this is bbc news — i'm david willis. our top stories: 20 years after first becoming leader, lula da silva is sworn in as brazil's new president, in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. brazil has gotten through a few difficult years, it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. after another wave of russian attacks, nato�*s secretary general, says support for ukraine is �*long term'. thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict the sixteenth — to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church.

a6,000 migrants tried to reach the u across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth�*s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country's south coast. brazil's new president luiz inacio lula da silva has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left—wing veteran

has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsanoro didn't even hand over the presidential sash, instead abandoning his final official duty and flying to florida. lula is the same man but he inherits a very different country to the one he left before. in his speech, he promised unity and reconstruction, starting in the amazon. translation: we don't need to out any trees down, - just plant millions of hectares, so people can live without destroying the forest, burning it, or encroaching on our environment. an estimated 300,000 people turned up for today's ceremony.

a sea of red. supporters decked out in the colour of lula's workers party. many came for the music festival put on by lula's wife. thousands had traveled across brazil to witness his return. today has been part ceremonial pomp, but there has been a real festival atmosphere here. brazil has gotten through a few difficult years, it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. not him any more. we are fighting in the name of democracy. that's why we are here today. love conquers hate, as the placard says. perhaps somewhat optimistic, because for lulu's critics, he is still a corrupt politician who should never have been voted back in. he'll have to convince them that he can be their leader too for the next four years. katy watson, bbc news, brasilia. let's get some of the day's other news.

at least nine people, including a number of children, have died in a crush that happened during a new year's firework display in the ugandan capital, kampala. police said people were trapped 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's gatherings. rescue workers in southern vietnam are battling to save a ten—year—old boy, who has fallen inside a hollow concrete pillar at a construction site in dong thap province. he'd been scavenging for scrap metal on new year's eve. according to local media reports, his condition is stable. the british arm of the environmental campaign group, extinction rebellion, says it will stop using public disruption tactics temporarily because its protests haven't led to change. activists have gained notoriety for blocking roads, railways and airports. the group says it now wants

to target the seat of uk power. the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, says support for ukraine has to be long—term, and mustn't waiver. his comments follow russia's latest assault on the country, which included an attack on a children's hospital in kherson. the ukrainian armed forces say they've shot down dozens of iranian—made drones in the past 2a hours — kyiv has been the target of waves of missiles and drones 0ur correspondent, hugo bachega, gave us the latest from a bomb shelter in kyiv. this gives you an idea of the reality of millions of ukrainians across the country who have to deal with this air raid alerts, day and night, missile attacks, also drone attacks. and ukrainians are tired of these air strikes that have hit places like kyiv, away from the front lines. the army said on sunday that at least 32 of those drones that russia has been using to attack this country were shot down. many here in kyiv.

the authorities accused russia of deliberately targeting civilians by launching those attacks as people were celebrating the new year. we heard from jens stoltenberg, the nato chief who defended more military support for ukraine. he said this would force russia to negotiate, but he also said there were no signs that russia wanted to end the war. he said moscow was actually preparing more attacks. this is something we have heard from ukrainian officials in recent weeks. and just days ago, the spy chief told me that russia was preparing another mobilisation of conscripts and an announcement could come as soon as this week. pope francis has addressed worshippers in the vatican following the death of his predecessor — benedict xvi. the former pontiff will be lying in state in st peter's basilica from today, until his funeral on thursday. here's our religion

editor, aleem maqbool. singing 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 prayerfor his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart 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 while he was archbishop of munich. how do you look back at that now? 0n 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 did have 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 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. new figures show record numbers of migrants tried to reach the uk across the channel last year. almost 46,000, that's 60% more than in 2021. the prime minister says legislation will be brought in this year, to tackle illegal immigration. 0ur corresponent, zoe conway, has been looking at the numbers.

these figures are preliminary but they show a big increase on the previous year. with a record rise in the numbers crossing in small boats. more than 45,700 migrants crossed the channel in small boats last year. in 2021 just over 28,500 made the crossing. government figures released a few weeks ago showed that it is notjust the number of boats that is going up. it is also the number of people being packed onto them. in 2019, there were on average, 11 people per boat. two years later, 28 people were being put onto each boat. by last year, a0 people on average, were packed into each dinghy. men, women and children desperate to be rescued from a sinking dinghy in mid—december. four perished. they drowned in the freezing waters. how to stop people making this perilous crossing. refugee charities say it needs to be easier for asylum—seekers to seek refuge.

we need more safe routes which will allow people to get to the uk and apply for asylum without having to be exploited by people smugglers. without having to put their lives in danger. but prime minister rishi sunak wants a new law so that if people enter illegally they are then not able to remain in the uk. so what are the nationalities of the people getting onto these boats? well, betweenjanuary and september last year the greatest number, that is 35%, came from albania. the next biggest group came from afghanistan. and the other top nationalities were from iran, iraq, and syria. the government says it will use every tool at its disposal to deter illegal migration. and to disrupt the business model of people smugglers. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we hear from the 100—year—old war hero who's now a volunteer reading teacher and the oldest

recipient of the latest new year's day honours. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're gonna use money we picked up in belgium today and then, we'll be in france and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. crowd yelling george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his 0xfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. big ben bongs

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: twenty years after first becoming leader, lula da silva has been sworn in as brazil's new president, in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. let's stay with that story now. earlier we spoke to professor graziella testa, who is a politics professor at fgv university in brasilia. she had just come from the presidential inauguration event. i asked if president lula had an uphill battle ahead, given he'd only won 50% of the vote. yes, he does.

i am pretty sure of that. and he's going to have a hard time building governability as well because the national congress is further right than he is but lula is also known for being a very conciliating personality and it is going to be very interesting in this moment because the polarization plays an important role in the brazilian political scenario. i was going to say, a very different country from the one that he led 20 years ago. what will be his priorities? his priority is going to be deal with poverty and misery. the recent economy advance led to a high inflation and bolsonaro had a hard time dealing with the health issues,

education issues and social security issues in general. so there is this big part of the population who cannot afford to eat right now and this is going to be a priority for lula but he will have to deal with taxes and tributary issues as well. the economy will be a challenge, i am sure of that. and what of mr bolsonaro? do you see him meddling from the sidelines in presidential politics? it is hard to anticipate the next move of bolsonaro as he just left the country two days before the inauguration. his supporters are still vigilant and are still waiting

for him to do something and without some guide after he went and on new year's eve his vice president, who is also a member of the military forces, came to the national television network to say that the armed forces are not going to support any kind of coup and anyone who does, it is not the way of democracy. he has also been elected for the senate. so although lula did not have high support, with 50% of the vote, i believe not all bolsonaro supporters are extremists and they do believe in democracy and there is a lot to be rebuilt in brazilfrom now on.

hundreds of passengers have been stranded on a cruise ship floating off the coast of south australia because of a marine growth found on its hull. the viking 0rion was reportedly denied permission to dock in adelaide, until the substance was cleared. the vessel's operator says it's working to compensate guests. joining me now is our reporter emily brown. bring us up to speed on this. this has been going on for days as viking 0rion has been denied permission to dock in several pot sent nothing from wellington in new zealand. the australian government department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry were first told about the change in itinerary on christmas eve and that means that hundreds of guests on board were stranded over what would have been the christmas period for many of them and from several stops on their itinerary. 0ne on—board guest has seconded twitter. he

says... the reason why it has been denied permission to dockers because of marine growth has been discovered on the ship's hull. the official terminology is biofoul which is potentially harmful. a buildup of micro organisms, algae and other things. we have been in touch with the australian government & managing this type of marine growth is common practice for all arriving international vessels and typically they would undergo a cleaning process. so typically they would undergo a cleaning process.— cleaning process. so what has vikin: cleaning process. so what has viking orion _ cleaning process. so what has viking orion had _ cleaning process. so what has viking orion had to _ cleaning process. so what has viking orion had to say - cleaning process. so what has viking orion had to say about| viking 0rion had to say about this? viking orion had to say about this? �* .,, . this? and if their most recent statement — this? and if their most recent statement they _ this? and if their most recent statement they say _ this? and if their most recent statement they say are - this? and if their most recent | statement they say are limited amount of standard marine growth has been cleaned and that the standard cleaning procedure. it is expected to south of melbourne as planned and they are expecting the itinerary to continue. the

ships captain apologised to the guest and said the current group were short of expectations and a number of custom relations it will make compensation to guests in the coming days. it does look as though it is now on course to wasn't melbourne and it suggests it has had the cleaning process. but what will happen when it arrives at the port we do not yet know. intriguing story. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has used his new year message to describe 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 and he wants everyone to work together to improve the system.

we note it is broken but it does not have to be. we can rise to the challenge. that means action from all of us, you, me, families, communities, government. millions of ukrainians have left the country. among them ballet dancers. among them a group of more than 70 ballet dancers. they are now living and training together in the netherlands. 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. translation: i didn't have work and i was trying to find _ the 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 stages is hers. i enjoy stage and dance and give energy to people most important to help our country to recover, to help ukraine and people who really need help. in this way we're trying to help our country. she 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 is 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 hasjust finished touring swan lake, a ballet by russian composer tchaikovsky. some of the groups�* dancers refused to perform it while others like valeria take it to the stage with new meaning. translation: | 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 longer just one of performance, it's now one of defiance. kate vandy, bbc news. the american singer anita pointer, one of the pointer sisters, has died aged 7a. here's one of their

greatest hits. # i #iam # i am about to lose control and i think i like it. i am so excited and ijust cannot hi did and i know, i know, i know i love you... anita pointer had a string of hits with her sisters in the 1970s and 80s, as well as i'm so excited, they also tore up the charts with automatic and jump. they won three grammy awards during their career. her publicist said anita pointer had cancer and was surrounded by her family when she died. here in the uk, a 100 year—old war hero has become the oldest person to receive an award in this year's new years honours list. peter davies was a pilot during a huge air operation which helped break nazi resistance. but it's his latest role, helping children to read at a school in the north of england that's earned him a british empire medal,

as liam 0'donoghue reports. peter davis was a world war ii glider pilot who took part in what was the largest airborne assault ever seen. in 1945, he flew one of more than a thousand gliders which crossed the rhine, braving fierce anti—aircraft fire, they said it was like flying into the mouth of hell but peter somehow survived. now 100, he pilots his mobility scooter to volunteer at a nearby primary school. when my wife died, and we'd been married 72 years, i was basically a lost soul, almost. and to get some structure back into my life, my daughter suggested i go to school and help children learn to read. he says the children at dean valley community primary are great and he loves to see them blossom. the pleasure i get from this activity is fantastic. and helping them to learn to read i also hope

they also get enjoyment out of it. i get great fun out of it, it's good fun. he may be a centenarian but peter still has a wicked sense of humour. mind you, their parents would be appalled at what i know about their parents when the children talk to me. liam 0'donoghue, bbc news north west. congratulations to peter. 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. amazing scenes. a reminder of our top story, jubilant scenes in brazil as a huge crowds

cheered the return of luiz inacio lula da silva as president. stay with us on bbc news i will be back with the headlines in a couple of units time. hello there. new year's day brought mixed fortunes of weather across the uk once again. and indeed, as we move through the first week of january 2023, it looks like it'll stay on the unsettled side for most. generally mild, but with spells of wet and windy weather moving in with areas of low pressure. and in between, there will be some drier, quieter moments with some sunshine — and in fact, the first, most significant quieter, drier moment of the week will be for today, bank holiday monday. that ridge of high pressure will be nosing in across the uk. some slightly colder air mixed into it, so it will feel fresher across the board. and quite a cold start to come across northern and western parts of the country. watch out for some icy stretches across some northern areas — northern ireland, northern

england, certainly across scotland where we still have some lying snow. but through the morning, the showers will tend to clear away from the channel and the southeast of england. plenty of sunshine up and down the country, just a few showers for the north and west of scotland, these wintry over the hills. but a chillier—feeling day — in fact, temperatures closer to the seasonal norm, 3—9 celsius. so the day ends on a fine note, turns cold under clear skies overnight. but out west, the temperatures will be rising, and we'll see outbreaks of rain pushing in with this next frontal system — some of the rain will be heavy and falling as snow over the high ground across scotland as it bumps into that cold air, but not reaching the eastern side of the country until we move further into tuesday morning. so this is the pressure chart, then — low pressure taking over through tuesday. as the cold air gets pushed out of the way, the mild air returns, as you can see, from the yellow and orange colours there. so initially, it'll be cold in the north and east of the country with that hill snow, maybe down to lower

levels for a time. but it will revert back to rain as the milder air rushes in across the uk. some of the heaviest the rain will be across southern and western areas, some drier interludes across the east, but milder — as you can see temperatures for most back into double figures, well above where we should be for the time of year. that area of low pressure clears through, maybe something a little bit quieter on wednesday. by thursday and friday, more weather fronts pushing in with low pressure, bringing further rain and strong winds at times. so it is unsettled as we push towards the end of the week, generally mild in the south. just hints of something a little bit cooler moving in across all areas by the time we reach friday. see you later.

this is bbc news. the headlines: 20 years after first becoming brazil's leader, lula da silva has been sworn in as president again. he's promised sweeping reversals of his far—right predecessor's policies and has revoked jair bolsonaro's gun—carrying laws and pledged to reduce deforestation. there have been more air raid warnings in kyiv tonight after a wave of russian missile strikes on the ukrainian capital on new year's day. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has said the west must be prepared to provide long—term support to ukraine. thousands of mourners gathered at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor.