this is bbc news. the headlines: the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ill health. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data, as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. queen guitarist brian may and members of england s women s football team are among over a thousand people celebrated in the uk s new year s honours list. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour. now on bbc news, adam wild looks back on the year in sport. even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. he shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s, ithink, the government here has made the choice t
train operating companies make their best and final offer to the rmt union in a bid to break the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. another ambulance strike this time, in wales as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. and it s 4am in melbourne and andy murray is still playing tennis there. he s into a fit set beside her at the australian open. fifth set decider. hello. the actor alec baldwin will be prosecuted over the 2021 rust movie shooting, which resulted in the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins. baldwin and the film s armourer hannah gutierrez reed will be charged with involuntary manslaughter. in a statement, district attorney mary carmack altwies said. his attorney because it a terrible miscarriage ofjustice and says he and his team will fight the charges. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, gave us more details about the charges, which were released in a statement by the new mexico district attorney s off
tomorrow. this little ridge of high pressure quietening things down, there will be light winds, lots of sparkly winter sunshine to look out for. that s will put a smile on our faces with a bit of luck. you might need an extra layer first thing in the morning and the northerly breeze might drive in a few showers on exposed eastern coast, some dense fog in northern ireland as well, but elsewhere dry, settled, sunny, not particularly warm. temperatures generally at around 3 6, particularly warm. temperatures generally at around 3 6 , may be milder in the west, you have probably heard milder air is heading our way but it will be a slow process for some of us this weekend. it starts to push in across northern ireland and up into scotland with that southerly wind. here we will see a lot of cloud but it never really gets into the far south east corner through the weekend. on saturday, showery outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland but england and wales will start of
making their own moves. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations. murrayfield in february a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts. a victory over the old enemy. and murrayfield erupts in celebration! fireworks too, in cardiff. astonishingly, the celebrations were italian. what a moment of brilliance! what a try! after seven years without a win in the tournament, it was just a little overdue. and that s what it means for the italians! although just a side show. the long wait for a title will end tonight in paris. ..france, were this year s headline act. and it s antoine dupont for the try! france are crowned six nations champions again. england s women had their eyes on a rather larger prize a world cup to come this year. still, this was a perfect warm up. england are the grand slam champions. warming up in beijing? well, perhaps not everyone, but this was about the snow and the ice. welcome to the olympic winter g