Broke out in syria and the war has caused untold loss of life. Millions and millions of people are being displaced both inside syria and outside of it and it has led to the greatest Refugee Crisis since world war ii. A truce between the government and rebel groups is nominally in place but it is continually broken. After six years of conflict, the government is now backin of conflict, the government is now back in control of all the major cities in syria and we will focus on a few of them. The bbc has been looking at 2a hours in the life of several people across the country. We will start in hospital. The the syrian army and its allies drove all rebels from aleppos old city last year. That part of the city last year. That part of the city was almost completely evacuated. Sinners, some residents have returned and here is one of their stories. Just south of aleppo is a place called. The attempts to go on as normal include football games. Finally, we will return to the old city of the cap
And coming up on newsnight all eyes are on europe, and europes eyes are on us, as we feel our way to a new future. We hear from the German Defence minister. Now were out the way, is the eu going to start pursuing a Common Defence policy . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A day after the Brexit Process formally started, ministers have revealed their plans for converting thousands of items of European Union legislation into british law. They have announced what they call a great repeal bill, which they say will provide clarity and certainty on what happens after brexit. But critics warn it could allow changes in the law without proper parliamentary scrutiny, and a weakening of rights and protections. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Locked inside the tower, preserved for safekeeping. Scrolls and scrolls and scrolls of the laws of our land. But this one thats shaped so much for decades will be disappearing. Repealed, rolled back, the act that took us into the eu. He wan
And on that note, this week weve been asking for your questions about brexit we plan to answer them later on in the show. Keep them coming in. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. With article 50 now triggered, negotiations on the uks departure from the European Union have begun. But this is notjust about what britain wants the brexit deal depends significantly on what the eu is prepared to give. In the next few minutes Eu Council President donald tusk will present the european guidelines for the brexit negotiations. So, what kind of terms can we expect from the eu . National parliaments of the eus 27 Member States will have a say in any future eu uk Free Trade Deal, plus consent by the European Parliament. Any future Free Trade Deal between the European Union and the uk is highly unlikely until the United Kingdom leaves the eu in 2019. There are Three Million eu citizens currently in the uk. The eu will want them to stay, keep theirjobs and have a right to health
Are returning to the town. Today, im talking about the Housing Market, as new Research Says average asking prices are at a record high. But as sales fall, ill be looking at what is going on. In sport, sanchez shines for arsenal. His winner in extra time sees them book their place in the fa cup final after victory over Manchester City. And this is st davids in south west wales. Well be live there later as the search for the next Uk City Of Culture heats up. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. A taste of winter in the forecast this week with some snow, especially in the north and north east. There will be some sunshine. It is not until the second part of the weekend the weekend that it will warm up. And i will have more details on 50 minutes. Thank you, carol. 15. Good morning. First, our main story. French voters have rejected the two traditional ruling parties, with their candidates being knocked out in the first round of the president ial election. Instead, the pro
Strips the person of their personality. And as ukip call for a ban on full face veils one woman who wears a niqab tells us it will lead to a rise in attacks on muslim women. Hello. Welcome to the programme, throughout the programme, the latest Breaking News and developing stories and as always, really keen to hear from you. A little later, well be talking about scoliosis. If you were watching britains got talent on saturday night, you will have seenjulie, the dancer in the middle, talking about her curvature of the spine. That is what scoliosis is. As a result of discussing that on prime time telly on a saturday night, people are learning about it sometimes for the first time. If youre affected by scolosis, do get in touch this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Voters in france have chosen the two candidates who will go through to the final round of the president ial election in two weeks time. The