senior ukrainian government minister has died in a helicopter crash in kyiv that has killed at least 1a people. we ll be live in somerset where a major incident has been declared because of the risk of severe flooding good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. mr good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon, mr davies! and the 100 year old war veteran whose latest mission is to help children in cheshire learn to read. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the world of snooker reacts as ten chinese players are charged in connection with alleged match fixing allegations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the biggest day of strikes in the nhs so far is now set for monday 6th february, after ambulance workers announced today that they would walk out on the same day as nurses in england and wales. tens of thosuands of nurses in england are already on strike again today in their dispute over pay affecting a quarter of
tributes are being paid to the brazilian football legend pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at the age of 82. during his two decades on the pitch, pele scored a world record of more than 1,200 goals in around 1,300 appearances and became the only player to win the world cup three times. tributes have been pouring in from around the world. french star kylian m bappe described pele as the king of football , adding. and former president barack 0bama said, pele was one of the greatest to ever to play the beautiful game. and as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. this report from simonjones. a sporting icon who made football beautiful. described by the brazilian football confederation as the greatest sportsperson of all time. he burst onto the international stage at the world cup in 1958, when he was just 17. he scored six goals in four matches. he d win the world cup
shooting on christmas eve say her family needs answers about her death. and more than 20 years in the making, how a group of retired aviation enthusiasts built a first world war plane from scratch. we begin in the us, where a congressional committee has released former president trump s tax returns, covering a six year period. donald trump had battled for years to keep the documents secret, taking the case to the supreme court, which last month approved their disclosure to the democrat controlled house of representatives. i m joined now by our washington correspondent gary o donoghue. just correspondent gary o donoghue. tell us more abol release, just tell us more about this release, because this is something, as we say, that donald trump had fought against for a long time. yeah, he had been fighting against this particular mover by this congressional committee since 2019. but of course, it goes back much further, right from 2015 when he announced his candidacy, he refused to
and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 18th of january , you can keep up with all the latest hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight s programme. a dark day for snooker ten chinese players are charged in relation to alleged match fixing. and the night shift for norrie who makes it through to the third round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme. leeds united will be looking for their first win since november tonight, when they take on managerless cardiff city in their fa cup third round replay at elland road. good evening and welcome to tonight s programme. today, the world professional billiards and snooker association confirmed that ten chinese players have a case to answer in relation to alleged match fixing. among the players charged are some big names in the sport. liang wenbo, a finallist in the uk championship in 2015, has been charged with being concerned in fixing matches on the world snooker tour and approaching players to fix
we begin in the us where a congressional committee has released the tax returns, covering a six year period, for the former president donald trump. some 2,700 pages of documentation, which mr trump had battled for years to keep secret, stretch from 2015 through 2020, covering mr trump s candidacy and time in the white house. the fight went all the way to the us supreme court this year, and last month the justices refused to block the release of the tax returns to the committee, thereby paving the way for their release. i m joined now by our washington correspondent gary 0 donoghue. this is the end of one long road but there is a huge amount of documentation, this is not a straightforward case of having a look and making a judgment i presume. m0 look and making a “udgment i resume. ., , ., ., ., presume. no it is not although the committee presume. no it is not although the committee has done presume. no it is not although the committee has done some - presume. no it is