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Im carrie gracie. This week, we look at the continuing carnage in syria and discuss the latest twists in the brexit debate. My guests this week the conservative political commentator alex deane, marc roche of le point, the American Writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, and the columnist for the gulf based newspaper the national, and arab weekly, rashmee roshann lall. Thank you. Welcome to you all for coming in. Barrel bombs, air strikes and shelling by Syrian Government forces have killed nearl...

Of barcelona, refused to attend a formal reception. And now its time for dateline london. Welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. Jeffrey kaufman, and a water from the gulf weekly. The gulf weekly. 500 people this week, many of them children. Children. Syrian capital damascus has been described as hell on earth. Described as hell on earth. The un has called for a ceasefire. Has called for a ceasefire. See any end to the suffering of the people in ghouta . People in ghouta . The lines of wh...

Match at the Winter Olympics in south korea. Now on bbc news, its time for dateline london with carrie gracie. Hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week we look at the continuing carnage in syria, and discuss the latest twists in the brexit debate. My guests this week the political commentator alex deane, marc roche of le point, the American Writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, and the columnist for the gulf based newspaper the national, and arab weekly rash...

Impressive, to be honest. And, ill be honest, it is not the kind of food you would expect in a sort of cafe that you might get in amsterdam or somewhere like that. It is not brownies and space cake or anything like that, it is pretty high end food. And ive actually been chatting to the chef who is behind it, and he has worked in some really top restaurants. Before you get the wrong end of the stick, this is not what they are going to be putting in all the food. This green stuff here is actually ...

Cannabis club members. When you say fully medicated, that means there is loads of weed in the meal. Yes, its cannabis infused. So it will get you high if you consume it. So this meal is all about taking lots of cannabis, basically . Yeah. Lots of people today its a rainy, drizzly day at the seaside most people willjust go to the pub at lunchtime. Why notjust have a pint, like everyone else . Why does it have to be cannabis . For us, we consider cannabis to be a less harmful alternative to basica...

Dangerous driving and drink driving. German prosecutors say a nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering two patients may have killed 84 others. Some have gone further and legalised it. If you want to see things changing at pace, look at north america. In the us 21 states have decriminalised small amounts of cannabis for personal consumption and eight have gone further legalising Recreational Use. But the place many are watching is candour. The country is set to legalise the drug next ye...

The legalisation of cannabis. Cannabis, weed, skunk call it what you will, for many people, its a common sight at music festivals, house parties, and, frankly, your local town centre. Its the most commonly used illegal drug in britain, and last year in england and wales alone, over 2 Million People admitted taking it, even though being caught could land you in prison. But all over the world, attitudes to cannabis are changing. These countries have decriminalised the drug, meaning if youre caught...

As an extremely dangerous as it heads towards the caribbean and the southern United States. The duchess of cambridge is awarded thousands in damages after a french magazine published topless photos of her sunbathing. It is 5. 00pm. Our main story is that four serving members of the army have been arrested under the terrorism act on suspicion of being members of a banned Neo Nazi Group called National Action. The men were detained as part of a pre planned operation. West Midland Police say there ...

A Postcode Lottery in Psychiatric Care across the uk. Medical experts claim people with Mental Health problems are losing out because of a lack of specialist consultants. Good morning. We are at a gardening exhibition. It is an Industry Worth £5 billion in the economy, and one thatis £5 billion in the economy, and one that is growing. I will have information shortly. In sport, chris froome creates more history on two wheels. He adds the tour of spain to his four Tour De France titles in a year...

And welcome to the bbc news at six. In florida, in the caribbean government officials and aid agencies gearing up for one of the biggest relief operations the region has seen. Hurricane irma has been downgraded to a storm but as it travelled across the caribbean to florida it left at least 30 people dead and cities flooded. In a moment, well be hearing from cuba which was battered by massive waves reportedly 36 feet high. And well be in the British Virgin islands where the aid is finally getting...