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me, but it is a big honour and happy with that, nice way to finish or start the new year. at least 28 people are killed in two bomb explosions at a busy market in baghdad. the so called islamic state group say two of its militants were responsible. also in the next hour. hull prepares to take on the mantle of uk city of culture. 0rganisers say the year long programme will change perceptions of the city forever. chelsea hold off stoke to secure a 13th successive victory. we ll have that and the rest of the day s action in sports day in half an hour s time. good evening and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this was the scene in sydney earlier, where officials say it s the city s biggest ever fireworks display. about 1.5 million people have been celebrating by the opera house. and in hong kong, a similarly elaborate display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of explosions. earlier today the city had seen p ....
i m happy with that. it s a nice way to finish or start the new year. and why you ll have to wait a second longer to welcome in the new year. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this was the scene in sydney earlier, where officials say it was the city s biggest ever fireworks display. about 1.5 million people have been celebrating by the opera house. and in hong kong a few hours ago, a similarly elaborate display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of fireworks. earlier, the city had seen pro democracy rallies against the government, but revellers came together to celebrate. aside from the celebrations, security has been stepped up in major cities as the world marks the start of the new year. concrete barriers are blocking off central squares in paris, madrid and new york in a bid to prevent terror attacks. i think we have some pictures to show you from berlin, which show the heightened se ....
of those who left us this year, including david bowie, in review 2016: we remember part two. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. funerals have been held for some of the victims. another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically, in what the istanbul governor described as a terrorist attack . the attacker left his gun before escaping. the shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so called islamic state group and, separately, kurdish rebels. mark lowen reports from istanbul. the mood was of celebration, one of istanbul s top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two. they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilia ....
ready for picking and i was proud of them. iwas ready for picking and i was proud of them. i was not sure they could do it. we could have played better in a few moments. we conceded two goals after penalties. i think after a whole season without penalties against us, nearly, yes, we can play better football, but i m not sure if we can play better football. the criticism, positive or negative, from me, it is pretty much not possible. we matched liverpool s energy for a lot of the game and i think we deserved it. they had some opportunities and we made some good saves, but we had big chances as well. we had some big chances. well, plenty more fixtures in the english premier league on monday, and manchester city have taken advantage of that slip up by liverpool. the citizens just two points behind their rivals now. but they did have to do it the hard way against burnley at the etihad. manchester city winning 2 1 despite being a man short for almost an hour. brazilian midfi ....
for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. following the resignation of sir ivan rogers, britain s ambassador to the eu, we ll be speaking to lord ricketts, former head of the foreign office at eight o clock tonight about sir ivan‘s replacement, sir tim barrow. president obama is in washington trying to salvage his health care system, as senior republicans say donald trump is working on his own slimmed down version. we ll bring you the latest. and we ll tell you the nationwide tour dates of dippy the dinosaur, as he says farewell to his home at the natural history museum. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello, i m steven wyeth and this is sportsday, he was in croft. out to make history chelsea take on tottenham aiming for a record breaking 14th league win in a row. what hole would give for that kind of fool form. they are renewed venue manager. and sir andy murray is in action hoping to ....