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this is bbc news. the headlines at 10. —— headlines at hpm. —— 8pm. 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 i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date.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. # say a little # prayer for you # oh, yes i did. and from aretha franklin,
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to ken dodd and tessa jowell — in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those we lost this year. that's in review 2018: we remember. good evening and welcome to bbc news and merry christmas if you have been celebrating today. 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.
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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 tragedy. the government has now turned its attention in providing relief to 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 the region is commander rico sirait. he said progress has been difficult. the challenge will be mostly because of the weather right now. it's rainy season, the end of the year. we try hard to still keep searching the shore. a few kilometres away, tommy manangka was supposed to have a busy christmas.
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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 a day he should be celebrating, he's busy picking up 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, the guests who were in the lobby, were dragged all the way to the road. the special forces are still trying to weed conducting rescue operations -- still —— stilljointly conducting rescue operations with the national search agency across the affected regions. we have been following the rescue team for the last hour and they have been going from one beach to another trying to sift through the debris
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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 disaster for indonesia. the president has ordered the installation of a new advanced tsunami warning system. in a country which 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 estate and the queen without
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the duke of edinburgh this year. officials say that he is 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 have not 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 a queries and private secretaries became flower gatherers as the royals made their way to meet some of the people who had 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 settle down for lunch and the queen's christmas broadcast. the queen recalled the centenary
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of the armistice which 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. 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 of 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.
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it can be headed by everyone. it is 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. and we'll bring you the queen's christmas message in full here at quarter past eight. 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 my colleague shaun ley what happened. it'd been quite a busy night for
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authorities. it started about three this morning. also a coast guard helicopter from the area. they picked up 13 people. another boat had eight people. the french authorities picked up nine people. there was a book containing two people found just after half past nine this morning and then people who had already arrived ended up being picked up by border officials. 40 being picked up by border officials. a0 people in total in the space of less tha n a0 people in total in the space of less than 12 hours actually stop with any authorities are convinced this is not going to dental quiz about the home office released a statement setting is saying that this could be organised any activity and they're working with the french to end this. but people are desperate to try to get into the uk risking their lives to make this journey. a lot of the people they picked up overnight did not have life jackets and a lot of children. very small so the children. they
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received medical assessments before taken into received medical assessments before ta ken into custody. received medical assessments before taken into custody. but in terms of the rest, the numbers must be worrying for authorities. it's getting to subdivide 150 or something like that was we are creeping over 180 and data since the start of november. they have made claims for asylum and they are being processed. i am sure your printer as the question why. a lot of people are iranian and that is their nationality. we understand that last year serbia lifted visa requirements for people from iran. they return to boost their tour and industry, a lot of people turned up in serbia. 10,000 did not go home again. so serbia has cancelled that scheme but a huge number of iranian visitors in the country and if they have trying —— been trying to leave survey, make her way into the u —— eu and then go into the uk and that is one indication as to why that is happening now. president trump has been speaking to the media about the market turmoil of recent days.
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japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on wall street. the president was asked whether the chairman of the federal reserve — who he has widely criticised — still had a future. we will see. they are raising interest rates too fast, that is my opinion. but i shouldn't have confidence, but i think there'll be a string. they are raising interest rates too fast because i think the economy is so good. but i think they'll get a soon. the fact is the economy is doing so well that they raise interest rates and that is as a form of safety. president 0bama didn't do much of that. much easier to run when you don't have an interest rate. he had a low interest rate. we they normalise interest rate. we they normalise interest rate. in nor interest rate means it is good for a lot of people. they have money in the bank and get interest for the money. for many yea rs interest for the money. for many years no one got interest on the money. but i have great confidence andi
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money. but i have great confidence and i have great confidence in our compass. we have companies, the greatest in the world, they're doing very 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 £a billion for his mexico border wall. he was asked when the government might reopen. i can't tell you when the government will be open. but i will not open until we have a wall or fence or whatever they wanted to call it. it isa whatever they wanted to call it. it is a barrierfor whatever they wanted to call it. it is a barrier for people wearing —— bringing to our company, a preacher country. it's a barrierfrom drugs. it isa country. it's a barrierfrom drugs. it is a problem in this world today. it is a problem in this world today. it is a problem in this world today. it is 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
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working so hard to catch these traffickers. they are bad people. as soon as traffickers. they are bad people. as soon as i said i want to build what they were all against it. it is like ta ke they were all against it. it is like take another example. take james cawley. everybody hated james, you thought he did a horriblejob. the democrats hated him. they were caught for his resignation, they we re caught for his resignation, they were calling for his firing including chuck schumer. including nancy pelosi. until i fired him. and once i fired him, everybody said "0h, once i fired him, everybody said "oh, why did you fire him? they do look at some of those people. this is what we are doing now. take a look at some of these people. literally the day before i frightened they said he should be fired. as soon as i fired and they said "oh, what is jafar hambrick was back there 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.
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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 messages —— message of christmas was like 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 from love, acceptance, and respect of this humidity of hours.
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which we all share and a great variety of languages and cultures. he followed this with a litany of nations at entity from syria to the ukraine. the korean peninsula to the middle east. where he pleaded for israelis and palestinians to resume dialogue and —— anyplace he said was chosen by the war but torn apart by conflict. translation: on that may all those who seek peace and consolation from the birth of the saviour and in the knowledge we are loved by the one heavenly father. realising you that we are brothers and sisters and come to live as such. at canterbury, archbishop justin will be also emphasise that the gospel of christ is not divisive and unifying and said that we must replace the language of conflict stop with god's language of love is exclusive. it requires us to forget
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other languages. of hatred. of tribalism. of rivalry. of political advantage. of materialism. and of greed and so many more. although he did not mention the political challenges that lie ahead for the nation, he like other religious leaders had used his christmas sermon leaders had used his christmas sermon to speak of peace and unity ata time 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. 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
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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
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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. the headlines on bbc news. indonesia says it will build a new warning system — following the tsunami on saturday which has killed nearly a30 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. the queen has delivered her annual broadcast, in which she highlighted the importance of people with opposing views treating
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each other with respect. she said the message is "never out of date" and can be "heeded by everyone". here's the queen's christmas broadcast in full. organ plays # god save our gracious queen # long live our noble queen # god save the queen # send her victorious # happy and glorious # long to reign over us # god save the queen!#
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for many, the service of nine lessons and carols from king's college, cambridge is when christmas begins. listened to by millions of people around the world, it starts with a chorister singing the first verse of once in royal david's city. the priest who introduced this service to king's college chapel exactly 100 years ago was eric milner—white. he had served as a military chaplain in the first world war. just six weeks after the armistice, he wanted a new kind of service which, with its message of peace and goodwill, spoke to the needs of the times.
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2018 has been a year of centenaries. cheering and applause the royal air force celebrated its 100th anniversary with a memorable fly—past, demonstrating a thrilling unity of purpose and execution. we owe them, and all our armed services, our deepest gratitude. my father served in the royal navy during the first world war. he was a midshipman in hms collingwood at the battle ofjutland in 1916. the british fleet lost 1a ships and 6,000 men in that engagement. my father wrote in a letter, "how and why we were not hit beats me." like others, he lost friends in the war. at christmas, we become keenly aware
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of loved ones who have died, whatever the circumstances. but of course, we would not grieve if we did not love. closer to home, it has been a busy year for my family... cheering and applause ..with two weddings and two babies, and another child expected soon. it helps to keep a grandmother well—occupied. we have had other celebrations, too, including the 70th birthday of the prince of wales. some cultures believe a long life brings wisdom. i'd like to think so. perhaps part of that wisdom is to recognise some of life's baffling paradoxes, such as the way human beings
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have a huge propensity for good and yet a capacity for evil. even the power of faith, which frequently inspires great generosity and self—sacrifice, can fall victim to tribalism. but through the many changes i have seen over the years, faith, family and friendship have been not only a constant for me but a source of personal comfort and reassurance. in april, the commonwealth heads of government met in london. my father welcomed just eight countries to the first such meetings in 19a8. now the commonwealth includes 53 countries, with 2.a billion people, a third of the world's population. its strength lies in the bonds of affection it promotes
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and a common desire to live in a better, more peaceful world. 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. indeed, the commonwealth games, held this year on australia's gold coast, are known universally as the friendly games because of their emphasis on goodwill and mutual respect. the christmas story retains its appeal, since it doesn't provide theoretical explanations for the puzzles of life. instead, it's about the birth of a child and the hope that birth 2,000 years ago brought to the world. only a few people acknowledged jesus when he was born.
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now billions follow him. 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. a very happy christmas to you all. # once in royal david's city # stood a lowly cattle shed # where a mother laid her baby # in a manger for his bed # mary was that mother mild # jesus christ her little child # he came down to earth from heaven
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now it's time for a look at the weather. we and christmas day on a mild nut. boxing day looking mild across the uk. even sunshine in the forecast. with some southern and eastern airs the country. almost anywhere could have to least some brightness coming through the clouds. was look at the satellite image. the clearer skies that are still towards eastern heirs of the uk. the cloud has been moving the atlantic. double—figure temperatures throughout the day. the rest of christmas day into boxing day into the early hours there are some clear spells across eastern parts of the country maybe the far northeast of scotland even a touch
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of frost. in western scotland is already much milder. temperatures up to 10 degrees. spots of rain but not much changes through the day on boxing day itself or indeed the rest of the week. we will see temperatures hovering around the tender remark may be dropping just a little bit and dry for most. —— tender remark. 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 a30 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 heated up by everyone. it is needed as much as
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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. now on bbc news, stephen hawking, aretha franklin, tessa jowell and ken dodd, just a few of those who left us this year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2018: we remember. oh, it's doddy. hiya, doddy. # happiness, happiness. # the greatest gift that i possess. i always go up on the stage and think, "mind you, what a beautiful day." what a beautiful day for doing this. what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down in a big barrel of blancmange.
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how tickled i am by all this goodwill. what about you, missus? have you been tickled by goodwill? there was a showbusiness ken dodd, a thinking ken dodd, and hopefully there's an amusing ken dodd. i hope so anyway. # happiness! happiness! she sings there was television on and there was the group and freddie. they said, "what do you like more of spain?" and he was answering montserrat caballe. she is the best.
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