hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. one of the greatest scientific missions of modern times has taken a giant leap forward in the last hour, with the launch of the james webb space telescope. the £10 billion project has taken 30 years to reach this moment. the telescope was launched from kourou in french guiana. it s the most powerful ever built, and the developers hope it will reveal stars and galaxies from the birth of the universe, as well as distant planets which could provide evidence of life beyond earth. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. and we have engine start. and lift off. the start of a blockbuster astronomy mission. james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. inside this rocket is the biggest telescope ever sent into space. punching a hole through the clouds. 20 seconds into the flight. this is the james webb space telescope. it s a successor to hubble, but 100 times more powerful. after three d
emissions by 2050. what fuel is being used to produce the hydrogen? and taking it to the brink. lewis hamilton beats max verstappen in a chaotic, dramatic saudi grand prix, setting up next weekend s winner takes all, final race. thank you forjoining us. pope francis has denounced those who seek to instill fear of migrants for political propaganda. on a visit to a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos, he called on europe to shoulder responsibility for its share of what he said was a complex gobal problem. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled with him and sent this report. they embrace the man and the message because, at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back of migrants in land and at sea and globally there s no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and wa
and the cars of the two leaders touched as they jostled for position. ah, i mean, i don t know, i ve been racing here a long time but that was definitely. that was incredibly tough. i tried to be as sensible and as tough as i could be out there but also sensible. with all my race experience over the years, just keeping the car on track and staying clean, it was difficult, but we persevered, as a team, we ve had all sorts of things thrown at us. i didn t quite understand why all of a sudden he hit the brakes quite heavily, and then i ran into the back of him. and then he moved on so i didn t understand exactly what was going on. i got a message afterwards that he was going to let us pass so it was a bit confusing. with just under three weeks to go until christmas, towns and cities around the world are beginning to put together nativity scenes. normally you might expect a few hand carved models but on the spanish island of gran canaria, they ve opted to make sculptures out of s
the israeli parliament. take a listen. his speech was heckled by the families of hostages who were watching. they shouted now from the gallery as they demanded the immediate release of their loved ones. israel says 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were taken to gaza in hamas attacks in october. these images show the aftermath of an air strike on the al maghazi refugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. israel says it is investigating.the gaza health ministry says at least the gaza health ministry says at least 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. since early october, the hamas run health ministry says shaimaa khalil s report contains images some may find distressing. pointing to her pain, overcome with distress. it hurts here, mama, she says. her mother is trying to console her. late at night, tteir homes were bombed. late at night, their homes were bombed. the wounded kept coming to the nearby al aqsa hospital, already overwhelmed,