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and pain killers creating a generation of users and killing tens of thousands of people the drug they call the devil has hit hardest in small town america, already ravaged by years of economic decline. we re hearing outgoing fire. the troops are trying to gauge how much resistance is in these villages. we join the kurdish forces on the frontline, as mosul awaits from deliverance from so called islamic state. also before and after the pioneering surgery withoutical pals that cured without scalpels. and a year in the life of the penguin caught on cam ra. victoria gill joins scientists as they track how the birds are apt thatting adapting to climate change. america is in the grip of a heroin and prescription pain killer epidemic. more americans as many as 50,000 a year, are dying from drug overdoses than from car crashes or being shot. increasingly, the victims are young, white and middle class people. they ve become hooked on the deadly drugs. over the past year, ....
me, but it is a big 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. also in the next hour. hull prepares to take on the mantle of uk city of culture. 0rganisers say the year long programme will change perceptions of the city forever. chelsea hold off stoke to secure a 13th successive victory. we ll have that and the rest of the day s action in sports day in half an hour s time. good evening and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this was the scene in sydney earlier, where officials say it s the city s biggest ever fireworks display. about 1.5 million people have been celebrating by the opera house. and in hong kong, a similarly elaborate display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of explosions. earlier today the city had seen p ....
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 ....
led to an unprecedented rise in the murder rate. around 2,000 people were killed in just the first two months of the crackdown. jonathan head reports on the philippines deadly war on drugs. the war on drugs is reaching all corners of the philippines. even here, in the jails. many of these men are already serving long sentences for drug use. in cells, so packed with bodies, it s hard to breathe. it says something about the extent of the drug problem here in the philippines that the police have had to come here and raid one of the biggest prisons around manila. there are clearly concerns about real drug problems here. the focus, as with so much of this campaign, are the people at the very bottom of the trade, not the people running it. at least here they can stay alive. but not here. the bodies of dealers and addicts are discovered every night in the slums of manila, killed either by the police or by shadowy hit squads. it started when this man, an outspoken crime fighti ....
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 ....