from loved ones as the war continues in their home country. hello and welcome to bbc news. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across parts of the united states and forced the cancellation of more than 2000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. this is what it looks like when a bomb cyclone descends on north america. these huge banks of snow in north dakota are the result of an intense blizzard that swept through the state. conditions that are set to engulf almost the entire country, just in time for christmas. but this is no winter wonderland. the storm could prove deadly. great swathes of the us will experience some of the lowest temperatures ever recorded here. there is already chaos at the airports. this is new york. for many, it should have been the first normal christmas after covid. b
unless pay talks are opened, with even more hospital trusts expected to walk out than the december strikes. meanwhile, union chiefs say borderforce strikes could go on for six months unless the government joins pay talks. china continues to grapple with a major covid outbreak following a lifting of restrictions with growing questions about the government s official death tally. and the british husband and wife duo who ve had more uk christmas number one singles than the beatles meet ladbaby who ve bagged the spot for a record fifth time. for you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, welcome to bbc news. the french president, emmanuel macron, has condemned a shooting at a cultural centre in paris as an odious attack on the country s kurdish population. three people were killed and three injured by the gunman, who had just been released from detention for targeting a migrant camp a year ago. clashes later broke out between police and a large crowd which h
on the day of the funeral the prince of wales and the duke of sussex will once again walk next to each other behind the queen s coffin. also this lunchtime. in ukraine, amid the devastation of conflict more claims of atrocities committed by russian troops. what will happen to energy bills next month? we take a look at what the changes might mean for you. and a splash of pink at the funeral of nine year old olivia pratt korbel, killed by a gunman in liverpool last month. and coming up on the bbc news channel a moment of history for england s cricketers, as they arrive in pakistan for their first tour there in 17 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. members of the public have been queuing through the night for the queen s lying in state in its first full day as details of her majesty s funeral are released by buckingham palace. westminster hall is open to the public day and night until early monday morning for people to pay their respects to the l