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peter in los anueles, now to deal with it. peter in los angeles, thank _ now to deal with it. peter in los angeles, thank you _ now to deal with it. peter in los angeles, thank you very - now to deal with it. peter in los angeles, thank you very much. | a man has died after being shot by armed police near kensington palace in west london. officers say they stopped a vehicle at about 3.20pm this afternoon, shots were fired and a man was pronounced dead at the scene. police say they are not treating the incident as terrorism. new guidance has been issued for care home visits in england as a result of the surge in omicron infections. from wednesday, residents will be limited to three visitors as well as a friend or relative nominated as their essential care giver. megan paterson reports. in care homes around the country, festive celebrations are well under way. but as well as the usual trimmings, for some families, fears about covid guidelines on separation from loved ones are making an unwelcome return. i run a family of seven and it's a limit of three, so i'm very worried about

that was peter bowes in los angeles. - to deal with it. that was peter bowes in los angeles. the - to deal with it. that was peter . bowes in los angeles. the mayor to deal with it. that was peter - bowes in los angeles. the mayor of mayfield has described his town as having been reduced to matchsticks. a man has died after being shot by armed police near kensington palace in west london. officers say they stopped a vehicle at about 3.20pm this afternoon, shots were fired and a man was pronounced dead at the scene. police say they are not treating the incident as terrorism. the treasury has admitted some officials did have drinks in their office in november last year but has denied this amounted to a party. the times has reported that about two dozen civil servants held a drinks party to celebrate finishing work on the chancellor's spending review. a treasury spokesperson described what happened as "impromptu drinks around their desks" and added that there was no in—person departmental party last christmas. foreign ministers from the g7 group of wealthy nations are meeting

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. in recent years numerous small and medium—sized abattoirs have closed, and there are concerns more may follow. as gareth barlow, himself a former slaughterman reports, there are warnings that if more are lost, there may be significant consequences for rural economies. the north york moors. it's a landscape with agriculture at its heart. but for farmers like peter mawson, that's under threat. the majority of it is grazing land. he had to stop raising livestock after his local abattoir closed. the pigs went for good reason. there has to be a purpose, where you're making money, looking after the livestock, producing things that customers will buy and be happy with. but it reaches a point where, when it's too difficult to do that, you must stop. many smaller slaughterhouses struggle to stay open and for some farmers the lack of abattoirs able to slaughter and butcher their animals is undermining their business. and supplying direct to consumers is often far more profitable. to give you

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indeed, dr peter hotez life must in _ you too. indeed, dr peter hotez life must in houston, _ you too. indeed, dr peter hotez life must in houston, texas. --| life must in houston, texas. —— live. let's get some of the day's other news. the un says 3 million people are in need of assistance in the philippines — among them, around a million children. it comes after typhoon rai devastated the country's south—eastern islands. many have lost everything and are heading into christmas unsure if they'll be able to feed their families. 11 people are now known to have died when a boat carrying migrants sank off a greek island in the early hours of friday morning. another 90 people have been rescued from the island of antikythera. a search and rescue operation is still continuing. two leading american tech firms — meta, which was formerly known as facebook, and google — have received huge fines by a court in moscow for repeatedly failing to delete content russia deems illegal. google was fined $98 million, meta was fined $27 mil

we have run out of time, peter cardwell, thank l out of time, peter cardwell, thank you very much indeed. people in england aged between 30 and 39 can book their booster jab from tomorrow. the acceleration of the vaccination programme comes as scientists warn that the uk could face record levels of infection, without further restrictions. dr susan hopkins, the chief medical advisor at the uk health security agency and said she expects the omicron variant to spread to unvaccinated people. we are still in the early days of understanding omicron and how it affects people. secondly, clearly, if you have had a prior infection or you've had vaccination, we would expect you to have less serious disease. however, the sheer weight of numbers that look like they're coming towards us with the omicron infection means that it will find those people who are unvaccinated or who have had a poor response to the vaccine for their underlying immune condition and that will mean that we will still see individuals in hospital. in the confirmed cases in the uk at the moment, we have only had a very small numbe

peter, thank you very much. at least 14 people have died and dozens have been injured on indonesia�*s java island, after an active volcano erupted for the second time in months. indonesia sits on the ring of fire, a region around the pacific ocean that�*s susceptible to volcanos and earthquakes. the volcano, mount seemeru, has been in a state of near constant eruption for decades. here�*s the bbc�*s valdya baraputri. blanketed in volcanic ash, this is the devastating aftermath of the mount seemeru eruption, with houses buried almost up to their roofs. heavy rain turned the ash into mud, adding a challenge to the rescue effort by the indonesian disaster mitigation agency. these adverse conditions have hampered the evacuation effort for the past two days. according to local officials, ten people are still trapped in their homes and they�*re still looking for at least one missing person. meanwhile, more than 900 people from villages had been evacuated to mosques, schools and village halls. rescue organise

peter, thank you very much. _ plans are rather in limbo. peter, thank you very much. clinical - ministers in scotland and wales are warning people not to travel to england to take advantage of looser coronavirus restrictions on new year's eve. nightclubs in scotland and wales are closed, and tables in pubs, bars and restaurants are limited to six people. that's not the case in england, meaning some are contemplating crossing the border to celebrate. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is in chirk, close to the welsh border. what have businesses been telling you? the pub behind me bills itself as the last pub in england. normally that makes very little difference at all. but at the moment, the english side, as you were saying, clubs and open, people can meet and much bigger groups for new year's eve. and that does make a difference, because, unlike at other moments in the pandemic, people are free to travel. they are free to cross the border at the moment. so you can understand why lots of people may be making this very short weather, maybe they have to b

peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. time to catch up with all the day's sports news, including lewis hamilton's great day on the racing track. here's karthi gna nasegaram. hello, thank you very much. it has been one of the most intriguing seasons in formula one's history and it will all come down to the final race next weekend. lewis hamilton and max verstappen are now level on points after hamilton won today's chaotic and controversial saudi arabian grand prix. adam wild reports. just two races left and still two drivers could become world champion. the battle between lewis hamilton and max verstappen, the rivalry for the ages. but here, there was danger around every corner. this was mick schumacher race per —— mick schumacher�*s race coming to an ending, a crash heavy enough to impact everyone, the aftermath costing hamilton the lead when they got back to the grid. verstappen was at the front this time, but they lasted less than a lap before they restocked. another pause to raise the tension, we verstappen back

well, if we were to do the peter snow lets have a bit i to do the peter snow lets have a bit of fun and apply this to the next general election, the conservatives would be left with three seats. of course, that's not going to happen but it's an indication of the scale. two things for the conservatives to worry about. first, but leave vote is potentially relatively fragile. second, there is a risk the lib dems are now back in business and perhaps their ability to eat away at some vital conservative seats will have been strengthened. but we should also recognise that the future of our politics is probably intimately tied up with the future of the pandemic, which is unknowable. but what is true is this government at the moment is in a sense betting. that boosting boosters will be enough to deal with it and the nhs won't be overwhelmed. i guess everyone hates thatjudgment will prove right but if it were to be proved wrong, the conservatives could find this a difficult position to recover from could find this a difficult position to recoverfrom —— everyone hopes thatjudgment will prove r

peter harris, thank you _ all back to normal. peter harris, thank you so _ all back to normal. peter harris, thank you so much. _ a senior officer who leads police scotland's efforts to counter terrorism and organised crime has been suspended from duty following a criminal allegation. the officer, who is understood to be temporary assistant chief constable pat campbell, was suspended from wednesday. that's according to the scottish police authority. the police watchdog will now investigate the allegation. police in the us state of michigan say they've arrested the parents of a teenager accused of killing four fellow students. prosecutors say 15—year—old ethan crumbley carried out the shooting at his school on tuesday with a semi—automatic pistol which had been bought by his father. aru na iyengar reports iam i am jennifer crumbley. the i amjennifer crumbley. the parents of ethan crumbley were found in a warehouse in detroit, hours after going on the run. a reward of $10,000 had been offered for information leading to their arrests. their lawyer says they fled for their ow

peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. tensions are high after indian security forces have killed at least 13 civilians in a botched ambush near the myanmar border. on saturday, an army patrol opened fire on a group of miners returning home in nagaland after mistaking them for militants. angry villagers have set fire to vehicles belonging to security forces following the incident. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan gave us more details. on saturday evening, a group of coal miners were returning from the northeastern indian state of nagaland which borders myanmar, and the indian army says it was acting on a specific intelligence input and they asked a van to stop, but they did not stop till they opened fire. they later realised there were six civilians killed in the incident. angry civilians then targeted army camps. that resulted in the further loss of blood they ordered an inquiry in this incident will be investigated. the indian government is also expressing shock and at the same time ordered an investigation. fre

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. cnn says it has fired its news anchor chris cuomo because of the help he gave his brother, the former new york governor andrew cuomo, in fighting allegations of sexual misconduct. in a statement cnn said they had commissioned an independent review of chris cuomo�*s involvement with his brother's defence, and additional information had come to light, and they had terminated his contract, effective immediately. on twitter chris cuomo has posted, "this is not how i wanted my time at cnn to end but i have already told you why and how i helped my brother." he goes on to thank his team at cnn. jeremy barr is media reporter at the washington post, hejoins us live. thanks very much for coming on the programme.— thanks very much for coming on the programme. this happened a lot auicker the programme. this happened a lot quicker than _ the programme. this happened a lot quicker than people _ lot quicker than people expected, i suppose, lot quicker than people expected, isuppose, but lot quic

let's return to pope francis's christmas day urbi et orbi speech to the world from st peter's square. francis davis is professor of religion and international studies at the university of birmingham. and hejoins us now. a merry christmas to you, professor davis. and you as well.— christmas to you, professor davis. and you as well. happy christmas. thank ou and you as well. happy christmas. thank you so _ and you as well. happy christmas. thank you so much _ and you as well. happy christmas. thank you so much for— and you as well. happy christmas. thank you so much for taking - and you as well. happy christmas. thank you so much for taking time j thank you so much for taking time out of this important day to talk to us. what was the central message from pope francis that was different from pope francis that was different from what we might have heard in the past? he from what we might have heard in the ast? . , from what we might have heard in the ast? ., , ., ~' ., ., from what we might have heard in the ast? .,, ., ~ ., ., past? he was thanking all of those workin: in past? he wa

peter bowes reports. in prison and up to a $7,500 fine, and mandatory dna. in court, via video, james and jennifer crumbley wept as the charges were read. four counts of involuntary manslaughter. earlier, the authorities offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the couple's arrest. they'd missed a scheduled court appearance, prompting a massive search by the authorities. they were found hiding in the basement of a warehouse after a tip—off from someone who saw their car. they were in a commercial building, in a room. we were able to take them into custody without incident, however they were very distressed as they were walking out. prosecutors say the couple are culpable in the alleged crime of their teenage son because they ignored a sequence of events, including the concerns of teachers, that ethan crumbley might be about to use a gun. hours before the shooting, teachers raised the alarm after they spotted a drawing by the boy depicting a gun and a bloody scene with the words, "the thoughts won't stop, help me". in another section of the note

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the uk's health secretary, sajid javid, has announced a further tightening of travel restrictions in response to the 0micron variant of covid. anyone arriving in the uk, will require proof of a negative test, taken before departure. it means britain isjoining a long list of countries who are tightening restrictions — including the us — which announced similiar rules last week. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. travellers arriving into london on eurostar trains this evening did not need to take a covid test before boarding, but from 4am on tuesday morning the rules change. everyone entering the uk will have to show proof of a negative test, whether they've been vaccinated or not. we are seeing an increasing number of cases linked to travel and we've always said we will act swiftly if we need to, if the changing data requires that, and that's why i've decided to bring in this change on pre—departure tests. i stress these are temporary measures. we want to remove th

peter bowes reports. james and jennifer crumbley, accused of sharing the blame for a mass shooting allegedly carried out by their 15—year—old son. ethan crumbley has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges and first—degree murder after prosecutors say he shot and killed four classmates on tuesday. but prosecutors also say his parents are culpable for ignoring several warning signs. i have shared previously and i will reiterate today that gun ownership is a right and with that right comes great responsibility. based on the information and evidence i have received, today i am announcing charges against the shooter's parents, jennifer and james crumbley. it is a highly unusual move. both parents are facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter. the charges follow a dramatic sequence of events during which prosecutors say the couple committed egregious acts leading up to the shooting. these included buying a gun and making it available to their son. a teacher spotted ethan searching online the ammunit

doreen often doesn't know who peter is. but there's no mistaking herjoy at having her son by her side. peter says the home has been good at consulting families about visits. we've discussed together our thoughts on how things should open up and not be opened up. so we are involved in the process continually. and that gives you great reassurance that we've got some influence. the government's guidelines state they expect and encourage care providers to facilitate visits wherever possible, and to do so in a risk managed way. but several families with relatives at other homes have told us they are not getting enough access at christmas. wendy's mother suffered a catastrophic stroke 1a years ago. she lost the use of the right—hand side completely and has absolutely no speech at all. but she's mum. she's still mum. she's still very much my mum. she is frustrated that she will only get an hour with her mother on christmas day. we all know covid is going to be with us for some time. we've got to find a way of living with it and

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. president biden is due to hold a video call next week with vladimir putin, amid growing fears that russia may be preparing to launch a full scale invasion of ukraine. tensions between russia and ukraine have been building for some time in the wake of russia's annexation of crimea. these are ukrainian troops stationed in the donietsk region on the russian border. on friday, ukraine warned that russia is massing more than 90 thousand troops on the other side — it's saying its intelligence analysis points to a possible invasion at the end of january next year. -- 90,000 —— 90,000 troops. bbc russian senior correspondent olga ivshina gave us an impression of what to expect from these talks. what is interesting is recently mr putin actually gave a hint that in a way he's enjoying this tension, enjoying this build—up of pressure. he said, yes we have seen that, the intelligence reports from the western side, yes, we have seen that, the result of harsh rhetoric on the other side, but

that will continue, although it is tending to peter out. we could have several centimetres lying towards morning. and also, fog is going to be an issue for those travellers on friday morning — quite thick patches in places — reducing the visibility, and that's because we've had a lot of mild and moist air move northwards during the day on thursday. still with us friday, but so too that cold air and where those weather fronts bump into the cold air, as i say, across scotland at the moment is where we are likely to see the snow, but that boundary may come further southwards into christmas day. so, several centimetres over the hills, relatively low levels — that's 100m or so. some fog, though, into the clearer skies further south where it's at least milder, but it's the light winds that we've got an issue with here. so, going through the day on friday, we've got that mild air with us, the fog issue slow to clear, and then our rain starts to sweep into the south—west across wales later. some drier weather — just drizzly rain for north

peter macjob went on a journey to meet the axemen face to face — and to find out who is behind the group. a warning that this programme contains scenes which viewers may find upsetting. this morning several bodies found with their heads decapitated - were littered around the city. 13 people have been killed in cult—related killings - within the past week. a secret death cult is thriving in nigeria. more terrifying than anything i've ever seen. they've been accused of countless murders at home and abroad. around the world, crime agencies are cracking down on their multimillion dollar internet fraud and human trafficking network. but here in their homeland, the cults seem unstoppable. and thousands of young lives have been destroyed. after 20 years abroad, i've come back to nigeria to investigate this deadly mafia.

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the sri lankan prime minister has issued a statement saying he is shocked at the brutality shown by what he called an "extremist mob" following the lynching of a sri lankan man on friday. priyantha diyawadana had been accused of blasphemy by an angry crowd — his friends have set up this memorial to him outside his workplace. this is not the first such attack in pakistan — a week ago a crowd set a police station ablaze when they refused to hand over a man accused of blasphemy. but this is the first one involving a foreign national. more than 100 people have been arrested in connexion with the attack. the bbc�*s farhat javed is in the pakistani city of sel kot outside the factory where priyantha was killed. this is the factory he was working in for several years. he is identified as priyantha kumara, a sri lankan national and was accused of committing blasphemy, a deeply emotional issue encircled by highly controversial legislation. but this is not the first such incident, and man

the immunologist professor peter 0penshaw told us the nightingale hubs showed �*admirable planning' as there is �*great concern�* about the possible impact of the rising numbers of covid cases. we don't know until 0micron has worked its way out of the younger population, and, of course, there are a lot of children and young adults being infected. it is now moving into older adults, some of whom still very sadly have not agreed to be vaccinated. and once it gets into that older adult population with other conditions that make them more likely to get severe disease and into those who have been unvaccinated, we will not really see the full severity of this illness and i think we must remember that we are so well off compared to most of the rest of the world for the majority of the population have not been vaccinated at all. so i think we need to be mindful of that. when we look at the statistics and compare where we were in february in terms of the number of cases and the number of deaths versus where we are now coming to the figures tell the story in terms of whether we are at the po

here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's square during his christmas day speech. translation: in this time of andemic translation: in this time of pandemic we _ translation: in this time of pandemic we have _ translation: in this time of pandemic we have come - translation: in this time of pandemic we have come to i pandemic we have come to realise this more and more, that our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and do things together. 0n the international level, too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue, the risk that this complex crisis will lead to taking shortcuts. the biggest space telescope ever constructed has been launched into orbit. the james webb telescope is on board a european ariane rocket which took off from french guiana. it's the successor to the hubble telescope, and designed to beam back unprecedented images of the universe. it's the most powerful ever built and the developers hope it will reveal stars and galaxies fr

peter, how is the situation improving? despite the weather here tonight, this is a slowly improving situation so across scotland and northern england, you are now down to 5000 houses in all that don't have power at the moment. what we have seen here in northumberland is the army out in rural communities. this is in response to yesterday's announcement that northumberland county council had declared storm arwen a major incident. it's become quite sporadic now, so it's difficult, they are going up ruralfarm tracks looking for that odd house still without power even though the wider area around it is much improved. they are offering supplies as well as moral support. we are not out of the woods here, certainly in north—east england. powerhouse grid say it could be the middle of next week until they get people connected again simply because of the number of repairs still needed and there is that warning off gem that they may take enforcement action if they didn't restore power quickly enough. birmingham city and millwall fan

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. michael 0�*hanlon is director of research for foreign policy and co—director of the center for security, strategy, and technology at the brookings institution. getting to you. what is your take on this conversation between the us and russia? i think president biden and russia had it mostly right, economic punishment would be the right response for europe, nato and canada in the event of a very unfortunate and i think are unlikely russian attack on ukraine. i don�*t think we want to commit american or nato military forces to protect ukraine. it�*s not a nato member and we don�*t want to use our military forces all over the world in places that are important but still secondary importance. we cannot give that a mere put in a green light and i think he needs to know the punishment that would result from any attack would actually be much greater than the sanctions he suffered in the last seven years. the only thing i would have advocated is a little more specificity that perhaps

peter bowes reports. taken into custody in the middle of the night, james and jennifer crumbley were found hiding in a warehouse after a tip—off from someone who saw their car. they'd missed an earlier court appearance, prompting a huge search by the authorities. they were in a commercial building, in a room. we were able to take them into custody without incident, however, they were very distressed as they were walking out. prosecutors say the couple are culpable in the alleged crime of their teenage son because they ignored a sequence of events, including the concerns of teachers that ethan crumbley might be about to use a gun recently purchased by his father and made available to the boy. a teacher spotted the 15—year—old searching online for ammunition during class and alerted his mother. prosecutors say she later exchanged text messages with her son saying, "lol, i'm not mad at you, "you have to learn not to get caught." and then, hours before the shooting, the parents were called to the school

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peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. scientists have discovered marine animals and plants living on plastic debris in an area of the ocean that�*s been called the great pacific garbage patch. many of the creatures are coastal species living thousands of kilometres from their usual habitats, on a patch halfway between the coast of california and hawaii. it�*s estimated that 80,000 tonnes of debris are distributed over 1.6 million square kilometres. dr linsey haram is the lead researcher who carried out the work at the smithsonian environmental research centre. she told me what had been found. these were discovered by our collaborators and citizen scientists in the great pacific garbage patch. they were small debris items. up to large abandon fishing nets. all sorts of species — crabs and barnacles, both native oceanic species in coastal species. fiend barnacles, both native oceanic species in coastal species. and how do they form- _ species in coastal species. and how do they form- ? _ species in coastal species. a

i'm joined now by our correspondent peter bowes who is in california for us. you have been watching this trial and particular interest. this is a nationwide scandal, isn't it? film. nationwide scandal, isn't it? oh, it's huge- _ nationwide scandal, isn't it? oh, it's huge- this — nationwide scandal, isn't it? oh, it's huge. this is _ nationwide scandal, isn't it? oh, it's huge. this is a _ nationwide scandal, isn't it? i it's huge. this is a massive nationwide scandal, isn't it? oi, it's huge. this is a massive story across the country but especially in silicon valley. i think for all of the reasons of the intrigue that you just laid out there. the fact that she became a huge celebrity. she was part of a start up company that within the space of a few years became valued at some $9 billion and at the heart of it this testing kit, just a few drops of blood could supposedly identify potentially hundreds of different diseases up to 240 different tests. if true it could have revolutionised the medical industry especially testing when people of course are wel

peter storey recalling his friend the archbishop desmond tutu. west mercia police has issued a written apology to the family of the former premier league footballer dalian atkinson, who died from injuries he suffered while being arrested in telford in 2016. the ex—aston villa striker was kicked in the head and tasered by pc benjamin monk, who is now serving eight years for manslaughter. in a letter, the force's new chief constable, pippa mills, said a uniform doesn't "grant officers immunity" from the law. the number of shoppers in the uk looking for a boxing day high street bargain plummeted compared to pre—lockdown levels. footfall for the full day was 45% lower than in 2019 as many people shunned shops, according to retail experts springboard. the british retail consortium said many retailers would continue to see a boost in online trade amid fears of the spread of the omicron variant. let's get more on this with diane wehrle who is marketing and insights director for springboard. are these figures as you feared they would be?— they woul

let�*s talk to the backbench conservative mp peter bone. a very good morning to you. many scientists are saying there is a compelling case for taking stronger action, has the prime minister maintained a stake in not introducing more stringent restrictions? i introducing more stringent restrictions?— introducing more stringent restrictions? ., �* ,, restrictions? i don't think so, there is also _ restrictions? i don't think so, there is also compelling - restrictions? i don't think so, - there is also compelling scientific evidence the other way and the job of politicians is to listen to everyone and make decisions and it seems to me that looking at the data from my area and the forecast for my area, it does not seem necessary to introduce new restrictions, certainly not at this stage. 50 introduce new restrictions, certainly not at this stage. so you are not ruling _ certainly not at this stage. so you are not ruling them _ certainly not at this stage. so you are not ruling them out _ certainly not at this stage. so you are not ruling them out further. certainly n

in his christmas eve mass in st peter's basilica in vatican city, the 85—year—old pontiff, also urged people to value the "little things in life". eleven people are now known to have died when a boat carrying migrants sank off a greek island, in the early hours of friday morning. another 90 people have been rescued from the island of antiki—theera — a search and rescue operation is still continuing. two leading american tech firms — meta, formerly known as facebook — and google, have received huge fines by a court in moscow for repeatedly failing to delete content russia deems illegal. google was fined $98 million, while meta was fined 27 million. meta has yet to respond, google says it will study the ruling before deciding on any future action. the un says three million people are in need of help in the philippines after typhoon raid devastated the country's south eastern islands. 375 people died and hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed. people in the worse affected areas need drinking water, food and emergency shelter. reports from sudan say the military govern

anotherformer champion also went through in dramatic fashion. 2020 winner peter wright was two sets down to australia's damon heta. .. but switched back to an old set of darts and immediately won four in a row to make the last 16 earlier, three—time champion michael van gerwen was forced to withdraw from the tournament after testing positive for covid—19. he was due to play chris dobey, who will get a bye into the last 16. fellow dutch players raymond van barneveld and vincent van der voort have also tested positive for coronavirus. and that's all the sport for now. hello there ingrid wells on tuesday have a lot of clout and certainly some right around. skies like these were fairly commonplace. but others call it was different, but saturday we had a number of weather watcher pictures sent to as showing these fantastic halos, son pillars and also upper tangent arcs. these phenomena are all caused by ice crystals high in the earths atmosphere reflecting and refracting sunlight. that was then but moving on to the story we've got exceptionally mild air that's going to be pushing in behin

peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. at least 14 people are now known to have died after a volcano erupted on the indonesian island ofjava. officials on the island say dozens more have been injured, with many suffering severe burns from the huge ash cloud which escaped mount semeru and engulfed surrounding communities, damaging buildings and killing livestock. pope francis has criticised what he's described as the " narrow self—interest" of european countries in the way they deal with migrants. the pope was speaking on a visit to a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, where he warned the treatment of migrants in the mediterranean could lead to the "shipwreck of civilisation". from lesbos, the bbc�*s special corresponmdent fergal keane reports. they embrace the man and the message. because at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back

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peter bone, thank ou ve vote against them. peter bone, thank you very much — vote against them. peter bone, thank you very much for _ vote against them. peter bone, thank you very much forjoining _ vote against them. peter bone, thank you very much forjoining us. - vote against them. peter bone, thank you very much forjoining us. i - vote against them. peter bone, thank you very much forjoining us. i know. you very much forjoining us. i know you very much forjoining us. i know you are dashing off for prime minister's questions, we will have live coverage of that at midday. three premier league matches tonight will be the first big sporting events where fans will need to declare a covid pass or negative lateral flow for entry into the stadium. it's part of the government's plan b to combat the spread of the omicron variant of covid—19. alex howell has been to crystal palace to see their preparations. this is what football would like last season as the impact of covid at sport. and these are the scenes as fans turned up in their thousands to support their clubs last night. howev

here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sisters and brothers, what would our world be _ like without the patient dialogue of the many generous persons who keep families and communities together. in this time of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. 0ur capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and do things together. 0n the international level too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue, the risk that this complex crisis will lead to taking short cuts, rather than setting out on the longer path of dialogue. yet only those paths can lead to the resolution of conflicts and to lasting benefits for all. the archbishop of canterbury has used his christmas sermon to preach a message of support to volunteers helping refugees. the most revjustin welby was speaking at canterbury catherdral this morning. the christmas story shows us how we must treat those who are unlike us, who have far l