this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. brazil's new left—wing president, luiz inacio lula da silva, is to be sworn into office in just an hour's time — 20 years since he first led the country. this is the scene live in the capital brasilia, where thousands have gathered to see the inauguration of the new president. as russian missiles strike kyiv — a former war crimes prosecutor calls for vladimir putin to be tried this year for crimes against humanity. pope francis pays tribute to his predecessor, benedict, as a "faithful servant of the gospel and the church". croatia begins the new year with a new currency — switching from the kuna to the euro.

celebrations have taken place around the world to herald the start of 2023. we start in brazil, where crowds of people are gathering in the capital, brasilia, ahead of the inauguration of luiz inacio lula da silva as president. the veteran left—wing politician, known widely as lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010, and defeated jair bolsonaro in 0ctober�*s poll. there is tight security for sunday's ceremony, amid fears that bolsonaro supporters may try to disrupt it.

in the last few minutes, it's been reported a man has been arrested trying to enter the inauguration with explosives and a knife. we are monitoring that for you. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson is outside the inauguration venue in brasilia. around 300,000 people are expected to turn up to this inauguration. there's a concert that is being put on, it has already started. that concert will stop for the official ceremony to begin and will continue later in the night. but certainly, you know, hundreds of thousands of lula supporters have turned out here, it is part glastonbury, part political pomp, but this is an inauguration unlike any other. jair bolsonaro was expected to fulfil his final official duty of handing over the presidential sash, but he has abandoned that and flown off to florida. perhaps didn't come as much of a surprise, because he hasn't conceded defeat yet. 0vernight, his vice president criticised leaders for their

silence, saying that silence sowed chaos, of course a direct dig at the soon to be ex—president. but of course people here don't seem to be deterred. they are just enjoying the fact that their candidate lula has come back to power, 20 years after first assuming the presidency. but this is a deeply divided country, of course, you know, it was such a close election back in october, and lula will have his work cut out of him certainly to try and unite his country in the next four years. let us look at the scenes live across brazil. there is an awful lot of people gathering in brasilia, ahead of the inauguration of lula as president. now, he led the country between 2003 and 2010, after and then he defeated jair bolsonaro in 0ctober�*s vote, but it was extremely close, it is very tight that vote,

in october, this is a country that is very very divided, and there is an awful lot of tight security because there were fears that jair bolsonaro�*s supporters may try to disrupt this inauguration, —— inauguration, jair bolsonaro is not inauguration, jair bolsonaro is not in the country, he flew to the united states, to repeat the breaking news i mentioned, according, this is from the reuters news agency, police have detained a man who is believed to have had an explosive device and also a knife, who was trying to enter the area where the inauguration is due to take place, within the next hour or so, and we believe that he's, he is now detained, but this is something that as you can absolutely imagine, immensely tight security across the area, ahead of this inauguration within the hour or so, in what is a divided nation, the result, the vote

result in october was very very close, we can talk to bbc brazil's camilla mota. we are getting a few lines from reuters but understandably, security very very tight, given how close that vote back in october was between the two men. that that vote back in october was between the two men. that is right. the story is — between the two men. that is right. the story is still— between the two men. that is right. the story is still developling - between the two men. that is right. the story is still developling but - the story is still developling but there was a concern that has been a concern about security in inauguration for a few years now, christmas eve, a man was arrested, with an explosive device, in brasilia, that is because jair bolsonaro supporters have been camping outside army head quarters the all over brazil, since october 30, sincejair the all over brazil, since october 30, since jair bolsonaro lost the second round to lula, they don't accept election results and they have been just urging the armed forces to launch a coup in brazil, so those people, there has been a

concern those people might try to disrupt the inauguration today and thatis disrupt the inauguration today and that is why there are 8,000 men from the brazil police force on the streets today, to to try to prevent any turmoil from streets today, to to try to prevent any turmoilfrom happening. and any turmoil from happening. and camilla, jair _ any turmoil from happening. and camilla, jair bolsonaro, he never conceded, did he, he won't be there, he is not going to be transferring the presidential sash, that ceremonial process of handing over power, he is not in the country. that is is right. so jair bolsonaro, it is a very controversial figure, he became worldwide known for what he became worldwide known for what he says, his dealing with the pandemic and everything, he hasn't properly conceded with words, but he has, he gave hints here and there that he accepted the results but yes, it was expected that he would turn the sash to lula in an hour or so, but he decided that he wouldn't, breaking protocol because this is

the first time since the brazilian democraticisation won't pass the sash to his successor so he flew to florida on friday, and he is staying in the house of a mixed martial arts shamima, who lives in florida, so, a very controversial figure and we don't know what is going to happen with the presidential sash, that hasn't been answered, we will have to wait to see what happens. ianthem hasn't been answered, we will have to wait to see what happens. when it comes to lula _ to wait to see what happens. when it comes to lula himself, _ to wait to see what happens. when it comes to lula himself, so _ to wait to see what happens. when it comes to lula himself, so the - comes to lula himself, so the october vote, the election, it was 0ctober vote, the election, it was like i will keep repeating, very tight. 50.9% is the percentage by which lula won to jair bolsonaro 49.1%. lula, remind us, because he was in power previously, he himself quite a controversial figure. was in power previously, he himself quite a controversialfigure. he was in power previously, he himself quite a controversial figure.- quite a controversial figure. he is. yes. he quite a controversial figure. he is. yes- he was _ quite a controversial figure. he is. yes. he was lula _ quite a controversial figure. he is. yes. he was lula was _ quite a controversial figure. he is. yes. he was lula was in _ quite a controversial figure. he is. yes. he was lula was in power - quite a controversial figure. he is. i yes. he was lula was in power from yes. he was lula was in powerfrom 2003 to 2010, as you were saying,

and then, his successor took place, but he was, she was impeached in 2015 and there are a few corruption scandals round, so that is why a lot of brazilians there are anti—workers party sentiment, in brazil, that is party sentiment, in brazil, that is part of the reason why the country is so deeply divided, all the corruption scandals that we saw, in the early 2000s in brazil, just opened space for this right—wing populist wave that took place, so many countries all over the world, and brazil as well, so he's now coming back, as you are saying, tensions are running high in brazil and he will take a country that is very different the one that he took in 2003, we had commodity booms which helped emerging markets all over the world, brazil included. he could spend a lot of moneyjust because off the commodities boom and the world is heading to a recession, inflation is so high, so we don't

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people are calling lulapalooza, just a pun on the festival. so a lot of celebrations expected to happen in brasilia. 50 celebrations expected to happen in brasilia. ., . ., celebrations expected to happen in brasilia. . . ., , brasilia. so that celebration, but auite, as brasilia. so that celebration, but quite. as you _ brasilia. so that celebration, but quite, as you said, _ brasilia. so that celebration, but quite, as you said, already, - brasilia. so that celebration, but quite, as you said, already, very| quite, as you said, already, very divided country, in terms of that election result. lula a controversial figure and tomorrow brazil will mourn pele, a difficult time for the country. brazilwill mourn pele, a difficult time for the country.— brazilwill mourn pele, a difficult time for the country. yes, a lot of thins time for the country. yes, a lot of things going _ time for the country. yes, a lot of things going on — time for the country. yes, a lot of things going on at _ time for the country. yes, a lot of things going on at the _ time for the country. yes, a lot of things going on at the same - time for the country. yes, a lot of| things going on at the same time, pelejust died a things going on at the same time, pele just died a few days ago and the country is still mourning and a lot of people are going to the wake, so there are a lot of people already flocking to the area, to pay their final represents, to brazil's king of football. final represents, to brazil's king of football-— of football. brazil's king of football indeed. _

of football. brazil's king of football indeed. a - of football. brazil's king of football indeed. a nation | of football. brazil's king of| football indeed. a nation in mourning but today we are watching as those live images show us thousands awaiting the inauguration of luiz inacio lula da silva. for the time being, thank you, we will come back to you throughout the day as those different processes continue, we already saw that open tour, open top car that luiz inacio lula da silva will be parading through the streets of brasilia with, thousands are there to enjoy the lulapalooza festival. ukraine's armed forces say they've shot down 45 iranian—made drones fired by russia since new year's eve. the latest bombardment follows a wave of attacks on ukraine cities over the christmas season, including residential areas, which forced tens of thousands of people into shelters . there's been a defiant new year address from president zelensky, with a message of hope for ukraine soldiers. the bbc�*s 0lga malchevska reports.

singing on the front line. these soldiers are celebrating new year's eve in the bunker during a brief moment of calm. this is bakhmut, eastern ukraine, the area that has seen the fiercest fighting. joining them, the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, ex—celebrity world boxing champion. he saw in the new year with the troops, his spokesperson told the bbc. bringing some supplies, a more festive mood and a message for the season. translation: the freedom battalion, bakhmut guys, who defend our - motherland and its territorial integrity, independence and peace of every ukrainian. i will do everything to make the next year, 2023, the year of peace. this christmas tree is in kramatorsk, another city on the eastern front line. a soldier shared the footage with the bbc. translation: we have no light, l electricity from a generator, but we have a new year with

a christmas tree and presents. svetlana in kyiv was hoping for a peaceful night with herfamily — two kids, a dog and a cat. they didn't want to sleep in the cold, dark basement and instead were sheltering in their flat. we were sitting here, my two sons and and our dog, we heard the blast after the new year came. russia launched one more attack in the night and early morning of the new year, just hours after shelling the capital and other regions during the day. it was like typical russian terrorism. that was the reason why he struck on new year's eve, because he had, like,

311 days to kill everything. but he can't, and he feels that we are stronger than he thought before. and now he willjust want to terrorise us. it will not work, though, says mykola and others we spoke to on this new year's day, after another russian attack. ukrainians believe 2023 will bring them victory. 0lga malchevska, bbc news. in the uk, new government figures have been released for the number of people who've arrived in the country by crossing the channel on small boats. just over 16,000 migrants made the crossing during the whole of 2022. the last crossings of the year happened on christmas day, when 90 people made the journey from france in two boats. there's still reported to be a backlog of 100,000 applications from people seeking asylum in the uk. pope francis has addressed worshippers

in the vatican this morning. his address follows the death of his predecessor, benedict xvi. the former pope will be lying in state in st peter's basilica from monday to allow mourners to pay their respects until his funeral on thursday. pope francis celebrated mass for the solemnity of mary in the vatican, and afterwards he paid tribute to his predecessor in st peter's square. translation: the beginning . of the new year is for mary most holy, who we celebrate today as mother of god. at this time, let's invoke her intercession, especially for pope emeritus benedict xvi, who left this world yesterday morning. let us alljoin together with one heart and one soul in thanking god for the gift of this faithful servant of the gospel

and of the church. we saw recently, on the television, his images and all of the activities and life of pope benedict. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today, first at a mass for peace that was held in st peter's he talked about "entrusting our beloved pope emeritus benedict xvi, "to the holy mother, to accompany him from this world to god." and then later, pope francis appeared at a balcony here at the vatican for what is his regular sunday lunchtime homily, where he started this week by asking people to join together, as you rightly say, to pray for the man he called a faithful servant to the gospel and to the church. extraordinary scenes, though. we saw thousands of people pour into the square from every side.

vatican police told us a short while ago that they thought around 40,000 people were here to witness that homily. of course a lot of people happen to be in rome for new year, from around the world, including a man i met from chicago, who said in spite of the fact that he knew that pope benedict had been ill for some time, there was still a sense of shock. others did refer to the complicated legacy of pope benedict, but of course many more people will pour into rome and the vatican in the coming days, first for the laying in state and then, of course, for the funeral on thursday morning that will be presided over by pope francis. croatia has become the latest country to adopt the euro as its currency. it has also joined europe's schengen zone, which allows internal travel without border checks. to mark the occasion, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen has met croatia's prime minister,

andrej plenkovic. the two grabbed a coffee in the capital zagreb. and, when it came to settling the bill, they paid in euros. speaking earlier at a border crossing, von der leyen praised croatia for its "extraordinary successes". two immense achievements for the youngest member state of the european union, and both reached upon the very same day. so indeed this is a day for the history books. but above all, this is a day ofjoy and pride for the croatian people. it is testimony of your amazing journey, your hard work, and your determination. at least nine people, including a number of children,

have died in a crowd crush during a new year firework display in the ugandan capital kampala. police said people got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping centre. it was the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that uganda had permitted large new year gatherings. the colombian president, gustavo petro, has announced a ceasefire with five armed groups until the end ofjune. president petro, a former rebel himself, has previously pledged to end six decades of violence, between government forces and armed militias in which hundreds of thousands of colombians have lost their lives. in his new year message, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has described the social care system as "broken". he says residential homes are "struggling" to deal with rising costs, as well as experiencing a shortage of carers. lambeth palace will release a report on social care later this month. the government says it's providing £7.5 billion to support the sector, over the next two years. we know our care system is broken. but it doesn't have to be. we can rise to the

challenge of fixing it. that means action from all of us — you, me, families, communities, government. we heard earlier about the latest russian attacks in ukraine. it's almost a year now since russia's partial invasion — and millions of ukrainians are still unable to return home, after fleeing the country. among them was a troupe of more than 70 ballet dancers. they are now living and training together at the former royal conservatoire in the dutch capital, the hague. 0ur correspondent kate vandy has been to visit them. moving gracefully around the stage, you wouldn't know these performers had recently fled war. when russia began its invasion of ukraine last year many feared it would be the end of their careers. svetlana was one of them. i didn't have work and i was trying to find a job and then i found this place and came here and i start

to feel myself really, really good, like before i didn't want to do ballet and was depressed and had no inspiration for life. svetlana fled ukraine shortly after war broke out, leaving her entire family behind. she thinks all ukrainians have a battlefield now and the stage is hers. i try to enjoy the stage and dance and give energy to people, but most important is to help our country to recover, to help ukrainian people who really need help. in this way i'm trying to help our country. svetlana is one of more than 70 displaced dancers who make up the united ukrainian ballet, an ngo founded to protect and spread a culture that has been threatened by this conflict. it's a little room but i love it. fellow dancer valeria is grateful for the possibility to be living and training here in the hague. translation: the war | is a big tragedy, not only

because people are dying, but also for me. the big tragedy is that a lot of talented artists will not have a chance to realise themselves on stage, to do what they were born for. valeria has just finished touring swan lake, a ballet by russian composer tchaikovsky. some of the group's dancers refused to perform it, while others like valeria take it to the stage with new meaning. translation: i express myself| through the dance, my feelings, my spirit of resistance to something i can't necessarily influence, but i have to react to what is happening somehow, a protest dance. and it's clear to see that for all these ballerinas, their dance is no longerjust one of performance, it's now one of defiance. kate vandy, bbc news. 2023 has arrived all over the world, with the latest new year

celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean, and latin america. in spite of the tough economic times — or maybe because of them — the events have been pretty spectacular. sanchia berg's report does contain flashing images. for 2023, new year celebrations are back around the world. in new york, partygoers in times square relished the moment, thousands squashed together, only a handful wearing masks. in london, thousands filled the banks of the thames, relieved after covid and a difficult 2022. happy new year, and hopefully this year is better than last year. hopefully. after the year we've had, it is phenomenal. years, years we've had. the year we have had in general, with the cost of living, the inflation, the politics of the country, it's just been upheaval.

it is the one time we all come together. this is london... the fireworks welcomed in the new year and marked the losses of the old. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. in edinburgh, the first hogmanay events in three years were sold out across the city, despite rain and freezing temperatures. and in paris crowds filled the champs elysees for the fireworks. local media estimated 1 million people came to cheer in 2023. there were also smiling crowds in the chinese city of wuhan, where the pandemic began nearly three years ago and

where covid is back. the chinese authorities say the situation is under control, but several countries, including the uk, are bringing back covid tests for travellers from china. sanchia berg, bbc news. one of the original members of the pointer sisters, anita pointer, has died aged 7a. #jump for my love... the singers were known for hits including "jump" and "automatic" — both of which won grammys — and "i'm so excited". they won three grammy awards during their career. her publicist said she had cancer and was surrounded by family when she died. let us go live to brasilia in brazil. we are monitoring the

various different events through the inauguration of luiz inacio lula da silva. there is the open topped car in which he will be progressing through the streets of the capital. hello. we welcomed in 2023 with a real range of conditions across the uk. parts of scotland had snow and temperatures in the highlands got very close to minus nine celsius. compare that with 11 degrees last night in the south of england and it is mild air that will win out for much of the time. for much of the time, i think, through this coming week. there will be some rain at times, but equally some drier and chillier interludes. so for the rest of today, we will see thickening cloud and some patchy rain across the channel islands and fringing into the south coast of england. elsewhere, some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery, and some rain still with some snow over high ground affecting northern parts of scotland. temperatures four degrees for aberdeen and glasgow, 13 in london.

and then tonight, we will see this area of wet weather pushing across southeast england into east anglia, some showers further north. most of them will fade. there will be some clear spells, ice likely to be an issue through northern ireland, northern england and up into scotland, where it is going to be another really cold night, minus eight in the highlands and even further south, it will be chillier than it was last night. now into monday, some showers likely to move across south eastern parts of england. first thing, we will see some further showers pushing into western scotland. some of those wintry over high ground. but in between, a slice of sunshine, relatively light winds, decent weather to get out and about for a bank holiday stroll. although it will be a chillier day in the south, highs of nine degrees and further north, just two or three degrees in northern scotland. now, as we head through monday night into tuesday, we'll see frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, bringing some outbreaks of rain and some strengthening winds. it is going to be quite a windy day on tuesday. we may see some hill snow for a time in the north of the uk,

but i think it will tend to turn back to rain as the air turns milder. temperatures on tuesday will be a little bit higher for many places with five or six degrees in northeast scotland, 12 or 13 across south wales and the south of england. now that weather system moves away, drier for a time as we move through wednesday and into the first part of thursday. but then this next weather system pushes in and that will bring more outbreaks of rain, and again, perhaps some snow over high ground in the north. but it is looking mild for much of the time through the coming week, perhaps just a little colder as we get into friday.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... this is the scene live in the capital brasilia where thousands have gathered to see the inauguration of the new president. 20 years since he first led the country. as russian missiles strike kyiv, a former war crimes prosecutor calls for vladimir putin to be tried this year for crimes against humanity. sir geoffrey nice said the case against the russian leader "could not be clearer". addressing crowds at st peter's square, pope francis has described his predecessor, benedict xvi, as "a faithful servant of the gospel and the church". pope benedict died yesterday at age of 95. and croatia begins the new year

with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro.