Lets get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. The us Secretary Of State is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. Lets speak to Gina Abercrombie winstanley, president of The Middle East Policy Council and former us ambassador. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Antony blinken on his way. What you think he is hoping to achieve . Hes got a tough road ahead, he has got to convince the players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Number one, players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number one, he has got to convince the saudis there is a deal ahead, that the us Security Guarantees are going to make it worthwhile for them to continue forward.
Coming up on sportsday on bbc news the full line up for the champions league, including a messy draw for chelsea, who face barcelona in the last 16. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Snow, ice and plunging temperatures have caused major disruption across swathes of the country today. More than 1,000 schools have been closed in wales, the midlands, the south west and other areas. Rail travel across england and wales has been disrupted and hundreds of flights cancelled. Tonight, conditions on many roads are treacherous. Forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit minus 13 degrees overnight. That would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha sent this report from the West Midlands. A blanket of snow, covering large parts of the uk. An ideal playground for children, many of whom have had the day off with hundreds of schools closed due to treacherous conditions. Here in birmingham the council run schools are closed today. The loc
One of the most familiar faces of Childrens Television in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. He was 60. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Snow, ice and plunging temperatures have caused major disruption across swathes of the country today. More than 1,000 schools have been closed in wales, the midlands, the south west and other areas. Rail travel across england and wales has been disrupted and hundreds of flights cancelled. Tonight, conditions on many roads are treacherous. Forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit minus 13 degrees overnight. That would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. 0ur correspondent steve knibbs has been in the forest of deane. A little earlier he told me how the community has reacted to the heavy weather. Well, over the weekend, well, overthe weekend, it well, over the weekend, it was a case of will it all wanted snow in many parts of gloucestershire but here in the forest of dean, it definitely did, along with the north cotswol
A light speed preview of todays topics. Lactic recap a fast paced look at the star wars saga. Away in a manger how the nativity play became famous the world over. And robots are featuring a state of the our own them. Well we start off with the biggest film release of the year the new star was installment premiered in london on chews day episode eight is called the last general and sees mark hamill return as Luke Skywalker in the previous film the force awakens he only made a thirty second cameo but this time hes properly back side by side with daisy ridleys right shes the new heroine of the saga and is looking to restore the balance in the force so lets see what the two stars have to say about their intergalactic quest. An island on a distant planet the scene of a long awaited return the last jet i Luke Skywalker played by mark hamill reappears and episode eight who was really going to recast me. Though i mean its my legacy. And just like with any legacy its not always perfect mark ham
Remembering the victims of Grenfell Tower. It has been six months since 71 were killed in the fire. They will be honoured at a service at st pauls cathedral. Good morning. It will be the busiest day of the year for the royal mail. We are at manchester, and they will deal with 3 million letters and parcels airline. How are they coping . I will find out. In sport, england lose big names find out. In sport, england lose big na m es early find out. In sport, england lose big names early in the crucial third ashes test as they fight for survival in the series. And we have the weather. Good morning. A bit icy. A bright day ahead of you. Rain, sleet, and snow showers. The full forecast is coming up. Thank you. Good morning. The first story is theresa may has suffered her first significant defeat in the commons since the election. 11 conservatives sided with labour to make sure they get a say in the deal before it is finalised. We can speak to our political correspondent, ian watson, in westmi