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pope francis has called for an immediate end to the war in ukraine during his christmas day message. he was speaking in front of thousands of worshippers gathered in st peters square in the vatican. you are watching bbc news. now, ian hislop�*s 2022, in conversation with amol rajan. even by recent standards, 2022 has been a tumultuous year in news. russia launched a war in europe. her late majesty queen elizabeth ii died just months after her platinum jubilee. and britain went throug...

queen elizabeth ii. those are the headlines on bbc news. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews ian hislop. even by recent standards, 2022 has been a tumultuous year in news. russia launched a war in europe. her late majesty queen elizabeth ii died just months after her platinum jubilee. and britain went through three prime ministers and even more chancellors. one man whos tried to make sense of it is ian hislop, whether on tv or as editor of private eyes for...

formally announce their candidacy. at the china congress, president xis predecessor hi jintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. giorgia meloni has been officially sworn in as the prime minister of italy, she is the nations first female leader, and the first far right leader since the second world war. summoned to give evidence under oath — former us president donald trump is called by the committee investigating last years attack on the capitol building. hello and wel...

The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out m...

This is bbc news, the headlines we can go to the Scottish Parliament where there is an election taking place to choose the new First Minister, to replace humza yousaf. John swinney is now in the process and the votes are being cast for him and the votes are being cast for him and it is expected he will imminently be leader of the Scottish National party but he needs to be formally elected as First Minister by the Scottish Parliament and that is what is happening right now. All of the Party Leade...

It happened near the disputed scarborough shoal, an area that has been a flashpoint between the two countries in recent years. Take a look at these pictures. The filipino authorities said its boats had been involved in a mission to deliver fuel and food to fishermen in the area. It Accused Beijing of once again installing a floating barrier across the entrance to ther shoal. Chinese state media reports its coastguard as saying it had expelled a Philippine Coast guard ship and other vessels from ...

Announced hes to resign. Hes been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the scottish green party. Hes been facing a vote of No Confidence, he released an emotional statement today, and we have a report from lorna gordon who can tell us what happened today. Over the next half an hour, we will go through all of the implications with the bbc� s special correspondent allan little, who is with me here. At westminster, were joined by our Political Correspondent nick ear...

Politics can be a high wire act, and scotlands First Minister lost his footing today. If msps cant agree a successor to humza yousaf, scotland is heading for Scottish Parliament elections. And have smartphones and social media really led to a rise in teenage Mental Illness . Well be joined by the Snp Deputy Leader and ask his former Coalition Partner from the Scottish Greens, can they make up . And the leader of the scottish tories, and asking have his actions paved the way for labour gains and ...

Greens. I think they would trust john swinney. He could have had it last year. He didnt want it, he wants a more peaceful time, more time with his family, genuinely. But he could perhaps be persuaded there is a service to be done to his party and to the nation. He could perhaps be cajoled or stop other than that there are senior members of the scottish cabinet, neil gray, who could be contenders but perhaps scottish cabinet, neil gray, who could be contenders but Perhaszohn Swinney could hold th...

That Us Government services have had to be shut down because of a Budget Deadlock in congress. The us House Of Representatives has adjourned for the day, and will reconvene in washington On Saturday Morning local time. Sean dilley has the latest. This is what you get when the House Of Representatives is led by a Different Party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. Deadlock is not unheard of, the Government Shutdown six times since 1990, and when they happen they...