and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was one familiar laugh missing and expressed empathy with other families who d lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined the congregation at st george s chapel for morning service. the queen, though, did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen s broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april, after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, christmas can be har
members of the royal family, though not the queen, joined the congregation at st george s chapel. happy christmas. merry christmas. the royal party was led by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, who arrived on foot. the queen s christmas broadcast at three o clock this afternoon will be an unusually personal one. she s expected to reflect on the death of her husband, prince philip, earlier this year. in his christmas message from canterbury cathedral, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, reflected on the impact of the pandemic. we all face uncertainty, uncontrollability and unpredictability. whether we are working in sage or the cabinet, to each one of us, from huge companies to those who are sleeping rough. at the vatican, pope francis spoke about the importance of dialogue. he urged world leaders to engage with each other to solve problems and prevent conflicts. nicholas witchell, bbc news. volunteers are working at vaccination centres across engla
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
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 two hours, 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 thre
which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift off! the world s most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas day booster jabs in england thousands of people are expected to be vaccinated today as the race to fight the surging omricon variant continues. the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly, in her christmas day message, about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip, who died in april. the monarch poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief, saying there was one familiar laugh missing amid the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. men? the queen was in residence. merry christmas- t