tonight at ten. . .. co—operate or perish — the grim warnings to the nations of the world on the threat posed by climate change. as leaders gather in edict for the latest climate summit, the un tells them that progress on limiting emissions of global warming is woefully inadequate. we are on a highway to climate hell, with our foot still on the accelerator. the measures to combat climate change agreed last year have seen very little progress, but the uk says the goals are still in place. climate security goes hand—in—hand with energy security. putin's

apparent _ with energy security. putin's apparent war in ukraine and rising energy— apparent war in ukraine and rising energy prices across the world are not a _ energy prices across the world are not a reason to go slow on climate change _ not a reason to go slow on climate chance. �* ., , not a reason to go slow on climate chance. �* . , change. but there have been some ositive change. but there have been some positive developments _ change. but there have been some positive developments here - change. but there have been some positive developments here in - change. but there have been some i positive developments here in egypt, an agreement to discuss payments towards the impact of climate change is already having. we will have the latest on the deliberations in egypt. also on the programme... five years after the fire at grenfell tower, which claimed 72 lives, the official public inquiry is drawing to a close. biden rallies the troops for the midterm elections, while trump still claims the election was stolen. we report on the deep divisions in american society. and the star comedian peter kay announces his long—awaited return to the road — with his first live tour in 12 years.

in london at 10.30, on the day world leaders gathered for cop27, climate change activists bring part of the m25 to a standstill. good evening. the global climate summit known as cop27 has started in egypt, with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. antonio guterres said the world was on the "highway to climate hell" with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to "co—operate or perish". he declared that the climate crisis was now the defining issue of our times. last year's climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, "phasing down" the use of coal, stopping deforestation and cutting methane emissions. but the un says progress

on cutting emissions has been "woefully inadequate". the planet has already warmed by mc since pre—industrial times, and scientists believe that going beyond a rise of 1.5c would see catastrophic effects for people all over the world. under the paris agreement of 2015, countries agreed to limit the rise to 1.5c, but the un says there's "no credible pathway" to achieve that. without urgent action, the world is on track for a devastating 2.7c increase by the end of the century, according to the climate action tracker website. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. you will have noticed it has been wet, and there will be more severe rain this winter, the environment agency said today, as it tries to raise awareness of the risks of floods. and it warns that climate change will bring more extreme weather our way.

in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gathering to try and tackle the climate challenge. among them, the british prime minister, rishi sunak. arriving in egypt for what are expected to be some of the most difficult discussions in the three decade history of these climate summits. , ., , ., , decade history of these climate summits. , , . , ~ , summits. global temperatures keep risin: , and summits. global temperatures keep rising. and our— summits. global temperatures keep rising, and our planet _ summits. global temperatures keep rising, and our planet is _ summits. global temperatures keep rising, and our planet is fast - rising, and our planet is fast approaching a tipping points will make climate chaos irreversible. we are on a highway to climate hell, with our foot still on the accelerator.— with our foot still on the accelerator. ~ ,, .,~ ., accelerator. mr sunak said acting on climate also — accelerator. mr sunak said acting on climate also makes _ accelerator. mr sunak said acting on climate also makes economic- accelerator. mr sunak said acting on | climate also makes economic sense. putin's apparent war in ukraine and rising _ putin's apparent war in ukraine and rising energy prices across the world — rising energy prices across the world are _ rising energy prices across the world are not a reason to go slow on climate _ world are not a reason to go slow on climate change. they are a reason to act fasten _ climate change. they are a reason to act faster. but climate change. they are a reason to act faster. �* ., , ., ., , act faster. but developing nations sa the act faster. but developing nations say they need _ act faster. but developing nations say they need a — act faster. but developing nations say they need a rich _ act faster. but developing nations say they need a rich work- act faster. but developing nations say they need a rich work to - act faster. but developing nations l say they need a rich work to deliver on its promises of finance. this

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in half by 2030, so injust seven years' time. but this is the direction the world is currently going. the un says that puts us on track for a temperature rise of almost three celsius. it would be, it says, a catastrophe for humanity. for the first time in the history of these conferences, there is a dedicated youth zone and the young people are frustrated.— people are frustrated. nothing new has been set- _ people are frustrated. nothing new has been set. this _ people are frustrated. nothing new has been set. this is _ people are frustrated. nothing new has been set. this is the _ people are frustrated. nothing new has been set. this is the 27th - people are frustrated. nothing new has been set. this is the 27th cop i has been set. this is the 27th cop of its kind. we has been set. this is the 27th cop of its kind-— of its kind. we are not 'ust here are of its kind. we are not 'ust here symbols * of its kind. we are not 'ust here symbols of h of its kind. we are not 'ust here are symbols of the _ of its kind. we are notjust here are symbols of the future, - of its kind. we are notjust here are symbols of the future, we l of its kind. we are notjust here i are symbols of the future, we are here _ are symbols of the future, we are here as _ are symbols of the future, we are here as representatives of the climate — here as representatives of the climate crisis being lived through us. climate crisis being lived through us my— climate crisis being lived through us. my hometown flooded in mexico when _ us. my hometown flooded in mexico when i _ us. my hometown flooded in mexico when i was — us. my hometown flooded in mexico when i was young. we us. my hometown flooded in mexico when i was young.— us. my hometown flooded in mexico when i was young. we keep having to ressure when i was young. we keep having to pressure them. _ when i was young. we keep having to pressure them, and _ when i was young. we keep having to pressure them, and that _ when i was young. we keep having to pressure them, and that is _ when i was young. we keep having to pressure them, and that is why - when i was young. we keep having to pressure them, and that is why we i pressure them, and that is why we are here _ pressure them, and that is why we are here at — pressure them, and that is why we are here at the _ pressure them, and that is why we are here at the young _ pressure them, and that is why we are here at the young people, - are here at the young people, applying — are here at the young people, applying that _ are here at the young people, applying that pressure, - are here at the young people, applying that pressure, and l are here at the young people, . applying that pressure, and while are here at the young people, - applying that pressure, and while we won't _ applying that pressure, and while we won't hack— applying that pressure, and while we won't back down _ applying that pressure, and while we won't back down because _ applying that pressure, and while we won't back down because we - applying that pressure, and while we won't back down because we believe| won't back down because we believe that another— won't back down because we believe that another world _ won't back down because we believe that another world is _ won't back down because we believe that another world is possible, - won't back down because we believe that another world is possible, and i that another world is possible, and it is possible — that another world is possible, and it is possible to— that another world is possible, and it is possible to make _ that another world is possible, and it is possible to make those - that another world is possible, and it is possible to make those policyi it is possible to make those policy changes — it is possible to make those policy chances. ~ ., it is possible to make those policy chances. . ., ., .,

it is possible to make those policy i changes._ climate changes. what do we want? climate 'ustice! changes. what do we want? climate justice! these _ changes. what do we want? climate justice! these young _ changes. what do we want? climate justice! these young people - changes. what do we want? climate justice! these young people worry i justice! these young people worry their voice isn't being heard however loud they are, but they hope that by being here at the conference, they will begin to influence the decisions that will shape all our futures. justin rowlatt, bbc news, egypt. as we heard injustin's report, one of the key issues is compensating poorer countries that are bearing the brunt of climate change. among those is pakistan, which suffered devastating floods earlier this year. more than 1,500 lives were lost and more than 2 million homes devastated, along with roads and bridges. around 30,000 hospitals and schools were also damaged or destroyed. the pakistan government has put the overall cost of the floods at around the equivalent of 30 billion us dollars. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from the southwestern province of balochistan.

the waters came, wrecking everything in their path. the classroom block at this boys' school stood no chance. one small mercy is that no one was inside at the time. rohan watched as his school turned to ruin. translation: i was standing on the hill when i saw the water and rocks gushing down. 0ur classroom was destroyed. we even lost our playground. claimed by a catastrophe pakistan's government says is due to climate change. another tale of devastation at the girls' school close by. and an early lesson in resilience. in these socially conservative districts, where many girls aren't allowed to attend school, it was already tough to get an education.

now they're learning in tents. 15—year—old ayesha is determined to become a doctor. translation: i miss my classroom. we had desks and we didn't have to sit on the floor. my dream is for my school to be rebuilt. brick by brick, recovery is slow. abdul collects the fragments of the home which was in his family for a century. translation: my daughter is desperate to move back here. day and night, she asks for her bedroom. i am scared to rebuild here in case it floods again. this part of balochistan doesn't get much rain, let alone flash floods. but this year, they arrived with force, the water destroying homes and schools, both roads and bridges, an entire landscape redrawn, and it could take a lot of time

and money to rebuild. a monsoon on steroids, says the un. this was the wettest august ever for the southern provinces. pakistan's only responsible for a tiny fraction of global emissions. the country's prime minister told the meeting at cop27 that the west needs to compensate poorer nations like his. some countries, namely pakistan, will be more exposed, more deeply vulnerable than others living in cooler longitudes. in my country, millions of people are going into winter without shelter or livelihood. millions remain homeless. already struggling through an economic crisis, a climate disaster has plunged them into further despair. the waters may have receded, but here, they still feel stranded. rajini vaidyanathan,

bbc news, balochistan. in his address to the summit, the prime minister rishi sunak said it was morally and economically right to tackle climate change and reduce energy dependency. his message was echoed by his predecessor borisjohnson who's also attending cop27, who called on leaders not to weaken their commitment to net zero, which means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible. our political editor chris mason is travelling with the prime minister and sent this report. dramatic music. this is what international diplomacy looks and sounds like, or at least what the egyptian hosts want us to see and hear. ceremony, serenity, smiles, handshakes.

inside, in often cramped meeting rooms, it looks rather more like this. here is the prime minister meeting the president of the european commission this morning. after a room and flag change, it was the new prime minister of italy next. and, "oh, the camera's running — look energetic." president emmanuel macron of france. a chance to talk climate, but also try to sort other things out, like those risking their lives crossing the channel in small boats. there is an opportunity for us to work closely, notjust with the french, but with other countries as well. you'll hear more details about that in the coming weeks, as those conversations happen amongst all our teams, but i'm actually leaving this with renewed confidence and optimism that, working together with our european partners, we can make a difference. is not the honest truth that your home secretary, the person you chose to appoint as home secretaryjust six days after she'd resigned from that post, has made the situation worse, made it worse at manston, where plenty of people, according to some, have

been held unlawfully? look, the home secretary is actually at the moment making sure that we reduce the numbers at manston and we are making very good progress on that. look who's also turned up — the prime minister before last. what on earth is he doing here? i'm worried that because of what's happening in ukraine, because of the pressure on fuel prices, that people are going soft on the idea of tackling climate change. are you back—seat driving? there was no direct answer, but there was a speech. hey! slow down, immediately! that's it, game over! i'm here purely as a foot soldier and spear carrier of the conservative... i'm here in a purely supportive role. borisjohnson has said he is here in a purely supportive role. how would you describe it? it's great that the former prime minister is here.

really? i think it says something great about the uk that not only have we got the current prime minister here, we've got a former prime minister here. itjust demonstrates our leadership on this issue globally. as chancellor during the pandemic, we got a sense of rishi sunak�*s priorities, but now he's on the world stage as a leader and we wait to see what his instincts are as prime minister, particularly on foreign affairs. his challenge here, fulfilling expensive promises at a time of a squeeze at home. the new prime minister's flying home tonight, his dash to the egyptian sand done. the colossal scale of his taskjust beginning. chris mason, bbc news, in sharm el—sheikh. live to sharm—el—sheikh and our climate editor justin rowlatt.

justin, you mention some good news earlier. , ., , �* , earlier. tell us more? yes, let's focus on — earlier. tell us more? yes, let's focus on the _ earlier. tell us more? yes, let's focus on the good _ earlier. tell us more? yes, let's focus on the good news. - earlier. tell us more? yes, let's focus on the good news. the - earlier. tell us more? yes, let's i focus on the good news. the most positive development was the decision to include loss and damage for the first time in these talks. loss and damage is pretty much what it says on the tin. it's about the loss and damage climate change is currently causing. so developing countries are often experiencing more extreme weather events associated with climate change. think floods, storms, droughts, and they are often less able to cope with them. so they have been saying for a long time that they would like the rich world to help them out with this loss and damage. the rich world, which caused climate change, burning the fossil fuels that made it rich, has always put back on that. they were very anxious about signing up to what could be an open—ended commitment, particularly as the impacts of climate change get worse. the costs could run into hundreds of millions, trillions in the future. so they have always said they didn't want to do it, so it is significant to have it on the

agenda. but, and this is a big but, what has actually been agreed is that there will be cooperation and facilitation talks towards a funding mechanism rather than compensation and liability. what does that mean? it means they have agreed to talk about the possibility of future financing systems rather than any hard cash. by un standards, that is progress, albeit quite small. when we talked earlier, _ progress, albeit quite small. when we talked earlier, we _ progress, albeit quite small. when we talked earlier, we mentioned the fact that the un head talked of woefully inadequate progress since glasgow on some measures, do you think that cop27 will lead to a more positive outcome overall? that think that cop27 will lead to a more positive outcome overall?— positive outcome overall? that is the agenda _ positive outcome overall? that is the agenda the — positive outcome overall? that is the agenda the egyptians - positive outcome overall? that is the agenda the egyptians have, l positive outcome overall? that is i the agenda the egyptians have, they are determined and say this will be an implementation summit and what they mean by that is it is all about delivering on promises. we don't want more aspirations and pledges, they say, we want delivery but that

they say, we want delivery but that the much bigger challenge because essentially, it means cash. getting the... �* , , ., ., the... i'm sorry, we seem to have lost the link _ the... i'm sorry, we seem to have lost the link to _ the... i'm sorry, we seem to have lost the link to justin _ the... i'm sorry, we seem to have lost the link to justin in _ the... i'm sorry, we seem to have lost the link to justin in sharm - lost the link tojustin in sharm el—sheikh. thankfully i think he had made the principal points about the hopes of the egyptians merely building on the foundations that were laid in glasgow last year at cop26. but of course cop27 is a different story. there are more details on the issues being discussed at cop27, what's happened since cop26 in glasgow last year, and what households and businesses can do to reduce climate emissions, look at a special section on our website. that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can see the various aspects being discussed for you. let's move on to some of the other news of the day. five years after the fire at grenfell tower in west london in which 72 people lost their lives,

the official public inquiry is drawing to a close this week. today lawyers for the bereaved families made their closing statements after thousands of hours of evidence and cross—examination, which included debate on fire regulations and the type of cladding used on the building. as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports, the conduct of the construction industry, council officials, successive governments and global corporations is under scrutiny. grenfell�*s victims and some of its perpetrators come from all over the world. but this disaster was made in britain. what is striking about the british government's handling of these issues is the startling ignorance of those supposedly in charge. over the years, this inquiry has pieced together the details of what went wrong. today was about the big picture. what is it about modern britain that allowed the grave wrongs of industry to take root, for the emergency response to crash,

and for its socially housed population to be treated as objects and problems rather than people with rights worthy of respect? as it tackled the question of who was to blame for grenfell, the inquiry found companies and organisations blamed each other. another barrister for victims of the fire was not surprised. the very structure of the construction industry was one of buckpassing and the buck was being passed between incompetents. the main aim of each individual organisation was to get the buck off their desk and onto someone else's. stephanie barwise kc named three companies responsible for the use of unsafe materials at grenfell. she said arconic manufactured cladding, knowing it had performed poorly in fire safety tests. studio e, the architects, were accused of not knowing enough about the risks of fire safety. and exova, a fire safety consultant, gave advice early in the refurbishment project that it

would not adversely affect safety. she said there had to be major reforms. if the inquiry can affect this sea change, it will be a turning point in the industry's long history. the inquiry is under pressure to deliver that. some grenfell families are not confident. they are looking for prosecutions of the companies involved, and... it seems to our clients that what is now required from each of them is an unequivocal, unambiguous and forthright apology. there were also calls for a national memorial day to remember the 72 lives lost in this disaster. tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell tower inquiry. now a look at some other stories making the news today. most train companies have again run a reduced timetable today, despite the fact that three days of strikes by the rmt union have been called off.

the companies says it was too late for many services to be reinstated. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has given evidence in his rape trial, telling chester crown court he enjoyed "having sex with a lot of women". mendy said women were attracted to him for his status, not his looks, and he didn't know he could hurt their feelings. he denies seven counts of rape, one attempted rape and sexual assault against six women. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has announced that plans for a nationalflagship, seen as a replacement for the royal yacht britannia, have been dropped. he told mps he had "directed the termination of the national flagship competition with immediate effect" in order to invest in ocean surveillance vessels. photos in the united states will take part in the crucial mid—term

elections tomorrow when members of the us congress will be elected —— voters. congress is split of a house of representatives which is the lower house, a bit like the house of commons, and the us senate, the elected upper house which revises legislation. there are 100 senators and each serves a six—year term. for the past two years, the democratic party, joe biden's party, has controlled both the house and senate which has allowed the president to pass the laws he wants but if either the house or senate or both becomes controlled by the republicans after these elections, the president's agenda is likely to be blocked. the campaign has to an extent been dominated by issues such as immigration, crime, the of living, and abortion rights but also dominated by this man, president trump again likely to have a big impact on the election and he has signalled that he wants to run again

for the presidency. for many, the bigger picture is of a deeply divided society. some americans, however, don't regret those divisions. justin webb considers how power has been shifting from washington to the individual states of the union. america has, sometimes, been united. the apollo missions, the first man on the moon, were a source of national pride. but it came at the end of a rough decade, a decade of struggle for civil rights, resistance, of assassination. never have so many people participated in an event with such a feeling of hope and friendship. so united, yes, but disunited as well. you can overemphasise the idea that americans were ever entirely on the same page. but the compelling narrative since the second world war was of progress and national

progress, the whole nation moving on, facing challenges, extending rights for all americans. good evening. in a landmark ruling, the supreme court today legalised abortions. as the supreme court did repeatedly, and famously with roe v wade, that gave all american women the right to an abortion. this great nation will endure... it didn't matter who was in power. from franklin roosevelt and his post—depression new deal, the direction seemed clear. even the sunny opponent of liberal america, ronald reagan, who changed so much in the 1980s, didn't alter the fundamental view of national progress and national rights that, by definition, everyone can access. i am not frightened by what lies ahead, and i don't believe - the american people are frightened by what lies ahead. _ but now roe v wade has gone and perhaps a lot more —

the trump—appointed justices here at the supreme court have got the bit between their teeth. the conservative majority on the court seem to want a grand reset, along with millions of americans who never really signed up for national progress, national rights. they want less power here in washington and much more in the individual states. the birth of this new settlement, if that's what it is, is hard—fought. this summer, governors from texas and florida flew migrants who had crossed from mexico up to posh martha's vineyard, an upmarket holiday island off the north—east coast. these venezuelans were caught in the crossfire of a row between state governments that feel overwhelmed by illegal immigration and a smart set, a national rights set, wealthy left—wing americans who in the view of the governors tend to employ south americans as gardeners, but otherwise not think too much about them. these conflicts might grow in the new america.

of course, some state governors will seize the power to keep their idea of progress alive. they will make use of the freedoms the court seems happy for them to have, provided the nation doesn't have to follow. governors like gavin newsom in california. don't let them take your freedom. california, huge, racially diverse, economically powerful, wants to fight climate change and it does, imposing strict rules on the emissions of the vehicles that gum its big cities. # we shall overcome. allowing easy access to abortion, too, in the post—roe v wade world, but as a policy, not as a universal american right. ever since the events of january 6th here at capitol hill, there's been loose talk of a new civil war in america. it's not impossible, but perhaps way more likely is a state—by—state idea of the nation — in a sense, the original idea. fractured, but still in business.

justin webb, bbc news, washington. one of britain's most popular comedians, peter kay, is to go back on the road with his first live tour in 12 years. his last stand—up tour achieved a guinness world record for the biggest—selling run of all time, performing in front of more than a million people. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. hey, look, it's peter kay. hey, garlic bread! peter kay announcing his first stand—up for 12 years in a very peter kay way. when are you back on tour? next month. his last record—breaking tour was seen by more than a million people. but in 2017, plans to go back on the road were cancelled due to unforeseen family circumstances, right after the tour had sold out. this is 96.5 bolton fm... the long wait had added to the excitement. in his home town, bolton fm were dedicating their

afternoon show to the news. have you heard the news? what news? peter kay! that lad is comedy gold, let me tell you! bolton born and garlic bread! he represents everything about families, you know, because his comedyjust reaches across all generations. but also as well, i think for everyone in the whole of the country who loves peter kay, because he has not been around for so long, everyone has missed him. and also, you know, we need a laugh. and in the town centre it was a major talking point. he just has a genuinely down—to—earth way of making people laugh and that is a talent in itself, isn't it? pretty funny lad. if he's coming back, happy with that. he went to my high school so every assembly, "peter kay went here so you can look up to someone!" it's his classic garlic bread line, isn't it? garlic bread! you're joking! early in his career peter kay played a landmark show here at bolton's albert halls.

of course every venue on this tour is an arena. peter kay has acknowledged the cost of living crisis by putting tickets on sale starting at £35 — the same price they were when he last toured. and one place the announcement has caused extra excitement is bolton's carpet shops. if it means i'm getting a ticket, i am doing him a deal! definitely! shh, the boss is in there! colin paterson, bbc news, bolton. looking forward to that, and that's an understatement! time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. not a particularly inviting the picture at the moment, this is how we said goodbye to daylight hours in cornwall and in fact, some of the rain it really has turned quite heavyin rain it really has turned quite

heavy in the last few hours. it's a fairly narrow band but it has been accompanied by gusts of wind up to 70 mph and that will drive steadily eastwards over the next few hours. a lot of heavy rain and a short space of time, it might lead to some localised flooding in one or two spots and certainly it's going to be moving at quite a pace as those strong, squally winds push it through. that's probably welcome news in some respects because it means by dawn it will be sitting out in the north sea and behind it, quite a clearance point a mile to start as well, double figures for many and we start tomorrow with maybe a bit more sunshine than today. but the strong winds stay with us and they will drive in plenty of showers from the west, some pushing further inland as we go through the afternoon. a blustery day, sharp showers, heavy and thundery as well with those strong winds rattling through quickly. top temperatures tomorrow at 11—15 ,

still relatively mild for the time of year. high pressure will build