Its taken days of wrangling, but the Un Security Council has finally tonight voted unanimously for an immediate 30 day ceasefire across syria. Its hoped the truce will allow medical help to reach areas that have seen intense bombing, with hundreds of civilians, including children, killed by Government Air strikes. Rebel held Eastern Ghouta is the worst affected zone, and its been impossible for aid convoys to get in to help. The vote had been delayed repeatedly. But the haggling meant that it avoided a veto from russia, an ally of the syrian government. This is how it finally got through, about two hours ago. Translation the results of the vote are as follows. The draft received 15 votes. The draft is hence adopted unanimously. As solution a01 for the year 2018. As resolution. So, that was the moment this ceasefire was approved. To some, it was unexpected. But its been broadly welcomed by all sides. Earlier, i spoke to panos moumtzis, the un Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the sy
Best games ever. And in the six nations, scotland are facing england at murrayfield. Well have that and the rest of the days action in sportsday in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in syria. The vote was due to be held yesterday, but was delayed by disagreements over the wording. The Syrian Government is continuing its bombardment of the rebel held area of eastern ghouta, near the capital, damascus. Activists say about 500 civilians have been killed in the last week. Richard galpins report contains distressing images. The relentless bombing which began a week ago has shattered whole neighbourhoods in eastern ghouta. And shattered the lives of hundreds of people, many of them children. Besides those who have been injured, at least 120 children have been killed since last sunday, according to human rights activists. The number of casualties are overwhelming hospitals
In half an hour, it dateline london looks at the continuing violence in syria, and the latest twists in the brexit debate. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The United Nations Security Council is due to vote this evening on a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in syria. It was due to be held yesterday, but was delayed by disagreements over the wording. The Syrian Government is continuing its bombardment of the rebel held area of Eastern Ghouta, near the capital, damascus. Activists say about 500 civilians have been killed in the last week. Richard galpins report contains distressing images. The relentless bombing which began a week ago has shattered whole neighbourhoods in Eastern Ghouta. And shattered the lives of hundreds of people, many of them children. Besides those who have been injured, at least 120 children have been killed since last sunday, according to human rights activists. The number of casualties are overwhelming hospitals, some of which themselves hav
Scotland are facing england at murrayfield. Wales lost to ireland earlier. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The United Nations Security Council is voting about now on a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in syria. The vote was due to be held yesterday, but was delayed by disagreements over the wording. The Syrian Government is continuing its bombardment of the rebel held area of Eastern Ghouta, near the capital, damascus. Activists say about 500 civilians have been killed in the last week. Richard galpins report contains distressing images. The relentless bombing which began a week ago has shattered whole neighbourhoods in Eastern Ghouta. And shattered the lives of hundreds of people, many of them children. Besides those who have been injured, at least 120 children have been killed since last sunday, according to human rights activists. The number of casualties are overwhelming hospitals, some of which themselves have been targeted in the air raids. And despite all
The piece is from the senior cabinet member, david lidington, in which he claims that the snp could split the uk economy and ruin trade deals. Lets stay with brexit, and the sunday express reports that the Prime Minister will declare britains best days lie ahead in a major speech coming up next week. The sunday times carries claims about high street tycoon philip greens business plans. The mail on sunday reports that the ministry of defence is setting up a helpline for british troops suffering from conditions including ptsd. And the independent has a picture of the actress Emma Chambers best known for playing alice tinker in the tv series, the vicar of dibley who has died at the age of 53. A nice mixture of front pages there, we shall start. Shall we start with the observer . In the lead story really for us today was that draft resolution that was passed in new york at the un, what are your thoughts on that, realistically . Sadly, one fears that not a lot will actually happen. Within m