Installed, officials are saying they blame falling debris, but the images suggest that this is a direct hit. We dont know the further implications, whether in terms of who is in there. But this is a place where russia has really asserted its dominance. It is the Black Sea Fleet from which it has launched Missile Strikes across ukraine. It has blockaded ports. And this is a peninsula that russia annexed back in 2014. Its almost a cornerstone of russias invasion. And i think regardless of whether kyiv claims responsibility for this one, it did last week when it hit a dry dock with british Supplied Storm Shadow missiles destroying a submarine and a warship. It is clear ukraine is continuing with its strategy of trying to target sites in crimea to both undermine russias occupation, but also to support its continued Counter Offensive further north by by frustrating russian operations. As we said, president zelensky is in canada, for the First Time Since russias invasion, on a visit to thank canadians for their support. The visit comes off the back of a trip to washington. President biden has approved Security Assistance for kyiv valued at three . Hundred . And twenty . Five million dollars, there is a canada fur zelensky� s canadas unwavering support and suggested he would bring his children to visit the country when the war is over. Justin, thank you very much for hosting us, me and my wife and my team. And thank you for this invitation, it is a privilege for us to be in canada, thank you for your support, you have been with us from just days of the first full scale war, from phone calls and real steps, and i say to you and your government and of course to all the canadians, i have a lot of warm words and thanks to say from ukraine to you, and your beautiful country, i know it has beautiful, i have no time to see it but i note that it is beautiful i think after the victory, it will become a victory, of course we will come, maybe with children. Mr thanks keith due to address the Canadian Parliament shortly and we will go to that. Live now to profesorjennifer welsh. Shes director at the centre for International Peace and Security Studies at mcgil university. Hello to you. Hello. This is a visit, hello to you. Hello. This is a visit. We hello to you. Hello. This is a visit. We got hello to you. Hello. This is a visit, we got a hello to you. Hello. This is a visit, we got a sense hello to you. Hello. This is a visit, we got a sense there l hello to you. Hello. This is a| visit, we got a sense there in hello to you. Hello. This is a visit, we got a sense there in terms of what he would be talking about, in terms of banks in canada for his support. Do you get a sense that these diplomatic visits are more important than ever . Absolutely. I think particularly important than ever . Absolutely. I think particularly at important than ever . Absolutely. I think particularly at coming important than ever . Absolutely. I think particularly at coming on important than ever . Absolutely. I think particularly at coming on the| think particularly at coming on the heels of his time in the United States, president zelensky coming here to canada where there is the second biggest Ukrainian Diaspora in the world, where there has been the world, where there has been this steadfast support for ukraine, it is important for morale but also important, given canadas place in the nato alliance, and a group of countries that are supporting ukraine, president zelensky is really aiming, through these visits, to maintain the support he needs from the outside world for what is a very difficult period in his war with russia. I very difficult period in his war with russia. Very difficult period in his war with russia. ,. , with russia. I suppose we have seen a disagreement with russia. I suppose we have seen a disagreement with with russia. I suppose we have seen a disagreement with parliament i a disagreement with Parliament Poland over grain. There are people who are sceptical about whether to carry on with the aid, and i suppose the concern is the sort of fatigue, more generally, isnt it, in terms of ukraine perhaps not staying at the top of the agenda like it once was . I the top of the agenda like it once was . ~ ,. , the top of the agenda like it once was . ~ ,. ,. , ~ the top of the agenda like it once was . ~ ,. ,. , ~. , was . I think if you look at the big icture, was . I think if you look at the big picture. There was . I think if you look at the big picture, there is was . I think if you look at the big picture, there is still, was . I think if you look at the big picture, there is still, within was . I think if you look at the big picture, there is still, within the l picture, there is still, within the eu, and certainly at the Executor Level in the United States, great support for ukraine. And we need to remember at the beginning of this war, a lot of outside observers underestimated ukraine. It was able to demonstrate its capacity to repel this russian action, but there is no question that in our modern eire, the clock ticks every quickly, and for president zelensky in our modern area. His visit to the us, while he had from the president that strong statement of support and over 300 million in military support, there is also question about whether a package of substantial amounts for the United States would be able to come in 2024, that election year. And of course were heading into winter, that makes everything harder, doesnt it, in terms the fighting . Harder, doesnt it, in terms the fiuuhtin . , harder, doesnt it, in terms the fiuuhtin . , fighting . Yes, the season as well. I think for countries fighting . Yes, the season as well. I think for countries that fighting . Yes, the season as well. I think for countries that are think for countries that are supporting, they need to remember that this counteroffensive cannot be one of the night. And we are likely to see dramatic breakthroughs, but i think what we are see in crimea is a demonstration of what ukraine is capable of and what it wants to do in the short run most is disrupt russian supply lines. But i would also say that despite this dispute with poland, and we need to remember that at least in this that country, this dispute is partly about domestic politics. Poland was not necessarily comp claiming it was stopping arms shipments to ukraine altogether, but rather a new weaponry that polling needs to build up weaponry that polling needs to build up its own defences which have been depleted. I up its own defences which have been deleted. ~ � up its own defences which have been deleted. ~ �. ,. , depleted. I think were going to have to leave depleted. I think were going to have to leave it depleted. I think were going to have to leave it there depleted. I think were going to have to leave it there because i depleted. I think were going to i have to leave it there because the sound is going in and out, we are losing it a bit, but thank you very much for talking to us, professor jennifer welsh. Robert menendez has denied the allegations and says hes is elected of smear campaign. The District Attorney told a Press Conference that mr menendez and his wife nadine are accused of accepting thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using his position to enrich the businessman and benefit the government of egypt. The investigation government of egypt. The investigation that government of egypt. Iie investigation that led government of egypt. Iie investigation that led to government of egypt. Ii2 investigation that led to the charges has been brought out of the Southern District of new york. The indictment alleges that between 2018 and 2022, Senator Menendez, the senior us senatorfrom and 2022, Senator Menendez, the senior us senator from newjersey and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his wife Nadine Menendez engaged in a corrupt relationship with wael hana, fred daibes, and jose uribe. The indictment alleges that through that relationship, the senator and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes, in exchange for Senator Menendez using his power and influence to protect and enrich those businessmen and to benefit the government of egypt. The indictment alleges that wael hana, jose uribe, and fred daibes provided bribes in the form of cash, gold, Home Mortgage payments, a low show or no showjob for Nadine Menendez. An innate eight Mercedes Benz and other things of value to the senate and his wife. Other things of value to the senate and his wife other things of value to the senate and his wife. � ,. ,. , . , and his wife. Lets get more nowfrom and his wife. Lets get more nowfrom and North American and his wife. Lets get more nowfrom and North American correspondents. | and North American correspondents. Can you tell us more about who senator Robert Menendez is . He has been a senator senator Robert Menendez is . He has been a senator for senator Robert Menendez is . He has been a senator for decades, senator Robert Menendez is . He has been a senator for decades, since. Been a senator for decades, since 2006, from the state of newjersey, and what makes these allegations so compelling, in a way, is the fact that he headed the Senate Foreign committee and he had in fact been charged with bribery in the past, backin charged with bribery in the past, back in 2015, six years ago, but ultimately thorough trial, there was a deadlocked jury and so he was acquitted. And so here we are now, hes the first senator be charged twice in a criminal matter. And in a different bribery case but kinda very similar contours is the past one, this idea that he used his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to try to influence bribe, these other Public Officials to help him help these businessmen and the government of egypt. So he is alleged to have tried to influence the Department Of Agriculture to help this one businessmen securing a monopoly that he had with the help of the government of egypt, and you try to pressure the department ofjustice to help protect these two other businessmen. Now, what we had there from the us attorney in new york is that these other Government Officials didnt kind of bend to his pressure, so no doubt we will see that feature more in this trial. But as we had in a statement there from the senator, he is alleging that this is all part of an attempt to make his, dig his political grave, as he puts it, and he has Artist Community wait for the facts as the dashcam ad. Iie Community Wait for the facts as the dashcam art dashcam ad. He says he will not be distracted by dashcam ad. He says he will not be distracted by baseless dashcam ad. He says he will not be distracted by Baseless Accusationsl distracted by baseless accusations and will continue his important work. Thank you very much for talking to us. Now, as ukraine faces a second winter of war, it is suffering heavy losses on the battlefield. The military doesnt release figures for those injured and killed by the bbc has been given access to one of the main hospitals in the front line. Doctors there have treated more than 20,000 wounded since russias full scale invasion in february 2022. From south eastern ukraine, our International Correspondent 0rla guerin reports. Sirens. Under a blanket of darkness, the wounded are brought in. On arrival each one is numbered. Each one a husband, a father or a son. This is the pain of a generation. Staff here treat 50 to 100 new casualties every day. Another badly wounded soldier has just been brought in. Hes in his 20s and one of his legs has already been amputated. This is where you can see the cost of the war, the cost for soldiers, the cost for ukraine and theres no let up, the casualties keep coming. Ukraine now has an army of amputees. In the First Six Months of this year alone a staggering 15,000 have lost limbs. Most are fighters, like patient 159. Vyacheslav, who has lost a leg. Dr roxana and her colleagues have comforted many like him. Translation we talk to them. We cheer them up. We hold their hands. We feed them. If its a young man, i treat him like my son. 0urfront Line is right here in the hospital. We do our duty. That means doing surgery around the clock, trying to repair bodies mangled by landmines and shells. They have 50 Operating Rooms here, but say its not enough. For the hospital director, the wounded are more than patients. You are a hero, says dr sergey. 0lexi is 38, and days before lost both of his legs. Translation the inuries are very severe. H im very glad that 0lexi survived. This was caused by a mine explosion. Unfortunately, his friends are no longer alive. Do you see many patients with severe injuries like this . All, he says. War is frightening, says 0lexi. Only a fool wouldnt be scared. What more can i say . Bullets whistle, mines explode. Sometimes theres panic. And sometimes theres trauma that cannot be put into words, horror that cannot be unseen. More than 20,000 injured soldiers have passed through these doors in europes newest war, a Conveyor Belt of broken bodies. 2,000 of them have been amputees. Even when the fighting is over, for many, the battle will last a lifetime. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Mortgage brokers say lending rates for home buyers should fall in the coming weeks following the Bank Of England decision not to raise interest rates. So far, nationwide is the only lender to reduce rates. The university and College Union has called off planned strikes by its members at dozens of institutions next week . . After a number of employers agreed to end pay deductions linked to previous industrial action. A five . Day walk out will still take place at forty . Two universities. The Retailer Superdrug has announced plans to stop selling single . Use vapes in all of its stores in the uk and ireland by the end of the year. The company says it sells an average of one . Thousand . Three . Hundred disposable e . Cigarettes every week, and has called the Environmental Impact of the devices � alarming. A comedian who used to work with Russell Brand says the former hollywood actor had reputation for getting angry or a bit nasty with women who wouldnt sleep with him. Carl parker worked with him between 2000 and 2002 after meeting him in 1999 before their careers took different paths. Mr parker told newsnight that he was surprised Sexual Assault allegations about mr brown hadnt surfaced sooner because rumours about his alleged conduct were soon. Mr brand. Mr brand has not responded to the latest allegations but denies any wrongdoing. What raised alarm bells for you in regards to his alleged treatment of women . , � , regards to his alleged treatment of women . , v. Regards to his alleged treatment of women . , h. , regards to his alleged treatment of women . , � ,. , women . Russells name was synonymous in the modelling women . Russells name was synonymous in the Modelling Industry women . Russells name was synonymous in the Modelling Industry in women . Russells name was synonymous in the Modelling Industry in london in the Modelling Industry in london from the early to late to thousands and a lot of the Modelling Agents sit down and tell their models, warn them about him. , things like people go back to his house and they fool around and if they didnt want to go all the way, he had a reputation for sometimes getting angry or nasty if people wouldnt, you know, sleep within the first time. And given the fact that he was a celebrity, very good looking man, very funny, he didnt really need to sort of operate that way. They would have been plenty of people happy to get themselves involved in a dalliance with him, he did have to go with people who were reluctant to do so. Are you surprised by this documentary on what you are hearing now . , , �. , documentary on what you are hearing now . , , �. , now . Surprised it didnt come out sooner. I now . Surprised it didnt come out sooner i am now . Surprised it didnt come out sooner. I am surprised now . Surprised it didnt come out sooner. I am surprised at now . Surprised it didnt come out sooner. I am surprised at the now . Surprised it didnt come out sooner. I am surprised at the moment that there are only four of them. He has denied all the allegations, there is no criminal investigation, police havent arrested him are taken in him in for questioning, so at the moment, in the eyes of the law he is an innocent man. None of it is leaving at the taste in the mouth. And everyone does feel let down but let down more by the industry that this was able to happen. For example, if anyone had known that russell was dating a 16 year olds back when he was doing it, back in the mid naughties, this would have gone round the circuit like wildfire, everybody would have known within a few days, Everyone Phoning and texting each other, everyone would have known about it and that would have given light to possibly shoving it down much, much sooner, then it could have come out, but as i said, he was isolated from the industry, nobody knew what he was up to, nobody knew his specific dalliances so how could anyone speak out, why would they . If you could speak to any of these women who have made these allegations, what would you say to them . You say to them . Difficult to speak without wanting you say to them . Difficult to speak without wanting to you say to them . Difficult to speak without wanting to cry you say to them . Difficult to speak without wanting to cry for you say to them . Difficult to speak without wanting to cry for them, i without wanting to cry for them, frankly. I dont know, really, without wanting to cry for them, frankly. Idont know, really, i dont know. I cant apologise for them because i didnt perform any of them because i didnt perform any of the behaviour. I think everyone feels for them. All i can say is, we support you, and what happened was awful and shouldnt have happened. Viewers here in the uk can see more on Newsnight On Bbc Two at 10 30pm. Letsjust take you on Newsnight On Bbc Two at 10 30pm. Lets just take you to marseille and show you some pictures of the first day of the popes visit to the french port city, and this is currently where he is meeting representatives of other religions, this is in front of a memorial to sailors and migrants lost at sea. And i think we understand that they are going to be taking a moment of meditation together. This visit of the pope there in marseille for two daysis the pope there in marseille for two days is very much expected to focus on migrants and the mediterranean and how europe manages Asylum Seekers, so very much he said before the visit it is very much bringing the visit it is very much bringing the message of tolerance. Two weeks have passed since a Powerful Earthquake Hit morocco killing almost 3000 people. 0fficials killing almost 3000 people. Officials say they are doing all they can to help and have promised to rebuild 50,000 homes but many families are set to spend the winter intense and for the children whose schools were destroyed, the situation is becoming increasingly traumatic. 0ur Correspondent visited one of the worst affected areas in the high atlas mountains. This is one of many sprawling makeshift camps in the high atlas mountings, where many families are left to struggle more than a week after moroccos deadly earthquake. This woman takes a look at her wrecked school. She is still haunted by memories of the day the earthquake hit. Mr; by memories of the day the earthquake hit. By memories of the day the earthquake hit. By memories of the day the earthuuake hit. G. ,. , by memories of the day the earthuuake hit. ~ ,. ,. ,. , earthquake hit. My father had me and i ket earthquake hit. My father had me and i kept reciting earthquake hit. My father had me and i kept reciting players. Earthquake hit. My father had me and i kept reciting players. Today earthquake hit. My father had me and i kept reciting players. Today i i kept reciting players. Today i sometimes back up in panic. Irlat i kept reciting players. Today i sometimes backup in panic. Not much is left here. Sometimes backup in panic. Not much is left here. Only sometimes backup in panic. Not much is left here, only remnants sometimes backup in panic. Not much is left here, only remnants of sometimes backup in panic. Not much is left here, only remnants of a is left here, only remnants of a once bustling school. I is left here, only remnants of a once bustling school. Is left here, only remnants of a once bustling school. I missed my school so much, once bustling school. I missed my school so much, i once bustling school. I missed my school so much, i miss once bustling school. I missed my school so much, i miss my once bustling school. I missed my i school so much, i miss my teachers. I asked her if she wants to go back for education to see her friends. For both, she says. Any children in this camp have similar drains. We have brief Moments Ofjoy but they hide deep grief, anger, and possibly trauma. This girl tells me she wants to get out of here. I trauma. This girl tells me she wants to get out of here. To get out of here. I dont feel comfortable, to get out of here. I dont feel comfortable, it to get out of here. I dont feel comfortable, it is to get out of here. I dont feel comfortable, it is too to get out of here. I dont feel comfortable, it is too tight to get out of here. I dont feel i comfortable, it is too tight here, to get out of here. I dont feel comfortable, it is too tight here, i am suffocating. figs comfortable, it is too tight here, i am suffocating comfortable, it is too tight here, i am suffocating. As we walk around, we could see am suffocating. As we walk around, we could see nothing am suffocating. As we walk around, we could see nothing but we could see nothing but destruction. The earthquake killed 3000 people at least and ruined many more lives this place is once a classroom. Children used to study here. Now, there is nothing but cracked walls. Many students in the affected areas will find it really difficult to go back to school, not just because many classes like these have collapsed but the traumas these children have gone through as a result of the earthquake will need a lot of time and effort to be treated. Volunteers have stepped in to help. In this small tent, kids vent their feelings through drawing and writing. Many of them have been orphaned by the earthquake. Translation me orphaned by the earthquake. Translation orphaned by the earthquake. Translation ~. ,. , translation we asked them to ex ress translation we asked them to express themselves, translation we asked them to express themselves, they translation we asked them to express themselves, they demolished houses and dead animals. At first they were too traumatised to talk to us, took a couple of days to open up. figs us, took a couple of days to open u. � ,. , us, took a couple of days to open up. As we were leaving, we spotted this small mobile up. As we were leaving, we spotted this small mobile funfair. Up. As we were leaving, we spotted this small mobile funfair. A up. As we were leaving, we spotted this small mobile funfair. A local. This small mobile funfair. A local ngo this small mobile funfair. A local n60 is moving it from one camp to another trying to chill the cheer the children up. They are having a good time at the moment but for life to go back to normal, they will definitely need much more. Lets ta ke lets take you back to those images of pope francis and his visit to marseille now. As i say, this is the start of a two day visit for the pope and he was earlier, we saw him at the basilica of Notre Dame De La Garde which is monument over lytton overlooking the port city of marseille, and he held prayers there with a local clergy, and now, as you can see, he is meeting with representatives of other religions and this is in front of a memorial to sailors and migrants lost at sea. So, the focus of his visit, very much expected to be focusing on migrants and the number of people who have lost their lives as they have tried to cross the mediterranean, but also the way in which europe manages the Asylum Seekers who arrive on its shores. The United Nations estimates that more than 28,000 migrants who tried to cross the mediterranean have gone missing since 2014. So, a big two day visit for the pope there in marseille, it is the first time that a pope has visited the city in 500 years, and tomorrow, saturday, there is going to be a big event at the stadium, the velodrome in marseille, where he will be leading prayers and thousands of people are expected to turn out to see him. We will be covering that across the weekend here on bbc news, to stay with us. To stay with us. The weather has felt decidedly cool today. Weve had some pretty heavy showers out there, some sunny spells, too. But as those showers fade to leave largely clear skies overnight, it is going to turn really quite chilly. Then through the weekend, temperatures will rise as some outbreaks of rain and some strong winds arrive, particularly towards the northwest of the uk. The reason for all of that, this swirl of cloud, this was a hurricane, hurricane nigel, not a hurricane any more. But it is going to bring an injection of moisture into this deep area of low pressure that will swell to the north west of us Throwing Outbreaks of rain and strong winds into northern and western parts, but also bringing us a southerly wind, drawing up some warmer air from the south. But in the short term, still, this north or north westerly winds, a rather cool feel to proceedings. A few showers around overnight, but most places will be dry with clear skies, a few mist and fog patches around even in some of the big towns and cities will see temperatures of four to eight degrees out in the countryside in Northern Scotland i think quite easilyjust below freezing tomorrow. Then some good spells of sunshine to start off that Sunshine Turning increasingly hazy from the west and then some thicker Cloud Rolling Into south west england, wales and Northern Ireland with a little bit of rain late in the day. The winds starting to strengthen as well. Those winds starting to come up from the south, but still actually quite a cool feeling day 12 to 18 degrees for most of us through saturday evening and overnight. Its this wriggling Weather Front really sets in across northern and western parts. Some outbreaks of heavy rain just pulsing along that frontal system. So on sunday, expect some really intense downpours for parts of wales, north west england, Northern Ireland and most especially the western side of scotland. A bit of rain into the south west of england later in the day, further south and east, some sunshine and some warmth, temperatures into the low 20 celsius, but the winds really will be picking up. Well see some very gusty conditions for coastal hills in the west, gusts of 50 to possibly 60 miles per hour. And through sunday night, more very heavy rain, perhaps most especially across the western side of scotland. There could be enough rain here to cause some localised flooding and some travel disruption. And then into next week it looks very autumnal showers or longer spells of rain, some brisk winds, the best chance of any lengthy dry spells down towards the south. This is bbc news, the headlines. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres gavin. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Team europe are trying to fight back after an awful start day one of the solheim cup. Theyre playing fourballs at the minute with America Leading 4 0. Europe had a terrible morning in the foursomes. A series of errors saw them fall off the pace quickly. Advantage when Allisen Corpuz holed this putt they completed a clean sweep to go 4 0 up. But europe have had a better time of it in the fourballs . Theyre up in two of the four matches and Emily Pedersen hasjust made a bit of history this was only the second hole in one in the existence of the solheim cup. It helped her tie her match alongside maja stark. Football now and its been four defeats in five for Manchester United after their 4 . 3 loss at Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier this week. Thats their worst start to a season for 37 years. They travel to burnley on saturday with the heat starting to grow on manager erik ten hag
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