this week marks a year since russia s president, vladimir putin, ordered a full scale invasion of russia s neighbour, ukraine. that was february 2a last year. world leaders have this weekend been meeting at the munich security conference, and pledging their ongoing support to ukraine. but now there s a new warning from the us that china might start supplying weapons to russia. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there will be serious consequences for china, if that happens. our correspondent, james landale, sent this report from munich. this war is almost one year old and it shows no sign of letting up. whether on patrol in the snow or dug in deep below ground, ukrainian troops are largely holding firm, backed by arms from the west. but. there is still a lot to be done. we have to increase and accelerate our military support to ukraine, quickly. and now, potentially, a new development. the united states says russian forces are already getting surveillance and te
drones during the night. here in britain, most shops have been open again after being closed on christmas day, boxing day sales have previously been a popular date for for shoppers in search of bargains. but retail experts say they re expecting shoppers to spend less this year as the cost of living crisis continues and we see a change in shopping habits. katy austin reports. oxford street in central london filled up as the day went on, as shoppers hunted for bargains. have you come out for the sales? in liverpool shoppers were out early. in liverpool shoppers were out earl . in liverpool shoppers were out earl . ., , in liverpool shoppers were out early- cost - in liverpool shoppers were out early. cost of. early. some clothes. cost of livin: , early. some clothes. cost of living. you early. some clothes. cost of living, you have early. some clothes. cost of living, you have to - early. some clothes. cost of living, you have to grab - early. some clothes. cost of livi
ten civilians have been killed by russian shelling in the ukrainian city of kherson. one attack on saturday morning struck the central market as people were shopping, before mortarfire targeted other areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. 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 christ
and save the children came as the un and other agencies, held a meeting in the capital, kabul. you are watching bbc news now the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you would have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamen s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it is such a breathtaking location that we thought we would stick around for a while and bring you this our best bits of 2022. from the baking sun of here in egypt, let s switch to the snow of switzerland where, back in march, carmen got to experience a horse race like no other. where the jockeys don t need saddles, they use skis. this is st moritz, in the swiss alps. it s the place, so they say, where the concept of the winter holiday was born. it also occupies a unique place in sporting history it s where the bobsleigh was created. but skij
reports from ukraine say armed soldiers have been going door to door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self styled referendums on joining russia. russian state media says door to door voting is necessary for security reasons. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. the so called referendums have been widely condemned. president biden described them as a sham and a false pretext to try to illegally annex parts of ukraine. our correspondentjames waterhouse reports from kyiv. russia s version of their so called referendums a free and fair democratic process where ukrainians in kherson decide whether they want tojoin russia. but, on the same spot today in the city centre, it s deserted. ukrainian officials have posted footage like this. apparently, ballots being taken door to door with the suppor