bakhmut in ukraine. and the reason this matters, jake, is because the fight for bakhmut, as has become the case with much of the war in ukraine, has become a war of attrition that military and intelligence officials increasingly say is really likely to turn on access to artillery ammunition, which side is able to sustain its supply of artillery ammunition the longest. one senior western intelligence official that i spoke to earlier today said in bakhmut alone, the two sides are spending up to multiple thousands of rounds of ammunition a day, which is just staggering. so what north korea is doing here is really helping wagner, and by extension the russian side, perpetuate this fight in bakhmut that our sources say has left this part of ukraine looking like they re done. will the weapons and ammunition from north korea make a difference in ukraine? not necessarily from a broader strategic perspective. the fight in bakhmut specifically is not seen, even if russia is able to
at least 200 vehicles were involved in the crash. a major clear up operation is under way. you are watching bbc news. good to have you with us. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. and one story that s led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine, along with our team of economics and business correspondents, have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at 10, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages
burn. it was prominently featured in a russian rom-com. they announced new stamps with figures with leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet but instead they are standing on the bridge. some said it is a birthday present for vladimir putin who turns 70. marilyn monroe singing happy birthday to john f. kennedy in 1962. happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday mr. president happy birthday to you wow. talking about sending a message. fred pleitgen has more from the capital of kyiv. how are the russians and ukrainians reacting? i think we have some sense of it, but tell us more. reporter: yeah. they are essentially blaming each other. the senior advise orto the ukrainian president zelenskyy indicating this could be possibly infighting by russian security services. not much evidence to back all that up. certainly the russians doing things in the other direction, pointing the finger of blame squarely at the ukrainians. there was a senior official fro
circle. and i didn t do it, be if it did happen, there s nothing to be ashamed after. that was a short lived defense. to a report that he paid for a former girlfriend s abortion. we re going to go through his evolving denials on that developing story. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, october 7th. we have pulitzer prize winning columnist from the washington post, eugene robinson. ed luce is with us. officer at princeton university, eddie glaude jr., and jonathan lemire is with us this morning. mika, we were going to get into the news i just saw ed there. i saw a little smirk on ed s face. and i just have to talk about it. you know, ed, we have an expression, we ve always had an expression when people have congratulated me for anything i ve done, i go, well, i m the tallest building in schenectady. your headline, i love this, america is history s most successful failing state, i would define what you re describing here, i m an upstate new york guy
cup, the premier league returns. on a busy boxing day with the leaders arsenal looking to go eight points clear of manchester city if they beat west ham. it s going to turn much colder for many as this boxing day, showers around as well, which could turn wintry towards north western areas. all of the details throughout the programme. it s monday the 26th december. our main story. police are appealing for information after a gunman shot dead a 26 year old woman in merseyside on christmas eve. four other people were injured in the shooting in the lighthouse pub in wallasey. merseyside police said it did not believe the victim was targeted. judith moritz reports. late on christmas eve, the lighthouse pub was full of people counting down the minutes towards midnight. it was a lively scene, butjust before 12:00am the pub s neighbours heard a particularly loud noise. i was in bed and i was on phone and i heard a bang, bang, bang, bang fourtimes. i waited, because i thought it was