In half an hour i will be looking back at a momentous year for science which saw a spectacular finale to a 20 year mission to sonali. That is review 2017, the year in science, with me, rebecca morel. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The queen has paid tribute to manchester and london in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way the cities have dealt with terror attacks this year. Looking back at 2017, she said their powerful identities shone through adversity. Earlier, she attended the traditional Christmas Day service at sandringham, along with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle. Heres our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. Its a day for family, with its own established pattern. For the royal family, that means a visit to church, led by the queen. And there, very much at home already, the royal familys already, the royal familys soon to be newest member, meghan markle. Alert to everything that was going on, and waiting for he
Talking to one man who was on board at the time. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police say they are treating an explosion on an underground train in south west london as a terrorist incident. Several people have been injured. At least one woman has been taken to hospital with burns, others are reported to be suffering cuts, grazes and facial wounds. The blast happened on a District Line train at Parsons Green station packed with commuters, at about 8. 20, at the heart of the rush hour. Police say its too soon to say what caused the explosion. Pictures from inside the tube show a white container inside a supermarket bag, on fire, with wires or lights protruding from it. The blast doesnt appear to have caused extensive damage, but eye witnesses have described seeing a wall of flame. Armed Police Officers and a Hazardous Area Response team are at the scene. My colleague Sophie Raworth has been at Parsons Green station all morning. I know you were there earlier when you became aware somethi
Scrape what is a relatively small station at the peak of the london rush hour. Despite the fact there we re rush hour. Despite the fact there were no deaths, the political establishment here in downing street are not taking this attack any less seriously than others. There was an emergency meeting of the Cobra Committee called earlier today. The Prime Ministers statement, we will bring you that shortly, but first lets hear from my bring you that shortly, but first lets hearfrom my colleague bring you that shortly, but first lets hear from my colleague tom symons, who rounds up what happened here, and what the people who were on the train experienced. 8 20am this morning and a commuter captures this on camera through the window of a tube train. That bag is on fire. It is still alight, the remains of a makeshift bomb left amongst the passengers. Lets move away and get right down the platform. Seconds before, a flash of flame caused panic and serious burns. I heard a large bang from the d
Of turing back a hurricane, the path showing its heading close to the east coast and new warnings this morning about rain wind and lifethreatening rip currents. And dod morning on a busy friday. A terror attack in london during the morning rush hour there. This device in flames on a subway train. Counterterror police helping pe under way. Hts in london. Od morning, george. Good morning, st after i landed around 8 20 a. M. The height of rush hour here in london the first call camied,ve device at the Parsons Green suburb of london here. A lot of commotion at that station. Right now we know that 18 people been taken to hospitals. Atening injuryies as far as we very serious as you said the Prime Minister called an emergency meeting right now. Ive been in touch with 10 downing street. That meeting will happen within the next threating this as a ow and there is a live manhunt on across london right whoever may have done this. Now, President Trump is already up and tweeting about this and sai
An 18yearold freshman dies at a major university. Now all sororities and fraternities on campus temporarily shut down. Jose on the move. On the verge of turning back into a hurricane, the path showing its heading close to the east coast and new warnings this morning about rain, wind and lifethreatening rip currents. And we do say good morning on a very busy friday morning. We want to get right to that breaking news. A terror attack in london during the morning rush hour there. This device in flames on a subway train. Counterterror police helping people evacuate. A manhunt is under way. George is right there for us in london. Good morning, george. Good morning, robin. Just after i landed around 8 20 a. M. , the height of rush hour here in london the first calls came about this explosion. An ied, improvised explosive device, on a subway train at the Parsons Green station, thats a suburb of london here. A lot of commotion there at that station. Right now we know that 18 people have been t