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this is rowan bridge in mold in north wales, where an amber weather warning for significant ice and snow could bring disruption through today. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. at least nine people have been killed in ukraine as the country has again come under sustained russian missile attack. there's been severe damage to parts of its energy infrastructure as well as residential areas. the mayor of kyiv says 40% of the capital's residents are without heating. shelling overnight in southern ukraine has damaged the only functioning power line used for electricity to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is occupied by russia. the ukrainian military said more than 80 mostly missiles

were fired at areas, including these shown here. just under half are said to have been intercepted by air defences. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this is what a cruise missile can do. a residential part of lviv in the far west of ukraine. homes turned to rubble, streets torn apart, lives turned upside down. in all, five people died here. this may be hundreds of miles from the fighting, but this morning it's very much on the front line. in all, russia launched more than 80 missiles, more than a0 getting through the air defences. many striking energy infrastructure here in south—west kyiv but also in cities like 0desa in the south and kharkiv in the north. crucially, shelling cut off power to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in europe currently under russian control. it's now running on diesel

generators but the risk of reactors overheating is real, much to the concern of the un nuclear watchdog. how can we sit here in this room this morning and allow this to happen? this cannot go on. each time we are rolling a dice, and if we allow this to continue time after time, then one day our luck will run out. in a residential area in north—west kyiv, cars were damaged by falling debris and shrapnel after a russian drone was shot down in the sky. two people were injured and taken to hospital. translation: there was an explosion in the sky. l i saw smoke and fire. victor told us how his car was damaged and how he tried to help his neighbours. translation: cars were set on fire. we took fire extinguishers

from our vehicles to try and put them out but it didn't succeed in the fires spread. the firefighters then arrived and put it all out. translation: i'm fed up with it, can't stand all this. _ i don't have the strength any more. why are they doing this? they are not acting like humans. they are scaring the children. these strikes might have been targeted against energy infrastructure, but here not so much. as you can see, cars damaged, some of them destroyed and burnt out, all around me the windows have been blown in in the residents�* box, and over here debris litters this children's playground. meanwhile, fighting continues in the east with ukraine appearing to bolster its forces near bakhmut. despite reports of a possible withdrawal, commanders said the importance of holding the city was growing. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. i'm joined now by denys ganzha, a kyiv resident

and ukrainian youth delegate to the united nations. thank you forjoining us. did you see or hear any of those overnight attacks? . . , , ., ., l, attacks? the alarms started at 1am and we all went _ attacks? the alarms started at 1am and we all went to _ attacks? the alarms started at 1am and we all went to the _ attacks? the alarms started at 1am and we all went to the shelter - attacks? the alarms started at 1am and we all went to the shelter to i and we all went to the shelter to protect ourselves and it lasted for five hours. russia does not have any successes in the front line so now they are targeting civilians. but they are targeting civilians. but the biggest explosion was at 5:15am. russia used a missile which there is no chance ukrainian missile systems can get. no chance ukrainian missile systems can net. �* . , ., ., ., can get. and what the situation are ou in can get. and what the situation are you in now — can get. and what the situation are you in now personally? _ can get. and what the situation are you in now personally? are - can get. and what the situation are you in now personally? are you - you in now personally? are you affected by the power cuts? in kyiv, there are no — affected by the power cuts? in kyiv, there are no power _ affected by the power cuts? in kyiv, there are no power cuts, _ affected by the power cuts? in kyiv, there are no power cuts, but - affected by the power cuts? in kyiv, there are no power cuts, but my - there are no power cuts, but my family in the kharkiv region, they have not had electricity, there are also problems with water, but the

mayor said 70% has no electricity, so russia has spent $500 million for nothing. so russia has spent $500 million for nothinu. �* ,, so russia has spent $500 million for nothinu. �* y., ., , ., nothing. and your family are in the kharkiv region. _ nothing. and your family are in the kharkiv region. what _ nothing. and your family are in the kharkiv region. what are _ nothing. and your family are in the kharkiv region. what are they - nothing. and your family are in the i kharkiv region. what are they saying about what happened there? mil kharkiv region. what are they saying about what happened there? all over ukraine, about what happened there? all over ukraine. they — about what happened there? all over ukraine, they targeted _ about what happened there? all over ukraine, they targeted more - about what happened there? all over ukraine, they targeted more than - ukraine, they targeted more than three power plants, so they tried to deliver another blackout, but what we are hearing from the minister for energy, everything looks good for now, we hope to have no more attacks in the future, but russia wants to make some kind of electricity genocide. make some kind of electricity genocide-— make some kind of electricity uenocide. , ., , , ., , ., , genocide. obviously, that is a very stron: genocide. obviously, that is a very strong word _ genocide. obviously, that is a very strong word to _ genocide. obviously, that is a very strong word to use, _ genocide. obviously, that is a very strong word to use, but _ genocide. obviously, that is a very strong word to use, but also - genocide. obviously, that is a very strong word to use, but also very i strong word to use, but also very difficult for residents to keep going under this battery of attacks, i am sure. what is the mood in the capital today? i i am sure. what is the mood in the capital today?— capital today? i would compare russian trying _ capital today? i would compare russian trying to _ capital today? i would compare russian trying to put _ capital today? i would compare russian trying to put ukraine . capital today? i would compare j russian trying to put ukraine in

blackout if you remember how the nazis bombed london eight years ago and this resulted to the victory of great britain and their partners over hitler and his regime, and the same goes here. nothing will change because for those who are now in bakhmut, it is the biggest challenge today, not less, so we are supporting them, and i hope there is lots great news coming next because as we are receiving more ammunition, more weapons, and our soldiers are trained, the great offences are here to come. ., ~ ,., trained, the great offences are here to come. ., ~' ,, , trained, the great offences are here to come. ., ~ y., , . the ukrainian president, president zelenskyy, has condemned those new russian missile strikes. we know that there has been a lot of concern around attacks on the zaporizhzhia power plant and the instability that

has been highlighted in the region at the moment. protests in georgia have forced the ruling party to withdraw controversial plans to identify what it calls �*foreign agents�* who it claims are trying to undermine the country. protestors fear the plans would limit civil liberties and target criticaljournalists and media outlets. 0ur caucasus correspondent rayhan demytrie has sent this report from the georgian capital, tbilisi. after two days of mass protests in the georgian capital tbilisi against a controversial foreign agents bill, the government announced on thursday morning it was withdrawing the draft legislation to keep the peace. the bill would have targeted non—governmental and media organisations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. last night police used water cannons and tear gas to clear the streets of thousands of pro—western georgians opposed to the bill. protesters fear this law threatens georgia�*s chances ofjoining

the european union and will take the country back into russia�*s orbit. i�*m here along with all these people to guarantee that there will never be russian rule here ever. many georgians believe the legislation was introduced here to weaken their own democracy. western funded civil society organisations, the primary target of this legislation, play an important role holding the government to account. what this law is really about is making it possible for the government to stigmatise, marginalise, and eventually silence organisations and media that are critical of the government. though the government has promised to withdraw the bill, protesters say the fight is not over yet. georgians opposed to this legislation believe this is a pivotal moment for the country, that this fight is at heart a fight for their own freedom.

and freedom here means joining europe and escaping russia�*s influence. protesters have promised to return to the streets until they have guarantees from the government that they will be no russian style law in georgia. rayhan demytrie, bbc news, tbilisi. the bbc understands the uk government is about to announce a delay to the construction of certain sections of britain�*s new high speed rail line, known as hs2 to save money. the delay is likely to affect sections from manchester to crewe and birmingham to crewe. the project has run billions of pounds over budget and is years behind schedule. hs2 is uk government�*s flagship transport levelling up project and the largest infrastructure project in europe. 0ur transport correspondent katie austin says the project has long been beset by delays and increasing

costs. about 40% of work to build the first phase between london, or west london, and birmingham has actually been done. the idea is that that would open by 2033, and a station at euston in central london would open a debt. the part between the west midlands and crewe is due by 2034 and would reach manchester by 2041. plans to go all the way to leeds were scrapped. inflation has posed a fresh challenge when it comes to costs and behind—the—scenes, hs2 and the department for transport have been looking at the overall scope and timing of the project as they try to control costs. in a move apparently aimed at spreading out spending over a longer period of time, we are expecting the government to announce delays, particularly to the second part of h52 particularly to the second part of hs2 between birmingham and

manchester, and possibly the euston end of things. unclear exactly when that announcement will come but we are expecting it to be soon. demonstrators in israel are holding a day of protests across the country against government plans to overhaul thejudicial system. activists are blocking major transport routes including the road to tel aviv airport, from where the prime minister benjamin netanyhu is due to leave on an official visit to italy. 0ur correspondent tom batemen is in tel aviv. this is the main road that runs north — south in tel aviv. you can see the protesters, they breached the road, the police have been trying to stop them. they came down here, jumped over the fence, we followed them over as we were filming, they got to the road and blocked it. this is exactly what israel�*s far right police minister said he would not accept. he called these protesters anarchists. you can hear them chanting for democracy and

we arejust going hear them chanting for democracy and we are just going to stop here and you can see the mounted police here. we watched as the mounted police came along the street, the protesters dug in, dozens of them were sitting on the road, and at that point, they pushed them back. there is now more of a stand—off. we saw one man dragged away, arrested. so what is this all about? this is about the new nationalist israeli government led by benjamin netanyahu pushing through a series ofjudicial reforms that would, its critics say, stripped israel�*s supreme court of its independence and would stack the judiciary in favour of the government. it has led to increasing protest over their weeks. now we are seeing things culminate even further. the way this has spread is also unprecedented. into the military, the security forces. we have seen this week reservists in israel saying they would refuse to

serve training because of this issue. they see this as israel turning into... the government says that they are trying to restore the balance between the executive and the judiciary, balance between the executive and thejudiciary, but balance between the executive and the judiciary, but that is not abnormal, but it has led to increasing tension and increasing clashes over the future of this country. and all of this, as benjamin netanyahu is due to fly out to italy for a state visit. chris tested have been trying to block the airport as well. —— protesters. he has given an interview to the media and he says what this proves is that israel is a thriving democracy but many critics say he is trying to destroy that. the cost of childcare is soaring, with an average full time nursery place for a child under two now costing nearly £15,000 a year. a report by the charity coram says average costs have risen by nearly six %, while the availability

of places has fallen. some parents say it�*s now so expensive to have their children looked after that they�*re being forced out of work as hannah miller reports. the uk is in the top three most expensive countries in the world for childcare. the only countries where parents need to spend a higher percentage of their income on child care are switzerland and new zealand. around the world, the costs vary hugely with childcare costing much less in austria, hungary and portugal. we can speak now to katherine wood, a mum and researcher at oxford university. she�*s just gone back to work after maternity leave and knows all about the problems of finding childcare. just tell us yourjob and have you just gone back to work and how much

is that costing you if you are able to tell us that? i is that costing you if you are able to tell us that?— to tell us that? i am a medical researcher— to tell us that? i am a medical researcher at _ to tell us that? i am a medical researcher at the _ to tell us that? i am a medical researcher at the university i to tell us that? i am a medical researcher at the university ofj researcher at the university of oxford and i went back to work on monday after six months off. we applied for a nursery place as soon as i knew i was pregnant, about 15 months, and we onlyjust found out that we managed to secure three days a week, which is not ideal. we would have hoped for more. it is costing us just over £800 a month for three days a week, which isjust us just over £800 a month for three days a week, which is just under £10,000 a year. and because it is only three days that we got, my husband is dropping down to four days and i am dropping down to four days and i am dropping down to four days as well. he is currently taking a salary cut whereas i am using are pretty much all of my annual leave to cover my day off a week, but it is not really sustainable long—term. and yourjob, you have gone back to work pretty soon, after six months. it needs you to be there,

presumably? you can�*t do it from home. and you need to be on top of yourjob to keep progressing. exactly. as i am a laboratory —based researcher, i have to be in the lab working, i can�*t really do it at home, and my progression is dependent on my research output, so the papers that i produce. and it is notjust me. the funding of the [ad in the future will depend on what papers we have got out, the research that we generate, so without me there as much of the time, that will also go down, so it is notjust me this is impacting. find also go down, so it is not “ust me this is impactingfi also go down, so it is not “ust me this is impacting. and how have you found our this is impacting. and how have you found your first few _ this is impacting. and how have you found your first few days _ this is impacting. and how have you found your first few days going - this is impacting. and how have you found your first few days going back to work, leaving your baby with childcare? it is quite a moment, isn�*t it? childcare? it is quite a moment, isn't it? , , ., , isn't it? he is settling in really well, isn't it? he is settling in really well. which — isn't it? he is settling in really well, which is _ isn't it? he is settling in really well, which is great. _ isn't it? he is settling in really well, which is great. i- isn't it? he is settling in really well, which is great. i think i isn't it? he is settling in really| well, which is great. i think it's well, which is great. i think it�*s probably much easierfor well, which is great. i think it�*s probably much easier for him than well, which is great. i think it�*s probably much easierfor him than it is for me leaving him. it is going 0k is for me leaving him. it is going ok so far. i am just getting my head back into it and working out where i

was six months ago. find back into it and working out where i was six months ago.— was six months ago. and finally, what do you _ was six months ago. and finally, what do you think _ was six months ago. and finally, what do you think could - was six months ago. and finally, what do you think could or - was six months ago. and finally, | what do you think could or should was six months ago. and finally, - what do you think could or should be done to help you? is it about the government subsidising childcare to make it less expensive? yes. government subsidising childcare to make it less expensive?— government subsidising childcare to make it less expensive? yes, i think so. the make it less expensive? yes, i think so- the nursery _ make it less expensive? yes, i think so. the nursery staff— make it less expensive? yes, i think so. the nursery staff are _ make it less expensive? yes, i think so. the nursery staff are wonderful. so. the nursery staff are wonderful and they are not being paid enough to do theirjob, so it is not the fact that the nursery have to charge what they are charging, and the staff are being paid minimum wage, so it is not that the nursery should be charging less, there should be more funding from the government so that it helps us out more, because the people working there are incredible and they deserve all the credit. ,., ., x' incredible and they deserve all the credit. ,., ., a ., incredible and they deserve all the credit. a ., i. incredible and they deserve all the credit. ., ., incredible and they deserve all the credit. . credit. good luck to you and your family and _ credit. good luck to you and your family and i _ credit. good luck to you and your family and i hope _ credit. good luck to you and your family and i hope it _ credit. good luck to you and your family and i hope it all _ credit. good luck to you and your family and i hope it all goes - credit. good luck to you and your| family and i hope it all goes well. in the united states, a congressional committee has begun hearing witness testimony about their withdrawal from afghanistan. when former marine who was badly injured in a suicide attack described it as a catastrophe. here

is our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. thousands of afghans did make it out but many were left behind. for this marine sergeant testifying, there was no disguising the trauma of being caught in a bomb at the entrance to kabul airport, the deadliest moment of the withdrawal. i am thrown 12 feet onto the ground and i instantly knew what had happened. i opened my eyes to marines are dead or unconscious lying around me. the marines are dead or unconscious lying around me.— marines are dead or unconscious lying around me. the bomb killed 13 american soldiers _ lying around me. the bomb killed 13 american soldiers and _ lying around me. the bomb killed 13 american soldiers and 170 _ lying around me. the bomb killed 13 american soldiers and 170 afghan i american soldiers and 170 afghan civilians. an explosion he said he had had intelligence about, had warned his superiors about, but had been ignored. mr; warned his superiors about, but had been ignored-— been ignored. my body was overwhelmed _ been ignored. my body was overwhelmed by _ been ignored. my body was

overwhelmed by the - been ignored. my body was| overwhelmed by the trauma been ignored. my body was i overwhelmed by the trauma of been ignored. my body was - overwhelmed by the trauma of the blast, my abdomen had been ripped open, every part of my exposed body to have ball bearings and shrapnel. the pain and guilt of leaving afghan colleagues behind also caused moral injury. countless afghans were murdered by the taliban not far from his position, others were so terrified they killed themselves. their withdrawal was a catastrophe in my opinion and that was an inexcusable lack of accountability and negligence. the 11 marines, one sailor and one soldier that were murdered that day have not been answered for.— murdered that day have not been answered for. . , , .,, ., answered for. perhaps most damning was the testimony _ answered for. perhaps most damning was the testimony of _ answered for. perhaps most damning was the testimony of a _ answered for. perhaps most damning was the testimony of a former - was the testimony of a former colonel who warned of a tsunami of mental health problems for veterans and said america was building a nasty reputation of systemic abandonment of its allies. a new method of removing carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been outlined by scientists. the researchers say it captures c02 from the atmosphere up to three times more efficiently

than current methods. experts believe the widespread use of carbon capture technology will be needed if the world is to avoid dangerous levels of warming. i�*m joined now by ruth herbert, who is ceo of the carbon capture & storage association. can you tell us a bit about this new method and do you think it is really significant? method and do you think it is really siunificant? , , ., _ significant? first, let me start by sa in: significant? first, let me start by saying that _ significant? first, let me start by saying that carbon _ significant? first, let me start by saying that carbon capture - saying that carbon capture technology has been around for many decades in the chemicals industry and they typically involve taking the carbon dioxide, separating it from the exhaust gases from either a power or industrial plant, and then basically using either a chemical compound or another type of absorber to separate that co2 and to transport back and take that away. when you combine that with storage, and there are different types of

storage, you can remove that co2 from the atmosphere and contribute to preventing climate change. so this carbon capture utilisation storage, because sometimes the c02 can be used, but the payment storage is key to keeping it out of the atmosphere and avoiding climate change. it has been around for a while, we have had permanent geological storage under the sea bed in disused oil and gas fields, that has been going on for many decades as well, and this new solution, i think this is one involving carbonation, where the c02 bonds with other chemicals and forms a carbonate, so a substance that locks in that co2 and keeps it out of the atmosphere. so there are many of these technologies under development at the moment and the key thing that we are trying to do now is scale those up to commercial scales so they can actually stop initials ——

emissions from power stations or industrial plants. haifa emissions from power stations or industrial plants.— industrial plants. how much of a difference _ industrial plants. how much of a difference will _ industrial plants. how much of a difference will it _ industrial plants. how much of a difference will it make _ industrial plants. how much of a difference will it make if - industrial plants. how much of a difference will it make if these l difference will it make if these technologies are scaled up in terms of fighting the overall global warming, climate change battle? the warming, climate change battle? iie: international warming, climate change battle? "iie: international energy warming, climate change battle? i““i;a: international energy agency warming, climate change battle? iie: international energy agency says we need to be capturing over seven and a half billion tonnes of c02 using carbon capture and storage by 2050 and about a seventh of that, or a billion tens of that will need to be direct air billion tens of that will need to be directair capture, so billion tens of that will need to be direct air capture, so similar to this project you have highlighted, where we take the c02 from the air in the atmosphere just because there are some images that we can�*t capture. we can�*t capture 100% of emissions. but we are going to need an awful lot of this by 2015. to put

that into context, bringing back to 2035 and looking at the uk, our own climate change committee has said we are going to need to capture and store over 50 million tonnes by 2035. if you think about one large power station, that might be a million tonnes, so there is a lot that we need to do and, yes, we are starting from just a few demonstration plants globally and trying to scale this up over the next ten years.— trying to scale this up over the next ten years. trying to scale this up over the next ten ears. ., ~ , ., , . next ten years. thank you very much for talkin: next ten years. thank you very much for talking to — next ten years. thank you very much for talking to us. _ it's it�*s been revealed that the former boss of the energy firm shell was paid almost £10 million last year, that�*s almost 50% on his pay in 2021. shell announced its highest annual profits in its history after annual profits in its history after a surge in energy prices following

russian�*s invasion of ukraine. the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england has risen. according to nhs england an estimated 7.21 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of january. that�*s up from 7.2 million in december. it�*s the joint highest number since records began in august 2007. the israeli actor topol, whose career was defined by the musical fiddler on the roof, has died aged 87. #ifl # if i were # ifiwerea # if i were a rich man... haim topol won international fame playing the milkman tevye in the hollywood version of the musical and he played the part on stage more than 3,500 times. his credits also include a role in the 1981 bond film for your eyes only. the actor chaim topol, who has died at the age of 87.

that is it from as for now. hello again. some of us have had some heavy snow through the morning and there�*s more heavy snow to come as well as ice. in fact, the met office has three amber weather warnings in force now. they run through this afternoon, tonight and into tomorrow. further details available on our website. the highest figures that you can see really relate to higher ground, but still we�*ll see a fair bit of snow at low levels. and we�*re also looking at some freezing rain across parts of central wales. couple this with gusty winds that will be drifting and blowing of that snow. and for some, we�*re looking at blizzards as well. so some atrocious conditions. low pressure is driving our weather. we�*ve got the mild atlantic air in the south. so here we�*re looking at rain. but as these weather fronts bump into the cold air, this is where we�*re seeing the snow, with yet more to come.

so the snow continuing across north wales, the north midlands, in through northern england and also northern ireland. a few snow showers peppering the north and the east of scotland, but much of scotland staying dry and in the south, any showers are likely to be of rain, but even those could be heavy and also thundery. temperature—wise, you can see where we�*ve got the milder atlantic air and the cold arctic air. now, it�*s going to be windy through the day and also through the evening and overnight period. and that wind will be causing the snow to drift. blizzard conditions on some of the transpennine routes, for example, as the snow continues to edge through north wales and north midlands, staying in northern england, getting into southern scotland and northern ireland. but you can see how it spreads across more of wales, as the low pressure, which is moving from the west to the east, slips a little bit farther east. cold night in the highlands tonight. we could see —15 in somewhere like kinbrace or altnaharra and a widespread frost. and of course, the risk of ice. tomorrow, the low pressure drifts off onto the near continent.

we still will have some snow for a time. it will be windy for a time, but then the wind will ease. still some snow showers, though, coming in across the far north of scotland. so we start on a snowy note first thing across parts of england and wales, that tends to push away as we go through the course of the morning. remember, it�*s going to be windy as well, but the winds will ease through the day. many of us having a dry day with some sunshine, but some wintry showers in the north and some rain starting to come in across the southwest. but across the board, it will feel cold.

chipping away at china. the netherlandsjoins the us in its crackdown on exports of advanced semiconductor technology. us presidentjoe biden will outline his budget pans later today, his budget plans later today, but does he stand any chance of getting them through congress? welcome to world business report, i�*m ben thompson. the battle is hotting up over supplies of computer chips. last year a shortage of chips led to supply chain disruption around the world — meaning delays to everything from cars to washing machines and of course, computers.