this morning. i m boris sanchez. merry christmas. i hope it s been a magical christmas morning so far, i m amara walker. just ahead this hour, it started as one family s idea and it grew into a global brand. the inside story behind elf on a shelf and what s next for one of the world s biggest christmas traditions? and the holidays are a big source of joy for so many but they can also bring up sad feels are or painful memories. we have tips to help you deal with the holidays blues coming up. first let s get you caught up on the morning s headlines with whit n whitney wilde. good morning. we begin with the brutal weather storm keeping its grip on most of the country. at least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm. the weather is causing severe travel headaches. more than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterday and another 1,200 cancelled so far today. governor hochul says she will declare of the federal government a declaration of emergency. paolo has more. reporter: here a
bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james, host of the bbc podcast you, me and the big c, has died at the age of a0. and a shock first round defeat for the seven time wimbledon champion serena williams in herfirst singles match ina year. hello and welcome to the programme. world leaders are to hold talks on the future direction of nato in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, will call on member states to increase their military spending because he believes threats will only continue to grow. the leaders received an early boost after turkey dropped its opposition to finland and sweden joining the alliance. our europe editor katya adler reports from madrid. it s taken weeks of negotiations, but sweden and finland are now well on their way to becoming nato members after they signed an agreement with turkey to counter threats to each other s security. applause ukraine of courses on everyone s minds here. but so is the wider security
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Devices in Cabin Baggage on flights from six countries in north africa and the middle east. Rising fuel and food prices help push the uks ififlaflfifi raft if; fingfiflf lam since september 2013. And scotlands First Minister lays out her case for a second referendum on independence. Ahead of vote in holyrood tomorrow, Nicola Sturgeon says scotlands future should be decided by the people who live there. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. World news tonight is off the air this week. Well bring you World News America at 9. 30pm. Has died at the age of 66. He was a former commander and 80s, was at the forefront against british rule that left he turned to a key role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland. Our ireland correspondent, chris buckler, looks back at a life that continues to divide opinion. Martin mcguinnesss ; lx yea , f to Northern Irelands troubled past. [135 ¥§§; 33. ;r 768394 . Who used to swagger around the no go areas in londonderry as commander of the provision