the number of new cars registered in the uk last year was the lowest for 30 years, but sales of electric vehicles continued to grow rapidly. welcome to bbc news. prince harry reportedly claims he was physically attacked by his brother william during a row over his marriage to meghan. the guardian has obtained a copy of spare, the highly anticipated book from the duke of sussex, days before it s due to hit the shelves. aru na iyengar reports. there is stringent prelaunch security around this book but the guardian has published extracts of a copy of spare it has viewed. in the book, prince harry describes a meeting in 2019 at his home in london with prince william to discuss their faltering relationship. a furious row broke out, according to the book, during which prince william, now the prince of wales, described meghan, the duchess of sussex, as difficult, rude and abrasive. harry accused his brother of parroting the press narrative about his wife. the row escalated, and then
pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi at an open air funeral mass at the vatican. upset for emma raducanu after she retires from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland with an ankle injury. and coming up this hour hear more from the girl group flo, who are the winners of the bbc s sound of 2023 award. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control borrowing from the brexit slogan would be central to his party s agenda if it won the next election. it s not unreasonable for us to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it s what take back control meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities. so we will embrace the take back control message, but we ll turn it from a slogan in
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch christ s victory over evil and death. 6 translator: we pray in arabic. for our leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. translator: we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. tran
live pictures of st. peter s square in vatican city as we continue with our special coverage of the funeral of pope benedict xvi. very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster live from london. funeral for pope emeritus has just come to an end a short while ago at st. peter s square at the vatican. pope benedict asked for a simple ceremony. pope francis presided over the funeral delivering the homily a short while ago. before that, nearly 200,000 people paid their respects to the late pope during the last three days of public viewing. benedict will be buried in the vatican crypt inside the basilica. t the. now that the funeral services are over, what are your personal reflections? what did it mean to you as a catholic? well, one of the things that i was thinking as i looked out and saw all of these people that pope benedict had known for so many years was the real sort of scope of his caree
takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, a residential. building was destroyed as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is sti