this is bbc news — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name's mike embley. history at the white house — as israel signs a peace deal with two arab countries. these agreements prove that agreements between the nations are breaking through with the failed approaches of the past. today's signing sets history on new course. india's coronavirus infections reach five million. we have a special report. the family of breonna taylor, killed by us police, agree a multi—million dollar settlement. and, humanity at a crossroads — the un's urgent warning on bio—diversity.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. we start in washington, where a ceremony to mark the signing of a peace deal between israel, the united arab emirates and bahrain, has taken place at the white house. president trump said it was the ‘dawn of a new middle east'. the gulf states are just the third and fourth arab countries to recognise israel, but the palestinians have urged other arab states not to follow suit while their conflict remains unsolved. our north america editor jon sopel has the story. since the founding of the state of israel in 1948, only two arab countries have made peace with israel. today at the white house, that number doubled as the uae and bahrain were brought together by donald trump to sign an agreement to normalise relations with the country. the signatures on the page took only a few seconds

but it had taken decades to get here. and for donald trump, with one eye on the forthcoming presidential election and another on his place in history, this was a sweet moment, a significant foreign policy victory. we're here this afternoon to change the course of history. after decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new middle east, thanks to the great courage of the leaders of these three countries, we take a major stride towards a future in which people live together in peace and prosperity. for benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, whose political fortunes have gone through similar gyrations as donald trump's, this was a welcome relief from the domestic pressures of scandal and covid. to all of israel's friends in the middle east, those who are with us today and those who willjoin us tomorrow,

i say — as—salamu alaykum — peace unto thee. shalom. there's no cheering for the deal in the gaza strip and west bank, where many palestinians feel betrayed by these two gulf nations signing a deal with israel before any agreement is reached on the future of the palestinian people. and israel says rockets were fired onto their soil by militants in gaza. but no apology for making peace from the uae or the bahrainis today. the declaration supporting peace between the kingdom of bahrain and the state of israel is an historic step on the road to genuine and lasting peace, security and prosperity across the region, and for all who live there. there are still many questions about how these new relationships will develop. but the reality is that these gulf nations have already been dealing with israel through back channels for some time. this formalises

a new relationship, though today's signing is no less important for that. the most important was that donald trump spoke today was that more will follow. this isn't a i—off, more middle eastern countries could join, notably, saudi arabia. it is notably, saudi arabia. it is not ideal of the century that he talked about at the start of his term that it does look like a recasting of the middle east that few could have imagined. former british prime minister tony blair served as middle east peace envoy, and he attended today's signing at the white house. he joined katty kay and james reynolds earlier. you are not sidelining the palestinians. look, istudied this now for... best part of 20 yea rs. this now for... best part of 20 years. i was heavily involved as prime minister, i was involved afterwards as the quartet envoy. i was spent the

next five years working on the arab— israeli relationship. you are not going to solve it u nless two are not going to solve it unless two things happen that you have got to get a palestinian politics at‘s unified and in favour of peace and you've what to bring the arab nations alongside the palestinians in that peace effort. and so when people say, and there are people of course on the palestinian side that say, no, you should have nothing to do with israel until the palestinians have resolved. they do say that. but the strategy they have had up to now has not worked and it won't work in the future. the right strategy is to encourage the relationship between israel and the arab nations and then say to the arab nations, we need your support. a unified palestinian politics, in favour of peace, needs your support. that is a strategy that can succeed. if we carry on what doing —— if we carry on doing what we have been doing for the last century, we will end up with the same result. let's get some of the day's other news. greek police have arrested five

people over a fire that destroyed the moria refugee camp on the island of lesbos. an estimated 11,000 thousand migrants are still sleeping rough, a week after the fire. the un refugee agency says it's helping the local authorities enlarge a temporary camp and provide food, blankets and other relief supplies. a spokeswoman for alexei navalny, the russian opposition leader, has said he will return to russia after he's recovered. he's being treated in germany after being poisoned while campaigning in russia. he's posted these photos on social media, saying for the first time he's been able to breathe on his own, off a ventilator, for a whole day. the highest court in the european union says internet service providers must treat all online content equally. the net neutrality ruling, follows the decision of one company to give unrestricted access to some sites like facebook and twitter. the trump administration has rolled back similar rules in the us.

millions of students across pakistan, have returned to schools and colleges, after a gap of six months, following a steady drop in new coronavirus infections. face masks have been made mandatory and morning assembly has been cancelled. the country has registered more than 6,000 deaths. india has now crossed the unfortunate milestone of having recorded five million cases of coronavirus. it's the second worst hit country in the world, behind the united states. the conditions caused by the pandemic, have had severe knock on effects on those affected by other diseases, and some of the country's poorest citizens, the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. they weren't infected by covid but they've suffered because of it. last month, this man's two—year—old son died of nerve damage in his brain. the family was turned away three times by a public hospital. doctors told

them they were overburdened because of the covid crisis. them they were overburdened because of the covid crisism it wasn't for coronavirus, my son could have been saved. element doc has told me to take him toa element doc has told me to take him to a private hospital but i didn't have money for that. —— doctors told me to take him to a private hospital. lets like bees are going unnoticed. as covid—i9 numbers continue to stack up and bring india's already inadequate medical structure to its knees. —— numbers like these are going unnoticed. doctors at public hospitals in mumbai are now being allowed to isolate for just one day between their duties in covid and other wards which puts patients at risk. when a dock with those sorts of infections, it is not good —— doctor. we are working tirelessly. we are -- many are

questioning why restrictions are eased, including opening rail networks across the country even as a health crisis is getting worse. imposing another lockdown to curb the spread of covid—i9 is an extremely difficult option because the closures we have seen over because the closures we have seen over the past several months have already had a devastating impact on the lives of some of india's poorest citizens. this man's matter has been stitching his shoes. during stringent lockdown earlier this year, they once went hungry for four straight days. translation: his mother says they have struggled for every morsel of food. and that she has never seen such days in her life. even with restrictions easing, there has only been a trickle of work. "i don't know how we will get by in the coming days. if decision

-- if in the coming days. if decision —— if decision remains like this, we will have no choice but to kill ourselves". during the last few decades, india has managed to put many out of poverty. hardfought achievements that have are at risk of coming undone. yogita limaye, bbc news. the family of breonna taylor, killed by police in her own home in louisville, kentucky, have agreed a multimillion—dollar settlement with the city. she was a 26—year—old emergency medical technician — shot eight times in march by police who entered her home in the middle of the night during a mistaken drugs raid. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, joins me now from los angeles. david, it is not the justice of the family has been after, it is an acknowledgement of some kind. 0ur is an acknowledgement of some kind. our other is an acknowledgement of some kind. 0ur otherfamily responding? they are saying this is just responding? they are saying this isjust one responding? they are saying this is just one layer in the effort to seek justice for the death of breonna taylor. 0ne

mile ina death of breonna taylor. 0ne mile in a marathon, as they put it. they are seeking the arrest of the three mac officers involved in the death of ms taylor and comprehensive police reforms. the city council in louisville, kentucky has already banned so—called no not already banned so—called no not a —— arrest warrants, this is where police can gain entry to a property without warning. 0ne of the other reforms that are being seen as part of this settle m e nt being seen as part of this settlement is a requirement that all search warrants be approved in advance by a senior officer and that police where body cameras and paramedics and social workers be present at the time of such a search. well, this is what breonna taylor's mother, tamika palmer, had to say today. as significant as today is, it's only the beginning of getting full justice for breonna. her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. so, please, continue

to say her name. tamika palmer there, of course, breonna taylor is met mother. david, as you have noted, there has been pressure mounting that dou btless has been pressure mounting that doubtless led to this but the family and many other campaigners would like to see more done. absolutely and breonna taylor's name, of course, has become a symbol for the fight or racialjustice here in the united states over the last few months. along, of course, with that of george floyd who also died at the hands of police officers a couple of months after breonna taylor tayla's death. together, they have become these symbols of this call that has gone out almost daily in some cities for greater consideration of black and coloured people in this country. as far as breonna taylor's case is concerned, one of the officers involved in her death has been sacked but the

other two have been placed on administrative leave and there have been calls for all of them to face criminal charges. these charges could come down as early as next week. the grand jury early as next week. the grand jury is due to return a verdict on that and this is what the mayor of louisville greg fisher has had to say today as well. i cannot begin to imagine ms palma's pain and i'm deeply, deeply sorry for breonna taylor make death. —— breonna taylor's death. while we wait to hear whether charges will be filed in this case, my administration is not waiting to move ahead with needed reforms to prevent the tragedy like this from ever happening again. that ward includes $12 million to breonna taylor's family to settle that wrongful death lawsuit and it is thought to be one of the highest settlements of its kind in history here. david, thank you very much for

that. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: humanity at a crossroads — the un's urgent warning on bio—diversity. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there's people alive and there's people not alive. we just can help and give whatever we got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco, at the church where she married prince ranier, 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war. but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been forcefully presented by the mr badinter, the justice minister. he has campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed.

elizabeth seton has spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businesses regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: history at the white house as israel signs a peace deal with two arab countries. more on our top story — the historic deal between gulf states and israel. steven cook is a fellow at the council on foreign relations in washington and an expert on us middle east policy. good to talk to you and thank you for your time. we describe it as you for your time. we describe itasa you for your time. we describe it as a peace deal and these two nations have never been at war with israel. that is

certainly the case but i think quibbling over whether it is a peace deal or a normalisation agreement obscures the fact that these are very important developments for the middle east. we have gone from two agreements, two countries that have normalised relations to four within a matter of weeks and it does expand the circle of peace and normal relations around the region. 0ther arab countries are likely to follow. 0verall countries are likely to follow. overall it is a positive development but it is not com pletely development but it is not completely and development but it is not com pletely a nd totally development but it is not completely and totally positive because it does not address the palestinian issue. we will return to that in a moment full you say that all eyes are now on saudi arabia. all eyes are on saudi arabia. all eyes are on saudi arabia but i don't think they will be the next country to normalise relations. i think there are other candidates. 0h i think there are other candidates. oh man, the neighbour of uae in the persian

gulf. —— 0man. morocco has been mentioned. the issue was saudi arabia is that it maintains a very strong position in regard to palestinian statehood after the most recent arab league meeting to discuss the agreement between israel and the uae, the saudis made a point of saying they remain supportive of the establishment ofa supportive of the establishment of a palestinian state. i don't think that bahrain would have been able to make the agreement with the israelis had the saudis not at least implicitly given them the green light to do so. the unifying factor here ina way do so. the unifying factor here inawaya do so. the unifying factor here in a way a shared hostility towards eran. —— iran. the uae, israel bohon and other countries including saudi arabia do have a confluence of

interest because of their concern about the challenge from iran. that has been the basis of this move towards normalisation that has been happening for a number of yea rs. happening for a number of years. what the varieties and the baronies have done has made formal what is going on behind—the—scenes for the better pa rt behind—the—scenes for the better part of the last three 01’ better part of the last three orfour better part of the last three or four years. although it better part of the last three orfour years. although it now does bring these relationships out into the open and they can now be further developed in a variety of fields beyond security and defence but also in terms of technology and business development and commercial relations. humanity is at a crossroads and we have to take action now to make space for nature to recover. that's according to a report just published by the un convention on biological diversity. it sets out what it calls ‘urgent transitions' that could be implemented to slow nature's ongoing decline. 0ur science and environment correspondent victoria gill has more. time is running out to repair the damage we are doing

to the natural world. that's the message from the un's convention on biological diversity. its latest report calls for urgent action to slow and eventually stop what it describes as nature's accelerating decline. covid—19 has taught us clearly the relationship between human action and nature. so we need to change our production patterns, consumption patterns, human encroachment into the wildlife, into the forest. the picture this report paints is of an unsustainable relationship between humans and the natural world. one recent study calculated that nearly £400 billion is spent globally every year to subsidise activities that damage nature, like fossilfuel use, intensive agriculture and unsustainable fishing. some of those billions, the un says, need to be redirected now into turning

the tide on biodiversity loss. we certainly have to invest in conserving the nature that we still have, the wild places we still have, and also restoring those that we have lost. this will be essential to contribute to the climate agenda, as well as preventing the sixth mass extinction. this will mean that every country will need to make commitments to protect habitats, to produce food more sustainably and eat a more sustainable diet. that we will have to reduce pollution so that we and wildlife can have clean air and clean water, and we will have to make more space for greenery and nature, even in our most urban environments. there is a nature crisis, so we really need to think about how we can improve these areas and bring back nature to the city. we really need to connect people back to that nature as well, so people really value its function.

in the years ahead, countries will set out to repair the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. but without making space for nature as we rebuild, the un says we risk leaving a damaged planet forfuture generations. victoria gill, bbc news. on wednesday afternoon, japan's parliament will vote to approve yoshihide suga as the country's new prime minister. two days ago, 71—year—old mr suga was overwhelmingly elected as the leader of the ruling liberal democratic party, replacing shinzo abe. there is now concern that japan could be about to return to so called "revolving door" politics when the country changed prime ministers almost every year. rupert wingfield hayes reports. yoshihide suga may be 71 years old japan's new prime minister is, so he says, a man on a mission. translation: is, so he says, a man on a mission. translationzlj is, so he says, a man on a mission. translation: iwant is, so he says, a man on a mission. translation: i want to break down bureaucratic

division, vested interest and lined adherence to president, he says. i want to form a cabinet that will work hard for the people. mr suga is test known as prime minister shinzo abe's long serving and grim faced spokesman. a man with no hint of charisma but according to those who know him, a man with a ferocious work ethic full. this is a man gets up at five o'clock in the morning, does 100 situps and then reads all the newspapers and by 630 he is starting meetings with businesspeople, advisors, with outside economists. he absorbs like a sponge and wants to get things done for the country. he is not interested in any of the lids or bling comes with modern government. that is all well and good but the problem for the new prime minister is that his election was essentially a stitch up the party bosses and smoky back rooms. the japanese people have had no say in the

matter. suga's right to power has only happened because shinzo abe step down unexpectedly. he will now need to prove himself and he may not get much time. much is being made of his humble background. the son of a farmer who worked ina the son of a farmer who worked in a factory to pay his way through college. mr suga is certainly nothing like most of japan's recent prime ministers who come from powerful political dynasty‘s. but in the dirty world of japanese politics, his humble origins could be his undoing. because mr suga comes from a humble background he really does not have his own power base it he does not belong to any faction and he rose to power because he was mr abe's preferred choice in the party bosses rallied behind him in an emergency situation. shinzo abe's near eight year premiership has given japan eight year premiership has givenjapana eight year premiership has given japan a period eight year premiership has givenjapan a period of rare political stability. in the

previous 30 years japan had 19 different prime minister. something the canal returned. different prime minister. something the canal returnedlj think something the canal returned.” think it is likely we will enter a period of more short—term prime ministers. we don't know if it is every ten months or two years, it would be beneficial if it was not every other year. for now, the world will have to get used to remembering the name yoshihide suga. a malaysian man who recovered his missing phone says he discovered damning evidence of the identity of the thief. it appears the monkey thought the phone would make an interesting snack, but he apparently didn't find it very appetising. the culprit seems to have fired off a series of selfies, but, inevitably, got a little bored with the whole process. the man found his phone when he rang the number and discovered the phone in the forest.

to the sinai desert now where hundreds of bedouins gathered to race their camels after a six—month break due to coronavirus. more than 500 camels were loudly cheered by their owners during the race events which were reinstated from the beginning of september. the camels ran around a two kilometre track, followed by spectators and owners riding in vehicles to get a closer view of the action. camel racing is a popular traditional sport in many arab countries, most notably in the gulf region. and briefly, our main story again, the uae and bahrain have signed the medical agreements with israel at the white house ina with israel at the white house in a ceremony overseen by president trump. the israeli prime minister said a new momentum for peace good and the arab—israeli conflict once and for all to the deal has been denounced by the palestinians. that is it for now, there is

much more for you at any time on the bbc website and our twitter feeds. thank you for watching. hello, cooler weather on the way. that, of course, most noticeable where the past couple of days have been so hot and also along some north sea coast, eastern scotland, northeast england with an onshore breeze for a stunner of a tuesday and will feel much cooler for wednesday. and the reason we're losing high—pressure to broaden the warmth of the south, replacing it with another area of high pressure, the flow of air around that coming from a cooler direction in the northeast into some of the north sea coasts during wednesday and also this weather front moving south with cloud and another huge amount of rain. before that completes its journey south, rather warm start wednesday morning and they will feel cooler by thursday morning. from that weather front, cloud and a few spots of rain and drizzle, parts of scotland, northern england, maybe northern ireland pushing further south during the day, taking some cloud to the east of wales, the midlands

and east anglia later on. south of that, south wales and southern england seeing some sunshine, just a slight chance of a shower in south—east england. northern scotland with sunny spells and temperatures in the mid teens here, some on the northerly coast. the further south you are, some warmth into the mid—20s but that temperature still isn't as high as it has been in the past couple of days. now overnight and into thursday, some areas of cloud, patches of mist and fog and maybe some low clouds and mist with the north sea coasts to start the day, on thursday, there will be a cooler night butjust to be down into single figures. now, on thursday, it is high pressure replacing high pressure, still a lot of settleted weather around. still a good deal of sunshine, particularly into england and wales. sunny spells through the cloud across most of scotland and northern ireland we could see some rain in the western aisles and temperatures are much closer to average for the time of year, still a little bit above them. quite a noticeable easterly breeze coming across southern parts of the uk in particular.

many on friday hold onto the sunshine is the weather front moves into scotland and approaching northern ireland, some thick cloud and you may see a bit of rain and may not amount to very much. looking into the weekend, high—pressure for many of us, so an area of low pressure growing up this weather front and may be a few showers that way later on in the weekend, but for most over the weekend, it is looking dry, variable cloud and some sunny spells, and fresh easterly breeze to the southern a growing chance of picking up a shower, particularly into parts of england by sunday.

as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc news — the headlines: the united arab emirates and bahrain have signed diplomatic agreements with israel at the white house at a ceremony overseen by president donald trump. the gulf states are only the third to sign but things remain unresolved. the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in india has crossed five million — the second highest in the world after the us. in the last few days the virus has spread much faster than any other country with daily infections crossing 90,000 for the five days up until monday. the mayor of louisville, kentucky, says the city is to pay $12 million to the family of a black woman killed by police. breonna taylor was shot eight times when officers burst into her home during a drugs investigation. mayor greg fischer said he was deeply sorry for her death.