welcome to bbc news. i'm monika plaha. our top stories: the actor alec baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter, after a fatal shooting on the set of the film, rust. growing pressure on nato countries to send more tanks to ukraine — we have a special report from the front line. explosions. very active front lines this morning. very close to soledar, seized by the russians in the last few days. reports of more deaths and more protests as anti—government demonstrations continue in peru.

and why light pollution — the interference caused by towns and cities — is making it more difficult to see the stars. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the hollywood actor alec baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter, after a gun he was handling on set went off, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchins. the armourer of the film, rust, who was responsible for the weapon, will face the same charge, after the gun that baldwin fired was found to contain live ammunition. ms hutchin�*s family have released a statement saying they support the charges. sophie long reports. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments

after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real. alec baldwin was holding the gun that discharged the bullet that killed her. he was also one of the film's producers. ami am i being charged with something? he now faces two charges of involuntary manslaughter. in a statement, the actor's lawyer said, hannah gutierrez reed faces at the same charges. her lawyer says they are a result of a flood investigation. the

assistant director, who is reported to have told alec baldwin the gun was saved has pleaded. the charges all relate to negligence, nothing intentional. they are not trying to show that any part of this was not accidental. they are just trying to show they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. care in how they handled the nun. care in how they handled the i un, . ., care in how they handled the nun. . ., . ., , care in how they handled the iun, . ., . ., , ., care in how they handled the a u“. . ., . ., , ., ., gun. the criminal charges are a devastating _ gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow _ gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for _ gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for alec - devastating blow for alec oldman who is said to have been heartbroken by the incident. halyna hutchins he is survived by her son and her husband. sophie long, bbc news. we can now speak to clark aposhian who's chairman of the utah

shooting sports council. clark is a firearms expert with extensive experience working as a weapons handler on hollywood film productions. thank you very much forjoining me on bbc news. what exactly is the protocol when handling guns on a film set and what were the failures that led to the tragic death here? fin failures that led to the tragic death here?— failures that led to the tragic death here? on a movie set, ou're death here? on a movie set, you're going _ death here? on a movie set, you're going to _ death here? on a movie set, you're going to be _ death here? on a movie set, you're going to be pointing i death here? on a movie set, l you're going to be pointing and you're going to be pointing and you're going to have your anger on the trigger so first and foremost, no live ammunition under the set and we treat blanks as live ammunition so you cannot have blanks. sometimes they can be used but with an extreme amount of care. alec oldman's lawyers have called the charge a miscarriage ofjustice sankey relied on professionals who assured him the gun did not have any live

ammunition. —— saying. figs the gun did not have any live ammunition. -- saying.- ammunition. -- saying. as a weapons handler, _ ammunition. -- saying. as a weapons handler, i - ammunition. -- saying. as a weapons handler, i do - ammunition. -- saying. as a weapons handler, i do not i ammunition. -- saying. as a l weapons handler, i do not rely on the actor or talent to ever check that talent but he was kind of an actor and a producer and he definitely bears some responsibility in that role because i never had an actor or talent or anybody like that check the weapon. it was always me or my staff. if they handled it beyond the scope of the scene, we would take it back from them, inspect the weapon and put it back into the holster if necessary. what lessons or _ holster if necessary. what lessons or changes - holster if necessary. what lessons or changes need i holster if necessary. whatl lessons or changes need to holster if necessary. what - lessons or changes need to be made moving forward when it comes to safety on movie sets? they always seem to be behind schedule which means the first thing to go is safety but you

cannot do that. that should be the last thing to go. slow down and give a lot of power and responsibility to weapons handler and if they have to be that the entire time. if any three of those people had interceded and not made the mistake halyna hutchins might still be alive.— still be alive. thank you very much for _ still be alive. thank you very much for your _ still be alive. thank you very much for your time - still be alive. thank you very much for your time here - still be alive. thank you very much for your time here on | still be alive. thank you very i much for your time here on bbc news. to the war in ukraine now and ukrainian forces have acknowledged stepping back from the bitterly contested donbas town of soledar, captured by russian forces last week in their first key victory after many months in retreat. soledar is where some of the most dangerous fighting of the war has been taking place. it's close to bakhmut, a crucial supply route. our correspondent andrew harding has been to the front line. and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch. incoming artillery fire, as we arrive close to

the front line. a lot of incoming. a quick run for cover. we're in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. i'm going through the remains of a house here, hit by a shell. heading towards the ukrainian position. we're just hearing small arms fire as well as this heavy artillery fire, which means that the russian lines are very close. in fact, we're hearing they're just maybe a kilometre away across the fields behind me. ukrainian troops firing from the outskirts of the nearby town of soledar. they're clinging on here. but soledar itself is now in russian hands, the kremlin's first significant victory in months.

you've lost territory here, you've lost soledar? we have a quite tough situation here, so, but it's a controlled situation anyway. sometimes it's really better to take a step back, but destroy the enemy. then, after that, to make attack and to already crush enemy completely. we destroy each day 50—100 enemy people. ukrainian drone footage appears to back that up. a russian position here coming under artillery attack. several wounded russian soldiers visible in the aftermath. ukraine is losing men, too. it's not clear exactly how many, but medics insist morale remains high. they are tired, they are cold, they are wounded. but they ask me, "man, doc, when can i return to my boys?" they don't say, "oh, thanks, god, i'm wounded, "now i can relax and so on."

no. careful, careful. very active front lines this morning. the ukrainians have withdrawn, but they're now trying to pound russian positions as hard as they can to prevent them from advancing here and encircling the next bigger prize, which is the town of bakhmut, which the ukrainians have been defending fiercely for months now. ok, let's go. time to leave a fluid front line that is costing both sides so much. andrew harding, bbc news near soledar, ukraine. in peru, thousands of anti—government protesters are holding marches in the capital, lima. many are supporters of the former president pedro castillo who was arrested after he tried to dissolve congress last month.

at least three more people are reported to have died, as protesters call for president dina boluarte's resignation. azadeh moshiri reports. it is pure anger on the streets of paroo. dozens have died following weeks of protest. —— peru. but they are determined despite the danger. thousands of protesters from rural parts of protesters from rural parts of the country have descended on the capital lima and they want president dina boluarte out. translation: we want president dina boluarte out. tuna/mom- want president dina boluarte out. translation: we want the deserter dina — out. translation: we want the deserter dina boluarte _ out. translation: we want the deserter dina boluarte out. - deserter dina boluarte out. these protests will continue. these protests will continue. the south of the country is rioting. we came to lima from all on the southern regions. more people are dying with flashes from police. the un has

accused them of using disproportionate forces and it has angered peruvian. in a southern town, an entire police station is reported to have been set on fire. it came to a head last month when the former president pedro castillo was arrested for trying to dissolve congress. he is being investigated on charges of rebellion and conspiracy. accusations he denies. he supporters want him release. translation: we supporters want him release. translation:— translation: we want dina boluarte to — translation: we want dina boluarte to resign _ translation: we want dina i boluarte to resign immediately. for now, dina boluarte is holding firm and is instead calling for peaceful protests but after weeks of chaos, it is clear it is a tall order for a country that is rejecting its leader. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: the anti—war epic, all quiet on the western front, leads the nominations

for this year's british academy film awards. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo

chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot — - a tide of humanity that's i believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: the actor alec baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter, after a fatal shooting on the set of the film, rust. growing pressure on nato countries to send more tanks to ukraine. further weaponry�*s been promised, but kyiv says it's not enough. inflation may be starting to fall but tech companies are laying people off, as the global economy shows signs of slowing down. computer giant microsoft is cutting 10,000 jobs. the company's chief executive told employees that companies

worldwide had begun to exercise caution, as some parts of the world are in a recession and other parts are anticipating one. let's now get more perspective from sandra quince, the ceo of a company called paradigm for parity, which helps tech and big wall street banks increase their diversity and equality ranks. thank you forjoining us. microsoft, the latest tech company to announce large—scale job cuts, what is your initial reaction?— job cuts, what is your initial reaction? yes, thank you for havin: reaction? yes, thank you for having me- _ reaction? yes, thank you for having me. it— reaction? yes, thank you for having me. it is— reaction? yes, thank you for having me. it is a _ reaction? yes, thank you for having me. it is a reaction i having me. it is a reaction where i am not surprised, right? we are in a time where companies are really thinking about their bottom line, and also thinking about the economy and how to ensure that they are meeting the needs of not only their employees, their

customers, but also their shareholders, and so it didn't surprise me to hear that there were cuts by microsoft. and what do you think will be the knock—on effect from this, and which staff will be impacted the most? yes, so this is where, you know, honestly, companies have to be very careful in the way that they are thinking about upsizing or downsizing, and lean into the fact that they have to be intentional around ensuring that it doesn't disproportionately impact women and people of colour. historically, when companies are making these decisions, it is the first hired last hired first fired, and it is also those jobs that are more support function roles, and those support function roles, and typically those that are last hired are typically women and those that are people of

colour. and so when you lay off, in the masses, and you're not thinking or being strategic around — or have a lens on diversity when you are making those layoffs, then what you are going to find is that at the end of this entire process you will have lost ground around any sort of games that you have made to ensure that there is diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. sandra, from your experience, what you think big companies need to do now to make sure these redundancies don't affect women and the people colour disproportionately? so there are a few things that companies can do, and certainly what we have seen with some of the companies that we work with is, number one, you have to really make sure you understand who works for you, and so understanding from a target perspective, measuring your targets and understanding who works for you at every level in your organisation, so their data and analytics gives you that information. the other

thing that companies need to do is really think about when they are rightsizing talent and measuring talent they need to perhaps inform, have a diverse committee that can really help inform them on those decisions that they are making, so informing this committee, sort of a review committee, is helpful to ensure that they are — they are not making — they are not disproportionately impacting diverse talent in the organisation. and then the other thing that i think companies need to do is equip their leaders with how do i really measure talent in this moment, so that i am measuring on results and performance, and not on presence? and so upscaling their leadership, their managers to ensure that they are raiding their talent effectively is also critically important. ok, important. 0k, sandra quince, thank you very much for your time on bbc news, really interesting stuff there. sandra quince, ceo from

paradigm for parity. light pollution caused by the night—time glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying, according to new research using observations from tens of thousands of people at various locations around the world. observations from citizen scientists over the past 12 years reveal that stars in the night sky are becoming more difficult to see, and that's due to the rapidly growing light pollution. i am nowjoined by the space science commentator and local astronomer andrew lound. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. stars in the sky are essentially becoming harder to see now because of the growing low pollution, so how concerned are you about the findings of this research? very concerned, thank you for having me on to talk about this. i have been involved in trying to reduce low pollution is the 1980s, this is not a new problem it is a very old problem it is a very old

problem indeed. 0ne problem it is a very old problem indeed. one of the big issues that we have and always has been has been the major streetlights, which are operating, and it is the quality of the streetlights, it isn't about taking light away from the street because you do need to eliminate the streets at night, it is the quality of street lighting we found in the 19805 street lighting we found in the 1980s and 1990s, early 2000 one third of all of the lightswitch street lighting we found in the 1980s and 1990s, early 2000 one third of all of the lightswitch streetlights the third of the authorities are paying for, so it is actually a huge waste of energy and things like that, and we campaigned heavily to get this done. a huge waste of energy and things like and we campaigned heavily to get this done. but power companies were looking to one particularly keen to do it, and a good example to give you an idea of what we're talking about, if you go into a garage forecourt to refuel your car and you see there is a great roof that you have overtop, everywhere is illuminated beautifully so it can be good for philly. if you look outside it is bedbug because the lights baffled and the light is being aimed down to the ground, and thatis aimed down to the ground, and that is good lighting to

actually do it. one or two places, actually in birmingham, bournville, a conservation area, it has exceptionally good lighting we have victorian style lighting but you have leds buried in the hood so at the light is going straight down to the ground which is really important. at best, if you go to the countryside or the or the desert they do mr stiles you can ever see is what is called magnitude six and the bigger the number they demoed the star. if you come into a city like birmingham, london you will be lucky to see a star of a magnitude two because the solution so poor. how do we get around this? what solutions do you think are around that actually help reduce low pollution and are they feasible? 0f they feasible? of course, always happen, baffled the lighting, gated aimed at the ground, stop the light scattering where it is bouncing off buildings and scattering where you don't need to be. switch off lights that are necessary. we have situations where we probably — one in three rides 0ak

situations where we probably — one in three rides oak valley is probably all you need instead of the huge amounts of lighting ——on a highway. it is a waste of time. better quality, and it has always been there, the issue has always been there. just to baffle the lighting onto the ground, that is all you really need to do, it is not difficult, it is not rocket science. it is simple processes. andrew lound, thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. and staying up early, very late even! the musician david crosby has died at the age of 81. # immigration man he co—founded both the byrds and crosby, stills and nash. he was a leading voice in the soft rock sounds of los angeles in the 1960s. he later struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice.

let's cross to new york and speak to david browne, senior writer at rolling stone, who wrote a biography of crosby, stills, nash and young in 2019. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. first of all that does talk about his legacy. how big a deal david crosby? david crosby was first of all one of the major characters and rock 'n' roll, he was this fiercely opinionated, cantankerous guy with this kind of twinkle in his eye, but he also was one of the real architects of taking rock 'n' roll to new places, places it hadn't been before the mid—1960s. he played guitar with open tunings. he was rooted injazz with open tunings. he was rooted in jazz and with open tunings. he was rooted injazz and classical as much as rock 'n' roll, he had that amazing kind of choirboy boys and when you put that altogether, it was music we

hadn't really heard before and rock 'n' roll. he was one of the people who said, ok, rock in, the people who said, ok, rock 'n' roll can really explore going and what —— a different direction. he had a colourful life at multiple run—ins with the law? he absolutely had a sort of proud rock 'n' roll, rebel, outlaw life. he had problems with drugs and he almost died a few times and he had health issues after the end he basically, letting that freak flag fly as they say in one of the songs, he embodied that counterculture rubble of the tamatera way of think a lot of people loved him and related to him. they saw... they either wanted to be that or they saw themselves in that. find

wanted to be that or they saw themselves in that.— wanted to be that or they saw themselves in that. and he was workin: themselves in that. and he was working until — themselves in that. and he was working until quite _ themselves in that. and he was working until quite recently, . working until quite recently, his most recent album released in 2021? he his most recent album released in 2021? ., ., ., .,, in 2021? he had one of the most amazin: in 2021? he had one of the most amazing second, _ in 2021? he had one of the most amazing second, third _ in 2021? he had one of the most amazing second, third or - in 2021? he had one of the most amazing second, third or fourth | amazing second, third orfourth acts maybe we could say in music, you know the last decade he was on this incredible, creative role. he was making a new album of songs almost every year, i remembera new album of songs almost every year, i remember a couple of years ago i was in a recording studio watching him make one of those and i asked him about that and he just said, look, those and i asked him about that and hejust said, look, i don't know how much longer i will be around, i have stents in my heart, new lover. i'm not sure how long i will be on this planet, i have all of this music in me, i have to get it out, i don't have a choice, and there was something really kind of, you know... sad about that in some ways, do you ever say that? but also inspiring because he took advantage of having bad second wind in my. of course, as you say, of course, as you say, incredibly inspiring and

incredibly inspiring and incredibly hard worker, david, thank you very much forjoining me on bbc news. thank you very much for 'oining me on bbc newsfi thank you very much for 'oining me on bbc news. thank you for havin: me on bbc news. thank you for having me- _ this years bafta nominations have been announced — and one picture dominates all quiet on the western front, a world war i epic adapted by netflix, leads the charge with 1a nominations. the banshees of inisherin — a tale of feuding friends in 1920s ireland is up for ten awards. and, elvis — with nine nods, could make history if its cinetograher becomes the first women to win that category. the winners will be annouced in a glittery cereomy on 19 preparations have begun for the lunar new year this weekend — marked by communities all over the world. china's celebrations will include a rabbit themed

musical gala on television — rehearsals are under way. in china, it's the year of the rabbit— and it's considered the luckiest of the 12 zodiac animals, representing peace and longevity. quite a change of fortunes with our weather this week. it's been cold and frosty, has even been some snow showers around as well. we're going to close out the working week on a similar story — a frosty start, maybe some freezing fog around but for many of us, it's going to be sunny and cold. temperatures to greet us first thing below freezing in towns and city centres, so colder still in more rural spots, particularly where we've got that lying snow. but we've got this little brief ridge of high pressure that's going to quieten things down and give us some sparkling sunshine throughout the day. weather fronts waiting in the wings. a change is on its way. now, a brisk northerly breeze mightjust drive a few showers along that exposed east coast. they'll be fairly isolated.

for many, after a frosty start, lots of sunshine. freezing fog may linger in northern ireland for a time but generally, those temperatures are going to peak for around 3—7 degrees. maybe a little bit milder in the south—west — the reason being this weather front that's going to drive in this milder air. so, a south—westerly wind starts to kick in to northern ireland and scotland for the start of the weekend. that will bring milder air with it, a rapid snow melt, as well, at times. you can see to greet us first thing on saturday morning 3 or 4 degrees here, but across much of england and wales, still temperatures below freezing. it's going to be another cold, frosty start. lots of sunshine around across england and wales on saturday but the cloud will push in through scotland, northern ireland, maybe north west england, and there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain — not really amounting to too much — but a difference with the feel of the weather, 9 or 10 degrees here, maybe temperatures around 3—7 across england and wales. still that weather front creeping in for the second half

of the weekend but the far south—east corner may well cling onto that colder air throughout the whole of the weekend, so it's a slow process. certainly on sunday, there'll be more cloud around than we saw on saturday. there'll be showery outbreaks of rain along west—facing coasts — some poor visibility here. the best of any brightness perhaps in the south—east — only around 3 or 4 degrees. out to the west, again, we could see double digits. the milder air will start to push in across the country but it comes at a price, unfortunately — we're going to lose that sparkling winter sunshine. there'll be a little more in the way of cloud around but we'll see double figures for all.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on set in 20.21 halyna hutchins was killed when a prop gun fired a live bullet. the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez reed, will also be charged. the united states has announced details of its latest package of military aid to ukraine, worth about $2.5 billion. the pentagon said the assistance included scores of armoured vehicles and support for air defence. president zelensky has consistently called for more help for his country. riot police have fired teargas at stone—throwing protesters on a further day of anti—government demonstrations in peru.

0n the streets of lima, members of the security forces