an estimated 100,000 russian troops have taken up positions around nearly half of ukraine, and the u.s. and its nato allies fear another invasion is likely, although moscow continues to deny it. now the british foreign office claims to have information the kremlin may be plotting to install a pro-russian leader in ukraine. now, a source tells cnn that u.s. intelligence also has the same information. the uk even names a number of prominent ukrainian politicians, allegedly in contact with russian intelligence. they include a former prime minister, two former deputy prime ministers, and a former senior national security official. moscow angrily dismissed the plot allegation as a so-called provocation. now, the revelation that the alleged plot illelicited this response from the u.s. national security council. quote, this dkind of plotting i deeply concerning. the ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their own future, and we stand with our democratically elected
at the australian open, with dan evans through and heather watson out, and attention now turning to andy murray and emma radacanu, both due on court soon. good morning. it isa it is a cold enough cold and frosty starter. a few showers. for most it will be dry with lengthy sunny spells. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 20th of january. our main story. secondary school pupils in england will no longer need to wear face coverings in classrooms from today, as the government s plan b measures are phased out. advice to work from home has also ended, and from next thursday, mandatory face masks in public places and covid passports will both be axed. simonjones has the details. face to face learning, but it will now be without the masks. from today, face coverings in the classroom in england can t come off, though unions are warning that coronavirus remains a challenge, with large numbers of staff and pupils absent. but the government is keen for us
to maine. 50 million people under winter weather alerts at this hour. snow falling in philadelphia overnight. forecast to switch over to rain as the temperatures warm up along the front. officials in states up and down the east coast urging people to stay off the roads if at all possible. this is what it looks like behind the wheel there in washington, d.c. more than 1200 flights canceled in the u.s. today, more than 180,000 customers without power. mostly in the southeast. now the storm center is moving into the northeast. meteorologist tyler maldin is standing by with the forecast this morning. first let s go to cnn s paulo sandoval in hard-hit pittsburgh. paulo, i can see the snow coming down. how bad is it? reporter: frozen wintry mess. we re experiencing some lulls since we began to see the snowfall yesterday. nonetheless, it has been piling up here. pennsylvania s governor has been urging residents of the state to simply stay home as of yesterday because, again, that
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that huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what s inside them is being fired up again today. scientists believe it could unlock a completely new view of the universe portuguese police investigating the disappearance of three year old madeleine mccann who went missing on holiday in the algarve 15 years ago say they ve formally identified a suspect. they haven t named them but it s believed to be a convicted sex offender, known as christian b, who s currently injail in germany on drugs offences. simonjones reports. next month it will be 15 years since madeleine mccann disappeared. what happened to her remains a mystery despite numerous investigations. it has been agony for her parents who always clung to the hope that their daughter was still alive. but the authorities in germany strongly believe madeleine was murdered and now prosecutors in portugal have identified the suspect, a person of interest. he is not being named by german police have been investig