1916, they germans. 1914, they irresponsibly use what happened between austria hungary and serbia as an excuse to delay bash the french once russia was in the war and in many ways they we re was in the war and in many ways they were culpable, it was the military underpinning that pushed on this massive struggle on both fronts and the health to those two fronts —— they held onto those two fronts and didn't let go of the ultimate goal untilfailure in didn't let go of the ultimate goal until failure in late 1918, didn't let go of the ultimate goal untilfailure in late 1918, and then in1919 untilfailure in late 1918, and then in 19 19 they really pay for that and lost great swathes of territory and lost great swathes of territory and huge numbers of german people are and huge numbers of german people a re left and huge numbers of german people are left outside germany and that is going to be the breeding ground for what we now becomes the rise of nat —— national socialism. it was one of the key dominoes that led to what was the collapse of german identity in the middle of the century and it has been complicated for germany to mark military events ever since which is one of the reasons why

historically in recent years they have had such a small military presence. thank you. looking here at pictures ofa thank you. looking here at pictures of a replica of the train carriage where that deal was signed. it was a train carriage that belongs to marshal ferdinand—. where the armistice was signed in the forests on the 11th of november. we can see their the chancellor of germany, angela merkel, going in first. and emmanuel macron walking inside a replica of that carriage. incredibly small space that the armistice was signed on the 11th of november 1918. ending the first world war. what a lwa ys ending the first world war. what always fascinates me is that in the hours before this was signed, it wasn't that there was a slow letting up wasn't that there was a slow letting up of the fighting, it was just as

gruesome, just as bloody as it ever happened. and it was particularly horrific in terms of casualty losses for the germans from mid—july until 800,000 casualties. they were so desperate for food back home 800,000 casualties. they were so desperate forfood back home in germany, the troops who were sent home on leave, or injured, were unable to build themselves up because there was a lack of reserves of every sort. one of the reasons for the armistice, which was very surprising when it came, people didn't expect it to come that soon, people weren't predicting an end to the war in19 people weren't predicting an end to the war in 19 —— in november. but one of the reasons is this herbal desertion, it becomes harderfor german like germany to get new soldiers to get to the front line. they are absconding, reading, not turning up because they know what will meet them. as this military machine that sustained the most extraordinary losses. at 1.7.18 million germans in the first world war capitulates. just looking there

at the two leaders, in a b cup of the train carriage in the forests. where the armistice was signed a really quite powerful moment will stop that speak again to our correspondent who is just a short way away from there at half back. the single is of moments like this can't be underestimated. —— the symbolism. the leader of france, the leader of germany, hand—in—hand at one point minutes ago. in a show of unity. an incredible image. just looking at this now on the big screen outside the building, watching the french and german leaders flicking through the book of remembrance that they just signed. such a powerful moment as they sit there in the train carriage. the last time that french and german

delegations sat there was 1940 when adolf hitler sat and forced the surrender of the french authorities after france had been invaded by the nazis. that's usually 18 surrender by france. and now today 78 years on, what a sense of closeness, friendship between these two leaders. —— that humiliating surrender. a very powerful surrender —— very powerful image of what they represent and what they feel europe represents, sitting in the teak carriage, a replica of carriage number 200 41 carriage, a replica of carriage number200 41 —— carriage, a replica of carriage number 200 41 —— 24190. and the clasping of hands blogger sitting in the carriage as enemies

on the opposite sides of the fighting. but as the closest of friends, the closest allies. just alluding to what tessa said there, between 12 minutes past five in the morning when it was signed and 11am when the armistice came into force, on the 11th of november, 1918, another 2738 soldiers were killed. justin in those few hours alone. justice that shot of the brutality of that war. that, —— just in those few hours. as they walk out of the carriage, a sign the book of remembrance, an extremely powerful moment. that image of the two leaders sitting there hand—in—hand, but were absolutely be in the history books of our children and oui’ history books of our children and our children's children. the sun just dipped behind the

clouds now. as they leave the museum. the ceremony will shortly come to an end. and there is the signing. the signature of emmanuel macron. which i'm sure will be, we will find out in the hours to come exactly what he wrote. and so yet another hugely important moment in those, for those two countries, for europe. after the image of the french president and german tonsillar in 1984 holding hands.

today we have emmanuel macron and angela merkel holding hands here where the armistice was signed. —— the german chancellor. the train line where the private carriage was stationed 100 years ago. and there you can see the monument. the train carriage... the 11th of november, 1918. and then again the 22nd of june, 1940, when adolf hitler sat in that carriage and demanded the human eating surrender of france. —— humiliating. a moment of intimate conversation

between french and german leaders. there are flags set against a beautiful autumn colours. as they bring the ceremony to a gradual close. chancellor angela merkel singes apart european politics. emmanuel macron a relative newcomer. —— soon to leave european politics. they have in common a belief in what europe represents, the european union as the force of peace, reconciliation, trade. for communication. they are said to have a close personal relationship. and find themselves to some extent as the defenders of the europe they believe in. against other european leaders, to the east. to vladimir

putin. and to donald trump. and yet all those leaders will be in paris tomorrow, on the shelves are lycee. as the fox tracks 11am. —— on the champs—elysees. as the clock strikes 11am. the end of a few days of touring this part of france for emmanuel macron. who saw some of the military ceremonies, he spoke to locals in

the areas of northern france that we re the areas of northern france that were so the areas of northern france that were so devastated by fighting in the first world war. he is of course from this part of the country, born ina from this part of the country, born in a city north of paris. few words with the local dignitaries. president macron‘s great—grandfather fought in the battle of the somme. he was decorated at the battle of the somme, he was british. and this is to some extent a —— an attempt at a political reboot for the french

president in these last few days, during parts of the country that have struggled with deindustrialisation, with high in employment. his approval ratings very low. trying to put the spotlight back on france at the centre of world affairs. and he at the centre of that during this weekend ‘s's commemorations. and so a brief photo. to mark this hugely symbolic moment, a time that really will be studied and read about for generations to come. in this clearing, as the sun has now gone behind the clouds. and the ceremony draws to a gradual close. as france and germany's leaders have signed remembrance book. and they talk to some of the locals now. for heading back to paris. whether some ——

weather commemorations will continue tomorrow. our correspondent there. we have just seen remarkably moving commemorations to mark the end of the first world war exactly 100 yea rs the first world war exactly 100 years ago. angela merkel of germany and emmanuel macron of france, side by side. much more coverage to come on the bbc throughout the weekend. as we remember notjust one or one but all the words to date and those who have lost their lives. remembrance sunday tomorrow. returning to some of the other main stories of the day. a particularly shocking one for you. 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. our correspondent, simon jones, is here. first of all, all crashes like this horrific that particularly when it involves such young life. what's more have we managed to find out? this happened at around 8:50pm yesterday. there were seven people inside a people carrier which was hit by a black vw golf which was being pursued by the police. of the seven people inside the people carrier, four of them sadly died. two men and a carrier, four of them sadly died. two men and a woman carrier, four of them sadly died. two men and a woman who were pronounced dead at the scene. a one—year—old boy was taken to hospital but died later. as regards the three others in the people carrier, there were two women taken

to hospital. one is in a serious but sta ble to hospital. one is in a serious but stable condition, another in a critical condition. there was also a three—year—old girl taken to hospital who has life—threatening injuries. as regards the occupants of the vw golf that was being pursued by the police, there were three people inside the car who suffered minor injuries. they are under arrest and being questioned by south yorkshire police. 94 that update. —— thank you. 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 and now had to face up to reality. 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. downing street has ruled out another referendum, as our political correspondent, tom barton, explained. number ten have been clear throughout that there are no circumstances under which another referendum would be held. that said, we are at an incredibly difficult moment in the negotiations. a little earlier, liam fox, international trade secretary, said that, the things that still need to be agreed had the most difficult. and theresa may needs to sign off on this deal

with the european union. if any progress is to be made. but once she has done that she have to take it to parliament, get it signed off by parliament as well. jo johnson‘s resignation isn't going to help that. remainers and brexiteer is 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 lot 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 are going to land? as forjojohnson‘s call for a second referendum, not only is he opposed by theresa may, he is opposed by brexit supporters on the backbenches as well. although many of them say that 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 matters about trade deals

and about the backstop and northern ireland, about all the other economic questions, or subsidiaries but very, very important to the fundamental question, do you control your laws? because if you get control of your laws, then you can comply with the wishes of the general election, electorate and you can comply with the referendum itself. that is what that vote was all about. and it is about democratic self—government. if i may say so, looking at tomorrow, remembrance day, the armistice commemorations, that's what people thought and died for. that is overly big question. that's why it is so important that we have to get control of our laws. how much trouble is theresa may in the moment? 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. once you take into account conservative brexit supporters who have said they are very unlikely to vote for the deal, conservative remain supporters like jojohnson conservative remain supporters like jo johnson and others conservative remain supporters like jojohnson and others who have said the deal doesn't work for them either. but the dup he were making very negative noises. the dup leader in the papers again today saying that the deal appears to be on the table at the moment doesn't work for northern ireland. and labour who said this deal, what looks like the deal, doesn't meet their test. that a lot of people voting against it. does she have the numbers to get it through? the only way in which she is likely to get the numbers is by peeling off labour mps who are more worried by the idea of having no deal than her deal. whether she is able to get enough of them is 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 is going to be a whole different story. much more of that on the bbc news website. 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. the headlines on bbc news... one of the key commemorations to mark a—hundred years since the end of the first world war is taking place in compiegne, north of paris. some seventy world leaders are in france for the centenary, 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. cardiff, behind —— cardiff come from

behind... they beat brighton 2—1. they have been going quarter of an hour into looking on as england have the lead against the world‘s topside, the all blacks. buy— zero the current scorer. final practice is over at the brazilian grand prix has sebastien that will looks like the man to catch, heading into qualifying later. more sport would you in an hour. leicester city football club has honoured the owner of the club — vichai srivaddhanaprabha. with a tribute video and a two minute silence before a home match with burnley at the king power stadium.

it‘s the first home match since the leicester owner died along with four others in a helicopter crash two weeks ago. the helicopter went down in a car park near the club‘s stadium. earlier thousands of leicester city fans walked together from the city centre to the stadium, to honour mr vichai. the 5,000 to one walk was named after the odds the club overcame to net their "fairy tale" 2016 premier league win. the supporters marched from jubilee square to the king power stadium ahead of the game against burnley. on friday, the club announced plans to erect a statue of the chairman at the king power stadium. 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—thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. our 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. 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. 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. flash floods injordan have killed at least 12 people and forced the evacuation of nearly four thousand tourists from the ancient city of petra. ? our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports: through the night, a huge search operation. rescuers here checking cars overturned and completely submerged by the sudden floods. several people, including a child, were trapped in vehicles on a main road and drowned. and working in these difficult conditions, one civil defence diver also died.

heavy rain in southernjordan saw floodwaters rise to four metres in places. this was the moment the water poured into a dry channel in the ancient city of petra. carrying dangerous debris. tour guides filmed the flooding as they waited with their groups to be evacuated from the famous site. altogether, some 3,700 tourists had to be moved. and jordan is still reeling from this extreme weather. just two weeks ago, 21 people were killed in flash floods. most were children on a school trip near the dead sea. their deaths led to the resignation of both the education and tourism ministers. now schools acrossjordan have been ordered to stay shut as more heavy downpours are forecast. 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. our 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 coverage tomorrow here on the bbc. it's the full coverage tomorrow here on the bbc. it‘s the sort of weekend where you have blue skies overhead one minute and the next day shower turns up. some of the shower is really happy. this radar picture from earlier on. tower started across the southwest and wales and then became more widespread. some very heavy with flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. moving from the south—west towards the north—east as we go through the night. some clear spells as well. if the sky stays clear for long spells as well. if the sky stays clearfor long enough spells as well. if the sky stays clear for long enough across the northern half of scotland, winds for men might as well, there could be a touch of frost. most life is holding up touch of frost. most life is holding up between four and 10 degrees.

armistice day tomorrow, a mixture of sunshine and showers. showers organising into bands at one end of showers moving north across in winter, wales, into south—west scotla nd winter, wales, into south—west scotland through the morning. turning wet across northern ireland later in the day. between the showers some