but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target
found in france, after he went missing six years ago will return to the uk in the next few days. possums, yes, it s me, dame edna, and aren t i looking gorgeous? and remembering the late barry humphries king charles and sir eltonjohn are among those paying tribute at a state memorial in sydney. and coming up on bbc news, we will hear how england s women are heading for defeat in mumbai almost 500 runs behind india in their one off test. good afternoon. prince harry has won his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mirror. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. he s been awarded £140,000 in damages. in a statement, prince harry said it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. here s our media correspondent, david sillito. this has been a landmark case, prince
uk officials in france are preparing to fly home a british teenager who was found after being missing for six years. alex batty, now 17, disappeared after travelling to spain with his mother and grandfather. the boy was discovered on wednesday near the city of toulouse. in the past hour, manchester police gave a short update to the media. i think ithinki i think i speak on behalf of the whole of the greater manchester police when we say we are relieved and overjoyed to say we received the news from the french authorities they believe alex batty has been found safe and well. it has been six years since his disappearance. this is a huge moment for alex, his family and the community in oldham. alex went missing whilst on holiday in 2017 when he was just 11 years old. on wednesday, a member of the public reported a potential cycling in toulouse area of france. the young man identified as alan alex was taken to a french police station. the young man and alex s, the spoke on a vide
hello. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army s rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was very tragic . an army spokesperson said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samerabu daqqa, was killed on friday in an israeli strike. from jerusalem our security correspondent, frank gardner sent this report. in the war zone that is gaza, israeli forces have committed a tragic error. in the effort to free hostages, they shot three of them, mistaking them for hamas fighters. the young israeli men were all the mid 20s, seized b