of midnight mass at the nativity church. and in his first christmas message as monarch, king charles is to pay tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth ii. you are watching bbc news. bend it like beckham: 20 years on. it s not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who d let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film because we ve watched it that many times. there are so many elements of it that are still true today. - i was like, this is me on screen. she s found her people. maybe i can find my people. the film actually gave me a bit of clarity on where i wanted to go with my life. # though you may find. people from marginalised communities can find themselves in it, even if it s not their own cul
here in the uk the final few rail services will be departing over the next hour as more rail strikes begin. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 250 million people are facing life threatening conditions as plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds grip much of the united states and canada. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything mother nature could wallop at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing down power lines, with temperatures
For most, but colder air edges mild for most, but colder air edges into the north west of scotland. it is just the north west of scotland where there is a chance of snow showers, late on christmas day. this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the world. i m maryam moshiri. our top stories? our top stories. plunging temperatures are gripping much of the united states and canada, with more than 250 million people facing life than 250 million people facing life threatening conditions. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything that mother nature could win at us this weekend. protests turn violent, as thousands of people take to the streets of paris after a gunman with a history of racist violence killed three people at a kurdish cultural centre.