A conditional cease fire has been reached in the last rebel held province of it live but as yet theres been no response from the opposition at least 2 children were killed in fighting in it labor on thursday and this is video that purports to show syrian and Russian Forces bombing villages in nearby hama more than 400. 00 civilians have been killed in northwestern syria since late april or talks aimed at ending the syrian war taking place in kazakstan our correspondent Andrew Simmons is following developments in those who town. This is where the main session of talking is taking place on friday in the 13th session of the start of talks sponsored by iran russia and turkey but could this round table start the final chapter of a war thats cost so many lives. Looming over all of this is the bombing and killing of civilians in libya province by russia and the Syrian Regime forces and now the development of the u. N. Secretary general announcing a board of inquiry into a number of attacks th
A passport after the kingdom received a series of decrees the changes are part of sweeping reforms led by crown Prince Mohammed bin sultan man its unclear when the order will take effect that saudi arabia has long Face International criticism over the treatment of women as 2nd class citizens but despite these reforms women in saudi arabia still face many restrictions they continue to be considered legal minors and will still be under the authority of their male relatives in other areas of life the system makes it virtually impossible for victims of sexual abuse or Domestic Violence to follow all reports as women would still need to be accompanied by a male and last year the kingdom stepped up its crackdown of womens rights activists many of them are still in prison human Rights Groups have reported that some were tortured. Well if its an International Human rights lawyer he says saudi arabia lets follow your tree thats human rights record in order to be taken seriously. Lets bring a tr
Brecon and radnorshire by election. Borisjohnsons effective majority in parliament is nowjust one. My very first act as your mp, when i arrive in westminster, will be to find mr borisjohnson, where ever he is hiding, and tell him cloud and clear, stop playing with the future of our communities. Two holiday firms, with bookings from more than 50 thousand people, have ceased trading. England make stready progress in the first ashes test at edgbaston 0pener rory burns is closing in on his century. Well, thats dissapointing. And coming up on the film review, Jason Solomons shares his thoughts on the latest angry birds movie along with the rest of this weeks cinema releases. Welcome to the bbc news at five, im jane hill. Raf helicopter crews are trying to save a dam in derbyshire amid fears it could burst and engulf much of the town of Whaley Bridge. The chinooks are dropping bags of sand, gravel and stone to shore up the dam wall. Experts say the situation is critical. About 1,500 resident
Rebel forces and its very likely that that will continue but nevertheless there is this agreement in place even though the joint declaration here doesnt mention a ceasefire by name it just simply refers to the so she agreement back in september 28th when this area this whole region and other parts was declared a deescalation zone those words that apply right now how can they with more than 400 by United Nations for good civilians dying in the past few months 3 Months Campaign by russia and Regime Forces attacking the civilian areas which again mr denying which is frankly quite hard to believe he also tackled the question of the u. N. Inquiry mounted by the secretary general which is looking at allegations of attacks on hospitals and schools and he said thats not the case its a fabrication so i asked him what he would he stand by the inquiry results he said well why cant they be more inquiries elsewhere places like iraq or where u. S. Forces were involved he is adamant that they will ex
The European Union and we now have in Parliament One more np who will fight to make that happen. Two holiday firms super break and late rooms collapse, affecting tens of thousands of travellers. A maiden test century for rory burns as england fight back on the second day of the ashes. In the last few minutes, Emergency Services have said that theres still a substantial danger to life if the water levels in the dam at Whaley Bridge in derbyshire, cannot be reduced. Raf helicopter crews have been dropping sand, gravel and stones to try to stabilise a damaged wall of the toddbrook reservoir amid fears it could burst and engulf the nearby town. Around 1500 residents were moved out of their homes yesterday, as a precaution. The environment secretary, Theresa Villiers says the situation is not yet stable. Several flood alerts including a severe Flood Warning are still in place for these areas shown here in red. Judith reports. This is the front line, a new defence belt back buy back tonnes o