hello, thank you forjoining us. i'm catherine byaruhanga. the kremlin has reacted to the united states allowing ukraine to use long—range missiles to strike targets in russia, accusing president biden of feeling tensions. it's also warning the move could escalate the conflict. the decision by the outgoing us president is a major policy shift. it 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 — previously if 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. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the latest on what the missiles might be used for. what we don't know are the specifics of this. we understand that this will be used initially

in aid of ukrainian forces who are currently operating inside russia, in the area of russian territory in kursk that they've been holding since august. that is important for them because they are anticipating a russian counteroffensive in kursk, assisted by as many as 10,000 north korean troops any day now. and so the arrival or the ability to use the atacm missiles to complicate russia's planning will be important to the ukrainians. whether they are granted the permission to use it more widely in the future, well, we'll have to see. we don't know how many of these systems they have, and we also don't know exactly what the americans are saying in terms of what they can and can't do with them. it is also possible that britain and france may follow washington's lead and grant permission

for ukraine to use the storm shadow missile, also to hit targets deep inside russia. none of these things, in and of themselves, can be regarded as game changers. they're not necessarily going to change the course of the war in any emphatic way. but i think ukrainian officials believe that it is a necessary step, and one that will somewhat redress the balance of military might at a time when they really feel they're on the receiving end of a russian, a slow, grinding russian advance in the east, and a feeling that ukraine for the last several months has really been on the back foot. paul adams reporting. ahead of the statement from the kremlin, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, told us about reaction in the russia media to the news. 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 tojune, and the kremlin has said a series of messages and signals 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 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. and of course 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 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. 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 see. let's speak to matthew savill, director of military sciences at the royal united services institute. institut think tank. thank you forjoining us. first of all please tell us about these weapons, atacms, 7 of all please tell us about these weapons, atacms,? these are small ballistic _

these weapons, atacms,? these are small ballistic missiles - are small ballistic missiles that can be launched from the existing rocket artillery systems, himars,, that the us has already given ukraine, they have permission to use the standard rocket systems to fire at targets over the border. the difference is that whereas that has a range of up to 70 kilometres, some of the atacms variants can reach out to 300 kilometres and it has a mixture of high explosive but also cluster warheads so it is good against a broad range of targets if they are available. tell us a bit about the targets that you mention, if they are available. we have talked a lot about ukraine wanting long—range missiles to be used in russia. i'm sure russia would have prepared for this moment. tell us what targets are available.— are available. yes, and in fact there is already _ are available. yes, and in fact there is already some - are available. yes, and in fact there is already some in - there is already some in damning evidence that the long

debate over the provision of these systems over the summer has already given russia a fair amount of warning. when the ukrainians first asked for these weapons, some of the best targets would have been helicopters or small jets targets would have been helicopters or smalljets that are launching glide bombs against ukrainian positions, both inside russia but particularly in the north of ukraine and against some ukrainian cities. unfortunately, those aircraft which would have been vulnerable on the ground to the cluster variant, will have mostly or completely moved out of range so they are operating from different airfields. that does leave some good targets like ammunition dumps, troops that are out in the open or headquarters, but those sort of juicy targets have moved out of range. there also appears to be a geographical constraint if the us reporting is to be believed that means that this might be heavily based on the forces that are pushing on the

ukrainian incursion in kursk. the . ., .,, ., ukrainian incursion in kursk. the ., ., .,, the what calculations do you think the united _ the what calculations do you think the united states - the what calculations do you think the united states has i think the united states has made in terms of a russian response to this change? this is where we — response to this change? this is where we get _ response to this change? this is where we get into - response to this change? ti 3 is where we get into this debate about escalation and the extent to which the russians might react or overreact. in truth, the way that the russians have been operating, they have been escalating in response to international support but their target for their escalations is predominantly ukrainian civilians and ukrainian power grid, as well as this sabotage campaign that keeps cropping up in reporting that western officials have briefed about. i think the rationale at the moment is to the entry of the north koreans into the conflict on the ground in russia, and it does sound like escalation is less of an issue although we should not be blase about it. but i think the ukrainians will want to use this to call the

russians' bluff on what they actually do when international support is increased, particularly ahead of donald trump coming in in the us. matthew savage, from the rusi think tank, thank you for joining us on bbc news. 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 james landale. peter collecott is the former uk ambassador to brazil. i asked him how the g20 summit would react to the news of the united states allowing ukraine to use long—range missiles to strike targets in russia. i can 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, 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 g20 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 g20 sites have been characterised by decisions over previous g20 summits 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 a 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 the ukraine war is concerned. it has refused to condemn russia for the invasion. it has tried along with china 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 their communique, that it 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. we just want to bring you some breaking news coming in from the metropolitan police here in london. a statement published says two met officers have each been charged with four counts

of sexual assault on a woman. police constablesjerome police constables jerome bazeley, police constablesjerome bazeley, aged 41, and luke robinson, aged 39, were both attached to the central west command unit, allegedly sexually assaulted the woman at a venue in central london on sunday 12 april. the statement goes on to say that they were both off duty at the time. we will bring you much more on that story here on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

going 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. 0ur bbc brazil reporter,

camilla mota, has more on how the pledge has been received in brazil. it is symbolic. before biden, the only us president to come to the amazon region was roosevelt back in 1930 just after he left the white house, so it is symbolic. but i'd say that the feeling here is that biden�*s visit is a little bit too little too late, given that he is an outgoing president. i'd say also there is a bit of frustration among brazilian authorities regarding what biden promised to the amazon region and what was actually done. as you were saying, biden has pledged $50 million to the amazon region and now he announced an additional $50 million in funding, but that's far away from the $500 million that he pledged back in 2023 when lula met with him in the us.

some news from france 110w. farmers have resumed their tractor protest against a trade agreement between the european union and the latin american countries in the mercosur bloc. the procession is moving slowly towards paris, to put pressure on the government to not sign the deal. the farmers say the deal could lead to a massive influx of south american foodstuffs, which they say would destabilise their domestic markets. president macron has already said he would not approve the agreement in its current form. 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. 0ur reporter aruna ayengar has this update on the manhunt from east london.

yes, the body of 24—year—old harshita brella was found here in ilford just outside this park, valentines park, in the east of london. police say harshita 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 the suspect they have in mind is her husband who is named as pankaj lamba. they believe he has fled the country. there's 60 policemen on the lookout now for this person, they have launched a massive 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 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 a victim has been in touch with the police and then subsequently something happens to them. police say that 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. that was the bbc�*s aruna iyengar speaking to us from ilford in east london. authorities in india have announced further restrictions for construction activities and vehicle movements in the capital delhi — to combat worsening air quality — which has

now been categorised as �*severe plus�*. a blanket of toxic smog has covered the city of 30 million people for the past week. pakistan is also facing problems with smog which has spread to the pakistani city of lahore. schools, universities, and parks have been closed, and a lockdown planned in an attempt to try to limit damage. so what is life like inside the city? 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has this report. lahore was known as the city of gardens. now you can hardly see the green through the grey. in the last two weeks, air quality has hit unprecedented toxic levels. some cannot escape it. translation: we are compelled to go out i because we have children. if we stay home, what will we do? we have to earn our livelihood. there is no other option. not everyone is a job holder.

we are labourers. we need to earn to be able to eat. respiratory problems, eye infections, coughs, asthma — this ward estimates they�*ve seen up to 25% more patients. and winter is almost here. in coming one or two weeks, there will be the cold wave that will hit lahore and major cities of pakistan. so cold waves along with the smoke is a lethal weapon. and i am expecting there will be a significant surge in the respiratory diseases. lahore�*s markets are far from empty, but some have no choice but to stay inside. irum has three children, two with special needs. cough is not going. everyone in our home is having cough. and these two kids are more affected with smoke as compared to the other people in the home. the kids with special needs have low immunity.

very good. three, two, one. schools are closed, so are the parks. they are greatly disturbed by the all this haphazardness because they don't have anything to do. it is very difficult to survive in this environment. and we are thinking that it is high time to shift somewhere, because every day we are affected by it. pakistan sees smog most years. the provincial government insists it was trying to control it, but hadn�*t prepared for this level. air quality index is beyond our control and i must admit that it is actually a surprise for us. we were not ready to, you know, face such kind of surge in aol whole of the government is actually working towards mitigation of smog. we know that this is a long battle. change requires money and political will. if pollution outpaces pakistan�*s efforts, lahore, and the millions who live here, may stay trapped in

these toxic clouds. caroline davis, bbc news. 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 —

colder further 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. 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. down through irish sea coasts. 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.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the kremlin warns of rising tensions as president biden gives the green light for ukraine to strike inside russia with us—supplied missiles in a major policy change. the uk�*s prime minister and china�*s president are set to meet at the g20 summit in brazil. it�*s the first high—level meeting in more than half a decade between the two countries. gynaecology waiting lists have more than doubled since the pandemic. somebody�*s got a chain wrapped around my stomach and it�*s just being pulled tighter and tighter, and it�*s crippling. as the national lottery

turns 30, we look back at the winners and losers and how it changed the uk. hello, i�*m catherine byaruhanga. 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. 0ur 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.