160000 people will have attended a church service over the festive season in the oxidized says it s encouraging people to log on to a church near you dot com to find a place of worship Bishop Stephen Cross says it s a time for reflection and services help people find peace a meaning for the new year as we look around the world there s a huge amount that causes fear and anxiety and that is wrong and if we look at ourselves we ll see things that are wrong and imperfect but God came so that those things can be put right and in the words of the angel he comes to save us from our sins more than $100.00 people are expected to take part in the Christmas Day run sponsible park in Bambery this morning is the 1st time Bambery park run stage an event on Christmas day after the council gave permission organizer Marco Dobson says they re expecting people to run dressed up as well as bring Christmassy treat come to our train has decided that they d like such a color part well and as we have such as
Introduction of u.s. Sanctions on Iran shut up most of it reports in around the and often interrupted address president has had Rouhani said corruption and nepotism at the highest levels of society meant Iran had failed to take advantage of American isolationism he said the reform of its banking tax and economic infrastructure were essential before Iran could advance its cause internationally Iran he said must harness the strength of its oil industry to counter America s sanctions Japan s main stock market index has closed down 5 percent reflecting traders worries following Monday s slide in Wall Street they were forced to in Shanghai Bangkok and Taiwan u.s. Stocks had their worst Christmas Eve and are in track for their once December since the Great Depression investors have been concerned about President Trump s dispute with the u.s. Central Bank chief and another government shutdown many of the financial markets are closed on Tuesday for Christmas this is the world news from the b.
From n.p.r. News in Washington I m Jack Speer even as the wrangling over a government shutdown and funding for president trumps border wall continues in Washington border patrol agents in California are at work without knowing exactly when their next paycheck will arrive but at least some of them say the insecurity will be worth it if it leads to Congress funding a wall with border Max Rivlin Nadler spoke to a Border Patrol agent in San Diego just Wilson as a 13 year veteran of the Border Patrol and is currently the vice president of the San Diego Chapter of the Border Patrol agents Union Well he good knowledge the hardship that going without a paycheck during the holidays would put agents through he still supports the president s insistence on border wall funding you know we have our families to feed there s there s no doubt about that but we are supportive of the president putting border security as a priority if this partial shutdown continues agents will miss their 1st paycheck on
I. Have all and welcome to our Christmas with me Michelle McManus here on B.B.C. Radio Scotland and before we go any further I d like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas. I m one of these people who are absolutely adores Christmas. Has been the same all of my life I think it s because I have the most wonderful memories of a Christmas time but we re not just going to be talking about my memories and experiences today on the program we re going to hear from people about what makes Christmas special for them along with lots of lovely music of course I I I. I I I I remember coming in and give my mom a hug and just bursting into tears I being so all glad of being home with my family at the end of a long day are there for you to still lean towards government for generic question as it is only because I never had the proper. Christmas time for me absolutely it left my spare any Also just it just strengthens me it s like fuel recharge my batterie
And as roads are cleared of debris Michael Sullivan has more thick clouds of ash continue to rise from and a crack at how the volcano in the middle of the Sunda Strait that erupted on Saturday evening triggering an undersea landslide and subsequent tsunami that struck coastal areas of Java and Sumatra without warning less than a half hour later thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas where high tide warnings remain in effect there are also warnings the undersea volcano could erupt again and trigger another tsunami this is n.p.r. Charity workers and volunteers are busy this Christmas day filling the plates of the hungry with a holiday meal the relief organization feed America says the need is great their latest assessment nearly 40000000 Americans suffer from hunger Brian Bull of member station kale c.c. And Eugene Oregon reports today. Outside a church in Springfield Oregon cars gather to receive boxes containing hams turkeys rolls and other items they re greeted by