as israel s bombardment continues. it comes as a watered down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the ho
And we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, Walking In The Air. Good morning. Its Christmas Eve. Our top story. Around 250 Million People in the us and canada are under Severe Weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across North America. From alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. At least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. Tom brada reports. Once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. Ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are Wreaking Havocin Rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. Trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. From maine to texas, more than i Million People are without electricity. People are very frustrated because we pay our bills. All day it has been going in and ou
various small are towns scattered across the reykjanes peninsula. the town of volga is just north of the eruption, and the plumes of fire are very visible during night time. the eruptions glow could also be seen from the capital reykjavik, which is only a 45 minutes drive from the eruption site. by the autumn of 2023, southwest iceland was experiencing increasing earthquake activity. come november, emergency precautions commenced. this is grindavik, the small town in iceland, which has been evacuated over fears of a volcanic eruption. thousands of tremors have rocked the region in the last few days, like this one. you need to stay tough in these situations and that part is pretty much exhausting. there s no relaxing now. translation: this is| a very strange feeling. i ve been tearful. it s been a long 2a hours. even though it s been a very difficult time, it s heart warming to see the solidarity in times like this. this is an unprecedented situation. since the 25th of octobe
it s one of the deadliest attacks by a lone gunman in europe this century. police are still trying to establish a motive. our correspondent sarah rainsford is in prague. bells toll. a nation paused today, to remember the victims of an attack people here can t make sense of, that has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic, to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including a teacher who was 49. here at the faculty attacks some have person #58 connections to the victims. a friend of these women survived by locking herself into a classroom to hide. she cowered done the table. i saw her yesterday, i felt sorry for her, she was still shaking. images from a bodycamera show the police hunt for the gunman, inside charles university. at this point the 24 year old was prowling the corridors above. we are told most of his victims
hello, and welcome to a special edition of the travel show covered in ice, snow, and that special kind of magic, as much of the world prepares to celebrate christmas, and also the end of another year. we spent most of 2023 on the road, so it s a great opportunity to be at home to recharge and look back at some of our favourite winter adventures here on the programme. so without further ado, let s jump straight in and remember the time when ade headed to finnish lapland not to meet santa claus, but a rapper who s keeping his language alive with music. huskies howl. ade: finnish lapland is as close as it gets to a winter wonderland. more than one million tourists come here each year in search of the northern lights, santa, and his reindeer. the sami are the indigenous people who live in this part of the world from northern norway, sweden, finland, and the far north part of russia. there s around 6,000 samis left in this part of finland, and here, they re known as the inar