thousands of worshippers have gathered in st peter s square in the vatican for the pope s christmas day message. pope francis appealed for an end to the senseless war in ukraine. you are watching bbc news. now bbc news at 100. can you just leave me fora moment, please? i will get what i can, but there s a huge change in the running order here. stand by, vt 20. stand by, tx. a, b, cand d, in that order, from five seconds. ten, nine, eight, seven, six. run vt 20. ..five, four, three, two. this is bbc one. ..one, zero. this is bbc news at 100. for a century, we have been bringing you the biggest news stories from here and around the world as ourjournalists witness some of the most historic moments. from richard dimbleby, the bbc s first war reporter, who broadcast from raf fighter planes during world war two. the bombers of the main force are now streaming in above and below us. as we drive steadily over cologne in a dead level straight line, the german flank is winking and fl
flanked by two swiss guards. pope francis will preside at benedict s funeral on thursday. you are watching bbc news. now is the weather. oh, my god. can you just leave me fora moment, please? i will get what i can, but there s a huge change in the running order here. stand by, vt 20. stand by, tx. a, b, cand d, in that order, from five seconds. ten, nine, eight, seven, six. run vt 20. ..five, four, three, two. this is bbc one. ..one, zero. this is bbc news at 100. for a century, we have been bringing you the biggest news stories from here and around the world as ourjournalists witness some of the most historic moments. from richard dimbleby, the bbc s first war reporter, who broadcast from raf fighter planes during world war two. the bombers of the main force are now streaming in above and below us. as we drive steadily over cologne in a dead level straight line, the german flank is winking and flashing. ..to kate adie, on the scene as chinese troops fired on protesters in ti
also on the programme. in beijing, the chinese communist party congress continues, but some parts of the city are back under a covid lockdown. and a jury in new york clears the actor kevin spacey of making unwanted sexual advances on a iii year old. hello and welcome to the programme. the uk is set to get a new prime minister by the end of next week, after the conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its leader following liz truss s resignation. she stepped down afterjust six chaotic weeks in the job, by far the shortest tenure in british history. her leadership foundered when the markets took fright, the pound crashed, she sacked her chancellor kwasi kwarteng and was forced into a humiliating series of u turns. we start our coverage with the bbc s political editor chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too this time