a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year, a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. 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 than the ceremony, mr lula da silva was accompanied by
as he lies in state at the vatican a hearse carrying pele s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie in state ahead of his funeral on tuesday. and a warning from the international monetary fund, it says a third of the world will be in recession this year. for most of the world economy this is going to be a tough year. tougher than hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says russia attacked kyiv with waves of explosive drones overnight, targeting critical infrastructure. the military said air defence forces shot down all 39 iranian made drones. but the mayor of kyiv, vitaly klitschko, said energy facilities were damaged, disrupting power and heating supplies. let s speak to our correspondent, hugo bachega, who s in kyiv. what is the latest on those overnight attacks? the what is the latest on those overnight attacks? what is the latest on those overniaht attacks? . ., ,., overnight attacks? the mayor said one person over
spurs lose to aston villa, and have now won only two of their past seven matches. good morning. and happy new year. today is a cold start for many. it will be a sunny one when we lose the showers. the outlook for the rest of the week remains fairly changeable. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, january 2nd. senior doctors are warning that some a&e departments are in a complete state of crisis because of the extreme pressures facing the nhs this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says it s impossible to provide the best standard of care, and there is no doubt that patients are being harmed. louisa pilbeam has the details. patients lying in a&e corridors. .ambulance delays, and staff who say they re at breaking point, and surging flu cases, all at a critical time for the nhs. the diagnosis from a leading emergency care doctor? unless there s more investment in services, patients are at risk. there is no doubt that when we are trying to tre
the health secretary will meet representatives from the british medical association and other unions later this morning, in a bid to avert future strike action. and tributes pour in forjeff beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, who has died at the age of 78. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian mercenary group fighting in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing over the weekend. christopher parry and andrew bagshaw were last seen on friday heading to the town of soledar, which has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks. the claim has not been verified by the foreign office and the wagner group of mercenaries did not give a name. gareth barlow has this report. chris parry and andrew bagshaw went missing on friday, while travelling to the town of soledar. ukrainian police have since been conducting investigations into their disappearance. but now, unconfirmed reports from accounts linked to russia s wagner
we ll have a background in dance, so i m sure they re going to be really intrigued. good morning. we have got some rain this morning across wales and southern england which will be slow to clear, another band across northern ireland and england emergency call handlers being cheered as they walk out of the london ambulance service call centre. pushes just one of the picket lines that thousands of ambulance workers north into scotland and brightening up north into scotland and brightening up behind it. but it is be windy. something needs to change. the nhs is on its knees. we re all at breaking point. like i said, everyone s trying their best, but everyone s tired. hospitals are struggling with beds and then we get stuck waiting with patients for like four to five hours at times, and we just can t get out to see other patients that need us. nhs leaders say the system has coped as well as they could have hoped, but there s worry about the knock on effect on the health service ov