joining me stop once again parts of ukraine and darkness, no doubt you have been those photos of electricity blackouts, freezing cold air, temperatures reaching 8. how long can ukrainian power grid hold on for? irate long can ukrainian power grid hold on for? long can ukrainian power grid hold on for? we don t know the answer to hold on for? we don t know the answer to that hold on for? we don t know the answer to that question. - hold on for? we don t know the answer to that question. a - hold on for? we don t know the | answer to that question. a week ago, i interviewed the head of ukraine energy, that man is responsible for keeping the grid afloat and i asked him that exact question, we have had eight barrages of missile strikes and he don t now how much longer the grid can keep going. they are using lots of complicated engineering but the system has never been tested before so it is anyone s is. another set of air strikes what impact is there that having on ukrainians on the
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this is bbc news. the headlines: human rights groups in haiti have told the bbc that the country is currently one of the most dangerous places on earth as law and order has collapsed. and heavily armed gangs now control 60% of the capital and the surrounding regions. there have been electricity blackouts in several parts of ukraine after russia fired a new barrage of missiles aimed at disrupting the country s power grid. 40% of the kyiv region is now without power and the city of odesa has been left without any electricity. the american actress kirstie alley, who starred in the long running tv sitcom cheers, has died from cancer at the age of 71. she became a household name in the mid 80s when she first appeared on the iconic sitcom.
baroness mone has. a girl who attended a belfast primary school which reported a severe case of the bacterial infection strep a has died. the five year old became severely ill last week and was treated at the royal belfast hospital for sick children. health experts and the government are urging parents and doctors to remain vigilant for signs of the illness, which can include a sore throat, high temperature and a rash. a major incident has been declared in wolverhampton after a large fire engulfed a number of derelict factories near the city centre. more than 100 firefighters are working to contain the blaze in horseley fields with witnesses reporting hearing explosions. some trains have been cancelled and roads closed, while residents have been told to shut windows and doors. the fire is so large it was seen more than 15 miles away in shropshire. there have been electricity blackouts in several parts of ukraine after russia fired a new barrage of missiles aimed at disrupting
killed, after a landslide buried a bus in the northwest of colombia. the landslide, which was caused by strong rains, struck the vehicle in the risaralda province. president gustavo petro said the deaths included three children. there have been electricity blackouts in parts of ukraine, after russia fired a new barrage of missiles, aimed at disrupting the country s power grid. the worst cuts are in the east and south. the city of odesa was left without any electricity. but the strikes have done less damage than on previous occasions. they came hours after explosions at two military airfields in russian territory, which moscow has blamed on kyiv. we can cross live now to washington and speak to melinda haring, deputy director of the atlantic council s eurasian centre. milinda, thank you so much for