this is bbc news, the headlines at eight. talks between the uk and the eu have continued with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. 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. the uk, china and india are among the countries to make pledges to cut carbon emissions at a virtual climate summit. borisjohnson laid out his priorities in renewable energy. we are putting our foot to the accelerator in a carbon friendly way, 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 in half an hour, as part of the bbc‘s 100 women series, we look at how barcelona is trying to follow in the footsteps of vienna and put female architects at the heart of building its city. good evening. a former conservative defence minister says the government's decision to put the royal navy on standby, to protect british fishing waters in the event of a no—deal brexit, is "undignified" and "irresponsible". tobias ellwood who's now chair of the commons defence committee, was speaking ahead of tomorrow's deadline set by the uk and the european union, to reach an agreement.

both sides have warned a deal seems unlikely. our political correspondent, iain watson has more. is this what no deal with the eu would look like? the ministry of defence has confirmed that four armed vessels will be ready to patrol uk waters if there's no agreement with brussels on fishing rights. the scottish government has denounced this as gunboat diplomacy, and they don't want the ships off their shores. some of boris johnson's own mps are also concerned about the signal this sends. we need to be building alliances, not breaking them apart. the advent us administration is wanting to rekindle western resolve, re—energise an international alliance to take on our adversaries such as russia and china, and here we are actually arguing with a close military european ally. the drumbeat to no deal continues to resound with, overnight, a practice run in kent in how to deal with traffic disruption. though even if a deal is reached,

new customs checks at ports will still provide a challenge. and on the other side of the channel, to convey a sense of unity, eu leaders such as angela merkel have rebuffed borisjohnson‘s attempts to speak to them individually about how a deal could be unlocked. so, the mood around the talks, like the weather, is rather gloomy. in fact, the only thing that might be agreed this weekend between downing street and the eu is to halt the negotiations and move towards no deal. yet the fact that both sides have been very publicly highlighting the potential negative consequences of failing to reach a deal suggest that they could yet at the last minute pull back from the brink. but a former adviser to the brexit department thinks it will take a dramatic move to avoid no deal. we've got one day left. there are talks ongoing, but really we need a breakthrough at the political level, and i'm not hearing the messaging at the moment that would indicate that's going to happen. the uk's chief negotiator knows well enough that brexit

deadlines come and go, but this weekend's talks in brussels could finally answer the question, deal or no deal. iain watson, 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 is 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 but then there is the fundamental question of there is the fundamental question of the changing economics of the relationship with europe if there are tariffs in place, if there are other products. companies have begun to adjust to those and anticipated some of those. i will say one thing

thatis some of those. i will say one thing that is important, as the financial sector, my colleagues and the bank of england have helped to ensure that the financial sector is ready for if there is a difficult outcome it is ready for that 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. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the chief sports reporter at the sun, martin lipton and the broadcaster, penny smith. world leaders have been urged to declare a climate emergency, after dire predictions of ‘catastrophic‘ global warming. the secretary general of the united nations has told a climate change virtual summit, that ambitious targets are necessary to cut emissions. the uk has now announced an end to support for overseas fossil fuel projects. with more, here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt.

it is my great pleasure to introduce one of the co—hosts of today's climate... there was none of the pomp and circumstances you would expect of a meeting of dozens of world leaders. this was an entirely virtual summit. mrjohnson opened in characteristic style. we're doing this not because we're hair shirt wearing tree hugging mung bean munching ego freaks, though i have nothing against any of those categories... he described climate change is a greater threat than covid—19 and said going green made economic as well as ecological sense. climate change is the biggest threat to humanity right now. only those countries promising substantial commitments to cut carbon got to speak. there were more than 70 of them, including china,

the eu, india and japan. join the dots. it's happening. short films highlighted the risks our planet faces. let's be very clear about this. it is going to get much worse. even the pope made an appearance. so, why is nothing happening? it was an uplifting spectacle, but there were some notable absentees. brazil, russia, saudi arabia and australia were among the nations which were not invited to address the conference. some of the world's most vulnerable countries said fighting climate change was a moral imperative. i would like to believe that the major emitters are not capable of what would in essence be close to climate genocide. i would like to believe

that we are visible and indispensable for them. today's conference marks the start of a crucial year for global climate action. the uk will be hosting a climate conference in glasgow in november 2021. the hope is the entire world will raise its carbon cutting game by then. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 21,502 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period and that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is now 17,855. there were 1,497 people admitted to hospital on average every day in the week to friday, and 519 deaths were recorded of those who'd died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, 433 deaths were announced every day.

italy has now recorded more coronavirus—related fatalities than anywhere else in europe. it's registered 64,036 such deaths, which is higher than the uk's death toll. infections in italy have been on a downward trend since the middle of last month, but remain high — nearly 20,000 in the latest daily tally. the italian government has imposed tight restrictions over the christmas period, affecting travel between the country's regions. in other coronavirus news in the uk, community testing programmes are to be rolled out across 67 councils currently under tier 3 restrictions in england. more than 1.6 million rapid turnaround tests will be provided, in an effort to cut infection rates. pu bs, restau ra nts a nd cafes across much of central western scotland are reopening, after three weeks. but venues in 11 council areas still have to close by 6pm and cannot sell alcohol, under scottish level

three restrictions. wales's health minister, vaughan gething, has warned the country faces an ‘incredibly serious situation‘ as infections continue to rise. he says the government may have to rescind the policy allowing families to mix over christmas, though he's acknowledged such a move could affect public trust in government. around the world, us regulators have approved the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. president trump said the delivery of a safe and effective vaccine in nine months was a ‘medical miracle‘. the first vaccine will be administered in less than 24 hours. the governors decide where the vaccine 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. this will quickly reduce deaths and hospital admissions. the us supreme court has rejected an attempt to overturn the election results — which was backed by president trump and more than 100 republican members of congress. the state of texas had filed a lawsuit arguing that voting results in the battleground states of georgia, michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin — all won by president—electjoe biden — were invalid. but the court said texas didn‘t have a good reason to bring the case. in a tweet, mr trump accused the court of letting down his republican supporters, and showing neither wisdom or courage. police in weston—super—mare are appealing for information after the body of a newborn baby was found in a garden earlier today. officers were called to victoria quadrantjust before 9am this morning after a member of the public found the body in a private garden. police say they are ‘extremely concerned‘ for the welfare of child‘s mother and are making a direct appeal to her.

the headlines on bbc news. one day left to secure a trade deal — talks resume in brussels with both sides warning they‘re unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow‘s deadline. boris johnson 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. reports from iran say the journalist ruhollah zam has been executed. he was accused of stirring up violence during anti—government protests in 2017. ruhollah zam, whose amad news feed had more than a million followers, had fled iran and been granted asylum in france. but last year the revolutionary guard said they‘d seized him in iraq and taken him back to tehran.

for nearly two weeks, farmers from across india have been protesting against new market—friendly reforms that they say are against their interests. thousands have gathered to voice their discontent and this week, they called on the rest of india to join them in a national strike. today, "hundreds" of protestors have marched on the indian consulate in birmingham, to show their solidairty with the farmers in india. ankur desai has the latest. hundreds of protesters have flooded the streets of birmingham city centre outside the indian consulate to show solidarity with the farmers who have been protesting against the recent agricultural reforms in india by the government. many turned up around 1030 this morning, the numbers swelled into the six, 700s. many remained in their cars gridlock in the area here and some were protesting on their feet, in the area here and some were protesting on theirfeet, they in the area here and some were protesting on their feet, they were walking up and down the main high

street and they were posting banners and chanting in solidarity with indian farmers. many british asians here have close family ties with people in india and they feel passionate about this issue. they have been telling me today that they will continue to protest and continue to show solidarity with the farmers in india until the indian government abandons their reforms. despite the pandemic, 2020 has seen a dramatic increase in palestinian homes demolished by the israeli authorities. some 900 people lost their home — the biggest number in years. palestinians often build without permits in eastjerusalem and parts of the west bank under israeli patrol — saying permits are almost impossible for them to get. among the buildings still facing demolition orders there are many palestinian schools. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. within seconds, a home is gone. and here, another. this has been a record year for israeli demolitions. with all the misery they bring. but in this bedouin village,

they‘re rebuilding. last month, bulldozers arrived and more than 70 people had just ten minutes to grab what they could. even the sheep lost their pens. this man believes israel wants to drive them out of the jordan valley, which palestinians want as part of their own independent state. translation: this turned our lives into hell. we had a two—day—old baby. even that family‘s shelter was demolished. they spent a night under the rain, and it‘s all because of the israeli occupation. this mother of three

won‘t speak on camera, but tells me life is harder than ever. it‘s notjust people here. hundreds of palestinians have lost their homes this year because the israeli authorities say they built illegally. and what they all have in common is that they live in areas that are especially sensitive in the israel—palestinian conflict. the israeli military says this land is a firing range that it uses for training so it‘s not safe for palestinians to live here. in another village we visit, there are tensions with nearbyjewish settlers. its new school is the best chance local children have to study, and they‘re keen learners. this class is about the struggle for palestinian statehood. but the school itself could soon be history. it has a demolition order, as it was built without an israeli permit.

translation: we were worried about the future of the school from the start. but if we dwelled on that, we‘d never have made progress. we carried on so that we could give these children the chance of an education, which is a basic right. many countries say destroying this school would violate international law. but israeli defence officials say demolitions are carried out because of planning and building violations as part of its commitment to maintain public order and the rule of law. at its heart, the conflict here is over land, and so long as it‘s unresolved, palestinians in the most bitterly contested areas live with constant uncertainty. yolande knell, bbc news, on the west bank. let‘s get more now on the changes facing the uk when the brexit transition period runs out at the end of the year. from january the 1st, british citizens visiting any eu country — or switzerland, norway, iceland and liechtenstein —

will face some changes. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent, sarah corker, answers some of the key questions about travelling to the continent. with the promise of mediterranean sunshine, spain and france have been the top destinations for millions of british holiday—makers for decades but, from january, the rules on travelling to the eu will change, and that‘s thrown up lots of questions. if you are a tourist, you won‘t need a visa to travel to most eu countries, but there are limits on how long you can go for. you will be able to stay for up to 90 days in any rolling six—month period, but it does all add up, so a summer holiday in greece followed by an autumn half—term break in france will count towards your 90—day limit. you can still use this.

your current passport is valid as long as it‘s less then ten years old and has six months left before it runs out. travellers are also asking if it will cost more to use mobiles. free roaming in the eu will officially end. the good news is that the noise being made from the top four providers is that they won‘t be imposing huge roaming charges, but i would always suggest you check with your provider before you go. and what about health insurance? free medical treatment in the eu won‘t be guaranteed. from the 1st of january, travellers can no longer rely on the european health insurance card, which will make it more important than ever that they have full travel insurance when they venture to the eu and beyond. and how will people be able to take their pets on holiday? from 2021, eu pet passports will no longer be valid. the government has applied for great britain tojoin

a shortlist of countries where cats, dogs and ferrets enter the eu in a similar way to now but, if the uk doesn‘t make that list, then the rules get more complicated and you may need to get a certificate from the vet. so, when beach holidays are back in 2021, british tourists will need to make sure they aren‘t tripped up by the new rules. sarah corker, bbc news. it should be a bumper time of yearfor taxi cabs in the uk — but industry bodies say the sector is on the verge of collapse after business shrank to about a fifth of normal levels. the gmb union is calling on the chancellor to provide more help for self—employed drivers. our business correspondent katy austin has more. i‘ve started to do christmas light tours. dale is a london cab driver is trying to salvage something from what she sees

as her worst fear. pubs, restaurants, nightclubs all closed. festivals. even people going to work, we don‘t even have that as people working from home so that was bad as well. we only had supermarkets and hospitals to hang around to try to get work. she has had a self employment grant but still had to take a job at a supermarket. we have the brand—new electric taxi which is costing me a lot of money. we got it during lockdown time having to work several days a week, in the supermarket and my taxi were, just to make ends meet. it‘s notjust cabbies in london suffering from a huge drop in business, it is a national problem. here in reading, they‘ve also had a tough time. normally at this time, it would be very busy with commuters in this year we won‘t have that. we will not have christmas

eve, new year‘s eve. it‘s thought only around one fifth will have taken delivery jobs instead. they are having to take delivery jobs to take up loss for earnings. taxi drivers, we have to change our cubs at one point. there should be money made available. they say last year more than half a million people were working in the industry across england, scotland and wales with many being self—employed. the section are said to have lost £85 million per year during the first national lockdown. 0ne industry group worries many drivers will be forced out for good, leaving customers with fewer options. it is an important and integral part of infrastructure. without it, you will have coast towns around the uk. taxi businesses and individual

drivers are suffering. partition in the middle. as is a private firm here which specialises in corporate accounts and conferences and transfer is just not happening. right now should be the busiest time of the year. evenings really booked out with the parties, but they are not going anywhere. he said he cannot get a grant for the business. we had to sell a few cars to make up the difference. a spokesperson said a generous and wide—ranging package of support has said to be provided including for the taxi sector. it said as well as grants for the self—employed, there were loans, tax deferral is and mortgage holidays with drivers like this one trying to stay optimistic, hoping theirfortunes will turn around. since the coronavirus pandemic began — millions of people have been forced to live alone,

separated from friends and family, to try to stop the spread of covid—19. now a french artist has gone to unusual lengths to highlight the dangers of a solitary life — as tim allman explains. don‘t talk to gaetan marron about social distancing. he knows all about it, living in a plastic box in the middle of a shopping center in marseille. for ten days he plans to be on display — 24 hours a day aside from the occasional trip to the bathroom. he will enjoy some comforts, but not the most important comfort of them all. translation: i have the feeling that we miss real human contact and i think it‘s not insignificant a lot of people don‘t feel really well or depressed at the moment. it‘s because we‘ve really lost something. gaetan is not the first person to confine herself like this. the actor tilda swinton spent more than a week similarly enclosed

as part of an art display in the mid—1990s and the american illusionist david blaine was famously suspended in a box in mid—airfor more than a month — for some reason. but those events didn‘t take place in the middle of a global pandemic. translation: i think that culture has clearly saved us during this confinement. i think that without it it would have been much more complicated. local shops and restaurants are helping him out, providing him with food, but gaetan knows what he misses the most. tim allman, bbc news. from a schoolboy skiffle group to becoming the undisputed kings of disco, the bee gees enjoyed phenomenal global success — but those famous smiles were often hiding dark and difficult times. the sibling rivalry, drug abuse and tragedy which dogged the band are all explored in a new feature—length documentary. 0ur entertainment correspondent

colin paterson has been speaking to the only surviving brother, sir barry gibb. this film contains flashing images. ladies and gentlemen, will you welcome the bee gees? the bee gees! once again, the fabulous bee gees! # oh, you can tell by the way i use my walk. the most exciting sound in the world! the biggest grossing album in the history of music. how can you mend a broken heart looks at every aspect of the bee gees‘ career, including theirfirst number one in 1967... # and the lights all went down in massachusetts. ..and the phenomenon that was saturday night fever. has it changed your lives, the enormous success of it? yes, i can safely say it‘s changed our lives.

# whether you‘re a brother or whether you‘re a mother, you‘re stayin‘ alive. # stayin‘ alive! in 1978, seven us number one singles were written by the bee gees. # ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin‘ alive! speaking from his home studio in miami, the surviving bee gee barry gibb tried to explain what it was like to have that level of fame. all right. well, you don‘t really deal with it. it‘s just like you are just in the eye of a storm, you‘re in the middle of something where everyone around you is crazy. # ah, ah, ah, ah. it got to the point where i could not answer the phone. and it got to the point where people were climbing over the walls and coming in to your grounds — actually, that still happens! chuckles. who‘s been in your back garden lately, then? well, i don‘t know, but there are people that walk in. our house on the bay is probably the best position on the bay, you know, so you get unusual people with lots of money that will say "we will buy your house".

no, it‘s not for sale! fame may have given barry a rather nice house but the documentary also deals with the lows. i cannot honestly come to terms with the fact that they are not here anymore. # ah, ijust want to be. his three younger brothers are all dead. andy, a solo star, was only 30 when his lifestyle took its toll. and barry had famously fallen out with both maurice and robin at the times of their deaths. all had struggled with life in the limelight. why do you think you were the best equipped to deal with this? we all had our demons. we all had our issues between each other. but when it came to music, all those things just disappeared. i don‘t know — maybe being the eldest brother made me feel that i had responsibility to watch out for my other three brothers. be nice if we could find a bigger sound for that solo.

but these days, i‘ve come to realise that they probably didn‘t want that, you know? and i think maurice and robin primarily did not want that. andy, in the end, i think felt i was getting credit for what he was doing. and that‘s what messes you up — that‘s what messes everybody up, this obsession with credit — and i think in every group, you‘re going to see that. that may be the case, but this documentary really does highlightjust how much more there was to the bee gees than their dalliance with disco. colin paterson, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. hello. the weather looks very unsettled over the coming few days. with showers or longest of the rain all coming in from the atlantic. we should see this cloud standing across eastern parts of england but lingering in the northeast of scotland and then some clear skies will see temperatures dropping, the odd mist or fog patch before the cloud increases. we start to see rain coming into wales in the southwest

and northern ireland and lifting temperatures. ahead of that advancing cloud we will see clear skies and may be temperatures close to freezing. it clouds over quickly from the west and we see rain pushing northwards and eastwards, heavy rain probably over the hills of wales in northwest england and heading up toward scotland in the afternoon. maybe some sunshine and showers following into northern ireland and a stronger wind around on sunday. particularly around coastal areas, quite strong winds here in the woods coming in from the south or southwest and temperatures in scotland in the northeast of england, seven or 8 degrees, mild or elsewhere and possibly 14 celsius in the southwest.