the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. hello and welcome to bbc news. the international charity, save the children, has condemned what it called an attack by the burmese military that killed at least 38 people, including women and children. the charity said the military had reportedly forced people from their cars, arrested some, killed others and burnt their bodies in the south eastern kayah state. save the children says two of its humanitarian staff let s get more from ong chow moe who is an advisor to the national unity government s ministry of human rights. for security reasons we cannot disclose his location. thank you forjoining us. from these photos it looks terrific. what do you know about what happened? what do you know about what ha ened? ., ~ i. ., ., happened? thank you for having me and what happened? thank you for having me and what you happened? thank you for having me and what you describe - happened? thank you for having me and what
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
his christmas sermon. and lift off! the world s most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas covid vaccines are being offered to thousands of people in england, as the british government expands its booster programme to offer all adults a jab before the new year. 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. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of co
grand slam men s tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on, after 13 were killed by the british army, in londonderry. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. as tensions over ukraine continue, nato s secretary general has said it s up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path offered by western powers or one of confrontation over ukraine. but russia denies planning to invade ukraine, despite having stationed large numbers of troops around its borders and in annexed crimea. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has accused the west of infringing russia s security. moscow has deployed around 100,000 troops near the border, angry that a country once part of the soviet union, is now seeking closer ties with the west. in eastern ukraine, separatists, backed by moscow, have actually been battling ukrainian forces since 2014, with at least 13,000 people being killed i