this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. 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. qatar bans the sale of alcohol from its eight world cup stadiums, in a last—minute u—turn two days from kick—off.

welcome to the programme. 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 editor, justin rowlatt. tropical storms in the caribbean. drought 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 fund 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. dr susannah fisher is a senior research fellow focussing on climate change at king's college london. she's recently returned from the climate summit in egypt.

. what are your thoughts returning in terms that the negotiations have been extended by a day, how likely is it that they will come to some sort of deal?— is it that they will come to some sort of deal? . ~', ., ., sort of deal? thanks for having me. yes, well i — sort of deal? thanks for having me. yes. well i am _ sort of deal? thanks for having me. yes, well i am watching _ sort of deal? thanks for having me. yes, well i am watching from - sort of deal? thanks for having me. yes, well i am watching from afar i yes, well i am watching from afar now and it is really concerning on the level of progress we are saying. there are a number of crucial issue still on the table and it feels like a lot of pieces are up in the air to be resolved in the last days or how many days they run over four, i've heard it could be well into tomorrow at the moment. this crucial piece around loss and damage and the funds that developing countries are looking forward to help them do it with the impact of climate change are one of the sticking points. there is a proposal that countries are trying to get support on, and it

remains to be seen if developing countries will get enough of what they need for that promise of the finance to support them and if developed countries are willing to make that commitment to another financial contribution. you make that commitment to another financial contribution.— financial contribution. you are on the ground. _ financial contribution. you are on the ground, talking _ financial contribution. you are on the ground, talking to _ financial contribution. you are on the ground, talking to a - financial contribution. you are on the ground, talking to a lot - financial contribution. you are on the ground, talking to a lot of. the ground, talking to a lot of people. when we talk about loss and damage, are we talking about hard cash being handed over? a lot of people are saying, where will this money come from? what form is loss and damage likely to be paid in? these are the kind of issues under negotiation now within the conference. will the finance b climate finance and money for developing countries, what will it look like? will it be a solid, cash —based —— cash —based fund? these are costs that will be incurred

based some people somewhere, so it is how these costs can be shared and where that money is brought together. fix, where that money is brought touether. �* ., ., ., ., ~ together. a lot of the framework from the last _ together. a lot of the framework from the last cop _ together. a lot of the framework from the last cop is _ together. a lot of the framework from the last cop is in _ together. a lot of the framework from the last cop is in the - together. a lot of the framework from the last cop is in the draft| together. a lot of the framework i from the last cop is in the draft of the agreement set to come out of this particular cop. what about the consensus or moving forward on the idea of getting rid of fossilfuels completely? china is holding back on methane emissions, aren't they? yes. methane emissions, aren't they? yes, i think in terms — methane emissions, aren't they? yes, i think in terms of— methane emissions, aren't they? yes, i think in terms of the _ methane emissions, aren't they? 1313 i think in terms of the fossil fuel phase—out, last year it was the commitment of facing —— phasing out coal, but this year there was a push by some countries, i think led by india to try to include broader language around all fossil fuels. that has received the push back by some. there have been sectoral conversations around methane, which is a slightly separate issue. i

think it is still unclear how far this phasing out language is going to be seen in the final text. it has been a sticking point. the key barometerfor been a sticking point. the key barometer for success here is to see if we can see a step forward from what has been committed to in glasgow, because we haven't had a rollback on phasing out fossil fuel. there was a signal from the g20 as to how committed they are to maintain in global temperature at a 1.5% increase, and that would imply a strong and rapid phase—out of fossil fuels. a strong and rapid phase-out of fossil fuels.— a strong and rapid phase-out of fossilfuels. ., ~ , ., , . fossil fuels. thank you very much for our fossil fuels. thank you very much for yourtime- — let's look at some of the day's other news. kenya's former leader and rwanda's president have agreed on the need for a ceasefire in the east of the democratic republic of congo and for rebels to withdraw from captured territories. uhuru kenyatta hasjust returned from north kivu where the m23 rebel group has launched several

offensives this year. 80 countries have signed a declaration aimed at curbing the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. russia and china are notable exceptions. the declaration, which is not legally binding, is the culmination of three years of consultations led by ireland. twitter�*s employees have been told that the company's office jailed russian opposition leader alexei navalny says he has been transferred permanently to solitary confinement. he said the move took place just days before a planned family visit. he was already facing 11.5 years in prison on a range of charges, including forfraud, which he said are trumped—up. twitter�*s employees have been told that the company's office buildings will be temporarily closed, effective immediately. in a message seen by the bbc, workers were told that the offices would reopen on monday november 21st, but they were not give a reason for the move.

the announcement comes amid reports that large numbers of staff were quitting, after new owner, elon musk, called on them to sign up for "long hours at high intensity" or leave. i'm joined now by kylie robison, a tech reporter who's been following the story in california. i wonder if we could start off first with that announcement. what was the reaction of the current twitter employees? i reaction of the current twitter employees?— reaction of the current twitter emlo ees? ~ ., ., ., , employees? i think a lot of people are ha- employees? i think a lot of people are happy to _ employees? i think a lot of people are happy to leave, _ employees? i think a lot of people are happy to leave, to _ employees? i think a lot of people are happy to leave, to take - employees? i think a lot of people are happy to leave, to take the - are happy to leave, to take the serpents. preliminary report showed that 1200 people have taken that severance, so it depends if you want to take those high—intensity days, then you are happy to say, but i think a lot of people were happy to leave. ~ ., , , think a lot of people were happy to leave. ~ . , , ., ., leave. what is this thing to elon musk's enterprise _ leave. what is this thing to elon musk's enterprise portfolio? - leave. what is this thing to elonl musk's enterprise portfolio? this

all seems so _ musk's enterprise portfolio? ti 3 all seems so chaotic. it does seem really chaotic. i don't think it is going to affect elon musk in the long term. a lot of people in silicon valley still praised him as being a genius, so i don't think that this is going to have any effect on elon musk in the long term. it depends where twitter ends up. term. it depends where twitter ends u . _ . , ., term. it depends where twitter ends up. wildfire so many people with such specific— up. wildfire so many people with such specific and _ up. wildfire so many people with such specific and highly - up. wildfire so many people with such specific and highly prized i such specific and highly prized skills? had they breached their contracts in any way? hot skills? had they breached their contracts in any way? not jemima -- not to my moll— contracts in any way? not jemima -- not to my moll -- — contracts in any way? not jemima -- not to my moll -- not _ contracts in any way? not jemima -- not to my moll -- not to _ contracts in any way? not jemima -- not to my moll -- not to my - not to my moll —— not to my knowledge. the downturn is brutal for every tech company. he is on the line for billions of dollars, so lay—offs were natural. maud lay—offs, it is up in the air as to why he is deciding to do it. lay-offs, it is up in the air as to why he is deciding to do it. where does he stand _ why he is deciding to do it. where

does he stand legally? _ why he is deciding to do it. where does he stand legally? i - why he is deciding to do it. where does he stand legally? i don't - why he is deciding to do it. where i does he stand legally? i don't know of any other — does he stand legally? i don't know of any other lawsuits. _ does he stand legally? i don't know of any other lawsuits. i _ does he stand legally? i don't know of any other lawsuits. i read - of any other lawsuits. i read reports of lawsuits from space x employees, but i'm not sure where he stands with twitter.— stands with twitter. looking at the wider world _ stands with twitter. looking at the wider world of _ stands with twitter. looking at the wider world of social _ stands with twitter. looking at the wider world of social media, - wider world of social media, obviously we have learnt a lot about twitter and its lack of revenue generation, what is the most profitable social media platform out there? if i profitable social media platform out there? ., ., , , ., there? ifi had to guess, i would say matter. _ there? ifi had to guess, i would say matter, facebook. - there? ifi had to guess, i would say matter, facebook. they - there? if i had to guess, i would | say matter, facebook. they have really strong ad revenue. i think that might change in the downturn, but twitter is on the smaller scale, obviously. but twitter is on the smaller scale, obviousl . g , , but twitter is on the smaller scale, obviousl ., , , w' , obviously. just very quickly, will an of obviously. just very quickly, will any of these _ obviously. just very quickly, will any of these former _ obviously. just very quickly, will any of these former twitter - any of these former twitter employees have problems finding new jobs? employees have problems finding new “obs? ., ., �* ~' employees have problems finding new 'obs? ., ., �* ~' employees have problems finding new “obs? ., ., �* ~ jobs? no, i don't think so. people will be very _ jobs? no, i don't think so. people will be very excited _ jobs? no, i don't think so. people will be very excited to _ jobs? no, i don't think so. people will be very excited to harass - jobs? no, i don't think so. people i will be very excited to harass them, it is just a question of how many places will be hiring in the downturn.— places will be hiring in the downturn. . ~' , ., , . downturn. thank you very much indeed.

the us attorney general has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor as special counsel to handle investigations into donald trump. jack smith will rule on whether criminal charges should be filed against the former president relating to the removal of top secret documents to his florida residence and to the january 6th capitol riots. it comes days after mr trump announced he planned to run for the white house again. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbaljoins us. i wonder if you could just put all of this into context, how significant is this, in particular, the timing?— significant is this, in particular, the timinu? ~ ~ ., significant is this, in particular, thetiminu? ~ ., , the timing? well, merrick garland is the timing? well, merrick garland is the country's — the timing? well, merrick garland is the country's top _ the timing? well, merrick garland is the country's top law _ the timing? well, merrick garland is the country's top law enforcement . the country's top law enforcement officer, so basically if donald trump is going to be prosecuted for these alleged crimes, these investigations that are going on into him, it is merrick garland that

makes that call. he has decided he is not going to be that guy. he held up is not going to be that guy. he held up short press conference today. he explained the reasons why, the challenges he is facing. donald trump has announced he's running for the white house, but notjust that, the white house, but notjust that, the man who oversees the department ofjustice, the man who hand—picked merrick garland for his job is the current president, joe biden, is also likely to return to the campaign trail, so you can see where that conflict of interest is. donald trump has accused the department of justice of a witchhunt, and if all of a sudden merrick garland says he will prosecute donald trump, you can see how donald trump willjuice that narrative in his rallies and so forth. he has reckoned that the best answer is to bring in a special counsel, an independent lawyer to make that decision if donald trump should be prosecuted for any of those investigations. the truth is

that donald trump and his supporters won't consider anyone as being fair or independent and donald trump released a statement through his spokesperson earlier, saying, this was a total expected political stunt ljy was a total expected political stunt by weaponised department ofjustice. jack smith has that he wants these investigations to move forward expeditiously. how likely is that? you have the current january the 2nd investigation going on, and that is going on alongside the other investigation. now the republicans are taken over the house, they could end that investigation, so it will be up to dip the department of justice to decide whether donald trump is culpable, is he responsible for inciting that mob onjanuary the sick? in terms of the other investigation, the rate on his house by the fbi and these accusations

that he remove top secret or classified documents from the white house, we don't know how long that will go on for out there. given that donald trump has announced he is running for the white house and no one else in the republican party has said they will run alongside him, we understand thatjoe biden well, campaigning starts pretty early on. already people have signed up to donald trump as my e—mails are getting notices for his campaign. this is likely to clash whilst he runs for the white house. but the department ofjustice is done today, whilst it doesn't change anything legally, it is about perception. they want to be seen to be independent when it comes to investigating donald trump. stay with us on news, still to come: sweden says nord stream gas pipelines were deliberately blown up. 0ur correspondent journeys to the blast site.

this is bbc news, the latest headline: un climate talks are extended by another day, with leaders at deadlock over compensation for poorer countries being ravaged by climate change. they're built to bring gas from russia to western europe and now investigators say a series of blasts on two underwater gas pipelines earlier this year, were the result of "serious sabotage". it comes at a time of tension between europe and russia over the war in ukraine and during an energy crisis. russia denies any involvement. 0ur europe editor, katya adler, has more.

this is a new front line in russia's conflict against ukraine and the west. vladimir putin has warned energy infrastructure, how oil and gas travel from source to our homes, is at risk. this is why the west believes him. three explosions were detonated on major gas lines between russia and europe earlier this autumn. moscow denies responsibility. should hello, good morning. we set off in search of answers, with exclusive access and the help of underwater drone experts. look how the concrete casing around the pipe was ripped apart. that, say intelligence sources, would need the force of a huge car bomb. an explosion or something really just bending this metal, and you can really... it's been shot up out the sea bed? yeah. we learned the damage was far more

extensive than widely believed. but we may never know for sure what happened here. as we filmed, a danish surveillance plane circled nearby, and also... we can see a swedish warship, danish warship and also russian offshore boat. is that usual, this kind of activity? no, it's not usual at all. not usual at all. the backdrop to this sabotage is russia's war. the countries investigating here are keeping intelligence close to their chest. so that was ripped off the pipeline itself? yes, at some point. but one thing has become clear from the pipeline debris. this explosion here in the baltic sea has heightened all of our awareness of the importance of undersea infrastructure, but also the huge difficulty in protecting them. 0ur energy supplies rely on a spider web of subsea pipelines.

also underwater are thousands of miles of internet cables, keeping us connected, and enabling trillions of pounds worth of financial transactions a day. you can see how vulnerable the system is. nato member norway is the main gas supplier now for the uk and eu. fears of sabotage and espionage means it has stepped up surveillance dramatically in the north sea. any further disruption of energy is obviously directly affecting european security. we see it as vital to protect it, and to provide a prolonged and steady presence. it is the first time the navy here has taken media on this patrol. we joined officers investigating a growing number of drone sightings near the rigs. there's been a spate of arrests in norway of people suspected of spying for russia.

political pressure is mounting. millions of families across europe fear the coming winter, and governments from france to the uk to germany want to know they really can rely on norway's energy supply. nato allies, including the uk, are scrambling to improve marine capabilities. if oil and gas infrastructure is attacked, and as you say, it is so crucial. could it be considered an act of war? an attack on allied critical infrastructure could trigger our collective defence clause. an attack on one ally can or will trigger the response from the whole alliance. strong words nato would rather not act on, preferring to avoid military conflict with russia. but closer to our homes, moscow is waging non—conventional warfare, threatening our gas supply, hoping to destabilise europe and reduce support for kyiv. katya adler, bbc news, norway.

with just two days to go before the men's football world cup gets under way in qatar, football's governing body, fifa, has banned the sale of alcohol to fans inside the stadiums. it's a last—minute u—turn on a deal signed with qatar in 2010. budweiser, which had signed a multi—million dollar deal for rights to sell its beer at the matches, says there's nothing it can do about it. 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. no matter how implausible it may seem to so many, the first world cup 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 ground—breaking world cup, one that the hosts hope will elevate the status of their country. but it is the human cost of such colossal investment that has brought with it unprecedented levels of scrutiny. thousands of migrant workers have died in qatar since 2010 and, while organisers insist very few are due to working on stadium construction, campaigners say official data is not reliable and recent reforms don't go far enough. today, a vocal critic of the tournament told me how he felt about being here.

there is this kind of queasy feeling around it at the moment. there are significant issues around this world cup, obviously, with human rights issues, what's happened with the building well, i think it is tainted. and because of that and other human rights issues. but current players have had their say, too, with england and wales among a number of teams who will wear armbands as part of a non—discrimination campaign in a country where being gay is illegal. i think any gay fans coming here would be safe, 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 for assurances that gay fans would be safe here, and we understand they will be. you have had the reassurances you need? right from the top of the country, yes. qatar wanted this world cup to cement its growing financial and diplomatic links with the west

and it has been stung by some of the criticism. others, however, feel that football's showpiece is about to be used. rarely has the build—up to this event felt so divisive. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @lukwesaburak. 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.

this is bbc world news. the headlines... un climate talks have been extended by a day with leaders at a deadlock over compensation for poorer countries impacted by climate change and an eu proposalfor a special fund for vulnerable nations has not yet got the backing of china and the us. in the us, they have given saudi arabia's leader immunity in the lawsuit over the murder of

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