this is bbc news with the headlines. russia launches another wave of missiles at cities across ukraine, including the capital, kyiv. the authorities have warned ukrainians that russia could launch more attacks. president zelensky said that russia wanted ukrainians to celebrate the new year in the dark. bells toll pope francis and world leaders pay tribute as the vatican announces the death of former pope, benedict xvi, at the age of 95. he led the catholic church for nearly eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in cities

around the world. this the scene live in dubai. hello and welcome to bbc world news. russia has launched another barrage of missiles at cities across ukraine in the second big attack in three days. a number of explosions were heard in the centre of the capital, kyiv. residents there have been told by the authorities to remain in shelters. from kyiv, hugo bachega sent this report. on new year's eve, another wave of russian missiles. the air raid alerts sounded at lunchtime on a day families usually celebrate together. this woman was at home when her district in kyiv was hit. translation: me and my husband were literally - thrown into the corridor.

we heard glass shattering and then there was an explosion — one after another. we came to the street and saw ambulances and casualties. you can see the point of impact where debris from a missile that was intercepted fell from the sky. one person was killed there — a mother of two who was in the kitchen, making dinner to celebrate the new year. president zelensky accused russia of deliberately targeting civilians. translation: several waves of l missile strikes on new year's eve. missiles against the people. the people who did this are inhuman and they've lost. we know that terrorists can't change. 0n the last day of the year, russia brought even more destruction to a country that has already seen so much of it. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.

earlier, i spoke to our correspondent 0lga malchevska about what is happening on the ground. the latest episode, confirmed that there are already 20 people injured just in the capital, kyiv. 0ne just in the capital, kyiv. one person unfortunately was killed, and also, we've confirmed happen. three district of kyiv were targeted. 0ther district of kyiv were targeted. other is a residential district. 0ne other is a residential district. one of the blast happened right between the residential buildings and also confirmed that there were two schools targeted, and a kindergarten, which is quite dramatic because we clearly see the results of the residential buildings. results of the residential buildings— results of the residential buildinus. , ., ., buildings. these are targeting civilian buildings. _ buildings. these are targeting civilian buildings. when - buildings. these are targeting civilian buildings. when it-

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she has been speaking to representatives of the mayor of kyiv. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95 this morning in the vatican. that's after his health suddenly deteriorated over christmas. he was pope between 2005—2013, and the first pope in 600 years to step down instead of ruling for life. pope francis has made his first public comments since the death of his predecessor. let's have a listen. translation: in this - moment, our thoughts go to our dearest pope emeritus benedict xvi, who left us this morning. it is with emotion that we remember this person so noble, so kind, and we feel in our hearts such gratitude - _ gratitude to god for having gifted him to the church and the world. gifted him for all the good he has accomplished. 0ur religious affairs correspondent, aleem maqbool,

looks back now on benedict's life and legacy. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world's catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southern germany. he was just six when the nazis swept into power. his parents were hostile to the regime, and though their son entered junior seminary in 1939, he was forced to join the hitler youth just two years later. he and his brother, georg, were ordained on the same day in 1951. georg became a parish priest, joseph chose a quite different kind of ministry. first, a doctorate, appointments at prestigious universities and then the vatican. a cardinal by his early 50s, an ailing popejohn paul ii made him head of the sacred congregation

for the doctrine of faith, formally the roman inquisition. there, he upheld traditional catholic teaching on abortion, contraception and homosexuality. he even spoke against rock music and the harry potter books. as pope benedict xvi, he sought to re—evangelise the west. it was an attempt to roll back the advance of secularism in europe and north america. but in it lay an acknowledgement of the church's declining influence in its traditional heartlands. but he also sparked controversy in 2006 when, during a lecture he gave in germany, he quoted criticism of islam by a 14th century christian leader and appeared to link the religion with jihad and holy war. there were violent protests in several muslim countries. the pope apologised and made a point of setting up the first catholic—muslim forum.

but back in rome, the church was beginning to confront the scandal of sexual abuse by priests around the world. he was forced to deny that he'd played any role in covering up abuse. but the cases continued to mount. he later acknowledged he'd made mistakes in handling the matter. in february, 2013, he shocked the world, announcing the world, announcing he would resign at the end of the month, citing age and failing health. the election of his successor, pope francis, represented a break with much of what benedict had stood for. pope benedict upheld the creeds of the church and taught them with conviction. he died as he lived — thinking and writing about how to defend and advance those creeds in an increasingly secular world.

aleem up bull there on the life and legacy of pope emeritus benedict xvi. some breaking news coming to us from west midlands police. it's in relation to the murder of cody fisher, 23—year—old footballer. we're being told that two people have been charged with the murder of the footballer. cami carpenter, 21, and ribbing gordon, 22, have been charged with the murder of cody fisher, who was killed in a birmingham nightclub on boxing day. this is coming from west midlands police. cody fisher was 23. the nightclub itself has since had his licence suspended. cody fisher himself was stabbed to death on the dance floor of the crane nightclub.

we're told that two people have been charged with the 23—year—old's murder. the world health organization says chinese officials must share more real—time information on covid in the country as infections surge. cases have soared and several countries are now screening travellers from china, after many of the country's strict restrictions have been lifted over the last few weeks. officials at the who want to see more data on hospitalisations and deaths. the uk is one of the countries that is to introduce new covid checks for people arriving on flights from china. from next thursday, travellers will have to provide a negative test before boarding their flight. some random testing will be carried out on arrivals. in wales, the chief executive of the nhs has urged people to call 999 only if it's urgent. it's to try to relieve pressure on the health service. the new year is usually one of the busiest times for emergency departments.

it comes amid a rise in flu and covid cases across the uk. simonjones reports. siren wails this winter, the health service is experiencing demand like it's never seen before — that's the stark warning from the nhs in wales, which is dealing with a sharp rise in cases of flu and covid. its chief executivejudith paget is pleading with people to only attend emergency departments for urgent care. in a statement, she said... a message reiterated by one health board. the pressure is on the nursing staff to make sure that we can give the best care. we're working with the a&e departments to make sure the patients are coming in through the ambulance service, getting them up to the wards quickly. but obviously, we've got to isolate quite a lot of patients, so that means looking at our bed

base, looking at our side rooms and our wards. as this public health campaign makes clear, flu is back with a vengeance. nhs england says there were more than 3,700 patients a day in hospital with flu last week — that's a sevenfold increase on the situation last month. health bosses say a twindemic of flu and covid is now a reality. it's led a number of ambulance trusts to declare critical incidents. 90—year—old jean stringer was visiting family on boxing day in gloucester when she fell down the stairs. she spent 23 hours on the landing with a fractured hip, waiting for an ambulance. it's just horrendous because we knew how uncomfortable she was and there was absolutely nothing that we could do, apart from keep her topped up with the paracetamol and codeine and keep asking her if she's 0k, and you know that she's not. when she arrived at hospital, she spent 11.5 hours in the ambulance, waiting to be admitted. the ambulance service admits it's under huge pressure.

and gps, too, say they are stretched. this is certainly the worst that i've seen it. - speaking to colleagues, - they've described it as the worst couple of weeks in their careers. we're asking that the public only use a85 for— life—threatening emergencies. with flu cases also rising in scotland and northern ireland, health bosses are urging anyone eligible for a flu or covid jab that has not yet come forward to get vaccinated. hasn't yet come forward to get vaccinated. and people celebrating the new year tonight are being asked to be sensible. simon jones, bbc news. with me now is nathan holman, full time officer for gmb union in wales. we're hearing about people feeling wiped out and the workers that you represent coming home in tears. what are you hearing from people doing

thejob are you hearing from people doing the job day—to—day? i'm hearing exactly the same thing. it's mortifying for these individuals who are highly skilled and emergency care to be stuck outside hospital, sometimes for the whole of their shift, looking after an individual that cannot enter through a&e. and at the same time, they're hearing more calls coming in, asking for people if they're available to respond to those calls it, and they can't because they're stuck outside the hospital. help us to understand _ stuck outside the hospital. help us to understand where _ stuck outside the hospital. help us to understand where the _ stuck outside the hospital. help us to understand where the pressure | to understand where the pressure points lie, because arguably, the whole nhs system should be a conveyor belt. where are the blockages, where are the pressure points here? 50. blockages, where are the pressure points here?— blockages, where are the pressure oints here? ., .,, ':: ' points here? so, over the last 10-15 ears, points here? so, over the last 10-15 years. there's _ points here? so, over the last 10-15 years, there's been _ points here? so, over the last 10-15 years, there's been constant - years, there's been constant emphasis on efficiency savings. when you hear of efficiency savings, they're cutbacks. the number of resources that are within the hospital have been cut back, but on top of that, you have a second

issue, and that is around social care. where the hospital can't discharge those patients that could go home, but need social care to look after them. so therefore, they're staying within the hospital, and that then causes the catch 22 where you can't bring people into a in a dash a&e because the rear interest is blocked.— in a dash a&e because the rear interest is blocked. you're talking about the lack _ interest is blocked. you're talking about the lack of _ interest is blocked. you're talking about the lack of fluidity - interest is blocked. you're talking about the lack of fluidity that - about the lack of fluidity that people are just not being able to leave. what about the rise in numbers of flu cases? we just had the whole covid pandemic. what about seasonal flu cases at the moment? so, these situations aren't new. the flu and covid have been going on for several years now, but we're not equipped to be able to deal with those situations because of all the cutbacks that we've had over the last few years. it's just that

perfect storm where, how we not have these efficiency savings and cutbacks, we would be in a much better position. but on top of that, the social care side of the system needs completely rebooting. it's just insufficient people within social care, the wages are not sufficient to encourage people to join social care, and it'sjust creating this domino effect of a complete failure throughout the whole system.— complete failure throughout the whole s stem. . ., �* whole system. nathan, you've given us a full outline _ whole system. nathan, you've given us a full outline of— whole system. nathan, you've given us a full outline of what _ whole system. nathan, you've given us a full outline of what the - us a full outline of what the situation is at the moment. 0fficerfor gmb officer for gmb and well, thank you. much more on all of our stories on our websites. jane dougall has all the sport. hello, we'll start with the premier league. arsenal will finish the year top of the premier league after beating brighton 11—2 at the amex stadium, but they were made to work for it.

arsenal went ahead afterjust over a minute. bukayo saka free to fire home from a deflection. the visitors scored three before brighton's kaoru mitoma got one back, but this was arsenal's fourth from gabriel martinelli. however, brighton didn't make it easy. with 15 minutes to go, evan ferguson scored his first goal for the club. the 18—year—old bundling the ball past aaron ramsdale, but it wasn't enough. it finished arsenal four, brighton two. tonight, we have had to have that real performance to win against a really good brighton side, and i think we... 0pen really good brighton side, and i think we... open the space is the way they play, and we had to dig in as well. we need to come here and win in order to perform at the highest level in this league, and the extra staying is... we did today and that's good for us. manchester city could only

draw with struggling everton, leaving them seven points behind arsenal in second place. it finished 1—all at the etihad. erling haaland put city ahead midway through the first half. that was his 21st goal of the season. though city dominated, they failed to score again and were punished by everton. demari gray with a curling effort from inside the box that went in off the bar. marcus rashford came off the bench to help manchester united to a 1—0 victory over wolves. rashford, who was a half—time substitute, scored the only goal of the game with fewer than 15 minutes to go, handing manchester united all three points and sending them into the top four for the first time this season. after the win, rashford revealed that he had started as a substitute because of a timekeeping issue. he missed a meeting because he had overslept, and said he understood manager erik ten haag's decision. i woke iwoke up i woke up and fell back to sleep,

but like — i woke up and fell back to sleep, but like i— i woke up and fell back to sleep, but like i said, it can happen, but it's important not to complain. i didn't— it's important not to complain. i didn't want— it's important not to complain. i didn't want to make a thing out of it. definitely, winning helps that process, — it. definitely, winning helps that process, so we canjust move on to the next — process, so we canjust move on to the next game now and full concentration on that. newcastle finish the year in third place, despite being held to a goalless draw at home to leeds united. that ends their winning run. newcastle were looking for their seventh victory in a row. as for leeds, the draw means that they are three points above the relegation zone. joao palhinha got the fulham winner as they beat southampton 2—1 at craven cottage. james ward—prowse had scored an own goal, giving fulham the lead, before he redeemed himself by getting the saints equaliser. but it was palhinha who had the last say with just a few minutes remaining. nathan jones has lost his first two southampton games as manager and they remain bottom of the table. it was a good win for crystal palace, who beat bournemouth 2—0 — jordan ayew and eberechi eze with their goals. they stay in 11th place,

bournemoth are three points above the relegation zone. and one other football line to bring you, scott parker has been named as the new manager of belgian side club brugge. the former fulham manager had gone on to lead bournemouth to premier league promotion last season, but was sacked just four games into this campaign. brugge are fourth in the belgian top flight and parker will have his first taste of managing in the champions league. in rugby union, saracens have a ten—point lead at the top of the premiership after a dominant win over exeter chiefs. alex lewington scored the bonus point—winning fourth try as they won 35—3, their biggest ever victory over exeter. gloucester beat london irish in a nail—biting finish to their match at kingsholm. santi carreras kicked a last—minute penalty to give his side an 8—6 win. that sees them move up to fourth. elsewhere, bath beat newcastle 24—16.

and britain's cameron norrie has ended the year with his first win over rafael nadal. it came in the inaugral mixed team united cup — which is taking place in australia. norrie hadn't won a set in his four previous meetings against nadal, but the world number 1a came from a set down to give great britain a 2—0 lead against spain in sydney. they need one win from three matches tomorrow to reach the quarterfinals. more details on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, but that's it for now. jane, as always, thank you so much. four members of the england women's football team — who won the european championship this year — are among those named in the new year honours list. there's a knighthood for queen guitarist, brian may, while the former 0lympic heptathlete, denise lewis, becomes a dame. this report from lizo mzimba contains flashing images. brian may, on top of the palace and now feeling on top of the world —

the guitarist and animal welfare campaigner knighted notjust for services to music, but for his charity work, too. i do feel that this is notjust a kind of reward or a gong, this is a kind of licence and a kind of commission to carry on doing what i'm doing. and it gives me a bit more power to my elbow, so i'm very happy about that. a fellow campaigner, virginia mckenna, becomes a dame for her work with wildlife. and few will be surprised to see some of the lionesses honoured. england, european champions! captain leah williamson is made an 0be. top scorer beth mead becomes an mbe... mead! ..along with team—mates ellen white and lucy bronze. i know i've achieved a lot in football, and i've given a lot to my career in football, so i guess to be recognised for everything that i've done, yeah, it's pretty special and pretty amazing. for helping organise this year's spectacular

commonwealth games in birmingham, along with an outstanding sports career, former olympic champion denise lewis is made a dame. once you've accomplished something as meaningful, as iconic as an olympic gold medal, i think it's about giving back, and so i have endeavoured to do that, and so i'm beside myself, i'm overwhelmed and delighted and immensely proud. like most of those being honoured, louenna hood isn't famous. she organised truckloads of supplies for people fleeing ukraine and receives a british empire medal. how does it feel to be honoured like this? i mean, it'sjust absolutely amazing. and i think, because we've had a bit of a gap and i'm able to look back and reminisce, it is incredible what you can do in such a short amount of time. just one of the many being recognised for making a difference to others. lizo mzimba, bbc news. edinburgh's world—renowned hogmanay celebrations are returning as scotland is preparing to welcome

2023 with large scale events for the first time in three years. alongside the capital's street party the pet shop boys will headline the hogmanay concert in princes street gardens. a short while ago, alexandria mackenzie told us how the build—up was going. we are back in edinburgh for the first time in three years for the hogmanay street party. i'm on princes street and behind me, obviously, is the famous edinburgh castle. we're going to see fireworks from there starting at 9:00 for a bit of a tease on the hour. 9,10,11. and then we'll have the big firework finale at midnight to see in 2023 here in edinburgh. and that's not all. also behind me, we have the hogmanay stage and the pet shop boys will be there a bit later with lots of music for the people here in edinburgh. and we are standing

on princess street, that famous street in the city centre. it's looking quite empty here at the moment, but i think quite soon we're going to be seeing thousands of people coming in, maybe not quite as much as you would normally see in the past. and there are a fewer people here this year, but it is the first time for three years, as you said, because of the coronavirus restrictions. and i'm alsojoined tonight by simon page. simon, you're in charge of the fireworks, which i've just talked about, at the castle up there. what's it like to be back finally after three years? well, good evening, alexandra. it's absolutely amazing. we're thrilled to be back here in edinburgh and we're not going to let this little bit of sea mist dampen the evening at all. we know we're going to have a terrific time. yeah, it was a bit dreary tonight, isn't it? but as you say, no, i don't think the weather's going to dampen this party. no.

absolutely not. and how many people do we expect to see here? well, i think there's going to be 30,000. the tickets sold out some time ago. i was asked all day by people about, well, "where are the fireworks and can i see them?" and the simple answer is, if you can see the castle, you'll be able to see the fireworks, because of course, the castle is already a really good height above the ground and we'll be six or 700 feet above that. yeah, a few people passed earlier and say that they didn't have tickets, but i think we will see the fireworks notjust on princes street, but maybe for a couple of miles around, you think? absolutely. so you can know where the castle is. look that way, you'll definitely see the fireworks. and what do we expect the fireworks are going to? you said a little tease at 9pm. so what do we expect in terms of the fireworks? the fireworks, it's a brilliant soundtrack. some astonishingly good fireworks, beautifully choreographed. but of course, they're all sitting on top of, as you already described, this extraordinary historic structure. so, i mean, what's not to love?

it's going to be brilliant. what is not to love their indeed? that was simon page speaking to alexandra mckenzie. it's a little bit bleak and dark, but i'm sure everybody will have a fantastic time. that's in edinborough. countries around the world have begun celebrating the new year with some spectacular firework displays. this was sydney in australia, with the famous harbour bridge at the centre of festivities there. it was the first restriction—free party since covid pandemic. more than1 million revellers flocked to the harbour. hong kong welcomed the new year with a multimedia light show over victoria harbour. buildings facing the iconic harbour were lit up with colourful images while giant fireworks lit up the night sky above them. and taiwan launched 2023 with light beams and lasers emanating from its landmark taipei 101

building, as the clock struck midnight after a minute—long countdown to 2023. if you have celebrated already, happy new year to you. if you haven't, do stay with us here on bbc news. my colleague will be with us through the rest of the evening. before that, let's find out if it's going to be bleak elsewhere. good evening. new year's eve is upon us. we're into the final hours of 2022, and here's how the weather is shaping up. actually, there's quite a lot going on. rain for some of us, snow for others, so this is a recipe that could cause some travel disruption. so, what's going on at the moment? well, on the satellite picture, we can see this big shield of cloud that's been pushing its way in across the uk. that's been bringing quite a lot of heavy rain. this little weather system in the north of scotland, that's been delivering some snow. you can see the remnants of those snow showers

on the charts for this evening. this band of rain, as that works northward. as that works northward, some very wet weather for the far north of england, northern ireland, and some snow over high ground in southern scotland around midnight for much of england and wales, it's a story of clear spells and one or two showers. it will still be quite windy, particularly around the coasts, the far north of england, very wet indeed. some heavy rain for northern ireland. and then, across the south of scotland, there'll be some rain at low levels, but over even quite modest hills, i think we could see some sleet and some snow. and it's possible that, say, through the central belt, there could even be some wintry weather to quite low levels at times. that could make for some poor travelling conditions on the way back from any hogmanay celebrations, for example. and in the north of scotland, where snow has been falling through today, it's going to get really cold tonight. —10 in the northern highlands, there could well be some icy stretches, but very mild to start new year's day across the south. now, as we go through the first day of 2023, we'll have this band of cloud, rain and some snow across scotland. i think most of the snow will be across central and western parts.

further east, more likely to be rain. some rain quite close to northern ireland. for england and wales, sunny spells, scattered heavy showers for parts of wales and northwest england. temperatures up to 12 or 13 degrees in cardiff and london. colder than that, though, further north. and then into monday — well, this is a chance to draw breath, actually a drier day for most with some spells of sunshine, a few showers pushing close to the channel islands and some wintry showers into the north west of scotland. into the northwest of scotland. the winds lighter than they have been, but on the chilly side, actually, 3—10 degrees as far as the temperatures go. but that quieter interlude doesn't last long. as you move into tuesday, we see further frontal systems pushing in off the atlantic with the chance for some outbreaks of heavy rain. some strong winds as well. stays quite mild through the middle parts of the coming week, maybe a little colder for a time later on.