To avoid drawing a veto from russia, which is an ally of the syrian government. French president Emmanuel Macron and german chancellor Angela Merkel will speak by phone on sunday with russian president vladimir putin, to push for the truce to take hold in the coming days. Nick bryant reports. The people of Eastern Ghouta woke up this morning to continued aerial bombardment and the news from new york that the Security Council remained deadlocked. And still couldnt Reach Agreement on how to bring about even a temporary halt to the killing. Delay in syria always brings more death. At least 120 children have been killed since sunday, according to human rights activists. Hospitals overwhelmed by the number of casualties have been targets of the governments bombing. On the fringes of the Security Council, the tensest of negotiations. But always a sense of urgency from the backers of this resolution and always the unresolved question would russia allow it to pass . I would call upon those who
Killed since sunday, according to human rights activists. Hospitals overwhelmed by the number of casualties have been targets of the governments bombing. On the fringes of the Security Council, the tensest of negotiations. But always a sense of urgency from the backers of this resolution and always the unresolved question would russia allow it to pass . I would call upon those who are in favour of the draft resolution to raise their hand. When it came to a vote, the Russian Ambassador held his arm aloft not to wield a veto, but to finally agree. Yet, western diplomats still attacked moscow for delaying its passage for days. As they dragged out the negotiation, the bombs from assads fighter jets continued to fall. In the three days it took us to adopt this resolution, how many mothers lost their kids to the bombing and the shelling . While weve been arguing over commas, assads planes have been killing more civilians in their homes and in their hospitals, imposing unbearable suffering. T
From around the world. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour would keep britain in a Customs Union with the eu, according to the partys brexit spokesman. Sir keir starmer told the Bbcs Andrew Marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. The Prime Minister is committed to leaving both the Single Market and the Customs Union. Shes expected to outline the governments position in more detail this week. Our Political Correspondent emma vardy reports. After months of uncertainty over labours position, now the party is moving decisively away from a so called hard brexit. It has been unanimously agreed, according to the shadow brexit secretary. Sir keir starmer said Jeremy Corbyn will announce tomorrow that a labour governments policy would be for the uk to enter a new Customs Union with the eu after brexit. Weve long championed being in a Customs Union with the eu and the benefits of
Paul is now happy and healthy and riding 100 winners a year. Time to check out the weather. Spell of disruptive snow elsewhere earlier in the week. Weather is not acquired this weekend. Not overly warmed by the present of a lot of sunshine. Thats the theme for the rest of the day. Not overly warm but many seem almost unbroken sunshine. The eastern side of scotla nd unbroken sunshine. The eastern side of scotland and North Eastern england, temperatures one, two, three up the eastern shores. Five, six, seven a little further to the west. Tonight were bringing cloud from the north sea and in that cloud will be some wintry showers. Mainly light at stage there will be a cold start to the new day on monday and feeling much colder right across the British Isles compared to the weekend. Theres wintry showers a lwa ys weekend. Theres wintry showers always there to be had across the eastern side of the British Isles. Temperatures much lower than the weekend for many locations especially through
London. This is bbc world news. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, where the us has given a cool response to a reported offer of talks from north korea. The Us State Department says any talks would have to lead to the end of the regimes Nuclear Programme. South korea claimed pyongyang had signalled its willingness to hold talks with the us, after a meeting between a north korean general and south koreas president before the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Laura bicker now reports from pyeongyang on a games in which politics played as much of a role as the sporting action this is the confident side of south korea. It does seem to yong yang is ready to talk to the us, a vidic rory for the president. Unlike the Opening Ceremony, the countrys their own colours, highlighting the division, despite the diplomacy. Critics think the north have been given too much a platform at these games. The minister responsible for talks between the