled through gioia tauro, italy's busiest container port. the ndrangheta helped build it and funnel the drugs onwards east. the mafia's annual income an estimated $60 billion. cocaine seizures here have tripled in the past two years. military hardware bound for

russia was also intercepted. a recent police operation two years in the making swooped on port workers who were part of a massive ndrangheta smuggling ring. 35 were arrested and seven tons of cocaine seized with a street value of 1.4 billion euros. well, around one in ten of the containers that pass through this port are checked. this shipment seems to be clean, but bananas from south america are a classic method that the ndrangheta use to stash cocaine. their branches operate right around the world, and the group is now estimated to control up to 80% of europe's cocaine trade.

we are given extremely rare access to the bulk of the drugs that were captured. and what is inside here? this is our last seizure. it was a seizure of four tons of cocaine. so, there's four tons of cocaine here? yes. the value is about 800 million euros. the powder is tested with kits that look like something from the pandemic. now, detecting crime, not covid. it's positive, purity, 98%. in 2019, a crackdown. dawn raids in different countries netting more than

330 suspects, decapitating the mancuso clan, one of the ruthless families making up the ndrangheta. italy's biggest anti—mafia trial since the 1980s, ongoing for the past two years, is in a converted call centre to cope with the size. with over 600 lawyers and 900 witnesses, charges include murder, extortion and drug trafficking. one of the 335 suspects is an ex—mp. the giant courtroom and hundreds of defendants and lawyers is intended to prove to italians that their state is striking the ndrangheta. but equally, it's only one, albeit powerful clan on trial out of an estimated 150. and while it shows that the ndrangheta isn't untouchable, there's no sense here that this is the beginning of the end of the calabrian mafia. so, for nicola gratteri, the work and the threat doesn't stop.

the mafia fighter is dogged, determined, but proud of this milestone.

those like sara and francesco, who endured the unimaginable — burying their only child, matteo — blown up in a car bomb in 2018 by the mancusos, the ndrangheta clan on trial today, after a prolonged dispute over land. metres away from his grave lies the family tomb of his killers.

how many more generations will be soaked in calabria's blood feuds?

we travel away from calabria to northern italy to find that rare thing — an ndrangheta turncoat. with the group founded on blood ties, disloyalty means betraying your own family, and few have dared to do so. luigi bonaventura uses his name but hides his face so he won't be recognized by those he turned against 16 years ago. he's been under police protection ever since. now, testifying in the mancuso trial, he offers a glimpse into the dark world of mafia indoctrination.

how important do you think this trial is for the fight against the ndrangheta? why did you decide to become a turncoat, a collaborator?

perhaps the only way italy can prise itself from the grip of the ndrangheta is indeed for the next generation to choose a different path. that is what's driving these students, some from calabria, others from the north, planting and clearing land seized from the ndrangheta. it's a project organised by the anti—mafia association, libera, educating and guiding youngsters away from organised crime. mafia is a big problem for this part of italy. but we know that these organisations are spread all over the world, and so it's important to make people aware of this problem

and also make people sure that these organisations can be defeated by the law. we are the future, and it's fundamental that we have faith in the state and government and not in the mafia and illegality. so, what of the future for those trying to free this tormented land from the ndrangheta lurking around every corner? the young and the seasoned fighter, tenacious, but often alone in his struggle. hero to many. enemy of some. nicola graterri escaped the mafia's clutches when he was a boy. can he get his country to do the same?

hello. it's been a cold and blustery day

for us all today, icy for some with further snow showers. but over the next few days, we will see a bit of a change in the weather — fewer wintry showers and it will gradually turn milder. but i do mean gradually. the next two days will remain cold. so, over the past few hours, these blustery winds from the north have been blowing in some further wintry showers across parts of scotland, the west and the north sea coast. it's little surprise because we are in an arctic airflow at the moment, those winds coming straight down from the arctic, keeping things very cold across the whole of the uk. and so, this evening and overnight, some wintry showers will continue for parts of the north and the west and it will be icy in these areas as well. and the west and it will be icy elsewhere across the country, it will be dry and cold. so, temperatures dipping down to below freezing overnight, perhaps in some parts of scotland —8 celsius. so, a frosty start for us all tomorrow, then. those winds, though, will ease off tomorrow, apart from scotland. staying blustery in this area with further wintry showers.

some wintriness still remaining in parts of the west as well, although looking more like sleet and perhaps a bit of rain to lower levels. plenty of sunshine and dry weather across the rest of the uk. top temperatures between 2—7 celsius. thursday night into friday, then, we are between weather systems, with a ridge of high pressure turning the weather a little bit more settled. those winds will continue to ease and we will see more blue skies as well, more sunshine. perhaps a little bit cloudy into friday, then. will be misty in the west, but that will clear to leave plenty of dry weather, fewer wintry showers. those temperatures will start creeping up in the far southwest, but still remaining cold across much of the uk. and then, as we go into the weekend, we're seeing this milder air mass that's moving across from the atlantic, across northern ireland and into scotland to begin with. it will gradually move further south. but into saturday, where this milder air is lingering over the country, we will see more cloud and a bit of rain. the further southeast you are, it will be cold, a bit of early fog, perhaps.

the temperatures in the west just creeping up a little bit further, 9—10 celsius. and into sunday and monday, the pattern remains the same — double figures in northern ireland, but the further south—east you are, it will remain cold and drierfor longer.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... ukraine's interior minister is killed in a helicopter crash in kyiv. it came down close to a kindergarten. 1a people have died, including a child. translation: we ran - into the street and turning. there were bodies and debris lying around. there was smoke, blood and clothes — and mothers were running. philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa is acquitted of tax evasion charges, in what's being hailed as a victory for press freedom. she tells me of her relief. nurses and ambulance staff in england and wales will strike on the same day next month, the biggest walk—out by nhs workers in their current pay dispute.