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. 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. down on one knee, then down the drain. new york police reunite the couple whose engagement ring fell down a grate in times square. good morning.

it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am 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. the effects that are happening are affecting communities around the world, casualties, destruction in so many places, suffering, a lot of suffering derived from the consequences of climate change, just make it — really make our work more urgent. a tough message there

from the united nations, 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. we arrive in an underworld, nearly one kilometre down. our first sight of the mining process. this coal is used to make steel, but most is burned to generate electricity.

we are led through a series of long, dark tunnels, picking our way very carefully. we reach a tangle of cables and pipes, and the rock above us keeps shifting. this is literally the coalface and despite that, the spray of water, it is amazingly dusty, very noisy. a very hostile place to work. 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. it is a mainstay of the coal mines. it is a mainstay of the polish economy. while climate scientist say the world should move away from coal, here it looks set 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. china's president xijinping is making the most of his trip to argentina by extending his visit to science and 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: we visited all of the

projects we have in common. u nfortu nately projects we have in common. unfortunately it is a long agenda and we have to benefit the argentines as well at the chinese. 0r vote china and argentina are always far apart, they have always adhered to mutual respect, trust and win—win corporations that we become strategic partners and friends. also making news today — president trump's unique approach to diplomacy is in the spotlight again, after the south korean president, moon jae—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 kim jong 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 n0 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 campaigned to leave, with an opportunity to take control of our borders and immigration policy. it means that we and the huge automatic sums that go to the eu every week, and it gives us the capacity in huge sectors of our economy, to divert if we think that is wrong. 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's this for a story of lost and found. this isjohn and daniella,

from the uk, shortly afterjohn proposed to daniela in manhattan. but, disastrously, the engagement ring fell down a grate. the couple then returned to the uk, fearing it was lost. but the new york police department saw the video, and then recovered the ring, before issuing an appeal on social media, hoping to reunite it with its owners. john and daniella came forward and they'll now be getting it back, in plenty of time for their wedding. 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 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 yuan 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 both leaders will go home and declare wins from this truce, and from the china side, xi jinping could say that we got the us to postpone further tariffs and that will give relief to our economy, 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 his core supporters will average this. both sides will declare this win. it is a temporary truce, isn't it? 90 days does not seem like much time to work through a lot of the structural changes that the us is demanding of china, including things like intellectual property and technology. so what will they come away with in terms of going forward? that is the interesting part, because this declaration does not really come up with any details, what the us are expecting to come up with, the specific ones in terms of how much they want the chinese to do and the timeline, and will china 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 are 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 escalations even further into the future, so this is a positive first step, of course. all right, we know there 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 out 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 before it, the trade war, started. in the us, the pressure on inflation, especially consumer inflation, because they import so many goods from china, that pressure is also reeling and that is important just ahead of christmas time. so i guess both countries can have a sigh of relief now, but uncertainty remains very high. 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 he is adamant he won't 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 that 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 on the programme — creating real opportunites for disabled people across the world. the world health organisation pushes to raise awareness of the one 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 that japan 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 madera what stories are sparking discussions online? for boxing fans there was one must see fight this weekend in los angeles. (all sing american pie) 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. 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.

i 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. daryl barrett is the techincal lead for disabilities and rehabilitation in the world health organisation's western pacific region. first off, an estimated i billion people live with disabilities. what exactly counts as a disability? good morning and banks feel time. it is a really great question. disability is

complex and evolving. it really is about the lack of participation if they have a health condition or impairment. those barriers could be legislative or policy barriers, the built environment. it's really about participation. when people can't participate, they experience disability. you mentioned those barriers. tell us exactly, how can we ove i’co m e barriers. tell us exactly, how can we overcome them? well, i guess the first thing is, to give our disability is a natural part of the human condition. there is a mentality that at them and us as all of us at some points are likely to experience disability are the first thing is recognising disability, when we address disability, we are addressing issues for the whole population. the practical way we are addressing those barriers is through implementation of the un convention

on the rights of persons with disabilities, the latest core human rights treaty which is guiding countries in order to address the discrimination and stigma that exists. is it worse in developing countries? it is estimated some 80% of people with disabilities live. it's no secret that countries need resources in order to address barriers to people with disabilities face suggest in our region, you have an incredible diversity of countries, australia, japan and new zealand like their arm and pacific island countries. all of them are different in stages. yes, we definitely need resources to address those issues. is it always about putting more money and resources into it, another things be done? the daylight today to recognise the problem? it's always needed to

address barriers. you are right. we don't only need money. to address attitudes and stigma which can often be the biggest barriers for people with disability, it doesn't take a lot of money to look at how we can address disability and make sure people are included. making sure people are included. making sure people are included. making sure people are not treated in a negative manner because of disability. thank you forjoining us. 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 teetotal, meaning they never drink any alcohol at all. phil mercer has the story. believe it or not, alcohol consumption and 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 in the land with a boozy reputation, its young people who are drinking less. i think it's really interesting. i think we have turned a significant corner. 0ver interesting. i think we have turned a significant corner. over the last decade we've progressed and seeing an improvement, less binge drinking, less resistant alcohol—related risk among young people. we are seeing issues related to lifestyle —— lifestyle and health coming into play. australia's tastes are changing. small craft brewers say that be made with 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 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'm going to go in and i might only get to be is out of this but i'm going to be is out of this but i'm going to have an experience, taste something here, hear a story, to have an experience, taste something here, heara story, but one sported by this beer. australians do love to party and the many, drinking is a national pastime, especially on days when there are major sporting events. alcohol here is widely available and it's relatively cheap. the most, it's relatively cheap. the most, it's just a bit of fun, a social lubricant that helps them to relax but for others, alcohol has a far darker side. a march in sydney has celebrated those trying to conquer their addictions. alcohol is australia's most lethal drug. it kills more people each year than all illicit substances put together. for

some, it's a daemon that's hard to overcome. i just some, it's a daemon that's hard to overcome. ijust knew that ijust needed alcohol to make me feel good, give me that confidence, allow me to get out of bed or whatever. not wanting to live any more. so recovery has given me a new gift of life and just the opportunity to be that mum and that person i'm meant to be. the australian government recommends no more than two standard drinks each day. a plea for moderation appears to be working, although australia's love affair with booze might be fading, it's still a place that loves to party. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. interesting insight there. 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. it's all been good because there has

been a sigh of relief on the markets leading to a rally for many asian stocks. there's a little bit too early to mention christmas? we are in december so why not. we have some fantastic pictures of skiing, snowboarding. event is staged in the us state of maine to raise money for local charities and as you can see, most of the father and mother business people appeared to be handy on the slopes even without a reindeer or a sleigh on hand. it's never too early to talk about christmas, is it? from me and the team, thank you for watching. 6oodbye. more rain for parts of england and wales in the day ahead.

tuesday, quieterforall, 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 had wet weather overnight clearing away, allowing temperatures to dip away. as we go on through the day, this is the area of cloud. showers and outbreaks of rain moving through england and wales, producing heavy bursts, squally winds, south wales and south—west england too. northernmost counties of northern england and northern ireland and much of scotland will stay dry and sunny. 0n the northerly breeze, quite chilly and further showers running into northern scotland. wintry in nature to relatively low ground as we go through the late afternoon evening, but a big range of temperatures, very mild across south wales and southern england, with temperatures approaching the mid—teens. 0n the northerly flow,

that colder 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 part of tuesday morning and there could be a few fog patches around as well. we know it is going to be cold 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, frosty start and this looks to be the coldest day of the week, more widely speaking. then the weather is about to change once more. notice an area of cloud or rain pushing into the far south—west, while many stay dry during daylight hours, it seems rain approaching in cornwall and devon. 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 into 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, we could see snow on the hills out of that and still big a 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 atlantic as we go through thursday, the rain does not look perfectly happy and by the end of the week, a deepening area of low pressure system weather but also stronger wind, gales or severe gales in places as we go into friday. yes, looking pretty busy from wednesday onwards, but it is particularly on friday that there is a risk of seeing some disruptive winds. still chilly in the north, mild in the south. bye bye. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story — global warming is posing a greater threat to humanity than ever before, according to the un. their climate chief said 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. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the environment secretary michael 6ove says theresa may's brexit deal