ukraine s military says 69 missiles were launched from air and sea, with air defences intercepting 5a of them. it comes as the head of ukraine s military intelligence, has told the bbc, that russia is running out of missiles. hugo bachega reports from kyiv. on the outskirts of kyiv, tears and anger. this woman lives far from the front lines but this morning, the work comes to her. the house was hit and russia launched another barrage of air strikes. russia launched another barrage of airstrikes. she russia launched another barrage of air strikes. she shows that s the renovation work they have just done. my renovation work they have just done. my granddaughter was in this bedroom, and you can see what happened. it isa it is a very difficult feeling when you are just waiting for the next attack to happen. my granddaughter was very scared, she was screaming on the phone, she says. it s a very difficult feeling when you are just waiting for the next attack to happen. waiting fo
in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should carefully consider the impact on patients. and as our health editor hugh pym reports, other health workers could also soon be staging industrial action. possible strike action is already looming in parts of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff at the gmb, have voted for walk outs. though they have called for talks with members. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we are currently
the cost of a shipping container has slumped since last year. is it a warning sign of a global recession on the horizon? well, we start here in the uk, if you can see me, i am at a slight distance. i m going to sit back down. the cameras aren t playing with us nicely this morning, so let s sit back down and we will start the programme again. let s pretend that didn t happen, shall we? 0k. welcome to the programme. we start in the uk whether has lodged a controversial new push for oil and gas exploration in the north sea. nearly 900 blocks are offered exploration with as many as 100 licences to be awarded. the government says it will burst energy security and support skilled jobs. but the decision is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded. it comes as households are warned they could face a rolling electricity blackouts this winter if problems with gas suppliers deteriorate further. national grid, overseei
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 . in the past few minutes, president biden has authorised emergency federal support for new york state. emily unia reports. 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 decla