legislation is passed, making it easier for people and we take a journey through david hockney s imagination, as he describes his new immersive exhibition. hello and welcome to the programme. the kremlin has strongly criticised 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. but people across the country are without power because of russian aerial attacks, and some are without family members, killed in the conflict. 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 conwayjoined him at an u
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
And has hinted at controversial plans to expand jewish settlements. Now on bbc news, honduras s Abortion Pill black market. So he just went over, knocked on a door. A man popped out, they did a Quick Exchange of the drugs for some money, and were all within about 200m of a police station. This is the sale of black market Abortion Pills in honduras. Abortion is illegal here under all circumstances, and even the Emergency Contraceptive Pill was banned in 2009 following a military coup. And calling for the full restoration of democratic order in honduras. With the return of democracy this year and the election of the first woman president , who partly campaigned on overturning the ban and legalising abortion in limited cases, is the country on the verge of change . We travel to the capital to meet the women buying the illegal pills. The Men Profiteering from them. And the politicians who could make the difference. Hospital escuela is the largest Public Hospital in honduras. Doctors here l
in the country s history and has hinted at controversial plans to expand jewish settlements. 600,000 israelijews live in the west bank. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week. computer, draw me a picture of a lizard drinking coffee. nice! yes! we re looking at the light and dark side of ai art. oh, dear. oh, that is peculiar. laughs. zoe s finding out why everyone s talking to a new ai chatbot. are you alive? please say yes. just please say yes! alasdair gets his ultrasound on. and lara s getting ideas above her station. impressive display, albeit a little intimidating to see myself that size! do you like a bit of art? i do like a bit of art. any idea what is art, and what isn t? that s a big question. i guess for me, it s anything that aims to look good or even make you feel a certain way and that could be paintings, photography, music, performance, even ribbons. yeah, ribbons is a work at the now gallery in london, which invites guests to re examine their views
australian scientists launch a campaign to find it. forecasters in the us say a major winter storm sweeping the us this week may bring the coldest christmas in four decades to parts of the country. there has already been major snowfall in many areas. more than 90 million people in 37 states are set to experience sub zero temperatures, including places as far south as texas. tom brada reports. a fierce winter storm is sweeping across the united states. more than 100 million people are under winter weather alerts, with warnings of ice, snow and freezing winds. at a white house briefing, president biden called for caution. this is really a very serious weather alert here, and it goes from oklahoma all the way to wyoming and maine. it s not like a snow day when you re a kid, this is serious stuff. meteorologists say the winter storm could become a bomb cyclone an unofficial term for a certain type of powerful storm, which rapidly builds in strength. heavy snowfall and strong wi