you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, review 2022 the war in ukraine. over the next half an hour, we will chronicle russia s invasion and tell the story of the conflict which has seen many thousands of people killed or wounded and millions of others displaced. the story of the war is told by our correspondent paul adams, and a warning you may find some of his programme distressing. translation: a decision has been taken about a special military operation. singing. translation: we are defending our independence, our country. - glory to ukraine. in the depths of winter, a growing menace. russia flexing its muscles, preparing for something. moscow said these were simply drills, it had no plans to invade. but for months, it held a gun against ukraine s head. the west was alarmed. satellite images showed russian forces massing along the border. what follows is the story of russia s invasion of ukraine, as told by the bbc reporters who were there. america s and russia s to
in merseyside on christmas eve. four other people were injured in the incident. britain s west midlands police begin a murder investigation after a man was stabbed on the dance floor in a birmingham nightclub. the 23 year old was fatally injured at a club in the digbeth area of the city. you are watching bbc news. next it s time for martin s mountain, conquering kilimanjaro. gentle string music. i wanted something that people looked and thought, he s doing what?! it s hard enough for somebody with legs to do it, and here s a guy doing it in a wheelchair. it is a risk. i m putting my life on the line doing it. one, two. it was such a relief to get there. and know that we d done it. just so proud, just so proud. clapping and whooping. goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. hello, hello, hello! how are you doing? i m good, and i ve got all of our stuff, as well. how are you? 0k? martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro
in a birmingham nightclub. at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. earlier our north america correspondent nada tawfik gave us this update. a number of people have said they have never seen anything quite like this. a winter advisory is still in effect in buffalo, until the afternoon they expect another 13 centimetres of snow so while the worst is over they ll still very much in this. they all still very much in this. the priority at the moment is as the emergency responders start to dig out buffalo from this immense amount of snow they are trying to get vehicles that have been trapped, emergency responders fear people could have been in there for days, they are trying to get roads passable, a driving ban is in effect but they hope that w
injured in the incident. you are watching bbc news. next, it s time for what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little fish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. look at the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health. it is also full of nutrients like phosphate, which act as a kind of superfood for the algae. and when this algae gets into the river, it strips the river of oxygen, killing off other plant and
at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has this update. the worst is over in buffalo but it is not over yet, they expect around 13 centimetres of snow. numerous people had said they have never experienced anything this badge, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city and the priority at the moment is trying to dig out of the residence. vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 now, emergency responders the other number could go up as they clear out the city. a driving ban is still in effect, residents can hopefully get around as they are trying to clear the roads, there is the hope that people can get basic food supplies after several days stuck inside. then there is t