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South Africa holds state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The funeral for the anti-apartheid campaigner is taking place in St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 8:57 pm(NZT)
Kim Jong-un: North Korea to focus on economy in 2022
Kim Jong-un says the faltering economy will be the national priority as he marks 10 years in power.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 8:40 pm(NZT)
Blair becomes ‘Sir Tony’ and joins top royal order
Tony Blair, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Baroness Amos are appointed to the Order of the Garter.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 8:33 pm(NZT)
After Desmond Tutu, a time for new South African heroes
As the last of South Africa’s moral giants is laid to rest, some say now is time to break the mould.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 8:14 pm(NZT)
India: At least 12 dead in New Year temple stampede
Pilgrims were visiting the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi to mark the new year when the tragedy unfolded.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 7:42 pm(NZT)
Colorado: Residents return following devastating fire
Tens of thousands of people in Boulder County were forced to flee their homes on Thursday.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 5:57 pm(NZT)
Hong Kong’s statues are disappearing, but their symbolism may prove harder to erase
Depicting a heap of screaming faces and contorted torsos, the “Pillar of Shame” was not just a reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre — it was, for many, an emblem of free speech in Hong Kong.
Source: CNN.com – RSS Channel – World | 1 Jan 2022 | 3:48 pm(NZT)
Betty White: Biden leads tributes for Golden Girls actress
The long-time Hollywood star died on Friday at the age of 99 after an eight-decade film and TV career.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 3:09 pm(NZT)
ARFID: ‘My son’s not a picky eater; he’s scared of food’
Families say they face accusations of bad parenting over their children’s little-known condition.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:56 pm(NZT)
Victim Support: My daughter was murdered – sharing my grief helps others
Radio 4 Today guest editor Mina Smallman, whose daughters were murdered last year, focuses on Victim Support.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:56 pm(NZT)
What can we expect in British politics in 2022?
The BBC’s political team talk through what stories might make the headlines in 2022.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:07 pm(NZT)
Trainee stuntmen learning to dive show off their skills
Aspiring stuntmen learn to dive as part of their quest to be included on the British Stunt Register.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:05 pm(NZT)
‘Our skate park shut down so we built our own’
Girls’ Night offers a safe place where women can skateboard and socialise.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:02 pm(NZT)
Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence he could not sweat
Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre call on the royal to submit medical reports to a New York court.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 12:54 pm(NZT)
French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins
Effective from New Year’s day, officials hope the law will prevent a billion items of single use plastics every year.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 11:50 am(NZT)
Top UK health officials knighted in New Year Honours
Athletes, actresses, campaigners, Tony Blair, a Spice Girl, and an 11-year-old boy are also honoured.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 11:44 am(NZT)
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New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame
Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny is made a dame in the New Year Honours, with an OBE for Tom Daley and MBE for Emma Raducanu.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 11:31 am(NZT)
Betty White: Biden leads tributes for Golden Girls actress
The long-time Hollywood star died on Friday at the age of 99 after an eight-decade film and TV career.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 10:05 am(NZT)
What next after Ghislaine Maxwell trial?
The legal process is not over yet for Maxwell, convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 9:30 am(NZT)
Golden Girl actress Betty White dies aged 99
One of America’s original screen stars, Betty White enjoyed a career spanning eight decades.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 8:43 am(NZT)
Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022
The organisation ends the year on a positive note but warns about “nationalism and vaccine hoarding”.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 8:28 am(NZT)
Desmond Tutu: Body of South African hero to be aquamated
In line with his eco-friendly beliefs, the water-based process uses a tenth of the energy of cremation.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 7:55 am(NZT)
New Year’s Eve: Firework displays welcome 2022
Celebrations are under way across the world to usher in the New Year.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 6:34 am(NZT)
Man City footballer injured in robbery
Joao Cancelo will be part of Manchester City’s squad to face Arsenal on Saturday, with the full-back determined to play despite being injured in a robbery at his home.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 6:24 am(NZT)
Epstein survivor ‘locked eyes with Maxwell’ in court
Sarah Ransome says Maxwell was the “enforcer” in the sexual abuse that was carried out by Maxwell and Epstein.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 5:46 am(NZT)
Covid booster 88% effective against hospital treatment with Omicron
UK health officials said the latest data reinforces the importance of getting a third dose.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 5:27 am(NZT)
Jeffrey Epstein: Charges dropped against prison guards who falsified records
The pair admitted falsifying records to show they had monitored Epstein on the night of his death.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 5:08 am(NZT)
Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence he could not sweat
Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre call on the royal to submit medical reports to a New York court.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 3:55 am(NZT)
‘A year of intrigue and controversy’ – 2021 in sport
BBC sports editor Dan Roan says 2021 has included two of the most dramatic, fastest-moving stories he has covered in two decades of sports reporting.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 3:36 am(NZT)
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos: Colorado truck driver’s sentence cut by 100 years
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a crash that killed four people.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 3:17 am(NZT)
Southampton v Newcastle off while Liverpool have new cases among players
Newcastle United’s Premier League game at Southampton is postponed because of the number of Covid-19 cases and injuries in the Magpies squad.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 2:40 am(NZT)
Why do people link hands to sing Auld Lang Syne?
New research reveals the origin of the new year tradition is connected to freemasonry.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:59 am(NZT)
Watford accused of ‘baring fangs’ as striker Dennis drops out of Nigeria’s Afcon squad
Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis and fellow striker Victor Osimhen both drop out of Nigeria’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Source: BBC News – Home | 1 Jan 2022 | 1:48 am(NZT)
Royals hope for jubilee reset after tumultuous 12 months
Every family has its breakdowns, but the outside world doesn’t usually hear about them. The royal family doesn’t like to air its dirty laundry in public either, traditionally preferring to adopt Queen’s mantra of “never complain, never explain.” So, when there’s a wobble in that stiff upper lip, people lap up every detail.
Source: CNN.com – RSS Channel – World | 1 Jan 2022 | 12:42 am(NZT)
Lukaku comments ‘bring noise we don’t need’, says Chelsea boss Tuchel
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says Romelu Lukaku’s comments in an interview in which the striker said he was “not happy” with his role at the club “brings noise that we don’t need”.
Source: BBC News – Home | 31 Dec 2021 | 11:52 pm(NZT)
Colorado Wildfires: Thousands evacuated as buildings burn
Around 30,000 people have been evacuated as wildfires sweep across the US state of Colorado.
Source: BBC News – Home | 31 Dec 2021 | 11:36 pm(NZT)
Most defeats, most ducks, most collapses – England’s ‘record-breakingly bad’ year
Andy Zaltzman digs out the statistics that show how England’s savage Ashes defeat caps a woeful year for Joe Root’s side.
Source: BBC News – Home | 31 Dec 2021 | 11:14 pm(NZT)
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