Started to flow grammys, emmys, tonys, webbys. Willis won Grammy Awards for the musical the colour purple, and the soundtrack for the film Beverly Hills cop. She was also one of the co writers for the theme for the smash tv series, friends in the philippines typhoon phanfone ill be there for you has brought major floods by the rembrandts. And destruction. Ill be there for you. The storm, known as ursula her work sold more than 60 million records, in the philippines, has been small wonder she was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame, last year. Following a similar track but this party loving, compassionate, to typhoon haiyan in 2013, multi talented dynamo, the most powerful to hit the archipelago in a long time. At least 25,000 people have been stranded at ports, described as gloriously eccentric, many unable to join their families for christmas. Catherine karelli reports. A far from peaceful christmas never lost sight of her roots. In the central philippines. She loved her home town, detroit, embarking in later life typhoon pha nfone has on a mammoth musical project, brought sustained winds commissioned to help reinvent a city of almost 200 kilometres an hour, that had seemed crippled by the decline of the motor industry terrifying local people, that had helped build it. And leaving a trail of destruction. It involved thousands of musicians, vocalists and residents, from across the city. Heavy rain has left and, as with Everything Else many homes flooded. Allee willis did in life, more than 16,000 people had to spend it had soul. Allee willis who has the night in improvised shelters and at least 100 families have been left homeless. Died at the age of 72. In this majority catholic country, the typhoon, which has damaged infrastructure, the resort where three people died stopped many people visiting following an incident in one of their pools say their families for christmas. There are no concerns relating to the pool or the procedures filipinos are well used to tropical storms and typhoons, the club carried out. With around 20 hitting the island nation each year. A father and his two children reportedly drowned after being found unresponsive at Club La Costa world, the most deadly in recent times near fuengirola. The Foreign Office says its supporting a british woman, was typhoon haiyan in 2013, at the resort. Divers in the slovenian city of bled have been performing where a massive storm surge left the legend of the submerged bell more than 7,000 people dead. In lake bled. Thousands of tourists watch this event on Christmas Day every year. And many of the areas it retells the legend of the wishing worst hit back then have borne the brunt bell that used to sit on the church tower on the island of this latest storm. In the middle of the lake. Legend says when the submerged bell in west africa, more details are emerging rings, wishes come true. About a deadly attack by islamist militants in burkina faso on tuesday that left 35 civilians dead, in australia, the annual sydney hoba rt yacht race most of them women. Is getting started. The countrys defence minister has said hes confident that more than 165 teams are taking part if the people unite they can win in what is the 75th running the fight against the insurgents. Of the competition. Rich preston reports. But this year sees something new the first indigenous crew is taking part. The militants launched their attack on a military outpost first. The bbcs tim allman explains. Officials say there were around 200 some final checks for the crew of them, many of them on motorbikes. Of the tribal warrior. After shooting up soldiers, in a race steeped in history and tradition, they turned their guns on civilians. This is a genuine first. 35 people, almost all of them women, were killed. This crew represents the Indigenous People of australia, Security Forces were eventually able who are, in a way, to fight back, killing 80 of the attackers. Travelling with them. Very, very exciting. It happened in a arbinda, and its brought people from broome, close to the countrys borders with mali and niger. At lightning ridge, at bourke, burkina faso was once a relatively at coonabarabran, theyre all calm country in otherwise turbulent all the communities are talking and theyre all saying sahel region. Thats our boat and thats very proud. But, as French Forces have eight of the 11 crew are aboriginal, representing 800,000 indigenous suppressed militant groups people of australia. In neighbouring mali, theyve spilled over the border. Attacks by Islamist Groups have some are hoping this race, killed hundreds of people this experience will write in burkina faso and displaced thousands. A new page in their history. Rich preston, bbc news. Lets get some of its just an opportunity of a lifetime for us the days other news. To represent our people and, a peace group in afghanistan you know, show our youth out is saying 27 of its members have there that if theres been abducted by the taliban. Anything you want to do, a group from the peoples peace you put your mind to it, Movement Began a march from herat you just say yes, and dont let fear or doubt stop you, province two weeks ago, demanding a ceasefire, you go ahead and do it. But contact was lost the crew claims certain natural after they entered the western advantages, Indigenous People are, province of farah. They insist, instinctive sailors. The japanese Prime Minister shinzo something they will get the chance abe has told the chinese premier to prove in the coming hours li keqiang that, although relations as they race into history. Are improving steadily, they will continue to suffer see you in hobart unless tensions reduce in the east china sea. Tim allman, bbc news. Mr li suggested efforts to improve now to an unusual bakery relations were back on track. Inside a Psychiatric Hospital in china. Internet services have been disrupted in parts of iran. Bbc persian audiences confirm the outages, patients can volunteer to make and the internet Monitoring Service bread and then sell it, as a way of connecting netblocks reports a drop in usage. With wider society. Theres speculation access this is their story. To the internet is being cut ahead of Anti Government protests planned for thursday. Religious leaders have used their christmas messages to call once more for an end of some of the worlds injustices. Pope francis drew attention to the suffering of migrants, who he said endured walls of indifference. The leader of the anglican church, the archbishop of canterbury, spoke of the darkness that led to last months terrorist attack in london. 0ur correspondent, john mcmanus, has this report beginning in bethlehem. 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. They may be political. They may be purely personal from family feuds, relationship problems, illness, the darkness within us. And theres one more christmas message from grime artist stormzy, reciting part of st lukes gospel on bbc one. For you was born this day in the city of david, the saviour, who was the messiah. The story of the first christmas. John mcmanus, bbc news. In her christmas address, the queen has spoken of the importance of friendship and reconcilitation, after a year of deep divisions critically endangered black rhinos have been relocated, in the uk over brexit. With the assistance she led members of the royal of british troops, family at a Church Service on the sandringham estate. To help protect the animals prince andrew, who stepped away against poaching in africa. From royal duties last month, soldiers from the 2nd wasnt present, he went battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles worked to an earlier service. With the African Parks conservation 0ur royal correspondent organisation in malawi, Nicholas Witchell reports. To help train rangers crack down on the illegal wildlife trade. Morning service at sandringham. They also helped with one of the Largest International rhino notable for who attended translocations so far, offloading 17 animals who travelled and who was absent. By air and road from making their first appearance, Kwazulu Natal in south africa. 6 year old Prince George and 11 year old princess charlotte. The project will help boost absent from the main service, prince andrew. The rhino population in the region. He decided to attend an earlier private service for the family. Thank you so much for watching. 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. Hello there. Christmas day brought us a fine settled spell of weather a little daunting for george and charlotte, who havent done this but it was short lived and we are expecting more wet sort of thing before. And rather windy weather to move through for boxing day. Unsurprisingly, they stayed close very gradually, those to their mum and dad temperatures will lift. As they received flowers and, it will turn milder across the south, initially, and then to all areas as we head on into friday, for charlotte, a hug. And certainly over the weekend. Here it is, next area of low god save the queen plays. Pressure bringing the wetter and windier weather here, in her christmas message, but still further north and east, its going to be a largely dry the queen spoke of her delight start to boxing day. At the birth of her eighth quite chilly in places. Grandchild, archie, who is currently a touch of frost across central, in canada with his parents, the duke and duchess of sussex. Northern and eastern scotland. Compare that to 7 10 Degrees Turning away from family matters, in the south and the west. She acknowledged the efforts being made by young people so quite a contrast in weather to protect the environment. Conditions to start boxing day. Chilly, fairly bright the challenges many people face across the north and the east. The winds continue to pick up here. Today may be different to those ones wetter and windier weather faced by my generation across the west will slowly spread northwards and eastwards. We could see a little bit of snow but i have been struck by how over the highest ground new generations have brought of the pennines and perhaps southern scotland later in the day. A similar sense of purpose to issues a bit of brightness such as protecting our environment moving in behind. One or two showers within the next and our climate. Batch of rain moving into the south west. Temperatures here will for the 75th anniversary. Be in double figures. A blustery day for all but certainly the main theme of the broadcast was the need for reconciliation. Windy further south and west that you are. The queen recalled the 75th anniversary of d day lastjune. There was a lesson to be learned from it. So as we head for the evening by being willing to put past period, that next batch of rain differences behind us and move starts to move northwards forward together, we honour and eastwards again. Maybe some heavier bursts in it. The freedom and democracy once won it will be quite misty and murky as those temperatures for us at so great a cost. Continue to rise. 9 11 degrees in the south and west. The queen said the need to seek six or 7 in the north east. So turning milder for all. Harmony and understanding this is the weather front bringing was at the heart of that next batch of rain, High Pressure beginning to establish the teaching ofjesus christ. Itself over the near continent, and we are going to continue to draw up this south many of us already try to follow in his footsteps. Or south westerly wind, the path, of course, with very mild air reaching all areas by the time is not always smooth and may, we reach friday. At times this year, so all areas will be milder on friday. A rather cloudy picture, with outbreaks of rain, have felt quite bumpy, across scotland, north east england. But small steps can make slowly clearly northwards. A world of difference. It may remain quite cloudy and it is those small steps, and murky further south. The queen said, which can bring a few glimmers of brightness here and there. About the most lasting change. But if the sunshine does come out, that description of a bumpy year is almost certainly a reference with highs of 12 or 13 degrees, to the divisions caused it will feel very mild indeed. By the brexit debate. But even double figure values but theres no denying its there in central scotland. Theres that area of High Pressure been a difficult year, over the near continent, too, for the royal family. Establishing itself, trying to keep these weather fronts at bay but they will try the queen, doubtless, to squeeze in at times, will be hoping for a smoother parts of northern ireland, northern and Western Passage in 2020 both scotland as we head on into saturday. I think many places will be dry. For the country and for her family. Nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. Variable cloud could more clashes in hong kong see a bit of sunshine. Perhaps some fogginess across the south east between police and pro democracy to start saturday. Demonstrators. Officers have used teargas and just some rain and stronger winds pushing into the far and pepper spray on crowds, north west but temperatures for most who gathered again in major will be in double digits. Shopping districts. The protests began back injune, like i mentiones, it stays mild against a proposal to allow suspects throughout sunday and indeed into the to be extradited to mainland china. Start of next week. It could be mild into the run up to new years eve. That bill was later withdrawn, but the demonstrations have evolved but could turn quite windy into a Broader Movement demanding democratic across the north and the west. Reforms, and more. Jon donnison reports. Not much christmas cheer in hong kong as Security Forces once again clashed with pro democracy demonstrators. Plain clothed undercover officers using pepper spray on protesters whod occupied a shopping mall, and all this on Christmas Day. We are trying to let everyone to know that we wont celebrate christmas because we want to protest, even on this joyful day. 0utside, Police Used Tear Gas as they fought running battles with demonstrators a far cry from the Winter Wonderland presented on tv by hong kongs beijing backed leader carrie lam. In her festive message, she wished everyone a safe, happy and peaceful christmas. But the protesters are demanding she quit, and later on social media, she called them selfish and reckless. They are certainly prepared to take risks. This young man charges at police before throwing himself over a balcony. Lucky to be alive. The demonstrators have this is bbc news, the headlines forced the government to make some concessions. Typhoon phanfone has caused major floods and destruction in the philippines. But there are now demands Officials Say 16 people a much broader reform, have been killed. Including an investigation into the storm, known as ursula allegations of police brutality. In the philippines, has left tens of thousands stranded. These protests have been going on for seven months. Theyve had to spend the night and as the year comes to a close, in improvised shelters. There is no end in sight. Jon donnison, bbc news. At least six people are reported missing. Pictures on social media show wrecked homes and roads littered with fallen trees. Stay with us on bbc news, more details have emerged of the insurgent attack still to come in burkina faso that left dozens taking to the waves why this years dead and the west african country sydney hobart yacht race is set in 2 days of mourning. To make history. A Security Source says up to 200 insurgents attacked many on motor bikes but were pushed back by the armed forces. Pope francis has called for protection for migrants and refugees, who he said face walls of indifference, the world of musics been paying tribute to George Michael whos died and an end to injustice in the world. From suspected heart in his christmas message, he also prayed for people in conflict zones. In her festive message failure at the age of 53. To the commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth spoke of the value of reconciliation. He sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. The United States troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. The pentagon says its failed in its principle objective now on bbc news, Sarah Campbell to capture noriega and take him to the United States looks back on the key events to face drugs charges. The hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. In its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. Day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan ams maid of the seas, nose down in the soft earth. You could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide, falls from 30,000 feet. Christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years. Thousands went to Midnight Mass in the town of shkodra where there were anti communist riots 10 days ago. This is bbc news, the latest headlines a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, leaving tens of thousands stranded. More details emerge of a deadly motorbike assault by islamist insurgents. Burkina fasos defence chief calls for unity. A post christmas heatwave is forecast in parts of australia where bushfires are still causing devastation. Prime minister scott morrison, in his christmas message, has praised firefighters, many of them volunteers. The public have also been showing their gratitude. In a moment, well hearfrom one family whove lost their home, first this from our correspondent shaimaa khalil. Taking a brief christmas break before heading back to the fire front lines. Many of these firefighters have been working non stop for weeks. Despite a lull in the weather, with cooling temperatures and predicted rain in some areas, the risk is not over as 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 protect 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 gone Christmas Shopping or anything for my daughter. Shes about to turn one in january, on the 11th. Just thank you, thank you very much. Last weeks catastrophic fires have been fuelled by record temperatures of more than 41 degrees, as an extreme heatwave 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 forecast over the next few weeks. Shaimaa khalil, bbc news, in sydney. At least 100 homes have been destroyed by a fast moving forest fire in chile, prompting a Mass Evacuation during Christmas Eve celebrations. High summer temperatures and strong winds are whipping up the flames. Authorities in valparaiso are investigating suspicions that the fire was lit deliberately. 0livia crellin reports. Christmas day up in flames. This was the scene that residents fled in the middle of celebrating Christmas Eve festivities, after a nearby forest fire swept through two districts of valparaiso, destroying 150 homes. While others awoke to gifts and good cheer, those affected spent the night in shelters, and returned to their homes 2,000 residents were without electricity. Translation i managed to get the pets and the tv out but i couldnt take more because the police took me away as there was nothing that could be done. 00 17 01,072 2147483051 45 15,251 families are returning 2147483051 45 15,251 4294966103 13 29,430 to find their houses destroyed
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