season marking the lunar new year. at least one person has been killed as russia bombed ukrainian cities overnight minutes after its self imposed ceasefire ended. ukraine reportedly retaliated by attacking two thermal power plants in the russian controlled donetsk region. military helicopters in western australia have airlifted more than 200 people cut off by devastating floods. the state s emergency services minister described the damage as a once in a century event. prince harry has revealed that he cried only once over the death of his mother, diana, the princess of wales, in 1997. in a new interview due to be aired later, he said both he and prince william felt unable to show any emotion as they met tearful mourners in public a fact which now causes him to feel guilty. our royal correspondent daniela ralph reports. memories of diana princess of wales and the anguish and grief of her son at her death are at the heart of prince harry s memoir, spare. in the first of h
our response. at least one person is killed as russia bombs ukrainian cities overnight minutes after its self imposed ceasefire ended. few expected the ceasefire to hold in any way. it was announced by russia in the first place and russia was never going to engage. but there is still heavy shelling coming down from the russian side. tens of thousands of orthodox christians in ethiopia celebrate christmas at churches in the historic town of laleebella for the first time since the conflict in tigray began in 2020. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has given his first tv interview of the year to the bbc s laura kuennsberg. mr sunak addressed concerns over nurses strikes and said he will talk to the royal college of nursing union about pay but does not commit to increasing wages now to end their strike action. he also defended his economic policies as being deeply conservative . our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been listen to
ukraine a major focus. good day to you. i m peter alexander here in washington in for andrea mitchell as she travels back from london. she s en route to new york for the u.n. general assembly. nbc news heard reports a charters flight is in the air from texas and florida heading to the northeast, this as legal action is being considered against governors ron desantis and greg abbott s response to their sending migrants to areas like new york, d.c. and martha s vineyard. we are following the story for us. what do we know about the reports that there may be a plane in the air right now? good to be here with you. this plane we are following on flight aware is operated by the same airline, ultimate air, that carried 48 immigrants to martha s vineyard last week. it s moving from san antonio texas, according to flight aware, to clearwater, florida, and making its way to the northeast, including delaware and then new jersey. we cannot say for certain who is on board. as you menti
A damning report on the mistreatment of detainees at an Immigration Removal Centre has recommended a time limit on the length of their stay. A Public Inquiry found a toxic culture among staff at brook house near gatwick airport. It follows a bbc Panorama Investigation in 2017. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds has seen the report which has just been released in the past hour, and joins me from central london. Tell us more first of all about the findings of this inquiry . Findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it findings of this inquiry . Well, jane. It is findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it is worth findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it is worth saying findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it is worth saying that i findings of this inquiry . Well, l jane, it is worth saying that this jane, it is worth saying that this inquiry would not have happened if an 18 year old Detention Custody Officer called callum telly had not contacted the bbc and then agreed to take hid
officials in florida are pleading with residents to take precautions as hurricane idalia it s expected to hit the state as an extremely dangerous category four storm in the coming hours. idalia it s currently a category three hurricane but continues to intensify as it slowly moves north in the gulf of mexico. officials warn that likely historic storm surge of destructive winds and flooding mean there is great potential for death and catastrophic devastation. the national weather service supports of could see powerful battering waves, and buildings could be washed away. joining us from florida s leading county sheriff sheriff, good to see, we thank you for taking the time. let s start out with what worries you most about this