into space than ever before — a revolutionary telescope is due to blast off over the coming hours. hello and welcome to bbc news. for much of the world christmas day has begun and in england volunteers are working at covid vaccination sites today as the push to offer every adult a booster by the end of the month continues. nhs england says thousands of first, second and boosterjabs will be given on christmas day as part of its response to the omicron variant threat. the number of people getting their firstjab of the covid—19 vaccine rose by around 46% in the week up to december 21. the nhs says about 60% of adults have now received a boosterjab in the uk, with a record number of vaccinations taking place in the last seven days. the largest increase was seen among young people, with an 85% increase in first doses for those aged 18 and 2a and a 71% increase in first doses for those aged 25 to 30. our reporter emily unia is at a london pharmacy where some patients are already waiting to be vaccinated. emily, to be vaccinated. a strange way to start christmas. emily, a strange way to start christmas-— emily, a strange way to start christmas. ~ , , , ., ., _ christmas. absolutely, the pharmacy here in north — christmas. absolutely, the pharmacy here in north london _ christmas. absolutely, the pharmacy here in north london has _ christmas. absolutely, the pharmacy here in north london has been - christmas. absolutely, the pharmacy here in north london has been open| here in north london has been open since eight o'clock this morning and they are offering pre—booked appointments and they have about 80 booked but they are also open for walkins and they say they can do between four and 500 a day. with me is a pharmacist here and can you tell me who is coming today? who is choosing christmas day to get jabbed? i choosing christmas day to get “abbed? ~ �* , ., ., choosing christmas day to get “abbed? ~ �*, ., ., jabbed? i think it's more of those --eole jabbed? i think it's more of those peeple who _ jabbed? i think it's more of those people who have _ jabbed? i think it's more of those people who have difficulty - jabbed? i think it's more of those| people who have difficulty coming during _ people who have difficulty coming during the week. they will find the opportunities in the weekend or holiday— opportunities in the weekend or holiday period so that they can get their vaccination done. i think there — their vaccination done. i think there are _ their vaccination done. i think there are a _ their vaccination done. i think there are a lot of people part of there are a lot of people part of the working population were coming today _ the working population were coming toda . ~ , , the working population were coming toda. ,, ., ., the working population were coming toda .~ i, ., today. why is it important to you? you have chosen _ today. why is it important to you? you have chosen to _ today. why is it important to you? you have chosen to work today, i 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been_ and the sons to go through and they have been working very hard, as have l, have been working very hard, as have i, to have been working very hard, as have i. to make _ have been working very hard, as have i, to make sure nobody else goes through— i, to make sure nobody else goes through the same thing they did. when _ through the same thing they did. when people come to get vaccinated here, london hasn't got the best vaccination rate and there has been hesitancy, what are you saying to people who are anxious or worried about getting vaccinated? the thing is most people _ about getting vaccinated? the thing is most people who _ about getting vaccinated? the thing is most people who come _ about getting vaccinated? the thing is most people who come here - about getting vaccinated? the thing is most people who come here now| is most people who come here now than they— is most people who come here now than they do want to get vaccinated but they— than they do want to get vaccinated but they need reassurance. the people — but they need reassurance. the peortte we — but they need reassurance. the people we have working here are all health _ people we have working here are all health care — people we have working here are all health care professionals and therefore we look after them and -ive therefore we look after them and give them — therefore we look after them and give them reassurance and provide them _ give them reassurance and provide them with— give them reassurance and provide them with information to ensure that they are _ them with information to ensure that they are well—informed to a decision _ they are well-informed to a decision-— they are well-informed to a decision. ,, . ., decision. since the government announced _ decision. since the government announced it _ decision. since the government announced it wanted _ decision. since the government announced it wanted to - decision. since the government announced it wanted to offer i decision. since the government. announced it wanted to offer every arrow is a boosterjab by the end of the year, how is it been here? has been busy? _ the year, how is it been here? has been busy? it _ the year, how is it been here? has been busy? it has _ the year, how is it been here? has been busy? it has definitely been busy and — been busy? it has definitely been busy and there has been good uptake and i feel_ busy and there has been good uptake and i feel more people are, they want _ and i feel more people are, they want to— and i feel more people are, they want to get the vaccinations and are giving _ want to get the vaccinations and are giving it— want to get the vaccinations and are giving it more priority. how want to get the vaccinations and are giving it more priority.— giving it more priority. how does it look towards _ giving it more priority. how does it look towards the _ giving it more priority. how does it look towards the end _ giving it more priority. how does it look towards the end of _ giving it more priority. how does it look towards the end of the - giving it more priority. how does it look towards the end of the year? | look towards the end of the year? 0bviously look towards the end of the year? obviously it's an ambitious target of the government has set. dating is auoin to be of the government has set. dating is going to be reached? _ of the government has set. dating is going to be reached? it's _ of the government has set. dating is going to be reached? it's difficult - going to be reached? it's difficult to say— going to be reached? it's difficult to say but— going to be reached? it's difficult to say but i know we are all working as hard _ to say but i know we are all working as hard as _ to say but i know we are all working as hard as we can to try and get very— as hard as we can to try and get very close — as hard as we can to try and get very close to the target. i think the nhs — very close to the target. i think the nhs is working very hard at the moment _ the nhs is working very hard at the moment. the omicron strain is the most _ moment. the omicron strain is the most dominant at the moment and it is affecting _ most dominant at the moment and it is affecting most people between 25 and 32 _ is affecting most people between 25 and 32 and it has been proven that windows— and 32 and it has been proven that windows is— and 32 and it has been proven that windows is not enough and people need to— windows is not enough and people need to get a booster to offer maximum immunity.- need to get a booster to offer maximum immunity. need to get a booster to offer maximum immuni . ., ~ i. . maximum immunity. thank you so much for s-ueakin maximum immunity. thank you so much for speaking to — maximum immunity. thank you so much for speaking to us. _ maximum immunity. thank you so much for speaking to us. omicron _ maximum immunity. thank you so much for speaking to us. omicron spreads - for speaking to us. omicron spreads across the uk and scotland, northern ireland and wales have introduced extra in restrictions and it will remain to be seen whether england will do the same. the shadow of the omicron variant continues to loom large over christmas in many parts of the world. infections are on the rise — and the fallout is taking its toll. more than 4000 flights that were scheduled for friday and saturday have been cancelled. many airlines blaming a lack of healthy staff. aza—day moshiri reports on the problems facing those trying to travel at this festive time. which one would you like? chocolate. festivities may be going ahead this year, but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the omicron variant surging quickly around the world, it's causing chaos within airlines, with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta airlines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. i spoke to one passenger who is now forced to travel on christmas day. your grandmother is in bosnia, you haven't seen herfor years, but because of these flight cancellations the family reunion has been halted. what happened ? so we were, unfortunately, in the airport and sitting there and waiting for our flight from orlando to charlotte and we got a notification that our flight from charlotte to munich had been cancelled. completely out of the blue. had no idea what was going on. we got no prior notice and we went ahead and, you know, we ran to the ticket counter and asked what to do and they said the best thing we could do still get on the flight to charlotte because our luggage was still being sent there on the aeroplane. the flight tracking firm flightaware has said more than 2,000 christmas eve flights have been cancelled globally. explaining their decision, delta airlines warned: in the us, in the us, daily omicron cases have risen beyond the peak of the delta wave and hospitals are quickly filling up. despite this, many are still taking the risk to reach their loved ones. i'm very scared to be flying, to be honest. i'm glad to see everyone looks pretty masked up. ijust hope people on the plane are respectful of those around them. fully vaxxed and boosted and all of that and i said, you know, i'm just so glad to be - back with people, doing what we do. it kind of feels good. i mean, i'm still worried - about the variant, omicron, and all that, but at the same time, i'm just like you know what? - let's just — let's get back to living our lives a little bit. airlines are now calling for reduced quarantine for vaccinated staff, with delta's ceo asking for those experiencing breakthrough infections to isolate five days instead of ten. but in the meantime, many will still be struggling to make it home for the holidays. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. queen elizabeth will spend christmas day at windsor castle with a smaller group of family members than in previous years. she decided not to travel to sandringham for her traditional family gathering as a "precautionary" measure amid rising coronavirus cases. she's expected to give a very personal christmas message later — her first since the death of her husband, prince philip. here's our royal correspondent nicolas witchell. the queen will be joined in windsor by six members of herfamily — the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall, the earl and countess of wessex, and the duke and duchess of gloucester. there will be a morning service at st george's chapel — inside windsor castle — though this will not be attended by the queen. god save the queen plays. then, at three o'clock, the queen's christmas message will be broadcast. it was recorded a few days ago at windsor with the opening music, the national anthem, played by the central band of the royal british legion in this, their centenary year. the broadcast itself will be a very personal one this year, according to buckingham palace. the queen is expected to speak for the first time in some detail about the loss of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, who died in april. as this still from the broadcast shows, the queen recorded it with a photograph of her and her husband at her side, and wearing a brooch she had worn on their honeymoon. # for those who can't be here... the cambridges won't be at windsor. last night, a recording of their carol concert at westminster abbey was shown on itv. it featured catherine playing the piano as tom walker sang for those who can't be here. today, william and catherine will be with their children at their home, anmer hall, in norfolk. no doubt they and the rest of the royal family, and particularly the queen, will look back on a year which has not been without its difficulties while looking forward to next year and the queen's platinum jubilee, when the nation will have the chance to mark her 70 years on the throne. nicholas witchell, bbc news. charlotte gallagher is in windsor. not her usual residence for christmas this year, charlotte. hat christmas this year, charlotte. not at all. christmas this year, charlotte. not at all- merry _ christmas this year, charlotte. ijrrt at all. merry christmas from here at windsor where the queen will be spending the day. she usually goes to sandringham, but unfortunately this year she decided that wasn't possible. we think there are two reasons behind this. the queen always likes to set an example and to be seen to be doing the right thing and perhaps having a large family christmas and hundreds of people go to sandringham to see the royal family and congregate people go to sandringham to see the royalfamily and congregate in large crowds and maybe there wouldn't have been seen as a good thing to do with omicron cases on a rapid rise. also the queen is 95 years old and hasn't been well recently and the last thing the royal family would have wanted would be for her to be poorly over christmas after catching coronavirus. but she will not be on her and this year, she will be surrounded by a smaller group of family, prince charles and his wife camilla, prince edward and his family and the duke and duchess of gloucester. prince andrew who lives in the windsor estate we think will be here as well along with his two daughters and their children as well. there will be people surrounding the queen after a very difficult yearfor her surrounding the queen after a very difficult year for her losing her husband in april and the trials and turmoils of coronavirus which have affected all of us and lots of people watching this will have had to change their christmas plans because of omicron and the queen is among them. find because of omicron and the queen is among them-— because of omicron and the queen is among them. and we haven't seen so much of her — among them. and we haven't seen so much of her because _ among them. and we haven't seen so much of her because her— among them. and we haven't seen so much of her because her and - among them. and we haven't seen so much of her because her and prince i much of her because her and prince philip went to windsor quite early on in the pandemic to keep safe, which would not be what she wants. she likes to be out and about and be visible. , ., , , . ., , ., visible. yes, and especially on christmas _ visible. yes, and especially on christmas day. _ visible. yes, and especially on christmas day. she _ visible. yes, and especially on christmas day. she likes - visible. yes, and especially on christmas day. she likes to i visible. yes, and especially onj christmas day. she likes to be visible. yes, and especially on - christmas day. she likes to be seen going to church and whenever the queen does events in public, she always wears bright clothes and hats and bright hats so she can be seen by as many people as possible. and those people who are hundreds and even thousands of people who go to sandringham every year want to see the royalfamily, they will sandringham every year want to see the royal family, they will be disappointed, notjust people from the surrounding area were people from across the world. i have met people from america, india, germany that went to sandringham on christmas day to see the royal family. the last thing she wanted was to have to cancel those plans and not see prince william and catherine and their children, but making the safe decision in hoping that in 2022 herjubilee year she can do more commitments, attend more events and we know that there will be a service of remembrance for the duke of edinburgh in the spring that obviously she will want to attend and want to be a fitting occasion for her husband. for and want to be a fitting occasion for her husband.— and want to be a fitting occasion for her husband. for the moment, charlotte. — for her husband. for the moment, charlotte, thank— for her husband. for the moment, charlotte, thank you _ for her husband. for the moment, charlotte, thank you very - for her husband. for the moment, charlotte, thank you very much. i charlotte, thank you very much. charlotte, thank you very much. charlotte gallaher at windsor. let's get some of the day's other news. pope francis, has called for more solidarity with those living in poverty. in his christmas eve mass in st peter's basilica in vatican city, the 85—year—old pontiff, also urged people to value the "little things in life". eleven people are now known to have died when a boat carrying migrants sank off a greek island, in the early hours of friday morning. another 90 people have been rescued from the island of antiki—theera — a search and rescue operation is still continuing. two leading american tech firms — meta, formerly known as facebook — and google, have received huge fines by a court in moscow for repeatedly failing to delete content russia deems illegal. google was fined $98 million, while meta was fined 27 million. meta has yet to respond, google says it will study the ruling before deciding on any future action. the un says three million people are in need of help in the philippines after typhoon raid devastated the country's south eastern islands. 375 people died and hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed. people in the worse affected areas need drinking water, food and emergency shelter. reports from sudan say the military government has disrupted internet services in the capital khartoum — in response to another call for a large demonstration against the october coup. several bridges have also been closed ahead of the demonstrations. general abdel fattah al—burhan — who led the coup in october — has warned that protests could impede a smooth democratic transition. you're watching bbc news. volunteers man vaccine centres in england as the race to fight the surging omicron variant in the country doesn't stop for the holiday. millions of travellers are facing disruption over christmas, as the world—wide record surge in omicron cases means cancelled flights and staff shortages. in the queen is expected to give a very personal christmas message this year, herfirst since very personal christmas message this year, her first since the death of her husband prince philip. let's get more on queen elizabeth spending christmas day at windsor castle with a smaller group of family members than in previous years. anna whitelock is professor of history at city, university of london. welcome and merry christmas to you if you are celebrating today. the queen affected again like many other people by coronavirus, which is a great leveller. i people by coronavirus, which is a great leveller.— great leveller. i mean, it absolutely _ great leveller. i mean, it absolutely is _ great leveller. i mean, it absolutely is and - great leveller. i mean, it absolutely is and i - great leveller. i mean, it absolutely is and i thinkl great leveller. i mean, it- absolutely is and i think many people will remember that image of the queen alone in april at the funeral of prince philip and in many ways, a symbol of so many people's experiences over the last 18 months. today in her christmas broadcast, i think which will be very personal, some have been more personal over than others over the years, she is going to reflect on philip, who she described as her great strength and stay. described as her great strength and sta . . , stay. indeed. that will be the thing that is foremost _ stay. indeed. that will be the thing that is foremost in _ stay. indeed. that will be the thing that is foremost in her _ stay. indeed. that will be the thing that is foremost in her mind. - stay. indeed. that will be the thing that is foremost in her mind. and l that is foremost in her mind. and again, so many people have lost people close to them in the last couple of years and her message will no doubt have great resonance. i mean, she always tries to find something particularly inspiring or that sums up the year for many people and she likes to see herself as speaking for the nation and inspiring at this time and i think it will be about loss and i think it will be about family and i think the queen's year has been very much about ageing, about transition, about ageing, about transition, about endings with the loss of philip and the loss of barbados, a country that has long had ties with the british crown, that became a republic in november so there is a sense of ending there. but also age catching up with the queen. she had to pull out of attending the cenotaph because of her ill—health, she has been at pains to stress that she has been at pains to stress that she has been carrying on with light duties using the zoom for audiences and meetings. buti duties using the zoom for audiences and meetings. but i think if we had to sum per year, that phrase she used in the cop26 video message, again she was unable to attend glasgow for that, when she said none of us live for ever, and i think there is particular poignancy in that, particularly this year for the queen, 95 and having lost her husband and that pretty much sums up her year. husband and that pretty much sums up her ear. �* ,., ., husband and that pretty much sums up her ear. ~ ,., ., , ., her year. also, other things to reflect on _ her year. also, other things to reflect on and _ her year. also, other things to reflect on and of— her year. also, other things to reflect on and of course. - her year. also, other things to reflect on and of course. the | her year. also, other things to i reflect on and of course. the very fractures within her family with prince harry and megan deciding to leave the country, go and park themselves in the united states. absolutely, that was announced at the tail end of last year but it was in february that was made official and when there was that statement from the palace which said that essentially this has in have out status was not going to work and a life of public status meant a full—time commitment to the pub —— royalfamily or to the full—time commitment to the pub —— royal family or to the firm as it is known. and then we saw that interview that made headlines around the world from harry and megan when there was a suggestion that a member of the royalfamily had been racist in their comments about the unborn child of harry and megan, archie. and so in terms of the family it has been another tempestuous year for the queen and the issue of prince andrew, which i was here talking about last year and i imagine the year before remains still unanswered questions and that case still looming in america.- questions and that case still looming in america. yes, much to dicest looming in america. yes, much to digest and — looming in america. yes, much to digest and look— looming in america. yes, much to digest and look forward _ looming in america. yes, much to digest and look forward to, - looming in america. yes, much to digest and look forward to, it - looming in america. yes, much to digest and look forward to, it has| digest and look forward to, it has to be said with the platinum jubilee in 2022. thank you very much professor. as people gathered for last night's midnight mass, the head of the roman catholic church in england and wales urged the government not to bring back restrictions on churches to combat covid. in a bbc interview, the archbishop of westminster cardinal vincent nichols said people can "make good judgments themselves" and "understand the risk". harry farley reports. as shepherds to the crib, in the pouring rain they flocked to westminster cathedral. last year's midnight mass was online only as london grappled with tier 4 restrictions. but last night, the faithful were allowed to worship in person. choir sings carol. we're living in a time of real vulnerability. now, we're often tempted to counter that vulnerability by putting up our defences, by making sure that i and those close to me, or us citizens of wealthy countries, that we're well looked after, whatever the cost. but here is the christ child, so vulnerable himself. he asks us to think again. after a packed service, cardinal nichols warned against further restrictions on churches. the people of this country have shown that they — they can make good judges of them themselves and i think we're at that point of saying we understand the risks, we know what we should do, most people are sensible and cautious, we don't need stronger impositions to teach us what to do. many services, including this one, will be streamed online. later today, pope francis will deliver his christmas blessing to a live audience outside st peter's basilica in rome. in canterbury, justin welby is expected to call for compassion for migrants crossing the channel. and here in westminster, an appeal against further covid restrictions. harry farley, bbc news. a revolutionary telescope which will aim to detect some of the earliest stars and galaxies in the universe is due to head off into space the coming hours. described as a "�*time machine' the james webb space telescope is being transported into space via the ariane five rocket. designed to unlock mysteries of the universe, the telescope will be able to look back to 400 million years after the big bang. it has a wider spectrum view than the hubble telescope and will operate further out from the earth. let's take a closer look at it: it weighs half of the now iconic hubble telescope and specialises in infrared astronomy. it will operate at a mind boggling i million miles away from earth. in order to be launched into space it has been folded like origami. it will take a full month to unfold properly once it is in position it contains 18 hexagonal mirrors that will help astronomers see back more than 13 billion years. those gold—plated mirrors are mainly made of beryllium. our science editor, rebecca morelle reports. stunning images revealing the beauty of our universe, but we've only seen a tiny fraction of it. now, a new astronomy mission is set to revolutionise our view. this is the james webb space telescope. it's a successor to hubble, but 100 times more powerful. after three decades in the making and a cost of $10 billion, it is finally ready to launch. we've never attempted anything like that in space before. we are going to be entering a whole new regime of astrophysics! a new frontier! and that is what gets so many of us excited about james webb space telescope. this space telescope is a feat of engineering. at its heart is a 6.5m—wide mirror, made up of 18 hexagonal segments, each coated in a layer of gold. its size means it can detect the incredibly faint light coming from the most distant stars. it also has a huge sunshield — about the size of a tennis court. it's made up of five layers, each as thin as a human hair. and this protects the telescope from the heat and light of the sun. sitting a million miles away from the earth, the telescope will give us our deepest ever view of the cosmos, from seeing the birth of the very first stars and galaxies to revealing new planets in far—flung solar systems. what excites me is making discoveries, things we haven't thought about, and there's a whole history of astronomy that shows how, when we've looked at the new universe in a new way, we discover things we hadn't thought about, and there's something really exciting about doing that. so the light from the telescope - comes in down at the bottom here — you can see a red cover covering the entrance aperture... - on board, the instruments that will be key to these discoveries was built in the uk. it is called miri, and this is an engineering replica. webb will be able to do some - wonderful discovery science that has simply not been possible before. we'll be able to see - the first light galaxies — i the first objects and stars that i were glowing after the big bang — and to do that sort - of science, we need miri. we need the data that only this i instrument will be able to provide. to get into space, the telescope is so big, it's been folded up to fit inside the rocket. the most challenging part is getting it to unfurl. it has been practised here on earth, and that is hard enough — there are 300 points where it could go wrong. but if anything fails in space, the telescope is too far away to be fixed. this is the biggest and most ambitious space telescope ever built. now, its mission is almost ready to begin. the hours ahead will be an anxious wait for scientists. rebecca morelle, bbc news. just two and a half hours before the telescope is thrust into space and will bring that live here on bbc news. christmas celebrations have taken place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic church in the region. the events culminated in a mass at the church of the nativity, built on the spot where it's believed thatjesus was born. but for a second year running, the celebrations were without their usual international crowds because of a ban on foreign visitors, due to covid—i9. much more from us in the hours ahead. stay with us on bbc news. a very good morning to you. christmas morning has been all right so far. weather—wise we have had a lot under the christmas tree, it's a fairly cloudy, damp, drizzly and fairly mild, but in the north and east it has been chilly and i has a cold wind has been a feature as we go through the day but for those of you wanting a white christmas, many disappointed but we have had some and from the shetland and down to eastern scotland and high ground of northern england and as far south as the dales in yorkshire we have seen will treat for once you continuing at the moment but we have drought and brow —— mark bright and dry weather. clouds remained in place in southern wales and northern ireland and rain becomes heavier here and a southerly wind brings a milder air but that east to south easterly wind really will have a bite to it. this afternoon temperatures will be four or 5 degrees and if you're going for a walk it will be a day rub because it will feel sub—0 out there across many northern and eastern areas thanks to the strength of that wind. that wind becomes a key feature of this evening and overnight and coming and it will clash with this area of rain that is heavy at times and pushing its way northward and eastward and eastwards ended as it reaches high ground of northern england and southern scotland we will see the colder air interact and more in the way of snowfall covering snow in the high ground and lowering the strength of that wind. the cold air in place for the northern half of the country with frost in places but notice further south we have temperatures at eight or 9 degrees and a mild night. buta temperatures at eight or 9 degrees and a mild night. but a brighter day ahead tomorrow towards southern areas and there will be showers around and some of those in the heavy side. brighter in northern ireland but outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow in northern england and parts of scotland and slowly pushing its way northwards. fairly blustery here with lighter winds in the south and light winds and sunshine out it will be considering between christmas and new year it will be feel unusually mild with 12 or 13 great possible and for five celsius across the northern half of in particular. as we go between christmas and new year we have areas of low pressure lining themselves up in the atlantic and each one will bring a burst of warm air and in the middle part of the reek we will drag the earth in the mid—atlantic and so expect some rain between christmas and new year and expect some rain between christmas and new yearand it expect some rain between christmas and new year and it will be blustery at times as well and just a note of these temperatures, particularly across england and wales with mid—teens and may be 16 or 17 celsius. that is how is looking goodbye. this is bbc news, the headlines... volunteers in england hoping to give vaccines. the government is offering every adult a boost by the end of the month. millions around the world faced travel disruption over christmas as the surge in the omicron variant sees thousands of flight cancelled due to staff shortages. airline say they are contacting those passengers affected before they arrive at the airport. the queen is expected to give a very personal christmas message later, the first since the death of her husband prince philip. final preparations are under way for the launch of a rocket carrying a space telescope that could transform our understanding of the universe. the rocket carrying the james webb space telescope will take off from french guiana later. this is bbc news.

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