in south africa are on high alert forfurtherfloods as more rain is expected over the weekend. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian troops, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv cautioned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko has urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike on saturday morning. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. y
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian troops, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv cautioned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko has urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike on saturday morning. meanwhile, we ve heard in the last hour via the tass news agency that russia s defence ministry has said that if ukrainian forces still fighting in mariupol lay down their arms at 6am local time, their lives will be spared. our correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank
it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and midnight in london where downing street is in turmoil following the resignation of four senior aides to borisjohnson. director of communications jack doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of policy head munira mirza. two more senior figures followed. ms mirza quit over the prime minister s false claim that the leader of the opposition was personally responsible for the failure to prosecute notorious paedophilejimmy savile, when he was director of public prosecutions. our political editor laura kuensseberg reports. applause borisjohnson managed to keep a blackpool tram on track today. yet it s not clear tonight where his leadership is really going. that went well, thank god for that, the prime minister said. he might need prayers to create a sense of stability in his government, though. the communications director, jack doyle, walked out of his job tonight. a major role in any number ten, but the message had gone badl
landsbergis, foreign minister of lithuania, on the front line of nato russia tensions. why is this small baltic state making so much noise as the superpowers square up? gabrielius landsbergis in vilnius, welcome to hardtalk. hello, good evening. it s nice to have you on the show, foreign minister. just a few days ago, you said of ukraine, you said, we are convinced that a real war is a likely possibility. the diplomacy is still continuing. are you now dialling down your rhetoric about war? well, our observations about war is from what we see on the ground. the troops are still gathering, and not only on ukrainian border, but also in belarus. and apart from troops, there are equipment, armament, everything that is needed for an actual war, so if putin wanted to create a credible threat, i think that he s really getting there, so that we, the neighbours of ukraine or countries in the region, we truly believe that he actually has these intentions. but that doesn t mean that we
the opening ceremony for the winter olympics in beijing will take place in a few hours time. almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete, with over 100 gold medals to be won. but the run up to the games has been fraught with controversy. many countries have announced a diplomatic boycott of the event, citing human rights abuses in china and there are covid cases inside beijing s olympic bubble. our china correspondent, robin brant, has the very latest. she is one of china s olympians of tomorrow maybe. she hadn t even been born the first time the olympics came to town. but now, the six year old skater is inspired by the games. translation: it s very exhausting, but she presses on. she won t leave until she s learned how to do all the moves. she doesn t quit. she can t go to any of the events, though. she can t get close. the winter olympics is happening in beijing, but almost everyone here is excluded from it. translation: it s sad we can t go to see the games in pe