a stark warning from the head of the un. as world leaders gather in egypt, antonio gutterres says progress on cutting emissions since last year's summit has been woefully inadequate: that 1.5 degree goal is on life support and the machines are rattling. we are getting dangerously close to the point of no return. we'll find out what the prospects are of progress in combatting emissions, live from egypt. also this lunchtime: the growing political row about gavin williamson and his expletive—laden text messages. number 10 says the prime

minister retains full confidence in the minister. democratic presidents are past and present head out on the campaign trail on the eve of the us mid—term elections. mi; trail on the eve of the us mid-term elections. ~ , . , ., ., elections. my name is kendall and i like watching _ elections. my name is kendall and i like watching telly. _ there's a rise in the number of children needing help with speech, particularly among those who started school after the first covid lockdown. and a global medicalfirst — blood grown in a laboratory has been given to people in a clinical trial. and coming up on the bbc news channel... southampton sack manager ralph hasenhuttel following yesterday's premier league defeat against newcastle which left the club in the relegation zone.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the head of the united nations has warned the cop27 climate conference in egypt that nations must co—operate in the effort to reduce global emissions — or perish. antonio guterres decribed the progress made since last year's gathering in glasow as woeful. the prime minister rishi sunak is expected to warn world leaders later that it's essential that countries stick to the commitments made then — to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. delegates have now agreed to discuss sending money to poorer nations to help them deal with climate—related losses. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from the conference.

the world leaders swept into the conference centre in the egyptian desert this morning. among them the british prime minister, rishi sunak. there was a formal handshake with the un chief, all 120 world leaders at the talks get one. it marks the formal start of what looks set to be some of the most fraught discussions in the three decade history of these climate summits. fraught because the egyptians say this conference is all about delivering on the promises made at glasgow last year. what that really means is coming up with cash to help the developing world tackle climate change. we to help the developing world tackle climate change.— climate change. we are in a olitical climate change. we are in a political environment - climate change. we are in a political environment that i climate change. we are in a i political environment that is climate change. we are in a - political environment that is still suffering from the war, from distrust and from the political environment that not is helpful to international corporations. at the same time i'm seeing the opportunity. same time i'm seeing the opportunity-— same time i'm seeing the ouortuni . ., , opportunity. the world is way off course and _ opportunity. the world is way off course and according _ opportunity. the world is way off course and according to - opportunity. the world is way off course and according to the - opportunity. the world is way off course and according to the un, | opportunity. the world is way off i course and according to the un, we

almost need to halve emissions by 2030. at the moment, they are still rising. we are on track for warming of almost three celsius, a catastrophe for humanity, according to the un. the catastrophe for humanity, according to the un. . ~ catastrophe for humanity, according to the un. . , catastrophe for humanity, according tothe un. . , . to the un. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight _ to the un. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of— to the un. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our— to the un. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives - to the un. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives and - to the un. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives and we | are in the fight of our lives and we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing. greenhouse gas emissions keep growing, global temperatures keep growing, global temperatures keep rising and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. find make climate chaos irreversible. and the leaders of _ make climate chaos irreversible. and the leaders of the biggest emitting countries are not here. chinese, indian russian and indonesian leaders are not coming at all. president biden will be coming, but not until friday. is it likely to affect the outcome? the secretary-general - affect the outcome? the secretary-general has . affect the outcome? tue: secretary—general has been affect the outcome? tte: secretary—general has been clear affect the outcome? tt2 secretary—general has been clear for a number of years that heads of states need to come. but with relationships as dicko fault as they are and countries have made commitments. all of these countries

have net zero commitments by 2050. for the head of states to not come, maybe this is the year they can get away with it. maybe this is the year they can get away with it— away with it. these talks are going to be difficult, _ away with it. these talks are going to be difficult, but _ away with it. these talks are going to be difficult, but bizarre - away with it. these talks are going to be difficult, but bizarre as - away with it. these talks are going to be difficult, but bizarre as this l to be difficult, but bizarre as this gathering in the desert is, it is the best hope the world has our progress on the climate issue. justinjoins us from sharm el—sheikh now. given that really blunt language we heard from the head of the un, do you sense there is any optimism or progress, substantive progress on all of this? ., ~ ., ., , all of this? you know, we always find a way _ all of this? you know, we always find a way for — all of this? you know, we always find a way for some _ all of this? you know, we always find a way for some progress - all of this? you know, we always find a way for some progress at. find a way for some progress at these talks. 0bviously, progress depends on who you speak to. as you heard in my report, there are demands for developing countries, not just the demands for developing countries, notjust the millions and billions, but hundreds of billions and possibly trillions of dollars. will they get commitments to that now? no, they won't. but for people like

the prime minister of barbados, she says what will need to happen is a change in the financial architecture of the world community. she is looking at changing the way the world bank lends money, then mf lends money on the world trade organization operates on that might 0rganization operates on that might free up lots of money to help developing countries transition away from fossil fuels and adapt to climate change. maybe alternative routes to achieve some of the ambitions everybody is talking about. the key thing is this, if we are going to get to the kind of huge amounts of money people talk about, it won't simply be from governments. it will be finding ways to draw in private capital, private investors into the process of both switching from fossil fuels but also building the flood defences and so forth we need to adapt to climate change. this is a discussion that goes beyond governments and into the kind of hinterland of this conference, the huge numbers of people who are

here to talk about business. that perhaps is where a solution may lie. justin rowlatt in egypt, thank you. as that conference gets under way, climate change activists here brought england's busiest motorway to a standstill this morning. sections of the m25 were closed throughout the rush hour as part of a protest byjust stop 0il. severaljunctions across surrey, london and kent were affected. pressure is growing on rishi sunak to act as more details emerge of apparent threats made by a conservative mp before he was given a ministerial position. number 10 has confirmed that the prime minister was aware that a complaint had been filed against sir gavin williamson about harassment and bullying. and as our political correspondent ben wright reports, there are also more questions about the re—appointment of the home secretary, suella braverman. it isa

it is a diplomatic debut for the new prime minister, but questions about hisjudgment have prime minister, but questions about his judgment have followed rishi sunak to egypt. in particular, why he gave a big governmentjob to sir gavin williamson, who used some undiplomatic language in a series of text messages to the former tory chief whip. 0n text messages to the former tory chief whip. on his way to egypt, mr sunak said their messages were not acceptable but criticism continues. it is so disappointing that yet again we are having a discussion about the prime minister's judgment, this time in relation to gavin williamson. he has people around the cabinet table who are not fit to be there. that is because he was so weak and wanted to avoid an election within his own party. the weak and wanted to avoid an election within his own party.— within his own party. the prime minister insisted _ within his own party. the prime minister insisted he _ within his own party. the prime minister insisted he had - within his own party. the prime minister insisted he had not- minister insisted he had not seen the messages when he brought gavin williamson back into government. the tory party is investigating the matter but it is not the only appointment drawing political flak. the home secretary suella braverman is under pressure to sort out the

asylum system from the surge in small but crossing is too overcrowded conditions at the facility in kent. today a less than ringing endorsement from one of her cabinet colleagues, who briefly did thejob himself cabinet colleagues, who briefly did the job himself last month. cabinet colleagues, who briefly did thejob himself last month. the the job himself last month. the centre set _ the job himself last month. the centre set un — the job himself last month. the centre set up to _ the job himself last month. tt2 centre set up to be a processing centre set up to be a processing centre at manston airport in kent, was tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre. i was very keen to ensure we maintained our cells within the law. i had some very clear advice on that i made a number of changes.— number of changes. rishi sunak romised number of changes. rishi sunak promised a _ number of changes. rishi sunak promised a government - number of changes. rishi sunak promised a government of- number of changes. rishi sunak i promised a government of integrity and accountability when he entered number ten. these appointments are making it harderfor him to try number ten. these appointments are making it harder for him to try and present a clean break from the tories' recent troubles. and look who popped up at cop. t am tories' recent troubles. and look who popped up at cop.— tories' recent troubles. and look who popped up at cop. i am a foot soldier and — who popped up at cop. i am a foot soldier and spear _ who popped up at cop. i am a foot soldier and spear carrier _ who popped up at cop. i am a foot soldier and spear carrier of - who popped up at cop. i am a foot soldier and spear carrier of the - soldier and spear carrier of the conservatives, i am here to purely support, a supportive role. th 50

support, a supportive role. in so man bi support, a supportive role. in so many big issues _ support, a supportive role. in so many big issues facing _ support, a supportive role. in so many big issues facing the - support, a supportive role. in so many big issues facing the new prime minister, rishi sunak needs all the support he can find. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. rail passengers are being reminded that most train companies are running reduced services today even though three days of strikes by the rmt union, including one scheduled for today, have been cancelled. the strikes were called off on friday, but that was too late for many services to be reinstated. let's speak to our transport correspondent katy austin, who's at king's cross station in london. so is still a lot of disruption for people? so is still a lot of disruption for eo - le? 2, so is still a lot of disruption for --eole? . , people? that is right, some passengers _ people? that is right, some passengers have _ people? that is right, some passengers have been - people? that is right, some i passengers have been finding people? that is right, some - passengers have been finding this really confusing. it was on friday the rmt called off the strike to go into a period of intense negotiations, but there is still a lot of disruption around and they will be a little bit tomorrow as well. the signal workers have been back at work since saturday and the tracks are open but not all train

companies are able to take advantage of that and restore all their services. i'm told a big factor is the availability of train crew, including drivers who were not going to be involved in the strikes, but the driving rosters have been drawn up the driving rosters have been drawn up in advance and those limited services you would expect on strike days. and then a lot of cases, drivers would be given seven days notice of train companies in many cases our reliance on volunteers for people to step in and say they will work on what would have been a strike date and some companies are able to put on a lot more services or restore more services than others. it is a bit of patchwork. a couple of operators back to a near normal service and a couple of them not much more than the original strike day timetable. there will be some disruption tomorrow morning as well, things getting back to normal on wednesday. but do check before you travel because that might not be the case everywhere. and remember on

thursday, there is a strike but that is on london on the underground and the overground. that is still set to go ahead. the overground. that is still set to no ahead. 2, ~' ,, the biggest ever strike by nurses in the uk is expected to be announced later this week, in a dispute about pay. in advance of the probable walk—out by members of the royal college of nursing, our health reporter laura foster has been talking to people who've voted for and against the action. exhausted. overworked, saddened. geraldine and _ exhausted. overworked, saddened. geraldine and diane's _ exhausted. overworked, saddened. geraldine and diane's feelings - exhausted. overworked, saddened. | geraldine and diane's feelings about their jobs geraldine and diane's feelings about theirjobs are different from when they started seven years ago. they have both voted in favour of striking. to have both voted in favour of strikinu. ., . ~' have both voted in favour of strikinu. ., . ~ , have both voted in favour of strikinu. ., ., ~ , have both voted in favour of strikin.. ., . ~' , . ' ., striking. to make sure i can afford thins in striking. to make sure i can afford things in family — striking. to make sure i can afford things in family life _ striking. to make sure i can afford things in family life i _ striking. to make sure i can afford things in family life i do _ striking. to make sure i can afford things in family life i do extra - things in family life i do extra shifts at the weekend. i work full—time in the week and i gave up my weekends and i don't get to see my weekends and i don't get to see my son. t my weekends and i don't get to see m son. ., , ., , ., my son. i love being a nurse, i love what to do. — my son. i love being a nurse, i love what to do, but _ my son. i love being a nurse, i love

what to do, but it _ my son. i love being a nurse, i love what to do, but it financially - my son. i love being a nurse, i love what to do, but it financially i - my son. i love being a nurse, i love what to do, but it financially i am . what to do, but it financially i am being _ what to do, but it financially i am being impacted, everything else will fall apart _ being impacted, everything else will fallapart. i don't being impacted, everything else will fall apart. i don't want to wince and my— fall apart. i don't want to wince and my bank account every month. the ro al and my bank account every month. royal college and my bank account every month. tt2 royal college of nursing says a typical full—time nurse earns roughly the same the average full—time work in the uk. that is about £33,000. at the starting salary for a ban five nurses closer to £27,000. karen uses tick—tock to help people understand wages. she disagrees with the idea that nurses should be happy with their pay. tt people genuinely fell 27000 pounds was a good salary, universities would be inundated with people applying to be a nurse. nurses would not be leaving and record levels, the nhs would be retaining staff and thatis the nhs would be retaining staff and that is not happening. so clearly, that is not happening. so clearly, that money is not enough. itrai’hat that money is not enough. what ha--ens that money is not enough. what happens if _ that money is not enough. what happens if union _ that money is not enough. what happens if union members - that money is not enough. what happens if union members have voted for strike action where you live? the union would give notice to the health trusts and boards where members have voted to go on strike.

on an agreed date those nurses would stop working. they would still be safe staffing levels in emergency care and urgent services, similar to the number of staff there would be on christmas day. they could be disruption to preplanned appointments and some might have to be cancelled. ian in cornwall is concerned strikes would be unsafe. the rcn said they would not be putting patients at risk, but during this nursing crisis, if we reduce staffing levels any further, the only outcome would be patient safety and this is the reason i voted no. the welsh government and uk government who are responsible for health care in england say they have met the recommendations given by the independent nhs pay review body. in scotland, the scottish government says it they offer means its staff will be the best paid in the uk. meanwhile, in northern ireland, no formal pay offer has yet been made.

any strike action would cause disruption. but many feel they have been left with no alternative. laura foster, bbc news. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has said russia is preparing its forces for a large—scale attack on his country's infrastructure, focusing on the energy sector. ukraine's power supply has been cut by a third and people are being urged to reduce their electricity use. more than 11.5 million people have experienced power cuts in the past month. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has been to the city of kremenchuk in central ukraine, one of the worst affected areas. in this dark, a torch acts as an ice breaker. light here is in short supply, and life is harder as a result. the zamorsky family only have electricity for a couple of hours at a time.

some blackouts are planned and some aren't. 12 year—old illeana is under no illusions as to what's behind them. translation: they think ukraine is weaker and will die soon - because of power outages and people will flee from here, making it easier for russia to take over ukraine. moscow is trying to pressurise places it can't reach. translation: everyone - understands it's not working. they can only make people angrier. explosions. russian strikes have reportedly destroyed a third of the country's power stations this past month. they're not influencing the battlefield... ..but they're forcing places like this nursery to adapt. a new generatorfrom poland becoming the latest toy.

some of these children have learning disabilities and blackouts often coincide with air raid sirens. translation: i think if they come i today they will be killing us just l because we are ukrainians. we will buy gas cylinders, wood burning stoves, generators. we will be standing until the end. russia wants to lower ukraine's morale ahead of what will be a long winter. and yet, out of all the cities we've been through, there hasn't been one person who said, "i want the war to end tomorrow because of these power cuts". yes, they're being felt, but there's history at play. ukrainians have always faced threats to their existence. it's why survival is central to people's identities. under candle and phone light there's always room for salsa. there is nothing this war doesn't touch or interrupt...

regardless of where you are in ukraine. james waterhouse, bbc news kremenchuk. gina our top story this lunchtime... as world leaders gather in egypt, the head of the un warns nations must co—operate on climate change or they will perish. and still to come — ahead of the men's world cup prince william and england players are talking football and mental health. coming up on the bbc news channel... the draw has been made for the last 16 of the champions league and six times winners liverpool face a tough task. they've been drawn against real madrid in a repeat of last year's final. the number of children who need help with their speech and language has risen, particularly for those who began school after the first covid lockdown. the bbc�*s shared data unit found there are 10% more children

in year one in england who've needed extra help over the last year and in some local authorities that figure rises to 35%. nhs waiting lists are also at their highest ever for speech and language therapists, with some families waiting more than a year. our education reporter vanessa clarke has the story. i'mjamie and i like cats. my name's kendall and i like watching telly. a vital skill for life, communication. for this group of children at northwood community primary in knowsley, this is an important catch—up session in the school's specialist language hub. experts say repeated lockdowns had a serious impact on children's' speech. children being at home and not being exposed to good language role models and not being able to interact in school, you know, and have those conversations and that reciprocal flow, i think that's had a massive effect. for seven—year—olds lewis, online learning and a lack of socialising with friends

ended in frustration. have a good day, babes. you couldn't hold a full conversation with lewis. he'd point for a cup because he was too nervous to tell me what he wanted in case i didn't understand. there has been a 10% increase in children needing help with language skills, particularly for five and six—year—olds. for lewis, help by trained staff has made a huge difference. i can hold a conversation with lewis now. the school and the hope, i could never ever repay them for what they've done for lewis. he's such better boy. this issue does notjust affect children who are directly impacted by the pandemic, but those coming after. there are significant waits for community care services, particularly for speech and language therapy. 65,500 children are currently on the waiting list and that figure is rising.

in scarborough, three—year—old seamus has been on the list for a year. his mum has been teaching him sign language. we feel like if he'd been seen sooner we would have been able to work on things a lot easier. now i feel that he's sort of fallen behind again. and even though he's coming on so well, he's going to really struggle when he goes to preschool, when he starts school because he's not had this catch—up time that would have made such a difference and might even have brought him up to where children of his age are. the government says it is investing in training for early years professionals and is committed to putting students' education back on track after the pandemic. seamus' family are hoping he won't have to wait too much longer to get the help he needs. vanessa clarke, bbc news, scarborough.

president biden will find it difficult to get his plans approved into law, so these polls will ultimately shape the agenda for the next presidential contest in 202a. here is christian fraser to explain more from washington. a midterm election is a barometer of the national mood, it is a verdict for the president's performance so far, and the result of the mid—term election will dictate whatjoe biden can achieve with the rest of his time. of 596 republicans running for state—wide orfederal time. of 596 republicans running for state—wide or federal office, 307 have raised doubts about the validity or the integrity of the 2020 election. and one of them is carrie legg, who is running for the governor in arizona against the secretary of state currently in charge of the elections, katie hobbs. doug mastroianni is running

for governor in pennsylvania, against the democratic attorney general in pennsylvania. dubbed mastery a pick for donald trump who in the past season told voters that if he if he wins he will choose the secretary of state with the power to make corrections to elections. this time more than ever before state elections will matter because if these elections when governor or secretary of state positions, they will be empowered to decide the fate of the election in 202a. christian fraser in washington. a survey suggests a quarter of adults in the uk have savings of less than £100, while one in six people have no savings at all. the research was carried out by the money and pensions service, which is backed by the government. it's urging people in financial difficulty to confide in loved ones and seek free advice. all captive birds in england, including free range poultry, must be kept indoors from today to try to stop the

spread of bird flu. more than 200 cases have been confirmed since october last year and about 5.5 million birds have died or been culled. the risk to people from the virus is said to be very low. liverpool will face real madrid in the last 16 of the champions league. it's a repeat of last season's final, which was marred by chaotic scenes outside stade de france when thousands of liverpool fans, some targeted with pepper spray and teargas by french police, were unable to get into the stadium. blood grown in a laboratory has been given to people, in a world—first clinical trial. research teams from bristol, cambridge, london and nhs blood & transplant are testing tiny quantities, equivalent to a couple of spoonfuls, to see how it reacts inside the body. as our health correspondent

catherine burns reports, researchers used stem cells from donated blood. 5000 people do this every day in england, but for patients with rare blood types there might only be one or two people who can donate to them. , 2, 2 , or two people who can donate to them. , .. , .,, or two people who can donate to them. , .. , ., or two people who can donate to them. ,.. , ., them. researchers hope to change that. we them. researchers hope to change that- we are _ them. researchers hope to change that. we are really _ them. researchers hope to change that. we are really excited - them. researchers hope to change| that. we are really excited because this is the first time we have been able to grow enough red cells from stem cells in laboratory to transfers them into healthy volunteers. we really think this is going to be a possible way of making red cells in the future for patients who we currently find it really difficult to find much blood for. tt difficult to find much blood for. it starts with a normal donation. stem cells are isolated from the rest of the blood and put into a special solution for around three weeks. this encourages the cells to multiply and to develop into red blood cells. these big containers have about 2k litres of solution and they will become about one or two

teaspoons of red blood cells. so far that has been injected into two healthy volunteers. it is a complex process, trying to recreate something our bodies do far more efficiently than any lab can right now, but scientists want to see if the lab grown cells have some advantages over nature. this donated blood will contain millions and millions of red blood cells. some of them will be fresh and at the start of their life cycle, others will be older and near the end of theirs, and researchers hope that the lab grown cells will all be able to survive in the body for longer. the hope is that people who need regular transfusions will then not need them so often. this will help patients with conditions like sickle cell, disorders that affect red blood cells. tt disorders that affect red blood cells. ., ., ., ., ., ., cells. it would mean a lot having to not have so — cells. it would mean a lot having to not have so many _ cells. it would mean a lot having to not have so many blood _ cells. it would mean a lot having to | not have so many blood transfusions and also i would not have the impact of the side effects from the blood transfusions that i have now. i do

get allergic reactions. mt transfusions that i have now. i do get allergic reactions.— get allergic reactions. all this comes during _ get allergic reactions. all this comes during a _ get allergic reactions. all this comes during a blood - get allergic reactions. all this. comes during a blood shortage get allergic reactions. all this - comes during a blood shortage in england. this is not a solution to that problem. this trial is the first step of a long process, and evenif first step of a long process, and even if everything works out we will still rely on hundreds of thousands of donors giving their time and their blood. catherine burns, bbc news. catherine burns, bbc news. in the run up to the men's football world cup, the prince of wales has sat down with stars harry kane and declan rice to discuss "difficult" lessons learned from their shared love of the sport. the trio discussed their fondest football memories, and the ways it's bolstered their mental wellbeing. and as our royal correspondent daniela relph reports, prince william joked that being a keen aston villa fan had taught him that "disappointment is a part of life". two footballers and one royal fan who opened up about the challenges of supporting england. you know, handling some of those really disappointing results in the past, that was hard. i found that really difficult

because, again, the same euphoria that we had that comes crashing down and whittles away and and that's quite hard to take because you feel all on a high, you feel all together, and then suddenly normal life just gets back on again. and it's like, where do that will go? was that was that real? what happened and how do i get that feeling back? and yet football has that ability to just put it all on a plate for you and then suddenlyjust take it all away. the prince of wales has spoken to a number of players in recent years about how they manage their own wellbeing. football has become an effective way of communicating and encouraging men in particular to open up, to share their worries and to find the right help when they need it. ifeel like i'm a role model here, you know. in his latest conversation there was a focus on england's agonising defeat to italy in the euro finals last summer. harry kane and declan rice told the prince the loss and the recovery was a real test of their mental strength.

to come as close as a penalty shoot out, and then in that moment, you're literally seconds away from having the biggest high you're probably ever going to have, to all of a sudden having one of the biggest lows you're ever going to have. the togetherness we all showed when we all come in a huddle i after we'd lost that and gareth said some really important words. i and as a group, i think that brought us forward together because then i we had to qualify for a world cup in the next round of games. i whoever you are, whatever your life experience, open up and get the right help. the advice from this team of prince and players. daniela ralph, bbc news. it really is aston villa of course that the prince of wales was referring to. i really did know that. some suggestion i may have said otherwise. never good to engage in rival football teams. let's said otherwise. never good to engage in rivalfootball teams. let's talk about the weather prospects. here's ben rich.

it is looking quite turbulent for some of us over the next 2a hours or so. already some turbulent themes from a weather watcher in plymouth. through the rest of the day and into tonight we will see heavy bursts of rain accompanied by some squally, dusty winds. this is the reason why. this is the satellite picture. that shows us we have got quite an active weather system on our hands with this clear edge, an active cold front that will swing its way towards us tonight with short, sharp bursts of heavy and thundery rain and some squally winds and rough seas as well. there is some rain right now, but as we can see from the radar picture it is quite sporadic in nature. there are some drier gaps and that is the way things will continue through the afternoon. particularly heavy in parts of south—west scotland and equally southern parts of england, south wales, may see a little bit of sunshine before the day is done.

temperatures are 12 to 16, a little bit above where we should be this time of year. but through tonight here comes our