and lift off. the world s most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas day boosterjabs in england thousands of people are expected to be vaccinated today, as the race to fight the surging omricon variant continues. and tributes are paid to the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth who 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. earlier, i spoke to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell who told me this was a very intimate broadcast from her majesty. that is how it was described to us by buckingham palace, that it would be particularly personal. an
next summer, we look forward to the commonwealth games. the baton is currently travelling the length and breadth of the commonwealth, heading towards birmingham a beacon of hope on its journey. it will be a chance to celebrate the achievements of athletes and the coming together of like minded nations. and february, just six weeks from now, will see the start of my platinum jubilee year, which i hope will be an opportunity for people everywhere to enjoy a sense of togetherness, a chance to give thanks for the enormous changes of the last 70 years social, scientific and cultural and also to look ahead with confidence. i m sure someone somewhere today will remark that christmas is a time for children. it s an engaging truth but only half the story. perhaps it s truer to say that christmas can speak to the child within us all. adults, when weighed down with worries, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things, where children do not, and for me and my family, even with o
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
# give us this day our daily bread. the nation, and his family, said goodbye to the duke of edinburgh the man who d been by the queen s side for more than 70 years. my dear papa was a very special person who i think, above all else, would ve been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him. in the months after prince philip s death, the queen carried on with her duties until her health required her to slow down. carving their own paths away from the uk, the duke and duchess of sussex told their truths to a global audience. you re not going to tell me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to them. ..and still smiling for the cameras, despite a challenging year. you re watching bbc news. we have just received a statement from buckingham palace confirming that the duke of edinburgh has died. the statement says, it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, his royal hi
now on bbc news, review 2021, the media year. our media editor, amol rajan, takes a close look at some of the organisations running our digital world in his review of the year. hello. i hope the year has been kind to you. the media industry is defining a new normal, and coming to terms with the second year of a global pandemic. print and distribution costs are growing pretty much everywhere. but so too are online subscriptions and targeted advertising. big tech is more dominant than ever, but governments and regulators around the world, including here in the uk, are waking up to new ways to shape these giants of global media. or at least squaring up for a fight with them. nevertheless, many of the biggest headlines this year came from more traditional media. presenter piers morgan left itv s good morning britain after saying that he didn t believe a word that meghan said in that interview with oprah winfrey. concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he