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The mayor of kyiv, vitaliy klitschko has told the bbc that one person has been killed and 11 people have been taken to hospital including a journalist from japan after russia launched more than a dozen missiles targeting cities across ukraine on new year s eve. mr klitschko said several districts had been hit in the capital, including pechersk in the city centre. british intelligence had earlier warned of potential russian attacks after the kremlin had launched country wide strikes on thursday killing at least three people and injuring six, including a child, according to the ukrainian officials. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 around the world. these are pictures from new zealand where thousands of revellers gathered in auckland to watch the countdown projected on to the sky tower. this was the scene in australia, at sydney s harbour in the the last hour. fireworks dazzled crowds gathered to celebrate the first restriction free party since covid struck. ....
Explained why this measure is being introduced. just a reminder to everyone, it was actually this day in 2019 when the world health organisation, the china office, was first told about a strain of pneumonia that had caused concern for 33 people in the city of wuhan and it seemed to be tied around a seafood market which was then closed but we know the way that covid then spread around the world. there are echoes of that time in what is happening now. the uk has come out and said, on thursday they said there were not going to be any changes but on friday they said they are going to introduce these tests. it will be a lateral flow test, before you are allowed on the fight, that is easy for the government to organise because you just tell the airlines you have got to do this. ....
This is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m shaun ley. the headlines: bell chimes the bells toll in st peter s square as the vatican announces the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. pope benedict led the catholic church for nearly eight years until, in 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. a winter warning from ....
A message reiterated by one health board. the pressure is on the nursing staff to make sure that we can give the best care. we re working with the a&e departments to make sure the patients are coming in through the ambulance service, getting them up to the wards quickly. but obviously, we ve got to isolate quite a lot of patients, so that means looking at our bed base, looking at our side rooms and our wards. as this public health campaign makes clear, flu is back with a vengeance. nhs england says there were more than 3,700 patients a day in hospital with flu last week that s a sevenfold increase on the situation last month. health bosses say a twindemic of flu and covid is now a reality. it s led a number of ambulance trusts to declare critical incidents. 90 year old jean stringer was visiting family on boxing day in gloucester when she fell down the stairs. she spent 23 hours on the landing with a fractured hip, waiting for an ambulance. it s just horrendous ....
This is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines: bell chimes the bells toll in st peter s square as the vatican announces the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. pope benedict led the catholic church for nearly eight years until, in 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour. ....