i often draw strength from eating ordinary people doing extraordinary things. volunteers, carers, community organisers, and good neighbours. but she is forced to miss the christmas day church service in sandringham because of a heavy cold. president putin declares a day of mourning in russia tomorrow after a military plane crashes, killing all 92 people on board. chile lifts a tsunami alert after a powerful earthquake strikes off the coast. also in the next hour, in his christmas day sermon, the archbishop of canterbury said the last year has left the world awash with division and fear. pope francis calls for a new effort for peace between israel and the palestinians at his christmas mass from the vatican. and in the next half—hour, join me for weather world, as we hitch a ride on snowdon‘s mountain railway. the tourists may have gone but it is still a busy time of year. good evening. welcome to bbc news

and happy christmas. the queen has missed her annual christmas day visit to church because of a heavy cold. other members of the royal family including the duke of edinburgh attended the service at sandringham without her. in her traditional christmas broadcast, the queen focused on the theme of inspiration. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. christmas day service at sandringham church but this year, without the queen. other members of a family including the duke of edinburgh attended by the duke of edinburgh attended by the queen remained at sandringham, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. as they left the service, the family appeared to be

relaxed. the queen's absence is understood to have been precautionary and there is no sense of undue concern. also absent from sandringham this year, the duke and duchess of them and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church at bucklebury in berkshire, where they have spent christmas day with the duchess' family, the middleton. inspiration was the theme of this year was my christmas broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace recently. achievements of olympic and paralympic recently. achievements of olympic and pa ralympic athletes recently. achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes were mentioned, and she said she drew strength from daily life. from ordinary people doing extraordinary things. volunteers, carers, volunteer organisers and good neighbours. unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. she recalled that this had been in

the year of her 90th birthday and paid tribute to the charities with which she has been associated. she said much more could be achieved globally by acting with others. said much more could be achieved globally by acting with othersm is understandable that we sometimes think the world's problems are so big that we can do little to help. on ourown, we big that we can do little to help. on our own, we cannot end was wipe—out injustice. but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine. her own actions have been guided by christianity. christ's example helps me see the benefit of doing small things with great love. whoever does them and whatever they themselves believe. great love. whoever does them and whatever they themselves believem was a blood test by a monaco, indisposed this christmas, shows little sign of yielding to the yea rs. little sign of yielding to the years. that monarch. there has been

some lightning of her workload, but no expectation whatsoever that she will step away from the core duties of her role as monarch and head of state. i spoke to make a short while ago. —— nick. i spoke to make a short while ago. -- nick. the christian faith, within the context of things that are inspiring, she started by talking about achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes. the inspiring impact they have had. we heard there that she draws inspiration from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. the unsung heroes around the country, as she says. interesting that she should talk about the duke of edinburgh award and the prince's trust. and

talking about 90th birthday. the charities of which he has been patron for so many years, 600 of them. and the inspiring work that they do. the observation that charitable work is much more effective collectively rather than individually. on her own, she says, we cannot wipe—out injustice. but the cumulative impact of dozens of small acts of justice can the cumulative impact of dozens of small acts ofjustice can be bigger than we can imagine. inspiring, the theme, and talking about athletes, charities and her own family. we know she has a heavy cold. this was recorded a few weeks ago? yes, nominally early in december. before the cold grips her. no appearance at church in sandringham. first time for many years that she has not appeared at that service. no sense of undue concern. we can detect, both from the demeanour of the

family that was there, including the duke of edinburgh who also had a cold, he was there looking as though there was nothing much wrong with him. but they all look very relaxed. and buckingham palace officials are indicating that there is no way any cause for alarm. it was a protective move, given that she is the age that she is. it was felt better that she should remain indoors. and not go out to church on this occasion. disappointing for many people going to sandringham — not only did they not go to the —— not only did they not go to the —— not only did they not see the queen, but the middleton not see the queen, but the middleton not there either. a russian plane has crashed into the black sea. it was heading to syria. the russian

president, that you put in, has declared a day of mourning. the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. it flew south, stopping to refuel. the final destination was syria. russia's airbase. minutes at a leaving, it crashed. president that you put in promised his full support. —— putin. members of the

red army choir were on board. most civilian passengers have stopped using the service. in 2010, one such model was carrying the polish president and crashed. the following year, a similar plan got fire in siberia. throughout the day, people in moscow brought flowers to the headquarters of the russian army choir. this disaster has left russia's stance and silent. the kremlin has missed a thorough investigation into the tragedy. tomorrow will be a day of national mourning. the russian defence ministry has said it identified the crash site in the black sea. team1—mac has promised a full

investigation. —— putin. team1—mac has promised a full investigation. —— putinlj team1—mac has promised a full investigation. -- putin. ioffer team1—mac has promised a full investigation. -- putin. i offer my condolences. the governments will form a committee to investigate. chaired by the minister of transport. we will fully investigate the incident to get to the root of the incident to get to the root of the tragedy. the crash was two minutes after taking off and is worrying. the plane just disappeared off the radar? it was routine checks. this

may mean it was really abrupt, something abrupt happened. the fact is that the wreckage is spread over quite a significant distance. experts say, usually, this is a sign the plane has dismantled or exploded in the air. whether this is the case this year, we will see. as soon as they discover the black boxes. on board, a group of renowned musicians? 64 members of the russian red army choir. they are well recognised professionals, famous all over the world, doing international concerts as well. their image became slightly controversial. there was some discussions after 2014. being a military choir, they praised efforts of russian servicemen in crimea.

some politicians in eastern europe and other countries said that the choir must denounce this. as professionals, well recognised all over the world. and what are the type of plane in question? a commonly used aircraft in russia? it is quite a well—known thing. it is considered to be relatively reliable. they started to bridges are back in 1970 arsenal. —— 1970s. are back in 1970 arsenal. ——1970s. there was one carrying the polish president. this means it was quite reliable. also there were a few cases when this plane managed to land when all three engines stop.

there were discussions that russian military and aviation should stop using them step—by—step. this is felt deeply within military circles. what about with ordinary russians? a deep shock for most russians. the red army choir always receives a warm welcome. on board at this plane, a very famous dr, a famous germanic tyrian activist in russia. she was helping children who... —— humanitarian activist adores by many in russia. i am just looking at a couple of further lines. 11 bodies

recovered from the black sea so far. apparently, after the crash, the impact location has been identified. 109 drivers involved in what is described as the ongoing search operation. this is the defence ministry in russia being quoted by the interfax agency. apparently it was in good repair and went under routine maintenance in september 20 16. chile has lifted a tsunami alert after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck off the southern coast. the quake hit 140 miles southwest of puerto montt. buildings in the town were evacuated as a precaution —— there are no reports yet of damage or casualties. church leaders have used their christmas sermons to reflect on the emotional impact of global events in 2016.

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, told his congregation that the end of the year leaves people in a less predictable world. martin bashir reports. happy christmas! entering canterbury cathedral in time—honoured fashion, justin welby focused his christmas day sermon on the uncertainty and division that has marked both domestic and international politics over the last year. the end of 2016 finds us all in a different kind of world, one less predictable and certain, which feels more awash with fear and division. he went on to suggest that anxiety is a clear sign that placing our trust in material prosperity has failed. the uncertainty of our world, of our feelings, of our values are in the wrong place. in rome, where additional security was in place following the berlin attack, pope francis focused on the plight

of children, pleading with all parties to end the conflict in syria. translation: it is time for weapons to be still forever and the international community to actively seek in negotiated solution so that civil coexistence can be restored in the country. pope francis concluded by appealing for christians to stand out as people of compassion and self—sacrifice. martin bashir, bbc news. our rome correspondent gave us this reaction. not entirely unexpected that she should devote his message to the city of rome to the problem

of world peace. he lamented the fact that there is so much conflict going on that, were ever practically you happen to look in the world, in the middle east, latin america, africa, he referred to the conflict still going on in north and south korea, the fact that there has been no end to this stage of war existing for decades between the countries, and he said without these, no future for the world. he went on to top in a much more personal way about those who have suffered. not only those who have suffered. not only those who have suffered from violence, he mentions the bail in terrorist attack. but also the children who have been suffering in syria. ——

terrorist attack. but over from the mediterranean on overcrowded boats. and the children hungry because they are malnourished. the queen pays tributes to what she calls unsung heroes such as carers and volunteers in her christmas message. but she is forced to miss church because of a cold. president putin pays tribute to those who died on board after a plane crash en route to syria. a large earthquake hit off the coast of chile, but no vitality is, it has been said. —— fatalities. the israeli leader, binyamin netanyahu has ordered his foreign ministry to summon and reprimand ambassadors from countries on the

united nations security council, including britain. the move is a response to the un vote on friday that condemned israel's building of jewish settlements in the occupied west bank. our middle east analyst, alanjohnston, told me that mr netanyahu's action shows his frustration with the security council. it looks as if a number of ambassadors in israel did not quite have the kind of christmas day that they might have been planning. as you say, a great string of them were called into the foreign ministry, some into the foreign ministry on the orders of prime minister netanyahu and each of them, the british, french, russians, chinese, spanish and egyptians and others will have been left in no doubt at all as to israel's deep frustration with what happened on friday night. the passing of that un resolution which strongly condemned the whole israeli settlement building project in the occupied territories, describing it as a flagrant violation of international law. suddenly, israel found itself

without a friend in the world after the us turned its back on the israelis, and allowed the resolution to go, did not veto it. the message was very clear from the world body and the israelis not accepting it for one moment. and clearly not going to act upon it and also talking about other measures with regard to the un as a result of their discontent. that is right. the israelis have suffered a stinging diplomatic setback and defeat. now they are on the offensive. this mass reprimanding of the ambassadors on christmas day is only one part of it. prime minister netanyahu also has the whole institution of the un itself in his sights. he has ordered a review of all of israel's relations with the world body, and said there will be a cutting off of funding, certainly to some branches of the un operation and one of the countries behind the moving of the resolution, senegal in west africa,

has also been the focus of israel's graph, money for aid projects from israel cut off. —— wrath. but the real focus of mr netanyahu's anger is president obama himself. the relationship between the two men and the israeli government and the obama administration really couldn't be worse. mr netanyahu again today suggesting that mr obama was personally manoeuvring behind the scenes to deal this blow diplomatically to israel. and therefore, waiting potentially for donald trump? well, the israelis see change coming on a very kind president—elect, donald trump, who broke with the usual protocol surrounding the behaviour of the president—elect and personally tried to move in and derail, did what he could to derail, this resolution at the un

and was almost successful in that. he made clear his unhappiness at all this and the israelis see him about to move into the white house in the weeks ahead, and they have no doubt at all that they are going to have a much easier diplomatic relationship with washington, at least, in the years ahead than they have had with the obama administration. alanjohnston on events in israel. a 19—year—old man has died after being stabbed 80 working men's club in northumberland. a 35—year—old man and 36 over me have been arrested on suspicion of murder. —— 36—year—old woman. 50,000 residents have been forced to leave their home and outspoken due to the finding of a world war ii bomb, which has now been defused. thought to be a legacy

ofan been defused. thought to be a legacy of an allied air raid. the victim of a hit in darfur, a man in his 20s from tyne & wear, died at the scene. to have been arrested. —— dartford. christmas is a time for family. e spent the next five years in and out of children's province. and now he organises special christmas dinners for young people who have left care. there was nobody there. you were on

your own? and if you visit a friend's house, i often felt as if i was the boy with no family who was going to visit. the christmas dinner project has grown from one to five cities in four years. all of the guests, they we re four years. all of the guests, they were given by strangers. all of the party run by volunteers. the only reason we do the christmas dinner is that so those young care leavers. go away with a memory they can look onto next year. that is all

christmases— the making of a memory to look onto next year. we are creating memories. this is his passion, and for the team, the passion is infectious. we have 20 volunteers — 60 young people, four hairstylists, artists, musicians, social workers coming down to do a really amazing christmas day for young people. it's gonna be amazing. this is sabrina, who is the hair woman and stylist, and she is pretty incredible! as a care leaver myself, i know how important it is to give self—esteem and to feel like people care.

this incredible man is ryan. ryan is going to be the chef for the evening. when i was 14 i went into temporary foster care for a weekend, and it sort of turned into nearly five years. christmas is about family, and not everyone is lucky enough to have it. the best part of the day was sitting down and having a meal with everyone, getting to know people. messages from previous dinners showjust how much they mean to care leavers. everyone looks happy. i won't ever forget this day! everything was spot on. amazed by it, amazed by everything. i hope they have one next year as well! and that is totally the plan. all: merry christmas! we got up to around 15 in aberdeen,

but the 100 year record still stands. the storm was responsible for the warm air. but now, colder air is coming in our direction. this isa air is coming in our direction. this is a cold front, this line of rain. mostly towards the hills, but i wouldn't be surprised to see it turn sleety. in the far north of scotland on boxing day, storm connor will thin fears, storm force winds, gusts

of up to 80 mph. only time we get from the north of england is and into wales, a lovely boxing day with some sunshine. and then the way and is rapidly recruits. —— increase. the gales will buffet western coast of scotla nd the gales will buffet western coast of scotland with lots of showers. really strong winds here for me and shetland, possibly up to 80 mph. but for most of ours, boxing day night anthony. awould be a problem in the coming days. —— fog. first thing in the morning on tuesday, wednesday, you can see the temperatures lower on tuesday. that could lead to a clear night. high pressure again on wednesday. frosty in england and

wales. one or two areas could struggle, and if the file persists, it could be only three of 4 degrees. takeit it could be only three of 4 degrees. take it journey travelling it could be only three of 4 degrees. take itjourney travelling between christmas and new year. the tickling and country lanes. —— particularly. hello this is bbc news. the queen pays tribute to what she calls "unsung heroes" — such as carers and volunteers — in her christmas message. i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things —

volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours. the queen missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. meanwhile, in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge are spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. president putin has declared a national day of mourning in russia tomorrow — after a military plane crashed, killing all 92 people on board. including a terror attack. an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has