millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm, which has brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 33 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175 thousand homes are without power. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions but this storm has left it paralysed. many don t even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i m really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i d be freezing right now. 43 inches of snow fell here as of christmas morning. driving is banned as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable, power substations frozen and at least seven people dead. we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature and she has been hitting us with everything she has since the late hours of thursday and into friday, saturday and now
hello and welcome to bbc news. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. it s brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 35 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175,000 homes are without power. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions, but this storm has left it paralysed. many don t even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i m really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i d be freezing right now. 43 inches of snow fell here as of christmas morning. driving is banned as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable, power substations frozen and at least seven people dead. we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature and she has been hitting us with everything she has since the late hours of thursday and into fr
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 spectators receiving their bunches of flowers, and then back to the main house for ch
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 spectators receiving their bunches of flowers, and then back to the main house for christmas lunch and the king s fi
(Taipei) – Today, marking World Press Freedom Day, Human Rights Press Awards in Asia announced the 2024 winners and runners-up. The seven categories of awards are administered by Human Rights Watch, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, and the foreign correspondents clubs in both Thailand and Taiwan. Among the top winners are reporting on the rising number of suicides among Afghan women living under abusive Taliban rule; the persecution of