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that s expected over the christmas period. good morning and welcome to bbc news. in the last half hour, we have had unconfirmed reports that anis amri, the man believed to be the suspect in the berlin christmas market truck attack, has been killed in a shoot out in the northern italian city of milan. lacko we have been told the german federal prosecutor is in touch with his counterparts. italy s interior minister is to hold a press conference within the hour. meanwhile, police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they ve prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany: two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in 0berhausen near the dutch border. the italian interior minister is holding a press ....
condemning israeli settlements on palestinian territory. it happened because the united states changed its usual veto policy and abstained in the vote. well, israel s ambassador to the un said that it was a shameful move, but the us said it had long argued against settle m e nt it had long argued against settlement building. the resolution specifically calls for an end to settle m e nt specifically calls for an end to settlement building in the west bank and eastjerusalem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. the us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. today the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. by publicly, for nearly five decades. by voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have ....
for a couple of pounds. and hull s year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched a fireworks display from the banks of the humber estuary. and as the international olympic committee creates a new team of refugees, we ve been following some of the hopefuls. that s in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers. but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail modernisation programme for more than a century. here s our transport correspondent richard westcott. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again toda ....
and create 2000 newjobs in the us. steeling themselves for a fall australia s government warns the price of iron ore is set to slump with weaker demand from china. benjamin neta nyahu says all the signs are that a man who killed four soldiers injerusalem was a supporter of the so called islamic state group. but the israeli prime minister did not outline evidence to support the claim. a palestinian man rammed a truck into a group of israeli soldiers, killing four of them and injuring seventeen others, before he was shot dead. funerals are due to be held for the soldiers. this report from yolande knell contains images you may find distressing. a hazy view ofjerusalem. this is what israeli soldiers on a training course had come to see. security camera footage shows two groups. the one in the background hasjust got off a coach when this happens. look at the top left of the screen. the lorry drives at the soldiers at high speed and hits them. then it backs up quickly, ap ....
and world business report. as donald trump gets ever closer to the white house, will he heed calls to step down from his vast business empire once he becomes us president and put his assets in a blind trust? and where in the world will there be growth in 2017? the world bank says brazil and russia will prosper despite the shadow of uncertainty from the united states. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme: vw is on the verge of parking the emissions scandal in the united states. details in just emissions scandal in the united states. details injust a moment. in the last few hours we ve heard president obama s farewell speech with just over a week left in charge of the world s biggest economy. later today his successor donald trump will give a long awaited press conference, his first since winning the white house in november. and there are still questions about how he will separate himself from his vast business interests. in his lates ....