a manuscript thief, who tricked the likes of margaret atwood and ian mcewan into sending him unpublished works, has pleaded guity in court to wire fraud. hello and welcome to the programme. the ceasefire in ukraine declared by russia, for the orthodox christmas has come to an end. clashes between ukrainian and russian forces continued throughout the 36 hour period. president zelensky said vladimir putin s offer was deceitful he said peace in ukraine would only be restored when russian forces were expelled. and moscow said it reserved the right to return fire if its troops were attacked. our correspondent, james waterhouse along with producer siobhan leahy and cameraman paul francis sent this report from the eastern city of bakhmut, on the front line. you leave civilisation behind on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle of it. the russians are just a mile away. ukraine
on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle of it. the russians are just a mile away. ukraine is fiercely defending here. invading forces have thrown everything at the city, leaving it almost deserted. braving it above ground is a ukrainian soldier. translation: the situation is tense. l there are explosions and strikes coming from the enemy s side. they promised a ceasefire but we don t see it. we don t feel or see it. they said one thing but in reality it is different. few expected the ceasefire to hold anyway. it was announced by russia in the first place and ukraine was never going to engage but there is still heavy shelling coming down from the russian side. ukraine is holding onto this city and it s not going to want to let go any time soon. in bakhmut, those who flinch are in the minority. sergei tries to patch up what he can. translation: you would not wish this on your wors
good morning, wet and windy start to the day, the good news is the worst of the rain will blow through, come the afternoon the weather will brighten up with spells of sunshine but they will be lots of blustery showers today, particularly across western areas. i will have the full forecast for you later on. it s saturday, 7th january. our top story: the prime minister will hold emergency talks at downing street today to try to tackle the huge challenges facing the nhs. and senior doctors say the health service is on a knife edge, with many a&e units struggling to cope with record demand. our health correspondent jim reed reports. the nhs is under record pressure this winter, where the queues of ambulances delayed out hospitals, rising waiting lists, and more front line strikes planned in the coming weeks. sue front-line strikes planned in the coming weeks front-line strikes planned in the coming weeks. front-line strikes planned in the cominu weeks. ,, , , , ., , coming weeks
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