is accorded world heritage status by the cultural agency unesco. . f s . é traditional allies of the united states, including saudi arabia and france, have condemned president trump's decision, but israel says it's 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. israel's 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 america's 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 trump's 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 trump's 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 trump's 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 haven't 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 correspondent dominic 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 we've reached a point where we unfortunately cannot meet that demand. it's clear that, over the past four years, more and more people have been attending accident and emergency departments, but it's 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 that's 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 that's 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 we've 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 we'll 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 we're 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 don't get that help, it means that we might end up in a&e because we can't cope, 01’ end up in a&e because we can't cope, or it might mean we can't get out of a hospital bed because we can't 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 can't get people through that system, that is where the logjam occui’s. 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 aren't 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 bbc‘s 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, i'm 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 year's 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. let's 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 haven't 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, that the country can accept, and that ireland and the european union can accept. the discussions are continuing with the democratic unionist. look at this exchange with nigel dodds of the dup, leaving the cabinet office in whitehall in the last hour or so. mr dodds, we're from the bbc, could we ask for an update? we're not make any comment. no, thank you. what about the wording that you can agree with? we're not making any comment, so with? we're not making any comment, so however many times you phrase it, we won't be making any comment. can i ask, do you feel you're making any progress whatsoever? we won't be making any comment at this stage, thank you. you might reasonably conclude that as conversations go, that wasn't the most revelatory. we didn't get a great deal from mr dodds as he was chased down whitehall by one of my eager collea g u es whitehall by one of my eager colleagues threaten the questions, but it does tell you that he was in the building, he was in conversation with the conservatives about trying to find some sort of solution, and he clearly wasn't sufficiently aggrieved at how that conversation had gone that he wanted to come out of the building and start sounding off about potential red lines from his party's perspective being ridden roughshod over. we know that arlene foster, the dup leader, was more than willing to do that the other day, appearing publicly while the prime minister was in conversation withjean—claude prime minister was in conversation with jean—claude juncker in brussels. what we do know is, the conversation is continuing, and it doesn't look like there will be any breakthrough this evening. by sunday? what do you think? it's tricky, isn't it? it is possible, because, remember, the european union's barrier that the uk has to ove 1120 m e union's barrier that the uk has to overcome is sufficient progress on the attempts to unpick the current relationship around the irish border and citizens‘ rights and the financial settlement. that hurdle has never been defined. it is possible they could find a solution of some sort, but as i was setting up of some sort, but as i was setting upa of some sort, but as i was setting up a couple of minutes ago, given the path the prime minister has defined between these obstacles of huge disagreement, whether over the irish border question within her own party, it‘s clearly not easy. if it had been, she would have found a way through by now. thank you, chris. 23 minutes past five. the investigation into the tram crash in croydon last year has found that the driver probably fell asleep before the accident. the tram went around a tight bend three times faster than the speed limit, killing seven passengers and injuring more than 60. investigators made a number of recommendations, including introducing automatic braking systems and putting in tougher windows and doors. going far too fast around a tight bend, an accident that killed seven people and injured more than 60. now the official report suggests the driver may have temporarily nodded off. you can see just how tight this bend is. the tram was meant to be going around it at 13 miles an hour, a snail‘s pace, like we are now. it actually went around the bend at nearer 45 miles an hour. one of the survivors was standing exactly where i am standing now, just checking his phone. the injury i sustained on the tram that dayjust changed my life. it is more than a year ago, but for taiye the memories are fresh. ijust put my phone away and i held into the pole in front of me and i said, god, please save my life. there were people screaming and shouting under the tram because they were trapped. please do not step on me, i am still alive. he thinks passengers tried to warn the driver. normally when they approach that corner, it normally slows down. but that day everybody knew, everybody was screaming and shouting, banging the door, but we did not get any correspondence from the driver. investigators found other worrying facts. another tram nearly derailed on the same corner just nine days before but it was not investigated properly. in fact nine drivers admitted they had used emergency or heavy braking on the same bend but were worried about reporting near misses. there was also talk of inadequate speed signs. half of the passengers were thrown out of the tram through smashed windows and doors — the main cause of injuries and deaths. investigators say trams should have tougher doorways and glass in the future. marilyn logan lost her husband philip in the accident. she is furious the tram operator did not act on previous speeding events. very, very angry because these procedures should be there to protect the public. that is not protecting the public. the driver is still being investigated on suspicion of manslaughter. since the accident, new speed signs have gone up and there is a new system that vibrates the seat if the driver closes their eyes for more than a second or so. survivors are living with this accident every day. i don‘t know what to say. itjust changed my life completely. richard westcott, bbc news, croydon. let‘s go live to croydon and talk richard galpin. you were part of this extensive briefing earlier. what struck you about the conclusions? this was the perfect storm. you had the driver briefly falling asleep at the wheel, and the operating company here not taking the risk of trams coming off the rails seriously, and therefore, not implementing a whole raft of safety measures. so, ithink implementing a whole raft of safety measures. so, i think that is really the key elements that stand out. also, the fact that the glass used for the carriage windows and for the carriage doors was not tough enough to stop passengers being thrown out of the two carriages, presumably at quite high velocity, is also very much a standout. you have laminated glass on the normal railways, the mainline railways, but it seems it was not required on these trams. the fa ct was not required on these trams. the fact is that there are a lot of tram systems across britain now, in quite a few cities, and none of them have this toughened glass which would withstand the carriages overturning and coming off the rails. i think thatis and coming off the rails. i think that is also quite a surprise. i think finally, the fact that there had been serious numbers of previous incidents of trains speeding, some of them in the same location, and yet no action was taken, partly, we understand, because the drivers feared reporting mistakes which they had made because they thought that they would then face disciplinary action. so, absolutely a perfect storm leading to these catastrophic events, with seven killed and more than 60 people injured in quite a few of those very seriously. richard, thank you for the latest there in croydon, the aftermath of there in croydon, the aftermath of the crash which happened over a year ago. this is the hms queen elizabeth, the largest, most expensive ship ever built for the royal navy, and today, the queen officially commissioned the vessel ata officially commissioned the vessel at a ceremony in portsmouth, attended by nearly 4000 people. the ship, which won‘t take part in any military operations until 2021, cost more than £3 billion and now becomes the flagship of the fleet. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this report. a gay pride for the royal navy and a day to look to the future and forget about defence cuts and fears of more. this is the day the nation‘s largest ever warship is commissioned into service. —— a day of pride. largest ever warship is commissioned into service. -- a day of pride. we have been on a long but committed journey to get to this point. this ship isa journey to get to this point. this ship is a key milestone on the journey. it has been one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken, a national endeavour involving more than 10,000 people across the uk, helping build this, the first of two massive new carriers, all assembled in rosyth. over the past two months, it has been tested at sea. russia has already described her as a large convenient tyrant. the government says it is a symbol of british military power. two years ago, the queen named her. today she made her first visit on board. in front of nearly 4000 guests in the cavernous hangar of the ship that will eventually hold aircraft. may your joint endeavours to uphold the high traditions of the royal navy yennaris —— of the service of her majesty the queen, be crowned with success and happiness. then the raising of the white ensign for the first time, meaning she is now legally recognised as a warship of the royal navy. the nation‘s future flagship saluted with a fly—past. true flagship for the 21st century. the most powerful and capable ship ever to raise the white ensign, she will in the years and decades ahead, represent this country's resolve on the global stage. she will be a giant of the sea but at a price of more than £3 billion. thejets that will fly of her will cost billions more. and despite the cheers, this at a time when there is talk of further defence cuts. these scenes in portsmouth today. jonathan beale reporting on the launching of the warship by her majesty the queen. we will have the headlines in a moment but first the weather. hello. some tricky conditions out there tonight and tomorrow. and number weather warning in force. that means be prepared due to the strength of the wind and issues across the northern isles. in the last few hours we are seeing frequent showers turning to snow. they will increasingly turn to snow as we go into the night time period. some significant accumulations. on top of that, gale force winds will continue across scotland and northern ireland. some of those showers pushing as far south as wales and north—west england, maybe the north west midlands as well. a cold start tomorrow, showers fairly widespread across exposed north and west facing coasts. a dry day in the east with sunshine. add in the strength of the wind coming from an arctic source, it will be better. temperatures really struggling on your thermometer. just a couple of degrees above freezing. add in the strength of the wind and it will feel cold. worth bearing in mind, gales, snow and ice on the roads. worth tuning in to bbc local radio. this is bbc news — the headlines. protests a nd protests and violence in parts of jerusalem, the west bank and gaza following president trump‘s decision to recognise jerusalem following president trump‘s decision to recognisejerusalem as the israeli capital. today we call for and work for a new uprising against the zionist occupation. today we won‘t have half solutions anymore. a final report into last year‘s tram crash in croydon, which killed seven 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. the royal navy‘s biggest ever warship is now service — hms elizabeth was launched by the queen in portsmouth. us democratic senator al franken has said he will resign after several claims against him. now let‘s get the sport with mike bushell. good evening. wales are extrmely disappointed tonight that they haven‘t been chosen to stage any matches at euro 2020. the football association of wales were hoping to pick up some of the spoils, when brussels lost four matches it was due to host, due to issues with its new stadium. but instead of cardiff, it‘s wembley which will get to stage even more games. we already knew it would be holding the semi—finals and final. richard conway has been explaining more about the decision. brussels failed to give the necessary guarantees to uefa, the european governing body, that its brand—new stadium would be ready in time for the tournament. that left u efa time for the tournament. that left uefa with a decision to make, who would get the four group games supposed to be going to belgium? it was widely expected that perhaps cardiff or stockholm would be given the nod by the uefa executive committee. in the end they have decided to give it to wembley. wembley will host the two semifinals and the final of euro 2020. they now have four group games as well. seven games in total. there will also be games in total. there will also be games in total. there will also be games in glasgow at hampden park. this means that euro 2020, a tournament being played across the continent, a pan—european format, the first time it has ever happened, it will now have a very british emphasis, with all these games at wembley and at hampden park. a key date for the fa. they will be celebrating. there will be disappointment no doubt from the welsh fa. they had hoped cardiff would be given the seal of approval. wembley with seven games. richard conway. there are two british sides in action this evening in the europa league. everton are already out of the compitition and face cypriot side apollon limassol — kick—off at 6pm. arsenal have already won group h, but boss arsene wenger will play "quite an experienced team" against bate borisov. wenger say he isn‘t feeling the pressure of being one of the favourites for the competition. i don‘t much worry about that. i just think we have a chance to win it. let‘s give it a go. it is like winning the fa cup. you go straightaway notes direct knockout. —— note direct knockout. it is important we have a go and give everything to do it. it is always goodin everything to do it. it is always good in this first round to give experience to everybody. the fa cup match between brighton and crystal palace next month, will be the first competitve match in england, to use video match officials, known as var. it will feature video assistants that will allow referees, to review video footage, and overturn their own decisions. the league cup semi—finals, the week after, are also set, to feature the use of var technology russian athletes could still stage the first major olympic boycott since 1984. the country has been banned by the ioc from taking part in next year‘s winter games in south korea, after a state—sponsored doping programmee in the country. so now, only those who prove they are clean will be able to take part. however, a final agreement from russia‘s sports federations will come next week. president vladimir putin will allow athletes to go, but some bodies may still choose, to protest by not taking part. the quarter final line—up at the uk snooker championship will be finalised today. former world champion shaun murphy eased past ricky walden 6—1. martin gould beat xiao guodong by 6—4. ronnie o‘sullivan will be in action later. murphy and sullivan the only seeds left in the competition. that is all for now. you can find out more on the bbc‘s website. we will have more at half past six. thank you. let‘s return to our main story. the leader of the palestinian islamist group, hamas, has called for an uprising against israel, in response to president trump‘s controversial decision to recognisejerusalem as the country‘s capital. we heard earlier from we heard earlierfrom east jerusalem. joining me now is michael freeman, councillor at the embassy of israel in london. thank you for coming in. the big question i suppose is this. when the president coaches this decision in terms of helping the peace process, lots of people we have spoken to today, including in eastjerusalem, say they cannot see the logic of that. what can you say? i think it does help the peace process and it does help the peace process and it does take it forward. firstly, it recognises the reality that israel, for israel, jerusalem is our capital. it has been the centre of the jewish world capital. it has been the centre of thejewish world for 3000 years. on top of that, since 1949, jerusalem has been our capital. it is where the legislature is, the supreme court, and one foreign leaders come to israel they go tojerusalem. every diplomat presents their credentials injerusalem. jerusalem is the de facto capital. it recognises the reality that jerusalem is the capital. it also puts to bed the pernicious myth, this violent dream from some people, that they can expel the dues from jerusalem, the dues don‘t have a homeland. we have a 3000 year continuous history there. finally, the palestinians say they have given up the palestinians say they have given up any claim on any part of israel before 1967. whilejerusalem has been the capital since 1949. i think what this does is it allows us to go forward with a new paradigms. for 20 yea rs forward with a new paradigms. for 20 years we forward with a new paradigms. for 20 yea rs we have forward with a new paradigms. for 20 years we have been trying to do the same things. this is a fresh approach and a new approach. when the dust settles this will allow us to move forward. you have expressed that clearly. i would say it is not an answer to how it pushes the peace process forward if you have, as potential peace partners, people who are vehemently opposed to this decision. heidi brett that divide?” would say to those people we need to sit down at a table and have negotiations. they may be opposed but they claim they have no claim to any part of israel before 1967. i would say to them, let‘s sit around a table, let‘s have conversations and negotiations. a conflict can only be resolved with the two sides sitting and talking to each other. those people who are the radicals and the extremist, we can‘t let them set the tone. it needs to be set by the moderates. i would hope they would move this process forward. after the initiated in 1993, there was a view at that time that the status ofjerusalem was a view at that time that the status of jerusalem was was a view at that time that the status ofjerusalem was still formally unsettled. that that would have to wait until the end of the piece —— peace process. what has changed? the palestinians can bring the status ofjerusalem to the negotiating table. we obviously believe the state ofjerusalem should remain united and remain sovereign under our sovereignty. we have good reason for saying that. one of the reasons is thatjerusalem is the centre to the —— of many religions. the only time in history when those religions have freedom of worship, and those places of worship have been run and had the guardianship by those individual religions, so dues running the jewish sites, cristhian stuani the christian sites etc. that is under israeli sovereignty. if you look at the middle east now, that is something we should be saying thank you to. it is something we should be encouraging. it is something we should move forward. the other reason is that there are 200,000 arab residents of eastjerusalem. and every opinion poll in recent yea rs, and every opinion poll in recent years, when they happen asked if they want to remain under israeli sovereignty or under the sovereignty ofa sovereignty or under the sovereignty of a palestinian state, every time the vast majority say they want israeli sovereignty. we need to take into account their views. does it bother you in any away when you look at the response overnight, a wide range of response from france, saudi arabia, the pope, the un secretary—general. .. arabia, the pope, the un secretary—general... they have all been, without exception, very negative about this initiative of president trumps? does that bother you? there is an international norm that says every country in the world has the right to choose its own capital. every other nation chooses its capital. that is what the palestinians want to do as well, of course. we have the right to name oui’ course. we have the right to name our capital. our capitalist jerusalem. i would our capital. our capitalist jerusalem. iwould hope our capital. our capitalist jerusalem. i would hope the rest of the wardrobe —— would recognise that. i think more states will recognise that in coming days and following american footsteps. that isa following american footsteps. that is a positive development. viewers will see some of the scenes today from the west bank and gaza and jerusalem, and they will listen to you, and say, talk of building a peace process, it is difficult to believe that that is the case. what would you say to them? there is no excuse for violence. we need the palestinian authority to stop inciting violence and encourage moderation. i think they need to speak to their people and say we need negotiations, we need to calm down. it can‘t be that international policy is in the hands of the likes of hamas, which called for the destruction of israel. they call for the death of all dues worldwide. they don‘t need an excuse. they believe everybody should die who is jewish or israeli. tomorrow palestinians who sincerely believe this move sets them back, what would you say? i would say to them, i believe in peace, i want peace. i would hope that you want peace. let‘s sit around a table and negotiate. i would say to them, the only way this conflict can be resolved is through face—to—face negotiations. there has not been a conflict that has been genuinely resolva ble conflict that has been genuinely resolvable that face—to—face negotiations. that is the way forward. let‘s find that historical compromise. thank you for coming in. michael freeman am a counsellor at the embassy of israel in london. thousands more residents of southern california have fled their homes as winds found wildfires raging in and around the area around los angeles. hundreds of schools have suspended many of their classes. many students we re many of their classes. many students were unable to reach campus because of road closures. james cook has sent this report. no one can escape from nature, not even at bel—air, one of the wealthiest suburbs on earth. all day there has been a battle to save homes. the owners have been rushing to grab what they can as they flee from their mansions. we built this house 13 years ago. never seen anything like it. wildie firefighters save it? they are my heroes. it is in their hands. those heroes have been helped by much lighter winds, for now. with the potential winds and the fire is developing, those embers can the fire is developing, those embers ca n fly the fire is developing, those embers can fly a distance away, spot firing canyons below. you are worried that maybe what happened because the winds are forecast to get up? that is correct. rupert murdoch's vineyard property is one of those smouldering. helicopters have been making good use of the lull in the weather. these firefighters are now battling a blaze in one of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in los angeles. we are surrounded by expensive homes. this fire is likely to get worse this afternoon when the winds pick up. it was in the beach—side city of ventura where the first wildfire exploded with terrifying speed. driven by ferocious desert winds, hoping down the dusty canyons. last night it caused terror for drivers on the motorway. to the left is bel-air. to the right is brentwood.” motorway. to the left is bel-air. to the right is brentwood. i can feel the right is brentwood. i can feel the heat. it has barely rained in la for six months. and you can tell. many scientists say climate change is driving more frequent and more destructive wildfires. california, this is another grim wake—up call. james cook, bbc news, angeles. a few items are breaking news. first of all, foreign secretary borisjohnson will apparently be visiting tehran, the iranian capital, very shortly, we are told. he will be raising the cases of dual nationals being held in iran. we are talking specifically about the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. she has been held there and accused of spying. he will be urging the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has been reporting some health problems new monetary and grounds. we think the foreign secretary will be visiting in the next few days. he will raise this and other cases. and of course he will be talking about iranian involvement in some conflicts in the region, including in syria and in yemen. quite a few things will be on the agenda for the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. that was from james robbins, telling us about that. a visit to tehran on the cards. just a quick update on brexit. it is quite interesting. the president of the european council, donald tusk, his office has confirmed that he will be making a statement tomorrow morning, quite an early—morning statement, statement tomorrow morning, quite an ea rly—morning statement, about statement tomorrow morning, quite an early—morning statement, about 7am, about the brexit process. i don‘t have details about what mr tusk is likely to say. there he was meeting theresa may earlier this week. but he is of course a key figure in the brexit process. donald tusk a very influential figure brexit process. donald tusk a very influentialfigure in brexit process. donald tusk a very influential figure in this entire process. he is to make an unexpected statement at seven o‘clock, around that time, tomorrow morning on the brexit process. the guidance we are having is that it is probably going to be quite significant. that is because of the circumstances of the announcement and the statement itself. we will find out in the morning what it is. a statement of some importance from donald trump —— donald tusk. a senior counter terrorism officer has been fined £3,500, afterfailing to safeguard information under the official secrets act. assistant chief constable marcus beale from west midlands police admitted leaving the confidential documents in a carforfour orfive days before they were stolen in may. with me now isjon donnison. tell us more about this case? marcus beale was head of the west midlands counter—terrorism unit, one of the busiest in the country. a pretty seniorfigure. we heard today that he was in possession of two key documents, one classified as top secret, one is secret. he had these documents in what was called a secure case in the boot of his car. but he didn‘t get them out for five days. during most of that time, the car was parked on the driveway of his home. he also used it to go to the pub, to go shopping and it was parked overnight at a railway station. at some point those documents were stolen. he only noticed when he realised his ipad was also missing. in fining him £3500, the chief magistrate said he had shown a worrying lack of common sense. she said the documents should not have been left in the car for five minutes, let alone five days. while they retrieved? no. what we heard in court today is that they could, this theft could potentially compromise counterterrorism operations as well as expose key sources. this was a couple of months after the westminster bridge attack. a few weeks before the attack at the manchester arena. the officer concerned is facing a separate police internal investigation. we don‘t know if you will keep his job. many thanks. world heritage status, conferred by unesco, is usually awarded to buildings or sites of special importance. but now the renowned art of pizza—making in naples has been honoured. pizza makers in naples say they‘ll celebrate by giving out free pizza, as james reynolds has been finding out. you might not think that pizza here in naples needs unesco protection. there are plenty of people queueing up. but it‘s now of the world‘s intangible heritage. if i can get past here, i want to show you how it‘s done. this is the pizza maker. unesco decided what he‘s doing here... have a look at how he‘s kneading the dough. what he‘s doing here is unique to naples. it may be copied across the world, but it started here first. they speak italian. he‘s very happy. obviously, a leading question. then have a look here at what happens to the world‘s intangible heritage. it goes into the oven for about two minutes. it may be intangible but, in the end, you can eat it. james reynolds in naples, hoping to sample some world heritage pizza. joining me now is nadia lionetti owner of addomme pizzeria & trattoria‘ in london, specialising in neapolitan cuisine. it's it‘s very nice to have you with us. tell us about the authenticity of neapolitan pizza. how would you describe it? it starts from the flower, mozzarella, from the olive oil and all the types of ingredients. do not forget the hard work behind thisjob. and also, the real way you make the pizza. the long rising. all these good ingredients. so it is quality, it is method. is it true what they say, that the only neapolitan pizza is a margarita? yes, but we do experience a little bit more. on a recent trip thatis a little bit more. on a recent trip that is all we were offered. i was not complaining! interesting what you say about the quality of the ingredients. a lot of people would say you can make pizza in all kinds of —— different part of the world what defines it as a neapolitan pizza? what what defines it as a neapolitan pizza ? what is what defines it as a neapolitan pizza? what is the special quality? it is the long rise of the pizza, the sourdough. that makes the difference. the way that is left, the dough to rise. i don‘t know, it is like a cloud. somebody comes to your restaurant in south london and says, which is dangerous to where i live, if somebody comes there, wouldn‘t they, as a neapolitan person, would they recognise your pizza straightaway as being a proper neapolitan pizza ? pizza straightaway as being a proper neapolitan pizza? i think so, yes. you can tell. it is authentic. if you go to naples, will you find different styles within that, we‘ll be all be quite recognisable?” different styles within that, we‘ll be all be quite recognisable? i am sure you do find a style. they all try to make their own signature pizzas. i‘m sure you will find some difference. you can have a nice pizza everywhere. are you happy with world heritage status? yes. i'm very proud. even for us, we are in london, but all over the world, i feel it is a good achievement. very well recognised. very proud. very proud of the work we do. great to have you with us. maybe i will have to call in. no problem. you're welcome. a quick word at four minutes to six. the uk‘s next city of culture will be named in just the uk‘s next city of culture will be named injust over an hour. the running for the 2021 title. colin paterson has been taking a look at the contenders. the ghost town‘s gone. we‘ve moved on. coventry has grown. coventry‘s uk city of culture‘s bid draws on their history of invention and reinvention, from the bicycle to the jet engine to two—tone music. the average age there is 33, seven years younger than the national average, so there is a big focus on youth. paisley in renfrewshire is best known for the paisley pattern, created in the 19th century by the town‘s weavers. it now has some of scotland‘s worst pockets of depravation, and believes that being the city of culture would turbo—charge regeneration. they‘ve enlisted the help of local boy, paolo nutini. paisley is and has always been my home. i love my town and you want to see it grow. stoke—on—trent is six towns in one city. something special is happening again. we‘re a city on the up. its bid aims to both celebrate its title as the world‘s capital of ceramics, while also changing perceptions of the place by highlighting that it‘s one of the uk‘s fastest growing economies. also in the running is sunderland. why give us this honour, this title? because in spite of a few hard decades, we still believe in ourselves. they say they would use the national glass centre as a starting point from which to deliver a celebration of art and culture to make the whole country proud. swansea is culture. and the final city in contention is that swansea, who argue that they are the ideal choice as they are a creative city rich with heritage and culture. and the actor, rhys fans, is backing their bid. i feel good about this, i feel lucky. which of the five will follow hull? the result will be announced live on the one show this evening. colin paterson, bbc news. there is only one choice obviously, but i‘m not allowed to say! time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello. that will be stoke then! let‘s look at the snow across scotland. plenty of it. it will be frequent through the night. some heavy snow showers likely. an amber weather warning in force for a storm force winds. be prepared for some disruption. as we go through the night of the significant winds will is. still pretty blustery. it will lead to a cold start tomorrow. the potential for some significant accumulations across scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and wales. worth tuning in to your bbc local radio station because there are will be icy roads as well. at eight o‘clock in the morning still some widespread snow. that is in the north and west of scotland. down into northern ireland. some of those pushing through the irish sea. dan the chester cup aspar source —— south as the north midlands. some showers into wales. further south and west those showers will have a more wintry flavour. rain, sleet and snow. tricky on the roads. eastern areas will see a decent day. it will feel cold but at least it will be relatively quiet. all the time the showers out to the north and west. factor in the strength of the wind, it is going to feel better. we really are looking at temperatures filling disappointingly told. quiet on saturday. the potentialfor filling disappointingly told. quiet on saturday. the potential for more rain and snow on sunday. the number of people waiting too long in accident and emergency has doubled in the last four years. the ability of our system to cope has stretched us to our limits. all this as the nhs prepares for what‘s expected to be the worst flu season in years. also tonight: the croydon tram crash — an official report says the driver possibly fell asleep. seven people were killed. palestinians clash with israeli forces — there‘s growing anger after president trump‘s