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summit frank sinatra there, and lots of kissing as well. people ringing in the new year in style in new york. some great hats as well. several thousand people there in times square. last year the pandemic restrictions meant a limited crowd. like many cities, coming back, the revellers, on new years eve in new york. lots of happy people that. times square is in new york city and the figure of about 20,000 people expected so they all seem to be having a great time there. live music an...

celebrations to mark the start of 2023 are being held around the world — with rio the latest city to welcome the new year in the past hour. earlier, crowds thronged the streets of capitals from warsaw and stockholm in the east, to brussels, paris, madrid and london — where the countdown was projected within the london eye as midnight approached. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes, in what was thought to be the largest display in europe, with over ...

being there for us. lets bring in brigadier general patrick ryder. thanks so much for being here. it was just a few days ago that we heard about how these m1 abrams tanks were too labor-intensive, too complex, too hard to refuel, and too hard to send to ukraine. what changed in the past couple of days? >> well, its important to highlight too, that what we have been focused on is the near-term ri requirements for ukraine on the battlefield, the capabilities that they need to be immedi...

the household energy supplier octopus is to buy its competitor bulb — the largest energy company to collapse last year, amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. since then, the government has spent billions of pounds keeping bulb afloat. but now, octopus has agreed a deal to take on the companys 1.5 million customers. our business reporter, ramzan kamali, has the details. the energy market was in disarray this time last year, dozens of firms going bust as energy prices soar...

a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that killed at least 150 people and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. a fire service spokesman said most of those who died were in their teens or early 20s. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspo...

into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway — it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow. they had barely an inch to move when the crowd surged forward. translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people fell down during the halloween festival, which caused serious injuries. this area of seoul is one of the most popular places for a night out, for locals and to...

have okayed the sending of the longsh requested tanks that the "wall street journal" says are critical. the u.s. made m-1 abrams runs on jet fuel, requires maintenance. heavily armored and withstanding direct hits in some cases. the kremlin not happy about this a rangement. lashing out at what they call an escalatory and disastrous plan. with this warning "these tanks burn just like all the others." just they cost a great deal." my interview with john kirby from the white house in a mo...

hello and welcome to the programme. south koreas president yoon suk—yeol has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe...

and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. south koreas president, yoon suk—yeol, has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had...

vital grain exports from ukraine. and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc news. south koreas president has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. president yoon suk—yeol visited the scene early this morning. he said that such an accident should not have happened and that it will be investigated thor...