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As israels capital could jeopardise middle east peace efforts. Israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the sooner palestinians accept the decision the sooner there will be peace. But the change in us policy has been met with widespread anger across the arab and muslim world, and as our middle east editor sebastian usher reports, the protests have been escalating. Tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1,000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us embassy this morning. Effigies of President Trump and us flags were burned by angry groups of Palestinian Refugees and lebanese activists. Translation we are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, it was arab and it will stay arab. Large rallies have been held in the moroccan capital, rabat. And in cairo too. As protesters try to build momentum across the region against President Trumps decision. In istanbul, thousands turned out to hear president erdogan launch a blistering attack on President Trump and israel. Translation israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist. We will not abandonjerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children. That earned him a fierce riposte from the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, who said he wasnt used to receiving lectures on morality from a leader who bombs kurdish villages. He also had an uncompromising message onjerusalem. It has always been our capital. And jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people. I think, the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner well move towards peace. But as clashes again broke out near the fence between gaza and israel, many fear that mr trumps move will reignite extremist violence. Sebastian usher, bbc news. Israels Prime Minister will be meeting european leaders to discuss the situation later this week. But its likely therell be some tough talking if his meeting with the french president over the weekend is anything to go by. Emmanuel macron was adamant in his stance. Translation i explained to Prime Minister netanyahu my disapproval of the recent declarations by the president of the United States which france considers in breach of International Law and dangerous for peace. Dangerous for peace because i believe these statements do not serve security, including the security of israel and the israelis. In this respect, france remains convinced that the only solution in accordance with International Law and in accordance with our long term commitments is to enable the establishment of two states living side by side in peace and this can only happen thanks to negotiations. Meanwhile the white house has said its unfortunate that the palestinians have pulled out of a planned meeting with Vice President mike pence. Heres americas ambassador to the United Nations, nikki haley, summing up the position. When you recognise the truth, when both parties recognise reality, peace comes and thats just, um, thatjust the true reality of the situation. We are living in the reality that jerusalem is the capital of israel but if you notice when the president spoke, he made it very clear. He didnt talk about boundaries, he didnt talk about borders, he didnt get into any of that, because the final status of jerusalem is between the palestinians and the israelis its not for the americans to decide so we are doing what we do in every other country, israel should be no different, and then we are going to continue to support the peace process. Nikki haley there. Earlier, our north america correspondent david willis explained the difficulties the white house faces in trying to secure peace talks. The United States is making clear that it remains committed to peace in the middle east but its going to be an uphill battle, particularly given this snub of Vice President mike pence. He was standing behind donald trump when he made that controversial announcement about jerusalem last week and mr trump indeed went on to say that mike pence would be sent to the middle east to reaffirm americas ties to its partners there. Now, mike pence was due to meet with Mahmoud Abbas in bethlehem in just over a weeks time that will not now be happening. The palestinians are saying they have no interest indeed in talking with the United States until such time as donald trump reverses his controversial decision last week. Now, mike pences spokesman, in a statement, said that that was unfortu nate, as he put it, unfortunate that the palestinians were walking away from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region. But given the global condemnation and the protests in the region and elsewhere, this clearly remains a very, very difficult decision, a very difficult announcement for the americans to get past at this time. Absolutely, david, so where do they go from here then . The winner of this years Nobel Peace Prize has warned that the world could be just one impulsive ta ntrum away from nuclear destruction. Beatrice fihn made the comments while accepting the award in oslo on behalf of her organisation, the International Campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. She was apparently referring to current tensions and the trading of insults between the United States and north korean president s. A moment of panic or carelessness, a misconstrued comment or a bruised ego could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities. A calculated military escalation could lead to the indiscriminate murder of civilians. You can find comprehensive coverage and expert analysis on north korea and the latest on talks in the country with the un. Just go to bbc. Com news or download the bbc news app. Evidence received by a British Parliamentary Committee suggests that the violence in Myanmars Rakhine state amounts to ethnic cleansing and may well constitute crimes against humanity and even genocide. The committee is critical of earlier hesitation by the government over defining the violence. < mp Tom Tugendhat said they had heard evidence of truly appalling violence that required a coordinated international response. 00v four thousand firefighters are tackling several wildfires in california which are still burning out of control north of los angeles. One person is known to have been killed while trying to escape the flames, and more than two hundred thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. In alabama, roy moore, the republican partys candidate for the vacant senators seat, has been told he wont be backed by richard shelby, who is also a senator for the state. Republicans have publicly distanced themselves from mr moore since he was accused of having relationships with teenage girls whilst in his thirties. He denies the claims. In venezuela, president Nicolas Maduro says the countrys main opposition parties which boycotted local elections will not he able to ta ke local elections will not he able to take part in next years president ial election. He made the announcement after voting ended in which he said the Ruling Socialist Party were on track to wind more than 300 of the 335 seats. Mr maduro was defiant. The parties which had boycotted the elections can no longer participate in future votes. They disappeared from the political map, he said. The three biggest parties refused to participate in this weekends elections because they said the electoral system was biased. This is mr maduros way of retaliating. In this city, the government candidates looked confident. Meeting supporters while former leader hugo chavez watched on. The government came out a winner this weekend, help of course by the oppositions boycott. Turnout across the country was low. People are disillusioned with politics here, and those who did vote were divided. A day before the elections, we came across far bigger queues than led to the voting centre. This is a part of life which has become all too common for the people of venezuela. These people are waiting for cooking gas, seven hours in the heat, and they are fed up. They havent had any cooking gas for two months. For people here, politics is of little consequence. People begin to block the road in protest. They will not let any traffic through until a gas van turns up. Desperation gets the better of one man. But queue jumpers are not welcome here. He is sent away. Translation we dont have cooking gas. Is that fair, in an oil rich country . We are the richest country in latin america. For months, we have not had any food from the government. I will get in trouble for saying this, but i am venezuelan and i have needs like everybody else. The van arrives and the tension rises. With deliveries becoming more and more sporadic, there is too much at stake miss out. One by one the canisters are given out to relieve the families. Down the road, i meetjose. He works as a nurse during the week and a barber on the weekends. He didnt vote. He is angry with the government and thinks the opposition is a farce. He will probably vote in the president ial venezuelans are fed up with politics. The economic crisis is a bigger concern. Herded like cattle for hours on end just to get their hands on affordable food, these people want their lives back. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come, six months after londons g re nfell tower come, six months after londons Grenfell Tower disaster, fresh concerns that local Community Voices are not being heard in the enquiry. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. Theres been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil. And the flowers have been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. This morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. Elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. Imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Shes facing seven charges of tax evasion. She pleaded not guilty. The prince and princess of wales are to separate. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably. Electorate star electorate tfeed. Violent protests across the middle east as the un warns peace efforts are being jeopardised overjerusalems status as israels capital. Venezuelas leader Nicolas Maduro says hes banning the main will opposition parties from standing in next years president ial election, after they boycotted sundays mayoral vote. The internet, whether its social media or shopping online, is a presence in most of our lives and its dominance among children is becoming more apparent. But new research from unicef is warning that too little is being done to protect them from the dangers of the digital world. Every day 176,000 children go online for the first time, with 15 to 2a year olds the most connected age group. Worldwide, 71 are online, compared with 48 of the total population. African youth are the least connected, with around three out of five youth offline, compared to just one in 25 in europe. The online world is dominated by english language websites. Approximately 56 are in english. Sexual abuse is a big concern. More than nine in ten child sexual abuse urls identified globally are hosted in five countries canada, france, the netherlands, the russian federation, and the United States. Earlier, laurence chandy, unicefs director of data, research and policy, explained some of the problems internet safety poses for children. Well, unfortunately, the internet has become a one stop shop for the sexual abuse of children. Its a place where children and customers of sexually explicit material can be recruited. It is where businesses can be organised. Its whether material can ultimately be advertised and distributed, and all with a high degree of anonymity. And all that means that the whole business of Sexual Exploitation of children has become more profitable and children are therefore increasingly at risk. There are some aspects of the web that support this, including the anonymous payment platforms and encrypted platforms by which the material can be spread. I believe that your viewers may be seeing some footage right now which unicef provided of a 12 year old girl, from the philippines, who was coerced into performing sexually explicit acts on line for extremely modest payments. To linger around. The Companies Whose platforms are often used to spread explicit material of children. One of the customers from the us ultimately travelled to the philippines to visit her and attempted to rape her before the authorities from the philippines, thankfully, were able to rescue the girl. Its six months since the Grenfell Tower disaster in london in which 71 people died. And now the equalities watchdog has announced its to launch its own review into the causes behind the fire, after criticisms that the current judge led inquiry, isnt broad enough. 0ur correspondent Elaine Dunkley has been spending time with the local community, to find out about the issues affecting them. Grenfell tower is rarely out of sight or out of mind for the people of this community. Its been six months since one of britains deadliest fires took the lives of 71 people and left hundreds without homes. Families are in such a bad place. Karim mussilhy lost his uncle, hesham rahman, who lived on the 23rd floor. Uncle hesham was kind and generous. In my eyes and in my familys eyes, he was a hero. This should never have happened. These people never should have lost their lives that night in the way they did. So we are extremely determined. There have been funerals, inquests and now a public inquiry, people here are demanding that they are on the panel. The time for reflection has been short. You know, the people that were out here helping have witnessed a lot. This group met for the first time on the night of the fire as they helped organise donations. Theyve remained friends, a bond formed in the most tragic of circumstances. This is the harrow club. For many children in the area, this place is at the centre of their lives. Since the fire, it has become even more important. Its different when its in your area and it actually affects you. Many of the children here lost friends and their homes. Weve been staying in a hotel for six months. Before, i used to have a space where i could do my homework and everything could be nice and quiet. And i could have my own time. But now in the hotel, because ive got a lot of siblings and they are all young, they run around and you dont have your own personal space. 118 families are still in emergency accommodation. The royal borough of kensington and Chelsea Council says the process has been slow, but they are beginning to make progress. Alison moses has been rehoused. Here is where i have all my grandchildren and my baby stuff. And has also been reunited with a memory box found amongst the ashes of her flat in Grenfell Tower. She says families desperately need stability in order to rebuild their lives. They cannot grieve normally. That grieving probably wont even take place now until they have a home and they are somewhat settled. Then grieving can start. This is so sad. Theres a lot of work to be done. Christmas is just around the corner. People should not still be in hotels at this stage. People here fear that the world will move on and forget what happened. But this community is defiant and say they will continue to show strength in the shadow of this tragedy. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. This is zaira wasim, one of indias leading actresses, who says she was sexually harassed while on board a flight from delhi to mumbai. The 17 year old star of the hit movie dangal said a male passenger who was sitting behind her started to rub her with his feet while she was trying to sleep. The airline, air vistara, has promised to carry out a detailed investigation. The opposition in kenya says it has postponed plans to swear in its leader raila 0dinga as an alternative president. The ceremony was due to have been held at a rally this coming tuesday. Mr 0dinga refused to take part in a re run of augusts election, which was annulled by the supreme court. The incumbent, uhuru kenyatta, won the repeat poll with 98 of the vote. The gulf state of qatar has signed another major deal to buy hi tech defence equipment. It will spend eight billion dollars on 2a typhoon fighter jets, which will be built in the uk. 8 billion. It follows a deal struck last week with a french supplier for nearly 500 armoured vehicles. The french conservative sissies child in a rural france, winning three quarters that the national vote. A strong critic of the french president and accuses him of being wea k president and accuses him of being weak on security. Much of Northern Europe is in the grip of blizzard like conditions, which have brought widespread disruption. With winds gusting at up to 140 kilometres an hour, and temperatures as low as 10 degrees celsius, hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled, train lines closed, and with roads difficult to drive on many schools have been closed because of staff shortages. In a moment, sarah corker will have the latest developments on the european continent, but first Richard Lister reports on the impact in the uk. Much of britain looked like a Christmas Card today. Scotland and Northern England had been expecting snow. But this was buckinghamshire. And on the ground it wasnt pretty. Breakdowns and blizzards on the m25 near Prime Minister<\/a>, benjamin netanyahu, says the sooner palestinians accept the decision the sooner there will be peace. But the change in us policy has been met with widespread anger across the arab and muslim world, and as our middle east editor sebastian usher reports, the protests have been escalating. Tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1,000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us embassy this morning. Effigies of President Trump<\/a> and us flags were burned by angry groups of Palestinian Refugees<\/a> and lebanese activists. Translation we are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, it was arab and it will stay arab. Large rallies have been held in the moroccan capital, rabat. And in cairo too. As protesters try to build momentum across the region against President Trump<\/a>s decision. In istanbul, thousands turned out to hear president erdogan launch a blistering attack on President Trump<\/a> and israel. Translation israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist. We will not abandonjerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children. That earned him a fierce riposte from the israeli Prime Minister<\/a>, benjamin netanyahu, who said he wasnt used to receiving lectures on morality from a leader who bombs kurdish villages. He also had an uncompromising message onjerusalem. It has always been our capital. And jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people. I think, the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner well move towards peace. But as clashes again broke out near the fence between gaza and israel, many fear that mr trumps move will reignite extremist violence. Sebastian usher, bbc news. Israels Prime Minister<\/a> will be meeting european leaders to discuss the situation later this week. But its likely therell be some tough talking if his meeting with the french president over the weekend is anything to go by. Emmanuel macron was adamant in his stance. Translation i explained to Prime Minister<\/a> netanyahu my disapproval of the recent declarations by the president of the United States<\/a> which france considers in breach of International Law<\/a> and dangerous for peace. Dangerous for peace because i believe these statements do not serve security, including the security of israel and the israelis. In this respect, france remains convinced that the only solution in accordance with International Law<\/a> and in accordance with our long term commitments is to enable the establishment of two states living side by side in peace and this can only happen thanks to negotiations. Meanwhile the white house has said its unfortunate that the palestinians have pulled out of a planned meeting with Vice President<\/a> mike pence. Heres americas ambassador to the United Nations<\/a>, nikki haley, summing up the position. When you recognise the truth, when both parties recognise reality, peace comes and thats just, um, thatjust the true reality of the situation. We are living in the reality that jerusalem is the capital of israel but if you notice when the president spoke, he made it very clear. He didnt talk about boundaries, he didnt talk about borders, he didnt get into any of that, because the final status of jerusalem is between the palestinians and the israelis its not for the americans to decide so we are doing what we do in every other country, israel should be no different, and then we are going to continue to support the peace process. Nikki haley there. Earlier, our north america correspondent david willis explained the difficulties the white house faces in trying to secure peace talks. The United States<\/a> is making clear that it remains committed to peace in the middle east but its going to be an uphill battle, particularly given this snub of Vice President<\/a> mike pence. He was standing behind donald trump when he made that controversial announcement about jerusalem last week and mr trump indeed went on to say that mike pence would be sent to the middle east to reaffirm americas ties to its partners there. Now, mike pence was due to meet with Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> in bethlehem in just over a weeks time that will not now be happening. The palestinians are saying they have no interest indeed in talking with the United States<\/a> until such time as donald trump reverses his controversial decision last week. Now, mike pences spokesman, in a statement, said that that was unfortu nate, as he put it, unfortunate that the palestinians were walking away from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region. But given the global condemnation and the protests in the region and elsewhere, this clearly remains a very, very difficult decision, a very difficult announcement for the americans to get past at this time. Absolutely, david, so where do they go from here then . The winner of this years Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> has warned that the world could be just one impulsive ta ntrum away from nuclear destruction. Beatrice fihn made the comments while accepting the award in oslo on behalf of her organisation, the International Campaign<\/a> to abolish nuclear weapons. She was apparently referring to current tensions and the trading of insults between the United States<\/a> and north korean president s. A moment of panic or carelessness, a misconstrued comment or a bruised ego could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities. A calculated military escalation could lead to the indiscriminate murder of civilians. You can find comprehensive coverage and expert analysis on north korea and the latest on talks in the country with the un. Just go to bbc. Com news or download the bbc news app. Evidence received by a British Parliamentary Committee<\/a> suggests that the violence in Myanmars Rakhine<\/a> state amounts to ethnic cleansing and may well constitute crimes against humanity and even genocide. The committee is critical of earlier hesitation by the government over defining the violence. < mp Tom Tugendhat<\/a> said they had heard evidence of truly appalling violence that required a coordinated international response. 00v four thousand firefighters are tackling several wildfires in california which are still burning out of control north of los angeles. One person is known to have been killed while trying to escape the flames, and more than two hundred thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. In alabama, roy moore, the republican partys candidate for the vacant senators seat, has been told he wont be backed by richard shelby, who is also a senator for the state. Republicans have publicly distanced themselves from mr moore since he was accused of having relationships with teenage girls whilst in his thirties. He denies the claims. In venezuela, president Nicolas Maduro<\/a> says the countrys main opposition parties which boycotted local elections will not he able to ta ke local elections will not he able to take part in next years president ial election. He made the announcement after voting ended in which he said the Ruling Socialist Party<\/a> were on track to wind more than 300 of the 335 seats. Mr maduro was defiant. The parties which had boycotted the elections can no longer participate in future votes. They disappeared from the political map, he said. The three biggest parties refused to participate in this weekends elections because they said the electoral system was biased. This is mr maduros way of retaliating. In this city, the government candidates looked confident. Meeting supporters while former leader hugo chavez watched on. The government came out a winner this weekend, help of course by the oppositions boycott. Turnout across the country was low. People are disillusioned with politics here, and those who did vote were divided. A day before the elections, we came across far bigger queues than led to the voting centre. This is a part of life which has become all too common for the people of venezuela. These people are waiting for cooking gas, seven hours in the heat, and they are fed up. They havent had any cooking gas for two months. For people here, politics is of little consequence. People begin to block the road in protest. They will not let any traffic through until a gas van turns up. Desperation gets the better of one man. But queue jumpers are not welcome here. He is sent away. Translation we dont have cooking gas. Is that fair, in an oil rich country . We are the richest country in latin america. For months, we have not had any food from the government. I will get in trouble for saying this, but i am venezuelan and i have needs like everybody else. The van arrives and the tension rises. With deliveries becoming more and more sporadic, there is too much at stake miss out. One by one the canisters are given out to relieve the families. Down the road, i meetjose. He works as a nurse during the week and a barber on the weekends. He didnt vote. He is angry with the government and thinks the opposition is a farce. He will probably vote in the president ial venezuelans are fed up with politics. The economic crisis is a bigger concern. Herded like cattle for hours on end just to get their hands on affordable food, these people want their lives back. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come, six months after londons g re nfell tower come, six months after londons Grenfell Tower<\/a> disaster, fresh concerns that local Community Voices<\/a> are not being heard in the enquiry. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. Theres been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil. And the flowers have been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. This morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. Elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. Imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Shes facing seven charges of tax evasion. She pleaded not guilty. The prince and princess of wales are to separate. A statement from Buckingham Palace<\/a> said the decision had been reached amicably. Electorate star electorate tfeed. Violent protests across the middle east as the un warns peace efforts are being jeopardised overjerusalems status as israels capital. Venezuelas leader Nicolas Maduro<\/a> says hes banning the main will opposition parties from standing in next years president ial election, after they boycotted sundays mayoral vote. The internet, whether its social media or shopping online, is a presence in most of our lives and its dominance among children is becoming more apparent. But new research from unicef is warning that too little is being done to protect them from the dangers of the digital world. Every day 176,000 children go online for the first time, with 15 to 2a year olds the most connected age group. Worldwide, 71 are online, compared with 48 of the total population. African youth are the least connected, with around three out of five youth offline, compared to just one in 25 in europe. The online world is dominated by english language websites. Approximately 56 are in english. Sexual abuse is a big concern. More than nine in ten child sexual abuse urls identified globally are hosted in five countries canada, france, the netherlands, the russian federation, and the United States<\/a>. Earlier, laurence chandy, unicefs director of data, research and policy, explained some of the problems internet safety poses for children. Well, unfortunately, the internet has become a one stop shop for the sexual abuse of children. Its a place where children and customers of sexually explicit material can be recruited. It is where businesses can be organised. Its whether material can ultimately be advertised and distributed, and all with a high degree of anonymity. And all that means that the whole business of Sexual Exploitation<\/a> of children has become more profitable and children are therefore increasingly at risk. There are some aspects of the web that support this, including the anonymous payment platforms and encrypted platforms by which the material can be spread. I believe that your viewers may be seeing some footage right now which unicef provided of a 12 year old girl, from the philippines, who was coerced into performing sexually explicit acts on line for extremely modest payments. To linger around. The Companies Whose<\/a> platforms are often used to spread explicit material of children. One of the customers from the us ultimately travelled to the philippines to visit her and attempted to rape her before the authorities from the philippines, thankfully, were able to rescue the girl. Its six months since the Grenfell Tower<\/a> disaster in london in which 71 people died. And now the equalities watchdog has announced its to launch its own review into the causes behind the fire, after criticisms that the current judge led inquiry, isnt broad enough. 0ur correspondent Elaine Dunkley<\/a> has been spending time with the local community, to find out about the issues affecting them. Grenfell tower is rarely out of sight or out of mind for the people of this community. Its been six months since one of britains deadliest fires took the lives of 71 people and left hundreds without homes. Families are in such a bad place. Karim mussilhy lost his uncle, hesham rahman, who lived on the 23rd floor. Uncle hesham was kind and generous. In my eyes and in my familys eyes, he was a hero. This should never have happened. These people never should have lost their lives that night in the way they did. So we are extremely determined. There have been funerals, inquests and now a public inquiry, people here are demanding that they are on the panel. The time for reflection has been short. You know, the people that were out here helping have witnessed a lot. This group met for the first time on the night of the fire as they helped organise donations. Theyve remained friends, a bond formed in the most tragic of circumstances. This is the harrow club. For many children in the area, this place is at the centre of their lives. Since the fire, it has become even more important. Its different when its in your area and it actually affects you. Many of the children here lost friends and their homes. Weve been staying in a hotel for six months. Before, i used to have a space where i could do my homework and everything could be nice and quiet. And i could have my own time. But now in the hotel, because ive got a lot of siblings and they are all young, they run around and you dont have your own personal space. 118 families are still in emergency accommodation. The royal borough of kensington and Chelsea Council<\/a> says the process has been slow, but they are beginning to make progress. Alison moses has been rehoused. Here is where i have all my grandchildren and my baby stuff. And has also been reunited with a memory box found amongst the ashes of her flat in Grenfell Tower<\/a>. She says families desperately need stability in order to rebuild their lives. They cannot grieve normally. That grieving probably wont even take place now until they have a home and they are somewhat settled. Then grieving can start. This is so sad. Theres a lot of work to be done. Christmas is just around the corner. People should not still be in hotels at this stage. People here fear that the world will move on and forget what happened. But this community is defiant and say they will continue to show strength in the shadow of this tragedy. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. This is zaira wasim, one of indias leading actresses, who says she was sexually harassed while on board a flight from delhi to mumbai. The 17 year old star of the hit movie dangal said a male passenger who was sitting behind her started to rub her with his feet while she was trying to sleep. The airline, air vistara, has promised to carry out a detailed investigation. The opposition in kenya says it has postponed plans to swear in its leader raila 0dinga as an alternative president. The ceremony was due to have been held at a rally this coming tuesday. Mr 0dinga refused to take part in a re run of augusts election, which was annulled by the supreme court. The incumbent, uhuru kenyatta, won the repeat poll with 98 of the vote. The gulf state of qatar has signed another major deal to buy hi tech defence equipment. It will spend eight billion dollars on 2a typhoon fighter jets, which will be built in the uk. 8 billion. It follows a deal struck last week with a french supplier for nearly 500 armoured vehicles. The french conservative sissies child in a rural france, winning three quarters that the national vote. A strong critic of the french president and accuses him of being wea k president and accuses him of being weak on security. Much of Northern Europe<\/a> is in the grip of blizzard like conditions, which have brought widespread disruption. With winds gusting at up to 140 kilometres an hour, and temperatures as low as 10 degrees celsius, hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled, train lines closed, and with roads difficult to drive on many schools have been closed because of staff shortages. In a moment, sarah corker will have the latest developments on the european continent, but first Richard Lister<\/a> reports on the impact in the uk. Much of britain looked like a Christmas Card<\/a> today. Scotland and Northern England<\/a> had been expecting snow. But this was buckinghamshire. And on the ground it wasnt pretty. Breakdowns and blizzards on the m25 near Gerrards Cross<\/a> made for slow going in slippery conditions. 0n the a31; near newbury, two stuck lorries meant the southbound carriageway had to be closed. But in wales, some smaller communities were cut off entirely. And thousands of people lost power. This was today. This is by far the worst i have ever seen. Probably the worst snow i have ever seen, to be honest. Its about a foot deep around. In the midlands, theyd hoped gritters would be enough to keep the road safe. In redditch they needed snowploughs. Its been a long day for Breakdown Services<\/a> like the rac, which has been getting five calls a minute. What have we got then . I tried starting at last night. And tried starting it this morning. It wont have it. Mark says everything he has dealt with today has been weather related. 0nly travel if you really have to. If you are going to travel, make sure you have good things on you like a fully charged phone, warm clothing in case you get stuck, you may be stuck in traffic for hours and hours. Hundreds of flights were cancelled. Heathrow, luton, and stansted were among the airports affected. And there were unhappy passengers at east midlands airport too. Bit frustrated. A lot of wasted time this morning. They could have told us when we checked in that the flight was cancelled. We have been cancelled so we have been waiting around for about six or seven hours. A p 0 ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aboard in calais because of high winds. No one was hurt and it was refloated. But this was a day to stay at home. And maybe do some of this skiing in shropshire. Snowmen, sledging, and snowballs in nottingham. But what looks like fun on sunday afternoon could look very different on monday morning at rush hour. Gritters will be out in force through the night preparing for another difficult day to come. Richard lister, bbc news, beaconsfield. Across Northern Europe<\/a> heavy snow and sub zero temperatures grounded hundreds of flights. Germanys busiest airport, frankfurt, was one of the worst affected. Despite the attempt to clear the runway and de ice aircraft, 330 flights were cancelled, stranding hundreds of passengers. From the air it looked magical. This is utrecht in the netherlands, blanketed by a thick layer of snow. But it also meant problems on the railways. Some services were suspended. And on the roads, there was more disruption and delays. This motorist described driving conditions as exhausting. Even in switzerland, a country used to heavy snow in the mountains, it was a bumper to bumper. And it was strong winds that were the problem in spain and france, knocking out power to some homes. That didnt stop these surfers from venturing out though. And it made for perfect skiing conditions over in northern italy. Thousands of skiers hit the slopes, with more snow than usual for this time of year. Forecasters have warned that temperatures across europe are set to plummet, dropping below 10 in parts of the countryside. A Winter Wonderland<\/a> for some, travel chaos the others. Sarah corker, bbc news. And theres much more on the weather in the uk and across europe and on all our top stories on our website. Just go to bbc. Com news. Youll also find plenty of background and analysis. The wintry conditions in europe can look a bit harsh. But nowhere near as bad as some parts of the us. This deer had to be rescued by a firefighter in oregon. They gently nudged the deer towards the shore. It took a while but eventually the animal make it back to land. That is it for us. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, it was a cold and a wintry weekend, some places seeing the most snowfall we have had in four years. Weve had lots of scenes coming in from our weather watchers. This one taken in leicestershire showing the depth of the snow there. Scenes like that across many central parts the country this one coming in from shropshire. In terms of snow depths, we have had 33 centimetres of snow, sennybridge in mid wales. Widely over ten centimetres. It has caused significant disruption. And during monday morning, ice, i think, is going to be the main hazard. But during the day our attention also turns to this area of low pressure affecting portugal, spain and france, and the Northern Edge<\/a> of that could well bring some heavy rain and strong winds into the south east of england, perhaps a bit of snow and also sleet mixed in. But ice developing quite widely during monday morning, so for the rush hour do take care on the roads there could well be some slippery surfaces around. Lets take a look at monday morning in a bit more detail then. We are going to see that mix of rain, sleet and snow across the south east. The winds picking up, too. But away from the south east of england there is brighter conditions, but a very cold start to the day, certainly, with temperatures well down in the minus double digits in one or two parts of the countryside. Sunshine across Northern England<\/a>. Watch out for some icy stretches. And across Northern Ireland<\/a> and scotland too, well see a northerly breeze bringing in some snow showers through the day. As we head through monday then, eventually that rain, sleet and snow will ease from the south east. Away from the south east, lots of dry weather, lots of wintry sunshine, though temperatures will struggle to get very much above freezing. We will continue to see some rain, sleet and snow showers across Northern Ireland<\/a> and northern parts of scotland. 0vernight, one or two coastal showers in the far north, west and east. The bulk of the rain clears from the south east and again, very cold into the early hours of tuesday morning. We could see those temperatures as low as 12 degrees, particularly where you have got the lying snow around and the clear skies too. Some freezing fog patches likely on tuesday. They could be quite stubborn to clear through the day. But if you dont see the fog, you will see the wintry sunshine from the word go. Another cold day, particularly, for central and eastern parts of the country, just one or two degrees here. Slightly milder weather moving in from the west with the arrival of some cloud and some rain. That is all courtesy of this weather front through tuesday night into wednesday. That shifts its way eastwards across the country, so it will bring a spell of rain and wind during wednesday, but things will turn a little bit milder through the middle part of the week with the return to some heavy showers and perhaps some hail around as well, but temperatures around 3 11 degrees. Bye for now. This is bbc news. The headlines there have been more violent protests across the middle east after donald trump acknowledged jerusalems status as the capital of israel. The un has issued a warning that peace efforts are being jeopardised by the decision. The israeli Prime Minister<\/a> says its time for everyone to accept the change. The venezuelan president , Nicolas Maduro<\/a> has backed a decision to ban the countrys major opposition parties from taking part in next years president ial election, after they boycotted sundays mayoral vote. The opposition claim the polls were an exercise designed to bolster mr maduros dictatorship. 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