this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories... at least 20 people have died in extreme winter storms in the us and canada. more than 1 million people are without power. the un condemns a new taliban order barring women in afghanistan from working for aid agencies. as ten civilians are killed by russian shelling in the ukrainian city of kherson, president zelensky says air strikes will not diminish the spirit of ukrainians. translation: we will return freedom to all ukrainians, _ translation: we will return freedom to all ukrainians, whether— translation: we will return freedom to all ukrainians, whether we - translation: we will return freedom to all ukrainians, whether we are, - to all ukrainians, whether we are, we will be together today and together we will look into the evening sky. and king charles is expected to reflect on queen elizabeth's legacy in his first christmas

message to the nation as monarch. i let sanding and waking chart is hosting his first royal christmas where crowds are here to see him and the rest of the royal family. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called �*bomb cyclone' has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. howard johnson reports. subzero temperatures... ..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions.

nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46—car pile—up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one person died when their car plunged into an icy creek. in hard—hit new york state, driving has been banned to prevent further casualties. the conditions, the blinding snow, the zero visibility, absolute whiteouts, it may go down as one of the worst in history. canadian travellers were reportedly stranded on stalled trains for up to 18 hours.

unfortunately, the trains were cancelled for today, so just trying to get back home for the holidays now. i came down from peterborough for this, got a ride down from my brother—in—law, and he's coming back now to get me. and then we'll see what we're going to do. i'm waiting for a cab to go - to a hotel and stay there for a day, hopefully it's just a day, l and i go back to toronto. officials are urging people to stay at home to avoid temperatures as low as —45 degrees celsius, capable of turning boiling water into snow and bubbles into ice balls. but meteorologists say the subzero temperatures brought by this sudden storm are likely to lift rapidly, with conditions easing as early as boxing day. howard johnson, bbc news. it's a similar story injapan, where heavy snow in the north and surrounding areas has left

more than a dozen people dead and at least 80 injured. over 10,000 households have also been left without power, and the meteorological agency has warned that snowstorms and high waves along the sea of japan coast could lead to snow drifts up to 60 centimetres deep. an air raid alert has been issued for the whole of ukraine this morning. unconfirmed reports suggest it happened after russian jets took to the skies in belarus. it comes as officials in ukraine say three emergency workers have been killed in demining operations on saturday in the southern region of kherson. the authorities said they had been working in an area liberated from russian forces. an explosive device, which they had been working to make safe, detonated, killing them all. also on saturday, russian shelling killed at least ten civilians in the city of kherson. the strikes were among the deadliest on kherson since russian forces were driven out last month. in a defiant video message on christmas eve, president volodymyr zelensky said russian air strikes would not harm what he called the steel spirit of ukrainians.

translation: someone will see it on the highway, on the road - from the ukrainian—polish border to kherson or zaporizhzhia. some will see it through the holes of the bullet—riddled roof of their own homes. someone will celebrate the holiday in other people's homes, but not with strangers. and someone will spend this christmas in captivity, but please remember that we are coming for our people. we will return freedom to all ukrainians. wherever we are, we will be together today. and together, we will look into the evening sky. president zelensky also spoke about saturday's attack on kherson, describing it as "killing for the sake of intimidation and pleasure". our correspondent yogita limaye reports from southern ukraine. more than a month after it was liberated from russia, kherson continues to live in terror. an artillery attack on the busy city centre, targeting civilians out to buy essential items.

"i was walking and the ground started to shake beneath me. i fell down. i then saw smoke coming up," one woman said. kherson is hit multiple times every day, but this has been the biggest attack in weeks. from here, we took i think four orfive critical, injured patients. and then from the hotel, we took two injured. and then from the other, down three blocks away, most people were dead. the suffering is endless. and so are the attacks. distant explosion the sound of more mortar shelling, as emergency workers try to save people. for the people of kherson, who had begun to get used to the constant shelling, this attack strikes new fear. and the worry here and on front lines of this war is that the bombardment could get even more intense over christmas and in the run—up to the new year. yogita limaye, bbc news, mykolaiv.

the international community, including turkey and qatar, have condemned the taliban's ban on afghan women working for non—governmental organisations, or ngos. the move comes less than a week after afghan women were barred from studying at universities. gail maclellan reports. the blows just keep coming for the women of afghanistan. here they are met by water cannons, days after the taliban blocked them from a university education. now they are also barred from working for ngos. following claims that some staffers failed to wear the hijab correctly. it is the latest assault on women's rights in afghanistan. since the taliban returned to power last year, and it could have a devastating impact on the incomes of afghan families, as well as the life—saving work of aid agencies.

women who are working right now in the ngos are the only breadwinners for their families, the only people who are working and bringing income to their families, in the context that there are no job opportunities and there is an economic crisis going on on. and there is an economic crisis going on. dozens of non—governmental organisations working in afghanistan could be affected by the latest ban. the international rescue committee says it is the international rescue committee says its 3,000 female staffers are critical for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and it is "dismayed by the move". us secretary of state antony blinken also shared his deep concern, tweeting that the taliban order will disrupt vital and life—saving assistance to millions. hejoins a growing international chorus of condemnation. the un called it a clear breach of humanitarian principles, and the european union said it is assessing the impact of it aid in afghanistan. but as the outrage grows, the women of afghanistan continue to fade from public life,

with many of their most basic rights under threat. shabnam safa, chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group, and member of the action for afghanistan campaign in australia told us the international reaction has been far from enough. i'm absolutely gutted, not surprised, but very, very disgusted and also disappointed injust surprised, but very, very disgusted and also disappointed in just the lack of outrage by the international community, including australia, where most of my work is. this is a calculated, systematic strategy towards complete erasure of women in afghanistan. we know that this is so much bigger thanjust banning much bigger than just banning education much bigger thanjust banning education or banning, as of today, employment in most areas are for women. this is a sickening approach towards stripping women of their agency and power in society and going back to the horrors of the

last century, when the taliban took power for the first time. what last century, when the taliban took power for the first time. what would ou like to power for the first time. what would you like to see _ power for the first time. what would you like to see the _ power for the first time. what would you like to see the international- you like to see the international committee do? what would be effective? , , ., , , committee do? what would be effective? , , . , , ., effective? this is an issue that we would not accept _ effective? this is an issue that we would not accept any _ effective? this is an issue that we would not accept any where - effective? this is an issue that we would not accept any where else i effective? this is an issue that we | would not accept any where else in the world. afghanistan is the only country now on the planet but denies education for women. yet somehow it is acceptable because it is happening in afghanistan. we are so desensitised to the human suffering in afghanistan because of the decades of war and all sorts of interventions there, but the international community, particularly those who were involved in the 20— year long intervention, they have a responsibility towards afghanistan. the values of education, promotion of education, freedom, democracy were all what the allies, allied forces worked towards building in the last 20 years. and they are all going to absolute waste

now right in front of us. and no one is blinking an eye. you know, it is deplorable. is blinking an eye. you know, it is deplorable-— deplorable. what are people in afghanistan — deplorable. what are people in afghanistan saying _ deplorable. what are people in afghanistan saying to - deplorable. what are people in afghanistan saying to you - deplorable. what are people in | afghanistan saying to you about deplorable. what are people in - afghanistan saying to you about life there? about conditions? about their thoughts for the future and whether or not they will stay in the country? it or not they will stay in the country?— or not they will stay in the country? or not they will stay in the count ? , ,, ., ., , country? it is desperation. it is ain, country? it is desperation. it is pain. tragedy. _ country? it is desperation. it is pain, tragedy, grief— country? it is desperation. it is pain, tragedy, grief at - country? it is desperation. it is pain, tragedy, grief at all- country? it is desperation. it is i pain, tragedy, grief at all levels. education is one of the smallest glimmers of hope that people were holding onto, particularly women, particularly little girls. we have now seen, it has been over 460 days and since the taliban came into power and banned secondary education for girls in afghanistan. and that has continued. people know that their future is slipping away from their future is slipping away from their fingertips their future is slipping away from theirfingertips right their future is slipping away from

their fingertips right now. their future is slipping away from theirfingertips right now. we have already seen a massive brain drain from afghanistan, people who have already left. so with this education, total education banner right now, it is no one's fault that there is no hope if no one wants to stay in that situation. this has compounding effects for women, for minorities, for religious minorities, for religious minorities, ethnic groups hazara race who has also —— always been targeted. we saw in september a brutal attack on the education centre, 50 hazara girls were attacked while setting a university entrance exam. life on the ground is difficult at multiple layers, but people are holding on, they are holding onto the hope that they would be able to regain their country, and this is a calculated,

step—by—step approach to erasing all of that, that determination, the agency of people, and the taliban know exactly what they are doing. and the rest of the world is just watching. this is happening on our watch, we can't let afghanistan slide back into the hell that it was in the last century. let's get some of the day's other news. china's national health commission is no longer releasing daily covid—i9 case figures and will only report relevant data, despite a new surge in the number of cases. according to one government official, 250 million new cases were reported in the first 20 days of december. at least ten people were killed in south africa after a fuel tanker exploded. the blast apparently happened after the tanker hit a bridge. a0 people were injured in the incident which occurred in boksburg, a city to the east ofjohannesburg. franco frattini, a former italian minister and european union commissioner, has died aged 65. mr frattini represented

italy as foreign minister in two governments led by prime minister silvio berlusconi. he had been suffering from cancer for some time. a young woman has died after a shooting at a busy pub near liverpool in northwest england late last night. a number of others were also injured in the incident at the lighthouse inn, in wallasey village shortly before midnight. merseyside police have launched a murder investigation and say a search is under way for the gunman. sarah rogers reports from the scene. last night, the lighthouse inn here was busy, bustling, full of young people. it sits in wallasey village, which is at the end of a main road. there are restaurants and shops here. and this bar was full of young people celebrating christmas eve. we can still see that there are beer bottles that have been strewn outside as people were just having a drink, but that all ended ten minutes to midnight when a gunman shot and killed a woman. three men have been injured and they

are being treated in hospital. we are told that a number of other people have also been hurt. details are still emerging, but police say they believe the gunman left the car park in a dark car after the shooting, possibly a mercedes. they say their inquiries are now extensive. in a statement, they told us that this investigation is in the very early stages. "we understand that it is truly shocking and devastating, especiallyjust before christmas day in a busy venue full of young people." and it is that word, it is shocking, but devastating as well. devastating to any friends, any family at any time of year but especially on christmas day. officers say they are also appealing for anybody who was here, anybody who has any phone footage to contact them as a matter of urgency as this manhunt continues. sarah rogers there.

king charles is expected to pay tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth ii, in his first televised christmas message as monarch. the king and queen consort will spend the day at sandringham where they will host the royal family's traditional gathering. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it's a return to a familiar christmas setting — sandringham house on the royal family's norfolk estate, in use at christmas for the first time since the pandemic. but in one very major respect, the royal family's christmas will feel very different. for the first time, the figure at the head of the table will be the king. he recorded his first christmas broadcast some days ago in st george's chapel inside windsor castle, the chapel where the royal family said its final farewell to the late queen after her state funeral in september. as in previous years at sandringham, members of the family will attend morning service at the church on the estate. it'll be the first time all the principal working members of the family have been together since queen elizabeth's funeral. the prince and princess of wales will be there with their children.

the only notable absentees, of course, will be the duke and duchess of sussex. they only appeared twice at a royal christmas at sandringham, most recently in 2018, when relations with other family members still appeared to be cordial. matters have deteriorated sharply since then. but today, for king charles and the other family members at sandringham, this will be a christmas full of fond memories of the figure who they — and the nation — lost three months ago. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's go live now to sandringham in norfolk where, as tradition, the royal family will be gathering for their traditional christmas celebrations including a church service. charlotte gallagher is there for us. a couple of hours before the royal family arrived were people out in droves hoping for a glimpse of them. crowd starting to arrive from the early hours of this

morning, lots of people have made a lot of effort. there are santa hats, christmas jumpers, lot of effort. there are santa hats, christmasjumpers, people have christmas jumpers, people have brought christmasjumpers, people have brought presents, bunches of flowers for the royalfamily, but there brought presents, bunches of flowers for the royal family, but there are two girls here who have outshone everyone else so far. this is ziggy bear and jaja gabor. they are christmas, aren't they? they have tinsel, christmasjumper, hats, tinsel, christmas jumper, hats, haven't tinsel, christmasjumper, hats, haven't you, darling? this is dave, one of their owners.— haven't you, darling? this is dave, one of their owners. good morning. you have made _ one of their owners. good morning. you have made a _ one of their owners. good morning. you have made a lot _ one of their owners. good morning. you have made a lot of _ one of their owners. good morning. you have made a lot of effort - one of their owners. good morning. you have made a lot of effort this . you have made a lot of effort this morning. you have made a lot of effort this morninu. , ., , , you have made a lot of effort this morninu. , . , , , morning. they are pretty good. they are lookin: morning. they are pretty good. they are looking forward _ morning. they are pretty good. they are looking forward in _ morning. they are pretty good. they are looking forward in particular- morning. they are pretty good. they are looking forward in particular to i are looking forward in particular to the carol_ are looking forward in particular to the carol service. because ziggy bear, _ the carol service. because ziggy bear, she — the carol service. because ziggy bear, she is starting already. she absolutely— bear, she is starting already. she absolutely loves singing. and they are a _ absolutely loves singing. and they are a cavalier king charles spaniel is after_ are a cavalier king charles spaniel is after all. — are a cavalier king charles spaniel is after all, so they heard that the kin- is after all, so they heard that the king was— is after all, so they heard that the king was going to be here and they thought— king was going to be here and they thought it — king was going to be here and they thought it was only right and proper that they— thought it was only right and proper that they should attend and pay their— that they should attend and pay their respects. you that they should attend and pay their respects.— that they should attend and pay their respects. you can hear that beautiful voice _ their respects. you can hear that

beautiful voice there _ their respects. you can hear that beautiful voice there of- their respects. you can hear that beautiful voice there of ziggy - beautiful voice there of ziggy singing out loud and proud. they are getting a lot of attention. you have a lot of you were getting photos with you and the dogs. it is a lot of you were getting photos with you and the dogs. it is their idea. with you and the dogs. it is their idea- they _ with you and the dogs. it is their idea. they wanted _ with you and the dogs. it is their idea. they wanted to _ with you and the dogs. it is their idea. they wanted to get - with you and the dogs. it is their| idea. they wanted to get dressed with you and the dogs. it is their - idea. they wanted to get dressed up with the _ idea. they wanted to get dressed up with the hats and all of this sort of stuff — with the hats and all of this sort of stuff. ., ., . ., ., ., , of stuff. you have the courage as well. of stuff. you have the courage as well- dog _ of stuff. you have the courage as well. dog wails _ of stuff. you have the courage as well. dog wails it _ of stuff. you have the courage as well. dog wails it is _ of stuff. you have the courage as well. dog wails it is fantastic. | well. dog wails it is fantastic. the are well. dog wails it is fantastic. the)! are just — well. dog wails it is fantastic. they are just really _ well. dog wails it is fantastic. they are just really loving - well. dog wails it is fantastic. | they are just really loving being here _ they are just really loving being here it — they are just really loving being here it is — they are just really loving being here. it is a bittersweet occasion with the — here. it is a bittersweet occasion with the queen no longer with us, but it— with the queen no longer with us, but it is— with the queen no longer with us, but it is fantastic that it is absolutely wonderful if they could be here — absolutely wonderful if they could be here. is absolutely wonderful if they could be here. , , i. , absolutely wonderful if they could be here. , , , , . absolutely wonderful if they could behere. , , , ., ., be here. is this your first year at sandringham? _ be here. is this your first year at sandringham? we _ be here. is this your first year at sandringham? we have - be here. is this your first year at sandringham? we have been . be here. is this your first year at i sandringham? we have been here be here. is this your first year at - sandringham? we have been here for a few years now, so it is just lovely particularly with these guys. find particularly with these guys. and the r0 al particularly with these guys. fific the royal family love particularly with these guys. a"ic the royal family love dogs, especially the queen consort who says she loves her dogs, are you hoping for a quick stroke? that would be fantastic. _ hoping for a quick stroke? that

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crowd —— i think that went quite well. we had jaja gabor singing and well. we had jaja gabor singing and we have a lot of people injumpers. i think you need to appear now in your christmas jumper. maybe you could borrowjaja �*sjumper. we will see you a little later. no telling of the nativity story is complete without a donkey, and in the holy land, the animals are still used daily by palestinian farmers. however, there's an ongoing problem with donkeys being ill—treated, and in the west bank, a british charity runs the only shelter dedicated to the animals. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, spent the day there. a bray in a manger. the donkey is always a favourite feature of the christmas nativity story, and today some in the holy land need extra help. this isjoe. he loves to be brushed and cuddled. this is selma. look at her. lovely smile. she's sometimes a little bit

annoying, but she is perfect. this is melanie. she likes to be touched. sometimes she's shy and runs away. off she goes. and this is dr akan. what do people say when you say you specialise in donkeys? what do palestinians say about that? to be honest, some of them just love being a carerfor a donkey. why do you think donkeys are so misunderstood? because some of the owners, they thought that these donkeys or these animals are stupid, which is totally different because they are really so smart. sometimes when we look in their eyes, we just know their sickness. i guess the stereotype of a donkey is that they're kind of stubborn and solitary, but they're surrounding me, nuzzling me. it's just a lovely thing to experience being surrounded by donkeys. except you. stop nipping. that's just not nice.

all the donkeys at this shelter in nablus have been ill treated or abandoned. are some of them very scared when they come in? of course, some of them just arrived, try to bite or kicking. so, day after day, they are so calm. they're trusting us. oh, you look like you quite like being stroked. in the west bank, donkeys are seen more as tools than pets. simple veterinary care is expensive. but dr rakan's work is paid for by a british charity. today, he's got a long line of patients. not all are willing. farmers here praise his work. what's the best part of yourjob? uh, it really touches our heart to see the same animals the next visit is totally healthy. it helps to see the scars.

but it's better than infected and open wounds. back at the shelter, it's snack time. it's a good life for all the donkeys here. some are adopted. you like the green bit? but dr rakan's favorite is nicole. he bottle fed him when he arrived as a tiny foal. i really didn't realise they had such personality. look, he loves you like a dog. nicole. could you bear to see nicole go away to a new home? maybe the others, but not nicole. that is my favourite one. yeah? as he tries to lighten the load of these beasts of burden, there's no mistaking his dedication. i stayed here for two, three and 4am. just staying there and watching the donkey, just enjoying their time. that's my relaxing time. and selwa always gets the last word. yolande knell, bbc news, nablus.

we have all the animal action here this morning. the pope has held his annual christmas eve mass at st peter's basilica in the vatican. in his sermon, the pope remembered victims of war, particularly those in ukraine. this year marks the tenth year of his papacy. later, the pontiff will be speaking to the faithful who will gather below the balcony for his christmas day blessing. people suffering "immense anxiety and hardship" amid the cost—of—living crisis in the uk will be remembered by the archbishop of canterbury in his christmas sermon. the most reverend justin welby will also address conflicts around the world. he's expected to pay tribute to the late queen. finally, the moment you have all been waiting for. the santa tracker. he has been busy all night. making his way across the world. he is

heading right now for hawaii. some 7 billion presents already delivered. wishing you a very merry christmas, wherever you are in the world. hello and a very merry christmas to you. if you are hoping to see a white christmas, for most of us it is going to be too mild. perhaps a bit of snow on the way to the higher ground of scotland later in the day. but mild for most, with scattered showers around. a bit of sunshine, so not a complete wash—out for your christmas day. you can see the mild air very much with us through the day. the blue colours, the colder air working in from the north—west later on. we have got low pressure in charge of things sitting to the north of the uk. we have a couple of fronts rotating around that area of low pressure, so that's bringing some spells of rain around. we have got some rain moving into the south east of england up towards east anglia for a time. also some more persistent rain for northern ireland and at times for southern scotland, north—west england,

one or two showers for wales and the south—west, too. generally the midlands and eastern england are looking a bit drier. temperatures through the afternoon 11 or 12 degrees in the south but only around about six to eight degrees in the northern half of scotland. and for it to officially be a white christmas, we only need to observe a single snowflake falling from the sky during the 2a hours of christmas day. now, that is likely to happen, particularly as this area of rain works southwards and eastwards across much of the uk through this evening. it turns to snow for a time over the higher ground of scotland. it is going to be followed by further snow showers working in here, too. elsewhere, it is turning colder through the night, so there could be some icy stretches, especially for parts of scotland and northern ireland and northern england, too. milder and frost—free down towards the south. but for boxing day, it will be a colder—feeling day as that cloud exits the east coast. more wintry sunshine on offer, but further heavy snow showers with brisk winds packing in across much of scotland. and some wintry flurries for the pennines, perhaps into wales, northern ireland as well. temperatures during boxing day tomorrow between about four to ten degrees, so it will be noticeably cooler and windier than

it is for christmas day. but the cold air on boxing day doesn't stick around for long because milder air and another frontal system works in into tuesday. that could potentially bring a spell of quite heavy snow for a time across parts of scotland and the higher ground of northern england, turning back to rain probably later on as the milder air works in and it will be falling as rain further south. also quite breezy, too, as we head through tuesday. so, temperatures between about five to ten degrees for most of us. so an unsettled picture as we head through the final few days of 2022. breezy, plenty of showers around, but still reasonably mild for this time of year. have a great christmas.

the headlines. at least 20 people have died in extreme winter storms in the us and canada. engineers are scrabbling to restore power supplies to hundreds of thousands of people. the un has criticised a taliban ruling that bars afghan women from working at aid agencies, saying it violates rights. taliban rulers banned women from attending university last week. three emergency workers lost their lives in operations in the area. president zelensky says air strikes will not diminish the spirit of ukrainians.

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