Poignant, at this time year. Londons city hall has decided to open its doors for a festive celebration, for some of those sleeping rough an initiative backed by the mayor and charities in the capital. A recent report found that london is the worst place in the country for homelessness. Alpa patel reports. Smoked salmon or ham . The mayor of london, serving food to just some of the 100 homeless people, invited for christmas lunch. Its the first time an event like this has been held in city hall. As well as food, people are offered haircuts and eye check ups, too. Claire became homeless when she wasjust 13. She spent the next 30 years either on the streets, or in prison. Id be a lot more careful. I mean if you know people that is fair enough but you have to be very careful where you sleep. Be careful, you cant leave your stuff any more. Its got a lot harder as well, especially with everything going on. With help, claire now has a place of her own. She is hopeful this event will forge par
Hello, this is breakfast on Christmas Day with naga munchetty. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. The queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional Festive Service in sandringham this morning. Yesterday the duke of edinburgh re joined his family at the norfolk estate after leaving hospital in london. Its not yet known if Prince Andrew, who recently stepped back from royal duties, will attend todays event. The Foreign Office says its helping a british woman, after three members of the same family drowned in the Swimming Pool of a Holiday Resort in spain. Its thought a nine Year Old Girl got into difficulties in the water, and her 16 year old brother and their father died after trying to help her. Bethlehem has experienced its best Christmas Period for tourists in 20 years, as thousands of people gathered there last night. The town is honoured by christians and pilgrims as the birthplace ofjesus christ. The festivities centred on the church of the na
Good afternoon. The queen will acknowledge 2019 has been a bumpy year in her annual christmas message this afternoon. This morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. But the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. He left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at home. Charlotte gallagher is in sandringham for us. Charlotte. Its been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact that Prince Andrew didnt go to the main Church Service today. But there has been some real highs, like the birth of archie, and a lot of people here queued from the early hours of the morning. There is obviously still a great deal of affection for the royals with a great deal of the british public. The queen arrives for the Christmas Day service accompanied by her daughter in law, the duchess of cornwall. This service is a tradition by the royal family and for some of the well wishers who queue from the early hours of the morning. But this hasnt been a tradi
Faithful around the globe celebrate christmas. Pope francis delivering his traditional Christmas Day blessing. He prayed for comfort for the syrian people. President trump attended services in west palm beach, florida, near his maralago estate. The queen will deliver the message. From the small steps, not the giant leaps that bring about the most lasting change. After north korea said it was planning a Christmas Gift for the u. S. , President Trump downplayed the threat. Maybe its a present where he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test. Bethlehem hosted the annual christmas celebration. Bethlehem said to be the birth place of jesus christ. All that. Last minute shopping paid off. A person in a grinch suit showed up with bags of cash. And made it rain. A all that matters. Time to check santa in north america air Space Defense command or nor add. Follow santas trip around the globe every Christmas Eve. The International Space station is teaming up with norad to track sa
In the vatican, pope francis says god loves everyone even the worst of us thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. 2019 saw the hottest month on record. In half an hour on bbc news, weather world looks back at some of the most significant meteorological events of the year. Hello and a very 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 Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell rep