police break through barricades to take him into custody. negotiations for a ceasefire deal in gaza — all sides indicate an agreement is closer than ever. and there are fears over rising wind speeds in los angeles — which threaten to stoke multiple wildfires. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. our top story — critical infrastructure in western ukraine has been hit in a �*massive�* russian attack, that's according to officials in the city of lviv. the extent of the russian attack in ukraine is still not completely clear. there are no reports of casualties at the moment. but ukraine has imposed emergency power cuts in six regions in response.

it comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is due to visit warsaw — according to the polish prime minister's office. in a statement on social media, president zelensky said russia targeted ukraine's gas infrastructure and other energy facilities and that ukrainian air defence downed at least 30 out of more than a0 russian missiles launched in the attacks. our eastern european correspondent sarah rainsford updated us on the situation from kyiv. the full picture is still emerging but we just heard from president zelensky writing social media and talking about what he described as a massive missile strike overnight. he said there was some 70 drones launched by russia and some a0 missiles. he said at least 30 of those missiles were downed by ukrainian air defences but it does mean some of them reached their target. the president suggested the targets were again energy infrastructure in ukraine and also he described gas

facilities being targeted. we understand from the authorities in lviv in the west of the country, two targets were hit there. they described it as critical infrastructure. the broader picture is beginning to emerge. mr zelensky used the occasion to call again for help from ukraine's western allies particularly in terms of air defence. it is a plea we have heard many times, urging western allies to send more air defence units to ukraine but it's interesting that that comes at the time when there have been big concerns here inside ukraine about the number of specialists for those air defence units directly being sent to the front lines to plug the gaps, shortages of forces on the front lines. yesterday president zelensky himself had to intervene and said specialists would not be sent to the front lines and even though the general staff here is admitting there is a shortage of manpower

to fight russian forces on the ground, those air defence units would be kept intact because protecting the skies is so important and complicated in this ongoing war. south korea's impeached president yoon suk yeol has been arrested over his failed attempt to impose martial law last month. it's the first time in the country's history that a sitting president has been detained. in a pre—recorded statement before his arrest, mr yoon said he was handing himself in to avoid any �*bloodshed'. anti—corruption investigators forced their way into the presidential compound this morning. it was their second attempt to arrest yoon after they were previously thwarted by his security team. these are live pictures from outside the corruption investigation 0ffice. that's where president yoon has been taken for questioning by investigators, who say he is refusing to talk. in his pre—recorded video message mr yoon struck a defiant tone.

translation: today, upon witnessing these i individuals invading the security zone using firefighting equipment, i decided to comply with the corruption investigation office's request for a voluntary appearance, despite it being an illegal investigation, in order to prevent any unfortunate and violent incidents. however, i do not acknowledge the legitimacy of this investigation. as the president, who is sworn to uphold the constitution and the legal system of the republic of korea, my compliance with such illegal and invalid procedures does not signify my acceptance of them. it is solely a measure to prevent any unfortunate bloodshed. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is outside the corruption investigation offices in seoul — where president yoon is being questioned. this has been a few hours of heightened, dramatic and contrasting feelings and sentiments here in south korea.

not long ago we were outside the presidential residence, where huge cheers of celebration among anti—yoon protesters could be heard when it was announced that the president had been arrested by the corruption investigation officials. minutes after, his motorcade made its way into the building behind us, the corruption investigation office, he has now been sitting there for a few hours, being questioned for allegations of insurrection, and misuse of power, both relating to his botched declaration of martial law in early december. but the sentiment here now is one of anger, is one of defiance, among yoon�*s supporters. we have been speaking to many of them young and old who say that they do not recognise the legality of this arrest warrant. essentially echoing

what the president and his team have been saying. and what you have now is, as you say, a dramatic crescendo to the build—up of this story, because essentially it is being framed in two different ways. the investigators insist and they confirm that they did execute the arrest warrant for the president. mr yoon and his team saying it was a voluntary appearance to avoid bloodshed. whichever way you look at it, this is a very dramatic and historic moment for south korean politics because for the first time in the country's history, a sitting president has been arrested. we have 48 crucial hours now, two days now. if a court administers a detention warrant, then yoon suk yeol will be detained. if not, he is free to go back to the presidential residence. this does not solve the issue, this is another phase in this divided country and another phase in this political drama here in south korea.

negotiators in qatar are resuming talks amid hopes that a ceasefire deal in gaza is within reach. the agreement would include the gradual release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. all sides have indicated that an agreement is closer than ever, with both israel and hamas openly expressing that a deal can be reached. here's what we know about what is likely to be included in the agreement. it will start with the initial release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded and the sick. in return it's expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including approximately 190 who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. and an agreement would need to be reached on the future of gaza, including whether israeli troops can remain there. the agreement would allow israel to maintain an 800—metre buffer zone along its eastern

and northern borders with gaza, at least during the first phase of the deal. it also includes provisions for israeli forces to remain in the philadelphi corridor — a strip of land separating gaza from egypt. mark lowen is injerusalem. thank you. a quick reminder of what this ceasefire could try to bring to an end. we are 15 months into this conflict that according to local health officials in gaza has killed more than 46,600 people there and that almost 2 million people, almost the entire gaza population being displaced and there are still close to 100 hostages being held in gaza of the 250 who were seized by hamas on the 7th of october 2023 when hamas gunmen stormed

israel, killing some 1200 people, taking around 250 hostage, the worst ever attack on israel does make history. after 15 months and after several times of looking as though we are close to a ceasefire, now it appears both sides say they are closer than ever to reaching a deal in doha. it would be a three stage ceasefire deal and the first stage would see the release of about 33 hostages over a period of six weeks, 42 days, in return for hundreds of palestinian prisoners being released. israeli troops would allow some of the displaced to be able to go back to the north. let's look at the live pictures from khan younis in southern gaza. the largest city in southern gaza. a pretty bustling scene in khan younis and many people there have been displaced from northern gaza so

under the ceasefire deal hundreds of thousands of people could potentially go back to the north of gaza but israel wants him to be screened and vetted before they make that journey to the north. let's unpack some of this withjon donnison who is here in jerusalem. how close do we think we are to a deal this time? ~ . , . time? we are still waiting. almost there _ time? we are still waiting. almost there but - time? we are still waiting. almost there but not - time? we are still waiting. | almost there but not quite. mediators are saying the broad principles of the deal have been — principles of the deal have been agreed but they are working on what they call technical issues. in particular i think— technical issues. in particular i think some of the coordination of how hostages and prisoners might be exchanged and also some of the wording — exchanged and also some of the wording over how israel withdraws from gaza. i think the first_ withdraws from gaza. i think the first phase of the deal you outlined — the first phase of the deal you outlined there is relatively clean _ outlined there is relatively clean it _ outlined there is relatively clear. it is what happens after six weeks _ clear. it is what happens after six weeks which is more difficult _ six weeks which is more difficult. we had israel saying they— difficult. we had israel saying they resumed, it retains the right— they resumed, it retains the right to _ they resumed, it retains the right to resume the word if they— right to resume the word if

they think it is necessary at any— they think it is necessary at any point. 0ne they think it is necessary at any point. one big question unanswered is if not hamas in power. — unanswered is if not hamas in power, who? we had antony blinken— power, who? we had antony blinken the us secretary of state — blinken the us secretary of state saying one, hamas had recruited _ state saying one, hamas had recruited almost as many members over the past 15 months as israel— members over the past 15 months as israel had killed and he also — as israel had killed and he also said there needed to be a credible — also said there needed to be a credible alternative to hamas to come — credible alternative to hamas to come in later on in this ceasefire _ to come in later on in this ceasefire. there doesn't seem to be — ceasefire. there doesn't seem to be one _ ceasefire. there doesn't seem to be one obviously apparent at the moment. he to be one obviously apparent at the moment-— the moment. he wants the palestinian _ the moment. he wants the palestinian authority - the moment. he wants the palestinian authority to - the moment. he wants the palestinian authority to be | palestinian authority to be able to lead a unified palestinian state with gaza and the west bank but israel fiercely opposed to that. this is a deal that has been on the table for several months, since may. what has changed in that time? pa. may. what has changed in that time? �* . , may. what has changed in that time? �* ., , may. what has changed in that time? ., , , ., time? a really good question. i think the deal _ time? a really good question. i think the deal being _ time? a really good question. i think the deal being presented| think the deal being presented now is— think the deal being presented now is pretty much the one benjamin netanyahu presented to the security cabinet back in may— the security cabinet back in may and _ the security cabinet back in may and since then we have had

10,000 — may and since then we have had 10,000 or— may and since then we have had 10,000 or more palestinians being — 10,000 or more palestinians being killed in gaza, dozens of israeli — being killed in gaza, dozens of israeli soldiers killed, some hostages being killed. people will rightly ask, why did that have — will rightly ask, why did that have to _ will rightly ask, why did that have to happen if we have the same — have to happen if we have the same deal now as we had back then? — same deal now as we had back then? the _ same deal now as we had back then? the thing that has changed is donald trump. he is coming — changed is donald trump. he is coming back into the white house _ coming back into the white house next week on monday and has said — house next week on monday and has said he wants an end to this— has said he wants an end to this work _ has said he wants an end to this work. he is israel's strongest ally and seems now president netanyahu is willing to listen to the american pressure in the way he wasn't in the — pressure in the way he wasn't in the past. there are so people _ in the past. there are so people in— in the past. there are so people in his cabinet, notably the hardline right—wing security minister itamar ben—gvir, who have said they will quit— ben—gvir, who have said they will quit the government if this— will quit the government if this deal goes through. the other thing _ this deal goes through. the other thing that _ this deal goes through. tie: other thing that has changed is how much mike has been so weakened, hezbollah in lebanon has been weakened by israel attacks, one that side of the conflict they are negotiating from a position of weakness,

that they were not in in jane. real weakness. that they were not in in jane. realweakness. in that they were not in in jane. real weakness. in these as you said, _ real weakness. in these as you said. more _ real weakness. in these as you said, more than 46,000 people killed _ said, more than 46,000 people killed according to the un. that— killed according to the un. that leads to its own internal pressure _ that leads to its own internal pressure on hamas from the population of gaza, many of whom — population of gaza, many of whom will probably think hamas had this— whom will probably think hamas had this coming with launching the attack back in october 2025 _ the attack back in october 2023. obviously that lead to enormous suffering in gaza and there _ enormous suffering in gaza and there wiii— enormous suffering in gaza and there will also be some people thinking, — there will also be some people thinking, hamas should have seen — thinking, hamas should have seen this— thinking, hamas should have seen this was coming, 2 million people — seen this was coming, 2 million people displaced, tens of thousands of lives lost, hundreds of thousands of people injured. — hundreds of thousands of people injured, was it all worth it? i think— injured, was it all worth it? i think hamas is feeling the squeeze and its allies have been — squeeze and its allies have been weakened in iran, hezbollah, and they do seem ready— hezbollah, and they do seem ready to _ hezbollah, and they do seem ready to do a deal.— hezbollah, and they do seem ready to do a deal. thank you. we will wait _ ready to do a deal. thank you. we will wait to _ ready to do a deal. thank you. we will wait to see _ ready to do a deal. thank you. we will wait to see whether i we will wait to see whether that deal is finally reached. the last details being hammered out. we understand there will

be a press briefing eminently in the qatari capital doha. we will wait to see whether there is the announcement of a deal and if there is any significant movement will bring it to you live here in bbc news, but for now back to you in london. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

british inflation unexpectedly slowed in december, providing some welcome relief to the under pressure chancellor rachel reeves. the headline figure fell to 2.5% from 2.6% in november. but the number is still above the bank of england's target of 2%. the uk's chief secretary to the treasury darrenjones told the bbc the economy is on the right track, but that more needs to be done. i think the plan for change is working and the fact that inflation is coming down is a sign for that. it's good that inflation is broadly stable around the 2%

target, it's good that it's starting to come down. there's no denying the fact that many people at home are still struggling with a cost of living and we know we have got more work to do to help them get more pounds in their pockets at the end of each month, but also to make sure we maintain the stable approach to the economy in the years ahead. police in south africa say at least 60 bodies have been recovered from a disused mine south ofjohannesburg. the stilfontein mine has been under siege since august, with the authorities cutting off food and water supplies to force people to the surface as part of a wider crackdown on illegal mining. more than a hundred people were rescued, many of whom were then arrested. our africa correspondent mayenijones has more details from johannesburg. we went down to stilfontein yesterday to see how the rescue operation was going. the authorities there, yesterday was the longest working day they'd had. they only started on monday and were working until 10pm

last night recovering bodies and survivors. we witnessed some pretty emaciated miners shortly after they were pulled out of the mine, some too frail to walk on their own, many supported by members of emergency services who got them into ambulances and tents. we also witnessed the minister of police and minister of mineral resources and petroleum patrolling the site to see how the rescue operation was going up they gave a press conference shortly after. south africa is a developed economy. how did it come to this, that we are seeing such grim scenes of people coming out, dead bodies taken from the mines and people coming out emaciated, as you said? last year the authorities decided, they launched an operation, it was meant to be a crackdown on illegal mining. the minister of mineral resources said illegal mining

took away 60 billion rand last year from the south african economy last year, around $2 billion. they say it is important to crack down on it because it takes away from the south african economy. it is also incredibly dangerous, causes environmental damage around communities affected and there is a lot of criminality attached to it. they decided to crackdown on illegal mining, take a tougher stance on things. in november at this particular mine in stilfontein they initially refused to provide food and water to miners, blocking off some exits, meaning there was only one way out for a lot of them to come out. that's why the siege has lasted this long with many miners worried because of the crackdown they would be arrested if they tried to come out. those who did come out found it incredibly difficult, this mine is two kilometres deep and at the one exit, rights groups are telling us, they had to pull them out by rope and it took up to an hour. by the end many of the miners were too weak to make the journey.

the loved ones, relatives of people still trapped in the mine, have been gathering there trying to get answers. what do you think will happen next? they were waiting there yesterday, accompanied by trade union members, members from civil society. they really want their relatives to be rescued. they have been advocating for this for months. they even took the authorities to court and on friday the high court found in their favour which is why this rescue operation has finally started. for them the primary thing is to find out information about their loved ones, have they passed away, are they still alive? they are also very angry at authorities, saying the rescue operation should have started sooner. they acknowledge that perhaps what the miners were doing was illegal but they say they should have been arrested, saved earlier and arrested rather than being left underground to starve for this long.

this is live pictures we have coming in from still contain which isjust south coming in from still contain which is just south of johannesburg, that risky operation from authorities still ongoing. they expect they could run for several days and there are still believed to be illegal miners trapped in that gold mine shot but that operation is now under way by authorities to make sure they are brought out safely. firefighters in los angeles are bracing for a fresh wave of strong winds as they continue to battle wildfires that have been raging for more than a week. at least 25 people have been killed and dozens are still missing. you can see here the two largest fires — the palisades and eaton fires — which continue to burn. the local authorities are warning that strengthening winds may spread the flames further. let's get the latest from will grant. every house has gone on that street in that area. they're all gone. as the flames closed in on them, sheila weetley and her husband victor

fled their home in altadena with nothing but the clothes on their back. the couple, who run a fostering agency for at risk youth, made it out with their lives but little else. this is a street where i have spent a lot of time, being a part of the community. the next day, sheila returned to the ruins. a lifetime in a home turned to ash. one of 12,000 structures lost in the worst fires la has seen in decades. like picking up my keys this morning and recognising that all the keys to the house and, you know, the back key, door key and all this belongs to nothing. to nothing. and it is surreal. it's a tale which crosses communities in los angeles. elizabeth rafeedie grew up in a poor neighbourhood here, but became a lawyer and bought a house in malibu with her husband. today, she's living in a hotel room, unsure of what the future holds.

it's like having a member of yourfamily die because that's the end. the end road at that point of that person's history, which is the end road of our homes. we went to malibu to find elizabeth's home or what's left of it. it stood for 50 years until these wild fires razed it to the ground. as the days pass, more and more evacuated families are coming to terms with the fact they now have no home to come back to. the lucky ones are in hotels on the insurance company's dime. the less fortunate are sleeping in evacuation shelters or even in their cars, as they and the city work out their next steps. multi—million dollar mansions and tiny apartments alike have been levelled by these fires, which have left the people of la reeling. the rebuild will begin in time. the mental scars for those who lost everything may take much longer to heal. will grant, bbc news,

los angeles. our north america correspondent, david willis, has more from la. they are bracing themselves here for further high winds in the next few hours. now, they're not expected to be as fierce as the hurricane force winds, which wrought such devastation to communities such as this a week ago. but the us national weather service is nonetheless using words such as destructive and life threatening to describe them. now, with hundreds of canadian and mexican firefighters as well as firefighters from neighbouring states now on the ground here, la's mayor karen bass, is saying that her city is ready to respond to any changes in the weather conditions, but asked today about the time scale for rebuilding communities such as this, she said it could take years as city officials have first to scour these areas

for any hint of human remains before removing all the debris and ash that is here before they can start the repopulation process. that said, though, a few former residents of this community were allowed past the evacuation zone today to return to see what remains of their former homes. and i have to say, as you can probably see around me, the answer is not very much. two privately—constructed lunar landers and a micro rover launched from florida this morning. this is the moment the space x rocket carrying them blasted off from the kennedy space center. ignition and liftoff. one of the landers is american, while the other two

vehicles are japanese. the companies behind them hope to emulate the success of a texas—based firm, that last year became the first non—government entity to touch down on the moon. nasa is backing the initiatives as a way to cut costs as the united states aims to establish a permanent, inhabited base on the lunar surface by the end of the decade. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. it's been a misty, murky start to the day today. we have had a lot of low cloud, some fog as well, but that is now slowly lifting from all but the far south—east of england. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. you can see the squeeze on the isobars indicating that it is pretty windy in the north—west and we've got an approaching weather front

introducing thicker cloud, and through the afternoon we will also see some rain. by then it should have brightened up for most. again, sunny spells except for in the far south—east where we do hang on to the cloud. so quite a grey afternoon in the south—eastern quarter of the country. temperatures, 9 to 11 degrees, so just a little bit above average for the time of year. now heading on into the evening and overnight, we continue with the cloud across the south—east. we'll see further mist and fog patches form across central and southern england, into the south—west and dumfries and galloway in particular. but under clearer skies it will be a cold night, colder than last night. where we've got the blues that indicates temperatures below freezing. so once again we will see some pockets of frost develop. tomorrow morning then, we still have high pressure in charge but it is pulling a bit further away towards the east. isobars tell their own story but effectively we're keeping the weather fronts at bay in the atlantic at this stage. so mist and fog to lift slowly.

we hang on to the cloud across the south—east once again. it will brighten up, but with high cloud across northern ireland and also parts of scotland, the sunshine will be hazy at times and still gusty winds. temperatures down a touch on today, looking at 6 to about 10 degrees. so thursday into friday, you can see approaching weather fronts do come in, push northwards. as we head towards the weekend, as the high pressure continues to edge further east across other parts of europe, weather fronts start to make inroads in from the west. what's that going to do to the temperature? well, this weekend it's going to introduce some cooler conditions, as represented by the blues, notjust by day but also by night. and once again we will have some mist and fog patches forming as well. so the outlook, we start off with mist and fog, slow to clear, and as we go through the ensuing few days you can see how very slowly the temperatures start to slide.

this is bbc news — the headlines... air raid alerts and emergency power cuts across ukraine as authorities say critical infrastructure has been hit in a �*massive' russian missile attack. the uk inflation rate

falls slightly to 2.5%, but remains above the bank of england's target. south korea's suspended president is arrested after a failed attempt to impose martial law — police break through barricades to take him into custody. mps recommend that parents who experience miscarriage should be legally entitled to paid bereavement leave. and, lions on ice — we'll tell you about an unexpected sport that's proving to be popular in kenya. inflation in the uk unexpectedly slowed in december — providing some welcome relief to the under pressure chancellor rachel reeves. the headline figure fell to 2.5% from 2.6.% in november. but the number is still above the bank of england's target of 2%. with me is our economics correspondent marc ashdown.