live from london, this is bbc news. the us confirms the long—range missiles they supplied have been used by ukraine on russia. as ukraine marks a thousand days since the full—scale invasion, volodymyr zelensky says moscow must be pushed towards peace. tens of thousands of uk farmers converge on westminster to protest against the government's controversial new rules, on inheritance tax. the woman at the centre of the mass rape trial in france gives her closing statement to the court and says it's time for the country's �*macho society�* to change its attitudes. and a blanket of snow covers much of the uk bringing school closures and disruption to roads and railways.

hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine has fired �*us—made�* long—range missiles into russia, for the first time. us officials confirmed the use of the army tactical missile system to cbs news. it comes after president biden gave the green light for weapons provided by america, to be used on targets inside russia. today marks the one thousandth day, since russia invaded ukraine — president zelensky promised to �*never submit�* to moscow�*s aggression. we�*ll get the latest from kyiv, the latest from moscow and from the 620 where world leaders have been discussing the war. first though this, from ukraine�*s president who spoke to the european parliament via a videolink. putin is focused on winning this war. he will not stop on his own. the more time he has, the worse the conditions become. you know very well that putin was does not value people and rules.

he values only money and power. these are the things we must take away from him to restore peace. our russia editor steve rosenberg examined a short statement released from the russian defence ministry earlier today. according to the statement, and this is moscow claiming that six us made atacms missiles were fired at russia�*s bryansk region early today, the russians say that five of them were shot down, one was damaged, and that debris struck some kind of facility, some kind of installation there, that there was a fire and that there were no casualties. that is it. as far as the statement goes, no reaction from, um, from the kremlin yet to that, but obviously significant because the kremlin had made it clear, uh, months ago, actually, that it would consider the use of western

long range missiles, uh, against russian territory as basically meaning that nato countries were were fighting russia. but as i say at the moment, that�*s all we have to go on this short statement from the russian defence ministry earlier today, in another development, changes were announced in russia�*s nuclear doctrine. that�*s the document that kind of sets out in what circumstances moscow might consider using a nuclear weapon. and these changes were in the pipeline. it�*s not so much a surprise, but clearly this is also designed to send a message from moscow to the west that, you know, take us seriously. leaders of the world�*s biggest economies — at the 620 summit in brazil — are calling for a �*comprehensive, just and durable peace�* in ukraine. our deputy political editor, vicki young has been travelling with the uk prime minister.

behind the scenes for several weeks, our understanding is that the british government have been pushing for these american and uk made missiles to be used on russian targets. now he won�*t comment on any of this. he is sticking to the line that he�*s been saying for quite a long time now, which is that of course the uk, he says, is fully behind ukraine today being the thousandth day since that conflict started. he was really reiterating that message and saying that it is up to russia to end this. they are the only ones that can end this conflict because they are the aggressor. i�*m not going to go into operational matters because there�*s only one winner. if i do that, and that is putin and it would undermine the ukrainian efforts. so i�*m not going to do that. but here at the 620 and for many, many weeks, i�*ve been making the case that ukraine must have what it needs for as long as it needs. and we must put ukraine in the strongest possible

position to wind this war. it impacts ukraine, but it impacts all of us. and russia cannot be allowed to win this war. so what we still don�*t know is weather the american president is going to sanction the use of uk and french made missiles. as you can hear there, the prime minister is not willing to talk about that publicly, but really is going as far as he can to say that he does think ukraine needs to have exactly what it wants for as long as it wants in order to wind this conflict. just to remind you what we have learned from the us. because a us official has confirmed to our partner in the us...

i heard it from russian ministry of defence that that was american atacms, which attacked their military object of shells and missiles in bryansk region. and i don�*t have reasons not to believe them. they often lie, very often. but this time i don�*t know for what can be reason for them to lie in this exact case. so i think it were atacms. let me ask you, in terms of where we are today, it is the i,000th day since this war began. does it feel to you like a stalemate or a tipping point that we�*ve reached? it feels like a marathon. iam.. it�*s yeah, maybe it can look like stalemate, because for quite a long time there is no significant changes on the frontline. yes, russians are advancing. ukraine also advanced in kursk region, but big changes were in 2022.

last big change was liberation by ukraine of kherson, the only regional centre which russia occupied during this invasion. after this, for more already more than two years, there is no big changes of frontline. but the fighting is very difficult and hard. so we are fighting and we will continue to fight. we are showing as you�*re speaking images from those 1000 days. we have got so used to seeing these images of destruction inside your country. just in the last 2a hours, we�*ve had more threats from vladimir putin referencing nuclear weapons, for example. how do you view those there? do you take them seriously or do you view them as hollow threats? it�*s russian bluffing. they were telling that if they will be attacked by american missiles inside russia, they will go nukes. so it happened. where are the nukes? lavrov in rio dejaneiro

already said we are committed to be far away from a nuclear war. so they will never do this because that will be their physical end. that is most thing that they are afraid of. so they will never do this. and but the only language they understand is the language of force. so stronger and tougher the world is with russia, better to everybody, including russia itself. so i hope the world will take the lessons and will be tough with them as it should be. ukrainians are fighting and by this we are giving the world a chance to stop this third world war on early stage, not like it had happened during the second world war. i hope the world will use this chance. thousands of british farmers have converged on westminster, to lobby parliament and protest against government changes on inheritance tax.

the new rules will hit farm estates worth more than £1 million. farmers say the changes are a betrayal and a stab in the back. but government ministers insist those changes will close a tax loophole and only affect a small minority of farms. 0ur news correspondent martine croxall is at central london where these protests are being held. she spoke to two young farmers from hertford. the bad weather didn�*t stop thousands of people turning up from all over the country. they gathered just up the road from where i am outside westminster. they are convinced that many of these farms will become unviable because of the inheritance tax plans that the government has proposed in the recent budget. very kindly to young farmers who farm are hundred and 80 acres of arable land in hertfordshirejust land in hertfordshire just outside land in hertfordshirejust outside london have stayed to talk to us. they are sensibly dressed in caps and wax

jackets. william and robin monday, thank you very much for staying with us. william first of all, tell us what you believe these inheritance tax plans will do the viability of your farm? it plans will do the viability of your farm?— plans will do the viability of your farm? plans will do the viability of our farm? ., , ., ,., your farm? it means on the sad day when _ your farm? it means on the sad day when you — your farm? it means on the sad day when you lose _ your farm? it means on the sad day when you lose are - your farm? it means on the sad day when you lose are parents. day when you lose are parents we will lose our farm. because the amount of money that are far makes will not allow us to pay this inheritance tax that this new legislation means. as we will not be able to pay we will have to sell it which reasonable will lose the land which we will not be able to farm and we will have lost the farm. we will have lots of fun despite ourfamily farm. we will have lots of fun despite our family having been farming for hundreds of years. it's farming for hundreds of years. it�*s completely awful and we will lose our farm. it's completely awful and we will lose our farm.— will lose our farm. you fully intended — will lose our farm. you fully intended to _ will lose our farm. you fully intended to keep _ will lose our farm. you fully intended to keep on - will lose our farm. you fully | intended to keep on farming will lose our farm. you fully - intended to keep on farming are keeping in the family, i know. the government says that many farmers are mistaken and they won�*t be caught up by this inheritance tax change. what is

the calculation that you have done. that�*s the government saying that only 75%... you don�*t agree? i saying that only 75%. .. you don't agree?— don't agree? i don't agree. their figures _ don't agree? i don't agree. their figures there - don't agree? i don't agree. their figures there are - their figures there are completely wrong. their figures are including everything down from — are including everything down from small holdings and hobby farms — from small holdings and hobby farms and practically allotments which are not viable working — allotments which are not viable working farms. really, the only people — working farms. really, the only people who have anything to gain— people who have anything to gain from this. the only farm if have — gain from this. the only farm if have anything to gain from this aren't really farmers. they— this aren't really farmers. they are _ this aren't really farmers. they are corporate, they are corporations and very wealthy individuals they claim were the targets— individuals they claim were the targets of this rain. but they will still— targets of this rain. but they will still have 20% relief. ask small— will still have 20% relief. ask small farms, we are about the smallesl— small farms, we are about the smallest viable working farm you can _ smallest viable working farm you can have, will be hit so massively _ you can have, will be hit so massively by it. because the land — massively by it. because the land prices nowadays have been

driven_ land prices nowadays have been driven through the roof, so we can't _ driven through the roof, so we can't set — driven through the roof, so we can't set the land... 0n driven through the roof, so we can't set the land... on paper we have— can't set the land... on paper we have assets worth a lot in reality— we have assets worth a lot in reality we _ we have assets worth a lot in reality we never see that. william, _ reality we never see that. william, won't this mean that william, won�*t this mean that your family will have to do some inheritance tax planning like non—farming families have to do? you will notjust be able to assume that you are not paying anything, you will have to plan ahead and your parents will have to hand over the land before they might have done? {iii before they might have done? of course will have to look at things, there is no planning when wejust cannot things, there is no planning when we just cannot pay for it. you can plan as much as you like but if you don�*t have the money you lose the land, and we don�*t have the money. it goes beyond that. farmers aren�*t just like normal people and workers. these are people who make food. and the only knowledge of how to make food is within the farming community, and stripping them of the land means that us as a

country, assist farmers, we can�*t produce food, so where does the view come from? we already have difficulty making already have difficulty making a living... we lose the farms, you can plan as much as you want but you willjust lose it. as you can see a lot of people taking a while to be convinced that they will be ok. the prime says that he�*s going to keep making this argument and the government is sticking by its calculation is that the majority of farmers in this country won�*t be affected, but it�*s a debate that is not over yet. we�*ll have ian moore of the politics in a little while. we will hear more of the claims and counter claims. the tv presenterjeremy clarkson owns a farm and is one of the most vocal voices calling for a government climbdown.

bbc newsnight�*s victoria derbyshire talked to him at the protest. so why are you here, mr clarkson? well, because i�*m here to support farmers, right? are you angry? it�*s difficult to be angry on somebody else�*s behalf. no, i�*m not angry on someone else�*s behalf. right. so it�*s not about you. it�*s not about your farm. and the fact that you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax. classic bbc there. classic. it�*s not the fact that. . .the fact that i bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax. you told the sunday times in 2021, that�*s why you bought it. okay, let�*s start from the beginning. i wanted to shoot. 0kay. that�*s even worse to the bbc. i wanted to shoot. which comes with the benefit of not having to pay inheritance tax. now i do. but people like me will simply put it in a trust. and so long as i live for seven years, that�*s fine. and as my daughter said, you will live for seven years.

you might be in a deep freeze at the end of it, but you will live for seven years. but it�*s incredibly time consuming to have to do that. and why should all these people have to do that? why should they? so one of the reasons rachel reeves says she brought this in is to stop wealthy people using it as a... that was the only reason she did. no. the other reason was to to to raise money for public services. well, have you have you seen... are you listening to this? have you tried to get a gp appointment lately? yes. ijust recently had a hot attack. 0kay. so, you know, it�*s tough. yes. so where should they get the money from if it�*s not from farmers? bbc thinks you should be paying for everything. do you know how many people pay inheritance tax in this country? it�*s 4% of estates. 4% of estates. 4% pay inheritance tax. 96% of the population of the uk does not pay inheritance tax. after this becomes law, 96% of farmers will.

where have you got that figure from? who here... can i just ask who here is going to be unaffected by these changes? no one. right. where have you got that 96% figure? well, you�*ve got 96%. well, the same place that rachel reeves does from the middle of her head, from the sixth form debating society that she was no doubt a member of, which formed her opinions. and yours. i am not expressing opinions. i�*m literally asking you question. you know that, mr clarkson. so what is your message to this government? please back down, please. and get the money from where? well, they�*ve got a0 billion. i�*ll tell you where you get to walk into any of the offices around here. if you don�*t understand what somebody�*sjob is, fire them. and how the civil service...? civil service is two top. you know that. i must get on.

jeremy clarkson they are talking to victoria derbyshire. let me take you from that to the latest pictures from brazil. they are meeting together the 620 leaders. of course, some hoping to put poverty right there at the centre of the agenda. but things like the ukraine and middle east conflicts absolutely dominating the last few days. we heard world leaders earlier calling for a just and comprehensive peace. though dilated pictures and a reminder that in about 45 minutes we are expecting to

hear from the prime minutes we are expecting to hearfrom the prime minister keir starmer. let�*s turn to breaking news here in the uk because police have released cctv images... preliminary tests have found the cause of death was strangulation. police have been reviewing thousands of hours of footage to try and track her husband. they have established that he drove a silver vauxhall corsa in the morning of november the 11th. those are some of the details coming, we will bring more on

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you�*re watching bbc news. the iranianjudiciary has said that no charges are being filed against a student who stripped to her underwear — in an apparent anti—hijab protest at a university in tehran earlier this month. confronted by security guards over how she was wearing the hijab. footage that went viral.the image of the young iranian let�*s speak now to our middle east regional editor sebastian usher to get more on this story. tell us more. do we know where she is? does this mean she has now been released? i she is? does this mean she has now been released?— now been released? i don't think we — now been released? i don't think we can _ now been released? i don't think we can be _ now been released? i don't think we can be sure - now been released? i don't think we can be sure about| think we can be sure about that. we haven�*t heard from the family and we haven�*t heard from her. we�*ve heard from is a

judiciary spokesman who announced that charges and an indictment would be made against her. and saying that she had been taken to hospital and it had been determined that she was sick, and she was ill, and that she would be returned to herfamily. we haven�*t heard anything from her since november the 3rd which is when this incident happened. and there she was seen in her underwear walking through the campus of the islamic azad university in the capital of iran. and there was images a little later of that of a car where it was said she was being bundled into that car by security guards. the reports were that she had removed her clothing after she had been confronted by guards who were saying that she was not wearing her he job, saying that she was not wearing her hejob, the mandatoryjob in the correct way. we haven�*t

heard this from her. she�*s been taken up as a symbol by many after the protests that erupted more than two years ago and the arrests and deaths in custody of the... which led to large—scale protest. those la rge—scale protest. those protests large—scale protest. those protests were put down. many in the younger generation particularly in iran, still want to see major change and major reform. and much of this is focused on the way women are dressed and the rules and regulations that the iranian authorities laid down for them. and just a few months ago the iranians authorities have made the restrictions for not wearing those clothes even more strict. we have to wait to hear from herfamily strict. we have to wait to hear from her family about what has happened. this could be taken

as good news to an extent, but the iranian authorities are saying that women who make the kind of protest are mentally ill as a way to minimise their protest and pretend it hasn�*t happened. the woman at the centre of a mass rape trial that�*s shocked france has said society needs to look at how it trivialises the crime. 6isele pelicot, who�*s giving her final statement to the court in avignon, said it was time for a macho patriarchal society to change its attitude. 50 men are on trial along with her former husband who�*s accused of inviting them into their home over a 10 year period to rain her while drugged and unconscious. let�*s speak to catherine norris—trent — senior correspondent at france 24. what are people there making of that general message that we heard from her, that it is time

for france to ditch the mac show rules that they operate by so often? , ., .,, ., , so often? this trial has really stirred an _ so often? this trial has really stirred an intense _ so often? this trial has really stirred an intense public- stirred an intense public debate in france stirred an