The president of somalia has blamed al shabaab militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed about 70 people. But Mohamed Abdullahi farmajo said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the somali people. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint in the south west of the capital mogadishu. Its being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports. Moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this are not unusual here, but they are seldom so deadly. This man said the blast caught him as he was getting out of a minibus heading to work, his leg injured
World from spectacular blockbusters to hidden arthouse gems. That is in review 2019, the year in film, with me, mark kermode. Good afternoon. The queen will acknowledge 2019 has been a bumpy year in her annual christmas message this afternoon. This morning her majesty attended church at sandringham. But the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. He left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at home. Charlotte gallagher reports from sandringham. It has been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact Prince Andrew didnt go to the main Church Service today. There have been some real highs, like the birth of rg, and a lot of people here today queued from the early hours of the morning. A great deal of affection still for the royals with a lot of the british public. The queen arrives for the Christmas Day service accompanied by her daughter in law, the duchess of cornwall. This service is a tradition by the royal family and for some of the we
And when politics meets football protests take place in spain ahead of barcelonas match with real madrid. In just the past few hours, donald trump has become only the third president in American History to be impeached by the house of representatives. That sets up a trial in the senate, which has to decide whether he should be removed from office. The house is controlled by his opponents, the democrats. His own party, the republicans, dominate the senate. The strong expectation is that he will be acquitted in the senate. This is how the impeachment was formally announced. The yeas are 230, the nays are 197. Present is one. Article1 is adopted. A News Conference followed that vote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praising her colleagues in the democratic party. I could not be prouder or more inspired than by the moral courage of the house democrats. We never asked more of them or how they were going to vote. We never whipped the vote. And you saw all the public statements that some of them m
For the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media in review 2019 the media year. Good a very happy christmas. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six year old Prince George and four year old princess charlotte. Absent from the main service, Prince A
Been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, we take a look back at a busy year in the sporting world in review 2019 the year in sport. Hello, good evening. The queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been struck by the sense of purpose younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. Her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a bumpy year. It comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. This morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the annual Christmas Day service at sandringham in norfolk. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Morning service at sandringham. Notable for who attended and who was absent. Making their first appearance, six year old Prince George and four year old princess charlotte. Absent from the main service