russian mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin cause of his rebellion after 24 hours of mayhem. roadblocks to stop his wagner forces are filled in as the crisis is a diffused. after a direct threat to his leadership, the questions over vladimir putin s future. forces in ukraine assess how the turmoil will affect the progress of the war. also this morning, the public tolls they can now call 999 after a technical default. labor calls for mandatory help for homeowners struggling to meet rising mortgage payments. good morning, the rebellion by the russian mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin appears to be over. the russian president, vladimir putin called it a knife in the back of our people, and said his forces were but a deal has now been negotiated by belarus and the kremlin, so that the rebel leader will be allowed to leave the country, and his fighters will not be prosecuted. our moscow correspondent diane mcenany reports. yevgeny prigozhin, cheered by supporters after bringin
and celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in new zealand and at sydney harbour. large fireworks events have returned in many cities after the covid pandemic. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. mind the gap, city slip up in their pursuit of arsenal. alarm bells for rashford he s dropped for oversleeping, then fires manchester united into the top four. and there s a pause for applause as the premier league pays tribute to pele. also coming up in the programme. saracens are soaring at the top of the rugby union premiership after a bonus point win over exeter. and which of the lionesses finish the year on a high, recognised in the new years honours list? hello, and welcome to sportsday. arsenal will finish 2022 on top of the premier league, but by how many points? they re playing right now and can stretch their lead after manchester city slipped up at home to struggling everton. it finished 1 1 at the etihad. erling
hello and welcome us joining us in the around the world and streaming on sin and max, i m max foster across the middle east and around the world. there s an all-out diplomatic push, right now to contain the fallout from iran is unprecedented aerial assaults on israel over the weekend. and two preventing any further escalation that the violence in that region as soon after the bombardment ended on sunday members of the g7 held a virtual meeting and regional leaders began discussing with their global counterparts. in an emergency session of the un security council, the secretary general urged restraint the middle east is on the brink the people of the region are confronting a real danger. if a devastating full-scale conflict now is the time to diffuse. and the escalates. now is the time for maximum restraint what israel says about 350 drones, missiles and rockets were fired from iran, iraq, yemen, and hezbollah in lebanon, israel intercepted most of them with help from
country just last month desperately in need of water. the searing temperatures calm as a new study warns that the earth could be entering a period in which its ecosystems are irreversibly disrupted. it s been more than fifty years since the state of new south wales in australia has seen a drought like this farmers pray for rain as their crops and livestock die some are forced to shoot starving cattle well others face the prospect of having to simply abandon their land. on the other side of the world a similar story the french of those mountains are simply too dry about half of this farmer s corn crop has already died in the us record temperatures are fueling the worst wildfire in california history the twin blazes dubbed the mendo sea no complex have exploded to cover an area the size of los angeles in less than two
weeks. scenes like this are likely to become the new normal according to an international research team s latest study they call the trend hot house earth i said. it s w