ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one... cheering # ‘auld lang syne‘. as is traditional, we can hear they are about to start singing new york, new york. thousands of people in times square in new york bringing in 2019. # i'm living today. #i

times square in new york bringing in 2019. # i'm living today. # i want to bea 2019. # i'm living today. # i want to be a part of it. # new york, new york. # these vagabond shoes, are longing to stray. # right to the very heart of it. # new york, new york. you can see them dancing on the stage there and justin shot is of some journalist is who were there to press the button to allow the ball drop the law as they celebrate journalism and press freedom. —— to lower. so that was new york. five hours ago, it was london's turn to see in the new year. earlier, rio, paris, dubai, moscow, hong kong,

and sydney all celebrated with huge firework displays, as caroline rigby reports. three, two, one. australia was one of the first places to welcome in the new year, and sydney's celebrations went off with a bang with its biggest ever fireworks display. huge thunderstorms earlier in the evening didn't dampen the spirits as 1.5 million spectators turned out to watch. just hours before, auckland, in new zealand became the first major city to see in 2019. pyrotechnics launched from the skycity tower. in north korea, a mass choir held a concert in pyongyang. # we'll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.

while almost $2 million worth of fireworks bathed hong kong's victoria harbour in colour, accompanied by a dizzying mash—up of auld lang syne, sung in english, cantonese and mandarin. russians braved the cold to welcome in the new year in moscow's red square, while warmer weather in dubai saw revellers flock to the burj khalifa for a spectacular light show on the world's tallest building. crowd: three, two, one. australia was one of the first places to welcome in the new year, —— in the french capital, the arc de triomphe was bathed in multicolour, as a volley of fireworks lit up the sky over the champs—elysees. celebrations rang out across europe from the ancient monuments of the acropolis in greece to berlin's brandenburg gate in germany. big ben ringing new year wouldn't be new year in london without the bongs of big ben, and the famous bell,

which has largely been silent during 2018 because of renovation work, once again rang out at midnight. 100,000 people lined the thames to watch the biggest fireworks display in europe. the theme — london is open — a celebration of the city's links with the continent, amid the turbulent times of britain's exit from the eu. it was a huge beach party in brazil. whatever 2019 brings, this was a night that saw the world come together in celebration and in hope for the year ahead. caroline rigby, bbc news. let's turn now to the main news. north korea's leader kimjong—un has given a new year address in which he says the country is still commited to giving up nuclear weapons, and that he is prepared to meet

again "at any time" with us president donald trump. there's been little progress on north korea's denuclearisation since the two leaders held their historic meeting on the issue injune. laura bicker reports. sitting in his office flanked by huge portrait of his father and grandfather, kim jong—un made huge portrait of his father and grandfather, kimjong—un made his annual televised address to the north korean people at the end, there was a for donald trump. he said he was willing to meet the us president at any time and that he was committed to denuclearisation. he also acknowledge the progress the two countries had made in 2018, which he described as a dramatic turnaround for the most hostile relationship on earth. however, then camea warning. relationship on earth. however, then came a warning. he said that if washington continued with its pressure and sanctions on pyongyang and misjudged his country's patients, then he would have no choice but to seek a new path. this may mean that north korea is waiting for the us to act in 2019 and unless it does, the current pause on

nuclear weapons testing could be over. “— nuclear weapons testing could be over. —— patience. earlier i spoke to laura and asked her what we should make of that address. well, first of all, that renewing of his commitment to denuclearisation, i wouldn'tjust gloss over that. yes, the international community have heard this from donald trump from here in — south korea's president moonjae—in about the agreements that kimjong—un signed up to, but kim jong—un‘s audience for his new year address is domestic. that means that people sitting around their breakfast tables have heard it from the north korean leader themselves, they have heard the word "denuclearisation", so i don't think that that should be taken too lightly. second of all, when it came to his warning, he was very clear, he was very unequivocal. despite the fact he acknowledged what had gone on in 2018 between himself and donald trump, a relationship that was once hostile being made new, he did give a warning to the united states, and that warning was look, we're not going to wait around forever, you cannot misjudge our patience.

they do not want unilateral sanctions placed on north korea, they want those sanctions lifted, the want the pressure and they are saying to the united states, yes, we are willing to take part in denuclearisation, but we are not going to do this alone, we are not going to give up our weapons alone, you have to act too. and if you don't act, well, this kind of current detente, the current moratorium on nuclear weapons testing, well, that might be over. three people, including a police officer, have been wounded in a stabbing at a train station in manchester in the north of england. it happened at manchester victoria station. in a statement, british transport police said officers had responded to reports of a man wielding a knife. one man has been arrested. will batchelor reports. mignolet now, move. the new year but an increasingly familiar sight. ——

move away. one man armed with a knife bringing violence and fear the uk cities. this was the scene at manchester's victoria station yesterday evening. the man being restrained by police officers had allegedly stabbed to people as they waited on the platform. a british transport police officer who went to help was stabbed in the shoulder. all three suffered injuries described as serious but not life—threatening. described as serious but not life-threatening. i do not want to say it is these orders that... a bbc journalist was waiting for his tram home when he saw the attack. —— train. new year's eve, people have had a drink, it is probably justifies, it will fizzle out in the next few seconds. but then, i just heard the guy at shout, he shouted allah, then i thought that doesn't sound good. and at that point, i was just edging towards the tracks to

jump just edging towards the tracks to jump on the tracks. he was pepper spray, he was taser, theyjust kind of swarmed on him and held him down. greater manchester police said that while it was no evidence of a wider threat, the investigation is being led by counterterrorism officers. manchester victoria is just yards away from the city's arena, where in may 2017 a suicide bomber murdered 22 people as they left the concert. the station was closed overnight as officers maintained a high profile. residents of an apartment block in russia have described waking up to find themselves falling, after a gas explosion devastated an apartment building in the urals region. four people were killed in the collapse in magnitogorsk, where it's thought the blast ripped through the first floor, before the seven storeys above then collapsed too. dozens more are missing in subzero temperatures. georgina smyth has more. the homes of 120 people

reduced to a pile of rubble. this is the aftermath of a gas explosion in central russia that ripped through the concrete structure of a 9—storey apartment building early on monday morning, when many were still asleep. rescue workers picked through bricks, mortar and gnarled metal, desperately looking for survivors. and among the carnage, people's belongings. president vladimir putin flew in to observe the damage, visiting those injured in a nearby hospital. translation: it's december 31 today, the eve of the festivities. unfortunately, such a tragedy took place in magnitogorsk. i would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims, and to assure those affected that we will do everything to help and support them. it's notjust time rescuers are up against. magnitogorsk is experiencing temperatures of —22 celsius. onlookers, visibly distraught, await any news of more survivors.

this woman says they've received no information. officials believe the collapse was caused by a gas explosion and exacerbated by ageing infrastructure and poor safety regulations. rescuers will stay on scene and work into what should've been a happy new year. georgina smyth, bbc news. here in the uk, to border force patrol boats are to be redeployed from overseas to patrol the english channel, in response to the growing number of migrant crossings. this report contains some flash photography. kent police examining a vessel bringing the latest group of migrants to the english coast. nine men, two women and a child landed here this morning, saying they were iranian nationals. almost 100 have

arrived in small boats over the christmas period. the home secretary's been forced to swap his south african holiday for meetings in whitehall, promising to take personal control of the situation. and working out ways with the french to increase the number of returns that we can make, to also send a very strong message that we will do all that we cannot just very strong message that we will do all that we cannotjust protect human life, because of course that is the right and responsible thing to do at all times, but also to protect our borders. he announced he is redeploying two of the border force's larger ships, known as cutters, from abroad back to the uk tojoin other cutters, from abroad back to the uk to join other patrol vessels. the mp for dover says it is important that illegal migrants are not allowed to stay in the uk. what we are seeing 110w stay in the uk. what we are seeing now is this dover patrol work hand—in—hand with the french authorities in a new channel compact, so that anyone found in the incas channel in one of this unseaworthy craft can be helped

carefully a nd unseaworthy craft can be helped carefully and safely back to the french closer they know there is no chance of getting into britain. does helping migrants say they should not be demonised. we have on to the fact that people however desperate they are our that people however desperate they are our brothers and sisters in humanity, and that is what we need to keep reminding people about, and they are refugees, unless proved otherwise. in the past, sajid javid has said that deploying patrol vessels in the channel could act as a pull factor, encouraging migrants to make an extremely dangerous journey because they think they will be rescued. today, he set those concerns aside, but said people travelling from safe countries such as france could not expect to be allowed to stay in the united kingdom. the numbers trying to cross the channel in boats as small as these are smaller than price and the number of people claiming political

asylu m number of people claiming political asylum in the uk, political pressure at home has forced the home secretary to act. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 6.5 billion kilometres from earth — —— nasa prepares for the furthest flyby ever performed in space. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today, and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: new york has just welcomed in 2019 with its traditional ball drop ceremony in times square. the rain has done nothing to dampen the celebrations. the north korean leader kimjong—un has warned that he may change course on denuclearisation if washington continues to demand unilateral concessions. it's notjust a new year but a new leadership in brazil as jair bolsonaro is inaugurated as the country's president in the coming hours. the far right firebrand swept

to power on a promise to combat corruption and crime but took aim at minority groups in a campaign that earned him the nickname the trump of the tropics. with a focus on economy over environment, many of brazil's indigenous peoples, in particular, fear his presidency, as our correspondent katy watson reports. a while that for the visitors. tradition is everything for this tribe that their way of life is under threat. this area is the second largest indigenous population in brazil after the arm is on the land is more intense. it pits the indigenous against powerful farmers. jair bolsonaro has said he will not give a centimetre more land to indigenous communities is president. translation: violence will only

increase. we indigenous are treated like we are not humid, accused of dragging down the economy and squatting on people ‘s land that we are treated worse than enemies. we have our own culture and our own way of living, language. our rights need to be respected. he says he tried to count as well. he shows me the field this family has worked for over 30 yea rs this family has worked for over 30 years did it over there, he says, indigenous communities have tried to ta ke indigenous communities have tried to take back land. is fed up fighting and thinks that jair bolsonaro will be on this side. translation: there are big expectations. i think we are going to turn a page. the new government believes in the importance of the agricultural industry for brazil. these indigenous people need to be involved in society and live like any other citizen. they do not need more land because they are not producing. behind me is the indigenous reserve that over here

you can indigenous reserve that over here you can see indigenous reserve that over here you can see farmland. the two sides of the conflict living side by side. the concern is that with jair bolsonaro as president, landowners will feel emboldened and the rights of the indigenous communities could fall by the wayside. it has already started, says the state prosecutor. racism in brazil has come to the fore and the attacks of jair bolsonaro only make things worse we are worried about hate speech. bolsonaro only make things worse we are worried about hate speechm bolsonaro only make things worse we are worried about hate speech. it is are worried about hate speech. it is a triggerfor violent are worried about hate speech. it is a trigger for violent that people use. hate speech that was common. a trigger for violent that people use. hate speech that was commonm isa use. hate speech that was commonm is a david and goliath fight. indigenous leaders say the promises ofjair indigenous leaders say the promises of jair bolsonaro of listening indigenous leaders say the promises ofjair bolsonaro of listening gun laws will only serve to strengthen the landowners. guns kill and they area the landowners. guns kill and they are a tool that farmers have that we do not. carrying weapons will make

the conflict far more intense. jair bolsonaro has made it clear this allegiance is aligned with the landowners, leading indigenous communities wondering what this new president will mean for their future. a nasa probe is about to make history in a few minutes' time when it's due to fly past a space rock more than four billion miles from earth. if successful, it will be the furthest object ever visited by a space craft. the probe — called new horizons — will take a series of photos which may hold clues about the formation of the solar ystem. our science editor, david shukman reports. it has taken a long, dark trek through the outer reaches of the solar system. but now, the nasa spacecraft new horizons is on the brink of making history, about to reach the remotest world that humanity has ever ventured to. it's pure exploration. pure science and pure exploration. we're trying to understand the origin of the planets, and the object that we're going to fly by, nicknamed ultima thule, is a frozen time capsule from the era of the birth of our planets. to explain what this mission is all about,

let's use our virtual studio, and start with the middle of our solar system. now, orbiting closest to the sun are the four small rocky planets, including earth. then, further out, there are four much larger planets. the best—known of these is saturn, with its famous rings. and then, right on the margin, there is tiny pluto, 3 billion miles away. but it turns out that pluto is just one part of a massive outer zone we only started discovering in the last 20 years or so, thousands of tiny worlds and lumps of rock and ice, known as the kuiper belt. these are objects left over after the planets were formed. one of these is known as ultima thule, and until now, we've only had this artist's impression of it. but, after racing from earth on a 13—yearjourney, nasa's new horizons spacecraft is about to fly past it, the most distant exploration in human history.

we're going to be downloading data from the spacecraft at one kilobit per second over the next almost two years. now, the great thing about such a slow data transmission rate is that it's almost the gift that keeps on giving. every week or so, we'll get new images back from the spacecraft, and we're going to learn new things for the next two years. three years ago, the same spacecraft flew past pluto, and revealed something entirely unexpected — that it is far more active than anyone realised. it may even have an ocean beneath the surface. so now, the discoveries about an even more distant world to be made in the coming hours may bejust as surprising. david shukman, bbc news. keith cowing is editor of nasa watch and he's in repton virginia. as fly buys go, how big is this one,

how excited should we be? as fly buys go, how big is this one, how excited should we be ?m as fly buys go, how big is this one, how excited should we be? it is probably one of the most complicated things anybody has ever done. it is like pointing one bullet at another bullet and leading a do it by itself. we're not talking to it and if we were it would take six to send a message. there is a lot of nail biting going on right now but based on what the spacecraft has done before i think there is an excellent chance we will get amazing pictures tomorrow. potentially, what might we see in those pictures?” tomorrow. potentially, what might we see in those pictures? i believe you showed some early. right now we have a proper that looks like a potato. this is the sort of shape that we are seeking. it is a few pixels that thatis are seeking. it is a few pixels that that is because we are so far away and the object is a small. as we get closer there is questions about whether it is one little pea shaped thing or two lumps connected together. tomorrow morning we will wa ke together. tomorrow morning we will wake up and we will suddenly have the answers. i love the prop. in

reality, how big is this rock? imagine this is a metropolitan london and the speed at which it is moving right now is 1a kilometres a second. secret transit the end tyre commute in a matter of seconds. that is how fast it is going and you could say this is a small asteroid 01’ could say this is a small asteroid or you could say it is a big one. just depends on where you stand. that we will get this photo and see these images in the coming day. what will they tell us? pluto, there are bodies in the solar system changed by heat. with ultima thule is likely never really been affected by the influence of the sun in terms of melting. so what we are potentially looking at is something thatis potentially looking at is something

that is relatively unchanged for four or that is relatively unchanged for fouror5 that is relatively unchanged for four or 5 billion years. it is like doctor who in a time machine. going backin doctor who in a time machine. going back in time to look at something from the dawn of our solar system, unaltered from that time. you just mentioned pluto. we remember those pictures from a few years ago and this group has done some amazing work. it had. many people tried to stop this. they wanted to know why we would want to go. are now many of those people arrive at singing a different song or not saying anything. it was amazing and it still is. it has been a pleasure talking to you. i know you have an exciting few hours ahead of you. thank you very much. before we go, let me wish you a happy and peaceful new year whereever you are, and leave you with some of the highlights of the fireworks display a few hours ago just down the road from us here in london. hello. the closing stages of 2018 brought a lot of cloud across much of the uk.

however, some clearer skies across northern scotland, and it's these clearer skies which will slowly filter their way southwards through new year's day. so increasing amounts of sunshine, but also a colder feel behind this weakening cold front, running into an area of high pressure, so that all that's going to be left on it is just a band of cloud. behind it will be a cold wind, replacing mild yellow colours was cold blue colours and temperatures will slide over the next few days. foremost, new year's day is dry with sunshine. more in the way of ploughed across wales and parts of northern ireland and that could bring the odd spot of rain but it will not amount to much. a peppering of showers, perhaps wintry, across the northern isles and the northern half of scotland. still quite windy here for a time, but those gusts will slowly ease down. a noticeable breeze across northern ireland, northern and western england, southern scotland. a grey start for some and slowly

that cloud begins to thin and break through the day. a mild start for wales and southern england. while there are increasing amounts of sunshine through the day, there are noticeable north—westerly winds digging in, and make it feel chilly along the eastern coast. you can see that the wind is stronger along the eastern coast and starting to ease down across the northern isles with temperatures ranging from 5— six across scotland and northern ireland, 7—12 across england and wales. as we go through new year's day evening and into wednesday we start to see clear skies developing across western areas. we like to hold onto a bit more cloud along the eastern coast inhibitor feature is above freezing but elsewhere ritually start to wednesday with the temperature is widely at orjust load freezing. wednesday looks like a fine day with 20 of sunshine for

most. eastern coast are once again likely to pick up more cloud and a noticeable breezy making it feel much cooler. essentially a dry day for many with plenty of sunshine, particularly with bean stuck under cloud under recent days the temperature is not much higher than three or what results is across parts of scotland, seven, eight further south. it will turn colder and frost and fog returns with more in the way of sunshine. hello. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new york has welcomed in 2019 with its traditional ball drop ceremony in times square, where rain has done nothing to dampen the new year celebrations. earlier, thousands of brazilians gathered in rio to watch fireworks over copacabana beach. in london, big ben was brought out of repair to ring in 2019. the north korean leader kimjong—un has warned that he may change course on denuclearisation

if washington continues to demand unilateral concessions. in his new year message, he said the us would have to reciprocate. he also said he is ready to meet president trump at any time. three people, including a police officer, have been wounded in a stabbing in the northern english city of manchester. one man has been arrested. a witness of the attacks said the suspect shouted "allah" and slogans criticising the actions of western governments in the middle east.