of a car in east london. three, two, one... as the national lottery turns 30 we look back at the winners and losers and how it changed the uk. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm, catherine byaruhanga. president biden has lifted a ban on ukraine using long—range missiles supplied by washington — to strike inside russia. the decision — a major policy shift by the us — means ukraine can now use army tactical missile systems, known as atacms, to defend its forces — in russia's kursk region, on ukraine's north—east border. russian president vladimir putin has yet to comment on the reports. he previously warned the west that he would consider such a move to be a major escalation in the conflict. our north america correspondent david willis has this report.

the aftermath of the latest missile attack on ukraine, russia's largest in months. this, the city of sumy, near the russian border, after a missile hit a residential area, killing ten people and injuring many more. as president biden arrived in rio for the 620 summit, reports emerged of new us measures to help ukraine defend itself. authorisation from the outgoing leader for the use of long range, american—made guided missiles capable of striking deep into russian territory. potentially a significant development in the conflict, and one president zelensky has been calling for, for months. translation: today, many in the media say that we have received permission to take appropriate actions. but strikes are not made with words, such things are not announced. the missiles will speak for themselves, definitely.

president biden�*s decision followed the arrival last month of around 10,000 north korean specialforces, sent to help russia reclaim territory lost to ukraine in the kursk region of eastern russia. known as atacms, these us army tactical missile systems have a range of almost 200 miles and are difficult to intercept because they travel at such high speeds. president biden is keen to do all he can to help ukraine in the little time he has left in office. he'd resisted authorising the use of american long range missiles up to now for fear of antagonising russia. but with winter approaching, and russia advancing, retaining territory taken in the east could provide ukraine with a bargaining chip in the event of future peace talks. david willis, bbc news, washington. with me is volodymyr 0melyan. he's a major in ukraine's

armed forces and former minister for infrastructure. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i guess this news comes with a lot of relief for ukraine's armed forces. how will it change the nature of the conflict at the moment? thank you, good to be with you. it is great, inspiring news for us and we hope that it will come true because there are some news it will never come true but i hope that's not the case. and definitely for the ukrainian army it is a huge step to save lives of our soldiers, to stop russians from progressing on ukrainian territory and definitely for logistics and supplies and we can save russian lives because they will have no ability to attack and not enough ammunition or weapons to kill ukrainians. ammunition or weapons to kill ukrainian— ukrainians. give us a sense of how ou ukrainians. give us a sense of how you will _ ukrainians. give us a sense of how you will operate - ukrainians. give us a sense of how you will operate the - ukrainians. give us a sense of how you will operate the war. how you will operate the war going forward. what kind of targets would you be looking to strike inside russia? fin

targets would you be looking to strike inside russia?— strike inside russia? on the contrary to _ strike inside russia? on the contrary to what _ strike inside russia? on the contrary to what russia - strike inside russia? on the contrary to what russia is i contrary to what russia is doing in ukraine, killing thousands of civilians by daily bombing, ukraine will focus only on military sites, and our mission is to stop russia from bombing our cities and launching missiles into ukrainian territory. but it is war, we will see how it will go. definitely it depends on festival if there is real permission on board to use mid—range missiles, atacms, storm shadow i hope as well, the second issue about the quantity of those missiles because russia attacked ukraine with more than 10,000 rockets of different types. it didn't help russians to break the will of ukrainians to fight for our independence. in the case of russia, we do understand that they they engaged north korean troops and a lot of chinese

equipment to fight against ukraine and to make deadly production for its forces. just a oint production for its forces. just a point about _ production for its forces. just a point about russia's possible reaction, president putin has warned that this very moment, he believes, will change the very nature of the conflict going forward. how do you think russia will respond militarily and have you factored that in? russians are afraid about this permission, definitely, they are very much nervous. kremlin is in shock, they do not know how to react. but i wouldn't be too serious about all those statements, sorry to say, coming from a drunk medvedev or putin because they can only threaten but do nothing. we crossed all red lines possible, we are on russian territory already. we had a lot of warnings from the russian side that if you supply the ukrainian army with tanks,

abrams, or challenges, or provide high mars and so on it is a red line for us and nothing happened. so we simply should stop the russian army on the battlefield, this is the only way to stop the kremlin and this is the only way to convince the kremlin not to fight. —— himars major volodymyr 0melyan from the ukrainian forces, thank you for joining us in the studio. we will have much more on this with steve rosenberg who is in russia for us. the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer has pledged that ukraine will be top of his agenda at this week's 620 summit of world leaders in rio de janeiro. he's urged other nations to step up their support for ukraine or face �*unfathomable consequences.�* sir keir starmer is due to meet with the chinese leader xi jinping on the sidelines of the summit on monday. it will mark the first time in more than six years that a british prime minister has met president xi. for a preview of what leaders are hoping to achieve — here's our diplomatic

correspondent james landale, who is in rio dejaneiro. this is a summit of the world's most powerful countries, with the biggest economies, representing about 85% of global wealth, 75% of global trade. president xi of china will be here, prime minister modi of india will be here. and the brazilian hosts have a packed agenda. they want to talk about plans to tackle poverty and hunger. they want to boost climate finance. they want to discuss reform of international institutions. but the expectation is, amongst diplomats, that this summit will be overshadowed by the one man who's not coming here, and that is president—elect donald trump. people here are trying to scratch their heads to work out what he may do. will he try to trigger an international trade war by imposing tariffs on goods entering the united states? will he give the israelis a freer hand to prosecute theirwaragainst iran and its proxies? will he try to force an end to the war in ukraine that benefits russia ?

will he escalate tensions between the us and china? much will depend on how world leaders meeting here respond. will they try to organise and plan for what's coming down the line injanuary, or will there be one or two rabbits frozen in the headlights? antonio guterres, the un secretary—general, says we live in tumultuous times, and he's calling on g7 leaders to lead. that was our diplomatic correspondent james landale. let's speak now to peter collecott. he's the former uk ambassador to brazil and joins me now from bath. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. global headlines obviously focused on the news coming out of the us, the us giving ukraine permission to use longer range missiles to target and strike sites inside russia. how do you think that

will play out at the g20 summit, considering you have different countries with different countries with different alliances with ukraine and russia? i different alliances with ukraine and russia? i can imagine _ ukraine and russia? i can imagine that _ ukraine and russia? i can imagine that a _ ukraine and russia? i can imagine that a summit. ukraine and russia? i canl imagine that a summit like ukraine and russia? i can - imagine that a summit like the 620, imagine that a summit like the g20, such things will probably talk be talked about in the margins rather than the plenary meetings amongst the g20. i'm sure there will be discussions of ukraine, i'm sure there will be discussions of the middle east conflict and i'm sure there will be discussions between lots of leaders, as you said earlier, about how to deal with a new american administration under president trump from january. but i suspect the plenary sessions themselves which come at the end of the year of putting together various ideas for the 620 to agree at this summit will probably restrict itself to that kind of agenda which, as we heard, is really about

launching a global alliance against hunger and poverty, discussion of energy transition and reform of the global governance institutions, which is what they have all under the brazilian chairmanship been working on over the last year. previous 620 sites have been characterised by decisions over issues like the war in ukraine. you have worked with president lula da silva in the past. what kind of role do you think he will be trying to play during discussions happening there? brazil under president lula has tried to keep itself as not on one side or another as far as ukraine war is concerned. it has refused to condemn russia for the invasion. it has tried to put forward a peace initiative which wasn't received very well. i think

lula is naturally a negotiator, a conciliator, and he'll want to try make sure that there aren't splits like that. and if they have to say something in they have to say something in the communique, that doesn't offend anybody too much, so it will probably be words about hoping that there is a peaceful resolution of the conflict before long.— resolution of the conflict before lonu. ., ., , ., before long. former ambassador peter collecott, _ before long. former ambassador peter collecott, thank _ before long. former ambassador peter collecott, thank you - before long. former ambassador peter collecott, thank you for . peter collecott, thank you for joining us on bbc news. thank ou for joining us on bbc news. thank you for having _ joining us on bbc news. thank you for having me. _ and we can cross live to moscow and our russia editor steve rosenberg. we have been talking about this change in us policy that's been announced. what is the reaction so far in russia to this news? well, we haven't had the reaction yet from the kremlin, although that is expected within the next few minutes. but certainly there has been a very negative response in the russian state media and from

senior russian politicians. the leader of one pro—kremlin party said that this would have potentially serious consequences and would constitute a serious escalation. although western leaders would say it is russia escalating here by deploying north korean troops in russia's kursk region to fight the ukrainian army. a senior russian senator said this was a step towards world war iii. strong words but really what counts is what the kremlin is going to say, what vladimir putin says, what he is going to call it and what his reaction will be. and it's going to be a very negative reaction, we know, because if you go back the last few months, go back to june, and the kremlin has said their horn a series of messages and signals and not do much to the west not to do this, not to lift the restriction of western long—range missiles, not to allow ukraine to strike inside russia with these missiles. putin back in september made it clear that if this was allowed

to happen, then that would mean the direct participation of nato in the war in ukraine, it would mean that nato countries are fighting with russia, he said, and the following month he announced changes to russia's nuclear doctrine which again was widely interpreted as again was widely interpreted as a not really very subtle hint to the west not to lift these restrictions on the use of long—range weapons to strike inside russia. long-range weapons to strike inside russia.— inside russia. and of course president — inside russia. and of course president biden _ inside russia. and of course president biden has - inside russia. and of course president biden has made i inside russia. and of course i president biden has made this decision. he's about to leave the white house and president will enter the white house. how do you think that will affect russia's military response if there is one to this news? it’s there is one to this news? it's a reall there is one to this news? it�*s a really interesting question and it's such an odd situation, isn't it? you have on the one hand joe biden who has taken this controversial decision to allow ukraine to use us long—range missiles to strike inside russia, and yetjoe

biden in a couple of months will be out of office and donald trump will be in the white house. and of course, vladimir putin knows that donald trump is someone who has publicly been much more sceptical on the question of supplying military assistance to ukraine. so to what extent will that factor in to his calculations about how to respond? it's an interesting question. 0ne respond? it's an interesting question. one of the respond? it�*s an interesting question. one of the ultra—pro— kremlin russian papers today suggested that when he comes into power, donald trump might "revise" this decision ofjoe biden�*s. we will have to wait and see. biden's. we will have to wait and see. ,, biden's. we will have to wait and see-— biden's. we will have to wait and see. ,, ., ., ~ ., and see. steve, what do we know about the way _ and see. steve, what do we know about the way that _ and see. steve, what do we know about the way that russia - and see. steve, what do we know about the way that russia has - about the way that russia has prepared for more of this conflict are being fought on its own territory?— its own territory? well, certainly _ its own territory? well, certainly what's - its own territory? well, i certainly what's happening its own territory? well, - certainly what's happening in kursk region took russia by surprise a few months ago when ukrainian soldiers burst across

the border and took a chunk of territory. russia did not see that coming. that was certainly an embarrassment as far as the kremlin was concerned. it is talked about in the state media here but it doesn't dominate the media here. and i think what russia wants to do, what the kremlin wants to do, is to try and push out ukrainian troops as soon as possible. there are reports that several thousand north korean troops have been invited in to take part in a future russian offensive to try to push the ukrainians out. i think that is a priority for moscow at the moment before and if we reach a situation where the sides sit down for peace talks. steve, thank you. — down for peace talks. steve, thank you, our _ down for peace talks. steve, thank you, our russia - down for peace talks. steve, thank you, our russia editor| thank you, our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

young live with bbc news. —— you're live with bbc news. gynaecology waiting lists across the uk have more than doubled since the start of the covid pandemic in february 2020. the number of outstanding appointments has now reached more than 750,000. leading gynaecologists say women's health isn't being prioritised but governments and health authorities say they are working to improve this. our health correspondent catherine burns has been speaking to women who've been suffering with long—term debilitating pain. she cries out this goes way beyond just painful periods. she cries out anna cooper has had 17 surgeries, including having her womb removed, and she's still in pain. she uses a morphine patch to deal with it. anna has to change her stoma bags every day. she's had her bladder and most of her bowel removed. all this because she has

endometriosis, where tissue like the lining of the womb grows in other parts of the body. now, a visit to parliament. she says she's trying to turn her pain into power, campaigning for more support for women's health. the delay in my care has cost me some of my major organs. it's mentally tormented me for most of my adult life because it's really difficult dealing with a condition where i look absolutely fine from the outside, but internally i'm just in despair. anna's had lots of treatment on the nhs, but says she's also gone into debt, paying £25,000 for private care. there is not a day that i don't wake up in pain. it's like somebody�*s got a chain wrapped around my stomach and it's just being pulled tighter and tighter, and it's crippling. like anna, vimbai mandaza

knows all about pain. it's been going on for years, but she doesn't have a diagnosis yet. sometimes i feel like i'm a prisoner to my womb. it's caging me in. i don't have the words to describe the level of pain. it's literallyjust as simple as, i want a hysterectomy because i'd rather... ifeel everything and i'd rather not feel anything, if that makes sense. that's so radical at 27 to be thinking, ijust want this all gone. yeah, and i think that's what it's just come to because i'm not getting any help or any understanding. other women have told us how living with gynaecology problems affects them. the impact on my life has been utterly devastating. i have liquid morphine on a probably on a day to day basis. it's so hard to live with. the symptoms don't stop. many have progressive conditions that get worse

the longer they're left untreated. across the uk, gynaecology waiting lists have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic to over 750,000. it's hard to figure out exactly how many patients are on those lists, because some could be waiting for more than one appointment. our best estimate, though, is at least 630,000, probably considerably more. to give you an idea of what that could look like, if that was a physical queue of people lined up next to each other starting here, the beginning of the m4 motorway in london, it would stretch out for 160 miles. so that's past the west of england, into wales, past cardiff and as far as bridgend. as a gynaecologist, i am helpless and frustrated. one of the reasons for these long term waiting lists long—term waiting lists is the persistent gender bias. women's health is constantly deprioritised, so whenever there is a crisis, the first thing that is affected is non—cancer

gynaecological conditions. there have been small dips in the gynaecology waiting list, but they're still stubbornly high. women being in pain and off work with these conditions has a wider cost to the economy, about £11 billion a year. so how will authorities get this 160—mile waiting list moving? nhs england says staff are working hard to cut long waits, and it's bringing in more women's health hubs in the community. governments from wales, scotland and northern ireland all say they're trying to improve things too. anna is still on nhs waiting lists and in pain every day. my main source of positivity is my daughter. i have to keep going for her, i've got no choice. i don't want her generation to suffer the way i've suffered. catherine burns, bbc news.

back to brazil now. joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the amazon rainforest. the trip — which came ahead his arrival at the g20 summit — was used by the outgoing president, to pledge an additional $50 million to the amazon conservation fund, bringing the total us commitment to more than $100 million. an international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman, whose body was found in the boot of a car in east london. the remains of 24—year—old harshita brella were discovered on thursday. police say they're looking for pankaj lamba, who they believe has left the uk. let's speak to our reporter aruna iyengar.

tell us about the hunt that is under way. tell us about the hunt that is under way-— tell us about the hunt that is underwa . , ., ., , ., under way. the body of harshita brella was _ under way. the body of harshita brella was found _ under way. the body of harshita brella was found here _ under way. the body of harshita brella was found here in - under way. the body of harshita brella was found here in ilford i brella was found here in ilford just outside this park, valentines park, in the east of london. police say harshita brella was killed 90 miles away near her home in corby in northamptonshire and her body was driven down here and left here in the boot of a car. police say they have named a suspect, they say they suspect they have in mind is a husband who is named as pankaj lamba. they believe he has fled the country 60 policemen are on the lookout now for this person, they have launched a massive manhunt, an international manhunt, an international manhunt to try and find him and released images of him and they want people to contact them if they see any sightings of him. harshita brella was the victim of domestic violence back in september. northampton magistrates issued a domestic violence protection order to protect her against someone who

was trying to attack her. the order meant that the person was not allowed to contact her at work or to intimidate her in any way. the police are also saying that they have put themselves... referred themselves... referred themselves to the independent 0ffice themselves to the independent office for police conduct because harshita had been in touch with them before she was murdered and that is normal procedure if the victim has beenin procedure if the victim has been in touch with the police and then subsequently something happens to them. police say they are devastated by this murder. they say that this was a very young woman in her 20s with the whole of her life ahead of her and so much to look forward to. and this is a complete tragedy and they have sent condolences to the family of harshita. sent condolences to the family of harshita-— of harshita. aruna iyengar, thank you _ of harshita. aruna iyengar, thank you so _ of harshita. aruna iyengar, thank you so much - of harshita. aruna iyengar, thank you so much for- of harshita. aruna iyengar, - thank you so much for bringing us that story. christmas isn't too far away, but some people are already

getting into the spirit. these competitors have been taking part in a christmas tree throwing challenge in the south of england. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there! a blast of winter expected across the uk as we head through this week, it's going to be turning a lot colder. already a severe frost this morning across parts of scotland and some freezing fog patches for northwest england too. the risk of further snow and ice tonight and then overnight frost as we head through the rest of the week. but this is where the milder air is still hanging on today across the far south wales and into southern england. a lot colder though further north, those patches of freezing fog slow to lift and clear, some sunshine turning hazier as this cloud and rain tends to spread its way further northwards and eastwards, and still some more wintry showers piling into the far north of scotland too. some of this rain turning to sleet and even some snow over the hills of northern ireland later

on through the day, and quite the range in temperatures — colderfurther north, but a lot milder still further south. but as that rain bumps into colder air overnight tonight, this is when we're going to see the snow risk. now, we're likely to see some snow for a time across northern ireland, particularly over the higher ground into north wales and into northern england too. over the pennines, there could be as much as 5cm to 10cm of snow, more snow than that, perhaps, for some of the higher trans—pennine routes, and even into the north midlands, perhaps into parts of lincolnshire as well. always possible, but a lot of uncertainty on the northern a good dusting of snow, a good few centimetres always possible, but a lot of uncertainty on the northern and the southern extent of that wintry weather. it will be followed on by some icy stretches, so take care if out and about tomorrow morning. some treacherous driving conditions out there. now, as the low clears away, then we could see a little bit of a wintry mix, perhaps, across parts of east anglia at times, and into the far south and the east of england, especially over the higher ground. but towards the south, most of that will be falling as rain. but that clears away.

it's a day of sunny spells, but also some wintry showers, particularly for north sea facing coasts where it's staying very windy through the day, so you have to factor in a bit of wind chill into these temperatures. it will feel colder than this still. and as we head through tuesday night into wednesday, well, the winds will lighten so a widespread frost to start off wednesday morning, we're all into that colder feeling air. still some more wintry showers moving into northern scotland down through irish sea coast. maybe some wintry showers too, for north sea facing coasts. these will be the days highest temperatures, just low single figures for many of us. and that cold, wintry weather is set to last as we head through the rest of the working week. so very chilly indeed. bye— bye.

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premieres in london — we look ahead to the launch. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. let's bring you some breaking news. we have been following the policy change from the united states, giving ukraine permission to use long—range missiles inside russia. we have some reaction coming from the kremlin, which has said that if the united states allowed ukraine to use us made weapons to strike inside russia, it would lead to a rise in tensions and deepen the involvement of the united states in the conflict. this is reaction from the reuters news agency, citing two us officials and a source familiar with the