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Aid workers and syrian volunteers have begun to evacuate dozens of critically ill patients from a rebel held suburb near damascus. Last week, International Aid agencies made an appeal to president assad to allow the evacuation of seven children with cancer. The first of the patients were taken out of Eastern Ghouta overnight by the red cross and the syrian arab red crescent. More patients should be evacuated in the coming days as part of a deal between the government and rebels. But hundreds more are in need of treatment. The medical situation for People Living in Eastern Ghouta is desperate a...

Have found the breakthrough on the half hour mark. And another win for Manchester City to give them a 15 point lead in the premier league. Good evening. The met office has issued 15 snow or ice warnings tonight, covering Northern Ireland, all of wales, and most areas of england and scotland. It follows a day of disruption in much of the uk, with dangerous conditions on major roads, and the rac warning that things could get worse. The runway at Stansted Airport was closed twice during the day, with a number of flights cancelled. And thousands of homes have been left without power, as our corres...

Dijk willjoin liverpool when the transfer window re opens for £75 million a world record for a defender. And at 11 30 well bring you the paper review, with the independentsjosie cox and tom bergin from reuters. A very good evening to use and welcome to bbc news. The met office has issued 15 snow or ice warnings tonight, covering Northern Ireland, all of wales, and most areas of england and scotland. It follows a day of disruption in much of the uk with dangerous conditions on major roads and the rac warning that things could get worse. The runway at Stansted Airport was closed twice during th...

Have begun to evacuate dozens of critically ill patients from a rebel held suburb near damascus. Last week, International Aid agencies made an appeal to president assad to allow the evacuation of seven children with cancer. The first of the patients were taken out of Eastern Ghouta overnight by the red cross and the syrian arab red crescent. More patients should be evacuated in the coming days as part of a deal between the government and rebels. But hundreds more are in need of treatment. The medical situation for People Living in Eastern Ghouta is desperate after four years under siege. Marti...

Back to rebel held territory. Andrew plant reports. In the war torn east of ukrainian, carried on buses, hundreds of prisoners are headed home, some after yea rs of prisoners are headed home, some after years of captivity. More than 300 people, in one of the biggest prisoner swaps since the ukrainian conflict began, the first such swap in september last year, arriving with no belongings, shivering in temperatures close to freezing, but glad to be finally free so be translation i am very happy that i am going back to ukraine, and i thank everyone for the work that has been done to be able to se...