live from london. this is bbc news. japan downgrades its major tsunami warning, but urges people to stay on higher ground, after a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country, bringing down buildings. the new year brings more hamas rocket attacks and more deadly air strikes on gaza — where almost 22,000 palestinians have been killed since october the 7th. and as 2024 begins, religious leaders from around the world urge tolerance for all beliefs and pray for peace in the new year. hello, i'm devina gupta. we are getting some news right now

from the agencies that one man has died after a building collapsed in ishikawa prefecture following the earthquake injapan. we have been following this story where a powerful earthquake and shipped several small aftershocks have hit the coast. a major tsunami warning has been downgraded, but people along the coast of centraljapan have been urged to stay on higher ground because of high waves. south and north korea and russia also issued tsunami warnings. the epicentre of the 7.6—magnitude quake was in the ishikawa prefecture — and the effects were felt up to 200km away in the capital tokyo. dozens of buildings are reported to have collapsed, including in the town of suzu. this cctv video footage shows clouds of dust forming above the wreckage at the top left and right of the screen — and cracks in the roof on the building

in the foreground. the prime minister has warned residents to prepare for more disasters. helena wilkinson reports. rumbling, screaming. this footage from inside someone�*s home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck. it was also caught on camera in this supermarket. there was chaos and confusion. and this is the coastline in ishikawa prefecture, in the central region of the country. tsunami warnings had been issued and people told to head to higher ground.

translation: i would like to ask | all residents to continue to pay. close attention to the occurrence of this strong earthquake and if you are in the region for a tsunami is expected, please evacuate as soon as possible. the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck just after 4pm local time. the red x on this map marks the epicentre, near suzu city in the ishikawa prefecture. there had been a major tsunami warning along part of the coastline but it has now been downgraded marked in red on the map. this earthquake is not as severe as the 2011 one which had a magnitude of 9 and led to a meltdown in the fukushima nuclear power plant. this time, all nuclear facilities are currently unaffected. following the earthquake, a huge fire broke out in one

of the affected areas. there are fresh warnings of further earthquakes across japan on new year's day. author and journalist jake adelstein is in tokyo — israel's military says it has killed a senior hamas commander — adel msammah — in an overnight strike in central gaza. the bbc has not been able to verify the israel defence forces' claim that he led an attack on a kibbutz in southern israel on 7th october. israeli tanks are reported to have pulled out of some districts of gaza city ahead of a planned troop reduction... but the military says it expects the war to continue throughout 202a. and there was no let—up in the israeli air strikes hitting gaza overnight. the hamas—run health ministry says 156 people were killed in the past 2a hours, taking the total number of palestinians killed in gaza to almost 22,000. in israel itself, the new year began with air raid sirens sounding

in tel aviv and other areas, after hamas launched more rockets. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem. she gave us more details about last night's rocket attacks. so it was just after midnight local time, people in tel aviv had been seeing in the new year and there were these air—raid sirens that went off, as a barrage of rockets, hamas said it used longer—range m90 rockets, were fired towards tel aviv, also a part of southern israel. now, israel's iron dome missile defense system was quickly in action. there were the thuds of interceptions bringing down those rockets but really a very grim start to the new year. meanwhile, in gaza itself, in the dark, we had scenes of rescuers scrambling in the rubble of buildings that had been newly flattened by israeli air strikes. some 50 people killed in the latest air strikes

in gaza city, about 20 of them people who were taking shelter at the al—aqsa university, we understand. also in the centre and in the south of the gaza strip, fighting there remains extremely intense. britain's defence secretary says the uk won't hesitate to take further direct action against houthi rebels who are attacking ships in the red sea. the houthis have been targeting foreign ships since the start of the israel—gaza war. writing in the telegraph newspaper, grant shapps said the situation was a �*test�* for the international community. a court in bangladesh has sentenced

the microfinance economist and nobel peace prize winner, muhammad yunus, and three colleagues to six months in prison for violating labour laws. they were accused of failing to create a workers' welfare fund. their supporters say the case is politically motivated. with the details — here's our south asia correspondent muhammad yunus is a well—known, acclaimed economist. he won the nobel peace prize for creating this micro—financing scheme, lifting millions out of poverty in 2006. and this model has been followed in many parts of the world. now, the government has filed a number of cases and according to his lawyer, more than 180 cases in the last 10 or 12 years or so, charging him with several complaints, including how they violated labour laws and not creating a welfare fund for the workers. and today's judgment was in connection with that. but mr yunus and his supporters strongly denied these charges. in fact, he has issued a statementjust a few minutes ago where he said, "as my lawyers have convincingly argued in court, this verdict against me is contrary to all legal

precedent and logic." now, if you look at the background, there has been a tension between mr yunus and the current prime minister, sheikh hasina, bangladeshi prime minister, and once described mr yunus as a "bloodsucker of the poor" and accused the grameen bank, founded by mr yunus of charging exorbitant interest rate. mr yunus and his supporters, the grameen bank, denied these charges, so there is a bad blood between these two and she always viewed him as some kind of a rival. and she also challenged the international community, whoever wrote letters in support of mr yunus, saying, "you can come to bangladesh and view the legal proceedings in court and then you make yourjudgment." but many of his supporters, as well as staff members, say they were still in a state of shock following this judgment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news

here in the uk. the number of migrants crossing the channel has fallen year—on—year for the first time since current records began. government figures show total arrivals in 2023 were 36% lower than the record 45,774 crossings in 2022. police in london have launched a murder investigation after the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy. detectives say they were called to an incident shortly before midnight in the primrose hill area. a 16—year—old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. a male suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder. an increase in the cost of domestic energy has taken effect in england, wales and scotland — adding to the pressure on household budgets in the new year. a higher price cap, set by the regulator 0fgem, from now to april means gas and electricity costs will be 5% higher than the last three months. you're live with bbc news.

time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. in what could be andy murray's final year on tour — as his reaction might suggest — it didn't get off to the best of starts, beaten in the first round of the brisbane international. the scot took the first set against grigor dimitrov, who admitted to feeling a little rusty. the second seed shook off the cobwebs to win the next two sets 7—5, 6—2. murray is due to play the kooyong classic next week ahead of australian open. elsewhere in brisbane, naomi 0saka's return after 15 months away was a winning one. the four—time grand slam champion is playing in herfirst tournament since giving birth to her daughter shai. she defeated the unseeded german tamara korpatsch 6—3 7—6 to set up a meeting with karolina

pliskova. it felt really amazing and i think it is something you don't know you miss until you are away from it. it was really incredible to see so many little kids out there. for me, i didn't care too much... well, that's a lie, but the process of it all, i know i trained really hard during the off—season and i think it's one of those things where i feel i'm playing well enough so it will come eventually. over in perth, world number one iga swiatek has helped poland become the first nation into the quarter finals of the united cup. she won her singles rubber against spain's sara sorribes tormo before combining with hubert hurkacz to breeze through the mixed doubles. against sorribes tormo and alejandro davidovich fokina, the duo didn't even drop a game to give poland a 2—1victory over spain and confirm their spot at the top of group a. liverpool are starting 2024 top of the premier league and can extend their lead to three points

later if they beat newcastle. jurgen klopp�*s side have lostjust once at home in 51 league matches whilst newcastle have lost their last four on the road. the liverpool manager is wary, though, about the effect the festive schedule is having on his players. they play five games in 13 days and that is insane as well. we came somehow through that but then it is about using that extra recovery time because the next games are coming because we are still in all cup competitions so we have a busy january as well. other teams maybe have a less busy january which is helpful. we'll have to get through that as well and then from february we all have the same schedule again. it's january the 1st — which means the transfer window is open in england, germany and france. spain and italy's opens on tuesday. one of the early moves has been completed. dutch midfielder donny van der beek has joined eintract frankfurt

on loan from manchester united. the bundesliga side have an option to make the move permanent too. van de beek has madejust six premier league starts for united since signing from ajax for £35 million in september 2020. back to australia where opener david warner has announced his retirement from one—day international cricket. he'd aleady comfirmed his retirement from test cricket before the current series against pakistan but has called time on a one day career that's seen him score 6932 runs — leaving him 6th on australia's all time list. he has kept the door open to a possible return at the 2025 champions trophy though but felt now was the right time after winning the world cup in november. it was a decision i was comfortable with, and to win in india from where we were was amazing. i've said all along that i was a boy having a dream, you know, i have not always fit the mould, but i have been authentic and honest. i'm not someone different and i think that shows you on the field in test cricket i played the exact same way. and we've reached the last eight of the world darts championship.

16—year—old luke littler has just taken to the oche against brendan dolan. follow that one on the bbc sport website and app. turning to the war in ukraine — where the escalation of deadly attacks by both sides continues. the russian—installed authorities in donetsk say ukrainian shelling has killed four people. meanwhile, ukraine says one person was killed in the port area of 0desa after russia launched 90 attack drones last night — 87 of which were destroyed by the country's air defence systems. president zelensky has promised to increase the domestic production of weapons and ammunition this year — including the construction of at least a million drones. now to russia, and many russians are still willing to believe

the kremlin�*s narrative that the west is to blame for the war. the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg, one of the few remaining western journalists in the country, takes a look at what people in russia think about the future of the war. so i've driven about 60 miles east of moscow to the town here and i've come here because after nearly two years of war in ukraine and after nearly two years of tough international sanctions, i want to get a sense of what ordinary russians are thinking, not just about the war, but about life in general and about the future.

they converse in russian.

you know, going around the town, there are moments when life seems absolutely normal and then suddenly you see something and you're reminded that, no, it's not

after two years of sanctions, you can still see plenty on the shelves. but according to some statistics, the price of tomatoes went up 50% and eggs by 59%. i get the feeling russia is entering 2024 with two

very contrasting worlds side by side. the world of normality right next to the world of conflict. here in the park, you can write a letter and post it to the russian santa claus, grandfather frost, and right next to it send one to a russian soldier. 0ryou next to it send one to a russian soldier. or you can enjoy skating but skate past a poster of recruiting for the russian military. it is like war and peace side by side. the archbishop of canterbury has called on political leaders contesting elections this year, to show respect for one another. justin welby urged them to disagree passionately but not to focus on division. 0ur correspondent jon donnison has more. in the year he crowned a new king, archbishop justin welby opens his new year message on the coronation.

all: god save the king! and, in particular, the example set by the country's military. for the first time in 70 years, our forces swore an oath to a new monarch. they promised to be faithful and to observe and obey all orders. they understood that it wasn't about being served by us, but to serve. hip, hip. all: hurray! and at a time when headlines have been dominated by wars, much of the archbishop's message is focused on the world's conflicts — first in ukraine. wars seem everywhere, at the moment. wars we know about, wars forgotten. i've seen for myself the ongoing human cost of war. in ukraine, i went to bucha, where evidence of atrocities was found. i've met ukrainian refugees — most recently in georgia and romania. families having to start again in a new country.

he also touches on the current conflict in the middle east. injerusalem last october, i sat and listened to some of those traumatised by war — palestinian and israeli. faith—based organisations are contributing to support communities in the uk... and separately, in an interview with radio 4's today programme to mark the new year, the archbishop urges politicians in an election year not to focus on division and what he called wedge issues. we have to say my opponent is never my enemy. my opponent is always my fellow human being. we disagree profoundly, we disagree on incredibly important things, but they're human. we respect each other�*s dignity, their humanity, and the humanity of those who support them. and that is a decision by leaders. and i hope and pray that, in this country, they will

forswear wedge issues. happy christmas. archbishop welby ends his new year message to the country by wishing everyone a peaceful 2024. jon donnison, bbc news. it's two years since the james webb space telescope was launched by nasa, and it's already wowed us with the stunning images that it's beaming back. it has also made some astonishing discoveries, which are transforming our understanding of the universe. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports. the beauty of the cosmos captured by the james webb space telescope. from the tarantula nebula, where stars are born amidst the dust, to a dying star, the ring nebula, throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel. and the phantom galaxy glowing eerily with 100 billion stars

amongst its spiral arms. these images are stunning but they're also transforming what we thought we knew about the cosmos. the telescope can look back to the very dawn of the universe and it's revealing game—changing galaxies that are breaking all the rules. it can see the cosmos 13.5 billion years ago, just after the big bang. scientists thought the first galaxies would be primitive structures, but in fact they're forming far faster and earlier than astronomers ever thought possible. we certainly thought that we'd be seeing things that were, i might call them fuzzy blobs of stars, collections of stars. and what we're actually seeing is fully formed galaxies. and when you look at them, they have sort of perfect spiral arms. you can see that these galaxies in the early universe already have those mature structures. so, in that sense it's really changing scientific thinking. this isn't the only discovery that's shaking up the early cosmos. the telescope is also spotting

a surprising abundance of giant black holes. black holes are scattered throughout the universe. this is the one at the centre of our own milky way. they form when a massive star dies and collapses in on itself. what we're now finding with jwst is surprisingly large black holes already existing quite early on in the universe's history, when there hasn't been time to go through this process of stars forming and living their lives. so what that suggests is that actually these black holes are completely skipping the star formation part of the process. we're also seeing the unexpected, closer—to—home, bizarre, planet—like objects nicknamed jumbos. this is the orion nebula, a star—forming region in the milky way. but look a little closer and there's something incredibly strange, huge planet—like objects floating free, not tethered to any star — these tiny pairs of light here. they're called jupiter mass binary objects, orjumbos, and they've left astronomers

scratching their heads. nobody predicted or expected you would see objects the size ofjupiter orbiting around each other, freely floating. we thought we would see singles, isolated ones, but to find binaries like this is crazy. we don't expect to find the answer on day one, year one. this is a long journey for all of us now. so, what's next for the james webb space telescope? no doubt there will be more ethereal images. and it will start to look even further back in time as it continues its quest to detect the light from the very first stars to shine. rebecca morelle, bbc news. disney's copyright of the earliest versions of mickey and minnie mouse expires — along with the rights for a range of other films, books and music.

hello there. the new year has started dry with some sunshine for many parts of the country. if we have a look at the satellite picture, we've seen a few showers from this cloud in western scotland, but this cloud here is really arriving now from the south—west. that's going to bring some rain. that first weather system is going to be followed by a secondary feature here. those two combined could bring 50 millimetres of rain to parts of england and wales. given how wet it's been, there's likely to be some further flooding. ahead of that wet weather, the temperatures will dip away early in the night to below freezing in eastern scotland. it's going to be much milder, though, in the south—west. we've got the rain here by the evening. that's pushing across england and wales, across northern ireland, up into scotland, as well. briefly, we'll see some snow over the scottish mountains. clearer skies do follow that band of rain, but there's more wet weather returning to the south coast and the south—west of england

later on in the night. temperatures here around about 11 or 12 by the end of the night, by which time temperatures should have lifted a bit in scotland. we've still got some wet weather to move steadily northwards. windy in the northern isles, windy across southern parts of england and wales, particularly around those southern coasts. we've got the spell of rain, maybe for northern ireland, certainly across england and wales. it may well turn a bit drier across the south of england and south wales during the afternoon. temperatures here in those strong winds reaching 14 degrees, seven degrees where we've got a bit of sunshine in scotland, but also some showers. that weather system there bringing that second spell of rain moves away overnight. we've still got this low pressure towards the north—west of the uk. still some brisk winds up towards the far north—east of scotland where we've got a mixture of rain, but perhaps some snow heading towards the northern isles. the wind won't be as strong across the south of england and wales. for much of the uk it will be a case of some sunshine, but also some showers getting blown in on those westerly winds. we've got temperatures

still pretty decent — eight to 12 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week things are going to change because high pressure is going to come to dominate. it may well bring with it some colder air and a north—easterly wind. december was so wet because it was dominated by low pressure and over the next couple of days we'll see further areas of low pressure bringing more wind and rain, but there's an increased chance that, through the rest of the month even, it will turn drier and colder, maybe a little more wintry.

this is bbc news, the headlines: review: the royal year. a moment in history — the coronation of king charles iii. god save the king! congregation: god save the king! cheering across three days in may, the nation celebrated the newly

crowned king and queen.