we report from the space mission heading for the largest planet in our solar system. and fright night on sea: how southend is becoming something of a global capital for amateur horror movies. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, president zelensky says he will continue to push allies to send tanks to ukraine after a meeting of 50 countries ended earlier with no agreement on the issue. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. germany, which hosted the meeting, is under pressure to allow its leopard 2 tanks to be exported to ukraine. the new german defence minister says no decision has been made, but he added that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies decided to act together. the uk has committed to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the front line. russia has warned that such a move would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondent jessica parker. this is what kyiv want
women and girls have suffered some restrictions since they took over. the british prime minster has been fined by lancashire police for not wearing a seatbelt. rushi sunak removed his belt to film a social media video while travelling in the back of a car. number 10 said mr sunak fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologised , adding that he would pay the fine. our political correspondent layla nathoo reports. one of my new year s promises to you promoting a government policy online. he to you promoting a government policy amine- to you promoting a government policy online- policy online. he was filmed in the back of policy online. he was filmed in the back of his policy online. he was filmed in the back of his ministerial - policy online. he was filmed in the back of his ministerial carl the back of his ministerial car as he drove through lancashire yesterday not wearing a seatbelt. on a whistlestop tour across the north of england the prime minister was suppose
would close on the women of afghanistan. lost at sea. the man who survived alone for nearly a month with the help of a bottle of ketchup. welcome to the programme. president zelensky says he will continue to push allies to send tanks to ukraine after a meeting of 50 countries ended earlier with no agreement on the issue. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. russia has warned that such a move would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondent, jessica parker. this is what kyiv wants, but can t yet have german made leopard tanks to help defend and reclaim its territory from russia. britain has gone first in sending western main battle tanks, but it is a fraction of what is being asked for. hundreds of thankyou are not hundreds of tanks. all of us can use thousands of words in discussions. but i cannot put words instead of guns that are needed against russian artillery. defence chiefs have pledged fresh support. but b
for my guest, it s a new phase in a long struggle. masih alinejad began an online movement demanding women s rights from exile. it s made her a regime target. is hers a struggle that can be won? masih alinejad in new york city, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. now, you have been campaigning for women s rights in iran, both from inside the country and from exile in the united states, for decades. have you been surprised by the speed and the scale of events in the last couple of weeks? to be honest, i knew the anger. i have been publishing the videos of iranian women, for eight years, practising their civil disobedience, many of them bravely filming themselves while telling the police, the morality police, it s none of your business. i don t want to cover my hair. most of them are the true leaders of the change within the society. they re leading a movement against compulsory hijab. so for me, now, the brutal death
his christmas eve mass in the vatican. # i can t get no sleep. and maxijazz, lead singer of the band faithless, dies at the age of 65. welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to