this is bbc news. the headlines: president putin has ordered the russian secret service to tighten security on the kerch bridge, hours after an explosion ripped through the only road link between mainland russia and the occupied crimean peninsula. mr putin also ordered a full investigation into the incident. ukrainian officials have welcomed the explosion. there ve been reports of at least three more deaths on another day of mass protests against the iranian authorities that have erupted after the death in custody of a young woman. videos have emerged showing female students shouting go back when president ebrahim raisi visited a women s university. five teenagers in hong kong have been found guilty of advocating a violent revolution against the chinese state. they were sentenced to up to three years in detention, making it the first time any hong kong citizens under the age of 18 have been convicted under the national security law. with the rising cost of living, many peop
linking russia to occupied crimea describing it as an act of terrorism. cabinet ministers are urging tories to rally behind prime minister liz truss, to avoid risk of defeat at the next election. now on bbc news, it s time for our world. for the past year, i have been reporting on the most important story of my life. my name is omid montazaeri, and i m a reporterfor bbc persia. this story is about a massacre that took place in my home country, iran. in 1988, the iranian government, led by ayatollah khomeini, ordered thousands of political prisoners to be killed. my father was amongst those killed. i was just two years old. now, for the first time in over 30 years, one of the perpetrators of the killings is on trial, a government official called hamid nouri. this is hamid nouri. he is the first member of the islamic republic ever to stand trial outside iran for atrocities committed in iran. protestors chants. less than 15 hours til verdict and everyone is so anxious. iraj me
in their nursery school. the country s prime minister hasjoined grieving parents, placing flowers in the town where the attack took place. now on bbc news our world: catching a killer. for the past year, i have been reporting on for the past year, i have been reporting on the for the past year, i have been reporting on the most for the past year, i have been reporting on the most important story of my life. my name is mostafa pourmohammadi and my name is 0med. this is about a massacre that took place in iran in 1988. the iranian government led by olio tullera khomeini ordered thousands of political prisoners to be killed. ayatollah khomeini. my my father was amongst those killed. i wasjust my father was amongst those killed. i was just two years old. now, for the first time in over 30 years, one of the perpetrators of the killings is on trial, a government official called hamid nouri. this is hammered nori, he is the first member of the islamic republic ever to stand t
now on bbc news it s time for our world. for the past year, i ve been reporting on the most important story of my life. my name is omid montazeri, and i m a reporterfor bbc persian. this story is about a massacre that took place in my home country, iran. in 1988, the iranian government, led by ayatollah khomeini, ordered thousands of political prisoners to be killed. my father was amongst those killed. i was just two years old. now, for the first time in over 30 years, one of the perpetrators of the killings is on trial. a government official called hamid nouri. this is hamid nouri. he s the first member of the islamic republic ever to stand trial outside iran for atrocities committed in iran. less than 15 hours till the verdict. and everyone is so anxious. he was a political prisoner at the time of the 1988 prison massacre. an estimated 5000 prisoners were killed. iraq survived. iraj survived. ever since, he s vowed to bring those responsible to justice. and he just fou
england on christmas eve. the victim has been named as 26 year old ellie edwards. a 30 year old man and a 19 year old woman have been arrested. the number of people heading out to the boxing day sales rose compared to last year but footfall remains far below pre pandemic levels. although there are the usual discounts on the high street, households are of course now being squeezed by the high cost of living, as katy austin reports. oxford street in central london filled up as the day went on, as shoppers hunted for bargains. yeah, i always come out. it s my birthday today, so, and i don t think it s as busy as it used to be. it used to be a lot busier before. there are a few discounts? just shops so far are the shops have started giving sales maybe a bit earlier than usual that s what we heard but there are still quite a few discounts. a company that tracks how many people are out at shopping destinations says compared to last year, when covid badly affected trading, it s