hello, i'm samantha simmonds. a new climate deal has been approved by almost 200 countries at the un climate summit in dubai. the deal calls on all countries to move away from the use of fossil fuels. this is the first time there has been a clear reference to the future of all fossil fuels in a un climate summit text. but this deal doesn't include any wording on the "phase out of fossil fuels" — something many governments wanted. here is the moment the cop president announced the deal. i invite the cma to adopt the draft decision entitled: outcome of the first global stock—take contained in document fccc/ba/cma/2023/l.17. hearing no objection, it is so decided. applause

let's take a look at the key features of this deal. it calls on all countries to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. but some governments feel this wording isn't strong enough. there is a recognition that global emissions will likely peak before 2025 — and that for developing nations this may be later. but elsewhere, language appears to have been weakened, with the text "reiterating" rather than "requesting" developed countries give support to vulnerable nations facing climate change. sultan ahmed al—jaber went on to praise the deal as an "historic package". applause many said this could not be done. but when i spoke to you at the very start of this cop, i promised a different sort of cop, a cop that brought everyone together.

private and public sectors, civilsociety, ngos, faith leaders, youth, and indigenous peoples. everyone came together from day one. everyone united, everyone acted, and everyone delivered. we operationalised loss and damage and started to fill the fund. we mobilised more than $83 billion us in new financial commitments. we launched alterra, the world's largest catalytic private investor, that is 100% focused on solutions to climate change. and we delivered world first after world first — a global goal to triple renewable

energy and double energy efficiency, declarations on agriculture, declarations on food, declarations on health. many more oil and gas companies stepping up for the first time, stepping up to deliver against very ambitious goals and objectives. united states special presidential envoy for climate, john kerry, praised the deal as a success of multi—lateralism. i think, as you look around this room and you look at the number of people who are here, it underscores the complications, the difficulties, the fundamental challenge of bringing 200 countries together and finding consensus. i think that everybody here should...should be pleased that, in a world of ukraine and the middle east,

war and all the other challenges of a planet that is foundering, this is a moment where multilateralism has actually come together and people have taken individual interests and attempted to define the common good. let's go live to our correspondent in dubai, carl nasman. he is following all of the developments. that is right, i want to get some reaction from one of the ministers who was deeply involved in the negotiations for this final text, jennifer morgan, germany's climate envoy. you have been involved in some capacity with every single climate summit going all the way to the first cop in berlin, where does kopp 28 rank in those lists of summits? it kopp 28 rank in those lists of summits?— kopp 28 rank in those lists of summits? . ~ , summits? it ranks i think up in the to ones, summits? it ranks i think up in the tap ones. where — summits? it ranks i think up in the top ones, where we _ summits? it ranks i think up in the top ones, where we have - summits? it ranks i think up in the top ones, where we have had - summits? it ranks i think up in the top ones, where we have had i- summits? it ranks i think up in the i top ones, where we have had i think a major shift, with clear signals

coming out, that is always so important. today, we all decided, countries decided to have a just transition away from fossil fuels and scale up renewable energies for and scale up renewable energies for a sustainable world. it and scale up renewable energies for a sustainable world.— a sustainable world. it felt as if this deal took _ a sustainable world. it felt as if this deal took weeks _ a sustainable world. it felt as if this deal took weeks to - a sustainable world. it felt as if this deal took weeks to get - a sustainable world. it felt as if this deal took weeks to get to i a sustainable world. it felt as if i this deal took weeks to get to the negotiating table, it took days for a second text to come out and seconds before it was put through. were you shocked at how quickly the decision was made here today? there has been tremendous _ decision was made here today? tie- has been tremendous diplomacy decision was made here today? ti” has been tremendous diplomacy going on by the cop president and all the parties here who are working very hard all through the night to be able to check, is everybody ok with this text before it comes into play marie? then in that moment, you know when the cop president was confident the world was confident to go in this direction.— the world was confident to go in this direction. x, , , , , . this direction. many ministers such as ourself this direction. many ministers such

as yourself had _ this direction. many ministers such as yourself had a _ this direction. many ministers such as yourself had a very _ this direction. many ministers such as yourself had a very late - this direction. many ministers such as yourself had a very late night. as yourself had a very late night last night doing that shuttle diplomacy. can you take us backstage, what where the hold up send a message or the line or text that ended up getting a deal passed? i think there was a lot of discussion here around the phase—out of fossil fuels, what kind of energy system, is it going to bejust? we were very keen to make sure we had the clear signal to have thatjust transition away from fossil fuels but we also wanted to work with emerging economies, developing countries, to make sure that they felt confident that we would be working with them but also that they would find a way to have that transition as well. that combination was challenging, but we got there. there were more than 100 nations calling for a phase—out of fossil fuels, there were demonstrations every day calling for the same thing. what is your message for everybody on board that messaging which did not end up in this final text? ., , .,

which did not end up in this final text? . , ., , ., ., which did not end up in this final text? ., , ., , ., ., , ., text? the text has a signal and you would have — text? the text has a signal and you would have to _ text? the text has a signal and you would have to be _ text? the text has a signal and you would have to be a _ text? the text has a signal and you would have to be a very _ text? the text has a signal and you would have to be a very bad - text? the text has a signal and you| would have to be a very bad listener or accountant or financial executive to miss the signal that the future is renewables and that investing in fossil fuels is a stranded asset. we will continue, we have to continue to move forward. tomorrow, we get to work. we have to continue and work with the most vulnerable to avoid the losses and damages but this signal, from my perspective, is quite clear and can't be ignored. there were countries here, samoa one of them, a representative of the alliance of small island states and they felt they didn't feel listened to. they express those concerns in the plenary. do you think the concerns of smaller developing nations of those affected by climate change were expressed enough? i can 'ust sa we change were expressed enough? i can just say we hear _ change were expressed enough? i can just say we hear them. as our german foreign minister made very clear, we will stand with them and work with

them. their very existence is at stake. i think we need to take their concerns and we do, very seriously, and that is why we have to get to work to get this transformation happening more quickly. because the more we do that, the more we scale up more we do that, the more we scale up renewables and get that transition away from fossil fuels and there is great language here also the nature and the role of reducing deforestation etc, then those islands have a better chance of remaining intact with their whole cultures and families.— cultures and families. jennifer moruan, cultures and families. jennifer morgan, thank _ cultures and families. jennifer morgan, thank you _ cultures and families. jennifer morgan, thank you for - cultures and families. jennifer. morgan, thank you for stopping cultures and families. jennifer - morgan, thank you for stopping by to speak to us. i now want to bring in david shukman who has been along for the ride in dubai for the weeks here. he has been to several cops as well. what did you make of what we saw today? that was a very rapid process, it felt like, after what seemed to take ages, to get an updated text?—

seemed to take ages, to get an u dated text? ., ., , , ,, updated text? normally the process is that the presidency _ updated text? normally the process is that the presidency kind - updated text? normally the process is that the presidency kind of - updated text? normally the process is that the presidency kind of gets . is that the presidency kind of gets a draft text ready, brings it to the great gathering of all the countries, delegations. then they hear speeches and reaction and comments and usually that takes hours. and at the end of it, once everybody has agreed, you then get the gavel coming down and the thing is signed. this was very surprising, that very, very rapidly, he brought thing to the plenary session and said everyone is agreed. that led to this extremely awkward and uncomfortable situation where the small island states said, hang on, we were still discussing our reaction to this. we were not even in the room. now they haven't decided, though small island states, to actually endeavour to block this or create a huge fuss, so it has effectively gone through. i think it does signify, actually, a moment. i

mean, this is my 12th cop. they are never transformational. at best, you get a step or two forward and we have definitely seen that today. it sounds so weird, doesn't it, that fossil fuels have never had a sounds so weird, doesn't it, that fossilfuels have never had a proper mention before and here they are? very briefly, we have about 30 seconds left, was there one outcome in this besides the fossil fuels that caught your eye and you thought could be impactful?— could be impactful? there is one missin: could be impactful? there is one missing which — could be impactful? there is one missing which is _ could be impactful? there is one missing which is all _ could be impactful? there is one missing which is all of _ could be impactful? there is one missing which is all of the - missing which is all of the questions around financing for the countries that desperately need help to go green and to make themselves better protected in the face of worsening climate extremes. let's not forget, climate change is still happening. we are in a very dangerous stage with el nino bubbling in the pacific. that won't stop that overnight. there is an awful lot of work to implement what has been agreed today. dadid has been agreed today. david shukman. — has been agreed today. david shukman, independent - has been agreed today. david shukman, independent climate specialist, thank you for being along for the ride with us in dubai and for your analysis. we also have been speaking with several other

ministers are involved in those negotiations. earlier, icaught ministers are involved in those negotiations. earlier, i caught up with the uk's environment minister and here is what he told me. i was deliahted and here is what he told me. i was delighted to _ and here is what he told me. i was delighted to see _ and here is what he told me. i was delighted to see us _ and here is what he told me. i was delighted to see us come - and here is what he told me. i was delighted to see us come to - and here is what he told me. i was delighted to see us come to a - and here is what he told me. i —" delighted to see us come to a global agreement and for the first time, commit globally to transition away from fossil fuels. d0 commit globally to transition away from fossil fuels.— commit globally to transition away from fossil fuels. do you think this deal aoes from fossil fuels. do you think this deal goes far _ from fossil fuels. do you think this deal goes far enough? _ from fossil fuels. do you think this deal goes far enough? the - from fossil fuels. do you think this deal goes far enough? the uk - from fossil fuels. do you think this deal goes far enough? the uk as i from fossil fuels. do you think this| deal goes far enough? the uk as a member of the high ambition coalition, does this deal represent high ambition?— coalition, does this deal represent hiuh ambition? , high ambition? their elements in the deal we don't — high ambition? their elements in the deal we don't like, _ high ambition? their elements in the deal we don't like, we _ high ambition? their elements in the deal we don't like, we would - high ambition? their elements in the deal we don't like, we would have . deal we don't like, we would have liked to go further. we would have liked to go further. we would have liked there to have been all parties to absolute economy wide targets when they do the next set of targets but they are economy wide. that is agreed in the text. 1.5 degrees is held as a north star, exactly as the president of the cop said it needed to be and for this signal to go out that we will globally transition away from fossil fuels, it's an historic moment. we need to ensure

that we translate it into action and we keep up momentum. i would have liked to have seen more on coal, for example. no new coal. it is the most polluting of all fossil fuels. example. no new coal. it is the most polluting of all fossilfuels. a huge opportunity for us to do more there. but given the different contexts and different views of parties and where we were just 48 hours ago, i think this is a tremendous result and we celebrate so many elements of it.— so many elements of it. were the concerns of _ so many elements of it. were the concerns of developing _ so many elements of it. were the concerns of developing nations, l concerns of developing nations, nations on the front line of climate change listen to? saw represents from samoa and low—lying island nations speaking, they had a huge round of applause, they believe they were not listened to, do you agree? it was unfortunate that the gavel came down before they had actually joined us. ministers from samoa, tuvalu, other countries across the world, so important to listen to them because their people are literally on the front line and we

want to ensure that their voices are heard and of course support so much of the work of the high ambition coalition and others are speaking up on behalf of those people.— on behalf of those people. graham stuart speaking — on behalf of those people. graham stuart speaking with _ on behalf of those people. graham stuart speaking with me _ on behalf of those people. graham stuart speaking with me earlier. i l stuart speaking with me earlier. i want to bring back david shukman because what we heard from the president is this deal means nothing unless it is actually implemented. so what comes next now that we have this deal that's being hailed as historical? he this deal that's being hailed as historical? , ., this deal that's being hailed as historical?— this deal that's being hailed as historical? , ., ., historical? he is right to say that because what — historical? he is right to say that because what is _ historical? he is right to say that because what is meant _ historical? he is right to say that because what is meant to - historical? he is right to say that| because what is meant to happen historical? he is right to say that - because what is meant to happen now is over the next two years, all the governments who have signed this day i made this promise go back home and upgrade and update their climate change, their carbon reduction strategies. that is when we will see how seriously they are taking this does not are they really moving away from fossil fuels? does not are they really moving away from fossilfuels? on past does not are they really moving away from fossil fuels? on past form, they won't all do that. i think the other strand to this which is critical, is what signal is sent by this statement about the move away from fossil fuels to businesses? so

imagine if you are around the boardroom table, weighing up an investment. fossil fuels, renewables, for example. if you are a bank weighing up what to invest in, who to lend money to. wind farm or oil fields. in, who to lend money to. wind farm or oilfields. these are in, who to lend money to. wind farm or oil fields. these are the critical decisions now faced. one would imagine that many of them would imagine that many of them would be influenced by this i think powerful signal that the world has decided a new sense of direction. briefly, i mentioned the cop president, sultan aljaber. he was under enormous pressure and came under enormous pressure and came under criticism almost immediately, do you think this is some validation for him? in do you think this is some validation for him? ., ._ , do you think this is some validation for him? . , ., for him? in a way it is. he always presented _ for him? in a way it is. he always presented himself _ for him? in a way it is. he always presented himself as _ for him? in a way it is. he always presented himself as a _ for him? in a way it is. he always i presented himself as a deal-maker, for him? in a way it is. he always - presented himself as a deal-maker, a presented himself as a deal—maker, a can—do operator. whether it is oil and gas or renewables. i think he has achieved something that perhaps other people in that position wouldn't have been able to but there are big things missing, and particularly we are hearing from developing countries, they are not

getting the help they desperately need. there is a kind of process under way to help them but it is quite long term. so it is not as if he has delivered everything. but he has given a bit of a catalyst and quite —— and in quite a significant way in oil country of moving away from fossil fuels.— way in oil country of moving away from fossil fuels. thank you again, eseciall from fossil fuels. thank you again, especially for _ from fossil fuels. thank you again, especially forjumping _ from fossil fuels. thank you again, especially forjumping back - from fossil fuels. thank you again, especially forjumping back in - from fossil fuels. thank you again, j especially forjumping back in front of the camera with us. we have loved getting your perspective. this deal will continue to be dissected but for now, many people calling it historic, even despite its deficiency and that tends to be the kind of deals we get at these climate summits. cop28 is no exception. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news now. the president of harvard university is to keep herjob despite calls for her removalfollowing is to keep herjob despite calls for her removal following her remarks to

congressional hearing on anti—semitic remarks. over the weekend nearly 700 staff members rallied behind her. part of a seven story residential building has collapsed in new york city in the bronx neighbourhood. apartments were left exposed as debris fell directly onto the street below. emergency responders said no serious injuries had been reported and no trapped victims had been in the rubble. the block was undergoing repairs before the incident took place. all seven members of k—pop supergroup bts are now enlisted in south korea's army. it's mandatory for all able bodied men aged 18—28 to sign up for military service. the band are expected to complete their run by mid—2025. you are live with bbc news. after an overwhelming vote for a ceasefire at the united nations, president biden has warned israel that its tactics in gaza are losing

it international support. the us was one ofjust ten countries to oppose the resolution. biden has faced growing pressure, including from within his own democratic party, to rein in israel's military campaign. whilst he reiterated that israel could count on us backing, during a press conference along side the ukrainian president, joe biden said defeating hamas should not come at the cost of innocent civillians. we have made it clear to the israelis and they are aware that the safety of innocent palestinians is still of great concern. and so the actions they are taking must be consistent with attempting to do everything possible to prevent innocent palestinian civilians from being hurt, murdered, killed. we can go live now tojerusalem.

our correspondent yolande knell. this is the strongest public comment we have had so far from the this is the strongest public comment we have had so farfrom the us president, from joe biden, when it comes to criticising the conduct of israel's war in gaza. president biden also talked about how he thought the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu needed to change his hard—line government and he talked about how you need to have an eye to the future, basically ending this decades—old conflict between israel and the palestinians. he said that ultimately, israel can't say no to the idea of creating an independent palestinian state, part of the international formula for peace, the long—standing international formula for peace here. that is something israeli hardliners in benjamin netanyahu's government vehemently oppose. we are expecting there to be us officials, the defence secretary, top white house adviser, who are here in the coming days to talk about the conduct of the war and also to have

a look at the future, what really comes next. all of this taking place as the fighting continues inside the gaza strip. we are hearing about continuing israeli air strikes, about naval shelling as well, with health officials in gaza talking about some 50 palestinians killed in the latest israeli strikes. also from the israeli side, it seems yesterday was the most deadly day for the israeli military since they began their ground offensive in the gaza strip, with some ten israeli soldiers who are have been killed. that is something that is really being reflected in the israeli media today. being reflected in the israeli media toda . ., ., being reflected in the israeli media toda. ., ., ., ,, being reflected in the israeli media toda . ., ., ., ,, earlier, i spoke to nibal farasakh from the palestinian red crescent society. yesterday, we have received around 107 trucks, loaded with humanitarian aid, food, water, relief items, medicines and medical supplies.

however, since the beginning of the escalation and up to this moment, what was getting into gaza, as for the humanitarian aid, barely meets 10% of the needs. all peoples in gaza, the whole population, we say, are suffering from hunger. people are lacking food, water, electricity and medicine, as well as fuel and this is also affecting the situation of the health system, which has literally collapsed after the majority of hospitals went out of service and those who are still operating barely can provide the minimum medical services, since they are overwhelmed with increased and alarming numbers of casualties. as you know, since the beginning of the escalation up to this moment, the number of victims we're talking about, around 76,000 palestinians were killed, injured, but even are still missing under the rubble.

this is absolutely an alarming number, in two months, especially that most of them are children and women. there are 8,000 children who have been killed since the beginning of the escalation and now, after israel intensified the air strikes on the area south of gaza, we are seeing terrible stories for palestinians who don't have even any option to go to. 85% of the palestinians were forced to flee towards south of gaza and now again, after they are in khan younis, israel again forcing those palestinians to go towards rafah, where rafah is already packed. there is no place in any shelter for any new one and people are struggling to have shelter, as well as food and water

for theirfamilies. unfortunately, children in gaza, they barely have a one meal a day, which is now an extreme challenge for every parent to provide their children, even with just one meal, which doesn't even include everything. now, having bread became a dream for every palestinian, just to have some bread. the situation is simply dire and all palestinians completely rely now on humanitarian aid, which doesn't even scratch the surface. let's get some other stories from around the world now. residents in australia's far north are bracing for the arrival of a tropical cylone. cyclone jasper is likely to cross the queensland coast in the coming hours,

bringing with it large swell, storms, and "life—threatening" floodwaters. president biden has hit out at a ruling by the texas supreme court that stopped a woman from geting an emergency abortion on medical grounds. kate cox is pregnant with a foetus that has a rare genetic defect which usually results in stillbirth or death just after birth. lawyers for ms cox announced she had left texas to obtain an abortion outside of the state. us officials have charged a man with being a stowaway after he disembarked in los angeles from a copenhagen flight without a ticket or passport. sergey ochigava had israeli and russian id cards with him but his citizenship is currently unknown. officials could find no record of him being booked for any flights to the us or having requested any visa for entry. he has pleaded not guilty and is due in court later this month.

there has been a security breach in the lower house of india's parliament. a man in a blackjacket jumped to the table. reports say two men got into the chamber, shouting slogans and spraying coloured gas. the suspects were later taken into custody. actor andre temper magga has passed away at the age of 61. finally, it's notjust commuters who are rushing through traffic on this particular motorway. let's take a look at this, this is a chihuahua caught on dash cam footage racing between cars. this on the staten island expressway in new york. apparently, he ran away after being spooked by a pit bull. thankfully,

after being chased down on that really busy motorway, he is now safe and has been reunited with his owners. lucky escape therefore the chill hour. stay with us on bbc news. i will be back shortly with the daily�*s top stories. thank you for watching. the weather has started on a cloudy note but will end with some sunshine. it will be chilly wherever you are but that will change. today you are but that will change. today you can see the blues indicating the cooler air around us. tomorrow, it's similar but then as we head through friday into the weekend, their milder yellows and ambers return. it will be mild for the time of year. today what we have is this area of low pressure. today, what we have got is this area of low pressure pushing south and east, taking this cloud and rain with it.

a ridge of high pressure from the west, it will settle down in the west and it will brighten up quite nicely. more sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, and wales and the south—west. further east, we hang on to a bit more cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle. it will feel cold with the onshore breeze coming in from the north sea. the evening and overnight, the low pressure continues to pull this cloud of patchy rain towards the south—east. some clear skies for a time. could be an early frost before two weatherfronts arrive, introducing rain and some hill snow for a time across the hills of scotland and northern england. for most, a cold night but with brisk winds coming from the west, in the west, it will be that bit milder. tomorrow, like today, all this cloud and patchy light rain pushes down towards the south—east. it will brighten up from the west through the course of the day but, again, on this brisk wind, we will see more showers coming in across western scotland and northern ireland with the temperature range 8—12 degrees. beyond that, on friday, under clear skies to start the day,

there could be some patchy mist and fog but there will be some sunshine. you can see the thicker cloud coming in across the north and west. a new weather front will introduce some rain. gusty winds still in the north and west but temperatures slowly starting to rise, once again. things change a bit on the weekend. we still have this ridge of high pressure but it is pulling away onto the near continent. we still have the ridging in the south, but it is allowing weather fronts to come in from the north. generally, this weekend will be fairly cloudy, some rain across the northern half of the country where it will also be windy.

this is bbc news, the headlines... it is so decided. applause. an historic deal is agreed at the cop28 climate change summit — calling on all countries to move away from the use of fossil fuels for the first time. prime minister rishi sunak sees off a rebellion in his own party over his flagship immigration bill. the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris is holding talks with the main parties in stormont about the future of devolution.

prime minister rishi sunak has won a crucial vote in parliament on his rwanda plan despite right—wing conservative rebels refusing to back it. the legislation seeks to send some asylum seconds to africa despite it being ruled unlawful by the uk supreme court. mps approved it 313-269 with a the uk supreme court. mps approved it 313—269 with a comfortable majority of 1m. i spoke to our correspondent. he explained what this victory means in practice. this is just the first stage in a long legislative process. in fact, it would have been so unusual for a rishi sunak to lose at this stage because no government has lost at that stage since 1986. yet yesterday morning, genuinely seemed in question. in fact, you werejust hearing from the cop summit and the uk climate minister graham stuart. the government was so worried about this vote they got graham stuart to fly back to london from dubai just

to vote and then flew back to