three aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. king charles has used his first christmas message to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep theirfamilies fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nick witchell, was listening to the speech and gave us his verdict. there is, i think, a strong sense of social awareness in this christmas broadcast. now, just to put it in context, a long history, of course, of a broadcast at christmas time by the monarch going right back to the 1930s when king george the fifth started on radio. then queen elizabeth took it up on television in the 1950s. and this broadcast, the first by king charles. it was recorded in st george s chap
in afghanistan, in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. hello and welcome to bbc news. king charles has used his first christmas message as monarch, to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell has more. christmas at sandringham for the first time since the start of the pandemic. familiar routines were resumed though, without that most familiar of figures, queen elizabeth. king charles and the queen consort led the royal family from church. just behind them, the prince and princess of wales, with all three of their children, george, charlotte and four year old louis. also there with the family group, the duke of york. the wales s spent time with spec
there i went down into the chapel of the manger and stood in silent reverence by the silver star that is inlaid on the floor and marks the place of our lord jesus christ s birth. it meant more to me than i can possibly express to stand on that spot where, as the bible tells us, the light that has come into the world was born. while christmas is, of course, a christian celebration, the power of light overcoming darkness is celebrated across the boundaries of faith and belief. so whatever faith you have, or whether you have none, it is in this life giving light, and with the true humility that lies in our service to others, that i believe we can find hope for the future. let us therefore celebrate it together and cherish it always. with all my heart, i wish each of you a christmas of peace, happiness and everlasting light. # 0 little town of bethlehem # how still we see thee lie # above thy deep and dreamless sleep # the silent stars go by # yet in thy dark streets shineth # th
and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. now on bbc news, review 2022 the war in ukraine. over the next half an hour we will chronicle russia s invasion and tell the story of the conflict which has seen many thousands of people killed or wounded and millions of others displaced. the story of the war is told by our correspondent paul adams and a warning you may find some of his programme distressing. translation: a decision has been taken about a special military operation. translation: we are defending our independence, our country. - glory to ukraine. in the depths of winter, a growing menace. russia flexing its muscles. preparing for something. moscow said these were simply drills, it had no plans to invade. but for months, it held a gun against ukraine s head. the west was alarmed. satellite images showed russian forces massing along the border. what follows is the story of russia s invasion of
three aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan, in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. around 10 people have been buried in an avalanche at a ski resort in lech/zuers, in western austria. one person has so far been rescued. hello and welcome to bbc news. king charles has used his first christmas message as monarch to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep theirfamilies fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel, from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. christmas at sandringham for the first time since the start of the pandemic. familiar routines were resumed though, without that most familiar of figures, queen elizabeth. king charles and the queen consort led the royal family from church. just behind them, the prin