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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 ....
quit. i kind of felt sorry for him. he looked like he wanted to cry when he delivered that speech. i respected it, i rated it because he didn t wa nt it, i rated it because he didn t want to be prime minister and support something he didn t believe them. that in itself is honest, isn t it? i can agree with that, yeah. at the same time i think it s kind of sneaky. the headlines at 8pm. a finalfarewell to kind of sneaky. the headlines at 8pm. a final farewell to one of the greatest sporting icons of all time. there have been times where i got beat up a little bit. i used to do amateur boxing so that one hit me. muhammad ali hit me. he was the greatest. he went even the greatest because of his boxing ability, because of his boxing ability, because he spoke it. he literally spoke it into being. he spoke it into existence, i m the man. i m the real champion, there will never be one like me, and all you people in britain who raped me as the greatest, i m going to prove i m th ....
i m happy with that. it s a nice way to finish or start the new year. and why you ll have to wait a second longer to welcome in the new year. 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 was the city s biggest ever fireworks display. about 1.5 million people have been celebrating by the opera house. and in hong kong a few hours ago, a similarly elaborate display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of fireworks. earlier, the city had seen pro democracy rallies against the government, but revellers came together to celebrate. aside from the celebrations, security has been stepped up in major cities as the world marks the start of the new year. concrete barriers are blocking off central squares in paris, madrid and new york in a bid to prevent terror attacks. i think we have some pictures to show you from berlin, which show the heightened se ....
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 ....