by ukrainian forces last month. now on bbc news the dark side of direct sales. the world of door to door sales and selling on the street has been rebooted for the social media age. young people are being promised big money, glam work trips abroad and the chance to work with some of the biggest brands in the uk. but the reality can be very different. i m lora jones and, for the past year, i ve been investigating the dark side of the direct sales industry. are young people chasing a dream they can never achieve? just, like, chews you up and spits you out. i probably blew about £2,000 in, like, road trips and stuff. wow! and i don t think i made that in the whole three months i was there. can t afford shampoo. you were trying so hard to project a kind of wolf of wall street image. i don t want to sound dramatic but it was like selling your soul. and could direct sales companies be breaking the law? i m speechless. if they were here right now, . i would ask them what on earth
before mortar fire targeted other areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. this is bbc news. there was an early end to christmas eve rail services across the uk, after workers from the rmt union walked out at six o clock on friday night. their strike will continue until the early hours of tuesday morning. noor nanji reports. dashing home for christmas. this train to swansea was one of the last to leave london today. allaround britain, rail services have finished early because of more strikes. for passengers here, it was a race against time. it s the last train so it s kind of a bit nerve racking, yeah, but either way, i do support the people who are striking. so i do understand what they are going through. it s just frustrating that, like, it has to have an impact on christmas and going home to see family and stuff. this station would usually be packed on a saturday evening, but here on the platform, you can hear a pin
celebrate christmas. hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold, bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into sub zero temperatures. from coast to coast it has brought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages, and can turn boiling hot water into a snow in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here at the lowest of 50 degrees. residents have
ten civilians have been killed by russian shelling in the ukrainian city of kherson. one attack on saturday morning struck the central market as people were shopping, before mortarfire targeted other areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. there was an early end to christmas eve rail services across the uk, after workers from the rmt union walked out at six o clock on friday night. their strike will continue until the early hours of tuesday morning. noor nanji reports. dashing home for christmas. this train to swansea was one of the last to leave london today. allaround britain, rail services have finished early because of more strikes. for passengers here, it was a race against time. it s the last train so it s kind of a bit nerve racking, yeah, but either way, i do support the people who are striking. so i do understand what they are going through. it s just frustrating that, like, it has to have an impact on christ
an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. can turn boiling water into a snow cloud and second. the state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures are the lowest at 52. residents warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snowfalls. need to clear the sidewalk, i m out here doing it with a shovel because the slow i wouldn t start. , , , ., because the slow i wouldn t start. , i, ., ., start. every type of travel thrown into start. every type of t