this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. benedict led the catholic church for nearly eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data as england becomes the latest country

to control arrivals from china. and celebrations to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in cities around the world. thanks forjoining us. 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's already seen so much of it. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.

residents of the ukrainian capital are just going under curfew — an hour before new year arrives — untilfive in the morning. this was the scene a little earlier in kyiv — as some residents braved powercuts and cold — to gather in the city centre, at sophia's square to celebrate new year's eve, around this christmas tree, lit up in the colours of the ukrainian flag. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95 in the vatican. his health had deteriorated markedly over christmas, and pope francis had asked people to pray for him. benedict, who was born joseph ratzinger in bavaria, was the holy father between 2005 and 2013, and the first pope in 600 years to retire rather than remain in post until his death. pope francis has made his first public comments since the death of his predecessor.

translation: in this moment, our thoughts 90 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 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 maqbool there. joining me now is drjacob phillips, director of the institute of theology at st mary's university and a scholar on the former pope benedict xvi. thank you very much indeed, jacob, forjoining us. i guess it's inevitable that there will always be comparisons between benedict and francis, i don't think many would disagree that francis certainly would have won any pr battle between the two of them in terms of the way

he was perceived. do you think it's fair to look on pope benedict as a conservative, as so many seem to do? i actually think that fat characterisation is a bit overblown. —— that characterisation. he always engaged very dynamically with lines of thinking. you just felt that by engaging critically and one thought, we could discover catholic tradition in the context of today. truth? we could discover catholic tradition in the context of today.— we could discover catholic tradition in the context of today. why do you think that many _ in the context of today. why do you think that many people _ in the context of today. why do you think that many people did - in the context of today. why do you think that many people did feel- in the context of today. why do you | think that many people did feel that he represented a sort of conservative brand of catholicism that, when you look at pope francis, is almost out of date? i that, when you look at pope francis, is almost out of date?— is almost out of date? i think he... there had — is almost out of date? i think he... there had been _ is almost out of date? i think he... there had been a _ is almost out of date? i think he... there had been a huge _ is almost out of date? i think he... there had been a huge amount - is almost out of date? i think he... there had been a huge amount of. there had been a huge amount of exploration from the seismic changes of the 1960s. i think many expected

the church to go in slightly different directions. senior clergy were very convinced that wasn't the way catholic church could and should develop. he certainly stands within that tradition, that generation himself. but to characterise him as exclusively conservative doesn't do justice of what a dynamic thinker he is. he wasn't about some dogma of the past, he was about rediscovering traditions. by definition, continuity with the pastor. you mentioned _ continuity with the pastor. you mentioned his _ continuity with the pastor. you mentioned his prowess in terms of being a theologian and listening from the tribute coming in from other faith leaders, that is a view shared by many people. how exceptional was he? he was clearly a very, very intellectual type of

theologian?— very, very intellectual type of theoloaian? , ., theologian? yes, i would say the hiuhest theologian? yes, i would say the highest possible _ theologian? yes, i would say the highest possible accolade - theologian? yes, i would say the highest possible accolade that i theologian? yes, i would say the i highest possible accolade that one could be awarded some years in the future. i think he's a theological genius. he had a remarkable academic career before becoming bishop in his 70s, and he didn't become open till he was 78. what's really an exceptional isn'tjust he was 78. what's really an exceptional isn't just the he was 78. what's really an exceptional isn'tjust the calibre and sophistication of his research, it's also the fact that he was able to portray and communicate incredibly difficult and sophisticated ideas in ways which were completely comprehensible to the person of very simple faith. doctorjacob phillips, thank you very much indeed. 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 covid 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. we can speak now to professor yanzhong huang. he's a senior fellow for global health at the council on foreign relations, and also a professor at seton hall university school of diplomacy. thank you very much forjoining us. ijust wonderfirst of thank you very much forjoining us. i just wonder first of all what you think is the motivation behind these restrictions being imposed. given that a lot of the countries and said

there aren't any variations? i think there aren't any variations? i think the main reason _ there aren't any variations? i think the main reason remains - there aren't any variations? i think the main reason remains this- there aren't any variations? i think. the main reason remains this concern about this rapid spread of the cases in china that lead to the emergence of new variants that may return to the western world.— of new variants that may return to the western world. doesn't help that we now have — the western world. doesn't help that we now have a _ the western world. doesn't help that we now have a list _ the western world. doesn't help that we now have a list of _ the western world. doesn't help that we now have a list of i _ the western world. doesn't help that we now have a list of i suppose - we now have a list of i suppose about a dozen countries who are imposing conditions and restrictions? but of course, that leaves many, many more that still aren't. if there is a problem, it's going to get out, isn't it?- going to get out, isn't it? well, we still don't know. _ going to get out, isn't it? well, we still don't know. not _ going to get out, isn't it? well, we still don't know. not sure - going to get out, isn't it? well, we still don't know. not sure whether| still don't know. not sure whether this justified this, still don't know. not sure whether thisjustified this, because if still don't know. not sure whether this justified this, because if this prevents importa cases from china, this is not going to worse unless

other countries ban passengers from china. we have learned to coexist with the virus, and i think the cases from china carry the same strain we're dealing with here. we have nothing to worry about. if we are really concerned about this some variant, this example has... instead ofjust variant, this example has... instead of just asking them variant, this example has... instead ofjust asking them to show proof of negative test results, and so far, there are no signs that the variants we carry are different from the ones we carry are different from the ones we are to have here. ila. we carry are different from the ones we are to have here.— we are to have here. no, but it's interesting _ we are to have here. no, but it's interesting that _ we are to have here. no, but it's interesting that the _ we are to have here. no, but it's interesting that the who, - we are to have here. no, but it's interesting that the who, which | we are to have here. no, but it's i interesting that the who, which is distraught and very sensitively on its path with china, is also expressing his concern and urging greater information, more transparency. but do you think there is a diplomatic strength in the position of the countries are taking? position of the countries are takin: ? ~ ~' ,

taking? well, i think... did the riaht taking? well, i think... did the right thing _ taking? well, i think... did the right thing by _ taking? well, i think... did the right thing by raising _ taking? well, i think... did the right thing by raising this - taking? well, | think... did the | right thing by raising this concern about the lack of transparency in china. i understand the concern, but i think the right approach is to talk to the chinese. i think instead of imposing travel restrictions, punishing those people, i think the best solution is to talk to them why diplomacy would be more effective. we'll wait to see if things will change ahead of the next two days. professor yanzhoung huang, thank you very much. 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. street parties, bonfires, fireworks and torch—lit processions will bring in the new year across the country. in edinburgh, alongside the capital's street party,

the pet shop boys will headline the hogmanay concert in princes street gardens. 0ur scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie, is in edinburgh. i understand it's very loud and it's going to be very busy. it's very, very loud. i can barely hear you, it's very, very loud. i can barely hearyou, but it's very, very loud. i can barely hear you, but i think that's may be a good sign. we're on princes street. we had a bit of a taster of the fireworks, and there will be a big finale of fireworks at midnight tonight to see in the new year. the noise that you're hearing at the moment is coming from the stage behind us. that is the big edinborough hogmanay stage, and the pet shop boys will be there to see in the new year. if you want to take

a look behind the camera, we'll swivel around... a look behind the camera, we'll swivelaround... cheering yes, that is the party and that's just the beginning. that's princes street, and we're expecting about 30,000 people to be on princes street tonight. i'm also joined 30,000 people to be on princes street tonight. i'm alsojoined by 30,000 people to be on princes street tonight. i'm also joined by a couple of guests. cam, you're from edinburgh city council. can we have a look at your kilt first of all? is the first year that... since we had a party. what's it like to be back? 30,000 of people who come from across the world to enjoy the best street party in the world, i think. it's amazing to be back with a bang.

it's amazing to be back with a bang. it's fantastic news and we will have a great night. it's fantastic news and we will have a great night-— a great night. what can we expect here tonight? _ a great night. what can we expect here tonight? you _ a great night. what can we expect here tonight? you can _ a great night. what can we expect here tonight? you can hear- a great night. what can we expect here tonight? you can hear some | here tonight? you can hear some amazin: here tonight? you can hear some amazing d1s.— here tonight? you can hear some amazing djs. and _ here tonight? you can hear some amazing djs, and then _ here tonight? you can hear some amazing djs, and then you'll - here tonight? you can hear some j amazing djs, and then you'll hear the amazing pet shop boys. it'll be a fantastic night here in edinburgh. i think everyone is looking forward to the pet shop boys. you mentioned the weather. it is a bit bleak, as we could say. is that going to spoil the -a ? ~ , ,., , we could say. is that going to spoil thea , ., the party? absolutely not. people come around _ the party? absolutely not. people come around the _ the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, _ the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, so - the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, so a - the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, so a wee | the party? absolutely not. people i come around the world, so a wee bit of rain won't stop anybody.— of rain won't stop anybody. thank ou. al, of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al. i — of rain won't stop anybody. thank you- at. i know — of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al, i know we _ of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al, i know we can _ of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al, i know we can barely - of rain won't stop anybody. thank| you. al, i know we can barely hear each other, but you're one of the organisers. what's it been like to organisers. what's it been like to organise this huge event? it’s organise this huge event? it's alwa s a organise this huge event? it's always a challenge to do anything like this, — always a challenge to do anything like this, but again, the excitement of the _ like this, but again, the excitement of the people here, the city's been filling _ of the people here, the city's been filling up. — of the people here, the city's been filling up, and we've got visitors

from _ filling up, and we've got visitors from all— filling up, and we've got visitors from all over the world who come to celebrate _ from all over the world who come to celebrate hogmanay. we're really, really— celebrate hogmanay. we're really, really pleased to be back. it�*s celebrate hogmanay. we're really, really pleased to be back. it's been a shame the _ really pleased to be back. it's been a shame the last _ really pleased to be back. it's been a shame the last couple _ really pleased to be back. it's been a shame the last couple of - really pleased to be back. it's been a shame the last couple of years. l really pleased to be back. it's been l a shame the last couple of years. do you think everyone will make up for it tonight? you think everyone will make up for it toniaht? , ., , you think everyone will make up for it toniaht? , . , ., you think everyone will make up for it toniaht? , ., , ., . it tonight? they really have. we have a sold _ it tonight? they really have. we have a sold out _ it tonight? they really have. we have a sold out 40,000 - it tonight? they really have. we have a sold out 40,000 people| it tonight? they really have. we - have a sold out 40,000 people here tonight _ have a sold out 40,000 people here tonight. people have been scrambling for tickets— tonight. people have been scrambling for tickets all day. it's been great to see _ for tickets all day. it's been great to see the — for tickets all day. it's been great to see the city philip. pet shop boys _ to see the city philip. pet shop boys are going to be amazing and the fireworks _ boys are going to be amazing and the fireworks from edinburgh castle are some of— fireworks from edinburgh castle are some of the best in the world. that's— some of the best in the world. that's brilliant. thank you both very much. i think these guys are going to get off to enjoy the party and princes street is filling up. we will see thousands more here at midnight, seeing in 2023. not so far to go. hope your voice holds out! thank you very much. let's pick up on the sport. jane dougall has it all. hello, we'll start with the premier league. arsenal will finish the year top of the premier league after beating brighton 4—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 did where we attacked. 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 thing 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 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. there were three darby �*s in la liga. 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 14 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. grigor dimitrov headed off david goffin in a topsy—turvy clash in paris. they are level with belgium at one all. egos should beyond tech

her campaign with a straight set win. lebronjames lebron james scored a lebronjames scored a season—high 47 points on his 30th birthday. james finished with ten rebounds a night assist as well. his mother and wife were sitting courtside for his birthday. 0nly and wife were sitting courtside for his birthday. only three other men have scored 45 points in a game at that age, and their michaeljordan, kareem abdul—jabbar and jamaal crawford. that's all the sport for now. jane, thanks very much indeed. brian may, on top of the palace and now feeling the queen guitarist, brian may, and members of england's

women's football team, the lionesses, are among those being celebrated in the uk's new year's honours list. more than 1,000 people have been recognised for their service. lizo mzimba reports. 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. who long pending campaign is thought

to have saved the lives of thousands of babies. she becomes an 0be. as do actors and stephen graham and david hare would and illustrator david sutherland, who drawn some of the best—known characters 60 years. becoming nde �*s, rachel riley, for her work on holocaust education. lizzie harper, widow of pc andrew harper, to bring an automatic life sentences for anyone who kills an urgency while committing a crime. in comedian, actor and presenter frank skinner, the services to the entertainment industry. janet kay, known as the queen of lovers rock, says she's deeply honoured to be made in mbe. her single silly games was one of the defining songs of the 1970s. most people being honoured never

expected to be in the public eye, people like this nanny who organises supplies and raised tens of thousands of pounds for people fleeing ukraine. she receives the 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. if i'd planned it, it would never have _ if i'd planned it, it would never have happened. we just went with it and it— have happened. we just went with it and it was— have happened. we just went with it and it was amazing. just one of the many being recognised for making a difference to others. lizo mzimba, bbc news. we are edging closer to midnight here in the uk. 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. hong kong welcomed the new year with a multimedia light show over victoria harbour. and taiwan launched 2023 with light beams and lasers emanating

from its landmark taipei 101 building, as the clock struck midnight. in half an hour, greece will enter the new year. plenty more to come on bbc news. 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, 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 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.

this is bbc world news, the headlines russia has launched another barrage of missiles at cities across ukraine. the mayor of kyiv has said that one person has been killed and 11 people have been taken to hospital in the capital kyiv. the former pope, benedict the sixteenth, has died at the age of 95. he led the catholic church for nearly eight years until he resigned in 2013. his body will lie in state in st peter's basilica from monday. the world health organisation has said that chinese officials must share more real—time information on covid in the country, as infections surge. england has become the latest country to control arrivals from china. celebrations are under way to mark the start of twenty—twenty—three , with firework displays in cities around the world. large public fireworks events have returned for first time