west mercia police said a negotiator spent "several hours" dealing with the incident. ed itself to the independent office for police conduct. here, a 31—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in london's west end in the early hours of christmas day. four pedestrians were taken to hospital — one of them is still in a life—threatening condition. police say they believe the suspect was "involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement". they say it is not terror—related. desi bouterse, a military strongman who twice ruled the south american nation of suriname, has died aged 79. bouterse led a 1980 coup in the former dutch colony. after being overthrown he returned to power, by election, three decades later — despite charges of drug smuggling and murder. supporters applauded him for his charisma and populist social programs. opponents accused him of being a ruthless dictator who was guilty of drug trafficking and extra—judicial killings. we can take you back to pictur

west mercia police said a negotiator spent "several hours" dealing with the incident. nt office for police conduct. today might be christmas day, but it is also the first day of the jewish festival of hanukkah. commonly known as christmukkah , it celebrates two festivals of great miracles in both religions, meaning a day of epic celebrations for mixed jewish—christian families. tamzin kraftman reports. christmukkah, once a joke made byjews in largely christian countries, has become a reality for many across the world. as for the first time in almost 20 years, christmas and hanukkah are falling on the same day. 1531 00:22:14,208 --> 00

west mercia police said a negotiator spent "several hours" dealing with the incident. nt 0ffice for police conduct. here, a 31—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in london's west end in the early hours of christmas day. four pedestrians were taken to hospital — one of them is still in a life—threatening condition. police say they believe the suspect was "involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement". they say it is not terror—related. pope francis has delivered his traditional christmas day blessing. speaking from the central balcony of st peter's basilica to thousands of people in the square below, he delivered his traditional christmas day "urbi et 0rbi" — an address to the city and the world. in his speech, the pope called for talks between ukraine and russia to end the war that followed moscow's full—scale invasion two years ago, and he also renewed his call for a ceasefire in the israel—gaza war translation: in the middle east and contemplating - the

west mercia police said a negotiator spent "several hours" dealing with the incident. ependent office for police conduct. desi bouterse — a military strongman who twice ruled the south american nation of suriname, has died aged 79. bouterse led a 1980 coup in the former dutch colony. after being overthrown he returned to power, by election, three decades later — despite charges of drug smuggling and murder. supporters applauded him for his charisma and populist social programmes. opponents accused him of being a ruthless dictator who was guilty of drug trafficking and extra—judicial killings. while for many, christmas is a time for gathering together and celebrating, it can also be a time for helping those most in need. nicky ford reports from a project that helps the homeless in london. welcome to the crisis hotel at christmas, where things are done a little differently. the staff are volunteers, and the guests are rough sleepers. it will help 600 people, with a volunteer team working day and night. the first guests to check in headed straight to bed for the chance of

west mercia police said officers were called by west midlands ambulance service to an address in worcestershire at around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. the force said attempts were made over several hours to deal with the incident, but the man was shot at around 740 yesterday evening. and dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed, with 67 people on board in kazakhstan. that's according to local officials. the country's emergency ministry said there were 25 survivors. the plane was en route from the azerbaijani capital, baku, to grozny in russia. reports say it was diverted because of fog. there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board that aircraft. that's according to the transport ministry. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more in an hour. >> a very merry christmas to you. now, 2024 turned out to be a very turbulent year for the royal family. but despite the health battles, the king and queen, prince and princess of wales and the extended house of windsor have been f

west mercia police said officers were called by west midlands ambulance service to an address in redditch worcestershire, at around 2:00 yesterday afternoon , around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. the safety of a man with a ane.the the safety of a man with a knife. the force said attempts were made over several hours to deal with the incident, but the man was shot just after 7:30 pm. and swimmers across the nafion pm. and swimmers across the nation have braved the chilly waters as they celebrated christmas day with a festive plunge. many of those swimmers turned out in support of various charity causes, with others simply enjoying a festive tradition. sea surface temperatures across the country were between 8 and 11 c, according to the met office, but plucky bathers, including many dressed as father christmas snowmen and elves, woke up extra early to take the plunge in bournemouth. if you're watching these pictures on television, these pictures on television, the enduring peter pan cop was also strongly attended in london's hyde p

west mercia police said officers were called by west midlands ambulance service to an address in worcestershirearound 2:00 yesterday afternoon, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. the force said attempts were made over several hours to deal with the incident, but the man was shot at around 740 yesterday evening. and overseas now. dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed, with 67 people on board in kazakhstan, according to local officials. the country's emergency ministry said there were 25 survivors. the plane was en route from azerbaijani capital baku to grozny in russia. reports say it was diverted because of fog. there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board that aircraft, according to the transport ministry. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in an hour. >> hello. welcome back. thank you very much, tatiana. merry christmas to you all. we usually have a saying. there it went. so you've got an exciting shot of us instead looking a bit confused. but that's a free christmas gift on us, i