this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. indonesia says it will build a new warning system, following the tsunami on saturday, which has killed nearly 430 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies, and highlighted the importance of people with opposing views treating each other with respect. i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. it can be heeded by everyone. it's needed as much as ever. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. british and french authorities have rescued a0 migrants from boats trying to cross the english channel. president trump says the partial us government shutdown will go on, until his demand for funds to build a mexican border wall is met. 2018 in the uk has seen months of extreme weather. join us from cumbria in the next hour to see the effects that it had on the rural year.

indonesia says it will install a new tsunami warning system next year, after the failure to predict the waves that struck on saturday. the country's disaster agency now says at least a29 people were killed, and 150 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra were forced to flee their homes for higher ground, as the tsunami hit coastal areas. charities say they're worried about disease spreading as supplies of clean water and medicine are dwindling. sameer hashmi reports from the coast of west java. three days after the tsunami struck

indonesia, the country is slowly coming to terms with the scale of the tragedy. the government has now turned its attention to providing relief for thousands of people who've lost their homes. several such centres have been set up to collect food and clothing. leading the relief and rescue operations in banten region is commander rico sirait. he says progress has been difficult. the challenge will be mostly because of the weather right now. it's rainy season, during the end of the year. we try hard to still search the shore where we are right now. a few kilometres away, tommy manangka was supposed to have a busy christmas, but it's turned out to be empty. his beach facing resort was shattered when a strong wave from the sea powered its way through these doors on the night of the tsunami. in this muslim dominated country, tommy is from the christian

minority, and on the day he should be celebrating, he is busy picking up the pieces of his retirement plan. translation: i was with my guests when i saw a huge wave that went over the yard. i shouted, this might be a tsunami. i asked the people to move up to the second floor. and then the next wave came in so quickly that the guests who were in the lobby were dragged all the way to the road. the special forces are stilljointly conducting rescue operations with the national search agency across affected regions. we have been following the rescue team for the past hour and they have been going from one beach to another trying to sift through the debris to look for more survivors. there are still many people that are missing. the team is still optimistic and hopeful, even though they realise that this has been a year of disasters for indonesia. the president has ordered the installation of a new advanced tsunami warning system.

in a country that has been prone to natural disasters in recent years, this could help avoid a future large—scale loss of life. sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. the queen, in her christmas broadcast, has called for respect and civility, saying the christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as much as ever." she said treating the other person with consideration, even though, there may be deeply held differences, was a good step towards greater understanding. the royal family gathered for the traditional christmas day service on the sandringham estate, with hundreds of well wishers there to see them. but prince philip and the duchess of cornwall didn't attend. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. morning service at the church on the sandringham estate, and the queen, without the duke of edinburgh this year. officials say he's in perfectly good health but is taking things quietly. much attention inevitably on the family's newcomer

the duchess of sussex. and close attention on the interchanges between her and the duchess of cambridge. newspapers have been suggesting that meghan and kate haven't been getting on. no sign of any tension on this christmas morning. the queen departed by car, the moment for the duchesses to dip. or in the case of meghan, to almost touch the ground. and then equerries and private secretaries became flower—gatherers as the royals made their way to meet some of the people who'd been waiting to see them. it's the younger generation to the fore now, harry and meghan, and kate and william. and then, flower duties completed, it was back to sandringham to settle down for lunch and the queen's christmas broadcast. the queen recalled the centenary of the armistice which had ended the first world war, a conflict in which her father had served in the royal navy. and then to more recent family matters. closer to home, it has been

a busy year for my family. cheering. with two weddings and two babies, and another child expected soon. it helps to keep a grandmother well occupied. and then a sentence about the unifying power of the commonwealth. these are the words which are being seen as an oblique piece of advice to the opposing sides in the brexit debate. even with the most deeply held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding. she finished with a reference to the story of christ. i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. it can be heeded by everyone. it's needed as much as ever. so, nothing explicit, no direct reference to brexit in the broadcast, but the palace is clearly hoping that the queen's

carefully chosen words about goodwill and respect will be heeded by everyone caught up in the brexit debate. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. authorities on both sides of the channel have picked up a0 migrants who were trying to cross to britain. four boats were intercepted this morning and a number of people were discovered by british officials in folkstone. one inflatable boat laden with six adults and two children was rescued by french authorities after its motor stopped working. our reporter emily unia told us what happened. it was quite a busy night for authorities. it started about three this morning, lifeboats dispatched from walmer, and dover in kent, also a coast guard helicopter from lid. they were actually dealing with one boat, they picked up 13 people. another boat in the channel had eight people, the french authorities picked up nine people, there was a boat containing two people found just after half

past nine this morning, and then people who already have arrived in folkestone ended up being picked up by border officials, so 40 people in total in a space of less than 12 hours actually. and the authorities had convinced that this is not coincidental? that the home office released a statement this afternoon saying this is evidence of organised criminal gang activity. they're working with french enforcement as well to try to put a stop to it. clearly this is happening on the other side of the channel and people are desperate to get into the uk and they're risking their lives to make this journey. get into the uk and they're risking their lives to make thisjourney. a lot of people do not have life jackets. very small sum of the children. on this and they will see medical assessment, but in terms of risks authorities must be quite worried that numbers up in significant and is getting on to more than 150. we're creeping out towards 180, and people are taking

asylu m towards 180, and people are taking asylum and that is a significant numberof asylum and that is a significant number of people. asylum and that is a significant numberof people. i'm asylum and that is a significant number of people. i'm sure you're going to ask why. a lot of the people are iranian, that is their nationality. will he understand is serbia lifted visa requirements last year from people from iran. they we re year from people from iran. they were try to boost their tourism industry, and a lot of people from around turned up in 10,000 did not go home again. serbia has now cancelled that scheme, but of course a huge numberof cancelled that scheme, but of course a huge number of iranian visitors in the country, an accident than trying to leave serbia to make their way to thatis to leave serbia to make their way to that is one of the explanations as to why this is happening now. president trump has been speaking to the media about the market turmoil of recent days. japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders‘ worries following a slide on wall street. the president was asked about whether the chairman of the federal reserve, who he has widely criticised, still had a future. they are raising interest rates too fast.

that is my opinion, but i should have confidence. but i think it will straighten. they are raising interest rates too fast because they think the economy is so good. but i think that they will get it pretty soon. i really do. i mean the fact is that the economy is doing so well that they raised interest rates and that is a form of safety in a way. president obama didn't do much of that. it is much easier to run when you have no interest rates and he had a very low interest rate. we have a normalised interest rate. a normalised interest rate is good for a lot of people. they have money in the bank, they get interest on their money. for many years nobody got interest on their money. but i have great confidence in them. i have great confidence in our companies. we have companies that are the greatest in the world and they are doing really well. they have record kinds of numbers, so i think it is a tremendous opportunity to buy, really a great opportunity to buy. the president was also asked about the on—going government shutdown which began at midnight

on friday after democrats resisted president donald trump's demand for $5 billion, around £4 billion, for his mexico border wall. he was asked when the government might reopen. i can't tell you when the government is going to be open. i can tell you it is not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they would like to call it. i will call it whatever they want, but it is all the same thing. it is a barrierfrom people pouring into our country, from drugs, it is a barrierfrom drugs. there is a problem in this world today, it's called human trafficking. human trafficking is one of the hard to believe problems and we are not going to let that take place. we are working so hard to catch these traffickers. they are bad people. as soon as i said i want to build a wall they were all against it. it is like, take another example, take comey. everybody hated comey, they thought he did a horrible job, the democrats hated him,

they were calling for his resignation, they were calling for his firing, including schumer, including nancy pelosi. untilifired him. once i fired him everybody said, why did you fire him? take a look at some of these people. this is what we are doing now. take a look at some of these people. literally the day before i fired him they were saying he should be fired. as soon as i fired him they said, "why did you fire him?" that was a terrible thing to do. it is a disgrace what is happening in our country. but other than that i wish everybody a very merry christmas. thank you very much. thank you. the two politicians you are criticising the democrats chuck schumer believes democrats and the

scented, and nancy pelosi will become the speaker and the house of representatives. the pope has appealed for brotherly love between people of all races, nations and religions, to help solve the conflicts of the world. in his traditional christmas message, he said differences were not a danger, but a source of richness. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, used his christmas sermon, to speak of peace and unity, at a time of challenge and discord. here's our religious affairs editor, martin bashir: with the basilica bathed in sunshine, pope francis began his address by asking, what is the universal message of christmas. it is, he said, that god is a good father and that we are all brothers and sisters, common humanity, despite our ethnic and cultural differences. translation: by his incarnation, the son of god tells us that salvation comes through love, acceptance and respect of this poor humanity of ours, which we all share in a great variety of languages and cultures.

he followed this with a litany of nations at enmity, from syria to the ukraine, the korean peninsula to the middle east, where he pleaded for israelis and palestinians to resume dialogue in a place that he said was chosen by the lord but torn apart by conflict. translation: may all of us receive peace and consolation from the birth of the saviour and in the knowledge that we are loved by the one heavenly father. realising new that we are brothers and sisters and come to live as such. at canterbury, archbishop justin welby also emphasised that the gospel of christ is not divisive but unifying, and said we must replace the language of conflict. god's language of love is exclusive. it requires us to forget other languages, of hatred, of tribalism, of rivalry,

of political advantage, of materialism, of pride, of greed, and so many more. although he did not mention the political challenges that lie ahead for the nation, justin welby, like other religious leaders, had used his christmas sermon to speak of peace and unity at a time of challenge and discord. martin bashir, bbc news. two 15—year—old teenagers have been charged with the murder of a man in north london at the weekend. 25—year—old wilham mendes, a portuguese national, was stabbed to death during an incident in tottenham on saturday night. the headlines on bbc news... indonesia says it will build a new warning system, following the tsunami on saturday,

which has killed nearly 430 people in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies, and highlighted the importance of people with opposing views treating each other with respect. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family, for their traditional church service at sandringham. kevin spacey, the american actor, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in 2016. the alleged victim is the son of a tv news presenter. mr spacey, who spent more than a decade as a theatre director in london, has previously said he doesn't remember the incident. andy moore reports. here is an interesting titbit that none of you may know... kevin spacey has been accused of unwanted sexual advances by more than 30 men, but these are the first allegations to get as far as court. i don't make this up... injuly 2016...

he's accused of groping the teenage son of a television news reader in a bar. allegations that were first made public in a press conference last year. to kevin spacey, i want to say this, shame on you for what you did to my son. shortly after the charge was announced, kevin spacey released a video in which he adopted the role of his character frank underwood from house of cards. he made no direct reference to the accusations, but he said enigmatically, "you wouldn't rush to judgement without the facts, would you?" kevin spacey is the winner of numerous acting awards, but his career has come to a standstill since the first allegation was made. at the time he apologised for inappropriate drunken behaviour. he's since made an absolute denial of all the other allegations. in the uk, police are investigating six accusations of sexual assault dating from spacey‘s time as artistic director at london's old vic. andy moore, bbc news.

electric scooters have become a multi—billion dollar business, and a familiar sight in cities like paris and los angeles. but they're also increasingly visible on streets in the uk, that's despite being banned for use on public roads. now there are calls for the law to be changed, as joe miller reports. they have been taking off across europe and in the us. equipped with an electric motor, these traffic—beating scooters can zip along at 20 mph. commuter lloyd bennett is a convert, despite warnings about their safety. it's not something that concerns me. i'm not going fast, you know. if you're going along somewhere that's really busy, you can turn the power down so you go a lot slower, and just take your time. it's just really easy, really simple. it's no different to a bike. there is one key difference. these scooters are still illegal in the uk, and are only allowed on private land. yet at this dealership in london, business is booming,

and customers don't seem to be put off by the prospect of breaking the law. they have just come from san francisco, they have just come from paris, they have just come from israel. you see everybody on them, it's a very green solution, and easy, and they don't understand why the government doesn't take it to the other step. he wants e—scooters to be treated the same way as electric bikes. so far, the company's appeals to authorities have fallen on deaf ears. the government has committed hundreds of millions of pounds to developing energy—efficient transport, but e—scooters like this aren't part of the mix, despite an increase in popularity, and there is no sign of the law being changed in a hurry. enthusiasts say e—scooters are one of the few convenient alternatives to overcrowded trains and buses. but motoring organisations say rules on how they should be driven are desperately needed. fairly rapidly, we're going to need

some legislation to clarify where they can travel, how they can travel, and also some guidance in terms of the highway code. the global boom in e—scooters has been fuelled by sharing schemes, and the fear of an avalanche of vehicles might be behind britain's reluctance to embrace them. but inokim's boss says better regulation could keep numbers down, and he is convinced, if the uk gets on board with e—scooters, it won't look back. joe miller, bbc news. earlier this month, mexico agreed to a trump administration plan obliging people seeking asylum in the us to stay in mexico while their applications are processed. the impact is being felt by the thousands of migrants, part of a caravan of cenrtral american people which began its journey in guatamala. they are now spending christmas stuck in the violent border city of tijuana, and conditions there are getting worse. will grant reports. samuel's family imagined they'd be

building their lives in the us rather than a tent in mexico by now. but not any more. under new rules, they must remain in mexico in such flimsy accommodation as they wait on their asylum applications. the change was a temporary measure for humanitarian reasons, the foreign secretary said, as mexico is considered a safe third country. how safe though? in recent days, two honduran teenagers from the caravan were killed on tijuana's streets. we saw samuel, his wife and baby madalyn often on theirjourney. they are typical of the migrant families, poor, exhausted and fleeing the threat of violence. having risked everything to reach this point, they are reluctant to turn back now, but know they could spend months, if not years waiting in one of mexico's most dangerous cities. translation: we can't go back because i had death threats

from the gangs in honduras. they came to the house looking for me several times, so we had to escape. as the weeks of hardship take their toll, food is scarce and conditions unsanitary. the city has opened a second migrant shelter, but it isn't enough. there's now an increasingly large number of people who will be stuck in these conditions and this legal limbo, notjust through christmas, but well into next year. hundreds have already returned to central america and the mexican authorities are encouraging others to do the same,to head home for christmas. this decision on asylum has caught many off—guard. translation: how can you ask for asylum from one country and be in another? it doesn't make sense. president trump hated the old system, calling it catch and release. this change is what he wanted from mexico, for those trapped at the border though, this new agreementjust made a bleak

christmas even tougher. will grant, bbc news, tijuana. although for many christmas can be a time to spend with friends and family, for others it can be a lonely time. mike nile is a man on a mission, tackling the issue in his home town of doncaster. alison freeman has been to meet him. it was loneliness that inspired mike to set up this club, but notjust the loneliness of the older people he is helping. living in a city like london, where it's so fast—paced and there's always something going on, even though you've got mates around you, it can be quite isolating, and i did feel quite isolated at the time. aged 31, he gave up a busyjob in london and moved back in with his parents in doncaster so he could set up the charity b:friend, which links older people with a younger buddy. he had the idea after volunteering for a similar charity in london, where he made friends with a woman in her 70s. it allowed me to have, like, a connection to the community, a rock that was always there.

and she was able to provide me so much, like, reassurance, and wisdom and guidance. it's a really mutually beneficial thing. while obviously the person who is isolated is getting company and companionship, and being valued by someone, the friend is often getting something of value, as well. two years on, mike employs five staff, and has created almost 120 friendships. how are you? i've been watching all the children telling father christmas how good they've been on telly. like 27—year—old harley, and jean, who is about to turn 90. i'm just so happy that i've been able to have such an impact on her life, and take her shopping, and do the things that she would not be able to do without me here. it cheers me up no end. at first i didn't think i would want it, but i wouldn't want to stop now. i don't see it as volunteering now. i definitely don't see it as coming in every week, one hour. i always stay longer than an hour.

mike's charity has had some good news. b:friend is to get a slice of £11.5 million the government is using to tackle loneliness. so we've decided to invest £100,000 in b:friend, because it is a fantastic one—to—one befriending service, which can be scaled up. and that's part of the package of £11.5 million which we're putting out across england to make changes in loneliness and isolation. this additional funding from the government really allows us to take this model that we have built and reach more people. # we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year... this week, mike put on christmas parties for more than 200 older men and women who attend his groups, and today he is hosting a christmas lunch for more than 40 older people who might have otherwise spent the day alone. a special delivery has been received

at flamingo land resort in north yorkshirejust in time for christmas. this baby giraffe was born during the run up to the festive period at the park's zoo in malton. staff posted this picture of the calf and its mother. the new arrival, which is a member of the endangered rothschild's giraffe sub—species, is already "up and about". there are only a few hundred rothchild's remaining in the wild. now, do you believe in santa claus? a question most of us avoid asking other people's children. not president trump whose war against fake news has extended this year to christmas tradition. he and melania trump, the us first lady, followed previous white house occupants in taking calls from children around the united states, anxious to find out from what's called the santa tracker where the sleigh delivering their gifts could be found in one conversation, mr trump asked a 7 —year—old whether he believed in santa, before suggesting it was ‘marginal‘ to believe at that age.

you just have a good time. at seven it's marginal right? you just enjoy yourself where are you from? all the children who called in had done so in the hope of getting through to the government agency that tracks santa's movements around the world at christmas. the north american aerospace defense command santa tracker. i reckon that is one bit of the federal government that wasn't shut down. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. we and christmas day on a mild note and boxing day looking pretty mild. there is even some sunshine in the forecast particularly for southern

and eastern areas of the country. almost anywhere to have some brightness. the clear skies are still towards eastern areas of the uk but cloud has been moving in on the atlantic, if the mild overcast for many western areas. double digit temperatures for most of the day. the rest of christmas day and boxing day, some clear spells across eastern parts of the country maybe in the far northeast of the country. western scotland is artie much milder, temperatures in way up 10 degrees. —— eastern scotland is much milder. temperatures in stornoway without maybe driver most. the pictures are much milder. —— temperatures are much milder. hello this is bbc news.

the headlines... indonesia says it will build a new warning system, following the tsunami on saturday, which has killed nearly 430 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies, and highlighted the importance of people with opposing views treating each other with respect. i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. it can be heeded by everyone. it's needed as much as ever. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. british and french authorities have rescued 40 migrants from boats trying to cross the english channel.