brazil seeing in 2023 in style. fireworks along the copacabana beach in the countries city of rio dejaneiro. 2 million people there along the seafront. in london, more than 100,000 revellers welcomed in the new year to the chimes of big ben where the countdown was projected within the london eye in the lead up to midnight. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes in what was thought to be the largest display in europe with over 12,000 fireworks. there were tributes to the late queen elizabeth, to ukraine s resistance against russian invasion, and 50 years of pride celebrations. the display returned to the banks of the river thames for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has been soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers. i am absolutely speechless. that was a i2 minute spectacular. the biggest firework display in the entire europe having taken place just a few minutes ago, and
weapons. and a previously unknown self portrait of vincent van gogh is discovered by scottish art experts, using x rays. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. hello, and welcome to the programme. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yes
my guest is meaza ashenafi, the first woman to be appointed chiefjustice of the federal supreme court of ethiopia. now there is hope of making progress in the peace talks taking place, but will there be justice for the victims of war? chiefjustice meaza ashenafi in abbas ababa, welcome to hardtalk. look, you ve got violence across many parts of ethiopia, you ve got an acute food crisis as well, which means that 30 million of the country s 100 million population are in urgent need of help. this is a tough time for you to be a senior official in ethiopia. you are absolutely correct, zeinab, and this government and the people of this country have embarked on a very promising transition. but unfortunately we re facing the harsh realities that you havejust mentioned, and this has been a combination of conflict, drought, and other gross violations of human rights. and, yeah, it is a reality, but i am hopeful that we will come out of this difficult situation. what gives you cause to
matthew potts had a debut to remember. he took four wickets in his first test match. james anderson got four wickets too, making a statement in his return to the squad after being omitted from the west indies tour, alongside stuart broad, who got the other wicket. england are 55 without loss in response. not all plain sailing for england, though. he s bowled beautifully, but potts left the field mid over with an injury. earlier, spinnerjack leach has been ruled out of the test with symptoms of concussion after taking this tumble trying to stop a boundary. england have brought in matt parkinson as a concussion substitute he will bat and bowl. chelsea s antonio rudiger willjoin european champions real madrid on a free transfer this summer. the 29 year old will sign a four year contract with the spanish side. the german international had been a key part of chelsea s side sincejoining in 2017, making 203 appearances in all competitions and won the champions league, europa leagu
from buckingham palace, or from buckingham palace, you can see there are hu people or you can see there are hundreds of people enjoying celebrations of the platinum jubilee. the illustrator sir quentin blake, broadcaster clare balding and actor damian lewis are among more than 1000 people recognised in the queen s birthday honours list. in other news, johnny depp s seen in a newcastle pub last night, while in the us, his legal team celebrated his defamation win. but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. 70 aircraft have flown over buckingham palace to celebrate the queen s platinum jubilee. buckingham palace to celebrate the fly past began with several royal navy helicopters. a special formation of 15 typhoons then formed the number 70 in honour of the queen s reign. buckingham palace has announced that prince andrew, the duke of york, has tested positive for covid and will no longer attend tomorrow s service of thanksgiving. let s join katty kay on t