Pope francis celebrates christmas mass. Calling for a hearts and for conflict to end. May bring consolation to our rock. Iraq. A powerful typhoonpa tutors o rts of the philippines leaving tens of thousands of people stranded. A fire engulfs the chilean city. Alert. Vement declares a red after what the queen calls a bumper year, she highlights the need for reconciliation as part of her annual chstmas message. Food for festive thought. The u. K. Baking bugs into bread. Anchor welcome, and a verys merry christ our viewers around the world. Religious leaders around the world haveelivered their christmas messages. At the vatican, pope francis denounced attacks by extrweist groups i africa. He prayed for venezuelans to receive the aid they need and he urgethe world to ensure security in the middle east. Under a perfect christmas got, 55,000 came to st. Peters square. Watching the balcony beneath the dome. At noon, he emerged the leader of the worlds 1. 3 billion catholics. Treating pope fran
Attending the service for the first time and people have been queueing for hours to see the royal family. Those will be one of the main draws for people coming down, a chance to see two of the youngest members of the royal family. This is such a tradition for some people. It is a tradition for some people. It is a tradition for some people. It is a tradition for the royal family to attend church on Christmas Day but actually, now, the circle we saw in the sky earlier they have made it into a smiley face. Hopefully the cameraman can show you that. They have done a little emoji for the royal family. That was my next question, how do they do that . no idea. That will be a welcome sight for the children if they come up. A lot of speculation about who will attend. And some peoplejust lot of speculation about who will attend. And some people just really wa nt to attend. And some people just really want to see the queen. Some have not seen her before in person. At sandringham you get to see a
From their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. Join me, sarah campbell, for a look back at a busy royal year. There were plenty of headlines and a new addition. Baby archiejoined his parents on tour to south africa. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also ackonwleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning, members of herfamilyjoined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six year old Prince George and four year old princess charlotte. Absent from the main service, Pri
For the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media in review 2019 the media year. Good a very happy christmas. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six year old Prince George and four year old princess charlotte. Absent from the main service, Prince A
Been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, we take a look back at a busy year in the sporting world in review 2019 the year in sport. Hello, good evening. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the annual Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six year old Prince George and four year old princess charlotte. Absent from the main service