:00:20. > :00:25.Syrian state television says buses have entered the rebel-held enclave
:00:26. > :00:28.in eastern Aleppo to enable the evacuation of thousands
:00:29. > :00:32.of people said to be living in desperate conditions.
:00:33. > :00:35.This follows reports of a deal having been
:00:36. > :00:36.agreed between the rebels and pro-Government forces.
:00:37. > :00:45.More buses assembled on the outskirts of eastern Aleppo this
:00:46. > :00:49.morning amid signs this on/off evacuation would continue.
:00:50. > :00:53.Red Cross vehicles could also be seen waiting to go into the city.
:00:54. > :00:56.The Syrian state news agency said they would supervise the operation
:00:57. > :00:59.to bring civilians out of rebel areas.
:01:00. > :01:03.But that hasn't been officially confirmed.
:01:04. > :01:06.Smoke over the city underlined how tense this process has become,
:01:07. > :01:15.Caught in the middle are tens of thousands of people
:01:16. > :01:17.in the besieged eastern part of the city.
:01:18. > :01:20.In the past week, they've been told to prepare to leave,
:01:21. > :01:22.gathered at assembly points and then forced to return home
:01:23. > :01:28.Fewer than 10,000 people are thought to have gone so far,
:01:29. > :01:33.just a fraction of the total still trapped here.
:01:34. > :01:36.One reason for the delay has been the status of two Shia villages
:01:37. > :01:41.The Syrian Government says people from Foua and Kefraya must be
:01:42. > :01:45.allowed to leave as part of the process.
:01:46. > :01:48.Across Europe, thousands have demanded western nations play a more
:01:49. > :01:53.They want to ensure the protection of the evacuees and those
:01:54. > :01:58.The UN will consider those issues today but whether Russia will accept
:01:59. > :02:07.But in Government-held western Aleppo where many back President
:02:08. > :02:12.Assad, there is relief their city is no longer on the frontline.
:02:13. > :02:15.TRANSLATION: We hope the ceasefire will pass without any problems.
:02:16. > :02:19.We hope all the gunmen will leave and go back to where they came from.
:02:20. > :02:28.they displaceed all the people and destroyed all of Aleppo.
:02:29. > :02:32.The evacuation buses have now been seen moving into eastern Aleppo
:02:33. > :02:36.to continue the operation but this is still a complex and dangerous
:02:37. > :02:42.process which has failed before and could fail again.
:02:43. > :02:47.The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, has said he will tell
:02:48. > :02:50.the Cabinet in private whether or not the UK should stay
:02:51. > :02:58.inside the European Customs Union after Brexit.
:02:59. > :03:03.He head he was instinctively a free trader and would have his say in
:03:04. > :03:11.Cabinet. British businesses approach the end
:03:12. > :03:16.of the year with large elements of doubt hanging over future customs
:03:17. > :03:21.arrangements, such as whether a future trade deal would bring more.
:03:22. > :03:26.The international Trade Secretary left open the possibility we could
:03:27. > :03:31.remain a part of the EU customs union. We need to look at all the
:03:32. > :03:38.options. Are you keen to stay inside the customs union? The reason I ask
:03:39. > :03:41.that and I want to put this in a non-confrontational way, if we do,
:03:42. > :03:45.we can't do international trade deals of the kind your department
:03:46. > :03:52.was was set up to create and in a sense there is no point in Liam Fox.
:03:53. > :03:57.There would be limitations on what we could do in terms of tariff
:03:58. > :04:04.setting. The customs union includes all 28 EU nations but also Turkey,
:04:05. > :04:09.Monaco, San Marino and Andorra. All can trade Frielly with each other
:04:10. > :04:14.but must impose the same tariffs on nations from outside the customs
:04:15. > :04:18.union. They are barred from doing bilateral trade deals with other
:04:19. > :04:21.countries. Now only a back-seat driver to Cabinet discussions former
:04:22. > :04:26.Chancellor George Osborne was asked what type of trade deal there should
:04:27. > :04:29.be. We should do this on the basis a of a hard-headed assessment of what
:04:30. > :04:34.is in our national and economic interest. So yes it's true that the
:04:35. > :04:38.grass may be greener outside of those arrangements, and we may be
:04:39. > :04:44.able to conduct new free trade deals with Australia and the United States
:04:45. > :04:48.and so on, but that shouldn't come at a price of giving up the existing
:04:49. > :04:53.free trade arrangements we have with Germany and France. And do you think
:04:54. > :04:58.we can keep those? Well, that's where I would be starting from. You
:04:59. > :05:02.can't say we are a beacon of free trade in the world and you achieve a
:05:03. > :05:06.huge act of protectionism, the biggest in British history. So
:05:07. > :05:11.despite hearing from one of the Brexit big hitters today we are no
:05:12. > :05:13.closer to knowing what kind of trade deal is likely to be on the table or
:05:14. > :05:18.even what options are off it. A suicide bomber has killed at least
:05:19. > :05:21.40 soldiers in the southern The Islamic State group says it
:05:22. > :05:26.carried out the attack, which targeted a crowd of soldiers
:05:27. > :05:29.as they were queueing up to receive their salaries
:05:30. > :05:31.near a military base. It's the latest in a string
:05:32. > :05:33.of such attacks targeting A week ago, Islamic State militants
:05:34. > :05:37.killed 50 troops in Aden, of the internationally recognised
:05:38. > :05:44.Government of Yemen. Palestinian officials say Israeli
:05:45. > :05:46.soldiers have shot dead an Arab teenager during a confrontation
:05:47. > :05:50.in the West Bank. Hundreds of people have
:05:51. > :05:55.attended his funeral Palestinian officials say
:05:56. > :05:58.the shooting took place and were confronted by youths
:05:59. > :06:01.throwing stones. The Israeli military says security
:06:02. > :06:03.forces were responding The Government says it plans to make
:06:04. > :06:09.all civil servants and holders of public office swear an oath
:06:10. > :06:12.to uphold British values. The Communities Secretary,
:06:13. > :06:16.Sajid Javid, says he wants people to set an example by embracing
:06:17. > :06:18.concepts of tolerance, But Labour says that making people
:06:19. > :06:25.swear an oath to British values would make "no difference" to the
:06:26. > :06:35.problems of radicalisation What's the background to this In
:06:36. > :06:40.there are two words at the heart of this issue and they are community
:06:41. > :06:45.and cohesion. A Government commissioned report came out and it
:06:46. > :06:50.was highly critical of the situation on community cohesion. He said there
:06:51. > :06:54.were some communities living in isolated bubbles of ethnic
:06:55. > :07:00.segregation. Amongst many other recommendations it suggested there
:07:01. > :07:04.should interest oaths of allegiance for new migrants and those in
:07:05. > :07:08.leadership positions in civil life, public life. They should vow to
:07:09. > :07:11.uphold values of tolerance and freedom of speech. What the
:07:12. > :07:14.Communities Secretary appears to have done is fully embrace those two
:07:15. > :07:19.recommendations but go further on the second. He wants to go beyond
:07:20. > :07:22.leaders in civil life and have school governors, local councillors
:07:23. > :07:26.and, potentially, lead that on to extend it to staff in places like
:07:27. > :07:31.the NHS and even the BBC. Angus, thank you.
:07:32. > :07:33.A group of MPs says the Government must not use the introduction
:07:34. > :07:36.of new mayors across England next year to shirk its responsibility
:07:37. > :07:40.The Public Accounts Committee says the Government needs
:07:41. > :07:42.to make clear who is spending taxpayers' money and where
:07:43. > :07:46.responsibility lies after the mayors are elected.
:07:47. > :07:49.Ministers say the new roles in seven areas of England will help
:07:50. > :07:54.communities take control of decision making.
:07:55. > :07:57.Thick fog is affecting many parts of the UK,
:07:58. > :07:59.leading to travel disruption for a second day.
:08:00. > :08:04.The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning,
:08:05. > :08:07.with southern England and South Wales expected to be affected
:08:08. > :08:11.Similar conditions on Saturday led to some flight cancellations
:08:12. > :08:19.The 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be announced tonight.
:08:20. > :08:22.Viewers can vote for 16 contenders who've been shortlisted
:08:23. > :08:27.Last year's winner, the Wimbledon and Olympic
:08:28. > :08:29.tennis champion Andy Murray, is in the running again.
:08:30. > :08:31.The ceremony takes place in Birmingham
:08:32. > :08:34.and our sports news correspondent, Andy Swiss is there.
:08:35. > :08:46.Final rehearsals are about to get under way here in Birmingham. We are
:08:47. > :08:49.expecting around 12,000 people here tonight to celebrate what has really
:08:50. > :08:54.been a bumper year for British sport. Normally there are just 12
:08:55. > :09:02.names on the short-list. This year there are 16. They are in off bet
:09:03. > :09:07.cal order Nicola Adams, Gareth Bale, Alistair Brownlee, Kadeena Cox,
:09:08. > :09:11.Jason and Laura Kenny, Andy Murray, Nick Skelton, Dame Sarah Storey,
:09:12. > :09:15.Jamie Vardy, Max Whitlock and Danny Willett. It is some list to choose
:09:16. > :09:22.from. The winner will be decided by a public vote. You can vote by phone
:09:23. > :09:26.or you can vote online. Details will be given out during tonight's show.
:09:27. > :09:31.Plenty of other awards too. There is the team of the year award, the
:09:32. > :09:35.coach of the year. There'll be a special lifetime achievement award
:09:36. > :09:40.for the American swimmer Michael Phelps. It gets under way at 6.40pm,
:09:41. > :09:43.live on BBC One. Andy, thank you. You can see more on all of today's
:09:44. > :09:46.stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC
:09:47. > :10:05.One is at 5.15pm. Good afternoon. Fog was a problem
:10:06. > :10:07.across the southern half of England