the future of saint peter's remains uncertain. for 40 years, it was as if the project was cursed, architect after architect brought only sluggish progress. one of these rough buyout plan to transform the layouts into a latin cross with a classical name. when he died, 37, his plans died with him. raphael successor, antonio, the son general, pondered a wouldn't model for 8 years without being a single stone, the, the 1st architect to bring momentum back to the project. despite his advanced years, was michelangelo the almost out of desperation. hope all the 3rd somebody, michaelangelo when i rotate in november 15, 46 because all the other great masters had died out. you must need to get on the mice and we're going to be going to most people pull this the full says michelangelo to become the architect to some piece. he's 72 years old by this opponent. you know? absolutely incredible. could be a master, still achieve a stroke of genius? that's $72.00. what do you live long enough to leave his mark on the building? and how would he go a

because saint peter had died, edit sports. and because pope 6 this, the 5th directed obelisk all over room, the symbols of power. but also as landmarks for pilgrims 6 is the 5th, is the post the rear rags list of the of the list that you see standing in room today. he's taking on board was the age of roman and chris stated, the symbols of power. those are the wo, put them in strategic locations that would help to cruise navigates through the cities. moving a more than $300.00 ton obelisk was a risky endeavor. the riddle, granite could break if it was dragged to another place. so the pope announced the competition for ideas that is a european wide competition. i'm probably something around 500 submissions was sent to the post, trying to come up with various solutions. one of the suggestions that came in was pray via tell in domenico fontana, when the competition the architect came up not with a prayer, but and astonishing machine. the main construction is called the cast. this is a more new mental frame of the functions as vari

peter was probably the most complex project because the one requisite was that the 2 of saint peter stay where it was and become the central space of the church. this is an efforts to preserve the exact spot of peter's to which is really beyond the ordinary, this unusual project to begin with, dismantling the circus of curricula and nero only. the obelisk in the middle remained after the stones were removed, the slope of the hillside on which the basilica was to be built, had to be levelled off in order to do this, since peter's too was on a hillside, the engineers had to lop off the top of the hill in order to create a flat plateau. begonia for the uphill slope had to be excavated, and the soil used to in silver sloped down hill of a tool named h. 5. it was stabilized off the southern metre high retaining wall. this one, this surface on which the largest christian basilica, the time could be built, get out on the bus the because a lot people get on the bus. the guy can see the structure was over 120 meters long, and 66 meters wide. the transcript was 90 minutes across the lagoon. anothe

it isjust at midnight, has started at saint peter's basilica. iming was moved back in 2013 will stop this is being led by the pope, 87—year—old pope presiding over this mass. he isjoined by patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops and bishops, as well. and for people who wanted to be present within the church, tickets were given out free this year. this is part of around 21 days of celebrating christmas within the vatican city. the big day, of course, is tomorrow. now it is time for the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. the winds have been howling across northern britain today. and in the south of the country it has been one of the mildest christmas eves on record. temperatures have exceeded 15 celsius. and we may have beaten records, as well, but the met office will verify that in due course. here is the forecast, then, for the night. still some wet weather out towards the west and the south, winds easing in scotland and northern england. pretty chilly here in the highlands, close to freezing, but look how mild it is elsewhere, 8—12 celsius. no

this is live in vatican, where pope francis is leading a christmas eve mass at the saint peters basilica. and the uk home secretary, james cleverly, apologises after criticism of a joke he made about spiking his wife's drink. it's the christmas present many manchester united fans will have been hoping for. it has been announced that sirjim ratcliffe is buying a 25% stake in the premier league club — in a deal worth more than a billion pounds — which, pending approval — will see him take control of football operations. he is also promising over £200 million of new investment. the multi—billionaire founder of the ineos petro—chemicals group, is a lifelong fan of the club. it's hoped by many supporters that it might mean the end of the controlling interest of the glazer family. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead, he'll become a minority shareholder of the club he says he's always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe�*s already invest

this is live in vatican, where pope francis is leading a christmas eve mass at the saint peter's basilicaaid �*tonight our hearts are in bethlehem'. and this is the live position of santa as we track him on his reindeer—powered sleigh around the globe delivering gifts for children. it's the christmas present many manchester united fans will have been hoping for. it has been announced that sirjim ratcliffe is buying a 25% stake in the premier league club, in a deal worth more than a billion pounds, which, pending approval,

this is the scene live in the vatican where pope francis is leading christmas eve mass at saint peter's basilica. saying, tonight our hearts are in bethlehem. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: has christmas come early for manchester united fans or not? a deal is finally agreed for british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe to buy a stake in the club. no festive joy for chelsea — beaten for the eighth time in the premier league this season — but it's all smiles for wolves. and rangers win at motherwell to close in on cetlic and the top of the scottish premierhship. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. so much for a quiet sporting christmas eve. it's been announced in the last few hours that british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% — worth a little over £1.25 billion — in manchester united. the news comes over a year after the club's owners, the glazers, stated they were considering selling. ratcliffe�*s ineos group will take control of united's football o

during the creation of the painting, saint peter jaanami. studied the interaction of things of lightelp of a lamp in the darkness of the church premises. one of damel's large paintings, the prayer of the cups, is now in the national art museum. in 1853-54 , thorough repair and reconstruction work was carried out on the shrine, which concerned primarily the interior decoration of the church. the history of the shrine remembers the names of many public and cultural figures of belarus from the 17th-11th centuries. these are representatives of several generations of noble families, sangushek, zawisha, dzhestovsky, vankovich, radivil, salagobov, aginskikh. the descendants of the vankovichi family were priests in the church and gave the famous artist and painter valentin vankovich to belarusian culture. since the founding of the minsk diocese, the shrine itself has changed its status and is re-illuminated into the church of his holiness panna maria. the activities of the catholic church in belarus in the second half of the 16th century were... initially , the catholic church was not oppres

saint peter's balcony in from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on israel by hamas terrorists in october as abominable. but he also said ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people , and harvest of innocent people, and that the world's weapons trade must be investigated. the 87 year old pontiff called for an end to all conflicts and defended the rights of refugees around the world. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes . israel's killed by airstrikes. israel's army says it's investigating one of the attacks after it appeared to target innocent civilians. the palestinian red crescent says bombings of major roads is complicating any efforts to help critically wounded people. you crane is celebrating christmas on the 25th of december for the first time. it's a landmark change to the country's traditions . the russian orthodox traditions. the russian orthodox church observes christmas on the 7th of january, but this is the first tim

today, as he condemned the ongoing war in gaza, delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on israel by hamas in october as abominable, but he also said that ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people . the harvest of innocent people. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes . 100 people killed by airstrikes. israel's army says that its investigating one attack after claims from the hamas backed health ministry that many of those killed were women and children. the palestinian red crescent says that bombings of major roads is also complicating efforts to help critically wounded people . fire crews were wounded people. fire crews were called to the office of a conservative mp last night after a suspected arson attack. police are investigating after mike fryer's office in north london was partially damaged by the blaze. mr fryer told gb news that the response from emergency services was excellent and l

today as he condemned the ongoing war in gaza, delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter'sican, he described the attack on israel by hamas in october as abominable . october as abominable. >> but he also said that ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people . innocent people. >> well, the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes . airstrikes. >> israel's army says it's investing , stating one attack investing, stating one attack after claims from the hamas backed health ministry that many of those killed were women and children. the palestinian red crescent says bombings of major roads is complicating efforts to help critically wounded people . help critically wounded people. the 16 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed in south london on. officers were called home bermondsey called to a home in bermondsey just after 10:00 on christmas eve . eve. >> they treated a 22 year old for stab wounds but she died at the

the late po benedict, the 16th, including this miter and the one benedict war lying and stated saint peters basilica. stated the problem is to see a student and they got into post benedicts style was based on the origins of the church. martin noticed one tradition or the better. so doesn't put you like francis . the style is not much different. yeah. it means it's a little simpler and little like that. and perhaps a little less bold than put benedicts was for them to leave. those spins up to a 1000 hours of work on some of his roads. prices go from $1.00 to $7000.00 euro is searching. natalie offers a range of different products to which aren't intended for cardinals, right next door. his other store sells cologne's with names like 2 s paid throughs, cyber 6 or cruising area intended for rose gate community. the catholic customers next door don't seem to mind. like you said, it would have been as a church should be welcoming like they shouldn't shy away from anything and be open to all aspects of our society to face everything without fear. because that is also a part of the christian messa

he managers to hold the crucial position in creating the investments with the catholic church. saint peters basilica, filippo search and natalie makes clothing for some of the most important religious figures in the world. his soul chas. tables and head gear for bishops are in high demand throughout the vatican, with orders coming in from cardinals, bishops, and even popes. pacific pacific us the are even on the go to is a made by the office for the trogie cool celebrations of the supreme punches united . when an order arrives, i start to work on the design, you know, then i make it the suggestions to the people. stuff of it before they make the choice slideshow photographs use us, but i don't want to leave those stories in rome right on the border of the vatican city. it's not a fashion boutique. so mass garments are not fashion, he says, but rather garments for eternity. it looks dealer the tree of life style is inspired by the early days at the church, but it is uh, inquiry chuck when it was the symbol that counts as a temp job to do it. and not so much the ornamentation symbol in on the

and then in vatican city, thousands were in saint peter's basilica as the pope delivered a message of peace. >> and norad has been tracking santa as he makes his way around the globe. so far, it seems his right has been pretty smooth, but with millions traveling not everybody has been so lucky. abc's alison kosik starts us off this morning. >> spirit airlines conducting an internal investigation after an unaccompanied minor, a six year old boy was sent to the wrong city. the child was traveling from philadelphia to fort myers, but instead ended up in orlando after being put on a different flight. the airline saying, as soon as we discovered the error, we took immediate steps to communicate with the family and reconnect them. it comes as the holiday travel rush ahead of the christmas holiday broke records. santa's not the only one on the move. triple a says more than 115 million people traveled more than 50 miles from their homes, and with an estimated 7.5 million people taking to the skies, this will be one of the busiest air travel seasons ever. and it's come with some complications,

this is a beautiful piece while leading midnight mass at saint peter's basilica investigating city, the head of the roman catholic church sides. and i quote tonight a hall. so in bethlehem, where the prince of peace is one small rejected by the few times, a logical full of the clash of homes and even today prevents him from finding room in the world. the thing of the days of the news though, and one of the leading presidential candidates in the democratic republic of congo, says a general election held on wednesday should be a mold or is it can be says that as being massive fraud and the pole of the opposition candidates, civil circles of protests next week delays during wednesdays, election lights and extension. evaluating some service site compromises a credit ability of the balance election results we expect is next week covering so it has more in conjunction the electrical emission state is still compiling the result. it's a very long process, is the result of coming in the territory by territory. there are 26 provinces, seen the d r c. we also know that the voting is still going on

out of the vatican on this christmas eve morning after pope francis led the angelus prayer from saint peter'sare. >> named for angel, the angeles is a special prayer that catholics recite three times a day. the pope leads the prayer each sunday at midday and shares a reflection on the gospel, often commenting on issues of national concern. >>> the holiday season is a time of giving, right? research suggests fewer americans are lending a hand. with vifewer volunteers, the strain on non-profit organizations can be staggering. joining me is a research director with the university of maryland's do good institute. love the name of it. nathan, good morning. happy christmas eve. you co-wrote this study to enter understand generosity. when we talk about what you found, tell us why organizations are struggling to find volunteers right now. >> well, thank you, amara. i think what we found is an extension of what we have realized through previous research that we put out. there has been a steady decline in the number of people who volunteer, the volunteer rate, i should say, since about the early to mid

earlier this morning pope francis led the midday angelus prayer from saint peter's square encouraging all to open their hearts to god's love and treat others with kindness and care. >> the pope shared reflections from the gospel for today's fourth advent sunday. counting the scene of the enunciation. he ended by suggesting followers think those suffering on christmas due to war, the gaza, the occupied west bank, israel and ukraine. >>> a monsignor on a motorcycle, a rabbi who escaped the holocaust and a priest who packs heat. they all work the los angeles police department and they are all police chaplains. >> their mission to lend perspective and spiritual guidance to officers in a time when law enforcement faces deep challenges nationwide. there is a waiting list to join the ranks of these selfless chaplains. mike takes us inside the lapd chaplain corps. >> i have a law enforcement background. i am a recovering alcoholic and also a chaplain. >> reporter: in the heart of the city of angels, will there is a monsignor with a motorcycle. >> just like a police officer and his unaiform, t

it took place not from the usual spot of the vatican's palace overlooking saint peter's square but in the pope's home. the pope was advised not to go out because of the change -- any possible changes in temperature. now, francis has been suffering from severe bronchitis, which has led to certain difficulties in him giving speeches, and this is something that he has been slightly vulnerable to recently. he was hospitalized earlier this year with bronchitis. as a young man, he suffered serious pneumonia and had part of his right lung removed. we saw today there has been small improvement and it seems that the canoe a in his hand to administer the antibiotics has been removed. so the pope is slowly getting better, but still unable to give those longer reflections because of the lung infection. isabel. >> yeah, it's great to hear he is doing better. whenever the to pope is feeling unwell, all eyes of course go to the vatican. thank you so much. >>> coming up, a warning for parents with small children after a rise of respiratory illnesses. we will discuss what parents need to know with a d

the pope, again, christmas celebrations with the traditional mass at saint peter's basilica in his homily tonight, he called for an end on the war in gaza saying that jesus, his message of peace was being drowned out by war and the very land that he was born in estimated 6500 faithful attending the christmas eve mass inside the basilica. with more watching outside on the screens. >> well, as this war continues, several christian churches in oakland gathered to raise banners to demand a cease-fire in gaza and instead of celebrating christmas eve, they prayed for palestine kron four's. sara stinson has the story. >> instead of christmas celebration and services. people gathered at christian churches in oakland sunday to unveil banners that demand a cease-fire in the middle east to take a public stand by calling end you. say that with >> asking faith communities to do the same so far banners have been raised at the first congregational church and lakeshore avenue baptist church in oakland. it's really >> painful for us and heartbreaking for us to be celebrating christmas and here in christma

ongoing war in gaza , delivering his annual gaza, delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on israel by hamas in october as abominable, but he also said that ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people . the harvest of innocent people. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes. israel's army says that it's investigating one attack after claims from the hamas backed health ministry that many of those killed were women and children. meanwhile, the palestinian red crescent says that bombings of major roads is complicating efforts to help critically wounded people . fire critically wounded people. fire crews were called to the office of a conservative mp last night after a suspected arson attack . after a suspected arson attack. police are investigating after mike fryer's office in north london was partially damaged by the blaze. mr fryer told gb news that the response from emergency services was excellent

this is be also piece while leading midnight mass at saint peter's basilica investigating city, the head of the roman catholic church science. and i quote tonight a home. so with bethlehem, where the prince of peace is one small rejected by the few tal logical full by the clash of this even today prevents him from finding room in the world. well, since the beginning of the wall, several christian facilities and individuals have come under attack from is by the forces these on the names of all of the christian palestinians they've been killed in there is a tax and so will began on october the 17th some displays christians were killed and a strike on the ali baptist hospital complex. 2 days later, one of the oldest christian establishments in gauze of the greek orthodox church was boned. and another time called it's compound. on october, the 20th, at least, 17 christians were killed, including time for one family, several more injured. and then on november, the 13th, an elderly man with shelton killed by his right. the forces outside gauze is only catholic church and that are being 3 more

. >> delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatican , peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on israel by hamas in october as abominable. but he also said that ongoing air strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people . the pope's message comes people. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by air strikes . israel's army air strikes. israel's army saying that it's investigating one attack after claims from the hamas backed health ministry that many of those killed were women and children. the palestinian red crescent says that bombings of major roads is complicating efforts to help critically wounded people . fire critically wounded people. fire crews were called to the office of a conservative mp last night after a suspected arson attack. police are investigating after mike fryers office in north london was partially damaged by the blaze . mr fryer told gb news the blaze. mr fryer told gb news that the response from emergen

delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the. but he also said ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people , and harvest of innocent people, and that the world's weapons trade must be investigated. the 87 year old pontiff called for an end to all conflicts and defended the rights of refugees around the world. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes . israel's killed by airstrikes. israel's army says it's investigating one of the attacks after it appeared to target innocent civilians. the palestinian red crescent says bombings of major roads is complicating any efforts to help critically wounded people. you crane is celebrating christmas on the 25th of december for the first time. it's a landmark change to the country's traditions . the russian orthodox traditions. the russian orthodox church observes christmas on the 7th of january, but this is the first time ukraine has moved

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then the saint's cathedral appeared. peterptured by the ottoman turks, st. sophia plundered and turned into a mosque. in the last century, a museum was opened here, but 3 years ago the cathedral again became the hagia sophia mosque. on december 27, 1831 , the beagle ship set out from the british port of devinport on a circumnavigation of the world to map the shores of south america and draw up sea charts. but it was a young straight man who brought worldwide fame to this journey. whist on board charles darwin. the voyage lasted for 5 years. he became a major scientist, the founder of the theory of evolution. darwin observed, explored flora and fauna, collected fossils, herbariums and deduced patterns of development of life on earth. his main book , the origin of species through natural selection, put biology on a scientific basis and refuted religious dogmas. the church disputed darwin's theory for a long time, but eventually agreed that it was, quote, completely compatible with the christian faith. on december 27, 1945 , the

last more than 6000 people attended the mass inside saint peter's basilica. the pontiff said. his heart is in bethlehem. he prayed for those suffering from war, misery, hunger and slavery. earlier in the day. all right, back here locally now. 718 on this christmas day, a lot of people are going to be heading outside. we saw earlier in james's report, rosemary, people are already gathering outside the gates of levi's stadium down there getting ready for the big game between the 40 niners and the baltimore ravens. how's the weather going to be looking for that? >> it's going to be cool, but it's going to be dry. andre for those of you lucky enough to be going to that game, maybe you got it to received it as a gift this christmas. we are looking at temperatures in the upper 50s with mostly cloudy skies at levi's. at game time in the 5:00 hour. how about the beautiful start this morning? the official sunrise? right about 723. so we're right upon it. and a nice view of mount diablo at. and we've got some high clouds overhead. do expect the high clouds to remain in place. in fact, t

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uh, i remember at saint peter's church, we had a little basement office where we did a lot of work with day laborers, those survivors of the wars in central america, our communities working with domestic violence, uh, both female and male, actually. and, uh, through the years, this is a mid 80s, 85 through to present day work. uh, in terms of the community work that we did in many, many campaigns, including, uh, run for mayor, that we did in 2015, in which the work was really providing, creating a progressive place form that had to do with the issue of housing, very particularly economies where our families that are making 20 to $50,000 a year have no place to live. so my job here tonight is really to share with you that you're dealing here with a family that has been committed and, uh, with their own funding, with their own time , with their own sacrifices into the well-being of this community and, uh, destroying a building that's already built is not really going to help anyone, but that extra units that they're going to be building will help at least a couple of families to be able t

ongoing war in gaza , delivering his annual gaza, delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on israel by hamas in october as abominable . israel by hamas in october as abominable. but he israel by hamas in october as abominable . but he also said abominable. but he also said that ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people . harvest of innocent people. well, the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes. israel's army says it's investigating one attack after claims from the hamas backed health ministry there that many of those killed were women and children. the palestinian red crescent says that bombings of major roads is also complicating efforts to help critically wounded people , help critically wounded people, while fire crews were called to the office of a conservative mp last night after a suspected arson attack , police are arson attack, police are investigating after mike fryer's office in north lo

i sing to my god dandezhe is, all-night rachmaninov, all-night rachmaninov, peter ilyevich tchaikovsky, liturgy of the saintv, chernushenko, minin, polyansky , on this visit of mine, when i was sitting like this, holding gifts from viktor vasilyevich and other meetings, he talked about his fate, about the ordeals, about the difficulties of life in his small church, father victor greeted him twice , met the patriarch. alexy, the first time he handed him a patriarchal letter, the second time an icon of the holy noble prince alexander nevsky, in whose name this church existed and was erected, where viktor vasilyevich, including work experience in vienna, served as rector for 40 years. in 2000, the artist viktor varankevich, my children’s first art teacher, gave me an icon of the mother of god painted on an old thick board, i called father viktor, and he invited me to come to church when i came , they opened it for me, it was in the area behind the altar, viktor vasilyevich looked at me and said: “vladimir alexandrovich, this is a painting for now, it will become an icon when it is illuminated.” he put up this

in the cathedral of saints peter and paul there is a festive concert in honor of the 125th anniversaryh. in the exhibition contains materials for domestic films based on the works of turgenev. presented at the exhibition. materials for eighteen domestic films based on the works of turgenev, starting with the first pre-revolutionary film adaptations included in the russian golden series of silent films, ending with films of the 21st century. many of turgenev’s works were repeatedly filmed, so the exhibition provides an opportunity to compare, for example, two film adaptations of the noble nest, four coronations of fathers and children, and recall the films of ass. the day before and many others see photo tests of famous actors in the unfinished project of sergei solovyov, ivan turdenev and polina veardo, metaphysics of love. the krasnoyarsk drama theater named after pushkin presents the premiere. oleg rybkin staged a play based on the novel by alexei nikolaevich tolstoy. the arts square festival continues in st. petersburg. vladimir spevakov and the moscow virtuosi chamber orchestra ded

the tenth international advent festival ends at the cathedral of saints peter and paul. staged by evgeny simonov. the taganki theater presents on the new stage the play “black cat, white cat” based on the film “imirs of kusturica”, staged by yuri murovitsky in the genre of klownade. the exhibition "easel graphics of moscow sculptures of small feeds" continues in the belyaev gallery. the exhibition includes works. famous masters and works of young artists and sculptors, united by the themes of family and human values, the history of the country and the everyday life of our contemporaries. opera by pyotr ilyevich tchaikovsky's performances based on gogal's story the night before christmas are given in yekaterinburg at the ural opera and ballet theater, musical director of the production is konstantin chudovsky. at the tavstan drama theater they are playing the play crimes punishment based on rman fyodor mikhailovich dostoevsky, the author of the dramatization and stage director mato imiu. gennady blinov plays the role of raskolnikov, tatyana bedova plays the role of alena

peter ii approved the russian naval flag, called st. andrew's, with the image of a diagonal or oblique cross on which, according to biblical tradition, the saintlf sketched the flag. the final look is a blue cross on a white background. the flag was purchased in 1712. under him, great victories were won in the gangut, chismen and many other battles. before the battle , ship commanders certainly reminded the sailors. god and st. andrew's flag are with us. the bolsheviks abandoned st. andrew's flag, but our sailors always followed the rule of peter the great's naval charter. all russian military ships are not beholden to anyone. lower the flags. in 1992, by presidential decree the official status of the st. andrew's flag was restored. and exactly 30 years ago, already in 1993, on this day another presidential decree was issued on the state flag of the russian federation. the decree approved the provisions on the state flag of russia and the procedure for its use. it was established that the flag should be made of three equal horizontal stripes. top white, middle. blue and lower red. in the national cultural tradition, these colors had their own

it was like saint peter on holy thursday, you know, like you can't get away with that.ourse, he was asked by a post new post reporter who just new york post reporter who just was rotation if he if he was on the rotation if he if he didn't if it wasn't his turn, that question wouldn't have been asked mainstream press. asked by the mainstream press. for good post asking it. for good the post for asking it. he three times in one he lied three times in one statement, and that's this is about joe. it's not about hunter i >> -- >> okay. >> okay. >> greg swenson, always a pleasure. super to be brought up to speed. it's going to be the greatest show on earth, and it's next november 5th. greg next november the 5th. greg swenson, of course, the chair of republican fans overseas watching to gb watching and listening to gb news. coming up, we'll be discussing whether in discussing whether politics in the is in gutter. here is the uk is in the gutter. here is labour leader sir keir starmer being mobbed at glasgow central station last night by pro—palestinian protesters. this and muc

peter from rocky river ohio. a firefighter, thank you for your service. >> thank you, saint anne's loan, and i am not your typical candidate for president of the united states. my name c is peter, and i'm a best-selling author, historian, but i was also city of cleveland big city fireman. i bring a different perspective to the table. we have to make this fast so i'm going to give my platform real quick. first of all we need to forgive all student loan debt and pay off and give rebates to anybody that already paid there is off. we don't need to have students starting off in life with a huge debt on their shoulders. and then we need to make colleges affordable again. i also want to eliminate the federal income tax and replace it with a flat tax that's much more equitable and fair for everyone. then i want to put term limits on the congressmen and senators, just like they have on the president, so that we don't have any more professional politicians who become multimillionaires on the government salary, like joe biden. then i want to move washington, d.c. out of that correct east coast beltway somewhere in the count

peter, by the way, st. andrew the first-called was important to him, because st. andrew the first-called is the patron saintussia, but also of scotland, and on his coat of arms he also has the st. andrew’s flag, for scotland this is relevant, but you said that he considered himself russian, so andrei pervazan, i think here... yes , but he still, no, but he was still proud of it, this is such a type of consciousness, no , bruce did an incredible amount, bruce was the first president of burke's colleague, the first president of the collegium's manufactories, that is, he created the ministry of mineral resources, the ministry of finance, was the head of the mint, but we can state his closeness to peter in such a way that he was one of the main participants. even the caronation dish has been preserved, this is may of twenty-four, and there bruss, not just a participant, he presents peter alekseevich with a pillow with a crown, here peter is crowning a crown with a pillow, this is a very interesting one, you can just see, yes, because there church hierarchy, they stand on a platform on a raised platform, and the

and join me now from saint pancras station is gb news reporter charlie peters.this has thrown a spanner in the works . the works. >> that's right on one of the busiest travel days of the year, tens of thousands of journeys have been disrupted this afternoon and this evening out of london. earlier today , of london. earlier today, striking action by french staff meant that some 25 eurostar services going out of saint pancras international have been cancelled. that disruption, expected to continue until 7 pm, although eurostar has said p.m, although eurostar has said that people on several services services after that time can anticipate some disruption here at king's cross. there have also been significant disruptions to the east coast main line . lner, the east coast main line. lner, the east coast main line. lner, the service they're releasing footage of a tree that had collapsed on lines near doncaster, causing significant disruption, which it expects to be relieved after about 5:30 pm. however, there are p.m. however, there are thousands of people queuing ins

peter, by the way, st. andrew the first-called was important to him, because that andrei perozano is the patron saint of nott also scotland , on his coat of arms he also has the andrei flag , this has something to do with scotland, but you said that he considered himself russian, so andrei pervazan, i think, wins here to collect the northern lands. no, but he's still i was also proud of this, this is the same type of consciousness, no, bruce did an incredible amount, bruce was the first president of the burke college, the first president of the manufacturers college, that is, he created the ministry of mineral resources, the ministry of finance, was the head of the mint, but his approach to peter we can state in this way that he was one of the main participants in the coronation of i. involved in not a single scandal, and during peter’s life and after, he did not participate in the theft of all property, this is very important a very interesting thing, the fact is that we imagine, at the time of peter’s death, there was not only a funeral director, in modern language he was the minister of mineral resources

petersburg, the peter and paul cathedral in peterhof, and the catherine church in tsarskoye selo. among his most famous works is the first meeting of prince igor with olga. saintsv was an artist whose compositions were always thoughtful and harmonious. his goal was to reproduce it accurately. and religious subjects, not a single portrait of the artist himself has survived, but his paintings are exhibited in the armitage, the tretyakov gallery and the russian museum. vasily sazonov, artist who changed the world of culture in the 10th century. a show that will not leave anyone indifferent, the fight against the elements, like natural selection, the strongest survive, the chosen ones are ready to rush into battle to become better, the main thing is to choose your path, even if it is the most dangerous, i stopped thinking, how can i be up here, normal, tolerable... a hero, time for great feats, concentrate on the task, go forward, unrealistically captured emotions, i heard my support group, this became the trigger for going faster, even more confident and win, win, win, watch the show game, heroes on our channel, meet people worthy of admiration. this russian cultu

saint’s day in samson and the lion is the symbol of sweden on the coat of arms of sweden leo. these are such wonderful parallels. this means that the holiday organized by gagarin impressed peter

peters, has more significant travel chaos tonight out of london, tens of thousands of journeys interrupted french staff striking on the eurostar has meant that up to 25 services have been cancelled out of saintcras international , and both pancras international, and both at king's cross and euston on the west coast main line and east coast main line, interrupted after trees fell on overhead lines due to winds caused by storm pier. >> the met office record winds of up to 115mph earlier today. >> well , that weather is >> well, that weather is bringing more travel chaos to the christmas plans of many people trying to get away for the holidays comes as one man has been taken to hospital after a tree fell onto his car in derbyshire. british airways flights have also been disrupted and the national rail is reporting that not only routes in houston but across scotland and parts of wales are affected as well. a yellow weather warning is in place in scotland until 9:00 evening. it also until 9:00 this evening. it also covers belfast, newcastle and manchester. this is gb news weather across the uk on your tv, in your car, digital radio and on your smart speaker. now though. more from . michelle. thou

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more than 6000 people attended the mass inside saint peter's basilica.e francis said his heart is in bethlehem. earlier today, he prayed for those suffering from war, misery, hunger and slavery. back here in the bay area, pleasant hill, middle school alerting the community about a disturbing incident that's a, quote, disturbing incident of hateful vandalism that the school district says happened on campus this week. >> the notification came in an email from the district superintendent about the vandalism included the defacement of buildings with the anti-semitic symbolism of swastikas and derogatory racial language against the black community. the district says pleasant hill police is diligently investigating the crime and is committed to holding all suspects accountable. now so you'll want to use extra caution ifou plan on visiting the coast tomorrow. >> the national weather service has issued a hazardous beach warning that's expected to begin around ten in the morning. the service is expecting waves 10 to 12ft high, as well as sneaker waves, minor coas