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. 2019 saw the hottest month on record. In half an hour on bbc news, weather world looks back at some of the most significant meteorological events of the year. Hello and a very 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 herfamily joined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell rep
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. Join us, the brexitcast gang, in half an hour, to look back at the year that was in the world of brexit. 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 yea
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme william and catherine sought the help of mary berry to prepare for the Charity Event they were hosting. So wed like to know, are you cooking this christmas, or are you too busy and ordering a takeaway . Tell us whats on the menu. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. At least six people have been killed and 50 injured in india after police and demonstrators clashed over a controversial new law on migrants. The legislation allows people from three mainly muslim countries to become indian citizens if they claim religious persecution, but not if theyre muslim. Lets get the very latest from Anbarasan Ethirajan in delhi. He is south asia editor for the bbc world service. So for the bbc world service. What is the latest on th protests 7 so what is the latest on the protests . After an unprecedented evening of violence in part of the indian capital, delhi, life is ret
It is also the kind of immigration we have got. We want people coming here who want to contribute but we have to control the costs. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn refuses to confirm whether or not Free Movement of people from the eu will be included in the partys general election manifesto. My instinct is to recognise that the economies are interdependent around the world, that we all benefit from people moving to and working in different societies. The government and the armed forces are accused of covering up illegal killings by british troops in afghanistan and iraq. And in half an hour the bbcs Technology Programme click looks at the perils of the gig economy. Prince andrew has categorically denied having any sexual contact with a woman, who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17. He told Bbcs Newsnight he could not have been with Virginia Roberts on the day in question in 2001 as he was at home after spending the afternoon at a Pizza Express in woking with his
And sun, sea but few signs of tourists. Sri lanka struggles to shrug off the impact of the Easter Sunday attacks. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 in the evening in washington, where theres been a dramatic escalation in the war of words between President Trump and his Democratic Party opponents, on the question of impeachment. The president has given a series of irate News Conferences. In one, he accused the leading democrat adam shiff whos chairman of the House Intelligence Committee of being a low life whod committed treason. In another, he said democrat president ial hopefuljoe biden and his son were stone cold crooked. More now from my colleague in washington laura trevelyan. It should have been a routine visit from the president of finland but with President Trump in the centre ofan with President Trump in the centre of an unfolding impeachment drama, there was nothing routine about to