the european union has condemned the sentences handed down to 45 pro—democracy activists as an �*unprecedented blow�* to freedoms. but hong kong's security minister maintains the sentences "reflected the severity of the crime". benny tai — a lawyer identified in the judgement as a "mastermind" of the plans — received one of the longest terms. many of those sentenced were already in prison. )0ur reporter in hong kong, martin yip, told us more about some of those sentenced. ten years for benny tai, almost five years forjoshua wong and seven years for gwyneth ho. today's sentencing confirms that a big portion of hong kong's pro—democracy camp will see no lights in

freedom for a long while, even if we could discount the time many of them have already been detained off, that is three years and eight months. however, chris tang, the chinese territory's security secretary, indicates that the government might appeal against some defendants�* jail terms. he says their plan to secure enough seats in the city's legislature in order to hold a veto power against government policies, including the budget, was intended to paralyse the administration. they ignore the life or death of ordinary citizens, he claims. the united states has described the trial as politically motivated, while britain has previously said this shows how beijing is stifling political dissidence, using the hong kong national security law. but china insists no one can engage in what it called illegal activities in the name of democracy. now — you wait 140 games for a win — then two come along

in a little over two months. we are talking — san marino — their national football team, won 3—1 in liechtenstein last night — earning them promotion into the nations league, group c. this was their second victory — because, back in september, you may remember they had their first win for 20 years. i spoke to the san marino manager. we have just arrived and the guys are having a welcome party from the citizens of san marino with a welcome back to the team, and they are happy, and they have to realise what they did, and they wrote a historical page of football in san marino and for european football because half of our team is made by workers. during daily life,

at the end of work they go to pitches to train with their club, and the other half of the team is composed with people who play in the italian championship. it is a group made up of young people and young professional players that are growing up together. they did something extraordinary and we hope to do even better in the future when we face the european qualifiers for the world cup, but for the moment we enjoy the party. so it is still sinking in just what they have actually achieved? yes, maybe in a few days, when they see the newspapers or the tv news, they will realise they did something great. yesterday evening was time

for a party and we enjoyed dinner together but now we are back in san marino and in the next days we will enjoy the celebrations. as a manager, you won that first game a couple of months ago at home and now you have won away from home, so what have you done differently? it had been 20 years since your last victory. i'm the manager here since january 2024, and the people before me in this role were able to create a group that did something great in the last year and in the last nations league, and those staff made the difference, because in 11 months the head coach changed the mindset of the players. that is very modest of you.

i mention that you have got promotion, so who will you get to play now? we will play in �*26 and in �*25 we will have the qualifying for the world cup. that is amazing, san marino in the qualifiers for the world cup. i want to ask you about the supporters, because for years they have followed you around europe watching the team get absolutely thumped, so what is it like now when they actually get to see you win? it is incredible, because the supporters is growing more and more and yesterday evening we beat our record of away travelling supporters — there were around 50 supporters in lichtenstein, and in gibraltar around 40, so the group is growing

and involving more and more people from around the world, and not only europe is fascinated by the san marino football team, and they love the romantic history of local football that play internationally. fantastic. these are the live pictures from brazil. a couple ofjournalists pictures from brazil. a couple of journalists there waiting pictures from brazil. a couple ofjournalists there waiting to listen to the uk prime minister keir starmer who will be talking at the g20. we will haveit talking at the g20. we will have it live when it begins. let's return to one of our main stories now. thousands of farmers have been gathering in westminster in protest against changes to inheritance tax rules announced in the budget. the national farmers union has accused the government of "betrayal" — but ministers insist the majority of farmers

still won't pay the tax. with more analysis on this inheritance tax and what it means for farmers — here's our business editor simonjack. there are nearly 210,000 farms in the uk, and according to figures from the industry and government, around 70,000 of those are worth over £1 million, so potentially eligible to be hit by this new tax threshold. but that's not the full story. inheritance tax exemptions special rules about bequeathing, to family members and spouses, means the threshold could be as high as £3 million. now let's compare that number to what's happened in recent years. in 2021 to 2022, there were 117 farms that came above the £2.5 million threshold. now, not all families are going to get those exemptions depending on different circumstances. but independent economists, government figures suggest that the real number of people going to be hit by this is closer to the mid hundreds, 500 or so or even less. now, there is no doubt that farmers have been hit very

hard in recent years. they've been clobbered by the cost of living and the cost of doing business. inputs like food, fuel, fertiliser, etc, have gone up by 50%, in some cases more than the price they can fetch for what they produce have gone up, so they've been under a big squeeze. but also remember this, that this is notjust a farming tax. these inheritance tax threshold changes apply to all private businesses, of which farms make up only a small number. so this isn't really a tractor tax at all. many parts of the country have had a first taste of winter, with a blanket of snow and ice bringing school closures, train cancellations and delays on the roads, making it a difficult morning for many commuters. temperatures fell as low as minus 7.8 degrees celsius in the scottish highlands. steve knibbs reports. there is a natural beauty to the snowfall, but the north

of scotland recorded some of the coldest winter temperatures for quarter of a century. parts of aberdeenshire reached a low of minus 11.2 celsius. a bus there ended up in a ditch due to the icy conditions, but no—one was injured. many parts of wales, the north of england and the midlands also woke up to snow and with it, the inevitable disruption. almost 200 schools have been closed, but where they stayed open, there were some fun on the way to lessons. here in wales, it was feeding time. the thick snow meant no chance of getting to the grass today. we have got some ryeland, six ryeland, and a ram. we have three black mountain sheep and three pygmy goats. they're pretty hardy, yeah. nice, big fleece to keep them warm. something to play in, as well. in london, there was heavy snow, but it wasn't quite cold enough to settle.

the met office has issued three new yellow warnings for wales, northern ireland and scotland and parts of east and north—east england, with the potential for ten centimetres of snow expected on higher ground into tomorrow. and whilst disruption has been pretty light so far compared to other years, for some, the snowjust brings a new adventure. steve knibbs, bbc news. these are the pictures from brazil because we are not far away from keir starmer starting his news conference at the g20. so much talk about ukraine and i'm sure there will be questions about the long missiles that you —— ukraine have used for targeting inside russia. as soon as the news conference begins, in about five minutes, i don't think we are that far away, but now we have the latest weather forecast. hello, last night and first

thing this morning many of you will have seen some fresh snowfall. it has been causing a few problems. we've had a number of roads shut, for example, and about 200 schools closed across parts of wales, the midlands and northern england. that's where the worst of the conditions have been. but through this afternoon this mix of rain, sleet and snow will continue its journey southwards. we've got some further accumulations of snow to come across northern scotland with frequent snow showers here. and this afternoon temperatures are going to struggle to get much, if anything, above freezing. it's going to feel very, very cold, especially in the wind. 0vernight and tomorrow the winds are coming in from a north westerly direction and it's where those winds strike our coastal areas that we see the risk of a few more centimetres of snow building up, whereas across inland areas it's going to stay largely dry and clear as we go through this night. it's going to be a cold one — a widespread and sharp frost, lowest temperatures down to about minus 9 or so. and tomorrow morning we have to watch out for the risk

of some icy stretches first thing, especially where we've seen those showers overnight. now, away from coastal areas again, there should be a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine. not that it's going to do much for the temperatures. 3 or 4c at best, but feeling colder than that given the strength and the coldness of those north westerly winds. 0n into thursday's forecast, we could see something a bit more organised snow—wise coming in across scotland, bringing a risk of further disruption, and this low pressure sliding to the south of the uk could bring some snowfall into the moors of south—west england. however, there is still some uncertainty about that, but it is a potential area of some disruption for thursday. another cold day. temperatures well below average for the time of year, about 2—5c. now, friday, we start to see a rise in pressure moving in from the west. that will tend to kill off the showers across northern scotland, but it will send a few showers in through the irish sea

into the north west of both england and wales, so still a few flurries around. 0therwise, cold and icy start. plenty of sunshine. it's all change, though, as we head into the weekend. a deep area of low pressure is set to move in off the atlantic, bringing some very strong winds. gusts could reach 70 odd miles an hour around some of our western coasts. mild, wet, windy through saturday and then into next week, we've got some slightly colder air moving back across the country. bye for now.

live from london. this is bbc news. the us confirms — long—range missiles they've supplied ukraine — have been used on targets inside russia. as ukraine marks 1,000 days since the full—scale invasion — zelensky says moscow must be pushed towards peace. live from this hour commit keir starmer at the g20 summit. a news conference is just about to start. tens of thousands of uk farmers — converge on westminster — to protest against the government's controversial new rules, on inheritance tax. and — san marino do it again. no win for 20 years of international football — now two in two, months. we'll talk live to the manager.