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Pope francis has urged the worlds Roman Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who have been forced to flee because of violence. At Christmas Eve mass in saint peters basilica, the pontiff drew comparisons with the biblical story of mary and joseph, who found no place to stay in bethlehem when mary was about to give birth tojesus. Pope francis said respect for migrants was an integral part of christianity. Virginia langeberg reports. In vatican city, the faithful began gathering long before midnight in saint peters square. Beneath a giant christmas tree, a scene to reflect the birth of...

As soldiers reflect on christmas away from their loved ones. What do i miss most . A good christmas dinner i think will be the one. You know, mums cooking. In 30 minutes we will be taking a look back at an incredible year in hull, the city of culture. We will have all the highlights, including the most talked about artists, and ballet. Good afternoon. The queen has paid tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this years terrorist attacks. This morning, she attended the traditional Christmas Day service at sandringham in...

The Us State Department has condemned the arrest of Peaceful Protesters during a second day of Anti Government demonstrations in iran. A wave of protests has spread to some of the countrys biggest cities. Demonstrators have been demanding basic rights and an end to corruption. Thousands of people are said to have participated in demonstrations on friday, including in the capital tehran. People came out onto the streets in rasht, and kermanshah in the west, with smaller protests in mashhad, shiraz, and elsewhere. Wyre davies reports. These are extremely rare sights cities across iran hit by lar...

And the police are urging people to be vigilant. Depite four terror attacks this year, there will be fewer officers on duty in london at the new years eve fireworks but Scotland Yard says the numbers are proportionate and reflect the threat level, which remains at severe. In some parts of the uk celebrations for the new year are already well underway, not least in edinburgh. Last night, the citys hogmanay festival opened with a torchlight procession through its historic streets. More than 17,000 torchbearers took part in the event, including 30 vikings who had travelled down from shetland for ...

London is one of the latest european capitals to welcome in the new year, with 100,000 people gathered in the city to watch the firework displays. It follows exuberant celebrations elsewhere in europe, you are looking at pictures of the river thames, you can see fireworks exploding over the london eye. Some 10,000 fireworks lighting up the sky ina12 10,000 fireworks lighting up the sky in a 12 minute display. And here we can see paris and the arc de triomphe welcoming 2018. Hundreds of thousands lined the shops the lycee at the arc de triomphe, nearly 140,000 police and armed soldiers have bee...