going to introduce those restrictions, but if the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate they are then you could see why they would need to change their mind. and we'll have the latest sport — including what happened to manchester city as they tried to extend their lead at the top of the premier league against arsenal. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no—frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco—friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a "crusaderfor freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace". the bbc�*s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final sendoff for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa's brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, "thank you for sharing him with the world." well, it actually is a two—way street. because we shared him with the world, you shared part of the love you held for him with us. south africa's president delivered the main eulogy. archbishop desmond tutu has been our moral compass, but he has also been our national conscience. it was during south africa's long and violent struggle against the country's brutal regime that he rose to prominence. we will be free! after the country became a democracy, he presided over the tumultuous reconciliation process. in accordance with his wishes, the archbishop will be aquamated — this is a greener alternative to cremation. his ashes will be interred beneath floor here at st george's cathedral. it is the end of an era — the last of south africa's well known freedom fighters leaves behind a difficult task for the leaders to rid the country of corruption and racial divisions, and to also forge the way forward in the spirit of the moral compass that many believe was the driving force to tutu's leadership. nomsa maseko, bbc news, cape town. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo, in sicily. the sea watch 3 vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. crew members say the group includes more than 200 unaccompanied children. mattea weihe is the head of mission for sea watch 3. she explains what it takes to get everyone off the vessel safely. we started the disembarkation process today, but it takes a lot of time so we currently have about half the amount of people on board, around 200 people currently. that issueis around 200 people currently. that issue is more of a logistical kind. basically the people need to have places in hotspots, they need to be registered, need to be put on quarantine ferries and this process takes a long time so basically as soon as they have places for people we can disembark them and when more places open up we can disembark the rest. the people are from all different kinds of places. they all fled libya and they all tell is horrible stories about the time they spent there, so when you sit down on deck and have a talk with them they actually tell them the most terrific stories you probably would have ever heard in your life. they come from various countries, sub—sa ha ran countries, various countries, sub—saharan countries, north african countries and they've made this really dangerous journey and they are really happy they can hopefully start a new life which is peaceful and actually gives them some sort of protection that they deserve. we always demand a quick disembarkation process because as you know a ship is not necessarily a place for 440 people who have been through hell and who ended up here so we are always really eager to get a disembarkation as quickly as possible in a place where they can be safe. however, we realised also in the past these processes take a very long time and we demand actually that they go quicker and quicker in the future. let's get some of the day's other news. france has introduced a new law which bans plastic packaging on most fresh fruit and vegetables. more than a third of the products were thought to have been wrapped in plastics until now, totalling an estimated one billion items of single—use material. reports from the us state of new mexico say rescuers are trying to reach around 20 people who've been trapped overnight in cable cars on the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque. the county sheriff's office says at least one tram car is stuck due to icy conditions in the area. covid is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,300 flights on saturday. more than half of them were services into, out of, or within the us. let's look at the pandemic now — and governments across europe have been releasing their latest figures, all of which seem to indicate a continued, rapid spread of covid. in the uk, the confirmed number of new infections is 162,572. that's lower than previous days this week, but it only takes in figures from england, with northern ireland, scotland and wales not reporting. the uk has also reported 154 deaths from covid — that's a death recorded within 28 days of a positive test. france has reported almost 220,000 new infections. that's the fourth day in a row they have exceeded 200,000 — but is a little lower than the record which was set on friday. and covid cases remain close to record levels in italy — with more than 140,000 infections confirmed on saturday, the second successive day they've topped that figure. those figures have prompted one senior health official in the uk to warn that the "next few days are crucial", in the battle against the 0micron variant of coronavirus. latest figures show hospital admissions in england have risen to their highest level since january last year. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. a new year and with it, the hope that 2022 will draw us closer to the end of the pandemic. but once again, january is likely to see soaring infection rates. last night restrictions in some places and advice in others meant more subdued celebrations, but some were determined to celebrate. we have our boosters we've done our things, we followed the guidance. it is a funny one this year because we obviously want to stay safe but also in 15 years of living here i've never been and done the london fireworks so boris had a cheese and wine party so why can't i come and see the fireworks? come in and take a seat. some had resolved to get protected for the new year and went for boosters today. this is a third shot, booster, want to make sure that i got all the protection we can get meeting friends and family and living a normal life. the main priority right now is to keep everyone safe, keep spreading the awareness, please get vaccinated, it's so important. whether it is the first, second dose or booster, and to look out for each other and protect one another. the health secretary in england is hoping vaccines will prevent the need for more restrictions and said additional measures would be a last resort. the debate about whether it is safe to mix or if we need more restrictions will continue but the question is, just how effective might those be? government commissioned modelling from warwick university suggests the window to suppress the peak may already have passed and that the last opportunity to introduce effective restrictions was a week ago, on boxing day. the number of patients in hospital with covid—i9 has increased by about 70% in a week according to nhs providers. they say it is too early to know how this wave will play out. if the evidence shows that we are getting very significant numbers of people coming into hospital with covid, then the government needs to be ready to introduce further restrictions at pace. what we are trying to balance this against is the fact that the vaccines have changed the rules of the game. with most days now bringing record numbers of infections and the virus spreads rapidly amongst us, the health secretary in england has warned of a big increase in hospitalisations this month, which is likely to test the limits of the nhs. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. north korea's leader kimjong—un has admitted his country is facing severe economic problems, including food shortages. in an address to a meeting of the ruling party, mr kim didn't mention his country's issues with the united states, something he usually focuses on. instead, he said increasing development and improving people's living standards would be his main task this year. a self—imposed coronavirus blockade has left north korea struggling with food shortages. injune last year, the country's state media warned of a possible "food crisis" related to damage caused by typhoons and harvest failures. let's cross to washington dc and speak to soo kim. she's worked for the cia and is now a policy analyst at the rand corporation — an american global policy think tank. thank you forjoining us. king john's speech had a laser focus on domestic issues. what do you read into this? —— kimjong—un. it’s domestic issues. what do you read into this? -- kim jong-un._ into this? -- kim jong-un. it's the wa ou into this? -- kim jong-un. it's the way you described, _ into this? -- kim jong-un. it's the way you described, he _ into this? -- kim jong-un. it's the way you described, he can't - into this? -- kim jong-un. it's the way you described, he can't afford | way you described, he can't afford to take his eyes off domestic situation. imagine the lockdown, the covid—i9 pandemic, on top of that the sanctions, the natural disasters of the last couple of years, it's really compounded the already dire food situation and humanitarian situation in north korea, so for kim jong—un to have sent a direct message to the united states and south korea now would not have worked too well on the super official image he wants to give to both the north korean population but also to the united states and south korea for tight paint a picture for us here. what state is the north korean economy in right row? how bad are things right now? so we are i would say fumbling through the dark when it comes to dealing with any facts coming out of north korea but we have seen reports saying that the government has asked people to basically tighten their belts again for three more years, so we are looking until 2025. when the government, presumably wants to reopen borders with china. again, compounding the situation where the already dire situation north koreans have been facing for the last six or seven decades, so this is not looking good and kim said to the north korean population they should be expecting things to get worse and there's been an emphasis on rebuilding the rural areas of north korea. i that is a way for kim to divert attention away from his own faults and for him to divert the energy and onus of responsibility onto the north korean people to basically find a way to weather the storms, from the covid—i9 pandemic and north korean isolation. we storms, from the covid-19 pandemic and north korean isolation.- and north korean isolation. we do know that north _ and north korean isolation. we do know that north korea _ and north korean isolation. we do know that north korea is - and north korean isolation. we do know that north korea is the - know that north korea is the first country to have closed its borders at the start of the pandemic and we know that north korea has not accepted some donations of vaccines, global donations, so why doesn't kim jong—un simply relax his covid restrictions a little bit or start to begin accepting some vaccine donations? so to begin accepting some vaccine donations?— to begin accepting some vaccine donations? ., ., , , donations? so if he were to open his borders to a — donations? so if he were to open his borders to a select _ donations? so if he were to open his borders to a select number- donations? so if he were to open his borders to a select number of- borders to a select number of international workers this is going to expose kim jong—un�*s leadership failures. it's also going to expose the realities of living in north korea. we've seen villages where things looked perfect, very well maintained. that's not the case for i would say the majority of the north korean population. so to open the borders, to allow the international workers in, it's going to expose kimjong—un international workers in, it's going to expose kim jong—un even international workers in, it's going to expose kimjong—un even more and that's not what he wants to see and have to deal with at this point. qm. have to deal with at this point. 0k, a difficult and _ have to deal with at this point. 0k, a difficult and complex situation in north korea. thank you for taking us through that, soo kim speaking to us from washington, dc. the government of borno state in north—east nigeria has confirmed the closure of all camps for the state's 1.8 million displaced people. camp residents will be relocated among established communities across borno. rights groups have urged the authorities to suspend the closures. they warned the resettlement programme could endanger the lives of more than 10,000 households, following continued attacks by islamist groups, as well as human rights violations committed by the nigerian military. 0ur reporter chris ewokor explains why the borno state government took this decision now. the borno state government said that the camps have become slums where a lot of vices are going on, some criminality, prostitution and the like, and, you know, these people have been living in many of these camps for between ten to 12 years. children who were born in the camps have grown up and then they don't know any other form of life. so the government says it wants to build the resilience of these people and give them a new life, but we must also understand there are 1.8 million, nearly 2 million people, who have been affected especially in borno alone and many have been living in internally displaced camps across the state capital and now many of them including their children are now going to be resettled in some of the communities, eithertheir resettled in some of the communities, either their original community or a community of their choice where they've chosen to be the government is giving them $200 perfamily to be the government is giving them $200 per family to be able to help themselves. but the fear here is that some of these communities could still come under attack by islamist groups and the government is assuring that they are being settled close to military facilities where they could be given protection. let's not forget it's the first day of 2022! people around the world have been marking the start of the new year. let's take a moment to see what they've been doing. pope francis has used his new year message to denounce violence against women. speaking during a mass at st peter's basilica in vatican city, he said that to hurt a woman was to insult god. he also called for more work to be put into achieving world peace — saying that getting depressed or complaining is useless. nearby in rome, crowds gathered to watch the tradition ofjumping from the cavour bridge into the river tiber, 20 metres below. everyone who jumped survived unscathed. meanwhile in portugal, dozens took to swimming in the sea near lisbon. it's reportedly a tradition for bathers to run into the ocean to chase away the "bad energy" of the last year and start the next 12 months with a "refreshing lease on life". injapan, crowds gathered at the top of mount mitake, near tokyo, to see the first sunrise of 2022, and pray at the shrine located there for a good year ahead. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. pep guardiola's side have moved 11 points clear at the top of the table. rhodri helped city claim on 11th league win, there were two var incidents and an avoidable red card for gabriel. city's advantage could be cut to some extent on sunday when second placed chelsea host third placed liverpool although no team is worth pointing out has failed to win the premier league title when beginning the new year with the lead as big as city's. mast beginning the new year with the lead as big as city's-— as big as city's. most parts of the name as big as city's. most parts of the game they _ as big as city's. most parts of the game they were _ as big as city's. most parts of the game they were better, - as big as city's. most parts of the game they were better, but - as big as city's. most parts of the game they were better, but at. as big as city's. most parts of the| game they were better, but at the same time we showed personality, we showed we are champions and why we want to be again and yeah, it was a tough moment at half—time. we showed that we want to go again and we pushed, we pushed, and we were smart and very effective in that moment. everyone talks about is being a young — everyone talks about is being a young team, which we are, and that shows, _ young team, which we are, and that shows, we _ young team, which we are, and that shows, we don't fear anybody. we might— shows, we don't fear anybody. we might get— shows, we don't fear anybody. we might get it wrong sometimes, against — might get it wrong sometimes, against the bigger teams we've got it wrong _ against the bigger teams we've got it wrong but today, ultimately we've lost but _ it wrong but today, ultimately we've lost but it's — it wrong but today, ultimately we've lost but it's a tough one to swallow rather _ lost but it's a tough one to swallow rather than — lost but it's a tough one to swallow rather than getting beaten 4—0. davihsorr— rather than getting beaten 4—0. davinson sanchez scored a 96th minute when as tottenham continue their push for a top four place with a last—gasp win over watford and vicarage road. spurs climb temporarily up to fifth in the table, two points behind arsenal. haste table, two points behind arsenal. we were table, two points behind arsenal. - were very good to attack, to create chances, but they loose patience, they lose the balance. for sure we had to improve in the last past because i have seen the stats after the first half. 29 crosses, 29 crosses, and zero goal. it the first half. 29 crosses, 29 crosses, and zero goal.- the first half. 29 crosses, 29 crosses, and zero goal. it is west ham jumping _ crosses, and zero goal. it is west ham jumping above _ crosses, and zero goal. it is west ham jumping above spurs - crosses, and zero goal. it is west ham jumping above spurs in - crosses, and zero goal. it is west ham jumping above spurs in the | crosses, and zero goal. it is west. ham jumping above spurs in the late kick off on saturday, they weathered a tense ending beating crystal palace 3—2, michail antonio amongst the scorers as west ham took a 3—0 lead at half—time, palace pulling two back in the second half and west ham managing to cling on as they moved back up to fifth. jurgen klopp has reported a suspected positive test for covid and will be isolating and therefore won't be at liverpool's match against chelsea on sunday. liverpoolare liverpool's match against chelsea on sunday. liverpool are tempting or in a third consecutive premier league game away to chelsea but will have to do so without their manager on the sidelines. newcastle's match away to southampton on sunday has been postponed because of the number of covid—19 cases and injuries within the magpies' squad. rafa nadal took to the courts in melbourne on saturday in preparation for this month's australian open. the 20 time grand slam champion tested positive for covid last month following an exhibition event in a dhabi. the atp cup started on saturday but he signed up for an eventin saturday but he signed up for an event in melbourne ahead of the first grand slam of the year. the spaniard aiming for what would be a record 21st grand slam at an event that won't feature roger federer and doubts remaining as well over novak djokovic's participation in the tournament. jaden brown and marcus mark helped the boston celtic stopper three—game slide by beating the phoenix suns 123—120, grabbed 11 rebounds, smart finishing, eight assists helping the celtic�*s bounce back from a 91—82 home loss to the la clippers on wednesday night. and thatis la clippers on wednesday night. and that is all from the bbc sport centre for now, it's back to you. the pandemic made 2021 a difficult yearfor many families — travel restrictions which meant many people were forced to live apart. but the recent lifting of some restrictions has meant airports have been the scene of emotional reunions across the world. we've been looking back at some of those special moments. all across the world, 2021 has been a difficult year, yet despite newly introduced travel restrictions there have been emotional reunions in some places. we spoke to three families reunited after covid restrictions were lifted. to surprise a family in california i had travelled all the way from dubai. i california i had travelled all the way from dubai.— way from dubai. i was literally preparing _ way from dubai. i was literally preparing my _ way from dubai. i was literally preparing my line _ way from dubai. i was literally preparing my line for - way from dubai. i was literally preparing my line for the - way from dubai. i was literally l preparing my line for the whole entire flight because i knew they'd be in the restaurant. where are we eating today? filth! so i didn't see my eating today? oh! so i didn't see my family from 2019. i wasn't able to go and meet them for that long. i called my brother, like, three days before. i was like, but the tickets, 0k, before. i was like, but the tickets, ok, i'll before. i was like, but the tickets, 0k, i'lljust book it now. they had no idea. my mum had a feeling. i no idea. my mum had a feeling. i knew it, i knew it! i newit! due. no idea. my mum had a feeling. i | knew it, i knew it! i newit! due to onauoin knew it, i knew it! i newit! due to ongoing travel — knew it, i knew it! i newit! due to ongoing travel restrictions - knew it, i knew it! i newit! due to ongoing travel restrictions she - ongoing travel restrictions she couldn't see her family. ongoing travel restrictions she couldn't see herfamily. the 25—year—old science student from india was stuck in the uk for saying when this covid thing came i was very much afraid for my family, for my grandfather especially. like, he is very old and for older people the covid thing attaches so i was worried about my grandfather, mainly. she made a surprise visit to india. her mother is still in disbelief today. this woman hasn't seen her nephews and brother in years. she lives in argentina and couldn't travel to the united states. the emergence of new variants globally has made travel harder again and as we start the new year many around the world can't wait to be reunited once more. true emotion on display at the airport! an unusual sporting event to share with you now — from the international space station, where the astronauts have been trying their hands at zero—gravity badminton. this panoramic view may be confusing at first. but you may have spotted that the game is a bit different from that played on earth — apart from any force bringing the shuttles back to the ground, there's no net, and the players don't even have to be the same way up. in this game, you win a point by getting your opponent to either miss the shuttle, or hit it into the wall. it's a whole new way of looking at things. i'd love to try it. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @celiahatton. do write to me. hello there. the warmest new year's eve on record has been followed provisionally by the warmest new year's day on record with temperatures in the capital hitting above 16 celsius. all because we've had a feed of southerly winds bringing some very, very warm air in our direction. those southerly winds are up and around this area of low pressure which has brought some very windy weather today across the northwest of the uk. the wind direction shifts subtly as we get into tomorrow. we lose the southerly winds and pick up the westerly wind. that will start to cool things off a little. a slightly cooler night tonight than last night was. we will see clear spells but some hefty downpours of rain also pushing in from the west. the winds easing a little across those northwestern parts but it will stay quite blustery and temperatures between six and 12 degrees. still very, very mild, just not quite as mild as it has been. into sunday this lump of wet weather will clear away then we will see some sunshine and then more rain swing across wales, the southwest of england towards the midlands, parts of northwest england. also showers into northern ireland and scotland with some sunny spells in between. top temperatures yes, down a little bit on where they have been today, nine to 13 degrees. that is a process that will continue. as we go through sunday night you can see further showers potentially longer showers at time, some clear spells and staying quite blustery. low pressure still firmly in charge of our weather for monday. a couple of frontal system to talk about, this one down towards the south threatens to bring some outbreaks of rain and potentially some quite strong winds towards the channel islands, may be england as well. this frontal system will bring southwards northern island into northern england and behind us we start to see a more significant change in the feel of the weather. just five or six degrees in northern scotland on monday afternoon. 11 or 12 further south. as we move into tuesday we all get into this northerly wind and some much, much colder air. low pressure still close by and it is likely that that will feed some wintry showers into northern parts, especially on quite a brisk wind. the forecast for the coming week is a significantly colder one, although temperatures are only going back to where they should be for this of year. —— for this time of year. this is bbc news, the headlines. the funeral mass for archbishop desmond tutu has taken place at the anglican cathedral in cape town. in his eulogy, the south african president cyril ramaphosa described tutu as "the spiritual father of our new nation". covid is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,300 flights on saturday — more than half of them were services into, out of, or within the us. from today, austrians over the age of eighteen who are terminally ill or suffer from a permanent, debilitating illness can legally opt for assisted suicide. a law banning plastic packaging on most fruit and vegetables has come into effect in france. it's thought more than a third of fruit and vegetable products in france are sold in plastic wrapping. now on bbc news... archbishop desmond tutu — who died in december aged 90 was a hero of the anti—apartheid movement in south africa. the bbc�*s andrew harding reflects on his tumultuous life. it's impossible to tell south africa's story without him.