this is bbc news, i'm martin stanford. our top stories: a moment of rememberance as the leaders of france and germany mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. france's president macron and germany's chancellor merkel meet in compiegne at the spot where the armistice was signed a century ago. wildfires in california kill 11 people as firefighters battle to bring them under control and over 250,000 residents are forced to leave their homes. sol so i was just coming so i wasjust coming up the so i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours, and i didn't realise my house's gone too! it's shocking! turkey says it has shared recordings relating to the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, with saudi arabia and several western countries. too close to call in florida.

0fficials announce a recount in the mid—term elections for the senate and state governor. hello and welcome to bbc world news. sunday will mark 100 years since the signing of the armistice which ended the first world war. today's commemoration was focused on the place where that agreement was made at compiegne, about 70km north of paris. president macron and chancellor merkeljointly signed a book of rememberance and observed a moment of silence for the fallen. angela merkel is the first german leader to visit the site in 78 years. james landale reports. 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 toa 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, committing their nations once again to peace. these images are all the more poignant because the last german chancellor to walk these parts was adolf hitler, who came here to access the surrender of france in world war two, hoping to avenge the deal agreed here two decades before. after the armistice was signed, the

allied delegation came back here to the 0liseh paris, and according to one account, theyjoined hands and dance to ring erases with the french prime minister —— elysee palace. it was not quite so cheerful their 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 by the united states, we need better. 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 for us to have a strong europe. after leaving the 0liseh mr trump all out of visiting a ceremony for american servicemen and faced

criticism when officials named 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 he believes nationalism can pose today. james landale reporting. firefighters in california are continuing to battle the most destructive wildfires on record. entire towns have had to be evacuated and it's now known11 people have died. in a news conference the authorities urged residents to heed warnings to abandon their homes if necessary. 0ne blaze has devastated the town of paradise in the north of the state, where dozens of people are reported missing. we are still in los angeles county in the five cities affected by this tragic fire under evacuation. that includes the city of westlake village, hidden hills, calabasas, look or and malibu. those areas are still under evacuation and we ask people not to go back into those

areas because quite frankly it's still not safe. when we do ask you to evacuate, please, keep that warning, it's for your own safety and for the safety of our partners here, firefighters trying to get equipment in, and for law enforcement personnel as well. 0ne blaze has devastated the town of paradise in the north of the state, where dozens of people 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, reports from there. 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 ifelt 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 250,000 californians who had

to leave their homes. but nowhere was the pain more acute than in thousand oaks, where michelle mussetter lost her home. there is a house where they took all the motorcycles out, but the house made it. so i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours and i ddin't realise that my house had gone too! 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 has given saudi arabia and the western powers recordings relating to the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. president erdogan said the us, british, french and german authorities had all had a chance to listen to the tapes.

alan johnston reports. the last moments of his life — jamal khashoggi entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. he would never re—emerge. the turkish media always said there were audio recordings of what the journalist went through, revealing how he was killed. now turkey's president has confirmed that such potentially crucial evidence does indeed exist. and he's made it available to the world powers. translation: we gave the transcripts to saudi arabia, to americans, to germans, to french, to english, to all of them. all of them listened to these conversations. they know about it. there's no need to augment the reality of what happened here. the turks allege these were members of a saudi hit squad

arriving in istanbul, preparing to carry out the murder. the saudis insist that the killing was done without the knowledge of crown prince mohammad bin salman. but the turks want more answers from him, like, where's the body? and exactly who ordered the killing? by circulating the evidence in those audio recordings among the americans and europeans, the turks have worked to keep up the pressure on the saudis. and at their meeting in paris, president trump and president macron agreed that the kingdom needed to fully explain mr khashoggi's murder. alan johnston, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the number of people now known to have died in the latest outbreak of ebola in eastern congo has passed 200. a vaccination programme is underway, and 25,000 people have been innoculated. but the health minister said armed groups are harrassing

the response teams. two medical workers have been killed. indonesia has called off the search for bodies from a plane that crashed nearly two weeks ago, killing all 189 people on board. the lion air flight plunged into the sea, just minutes after taking off from jakarta. the hunt for the missing cockpit voice recorder will continue. a balcony has collapsed during a demonstration in the southern french city of marseille, injuring three people. the incident occurred as protesters marched against the deaths of eight people who died when three adjacent buildings fell down just days earlier. reports say the marchers were only 20m away when part of the structure fell. four days after the us mid—term elections, the state of florida has announced there will be a recount of votes in the race for both the senate and for governor, with the results too close to call. president trump was quick to react to the news, tweeting his opinion that it was an attempt to steal the elections, something the florida state authorities deny. the republican candidate,

rick scott, has already claimed victory in the senate race, but florida's would—be democratic governor andrew gillum said he fully supports the recount. let me say clearly, i am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote. that we count every vote! and i say this recognising that my fate in this recognising that my fate in this may or may not change. what i do know is that every single florida yearin do know is that every single florida year in who took time to go out to cast their vote, to participate in this process, deserve the comfort of knowing that in a democratic society and in this process, every vote will be counted.

the bbc‘s danjohnson is following this story from washington. i asked him what the latest developments might mean for the candidates, starting with republican, rick scott. he is alleged that this is an attempt at voter fraud, to try and keep him from office because the number of votes has kept increasing since election day with more ballots being counted, late votes coming in and more of those late votes seem to have gone to the democrats than the republicans, so that means the race between him and bill nelson, his senate opponent, has narrowed. the margin is nowjust not .15%, the difference between the votes for the two candidates. so that's why a recount has been triggered, and it's not just for the senate recount has been triggered, and it's notjust for the senate race. the race to be state governor will also go to race to be state governor will also gotoa race to be state governor will also go to a recount, that one too has narrowed even though the candidate therefore the democrats had conceded defeat on wednesday night, he is now still in with a chance because this

recount will probably take until at least thursday next week. yet this is the state where the most amount of money was spent anywhere in america pro rata i believe, £70 million or the equivalent? a vast amount of money has gone on these campaigns, because florida is a lwa ys these campaigns, because florida is always such an important state in all elections, and it's a state that had contentious recounts in the past. people might remember the hanging chads from the year 2000 when george bush and al gore were fighting it out for the white house. george bush eventually won the florida recount, and that put him in the presidency. that's what cost al gore the presidency way back then, so gore the presidency way back then, so florida is always a tight race, a lwa ys so florida is always a tight race, always an important state. there's been a lot of intense campaigning there this time because the democrats thought they could win the governorship, and they would retain their senator there. the republicans had poured money into in the hope of getting rick scott elected to the senate, so it has been a very

intense focus of the campaign over the last few weeks, and that's why all the candidates are clinging on so all the candidates are clinging on so desperately and hoping there's still a chance of moving be resolved one way 01’ still a chance of moving be resolved one way or the other. we're going to have to wait and see what this first recount delivers, but it could be that it takes even longer, we could be recounting even beyond next week. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: why the plight of the orangutang is too political — a british supermarket is banned from showing a tv ad about the dangers it faces. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters, and the heavy, routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west

linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy, suddenly felt welcomed. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the leaders of france and germany have come together for a ceremony of remembrance in northern france to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. wildfires in california have killed 11 people as they burn out of control. 0.25 million residents

have been forced to leave their homes. let's get more now on the ceremonies to mark 100 years since the end of world war i. on saturday night, queen elizabeth led members of the royal family, in a special festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall in london. here's sarah campbell. violin music playing 0n the eve of the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice, the audience stood to give thanks to all those who fought and died in the great war. the sounds and stories from conflicts past were played out. 100 years of the royal air force celebrated. watching, as she does every year, the queen, surrounded by members of her family.

applause they came because country called. because they knew it had to be done. that unless they went to fight, there could be no peace. trumpet plays the last post thousands of poppy petals — a silent tribute to all those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice. sarah campbell, bbc news. flash floods injordan are now known to have killed at least 12 people. the victims include a diver, who was involved in the rescue operation. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. more torrents of water, as a large search operation continues in southernjordan, involving army helicopters. flash floods here quickly left some

desert areas four metres underwater. some families were trapped in their cars and swept away. several children and a diver involved in the difficult rescue effort are among those who died. this was the moment that 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 on high ground. some 3700 people had to be moved. now a big clean—up is under way at this famous site. translation: a great number of tourists and civilians were secured in safe areas, and thank god, no tourists in the petra area were

harmed and they have all been transported to safe areas. 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. afterwards, two government ministers resigned. now with more heavy downpours forecast, the government's response to this latest crisis is being closely watched. yolande knell, bbc news. a petition to overturn a ban on a television advert by a british supermarket has now reached over 0.5 million signatures. the advert for the chain iceland features a cartoon orangutan and highlights the plight of their rainforest habitat. advertising authorities said it breached rules on political content, as david campanale reports. there is a orangutan in my bedroom andi there is a orangutan in my bedroom and i don't know what to do. iceland's christmas advert features a young orangutan in the bedroom of

a young orangutan in the bedroom of a girl, casting her belongings aside as it swings about. the orangutan grasps hold of a bottle of shampoo labelled contains palm oil and lets out a cry. were told the naughty orangutan that she had to go away. narrated by emma thompson, the ad tells the story of the orangutan's journey from the forest little girl bedroom, as farmers ravage her habitat. the images and greenpeace are bleak, but gravitation for iceland in a crowded christmas advertising and season. iceland's commitment to no longer use palm oil in their own products. —— tells the of. they point out that advertise in the christmas will be filled with advertising the products containing palm oil. palm oil production is a $40 billion global industry and

provides employment for thousands of workers. however, its production has been one of the biggest reasons for deforestation in borneo in indonesia, the natural habitat of the orangutan. nowl indonesia, the natural habitat of the orangutan. now! do know indonesia, the natural habitat of the orangutan. now i do know what to do, i will fight to save your home andi do, i will fight to save your home and i will stop you feeling blue stop right in promoting the issue, at the advert has been banned from television due to its potentially politicised message. iceland's managing director told the bbc he was very disappointed and surprised by the decision. instead, his company elected to share the video via social media, which is exempt. 0n via social media, which is exempt. on twitter, the social —— the company says... since then, it has received hundreds of thousands of used to social media and arguably one unexpected attention for both its own brand and the fact palm oil is used in half of all goods found on supermarket shelves. now for a bit of history. robert graves was one of britain's foremost writers who fought

in and survived the first world war. his poems are some of the most poignant artistic descriptions of the war and the trenches. witness speaks to his son about the writer's experience as a soldier, and about the lasting legacy of his poetry. he never really recovered. i don't think anyone recovered from that war. haunted eyes, absentmindedly blaring from wide, uneven orbits. war. haunted eyes, absentmindedly blaring from wide, uneven orbitslj remember being sat on his knee at 45 yea rs old remember being sat on his knee at 45 years old and one of the things he used to do was here, he had a lump above his brow, which was actually a piece of granite. wonderbra drooping somewhat over the high, cause of a

missile fragments still skin deep, asa missile fragments still skin deep, as a foolish record of old world fighting. —— one eyebrow. as a foolish record of old world fighting. -- one eyebrow. injuly 1916, which is the date of the battle of the somme, he takes a walk into the wood, actually looking for overcoats and things that the winter for his men, he comes across this german. a pretty gory sight, a poem came along shortly afterwards and he describes this. —— in which. came along shortly afterwards and he describes this. -- in which. to you, i read my songs of war and only hear of blood and fame, i will say you have heard it said before, war is hell. and if you doubt the same, today i found in the wood, a certain cure for loss of blood. we propped against a shattered trunk in a great mess of things unclean, sat a dead bosch. he scowled and stump with

clothes and face of sudden green. he bellied, spec tickled, cropped haired, dripping black blood from nose and beard. —— spectacle. haired, dripping black blood from nose and beard. -- spectacle. he had to be suffering from shock. he had nightmares until at least ten years after. 0ne nightmares until at least ten years after. one of the things he found very ha rd to after. one of the things he found very hard to accept was this idea of joyfulness at the end of the war. when the days of rejoicing over and the flags are stowed safely away, they will dream of another wild war to end wars and another wild armistice day, but the guys who were killed in the trenches, who fought with no rage and no france, were left and stretched out in the pellets and mind. my down like a

worm in the end. —— mowed. hear me yorker, he could go much live his own life. most of the time, i think it was good for him and he could really concentrate on what he loved doing, writing. —— here in mallorca. 0f loved doing, writing. —— here in mallorca. of course, he also carried with him his army knapsack and his water bottle. certainly, he did not have to talk with anyone else. he had very few people could relate to hear. he was always working. —— here. towards the end of his life, the war started coming back to him. i have got a very strong mental picture of it. i can see the whole thing as badly as i can this room. the salchow and when told him that

there was a something and has silver of the wa ltz something and has silver of the waltz something is on. almost it was a very end at the very end, and that was it. what are you it was a very strange end to a life.

hello there. . the weekend was dominated by some really heavy thunderstorms. some areas did rather better for blue skies and others and it will be a very similar picture of the day ahead. we still have this huge area of low pressure driving our weather, there are more showers forecast for today, the courses armistice and henry day and so there are likely to be some potentially very wet conditions for those out and about through the morning hours. the showers have been clearing from the north. it is chilly across scotland and northern ireland were the toast of frost but look at the showers that had gathered further south and west. as we go through the night, they have continued to gather and they have continued to gather and they will move inland across wales, southern england, south—east of as the south—east of england as well.

the first part of the morning could be quite done downpour and again, the risk is there of thunder and lightning and some quite squally winds. it looks as though they should have cleared for 11 o'clock they will still be with this across they will still be with this across the eastern side of england and again the showers, the devil is in the detail, so please do take something waterproof. we have showers for the south—east of england. where we had that chilly start, it looks like we will see the lion's share of the morning sunshine. many of us will cease and sometimes the day on. in fact, those showers clear out into the north sea and we will continue to see that south—westerly wind blowing into the post and for northern ireland, where during the day on saturday, it escaped largely dry and fine. temperatures very atypical as they we re temperatures very atypical as they were on saturday. above average. with that still close by monday, further showers in the north and north and west and possibly a spell of rain very close by the southern and eastern counties of england,

most likely kent and essex. in between, hopefully we will be afforded some dry weather but still those showers with us and the windows on the south and west, so it is still relatively mild that they will be sent chilly spots around first thing as we see this morning with a little bit mist, from an foster's well. as for the remainder of this week, that low pressure sta rts of this week, that low pressure starts to move out of the way and the high does start to have an influence, not for a while, the high does start to have an influence, not fora while, not the high does start to have an influence, not for a while, not to tuesday and wednesday but beyond that, high pressure will settle the weather down. we will see drier days and nights, chilly nights. the issue will become foggy mornings. as ever, we will keep you updated. this is bbc news, the headlines: the leaders of france and germany have attended a ceremony in northern france to mark the end of the first world war 100 years ago. the main ceremony at the arc de triomphe on sunday will be attended by world leaders, including presidents trump and putin. firefighters in california are stepping up efforts to tackle

the devastating wildfires during a short window of calmer weather today. the blazes have marched on a path of destruction through the us state, killing at least 11 people and forcing 250,000 to flee their homes. turkey says it has given saudi arabia and the western powers recordings relating to the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. the turkish leader, president erdogan said the us, british, french and german authorities had all had a chance to listen to the tapes. now on bbc news, radio 1xtra dj jamz supernova meets six young entrepreneurs who want to do things their own way in a documentary from the team at newsbeat.