pope francis has used his new year message to denounce violence against women. speaking during a mass at st peter s basilica in vatican city, he said that to hurt a woman was to insult god. he also called for more work to be put into achieving world peace saying that getting depressed or complaining is useless. nearby in rome, crowds gathered to watch the tradition ofjumping from the cavour bridge into the river tiber, 20 metres below. everyone who jumped survived unscathed. meanwhile in portugal, dozens took to swimming in the sea near lisbon. it s reportedly a tradition for bathers to run into the ocean to chase away the bad energy of the last year and start the next 12 months with a refreshing lease on life . injapan, crowds gathered at the top of mount mitake, near tokyo, to see the first sunrise of 2022, and pray at the shrine located there for a good year ahead. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here sjohn watson.
and these pictures are from a french beach in arcochon, where people have also been enjoying the unusually warm weather. but the balmy temperatures have meteorologists worried warmer winters are one of the key indicators of climate change. people around the world have been marking the start of the new year let s take a moment to see what they ve been doing. pope francis has used his new year message to denounce violence against women. speaking during a mass at st peter s basilica in vatican city, he said that to hurt a woman was to insult god. he also called for more work to be put into achieving world peace, saying that getting depressed or complaining is useless. nearby in rome, crowds gathered to watch the tradition ofjumping from the cavour bridge into the river tiber, 20 metres below. everyone who jumped survived unscathed. meanwhile in portugal, dozens took to swimming in the sea near lisbon. it s reportedly a tradition for bathers to run into the ocean