06/12/2017 BBC News at Six

Tonight at 6:

Warnings of new unrest in the middle

east after President Trump pledges

a radical change in US policy.

He says he'll recognise Jerusalem

as Israel's capital -

that's caused anger among

Palestinians and alarmed US allies,

but Mr Trump says it's time.

I think it's long overdue.

Many presidents have said

they want to do something

and they didn't do it.

We view the reports that we have

heard with concern, because we think

that Jerusalem obviously should be

part of the final settlement.

Some European governments

are already warning their citizens

in the region to watch

out for trouble.

Also tonight:

We're heading for Brexit but has

the government worked out

what impact it will have

on the economy?

Automotive sector?

Not that I'm aware of, no.

Is there on an aerospace?

Not that I'm aware of.

No.

One on financial services?

Well, I think the answer's

going to be no to

all of them.

No to all of them.

High security for a terror plot

trial - a man is accused of trying

to bomb Downing Street and kill

Theresa May.

A terror plot targeting

Prince George's school -

a Lancashire man is accused

of sharing its address

with Islamist extremists.

Put your hand up if

you're an Snapchat.

When you get your news from social

media how do you know what's

true and what's fake.

The skeleton that tells the story

of human evolution -

South Africa unveils the three

and a half million year

remains of Littlefoot.

Coming up in Sportsday later

in the hour on BBC News:

Another collapse and defeat

for England's cricketers,

as they go 2-0 down

in the Ashes Series.

Good evening and welcome

to the BBC News at Six.

Any minute now, President Trump

will deliver a speech that is likely

to have huge repercussions

for the world's most troubled

region - the Middle East.

Donald Trump is expected to say that

America will now recognise Jerusalem

as the capital of Israel.

That's controversial

because Jerusalem is

contested territory -

with Palestinians wanting part

of the city to be their capital too.

Even America's allies -

including Britain -

are lining up to criticise

Mr Trump's proposal.

Here's our Middle East Editor,

Jeremy Bowen, on why the speech

could lead to new unrest

and even violence.

These sites at the heart of

Jerusalem that are wholly to

Christians, Muslims and Jewish

people are the source of its

religious and political power. And

the reason why it has a bloodstained

history stretching back 3000 years.

For both Israelis and Palestinians,

Jerusalem is a capital and a

religious symbol. In the city,

politics and faith are hopelessly

tangled. In Washington, President

Trump seems convinced he's doing the

right thing.

It's long overdue. Many

presidents have said they want to do

something and they didn't do it,

whether it's through courage or they

change their mind, I can't tell you.

Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's Prime

Minister and is delighted. He said

it is a great day for Israel's

national identity. Jerusalem is

always tense. The conflict is part

of everyone's lives. The city is

quietest when nothing challenges the

status quo. The new US policy is a

big change and that makes it

dangerous and could mean the idea of

peace through establishing an

independent Palestine along Israel,

even less realistic.

The US is

delivering a lethal bullet to the

heart of the two state solution,

that would be death to the two state

solution because Israel is that the

heart of it, the major pillar of it.

Israel has been at the centre of the

shed and troubled history of Israel

and the Palestinians. Israel became

independent after a war in 1948. The

Arabs lost and 750,000 Palestinians

were expelled by Israel or fled.

When the shooting stopped, Jerusalem

was divided between Israel and

neighbouring Jordan. Israel declared

its side to be its capital, the rest

of the world didn't agree, arguing

Jerusalem's final status was

undecided. In 1967, Israel beat all

its Arab neighbours in another war,

the Jordanians were forced out of

their East side of Jerusalem, which

include the walled old city and

Jerusalem's most important holy

site. Israel extended its borders.

In 1993, Israelis and Palestinians

started a peace protest. One of the

biggest issues was the future of

Jerusalem. Palestinians want a

capital of a future state to be in

the east of the city. Israel hinted

at compromise, but the peace process

broke down years ago. The current

Israeli government says Jerusalem

will not be divided. Britain has big

doubts.

We think that Jerusalem,

obviously, should be part of the

final settlement between the

Israelis and the Palestinians, a

negotiated settlement that we want

to see. We have no plans ourselves

to move our embassy.

The king of

Jordan is in Turkey for talks with

President erred on, very important

neighbours of the Israelis. The

leaders opposed from's change to the

status quo in Jerusalem, this city

they believe is key to peace.

I did

we emphasise to the US president

yesterday our concerns on the

decision to move the US Embassy to

Jerusalem. Therefore it is

imperative now to work fast to reach

a final status solution and a peace

agreement between Palestinians and

Israelis.

In Gaza there were small

demonstrations. The US and Israel

may be gambling that the anger of

Palestinians and all the others who

have condemned trump's plan won't

last long. The risk is that they are

wrong. Jeremy Bowen, BBC News.

In a moment we'll be

getting the latest from our

North America Editor Jon Sopel

in Washington, but first

Yolande Knell is in Jerusalem.

We are still waiting for the exact

wording Mr Trump will use, but what

do you think the likely reaction is

going to be in the region?

Well, for

Miss many Israelis President Trump's

move will show what they see as a

historic injustice, it's long been a

cause of upset for them. The US,

Israel's closest ally, doesn't have

its embassy here in Jerusalem and

doesn't recognise formally Israelis

sovereignty over the city, which

they see as their eternal undivided

capital. We have had Israeli

politicians coming out all the set

suggestions being put out and saying

they hope other countries will

follow Washington's lead on all of

this. But the Palestinians are

sounding alarm. The Palestinian

ambassador to the UK has called this

the kiss of death for Mr Trump's

hopes of restarting the stalled

Middle East peace process.

Thank

you.

Most US presidents tried to calm

tensions in the Middle East, Mr

Trump seems to be doing the very

opposite?

Donald Trump follows in a

long tradition of US presidents

trying to bring peace to the Middle

East, but few have gone about it in

such an unorthodox way. He has just

started speaking now. He has two

broad goals. The first is to honour

an election pledge, which is to move

the US embassy from Tel Aviv to

Jerusalem and to recognise the

capital is Jerusalem. The other is

to bring peace to the Middle East.

Despite the warnings from many

people that the two a kind of

mutually exclusive, if you do the

first how on earth will you bring

Arabs to the table in a spirit of

believing that the Americans are

fair and evenhanded in their

reproach? Donald Trump will argue,

look, its historic reality, its

present-day reality that Jerusalem

is the capital of Israel. But he has

run into a lot of opposition and the

White House has gone on a charm

offensive to win over people. So

far, he's only won over the

Israelis.

Thank you both very much.

To read more about the Middle East

and to learn why Jerusalem matters -

then you can go to our website -

bbc.co.uk/news.

The Brexit Secretary has been

accused of gross negligence

after admitting that the government

has not tried to calculate

the effect Brexit might have

on the British economy.

Meanwhile, Theresa May has been

trying to tackle the thorny issue

of what happens to the border

between Northern Ireland

and the Republic -

the issue that scuppered Brexit

negotiations on Monday.

She's been talking to

the Irish Prime Minister,

and with Arlene Foster,

the leader of Northern

Ireland's DUP.

Here's our deputy political

editor John Pienaar.

Three, two, one...

Theresa May need

some comfort and joy, in the Cabinet

in her party in Ireland, north and

south. If only everyone could sing

from the same hymn sheet on Brexit.

Her message, start trade talks, we

could all get what we want.

We aim

to deliver this as part of our

overall trade deal between the

United Kingdom and the European

Union.

Labour's loving Theresa May's

troubles.

Brexit negotiations in a

shambles. This government is clearly

not fit for the future.

Tory Brexiteers are ramping up the

pressure, too. They say no more

concessions.

Will she apply a new

coat of paint her red lines, because

I fear on Monday they were beginning

to look a little bit pink?

If we had

a problem, would it help if I came

over to Brussels with you to sort

them out?

The DUP heard Mrs May's

pledge to preserve the union but

want more guarantees Brexit means

the same deal for the whole UK.

Can

you give a specific commitment that

nothing will be done that create any

barrier constitutionally,

politically, economically or regular

trips between Northern Ireland and

the rest of the United Kingdom?

Mrs May was on the phone to the DUP

leader today but still no sign of an

agreement, and in Dublin a clear

threat, I'll's leader wants a

promise of free trade and no hard

north-south border and he would veto

the start of trade talks

technically's EU summit.

If it is

impossible to move to phase two next

week because of the problems that

have arisen, we can pick it up in

the New Year.

The Prime Minister spoke to him on

the phone today as well and still no

sign of another meeting in Brussels

this week. The president of the

European Union, Jean-Claude

Juncker's spokesman went so far

today is to say his boss wanted to

prevent Mrs May's government from

collapsing. So how clear if

Britain's future after Brexit? Not

at all according to the Brexit

Secretary today. He told MPs Brexit

would have an impact on business so

great there was no point in

predictions. Look at the German's

face.

So there isn't one, for

example, on the automotive sector?

No, not that I'm aware Rob.

Aerospace?

No. Financial services? I

think it will be no to all of them.

And our new cause for Brexiteer

Tories to complain. The Chancellor

says Britain won't shirk its divorce

Bill, deal or no deal.

That's just

not a credible scenario. That's not

the kind of country we are and

frankly it would not make us a

credible partner for future

international agreements.

But Theresa May's team says there

will be no deal including cash until

Brexit is agreed. Tonight, goodwill

is in short supply in the Cabinet.

The first of the so-called

Chennai Six has arrived in the UK,

more than four years

after the former soldiers

were jailed in India

on weapons charges.

Billy Irving was greeted by friends

and family along with two bagpipers

when he touched down at Glasgow

Airport.

He said it felt

"excellent to be home".

The others are due

to arrive tomorrow.

A man has appeared in court accused

of plotting to assassinate

the Prime Minister in a bomb

and knife attack on Downing Street.

20-year-old Naa'imur Zakariyah

Rahman is alleged to have planned

to bomb the security gates,

before attacking Number ten

with a knife and suicide vest

in an attempt to kill Theresa May.

Here's our Home Affairs

Correspondent, June Kelly.

Counterterrorism detectives moved in

on these two men last week.

Yesterday they were charged and this

morning, amid high security, came

their first court appearance. One is

accused of planning to strike at the

heart of the British government and

assassinate Theresa May. He is

Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman on the

left. In the dock with him was

Mohammed Aqib Imran. In court came

the outline of the prosecution case.

Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman is 20

years old and told the court he was

Bangladeshi British. He is accused

of planning to detonate an

improvised explosive device, in

other words a bomb, here at the

Downing Street gates. In the chaos

that would follow, it is alleged

suicide vests, pepper spray and a

knife, he wanted to get down the

street to number ten and killed the

Prime Minister. He was arrested last

Tuesday in this Road in west London.

It is claimed that he had two inert

explosive devices in his possession.

He is also accused of helping his

co-defendant, Mohammed Aqib Imran,

to prepare ter Avest acts. It's

claimed he was planning to travel

abroad to help IS fighters.

Yesterday the head of MI5 briefed

the cabinet about the security

situation. Nine Islamist inspired

plots are said to have been thwarted

this year. The next hearing in this

latest case will be in two weeks'

time.

June Kelly, BBC News.

A man has appeared in court accused

of sharing the address of Prince

George's school with extremist. He

has been charged with terrorism

offences. We can get some details on

this. Tom Clements is with me. What

is he alleged to have done?

He is 31

and he is accused of using the

messaging app telegram, setting up

groups and channels and then posting

on those channels tips and advice

for people who might want to carry

out terrorist attacks. One of the

things he is alleged to have posted

is a picture of Prince George, who

is now four years old, and the

address of his school. He is also

said to have put details about

stadiums around the UK on to that

messaging app. He's accused of

assisting others to commit acts of

terrorism and planning to travel to

Syria, to areas controlled by the

so-called Islamic State group to

take part in fighting. It was a

short appearance, as is always the

case that these magistrates hearing

and he will appear at the Old Bailey

on the 20th.

Thank you very much.

The time is 6:16pm.

Our top story this evening:

President Trump announces a radical

change in US policy by recognising

Jerusalem as Israel's capital. And

still to come...

From shipbuilding to social art -

we'll report from Sunderland

on its bid to become UK

Capital of Culture.

Coming up on Sportsday in the next

15 minutes on BBC News...

Will England have a record five

clubs in the last 16

of the Champions League?

That all rests on Liverpool's result

against Spartak Moscow.

We'll have the latest from Anfield.

"Fake news" - it's a phrase that's

been used so much recently that it's

even made it into the dictionary.

At a time when so many people,

especially the young,

get their news from sharing stories

through social media,

it's becoming increasingly difficult

to tell what's true and what's

- well, fake.

Now the BBC is launching a scheme

to help school pupils

tell the difference.

Here's our Media Editor, Amol Rajan.

So many sources of news,

all fighting for our attention.

But how many of these

can we actually trust?

For centuries, the news has been

delivered in bundles -

whether TV bulletins

or printed newspapers.

But these sixth formers

from the Leigh Academy in Kent don't

watch the news like you do.

These guys devour news

on their mobiles, and spend

three hours a day on one

platform in particular.

So, how do you consume

news every day?

I'll be honest, mainly

through Snapchat.

Put your hand up if

you're on Snapchat.

To gauge their news literacy,

we showed the pupils an image

that was shared thousands of times

on social media.

It depicts a Muslim woman

after the Westminster

Bridge terror attack.

Yeah, she seems like she's not

caring, or maybe she saw it

and didn't really take notice of it.

But this was fake news.

The image was attached to a tweet

from an account linked to Russia.

And our pupils did detect

anti-Muslim prejudice.

I think if she was of a different

race, this tweet would

never have been put out.

And it's really wrong that people

feel the need to do that.

It doesn't sound right.

Like, it describes it,

but it also puts hate into it.

It's when they put their own

opinion into it as well.

Such is the daily onslaught

of information in these pupils'

lives that fake or false

information can go undetected.

We still don't know the scale

of fake news and misinformation

online here in Britain.

But what we do know is that

teenagers are glued to screens,

swimming in an ocean of truth,

falsehood and everything in between.

Many of them already have excellent

judgment about the news,

but few know the real sources

of deceit online.

In America, the Senate has

received examples of fake

news promoted by Russia.

Many fear that this threat

could erode democracy

closer to home, too.

We have to wake up and understand

that the way that people

receive facts has changed.

We have to teach people

to discriminate, to give them

the tools, in other words,

to be a citizen in a

political democracy.

The BBC has now decided

to step into this terrain,

setting up an online portal

and asking senior journalists

to visit schools and act as mentors.

On the issue of combating

fake news, it seems that

young and old are united.

Education is the key.

People don't know it's unreliable,

and without education on it,

and without knowing the signs,

then you will believe it.

And you can go out in the world

and actually talk to people

about your opinion that's formed

an fake information.

What shall we do about it?

I think the education

in school is very important.

If you start from a young age,

then I think people learn

and reflect on that and they carry

it with them through their lives.

The BBC couldn't have put

it better themselves.

Amol Rajan, BBC News.

More than 1,000 firefighters

are tackling huge

wildfires in California.

Hundreds of buildings have

already been destroyed.

12,000 homes are under threat.

The fire is burning about 50 miles

north of Los Angeles.

Nearly 30,000 people have been

forced from their homes.

One of the oldest and most complete

skeletons of our ancestors has been

unveiled in South Africa.

Scientists have spent 20 years

excavating and preparing

the skeleton, which they've called

Littlefoot.

It's thought the fossilised remains

are more than 3.5 million years old.

Andrew Harding reports

from Johannesburg.

They found her skeleton in these

deep caves outside Johannesburg.

She'd been lying here

for almost four million years.

Trapped in the rock.

Today, Little Foot finally emerged -

astonishingly intact,

after 20 painstaking

years of excavation.

These bones had a very, very

fragile, flaky surface many of them.

And it was like trying

to extract a pie with flaky

pastry out of concrete

without damaging the pie.

We had to do this properly,

we had to do it slowly.

Yes, it took more than 20 years

of my life, but I feel younger

and stronger for it!

So, these are the caves

where Little Foot was found.

The theory goes that she was walking

along the surface, fell

down into the caves,

and was covered

by sediment and rock.

Millions of years later,

scientists in the 1980s and 1990s

in a series of extraordinary

coincidences, stumbled

across her remains and slowly

managed to piece them back together.

Her skeleton shows

she was in her 30s.

She probably lived in the trees,

and crucially, she was more

like us than like an ape.

So the pictures you see in books

of our ancestors gradually getting

up off of all fours and walking

along in a stooped manner,

that's all nonsense.

They were upright when

they were in the trees,

and they were upright

when they came down to the ground.

And now they're us?

Yes, now they're us.

Unearthed in these caves then,

a vital addition to our own

complicated family tree.

Andrew Harding, BBC

News, South Africa.

This time yesterday I was talking

about hopes of an England fightback

in the second Ashes Test.

Well, it wasn't to be.

Australia wrapped up a 120-run

victory in less than two

hours of the final day.

But captain Joe Root insists his

side are still in the Ashes,

despite the back-to-back defeats.

Our Sports Correspondent,

Andy Swiss, reports from Adelaide.

PLAYS THE GREAT ESCAPE THEME TUNE.

They'd arrived with such optimism.

England fans hoping to witness one

of cricket's greatest comebacks.

But within minutes,

their hopes lay in tatters.

Second ball of the day,

Chris Woakes caught behind.

And even worse was to follow.

England's captain and cornerstone,

Joe Root, gone for 67.

Australia had their key man.

And when Moeen Ali was trapped

for just two, any last lingering

hopes left with him.

The rest was a formality.

In just an hour and three quarters,

England's dreams had been

ruthlessly dispatched.

Oh, that's it!

Australia taking a 2-0

lead, while England try

to take the positives.

We've shown throughout the two games

the periods that we can

outperform Australia.

But just not for five days.

And that's going to be

our challenge, really.

The harsh reality of this defeat,

though, is that England's Ashes

hopes are now hanging by a thread.

If they lose the next match

in Perth, where they haven't won

for nearly 40 years,

it's all over.

England haven't been able to match

the pace of Australia's bowlers,

or the durability of their batsmen.

And some believe

there's no way back.

We've had a moment here where we've

all been up a bit and maybe...

But when it comes to the tough

moments, they're better than us.

So, no chance?

I don't think so, no.

And so, an all-too familiar story.

England have now lost their last

seven Tests in Australia.

One more, and their Ashes hopes

will have turned to dust.

Andy Swiss, BBC News, Adelaide.

There's just one day to go before

we find out which contender will be

named UK City of Culture 2021.

Sunderland is one of five places

bidding to win the title.

It's up against Coventry, Paisley,

Stoke-on-Trent and Swansea.

As Judith Moritz reports,

a city that is best known these days

for its highly efficient car-making

plants is keen to show

it has another side.

# By the harbour wall

# The place

you love the most #.

Sunderland has been

shaped by the sea.

Where once they built ships,

now they make music.

Culture here, inspired by the waves.

So the landscape pulls

on your heartstrings here?

Yeah, it absolutely does.

I mean, just look at it.

Even on a kind of stormy day

like this, it's still beautiful.

Coronation Street actress Melanie

Hill grew up near this shore.

She says Sunderland is special,

and should be City of Culture.

For me, it's the community,

and it's a community spirit.

And since this bid was started,

I've seen the communities coming

together, and there's

like an energy.

And people have begun

to have hope again.

Sunderland champions social art -

a way of people creating

and connecting at the same time.

I think there's a lot

of talent in Sunderland.

I'm not saying I'm one of them,

but you never can tell!

It was once hailed as the largest

ship-building city in the world.

But hundreds of yards have

closed down, and coal

and glass have declined, too.

The furnaces still burn, but here

it's for artistry, not industry.

For this apprentice,

there's a bright future.

Unfortunately, that old culture

and heritage has gone.

But we're trying to keep it alive

here at the National Glass

Centre, keep it going.

And like some of the other guys that

work here, it's like,

they've all got real experience

from when they did work

in those factories.

So they're still keeping it alive,

and kind of passing it

on to like the new generation

of glass-makers, like myself.

Sunderland is forging a new path.

With an eye on its proud heritage,

the city also has a bold

vision for the future.

Judith Moritz, BBC News, Sunderland.

Time for a look at the weather.

Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.

Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.

Well, the wind is the main theme to

the forecast of the next 24 hours or

so. Storm Caroline is sweeping its

way in. Tomorrow it could produce

winds of 80 mph or more,

particularly across the North of

Scotland. That is where we have an

ample warning from the weblog is in

force. -- and ample warning from the

Met Office. The winds are picking

up, cloudy, without breaks of rain

pushing their way towards the

south-east alike. The winds are very

strong. Gale or severe gales

overnight. During the early hours of

Thursday one, storm Caroline shows

its hand. You can see the proximity

of these isobars indicating a windy

weather across the North of

Scotland. For the tomorrow morning

rush-hour, we could see gusts of 80

mph in northern Scotland. Northern

Ireland as well. This band of heavy

rain and strong winds clears away

gradually from the south-east,

leaving us all in sunshine and

wintry showers. But those really

strong northerly winds continuing

across northern parts of the

country, combined with sleet and

snow showers. Tomorrow will feel

much colder than it has done

recently. As we move through

Thursday night and on into Friday,

storm Caroline clears away towards

the north-east. We have still got a

cold northerly airflow with us,

bringing us a cold day on Friday.

There will be wintry sunshine, and

also plenty of snow showers across

Scotland, Northern Ireland, the West

of England and Wales. A few of those

snow showers filtering through the

Midlands, we could see a flurry of

snow in London. It will feel subzero

when you add on the influence of the

wind-chill. Lots going on in the

weather in the next few days. You

can keep up-to-date on our website.

Sarah, thank you.

A reminder of our main story...

President Trump has recognised the