And northern ireland, occasional showers. An north of england is, that rain spread its weight southwards, heavy bursts in places. When is what the south east corner, temperatures drubbing away, even with sunshine and a scattering of showers through the afternoon. Six hours is the best we can hope for. Colder air pushing its way across in the evening, gales for northern scotland. Briefly milder midweek, then warmer next week, then snow for some. Hello. This is bbc news with me, martine croxall. The headlines at 8. 30 israels Prime Minister blames the Islamic State group for a deadly lorry attack in jerusalem. Four Israeli Soldiers were killed when a truck drove into them and then reversed to hit them again. We know that there has been a series of terror attacks. There could be a connection between them from france to berlin and nowjewison. The former president of iran, Akbar Hashemi rafsanjani, has died in tehran at the age of 82. He was one of the countrys leading moderates. And the qu
And northern ireland, occasional showers. An north of england is, that rain spread its weight southwards, heavy bursts in places. When is what the south east corner, temperatures drubbing away, even with sunshine and a scattering of showers through the afternoon. Six hours is the best we can hope for. Colder air pushing its way across in the evening, gales for northern scotland. Briefly milder midweek, then warmer next week, then snow for some. Hello. This is bbc news with me, martine croxall. The headlines at 8. 30 israels Prime Minister blames the Islamic State group for a deadly lorry attack in jerusalem. Four Israeli Soldiers were killed when a truck drove into them and then reversed to hit them again. We know that there has been a series of terror attacks. There could be a connection between them from france to berlin and nowjewison. The former president of iran, Akbar Hashemi rafsanjani, has died in tehran at the age of 82. He was one of the countrys leading moderates. And the qu
State of iraq and the levant. Raising wairng awareness, or al. The. Hole there welcome to the program. The Nigerian Government wants to extend emergency rule in three northeastern states for another six months. President Goodluck Jonathan who faces reelection in february is asking parliament to approve a continuation of Emergency Powers to fight boko haram. The president first declared a state of emergency in may last year in adamawa, borno states. Joining us live from abuja in nigeria. Just remind us what does a state of emergency mean and ultimately how effective has it been to justify an extension . Well, what this essentially means is that those three northeastern states continue to be active areas of military operations, it gives the military the complete upper hand in the area, above the police, above any other authority, means this troops are allowed to conduct searches, to arrest and detain suspects and to carry out essentially lock downs in the entire area whenever they seem w
Parcels containing body parts have been found at a shipping office in thailand. Hello, and welcome to the program. A gamechanger, that is how australias Prime Minister has described a free trade deal agreed with china. Tony abbott says that it is the most comprehensive that beijing has struck with any country. Chinese president xi jinping witnessed the signing while on a state visit to australia following the g20 summit. He also made a rare address to parliament. The deal, which follows nearly ten years of negotiations, will gradually open up markets worth a potential 18 billion to australia and will loosen restrictions on chinese investments. While the negotiations to achieve this deal had stalled last year before 11th hour talks, in short, the pact could be signed during president xi jinpings current state visit. Translator both Prime Minister abbott and i share a view that at this new starting point, the two sides need to seize the opportunities and Work Together to bring our volati
Without breathing real heavy. Woodruff federal investigators surprise inspection of the National Football league to see if its use of prescription painkillers is out of bounds. Ifill plus, scientists race to measure the size of alaskas glaciers before they disappear. Most glaciers in alaska are retreating. Wed like to be able to predict with better accuracy of what will happen, but its hard to imagine a scenario there where glaciers will not continue to lose mass in this area. The question is how fast . Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possib