live from singapore, this is bbc news. joe biden approves 300 million dollars in aid for ukraine as kyiv fires uk—supplied long range missiles into russia for the first time. indian billionaire gautam adani has been charged in new york over an alleged bribery scheme involving indian government officials. the us vetoes a un security council resolution on a gaza ceasefire, drawing criticism from other member nations. and australia introduces legislation to ban those under 16 years of age from accessing social media.

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. the biden administration has announced almost 300 million dollars of new military assistance for ukraine as it bolsters support in its last few weeks in office. the package includes ammunition, missiles, drones and anti—personnel landmines. the previously announced decision to supply the mines has been criticised by activists because of their danger to civilians. but us officials say they contain safety features. the latest package from the us comes after confirmation that ukraine has now fired long—range missiles provided by the uk at targets inside russia. the uk's storm shadow missiles travel close to the speed of sound, at a distance up to 250 kilometers, and are particularly effective at penetrating fortified bunkers and ammunition depots. earlier this week, ukraine also used us provided long—range missiles on targets inside russia. for more on all this, here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. the sound, it's thought, of

a british storm shadow missile. fired by ukraine, striking inside russia. there is no official confirmation, but the evidence points in that direction. so, what do we know? the signs are that it hit in the kursk region here, close to the border. that is within the range of the storm shadow missile. the bbc has also verified videos showing damage from the same area, where there was the sound of the explosions and debris is also said to have been recovered from the area. if you look closely, you can actually see the words storm shadow. but despite all of this, the british government has been tight—lipped. ukraine's action on the battlefield speaks for itself. we, as a nation and a government, are doubling down on our support for ukraine, and determined to do more. storm shadow is an advanced

missile system fired by aircraft, which can hit hardened targets. ukraine has been pressing for its use inside russia for months. the problem has been that it requires american assistance for targeting, and up until now that was not forthcoming. but in the last week, the us lifted restrictions on its own missile system, the atacms being used within russia. ukraine immediately began to deploy them. now, storm shadow looks to have been next. all of this is because ukraine has been on the back foot militarily, trying to defend territory it's taken in kursk, and facing a steady russian advance on other fronts. there is a limit to what can be achieved militarily with these. under the big picture is that ukraine still needs to think

about its mobilisation, recruitment and training, because the current struggle is actually as much, if not more so come on the eastern front, and the russian forces are certainly grinding their way forwards. another sign that president biden is making a last—minute push to help ukraine has also emerged with confirmation the us is supplying landmines. these are supposed to help slow down advancing russian soldiers. but even though they can be designed to become nonoperational after a set amount of time, critics worry that they remain a risk to civilians. ukraine already has a huge antipersonnel landmine problem, some 2 million landmines are estimated to be in the country after 1001 days of war. the operations it'll take to clear the mines will take decades. storm shadow deployment looks to be the latest sign of the uk and us are seeking to support ukraine at a difficult time. but a new incoming us administration may have different ideas.

and russia is likely to respond. gordon corera, bbc news. meanwhile, ukrainians who've remained on the front line are repairing their homes impacted by russian shelling ahead of winter. many of the surrounding homes in this donetsk town have been destroyed. not far from the front line, our correspondent paul adams sent this update from dnipro. there's been no official confirmation here. the ukrainians prefer to be somewhat coy at moments like this. we heard that the other day from president zelensky, when the first news of the atacms being used came through, and we're hearing similar language being used now, the country's defence minister, rustem umerov, saying simply that ukraine was using all means at its disposal to defend itself. i think one thing that's worth remembering about storm shadow is that, while this

is the first time it's been used inside what we would regard as russia, it's not the first time it's been used in what russia regards as russia. because a year ago, in september of last year, the ukrainians fired storm shadow missiles at the black sea fleet in crimea — occupied by russia since 2014, and regarded by moscow as sovereign territory. they they did huge damage to the headquarters of the black sea fleet and wrecked one of their key submarines. so, helping ukraine to force the black sea fleet to relocate entirely from sevastopol. so, it's been an important part of ukraine's toolkit for more than a year. the missiles destroyed a russian submarine that had been dragged out there and severely damage the headquarters of the black sea fleet and because a lot of people are systemic, ukraine has been gradually eroding russia pose a naval presence crimea to the point

where now, according to the british minister of defence, that black sea fleet, the pride of the russian navy, is now confined to operating from russian ports much further east. in some ways, from moscow's point of view, the use of storm shadow is not necessarily a significant new move but it is clearly part of an effort by ukraine's allies to enable ukrainian forces to hold onto that territory, possibly as some kind of bargaining chip for negotiations that could take place sometime next year when donald trump takes office in washington. for more i've been speaking to anna borshchevskaya, russia expert at the washington institute for near east policy. the key thing to understand is that facet it is a positive step in terms of helping ukraine. ukraine has been suffering losses for months

now. they've been in a difficult situation and winter is coming. more was needed, but certainly, this is an important step. certainly, this is an important ste -. , ., certainly, this is an important ste. , ., ., , step. the use of landmines has been a controversial— step. the use of landmines has been a controversial one? - step. the use of landmines has been a controversial one? it. been a controversial one? it has been a controversial one indeed and this entire war that is russia's and racing has put us in this difficult situation where russia is trying... russia broads largest war since world war ii on european soil and is trying to change the world order and enticed him as we know it so we are living in these difficult times and that is the reality on the ground. when you think russia can do in response to these weapons now being provided.— response to these weapons now being provided. what russia has already been _

being provided. what russia has already been doing _ being provided. what russia has already been doing is _ being provided. what russia has already been doing is that - already been doing is that they're trying to scare us in saying that they will be any retaliation right to run away or another, the barrage of drones and missiles that we have seen in ukraine, this would have happened. this is a classic kremlin testing to see if we are going to get scared, if we are going to get scared, if this is going to break our resolve. this is not only military but also psychological. that is why you see an increase in nuclear rhetoric coming out of the kremlin right now and the worst thing would be for the west to back down or get scared. now, is not the time to back down. one of the world's richest businessmen, gautam adani has been charged in the united states over an alleged bribery scheme. prosecutors in new york said mr adani and other senior executives had agreed to pay more than a quarter of a billion dollars to indian government officials to obtain solar energy contracts. they said he then concealed that from american investors. the criminal charges

are the latest blow to 62—year—old mr adani, one of india's richest men. his company, the adani group, is yet to comment on the charges. more on the story later this hour on business today. the us has vetoed a un security council resolution demanding an �*unconditional and immediate' ceasefire in gaza as israel's bombardment of the territory continues. in a 14—1 vote, the us rejected the measure because it says it was not contingent on the release of hostages still being held in gaza. 0ur north america correspondent, nada tawfik sent this report. this is the fourth time that the united states has blocked a gaza resolution during this conflict, using its veto power to shield its ally, israel. now, un officials have been sounding the alarm about the catastrophe in gaza for more than a year, but have stepped up the warnings that the conditions are not fit for survival in gaza right now, and that the world was witnessing the gravest of international crimes.

the elected ten members of the council put forward this resolution, saying that in light of the rapidly increasing death toll, the widespread injury, destruction a. and forced displacement in gaza, that they felt the bare minimum that was needed was for the council to call for that unconditional, immediate and permanent ceasefire. now, council members had tough words for the united states exercising its veto. algeria said it sent a clear message to israel that it could continue its genocide and ethnic cleansing with impunity, and that it sent a message to palestinians that while the majority of the world stands in solidarity with them, that there are others that are indifferent to their suffering. china said that it's hard to imagine that today's vote will escape the harsh judgment of history, and france and the uk said they voted in favour of the resolution to be clear on their position to end the conflict, to end the suffering in gaza and to have all the hostages released. the vote came as the un

humanitarian affairs office revealed virtually no aid has reached northern gaza in a0 days. the agency recently warned that palestinians are "facing diminishing conditions for survival" in the territory and that its attempts to support the hundreds of thousands of people in northern gaza have been thwarted. meanwhile peace talks between israel and lebanon are continuing. us envoy amos hochstein has travelled to israel, after meetings in beirut. he says he made significant progress and is hopeful a ceasefire can be agreed. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beirut and has more. holstein has been needed what has been seen as alas it has attempted to reach a ceasefire to reach israel and hezbollah. 0n the table, is a provider that has been proposed by american officials were ideal, both let lebanese officials and

has blue has accepted these proposals with some comments. now, we do not have official details of this proposal is at or details about the changes that apparently have been made during these discussions right after he spoke, we had from the head of hezbollah gave a pre—recorded speech. he said that hezbollah was leading the discussion to see if they could get to any result. he also said that they were two major demands for a deal. the complete ahead of her hostilities and also, the preservation of lebanon's sovereignty. 0bviously, these are very difficult negotiations. israeli authorities continue to demand to have the right to act inside lebanon if any deal is violated. now, these efforts are going to continue in israel and we will see if these decisions made here are going to be accepted there.

i spoke to aaron david miller, middle east analyst, author, and negotiator. there is a difference between serious efforts to end the fighting in gaza and lebanon and performative behaviour of the un in new york. i understand the way the world perceived humanitarian effort in gaza and the extraordinarily horrific number of palestinians being killed by israel's prosecution of war. to depart from policies that it has perceived consistently over the course of the last year. —— pursue consistently over the past year. that resolution it was we did

in large part because yes, this is fire but it talked about how doubt it was a position that united states would have never accepted and those on the un to to release after they was security council should know that. is china right? is the us going to be on the wrong side of history on this? 0f arming israel and vetoing ceasefires? 0ver over the last year, the united states clearly has has one major success in response to gaza and that is i think a credible effort to prevent what the middle east has never experienced the multi front wall. with gaza, it is fundamentally clear that us policy has been a failure and that said, they would have been no relief and no humanitarian relief and not a scintilla of relief. it is not anything close to what is required but it was us pressure on israel

that got the numbers of trucks, even the 500 per day had experienced before october seven. numbertwo, they experienced before october seven. number two, they would be absolutely no hostages released. i did not been for us pressure and intervention. more or less, the driving force behind the hostage negotiations. that release, was 100 plus hostages in november of last year, so to be very clear, with the conflict still going on, it suggested me something that has been a true for the beginning and that is, in this case israel and hamas, view the conflict as existential, the influence of outside parties, whether the brits, the g7, the icj, the icc, the un, the un security council, it is limited. they wrongly believe that they could impose their will are smaller

ones. it is a strategy, i grant you. —— a tragedy. ones. it is a strategy, i grant you. -- a tragedy.— you. -- a tragedy. when it comes to _ you. -- a tragedy. when it comes to israel _ you. -- a tragedy. when it comes to israel and - you. -- a tragedy. when it i comes to israel and lebanon, you. -- a tragedy. when it - comes to israel and lebanon, gc and is your path? hat comes to israel and lebanon, gc and is your path?— and is your path? not peace. i think a cessation _ and is your path? not peace. i think a cessation of _ think a cessation of hostilities are perhaps, a durable ceasefire. i do not believe this is a transformation or going to believe that it is going to somehow lead to a recovery starstruck reef configuration of lebanese politics. it works. essentially, in october 23, conflict between israel and hezbollah, hopefully, it will endure as long as a last ceasefire that occurred in 1701 that brought the end to a war over that implemented although, in israel it was a sustained period of conflict. let us hope

that what he is doing produces even half of that.— even half of that. around the world and — even half of that. around the world and across _ even half of that. around the world and across the - even half of that. around the world and across the uk, - even half of that. around the | world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the defence secretary announced that a number of ships, tankers, drones and helicopters will be decommissioned to save up to £500 million over five years. john healey said some are more than 50 years old, and the money would help fund replacements. but critics said the move would leave uk defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions. the rate of inflation in the uk has seen its steepest rise month—on—month for two years. in october it was 2.3% — that's up from 1.7% in september. the office for national statistics says that's partly due to the increase in the energy price cap, which has meant higher costs for gas and electricity. the car—maker ford has announced its cutting 800 jobs in the uk over the next three years — that's 15% of its workforce there. it's part of a major restructuring programme, which will see 4,000 posts closed across europe.the company said the cuts were due

to difficult trading conditions, strict new environmental controls, and weak demand for electric vehicles. you're live with bbc news. australia has introduced legislation that will ban under 165 from accessing social media. speaking to parliament on thursday, the communications minister michelle rowland said it was a "world—first" bill that will protect young australians at a critical stage in their development. for more, i spoke to our australia correspondent katy watson. this bill was first put forward in september and we had the detail there and i bet earlier this month and they said that they were regular legislation in parliament a

eaves. it would be under 16 who were banned from accessing apps such as instagram, tick—tock and that sort of thing. ,from accessing apps such as instagram, tiktok and that sort of thing. the owners would be on social media companies not on the parents. —— it would be under 16 is as would be banned. the more detail that we got is that yes the earliest is on the company is face fines of up to 50 million australian dollars. that is about 33 million us dollars, hefty fines for those who potentially flout the rules. also, it won't apply to messaging apps or to online gaming or to any platforms that involve education or health purposes and that is an initial guideline. if you more details will come out from that. tell us a bit about the reaction that you have seen from this bill. i think i know totally, it speaks to a lot of parents and they breathe a sigh of relief and think that

at least the government has made this rule and it is not just up to us parents. we can push the issue further down the line. if you speak to experts, there are huge reservations about how this will actually work give me that it is such an innovative technology, things move at such a pace. 0ne expert that i spoke to talked to me about his reservations. i am disappointed i see legislation and that the government have not listened to experts on these issues. mental health experts have been calling for a potential of these issues for more than a decade but was we get instead is a misguided banner which none of us have been asking for and which may actually paradoxically plays children at greater risk. we need to protect children within the digital environment and should not be excluding them from the digital environment. when you try and sensor block part of the internet, the internet fights back. it is an incredibly resilient and rejected that will resist this form of dockage and children are incredibly savvy and entrepreneur were and will find a way around this by the —— resist this form of blockage.

what about so should be a platform that themselves. have they been reacting to this bill? i haven't had any reaction today but diplomatically, they have said previously that they will work with the government on this. i think that is going to be a bigger challenge. the government said that platforms have at least a year to come up with solutions and what they solutions are is i think what everybody is wanting to know, whether it is age, verification, how it will would work in practice. there's a lot to go through to make how this would come into play to keep people safe also i think that is what the next they will be about. the devil will be in the details, write it? just quickly, talk us through the timeline about what is next now that the bill has been introduced?

the bill still is a before it is past. then it is only easy year for social media companies to come up with ways to make sure that people that are under 16 you do not access the platform and they can be protected. after that, they do say that they will be a review to look at this, see how it is working and see if anything needs to change. of course, this is a row quickly evolving technology that needs to really... they need to be honest to make sure that it is effective. there is a lot of work to be done before we actually see any kind of detail about it. friends and family came together to remember 0ne direction star liam payne who died last month in argentina at the age of 31. the private funeral was held in buckinghamshire, england— attended by those closest to him and his former bandmates. liam payne died after falling from a third—floor balcony of a hotel in buenos aires. here's our music correspondent, mark savage. liam payne's coffin arrived in a white, horse—drawn carriage, followed by his heartbroken parents karen and geoff. they were joined by some of the star's closest friends, including his 0ne direction bandmates harry styles and zayn malik, who postponed

the start of his european tour friends and family came together to remember 0ne direction star liam payne who died last month in argentina at the age of 31. the private funeral was held in buckinghamshire, england— 0ther mourners included simon cowell, liam's girlfriend kate cassidy, and his former partner cheryl with whom he shares a son. lending their support were her bandmates from girls aloud, kimberley walsh and nicola roberts. this was a small and sombre event in the market town of amersham close to where liam payne lived towards the end of his life. the family had asked the media to keep the location private so that they could grieve in peace and it was clear at the end of the service what an emotional day it had been. the funeral came a little more than a month after liam payne died during a trip to argentina

where he fell from the third—floor balcony of his hotel room. he was one of the world's biggest pop stars, selling more than 70 million records as part of one direction. his family have said they will remember his kindness, his bravery, and his humour. mark savage, bbc news, amersham. let's take you live to iceland where a volcano near the capital is erupting for the tenth time in three years. local authorities say no infrastructure is currently threatened, but the small fishing town of grindavik is being evacuated. the eruption comes after years of increased seismic activity in the region. iceland is home to 33 active volcanoes. and before we go a couple of birthdays to mark. the outgoing us presidentjoe biden turned 82 years old on wednesday, an age never before reached by a sitting commander in chief. and from the world of politics to the world of anime — it's happy birthday goku. "dragon ball" fans on wednesday celebrated a0 years of the beloved japanese manga, anime and video game franchise, just months after creator akira toriyama's unexpected death. the original "dragon ball" manga was first released in 1984, before being turned into the much loved anime series a few years later.

that is awful in newsday. makes this today... hello. 0ur cold weather is going to hang around for another few days yet, and that means the prospects for some of you of seeing some more snowfall. not that you need any more of that here in aberdeenshire. the snow already lying thick on the ground with low pressure though moving into scotland. that snow is going to get heavier over the next few hours. this area of low pressure diving into france, well, that's going to have some snow on its northern edge as well. as we look at the details into thursday, 5 to 10cm of snow then possible into parts of northern and western scotland, 20 over the hills here, little line of snow showers coming in off the irish sea, working across parts of cheshire. greater manchester, very localised, but you could see a centimetre or two there. otherwise a widespread frost and icy conditions to start the day on thursday. now it looks like we'll have 2 to 5cm of snow building in over the high ground of south west

england, potentially causing a few issues on the roads. there is a chance that some of that snowfall could reach into the south downs of south east england, so you might even see an odd centimetre or two here to start the day on thursday. away from that, this zone of persistent snow showers will work southwards across scotland. showers increasing in northern ireland, the northwest of both england and wales later in the day. probably coming through as a bit of a mix. yes, there will be some sleet and snow equally around coastal areas. you might find a bit of rain mixed in at times. it will be another cold day friday. another cold one, frosty and icy to start off with. fewer showers this time across northern scotland as pressure begins to rise. we'll continue to feed in those showers down the irish sea, and they will work into the northwest of both england and wales again, coming through as a bit of a mixture, really. a bit of rain, a bit of sleet and maybe a few flurries of snow. temperatures still well below average. but then into the weekend we get this powerful area of low pressure moving in off the atlantic, bringing some problems to the uk. 0k, there's going to be some strong winds working through the irish sea. gusts 60 to 70 odd miles an hour. heavy rain that could cause some localised flooding. and then there's the risk of

this hill snow across northern england and scotland. highest hills 20 to 40cm. but the snow coming down so heavily, it might not be possible to keep some of those higher level routes open. and because the snow is going to be coming down in big, wet, sticky flakes, better chance of it sticking to power cables, and they could be brought down under the weight of snow. so there may well be some power cuts around this weekend as well.

indian billionaire gautam adani is charged in the us with fraud over an alleged $250 million bribery scheme. nvidia's revenue almost doubles, as the ai chip boom shows no sign of slowing. we'll take a look at the company's latest earnings report. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. gautam adani, the chair of india's adani group, has been charged in new york over allegations of massive fraud. mr adani, who is one of the richest people in the world, has been indicted — along with seven other defendants — in connection with a bribery scheme involving one of the world's largest solar energy projects. according to the indictment, on several occasions, mr adani, who has strong ties to indian prime minister narendra modi, personally met with an indian government official. the adani group did not

immediately respond to a request for comment.