this is bbc world news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: jumping forjoy as a last minute deal is reached at the un climate conference. critics say it doesn't go far enough but the delegates are delighted. an ambition that will ensure that our children and their children look back at our legacy and recognise that their parents and grandparents took the right decisions. several thousand yellow vest protesters take to the streets again in paris, but the numbers are smaller than on previous weekends. ukraine's president proclaims the creation of an independent orthodox church. russia denounces it as a political move. and... cheering they're football and golf crazy so they put the two sports together and came up with footgolf. we've been watching the action at the world championships. hello and welcome to bbc news.

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. and after some long, difficult arguments, the world has inched towards a deal for how to reduce them. to try to avoid the risks of dangerous levels of warming in future. the talks at katowice in poland saw delegates from nearly 200 countries haggling over rules for how

to tackle climate change. a slow process, but eventually a deal was done. it will move us one step closer to the ambition enshrined in the paris agreement, an ambition that makes sure our children and their children look back on our legacy and recognise that their parents and grandparents took the right decisions. he was urged to take a bow. but there are questions about what has actually been achieved. the big challenge is that many countries, including poland, rely on highly polluting fuels like coal. thousands ofjobs depend on them. some campaigners say a few governments drag their feet. but others are pleased to have got this far. we have seen countries come together. they have responded to the science.

they haven't done enough but they have done what's possible here. they have lent in, they have agreed some rules and they have set themselves a job to go home and do more and work out what they're going to do — engaging with their citizens, their businesses, their investors, to say, how can we take more climate action? the hope is for a transition to cleaner forms of energy, like solar power. the deal in poland may encourage that. the world is responding to the threat of global warming but not nearly with the speed that scientists say is needed. david shukman, bbc news. camilla born, whom you'vejust seen in that report, is a senior policy advisor with the climate change think tank e36. she's in katowice. let's hear more from her now. thank you forjoining us. we have been told we have a limited time to avoid the worst effects of climate change. given that, is that this deal a bit of a disappointment?m

isa deal a bit of a disappointment?m is a step forward and we have to recognise that negotiations cannot make the weather on their own we have to work on an international level and take steps to gather but then go home and take action, that is where we can decide not to engage ina is where we can decide not to engage in a fossilfuel is where we can decide not to engage in a fossil fuel technology. there are in a fossil fuel technology. there a re lots of in a fossil fuel technology. there are lots of opportunity out there but we need to push harder and faster if we really want to tackle the worst impacts of climate change. the report sets out what we have to do and when. given that it was not welcomed unanimously at this climate summit, is that not a bit of an indictment of where we're it? to be clear, it was a brick at night as the science and it was adopted back in october. the difference is that

it not welcome it into a really strong recognition of how we move from science into the action space. we made some progress but we did not get a really strong commitment that this is the science it says we need to act faster and this is what we are going to do about it. we could not get that sequencing but it was recognised. what a lot of people will be wondering is whether we are still on this course for these three degrees warming that we have been hearing about, by the end of the century, after this climate summit orare century, after this climate summit or are we still in the same place? in terms of the emission cuts we have in the pipeline and have committed to, we are in a similar place but the difference is we have rules in place of that should help us rules in place of that should help us build confidence between

countries and to citizens and economies and that can help to more and move forward and changes the global economy. if the big country moves, it has a knock—on effect and builds momentum and that is the kind we need to see to bring down the warming we are on track for. it is a dangerous place we are heading towards so it is a step forward. despite the us and declining to join the agreement we are in the right direction. what next? quite simply we have to stop burning fossil fuel and decide we are not going to export more fossilfuel and decide we are not going to export more fossil fuel and stop using them. we have to create the alternative option and we need to start preparing to become more resilient because they will be climate impacts. we saw that during the last summer in the uk and extreme weather around the world. we go to have to do a lot to cut

emissions and we cannot make quick decisions about this, they have to be effective and they need to be lasting and meaningful. but the inta kes lasting and meaningful. but the intakes will come regardless. thank you very much to that. there have been clashes in paris between police and the yellow vest protestors, during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. in total, 66,000 protesters were on the streets across france. that number is significantly lower than before. earlier this week, president macron announced a series of concessions, to try to defuse the crisis. lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there are far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. i think the security forces will be

hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. ten billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not monkeys he can throw nuts at. we're human beings. the violence of previous demonstrations in paris along with the government's concessions and the impact of a terrorist attack in strasbourg this week have all helped dissuade protesters. but protest sites around the country are settling in for christmas and it is notjust the troublemakers left behind. at la ciotat tollgate 45 minutes outside marseille, the demands are no longerjust economic — they are also about democracy and access to power. translation: we want a second french revolution. we are going to show all of europe that the people do have power.

president macron says long—term solutions to this crisis lie at the local level and that he wants to meet mayors, region by region, to hear their concerns. translation: president macron has ignored us from the moment he came to power. and now all of a sudden he wants us to come to his rescue. can i be honest with you? the idea of a national consultation is absolute rubbish. everything will carry onjust like before. the clashes here seem to be losing some momentum, but the frustration that sparked them hasn't been resolved. there's a part of france that feels precarious and invisible. for the past few weeks it was visible to all. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's get some of the day's other news: former sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe is to return to the post almost two months after his surprise sacking

by the president sparked a constitutional crisis in the country. lawmakers say mr wickremesinghe will take the oath in the coming hour. the announcement comes after the man who was installed as his replacement, mahinda rajapa ksa resigned over the turmoil. the hollywood movie mogul, harvey weinstein, is facing fresh allegations of sexual assault. the latest accuser, an actress who has not been named, claims in a lawsuit that the film producer attacked and assaulted her during a meeting at his offices in 2013. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. ukraine's president has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. after decades of negotiations, the historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. the russian orthodox church dismissed the bishops council as illegitimate and says the move means absolutely nothing.

jonah fisher reports. this is a religious story, but with ukraine and russia, politics is never far away. for ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, this was a chance to notch up a much—needed win over the country's much larger and more powerful neighbour. to break away from the control of the russian orthodox church and, 27 years after independence, give ukraine its own internationally recognised church. for that to happen, the two branches of ukrainian orthodoxy had to unite. and with the faithful waiting outside in the cold, they did just that, electing a new leader for a new unified church. this is him — metropolitan epifaniy. accompanied, of course, by a jubilant president poroshenko. translation: what is this new church? it is a church without putin. what is this church?

it is a church without kirill. what is this church? it is a church without a prayer for the russian authorities and russian troops. because russian authorities and russian troops are killing ukrainians. but this church is with god and with ukraine. one of the most thorny issues lying ahead will be the fates of the many parishes and monasteries that the russian orthodox church still controls in ukraine. there are plenty of people who think they should now be handed over to the new ukrainian church. russia has already made its displeasure clear and has cut its ties with the ecumenical patriarch, the head of the global orthodox church in constantinople. jonah fisher, bbc news, kiev. several thousand people have taken to the streets of rome to protest against racism, and oppose the government's tough new anti—migrant law. the bill, passed last month, makes it easier to expel migrants and limits residency permits. italy has become the main

entry—point for migrants crossing the mediterranean to europe. caroline rigby reports. singing. at times, it seemed more like a carnival than a protest. thousands marched through rome to the soundtrack of bob marley, drawing on the singer's lyrics to make their point. they called for unity and an end to racism. translation: we cannot accept indifference. we remind the government that giving dignity and rights to the invisible people means building italy's future. chanting. italy has seen a surge in racist attacks since the far right league and anti—establishment five star movement took office in april. since the election, interior minister matteo salvini's league party has increased in popularity. but some argue his tough stance on immigration has also fuelled a climate of anti—migra nt hostility.

translation: these latest policy changes in italy generate more discrimination, distress and difficulties. while we believe we can co—exist with all those who want a better life, a better world, whatever their colour or origin. translation: we didn't come here just to walk around, but because we have rage within us, rage for socialjustice, thirst for socialjustice. that is why we are in rome — to say no to these racist policies. in recent weeks, italy passed a new law making it easier to deport migrants and strip them of italian citizenship. legislation the united nations refugee agency warns does not provide adequate guarantees, particularly when it comes to vulnerable people. chanting.

this weekend in rome, protesters called for solidarity with refugees. some even demanded mr salvini's resignation. but in a country which has become the main gateway for migrants crossing the mediterranean, with more than 20,000 arriving this year alone, it's clear the italian people remain split over how to deal with the issue. caroline rigby, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet adelina, who, like hundreds of mothers, says her child was stolen at birth during spain's franco dictatorship. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes,

but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a last minute deal at the un climate conference in poland. but some have criticised the agreement for falling short of what's needed.

several thousand ‘yellow vest‘ protesters have ta ken to the streets again in paris — but the numbers are smaller than on previous weekends. here in the uk, one of the prime minister's closest allies in government, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that theresa may's dealfor leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions, that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister's plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit

is in danger of getting stuck, and while supporting theresa may's deal, advocates assembling a coalition, potentially reaching out to opposition parties, to avoid what she calls the rocks of no deal. amber rudd proposes in her article a series of commons votes to test support for a range of possible outcomes but one conservative brexiteer mp told me you had to be on a mood altering substance to believe persuading labour mps was a viable way forward. and even within theresa may's cabinet there's differing views about what plan b should or should not look like. and others are making the case for plan a still, albeit plan a with tweaks not yet secured. it's very tempting after a week like we've had, which has not been a good week, to try and reach for other radical solutions. i still think if you look at all of this, when the dust

is settled, the only way that we're going to get through the house of commons and to give the british people the brexit that they voted for, is to have a version of the deal that the government has negotiated. one former minister who resigned last month to call for another referendum says the government should get a move on and let mps have their say. i've got absolutely no doubt that if the vote is deferred again when we come back on monday, that very serious conversations will be had by members of the cabinet and members of parliament asking, well, what is the strategy? it's simply unacceptable to run out the clock and face the country with the prospect of being timed out. the country has arrived at a moment of extraordinary jeopardy, with no—one in sole control of events and no—one who knows precisely what will happen next. chris mason, bbc news. in spain, hundreds of mothers are looking for a son or a daughter — decades after they say their child was stolen at birth and given up

for adoption or sold. over a period of more than 30 years under the dictatorship of general franco, babies were frequently taken away from political opponents, single mothers or simply just the poor, and given to otherfamilies. in some places, cases of baby theft and baby trafficking were reported well after the death of franco and the democratic transition. here's the story of adelina, who had a son in madrid in 1975, and has been looking for him ever since. the story of adelina, one of hundreds of mothers searching for their children, suspected of being stolen during the franco era in spain. 38 same—sex couples have been married in a group ceremony in the brazilian city, sao paulo. the ceremony is part of a project to enable as many gay couples to get married before january when president—elect, jair bolsonaro, comes into power. mr bolsonaro has publicly positioned himself against homosexuals

and there are fears that gay marriage could be re—criminalised after only being made legal in 2013. no doubt you've heard of football — and no doubt you've also heard of golf. but what happens when you merge the two sports together? you get ‘footgolf‘. the world championships have been taking place this weekend in morocco — and a familiar name is enjoying success — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. it's already been quite a year for french sport. in moscow this summer, the country celebrated winning the football world cup. now, hopes of similar success in the footgolf equivalent. victory over the united states in the semifinals setting up a showdown with the old enemy from across the channel.

but, firstly, what are the rules of footgolf? well, find yourself a suitable golf course, although the holes are usually a bit shorter. then, of course, you need a football, which you proceed to kick around the course. the aim — to put the ball in a so—called cup. as in golf, the fewer hits, the better. back in morocco, and a tense final match between france and the uk. cheering. ultimately, superior goal difference leading to glory. we really wanted to win against uk and that is it, we are on top of the world and we just want to make the fiesta! cheering. so, the team event was won by france, but sunday will see

the individual honours handed out as players sink putts or score goals — you decide. tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on the bbc world news. hello there. good morning. the weather for sunday looks very different to saturday. things are improving now. we had everything really on the picture on saturday, including some freezing rain, which is rare in the uk, but also very dangerous. the worst is now over. for a short while, we've got this amber snow warning from the met office for scotland, north of the central belt. but even after the early hours, towards the end of the night, even here, the snow should tend to ease off. the main belt of cloud that brought that mixture of rain, snow and freezing rain, sweeping out into the north sea. that curl of cloud behind bringing some wet weather

for a while in northern england, pushing into scotland, increasingly snow up over the hills as the storm moves away, leaving us with more of a south—westerly airflow. and these are the temperatures we're looking at at the end of the night. a little bit milder, still some icy patches for northern england and particularly in scotland, where there will be some further wintry showers around, but the winds will be lighter by this stage. we will see those showers in scotland becoming fewer, more sunshine arriving with sunny spells for northern ireland, and the morning should be dry and sunny for most of england and wales. but we'll see this showery rain gathering across western parts of england and wales, moving through the english channel. some heavy bursts of rain in the afternoon, but it will be a better day on the whole. lighter winds, much milder air across the uk as well. really cold air is still across scandinavia and across the north—east of europe. but increasingly, we're getting south—westerly winds. so, atlantic winds, drags in milderair, unsettled, changeable weather, yes, but on monday, we're in between two weather fronts, so most places will have a dry day, with some morning mist and fog, i think, for scotland, after that earlier snow. plenty of sunshine elsewhere. we'll see the wind picking up. it will introduce a few showers into western areas, ahead of the main rain band,

which isjust holding off to the north—west even by the end of the day. but it's the southerly winds, south—westerly winds, so mild, even some double—figure temperatures for belfast and the central belt of scotland. the main driver of the weather is going to be that area of low pressure, which pushes ahead this weather front here. but it is moving very erratically eastwards, there's waves on it, that means there's pulses of heavy rain and with some snow melt, and some heavy rain likely to be some flooding. how quickly east it moves across that's open to doubt. we may see the weather improving in northern ireland. double—figure temperatures everywhere on tuesday. whilst that rain moves away overnight, we're then back into sunshine and showers through wednesday and possibly into thursday, but we've still got the winds from the south—west, so for all of us, it should be a bit milder. this is bbc news. the headlines: delegates 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 have been clashes in paris between police and the yellow vest protestors, during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. 66,000 protesters took part across france. that number is significantly lower than before. earlier this week, president macron announced a series of concessions, to try to defuse the crisis. after decades of negotiations, the historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. ukraine's president has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. the russian orthodox church dismissed the move as meaning "absolutely nothing". you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news a look back at the week in parliament.