the cambridges won't be at windsor. last night, a recording of their carol concert at westminster abbey was shown on itv. it featured catherine playing the piano as tom walker sang for those who can't be here. today, william and catherine will be with their children at their home, anmer hall, in norfolk. no doubt they and the rest of the royal family, and particularly the queen, will look back on a year which has not been without its difficulties while looking forward to next year and the queen's platinum jubilee, when the nation will have the chance to mark her 70 years on the throne. nicholas witchell, bbc news. charlotte gallagher is in windsor. not her usual residence for christmas this year, charlotte. hat christmas this year, charlotte. not at all. christmas this year, charlotte. not at all- merry _ christmas this year, charlotte. ijrrt at all. merry christmas from here at windsor where the queen will be spending the day. she usually goes to sandringham, but unfortunately this year she decided that wasn't possible

she was in windsor _ next year. charlotte, thank you very much. she was in windsor castle. i pope francis has called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw during the coronavirus pandemic. here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sisters and brothers, what with the world be _ like without the patient dialogue of the many generous persons who keep families and communities together? in this time of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. 0ur capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw. to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and to do things together. 0n the international level, too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue, the risk that this complex crisis will lead to taking short cuts rather than setting out on the longer path of dialogue. yet, only those paths can lead to the resolution of conflicts and to lasting benefits for all. reports from sudan say the miltary government has disrupted internet se

charlotte gallagher is in windsor. many of us don't spend christmas at castle, charlotte, but even the queen is having to scale down her celebrations this year. yes. queen is having to scale down her celebrations this year.— celebrations this year. yes, it kinda sounds _ celebrations this year. yes, it kinda sounds a _ celebrations this year. yes, it kinda sounds a big _ celebrations this year. yes, it kinda sounds a big way, - celebrations this year. yes, it i kinda sounds a big way, scaling celebrations this year. yes, it - kinda sounds a big way, scaling down celebrations when you look at the rather grand sitting behind me. but yes, a much smaller christmas day for the queen than usual. we know she wanted to have a big family christmas at sandringham with all her extended family, but the decision was made last week to cancel that and stay at windsor castle instead and we think the reasons behind that are the queen always wants to be seen to be doing the right thing and perhaps having a large group for christmas an

the service began with a tribute from the dean of windsor. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our queen, by his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith. watching on, close family members and, seated alone, the queen. we remember before thee this day, philip, duke of edinburgh, rendering thanks unto thee for his resolute faith and loyalty, for his high sense of duty and integrity, for his life of service to the nation and commonwealth, and for the courage and inspiration of his leadership. slowly, the duke's coffin was lowered into the royal vault. this was a funeral choreographed by prince philip, and in the final moments, buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. bugles play call to action stations. after the service, the queen returned to her private quarters. the rest of the family walked back, prince harry in conversation with his sister—in—law catherine and brother william. after months of public discord, this was a time for a show of unity. the funeral here at w

the service began with a tribute from the dean of windsor. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our queen, by his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith. watching on, close family members and, seated alone, the queen. we remember before thee this day, philip, duke of edinburgh, rendering thanks unto thee for his resolute faith and loyalty, for his high sense of duty and integrity, for his life of service to the nation and commonwealth, and for the courage and inspiration of his leadership. slowly, the duke's coffin was lowered into the royal vault. this was a funeral choreographed by prince philip, and in the final moments, buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. bugles play. after the service, the queen returned to her private quarters. the rest of the family walked back. prince harry in conversation with his sister—in—law catherine, and brother william. after months of public discord, this was a time for a show of unity. the funeral here at windsor castle was a fit

the service began with a tribute from the dean of windsor. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our queen, by his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith. watching on, close family members and, seated alone, the queen. we remember before thee this day, philip, duke of edinburgh, rendering thanks unto thee for his resolute faith and loyalty, for his high sense of duty and integrity, for his life of service to the nation and commonwealth, and for the courage and inspiration of his leadership. slowly, the duke's coffin was lowered into the royal vault. this was a funeral choreographed by prince philip, and in the final moments, buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. bugles play call to action stations after the service, the queen returned to her private quarters. the rest of the family walked back, prince harry in conversation with his sister—in—law catherine and brother william. after months of public discord, this was a time for a show of unity. the funeral here at wi

she home in windsor, doesn't he dashed us and she?— us and she? she does. but this is her first christmas _ us and she? she does. but this is her first christmas without - us and she? she does. but this is her first christmas without prince | her first christmas without prince philip, so therefore one can reasonably expect her to want to stay wherever it is that she feels safest, more secure, perhaps she doesn't want the upheaval of going across to the other side of the country, but somewhere where she can be surrounded by, she does have quite a lot of family who would be within easy access at windsor castle, so they can pop in coven wrist —— covid restrictions permitting, but i think this is someone who as a tent on the front page of the paper has actually made her decision, and this is what we barely prefer, we prefer people who have conviction and actually make a decision. ,., . ~ have conviction and actually make a decision. . ~ ., decision. the back page of the mirror, premier— decision. the back page of the mirror, premier league - decision. the

she is spending at windsor without all of her family there. _ windsor without all of her family there. we — windsor without all of her family there, we believe the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will be _ wales and the duchess of cornwall will be spending christmas day with her. normally she goes to sandringham, but given her age and vulnerability and number of relatives that she has who could or who would — relatives that she has who could or who would normally congregate from the decision has been made that she will not go _ the decision has been made that she will not go this year, but it is quite — will not go this year, but it is quite interesting that the queen speech this year is due to pay particular— speech this year is due to pay particular tribute to prince philip and being — particular tribute to prince philip and being more personal, perhaps than they— and being more personal, perhaps than they normally are, which i think— than they normally are, which i think we'll— than they normally are, which i think we'll maybe strike a note with a lot of

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterbury justin welby has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon. and lift off! the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing", and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. mer

the cambridges won't be at windsor. last night, a recording of their carol concert at westminster abbey was shown on itv. it featured catherine playing the piano as tom walker sang for those who can't be here. today, william and catherine will be with their children at their home, anmer hall, in norfolk. no doubt they and the rest of the royal family, and particularly the queen, will look back on a year which has not been without its difficulties while looking forward to next year and the queen's platinum jubilee, when the nation will have the chance to mark her 70 years on the throne. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have attended a service at st george's chapel ahead of spending christmas day with queen elizabeth. the couple were joined at the chapel in the grounds of windsor castle by the earl and countess of wessex and the duke and duchess of gloucester. let's return to pope francis's christmas day urbi et orbi speech to the world from st peter's square. francis davis is p

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift—off! the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas day booster jabs in england — thousands of people are expected to be vaccinated today as the race to fight the surging omricon variant continues. the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly, in her christmas day message, about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip, who died in april. the monarch poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief, saying there was "one familiar laugh missing" amid the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell repo

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon. and lift—off! the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas covid vaccines are being offered to thousands of people in england, as the british government expands its booster programme to offer all adults a jab before the new year. and the former england and yorkshire captain, ray illingworth, has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly, in her christmas day message, about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip, who died in april. the monarch poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief, saying there was "one familiar laugh missing" amid the

windsor castle in the u.k. we're joined by cnn's selma abdel azeez. this was a targeted attack as far as we understand. >> reporter: yes. some shocking news, max. what we know is that within moments this suspect entered the grounds of windsor castle security area. he was captured and security officers were aware. they were called at about 8:30 in the morning christmas time. they arrived at the scene, detained that individual, that suspect. now we understand while he made it on the grounds of windsor castle, he was unable to trespass on to any of the actual buildings there on the grounds. what do we know of the man? we know he's a 19-year-old from south hampton. he was apparently carrying a weapon with him. it was a crossbow, not a firearm. it was a crossbow. we do understand that mental health issues did have a role to play, that's why the authorities say that the 19-year-old man underwent a health assessment and is now in the custody of the authorities as they find out next stages both in his criminal process and mental health support that he may or

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift off! the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space — soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. # while we're here can we all spare a thought # for the ones who have gone #. and christmas with ed sheeran and elton — we find out how the stars spend the festive period. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing", and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the pr

merry christmas from windsor. the queen had wanted a big family christmas at sandringham in norfolk because of the spread of omicron, it wasn't possible that she is spending the day here instead. —— so instead, she is spending the day here instead. a return to gathering for midnight mass: the archbishop of westminster says places of worship should stay open. the telescope that will delve deeper into the universe than ever before will be launched into orbit within hours. and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie find out how the money they've raised is bringing christmas cheer to children in hospital. and while it remains a dream for another year for and while it remains a dream for another yearfor many of and while it remains a dream for another year for many of us, for one or two it is already a white christmas and there is still more snow in the forecast. join me for all of the details here on your christmas day breakfast. good morning. it's christmas day, 25th december. our main story: the queen's televised

morning service at windsor castle. members of the royal family, though not the queen, joined the congregation at st george's chapel. happy christmas. merry christmas. the royal party was led by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, who arrived on foot. the queen's christmas broadcast — at three o'clock this afternoon — will be an unusually personal one. she's expected to reflect on the death of her husband, prince philip, earlier this year. in his christmas message from canterbury cathedral, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, reflected on the impact of the pandemic. we all face uncertainty, uncontrollability and unpredictability. whether we are working in sage or the cabinet, to each one of us, from huge companies to those who are sleeping rough. at the vatican, pope francis spoke about the importance of dialogue. he urged world leaders to engage with each other — to solve problems and prevent conflicts. nicholas witchell, bbc news. volunteers are working at vaccination centres across england

we know the queen was at windsor castle, thatis the queen was at windsor castle, that is where she is spending the festive period. she normally goes to her sandringham estate in norfolk, not this year, because of concerns of the omicron variant, but it was yesterday morning at around 8:30am officers from both the metropolitan police and also thames valley police arrested a man moments, they say, after he entered the grounds of windsor castle, a 19—year—old man from southampton, and he was taken into custody. he was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. they did a mental health assessment on this 19—year—old while he was in custody and he has now been detained under the mental health act. he is being looked after by medical professionals. confirmation from the metropolitan police that they searched the man, they say, after he was arrested and on that man they found a crossbow. there have been various newspaper reports that the man used a rope ladder to try and scale a metalfence, but man used a rope ladder to try

but clearly a concern when we are talking about windsor castle. for those who do not know the town, sometimes on the tv it can look like the castle is a fairy tale building that has been plonked in the middle of the town, but it is quite a big site. huge, lots of different entrances around, and this morning the entrance that we all know is the henry viii gate, which is at the top of the hill, the most notable, there would have been lots of press teams this morning in advance of the queen's speech and christmas morning. one would assume it was not at that entrance because it would have been really busy, but like you say, such a huge site that there are lots of different places, we haven't been given any more detail, buckingham palace issuing no further comment, saying this is a matterfor the police. pope francis has called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw during the coronavirus pandemic. here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sisters and brothers, what woul

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police have arrested a 19—year—old man who entered the grounds of windsor castle this morning, armed with a weapon. the queen is spending christmas at the castle this year. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift—off! the world's most powerful telescope has launched into space, to offer unprecedented images of the universe. the former england and yorkshire cricket captain, ray illingworth, has died at the age of 89. and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma has finally come to an end. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing" and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen w

we know the queen was at windsor castle. that is where she is spending the festive period. she normally goes to her sandringham estate in norfolk. not this year because of concerns of the omicron variant. but it was yesterday morning at around 8:30am officers from both the metropolitan police and also thames valley police arrested a man moments, they say, after he entered the grounds of windsor castle. a19—year—old man from southampton, and he was taken into custody. he was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. they did a mental health assessment on this 19—year—old while he was in custody, and as you say, he has now been detained under the mental health act and he is being looked after by medical professionals. but confirmation from the metropolitan police that they searched the man, they say, after he was arrested, and on that man they found a crossbow. there had been various newspaper reports that the man used a rope ladder to try and scale the metal fence but that has not been confirmed by officers

sean dilley live in windsor this morning. tougher covid restrictions, designed to slow the spread of the omicron variant, come into effect in scotland, wales, and northern ireland today. our wales correspondent tomos morgan, has been looking at how the rules now differ across the uk's four nations. another winter and another set of restrictions. social life will be curtailed yet again in wales, scotland, and northern ireland as the devolved governments have brought restrictions in again as an attempt to slow the spread of the omicron variant to ease pressure on the nhs and to give more people the opportunity to be boosted at mass vaccination centres. having only reopened less then six months ago, nightclubs will have to turn their lights off once again in both wales and northern ireland from today. some industry bosses feel like they are being made scapegoats in this latest round of rules. we've essentially had 4.5 months of trade and we're back here again. and the issue is, we are not clear when this will be lifted. we have

we know the queen was at windsor castle, that is where she is spending the festive period. she normally goes to her sandringham estate in norfolk, not this year, because of concerns of the omicron variant, but it was yesterday morning at around 8:30am officers from both the metropolitan police and also thames valley police arrested a man moments, they say, after he entered the grounds of windsor castle, a i9—year—old man from southampton, and he was taken into custody. he was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. they did a mental health assessment on this i9—year—old while he was in custody and he has now been detained under the mental health act. he is being looked after by medical professionals. confirmation from the metropolitan police that they searched the man, they say, after he was arrested and on that man they found a crossbow. there have been various newspaper reports that the man used a rope ladder to try and scale a metal fence, but that has not been confirmed by officers at this stage. the

police have arrested a man armed with an offensive weapon in the grounds of windsor castle — where the queen is spending christmas. the pope uses his christmas message to highlight the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he says are being passed over in silence. and lift off. the world's most powerful telescope is launched into space to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and — after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing" — and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined the congregation at st george's chapel for morning service. the queen, though, did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to of

rehearsing at windsor for their part in the queen's christmas broadcast, the central band of the royal british legion will play the national anthem which begins the broadcast. this year's christmas message — a still from which has been issued by buckingham palace — will be an unusually personal one. the queen is wearing a brooch which she wore on her honeymoon and on the desk beside her, a photograph of her and prince philip taken in 2007, when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. it's eight months now since philip's death. so far, the queen has not spoken publicly in any detail about how much he meant to her. her broadcast will be an opportunity for her to do so. within the royal family, mindful that this will be the queen's first christmas without her husband, arrangements have been adjusted so that she won't be alone. the prince of wales on the duchess of cornwall will be with her at windsor, other members of the family, the wessexes and the gloucesters will also be there. absent, of course will be the duke and duchess of sussex. from their home in california, they

morning service at windsor castle. members of the royal family, though not the queen,

windsor castle christmas morning. the real standard signifying that the queen was in residence. the duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation at saint george's chapel for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid—19 according to officials. from the very first moments of the queens broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage.— prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great _ 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness - 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness for - 73 years of marriage. although it is| a time of great happiness for many, christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this year especially, i understand why. but for me, and the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have grown great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. from around the country, the commonwealth and the country, the commonwealth an

and the queen will. spend christmas day at windsor castle with a smaller group of family members than in previous years. she chose not to travel to sandringham for her traditionalfamily to sandringham for her traditional family gathering as a precautionary measure. she is expected to give a personal christmas message later, her first since the death of her husband prince philip. this report has some flashing images. rehearsing at windsor for their part in the queen's christmas broadcast, the central band of the royal british legion will play the national anthem which begins the broadcast. this year's christmas message — a still from which has been issued by buckingham palace — will be an unusually personal one. the queen is wearing a brooch which she wore on her honeymoon, and on the desk beside her, a photograph of her and prince philip taken in 2007, when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. it's eight months now since philip's death. so far, the queen has not spoken publicly in any detail about how much he meant to her. her broadcast will be an opportunity for her

the monarch will spend the day at windsor castle with six members of her family. there are some flashing images in this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. rehearsing at windsor for their part in the queen's christmas broadcast, the central band of the royal british legion will play the national anthem which begins the broadcast. this year's christmas message — a still from which has been issued by buckingham palace — will be an unusually personal one. the queen is wearing a brooch which she wore on her honeymoon, and on the desk beside her, a photograph of her and prince philip taken in 2007, when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. it's eight months now since philip's death. so far, the queen has not spoken publicly in any detail about how much he meant to her. her broadcast will be an opportunity for her to do so. within the royal family, mindful that this will be the queen's first christmas without her husband, arrangements have been adjusted so that she won't be alone. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will

rehearsing at windsor for their part in the queen's christmas broadcast, the central band of the royal british legion will play the national anthem which begins the broadcast. this year's christmas message — a still from which has been issued by buckingham palace — will be an unusually personal one. the queen is wearing a brooch which she wore on her honeymoon, and on the desk beside her, a photograph of her and prince philip taken in 2007, when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. it's eight months now since philip's death. so far, the queen has not spoken publicly in any detail about how much he meant to her. her broadcast will be an opportunity for her to do so. within the royal family, mindful that this will be the queen's first christmas without her husband, arrangements have been adjusted so that she won't be alone. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will be with her at windsor, other members of the family, the wessexes and the gloucesters, will also be there. absent, of course, will be the duke and duchess of sussex. from their home in california,

she will remain at windsor castle. we are told that there will be other members of the royal family there, so she will not be on her own. i was going to ask you about that, nicholas. presumably if the queen's plans change, quite a few other people's plans change. well, i think it will be taken as indicative. this is, as we are led to believe, a personal decision. it is not for the queen to be declaring what other people should do, but i think the very fact that she has taken this decision not to have a family gathering but to have a much smaller christmas gathering at windsor castle, though some members of the family will be there with her, i think many people will follow that example and see that as another indication of how this christmas should be approached. a number of prominent trials coming to an end in the united states before christmas. we have focused on the ghislaine maxwell trial, so let's turn now to the fate of elizabeth holmes, the founder of the theraputics company, theranos. we have dipped in and out o

police arrested an armed intruder at windsor castle where queen elizabeth is spending christmas. what are you learning? >> reporter: that's right. a 19-year-old man has been arrested, found on the grounds of windsor castle whereas you mention the queen is spending christmas this year. police say he was armed with an offensive weapon, taken into custody. they say the security processes were triggered almost immediately after the individual entered the grounds in the early hours of this morning around 8:30 a.m. christmas day. the royal family have been informed, although it didn't stop prince charles and camilla staying with the queen this christmas from taking part in a christmas service at st. george's chapel. we don't have further information at this stage on the suspect, police are looking into it. this individual arrested and in custody. we don't know what the motive was. police say he has been arrested, believed to be trespassing on the grounds of windsor castle where the queen is staying. >> and she released her christmas day message, right? what did she say? >> reporter: ab

. >>> across the globe now the christmas traditions so many hold dear are on hold once again from windsor castle to the vatican. molly hunter reports >> reporter: in cities across the world the christmas spirit is in high gear. from venice to berlin and to paris, where santa is bubbling away but in thailand a reminder that it's not all that jolly santa coming in on elephants handing out masks and hand sanitizer. in bethlehem, the self-proclaimed capital of christmas, this is the second year without tourists. but locals holding on to the essence of christmas. >> christmas is to think of others. christmas is to love each other >> reporter: and across europe tonight christmas is beginning to look a lot like 2020 omicron is surging in the uk the government estimates 1 in every 45 people were likely infected with the strain last week and a new poll estimates 1 in 6 brits have canceled christmas party plans because of the variant. including the queen, skipping her traditional sandringham christmas, instead opting for a quiet day at windsor as cases spike the prime minister encouraging everyone

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windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation at st george's chapel for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen's broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april, after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this year, especially, i understand why. but for me, in the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work from around the country, the commonwealth and the world. his sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation were all irrepressible. that mischievous, inquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when i first set eyes on him. she spoke about

she was planning to go to sandringham, which he stated windsor instead and she was joined there today by six members of the royalfamily, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, and others. but then, yes, indeed, looking ahead to next year, which is a significant one for her, for the monarchy, because it will be the platinum jubilee to 70 years since she acceded to the throne in february 1952, and also the commonwealth games, which are happening here in the united kingdom, in birmingham. next summer, we look forward to the commonwealth games. the balaton is currehtly_ commonwealth games. the balaton is currently travelling the length and breadth _ currently travelling the length and breadth of the commonwealth. it is heading _ breadth of the commonwealth. it is heading towards birmingham. —— bat on. heading towards birmingham. —— bat m a _ heading towards birmingham. —— bat m a beacon — heading towards birmingham. —— bat on. a beacon of hope on itsjourney. it on. a beacon of hope on itsjourney. it will— on. a beacon of hope on itsjourney. it will be _ on. a

police in britain have arrested a 19—year—old man who broke into the grounds of windsor castle, where the queen is spending christmas. christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this year especially i understand why. but for me in the months since the death of my beloved philip i have drawn warmth and affection from the tributes from so many whose lives he touched. it is a break from tradition, but for the second year running the queen is spending her christmas here at windsor castle, due to covid. happy christmas. merry christmas. her guest list is smaller than in previous years but she has been spending time with some of her closest relatives. but at around 8:30 on christmas morning a man is alleged to have penetrated the outer security ring on the berkshire grounds. the intruder�*s presence was quickly detected and officers from two forces responded to the unfolding security incident. thames valley police say they arrested a 19—year—old man from southampton for breach or trespass on a protected site, and of suspicion of having an offensive weapon with him. it h

so the queen will remain at windsor. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. switzerland is the latest country to introduce new covid restrictions as the omicron variant spreads through europe. the bbc has found evidence of atrocities by myanmar�*s military — including torture and mass killings of civilians. four villages in kani township in central myanmar were targeted over a period of weeks injuly. the united nations says the military�*s oppression points to crimes against humanity. this report by rebecca henschke contains some distressing images from the start. barking this girl is grieving over her grandfather's body. it's distressing to see. there are clear signs of torture. when the myanmar military entered their village in the kani township, she fled. her grandfather stayed, believing his age would protect him. more bodies were uncovered, close to where her grandfather was found. 12 in total. some were buried in shallow mass graves. the military carried out the mass killings in four villages in kani township. a region that has been a stronghold o

the 95-year-old monarch delivered her annual christmas broadcast from windsor castle, and it was her most personal message yet. she dedicated much of the address to prince philip, her husband of 73 years who died in april at the age of 99. >> in the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. life consists of final partings as well as first meetings. as much as i and my family miss him, i know he would want us to enjoy christmas. >> the first christmas broadcast was in 1932 by george v. it's a tradition that continues to this day, and so it is apparently rain. >>> cloudy conditions over the san francisco skyline, and bringing in mr. darren peck to tell us what is next. >>> this will not end until about thursday, and it will get noticeably colder on tuesday. i want to try and give you a little bit of review, a big picture idea on why it has been so rainy, and why it is about to get colder. by the time make it to tuesday morning, many locations go down to the low 30s. first, here is the

the queen will remain at windsor. ♪ ros: i'm ros atkins. our lead story comes from switzerland, the latest country to introduce new covid restrictions as omicron spreads through the continent. the bbc has found evidence of atrocities by myanmar's military, including torture and mass killings of civilians. four villages were targeted over a series of weeks in july. the military says the crimes point torimes against immunity. a warning, there are some distressing images. [yelling] >> this girl is grieving over her grandfather's body. it is distressing to see. there are clear signs of torture. when the myaar military entered their village, she fled. the grandfather stayed, believing his age would protect him. >> [speaking foreign language] >> more bodies were uncovered close to where her grandfather was found. 12 in total. somewhere were buried in shallow mass graves. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the military carried out the mass killings in four villages. a region that has been a stronghold of opposition to the military regime. in this v

the 95-year-old monarch delivered her annual dismiss broadcast from windsor castle, and it was her most personal message yet. she dedicated much of the address to prince philip, her husband is 73 years who died in april at the age of 99. >> in the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. but live consists of final partings as well as first meetings. as much is i and my family miss him, i know he would want us to enjoy christmas. >> she looks terrific. >>> a live look at cited cloudy conditions over the san francisco skyline. now, the man of the hour, meteorologist at darren peck with what's next. >> the man of the weekend. >>> we aren't done, and probably for the next 3 days, as well. we have more rain tonight, but not as intense as it was this morning. if you look at high-definition doppler, you can see where i may say that. look at the south bay. that is where you see a steady band of rain that has hung up now, focused down in the santa cruz mountains, but it is getting into the san

the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will be with her at windsor. other membs of the family will also be there. absent will be the duke and duchess of sussex. from their home in california, they issued this photograph wishing their supporters a happy holiday. it shows harry and meghan with their so archie and their daughter lily beth, pictured for the first time. so, at the end of the year touched by personal sadness and some family tsions, thoughts will look ahead to next year and the celebrations to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne. uppermost on the minds of the planners will be the question of the queen's health. it is always a sensitive matter. it has particular significance after recent concerns. and given that next year is the year of her platinum jubilee. the queen will certainly want to be involved in the jubilee as fully as possible, and there wille another event of special significance to her. a service of thanksgiving for the life of the duke of edinburgh, which has been announced will take place at westminster abbey in the spring.

an armed intruder has been arrested on the grounds of windsor castle where queen bless and her family are spending the holiday. they have a 19-year-old man from southampton in custody. the queen is celebrating there instead of her usual trip to sand ringham because of the -- she had some health difficulties just a few months ago. clearly an unexpected intruder. news is he has been appear henned. >>> back in the states, president biden says the isolation period for most americans will, at least for now, remain ten days. that's despite the cdc loosening the period to a week. the news comes as the white house announced that the travel restrictions on eight southern african countries will be lifted this new year's eve. let's get straight to the white house and jeremy diamond who is live for us. what is the latest from the administration. >> you what are president biden defending a few minutes ago the administration's -- but he did acknowledge some shortcomings, and those were errant on christmas eve, as you saw people lining up trying to get tests. the administration was not ability to me

the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will be with her at windsor. other membs of the family will also be there. absent will be the duke and duchess of sussex. from their home in california, they issued this photograph wishing their supporters a happy holiday. it shows harry and meghan with their son archie and their daughter lily beth, pictured for the first time. so, at the end of the year touched by personal sadness and some family tsions, thoughts will look ahead to next year and the celebrations to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne. uppermost on the minds of the planners will be the question of the queen's health. it is always a sensitive matter. it has particular significance after recent concerns. and given that next year is the year of her platinum jubilee. the queen will certainly want to be involved in the jubilee as fully as possible, and there will be another event of special significance to her. a service of thanksgiving for the life of the duke of edinburgh, which has been announced will take place at westminster abbey in the spri

a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon. the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space — soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas covid vaccines are being offered to thousands of people in england — as the british government expands its booster programme to offer all adults a jab before the new year. and, the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in film. mark kermode looks at the movie releases that made it onto screens, big and small, and sorts the crackers from the turkeys in his review of 2021. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode and i'm here at the beautif

. >>> also ahead, an armed intruder arrested on the grounds of windsor castle. where was the queen? >>> and spidey's big vo: if you're buzzed and doing this... to make yourself feel okay to drive... man: z-w-x. vo: you're not okay to drive. man: y-g-k-l-v-w...regular u. >>> a pennsylvania community is rallying around a family devastated by a christmas morning fire. a gofundme page raised more than $600,000 for kristen king after the deaths of her husband and two of their sons. >> that's just tragic. >>> and saturday's fire in kwarktown is still under investigation, but officials are focusing on a symbol of the season. >> the massive fire killed 40-year-old eric king and sons liam, 11, and patrick, 8. kristen king and their investigators say a dried out christmas tree may be to blame. >> we're looking at the christmas tree that may have ignited as a result of christmas lights on that christmas tree. >> i didn't see anybody, so i thought that they got everybody out, but, you know, it was kind of sad, you know, it was -- really sad to realize that not everybody was saved. >> the fire a