president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing, a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. rescuers are digging for survivors in the rubble of residential buildings that were destroyed as people slept. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destroyed a building at night, at 2am, he says. they simply destroyed a multi storey building. translation: we ran out into the street. - when we left the corridor, a neighb
policies to try to boost the uk economy, despite the turmoil it s created in the markets. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. two weeks ago, 22 year old mahsa amini died in iranian police custody. she d been arrested for allowing strands of hair to escape her headscarf. since then, iran has been rocked by protests led by women demanding freedom and equality. it could be the most serious threat to iran s theocratic leadership since the islamic revolution. 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
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
you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. and it s one of the most glamorous sporting events in the world formula one roars back into singapore this weekend. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7 in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in the us state of florida, which has been hit by one of the most powerful hurricanes in the history of the united states with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. hurricane ian has torn a path of destruction through towns and cities, leaving more than 2 million homes and businesses without power, and experts warning of life threatening flooding. and it could cause more damage as it heads north into the carolinas, the storm system has regained hurricane strength. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150
being warned of a 13 hour wait to see a doctor in a&e. the mass shooting in uvalde in texas two weeks ago which left 19 children and two adults dead. us lawmakers hear harrowing testimony from survivors. he and the artist who depicted fantasy and her own life, dame paula rego, has died at the age of 87. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s one of the most lucrative and controversial tournaments ever. six time major winner phil mickelson is due to tee off at the first saudi funded liv golf event in hertfordshire. good evening. motorists and rail travellers are bracing themselves as rising prices and consequent demands for pay increases combine to create a perfect travel storm. the price of petrol is soaring, largely due to the war in ukraine and the rac is predicting the cost of filling a typical family car could go above £100 tomorrow. 0n the railways, the rmt union says the cost of living crisis, with inflation running at 9%, has prompted a planned series of wa