and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peter s square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today, first at a mass for peace that was held in st peter s basilica behind me. he talked about entrusting our beloved pope emeritus benedict xvi to the holy mother, to accompany him from this world to god. and then later, pope francis appeared at a balcony here at the vatican for what is his regular sunday lunchtime homily, where he started this week by asking people to join together, as you rightly say, to pray for the man he called a faithful servant to the gospel and to the church. extraordinar
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.
soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded while it s cleaned. welcome to bbc news. brazil s new president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society and govern for everyone . 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. with mr bolsonaro preferring a trip to florida over attending the ceremony, lula was instead accompanied by civil society
We have breaking news on the ongoing scandal we have been telling you about about the south korean president. According to Reuters News Agency, Danish Police have arrested the daughter of a long time friend, choi soon sil, at the centre of an influence peddling scandal. Many former ministers and some Government Officials have been arrested. Her friend has been arrested as well. According to Reuters News Agency her daughter has been arrested in denmark, according to south korean broadcasterjtbc, which reported on wednesday. Just over 2a hours since a gunman forced his way into an Istanbul Nightclub and opened fire. He killed 39 people, most of them foreign visitors, before disappearing into the night. Turkish police have launched a massive manhunt. A leader of the kurdish militant group, the pkk, has denied any involvement. The mood was of celebration. One of istanbuls top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. Five, four, three, two. They expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not th
We have breaking news on the ongoing scandal we have been telling you about about the south korean president. According to Reuters News Agency, Danish Police have arrested the daughter of a long time friend, choi soon sil, at the centre of an influence peddling scandal. Many former ministers and some Government Officials have been arrested. Her friend has been arrested as well. According to Reuters News Agency her daughter has been arrested in denmark, according to south korean broadcasterjtbc, which reported on wednesday. Just over 2a hours since a gunman forced his way into an Istanbul Nightclub and opened fire. He killed 39 people, most of them foreign visitors, before disappearing into the night. Turkish police have launched a massive manhunt. A leader of the kurdish militant group, the pkk, has denied any involvement. The mood was of celebration. One of istanbuls top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. Five, four, three, two. They expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not th