this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories... leftist leader luiz inacio lula da silva is sworn in as president of brazil, 20 years since he first led the country. as russian missiles strike kyiv, nato secretary general jens stoltenberg says western countries must be prepared to provide long—term support to ukraine. pope francis pays tribute to his predecessor, benedict, as a "faithful servant of the gospel and the church". in the uk, climate protest group extinction rebellion says it's going to temporarily stop its public disruption tactics and focus instead on large—scale protests.

and nearly a year into russia's war with ukraine, we hear the story of a troupe of displaced ukrainian dancers unable to return home after fleeing the country. hello and welcome to bbc news. brazil's new president, the veteran left—wing politician luiz inacio lula da silva, has vowed to make his country a "great environmental power". at his swearing—in ceremony in the capital brasilia, he told congress that he will rebuild the country from — as he put it — the "terrible ruins" he has inherited from jair bolsonaro. jair bolsonaro is his pre—assessor, and usually what would happen is the

pre—assessor of the previous president would hand over a ceremonial sash to the incoming —— incoming president. that didn't happen this time. lula received it from a group of people representing brazil's diversity. jair bolsonaro himself and another break from tradition wasn't actually there or in the country. he's in florida in the us. but these are the scenes of a few hours ago. you can see lula there as he's known in the green and gold sash. huge day of ceremonial significance. we also learned a little about what his priorities would be in power. translation: our goal is to achieve zero deforestation in the amazon - and zero greenhouse gas emissions in the energy mix. i got igota

i got a bit more detail earlierfrom the bbc brasil�*s camilla mota. lula the bbc brasil's camilla mota. lula has “ust the bbc brasil's camilla mota. lula hasiust given _ the bbc brasil's camilla mota. lula hasjust given his _ the bbc brasil's camilla mota. lila hasjust given his first speech... has just given his first speech... he spoke for 28 minutes and he became very emotional when talking about how many people are starving in brazil. when he talked about brazilian inequality and how he wants to change that. to bridge the gap between men and women in the labour market, to right the wrongs it was made to indigenous people in brazil. it seems he wants to set a completely different pace from the former president and he has made that very clear.— that very clear. things to camilla for that. —— thanks to. ukraine's armed forces say they've shot down multiple 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. our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega, sent this update. ukrainians are angry with these attacks. they're tired and say that civilians have become russia's target in this war. the army said 32 attack drones have been shot down since midnight. since midnight and officials have accused russia of deliberately targeting civilians by launching attacks as people were gathered to celebrate the new year. the latest attacks happened shortly after midnight in the first hours in the new year. in the first hours in the new year and happened here in kyiv, and many other cities away from the front lines.

the nato chief says military support would ensure....and he said that this would force russia to negotiate. in fact, moscow was preparing to launch more attacks. this is something that we've heard from ukrainian officials in recent weeks. just days ago, the spy chief told me russia was preparing another mobilisation of conscripts and an announcement could happen as soon as this week. pope francis has addressed thousands of people who've gathered at st peter's square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. from monday, the body of the former pontiff will lie in state before his funeral on thursday. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. they gathered at a mass for peace, at st peter's basilica. this traditional start to the catholic new year was, of course, overshadowed by the passing of benedict xvi. his successor talked of now entrusting the pope emeritus to the holy mother for his journey to god.

later, it was many thousands that poured into st peter's square to see pope francis appear at a balcony and to hear a prayer for his predecessor. translation: let us all 'oin together with one heart h and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant, of the gospel and the church. the legacy of pope benedict for some people is complicated by the way he's viewed to have handled abuse scandals, particularly when he was archbishop of munich. how do you look back at that now? on the one hand, we can say that also pope benedict, just as archbishop of munich, he was not so strong in this, but on the other hand, we must say also as pope, during all his pastoral visits,

one meeting was dedicated to persons who suffered by the church, also by sexual abuses. even those who worked with and knew the late pope well acknowledge mistakes were made. but some of those who happened to have been visiting from far afield when the news broke feel honoured to be here now. we did not know that he passed until we were actually here and we saw the lines, and my wife and i were very blessed because we had the opportunity to see him here and hear the new year's mass many years ago, so it touched us very personally. what are you going to take away from this experience? how much he meant to everyone, how much he impacted everyone, what did they do for him, seeing people crying and getting emotional, it got me emotional as well. over the coming three days, the pope emeritus will lie in state, for the masses who will want to pay tribute to him, in person.

aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. 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. the climate campaign group extinction rebellion has said it will temporarily stop using public disruption tactics in the uk. 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. this is bbc news. let mejust let me just pause to say goodbye to our viewers. the climate campaign group extinction rebellion has said it will temporarily stop using public disruption tactics in the uk. hundreds of the activists have been arrested after blockading traffic, locking and gluing themselves together and spray painting buildings, but despite their efforts, the group say "very little has changed". in his new year message, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has described britain's social care system as "broken". mr welby, who is head of the anglican christian community worldwide, says care homes are "struggling" to deal with rising costs and he wants everyone to work together to improve the system. 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. the ceo of the nhs confederation, matthew taylor, talked us through the issues the uk social care system is facing now. i'm afraid the archbishop is absolutely right. our social care system — absolutely right. our social care system is — absolutely right. our social care system is broken. we have an estimated 160,000 vacancies in social care. we have tens of thousands of people waiting to be assessed. we have a sector where pay is extremely poor, where the quality of care that we can offer people is often very, very limited and not able to offer support to stay independent. we can only offer support when people become incredibly fragile and vulnerable, and that is happy experience

and that is not a happy experience for people receiving care and for their loved ones, but it then has all sorts of knock—on effects. it has a knock—on effect on the health service, where we have over 10,000 patients in hospital. we don't need to be in hospital. who don't need to be in hospital, aand one of the reasons they're in the hospital with often deteriorating hospitals, there isn't social care provision. and there's also impact on the economy because hundreds of thousands of people aren't able to work because either they have health conditions or care responsibilities or care needs that are not being addressed. the archbishop is right. the government has started to put a bit more money into social care over the next couple of years, although that's a quid pro quo for delaying the reforms. which were going to cap the amount of money— which were going to cap the amount of money people are going to have to pay for care — but after a decade or more

of negligence, it's going to take several years to rebuild our social care system. for 2023, new year celebrations are back around the world. 2023 has arrived all over the world with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, 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's 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 smiling crowds, too, 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. and thousands of performers have been taking part in a new year's day parade in london. the event saw more than 8,000 entertainers delight the crowds along the route. it was the first full parade for three years and is thought to have attracted up to half a million spectators. anita pointer, one of the original members of the singing group, the pointer sisters, has died. she was 7a. they had a string of hits in the 70s and 80s, winning several grammy awards.

steffan powell looks back at her life. thanks to a diverse blend of rhythm and blues, funk and soul, the pointer sisters were responsible for songs that are still lighting up dance floors decades after they were first performed. and making an impact on wider popular culture, too. it was the 1973 song, yes we can can with its anita—led vocals calling for togetherness during a time of racial unrest in the us that catapulted the group into the mainstream. originally from oakland in california, anita pointer and her sisters went on to win grammy awards and become prominent features in the american music charts. still performing into her late 60s,

anita suffered personal tragedy during her life, losing her only child, jada pointer, to cancer in 2003. the singer went on to raise her granddaughter. she's died aged 7a, surrounded by herfamily in california, who said that heaven is a more loving, beautiful place with anita there. and they're comforted knowing that she's now with her daughter and her sisters, june and bonnie, and at peace. stefan powell, bbc news. anita pointer, who has died aged 7a. let's ta ke let's take you back to our top story. a hugely historic and significant day in brazil. this is the new president, lula or luiz inacio da silva, a signing ceremony under way at the moment. that's him

in the yellow and green ceremonial sash that has been handing onto him —— handed on to him as he's taken over the presidency. he first did it 20 odd years ago, but today, it's been remarkable in brazil of pomp and circumstance. we've seen him aboard an open top car on a motorcade, we've seen the formal process of the inauguration and laterally, we've seen the handing over of the sash. the reason i'm talking about this is because as huge as significance ceremonially. usually the former president would hand it over to the new president. that didn't happen this time. the former president has not attended of its today, didn't hand over the sash, not even in the country — flew to the us. isn't there at all. but that hasn't deterred lula. he has

had a full day of various ceremonial engagements. in the last hour or so, he's spoken and we got a glimpse into what his priorities are and will be now in government, and the environment is at the very core of what he wants to turn brazil into, a great environmental power. and he had some harsh words for his predecessor, saying he destroyed the country's health, education and, environmental and cultural infrastructure. we have heard some words and we can get a clue as to what kind of direction he will be taking brazil now. these are live pictures from brasilia, and he is undergoing a great deal of ceremonial moments and these are

signings. you can see as we've been watching as i've been talking, he's been doing quite a few of his signings. those have been going on for a number of hours. what we are going to try and do is get a bit more context on what his priorities for the environment will actually look like. how big a change of direction will this be for brazil? what happens in brazil really matters for the rest of the world because we do have something called the amazon, of course, there and the importance of that global ecosystem is absolutely huge. what decisions are made by people in power really do resonate around the world. joining me now is mercedes bustamante, an ecologist at the university of brasilia. can you hear me? no, i'm afraid not. we will try and get that connected

line sorted because what we're interested in is to try and work out what changes in policies lula will now bring in. what impact they will have not only for the economy and the environment there, but the wider region and the wider world. let's just try that one more time. mercedes, can you hear me brazil though yes, i can hear you. wonderful. absolute pleasure to have you on. whilst we're talking, we'll be seeing pictures of lula signing and continuing his hour after hour of ceremonial duties. but i want to talk to you about is what difference it will make now that he's in power. he's counted towards —— pointed towards his priorities, what do you think they are and how big a difference will they make? i think the first big _ difference will they make? i think the first big difference _ difference will they make? i think the first big difference is - difference will they make? i think the first big difference is the -

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we think it's much more a question of how we are going to implement this plan and how we can implement environmental law in terms of the expansion of the verb really —— brazilian agriculture without damaging the environment. mercedes, 'ust before i damaging the environment. mercedes, just before i let — damaging the environment. mercedes, just before i let you _ damaging the environment. mercedes, just before i let you go, _ damaging the environment. mercedes, just before i let you go, just _ damaging the environment. mercedes, just before i let you go, just talk - just before i let you go, just talk to us a little bit about the importance of what happens in brazil and the amazon rain forest for the rest of the world. the and the amazon rain forest for the rest of the world.— and the amazon rain forest for the rest of the world. the amazon rain forest is one _ rest of the world. the amazon rain forest is one of— rest of the world. the amazon rain forest is one of the _ rest of the world. the amazon rain forest is one of the elements - rest of the world. the amazon rain forest is one of the elements in i rest of the world. the amazon rain | forest is one of the elements in the climate systems. it's important not just because of the carbon stocks, but because the amazon forest is a major component of the cycle. so, the whole rainfall in parts of brazil and central america is really important for agriculture. when we

cut down the forests, we are cutting also these cycles, so it will be together with the climate change a huge impact for brazilian economy if they don't deserve the amazon region. this is the point that not that we need the forest for land, we need it for the rain that we feed our other agriculture. mercedes, thank ou our other agriculture. mercedes, thank you very — our other agriculture. mercedes, thank you very much _ our other agriculture. mercedes, thank you very much for - our other agriculture. mercedes, thank you very much for coming | our other agriculture. mercedes, i thank you very much for coming on the programme and i really appreciate your time and that we persisted to actually get you on. apologies for the technical difficulties, but great to hear from you. h0 difficulties, but great to hear from ou. ., , ., , difficulties, but great to hear from ou. , difficulties, but great to hear from ou. ., , , ., ., ~ ., you. no problem, pleasure to talk to ou. we you. no problem, pleasure to talk to you- we heard _ you. no problem, pleasure to talk to you. we heard earlier _ you. no problem, pleasure to talk to you. we heard earlier about - you. no problem, pleasure to talk to you. we heard earlier about the - you. we heard earlier about the reconstruction _ you. we heard earlier about the reconstruction attacks - you. we heard earlier about the reconstruction attacks in - you. we heard earlier about the | reconstruction attacks in ukraine and is almost a year since russia's partial invasion. millions of ukrainians are unable to return home. among them was a group of 70 ballet dancers. kate mandy has been

to see 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 thejob, 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, i 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 am trying to enjoy the stage and dance and give energy to people, but the most important 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, grateful for the possibility to be living and training here at the hague. translation: the war | is a big tragedy, not only because people are dying, but also for me, and the big tragedy is a lot of talented artist will not have a chance to realise themselves on stage. to do what they were born for. valeria has just returned from taking swan lake on tour, a ballet by russian composer tchaikovsky. some of the groups' dancers have 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's 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 also one of defiance. kate vandy, bbc news, the hague. let's get the weather with been. hello. we've had split weather fortunes across the uk for the first day of the year. northern parts have had quite a cold day, cold enough for some snow on the ground for this weather watcher in shetland earlier on this afternoon. further south it has been milder, i think mild air will win out for much of this week, with some rain at times, but there will be some drier and chillier interludes. tonight, southeast england and east anglia will have some outbreaks of rain. 0ther southern counties of england, along with the channel islands seeing some showers. further north and west, most of the showers will fade.

clear skies overhead will allow temperatures to drop, with ice likely to be an issue in northern england, northern ireland and scotland — lows of —8 in the north of the highlands. even further south, it'll be colder than it was last night, and then into tomorrow, some showers around, particularly the southeast, through the morning, and then some further showers pushing in across western scotland, some of which will be wintry. for many areas, it will be a dry day with lots of sunshine, a fine day for a bank holiday stroll, if a somewhat chillier day in the south. 8—9 celsius, and further north, four celsius for belfast, just three for glasgow. into tuesday, we see a change, we see frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, bringing some outbreaks of rain for a time. there could be some snow, mixing in over high ground in northern england and scotland, but only temporarily, because as these weather systems move through, they will usher in some milder air. it will be windy on tuesday, that wind coming up from the southwest, so temperatures across large parts of england, wales, northern ireland

getting to between 10—12 celsius. even for scotland, temperatures beginning to rise. and then into wednesday, well, that weather system swings away eastwards, leaving us with a mix of sunshine and showers, perhaps some more persistent rain getting into northern ireland once again, but temperatures on wednesday, it's going to be mild again, 13—14 in the south. even further north, ten for belfast, eight there for aberdeen. now, as we look to the end of the week, on thursday, briefly, a ridge of high pressure, but then we see this frontal system pushing in from the west, so that will bring rain for many. perhaps some snow over high ground in the north, but it will be mild for most places. friday does look a bit chillier with a mix of sunny spells and 1—2 showers.

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are senior associate editor at the new statesman, rachel cunliffe, and former conservative pensions minister, baroness ros altmann. starting with the mirror, which leads with a warning that up to 500 people a week could be dying due to emergency care delays.