and now the limousine with her majesty the queen inside stops. ait for her to get out of the vehicle, and no doubt be greeted that the steps of the church. in a bright red outfit for christmas day. the duke of edinburgh not with her, as we anticipated, in the light of him returning from hospital yesterday. princess and and the duchess of cornwall there, behind her majesty the queen as well. i'm princess charlotte and prince george and the other members of the royal family claiming those steps, the short path to the entrance to the church. moments away from the start of that service. there will not be a great deal of further activity at this point because they will go inside and the service will be at i! o'clock and as charlotte was saying it's not a particularly long service. they will be coming back out of the church. prince charles just waiting for his mother to go inside. his wife, the duchess of cornwall. and in they go. members of the royal party, waiting for that service. george goes in. his father. princess beatrice is there. princess beatr

her majesty arrived a few minutes ago surrounded by members of her family, few minutes ago surroundedmembers of herfamily, the duke of edinburgh came back to norfolk on christmas eve following a four night stay at king edward vii hospital. he is not attending the christmas day church service and he didn't last year either. prince george and princess charlotte were there for the first time. prince andrew, who stepped back from royal duties last month earlier attended morning service with prince charles. the brothers walked side by side in peace st mary magdalene church before the service at the head of the real family's traditional late morning service. let'sjust the real family's traditional late morning service. let's just show you those latest pictures of the moment when her majesty the queen in her limousine arrived at that church. she was driven a short distance from the sandringham house to the church, and there, in advance offer arrival, you can see the carjust edging in with other members of the royal family who arrived on foot, and went into the church in advance of her majest

a little earlier, nicholas gave us more of his thoughts about her majesty's message. again underlines the importance to her of her own christian faith. she generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus christ, and she weaves the message of reconciliation around his teachings. i think it also underlines the importance to her of the wartime generation, of whom, of course, she is a part. the fact that in this 75th anniversary year of d—day, she made reference to that and again, used that also, around the theme of former sworn enemies, as she said, coming together, settling their differences, moving on and coming together now, 75 years after the end of the second world war, in peace and amity. the spanish resort where a british man and his two children were found dead in a swimming pool have released a statement saying there were "no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place". they also claim the incident was a "tragic accident." it's thought a nine—year—old girl got into difficulties in the water at the costa del sol resort, and her 16—year—old brother and the

her majesty will be accompanied by the prince of wales. they will both then begin the formal procession through this magnificent room, which is called the royal gallery. this is next door to the house of lords. it is between the robing room and the house of lords. it will be full of diplomatic and military guests already gathered there, invited specially to see the

listened to a fair few of them over the years will stop your thoughts about where this sits and what her majestyto say this year.‘ couple been wanting to say this year.l couple of things. i think it again underlines the importance to her of her own christian faith. she generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus generally now refers to the teachings of jesus christ generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus christ and weaves the message of reconciliation around his teachings. i think it also underlines the importance to her of the wartime generation, of whom she is of course a part. in this 75th anniversary year of d—day, she made reference to that and again used at around the theme of former sworn enemies, as she said, coming together, settling differences and moving on and coming together now, 75 years after the end of the second world war, in peace and and mitty. i think that was the main message. the need for reconciliation. and although she never mentions current political divisions, i think it is reasonable to suppose, as i said at the end of the piece, that that is the end of the pie

presenting it to her majesty. turns around...ernment is about to be unveiled. my lords and members of the house of commons... my my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of january. my ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the united kingdom's exit on that date. and to make the most of the opportunities that this brings to all the people of the united kingdom. thereafter my ministers will seek a future relationship with the european union based on a free trade agreement that benefits the whole of the united kingdom. they will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. the integrity and prosperity of the united kingdom is of the utmost importance to my government. my ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore devolved government in northern ireland. my government in northern ireland. my government will embark on an ambitious programme of domestic reform that delivers on the people's priorities. for the first time,

and nicholasjoined me a little earlier and gave me more of his thoughts on her majesty's speech. again underlines the importance to her of her own christian faith. she generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus christ and she weaves the message of reconciliation around his teachings. i think it also underlines the importance to her of the wartime generation of whom, of course, she is a part. the fact that in this 75th anniversary year of the d—day, she made reference to that, and again used that also around the theme of the former sworn enemies, as she said, coming together, settling their differences, moving on and coming together 75 years later after the end of the second world war in peace and amity. i think that was the main message. the need for reconciliation and although she never mentions current political divisions, i think it is reasonable to suppose, as i was saying at the end of that piece, that that is the principal thought in her mind as she emphasises the need for the country to move on. and a thought about the reference to the bumpy year, that her own family...

people have been replaced by an air force base for that has been the fate of the ship or since her majesty's subjects cleared from the homeland half a century ago to make way for american service personnel we consider how this bitter legacy of colonialism still impacts tittie we look at the human cost of a people cleared from the islands. would you say that court ruling against britain was a step forward yes it is a step forward to go on our island and for that to happen we need to make the great britain to realise that they need to horner the rule of the law because they might as well ignore it and we do not want that we want other nations to back us back they should go and as. we need to go home and cannot sense of belonging only be satisfied with the community return to your own people of course but sense of belonging is not here at all for slow sense of belonging it's like we are in a way we've been in it for 50 years we've been in a waiting room for 50 years we've been waiting we've been waiting for how long could you wait this is a prison so this is a life sentence this is a life long

this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at home. charlotte gallagher reports from sandringham. it has been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact prince andrew didn't go to the main church service today. there have been some real highs, like the birth of r6, and a lot of people here today queued from the early hours of the morning. a great deal of affection still for the royals with a lot of the british public. the queen arrives for the christmas day service accompanied by her daughter—in—law, the duchess of cornwall. this service is a tradition by the royal family and for some of the well—wishers who queue from the early hours of the morning. but this hasn't been a traditional year, with the royals generating headlines they would rather avoid. there has been huge speculation about who would attend the service today. a treat for fans of the royal family when two of the youngest member

her majesty will outline what the government wants to achieve, including an extra 39 billion pounds perin england. )more money per pupil for schools in england. as well as legislation on the uk's future relationship with the eu, which is due to be agreed by the end of december next year. the ceremony itself will be more low key than previous ones, with cars used instead of carriages and the monarch wearing a hat instead of a crown. let's find out more detail on what will be announced from our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster this morning. good morning, nick. isuppose this isa good morning, nick. isuppose this is a way for the government to also —— almost make a stand, outline its intentions for the next five years. there is going to be a weird sense of deja vu. it was only nine weeks ago we were last year for a queen speech boris johnson brought ago we were last year for a queen speech borisjohnson brought his plans to parliament. today will feel a lot different. not because the content is any different, a lot of what you will hear later this morning is very si

now on bbc news, another chance to here her majesty the queen's christmas message.d save the queen as a child, i never imagined that one day a man would walk on the moon yet this year, we marked the 50th anniversary of the famous apollo 11 mission. it's still looking very good. your go. the eagle has landed. as those historic pictures were beamed back to earth, millions of us sat transfixed to our television screens as we watched neil armstrong taking a small step for man and a giant leap for mankind, and indeed for womankind. it's a reminder for us all that giant leaps often start with small steps. this year, we marked another important anniversary, d—day. on 6th june 1944, some 156,000 british, canadian and american forces landed in northern france. it was the largest ever seaborne invasion and was delayed due to bad weather. i well remember the look of concern on my father's face. he knew the secret d—day plans, but could of course share that burden with no one. for the 75th anniversary of that decisive battle, in a true spirit of reconciliation, those who had fo

her majesties inspectorate fire and rescue service is said the brigade had been slow to implement thee changes needed after the grenfell tower blaze in which 72 people died. 0ur grenfell tower blaze in which 72 people died. our home affairs committee respondents arm symons reports does make some symons. it's a tough, physical job, reports does make some symons. it's a tough, physicaljob, even when there are no flames and firefighters arejust there are no flames and firefighters are just demonstrating typical procedures. today's report makes no criticism of those on the line, that it is the london fire brigade is not well run. it's slow to learn lessons and has a long way to go in approving its efficiency. there is one particular concern, not enough training. especially for incident commanders. and training which is not pass orfail, commanders. and training which is not pass or fail, so what happens if officers don't perform well? well, nothing. nothing! therejust officers don't perform well? well, nothing. nothing! there just back on the system. what you think of that? it's one of the

members of the house of commons, the lords are duly authorised by virtue of her majesty's mission topeers to hear the commission read. so the lines we re the commission read. so the lines were delivered perfectly and that would have been a second then going through the mind of black rod, and now the house of commons is led by the father of the house —— it would have been the second thing. sir peter bottomley. he will walk out in company with black rod. and the clerk of the house. followed by the prime minister, the leader of the opposition. usually the frontbenchers are then allowed by courtesy of the rest of the house. and then the rest of the house follows. and traditionally, this is quite a noisy rabble. and it is part of the ceremony, in a way, of the doors of the commons chamber being banned in black rod's face. it is an expression of the house of commons political independence of the sovereign. and that is what that theatre is about. and when the mp5, i would say, process, as you can see them in the picture, processing up to the house of lords, they go without too much urgency

this is one of the state rooms, where her majesty the queen, as head of state, would hold some of heria was when queen victoria some private events as well. and when queen victoria was early in her rain, this is where her guests would gather before going in for dinner. it is nice and warm in here. it is also mild outside, because we have southerly winds. it has been a wet and also a windy night. and that is how we are starting today. the forecast has got some heavy rain in it, still blustery winds, but some of us will see some sunny skies. they will be fairly fleeting, i must say, for most. what is happening is is driving our weather. we have a clutch of france moving northwards through the night, they will continue to do so through the course of the day as well. but look at the direction of the isobars going round that low pressure, coming up from the south, hence the mild conditions. so this morning we start off with some rain across wales, parts of the midlands, northern england. that is pushing northwards before clearing later on this morning. we will then have a dry interlude bef

short for her majesty elizabeth ii since then the queen as reigned over an expanding digital dominionsending her first tweet in 2014 and her first instagram post earlier this year there's also facebook, linkedin and the palace's own websites. a social media suite fit for a queen. so we'll know soon enough who has the job. the interviews start next month. hopefully we'll have somebody before the queen's 94th birthday in april guys >> she's like i command you like that tweet matt bradley, thank you very much, my friend. >>> still to come right here, the tributes pouring in for do the right thing actor danny aiello. >> we're back right after this >>> still to come right here is the new movie "richard jewel" sne smearing the good name of the re pothere are three words... ...that mean everything when you live with migraine... i am here aim to say that more... ...with aimovig. a preventive treatment for migraine in adults... ...that reduces the number of monthly migraine days for some, that number can be cut in half or more don't take aimovig if you're allergic to it. allergic reactions...

i beg to move the humble address be presented to her majesty as follows. which majesty has addressed both houses of parliament. mr speaker, despite the fact it is possibly the most terrifying thing i have ever done, it is a great honour as they are re—elected and plywood member for chatham and aylesford. —— re—elected a member. the chief, a man well known for his elegance, charm and wit has clearly clocked his panto season is asking me to do this is the equivalent of shouting, your career this is the equivalent of shouting, your career is behind you! oh, no, it isn't! mr speaker, it isn't! mrspeaker, i it isn't! mr speaker, i think we can do a bit better than that. i feel a bit more reassured if the prime minister could join in. if i may, reassured if the prime minister couldjoin in. if i may, their chief, a man, well known for his charm and wit has clearly clocked it is panto season for asking me to do this is the equivalent of shouting, your career this is the equivalent of shouting, your career is behind you. oh, no, it isn't! instead of... instead of c

queen and members of the royal family have been attending the annual church service in sandringham, her majestyrrived surrounded by members of her family. we now see her leaving the service which has just we now see her leaving the service which hasjust finished. there we now see her leaving the service which has just finished. there she is emerging with the prince of wales and camilla, duchess of cornwall, behind. kate and william with george and charlotte attending for the first time ever. louis is at home. princess and in the background in purple —— anne. the queen strolling down the path of mary magdalene church. prince charles and prince andrew arrived for the earlier service and prince andrew is not there for the live am service. harry and meghan are not with the royals this year in sandringham for the norfolk christmas which is so familiar to the royal family. a crisp, bright, day in norfolk and there are lots of people waiting to see the queen on her way in and i'm assuming they are still there to see the royal family emerge now. you can see more members of the royal family coming down

her majesty's inspectorate of fire and rescue services said the brigade had been slow to implement thech were needed after the grenfell tower blaze, in which 72 people died. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. it's a tough, physicaljob, even when there are no flames and firefighters are just demonstrating typical procedures. today's report makes no criticism of those on the frontline but it says the london fire brigade is not well—run. it's slow to learn lessons and has a long way to go in improving its efficiency. there is one particular concern, not enough training, especially for incident commanders and training which is not pass or fail. so what happens if officers don't perform well? nothing. no, they are just back on the system. what do you think of that? we said it is one of the most worrying causes concerned. that's why we said we graded the training as london fire does as inadequate, it's got to sorted out. which is significant because it is now more than a year than the bin london fire commissioner told the grenfell tower public enquiry... i wouldn't expect us

addressing both houses at the state opening of parliament, her majesty said her government would embarkous programme of domestic reform that delivers on the people's priorities". legislation to take the uk out of the european union on 31st ofjanuary is among over 30 bills announced. other measures include guarantees on extra health service funding in england and more cash for schools. there are also proposals for new sentencing laws for serious violent offenders, including terrorists. and the government says it wants to ensure the whole of the uk can prosper — with plans for more infrastructure spending. simon mccoy is at westminster. sophie, thank you. there was a certain sense of deja—vu amid all the somewhat scaled down pomp and ceremony here today — no gold coaches and a little less of the frippery associated with the event here at westminster this morning — and that's because the last queen's speech was only nine weeks ago, before the uk went to the polls. the parliamentary arithmetic is now, of course, very different. the speech is essentially the government's to—do list — and the

this was after all her majesty's second queen speech in just 10 weeks. normally it is a s special annul event. but snap elections have been held and now parliament has opened again. the official known as the black rod who summons the members of parliament did go through the customary ritual of being shut out of the house of commons. and having to knock to be let in. this symbolizes parliaments independence from the monarchy. and the speech queen elizabeth delivered was as usual, independent of whatever she herself may think. in fact, it was pretty much the same as her last one, also written for her by prime minister boris johnson and his ministers. >> my lords and members of the house of commons, my government's priority i is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of january. reporter: another key piece of legislation will commit more money to britain's health service, which makes medical treatment available to everyone in the country. >> for the first time, the national health services multiyear funding settlement,

. >> to advise her majesty to prorogue parliament was unlawful. >> we disagree with what the justicesnd. >> this unelected prime minister should now resign. we've gotten to the stage we have no choice. >> with the biggest campaign this party has ever mounted. >> this one nation conservative government can -- has been given a powerful new mandate. of the lastory three and a half years will be at an end and we will be able to move forward. joining us now is our senior executive editor. what an impactful look back there. >> slightly exhausting. nejra: even at 100 seconds. to me the moment that really does stand out was one of the most recent ones. 10:00 p.m. on december the 12th we got that exit poll and we saw the size of boris johnson's majority because that the moment where everything really did change. we then knew he was going to get his deal through parliament. that we would have several years now boris johnson government and completely unconstrained. no more these nailbiting votes. we won't see that in 2020. boris johnson will take this negotiation in this process whichever way he

beginning of a longer process because it was not enough time here today of course and we must not let her majesty wait. for. all of our. other top of the yes but. i think. with these discussions that we just had in this format with the turkish president it appeared that these meetings are always good and that we can talk about these subjects and it will also have not have been bilateral talks in various ways and i think we've got a good explanation for this is meeting and i think whatever the differences are and that we will have to name and talk about the future of nato and strategic things that we have in common but i am embarking this meeting quite optimistically. our angela merkel the german chancellor speaking to reporters there after a meeting a 4 way meeting between germany turkey france and the united kingdom which happened on the sidelines of this nato meeting in london a 4 way meeting where they discussed the crisis in syria will have war on what was talked about but briefly the german chancellor there saying. they discussed a number of issues including syria of course but also saw liby

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the endarts of northern england, eastern northern ireland and southern scotland. you can see here earlier in the rain moving its way north, but it is easing off. but we have got some heavy showers which will be popping up heavy showers which will be popping up over the next few hours. the rain in northern areas tend to peter out, but it will stay showery in the afternoon. a few bright and sunny spells developing. maximum temperatures 5—7 in the north, 10—13 in the south. a few showers in the north and west overnight, but a quiet night to come for the big man as he makes his deliveries. temperatures getting down to about 2-4 temperatures getting down to about 2—4 and they could be some frost first thing tomorrow morning. that may well provide you with your white christmas. it will be a sunny day for christmas day, a lot of fine weather to be enjoyed. but a rather chilly start with frost in places. some mist and fog patches, but they will clear away. maybe one or two showers in the far north—we

might make let's hear what her majesty had to say.liver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of january. my ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the united kingdom's exit on that date, and to make the most of the opportunities that this brings all the people of the united kingdom. thereafter, my ministers will seek a future relationship with the european union, based on a free trade agreement that benefits the whole of the united kingdom. they will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. the integrity and prosperity of the united kingdom is of the utmost importance to my government. my ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore devolved government in northern ireland. the environment also featured in the queen's address. she noted the goverment‘s ambitions to meet emissions targets, as well as protecting the environment for future generations. my government will continue to take steps to meet the world—leading target of net zero greenhouse gas emis

the prime minister's advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. that the prime minister's advice to the queen to suspend parliament in the weeks leading up to the brexit deadline, was unlawful. now, the president of the court is retiring, a time to look back on that momentous day. there was a gasp in the courtroom, which was packed, when i said that it was the unanimous decision of us all, that's 11 justices. a time also for lady hale to reflect on the removal of legal aid in 2013 from a raft of areas, including debt, housing and most family cases. most people need legal services at the beginning of a difficulty and if they have them then, it will be sorted out and they won't have to go anywhere near a court, or they won't have their house repossessed or whatever, because somebody has managed to find a solution to the problem at an earlier stage. and it's that lack of initial advice and help which is a serious difficulty. and when you are separating, as a couple, you know, you are being taken apart emotionally and financially, many people would th

i trailed her majesty the queen. well anyway, it made a good line.ng in your home life. indeed. you had a son whose condition, his autism, was really problematic. and this is one of the things that's taken me into areas of diversity at the moment. i struggle to get people with autism to actually have the opportunity to do professionaljobs and do all the things that they want to do even though they have a condition that makes it not easy. tell me, if you can, frankly, how difficult it became. because your son, as he grew up, as a very young baby, there was no sign... 0h, he was a lovely baby. but the condition worsened. and as a teenager and then a young man, it was very difficult. well, to summarise, he did have to go to hospital permanently at the age of 13. ijust could not manage him anymore. he was strong, he was violent at times and ijust couldn't take anymore. for many years i had managed the various stresses of my business and the home pressures and they sort of balanced in a sick sort of way. the only time i forgot my son giles was when i was

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the end a lot of sunshine. that was from a weather watcher earlier in dumfries and galloway. but an area rolling in from the atlantic, a system that will bring outbreaks of rain on boxing day. in the shorter term, fog could bring problems this evening across central and eastern england and northern england and southern scotland. that fog could be quite dense but i suspect it will not last all night because we will see cloud rolling in from the west so a lot of fog will tend to lift but we will see fog rolling in through the night. outbreaks of rain and strengthening wind as well but it will be mild across the south and west of the uk. in scotland, some spots will see a touch of frost. tomorrow, boxing day, a different sort of day with a weather system pushing east with outbreaks of rain at times but not all the time. this first band of rain will drift its way through northern ireland, out of wales, north—east across england and southern scotland across the high ground of the pennines and scot

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the endof the royal family at their traditional christmas day service in sandringham this morning. tragedy in spain — three members of a british family die at a holiday resort on the costa del sol. good on the costa del sol. morning. merry christmas. it not good morning. merry christmas. it is not a white christmas but there is frost for some and dry and sunny weather through today. full forecast in15 weather through today. full forecast in 15 minutes. after a ten—year absence, james corden gives us a glimpse of what's in store in tonight's return of gavin & stacey. surprises?

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the ende are looking ata the next few days and we are looking at a cloudy but mild spell of weather and across western areas today we have mist until fog as the cloud brings drizzle around for some and this is the extent of the cloud. not many gaps. just one for the time around the london area and sussex and a bit of brightness but otherwise wall—to—wall cloud and overnight tonight we will see a pulse of rain moving across northern ireland into scotland as the cloud thickens up and the murky weather continues overnight with mist until fog patches around the coast as well for western areas but increasingly putting eastwards into the pennines and the cumbrian fells and later across the southern hills of england, even towards the south—east and the child ren's england, even towards the south—east and the children's could go murky later in the night. saturday, i mainly dry day with the exception to the north—west where we have this weather front bringing the thickest cloud and the threat of some

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the endd and we are expecting more wet and rather windy weather to move through for boxing day. very gradually, those temperatures will lift. it will turn milder across the south, initially, and then to all areas as we head on into friday, and certainly over the weekend. here it is, next area of low pressure bringing the wetter and windier weather here, but still further north and east, it's going to be a largely dry start to boxing day. quite chilly in places. a touch of frost across central, northern and eastern scotland. compare that to 7—10 degrees in the south and the west. so quite a contrast in weather conditions to start boxing day. chilly, fairly bright across the north and the east. the winds continue to pick up here. wetter and windier weather across the west will slowly spread northwards and eastwards. we could see a little bit of snow over the highest ground of the pennines and perhaps southern scotland later in the day. a bit of brightness moving in behind. one or two showers wi

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the endt hello. it's been another mild day across most of the uk. but in the short term we are expecting a touch of frost tonight across the northern half. scotland, northern ireland, and nordid half. scotland, northern ireland, and nor did england. the last 2a hours, we have seen this weather front streaming in the subtropics pushing mild air in our direction which has been spreading across many other parts of europe but now what is happening, this weatherfront will be sinking southwards in the cold air that is in the north atla ntic cold air that is in the north atlantic will push into scotland and northern ireland and also the north of england. the winds will also fall light in the skies will clear so that will allow the temperature to dip away. we think in some of the major cities temperatures will be close to freezing or below force of around —3 at the lowest. in the south, it will be a good deal mild there. we are into new year's eve and this is the weather front, the weather map across

and her majesty, who turns 94 in april, will lead the nation in commemorating 75 years since the endre are showers in the forecast, mainly towards the south—west of england, around the out of city, cornwall, all linked into this weak weather system which is in quite a big area of high pressure. —— around the isles of scilly, cornwall. it will stay cloudy for wales, the midlands, the south—east of england and the south—west, best of the sunshine from lincolnshire, northern england into scotland and northern ireland for a time. colder than yesterday, four ht ten further said. if you are going out tonight, looking largely dry, cloud spreading north and east, clear skies in north—east scotland and north—east england. some fog developing as we approach midnight but as for new year's day, it will be dry with a lot of cloud around. goodbye. this is bbc news — i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 10am: thousands of people seek refuge on the beach and in boats to escape bush fires in australia — military helicopters and the navy are deployed to help them. nothing prepares you for that bearing do

is running a para military industrial complex $101.00 down the gallo also known as her majesty is said to be linked to 3 companies at the heart of our funding one is a grenade a gold trading company in 2017 the r.s.s. seize control of a dollar for gold mine global witness says 2 other companies are controlled by the maybe's family they used to funnel money to and from the are seth the report also says they are a surfboard a 1000 vehicles from dealers in the united arab emirates and the rights group says the r.s.s. has an account under its own name in a subsidiary of an emirates bank the rapid support force is supposed to be controlled by sudan's military but according to global witness its funding is almost totally independent. i have a morgan joins us now from khartoum so that being labeled a threat to peace and democracy why what are they doing. well for starters protesters who have been leading sudan's revolution and since last year have been saying that they are also concerned about the role that the deputy head of the sovereign council he made to who is the head of the hours have

service and a former director general of the national offender management service — what is now her majesty'sdo you think the key failures we re where do you think the key failures were in this particular case? where do you think the key failures were in this particular case7m where do you think the key failures were in this particular case? it is quite clear that he should have been recalled as soon as he was arrested and charged with burglary, which would be the normal thing for a prisoner on an indeterminate sentence on licence, subject to fairly stringent conditions built into his release. it is incomprehensible he was not recalled by the probation service at that stage, let alone at the stage when he was convicted of the offence later, when the trial took place. thejudge who later, when the trial took place. the judge who commented, seem to comment on the basis he expected recalled to happen but it still did not happen. that is frankly beyond belief. what i cannot understand and is not clear to me, how a probation service failed to do that and what we re service failed to do that and wha

her majesty said, "the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quitecan make a world of difference." joining me now is royal correspondent and historian. the people are going to see the duke of edinburgh packed with the queen for christmas. yes, absolutely. certainly a decision was going to be made today and he would not have travelled back tomorrow. for the royalfamily, travelled back tomorrow. for the royal family, christmas eve travelled back tomorrow. for the royalfamily, christmas eve is a bigger event than christmas day. they tend to gather together around tea—time. the exchange presents, which are laid out, and then we have a black—tie dinner. before church at 11 o‘clock tomorrow morning. there will be great relief among the family that prince philip will be joining them. it is of course if pretty full fa m ily joining them. it is of course if pretty full family gathering, notable exceptions being the duke and duchess of sussex with their baby archie who are in the united states. all of the queen and prince phillip‘s children, including prince a

in turn, the prime minister advised her majesty the queen, who has now approved the appointment.nor of the bank of england will be andrew bailey. when we launched this process, we said we were looking for a leader of international standing, with expertise across monetary, economic and regulatory policy. in andrew bailey we have found just that. he was the standout candidate ina that. he was the standout candidate in a competitive field. without question, he is the right person to lead the bank. as we forge a new future outside the eu and level up across our great country. andrew brings an unparalleled experience of central banking and can draw on 30 years of experience in every aspect of the bank's work, from monetary policy to financial stability, to the regulation of banks and insurance companies. during the financial crisis, he led the teams who were at the front line of the bank's response. and it is a tribute to his integrity and his character that he emerged from that, that most serious financial crash, with his reputation enhanced. in whitehall, in the city of london and i