In full: Text of the Queen’s Christmas broadcast in which she refers to faith, family and conflict

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26 Dec, 2018 In full: Text of the Queen's Christmas broadcast in which she refers to faith, family and conflict The Queen has joked about being a grandmother in her Christmas Day message, saying family events like weddings and births have kept her "well occupied" this year. Latest News What time are the pubs open to over Christmas and New Year? If you are intending to go out socialising over the Christmas and New Year period, remember there will be changes to licensing hours. Christians celebrate the fact of the birth of Christ, not the history of Christmas What a fantastic history lesson we had from Brian McClinton ('How much does Christmas truly owe to Jesus Christ?' Dec 21). Archbishop Welby in Christmas plea for God's language of love, not tribalism or political advantage The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Christmas Day sermon to highlight the importance of forgetting "tribalism" and "political advantage". Repentant men of past violence are trying to warn the young We report today on the regret Billy McCallum feels for planting a bomb in Lurgan in 1973. Sport Update Steel and Sons Cup Final: East Belfast lift trophy after win over Sirocco Works East Belfast 3 Sirocco Works 0 Banbridge and Annadale meet in Kirk Cup showpiece Eugene Magee will be missing from the Banbridge squad for the Boxing Day Kirk Cup final clash with Annadale due to injury. Pegasus face Belfast Harlequins in Denman Ulster Shield final Pegasus will start as strong favourites to lift the prestigious Denman Ulster Shield on Boxing Day at Stormont but coach Greg Thompson won't be underestimating local rivals Belfast Harlequins. And finally... Pictures: Royals attend Christmas Day church service at Sandringham, minus Prince Philip Hundreds of well-wishers turned out to see the royal family attend the Christmas Day church service on the Sandringham estate — but the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Cornwall were missing. See all the day's news here

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