his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. " friday the 9th of april.er a month—long stay in hospital, prince philip, the longest—serving consort in british history, had died. he'd been a public figure for most of his adult life. but in private, he was head of the family and, after his death, his eldest son was the first to speak on their behalf. i particularly wanted to say that my father, over i suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to the queen, to my family and to the country, and also to the whole of the commonwealth. and as you can imagine, my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much—loved and appreciated figure. and apart from anything else, i can imagine, and we're so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and in the commonwealth who, also, ithink, share our loss and our sorrow. in the days after his death, the tributes and obituaries to prince philip gave many a better understanding of the man and his achievements. the award scheme which has helped so man

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the officialidence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterbury justin welby has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon. and lift off! the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing", and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry c

his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. friday the 9th of april.ital, prince philip, the longest serving consort in british history, had died. he'd been a public figure for most of his adult life. but in private he was head of the family and after his death his eldest son was the first to speak on their behalf. in the days after his death, the tributes and obituaries to prince philip gave many a better understanding of the man and his achievements. the award scheme that has helped so many millions of young people realise their potential. his lifetime of campaigning on environmental issues and much more. but he will primarily be remembered for the unwavering support he gave to the queen. two days after his death, his children revealed how the monarch was coping. she described it as having left a huge void in her life. but we, the family, the ones that are close, are rallying round to make sure we are there to support her. and i know that there is a huge amount of support, notjust for her, but for everybody as we go through this enormous change. it's

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the officialence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift—off! the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas day booster jabs in england — thousands of people are expected to be vaccinated today as the race to fight the surging omricon variant continues. the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly, in her christmas day message, about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip, who died in april. the monarch poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief, saying there was "one familiar laugh missing" amid the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. winds

we know the queen was at windsor castle, thatis the queen was at windsor castle, that is where she isly goes to her sandringham estate in norfolk, not this year, because of concerns of the omicron 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, a 19—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 he has now been detained under the mental health act. he is being looked after by medical professionals. 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 have been various newspaper reports that the man used a rope ladder to try and scale a metalfence, but man used a rope ladder to try and scale a metal fence, but that has not been c

windsor castle in the u.k. we're joined by cnn's selma abdel azeez. was a targeted attack as far as we understand. >> reporter: yes. some shocking news, max. what we know is that within moments this suspect entered the grounds of windsor castle security area. he was captured and security officers were aware. they were called at about 8:30 in the morning christmas time. they arrived at the scene, detained that individual, that suspect. now we understand while he made it on the grounds of windsor castle, he was unable to trespass on to any of the actual buildings there on the grounds. what do we know of the man? we know he's a 19-year-old from south hampton. he was apparently carrying a weapon with him. it was a crossbow, not a firearm. it was a crossbow. we do understand that mental health issues did have a role to play, that's why the authorities say that the 19-year-old man underwent a health assessment and is now in the custody of the authorities as they find out next stages both in his criminal process and mental health support that he may or may n

but clearly a concern when we are talking about windsor castle.he town, sometimes on the tv it can look like the castle is a fairy tale building that has been plonked in the middle of the town, but it is quite a big site. huge, lots of different entrances around, and this morning the entrance that we all know is the henry viii gate, which is at the top of the hill, the most notable, there would have been lots of press teams this morning in advance of the queen's speech and christmas morning. one would assume it was not at that entrance because it would have been really busy, but like you say, such a huge site that there are lots of different places, we haven't been given any more detail, buckingham palace issuing no further comment, saying this is a matterfor the police. pope francis has called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw during the coronavirus pandemic. here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sisters and brothers, what would our world be _ like withou

police have arrested a 19—year—old man who entered the grounds of windsor castle this morning, armed a weapon. the queen is spending christmas at the castle this year. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift—off! the world's most powerful telescope has launched into space, to offer unprecedented images of the universe. the former england and yorkshire cricket captain, ray illingworth, has died at the age of 89. and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma has finally come to an end. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing" and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in r

international resource, head to save.org. >>> mental health issues may be behind a security scare at windsor castle the uk. police arrested a 19-year-old man after he reportedly broke into the castle grounds on christmas morning. while searching him, police say they also found a crossbow. officials say he has been detained under the mental health act and is in the care of medical professionals. queen elizabeth and other members of the royal family were inside the castle celebrating christmas when he was arrested. all right. for more, we are joined by cnn's salma abdelaziz in london. shocking event there, salma, what more do we know about the incident? >> reporter: truly shocking but we understand that security services acted within moments of this individual, this 19-year-old man, entering the grounds of windsor castle. we understand that surveillance footage and security teams immediately detected him, that he was not able to trespass on any buildings actually on the grounds of windsor castle. although he made it into the grounds, he was call -- rather, the police were called to those grounds at 8

so the 19—year—old man arrested in the grounds of windsor castle yesterday, just to confirm, officersldings within the castle. hejust reach any of the buildings within the castle. he just got into the castle grounds. he has been detained under the mental health act. officers in their statement this evening say inquiries into the full circumstances of what happened would be continued by the metropolitan police specialist operations. thank ou so police specialist operations. thank you so much. _ police specialist operations. thank you so much, hello _ police specialist operations. thank you so much, hello enough. -- - you so much, hello enough. —— helena. police in northern india have launched an investigation after a statue ofjesus was vandalised at the entrance of a colonial—era church. the incident in the holy redeemer church in ambala city is the latest in a series of such attacks in recent months. earlier i spoke to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan in delhi. in fact, attacks on christmas day, they are unthinkable 20 years ago but since 2014 after the bjp came to p

she was in windsor castle.y to withdraw during the coronavirus pandemic. here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sisters and brothers, what with the world be _ like without the patient dialogue of the many generous persons who keep families and communities together? in this time of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. 0ur capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw. to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and to do things together. 0n the international level, too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue, the risk that this complex crisis will lead to taking short cuts rather than setting out on the longer path of dialogue. yet, only those paths can lead to the resolution of conflicts and to lasting benefits for all. reports from sudan say the miltary government has disrupted internet services in the capital khartoum — in response to another call for a large

the i9—year—old man arrested in the grounds of windsor castle yesterday, and just to confirm that officersstle, he just got into the grounds. he has been detained under the mental health act and officers in their statement this evening say enquiries into the full circumstances of what happened would be continued by the metropolitan police specialist operations. police in northern india have launched an investigation after a statue ofjesus was vandalised at the entrance of a colonial—era church. the incident in the holy redeemer church in ambala city is the latest in a series of such attacks in recent months. newspaper editorials have urged the leaders of the governing hindu—nationalist bjp party to condemn hate speech and attacks on religious minorities. our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, in delhi has more. attacks on christmas day, they are unthinkable 20 years ago but since 2014 after the bjp came to power, the hindu nationalist party, christian organisations say attacks against them have doubled. we have seen prayer halls being attacked, churches that are literally bei

there will be a morning service at st george's chapel inside windsor castle — though this will not be 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, the queen recorded it with a photograph of her and her husband at her side, and wearing a brooch she had worn on their honeymoon. # for those who can't be here... the cambridges won't be at windsor. last night, a recording of their carol concert at westminster abbey was shown on itv. it featured catherine playing the piano as tom walker sang for those who can't be here. today, william and catherine will be with their children at their home, anmer hall, in norfolk. no doubt they and the rest of

charlotte gallagher reports from windsor castle. nted to have sand ring him —— she want to be at sandringham having her big traditional christmas, but last week that was cancelled and the decision was made to stay here because of the 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 wi

police have arrested a man armed with an offensive weapon in the grounds of windsor castle — where theueen is spending christmas. the pope uses his christmas message to highlight the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he says are being passed over in silence. and lift off. the world's most powerful telescope is launched into space to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and — after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing" — and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined the congregation at st george's chapel for morning service. the queen, though, did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to official

windsor castle christmas morning. the real standard signifying that the queen was in residence. of cornwalljoined the congregation at saint george's chapel for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid—19 according to officials. from the very first moments of the queens broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage.— prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great _ 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness - 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness for - 73 years of marriage. although it is| a time of great happiness for many, christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this year especially, i understand why. but for me, and the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have grown great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. from around the country, the commonwealth and the country, the commonwealth and the world, his

police arrested an armed intruder at windsor castle where queen elizabeth is spending christmas.ing? >> reporter: that's right. a 19-year-old man has been arrested, found on the grounds of windsor castle whereas you mention the queen is spending christmas this year. police say he was armed with an offensive weapon, taken into custody. they say the security processes were triggered almost immediately after the individual entered the grounds in the early hours of this morning around 8:30 a.m. christmas day. the royal family have been informed, although it didn't stop prince charles and camilla staying with the queen this christmas from taking part in a christmas service at st. george's chapel. we don't have further information at this stage on the suspect, police are looking into it. this individual arrested and in custody. we don't know what the motive was. police say he has been arrested, believed to be trespassing on the grounds of windsor castle where the queen is staying. >> and she released her christmas day message, right? what did she say? >> reporter: absolutely. the queen

sean is outside windsor castle this morning. nice to see you. getting far yesterday. nonetheless, somewhat worrying. yes. nonetheless, somewhat worrying. yes, i think so. nonetheless, somewhat worrying. yes, i think s0- merry _ nonetheless, somewhat worrying. 133 i think so. merry christmas nonetheless, somewhat worrying. 1&1: i think so. merry christmas indeed for her majesty the queen and her close family here at windsor. ordinarily they would be outstanding and with many more visitors, wouldn't they, but this year for the second year running covid has obvious lee had that impact. that's right, thames valley police made the arrest. we heard in the report we just popped out a moment ago that yeah police forces responded to the security incident. to explain that, thames valley police of the local police force here in berkshire where windsor castle is based, the metropolitan police and specialist royalty protection, they offer armed protection to senior and serving royals wherever they are in the world. behind us we will have thames valley office

well, as we've been hearing, the queen is spending christmas at windsor castle, just outside of londoner has managed to break into the grounds of the castle. police have arrested a 19—year—old man. sean dilley has the details. christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this one especially that make this especially i understand why. but for me in the months since the death of my beloved philippi have drawn great from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. it many tributes to his life and work. , ., , ., ~ many tributes to his life and work. , ., , .,~ ., work. it is a break from tradition _ work. it is a break from tradition but _ work. it is a break from tradition but for - work. it is a break from tradition but for the - work. it is a break from - tradition but for the second year running the queen is spending her christmas here at windsor castle, due to covid. a guest list is smaller than in previous years but she has been spending time with some of her closest relatives. but at around 830 on christmas morning around 830 on christmas mornin

police in britain have arrested a 19—year—old man who broke into the grounds of windsor castle, wherey i understand why. but for me in the months since the death of my beloved philip i have drawn warmth and affection from the tributes from so many whose lives he touched. it is a break from tradition, but for the second year running the queen is spending her christmas here at windsor castle, due to covid. happy christmas. merry christmas. her guest list is smaller than in previous years but she has been spending time with some of her closest relatives. but at around 8:30 on christmas morning a man is alleged to have penetrated the outer security ring on the berkshire grounds. the intruder�*s presence was quickly detected and officers from two forces responded to the unfolding security incident. thames valley police say they arrested a 19—year—old man from southampton for breach or trespass on a protected site, and of suspicion of having an offensive weapon with him. it has been widely reported that the man had may have been carrying a crossbow, but police have not confirmed this. quest

the 95-year-old monarch delivered her annual dismiss broadcast from windsor castle, and it was her most personal message yet. she dedicated much of the address to prince philip, her husband is 73 years who died in april at the age of 99. >> in the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. but live consists of final partings as well as first meetings. as much is i and my family miss him, i know he would want us to enjoy christmas. >> she looks terrific. >>> a live look at cited cloudy conditions over the san francisco skyline. now, the man of the hour, meteorologist at darren peck with what's next. >> the man of the weekend. >>> we aren't done, and probably for the next 3 days, as well. we have more rain tonight, but not as intense as it was this morning. if you look at high-definition doppler, you can see where i may say that. look at the south bay. that is where you see a steady band of rain that has hung up now, focused down in the santa cruz mountains, but it is getting into the san

the 95-year-old monarch delivered her annual christmas broadcast from windsor castle, and it was heral message yet. she dedicated much of the address to prince philip, her husband of 73 years who died in april at the age of 99. >> in the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. life consists of final partings as well as first meetings. as much as i and my family miss him, i know he would want us to enjoy christmas. >> the first christmas broadcast was in 1932 by george v. it's a tradition that continues to this day, and so it is apparently rain. >>> cloudy conditions over the san francisco skyline, and bringing in mr. darren peck to tell us what is next. >>> this will not end until about thursday, and it will get noticeably colder on tuesday. i want to try and give you a little bit of review, a big picture idea on why it has been so rainy, and why it is about to get colder. by the time make it to tuesday morning, many locations go down to the low 30s. first, here is the rain from t

an armed intruder has been arrested on the grounds of windsor castle where queen bless and her familynding the holiday. they have a 19-year-old man from southampton in custody. the queen is celebrating there instead of her usual trip to sand ringham because of the -- she had some health difficulties just a few months ago. clearly an unexpected intruder. news is he has been appear henned. >>> back in the states, president biden says the isolation period for most americans will, at least for now, remain ten days. that's despite the cdc loosening the period to a week. the news comes as the white house announced that the travel restrictions on eight southern african countries will be lifted this new year's eve. let's get straight to the white house and jeremy diamond who is live for us. what is the latest from the administration. >> you what are president biden defending a few minutes ago the administration's -- but he did acknowledge some shortcomings, and those were errant on christmas eve, as you saw people lining up trying to get tests. the administration was not ability to meet the d

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the officialidence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon. the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space — soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas covid vaccines are being offered to thousands of people in england — as the british government expands its booster programme to offer all adults a jab before the new year. and, the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in film. mark kermode looks at the movie releases that made it onto screens, big and small, and sorts the crackers from the turkeys in his review of 2021. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode and i'm here at the beautiful cinem

. >>> also ahead, an armed intruder arrested on the grounds of windsor castle. where was the queen? >>> and spidey's big vo: if you're buzzed and doing this... to make yourself feel okay to drive... man: z-w-x. vo: you're not okay to drive. man: y-g-k-l-v-w...regular u. >>> a pennsylvania community is rallying around a family devastated by a christmas morning fire. a gofundme page raised more than $600,000 for kristen king after the deaths of her husband and two of their sons. >> that's just tragic. >>> and saturday's fire in kwarktown is still under investigation, but officials are focusing on a symbol of the season. >> the massive fire killed 40-year-old eric king and sons liam, 11, and patrick, 8. kristen king and their investigators say a dried out christmas tree may be to blame. >> we're looking at the christmas tree that may have ignited as a result of christmas lights on that christmas tree. >> i didn't see anybody, so i thought that they got everybody out, but, you know, it was kind of sad, you know, it was -- really sad to realize that not everybody was saved. >> the fire a

our reporter charlotte gallagher is at windsor castle for us this morning. christmas, charlotte! like many, the queen's christmas looks set to be different from what was originally planned. indeed. merry christmas, naga, from here at windsor, and it's very cold, some brave dogs out already but completely different from sandringham where she usually has a big family christmas because even at this time you would have people queueing up to see the royal family. it's part of their tradition. families and couples come to the estate to see them so it's a very different feel and tone for this year. there is no question the queen wanted to have this big christmas at sandringham the decision was made last week to cancel it because of the spread of omicron she is spending it here instead and as nicholas witchell said, it will be members of her familyjoining nicholas witchell said, it will be members of herfamilyjoining her this year, prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, camilla, prince edward and his wife sophie and the duke and duchess of gloucester and last ye

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the officialeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterbury justin welby has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon. the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in science. it was a year shaped by the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic but with significant developments in climate change and space exploration. our science correspondent pallab ghosh gives his analysis of the year. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet.

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the queen is currently in residence at windsor castle.on after a statue ofjesus was vandalised at the entrance of a colonial—era church. the incident in the �*holy redeemer church', in the city of ambala, is the latest in a series of such attacks in recent months. newspaper editorials have urged the leaders of the governing hindu—nationalist bjp party to condemn hate speech and attacks on religious minorities. the bbc world service's south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, in delhi, has more. attacks on christmas day, they are unthinkable 20 years ago, but since 2014, after the bjp came to power, the hindu nationalist party, christian organisations say attacks against them have doubled. we have seen prayer halls being attacked, churches that are literally being burned, and also some of the pastors are being attacked by hindu right—wing youths. this is all happening for the past few years and putting this community in fear — they fear that they are being persecuted. christians are a religious minority in india, about 2%, or 30 mil

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the officialidence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift off. the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas day boosterjabs in england — thousands of people are expected to be vaccinated today as the race to fight the surging omricon variant continues. and tributes are paid to the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth who has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the media year. our media editor, amol rajan, takes a close look at some of the organisations running our digital world in his review of the year. hello. i hope the year has been kind to you. the media industry is defining a new normal, and coming to terms with the second year of a global pandemic. print and distribution costs are growing pretty much everywhere. but s

she continued, of course, her christmas plans at windsor castle.e, laura. this is a year the queen is celebrating without her husband, prince philip for the first time. he passed away in april. it's a year where she had to cancel her own plans. she was scheduled to go to the norfolk estate which she traditionally does. this year she stayed behind because of the spread of the omicron variant. the family in good spirits and celebrating at the castle. >> selma, thank you. certainly glad she's okay. >>> now to a remarkable story about a group of talented young scientists who became the face of afghanistan's progress after their harrowing escape after the fall of kabul. they found safe haven in mexico, the girls robotics team. they spoke about fears for their families and what comes next. cnn's matt rivers has the story. >> reporter: just four years ago the half dozen girls from afghanistan strode confidently into competition waiving their flag. the global robotics competition held in the u.s. was a chance to show what so many in their country doubted,

he may have lost his world title, but britain's formula 1 hero is knighted at windsor castle.lo. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin here in the uk. the uk has recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections. more than 78,500 people have tested positive for the virus with the omicron strain causing considerable concern. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france also say they've seen record numbers too. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states, while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first omicron cases. our health editor hugh pym has this report. with the rapid spread of the new variant, the booster programme has been given new urgency. here, a gp in oxford visits elderly patients in their homes to give them the top—up jab. but it will give you a very good protection and boost your immunity. with evidence of that good protection against omicron infection, the booster roll—out will continue. but according to recent resea

the duchess of cornwall have led members of the royal family to church at st george's chapel in windsor castlecaution due to the rise in covid cases. she'll be spending the day at windsor with prince charles, camilla and other members of herfamily. the queen's speech — broadcast later today — is expected to be a personal reflection on a difficult year, following the death of her husband, prince philip. nicholas witchell reports. morning service at windsor castle. members of the royal family, though not the queen,

he may have lost his world title — but britain's formula one hero is knighted at windsor castle. morning in singapore, and midnight in london where the uk recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections — more than 78,500 people tested positive with the speed of the spread of the omicron strain causing considerable concern. it it's notjust here that omicron is spreading rapidly. south africa — where the variant was first identified last month — has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france have also seen record numbers. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first omicron cases. our health editor reports now on how how britain is trying to respond with the rapid spread of the new variant, the booster programme has been given new urgency. here, a gp in oxford visit elderly patients in their homes to give them the top job. to give them the top up jab. it will give you a very good protection and boost your immunity. with evidence of that good protection against omicron infection, the boo

while queen elizabeth stayed home at windsor castle... >> christmas can be hard for those who have lostoved ones. >> reporter: ...where she gave her first holiday address since she lost her husband, prince philip in april. >> for me and my family, even with one familiar laugh missing this year, there will be joy in christmas. >> reporter: many people here in england are gathering with friends and family today, determined to stop covid from spoiling a second christmas in a row. british officials have said they'll wait until after this holiday to decide whether to announce any new measures. jamie. >> yuccas: roxana saberi in london, thank you. president biden is spending his first christmas in office at the white house with family. christina ruffini is there now, with more, and christina, there is a new family member. >> reporter: that's right, there is, the president, the first lady and their new german shepherd puppy commander, on what was essentially a zoom call with armed forces members around the world. president biden said they know what it's like to be missing a member of the famil

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the 36—year—old was knighted by the prince of wales at windsor castle.ts. they are further recipients of the owner and their families so sir lewis hamilton and his mum came out and posed for some pictures for us but declined the opportunity to actually do any interviews. that is his right. it is normal. i have been to many of these ceremonies with stars who decide they do not really want them to become media events but of course we are all desperately interested about what might be going through lewis hamilton's mind at the moment. does he feel contentment or resentment about what happened on the final lap of the abu dhabi grand prix? at least the potential of this appeal from the mercedes team about the whole outcome of this year's formula 1 world championship. we should remember that sir lewis is already the most successful driver in formula 1 history but he has won more races than anybody else in f1 history. his knighthood was for services to motor racing but of course he is involved and interested in so many different aspects of british society from

morning service at windsor castle.apel. happy christmas. merry christmas. the royal party was led by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, who arrived on foot. the queen's christmas broadcast — at three o'clock this afternoon — will be an unusually personal one. she's expected to reflect on the death of her husband, prince philip, earlier this year. in his christmas message from canterbury cathedral, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, reflected on the impact of the pandemic. we all face uncertainty, uncontrollability and unpredictability. whether we are working in sage or the cabinet, to each one of us, from huge companies to those who are sleeping rough. at the vatican, pope francis spoke about the importance of dialogue. he urged world leaders to engage with each other — to solve problems and prevent conflicts. nicholas witchell, bbc news. volunteers are working at vaccination centres across england today, as the push continues to give every adult a booster by the end of the month. the nhs says it

the queen is in residence at windsor castle.typhoon rai, which ripped through the country ten days ago. disaster officials warn it may take till february to restore all electricity supplies. tens of thousands of homes were damaged and there's still a lack of food and clean water. 378 people are now known to have been killed by the typhoon, and about 60 are still missing. police in northern india have launched an investigation, after a statue ofjesus was vandalised at the entrance of a colonial—era church. the incident in the holy redeemer church, in the city of ambala, is the latest in a series of such attacks in recent months. newspaper editorials have urged the leaders of the governing hindu—nationalist bjp party to condemn hate speech and attacks on religious minorities. our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, in delhi, has more. attacks on christmas day, they are unthinkable 20 years ago, but since 2014 after the bjp came to power, the hindu nationalist party, christian organisations say attacks against them hav