this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. 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. tributes to the former pope — benedict xvi — who's died at the age of 95. he led the catholic church for almost eight years until 2013 — when he became the first pope for centuries to step down. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data — as canada and england becomes the latest countries to control arrivals from china.

reaching the finish line — the british man who has run a marathon every day of this year to raise a million pounds for charity. celebrations are under way to mark the start of 2023 — this is the scene live in paris with the first new year's eve fireworks since 2019 and covid pandemic. they are clearly making the most of that. it's the same across much of europe. we can show you the pictures from the dread. again, the party is well under way as we see and the new year. another look at these extraordinary

pictures, absolutely packed with regularities on the first of the new year celebrations able to celebrate in person in public for three years now. it also marks, of course, the moment at which peruvians can say next year we will be hosting the olympic games because the games in 2024 will be coming from paris. an opportunity to rehearse some of their stage management with quite a spectacular display, not over the eiffel tire, but the arctic triumph. we will keep those pictures coming to you over the course of the next couple of hours here on bbc news. i want to get on to our lead story of this hour. 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. and just after midnight — and just into the new year in ukraine — there are further reports of air raid warnings across the entire country. from kyiv hugo batchega sent this report. on new year's eve, kyiv gets pounded. in the heart of the capital, a hotel is hit. luckily no one was here. in this residential district, more destruction. this video was filmed moments after the attack. aliona was at home when it all happened. 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. those who did this are inhuman and they've lost. in russia, president putin delivered his traditional new year's address. this time recorded in front of soldiers in uniform. he said troops were fighting to guarantee peace and security for russia. but in ukraine, after another day of attacks, people wonder when they will finally have peace and security. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. residents of the ukrainian capital are currently under curfew — you would be hard—pressed to call it a heavy new year for ukraine. they have been under curfew for the

better part of two hours now. that has kicked in already. but theyjust want to show you a scene from a little bit earlier in kyiv itself. prior to the curfew, people were out in the main square. they were taking an opportunity to call in the new year, as you can see there as they gathered around the christmas tree in the colours of ukraine in the saints sophia square. in a new year video message to his citizens come ukraine's president said he wanted to wish all ukrainians one thing, "a victory." world leaders have paid tribute to the former pope — benedict the 16th — who has died at the age of 95. he led the roman catholic church for eight years, until 2013, when he became the first pope in six centuries to resign from from the papacy. king charles today praised his efforts to promote peace, and pope francis said his predecessor was a kind man who was a gift to the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool looks back at his life. 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. bell tolls. the passing of the man considered by hundreds of millions around the world to represent a direct link to jesus is announced by his successor. translation: we are moved as we recall him as such - a noble person, so kind. and to feel such gratitude in our hearts, gratitude to god for having given him to the church and the world. 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. as a cardinal, he upheld traditional catholic teaching on abortion, contraception and homosexuality. he even spoke against rock music and the harry potter books. whenjohn paul ii died in april 2005, he was one of the church's longest serving cardinals and presided over the funeral. afterjust four ballots, white smoke from the sistine chapel announced cardinal ratzinger�*s election. the oldest pope for 275 years. 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. 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. he was probably one of the outstanding theologians of the 20th century. he was a great scholar, but he had this clarity of expression, so he was a philosopher, a thinker, and a european, but francis is quite different. he's from latin america, he brings a whole different resource to the life of the church, one which pays more attention to what you might call popular movement. they're quite different and complimentary in a way. 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. there is going to be a ceremonial lead up to pope benedict's funeral on thursday of next week. and aleem maqbool is in the vatican. it is an unusual situation, this extraordinary, historic week

that will culminate on thursday with a sitting pope presiding over the funeral of his predecessor. highly unusual, but as you say, lots about this week was unusual because so many of the rituals that we associate with the death of a pope were already carried out when pope benedict stepped down in 2013. like the sealing, like the closing of the papal apartment just over my left shoulder, like the breaking of the ring he wore as pope. but what we do know over the coming days is that lots of people will get their chance to pay their respects because he will lie in state from monday for three days. it's expected that around 30,000 people a day will come here to file past to pay their respects. and then on thursday, tens of thousands more from around the world are likely to come here to pay their respects to a man who, as we've been hearing in the reports, as we've been hearing from people all day, really was a thinker,

a theologian, an intellectual. and whatever you think about his, what was a complex legacy, he was an incredible vessel of this accrued learning, accrued knowledge over decades, this lived experience that really was unrivalled in the catholic world. the world health organization says chinese officials must share more real—time information on covid in the country as infections surge. canada are the latest country to announce requiring air passengers from china to provide a negative covid—test before entering the country. 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 thurday travellers

will have to provide a negative test before boarding their flight. some random testing will be carried out on arrivals. a short while ago, i spoke to professor. 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. i asked him why countries were now placing restrictions on travellers from china. i think the main reason remains this concern about this rapid spread of the cases in china that leads to the emergence of new variants that may return to the western world and fuel the spread of cases in the country. does it help that 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? well, we still don't know. not sure whether this is justified, because if this prevents imported cases from china, this is not going to work unless other countries impose bans on passengers from china. plus 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 no reason to worry about. if we are really concerned about the new subvariant, instead ofjust asking them to show proof of negative test results, and so far, there are no signs that the variants they carry are different from the ones we already have here.

no, but it's interesting that the who, which has trodden very sensitively on its path with china, is also expressing its concern and urging greater information, more transparency. do you think there is a diplomatic strength in the position that the countries are taking? well, i think they did the right thing by raising this concern about the lack of transparency in china, this lack of cooperation from sharing sequences from china. i understand the concern, but i think the right approach is to talk to the chinese. i think instead of imposing travel restrictions on passengers, punishing those people, i think the best solution is to talk to them why diplomacy

would be more effective. focusing for a moment on a very disturbing attack that took place of the christmas period here in the uk. two men have been charged with the murder of 23—year—old cody fisher who died at a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day. kami carpenter and remy gordon, both from the city, will appear in court on monday. five others arrested in connection with mr fisher's death have been released on bail. a man has died and another has been injured following an avalanche on the north face of ben nevis in scotland. the lochaber mountain rescue team and a helicopter were dispatched to help the two climbers yesterday afternoon. a 48—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 40—year—old was taken to hospital for treatment. a man in the uk who vowed to complete a marathon on every day of 2022 to raise £1—million for charity has completed his final run today.

gary mckee from cumbria, began his challenge last january. and he continued every day running each marathon in around four and a half hours. howard johnson reports. let's go. he's run more than 9500 miles, often finished his daily 26.2 mile route before starting work and has gone through more than 20 pairs of trainers. meet cumbrian marathon man gary mckee, speaking here to bbc breakfast before he set off this morning for his 365th marathon. a little bit nervous. it's not about the distance, it just about. .. it is the last one and i've got all these people out to support me and it's incredible that everybody came out on my last day. but it went without a hitch, running the distance injust overfour hours. the streets were lined. it was raining, but everybody was still out, just

clapping and shouting. all the cars had stopped, we had the whole road. and it was fantastic, coming up and seeing everybody there and being out. it was something i'll always remember. and all that effort was worth it. the father of three has hit his target of raising £1 million for cancer charities. his late father had suffered from the disease. tomorrow, gary will put up his feet for the first time in a year. but he's already indicated he's ready to run again to help those in need. howard johnson, bbc news. fire were expiring up in paris. countries around the world have begun celebrating the new year — with some spectacular firework displays. we saw madrid and paris in our headlines and this was the scene in athens —

a little over an hour ago. some amazing pictures there. saved me, well, always taking the high spots, the famous harbour bridge right at the centre of festivities there. and taiwan launched 2023 with light beams and lasers emanating from its landmark taipei 101 building, as the clock struck midnight. here in the uk, we are not quite there, another 40 minutes or so to 90, there, another 40 minutes or so to go, but we can speak to alexandra mckenzie in edinburgh and greg mckenzie in edinburgh and greg mckenzie in edinburgh and greg mckenzie in central london. good to see you both. i'm sure alexander, since we spoke last time, i see you clutching your ear. i guess the volume has gone up. it is extremely nois here volume has gone up. it is extremely noisy here in — volume has gone up. it is extremely noisy here in edinburgh. _ volume has gone up. it is extremely noisy here in edinburgh. chantingl

noisy here in edinburgh. chanting hea hon noisy here in edinburgh. chanting heavy hog many — noisy here in edinburgh. chanting heavy hog many from _ noisy here in edinburgh. chanting heavy hog many from edinburgh. l noisy here in edinburgh. chanting heavy hog many from edinburgh. i| heavy hog many from edinburgh. i think everyone is having fun. everyone has been at the straight party for a few hours and it's not the final countdown into 2023. this is the first hog many street party in edinburgh for three years because of the coronavirus pandemic. and not on the do we have the street party, but we are on princes street rape aside edinburgh castle. we have had some fireworks from up there already at nine o'clock, ten o'clock, 11 o'clock. everyone here isjust waiting for that fireworks finale at midnight. the music, which is why i can't hear you properly, that is the pet shop boys down on princes street gardens. that was a sell—out, 10,000 tickets down there, and back to the street party here... tickets down there, and back to the street party here. . ._

street party here... cheering 30,000 street party here... cheering 30.000 people _ street party here... cheering 30,000 people are _ street party here... cheering 30,000 people are lining - street party here... cheering i 30,000 people are lining princes street from all around the world, i spoke to people from sudan, from spain, from america. normally there would be around 60,000 people in princess street, but they've decided to keep it to 30,000 this year, people dancing in the cloud, having fun, they are waiting for the bells at midnight to bring in the new year and that fireworks. it has been whacked here and abets called, but that hasn't put anyone off. and also, we got special wristbands this year, the first time we will have that, so at midnight, the fall of princess street well light up, so it should look absolutely amazing. not long to go now to seeing 2023. cheering

i don't know if you can hear me, but perhaps... we will get an idea in a moment when the camera comes back, they are having a ball, and it does feel as if... they are having a ball, and it does feel as if- - -— feel as if... lots of fun here in edinburgh- — feel as if... lots of fun here in edinburgh. i'm _ feel as if... lots of fun here in edinburgh. i'm sure _ feel as if... lots of fun here in edinburgh. i'm sure we - feel as if... lots of fun here in edinburgh. i'm sure we will. feel as if... lots of fun here in edinburgh. i'm sure we will be back toissue edinburgh. i'm sure we will be back to issue a heavy new year when the time comes. i to issue a heavy new year when the time comes-— to issue a heavy new year when the time comes. i think that means she can't hear me- _ time comes. i think that means she can't hear me. alexander, - time comes. i think that means she can't hear me. alexander, brilliant, j can't hear me. alexander, brilliant, thank you very much indeed for that. greg, i hope it's not quite as noisy as where you are. we were looking at the paris a minute ago, they had the most spectacular display over the arctic triumph. i can see what the centrepieces again for london right behind you there, but they've got to put on quite a show tonight. thea;a put on quite a show tonight. they have indeed. _ put on quite a show tonight. they have indeed. the _ put on quite a show tonight. tia: have indeed. the iconic london put on quite a show tonight. ti21 have indeed. the iconic london eye behind me, this will be lit up with a spectacular pyrotechnics show, a fireworks show at midnight. 12,000 fireworks. that is 1000 fireworks a minute or 12 minutes. all timed to

the bonds of big bend. they are back as are the fireworks. a hiatus of two years having been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the fireworks are back tonight just under 40 minutes. the london skyline will be a lightweight that spectacular show, and if wejust ways the camera around, you will see 100,000 people managed to tickets to be here, and many of them are here today, tonight, waiting. heavy new year! today, tonight, waiting. heavy new ear! 2, , today, tonight, waiting. heavy new ear! . , , ., today, tonight, waiting. heavy new year!_ cheering | year! heavy new year! cheering so ou year! heavy new year! cheering so you have — year! heavy new year! cheering so you have 100,000 _ year! heavy new year! cheering so you have 100,000 people, i year! heavy new year! cheering so you have 100,000 people, toj year! heavy new year! cheering - so you have 100,000 people, to sold out within minutes in october, and then either side of the bridge from another 150,000 people, the another 150 , 000 people, the fireworks another 150,000 people, the fireworks here in the capital are the biggest in the whole of europe. the london eye, the iconic london i is the fourth biggest ferris wheel

in the world. and it will be a spectacular show here in under 40 minutes' time. the fireworks are well and truly back. the party happening here, sam who will be performing just over the bridge as part of the bbc one celebrations. he, of course, was the uk's derivation and trends and the eurovision hero who will lead those celebrations shortly. at midnight, those fireworks will light the sky and big band will chime once again. sam writer subic eric and i think would be fair to say. i thought you had a whole load of scots behind you, but they must be the stewards. 100,000 people down there. in terms ofthe 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, — 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, this _ 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, this is _ 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, this is it. _ 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, this is it. this _ 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, this is it. this is - 100,000 people down there. in terms of the view, this is it. this is the - of the view, this is it. this is the vehicle, people have come here, they've spent hours, the doors were open here, the gates were opened at about eight o'clock, and i mean to me you cannot get to the crowd. it is so busy out there. i've been

speaking to people from all over the world, serie a, croatia, america, canada, even australians here, it is a real medley of people from all over the world wanting to celebrate this, and it is a special time, really, because the first time it has happened in two years. people are just excited to be back out again to experience this show, which will be phenomenal. the again to experience this show, which will be phenomenal.— will be phenomenal. the oddity, grea , will be phenomenal. the oddity, gre: , it will be phenomenal. the oddity, greg. it seems _ will be phenomenal. the oddity, greg, it seems to _ will be phenomenal. the oddity, greg, it seems to me _ will be phenomenal. the oddity, greg, it seems to me is - will be phenomenal. the oddity, greg, it seems to me is that - will be phenomenal. the oddity, greg, it seems to me is that for| will be phenomenal. the oddity, i greg, it seems to me is that for all of that hiatus, that code that hiatus, covid restrictions feel like they were a long time ago now. writes, i think we have lost communication now, i cannot hear the studio, but ultimately, this is the view right here on the embankment, and of course, fireworks will light the london sky in under 40 minutes now. 35 minutes. back to you in a studio. , ., ~ , ., ,

studio. 0k, greg, thank you very much indeed. _ studio. 0k, greg, thank you very much indeed. neither _ studio. 0k, greg, thank you very much indeed. neither of - studio. 0k, greg, thank you very much indeed. neither of them i studio. 0k, greg, thank you very i much indeed. neither of them could hear me, but certainly had plenty of say for themselves. we are that much closer to new year's day arrival, that 12 minutes of fireworks display in london which we will bring you live as well here on abc news. i should just point out also it's been the warmest new year's eve ever recorded, we are told, and some parts of europe. i think ijust lost my story there for a moment. france, in fact, they have had very mild temperatures for the last week or so. many other places also having some interesting weather at the moment. if you have a look at the czech republic, prague, they have had their fireworks display as well. if you just bring that i took you down a little bit. that's the right way, because ijust want down a little bit. that's the right way, because i just want to down a little bit. that's the right way, because ijust want to pick up on the fact that prague didn't have a fireworks display. they felt the celebrations were inappropriate given the economic situation of so

many households in the country. also some very poor weather in the main cities in the netherlands which led to the cancellation of fireworks displays there. thank you for watching. hello there, and a very happy new year to you. well, we ended at 2022 on a very unsettled note. there was lots of heavy rain around, which led localised flooding and also some snow and ice, particularly across scotland. but things look a lot better across the southern half of the country for new year's day, the 1st of january. there will be some sunshine around, but further showers further north. and we hold on to the rain, and sleet and snow across much of scotland. so further disruption possible from localised flooding and also from icy conditions. now you can see why on the pressure chart, low pressure sits to the north of the uk, it's within here and the cold air mixed in with it where we'll see further snow, certainly over the higher ground of scotland, north of the central belt, rain to lower levels.

but it looks like that rain and snow will tend to clear away through the day. furthersouth, it's a bright start to the day. there will be some blustery showers across southern and western areas, but then it clouds over into the afternoon with rain starting to push back into southern and southeast england. another mild day in the south, very cold, though further north. it looks like the sleet and snow will tend to peter out slowly across scotland. there'll still be a few wintry showers around and a couple of showers dotted around central and southern areas. but, again, a milder night to come across the southeast, but some colder air further north, some of that chillier air working its way into irish sea coastal areas and into wales as well. and the reason for it is because this bump, this ridge of high pressure, will nose in, bringing some cooler north westerly winds. and you can see the blue colours indicating a slightly colder wedge but it won't last long, milder air will be waiting in the wings as we move through the week. so we'll have a couple of showers across northern and eastern

parts of the country. otherwise, for most, it's a much drier, brighter day. quite a lot of sunshine around to start the new week. a few showers, wintry nature across western scotland, a few showers down towards the channel islands, but it will be a chilly day despite more sunshine, around 3—8 celsius will be typical, but low pressure sets back in as we roll through the week. it'll turn quite wet and windy for a while around the middle part of the week and as that low starts to pull away, it starts to drag in some colder north westerly winds towards the end of the week. so i think as we move through tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it will tend to be on the mild side, wet and windy at times, but then signs of itjust turning a bit cold across all areas towards the end of the week. bye bye.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... president zelensky has said ukraine won't forgive russia for another wave of missile attacks on new year's eve. one civilian has been killed and more than 30 others injured in the strikes which targeted kyiv and other cities. world leaders have been paying tribute to pope benedict xvi, who has died at the age of 95. president biden, who is himself a catholic, hailed the former pontiff's devotion to the church. the world health organization has said that chinese officials must share more real—time information on covid in the country, as infections surge. canada and england have become the latest countries to control arrivals from china. celebrations are under way to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in cities around the world. these were the scenes in paris a short while ago, as public events have returned

for first time after the covid pandemic. you are watching bbc news. and next on bbc news — kevin sinfield: the ultra challenge. burrow! seventh try! it is a little known - win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds rhinos _ rob burrow, where do you start? absolute legend. this is rob burrow. probably pound for pound the strongest player in the squad, and the strongest guy in super league. just feel so honoured to have played alongside him. theirs is a friendship forged in the cauldron of professional sport. do you want a hand? i mightjust getting him in. since rob burrow�*s diagnosis

of motor neurone disease three years ago, his former leeds rhinos team—mate kevin sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. i used to be a 32 waist! i hope that's comfortable enough. the latest, and by far the hardest, seven ultra marathons in seven days — a total of 300 miles. it started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby. former international doddy weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. i can't wait to get going. i think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. we didn't expect this at all, to have doddy here and cathy. it's been a big build—up, but we are on the way now. we are going to send kevin- on his way with a massive cheer in three, two, one... off you go, kevin! there he goes, ladies and gentlemen!

wearing the number seven, in honour of his great friend rob burrow. - ahead of the team, a 40—mile run through the scottish borders. the expertise of the support group was vital from the early stages. thanks for coming, everybody. people come out, and it has been brilliant. as you can see, the weather is, for november, in scotland, we didn't expect this! when you are running, especially at the pace is running out, the same muscle groups mainly do all the work, so it is mainly just trying to keep them as good as we can, really, and hoping for the best. but he has got the strongest muscle up here, which makes the job a bit easier. the first night was spent at doddy�*s hometown rugby club melrose.

crowd's amazing again, isn't it? it's nice to be at the rugby club, and doddy played here. carl who is with us, that was their club. so, yes, very nice. thank you for coming down. cheering thank you very much. not sure about the shirt! across the border and into england, crowds were growing, both in size and volume as the news of his exploits spread. cheering 280 miles in a week. what would that be like? faster than i can run! like going to blackpool or something. - supporters from the roadside and on the road, before olympic runner steve cram was among those

who joined the runners. —— former olympic runner. i'm a bit embarrassed expect drive only won a very short distance with him. you were fast, though! you picked the pace up! i know, but as i said, this is one of those things which, thankfully, it is the spotlight which it draws on it, and as the week goes on, i'm sure he's going to get incredible support all along the way. thank you again you! applause well done, kev. cold? by day three, the weather, which had been kind so far, changed, with an amber warning for rain. but if kevin wasn't bothered, nor were the crowds.

we have run out already, haven't we? brilliant! we gave him some support. he is doing a grand job. it's fantastic what he's done, i and it's also raising awareness as well for this disease, | and it is nice that we are here to applaud him. he needs to come back down - by the morning again, doesn't he? as kev counted down the miles, his support team were counting the calories. he was burning nearly four times the daily amount. having a nutritionist on your case, you know, there were a few times when he was breathing down your neck. this time, he has got what we are trying to do and he understands it, and he has been signalling back to the car to say, i am top of the classic micro he is doing fantastic, doing it without prompting almost. at each stop, the team invited someone whose life is affected by mnd to bang the drum.

that was the point, raising awareness as as money. —— as well as money. seven beats. seven was rob's shirt number, and the theme of the week. many people said during a week that kevin is a machine, but a machine does not have a heart. it's great to meet kev. it's amazing what he's doing for all of those living with mnd. catherine was diagnosed 8.5 years ago, and at that point, _ unless you are actually affected by it, you have probably- never heard of it. that's the big step forward. the awareness of everybody is what it's all about. - awareness is properly as important |as the money, the end of the day. | by now, halfway to the destination of old trafford, umbrellas formed a guard of honour at every stop but as team morale began to dip, a huge boost came in the form from the three runners as if not

as if not enough moisture in the air! you have got everybody now crying again. how are you doing. all right, all right. tough. a tough day. still got a lot to do, but a bit of emotion around today. we are tired as well, but not far off. 0k, thank you. due to! with every step, every note collected, every cheer cheering. with every step, every note collected, every cheer... cheering ..the message spread. cheering i just want to thank everybody. cheering arriving in york left kevin's former team—mate jamie peacock lost for words. how was your day?

yeah, it's been epic. just really humbling, i think, to be part of this. so, yeah. and the reception? yes, i'mjusta bit... day six. the penultimate day saw the team arrive at headingley, the leeds rhinos ground, and a welcome home from rob himself. cheering i know you are all stood side—to—side with us, just like we tried to do for rob. he is in the family. our team can't thank you enough for the support and awareness we've created, the money we have raised. i'm sure there have been a fewjokes on things along the way and a few tales told, but we have been watching

and are incredibly proud of them. for them to do this challenge, it isjust mind blowing. cheering he is in touch with kevin all the time. in touch with his machine. he has been sending in lovely messages, you know, keep it going, mate. it is unbelievable, the friendship between them. it is fantastic. everybody needs a friend like kevin. then onto bradford city football club to meet stephen darby, another elite sportsman living with mnd. the emotional struggle was plain to see. as the last of the seven days dawned, kev and his fellow runners chris and dave were held together by tape.

the finish line was still so far away, but the support was staggering, even if they were not! what has he said to you? it is broken. taping on calves and hamstrings, and great work, just going a kilometre at a time now. it is really tough. on saddleworth, in kev�*s back yard, he was met by former striker marcus stewart, who was diagnosed recently. kevin is a beacon of hope, - that's what he is, to a lot of us. you know, he's doing his best, for his mate rob as well, - along with his mates who are running with him, so the awareness- is happening at the moment. it is great. the timing of it, he does not do it very often - but when he does, it is big. so hopefully that will be the right way for him. i the final leg, and on their last legs, but they have done it. murrayfield to

manchester, 300 miles. and onto the old trafford pitch during the rugby league world cup final, to a rousing reception. cheering kevin, you have done seven ultramarathons in seven days. you said you were just going for a run for a mate. what kept you going? that exact thought. it is all about friendship, and the love for rob. cheering we have met some incredible people along the journey from edinburgh, but there is one thing for sure, that our country cares, it cares about people that need help, and that mnd community need us.

ladies and gentlemen, please show your appreciation for kevin sinfield and his amazing support team. kevin sinfield and his team raised more than £2.25 million, butjust as important was the increased awareness of mnd, and giving a voice to those whose lives are blighted by this terrible, incurable and cruel disease. we are in the throes of the final preparations being made right across the uk for large-scale _ preparations being made right across the uk for large-scale public- preparations being made right across the uk for large-scale public new i the uk for large—scale public new year's celebrations, and it'll be the first time since covid restrictions were fully lifted. 30,000 people are expected to attend edinburgh's traditional hogmanay events for the first time in three years.

that's just one of the many beacons being blanked out for us, thanks very much for that, perfect timing. in central london, 10,000 people will gather for the largest firework display in europe. thousands of people gathering for what is being billed as the largest firework display in europe. it's expected to go on for some 12 minutes of fireworks from the stroke of midnight, something we will bring you live here on bbc news. stay with us for that as those preparations get under way. and as i said, it's been three years without having anyone there to witness it in person, so it's a fairly special moment to bring in 2023. that's coming up in a few minutes' time. first, let's get across the latest technology from click. rock version of:

the twelve days of christmas well, ho, ho, ho! and merry clickmas! it's the first one from our new glasgow base. so we are here in the middle of pacific quay, in the studio. yeah. yoo—hoo. good, innit? and we've got all the latest tech decks... ..low carbon log fire... ..cgi baubles... ..and sustainable signage. now, this is our last show of 2022, and i think we can all agree... ..it�*s been a year, hasn't it? it's been a year. here we go. so he's doing the launch sequence now. ten... ..seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, launching... - i started it with the maddest idea i've heard of in ages — launching satellites into space by throwing them into orbit. right, eating on camera

is always very messy. i had some cocoa—free chocolate. but is that still chocolate? it's really good. mm. ..lovely. i beg your pardon? you had help from the likes of me — the trimmer, younger looking, virtual version of you - that has helped with all- of these stories on the telly. mark met younger mark to try and make sense of the metaverse. it's really, really weird. it's not like a racetrack or a testing facility. we are fully in the centre of san francisco. and james went for a ride in a driverless taxi. later, it will be present giving time, although i do have to give you this now — catch. ooh, thank you! it's like one of those massage balls i had to use after my shoulder operation. it is not. give it a bounce. ah, musical! it is indeed. i'll explain more later. yeah, i'll have it back now, thanks.

but first, we're going to hear a different kind of high note. yes, nick kwek has been on a flying visit to france. nick: remember this? yay! ooh! what about this? jet ski champion turned real—life green goblin franky zapata has been zipping around our airways for a while now. but four years on, i'm back to meet the hoverboard inventor who many have branded a daredevil. it's wrong, you know. i'm just a dreamer that is doing everything he can to accomplish his dream. and franky certainly has been dreaming — big. this is huge. so what's up here then? so, this... thanks to a deep—pocketed german investor, he's taken his business to new heights. he's got workers behind desks and lab counters, workshops and even a factory floor. grand halls for grand ideas. we plan to build 1,000 machines per year.

i'm here to see his latest innovation — the jet racer. check this out! sadly, i'm not legally permitted to fly this thing due to french regulation. and let's definitely not mention the fact that i'm dangerously close to the maximum weight limit of 110 kilos. so it's over to franky to show us how it's done. enjoy the flight. with ten rocket fuel—powered jet engines, this so—called flying race car can theoretically reach a top speed of 260km/h, and is arguably more userfriendly than its hoverboard predecessor. the fly board there, you need to be fit, like, maybe ten times more than a water fly board. with this one, ijust sit in. it's like a flying carpet. which is great, because not all of us have abs of steel and the agility of a cat. mobility, for me, doesn't mean

like you have to go somewhere and you will take a flying taxi. the way i imagine the mobility is you have your own flying machine in your little garden, and then you can take it every saturday or sunday, or at night, and you can go and visit your friends and land directly in this garden. mind the geraniums. that is absolutely bananas. clearly, this is forfun. a maximum of 15 minutes' worth, in fact, and obviously not a replacement for the family station wagon. but franky sees a market for flying experiences and is building full—scale training tools in preparation. so here is our simulator. what is this?! it's your time. hey — it's my time to get into the hot seat. steady... oh, like a true athlete. this is exactly the same brain you have in the realjet racer. hold on... so, forward. i'm actually on this one now. yeah. so... exactly. good job!

it's where we train pilots, but it's also where we develop all our flight sequence, all our failure. what happened if you lost the engines, what happens if you break a flight controller. the good thing is the trees aren't real, so i could just fly through them without consequence. it is actually easier than i thought it was going to be. yeah. if you want, you can test. now, the other thing is to land on the right point. mission accepted. come on, come on... oh, oh, oh — no, i missed it! i've missed it! yeah! congratulations! that's pretty good. good job. however, even with practice, some test flights go better than others. how safe is that thing? this technology, it's extremely safe. we can lost two engines, even two engines in the same arm, and we're still flying. it's safer than in conventional ultralight.

you won't find the jet racer in the shops any time soon, but franky is taking it to america early next year where brave members of the public can legally take it for a spin. so we will be the first company in the world to have commercial flight with our machine. is that even real? right, gift—giving time now! i've got one for you. you've got one for me. oh, hang on. this is kind of awkward because i've got something that's maybe for your kids. 0h! ok, fairenough. you can enjoy them too. there you go. these are the storyphone headphones. now, the idea behind them is to provide education and entertainment for kids without any screen time needed. so the stories can be stored in them and these little discs that are here are known as story shields. now, there's a whole range of topics that you can have. there are also zen shields, which are some special relaxing ones to help soothe the kids, and there are play shields, which i think are the most interesting element — they allow you to record your own story. so parents or grandparents may want to do that,

and it means a story can live through the generations... marvellous. ..as long as you hang on to this device, you can even put your picture on there as well. i have a present for you. oh, thank you. that's very kind. it is. would you like to know more about your odd ball? tell me all. 0k. it is called the odd ball. give it a tap. it plays music 0h! see, it's a musical instrument for people who have absolutely no musical talent. that'll be like you and me. exactly! taps tune and the thing is, it only gives you notes that go with all the notes it's previously played. so it makes you sound like a superstar. you can switch to different instruments... great! and you seem to be having a lot of fun with my christmas present! yeah, absolutely. you play along with that. merry, merry clickmas. thank you. so we've done gifts for humans, but of course, there are other members of some households that enjoy a bit of pampering over christmas too. so, let's cross to shiona mccallum for some cat tales.

shiona: in order to spend christmas with our family and friends, some of us need to leave ourfurry friends behind. but, luckily, tech can help us make that a bit easier. and i've got louis, ella and django to help test it out. the petcube play 2 is a wifi camera to help you keep an eye on your cat when you're away. you get a basic viewing option with the device, but can upgrade to a monthly subscription to add online recordings. it doesn't mean they'll get to listen to you, though. louis, get down there! it also has a laser toy, which can be set to auto play to keep them engaged while you're away. come on, kitties! then there's the petlibro healthy cat feeder. via an app, i canjust dispense

a bit of food whenever i like, but you can also set up a feeding plan, customising when to feed them and how much, so it's all automatically taken care of, whether you're busy or not. and what about keeping them hydrated? the petkit eversweet 3 pro is a smart water fountain which hopes to help with that department. its filtration system keeps the water clean and it alerts you when it's in need of topping up. and after all that eating and drinking, your felines might be in need of a kitty litter tray. but you might not want that stinking up your home over christmas. so that's where the litter robot 4 comes in. it cleans itself after each use through a rotating and sifting process. using lasers and weight sensors, it knows when a cat enters and exits, and it tells you when the drawer is full. although this convenience

comes at a hefty price — around £600 — meaning this won't be on every cat owner's list to santa. but after all that, if you're still concerned about your cats when you get home the next day, then a south korean start—up might have an answer. ttcare lets you check your pet's health from the comfort of your home, and you can do this on the app by taking a photo of the eyes. it's billed as the first mobile application which identifies symptoms of disease. it does it using ai, which has been trained to detect early signs of sickness. the app comes with the first scans free, but an annual subscription after that will cost you around £40 a year. come on! i think the festivities

have got to ella as well. apart from having the most beautiful green eyes, there are no abnormalities, so that's great. now, i can officially relax and snuggle down with my fur babies. spencer: that was shiona, and that's it for the shortcut of click for this week. the full—length version is waiting for you right now in iplayer. and that's it from us for this year. over the next couple of weeks, we'll be running two repeats, and then we will be at the consumer electronics show in las vegas! can't wait! thanks for watching and have yourself a very merry clickmas. happy clickmas. rock version of: the twelve days of christmas

hello there, and a very happy new year to you. well, we start the new year on a quieter note. i think certainly for england and wales, we should see some sunshine around today. but there's further rain and snow in store for much of scotland, so this is likely to cause further issues after all the recent rain and snow which we've had, likely see further disruption at times. so stay abreast of all the weather forecast and stay tuned to your bbc local radio. now low pressure will be sitting towards the north of the uk — this is where we'll see the rain and the snow, but also blustery southwesterly winds will feed in plenty of showers to southern and western parts of england and wales. the sleet and snow will tend to peter out across central and northern scotland through the day, a bit of rain close to the coast. and we could see the clouds building up again across southern england, with some rain pushing to the south and the southeast. here again, it'll be mild, further north, it'll stay quite cold. all areas will be cold, drier, and brighter on monday, but then it turns unsettled as we move through the new week, with wet and windy weather at times.

this is bbc news. we are coming to you and then earlier than usual. the countdown to the new year is under way. we are in the last minute of 2022. this is the scene in central london where100,000 revelers are just waiting for the chimes of big ben. the launch of 2023 and the launch also of a massive 12 minute fireworks display, said to be the biggest in europe. worth pointing out, it is the first time in three years that they've been able to gather in person to call in the new year

and enjoy the celebration. so as not to count down ticks away, let's tune in.- away, let's tune in. five, four, three, _ away, let's tune in. five, four, three, two, - away, let's tune in. five, four, three, two, 12 i away, let's tune in. five, i four, three, two, 12 cheering big ben chimes

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