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goodness this did not happen yesterday. it was a proper scottish summer is macro day yesterday, a bit of sun, a lot of rain, and a fairly ferocious wind. but look at this. the eyes of the world are on edinburgh today, and the city is characteristically showing off. the sun is out, it is shirt sleeve weather. this is constitutionally a big day for scotland, and so far, at least, very good. thank you very much, martin. we will be back to you later. the mascot of the royal regiment of scotland, that lovely black shetland pony. let s have a word about the honours of scotland that will be presented today, consisting of the crown, the sword, and the sceptre. the old sword has been too fragile to be moved from edinburgh castle, so a magnificent new one has been fashioned in time for today s
touether. ., ,, , ., ., , together. thank you, he fronts huw edwards. thousands of pilgrims have descended on the historic town of lalibela in ethiopia to celebrate orthodox christmas. it was the first time pilgrims went to the town since the conflict in tigray began in 2020, which disrupted life in the country. a surprise ceasefire was declared on november 2nd. the bbc s daniel dadzie reports. peace at last, after two years of war. thousands of worshippers have travelled from far and near to mark the ancient custom of orthodox christmas in africa s largest christian site. the medieval rock churches here at lalibela became a world heritage site in 1978. they are important for christians as places of pilgrimage and devotion. but this year s ceremony is special.
a world heritage site in 1978. they are important for christians as places of pilgrimage and devotion. but this year s ceremony is special. it s laced with the relief of a country recovering from war. translation: last year- we were in our home crying. i normally always come here for christmas, but i couldn t come for the last two years. more than the pandemic, the war was scary because it was a massacre that was visible to our naked eyes. i couldn t come and celebrate it because i was afraid. not long ago, lalibela was on the front line of the brutal conflict between government forces and the tigray people s liberation front. the town changed hands four times during the fighting and miraculously the ancient churches appear to have been spared the scars of war. there is obvious relief here that a peace deal was signed last november,
the sci fi film dune is not far behind and sir kenneth branagh s1960s drama belfast is also one of the front runners for next month s ceremony. olivia colman, benedict cumberbatch and andrew garfield are among the british nominees in the lead acting categories. with more details here s our culture editor katie razzall. it s showtime. 25 years since our first run together, 1900 and nothing. the power of the dog leads the oscar charge with 12 nominations, including best picture. netflix s1920s western, starring a resplendent benedict cumberbatch, is best on the big screen. and i ve got the best seat in the house with film critic larushka ivan zadeh. jane campion, the director, she has made history today. that s right, she s the first woman to ever be nominated twice for best director. and her cast have done quite well as well. that s right, you ve got benedict cumberbatch, kirsten dunst and jesse plemons and kodi smit mcphee, who i think is the definite for best supporting actor. sci f