this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. lead members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. prince andrew arrived at an earlier service in sandringham with his brother prince charles — he recently stepped back from public duties. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and in half an hour, our media editor, amol rajan, sits down with the editor of private eye, ian hislop, to take a look back at 2019.

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at apm: the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital for treatment of a pre—existing condition and arrives in sandringham to spend christmas with the queen. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy", adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. thousands of volunteer firefighters will spend christmas day battling wildfires that are still ravaging australia. a warning from nhs england to parents — keep button batteries — the type found in toys, festive lights, and musical christmas cards — away from children. and coming up in half an hour — from the cricket world cup to a game—changing summer for women s sport — we look back at the biggest sporting moments this year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham in time for christmas, after leaving hospital in london. prince phillip, who's 98, spent four nights in the king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. in her christmas

i'm julian worricker. the headlines at nine: three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. crowds gather at sandringham, where the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. huge excitement here at sandringham where people have been queueing since the early hours of this morning to see the royals. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. and i will be looking back on a year when greta thunberg scolded world leaders for inaction on climate change. and we saw the first picture ofa change. and we saw the first picture of a black hole. that is the year in science with me. good morning. happy christmas and welcome to bbc news. the foreign office says it's helping a british woman, after three members of the same family drowned in the swimming pool of a holiday resort in spain. it's thought a nine—year—old girl got into difficulties in

i'm julian worricker.at a chinese factory after a six—year—old girl in london finds a message claiming that prisoners are being forced to pack them. we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was... somebody had already written in it. a man's been arrested in sussex on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two women outside a house in crawley down. the home secretary meets the family of harry dunn, the teenager killed in a road accident in northamptonshire in august. it is very, very difficult in terms of what they are going through right now.

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 10: crowds gather at sandringham, where the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. prince andrew arrived at an earlier service in sandringham with his brother prince charles — he recently stepped back from public duties. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and in half an hour, our media editor, amol rajan, sits down with the editor of private eye, ian hislop, to take a look back at 2019. good morning. merry christmas. the queen will lead members of the royal family for the annual festive church service at sandringham this morning. yesterday, the duke of edinburgh rejoined his family after spendi

hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines.ilip is discharged from hospital after four days. the duke is now spending christmas with the queen in sandringham. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy" — adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. the wildlife victims of australia's bushfires — helped by the firefighters working around the clock. five children are amongst eight people killed in airstrikes in syria, after a week—long government offensive in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib. pilgrims from around the world are in bethlehem for christmas eve celebrations. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the england all—rounder ben stokes is a doubt for the first test against south africa. his father ged, who is 64, was taken ill yesterday and is in a critical condition in a johannesburg hospital. the four test series starts on boxing day. i just want to throw all our support behind him and his family and just stress the importance of res

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 6... duke is now spending christmas with the queen in sandringham. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy", adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. the wildlife victims of australia's bushfires — helped by the firefighters working around the clock. five children are amongst eight people killed in air strikes in syria, after a week—long government offensive in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib. pilgrims from around the world are in bethlehem for christmas eve celebrations. ben stokes misses training for england, because his father

i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 4: tesco suspends christmas card production at a chinese factory after a six—year—old girl in london finds a message claiming that prisoners are being forced to pack them. we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was... somebody had already written in it. a man's been arrested in sussex on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two women outside a house in crawley down. the home secretary meets the family of harry dunn, the teenager killed in a road accident in northamptonshire in august. it is very, very difficult in terms of what they are going through right now. all our sympathies and thoughts are with them. australia's prime minister apologises for holidaying in hawaii as wildfires continue to sweep across three states. if the queen attends a church service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre—exisiting condition. and coming up, rhe bbc‘s media editor meets the editor

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker.reatment of a pre—existing condition and arrives in sandringham to spend christmas with the queen. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy", adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. thousands of volunteer firefighters will spend christmas day battling wildfires that are still ravaging australia. a warning from nhs england to parents — keep button batteries — the type found in toys, festive lights, and musical christmas cards — away from children. and coming up in half an hour — from the cricket world cup to a game—changing summer for women s sport —

hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines... the duke of edinburgh has left hospital — in time to spend christmas with the queen at sandringham. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy," adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. thousands of volunteer fire fighters will spend christmas day battling wildfires that are still ravaging australia. next, some of the biggest names in sport sit down to relive the key events of the year, including the cricket world cup, the athletics world championships and a game—changing summer for women's sport — in review 2019: the year in sport. 2019 was the year a british world champions. she is going to take the gold medal. dina has done it. of world cups. in cricket. netball. football. and rugby union. a year when new stars emerged. a dream debut for the 15—year—old. when new stars emerged. a dream debut for the 15-year-old. and others refused to go away. the top seed triumphs in the longest final in wimbledon history. a year when barriers were

you're watching the bbc news channel with julian worricker.our main stories and tesco have suspended production at a chinese factory following reports that prisoners were being used as labour to make christmas cards. it comes after a six—year—old girl from south london told the sunday times that she'd found a message from a shanghai prison inside a box of cards. florence widdicombe and her father ben have been speaking to the bbc about what happened. we didn't open them on the day we got them. we opened about a week ago and... we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was somebody already written... had already written in it. 0k, and so, ben, tell me exactly what had happened. so, about ten days ago, my wife was coming home from work and popped into a tesco to buy some christmas cards, because florence and my other children wanted to write christmas cards to their friends at school. so, on sunday, a week ago, my wife was here cooking and florence was actually at this table here, just going through the cards and writin

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 6... prince philip is discharged from hospital after 4 days. the duke is now spending christmas with the queen in sandringham. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy", adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. the wildlife victims of australia's bushfires — helped by the firefighters working around the clock. five children are amongst eight people killed in air strikes in syria, after a week—long government offensive in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib. pilgrims from around the world are in bethlehem for christmas eve celebrations. ben stokes misses training for england, because his father is admitted to hospital in south africa with a serious illness. also this hour, catch up on all the latest gadgets, games and computer industry news with click. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham for christmas after leaving hospital in london. prince phillip, who's 98, spent four nights in the

this is bbc news with julian worricker.ard production at a chinese factory after a six—year—old girl in london finds a message claiming that prisoners are being forced to pack them. we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was... somebody had already written in it. the parents of harry dunn, the teenager killed in a road accident in northamptonshire in august, have met the home secretary for talks.

this is bbc news i'm julian worricker. the headlines at seven o'clock. thousands of people in south—eastern australia are forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. elsewhere, a terrifying ordeal for fire crews who had to shelter inside their vehicles, surrounded by flames. in baghdad, protestors attack the american embassy in response to us air strikes at the weekend. the former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan, where he faces trial over charges of financial misconduct. from today, mixed—sex couples in england and wales can finally enter into civil partnerships. new legislation comes into force tomorrow to make trains fully accessible for disabled users, but not all firms will make the deadline. celebrating the new year — many countries have seen in 2020 with spectacular fireworks displays, while here, there's a promise that tonight's london celebrations will surpass all previous years. well, i don't want to ruin the surprise, but i can say, hand on heart, they'll be the best fireworks london's

this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines: tesco suspends christmas card production at a chinese factory after a six—year—old girl in london finds a message claiming that prisoners are being forced to pack them. we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was... somebody had already written in it. the parents of harry dunn, the teenager killed in a road accident in northamptonshire in august, have met the home secretary for talks. australia's prime minister apologises for holidaying in hawaii as wildfires continue to sweep across three states. the queen attends a church service in sandringham, while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre—exisiting condition. next, the bbc‘s amol rajan takes a close up look at a year dominated by the power of social media, in review 2019: the media year. and a warning, you may find some of the material in this film upsetting. hello and welcome to this review of the media year in 2019, and what a year it has bee

this is bbc news, i‘m julian worricker.cs, was tolerance, inclusivity, respect and all those values that i think are the best of us. roll on, eight years, completely different political context, climate, brexit is part of that. boeing‘s chief executive, dennis muilenburg, resigns after serious criticism following two major accidents in which 346 people died. the prince of wales visits fishlake in south yorkshire, where hundreds face chrstimas out of their homes after last month‘s flooding.

i'm julian worricker.s gather at sandringham, where the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. huge excitement here at sandringham where people have been queueing since the early hours of this morning to see the royals. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. and i will be looking back on a year when greta thunberg scolded world leaders for inaction on climate change. and we saw the first picture ofa change. and we saw the first picture of a black hole. that is the year in science with

this is bbc news i'm julian worricker. the headlines at seven o'clock.de their vehicles, surrounded by flames. in baghdad, protestors attack the american embassy in response to us air strikes at the weekend. the former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan, where he faces trial over charges of financial misconduct. from today, mixed—sex couples in england and wales can finally enter into civil partnerships. new legislation comes into force tomorrow to make trains fully

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 4: boeing's chief executive, dennis muilenburg, resigns calls for a government inquiry into racism in football, after a premier league match is stopped for the first time because of allegations of abuse from the stands. the message we sent then, hosting the london olympics, was tolerance, inclusivity, respect and all those values that i think are the best of us. roll on, eight years, completely different political context, climate, brexit is part of that. boeing's chief executive, dennis muilenburg, resigns after serious criticism following two major accidents in which 346 people died. the prince of wales visits fishlake in south yorkshire, where hundreds face chrstimas out of their homes after last month's flooding. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the former love island presenter caroline flack has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in london. the professional footballers‘ ass