yogita limaye, bbc news, bakhmut.en anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk. and yogita is in kyiv now. it's nearly a year since this conflict started. what hope is there of a resolution? as far as as farasa as far as a dialogue is concerned it seems almost impossible right now, ukraine proposed a peace summit in february but it said russia must face a war crimes tribunal before it talks to it directly. as far as russia is concerned, it that ukraine must give up regions that moscow claims to have annexed. these are preconditions accept. militarily what we have seen on the front lines in bakhmut is there are very little advances being made by either side, but when we say that it doesn't mean it is not a deadly battle. ukrainian and russian soldiers are dying every day, and then there is the continuous bombardment of ukrainian cities which we witnessed notjust in bakhmut, but also in the south in the city of kherson, where we were last week, where civilians are also dying every single day. in bakhmut today ukrai

yogita limaye, bbc news, bakhmut. stay with us on bbc news.e death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. "good grief" — after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow _ in spite of protests and violence - from some _ black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us house of representatives has adjourned for the day, despite again failing to choose a new speaker. a battlefi

yogita limaye, bbc news, bakhmut.resentatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can't function is embarrassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hard liners within his own party who refuse to back him. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes explains why without a speaker the chamber is unable to operate effectively. another rollercoaster day and the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevin mccarthy didn't get the required number of votes, 218, to take on that role. there is a hard core of opponents, rebels, some people are calling them, about 20 who consistently vote against him. what happened after the three rounds of voting earlier, they adjourned and that allowed the republicans, at least some of them from that group, and kevin mccarthy, to

yogita limaye, bbc news, bakhmut.g travel controls on visitors from china, where covid infections have exploded. the guidance includes passengers having a negative covid—i9 test before they depart from china, random tests on arrival, and wearing face masks on flights. they also want aircraft wastewater tested for the virus. it comes as the world health organisation accused officials there of understating the true impact the recent surge in covid i9 infections is having on the country's health system. professor yanzhong huang, a senior fellow for global health at the council on foreign relations told me how effective he thinks these travel restrictions will be. they may be —— they may be able to delay the spread of the virus to europe but certainly ends not going to contain the spread. ends not going to contain the sread. ~ ~' ., . , spread. we know china when they were implementing _ spread. we know china when they were implementing zero - spread. we know china when they were implementing zero covid - were implementin

our correspondent yogita limaye has been on the front line in bakhmut the bbc�*s yogita limaye, imogen symbolic importance of this fight but has become greater then its strategic location. bakhmut is the home anatoly has known all his life. we see him barely react when a shell lands a few hundred metres away. shell explodes. he has come to an aid centre, a lifeline for those still here. "why don�*t you leave?" we asked him. translation: i have - nowhere to go, i am alone. who would want to take an 86—year—old? here at least sometimes, when the soldiers throw away food orsoup, ifind itand eat it. and i get free bread in my whole life, i�*ve never seen anything like this. tetiana used to be a midwife before the war. now she is a volunteer. translation: i stay - because i'm needed here. of course i�*m scared. i�*ve been caught in shelling three times. i suffered a concussion. but what use would i be hiding in a basement? people stay for different reasons. munitions explode. the explosions don�*t stop, but no—one flinches. it�*s as if they�*ve become numb. running from bombs every day, rep

yogita limaye, bbc news, bakhmut. now a look at some other stories making the news today...tensified. the bank of england released figures today showing that individuals borrowed an additional £4.4 billion in additional home loans, compared to £3.6 billion in october. the environmental campaign group friends of the earth says it will be taking legal action against the government's decision to approve a new coal mine. the facility in cumbria is expected to extract nearly 2.8 million tonnes of coal per year for use in steel—making, rather than power generation. fresh food inflation rose by a record 15% in december, up from just over 14% in november, according to the british retail consortium. it marks the highest monthly inflation rate for fresh food since records began in 2005. new research shows many small towns and local high streets are busier than they were three years ago. kirkby in merseyside has seen the largest increase — with visitor numbers up almost 160 per cent compared with 2019. but it footfall is down in some cities, such as the city of london, where it's down

the bbc�*s yogita limaye reports from the city.mbardment of a city looks like. and how it sounds. once a quiet place known for sparkling wine, bakhmut is now a byword for war. and ukraine's resistance. russia is using all its might to try and dig at the city. we drove past abandoned buildings. 90% of the people have fled. this is what you can see everywhere in bakhmut, destruction. on the other side of the road coming you can see apartment blocks completely destroyed, we are walking all over shards of glass pretty much every second you hear the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute of that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. and over the past few months, of fierce battle, even though it's had an important road intersection, it's the symbolic importance of this fight that has become greater than its strategic location. bakhmut of the home anatoly has known all his life. we see him barely react when a shell land is a few when a shell lands a few hundred metres away. he has come to a centre, a lifeline for

the bbc�*s yogita limaye, imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk have been in the cityking to military units and ordinary people. eight it has focused its soldiers, weapons and ammunition, showing it heavy every day, the bbc they've beenin heavy every day, the bbc they've been in the city at the start of the new year speaking to military units there and to ordinary people. this is what the merciless bombardment of the city looks like. and how it sounds. once a quiet place known for sparkling wine, bakhmut is now a word for war and ukraine's resistance. russia is using all its might to try and take the city. we drove past abandoned buildings, 90% of the people have fled. this is what you can see everywhere and bakhmut, destruction, and the other side of the road to my apartment blocks that are completely destroyed. walking all over shards of glass pretty much every second he hear the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. over the past few months, a fierce battle, even though it is at an important road