it s 8am in the morning in singapore, and 9am in hiroshima, japan, where president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city, but ukraine denies it. our diplomatic correspondent james landale sent this report from kyiv. today injapan, president zelensky honoured the dead of a war that took place eight decades ago. the devastation of hiroshima, bringing to mind another war, his war, one that s raging right now across ukraine. translation: photos of ruined | hiroshima remind me of bakhmut and such other towns. there is absolutely nothing alive there. all the buildings are destroyed. his task, their task, was to show the world that western leaders, at least these
year. gavin grey on at 1am. now on bbc news, witness. tanya beckett introduces us to five extraordinary moments in history. hallo, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. iam here hallo, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. i am here at the british library in london for the last time this year to bring if i wa nt last time this year to bring if i want our favourite stories from 2016. we will meet a former member of chairman mao s intimates red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger space or crude an art restorer who brought a leonardo da vinci masterpiece back to life. but first, witness has travelled to the bamyan valley in afghanistan. for over 1,000 years to huge statues of border towered over the valley at in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. mr hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dynamite around the statues. this year is the 50th anniversary of the start of the cultural revolution in china. at the forefront wer
and the welsh opera singer, bryn terfel. thick fog is causing delays at airports for a second day. heathrow says 45 flights have been cancelled, because planes were in the wrong place following yesterday s disruption. and it s new year down under, sydney welcomes in 2017 in style with a spectacular firework display. now on bbc news, witness. hello, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. i m here at the british library in london for the last time this year to bring you five of our favourite stories from 2016. we ll meet a former member of chairman mao s infamous red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger space shuttle crew, and an art restorer who brought a leonardo da vinci masterpiece back to life. but first, witness has travelled to the bamiyan valley in afghanistan. for over 1,000 years two huge statues of buddha towered over the valley, but in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. said musa hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dy