this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk on pbs in america and around the globe. our top stories. ukraine's capital, kyiv, comes under attack again, with a new wave of russian drones hitting critical infrastructure. a warning over the uk's national health service, senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict,

as he lies in state at the vatican a hearse carrying pele�*s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie in state ahead of his funeral on tuesday. and a warning from the international monetary fund, it says a third of the world will be in recession this year. for most of the world economy this is going to be a tough year. tougher than hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says russia attacked kyiv with waves of explosive drones overnight, targeting critical infrastructure. the military said air defence forces shot down all 39 iranian made drones. but the mayor of kyiv, vitaly klitschko, said energy facilities were damaged, disrupting power and heating supplies. let's speak to our correspondent, hugo bachega, who's in kyiv.

what is the latest on those overnight attacks? the what is the latest on those overnight attacks? what is the latest on those overniaht attacks? ._ ., ,., overnight attacks? the mayor said one person _ overnight attacks? the mayor said one person was — overnight attacks? the mayor said one person was wounded - overnight attacks? the mayor said one person was wounded when - overnight attacks? the mayor said . one person was wounded when debris fell from a drone that was intercepted by the country's air defence forces. it was the second night in a row that the air raid alert sounded here in kyiv. people were told to go to shelters and, obviously, they are angry, they are tired of these attacks. key has been frequently targeted in recent days. the mayor said energy facilities were hit. power supplies have been disrupted. and we heard from the army earlier today saying that all 39 drones were shot down. there is iranian drones that russia has been using to attack this country and kyiv coming under attack as russia continues with this strategy, attacking cities and towns across

the country, away from the front lines. ~ . ~ ., ., the country, away from the front lines. ~ . ~' . . . , lines. we had the ukrainian army talkin: lines. we had the ukrainian army talking about _ lines. we had the ukrainian army talking about the _ lines. we had the ukrainian army talking about the fact _ lines. we had the ukrainian army talking about the fact that - lines. we had the ukrainian army talking about the fact that it - lines. we had the ukrainian army talking about the fact that it says i talking about the fact that it says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers in a rocket attack on the eastern region of donetsk on new year's eve. what more do we know about that?— year's eve. what more do we know about that? this is coming from the ukrainian army. _ about that? this is coming from the ukrainian army. they _ about that? this is coming from the ukrainian army. they say _ about that? this is coming from the ukrainian army. they say they - ukrainian army. they say they attacked a school that was used as a base by russian forces in the occupying town in the stern donetsk region. this attack happened on new year's eve. what is interesting here is that the local authority in this town appointed by russian officials has confirmed that this attack took place. he has not confirmed the numbers but he said this attack was carried out by long—range missiles that are being provided by the americans to the ukrainians and the ukrainians have been using these missiles to target locations away from the front line so these local

official confirmed this attack has taken place saying that it was a massive blow and there's been some criticism among military commentators in russia about the fact that a large number of soldiers were being housed in a facility without a shelter saying it was an easy target for the ukrainian forces in that part of the country.- in that part of the country. thank ou ve in that part of the country. thank you very much- _ thank you very much. senior doctors are warning that some a&e departments are in a "complete state of crisis" because of the extreme pressures facing the nhs this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says it's impossible to provide the best standard of care — and it adds there's "no doubt" patients are being harmed. louisa pilbeam has the details. patients lying in a&e corridors... ...ambulance delays, and staff who say they're at breaking point, and surging flu cases, all at a critical time for the nhs. the diagnosis from a leading emergency care doctor?

unless there's more investment in services, patients are at risk. there is no doubt that when we are trying to treat frail, vulnerable, elderly patients on trolleys in corridors, they are bound to come to harm, and there is absolutely bound to be an association with unnecessary deaths as a result. these are human beings in the middle of this. meanwhile, the president of the royal college of emergency medicine, dr adrian boyle, told times radio he estimates those unnecessary deaths could reach between 300 and 500 every week. in december, a&e waiting times and ambulance response times hit their worst levels on record across the uk. in november 2021, just under 11,000 people waited more than 12 hours in a&e in england for a decision on being admitted. by november 2022, that figure had leapt tojust under 38,000. senior doctors in scotland and wales have

made similar warnings about hospitals under pressure. the government say they recognise the pressures, and say they are providing £14.1 billion in additionalfunding for health and social care over the next two years, and an extra £500 million to try to free up hospital discharges and hospital beds. cheering. however, these warnings come as nhs staff prepare to take further action over pay with more strikes by ambulance workers and nurses planned this month. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. let's talk to doctor ian higginson, vice—president of the royal college of emergency medicine. thanks forjoining us. let me ask you first of all to give us a bit more of a flavour of what it is like out there for doctors and emergency medicine. you'll make it morning and

thank you for running the story. so it is thank you for running the story. sr it is pretty dreadful out there for doctors, nurses, other practitioners in emergency departments but it is dreadfulfor in emergency departments but it is dreadful for our patients, i'm afraid. what you are seeing is an amplification of the sort of stuff we have been hearing about for a while now where patients are waiting a long time for ambulances. 0nce a long time for ambulances. once they get an ambulance they might be waiting outside the emergency departments for a long time to actually get in our doors and once they finally make it on the door as there are long waits inside the departments to be seen and we are having to treat patients in unsatisfactory places such as corridors areas that simply are not meant to house patients. all this is at a level most of us who have worked in emergency medicine have never seen before. it is dreadful. and we've chosen words carefully. it really is a crisis out there at the moment. ., , , ., ., moment. your present talks about these waiting _ moment. your present talks about these waiting times _ moment. your present talks about these waiting times increase - moment. your present talks about these waiting times increase in - these waiting times increase in mortality. took me through what he said because he used some quite stark figures, didn't he? in the

maquis did indeed. but it is a stark picture out there.— picture out there. there is rock solid evidence, _ picture out there. there is rock solid evidence, there _ picture out there. there is rock solid evidence, there has - picture out there. there is rock solid evidence, there has been | picture out there. there is rock i solid evidence, there has been for picture out there. there is rock - solid evidence, there has been for a long time, that overcrowding and emergency departments. it causes harm to patients however you measure it, howeveryou harm to patients however you measure it, however you look at it. there's also, we know, for every 82 patients who wait for more than six hours there is one associated death. at there is one associated death. at the moment, and many emergency departments, we are lucky if we even see a patient within six hours let alone get them admitted to hospital within that time and we are seeing patients wait for days and days in our department there is no question at all that the level of harm spoken about is actually happening. however we spin it, it is real, it is actually happening now and we need urgent action. haifa actually happening now and we need urgent action-— actually happening now and we need urgent action. how many patients do ou think urgent action. how many patients do you think are — urgent action. how many patients do you think are dying _ urgent action. how many patients do you think are dying because - urgent action. how many patients do you think are dying because of- urgent action. how many patients do you think are dying because of whatl you think are dying because of what is happening?— you think are dying because of what is happening? adrienne has come up with the best — is happening? adrienne has come up with the best estimate _ is happening? adrienne has come up with the best estimate we _ is happening? adrienne has come up with the best estimate we can - is happening? adrienne has come up with the best estimate we can based| with the best estimate we can based on the hard evidence we have and the

sort of weights we believe are currently being experienced. we know that every day, thousands and thousands of patients awaiting in our emergency departments for six, 12, 24, 48, 72 hours and more recently we have heard about patient waiting for days. those patients will come to harm. we can't treat patients and corridors are car parks and when you actually go and see what is happening in those departments you will absolutely be certain that the harm we are describing is happening. what certain that the harm we are describing is happening. what do you think the answer _ describing is happening. what do you think the answer is _ describing is happening. what do you think the answer is here? _ describing is happening. what do you think the answer is here? well, - describing is happening. what do you think the answer is here? well, i - think the answer is here? well, i think, the _ think the answer is here? well, i think, the first — think the answer is here? well, i think, the first step _ think the answer is here? well, i think, the first step is _ think the answer is here? well, i think, the first step is for- think the answer is here? well, i think, the first step is for our- think, the first step is for our political leaders, our health service leaders to properly acknowledge that there is a problem. i would really love to see our politicians and our emergency departments, in our gp practices, and our hospital, experiencing first hand what it is like there at the moment. the ivory towers are no longer a place to be. we need to see them on the front line. come to a waiting room with me and stand there

and explained the patients why they have to wait so long to see a doctor. why they might be sitting on an uncomfortable chair instead of being admitted. spend a shed with a nurse looking after three or four times as many patients as she should be in a hospital corridor or spend 12 hours with a paramedic and patient in the back of an ambulance and a car park and then ithink the an ambulance and a car park and then i think the narrative would start to change and then i think we would start to see the sort of action that is needed and that action is proper planning, not short—term investment or words. planning, not short—term investment orwords. proper planning, not short—term investment or words. proper long—term investment in the workforce in the nhs itself along with the social care system. nhs itself along with the social care system-— nhs itself along with the social care system. nhs itself along with the social care s stem. ., ., ~ care system. good to you. thank you. thank ou care system. good to you. thank you. thank you so — care system. good to you. thank you. thank you so much. _ tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict

the 16th, as he lies in state at the vatican over the next few days. he died on saturday at the age of 95 — almost 10 years after resigning as pontiff. 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 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 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. let's go straight to our europe correspondent, bethany bell, who's in rome. talk us through plans for the coming days. talk us through plans for the coming da s. ~ ., , �* . �* , talk us through plans for the coming das. �* . days. well, pope benedict the's body is nowl int days. well, pope benedict the's body is now lying in _ days. well, pope benedict the's body is now lying in state _ days. well, pope benedict the's body is now lying in state in _ days. well, pope benedict the's body is now lying in state in saint - is now lying in state in saint peters pacific and a stone broke this morning a key was already forming along the edge of saint peter's square. the fateful coming to pay their respects to the body of the former pope benedict. at the

front of that queue was a priest from the philippines. he said he respected the theological work and writings of the former pope benedict. also a nun from croatia was there. she said she was grateful for all benedict had done and we have seen people in the basilica itself with the body is lying in state. the body is dressed in red and gold investments. people are coming, kneeling, close by, crossing themselves, saying a prayerfor coming, kneeling, close by, crossing themselves, saying a prayer for him. and this process is going to happening now for three days. his body will be there until. and people will be allowed to come until 7pm this evening ahead of the funeral which will take place on thursday and will be led by pope francis. the funeral, and will be led by pope francis. the funeral. we — and will be led by pope francis. the funeral, we understand, will be a simple and sombre affair as per the pgy's simple and sombre affair as per the pay�*s wishes. simple and sombre affair as per the bays wishes-— simple and sombre affair as per the pay's wishes. yes. yes. the vatican said that the _ pay's wishes. yes. yes. the vatican said that the pope _ pay's wishes. yes. yes. the vatican said that the pope wanted - pay's wishes. yes. yes. the vatican said that the pope wanted their - said that the pope wanted their solemn, sober, simple affair and it

will, though, be breaking new ground for the church. pope benedict's biographer told us this will be the first time in their 2000 —year—old history of the church that the sitting pope will preside over the burial of his predecessor, a pope emeritus. benedict of course became the first pope to resign and over, and almost 600 years. and pope francis will lead the funeral and then benedict will be buried, we understand, in the crypt underneath saint peter's basilica.— thank you. in brazil, people are preparing to bid a final farewell to the football legend pele. his casket has been transferred from the hospital where he died in sao paulo on thursday, to his adopted hometown of santos. fans from across the world have been mourning the loss of the 82—year—old. tom grundy reports. a country with a new president saluting the man

they called their king. at lula da silva's inauguration, brazil's politicians so often bitterly divided, united in remembering a national hero. and in england, players of all nationalities stopped to recognise a pioneer who revolutionized their sport. pele was a black man from a country with a deep history of racism. he became a global icon. at the hospital in sao paolo, where he died on thursday, fans paid their own tributes. translation: outside - the pitch, he stopped wars. and to me, he will always be the eternal king, as he was the biggest representative of brazilian soccer. translation: to me, pele was a life model because he was a person - who always did what the people need to do to be good people. brazil has observed a three—day period of mourning. new year celebrations were more subdued but tried

to capture the moment. bobby smith played alongside pele for new york cosmos in the 1970s, where his kindness and generosity stood out. he was a great teammate and he cared about his teammates. _ all of us, you know, _ he wasn't just a superstar that, you know, him and carlos alberto or him and beckenbauerjust- had their little clique. pele was like with everybody. but it was on the pitch that pele really made his mark. commentator: pele has an easy third goal for brazil. _ before messi, ronaldo and maradona, 1,200 career goals and three world cups, he was the original greatest of all time. a he never played the ball where . you think he was going to play it. it was so deceptive. that's the big difference i learned from him. - and it made me better prepared to markjohan cruyff _ and george best and eusebio. pele's coffin is being displayed at the home of santos fc. it will stay here for 24 hours before a private family burial. for the footballer that transcended borders and generations, one final stadium to fill. tom grundy, bbc news.

we've just come to the end of a year of great economic turbulence, particularly with energy instability caused by the war in ukraine and soaring inflation elsewhere. now the international monetary fund has warned that the year ahead will be tougher still. it notes that the three big economies, the united states, the european union and china are slowing down simultaneously, with the latter likely to be a drag on global growth for the first time in 40 years. speaking to face the nation on cbs, the imf managing director kristalina georgieva explained why much of the rest of the world would suffer too. when we look at the emerging markets

and developing economies there at the picture is more dire. why? because on top of everything else, they get hit by high interest rates and by the appreciation of the dollar. forthose and by the appreciation of the dollar. for those economies that have high level of debt, this is devastation. let's get some of the day's other news in brief. at least four people have died and several others injured after a helicopter crash on australia's gold coast. two helicopters collided mid—air close to the sea world theme park in queensland, before crash landing on a sandbank. police say initial evidence suggests the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. gunmen have attacked a prison in northern mexico, killing ten guards and helping at least 24 inmates to escape. at least four prisoners also died in the incident in ciudad juarez. the mexican army has joined efforts to restore security, and locate the fugitives. for the first time in nearly seven years, private vehicles can join

cargo crossing the border between colombia and venezuela. the full opening of the shared border follows years of tense diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have eased since president gustavo petro took office in august last year. in the uk, two men are due in court — charged with the boxing day murder of footballer cody fisher. the 23—year—old was stabbed to death at a nightclub in birmingham. zoe conway reports. 23—year—old cody fisher was a semi—professional footballer who played for bromsgrove sporting, stourbridge, and stratford town football clu bs. just before midnight on boxing day, police say he was stabbed to death on the dance floor of the crane nightclub in the digbeth district of birmingham. 21—year—old kami carpenter and 22—year—old remy gordon have been charged with his murder and will appear at birmingham magistrates�* court today.

in a statement, west midlands police said... "this is a significant development in our investigation as we seek to getjustice for cody, his family and friends. however, we are still really keen to hear from anyone with information who was not already spoken to us." since cody's death, the crane has had its licence suspended for 28 days. it followed accusations by west midlands police of serious management failings at the club on the night he died. the crane says it is conducting a full and detailed review of its security procedures and says it is assisting fully with the police inquiry. in a statement earlier this week, cody fisher's family said. "they have broken our hearts. i have lost my best friend. my family and i asking for privacy and respect fullness at this heartbreaking time."

the hollywood actorjeremy renner is reportedly in critical but stable condition after he had an accident while ploughing snow over the weekend. a spokesperson for the hawkeye star told the hollywood reporter he is receiving excellent care and is with his family. renner has received two 0scar nominations and is currently starring in the crime thriller, mayor of kingstown. looking after an ill parent or relative is one of the most importantjobs — and it can be one of the toughest — but there are thousands of young carers who don't even realise they're doing anything special. that's according to the uk's carer�*s trust charity, which says those young people need more help.

the scottish government also says more needs to be done — and it has created a national strategy to ensure they're not left feeling isolated, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. they're going to get my medicines down. and i'll take them just now. thanks. i help my mum with personal hygiene, like washing her hair. sometimes i go to the shops after school and buy stuff. i help my mum a lot with emotional support, because it's hard on her as well. 13—year—old elise helps care for her mum, liz, who has reactive arthritis and adrenal insufficiency. elise's dad works six days a week as a delivery driver, so the family have to rely on elise to help. i think she's just something else, and she does it with good humour all the time. she's a teenager and she should be grumpy with me. and, yeah, there are grumpy moments, but nothing like you would think. and she just will say, yeah,

no problem, go and do it. but i feel so guilty that i have to ask her to do these things. for elise, looking after her mom is almost a full time job on top of her schooling. her daily responsibilities are very different from her peers. i'm proud of what i do. but kids don't understand how lucky they are. like, i wish i could go out. sorry! i wish i could go out and have a day with my mum. and do all that stuff, because you don't realize how lucky you are until one day, like that, someone's ill. they are a very close family. other support comes from a local charity. those using the center said it helps spending time with other kids who have similar duties at home. it's made a difference of me being more confident in myi social skill and physical skill. some of the young people here told me it took time to realize they'd taken on a caring role.

i didn't know i was a young carer when i was helping my mum last year, because my mum had a stroke, and then me and my dad just hadn't... when she came back home in december, my dad was struggling at first. so i helped them, and i've been helping him ever since. and they feel that more formal support in their homes, and at school, should be available. we don't get enough support and sometimes we go unnoticed and we feel low, because we don't have support there. and to anybody that is a young carere and doesn't come to group or doesn't have anything, don't be scared to ask for support, as you do need it. the scottish government estimates those here are among the 30,000 young people who take on an unpaid, caring role in scotland. elise and her friends say their goal by sharing their experience is to show others they are not alone. lorna gordon, bbc news, west dunbartonshire.

keep watching bbc news. the weather for most of us today is going to be fairly settled. a lot of sunshine around but it is cold. that cold weather doesn't last. the milder air follows tonight and tomorrow before, as we head towards the latter part of the cooler air spreads and from the north. a lot of sunshine today. we have got some showery rain moving from the from

the south—east. the cloud left behind it will tend to break up. showers in the north and parts of the west but many of us will mist them. when to be on higher ground. across parts of northern and western scotland. light breezes and cooler than yesterday. temperatures for— 11. this evening, temperatures will fall away quite quickly but we have got a new weather front coming in from the west introducing heavy and persistent rain, strengthening winds and milderair. by the persistent rain, strengthening winds and milder air. by the end of the night, temperatures especially in the west will be rising. the other thing you will find is when there's bound of rain pushes a surge that the course of with the colder air across the hills of northern england and scotland, we will see some transient snow. under bennett rise up transient snow. under bennett rise up before the next man comes in. tomorrow will be windier than today and a lot milder especially across england and wales and in scotland we are looking at 5—7 but the west of us 11—13. in the course of wednesday, another windy day, windier than it is going to be on tuesday. cloudy in the north and west and showery outbreaks of rain. a lot of dry in between and very mild for the time of year. a14 or 15 across parts of the south—east. 0n across parts of the south—east. on thursday, we have got atlantic front coming in and it looks at the moment

that it will bring rain across england and wales. but they could nudge a bit further north taking some of that rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland. it is one to watch a few got outdoor plans. 6—13. beyond that, for friday, it is going to be that bit cooler. it will be mostly dry but as we head into the weekend it will be cherry and unsettled but it will be windy at times with some rain or showers. if you're travelling over the course of the next few days don't forget you can check out the weather pray you are aware you are going on the bbc weather app.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... ukraine says russia attacked kyiv with waves of drones overnight, but the military shot them all down. in a separate development, ukraine says it killed hundreds of russian soldiers in a rocket attack in the eastern region of donetsk on new year's eve. health bosses in the uk are warning some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine — dr ian higginson — says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict, as he lies—in—state at the vatican over the next three days

a hearse carrying pele's coffin makes the journey from sao paulo