hello and welcome to bbc news. the russian president has ordered a full investigation into the explosion that destroyed part of his country s only road link to the occupied crimean peninsula. vladimir putin has also ordered the russian secret service to ramp up security on the kerch bridge. ukrainian officials have welcomed the explosion without officially admitting responsibility. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built. and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you could see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea, and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they have opened a criminal case. the 12 mile long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin as a supply r
that the supreme court s ruling against the federal protection of abortion rights was immoral. her comments came as thousands marched in washington and other cities on saturday to protest against the verdict. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, we re bringing today s media show to you from the heat of la. i m at universal studios to meet one of the most powerful women in hollywood the chairman of universal filmed entertainment group, who just happens to be a brit. her decisions have led to everything from huge surprise hits like mamma mia and straight outta compton to enduring franchises, the likes of fast & furious and despicable me. and back in 2020, with cinemas shut by the pandemic, donna langley made a single bold move that transformed her industry allowing audiences to stream brand new movies at home. donna langley, welcome to the media show. thank you. we met earlier this year when you very kindly hosted a load ofjournalists at a lovely, swanky london hotel o
by the russians to resupply their forces. now on bbc news, the travel show. no turning back now. ijust need to get there. even if it isjust the debris field, i will be very happy, paying my respects in the debris field. radio: talk about comms. .. copy. so it was just weird, almost like he. radio: diver s comms, titan i was surprised when they made a turn as they departed the platform, i let them know he snagged a buoy. yeah, roger that, comms. this is diver one. just a heads up, it looked like he was heavy and possibly dropped a thruster because he started spinning really weird when he came off. he bounced a bunch of times when he was trying to leave the platform. radio: copy. which direction did he spin? starboard. so it would have been his starboard thruster? yeah. checked it and said it was good. we will find out, we ll see! good? hungry! laughs need some breakfast. i m all ready for when they come. must be a busyjob for you? very busy, it is indeed. it is steady. one mea
meanwhile, an attack on ukraine s zaporizhzhia region leaves at least 23 people dead. a mounting death toll in florida after hurricane ian, president biden says it could be deadliest storm ever to hit the state. and saying good bye to sammy the story of a retiring guide dog good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. let us go back to moscow, where we have been listening to president vladimir putin officially, in his view, agreeing to the annexation and signing in the annexation of four regions of ukraine. this follows so called referendums that have been held in those four regions. in the east were talking about dunne esque in law hunts, donetsk and lou hanscombe dott. luhansk, hanscombe dott. lu ha nsk, zaporizhzhia. hanscombe dott. luhansk, zaporizhzhia. these areas supposedly wanting to rejoin russia. i think we might have some pictures of these signing ceremony, which took place in the kremlin in front of members of president putin s government. as you can see there, a
the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion the second largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at appointing a new speaker the first step in forming a new devolved government but the bid is expected to fail due to opposition from the democratic unionist party. 0ur ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is at stormont for us and joins us live. this has been rather protracted process and there this has been rather protracted process and there has this has been rather protracted process and there has been this has been rather protracted process and there has been no functional government for a