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this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 10pm. one of the key commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war has taken place in the north of paris. some 70 world leaders are in france for the centenary. here at home, the queen and other senior royals attend a festival of rememberance at the royal albert hall. 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. four people, including a one—year—old child, have died when a people carrier was hit by a car in sheffield that had earlier been pursued by police.
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heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. firefighters in california are stepping up their efforts to tackle the devastating wildfires that have killed at least 11 people. more than a quarter of a million people are forced to flee their homes. thousands of leicester city fans have taken part in a memorial walk in honour of those killed in the helicopter crash outside the club's stadium two weeks ago. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers anne ashworth, associate editor at the times, and the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown — stay with us for that. good evening.
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the french president emanuel macron and the german chancellor angela merkel, have taken part in one of the key ceremonies this weekend, marking the centenary of the end of the first world war. today the two leaders unveiled a plaque as a symbol of reconciliation, at the site just north of paris, where the armistice was signed. earlier mr macron held talks with donald trump, amid on going differences, over europe's financial contributions to nato. 0ur correspondent mark lowen was in compeigne in northern france, and watched the day's events unfold. this is a sombre moment to remember those who fell. it is a moment to look at the relationship between france and germany and how far it has come in those 100 years, and also to champion, in his words, a multilateral, a progressive, a cooperative, a collaborative europe, and that was very much the scene
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and the image of president macron standing next to chancellor merkel here in compiegne that came out of today. it was an extremely powerful moment. the last time that a german chancellor was here in compiegne was 78 years ago. that was when adolf hitler came here at the exact same spot where the armistice was signed back in 1918, in order to force the humiliating surrender of france, and he and the french authorities back in 19110 also sat inside that train carriage where the armistice was signed in 1918, and where chancellor merkel and president macron today sat some 78 years on. and they signed a book of remembrance, they listened to the national anthems of both countries, they laid a wreath here. paying respects, commemorating the millions who fell and showing that this is the europe they believe in. the peacetime project that brought this continent, torn apart by war, together, and chancellor merkel and president macron very much
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the champions of that today. well, although president trump is in france for the commemorations, the white house cancelled a visit he was due to make today to a battlefield and cemetery. the decision drew criticism on social media, including from the conservative mp sir nicholas soames, who called mr trump " pathetically inadequate" for not paying his respects to the fallen. presidential contacts said the decision was down to "logistical difficulties" which were understood to involve problems with a helicopter and the bad weather. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are anne ashworth and yasmin alibi brown. the independent 0ffice for police conduct is investigating
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after four people including a one—year—old boy were killed in a car crash in sheffield. the four died after their people carrier was hit by a vehicle that had been chased by police in the darnall area of the city. three other passengers were seriously hurt and three men have been arrested. the former transport minister, jojohnson, has suggested that more members of the government may quit, in opposition to theresa may's brexit plans. mrjohnson, a remain supporter, resigned yesterday, calling for another referendum. he told the bbc that the leave campaign, which included his brother boris, had offered a "fantasy set of promises" about the benefits of brexit. intense wildfires have swept across parts of california, with entire towns having to be evacuated. nine people are now known to have died and hundreds of thousands have been ordered to leave their homes. firefighters in the state say it could take three weeks to contain ferocious blazes.
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thousands of properties have already been destroyed and the authorities have warned that gusty winds forecast for tomorrow could put more properties at risk. mark lorenzen is the ventura county fire chief. last night was a tough night as the firejumped last night was a tough night as the fire jumped at the 101 and last night was a tough night as the firejumped at the 101 and ran into malibu, it was quite a fight but what i can say is again your first responders, your law enforcement officers, your firefighters made hero flick efforts in the ashtray hero flick efforts in the ashtray hero covers in trying to save lives and property. turkey says it has given recordings related to the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi to four western countries including britain and the us. turkey accuses saudi arabia of being behind the murder of the critical journalist in its consulate in istanbul last month. officials in turkey have previously said they have audio recordings of the killing. at least 12 people have been killed in flash flooding injordan. nearly 4,000 tourists have been evacuated from the ancient city of petra and a state of emergency has been declared in the red sea
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port city of aqaba. the victims include a diver who was involved in attempts to rescue people swept away by rising waters. archaeologists in egypt have discovered a new series of ancient tombs and a collection of mummified cats and scarab—dung beetles. the finds dating back well over 4,000 years were made at saqqara, south of cairo. in pharaonic egypt, animal mummies were used as religious offerings. thousands of leicester city fans have taken part in a memorial walk, in honour of the club's owner, who died along with four others in a helicopter crash, at the king power stadium two weeks ago. it's the first home game since the accident. here's andy swiss. a city united in tribute. thousands walking as one, as the customary stroll to the stadium became a memorial march. the leicester fans were even joined by some players,
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including england international harry maguire. an entire club and community honouring the man they simply call the boss. without him, not an awful lot of the club would have been possible, so it's just a little thank you. he just kept giving and giving and giving, and didn't expect anything in exchange. well, for thousands of leicester fans, simply getting here to the ground has been a very poignant experience. but this is just the start of today's tributes to the man who transformed this club. inside, each fan received a special memorial scarf, and for all, including former manager claudio ranieri, the emotions were plain to see. especially for vichai srivaddhanaprabha's son, aiyawatt, a reminder of this very personal tragedy. and after the players emerged before the home fans for the first time since the accident, the stadium fell silent. after such high emotion,
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the leicester players were unable to produce a victory, drawing 0—0 with burnley, but today wasn't about a result. for this proud club, it was about remembrance. andy swiss, bbc news, leicester. for decades, the sacrifice of more than 140 men who died during the first world war has been recognised at a parliament memorial, dedicated to peers, mps and officers. but 96 years after its completion, a historian discovered that one former mp had been forgotten. his name has now been added and our political correspondent matt cole got exclusive access to see the newly updated monument. when the great war came, the palace of westminster answered the call. peers, mps and their sons, and senior parliamentary officers, too, went to war.
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more than 140 did not return. by 1922, the recording angel memorial had been erected in parliament, listing each and every name. save, that is, for one. that of gerald archibald arbuthnot, once mp for burnley. his omission an error now rectified thanks to the research of one historian. so here it is. yes, here is gerald arbuthnot, on the war memorial. after 96 years of his name not being there with his other former mps who served during the first world war. how did that happen? how does a name get forgotten? i think because he wasn't an mp for very long, perhaps people didn't remember. he was an mp betweenjanuary and december, 1910. also he was a former mp at the time, and they weren't originally added to the memorial in 1921, but then some former mps were added to this panel in 1922, so really he should have been
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there at that time. they just forgot him? theyjust forgot him, which is rather sad, but now he's being remembered. 0nly briefly an mp, gerald arbuthnot stayed in politics in other ways until war broke out, when he took command of a minesweeper. but his desire to actively engage the enemy took him to the somme, securing a commission as a grenadier guard. 0n the 25th of september, 1916, knowing he faced almost certain death, he joined fellow officers trying to cut through wires untouched by the british bombardment. and was killed. he is buried in the citadel new military cemetery in fricourt. remembered in france, his name now here too. but is he the only forgotten hero? with the work of the history of parliament trust, we're sure that we have all the names of those peers and mps and the sons of mps, all those names have now been included.
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the family of a forgotten hero had the delighted to learn about him, including one relative himself a former mp, who spent 28 years in parliament unaware of his distant cousin's sacrifice. i'm delighted that he's now come to light. it does seem as though he was part of a generation that truly believed in duty and standing by their country. a very brave man indeed. and we can remember him properly now. so now, 100 years on from armistice day, the memorial here in parliament is finally complete. 145 namesjoined by one more, all now to be equally honoured for making that ultimate sacrifice. matt cole, bbc news, in westminster. in a moment, the news bulletin with clive myrie then i'll be looking at the papers with our guests anne ashworth from the times, and journalist
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yasmin alibi brown. # god save the queen. # to mark the end of the first world war, the leaders of france and germany visit the site, where the armistice was signed, a hundred years ago. it was a meeting of reconciliation, beginning a weekend of commemorative events in france, to be attended by 70 world leaders. earlier emmanuel macron and donald trump held talks in paris, amid the on—going row, over europe's financial contribution to nato. and here, the royal family and the prime minister,
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have joined a festival of remembrance, at the royal albert hall. a car being chased by police in sheffield, crashes into another vehicle, killing four, including a baby. huge wildfires kill eleven in california, forcing whole towns to be evacuated... i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours and i realised my house was gone too! 0utweighed it goes, a real opportunity. it is going to be a try. and england run the all blacks close at twickenham, but was it enough? good evening. the french president emmanuel macron and the german chancellor angela
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merkel have taken part in one of the key ceremonies this weekend, marking the centenary of the end of the first world war. today the two leaders unveiled a plaque as a symbol of reconciliation, at the site just north of paris, where the armistice was signed. earlier mr macron held talks with donald trump, amid ongoing differences, over europe's financial contributions to nato. from paris, here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. 100 years ago, their nations were still at war. today, under a damp, grey sky, president macron of france and chancellor merkel of germany came to a forest clearing north of paris, where the great war finally came to an end. it was here, in a secluded train carriage, that the armistice was agreed, ending hostilities across europe. in a replica of that carriage, the two leaders sat where the allied and german delegations had negotiated the agreement,
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committing their nations once again to peace. these images are all the more poignant because the last german chancellor to walk these paths was adolf hitler, who came here to accept the surrender of france in world war ii, hoping to avenge the deal agreed here two decades before. after the armistice was signed, the allied delegation came back here to the elysee palace, and according to one account, theyjoined hands and danced ring a ring 0' roses with the french prime minister. it was not quite so cheerful there today. president trump arrived in paris saying it had been insulting of mr macron to say europe needed protecting from the united states. but today, they put on smiles for the cameras and agreed europe should do more to share the burden of its defence. it's unfair to have the european security today being assured just
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by the united states, and we need a much better burden sharing. i appreciate what you're saying about burden sharing. you know what my attitude's been. and we want a strong europe. it's very important to us to have a strong europe. after leaving the elysee, mr trump pulled out of a visit to a cemetery for american servicemen. and faced criticism when his officials blamed the rain. tonight, world leaders attended a dinner in paris ahead of tomorrow's armistice centenary. president macron wants to use the ceremony notjust to remember the dead but also to shine a light on the dangers that he believes nationalism can post today. so tomorrow, after the ceremony, president macron will host a piece forum where he hopes were leaders
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will get together and discuss new ways of cooperating to solve the problems of the world but this is not howard donald trump does business and he has decided not to attend this as well. at this time, clive, no one is blaming the weather. thank you for that. james landale in paris. a one year old boy and three adults have been killed in a collision, after a car being chased by police crashed into their vehicle. the dead were in a people carrier, when it collided with a black vw golf in sheffield yesterday evening. three men have been arrested, and the independent 0ffice of police conduct has begun an inquiry. here's alison freeman. as they simply waited to turn right, their car was struck at speed. police had been pursuing the black volkswagen golf when it hit the people carrier, containing two families. four of the seven people inside were killed, two men and a woman died at the scene and a one—year—old boy was pronounced dead in hospital later. another child, a girl aged three, remains in hospital with life—threatening injuries.
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two other women were also seriously hurt. i think anybody who has seen the pictures of the incident itself will see how horrific the accident has been. they are innocent people. they were driving down the street. they collided with a vehicle and what i can tell you, we currently have three people in custody, arrested for death by dangerous driving. the three men who have been arrested, aged 17, 18 and 23, were all travelling in the golf. because the crash happened whilst police were pursuing the car, the independent 0ffice for police conduct has launched an investigation. south yorkshire police says it wants to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, which they have described as an incredibly tragic accident. alison freeman, bbc news. intense wildfires continue to sweep across parts of california, with entire towns being evacuated. eleven people are now known to have died, and hundreds of thousands have
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been ordered to leave their homes. the fires are the most destructive on record in california, as james cook reports. living in malibu means you have made it, but no amount of wealth or fame can stop a fire like this. the blaze was propelled to the pacific ocean by strong desert winds, forcing thousands to flee. i saw the flames coming over the mountain right next to our house and i saw the burning embers and i knew that i had to get out. so, we heard this was coming, so we set up the sprinklers and we hosed the whole house down and we pretty muchjust had enough time to get the dogs into the truck. kim kardashian and lady gaga were among a quarter of a million californians who had to leave their homes. but nowhere was the pain more acute than in thousand oaks, where michelle lost her home. there is a house where they took all the motorcycles out, but the house made it. so i wasjust coming up the street to see my neighbours and i did not realise that my house was gone too!
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500 miles north, paradise is suffering, too. these abandoned cars give just a hint of the terror as people fled. for block after block, this is all that remains of paradise and you can tell that the fire burned with an intense ferocity because very little of what lies in these charred remains is recognisable. james cook, bbc news, paradise in california. turkey says it's given recordings related to the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashog—ji, to four western countries including britain and the us. saudi arabia has been accused of the murder, at its consulate in istanbul last month. turkish officials have always claimed, they had audio recordings of the killing. the former transport minister, jojohnson,
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who's resigned from the cabinet over theresa may's brexit plans, has suggested other ministers might quit too. the brother of the former foreign secretary, boris johnson, is a remain supporter, and says it would be a "democratic travesty", not to hold another referendum on any deal agreed with brussels. downing street has ruled that out. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. the governmentjo johnson quit yesterday and insists it will get a good brexit deal and there will not be another referendum, but the former minister today said voters should have another say. the prime minister has been negotiating the terms of our exit from the european union. they are, in my view, and 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 view on our departure from the eu on this basis. tory brexiteers are dead set against another vote but have also criticised the deal theresa may is due to sign off with eu leaders very soon.
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that matters because the prime minister needs to get any deal through parliament and is now facing two clear flanks of opposition within her own party. the role of labour will be crucial. the leadership has said it is likely to oppose the brexit deal, but todayjeremy corbyn seemed to rule out another referendum, too. the referendum took place, the issue now has to be how we bring people together, bring people together around the principles of our economy, our rights... as jill asjilljohnson‘s as jilljohnson‘s resignation shows, the fallout from brexit is stretching party loyalties to the limitand stretching party loyalties to the limit and the next few weeks are going to put huge pressure on ministers and mps. in the end, without a government majority, the numbers in the commons will be critical and if the deal is defeated, then parliament will have a vital role, figuring out what happens next. then right, bbc news,
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westminster. thousands of leicester city fans have taken part in a memorial walk to honour their chairman, vichai srivaddanaprabha, and four others, who were killed in a helicopter crash last month. they walked through the city ahead of the match against burnley, leicester's first home game, since the accident. now, with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre... thanks very much. good evening. it's been quite a day for the home nations' rugby union teams. wales beat australia for the first time in a decade, scotland thrashed fiji, ireland scrapped—out a win over argentina. and england came heartbreakingly close to a rare victory over the all blacks at twickenham — from where our sports editor dan roan was watching. new zealand represents the ultimate test in rugby, perhaps in all of sport, but it was clear twickenham was in no mood to be intimidated. the haka, symbol of all—black potency, defiantly drowned out amid the downpour. not for six years had england tasted victory against the all blacks, but within two minutes,
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they were ahead — winger chris ashton celebrating his recall to the team in perfect fashion. england, however, weren't satisfied. an unstoppable maul ending with dylan hartley crashing over. 15—0 down, the world's number one team was rattled, but a response was inevitable. this sleight of hand putting damian mckenzie through. game on. the momentum had shifted. new zealand claiming the lead after the restart through the boot of barrett. but in a tight match, and with time running out, it was england who appeared to have made the decisive breakthrough, a charge down by courtney lawes picked up by the superb sam underhill. but as twickenham celebrated, the referee looked again. the try eventually disallowed for offside. england cruelly denied what would have been a historic victory. not much was expected of england coming into these autumn internationals.
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amid poorform and plenty injuries, the pressure was mounting on coach eddie jones. but after beating south africa and a performance against new zealand to build on, the mood among the team and their fans has lifted. dan roan, bbc news, twickenham. so where england just missed out, wales hung on for a memorable win over the wallabies. dan biggar‘s late penalty the difference in a low scoring but nail—biting game in cardiff. 9—6 the final score. wales' first victory over australia for ten years. scotland's win over fiji couldn't have been more different. tommy seymour with a hat—trick as they scored 8 tries in their 54—17 victory at murrayfield. ireland recovered from a slow start in dublin to beat argentina 28 —17. but it was a scrappy affair — the lead changing eight times before luke mcgrath‘s second half try sealed the victory. there were six games in the premier league today. match of the day follows the news, so if you want to wait for the results you need to avert your attention now.
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cardiff beat brighton. crystal palace lost to tottenham. huddersfield drew with west ham. it was goalless between leicester and burnley. newcastle beat bournemouth and southampton—watford was a draw. hearts are still top of the scottish premiership despite losing to kilmarnock. dundee drew with st mirren and st johnstone thrashed hamilton academical. celtic and rangers are both playing tomorrow. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's brazilian grand prix on pole. back on the track after winning his 5th world title a fortnight ago, the briton overcame testing conditions and a dramatic near miss — to qualify fastest at interlagos.
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