welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: britain is warned the next phase of the brexit talks on trade will be harder than the deal secured so far. clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces break out over president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. president trump declares a state of emergency in california where wildfires have destroyed hundreds of buildings. and if you don't have millions for a masterpiece — now you can print out your own sd version. hello. the brexit negotiations are set to move onto the next stage — talks about britain's future relationship with the eu.

it's after both sides reached a deal on the terms of the uk's departure. but, the eu president, donald tusk, has warned that negotiating a new trade deal after brexit will be even more difficult than agreement on the divorce terms. our political editor, laura kuenssberg has more. taking their places for the moment, after three days of cajoling, compromise, and criticism. good morning. it was a good morning for theresa may. a deal to pave the way to brexit round two, the jargon she had longed to hear. sufficient progress has now been made on the strict terms of the divorce. this was a difficult negotiation for the european union, as well as for the united kingdom. after breakdown on monday, blocked by her allies at home, a huge weight off the government's stressed shoulders. i very much welcome the prospect of moving ahead to the next phase,

to talk about trade and security, and to discuss the positive and ambitious future relationship. are you going to be celebrating, mr barnier? no. cracking open the champagne? we're still working, no. still more work to do, 0k. no celebrations for either side. there have been many compromises, and more to come. the agreement implies it will cost between 55—59 billion to settle our accounts as we leave. there is no finalfigure, and it could be more, but paid over many years. both sides say brits who live elsewhere in the eu, and european citizens who live here, will have their rights protected. and, crucially for tory backbenchers, the role of the european court will be limited. there is a promise there will be no hard border in ireland between north and south, a vow their rules and regulations will be aligned if there is no big trade deal. and a time—limited transition period as we leave. we're not making any comment, thank you. but what about the dup, who had so embarrassed

the prime minister on monday? she needs their votes in parliament, and this week they squeezed some concessions. but in the early hours, theresa may made the decision to crack on, even though they weren't quite sure. there are still matters we would have liked to have seen clarified. we ran out of time, essentially. but the prime minister has decided to go to brussels in relation to this text, and she says she has done that in the national interest. the leader of the opposition, speaking at the un today, was even less impressed. this could have been done some time ago. the referendum took place in 2016. we're now right at the end of 2017. this is the first time there has been any sign of any movement to go on to phase two. but tory relief washed over social media, the cabinet falling over themselves to praise their boss, and notable by their absence, most tory brexiteers. the ultimate arbiter,

put that in your pipe and smoke it. the real criticism, from this man. remember him? amazing, isn't it? the british prime ministerflies through the middle of the night to meet unelected bureaucrats who pat her on the head, they say, "you have met all our demands, made sufficient progress and we can move to the next stage." the whole thing is a humiliation. as one of the brussels brokers was keen to point out, reaching the next deal to shake on will be harder still. let us remember, the most difficult challenge is still ahead. we all know that breaking up is hard. but breaking up and building a new relation is much harder. but round here, there is no jubilation, more like thank goodness, because these negotiations are intertwined with the prime minister's fate. the talks stumble, so does she. the talks muddle through, and so does she. had there not been this deal

at dawn, there would have been serious rumblings about theresa may's future. with progress comes breathing space, but there is compromise, plenty of it. and with that comes winners and losers, and no real guarantees. getting this far and keeping the peace has strained this street already. the tory divisions have not disappeared. but agreeing anything has been an achievement. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the us ambassador to the united nations has accused the un of anti—israel bias and of damaging prospects for middle east peace. nikki haley was responding to criticism of president trump's decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital. earlier, israeli aircraft hit targets in gaza, injuring ten people, while at least two palestinians have been killed in clashes with israeli troops. meanwhile a rocket fired from gaza has exploded in the townof sderot in southern israel.

it damaged cars but there were no reports of any injuries. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from jerusalem. palestinian protesters confronted israeli security forces on the roads leading into all the big towns on the west bank. plenty of people had warned that us recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital would lead to bloodshed. it has. casualties, dead, and many wounded, across gaza and the west bank. that's the land palestinians want for a state, with a capital in east jerusalem. this is our land. palestinian, all palestinian is our land. mr trump, you are wrong. most israelis are delighted president trump has accepted their reality.

he said, "we are steadfast here, eternally here since ancient times. "this city was given tojews 3000 years ago. "we are the continuation and the us has recognised that". but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims. and a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life can be hard for them. saleh‘s home has been demolished twice this year by the israeli authorities. they give palestinians very few building permits, while constructing thousands of homes for the jews. i born in this land, and my father and my grandfather. and i will die in this place. i will not leave it, not for israel, not forjews, and not for the united states.

palestinian areas of jerusalem were quieter after friday prayers than many expected. whenever a crowd formed, mostly of onlookers rather than protesters, the police broke it up. mr trump's declaration is a big challenge for the palestinian national movement. it will turn into a big defeat for it as well if the palestinians aren't able to organise a coherent challenge to what's happened, and to build on all the international criticism there has been. israel feels on the up. it's been given american presidential recognition in this city, without mention of occupation and without, so far, a single concession in return. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the united nations secretary general has described the killing of fourteen un peacekeepers in the democratic republic of congo as a war crime.

antonio guterres said the rebel attack on thursday in the volatile east of the country was the worst on un peacekeepers in recent history. the peacekeepers were from tanzania, but five congolese soldiers also died. the argentine navy says search teams hunting for the wreck of a missing submarine have begun to look in new areas, after failing to locate it where it last made contact nearly a month ago. the san juan disappeared with 44 people on board after reporting an electrical problem off the coast of patagonia. the former georgian president, mikheil saakashvili, has again been arrested in ukraine. he was detained earlier this week, but his supporters managed to free him from a police van. prosecutors in kiev accuse him of plotting a coup and receiving illegal russian funding. pope francis has called for the wording of the lord's prayer to be changed.

the pope said the line "lead us not into temptation" was a bad translation, because, he says, it's not god who leads humans to sin. he's suggested the words "do not let us fall into temptation". arizona republican trent franks has resigned amid an ethics investigation into claims he repeatedly asked female staff to be surrogate mothers. the announcement came after a congressional panel said it was opening an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations. the lawmaker acknowledged discussing surrogacy with two female aides when he and his wife were facing infertility. a short time ago i got the latest on the resignation from our north america correspondent david willis in washington. he said he would actually be standing down at the end of january, well now he has revised that,

and he has said he will be resigning effective immediately. the official reason for this is that his wife is in hospital and he feels that he does not want to prolong his work and draw out his resignation while he could be looking after her. but there are reports that trent franks offered one of his staff members $5 million to act as surrogate mother to his child. the allegations also are that he continued to try and persuade this staff member to act as a surrogate mother, and when she refused, he took the matter up with another staff member. there have been surrogacy issues for mr franks and his wife for some time, he is known to be one of the wealthier members of congress, with personal fortune of more than $30 million. it was after these allegations were brought for the leader it was after these allegations were brought before the leader

of the house, paul ryan, that there were calls for mr franks to resign. he is now the subject of a house ethics committee investigation. how is the republican leadership being viewed as dealing with this, were they quick to be tough on him? it is being viewed as very tough, after the democrats if you like, were looking to seize the moral high ground on this whole issue. they very swiftly dispatched representativejohn conyers after he was involved in sexual allegations, and so too senator al franken who was subject of at least eight complaints of sexual impropriety by women. however having said that, it is being reported that this could all be the tip of the iceberg. these three resignations in the past week — one report here suggests that 20 and maybe even as many a0 other members of congress may soon find themselves

embroiled in some sort of sexual assault allegations. four days ahead of alabama's election, president donald trump has endorsed roy moore. roy moore has been pressured to drop out of the race for the senate, he has been accused of sexual misconduct including two who say he assaulted them as teenagers. we want people who will protect your gun rights, great trade deals instead of a horrible deals. applause. and we wa nt horrible deals. applause. and we wantjobs, jobs, horrible deals. applause. and we want jobs, jobs, jobs. horrible deals. applause. and we wantjobs, jobs, jobs. so get out and vote for roy moore! applause. do it. do it.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the great walls of china — the street artist adding colour to shanghai john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's 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. she's 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. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may has been warned the next phase of the brexit talks on trade will be harder than the provisional deal she's secured on the terms of the uk's departure. there have been clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces during protests against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. six wildfires continue to blaze out

of control in california. hundreds of control in california. hundreds of buildings have been destroyed by the fires, which have forced around 200,000 residents from their homes. president trump has declared a state of emergency. in the mountains north of los angeles, wildfires are roaring through the forests of ventura county. dry winds are fanning the flames, causing them to spread rapidly including across highways. the thick plumes of smoke billow for miles. across southern california, tens of thousands of people have already fled. this is the destruction they are escaping from. this is not a visual that we are used to seeing. it is somewhat shocking to our senses. we deal with wildfires fairly regularly in southern california, so we're used to being in the smoke, but we are not as used to seeing this much destruction.

neighbourhoods reduced to ash in a matter of minutes. phil murray has come back to see what, if anything, he can salvage. his home has all but disappeared. we are really in shock because in 25 years, i don't think anyone and it is as watching their house going up in flames. it is hard to see that, but the reality is you are seeing your friends and family, all the people throughout the county suffering. you don't think it is you. the first fires broke out on monday, reaching the exclusive neighbourhood of bel air in los angeles and threatening the neighbourhoods of hollywood stars. at night it looks like a volcano erupting. across a huge area from santa barbara to la and san diego, more than 8000 firefighters are trying to contain these fires, the worst in living memory here. strong winds are forecast through the weekend, making for extremely dangerous conditions. earlier i spoke to aaron d burgin,

staff writer for the coast news group, who's been following the wildfires over the last 2a hours. whereas yesterday the picture was a lot bleaker, today was kind of the first day that firefighters were able to breathe a sigh of relief. they kind of gained the upper hand, in san diego, on the wildfire which is burning about 30 minutes north of san diego. yeah, we're just looking at some pictures, actually, from earlier. you can really see the intensity. you are out there as a reporter. how close can you get, safely, to these fires? as a reporter, i mean, you can get very close to the fire line, if you so choose. about ten years ago, in almost the same exact place, my photographer and i got stuck

inside of a mobile home park that was completely devastated. so you can get close enough to feel the heat. today was a different day, though. most of the major spots were knocked down and firefighters were essentially doing mop—up work and trying to keep the fires at bay while mother nature was cooperating. so i guess some people have been able to return to their properties. what kinds of things are they finding? well, today i actually spent most of the day at the monserate country club, which is a mobile home park that was — you know, got the initial brunt of the fire, and several people were returning to their homes. some were, like we are today, breathing a sigh of relief. their homes are still intact. 0thers came back to just utter devastation. the only things left recognisable being mailboxes with their names on.

essentially, everything else was in ruins. and that's a scene that is going to repeat itself over the next days, as evacuation orders are lifted and people are able to go back to their properties. it must be devastating for people, aaron. just a few seconds ago, we were showing pictures of some horses at stables being set free and moved to safety. it is also incredibly dangerous for animals, isn't it? it is. i mean, we've had about 25 horses died. the fires were so swift early on thursday that people were unable to get their horses into or out of the paddocks, so they had to let them go and hope that they could find their way out. and in some cases, that didn't happen. when i went out today, there was a woman outside screaming for her dog, whom animal control tried to rescue the night before, but the dog ran away. that was really heartbreaking, to see someone just calling out for their dog, with no response.

yeah, i guess we're going to hear more and more of those kinds of sort of personal tragedies, aren't we? tell us about the winds, aaron. what are the forecasts looking like for saturday and sunday? so today was... again, mother nature really cooperated today. whereas yesterday we had gale—force winds gusting up to 50, 60, 70 mph in some places, today was relatively calm. tomorrow we're supposed to see winds start to pick up just a bit, but sunday is the day where they're forecasting some really major winds again. and firefighters right now are trying to take advantage of that 48—hour window, to really get containment on the wildfire and other incidents of burning in southern california. if you've ever wanted to own a rodin or a classical greek statue, but your budget won't allow, well now‘s your chance. a group of the world's leading museums havejust signed up to a new agreement to scan and share their works of art.

which means that if you like a work in a museum, you'll be able to print off your own 3d version at home. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has been looking at how it's done. ah, you must bejohn. yes, david — nice to meet you. nice to meet you. i've got to ask you first, you've brought the cameras? yes, i have. is this legal? it is, don't worry! his name isjonathan beck, and he is from a group called scan the world. so today we're at the v&a, and sneaking in to scan this bust. it felt a bit like theft. he took a few photos from different angles, uploaded them, and within seconds a 3d printer across town had set to work making a copy of the sculpture. these printers now can cost as little as £99. so the v&a, along with the louvre, the hermitage and the smithsonian,

have today published a new convention, setting out plans to allow anyone to copy and share their artworks. they are even doing their own scans now. so this scanning and sharing — i mean, what's in it for you? what's really interesting is that the more content we put online, on the web, the more people come through our doors here at the v&a. they want the original, do they? i think there's something about the human condition, that they always ultimately, despite seeing it on a screen, want to come and see the artefact for themselves. i've got a special gift for you. here he is. meanwhile, in the sculpture gallery, jonathan was back. how long did did this take? that took about six hours to print. cost? about 30p. 30p. there is the future. an italian artist has taken

on a super—size commission in the chinese city of shanghai. his goal — to transform bleak buildings and brighten up local‘s lives. andy beatt reports. street art, shanghai—style. one of four massive mural masterpieces now gracing the city skyline, combining surreal touches with splashes of colour. they are the work of italian artist millo, who has left his mark in more than 20 countries around the world. this time taking inspiration from his stay, and incorporating traditional elements like lotus leaves and dragons, it tookjust four weeks and one giant cherry—picker to turn apartment blocks in great walls of china. nearly 50 metres high, the larger—than—life creations have made quite an impression. translation: we love it. this showcases the cultural quality of the shanghai metropolis.

this is good, good work. but it is notjust locals who approve. millo's work across asia, africa, europe and the americas has been credited with helping regenerate neighbourhoods, encourage tourists, and even cut crime. people across parts of mexico have woken up to an unusual dusting of snow. it's the first snowfall in decades and it caused travel chaos in northern and central mexico. motorists not used to driving in snowy conditions abandoned their vehicles. and across the border, in southern texas, the first winter weather warnings in years were issued but forecasters say it will turn to rain over the weekend. stay with us on bbc news. hello, good morning.

friday was a cold day for all of us, but large parts of the uk stayed dry and sunny. we got some heavy snow showers in northern ireland and into scotland, a covering of snow across parts of wales, and the west midlands, north—west midlands, into western parts of birmingham, badly affected by the earlier snowfall too. now, there's still some snow falling through the night and into the morning, but it's not as widespread, it's not as heavy. but, with the frost more widespread, icy conditions could be more of a problem into saturday morning. we start with some wintry showers, possibly moving away from wales, but heading more into the north—west of england. a few wintry showers perhaps for northern ireland, more likely to get some snow across northern scotland. many places will have a dry day. it'll be a sunny day. we'll see cloud increasing in the south—west, signs of some rain. here we've got the highest temperatures, but a cold day across the uk.

winds not as strong, so it may not feel quite as cold. but we have drawn down colder air across our shores. and coming into the cold air, well, we saw it briefly in the far south—west, there's some wetter weather from these weather systems. and that brings problems as we head overnight into sunday. so very cold, very quickly, on saturday evening. wet weather coming in from the south—west quickly turns to snow, perhaps for northern ireland, more especially for wales, the midlands, perhaps into east anglia, and moving northwards into northern england. and it's across these central areas that we have the amber snow warning from the met office. ten centimetres widely, perhaps more over the higher grounds. the worst of it comes later in the night and early on sunday morning. although snow may continue into the afternoon, it becomes much lighter, probably turning drier across northern ireland. dry and cold across most of scotland. certainly cold underneath that snow mix there. but across the southern parts of england and wales, it does become milder. sunshine and heavy showers, and some strong winds around too. so some snow again on sunday.

it tends to peter out later on in the day, but there's a storm coming in from the atlantic. that will bring some stormy winds into parts of spain and france, and that deep area of low pressure having an impact on our shores. it's the south—eastern half of the uk that's more likely to get rain, heavy rain, some really strong winds. there's the risk of some snow, with that undercut of cold airstillaround. lots to play for on monday. that system moves away, and things calm down a bit on tuesday. most places will be dry and bright, but still cold. hello you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines: there is concern that the brexit negotiations could be harder after discussions about the irish border and the protection of eu citizen's writes. palestinians have held protests in 30 towns and cities in the ghazi stripped and in protest of

the ghazi stripped and in protest of the your decision to recognise jerusalem as the israeli capital. and donald trump has declared a state of emergency in the state of california, where wildfires have destroyed hundreds of buildings. three firefighters have been injured and about 500 buildings destroyed. almost 200,000 people have been displaced. coming up in around ten