hugo, thank you | for bringing us up to date on those developments, hugo bachega, my colleague in kyivd to the ongoing war in ukraine. so do check that out, it is online, with lots more details there. you're watching bbc news. to west africa, where 38 people have died in central senegal when two buses crashed into each other on sunday. the "serious accident" took place near the town of kaffrine, leaving 87 people injured from the collision. the crash is one of the heaviest death tolls from a single incident in recent years. the united states has called for iran to stop executing anti—government protesters. the state department said two men who were hanged on saturday were convicted in sham trials. britain and the european union have have also condemned iran's use of the death penalty. let's get more now our top story — and rishi sunak says he's willing to sit down with the royal college of nursing to discuss pay. but speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted any talks would be about future wages not the current deal. i'm joined now by our health correspondent katharine da costa.

hugo bacheaa donetsk region of ukraine. hugo bachega in _ donetsk region of ukraine.of ukraine. hugo bachega in the capital, - donetsk region of ukraine. hugo bachega in the capital, thank you very much. we will stay in the capital now and speak to denys ganzha who is a resident there and hejoins us and he is ukraine's youth delegate to the united nations. thank you forjoining us. how would you describe the last few daysin how would you describe the last few days in the capital?— days in the capital? really there with the beginning _ days in the capital? really there with the beginning of _ days in the capital? really there with the beginning of the - days in the capital? really there with the beginning of the new. days in the capital? really there i with the beginning of the new year because russians have continued their barbaric attacks on kyiv and they were aiming to totally destroy our energy infrastructure. they have sent more than 40 drones just this night and they have sent lots of drones in the new year's eve. of course it was hard, and right now kyiv sometime

hugo nos tiene mÁs informaciÓn. >> ¿cÓmo stand, amigos? y el gol de tdouglas. el chelsea visitÓ el nottingham. en el que cuenta el 1—0, el rebote quedarÍa y esta la aprovechÓ. asistencia de willy. sean contamos con 25 puntos, dividen unidades. semana 17 de la nfl, los Ángeles chargers derrotaron a los Ángeles. austin una bestia, 10 acarreos, 122 yardas y contribuyÓ. mejorÓ su marca a 10 ganados y seis perdidos. los miami siguen implicada y ahora cosecharon su quinta derrotade 21a 23. hugo por el lesionado y no tuvo buen compromiso de 160 entradas, una anotaciÓn, pero una intervenciÓn costosa. mac jones del otro lado con una excelente anotaciÓn. los patriotas a un triunfo de estar en postemporada. paliza a la que le recetaron los indianÁpolis. tuvo cuatro anotaciones totales, dos por aire, 177y dos por tierra con 91 yardas totales. los gigantes ya se van a su lugar empleo. feliz aÑos 2023. >> al regresar de la pausa las impresionantes imÁgenes de la ciudad de hielo del parque impresionantes imÁgenes de la ciudad de hielo del parque temÁtico

thank you very much, hugo brechet get in the i much, hugo brechet get in the ukrainian capital. —— hugope. records have been broken in poland, the netherlands, the czech republic and several other countries. tim allman reports. salzburg injanuary is normally a winter wonderland. but this year something is missing — namely, snow. there's not been much of it, and what there has been has mostly melted, which makes skiing something of a challenge. translation: it is really weird - when you ski down the white slope, and on the left and right it is all green. it is a similar story in the swiss alps, where high temperatures are taking a toll on seasonal sport. translation: look, the snow is really wet. it is no longer constant, it's like in spring. the snow actually has to bind, and that does not work with a lot of water. this is just part of a larger phenomenon taking place all over europe. in many places, january, often the coldest of the months, is currently among the mildest. here in the czech republic, it's practically short—sleeve weather — a surprise for locals and tourists alike. in my

fernandez: 20 years ago, hugo chavez was elected president of venezuela. cuba and venezuela became close allies. venezuela has more oil than any other country in the world, but their healthcare system needed help. so the two governments made a deal. venezuela sent us oil and we sent them... [mom speaking spanish] fernandez: in 2005, hugo chavez began providing cheap oil to countries throughout the caribbean. venezuela's oil diplomacy offered a way for countries to be less dependent on the united states, and it helped cuba reducehe impact of the blockade. but this south-south cooperation threatened u.s. hegemony. john bolton ban talking about the monroe doctrine, which dates backo 1823. boltonthe monroe doctrine alive and well. fernandez: the monroe doctrine basically says the western hemisphere belongs to the united states. it's been used to justify u.s. invasions in latin america for more than a century. trump: wseek a peaceful transition of power, but all options are open. nothing could be better for the future of venezuela and nothing uld be better for

fernandez: 20 years ago, hugo chavez was elected president of venezuela. cuba and venezuela became close allies. venezuela has more oil than any other country in the world, but their healthcare system needed help. so the two governments made a deal. venezuela sent us oil and we sent them... [mom speaking spanish] fernandez: in 2005, hugo chavez began providing cheap oil to countries throughout the caribbean. venezuela's oil diplomacy offered a way for countries to be less dependent on the united states, and it helped cuba reducehe impact of the blockade. but this south-south cooperation threatened u.s. hegemony. john bolt began talking about the monroe doctrine, which dates ba to 1823. bolton: the monroe doctrine is alive and well. fernandez: the monroe doctrine basically says the western hemisphere belongs to the united states. it's been used to justify u.s. invasions in latin america for more than a century. trump: we seek a peaceful transition of power, but all options are open. nothing could be better for the future of venezuela and nothing cod be bett

hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. and hugo gave us an update from kyiv and said this assault could impact the next stage of the war. it's quite significant because of the extent of the losses. moscow decided it couldn't stay silent and had to acknowledge the attack. it's also significant because it could suggest a new strategy by the ukrainians. up to now, ukraine has used the long—range rockets supplied by the americans to target russia's military logistics and supply lines. but in recent weeks, they have been attacking bases and troop concentrations. since the ukrainians recaptured kherson in november, the front lines haven't changed and the ukrainians have been saying the weather conditions need to improve so they could take back territory. the latest attacks could give a suggestion of where this counter offensive is likely to go next. earlier, we spoke to retired brigadier general mark kimmitt. he served in a variety of senior roles in the us army and was a deputy assistant secretary of defense in the george w bus

let's talk to our correspondent in kyiv — hugo bachega. hello there.e which shocked many people, but then a very defiant ukraine coming forward. what is it like at the moment? i defiant ukraine coming forward. what is it like at the moment?— is it like at the moment? i think ukrainians— is it like at the moment? i think ukrainians are _ is it like at the moment? i think ukrainians are angry _ is it like at the moment? i think ukrainians are angry and - is it like at the moment? i think ukrainians are angry and tired l is it like at the moment? i think| ukrainians are angry and tired of these attacks which have hit places like kyiv away from the front lines. the air raid sirens alerted, people told to go to shelter, loud explosions, but no casualties because the defence systems intercepted those drones. that happened hours after russia launched 20 missiles targeted in cities across ukraine, one person was killed in the capital. i went yesterday to the district hit here and this woman was in the kitchen when her house was hit by part of a missile interce

hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. and hugo sent us this update from kyiv explaining the significance of this assault. it's quite significant because of the extent of the losses. moscow decided it couldn't stay silent and had to acknowledge the attack. it's also significant because it could suggest a new strategy by the ukrainians. up to now, ukraine has used the long—range rockets supplied by the americans to target russia's military logistics and supply lines. but in recent weeks, they have been attacking bases and troop concentrations. since the ukrainians recaptured kherson in november, the front lines haven't changed and the ukrainians have been saying the weather conditions need to improve so they could take back territory. the latest attacks could give a suggestion of where this counter offensive is likely to go next. retired brigadier general mark kimmitt served in a variety of senior roles in the us army and was a deputy assistant secretary of defense in the george w bush administration. he's in washington. yo

hugo bachega reporting on that story for us.his nightly video address, president volodymyr zelensky said russia's goal was to exhaust the ukrainian population. translation: we have information _ translation: we have information that - translation: we have information that russia | translation: we have | information that russia is planning a protracted attack using shahada drones, it is probably banking on exhaustion — exhausting our people, our anti—aircraft defences, our energy. but we have to do everything so the terrorists fail in their aim is all that others have failed. we've just come to the end of a year of great economic turbulence, particularly with energy instability caused by the war in ukraine and soaring inflation elsewhere. now the international monetary fund has warned that the year ahead will be tougher still. it notes that the three big economies, the united states, the european union and china are slowing down simultaneously, with china likely to be a drag on global growth for the first time in a0 years. speaki

morning, hugo use mental and time on capitol hill. preview, for, us what is ahead in the next two years as we enter another area with a divided congress, in the republican party bent on spectacle and publicity hearings. >> it's going to be house of representatives that is increasingly focused on investigations. not least because republicans have repeatedly broken the house in the senate, failed to create any sort of policy that they want to pursue. rebuking a center of, congress before even trying to come up with legislative power needs ahead of the midterms. then i cannot legislate, the only other thing they can do is to investigate and increasingly. clear at the kind of investigation that they want is political in nature. if you look at -- hunter biden is not a member of the government. he is just the president's son. and they want to view -- the culture of the administration. just as they want to use afghanistan -- as a cudgel to beat the administration at, large as well. there is always going to be a critical sense to. this and i

and you actually, you you picked up the hugo this i picked up two hugos congratulations and then i picked up the third hugo for best fan writer. awesome. and i actually that my editorial work is somewhat linked my activism because when you're an editor your job is to select who's get heard and that's a really big power. and so when i was working on disabled people story and when i was on uncanny in general, my job was to make sure that people's voices got heard and lifted up above all the noise. and so i took i took that really seriously disabled people destroy was the continuation of the destroyer series and i and dominic parisian, my coeditor wanted to make sure that as many diverse experiences of disability were represented and i think we did that i the awards definitely show that we did that we won three for that series. and it mattered those were voices that had not been heard before. and it's one of the things that's tricky about science fiction because so much of science fiction is written to be about the future and it's usually a future where we don't have people. and so we to tak

and hugo lowell, political for the guardian. welcome all. congressman, i will go to you first sir.as a former member of the house, i want to start with your reaction to everything that happened this week. how to speaker mccarthy govern after all of this? >> he can't. i don't think he ever could, anywhere, but one of the things i think was interesting about this week is that there were a lot of people attacking the mccarthy opponents saying, you know, their demands aren't really about anything, this whole fight is about nothing. i don't share that view. i actually think it was about something, they just don't really want the american people to know what it was about, which is that they want to use the debt ceiling to wreck some of our most vital government programs like social security, and medicare, and obviously cause other chaos in the economy. so, mccarthy has signed up to be an agent of all of that, along with them. he's made his bed, and now he's going to have to lion air, and we're gonna have to find creative ways to stop him from delivering on the promises he made. >> well,

political investigation for the guardian, hugo lowell. happy new year to.022 like for you in that committee room? >> happy new year, mehdi. it was a really remarkable moment in the country and all of the hearings. but i think cassidy hutchinson really shows the kind of cooperation that can make or break investigation. including the committee got it in terms of trying to figure out what was going on inside the west wing on january six. and the kind of things that trump white house officials were telling each other. when i think about all of the hearings, and i think we all the seminal moments that this committee, hutchinson really does stand out and in particular the moment that stands out are the kinds of descriptions of how she was with mark meadows. the white house chief of staff. and how meadows seemed to know that something catastrophic was going to go down on january six. how rudy giuliani seem to know that something catastrophic was going down on january six. the testimony to get corroborated by other witnesses. and i think it kind of painted a moment

hugo and barbara, thank you both very much. we'll be right back. work at three in the afternoon and sometimes gets off at midnight. she works a lot, a whole lot. we don't get to eat in the early morning. we just wait till we get to the school. so, yeah. right now here in america, millions of kids like victoria and andre live with hunger, and the need to help them has never been greater. when you join your friends, neighbors and me to support no kid hungry, you'll help hungry kids get the food they need. if we want to take care of our children, then we have to feed them. your gift of just $0.63 a day, only $19 a month at helpnokidhungry.org right now will help provide healthy meals and hope. we want our children to grow and thrive and to just not have to worry and face themselves with the struggles that we endure. nobody wants that for their children. like if these programs didn't exist me and aj, we wouldn't probably get lunch at all. please call or go online right now with your gift of just $19 a month. and when you use your credit card, you'll re

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then correspondent hugo bachega what our nation about sadat?— nation about sadat?t saying _ nation about sadat? then we have a statement saying you _ nation about sadat? then we have a statement saying you current - nation about sadat? then we have a statement saying you current this i statement saying you current this have confirmed they are behind this attack. i knelt working to confirm the number of victims. this is after an earlier statement in which they said hundreds, 400 russian troops had been killed. this latest statement came after the admission by moscow that 63 soldiers had died as a result of this attack. so, the ukrainians have confirmed that they were behind this strike. this location hit was a school, apparently it had been turned into a base for russian troops in this town in the eastern don't ask region. there was anger on nine, russian military bloggers had questioned the decision by commanders to house so many soldiers in a single location. we heard from the army spokesman in moscow up trees in ukraine of using those himars, long—range rockets p

hugo, thank you very much. _ hugo bachega. in the ukrainian capital. wants an outright ban on energy companies forcing people to switch to prepayment meters — because of the number of people getting cut off. customers on prepayment meters have to pay for their energy in advance. new research from citizens advice shows that more than three million people ran out of credit on their prepayment meter last year, that's the equivalent of one every ten seconds. almost one in five of those who ran out of credit were then without gas or electricity for more than 2a hours — meaning they couldn't cook or heat their home. now charities say this is happening to some of the most vulnerable people — including those who are disabled or have long term health conditions. citizens advice wants a ban on forced installations or conversions. that would mean energy companies could no longer switch people automatically onto a prepaid meter if they are in debt. at the moment, it can even be done remotely. anne pardoe is the principal policy manager for retail energy at citizen

unsuccessfully hiding from a russian soldier, by the way, hugos refutes fake information. we have already taken steps to address this issue and counteract further misinformation related to lies posted on social media . networks. you hear or that you don’t sew for the ukrainian nazis in it. it's better to define what your stories are. because today , in the zone of a special military operation, russian soldiers, sergeant officers, germans by nationality adequately carry out the tasks assigned by our president officer, knowing many by their last names there is already a serious rank there from major to colonel. now, with regard to the whole essence of a wedding with tanks, there are no other options. you understand what's the matter when these figures say that it is necessary tank brigade in order to break through the defenses captured, crimea to be honest, notes of a madman, to be honest, in a simple way i will explain why the first most important thing is the lowest conditions when the russian army. let's just say it's good. equipped their borders. and decently organized d

from kyiv, hugo batchega sent this report. on new year's eve, kyiv gets pounded. here. in this residential district, more destruction. this video was filmed moments after the attack. aliona was at home when it all happened. translation: me and my husband were literally - thrown into the corridor. we heard glass shattering and then there was an explosion — one after another. we came to the street and saw ambulances and casualties. you can see the point of impact, where debris from a missile that was intercepted fell from the sky. one person was killed there — a mother of two who was in the kitchen, making dinner to celebrate the new year. president zelensky accused russia of deliberately targeting civilians. translation: several| waves of missile strikes on new year's eve. missiles against the people. those who did this are inhuman and they've lost. in russia, president putin delivered his traditional new year's address. but in ukraine, after another day of attacks, people wonder when they will finally have peace and security. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. croatia

we heard hugo talking there about the ukrainian president's new year address. let's listen to that.ht | and will continue to fight. for the sake of the main word, victory. it will be for sure. we have been approaching it for 311 days, we gave it a lot of strength, but at the moment when it seems that you can't go any further, remember that we have already passed with you. in russia, president putin also made a new year address and also talked about the war. he told soldiers that "historical rightness" was on their side. translation: for years, the western elites have l hypocritically assured us all their peaceful intentions including the resolution of the difficult conflict in donbas. in reality, they were fully encouraging neo—nazis who continue to carry out military and blatantly terrorist actions against peaceful citizens of the donbas people's republics. the west lied about peace but was preparing for aggression. and today they're not ashamed to admit it openly, and they cynically use ukraine and its people to weaken and divide russia. we have never allowed anyone to do that, we

so now this is the image of the statue of victor hugo.understanding that this is the statue created 2003 and then it was restored and colourised, i suppose . and then colourised, i suppose. and then you oh, and there you have it. and and people pointed out that victor hugo wasn't black, but apparently what has happened is the artist hadn't actually painted in the au intended this it was that the council described as very woke and we're erring on the side of caution and they made black so they did what netflix do and it just kept something and just replaced with black people to try and look good but there's another dimension to this which is now of course that that restored statue has been vandalised white nationalists is frightening it's inched nationalists is frightening it's incited a reaction . right incited a reaction. right genuinely unpleasant specifically french on the. yes. and this is something i don't think we have in this country. we tend to be beat ourselves up about race relations this country. but in many ways also appear to

so now this is the image of the statue of victor hugo.understanding that this is the statue created 2003 and then it was restored and colourised, i suppose . and then colourised, i suppose. and then you oh, and there you have it. and and people pointed out that victor hugo wasn't black, but apparently what has happened is the artist hadn't actually painted in the au intended this it was that the council described as very woke and we're erring on the side of caution and they made black so they did what netflix do and it just kept something and just replaced with black people to try and look good but there's another dimension to this which is now of course that that restored statue has been vandalised white nationalists is frightening it's inched nationalists is frightening it's incited a reaction . right incited a reaction. right genuinely unpleasant specifically french on the. yes. and this is something i don't think we have in this country. we tend to be beat ourselves up about race relations this country. but in many ways also appear to

hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.r—old cody fisher, who died at a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day. kami carpenter and remy gordon, both from birmingham, will appear in court on monday. five others arrested in connection with mr fisher's death have been released on bail. a man has died and another has been injured following an avalanche on the north face of ben nevis. the lochaber mountain rescue team and a helicopter were dispatched to help the two climbers yesterday afternoon. a 48—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a ao—year—old was taken to hospital for treatment. this is bbc news, the headlines: new year is being celebrated around the world — this is london where crowds returned for the first time since the covid pandemic. scotland has also been celebrating the new year — or hogmanay, as its known there — with its own spectacular fireworks display. as with london, it's the first time in three years that the event has not been limited by covid pandemic restrictions. the event was held in edinbu

our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year's eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the americans, but there was also a rare admission of casualties. translation: as a result | of the strike by four rockets with high explosive warheads against the temporary deployment point, 63 russian servicemen were killed. in russia, military bloggers were furious. they accused the army of failing to hide its troops and of housing them near ammunition stores. one report said the use of mobile phones by soldiers allowed the building to be located. and here in kyiv, there were more conflicting reports. first, the military claimed that 400 russian troops had been killed, but now it says the number is still being investigated. eastern ukraine has seen some of the fiercest battles in

hugo bachega. today, as rail workers from the rmt union continue their 48—hour walkout. the strike is part of an ongoing dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. people are being asked to avoid travelling by rail unless absolutely necessary. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports from king's cross. yeah, i mean, this is the usual story, isn't it? we had five days of this now. the fifth straight day with no trains at all, really. just 20% of services across the uk are running today. i'vejust been inside here. i've got to say, it's like eerily quiet — there are no trains on the board whatsoever. of course, some services are running. if you are lucky enough to get a train, they started a lot later this morning. they will be finished, though, by early evening. you won't get many trains at all past about six o'clock this evening, and, of course, large areas of the uk will get no services whatsoever. now, the good news is after a week of strikes this is the last one. once this 48—hour str

hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.country's leader kimjong—un has ordered the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles — with the capability to carry out a nuclear counter attack. the report also said that there would be increased production of tactical nuclear weapons, to counter what pyongyang calls threats from the united states and south korea. earlier, north korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea of japan, just hours into the new year. robert kelly is professor of political science at pusan national university in south korea. he says the response from the international community will inevitably be limited. yeah, i'm not really sure there is a whole lot we can do. i think there will be the usual statements about deterrence, that the united states is standing with south korea, that south korea is standing with its partners, right, the big case, the big countries in these case, particular, is south korea, japan and the us, and so there will be hopefully some kind of statement from those three gove

our correspondent hugo bachega sent this update from there.sounded after midnight here in kyiv and people were told to seek shelter as russia launched another air strike on this capital. the armed forces this morning are saying that the air defence systems shot down 32 of those drones, iranian—made drones that russia has been using to attack this country. there were no casualties. but this latest attack happened hours after russia launched missiles targeting cities across the country. one person was killed here in the capital. now, the ukrainian officials had accused russia of deliberately targeting civilians by launching attacks on new year's eve, a day when people were gathered to celebrate. now, here in the country, people are tired, angry with these attacks. they say that civilians have become russia's target in this war. also last night, president zelensky delivered an emotional, defiant speech, new year's address, and he said he was proud of how ukrainians have resisted to russia's aggressions. and he said there was no option for this co

we heard hugo talking there about the ukrainian president's new year address. let's listen to that.ight and continue to fight. . for the sake of the main word, victory. it will be for sure. we have been approaching it for 311 days stop we give it a lot of strength, but at the moment when it seems that you can't go any further, remember that we have already passed with you. and here in the uk, the war crimes prosecutor who led the case against slobodan milosevic has called for president putin to be tried for crimes against humanity this year. sir geoffrey nice, who worked with the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia, has told the bbc that the russian military is acting "in accordance" with putin's commands and that civilian targets "should never be bombed or otherwise attacked". it couldn't be clearer. the strangest thing is that politicians and lawyers don't seem to be speaking out against what it is, crimes against humanity because civilian should never be bombed or otherwise attacked and there can be no doubt about the chain of command leading directly to put

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hugo, thank you. hugo bacheaa in taking place. hugo, thank you.urther strikes by ambulance crews in england and wales tomorrow, and nurses in england next week, will go ahead after talks between the government and union leaders failed to produce an agreement. our chief political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us live now from westminster. morning. it was a bit confusing after these meetings yesterday. some different perspectives on how it had gone? different perspectives on how it had one? ., , ., ., different perspectives on how it had one? . ., .,, gone? yeah. good morning. there was sliuhtl gone? yeah. good morning. there was slightly different _ gone? yeah. good morning. there was slightly different interpretations. - slightly different interpretations. some of the unions were saying this was a horror show and it didn't go well at all. but i think the consensus among most people they are, actually, was that there weren't some potential areas where there could be agreement. the most important thing is, as you say, these strikes are going to go

that was hugo butch ava, not olga mulch esca.ormal inauguration ceremony of president lula. this is the part where we see that presidential sash that he is wearing. jair bolsonaro not there. but lula da silva nonetheless president of brazil. you're watching bbc news. we do have much more on the new president of brazil on our website, including background on the election that took place in october. pope francis has addressed thousands of people who've gathered at st peter's square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. from monday, the body of the former pontiff will lie in state before his funeral on thursday. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. they gathered at a mass for peace, at st peter's basilica. this traditional start to the catholic new year was, of course, overshadowed by the passing of benedict xvi. his successor talked of now entrusting the pope emeritus to the holy mother for his journey to god. later, it was

hugo bachega is in kyiv with the latest.try claimed, without providing any evidence, that a massive missile attack targeted two facilities in the eastern city of kramatorsk. they were housing hundreds of ukrainian soldiers. a statement the russian authorities said that more than 600 ukrainian forces had been killed. again, they provide no evidence to support this claim. again, they provided no evidence to support this claim. they said this attack was in retaliation for that massive attack last weekend that killed dozens of russian forces. a ukrainian attack targeting a building in the occupied town of makiivka in the eastern donetsk region. and the russian authorities have confirmed that 89 were killed. and the russian authorities have confirmed that 89 soldiers were killed. the ukrainians had said that up to 400 russian soldiers had been killed as a result of that attack. this was an attack that sparked lots of criticism in russia, and now today, a week after that attack, the russians are claiming that a similar attack targ

hugo bachega. police after shooting a teacher in the us state of virginia. the shooting happened at richneck elementary school in the city of newport news. it is unclear how the child obtained the gun, but officers say the incident wasn't "an accidental shooting". media rights groups have called for the authorities in south sudan to release six journalists detained after footage was shared on social media which appeared to show president salva kiir wetting himself. the video of mr kiir was posted online last month. the committee to protectjournalists says the staff from the state—run south sudan broadcasting corporation are under investigation for allegedly releasing the clip. the rights group says it's part of a pattern of arrests linked to unfavourable coverage from journalists. joining me in the studio is our africa regional editor, will ross. let's start with what exactly has happened. it goes back to an incident in december when there was an inauguration going on for a road that had just been

hugo bachega.en for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests. both were convicted of causing the death of a member of the loyalist basij militia near tehran. three others have been sentenced to death in the same case, while11 received prison sentences. the trials are highly politicised, and the defendants are not granted choice of their own legal representation. here's more from our bbc monitoring colleague, the iran analyst, khosro kalbasi isfahani. these two men were executed this morning. despite the number of people executed to four. these two men went through a court proceeding which took only one week according to amnesty international, it was a sham trial that had no resemblance to judicial proceedings. sham trial that had no resemblance tojudicial proceedings. and sham trial that had no resemblance to judicial proceedings. and what the state has broadcast in relation to these cases is a bunch of videos that shows this militia man allegedly being beaten up, and s

hugo bachega.essed worshippers in the vatican following the death of his predecessor, benedict xvi. the former pontiff will be lying in state in st peter's basilica from today until his funeral on thursday. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. singing they gathered at a mass for peace, at st peter's basilica. this traditional start to the catholic new year was, of course, overshadowed by the passing of benedict xvi. his successor talked of now entrusting the pope emeritus to the holy mother for his journey to god. later, it was many thousands that poured into st peter's square to see pope francis appear at a balcony and to hear a prayerfor his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant, of the gospel and the church. the legacy of pope benedict for some people is complicated by the way he's viewed to have handled abuse scandals, particularly while he was archbishop of munich. how do you look back at that now? 0n t

hugo bachega. in the us state of virginia. police say the teacher — a woman in her 30s — suffered serious injuries in an altercation at richneck elementary school in the city of newport news. mechelle hankerson, the news director at whro public media in virginia has been following the story. we know the six—year—old child is in custody. we also know that the teacher had life—threatening injuries, but they are being treated for that, but nothing else has come from the police department. i think parents are scared. especially initially in some facebook groups, community facebook groups, parents were seeing, you know, a bunch of emergency vehicles all racing towards the school, going towards there, and, obviously, it takes a little bit of time to communicate what is going on, so i think there was a lot of fear especially considering we, ourarea of virginia just experienced a mass shooting in november. the majority of train services across britain are not running today, as rail workers from the rmt uni

hugo bachega.e've just come to the end of a year of great economic turbulence, particularly with energy instability caused by the war in ukraine and soaring inflation elsewhere. now the international monetary fund has warned that the year ahead will be tougher still. it notes that the three big economies, the united states, the european union and china, are slowing down simultaneously, with china likely to be a drag on global growth for the first time in a0 years. joining me now is economist professor ann lee, author of the book, what the us can learn from china. it's wonderful to get you on the programme, professor. iwant it's wonderful to get you on the programme, professor. i want to start by asking, how worrying is this prediction for china?- start by asking, how worrying is this prediction for china? well, i'm worried that _ this prediction for china? well, i'm worried that to _ this prediction for china? well, i'm worried that to come _ this prediction for china? well, i'm worried that to com

i don’t know hugo boss or hugo bosch it doesn’t matter at all the uniform and the ss were the honoraryinflure group. they are still in one form or another. on the eve of alexander, we discussed whether these firms survived or not, most survived. a now, yes, we are being thrown these crazy statements by the scholz johnsons. listen, ber god , they can be juggled soon. and who is behind them? why are we let 's talk about them, and what about the leaders of large arms companies in the united states , germany, great britain, france, to do with it? how else? here we are and i am a sinner. german business was sometimes pitied here, which, due to the us colonial policy in germany , as a protectorate, is forced to fulfill their will. and is it so at all? here they say that cheap russian raw materials on gas on energy resources built the german economic miracle. and why is it so easy for german business to succumb to dictations, which they seem to destroy by this miracle, because they want to get all this for free, tearing it apart. like this is crazy they are crazy. well, russophobia is a menta