in england, scotland and wales a new report shows that nursery now costs almost £15,000 for the youngest children. protesters in israel prepare for another day of mass demonstrations against proposed reforms to the judicial system. weather warnings for heavy snow in central and northern england. the cold conditions are expected to last until the weekend. hello. this is bbc news. a warm welcome to viewers here in the uk and right around the world including thosejoining us on pbs america. ukraine says russia has fired at least 80 missiles at targets across the country, as part of an overnight bombardment the most significant wave of attacks since the anniversary of the invasion was marked two weeks ago. the targets were across ukraine, from kharkiv in the north to 0desa in the south. at least three people are reported dead in kherson. president zelensky in a statement on telegram said ten regions in all had been hit. he added that russia would not avoid responsibility.
with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.
new evidence of a crisis in childcare rising fees and fewer places are forcing parents to give up work. i ve been meeting some of those affected. maybe not, if you re a spurs fan, as antonio conte s side exit the champions league after a goalless draw with ac milan. the stars behind the camera we meet the british cinematographers up for oscars at this sunday s awards. several major ukrainian cities have been hit by russian missiles overnight, causing damage to residential buildings and infrastructure. air raid warnings sounded before dawn in 13 regions including in the capital kyiv, the second city, kharkiv, and the southern port of odesa. our correspondentjames landale is in a bunker in kyiv this morning. i know you are in a bunker at this morning because of these rates. tell us the extent of this latest sequence? correct my grades. well, throu~hout sequence? correct my grades. well, throughout this sequence? correct my grades. well, throughout this war sequence? c
particularly treacherous conditions here. this is the radar picture showing us where the snow is falling. furthersouth showing us where the snow is falling. further south across much of england this is falling as rain and they could be some heavy and possibly thundery downpours clearing away later on this afternoon. of most concern is where we are seeing the falling snow, this weather front is stalling, some very strong winds too particularly over pennine routes where we could see blizzards and drifting snow. a wide range of temperatures today, 12 or 13 celsius in devon and cornwall later this afternoon with that much milder air towards the south. a weather system is going nowhere overnight tonight, particularly for central parts of the uk where the snow totals start to stack up even further, strong gusty winds on the edge of this as low as well, coastal gales towards the far south west, the channel islands potentially and we may see -15 islands potentially and we may see 15
housed on former military bases instead of hotels in new plans due to be announced later. germany prepares for the first state visit by king charles since becoming monarch. israel s prime minister reacts angrily to comments by the us president who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to stay away in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement his partner andre portasio said he died unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbi