Is accorded World Heritage status by the Cultural Agency unesco. F s. e traditional allies of the United States, including saudi arabia and france, have condemned President Trumps decision, but israel says its a welcome step forward, in gaza, hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group, called for another uprising. In arabic it is intifada, a word synonymous with more troubled times. Israels Prime Minister is now claiming others will follow suit. Translation i have no doubt that once the American Embassy moves to jerusalem or even before, there will be a movement of many other embassies to jerusalem. The time has come. But the International Reaction so far suggests otherwise. In istanbul, anger directed at washington outside the us consulate last night. And americas allies, like france, also disagree. President macron was today at an airbase in qatar. A peace deal between the palestinians and israelis he says is only possible ifjerusalem has an international status. Translation the status ofjerusalem is a question of International Security which concerns the entire international community. So, as tensions rise, france and britain will express their opposition directly to the americans at a special Un Security Council meeting tomorrow. The fear that a decades old conflict could lead to widespread violence once again. Tom burridge, bbc news. There have been protests against President Trumps decision in jordan today. Our correspondent Murad Shishani sent this report from amman. Jordanians are attached tojerusalem ona jordanians are attached tojerusalem on a Grassroots Level as well as on an authority level. Today, this is one of the protest they called for today. They are also taking place in other cities, to condemn mr trumps decision yesterday to relocate the American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel. As jordanians, we have the closest relationship to palestine and the palestinians, and we do support everything that related to jerusalem. Jerusalem was arab, is still arab, and will remain arab. It belongs to palestine. The presence might be not big but the feelings are very strong here today in a man. We were expecting more people, actually. Amman. We were expecting more people, actually. Amman. They are scared of the regimes. They are regimes are puppets with the zionists and the americans. This security presence at the front of the American Embassy in amman reflects the confused position ofjordan. The amman reflects the confused position of jordan. The authorities amman reflects the confused position ofjordan. The authorities were not happy with mr trumps decision yesterday. Even members of the royal family expressed that on their twitter feeds. Jordan is one of the strongest allies in the region to the United States of america. Therefore, jordan needs to maintain a strong relation with that country. Issam ikirmawi is a correspondent for bbc arabic we can speak to him live injerusalem now. How would you describe some of the reaction you have seen there today . Here in eastjerusalem, there have been some minor protests, mainly outside damascus gate, the main entrance to the old ofjerusalem. Palestinians gathered and chanted slogans against President Trump, reiterating their position that jerusalem belongs to the palestinians and it is the palestinians and it is the palestinian capital. There was a heavy Israeli Security presence in the area, there were minor skirmishes and pockets of islands while we were there. However, people are gearing up for tomorrow, friday, when a large number of people will be expected to attend friday prayers at the al aqsa mosque, so there is more potential for protests tomorrow. This recognition, somehow, is seen to strengthen the process towards getting a peace settlement in that region. What is the logic behind that, do you think . And from your point of view, is that credible, given the reaction . your point of view, is that credible, given the reaction . I can tell you, from our conversations with people today, we havent met anyone who would subscribe to that kind of thinking. People believe that by recognising the city of jerusalem as the capital of israel, the prospect of peace is further away from any previous time. They think that President Trump and the current American Administration has bought into the israeli narrative of jerusalem and denied the palestinians they are right to the city. The palestinians, as you know, demand that their capital should be in eastjerusalem, which was ca ptu red in eastjerusalem, which was captured by israel in 1967, and they believe the annexation ofjerusalem and therefore the recognition of the city ofjerusalem as the capital of israel is against international law. We have heard so many condemnations, state m e nts we have heard so many condemnations, statements from various leaders here in the Palestinian Authority, and in neighbouring countries. President a bass of the Palestinian Authority travelled to jordan to bass of the Palestinian Authority travelled tojordan to talk bass of the Palestinian Authority travelled to jordan to talk to the king. On saturday, there is a meeting in istanbul for the organisation of islamic states. Thank you forjoining us again. That is the view in easternjerusalem. Later in the hour, we will be talking to a diplomat representative of the Israeli Embassy here in london for their perspective. It is nine minutes past five. The number of patients waiting four hours or more to be seen in accident and emergency units across the uk has more than doubled in the past four years, according to Research Done by the bbc. Northern ireland has the worst performance, but england has seen the fastest deterioration. The government says more money is being made available in england to help hospitals cope this winter, as our Health CorrespondentDominic Hughes reports. Right across the uk, accident and Emergency Departments have been working at full capacity. Now, bbc Analysis Shows how an already busy system is struggling to cope. The waiting time target to treat or deal with 95 of patients within four hours has been missed across the country. In the past year, more than 3 million patients waited longer than four hours, an increase of 120 on four years ago. But visits to a e are up by only 7 , to nearly 27 million. To ensure the target is met, the nhs would need to build an additional 20 a e departments. There is no more capacity in the system. Staff are working really hard, our nurses, our doctors, and weve reached a point where we unfortunately cannot meet that demand. Its clear that, over the past four years, more and more people have been attending accident and Emergency Departments, but its the complexity of many of those cases that has contributed to longer and longer waits for patients, and the picture right across the uk is extremely mixed. Scotland has come closest to hitting the target, while england has seen the biggest increase in those facing a long wait, but performance is even worse in wales. Northern ireland manages to see just three quarters of patients within four hours. The luton and Dunstable Hospital is one of the best performing in the uk, but thats taken an intense effort. We can only meet the four hour target if we can move patients out of the Emergency Department and to be able to do that, we need to have beds available within the hospital to move those patients from the Emergency Department, and thats where everybody working within the Hospital System has a role to play. Across the uk, there are efforts to control the numbers arriving at a e while also moving patients through hospitals more quickly to free up beds, but the coming winter months will be a challenge. We know the nhs is under more pressure, because weve got more people coming to a e. We also know that money is tight. We also know there are workforce shortages. But what i can assure everybody is that both trusts and the national nhs have prepared better for this winter than they have ever prepared before, but well have to see what happens. A busier nhs means longer waiting times and, so far, there is little sign of respite for staff or patients. Dominic hughes, bbc news. Joining me now is janet davies, chief executive of the Royal College of nursing. She is familiar with so many of these areas and pressure points. Really, this is about parts of the machines that are blocked. Tell us more. It is a whole system. If we think about ourselves, if we are not well, we have a whole journey in the health system. We have to access the gp and might not be able to do that, so we gp and might not be able to do that, so we might end up in an a e. We might be in hospital, and we know that many of our families struggle. They can go home, they may be ready to go home, but if we are older, more sick, we need help at home. What were seeing the moment is poor district services, a shortage of district services, a shortage of district nurses, for instance, who will keep the ball well to stop them from getting in our a es, but also help them recover when they get home. We have also seen real problems with social care and a budget within local authorities to meet those needs. As we get older, we require more help and that is not from the Health Service back from social care, but if we dont get that help, it means that we might end up in a e because we cant cope, 01 end up in a e because we cant cope, or it might mean we cant get out of a hospital bed because we cant get the funding to enable us either to live in our own home or go to a nursing home. It is a vicious circle. And it is the whole system. Where we see the problems with a e, of course, is that that is the place thatis of course, is that that is the place that is always open 2a hours. It is the only place to go, and if you cant get people through that system, that is where the logjam occuis. System, that is where the logjam occurs. It is a very stressful environment both to be sick and end up environment both to be sick and end up in busy, difficult environment, but also to work there. Some people we re but also to work there. Some people were critical of the recent budget, not just were critical of the recent budget, notjust on were critical of the recent budget, not just on the were critical of the recent budget, notjust on the labour benches but elsewhere too. They accused the chancellor possibly missing an opportunity to bring extra resources infor opportunity to bring extra resources in for social care, which is clearly a problem in so many areas. Would you agree . We have a problem when we see health care and social care so distinctly different. We, as people, are different. Some of our needs might be social care, some health care, and there is a fine line between them. Unless we Work Together and see the person with all their needs, we will always have these problems. We need money to ca re these problems. We need money to care for us, both in our health needs and our social care needs, and more needs to be done in investing in the whole system. This is early december, we have some monster go, and who knows what the weather will bring, and conditions what is your sense of how these problems could develop in the months ahead . M sense of how these problems could develop in the months ahead . It is worrying that it is like this so early in december. As the Christmas Period comes up and people are on holiday, and people on tehran to ca re holiday, and people on tehran to care for people, we often have a peak of activity. We have not seen any peak of activity. We have not seen a ny flu peak of activity. We have not seen any flu or viruses that make us busy, so i think it is worrying that we are starting like this. The figures are so interesting because it is not just figures are so interesting because it is notjust about figures are so interesting because it is not just about waiting figures are so interesting because it is notjust about waiting times in a e, we are seeing bed occupancy in those figures, and that is so high, showing that there arent any empty beds when people are coming into a e, to be moved into. Are your members telling you that they have been pinpointing specific areas of the uk where it is so much worse, or is this a pretty broad based problem . We know that local authorities have had theirfunding cut significantly all across, certainly, england. The big problem in Northern Ireland is over the capacity to make decisions at the moment. We know everybody is working incredibly hard. Our nurses are really stretched and working incredibly hard, and everyone is trying to solve the problem. What we do need is a fundamental look at how we fund our health and social care services, rather than staggering from one crisis to another. It needs to be cross party, taken away from party politics, because it gets in the way. We need a real rethink how much are we willing to pay to have a good health and social care service . Wets good of you to come in. Good of you to come in. And if you want to find out what waiting times are like at your hospital service, go to the bbcs nhs tracker page on the website. You just need to put in your postcode. The prominent us senator al franklin has said he will step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. He was seen as a star of allegations of sexual misconduct. He was seen as a star of the party. Addressing the senate, he said he was shocked by the accusations from a number of women, some of which he denied. Today, i am announcing that in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as a member of the United States senate. I am of all people, im aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of Sexual Assault sits in the oval office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. Senator al franklin, saying that he will step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. This is bbc news at 5. The headlines palestinian medics report that Israeli Forces used live ammunition as well as rubber bullets and tear gas to try to disperse the protestors. A final report into last years tram crash in croydon which killed 7 passengers concludes that the driver probably fell asleep. Missed targets in a e the number of people waiting more than four hours in uk has more than doubled since 2013. In sport brussels has lost the right to host matches at euro 2020 due to a stadium delays was it means that wembley, already staging the semifinals and finals, will now hold seven matches in all, and cardiff misses out. Video match officials will be used for the first time at wembley next month. The Russian Sports federation will confirm next week whether athletes will compete at the Winter Olympics in young chang. More on those stories that have passed. Lets talk about the latest stage of the brexit challenge facing the government. Downing street says the government is close to an agreement on the status of the irish border after brexit, although there is more work to be done. The eu says a proposalfrom the uk is needed by sunday at the latest in advance of the crucial eu summit next week. We can now speak to our Political Correspondent chris mason at westminster. Do you have a clue . Are they getting closer to agreement on this or not . If they are, we havent learnt anything specific about how they might be advancing in that direction. We know that talks are ongoing. We know that brussels has said it is willing to receive the Prime Minister whenever she is able to go back about there, but she will only want to go when she know she has a deal that the dup in Northern Ireland can wear. Meanwhile, from the European Union, from brussels, a line from the European Commission at lunchtime saying that there was no white smoke yet. It is worth stepping back, given what happened on monday, to put this in the broader context and give you an insight into the challenge that the Prime Ministerfaces. The insight into the challenge that the Prime Minister faces. The situation around i respond, there is an attempt to square the differences between two communities that have disagreed on the fundamental politics of ireland for centuries. You look at this side of the irish sea, at westminster, within the conservative party, we have seen the latest outburst of this today, and you have two sides within the conservative party, those with a pro european instinct and those who are eurosceptic, who have agreed the decade. One disagreement going back centuries, another going back decades, and somewhere through that, the Prime Minister has to find some sort of compromise that her party can accept, th