people at sandringham were taking it very well.lled an awfully long way, some of them from overseas. no queen, no prince william, no george, no charlotte. they are all in berkshire, attending church at bucklebury because they are spending christmas day with the middletons. it was rather resort of range of royals without of range of royals without the principal stars. it's good to hear that she's not seriously ill. knowing the queen as we do, though, and her devotion to duty, she would have taken that decision likely. she will know that it will have disappointed people who have come and start queueing at 6am outside the church on the sandringham estate. i think when you are in your 90s, when you are 90, you have to put health first. and i'm sure that there will be medical attention at sandringham, there will be a doctor or somebody on hand. the advice was presumably it's better to stay indoors today and give the service a miss, even though it's quite mild, the weather. it's presumablyjust thought to be a sensible course to follow. j

back in sandringham, the family left church to return to sandringham house for christmas lunch and theno watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. an earthquake has struck off the coast of chile, triggering a tsunami warning. the fire services locally are telling people to evacuate as a precaution. there are no reports yet of damage or casualties. the two narmine warning centre said hazardous waves were possible on coasts as far from the epicentre. that warning centre has just issued a fresh update saying that waves reaching above the tide level possible along the stretch of coast most affected. a magnitude of 7.7. tsunami waves meeting one to three metres above tide level possible along that stretch of the chilean coast. a russian military plane with more than 90 people on board has crashed into the black sea. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final image

here's the royals leaving sandringham church.e, there's prince harry, ithink. we in the shadows there, there's prince harry, i think. we can see prince charles as well. he takes his faith very seriously. he's been speaking passionately at in recent days about religious hatred and more welcoming attitude to those fleeing persecution. i dare say we will hear more about that in the queen's speech at 3pm. she is not with them as she has a heavy cold. let's get a check on the weather now. 0ne one or two ambitious hats there. one oi’ one or two ambitious hats there. one or two winter coats. but i don't know that we need them. that's the temperature profile we have at the moment. 13—14dc. the record temperature of the christmas day in the uk's 15. 6 temperature of the christmas day in the uk's 15.6 celsius. a temperature of the christmas day in the uk's15.6 celsius. a lot of isobars and windy elsewhere. if you are isobars and windy elsewhere. if you a re close isobars and windy elsewhere. if you are close to this weather front then the

people at sandringham were taking it very well.a protective move given that she is the age she is. it was far better she should remain indoors and not go out to church on this occasion. it were disappointed many who had made thejourney occasion. it were disappointed many who had made the journey to go to sandringham. not only did they not see the queen, but neither prince william nor the duchess of cambridge nor their children who this year we re nor their children who this year were spending christmas day with the middleton family in berkshire. eleven bodies have been recovered after a russian military plane with more than 90 people on board crashed into the black sea. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—isii jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the flight would en

we have 400 people in the queue on the sandringham estate.n go nearer to the church where the royal family will be walking up from the estate to their traditional christmas day service. people have come from all over the world. courtney, you have come all the way from pennsylvania. why is it so special? coming to see the queen. and to see my family and friends in england. why is it so special? it is nice to see the royal family up it is nice to see the royal family up close, we are used to seeing them oi'i up close, we are used to seeing them on tv. if we go across over here, we have another group, where are you from? philippines! just to see the queen. yes. and prince harry. and prince harry. a special occasion for you. it is nice to see the royals up close, looking forward to it very much. are you disappointed not to see prince william and the duchess of cambridge. a little but that is another reason to come back! the queen and the royal family are due to attend the morning service in a few hours. there had been a delay to the trip because

christmas day service at sandringham church, this year, without the queen. other members of the family including the duke of edinburgh attended, but the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. after the service the family appeared to be relaxed. the queen's absence is understood to have been precautionary. there is no sense of due concern. also absent from sandringham this year, the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church at bucklebury, berkshire, where they spent the day with the family of the duchess, the middletons. inspiration was the theme of this year was my christmas broadcast by the queen, which was recorded at buckingham palace some days ago. she cited achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes and said that she also drew inspiration from daily life. i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours. unsung heroes who quiet ded

backin back in sandringham, the family left church to return to sandringham for christmas lunch and then. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—154 jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the flight would end in tragedy. the aircraft crashed into the black sea. the russians scrambled helicopters and ships but the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. the plane had taken off from a military airfield near moscow. it flew south, stopping in sochi to refuel. the final destination was syria, and russia's airbase near latakia, but minutes after leaving sochi, it crashed. at the russian defence ministry, a spokesman said that more than 90 people were on board the plane. he said the recovery operation was continuing. on board were more than 60 members of the russian army's famous song and dance ensemble, once kn

presumably the palestri na sandringham.they hope to get there? they are not. there was the big christmas lunch for members of the royal family at buckingham palace yesterday. the family were together. nobody was suggesting anybody was blowing their nose unexpectedly, but it transpires today, heavy colds and there is a lot of it about. but i am sui’e there is a lot of it about. but i am sure they will wish to go just as soon sure they will wish to go just as soon as sure they will wish to go just as soon as they are able. 0ther sure they will wish to go just as soon as they are able. other members of the family will be heading to sandringham. not william and catherine because they staying with the middleton is this year. but the rest of the family, cold or no colds, i am sure will be there. nicholas witchel, thank you. we are getting breaking news out of westminster. we're getting reports that jamie reed, labour mp for copeland, let's go straight to westminster and talk to big e young. he is standing down? what is happening?

no appearance at church in sandringham.for many years that she has not appeared at that service. no sense of undue concern. we can detect, both from the demeanour of the family that was there, including the duke of edinburgh who also had a cold, he was there looking as though there was nothing much wrong with him. but they all look very relaxed. and buckingham palace officials are indicating that there is no way any cause for alarm. it was a protective move, given that she is the age that she is. it was felt better that she should remain indoors. and not go out to church on this occasion. disappointing for many people going to sandringham — not only did they not go to the —— not only did they not go to the —— not only did they not see the queen, but the middleton not see the queen, but the middleton not there either. a russian plane has crashed into the black sea. it was heading to syria. the russian president, that you put in, has declared a day of mourning. the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors.

back at sandringham, the royal family, doing extraordinary things.ily, minus the queen, left church to be met... then to settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the top stories this hour: the british pop singer george michael, who shot to fame in the 1980s with the pop group wham, has died, he was 53. his publicist said he died peacefully at home. wanna achieved worldwide success with hits like wa ke worldwide success with hits like wake me up before you go—go and careless whisper. russia is beginning a national day of mourning for the 92 passengers and crew who died when a military plane taking them to syria crashed into the black sea shortly after takeoff. a huge search operation involving 3000 rescue workers continued through the night over a wide area. a powerful typhoon, nock—ten, is continuing to batter the philippines with strong winds and heavy rain. the storm's struck two central provinces causing power cuts and travel disruption. it's moving slowly westward and is expected to reach the country's most densely

and so have decided not to travel to sandringham today.rom london to king ‘s lynn this morning, to travel to sandringham to begin the christmas break. she normally catches the 11:01am from liverpool street. but she didn't catch it. that's what started the questions being asked about what was the cause for this departure from the cause for this departure from the plan? it transpires both she and the plan? it transpires both she and the duke of edinburgh have heavy coats. i would the duke of edinburgh have heavy coats. iwould imagine the duke of edinburgh have heavy coats. i would imagine they will wish to travel as soon as they feel able to they certainly won't want to miss the family christmas at sandringham, so i'm sure they will return to their plan for christmas in the next day or so. it's absolutely part of the christmas tradition, lots of members of the royalfamily tradition, lots of members of the royal family gathered at sandringham, presumably the palace doesn't give indications as to when they hoped they might be able to get there

morning service at sandringham part of the but with one significant member, the queen.at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what was described as a heavy cold. it was assured she would ta ke heavy cold. it was assured she would take part in the christmas celebrations, but the absence from the church service is understood to bea the church service is understood to be a precautionary measure and there is no sense of undue concern. also absent from sandringham are the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church in the berkshire village bucklebury, where they're spending christmas day with the duchess's family, the middletons. in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks about inspiration. she reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. and in this year when the queen she marked her 90th birthday, she'll refers to the insp

back at sandringham, the royal family, minus the queen, left church led by the duke of edinburgh, toto settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now while it might be the festive season, not everyone is able to spend time at home with loved ones. some people of course have to work. tim allman takes a look at those who enjoyed a different kind of christmas this year. a long way from home but celebrating christmas as best they can. us soldiers at an iraqi army base near mosul. plenty of tinsel but thoughts are elsewhere. i feel a lot of people are getting homesick and i miss my family and i am sure eve ryo ne miss my family and i am sure everyone else does too. some people who are stuck even further out — the crew of the international space station, orbiting the earth gives you a different perspective on this festive occasion. there is another important aspect of being on iss and thatis important aspect of being on iss and that is seeing the planet as a whole and it reinforces the fact that we should live as one people and strive for peace. we want to wis

the queen will miss the traditional christmas day service at sandringham, as she recovers from a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other members of the royal family are on their way to church on the norfolk estate. in her pre—recorded christmas message later today, the queen will pay tribute to "ordinary people doing extraordinary things", like volunteers and carers. president putin orders an inquiry after a russian military plane bound for syria crashes into the black sea with more than 90 people on board. # oh, come, let us adore him. also this hour. the archbishop of canterbury speaks of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world in his christmas sermon. the most reverend justin welby says the power of god can chase away "the fear of terror". it has been such an intense year in british politics, it is not to make you want to escape to a log cabin in the middle of nowhere. i am adam fleming andi the middle of nowhere. i am adam fleming and i will review it all in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the queen will not be attending church this morning f

the queen and prince philip have arrived at the sandringham estate in norfolk.ors involved in trials for multiple sclerosis saved his landmark development in treatment for the disease. a pledge to improve fast broadband services in rural areas with a £a00—million investment from the government. it has been a remarkable year in many ways, including in the world of science. rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science — from british astronaut tim peake's adventures in space, to a discovery that will transform our understanding of the universe. that's review 2016: the year in science. from the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut tim peake spent six months in space. to a colossal feat of engineering. in 2016, the world's largest radio telescope was unveiled.

back at sandringham, the royal family left church to return to sandringham house bought christmas lunchp story: the british singer, george michael, who shot to fame with wham! in the 1980s has died at the age of 53. he went on to have a hugely successful solo career, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. in a statement his publicist said that "it is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend george passed away peacefullyat home over the christmas period. have a very merry christmas and thank forjoining have a very merry christmas and thank for joining us. have a very merry christmas and thank forjoining us. see use on. let's see what's in store for boxing day. lots of sunshine on the way for england and wales but in the north of scotla nd england and wales but in the north of scotland are very windy. storm conor is passing to the north but those winds will be felt further towards the south across scotland. severe gales and we are feeling the effects in the pennines, with very strong winds and wintry showers across scotland. the cold front is al

but she's forced to miss the christmas day church service at sandringham because of a heavy cold., president putin declares a day of mourning tomorrow — after a military plane crashes on its way to syria, killing all 92 people on board. chile lifts tsunami alert after a powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast. also in the next hour, in his christmas day sermon the archbishop of canterbury says the last year has left the world "awash with division and fear". this calls for a new effort for peace between the israelis and the palestinians. -- pope francis. who'll be —— we've will be looking back at royal year later. the queen has missed her annual christmas day visit to church because of a heavy cold. other members of the royal family — including the duke of edinburgh — attended the service at sandringham without her. in her traditional christmas broadcast, the queen focussed on the theme of "inspiration". our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. she recalled that this had been the year of her 90th birthday and paid tribute to the inspiring work of charities wit

let's speak now to our reporter emilia papadopoulos who is at sandringham for us this morning.can we expect from the day ahead? already, people are gathering for a glimpse of the royal family. merry christmas. a beautiful, windy christmas morning at sandringham. about 50 people have been here since 6am. i spoke to one lady from florida who has come to see the queen. they will be queueing for a while. in an hour, the queen will come to saint mary magdalene church to receive communion privately and later the family will join to receive communion privately and later the family willjoin her for the traditional christmas day service. everyone is wondering whether she will be in good health. as we heard, she and the duke of edinburgh had to delay their trip up here, suffering from heavy colds. there has been disappointment with the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children not here. prince harry and members of the family will be here, they arrived yesterday. today they will have a full english brea kfast today they will have a full english breakfast before heading to church fo

christmas day service at sandringham church, but this year without the queen.ly, including the duke of edinburgh, attended, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. as they left church after the service, the family appeared relaxed. the queen's absence is understood to have been precautionary and there's no sense of undue concern. also absent from sandringham this year, the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church at bucklebury in berkshire, where they've spent christmas day with the duchess's family, the middletons. inspiration was the theme of this year's christmas broadcast by the queen, which was recorded at buckingham palace some days ago. she cited the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes, and she said she also found inspiration from daily life. i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours. unsung heroes whose quiet dedi

. >> sandringham. >> sandringham.his might mean a couple days of chicken soup and netflix. the queen is 90 and her husband is 95. even at that age a mild cold could spell danger. richard quest, who used to cover the queen and the royals in london -- >> the royals. her majesty always goes to sandringham. it was bought by her father. she always goes to sandringham christmas and stay there is to february. it's a big country estate. a big pile of a mansion of a house in norfolk in eastern england. >> so it's a big deal she's not going. >> very much so. when she's at sandringham she goes to christmas morning services at the local parish church. >> she takes the train, her own carriage? >> no, no, no. >> i thought she get hearse own carriage on the train. >> that's the royal train. she doesn't take the royal train to sandringham. her majesty in recent years has taken a normal train from kings cross station to kingsley -- >> is that not what i said? she takes the train. >> a normal train. >> that's what i meant, she's with t

the queen has missed the annual christmas day church service at sandringham due to a heavy cold. other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, this year's traditional christmas day broadcast by the queen put the focus on the theme of "inspiration". here it is in full. band plays: god save the queen. there was a time when british olympic medal winners became household names because there were so few of them. but the 67 medals at this year's games in rio and 147 at the paralympics meant that the gb medallists' reception at buckingham palace was a crowded and happy event. throughout the commonwealth, there were equallyjoyful celebrations. grenada, the bahamas, jamaica and new zealand won more medals per head of population than any other countries. many of this year's winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. inspiration fed their aspiration, and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others. a few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind when i opened the new cambridge base o

the queen is at her home in sandringham in norfolk with other members of the royal family, though not with the duke and duchess of cambridge. they are spending the day with the middleton family. the archbishop of canterbury will talk about feeding division has 2016 draws to a close. last night cardinal nichols spoke of similar issues. the american president—elect donald trump says he intends to close his charitable foundation to avoid any conflict of interest with his presidency. the trump foundation is currently being investigated by new york's attorney general, to establish whether it supported a republican political campaign in florida in 2013. the us journalist lynn sweet says it's a complicated situation. at the bottom line here is that donald trump does not give any of his own money to the foundation. he has not given any of his own money between 2009 and 2014, so at the heart of this is a foundation that goes to other people to ask for money. then there is another set of controversies, and this is what the attorney general in new york is looking at, is whether or not there is s

the queen and duke of edinburgh have just left buckingham palace to travel to sandringham.s just a couple of minutes ago. joining other members of the royal family of course for their christmas festivities. let's go to buckingham palace. they have been suffering from heavy colds, it appears they can breathe more easily, and so can we? that is right, it was about 1:20pm the royal helicopter flew in over green park, flying directly over buckingham palace, landing in the grounds over there. we saw a short rest for about ten to 15 minutes, a police helicopter flying up above, then shortly after that it took off again, confirmation that both the duke of edinburgh and her majesty the queen are on board, heading to sandringham in order to start their christmas break. just to recapture briefly, yesterday we were expecting the royal couple to go to king's cross station, where they would take a train over to king ‘s lynn, where they would then head off to their private estate at sandringham, as they do every single christmas. but then yesterday in the afternoon we heard that wasn't g

and so have decided not to travel to sandringham today. from london up to king's lynn this morning to travel to sandringham to begin the christmas break. she normally catches the 11.01am. but she didn't catch it so that started questions being asked what was the cause of this departure from the plan and it transpires both she as the duke of edinburgh have heavy colds. i imagine they will wish to travel as soon as they feel able to. they won't want to miss the family christmas at sandringham. so i'm sure they will return to their plan for christmas in the next day or so. it is part of the christmas tradition, isn't it, lots of members of the royal family gathered at sandringham. the palace doesn't give indications as to when they hope they might get there? they are not, no. there was the big christmas lunch for members of the royal family at buckingham palace yesterday. all the family were together. now, there was no suggestion then that anyone was blowing their nose rather unexpectedly, but it transpires today heavy colds and there is a lo

it will have disappointed many people who made the journey to sandringham.did they not see the queen, they did not see prince william, the duchess of cambridge or george or charlotte. they are spending this year, coincidentally, with the duchess‘s family in berkshire. and you can watch the queen's speech in full here at speech in full here at 5.15pm on the bbc news channel. a russian military plane with more than 90 people on board has crashed into the black sea. the plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned red army choir and was heading from sochi to latakia in syria. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this is one of the final images of the tupolev—isii jet. it was taken by a journalist before he boarded the plane. the flight would end in tragedy. the aircraft crashed into the black sea. the russians scrambled helicopters and ships but the search became a recovery operation. there were no survivors. the plane had taken off from a military airfield near moscow. it flew

crowds have begun gathering at sandringham, to watch the queen and other royals arrive for a christmas day church service at their norfolk estate. the archbishop of canterbury speaks of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world in his christmas sermon. only news we're getting from the palace. we heard that the royals we re palace. we heard that the royals were expected by buckingham palace is saying the queen will not be going to mary magdalene church today because she is suffering from a heavy cold. she delayed her visitor to sandringham because they were feeling under the weather, both higher and the duke of edinburgh, and it seems it has got the better of her today because she's not able to go out to church. she's going to miss it, which is a rare thing because she does like a traditional sandringham but this cold is not an easy one to shake off. buckingham palace as saying she will not be attending today. now on bbc news, it's been a busy year in sport, from the olympics and euro 2016 to andy murray reaching the top of the tennis ranking. adam wild and jess creighton

theyjust can't be bothered going to sandringham this year?they were genuinely concerned for they were genuinely concerned for the health of the royal couple, they would not be as flip is that. and the nation is reassured. it has been great having you in to look at the stories behind the headlines. many thanks. that's it for the papers this hour. don't forget you can see us online in all our glory. now it is time for sportsday. hi, everyone. george north should not have been allowed to play on against leicester earlier this month after he appeared to briefly lose consciousness. that is the conclusion of the concussion management review group, but they have been criticised for failing to sanction northampton, north's club. they say that the saint‘ medical tea m they say that the saint‘ medical team had not intentionally ignored the player‘s best interests, but they have made nine recommendations to improve current protocols. the by to improve current protocols. the rugby players association have given their response, that george was permitted t

the queen and prince philip delay plans to travel to sandringham for christmas after both developing heavy colds. the royal marine jailed for murdering an injured afghan fighter, is refused bail ahead of an appeal. jailed for life — the multi—millionaire property developer who murdered his escort girlfriend gets a minimum of 25 years. and after dozens of near misses with planes this year — plans for tighter rules for people who own drones. in germany police have launched a nationwide hunt for a tunisian man who's believed to have carried out the lorry attack in berlin. robert hall is in berlin. this evening as the lights come on above the market for the first time in three days and authorities prepared to reopen at the emphasis has shifted away from berlin and beyond the german borders as a europe—wide alert is issued in the hunt for one suspect at least at the moment. we are not receiving any official confirmation from police but we have been piecing together information from media reports and security sources in tunisia. the man is being named unofficially as anis amri, the name ap

merry christmas and good morning from sandringham.ve already started gathering, briefing the wind of this very chilly christmas morning here in norfolk. many offcourse hoping to catch a glimpse of the queen and the royal family when they make their way to the church for the traditional service. before that surface of the queen will be coming here to st mary magdalene church which is just behind me, where she will receive communion privately. that's of course if she is in good health, because she and the duke of edinburgh to delay their trip up here earlier this week. but royal watchers will definitely be hoping to see her majesty and other members of the royal family. to see her majesty and other members of the royalfamily. a bit of disappointment of cores that the duke and duchess of cambridge won't be here, as they are celebrating christmas with the middleton family in berkshire, with george and charlotte, at prince harry is expected to be here, along with other members of the family. they arrived yesterday evening for the tradition

and then on to their private sandringham estate. is ‘most grateful for the many digital messages of goodwill‘ she had received, and she thanked the public for their kindness. 0ur correspondent leanne brown has the latest from buckingham palace for us. any update on how the queen and duke of edinburgh are doing today? good morning. we do know they are still here at buckingham palace. the royal standard flag is flying above the palace this morning, so they haven't left for sandringham yet. the question of course, will it happen and will it be today, or will it be tomorrow? they were set to travel yesterday from king's cross station in london up to king ‘s lynn at around 11 o'clock. that is when they usually do depart. security was in place, photographers were there, but they didn't turn up. as you have said, the palace released a statement saying they both had heavy colds. however, we have not had any update overnight about their conditions, so we are unsure as to whether they will be able to make the journey. it may be they travel by

he queen and prince philip have delayed plans to travel to sandringham for christmas, after coming downheavy colds. and after dozens of near misses with planes this year, plans are afoot for tighter rules on flying drones. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a europe—wide manhunt is underway tonight after german police issued a warrant for a suspect in the berlin christmas market terror attack. he's been named as anis amri, a failed asylum seeker who arrived in germany last year. it's emerged that amri was known to german authorities because of his links to an islamist extremist network. he was due to be deported after his asylu m he was due to be deported after his asylum bid was rejected. police are facing serious questions tonight. you're looking at europe's most wanted man. anis amri is the main, the only suspect in the investigation into the attack which shattered germany. translation: there's a new suspect, we are searching for him. we'll keep investigating every lead. we issued a warrant for this suspect‘s arrest at midnight. the warrant covers the whole of germany and most of

harry will be joining senior royals at the queen's estate in sandringham. it's a very new relationship. kate middleton didn't spend christmas at sandringham until 2011 when she was engaged to prince william. >> today the prince was back at his royal sponls attending a christmas party with brother prince william and sister-in- w sister-in-law. >> in a new interview for a documentary, prince harry opens up about coming to terms with his mother's death. >> i'm just trying to make my mother proud. >> harry said he started his charity work in africa because he was inspired by princess diana's determination to make a difference. coincidentally, meghan has also done charity work there helping to build a well in rwanda. >> time to build some wells. >> harry said his charity work has him feeling energized and, quote, lucky enough to be in a position to make a difference. >>> now, to the death of hollywood socialite and actress, zsa zsa gabor. >> i know everybody in the world. every -- royalty. every simple person. i know everybody. >> the 99-year-old hungarian beaut

there is every expectation that they will, the royal family gather at sandringham for christmas, andn recent times seemingly as robust as ever for somebody in a 91st year. the health or so of the duke, at the age of 95, seemingly good at recent times. so heavy colds, in the words of buckingham palace, an expectation that they will travel, and no undue concern here tonight that i can detect. all right, thank you very much. a former royal marine sergeant, who's serving a life sentence for murdering a wounded afghan fighter in 2011, has been refused bail while he awaits an appeal hearing. the family of alexander blackman — who's known as marine a — had hoped he'd be released from custody in time for christmas. his case is due to be reconsidered next year. at least 31 people are known to have died in a series of explosions at a fireworks market in mexico. around 60 other people were injured, many with severe burns, at the market outside mexico city. the cause of the fire is unknown, but it's believed one stall caught fire before triggering a chain reaction of blasts. it's the third major

and then all the way up to sandringham. yeah. they will make another decision tomorrow, maybe.ld be as late as christmas eve. but it‘s a big thing. that‘s when i head off to the west country or the midlands. i go to manchester. you go to manchester. they go to norfolk, the family get together and it is important. absolutely. to miss that would be a shame. a day or two ago, the queen quietly disengaged. not quietly, because it was reported by nicholas witchel quietly. that's hisjob. by nicholas witchel quietly. that's his job. thanks, nick. by nicholas witchel quietly. that's hisjob. thanks, nick. she's dropped 25 charities that she was patron of. she will no longer be a patron. those patronises will go to some of the other members of the family. —— those patronises the advisers to theresa may are almost as much as she does. fiona milland nick almost as much as she does. fiona mill and nick timothy, they are both on £140,000 per year, we have learned today, only 6% less than the prime minister herself on round about 149. i have been digging around today in all the records. i was

the family parade at sandringham is as much a part of the holidays here as christmas trees and carols drives to church. for the trip to be even delayed this year and for health reasons is a cause for worry. >> she famously carries on regardless. and this time apparently she couldn't carry on. >> i think that's significant. the fact that the queen felt unwell enough to travel to sandringham when that's all she would have wanted to have done yesterday, was stick to her plan. >> reporter: the queen is 90 now. prince philip is 95 and has had a number of health issues over the past years. the famous royal stoicism has come up against the hard place of advancing years lately. philip was hospitalized for what was called a bladder infection after the couple stood in the rain for hours during this river pageant a few years ago. he's been rushed to hospital several times for a series of heart problems and investigative surgery. the couple have announced they'll be doing fewer public events. but they're still determined to do what they can. and when they can't the world notices. the queen and pr

the queen and prince philip have arrived at sandringham a day later than planned.h had heavy colds. they usually travel to norfolk by train. meanwhile, prince charles has warned against intolerance towards minority religious groups, saying such intolerance is reminiscent of what he called the "dark days" of the 1930s. the prince of wales was speaking on ‘thought for the day‘ on radio 4's today programme. he spoke about violence against christians, jewish people, yazidis and ahmadis. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. he's spoken up for many causes and been a champion for people of different faiths. charles is a christian. his religious convictions matter to him. he's been appalled by the persecution of people of faith and particularly of christians in countries in the middle east. it was something he raised on a visit tojordan in the early part of last year. normally, at christmas we think... now, in his starkest warning so far, in a pre—recorded broadcast on the bbc‘s thought for the day, charles has likened the persecution of christians, particula

the queen and prince philip have delayed plans to travel to sandringham for christmas after coming downheavy colds. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a europe—wide manhunt is underway tonight after german police issued a warrant for a suspect in the berlin christmas market terror attack. he's been named as anis amri, a failed asylum seeker who arrived in germany last year. it's emerged that amri was known to german authorities because of his links to an islamist extremist network. robert hall is in berlin. here in berlin the darkness surrounding kaiser wilhelm church has been lifted tonight, the lights turn back on for the first time in three days. it is hoped but tomorrow the market will reopen. but around it and across germany and across the german frontiers, a manhunt is under way. the police have been saying very little, said that they have been conducting operations. but social media and the press have said a great deal about the man who we now know is a prime suspect. a 100,000 euros reward has been issued for information leading to his arrest or detention. he is a tunisian, o

the queen has missed the christmas day service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold.e of edinburgh and other members of the royal family are on their way to church on the norfolk estate. in her pre—recorded message to the commonwealth later today, the queen will say she draws strength from "ordinary people doing in his christmas mass at the vatican, the pope has urged world leaders to negotiate a peace deal in syria — telling thousands of spectators that "too much blood has been spilled". more than sixty members of a celebrated russian military band are among those killed when their plane crashed on its way to take them to entertain troops in syria. now on bbc news.......it‘s been a fantastic year for gb‘s 0lympians and paralympians. nick hope looks back on a golden summer in rio in review 2016: gold rush in rio coming four years after a stunning london games, rio 2016 had a tough act to follow. and while the build up was far from ideal, with political scandals, a financial crisis and worries about the zika virus, brazil was always going to offer a spectacular setting

the queen missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. duke of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. meanwhile, in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge are spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. in russia, president putin has declared a national day of mourning tomorrow, after a military plane crashes on its way to syria, killing all 92 people on board. an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 has struck off the coast of southern chile, triggering a tsunami warning. chile's national emergency office has ordered the evacuation of coastal areas of los lagos region around puerto montt. in his christmas sermon, the archbishop of canterbury says the power of god can chase away "the fear of terror". now on bbc news — the click team celebrates christmas and looks back at the best bits from 2016. this week, a click christmas with digital jumpers, hatched technology and tie fighters. hello and welcome to the annual click get—together. cue christmas cheer! and enough. we have everyone here, jen, stev

the queen has missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge are spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. in his christmas mass at the vatican, the pope has called for a peace deal between israel and the palestinians, urging the two sides to "write a new page of history". more than sixty members of a celebrated russian military dance band are among those killed when their plane crashed in the black sea on its way to syria — president putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2016: the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode, and we're here at the cinema museum in south london where for the next half now we will be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuou

the queen missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold.e of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. meanwhile, in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge are spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. president putin has declared a national day of mourning in russia tomorrow — after a military plane crashed, killing all 92 people on board. the transport minister says its considering all possible causes, including a terror attack. an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has struck off the coast of southern chile. the county's national emergency office has ordered the evacuation of some coastal areas. this year the queen celebrated her 90th birthday. daniela relph looks back on the momentous occasion and other events in the royal calendar in review 2016: the royal year. brass band plays ‘happy birthday'. it was the year of a big birthday. the queen at 90. for some of her grandchildren and great—grandchildren, a trip to canada. the first official overseas visit for the family of four. the duke and duch

meanwhile, she misses the christmas day church service at sandringham as she has a cold. the duke of edinburgh and other royals attended on the norfolk estate. at least 11 bodies have been recovered from the black sea after a russian military plane crashed killing all 92 people on board. the mother of carrie fisher, the actress, debbie reynolds, has written on social media that her daughters in a stable condition in an la hospital, on friday the actress suffered heart problems on a flight from london the united states. now on bbc news, mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting out the crackers from the turkeys in this review 2016: the in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode, and we're here at the cinema museum in south london where for the next half now we will be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the "brexit" vote injune, and the results of the american election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen.

at sandringham.kate middleton's family today celebrating christmas as well. so we're not seeing anyone rushing to be by her side. but everyone is watching this closely. >> okay. ian lee reporting live from london, thanks very much. and thanks for watching, merry christmas, i'll throw it back to victor and christi. >>> we've got megamergers. we've got onscreen break-ups. we've got bitter social media battles. all in a year. >> cnn's brian stelter counts down the top ten media moments of 2016. >>> debates, downfalls, feuds and failures. a presidential election that challenged the media like never before. culminating in an unprecedented outcome. here are the top ten media stories of 2016. number 10, an emotional homecoming. "washington post" reporter jason rizayon freed in january after 545 days in an iranian prison. >> to my colleagues at the post, you guys are all awesome. >> his imprisonment, a stark reminder of the dangers journalists face every day around the globe. >>> number nine, the kelly ripa/

the headlines at 10:30: the queen will miss the christmas day service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other members of the royal family are on their way to church on the norfolk estate. the queen will say she draws strength from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" — such as carers and volunteers — a search and rescue mission is under way in the black sea after a russian military plane bound for syria crashes with more than ninety people on board. in his christmas sermon, the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has spoken of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world. now on bbc news, there was the vote to leave the european union, the resignation of one prime minister, and the arrival of another. adam fleming looks back on a tumultuous year in british politics in review 2016: the year in politics. ever feel you need to get away from it all? especially when ten years‘ worth of politics has been squeezed into just one? i believe that this thursday can be our country's independence day. applause. i do not think it would be right for

the queen missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. meanwhile, in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge are spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. president putin has declared a national day of mourning in russia tomorrow after a military plane crashed, killing all 92 people on board. 11 bodies recovered. a fantastic year for olympians and paralympian ‘s. we look back on 2016. 2016 — gold rush in rio. coming four years after a stunning london games, rio 2016 had a tough act to follow. and while the build up was far from ideal, with political scandals, a financial crisis and worries about the zika virus, brazil was always going to offer a spectacular setting for south america's first ever olympic and paralympic games. there'd be plenty of time for selfies after the success, and team gb had big ambitions — hoping for their best ever foreign olympics. paralympics gb hoping to better their medal haulfrom london 2012. more on their su