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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. 40% of councils in england have no procedures in place to prosecute people who misuse disabled parking permits. coming up in half an hour click‘s first ever studio audience live programme. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this is the scene live in tokyo injapan as thousands of revellers bring in the new year. you saw balloons being released a few seconds ago. this is the biggest holiday in japan. many few seconds ago. this is the biggest holiday injapan. many people will go holiday injapan. many people will 9° pray holiday injapan. many people will go pray for good luck and good fortune in 2017. that s tokyo. . spectacular fireworks have . illuminated sydney and auckland to c ....
bit longer to welcome in the new year tonight. an extra second will be added to the world s clocks to stay in sync with the earth s rotation. good evening and welcome to bbc news. celebrations around the world are continuing to welcome in 2017. this is the scene live in dubai, the latest major city to tick past midnight. hundreds of thousands of people are watching the display at the burj khalifa, the world s tallest building, measuring 828 metres high. these pictures show events in sydney earlier. we ve been talking about the security and put in place in many of the cities around the world tonight and here in dubai, private security guards are in attendance on the streets and there are metal barriers blocking the pavements around the building clear so that emergency vehicles could reach the centre of the city fc needed to. of course, last year, things went slightly awry last year, things went slightly awry last year. police ce thought police say the quality weddi ....
fighting in syria, following a ceasefire brokered by turkey and russia. the resolution also calls for the rapids uptick in humanitarian aid. the three syrian army has confirmed that russia has responded and stopped the bombardment. from the un, here is the un representative on why they supported the resolution. we have voted in favour of this resolution because it strikes the right balance, cautious optimism and support, predicated on hope but tempered by a realistic need to see how this arrangement is implemented, before casting the full weight of the security council behind it. we would highlight two key points. 0ur hope is that a ceasefire will truly hold and not serve as a justification for further unacceptable justification for further u na cce pta ble offences. justification for further unacceptable offences. in that regard, we are concerned about reports of the receipt resume offensive supported by hezbollah militia. the security council ‘s adoption of this ....
attachment to the place. they provide ground work and relevance for people to put that energy, you know. then of course, it also brings home a lot of bigger picture questions about human beings presence on the planet. so this is the last camera of this expedition now? that s it for this year, for this camera any way. now it s just turn it on and fingers crossed. back next year. yeah. and that s it from this special edition of reporters looking back at some of the very best reports from this year. from me, bye for now. this is bbc news. i m martine croxall. viewers on bbc one willjoin us shortly for a full round up of the day s news. first, a look at the weather for the week ahead with sarah keith lucas. hello, there. 2016 s ended on a fairly mild and cloudy sort of note. what does the first part of 2017 hold for us? well, certainly a change to the feel to the weather. a cold front moving south across the uk and that s going to open the doors to much colder air moving ....
extra security measures. but visitors undeterred by those recent events and gathering for a series of concerts which have been taking place throughout the evening there, ahead of this fireworks display, which began on the dot of midnight. seems that we have seen of course in other parts of the world already, who are well into 2017, in paris also has welcomed in the new year, madrid as well. dubai put on an amazing show as well, with fireworks from the world s tallest building, in the heart of the city. and we will be looking at what london and edinburgh are doing in one hour s time. we have also heard from police here that just to time. we have also heard from police here thatjust to make sure that people feel safe on a night like this, they are out in force on our streets here in the uk as well. well, let s show you london, can be? there we go. big big ben has fallen quiet lately, with no bongs, and that s not right. but this is the scene, with not just that s not righ ....