this is bbc news, the headlines. high stakes in the us as the supreme court hears an unprecedented case whether to kick donald trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. polls close in pakistan, after millions vote in general and provincial elections. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. the biggest mass migration in the world is under way in china as millions of people head home for new year with their families. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. first to the news that uefa president alexander ceferin has made the surprise decision to step down in three years time. at the annual congress on thursday, a motion was passed that allowed him to stand for a fourth term the english fa voted against that, by the way, but he says he made the decision six months ago. i have decided, let s say around six months ago, that i am not planning to run in 2027 any more. the reason is that after some time, ever
specialist trained armed police, attended and carried out a thorough search. this search is both complex and meticulous in nature as we sought to ensure there were no further injured parties as well as seeking the arrest of the suspect. the academy was locked down and two neighbouring schools were asked to close their doors as a precaution. specialist resources including the national police service and plainclothes officers were deployed to the local area. and the suspect was arrested by firearms officers this afternoon. the national police air service. a knife was seized as part of the arrest. there were no further casualties and we can confirm no one else was injured in the attack. at this stage, the motivation behind the attack is unclear and at this time there is no evidence to suggest it is terrorism related but we are keeping an open mind of further while further inquiries are carried out. the suspect, a teenage boy from tewkesbury, was arrested on suspicion of a
before we move on to events in ukraine, the importance of that meeting injeddah. it is the first time in more than a decade that the syrian president is in attendance. these are pictures coming to us for a few minutes ago. president bashar al assad, who was frozen out of the regional body 12 years ago in relation to that war, the civil war that engulfed the country. these pictures are of him meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohamed bin salman, who is hosting this event in jeddah. this in itself is a very important moment. he was suspended from the regional body 12 years ago after the devastation caused by the civil war in his country. we are expecting to hear from the syrian president a little later. we will also hear from the president a little later. we will also hearfrom the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, who has made that trip tojeddah. two very important speeches and very important moments that we will bring to you live here on bbc news. but we will return
against russia. i ll discuss vladimir putin next moves as he rallies his people for a second year of this war and cozies up to china and a new report that ivanka and gerald kushner has been subpoenas. will former president trump try to prevent them from testifying. and nearly three weeks after the toxic train wreck in ohio, national safety officials are getting ready to release a preliminary report and transportation secretary pete buttigieg is heading to the area tomorrow as more residents are clearly sick, scared, and frustrated. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. president biden is due back here on u.s. soil in just a few hours. closing one of his most significant moments on the world stage so far. cnn s chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is joining us live from poland right now. phil, the president underscored his unit against russia s war in ukraine once again today.
use all the means russia has, and that his words are not a bluff translation: | repeat, | we are talking of a partial mobilisation only. only people in the military reserve will be drafted. the priority will be on people who served in the armed forces, who have military specialisation and experience. and ongoing crisis in maternity care. the royal college of midwives were in warns that new research shows that many units in england do not meet safety standards. the bbc obtains new material relating to the death of footballer emiliano sala, with the pilot of the plane which crashed calling it dodgy before it took off. welcome to bbc news. businesses could have their energy bills cut by a third under new government plans. we re expecting more details this morning, but the measures are believed to include a cap on wholesale energy costs for businesses which currently don t have an energy price cap. it is thought the limit will be 21.1p per kilo watt hour for electricity, compa