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. And ill be looking back on a year when Greta Thunberg scolded World Leaders for inaction on climate change, and we saw the first picture of a black hole. Thats the year in science with me, pallab ghosh. 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 her familyjoined 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 andrew. He decided to attend an earlier private service for the family. After the 11 oclock service, the queen headed back to sandringham house, where Prince Philip had remained after his discharge from hospital yesterday. That left the cambridges to lead the royal party greeting the crowds. A little daunting for george and charlotte, who havent done this sort of thing before. Unsurprisingly, they stayed close to their mum and dad as they received flowers and, for charlotte, a hug. In her christmas message, the queen spoke of her delight at the birth of her eighth grandchild, archie, who is currently in canada with his parents, the duke and duchess of sussex. Turning away from family matters, she acknowledged the efforts being made by young people to protect the environment. The challenges many people face today may be different to those ones faced by my generation. But i have been struck by how new generations have brought a similar sense of purpose to issues such as protecting our environment and our climate. The main theme of the broadcast was the need for reconciliation. The queen recalled the 75th anniversary of d day lastjune. There was a lesson to be learned from it. By being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together, we honour the freedom and democracy once won for us at so great a cost. The queen said the need to seek harmony and understanding was at the heart of the teaching ofjesus christ. Many of us already try to follow in his footsteps. The path, of course, is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference. And it is those small steps, the queen said, which can bring about the most lasting change. That description of a bumpy year is almost certainly a reference to the divisions caused by the brexit debate. But theres no denying its been a difficult year too for the royal family. The queen, doubtless, will be hoping for a smoother passage in 2020, both for the country and for her family. Nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. A little earlier, nicholas gave us more of his thoughts about her majestys message. I think it again underlines the importance to her of her own christian faith. She generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus christ, and she weaves the message of reconciliation around his teachings. I think it also underlines the importance to her of the wartime generation, of whom, of course, she is a part. The fact that in this 75th anniversary year of d day, she made reference to that and again, used that also, around the theme of former sworn enemies, as she said, coming together, settling their differences, moving on and coming together now, 75 years after the end of the second world war, in peace and amity. The spanish resort where a british man and his two children were found dead in a Swimming Pool have released a statement saying there were no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place. They also claim the incident was a tragic accident. Its thought a nine Year Old Girl got into difficulties in the water at the Costa Del Sol resort, and her 16 year old brother and theirfather died after trying to help her. 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 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. It goes on. 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. Lets speak to fernando torres, a reporterfor the spanish newspaper and website diario sur, hes in malaga currently but was at the resort on the Costa Del Sol. Thank you forjoining us. Are we any further forward, currently come thank you forjoining us. Are we any furtherforward, currently come in understanding what caused this tragedy . Welcome as we know, maybe tomorrow, the mother and wife of the victims will finally talk to the police because she could not do it until now, because she is quite shocked about what happened. Maybe tomorrow, her words will help us out tomorrow, her words will help us out to know more about it. What we know, just a couple of hours ago, clc World Resorts released a new press release saying that Spanish Police have reopened to the pool because they did not find anything working wrong. They think it is safe to swim there. So a couple of hours ago, half an hour ago, they released that the police have opened it so they think it wasjust the police have opened it so they think it was just an accident, nothing involved with the parents, as everybody thinks. It is quite confusing right now. There is no official cause of death. So just to clarify, the Police Believe that this pool is safe to swim in . Yes, it is actually open right now. They opened it, like, a couple of hours ago. How is this story being covered in spain itself . It has been quite a story here. People are really shocked, not only the holiday makers, but the whole city of malaga, and the town of mi has is close to the capital, people are concerned and shocked about how this happened. Christmas meals, christmas dinner, has been all around this conversation, this unbelievably strange tragedy. It is. The whole country is looking for an answer. We cant find it get. But as you say, eve ryo ne cant find it get. But as you say, everyone is looking for an answer, trying to understand how this could possibly have happened. For the moment, though, it remains a mystery, doesnt it . It is. We have talked with a few pool workers, a few pool enterprises, and they think it is really, really unlikely to happen, but it can happen that suddenly, there is an Unexpected Movement of the main engines below the pool. It can happen in two ways. The child may be just got stuck down there, and they tried to help her out or maybe there was this movement of the water below them and they couldnt swim out. This is really, really weird. Theres nothing that has happened ever come here. 0k, fernando, thank you for bringing us up fernando, thank you for bringing us up to date with what you know. Fernando torres, a localjournalist in malaga, thank you very much. A man has died after being shot on his doorstep on Christmas Eve in south west london. The metropolitan police said the man, believed to be in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene in battersea yesterday. Scotland yard has launched a murder investigation. A woman has died in a crash on the mi. It happened last night on the northbound side, nearjunction i2. It was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight, with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshire called to help. 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. John mcmanus reports. Midnight mass at manger square, the place where, for christians, it all began just over 2,000 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 1,300 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 at 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 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 a louder 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 on London Bridge. And there is one more christmas message, from british grime artist stormzy, reciting a passage from st lukes gospel. For you was born on this day in the city of david, the saviour, who was the messiah. The story of the first christmas. John mcmanus, bbc news. Meanwhile, the dean of Westminster Abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. 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 MinisterScott Morrison has praised his countrys firefighters in his christmas message. Hundreds of firefighters, many of them volunteers, have been battling bush fires in New South Wales which began in september. The public too have been showing their gratitude to the fire service, as shiamaa khalil reports from australia. Taking a brief christmas break before heading back