this is bbc news, the headlines... russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. there's been no confirmation from the ukrainian side. a gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia has been hit by an explosion. the country's gas operator says it's launched an investigation. ajudge in new york has ordered donald trump's family business to pay a $1.6 million fine after being found guilty last month of tax fraud. the fine was the maximum allowable. at least seven people have been killed in alabama, as a storm swept through southern us states. tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in alabama