this christmas is also the occasion for a special service for the first time in 30 years at srinagar s st luke s church. the 125 year old place of worship in the indian administered kashmir was shut down three decades ago when the separatist violence began. christmas gatherings will be easier than a year ago in many other places around the world. for example, most australians are allowed to travel interstate for the festive break for the first time in two years. as sydney s catholic archbishop puts it, christmas was a real light in dark times. sadat ahmed bakir, bbc news. the biggest space telescope ever constructed has been launched into orbit.
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ed sheeran, here we are. how s christmas looking for you this year? christmas for me is, yeah, guess it s kind of like an olympic sport to try to avoid covid at the moment so i m hoping that no one in my family goes down with it. but if they don t then we will be, you know, watching christmas movies and eating christmas food. how s lyra getting on with christmas, has she reached an age where she s excited? yeah, yeah. i think christmas is exciting for all kids of all sizes. if you are young you are excited by the shiny wrapping paper, if you are old you are excited by father christmas. have you got presents, have you nailed it? i think i have nailed it on the present front. i think what i have learnt from being a father is too much is not good. so we have one great thing that she will love. 0k, is she a bbc breakfast viewer, can you share it? of course she s a bbc breakfast viewer, yeah. i won t say. she s little. i don t want her to grow up and say that i d told her first christmas
in the united states, which make up for nearly three quarters of the country s coronavirus cases. the impact of super typhoon rai is being felt all the more acutely today as families face christmas in the wake of disaster. the un says 3 million people are in need of assistance. tanya dendrinos reports. devastating the islands, many have lost everything. it devastating the islands, many have lost everything- lost everything. it will be a sad christmas- lost everything. it will be a sad christmas. we lost everything. it will be a sad christmas. we have lost everything. it will be a sad christmas. we have no - lost everything. it will be a sad christmas. we have no party . lost everything. it will be a sad i christmas. we have no party food lost everything. it will be a sad - christmas. we have no party food but at least we are alive. it is better than welcoming christmas with the dead loved one. we thank god that herfamily in our dead loved one. we thank god that her family in our
the real standard signifying that the queen was in residence. the duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation at saint george s chapel for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid 19 according to officials. from the very first moments of the queens broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage. prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness - 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness for - 73 years of marriage. although it is| a time of great happiness for many, christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this year especially, i understand why. but for me, and the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have grown great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. from around the count