season marking the lunar new year. at least one person has been killed as russia bombed ukrainian cities overnight minutes after its self imposed ceasefire ended. ukraine reportedly retaliated by attacking two thermal power plants in the russian controlled donetsk region. military helicopters in western australia have airlifted more than 200 people cut off by devastating floods. the state s emergency services minister described the damage as a once in a century event. prince harry has revealed that he cried only once over the death of his mother, diana, the princess of wales, in 1997. in a new interview due to be aired later, he said both he and prince william felt unable to show any emotion as they met tearful mourners in public a fact which now causes him to feel guilty. our royal correspondent daniela ralph reports. memories of diana princess of wales and the anguish and grief of her son at her death are at the heart of prince harry s memoir, spare. in the first of h
our response. at least one person is killed as russia bombs ukrainian cities overnight minutes after its self imposed ceasefire ended. few expected the ceasefire to hold in any way. it was announced by russia in the first place and russia was never going to engage. but there is still heavy shelling coming down from the russian side. tens of thousands of orthodox christians in ethiopia celebrate christmas at churches in the historic town of laleebella for the first time since the conflict in tigray began in 2020. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has given his first tv interview of the year to the bbc s laura kuennsberg. mr sunak addressed concerns over nurses strikes and said he will talk to the royal college of nursing union about pay but does not commit to increasing wages now to end their strike action. he also defended his economic policies as being deeply conservative . our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been listen to
to avoid being captured. the head of scotland s state run ferry network has told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack of new vessels have combined to cause a deterioration in the service. robbie drummond s comments will pile more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two ferries which are under construction but are years late and millions of pounds over budget. our scotland editor james cook has that story. please ensure you have all your belongings with you. thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne. scotland s ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran, in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency. so, that was me, having had a mini stroke at the weekend, whe
the right decision, it was the wrong decision. a, , ,, ., decision. more pressure on the scottish government decision. more pressure on the scottish government over - decision. more pressure on the i scottish government over ferries decision. more pressure on the - scottish government over ferries as the head of the network said services are deteriorating. to her majesty, tuck in. cheers. and a feast fit for a queen, preparations in full swing for the platinumjubilee. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we ll be in paris. tens of thousands of liverpool fans are in the city ahead of their match against real madrid. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the care regulator has ordered an nhs trust to make significant and immediate improvements to its maternity services to ensure the safety of women and babies. an independent inquiry has already been ordered into the maternity care offered by nottingham university hospitals nhs trust. yesterday, the senior midwif
in his leadership following reports into lockdown parties in downing street. pressure on the scottish government over fairies as a fat head of the network says services are deteriorating. a feast fit for a clean, preparations and pulsing for next week and s platinum jubilee celebrations. a feast fit for a queen, preparations and pulsing for next week and s platinum jubilee celebrations. hello, welcome to bbc news. texas is where we began this hour. police say it was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of uvalde, where 21 people were killed by a gunman on tuesday. salvador ramos who was 18, barricaded himself inside the room, shooting 19 children and two teachers. it took 53 minutes for armed police to eventually go in. as the local people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning into anger. here s our north america editor, sarah smith. the police broke windows at the school to get children out after the shooting, carrying some of t