We will tell you how many demonstrators have been arrested or detained and what punishment they are facing a President Trump faces gag offend e continues to speak out. Nations intelligence efforts talk about the greatest worldwide threats on capitol hill. President biden says there is no place for antisemitism, violence or hate speech. Today marked his first Public Statement about the antiisrael College Protests since a brief comment april 22nd to a shouted question on earth day. Some of his critics say it was too little beings too late. The administration insists he was Crystal Clear this morning. White house correspondent peter doocy has details live from the north lawn. Good evening, peter. Peter President Biden only chose to speak for this for four minutes and he chose not to mention israel. But the president s point to protesters was the white house has your back until certain lines are crossed. Theres the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos. Just three and a half b
2017 the year in sport, in half an hours time. Good morning, and welcome to bbc news. Merry christmas. The queen will pay tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this years terrorist attacks. Shes at her estate at sandringham with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. The queen recorded this years broadcast a few days ago at buckingham palace. Its main theme is the importance of home, a place she describes as a source of warmth and love. Looking back over the events of 2017, she praises the cities of london and manchester. The queen visited the victims of the bombing at the manchester arena, in which 22 people died as they left a concert. In her broadcast, she will talk about the powerful identities of manchester and london, which, she said, had shone through in the face of appalling attacks. 0n the table bes
Many of the uks highest infection rates are in london and the south east of england. With a new variant in coronavirus believed to be particularly prevalent was that millions of people had to change their Christmas Plans at the last minute or abandon them altogether. Mark easton has been to essex, one of the most affected areas. Thurrocks Christmas Wonderland is closed by law. The vast Lakeside Shopping Centre almost deserted on what should have been one of the busiest days. At santa clauss grotto, another sign of the times. This part of essex appears to be the current epicentre of the outbreak, with the fastest rising rate of infection anywhere in tier a. Plans have been thrown into chaos. People are making the best of it, but the joy and good will of christmas 2020 have been replaced by fear, frustration, and, in some cases, fury. Yes, im saving christmas, and then, no. Youre not having christmas. How do you feel about that . Im really angry. What the Prime Minister is offering is do
On Christmas Day up to three households are being allowed to mix in england, scotland and northern ireland, with slightly tigher rules in wales. Around half the population is planning to form a bubble with friends or relatives for christmas according to research by the office for national statistics. Our home editor mark easton reports. The season to be jolly, careful since the prime minister, how will britain celebrate christmas in the strangest of yea rs 7 christmas in the strangest of years . And what is peoples reactions to the decision to relax the regulations on festive get togethers just as the pandemic threatens to overwhelm parts of the nhs . With the help of analysts, they have assembled a focus group of people from across the uk. Seasons greetings to all, im interested to know how your Christmas Plans have changed and specifically, how many people will you be sitting down with a christmas dinner. There will be seven. There will be six of us. Six. Five. Four of us. By myself,
Are cricketer, formula i driver, lewis hamilton, Ronnie Osullivan and other awards too including a special award for Marcus Rashford to recognise his campaign against child food poverty. It all gets under way at eight oclock and it is live on bbc one. Much more about tonights award on their bbc website. Thats sulphur didnt know. Thats it from us sulphur didnt know. Thats it from us tonight. Well be back at ten oclock tonight. And now the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello there. Today its been another day of sunshine and showers. The showers have been pretty widespread. You can see the speckled shower clouds here on the satellite picture, butjust to our west, weve got a rather bigger area of cloud. This is the next area of low pressure that is going to be bringing some fairly strong winds and cloud and rain as well. Overnight tonight, showers for Northern Ireland and scotland. It will turn quite blustery here for a time. The winds pick up later in the night further south as cloud and r