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apparently discussing attacks. translation: of course it was dangerous. when the men sit here and fantasise about carrying out attacks, yes, i was worried. my children and my family live here. with the immediate danger apparently over, berliners gathered for a memorial this evening by the brandenburg gate. no matter what, we are all one. all people come together here and think of the victims. the berlin people, we are something else they have to beat. but germany as a country now confronting the reality it faces new and hidden threats. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in berlin for us tonight. as far as the hunt for possible accomplices of anis amri, that goes on for them it was by pure chance that italian police found at all. on for them it was by pure chance that italian police found at allm was. this was a stop by a routine police patrol. it was an officer who had only been in the italian police force for nine months who shot him dead. not a europe wide ....
on the railways, that means no trains on many lines this christmas. and all smiles for big sam, as he returns to the premier league as crystal palace s new manager. also in the next hour, we will be taking a look at tomorrow s papers, including the i, which says europe s open border policy has been blamed for allowing the berlin lorry terror suspect to flee more than 1,000 miles, across three countries. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the hunt for the man who is believed to have carried out the berlin christmas market attack is over. anis amri, who had evaded capture for four days, was killed in milan during a shootout with two police officers. train tickets found on his body indicate that he had travelled from germany to france, and then onto italy, undetected despite the europe wide alert. 12 people died, and dozens were injured, when a lorry was driven into a crowd of shoppers on monday night. germany has said it is relieved that amri no longer poses a danger, but of ....
prime minister netanyahu of israel has rejected the resolution. a statement from his office said israel would not abide by its terms. it said israel looked forward to working with us president elect, donald trump, to counter what it called the harmful effects of the resolution. well, mr trump also has responded to the un vote. he tweeted this. as to the un, things will be different afterjanuary 20th. it s worth mentioning that mr trump has chosen a pro settlement hardliner, david friedman, to be america s next ambassador to israel. barbara plett usher has been following this story for us. she explained the ramifications of what occurred at the un. well, i think the resolution shows a strong international consensus that israeli settlement building in the occupied palestinian territories is illegal, and is a very serious threat to a viable peace deal. and the obama administration strongly felt that there was this threat, so it decided not to veto. it abstained, and ther ....
biggest resignalling scheme on the network s history will close the line between cardiff central and the valleys, and several stations including paddington and london will either be partially or completely shut for several days. our transport correspondent has more. it is going to be the biggest rail upgrade ever taken on, and it all starts late tonight, hitting services across south wales, london and manchester. the lack of trains will make the roads busier. this was the m6 today. and it is a popular time to fly away for the holidays. here is sta nsted. so why do they always pick christmas to close the railways? we have a huge programme of works that we have to deliver, as part of our railway upgrade programme, and some of that work just can t be done on a live railway. we have to shut the railway. and so christmas is the best time to do it, because it s one of the quietest times of year. 2a,000 engineers will work on 200 sites across britain. well, one of the biggerjo ....
a two and a half year deal replacing alan pa rdew. and the science of santa. if you ve always wondered how father christmas can travel so far injust one night, we ll hear from a science professor who can explain all. and nick has the festive forecast for us. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk but it remains windy today, tomorrow and into boxing day. the latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the works, which may cause delays, diversions and cancellations. our reporter jane frances kelly is at ealing broadway station for us. there s a very good reason that you are there. explain why. good morning. yes. a lot of gw are passengers are going to have to come here because padding ....