steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. supplies sent via ukraine to europe have come to an end. the route has been in place for more than a0 years. but from today, ukraine's naftogaz is refusing to renew its five—year transit deal with russia's gazprom. the war between the two countries has soured relations leaving many european nations scrambling for new energy sources. let's speak to our central europe correspondent, nick thorpe, in western hungary. talk us through the details here. , , ., . .,, here. this is the end of cheap russian gas _ here. this is the end of cheap russian gas to _ here. this is the end of cheap russian gas to europe, - here. this is the end of cheap russian gas to europe, this . russian gas to europe, this major pipeline running across ukraine which for decades has been supplying europe has fuelled the german economy, other economies. that is being closed, in the last few minutes, it has been closed, so no more gas. 14 billion cubic metres were flowing through that... sorry, a day until now but ukr

steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ncellor rachel reeves says tech companies have a "moral responsibility" to remove violent content online. the home secretary yvette cooper has written to social media firms, warning them that keeping extreme material available could encourage attacks similar to last year's southport murders. the killer, 18—year—old axel rudakubana, had repeatedly viewed violent content. greater manchester police say a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an officer was seriously injured in cheadle. the force says a car hit the officer last night after she was called to reports of people acting suspiciously at a retail park and described the incident as truly shocking. the government says its proposed reforms will unclog the planning system in england and drive economic growth. it's been suggested they could include support for a third runway at heathrow airport. some labourfigures have questioned the environmental implications. but the chancellor has pointed to advan

steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of petushki.archaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved private bath house complete with exquisite artwork and a huge plunge pool. rebecca morelle has more. it's been hidden for 2,000 years. now, a once—in—a—century discovery emerges — the grandest of spaces, with a perfectly preserved plunge pool. it's the centrepiece of a sumptuous bath complex in a private residence. for a private house, it's actually enormous. it's, i think, the biggest found here in pompeii, in a private home. think in the hot summers, your feet in the water, maybe a cup of wine. it's these spaces that really are part of the pompeii effect. you go there and you can really imagine being there — five minutes ago or 2,000 years ago. the bath house is part of a grand residence. as well as the frigidarium, or cold room, there's a changing room, a warm room, and a hot room. and powering all of this was a boiler room. the water came in from the street, moving along a pipe into the house. i mean, look at the plumbing! it l

steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of petushki. two shortly. katie. tonight, we're taking you into the trump white house ahead of his inauguration on monday, with key insiders who know trump really well. what's happening behind—the—scenes? plus, the impact of the us tiktok ban. we talk to a young tiktoker with more than 35 million followers. it's going to be lively. 10:30 over on bbc two, on bbc news and iplayer. katie, thank you. the health secretary wes streeting has warned of "shocking inequalities" in maternity services after bereaved families wrote to him calling for an independent review into an nhs trust. a bbc investigation found that the deaths of at least 56 babies, and two mothers, at the leeds teaching hospitals nhs trust over the past five years may have been preventable. mr streeting said he found the parents�* testimony deeply shocking and chilling. divya talwar reports. my whole world just exploded in that moment. i wasn't listened to. so this is the blanket she was in. i'm probably never going to wash it. when amaj

steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk.with hezbollah is on a knife edge. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office said today that israel will not withdraw troops from southern lebanon on monday, as initially agreed. the country is still reeling from last year's intense fighting, including one israeli air strike that destroyed an apartment block, killing 73 people. israel says the building was a terrorist command centre, but a bbc investigation has found most of the victims were civilians. nawal al—maghafi investigates. this is the site of lebanon's deadliest attack. an israeli air strike destroyed a residential building in the village of ain el delb in southern lebanon. once home to more than 100 people, all that remains here are memories of the lives that were lost. it was the 29th of september. hisham al—baba went to the building to visit his sister denise. shortly after, four more israeli missiles headed towards the building... ..causing the entire apartment block to collapse... ..trapping dozens of families u

our russia editor steve rosenberg is in minsk and was at the president's impromptu press conference. alexandar lukashenko came to the polling station behind me, he cast his ballot, and then he proceeded to give a four hour long press conference from the polling station live on state television, while people were voting. that's the kind of airtime that the other four candidates who've been allowed to run against him simply don't enjoy. about the other candidates, by the way, i met two of them earlier this week. one of them said he actually supports alexandar lukashenko. the other one was full of praise for the current leader of belarus. and when i put this to mr lukashenko at the press conference, he told me, "well, this is a new experience for you, steve." the leader of belarus faces no serious challenge in this election. all his most vocal critics, his staunchest opponents, are either in jail or they're in exile. which is why the european union's foreign policy chief described this as a sham election. tatsiana kulakevich is associate professor of instruction in the school of interdi

steve rosenberg reporting from minsk.onal remembrance day to be introduced in the uk and a permanent monument erected to honour victims. a new report by the charity survivors against terror found that 97% of victims would support a national day being introduced to pay tribute to those who were affected. a delegation of terror survivors will meet with the security minister, danjarvis, later today to discuss the proposals. i wanted to go back to the pictures we have been getting from gaza where huge numbers of palestinians who had been displaced are walking back to their homes in the ruins of northern gaza. this all after a deal was reached with hamas to hand over three more israeli hostages. this had been a sticking point over the weekend. we had expected this crossing to reopen over the weekend, but it didn't. a deal has now been reached for hamas to hand over those israeli hostages, which means that they have opened this coast road that you can see. there are tens of thousands of people streaming along the coast road. mo

steve rosenberg there. islamichhad official has told the bbc that an agreement has been reached with mediators for the release of an israeli civilian hostage, arbel yehud. she will be freed on friday in exchange for the release of 13 palestinian prisoners who have been serving long—term or life sentences. the other significant development in this is it now means that hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians can begin returning to their homes in the north of gaza either tonight or tomorrow morning. so for the israeli government had been blocking their return, accusing hamas of making the terms of the ceasefire deal but not yet releasing arbel yehud. as of now we have no confirmation from the israeli side on this. more on that through the course of the day here on bbc news. do please stay with us. hello. this turbulent spell of weather continues. we have another deep area of low pressure in charge of the scene today. this is another named storm, but this one named by the spanish weather service, for im

steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk. and one of those enacted an indefinite pause on refugee admission despite the years long vetting process they go through before coming to the us. and just days later an internal memo was sent to officals saying the us state department has halted spending on foreign aid projects, excluding israel and egypt. in total the us spent $68 billion last year on international aid and this change would affect everything from development assistance, military aid, humanitarian assistance, and risks cutting off life—saving services. live now to krish o'mara vignarajah, the president and ceo of global refuge, one of the nation s oldest and largest refugee resettlement nonprofits. on friday, your organization received a stop—work order from the us government. walk us through what that means. seems what that means. like every day this week brought seems like every day this week brought us a new challenge. the administration suspended arrivals and cancel travel bookings for already vetted refugees of c

steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of petushki. now to an astonishing discovery in pompeii.use, complete with some exquisite artwork, and a huge plunge pool. pompei was a roman city that was destroyed when mount vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago. large parts of it still remain hidden beneath the volcanic rock and ash that rained down. an extraordinary find. earlier i read about it on the bbc news website. you can get more details as well on this discovery through bbc .com/ news and you will of course find extensive coverage on many of the other stores that we have talked about. that is it for this half an hour. thank you for watching and goodbye. hello there! it's looking pretty chilly as we head into this weekend. we're importing some colder air to the south of the uk from the near continent around this large area of high pressure, which has brought pretty benign weather for the past week or so. a lot of dry weather continues into this weekend. like i mentioned, it will be turning colder, and there will be some morning mist and fog, some dense fog around, which could

steve rosenberg is in the belarus capital minsk and gave us his analysis.ecured nearly 87% of the vote. but as we marvel at these astronomical numbers, it's important to keep in mind that he faced no serious challenge or challenger in this election. all mr lukashenko's biggest rivals, his most vocal critics, are either in prison or in political exile. there were other candidates on the ballot, four of them, and i met a couple of two earlier this week, and one of them actually said to me that he's a supporter of alexander lu kashenko. his campaign slogan — this is the leader of the communist party — his campaign slogan was, "not in place of lukashenko, but together with lukashenko." another candidate was full of praise for alexander lu kashenko. that gives a flavour of the kind of election that this was. as does what happened at a polling station yesterday where mr lukashenko cast his ballot. quite extraordinary. he came to the polling station, he voted, and then he proceeded to give a 4.5—hour press conference live on belarusian television. this is why the

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.. standing in front of the iconic mother ukraine monument in kyiv, he also said that ukraine would need to fight next year to bolster its position both militarily and ahead of any talks to end russia�*s three—year invasion. around the world and across in the , across the uk, for more on this, i�*m joined by mick ryan. thank you for joining me. we know that president zelensky is saying the fight is far from over. but according to afp analysis, ukraine lost seven times more territory to russia than in 2023. how vulnerable are they going into this year?— going into this year? they're vulnerable, _ going into this year? they're vulnerable, but _ going into this year? they're vulnerable, but so _ going into this year? they're vulnerable, but so are - going into this year? they're vulnerable, but so are the i vulnerable, but so are the russians. the russians have lost an enormous number of soldiers for the ground they�*ve taken in the last few months. in many respects, they have accelerated

conference that alexander lukashenko has been holding out for about three hours, russia editor steve rosenbergay with us for the latest here on bbc news, much more on the bbc news website or app. whilst it's been a cold and frosty start in the north, with a little bit of ice and a few wintry showers, it's already turning wet and windy across the south and west of the uk with the next storm upon us, and it's likely to be a sustained period of disruptive winds and heavy rain. so there are numerous warnings in force tied in with storm herminia, and it is likely to last throughout the rest of sunday and into monday as well. look at the tightly packed isobars. it's a large storm. spells of rain will run through around that low pressure system, and it means that for some parts, particularly the south and west, there will be bigger impacts. we could see up to 80mm of rain before the end of the day today and overnight, with more to come in the next few days. so there are warnings out, as i say, that rain is going to move its way into northern ireland through the afternoon, across all of england and wa

lukashenko has been holding a news conference for well over two hours now, our russia editor steve rosenbergrence. he said belarus had a brutal democracy and they weren't silencer put pressure on anyone. on monday, the world will mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau. the camp was opened by the nazis in occupied poland in 1940. it started as a concentration and labour camp but was transformed into a notorious extermination camp. more than 1 million people were murdered there, the majority were jews. the 27th january also marks holocaust memorial day to remember the six million jews killed during the second world war. i've been talking to dov forman, the great—grandson of an auschwitz survivor, lily ebert, who died in october, aged 100. dov and lily used social media to tell her story. he also campaigned against anti—semitism and educates school children about the holocaust. he began by telling me more about his great—grandmother, and what she experienced when she first arrived at auschwitz. when she saw a few hours after arriving in the camp, given the striped clo

steve witkoff, uh, in israel on saturday, uh, pushed things forward. and we are grateful that both presidents worked with collaboration on this issue. it was really important. and, um, uh, good job. >> yeah. yeah. rosenberg at the atlantic writes that the the pending presidency of trump convinced hamas that they were not going to get a better deal in a week. and two, netanyahu is very eager to stay on trump's good side, and that was part of his motivating factor, is that. is that your understanding, too? >> yeah, i agree with that. absolutely. i completely agree with that. um, and again, once you put the deadline and all the parties trying to push forward for that deadline, i think it was, uh, it was a great achievement. >> adi, we've been talking to you since this horrible calamity happened on october 7th of 2023. what has kept you and yael, your wife. go. how have you been able to hold it together during all this? >> first of all, it could end up differently. on october 7th. over the last year for our son. um, as you know, uh, his post was surrounded by so many, uh, um, so many, um, terrorists. and he managed to survive surrender. and we had, uh, signs of life, uh, from back in november. and that recen