David davis is summoned to the house of commons by mps, over his refusal to hand over documents assessing brexits Economic Impact. Thousands of tourists remain trapped on the indonesia island of bali, as a volcano threatens to erupt. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that pope francis has said in a speech in myanmar that all ethnic groups should be respected, but he notably failed to refer to the countrys persecuted rohingya minority there are hundreds of thousands of refugees camped here in squalor and desperation. The camping behind me behind this shelter, there are many more all huddled together very close together and they are all looking to World Leaders to highlight their plight. But hope frances today, although he did talk about the need for ethnic harmony and four ethnic groups to be respected, he appeared to follow catholic leaders in myanmar and indirectly direct the address the refugees. It is it is possibly Pope Franciss most sensitive trip, to a country whose powerful milita
Prince harry takes on a new role as a journalist, interviewing the former us president barack obama. If you start using long pauses between the answers, youve got to get the face. Laughter the interview was recorded as part of the today programmes guest editor series to be broadcast on the 27th december. And in half an hour here on bbc news click investigates the weird world of quantum computing. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Six people have died after a multi vehicle crash on one of birminghams main roads Belgrave Middleway at the junction of bristol road. A seventh person is critically injured. Officers have described the scene as very difficult and upsetting. Our correspondent Matthew Thompson is at the scene. Matthew, tell us what more about the police and the Ambulance Service have been saying about this terrible crash. The Emergency Services arent praying to the use of overly dramatic language, so when the West Midlands fire service describes it as horrific it gives you
Also in the next hour, prince harry takes on a new role as a journalist interviewing the former us president barack obama. If you start using pauses, youll probably get the face. The interview was recorded as part of the today programmes guest editor series to be broadcast later this year. In half an hour, Rupert Wingfield hayes assesses the stand off between the Trump Administration and north Koreas Kim Jong un that seems to be reaching crisis point. Six people have died, and a seventh is in a Critical Condition, after a car crash in central birmingham. Six vehicles were involved in the collision, which happened just after one oclock in the morning, at an entrance to an underpass just south of the city centre. Four others needed hospital treatment. Police described the scene as very difficult and upsetting. Tom burridge reports. Horrific and upsetting is how the Emergency Services described the scene. This black taxi flipped onto its side. The driver and a couple on board all died. Ne
A British Embassy worker has been killed in beirut. The body of rebecca dykes was found by the side of a road in the city yesterday. What do we know about the circumstances and timing . Police sources believe rebecca dykes was murdered on friday night. They said they believed she had been strangled. An autopsy has been carried out and they will do another. Rebecca dykes worked at the embassy in beirut, having been there since january. She worked for the department for International Development and we have a statement from the Foreign Office in london who say they are liaising with the lebanese authorities, and also working with rebecca dykes family. The Foreign Office issued a statement from the family and they said they are devastated by the loss of our beloved rebecca and doing all they can to understand what happened. An important part of the world in terms of britains presence in the middle east. A terrible thing for the Expat Community, those involved with the Foreign Office and t
Kensington palace that introduced prince harrys bride to be, Meghan Markle, to the media. That is the royal review, 2017. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Aid workers have begun evacuating critically ill children from a rebel held suburb near the syrian capital, damascus. Four patients were reportedly taken out of ghouta overnight. Another 25 are expected to be evacuated in the coming days, although hundreds more are in urgent need of treatment. Some 400,000 residents have been under siege by Government Forces there since 2013. Matthew thompson reports. A wave, a smile. And for eight year old imjy a chance, at least, at life. 29 seriously ill civilians are due to be evacuated from this besieged suburb of damascus. Many others were not so fortunate. Eastern ghouta is one of the last strongholds of rebels fighting the forces of president bashar al assad. It has been under siege by Government Troops since 2013 and as peace talks in geneva have faltered, the humanitarian crisis has