this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm: a man arrested after three people were stabbed at manchester's victoria station on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act. my thoughts are very much with the couple who are still being treated in hospitalfor their very serious injuries and of course with the brave british transport police officer that was stabbed during the attack. signals from the nasa space probe new horizons confirm it has successfully flown past icy mass ultima thule, the most distant object ever explored in the solar system. jair bolsonaro, a far—right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, is sworn in as brazil's new president. rescue workers in russia pull an 11—month—old baby boy alive from the rubble of a block of flats hit by an explosion. doctors say he is in a critical condition. coming up in our sports bulletin, tottenham beat cardiff 3—0 as they move to second in the premier league with goals from harry kane, christian eriksen, and son heung—min. and at 10:50pm, we'll be taking

a first look at the papers, with a more in—depth look at 11:30pm with our reviewers nigel nelson and jo phillips. stay with us for that. some breaking news, police in manchester say the 25—year—old man arrested over the stabbings at manchester victoria station on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act after being assessed by medical staff. earlier, police launched a terror investigation after the stabbing of three people last night, one of them a police officer. the victims‘ injuries are said to be serious, but not life—threatening. the prime minister said her thoughts were with them and praised the response of the emergency services. our correspondent danny savage reports. a railway station in central

manchester, just before 9pm last night. move away now. move! police restrained a man on the ground who moments earlier had been wielding a knife, attacking passers—by. a bbcjournalist was on the platform at the time and saw what happened. it's new year's eve, people have had a drink. they've probably — "it's just, it's just a fight." "it'll fizzle out in the next few seconds." but then ijust heard the guy shout, as part of a sentence, he shouted "allah", and i thought, hmm, that doesn't sound good. at the point i was just edging towards the tracks to jump onto the tracks, he was pepper sprayed, he was tasered. theyjust kind of swarmed on him, brought him down. three people were stabbed, one of them was a policeman, the other two were a couple, a man and woman in their 50s.

all the injuries were serious, but not life—threatening. allahu akbar! a short time later, the man was taken away from manchester victoria station by police, shouting "god is greatest" in arabic. the chief constable of greater manchester police says it is being treated as a terrorist—related incident. we are treating this as a terrorist investigation, which is being led by counterterrorism officers with support from greater manchester police. they were working throughout the night to piece together the details of what happened and to identify the man who was arrested. at the same time, they announced they were searching a property in the cheetham hill area of the city, where police now stand guard. the city's mayor is trying to reassure people. manchester is strong, it's united. we will not allow anybody to divide us. we will continue to work closely

with colleagues in the government and other public services over the coming days. but as i say, people should not be unduly alarmed. we would ask people to remain vigilant. but we believe this has all the hallmarks, and appears to be an isolated incident. the injured policeman is now at home. but the couple attacked here last night are likely to be in hospital for some time. to reiterate, danny's package was put together a few hours ago before we got the details from greater manchester police. just to update you, the 25—year—old arrested last night has been detained under the mental health act. police also said a counterterrorism investigation is ongoing. nothing to mean of people are involved in the attack. that address that day told you about in

cheatham hill and asserted that address continues. so a 25—year—old arrested and detained under the mental health act and we'll find out how that story and many others are covered in the front pages. at 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are nigel nelson, who's the political editor of both the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentatorjo phillips. a nasa spacecraft has flown past the most distant world ever studied in our solar system, some four billon miles away. there were celebrations from scientists at mission control when confirmation came through that the new horizons probe had achieved the historic fly—by of the mysterious, icy world known as ultima thule. the probe has taken pictures of it that will be sent back to earth over the coming months. our science correspondent palab ghosh reports. ten, nine, eight, seven, six... it's not the new year they're counting in, but the arrival of nasa's new horizons spacecraft.

one! go, new horizons! it's just arrived at the most distant object that humanity has ever explored. this simulation shows the mission‘s target. it's called ultima thule. 4 billion miles away, it's one of the building blocks that planets are made from. we're here to tell you that last night, overnight, the united states spacecraft new horizons conducted the farthest exploration in the history of humankind and did so spectacularly. thousands of operations on board the spacecraft had to work correctly in order for us to be able to tell you this, and now we know that it all did. so far, the spacecraft has only sent back low resolution pictures. but over the coming days, the images will become increasingly clearer. nasa confirmed that the spacecraft had acquired gigabytes of photos, the latest of which they released today. and it's ok to laugh, but it's better than the one we had yesterday.

there it is! meet ultima! ultima thule seems to be peanut—shaped. what a difference a day makes! and ultima thule is finally revealing its secrets to us, and even though it is a pixelated blob still, it's a better pixelated blob! and this analysis suggests it might be rotating like a propeller. new horizons has flown towards the edge of our solar system, sending back these spectacular images of pluto on its way. these are real images of one of the solar system's most distant worlds. and very soon we'll be able to see ultima thule in such incredible detail. and then, the team hopes that new horizons will be able to journey even further out. pallab ghosh, bbc news. emma alexander, a researcher of astrophysics at the university

of manchester, explained why the encounter is so significant. it's a snapshot of what the solar system might have been like 4.6 billion years ago, because this object has not changed much in that time. this area, this region just outside our galaxy is known as the kuiper belt, not somewhere we have been able to explore before. tell us bit more about what they are hoping to learn. yes, this is the kuiper belt, so this is on the edge of our solar system, so this is really going out quite far out. there have only been a few probes that have made it this far out before. and we are looking at these cold and distant objects that have been perfectly preserved. i am marveling really when i watch this at this sort of technology and what they have been able to do. because effectively it is a slingshot into space and they have managed to channel it

toward this object that they have seen through their telescopes. just explain to us the extraordinary achievement they have made here. as you say, it really is extraordinary because they are operating distances that are so far away, it takes six hours to receive a signal to new horizons, and it also takes six hours to send anything. so a couple of days ago, the final observations and course corrections were made for this flyby, and from initial photos when they were approaching the object, no debris or anything else that could get in the way that their spacecraft could've crashed into, but we did not really know and it is just that sigh of relief when you know that that spacecraft has sent that signal home and it has completed the fly—by and at the moment, everything is looking promising that things have gone well. so it's sending very high resolution images. i read here that we will get other information as well.

are they looking for the geology of this rock that it's passing? yes, so we would like to map the surface. so for example, one of the areas of interest is how many craters does it have on its surface? because that gives an indication of how often these objects might be colliding with each other out in this distant kuiper belt. two people have died in separate stabbings in london. a man, thought to be in his 30s, was killed outside a party in park lane. two other men and a women were also treated for stab wounds. it's undertood the men were working as security staff. meanwhile, in camberwell in south london, a 34—year—old man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed. the victim, in her early 30s, was found in a house early this morning. the right—wing populist jair bolsonaro has been sworn in as the new president of brazil. he's promising a crackdown on corruption and violent crime and vowed to revive

brazil's flagging economy. but mr bolsonaro is a deeply divisive figure, whose homophobic and misogynistic comments have angered many. our south america correspondent katy watson sent this from the country's capital brasilia. a historic day for brazil, one that even bolsonaro and his fans probably never expected could happen. but he made it, and for the next four years, this will be the man in charge of latin america's biggest economy. a man who's promised to lead brazil down a very different political path to that of his predecessors. thousands came to see mr bolsonaro take power. dressed in the colours of the brazilian flag, they shouted support for the man they call a legend. after 13 years of a very corrupt government in brazil, so now we have a hope that with bolsonaro, he will clean up. he wants to unite families, not divide. we are not black, white,

poor or rich, we are a nation. jair bolsonaro campaigned as an outsider, promising to drain the swamp of corrupt politicians. for several years now, the political establishment has been mired in corruption scandals. brazilians are fed up. much like donald trump, a man he openly admires, bolsonaro says he wants to make brazil great again, to rule the country with an iron fist. for people in this crowd, bolsonaro represents change, a fresh start for brazilian politics. but his fiery rhetoric during the campaign means many people are worried, especially from brazil's minority groups, about what the next four years will mean for their future. for the country's many indigenous communities, bolsonaro represents a huge threat. he has made it clear he supports the powerful and lucrative farming industry, and said he won't give a centimetre more land to the indigenous once he's in power. translation: we are left worried

whether he will try and finish us off or give us the land we deserve. he supports landowners, they are more valuable to him than we are. mr bolsonaro certainly marks a new political direction for brazil, but how the country will fare with this far—right firebrand in power is uncertain. katy watson, bbc news, in brasilia. well, a little earlier katy told us donald trump is among the world the promised minister abe hungary attended the senate —— swearing—in today. well, a little earlier katy told us donald trump is among the world leaders congratulating the new brazilian leader. well, we have had a tweet from donald trump to bolsonaro, saying the us was with him. bolsonaro replied, saying, "i truly appreciate your words of encouragement and together, under god's protection, we shall bring prosperity and progress to our people." so the bromance has begun. mr bolsonaro has been clear in his admiration for donald trump. and saying that he wants to make brazil great again.

so the fact that they are talking, we will see how exactly that relationship will flourish. he certainly wanted to promote the relationship between the us and brazil much more than his predecessors have. it was a divisive election as you say, but he did promise a government for all brazilians. are we expecting a softer tone now that he has been sworn in? certainly, elements of his acceptance speech showed a softer tone. he talked about how this would be a huge challenge for brazil, this would be a new chapter of the country and he was rooting for all brazilians. but he does not rule yet. let's see what happens. certainly his rhetoric during the campaign has worked up a lot of people. and talking about the fact that he supported big business, what that means for the amazon and the conservation efforts there as well as indigenous groups and environmental protection, there were a huge

amount of concerns. so here, you see plenty of supporters, but there were millions more who were watching. and his biggest challenge is to crack down on the graft and corruption that is existing in brazil at the moment? absolutely. i mean that was the key to him coming to power. saying he would put an end to corruption. people here in brazil are fed up. there has been huge amounts of corruption scandals in the past few years. the former president is in prison for corruption. and he's seen as the poster boy of everything that has gone wrong with politics despite the fact that there are many politicians from all parties practically who are either serving time or have been accused of corruption. so how he is going to do anything different, there is huge hopes here, especially in the crowd i am in. but what he will do differently and how successful he will be, well it is early days. the headlines on bbc news: a man arrested after three people were stabbed at manchester's victoria station

on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act. signals from the nasa space probe new horizons confirm it has successfully flown past icy mass ultima tooley — the most distant object every explored in the solar system jair bolsonaro, a far—right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, is sworn in as brazil's new president. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. in the last few minutes, michael van gerwen has beaten england's michael smith to win the pdc world championships darts final. this was the dutchman's third title in four finals. he won seven sets to three at alexandra palace.

he enjoyed it, too. his trademark celebration there. it was smith's first appearance in the final, but he missed too many chances and was punished by van gerwen. it's been a good day for spurs in the premier league. they're back up to second after a convincing 3—0 win over cardiff. there were victories, too, for arsenal and leicester, asjoe lynskey reports. in the premier league, there is no time for reflection. cardiff city's approach is the same as their mascot, picking up form to beat the drop. it would be difficult against tottenham. january is about building

on what they have. the transfer window is unlucky to stop harry kane from scoring but the top of his 122 premier league goals, few as scruffy as this one. more flair and they finished with a ride from christian eriksen, only i! minutes on the clock when his quick feet effectively sealed this game. for tottenham, though, there are issues to settle. later this month, they will lose south korea's son heung—min to the asian games, but these are goals they cannot afford to lose. a win and take them back within reach of the top of this month, they still have much to resolve. with this show more consistency if we wa nt with this show more consistency if we want to be a contender. few sides had a more up—and—down christmas than leicester city. wins against chelsea and the champions but defeat at home to cardiff city. and with this winner against everton, jamie vardy made things more topsy—turvy. according to his wife, more acrobatics are to come in 2019. for now, leicester city will hope to stay where they are in the top andy murray started 2019 with a win

in australia but says he doesn't know how much longer he'll be able to compete. last year was virtually a write—off following hip surgery. he beat australianjames duckworth in straight sets in the first round of the brisbane international, but revealed just how hard his rehab has been. it is not really easy to sum up in one sentence 01’ one answer. it has been a hard 18 months with a lot of ups and downs. it has been tricky to get back on the court competing again. i am happy i am competing here again. i want to try to enjoy it as much as i can. try to enjoy playing tennis as long as i can. i don't know how much longer it is going to last, but we'll see. two greats of the game faced off in perth earlier as roger federer came out on top against serena williams in a mixed doubles match at the hopman cup. this was the first time they had played against each other in a tournament. federer and belinda bencic, representing switzerland,

are the defending champions, and they beat williams and her us teammate frances tiafoe in straight sets. federer says it was an "honour" to play against serena and this is what she thought. it's something that as we grew up together, really, just watching and having an opportunity after all these years, we've actually never done this, so it was super cool that we get to do it at such a pinnacle point in both of our careers, so for me, it was super cool, i literally wanted to take pictures, and i wanted to bring my baby out, i was way too excited! but it was really fun. and dave ryding has equalled britain's best ever alpine world cup result. he's taken silver in the parallel slalom in oslo, just losing out to austria's marco schwarz in the final. brilliant performance, though, by ryding, who beat the olympic slalom champion on his way to the final. that's all the sport for now.

rescue workers in russia have pulled a baby boy from the rubble of an apartment block that collapsed in a suspected gas explosion yesterday. the baby, who's 11 months old, survived despite sub—zero temperatures overnight. he has frostbite and head and leg injuries. at least eight people died when the building collapsed in the city of magnitogorsk, and many are still unaccounted for. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. rescuers are calling this a new year miracle. the moment they reached baby ivan, clinging to life beneath the rubble of his home. he'd lain trapped and injured here for over 30 hours. the emergency team shouts to hurry as the baby boy is first checked by a medic and then bundled off to hospital with fractures and frostbite. translation: one of the rescuers heard a child crying. after that, we stopped all our

equipment to make sure and listened. but when we said quiet, the baby went quiet, too. it was when we said, "where are you?", that the child started to cry again in response. teams have been searching the ruins ever since an explosion on new year's eve. this is all that remains of almost 50 apartments. officials suspect the blast was caused by a gas leak. poor maintenance and fatal explosions are all too common here. last night, president putin himself flew in in a show of support. he was briefed by emergency teams in their tent headquarters. they are working round the clock here, but they've only found a handful of survivors. for some, rescue came too late. the bitter cold is an extra danger. at night, the temperature drops to —20 or lower. today, shocked locals have been visiting the scene, bringing tributes. finding baby ivan beneath all of this has given the rescue teams fresh hope, though doctors say his

condition is very serious. they plan to fly him to moscow for specialist care as, at the scene, the search for other sui’vivoi’s goes on. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. 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. this new year offers a tantalising prospect for south koreans. for decades, this nation, technically still at war with its neighbour, has simply longed for peace. but a year of talks between north and south and the united states has meant some are now daring to hope, could 2019 be the year

that dream is achieved? translation: i think because of the atmosphere kimjong—un is hesitant right now but i hope he comes and meets with our president and tours around seoul. just a few miles away, pyongyang celebrated new year with more than its usual flair, a glitzy midnight show, despite being under strict economic sanctions. the north's leader kim jong—un was also upbeat and rewarded those watching his speech from washington and seoul by renewing his commitment to denuclearisation. translation: we have proclaimed that we will no longer make nuclear weapons. we will not use them or spread them. but then came the warning. translation: i am always ready to sit down again with the us president at any time and will make efforts to produce an outcome that the international community would welcome. however, if the us miscalculates our people's patience, forces something upon us and pursues sanctions and pressure

without keeping a promise made in front of the world, we have no option but to explore a new path in order to protect our sovereignty and achieve peace in the korean peninsula. the deal reached in singapore injune was so vague that neither side can agree on what was agreed. north korea believes it has held up its side of the bargain by not testing any new missiles and destroying one test site but since then, talks have stalled between the two sides. in his speech, kimjong—un pointed to the hope and optimism in both south and north korea that they can forge a path towards peace. his message to the united states is we can have that relationship, too, but the ball is now in the trump administration's court, and unless they act, 2019 might not be as peaceful as everyone here hopes. laura bicker, bbc news. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has called for an end

to what he called the "divisions of recent yea rs". in his new year message, he says the uk is "wonderfully more diverse" than it used to be, and yet he says people are disagreeing on many things and are struggling to disagree well. 0ur religon editor martin bashir reports. can i make you a cup of coffee? for his new year's message, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, didn't venture far. this is the kitchen at his london residence in lambeth palace. a home that he shares each year with around 20 young people who commit themselves to ten months of prayer, study and community service. they have an extraordinary range of backgrounds, cultures and opinions. they live together, cook together, volunteer with charities together, and because they are human, they clash together. named after a benedictine monk who became archbishop of canterbury at the end of the 11th century, the community of st anselm is an attempt to challenge whatjustin welby says is increasing

division and rancour in british society. we disagree on many things, and we are struggling with how to disagree well. turn on the television, read the news and you see a lot that could tempt you to despair. quoting the gospel ofjohn, the archbishop said thatjesus chose community over conflict, hope over despair, and he says we should do the same in 2019. hope lies in our capacity to approach this new year in a spirit of openness towards each other. that will involve choosing to see ourselves as neighbours, as fellow citizens, as communities, each with something to contribute. and he acknowledged how challenging this will be in the current political climate. with the struggles and divisions of recent years,

that will not be easy. but that difficult work is part of the joy and blessing of being a community. whether it's the 20 people here or millions of us, i wish all of us a happy, and more importantly, hope—filled new year. martin bashir, bbc news, at lambeth palace. as long as ships have been sailing the seas, there have been maritime pilots guiding them through the most treacherous of waterways. despite this, the industry is struggling to attract young people into the profession. 0ur reporter sarah corker has been given rare access to the pilots on the humber estuary who work 365 days a year, whatever the weather. in ao—mile—an—hour winds and two—metre high waves, marine pilots are on their way to board a container ship off the east coast of grimsby.

any ship over 60 metres has to take a pilot to ensure the safe navigation in the estuary. we've one of the strongest tides in the uk, and the shallow water as well, there's lots of sand banks, they are shifting, so we have to navigate between them to ensure the ship can get there safely. and how do you make sure you don't get seasick? just keep looking at the horizon! simon, rachel and guy work in all weathers at any time of day and keep trade moving in and out of the ports. fourth—generation pilot. my father was a pilot here for over 40 years and it'sjust nice to carry on the family tradition in a good, respectable job. i was only advised about it right at the very end of my time at school, and up until that point, it's nothing that i'd ever thought of before. marine pilots can earn between £65,000 and £90,000 a year depending on qualifications. yet fewer brits are choosing a career at sea. it's estimated there could be a shortage of 3,000

to 4,000 officers by 2026. it's the coxswain's job to get them alongside the ship while it's in the channel. it looks pretty bad, but for the next couple of months, this is going to be the average sort of weather for us. it will get better at times very briefly, but it'll get far worse as well. i've been doing the job for 20 years now, so believe it or not, after a while, you do get used to it. 0k! simon and rachel, who's eight weeks in to her training, then carefully board the visiting ship. hello! how are you? they use their expert knowledge to guide the 80—metre vessel, which is carrying frozen fish from norway, through the narrow lock gates. the current can be quite strong sometimes, so that can be quite a challenge. the pilots give good advice because they have a lot of experience. to attract the next generation of seafarers, port operator abp runs marine apprenticeships. you need to start off at the base and we get more people going to sea,

and trying to publicise it more in schools that this is a career option for people, that there are jobs out there. it's definitely worth it, you get to see a lot of different places and travel the world, really. and the pilots' job is now done. they have ten hours off before they can be called out again. sarah corker, bbc news. in a few minutes, we'll be joined by bbc one viewers for a full round—up of the day's news with ben brown. but now, the weather with louise lear. good evening. the new year brought a change to our weather. the cold weather brought the wind around to the northerly and that has brought a return to the night—time frost as well. those up early on wednesday and will star off cold and frosty. there should be decent spells of sunshine here and

the si week state through much of the si week state through much of the deck. the exception is to be across north sea coast. that wind and driving a more clout off the coastline and anywhere through east anglia and down to the kent coast still catching a shower. also more clout on west facing coast but sandwiched in between the two is with the best of the sunshine will be all will struggle across the country around three to 6 degrees. the higher pressure will stay with us the higher pressure will stay with us although just changing its positioning a little as we go through thursday into friday. that will allow for some subtle differences. the wind still coming from the north along the east coast and driving a more cloud with the wind will change in direction to a south—westerly around the high pressure and the further west are, the less cold but with more moisture and they could cause a problem with freezing fog for me as well. we start off thursday with more cloud along both west and east coast sam

acho for the two with a decent slice of sunshine for much of the date. temperatures generally around 306 degrees we could see 7—9 with that less cold air pushing into the west. we keep a similar theme is waived go through thursday into friday with a risk here of perhaps seeing some freezing fog patches that further west you are was a bit this happens, they could linger for west you are was a bit this happens, they could lingerfor a west you are was a bit this happens, they could linger for a time and west you are was a bit this happens, they could lingerfor a time and in fa ct we they could lingerfor a time and in fact we start off early friday with oui’ fact we start off early friday with our coldest night really, widespread frost quite widely across the country so lows as low as minus five degrees. if we get back to freezing fog, it could lingerfor a time but it will let then we could see sunny spells but a cold day to get product with indications of something less cold as we start the weekend. that is because the high pressure will change position again. weak and not that it may allow this front to push into the northwest on sunday and bringing some wetter weather to the north. police have launched a terror investigation after the stabbing of three people

at manchester's victoria railway station. a 25—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and tonight has been detained under the mental health act. last night, we experienced a horrific attack on people simply out to enjoy the new year's eve celebrations in manchester. we will have the latest from manchester. also on tonight's programme... nasa scientists celebrate after successfully exploring the most distant world yet in the solar system. the controversial right—wing populist jair bolsonaro is sworn in as brazil's new president. rescue teams in russia pull an 11—month—old baby from the rubble of a block of flats destroyed by an explosion. and a victory for andy murray in australia, but he's not sure how much longer he will be able to play top class tennis. good evening.

police have launched a terror investigation after the stabbing of three people last night at manchester's victoria railway station, one of them a police officer. a 25—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murdered, and has tonight been detained under the mental health act. the victims' injuries are said to be serious but not life threatening. serious but not life—threatening. the prime minister said her thoughts were with them and she praised the response of the emergency services. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in manchester for us tonight. danny... this time last night the area behind

me here was sealed off after three people were stabbed by a man. this morning, police said they were treating this as a terror related incident. but within the last hour, they have issued an update saying they have issued an update saying the 25—year—old suspect has been assessed by specialist medical staff and detained under the mental health act. however, they say the counter—terrorism investigation continues. they add that there is nothing to suggest the involvement of other people in this attack, but, of other people in this attack, but, of course, confirming that is a priority. a railway station in central manchester, just before 9 o'clock last night. move away now. move! police restrain a man on the ground who moments earlier had been wielding a knife, attacking passers—by. a bbcjournalist was on the platform at the time and saw what happened. it's new year's eve, people have had a drink. they've probably — "it's just, it's just a fight." "it'll fizzle out in the next few seconds."

but then ijust heard the guy shout, as part of a sentence, he shouted "allah", and i thought, hmm, that doesn't sound good. at the point i was just edging towards the tracks to jump onto the tracks he was pepper sprayed, he was tasered. theyjust kind of swarmed on him, brought him down. three people were stabbed, one of them was a policeman, the other two were a couple, a man and woman in their 50s. all the injuries were serious, but not life—threatening. allahu akbar! a short time later, the man was taken away station by police, shouting "god is greatest" in arabic. from manchester victoria station by police, shouting "god is greatest" in arabic. we are treating this as a terrorist investigation, which is being led by counterterrorism officers

with support from greater manchester police. they were working throughout the night to piece together the details of what happened and to identify the man who was arrested. at the same time, they announced they were searching a property in the cheetham hill area of the city, where police now stand guard. the city's mayor is trying to reassure people. manchester is strong, it's united. we will not allow anybody to divide us. we will continue to work closely with colleagues in the government and other public services over the coming days. but, as i say, people should not be unduly alarmed. we would ask people to remain vigilant. but we believe this has all the hallmarks, and appears to be an isolated incident. the injured policeman is now at home. but the couple attacked here last night are likely to be in hospital for some time. police also say the location of the attack might be a factor as well.

manchester victoria station is adjacent to the arena, where the bomb attack happened in 2017, when 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber. i think the suspicion of the police is that it might be too much ofa police is that it might be too much of a coincidence that something similar, potentially, has happened close by. that is part of their inquiry, too. danny savage, thank you very much. a nasa spacecraft has flown past the most distant world ever studied in our solar system — some four billion miles away. there were celebrations from scientists at mission control when confirmation came through that the new horizons probe had achieved the historic fly by of the mysterious, icy world known as ultima thule. 0ur science correspondent palab ghosh reports. ten, nine, eight, seven, six... it's not the new year they're counting in, but the arrival of nasa's new horizons spacecraft. one! go, new horizons! it's just arrived at the most distant object that humanity has ever explored. this simulation shows the mission's target. it's called ultima thule.

4 billion miles away, it's one of the building blocks that planets are made from. we're here to tell you that last night, overnight, the united states spacecraft new horizons conducted the farthest exploration in the history of humankind and did so spectacularly. thousands of operations on board the spacecraft had to work correctly in order for us to be able to tell you this, and now we know that it all did. so far, the spacecraft has only sent back low resolution pictures. but over the coming days, the images will become increasingly clearer. nasa confirmed that the spacecraft had acquired gigabytes of photos, the latest of which they released today. and it's ok to laugh, but it's better than the one we had yesterday. there it is! meet ultima! ultima thule seems to be peanut—shaped. what a difference a day makes!

and ultima thule is finally revealing its secrets to us, and even though it is a pixelated blob still, it's a better pixelated blob! and this analysis suggests it might be rotating like a propeller. new horizons has flown towards the edge of our solar system, sending back these spectacular images of pluto on its way. these are real images of one of the solar system's most distant worlds. and very soon we'll be able to see ultima thule in such incredible detail. and then, the team hopes that new horizons will be able to journey even further out. pallab ghosh, bbc news. two people have died in separate stabbings in london. a man, thought to be in his 30s, was killed outside a party in park lane. two other men and a woman were also treated for stab wounds. meanwhile, in camberwell in south london, a 34—year—old man has been

arrested and released on bail, after a woman was fatally stabbed. the victim, in her early 30s, was found in a house early this morning. prosecutors in france say 14 people have been caught trying to steal a fishing trawler in the channel port of boulogne. it's the latest in a series of incidents in which migrants have tried to steal vessels to make the crossing to britain. the right—wing populist jair bolsonaro has been sworn—in as the new president of brazil. in his inaugural speech, he promised to revive brazil's economy and clamp down on corruption and violent crime. he also said he'd liberate brazil from socialism and political correctness. but mr bolsonaro is a deeply divisive figure, whose homophobic and misogynistic comments have angered many. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson is live in brasilia. katy.

well, bolsonaro struck a much more presidential tone in his speech today, compared to the fiery rhetoric we have heard in the past. but he made clear that his values are the same — conservatism, family and god. donald trump was one of the first to congratulate him, saying the us is with him. and that is a relationship that many people will be watching very closely. a historic day for brazil, one that evenjair bolsonaro and his fans probably never expected could happen. but he made it, and for the next four years, this will be the man in charge of latin america's biggest economy. a man who's promised to lead brazil down a very different political path to that of his predecessors. in front of dozens of world leaders and amid cheers from his supporters, he was handed the presidential sash. and once again repeated his campaign promises of changing the way brazil does politics. translation: corruption, privileges and unfair

advantages have to end. favours to certain parties must not go on. the government and economy have to serve all of the nation. thousands came to see mr bolsonaro take power. dressed in the colours of the brazilian flag, they shouted support for the man they call a legend. after 13 years of a very corrupt government in brazil, so now we have a hope that with bolsonaro, he will clean up. he wants to unite families, not divide. we are not black, white, poor or rich, we are a nation. for people in this crowd, bolsonaro represents change, a fresh start for brazilian politics. but his fiery rhetoric during the campaign means many people are worried, especially from brazil's minority groups, about what the next four years will mean for their future. for the country's many

indigenous communities, bolsonaro represents a huge threat. he's made it clear he supports the powerful and lucrative farming industry, and said he won't give a centimetre more land to the indigenous once he's in power. translation: we are left worried whether he will try and finish us off or give us the land we deserve. he supports landowners, they're more valuable to him than we are. as mr bolsonaro gets to work, his to—do list to fix brazil is long. his priority, he says, is bringing back order to this country, promising to rule with an iron fist, to make brazil great again. but there are plenty of doubters about how he's going to achieve all that he's promised. katy watson, bbc news, in brasilia. rescue workers in russia have pulled a baby boy from the rubble of an apartment block that collapsed in a suspected gas explosion yesterday. the baby, who's 11 months old, survived despite subzero temperatures overnight.

he has frostbite and head and leg injuries. at least eight people died when the building collapsed in the city of magnitogorsk, and many are still unaccounted for. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has the story. rescuers are calling this a new year miracle. the moment they reached baby ivan, clinging to life beneath the rubble of his home. he'd lain trapped and injured here for over 30 hours. the emergency team shouts to hurry as the baby boy is first checked and then bundled away by medics. translation: one of the rescuers heard a child crying. after that, we stopped all our equipment to make sure, and listened. but when we said quiet, the baby went quiet, too. it was when we said, "where are you?", that the child started to cry again in response. ivan isjust 11 months old. as he was rushed to a local hospital, doctors discovered

fractures, severe frostbite and a head injury. his mother, who was beside him when the blast tore through their flat, escaped unharmed. translation: i was sleeping on the sofa, the baby was sleeping in his cot. my elder son and i fell with the building. i don't know what happened to the cot, but we fell down, so we got out faster. she and her husband were left waiting then, anxious for news, clutching baby ivan's clothes. ever since the disaster on new year's eve, teams have been searching the ruins here, all that remains of almost 50 apartments. officials at first said the blast was caused by a gas leak, then a minibus exploded on the same street, killing three. as reports began linking the blasts, investigators said experts had found no trace of explosives so far. baby ivan, though, has been given a chance.

tonight, he was airlifted to moscow and the best specialists. his condition is described as serious, but stable now. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. andy murray has made a winning start to 2019, but says he's not sure how much longer he'll be able to continue playing top—level tennis. he was speaking after winning his first competitive match after months spent recovering from hip surgery. andy swiss reports. he's back, but for how much longer? few are as keen to forget 2018 as andy murray. he spent most of it out injured, and his first match since september raised as many questions as answers. 0n the plus side, there were flashes of his familiar brilliance. murray might have slipped to 240 in the world rankings, but he was far too good for his opponent, james duckworth. but he admitted his long—standing hip problem is still causing discomfort. and after a straight sets win,

a question about his recent injury battle left him close to tears. it's been a really hard 18 months, a lot of ups and downs. you know, trickyjust to kind of get back on the court competing again. so, i'm happy i'm back out here again. i want to try and enjoy it as much as i can. yeah, just try and enjoy playing tennis as long as i can. i don't know how much longer it's going to last, but we'll see. an emotional day, then, for one of british sport's biggest stars. murray will hope this comeback will last. but a reminder, perhaps, to enjoy his talent while we can. andy swiss, bbc news. football, and in the premier league today, arsenal beat fulham 4—1 and leicester took all three points against everton at goodison park, thanks to a goal from jamie vardy. and tottenham moved back into second place in the table after cruising to a 3—0 victory over cardiff city, with goals from harry kane, christian eriksen and son heung—min.

now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye and happy new year. hello. this is bbc news. let's return now to news that a nasa spacecraft has flown past the most distant world ever studied in our solar system — some four billion miles away. there were celebrations from scientists at mission control when confirmation came through that the new horizons probe had achieved the historic fly by of the mysterious, icy world known as ultima thule. here's some of what they had to say at a news conference earlier. the image that i'm about to show you is the best image of ultima thule that we got prefly by and it's ok to laugh, but it's better than the one we had yesterday. there it is. meet ultima thule. applause.

so in my line of work we like to interpret even images like this and so interpret even images like this and so what can we tell you from this image? first, we have a better handle on the size of ultima thule. it is about 35 by 15 kilometres and you can see a scale bar in miles. you see its irregular shape. it the upper lobe could be smaller than the lower lobe. 0r upper lobe could be smaller than the lower lobe. or maybe that these are two things that are actually in orbit around each other and just blurred together because of their proximity. tomorrow we will know which is the case. a difference a

day makes and ultima thule is revealing her secrets, although it isa revealing her secrets, although it is a pixillated blob, it is a better pixillated blob than before. the images have allowed us to resolve something that was puzzling, we knew it was elongated and it must be spinning and that situation you would expect to see brightness variations. here is an elongated object and as you imagine the camera looking at this pen in this direction and you see a lot of area and you flip it and you see hardly anything and you expect brightness variations. we weren't see that. that is because the pole is almost pointing towards the space craft, it is almost like a propellor blade.

now time for the weather. 0ur christmas was dominated by dry, mild and cloudy weather. now we have some sunshine. it came at a price. temperatures struggling at six or seven. the sunshine was not for all. we kept some cloud and drizzle in the south—west. the exception is along the east coast with more cloud and some showers. that will prevent temperatures from falling below freezing. but further west temperatures just below freezing and a touch of light frost first thing on wednesday morning. if you're up and off back to work it will be a cold and frosty start. but lots of sunshine. particularly in the west. that northerly breeze driving in

more cloud and the risk of an odd shower off the north sea and a cooler feel across the country. three to seven degrees the high. the high pressure stays with us, but with some differences through the latter stages of week and it drifts further to the south—east and that means that the winds circulating around the high, we keep the northerly on the east coast, but on the the west a return to a south—westerly and less cold through the latter stages of week. thursday morning will be clear and frosty. the risk of an isolated shower across the kent coast. the south—westerly flow driving more cloud across the south west, northern ireland and scotland. thursday night through to friday, we could see the potential for some

fog, some of it freezing in western scotla nd fog, some of it freezing in western scotland and parts of south west england as well. it is also going to turn very cold thursday night into friday with a hard frost not out of the question. it is going to be a shock to the system if you're up and off early enough. but friday will see a good deal of dry weather with sunshine. less cold, but a bit more cloud to start off the weekend. take care. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the headlines at 11pm: a man arrested after three people were stabbed at manchester's victoria station on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act. my my thoughts are very much with the couple who i still being treated in hospitalfor couple who i still being treated in hospital for their very serious injuries, and of course with the brave british transport police officer that was stabbed during the attack. signals from the nasa space probe, new horizons, confirm it has successfully flown past icy mass ultima tooley —

the most distant object ever explored in the solar system. —— ultima thule. jair bolsonaro, a far—right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, is sworn in as brazil's new president. rescue workers in russia pull an 11—month—old baby boy alive from the rubble of a block of flats hit by an explosion. doctors say he is in a critical condition.