him all the best. enjoy the rest of your day. goodbye. iretell him all the best. en'oy the rest of your day. goodbye.— him all the best. en'oy the rest of your day. goodbye. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the president of fifa has expressed support for the lgbtq community and migrant workers on the eve of the qatar world cup, but hits back at western critics of qatar's human rights record, accusing them of hypocrisy. i think for what we europeans have been doing in the last 3,000 years, around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people. gridlock at cop, the european union says the draft agreement from the climate summit is "unacceptable". the head of ukraine's biggest

private energy firm says people who can afford it should leave the country before winter takes hold. the prime minister rishi sunak says he wants to make britain's streets safer for women and girls, after a number of high profile cases over the past year. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. 0n the eve of the world cup, fifa president gianni infantino has hit out at criticism towards the host qatar. he accused western critics of qatar's records on the treatment of migrant workers of hypocricy. football's governing body has come under fire for taking the world cup to qatar because of the country's human rights record. mr infantino said he had

difficultly understanding criticism of the tournament. i am proud to have this fifa sign on myjacket. it's not easy every day and every day to read all these critics for decisions which have been taken 12 years ago when none of us was there, and now everyone knows that we have to make the best out of it and we have to make the best work ever. i think for what we europeans have been doing in the last 3,000 years, around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons. after his statement, our sports editor dan roan challenged mr infantino on some of his comments. you've accused some in the west, the critics, is being hypocritical. isn't it hypocritical to on the one hand say fifa stands for equality and non—discrimination,

while at the same time, supporting an event in a country which has discriminatory laws? if you were to exclude all the countries who have discriminatory laws, human rights problems, who are playing football maybe. because i don't know we don't discriminate but i don't know, i hope not. so i think it is real to bring football together and unite the world. i think we have to do that. and i think we have to welcome everybody in qatar. gay people are welcome in qatar. and we need to engage. not provoke, engage, discuss. how many gay people were prosecuted in europe?

sorry. it was a process. we went through a process. you seem to forget. i'm joined by our sports correspondentjohn watson who is in doha. john, i suppose the idea is that they want to take attention away from the criticism and get it focused on the football? this press conference seems to be achieving the exact opposite. i conference seems to be achieving the exact opposite-— exact opposite. i think that's ri . ht. exact opposite. i think that's right- you — exact opposite. i think that's right. you just _ exact opposite. i think that's right. you just have - exact opposite. i think that's right. you just have to - exact opposite. i think that's right. you just have to look. exact opposite. i think that'sl right. you just have to look at exact opposite. i think that's - right. you just have to look at the way gianni infantino was holding himself there, he looked very cross, very angry, he obviously responding to the negative headlines, the negative coverage that has come a way of a fifa ever since the awarding of this controversial world cup to qatar but, as you said, he was hoping to take the spotlight away from some of those issues. and put the focus onto the football which, as we know, gets under way here tomorrow with the opening match, quite are taking on ecuador. i think perhaps he is mistaken. it's

worth looking at the other comments he said in that hour—long monologue where he did look frustrated at times, almost angry. he went on to say he's not gay, is not a migrant worker, but he says he knows what it's like because he was bullied for having red hair. he of the western media of hypocrisy in its reporting of the treatment of migrant workers, remember it's been reported 6500 migrant workers have died here in qatar since the tournament was awarded i2 qatar since the tournament was awarded 12 years ago. qatari authorities say that figure has been misrepresented because it doesn't directly attribute the numbers who died within that who we are working on world cup —related projects and related infrastructure projects in a country, let's not forget, where only 15% of the population are qatari nationals. he himself as well, fifa have written a letter to teams competing in this world cup

saying it's now time to focus on the football. the fa and the fa of wales responded by saying simply human rights are for all. these issues it appears are not going to go away anytime soon and as you say, if gianni infantino hoped this press conference would draw a line on some of that and allow the football now to take centre stage, perhaps with comments, he is very much mistaken. john, there was also this issue of alcohol and whether fans will be able to drink alcohol. i don't know if you had a chance to speak to people and what they make of, i suppose, the uncertainty around the rules which i gather have now been clarified? �* , , ~ clarified? indeed, it's striking the riaht clarified? indeed, it's striking the right balance _ clarified? indeed, it's striking the right balance and _ clarified? indeed, it's striking the right balance and i _ clarified? indeed, it's striking the right balance and i think- clarified? indeed, it's striking the right balance and i think that's i right balance and i think that's something the organisers and fifa have been trying to do ever since this tournament i guess was awarded to qatar. it was always going to be a very different experience for

many, forfans, and as we know, watching a football match back in the uk, a lot of that involves enjoying a beer before a football match. it was looking as though beer was going to be sold at all eight of the world cup venues, but yesterday, fifa wrote back on that under pressure from the qatari organisers. they'd already been asked to make the visibility of the beer kiosks less visible to fans going into the stadiums and then they decided to issue that blanket ban on the sale of all alcohol in stadiums on match days, which will make a different experience for many but, as we know, the fans will be arriving here so do you necessarily need to enjoy alcohol to have a beer, to enjoy the football? this is being staged in an islamic country for the very first time where, as we know, drinking alcohol outdoors is against the law and that was the balance of the qatari organisers were going to have to try and make as we know are so many of his other issues at play,

but it was just one part of the spotlight that fell on this tournament and how the organisers were going to do with that, but, yeah, that move will change the world cup experience for those fans who are going to be coming here for this tournament. but it is one small part of a number of big issues which are really at play in the lead up to this world cup. 0ne like no other. indeed. john, thanks very much. john watson, our sports correspondent, live in doha. how much will the world warm in years to come? it may well depend on what is being discussed right now in egypt, at the climate summit cop 27. talks have gone into extra time and divisions between countries are coming to the fore. egypt has the presidency, and it is trying to push through a draft agreement that says countries should commit to keeping temperatures well below 2 degrees celcius. but there has been strong opposition from the european union, who say that is not ambitious enough, and no deal would be

better than a bad deal. back in 2015, the paris agreement aimed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees, preferably to 1.5. this commitment was reaffirmed at cop 26 in glasgow where leaders said they could stick to the 1.5 pledge, but onlyjust. now 7 years on from the paris agreement the draft agreement at cop 27 has dropped any reference to 1.5 degrees instead aiming to keep the rise in global temperatures well below 2. this is what the european negotiator, told reporters. we want a good decision. but it's better to have no decision than a bad decision. we still believe a good decision is within reach, but all partners will have to work very hard to make that possible, and a good decision means that we remain on track to keep 1.5 alive. we do not want 1.5 celsius to die here today.

that, to us, is completely unacceptable. countries are also struggling to reach and agreement on how to help countries already suffering the worst effects of global warming. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. as the event closes down around the negotiators, there are still deep divisions here. because what richer countries want to achieve and what the poorest countries need are at odds. developed nations want to focus on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. while the poorest and most vulnerable need funds for the damage already being caused by climate change. those two things are held against the charter in the reduction of emissions, and developing countries are very interested in the fund to support them in disaster situations, so that's what's holding up

a final decision. the floods in pakistan this year showed the world just what climate change can cost. and when this ten—year—old from ghana addressed the delegates here at cop27, she shared her experience of a warming world. last month, where i live in ghana, there was a heavy rain outpost and cars went underwater. people were paddling canoes where there had been streets. thousands of flooded houses. it was very scary. for those countries who produced the least emissions but suffered the most, this is about accountability. we know it's because of climate change. i the polluters have made this

because they are acknowledging, as being the 80% of global- it's future generations that have to live with the consequences. officials in kyiv have warned the capital city faces a "complete shutdown" of its power grid,

as temperatures drop below freezing. here's our correspondent in kyiv, catherine byaruhanga. the government now is saying that 17 regions across this vast country are suffering power shutdowns. and that's because russia has been carrying out a series of missile attacks targeting ukraine's power infrastructure. one of these strikes on tuesday involved over 90 cruise missiles. i've been speaking to the head of one of ukraine's biggest energy companies, maxim timchenko, at desertec. and he told me he's worried that if we have another one of these strikes in ukraine, the whole system could crumble. and now his advice to ukrainians is that if they can if they can afford to, they should try and leave the country. and that's because that will take away some pressure on the system. he says that energy companies are in a position now where they have to choose

whether to supply power to people's homes or to hospitals treating wounded soldiers. the government on its part has then officially asked ukrainians to leave by telling them to prepare for tough conditions over the next few months. the prime minister rishi sunak has said he wants to make britain's streets safer for women and girls, following a number of recent high profile cases. mr sunak said his eldest daughter reaching the age where she wanted to walk to school by herself "brings home" the dangers faced by women and girls. simon jones has more. the role of prime minister inevitably brings with it a high level of security. but on a personal level, it was when rishi sunak�*s 11—year—old daughter said she wanted to walk to school herself that he had to reflect on the issue of safety. he told journalists — in the past i've taken it for granted and many of us as men have, and the events of the last year showed us that so many women and girls actually,

for a while, have not felt safe as they should. so tackling that in making it safer for people is something that is personally quite important to me. there have been numerous walks, vigils and protests calling for change. this one was in honour of zara alleema. she was attacked by a stranger as she was walking home in east london injune. police said she had every right to be there, every right to feel safe. jordan mcsweeney was caught on camera following her. yesterday, he pleaded guilty to murder. at the time of the attack, he only recently been released from prison and his licence had been revoked by the probation service. in a separate case, these women were killed in solihull in 2018. they didn't feel safe, they had asked the police for help. they were stabbed to death by her estranged husband. this is him following them on a night out. west midlands police have failed them beyond imagination.

they had so many opportunities to save their lives right up until the end. both were murdered while on the phone to the police begging for help. this is the moment he was finally arrested. yesterday, a jury at the inquest found earlier police errors materially contributed to their deaths. west midlands police have apologised. last year, the murder of sarah everard by a met police officer prompted grief protests and a national debate on women's safety. police say it's still rare for people to be abducted from the streets but have promised reform. rishi sunak said he is committed to putting more police officers on the streets and increasing the number of prison places. but labour has accused the government are taking an axe to the vital services that are supposed to protect us. simon jones, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...

the president of fifa has expressed support for the lgbtq community and migrant workers on the eve of the qatar world cup — but hits back at western critics of qatar's human rights record, accusing them of hypocrisy. gridlock at cop, the european union says the draft agreement from the climate summit is "unacceptable". the head of ukraine's biggest private energy firm says people who can afford it should leave the country before winter takes hold. north korean leader kimjong—un says his country is capable of detering any nuclear threat, after testing another intercontinental ballistic missile. the missile was fired from pyongyang airport and landed in the sea, east of the korean peninsula. the north korean leader wasjoined at the launch by his daughter, belived to be named kim chu—ae. this is the first time any of kimjong un�*s children have appeared in public.

an american woman, who falsely claimed her blood testing company could transform the way diseases are diagnosed, has beenjailed for more than 11 years. elizabeth holmes was found guilty of defrauding investors. herfirm, theranos, made her a billionaire with claims that it could identify medical conditions using just a few drops of blood. james clayton reports from san francisco. when elizabeth holmes arrived at court today, she hoped the sentence she'd receive would be lenient. instead, she was given 11 years. she broke down in court after sentencing. a spectacular fall from grace for the former billionaire. and we'd like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing. elizabeth holmes had an idea that turned her into a billionaire, that she could create a machine that she called the edison that could detect hundreds of diseases with just a few drops of blood. the pitch convinced some very important people. media tycoon rupert

murdoch invested. henry kissinger was on the company's board. she was even on the front cover of forbes. she could do no wrong. but inside this building, the theranos lavish headquarters in silicon valley, there was a major problem. the tech simply didn't work as had been claimed. but the retail giant walgreens had a contract with theranos to diagnose patients. this is erika chung, a whistle—blower at theranos. we didn't let them know, hey, we reran your patient sample and we're not actually positive about what the diagnosis is. this is someone's health information. exactly. this isn't an app crashing. this isn't, you know, someone's food delivery coming late. that's just a different ball game. the company went from having an £8 billion valuation to being worth nothing. eileen lepera lost a chunk of her life savings. i think that 11.25 years makes sense, and i think it's fair considering all the facts

of the case. holmes had argued at trial that she'd always attempted to create a genuine product and that she'd never intended to commit fraud. in january, a jury disagreed. she had hoped to be given house arrest. elizabeth holmes has a young child and has another one on the way. a series of photos were given to court by her partner, showing the happy family life that would be destroyed if she were given a custodial sentence. thejudge, though, gave her no reprieve. the world works in certain ways until a new great idea comes along and changes everything. holmes has become a household name. documentaries, podcasts, even a hulu series have been made about her and the culture of faking it until you make it in silicon valley. perhaps now executives will be more careful when hyping up their products. james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley.

donald trump has angrily condemned the appointment of an independent lawyer to investigate cases against him as appalling, corrupt and highly political. the us attorney general has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor as special counsel to handle investigations into the former us president. 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. i've been going through these investigations and hoaxes and scams from the day i came down the escalator at trump tower and you really say enough is enough, gotta get back to work, got to prove that we have a great country again because right now it's not great. right now it's a laughing stock all over the world and we've sort of all had it. the people of the country have had it. 0ur north america correspondent david willis listened to mr trumps full briefing and started off by telling us what his response

was to the special council being set up to investigate his dealings. a characteristically bellicose response to the news of the appointment of a special prosecutor, special counsel to oversee investigations into his dealings. and we heard a taste of it there. but he said what this appointment was, as he put it, a horrendous abuse of power by a corrupt and highly political us justice department. now, all of this comes just three days after mr trump announced that he would be running for president again. and in response to that, the us attorney general, merrick garland, clearly felt that he had no option but to appoint a special prosecutor, basically an independent lawyer, to oversee the investigations that are ongoing into mr trump's handling of classified documents at his mar a lago home, and also allegations that he incited a mob of supporters to attempt

to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. now, by removing the attorney general effectively from these investigations, handing it over to jack smith, this independent counselor, it's hoped that there will be seem to be no conflict of interest as far as the usjustice department and its officials are concerned. and just very briefly, the timing of it is that the reason for this right now is because of him announcing his running for the presidency. is that it? absolutely. and the need, a perceived need to show that investigating a politicalfigure is not the same as a political investigation, and to therefore hand this inquiry overfrom the department that is basically headed by somebody whom joe biden himself appointed to an outside independent lawyer.

it was set up to help struggling families — unable to buy the basics for their babies. essential items like nappies, clothes and baby food. now hartlepool�*s baby bank says in recent months the number of families needing its help and support has tripled. it's now seeing up to 160 people every week — as stuart whincup reports. emily's never been busier and never seen things this bad. her containers are packed with the basics. nappies, baby clothes, food. she delivers to the doorstep and sees families who are really struggling. families only putting the fridge on for a couple of hours a day because they think it's too expensive to run the fridge every day. families getting excited because i've got dressing gowns or blankets because they don't want to put the heat in on or they're trying to minimise

how much the heat is on families where the little ones had an injury because they couldn't afford a stair gate. it is hard out there. a few months ago, hartlepool�*s baby bank was helping 50 families a week. now they're helping 160 families a week. families like sarah's. i was stressed in the week. my money is not enough. sarah has three children and says she relies on the baby bank. sometimes we we we didn't have even for the food in the fridge. and we can't because the children, they need nappies. they need things. some who came here are desperate, but we also saw many who came to help. thank you very much. you're welcome. thank you so much. that's all right. i'll try and fill it again. we'll be back. the volunteers says some wrongly feel guilty, embarrassed or ashamed that they can no longer afford the basics. poverty is a person. it's quite often a toddler or a young child. poverty, for me has real names. it's got brown eyes or blue eyes. it's a real functioning thing. and i wish that's what people could understand is that when we talk about living below the poverty line, they are real people.

they could be your neighbours, they could be your family members. for some families, rising living costs has seen basics like nappies, cots and courts viewed as unaffordable luxuries. stuart whincup, bbc news, hartlepool. you're watching bbc news. police have called off the search for a woman reported to have been swept away while trying to rescue a dog in the river don in aberdeenshire. heavy downpours hit swathes of eastern scotland yesterday, causing flooding, road and railway closures. robert townsend reports. this was the scene in fife after heavy rainfall brought severe flooding to parts of the road network. elsewhere in dunfermline, commuters faced impossible conditions. whilst floodwaters also rose across parts of edinburgh. the past 2a hours has seen heavy rain and winds batter much of the east coast.

residents, with the help of fire crews, tried their best to defend their homes against flooding — until the rising water levels proved too much. when the water started seeping through the floorboards, through the tiles of the bathroom initially, itjust came all the way through. and it's just spreading into the bottom level of the house. what can you do? you put down towels, but that's not going to help. it's happened before and, i mean, it's really upsetting because it is uprooting my family again. for some, the conditions brought devastation to property. new doors. all of this is done out, insulated. and this is flawed, yeah. i can see him doing it up to move in and. all this floor is going to have to come up now. that partition's going to have to come out. the plaster boards. for others, it was an anxious wait to see if they would be spared the very worst of the weather. i've got a nine—month—old son so, you know, when you've got - a baby in the house, - it is much worse worrying about where you are going to go i and all the things you need to take

for him and stuff. rest centres have been set up for some of those in the most affected areas. severe flood warnings remain in place for parts of aberdeenshire and angus. rail travel has also been severely disrupted with cancellations and speed restrict directions across much of the network. sailings to and from shetland face cancellations and supplies on supermarket shelves are now running low. drivers have been urged to avoid unnecessaryjourneys where possible but some river levels still not thought to have reached their peak. we are telling people to take travel advice and warnings. make sure your vehicle is prepared for the journey. look at the police warnings. with disruption expected to continue into the weekend, residents are being urged to follow official advice. robert townsend, bbc news. this year's children in need on bbc one has raised more than 35—million pounds for charities

supporting young people across the uk. among the fundraisers were the radio 2 dj scott mills who did a 24—hour treadmill challenge, and the fitness coach, joe wicks, who did an ultra—marathon. doctor who's new companion was also unveiled on the night. our culture correspondent, steffan powell, watched the show. # had to have high, high hopes for a living. there's nothing like children in need for bringing britain's most talented performers onto a stage, whether they're dancing, singing. # cos i'm not ready # to find out you know how to forget me.# ..or in the case of some of britain's most famous soap stars, struggling with quiz questions. nigeria. the correct answer is egypt. egypt. time now for an out of this world doctor who exclusive. _ it's also a good night to spring

a big surprise or two, and not much is bigger than a major reveal about one of television's most loved shows. here she is. millie gibson, the actor from coronation street, was unveiled as doctor who's new sidekick, ruby sunday. no, ijust hope i can, you know, make you all happy and, like, fill the boots of the other companions, so. she willjoin sex education star ncuti gatwa in the tardis in a new—look doctor who coming next year. this chair was made in memory of my son, etienne. when he was eight years old, he became suddenly severely ill with encephalitis. he died very unexpectedly of a seizure during the night. there was an emotional episode of the repair shop that really tugged at the audience's heartstrings.

0rganizers hope that moments like that and marathon fundraising