a number of explosions have been heard in the capital, kyiv. the city s mayor, vitaliy klitschko, says several districts have been hit, and that according to preliminary reports one person has been killed and several others injured. let s bring you now some pictures from sydney, australia where new year s celebrations are taking place. this is the scene at the harbourjust moments ago. fireworks have been dazzling crowds gathered to celebrate the first restriction free party since covid struck. the queen guitarist, brian may, and members of england s womens football team, the lionnesses, are among those celebrated in the uk s new year s honours list, which hasjust been made public. senior diplomats who led britain s response to the war in ukraine have also been recognised,
the headlines: the king led britain on remembrance sunday in observing a two minute silence in memory of those who have died in war. ukraine s president says russian troops destroyed all critical infrastructure in the city of kherson and nearby areas before they withdrew. the democrats have retained control of the us senate providing a boost to presidentjoe biden and dealing a blow to donald trump. an iranian exile who lived in a paris airport for 18 years has died after returning to the terminal he called home. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. this week has revolved around decisions. in america, voters were not short of advice.
LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) A U.S. woman accused of killing a British teenager in England and fled Britain will face criminal proceedings in the UK next month,
for his role. do you think this could signal an oscar? i think he s all but got the oscar in the palm of his hand with a performance as churchill as the statesman at a pivotal moment in british history, may 1940. interesting that both darkest film and dunkirk celebrated this, who led britain so well which paid tribute in a very moving speech. but it s a superlative performance. the makeup was extraordinary. there has never been a churchill like this. he really did deserve an award, which i think that means he will definitely win at the oscars. interesting, though, to see the baftas as a precursor of the oscars. the last three years they ve chosen different films, possibly because of the oscar s alternative vote system for best picture, which may mean that get out, the shape of water
the election campaign resumes in britain today after being suspended following the manchester terror attack. also back on this morning, intelligence-sharing between the uk and the u.s. after president trump met with prime minister theresa may and vowed to plug the leaks that led britain to briefly suspend the intel sharing. let s bring in cnn s erin mclaughlin live in manchester. erin, good morning to you. we ve learned that the uk is running 500 terror plot investigations. this certainly speaks to how hard it can be to track many terror suspects. reporter: that s right, dave, and it really gives you a sense of the extent of the terror problem they re facing here in this country. the security minister for the uk giving that interview to the bbc this morning, saying that there are some 500 terror plot investigations currently under