bombs itself hitting a city of more than 400,000 people, leaving a massive crater. and blowing a car onto a roof. so just how effective is the russian war machine? accidental bombing that is again raising that question. deadline day for a case with huge implications for the entire country is supreme court decision could drop it any moment on medication , abortion and the fate of a pill that millions of women have used for more than two decades. the worst kept secret in washington, president biden said to announce his 2024 campaign next week with the election of mere 564 days away that went fast. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. a powerful explosion overnight right in the heart of belgorod, russia near the ukrainian border , not the work of ukrainian forces, but a russian fighter jet with the brief flying through the air. the kremlin has acknowledged that one of its own warplanes accidentally dropped t
the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. it s more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper joined a team of debt collectors, entering the home of a single father with three young children. they count as vulnerable. but, these workers from arvato financial solutions, working for british gas, opened the door and installed a prepayment meter anyway. installing prepayment meters by force is legal, but it s meant to be a last resort, and should not be done to vulnerable households. if people cannot afford to top up the meters, they will be left wit
for motor neurone disease. campaigners say new research funding needs to be handed out quicker. i met imeta i met a family bakery in manchester finding out what the interest rate rise means for businesses and customers. manchester united to decide on the future of their player mason greenwood after charges of attempted rape and coercive behaviours against him are dropped. while some of you will see some light rain or drizzle through the day it will actually be a mild day when the sunshine comes out with a feel of spring in fact. don t get too used to use that, though. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday, the 3rd of february. the family of a woman who s gone missing in lancashire has made an emotional plea for people to come forward with information. 45 year old nicola bulley disappeared a week ago, while walking her dog in st michael s on wyre. we can speak now to our reporter, dave guest, while walking her dog in st michael s on wyre. who joins us fr
for a summit on ukraine president zelensky says he believes his country deserves talks on joining the eu this year. deserted railway stations as train drivers in england stage their second walkout this week. australian tennis star nick kyrgios admits assaulting his ex girlfriend but avoids a criminal conviction we ll have the latest from canberra. # falling in our hearts # here again, hawai i # aloha, aloha # and could this song by the former sex pistols by the former sex pistolsrontmanjohn lydon written about his wife s alzheimer s be chosen to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest? it s very hard to be away from her. but i have to do this. i have to bring awareness to this problem. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us department of defence says it s tracking what s believed to be a chinese surveillance balloon that entered american airspace two days ago. the military considered shooting it down over the state of montan
bombshell cnn report. now the school system is suspending its entire police department. and a new strong jobs report showing more americans employed and earning more money. so might this set up another hike in your interest rates as the fed tries to tame rising inflation? welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. a bone chilling warning of armageddon tops our world lead. president biden made that assessment last night invoking the nuclear brinksmanship of the cuban missile crisis 60 years ago this month. as vladimir putin loses his grip on his bloody unprovoked war against ukraine and threatens to delay catastrophic weapons. senior u.s. officials were caught off guard they say. but by what some might characterize as inartful and perhaps in some views he is callatory comments they insist there is nothing that raises the threat level above where it is been but still president biden doesn t seem a clear off-ramp for putin and u.s. officials thinks even if he uses the smallest ta