tonight, as people continue to pay their respects to the queen, we leave you with these images. you re watching bbc news and our continued coverage of queen elizabeth s lying in state. if you ve justjoined us, in the past few minutes queen elizabeth s four children, king charles, anne, the princess royal, prince andrew the duke of york and prince edward the earl of wessex have held a vigil around the queen s coffin in westminster hall. these are pictures from the vigil of the princes as it s called, with all four royals in ceremonial military uniform accompanying the coffin for 15 minutes. the queen s eight grandchildren are expected to do the same tomorrow. and this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people are queuing to pay their respects to the queen. this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people still waiting to pay their respects to the queen. the wait time is 2a hours. thank you very much. it has to be said that this was perhaps the most striking a
to the war in ukraine during his christmas day message. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads, and high winds uprooted trees. howard johnson reports. subzero temperatures. ..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions. nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46 car pile up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one person died when their car plunged into an icy creek. in hard hit new york state, driving has been banned to prevent fur
during his christmas day message. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads, and high winds uprooted trees. howard johnson reports. subzero temperatures. ..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions. nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46 car pile up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one person died when their car plunged into an icy creek. in hard hit new york state, driving has been banned to prevent further casualties. the c
after another wave of russian attacks, nato s secretary general, says support for ukraine, is long term. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year. a new record and a 60% rise. and a 100 year old war hero who s now a reading teacher is the oldest person to get an award in the uk s new year s day honours. hello and welcome to bbc news. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazil s new president, twenty years after he first became the country s leader. almost five years ago he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges which have since been annulled. s at his inauguration in the capital, brasilia, he told supporters that he d rebuild brazil from what he called the terrible ruins he had inherited from his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supp