prince philip — who's 98 — travelled there yesterday, from the sandringham estate in norfolk. a ‘precautionary measure'. he's expected to remain there for a few days. the bbc‘s simon jones is at the king edward vii hospital in london — where the duke is being treated — and has the latest. there's been no update from the palace overnight on the condition of prince philip, and i think that's not surprising, given that he is a very private person, particularly since he's decided to step back from official royal duties. and also, the palace will not want to give a running commentary on his condition over the coming days. what we do know is that he arrived here at the hospital yesterday morning. the palace have refused to confirm, or deny reports, that he was actually flown from sandringham to london by helicopter, but we were told when he did arrive here, he was able to walk into the hospital without any problem. as prince philip was travelling here from sandringham, the queen was travelling in the opposite direction, getting a train to norfolk to begin her christmas break, that s

prince philip will be home at sandringham for the queen's annual christmas message.l allude to a rough year saying, quote, the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference. >> the queen has been dragged into a constitutional crisis over brexit. so perhaps it's only wise the mother of the nation sets a very calming note >> reporter: speculation is rampant whether she is talking about the stark divisions over brexit. >> people vote >> reporter: or maybe divisions within her own family she's watched a sordid scandal engulf her son andrew, and she's watched the relationship between her grandsons become strained on her desk during the televised address, a nod to the royal line of succession. not pictured this year, harry and meghan, and the palace just releasing this sweet video of four generations and three future kings all making christmas pudding. and meghan and harry are spending christmas with meghan's mom in canada so tomorrow we'll see will and kate, the queen, and hopefully pri

we do not know if prince philip will be there because he has just been discharged and he was knocked tired from duty in 2017. we are expecting prince george and princess charlotte to attend the service for the first time with their parents, prince william and... many people will be very excited to see them here. they are expecting 6000 well—wishers to come down tomorrow morning and meet the royalfamily. despite a difficult and bumpy year, as said by the queen, there is still so as said by the queen, there is still so much interest in the royalfamily here in britain. they will be queueing up from early errors in the morning at sandringham in order to see the royals go to church. the queen will use her christmas day message to say that 2019 has been "quite bumpy". it comes after a year of intense political debate over brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. her majesty said, "the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference." joining me now is royal correspondent an

prince philip leaves the hospital just in time to spend christmas with the queen as the crown acknowledges a rocky year for the royal family >>> me-ow. "cats" star james corden breaks his silence about the new film after it was declawed by critics. >>> from the little town of bethlehem to the waves of virginia beach, how the world is celebrating christmas today. a very merry edition of "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning i'm phillip mena >> and i'm dara brown. there is apparently no christmas break for the impeachment debate president trump is spending the holiday at mar-a-lago, where he took time on christmas eve to air his grievances about the entire process the president delivered a sharp rebuke to democrats accusing house speaker nancy pelosi of hating the entire republican party. the moment standing in sharp contrast to his holiday greetings to troops overseas nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: from his florida home president trump holding a christmas eve video teleconference with five military units around the globe. >> you're tremendous warriors, and we appre

. >>> ahead as we continue here on "nightly news," the queen's husband prince philip hospitalized days before christmas. we'll have the latest on his condition >>> also more bad news for boeing we'll tell you how their starliner spaceship was launched into the wrong orbit >>> plus christmas wishes santa tells me what people really want and you won't find it under any tree >>> next tonight, the queen's husband, prince philip, hospitalized just days before the holidays. here is keir simmons now with late details. >> reporter: prince philip spending the night in the hospital, raising fresh concerns about the 98-year-old's headlight. buckingham palace announcing he did not travel by ambulance for his planned visit, but walked into the hospital on his own power. the palace says he was admitted for a preexisting admission and that the admission is a precautionary measure on the advice of his royal highness' doctor the queen keeping to her schedule today, traveling to her estate where she spends christmas doctors estimate prince philip will be in the hospital for a few days, hopefully dischar

do we know why prince philip was in hospitalfor do we know why prince philip was in hospital for theto see him walk out himself. we don‘t know why he was brought here on friday to king edward seventh hospital on friday. the palace said it was a precautionary measure on the advice of the duke‘s doctor but they would not say what the precaution was of against and they are usually tight—lipped about the health of royal family members. i just before 8:50am he left from an entrance at the rear of the hospital and was able to walk into the range rover unescorted. he thanked staff before he left in should hand with a nurse and is now on its way, presumably to sandringham to spend christmas with the queen and the rest of the royal family. no details why he was here for four nights but we know he has been treated in hospital several times over the last few years, hospital several times over the last few yea rs, treated hospital several times over the last few years, treated for a bladder infection, a hip replacement operation and an operation on his stomach. yesterday when prince charles was

it will undoubtedly be whole being prince philip —— hoping prince philip will be well enough tojoin hoping and this evening there's been no word as to when he is likely to return home. the wife of a us diplomat is being charged with causing the death by dangerous driving, of the teenage motorcyclist harry dunn, who died in a road crash in northamptonshire in august. after the accident, anne sacoolas flew back to the united states, under diplomatic immunity. extradition proceedings are now underway. tonight she said she would not return voluntarily to the uk. duncan kennedy reports. i'm just hoping it's going to be the right choice today. ha rry‘s pa rents, charlotte and tim, travelled to london not knowing what today would bring. but, at the cps headquarters, they were told the main suspect was being charged with dangerous driving. harry's family have spent four months waiting to see if charges would be brought in his case. we really do feel it is one huge step towards that promise to harry, and that in itself is one hell of an achievement as a family to have, and as parents we can't be an

he has just left don't think prince philip will be here. not attend last year as he has stepped back from public life. prince andrew, there has been a lot of scrutiny and criticism because of his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. prince charles attended a private church service earlier. we could see princess charlotte and prince

he has just left don't think prince philip will be here. he hasjust left hospital and did not attend last year as he has stepped back from public life. prince andrew, there has been a lot of scrutiny and criticism because of his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. prince charles attended a private church service earlier. we could see princess charlotte and prince george attending the service for the first time and people have been queueing for hours to see the royal family. those will be one of the main draws for people coming down, a chance to see two of the youngest members of the royal family. this is such a tradition for some people. it is a tradition for some people. it is a tradition for some people. it is a tradition for the royal family to attend church on christmas day but actually, now, the circle we saw in the sky earlier they have made it into a smiley face. hopefully the cameraman can show you that. they have done a little emoji for the royal family. that was my next question, how do they do that?! no idea

well, almost 48 hours now since prince philip was admitted here to hospitalfor prince philip was admittedl for what, as you say, buckingham palace said was a precautionary measure for treatment and observation of a pre—existing condition. no further update from buckingham palace. we do know that the queen this morning attended a carol service at church in sandringham, along with prince edward and his family, and of course, the queen will traditionally attend another service on christmas day at the same church, and the big question, whether prince philip will be able to join her. the sense we have had from buckingham palace all along is that this was a precautionary measure, no real sense for alarm, but the truth is, we don't know what his condition is, and the question of whether he will be home for christmas. more than 70 flood warnings remain in place across england and wales after more heavy rain overnight. flooding is affecting a number of places across the uk, and there's particular concern along the river severn as it flows through worcestershire and gloucestershire. fallon sherrock

prince philip spends most of his time on the estate here, now he lives here. there isn't a sense of alarm around what has happened to him at the moment. the queen was carrying on with her business as usual yesterday. as he was travelling to london, she was travelling to london, she was travelling appeared to start the beginning of her usual christmas holiday. she is going to bejoined over the weekend by the prince of wales, camilla, the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, but it is not known yet whether prince philip is going to bejoining them as well. going back to his condition, we don't really know what thatis, condition, we don't really know what that is, but in the past, he has had a hip replacement. he has also had a ste nt a hip replacement. he has also had a stent fitted. he has had an abdominal injury. we don't know if any of those are relevant to what he is being treated for. the queen is going back to business, getting the train up to sandringham yesterday. the cameras were on her as usual as she arrived here, and she didn't seem she a

i think partly that, but prince philip does not like a great fuss made of him, never has done.to be sorted out and going back to the other members of his family. what is the christmas routine in sandringham? what will he be joining routine in sandringham? what will he bejoining the routine in sandringham? what will he be joining the family gathering today for? the gathering, certainly it is on christmas eve as well as christmas day, it is a long european tradition of christmas eve being important as well as christmas day, and then tomorrow the queen and members of the family will go to church. whether prince philip goes with them, he hasn't always gone with them, he hasn't always gone with them, he hasn't always gone with them in the last year or two, so he will not necessarily go to church tomorrow, i doubt that he would, he has just church tomorrow, i doubt that he would, he hasjust come church tomorrow, i doubt that he would, he has just come out of hospital. they will go to church and then of course have a great christmas gathering at sandringham, and the queen puts my chri

prince philip has spent the day in hospital in london to be treated for what is being described asa treated for what is being described as a pre—existing condition. there have been reports of a tornado in surrey, and almost 90 flood warnings remaining in force after forecast this morning of more rain and bad weather over the coming days. and liverpool have won the club world cup in qatar, with an extra time goalfrom roberto firmino that sealed it for the reds. next on bbc news, our world, and sealed it for the reds. next on bbc news, 0urworld, and a sealed it for the reds. next on bbc news, our world, and a look back at some of the highlights from this yea rs some of the highlights from this years series. russia faces a deadly epidemic on domestic violence. a warning, this programme contains scenes some may find upsetting. russia can be a dangerous place for women. it has a deadly culture of domestic violence. across the country, hundreds of women are killed every year by partners and relatives. but now, some russian women are fighting back, with a new wave of activism. this year, russian s

buckingham palace says prince philip travelled there from sandringham in norfolk this morning followingyal correspondent nicholas witchell. they are saying that this is a precautionary measure and certainly i sense no alarm. concern, of course, because the duke of edinburgh rose 98. edinburgh is 98. there is no sense of alarm that i can detect. he was brought by road, from the queen's estate in norfolk this morning. he travelled not in an ambulance, but in an ordinary royal vehicle. we are told that he walked into the hospital and perhaps the most telling indicator is that is the duke was being brought from norfolk by road to london, queen elizabeth was travelling by railfrom london to norfork to begin her christmas to norfolk to begin her christmas break. so no sense of alarm, no changing of the plans at all. but what might this pre—existing condition be? buckingham palace saying absolutely nothing about that, a year and a half before the duke had a hip replacement operates in six years since he had abdominal surgery. eight years since the most serious health incident when he was admit

prince philip is discharged from hospital after four days.ueen 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. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. good evening. ben stokes is a doubt for first test against south africa that starts on boxing day. the england all—rounder missed training today to be with his father ged, who was taken taken seriously ill yesterday. he is in a critical condition in a johannesburg hospital. i just want to throw all our support behind him and his family and just stress the importance of respecting their privacy at this time. but it is really sad news. we are all there for him. you have no idea if he is going to be able to play on boxing day? no, and it would be wrong to go into that now. it is important that he is there for his family, that comes first. and we will have to wait and see, but most importantly we are all there for ben and the rest of his family. england's pr

they will undoubtedly be hoping prince philip will be well enough to join them on christmas day.ith causing the death by dangerous driving of the teenage motorcyclist harry dunn. the 19—year—old died in a road crash in northamptonshire in august, and shortly afterwards, anne sacoolas left for the us. she is now however refusing to return to the uk, citing diplomatic immunity. harry dunn's mother, charlotte charles, says today's development is a huge step towards justice for her son. here is duncan kennedy. ijust hope and hope that it's going to be the right choice today. harry's parents, charlotte and tim, travelled to london not knowing what today would bring. but, at the cps headquarters, they were told the main suspect was being charged with dangerous driving. harry's family have spent four months waiting to see if charges would be brought in his case. we really do feel it's one huge step towards that promise to harry, and that in itself is one hell of an achievement, us as a family, to have. and, as parents, we can't be any more satisfied with ourselves. harry's dad, tim, was

prince philip, who's 98, is being treated for a pre—existing condition on the advice of his personalte from outside the king edward vii hospital. well, there's been no official update overnight from the palace. in fa ct, update overnight from the palace. in fact, we haven't heard anything from them formally since friday, when prince philip was admitted to hospital. i think it is worth reiterating what they said back then. they stressed that the decision to bring him here was precautionary on the advice of his doctor. i don't think we can read too much into the fact we are not getting regular updates on the palace because in previous years when prince philip has been in hospital, we have had very little from then until the point when he is ready to be released from hospital. they are still not saying what he is being treated falls. we know that in the past he has had an operation on his hip. he has also had a stent fitted to deal with a blocked artery. the reason there is some concern is because he is obviously 19 years old. we have seen very little of him in public over the last coup

talks about the second world war when she was a part of, another one shows harry gates, one with prince philiph prince charles and camilla. this is talking about succession who are the most important for the continuing line. charlotte gallagher is in sandringham for us where the queen has been in residence since friday. there will be a lot of people there tomorrow looking out for who turns up tomorrow looking out for who turns up at the church. yes, there will be a lot of speculation about who will be going to the church tomorrow. we do think that prince andrew will be going despite speculation that he would not be going after all the news about his connection with the sex offender epstein. we do think you will be at the service tomorrow. we also think that prince george and princess charlotte will go to the service for the first time. there is obviously a lot of interest in that and ina obviously a lot of interest in that and in a lot well—wishers that will turn up yourall and in a lot well—wishers that will turn up your all be very interested in seeing the young royals. we saw a helicopter l

prince philip, who's 98, is being treated for a pre—existing condition, on the advice of his doctors. simon jones sent this update from the king edward vii hospital. alison freeman is in sandringham. what news if any is emerging from london? iam afraid london? i am afraid we have not had anything new from the palace since friday when he was admitted to king edward vii hospital in london for that pre—existing condition, as they called it in their statement. he has been recommended to go there on the advice of his doctors. we do not know what that condition is or what treatment there is but there has not been all week and any sense of alarm from the palace or the family. they seem from the palace or the family. they seem to be carrying on as normal. while prince philip was travelling to london to go to hospital, the queen was carrying out her plan journey by train to come to sandringham. this is where the prince normally lives and spends his time. his absence will be being felt by the royals. what of those other family activities and the queen and her movements today and the coming days

buckingham palace says prince philip travelled from sandringham on the advice of his doctor.part from the heightened security and press pack, the queen's arrival at king's lynn station at lunchtime was low—key — so low—key, in fact, that many of the passengers were unaware they had just shared their journey with the head of state. no, was she? well, that's why there's so much policemen and everybody. i didn't know she was riding. she was on the train, you've just missed her. i didn't get to see her, no. but i did think she'd be there when we saw all the police. bless her heart, she's wonderful. she is truly wonderful. one family managed to give the queen flowers and briefly speak to her. when we came out, she just said, are these for me? how lovely, thank you very much. and what did you think of that? not many people get to meet the queen, do they? no, well, we were very lucky. soon after the queen arrived, it emerged the duke of edinburgh, who spends most of the time in sandringham, had this morning travelled on the opposite direction, to london. a palace spokesman said the

, it has been a third night in hospitalfor prince philip, he arrived at the king edward vii on fridayondition. buckingham palace have been relaxed about this from the outset. they said he came here as a precautionary measure on the advice of his doctor. the joke precautionary measure on the advice of his doctor. thejoke is precautionary measure on the advice of his doctor. the joke is famously stoical and does not like a fast and we have not had any official visits from other members of the royal family, which is perhaps a sign that there is nothing to be too concerned about. the queen attended a carol concert yesterday with other members of the royal family and we have yet to receive any official word from the hospital as to whether the duke will be released on time to see the rest of the family on christmas day. the headlines on bbc news... five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi 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

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 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. ben stokes misses training for england because his father is admitted to hospital in south africa with a serious illness. and coming up in half an hour, bbc news gains exclusive access to the team trying to break the land speed record. 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 king edward vii hospital on the advice o

some good news for the queen that prince philip will be there for christmas eve celebrations.r the royal family prince philip is back at sandringham to spend christmas with his family. also for the staff who work at sandringham. i spoke to someone work at sandringham. i spoke to someone who worked here who said he often sees prince philip walking around, he's quite involved in the running of the estate, and he feels like a running of the estate, and he feels likeafamily running of the estate, and he feels like a family member to them, so they were also relieved when he was flown back for christmas. the next time we see the royal family will be christmas day because it is traditionalfor christmas day because it is traditional for them christmas day because it is traditionalfor them to christmas day because it is traditional for them to attend church christmas morning. the queen will be there but we don't know if the prince will be. firstly because he's just been discharged from hospital. he also didn't go last year because he stepped back from public life, he retired in 2017, s

happy holidays and a happy holiday for prince philip out of the hospital.od news for a royal family who could use some. he walked out by himself. we saw him in a helicopter arriving. he's hopefully going to make an appearance with the queen when the family walks to the church. with the cambridges, not harry and meghan, but hopefully, prince philip will be feeling okay at 98 to walk to church. the queen at 93 of course hopefully we'll see tomorrow as well and we'll see her christmas message which has been taped. it was taped off the general election but before her husband was in the hospital. >> it was taped at windsor ca castle and early reporting says the queen will address the turmoil of the past year and that of the nation. what more are we learning about this? >> it says our path this year has been bumpy. this one says her majesty's verdict on a turbulent time for us all and the the times says been a pumpy path for all of us queen con freszs fess sz. not clear what she's talking about. she doesn't clarify whether she's talking about the divisions over b

families safe and secure. 200 years on from the birth of my great great grandmother queen victoria, prince philipnd i have been delighted to welcome our eighth great-grandchild into our family. of course, at the heart of the christmas story lies the birth of a child. a seemingly small and insignificant step overlooked by many in bethlehem. but in time, through his teaching and by his example, jesus christ would show the world how small steps taken in faith and in hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding. many of us already have tried to follow in his footsteps. the path is not always smooth. it may at times this year have felt quite bumpy. but small steps can make a world of difference. as christmas dawned, church congregations joined in singing "it came upon the midnight clear." like many timeless carols, it speaks not just of the coming of jesus christ into a divided world many years ago, but also to the relevance even today of the angels' message of peace and goodwill. it is a timely reminder of what things can be achieved when people

prince philip is discharged from hospital after four days.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. now, take a front row seat as film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year — in review 2019: the year in film. hi, i'm mark kermode. we're here at the cinema museum in south london. over the next half an hour, i'll be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2019. films from around the world, from big—budget blockbusters to smaller indie gems, from widescreen full—colour spectacle to more intimate black—and—white experimentation. as always, 2019 kicked off with awards season and the uk release of several films that opened in america in 2018 in time to qualify for the oscars. in a weird echo of the 1990 academy awards, when driving miss daisy won best picture — for which category spike lee's infinitely superior do the right thing wasn't even no

prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being descrived as a pre—existingnews, it's the travel show. lucy hedges rounds up some of the team s best adventures from 2019. hello and welcome to this, the last travel show of 2019, so what better time to take a look back on the past year on the programme? here's a taste of what's coming up. 0h, oh, my days! condors get this view. condors and us. it's incredible. that was like being in a tumble dryer. that was completely insane. all that and more to come here on the show this week, but let's kick off with a trip that mike made over to california back in may. we told him that all he would need was a taste for adventure and a head for heights. here's what happened. here in western california, there are complex beings that have lived for over a millennium. redwood trees have become an icon of this state. but some fear that our changing climate might threaten their survival. so i've come to the most southern tip of their range, where change could hit the hardest, to join a scientist who has been working here to try to

we don't know if prince philip will attend. he didn't go last year. charged from hospital. since he retired in 2017 we've seen him a lot less in public. we are possibly expecting to see prince william and catherine's oldest children, george and charlotte, we think they could be making their debut, if you like, on christmas day, for that service because they've never been there before. we also think prince andrew will be there. there was speculation he wouldn't attend because of the scrutiny which has been on him because of his friendship with jeffrey epstein. apparently he will be attending tomorrow with the rest of his family. meghan and harry won't be there, they are in canada. a lot of little girls were really excited to see her at church, especially to see what she would be wearing, but staff are expecting 6000 people here tomorrow. so despite us having a bumpy year, as the queen put it, peoples excitement about seeing the royals is high. a bit ofa about seeing the royals is high. a bit of a lift for the queen to have prince philip there because ch

prince philip was discharged afterfour nights in hospital, and headed straight to sandringham to joinily. it's welcome news for the queen who, in her christmas message, describes the past year as "quite bumpy". also on this afternoon's programme. . . the hidden victims of australia's bushfires, helped by the firefighters working around the clock. and, on christmas eve, why last minute shopping may not be such a bad idea. good afternoon. 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 king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. his return to norfolk comes as it's been revealed that the queen will describe 2019 as a "bumpy" year in her christmas message. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, the duke emerged this morning and walked, slowly but without assistance, to the waiting vehicle. there has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. in the past, he has been treated there for bladder and

prince philip himself not saying anything to the media, no surprises there. no clues as to what prompted this day for four nights at the hospital, the palace only saying it was a precautionary measure, but they were not saying what the precaution was against. the duke keeping tight—lipped about that, and the entire royal family. keeping tight—lipped about that, and the entire royalfamily. prince charles making very few comments yesterday when he was in yorkshire. he said when you get to that age some things don't work as they should when you get to that age with your body. people with elderly pa rents your body. people with elderly parents will agree. he is going back to sandringham to hopefully enjoy a peaceful christmas. the hospital not saying anything, they will keep their confidentiality. the duke will be looking forward to a nice calm break now. john mcmanus outside the hospital where the duke has been for the last four nights. now on bbc news, sarah campbell looks back on the key events of the year for the royal family in review 2019: the royal year. a

prince philip has spent day in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existingdition. and another victory for fallon sherrock, the first ever woman to beat a man in the world darts championship, has won again and is now through to the third round. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin lipton and penny smith — stay with us for that at 11:30. martin peters, one of the all—time greats of english football, and one of the goal scorers in the world cup—winning side of 1966, has died at the age of 76. peters won 67 caps for england and made over 700 appearances for clubs throughout his career. west ham, the club he first joined as a 15—year—old, said he passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with illness. many tributes have been paid. on twitter his world cup winning team—mate sir geoff hurst, who said... 0ur sports correspondent, natalie pirks, looks at back at the life and remarkable career of martin peters. with all eyes on hurst, the danger from martin peters went unnoticed. commentator: and a chance on goal

prince philip — the husband of queen elizabeth — has left hospital in london and joined the royal familyeir country retreat # silent night... and pilgrims from around the world join locals in bethlehem for christmas eve celebrations. hello, and welcome to world news today. it's christmas morning in australia, but hundreds of families are spending the day in emergency shelters, unable to celebrate in their homes, as the country battles one of its worst bushfire disasters in years. figures released by firefighters in new south wales reveal nearly 1,000 houses have been destroyed. conditions have eased, but another extreme heatwave is due later this week. prime minister scott morrison was criticised for going on holiday during the bushfires. he's since returned and apologised for being away. he says volunteer firefighters who work in the federal public sector will be given an extra four weeks paid leave. phil mercer reports from new south wales. koalas and other australian animals are the unseen victims of the fires. much of their habitat has been destroyed and the survivors need all the he

but it's prince philip who is causing the most concern. queen's 98-year-old husband was released from the hospital on christmas eve, and didn't astend church services today, ay.sing concerns about the health of the royal family's longest-serving consort. major? >> garrett: imtiaz tyab in london, thanks so much. in hong kong, christmas celebrations were mixed with new political protests. riot police used tear gas to try to break up anti-government demonstrations, including inside two shopping malls. some of the protesters were wearing santa hats. hong kong's pro-beijing leader called the protesters "reckless and selfish." the mayor of minneapolis called for help today after an old hotel, used to house the homeless, went up in flames. it happened early this morning. the four-alarm fire at the drake hotel forced more than 200 people, many of them children, out into the cold. gime were given temporary itelter inside transit buses. and, some people responded by donating food and supplies, but new housing, of course, is the n st immediate and pr

prince philip has spent day in hospital in london to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existingdition. there have been reports of a tornado in surrey and almost 90 flood warnings remain in force, with forecasters warning of more rain and bad weather in the coming days. in half an hour's time, we look back on the collapse of travel firm thomas cook and its far—reaching effect on customers and staff in review 2019: the thomas cook story. martin peters, who scored england's second goal in the 1966 world cup final against west germany, has died aged 76. he'd been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. martin peters spent a large part of his career at west ham. the club released a statement on their website announcing his death, saying... 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks looks at back at the life and remarkable career of martin peters. with all eyes on hurst, the danger from martin peters went unnoticed. and a chance... a goal! peters! little wonder they called him the ghost. there's martin peters, the man who's scored the goal which could well win the world cup for england. it di

prince philip has spent day in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existing. and another victory for fallon sherrock, the first ever woman to beat a man in the world darts championship, has won again and is now through to the third round. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster penny smith and chief sports reporter for the sun, martin lipton. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. on the front of the independent, a photo of footballer martin peters, who's died aged 76. he scored for england in their 1966 world cup final win over west germany. peters has made it onto many of the back pages too — with the observer's sport section saying ‘goodbye to england's gentleman'. back to brexit on the front of the sunday telegraph — which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoyle will let big ben bong to mark the uk leaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties' — with wealth r

prince philip — who's 98 — was taken there from the sandringham estate in norfolk.nary measure. he's expected to remain there for a few days. the man who fought off the london bridge attacker using a narwhal tusk has given a dramatic account of how he was able to stop the knifeman and pin him to the ground. two people died in the attack last month. civil servant darryn frost has described how usman khan was running towards people with knives raised above his head and wearing what looked like a suicide vest. this report from rich preston. this is the dramatic moment passers—by attempted to stop convicted terrorist usman khan. his attack had begun at fishmongers' hall, where he had just killed two people. it was there darryn frost, a civil servant, took on khan with others attending a prisoner rehabilitation event. describing for the first time what happened, mr frost told the press association that he took a narwhal tusk to defend himself after hearing a commotion from the floor below. he described the moment khan ran at him with knives raised above his head. he went

prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being descrived as a pre—existingsit — the prime minister arrives in estonia to visit british troops stationed in the baltic state. now on bbc news, it's climate defenders. we meet the people looking for solutions to climate change, and follow the work of those striving to tackle this global threat. i'mjustin rowlatt, in the northern ethiopian city of mek‘ele. just take a look at it. because it is absolutely stunning. it is up on the high plains of the country. as you can see, it is hot and it is dry, and according to the un this whole region is among the most vulnerable to climate change in the world. but the people here have been building defences against the risks of a changing climate for years. and that is what this programme is about. some of the inspiring stories of amazing people around the world who have been successfully battling climate change. meet the climate defenders. we will meet the environmental lawyer who may have saved the world half a degree of warming by banishing a dangerous greenhouse gas, the

prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existing. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has served a christmas lunch to british troops during a nato mission in estonia. now, simon mccoy looks back at the challenges and opportunities faced by britain's coastal communities this year, in review 2019: coastal britain. hello, i'm simon mccoy. this year, as part of a special series, we have looked at some of the main challenges and opportunities facing britain's coastal communities. we have been looking at a whole range of subjects from employment, the future of tourism, tech issues including poverty, loneliness and the environment. earlier this year i went to penzance, we will hear from their later in the programme but first, back in may, we visited great yarmouth in norfolk. three years ago it was chosen as a pilot site for the introduction of universal credit, a welfare reform that combines monthly benefits —— benefits into a monthly payment. one school in town was running a food bank because it said some families did not have the money to