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hello, i'm hello, i may need with the latest news in the uk and around the latest news in the uk and around the world. the revised agreement for cup 26 has just been published. and in london, the other headlines this morning. hundreds remain trapped on the border between belarus and poland, caught in the middle of a political stand—off. it's official, the conservatorship of britney spears has been
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terminated.— of britney spears has been terminated. �* , ., ., , , terminated. and the conservatorship that control britney _ terminated. and the conservatorship that control britney spears' - terminated. and the conservatorship that control britney spears' life - that control britney spears' life for 13 years has been brought to an end. welcome once again to glasgow and bbc news. breaking these for you here from the cop26 climate summit today because literally in the last few moments, and a draft agreement has been published. i haven't had sight of it myself but i can tell you, and this is a rather important, very important detail in fact, that text on fossilfuels very important detail in fact, that text on fossil fuels is still in this draft agreement. it obviously has to be signed off by all the parties gathered here but you may well know from our coverage over the last couple of weeks and certainly
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last couple of weeks and certainly last few days, as we got down to these draft agreements, in previous summits, lines and dealing with fossil fuels haven't been summits, lines and dealing with fossilfuels haven't been in summits, lines and dealing with fossil fuels haven't been in any of those agreements are the fact it is in this draft agreement you in glasgow is pretty significant. it's an absolute the beautiful morning here in glasgow, you may be able to tell behind me, people here in the city who after a good night's sleep but there wasn't much sleep at the sec see, the scottish events campus, where there's climate negotiations have been going on right through the night. of course, reminderthe official of cop was yesterday, but nothing was achieved by then in terms of a final deal. will that come today? we wait to see, the key sticking points up to this point have been coal, subsidies forfossil fuels and also money. money for
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those poorer nations who are often suffering the worst consequences of climate change, having done little to contribute to the problem in the first place. we will bring you right up first place. we will bring you right up to date in a moment including on that breaking news on the new form of a draft agreement. but first, this report from laura foster. is today the day where climate change history is made? we've had nearly two weeks of speeches and negotiations, of protests and promises. but the final plan, the deal that will help protect us from the most damaging impacts of climate change, has yet to be agreed upon, and it needs the backing of every party here. a draft version released early yesterday included watered—down commitments to end the use of coal and other fossil fuels, which many fear needs to be tougher and ask more from governments. it's almost unbelievable. i think when i tell people that we've never had a reference
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to fossil fuels in a cop decision text before, most people find that hard to believe. and so finally, 30 years on, we have a chance of getting a reference. but i have to say, it's 2021, the world has warmed by 1.1 celsius already. and so, "something is better than nothing" is not good enough, right? we need strong language. today's draft will be scrutinised for changes, but the hope is the decisions will be formally adopted late this afternoon. but some climate activists are already feeling less than cop—timistic, saying whatever is agreed won't be enough to limit warming to 1.5 celsius. laura foster, bbc news, glasgow. joining me now is our science and environment correspondent, victoria gill. and excuse us as and excuse us as we and excuse us as we sort of furiously scroll through our phones because we are just getting to grips with the text of this new draft agreement. it's very technical, very detailed, what can you tell us so far? , . ., ,
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far? these companies did un documents — far? these companies did un documents and _ far? these companies did un documents and live _ far? these companies did un . documents and live broadcasting far? these companies did un - documents and live broadcasting that go very well together! —— complicated documents. at what we were searching for immediately was this mention of fossil fuels, were searching for immediately was this mention of fossilfuels, this is the first of these draft agreements, as you stated, not agreed yet, we are a long way from that but it still needs to be signed but that mention of phasing out fossil fuel but that mention of phasing out fossilfuel subsidies but that mention of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and working towards phasing out unabated coal, so we talked about a weakening of the language yesterday, is still in there. there is an addition of something called just transitions, that essentially means people who work in those sectors, addressing lost livelihoods there, obviously a huge issue for economies like india and china were that's a massive sector and you have a lot ofjobs dependent on that, so we were really scrutinising the document for that. it really interesting that line is still in there because as we reported yesterday, countries like india, china and others were really pushing back against the inclusion of a line on coal in the final document. of a line on coal in the final document-— of a line on coal in the final document. , , . .,
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document. they were expected to. it's not entirely _ document. they were expected to. it's not entirely clear _ document. they were expected to. it's not entirely clear whether - it's not entirely clear whether those sharp elbows have been out yet and that's why this process starts long before cop, there is a lot of international diplomacy that goes on by the presidency, by alec sharma, to essential prepare everybody for what might be on the table. —— by alok sharma. so it make sure this process works more smoothly. they didn't get us to the deadline of finishing on time yesterday at this particular cop but hopefully it means this agreement has been worked through and worked through again so the process of negotiating today can be a little more speedy. find the process of negotiating today can be a little more speedy.— be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of— be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the _ be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line _ be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line on - be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line on coal, - be a little more speedy. and the inclusion of the line on coal, it's| inclusion of the line on coal, it's important because we all know from what the scientists are saying that the use of coal has to be phased out if we are to stand any chance of keeping global warming capped at 1.5 degrees. keeping global warming capped at 1.5 decrees. , ., , keeping global warming capped at 1.5 decrees. , . , , degrees. yes, i mean, this is the dirtiest of — degrees. yes, i mean, this is the dirtiest of fuels _ degrees. yes, i mean, this is the dirtiest of fuels when _ degrees. yes, i mean, this is the dirtiest of fuels when we - degrees. yes, i mean, this is the dirtiest of fuels when we are - dirtiest of fuels when we are talking about greenhouse gas emissions, so that particular mention, but the mention of fossil
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fuels as a whole, you're really kind of getting to the stuff of greenhouse gas emissions. you're talking about moving away and that energy transition the whole world needs to do, the science is clear, it has been clear for a long needs to do, the science is clear, it has been clearfor a long time, that chief needs to happen away from burning fossil fuels and pumping out these carbon emissions and to renew cleaner energy, it's how we get there. —— that a shift needs to happen. there. -- that a shift needs to ha en. ~ ., there. -- that a shift needs to hauen. ~ . ., ., i, there. -- that a shift needs to hauen. ~ . . ., i, ., happen. what we analyse the detail of this, it will _ happen. what we analyse the detail of this, it will be _ happen. what we analyse the detail of this, it will be interesting - happen. what we analyse the detail of this, it will be interesting to - of this, it will be interesting to see how much wriggle room there is on all this because of that climate activists are saying the language hasn't been tough enough, it allows countries who are currently doing a lot of polluting too much scope. exactly that. we heard yesterday a negotiator from the marshall islands, who are low—lying and extremely vulnerable, she talked about that flexibility in the language of dance fossil fuel subsidies, she said pep fossil fuel subsidies, she said pep fossil fuel subsidies were paying for the
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destruction of her nation. so what's at stake cannot be higher. so when languages use like that, you can see how the addition of a single word can cause these diplomatic options in that whole process. and we have new cover document, a new draft agreement, but the whole process needs to start today of going through that and signing it off, with everybody around the table agreeing, so all of that language needs to be agreeable for that to happen. 50 needs to be agreeable for that to ha . en. needs to be agreeable for that to hauen. ., ., ., needs to be agreeable for that to ha en, ., ., ., ., happen. so we have a lot of assessing. _ happen. so we have a lot of assessing, not _ happen. so we have a lot of assessing, not a _ happen. so we have a lot of assessing, not a lot - happen. so we have a lot of assessing, not a lot of- happen. so we have a lot of - assessing, not a lot of analysing today today but it's been interesting throughout this cop to hear politicians, of course the uk as hosts, emphasise that this isn't about solving 1.5 here and now in glasgow, it's about keeping the process working up to that point to try to cap global temperatures because of course, scientists have said, if the planet warms above 1.5 there will be even worse impacts of climate change of global warming. exactly. so we never expected that
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the proposals and promises and have them written down was going to come if you tutted that up, that that was going to essential slasher images to where we need to be, that's why there is some wriggle room in whether the conclusion of this agreement if it signed off today will be a success or failure, because it's about whether a get is on that journey fast because it's about whether a get is on thatjourney fast enough. the physics of climate change is moving at the pace it moves at and it's outpacing our transition to cut carbon emissions and greenhouse gases at the moment, we are trying to catch up and it's about whether the proposals put them here today and all of those negotiators sign up to will get us caught up to that pace and put us on a trajectory to quash that curb down, lower the thermostat in either 1.5 degrees. thank you, victoria. a reminder, the deal isn't done yet, it hasn't been signed off, the gavel, as it were, has not been brought down on this cop 26, but do today in the last few
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minutes have any text, a new draft agreement, and throughout the day the delegates will be looking at that, working on that, the hope of the uk as hosts will be that everyone can sign up to it. let's speak with our political correspondent, adam fleming. he was up even earlier than me! i know you have been poring over this draft agreement as well, what are your take away from it? the draft agreement as well, what are your take away from it?— draft agreement as well, what are your take away from it? the first is that i'm your take away from it? the first is that i'm quite _ your take away from it? the first is that i'm quite surprised, _ your take away from it? the first is that i'm quite surprised, because l that i'm quite surprised, because last night things aren't quite gloomy, it sounded like lots of objections were being raised and i woke up this morning thinking, is this text going to the quite different from the one we have got usedit different from the one we have got used it over the last couple of days and actually, it doesn't. lots of the stuff we have been talking about and you have been talking about with victory has stayed in there. the line about cole has stayed in there was another tweak, but it's still in there. which the drafters of this
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document would say it unprecedented for this type of document. this is that country is coming back with enhanced pledges for reducing greenhouse gases next year when they go back to the next cop in egypt, that still in there. one of the sticking point was about finance and the transfer of money from developed countries to developing countries, and what poorer countries wanted was to expand that so that it includes what they call loss and damage, which you could call kind of compensation for the effects of climate change that are happening now, that was resisted by lots of developed countries, particularly the us, it was cold for really strongly by lots of developing countries. what has been done to unlock that is they have started, guess what, the diplomat�*s favourite, another process. there's a nip and that has appeared talking about setting up a dialogue from next year about how you could address this issue of loss and damage for top —— a new has appeared. i think that will be what has unlocked this process for the
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poorer countries. also it's notjust this document to look at, there are a whole suite of other documents but a whole suite of other documents but a range of other things, which look like they have been graduallyjust ticking off all the remaining problems. some of them are quite bureaucratic but ticked off and nonetheless. also when it comes to money, they will be a new process starting next year, probably agreed in 2024, for the next big financial goal. we got used to talking about is £100 billion of finance from the rich world the poorer world, target that has been missed, by the way. they are now going to start a process for coming up with what the new long—term target will be, how much money will it be after 2025? what will it be spent on? and it looks like there will be a decision on that in 2024 but a process on it kicking off quite soon. again, many from the rich world to the poorer world being used to unlock this whole process. fin world being used to unlock this whole process.— world being used to unlock this whole process. world being used to unlock this whole rocess. .. ., whole process. on the face of it, it sounds like — whole process. on the face of it, it sounds like a _ whole process. on the face of it, it sounds like a lot _ whole process. on the face of it, it sounds like a lot of— whole process. on the face of it, it sounds like a lot of progress - whole process. on the face of it, it sounds like a lot of progress has i sounds like a lot of progress has been made through the night is a
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reminder that it hasn't all been signed, sealed and delivered yet. but talk is through again the choreography of the rest of today. are you expecting, is that the expectation that the deal will be done today? fist expectation that the deal will be done today?— expectation that the deal will be done toda ? �* " . , expectation that the deal will be done toda ? �* , ., done today? at 11am there will be a meetin: of done today? at 11am there will be a meeting of the _ done today? at 11am there will be a meeting of the primary, _ done today? at 11am there will be a meeting of the primary, which - done today? at 11am there will be a meeting of the primary, which is i done today? at 11am there will be a | meeting of the primary, which is the name for when all of the 197 parties to the climate change agreement meet in that room behind us. —— a meeting of the plenary. first sharma will take us through the text. and then countries will decide if this is something they're prepared to sign up something they're prepared to sign up to. and analysts will add their voice to the conversation as well, then everyone will come back later this afternoon and basically sign up to all of this and then the gavel will fall at some point, maybe for pm, 5pm, 6pm. there is speculation it might run into tomorrow but i think we will get an idea in the
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next couple of hours whether that is likely or whether it will end today. and i think the key thing for the uk government here it is the hosts is that their goal was, can you say that their goal was, can you say that limiting global temperatures, the increase by the end of the century, to 1.5, is still a possibility? looking at the text that has been published this morning, i think they will say, yes, that goal has been achieved. and they will be able to say that because people will be coming back with enhanced pledges next year and that's what the scientists say is necessary to keep the idea of limiting temperatures to 1.5 degrees as a thing. however, it's not particularly inspiring, is it, that's a fact that the best outcome of this meeting is to have another meeting. so it will be intriguing to see how borisjohnson, the prime minister, sells this, because it's not a big bang moment. even though it's good process, good politics,
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lots of stuff is going to happen, it's not like when the pair is climate change agreement was signed in 2015 and the whole world just went, this is a great thing and a very dramatic paradigms shift here, i wonder how he will sell it. —— the paris agreement in 2015. but i wonder how he will sell it. -- the paris agreement in 2015.— paris agreement in 2015. but the olitics to paris agreement in 2015. but the politics to watch _ paris agreement in 2015. but the politics to watch around - paris agreement in 2015. but the politics to watch around this, - politics to watch around this, different groups and different interested parties assessment of the eventual deal, which as adam was saying, we think may come later today. adam, thank you for the moment. victoria gill is still with me. let's pick up on that subject of climate finance, we didn't touch on it earlier. how important is that in driving what science says needs to be done to protect the planet? you can look at — be done to protect the planet? you can look at this _ be done to protect the planet? 7m, can look at this in perspective and harms, it's kind of redressing the balance of climate change that has happened and also moving economy is on, engineering onto greener
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technology which also cost money. but if you look at the issue of loss and damage, it is essential in building global compensation fund for loss and damage that has already occurred. we've talked about a one point one warmer road because of human induced climate change, so protections for countries that are affected. and it will continue to change. and we have discussed how this will never going to just dragging back global temperatures today, the sets us on a course where hopefully the pace of global temperature rise slows down and the curve squashes. that doesn't necessarily mean the impact of climate change will disappear, so it's about allowing countries to adapt and protect themselves, that
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promise of finance from richer countries to poorer countries hasn't been met and worked out, it looks from these documents that we are a little closer to that now, which are promising. little closer to that now, which are ”romisin. ., ~ ,, , . in the last 30 minutes or so, that new draft agreement published in glasgow, as adam fleming was explaining a couple of minutes ago, the process today is that in a few hours we will hear from the delegates representing the almost 200 countries get here in glasgow and then with that lead today to a deal being done? i think when we hear to the delegates and listen to what they are saying, we'll get a pretty big clue as to whether that deal will go through today. the key headline, i suppose, deal will go through today. the key headline, isuppose, this deal will go through today. the key headline, i suppose, this morning deal will go through today. the key headline, isuppose, this morning is that lying on coal and dealing with coal is one of the dirtiest fuels, and the chief cause of the pollution thatis and the chief cause of the pollution that is warming up our planet, that line is still in this new draft text and that's a really key thing. the
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big question now is, i suppose, as well, once we analyse today, everything that's in this document, is how the momentum of this process is how the momentum of this process is kept going because you cannot just put it to bed after these two weeks in glasgow, it needs to keep going, that momentum. we will be back very soon here in glasgow, but right now, it's back to kasia. we are very grateful to you and victoria and adam of course, forgetting across that draft that was released literally as we were going to air, we had been expecting it but we got that draft agreement as we went on air so huge thanks to the team in glasgow forgetting their heads around a lot of detail in novais short space of time for the top of course, we will be back with the team throughout the day. —— for getting their heads around a lot of
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detail. the humanitarian crisis along the border between belarus and poland continues to escalate, as more migrants head to the border, only to be caught in a political limbo between the two nations. polish police say they found a body of a young syrian man on the polish side of the border overnight. it is estimated that at least eight people have died near the border but without proper access to food, water and medical aid there are fears dozens more could die in the coming weeks. our correspondent steve rosenberg was able to access migrants on the belarus side of the border. by day, the scale of this migrant crisis becomes clear. belarus's border with poland transformed into a camp for those desperate to get to europe. tonight, for the first time, belarusian border guards agreed to take us into the camp, right up to the border. behind the barbed wire, the european union, just metres away. many here are kurds from the middle east. the eu believes that belarus helped them get here,
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that the country is facilitating illegal migration into europe — revenge for sanctions. but poland won't let them in. we are like homeless, we don't have any place to stay there. it is about whether it's too cold, we just collect fire and burning trees to make our bodies heat. but still we hope, we never give up. we've been told there are more than 2000 people in this camp, living in pretty basic conditions. this story is a very human drama, but the backdrop, that's geopolitics. the migrant crisis is ratcheting up east—west tension. near the border, paratroopers from belarus and russia held joint exercises, signalling whose side the kremlin's on. increasing, too, is alexander
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lukashenko's rhetoric. this week he threatened to block the flow of russian gas to europe if the eu imposes more sanctions on belarus. but those who see belarus as a stepping stone to the eu, they couldn't care less about sanctions or geopolitics. they just want a better future. many of them have paid thousands of dollars for package tours that bring them to belarus and deliver them to the border with europe. but no further. for most, the journey stops here. and so they have to wait, in the cold, while governments argue. waiting and hoping to be let through. one of donald trump's former aides, steve bannon, has been indicted by a federal grand jury. he's charged with two counts
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of contempt of congress, in connection with his failure to comply with a summons issued by a house select committee which is investigating the storming of the capitol in january. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. one of donald trump's closest political allies, steve bannon a conservative firebrand and one—time white house strategist for the former president, has been charged with criminal contempt of congress. he refused to co—operate with the congressional committee investigating this, the violent assault on the us capitol. he faces two charges. one that he failed to provide documents the panel believes are relevant to its enquiry, and a second for not appearing in person for a deposition. both counts carry a maximum sentence of one year in prison. the committee made it clear last month that it would hold mr bannon to account. no—one in this country, no matter how wealthy or how powerful, is above the law.
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left unaddressed, this defiance may encourage others to follow mr bannon down the same path. the panel wants to question steve bannon about the events leading up to the riot, including a comment he made the day before that "all hell was going to break loose". based on the committee's investigation it appears that mr bannon had substantial advanced knowledge of the plans forjanuary 6th, and likely had an important role in formulating those plans. steve bannon's refusal to co—operate with the committee cited donald trump's argument that he was shielded by executive privilege. a confidentiality that sometimes applies to documents and conversations at the highest level of us government. but the claim is widely disputed and will be considered by an appeal court later this month, in relation to the former president's attempt to deny the committee access to white house documents.
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what is clear is that the pressure is now on others who have been called to give evidence for the investigation. in a statement, the us attorney general merrick garland said the indictment of steve bannon reflected thejustice department's "steadfast commitment" to the rule of law. mr bannon is expected to appear in court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. france is remembering the islamist attacks that took place in paris six years ago, with the trial of twenty people accused of involvement now underway. 130 people died in coordinated attacks on the national stadium, bars and restaurants and the bataclan concert hall on the thirteenth of november 2015. among those testifying in the trial are survivors and security forces who witnessed the violence that night.
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text messages from the duchess of sussex have revealed that she felt prince harry was being "berated' by the royal family over her strained relationship with with her father. the messages were released by the high court as part of a long—running privacy case against the mail on sunday, and show exchanges that the duchess had with her former communications secretary. brazilian palaeontologists are piecing together fragments of ancient bones which could shed light on a new species of dinosaur. work began injune after a fossil was found during the construction of a railway in northeastern brazil. the team found the remains of what they believe to be a group of large dinosaurs known as the titanosauria. what a great name! what's more is always on our website and don't forget we are digesting the draft agreement from cop26 on our website, there is a live page there, so you
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can get all the very latest and like i say, the team in glasgow are looking through the smaller details, so do stay with us here on bbc news for much more. hello, after those blustery conditions of yesterday things looking be much quieter today today and this weekend. it is going to be pretty mild for the stage in november but still a lot of cloud around at times, the best of those breaks through this afternoon across the central swathe as i'll show you. it's because we are between two weather systems. this area of low pressure which brought the windy weather yesterday and this is the one which will bring weather fronts to the north and west, particularly through tomorrow. advancing cloud into northern ireland to today so this afternoon turning grey and patchy when it drizzle from the west, particularly late afternoon into the evening. still got cloud from yesterday's low pressure system and eastern counties of england, so staying rather grey here, some occasional rain or drizzle, but in between, and that means the vast majority of the country, will see some of that cloud break up and some sunny spells through the afternoon.
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temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees. to put that into context, about two to four degrees above where we normally are at this stage in november. here are some of the averages we expect this time of year, ten to 12 celsius. and it also means we still got a fairly mild night with us. a lot cooler tonight, particularly in this central strip with the clear skies to begin with. closing in, though, through the night as cloud advances from east and west. some mist and fog patches and temperatures and single figures in that zone but thickening cloud up towards western scotland, northern ireland and the irish sea coast. it's going to make for a rather grey, misty and for some, drizzly morning. heavier bursts of rain through the day in towards the western isles on sunday. still a few showers in east anglia, and the south—east, most of you dry and it's across east wales, good parts of england and around the moray firth will see the best of your sunday sunshine. temperatures like today, around ten to 15 degrees. then, as we go into sunday night and monday, after outbreaks of rain across scotland and northern ireland the weather front is on the move only very slowly south and east. there's not much wind around again on monday. it does mean brighter conditions
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gradually developing across scotland and northern ireland. more sunshine than we will see this weekend but it will be a rather grey day for parts of northern and england and wales, some rain and drizzle, mist and fog over hills and further south and east still the chance of further cloud breaks and a bit of sunshine. temperatures down a degree or two on this weekend overall mild. and that mild story continues into next week. a bit of a battle, high pressure to the south, low pressure to the north. the closer you are to that low pressure system, the windier things will be at times, the wetter as well. you can see in oban, western scotland will see rain throughout this week. some rain into northern ireland although many places will be largely dry, especially in the south.
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this is bbc world news, the headlines: a new draft of the deal on climate change is expected shortly. negotiators at cop26 worked through the night in an attempt to secure a meaningful agreement on limiting the effects of climate change. steve bannon, ally of former president trump, has been charged with contempt of congress — after he refused to appear before a committee investigating the storming of the us capitol on january the 6th this year. the humanitarian crisis along the border between belarus and poland continues to escalate, as more migrants are caught the humanitarian crisis along the border between belarus and poland continues to escalate, as more migrants are caught etween the two nations. polish police say they found a body
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