welcome to bbc news. the headlines. form global leaders urge richer nations to share covid vaccines with the poorest as virus cases spike around the world. vaccines are going to waste while people are literally dying and getting extremely will ? ill in dying and getting extremely will 7 ill in developing countries because they cannot get access to them. jae countries because they cannot get access to them.— get access to them. joe biden arrives in _ get access to them. joe biden arrives in italy _ get access to them. joe biden arrives in italy for _ get access to them. joe biden arrives in italy for the - get access to them. joe biden arrives in italy for the 620 - arrives in italy for the 620 summit after agreeing a near 2,000,000,000,000 dollars spending plan back at home. the french ambassador is summoned to the british foreign office after the rail over brexit fishing rights goes on. and the

facebook face—lift. the beleaguered social media company re— brands. the corporate name is now meta. a warm welcome to the programme. pressure is mounting on the world's richest nations to share vaccines with poorer countries as coronavirus cases once again continue to spike across the world and 620 leaders are preparing to meet in rome. more than 160 former leaders have called on western countries to send millions of covert vaccines before they expire to other countries or risk hundreds of thousands of lives. as the first leaders arrived in rome before a meeting of the world major

economies, pressure is mounting on them to hand over stockpiled vaccines. ., , vaccines. together, these countries _ vaccines. together, these countries have _ vaccines. together, these countries have the - vaccines. together, these countries have the ability| vaccines. together, these l countries have the ability to make the political and financial commitment that are needed to end of this pandemic, and to prevent future crisis. we are at a decisive moment, requiring decisive leadership. it is claimed hundreds of millions of vaccines will soon go to waste because they will expire before they can be used in the countries that bought them, including britain, the united states, canada and the eu. a group of former world leaders led by the former uk prime minister gordon brown has released an open letter calling for the extra doses to be immediately be sent to where they are most needed, in africa, latin america and asia. the letter says 6,000,000,000 doses have been administered worldwide 7

indonesia's president has spoken exclusively to the bbc and echoed calls for a fairer distribution. i see that everyone has helped, but in my opinion it's not enough. not just for indonesia, but for all developing countries, and especially for poor countries. 6lobal coronavirus cases are rising of the first time in two months of there are now more than 10,000 deaths per day being recorded worldwide. advocates say many of them could be avoided with a fairer vaccine distribution model. one of the signatories is helen clark, the former prime minister of new zealand who also served as an administrator to the un development programme for eight years and she explained some of the thinking behind the letter.

i co—chair the independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response as requested by the wealth health organisation when we reported in may we said then that high income countries like yours and mine had ordered twice as many doses as they needed and they needed to redistribute them. we said that1 billion could have been distributed by september and a billion by the middle of next year and the 67 met in the uk and talked the talk but the redistribution hasn't happened and this latest call we are making says vaccines are going to go to waste while people are literally dying and getting extremely ill in developing countries because they can't get access to them. there needs to be a quick response by high income countries now to get the surplus doses out there and the latest calculations which gordon brown helped put together show that by january or february next year you could easily get a 1.1 billion doses out there and it would make such a difference.

pope francis has called on leaders attending the climate summit in glasgow next week to take radical decisions that would offer some hope to the world. in a message recorded for the bbc, he urged those gathering at cop26 to act now to tackle the looming environmental crisis and we will hear that message in full in a few hours. president by the will have an audience with the will have an audience with the pope today having agreed a $1.75 trillion spending plan at home, but hopes of a quick vote on the reforms have been dashed as some democrats have called for more assurances on issues such as health care. peter bowes reports.— bowes reports. mister president, _ bowes reports. mister president, do - bowes reports. mister president, do you - bowes reports. mister| president, do you have bowes reports. mister i president, do you have a bowes reports. mister - president, do you have a deal? the political stakes are high forjoe biden. another trip to capitol hill to urge fellow democrats to get behind the ambitious spending bill once

and for all. laity and on the line at a meeting behind closed doors, mister biden said a future house and senate majorities on his own presidency would be determined by what happens to this bill. he emerged to say it was all but sorted. he emerged to say it was all but sorted-— he emerged to say it was all but sorted. ., ._ �* , .,, but sorted. today, i'm pleased to announce — but sorted. today, i'm pleased to announce that _ but sorted. today, i'm pleased to announce that after - but sorted. today, i'm pleased to announce that after months | to announce that after months of tough and forceful negotiations i know we have an historic economic framework. hesitant, perhaps, because the deal isn't signed and sealed yet. if he gets his way, the pared down plan from 3.5 to 1.75 trillion will still be a landmark achievement for mister biden. it’s landmark achievement for mister biden. �* , ., landmark achievement for mister biden. �*, . ., ., ~ ., biden. it's a framework that will create _ biden. it's a framework that will create millions - biden. it's a framework that will create millions of - biden. it's a framework that will create millions of jobs, | will create millions ofjobs, grow the economy, investing our nation and our people. turn the climate crisis into an opportunity and put us on a path not only to compete but to win the economic competition

for the 21st century against china and every other major country in the world. still included _ country in the world. still included is _ country in the world. still included is more - country in the world. still included is more than - included is more than $500,000,000,000 to fight climate change. 400,000,000,000 to fund universal preschool for three and four—year—olds and 150,000,000,000 to build affordable housing but outgo is paid family leave, free community college and a plan to lower prescription drug prices. now it is up to democrats in the house and sell it to read the house and sell it to read the small print and determine the small print and determine the bill's fade. it the small print and determine the bill's fade.— the bill's fade. it is probably the bill's fade. it is probably the most — the bill's fade. it is probably the most consequential- the bill's fade. it is probably the most consequential bill| the most consequential bill since — the most consequential bill since the 19605 in terms of protecting the needs of working families, — protecting the needs of working families, for children, the elderly, _ families, for children, the elderly, the sick and the poor. it elderly, the sick and the poor. it is _ elderly, the sick and the poor. it is a — elderly, the sick and the poor. it is a major, major step forward _ it is a major, major step forward but clearly, to my mind, _ forward but clearly, to my mind, it _ forward but clearly, to my mind, it has some major gap5 forward but clearly, to my mind, it has some major gaps in it. mind, it has some ma'or gaps in it. ., , mind, it has some ma'or gaps in it. early positive reaction but no final decisions _ it. early positive reaction but no final decisions yet. - it. early positive reaction but no final decisions yet. there | no final decisions yet. there is a representatives has wrapped up business for the week without a vote. a

disappointment forjoe biden as he turns his attention to the world stage, visiting rome for the leaders from 620 on the cop26 climate summit in glasgow. he is on the brink of 6lasgow. he is on the brink of a major breakthrough at home but there is nothing to brag aboutjust but there is nothing to brag about just yet. but there is nothing to brag aboutjust yet. the french ambassador in london has been summoned for talks at the foreign office today is a dispute between the uk and france over post— brexit fishing rights appears to be deepening. france said it would take retaliatory measures from next week if more licenses are not issued for french boats to fish in waters around britain and the channel islands. the uk has accused france of disproportionate threats. with more, here's damien grammatical is. in may, french fishing boat gathered ofjersey in their anger is despite the uk in jersey agreeing after brexit that french boats could continue fishing in coastal waters, dozens have applied and not had a permit is approved.

the issue for many french boats is proving they have habitually fished in uk arejersey waters. smaller boats may not have had monitoring systems to track their movements on the current access will expire this weekend. the french government has said it could impose measures that could limit uk trade. figs could limit uk trade. as britain does _ could limit uk trade. is britain does not respect what was agreed regarding licences for our fishermen, was agreed regarding licences for ourfishermen, we was agreed regarding licences for our fishermen, we will strictly limit british boats landing their catches in french ports and we will begin a systematic health and customs inspections are more put in place checks on exports heading to the uk. , ._ place checks on exports heading to the uk. , , to the uk. yesterday this uk trawler was _ to the uk. yesterday this uk trawler was detained. - to the uk. yesterday this uk trawler was detained. it - to the uk. yesterday this uk trawler was detained. it is i to the uk. yesterday this uk l trawler was detained. it is now in a port, accused of fishing without a permit in french waters. now uk seafood exporters are worried they may face disruption supplying their biggest market, the eu, the key period before christmas and don't want a dispute with

french fishermen. irate don't want a dispute with french fishermen. ~ , french fishermen. we fished the same areas _ french fishermen. we fished the same areas and _ french fishermen. we fished the same areas and we _ french fishermen. we fished the same areas and we need - french fishermen. we fished the same areas and we need joint i same areas and we need joint management and big politic5 same areas and we need joint management and big politics is trying — management and big politics is trying to— management and big politics is trying to get in the way of that— trying to get in the way of that end we are trying to maintain the bridges that we have — maintain the bridges that we have with them. at the end of the day, — have with them. at the end of the day, they are our colleagues and we fi5h alongside them and we do not want — along5ide them and we do not want to— alongside them and we do not want to see their businesses fail — want to see their businesses fail. ., ., ., fail. in london, the government has called _ fail. in london, the government has called the _ fail. in london, the government has called the proposed - fail. in london, the government has called the proposed french | has called the proposed french action is unjustified. the government _ action is unjustified. the government has - action is unjustified. the government has said - action is unjustified. tue: government has said we action is unjustified. tte: government has said we are action is unjustified. "tte: government has said we are very happy to give the licences to the very few remaining people who have not got their licences but we need to have some evidence to show that you meet the criteria. but evidence to show that you meet the criteria.— the criteria. but with the french ambassador - the criteria. but with the - french ambassador summoned to the foreign office in the uk government promising an appropriate response, the political dynamics could see this dispute escalated fast. the worlds largest social media site is rebranding. mark zuckerberg has announced that

facebook�*s parent company will be named meta instead and it came after a whistle—blower accused facebook of failing to act when it knew its context was harmful. we can speak to alan adamson, adjunct professor at and industry expert in corporate rebranding and thank you forjoining us today. how far does a rebrand to take facebook away from the past it wants to leave behind? it’s facebook away from the past it wants to leave behind?- wants to leave behind? it's a aood wants to leave behind? it's a good theory _ wants to leave behind? it's a good theory to _ wants to leave behind? it's a good theory to lay _ wants to leave behind? it's a good theory to lay out - wants to leave behind? it's a good theory to lay out a - wants to leave behind? it's a l good theory to lay out a name that talks about where we are going tomorrow, famously bp, british petroleum tried that and laid out a vision of the execution of it and getting it to stick on getting people to believe it and buy it is very difficult. is believe it and buy it is very difficult. , ., ., difficult. is there a danger for mark— difficult. is there a danger for mark zuckerberg - difficult. is there a danger for mark zuckerberg of. for mark zuckerberg of effectively corporate capitalism 7 cannibalism, eating into your own value by admitting that social media as we know it has had its day. part of staying current and shifting your business ahead is

to keep your brand ahead of your business ideas for leaving facebook, instagram and oculus alone and creating an umbrella brand to try to defy the vision of the challenge is also that meta is not a clear or on standard or concept to many. we will come back to that of the second. talking about the umbrella brand. amazon often mentioned in the same breath in terms of its role in society and also has a diverse portfolio of business interests but it doesn't need to rebrand in order to pursue new ventures, so why does facebook have to do? covid i don't think they have to and i think your point is excellent. amazon can put people on the edge of the earth's atmosphere and produce blockbuster content and movie under a brand name that for many people still defines clicking on their computer and seeing a box arrived in front of their door and with facebook, at its peak it was

seen as a technological leader and could have been stretched to cover it, so there is an idea that it's an interesting thing to try but it wasn't necessary to drive the business board. he could have laid out the vision and talked about how facebook and partner companies would achieve it. the existence of a meta verse is something in science fiction. and a betrayal of a dystopian future, so do you think others will share his view that this is actually a utopian ideal7 view that this is actually a utopian ideal?— view that this is actually a utopian ideal? it's looking a lona utopian ideal? it's looking a long way — utopian ideal? it's looking a long way down _ utopian ideal? it's looking a long way down the - utopian ideal? it's looking a long way down the road - utopian ideal? it's looking a - long way down the road towards the matrix or the star trek hollow deck which makes branding hard going all the way back to bp when people you are going beyond petroleum meant on the idea of a greener energy company and i don't think many audiences including investors understand what the meta— verse is and why it's important and relevant and that will be a big

challenge for facebook to defy not just what the future is but how covid will define and deliver it.— how covid will define and deliver it. thank you very much. deliver it. thank you very much- ? _ deliver it. thank you very much. ? help— deliver it. thank you very much. ? help meta - deliver it. thank you very much. ? help meta will. deliver it. thank you very - much. ? help meta will define it. still much. ? help meta will define it- still to _ much. ? help meta will define it. still to come, _ much. ? help meta will define it. still to come, restored - much. ? help meta will define it. still to come, restored to l it. still to come, restored to their former _ it. still to come, restored to their former glory, - it. still to come, restored to their former glory, the - their former glory, the intricate theirformer glory, the intricate mosaics ofjericho intricate mosaics of jericho that intricate mosaics ofjericho that are more than 1,000 years old. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more 5u5picion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift off. of discovery with a crew of six

a5tronaut heroes and one american legend. - john sure was right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. our headlines. former global leaders urge richer nations to share covid vaccines with the poorest as virus cases once again start to spike around the world. and joe biden arrives in italy for the 620 summit after agreeing near to trillion blending is 7

spending plan tobacco. seeing all executives have denied that their companies misled the world about climate change in testimony to the us congressional committee they said their understanding of global warming had developed over time. global warming had developed overtime. exxon global warming had developed over time. exxon mobile, chevron and shell were asked for a commitment not to spend money opposing efforts to tackle climate change. here is the ceo of bp america responding. what i would say is that we have stopped all reputational advertising at bp. i know you have taken steps in the right direction and i heard that in your testimony, thank you, but will you take the pledge, yes or no? for your specific pledge what we are advocating for is low carbon policies that do in fact take the company and the world to net zero. that is the pledge i am willing to commit to. well i will ask if you will stop spending money directly or indirectly to oppose efforts to

reduce emissions and address climate change. just stop spending money. madam chair... that's all lies. i take it you don't want to take the pledge. all right. let's bring the expert, michael ross, a professor in the political science department and institution of the environment at the university of california in los angeles and joins us now. many around the world including those in office have accused the oil industry pouring petrochemical dollars into climate change denial is the oil executives, including those at exxon mobil as well deny that that is the case, so if we are to know who to trust we must have the evidence, so, professor, what is the evidence?— is the evidence? the evidence is the evidence? the evidence is clear and — is the evidence? the evidence is clear and there _ is the evidence? the evidence is clear and there is _ is the evidence? the evidence is clear and there is no - is clear and there is no dispute about this. the documentary evidence is that

these companies had scientific information about change and how dangerous it was a what the effects of their products were on the global environment and as far back as the 1980s, the 19705, as far back as the 1980s, the 1970s, sometimes the �*60s, you had purposely funded organisations that denied this and as a result many people, certainly in the united states but in many other countries as well are deeply misinformed about our knowledge of this catastrophe. in about our knowledge of this catastrophe.— about our knowledge of this catastrophe. in the '90s the tobacco companies - catastrophe. in the '90s the tobacco companies were - catastrophe. in the '90s the tobacco companies were up| tobacco companies were up against congress facing similar criticisms on the outcome there was greater taxation for the industry. do you foresee a similar future for industry. do you foresee a similarfuture for oil? it’s similar future for oil? it's hard to — similar future for oil? it's

hard to say. _ similar future for oil? it's hard to say. the - similar future for oil? it's hard to say. the oil - similar future for oil? it�*s hard to say. the oil industry is still a very powerful, not just in the united states but also in australia than in canada and russia and around the world and they've been very successful at maintaining these very large subsidies, for example that they get from the government, according to the imf it might be about six or $7,000,000,000,000 a year, so it's hard to see whether governments are really going to turn around and start regulating them and taxing them in a more meaningful way. i was hoping that this would be a moment when some of these countries might start to turn around and take advantage of the opportunities they have to lead the clean energy revolution. some countries have taken a step, hotel, has made a serious investment in clean

energy and to make a real pivot on these companies, exxon, chevron, shell, bp, are really still in the denial mode and still trying to find a way to keep doing business as usual. it’s business as usual. it's interesting. _ business as usual. it's interesting. the - business as usual. it's interesting. the oil. business as usual. it's interesting. the oil companies, exxon mobil, for example, say they have devoted significant resources to addressing the risks they have discovered. there is widespread recognition that we are looking at a post— oil future. that we are looking at a post— oilfuture. what that we are looking at a post— oil future. what is the single biggest factor that is hampering progress towards that future? to hampering progress towards that future? ., , ., , , future? to be honest, is the fossil fuel _ future? to be honest, is the fossil fuel industry - future? to be honest, is the fossil fuel industry which - future? to be honest, is thej fossil fuel industry which are the source of about three quarters of all greenhouse gas emissions and governments alone cannot make the difference. we need companies to take a leadership on this and the real question is, are we going to see the existing companies, energy companies which they are these enormous long—lived oil

and gas companies take the lead themselves or will it be new companies? in other words will it be like the automobile industry where you need a tesla, a brand—new company to revolutionise the way we drive. it might be the same in the oil and gas industry but these companies are going to remain tied to a 20th century technology and are served 7 and just don't have the agility and dedication to move to green energy in a serious way. professor ross, thank you for your time. professor ross, thank you for yourtime. let's professor ross, thank you for your time. let's whip over to the sports centre. barcelona have named the manager of their b team as interim head coach as they look for a long—term term success ronald koeman, the dutchman who was sacked on wednesdayjust hours after a 1— zero defeat.

his first game will be at home against alamosa on saturday, steeped in barcelona history, the voting —year—old came through the academy before winning three league titles with the club and also previously managed majorca. stay with football, the draw has been made for next years european women's championship finals which take place in england and the 16 qualifiers have been drawn into four groups of four, holders, netherlands are in group c which includes the olympic silver medallists in sweden and germany will be bidding for a 6ermany will be bidding for a ninth european title and they are in group b with denmark, spain and finland while debutants northern ireland have been drawn in group a alongside the host nation, england. we are the host nation, england. - are underdogs but we have played all of these teams since kenny has, in which is an added advantage and we are familiar with the teams when i think of no way we play them in kerry's first game and how far we have come since then. we will come

into the game with no fear and we will give you everything and who knows what can happen. in cricket, one game played at the t20 world cup on thursday. australia beat sri lanka to make it two victories out of two in the super 12 stage. sri lanka batted first after losing the toss and barrera was top scorer as they made hundred and barrera was top scorer as they made 1311— six. david warner led the australian reply with 65 runs of 42 balls as they chased down the target with ease. marcus stoinis hitting the winning runs as they reach the target with three overs to spare, winning by seven wickets. next up for the aussies, the other unbeaten side in the group, england on saturday. some of the finest examples of early islamic art in the west bank city ofjericho have been restored and officials hope they will become a major tourist attraction.

they are astonishing in their scale and ambition. an intricate, ornate sea of stone and colour and detailed patterns. these mosaics date back more than 1,000 years and are part of the very fabric of this land. the size of the mosaic panels is about 835 square metres. it contains more than 5 milion mosaic pieces and small mosaic stones. it has a distinctive set of natural colours, all components of which are natural stones that exist in palestine. they've spent five years and around $12,000,000 restoring the mosaics to their former glory and the hope is that they will become a source of much—needed

revenue for the palestinian authority. the ministry estimates there will be a significant and noticeable increase in tourism, especially to this site because of its great importance and its architectural and artistic and historical significance. hishams palace covers an area of around 60 hectares — a grand desert castle, its origin is something of a mystery. a vivid window into the past, but perhaps a source of hope for the future. astronomers have spotted signs of a distant planet in the galaxy which confirmed would make it the first planet confirmed to be sited outside the milky way. the possible xo planning candidate, meaning it is orbiting a star other than the sun is located in a spiral galaxy, the whirlpool 6alaxy and also appears to orbit a

star larger than the sun and is roughly the size of saturn. the business using just a moment. i will see you soon. 7 the business news in just will see you soon. 7 the business news injust a moment. hello. with a number of weather and flood warnings in force where it's been so very wet, it's certainly worth keeping across those if you've got travel plans going into the weekend. a weekend which will bring more rain at times, but not all the time. there'll be some sunshine, too. saturday, for many, looks like a fine day. quite windy this weekend, and it will turn a little cooler. the low pressure very much in charge, but the frontal system that's brought so much rain does clear away during friday. another one with rain overnight and clearing early on saturday, but then a stronger area of low pressure with more rain and wind for part two of the weekend on sunday. this is how things are starting off on friday morning, with a lot of cloud around, with outbreaks of rain in many areas, including moving into those parts of eastern england that have spent much of this week dry.

but the idea is that all of this will slowly clear eastwards as the day goes on. northern ireland soon getting into the sunshine during friday morning. for many other places, it will turn drier and brighter into the afternoon. but even in the afternoon, still some rain falling in parts of the midlands, northern england and eastern scotland before here, too, things improve into the evening. still mild out there. it'll feel a little fresher, and it does turn cooler over the weekend. more showers running into south west england, wales and northern ireland on friday evening. and that's from the next weather front coming in, that makes further progress north and eastwards going into saturday morning. a touch cooler as saturday starts. so, early on on saturday, this will be moving through with some outbreaks of showery rain. they'll be quite heavy, but a lot of that does clear away into the afternoon. and following on behind, plenty of sunshine, just the chance of catching a shower. so, for many, saturday afternoon will be dry, temperatures will just come down a degree or so. but the lull before the next weather system doesn't last very long, and it's this area of low pressure and again

going into sunday, so another swathe of quite heavy rain along it. that will be gradually pushing its way north and east as the day goes on. may take quite a bit of time before it gets into northernmost parts of scotland. behind it, it will be brightening up, but you may see some heavy showers moving in, and it'll be windiest through southern parts of england and south wales. that's your weekend for you. into next week, showers, some sunshine at times and for all parts, it'll be turning colder as we get into november.

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