hgppy message for you this morning. happy new year! in other news, two men have been charged with the murder of cody fisher who was stabbed to death in a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day. it s a very happy new yearfor arsenalfans. their team are seven points clear at the top of the premier league, after beating brighton. a hero s welcome for gary mckee. he s raises £1 million by running 365 marathons one every day in 2022. we start the new year with quite a bit of snowfall sunshine elsewhere, mixed in with some showers. we have your forecast for the start of the new year here on a breakfast. happy new year. it s sunday the 1st of january. our top story: cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023, with large crowds gathering for fireworks and light displays, many for the first time since the start of the pandemic. in london, big ben signaled the start of a spectacular display, which included a tribute to queen elizabeth. louisa pilbeam reports. big ben bongs.
in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should carefully consider the impact on patients. and as our health editor hugh pym reports, other health workers could also soon be staging industrial action. possible strike action is already looming in parts of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff at the gmb, have voted for walk outs. though they have called for talks with members. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we are currently
Shot dead tells us America Needs better gun control. And, nearly a0 years after the First Successful separation of conjoined twins at Great Ormond Street Hospital, some of the children its helped meet up and share their experiences like, we obviously do fight a lot. We do scream at each other a lot. We get mad at each other. But then we always have that bond that we know well be sisters forever, and well love each other forever, and well care for each other forever. On bbc london, the mayor sadiq khan calls for a ceasefire in gaza. Stay with us here in bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening from jerusalem. Large explosions have been seen in the gaza strip tonight as the Israeli Army Says its increasing the number of air strikes on the territory and expanding its ground force operations. Communications in gaza including mobile phone and internet have been cut off. In response to the intensified bombardme
on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination, marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country s biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers picked their way through the debris, there are reports of families still trapped and many more injured. the floors were shaking, the walls were shaking, things were falling off shelving. i just didn t even know what to think. i then went into a slightly more open space in my main bedroom and just co