lucy, i do | know having been to sandringham the front pages today.wn there quite regularly in the christmas period, and then they go to the church, of course injanuary as well. prince philip was particularly keen on sandringham commander think she feels more at home in windsor, doesn't he dashed us and she? she home in windsor, doesn't he dashed us and she?— us and she? she does. but this is her first christmas _ us and she? she does. but this is her first christmas without - us and she? she does. but this is her first christmas without prince | her first christmas without prince philip, so therefore one can reasonably expect her to want to stay wherever it is that she feels safest, more secure, perhaps she doesn't want the upheaval of going across to the other side of the country, but somewhere where she can be surrounded by, she does have quite a lot of family who would be within easy access at windsor castle, so they can pop in coven wrist —— covid restrictions permitting, but i think this is someone who as a tent on the front page of the paper ha

lilo. girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, at sandringham?— sandringham?weekend, straightforward shooting _ shooting weekend, straightforward shooting weekend. this shooting weekend, straightforward shooting weekend. this photograph in exhibit at maxwell's _ shooting weekend. this photograph in exhibit at maxwell's trial _ shooting weekend. this photograph in exhibit at maxwell's trial in _ shooting weekend. this photograph in exhibit at maxwell's trial in new - exhibit at maxwell's trial in new york shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's the state. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now known. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation because some are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense of whatever the

she had wanted a big family christmas at sandringham but like many of us, she had to change her plansause of coronavirus. and going further and deeper into space than ever before — a revolutionary telescope is due to blast off over the coming hours. hello and welcome to bbc news. for much of the world christmas day has begun and in england volunteers are working at covid vaccination sites today as the push to offer every adult a booster by the end of the month continues. nhs england says thousands of first, second and boosterjabs will be given on christmas day as part of its response to the omicron variant threat. the number of people getting their firstjab of the covid—19 vaccine rose by around 46% in the week up to december 21. the nhs says about 60% of adults have now received a boosterjab in the uk, with a record number of vaccinations taking place in the last seven days. the largest increase was seen among young people, with an 85% increase in first doses for those aged 18 and 2a and a 71% increase in first doses for those aged 25 to 30. our reporter emily unia is at a london pha

racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral.ell's trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell: ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied: however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions th

she had wanted to be in sandringham, but like many of us, her christmas plans have been disrupted byoronavirus. and going further and deeper into space than ever before — a revolutionary telescope is due to blast off over the coming hours. this is the scene live, as scientists prepare for lift off. hello and welcome to bbc news. and a merry christmas if you are celebrating. and a merry christmas if you are celebrating. families and communities have been marking christmas day across the globe despite varying levels of coronavirus—related restrictions. in england, thousands of people are expected to get boosterjabs today. the number of coronavirus cases hit a record high across the uk yesterday. more than 122,000 new infections were reported. the health secretary sajid javid has urged people to make the booster part of their christmas this year. meanwhile, the number of people getting their firstjab of the covid—19 vaccine rose by around 46% in the week up to december 21. the nhs says about 60% of adults have now received a boosterjab in the uk, with a record number of vaccinations tak

racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral. shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts's allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to a

it all came as the queen cancelled her traditional christmas at sandringham in norfolk, amid concerns omicron, choosing instead to stay in windsor. here is our deputy political editor vicki young. the decorations are up, celebrations in full swing. there was no shortage of christmas cheer in bristol this evening. some are too young to remember last year, when festive plans were thrown into disarray. everyone would welcome some certainty. after a two—hour meeting with his cabinet, borisjohnson said the arguments were finely balanced. we agreed that we should keep the data from now on under constant review, keep following it hour by hour, and, unfortunately, i must say to people we will have to reserve the, the possibility of taking further action to, to protect the public, and to protect public health and protect our nhs, and we won't hesitate to take that action. the government insists it is not sitting back doing nothing. manchester city's football stadium among the sites helping get vaccinations up to a record one million on saturday. people have already been told to work from home,

racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral. the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid

in 2000, epstein was a guest at windsor castle and sandringham.rt of the royal family at your invitation. but certainly at my invitation, not at the royal family's invitation. remember that it was his girlfriend that was the key element in this. he was the, as it were, plus one to some extent in that aspect. am i right in thinking you threw a birthday party for epstein�*s girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, at sandringham? no, it was a shooting weekend. a shooting weekend. a straightforward shooting weekend. racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham, and a trip to balmoral. this photograph, an exhibit at maxwell's trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be di

it all came as the queen cancelled her traditional christmas at sandringham in norfolk amid concernsmicron, choosing instead to stay in windsor. here is our deputy political editor vicki young. the decorations are up, celebrations in full swing. there was no shortage of christmas cheer in bristol this evening. some are too young to remember last year when festive plans were thrown into disarray. everyone would welcome some certainty. after a two—hour meeting with his cabinet, borisjohnson said the arguments were finely balanced. we agreed that we should keep the data from now on under constant review, keep following it hour by hour and, unfortunately, i must say to people we will have to reserve the possibility of taking further action to protect the public, and to protect public health, to protect our nhs, and we won't hesitate to take that action. the government insists it's not sitting back doing nothing. manchester city's football stadium among the sites helping get vaccinations up to a record one million on saturday. people have already been told to work from home, use covid pas

she chose not to travel to sandringham for her traditionalfamily to sandringham for her traditional familyve a personal christmas message later, her first since the death of her husband prince philip. this report has some flashing images. rehearsing at windsor for their part in the queen's christmas broadcast, the central band of the royal british legion will play the national anthem which begins the broadcast. this year's christmas message — a still from which has been issued by buckingham palace — will be an unusually personal one. the queen is wearing a brooch which she wore on her honeymoon, and on the desk beside her, a photograph of her and prince philip taken in 2007, when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. it's eight months now since philip's death. so far, the queen has not spoken publicly in any detail about how much he meant to her. her broadcast will be an opportunity for her to do so. within the royal family, mindful that this will be the queen's first christmas without her husband, arrangements have been adjusted so that she won't be alone. the prince of wales

the queen has decided to stay at windsor for christmas — and not travel to sandringham.he united kingdom and in other countries for britain's head of state to be seen to have been engaging and taking part in her normal large family gathering at her norfolk estate in sandringham. now, the queen always likes to feel that she is in tune with what is happening across the country, she likes to lead by example, so now we are told that this was a personal decision after careful consideration, it reflects a precautionary approach by her. we are told that downing street was informed rather than consulted. so the queen will remain at windsor. now, this would have been herfirst christmas at sandringham surrounded by herfamily, of course, since the death of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, in april of this year, but now, as happened last year as well because of the covid pandemic, she was at windsor accompanied then by her husband. she will remain at windsor castle. we are told that there will be other members of the royal family there, so she will not be on her own. i was going

she wanted to have sand ring him —— she want to be at sandringham having her big traditional christmas omicron variant. we think there are a couple of reasons behind that firstly, she always wants to be seen doing the right thing and setting an example and perhaps having a large family gathering, plus the crowds that come to sandringham to see the queen might not have been seen as a good thing. also she is 95 and has beeniu good thing. also she is 95 and has been ill recently. so the last thing that her family would have wanted is for her to catch coronavirus over christmas. but she does have some family with her. prince charles and his wife camilla, prince edward and his wife camilla, prince edward and his family and the duke and duchess of gloucester. they are here and we saw them going to church earlier. we have not seen the queen yet, we think she has gone to a private service at her private chapel within the grounds of the castle and we will not see her until the message later on today. that message is going to be a very personal one. she will be reflecting on what has been an inc

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the queen had wanted a big family christmas at sandringham in norfolk because of the spread of omicronit wasn't possible that she is spending the day here instead. —— so instead, she is spending the day here instead. a return to gathering for midnight mass: the archbishop of westminster says places of worship should stay open. the telescope that will delve deeper into the universe than ever before will be launched into orbit within hours. and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie find out how the money they've raised is bringing christmas cheer to children in hospital. and while it remains a dream for another year for and while it remains a dream for another yearfor many of and while it remains a dream for another year for many of us, for one or two it is already a white christmas and there is still more snow in the forecast. join me for all of the details here on your christmas day breakfast. good morning. it's christmas day, 25th december. our main story: the queen's televised christmas day message is expected to be a very personal one — the first since her husband, prince philip, di

the queen had wanted a big family christmas at sandringham in norfolk because of the spread of omicrone day here instead. —— so instead, she is spending the day here instead. a return to gathering for midnight mass: the archbishop of westminster says places of worship should stay open. the telescope that will delve deeper into the universe than ever before

including the queen, skipping her traditional sandringham christmas, instead opting for a quiet day at windsor as cases spike the prime minister encouraging everyone to get boosted >> getting jabbed not just for themselves, for ourselves, but for friends and family >> reporter: and in italy, where cases are also rising, the pope delivered his christmas eve mass to a crowd restricted to 2,000. a fifth of the pre-pandemic gathering. with a message urging the faithful to remember the neediest. molly hunter, nbc news, london >>> well, back here at home 29 million people are in the grip of dangerous weather across the west. heavy snow, mudslides, and deadly flash floods are prompting urgent evacuations in some areas one governor even declaring a state of emergency lasting into the new year steve patterson has the very latest from los angeles. >> reporter: the weather outside is frightful, making travel treacherous out west as parts of the region reckon with a deluge of rain and snow in northern california heavy rain spun flash flooding south of san francisco. two died thursday when their ca

normally the queen traveled to her country estate in sandringham. the queen will be celebrating at crystal palace this year instead. precautions have been taken of the palace, the queen has canceled her pre-christmas lunch with her extended family. british socialite maxwell is in the hands of a jury. the 59-year-old is accused of recruiting and grooming for teenage girls to have sex with financier jeffrey epstein. the victims claim maxwell took part in the abuse, occurring between 1994 and 2004. prosecutors claim she is a willing participant in the illegal acts. maxwell's defense team challenged the credibility of her accusers. two years ago, epstein committed suicide in it jail. >>> officially closed after a 42 year run, signs across the kmart ingress allie made sure that customers know why the store is closing. everything from store closing to everything must go, left loyal customers feeling a little emotional. >> i'm 58 years old and this is the place we always went. >> loyal customers so they have years of memories shopping about store. ♪ i see

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palace has announced the queen has decided to celebrate christmas at windsor and will not travel to sandringham royal family usually spends christmas. >> i think quite plainly it would have looked and felt all wrong at a time when concern about the omicron variant is increasing considerably, both here in the united kingdom and in other countries, for britain's head of state to be seen as taking part in a normal, large family gathering at her norforestate. the queen always likes to feel like she is into it with what is happeng across the country, likes to lead by example. we are told this was a personal decision after careful consideration, reflects a cautionary approach by her. we are told that downing street was informed rather than consulted. the queen will remain at windsor. ♪ ros: i'm ros atkins. our lead story comes from switzerland, the latest country to introduce new covid restrictions as omicron spreads through the continent. the bbc has found evidence of atrocities by myanmar's military, including torture and mass killings of civilians. four villages were targeted over a series of week

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in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen's sandringham estate, he also shared the treasured memory of his mother, princess diana, singing tina turner at the top of her voice during the school run. the formula one championship is going down to a deciding final race, after defending champion lewis hamilton came from behind to win an eventful saudi arabia grand prix. he beat his main rival max verstappen into second place, meaning the pair will start the final race of the season in abu dhabi level on points. the race was stopped twice because of crashes — and the cars of the two leaders touched as they jostled for position. ah, i mean, i don't know, i've been racing here a long time but that was definitely... that was incredibly tough. i tried to be as sensible and as tough as i could be out there but also sensible. with all my race experience over the years, just keeping the car on track and staying clean, it was difficult, but we persevered, as a team, we've had all sorts of things thrown at us. i didn't quite understand why all of a sudde

in 2000, epstein was a guest at windsor castle and sandringham.was a shooting weekend. a shooting weekend. a straightforward shooting weekend. racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham, and a trip to balmoral. this photograph, an exhibit at maxwell's trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they say the allegations against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it is clear andrew had a long lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts's allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... to whic

forced for a second year by covid to spend christmas at windsor rather than hosting herfamily at sandringhama still from which has been issued by buckingham palace, is expected to be a very personal one. prominently on the desk beside her, a photograph of her and prince philip taken in 2007 when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. philip's death last april, two months short of his 100th birthday and after 73 years of marriage, was the emotional low point of the year for the monarch. apart from a reference to him in her address to the cop26 conference, the queen has not so far spoken publicly about how much he meant to her. her broadcast may be an opportunity for her to do so. within the royal family, mindful that this will be the queen's first christmas without her husband, arrangements have been changed so that she won't be alone. clarence house has confirmed that the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall willjoin her at windsor on christmas day. other members of the family may also be there. but absent, of course, will be the duke and duchess of sussex. from their home

she normally goes to her sandringham estate in norfolk.icron variant. but it was yesterday morning at around 8:30am officers from both the metropolitan police and also thames valley police arrested a man moments, they say, after he entered the grounds of windsor castle. a19—year—old man from southampton, and he was taken into custody. he was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. they did a mental health assessment on this 19—year—old while he was in custody, and as you say, he has now been detained under the mental health act and he is being looked after by medical professionals. but confirmation from the metropolitan police that they searched the man, they say, after he was arrested, and on that man they found a crossbow. there had been various newspaper reports that the man used a rope ladder to try and scale the metal fence but that has not been confirmed by officers at this stage. so the 19—year—old man arrested in the grounds of windsor castle yesterday, just to confirm,

in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen�*s sandringhamschool run. the formula one championship is going down to a deciding final race, after defending champion lewis hamilton came from behind to win an eventful saudi arabia grand prix. he beat his main rival max verstappen into second place, meaning the pair will start the final race of the season in abu dhabi level on points. the race was stopped twice because of crashes — and the cars of the two leaders touched as they jostled

she has cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham — a personal decision reflecting a cautionary options, the uncertainty continues. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. as always, you can get more detail about the coronavirus situation on our website. you'll find lots of detail, including the latest on the effectiveness of the vaccines. just go to bbc.com/news for all that. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the english premier league and football league have chosen to fulfil festive fixtures, despite ongoing disruption caused by the pandemic. 90 players tested positive in england top tier last week, leading to a number of postponements. fa cup third and fourth round replays have, however, been scrapped. a man has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after he was found responsible for the death of a 93—year—old fellow resident at a care home in south—east london. alexander rawson, who was suffering from mental health issues, beat eileen dean to death. the court heard rawson will be detained in a secure psychiatric unit, possibly for the

she decided not to travel to sandringham for her traditional family gathering as a "precautionary" measure a very personal christmas message later — her first since the death of her husband, prince philip. here's our royal correspondent nicolas witchell. the queen will be joined in windsor by six members of herfamily — the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall, the earl and countess of wessex, and the duke and duchess of gloucester. there will be a morning service at st george's chapel inside windsor castle — though this will not be attended by the queen. god save the queen plays. then, at three o'clock, the queen's christmas message will be broadcast. it was recorded a few days ago at windsor with the opening music, the national anthem, played by the central band of the royal british legion in this, their centenary year. the broadcast itself will be a very personal one this year, according to buckingham palace. the queen is expected to speak for the first time in some detail about the loss of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, who died in april. as this still from the broadcast shows,

in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen's sandringham turner "at the top of her voice" during the school run. four friends who are also dancers at the nupur arts dance academy in leicester have all won parts in a hollywood blockbuster. they responded to an advert for bollywood dancers and found themselves in the latest marvel movie — eternals. heidi booth went to meet them. a show—stopping slice of bollywood thanks to some hard work from leicester. shreya, nidi, and sanjay have danced their way into a massive hollywood blockbuster. being on set and being around these people, that's something i hadn't really experienced on that scale ever before. so, for me, as a dancer, to get that chance to be a part of something that i love watching so much... like, if someone told me you're going to be in a marvel movie doing bollywood dancing, i would never have believed them. it's unreal. the friends responded to an advert looking for professional south asian dancers. they had no idea it was for a marvel film until they got to the auditions. once we

in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen�*s sandringhamr with chris fawkes hello. we have something of an east—west split especially for the day, the east having biggest cloud, patchy outbreaks of rain feeding in. largely, elsewhere, a largely dry day with sunshine developing, the best of that across the west and it�*s been a glorious start already across parts of devon. that was the early morning sunrise. on the satellite you see a curl of cloud, the same area of low pressure that brought rain and cold winds yesterday and it still feeding in patchy outbreaks of rain across the east of england in particular. one or two showers elsewhere, northern ireland, wales, some for northern scotland but increasingly these areas become right with sunshine becoming more widespread as we go through the day. even across eastern england, the rain becomes patchy, we will see some brighter spells pushing in. temperatures for the most part around six — 8. slightly cooler for northern and western scotland and northern ireland. overnight with clearing skies fo

she has cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham — a personal decision reflecting a cautionary weighs up his options, the uncertainty continues. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. as always you can get more detail about the coronavirus situation on our website. you'll find lots of detail including the latest on the effectiveness of the vaccines. just go to bbc.com/news for all that. thejury on the the jury on the trail of ghislaine maxwell have begun their deliberations. in the closing arguments, prosecutors called her a sophisticated predator. ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophile jeffrey epstein between i994 and 2004. barbara plett usher is following developments. they recapped their argument, i suppose, that ghislaine maxwell was absolutely crucial for this operation, that her demeanour, as you mentioned, she was age—appropriate, smiling, posh, made the girls comfortable, and so she provided a cover to what the prosecution called the creepy behaviour of mr epstein. he never could have done it without her. and they talked about the fa

the queen has also cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham.ls for abuse by the late convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. barbara plett—usher sent us this report. jurors have to decide which version of events to believe. the prosecution has argued that ghislaine maxwell was crucial tojeffrey epstein's operation. they say that she made the teenagers feel comfortable. she was posh, smiling, age acceptable, a cover really for mr epstein's behaviour, and that she knew exactly what she was doing when she sent them into a massage room with him. the defence says, "no, she didn't know because mr epstein kept secrets from her. and in fact, she's being punished for his crimes. she's a scapegoat." the other issue is the credibility of the four women who have accused ghislaine maxwell of complicity in the abuse. the defence says they didn't mention her alleged role in their initial interviews with law enforcement, and they're only doing so now because they're motivated by money. the prosecution says the similarities in their stories actually show the pla

in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen�*s sandringhamthe new week. we�*ve got another area of low pressure that will bring more rain and some hills know. you can see it�*s showing up on the pressure chart. we lose that rain. but it turns wetter and breezier. it will be a cold night wherever you are. so we start monday morning on a dry notes. maybe a little bit of brightness. that band of rain will work its way eastward. eventually clearing away from the eastern coastline through the afternoon, and it�*s brighter. these heavy and blustery. then it turns very unsettled into tuesday with a second named storm of the season, which could bring some damage and disruption. hello, this is bbc news. iam martine i am martine croxall. the headlines: the pope warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the way countries treats migrants, during a visit to greece. another 86 cases of the omicron variant are confirmed in the uk as the government defends the decision to re—introduce pre—departure coronavirus tests from tuesday. the former republican

has just announced this sort of hot news that she has counseling christmas with the royal family sandringham. and that is huge for her to do. the reason that that's important in this whole mix is people across the u. k. everybody really looks at the cree. we've talked about this before as it's ready to like the countries grandmother. she's very solid, very stable. she's not on alarmist in the slightest bit. that when she does something that sends a message to the nation, on the other hand, of course you have david frost, the former you chief negotiator. he resigned on saturday, saying that he could not comply. he feels as a minister that he would have to be. it's a collective vote when you vote for something and that he does not support the locked downs and lives. neither does list lives trust nor dominic rob. so i think the nation is very divided over this as we all hit in the u. s. and when you asked about where people comply, couple of other issues, of course, as we met christmas party the, the revelation that last year there was a lot of reveling going on on chris white before christmas.