danni hewson reporting.ay church service in sandringham this morning, because of a "lingering heavy cold". she was also absent from the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen is "still recuperating" as our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend. and was described by one observer as "chipper". and told someone in the crowd, her mother was feeling better. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated. who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch was not on display. a little bit disappointed, because the queen wasn't there. but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, and i wish her all the best for 2017. obviously if she's not w

danni hewson, bbc news, 0ldham.ervice in sandringham this morning because of a lingering heavy cold. she was also absent from the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen has been up and about in recent days, but is still recuperating. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc round—up from the bbc sport centre. a little earlier than usual because we are awaiting the fireworks in hull. he is chris. hello. we had some fireworks of our own. "a lucky strike" says giroud but a very early contender for goal of the year. and three points for arsenal as they go third in the premier league. the gunners beat crystal palace 2—0. tim hague was watching. what a way to welcome in the new year. wet and wild at the emirates, but arsenal supporters would soon have something to remember 2017 buy from the man who should have put them ahead against crystal palace, 0livier giroud somehow missing the before giving us something so special. we had already seen a scorpion ki

thank you, danni hewson in oldham.service in sandringham this morning because of a lingering heavy cold. she was also absent from the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen has been up and about in recent days, but is still recuperating, as our royal correspondent peter hunt reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend. and was described by one observer as "chipper". protected from the rain, princess and said that her mother was ok. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated. who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch was not on display. a little bit disappointed, because the queen wasn't there. but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, and i wish her all the best for

thank you, danni hewson in oldham.rder after a man died in a fall at flats in a seaside resort early on new year's day. the victim died after falling through a utility room ceiling at a flat in st leonards—on—sea, near hastings in east sussex, in the early hours of the morning. the queen was absent from the annual new year's day church service in sandringham this morning because of a lingering heavy cold. she also missed the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen has been up and about in recent days, but is still recuperating, as our royal correspondent peter hunt reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend. and was described by one observer as "chipper". during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated. who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringha

danni hewson, bbc news, 0ldham. ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey three days ago unless the attacks were halted. there have been delays in attending to emergency ambulance calls across london after the service's computer system crashed on one of the busiest nights of the year. staff in the london ambulance control room had to log calls using pen and paperfor nearly five hours overnight. richard lister has more. three, two, one! new year's eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the year for the london ambulance service. its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and 7 million people, using a sophisticated computer system. but just after midnight, that system failed. the computer crash meant that all call details had to be written down. call handlers couldn't see where the ambulances were. they had to use radios to contact paramedics. inevitably, that meant delays. we do deal with the most critically ill and seriously ill patient