SummaryWe've been looking at Russia's widespread strikes on Ukraine's energy networks as the country continues to face temperatures as low as -20C Verified videos show a major fire at a market in the north-west of the Iranian capital, Tehran BBC Verify continues to work through the latest tranche of US government files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein We use open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, fact-checking and data analysis to help report complex stories Thomas CopelandBBC Verify Live journalist
BBC Verify Live will be wrapping up shortly, so if you’re just joining us here’s a quick rundown of what the team has been covering today. We opened the page by verifying dramatic video of a huge fire at a market in the north-west of the Iranian capital Tehran. You can watch the footage here.The verification team then shifted to covering Ukraine, after a night of widespread Russian drone and missile strikes. We’ve mapped all the strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants so far this year as temperatures in the region have plunged. Plus, our eyewitness team was sent this video of skiers up to their shoulders in record-breaking levels of snow in Japan.BBC Verify Live will be back tomorrow.
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Published: February 3, 2026 9:59 am
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