this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: around 70 world leaders are gathering in france — including president trump — for events to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. four people — including a one—year—old baby — have died when a people carrier was hit by a car in sheffield that had earlier been pursued by police. the former transport minister, jo johnson, says more ministers may resign over the prime minister's brexit plans — and voters were sold a ‘false prospectus‘ in the referendum. we're not going to get greater sovereignty, we're going to cede sovereignty, we're going to lose control over how rules affecting swathes of our economy are shaped. it's not the british parliament that's going to gain control from this, it's the french, german, and european parliaments. in leicester — thousands of city fans are marching to the king power stadium in memory of the five people who died in a helicopter crash at the club two weeks ago. heavenly father, please help us to

be safe. at least nine people are killed and a quarter of a million forced to flee their homes — as wildfires burn out of control across california. and thousands of plug—in hybrid cars bought with government grants are burning as much fuel as regular cars — but drivers still pay less car tax and benefit from free parking. about 70 world leaders are in france — for events to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. in the next hour, president macron and the german chancellor, angela merkel, will arrive at a railway carriage in the town of compiegne — where the armistice was signed.

meanwhile, president trump has played down a row over defence spending in a meeting with the french president in paris ahead of the commemorations. president trump told president macron it was "only fair" that other countries helped to boost defence spending to ease the burden on the united states. mr macron agreed. last night mr trump rebuked the french president, who'd called for a european army, to protect the eu from china, russia — and even the united states. let's speak to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. let's just start with armistice day and that huge gathering of world leaders, one of the biggest gatherings we have seen, because it is the centenary. what can we expect to see? in the next hour, we will be seeing the ceremony in compiegne. that is about 50 miles north of

paris. with president macron meeting angela merkel, german chancellor, there. didn't have famous railway wagon parked in —— that is in the famous railway wagon parked in the clearing where the armistice was signed 100 years ago tomorrow. the famous story is how the german emissaries came blindfolded across the border and were brought there by train to this place. and they had met and more or less presented with the times the allies had agreed on, no negotiation, they had to put their signatures to it and that was their signatures to it and that was the defeat of germany. famously it is the place where hitler came back to this very, actual railway wagon and in his words avenged germany after that surrender. he was there to witness france's surrender in the second world war. a place replete with symbolism and memory. the

germans, iam with symbolism and memory. the germans, i am told, were not altogether happy at the choice of this place as the site for this franco german act of remembrance. but they didn't have much say, it was a manual macron‘s idea. they will be there this afternoon for this brief ceremony at the armistice wagon. some of our viewers might be shocked that as world leaders come together, they are talking about war and how to defend themselves from war. they might argue that having military keeps the peace, i don't know. there have been more twists and turns in the relationship between president trump and esther macron over a defence spending. they have, this famous tweet now from president trump when he landed here in france. which was a very aggressive overture to his visits. accusing 0f aggressive overture to his visits. accusing of being insulting when he had said in an interview the words,

we in europe need to have our own army to protect against china, russia and even the united states. i think wilfully that was misinterpreted by president trump. as some way signifying that france and europe regarded the us as an enemy or potential enemy in the same way that it might regard russia or china. it's quite obvious to me and anyone else who heard the interview that maybe it was badly expressed but that's not really what macron manse. in any case, i think it was north —— wilfully misinterpreted by president trump. he came in with his very aggressive tweet and i think that did what he wanted which was to put, come in all guns blazing, but his host on the back foot. in the end, i met and his host on the back foot. in the end, i metand it was his host on the back foot. in the end, i met and it was all over in an insta nt end, i met and it was all over in an instant because they both want the same thing, in a way, they both want europe to do more for its own defence. it was a false row but a real row in the sense that i think it was deliberately confected by president trump just to show that he

sticks by his ideas, as he arrived. weekly, is this a spat about who pays for what or is it a little bit more? is there a real concern, particularly in europe, over russia, that defence and defence spending is very much needed in europe? yes, in a sense, they agree. has certainly promised to boost french defence spending, he is calling for this european army. that may be pie in the sky, wishful thinking, certainly there are sceptical voices saying, not that old chestnut again. there is an emerging feeling that europe is an emerging feeling that europe is in deficit when it comes to its defence spending. and more needs to be done. and there is a dawning realisation ari much reticulated by president tuohy that the error of reliance on america is very much over. that has been a 70 year period

of, a window of peace in europe in which europe has been able to rely wholeheartedly and without the slightest element of doubt, on the united states for its security but that period is over. the ties remain but they are not nearly as sure as they were. for that reason, europe does need to start thinking urgently about its own defence. thank you. live coverage of the commemorations on the centenary of world war i later here on bbc news. say with us for that. four people — including a one year old boy — died following a car crash in sheffield last night. a vw golf was involved in the collision with a people carrier in the darnall area of the city. three other passengers in the people carrier were also injured— one is in a critical condition. three men have been arrested and remain in custody. 0ur correspondent simon jones is here.

any car crash like this is shocking but particularly when it involves a one—year—old boy. but particularly when it involves a one-year-old boy. absolutely. we know there were seven people inside a people carrier that was hit by a black vw golf that was being pursued by the police. of the seven people inside the people carrier, we know for them died, two men and a woman died at the scene. a one—year—old boy was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead in hospital. three other people inside the people carrier and that there were two women who were taken to hospital. 0ne women who were taken to hospital. one is in a serious but stable condition and the other is in a critical condition. there was also a three—year—old girl taken to hospital and we are told she has life—threatening injuries. a very serious crash. the three men inside the coroner was being pursued by the police suffered only minor injuries.

they are currently under arrest and still in custody. thank you for that update. the former transport minister, jojohnson, has suggested more ministers could resign over theresa may's brexit plans. speaking to the bbc a day after his own resignation, mrjohnson repeated his call for another referendum, saying voters had been offered a ‘false prospectus‘ and a ‘fantasy set of promises‘ in 2016. well, the prime minister has been negotiating the terms of our exit from the european union. they are, in my view, and in the view of others, so radically different from the brexit that was billed during the referendum that i think it would be a democratic travesty if we did not go back to the people and seek their consent for our departure from the eu on this basis. so different you say from what was billed during the referendum. so different you say from what was the idealised brexit. i have to point out, there's one person who did that, your brother. borisjohnson told us what it would be. what you're saying is, i think what you would appear to be saying, is that he lied. he got us to vote to leave and he had no plan for getting us out. look, i mean, in the campaign,

there were undoubtedly promises made that have shown to be undeliverable. no one can dispute that. we were promised a brexit that would enable us to strike trade deals around the world. we are far from that with the deal the prime minister is going to produce. we were promised a brexit that was going to unleash our economy as a sort of low tax, singaporean tiger on the edge of europe, on the contrary we are signing up to all the rules and regulations that bind us to the eu. is that an elegant way of saying that we were lied to? and we‘re going to... and we are going to end up ceding sovereignty, not taking back control. look, it was a false prospectus, it was a fantasy set of promises that have been shown up for what they were. we are now faced with the reality of that in the form of the deal the prime minister is about to bring back before parliament. my view is that this is so different from what was billed that it would be an absolute travesty if we do not go back to the people and asked them if they do want to exit the eu on this extraordinarily hopeless basis. 0ur political correspondent,

tom barton is here. the political drama continues but we knew it would. there is a lot of tension and arguments about what is best. again we have heard this call for a referendum. how likely is it that number ten, particularly theresa may, might listen? number ten are absolutely clear and have been throughout that there are no circumstances under which another referendum would be held. that said, we are an incredibly difficult moment in the negotiations, just a little earlier liam fox, international trade secretary, said exactly that. the things that still need to be agreed had the most difficult. as to reason may needs to sign off on this deal with the eu —— and theresa may needs to sign off. then she has to take to parliament, get it signed off by parliament as

well. this resignation won‘t help that. remainers and brexiteer ‘s both making it quite clear that they are not going to back the deal that is currently on the table. and if that happens, if she loses a vote in the house of commons, to some extent all of the cards are thrown in the airand who all of the cards are thrown in the air and who knows where they were plants. as for this call for a second referendum, not only is he opposed by theresa may, he is opposed by theresa may, he is opposed by theresa may, he is opposed by brexit supporters on the backbenches as well. although many of them say they support and recognise his assessment of the problems with the deal on the table. this is what one brexit supporter, bill cash, said. frankly, a lot of the other members about trade deals and about the backstop and about northern ireland is, all the other economic questions, our subsidiaries but very, very important to the

fundamental question, do you control your laws? because if you get control of your laws, and you can comply with the wishes of the general election, electorate and you can comply with the referendum itself. that is what i thought was all about. and it is about democratic self—government. if i may say so, the gig tomorrow, remembrance day and armistice commemorations, that's what people for them died for. —— the events tomorrow. that's why it's so important, that's why we have to get control of our laws. how much trouble is theresa may in the moments? the biggest question for her is, to be questions, firstly, can she get the deal signed off? tricky, not impossible. can she get it through parliament? the numbers there are looking very, very difficult. 0nce there are looking very, very difficult. once you take into account conservative brexit supporters who have said they are

very unlikely to back the deal, conservatives remain supporters like joejohnson conservatives remain supporters like joe johnson and others, conservatives remain supporters like joejohnson and others, who have said that the deal doesn‘t work for them either, plus the dup who are making very negative noises, the dup leader in the late —— in the papers again today saying the deal appears to be on the table and doesn‘t work for northern ireland. and labour said this deal, what looks like the deal, doesn‘t meet their test. that‘s a lot of people voting against it. does she have the numbers to get it through? the only way she can get the numbers is by peeling off labour mps who are more worried by the idea of no deal than her deal. whether she‘s able to get enough of them, that‘s a big question. it‘s going to be a tricky few weeks to get to this deal, if she can get there, but once the deal has been signed off, getting it through parliament will be a whole different story. thank you. turkey says it has given recordings

related to the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi to saudi arabia and four western countries. turkey accuses riyadh of being behind the murder of the saudi journalist in its consulate in istanbul last month. riyadh says the killing was carried out without the knowledge of the crown prince. thousands of plug—in hybrid cars bought with government grants are burning as much fuel as regular cars, according to new research shown to the bbc. data shows that many drivers never charge their vehicles and rely instead on their petrol or diesel engines. subsidies for new plug—ins were scrapped last month, but drivers still pay less car tax and benefit from free parking. joe miller has more. tech workerjosh can‘t remember the last time he filled up a tank of petrol. thanks to a subsidised charging point, his plug—in hybrid has enough electric power to do the school run or pick up groceries. butjosh might be the exception. the vast majority of plug—ins

are sold to commercial fleets whose drivers are not as diligent. when they‘re regularly charged, plug—in hybrids should be able to do around 130 miles per gallon of fuel. but data compiled for the bbc shows that many such cars bought by large companies with the help of government grants were only doing about a0 miles per gallon. in other words, they were about as efficient as your regular petrol motor. for seven years, buyers of plug—in hybrids were entitled to a subsidy of up to £11,500, but this incentive has sometimes backfired. there are actually some examples where employees aren‘t actually charging these vehicles up and the charge cable is still in the boot, in a cellophane wrapper, not actually doing anything while the company and employee are going in and out of petrol stations all the time, paying for all this additional fuel when the vehicles could be quite easily charged up. it‘s ridiculous. the miles consultancy says more

charging points would help prevent such misuse, but the trade body that represents fleets says higher taxes on diesel cars are to blame. we've unfortunately got a situation where a poorly designed tax regime is driving poor behaviours. we've got some situations where company drivers are choosing a vehicle based on tax liability rather than the right vehicle for the rightjob. the government says it still believes plug—in hybrids bring significant environmental benefits, but the uk‘s plan to reduce emissions will depend more on drivers like josh. joe miller, bbc news. it is the centenary of the end of world war i. president trump is among 70 world leaders in france for events to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. in the next hour, president macron and the german chancellor, angela merkel, will arrive at a railway carriage in the town of compiegne —

where the armistice was signed. our news correspondent mark lowen is in compiegne where some of the main events are taking place. yes, we are expecting the arrival of a manual macron, angela merkel, very $0011. a manual macron, angela merkel, very soon. the ceremony is now under way. in the clearing of a forest 70 kilometres north of paris. it was here where100 years ago, the armistice which brought an end to the four years of the first world war was signed between germany and the allies. there were no terms, no negotiations with the germans, a document given to them with 72 hours to look at it and sign. that is 100 yea rs to look at it and sign. that is 100 years ago tomorrow morning. it came into effect at 11am on the same day. 22 years later it was also the place where another german leader, adolf hitler, came to sit in the same

train carriage and to demand the surrender of france during the second world war. 78 years on, the german chancellor angela merkel becomes the first german chancellor to come here. she will be with president macron to pay their respects, paid tribute to those who died is, those who fell in the world wars. and to show how these two countries have come on, moved on so much since that time. the motors of european integration, and therefore a very poignant sight indeed for these two leaders to come to. many thanks. we will see most of the events taking place there to mark the centenary of the end of world war i. live and continuous coverage from 2:30pm here on bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... around 70 world leaders are gathering in france —

including president trump —— for events to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. four people — including a one—year—old baby —— have died when a people carrier was hit by a car in sheffield — that had earlier been pursued by police. the former transport minister, jo johnson, says more ministers may resign over the prime minister‘s brexit plans — and voters were sold a ‘false prospectus‘ in the referendum. leicester city are playing their first home game today since the club‘s billionaire thai owner and four other people died in a helicopter crash two weeks ago. thousands of fans are walking together from the city centre to the stadium, to honour vichai srivaddhanaprabha. 0ur reporter is in leicester city centre and has been watching the crowds march to the king power stadium. after two weeks of mourning, this march represents a chance for the

football fa ns march represents a chance for the football fans to show their solidarity, to do what fans do best and support leicester city football clu b and support leicester city football club and a city of —— the city of leicester. and to pay respect to the five people who died in that tragic helicopter crash, including the owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, a man who was so instrumental in helping the club with the premier league title in 2016 will stop overcoming odds of 5,000 to one. it is in reference to that achievement that this memorial march has been dubbed the 5,000 to one march. it started in the city centre and has been winding its way across the city for a mile to the king power stadium. before it began i spoke to a few fans about why they wanted to be here. it has been a fabulous turnout. there are thousands and thousands. i think 5,000 to start with. it‘s going to be around the 20,000,i with. it‘s going to be around the 20,000, i imagine. and the burnley fa ns 20,000, i imagine. and the burnley fans are coming to support as well. it's fans are coming to support as well. it‘s fabulous that the ball is coming together. that‘s how it

should be. and that is down to tonne, the way he has brought the ball together. we saw a few blisters —— leicester city players leading the march. fans with flags and banners, showing their support and respect for the owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha. there will be a more permanent memorial for srivaddhanaprabha. there will be a more permanent memorialfor him as well. the club plans to have a statue erected outside the king power stadium. today this is a chance for many of these people to say theirfinal chance for many of these people to say their final goodbye to the five people who died in that helicopter crash two weeks ago. intense wildfires are sweeping through parts of california, destroying thousands of buildings, forcing the evacuation of entire towns, and — so far — claiming the lives of at least nine people. officials say at least five people were found dead in their cars in butte county, northern california, where fire has devastated the town of paradise. almost all the wooden built buildings have been turned to ashes. it‘s now threatening areas to the north of the town. further south, more

than 150,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. 0ur correspondent, james cook, sent us this report from paradise, california. the devastation here in paradise is almost complete. houses for block after block have been destroyed. it is actually quite difficult to identify a lot of the debris that is lying around. such was the intense ferocity of this blaze. para cables are down, trees, as you can see, power cables are down, trees, as you can see, are down and still smouldering. we have seen a few emergency workers here, we have seen police picking through the rubble, checking. soon we expect search teams to come through and look to see if anyone was left here. there are concerns that people are missing. it is eerie and frankly pretty awful to be walking here in the ashes of peoples lives. we have seen some activity from power crews who

are here trying to make this area a little safer. there are power cables down all around. as we drove in, we had to be careful, weaving around them. and that was a power company car driving past us just now. as you can see, it is a really bad mess here. 27,000 people lived in paradise. as they fled from this community, which is on a ridge, they were jammed onto roads that were not designed to get people out in a hurry. some people had to abandon their cars and flee on foot with children and animals in their arms, carrying their pets. not all of them got out, unfortunately, we are learning about bodies that have been found in the charred cars and the fear is that we will hear about more of that in the coming days. james cook reporting from paradise in california. at least 12 people have been killed in flash flooding injordan. nearly 4,000 have been evacuated

from the ancient city of petra and a state of emergency has been declared in the red sea port city of aqaba. the victims include a diver who was involved in attempts to rescue people swept away by rising waters. tomorrow, bells will be rung across the world to commemorate the anniversary of the end of the first world war. a church in northern ireland has had bells specially installed for the occasion — and new bell ringers recruited and trained. 0ur correspondent, chris page, has been to the parish church of kilmood in county down. a century—old tradition brought to this church for the first time. to commemorate the events of 100 years ago. never before has this sonic splendour run through saint mary‘s parish, and the church hopes it will bring together families, communities and generations. on sunday, we will be lighting a beacon here, as there will be many across the uk. we will have a bugler and we will be

ringing the bells as well, because bells were never rung during the great war and the 11th of november is the first time they were rung, so that is what we will do with our armistice bells. when the bells peeled in 1918, everyone knew the fighting was over. that sound will be recreated worldwide for the centenary. in kilmood, there has been months of planning. six bells have been installed in this tower. but before the bells are rung into action, the ringers have been learning the ropes. according to the teacher at bangor parish, it is far from easy. it‘s to do with the rhythm and coordination, which some people take longer to get to grips with. which is why this can take months, years, depending on the individual. however, these ringers are now fully qualified and are making their debut this weekend. the church wants to look ahead as well as back. phase two is welcoming schools

from right across the community to learn about the great war and also to learn about the art of bell—ringing. that make for peace. hopefully also to encourage kids to think about the things that make for peace. the hope is the bells will have a lasting legacy, reminding people of the value of reconciliation and the cost of conflict. full and comprehensive coverage of the commemorations to mark the end of the first world war coming up shortly. that now time to look at the weather. good afternoon. 0ne good afternoon. one of those weekend where you will be enjoying blue skies and the next a downpour comes along at —— and drenches you. looking at the radar picture, you can see the way the showers started

off across the southwest and wales. now moving into the midlands, northern england, northern ireland, south—west scotland. some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. sunny spells in between. temperatures around 11 to 15 degrees. easy but not as windy as last night. tonight showers continue to feed across the country with clear spells in between. parts of northern scotland cold enough for frost, most places holding between five and 10 degrees. tomorrow, armistice day, a mixture of sunny spells and heavy showers. always ha rd to spells and heavy showers. always hard to pinpoint exactly where the showers will be an when but we are likely to see a band of showers through the morning, drifting north across england and wales, into southern scotland. scattered showers behinds, potentially wet for northern ireland. sunny spells in between. highs of ten to 1a degrees. we are going tojoin our we are going to join our colleagues at bbc world news for coverage of

the event in france where one of the key commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war is about to take place. emmanuel macron and angela merkel have just arrived at the scene where the armistice was signed. the armistice was signed a century ago and today‘s events are focused on the place where that was made, around 80 miles from paris.