outdoor celebrations. jts on yee walker with you until five o'clock. tributes are paid to the veteran radio dj jonnie walker who has died at the age of 79 a ukrainian sea drone destroys a russian helicopter — in the first attack of its kind. and it is arise sir gareth and sir stephen. gareth southgate and stephen fry among those honoured in the new year's honours list. hello i'm christian fraser, let's take you straight to bangkok. this is over the one world

centre in bangkok. where it hasjust gone midnight. this is central world bangkok. quarter of a million visitors pouring in to the thai capital tonight. the fireworks exploding around the national monument in jakarta

if you a fireworks aficionado, if you a fireworks aficionado, tonight is the night for you. tonight is the night for you. in the past hour, the new year in the past hour, the new year celebrations have been getting celebrations have been getting under way across asia. under way across asia. this was the spectacular this was the spectacular fireworks display in hong kong. fireworks display in hong kong. taipei also put on quite taipei also put on quite the show to welcome in 2025. will take us 26 hours the show to welcome in 2025. here's the celebrations here's the celebrations in sydney. in sydney. always a fireworks bonanza always a fireworks bonanza focused on the harbour bridge. focused on the harbour bridge. this one went this one went on for 12 minutes. on for 12 minutes. and this was new zealand and this was new zealand with a spectacular fireworks with a spectacular fireworks display at the display at the auckland sky tower. auckland sky tower. we'll bring you plenty more of those celebrations in the hours ahead — as 2024 ticks to an end.

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the party tonight. some of them come here from all over the world, and i've met some of them in the city centre who have been telling me just how disappointed they are, some people that have come from australia and malaysia, but also realistic that it's windy and it's still one of the best places in the world to celebrate hogmanay whether you're inside or outside. so people putting a bright look onto it all. now, there are still yellow weather warnings in scotland. now, they cover the south and the central belt, and that's for wind. but there's still a more serious amber warning in place in the north of scotland, and that covers aviemore, inverness, fort william and into moray. and the most problems that we are seeing realistically today are actually in travel. some of the roads have had problems on them, and the rail network has also suffered. the highland main line is closed. network rail say that's because there's so much water on the track that it's just not safe to run trains.

the far north line also has got numerous problems, numerous flooding problems on it, and scotrail has had to introduce speed restrictions across much of the network. so the advice is if you're planning on going on the train, do check in advance. now, we're here in edinburgh. there are, of course, other events going on in scotland this evening that haven't had to be cancelled. outdoor here is cancelled. indoor, of course, isn't, and edinburgh remains one of the best places in the world, in my opinion, to celebrate new year, and a happy new year to all of you when it comes. it's been announced that the former radio presenter johnnie walker has died at the age of 79. he stepped down from his bbc radio 2 show sounds of the 70s in october due to ill health. his wife tiggy says she couldn't be moe proud she couldn't be more proud

of how he kept broadcasting �*almost to the end with dignity and grace'. david sillito looks back at his life. bell rings you're tuned to radio caroline on 199, england's first commercial radio station, and your all day music station. the voice ofjohnnie walker broadcasting from the boat that changed his life — radio caroline. at the age of 21, suddenly from selling cars and being a car mechanic in birmingham, out on the high seas, you know, 20 million listeners — it's fantastic. the rebel spirit of �*60s pirate radio rather suited his temperament. born peter dingley, he had left public school without passing any exams, but he didn't need o—levels for what he wanted to do. i went to the locarno ballroom and saw this dj playing records and it was really loud and this was the beginnings of discotheques and i thought, "what a greatjob!" # johnnie walker on radio one!#

by the early �*70s, he was though part of the broadcasting establishment on bbc radio one, but he railed against being told what to play. # bye bye baby, baby.# it all came to a head one day when he declared the bay city rollers to be "garbage". # bye—bye, baby, - don't make me cry...# he left for america and over the years there were many ups and downs. when he returned to the bbc, his cocaine habit led to him being briefly suspended. radio two sounds of the �*70s, johnnie walker with you till 5:00. but more than 50 years after the �*60s pirate broadcaster first arrived at the bbc, he was still there, behind the microphone, playing the music he loved. it'sjohnnie walker saying thanks for everything, bye—bye and have a nice day. such a warm broadcaster. david,

he will be sadly missed. if you think of the great bbc djs of old, he is at the top of list. in august 1968 the marine broadcast offences act comes into force. essentially all these little stations, he was four miles off frinton on sea. he used to row to another broadcaster wasjohn peel he used to row to another broadcaster was john peel was doing the perfume garden. when they were made illegal, who was on air on radio—caroline, it wasjohnny. they thought on air on radio—caroline, it was johnny. they thought what is going to happen to us? there is going to happen to us? there is a recording of him going, we belong to you, we love you, thinking it would be taken away. but nothing happened and they carried on for a while. before you knew it, the bbc went, hang on we need some pop radio ourselves, there is a market for this. and there he is at radio one. oh, boy, peter

dingley who becamejohnny dingley who became johnny walker. dingley who becamejohnny walker. it was a turbulent time. he was used to the freedom of being a pirate. walk on if wild side by lou reed, he said the only reason he got it past the bosses is they didn't understand the sexual references. and he talked about him and john peel at an event with the bay city rollers and the fans went mad and they invaded the lake as the bay city rollers were being ferried around, and tony blackburn in a boat piloted by a womble was there to try and save the day. he said that was the madness of

radio one in the 70s. it was radio one in the 70s. it was radio one, his career ended there after he made a comment about the bay city rollers, describing them as garbage. and he moved to america. like describing them as garbage. and he moved to america.— he moved to america. like john he moved to america. like john he batted for— he moved to america. like john he batted for the _ he moved to america. like john he batted for the music - he moved to america. like john he batted for the music he - he batted for the music he believed in. fin he batted for the music he believed in.— he batted for the music he believed in. , ., ., believed in. on his final main show on radio _ believed in. on his final main show on radio one, - believed in. on his final main show on radio one, who - believed in. on his final main show on radio one, who said thank you, it was rod stewart, he said you played my music when it mattered. people wanted up when it mattered. people wanted up above the music of the top 40 up above the music of the top a0 and he wanted to play album tracks. it was the music he discovered in the 60s and it was bruce springsteen and eric clapton that he was championing. it was one of the reasons why back in the 90s he

had a turbulent way and he was sacked from radio—luxembourg, playing a record on the wrong side. a comment about margaret thatcher. his cocaine habit got his suspended. his thatcher. his cocaine habit got his suspended.— his suspended. his wife tiggy we were listen _ his suspended. his wife tiggy we were listen to _ his suspended. his wife tiggy we were listen to the - we were listen to the controller of radio two, saying she was his rock at the end. referred him in public as the pirate! it was the reference foit. i think that he had a bit of that rebel spirit about him and he was serious off microphone. he was interested in the world and he had a podcast looking at alternative thinkers. he had that rock at the end. he had some rocky times along the way in the last 20 years and especially the last two years when his health

was going down hill. to hear his final broadcast, only at the end of october. he could barely breathe, but it was a wrench, radio had been his life and it is a sad loss.— and it is a sad loss. johnny walker who _ and it is a sad loss. johnny walker who has _ and it is a sad loss. johnny walker who has died - and it is a sad loss. johnny walker who has died at - and it is a sad loss. johnny| walker who has died at the and it is a sad loss. johnny - walker who has died at the age of 79. thank you. we will take a short break. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

health officials in gaza say newborn babies are dying of hypothermia in makeshift camps for displaced palestinians. the hamas—controlled authorities said six of them had died of cold in under two weeks. israel says it's facilitating the entry of winter supplies. it doesn't allow the bbc independent access to gaza, but our correspondent emir nader has worked with two freelance camera operators in gaza who have families that have lost loved ones. a warning — you may find some scenes in this report upsetting. baby seela was just 20 days

old when her father, mahmoud, couldn't wake her. translation: in the morning i found her stiff like wood. - i took her to the hospital and they told me, "your daughter has been dead for an hour due to the cold." i have no clothes, no food, no drink. only god knows our condition. seela was seen by doctor ahmed al farra. translation: she suffered from severe hypothermia, l leading to the cessation of vital signs, cardiac arrest, and eventually death. yesterday as well, two cases were brought in. one was a three—day old baby and the other was less than a month old. the cause of this is life in the tents. mahmoud's family have been displaced over ten times throughout the war. here in mawasi camp, tens of thousands of gaza's nearly two million displaced live on the beach, suffering from the winter and flooding from the rain and the sea, with almost no infrastructure

and a lack of food. amid heavy restrictions by israel on aid deliveries to gaza, says the united nations. israel denies it restricts aid. translation: i felt heartbroken for her| because of the conditions. i did everything i couldl to keep her warm, but i couldn't manage to do so. without a phone, the family doesn't have a single photo of seela when she was alive. only three weeks of memories and little seela's clothes. translation: i never thought i would give birth living - in a tent in such cold i and freezing conditions with water dripping on us. water leaks into the tent, pouring down on us. - at times we have to run to escape the water- for the baby's sake. on sunday, another tragic case. babyjamah also didn't make it longer than 20 days. translation: touch with your hand, he is frozen. _ frozen.

all eight of us, we don't have four blankets. what can i do? i see my children dying in front of me. my children are dying in front of me. injust over a week, six babies in gaza have died from the cold weather, local health officials have said. under the sound of israeli drones above, mahmoud carried seela's lifeless body to a makeshift graveyard. translation: we're all sick. our chests hurt and we have colds from the cold and rain. if we didn't die from the war, we're dying from the cold. as the winter cold becomes more harsh and merciless, another preventable death in gaza, where the youngest are suffering most from the cruelties of war.

now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster. hello from the bbc sport centre. wayne rooney says that plymouth will always hold a special place in his heart. he was sacked earlier today, just seven months into a three year contract, leaving the club bottom of the championship. the former manchester united and england striker was in charge for 25 games, and managed just five wins in that time, failing to win any of their matches away from home. it was his third stint managing a side in english football's second tier following spells with derby and birmingham city. first team coach kevin nancekivill and club captain joe edwards will be in charge for their new year's day game at home to bristol city. it's an almost unthinkable statement from a manchester united manager, but ruben amorim says that there's every posssibilty that they face a battle to stay in the premier league. his gloomy outlook follows their latest defeat. 2—0 at home to newcastle united. they've lost five of their last six in the league, and end

the year 1ath in the table, seven points above the relegation zone, 23 points off the top of the table. the portuguese admitted that he needs to change things quickly if they're not to sink even farther down the table. the worst moments in the history of our club. and we have to accept that. another loss in front of our supporters, and newcastle were better. looking at the table, it does not look at all pretty. you are edging ever closer to the relegation zone. do you feel as though it it might be a battle to avoid the drop? i think it is a possibility and we have to be clear with our fans so we have to change something. wolverhampton wanderers will be without their forward matheus cunha for the next two — games he's been suspended and fined 80 thousand pounds. he was charged with misconduct following an altercation at fulltime in their defeat to ipswich earlier this month. he's been an important player in their revival under new boss vitor pereira,

with seven points from their last three games. he admitted the charge and will now miss games against nottingham forest and bristol city in the fa cup. world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be targeting a hatrick of australian open titles next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—a, 6—0. it was a tricky one. you try to see where your tennis is at and, yeah, it was a tricky start. but i'm glad i closed that first set and in the second set it felt like whatever i would do would work well. so i'm happy with the first win of season. the men's tour is also in brisbane, and novak djokovic is into the second round the top seed and 2a—time grand slam winner beat wild—card rinky hijikata in straight sets, he'll now face frenchman gael monfils for

a place in the quarterfinals. djokovic will have andy murray as part of his coaching set up for the first grand slam of the year as as he targets an 11th australian open title. we spoke before the match. i'm excited. to have him in his corner, i'm excited, for 20 plus years he has been across the net. for the first time he is on the same side of the court. it should be fun in melbourne. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. in his new year address, president putin has told russians that the country will move forward with confidence in 2025. vladimir putin, who's been in charge for 25 years, paid tribute to the soldiers fighting in the war in ukraine, calling them true heroes. but as steve rosenberg reports, many people inside russia want to see an end to the conflict. this festive season,

moscow feels very surreal. it's "happy holidays" and "joy to the world" from a country that is waging war on its neighbour. when i ask russians what they're hoping for most from the new year, everyone replies, "for the war in ukraine to be over". "peace is what i want," she says. "for the war to end and for us to win it." this man wants talks, a negotiated settlement. weapons, he says, won't solve anything. the festive lights are bright, but patriotic fervour? that's fading. well, this is gorky park. one difference i've noticed from a couple of years back. in december 2022, along with the traditional tree, there were giant letter zs, the symbol of the so—called special military operation. this year, no zs, no slogans.

it's all very traditional. i think that after three years of war, russians don't want to be reminded of this war. and i think the authorities sense that, which is why this new year, it's more snowmen than soldiers. but you cannot simply tinsel over a war or its consequences. "i want the military operation to be over," she says, "so that we can forget all about it. "everyone becomes friends again and no one dies. "my nerves are on edge." for russians, there are economic consequences, too, of this war. so even after three years of sanctions, as you can see, there's still a lot of food on the shelves. but it's the prices that are the problem. inflation's a problem. so, for example, this year in russia, the price of potatoes has gone up by 88%, the price of butter by 35%.

and there in fact there have been lots of reports of people stealing butter from shops, which is probably why in this supermarket, they're selling some butter in special security anti—theft boxes. few here believe they can change what is happening. "the russian people are patient," alexander says. "they stay silent." some trust their government. but there is also fear and resignation here ahead of the new year. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good evening. well, it's been a blustery and a wet end to 202a for many of us, and there's more severe weather to come in the forecast as we head into the new year too, with more heavy rain. it stays windy on new year's day. it is going to be turning

colder, but for the rest of tonight, well, it's certainly mild out there for the vast majority. more rain across the central swathe of the uk, these fronts pushing further southwards. and if we just zoom in as the clock chimes midnight, you can see wintry showers and now colder air across the far north of scotland. still some more showers across these flood affected areas. it's windy across the central belt. strong gusts still across northern england, southern scotland and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain too, across the north midlands and into north wales. further south, it is largely dry for the rest of the night, but some squally gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow morning across the south of england and into south wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind as that front goes through, and on the second front then there will be some wintry showers over the higher ground of the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and this is where that colder arctic air is starting to dig in. temperatures even in the south dropping as we head throughout

the day with that colder feeling and that northerly wind starting to take hold across the whole of the uk as we head through wednesday night and into thursday morning. so on thursday, then watch out for some icy stretches and there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day as well. many of our temperatures already below freezing. let's take a look at thursday morning, then, more wintry showers just piling into the far north of scotland on that northerly wind. also into the far north of northern ireland and down through these north sea—facing coasts. watch out for the icy patches in places. the winds lightening a little inland, but temperatures won't get much past low single figures. it will be largely dry. there'll be some sunshine, but it will be feeling cold, particularly in exposure to that northerly wind. and for some of us, it will feel as if it's below freezing for much of the day. let's take a look at the pressure chart for friday. high pressure out towards the west, a slight switch in wind direction to more of a north westerly, and that will help to drive some of these wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands

and into north wales. still feeling very cold. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines... celebrations in bangkok as south east asia brings in the new year.

we'll bring you the key celebrations from cities around the globe. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. the sounds of the 70s, johnnie walker here with you. tributes are flooding in to the veteran radio dj johnnie walker, who has died at the age of 79. and it's arise sir gareth and sir stephen — former england football manager gareth southgate and actor stephen fry are among those recognised in the new years honours list. now on bbc news, 100 women in conversation with raye. female artists who are put on these huge, huge pedestals scares the living daylights out of me, honestly. singer—songwriter raye has had the kind of year other

artists can only dream of. after leaving her label and going independent,