this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. north america's deep freeze severe winter weather claims 35 lives across the united states and canada. new video emerges of the gunman suspected of killing three kurdish people in paris on friday. a bus plunges off a bridge into a river in galicia in north—west spain. six passengers are killed. rescuers continue to search for two missing people after an avalanche on the austrian slopes. and king charles pays tribute to his late mother, queen elizabeth, and her belief in the light of her faith, in his first christmas message.

it is in this life—giving light and with the true humility, that lies in our service to others, that i believe we can find hope for the future. hello and welcome. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. it's brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 35 people have died in weather—related incidents and around 175,000 homes are without power. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used

to tough weather conditions, but this storm has left it paralysed. many don't even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i'm really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i'd be freezing right now. 43 inches of snow fell here as of christmas morning. driving is banned as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable, power substations frozen and at least seven people dead. we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature and she has been hitting us with everything she has since the late hours of thursday and into friday, saturday and now on christmas morning. and this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalo's long—storied history of having battled many battles, many major storms. in the midwest, four people were killed earlier in the week in a pile—up in ohio. four others died in crashes in missouri and kansas. the nation's capital has avoided much of the worst weather but the bomb

cyclone has left its mark. hundreds of water pipes are frozen, temperatures continue to drop and many of the city's homeless people have been given emergency shelter. the storm is continuing to barrel up along the east coast here and across much of the us, and the advice remains to avoid travelling unless it's essential. and it's notjust the snow and ice causing mayhem. high winds have brought high tides and flooding on the eastern seaboard. forecasters say the storm will ease off in the next few days but freezing temperatures are likely to linger for some time. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. a little earlier, meteorologist carl lam told me he's been stranded in his office in buffalo because of the storm. well, i'm right in our television station, i've been here since friday with no way to get home because i live just south

of the city of buffalo, and conditions were treacherous, especially right in our city. we had winds that were gusting as strong as i27km/hr, we had about a metre of snow at our airport and the drifts from the snow are about 2—2.5 metres in some spots, so it has just been a storm for the ages. this is historic and we really are just starting to deal with the cleanup phase of this storm after two days of brutal winds, lots of snow and just bone—chilling cold. oh, and you mentioned that there was no way to get home so you're obviously having to spend christmas day in the studio and that's a reality for so many, isn't it? oh, it absolutely is, but we take ourjob so seriously and it's so important to provide life—saving information for those that are watching,

that have power, to take the appropriate precautions, but most importantly to remind people that if you don't have to travel, you don't need to go out because a lot of the traffic congestion was due to people going out and doing some last—minute holiday shopping or other errands on the day before christmas eve and then they got stuck and then that led to a whole other set of problems with people trying to get unstuck, and it was just this kind of endless cycle of people getting stuck, and unfortunately people were trapped inside their vehicles when snow was piling up, so it really was a lose—lose situation. and 35 people have died, it's obviously incredibly serious. could the weather get worse? when is it expected to get better? in buffalo we've had 12 casualties and it was a wide array of causes, including shovelling, including people that weren't able to get the emergency medical care because emergency crews could not reach their homes due to impassable road

conditions and also people that were dying in their cars. so that type of situation is still being worked on as recovery is under way and the cleanup portion of the storm is happening. but in terms of improvement, we do still have some snow and then it will start to lessen by the time we get to monday night before things really start by the end of the week temperatures here in buffalo are expected to be closer to about 10 celsius. that was carl lam speaking to me about the extreme weather in north america. explosions have reportedly been heard at russia's engels air base, about 500 kilometres from the ukrainian border. the airbase is near the russian city of saratov and the region's governor said law enforcement agencies were checking out information, about an "incident at a military facility", adding that civilian

infrastructure had not been damaged. the engels air base is believed to house long—range strategic bombers, and was also hit on 5 december by ukrainian drone attacks, according to the russians. ukraine has not publicly admitted its forces carried out those attacks. new video has emerged showing the gunman suspected of killing three kurdish people in paris on friday. french officials say the suspect has confessed to a hatred of foreigners. the attack has stirred anger in the kurdish community, as naomi choy smith reports. acted paris shooter walks into a barbershop armed with a gun. just off camera he is tackled and overpowered. moments earlier the 69—year—old opened fire at a nearby kurdish

cultural centre, driven by a pathological hatred for foreigners, french prosecutors say. he was charged with racist violence last year after attacking a migrant camp and was released from jail earlier this month. friday puzzling deadly attack sparked fury in the kurdish community, with many claiming not enough was done to prevent it. these were the scenes over the weekend as anger boiled over in paris. protesters set fire to cars and clashed with police. 0n clashed with police. on sunday the frustrations that spread as far as syria, home to roughly 2 million kurds, a minority who mainly live in syria, turkey, iraq and iran with the diaspora all over the world. translation: , , translation: the kurdish people are fi . htin: translation: the kurdish people are fighting against _ translation: the kurdish people are fighting against the _ translation: the kurdish people are fighting against the denial - are fighting against the denial of their rights. we are a peaceful people and we massacred all over the world, evenin massacred all over the world, even in paris.— massacred all over the world, even in paris. french president

emmanuel _ even in paris. french president emmanuel macron _ even in paris. french president emmanuel macron has - even in paris. french president emmanuel macron has called l emmanuel macron has called potluck shooting in paris and odious attack against the kurds and ordered the paris police chief to meet with kurdish leaders. but words cannot be enough to heal this community. the only choice smith, bbc news. six passengers have died after a passenger bus plunged into a river off a bridge in galicia in the north—west of spain. the river's strong current and high flow due to heavy rains hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies throughout the weekend. there were two survivors — the vehicle's driver and a passenger. sergi forcada reports. the accident took place on christmas eve on a road in a small town in galicia close to the border with portugal. a motorist raised the alarm after noticing a safety rail on the bridge had been damaged. then a call from a survivor helped emergency services find the wreckage. but strong currents due to heavy rains hampered the rescue operation.

translation: it was a line bus travelling from lugo to vigo. i what we know is really what we see. the bus fell into a river from a 20m—high bridge. it is a tragedy. emergency services recovered two bodies near the accident site while four others were found in the river later on sunday. according to local media, people who had visited loved ones in one of galicia's prisons were among the victims. the rescue operation around the bridge has now finished and engineers are looking for a way to safely recover the bus from the river. the cause of the accident is not yet known but local authorities believe the poor weather could have played a role. sergi forcada, bbc news. rescue teams are searching for survivors of an avalanche in western austria. it's thought two people remain unaccounted for after a number of skiers were buried by snow in an off—piste area around the lech—zurs resort. helena wilkinson reports.

a huge rescue operation is continuing tonight for two people who are understood to be still missing. helicopters are being used in the search over lech—zurs, two popular ski resorts next to each other in western austria. the avalanche happened at around 3:00 in the afternoon local time. around 100 people were brought in to help with the search. translation: emergency services are prepared to keep searching - all night. we assume that people have been buried here, as it is possible we will search for the people. if necessary, the search will go on the whole night. initially it was feared that at least 10 people had been buried under the snow. it's now reported that six of them escaped uninjured. two others had to be treated in hospital. rescuers say they'll continue searching through the night in the hope they find the two people who are still missing. chopper whirrs helena wilkinson, bbc news.

the united nations has asked taliban leaders for a meeting on monday to clarify a ban on afghan women working for humanitarian agencies in afghanistan. five major aid organisations are suspending all their work in the country following the order. islamic relief and the international rescue committee were the latest agencies to halt their activity. earlier, care, the norwegian refugee council and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. save the children chief operating officer david wright says the ban will have very real impacts on the people they help. we have got 5,000 staff including community volunteers in afghanistan. almost half of those are women. so essentially if we were to

keep working we'd have to turn up for work tomorrow with half our workforce missing. to have access to women and children you need to have female health staff. and so if you don't have a female health staff, you won't have access to those people, so essentially, it's just not possible for us to do ourjob if our female colleagues are not able to get out there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a time for giving. how the world's less fortunate are catered for over the festive period. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're gonna use money we picked up in belgium today and then, we'll be in france and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. crowd yelling

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering - in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. - a 33—year—old man from - liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. - i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the severe arctic freeze claims 35 lives across the united states and canada. new video emerges of the gunman

suspected of killing three kurdish people in paris on friday. police investigating the shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub near liverpool last night have appealed for the public to come forward with any information relating to the incident. merseyside police said it did not believe the victim — who was out with her sister and friends at the lighthouse inn in wallasey — was targeted by the gunman. four other people were also injured in the attack, one is in a critical condition. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. late on christmas eve, the lighthouse pub was full of people counting down the minutes towards midnight. it was a lively scene, butjust before 12:00am the pub�*s neighbours heard a particularly loud noise. i was in bed and i was on my phone and i heard "bang, bang, bang, bang" — four times. i waited, because i thought it was going to be a firework

and i thought i'd hear the "ssh". but then i didn't hear the shush. a gunman opened fire directly towards the front door of the pub, his shots hitting a 26—year—old woman in the head. despite efforts to save her, she died of her injuries. herfamily are said to be inconsolable. he also shot another four people, one of whom is in a critical condition. the fact that this has happened on christmas eve makes the tragedy even more unpalatable and shows those responsible have no regard for members of the public who just want to be able to live their lives without fear. at the time the offender fired the gun there were a large number of people enjoying a night out at the lighthouse inn, and the actions of the gunman were totally and utterly reckless. there's been a lot of focus recently on gun crime on merseyside, especially following the shooting of a 9—year—old girl in liverpool in august.

the police tell me that it's too soon to know whether this shooting is connected to any others, but also say that despite what's been happening, the rate of guns being fired in their force area is lower than it has been in the past. this church is almost next door to the pub, and within hours of the shooting its minister found himself giving the christmas sermon in the shadow of a crime scene. god in christ is with us, he's the prince of peace, so it made it rather poignant this morning, preaching that message in the backdrop of what had happened a few hours earlier, when someone had lost their life, and the tragedy and the violence that ensued there. the pub�*s owners have given cctv material to the police, who say they're looking for a dark mercedes a—class car. they're appealing for anyone with information or camera footage

to come forward. judith moritz, bbc news, wallasey, on merseyside. german police divers have trawled through a canal in berlin looking for clues into the 2019 jewel heist at dresden�*s green vault museum. six men accused of being involved in the $120 million robbery appeared in court back injanuary and the whereabouts of many of the jewels still remains a mystery. emer mccarthy reports. police divers braved berlin's semi—frozen canals for more clues in one of europe's biggest heists. the 2019 jewel robbery at dresden�*s green vault museum saw $120 million worth of artefacts stolen. prosecutors believe the thieves sawed through part of a window grating in advance and reattached it to get into the building as quickly as possible during the heist. the christmas day dive comes just days after german police said most of the stolen jewels have been recovered in what they hailed

as a christmas miracle. dresden police overlooking the canal search said the operation could take several hours to several days but what exactly the divers were looking for remained a mystery as police only confirmed the search was related to the heist. emer mccarthy, bbc news. all around the world, millions of people have been — or are still — celebrating christmas. it's usually a time forfamily, friends and maybe a little excess. but for some this is proving to be a difficult festive period — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. sings. here in kyiv, not for the first time, the sound of song rings out in the middle of an air raid. singing. in one of the city's underground railway stations, a carol service is under way —

a celebration of the season, but also a moment of defiance. translation: it was really hard at first, because it seemed - strange to celebrate this holiday, but if you perceive it as a carol for victory, as a carol of wishes to warriors, then it is normal. everything falls into place. no threat of war in rome but there are still plenty who are desperate and in need. this christmas dinner, held annually at the church of santa maria, is put on for the poor of the parish. translation: we're all gathered here in harmony and peace - with ourselves and others. it's a beautiful initiative that has existed for a0 years, and thank goodness it exists. help can take many forms and in the kosovan capital pristina, it looks a bit like this — hundreds and hundreds of father christmases running

through the city to raise money for charity. this year, it's our edition of our santa run in pristina and for this organised santa run, we're gonna have around 200 families in need and many, many people who are in need of food or something. christmas is a time for giving and plenty of dressing up. tim allman, bbc news. king charles has used his first christmas message as monarch to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" — for those struggling to "pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm". the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in saint george's chapel from where the king delivered his speech. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more.

christmas at sandringham for the first time since the start of the pandemic. familiar routines were resumed, though, without that most familiar of figures, queen elizabeth. king charles and the queen consort led the royal family from church. just behind them, the prince and princess of wales with all three of their children, george, charlotte and 11—year—old louis. also there with the family group, the duke of york. the waleses spent time with spectators receiving their bunches of flowers and then, back to the main house for christmas lunch and the king's first christmas broadcast. # god save our gracious king... the king's message was recorded in st george's chapel, windsor, close to the spot where the late queen was laid to rest. christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. we feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each

cherished tradition. the king spoke about his mother's faith in the everlasting light of god. my mother's belief in the power of that light was an essential part of herfaith in god, but also herfaith in people, and it is one which i share with my whole heart. the king said this ability to touch the lives of others was evident in the selfless dedication of so many, including the emergency services and health and social care professionals, and it was particularly needed at the moment. at this time of great anxiety and hardship, be it for those around the world facing conflict, famine or natural disaster, or for those at home finding ways to pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm, we see it in the humanity of people throughout our nations and the commonwealth who so readily respond

to the plight of others. the king said he wanted to pay particular tribute to those who ran food banks, helping those in greatest need. 0ur churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and gurdwaras have once again united in feeding the hungry, providing love and support throughout the year. working members of the royal family were shown, however, there was no mention of the duke and duchess of sussex. the king's message ended on a note of hope. so, whateverfaith you have or whether you have none, it is in this life—giving light and with the true humility that lies in our service to others that i believe we can find hope for the future. a first christmas message from king charles and one

with a strong sense of social awareness for families who are struggling to feed themselves or keep warm. officials say it would be strange if the head of state did not recognise and feel an empathy for people facing such difficult times. nicholas witchell, bbc news at buckingham palace. now here's something a little unusual. with the winter storm bringing in icy temperatures to the united states, iguanas that live in trees in south florida have been freezing and falling into the street. but, in most cases it's thought the creatures will survive the frigid weather, defrost, and be on their way again once temperatures rise. just a reminder of our top story, at least 35 people are now known to have died in the severe arc dick freeze equipping much of north

america. reports say —— severe arctic freeze. people say many people could be trapped in their homes without power. you are watching bbc news, thank you forjoining me. hello again. i thought i'd start off with confirmation of what you already know, and that is that the vast majority of the uk didn't have a white christmas — not with temperatures like these through christmas afternoon — 13 in chertsey, 12 for london. most parts of the uk had double figure temperatures. and even the far north of scotland, lerwick and shetland had temperatures around seven degrees. it was pretty mild, then, for most, but over recent hours and heading into boxing day, we do have a shot of colder air starting to see some of these showers in highland start to turn wintry. and over the next few hours, yes, you probably will see some snow working into scotland with the risk of some icy roads as temperatures dip below freezing here. some pockets of frost as well for northern ireland and northern england.

milder weather further south. it's going to be a much colder day, then, for boxing day, with some accumulations of snow building in to scotland, where we could see 1—3 centimetres at low elevations. but up over the higher ground, 5—10 centimetres of snow possible, where, along with the strong winds, we're talking about drifting and some blizzard conditions, so could well be some disruption locally in scotland. away from that, plenty of showers for northern ireland, the north—west of both england and wales. one or two wintry showers mixed in, temperatures a lot lower than they were on christmas day, ranging from around 4—10 degrees in london. ten is still actually on the mild side. now, heading into tuesday, we could see a few more issues as well as this area of low pressure piles into the cold air in scotland. now, it could well be that we see a bit of snow on the leading edge of this system with the snow then turning back to rain but to the north of the central belt over the high ground, well, the snow could last a bit longer and i tentatively suggest we could see something like 5—10 centimetres.

no warnings outjust yet, but it's worth keeping in touch with the weather forecast across northern scotland for tuesday. further southwards, it's a mild day, quite a windy day, with a band of rain moving its way across england and wales. those temperatures widely still up into double figures but that colder air refusing to budge, really, across the very far north of scotland. heading into wednesday and thursday, the weather pattern stays unsettled with low pressures continuing to spin off the atlantic, bringing further zones of rain. and wednesday, we could see some fairly strong winds around as well, so that's something to bear in mind. running up closer to new year's eve, new year's day, it stays unsettled. generally, temperatures are a bit above average, but do expect more rain at times. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. at least 35 people are known to have died. the national guard in buffalo in new york state has been called in to help. new video has emerged showing the gunman suspected of killing three kurdish people in paris on friday. french officials say the suspect has confessed to a hatred of foreigners. the paris prosecutor said the man was depressive and suicidal. the attack has stirred anger in the kurdish community. six passengers have died after a passenger bus plunged off a bridge and into a river in galicia in the north—west of spain. heavy rains hampered efforts

to retrieve the bodies throughout the weekend.