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
network grind to a complete halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk out in the biggest rail strike so far over pay and conditions. millions of people in the uk begin paying more for gas and electricity as the new energy price cap comes into force. making landfall in the us for a second time hurricane ian strikes south carolina with heavy rain and powerful winds after leaving a trail of devastation in florida and cuba. now on bbc news, click. in the back of a driverless cabs. car: take a seat in the back and close the doors. - buckle up and get ready to ride. i m just glad that was james, not me. meanwhile, spencer has been sniffing out the secrets of a shipwreck. 0oh. stale beer. is that you or me? definitely not me! and on the subject of smells. this is the first ever bbc click perfume. this is not nice. right, let s go for a ride. they have been a long time coming, but in the last few years, we have watched self driving cars get closer and closer. we ve just pulled out in
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
good morning, wet and windy start to the day, the good news is the worst of the rain will blow through, come the afternoon the weather will brighten up with spells of sunshine but they will be lots of blustery showers today, particularly across western areas. i will have the full forecast for you later on. it s saturday, 7th january. our top story: the prime minister will hold emergency talks at downing street today to try to tackle the huge challenges facing the nhs. and senior doctors say the health service is on a knife edge, with many a&e units struggling to cope with record demand. our health correspondent jim reed reports. the nhs is under record pressure this winter, where the queues of ambulances delayed out hospitals, rising waiting lists, and more front line strikes planned in the coming weeks. sue front-line strikes planned in the coming weeks front-line strikes planned in the coming weeks. front-line strikes planned in the cominu weeks. ,, , , , ., , coming weeks
a nightclub in birmingham on monday. one man was arrested in birmingham, the other in london. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. and it s been a big year with a bit of everything for sports fans from france s win at the rugby six nations to lionel messi lifting the world cup with argentina. here in the uk, england s women won football s european championship and birmingham hosted the commonwealth games. adam wild looks back now 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 that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and nowak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particu