hangs in the balance as the world turns away from performing animals. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. russia has announced that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. they were using himars rockets supplied by the us. it s the biggest death toll acknowledged by moscow for a single incident in the war, but ukraine says the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers. russian military commanders have been strongly criticised over the deaths. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the americans, but there was also a rare admission of casualties. translation:
all this us at a level that most of us who work in emergency medicine have never seen before. it is dreadful, and we have chosen our words carefully, it really is a crisis out there at the moment. thousands queue to pay their respects to brazilian all this us at a level that most of us who work in emergency medicine thousands queue to pay their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as his coffin lies in state on the pitch of his former club santos. and those new year resolutions why do we so often fail to keep them? we ll get some tips on how to stick to the good intentions. it s 7am here in singapore and 2am in moscow, where russia has announced that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. they were using himars rockets supplied by the us. it s the biggest death toll acknowledged by moscow for a single incident in the war, but ukraine says the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers. our correspondent hugo bachega reports f
also on the programme. in beijing, the chinese communist party congress continues, but some parts of the city are back under a covid lockdown. and a jury in new york clears the actor kevin spacey of making unwanted sexual advances on a iii year old. hello and welcome to the programme. the uk is set to get a new prime minister by the end of next week, after the conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its leader following liz truss s resignation. she stepped down afterjust six chaotic weeks in the job, by far the shortest tenure in british history. her leadership foundered when the markets took fright, the pound crashed, she sacked her chancellor kwasi kwarteng and was forced into a humiliating series of u turns. we start our coverage with the bbc s political editor chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too this time
will be announced this morning by the energy regulator ofgem. this is the maximum amount companies can charge households for their energy use. the first rise saw prices to nearly £2000 and it could go up to £3000. average bills will hit £4650. let s hear from some people who are already struggling the heat their homes. #it # it takes a worried man to sing a worried song. we don t have the option sing a worried song. we don t have the option to sing a worried song. we don t have the option to turn - sing a worried song. we don t have the option to turn it - sing a worried song. we don t have the option to turn it off. have the option to turn it off or down have the option to turn it off or down or not put the kettle on for or down or not put the kettle on for the or down or not put the kettle on for the carers because my dad on for the carers because my dad is on for the carers because my dad must on for the carers because my dad isjust so on for the carers bec