for the third time in 2a hours. we'll ask what this development could mean, we'll be live in moscow and kyiv. also tonight... another wave of rail strikes begins in the morning — with major events this weekend facing disruption. five people are jailed for a total of more than 30 years after the illegal streaming of premier league football matches made them millions. lgb — liberty! and protestors disrupt a talk in oxford involving a gender critical academic. on bbc london... on newsnight at 10.30, drone attacks on moscow and kyiv. is this a new phase in the conflict? also, uganda hasjust brought in strict anti—gay legislation. we will talk to an lgbt activists.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. moscow has been targeted by multiple drones in the biggest such attack since the invasion of ukraine. russian officials said eight had reached the capital causing some damage, but that most had been shot down. ukraine has denied direct involvement. president vladimir putin said the drones were aimed at civilian targets and that russia reserves the right to take the harshest possible measures against kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenberg heard the explosions this morning, and sent this report. loud blast russian television says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. the bbc has not independently verified the images

russian tv showed. but from early morning, people in and around the russian capital did report hearing explosions. i heard them, too. at home, my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defence ministry accused ukraine of carrying out the attack but said that russia's military had downed all the drones. ukraine has denied having anything to do with this. president putin clearly doesn't believe that. translation: the kyiv regime has l chosen the path of scaring russia | and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. as they flew towards moscow, the drones sparked disbelief. "look at that," a man says. "it's right above our house!" one of the drones crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another flew into this residential building. here's part of it on the ground. the explosives failed to detonate.

the area was cordoned off and emergency services removed it. among local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. "we're all on edge," marat says. "i don't know what we should do about it." "i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones," says yelena. "things are not as calm and stable as we have been told." the moscow authorities say there was minor damage, no serious injuries, and the situation is under control. but for muscovites, this drone attack is a wake—up call, a sign that this war, that many here still perceive as being far away, is coming much closer to home. that feeling has been growing since these explosions over the kremlin earlier this month — an apparent drone attack. and just days ago, a large—scale

cross—border incursion from ukraine into russian territory was another embarrassment for the russian authorities and a sign of growing insecurity. but no sign of any political u—turn. after this morning's drone attack, the message from the kremlin is clear — what it calls the "special military operation" in ukraine will continue. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. well, today's attacks were by no means the first use of drones since russia invaded ukraine 15 months ago. our correspondent paul adams has been working with the bbc�*s new verify team — to look at what more we know. thanks, jane. the russians say they were able to intercept most of today's attacks. i have been working with my colleagues to work out what is

actual fact. we've seen evidence of damage in at least three locations — all in the south western outskirts of moscow. but what more do we know about these attacks? and what were they for? the drones haven't been seen before. they don't look like old soviet—era equipment, oranything supplied by the west. the sophistication i have seen today is much, much higher than i have usually associated with drones. it is usually much more fred in the shed technology. the airframes are more sophisticated, and it's also quite a feat of logistics that they have made, to plan and launch so many of these things simultaneously, within russia, which is quite spectacular. new technology and sophisticated organisation but this is not the first time ukraine, or its allies inside russia, have used drones to attack targets way beyond ukraine's borders. in recent months, there have been all sorts of episodes. in december, a ukrainian drone hit an airbase in saratov, home to russian bombers.

hundreds of miles from ukraine. in february, there was a drone attack on an oil depot at tuapse, on the black sea coast. this image showing a visit president putin once made to the facility. the same month, drones damaged a russian military aircraft like this one on the tarmac in belarus, near the capital minsk. crucially, none of these attacks involved weapons supplied by the west — a key condition of ukraine's western allies. but listen to the foreign secretary's comments about the latest episode. ukraine does have the legitimate to defend itself and it has the legitimate right to do so within its own borders, of course, but it does also have the right to project force beyond its borders to undermine russia's ability to project force into ukraine itself. but for all the drama generated by today's events in moscow, ukraine's much anticipated counter—offensive remains the main focus of kyiv�*s efforts. it's been getting ready for months. president zelensky says the dates have now been set. jane.

we'll have more from moscow in just a moment, but first let's go to kyiv and our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. ukraine is denying it was in any involved in the strikes on moscow. that is right. ukrainian officials have denied involvement but i would not describe that denial as a full throated one. the senior adviser in the president's office said we had nothing directly to do with this and that leaves open a wealth of possibilities. what has struck me is the sheer willingness of senior officials to express satisfaction with what happened in moscow today, one spoke of his pleasure on the other said he was rejoicing. one said specifically that for as long as russian soldiers are in ukraine, russia should be prepared to take some of its own medicine. that is a widespread view here because i think

people say, in russia eight drones, but here this morning, 32, and that was in no way out of the ordinary. two of those were shot down but, most of those were shot down and to got through, some buildings were hit, one person died, or were injured, so there are risks from these incidents will ukraine, especially if western allies fear this kind of incident could escalate this kind of incident could escalate this war but if you talk to most people here they think the escalation is already happening and they look at what they would see as a small attack in moscow and say it is in no way comparable to the bloody onslaught that the city has suffered for many weeks now. james, thanks forjoining _ suffered for many weeks now. james, thanks forjoining us. _ steve, this drone attack is embarrassing for the kremlin — is it likely to affect public support in russia for the war? not if the kremlin can help it. in

russia _ not if the kremlin can help it. in russia the — not if the kremlin can help it. in russia the kremlin controls the media — russia the kremlin controls the media and the messaging, and crucially— media and the messaging, and crucially it controls television. which — crucially it controls television. which is — crucially it controls television. which is so powerful in shaping public— which is so powerful in shaping public opinion here. the message the kremiin— public opinion here. the message the kremlin has— public opinion here. the message the kremlin has been putting forward today— kremlin has been putting forward today is— kremlin has been putting forward today is that these drone attacks prove _ today is that these drone attacks prove that russia was right to start the so—called special military operation in ukraine and that is the message _ operation in ukraine and that is the message that will be repeated in the state media and many russians will accept _ state media and many russians will accept that. but when you look at what _ accept that. but when you look at what has — accept that. but when you look at what has been happening here, in the last month _ what has been happening here, in the last month the explosions over the kremlin, _ last month the explosions over the kremlin, bombs on the railways, the drone _ kremlin, bombs on the railways, the drone attacks on the border, the attacks— drone attacks on the border, the attacks on— drone attacks on the border, the attacks on moscow today, none of this was _ attacks on moscow today, none of this was happening before vladimir putin this was happening before vladimir putih took— this was happening before vladimir putin took the decision to launch the full—scale invasion of ukraine. iwonder— the full—scale invasion of ukraine. i wonder whether, if this trend continues, _ i wonder whether, if this trend continues, whether more russians will continues, whether more russians wiiiioih _ continues, whether more russians willjoin the dots and connect them and conclude that the growing

instability here and insecurity is a direct— instability here and insecurity is a direct result of vladimir putin's invasion— direct result of vladimir putin's invasion of— direct result of vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. steve rosenberg, many thanks. a deadline of this afternoon for the government to hand over borisjohnson's unredacted whatsapp messages, diaries and notebooks to the covid inquiry has been extended. the cabinet office now has until thursday to pass the material on or face criminal prosecution. the government is arguing that some of the information isn't relevant to the inquiry. our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster. a slight extension, what does this mean, what happens now? it a slight extension, what does this mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute _ mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute with _ mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute with the - mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute with the people| down to a dispute with the people carrying out the public inquiry into the pandemic and the government. the inquiry team would like to see the whatsapp messages between boris johnson and other figures whatsapp messages between boris johnson and otherfigures in government as well as his notes and diaries in full unredacted, and the spokesman for borisjohnson says he

is happy for those to be disclosed but the government is not. it says it has handed over thousands of documents to the inquiry but should not have to give over information which it does not think is relevant to the handling of the pandemic. especially the whatsapp messages of government employees which it says relates to personal and private matters. the view of the inquiry is that it should see all the material so it can decide what is relevant and this will come to a head on thursday when the government has to respond to the demands of the inquiry but remember, this was meant to be about learning the lessons of the pandemic, and the government says it is committed to that but before the first public hearing has even taken place, it is in dispute over what it will and will not disclose and it looks increasingly likely that this dispute could end “p likely that this dispute could end up in court. likely that this dispute could end up in court-— up in court. alex, thanks for “oininu up in court. alex, thanks for joining us- _ another wave of strikes on the railways starts in the morning, with a walkout by train drivers belonging to the aslef union.

it isa it is a row over pay and conditions. disruption continues into the weekend. our transport correspondent katy austin is here with all the details. it's now a familiar warning — parts of britain's railway will again be brought to a halt, with others having limited services. tomorrow it's train drivers, in the aslef union, walking out at 15 train companies. on thursday, an overtime ban could cause some disruption. and other rail workers, in the rmt union, have a strike planned for friday. before another strike by drivers on saturday, affecting travel to a number of big events including the fa cup final. some passengers we spoke to at london euston had changed their plans for this week. we were just going to see my dad, we were going to go tomorrow, but we are going today instead. it's an added expense with hotel i costs on top of it and it's two i different train tickets. what they are doing is really important, so if it is a hassle, i think it's fine. these disputes have now been

going on for a long time. is the end in sight? right now, it doesn't look like it. aslef has turned down successive pay rises of 4%, conditional on changes to ways of working — which are aimed at cutting costs and "modernising." the rail industry and the government argue the offer is "fair" and reasonable. but the union's boss has warned industrial action could be stepped up. we are always open to talks, always open to renegotiations but every time we sit down, we are dealing with people who actually dissemble, act in bad faith, want to rip up every national and local agreement that we've got. when it comes to the rmt union, its dispute with network rail, which does maintenance and signalling, has already ended. but its standoff with ia train operating companies looks deadlocked again. the union rejected an offer including a 5% pay rise for one year and then 4%, the next depending on big changes to working practices, to be agreed at local level. with no obvious sign of a breakthrough, it's very possible there could be at least another summer of strikes on the railway.

five people have beenjailed for a total of more than 30 years for illegally streaming premier league football matches. the group ran a system called flawless tv that offered live feeds of games, undercutting legal broadcasters. the group made more than £7 million between 2016 and 2021, and had more than 50,000 subscribers. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. arrested, the head of a multi—million pound gang, importing not drugs but something almost as valuable — football. i don't think any of us realised quite how big it was. appearances can be deceptive — this flat was the nerve centre. there were 20 or 30 set top boxes all linked together, broadcasters like sky, and they recorded the stream and then they streamed it as their own, literally two or three seconds later.

the gang was raking in increasing profits when it was discovered. prosecutors say this is the biggest illegal streaming operation ever. mark gould, the ringleader, was jailed for 11 years. other members for more than five years. the judge said that if everyone paid for illegal streaming, the parasite would kill the host — the premier league. flawless tv charged £10 per month for every premier league game. it would be more like £80 for legitimate access. when we asked fans, do you stream illegally... this is on camera, isn't it! ..well, clearly there is a demand. i've streamed games and i will admit i've streamed games because there is no other way to watch my team, you know. i think it's way too much to ask to pay when not l every game is televised. in fact, less than half of games are available on british tv. it is absurd, it would never happen in the states. it would never happen in america. it costs us five bucks a month to watch every game we want to watch. and this match is not one of them.

it's 3pm on saturday, the blackout, when tv coverage is banned by the premier league. it says the aim is to strike a balance between live broadcasting and encouraging fans to go to matches, top level or grassroots. but the flawless gang texted each other that the blackout was good for business. it made most of its money selling 3pm kick—off games. so, guys, bukayo saka, he is on fire right now... but for the biggest fans, the problem isn't really the cost of legitimate subscriptions. i want more. i would pay more for more but i don't have that option. if the games were more freely available then there would not be availability for the gangs. the gang space has been created by the lack of availability. this investigation identified the details of thousands of subscribers. the view of one of the barristers in the case — fans who buy illegal streams are unlikely to face legal action, but one thing is true — none of the money criminals make is going back into

the nation's favourite game. tom symonds, bbc news. nato is sending another 700 troops to northern kosovo, after violent clashes followed the election of ethnic albanian mayors in predominately serbian areas. about 50 protestors and 30 peacekeepers were injured in the clashes. it's 15 years since kosovo seceded from serbia, but most ethnic serbs have never accepted the country's independence. let's speak to our correspondent in the balkans, guy delauney. guy, what's sparked all this? well, this all goes back to last month the's botched elections, the botched mayoral elections in majority serb of northern kosovo. ethnic serb parties staged a boycott, and that resulted in extremely low turnout, just 3.5%. that meant that ethnic albanian candidates elected as mayor in four

very large majority serb towns in north kosovo. kosovo's international supporters, chief among them the united states, quickly saw that as a problem. the mayors might have been elected, but they didn't have a mandate, and they urged the authorities to act with caution. but that advice fell on deaf ears, and last friday we saw scenes in north kosovo of armed police turning up, forcing their way into municipal buildings, so these ethnic albanian mayors could take office. the international reaction was absolutely furious, people calling from the eu, nato, the us, for kosovo to de—escalate. that didn't happen and we saw these violent scenes between nato peacekeepers and ethnic serbs on monday, yesterday. weather always to the west, cool and cloudy serbs nore of a breeze this trouble has even reached the weather always to the west, cool and cloudy serbs on e of a breeze french open tennis, would you believe. the serbian sporting superstar novak djokovic signed off from his first round match with the

message, kosovo is the heart of serbia, he wrote, stop the violence. the first part of that is somewhat controversial, it is a serbian nationalist message. bearing in mind we still have these tensions in north kosovo and more nato troops coming, it is hard to argue with the second part of the sentiment. guy delauney, many thanks. options for those people hoping to buy a property have been tightening by the day, amid concerns about how high interest rates will go. nearly 10% of uk mortgage deals have been taken off the market since last week, according to financial data firm, moneyfacts. the number of residential mortgages available on the uk market has fallen by 373, to 5,012. and the number of buy—to—let mortgages has fallen by 405, to 2,343. but property prices have been falling over the last six months as people's buying power has taken a hit.

the government says it's going to crackdown on free vape samples being handed out to children in england. it's part of efforts to curb the use of vapes by under 18s, which could see fines levied against anyone selling them illegally. a recent bbc investigation found that illegal vapes confiscated from school pupils contained far higher levels of lead, nickel and chromium than is considered safe. here's our health editor, hugh pym. still works. we have been investigating the rise in teenage vaping. do i get it back? boys at this school in kidderminster told us they were addicted. and the head teacher installed detectors. we took his confiscated vapes to a lab to be tested. this device was found to have high levels of lead, nickel and chromium. the lab said the metal content was well above safe levels and most of the vapes were illegal.

it is against the law to sell to under 18s. lead, cadmium, nitrate, or anything like that... today, the prime minister, visiting a different lab, testing for kent county council... should there be any in these at all? ..acknowledged the bbc�*s findings. it certainly had an impression on me. i think it brought home the challenges that we are facing. the chief medical officer on the same visit told us of his concerns. the rising rates of children vaping with products which seem fun - at first and then they find - they are addicted, that is entirely the model that the cigarette . industry has used historically — get people at the youngest age they can in law- and then addict them. today, rishi sunak was shown how and what they test for in these illegal vapes, most with containers holding vaping liquid five times larger than legal limits. he said with two young daughters, he understood the need to hold the supply to teenagers. you are already seeing tough

action, hugh, in part thanks to your reporting. what you are seeing is a government that is funding a new hit squad with millions of pounds to do testing of illegal vapes, to clamp down on those who are selling them illegally to children. what you are seeing is going to be a ban on free samples being distributed to children. there could be more to come? of course there could be more to come. tougher regulations? as i said, look at these things, look at the way they are marketed, promoted. i think we have to look at that and see whether that is appropriate. our children deserve our protection. retailers like andrew, who don't sell to under 18s, say the government must crack down harder on those who break the law. i'd like to see them double the fines for selling to underage because you shouldn't be selling underage people drugs. nicotine is a highly addictive drug and they need... but trading standards need to actually enforce it so those fines are put onto the retailers. ministers say vaping can be the right option for smokers wanting to quit the habit, but the challenge is how to stop vapes like these being targeted at kids. further action seems likely.

hugh pym, bbc news. the disgraced us entrepreneur elizabeth holmes has reported to a texas prison to begin an 11 year sentence forfraud. she was found guilty last year of misleading investors in her company theranos — the firm claimed it had technology that could detect conditions such as diabetes with just a few drops of blood. but the technology never worked. holmes and her former business partner were also ordered to repay the equivalent of £365 million to their victims. our silicon valley correspondent james clayton sent this report. elizabeth! some thought this day would never happen. elizabeth holmes, walking into a texas jail. the former billionaire had a penchant for expensive restaurants. she'll now have to get used to prison food. it's a spectacular fall from grace for the former billionaire. elizabeth holmes captivated investors with her amazing claims. even though she was a university dropout with no medical degree, she was incredibly convincing. she told investors that she'd invented a machine

that she called the edison, that could diagnose hundreds of diseases with just a few drops of blood. we'd like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing. she attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in investment. even the media magnate rupert murdoch put piles of cash into the company. silicon valley was — frankly, still is — dominated by men. elizabeth holmes was seen as the great hope. she was compared to the likes of mark zuckerberg. she could seemingly do no wrong. but it turned out to be a sham. the technology didn't work. last year, she was convicted of defrauding investors. since then, her lawyers have been desperate to keep her out of prison. she has two small children. however, today her options ran out. she'll have to appeal her conviction from her prison cell. good luck, elizabeth. the story of elizabeth holmes is supposed to be a cautionary tale.

a culture of faking it until you make it is endemic in silicon valley. and today, tech bosses in the us will have a very clear message from authorities — push the boundaries and you may end up behind bars. james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley. now a brief look at some other stories making the news today. asda has bought the petrol station group eg for £2.3 billion in a move that will see the supermarket chain expand further into convenience foods. they'll take over eg's 350 petrol stations and more than a thousand takeaway food locations. six police officers are under investigation after a 91—year—old woman had a taser pointed at her and a spit hood placed over her head. the metropolitan police said the woman was distressed after a dispute with her carer and spat at officers. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog.

norway and sweden have been monitoring what they believe is an unusual russian spy off their coast — a beluga whale. he first appeared in norway in 2019 wearing a harness with a mount suitable for a camera and the words "equipment st petersburg" on it. now the whale has reappeared off sweden's coast. moscow has never officially addressed the claim that the whale was trained by the russian army — but has previously denied that it trains sea mammals to spy. the debate about sex versus gender was centre stage at oxford university this evening. protesters gathered to object to a talk by the gender—critical academic professor kathleen stock, who believes people cannot change their biological sex. the university's lgbtq+ society wanted her appearance cancelled, because they think her views are transphobic — but the event went ahead, with some interruptions, as our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports.

it is a topic that can be divisive and toxic — sex and gender. they chant: we're | fighting for our lives. inside the oxford union, kathleen stock, a philosophy professor, is giving a talk. she believes that trans women are not women and men being able to identify as women has major consequences. and if that is the basis on which people are getting access to certain spaces where women are vulnerable or sports teams or shortlists for whatever it is, it is just way too open to malfeasance. it is not hate speech to say that males cannot be women. you know, you can believe what you like and i'm not stopping anyone believing anyone different but it is certainly not hate speech to say that. there were students keen to hear her talk but there was disruption. this trans activist glued themselves to the chamber. this was a protest with a party atmosphere, organised by the oxford university's lg btq+ society.

they say kathleen stock should never have been invited. i got a death threat by mail saying i should watch my back because someone might stab me and that trans people will be eliminated soon. i got thousands of comments online that were threatening, hateful, homophobic, transphobic, everything terrible you could think of, really. and this campaign of hate came to oxford with kathleen stock. is this about stopping freedom of speech and cancel culture? why not go in there and debate your views with her? it's exhausting to debate my rights, which is why i'm not in there and why i am out here protesting instead. when the union is doing things like this, it tells us trans students that we are not welcome here. this is about freedom of speech and freedom to protest but some academics are warning students trying to cancel talks is becoming a problem and threatens the very core of what universities are about. i know of academics here who have stopped teaching about sex and gender because they are too worried about student response.

the problems really come from the fact that academics have been too cowardly in the past. i think more academics are realising this is a real problem so they are standing up. the prime minister has come out in support of kathleen stock�*s appearance and the government says it will shortly be appointing a new director to make sure that freedom of speech in academic discourse is protected at universities, but this is a debate wider than gender and the oxford union, one where campuses can be a battleground for the complexities and challenges around rights and freedoms. elaine dunkley, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. .. temperatures have been creeping up, day by day. finally we have reached the 25 celsius mark, recorded in porth and a dog in north—west wales through this afternoon. we could even break this again tomorrow. it could be a little warmer, still. high pressure continues to dominate the scene. the warmest of the sunny weather always to the west, cool and

cloudy with more of a breeze