the attack happened in a small village in the north east of the country, as european leaders met to discuss russia's invasion at a summit in spain. ukraine's president zelensky, who was at that meeting in spain, said the strike was absolute evil. here in kyiv, it comes at a tough time for ukraine — their offensive hasn't broken through the russian defences and cracks are appearing in western support. also on the programme... a man who threatened to kill queen elizabeth with a crossbow at windsor castle has been jailed for nine years. a global temperature record is broken this september — we find out how we could harvest the moon's power for our energy needs. and in cricket — england's defence of their world cup title begins with a nine—wicket hammering

by new zealand. on newsnight at10:30... the electorate's verdict from a crucial scottish bar election will be in soon. what will it tell us about the prospects for labour and the snp? stand by, your election night coverage starts here. ukraine says at least 51 people, including an eight—year—old boy, have died in a russian attack on a village in the north—east of the country. president zelensky described the attack as an act of russian terror. ukraine's defence ministry said there were no military targets in the area — only civilians. local officials say a cafe and a shop were hit in the village of hroza, south—east of kharkiv during a wake for a local resident. there has been intense fighting in the region in recent weeks, with russia attempting to recapture

territory it lost last year. earlier, mr zelensky told a european summit his country was defending itself against russia to ensure european security — and said if kyiv was not successful, then russia would turn its attention to nato member countries. president putin today accused the west of wanting to create a new iron curtain. we will get more on the wider war effort in a moment, but first, this report on today's events from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. this body is badly burnt, says the rescuer. maybe he will recognise them. no, it's not her, the woman replies. missile attacks are an almost daily occurrence here. but rarely are they this destructive. a well rehearsed routine for emergency crews which doesn't get any easier.

translation: my brother, sister—in—law and mother were killed. my brother, sister-in-law and mother were killed. �* . �* , ., , my brother, sister-in-law and mother were killed-— were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of — were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of a _ were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of a local— were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of a local soldier. - were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of a local soldier. most. at a wake of a local soldier. most of the victims were sitting around a large table inside a cafe. a shared moment of grief cut short. translation: constantly, we were pulling out someone. it was a nightmare. ukraine accuses russia of launching a short range ballistic missile, killing more than 50 in a village of 300. we were in more than 50 in a village of 300. - were in a town nearby and heard an explosion. we were then told something happened in hroza and we came because my mother was here. ring tones fill the silence. from the phones of the dead. russian military knew — the phones of the dead. russian military knew where _ the phones of the dead. russian military knew where they - the phones of the dead. russian military knew where they were l military knew where they were striking. it was not a blind attack.

people were gathered there for a memorial meal. who could launch a missile at them? only absolute evil. at a speech in sochi, vladimir putin didn't reference the attack but suggested ukraine would be dead within a week if it's western help was to stop. ukraine is fighting to prevent that from happening. but it is hurting. james waterhouse, bbc news. our international editorjeremy bowen is in kyiv this evening. what more can you tell us about the attack today? the information that we have are the sorts of pictures and reports that have been coming out of the scene, which james just packaged, have been coming out of the scene, which jamesjust packaged, and have been coming out of the scene, which james just packaged, and also the things ukrainians have been saying and they say was deliberately targeting this funeral. we don't actually know that but what comes to

my mind isjust actually know that but what comes to my mind is just what goes through the heads of people when they see the heads of people when they see the result of the missiles they have fired in a situation like that? it doesn't have a strategic effect on the wall. what it does do of course is spread fear and grief and create bloodshed, and also i think on the ukrainian side, creates anger and a determination to fight back. im’ith determination to fight back. with the political _ determination to fight back. with the political infighting in the west, just how much can president zelensky rely on western support? fix, zelensky rely on western support? number of things have happened in the last couple of days which will have been worrying president zelensky and that's why i think at that meeting in spain he said, look, this isn'tjust ukraine's fight, it is everybody�*s fight and we are fighting your fight for you at the moment. that is because in election campaigns in slovakia and in poland,

the whole idea of helping ukraine has been more than questioned, has been rejected by important leaders. and also, in washington, hard right republicans have for the time being stopped the latest instalment of money coming to the ukrainians. the money coming to the ukrainians. the money isn't going to stop, ukraine will not be dumped by its western allies anytime soon, there is no question of that, but i think that looking ahead, zelensky will be conscious and his generals will be conscious and his generals will be conscious that if they don't break through, if they don't make progress on the battlefield, these questions will be asked about how much is enough when it comes helping them? the ukrainians don't have a choice. in their heads they have two keep on fighting but their western allies do have a choice about what they do and what they need to do to keep

sustaining the ukrainian war effort. jeremy bowen, our international editor in kyiv for us. for more analysis on the russian air strike and the international support for ukraine, listen to the latest ukrainecast podcast, available now on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. the polls have just closed in south lanarkshire where voters are choosing a new mp for rutherglen and hamilton west. the seat was made vacant because the former scottish national party mp margaret ferrier was ousted in a recall petition. she was thrown out of the party for breaching covid regulations. let's talk to our scotland editorjames cook who is at the count tonight. yes, margaret ferrier was elected in 2019 with a majority ofjust over 5200, making this one of the snp's more vulnerable seats in scotland. within a year or so she had decided

to travel by train from london to glasgow despite having tested positive for covid and that resulted in her expulsion from the scottish national party and ultimately, her recall as an mp as well as a criminal conviction for breaking lockdown law. labour here very much sense and opportunity, is the first big electoral test for the snp leader humza yousaf since he took over from leader humza yousaf since he took overfrom nicola sturgeon but with a police investigation currently under way over the funding of finances for the snp, labourare way over the funding of finances for the snp, labour are pretty confident if victory here and snp people we have been speaking to are very downbeat about their chances. sir keir starmer has played an active role in the campaign, he has been in the constituency on a number of occasions and he says victory here, if it is achieved for labour, would be a milestone on the party's hard road back to power. just a bit of

context about what victories in scotland at the general election win for labour, between 1964 and 2010, every single general election saw labour return more than 40 mps from scotland to westminster. now sir keir hopes to double the representation of the party from one to two. , ., , representation of the party from one to two. , . , ., ~ representation of the party from one totwo. , ., ~ a man who broke into windsor castle with a loaded crossbow to kill queen elizabeth on christmas day in 2021 has beenjailed for nine years after pleading guilty to treason. jaswant chail, who's now 21, will initially be kept in custody at broadmoor hospital. he is the first person in the uk to be convicted of treason since 1981. daniel sandford reports. just a few metres from the queen's private apartments, and with his crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment when jaswant chail was arrested. seen here moments later, he had used a rope ladder to get into windsor castle on christmas day 2021.

when challenged by the armed officers, he said, "i am here to kill the queen." wearing this metal mask inspired by his obsession with star wars, the crossbow he was carrying had to safety catch off. he was a dangerous individual, armed with a crossbow that was loaded, and it is only as a result of the protection officers on duty on the day who dealt want to so calmly and professionally that he was stopped and nobody was hurt. he was arrested right by the george iv gate that leads to the most secure section of windsor castle. windsor great park is open to the public, but chail had made it over the fence and right up to the gateway leading to the queen's private apartments. jaswant chail had been planning his attack four months, at one point trying to join the grenadier guards in an attempt to get close to the royal family. he is now having treatment for psychosis at the high—security broadmoor hospital. but thejudge decided he had been

planning the assassination before his illness. he had conceived of killing the queen earlier in 2021 when he was not psychotic. he took steps to try to get closer to his target and to learn useful skills when again he was not psychotic. chail said he wanted to avenge a massacre in 1919, where british troops killed hundreds of indian protesters. the bullet holes can still be seen to this day. in a journal he planned to e—mail to his sister, he wrote, "i am not a terrorist, i am an assassin, a sikh, a sith," another reference to his star was obsession. "i will go against the odds to eliminate a target that represents the remnants of the people who desecrated my homeland." chail spent the weeks before his arrest talking to an artificial intelligence character he had created on the ai chat bot replika. he talked about his plan to kill

the queen, and she seems to encourage him, telling him he was wise and very well trained. the judge decided that, by the time chail arrived in windsor, he was suffering from psychosis, but because he had been planning to kill the queen before his illness, he sentenced him to nine years in prison. daniel sandford, bbc news, windsor. temperatures across the world in september were the warmest on record, breaking the previous high by a huge margin, according to the eu climate service. last month was almost a whole degree warmer than the average september temperature between 1991 and 2020. experts say 2023 is now "on track" to be the warmest year on record. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is here with us to explain the details. thanks, tina. one scientist described the jump in temperatures this september as "gobsmackingly ba na nas". the new data show that the average

global temperature in september was 16.38 degrees. that beats the previous record for september by 0.5 celsius, the largestjump ever recorded. now, take a look at this. this line in the middle of this graph represents the average global temperature for the month of september between 1991 and 2020. looking back to the 1940s, we can see septembers were colder than that for many years, but when we get to the year 2000, just look how that changes. temperatures rise steadily until this year, look at that peak. of course, last month is part of a bigger picture. these squiggly grey lines show the average temperatures across a calendar year, and this goes back before the industrial era began more than 200 years ago. this red line here represents 2016. that's the hottest year ever recorded. but look at this year.

from may, temperatures start to rise until they are way above the previous record. little wonder scientists say 2023 will almost certainly be the hottest year ever recorded. so what can be done? i've been looking at a new renewable technology being pioneered here in the uk. the moon has always been a source of inspiration, but now we're set to harness the very real influence it exerts over our planet, because the moon's gravity powers the rise and fall of the tides, and that represents a huge amount of energy. it's reckoned tidal power could meet as much as 11% of the uk's annual energy demand, and it has a big advantage over other renewable technologies like wind and solar, because the tides are predictable. because of its predictability, because of its ability to provide us baseline predictable renewable

energy, the cost savings that you get from not having to invest in backup energy sources that are fossil fuel based, not having to invest in storage solutions such as batteries might mean that the sort of unit cost of tidal energy, for producing the energy, might be worthwhile. engineers here in the uk are already developing all sorts of ways to capture tidal energy. in the waters off the shetland islands, great turbines that harvest the currents tides create are being tested. rival designs are competing to prove their efficiency, including a kite that flies in the water. but there is a problem. the sea is just an incredibly harsh environment. the waves and the currents hammer at structures, and the salty water is aggressive too, it corrodes metal. all of which helps explain why tidal energy

is just so expensive at the moment, even pricier than nuclear power. but the government is now offering generous subsidies for companies developing tidal power technologies. experts say that could be decisive in making the technology economically viable. that's going to drive down cost, it's going to build out capacity, it's going to help with grid connection and that sort of thing as well, build confidence in the supply chain, it's going to really drive the industry forward. tidal power will never overtake wind and solar, say experts, but it could be a very useful additional source of clean power delivered thanks to our nearest celestial neighbour. justin rowlatt, bbc news, plymouth. shares in metro bank plunged by more than a quarter at one point today, following reports that it's urgently trying to raise up to £600 million to shore up its finances. the bank was set up in 2010 and has more than 2.5 million customers.

let's talk to our business correspondent theo leggett. theo, what does this mean for customers of metro bank? should they be worried? well, i don't think customers should be too worried at this stage, although a 25% drop in the share price is clearly not a good look, metro bank insisted finances are pretty sound, it made a profit in the first half of the year, and it continues, crucially, to meet all regulatory requirements in terms of the financial buffers it is obliged to keep. on top of that, the compensation scheme guarantees the first £85,000 of each depositor�*s savings, so that is a buffer as well. that said, there are clearly concerns about the long—term health of this bank, and that is principally to do with the amount of money that it seems to be in line to

have to raise over the next couple of years, several hundred million pounds, and that is raising concerns about whether it can afford it's quite ambitious expansion programme which involves, for example, setting up which involves, for example, setting up 11 new branches in the north of england. so there are concerns about this bank, and we know that officials have met with members of the prudential regulation authority, the banking regulator, and we know as well that treasury officials have beenin as well that treasury officials have been in touch with the regulator as well to keep an eye on what is going on. but short of a sudden crisis in confidence in the bank, no need to. —— no need to panicjust now. the number of patients in hospital in england with covid is at its highest level since the spring. the nhs is urging those eligible for covid and flu vaccines to come forward. meanwhile, one of the companies providing the covid vaccine says it hopes to make it available privately. our medical editor, fergus walsh, is here to tell us more.

thanks, tina. in the absence of mass covid testing, it's hard to know the level of infection in the community. but hospitals in england now have 3,644 confirmed covid patients, the highest number since april. two—thirds are primarily being treated for something else. if we track back through the pandemic, you can see the number of covid patients was far higher last winter and ten times bigger at the peak in early 2021. those in hospital are mostly over 65. flu, a largely winter virus, is still at very low levels. 24 million people in the uk are eligible for a covid booster and 35 million for a flu vaccine. but while you can buy a flu vaccine at the pharmacy, you can't buy a covid jab. that may change next year. us company moderna is hoping to make its covid jab available privately.

in the us, it costs £100 a dose. and there's another change coming. for now, you have to have your covid and flu jabs separately. by 2025, moderna hopes to have a dual covid and flu vaccine and a triple jab, adding protection against another virus, rsv, the following year. nobody wants to get two, three, four shots every winter, so we are really obsessed at the company of, how do we combine those products to end up having one annual shot where you go to your pharmacy or doctor early in the fall, you get one shot — flu, covid, rsv protection — and you can spend a healthy winter. next month, scientists will begin sending out more than 30,000 lateral flow tests a week to selected households so that they can keep an eye on covid levels in the community.

fergus, thank you, fergus walsh, our medical editor. now a look at some other stories making the news today. a coroner has heard that the man who was driving a coach which crashed on the wirral last week, killing himself and one of his passengers, had suffered an "event" at the wheel. stephen shrimpton, who was 40, and 15—year—old jessica baker both died when the bus overturned on the m53 motorway. a nurse at blackpool victoria hospital has been found guilty of drugging patients to keep them compliant. preston crown court heard that 54—year—old catherine hudson gave unprescribed sedatives to two people in her care for "an easy life". jurors also convicted her of conspiring with another nurse, 48—year—old charlotte wilmot, to give a sedative to a third patient. the metropolitan police say 21 people who were arrested at the king's coronation in may will face no further action, because prosecutors have decided against bringing charges.

the police, who were criticised by some for their response, said arrests were made to prevent a breach of the peace and over public—nuisance threats. it's emerged the hs2 rail line will not be extended to london euston unless enough private investment is secured for the project. it would mean the line would only run from birmingham to old oak common in west london. our transport correspondent katy austin has more. the dust is settling on the prime minister's change of direction. when what remains of hs2, the route between london and birmingham, first opens, it won't go beyond old oak common in west london. yesterday, there was a renewed commitment that the line will eventually reach a new station at euston. the government claims changes to the euston plan could save £6.5 billion. the station would have six, not 11 platforms, but crucially, private sector investment would be used,

the idea being that housing would sit alongside the station. the entire euston scheme would depend on enough of that investment being secured. rishi sunak�*s big idea yesterday was spending money meant for the now cancelled hs2 second stage on other, smaller transport projects around the country instead, including road improvements. the bulk of those billions would not have been spent for years yet, but the transport secretary insisted some would be available soon. there was some money going to be spent, and it was hundreds of millions of pounds in the next few years. so some of that will be available earlier, we will have early investment in just the next few weeks. for example, being able to maintain the £2 bus fare, which is hugely important to those people that use buses, the most popular form of public transport. reference there to the bus fare cap in much of england. the details and dates of many other projects are as yet unknown. labour leader keir starmer

accused the government of taking a wrecking ball to hs2 and reheating old proposals in its place, but what would he do? well, i think after the mess that the government has made of hs2, then it's impossible to commit to reinstate that, they've blown such a hole in it, and they're already talking about releasing the land that would have been needed to take the line to manchester. he did say better east—west rail connections had to happen, but even if the next election brings a change of government, there is no guarantee hs2 in full would be revived. katy austin, bbc news. the number of hate crimes recorded in england and wales has unexpectedly fallen for the first time since comparable figures began a decade ago. there was a 5% drop in hate offences in the 12 months to march this year, but the overall figure still stands at more than 145,000. reports involving transgender

and religious hate crime have risen. lauren moss has been speaking to one victim of homophobic abuse. they eventually just started saying slurs at me, lots of horrible homophobic slurs. until eventually i noticed that they were nudging me closer and closer to the edge of the platform. it was a night out with friends that could have ended in tragedy when dan harry was surrounded by a gang at a london tube station who threatened to push him under a train just because he's gay. they were saying things like, "oh, you know, the train is coming, you know the train�*s coming." it was very much a threat of, "you are going to end up on the tracks." dan, please turn and face the boys. dan, who rose to fame on the uk's first gay dating show, i kissed a boy, has chosen to speak out as figures show recorded hate crime has trebled in ten years. i ran to the other end of the platform. i could hear them going along the platform

at each stop that came next, walking down, looking in the carriage for where i was. they were just shouting through the window, "you effing..." lots of horrible slurs. i just sat there, sort of stunned. it was a really frightening experience. cardiff university is home to the uk's first hate lab, which looks at patterns of crime that target people because of their identity. we've had to blur some of these social—media posts because the language is so offensive. is this an example of some of the hate speech directed at the trans community? absolutely, and it's pretty grim reading. the use of, for example, the cockroach is a form of dehumanisation, so deeply offensive. how does all of this we're seeing online, though, play out in real life? if we see more hate speech online, we'll likely see hate speech on the ground. and we've conducted a few experiments to identify if that's actually the case. we found a rise in hateful posts on social media did indeed correspond to a rise in hate crimes on the streets. and we are not the only ones to identify this relationship. the home office says the discussion

of what it's called "transgender issues" by politicians, the media and online may have led to an increase. what we have seen is an escalating, unchecked public narrative in media, in other areas of public life, which is loudly negative and critical, particularly towards trans and nonbinary people, and that has an effect on perpetration of hate crime against the entire community. dan says he was lucky and hopes others who've suffered abuse will come forward. the bbc understands the home office won't be renewing its hate—crime strategy as it's focusing on all crimes. it says any instance of hate is one too many. lauren moss, bbc news. cricket, and england's defence of their world cup title has begun with a nine—wicket hammering at the hands of new zealand in ahmedabad. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. across cricketing formats, there are two world cups — both held by one team. in the global game,

this has been england's best era. here comes the world's biggest cricket stadium, ahmedabad, 132,000 seats, most of them empty when this tournament began. jonny bairstow hit the second ball for six, watched by ben stokes, hoping his hip injury is temporary. well, joe root teased new zealand's bowlers. it's familiar now. commentator: well, he plays that shot brilliantly. _ 77 for root. but captainjos buttler fell for 43, and that helped new zealand to restrict england's total — 282. now watch new zealand chase. fast bowling from mark wood, fiercer batting from rachin ravindra. devon conway, the ball beyond england — it was all beyond england. they selected experience. ravindra is 23. there's a place for audacity — this was it. both batters made unbeaten hundreds. new zealand lost galla ntly in the last final. they won't revel in revenge,

but progress. victory in the 37th over — overwhelming. four nations from ten will progress from the group stage. hard work for england from here. joe wilson, bbc news. finally, president biden�*s family dog, commander, has been moved out of the white house and into the dog house after a series of biting incidents. a number of cases have been reported, with one bite requiring hospital treatment for a secret service agent, and others needing medical attention from on—site staff. it's still being decided what will happen to the two—year—old german shepherd. time for a look at the weather, here's elizabeth rizzini. we have seen record—breaking october warmth this week across mainland spain and the canary islands, shaded with those orange—red colours, and

we will see some of that warmth through the next few days with high pressure building across the south of the uk, and especially for northern ireland, but not scotland, which will stay cool and wet, and we have seen plenty of rain today, mostly across the north and west, and it is across western scotland, places such as argyll and bute where we will see the focus of the rain through friday and that weekend. a large drierfurther through friday and that weekend. a large drier further south, through friday and that weekend. a large drierfurther south, and large drier further south, and temperatures large drierfurther south, and temperatures will be rising. overnight tonight, still some outbreaks of rain for the central swathes of the country, but to the north and south of that front, clear skies, and a lot milderfor scotland tomorrow morning than it was earlier this morning when we saw temperatures dipping below freezing. now, tomorrow, that weatherfront will move slightly prepare for the electorate's verdict

from a crucial scottish by—election. what will it tell us about the prospects