welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. many shops stayed shut on monday, as blizzards blocked roads and cut power lines. the new york governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia reports. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. sn
on universal credit. more than 50 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. 27 bodies have been recovered there and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. for five days blizzard conditions have just dropped life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been it by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican border. montana has experienced the coldest weather with temperatures dropping to -45. the with tempe
particularly will spend time in that position quite soon, and the police should be careful what they wish for because it could end up leading to more radicalisation on the streets rather than less because you can t express yourself in protest which we always have in this country and that has been taken away. always have in this country and that has been taken away. thank you for bein: with has been taken away. thank you for being with us- more than a thousand paddington bears and other soft toys which were left outside royal residences in tribute to the queen are being donated to the children s charity barnardo s. the bears were mainly left along with flowers and marmalade sandwiches at stjames park and windsor castle in the days after her majesty s death. they ve all been professionally cleaned and queen consort camilla posed for a picture with a some of them before they were donated. now it s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we have seen plent
you are watching bbc news. next it s time for charles s kingdom. born a prince, he grew up in the public eye, the man who would be king. with the queen s passing, the responsibility for the united kingdom and the wider commonwealth now rests with king charles iii. amidst the pomp and circumstance, the royal family s private grief has been on very public display. but once the wave of sadness and sympathy subsides, what will the future hold? as the latest census underlines how northern ireland has changed utterly, and the clamour for scottish independence continues, we ask can the monarch keep his kingdom united? it s one o clock in the morning in south east london and there s no time to lose. hearing rumours the uk s longest queue might soon be closed to new arrivals, this group of friends, straight off the plane from belfast, hurry along. it s only when they are sure they ve passed the point of no return that kathryn beggs and her companions from county tyrone pause to explai
boxing day sales begin in the uk but will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites? hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attac