this is bbc news, the headlines. leftist leader luiz inacio lula da silva is sworn in as president of brazil 20 years since he first led the country. he has vowed to make his country a great environmental power . there have been more air raid warnings in kyiv tonight, after a wave of russian missile strikes on the ukrainian capital on new year s day. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has said western countries must be prepared to provide long term support to ukraine. addressing crowds at st peter s square, pope francis has described his predecessor, benedict xvi, as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church . pope benedict died at the age of 95. the environmental campaign group, extinction rebellion, says it will temporarily stop using public disruption tactics
this is bbc news, the headlines. leftist leader luiz inacio lula da silva is sworn in as president of brazil 20 years since he first led the country. he has vowed to make his country a great environmental power . there have been more air raid warnings in kyiv tonight, after a wave of russian missile strikes on the ukrainian capital on new year s day. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has said western countries must be prepared to provide long term support to ukraine. addressing crowds at st peter s square, pope francis has described his predecessor, benedict xvi, as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church . pope benedict died at the age of 95. the environmental campaign group, extinction rebellion, says it will temporarily stop using public disruption tactics
a real pleasure having you on hardtalk. thank you. thank you, stephen. thank you very much, richard. hello there. new year s day brought mixed fortunes of weather across the uk once again. and indeed, as we move through the first week of january 2023, it looks like it ll stay on the unsettled side for most. generally mild, but with spells of wet and windy weather moving in with areas of low pressure. and in between, there will be some drier, quieter moments with some sunshine and in fact, the first, most significant quieter, drier moment of the week will be for today, bank holiday monday. that ridge of high pressure will be nosing in across the uk.