the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lyman in eastern ukraine. a ministry spokesman said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target, used by russia as a major logistics hub and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. this report is from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse its territory, russia officially celebrated as its own only yesterday. despite this recent show of own only yesterday. despite this recent show of patriotism, it is another embarrassing retreat for vladimir putin. as ever, his generals have tried to put a positive spin on russia s latest setback. translation: in russia s latest setback. translation: . ., translation:
right, now president joe biden is in el paso, texas visiting our southern border for the first time as president. amid a record-breaking surge in migration that has strained several american cities and giving republicans a line of criticism at this hour. migrant services center which is funded by fema s emergency food and shelter program, he s meeting with local officials, faith leaders, and non governmental authorizations who have been critical to supporting migrants, economic collapse in their home countries, we will check in on the presidents border tour throughout the hour. plus, with the drama of last week s protracted battle over the speakership behind us, the house is slated to take up a rules package impacted by the unprecedented concessions kevin mccarthy made to far-right members of his caucus to become speaker. of course, the question that emerges from that is how those concessions and the enduring chaos of the speakership battle will impact how this 118t
england on christmas eve. the victim has been named as 26 year old ellie edwards. a 30 year old man and a 19 year old woman have been arrested. the number of people heading out to the boxing day sales rose compared to last year but footfall remains far below pre pandemic levels. although there are the usual discounts on the high street, households are of course now being squeezed by the high cost of living, as katy austin reports. oxford street in central london filled up as the day went on, as shoppers hunted for bargains. yeah, i always come out. it s my birthday today, so, and i don t think it s as busy as it used to be. it used to be a lot busier before. there are a few discounts? just shops so far are the shops have started giving sales maybe a bit earlier than usual that s what we heard but there are still quite a few discounts. a company that tracks how many people are out at shopping destinations says compared to last year, when covid badly affected trading, it s
england, on christmas eve. the victim has been named as 26 year old ellie edwards. a 30 year old man and a 19 year old woman have been arrested. lucy grey will be with you at the top of the hour. next it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. a warning this edition contains references to racist language that some viewers may find offensive. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. eight decades after the world confronted the evil of nazism, significant numbers of people around the world are still drawn to extreme violent forms of race hatred and nationalism. in his youth, my guest was part of that culture. matthew collins was a violent far right thug, but he changed sides, became an informer and after years in exile, returned to britain to become a prominent activist for the group hope not hate. what is the most effective antidote to hate fuelled neo nazi extremism 7 matthew collins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yourjob is rooting out, exposing, the most vile forms of racism, n
hello, and welcome to bbc news. at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo in new york state where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event. emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was banned. more than two dozen people are now known to have died in the greater buffalo region. anyone who declares victory and says it is over. it is way too early to say this at