Could join as comic 8am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 4pm in vancouver. Foreign ministers from 20 countries have concluded talks there to try to exert more pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The meeting has been overshadowed by an apparent thaw in relations between north and south korea. The two sides have agreed to march under the same flag at next months Winter Olympics in seoul and field a joint ice hockey team. Laura bicker has been following the latest developments from vancouver. A slight breakthrough, but what happens now . That is the question i put to the south Korean Foreign minister, just a few hours ago. I started by asking her about her alliance with america, an ally that has had her back for many years. Now with a president who tweets about war with north korea, he skirted that question diplomatically. She said thats democracy for you. I asked her why north korea has come to the discussion table now. After all there have been overtures
And ben stokes is back. Good afternoon. He is. The ecb have cleared him to return to england to just two days after he was charged with affray. He is likely to be playing in their short form series against new zealand ex month. All the details later in the our. Thanks, hugh. Susan powell has the weather, it is in the news. Lying snow and ice causing problems, buti in the news. Lying snow and ice causing problems, but i think this afternoon for many, pictures like this in edinburgh, the sun is out. But it is the calm before the storm, more strong winds to come tonight and another spell of heavy snow for southern scotland and Northern England. Thank you very much. Also coming up could it be a french stitch up . The grand diplomatic gesture by president macron which means the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time in nearly a thousand years and be loaned to britain. But why now . Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. If yourjob is dependant on the outcome
Severe weather Warning Police tell drivers in central and southern scotland to stay off the roads, after hundreds were stranded last night. And, after almost 1,000 years, the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time and be loaned to the uk. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news despite facing a charge of affray, ben stokes will be available to play for england again next month. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. The Governments Insolvency Service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion, like catering and cleaning, will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. The companys collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. Labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awarding contracts to the firm despite a series of profit warnings. The Prime Minister said it would ha
Utmost significance in the north and South Koreans. We know the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in south korea they wont march under their own flags, they will march under this flag, april unification flag which shows the outlines of the two countries. On top of that they wont enter separate teams into the ice hockey. The womens ice hockey at least well see a joint korean tea m at least well see a joint korean team taking place. Two moments of huge significance no doubt. All of this is in the context of talks that have been ongoing in a place which is just below the demarcation between the two countries. If you wa nt between the two countries. If you wantan between the two countries. If you want an idea of how much a joint tea m want an idea of how much a joint team matters, you have to go back to 1991 because it was then a joint korean team entered the World Team Table tennis championships. They won, a huge moment, so huge in fact that the South Koreans made a film about it. T
The profession thanjoining it. A court has heard claims that the former manager of the Wales National football team, gary speed, was one of four men, who took their own lives, after working with the coach Barry Bennell. He denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse. Mps have approved a bill to sever ties with the eu, paving the way for the house of lords to have its say on the brexit bill. And a Charm Offensive or a genuine push for peace . North and south korea pledge to compete under one flag at the Winter Olympics. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. The Governments Insolvency Service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion like catering and cleaning will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. The companys collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. Labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awardi