hello and welcome to the programme. russia has announced that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. they were using himars rockets supplied by the us. it s the biggest death toll acknowledged by moscow for a single incident in the war, but ukraine says the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the americans, but there was also a rare admission of casualties. translation: as a result | of the strike by four rockets with high explosive warheads against the temporary deployment point, 63 russian servicemen were killed. in russia, military bloggers were furious. they accused the ar
we start with some breaking news. damar hamlin, an american football player for the buffalo bills is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing on the field. the incident happened in the game between his team and the cincinnati bengals. our reporter azadeh moshiri is here. what do we know so far? damar hamlin is only 2a and starting for the bangles this season as a replacement for another player suffered a neck injury and damar hamlin has stepped in. he collapsed to the ground and felt the ground after he tackled another player for the bangles and immediately afterwards received a attention, the nfl stuyven says he received it from its own medical team and local paramedics. they administered cpr and while later he was taken to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition. it was extremely difficult to watch but notjust the moment he collapsed, the horror on his teammates and the faces of the bengals when they realised what happened, many in tears, many gro
have each been handed six month jail sentences after they physically assaulted a pregnant colleague from the ruling party. the incident occurred during a budget row in parliament last month. the two were found guilty of slapping and kicking amy ndiaye in the stomach. two of the four people who died after a mid air collision involving two helicopters were british. the accident happened near seaworld on australia s gold coast. queensland police say initial investigations suggest the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. an uninterrupted stream of people have been filing past the coffin of the brazilian football legend pele, which has been placed in the middle of his former stadium in santos. many are wearing black and white colours of the club for which pele played for nearly two decades. one of those who s been at the stadium to pay his respects is the head of fifa, gianni infantino,
two senegalese opposition mps have each been handed six month jail sentences after they physically assaulted a pregnant colleague from the ruling party. a warning the following pictures show violence that you may find distressing. the incident occurred during a budget row in parliament last month. the two were found guilty of slapping and kicking amy ndiaye in the stomach. the incident was widely condemned and sparked a debate about women s rights. let s get some of the day s other news. the international monetary fund has warned of an even tougher year ahead for the global economy. it notes that the united states, the european union and china are slowing down simultaneously, with china likely to be a drag on global growth for the first time in 40 years. a legend of women s tennis, martina navratilova, has been diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer, but says her prognosis is good. the 18 time grand slam singles champion, who s 66, will start treatment in new york, later this m