As he holds his Christmas Eve mass in the vatican. And looking ahead to the inevitably stressful cooking of christmas dinners well be getting tips from a chef from inside his restaurant kitchen. Hello and welcome to bbc news. An icy blast is affecting nearly 250 Million People in the us and canada, as one of the most severe Winter Storms in living memory takes hold with snow blizzards, strong winds and freezing temperatures. At least 19 people have died. Hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. The Us State Of Montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. Nomia iqbal reports. For much of america, this is the coldest Christmas Eve. Millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. But the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing Car Accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. The warning is, dont travel unless you need to. Do
ten civilians have been killed by russian shelling in the ukrainian city of kherson. one attack on saturday morning struck the central market as people were shopping, before mortarfire targeted other areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. there was an early end to christmas eve rail services across the uk, after workers from the rmt union walked out at six o clock on friday night. their strike will continue until the early hours of tuesday morning. noor nanji reports. dashing home for christmas. this train to swansea was one of the last to leave london today. allaround britain, rail services have finished early because of more strikes. for passengers here, it was a race against time. it s the last train so it s kind of a bit nerve racking, yeah, but either way, i do support the people who are striking. so i do understand what they are going through. it s just frustrating that, like, it has to have an impact on christ
the central market as people were shopping before mortar fire targeted other areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. now on bbc news, click. rock version of we wish you a merry christmas plays. well, ho, ho and. very clickmas. the first one from a new glasgow base, in the pacific key in our studio, and we have all of the latest tech gadgets. low carbon log fire. cga bobbles. and sustainable signage. this is the last show of 2022 and i think we can all agree it has been a year. it has been a year. ten. nine. seven. six. three, two, one. whoa! i started it with the maddest idea i ve heard of in ages launching satellites into space by throwing them into orbit. eating on camera is always very messy. i had some cocoa free chocolate. is it still chocolate? really good. lovely. i beg your pardon? you had help from the likes of me, the trimmer, younger looking virtual version of you that has helped with all of these stories
strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died. more than one and a half million american households and businesses are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these conditions unless you have to. because anything can happen at any moment, and you ve got to be on your toes. some places like new york have gone further and banned driving due to low visibility. across the region there is a state of emergency. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures, and everything that mother nature could wallop a