hello and welcome to the programme. we start today with russia it says a pro kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast at a cafe in st petersburg, which is the second largest city after the capital, moscow. police say several others have been injured in the incident. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing blogs on the telegram platform from the front line he was a vocal supporter of russia s war in ukraine. these are pictures before the explosion. tatarsky was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe in st petersburg when the bomb went off. earlier, sergei goryashko, from bbc russian gave me this update on the story. so, for now we know that the explosion was around 6pm local time in st petersburg at a cafe where dozens of people gathered to meet vladen tatarsky and to listen to his account on the ongoing russia ukraine war. the blast went offjust after vladen tatarsky received a gift from one the visitors. he was given a statue, a smal
we begin in memphis. the parents of tyre nichols are demanding justice as they prepare to bury their son. the funeral hours from now. you are looking at live pictures now from memphis. a church where the service will be held. the nation still reeling from the horrific video of police officers beating and kicking him and there is new developments this morning to tell you about. cnn has obtained the initial police report which was much different from what we saw on that video. cnn has also learned that the city of memphis is preparing to release more videos. civil rights leaders, the vice president mike pence set to attend the funeral. last night tyre s family spoke at the sanctuary where the dr. mart hear martin luther king gave his speech the eve of his as says nation. protect my wife. she is fragile right now. we need that. trust me. we got to stay strong for her. so justice for tyre. justice for tyre! justice for tyre! to begin our coverage we bring in shimon prokup
russia has responded to president zelensky s visit to washington, accusing the us of fighting an indirect war against it. in a speech, president putin said a new patriot missile defence system would simply prolong the war , and that russia would find an antidote. the ukrainian leader is now back in ukraine. well, ten months on since the start of the conflict, ukrainian forces have regained some areas taken by russia. the bbc has been following one soldier, lieutenant eugene gromadskyi, as he fights to defend his country, at great personal cost. our correspondent quentin sommerville, and camera journalist darren conway, joined him near kupyansk, in the country s east, where fighting continues, amid appalling winter conditions. when the enemy is on your doorstep, sacrifices must be made. this is home for a platoon from ukraine s 92nd brigade. they have a few small rooms in an abandoned house. they re crammed in tight. meals are eaten standing up. not that senior lieutenant e
has agreed to help prosecutors in brussels in return for a reduced prison sentence. qatar denies claims it bribed officials to win influence in parliament. the rmt and aslef unions have announced a fresh wave of rail strikes over pay and conditions on februaryi and 3. teachers and civil servants will also take action over pay and on wednesday, nurses in england and wales will stage a two day strike. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been talking to nurses about pay and the cost of living. who s looking after our mums and dads and kids? it s nurses, but you can t do that when you re running on empty. ifirst met carmel, an experienced nurse in liverpool, back in june. they take care of the nursing family but we can t take care of anyone. then we talked about the impact of the cost of living crisis on health workers. now, on the eve of two days of strike action, carmel says things have got even worse. we ve got people leaving because they can t afford to be a nurse. nu
this seems like paradise, but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and for our survival, as well. i travel across the islands to meet some inspirational people with exciting ideas. seeing the radical new ways to bring coral reefs back to life, and a completely new, sustainable way of reclaiming much needed land. this is extreme conservation. ..the maldives. the maldives is located about 500km south of india, in the pacific ocean. it s made up of almost 1,200 islands that sit within these circular formations called atolls. and it s these low lying islands th