Pope francis has urged the worlds Roman Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who have been forced to flee because of violence. At Christmas Eve mass in saint peters basilica, the pontiff drew comparisons with the biblical story of mary and joseph, who found no place to stay in bethlehem when mary was about to give birth tojesus. Pope francis said respect for migrants was an integral part of christianity. Virginia langeberg reports. In vatican city, the faithful began gathering long before midnight in saint peters square. Beneath a giant christmas tree, a scene to reflect the birth of jesus. While inside the basilica began the annual ceremony, steeped in catholic tradition. This, the fifth Christmas Eve mass to be held by pope francis. With 1. 2 million Roman Catholic followers around the world, the pontiff used his speech to highlight the plight of migrants, telling his followers the story of mary and joseph, and the trials they were forced to endure on theirjourney to bethle
I have no idea what i am singing. Louise is worried. Six breakfast presenters and a i,000 strong audience what could possibly go wrong . find out how we got on in our big singing challenge. And phil avery has the weather. Steph, very good morning to you. Merry christmas. I feel as though i am in the way here. Here is your headline, if you havent got any power here in stevenage this morning, i think i have found a reason. I will have all the detail on the christmas whether in 15 minutes. Weather. Good morning. First, our main story the queen will pay tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her Christmas Day broadcast, for the way in which they dealt with this years terrorist attacks. She is at her estate at sandringham with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. The queen recorded this years broadcast a few days ago at buckingham palace. Its main theme is the importance of hom
Years terror attacks. In her Christmas Day message, she will say the cities powerful identities had shone through in the face of appalling attacks. Im at the queens sandringham estate, in norfolk, where she will attend church this morning with the rest of the royal family, including prince harry and his new fiancee, Meghan Markle. Good morning, Merry Christmas. It is monday 25 december. Also ahead the pope urges the world not to ignore the plight of migrants forced to leave their countries because of violence. Christmas isnt all about presents and turkey dinners. Over a Million People will be working today. We will catch up with some of them. I have no idea what im singing. Louise is worried. And six breakfast presenters and a i,000 strong audience what could possibly go wrong . find out how we got on in our big singing challenge. And phil avery has the weather. Steph, very good morning to you. Here things are looking up, you have not just one but here things are looking up, you have n
Coming up later this hour. With just over a month to go until the winter just over a month to go until the Winter Olympics in south korea, i will be checking out some of team gbs will be checking out some of team gbs biggest medal prospect in part for the pyeongchang in path to pyeongchang. Good morning, and welcome to bbc news. Merry christmas. The queen will pay tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this years terrorist attacks. Shes at her estate at sandringham with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. The queen recorded this years broadcast a few days ago at buckingham palace. Its main theme is the importance of home, a place she describes as a source of warmth and love. Looking back over the events of 2017, she praises the cities of london and manchester. The queen visited the victims of the bombing a
Accident was on the freeway. Traffic investigators have been going back and forth between the two cars. One of them was a chp car that was destroyed by the impact. We have called them several times. They are not providing details on the officers conditions. Two officers have been injured. The conditions of the driver of the red car is not known. We do not know what led to the accident. We have confirmed that around 11 45 on Christmas Eve, the cars collided near winston avenue. It appears that the driver of the red car crash into the chp vehicle from behind. After that it went across the freeway and across the offramp. We called chp a few minutes ago, they said they would not provide updates on the investigation or those injured until a News Conference, plan this morning at 9 00, takes place. As it gets later in the morning and more cars get on the road, many people will wonder about the freeway closure. We are at 880 s. Near southland mall. Both cars are still here. It will be a while