here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this spe
in 2013, benedict became the first pope in six centuries to resign. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates after beijing relaxed containment measures this month. here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello, and welcome. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. b
entry into the united states due to public health concerns. it was set to expire last week which the biden administration had supported but asked for a brief delay. 19 attorneys generals from gop-led states requested the policy remain in place for fear of adding to the influx at the southern border. in the 5-3 rule, neil gorsuch joins sotomayor and jackson. gorsuch suggested that the court decision to intervene was more related to the crisis at the border, rather than the legal issues in the case. those issues concern whether states can intervene in defense of a pandemic-era policy. gorsuch noted that the states, quote, do not seriously dispute that the public held justification undergirding the title 42 orders has lapsed. gorsuch also said while states may have valid concerns, quote, the current border crisis is not a covid crisis. the supreme court s order says that while it prevents title 42 from being set aside, it does not prevent the federal government from taking up,
he would take all measures to protect his nation. this is bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham of the london evening standard and jonathan walker of the sunday express. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let s take a look at the actual front pages. the financial times leads with news that china s government is scrapping travel quarantine rules after abandoning their zero covid policy. the daily mirror says that rising discontent among junior doctors is fuelling concerns that they will strike. in the daily telegraph, a charity forfemale military personnel who have experienced sexual assault is urging the royal military academy sandhurst to tackle what they call an epidemic of abuse. the ministry of defence has responded, saying it has a zero tolerance approach to sexual assault. loyalty cards for strikers is the daily mail s headline, with claims that a union backed
hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border 27 bodies have been recovered there; and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican border.