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the world s most powerful telescope has launched into space to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and after 3 months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma, has finally come 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 christmas morning. the real standard signifying that the queen was in residence. the duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation at saint george s chapel for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid 19 according to officials. from the very first moments of the queens 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. p ....
now on bbc news it s time for dateline. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the best known columnists on uk newspapers, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, record breaking daily increases in covid infection hit the uk. pleas, not lockdown, are the order of the day, though the public are already voting with their feet. borisjohnson s pleas are ignored by 100 of his own mps, and by voters in a previously loyal part of england. is he now leader of the party and the country only in name? henry chu is long serving foreign correspondent and deputy news editor at the la times. polly toynbee is a veteran columnist on the left of centre guardian newspaper. and simonjack, the bbc s business editor, is here in the studio. good to see you, simon, and good to have you bothjoining us from parts around the uk while we maintain all our social distancing fo ....
and, the lovely bones author, alice sebold, apologises for her part in the conviction of a man found innocent after 16 years injail. the rising cost of living, inflation in the uk could push an average spending of a family over £2000 over the next year. and coming up this hour. more than £20 million is pledged to end hiv action plan on world aids day. we live in liverpool, remembering some of those who have lost their lives to the disease. we are live. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the nhs is gearing up for a major expansion of the vaccine booster programme, with hospitals and thousands of community sites set to offer the jab in response to the 0micron variant. in england, a further 14 million adults are being offered a booster. the government says all adults should have been offered a booster by the end of january. some 400 military personnel will help out at 1,500 vaccine sites across england to deliver the booster programme. the prime minister said these ....
parts of the country and in december wind chill. temperatures need to feel below freezing. more on our main story, the tragedy in the english channel, at least 31 migrants feared to have drowned after their boat capsized. we can talk to our political editor. prime minister earlier was saying that clearly sympathy was with the victims and families but it underlines yet again the danger of crossing. it is a very sensitive issue for the government. yes, and the political issue for the government. yes, and the political alarm issue for the government. yes, and the political alarm has issue for the government. yes, and the political alarm has been - issue for the government. yes, and the political alarm has been ringingi the political alarm has been ringing about this for some weeks louder and louder. i think you can see the prime minister s frustration that also downing street is appalled by what has happened and borisjohnson seeing the people smugglers are literally ....
and what do you think about the likely scrapping of a fast train line between leeds and macnhester which had been promised by the pm? you can contact me @vicderbyshire or email [email protected]. where is one of china s top tennis starss? she hasn t been heard from since she accused a chinese official of sexually assaulting her. alec baldwin faces a new lawsuit over a fatal shooting on a film set. lawyers are calling the actor reckless. the nhs can now offer people living with hiv the first long acting injectable treatment to keep the virus at bay. and coming up this hour.. we ll speak to fabrice muamba and the person who saved his life about a new campaign to ensure more people know how to help people having a cardiac arrest. good morning. the government is preparing to publish its plans for the rail network, insisting that changes from the original proposals will mean improvements happen faster in the midlands and northern england. borisjohnson has indicated that t ....