World from spectacular blockbusters to hidden arthouse gems. That is in review 2019, the year in film, with me, mark kermode. 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 reports from sandringham. It has been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact Prince Andrew didnt go to the main Church Service today. There have been some real highs, like the birth of rg, and a lot of people here today queued from the early hours of the morning. A great deal of affection still for the royals with a lot 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 traditional year, with the royals generating headlines they would rather avoid. There has been huge speculation about who would attend the service today. A treat for fans of the royal family when two of the youngest members, Prince George and princess charlotte, arrived with their parents. Others were missing, including Prince Andrew. He went to church with Prince Charles in the morning but missed the main service. For Prince Andrew not to attend a church is significant. Perhaps an acknowledgement of Public Opinion surrounding his friendship with the convicted six offender jeffrey epstein. The prince decided to stay at home with prince philip, who hasjust been discharged from hospital. The queen will use her christmas message to describe this year as bumpy. And for some in the royal family they will be keen to avoid the media scrutiny in 2020. Charlotte gallagher, bbc news. Asi as i was saying, some people queued from the early hours of this morning. 0ne from the early hours of this morning. One person even got here at one oclock after getting four buses, a train and a lift. For those royal fa ns buses, a train and a lift. For those royal fans who love the royal family, sandringham is a great day. They get to meet the royals, chatted to them, their pictures taken. We saw one lady, who was 97, who always wa nted saw one lady, who was 97, who always wanted to see the green in person, and she got to do that and get a hug from princess charlotte. A real treat for her. I am sure for a lot of the people who came here, hundreds of people, it was a very exciting day. 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 theirfather died after trying to help her. The hotel has issued a statement offering their condolences to the family, and say they are assisting the authorities the Foreign Office says its helping a british woman, Nick Quraishi reports. The Christmas Holiday that turned to tragedy in one of spains top tourist destinations. Police divers visible next to the pool which claimed the lives of the three family members. It is understood that a nine Year Old Girl first got into difficulty in the water. Her 16 year old brother and father, who was 52, then jumped in to try to save her. Why none resurfaced from one of the many pools here is now the subject of a major investigation. Hotel firm clc world resorts, which runs the complex, released a statement. It said. The firm says its helping the authorities fully with their investigations into the deaths, while the Foreign Office has confirmed its offering assistance to a british woman following what happened. Nick quraishi, bbc news. A woman has died in a serious crash on the m1 motorway which happened last night on the northbound side nearjunction 12. It was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshire forces involved. Both the north and south bound carriages have now reopened. The woman who died has not yet been named. Religious leaders have been giving their traditional christmas addresses. In the vatican, pope francis said god loves everyone, even the worst of us thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. The archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, talked about the darkness of the London Bridge attack in his address as john mcmanus reports. Midnight mass at manger square, the place where, for christians, it all began just over 2000 years ago. And this year, a special link to the past a wooden fragment which the church says is from the manger ofjesus, back in the holy land after 1300 years. The holy family famously became migrants, fleeing from king herod to the relative safety of egypt. And at the vatican city today, pope francis once again repeated his concern for the plight of those forced to leave their homes. Translation it is an injustice that makes them cross deserts and seas that become cemeteries. It is an injustice that forces them to endure unspeakable forms of abuse, enslavement and every kind of torture and inhumane detention camps. 0 come all ye faithful. In his sermon this morning at canterbury cathedral, the archbishop of canterbury who was recently in the war torn democratic republic of the congo drew a link between the suffering there and the recent terror attack in london. Darkness is a monster that lies. Its growling claims seem to call out with alouder volume than the love filled whispers of light. We see the shadows out of the corner of our eyes they may be violence, as in the congo or London Bridge. And there is one more christmas message still to come, apart from the queen, of course. Later tonight on bbc one, grime artist stormzy will recite a passage from st lukes gospel. He was born on this day in the city of david, the saviour. He was the messiah. The story of the very first christmas. The dean of Westminster Abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. Speaking before the midnight service, dr david hoyle said he was hoping the nativity could unite people after years of political conflict. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. This is the first Christmas Season for the new dean of Westminster Abbey, dr david hoyle. An ancient cathedral where monarchs have been crowned and poets celebrated, it is at the heart of our nation, a nation that he says is bitterly divided. I see the divisions everybody else sees. I feel them. I get angry. And i get disturbed. I live in westminster where i bump into it all the time. We need some hope in all of this. I think weve become angry and i think weve become despairing. Dr hoyle says that we need an intervention from outside and that the message of christmas offers the possibility of genuine engagement without hostility. Peace isnt the moment when the arguments stop. Peace is the moment when we can contain our arguments. And thats where we are really struggling at the moment, it seems to me. We cant enjoy our variety. You have to be this or that. I think the gospel suggests this and that, they are both god given. We can do this together. The story of a child refugee born in perilous circumstances is not the image depicted on most christmas cards. And yet, as the dean of this historic abbey makes clear, redemption and reconciliation are possible, though the task ahead is a challenging one. Martin bashir, bbc news. The australian prime minister, scott morrison, has praised his countrys firefighters in his christmas message. Hundreds of firefighters many of them volunteers have been battling bush fires in news south wales, which first began in september. The public too have been showing their gratitude to the fire service as shiamaa khalil reports. Taking a brief christmas break before heading back to the fire front lines. Many of these firefighters have been working nonstop for weeks. Despite a lull in the weather, with cooling temperatures and predicted rain in some areas, the risk is not over. Teams brace themselves for hot conditions later in the week. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is the Worlds Largest volunteer organisation, with more than 70,000 members. Most are local volunteers who have taken on the task to project the rural communities. And many have been overwhelmed by how people responded to their work. Just overwhelming support, like. 0bviously all the presents and stuff for the kids. Thats just what they need at the moment. I havent even got my Christmas Shopping or anything for my daughter. Shes about to turn one injanuary. Just thank you, thank you very much. Last weeks catastrophic fires have been fuelled by record temperatures of more than 41 degrees. An extreme heat wave swept across the country, combined with strong winds and dry conditions. Australia has been fighting wildfires for months. The early start to the fire season is stretching already scarce water resources. Pictures of a thunderstorm in the North Eastern city of brisbane showed some respite in the hot weather. But firefighters say a lot more rain is needed in many more places, with not much for over the next few weeks. The mayor of the chilean city of valparaiso has warned of a dire situation as a forest fire continues to encroach there. The Authorities Say they re investigating suspicions that the fire was lit deliberately. David waddell reports. The fire in a poor neighborhood of valparaiso dominates the skyline of chiles major port city. Residents Christmas Eve celebrations were shattered with their homes damaged or destroyed as firefighters struggled to contain the spread of the fire. The entire fire service of valparaiso, a city of more than a quarter of a million people, has been mobilized to tackle the blaze. Crews from neighbouring areas and even the military have also been drafted in to help. Translation at least 60 homes have already been damaged. This number is likely to increase because many are in bad shape, so its difficult to know at the moment. The residents of two districts regarded as high risk have been ordered to leave their homes. Warm, dry conditions, along with strong winds, have aligned to whip up the flames. Translation all the houses are burning and now the fire is coming here and theres my mums house down here and the fire is up here. Firefighters say the fire started in a forested area and spread into an inhabited area. Its a city known for colourful wood houses, a construction that would have been a particular risk to these homes. The mayor says he believes the fires were started intentionally and this is now being investigated. David waddell, bbc news. Lets have a brief look at the days other news. Two days of mourning have been declared in the west african country of burkino faso, after militants killed at least 35 people mainly women during a gun battle at a military outpost. The Authorities Say the militants arrived on motobikes and claim at least 80 were killed. Seven soldiers also lost their lives. The country has seen increasing unrest since islamist violence spilled overfrom mali in 2015. Hundreds of pro democracy protesters have held a rally in a hong kong Shopping Centre in the sha tin area. The city has seen Anti Government clashes over the past six months due to a controversial extradition bill. Protestors were seen putting up posters on walls which read, we have not won the revolution. We need to keep going. The headlines on bbc news the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional Christmas Day service. The young royals, Prince George and princess charlotte, alsojoined the annual christmas gathering for the first time. Three members of a british family have drowned at a Holiday Resort on the Costa Del Sol Spanish Police are investigating. President trump has kept his promise to reduce the numbers of people being given asylum in the us. But his opponents, including the mexican government, say his new measures may be putting Asylum Seekers at risk. Those who apply often face a wait in mexico for months, and even then their chances are slim. For an increasing number, fleeing persecution in their own countries and unable to return, the crackdown has led them to desperate measures. Ana Gabriela Rojas reports from matamoros, on the mexico texas border. As winter approaches, this corner of the world becomes even more hostile to those seeking safety and security. Fernanda is too scared to go home to honduras, where she is wanted for political activism. Desperate to be reunited with family in the us, she has spent four months in squalid conditions on the border. Now she has taken a step that fills any parent with horror. She sent her seven year old son across the border alone. So, fernanda took her boy to this border bridge and said goodbye. This man had to make the difficult decision. He wanted to give his eight year old son a chance of a future. So with a piece of paper with a relatives phone number, he sent him across the border alone. Fewer adults seeking refuge now get asylum because of president trumps crackdown on migrants. But if children arrive alone, the us must take them in. A lawyer who volunteers here says people are becoming increasingly desperate. Now almost on a daily basis i talk to at least several families who have sent over children, or teenage children who have presented themselves without their parents. This former asylum officer says americas migration system is designed to keep people out, even those at risk. The Us Government are not actually evaluating if someone would be persecuted and tortured. And no matter what that individual says to the officer, they will be sent back to mexico. We are sending back people we know will be harmed. We are violating international law. Fernandas son is still in the custody of us authorities. But she says she has no regrets. What would you say to people who criticise you for sending your son . For her and many others it is still not clear when or even if they will be reunited again. Bethlehem has experienced its best Christmas Period for tourist numbers in two decades after thousands of people gathered to mark Christmas Day. The town is honoured by christians and pilgrims as the birthplace ofjesus christ. The festivities centred on the church of the nativity. People in one indian city woke up on Christmas Eve to an unusual sight. And this is it a plane stuck under a bridge in the middle of a busy road. The aircraft was on board a truck, which ran into trouble as it attempted to drive under this bridge on national highway 2 in durgapur in west bengal. The plane was eventually pulled out from under the bridge with ropes. Its the bookies favourite to be the most watched programme this christmas. Gavin and stacey is back on our screens with a one off special tonight. James corden has been telling our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson why they decided to bring it back. Are you asking me to step in . What . Are you asking me to. Step into christmas we can watch the snow fall forever and ever. James corden, i never thought this would happen. Back on the set of gavin and stacey, what made you decide to do it again . It was more of a sense of i think ruth and i thinking, why dont we just explore it, see if theres anything there, if theres a story there, it would be interesting to see where they are. We didnt tell the bbc, we didnt tell any agents or anything, we just did what we did the first time around, really, which was sit in a room and talk about it and see what we have. We used the house up here is our sort of greenroom. And look to you find in any these houses, it is ruthjones and joanna page, relaxing between scenes. Ifeel like i have walked into the show, this is very peculiar. Yeah, yeah. It is quite funny, were sort of like our characters, just gossiping. What are you reading . Mind your own business. For ruth and i there was very much a feeling of like, well, the time to do it is when you dont need to. The last thing we wanted the show to look like was sort of emergency, break glass quest to get back on television or for relevance somehow, you know . And so, look, it comes with a huge amount of pressure. Its a strange feeling but we hope people enjoy dipping back into their lives for a moment, you know . Theyre all hyped up about tomorrow, they are. Hyped up . How do you think i feel . We send each other Little Things like i heard someone say this today in the supermarket and i thought it would be something pam would say. You were as fascinated as the fans are . We are as interested as everybody else in it to see where it is at. We are lucky we get to find out first. Weve just been filming upstairs, its 101. Ha when people watch this they will go, 0h, i remember, that was the hottest day of the year, thats what it is. Basicallyjames is rushing around in the hot room and i am lying under a very synthetic, thick duvet. The thing with the show has always been trying to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, you know . Thats where the show was born from. Its that, like, something so small as two people, seemingly so small, as two people choosing to spend the rest of their lives together has a monumental impact on lots of other peoples lives. This is where we shot a scene the other day, the top of the stairs here. Matt and i. It was incredibly tight for space. We always want to try and shoot it in its surroundings. So the famous scene where gavin and stacey talk that they had been engaged. Was on this very doorstep. It was right here, on glendas doorstep. Ijust had a drink with your ex fiance. Oh, my god. How do you think i feel, stace . Was it clifford . No. Leyton . No. Howell . No, ahmed but hes moved to swindon hes home to see his mum. Its an iced, erm, oat latte. Its incredible. Theres been a lot of cold acting, isnt there . Kind of like. But only when you remember to do it. So theres gonna be some takes where people are going brr, and other takes where theyre like, ah. Have you not got suncream on . You got it . I dont know what im looking at. Hello. Hang on, hang on. You are back here in barry island. Mm. When you think you have a us talk show, it mustjust blow your mind. Yeah, the trick is not to think about it too much. Because i think its dangerous to have a sort of rear view mirror and looking at the things youve done, you have to keep looking at the things that youre going to do or want to do. I think thats the trick to sort of holding yourself together and not perhaps starting to think that youre a bit more of a dude than you really are. Fan hello hello. Anywhere i dont care. Are you sure . Yeah, yeah im positive. Ill sign it. But do not get this tattooed. Whats going to surprise people about this . Surprises . There might be a couple. You might find some things that youve been wondering about, mostly all we want it to be is a joyful hour. Here we are, all set, ready, and action oh, my god, oh, my god stacey, would you kindly inform everybody that dinner will be ever so slightly delayed . Well done, ben. Could this become a regular thing, every ten years you revisit the characters . Oh, that would be a terrible idea. It definitely will not become a thing that happens every decade. I can guarantee you that. People might watch the special be like that was awful, why did you ruin it . and thats the pressure of it. They all like each other, our characters, really, they re really lovely bunch to be around. We love our characters, they are a lovely bunch so it will be nice to see them having Christmas Day again. The gavin and Stacey Christmas special airs tonight at 8 30 on bbc one, and Colin Patersons full behind the scenes tour is available now on the bbc iplayer. Santa claus is known for travelling the globe in his sleigh, but over the last 2a hours, hes been spotted testing out some other modes of transport. Rebecca baileys been taking a look at what hes been up to. Cheering. Swapping reindeer power for horsepower, santa claus wows spectators with his water skiing skills on the Potomac River in virginia. I thought it was really cool. It was really cool, it was definitely worth it. Santa and food and drinks you cant get better than that. Hes always had an incredible ability to defy the space time continuum, which could explain how, whilst all this was going on. Almost 600 santas were riding the waves at cocoa beach in florida. Looks like David Hasselhoffs got nothing on santa. Meanwhile, in kosovo, he was seen abseiling down the walls of a Childrens Hospital with batman, spider man and superman. Cheering. Also spotted injapan five paragliding sa ntas. But luckily, it looks like his love of extreme sport hasnt got any way of deliveries. Cheering. Merry Christmas Rebecca bailey, bbc news. Dont be trying that at home. None of that abseiling or surfing. Just keep its chilled. Coming up, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year in review 2019 the year in film. Thats after the weather with ben rich. I wont be going anywhere over the top of the balcony. Not on Christmas Day. It is a day for mince pies and turkey. If you have had too much of that, it is time to go out for a christmas stroll. The weather is in decent shape. Not looking too bad at all. Blue skies overhead. That is devon. A lot of cloud on the satellite picture. That is tomorrow. For the time being, clear skies overhead. As we close out the afternoon, looking find. A lot of sunshine. I cloud streaming into parts of northern ireland, wales and the south west. Sunshine hazy. Temperatures around seven to eight degrees at the end of the day. One problem to bear in mind, if you are planning to travel through the evening, there is the potentialfor fog which could develop quite quickly in central and eastern parts of england, southern scotland. I dont think it will stick around all night long. It will lift after midnight because we will have more cloud moving on. The breeze will pick up. 0utbreaks cloud moving on. The breeze will pick up. Outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, parts of wales and the south west by the end of the night. Turning milder. Another chilly night for the north and east. For the frosty parts of scotland. You can see the blue shading. Tomorrow, a different sort of day. This frontal system moving on from the west. This is going to bring some outbreaks of rain. This first band of rain will push north east. 0n band of rain will push north east. On its eastern flank, as it moves into the pennines, high ground over scotland, of the highest hills there could be snow. That will not be a big feature. We had that rain band we will see some sunny spells with some hefty showers, some persistent rain likely to push into the south west later. Look at mild it is going to be in the south. 11 to 12 degrees. Further north, another cool day. A windy day. Particularly in the south western corner. Wind gusts of a0 to a5 mph. As we going to boxing day evening, some rain which is in from the south west. It will eventually d rift is in from the south west. It will eventually drift north eastwards in association with this weather front. This is a warm front. As it pushes north eastward into friday, behind it, some warm or at least mild air, which will waft its way from the south. Friday is going to be a very mild day. We will have some early rain to contend with across the north end of the east with that weather front. That will tend to clear. Some further rain likely across western scotland and northern ireland. Generally speaking, not looking day on friday. Temperatures, 3a belfast, 12 in norwich. Milder thanit 3a belfast, 12 in norwich. Milder than it has been. We stick with the milder weather the weekend. The north and west will see rain at times. For most it will stay predominantly dry. That is all from me for now. Have a good chris evans afternoon. Hi, im mark kermode. Were here at the Cinema Museum in south london. Over the next half an hour, ill be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2019. Films from around the world, from big budget blockbusters to smaller indie gems, from widescreen full colour spectacle to more intimate black and white experimentation. As always, 2019 kicked off with awards season and the uk release of several films that opened in america in 2018 in time to qualify for the oscars