back at the night—time evacuation, they make it to the field hospital.

he's rushed into surgery where they try to save his badly damaged leg. no one knows exactly how many, but certainly tens of thousands of ukrainians have lost limbs because of this war. were it not for the country's medics, they could have lost their lives as well.

and the full documentary ukraine: enemy in the woods is available on iplayer. that's all from us tonight. just before we go, following our oj simpson discussion, we can clarify that any comments regarding oj simpson's innocence were not made by david goldstein. sima's here tomorrow. till then, goodbye.

breaking news from around the world, 24 hours _ breaking news from around the world, 24 hours a _ breaking news from around the world, 24 hours a day. this breaking news from around the world, 24 hours a day-— right into the centre of israel. leaders both here and in the united states are watching to see what iran does next — and what iran does next will determine whether this becomes a much bigger war. neither side is seen as wanting all—out war right now, but the stakes of any miscalculation are high. when israel will be attacked, if it is attacked by iran,

that will dictate for israel how it responds and retaliates. how it responds and retaliates, so a miscalculation, even when both sides want to keep this contained, can very quickly and easily lead to a larger and wider regional war. tonight, iran's foreign minister said his country did not seek to expand the conflict but that, without international condemnation of the attack on its consulate, it was necessary to contain israel's aggression. israel, fighting on two of its borders and under attack from groups in syria, yemen and iraq, faces a dangerous moment in what is is already a regional war. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. bahman kalbasi is bbc persian�*s correspondent in new york and joins us now. western arabic governments have been urging not to escalate. how would you describe the message in tehran? the message through these... from

the united states seems to be a bit confusing. on one hand, the leader speaking multiple times. other generals as well. saying israel has to be punished. they are sending a message through interlocutors that they want to be contained retaliation, one that doesn't run to it a new level of escalation. the difference is how you hit targets of israel, whether israel proper or else where —— elsewhere is that it does deter future attacks but doesn't go too far. to draw in a new level of response. it's very unclear whether a balance exists given what

we've heard from the israelis, even though many might say both sides are bluffing. but there is the very real danger of one going one level higher than the other could tolerate. so, tehran is in a very difficult place. the public in iran want something to do with a another front for the iranian public. it is very angry at the regime and at where the economy is, therefore it cannot tolerate another war of any kind. at the same time, the supporters of the regime demand some sort of retaliation in responsiveness. so how they managed to do this without getting iran into an all—out war is a real difficult question and it's unclear if they have found the right response for it. �* . ., have found the right response for it. 1, ., ., ~ have found the right response for it. bahman, thank you so much. bahman kalbasi, _ it. bahman, thank you so much. bahman kalbasi, bbc— it. bahman, thank you so much. bahman kalbasi, bbc persian i bahman kalbasi, bbc persian

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japan's prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — mr speaker, the prime minister of japan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that without american leadership, ukraine could collapse under the current russian invasion. the world needs the united states to continue playing this pivotal role in the affairs of nations. today, i detect an undercurrent of self—doubt amongst some americans about what your role in the world should be.

this self—doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history's turning point. after his address before congress, the japanese pm attended a lunch hosted by vice—president kamala harris and the us secretary of state — antony blinken. the event was meant to celebrate the us—japanese alliance. the vice—president also paid tribute to japanese prime ministers past and present. the prime minister was the author of the principal and open indo—pacific. he set_ the principal and open indo—pacific. he set japan on a course of global leadership. mr prime minister, under your leadership, japan's global role has grown — your leadership, japan's global role has grown immensely. in the united

states_ has grown immensely. in the united states and _ has grown immensely. in the united states and japan alliance is now stronger— states and japan alliance is now stronger than ever. the most important meeting for mr kishida is of course the one with the us president. joe biden has been holding talks with japan's prime minister and the philippine president ferdinand marcosjunior. this trilateral summit is designed to strengthen ties and ensure security and prosperity. when we stand as one, we're able to forge a better future role, - and that's what this new trilat is all about in my view. - it will mean a better- future for people across the indo—pacific and, i quite frankly, beyond, around the world. so thank you both for being here and i look forward to this - first summit an many more in the years ahead. - the is accused of stealing more than

$16 million and sending it in an illegal sports operation. it's been a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. super mario bros wonder won best family game, but it was baldur�*s gate 3 — based on dungeons and dragons — that triumphed, with five wins including best game. marc cieslak was there. this is what it's all about — a bafta golden mask. tonight's winners will be taking on slightly smaller versions, tonight's winners will be taking home a slightly smaller version of one of these, but these are water proof that the industry is more than an economic force, and the uk has always played a giant role in games development.

in a recent bafta poll, lara croft, made famous by the tomb raider by the tomb raider games, was voted most iconic video game character of all time. i caught up with the co—founder of the company behind lara, sir ian livingston, to talk about her legacy in the state of the industry. of course, it was developed in derby in the mid 1990s and it became a phenomenon, and it has survived the test of time, and lara croft is significant today as she ever was, and long may she continue. i think a lot of people think games are developed in the uk, not as much as in the united states orjapan or china, but the uk is at the forefront of all great game development. sticking with the uk theme, winner of the best british game was indie puzzler viewfinder from sleepy owl studios, from sleepy owl studios. they also took on the award for new intellectual property. very happy and very grateful

and chuffed, emotional! we really appreciate - being validated by our peers, by the people in the industry. baldur�*s gate 3... but the big prize of the night, best game, went to baldur�*s gate 3. based on the dungeons & dragons table—top role—playing games, it cleaned up, racking up five awards in total. our north america correspondentjohn sudworth has been looking star from the humblest of routes at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror to a different reality. routes at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror to a different reality.

i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. a different reality. a country in which racial divisions and deep—rooted police discrimination were never far from the surface. it took place in the shadow of the rodney king case, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officers for the beating of a black man. questions of racism in that same police force became a highly effective part of oj simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting to news of his death, one of his lawyers are still questions the fairness of his eventual sentencing for robbery. the sentence that he received in that case was a payback for the acquittal that we obtained in los angeles. popular dramas have kept the story alive for a whole new generation of viewers, highlighting not only the issue of race, but of domestic violence, too. the star continued to receive lucrative media contracts his wife in the years

before her murder. but perhaps the biggest legacy of the simpson trial is on the justice system itself, ushering in the era of the television trial. because it was televised it became a national obsession. everybody watched it. i mean, i met a guy in hawaii who told me he changed his whole work schedule so he could get up in the middle of the night hawaii time to watch the show. the boundary between entertainment and the law entertainment and the law was blurring, and it could be exploited by those with access to the highest paid lawyers, sometimes regardless of the evidence. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. you can find out more about the life and death of oj simpson on our website. that's it for me. i'll see you again soon. hello there. we still had the same south—westerly breeze on thursday, but more sunshine led

to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well. temperatures here reached 18 celsius, the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour is showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then over the weekend it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the south east by sunday. in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern ireland, into cumbria and showers pushing into scotland. for england and wales though the cloud should be breaking up. we'll get more sunshine more widely, although some western coasts

could stay a bit grey and cloudy. but in the sunshine, it's going to feel warm. temperatures in the southeast and east anglia reaching 20 or 21 degrees and again, in the northeast of scotland, 18 degrees where we're missing those showers. but the weather starts to change into the weekend because we've got a few weather fronts coming down from the northwest, bringing more cloud, some rain and some cooler air, too. first weather front here is bringing this cloud and patchy rain across northern england and wales, pushing into the midlands and southwest england later. pushing into the midlands and then, following on behind, a lot of showers for scotland and northern ireland, some of them heavy and thundery with some hail. the last of the warmth and some sunshine still across east anglia in the southeast, temperatures 20 degrees here. but elsewhere, those temperatures are going to be several degrees lower on saturday. now, we're replacing that warmer south—westerly wind with something much cooler — awesterly wind which will bring a westerly wind which will bring in more showers on sunday — and we'll see showers, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. and just for a while there could be a bit of winter illness over the mountain tops. there'll be a few showers coming in over the irish sea to northwest england and north wales,

but further south and east, it may well be dry, but it's certainly going to be cooler. we've got temperatures back down to 15 degrees, which is near normal for this time of the year, but struggling to 10 or 11 across much of scotland and northern ireland. and here we're going to find a lot of showers overnight and into monday. low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improve just a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy.

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we will have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there seems to be no end to the suffering of the people of zimbabwe. a prolonged drought is threatening to spread mass hunger in a country grimly familiar with political repression and economic chaos. but no amount of popular dissatisfaction seems to loosen the grip of the ruling party, zanu—pf. my guest is one of zimbabwe's highest—profile opposition figures, job sikhala, recently released from almost 600 days in prison without trial. is real change ever going to come to his homeland?