Festival atmosphere and film and television highlights

[00:00.42] Our striker falls out with Liverpool and we meet two furry besties having the time of their lives.

[00:08.12] Okay, but first this morning, will you be sending a Christmas card to your friends this year where King Charles and Queen Camilla have been showing off their official card?

[00:18.21] It shows the royals on a recent trip to Rome in Italy.

[00:22.73] The Prince and Princess of Wales have also been getting into the festive spirit along with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

[00:31.23] They all attended a special Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey in London.

[00:38.13] Okay, football now and there's been very strong words from Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah who has hit out saying he's getting all the blame for the team's problems this season.

[00:48.49] The striker has been dropped from the team in the club's last three games after Liverpool's bad run in the Premier League and with the transfer window opening soon, he also said he wasn't sure if he would be playing for Liverpool again.

[01:02.57] Well, let's stay with a bit of sport now.

[01:04.96] The torch for next year's Winter Olympics has arrived in Italy's capital Rome.

[01:09.48] The games take place in the country in February and the flame will now travel on a two-month relay around Italy.

[01:16.39] The journey will finish in the city of Milan when the torch will enter the famous San Siro football stadium on the evening of the 6th of February, ready for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

[01:27.80] Right, with the end of term just around the corner, not long now, it's time to start thinking about all the Christmas telly we can enjoy.

[01:36.30] Here's what's coming up.

[01:38.43] Once school has finished and the Christmas holidays begin, my favourite thing to do is get into my festive PJs, grab some top tier snacks and get cosy on the sofa to watch the best of Christmas TV and films.

[01:53.04] While do not fear, I have you covered.

[01:55.70] Let's start off with the Scarecrow's Wedding.

[01:58.35] Harry loved Betty and Betty loved Harry.

[02:07.12] So Harry said, Betty, my beauty, let's marry.

[02:13.49] Many of you may have read the book when you were younger.

[02:16.15] It's by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, who also did The Gruffalo.

[02:21.46] It's going to be on the BBC on Christmas Day.

[02:24.65] And also on BBC, do you recognise this yellow bear?

[02:29.43] Yes, correct, it's Pudsey.

[02:31.02] And in an exciting first, the Children in Need mascot will be in a special animation.

[02:50.15] Pudsey and the Thread of Hope will be on BBC on Christmas Eve.

[02:54.13] They should be.

[02:55.72] I love Nina's fake fireplace.

[02:57.85] Have you been doing that at home? It's cool, isn't it?

[02:59.98] Now, have you ever met someone and known instantly that you're going to be besties?

[03:03.70] Well, it looks like Nyle and Shanti got that feeling when they met for the first time at Chester Zoo.

[03:08.74] They're both extremely rare Asiatic lions, and they've been brought together to help protect the species from extinction.

[03:15.39] They love playing together in their new home, which is designed to look like the Indian forest where they usually live in the wild.

[03:22.55] OK, that's all from me and the TV team for this weekend.

[03:26.81] Don't forget, there's loads more stories on our website, including a plans to explore Mars, musical instruments made out of shells, and a way to send us a photo of your Christmas decorations to take care.