the jenin refugee camp. also tonight: in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed for the first time that special forces are at the centre of a war crimes inquiry. king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels, marking his coronation as part of national service of thanksgiving in st giles cathedral in edinburgh. and should governments be able to read people s messages? meta s mark zuckerberg is on a collision course with the uk government over that very question, as he continues plans to build super secure messaging into all his apps. but we start tonight in the middle east, where thousands of people injenin in the occupied west bank have attended a funeral procession for 12 palestinians killed since monday during an israeli military operation. that operation has now finished. you can see the damage left behind. thousands of palestinians who left their homes started to go back. our international editor jeremy bowen sent this special report from inside t
excited, a bit nervous. obviously a big day ahead but can t wait, actually. the commissioner of london s metropolitan police sir mark rowley says security for the coronation will be the biggest operation in the force s history. this is an immense operation, and in fact, tomorrow, saturday, it would be the biggest single deployment we have done in london, ever, for this operation. there will be well over 11,500 officers involved. our other main story this hour: in england, the conservatives suffer significant council losses in local election results. and the world health organization says covid 19 no longer represents a global health emergency , a major step towards ending the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. i m christian fraser, live at buckingham palace where final plans are being put in place for the coronation of king charles tomorrow. my colleague katty kay is outside westminster abbey where the coronation ceremony will take place. we will bring you all the build up to th
hundreds of staff have been made redundant, and all flights due to and from the uk to be operated by the airline have been cancelled. police in the american city of memphis have released graphic footage of the violent arrest that led to the death of a 29 year old black man. the officers body camera video, shows tyre nichols being kicked and punched by five policemen. the officers, who are also black, have been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning, nada tawfik s report contains some distressing images. nojustice! no peace! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swiftjustice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country, from new york to detroit and los angeles. free of violence, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged
hgppy message for you this morning. happy new year! in other news, two men have been charged with the murder of cody fisher who was stabbed to death in a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day. it s a very happy new yearfor arsenalfans. their team are seven points clear at the top of the premier league, after beating brighton. a hero s welcome for gary mckee. he s raises £1 million by running 365 marathons one every day in 2022. we start the new year with quite a bit of snowfall sunshine elsewhere, mixed in with some showers. we have your forecast for the start of the new year here on a breakfast. happy new year. it s sunday the 1st of january. our top story: cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023, with large crowds gathering for fireworks and light displays, many for the first time since the start of the pandemic. in london, big ben signaled the start of a spectacular display, which included a tribute to queen elizabeth. louisa pilbeam reports. big ben bongs.