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in our festive edition of click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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 ....
and in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in one which has seen tim peake return to earth after his six month stay in space. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. and a happy christmas as well. the queen has delivered her annual christmas speech, in a message where she says she often draws strength from meeting ordinary people, doing extraordinary things. the speech has been televised throughout britain and much of the commonwealth this afternoon. after paying tribute to the uk s olympians and paralympians, she spoke of her admiration for unsung heroes i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things, volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours, unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. they are an inspiration to those who know them, and their lives frequently embody a truth expressed by mother teresa, from this year, st teresa of calcutta. she once said, not al ....
visited by immigration officials in recent weeks in a renewed bid to crack down on illegal workers in the industry. and fans around the world have been paying tribute to the star wars actress carrie fisher, who has died at the age of 60. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. one woman has died and a man is seriously injured in a series of crashes on the aao in 0xfordshire. up to 15 people with minor injuries have been treated by emergency services at the scene. ben starkey here witnessed the aftermath. i ve just been ushered through the central reservation. this morning it was foggy and i see. there was a collision ahead of me and i thought this might be the crisis will this all down. on taking a further inspection passed those are saw there was a more serious accident with a lady had been somehow got out of her vehicle and ming collided with another vehicle and had collided with another vehicle. i offered first aid to anybody who needed any. i continued to the oth ....
worries are stopping them doing theirjob properly because of sleepless nights and days off sick. and it s notjust affecting those on lower incomes. in sport, it s one step closer to a cup final for manchester united. they beat hull city 2 0 in the first leg of the league cup semi final. and this is the incredible trick shot which has caused a sensation on social media. it s two minutes long and you really don t want to miss it. and carol has the weather. we are starting off with a very windy day. windy for all day for most of us. storms locally and severe gales for some. sunshine further south but tomorrow, parts of the south will also have sleet and snow. good morning. first, our main story. barack obama has delivered his farewell address as us president, telling the american people he believes the country is in a better, stronger place than when he was first elected eight years ago. in an emotional speech in chicago, he thanked his wife michelle as well as his family ....
welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning what do you want from a trump presidency? he says he will make america great again. he dominates oui’ america great again. he dominates our programme today. do get in touch. use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. he s just hours away from the world s most powerfuljob. this afternoon, at 5pm uk time, donald trump will be sworn in as 45th president of the united states. last night, in the shadow of the lincoln memorial, the billionaire businessman, who beat the odds to win november s election, told the crowd that he will unify the country and give a voice to people who have been forgotten. our washington correspondent laura bicker has more. marching band plays. this is a musical warmup act for one of the greatest political shows on earth. and centre stage for this welcome concert is it ....