:00:12. > :00:17.The Duke of Edinburgh is spending a second night in hospital after
:00:17. > :00:22.being treated for a heart problem. Prince Philip is said to be in good
:00:22. > :00:25.spirits. This morning, the Queen went to visit him, along with their
:00:25. > :00:30.children, at the hospital in Cambridge and where he remains
:00:30. > :00:36.under observation. A challenge to the Kremlin - tens of thousands
:00:36. > :00:41.demonstrate on the streets of Moscow over alleged electoral fraud.
:00:41. > :00:51.And thousands of miles from home, how British servicemen and women
:00:51. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:05.Good evening. The Duke of Edinburgh is spending a second night in
:01:05. > :01:10.hospital after being treated for a heart problem. Prince Philip, who's
:01:10. > :01:14.90, is being treated at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. He was flown
:01:14. > :01:18.there last night suffering from chest pains. Buckingham Palace say
:01:18. > :01:22.he is in good spirits. This morning, the Queen visited, along with her
:01:22. > :01:27.four children. Nicholas Witchell reports. It is not the Christmassy
:01:27. > :01:30.she could have expected. The Queen went this morning by helicopter to
:01:30. > :01:35.Papworth Hospital from Sandringham. She was accompanied by three of
:01:35. > :01:40.their children, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess
:01:40. > :01:44.Royal. The fact that the immediate family went so promptly to the
:01:44. > :01:48.Duke's bedside indicated that this was a moment of real anxiety,
:01:48. > :01:52.albeit one which seems to have passed. A short time later, the
:01:52. > :01:57.Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall also arrived, from their
:01:57. > :02:02.home in Gloucestershire. According to Buckingham Palace, the Duke, who
:02:02. > :02:06.was 90 last June, spent a good night after surgeons performed the
:02:06. > :02:11.operation to relieve a blocked artery in his heart. He had been
:02:11. > :02:17.taken to hospital by RAF helicopter after experiencing chest pains at
:02:17. > :02:20.Sandringham. After tests, doctors decided that a minimally invasive
:02:20. > :02:25.procedure was carried out under local anaesthetic. Up until now,
:02:25. > :02:29.the Duke has been continuing with an active programme of engagements,
:02:29. > :02:33.300 of them last year alone. Two months ago he was with the Queen in
:02:33. > :02:38.Australia, doing what he has done for nearly 60 years, supporting the
:02:38. > :02:42.Queen in every way he can. Sometimes it is small things, like
:02:42. > :02:49.guiding a child through the crowds to meet her. Beneath the gruff
:02:49. > :02:53.exterior is a surprisingly sensitive man. Earlier this year,
:02:53. > :02:59.at the time of a 90th birthday which he tried to play down, he
:02:59. > :03:05.admitted that it might be time to ease up. I reckon I have done my
:03:05. > :03:10.bit, I want to enjoy myself a bit now, with less responsibility, less
:03:10. > :03:16.frantic rushing about, less preparation, less trying to think
:03:16. > :03:22.of something to say. On top of that, the memory is going, I cannot
:03:22. > :03:26.remember names and things. Just sort of winding down. For the Queen
:03:26. > :03:30.and her family, back at Sandringham, the Christmas programme will Deva
:03:30. > :03:34.as normal. By coincidence, one of the themes of her Christmas
:03:34. > :03:38.broadcast this year is that of families and wider community is
:03:38. > :03:43.rallying around to help each other. Family does not necessarily mean
:03:43. > :03:47.blood relatives, but it is often a description of a community,
:03:47. > :03:51.organisation or nation. Every Christmas morning, the Queen is
:03:51. > :03:57.used to going to church with her husband. He will be absent tomorrow,
:03:57. > :04:01.but very much in the thoughts of his family and others. The
:04:01. > :04:05.procedure the Duke of Edinburgh underwent last night was to ease a
:04:05. > :04:11.blocked artery, it is a fairly common treatment in Britain, but
:04:11. > :04:15.the age of the Duke does make it more risky. Jane Hughes reports. It
:04:15. > :04:19.is a treatment which is carried out tens of thousands of tonnes a year
:04:19. > :04:24.across the UK. It is usually done under local anaesthetic, the
:04:24. > :04:28.surgeon being guided by X-ray while inserting a flexible tube into the
:04:28. > :04:33.artery. The aim is to get blood flowing back to the heart as
:04:33. > :04:38.quickly as possible. Problems arise when an artery gets narrower or
:04:38. > :04:42.blocked because fatty deposits gradually build up, reducing blood
:04:42. > :04:50.supply to the heart. Surgeons unblocked it by inserting a narrow
:04:50. > :04:55.tube along the artery, to insert a stent. Once in place, a balloon
:04:55. > :04:59.expands, forcing out the walls, and widening the artery. The balloon is
:04:59. > :05:04.removed, but the stent stays in place. In many cases it releases
:05:04. > :05:07.drugs to help reduce the risk of the artery never win again.
:05:07. > :05:11.Papworth Hospital, where the Duke of Edinburgh is being treated, is
:05:11. > :05:17.very used to carrying out the procedure. It is the biggest
:05:17. > :05:25.specialist heart and Lung Hospital in the UK. They put stents into the
:05:25. > :05:31.arteries of around 2000 patients every year. Coronary heart disease
:05:31. > :05:35.affects 2.6 million people in the UK. More than 80,000 a year of
:05:35. > :05:41.treatment to unblock an artery or fit a stent, with a success rate of
:05:41. > :05:46.more than 95%. The chances of a complication of very small, just a
:05:46. > :05:51.few %. Whilst they must be a little bit higher with somebody in their
:05:51. > :05:54.90s, if that somebody is motivated and otherwise fit and well, and has
:05:55. > :06:00.looked after themselves, then I think the chances of a complete
:06:00. > :06:04.recovery are very high. The Duke of Edinburgh may be anxious to resume
:06:04. > :06:08.his normal activities, but doctors are keeping him under observation
:06:08. > :06:12.for now. But experts say there is no reason why he should not make a
:06:12. > :06:16.speedy recovery. Tens of thousands of protesters
:06:16. > :06:19.took to the streets of Moscow today, demonstrating against alleged
:06:19. > :06:24.electoral fraud. They were demanding a re-run of the
:06:24. > :06:28.parliamentary elections which Vladimir Putin's party won earlier
:06:28. > :06:32.this month. A number of opposition figures, including the former
:06:32. > :06:36.leader Mikhail Gorbachev, have called for Mr Putin to step down.
:06:36. > :06:41.This report from Daniel Sandford. The temperature never got above
:06:41. > :06:45.zero, but it became clear today that Moscow's newly militant voters
:06:45. > :06:50.will not give up easily. They feel that they were cheated in the
:06:50. > :06:56.elections, and they can sense that the freedoms that a won at the end
:06:56. > :07:05.of the Communist era are slipping away. We believe that we can change
:07:05. > :07:10.something. We changed it 20 years ago, and I'm sure that we can
:07:10. > :07:14.change things today. It was the biggest protest of the Vladimir
:07:14. > :07:18.Putin era, bigger than the one two weeks ago, and another challenge to
:07:18. > :07:22.a political establishment that had become too comfortable. The main
:07:22. > :07:29.complaint was still about cheating at the polls. New elections, they
:07:29. > :07:33.cry. It is the second time in a fortnight that the people of Moscow
:07:33. > :07:37.have braved bitter winter temperatures to come out in their
:07:37. > :07:44.tens of thousands and send a simple message to the government - we have
:07:44. > :07:49.had enough. It would be a mistake to think that this crowd represents
:07:49. > :07:54.all the Russian people. Nobody can be sure how widespread the descent
:07:54. > :07:58.is. But Moscow has not seen defiance like this for decades, and
:07:58. > :08:03.now it is happening again and again, and the protesters are in a
:08:03. > :08:09.determined frame of mind. We are waiting for transparency. We're
:08:09. > :08:17.waiting for honesty. I think it is very, very important to be honest
:08:17. > :08:21.with your people. To add to Vladimir Putin's troubles, his
:08:22. > :08:29.long-term Finance Minister, who only left three months ago, also
:08:29. > :08:33.called for new elections, though not straightaway. First we need to
:08:33. > :08:36.change the laws on registering political parties, he said, then
:08:36. > :08:41.have a new political campaign and fresh elections to get the
:08:41. > :08:45.government we need. Russia is already a democracy, of a kind. The
:08:45. > :08:49.government has made concessions to help opposition parties already
:08:49. > :08:53.this week. But without overturning the whole political system, the
:08:54. > :08:59.protesters want more than just cosmetic changes. Nobody wants a
:08:59. > :09:04.revolution, we just want fair elections and a government that
:09:04. > :09:08.actually represents our interests. The once all-powerful Vladimir
:09:08. > :09:16.Putin runs for president again in March. You will probably still win,
:09:16. > :09:20.but it is not going to be uneasy campaign. A member of the Royal Air
:09:20. > :09:24.Force who was seriously injured in an explosion in Afghanistan on
:09:24. > :09:29.Thursday has died. A Royal Marine was also killed in the attack. The
:09:29. > :09:33.blast happened to the south of Kabul. The serviceman was flown
:09:33. > :09:37.back to the UK but died in hospital in Birmingham. His family has been
:09:37. > :09:41.informed. The head of the British Army, General Sir Peter Wall, has
:09:41. > :09:48.been visiting troops in Afghanistan to thank them for their work. He
:09:49. > :09:57.met up with servicemen and women in Helmand province. From there, our
:09:57. > :10:00.defence correspondent, Caroline Wyatt, reports. The band of the
:10:00. > :10:05.Royal Regiment of Scotland, bringing a little Christmas cheer
:10:05. > :10:13.to dining rooms across Helmand. They will travel on to the
:10:13. > :10:16.frontline bases to offer some festive cheer to the troops. For a
:10:17. > :10:19.family man like me, it is quite hard to be a way, but because of
:10:19. > :10:29.the commitment that we have in Afghanistan, we have to live with
:10:29. > :10:32.it. At Camp Bastion, the Head of the Army, General Sir Peter Wall,
:10:32. > :10:37.came to thank the troops in person and pay tribute to their families
:10:37. > :10:40.for their support. It is tough, one thing about the military is that
:10:40. > :10:45.you do not get to decide where you spend Christmas yourself. We are
:10:45. > :10:49.conscious that we make big demands on our soldiers, sailors and airmen
:10:49. > :10:53.- and marines - and that we depend on the support that they receive
:10:54. > :10:57.from their families in order to make sure that we can prosecute our
:10:57. > :11:01.operation out here alongside our Afghan partners. For the men and
:11:01. > :11:05.women serving out here, it is very much business as usual. People will
:11:06. > :11:09.still be going out on patrol, still be fixing these vehicles, although
:11:09. > :11:13.they will be given extra time to ring home. And they do know that
:11:13. > :11:17.the army chefs are preparing a very special Christmas lunch. The
:11:17. > :11:21.preparations for the fading of the 10,000 are well under way. The
:11:21. > :11:27.forces here will be served a proper Christmas meal, with Turkey and all
:11:27. > :11:33.the trimmings. We will be feeding around 4,500 troops here, plus 500
:11:33. > :11:36.at the forward bases. And there will be a few thousand more who
:11:36. > :11:42.will all receive a Christmas dinner at some stage over the festive
:11:42. > :11:45.period. In Kabul, it has also been a season for giving, as British
:11:45. > :11:49.forces distributed blankets and cooking oil to some of the poorest
:11:49. > :11:53.in the city, in what remains one of the poorest countries in the world.
:11:53. > :11:57.The guys walk around and look at things and they want to change them.
:11:57. > :12:02.They do not often get the opportunity. This is one time when
:12:02. > :12:07.they can get out amongst the people and try and give something back.
:12:07. > :12:12.operations continue here this weekend, many will be hoping for a
:12:12. > :12:14.crisp -- for a peaceful Christmas Day in Helmand, just as their
:12:14. > :12:21.families back home will be thinking of their loved ones on the front
:12:21. > :12:26.lines. Reports from Yemen say at least nine people have been killed
:12:26. > :12:29.by security forces, were opened fire on protesters in the capital,
:12:29. > :12:33.Sanaa. Tens of thousands of demonstrators were taking part in a
:12:33. > :12:38.march in a southern city to demand that the outgoing President should
:12:38. > :12:42.be put on trial for his part in a violent crackdown on anti-
:12:42. > :12:48.government protests. Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian
:12:48. > :12:51.pilgrims have gathered in Bethlehem for the Christmas Eve celebrations.
:12:51. > :12:59.Palestinian officials say the number of visitors to the
:13:00. > :13:03.traditional birthplace of Jesus was at its highest for a decade.
:13:03. > :13:10.Christmas in the Holy Land. Pilgrims from around the world
:13:10. > :13:16.gathered in Bethlehem's Manger Square. We're here to celebrate the
:13:16. > :13:21.birth of Jesus. We know that this is a country with several religions,
:13:21. > :13:26.and everything is mixed up here, but we believe in the birth of
:13:26. > :13:29.Jesus on this day, so this is why we are here. Just to be around
:13:29. > :13:34.these people, to celebrate the birth of Jesus with them, it is an
:13:34. > :13:39.amazing experience. Christmas is a chance for Palestinians to
:13:39. > :13:45.celebrate their biggest tourist attraction. The centre of Bethlehem
:13:46. > :13:52.is open to be able to come and visit. It is secure, Palestine is
:13:53. > :13:59.celebrating Christmas with hope. lucky few were able to attend
:13:59. > :14:06.Midnight Mass in the Church of the Nativity, which was built 1,700
:14:06. > :14:11.years ago, on the spot Christians believe Jesus was born. This
:14:11. > :14:19.Christmas, many people here will be reflecting on a year of momentous
:14:19. > :14:23.change. But for Palestinians, not much has shifted. There has been
:14:23. > :14:28.zero progress in terms of talks with Israel. Many here will be
:14:28. > :14:36.hoping, but not necessarily expecting, that that might change
:14:36. > :14:41.in 2012. This evening, Pope Benedict has been celebrating
:14:41. > :14:45.Christmas Eve Mass at Vatican City. He spoke out about the increasing
:14:46. > :14:49.commercialisation of Christmas, urging people to look beyond what
:14:49. > :14:52.he called the "superficial glitter", to discover its true meaning.
:14:52. > :14:58.Football now, and in the Scottish Premier League, the leaders,
:14:58. > :15:05.Rangers, suffered only their second defeat of the season, losing 2-1 at
:15:05. > :15:09.St Mirren. Rangers were reduced to nine men in a feisty match. The SPL
:15:09. > :15:15.makes no allowances for last minute shopping plans. Christmas Eve is
:15:15. > :15:20.just another working day. And Rangers were not clocking off early,
:15:20. > :15:24.Neil Wallis got his first Rangers goal. St Mirren were being squeezed
:15:25. > :15:29.out, but a swing of the elbow from Lee McCulloch swung things back
:15:29. > :15:34.their way. Rangers were left with 10 men with more than an hour to go.
:15:34. > :15:39.It was not 20 minutes before Aaron Mooy got the equaliser for St
:15:39. > :15:46.Mirren. The hosts were expertly finding holes in the defence of the
:15:46. > :15:50.champions. And Paul McGowan went through one of those holes. Rangers
:15:50. > :15:55.tried to equalise after the break, but they missed their best chance.
:15:55. > :16:01.The afternoon ended disastrously, when Dorin Goian got a second
:16:01. > :16:08.booking. So, a Christmas Eve to forget for Rangers, but at least
:16:08. > :16:12.the big day is nearly here - Celtic away on Wednesday. An Indonesian
:16:12. > :16:16.girl who was feared dead after being swept from her mother's arms
:16:16. > :16:20.during the tsunami seven years ago has been found alive. Meri Yulanda
:16:20. > :16:24.was reunited with the couple she believes are her parents this week.
:16:24. > :16:28.She was just eight years old when the disaster struck her village on
:16:28. > :16:33.Boxing Day in 2004. She has been living as a street beggar since