nhs bosses in wales they say health services are experiencing demand like never seen before, and urge people to do what they can to help. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character
arrivals from china. celebrations are underway to mark the start of 2023 this is the scene live in hong kong the fireworks over the victoria harbour. and this taiwan the capital taipei with the fireworks shooting off the iconic skyscraper taipei 101. they have launched 16,000 fireworks in taiwan. the skyscraper is one of the tallest in the world. the extravaganza is going to last five minutes. and queen guitarist brian may and members of england s womens football team are among those celebrated in the uk s new year s honours list. hgppy happy new year to viewers in hong kong and taiwan. these are the scenes live. there was talk of their not being fireworks in hong kong but there are. there was an attempt to have a spectacular celebration and at last it is enjoying a degree of normalcy after the ravages of covid and the serious restrictions imposed on hong kong. this is always a beautiful display. in the evenings it is always pretty well lit up. we can watch for a mome
and celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in new zealand and at sydney harbour. large fireworks events have returned in many cities after the covid pandemic. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. mind the gap, city slip up in their pursuit of arsenal. alarm bells for rashford he s dropped for oversleeping, then fires manchester united into the top four. and there s a pause for applause as the premier league pays tribute to pele. also coming up in the programme. saracens are soaring at the top of the rugby union premiership after a bonus point win over exeter. and which of the lionesses finish the year on a high, recognised in the new years honours list? hello, and welcome to sportsday. arsenal will finish 2022 on top of the premier league, but by how many points? they re playing right now and can stretch their lead after manchester city slipped up at home to struggling everton. it finished 1 1 at the etihad. erling
around the world. this the scene live in dubai. hello and welcome to bbc world news. russia has launched another barrage of missiles at cities across ukraine in the second big attack in three days. a number of explosions were heard in the centre of the capital, kyiv. residents there have been told by the authorities to remain in shelters. from kyiv, hugo bachega sent this report. on new year s eve, another wave of russian missiles. the air raid alerts sounded at lunchtime on a day families usually celebrate together. this woman was at home when her district in kyiv was hit. translation: me and my husband were literally - thrown into the corridor. we heard glass shattering and then there was an explosion one after another. we came to the street and saw ambulances and casualties. you can see the point of impact where debris from a missile that was intercepted fell from the sky. one person was killed there a mother of two who was in the kitchen, making dinner to celebrate th