over the war in ukraine. a winter storm brings snow and rain to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there in decades. election officials in nigeria have insisted that nobody will be disenfranchised despite delays and technical problems as millions of people vote in the country s most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. the race is between two major established parties, and a third candidate, peter obi, who has galvanised the support of young people. nigeria is africa s most populous country and a record number of people nearly 90 million have been eligible to vote. polls were due to close earlier in the day but people who are in queues at polling stations nationwide can still cast their ballot. and in some places, especially in the south of the country, voting has not even started due to severe delays and violent disruptions. here s the chair of the nigerian election commission. we are determined that
all eyes on belfast this evening, where the architects of the good friday agreement are toasting 25 years of peace. there s a concluding dinner at hillsborough castle tonight, which we will dip into. no prospects of peace in ukraine. we are going to discuss a new report from denmark today which suggests russian assault ships, disguised as fishing trawlers and research vessels, that are threatening infrastructure in the north sea. we will talk more generally about bullying within the workplace and how we now define it. the sacked boss of the cbi has told the bbc his reputation has been totally destroyed by the allegation he is facing. and no let up in the cost of living. inflation is still a problem for all the advanced economies, a problem exacerbated here in the uk by the weak pound, which makes imports much more expensive. all that to come. but we start in belfast rishi sunak, is attending a gala dinner tonight, the final event in a week of commemorations marking 25 years
eurovision song contest. we have kids on the way, ukrainians on the way, superfans on kids on the way, ukrainians on the way, super fans on the way and there is no bigger superfan dan rylan and aj. is the british transfer record set to be broken twice with chelsea bidding £105 million for world cup winner enzo fernandez as arsenal make a world record move for lioness alessia russo? we have a band of cloud and rain clearing the south of england. then most will have a day of sunshine and some showers, most of which in the north. the wind is also going to strengthen with gales later, especially in the north. all the details through the programme. it s tuesday, january the 31st. the world s most important financial institution, the international monetary fund, expects the uk to be the only major advanced economy to shrink this year. it predicts the economy will contract by 0.6%, as the cost of living continues to hit households. nina is here and can tell us more. it is pretty st
one of rock and roll s all time greats, who s died aged eighty seven. hello you re watching bbc news. there s been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan. it follows a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests over the death of mahsa amini. robin brant reports. six weeks in and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, a child, shot in the head who apparently has been killed and they haven t gotten exact figures for how many people have died, how many people have been injured today but as you said, from the footage that we saw, we can say that certainly, they opened fire again with live ammunition. what started out as a protest over the death of a young woman in custod
elon musk says his takeover of twitter is sinking in but what will it mean for free speech on social media? a tale of two communities in the west highlands coping with the cost of living one has seen energy bills soar and the other hasn t. and cash is king the royal mint starts making new 50p coins featuring king charles iii. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s hopes of progressing at the t20 world cup hang in the balance, after their match against australia is abandoned because of rain. good afternoon. in a moment of legal history, the sentencing of a murderer has been televised and broadcast live for the first time in england and wales. an old baileyjudge gave jemma mitchell life in prison, with a minimum term of 3a years, for killing her friend from church, and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. thejudge described her as extremely devious . laura foster is at the old bailey. mitchell has become the first murderer and the first woman to be sente