Other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, this years traditional Christmas Day broadcast by the queen put the focus on the theme of inspiration. Here it is in full. Band plays god save the queen. There was a time when british olympic Medal Winners became Household Names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this years games in rio and 147 at the paralympics meant that the gb medallists reception at Buckingham Palace was a crowded and happy event. Throughout the commonwealth, there were equallyjoyful celebrations. Grenada, the bahamas, jamaica and new zealand won more medals per head of population than any other countries. Many of this years winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. Inspiration fed their aspiration, and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others. A few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind when i opened the new cambridge base of the ea
Other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, this years traditional Christmas Day broadcast by the queen put the focus on the theme of inspiration. Here it is in full. Band plays god save the queen. There was a time when british olympic Medal Winners became Household Names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this years games in rio and 147 at the paralympics meant that the gb medallists reception at Buckingham Palace was a crowded and happy event. Throughout the commonwealth, there were equallyjoyful celebrations. Grenada, the bahamas, jamaica and new zealand won more medals per head of population than any other countries. Many of this years winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. Inspiration fed their aspiration, and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others. A few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind when i opened the new cambridge base of the ea
Hello, good morning. Iam Annita Mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live. The us director of National Intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that Official Agencies Leaked claims russia had Compromising Material on him. In a statement, James Clapper said he had called the President Elect to say the information had not come from the us Security Services. Meanwhile the bbc understands the ex mi6 officer who is believed to have prepared the memo containing the unsubstantiated claims is now in hiding. Christopher steele, who runs a london based intelligence firm, is believed to have left his home this week. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has the story. Donald trumps not a huge fan of the press corps, but he had a message to send to the media and to Us Intelligence agencies. He believes they leaked unsubstantiated allegations that his Election Team colluded with russia. It is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it didnt happen. There are also claims that russian
Events continued well into the evening in the French seaside town as soldiers, veterans, officials and members of the public gathered for remembrance events in England and France .
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