this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. the headlines: un climate talks are extended by another day, with leaders at deadlock over compensation for poorer countries being ravaged by climate change. the us department ofjustice has announced it will appoint an independent lawyer to decide if criminal charges should be filed against donald trump. qatar bans the sale of alcohol from its eight world cup stadiums in a last—minute u—turn two days from kick—off. twitter reportedly asks engineers who write software to report to its offices by 2.00pm local — the company has been gutted by lay—offs since elon musk took over.

hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or elsewhere around the world. talks at the un climate summit in egypt hang in the balance after delegates were given an extra day to negotiate on funds for poorer countries being ravaged by the climate crisis. maldives, among those most affected by global warming, said the meeting was very close to a deal. however, a european union plan for a special fund for the most vulnerable nations hasn't got the backing of china and the us, who would be expected to contribute. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. tropical storms in the caribbean. droughts in kenya. floods in pakistan. the science says these weather events are being made more severe by climate change. so who should pay for the loss and damage they cause? that's the question here in egypt.

vulnerability should not become a death sentence and that is what it is slowly becoming for countries that are in the frontline of climate impacts that we did very little to create. we did not create global warming. no media, sir, please. in these talks, developing countries have insisted on a dedicated front for this loss and damage. developed countries said no, then late last night, the eu said it would agree, but there were conditions. we need to reduce the amount of damage by reducing emissions and putting that into the deal. we need a broader base of funding. we need other countries. the eu says it shouldn't only be wealthy countries that pay and it has got a point. take a look at how the omissions of the world's biggest polluters has changed over the last four decades. china has overtaken the us to become

the world's top polluter and, look at this, india is now in third position. but china and india have always said they are developing countries with huge populations and should not have to contribute, so now there is a whole new set of issues under discussion. there is still a lot to be figured out. you've got over 200 countries trying to address multiple items at the same time and it is a difficultjob, as you can imagine. it's not easy. these talks were supposed to have ended this afternoon. it now looks like they will continue long into the night. i'm joined now by achim steiner, administrator with the un development programme. welcome to you. good to have you on the programme. one of the key sticking points is this loss and damage fund. what is your view on it and the factor hasn't been a deal so far? i and the factor hasn't been a deal so far? ~' ., and the factor hasn't been a deal so far? ~ ., .,, and the factor hasn't been a deal so far? ~ ., , ., ., , and the factor hasn't been a deal so far? ~ ., ., ., , ., far? i think for those nations that have called _

far? i think for those nations that have called for— far? i think for those nations that have called for a _ far? i think for those nations that have called for a loss _ far? i think for those nations that have called for a loss and - far? i think for those nations that | have called for a loss and damage discussion within the context of the climate negotiations, sharm el—sheikh is a success. for the first time it is on the agenda. there is not a discussion about something that would normally take two or three of these conferences to come to this. we are in the last day or two of the negotiations and clearly this will now be down to the wire, but certainly the interest of addressing this loss and damage issue has taken centre stage in sharm el—sheikh, but the details are obviously still dividing party significantly, which is why it ran into overtime. the significantly, which is why it ran into overtime.— significantly, which is why it ran into overtime. the eu suggested a secial into overtime. the eu suggested a special bond _ into overtime. the eu suggested a special bond with _ into overtime. the eu suggested a special bond with what _ into overtime. the eu suggested a special bond with what they - into overtime. the eu suggested a special bond with what they called | special bond with what they called out broad donor base. what is the best case scenario here? this is happening in cop terms in a relatively short timeframe. you understand the urgency of the situation now. for

understand the urgency of the situation now.— situation now. for those, particularly _ situation now. for those, particularly the _ situation now. for those, particularly the alliance | situation now. for those, | particularly the alliance of situation now. for those, - particularly the alliance of small island states, it would be a major victory if out of sharm el—sheikh an agreement was made on loss and damage in principle, including the establishment of a fund. what can be agreed, if that is indeed the outcome already here? to set a timetable and to then at the next cop look at more technical issues and who will contribute? how the financing will be raised for it? that is fundamental to addressing the viability of such a fund. we have seen over the last ten or 15 years that commitments to finance developing country work and climate change very often full short when it comes to mobilising the financing. a; comes to mobilising the financing. a lot of people watching might think that cop27, 27 years of the summits and the un has declared a climate emergency and a lot of people around the world are feeling the stress and strain and very real consequences of

climate change. they may feel that there is not enough action fast enough now. what would you say is a success from the summit, taking us forward into the one next year? first of all, let me say that they rightly feel frustrated with the lack of progress. it is important. this is why the who has returned to sharm el—sheikh for the second time —— second time during this conference, has appealed for them to find common ground. what is very striking is many thought climate change had fallen off the global agenda because of all the global crisis that is happening. sharm el—sheikh started with the big bang, hundred and 20 heads of state came to talk about this. look at the international attention that is there, not only through the delegates in egypt right now, but the world's media, the world's public is following, financial

markets and the fossil fuel markets. out of sharm el—sheikh we have to be realistic. it was a bad moment for the world to try to get people to move together. the cop summits can surprise us. move together. the cop summits can surrise us. ~ ., ., move together. the cop summits can surprise ua— surprise us. what are the implications _ surprise us. what are the implications of _ surprise us. what are the implications of this - surprise us. what are the i implications of this doesn't surprise us. what are the - implications of this doesn't happen because lots of rich countries say we are still at the development stage and other countries like the us and the uk have benefited for many decades post our industrial revolution while they are still going through bears? if revolution while they are still going through bears?- revolution while they are still going through bears? if we cannot auree going through bears? if we cannot aaree to going through bears? if we cannot agree to fight _ going through bears? if we cannot agree to fight a — going through bears? if we cannot agree to fight a sensible _ going through bears? if we cannot agree to fight a sensible way - going through bears? if we cannot agree to fight a sensible way to i agree to fight a sensible way to find those more able to contribute financially, but also those who have a greater role in the way that we got ourselves to the problem we have today, the simple answer is then everyone is a loser. climate change will happen to everyone whether you are in florida or pakistan or in the horn of africa, or in europe where

we have also seen catastrophic flood events in just six to ten hours, damages to the tune of 30 billion euros. this is the cost of inaction. what is so frustrating to many today, not only developing countries, is the ability to co—invest is being missed year after year. we now find ourselves at a point where we are doubting whether the 1.5 degrees is still achievable. this is a target that is not only on life support, as the un secretary said last year, it now has a life vest on and it is drifting away from us. this is the urgency that keeps countries at the table tonight and tomorrow because everybody realises that this is a complex, difficult undertaking, but history will not forgive us if we continue to fail. really interesting to talk to you, thank you forjoining us from new

york. alcohol will not be sold to fans attending eight stadiums at the world cup in qatar after fifa changed its policy just two days before the tournament is due to start. from qatar here's our sports editor, dan roan. the qatar world cup had already been shifted to winter. today, at the 11th hour, another unprecedented shift of the goalposts. having told fans that beers would be available at stadia in a country where alcohol sales are tightly controlled, local pressure led to a late u—turn. in a statement, fifa said... budweiser, which paid £63 million to sponsor the world cup, tried to make light of the situation in a now deleted tweet, but they could take legal action. and this evening, fans already here were unimpressed. i don't think it necessarily bodes well given they've had 12 years to think about these kinds of things

and they are changing it so last—minute. i think people will be more upset at the u—turn than not being able to actually drink. 2a hours ago at a legacy event in doha, the man responsible for delivering the world cup told me that all was on track. we're ready, the team's ready, the operational team is ready, everything else is going on. we've always talked about football beyond the stadiums. the players are here, everybody�*s here, the excitement for the world cup is coming along. we've always talked about the world cup being a platform to bring people together, a platform to push forward progress for change and so on. this is what it is all about. but the u—turn today is just the latest controversy to hit an event that was meant to be the perfect advert for this immensely rich gulf state. suspicion marring the build—up ever since it was voted for 12 years ago by fifa, despite extreme summer heat and no footballing history. the hosts denying allegations of corruption. in the middle east has arrived.

just as doha has risen from the desert over the last 30 years, no less dramatic has been the way that a host of new stadia and huge amounts of infrastructure have been built for this the status of their country. construction, campaigners say official data is not reliable there is this kind of queasy feeling around it at the moment. and because of that and other human rights issues.

but current players have had their say, too, with england but sadly some of our fan groups, three lions pride, most of the members have decided not to come. that is their personal decision, but we have repeatedly asked is about to be used. he is the chair at the football supporter�*s association,

welcome to you. what you make of this announcement of the banning of beer sales at the stadiums? it is uuite beer sales at the stadiums? it 3 quite extraordinary that this decision should be taken 48 hours before the start of the tournament. we had a visit to qatar a couple of months ago and there was no indication of this. obviously, it has taken people by surprise and i think they may well be worried about legal action from budweiser. for fans, the biggest worry will be if the qatari authorities can change their minds on this at short notice, what about some of the other assurances, about travel accommodation, particularly the cultural issues that were mentioned by gary lineker. i think there will be a nervousness that some of the guarantees that have been given that might also be subject to change, so it is a bit of a worry. in

might also be subject to change, so it is a bit of a worry.— it is a bit of a worry. in terms of the beer sales _ it is a bit of a worry. in terms of the beer sales or— it is a bit of a worry. in terms of the beer sales or consumption l it is a bit of a worry. in terms of. the beer sales or consumption by england fans, is it an issue? will it impact their enjoyment of going out there the world cup? some fans like a drink at _ out there the world cup? some fans like a drink at the _ out there the world cup? some fans like a drink at the stadium, - out there the world cup? some fans like a drink at the stadium, some i like a drink at the stadium, some don't. that is true wherever football is played. i'm sure there will be some of our fans out there who will be disappointed to find that they cant enjoy a drink outside the stadium. at the main thing is i think they will be very surprised when they get there to find that their understanding of the situation has altered. we have seen the pictures of the stands to sell the beer were already erected. so, i think that will annoy some of the fans who were there, an undertaking that they thought they had got has now been renamed john. what that they thought they had got has now been renamed john.— that they thought they had got has now been renamed john. what is the aeneral now been renamed john. what is the general attitude _ now been renamed john. what is the general attitude been _ now been renamed john. what is the general attitude been amongst - now been renamed john. what is the general attitude been amongst fansl general attitude been amongst fans out there? what are the numbers looking like in comparison to

previous world cups? i looking like in comparison to previous world cups?- looking like in comparison to previous world cups? i think the numbers of— previous world cups? i think the numbers of england _ previous world cups? i think the numbers of england fans - previous world cups? i think the numbers of england fans is - previous world cups? i think the - numbers of england fans is probably going to be about 2500. that is lower than you might normally expect, maybe possibly similar to the russian numbers. a lot of fans have not gone for the reason is that gary lineker mentioned and mark billingham mention, lots of her gay fans decided not to go, and a lot of otherfans decided not fans decided not to go, and a lot of other fans decided not to go either because of the prohibitive cost of the flights and accommodation, particularly in the economic climate we have got at the moment, or because they don't like the cultural issues. i think that if qatar thought that this was going to be a major pr exercise and a positive thing to develop understanding, i fear it is going to backfire, which

is a great shame, because normally the world cup is a really exciting event for all of us and i think it is a bit tainted, that is a shame. do you normally attend the world cup in person? i do you normally attend the world cup in erson? ., �* ., ., , ., ., in person? i don't normally go for vafious in person? i don't normally go for various reasons, _ in person? i don't normally go for various reasons, but _ in person? i don't normally go for various reasons, but the - in person? i don't normally go for various reasons, but the football| various reasons, but the football supporters association have an embassy team to support england fans and they flew out to qatar today. we will be there as an organisation to provide support and advice to the england fans who were there, as we always are. england fans who were there, as we alwa s are. �* �* , england fans who were there, as we always are-— always are. and i'm sure you'll be watchin: always are. and i'm sure you'll be watching and _ always are. and i'm sure you'll be watching and cheering _ always are. and i'm sure you'll be watching and cheering england i always are. and i'm sure you'll be watching and cheering england on from wherever you choose to watch thank you. in the past hour, the us department ofjustice has announced it will appoint an independent lawyer to decide if criminal charges should be filed against donald trump. our north america correspondent nomia iqbaljoins us. so, just explained this to us and the significance of it.— the significance of it. yes, so

currently _ the significance of it. yes, so currently there _ the significance of it. yes, so currently there are _ the significance of it. yes, so currently there are two i currently there are two investigations into donald trump by the department ofjustice. the man that runs the department ofjustice is the attorney general, merrick garland. he was hand—picked by presidentjoe biden, so there has been lots of accusations by donald trump and his supporters that this is a political witchhunt because of merrick garland's position. he said in a short press conference today that he has appointed an independent lawyer, a special counsel, who will basically oversee the criminal investigations and decide whether donald trump should be prosecuted. by donald trump should be prosecuted. by doing that, he made the point, he said it is because donald trump announced that he is running for the white house again and given that donald trump is doing that, it is very likely that the current president, joe biden, who oversees that department is also returning to the campaign trail, he is taking

himself out of that conversation, he is trying to bat away any criticisms of conflict of interest.— of conflict of interest. could it have any impact _ of conflict of interest. could it have any impact on _ of conflict of interest. could it have any impact on donald i of conflict of interest. could it i have any impact on donald trump's ability to run for the presidency? i don't think anything changes legally. it is all about perception. because of the way donald trump and his supporters have accused the department ofjustice of this witchhunt, by now having an independent prosecutor and the independent prosecutor and the independent prosecutor and the independent prosecutor has been named as jack smith, chief prosecutor at the hague, what it does is it insulates the department ofjustice from the criticism. it is not necessarily going to stop donald trump from saying that he is the victim of a witchhunt, he set out his announcement three days ago, but i guess in the eyes of the department ofjustice and the attorney general it protects them from the criticism that they are going after him for political

reasons. . ~' going after him for political reasons. ., ~ , ., twitter reportedly asks engineers who write software to report to its offices by 2pm local — the company has been gutted by lay—offs since elon musk took over. the move comes after twitter told employees that the company's office buildings would be temporarily closed, effective immediately. in the last hour, musk has reiterated twitter�*s commitment to freedom of speech saying "new twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach. negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to twitter. you won't find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of internet." he's also said comedian kathie griffin, psychologist jordan peterson and conservative news website babylon bee have been reinstated but that a decision on former president donald trump has not been made. so what is going on? i'm joined now by linette lopez, columnist from insider, who has been observing elon musk for years.

what an interesting journey that must have been. he has only had the company in his hands for a few weeks and every day is a roller—coaster. what do you make of the latest moves? ., ~ ., , ., ., moves? elon musk does not ask for advice before _ moves? elon musk does not ask for advice before he _ moves? elon musk does not ask for advice before he does _ moves? elon musk does not ask for advice before he does things - moves? elon musk does not ask for advice before he does things and i moves? elon musk does not ask for| advice before he does things and he doesn't do a lot of due diligence, which is why he ended up with this company in the first place. he tried to back out of buying it for $44 billion when he realised it was worth less than that. he didn't get his way there and barrelling ahead, firing half the company, that has been a mistake, as well. he has cut people with institutional knowledge of how twitter functions. at the end of how twitter functions. at the end of the day, it seems like his policies may end up being like all twitter, the saying, freedom of speech but no freedom of reach. he

has shocked people by making some tweets less findable than others. half the staff, billions of dollars of debt on top of the company. he wants to make a success of businesses and he fought hard to achieve that with tesla, which has made him the richest man on earth. he wants to make this a success, i'm sure most people would say that. this is his way of trying to do that and by getting rid of dead wood and people he doesn't see is fully committed and necessary to the business, i guess he is hoping to achieve that, isn't he? i wouldn't sa that achieve that, isn't he? i wouldn't say that half _ achieve that, isn't he? i wouldn't say that half the _ achieve that, isn't he? i wouldn't say that half the company - achieve that, isn't he? i wouldn't say that half the company was i achieve that, isn't he? i wouldn't i say that half the company was dead wood. this is reflecting the fact that he doesn't have a lot of options financially. twitter didn't make money before he took over. now it not only has to make money, it has to make enough money to pay down $1 billion in debt every year. elon

musk is not making a lot of these decisions, i'm sure he has ideas for how things it should be run on stuff like that, but he knows the company is haemorrhaging money and that he would have to cut overheads. it is not surprising that he has made some serious, serious mistakes. hagar serious, serious mistakes. how worried do _ serious, serious mistakes. how worried do you _ serious, serious mistakes. how worried do you think— serious, serious mistakes. how worried do you think he - serious, serious mistakes. how worried do you think he is by taking this on when he has two macro other big businesses to run as well? this will take up an awful lot of his time and a lot of his money, as well. i time and a lot of his money, as well. ., �* ~' ., time and a lot of his money, as well. ., �* ~ ., , ., well. i don't know if he is worried. i think shareholders _ well. i don't know if he is worried. i think shareholders in _ well. i don't know if he is worried. i think shareholders in tesla i well. i don't know if he is worried. l i think shareholders in tesla should be worried because if he wants to get cash to run twitter he is probably going to have to continue selling tesla shares which have fallen over 50% over the last year and are continuing to face headwinds against a slowing economy all over the world, and especially in china there are lots of tesla sales have

ta ken there are lots of tesla sales have taken place over the last two years. he has issues with the other companies he is running. with this rocket company, not that he is in charge of twitter, us policymakers are saying we need to investigate this guy and maybe he shouldn't have a security clearance. this twitter situation has places other companies in danger, will probably end up being more trouble than it is worth for him. an inquestjury here in the uk has found that errors made by west midlands police "materially contributed" to the deaths of two women who were fatally stabbed in solihull, in 2018. raneem oudeh and her mother, khaola saleem, were killed by raneem's estranged husband, janbaz tarin. in the weeks leading up to the killings, ms oudeh reported his stalking and threats a number of times, but police failed to act on the complaints. west midlands police has now

apologised, and said it will learn from its mistakes. a man described as "a danger to any woman" has pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assault of zara aleena in east london. jordan mcsweeney had been released from prison just weeks before the attack. security camera footage from the night showed him following a number of women. mcsweeny will be sentenced next month. more have poured onto the streets in the gaza strip to mourn the death of those killed in a fire. it is the gaza strip to mourn the death of those killed in a fire.— those killed in a fire. it is a day of national _ those killed in a fire. it is a day of national mourning _ those killed in a fire. it is a day of national mourning at - those killed in a fire. it is a day of national mourning at a i those killed in a fire. it is a day i of national mourning at a general strike in gaza strip —— gaza strip. here in central gaza most shops are closed, people went to attend the mass funeral of 21 people who died

overnight in a big fire broke out in a residential building and it densely populated refugee camp. it is not the first time we have seen people dying from a fire. tens of thousands of people attended the mass funeral in gaza, it started at the hospital where people were gathering overnight to pay respect to those victims, then the march was walking towards the cemetery where 21 graves were there. gaza is suffering from a severe power shortage, so people normally store large amounts of fuel to run their own generators and to overcome the power problem. police are still collecting evidence from the area, trying to know exactly what happens, but this is not the first time where people have died because of a fire.

that's all for me if from this hour. you can get in touch with me on twitter. you can also get more information on the website and app. hello. friday has brought us some major disruption across parts of eastern areas of scotland on account of severe flooding problems. this was one of our weather watcher photos coming in from angus, which had been one of the worst hit areas along with aberdeenshire, perth and kinross as well. now we've seen 140 millimetres of rain in places over the last 48 hours and that rain has been causing big problems with flooding. we've seen around seven severe flood warnings being issued by the scottish environment protection agency. that's where flooding is expected and brings with it a significant threat to life. now the rain continues to fall. the met office amber weather warning stays in force up until 9:00. after that, it will lapse. the rain will turn a little bit lighter and patchier. but that said, all of this rain still has to come down

the river catchments, so flooding is likely to get worse for some communities before things start to improve. scotrail are reporting major disruption on services in the east. we've seen several a—roads completely closed due to flooding as well. so check before you travel if you have plans. but probably a better idea is postpone journeys across eastern scotland if you can. now overnight the rain turns lighter and patchy. across scotland there'll be a bit of light rain or drizzle coming each into eastern coastal counties of england. in the west, clear skies, it turns cold. there'll be some patches of frost developing across western areas. so temperatures taking a dive here. now the weekend, we do have more rain in the forecast, but what i would say is the heaviest rain will be falling across western areas. so it's unlikely to cause significant further problems. but that said, across these eastern areas that rain still working down the catchments. so flooding will still be a concern here through saturday even as the weather improves. western scotland, wales, western parts of england into central southern england dry with some sunshine, a fine start in northern ireland. eventually, later in the afternoon

we'll start to see rain arriving here and that next band of rain will sweep its way eastwards across the whole of the uk clearing on sunday to a mixture of sunshine and showers. those showers widespread with a bit of hail and thunder mix. then it'll turn quite windy once again. those temperatures dropping actually a bit below average across northern areas of the uk. and it will be cold enough to see a little bit of snow up over the tops of the scottish mountains. you might notice that looking out of your windows if you live near the mountains stays unsettled next week. more rain around at times, perhaps with the risk of some localised flooding, perhaps across southern parts. that's the latest.

you are watching bbc news. let's return now to the world cup in qatar, where alcohol will not be sold to fans attending stadiums at the tournament after fifa changed its policyjust two days before it's due to start. well, we can speak to the football finance expert, kieran maguire from the university of liverpool, who's the author of �*the price of football'. welcome, good to have you on the programme. what are the financial indications of this? i programme. what are the financial indications of this?— indications of this? i think as far as budweiser— indications of this? i think as far as budweiser are _ indications of this? i think as far as budweiser are concerned, i indications of this? i think as far as budweiser are concerned, it i indications of this? i think as far i as budweiser are concerned, it would be a significant drop as far as their projected global sales are concerned, we are talking about 64 matches, the opportunity to sell for two hours or 2.5 hours maximum. that

could be potential breach of contract as far as budweiser are concerned, they might take this up with fifa, fifa equally will point out that there are contracts so that local laws and customs have to be adhered to. so i would expect them to be defensive in regards to any attempts by budweiser to request compensation. haifa attempts by budweiser to request compensation-— attempts by budweiser to request comensation. ., ., , , compensation. how important is this kind of sponsorship _ compensation. how important is this kind of sponsorship deal— compensation. how important is this kind of sponsorship deal for- compensation. how important is this kind of sponsorship deal for alcohol. kind of sponsorship deal for alcohol to be sold? it is kind of sponsorship deal for alcohol to be sold? , ., ,., ., kind of sponsorship deal for alcohol to be sold? , ., ., , to be sold? it is more important is that the brand _ to be sold? it is more important is that the brand is _ to be sold? it is more important is that the brand is given _ to be sold? it is more important is that the brand is given exposure. l to be sold? it is more important is| that the brand is given exposure. if we take a look at fifa's accounts and the most recent world cup in 2018, fifa made £1.1 billion during that year, which is around ten times as much of a normal year. i don't

think... , ., , think... they may not be too unhappy. — think... they may not be too unhappy. but _ think... they may not be too unhappy. but do _ think... they may not be too unhappy, but do you - think... they may not be too unhappy, but do you think i think... they may not be too unhappy, but do you think it| think... they may not be too i unhappy, but do you think it may put other potential sponsors off in the future if they know that a deal can be reneged onjust a couple of future if they know that a deal can be reneged on just a couple of days before the start of a world cup? nobody in the world of commerce likes uncertainty, this will have come as a shock. also there have been to many people at budweiser who have worked hard to organise things for this tournament. remember, alcohol still can be served in the fan bar, it is only in the stadiums themselves where fans will not be able to buy alcohol. i think it will have potential implications as far as not necessarily future world cups but qatar as far as its desire to host other tournaments, if there is a bit of uncertainty. this decision has very much come on the qatari ruling authorities rather than fifa itself. �* ., , ., ~ .,

ruling authorities rather than fifa itself. �* ., , .,~ ., itself. but does it make fifa look weak, do itself. but does it make fifa look weak. do you — itself. but does it make fifa look weak, do you think? _ itself. but does it make fifa look weak, do you think? fifa - itself. but does it make fifa look weak, do you think? fifa has i itself. but does it make fifa look weak, do you think? fifa has to. weak, do you think? fifa has to abide with _ weak, do you think? fifa has to abide with the _ weak, do you think? fifa has to abide with the local _ weak, do you think? fifa has to abide with the local rules. i weak, do you think? fifa has to abide with the local rules. so . abide with the local rules. so i think it is making fifa's decision look more questionable, and clearly fifa has come in for a lot of criticism with regards to the initial awarding of the world cup in qatar in 2022, where critics did point out that they would be at the behest, given it is a regime which rules by decree, this is the way sometimes decisions are made at relatively short notice.— relatively short notice. some critics are — relatively short notice. some critics are saying _ relatively short notice. some critics are saying they - relatively short notice. some critics are saying they have i relatively short notice. some l critics are saying they have had relatively short notice. some i critics are saying they have had 12 years to sort this out. fifa as a body makes an awful lot of money, how damaging do you think this world cup might be for the organisation financially? i cup might be for the organisation financiall ? ~' ., ., financially? i think the tournament will be a success _ financially? i think the tournament will be a success from _ financially? i think the tournament will be a success from a _ financially? i think the tournament will be a success from a financial l will be a success from a financial perspective. if we take a look at the three tiers of income that are

generated in football, we have broadcasting rights, although those are sold on a multi—tournament basis. remember in the 2018 world cup, that took place in russia, which had only recently released the annexed crimea, and nobody kicked up annexed crimea, and nobody kicked up a fuss about that. the commercial deals are multi—tournament deals as well, and the senior sponsors still want to get their products into the 200 countries which will be watching the tournament over the next few weeks. the third source of income is to get sales, and those have been reasonable. they have not necessarily sold out, but they don't have to do that for it to be a financial success.— have to do that for it to be a financial success. during the buyer, ureat financial success. during the buyer, treat to financial success. during the buyer, great to get — financial success. during the buyer, great to get your — financial success. during the buyer, great to get your thoughts - financial success. during the buyer, great to get your thoughts and i financial success. during the buyer, | great to get your thoughts and thank you forjoining us. help with energy costs has been extended for all households, but at a less generous level, meaning millions will still face higher bills. a typical bill will be capped at £3,000 next year instead of the current £2,500.

our business correspondent, emma simpson, has been speaking to people who are worried about how they'll be affected. how do you work your energy, then? so, at the moment, when i'm getting a voucher, i take this to a pay point, if you can find one that will do it. paul survives on benefits and uses a pre—payment meter. so, at the moment, we're only getting the £66. i mean, that lasts me the month if i very, very rarely use the heating. and you haven't switched your heating on yet? i haven't even put it on. i put it on a couple of times for about half an hourjust to warm the flat up again. but within an hour it's cold again. he's diabetic and grateful for the government's support. trouble is, it doesn't go very far, even though he's only got one electric heater. i mean, i don't know how my, you know... am i going to get depressed? i already sufferfrom a bit of depression. you know, i could get worse. then there may be a time when i'll say, well, i can't eat, i'm going to have to put heating on.

and i'm worrying about that, really am worried about that. yeah, it doesn't... it doesn't seem to be getting any better at the moment. i can't see an end to any of this. he says any more government help is better than nothing. but it may be too late. you know, you've got winter to come. you're just focused on getting through the winter first? iam, yeah, really. obviously, what comes after that? people's finances are taking a battering. there's relief that help with household energy bills will continue after april for everyone, but the support is going to be less generous, meaning millions are still going to face higher bills. the current government energy price guarantee means a typical annual household energy bill should be around £2,500. but the more energy you use, the more you pay. everyone is also getting a £400 discount. it won't be repeated

next winter, though. from april, the average bill will rise to £3,000. the government is providing more targeted support. households on means—tested benefits will now get a bigger cost of living payment of £900. there will be £300 for pensioners, and £150 for people on disability benefits. at this school in slough, parents are worried. could you cope with a rising energy bill after april? no, we couldn't. energy bill after april? if we're struggling now, then definitely not cope. you know, it's difficult. we're making ends meet. it's not just us. i think it's all families. there is a struggle. my bills are up. the rents are sky—rocketing. the prices are going too high. our life is miserable, i would say. it's just a game of survival now. and the bills are only going one way, with a tough spring ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, slough.

second—home owners will soon have to pay double the amount of council tax on properties in north yorkshire, as local politicians warn the rise in holiday lets is "tearing the heart out of communities". it's hoped the move will encourage people to sell or rent out their second homes, to help local residents who are struggling to find housing. olivia richwald reports from whitby. yeah. so when i first moved to whitby, i lived in the top—storey flat there, and tried to buy the house next door when it came up for sale, but it went for about 60,000 over the asking price. joe redfern is a marine biologist who runs a lobster hatchery in whitby. he can't afford to buy in the town he loves and calls home. i want to stay in whitby, but mightjust have to kind of get on the property ladder elsewhere and then move to whitby after that. the problem here in whitby is like so many other popular tourist spots. house prices are high, pushed up by demand for second homes and holiday lets. but wages are low, and that means that young people can't get a foot

on the property ladder. now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes. but will that really help? councillor neil swanwick says the plan has cross—party support, but thinks much more is needed. this government's had 12 years to solve this problem that is affecting coastal areas like whitby very seriously, and the problem has got worse over those 12 years. and this is really the first thing that they've come up with, because it needs government legislation in order to enable local authorities to take these steps. some whitby streets are full of holiday cottages, but because they're businesses, they won't be covered by the new double council tax. joyce stangoe is a local campaigner and says the lack of young families is becoming critical. we're losing people from the schools, we're losing public transport, and we're also short on people to fill the jobs. affordable housing is one

of north yorkshire's greatest challenges. it's hoped that doubling council tax on second homes will start to tackle the problem and generate an extra £14 million a year. olivia richwald, bbc news, whitby. all royal residences are to stop serving foie gras, according to a letter sent by buckingham palace to animal rights campaigners. king charles is said to be a longstanding opponent of the product, which is widely criticised by animal rights groups for its method of production. foie gras has already been banned at the king's own residences for more than a decade. amazon has announced it is reviving australian tv soap neighbours, less than four months after its much—publicised final episode. the show will resume filming next year and will then be available in the uk and us. actor ryan moloney played fan—favourite characterjarod �*toadfish' rebecchi. he said he was just getting used to unemployment, and then producers came knocking at his door.

this is the second time neighbours has been axed and come back. i think it says how much faith they have in neighbours as a product. they bought it without any of the actors signing or even the street being under lease, anything like that. that is the kind of faith amazon has in the product. really, it comes down to... i have been doing interviews all day with australia, and it is really nice to actually be able to speak to the uk market now because, really, it is down to the support the uk market gave neighbours. that is why amazon have bought it. we are super pumped to be bringing these brand—new shows to you guys on amazon. the other thing about it, being it is now almost a new show, we don't even know if it will be picked up from the time it finished or a couple of years down the track,

we don't know what actors are coming back, we don't know if there are new actors, it's all completely up in the air and that is probably a really exciting thing. we get to create it anew. all the possibilities are open which is brilliant. there's tonnes of facebook pages, "bring back neighbours", and the support of people — it finished four months ago, people still saying, before it had been announced, "come on, don't lose faith, we can bring it back." guess what, you did. well done. everybody needs good neighbours. fans of taylor swift have expressed anger and frustration after the general sale of tickets for the pop star's highly anticipated american tour was cancelled. the website, ticketmaster, blamed "extraordinarily high demand" and "insufficient" numbers of remaining seats following a pre—sale on tuesday. the firm said its website was also overwhelmed by a "staggering number" of attacks by bots — automated programmes which mimic humans.

taylor swift has just released a statement, criticising ticketmaster, and saying her team are trying to find out why the problem happened and how improvements can be made. researchers say a new species of turtle recently discovered in north—east spain may have been one of the largest ever to have lived. scientists believe it was more than 3.5 metres long — 11 feet — and weighed nearly two tonnes, which makes it roughly the size of a small car. it inhabited europe's subtropical seas some 83 million years ago and looked similar to more modern leatherback turtles. one in1000 one in 1000 paddington bears have been collected and cleaned and next week there will be a teddy bears picnic when all of the bears will be donated to barnardos children's

charity. you are watching bbc news. now newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. was chris mason's questioning of the prime minister this week persistent or pointless? and how the bbc has been soliciting your views about its output for 100 years. first, as in all budgetary events, the chancellor unveiled a blizzard of statistics in his autumn statement on thursday. later in the studio, the bbc�*s economics editor, faisal islam, ran through some of them. now here are today's borrowing numbers in yellow. the key thing is that they're large and they stay high. now, back in march, the official forecasts for government borrowing were much lower, in blue. the obr is forecasting that those tax rises and more significantly, the uk inflation rate, now at its highest rate in 41 years, will also drive

those historic falls in real household disposable income. robin petherbridge was watching that and had this response. "you first showed a graph of uk borrowing measured in percent, well, bbc news said they would give us a response to those questions and we'll bring you that next week. the statement was, of course, long—awaited, and there had been plenty of previewing and speculation about what it might contain in the media over the past few weeks. as pa rt of the build—up, last weekend's sunday with laura kuenssberg included an interview with jeremy hunt. will government departments get extra money now this year to deal with the costs of inflation?

or are you going to, as everyone expects,