and coming up at half past six we ll have the latest round up of sport on sportsday. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police in the republic of ireland have named the ten people who were killed by an explosion at a petrol station in a village in county donegal. the victims include a 39 year old woman and her 13 year old son, and 50 year old man and his 5 year old daughter. police also confirmed that a man in his 20s remains in hospital in a critical condition. seven other people who were injured in the explosion are still being treated in hospital and remain in a stable condition. our ireland correspondent, chris page has been at the scene. this has been a day when this community has been contemplating the scale of the losses that occurred here in a split second on friday afternoon. as you could see behind me the petrol station where the explosion happened is less busy, they are nowjust two police vehicles there, the ambulances and fire engines have gone as the investiga
acres. reporter: as far as these farmers are concerned, they see americans need to decide where we want our food to be grown because the cost of growing these fruits, these vegetables is going up. if we want to know where our food is coming from, they re saying we need to be able to vote for that with what we buy at the grocery store because nay can t compete with prices coming out of other countries. nothing scheduled for that one farmer for next year. shows how scary it can be. great to see you. new day continues right n now. russia unleashing a deadly wave of kamikaze drone attacks on kyiv. i m breaianna keilar. alex marquardt in for john berman. loud explosions rocking the cap capital. so what you re seeing here in this video appears to be an iranian shahed drone coming under fire in kyiv. cnn has not been able to confirm the location. the drones were targeting ukraine s energy infrastructure just before the onset of winter. kyiv and washington have accused
Americas finest american musical organizations. Well hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. But first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nations independence before it became the press i juice Military Academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new yorks hudson river. The location chosen in 1778 by George Washington is no accidents. He thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. In 1817 known as the father of west point. The general boost academic standards. With the country just a few years old at the time. There was an emerging need for engineers. West point catered to that need becoming the First Engineering school in the united states. Graduates would build much of the nations early infrastructure. After world war i the c
before mortar fire targeted other areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. this is bbc news. there was an early end to christmas eve rail services across the uk, after workers from the rmt union walked out at six o clock on friday night. their strike will continue until the early hours of tuesday morning. noor nanji reports. dashing home for christmas. this train to swansea was one of the last to leave london today. allaround britain, rail services have finished early because of more strikes. for passengers here, it was a race against time. it s the last train so it s kind of a bit nerve racking, yeah, but either way, i do support the people who are striking. so i do understand what they are going through. it s just frustrating that, like, it has to have an impact on christmas and going home to see family and stuff. this station would usually be packed on a saturday evening, but here on the platform, you can hear a pin
irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the country. now on bbc news our world: eurovision: ukraine s victory. music plays this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year s eurovision song contest. but they are no ordinary band. they are from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now, their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine s plight. i am viktoriia zhuhan. i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i don t normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a war raging in my country, but kalush orchestra isn t an ordinary, typical eurovision contestant. but after following the kalush orchestra for ten days, i ve learned that for them this is much more than a singing competition. it s a way to tell the world about the war that s destroying ukraine. we are on our way to a rehearsal in the nort