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millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm, which has brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 33 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175 thousand homes are without power. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions but this storm has left it paral...

king charles has used his first christmas message as monarch, to reflect on the cost—of—living crisis. he spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" — for those struggling to "pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm". the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st georges chapel — from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell has more. christmas at sandringham for the first time since the start o...

foreign affairs chief, josep borrell, called for an "independent investigation" into israeli shelling that damaged the gaza office of the international committee of the red cross on friday. jordan condemned what it called israels "systematic targeting" of civilians and aid agencies. in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people attended what organisers said was the biggest anti—government protest since the war began. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under continued public pressure, as...

If the head of state did not recognise and feel an empathy for people facing such difficult times. nicholas witchell, bbc news at buckingham palace. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm, which has brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 26 people have died in weather related incidents and about 175 thousand homes are without power. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports a very white christmas has t...