24/12/2016 BBC Weekend News

by the UN Security Council - calling for an end

to Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

The US abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does.

Donald Trump has tweeted things will be "different" when he takes over.

Here's our Middle East Correspondent, Yolande Knell.

These Israeli homes are on land which the Palestinians want

There are now some 600,000 Israelis living in the occupied

West Bank in East Jerusalem, and the number's growing.

In a rare show of unity, the UN Security Council passed its judgment

Describing them as a flagrant violation of international law

and a threat to any peace deal with the Palestinians.

Crucially, the United States didn't use its veto power in Israel's

It is because this resolution reflects the facts on the ground

and is consistent with US policy across Republican and Democratic

administrations throughout the history of the state of Israel,

that the United States did not veto it.

Israel disagrees that settlements built on land it captured

in the 1967 Middle East war are illegal.

At the UN, it felt betrayed by its closest ally

and was especially angry about criticism of building

Who gave you the right to issue such a decree,

This holy book, the Bible, contains 3000 years of history

of the Jewish people in the land of Israel.

No one, no one can change this history.

Officially, Israel rejects the resolution and says it looks

forward to working with US President-elect Donald Trump.

On Twitter, he said things will be different when he's in office.

Here in Bethlehem, Palestinians gathering for their annual Christmas

parade, feel they have something extra to celebrate.

They're calling this resolution victory and hope it will help them

But Israel says it won't change its policies on settlements and it's

counting on the next US administration for support.

Within the last few minutes, it's been announced

that the granddaughter of the Queen, Zara Tindall and her husband, Mike,

With me is our correspondent Angus Crawford.

Sad news, they'd only announced at the end of November they were

expecting their second child. Indeed. Zara and Mike Tindall on

30th November announced they were expecting their second child. The

baby was due to be born at the end of the spring next year. Now today a

spokesman for the couple issued a simple statement saying they had

lost their baby. The couple married in 2011. They have a daughter Mia,

nearly three years old. She is one of the Queen's five

great-grandchildren. The spokesman for the couple also said at this

difficult time we ask that everyone respects their privacy. Thank you

very much. Tunisian authorities have arrested

three people who they suspect were part of a terror cell connected

to the Berlin market A Government spokesman says the cell

consisted of three individuals One of them is thought to be Amri's

nephew who communicated with his uncle through encrypted

messages and has also pledged A man and a woman have been

charged with preparing The pair, who are in their mid-30s,

appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Live now to our home affairs

correspondent Dominic Casciani. This case concerns two people, a

35-year-old from Derby and a 32-year-old from north-west London.

They were arrested two weeks ago as part of an operation by the

north-east Counter Terrorism Unit and this morning the attorney

General gave consent for their prosecution on terrorism charges.

They arrived shortly before 10.00 this morning in a small police

convoy. The charges relate to the alleged acquisition and possession

of chemicals capable of use in explosives. Mr Mohammed, seeking

asylum in the UK, is charged with engaging in conduct with preparation

of an act of terrorism and charged with preparation of a proscribed

organisation, namely Daesh. And four other counts of possession or

terrorist material or publication. MrsHas son face the same charges of

acts of terrorism. Neither entered a plea. They were remanded in custody

to appear at the Old Bailey on 12th January. Thank you.

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

in Los Angeles after suffering what's believed to have been a heart

She fell ill minutes before the plane landed.

Her condition isn't clear but it's thought that

doctors on board the flight helped treat her.

Theresa May has urged Britain to "unite and move forward"

in her first Christmas message as Prime Minister.

Mrs May said the vote to leave the EU would offer Britain

the opportunity to carve out a bold new role in the world.

In his Christmas message, the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn

promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets.

Here's our Political Correspondent, Iain Watson.

The people have spoken and the answer is we're out.

The EU referendum divided not just politicians

So, against this backdrop, it's perhaps not surprising that

in her Christmas message, the Prime Minister

In a separate message recorded for the armed forces,

Theresa May tells them that the government

Because I want you and all your families to know that this

Jeremy Corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing

loneliness and despair at this time of year.

He recently visited a homelessness charity in London and uses his

Christmas message to repeat the promise he gave them.

Labour has pledged to put an end to rough sleeping

We would do that by doubling the number of homes available

for people who have been sleeping on the street.

Lib Dem leader of Tim Farron filmed his message at a centre

for child refugees in France and he called for more tolerance.

The least traditional message was from the Greens.

They say 2016 was rubbish, or words to that effect,

But there's one thing most politicians can agree

on and that is to wish their voters a Happy Christmas.

Now with today's sports news here's Richard Askam

There aren't any matches in the Premier League

or Championship today but there are games in Scotland.

In the Premiership the top two sides, Celtic and Rangers,

Leaders Celtic are away at Hamilton Academical.

They've played around 35 minutes - the best chance so far fell

Second placed Rangers are aiming for their fourth consecutive win.

They're playing Inverness Caledonian thistle at Ibrox.

They also kicked off at 1230, Rangers currently lead 1-0

They're currently part of the English Football Association

but they want to join Uefa and be able to compete in their own right.

Next year they take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Many the visitor who touched on Jersey's shore and left a mark. This

is an island of influences but with an independent streak. An identity

they want to display on the football field as a member of Uefa. The

jersey FA wants thee young players to represent their island on the

international stage, to play countries, not just Counties. But

there is a barrier. Uefa's rules say membership is only

open to countries recognised by the United Nations as an independent

state. Jersey don't fit the bill. What we are saying to Uefa is that

we want to challenge that independence. We are independent

here in many, many ways and more independent than many of their

current members. We are saying to Uefa judge us on our footballing

capacity, our footballing ability. Jersey argue that Uefa already

includes a number of non-UN states, Look North to the Faroe Islands part

of the kingdom of Denmark or Gibraltar. Then the complicated case

of Kosovo, still not fully recognised by the UN.

Jersey want what they have, a chance to play in the biggest competitions

for club and country. It will be massive, I think that's where

football is lacking because you are playing against the same people week

in, week out. Even funding at the moment, I think Uefa would bring

funding for teams to expand and have better facilities. Officially Jersey

are only suggesting trips to European football's Rocky outcrops,

like San Marino and Malta. Why not let the imagination wander? Do you

have a dream fixture in mind? Jersey against Germany for me. How do you

deal with Muller marking him? Just foul him The referee that matters is

the court of ash trigs for sport that will consider the case to have

the application discussed. What happens in courtrooms on distant

shores will decide how far Jersey football sets down this particular

channel. Olympic silver medallist

Juan Martin Del Potro will miss next month's Australian Open

due to injury. The Argentinian has struggled

with wrist problems in recent years but this summer he made the Olympic

final where he was That's the sport, back

to you Christian. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News channel. The next news on BBC One is at

6.15pm. Hello. It remains windy for the rest

of this Christmas weekend, into Boxing Day, occasionally stormy in

northern Scotland but parts of northern Scotland got in early on

the white Christmas today.