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south as well as the northerly winds dig in. that will take us into a very cold night for friday night, a risk of ice where we have a lying snow, where we see sleet later on friday, sat widespread frost right across the country, a hard frost where we have light snow. a quieter period into saturday, but then the next weather front moves northwards with snow on its leading edge in the north, then the next area of low pressure brings wet and windy weather for sunday. pressure brings wet and windy weatherfor sunday. a pressure brings wet and windy weather for sunday. a cold pressure brings wet and windy weatherfor sunday. a cold day pressure brings wet and windy weather for sunday. a cold day on saturday, outbreaks of rain, snow over northern areas, then much milder, wet and windierfaux pas over northern areas, then much milder, wet and windier faux pas two at the weekend. take care. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 9th march. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s ....
and, the rising cost of childcare parents are being forced to give up work, while nurseries close is places they re needed most. hello and welcome. we start in ukraine, which was targeted by at least 80 russian missiles overnight in the most significant bombardment since the anniversary of the invasion two weeks ago. we know that at least nine people have died. the targets were across ukraine, from kharkiv in the north to odesa in the south. president zelensky in a statement on telegram said ten regions had been hit. he added that russia would not avoid responsibility . the mayor of the capital, kyiv, said 40% of the capital s residents were without heating. our diplomatic correspondent james landale. this was a pretty comprehensive barrage of strikes across the country largely targeted at energy infrastructure. there have been reports of power cuts across the country to the north in kharkiv to the south in odesa and to the west in various cities. here in northern kyiv ....
the united nations secretary general has in the last hour made two direct humanitarian appeals to both hamas and israel. antonio guterres issued a statement saying it was his duty as we are on the verge of the abyss in the middle east . he called on hamas to immediately release the hostages it was holding without conditions. and urged israel to allow rapid and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid into gaza including supplies and workers for the sake of civilians there. mr guterres said each one of these two objectives are valid in themselves. they should not become bargaining chips and must be implemented because it s the right thing to do . the statement comes as the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said his military is ready to begin at any moment a ground offensive aimed at crushing hamas. thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south after an order by israel for more than a million people to evacuate. these are the late ....
hello, i m ben thompson. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the military is ready to begin at any moment a ground offensive aimed at crushing hamas. thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south after an order by israel for more than a million people to evacuate. these are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. israeli troops continue to mass near gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive, but it has given no indication of when it might mount an attack. these pictures show tanks arriving today. the israeli air strikes on gaza continue. it says it is targeting hamas positions. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk. in the last hour, gazan health officials have said 2,670 palestinians have now been killed and 9,600 wounded in israel s bombing campaign. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has held the first meeting of his emergency cabinet. he described those ....
starting with the developments in israel, where the military says it s preparing for a major ground offensive into gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu convened a cabinet meeting of the country s expanded emergency government and has promised to destroy hamas, the group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, which was behind last week s massacre of nearly 1,500 israelis. the military response from israel has already seen more than 2,600 people killed in gaza from airstrikes, according to the health ministry there. the united nations says gaza is now witnessing an unprecedented human catastrophe . we ll report from inside gaza, and take a look at how any israeli military operation might pan out. and what of the ongoing diplomatic efforts in the crisis? but first, here s the bbc s jeremy bowen with the latest. along the border, it looked like the eve of battle. in the next few days, israel will send its armed forces into the ....