of pakistan s devastating floods. de facto authorities in four russian occupied or partially occupied regions of ukraine have announced plans to hold referendums on joining russia this week as ukraine continues to recapture territory in the north east. proxy administrations in luhansk, donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia all say that voting will start this friday. this is what the russian appointed head of the region had to say. translation: i will personally a - eal to translation: i will personally appeal to the translation: i will personally appeal to the president. - translation: i will personally appeal to the president. with l translation: i will personally appeal to the president. with ai appeal to the president. with a request for legal approval of the referendum result as soon as possible and i am sure this procedure will not take much time. it has come from very different areas. french president president macron says the referendum will have no legal consequence,
an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. can turn boiling water into a snow cloud and second. the state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures are the lowest at 52. residents warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snowfalls. need to clear the sidewalk, i m out here doing it with a shovel because the slow i wouldn t start. , , , ., because the slow i wouldn t start. , i, ., ., start. every type of travel thrown into start. every type of t
In the area of the social conservatism which, will chime with some parts of the Conservative Party, but others very unhappy with that. There is an awful lot to do in terms of penning that deal down, i suspect, in the next couple of days. In last minutes, we have also heard that theresa may has got herself a new Chief Of Staff which will be central in trying to sort those things out before the queen s speech on monday. Monday week. There was a lot of scrutiny over Jeremy Corbyns dealings with figures in the ira and there have also been questions over the dups dealings with loyalist extremists and then sinn fein saying this is not acceptable under the terms of the good friday agreement for the westminster government to be getting into bed with one of the parties in Northern Ireland. I think the last point there is going to be a very important Stumbling Block because we know that the Power Sharing Agreement broke down. We know that there is an intention now to open negotiations to get it
In the area of the social conservatism which, will chime with some parts of the Conservative Party, but others very unhappy with that. There is an awful lot to do in terms of penning that deal down, i suspect, in the next couple of days. In last minutes, we have also heard that theresa may has got herself a new Chief Of Staff which will be central in trying to sort those things out before the queen s speech on monday. Monday week. There was a lot of scrutiny over Jeremy Corbyns dealings with figures in the ira and there have also been questions over the dups dealings with loyalist extremists and then sinn fein saying this is not acceptable under the terms of the good friday agreement for the westminster government to be getting into bed with one of the parties in Northern Ireland. I think the last point there is going to be a very important Stumbling Block because we know that the Power Sharing Agreement broke down. We know that there is an intention now to open negotiations to get it
Elsewhere, alaves went through on away goals with alcorcon, and Real Sociedad also progressing. Real madrid feature on thursday, when they travel to last years beaten finalists, sevilla, leading 3 0 from their opening match. Holders juventus are through to the Quarter Finals of the coppa italia, thanks to a 3 2 victory over ata la nta. Juve took a two goal advantage into the half time interval, before a nervy finish that saw three goals, with the hosts moving through, where they are joined by fiorentina. Napoli progressed on tuesday, with the final five last 16 ties taking place over the coming week. Jim furyk will be the ryder cup captain for the United States team in 2018. He replaces davis love iii, who led the american side to victory last year. Furyk is a veteran on the pga tour, and has played in the ryder cup nine times. For him, the competition is the very essence of the game. It is no secret. It has been my favourite event my entire career. And in my opinion the ryder cup embo