this is bbc world news. my name's mike embley. our top stories: the pope calls for negotiations to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians. investigators in moscow are trying to find out why a bus ploughed into a subway entrance, killing at least four people. at a shooting range in india, meet the sure—shot granny who's become a local celebrity at the age of 80. hello and welcome to bbc world news. in rome, pope francis has called for an end to the suffering of children and for peace in the middle east. christmas celebrations in bethlehem have been quieter than usual, after the violent unrest sparked by president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. here in britain, the archbishop of canterbury reflected in his christmas day sermon

on what he described as "tyrannical leaders around the world" and "populist leaders who deceive". this from our religion editor martin bashir. bright sunshine lit up the basilica in st peter's square. but pope francis chose to focus his christmas day message on how conflict and oppression are casting a dark shadow over the world. he said that christmas makes us focus on the christ child, and thereby pay attention to the sufferings of children, particularly in the holy land. "we seejesus in the children of the middle east," he said, "who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians." "on this festive day, let us ask the lord for peace forjerusalem." the anglican archbishop in jerusalem, the most

reverend suheil dawani, said that christ himself wept over the city 2,000 years ago, and with donald trump's decision to officially recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel, that grief continues. when he wept at that time, he wept for the absence of peace and love in the life of people who live here. i'm afraid that our lord jesus is really still weeping for this city. happy christmas! at canterbury cathedral, archbishop justin welby said that though christ was born without any political leverage, he provides more freedom to individuals than the world's most powerful leaders. but midway through preaching, his own powers of speech began to fail... unlike the budget, it's not gin. laughter. in rome, canterbury and here in jerusalem, christian leaders have taken the opportunity of this day

to challenge the wisdom of the world that they say puts power before people and has failed to protect the most vulnerable members of society, our children. martin bashir, bbc news, injerusalem. investigators in moscow are examining what caused a bus to career into a pedestrian subway in moscow, killing at least four people. victims include a woman in her thirties and a teenager. the driver told officials he'd been trying to apply the brakes, but they didn't work. faith 0rr reports. it is a task nobody would envy. these emergency workers are picking up the pieces after a bus crashed into an underpass. it killed several people and was only stopped by the roof of the tunnel. this was the terrifying moment the vehicle barrelled down the steps, hitting pedestrians. officials say they are working to try to establish what caused the crash.

translation: the bus was driving away from the square and due to unknown reasons, drove into a pedestrian underpass. an investigation is under way. four people died and nine were hospitalised, two people refuse to go to hospital. the driver is in shock and investigators are working with him to try to figure out what happened. the driver has been detained by police but there is no suggestion this was terrorism. an inspection of the entire moscow bus fleet has now been ordered. however it happened, it is a tragedy that will leave a scar on the city into the year to come. the leading russian opposition politician alexei navalny has called for a boycott of next yea r‘s election, in protest at the election commission's decision that he cannot take part. he has a conviction for embezzlement which he says is politically—motivated but officials have ruled it bars him from standing. 0lga ivshina from the bbc russian service told us more.

we can't call it a surprise but this is an important twist. just yesterday mr navalny went to the electoral committee and submitted all the signatures and documents needed and today, just a few hours later on, basically, he was rejected because the head of the electoral committee said he has outstanding criminal convictions. mr navalny argues that human rights organisations around the world says those charges were politically motivated. the russians quarters insist that is what happened. he can't run. in return. first of all, he said he would appeal the decision and second of all, if the ban continues, he would call to boycott the actions. this adds a small injury could to those elections ——

intrigue. because people believe mr putin will win but the question is the percentage and what the turnout will be. russia's deputy prime minister, vitaly mutko, is stepping down temporarily as the country's most senior football official. he says he wants to concentrate on contesting a lifetime ban from the olympic games, over state—sponsored doping. he will remain as chief organiser of next year's world cup in russia. translation: today, using the opportunity i had, i addressed the executive order in regard to the temporary impossibility of performing my duties while court proceedings are under way. this is to allow the russian football union work normally. i ask for my full powers to be temporarily suspended for six months. i didn't resign and my mandate will be active until 2020. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.

protests have erupted in peru, over the president's decision to grant a medical pardon to the jailed former president alberto fujimori. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets for a second day, accusing president kuczynski of making a deal with the opposition, to avoid his own impeachment. fujimori was serving a 25 year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and sanctioning death squads. a man has rammed his car into the headquarters of germany's social democratic party in berlin. police say he was intending to kill himself — he had gas cartridges in the car and cans of petrol. he'd also left a bag containing gas canisters in front of the headquarters of chancellor angela merkel‘s party. the man was injured and taken to hospital. authorities in the philippines have ordered a criminal investigation into a shopping mall fire in mindinao. the fire started after a storm hit divao and flooded parts of the city. at least 37 people died. the building's administrators have denied suggestions that emergency exits were inadequate. the deadly tropical storm that cut through the southern philippines on saturday, killing 240 people, is now hitting southern vietnam. up to a million people

are being evacuated from low lying areas — authorities are warning of up to 200 millimetres of rain. the tropical storm has weakened and should dissipate within the next 48 hours. nick miller from the bbc weather centre gave us more details. thankfully, in terms of wind strength, the storm has weakened to a tropical on. you can see on that satellite picture, it moved into southern vietnam's with the cloud breaking upa southern vietnam's with the cloud breaking up a bit which is an indication of the weakening of the system. it is still a big rainmaker and into southern vietnam on the heavy rain. it moves into the gulf of thailand into what southern thailand in the coming days and may bring rain to bangkok. the land area is in the path, still up to 200 millimetres of rain. the landslide

threat still current. a diplomatic row between venezuela and canada has intensified. canada is banning venezuela's ambassador from returning to ottawa and expelling its charge d'affaires. canada's foreign minister has said it's retaliation for the expulsion of its most senior diplomat from caracas over the weekend. with me here is leonardo rocha, americas editor for bbc world service. canada and venezuela have been at odds for a few months. in —— canada has been supporting the opposition which venezuela is protesting against, the lack of democracy and what they says rights violations. what canada says, strong statement. canadians will not stand by as the government of rob these people of their democratic and human rights.

also, two days ago, and a swathe expeued also, two days ago, and a swathe expelled the brazilian ambassador —— venezuela. venezuela is making a clear sta nd venezuela. venezuela is making a clear stand in giving a strong message to those who criticise the government of president nicolas jura. we won't listen quietly, we will act. —— nikolas maduro. they are expelling activists in venezuela. this comes at months before the presidential elections are expected to take place, in the first half of next year. how far do you think this will go diplomatically? in trade and economic terms with canada, they aren't really important for them as well. what really matters our relations with our allies. mainly russia, cuba, other countries in the region that support venezuela like

0livia. and the unite dates, selling oil to the united states. —— 0livia. inflation is out of control. —— bolivia. venezuela is a thing they are taking orders from the trump administration. —— is saying. they are making a clear stance that they will not take abuse. at the same time, they have a weekend in opposition with many leaders injail oi’ opposition with many leaders injail or having escaped the country with prospect of president nikolas maduro, probably in april or may next year, running for another six—year term and securing and other term. thank you. in the state of uttar pradesh in india, each year around 2,000 women are killed over dowry demands. but an eighty year old grandmother has been waging a unique fight for gender equality. parkashi tomar is india's oldest shooting champion. here's her story.

stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: how a workshop in austria is making furniture from old household appliances. we hear all about what they call "up—cycling." we saw this enormous tidal wave approaching the beach, and people started to run, and suddenly it was complete chaos. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said the operation had been 90% successful but it's failed in its principal objective — to capture general noriega and take him to the us to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day breaks slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, nosedown in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide,

falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years. thousands went to midnight mass in the town of shkroda where there were anti—communist riots ten days ago. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the pope has been giving his christmas blessing. he called for "peace for jerusalem" and "mutual trust" on the korean peninsula. russian investigators are examining why a bus ploughed into a subway entrance in moscow, killing at least four people. a huge rockslide has taken place near innsbruck in austria. rocks, soil and even trees fell on the main service road, which is now blocked. people used the road to visit church for christmas mass just 10 minutes before the rocks came down. luckily nobody was injured. up to 150 people are still cut off from the outside world and will be until at least wednesday.

you've heard of recycling, but these days the new buzzword is upcycling, transforming rubbish into objects of desire. a non—profit workshop in austria — supported by the city government — is working with the long—term unemployed to make furniture, ornaments and jewellery out of old household appliances. bethany bell reports from the dismantling and recycling centre in vienna. it's beautiful, but it is actually all made from rubbish. the process starts here at this workshop. workers remove hazardous substances from old computers and appliances. the leftovers are sent either for recycling, or upstairs, to the trash design team. what we do is that we collect specific kinds of garbage — that means electric and electronic equipment. we make, design objects and jewellery, and we offer the old garbage an opportunity to get reused, or to get upcycled. they turn vinyl records into clocks, and dead keyboards into rings. the glass from washing machine doors

becomes sandblasted bowls, complete with patterns. and it's notjust about transforming trash. lives are changed here, too. many of the people who work here are the long—term unemployed. susann says she has been given a new chance. translation: it is cool. i find it really super. you make something new out of old stuff, but it hurts me when i have to cut up these old records. i recently had an old abba album and i thought "no!", and then it became a notebook. but that's the way it goes. and some of vienna's famous christmas markets are also getting in on the act. trash design is on offer alongside the gingerbread and mulled wine. the workshop has its own stalls, where products are on sale, often for pretty prices.

these items have come a long way from the city's rubbish dumps to the magnificent surroundings of one of austria's old royal palaces, and when it comes to christmas presents this year, the designers are hoping that it will be upcycling all the way. christmas is meant to be a time of giving for all, but one family from the uk has gone further than most with their seasonal goodwill. the clarkes have collected clothes, sleeping bags and food, and drove to calais. they've been giving them to some of the thousands of refugees who are still in the area, despite the closure of the so—called jungle camp. here's their story in their own words. i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. thanks very much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, hats, socks, gloves. bye, everyone! my name's andy clarke. there are some people who say that they should stay where they are and try to manage it within their countries. i mean, my own personal view is that you don't move

away from your family of origin, your friends of origin, your culture, your religion, your home, everything, and put yourself into the most precarious positions, if there is not an extremely good, valid reason for doing that. nice to meet you. a lot of the individuals that we speak to are professional people. unfortunately, they have felt that their lives are in danger, and that's why they've had to move. i'm nikki. i think they are probablyjust trying to keep themselves busy, aren't they, playing football. we met some guys who really kindly took us to show where they had been living. so we followed them down this little path that started to get muddier and muddier. it looks like chaos, doesn't it? it'sjust really, really shocking, and it's really sad that anybody

has to live like that. we can't go back. in my country, there is a very dangerous guy. that is why we live here. here is safe. i know it is not a good life, but we are safe. seeing the living conditions and the desperation, yeah, things were shocking, but it was also really quite, quite nice to have that opportunity to talk to them. queen elizabeth has been attending the traditional christmas day service along with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle. in her christmas day broadcast the queen paid tribute to the cities of manchester and london, for the way in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. it's a day for family, with its own established pattern. for the royal family, that means a visit to church, led by the queen. and there, very much at home already, the royal family's soon—to—be newest

member, meghan markle. alert to everything that was going on, and waiting for her cue in terms of royal protocol. a neat curtsey, as the queen left by car. and then walking across to speak to members of the crowd who had been hoping to meet her, before lunch, and then the queen's christmas broadcast. # god save the queen...# the central message of this year's broadcast was one of solidarity with two british cities. this christmas, i think of london and manchester, whose powerful identities shone through over the past 12 months in the face of appalling attacks. the queen said it had been a privilege to witness the extraordinary bravery of young people injured in the manchester attack. very wicked. mmm. to target that sort of thing. yeah. yeah, it's... she spoke, too, about what she called the "sheer awfulness" of the grenfell tower fire. our thoughts and prayers

are with all those who died, and those who lost so much. and we are indebted to members of the emergency services, who risked their own lives this past year saving others. television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on christmas day... and there were personal touches. the queen recalled that it's 60 years since she delivered the first live christmas day tv broadcast. and that is how i imagine you now... six decades on, the presenter has evolved somewhat. and it's 70 years since she and the duke of edinburgh were married. he retired from solo duties this year, but... i know his support and unique sense of humour will remain as strong as ever, as we enjoy spending time this christmas with our family, and look forward to welcoming new members into it next year. a christmas message which acknowledges the passage

of time, but which reminds us that more than six decades now after she came to the throne, the queen remains strongly committed to her role as head of state. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. if you've enjoyed a day of festive excess — eating and drinking a little too much — perhaps the most you want to do to exert yourself is to try and reach for the remote control. so spare a thought for the competitors of the wingsuit flying world cup. they spent most of their christmas jumping out of planes or balloons. the event took place injinngu in yunnan province, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. you know what they say. what goes up must come down. a principal they understand all too well that the wingsuit flying world cup. —— principle. teams from around the

globe competing in this extreme and hair raising sport. translation: globe competing in this extreme and hair raising sport. translationzlj travelled more than 400 kilometres to see this. we arrived here early in the morning, just to watch the wing suit flying show. it is spectacular! you can say that again. a couple of skydivers perform a 360 degrees rotating nosedive. while others piggybacked from their teammates. not everybody was happy with how things turned out. translation: i think our performance this time didn't reflect our real strength. we will get to our best through regular competition. i have we perform better next time. the chinese team finished third overall, behind the winds france and the united states, who came second. it isa united states, who came second. it is a non—profit event, and the local school received a cheque worth more than $30,000. so some charitable spirit, combined with a little heart stopping terror. how can you get

more festive than that? a more sedate sport, cricket, and the boxing day test between australia and england is under way in england. england arejust paying —— playing for pride, having already lost the ashes. australia have elected to bat on what is proving a flat wicket. approaching lunch they are and 92. —— they are on. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello. not quite in sync with the big day itself but our wether for boxing day the weather will feel more christmassy and, in the next few days, some of us will see some snow. the reason why, colder air is moving back in across the uk. 13 degrees celsius the top temperature for christmas day. most of us in single figures fora few days to come. an indication ofjust how cold it's getting will be the threat of ice on untreated surfaces as boxing day begins.

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too. and we're getting some sleet and snow to begin the day in the southern uplands, northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend further east across southern england as well. to the north of that, take advantage of the drier

and sunnier weather. still a few showers dotted about in northern england, mostly rain at this stage, into northern ireland too. but quite a bit of fine weather, a sunnier afternoon for southern scotland, for the central belt, compared with the morning but there weill be quite a few sleet and snow showers peppering northern scotland at this stage. and behind those things, it could well turn icy again going through the night. going through boxing day evening, into wednesday, we need to watch this weather system for snow developing into parts of wales and the midlands. sill some uncertainty about the details here. but some sleet and wet snow possible too. the back edge of this, as it begins to pull away eastwards going into wednesday. if you are travelling, through the night and into wednesday, do pay close attention to updates on this forecast. further intry showers in northern scotland on wednesday. but actually as this weather system pulls a way, there will be a lot of fine sunny but chilly weather on wednesday and quite a frost going into thursday morning, which again, the gap between weather systems will offer a lot of fine weather before this system slowly comes in on friday. so quite a nice day on thursday for sunshine but quite cold. friday into the weekend, more cloud,

the weather system from the atlantic turning milder, but also wetter and windier once again. this is bbc news — the headlines. pope francis has called for a negotiated solution to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians. in his christmas address at the vatican, he said he hoped for dialogue towards the peaceful coexistence of two states. he also addressed the plight of children scarred by conflict. an investigation is under way into why a bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in the russian capital moscow. four people were killed and several others injured. the driver, who has been arrested, says the breaks failed to work. the russian deputy prime minister who is also in charge of the 2018 world cup, vitaly mutko, says he's stepping down temporarily as president of the football union. he says it's to concentrate on contesting a lifetime ban from the olympics, which was issued after he was accused of running a huge 0lympic doping programme — an allegation he denies. london's euston station has been

turned into a shelter for the homeless, as rail workers and charity staff served around 200