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but there is increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany to help fight off the russian invasion. poland says its will make an official request to the german government. the british prime minister has said there are clearly questions that need answering following reports that the chairman of the conservative party and former chancellor nadeem the howie was forced to pay a significant penalty and millions of pounds in unpaid taxes. rishi sunak has ordered an investigation into whether there were breaches of the ministerial code. mr zahawi is facing calls to resig...

a warm welcome to bbc news. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. bell chimes this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome — the bells ringing in st peter's square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict's...

nhs bosses in wales — they say health services are experiencing demand like never seen before, and urge people to do what they can to help. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 — with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement...

arrivals from china. celebrations are underway to mark the start of 2023 — this is the scene live in hong kong — the fireworks over the victoria harbour. and this taiwan — the capital taipei — with the fireworks shooting off the iconic skyscraper taipei 101. they have launched 16,000 fireworks in taiwan. the skyscraper is one of the tallest in the world. the extravaganza is going to last five minutes. and queen guitarist brian may and members of england's womens football team are among those celebrated in the uk's new year's honours list. hgppy happy new year to viewers in ho...

with only around one in ten services running, as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggest rail strike so far over pay and conditions. the action is getting stronger and the public is behind us so we are committed to it, we want a resolution and if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. making landfall in the us for a second time — hurricane ian strikes south carolina with heavy rain and powerful winds after leaving a trail of devastation in florida and cuba. and, demand for world cup stickers reaches fever pitch in argentina as a sho...