buckingham palace.ulti—millionaire property developer is found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend after she threatened to blackmail him. the queen and yougov edinburgh have delayed their journey to the queen and yougov edinburgh have delayed theirjourney to sandringham today after coming down with heavy colds. i'm ben brown. also this is oui’... huge explosions tear through mexico's most popular fireworks market. at least 29 people have been killed and the emergency services say they expect the death toll to rise. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police in germany have reportedly launched a nationwide hunt for a tunisian man who's believed to have carried out the lorry attack in berlin. lets go there and join robert hall. still a very sombre mood at the kaiser wilhelm church, the market closed and shuttered as this huge police investigation fans out across germany. the police say very little, safe to tell the public they are hunting a man they have named as anis a, who they say is 23 years

we can go to buckingham palace.ak, but it appears they are now on their way. the helicopter flew overhead at 1:20pm. it stayed behind buckingham palace for a 10—15 minutes and then it headed straight for sandringham. the royal standard above buckingham palace was lowered and the union flag replaced, confirmation that her majesty left buckingham palace. yesterday they were due to board a train from king's cross to kings lynne brindley would be driven to sandringham, a journey taking 1.5 hours, but they were suffering from heavy cold and they spent the night in buckingham palace. it was suggested to us there was no cause for concern and that seems to be the case, because the helicopter has taken off. case, because the helicopter has ta ken off. the journey case, because the helicopter has taken off. the journey will have only taken half an hour. we are waiting for official confirmation they have landed, but we are expecting that to be the case. thank you. meanwhile, prince charles has warned against intolerance toward

scotland yard is bringing forward extra security measures for the changing the guard ceremony at buckingham palacearound the palace were closed during the ceremony this morning. the restrictions are being introduced sooner than planned. our correspondent richard lister is at the palace. the changing of the guard ceremony is famous around the world and one of great tourist attractions for london and today there were at least a thousand tourists here, lining up against the gates of buckingham palace and along the roads. those we spoke to said they felt safe and reassured by the presence of armed officers. this always has a heavy police presence. what is new and none of the people we spoke to noticed is that more roads were closed and for longer. traffic is being kept further from the front of buckingham palace during the changing of the guard. the road closures come into effect from 10.45 and are not re—opened until 12.30. that is a sub stan that will impact on “— that is a sub stan that will impact on —— substantial impact on this pa rt on —— substantial impact on this part of london and it will co

the house in question is here, buckingham palace.r about £369 million. 0n first impressions, it's a grand royal palace, home to the queen, the venue for glittering state occasions. but royal officials say that behind the scenes, the reality is different. the wiring, the pipework and the boilers haven't been touched for 60 years. they say the work is essential to avoid a catastrophe at what they describe as a cherished national asset. the work is due to start in april and is scheduled to last for an astonishing ten years. applause. so much of the queen's life has been lived publicly. but a bbc documentary to mark her birthday was a more intimate portrait. with her eldest son, she watched family films of her childhood and remembered a time before she was queen. go away. laughter. do you remember what that one is called? glenn or somebody. ah. i was very busy. yeah. emptying and then putting everything back in again. well, hopefully some of it doesn't go back in again. where is this again? well, i think that's london. must be, mustn't i

sarah campbell is outside buckingham palace. sarah, could you outline for us palace.us what has changed. i think particularly around the changing of the guard? that's right, robert. there had been a plan in place for a three month trial period whereby the traffic approaching buckingham palace would be stopped during changing the guard. but that plan was brought forward following the berlin attacks. so today, for the first time, between 10.45am and 12.30, the traffic was stopped on the roads. there are several significant roads approaching the palace, you have got the mall and the memorial. there were large crowds here today as you'd expect during a high—profile. around about 1,000 people. there were extra armed guards and there was a heightened security presence and those we spoke to said they felt reassured and they did feel safe. that plan was at the instigation of the metropolitan police. they had had concerns that this is a high—profile event and of course, it has a high—profile military significance and of course, it is on at the same time on the days that it is

in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks aboutration. she reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. i often draw strength from meeting gordon very people doing extraordinary things. volunteers, carers, immunity organisers and good neighbours. unsung heroes who quiet makes them special. and in this year, when the queen has marked her 90th birthday, she will refer to the inspirational work of the many charities with which she has been associated during her reign. she will also talk about the work of the many unsung heroes she meets around the country — carers, community leaders and good neighbours. the it is understandable that we sometimes think the world's problems are so sometimes think the world's problems are so big we can do little to help. alone, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice. but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of justice can be bigger than we imagine. she said her own life i'd been insp

if we get any more news from buckingham palace, we will bring it to you.nvestigations and inquiries into historical child abuse allegations across the uk, and thousands of people have spoken to police about their experience. new figures show in the past year, the number of people coming forward as victims in england and wales has more than doubled. john maguire has been given access to the biggest abuse investigation of its kind, 0peration seabrook, it was supposed to provide the famous short, sharp shock, but for many of the boys sentjust for minor offences to the meadomsley detention centre in county durham, their three—month sentence has, in effect, lasted for decades. it's not the sort of thing you talk about, it's not the thing i would discuss with anybody. i mean, i've got a daughter, i want to love her, i want to cuddle her, i want to kiss her, i want to tell her how much i love her, and i couldn't. i just couldn't. that's what it did to me. that's how much it ruined my life. it's not so much of what actually happened to you, it's the aftereffects,

scotland yard is bringing forward extra security measures for the changing of the guard ceremony at buckingham palaceattack. roads around the palace have now been closed for the ceremony. the restrictions are being introduced sooner than planned, but police say the change is "a precautionary measure" for the next three months, and is not based on any specific intelligence. our correspondent, richard lister, is outside buckingham palace. tell us more about the change, richard? yes, the changing in the guard ceremony is still going on the other side of the case there outside buckingham palace, it starts between 11, 11.30. buckingham palace, it starts between 11,11.30. it will go on for about another 20 minutes or so. as you can see large crowds are here, there have been hundreds of people here for the last couple of hours or so, which isjust like for the last couple of hours or so, which is just like any other morning that the guard is changed. that happens every other day at this time of year. what is different this changing of the guard ceremony today, is that there is far less traffic than there wou

>> reporter: tonight, scotland yard tightening security at one of london's biggest targets, buckingham palace. the threat level is at severe in london. on high alert. extra security barriers now in place. all the roads around the palace will be closed off for two hours during the famous tourist attraction, changing of the guard. tonight queen elizabeth and prince philip, normally at their estate for their christmas holiday, are at buckingham palace. but not for security. the palace telling abc news both are suffering from, quote, heavy colds. >> lama hasan with us live from buckingham palace tonight, which brings us to the other headline there in london. not only security concerns, but concerns over the health of the queen and the prince. what more do we know? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, david. we are being assured tonight that there is no cause for concern. the queen and prince philip have simply decided to delay their trip, because they have these heavy colds. david? >> lama hasan with us tonight from buckingham palace. lama, thank you. >>> we turn next to the deadly explosion in mexico, t

in her christmas day broadcast recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks aboutachievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in 0ctober. and this year when the queen marked her 90th birthday, she will revert to the international work of the many charities with which she's been associated during her reign. she will also talk about the work of many unsung heroes the meets around the country, carers, community leaders, and neighbours, ordinary people, as she put it, doing extraordinary things. back at sandringham, the royal family, doing extraordinary things. back at sandringham, the royalfamily, minus the queen, left church to be met... then to settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the top stories this hour: the british pop singer george michael, who shot to fame in the 1980s with the pop group wham, has died, he was 53. his publicist said he died peacefully at home. wanna achieved worldwide success with hits like wa ke worldwide success with hits like

so, heavy colds in the words of buckingham palace.n here tonight that i can detect. a labour backbench critic ofjeremy corbyn has announced he's quitting the commons. jamie reed is standing down as an mp to take a job at the sellafield nuclear plant. jeremy corbyn has paid tribute to mr reid's "great service" to the "party, country and constituency". our chief political correspondent vicki young has the latest. yeah, he's announced he's going to stand down as an mp. he's going to take a job in the nuclear industry at sellafield, which is in his constituency in cumbria. now, jamie reed has been a very vociferous critic ofjeremy corbyn, the labour leader. he's stood down from his position on the labour front bench as soon asjeremy corbyn was elected as leader. he's insisting this has nothing to do with his views on mr corbyn. he says they have a very good personal relationship. he says this is much more about wanting to serve his community in the best way possible. he has given an article to the guardian newspaper, the website. from rea

so heavy colds, in the words of buckingham palace, an expectation that they will travel, and no undue much. a former royal marine sergeant, who's serving a life sentence for murdering a wounded afghan fighter in 2011, has been refused bail while he awaits an appeal hearing. the family of alexander blackman — who's known as marine a — had hoped he'd be released from custody in time for christmas. his case is due to be reconsidered next year. at least 31 people are known to have died in a series of explosions at a fireworks market in mexico. around 60 other people were injured, many with severe burns, at the market outside mexico city. the cause of the fire is unknown, but it's believed one stall caught fire before triggering a chain reaction of blasts. it's the third major fire at the market since 2005. nhs england has hit back at suggestions from some campaigners that it's about to embark on a major programme of cuts. medical director sir bruce keogh has told the bbc that plans to make radical changes to the way the nhs is run — with services concentrated on fewer sites — will deliver

let's go to buckingham palace.breathe more easily, and so can we? that is right, it was about 1:20pm the royal helicopter flew in over green park, flying directly over buckingham palace, landing in the grounds over there. we saw a short rest for about ten to 15 minutes, a police helicopter flying up above, then shortly after that it took off again, confirmation that both the duke of edinburgh and her majesty the queen are on board, heading to sandringham in order to start their christmas break. just to recapture briefly, yesterday we were expecting the royal couple to go to king's cross station, where they would take a train over to king ‘s lynn, where they would then head off to their private estate at sandringham, as they do every single christmas. but then yesterday in the afternoon we heard that wasn't going to happen, both were suffering from very heavy colds, and asa and as a rumour about 1pm, punctual as ever it arrived atjust after 1:15pm, the helicopter, and as i said, took them off. we were expecting them

in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks aboute reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. and in this year, when the queen has marked her 90th birthday, she will refer to the inspirational work of the many charities with which she has been associated during her reign. she will also talk about the work of the many unsung heroes she meets around the country — carers, community leaders and good neighbours. 0rdinary people, as she puts it, doing extraordinary things. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's go to sandringham now, and emilia papadopoulos is there for us. the crowds are drifting away. but they did catch sight of the duke of edinburgh, who was well enough to attend today. yes, that's right. we we re attend today. yes, that's right. we were unsure this morning whether he would attend. both he and the queen had heavy colds which saw them delay their trip had heavy colds which saw them delay theirtrip up had heavy colds

in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks about. she reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. and in this year, when the queen has marked her 90th birthday, she will refer to the inspirational work of the many charities with which she has been associated during her reign. she will also talk about the work of the many unsung heroes she meets around the country — carers, community leaders and good neighbours. ordinary people, as she puts it, doing extraordinary things. back in sandringham, the family left church to return to sandringham house for christmas lunch and then settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. an earthquake has struck off the coast of chile, triggering a tsunami warning. the fire services locally are telling people to evacuate as a precaution. there are no reports yet of damage or casualties. the two narmine warning centre said hazardous waves were possible on coasts as far

in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks abouttion. she reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. and in this year, when the queen has marked her 90th birthday, she will refer to the inspirational work of the many charities with which she has been associated during her reign. she will also talk about the work of the many unsung heroes she meets around the country — carers, community leaders and good neighbours. ordinary people, as she puts it, doing extraordinary things. nicholas witchell, bbc news. with me is our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. this will not having taken lightly by the queen, not to go to church in sandringham. it will have been after medical advice. still evidently suffering from this heavy cold. not recovering from it as quickly as she might have wished. it is certainly unusual. buckingham palace is trying to define the medical issue, such as it is, as carefully as possible. they are still say

extra security measures are in place at buckingham palace.loper who murdered his girlfriend is jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. in sport northampton saints escaped punishment after their handling of a head injury to gorge north. he has been out of action since landing on his head against leinster this month. the two time wimbledon champion won't hold a racket for at least three months. she had surgery to her playing hand after a knife attack at her home. and williams are paving the way for bottas to replace nico rosberg. i will be back with more on those stories after half past. the queen and prince philip have cancelled plans to travel by train today to their estate in sandringham in norfolk, after coming down with heavy colds. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell gave me the latest details. buckingham palace has now said officially on the record the queen and the duke of edinburgh have heavy colds. heavy colds. and so have decided not to travel to sandringham today. the queen was as you mentioned due to catch a train fr

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.singer george michael has died at the age of 53. police, who were called to his house in oxfordshire shortly before 2pm on christmas day, say his death is unexplained but not suspicious. he was one of the most successful recording artists of the past 30 years, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. in a statement his publicist said that: "it is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend george passed away peacefully at home over the christmas period. the family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time." we've got lots more on that on our website. i've just been looking at a picture story, showing george michael over the years. really moving. also more about his life there. just go to bbc .com /news. well, let's see what's in store for boxing day after that incredible mild christmas day — among the mildest in 100 years but not quite a record breaker. boxing day, lots of sunshine on the way for england and wa

scotland yard has brought forward extra security measures for the changing the guard ceremony at buckingham palacetack. roads around the palace have been closed for the ceremony. the restrictions are being introduced earlier than planned, but police say the change is "a precautionary measure" for the next three months, and is not based on any specific intelligence. to talk more now about the uk's policing response following the terror attack in berlin, i'm joined by police scotland's assistant chief constable bernard higgins, who's just outside glasgow. what changes have you introduced because of the attack in berlin on monday7 because of the attack in berlin on monday? good evening. obviously the berlin attack was horrific and what i would say is that there is no specific intelligence suggesting anything like that is likely to happen in the uk. but we have been operating with the threat level as severe and for many months police forces across the whole of the country have been planning for offence under that planning assumption. given obviously january the 1st, and the fact that scotland a tt ra

and buckingham palace officials are indicating that there is no way any cause for alarm.otective move, given that she is the age that she is. it was felt better that she should remain indoors. and not go out to church on this occasion. disappointing for many people going to sandringham — not only did they not go to the —— not only did they not go to the —— not only did they not see the queen, but the middleton not see the queen, but the middleton not there either. a russian plane has crashed into the black sea. it was heading to syria. the russian president, that you put in, has declared a day of mourning. the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. it flew south, stopping to refuel. the final destination was syria. russia's airbase. minutes at a leaving, it crashed. president that you put in promised his full support. —— putin. members of the red army choir were on board. most civilian passengers have stopped using the service. in 2010, one such model was carrying the polish president and crashed. the following year, a similar plan got fire in siberi

our correspondent, richard lister, is outside buckingham palace tell us more about the changes thereean the changing of the guard at buckingham palace is one of the most famous ceremonial events in the uk, possibly in the world. every year thousands of tourists come to see it taking place, it happens every other day at this time of year, you can see there are still an awful lot of people here, if people have been put off by what happened in berlin on monday, it doesn't seem to be showing here and the people we have spoken to have said they feel very safe, they have said they feel very safe, they have been reassured by the large police presence, we have noticed more armed police than we have seen on similar occasion, when the guard is changed, what is different though this time, is that traffic is being kept much further back, there are a lwa ys kept much further back, there are always some road closures associated with the changing of the guard, this time what the metropolitan police have put in force, in conjunction with the royal parks is road closures that keep traffic much furthe

at buckingham palace. there's a lot of concern about what happened in berlin could, and in nice, france, could happen here as well. you have trucks running into large crowds, and this ramped up security isn't just for here. this is going to be going into christmas as well as new year's celebration. a lot of extra alert because of what has been happening around the rest of europe. >> ian lee outside buckingham palace. thanks so much, ian. >>> next, new people detained in connections to the assassination of the russian ambassador to turkey. a new video of the chilling moments just before the killer fired the shots. >>> plus, breaking news. russia now says that nearly all dialogue with the united states is "frozen." what's the message behind that? and -- president-elect donald trump talking about the election that he won. saying his electoral college win was more sophisticated than winning the popular vote. (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the best deals are on the best network. with no surprise overage

they all looked relaxed and buckingham palace officials are not indicating there is any cause for alarmve, given that she is the age she is. it was felt better she should remain indoors and not go out to church on this occasion. it will disappoint those who made the journey to sandringham. they didn‘t see the queen but nor did they see prince william or his family. they spent christmas day with the middleton family in berkshire. eleven bodies have been recovered after a russian military plane with more than 90 people on board crashed into the black sea. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—154 jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the flight would end in tragedy. the aircraft crashed into the black sea. the russians scrambled helicopters and ships but the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. the pla

no fresh statement from buckingham palace today, but we probably really would not expect one. ice to say, the queen is 90 yea rs on. suffice to say, the queen is 90 years old, the duke of edinburgh is 95, and anyone that age suffering from a heavy cold will be closely monitored by a doctor. so far, there appears to be no cause for concern. thank you very much. the "fragmented" nature of health and social care services can cause problems for patients, with providers sometimes arguing over who has responsibility for looking after people, watchdogs have found. in a new report, the ombudsman says poor communication is leading to complaints from family members about care services. it's calling for a more integrated complaints process. firefighters are warning about the risks of carrying e—cigarette batteries, after one caught fire in somebody‘s pocket. the man suffered minor injuries when the device caught fire while he was out shopping in leeds. investigators say he was keeping batteries in his pocket unprotected, and that people should avoid storing them alongside other metal obje

well, joanna, the changing of the guard at buckingham palace is one of the most ceremonial events invents in london. it takes place every other day at this time of yearand takes place every other day at this time of year and it always attracts thousands of tourists from over the world. now, there is always an element of disruption here, but what they're going to do is close all of they're going to do is close all of the roads around the frontage of buckingham palace from constitutional hill, going around to the roads which head off in that direction and then the mall which is where the new guard processes down to ta ke where the new guard processes down to take part in the changing of the guard ceremony. all those roads will be closed from 10.45am until 12.30, the changing of the guard ceremony begins at 11.30am and it lasts 90 minutes. that's a substantial disruption to this part of london. it will happen for the next three months of the it is a trial process for these new security arrangements. the metropolitan police and the royal parks said they had been planning to put this into

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.passengers were 64 members of russia's renowned military choir on their way to perform at a concert in syria. so far 11 bodies have been recovered. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. this is one of the final images of the jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the flight would end in tragedy. the aircraft crashed into the black sea. the russians scrambled helicopters and ships, but the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. the plane had taken off from a military airfield near moscow. it flew south, stopping in sochi to refuel. the final destination was syria and russia's airbase near latakia but minutes after leaving sochi it crashed. president putin offered his condolences to the families of the victims and promised them his full support. on board were more than 60 members of the russian army's famous song and dance ensemble once known as the red army choir. they had been due to give a concert at the russian airbase in syri

nicholas witchell, bbc news at buckingham palace. short while ago and he spoke more about this idea of inspiration being the main focus of the queen's christmas address this year. an insight into the importance to her of her christian faith within the context of things that are inspiring. she started by highlighting the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, the inspiring impact they have had and then as we heard, that she draws inspiration and strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things, going around the country, the unsung heroes, as she says. interesting that she should also highlights the duke of edinburgh ‘s award and the princes trust respectively, celebrating anniversaries of 60 and 40 celebrating anniversaries of 60 and a0 yea rs. celebrating anniversaries of 60 and a0 years. and then talking about her 90th birthday and the charities of which she has been patron so many yea rs, which she has been patron so many years, 600 of them and the inspiring work that they

in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks aboutc and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. and in this year when the queen she marked her 90th birthday, she'll refers to the inspirational work of the many charities with which she has been associated during her reign, and she will talk also about the work of the many unsung heroes she meets around the country. carers, community leaders and good neighbours — "ordinary people," as she puts it, doing extraordinary things. back at sandringham, the royal family, minus the queen, left church led by the duke of edinburgh, to return to sandringham house for christmas lunch and then to settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now while it might be the festive season, not everyone is able to spend time at home with loved ones. some people of course have to work. tim allman takes a look at those who enjoyed a different kind of christmas this year. a long way from home but celebrating christm

our reporter, leanne brown, is at buckingham palace.hat extra measures are being put in place? good morning. can you explain what is happening? yes. as you say, security is being tightened across the capital. roads surrounding buckingham palace will be closed from today during the popular changing of the guards. extra barriers are also being brought in to protect this iconic location. police say it is because when guards are changed it is highly popular and a tt ra cts are changed it is highly popular and attracts large crowds of people. this security measure was already in the pipeline but they brought it forward in light of what has happened. of course, it is notjust here where we see large groups of people. at london's hyde park, hundreds of thousands of people attend the christmas winter wonderland each year, and of course, the terms winter wonderland fireworks. they have a security plan in place, they say. the threat to the uk remains severe, which means an attack is highly likely. they are reminding members of the public to remain

the queen recorded this year's broadcast a few days ago at buckingham palace.heme this year is inspiration and, in the broadcast, she will reflect on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at the palace reception in october, and whose achievements, she will say, are now inspiring others. and in this year, when the queen has marked her 90th birthday, she will refer to the inspirational work of the many charities with which she has been associated during her reign. she will talk also of the work of the many unsung heroes she meets around the country — carers, community leaders and good neighbours. "ordinary people", as she puts it, doing "extraordinary" things. the departure of the queen and the duke of edinburgh to sandringham had to be delayed for 2h hours earlier in the week because both were said to be suffering from heavy colds. buckingham palace has said nothing further about their health, but there's no reason to think they won't be joining other members of the family this morning for the

of edinburgh, who also had this heavy cold, that they all looked very relaxed and certainly, buckingham palace officials indicating that there is in no way any cause for alarm. it was a protective move, giving that she is the age that she is, it was felt better that she should remain indoors and not go out to church, although it will have disappointed many people who made the journey to go to sandringham. not only did they not see the queen, they didn't see prince william did duchess of cambridge or george or charlotte, who, coincidentally this year, spent today with the family in berks. —— with the middleton family in berks. ii bodies have been recovered after a russian military plane with more than 90 people on board crashed into the black sea. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—isii jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the

buckingham palace says she's still recovering from a heavy cold.gth from meeting ordinary people, doing extraordinary things. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. christmas day service at sandringham church, but this year without the queen. while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, attended, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. ina in a statement it was understood she would attend. but there is no sense of undue concern. also absent from sandringham this year, the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church at bucklebury in berkshire, where they've spent christmas day with the duchess's family, the middletons. inspiration was the theme of this year's christmas broadcast by the queen, which was recorded at buckingham palace some days ago. she cited the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes, and she said she also found inspiration from daily life. in the year where sh

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is at buckingham palace.ynn at 11 o'clock this morning. royalty protection people were there but were told to stand down because no one would be travelling. speculation started at 1:30pm, buckingham palace that be known that both the queen and the duke had heavy cold and travel was delayed. the question is whether they will be well enough to the journey tomorrow 01’ even on well enough to the journey tomorrow or even on christmas eve. there is every expectation that they will, of course the royal family gather at sandringham for christmas and will not want to miss that. the health of the queen lately seemingly as robust as ever and also the duke age 95, his health seemingly good in recent times. so heavy cold and the words of buckingham palace, an expectation that they will travel and no undue concern here tonight that i can detect. the headlines on bbc news. german prosecutors have named their prime suspect in the berlin lorry attack. he's the tunisian national anis amri and is 23. a multi—millionaire proper

. >> correspondent mark phillips outside buckingham palace with more on the couple. >> the royal, the queen's official flag to indicate where she is was still flying over buckingham palace, it shouldn't have been. the royals should have been at their country estate, up in the northeast of glands, where they go every christmas. >> this is them last year, the parade is much as part of the holidays as christmas trees and carols, although the queen now drives. for it to have been delayed this year, for health reasons, is a cause to wore. >> i the queen all she would have wanted to do yesterday was stick to her plans. >> the queen is 09 now. prince fill i am is 95. has had number every health issues over the past years. philip was hospitalized for what was called the bladder infection after the couple stood in the rain for hours during the river pageant two years ago. he's been rushed to the hospital several times for series of heart problems, and investigative surgery. >> the couple have announced they'll be doing fewer public events, but still determine to do what they can, and when they

health scare that has britain talking today. >> and there is a cold bug that even the gates of buckingham palace stop. >> keep in mind, the queen is 90 and her husband prince philip is 95. the palace confirmed that the queen recorded her annual christmas message earlier this month. prince charles was already in the christmas spirit yesterday. he attended a holiday event for the elderly in london. charles will join his mom in the country. this is tradition. this was footage of the royal family last year and this year there is a break in the royal christmas custom, will and kate won't be there. >> the duke and duchess are expecteded to spend christmas with the middletons and prince harry is expected to spend it family on the estate. it's a very formal way to spend christmas and one he's enjoyed christmas is reserved for the fayal omilynly and harry and meghan have been dating less than a year and shexto spend th family in los angeles. >>> time to roll out our favorite celebrity confessions of 2016. when amy schumer sat down with cameron matheson, he got her talking about her exes and her gal pal j

this year's games in rio, and 147 at the paralympics, meant that the gb medalists reception at buckingham palaceas a crowded and happy event. throughout the commonwealth, there were equally joyful celebrations. the bahamas, jamaica, and new zealand. winnersthis year's spoke of being inspired by previous generations. inspiration fed aspiration, and having discovered abilities a scarcely knew they had, these efforts allowed inspiring others. months ago, i saw .nspiration of a different kind it was not hard to be moved by the dedication of the highly skilled doctors, paramedics, and crew who were cowed out on average five times a day. but to be inspirational, you don't have to save lives or win medals. strength from eating ordinary people doing .xtraordinary inks -- things goodnity organizers, and neighbors. unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. they are an inspiration to those who know them. and our lives frequently embody a truth expressed by mother teresa, from this year, saint teresa of calcutta. she said, not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with gre

message to worshippers, christians are an inherent part of the country and we are staying. >>> buckingham palaceill keep queen elizabeth from attending a christmas day service. our ian lee is in london right now. ian, good morning. what else are you hearing from the palace? >> reporter: good morning, alison. we learned about this cold several days ago when the queen postponed her trip where she has her traditional annual christmas vacation with other members of the royal family. we heard that it was not only her but also her husband, prince philip. we were expecting to see them today. this is their first public appearance since that cold was announced, but buckingham palace did release this statement saying that her majesty, the queen, will not attend church service this morning. the queen continues to recover from a heavy cold. she will participate in royal family christmas celebrations during the day. so she isn't going to be attending church but she still is going to be attending family functions. >> do you have anymore details, ian, about what other members of the family are doing? have they

buckingham palace as saying she will not be attending today. now on bbc news, it's been a busy year in sport, from the olympics and euro 2016 to andy murray reaching the top of the tennis ranking. adam wild and jess creighton take us on a trip through the year's sporting highlights, in review 2016: the year in sport. hello and welcome to salford, the home of bbc sport. with the olympics, the paralympics, the european championship, and a whole host of other major sporting events, 2016 was a year that began full of optimism, and it did not disappoint. 2016 was a year of extraordinary sporting achievement, athletes striving to go faster, higher, stronger, if those were the aims then this is very much the reward, heroes parade, returning paralympics and 0lympians, many are living up to the high expectations, so many surpassing it. there's only one place really we can start this review of 2016, and that is some 6000 miles away, from murky manchester, rio, where this heroes parade, really began. brazil welcomes the world. butjust who would be lining