of living crisis bites? hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targetted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attacks against ukraine. state tv reacted to the news with a familiar warning to kyiv
on the nhs this winter is intolerable the family of a british couple killed in a helicopter crash in australia say they re heartbroken. archie! touch! and why a shortage of volunteer puppy trainers means visually impaired people are having to wait longer to get a guide dog. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it s a huge night of action in the premier league with arsenal looking to extend their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. it s been a miserable new year return to work for commuters, facing five days of rail strikes this week. members of the rmt union are taking industrial action again today over pay, jobs and working conditions. they re holding two 48 hour strikes this week in england, scotland and wales while the train drivers union aslef will take action on thursday. our business correspondent theo leggett is at euston station in london. and at euston station there are not many trains running, is across
china and denmark at next year s women s world cup in australia and new zealand. good afternoon. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure the 100 nominations by tory mps needed to enter the race to be the next prime minister. the former chancellor has yet to announce whether he will launch a fresh bid for the top job after losing to liz truss over the summer. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from holiday, as supporters rally behind a potential comeback by the former prime minister. but so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, has more. are you running for leadership? he s got the numbers to get on the ballot paper. and rishi sunak is expected to declare his candidacy soon. the former chancellor now has more than 100 mps publicly backing him to be the prime minister. the big question in westminster is now if
across england and wales and warmer than yesterday. in scotland and northern ireland it was the warmest day of the year so far yesterday, todayis day of the year so far yesterday, today is cooler with much more cloud. not much rain left over and i think the cloud will thin and break so we should see sunshine. some cloud pushing into the far north of england, the rest of england and wales enjoying blue skies and strong sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 2&25, i7 sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 2&25, 17 or 18 sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 21125, 17 or 18 scotland and northern ireland where we have the cloud. some patchy cloud overnight tonight in scotland and northern ireland, the bulk of england and wales dry, clear, no wind, temperature is probably more evenly spread overnight, 11 or 12 degrees, may be warmer in northern ireland with more cloud. i hope we should break through that cloud tomorrow more readily across northern ireland add
actor ben stiller in ukraine he told this programme he s worried the world will forget the victims of the war. as you get closer and closer to kyiv, and to the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction. i m an actor, so the first thing i go is, oh, it looks like a movie. but the scale of it is even bigger, and it s real. ryan giggs resigns as wales manager he steps down ahead of wales appearance at the world cup. he s not been in his post for after being arrested for using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex girlfriend charges he has denied. new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue to mark his 40th birthday we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. in london the sun is already beating down. for england and wales today it is going to be dry, sunny and warm. northern england are seeing more cloud out of the odd spot of rain. scotland and northern ireland are cloudier than yesterd