i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a stark warning about climate change. as a key un summit opens, experts say the threat posed by rising temperatures has never been worse. destruction in so many places, and suffering, a lot is offering derived from the consequences of climate change. —— a lot of suffering. a ceasefire in the trade war between the us and china. donald trump and xijinping put punishing tariffs on hold — for now. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: after some of the worst riots in paris for decades, president macron‘s government promises tough action against anyone who resorted to violence. and down on one knee, then down the drain. new york police reunite the couple whose engagement ring fell down a grate in times square. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 1am in the polish city of katowitsa, where just a few hours ago, the united nations gave a stark warning about climate change. patricia espinosa opened the latest gathering, called to try to find a solution to the problem, by telling delegates that the threat posed to humanity by rising temperatures has "never been worse". have a listen. a tough message there from the united nations, the effects that are happening at affecting communities around the world, it casualties, destruction in so world, it casualties, destruction in so many places, suffering, a lot of

suffering derived from the consequences of climate change, just make it, really make our more urgent. a tough message there from the united nations there, but it seems it isn't necessarily getting through. cutting back on the use of fossil fuels like oil and coal is seen as vital if we want to reduce emissions which contribute to climate change. but in poland — the host for this summit — that's just not happening. our environment correspondent david shukman reports. a mountain of coal lies freshly dug at a mine, one of many here in southern poland at the centre of arguments over what to do about global warming. ok, so we're on our way down. i'm starting to feel the air pressure on my ears now. our first sight of the mining process. this coal is used to make steel, but most is burned to generate electricity. we reach a tangle of cables and pipes, and the rock

above us keeps shifting. this is literally the coal face, and despite that spray of water, it's amazingly dusty down here, and very noisy. a really hostile place to work, and because coal can be so polluting, many countries, including britain, have moved away from it, but here in poland, thousands of people work in the coal mines. coal is a mainstay of the polish economy. so while climate scientists say the world should move away from coal, here, it looks set to last for decades. but back at the surface, one green campaigner offers a different vision, of clean solar power. he knows he's outnumbered here. burning coal, burning fossilfuels,

using fossil fuels in the energy sector, it is a source of huge co2 emissions, and it hurts our climate, it hurts our planet. this region has some of the dirtiest air in europe, something that'll focus minds as the climate talks get under way. david shukman, bbc news, in poland. let's take a moment and have a look at some of the day's other new stories. china's president xijinping is making the most of his trip to argentina for the 620 summit, by extending his visit to sign some trade deals. the argentine president, mauricio macri, was once again his host. the two leaders shook hands again, just two days after they exchanged similar formalities. that meeting failed to reach agreement on key issues, but mr xi and his host seemed to be happy with their own arrangements. translation: i would say that we had

an excellent meeting, during which we revisited all of the projects we have in common. unfortunately, it is a long agenda and i always have the benefit argentines as much as the chinese. translation: although china and argentina are far apart, the two countries have always adhered to the spirit of mutual trust and cooperation, so we have become strategic partners and called france. —— good friends. also making news today: president trump's unique approach to diplomacy is in the spotlight again, after the south korean president moonjae—in revealed details of a conversation with the us leader about north korea. mr moon told reporters that mr trump had asked him to pass on a message to kimjong—un, and that message was that the american president had very favourable views towards the north korean leader and that he likes him. a senior member of theresa may's cabinet has warned that if the british parliament fails to support her brexit deal, the uk could either leave with no agreement, or even not leave at all.

the environment secretary michael gove, who campaigned for britain to leave the eu, said that while the deal on offer wasn't ideal, there was no better alternative. this deal, of course is not perfect, but it does provide those of us who have campaigned to live with an opportunity to take back control of oui’ opportunity to take back control of our borders, we have control of our immigration policy. it means that we end the huge automatic sums that go to the eu every week and it gives us the capacity in huge sectors of our economy to diverge, if we think that's writes. —— right. the number of people still missing following last month's wildfires in california has fallen to just 25. the death toll is unchanged at 88, and it now seems that many of those who fled their homes have finally reported their whereabouts to the authorities. now how is this for a story of lost and found 7 this couple isjohn and daniella,

a couple from the uk, and this is shortly afterjohn proposed to daniela in manhattan. but disastrously, the engagement ring fell down a grate. the couple then had to return to the uk, thinking that it was lost. but the new york police department saw that video, then recovered the ring, before issuing an appeal on social media, hoping to reunite it with its owners. john and daniella have now come forward and they'll now be getting it back, in plenty of time for their wedding. now, the us and china have been exchanging ever increasing tariffs as their trade war gathers pace, but the dispute has now been put on hold, after a meeting between donald trump and xi jinping on the sidelines of the 620 summit. the two leaders agreed to postpone the imposition of the latest round of us import taxes for 90 days, to allow time for wide—ranging talks. the white house said it was a highly successful meeting,

and xijinping said co—operation was the best choice for both countries. earlier i spoke to amy zhuang, chief analyst for asia at the financial services group nordea, and i asked her whether it was a win—win agreement for both countries. well, clearly, i mean this is a win—win situation at least in the next few months, while they are working out the deal and i am also sure that those leaders will go home and declarer wins from this truce, and declarer wins from this truce, and from the china side, xijinping could say that we got the us to postpone further tariffs and that will give relief to our economies, to the export sector and the manufacturing sector, because the trade war has already cut into the economy and the manufacturing sector. but the us, trump will also go home and basically say well, china has agreed to buy more products from us, especially

agricultural products, so the farmers... he... inaudible it is a temporary truce, isn't it? 90 days does not seem like much time to work toa does not seem like much time to work to a lot of the structural changes that the us is demanding of china, including kings intellectual property and technology. so what will they come away with in terms of going forward? —— intellectual property. that is the interesting pa rt property. that is the interesting part because this declaration is not really co m e part because this declaration is not really come up with any details, what that the us are expecting to come up with, at the specific ones in terms terms of how much they want the chinese to do and the timeline? and will try to be up to that? and i guess those details will probably be announced gradually over the next three months, but i do not think any agreement as such and especially not that china will see any meaningful reform progress as three months is

just too short. but if they both do try to meet each other in the middle within the next few months, they could easily postpone further escalation is even further into the future, so this is a positive first step of course. all right, we know they are already some tariffs in place at the moment and there has been some impact on both economies. we saw the growth in china's manufacturing sector stalled for the first time in november, the us comes up first time in november, the us comes up with trade data this week as well. how has all of this, this trade war, impacted the world's two largest economies? clearly, china has intensified the slowdown that the chinese economy had already seen it before the trade war started up on the us, the pressure on inflation, especially consumer inflation, especially consumer inflation, because the import so many goods from china, that pressure is also reeling and that is importantjust is also reeling and that is important just ahead of is also reeling and that is importantjust ahead of christmas time. so i guess both countries can sigh of relief now, but uncertainty

remains very high. now let's turn to europe. a huge clear up operation has been taking place in paris, after the worst civil unrest in france for several decades. more than 400 arrests were made as protestors, calling themselves the yellow jackets, clashed with police around some of the city's world famous landmarks. they want president macron to scrap his increased taxes on fuel — something that he is adamant he will not do. lucy williamson reports. france's scars are visible today, burnt into its most exclusive streets. the cost of economic conflict, long felt outside the city centres, now being scrubbed inch—by—inch from the capital's face. among the targets last night was yasmin‘s car. she's not a government representative, but a single parent, with five children. translation: i understand the protestors, but the way they are acting right now, no. we are not dying from hunger,

we have social care. it's not perfect, but i also work and raise my kids, i suffer from the tax rises too. last night's violence was unusual for france. those now flocking to this movement include anarchists and political agitators. president macron has said that rioters will not be tolerated, but it's not always easy to tell who's who. even among the many peaceful protestors are those who say france's institutions aren't working, and rebellion is overdue. the most popular demand at protest sites around the country — macron resign. they're cleaning off the graffiti now, but the discontent sparked this movement is harder to wipe away. president macron has cast himself as an economic reformer who stands firm against protestors, but when do protestors become simply the french people?

jean will be 70 this month, but he was at the protest here last night too. translation: if the protest had gone very calmly, macron would have come back from argentina and said "it's all fine, it'll die down, i'll stick to my position and i won't change anything." it's sad to say, but it's the reality. president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the 620 summit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: less cheers for beers — are australians falling out of love with alcohol? also coming up on the programme: creating real opportunites for disabled people across the world

— the world health organization pushes to raise awareness of the i billion people living with a disability. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle.

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the un warns the threat posed to all of us by climate change has never been this serious as a global climate summit opens with a push to cut emissions. there's been a ceasefire in the trade war between the us and china, as donald trump and xijinping put punishing tariffs on hold. and this video from the 620 summit illustrates just how frustrating it can be when you're the host. argentina's president macri

was greeting donald trump, when the us leader decided he wasn't going to wait around for any more photographs. mr macri looked a little bit disappointed at his departure. he took a moment to recompose himself, before getting ready to greet his next guest. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads with the meeting between china and the us at the 620 summit. they report on president xi and president trump agreeing a 90—day truce in their trade war. the straits times also features that meeting, describing a global sigh of relief at the outcome. it also touches on saturday's violent protests in paris, which it says were the worst france has experienced in decades. and the japan times has also got

the xi—trump meeting on its cover, this time warning thatjapan is now in president trump's crosshairs after he agreed a trade war ceasefire with china. it also looks at the 620 meeting between france's president macron and japan's prime minister abe, and looks at how the arrest of renault and nissan car executive carlos 6hosn injapan could put a strain on relations between the two countries. now kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? for boxing fans, there was one must see fight this weekend in los angeles. and this video of british heavyweight boxer tyson fury singing after his title fight with america's deontay wilder is proving a hit on bbc.com. all together now! buy, buy, this american pie. —— bye bye miss american pie. he seemed happy enough,

despite being knocked down twice, as the fight ended in a draw. and we'll have more on that in sport today in about half an hour's time. australians have a reputation for being rather fond of alcoholic drinks, but it seems that claim might not be rooted in reality. at least not if you look at officialfigures, which suggest consumption has fallen to their lowest levels in decades. according to the research, the average australian will, each year, knock back 224 cans of beer and 38 bottles of wine. they'll also get through 17 bottles of cider and polish off 4 bottles of spirits. but the same statistics also suggest that one fifth of the australian population are tee—total, meaning they never drink any alcohol at all. phil mercer has the story. believe it or not, alcohol

consumption in fun loving australia is at its lowest since the early 19605. is at its lowest since the early 1960s. beer, wine and spirits are still a big part of life here, but ina land still a big part of life here, but in a land with a busy reputation, it is young people who are drinking less. i think it is really interesting, i think we have turned the corner. over the last decade we have recently seen an improvement with less in drinking, less accidents with alcohol—related risk. i think we are seeing issues related to lifestyle and being healthier coming to play. australia's taste are changing. small craft brewers so that be made with more native ingredients is becoming more popular as drinkers choose quality over quantity. people drinking less, but drinking better. so instead of taking their $30 into a pub and saying i want to get as many beers asi saying i want to get as many beers as i can out of this, they are actually saying i want to have the best experience that i can. so i

might go in and i might only get to be as out of this, i will have an experience, take something committee story and be by this be a. australians do love to party, for many, treating is a national pastime, especially on days where there are major sporting events. alcohol here is widely available and is relatively cheap. foremost, is just a bit of fun, a social lubricant that helps them to relax. but for others, alcohol has a far darker side. this marching sydney has celebrated those tried to conquer their addictions. apple is it australia's most lethal drug, killing more people this year than all illicit substances put together. for some, it is demon that is hard to overcome. ijust knew that ijust needed alcohol to make me feel good, keep me that confidence, allow me to get out of bed or what ever. just

not wanting to live any more. recovery has really given me a new gift of life and just the opportunity to be that mother and that person i am meant to be. the australia government recommends no more than two standard drinks each day. that plea for moderation appears to be working, although australia's love affair with booze might be fading, it is still a place that loves to party. one billion people live with a disability, according to the world health organisation. it's a huge figure, roughly fifteen percent of the global population. and it's having a profound effect on how society responds. monday the third of december is designated by the united nations as the international day of disabled persons, so earlier i spoke to dr alarcos cieza, from the world health organisation, to find out more about the day.

i could say that society does not really have an understanding of all of the things that people with disability face in everyday life. so, ithink disability face in everyday life. so, i think that we need to consider that people with disabilities, or experience barriers when accessing education, employment, in socialand political life, in community participation, but also accessing health services. this is probably an understanding that not everyone has. so how do you then influence governments, how do you influence policy, how do you influence people every day to get a better understanding of this? how important is days like the third of december? actually, december three is a very important day. i would like to mention that for example, the un

agencies here in geneva, together, the united nations agencies here in 6eneva come together to celebrate december three with the slogan, " a day for all". the message behind this slogan is that disability is a universal experience. in this sense that everyone of us has experience, experiences, all will disability in our lifetime. so it is important to. we need to stop talking about then that when we talk about people with disability and about us. disability is about all of us and i think this recognition in society is important and it is reflective also, in the number that you mentioned in the beginning. we are talking about 15%

of the world ‘s population experiencing significant, or having significant disability. if so many of us are touched by this, will experience this, why is there such a problem with inclusion, why is there still a need for days like the third of december? one of the main barriers and probably one of the most important barriers, is really political will. political will to make sure that persons with disabilities participate in society on an equal basis with others. let me take the example of the access to assist is products like glasses, hearing aids or wheelchairs. imagine that only one in ten people who need these devices have access to them. lets remind everybody that the third

of december is the international day of december is the international day of disabled persons. really important to game awareness for that. —— gain. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. we will be looking at the market reaction in the aftermath of the 620 summit. and before we go, is it too early to mention christmas? we're in december, so why not end the show with an invasion of skiing — and snowboarding — santas. they took to the slopes of newry, in the us state of maine. the event is staged every year to raise money for local charities. as you can see, most of the father and mother christmases proved to be quite handy on the snow, even without a reindeer or sleigh around to help. hello. more rain for part of england

and wales in the day had. tuesday, quieterfor and wales in the day had. tuesday, quieter for all and wales in the day had. tuesday, quieterfor all but then and wales in the day had. tuesday, quieter for all but then the weather gets pretty busy again from wednesday, as we will see. a chilly start the further north you are as monday begins and in scotland, the risk of ice on untreated services because we have the weather overnight clearing away, allowing temperatures to get away. as we go on to the day, this is the area of cloud. showers and outbreaks of rain moving to england and wales, producing heavy burst, small window, south wales and south—west england. northernmost counties of northern england and northern ireland and scotla nd england and northern ireland and scotland will stay dry and sunny. on the northerly breeze, quite chilly and further showers running into northern scotland. muntari in nature to relatively low ground as ago to the late afternoon evening, but the big range of temperatures, very mild across south wales and southern england, with temperatures approaching the mid— teen. on the northerly flow, that cold air filters southwards across all parts into monday night and tuesday morning. we noticed showers around scotland, wintry in nature and a

dusting of snow possible and icy patches again as tuesday begins. but it does look like a widespread frost is going to be the most noticeable pa rt is going to be the most noticeable part of tuesday morning and there could be a few fog patches around as well. we know it is going to be told as tuesday begins, but there will be plenty of sunshine around. temperatures will be held down into single figures, despite the sunshine, after that cold and frosty start and this looks to be the cold est start and this looks to be the coldest day of the week, more widely speaking. then the weather is about to change once more. it is an area of loud and rain pushing into the far south—west, while many stay dry during daylight hours, it seems to rein in cornwall and evan. this next weather system, the busy part of the week starts to take its wet weather northwards across part of england and wales into northern ireland through tuesday night and wednesday morning. it hasn't finished there either. still some uncertainty about the northern extent, but it could wish into parts of scotland, we know there is a cold air in place, since no party chilly on the hills out of

that and still big range of temperatures north to south across the uk, northern scotland more likely to stay dry and avoid this weather system. there will be another one coming in from the athletic as we go to those they, the rain does not look perfectly happy and by the end of the week, a deepening error of low pressure system weather but also stronger wind, cables or severe gales in places as we go into friday. looking pretty busy from wednesday onwards, but it is particularly on friday that there is a risk of seeing some destructive wind. chilly in the north, mild in the south. by the. , bye bye. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: global warming is posing a greater threat to humanity than ever before, that's according to the un. their climate chief said that mankind was "in danger of disappearing" if temperatures continued to rise. patricia espinosa was speaking at the start of a climate conference in katowice in poland. delegates will try to agree rules for how countries will meet commitments on cutting emissions.

donald trump and xijinping have agreed to put their trade war on hold. at the 620 summit, the two leaders said they'll postpone new us tariffs for 90 days. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a british couple have come forward to claim an engagement ring they dropped down a grate in times square after a marriage proposal. the new york police department appealed for help to locate them after retrieving the ring. that's all from me. bye— bye.