of molly russell, the 14 year old who took her own life after being exposed after being exposed to harmful content online. health officials warn of a second disaster in pakistan as they see a sharp increase in diseases after the country s devastating floods. and tv viewing figures for the queen s state funeral peaked at more than 26 million yesterday as the procession made its way through london. i coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, england s cricketers are playing in pakistan for the first time in 17 years. we playing in pakistan for the first time in 17 years. playing in pakistan for the first time in 17 years. we will have the latest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister, liz truss, says she is prepared to take difficult and unpopular decisions to help get the uk economy growing. in her first bbc interview since she became prime minister, liz truss said by focusing on economic growth the uk will be more attractive to investors. and
help britain become more attractive, help more investment flow into our country, yes, i m absolutely prepared to take those decisions. more rail disruptions this time it s the london marathon that could be affected as rail workers announce more strike dates next month. and a peak audience of around 28 million people watched on tv as the queen s coffin was carried through london. and coming up in the sport over on the bbc news channel: england s cricketers mark their first match in pakistan for 17 years with a victory in the first t20 game in karachi. good evening. president putin is paving the way to try to annex a significant area of ukraine that are being occupied by russian forces. officials in the russian controlled areas in the donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia region have announced they plan to hold referenda onjoining russia in the coming days. ukraine and the us have said such ballots would be an illegal sham. russia has suffered a serious of setbacks on th
to help them create cutting edge modern clothing. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration, following federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo, in new york state, 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 stretc
a tenth person has been killed by an explosion at a block of flats injersey earlier this month kathleen mcginess was injured by the blast and died in hospital yesterday. boxing day sales begin in the uk but will the high streets be busy or will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites? hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the airfield is believed to house russian long range strategic bombers. there has been no comment from ukraine. the bbc s russia editor steve rosenberg says the last attack on the airbase, three weeks ago, led to calls for tighter security. this is deep inside russian territory. when the firs
of living crisis bites? the most successful female golfer of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down at ukrainian drone and three russian soldiers were killed. engels is deep inside russian territory. hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long