if this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at eight: authorities in tunisia arrest three people suspected of being part of a terror cell connected to the berlin christmas market attacker, anis amri. a man and woman have appeared in court in london charged with making preparations for a terrorist attack. israel condemns as shameful a un security council vote calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. 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. merry christmas, everybody. and the obamas take a trip down memory lane as they prepare to deliver their final christmas message from

the white house. in halfan in half an hour we will look like on a momentous year in sport. which included an incredible year for andy murray. 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. one police officer was injured. he's now recovering in hospital. and the hunt for more clues about the attacker goes on. 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. miss el hassan is also accused of possession of information useful to terrorism. mr mohammed and miss 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. officers conducted extensive searches at properties including homes in derby. four other men arrested at the same time were this week released without charge. mr mohammed and miss el hassan have been remanded in custody, and will next appear in court at the old bailey injanuary. dominic casciani, 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 republican and democratic 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? this holy book, the bible, contains 3,000 years of history of the jewish 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 will be different when he's in office. here in bethlehem, palestinians gathering for their annual christmas parade feel they have something extra to celebrate. they're calling this resolution a victory and hope 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. yolande knell, bbc news, bethlehem. yolande knell has been speaking to dr mustafa ba rghouti

of the palestine national initiative. he says the resolution is very important and that donald trump's position would harm the peace process. first of all, it gives us a very strong instrument to fight back the israeli illegal settlements that are killing the possibility of a two state solution. but also, this is a very important resolution, because it reminds that everybody with the international court ofjustice resolution that said that all israeli changes in the occupied territories must be reversed, including the annexation of eastjerusalem. it will give us a very strong base for diplomatic actions, for the struggle on the ground and even for demanding boycott and sanctions against israel for violating international law. but already we have had the us president—elect donald trump promising a different approach when he takes office later in january. that was his reaction. how the palestinians

respond to that? the value of the resolution of the security council, it showed unanimous international support to the rights of the palestinian people. if the american president—elect wants to be against international law and wants to violate international law himself by supporting israeli settlements, he will be making a problem for himself. but at the end of the day, if he proceeds with not accepting this resolution, this would mean the end of the possibility of the united states having any serious role in any peaceful process in the future. they cannot be totally biased to israel and a mediator at the same time. 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. to fans, he was easy to spot. he was responsible for some of rock's greatest riffs. 1972's piledriver was the beginning of a run of hit albums. 57 top a0 singles. no other band comes close. rick parfitt and met francis rossi when they were teenagers. theirfirst single met francis rossi when they were teenagers. their first single was a slice of 60s psychedelia. other

passion was for something a bit more role, he making rock formula. all old records sound alike, of course they do, because it is status quo. i'm not trying to get out of a corner, they're going to sound like's. who else would they sound like? won who would i get to open this thing? i couldn't think of anyone better. when it came to six, drugs and rock vnv when it came to six, drugs and rock ‘n‘ roll, rick parfitt did it all. this river rose as a consequence of a huge dose of amphetamines. i thought i have this rift, slice it, good night, rick, see when the

morning. icame i came back about 1130 the next morning rick was still there. he said he had been home. —— he said he had not been home. he was married three times. of course he has a particular type of woman. blonde! and his health, even when he was recovering, 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. rick parfitt, who has died at the age of 68. a short time ago i spoke to dave peacock from chas and dave, who toured with status quo in 201a. he told me about his memories of rick parfitt. he was great. the last time i saw

him, he came in our dressing room and gave me and chas a couple of u kuleles and gave me and chas a couple of ukuleles which we still play. he was a great bloke. he was a bit wild, but that is what he was known for in the end. what sort of a character was it? he loved music. notjust what you'd think, that boogie stuff, he likes country stuff and all kinds of stuff. and that sort of sound of status quo of which she was an absolutely key parties so much the soundtrack to people's lives from the 1970s and 1980s. that's right. they had so many hits. and when they did live aid, that was a perfect intro to the whole concert, rocking all over the world. they could not have been a better tune to do it. how did you get along musically? we

supported them, that they liked what we did. i mean status quo have a lwa ys we did. i mean status quo have always been fans of us. we have known rick and francis for years and yea rs, known rick and francis for years and years, but that was the first time we had toured with them, a couple of yea rs we had toured with them, a couple of years ago. we got on great with them. and touring with them, that will have been quite late in the band's career. what was it like?l good atmosphere. the crowds loved them. they loved us as well, i think we gained a few more fans who had not seen us play before. said he remained a performer, really, until very recently? yes, he was playing up very recently? yes, he was playing up until... he had a couple of scares, one in turkey almost a year ago. it is a terrible shame. david

peacock there remembering rick parfitt. 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." nick witchell is our royal correspondent. buckingham palace saying it is a private matter. zara tindall always in an ambiguous situation, although she is a grandchild of the queen, neither she nor mike tindall are members of the working royal family, 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 have been born in the spring, so it was thought she was around four months pregnant. no medical risk to her, to zara, but sad for both of them. let's take a look now

at the headlines on bbc news. the authorities in tunisia say they have arrested three people suspected of being part of a terror cell linked to the berlin christmas market attacker anis amri. a man and woman have appeared in court in london charged with making preparations for a terrorist attack. tributes paid to the status quo guitarist rick sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. that was their 13th league win in a

i’ow. that was their 13th league win in a row. it may be the season of goodwill, but celtic don't give anything away willingly. the champions are still unbeaten this season champions are still unbeaten this season and where perhaps unlucky not to concede a first half penalty. celtic battled with the wind, and the rain on a plastic pitch. hamilton lost the battle against. they have scored against them for five games in a row. one nil before the break, but a man down shortly after. callum macgregor sent off for after. callum macgregor 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 is nothing hamilton can do about that. and 18th goal of this season was scored and wrapped up with three points. celtic are comfortably top at christmas and now they can probably —— properly

enjoy that dinner. rangers beat inverness but it needed an own goal to do it. celtic had their new year's eve. there are eight premier league match is on boxing day, david moyes returns to manchester united over two years after he was sacked. they are currently in the relegation zone. asked about his 11 month at old trafford, he said he did not get enough time. i was definitely treated unfairly. i think you need to look and say that over the period a lot of managers have come and gone and it has been difficult for them, too. i think whoever follows sir alex ferguson would have been the same. it would have taken whoever it was some time to change the squad around. they are great players, manchester united and one or two macro near the end of their career. and it was going to be a little bit

ofa and it was going to be a little bit of a rebuilding job and it was never going to get done immediately. they've had three matches in the by they've had three matches in the rugby union premiership, and a top five teams have all played. saracens remain top, but wasps are level on points with them after they secured a bonus point win against bath at the ricoh arena. a0—26 the final score. it is the time of year to gather round the fire, sit back and indulge. plenty of those for wasps fa ns indulge. plenty of those for wasps fans in 2016, they are on again thanks to christian wade. if the celebrations are perfectly choreographed, what followed was purely instinctive. two for wade and two for bath. he was in the early forward to show his pace as thomas young restored wasps at the break. deep down, he must have been

pleased. there was no outshining wade, though he needed some help this time. no make —— mistake in the finisher. wade's18th this time. no make —— mistake in the finisher. wade's 18th try of the year. no change in the results. wasps finishing 2016 as they started it, by winning. chris ashton returned from the 13 week ban from —— to score a try and elsewhere, exeter fourth after beating leicester to move above them. one bit of bad news for saracens and england is that the prop could be out for up to three months. he damaged knee ligaments last weekend and the scan will reveal the full extent of the damage in the next fortnight, but he is likely to miss the start of the six nations championship. if not all of it. his brother is already ruled out. he has been a key player for eddiejones during their unbeaten run this year.

and that is the sport for now. 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 as a country, theresa may says. as we leave the eu we must seize an historic opportunity to forge a bold new role and unite our country as we move forward into 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 streets. the lib dem leader, 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 hope 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. 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. beautiful, resourceful, tough princess leia. 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 two weeks ago on the graham norton show, promoting her new book based on her teenage diaries. we brought all these things up, thinking maybe there will be a line that'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. off—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 who plays chewbacca wrote, thoughts and prayers from all ourfriends for everyone's favourite princess. mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, wrote, as if 2016 could get any worse. sending all our love to carrie fisher. let's take you now live

to vatican city where pope francis is expected to conduct the traditional christmas eve mass in st peter's basilica. the vatican has been celebrating christmas all week. according to vatican radio, the pope delivered christos —— christmas greetings to all employees and families on thursday. he also met his predecessor, benedict xvi for an exchange of christmas greetings. president obama has delivered his last christmas message from the white house. sitting alongside his wife michelle, he said it had been an honour to serve as america's president. merry christmas everybody! one of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life

and for me that means getting some help from my best friend for our annual christmas weekly address. given how our first christmas weekly address went, i realised that barack needed all the help he could get. this is our first christmas in the white house and... what?! stop! you know what? you got to stop it! laughter. all right, you got to get it together. you are going to have to pull it together, potus. celebrating the holidays in the white house over these past eight years has been a true privilege. we've been able to welcome over half a million guests, our outstanding pastry chefs have baked 200,000 holiday cookies. that's a lot of cookies. and barack has treated the american people to countless dad jokes. they're great jokes. not so funny. although a few got a frosty reception. the last one. ha—ha! this year's white house holiday

theme is the gift of the holidays. and our decorations reflect some of our greatest gifts as a nation, from our incredible military families, to the life—changing impact of a great education. and the greatest gift that michelle and i have received over the last eight years has been the honour of serving as your president and first lady. together we fought our way back from the worst recession in 80 years and got unemployment to a nine—year low. we secured health insurance for another 20 million americans and new protections for folks who already had insurance. we made america more respected around the world, took on the mantle of leadership in the fight to protect this planet for our kids and much, much more. by so many measures our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. and i am hopeful we will build on the progress we've made together in the years to come. tomorrow, for the final time as the first family, we willjoin our fellow christians around the world to rejoice in the birth of our saviour and as we retell his story from that holy night we will also

remember his eternal message, one of boundless love, compassion and hope. the idea that we are our brother's keeper and our sister's keeper, that we should treat others as we would want to be treated, that we care for the sick, feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, no matter where they come from or how they practise their faith. those are values that help guide, notjust my family's christian faith, but that ofjewish americans, and muslim americans, non—believers, and americans of all backgrounds. and no one better embodies that spirit of service than the men and women who wear our country's uniform and their families. as always, many of our troops are far from home this time of the year and their families are serving and sacrificing right along with them. their courage and dedication allow the rest of us to enjoy this season. that's why we tried to serve

them as well as they've served this country. go to joiningforces.gov to see how you can honour and support the service members, veterans and military families in your community, not just during the holidays, but all year round. so, as we look forward to the new year, let's resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share and on behalf of all the obamas, michelle, malia, sasha, bo and that trouble—maker, sunny, merry christmas everyone. we wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2017. thanks and god bless. no surprises if i tell you that there's absolutely no chance of snow. we have been sent tweets asking us if we can manipulate the weather somehow and make it festive,

no way, i mean, it'sjustfeels weird, temperatures could be up to 1a15 degrees tomorrow, for christmas day, on top of that we have got some rain as well, strong wind, the spider is a storm corner, sweeping to the north of the british isles, spending all the smile there are straight from are straight from the southern climes from the azores, these are the early warning temperatures on christmas day, ten or 11 across the south, a bit cooler, colder, if you can call it that, in the north, then tomorrow, a blustery day in the north, heavy showers, really strong gales, windy around the western coast, there might be a bit of sunshine to the east of the pennines, maybe the north—east of scotland, but generally it is a cloudy and a very, very mild day, boxing day, very strong wind across the north of scotland, stormy, the met office warns, to the south, they'll