0:00:00 > 0:00:01to pay tribute to the people of Manchester and London
0:00:01 > 0:00:11following terror attacks this year.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Hello and welcome to World News Today.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20In Rome, Pope Francis has called for an end
0:00:20 > 0:00:23to the suffering of children, and for peace in the Middle East.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25It comes as Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem have
0:00:25 > 0:00:27been quieter than usual, after the violence which followed
0:00:27 > 0:00:36President Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury here in Britain,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41has used his Christmas Day sermon, to reflect on what he described
0:00:41 > 0:00:42as "tyrannical leaders around the world."
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Justin Welby said 2017 had seen "populist leaders"
0:00:44 > 0:00:45deceiving their people.
0:00:45 > 0:00:55The BBC's Religion Editor Martin Bashir reports.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Bright sunshine lit up the basilica in St Peter's Square.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01But Pope Francis chose to focus his Christmas Day message
0:01:01 > 0:01:03on how conflict and oppression are casting a dark
0:01:03 > 0:01:11shadow over the world.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14He said that Christmas makes us focus on the Christ child,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16and thereby pay attention to the sufferings of children,
0:01:16 > 0:01:22particularly in the Holy Land.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25"We see Jesus in the children of the Middle East," he said,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27"who continue to suffer because of growing tensions
0:01:27 > 0:01:37between Israelis and Palestinians."
0:01:41 > 0:01:44"On this festive day, let us ask the Lord for peace for Jerusalem."
0:01:44 > 0:01:45The Anglican archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Reverend Suhail Dawani, said that Christ himself wept over
0:01:47 > 0:01:50the city 2,000 years ago, and, with Donald Trump's decision
0:01:50 > 0:01:52to officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,
0:01:52 > 0:02:01that grief continues.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04When he wept at that time, he wept for the absence of peace
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and love in the life of people who live here.
0:02:07 > 0:02:15I'm afraid that our Lord Jesus is really still weeping for this city.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17At Canterbury Cathedral, the archbishop said though Christ
0:02:17 > 0:02:20was born without any political leverage, he provides more freedom
0:02:20 > 0:02:22to individuals than the world's most powerful leaders,
0:02:22 > 0:02:32but midway through preaching, his own powers of speech began to fail.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Unlike the Budget, it's not gin!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37In Rome, Canterbury and here in Jerusalem,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Christian leaders have taken the opportunity of this day
0:02:39 > 0:02:49to challenge the wisdom of the world, that they say puts
0:02:50 > 0:02:53power before people and has failed to protect the most vulnerable
0:02:53 > 0:03:03members of society, our children.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has called
0:03:05 > 0:03:07for a boycott of next year's election after the country's
0:03:07 > 0:03:09central election commission rejected his bid to take part.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11The commission said that Navalny's controversial conviction
0:03:11 > 0:03:21for embezzlement meant he couldn't run.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I spoke to BBC Russians Olga Ivshina a little earlier
0:03:23 > 0:03:28about the development.
0:03:28 > 0:03:36We cannot call it a surprise but this is an important twist. All of
0:03:36 > 0:03:42this documents he needed have been submitted. He was rejected because
0:03:42 > 0:03:45the head of the electoral committee said he has an outstanding criminal
0:03:45 > 0:03:54conviction. Those charges were politically motivated, according to
0:03:54 > 0:03:58human rights organisations around the world. Russian authorities
0:03:58 > 0:04:05insist, and a Russian court has decided that is what has happened.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08In return he has said that he will appeal the decision and if the bank
0:04:08 > 0:04:16continues, then he has called for a boycott of the elections. This is...
0:04:16 > 0:04:22This adds intrigue to the elections. Because almost all political
0:04:22 > 0:04:26analysts believe that Vladimir Putin will win, but the question is what
0:04:26 > 0:04:30will be the percentage and what will the turnout be?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37A diplomatic row between Venezuela and Canada has intensified.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Canada has announced it's banning Venezuela's ambassador to Ottawa
0:04:39 > 0:04:41from returning to the country
0:04:41 > 0:04:42and is expelling its charge d'affaires.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44The Canadian Foreign Minister said the move was in retaliation
0:04:44 > 0:04:47for the expulsion of its most senior diplomat from Caracas
0:04:47 > 0:04:49over the weekend.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52The BBC's Americas editor Leonardo Roccha
0:04:52 > 0:04:55explained what the row is about.
0:04:55 > 0:05:03It is about the opposition in Venezuela, and the way the
0:05:03 > 0:05:07president, Nicolas Maduro, has handled opposition movements and
0:05:07 > 0:05:14protests. In April, President Nicolas Maduro announced he would
0:05:14 > 0:05:18call in a sitting assembly, very controversial, because the new
0:05:18 > 0:05:23assembly would take over powers and replace the Congress in Venezuela
0:05:23 > 0:05:27that was controlled by the opposition. That sparked four months
0:05:27 > 0:05:33of protest, about 120 people were killed. Canada has been very vocal
0:05:33 > 0:05:42about this, very critical. They went against the Venezuelan government,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46and what happened is, over the weekend, they finally, Venezuela
0:05:46 > 0:05:51expels the Canadian ambassador. They said they could not stand by,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Canada, and they will continue supporting the defence of human
0:05:54 > 0:05:59rights in Venezuela.Tit-for-tat, then, but the Brazilian ambassador
0:05:59 > 0:06:03has also been expelled.For a slightly different case, the
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Brazilian government has been very critical of President Maduro, the
0:06:06 > 0:06:13Brazilian ambassador, what they said is that Brazil has broken the role
0:06:13 > 0:06:17of law, with the impeachment of its left-wing leader. What it shows is
0:06:17 > 0:06:22that Venezuela has decided to strike against the countries that are
0:06:22 > 0:06:27critical of the president, President Maduro, who next year is running for
0:06:27 > 0:06:33re-election. And they will get closer to their allies, Russia,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Cuba, left-wing allies, in Latin America, and other parts of the
0:06:36 > 0:06:42world.Recreation of a constituent assembly, that reduces the
0:06:42 > 0:06:46opposition powers, it will mean next year 's election should be easier
0:06:46 > 0:06:52for Nicolas Maduro.The opposition is very weak. Many of its leaders
0:06:52 > 0:06:57have been put in prison. They have been sentenced. Others have left the
0:06:57 > 0:07:00country. The constituent assembly has been divided, completely, they
0:07:00 > 0:07:06did not know how to act, to boycott, to strike back. President Nicolas
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Maduro, if he called for elections in April, May, he is almost certain
0:07:10 > 0:07:16to win. He will get another six-year term.Canada, Brazil, these
0:07:16 > 0:07:20expulsions, is that the end of the matter or will it escalate?That is
0:07:20 > 0:07:23how they can do it, the conditions for Brazil are basically impossible,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27it would be the return of the president, Dilma Rousseff. With
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Canada, they have said, taking orders from President Trump, the
0:07:31 > 0:07:38Empire. And there is nothing that they can do there. For Venezuela
0:07:38 > 0:07:41what is crucial, relations with the United States. Where they export
0:07:41 > 0:07:45most of their oil, and with Russia.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05At least nine people have been killed
0:08:05 > 0:08:06in a suicide bomb attack close
0:08:06 > 0:08:07to Afghanistan's national intelligence agency
0:08:07 > 0:08:08in the capital, Kabul.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The bomber targeted people as they arrived for work.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13The so-called Islamic State group said it carried out the attack.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Anbarasan Ethirajan reports.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17The mangled remains of the car hit by the suicide bombing.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Most of the passengers of the car died in the impact of the explosion.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23The bomber was on foot, and detonated before the security
0:08:23 > 0:08:24guards could stop him.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Two guards were among the dead.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Several people were injured.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28TRANSLATION:I heard a big boom, and then realised
0:08:28 > 0:08:29it was an explosion.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30I was so scared.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32And then the security forces arrived.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35TRANSLATION:The sound was so loud, then it was dusty, and people
0:08:35 > 0:08:36were fleeing from every corner.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Security forces came quite soon.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And, fearing the possibility of a second explosion,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43they stopped people getting close to the area.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45The Islamic State group said it carried out the attack.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It comes a week after militants stormed a building near the same
0:08:48 > 0:08:49intelligence agency.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52In May, a truck bomb killed at least 150 people in the heavily protected
0:08:52 > 0:09:02diplomatic district.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The repeated attacks raised questions over the ability
0:09:06 > 0:09:08of the security forces to prevent such incidents.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10As a bitter power struggle continues between the Afghan
0:09:10 > 0:09:12presidency and local leaders, some are worried that the political
0:09:12 > 0:09:14crisis is distracting the government's efforts in tackling
0:09:14 > 0:09:23the growing Islamist insurgency.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Let's take a look at some news in brief now.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Authorities in the Philippines have ordered a criminal investigation
0:09:39 > 0:09:42into a shopping mall fire in the southern city of Davao.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43At least 37 people died.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Deadly blazes occur regularly in the Philippines,
0:09:45 > 0:09:46particularly in slum areas.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Twenty people travelling to a Christmas Day mass
0:09:48 > 0:09:50in the Philippines have been killed in a bus crash.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52The churchgoers' small bus collided with an oncoming coach
0:09:52 > 0:09:55near the town of Agoo, north of the capital Manila.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Twenty five other people were injured.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00A bus in the Russian capital, Moscow has ploughed
0:10:00 > 0:10:02into a pedestrian underpass, killing at least four people.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04The vehicle travelled at high speed down a staircase
0:10:04 > 0:10:05at the entrance of the underpass.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07The incident took place near the Slavyansky Bulvar metro
0:10:08 > 0:10:09station in the west of the city.
0:10:09 > 0:10:16The driver of the bus was detained by police.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18A man has rammed his car into the headquarters of Germany's
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Social Democratic Party in Berlin.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Police say the 58-year-old was intending to kill himself.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24He had gas cartridges in the car and cans of petrol.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26The man was injured and taken to hospital.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28He also left a bag containing gas canisters
0:10:28 > 0:10:30in front of the headquarters
0:10:30 > 0:10:40of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Stay with us on BBC World News, still to come:
0:10:46 > 0:10:48one of London's busiest railway stations,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50makes the most of a suspended service on Christmas Day,
0:10:50 > 0:11:00providing lunch for the homeless.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16This is BBC World News Today.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I'm Gavin Grey.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The latest headlines:
0:12:22 > 0:12:24The Pope has been giving his Christmas blessing.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26He called for "peace for Jerusalem" and "mutual trust"
0:12:26 > 0:12:27on the Korean peninsula.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Russia's election commission has
0:12:28 > 0:12:30voted to ban opposition candidate Alexei Navalny from
0:12:30 > 0:12:31running for president.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34He says he will appeal.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38The deadly tropical storm that cut through southern
0:12:38 > 0:12:48Philippines on Saturday,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50where it killed 240 people in mudslides and flash floods,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52is beginning to hit southern Vietnam.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Up to one million people are being evacuated from low lying areas,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58as anywhere from Da Nang southwards is expected to have up to 500mm
0:12:58 > 0:12:59of rain fall.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02A short time ago I was joined by Nick Miller from the BBC
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Weather Centre, who told me the storm is now weakening.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08At one stage it was a typhoon, it strengthened, having moved with the
0:13:08 > 0:13:12southern Philippines, it became a typhoon, just before reaching
0:13:12 > 0:13:15southern Vietnam, it was downgraded in terms of wind strength to a
0:13:15 > 0:13:21tropical storm. Wind is in the only feature we need to be worried about
0:13:21 > 0:13:26when it comes to typhoons and tropical storms, it is very much the
0:13:26 > 0:13:33rain, all that rain in the southern Philippines causing problems. And
0:13:33 > 0:13:36the storm surge, the amount of water above normal tide level that will
0:13:36 > 0:13:41come into low-lying areas, very serious threat. Although technically
0:13:41 > 0:13:46it has weakened, we are still expecting several hours of heavy
0:13:46 > 0:13:49rain and the storm surge, still potential for damaging wind across
0:13:49 > 0:13:54southern parts of Vietnam. That rain, in the worst affected areas,
0:13:54 > 0:13:59reaching 200 of millimetres as we have mentioned.Extraordinary, and
0:13:59 > 0:14:05continues to head west, where does that put the track?The energy from
0:14:05 > 0:14:10this, as a weakening system, we have been watching, it has broken apart,
0:14:10 > 0:14:15in terms of cloud structure, and well-defined typhoon. But the energy
0:14:15 > 0:14:18from this goes out west to the Gulf of Thailand, and on towards
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Thailand. There will be areas, come the end of the week, that will be
0:14:23 > 0:14:26affected by heavy rain, and brings the potential for some flooding
0:14:26 > 0:14:32where some spots, by about 18, 100 150 millimetres of rain, not
0:14:32 > 0:14:37producing as much as we have seen in Vietnam over the next few hours, but
0:14:37 > 0:14:41certainly as much rain as the terrible problems we saw in the
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Philippines.500 millimetres of rain, relatively short time,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49particularly when we talk about the Philippines, that is what caused the
0:14:49 > 0:14:53mudslides.And not everybody will see that much rain, let's be clear,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57it ties in with the topography, the hills, the geography of these
0:14:57 > 0:15:02places. You can have areas that see a lot of rain, minimal impact, a lot
0:15:02 > 0:15:08of rain also in the worst possible area, else I, something like that, a
0:15:08 > 0:15:11lot of that rain will follow down quite quickly, producing landslide
0:15:11 > 0:15:16and flooding. That degree of things is unpredictable in terms of the
0:15:16 > 0:15:19impact, we saw that in the southern Philippines, at risk of seeing some
0:15:19 > 0:15:24problems that may not be on that scale, that is why these
0:15:24 > 0:15:28preparations and evacuations are taking place. Certainly very much a
0:15:28 > 0:15:32system that needs to be is taken seriously.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Nigerian military officials say they have repelled an attack
0:15:34 > 0:15:36by suspected Boko Haram fighters.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Militants had attacked the village of Molai,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40around five kilometres from the north eastern
0:15:40 > 0:15:41city of Maiduguri.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Major General Nicholas Rogers, who heads Nigeria's military
0:15:43 > 0:15:44operations against Boko Haram, told Reuters news agency
0:15:44 > 0:15:54the situation was now under control.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Yemeni officials say that fresh air strikes and clashes have
0:15:56 > 0:15:57killed over 60 fighters.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59It comes as Saudi-backed pro-government forces push
0:15:59 > 0:16:00an offensive against Houthi rebels.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Saudi-led coalition air raids overnight targeted Hais,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04while bombardments from gunships struck the city of Tahita.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Government troops and coalition forces have been advancing along
0:16:06 > 0:16:16the Red Sea coast recently.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23You've heard of re-cycling but these days the new
0:16:23 > 0:16:24buzzword is up-cycling,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27transforming rubbish into objects of desire.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31A nonprofit workshop in Austria, supported by the city government,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34is working with the long-term unemployed
0:16:34 > 0:16:36to make furniture, ornaments and jewellery
0:16:36 > 0:16:37out of old household appliances.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Bethany Bell reports from the Dismantling
0:16:39 > 0:16:45and Recycling Centre in Vienna.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47It's beautiful, but it is actually all made from rubbish.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49The process starts here at this workshop.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Workers remove hazardous substances from old computers and appliances.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53The leftovers are sent either for recycling, or upstairs,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56to the trash design team.
0:16:56 > 0:17:03What we do is that we collect specific kinds of garbage -
0:17:03 > 0:17:09that means electric and electronic equipment.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12We make, design objects and jewellery, and we offer
0:17:12 > 0:17:18the old garbage an opportunity to get reused, or to get upcycled.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21They turn vinyl records into clocks, and dead keyboards into rings.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25The glass from washing machine doors become sandblasted bowls,
0:17:25 > 0:17:32complete with patterns.
0:17:32 > 0:17:39And it's not just about transforming trash.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Lives are changed here, too.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Many of the people who work here are the long-term unemployed.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Susann says she has been given a new chance.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48TRANSLATION:It is cool.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49I find it really super.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55You make something new out of old stuff, but it hurts me
0:17:55 > 0:17:58when I have to cut up these old records.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00I recently had an old Abba album and I thought "No!",
0:18:00 > 0:18:02and then it became a notebook.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05But that's the way it goes.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Some of Vienna's famous Christmas markets are also
0:18:07 > 0:18:08getting in on the act.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Trash design is on offer, alongside the gingerbread and mulled wine.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13The workshop has its own stalls, where products are on sale,
0:18:13 > 0:18:14often for pretty prices.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17These items have come a long way from the city's rubbish dumps
0:18:17 > 0:18:22to the magnificent surroundings of one of Austria's old royal
0:18:22 > 0:18:29palaces, and when it comes to Christmas presents this year,
0:18:29 > 0:18:39the designers are hoping that it will be upcycling all the way.
0:18:40 > 0:18:50Bethany Bell, BBC News, Vienna.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Queen Elizabeth has been attending the traditional Christmas Day
0:18:54 > 0:18:56service along with other members of the royal family
0:18:56 > 0:18:58including Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01In her Christmas Day broadcast the Queen paid tribute to the cities
0:19:01 > 0:19:02of Manchester and London, following this year's
0:19:03 > 0:19:04terrorist attacks.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06It's a day for family, with its own established pattern.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09For the Royal Family, that means a visit to church, led by the Queen.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Very much at home already, the Royal Family's soon-to-be newest
0:19:12 > 0:19:13member, Meghan Markle.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Alert to everything that was going on and waiting for her cue
0:19:16 > 0:19:20in terms of Royal protocol.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22A neat curtsy as the Queen left by car.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Then walking across to speak to members of the crowd who had
0:19:25 > 0:19:27been hoping to meet her, before lunch, and then
0:19:27 > 0:19:37the Queen's Christmas broadcast.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39The central message of this year's broadcast
0:19:39 > 0:19:41was one of solidarity with two British cities.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42This Christmas, I think of London and Manchester,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45whose powerful identities shone through over the past 12 months
0:19:45 > 0:19:54in the face of appalling attacks.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57The Queen said it had been a privilege to witness
0:19:57 > 0:19:59the extraordinary bravery of young people injured in
0:19:59 > 0:20:02the Manchester attack.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Very wicked.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08To target that sort of thing. Yes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11She spoke too about what she called the "sheer awfulness"
0:20:11 > 0:20:20of the Grenfell Tower fire.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who died,
0:20:25 > 0:20:32and those who lost so much.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38And we are indebted to members of the emergency services,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41who risked their own lives this past year saving others.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Television has made it possible for many of you to see me
0:20:44 > 0:20:45in your homes on Christmas Day.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47And there were personal touches.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49The Queen recalled that it's 60 years since she delivered the first
0:20:50 > 0:20:51live Christmas Day TV broadcast.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53And that is how I imagine you now.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Six decades on, the presenter has evolved somewhat.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58And it's 70 years since she and the Duke of Edinburgh were married.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01He retired from solo duties this year.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02But...
0:21:02 > 0:21:05I know his support and unique sense of humour will remain as strong
0:21:05 > 0:21:08as ever as we enjoy spending time this Christmas with our family,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10and look forward to welcoming new members into it next year.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12A Christmas message which acknowledges the passage of time,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15but which reminds us that, more than six decades now
0:21:15 > 0:21:17after she came to the throne, the Queen remains strongly committed
0:21:18 > 0:21:26to her role as head of state.
0:21:26 > 0:21:33Nicholas Witchell, BBC News, Buckingham Palace.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Meanwhile, the US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump
0:21:36 > 0:21:37have released a Christmas message.
0:21:37 > 0:21:46Here's some of what they had to say.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50This Christmas season we celebrate our blessings as Americans and we
0:21:50 > 0:21:53pray for peace all over the world. On behalf of Melania
0:21:53 > 0:21:57pray for peace all over the world. On behalf of Melania, myself, I do
0:21:57 > 0:22:00barren, and the entire Trump family, God bless you, God bless America,
0:22:00 > 0:22:11and have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. -- Baron.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19London's Euston Station has been turned into a shelter
0:22:19 > 0:22:22for the homeless, as rail workers and charity staff served around 200
0:22:22 > 0:22:23rough sleepers a full Christmas lunch today.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Caroline Davies reports.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Festive preparation under the departures board,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28as Network Rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31They're part of our community, they're here every day and I think
0:22:31 > 0:22:34some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36they are an important part of the community.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39They're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make
0:22:39 > 0:22:43sure that they're safe.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music
0:22:45 > 0:22:46and a four-course meal.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49A meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45
0:22:49 > 0:22:50different businesses and groups.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Jed has been squatting since he was 18.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53It's unique.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56They've got this space on Christmas Day, quite interesting
0:22:56 > 0:22:58to see somewhere like this on Christmas Day, see it
0:22:58 > 0:23:05put to some good use.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Jesse now squats, too,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10but spent many years living in a tent moving around the UK.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It's nice. It's a nice relaxing environment.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17It takes the usual chaos out of our lives, you know?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20As well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags
0:23:20 > 0:23:23and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold.
0:23:23 > 0:23:33For these guests, for now, some Christmas cheer on the concourse.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45France has also opened up a train station
0:23:46 > 0:23:47to a shelter for the homeless.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52A traditional Christmas dinner was served for those in need.
0:23:52 > 0:24:01It was organised by the French association The Poor People's
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Younger Brothers and held in the capital's Paris-Est station.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Christmas is of course is being marked in many different
0:24:05 > 0:24:06ways around the world.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Funnily enough, many celebrations seem to involve water.
0:24:08 > 0:24:17Take a look.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38It's a bit like English weather here at the moment,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41but we're just delighted to be here.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Lovely people, lovely atmosphere.
0:24:42 > 0:24:51I'm afraid we've got silly hats on, but that's part of the deal.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Merry Christmas!
0:24:54 > 0:25:00Well, obviously, tea is incredibly British.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
0:25:03 > 0:25:10CHEERING.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48To where the wet weather lingers overnight across parts of Scotland
0:25:48 > 0:25:50and north-east England, some sleet and snow even to low-level,
0:25:50 > 0:25:57temperatures dropping away, watch out for icy patches into Scotland as
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Boxing Day begins. Temperatures close to freezing, maybe a field
0:26:01 > 0:26:05below. Frost in some spots as well, an indication of the changing feel
0:26:05 > 0:26:10of the weather, much colder for all of us as Boxing Day begins. Snow
0:26:10 > 0:26:14petering out as it pushes south, as the day goes on, frequent wintry
0:26:14 > 0:26:19showers following into northern Scotland. For many of us, sunnier,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23called today than it has been but there you go. Another area of heavy
0:26:23 > 0:26:27rain pushing into south-east England -- south-west England and South
0:26:27 > 0:26:32Wales. In the evening that will field the North, and the risk of
0:26:32 > 0:26:35more snow, as I will show you in a moment. For many of us, this
0:26:35 > 0:26:39indicates how much fine whether there is during Boxing Day afternoon
0:26:39 > 0:26:46if you plan a walk. Much sunnier for the afternoon in the central belt,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49southern Scotland, frequent showers, and wind into northern Scotland.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Taking a look at this area of wet weather feeding North. Parts of
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Wales, the Midlands could well see some sleet and snow developing as we
0:26:58 > 0:27:02go through the evening on Boxing Day. North of that, cold, frosty
0:27:02 > 0:27:05night, I see in places, still uncertainty about this area of rain,
0:27:05 > 0:27:10sleet and snow connected to this area of low pressure as it pulls
0:27:10 > 0:27:14away East going into Wednesday morning. Cold air, rearward flank of
0:27:14 > 0:27:19that system. Cold start on Wednesday, temperatures, single
0:27:19 > 0:27:22figures almost across-the-board. Mixture of rain, sleet and snow
0:27:22 > 0:27:27pulling away from eastern England. Snow in the Chilterns, but then
0:27:27 > 0:27:31plenty of sunny but cold weather following on behind, still some
0:27:31 > 0:27:35wintry showers in northern Scotland. Frosty start on Thursday with
0:27:35 > 0:27:39sunshine, brain preceded by snow in places, and then turning mild again
0:27:39 > 0:27:41for the weekend.