Decision to acknowledgejerusalem as israels capital could jeopardise middle east peace efforts. In israel, Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahyu says the sooner palestinians accept the decision the sooner there will be peace. But the change in us policy has been met by widespread anger across the arab and muslim world and as our middle east editor sebastian usher reports, the protests have been escalating. Tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1,000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us embassy this morning. Effigies of President Trump and us flags were burned by angry groups of Palestinian Refugees and lebanese activists. Translation we are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, it was arab and it will stay arab. Large rallies have been held in the moroccan capital, rabat. And in cairo too. As protesters try to build momentum across the region against President Trumps decision. In istanbul, thousands turned out to hear president erdogan launch a blistering attack on President Trump and israel. Translation israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist. We will not abandonjerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children. That earned him a fierce riposte from the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, who said he wasnt used to receiving lectures on morality from a leader who bombs kurdish villages. He also had an uncompromising message onjerusalem. It has always been our capital. And jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people. I think, the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner well move towards peace. But as clashes again broke out near the fence between gaza and israel, many fear that mr trumps move will reignite extremist violence. Sebastian usher, bbc news. Israels Prime Minister will be meetng european leaders to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments later this week. But it seems his meeting with the french president did not persuade Emmanuel Macron to accept the declaration of jerusalem as the capital. Translation i explained to Prime Minister netanyahu my disapproval of the recent declarations by the president of the United States which france considers in breach of International Law and dangerous for peace. Dangerous for peace because i believe these statements do not serve security, including the security of israel and the israelis. In this respect, france remains convinced that the only solution in accordance with International Law and in accordance with our long term commitments is to enable the establishment of two states living side by side in peace and this can only happen thanks to negotiations. The white house has said it is unfortunate that the palestinians have pulled out of a planned meeting with Vice President mike pence. But Officials Say they are still working towards achieving peace between israelis and palestinians. Heres americas ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, summing up the position when you recognise the truth, when both parties recognise reality, peace comes and thats just, um, thatjust the true reality of the situation. We are living in the reality that jerusalem is the capital of israel but if you notice when the president spoke, he made it very clear. He didnt talk about boundaries, he didnt talk about borders, he didnt get into any of that, because the final status of jerusalem is between the palestinians and the israelis its not for the americans to decide so we are doing what we do in every other country, israel should be no different, and then we are going to continue to support the peace process. Earlier our north america correspondent david willis explained the difficulties the white house faces in trying to secure peace talks. The United States is making clear that it remains committed to peace in the middle east but its going to be an uphill battle, particularly given this snub of Vice President mike pence. He was standing behind donald trump when he made that controversial announcement about jerusalem last week and mr trump indeed went on to say that mike pence would be sent to the middle east to reaffirm americas ties to its partners there. Now, mike pence was due to meet with Mahmoud Abbas in bethlehem in just over a weeks time that will not now be happening. The palestinians are saying they have no interest indeed in talking with the United States until such time as donald trump reverses his controversial decision last week. Now, mike pences spokesman, in a statement, said that that was unfortu nate, as he put it, unfortunate that the palestinians were walking away from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region. But given the global condemnation and the protests in the region and elsewhere, this clearly remains a very, very difficult decision, a very difficult announcement for the americans to get past at this time. Absolutely, david, so where do they go from here then . Well, that, ithink, is a bit unclear. We heard from nikki haley that this decision in her view will the winner of this years Nobel Peace Prize has warned that the world could be just a moment of panic away from a nuclear war. Beatrice fihn was accepting the award on behalf of her organisation, the International Campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. She warned that current tensions on the Korean Peninsula meant mutual destruction was only one impulsive tantrum away. A moment of panic or carelessness, a misconstrued comment or a bruised ego could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities. A calculated military escalation could lead to the indiscriminate murder of civilians. South korea has announced new unilateral sanctions on 20 more north korean organisations and a dozen individuals in response the family of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe says a Court Appearance scheduled for this weekend had been postponed following a visit to iran by the British Foreign secretary Boris Johnson. But the court denies that a trial was planned. The british iranian woman is serving a five yearjail sentence in tehran. Mrjohnson met the iranian president , Hassan Rouhani where its believed he pressed for her release. 0ur Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Robbins reports. Borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with irans president , Hassan Rouhani, that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. The Foreign Office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. Once again, Boris Johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. We now know the foreign secretary last night met some of nazanins family in tehran. In london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didnt have to face a possible Court Appearance today. He told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. The foreign secretary also met with nazanins father and had a long chat, 45 minutes, with him, talked about it and he said i have raised her case with everyone i have met. This is important. I will keep worrying and battling for her. Dont worry, were caring for her and well do what we can. They came away pretty hopeful. So if there has been progress in these uk iran talks, where might it have been made . The foreign secretary has been careful to say nothing publicly while in iran. But a Foreign Office statement says the two sides discussed the full range of issues, including banking matters and our concerns about the consular cases of dual nationals. Those banking matters include two major iranian grievances one, that no uk bank will open an account for Irans Embassy in london, fearful that it could put them in trouble with us authorities. There are signs that that could be sorted soon. Second, the iranians want britain to repay a long standing debt of around £400 million. A way to do that without breaching sanctions also looks closer. Both sides say these issues are not linked to prisoner releases, but giving one side something it wants often helps the other to give in return. 0ne gift to britain would be the reunion of nazanin with her three year old daughter, gabriella, seen here just before her arrest in april last year. The family is feeling much more positive. The Foreign Office delegation left iran sensing that both sides wanted to resolve the difficult issues in the relationship. James robbins, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news 4,000 firefighters are tackling several wildfires in california which are still burning out of control north of los angeles. One person is known to have been killed while trying to escape the flames, and more than 200,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. In alabama roy moore, the republican partys candidate for the vacant senators seat, has been told he wont be backed by Richard Shelby who is also a senator for the state. Republicans have publicly distanced themselves from mr moore since he was accused of having relationships with teenage girls whilst in his thirties. He denies the claims. Mr moore has been enthusiastically backed by President Trump. In venezuela president Nicolas Maduro says the countrys main opposition parties wont be able to take part in next years president ial election. He made the announcement after voting ended in polls to choose mayors in over three hundred towns and cities. He said only parties which participated in sundays vote could put forward candidates for head of state. Translation the other Political Parties have disappeared from the political map and today they have disappeared completely because a party that has not participated today and has called for the boycott of elections cant participate any more. That is the criteria that the National Constituent assembly has constitutionally and legally ruled. And i, as head of state of a constituted power, support them. They will not be able to participate, they will disappear from the political map. Later, president maduro said the Ruling Socialist Party had won more than 300 of the 335 mayorships being contested. 0ur correspondent katy watson visited a polling station in the north of the country, and sent this report. Mr mujuru was defiant. The parties which had oik altered the elections can no longer participate in future votes. They disappeared from the political map, he said. The three biggest parties refuse to participate in this weekends elections because they said the electoral system was biased. This is mr mujuru was black whale retaliating. In this city, the government candidates looked confident. Meeting supporters while formally the hugo chavez watched on. The government came out a winner this weekend, help of course by the oppositions oik. Turnout across the country was low. People are disillusioned with politics here and those who did vote were divided. A day before the elections, we came across far bigger queues than resort to the voting centre. This is a part of life which has become all too common for the people of venezuela. These people are waiting for cooking gas, seven hours in the heat, and they are fed up. They havent had any cooking gas for two months. For people here, politics is of little consequence. People begin to block the road in protest. They will not let a ny the road in protest. They will not let any traffic through until a gas van turns up. Desperation gets the better of one man. Queuejumpers van turns up. Desperation gets the better of one man. Queue jumpers are not welcome here. He is sent away. Translation we dont have cooking gas. Is that fair, in an oil rich country . We are the richest country in latin america. For once, we have not had any food from the government. Four months. Will i get in trouble for saying this . Yes, but i am venezuelan and i have needs like everybody else. The van arrives and the tension rises. With deliveries becoming more and more sporadic, there is too much at stake miss out. One by one the canisters are given out to relieve the families. Down the road, i meet thursday. He works as a nurse during the week and a barber on the weekends. He didnt vote. He is angry with the government and thinks the opposition is a farce. He will probably vote in the president ial elections, though, expected next year. Translation elections, though, expected next year. Translationzlj elections, though, expected next year. Translation i will vote for anybody who runs, even my neighbour. 0ne anybody who runs, even my neighbour. One thing is for sure. He wont vote for the government. I might get punished for saying this on camera. They will find me tomorrow. Venezuelans are fed up with politics. The economic crisis is a bigger concern. Are the black cattle for hours on end just to get their hands on affordable food, these people want their lives back. Herded like cattle for hours on end. Still to come, six months after the g re nfell tower still to come, six months after the Grenfell Tower disaster, there are fresh concern is not enough local committee voices are being heard in the official enquiry. Community. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. Theres been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil. And the flowers have been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. This morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. Elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. Imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Shes facing seven charges of tax evasion. She pleaded not guilty. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably. This is bbc news. The latest headlines violent protests across the middle east as the un warns peace efforts are being jeopardised overjerusalems status as israels capital. Venezuelas leader Nicolas Maduro says hes banning the main will opposition parties from standing in next years president ial election, after they boycotted sundays mayoral vote. Much of Northern Europe is in the grip of blizzard like conditions, which have brought widespread disruption. With winds gusting at up to 140 kilometres an hour, and temperatures as low as 10 degrees celsius, hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled, train lines closed, and with roads difficult to drive on many schools have been closed because of staff shortages. In a moment, sarah corker will have the latest developments on the european continent, but first Richard Lister reports on the impact in the uk. Much of britain looked like a Christmas Card today. Scotland and Northern England had been expecting snow. But this was buckinghamshire. And on the ground it wasnt pretty. Breakdowns and blizzards on the m25 near Gerrards Cross made for slow going in slippery conditions. 0n the a34 near newbury, two stuck lorries meant the southbound carriageway had to be closed. But in wales, some smaller communities were cut off entirely. And thousands of people lost power. This was today. This is by far the worst i have ever seen. Probably the worst snow i have ever seen, to be honest. Its about a foot deep around. In the midlands, theyd hoped gritters would be enough to keep the road safe. In redditch they needed snowploughs. Its been a long day for Breakdown Services like the rac, which has been getting five calls a minute. What have we got then . I tried starting at last night. And tried starting it this morning. It wont have it. Mark says everything he has dealt with today has been weather related. 0nly travel if you really have to. If you are going to travel, make sure you have good things on you like a fully charged phone, warm clothing in case you get stuck, you may be stuck in traffic for hours and hours. Hundreds of flights were cancelled. Heathrow, luton, and stansted were among the airports affected. And there were unhappy passengers at east midlands airport too. Bit frustrated. A lot of wasted time this morning. They could have told us when we checked in that the flight was cancelled. We have been cancelled so we have been waiting around for about six or seven hours. A p 0 ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aboard in calais because of high winds. No one was hurt and it was refloated. But this was a day to stay at home. And maybe do some of this skiing in shropshire. Snowmen, sledging, and snowballs in nottingham. But what looks like fun on sunday afternoon could look very different on monday morning at rush hour. Gritters will be out in force through the night preparing for another difficult day to come. Richard lister, bbc news, beaconsfield. Across Northern Europe heavy snow and sub zero temperatures grounded hundreds of flights. Germanys busiest airport, frankfurt, was one of the worst affected. Despite the attempt to clear the runway and de ice aircraft, 330 flights were cancelled, stranding hundreds of passengers. From the air it looked magical. This is utrecht in the netherlands, blanketed by a thick layer of snow. But it also meant problems on the railways. Some services were suspended. And on the roads, there was more disruption and delays. This motorist described driving conditions as exhausting. Even in switzerland, a country used to heavy snow in the mountains, it was a bumper to bumper. And it was strong winds that were the problem in spain and france, knocking out power to some homes. That didnt stop these surfers from venturing out though. And it made for perfect skiing conditions over in northern italy. Thousands of skiers hit the slopes, with more snow than usual for this time of year. Forecasters have warned that temperatures across europe are set to plummet, dropping below 10 in parts of the countryside. A Winter Wonderland for some, travel chaos the others. Sarah corker, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. The opposition in kenya says it has postponed plans to swear in its leader raila 0dinga as an alternative president. The ceremony was due to have been held at a rally this coming tuesday. Mr 0dinga refused to take part in a rerun of augusts election, which was annulled by the supreme court. The incumbent, uhuru kenyatta, won the repeat poll with 98 of the vote. The gulf state of qatar has signed another major deal to buy hi tech defence equipment. It will spend 8 billion dollars on 24 typhoon fighter jets, which will be built in the uk. It follows a deal struck last week with a french supplier for nearly 500 armoured vehicles. It is six months and the Grenfell Tower disaster and now the Equalities Commission has said the enquiry is not broad enough. Our correspondence has been spending time with the local community to find out about the issues affecting them. Grenfell tower is rarely out of sight or out of mind for the people of this community. Its been six months since one of britains deadliest fires took the lives of 71 people and left hundreds without homes. Families are in such a bad place. Karim mussilhy lost his uncle, hesham rahman, who lived on the 23rd floor. Uncle hesham was kind and generous. In my eyes and in my familys eyes, he was a hero. This should never have happened. These people never should have lost their lives that night in the way they did. So we are extremely determined. We will fight for as long as it takes to make sure that this never happens again, our loved ones are never forgotten, and, you know, the right changes are made. There have been funerals, inquests and now a public inquiry, people here are demanding that they are on the panel. The time for reflection has been short. You know, the people that were out here helping have witnessed a lot. This group met for the first time on the night of the fire as they helped organise donations. Theyve remained friends, a bond formed in the most tragic of circumstances. How has this changed the people that you know, the people that you used to see every day, coming and going . People are different. You can see it, you can feel it. Many of the children here lost friends and their homes. Weve been staying in a hotel for six months. Before, i used to have a space where i could do my homework and everything could be nice and quiet. And i could have my own time. But now in the hotel, because ive got a lot of siblings and they are all young, they run around and you dont have your own personal space. 118 families are still in emergency accommodation. The royal borough of kensington and Chelsea Council says the process has been slow, but they are beginning to make progress. Alison moses has been rehoused. Here is where i have all my grandchildren and my baby stuff. And has also been reunited with a memory box found amongst the ashes of her flat in Grenfell Tower. She says families desperately need stability in order to rebuild their lives. They cannot grieve normally. That grieving probably wont even take place now until they have a home and they are somewhat settled. Then grieving can start. People here fear that the world will move on and forget what happened. But this community is defiant and say they will continue to show strength in the shadow of this tragedy. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. What makes these nativity scenes of ita what makes these nativity scenes of it a bit different is they are all sculpted with sand. It is in the italian town of jesolo sculpted with sand. It is in the italian town ofjesolo near venice. Many hours were taken to turn 1000 cubic metres of sand into these masterpieces. They will not be around forever. They will be destroyed in february. It was a cold and a wintry weekend, some places seeing the most snowfall we have had in four years. Weve had lots of scenes coming in from our weather watchers. This one taken in leicestershire showing the depth of the snow there. Scenes like that across many central parts the country this one coming in from shropshire. In terms of snow depths, we have had 33 centimetres of snow, sennybridge in mid wales. Widely over ten centimetres. It has caused significant disruption. And during monday morning, ice, i think, is going to be the main hazard. But during the day our attention also turns to this area of low pressure affecting portugal, spain and france, and the Northern Edge of that could well bring some heavy rain and strong winds into the south east of england, perhaps a bit of snow and also sleet mixed in. But ice developing quite widely during monday morning, so for the rush hour do take care on the roads there could well be some slippery surfaces around. Lets take a look at monday morning in a bit more detail then. We are going to see that mix of rain, sleet and snow across the south east. The winds picking up, too. But away from the south east of england there is brighter conditions, but a very cold start to the day, certainly, with temperatures well down in the minus double digits in one or two parts of the countryside. Sunshine across Northern England. Watch out for some icy stretches. And across Northern Ireland and scotland too, well see a northerly breeze bringing in some snow showers through the day. As we head through monday then, eventually that rain, sleet and snow will ease from the south east. The winds will ease, too. Away from the south east, lots of dry weather, lots of wintry sunshine, though temperatures will struggle to get very much above freezing. We will continue to see some rain, sleet and snow showers across Northern Ireland and northern parts of scotland. 0vernight, one or two coastal showers in the far north, west and east. The bulk of the rain clears from the south east and again, very cold into the early hours of tuesday morning. We could see those temperatures as low as 12 degrees, particularly where you have got the lying snow around and the clear skies too. Some freezing fog patches likely on tuesday. They could be quite stubborn to clear through the day. But if you dont see the fog, you will see the wintry sunshine from the word go. Another cold day, particularly, for central and eastern parts of the country, just one or two degrees here. Slightly milder weather moving in from the west with the arrival of some cloud and some rain. That is all courtesy of this weather front through tuesday night into wednesday. That shifts eastwards across the country, so it will bring a spell of rain and wind during wednesday, but things turn a little bit milder through the middle of the week with the return to heavy showers and perhaps some hail around but temperatures around 3 11 degrees. Bye for now. This is bbc news. The headlines there have been more violent protests across the middle east after donald trump acknowledged jerusalems status as the capital of israel. The un has issued a warning that peace efforts are being jeopardised by the decision. The israeli Prime Minister says its time for everyone to accept the change. The leader of the International Campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, which won this years Nobel Peace Prize, has said that the world is just one impulsive ta ntrum away from destruction by atomic weapons. The warning was issued at the ceremony to receive the prize in norway. The venezuelan president , Nicolas Maduro, has backed a decision to ban the countrys major opposition parties, from taking part in next years president ial election after they boycotted sundays mayoral vote. The opposition claim the polls were an exercise designed to bolster mr maduros dictatorship