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agreed on the importance of refining the uk training of ukrainian forces to bolster the country's defence. that comes after it emerged the ministrysh troops to ukraine to help train its armed forces. and for the first time in almost 20 years the monarch�*s christmas day message is not being broadcast from a royal residence. instead, king charles has chosen a former hospital chapel. the fit through the chapel in london. the traditional speech from the monarch will be broadcast at 1500 gmt on christmas day. you alive with bbc news. 202a was a big year for artificial intelligence big yearfor artificial intelligence companies and almost every field have been looking full ways to incorporate ai into their business models. in some cases just to speed up workflow and in others to find whole new ways of working. amid the excitement there is also caution from experts about what rapidly improving artificial intelligence systems could mean and whether governments can be quick enough to keep up with the new technology will advances. to talk about what is coming next for all unjointed now by margaret mitchell, the chief ethics scientist and s

listen to the discussion that putin had with his ministry of defence just a couple of days ago.erwar, and europe... well, hang on, that idea of yours — that putin is preparing for a larger war — gets to the point that in the end, as far as you are concerned, putin is in this war for the long haul. if that's true, i just wonder whether you — as an official that, to be blunt about it, was sacked by president zelensky — whether you worry that there are now political divisions inside your own country that are in the next year going to weaken ukraine. well, when it comes to opposing russia, i don't see political divisions because all ukrainian politicians, be in opposition or in government — they realise that if russia comes, they will be gone. i mean, there will be no politics in ukraine. there will be the regional russian policy, not... sure, but what we see is zelensky centralising power. he no longer has a democratic mandate because, of course, his five—year term is over and he's now using special emergency powers. and you did say recently zelensky has to let strong people back i

the ministry of defence says its sympathies remain with sam's family and friends at this difficult timeervices to our armed forces, and veterans in every part of the uk can now access that treatment. we did everything and we loved him so much, but he needed that immediate help. there is nothing for them and they served their country. they served their country and the country should do the same for them. sam's family will now campaign for a change in the law in his name. they want veterans who suffer from post—traumatic stress disorder to receive immediate support and treatment. stuart whincup, bbc news. and if you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. ceremonies will be held in belgium and luxembourg today ahead of the 80th anniversary of the start of one of the key battles of the western front, during the second world war. the battle of the bulge, a german counter—offensive designed to split allied forces, began on the 16th of december 1944. it's no secret that cycling is good for your physical health — but could i

well, i think, as you say, if i was in the russian general staff or the ministry of defence or, indeed minutes from the kremlin? it's all over the news. they'll be saying... well, every time they walk past a scooter, they'll look at that and say, "is that a potential bomb?" and they know the ukrainians are after them. and i think the wider sense of shock that steve rosenberg spoke about is also true. this guy was a high—profile spokesperson for pumping out russian lies about chemical weapons over the last two and a half years. he's now been assassinated. it's been reported widely. and although they can call it a terrorist attack, actually, it's a legitimate, proportionate attack on a military figure. and that won't be lost on russians. a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the pacific island nation of vanuatu, triggering landslides, crushing cars and flattening buildings. power and mobile networks across the country have been cut and the full extent of the damage remains unclear. incredible pictures, these. you can see the moment the earthquake struck a garage, shaking cars and

there is a press conference at the ministry of defence this morning, so we will have some more linesut news is slowly starting to trickle, as the day after all the events we saw transpire gets under way and we will be bringing you those updates do you live as they happen. updates do you live as they ha en. ~ updates do you live as they hauen. ~ updates do you live as they hauen.~ ., ., . happen. we saw those dramatic imaaes happen. we saw those dramatic ima . es of happen. we saw those dramatic images of the — happen. we saw those dramatic images of the protests - happen. we saw those dramatic images of the protests and - images of the protests and people entering the national assembly. i wonder what people there in seoul have been telling you about what they make about all of this? yes, those pictures _ make about all of this? yes, those pictures were - make about all of this? yes, | those pictures were certainly dramatic. i mean, we also all those images from laura bicker�*s story that she did on it, with that ladyjust it, with that lady just grabbing it, with that ladyjust grabbin

of idlib. the syrian defence ministry said dozens of rival fighters had been killed. says it's preparing a counter—offensive . barbara plett usher has more, and a warning: her report contains images of children in distress. they are alive, rescued from the wreckage moments after the bombs struck. footage posted by the syrian civil defence group at the white helmets shows the aftermath of an attack on the rebel stronghold of idlib, south—west of aleppo. the regime is fighting back. thousands of people have been displaced, fleeing aleppo and areas around idlib stop their lives certainly upended by this escalation in syria's civil war. translation: we are following the news and god willing - the regime will fall. we camp night and day to return as the kids are tired and shocked. we left and came here in our clothes and nothing else. the speedy capture of aleppo took everyone by surprise, devastating blow to the regime. the rebels continued their advance, but here the city is coming to terms with a new normal. some are fearful of the antigovernment rebels, but so far peop

of idlib. the syrian defence ministry said dozens of rival fighters had been killed.eported, including in aleppo, which has fallen to the rebels. the syrian army says it's preparing a counteroffensive. barbara plett usher has more, and a warning — her report contains images of children in distress. they are alive. rescued from the wreckage moments after the bombs struck. footage posted by the syrian civil defence group, the white helmets, shows the aftermath of an attack on the rebel stronghold of idlib, southwest of aleppo. the regime is fighting back. thousands of people had been displaced, fleeing aleppo and areas around idlib. their lives certainly upended by this escalation in syria's civil war. translation: we are - following the news and god willing the regime will fall. we count night and day to return as the kids are tired and shocked. we left and came here in our clothes and nothing else. the speedy capture of aleppo took everyone by surprise, a devastating blow to the regime. the rebels continued theiradvance, but here the city is coming to terms with a new

syria's new leaders claim all armed rebel factions have agreed to integrate under the control of the defence ministrytions, which control large parts of northeastern syria weren't among them. the country's new de facto leader, ahmed al—sharaa, said the government would take control of all weapons in the country. he said that also applied to the main kurdish—led faction, the sdf. those forces have continued to fight other rebel groups backed by turkiye. on tuesday, us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, held talks with his turkish counterpart, yashar guler, about the situation in syria. in a statement, the us department of defense said, "secretary austin emphasized that close and continuous "coordination is crucial to maintaining the ongoing "success of the d—isis mission." the secretary and minister guler also discussed the importance of setting the conditions to enable a more secure and stable syria. on tuesday, officials deployed heavy security around christian churches in damascus, as the capital marks its first christmas under new leadership. bells toll armed fighters and civil defense teams surr

of spain. the ursa major began taking on water on monday, while on a journey from st petersburg to vladivostock. it's owned by russia's defence ministrye uk — this is bbc news. a fire ban has been issued in the australian state of victoria as officials warn of extreme bush fire risk across the south east of the country. temperatures were forecast to reach up to a0 degrees celsius. emergency services are currently battling a growing blaze at the grampians national park which has been burning for around a week, consuming about 500 square kilometres of forested land. some residents have been evacuated and others are being urged to take cover. let's speak to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. so phil, a worrying scene there, especially at the grampians national park. any sign the emergency services have these fires under control? no, not in the grampians national park. this is a beautiful area of the state of victoria, about a three—hour drive to the north—west of the state capital, melbourne. and communities around the grampians national park have in the last few hours grampians national park have in the last few ho

is not talking about this in public because he decided this in cahoots with a few of his friends from the defence ministrybeen with him for a while, and i think this was really thrown together at the last minute because there is a lot of evidence from the crew itself, or the insurrection or whatever this is, it was very inept, it was not well organised —— coup. there was little contact and co—ordination with the police who seem to be at odds with the military, there was no plan at all to control the crowd, to take major intersections, to take major intersections, to take the airport, if this was a coup it was a really, really inept one which tells me that present yoon just through this together at the last minute. and i think that is why he is not talking about it, big because itjust happened and he didn't really know what he had walked into. we didn't really know what he had walked into.— walked into. we have about a minute left — walked into. we have about a minute left but _ walked into. we have about a minute left but you _ walked into. we have about a| minute left but you mentioned this people power

of spain. the ursa major began taking on water on monday, while on a journey from st petersburg to vladivostock. it's owned by russia's defence ministryorities in south—eastern australia have told people in dozens of rural communities to leave their homes "immediately" to escape a bushfire. about 600 firefighters — according to the victoria state emergency services — are trying to control the blaze in the grampians national park. the fire has been burning for a week, and has consumed about 500 square kilometres of forested land. now, what did people here in the uk watch on christmas day? for many, the answer seems to be gavin and stacey. the show had a whopping audience of 12.32 million — making it the biggest non—sports overnight of 202a. millions tuned in for the final ever episode of the beloved british sitcom. the number doesn't include those are yet to watch the episode on catch up. wallace & gromit had the second highest overnight viewing figures — 9.38 million tuned in to watch the duo's tv return. let's speak to tv critic scott bryan. about critic scott bryan. all this. hello to you. seasons about all this. hello to you. seaso

of spain. the ursa major began taking on water on monday, while on a journey from st petersburg to vladivostock. it's owned by russia's defence ministryh on christmas day? for many, the answer seems to be gavin and stacey. the show had a whopping audience of 12.32 million — making it the biggest non—sports ratings of 202a. millions tuned in for the final ever episode of the beloved british sitcom. the number doesn't include those are yet to watch the episode on catch up. wallace & gromit had the second highest overnight viewing figures — 9.38 million tuned in to watch the duo's tv return. tv critic, scott bryan told us why he thinks gavin and stacey had such high viewing figures. no spoilers i will say. this was a very much anticipated episode of gavin and stacey. of course there has been so much talk about how it was going to pass the cliffhanger from their previous special back in 2019 but i think it managed to do it brilliantly and really stick the landing and have something for absolutely everybody. and managed to have a final episode which was wrapping up all of the loose ends and providing something that was really rather specia

of the country. the defence ministry described the attacks — which happened near the border with burkina faso — as barbaricead. ten nigerien soldiers were killed in the same region wednesday, in what the country's army described as a terrorist attack. following the bbc�*s reporting of that incident, the ruling militaryjunta said it was banning bbc radio from broadcasting in nigerfor three months. it had already banned french broadcasters, under similar accusations. niger is one of three countries in africa's sahel region now under military rule — alongside burkina faso and mali. the trio have formed an alliance, the association of sahel states, opposing france's influence in the region while welcoming warmer relations with russia. the countries are due to withdraw from the regional union ecowas injanuary though this week senegal�*s president said he's making progress in negotiations to dissuade them from leaving the bloc. ambassador tibor nagy served as assistant secretary of state for african affairs under the last trump administration. we spoke a short time ago. thank you for your time. first of all, wha

of speculation that president yoon might declare martial law again. however, today the defence minister actually issued a statement saying that the defence ministry and f the martial law another time is low at this point. law another time is low at this oint, , ., ., law another time is low at this oint, ,., ., ., law another time is low at this oint. ,., ., ., i. point. good to get your thoughts- _ point. good to get your thoughts. that - point. good to get your thoughts. that is i point. good to get your thoughts. that is ellen| point. good to get your- thoughts. that is ellen kim. do so with us. you are watching bbc news. —— do stay with us. hello there. storm darragh is heading into western parts of the uk this afternoon, but things will take a turn for the worse overnight and into saturday. it's then that we have this red wind warning from the met office, meaning a danger to life. the winds are going to be gusting 90 miles an hour across western and southern parts of wales, through the bristol channel. the warning is from 3:00 tomorrow morning to 11:00 on saturday morning. and as well as a danger to life, there's going to be some travel disruptio

military bases on the edge of the city of hama, just 200 kilometres north of the capital, damascus. the syrian defence ministryent to hama and that syrian and russian warplanes were bombarding the rebels. last week, the rebels seized the city of aleppo in a lightning offensive that undermined president bashar al—assad's grip on power. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. masterchef presenter gregg wallace is facing fresh allegations. 0ne allegation says he was touching a woman. he denies engaging in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. south western railway will be the first train operating company to come under public control, out of the government passed a major piece of legislation last week. the company operates train services across large parts of southern and southwest england, with an announcement expected tomorrow. rail nationalisation was a key part of labour's election ma nifesto. the conservative leader in the welsh parliament, andrew rt davies, has resigned, despite narrowly surviving a vote of confidence of his party col

military bases on the edge of the city — which is just over 200 kilometres north of the capital, damascus. the syrian defence ministryo hama and that syrian and russian warplanes were bombarding the rebels. last week, the rebels seized the city of aleppo week in a lightening offensive that undermined president bashar al—assad's grip on power. meanwhile, israel's military campaign in gaza continues — with medics reporting that idf strikes killed at least 23 palestinians across the strip on tuesday. most of the strikes hit gaza's north — in the town of beit lahiya and gaza city, where at least six were killed when a school being used as a shelter was struck. israeli forces also on tuesday issued fresh evacuation orders to residents in the southern city of khan younis. the un says nearly all of gaza's two point three million people are now displaced. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the british partner of former abercrombie & fitch ceo mikejeffries has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution in a new york federal cour

base in the russian southern town of taking rog according to the russian defense ministry. 2 of these massages were shut down and deceptive and shut down by the defences and the rest uh was well sent to stray by electronic wolf. uh, that attack did cause casualties, though it did cause some mind the damage to 2 buildings on the territory of this ministry base. but that effect was limited, but the strikes deep into the russian territory. this has been something that most go hasn't taken likely. in fact, in response to the previous wave of such attacks, most schools used for the 1st time in combat. it's brand new hypersonic, ballistic may saw a rationing white recruiting said that brush it doesn't really have to even resort to nuclear rhetoric as long as it has this weapon because the damage it can do is quite significant. i think pollution will shoot to, for the most part, we need to modernize the irish nic and not our nuclear doctrine. realistically, a sufficient amount of these modern weapon systems basically notifies the need to use nuclear arms when it comes to the effect on the ground from these attack them strikes. that has been none of it whatso

the largest military bases on the edge of the city of hama, just 200km north of the capital, damascus. the syrian defence ministryng rebels. last week, a lightning attack threw questions on president assad's grip on power. i'mjoined by president assad's grip on power. i'm joined by the spokesperson for the white helmets, a volunteer civil defence group operating in syria. great to have you on the programme. many thanks for your time. the syrian conflict, amidst everything else that's been going on in the middle east, is something of a forgotten conflict. what's been happening on the ground, and how many casualties are you seeing? how many casualties are you seeinu ? ., , ., how many casualties are you seeinu ? .,, ., ., seeing? over the last four or five days. — seeing? over the last four or five days, the _ seeing? over the last four or five days, the death - seeing? over the last four or five days, the death toll- seeing? over the last four or five days, the death toll has| five days, the death toll has reached more than 100 civilian casualties, and the injured is more than 300, including children and women. fo

russia and ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the united arab emirates. the russian defence ministrynumber of russian troops. with me is our reporter olga malchevska, who is from the region. what do we know about the swap? first of all, we heard from the russian ministers who said that there was an equal swap, 150 people from each side have been returned. ukrainian side, president zelensky, on his official channel, published a different number, he said that ukraine managed to return 189 people and among them are 100 107 servicemen and two civilians. they say that they were also, we can see some stills and some moving images of those people shared by the ukrainian government and on their official telegram channel. the russian side does not give as much detail but what they are saying is that they managed to return 150 people and that those people are servicemen according to what we have been seeing. i have been checking russian official telegram channels as well and they are human rights... she said that she had been speaking to them, we don't see that much detail in those telegram ch

of martial law. but the fallout is spreading to his cabinet after calls for his impeachment, defence minister kim yong—hyun has offered his resignation, apologising, in a defence ministryment, for spreading confusion and causing distress. in fact, media reports say his cabinet has offered to resign en masse. and the head of the country's biggest labour union has called a nationwide strike until mr yoon resigns. there have been mass demonstrations outside the main parliament building in seoul this morning. the crisis has alarmed many around the world. both the us and the uk say they are relieved that the president reversed his decision, but are deeply concerned about what is happening in south korea. with a round up of the events so far surrounding this fast moving story, here's our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. even in a country known for its rough and tumble politics, this was a bolt from the blue. the elected president suspending democracy and calling in the army to deal, he said, with the threat from north korea and what he called "anti—state forces" within minutes, soldiers surrounded the korean parliament, evoking unhappy memories of the military rul

base in the russian southern town of taking rog according to the russian defense ministry. 2 of these massages were shut down and deceptive and shut down by the defences and the rest uh was well sent to stray by electronic wolf. uh, that attack did cause casualties, though it did cause some mine to damage to 2 buildings uh, on the territory of this ministry uh base. but that effect was limited. but these attacks against internationally recognized brushing territory against the strikes deep into the russian territory. this has been something that most go hasn't taken likely. in fact, in response to the previous wave of such attacks, most schools used for the 1st time in combat. it's brand new hypersonic ballistic missile, a rational and according to the russian president vladimir putin, the use of this brand new weapon is essentially something that would allow russia to limit its nuclear rhetoric. and to basically what recruiting said, the brush, it doesn't really have to even resort to nuclear rhetoric as long as it has this weapon because the damage it can deal is quite significant. i think pollution, we shoot for the most part, we need to modernize

astonishing speed for them to be moving from capturing one city to the gates of another if indeed that is where they are. the defence ministrydrawn troops from the city, it is denying those claims. it would be the kind of city that the regime would really want to try and protect and defend because it is very strategic. it is the main link between damascus and the rest of the country. and even as you have this advancing rebel offensive towards hama, we are also getting reports of flare—ups of violence and other parts of the country, kurdish rebels are saying they have seized a town quite far to the east, there is also reports of pockets of unrest in the south. barbara, is there a _ unrest in the south. barbara, is there a real _ unrest in the south. barbara, is there a real chance - unrest in the south. barbara, is there a real chance now . unrest in the south. barbara, l is there a real chance now that asad will be toppled? i is there a real chance now that asad will be toppled?- asad will be toppled? i think more and — asad will be toppled? i think more and more _ asad will be toppled? i think more and more people - asad wi

a spokesman from the taliban—run defence ministry said several points were targeted in, what he termed, retaliatory attacks. details ofople were killed in pakistani air strikes inside afghan territory. more than 1,000 critically endangered snails, some of which were bred in captivity here in the uk, have been released onto a remote portuguese island. the desertas island land snails were believed to be extinct until an expedition team discovered a tiny native population, and set about growing their numbers. our science correspondent victoria gill has more. this is a story with some very tiny main characters. these are desertas island land snails. they were rescued from the brink of extinction and brought here to chester zoo, where they�*ve been living and breeding inside this converted shipping container. these were snails at risk of extinction or thought to be actually extinct in the wild, so we were lucky enough to have them brought to us, and this is where we�*ve managed to breed up from very low numbers to what we have here today, which is almost 1,400 snails ready for release. there are two snail species the team

industry are facing questions about their handling of the allegations and the fact he has remained on air. noor nanji, bbc news. the defence ministryrussian and syrian warplanes have conducted more air strikes on rebel forces in the northern idlib and hama provinces. a monitoring group said russian strikes in the city of idlib killed eight civilians and targeted a camp for displaced people. civilian casualties have also been reported in air strikes on aleppo, a city which has fallen to the rebels. president bashar al—assad has vowed to use force to eliminate what he called terrorism and the army says it's recaptured several of the towns that had been overrun. barbara plett usher has the latest. fighting back against the rebels, a surprising strike. the escalation in syria's civil war has a prize fighters on both sides. thousands of people have been displaced, fleeing the area. their lives upended by the rebels renewed battles against the regime. we are following the bad news and god willing the regime will fall. we pray night and day to return. the speedy capture of aleppo took everyone by surprise. the rebels continue theiradvance

iran was a staunch ally of president assad during the civil war that broke out in 2011. the meeting came as the defence ministryanes had carried out more air strikes on rebel forces in the northern idlib and hama provinces. a monitoring group says the number of people killed since the rebel offensive began has risen to 412, including 61 civilians. many have died in air strikes on aleppo, a city which has fallen to the rebels. syria's army says it's recaptured several of the towns that had been overrun. barbara plett usher has the latest. they are alive, rescued from the wreckage moments after the bombs struck. footage posted by the syrian civil defence group, the white helmets, shows the aftermath of an attack on the rebel stronghold of idlib, south—west of aleppo. the regime is fighting back. thousands of people have been displaced, fleeing aleppo and areas around idlib. their lives certainly upended by this escalation in syria's civil war. translation: we are following the news and god willing - the regime will fall. we count night and day to return as the kids are tired and shocked. we left and came here in

of a passenger plane in kazakhstan. he called it a tragic incident in russian airspace but did not admit that russian air defences shot it down. the health ministrypatients. the world health organization says it�*s the last major hospital in northern gaza now out of service. thick fog continues to cause delays and cancellations at some of the uk�*s busiest international airports. forecasters say the fog is likely to linger. and — these jeans were not made for chess — in fact it led to the resignation of the world�*s top grandmaster, magnus carlsen, who was defending his titles at two championships in new york. more than 1,000 critically endangered snails — some of which were bred in captivity here in the uk — have been released onto a remote portuguese island. the desertas island land snails were believed to be extinct until an expedition team discovered a tiny native

of a passenger plane in kazakhstan. he called it a tragic incident in russian airspace but did not admit that russian air defences shot it down. the health ministrycal staff from a hospital in the north of the territory after they forcibly evacuated the patients. the world health organization says it's the last major hospital in northern gaza now out of service. and thick fog continues to cause delays and cancellations at some of the uk's busiest international airports. forecasters say the fog is likely to linger. and — these jeans were not made for chess — in fact it led to the resignation of the world's top grandmaster, magnus carlsen, who was defending his titles at two championships in new york. now on bbc news — where the polar bears wait. on the edge of the canadian arctic, a community lives alongside the largest land predator on earth.

the most recent exchange with ukraine, the presidents of ukraine claimed 189 ukrainians would be returning home while the russian defence ministryy 150 personnel woulde be swapped by the side, the reason for the discrepancy numbers was not immediately clear. footage shows the p.o.w. j boarding buses aust an unknown location. some of the other stories beyond our borders, we will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> at least four people have died after severe weathere outbreaks in the south, that spawned multiple tornadoes across sevenre states this weekend, there are reports of as many as 44 tornadoes with mostpi significant damage report across mississippi, and around houston. off in the second to last trading day of the year, down plummeted for 18 the sp five lost 64, d dropped 235. >> i will tell pennsylvania weathers to frock and drill. we will have energy dominance an we did juscet four short years o >> if they choose to do so, it's truerue.! deny or delay, clean energy revolution underway. nobody can reverse. >> there is both optimism andin concern from oil and gas industry leaders over the second trump administration energy policies

of a passenger plane in kazakhstan. he called it a tragic incident in russian airspace but did not admit that russian air defences shot it down. the health ministryned and interrogated around one hundred medical staff from a hospital in the north of the territory after they forcibly evacuated the patients. the world health organization says it's the last major hospital in northern gaza now out of service. indians gather to pay their respects to former prime minister, manmohan singh. india's first sikh prime minister died on thursday at the age of 92. his last rites were held with full state honours. and — thick fog continues to cause delays and cancellations at some of the uk's busiest international airports. forecasters say the fog is likely to linger. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'mjane dougall.

of a passenger plane in kazakhstan. he called it a tragic incident in russian airspace but did not admit that russian air defences shot it down. the health ministrynorth of the territory after they forcibly evacuated the patients. the world health organisation says it's the last major hospital in northern gaza now out of service. indians gather to pay their respects to former prime minister, manmohan singh. india's first sikh prime minister died on thursday at the age of 92. his last rites were held with full state honours. and thick fog is causing travel disruption around the uk, with flights cancelled and drivers warned to be careful on the roads. now on bbc news — time to look back at the year in sport.

reports that the speaker of the house, speaker of the parliament, has sent the letters to both the president yoon, and the military, the defence ministryiately lift the martial law as stated. but law also states that it is the president's job to lift the martial law, and he is in fact the commander in chief. so the military legally will have to listen to the president. so they're simply looking at the president's lips, and the ball is squarely in yoon�*s court. and i think this had been pointed out before, but yoon had played a very high stakes game here. i mean, even if he lifts the martial law now, there is no going back to where we were yesterday. so this is now or neverfor yoon. and he is facing possible the i—word, the impeachment. let mejust bring let me just bring you some reaction from the government here in the uk, british government saying it's deeply concerned about the events unfolding in south korea and calling for a peaceful and lawful resolution to the situation, and as a i'lljust tell you of little bit more about the government here saying, we can bring you these live pictures from the streets of seoul, it'sjust live pi

of a passenger plane in kazakhstan. he called it a tragic incident in russian airspace but did not admit that russian air defences shot it down. the health ministryround one hundred medical staff from a hospital in the north of the territory after they forcibly evacuated the patients. the world health organization says it's the last major hospital in northern gaza now out of service. indians gather to pay their respects to former prime minister, manmohan singh. india's first sikh prime minister died on thursday at the age of 92. his last rites were held with full state honours. and — thick fog is causing travel disruption around the uk, with flights cancelled and drivers warned to be careful on the roads. now on bbc news — f1 in 10 years. this is formula 1. you're pushing, you're risking. you're finding that limit ofjust before you crash. it captures the world's imagination. he mimics f1 car that sound. it's now a 40% female fanbase.

of strikes, which also hit kherson and president zelensky�*s home town. russia has used artillery and ballistic missiles, according to ukraine's defence ministry. been damaged, leaving thousands without public transport and electricity. michael bociurkiw is a senior fellow at the atlantic council. he gave his analysis on the russian strike on ukraine. in a war where several red lines have already been crossed, this should be regarded as a pretty big one. i spoke to contacts in kyiv today and they said this was different than anything else they have experienced in terms of the power of the vibrations that they felt deep down in bomb shelters. but in terms of where it struck, this is the heart of the international business community in kyiv, the wall street if you will, and i hope that the business community will see it that way, that a red line has been crossed. maybe for the time being, deemphasise the reinvestment of rebuilding ukraine and focus more on how to push russia back before more damage is done. ramp up the sanctions a lot more, push ahead with war crimes prosecutions and very importantly not allow ukraine to be pushed into negotiatio

of hama. the bbc has not been able to verify these pictures which we are told are from halfaya in hama province which show intense fighting. syria's defence ministry and russian warplanes were bombarding the rebels. one week on from the the surprise rebel offensive in syria, bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has been tracking the advance, and the response from government aligned forces. it's been one week since rebel forces launched their largest offensive against the syrian government in years. here is the government response in idlib, a rebel stronghold where syria and its ally russia have carried out air strikes. the bbc verify has been tracking the advance of rebel forces from the west of syria by analysing footage on social media. they appear to have captured a large area of land across the north—west of the country, including most of aleppo. the offensive was launched on the night by an alliance of rebel groups led by alliance of rebel groups led by a rebel group. ourteam is verified and located several videos which show rebel forces. this is one video that emerged as they began their advance. it was geolocated by matching the shape of these build

defences only after the joint investigation has been completed. tom bateman. thanks a lot. gaza's health ministry says israeli forces detained the director ofpital, dr abu safiya, during a raid on the facility. the paediatrician has become well—known for his appeals to the international community, calling for the protection of gaza's health facilities. on friday, the israeli military forcibly evacuated kamal adwan, one of northern gaza's last functioning hospitals.the world health organisation says functioning hospitals. the world health organisation says it is now out of service. the israel defence forces said it conducted "targeted operations" against palestinian fighters, but gaza's deputy health minister said the idf indiscriminately burned down hospital facilities. a senior hospital official told the bbc that israeli soldiers gave them 15 minutes to evacuate patients, before troops entered and removed remaining patients. some patients and staff are believed to have been relocated to indonesian hospital, which is already out of order and had been evacuated by israeli forces the previous day. the dead included hospital staff and theirfam