representatives of around 200 nations at a un climate change summit in poland have reached agreement over how to implement the paris accord. talks had continued for an extra day, but some critics say the deal doesn't put enough pressure on countries to cut their emmissions, there've been scuffles in paris between groups of yellow vest anti—government protesters and police. it's the fifth consecutive weekend of nationwide protests in france over issues including the cost of living. ukraine's president has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. after decades of negotiations, an historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. and a new tomb — believed to date back around four —— 4,500 years, has been discovered in the saqqara pyramid complex in egypt. tolls on the two main bridges crossing the river severn into south wales, will be scrapped from monday. drivers have been charged for more than fifty years. the welsh government says removing tolls will boost the economy by around £100m a year,

but critics say there'll be more traffic congestion. sian lloyd's report contains some flashing images. crossing the river severn into south wales has until now always come at a price. some 25 millionjourneys a year are made. lorry driver craig evans makes more than most. for 17 years, he's been delivering goods from wales across the border. this could be halfway over the bridge, and you're losing time, your driving time, you're late getting the goods delivered. it's just horrific. his firm makes 31,000 crossings every year. until recently, lorries were charged £20 a time. it's good for my company. they've got more money in to invest, which will create more jobs, but the side that i'm not looking forward to is the traffic which is going to come into wales, and from my point of view,

it's going to cause more congestion. to commemorate the first crossing of the severn bridge, i have great pleasure in unveiling this plaque. in 1966, the completion of the first bridge across the severn caused huge excitement, but the volume of traffic multiplied, and 30 years later, the prince of wales opened a second severn crossing. when this bridge returned to public ownership, the uk government announced that the tolls would go. around 100 staff are affected. among them is darren moore, who said he is sad to be losing hisjob but does have fond memories of his time in the toll booths. you'd get people turning up and going, is this the way to exeter? is this the way to scotland? because they've taken a wrong turning, and then you have to break the news that they're actually just about to enter wales. work is now under way to remove the barriers. the aim is to save drivers money and encourage more investment in the south wales economy, but it's predicted that scrapping the tolls will increase traffic

on what is already a congested stretch of the motorway. sian lloyd, bbc news, on the m4. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the beautiful lake district in northern england. we;re here to discover all of the hard work that goes into conserving the region, but also coming up on this week's show... carmen continues her whistlestop tour of next year's rugby world cup venues in japan. this time, she is in osaka. ferris wheel? it goes around. arigato! 0k, she said it is straight ahead. our global guru simon is here with tips on how to make it to base camp on mount everest. and we find out where ice cream is said to have originated. new york? italy? its vast lakes and majestic

mountains have inspired generations of painters, poets and writers. the lake district is england's largest national park and that's where we are starting the show this week. and we're not on our own. almost 20 million people annually visit this region and last year, the lake district was awarded unesco world heritage status, which means it now counts among wonders like the grand canyon in the us and machu picchu in peru. that's pretty good company for a region whose steep mountains and picturesque valleys and lakes

have been attracting tourists for over 200 years, come rain or shine. so the great thing about coming to this place at this time of year is the beautiful autumnal colours filling up the landscape. the bad thing is the autumn weather. liam prior is a local ranger. unesco's recognition is filling people like him with great pride, but this will inevitably add to an existing concern. in total, we are talking hundreds of thousands of people each year coming to these mountains? it must have an impact on the land. absolutely — every footfall causes a bit of erosion and the landscape would be a much different place if that erosion wasn't happening. thankfully, fix the fells formed to tackle the erosion. every week, whatever the weather, volunteers gather to maintain and repair the mountain paths, fix walls and protect the unique

landscape, and there's plenty to keep them busy. you can actually see here that the original width of the path was about a metre wide, and yet now it stretches almost to three metres and that's been caused by erosion from footfall, people stepping on the path to walk around rocks, and rainfall off the mountain. making the preservation work all the more urgent. and it's tough work — cleaning the drains and building the path edges needs stamina, plenty of elbow grease and good shovel skills. alright, chaps, what's happening? basically what we want to do is extend this drain out a little bit to get a bit more flow when it gets into heavy rain. 0kie—dokie. let's do it. i think this is the first time i've used a shovel. barry and his dog hamish have also been volunteering for the past ten years. looking a bit wet and miserable! he comes out most times.

hamish has been doing it since he was a pup. the things that keep me coming back, firstly, there is a huge amount of camaraderie amongst the whole group. another reason is i've walked on these fells for years, all my life, basically, and it's a way of putting something back. as the sky clears, i leave the volunteers to the hard work and take up liam's offer of a tour of up scafell pike. at 978 metres, it's england's highest mountain. i can't imagine how much labour must have gone into putting this pathway up the side of the mountain. there has been a team in footpath team in wasdale since 1988, so every year since then, work has gone into this path to create the sustainable line. 30 years of hard labour. more than 30 years of hard labour. it's more than a jail sentence. it's amazing. but here, the hard labour is rewarded by stunning views.

it may not be the best of weather today, it's a bit misty out there, but you can still see at this incredible view over the lake and it's not surprising that so many people are drawn here all year round. we march on and, after a couple of hours, we finally reach the top. well, the plateau line just below it. so where is the peak? these crags, that is scafell pike with the summit just nestled in behind. and i believe there is some rockclimbing history. yeah, sure — it's the disputed home of rock climbing in england. a lot of people came and tested their skills on these crags in the late 1800s. but these seemingly eternal rocks have also lived through world events. after the climbers came the soldiers. after the first world war, scafell pike was gifted to the national trust as a war memorial and as a place for returning servicemen and women to come and get away from it all, and we'd encourage everybody to show that respect when they're ascending scafell pike. conservation efforts

in the lake district aren'tjust focused on the landscape. up until a few years ago, you could catch glimpses of large golden eagles towering over these summits, but now the only place you find them is here at dee and daniel's place. this is phoenix. hello, phoenix. but you're not a phoenix. the golden eagle is really the icon of the lake district, in terms of its natural wilderness. sadly, the last golden eagle died about two or three years ago in the wild. so this little chap has is being trained up to fly, free—fly in the lakes, so people can still see a wild the lake district is not immune to the global decline in biodiversity. and dee and daniel's ecotourism business introduces to animals that

are 01’ were once part of this region's wildlife, all with the hope of fostering further respect for these creatures and their habitat. another animal you're no longer able to spot in the wild any longer in the lake district is the wolf. in fact, the last one is believed to have been killed way back in the 13th centuryjust up the road from here. but for de‘s hybrid wolves, whose pedigree is part wolf, part dog, it's time for walkies. put your hand in the grip of the leash like this and we will go for a walk. taking your wolf for a walk. we want to show people that they are not the big bad wolf, the demonisation of hollywood and fairy stories isn't actually true, and although it's not a place in the lake district to have wolves any more, we can use that to show people that actually, coexistence with the predators

we've got left is really, really, vitally important. and as the sun goes down, my time here is up. but the details mean there is one thing up to take part into become a true member of the pack. there is lots of different wolf howls. the one that we are going to do is a family bonding holw and this bond is for pack unity. it is our version of singing "we are family," and i've got all my wolf pack around me. howls wolves howl that was some good howling, boys. nicely done. time now to leave the lake district behind and find out about a tasty

treat that is a traditional favourite over in iran. don't go anywhere, because coming up on the travel show: we head over to japan as carmen continues her challenge to explore one of the country's most famous cities in 90 minutes. this time it is osaka. i've got to walk there? no, that way. hello from malaga. this week i have advice on trekking to everest base camp, and the friendliest places on the planet, according to a californian professor of psychology. first though, in belgium, the africa museum has reopened almost five years to the day after it closed for a complete renovation.

the grand venue, originally known as the palace of the colonies is set in parkland in the south of the belgian capital brussels. the original name was the museum of the belgian congo, and much of the contents were brought from what is now the democratic republic of congo. the aim of the fresh museum, to present a contemporary and decolonised vision of africa. next, samih alalawi from bahrain sends an email with the heading, "a hospitable place to visit?" samih, an american professor of psychology has done the work for you by researching the most friendly cities on the planet. the top place to cities are in latin america.

rio in brazil and san jose in costa rica. more conveniently from your starting point in bahrain, lilongwe in malawi and kolkata in india are third and fourth respectively. but personally i find your part of the world, the middle east, is the region on earth where i have felt most warmly welcomed. next, andrew moger from west yorkshire has an adventure in mind. it has always been my ambition to trek to the everest base camp. what would you recommend for me to achieve this? this is a real trip of a lifetime, andrew, and required some specialist advice. it is a very achievable goal for someone in their mid, even late 60s into their 70s with a well thought out plan. get your gear list, start to accumulate the gear because that will probably take a bit of time. you want to start to physically prepare yourself, you want to focus on strength training, cardiovascular training, and endurance training. finally gillian craigie wants to arrive at new‘sjfk airport

as four in the afternoon and has an appointment in central manhattan at 7:30 pm. she wants to know: with new york's jfk airport just 12 miles from manhattan, on paper there should be no problem covering that distance in over three hours. but a recent snapshot of wait times for us customs and border protection at the airport's international arrivals terminal shows that the average wait for non—americans between 4—5pm was 33 minutes, with a maximum of 70 minutes. you can avoid such problems by choosing a departure airport in europe, such as dublin, which has us preclearance, all the immigration checks take place on foreign soil. next, getting to manhattan — the evening rush hour will be

building on the roads, so i suggest you go to the rail option. even with a long wait at border checks you should reach penn station by around 6pm. if you are running short of time you may want to check your bags into left luggage and at a bite to eat before the gig. that's all for now, but please keep sending me your travel questions and i'll do my best to find you solutions. bye for now. to finish the week we are injapan to see carmen take on another challenge as she prepares to take on the sights and sounds of osaka against the clock. to the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads to asia next year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams at ten host cities around japan in what is also a dry run for the olympic games in tokyo in 2020.

some will be worried about japan's reputation as a place that is tricky to get around if you don't speak the language. it's a myth that i think isn't always deserved. to show you why, i will be exploring six ofthe host cities against the clock. today we are in osaka. it used to be the logistical hub for the ancient capital which was kyoto. it has a very distinct culture of its own, it has its own food and its own dialect. so much so that it is competing a lot with tokyo. some say it is the western capital of japan. so there is that east versus west thing going on. i have to walk there.

no, that way. the challenge is this. i have 90 minutes, the length of a rugby match plus half—time, to see its three big highlights. what have you got in store for me today. what is my challenge? today you are going to go three places. we have something to see, something to eat, and then a little curveball at the end. my first stop is a building that dominates the skyline here. this is it, this is where my challenge starts. let's start the clock right now. the umeda sky building building is a landmark tower here in osaka. it has a 40th floor observatory where you can enjoy the view of the city. the escalator itself is between two buildings, so you can enjoy the city view while you are going up. so this is the famous midair escalator. what a magnificent view. the view is even more spectacular at the rooftop observatory. but unfortunately it's currently closed due to the damage from the recent typhoon which was the biggest in recent decades.

is this the famous highway that runs through the building? i have seen this. like, it is world famous. ok, so to get to the next location i have got to catch a train. there is nothing worse than arriving at a japanese train station ina panic. i have got to calm down, look at these lines. oh my goodness. so umeda station has a few stations by the same name, which goes different places. also there aren't many signages, lots of people there at any different time and there are so many exits and entrances, which makes it a really difficult challenge. we are good, we are good. we are here, at umeda station. and i need to get to namba. 0k. so it is easier than you might think netting around on the metro or the subway here.

a lot of the signs are now in japanese, korean, english, even chinese. particularly in big cities like tokyo and osaka. carmen is going to come out in the dontonbori district, and she is going to try a local delicacy, called ta koyaki, which are octopus balls. i think i see the giant octopus, this must be it. oh my goodness, look at the line, it's huge. it must be good. i think they have their own theme song. takoyaki is a quintessentially osa kan food. it was invented here in osaka. it's made of bits of octopus inside a batter. i have got my takoyaki, what an experience just

lining up and waiting for the ta koyaki. laughs. i think ijust burnt my tongue. it was worth it though! so now onto the next task. i am looking for a ferris wheel. time is ticking. an hour and seven minutes have passed so i have 21 minutes. ferris wheel? speaks japanese. arigato! she said it is straight ahead. laughs. is that it?

i think we found it. we were really, really close. this wheel, mounted onto the outside of a discount store is a local landmark. it is thought to be the world's only oval ferris wheel. it has been out of action for almost the last ten years and has onlyjust been restored to its former glory. i am here. i made it. that's my whistlestop tour of osaka, with roughly ten minutes to spare. what a way to finish the day. that was carmen reporting from japan. we will be back there next week when: she embarks on another 90 minute challenge, this time in the japanese port city of kobe. wow, look at that! oh my goodness, what a view. dojoin us then, and in the meantime you can sign up to our social media feeds and see where

we are in the world, as well as sharing some of your travel stories. but now from me, christa larwood, and the rest of the travel show team here in the lake district, it's goodbye. hello there. good morning. stall sta ll eatery stall eatery everything at the. freezing storm deirdre editing at oui’. freezing storm deirdre editing at our. for a short while we will have an amberwarning our. for a short while we will have an amber warning from the met office north of the central belt. blizzards for a while but even here the snow eases off later in the night. the main bank of cloud that brought that rain, snow and freezing mix has swept away from england and wales. disco of cloud bringing wet weather for a while, moving into scotland we re for a while, moving into scotland were increasingly the snow will find to the hills. to store moving away to the hills. to store moving away to the hills. to store moving away to the north sea leaving us with south—westerly airflow and these are the temperatures. is placed as dry, white wings, clear skies and still icy patches in northern england and for scotland and still some wintry

showers to come into scotland in the morning. as become fewer, we get a few more sunshine arriving as some sunny spells for northern ireland. sunday morning before lucy reigns developing and western parts moving through the english channel. in the afternoon, heavy burst of rain. a different look to the weather, not as wendy and it will be a bit milder as wendy and it will be a bit milder as well. the really cold air is across scandinavia into eastern, north—eastern parts of europe and we getan north—eastern parts of europe and we get an atlantic influence over the coming few days and that means milderairand on coming few days and that means milder air and on monday we are in between two weather systems, most places will have a dry day. morning mist and fog across scotland, otherwise plenty of sunshine, eastern areas of staying dry, the wind picks up and we see if you showers in the west ahead of the rain band that heads off. southerly wind, mild wind and even double figures for belfast and through the central belt of scotland. the main

driver of our weather as we head into to say is a big area of low pressure into the atlantic that is pushing ahead really slowly. that will bring heavy rain, pulses of heavy rain moving across it staggering its weight eastwards, not sure how far it will get but with some heavy rain there is likely to be localised flooding. in mild to have a double—figure temperatures everywhere. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. after two weeks of talks and two years of work, consensus was finally reached late on saturday evening, on international rules to tackle climate change. nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions, to support the implementation of the 2015 paris agreement. that aimed to limit a rise in average global temperatures to "well below" two degrees celsius — above pre—industrial levels. here's our science editor, david shukman. this is what it's all about. gases released into the air that heat the planet.