at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century. the storm has affected a vast area from canada in the north, down through the us and reaching as far as mexico. taiwan s president has announced that mandatory military service for all eligible men will rise from four months to a year. troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduce in 2024 and come after a review of the island s defences. now on bbc news, our world: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there
troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduced in 2024 and come after a review of the island s defences. now on bbc news, the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you d have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it s such a breathtaking location that we thought we d stick around for a while to bring you this our best bits of 2022. well, from the baking sun of here in egypt, let s switch to the snow of switzerland where, back in march, carmen got to experience a horse race like no other where the jockeys don t need saddles. they use skis. this is st moritz in the swiss alps. it s the place, so they say, where the concept of the winter holiday was born. it also occupies a unique place in sporting histor
the ambitious us politician, who seemingly lied his way into congress. a very warm welcome to bbc news, and we start this hour with a special report from ukraine. from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where, today, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you, it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a cit
area from canada in the north down through the us and reaching as far as mexico. the un security council has said restrictions on female aid workers in afghanistan go against commitments made by the taliban to the afghan people. the un said the ban on women working for aid agencies would have an immediate impact on humanitarian operations. now on bbc news, click. rock version of: the twelve days of christmas. well, ho, ho, ho! and merry clickmas! it s the first one from our new glasgow base. so we are here in the middle of pacific quay, in the studio. yeah. yoo hoo. good, innit? and we ve got all the latest tech decks. ..low carbon log fire. ..cgi baubles. ..and sustainable signage. now, this is our last show of 2022, and i think we can all agree it s been a year, hasn t it? it s been a year. here we go. so he s doing the launch sequence now. seven, six. ..four, three, two, one. i started it with the maddest idea i ve heard of in ages launching satellites into space by thro