james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.to death in chicago. we will bring you more as we get it. do state with bbc news. hello. storm jocelyn is the latest named storm to come our way, through tuesday and into tuesday night. the storm system has been fired up by the same process which we saw with storm isha. cold arctic air recently across the eastern portion of the united states and in canada, big temperature contrast down towards florida and that has really fired up an active and potent jet stream. and its jet streams which have developed this low pressure system. this isjocelyn, not as potent as isha, but will still cross the country and have impacts. now storm jocelyn almost like a two stage storm. the winds will strengthen throughout tuesday, but by day it's the heavy rain which could have its greatest impact across parts of scotland, north—west england, north—west wales. and then into the night the winds start to peak with the worst of them across the northern half of the uk. by contrast, out there to start the day on

missile attacks that russia launches against ukraine. 0ur correspondent reporting from kyiv, james waterhousesmantling" of what it calls hamas's military framework in northern gaza after three months of fighting. an israel defense forces spokesman said about 8,000 militants have been killed and tens of thousands of weapons seized. he said israel was now focused on dismantling hamas in the centre and south of gaza. the hamas—run health authorities say more than 22,000 people — most of them women and children — have been killed in gaza since the war. on friday, the un called gaza "uninhabitable". nearly half of the territory's population is now displaced and faces food, water and medical shortages. meanwhile, on saturday, us secretary of state antony blinken met turkish president recep tayyip erdogan at the start of a week—long regional tour aimed at stopping the conflict from widening. we have an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a big part of the conversations we'll be having over the coming days with all of our allies and partners is looking at the steps that they

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.iberately pushed into a river in south wales in july 2019. the coroner said christopher kapessa had been pushed into the water in fernhill in what he called a "dangerous prank". other children, including the boy found to have pushed him, thenjumped into the river to try to save him. household energy prices are predicted to fall this spring. the consultancy cornwall insight says they could drop by 16% in april. it says a typical annual bill is expected to fall from £1,928 to £1,620. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith can tell us more. this is still only a forecast. there's still a couple of weeks to go before the energy regulator, 0fgem, sets the price that we'll all be paying from the start of april. still time for global oil and gas prices to have an impact. but, if this is correct, then this significant drop of more than £300 off a typical bill will bring those annual prices to the lowest point that we've seen since the invasion of ukraine. massive relief for households

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.esantis, has dropped out of the republican presidential race — and endorsed donald trump. the surprise video announcement came ahead of this week's republican primary in new hampshire —— where mr desantis was polling in the single digits. his departure leaves nikki haley as mr trump's only rival. here's a snippet of the governor's message to his supporters. if there was anything i could do to produce a favourable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, i would do it. but i can't ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don't have a clear path to victory. accordingly, i am today suspending my campaign. trump is superior to the current incumbent, joe biden. that is clear. i signed a pledge to support the republican nominee and i will honour that pledge. he has my endorsement because we can't go back to the old republican guard of yesteryear or repackage forms of warmed over corporatism that nikki haley represents. last night at a rally in new ham

james waterhouse reporting., completed the dismantling of what it calls hamas's military framework in northern gaza after three months of fighting. an idf spokesman said about 8,000 militants have been killed and tens of thousands of weapons seized. he said israel was now focused on dismantling hamas in the centre and south of gaza. the hamas—run health authorities say more than 22,000 people — most of them women and children — have been killed in gaza since the war began. on friday, the un called gaza, quote, "uninhabitable". nearly half of the territory's population is now displaced and faces food, water and medical shortages. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken is on his latest visit to the middle east to stop the conflict widening into a regional war. we have an intense focus on preventing this conflict spreading. and a big part of the conversations we will be having over the coming days will all arise from the steps that our partners can take using the influence and ties that they have to do jus

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. after a row at a party has been found guilty of murder. ryan watson, who was 2a, died after being dragged under a car. the judge at chester crown court told alice wood she may never be released from prison. junior doctors in england are due to go on a six—day strike from tomorrow morning, the longest continuous stretch of industrial action in the history of the nhs. the stoppage is part of the acrimonious dispute over pay. hugh pym is here with more details. yes, clive, this is uncharted territory. this unprecedented strike comes at a time always seen as the most stressful for the nhs — the first days after the new year bank holiday. here are the dates. the action in england begins at 7am tomorrow morning and continues for six days and ends early on the morning of tuesday, january 9th. and junior doctors in wales will also go on strike over pay for three days from january 15th. strikes in england by all nhs workers have resulted in more than a million operations and appointments postp

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.e a man by suffocating him with nitrogen gas. the un human right offers said the untested method could amount to torture. kenneth smith was sentenced to death for a murder committed in 1988. it survived a previous execution attempt two years ago. tom bateman has this report. hidden in the alabama woods, the jail meant to strike fear into every convict. here, more than 160 inmates await execution. among them, the fate of one — kenneth smith — is sparking an outcry. this prison was already among the top in the us for carrying out executions. but what is planned for thursday will put it in a new league — the first in history to gas an inmate to death using nitrogen. and that, warn experts, could cause convulsions, brain damage but not death, or other catastrophic mishaps. smith has already been subjected to one failed execution by lethal injection. his supporters say trying again with an untested method breaks the law on cruel and unusual punishment. he suffers from ptsd, from the terribl

james waterhouse inc. e.gh—powered electric vehicle charge points near motorways in england has been missed — according to the rac. the government wanted every motorway service station in england to have at least six rapid or ultra—rapid chargers by the end of last year. data suggests only four—in—ten now meet this criteria. live now to erin baker, the editorial director at auto trader. good to have you with us. i want to come to the definitions because that's important. we will talk about that's important. we will talk about that in the moment but first of all your assessment. are you surprised at the target has been missed? i’m at the target has been missed? i'm not at the target has been missed? in not surprised. it's a disappointment. i think we forget sometimes that we are in the middle it of this huge transition to electric. we are all learning as worry though, learning the challenges that need to be met and were not moving fast enough. and charging points in the charging rule is a case in point. i don'

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.overnment controversial rwanda client megan plan, peers are voted on that and infected the first defeat on rishi sunak�*s controversial plan by backing 214 — 71, a majority seeking to delay the treaty with the east african nation that paves the way for the asylum scheme. last week, the house of commons passed that bill and sent it to the house of lords, who have no inflicted a defeat on this policy for the government. we would bring you more on that as it comes into us to stop. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. usually, sorting a day out takes gary flint a lot of planning. but he's not had nearly as much work to do before coming to castleton. normally, i would have to do a bit of research online or quite extensive research online to actually make the day pleasurable for myself and any family member that i'll be with. it's because a new map has been produced. on it is clearly marked where facilities are for

our correspondent james waterhouse looks at the latest strikes between ukraine and russia.sia always being able to mount the larger attacks, and this week has been no exception in the most deadliest of terms, really. in a week where we saw its biggest ever aerial bombardment, we saw ukraine respond and russia hit back, it seems the northeastern city of kharkiv over the last 48 hours has really bore the brunt, with several dozens of missiles landing in the city, causing extensive damage to medical buildings, we're told, residential blocks, including a hotel popular among foreignjournalists. our team was there only a few days ago. so i think this is a deadly tit—for—tat in the aerial sense, but it almost takes place in tandem with what goes on on the front line, when you have putin as you say, saying he will never retreat. i don't think anyone expected him to say otherwise, but certainly, it's been — there were fears russia had been stockpiling missiles as we approached the new year celebrations, but i think that moment has already arrived. that's the view from kyiv. let's sw

started spilling across the land, putting thousands of lives at risk, our ukraine correspondent james waterhoused to the scene. a breach of a barrier designed to protect. this is the major kakhovka dam, failing to contain a reservoir resembling a sea. the waters of ukraine's dnipro river surged downstream, towards dozens of towns and villages. this is effectively a front line which separates territory ukraine controls and russia occupies. close to the dnipro�*s mouth is the city of kherson. officials are worried this flooding could become catastrophic. what we're seeing is a humanitarian relief effort taking place in an active war zone. half an hour ago, a shell landed close by. and there is a military dimension to this, too, because the nearby dnipro river, which has come a whole lot closer, is a front line. it separates ukrainian controlled and russian occupied territory. ukraine is in the early stages of a counteroffensive. it was thought that it could mount such attacks from here. that task has just got a whole lot more difficult. then came a shocking moment that looked like it might change

bbc correspondent james waterhouse visited solomyanskyi district of kyiv. that's how close the rocket hit this high-rise building. the depth of the hole is approximately 5 m. and just look at the destruction. the windows did not fly out, they were torn. you can see laundry drying, what's left of it , smoke rising inside, the house is damaged even on the other side, and the building across the street was also damaged, that's how powerful this explosion was, if it's not obvious, it was a missile, but russia also uses drones , frankly, we haven't seen attacks like this since the first days and weeks of the invasion. last night the missile and drone attack lasted six hours. air defenses could be heard all night and then explosions again this morning. vladimir putin said he wanted to respond to a ukrainian drone strike in russia this week, despite the fact that it was in response to russia's largest ever air strike against ukraine. it matters when it happens. there were fears that russia was stockpiling missiles like a father in order to use them in the new year

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse visited the scene of one of the strikes — and sent this reportty has been overwhelmed. air defences still shoot down russian missiles like this one. but more are getting through. in a deadly aerial escalation. today, a person was killed in kharkiv in the northeast, just a0 miles from the border with russia. a city where explosions usually come before air raid sirens. four more died in and around kyiv, including here at this apartment block in the heart of the city. this is how close the missile got to hitting this block of flats. the crater is about 5m deep and just look at the devastation caused. you can see the windows completely not blown through, blasted through. even the block on the other side has been blown through, such as the force generated from blasts like this. we haven't seen attacks like this since the early days and weeks of the invasion. there were fears that russia had been stockpiling missiles to use during the new year period. without new ammunition coming from the us, attacks test air defence systems that rely on continued wes

weapons in ukraine, saying at least a million drones would be built. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse've had this end—of—year address from president zelensky, where, as you'd expect, he looked back, he talked about the country receiving more than 150 military aid packages. he talked about ukraine surviving more than 6,000 air raids. and, as you say, that was a tally added to last night, with more than 90 russian drones being launched towards the south and west of the country. russian—installed officials in occupied donetsk also reported shelling, which is the reminder, well, a reminder of the fighting that very much continues. but it's been a week where we've seen deadly exchanges, really, in aerial bombardments. it's a tit—for—tat, but russia launched its biggest ever aerial bombardment on ukrainian cities earlier this week, and i think president zelensky is now starting to look inward, i think. if you look at the words he used, he talked about ukraine manufacturing its own equipment. he's promised to build more than a million drones to use against russian forces. he's talked about,

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.mpaign to encourage more people in england to get their children vaccinated against measles. cases are on the rise and new figures show more than three million children under the age of sixteen have not received the recommended two mmr jabs. take up of the vaccine is especially bad in parts of london, the west midlands and the north west of england. our health correspondent sophie hutchinsonjoins me now. how worried are health officials about this rise in measles? the? how worried are health officials about this rise in measles? they are really quite — about this rise in measles? they are really quite concerned. _ about this rise in measles? they are really quite concerned. in _ about this rise in measles? they are really quite concerned. in some - really quite concerned. in some areas, they say they are seeing the highest numbers of measles cases since the 1990s. there have been more than 200 cases in the west midlands, in birmingham and in coventry, and also some clusters in london a

day after president putin vowed to intensify strikes on ukraine. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouseblock of flats. the crater is about five meters deep. and just look at the devastation caused, you can see the windows completely, not blown through, blasted through. you can see drying laundry or what was once drying laundry inside. smoke is billowing higher up and even the block on the other side has been blown through. and the buildings across the road from there, such is the force generated from blasts like this. in case it wasn't obvious, this is from a missile. but russia uses drones as well. and to be honest with you, we haven't seen attacks like this since the early days and weeks of the invasion. last night there was a six—hour missile and drone attack where air defenses could be heard all night. and then there were again explosions. this morning, vladimir putin said he wanted to respond to a ukrainian drone attack across the border into russia this week, despite it being in response to russia's biggest ever aerial bombardment of ukraine. the timing is also significant as well

day after president putin vowed to intensify strikes on ukraine. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouseon caused, you can see the windows completely, not blown through, blasted through. you can see drying laundry or what was once drying laundry inside. smoke is billowing higher up and even the block on the other side has been blown through. and the buildings across the road from there, such is the force generated from blasts like this. in case it wasn't obvious, this is from a missile. but russia uses drones as well. and to be honest with you, we haven't seen attacks like this since the early days and weeks of the invasion. last night there was a six—hour missile and drone attack where air defenses could be heard all night. and then there were again explosions. this morning, vladimir putin said he wanted to respond to a ukrainian drone attack across the border into russia this week, despite it being in response to russia's biggest ever aerial bombardment of ukraine. the timing is also significant as well because there were fears russia had been stockpiling missiles like these to use aro

russia says it targets military sites, but it is civilians who bear the brunt of these assaults. james waterhousen more than we know. ronnie and paulfirst met through aid uk's befriending scheme through lockdown, meaning lock down the microphone calls at first but face—to—face meeting eventually. now they are friends, particularly since ronnie lost his wife earlier this year.— wife earlier this year. he's very tood to wife earlier this year. he's very good to talk — wife earlier this year. he's very good to talk to, _ wife earlier this year. he's very good to talk to, and _ wife earlier this year. he's very good to talk to, and we - wife earlier this year. he's very good to talk to, and we talk . wife earlier this year. he's very i good to talk to, and we talk about different stuff, you know? i good to talk to, and we talk about different stuff, you know?- different stuff, you know? i don't think we've _ different stuff, you know? i don't think we've ever _ different stuff, you know? i don't think we've ever had _ different stuff, you know? i don't think we've ever had a _ different stuff, you kn

you can see this from james waterhouse.peak to the boy's mum — alisa kovalenko is a famous ukrainian film director, joining us live in kyiv. what's the situation in kyiv now? now it is calm but we of course are waiting for the next rocket attack still and it's actually one of the biggest attacks on kyiv but we already are used to it. we are emotionally prepared but still when you're emotionally prepared you feel unprotected and especially when it is one thing when you worry about yourself but it is much more a fear about your child who cannot decide for himself. teiiii about your child who cannot decide for himself-— about your child who cannot decide for himself. ., ,., , ., ,., for himself. tell me about your son, i don't for himself. tell me about your son, i don't know— for himself. tell me about your son, i don't know what _ for himself. tell me about your son, i don't know what his _ for himself. tell me about your son, i don't know what his name - for himself. tell me about your son, i don't know what his name is, -

james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson. a snapshot of events on the ground. russia within the next 20 years. admiral rob bauer spoke to reporters after a meeting of nato defence chiefs in brussels last week. and we can speak with admiral bauer now. welcome to bbc news. that is quite a headline. i sure it is not alarmist? for a lot of people it might be, but i think it is realism given the war. if you look at what we are doing in nato, we have been preparing for the collected fence for years now. the exercise steadfast defender is a prime example of that. 90,000 soldiers participated in this exercise, 20,000 from the uk, from all the allies in sweden, that is a great example. this is necessary because the russians have not achieved any of their strategic objectives in ukraine and they will continue and that the ukrainians must continue their fight because if the russians continue and don't accommodate lose their country, —— don't, they lose their country. this is not only about ukraine, it is about much more and that includes part of the territory in the rest

our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has more.town of pokrovsk, it's not a big place. before the full scale invasion, around 60,000 people lived there, but gradually people have been returning to their homes, despite officials are saying, look, it's not safe because of the constant shelling and missile attack that it is at risk of. we were there a few months ago and you certainly get a sense of how close you are to the fighting. it is where civilians and soldiers rub shoulders. nevertheless, we have this reported attack now where the russians are accused of using the types of missiles used in air defence systems, where they are launched from the ground, on pokrovsk and the surrounding area. several houses have been destroyed, we are told, and we are seeing rescue teams sifting through the rubble. it is a very prevalent threat for pokrovsk. last august there was a bombardment which saw nine people killed around the town's main hotel and restaurant, and i think this is the reality now for settlements close to the front line. so resc

we�*re nowjoined from kyiv by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse.e looked back. he talked about the country receiving more than 150 military aid packages and talked about ukraine surviving more than 6000 air raids, attali added to last with russia launching 90 drones towards the south and west of the country according to officials. most of them were shot down. i think we are seeing ukraine, and uncertain new year off the back of the last approved military support package for now, it is now looking inward and it how it can produce weapons and it how it can produce weapons and equipment it needs to sustain the fight against russia�*s continued invasion. the president talked about manufacturing a million drones. that is an ambitious target. the eu promised to supply uk with 1 million artillery shells and it fell some way short of that. ukraine is looking inward but at the moment it is to keep the fight going as opposed to achieving the goal of forcing russia out completely. it is russia at the moment sounding more confident. . ~' , ., europe�*s longest