reaching the finish line the british man who has run a marathon every day of this year to raise a million pounds for charity. celebrations are under way to mark the start of 2023 this is the scene live in paris with the first new year s eve fireworks since 2019 and covid pandemic. they are clearly making the most of that. it s the same across much of europe. we can show you the pictures from the dread. again, the party is well under way as we see and the new year. another look at these extraordinary pictures, absolutely packed with regularities on the first of the new year celebrations able to celebrate in person in public for three years now. it also marks, of course, the moment at which peruvians can say next year we will be hosting the olympic games because the games in 2024 will be coming from paris. an opportunity to rehearse some of their stage management with quite a spectacular display, not over the eiffel tire, but the arctic triumph. we will keep those pictures
the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. a british charity warns of a big increase in cases of skin cancer this year and says people should do more to protect themselves from the sun. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s mark edwards. hi, ben, we start with tennis. rafael nadal is out of the french open, losing in the first round in what s likely to be the 37 year old s last match at the french open. the king of clay, with m titles at roland garros, going down fighting against alexander zverev after three hours under the roof on court philippe chatrier. but nadal eventually fell just short, losing in straight sets 6 3, 7 6, 6 3. zverev into the second round. he s reached the semi final three years in a row, but the journey is over for nadal. british number one cameron norrie is being put through his paces by russia s pavel kotov. there are 23 places between them in
this is bbc news. the headlines: in his first major speech of the uk election campaign, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says his party will deliver security and stability. we will also provide the certainty that working people, businesses and communities need. a clear direction, not the endless spinning around that successive tory governments have subjected us all to. french president emmanuel macron is in germany as the first official state visit to the country in 2a years. he is expected to deliver a major speech on the continent s future. rescue crews in texas say they ve witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings as more people are trying to make a deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. south africa has seen much less electricity blackouts in the last few months, but some people say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the upcoming general election. let s get more on the uk election campaign, now in its first full week. in his first major speech
the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south africans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics believe this could be simple electioneering, but others believe that south africa s energy problem is being fixed for good. the bbc s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one of south africa s many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the country s electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen rolling blackouts, which have crippled the economy and forced south africans to turn to alternatives. all of these efforts are orchestrated. there s nothing sudden about what you are seeing today. and, in fact, the picture looks even exceptionally better. what is it? i m happy to say to the country as i stand before you today the energy availability effect of eskom has breached the 70% mark. at 70.78. that s significant. the last time we achieved this was in august 2021. but many people are sceptica