Emergency Aid Expected Soon for Aleppo

Aid trucks are waiting to deliver supplies to besieged Syrians amid a nationwide ceasefire that largely appears to be holding on its first full day, the UN says. It is hoped that emergency aid deliveries will start on Wednesday.

In the United Kingdom, lawmakers on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee have strongly criticised Britain's military intervention in Libya in 2011, which led to the downfall of Colonel Gaddafi. They single out former Prime Minister, David Cameron for the lack of a coherent strategy that, they say, led to the instability that followed.

Russia is holding parliamentary elections this weekend, with parties loyal to President Putin expected to sweep the board once again. What is it like to be in opposition? The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford has met with one young candidate from St Petersburg.