of cyber attacks from russia. and brazilian leader jair bolsonaro is expected to address the nation today for the first time since losing the presidential run off to his left wing rival. the chief inspector of prisons has said the government must get a grip on a migrant processing centre in kent. a report published today says back in july the facility at manston was working reasonably well , but it says since then it has deteriorated significantly, with conditions being described as wretched . working reasonably well, despite a number of risks. meanwhile, the home secretary has been accused of using inflammatory language about migrants. suella braverman told the commons she wanted to stop what she called an invasion on our southern coast. she told mps the current asylum system is broken and illegal migration is out of control. labour accused her of being unfit for office, whilst one refugee charity called the home secretary s comments indefensible. it follows criticism
as the tennis legend roger federer announces he s retiring at the age of 41. and on bbc news, we will bring you a continuing analysis from our team of correspondence in the uk and around the world. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prince william has told wellwishers at sandringham how difficult walking behind his grandmother s coffin was yesterday, saying it brought back memories of his mother diana s funeral 25 years ago. the prince and princess of wales stopped at the gates of sandringham to look at the sea of flowers and messages that have been left. today details of the queen s state funeral on monday have been set out. it will start in westminster abbey at 11 in morning. prince william and prince harry will again walk side by side with the royal family following the coffin on its finaljourney. daniella relph reports. well, sophie, when so much of the past seven days has been about balmoral or buckingham palace, today, the focus switched to sandringham and
and we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, walking in the air. good morning. it s 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 goin
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start in germany where soaring prices and an energy crisis have europe s biggest economy on the brink of recession. and bracing for possibly its highest inflation in 70 years this autumn. rocked by limited gas from russia and the expensive business of weaning themselves off kremlin supplies, germany s central bank has warned that the current squeeze on the cost of living is set to continue. now, the government has put in place measures to save energy with things like lighting restrictions on workplaces, and they ve been asking people to use less while filling up national gas reserves. but with reports people are using up their savings as wages fail to keep up with prices, there have been warnings of possible social unrest come the winter. so, the latest inflation figures are due out today. joining me now is holger schmieding, chief economist at the german private bank berenberg. so what can we expect? when it c
the king along with his sons, prince william and prince harry will walk behind the carriage and the procession will arrive at westminster hall at 3:00pm. the hall will then be open to the public from 5:00pm and we re expecting around 400,000 people to file past her majesty as she lies in state for four days. we ll be speaking live shortly to our reporters at buckingham palace, and with those people who are waiting to pay their respects to the queen. first, let s hearfrom danjohnson, who was at buckingham palace last night to witness the queen s final return. cheering and applause a cheering crowd in the capital city. this has been the focus of much of the nation s grief, and it is buckingham palace more than anywhere which is so closely associated with the queen. for so long her place of work, and her official home. her coffin arrived at 8:00 last night, ending the journey from scotland. in pouring rain, on a dark night, people were determined to give her a welcome. we fe