Israelipalestinian negotiations and former u. S. Ambassador to israel, good morning mark. Guest thank you for having me. Host we just talked with a person who gave us the palestinian side of what is going on. You are an american, i want you as a former ambassador to israel give us your reaction to the ceasefire that was announced. Guest it is welcome. In is important to stop the killing it is important to stop the killing. Try to pick up the pieces. We have seen this movie before. It ends the same way. That it ended is important, but it does not lead to any horizon for ending the conflict is what is depressing. Both sides claimed victory. Both sides go back to rebuilding capabilities, they collided again go at it again. Nothing seems to change. The question is how can we change that . Host do you have any expectation that this Cease Fire will hold . Or do you expect violence to begin because there is no solution to the problem . It will halt for the time being because both sides have l
on france to stop migrants crossing the channel. # so if you want the truth. silence. and an emotional couple s choice dance in strictly as rose and giovanni pay tribute to the deaf community. good afternoon. the queen was unable to attend today s remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph in london. buckingham palace said she had sprained her back and it was with great regret that she wasn t able to be there. the palace had previously said it was the queen s firm intention to attend the service, after taking time away from her duties for health reasons. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. band plays. it was the customary cenotaph commemoration, after the limitations last year caused by the pandemic. there was, though, one notable absentee. the queen did not, as had been expected, take her place on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph. according to buckingham palace, she had sprained her back. she continues to rest at windsor. the prince of wales led othe
and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, swansea boss carlos carvalhal attempts to dump his former club, sheffield wednesday, out of the fa cup at the second time of asking. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across many parts of the uk today with warnings that there is much worse to come this week. more than 560 schools have been closed across england, wales and scotland. and the snow and ice has caused treacherous driving conditions, with 20 accidents in a space ofjust three hours on lincolnshire‘s roads, including a fatal crash which left three people dead. there ve been big problems on the railways and airports too, with hundreds of trains and flights cancelled. in a moment, we ll hearfrom danny savage in north yorkshire, but first to robert hall in ashford in kent. robert. sophie, ashford is right alongside the m20 motorway, one of the roots worst affected this morning. there are still lying snow
these cities, stuttgart and is sold off, they are the most polluted in the country, environmental groups sued them to force them to take action against dangerous levels of nitrogen oxide. angela merkel has opposed a ban and wants to protect thejobs in the industry. she gave this reassurance today. translation: what most definitely happen is that clear air plans have to be put into action with the help of the government. we will discuss further matters but the parties concerned. what is important to mention is that the ruling is specific to individual cities, were more needs to be done, but it does not target the whole country or all drivers in germany. the concern is germany s mass of car manufacturing industry and how it would cope if the ban was ruled out. it will no doubt heard. germany has 15 million ca i’s doubt heard. germany has 15 million cars on german roads and 50 million of them are diesel and of them, only a fraction, 2.7 million made those eu standards. hours a