this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories: pope francis warns europe against narrow self—interest over the treatment of migrants as he pays a visit to the greek island of lesbos. translation: let us not let our see transformed _ translation: let us not let our see transformed into _ translation: let us not let our see transformed into a _ see transformed into a dissolute sea of death. us politicians pay tribute to the former republican senator and presidential candidate, bob dole, who's died at the age of 98. japan goes on a hydrogen drive in a bid to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050. but what fuel is being used to produce the hydrogen? we have a special report. and, taking it to the brink — lewis hamilton beats

max verstappen in a chaotic, dramatic saudi grand prix, setting up next weekend's winner—takes—all, final race. "a shipwreck of civilisation" — that's the damning phrase pope francis used to describe the direction europe appears to be heading in dealing with migrants arriving at its borders. and he denounced those who seek to create a fear of migrants for their own political propaganda. on a visit to a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos, he called on europe to shoulder responsibility for its share of what he said was a complex gobal problem. for its share of what he said was a complex global problem. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled with him and sent this report.

they embrace the man and the message because, at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back of migrants in land and at sea and globally there's no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope spoke to an audience largely made up of refugees, but aimed his frustration at the political leaders. translation: let's stop ignoring reality, - stop constantly shifting responsibility, stop passing off the issue of migration to others as if it mattered to no—one and was only a pointless burden to be shouldered by someone else.

"it was not time to build walls," he said, "or let the sea become a cemetery for children." the pope was addressing the legacy of migrant lives lost on the journey to europe, like an 87—year—old from afghanistan, and others, names unknown. there's sympathy on lesbos for the dead and many here helped when refugees first landed. but this farmer and local politician is critical of pope francis. translation: he promised many things for our island, _ none of which happened. this island has suffered greatly from migration. tourism was hit hard. he should have helped and advocated for tourists to visit this island. the pope did refer to the struggles faced by local people on the eu's borders, but it was here among the thousands waiting to enter europe that his words

had most force. i have no money, i have a very big problem, no passport. where are you going? what do you want? ijust want to be free. i just want freedom. i don't want anything, just freedom. there's unlikely to be a radical political shift on migration, but the pope has offered a robust defence of refugees, in a debate so often framed in fearful terms. fergal keane, bbc news, lesbos. let's get some of the day's other news: rescue teams in indonesia are searching through villages blanketed with molten ash to try to find survivors from the eruption of java's mount semeru volcano. at least 14 people are known to have been killed and dozens of others have been injured. indonesia sits on the pacific

ring of fire, where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent volcanic activity. fresh violence has erupted in the north—east indian state of nagaland, following the killing of 13 civilians by security forces. hundreds of people threw stones and set fire to areas nearan army camp. on saturday, an army patrol shot a group of miners who were returning home, after mistaking them for militants. nagaland's chief minister has blamed an intelligence failure. here in the uk, the speaker of the lower house of parliament has promised to raise allegations of drug use in its buildings with the police. sir lindsay hoyle described as deeply concerning a newspaper report that traces of cocaine had been found in the palace of westminster, in central london. under british law, the maximum penalty for possession of class a drugs, including cocaine, is up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both. flags in the us capitol have been lowered to half mast in honour of the 1996 presidential candidate,

bob dole, who has died from cancer at the age of 98. president biden described the former senator as a war hero, a friend and an american statesman "like few" others in history. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more from los angeles. he was certainly a stalwart of the republican party, of us politics over many decades. 35 years representing the state of kansas, in both the house of representatives and in the senate, where he was his party's leader on two occasions, especially during that crucial period in american politics in the 1980s, when ronald reagan was the president and they worked closely together. bob dole himself had presidential aspirations. in fact, he stood as the running mate for gerald ford in 1976 and then some 20 years later was selected by the republicans to stand against bill clinton. now, that was not a successful

campaign for bob dole. shortly after that he retired from politics but he certainly remained a key figure in his party. there was a fiscally conservative, in terms of financial matters, he was a very stalwart in terms of his beliefs, and a stoic figure. i think it is fair to say that about him, especially as far as his own disabilities were concerned, very badly injured in the second world war. he was a key figure in getting the 1990 americans with disability act passed, that is a law that safeguards people in the workplace with disabilities. he will be remembered for that. i've been speaking to donald critchlow, a professor in american history at arizona state university. he said bob dole had an unlikely political career after being severely injured in the second world war as a young man. he barely survived the second world war

and spent over a year in hospital. he was a patriot and he came back and ran for congress and later elected to the senate from kansas which is in the middle of the heartland of america. he did that for decades. what would you say he really stood for? i think he stood for a generation of world war ii veterans who fought heroically in the second world war against fascism and he later found that he had a place in the senate but not in the white house. he ran against the incumbent, bill clinton, who was having problems with scandals but the economy was good and he had staked out the centre ground. clinton represented a new generation of politicians that represented

things that appeal to younger voters and dole represented an older generation so he lost the election but continued to serve in the senate where he was a master at senate rules, much like your parliamentarians are. that is a good point. you called him a master and i was going to say he looks like a real operator on the inside. but he was a very disappointing orator for the external consumption. great orators in the senate, in the us senate, those days are long past. now you go for soundbites and bob dole was not terribly good at that. so he stands as a figure

who was much admired by the republican party and i think he will be remembered for the service to the nation. i think bill clinton said during the election campaign something about bob dole being a bridge to the past rather than the future which was another of those death knells terms of the campaign. but is he the sort, the likes of which will not be seen again? i think some of the people in the us senate who have been there a long time, mitch mcconnell is also a master at parliamentary rules and strategy and tactics. he is not a great orator. so i don't think we will see many more bob dole—like figures in our new era in which we speak in soundbites. on social media.

reflections on bob dole who has died at the age of 98. the gambian president adama barrow has been declared the winner of saturday's presidential election. the country's electoral commission said mr barrow polled almost twice as many votes as his main challenger. the opposition however, has challenged the results. the bbc�*s thomas naadi reports. before the results were announced the opposition rejected them, citing delays in announcing the final results and saying that some of those announced by the independent electoral commission were not endorsed by the party. there were claims of irregularities at some polling stations but they did not have evidence. adama barrow came to power nd the former military strong—arm rejected his defeat. his support and influence could not have attained the outcome of this election.

president adama barrow is expected to address high unemployment, rising cost of living and revamp the vital tourism sector which has been impacted by the coronavirus. this election is a test of gambia's democratic progress since the end of the previous year. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: finders keepers? who owns the treasure—trove of precious jewels found by a climber in the french alps? john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up.

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated i at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: pope francis warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the treatment of migrants as he pays a visit to the greek island of lesbos.

and us politicians have been paying tribute to the former republican senator and presidential candidate bob dole, who's died at the age of 98. the international tennis federation says it will not suspend tournaments in china as the women's tennis association did last week, out of concern for the safety of the player peng shuai. the itf president david haggerty told the bbc the world governing body did not want to, as he put it, "punish a billion people". ms peng disappeared for several weeks after accusing a former china vice premier of sexual assault. with me is our news reporter, tanya dendrinos. david haggerty�*s words about not wanting to punish a billion people, what did he mean? an people, what did he mean? in interesting mind, isn't it? his argument is the itf is responsible for the development of the game worldwide and it

does not want to see this affect grassroots tennis so it says it will continue to run junior events in the country and senior events there as well but it will continue to monitor the situation. it has raised concern over what is happening but it seems like it will take an approach behind the scenes. it is a very different approach to the wta, as you said, the women's tennis association, which took a hard one from the beginning and threatened to pull its event out of china which is absolutely huge, given the financial investment into women's tennis from china. have multiple tournaments there so in terms of business decision, it is a bold move from wta, something it threatened and as you said last week the threat it has followed through with, basically saying we back our people and our staff and we want them to be safe and that was its argument from the beginning. it wanted proof that peng shuai was free and acting on her own will and safe and even though we had videos released from chinese state

media and photos, they did not suffice, not even a video call with the international olympic committee was enough to convince them that she was not acting under coercion and was not being censored so they have done what they said they would and they have pulled their event out of china. interesting then because _ event out of china. interesting then because tennis _ event out of china. interesting then because tennis is - event out of china. interesting then because tennis is an - then because tennis is an olympic sport and the itf is following the route that the ioc, olympic committee, would be seem to be taking, which is a softly, softly approach. but pressure is mounting, isn't it, and not within just sport circles, i thinkjoe biden is already intimated that he would be considering some sort of diplomatic boycott? correct, and i think— diplomatic boycott? correct, and i think we _ diplomatic boycott? correct, and i think we need - diplomatic boycott? correct, and i think we need to - diplomatic boycott? correct, - and i think we need to remember that this sort of controversy surrounding the winter olympics and olympics before that in china generally has been criticised for a long time. this is not new talk about the peng shuai story has really reignited that debate. we know that the olympics have been under the spotlight because of china's human rights abuses

record, given rights organisations saying i shouldn't be hosting the games in the first place, and countries including the us and uk, chat around diplomatic boycott now, we have heard reports bubbling around that the amount that will be made by the amount that will be made by the by the station sometime this week so all eyes really on washington but what is the diplomatic actually mean —— the biden administration. it means no us government official could attend the olympics in beijing but the idea behind that is to send a clear message to china without affecting their athletes and really, a difficult balance to strike. we wait to see — difficult balance to strike. we wait to see what the move will be. thank you indeed. japan is one of the world's biggest users of coal, even though it has no coal reserves of its own — only china imports more — and japan is also still building new coal—powered power stations. at the same time, the tokyo government is promising to reach net carbon zero by 2050, and it appears to see hydrogen as one of the key ways to do that. but how do they produce the hydrogen?

rupert wingfield—hayes has been finding out. i would say that's a totaljoke. that's just ridiculous. takao sakai and his fellow activists are furious. the reason — this giant new coal—fired power station being built in their home town. i'm totally against the burning of fossilfuels because i'm so worried about the future of young generations. translation: i don't understand why we still have to burn coal- to generate electricity. this plant alone will emit seven million tons of c02 a year. there are currently three of these enormous plants being built around japan. so how is japan going to cut its co2 emissions to zero when these plants are expected to run for the next a0 years at least? the answer is hydrogen. japan wants to be the first country in the world run

on hydrogen, and it's starting with cars. all around the world, big car companies are now talking about the future being battery electric vehicles. toyota, so far, has not produced any battery electric vehicles. instead, it is building this — the mirai — and this is a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. it's a very different technology. so, why does toyota think that hydrogen is the future instead of batteries? translation: we believe we need more choice than just _ battery electric vehicles. therefore, fuel cell technology, which uses hydrogen, is also very important in order to achieve our goal of zero emissions. the only waste the mirai produces is water. but where does the hydrogen to fill its tank come from? last month, this ship left japan and sailed to australia. it's the first ship in the world that can

transport liquefied hydrogen. but that hydrogen is being made from coal. 100km north of tokyo, huge mountains of coal shipped here mainly from australia. at the moment, japan imports close to 200 million tons of coal a year. japan knows it can't carry on doing this and so instead, it's going to convert the coal to either hydrogen or ammonia in faraway australia, and then ship those here. it's what the industry calls �*blue hydrogen' and �*blue ammonia'. the conversion process still creates lots and lots of carbon dioxide, but that co2 will not count as japanese emissions. instead, in theory, the c02 will be buried in the ground in australia. translation: i am ashamed of japan. i hikari is one of the young activists who filed a lawsuit to try and stop construction of

japan's new coal—fired plants. translation: | don't think- people understand blue hydrogen or blue ammonia. japanese people do not question. they just believe what they've been told if it's on the news. people willjust say, "oh, i see — that's great." japan is promoting its hydrogen society as a zero carbon alternative to pure renewables, but producing blue hydrogen will mean digging up coal for decades to come. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. right, a bit of high octane sport for you now— formula 1, in fact. the saudi arabian grand prix had it all, brimming with chaos and controversy. reigning world champion lewis hamilton beat max verstappen to set up a winner—takes—all showdown in abu dhabi next weekend. the drama—filled race was stopped twice, featured three starts and saw an incredible series of events

unfold between the title contenders. motorsport journalist michael lamonato says you couldn't have scripted the race or the result. an incredible debut event, absolutely right, and what a perfect set—up it is for the finale, as you mentioned. not only the fact that there are no points between the two title protagonists but the tension this race delivered for this finale is better — you could not have scripted it, it's better than formula 1 could have hoped for. i mean, you talk about the tension from the race, michael, i think it's fair to say the tension between these two is also very much part of the story and, i mean, we are dealing with — let's not get too carried away — but it's pretty much life—and—death stuff, isn't it? — and they are putting each other right on the line. absolutely, i mean, it is — it does mean so much to them for different reasons. of course, this is the purpose for them to race is to win the world but for lewis hamilton, this is a potential to win a record—breaking eighth world championship and he's already said if he wins this one, it would be the one he holds in highest regard, simply because it's been such a top slog for him. on the other side, it's max verstappen, racing for his first. and for his entire career

he has been called a champion—in—waiting, a guy we know has the ability to win it. not only does he now have the chance to win his first one, but to beat one of the greatest of all time in lewis hamilton on the way to your first title, to open your era as a championship winner would mean an incredible amount to him as well. so underlying the fact that it is such a tight fight is that there is a lot on the line of terms of their legacy. a climber in the french alps who stumbled on a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires on mont blanc eight years ago has been given half of them. it's thought they may have been on an air india flight which crashed into the mountain in 1966. mark lobel reports. a glacier that tragically became a graveyard over 50 years ago, passengers on a plane from india to switzerland crashing here. but in this box, their memories live on. these were all found buried in the french snow by an anonymous climber eight years ago, who handed them in. translation: these are emeralds that are engraved in the shape -

of a lotus. it's an indian tradition. it was certainly a stone dealer who went to geneva for commercial reasons. the hunt was on for "who owns the boeing treasure", as one newspaper put it, as authorities must allow eight years for it to be claimed. "we believe my father—in—law was the owner of the box," said one claimant. "there were bags of gems belonging to me. "the bulk of them were diamonds which i had hidden in tea tins and entrusted to a sailor," claimed another. but no legitimate owner was found, so this 6,000—piece treasure was split 50—50 between its finder, the climber, and chamonix town hall. with each half valued at $169,000, the discoverer�*s lawyer was on hand.

translation: it's very . moving to see them today. it took a lot of patience. she broke the news to her discreet client. translation: i didn't believe in it any more. it's really too much. i'm going to put it in an account without going overboard. the next resting place for these mysterious gems will be chamonix's museum of crystals, where they go on display in two weeks' time — one silver lining in this tale tinged in tragedy. mark lobel, bbc news. that's not a bad christmas present, is it? speaking of which... december is here, the christmas countdown is on, santa is on his way — actually, they were out in force on the ski slopes of maine in the us. more than 230 of them suited and booted at the sunday river resort with one grinch among them.

this has become a tradition of its own. it was the 21st annual santa sunday supporting a local charity organisation working to create educational and recreational opportunities for local youth. hello there. it was cold over the weekend. some areas saw quite a bit of rain and we had some snow over northern hills. similar story as we start the new week. we've got a frontal system working its way in from the atlantic. that's going to bring another round of rain and hill snow. you can see it here showing up on that pressure chart. it will be very wet across northern ireland, parts of scotland, western england and wales to start this morning. quite quickly, though, it will brighten up across northern ireland with sunshine and showers. but this band of rain will continue its journey eastwards through the day, eventually crossing most of england. we'll see some snow over the pennines as well. there could be a bit of a hang back of the rain for east anglia in the far south—east, otherwise it brightens up for many of us with some good spells of sunshine. most of the showers will be in the north and the west, some of these heavy

and frequent, and there will be some wintriness over the high ground. a cold day to come — we could see nine or ten degrees in the far south—west. it stays breezy with blustery showers, wintry on the hills through monday night. then it turns a little bit drier, but clear and cold for many of us. and then in the south—west, we start to see an area of wet and very windy weather pushing up across ireland and then into irish sea coasts. now, it's all tied in with this — the second named storm of the season — named storm barra by the irish met service because it's ireland that will see the biggest impacts from this storm through the course of tuesday. but across the rest of the uk, we'll see gusts widely 50mph, more than that near exposed coasts in the south and the west. that, mixed in with the heavy rain and also some hill snow, is likely to cause some disruption, even some damage. so, it starts very wet, very windy indeed across western areas — damaging gusts of wind. this area of rain pushes eastwards into the cold air, so likely to see some significant snow over the pennines, certainly across the scottish hills. and some of this rain, really,

will be quite heavy, so a pretty atrocious—looking day, i think, for tuesday. stay tuned to the forecast — details may change. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, storm barra begins to weaken and it sits across the uk, we think, as it does weaken. still be quite a windy day, i think, on wednesday — not as windy as tuesday, but a blustery one nonetheless with showers or longer spells of rain. these will be wintry over the higher ground as the air�*s still cold, and we'll see gales across south—western areas, too, and it's going to feel chilly — those temperatures in single digits across the board.

this is bbc news, the headlines: pope francis has denounced those who seek to instil fear of migrants for political propaganda, on a visit to a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos. he called on europe to shoulder its responsibilities to overcome what he called a complex global problem. us politicians have paid tribute to the former republican senator and presidential candidate, bob dole who's died — at the age of 98. mr dole, survived serious injuries in the second world war and became one of the longest serving republican leaders in the senate. the international tennis federation has said it will not follow the women's tennis association in suspending tournaments in china. the wta said it made last week's move over concerns for the safety of the player, peng shuai. the itf says it does not want to �*punish a billion people'.

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