hello and welcome to bbc news. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this is rio dejaneiro in brazil crowds gathered on its copacabana beach watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people came from around the globe, happy to watch the tradition in person again. amazing, i have goos
the kuna, but were overruled by the constitutional court. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. it s been an especially turbulent 12 months in british politics, and a year that s featured three prime ministers and four chancellors. helen catt looks back now at some of the most significant moments in westminster during an extraordinary year in politics. 2022 was a year when politics came at you fast. three prime ministers in the space of a few months, a mini budget that had a dramatic impact within hours, all against the backdrop of a war in europe and the cost of living going up at its fastest rate in decades. but it all started with a hangover. tonight at ten, boris johnson faces new questions about apparent breaches of lockdown in downing street. the end of 2021 had been dominated by partygate and just days into the new year, there was more. itv got hold of an e mail sent in may 2020 inviting more than 100 staff to bring their own booze to the downing street garden
Five chinese nationals were injured when five gunmen stormed a hotel in kabul a few weeks ago. celebrations take place around the world to herald the start of 2023. as russian missiles strike kyiv a former international criminal tribunal prosecutor calls for vladimir putin to be tried in ukraine for war crimes. and croatia begins the new year with a new currency switching from the kuna to the euro. at least nine people have been killed in a stampede at a new year event in the ugandan capital, kampala. police say some of the dead are children who were attending the celebrations outside the freedom city mall. the stampede is said to have happened after