this is bbc news. i'm julian woricker. the headlines at six: israel condemns as shameful a un security council vote calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. authorities in tunisia arrest three people suspected of being part of a terror cell connected to the berlin christmas market attacker, anis amri. tributes are paid to the status quo guitarist rick pariftt, who has died in hospital in spain at the age of 68. also in the next hour: the prime minister calls for unity after the brexit vote. in herfirst christmas message, theresa may urges britain to move forward as the country prepares to leave the eu. the star wars actress carrie fisher is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack on a flight from london to la. good evening and welcome to bbc

news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be "different" when he takes over. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land that the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are now some 600,000 israelis living in the occupied west bank in eastjerusalem, and numbers are growing. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed its judgment on thejewish settlements. translation: 14 votes in favour. describing them as a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to any peace deal with the palestinians. crucially, the united states did not use its veto power in israel's

favour as it usually does. it is because this resolution reflects the facts on the ground and it is consistent with us policy across administrations throughout the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. israel disagrees that settlements built on land captured in the 1967 middle east war are illegal. at the un, it felt betrayed by its closest ally and was especially angry about criticism of building in eastjerusalem. who gave you the right to issue such a decree denying our eternal right in jerusalem. the bible contains 3,000 years of history of thejewish people in the land of israel. no one, no one can change this history. officially, israel rejects the resolution and says it looks forward to working with us president—elect, donald trump.

on twitter, he said things would be different when he is in office. here in bethlehem, palestinians gathering for their annual christmas parade feel they have something extra to celebrate. they are calling this resolution a victory and hoping it will help them in international courts. but israel says it will not change policies on settlements and is counting on the next us administration for support. the authorities in tunisia have arrested three people suspected of being part of a terror cell connected to the berlin market attacker, anis amri. 0fficials claim the cell consisted of individuals aged between 18 and 27. one of them is amri's nephew, who communicated with his uncle through encrypted messages, and also pledged allegiance to so—called islamic state. rana jawad, our correspondent in tunis, gave us more details. the interior ministry put

out a statement saying they arrested three individuals. one of them is the nephew of anis amri, the suspected berlin attacker. i have confirmed this arrest with a family member of the nephew but they wouldn't divulge any other details at this time. the family itself is under a lot of pressure, and all members have been interrogated in the last couple of days. even when we were there in his hometown two days ago to see them, there was a heavy security presence, and we know every member of anis amri's family have been questioned. the interior ministry says that the nephew admitted, according to them, during interrogations that he had been keeping in touch with his uncle by a messaging app which is encrypted, and hard for them to follow or survey. and that he was asked by his uncle

to pledge allegiance to the so—called islamic state. and they say that the nephew was also sent money from his uncle in germany at some stage via a third party through the post, to help get him to, they presume germany, although they didn't specify where, so that he could join him and the cleric he was following there. the queen's granddaughter zara tindall and her husband mike tindall have lost their baby, a spokeswoman for the couple has said. equestrian champion zara and former england rugby player tindall announced at the end of november they were expecting their second child. in a statement the spokeswoman said: "very sadly, zara and mike tindall have lost their baby. at this difficult time, we ask that everyone respects their privacy."

the status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died suddenly in hospital in spain at the age of 68. in a statement, his family said he'd died as a result of a severe infection, after being treated for complications following a shoulder injury. a short time ago, i spoke tojeff rich who played with status quo for many years, and he said that rick parfitt was the funniest man he had met. he was the funniest man i had ever met, he would make larcenous jokes on the bus all the time, and he was just a really good musician, underrated, a great rhythm player. to play with a guitar like he played, not many guys can do it, to be honest. he started learning as early as 1011 years old, is that right? yes, he started really young,

like most of us, i would think. and it just carried like most of us, i would think. and itjust carried on from there. he had a lot of early influences from rockabilly and rock ‘n‘ roll mainly, and hejust rockabilly and rock ‘n‘ roll mainly, and he just carried rockabilly and rock ‘n‘ roll mainly, and hejust carried on. he met up with francis at butlins and went from there. we are looking at some footage from status quo performing at knebworth, you on drums and him on guitar. was there a particular standout tour for you in your mind as you look back? that would have been one of the standout gigs from me, there were that many people there, and also when we played with queen at wembley as well. 100,000 people, knebworth was a quarter of a million. great gigs, and great atmosphere. he was a total, total professional, totally. that is striking, because you heard those

clips before we started talking, clearly referring to the fact that he lived life to the full and embraced everything that life offers, but when it comes to actually performing and being on top form on stage, that was what he did, to. yes, and near the end he did get frustrated because of his health problems. that was a big issue for him, because i'm sure he wanted to give his all on stage, and eventually he couldn't do it any more. it is a surreal thing for me to be speaking about him in the past tense, because people like that, for me, they live on and live on. so sad, so sad for me. life goes on, as they say. it does. i wonder as well, we we re they say. it does. i wonder as well, we were talking a moment ago about status quo's success over so many yea rs. status quo's success over so many years. how much of a part of that

success years. how much of a part of that su ccess was years. how much of a part of that success was he, do you think? how much of the success was he part of originally? how much was it down to him? well, he was a huge part of the band. him and francis were the backbone of the band. and the sound of the two guitarists together, they locked together, when they were on form, it was like a machine playing, just incredible to play with. the most incredible buzz to play along to those two guys together. and your thoughts with his family this evening? yes, it is so sad. he has left two lovely children, he has another boy from his first marriage, very sad. it is the family that a lwa ys very sad. it is the family that always suffer in these situations as well, so my thoughts do go out to them. jeff rich talking about rick

parfitt, who has died at the age of 68. theresa may has urged britain to "unite and move forward" in herfirst christmas message as prime minister. mrs may said the vote to leave the eu would offer britain the opportunity to carve out a bold new role in the world. in his christmas message, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets. here's our political correspondent iain watson. the british people have spoken and the answer is we're out. the eu referendum divided not just politicians but communities and families. so, against this backdrop, it's perhaps not surprising that in her christmas message, the prime minister appeals for unity. coming together is important for us asa coming together is important for us as a country, theresa may says she. we must come together and unite our country as we move forwards to the

future. in a separate message recorded for the armed forces, theresa may tells them that the government is on their side. because i want you and all your families to know that this government is on your side. jeremy corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing loneliness and despair at this time of year. he recently visited a homelessness charity in london and uses his christmas message to repeat the promise he gave them. labour has pledged to put an end to rough sleeping in our first term of government. we would do that by doubling the number of homes available for people who have been sleeping on the street. lib dem leader of tim farron filmed his message at a centre for child refugees in france and he called for more tolerance. the least traditional message was from the greens. they say 2016 was rubbish, or words to that effect, and they hoped next year is better. but there's one thing most politicians can agree on and that is to wish their voters a happy christmas. iain watson, bbc news. sophie raworth will be here in a

moment, when we will be joined by viewers on bbc one. first, the star wars actress carrie fisher is in intensive care in hospital in los angeles after suffering what's believed to have been a heart attack on a flight from london. she fell ill minutes before the plane landed. her condition isn't clear. angus crawford reports. come on, we've got to get out of here! it's the role that made carrie fisher a star. princess leia. beautiful, resourceful, tough. she played the part in the first star wars films and again in the force awakens, released last year. it is princess leia herself, carrie fisher! here she is just a fortnight ago on the graham norton show, promoting her new book based on her teenage diaries. we brought all these things up, writing it down, thinking it's funny. that didn't happen. we now know she boarded a plane from heathrow to los

angeles yesterday. 15 minutes before landing, she was taken ill with a suspected heart attack. 0ff—duty medical staff and cabin crew came to her help. paramedics transferred her by ambulance to the intensive care unit here. initial reports suggested she was stable, but current medical condition is unknown. how're you feeling? good! ish! the last two years have been a steady round of publicising her latest memoir and films. in the past, she has been candid about her health problems. co—stars have taken to social media to wish her well. peter mayhew wrote, thoughts and prayers from all our friends for everyone's favourite princess. mark hamill wrote, as if 2016 could get any worse.

sending all our love to carrie fisher. good evening. security forces in tunisia say they've arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin this week. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri's nephew. 24—year—old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of yesterday morning. bethany bell reports. this is anis amri, the man who's suspected of being behind the attack on a berlin christmas market in the name of so—called islamic state. and now authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. the 24—year—old tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry along a crowded street, killing 12 people. now a clearer picture

of his network is emerging. officials in tunis say he was connected to a militant cell, which included his sister's son. amri is thought to have sent his nephew money to help him come to germany. the nephew's now in custody in tunisia. two others have also been arrested. the spanish authorities are investigating whether amri may have had links to an extremist in spain. in tunis today, hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate against extremism. they gathered outside the bardo museum, which was attacked by militants last year. in recent years around five and a half thousand tunisians have joined jihadist groups, making the country one of the largest exporters of militants in the region. translation: the terrorists damage the image of tunisia

in the world, and have harmed the expats who are living abroad. translation: our message is from the heart, it is a panic wave, and you need to understand, tunisians are afraid, but we will not stay silent. we're standing by our country. this was how anis amri met his end. shot dead in an exchange of fire with the police in the italian city of milan. 0ne police officer was injured. he is now recovering in hospital. and the hunt for more clues about the attacker goes on. what began as a horrific attack here in germany has become an investigation spanning europe and beyond. german investigators want to know if he had supporters here, people who may have helped him planned the attack and his escape. as the city turns down to christmas, the authorities are still at work.

bethany belle in berlin, thank you. the queen's granddaughter zara and her husband mike tindall have lost their baby just weeks after announcing they were expecting their second child. the baby was due in late spring, and would have been the queen's sixth great grandchild. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell is with me. devastating news for the royal couple. sad for them, sad for the wider royalfamily, couple. sad for them, sad for the wider royal family, who are gathered at sandringham for christmas. buckingham palace saying nothing, saying this is a private matter. za ra saying this is a private matter. zara tindall always in an ambiguous situation, although she is a grandchild of the queen, neither she normike grandchild of the queen, neither she nor mike tindall are members of the working royalfamily, nor mike tindall are members of the working royal family, they nor mike tindall are members of the working royalfamily, they have both carved out distinguished careers in their sporting fields. they married in 2011, they have one child, maya, who will be three next month, and this pregnancy was announced a month ago and it is thought the baby would be born in the spring, so it was

thought she was around four months pregnant. no medical risk to her, but sad for both of them. nicholas witchell, thank you. a man and a woman have appeared in court in london charged with making preparations for a terrorism attack. the pair, who are in their 30s, appeared at westminster magistrates' court. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has more. arriving at westminster magistrates' court after a fortnight in custody, two charged on christmas eve with preparing a terrorist attack in the uk. they are 35—year—old munir hassan mohammed from derby and rowaida el hassan, who is 32 and from north—west london. they are accused of one count of preparation of an act of terrorism in a case that relates to the alleged acquisition and possession of chemicals for explosives. mr mohammed faces five more charges, including membership of daesh, or the so—called islamic state group. ms el hassan is also accused of possession of information useful to terrorism. mr mohammed and ms el hassan appeared in the dock flanked by five police officers. they spoke only to confirm

their names, dates of birth and home addresses. neither indicated a plea, and there was no application for bail. the charges come after a significant operation led by the northeast counter terrorism unit. 0fficers conducted extensive searches at properties including homes in derby. four other men arrested at the same time this week were released without charge. mr mohammed and ms el hassan have been remanded in custody, and will next appear in court at the old bailey injanuary. dominic casciani, bbc news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has condemned as shameful a un security council resolution calling for a halt to settlement activity on occupied palestinian land. the vote passed after the us refused to veto it, breaking with long—standing american practice. the palestinian militant movement hamas has welcomed the resolution. the star wars actress carrie fisher

is in intensive care in hospital in los angeles after suffering what's believed to have been a heart attack on a flight from london. she fell ill minutes before the plane landed. her condition isn't clear. celtic will be 1a points clear at the top of football's scottish premiership at christmas. the reigning champions won 3—0 at hamilton academical thanks to this goal of the season contender from stuart armstrong. their nearest rivals, rangers, beat bottom club inverness caledonian thistle 1—0. the status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died suddenly in hospital in spain at the age of 68. in a statement, his family said he'd died as a result of a severe infection after being treated for complications following a shoulder injury. david sillito looks back at his life. i've got to where i wanted to go.

you know, to become a pop star or a rock star. to quo fans, he was easy to spot. he was the bobbing blond head, and he was responsible for some of rock's greatest riffs. 1972's piledriver was the beginning of a run of a0 hit albums. 57 top a0 singles. no other rock band comes close, and it all began at butlins. rick parfitt met francis rossi when they were teenagers. their first single was a bit of 60s psychedelia. but their passion was something a bit more raw, a hit—making rock formula. all our records do sound alike, of course they do, because it's status quo.

i am not trying to get out of a corner here. they are going to sound like us. who are we supposed to sound like? who would you get to open this thing? as soon as i had the idea, i couldn't think of anyone better. # here we are and here we are and who we go #we're hitting the road # here we go # rocking all over the world... and when it came to sex, drugs and rock ‘n‘ roll, rick parfitt did it all. this riff arose, the consequence of a huge dose of amphetamines. i felt i have just got this riff, i have just got this riff, i am going to stay here, i will be all right on my own. good night, rick, see you in the morning, goodbye. we came back about 11:30 the following morning, rick was on the stool. i said, you are early. he said, i haven't been home yet.

he had sat there for 12 hours doing it. from too much speed the previous day. he married three times. of course he has a particular type of woman. blondes. and his health? even when he was recovering from heart surgery hospital, he was still smoking and drinking. i was smoking in the hospital. and drinking. it was the rock ‘n‘ roll lifestyle, but when it came to turning rock into hit songs, he was one of the best. the status quo guitarist rick parfitt who has died aged 68. that's it from us for now. we'll be back with the very late news at 11:30 — but now on bbc one its time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello there, you are watching bbc

news. these other sports day headlines for you this evening. celtic stay 1a points clear of rangers, and saracens are still top of the rugby union premiership. not a great christmas for the vunipolas. mako joins brother billy on the injury list. evening. the top two sides in the scottish premiership were playing this afternoon. both won so it's as you were at the top of the table for christmas. celtic beat hamilton 3—0 away. they are still unbeaten domestically and that was their 13th league win in a row.

hannah lupton reports. it may be the season of goodwill, but celtic won't give anything away willingly. the champions are still unbeaten this season, and were lucky not to concede a first—half penalty. celtic battled with the wind and rain ina celtic battled with the wind and rain in a plastic pitch, but hamilton lost the battle with leigh griffiths, again. he has now scored against them for five games in a i’ow. against them for five games in a row. 1—0 up just against them for five games in a row. 1—0 upjust before against them for five games in a row. 1—0 up just before the against them for five games in a row. 1—0 upjust before the break, but a man down shortly after, callum mcgregor sent off for a second yellow. not troubled by the numerical disadvantage, stuart armstrong produced a christmas cracker. teams have struggled to stop celtic, yet there was nothing hamilton could do about that. mousa dembele came off the bench to score his 18th of the season, and wrap up all three points. no win in nine for the accies, but celtic are co mforta ble the accies, but celtic are comfortable at upper christmas. now they can properly enjoy that dinner. rangers beat inverness

today but it needed a brad mackay own goal to do it. 1—0 at ibrox. celtic head there on new year's day. there were three matches in the rugby union premiership and with the top five teams all playing. saracens are still top of the table but wasps are level on points with them after they secured a bonus point win against bath at the ricoh arena. 40—26 the final score. it is that time of year to gather round the fire, sit back and indulge in home comfort. wasps fans, unbeaten at the ricoh, and they were quickly on their way again thanks to christian wade. what followed was purely instinctive, leaving the defence grasping at fresh air. dave attwood and ross batty pulled them to within three, but batty wasn't the only forward to show his pace as thomas youngs restored wasps' ten

point cushion at the break. the director of rugby must have been pleased deep down. no mistaking the finish, wade's18th pleased deep down. no mistaking the finish, wade's 18th try of the year. still, bath crossed twice more themselves for a bonus point, but no changing the result. wasps finishing 2016 at home as they started it, chris ashton returned from a 13—week ban for biting to score a try for leaders saracens. they won 21—6 at home to newcastle falcons. elsewhere, 11th placed exeter beat leicester in 5th. 0ne bit of bad news for sarecens and england is that the prop mako vunipola could be out for up to three months. he damaged knee ligaments last weekend against sale. a scan will reveal the full extent of the damage but could miss the start of the six nations tournamnet, if not all of it. his brother billy is already ruled out.

mako has been a key playerfor eddiejones during their unbeaten run in 2016. now, 2017 could be a big year for football in jersey. they‘ re currently pa rt of the english football association but they want to join uefa, and be able to compete in their own right. next year they take their case to the court of arbitration for sport. patrick gearey reports. many‘s the visitor who's touched onjersey‘s shore and left a mark. this is an island of influences but with an independent streak. an identity they want to display on the football field as a full member of european football's governing body, uefa. thejersey fa wants these young players to represent their island on the international stage, to play countries, not just counties. but there is a barrier. uefa's rules say membership is only open to countries recognised by the united nations as an independent state. jersey don't fit the bill. what we are saying to uefa is that we want to challenge

that independence. we are independent here in many, many ways and more independent than many of their current members. we are saying to uefa judge us on our footballing capacity, our footballing ability. jersey argue that uefa already includes a number of non—un states, look north to the faroe islands, part of the kingdom of denmark, or down on the mediterranean, gibraltar, a british overseas territory. then there's the complicated case of kosovo, accepted as a uefa member this year, but still not fully recognised by the un. jersey want what they have, a chance to play in the biggest competitions for club and country. it will be massive, i think that's where senior football is lacking because you are playing against the same people week in, week out. even funding at the moment, i think uefa would bring funding