iran seeks to use syrian territory to attack israel for its professed goal of destroying israel. israel is wary about the threat across its northern border, with the syrian regime, backed by iran and its proxies, like these hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory. syria's conflict has drawn in her neighbours. there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly—built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria, but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. turkey says one of its military helicopters has been shot down in the north of syria. it happened near afrin — where turkish forces are fighting kurdish

israel and iran trade insults at munich. here in the uk the government has said it can't issue a medical cannabis licence for a six—year—old epileptic chid — despite calls from his family and a group of mps. alfie dingley, who's from warwickshire in central england, regularly suffers violent seizures. a cannabis based treatment he received in the netherlands improved his condition — but it's illegal in the uk. 6—year—old alfie dingley has a rare form of epilepsy and suffers up to 30 violent seizures every day. to go through that once would be traumatising, but we're going through it sometimes every 7—10 days, and it's just absolutely horrendous. last september, the family moved to the netherlands so alfie could be prescribed medical cannabis oil. his parents say he went 2a days without having a seizure. they've now moved back to the uk, but cannabis oil is illegal in britain, so they want the home secretary amber rudd to give alfie a license to use it. it is thought this drug works with nerve receptors in the b

israel. also, emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. and click goes skinny dipping in the himalayas, as a remote village receives electricity for the first time. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. save the children says the widower of the murdered labour mp, jo cox, resigned from a senior role at the charity in 2015 before an inquiry into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour was completed. brendan cox this morning stepped down from two organisations set up in his wife's memory after admitting he had behaved inappropriately three years ago. but he rejects a separate allegation he assaulted a woman at harvard university in 2015. charlotte gallagher reports. the murder ofjo cox by a far right extremist stunned the nation. the labour mp and m

israel and iran trade insults and threats, in a showdown at the munich security conference. a new russian doping scandal as an athlete at the winter olympics is suspected of failing a test. and the stars are out for the annual bafta awards. we'll have the winners and those who missed out, later. survivors of the florida school shooting are organising a national march on washington to demand tighter restrictions on gun ownership. they say they're determined that the shooting will be a turning point in the us national debate on guns. simon clemison reports. rally, for the rally, protesters are already taking to the shrieks. in fort lauderdale, close to the biggest us issued in for some years, it many spoke. but three words rang out. shame on you! to every politician is taking pollack —— taking donations on the nra, shame oi'i taking donations on the nra, shame on you. lexmark they will march on washington calling for tighter gun control, they hope there will be other protest in other cities on the same day. students organising so they want the latest attack to be a turning

israel has said that it scrambled the planes in response to this... a drone sent allegedly by iranian forces in syria into israeli airspace. it was destroyed. israel then hit the site that it said the drone had come from, before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. syrian state tv called it a glorious morning and claimed the country shot down the israeli plane. israel is wary of the threat across its northern border, with the syrian regime backed by iran and its proxies, like these hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory. syria's conflict has drawn in her neighbours, there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly—built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. there are likely to be more hastily—called meetings, here at the israeli prime minister's office, about how to deal with what he sees as t

israel sees iran at it worst enemy and biggest threat. it says there were weapons transfers from iran to hezbollah. they have attacked the facilities inside syria before. it happens on a fairly regular basis but they usually don't comment officially. this raises tensions as far as israel saying publically officially that it has attacked what it calls iranian facilities inside syria, so i think that there is a potential here for an escalation, but israel, while it says on the one hand, that syrians are playing with fire, it says that it does not seek a escalation. the north korean leader kimjong—un has invited the south korean president moonjae—in to visit him at the earliest date possible. the historic invitation was given by the sister of the north korean leader who is part of a delegation visiting the south for the winter olympics. it's been seen as a direct challenge to the trump administration, which had urged caution rather than engagement with the north. our correspondent, steven mcdonnell is in pyeongchang. vice president mike

israel sees iran as —— iranians involvement. israel sees a run at it worst enemy and biggest threat. there were weapons and biggest threat. there were wea pons tra nsfers and biggest threat. there were weapons transfers from iran to house parlour. they have attacked the synergies inside syria before. the iranians... israeli insurgent only —— this raises tensions as far as israel saying officially that it has attacked what it calls iranians the villages inside syria, so i think that there is a potential here for an escalation, but israel, while it says on the one hand, that syrians are playing with fire, it says that it does not seek a explanation. the drone based in syria was actually been used against the group that calls itself islamic state — the latest that we have heard. they might say, you would say that, wouldn't you, but actually, we are all worried about the group that we call islamic state, you are misinterpreting our military actions. we hear it from the russians and president assad. we have heard from mr assad,

israel has carried out attacks ona 2011. israel has carried out attacks on a dozen target in syria. this is after a jet crashed in israeli territory. at least 18 people are dead and 60 injured as a double—decker bus in tonne overturns in hong kong. it was carrying spectators and workers home from a horse racing track before the driver a p pa re ntly horse racing track before the driver apparently lost control on a bend. tax inspectors are warning that the elderly and vulnerable are... more news for you at the top of the hour, but now on bbc news, it is time for dateline london. with my colleague, jane hill. welcome to dateline london. this week, we're discussing theresa may in china, trying to increase trade before brexit, whilst trading blows with the european union, and even some of her own colleagues. donald trump delivered his first state of the union address at the end of his first year as us president. he vowed to end the era of "economic surrender in trade" — who does he mean? and is it a bad business for the middle east if military

israel attacks dozens of syrian targets after one of its f—16 jets came under anti—aircraft fire and crashed. at least 19 people are dead and 60 injured as a double—decker bus overturns in hong kong. also in the next hour... britain's bid for an olympic title at the 2018 winter olympics. elise christie is safely through to the quarterfinals! triple world champion short—track speed skater elise christie sets an olympic record in her opening heat in the 500m event. and a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. tax authorities say elderly and vulnerable people are becoming victims. and carillion bosses are lost for words, as mps ask why they should be believed. that's in the week in parliament, in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 0xfam has rejected claims that it covered up an investigation which found some of those sent to help in haiti in the aftermath of an earthquake there exploited local people for sex. 0xfam's chief executive said it did inform the charity commission, but admitted more could have been done to spell ou

ina in a volatile middle east, hostility between iran and israel has been a fault lines. israel uses iran as it latest enemy, declaring landmark nuclear deal with world powers. 0ut 110w nuclear deal with world powers. 0ut now it's stand—off runs along syria, where iran holds growing sway. prime minister netanyahu came to munich to use this preeminent security conference as his stage. no doubt mr isa conference as his stage. no doubt mr is a reef will brazenly deny iran's nefarious involvement in serious. iran also denies that it committed an act of aggression against israel last week that it sent a drone into oui’ last week that it sent a drone into our airspace to threaten our people. well, here is a piece of that uranium and drone, or what is left of it after we shot it down. these we re of it after we shot it down. these were the first images of the drone iran is accused of sending into israeli airspace last week. israeli jets retaliated. targeting iranian assets in syria for the first time. but syrian fire brought down an israeli warplanes, the first time in decad

the people here refuse to give in to israel's overwhelming power. for some israelis, that makes them terrorists. an israeli soldier shot mohammed tamimi, 15 years old, in the face with a rubber coated metal bullet. surgeons took the bullet out of mohammed's brain, along with part of his skull. the tamimifamily lead the protests in the village, many of them have been imprisoned by israel for security offences. mohammed was jailed for three months last year. he was rushed to hospital after he was shot during a demonstration in nebi saleh, on the 15th december. the village was protesting against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. ahed tamimi, his cousin, a seasoned activist at 16 years old, told two israeli soldiers to get off her family's property, she'd just heard, wrongly, that mohammed had died. after one soldier swatted her away, she slapped him. once the video had gone viral, ahed with arrested with her mother nariman, who did the filming. they're charged with security offences and face jail. ahed's father, bas

the assad regime has accused israel of terrorism and has threatened to retaliate. let's talk to our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, who is in jerusalem. what is the latest? israel has described this is what it calls a blatant and severe violation of its sovereignty. as you said, it accuses iran of being behind the drone that was flown into israeli territory early this morning before the israelis shot it down. they then sent several fighter jets into syrian territory to attack in eastern syria at the facility from which they said it was controlled. as one of those aircraft came under anti—aircraft fire, the israeli military says it crashed and one of the pilots injected and was seriously injured. as for the iranians, they are accusing israel of lying over this and the syrians have said they believe this is israeli aggression. but this does mark perhaps one of the most serious escalation is yet between these regional enemies. tom bateman in jerusalem, thank you. tom bateman injerusalem, thank you. the defence minister, tobias ellwood, has suggested that two

as for the iranians, they are accusing israel of lying over this. the syrians have said that they believe that this is israeli aggression. but this does mark perhaps one of the most serious escalations yet between these regional enemies. tom bateman reporting. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing at least 18 people, and injuring dozens more, on the tai po road in the new territories. sophia tran—thomson has this report. the 12 metre long double—decker crashed in the new territories of hong kong. it was taking spectators and workers home from the racecourse after the last race of the day. the bus appears to have split and flipped onto its side and hit a lamp post which cut through it. it is still unknown what caused the accident but passengers courted by local media have said the bus was running late and driving at a high speed. some passengers managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own, others had to be cut free by the fire brigade. police have so far been unable to confirm how many people were on the bus. the bus co

he warned iran not to "test israel's resolve". here's a piece of that iranian drone, or what's left of it after we shot it down. i brought it here so you could see it for yourself. mr zarif, do you recognise this? you should — it's yours. you can take back with you a message to the tyrants of tehran — do not test israel's resolve. iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said mr netanyahu's speech was an attempt to undermine the international nuclear deal. i can assure you that if iran's interests are not secured, iran will respond. we'll respond seriously and i believe it would be a response that people will be sorry for taking the erroneous actions they did. we will not be the first ones to violate an agreement for which all of us tried, in spite of netanyahu's attempts, to achieve. we achieved it in spite of him, we implemented it in spite of him, and the world will maintain that agreement, in spite of his delusional attempts. kasra naji from bbc persian is in munich and he explained more about the tensions between isra

israel's leader has dismissed police recommendations. translation: over the years, there have been pressures to open no fewer than 15 investigations would be aim of toppling me from power. all began with explosive headlines, live broadcast and thunderous police recommendations. all these results endedin recommendations. all these results ended in nothing. this time as well they will result in nothing. the opposition calls on mr netanyahu to step aside. it's a sad day for israeli democracy when the prime minister is suspected in bribery. this is why we believe really should remove himself, even until this whole thing is sorted out legally. but there is no legal reason the mr netanyahu but there is no legal reason the mr neta nyahu to stand but there is no legal reason the mr netanyahu to stand down and he remains at least now the most dominant figure in israeli politics. the police recommendations against him will now be handed over to israel's attorney general. it's up to this official to decide whether oi’ to this official to decide w

as for the iranians, they are accusing israel of lying over this. the syrians have said that they believe that this is israeli aggression. but this does mark perhaps one of the most serious escalations yet between these regional enemies. a double decker bus has toppled over in hong kong, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more. the bus was carrying spectators and workers home from a horse racing track before it overturned near the town of tai po in the new territories. firefighters at the scene cut open the roof to free passengers who were trapped inside. the cause of the accident has not been confirmed but reports suggest the driver was going too fast. gerry adams, one of the longest serving party leaders in the world, is stepping down as president of sinn fein today. he has now stepped down and be replaced by merida mcdonald at a specially convened party conference in dublin. are reported is there for us. how is the mood now? well, mary lou mcdonald has just us. how is the mood now? well, mary lou mcdonald hasjust been us. how is the m

tensions between poland and israel are rising. poland's president now has to decide whether to sign the bill into law. translation: i feel sorry for the poles and it hurts me that i need to dig out these memories to put them on the table again. i am still hoping that since the new bill still needs the approval of the polish president, that he will approve it. the row has caused a rise in anti—semitic incidents in poland. the israeli embassy in warsaw says it has been the target of a wave of abuse and ahead of the city'sjewish community told the bbc it has also witnessed similar incidents. scientists studying the decline in the survival rates of polar bears have observed them expending more energy than they can consume as they hunt. the researchers found that the bears have a higher metabolic rate than previously thought. victoria gill has more. a polar bear‘s view of the arctic. these remarkable images were captured cameras inside tracking collars that scientists fitted to nine solitary female polar bears. the researchers had

it could be either of those israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has launched a scathing attack on iran, calling it the "greatest threat to our world". at one point during his speech at a conference in munich, he held up a piece of an iranian drone shot down in israeli territory. iran's foreign minister dismissed the speech as "cartoonish" and not worthy of a response. our middle east analyst, alanjohnston, said the rhetoric was matched by heightened tension on the ground. these were two men who articulate and put across their message with bigger and passion, and they did that again today. of course, they have diametrically opposed views. they blame each other‘s camps for all the problems of the middle east. but they didn't say anything particularly new. what is new is there ratcheting up of the tension on the ground as a result of that affair with a drone. saturday morning last week, for a few hours, we wondered if we were watching the beginning of a really serious escalation, maybe even a war between israel and iran escalation, maybe even a war between israeland iran in esca

israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria. possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. in neighbouring myanmar. after a military crackdown began six months ago. as he visited the balu—khali camp. welcome! kicked out of their home. we're going to try and get you back home, guys. huge man—made disaster. buddhist mobs in myanmar. i'm very sorry. what do you think of what you've heard so far? want to trigger terrible memories for them. been beaten, and had to ransom his daughter back. he kept breaking down in tears. the people that borisjohnson is meeting here are all in limbo. but they can't go back to myanmar without guarantees of safety. so what can britain do to help? dignified return for these people. that's what they want. they do want to go back but they don't feel safe. where he landed tonight. looks unrealistic. it's a very tough diplomatic battle he has to fight. reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar/bangladesh border. in wolverhampton, says he's "utterly devastated" by her death. and a huge part of us". on suspicion of

israel's prime minister has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. poloice say there's evidence benjamin netanyahu gave bribes to get positive media coverage, and helped rich friends after receiving lavish gifts. in an address on israeli television, mr netanyahu insisted nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. the bbc‘s james reynolds reports from jerusalem. n0 audio. sorry about that. we seem to be having some audio problems with that. we will return as we possibly can. is bring you updated with what is happening in the senate. the leaders of us intelligence agencies have been updating senators on the threats facing the country. they spoke of military and nuclear challenges around the world, and warned of more election interference at home. but domestic politics also featured, with the head of the fbi contradicting the white house version of events over the departure of senior aide rob porter. jane o'brien has more on the day's testimony. part of the job of america's intelligence chiefs is to sound the alar

iran and israel border each other. israel has been wary of the iranian involvement in the conflict in syria. stay with us and bbc news. still to come: the competitive edge of curling. the latest action from the pyeongchang winter olympics. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the l

tensions between poland and israel are rising. poland's president andrzej duda now has to decide whether to sign the bill into law. translation: i feel sorry for the poles and it hurts me that i need to dig out these memories to put them on the table again. i'm still hoping, since the new bill still needs the approval of the polish president, that he will approve it. the row has caused a rise in anti—semitic incidents in poland. the israeli embassy in warsaw says it has been the target of a wave of abuse and the head of the city's jewish community told the bbc it has also witnessed similar incidents. the former lead singer of the temptations, dennis edwards, has died at the age of 7a. he joined the group ini978 and died at the age of 7a. he joined the group in 1978 and featured on a number of their hits. he left in 1977 only to rejoin them three years later. he died in hospital in chicago one day before his 75th birth day. scientists studying the decline in the survival rates of polar bears have observed them expending more ener

israel said it had been responding to the launch of an iranian drone into its airspace. a convicted killer, who drove his car over a woman as she tried to stop him stealing her handbag, has gone on the run after he was freed from prison on licence. mark woolley was jailed for life at the old bailey in 2001 for the murder of costume designer elizabeth sherlock — and was released in november. scotland yard says he was last seen at a probation meeting in east london 10 days ago. gerry adams, one of the longest serving party leaders in the world, will step down as president of sinn fein today. after more than 3a years in the post, he will be replaced by mary lou mcdonald at a specially convened party conference in dublin. her first major challenge will be in northern ireland, where talks to restore the devolved government are due to conclude next week. mary lou mcdonald is set to be the new leader of of irish republicanism. her party is the second—biggest in the northern ireland, and third largest in the republic of ireland. sinn fein wants to be in power at stormont and

the un has called on israel to scrap the plan, calling it both incoherent and unsafe. a senior sinn fein politician, who speaks for the party on policing, has been reported to police in belfast for alleged criminal damage. gerry kelly was filmed removing a wheel clamp from his car after it had been clamped in the city centre. sinn fein says the matter is being handled by mr kelly's solicitor. from belfast, john campbell reports. gerry kelly represents north belfast in the northern ireland assembly. he speaks with his party on policing matters. 0n speaks with his party on policing matters. on friday morning, he parked outside his gym, in what is clearly marked as a restricted area. what happened next was captured by eyewitnesses. mr kelly can be seen on the ground removing the clamp from his car, i'm tangling the chains from around the front wheel. 0n the ground beside him are a pair of what appear to be bolt cutters. 0nce of what appear to be bolt cutters. once the clamp was free, mr kelly took it to the back of his car and prompted against the wall. sinn fein say he t

israel says the law could stop people from speaking the truth about the holocaust. the bill has yet to be signed into law. russell trott reports. "arbeit macht frei" — "work makes you free". the sign in german above the entrance to the auschwitz death camp in poland. 6 million jewish people and others were murdered here and elsewhere in the holocaust. poland has long insisted it was blameless and these camps were run entirely by occupying german forces. now a controversial bill has been passed by polish lawmakers to ban any suggestion of polish complicity in the nazi holocaust. and make it illegal to describe the death camps in poland as polish. the polish government says the legislation aims to stop the polish people or state being blamed for nazi crimes. translation: talking about the past and analysing this past, even the darkest, shameful part of the polish past, is not threatened in any way. poland is a democratic state, respecting the freedom of public debate, respecting scientific research, respecting the right to criticism. at a memorial ceremony at the un

the un has called on israel to scrap the plan, calling it both incoherent and unsafe. the plan, calling it both in germany, the deadline for agreeing a new coalition government has been pushed back till tuesday. chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats and the centre—left social democratic party had agreed to try and do a deal by today, but some policy differences still remain. north and south korea — two nations which remain technically at war — put on an unprecedented show of sporting collaboration today, fielding a joint women‘s ice hockey team. fielding a joint women‘s the friendly match against sweden took place on the outskirts of south korea‘s capital, seoul, as the country prepares to host the winter olympics. seoul, as the country prepares our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report. fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are not just pawns in a political drama, or an experiment in sports diplomacy. they fight hard against high—ranking sweden, willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history, and wavi

many miles from the border with syria. from the border with syria. to the jordanian border shared with israel, than the syrian one. in their words, anti—aircraft fire from syria. one of theirjets crashed. but syrian state tv says that it was shot down. the israelis do not use that form of words. two pilot were ejected, and one is seriously wounded. in the hague. been stripped of their british citizenship. invited the south korean leader to visit him. visit him. winter olympics as part of the delegation from pyongyang. delegation from pyongyang. with north korea in the hope that sanctions will be more effective. in pyeongchang in south korea. track speed skating. she set an olympic record. you are watching bbc news. bangladesh to see at first hand the crisis facing rohingya muslims. began there last august. of the need to resolve the crisis. million rescue support in the uk, to help these refugee. help these refugee. burma, creating conditions for a safe, dignified return. safe, dignified return. don't feel safe, and we got to work on that. news coming out of hong kong this lunchtime. luncht

do we have to appeal to israel? when my boy dies, he will go to heaven, where at least he'll be able to eat. i'd like to die with him so i can look after him. syrians have cried so many tears in the seven years of war. the killing is escalating, not ending. and once again, the world is watching from a safe distance. jeremy bowen, bbc news. america's all—powerful gun lobby, the national rifle association, has backed the president's call to provide teachers with guns after they've been trained to carry concealed weapons. the head of the nra, wayne la pierre, also accused politicians of exploiting the school shooting in florida, in which 17 were killed, to try to impose tighter gun restrictions — as our north america editorjon sopel reports. will the florida school shooting come to be seen as a landmark moment, when impotence gave way to rage, and rage led to action? never again! the vociferous students who have taken to the streets are bringing change. but not always in the way they wanted. the president, making c

that's where you've got the clash between the us and the syrians — an effort by the us, turkey and israel, not well co—ordinated or spelt out the pressure of the russians to find an overall solution to this conflict that will end the bloodshed and push back iran which seems to be behind most of the really bad things that seem to happen. is there any hope for eastern ghouta? russia is saying a ceasefire is not practical. 400,000 people in the midst of all this. a doctor saying these are the worst four days eastern ghouta has ever gone through, never the level of bombardment we have seen in the past 96 hours. absolutely. let's be clear, the russians agreed with the turks for a ceasefire for a deconfliction zone in eastern ghouta and the russians are violating that. they are the primary source slaughtering civilians and vladimir putin is doing this in part for revenge for the pane shot down and many people will die for the death of one pilot. a journalist tried to cover it says it gets to the point we do not even want to ask anyone to film because it is so incredibly dangerous. what differ

do we have to appeal to israel? when my boy dies, he will go to heaven, where at least he'll be able to eat. i'd like to die with him so i can look after him. syrians have cried so many tears in the seven years of war. the killing is escalating, not ending. and once again, the world is watching from a safe distance. jeremy bowen, bbc news. nick bryant is at the un, and says russia's stance is being blamed for delaying an agreement for a ceasefire. today, all it took was the mere threat of a veto to block a draft resolution which would have called for a 30—day ceasefire, which would have allowed for humanitarian convoys to get into places like eastern ghouta and for medical evacuations to take place as well. the russians are saying we are proposing amendments, we do want a feasible agreement, but these negotiations have been going on for two weeks now. the russians have already been granted major concessions. the western powers are saying this is yet another delaying tactic by moscow to grab more time for the assad

do we have had to appeal to israel? when my boy dies, he will go to heaven, where at least he will be able to eat. i'd like to die with him so i can look after him. syrians have cried so many tears in the seven years of war. the killing is escalating, not ending. and once again the world is watching from a safe distance. senior ministers are meeting at the prime minister's country residence to try to reconcile their differences over brexit. they're trying to reach agreement on their vision of the uk's future relationship with the eu after brexit. from chequers, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. what could break the calm of the country? birdsong twittering across the home counties valley. spring's plucky early buds bravely making their way. the zooming arrival of the cabinets cars. that's what. darting into chequers, hoping perhaps the rural piece might provide inspiration. for more than a year, this group have been attempting to hammer out a compromise. but for decades, arguably, the tory party has been tryi

and an oscar—nominated denzel washington in romanj israel, esq. journey's end, is it a tough watch? i was very impressed by it, it is directed by a man whose previous film was about world war ii. this is set in the trenches of world war i, a terrific ensemble cast, tobyjones, paul bettany. .. and essentially what the film does is capture the sort of day—to—day squalor and struggle and comradeship of people in those trenches in the middle of that terrible war. here's a clip. my darling joan. when you read this, i don't imagine that for one moment you will feel bitter and resentful. but you will find no comfort in the thought that i went down fighting for my country. you are too clear— headed for that, my darling. there is a job to be done. it ought never to have arisen, but that is not the point. i have had so very much out of life. and all these youngsters do not realise how unlucky they are. so new are they to their very existence. paul betta ny, capturing the understated power of the drama. this is a story that everyone knows, but i think they bring something new to it. ther