welcome to bbc news. a russian military plane has disappeared from radarjust minutes after take off from the black sea resort of sochi, according to the country s defence ministry. 92 people were on board the the tupolev isii including russian servicemen and members of an army band due to give a concert in syria. rescue ships and helicopters are at the crash site six kilometres offshore, and have so far recovered one body, and debris from the sea. a russian official says the crash could have been caused by a technical malfunction or a crew error, but suggested it could not have been terrorism because the plane was operated by the military. the queen has chosen inspiration as the theme of her christmas broadcast this year, and will speak of drawing strength from meeting ordinary people, who have done extraordinary things. she will spend today at her sandringham estate in norfolk with other members of the royal family. the duke and duchess of cambridge will spend christmas da
the middle of nowhere. i am adam fleming andi the middle of nowhere. i am adam fleming and i will review it all in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the queen will not be attending church this morning for the traditional christmas day service in sandringham. a buckingham palace spokesman says she still suffering from a heavy cold. the queen and the duke of edinburgh delayed the start of their annual trip earlier this week. the rest of the royal family are due to attend church this morning. this photograph was released in the last few minutes by the press association, the family weeping on the way to church. the prince of wales at duchess of cornwall, the duke of edinburgh. the earl of wessex, the countess of wessex and their daughter lady louise windsor. still quite a bit representation from the family at st mary magdelene church. let s speak now to our reporter emilia papadopoulos who is at sandringham for us this morning. the queen does like the traditiona
live pictures. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. the queen has missed the traditional christmas church service at sandringham. buckingham palace says she is suffering with a heavy cold. you ll remember that the queen and the duke of edinburgh delayed the start of their annual trip to sandringham last week, and took a shorter helicopter journey from buckingham palace rather than travelling by train. the rest of the royal family attended church at sandringham without the queen. the congregation included the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales, the duchess of cornwall and prince harry. the earl of wessex, the county of wessex, and lady louise windsor, their daughter, was also there. the queen was suffering from a cold. and the duke of edinburgh as well. they delayed their trip to sandringham last week, taking a short helicopter journey rather than travelling by train. let s go to sandringham now, and emilia papadopoulos is there for us. there were a lot of questions abou
for the first time in almost 30 years, the queen has missed the christmas day church service at sandringham. buckingham palace say she s still recovering from a heavy cold. later today, in a pre recorded christmas broadcast, she will speak of drawing strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. morning service at sandringham part of the royal family s christmas day routine. but with one significant absentee this year the queen. while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace described as a heavy cold. in a short statement, the palace said she would take part in the family s celebrations. her absence from the church service, the first time in many years she hasn t attended, is understood to be a precautionary measure. there is no sense of undue concern. also absent fr