this is bbc news, the headlines at apm. talks continue in brussels with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. the former bank of england governor expressed his concerns. undoubtedly, there will be challenges if an agreement is not reached. four royal navy patrol ships are being put on standby, to help protect britain's fishing waters, in the event of a no—deal brexit. world leaders are holding a virtual climate summit — addressing the summit, borisjohnson laid out his priorities in renewable energy. we are putting our foot to the accelerator, in a carbon friendly way of course, with a ten—point plan for a green industrial revolution. the us regulator

authorises the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine. donald trump says it'll be rolled out immediately. in boxing, anthonyjoshua defends his ibf, wba, and wbo world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. and coming up, on the 70th anniversary of one of her career—defining films all about eve, talking movies looks back at the life and times of bette davis. good afternoon. with one day to go until the brexit talks deadline set by the uk

we can bring you the latest figures of numbers and deaths from uk coronavirus. there have been 21,502 new cases, . coronavirus. there have been 21,502 new cases,. the number of deaths being reported is on saturday 19 deaths reported. this was people whose death was confirmed, forgive me, 519 deaths reported, of people who had a test within the last 28 days which was positive for covid—19. and haven't had that test, their death has been recorded in the 24—hour to saturday. that 519 co m pa res to 24—hour to saturday. that 519 compares to 424 on the 2a hours to friday, and it doesn't necessarily mean they died from covid—19 itself but covid—19 was sighted on the death certificate. as at least one

other contributory factors to their death. with one day to go until the brexit talks deadline set by the uk and the european union, both sides are warning a deal is unlikely. it comes as the ministry of defence said that, as part of no—deal contingency planning, four royal navy boats are on standby to protect british fishing waters. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. in brussels, negotiators are now back round the table once again, but not for much longer. tomorrow night remains the deadline for deciding if a trade deal can be agreed or not. overnight in kent, a test run. this concrete barrier was being laid along the motorway to deal with this, the potential for lorries to be delayed at the ports. there will be some checks at the border injanuary whether there is a trade deal or not, but other plans specifically for no—deal are more controversial. four royal navy ships are on standby to protect british fishing waters. the ministry of defence say it's part of extensive preparation for a range of scenarios, but it sends a not—so—subtle message

that the uk is ready to go it alone. the scottish government has called the move gunboat diplomacy which will not be welcome in scottish waters, and others have also raised concerns. we need to be building alliances, not breaking them apart. the advent us administration is wanting to rekindle western resolve, reenergise an international alliance and take on our adversaries, like russia and china, and here we are actually arguing with a close military european ally. the eu has sent its own message in the final hours of the talks, with leaders rejecting boris johnson's attempts to meet them individually, a public show that they are sticking together as one. the uk has already left the eu. the next few hours will decide exactly what happens next. helen catt, bbc news. speaking to the bbc earlier, the former governor of the bank of england mark carney, outlined his concerns about the situation the uk finds itself in.

i think it recognised that there are two types of issues around, if there is a rupture in the relationship. the first is very important logistical challenges that come through more checks at ports and the knock—on effects and we are starting to see some of those already. but then there's the more fundamental question of the changing economics of the relationship with europe if there are tariffs in place, if there are other product standards and companies have begun to adjust to those, they have been anticipating some of those. i'll say one thing that is important, is that the financial sector, my colleagues at the bank of england have helped ensure that the financial sector is ready if there is a difficult outcome, it's ready for that outcome and so the financial sector will not make this worse, it will be part of the solution. but undoubtedly, there will be challenges if an agreement is not reached.

roderick abbott is former deputy director general at the world trade organisation and a trade negotiatorfor the uk. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. the first question before we look at the detail of what is happening in brussels and london at the moment is the work role that world —— world trade organization will play in the event that no agreement is reached. 0k, good afternoon to you. if there is no agreement, the normal position would be that you fall back on what they call wto rules or sometimes wto terms. now, this means simply that you have, can go on trading with every other country under the normal

provisions of the gatt of the wto which is the successor, and they lay out a number of provisions which, for example, tell you how to conduct yourself as far as tariffs and quantitative restrictions are concerned. these are berries at the border. and beyond that, they lay out various other sorts of actions which you can take like standards, these kinds of things. these are the things that all wto members apply to each other. but the key point, really, is that you are no longer in a preferential arrangement with the eu. so, in terms of what it would mean for british businesses, british consumers, they would effectively be treated like the customers or suppliers and any other country in

the world by the european union. yes, the british businesses, yes, would be treated exactly the same as, say, japanese or, well, i won't say canadian because they have a bilateral arrangement, say canadian because they have a bilateralarrangement, i say canadian because they have a bilateral arrangement, i think the japanese one is not really fully enforced so let's say american, there is no bilateral agreement with there is no bilateral agreement with the americans, and after a no deal outcome, the british businesses would be treated the same way as the americans. so, there is a perfectly reasonable case to make that we will not be in a particularly disadvantageous position but we will have lost our advantageous position. exactly so, and you would be in competition with your near neighbours in europe, who would retain all of their advantage a —— advantageous positions in other

markets, whereas the british position would be much weaker than that. although they have rolled over some trade agreements with other countries, they are mostly with small ones, so you would not have any particular advantageous relationship, for example, with america or with china who are the biggest, biggest trade partners. america or with china who are the biggest, biggest trade partnersm terms of the mechanisms for enforcement, if europe, let's say the european union is i'm happy with what the british are doing, in the absence of there being a trade deal, what kind of remedies are available, if they think, in the absence of a trade deal, that we are effectively undercutting their businesses inside the single market, in terms perhaps a supplier or supplying third countries? can they go to the wto? can the wto kind just punish the uk? no, that's not really how it works.

you have situations in wto where you have conflicts between members and they can be referred to the wto, but, unfortunately, we are at a point where are under american pressure, the epaulette section of the conflict resolution system no longer exists so one could make a good argument that that part of it isn't really functional any more. if you go back a step, i think i would ask we are where we are, and the a nswer ask we are where we are, and the answer is that there is basically a lack of trust on the european side, anyway, i'm not going to speak for london, partly because all of this has taken so long from the brussels point of view, where i am, you haven't seen a great deal of shift

in the british negotiation position and in their objectives. 0n in the british negotiation position and in their objectives. on top of that, you have all of the damage that, you have all of the damage that has been caused by this internal market bill, which has been described as being in breach of international law, particularly in relation to the northern ireland protocols and so on, so there is a lack of trust. and that is why i think we are having great problems right now, that is why both boris and ursula von der leyen are saying, at least in public they are saying, it is very unlikely that we are going to be able to make an agreement. now, becausei going to be able to make an agreement. now, because i have been in the business, of course i know that people say things in public for

their audience so the question is behind all that, are they cooking something up? to be honest with you, i don't think they are. i think we are heading for the exit with no deal. that's a logical point on which to end this discussion. i wish we could have ended on an update but i think you are is in a good position tojudge as i think you are is in a good position to judge as anyone outside the room, as you and me and anybody else is. the people who really know are keeping quiet, whatever it is really happening, and yourjudgment, we are very grateful for. he was deputy director of the world trade 0rganization, which effectively sets the rules which, even though at the moment those rules are hard to enforce. let's take a look at some of the latest news on coronavirus. i gave you the latest figures at the top of this half hour. what we can

also say is that community testing programmes are to be rolled out in 67 councils which currently are operating under tier 3 restrictions in england. 1.6 million rapid around —— rapid turnaround test will be provided in an effort to try to reduce the transmission of the infection. pu bs, restau ra nts and cafes across much of central western scotland are reopening after three weeks. venues in 11 council areas must still close by 6pm and cannot sell alcohol under the country's level three restrictions. wales's health minister vaughan gething has warned the country faces an incredibly serious situation as infections continue to rise. he said the government could break the agreement to allow families to mix over christmas but said such a measure would raise huge issues about future trust in government. the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine has been authorised for emergency use

in the united states by the us food and drug administration. the agency had come under intense pressure from the trump administration to approve the vaccine. president trump made a statement about how the vaccine would be delivered. the first vaccine will be administered in less than 2a hours. the governors decide where the vaccines will go in their state and who will get them first. we want our senior citizens, health care workers and first responders to be first in line. i promised that we would produce a vaccine in record time before the end of the year. they said it couldn't be done. but with today's announcement, we have now achieved that goal. sport and for a full roundup, from the bbc sport centre, that was donald trump speaking earlier. that brings us to the

headlines, and one day left to secure a trade deal, talks resume in brussels with both sides warning they are unlikely to reach one before tomorrow's deadline. borisjohnson has laid out his priorities in renewable energy, as world leaders hold a virtual climate summit. the us regulator authorises the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine — donald trump says it'll be rolled out immediately. sport and for a full roundup, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. good afternoon. newcastle scored the fastest goal of the season — just 21 seconds it took miguel almiron to put them 1—0 ahead against west brom. the vistors have equalised in the second half. 1-1,

1—1, approaching 60 minutes. earlier aston villa snatched a stoppage time winner to beat wolves in a midlands derby — joe lynskey watched that one. this is also a tribute to an absent striker. their fans raised this is also a tribute to an absent striker. theirfans raised money for a ban of raul gimenez. he is at home recovering from a fractured skull. this west midlands derby were still missing supporters. they would have asked for a penalty here, aston villa, fans. without gimenez, wolves are missing their top scorer. fabiola silva came this close to a first premier league goal. this match had an unlikely climax. douglas louise were sent off but away from home and with one man less, they still went forward. that contact onjohn mcginn would change by the points went, a penalty at the end and it was scored. where the fa ns end and it was scored. where the fans in, they would need less

encouragement to celebrate. for villa, victory has them moving up the table. it's taken the whole season, but finally there's a car on pole for a formula one race that isn't powered by a mercedes engine. red bull's max verstappen pulled off a surprise in qualifying in abu dhabi by beating valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton to the top spot on the grid. nick parrott reports. with the sun setting on the strangest of formula 1 seasons, mercedes were probably expecting to sign off in style. they have dominated the circuit for the last six years. lewis hamilton was hoping to ta ke six years. lewis hamilton was hoping to take pole and go on to win the third year in a row. he missed last weekend's race with coronavirus and although he said it was taking time to get back into the swing of things, he topped the time sheet in the first two sessions of qualifying. but when it mattered in the final session, his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas got the better of him, not once but twice.

the finn's joy was short lived, the red bull of max verstappen was behind him on the track but in front of them in the pecking order by the time the dutchman reached the chequered flag. i didn't really expect to fight for pole but very satisfying. yeah, very pleased with that. it has only been a difficult weekend, i would say, just getting back into a rhythm, even though it isa back into a rhythm, even though it is a couple of weeks off, it felt like you'd lost that momentum, and i really struggled with the balance this weekend but i gave it my all and congratulations to max. the third pole of max verstappen's career and the first of the season should help set up a thrilling finale. after 12 years away, bristol's return to european cup rugby has ended in defeat. they were beaten 51—38 by clermont auvergne in their opening pool match. kotaro mats—ushima with a hat—trick for the french side. bristol did run in five tries

of their own though — so do pick up a bonus point. to dubai, where patrick reed remains on course to become the first american to win the european tour's race to dubai title. he's alongside england's matthew fitzpatrick who birdied the 18th to move to 11 under along with reed and laurie canter at the top of the leaderboard. reed scrambled well with some lovely touches around the greens in dubai to stay in touch and he looks determined to end the season as the european tour's number one player. and we're just a few hours away from a huge fight at wembley arena as anthonyjoshua puts his world heavyweight titles on the line against kubrat pulev. there's a lot riding on this bout. a win forjoshua could pave the way for an all—british fight with tyson fury, where all four world heavyweight titles would be up for grabs for the first time in history. there's also a big incentive for pulev, who could become the first

bulgarian heavyweight champion. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's get more now on the changes facing the uk sarah has been very helpful to me with pronunciation. now, the united nations secretary general has called every country in the world to call a state of emergency until carbon neutrality is reached. today, we are putting ourfoot

to the accelerator in a carbon friendly way, of course, with a ten point plan for a green industrial revolution. we want to turn the uk into the saudi arabia of wind power generation, enough wind power by 2030 to supply every single one of our homes with electricity. we are going ahead with a massive solar programme, even though we can't hope to emulate incredible things being done by india, australia or morocco for instance. hydro, we are going ahead with liberating the awesome potential of hydrogen, whetherfor homes or all sorts of other uses. 0n electric vehicles, we are going to ban ices, internal combustion engines, new internal combustion engines by 2030 with a very ambitious programme. we will continue to develop new nuclear power, we want to lengthen the lead of london and the uk as the natural home of green finance. we want our homes to be progressively emitting less and less c02 with more and more retrofitting

of our homes and whatever the uk may be accused of lagging in, we won't be lagging, my friends, in lagging. we'll leave that liking joke there. he made thatjoke a couple of weeks ago. the second time is never as good. i'm joined by richard black director of the energy and climate intelligence unit. would you make of the substance of this conference? is it a bit of a pat on the back for other countries who do it and a ticking off for the countries you don't and haven't been invited? well, the idea was this would be so —— showcase for

countries and businesses in cities and regions that had something new to put on the table, some sort of new ambition, but if you're looking at the next decade, which is widely considered to be absolutely crucial if climate change is to be kept safe limits, and you are right, said number of leaders, most famously scott morrison in australia, was denied a speaking spot because he didn't have anything ambitious to say. but look at what has been said so far, you'd have to say there really isn't a great deal new that has been put on the table. columbia's has made a promise to halve its carbon emissions between 2010 and 2030, that is pretty new to that country. a number of other countries putting forward similar things, uk's big new thing, nothing to do with lagging at all, but to do with uk -- uk to do with lagging at all, but to do with uk —— uk government support for oil and gas, some that came out overnight, that is going to end at some point, the uk is the first major economy to do that. but you have to say that there is a lot more

words so far than new commitments on the table. yes, i was going to say scott morrison might feel a bit miffed if that was the criteria by which he was excluded. looking ahead, the big event is the glasgow conference which the uk government will host next year. am i right in saying that we have agreements that we will meet the ambitions and do our best to do this unavoidably necessary restriction, the number of degrees of climate that the temperature can rise, but we don't know how we are going to achieve that very important goal? yes. if we go back to the paris summit which ended five years ago, that is really why this summit is happening today, the so—called second summit, if we look back then and the pledges put on the table for countries cutting their carbon emissions, they weren't enough to achieve the temperature goals that they also signed into that agreement, keeping global warming well below two celsius and

make an attempt to hold it below 1.5. 0nlya handful of make an attempt to hold it below 1.5. only a handful of countries have really put forward pledges with plans that are kind of compatible with theirfair share of plans that are kind of compatible with their fair share of that target. the uk is one of those. so, clearly, something has to happen. in the last few months, quite a lot has happened. joe biden has been acted and he says he will rejoin the paris agreement and he was the us to get on track to net zero by 2050, amazing. the eu is looking like it is going to go for next —— net zero by 2050 as well. china has said they will go for carbon neutrality by 2060. so, that massive commitment just a bit more from japan and korea changed what you might call the promised landscape but it hasn't actually changed the action landscape at all. so, really, that isa landscape at all. so, really, that is a big task of the next year, for the uk to work with its partners and

see if they can get big countries, big emitters committing to tougher reductions over the next decade or so. reductions over the next decade or so. briefly, richard, if you can, is it possible that we need to be giving more attention to mitigating the impacts of the climate changing thatis the impacts of the climate changing that is already happening? yes. in one of those quirks of linguistic fate, this is what is referred to as adaptation while mitigation actually means cutting emissions, but you are absolutely right. and one thing that has been absent today is talk of money. 11 years ago at the copan haven summit, developed nations promised that by 2020, they would make sure there was $100 billion per year on the table for the poorest countries to help them prepare for climate impact and cream their economies. currently, we are nowhere near that sum of money on the table and has been pressure talk about that so far today. richard black, thank you very much. let's return to the news

that the united states has approved the pfizer/biontech vaccine for emergency use. professor trudie lang runs the global health network at the university of oxford. thank you for talking to us again on bbc news. it is good news when a vaccine is approved and everyone is content that it is going to work, the challenge in the united states, though, seems to be a particularly acute one to actually deliver that vaccine to the people who potentially need it. yes, exactly, and the world are struggling with this, aren't they? i think we can just hope that what has been set up by the who is to have a road map on how to do it and that is underpinned bya how to do it and that is underpinned by a framework which is supposed to achieve equity between countries, also within countries, so it is not the most poorest people who are the last to get the vaccine. we have had some commitments made by the manufacturer's themselves, have we, in terms of proportions of the vaccines they will produce, the number of shops, in other words,

that will be made available to developing countries that might not be able to afford them an open open market? yes, we have this initiative called covax which has been set up between many organisations such as the one of the big vaccine organisations and many nations have signed up to this and the idea is that it doesn't make sure there is this equity and parity. and although it is the wealthiest countries looking like they have taken of the orders and sort of crowd all the vaccines into their nations, it could,, let's hope for the nation that had signed up to covax stick to that had signed up to covax stick to that and in practice they will be some greater parity. there have been some greater parity. there have been some really good thinking that has happened already and there is a framework and a road map for doing this and it would be interesting to see whether countries can commit to keeping their commitment about making sure there is vaccines for

distribution. the other thing is the british approved vaccine last week is already in the process of vaccinating people and russia has already beginning to vaccinate people and now the us will move pretty quickly to begin its vaccination programme. quite a lot of these doses could have already been used and they will be that delay in producing more before anyone has even agreed how the framework would operate. yes, i mean, i suppose i am ever the optimist. the scientific community has been absolutely overwhelmed and delighted with the fast progress the vaccines have made but it does mean this thinking hadn't gone ahead and so before all of these things can come together, the really exciting situation we are in is that we don't have one vaccine but we have several and hopefully more coming through. some of them need normal frozen temperatures and some need refrigeration, and there is a difference in cost so it may be over

the coming months we will have several different vaccines that can be used in different settings but we do need to keep the pressure on. looking at relative, different areas of transmission, different vulnerable population than globally when i needed highest to prioritise these vaccines are so decisions are made and that global faces will benefit everybody. in the end, this is the great thing about this, it is in everyone's interest, however selfish they want to be about this, to make sure that other parts of the world get it because it will come back through the back door you don't. exactly, and ahead of the double—a c00 said this right at the beginning. festival, when it was announced as being an international health emergency and then a pandemic, no one is safe until everybody is safe and he foretold the biggest impact would be on the poorest people. and we are seeing that not just between poorest people. and we are seeing that notjust between different countries but within countries as well and so that framework and the road map that that bho