24/12/2016 BBC Weekend News

Security forces in Tunisia say they've arrested three members

of a terrorist cell linked to Anis Amri, the Tunisian

who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a Christmas market

The interior ministry said one of those detained was Amri's nephew.

24 year old Anis Amri was shot dead by police in Milan in the early

This is Anis Amri, the man who's suspected of being behind the attack

on a Berlin Christmas market in the name of so-called Islamic State.

And now authorities across Europe and

the Middle East are trying to piece together his extremist connections.

The 24-year-old Tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry

along a crowded street, killing 12 people.

Now a clearer picture of his network is emerging.

Officials in Tunis say he was connected to a

militant cell, which included his sister's son.

Amri is thought to have sent his nephew money to help

The nephew's now in custody in Tunisia.

The Spanish authorities are investigating whether Amri may have

In Tunis today, hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate

They gathered outside the Bardo Museum, which was

In recent years around five and a half

thousand Tunisians have joined jihadist groups, making the country

one of the largest exporters of militants in the region.

TRANSLATION: The terrorists damage the image of Tunisia in the

world, and have harmed the expats who are living abroad.

TRANSLATION: Our message is from the heart, it is a

panic wave, and you need to understand, Tunisians are afraid,

Shot dead in an exchange of fire with the

And the hunt for more clues about the

What began as an horrific attack here in Germany has become an

investigation that spans Europe and beyond. German officials want to

know if he had supporters here, people who may have helped him plan

the attack, and his escape. As this city turns down for Christmas, the

authorities are still at work. Sophie. Bethany Bell, thank you.

The Queen's granddaughter Zara and her husband Mike Tindall

have lost their baby - just weeks after announcing they

The baby was due in late spring and would have been the Queen's

Our Royal Correspondent Nick Witchell is with me.

Devastating news for the royal couple. Sad for them, yes, sad for

the wider Royal family, of course, who are gathered at Sandringham for

Christmas. Buckingham Palace saying nothing, saying this is a private

matter. Zara Tindall always in an ambiguous situation, though she is a

grandchild of the Queen, neither she nor Mike Tindall are members of the

working royal family, they've both carved out a distinguished careers

in their sporting fields. They married in 2011, they have one

child, Maya, who will be three next month. This pregnancy announced

exactly one month ago, and it was thought this baby would have been

born in spring, so it's thought she would have been around four months

pregnant. No medical risk to her, took Zara, but as you say very sad

for both of them. Nicholas Witchell, thank you.

A man and a woman have appeared in court in London charged

with making preparations for a terrorism attack.

appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Dominic Casciani has more.

Arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court after a fortnight in custody,

two charged on Christmas Eve with preparing a terrorist

They are 35-year-old Munir Hassan Mohammed from Derby

and Rowaida El Hassan, who is 32 and from

They are accused of one count of preparation of an act

of terrorism in a case that relates to the alleged acquisition

and possession of chemicals for explosives.

Mr Mohammed faces five more charges, including membership

of Daesh, or the so-called Islamic State group.

Ms El Hassan is also accused of possession of information

Mr Mohammed and Ms El Hassan appeared in the dock flanked

They spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth

Neither indicated a plea, and there was no application for bail.

The charges come after a significant operation led by the Northeast

Officers conducted extensive searches properties

Four other men arrested at the same time this week

Mr Mohammed and Ms El Hassan have been remanded in custody,

and will next appear in court at the Old Bailey in January.

Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has condemned

as "shameful" a UN security council resolution calling for a halt to

settlement activity on occupied Palestinian land.

The vote passed after the US refused to veto it,

breaking with long-standing American practice.

The Palestinian militant movement Hamas has welcomed the resolution.

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher is in intensive care in hospital in Los

Angeles after suffering what is believed to have been a heart attack

on a flight from London. She fell ill minutes before the plane landed.

Her condition isn't clear but it's thought doctors on board the flight

helped to treat her. Celtic will be 14 points clear

at the top of football's The reigning champions won 3-0

at Hamilton Academical thanks to this goal of the season contender

from Stuart Armstrong. Their nearest rivals,

Rangers, beat bottom club The Status Quo guitarist

Rick Parfitt has died suddenly in hospital in Spain

at the age of 68. In a statement, his family said

he'd died as a result of a severe infection,

after being treated for complications

following a shoulder injury. David Sillito looks

back at his life. You know, to become a pop

star or a rock star. He was the bobbing blonde head,

and he was responsible for some 1972's piledriver was the beginning

of a run of 40 hit albums. No other rock band comes close,

and it all began at Butlins. Rick Parfitt met Francis Rossi

when they were teenagers. Their first single was a bit

of 60s psychedelia. But their passion was

something a bit more raw, All our records do sound

alike, of course they do, I am not trying to get

out of a corner here. Who would you get

to open this thing? As soon as I had the idea,

I couldn't think of anyone better. # Here we are and here

we are and who we go # We're

on a roll and we're hitting the road # Here we go # Rocking

all over the world... And when it came to sex,

drugs and rock 'n' roll, This riff arose, the consequence

of a huge dose of amphetamines. I felt I have just got this riff,

I have just got this riff, I am going to stay here,

I will be all right on my own. Good night, Rick, see

you in the morning, goodbye. We came back about 11:30am

the following morning, He had sat there for

12 hours doing it. From too much speed

the previous day. Of course he has

a particular type of woman. Even when he was recovering

from heart surgery in hospital, It was the rock 'n' roll lifestyle,

but when it came to turning rock into hit songs,

he was one of the best. Status quo guitarist Rick Parfitt,

who has died suddenly in hospital in Spain at the age of 68.

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