tonight at ten: for the first time, a target inside russian territory is hit by ukraine using us—supplied long—range missiles. russia says five missiles were shot down and one damaged — we'll be assessing the risk of further escalation in this 1,000 day old conflict. also tonight — i'm on a farm in gloucestershire, as thousands protest over the government's inheritance tax plans. tractors and farmers rolled into westminster today, angry at the surprise changes in the budget. the government insists very few will be affected. but the man who owns this farm tells me tonight he doesn't believe that and farmers are digging in for a fight.

and in other news tonight... live in texas, donald trumpjoins elon musk for the sixth test of his starship rocket — while in new york, lawyers discuss delaying sentencing for his hush money conviction. 0n bbc london... 0n newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. just a day after the us finally gave permission for ukraine to fire american long—range missiles into russia, kyiv has done so. its attack on a target within russia's recognised terrritorial borders was confirmed by both moscow and by officials in washington.

the change in us policy comes at a critical time, with the biden administration due to give way to that of donald trump injanuary. moscow says the strike hit the bryansk region this morning. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has said they will react accordingly. today marks 1,000 days since the russian invasion of ukraine — and this latest development is being watched carefully by world leaders at the 620 summit in brazil. more on that in a moment, but first our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has this report from moscow. breaking news on russian tv — claims that ukraine had fired six american atacms missiles into russia's bryansk region, though no reports of casualties. the response from russia's foreign minister... ..sergei lavrov said the missile attack was a signal that the west wants to escalate the conflict. but is this escalation by russia?

published today, a kremlin decree lowering the nuclear threshold. russia now reserving the right to go nuclear, even if attacked by conventional weapons, if such an attack threatens russia's sovereignty or territorial integrity. president putin had promised changes to the nuclear doctrine weeks ago — a clear signal to europe and america not to let ukraine strike russia with long—range missiles. then, an even clearer signal. russian nuclear exercises — a warning to the west not to cross russia's red lines. but the key question — in russia's war on ukraine, would vladimir putin use a nuclear weapon? i think it's quite serious because even putin doesn't know whether he can use nukes or he can't.

it depends on his emotions. we know that he's a very emotional man, and the decision to begin this war was also an emotional step. the lowering of the nuclear threshold does not mean that vladimir putin is about to press the nuclear button. these changes are designed, i think, at the very least, to put pressure on western leaders who will now have to decide, is putin bluffing or not? earlier at the museum of victory, the kremlin kick—started commemorations for next year's 80th anniversary of the end of world war ii. not a word was said here about the 1,000 days of russia's war in ukraine — a war which, for the kremlin, hasn't gone at all to plan, but which it remains determined to win. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. so what's the situation on the ground in ukraine — in terms of territory

gained by russia? here's bbc verify�*s nick eardley. nick. thank you. 1,000 days of war has seen a number of ups and downs for ukraine. but analysis of the picture since the start of this year shows things are going far betterfor russia. let me show you the picture for 2024, based on analysis by the institute for the study of war. this is the picture in february. if we fast forward to september, you can see russia has made inroads — this might look like a small amount on the map but it's a significant amount of territory. and that advance has continued in recent weeks — more land being taken by russia. so far this year, russia has seized nearly 2,700 sq km of territory — just over 1,000 square miles — nearly six times more than it did in the whole of 2023. let me show you what this all means in practice.

this is kurakov in eastern ukraine. you can see it on the map. in this video, you can see the devastation. this is a key town russia is trying to capture. it's come under heavy bombardment recently as part of the russian offensive. you can see the damage that has caused. there's been heavy fighting in the kursk region of russia too — ukrainian troops captured a large amount of territory in august. see here. but russian forces have now retaken around half of that. all of these gains have come at a cost for russia — tens of thousands of troops have died. but, as things stand, it looks like that is a price moscow is willing to pay. this is important with president trump's return to the white house. mr trump has said he can end in the war in a day. it's not clear how, but if there were peace talks — territory will be an important bargaining chip.

and some analysts think that russia's recent gains will give it a stronger hand in any potential discussions. nick, thank you very much. well, the g20 world leaders are meeting in brazil as you heard — and president zelensky had some bitter words for them — making clear his frustration tonight at their lack of response to president putin's change of russia's nuclear doctrine. in a moment, we'll speak to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, but first to vicki young who's in rio. what have leaders been saying, vicki? there is a pretty wide gulf here between the g20 countries in their approach to ukraine, particularly how critical to be of russia. so thatjoint how critical to be of russia. so that joint declaration that they how critical to be of russia. so thatjoint declaration that they put out at the end of these summits, the language and that is weaker than the same time last year at the equivalent summit. so you can understand may be why president zelensky is pretty frustrated by that. when it comes to the british

prime minister he said that at every opportunity during the summit he has raised the issue of ukraine with the other leaders, saying they really should have what they need for as long as they need in order to win this war. whether that means that british made missiles will end up being used in the same way as the american runs have been we don't know, hejust american runs have been we don't know, he just won't talk about that. he says it is operational and all it would do is help the russians. he was also asked about those comments from russia about how and when they might use nuclear weapons. there's irresponsible rhetoric coming from russia and that is not going to deter our support for ukraine. we're now on day 1,000 of that conflict — that's 1,000 days of russian aggression, 1,000 days of sacrifice in ukraine. keir starmer putting the blame

firmly on president putin, on russia, saying they are the aggressor and saying they could just stop this war now by stopping that illegal invasion. earlier at downing street, they called the russian government depraved. you can hear the rhetoric is escalating. the fear amongst many leaders across the world is that the situation on the battlefield will escalate, too. vicki, thank you very much. vicki youngin vicki, thank you very much. vicki young in rio dejaneiro. lyse, we have seen the fast land grab by russia with nick earlier. steve talked about the nuclear threat — what does this add up to? it is not reassuring to hear it as an emotional step in steve's piece. the unpredictability of president putin is very much part of this risk. president putin has many other ways to ratchet up the cost for the west and is ready using them. as you

have had this week, their sabotage of undersea cables by germany and then poland is talking about the planting of bombs on planes and so on. but the biggest question of course is what cost, what greater costis course is what cost, what greater cost is russia going to impose on ukraine? as we've also been hearing, ukraine? as we've also been hearing, ukraine is very much on the back foot on the front lines and is hoping that striking deep inside russia is going to strengthen its position in this war and in any negotiating tables that seem likely to emerge. but it may not work and especially when president—elect donald trump moves into the white house with his threat to end the war. so the big question now is, what happens when president trump takes power, will he reverse this decision regarding the missiles? will he try and freeze the front lines in this war? that must be on president putin's mind as well, it's on many minds. so you have two unpredictable presidents at this moment of mounting risk. lyse, thank

ou ve moment of mounting risk. lyse, thank you very much- — now, with all the latest on the protests by farmers today, let's go to sophie, who's at a farm in gloucestershire. sophie. thank you and good evening from this farm near cirencester. it has been in the same family for more than 100 years. the man who owns it now was in london today, joining around 10,000 people from up and down the country who were protesting against the government's surprise changes to inheritance tax that mean some farms will now have to pay. from 2026, farmers whose agricultural assets are worth more than £1 million will have to pay 20% inheritance tax, as they pass their farms on to the next generation. the government estimates that this will raise around £520 million a year for the treasury by 2030. but how many farms will be affected is hotly disputed. in a moment, we'll hear

from our business editor, simonjack, who's been looking closely at the figures. but first, here's our political editor, chris mason, on the day the tractors rolled into westminster. horn honks. harvesting an argument, big and small. the essence of this, say the farmers in westminster today, the next generation, and this. we've got to change this so that we can pass it down to our daughter and our son, so they can farm or have the opportunity to farm if they want to in the future. daughter evelyn in tow, mum and dad, laura and robin, farm in nottinghamshire. that's what it's all about at the end of the day. we're not here to earn money. we're here to pass down. to sceptics, though, that is seeking to preserve wealth which others can't. morning. i'm chris from the bbc. how angry are you? fairly angry. i can't say because some words might come out of my mouth that _ you don't want to hear. your debut as a protester and here you are at the gates

of downing street. yes, yes, i think they should be climbing them, don't you? are you tempted ? well, i would. if i was 20 years younger, i probably would! at the same time, down the road, the national farmers union rings its members in for a rallying call. i grab a word with the union's president. mr bradshaw, why should farmers be an exception? others have to pay inheritance tax, why shouldn't you? unfortunately, the margins we're making from food production are just so low. on average, it's about 0.5% return on capital. the sense of betrayal — it's is not going away. and how might that step up? should people be fearful of food not being on the shelves? i really hope not. you hope not? we don't want our consumers to bear the brunt of this. this is an issue with ill thought through government policy. you're not saying no, though. people will worry about that. i want to be working with the government on delivering the food security agenda. richard's a dairy farmer in gloucestershire, wearing an argument of the heart as well as a colourfuljacket.

my farm, our family started farming there in 1822 and my 13—year—old son was with me... he was with me, milking with me on saturday morning. i'm sorry... it's all right. it'sjust — i'm part of a long chain that i don't want to see broken. back outside, opposition politicians are revealing whose side they're on. this policy is cruel, it is unfair and it is going to destroy farming as we know it. you are feeding our families and you're struggling to feed your own. that is just so wrong. as for the prime minister, the man himself is not here. he's meeting world leaders in brazil. look, i do understand their concerns. - what i've pointed out is, l firstly, that in the budget, we have put £5 billion into farming in the next two years — _ that's the biggest single amount of money that's been put - into farming — because i want to support our farmers. - chanitng: no farmers, no food!

the government's determined not to give in, insisting the existing system's neither fair nor sustainable, and they need the money for schools and hospitals. and the farmers, well, they are determined too. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. farming organisations say that around 70,000 farms will be affected by the changes — the treasury, though, says the number is much smaller — around 500 farms a year. how many farmers will be affected? our business editor, simonjack, has been trying to find out. there are nearly 210,000 farms in the uk and according to government and industry figures, around 70,000 of those are thought to be worth over £1 million, so technically could be caught by this new tax threshold. however, that's not the full picture. because of inheritance tax reliefs and special exemptions for bequeathing stuff to spouses and families, 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, only 117 farms were inherited worth more than 2.5 million. now, not all families will get all those exemptions, but that has led the treasury and independent economists and tax experts to think that the number actually affected by these changes could be as low as 500 a year — although those figures are disputed. there's no doubt it's been a very challenging few years for farmers. the cost of things like food, fuel, fertiliser have rocketed. they've been walloped by the cost of living and the cost of doing business crisis. for example, pig farming costs have gone up 54% since 2019. cow farmers have seen costs rise by 44%, and even cereals have seen an increase in costs of 43%. in many cases, those costs have risen faster than the prices farmers can fetch for the food they finally produce, which has put a real squeeze on their incomes.

plus, the value of subsidies they get for the land they own has been declining since brexit. so many feel this is just another unexpected kick in the teeth, which will prompt some very difficult decisions between now and april 2026, when these changes are due to come in. as we've seen, emotions have run high today — and it wasn'tjust in london. there were rallies elsewhere in the country, too. this was cirencester livestock market this morning. several hundred farmers gathered to show their solidarity and voice their anger at the surprise changes. farmers have been exempt from paying inheritance tax for decades — but now many are being asked to pay 20% — that is still half of what most other estates pay when they pass their assets on to their children and grandchildren. so how sympathetic are people here in cirencester to the farmers' outrage over

the government's policy? this market town is in the heart of the cotswolds. there are more than 300 farms around here and so there's plenty of support, though some feel the issue is more complicated. it's pitiful what most of them earn. they think they're riding around in posh cars but they're not. you can be asset rich and cash poor and i believe that is what farmers are. we need our taxes to pay for the terrible i state of the country, - so, yes, all of us should pay taxes, also farmers. but i do understand there are people who are investing in land _ who are not doing it - because they love the land, they're doing it because| they are making money. we are paying more into everything. we're trying to buy a house where everything is changing, so i guess it's difficult. where do you draw the line as to who starts paying more and who doesn't pay more?

the views in cirencester there. this farm with its 200 strong beef cattle is all owned by david barton. he grew up here. it has been in his family since 1913. he says that his farm is worth around £5 million in assets. but that it doesn't actually make much money year on year. he wants to continue the family tradition and pass it on to his son but says the inheritance tax could run his business into the ground. they both travelled to london to take part in the protest. he's back tonight — i went to see him at his farmhouse. what was the atmosphere like today? it was an amazing atmosphere. all those farmers coming together with one voice and i'm hoping that the government were listening. sadly, i'm not sure that they are, but they'll soon need to. i think it's the level of feeling as farmers that we have at the injustice of what's being done through this budget. the government are

in for a fight and they're going to get one. you say that farmers are really angry. you say that this will just escalate. what do you mean? i'm not one that, you know, want to rush out there and cause absolute mayhem. but if they don't listen, we'll have no choice. so i don't know what the things will be. but if you think about it, we cover a large landmass of the united kingdom, and we have the ways and means of making life very difficult for government, if they so choose. and i think that's what i really want to say. simon's here now. you can see that emotions are running very high. the farmers are feeling very angry. but the government is adament they're not going to go back on this? the government is adamant that most farms will not be caught by these changes and a lot of people, most independent economists and

forecasters, agree with them and say will be close to the hundreds per year, ratherthan will be close to the hundreds per year, rather than thousands, will be close to the hundreds per year, ratherthan thousands, but will be close to the hundreds per year, rather than thousands, but the fact there is a big row is proved to be in that they should have been a consultation, so we had a settled set of facts before making such a big decision —— is proof to the nfu. some say why should fans be able to pass their wealth generation to generation without a tax man taking a slice like they do for others? food security often comes up, and others say, land value can come down, and if you don't have the investors putting their money into this, deliberately to avoid inheritance tax, then maybe that is no bad thing, so it is a very cold night here tonight but there's a lot of heat left in this argument which suggests it could run for some time. simonjack, thanks forjoining us. among the protestors in london today was the tv presenter turned farmer, jeremy clarkson. he told victoria derbyshire that the government should reverse its tax plans. i'm here to support farmers.

right, are you angry? it's difficult to be angry on somebody else's behalf. that's like being... no, i'm not angry on someone else's behalf. so it's not about you? no. it's not about your farm and the fact that you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax? classic bbc there. classic. is it? yeah. 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. you people. bbc... sorry? ok, let's start from the beginning. i wanted to shoot. 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. so one of the reasons rachel reeves says she brought this in is to stop wealthy people using it as a way of avoiding tax. no, that was the only reason she did. no.

the other reason was to raise money for public services. are you listening to this? have you tried to get a gp appointment lately? yes. ijust recently had a heart attack. and you can see the full newsnight interview with jeremy clarkson and victoria derbyshire at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and the iplayer. that's all from us here in cirencester, now it's back to reeta in the studio with the rest of the day's news. in france, gisele pelicot who is at the centre of a mass rape trial, has condemned the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her — who claim they didn't realise that it was rape. she was giving evidence at the court in avignon, where her ex—husband and 50 other men are accused of raping her while she was drugged and asleep. andrew harding reports from avignon. this long trial is almost over. arriving in court this morning,

gisele pelicot sounded weary. "yes, it's the final stretch," she said. her children are here, too, grappling with the fear that their father may also have abused them and even his own grandchildren. masked as usual, the 50 men accused of raping gisele pelicot as she lay drugged by her husband have now finished giving evidence. almost all still deny rape, but explicit video footage of their actions has been shown in court. speaking at the trial for a final time today, gisele pelicot condemned "male cowardice." translation: they all raped an unconscious woman - who was unable to give her consent. not one of them reported it to the police. it's time for a change to our macho, patriarchal society, one that trivialises rape.

inside the courtroom here, gisele pelicot has been speaking again of her refusal to feel shame as a victim. asked, for instance, about why she kept using the family name "pelicot", she said because she wanted it to be associated with her, not her husband, and that she wanted her grandchildren to feel proud of it. in his own last comments, dominique pelicot spoke of his fantasy of making a strong woman submit to him. but it is gisele that the public are here to support. ijust hope that her case will help justice to change. she does it to give strength to all the women who don't| have the courage to go on trial to fight. - the verdicts are still a month away, but it is gisele pelicot�*s defiant image that is spreading, inspiring, and perhaps changing france.

andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. new cctv images have been released of the prime suspect in the killing of harshita brella. the cctv shows her husband pankaj lamba in east london. detectives have said he is suspected of her murder — a postmortem suggests she was strangled. her body was then left in a car boot. an international manhunt has been launched for pankaj lamba. new york prosecutors have said they're open to delaying sentencing in donald trump's hush—money case — but object to his criminal conviction simply being dismissed. in may, he became the first former us president to be convicted of a criminal offence. mr trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to cover up payments to the porn actor stormy daniels. 0ur north america correpondentjohn sudworth joins us from washington. explain what's going on.

if the site of a former president in a criminal court was a first, we now face another unprecedented prospect, of the same man, as president elect, with a sentencing hanging over him in a few days' time for the same offence, and his lawyers have made it clear that they want the whole thing thrown out, they say president 0bama cannot be the subject of criminal proceedings and in what we got the much anticipated response —— they say president cannot be the subject of criminal proceedings. they say the judge might want to consider things like the name for up to four years until donald trump leaves office, but while his team are trying to spin that response as a victory, it is nothing of the sort, and this is a delay, but a capitulation, and the

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tens of thousands more pensioners will be in poverty every year due as the winter fuel allowance is restricted — according to new government analysis. around 50,000 more pensioners will be in relative poverty next year — meaning they'll have less than 60% of the average income. the figure rises to 100,000 more pensioners by 2027. only those claiming pension credit will be eligible from this winter. in tennis, one of the giants of the men's game, rafael nadal, has played what could be the final match of his career. the 22—time grand slam champion was beaten at the davis cup finals in malaga where he was representing spain, by botich van de zanderschulp of the netherlands. nadal, who's 38, is retiring after the tournament but could play another match if his teamates secure a place in the semi—finals. after six years at the helm, zoe ball has announced she is stepping down as the host of bbc radio 2's breakfast show. i'v e i've decided it's time to step away

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