this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: fifa's president 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. talks at the un's climate summit in egypt hang in the balance as countries are given an extra day to reach a deal. rishi sunak meets ukrainian president zelensky in kyiv for the first as prime minister and pledges to continue the uk's support.

0n the eve of the world cup kick—off in qatar, the focus has been more on politics than sport. fifa president gianni infantino accused western countries of hypocrisy for criticising the human rights record of the host country and made a passionate defence of qatar and the tournament. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports from doha. despite everything, qatar is determined to put on a show — a celebration to mark the opening of the fan park in doha tonight on the eve of the world cup. but fifa has come under fire for bringing the event here amid human rights concerns, and today the game's most powerful figure turned on his critics in an extraordinary speech. today i feel gay.

today i feel disabled. today i feel a migrant worker. because i know what it means to be discriminated. but that was just the start. infantino then appeared to liken his own experience as a redheaded child of immigrants in switzerland to the plight of gay people in the middle east. as a foreigner in a foreign country, as a child at school, i was bullied because i had red hair. qatar has been under mounting scrutiny, especially in europe over its treatment of migrant workers and the lgbt community, and infantino then turned on the critics. 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. it's just hypocrisy.

isn't it hypocritical on the one had to say that fifa stands for equality and non—discrimination, while at the same time supporting an event in a country which has discriminatory laws? the only weapon that we have is this, is the ball, and we have to try with this to engage. infantino praised qatar for recent labour reforms and said europe was in no position to criticise on migrant rights, but his comments have been condemned. ifound itjaw—dropping to listen to. it really felt like it was a way to try and dismiss very legitimate human rights criticisms, to try and treat them as culture war issues rather than universal values that fifa has committed to uphold. as for fifa's late u—turn with beer banned at world cup stadia, infantino was no less defiant. i think, personally, if for three hours a day you cannot drink a beer, you will survive.

gianni infantino intended just then to hit back against this tournament's critics amid a barrage of negative headlines in the build—up. but after that remarkable hour and a half—long press conference on the eve of this tournament, once again the focus is away from the football. 0rganisers hope tonight's festivities will kick—start the excitement, but right now this world cup seems more divisive than ever. representatives from nearly 200 countries are reported to be close to agreeing a landmark deal which would see wealthy nations compensate developing states for the impact of disasters caused by climate change. so—called �*loss and damage funding' has been a sticking point during the two weeks of talks at the cop27 climate summit in egypt. negotiations were extended

by a day in the hope of making a breakthrough, with delegates being urged to "rise to the occasion". 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in sharm el—shikh and sent this report. it has been a day of bargaining and brinkmanship here in egypt. the european union said it would walk away from the talks if the final deal doesn't have ambitious targets for cutting emissions. 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. one of the key disputes has been over who should pay for the loss and damage climate change is already wreaking in vulnerable countries, like the terrible floods in pakistan this summer. developed countries have conceded there should be some kind of dedicated fund, but who should pay into it and who should get the cash has

been hotly disputed. then, as workmen began to dismantle the now—empty pavilions, we got news of a breakthrough on loss and damage. i am pleased and relieved because this is for the first time after 30 years that we bring into an institution what we've been calling for, and i think this is a milestone and particularly symbolic because it's happening in africa. the hope was it would break the logjam in negotiations here. but as the sun set over the conference centre tonight, that remained elusive. developed countries and developing nations need to come to some kind of agreement on how we're going to up ambition to make sure we cut our greenhouse gas emissions to be in line with the 1.5 degree temperature goal. all eyes are now on room 2. that is where the final negotiations are taking place. rishi sunak has made his first

visit to ukraine since becoming prime minister. he held talks with president zelenksy and pledged £50 million in defence aid. 0ur political correspondent ione wells reports. a warm reception on a snowy day in kyiv. very good to see you. chatter. i've got my coat for later. in footage released by the ukrainian government and number 10, rishi sunak can be seen laying flowers at a memorial for victims of the war. he met with emergency responders and announced a new package of air defence to help protect ukrainian civilians and infrastructure from russian air strikes. ukraine has faced months of intense russian aerial attacks. forces there say there have been 148 missile strikes on critical services, leaving 10 million people without power. the prime minister's main message was to confirm the uk's support for the country would continue. as prime minister of

the united kingdom, i'm proud of how we stood with you from the very beginning. and i am here today to say that the united kingdom will continue to stand with you. we will stand with you until ukraine has won the peace and security it needs and deserves. and then we will stand with you as you rebuild your great country. thank you so much, rishi. president zelensky thanked the prime ministerfor supporting his country and the dialogue they had. his visit comes after a difficult week for him and the chancellor, who announced a range of tax rises and public spending squeezes. the uk's foreign aid and defence budgets won't go up as planned yet until the economic situation improves. ministers blamed the war in ukraine for the dire economic situation in the uk. 0pposition parties argue political decisions played a role too. there is a clear desire to avoid public fatigue with the conflict

and demonstrate the positives of supporting ukraine, an easier message to sell, perhaps, than the economic headlines they face back home. ione wells, bbc news. nearly 100 young lebanese men are reported to havejoined the so—called islamic state terror group in the last year, but rather than simply being drawn in by the extreme ideology, they're trying to find a way to escape the country's financial crisis. with the vast majority of lebanese people living in poverty, the terror group is using deprived areas as a recruiting ground to fuel its insurgency in iraq. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports. end the back streets of tripoli, hope is in short supply, so is food, electricity and water, the very basics of life. the struggle for survival makes many people desperate, but some have taken extreme measures, joining a terror group responsible for murdering

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their wards. armed forces. don't beat a fuel for theirwards. it armed forces. don't beat a fuel for their warde— their wards. it is a stark message to a struggling — their wards. it is a stark message to a struggling country. _ their wards. it is a stark message to a struggling country. there - their wards. it is a stark message to a struggling country. there is. to a struggling country. there is little hope on the horizon, only painful memories, and if it's joining a terror organisation as their brightest hope, it is a damning indictment of what has become. malaysia's snap election appears likely to end with a hung parliament. two opposition coalitions won most votes, though each fell far short of a majority. the election commission said a coalition led by the opposition leader, anwar ibrahim, was leading with 61 seats, while the rival alliance led by the former prime minister, muhyiddin yassin, had one seat less. the governing umno party was trailing further behind. 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'd really say, enough is enough, got to 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. more than six feet of snow has smothered large parts of upstate new york state, prompting officials to restrict road travel and cancel flights. the cancellations are expected to affect the plans of hundreds of thousands over the next week, ahead of the busy thanksgiving holiday. new york's governor kathy hochul

called in the national guard, deploying about 70 members to help with snow removal in the hardest—hit parts of erie county, where 77 inches of snow fell. as the world cup opens in doha, here in the uk there have been two separate protests outside qatar's embassy in london. they come after the country's world cup ambassador khalid salman attracted international condemnation for saying homosexuality was "damage in the mind". the uk foreign secretary, james cleverly, also faced criticism for saying lgbt football fans should mind their behaviour when visiting the tournament. barry caffery reports. what do we want? gay rights! when do we want them? now! the voices of football fans boycotting the world cup this year, all concerned about conditions for lgbtq+ people in qatar. never again, fifa. carl from the gaygoonners, arsenal's official supporters group,

helped organise today's protest. we're here because we're not welcome to go to qatar, and with the world cup starting tomorrow, we just wanted to make our voices heard. the comments that have been coming out of qatar in the last couple of weeks have just highlighted our concerns that we've had for a number of years now that this tournament should not be held in a country like qatar. these football fans told me why they can't watch the world cup this year. because i feel that this is the only way that i can make a protest, so being here and getting my voice heard here, and in all conscience, i can't watch it. we're going to the women's super league game today, so arsenal. are still playing in that. and i'm also going to try and go- to some non—league football, so i'm going to put my money elsewhere. david hancock is a football fan and sports travel agent who's been to every world cup since italia �*90. but this year he won't be traveling.

from a football point of view, of course, it's going to be different. i mean, i don't feel like there's going to be any atmospheres there. there's a lack of fans, there's a lack of passion. and just send our love and solidarity. peter tatchell helped organise today's protest. he says it's important to highlight the human rights issues in qatar, where homosexuality can be punishable by death. these protests have succeeded in shifting the narrative away from purely football to the human rights issues which are so important for many qatari people. they can't protest — they end up in prison and being tortured, so we have a duty to protest on their behalf. qatar must legislate... england have their first match on monday against iran, but these protesters at least won't be watching. barry caffery, bbc news, london. earlier i spoke to sam lansdale, a youth football coach and club secretary at sevenoaks town fc and is gay,

and asked him about how he thought qatar's hosting the world cup would affect the lgbt community. well, i think it's incredibly worrying for members of the lgbtq+ society, fundamentally it is not a safe environment for us to watch what is one of the keystone sporting events of the world. it doesn't shine a light on human rights in a way that should be upheld in countries across the world. i make the point about it being a conservative muslim country, so it's notjust homosexuality which has had the spotlight put on it here, it is sex outside marriage. is there an argument that countries with such conservative views have to be treated with respect? the french football captain, for example, says if people come to france, france expects people

to abide by its laws and standards and culture, and that is what the french football team would be doing in qatar? i think there is a difference between respect and also the benchmark of minimum human rights standards. yes, there should be a celebration of cultures across the world, but fundamentally if they don't meet minimum benchmarks of human rights, we cannot and should not take one of the biggest sporting events in the world to those countries. did you feel the same way about the world cup in russia, about the olympics in china? absolutely. i think this has definitely attracted more media attention and that can only be a good thing. as i said before, if over a period of time, i'm not naive enough to think that these changes will happen overnight, it's taken societies around the world a long time to come

to something like gay rights, but if we are going to see progressive change that needs to be demonstrated by holding a tournament like the world cup in those countries and i don't think we have seen changes in the last 12 or 14 years since the world cup was awarded to qatar. the fact that harry kane will be wearing a one love armband, other european captains will be doing that as well, how important is that, to make statements like that, and how important is it for fifa to accept that individual countries want to do this? the fifa president doesn't want anything political, he wants the focus to be on the game itself. his comments today were beyond remarkable. yes, it is important. for hundreds of thousands for young, gay, bisexual, transgender young

people around the world, they need to see role models like that take a stance against these appalling human rights records. yes, absolutely it is important, but i think we can do more. what do your youth teams say about whether england should be playing there? i think, sadly, the football takes over a young person's mind and sometimes it is difficult to portray these human rights issues, but it is important that that narrative is laid down in clubs across the country if we are going to progress this narrative towards positive change. a man staying at the manston migrant processing centre in kent has died. he became ill while at the detention site and was taken to hospital, but died this morning. the home office said there was no evidence the man had died of an infectious disease and said it took the safety of those in its care

extremely seriously. the site has been criticised for overcrowding and there have been reports of diptheria spreading there. the boss of a housing association in northern england has been sacked four days after a coroner found that a toddler died from exposure to mould in one of its properties. two—year—old awaab ishak, who lived in rochdale, died in december 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by the mould. the bbc�*s sharon barbour reports. today, many from the rochdale community came together to remember two—year—old awaab ishak and to put pressure on rochdale boroughwide housing. since the coroner's damning verdict that the mould in awaab's family home had contributed to his death, there had been calls for gareth swarbrick to go. but he refused, saying he had the full backing of the board at rochdale boroughwide housing. but no longer.

today the board took the decision to remove him from his post with immediate effect. in a statement, rochdale boroughwide housing said... for a family in grief, this offered some sense ofjustice. the fact that rbh's chief executive had to be sacked as opposed to resign, for the family speaks volumes. however, they find it wholly unacceptable that the board expressed confidence in him in the first place. the family still feel that much more needs to be done. a government source told the bbc that it welcomed gareth swarbrick�*s

removalfrom office, but said rochdale boroughwide housing still had very serious questions to answer. sharon barbour, bbc news. a passenger plane at an airport in peru has collided with an emergency vehicle killing two fire—fighters. video footage shows the fire truck crashing into a wing of the airbus a320 jet, as russell trott reports. lima's busy airport and video footage of the moment of impact. a passengerjet about to take off in flames after colliding with a fire truck. the airbus a320, operated by the domestic carrier latam with more than 100 passengers and crew on board, continued along the runway with its undercarriage apparently immobilised and its right side dragging on the ground, sending up a trail of fire and smoke. the passengers and crew managed to escape the aircraft, still in shock and trying to come to terms with what had happened.

translation: a plane about to take i off collided with a vehicle manned i by firemen from the company. after this, there's been a full response to the crisis and we have been able to mobilise 100 ambulances in metropolitan lima. two firefighters, members of the aeronautical fire brigade, were killed in the collision. 20 passengers were also injured. it's not clear why the fire truck had entered the runway area. an investigation is under way. the peruvian authorities say they're looking at what they described as possible crimes of culpable homicide and culpable injuries. airport operations have been suspended until further notice. russell trott, bbc news. the anonymous artist banksy has released video footage of his artwork in ukraine. the pieces feature people doing daily tasks and have been painted onto war—torn buildings in the cities of hostomel, horenka and borodyanka. the footage also shows a man's

hand creating the art — but as is typical for a man who goes to extreme lengths to protect his id, banksy�*s face is never seen. here's a look at the art.

hello. it may have been a drier day across eastern parts of the country, particularly in eastern scotland, where that persistent rain really has been mounting up, but we're still feeling the effects of that rainfall. you can see here river levels at cupar and fife earlier, and it's here and across some parts of england there's still flood warnings in place given recent rain. and further rain tonight is never a good thing, although it won't be quite as heavy or persistent as we've seen of late. it all comes courtesy of this band of cloud, which has been pushing in from the west throughout today. it all comes courtesy of this band of cloud, which has been pushing in from the west throughout today. it's starting to nudge the cloud that we've had in place in eastern scotland, eastern england, out of the way. but as you can see, outbreaks of rain as we go through the night in many areas. could even be cold enough for a little bit of sleet and snow on the tops of the grampians. as things turn clearer in the west

later, temperatures will take a dip, but really temperatures will be up and down tonight depending on the clearer skies. but as we start sunday, around six or seven celsius will be fairly typicalfor most. but there's that persistent rain still in eastern scotland to begin with, but it will shift. it mayjust linger in the far north—east of aberdeenshire, caithness and 0rkney through the day. brighter in shetland, but strong winds continue here. elsewhere, eastern scotland, eastern england, after the early morning rain, dry and bright for much of the day, some showers late into the evening, but a mixture of sunshine and showers in the west. they could linger for one or two of you given the light winds. they could become heavy with hail and thunder as well. and your afternoon temperatures on sunday around 8 to 11 celsius, down a little bit even on what we saw on saturday for some. then through sunday night into monday, we've some clearer skies around for a time. it's going to be a cold start to north and eastern areas and then this system pushes its way in. now there's potential to the far south we could see some very strong winds. it will sweep rain again across much of england, wales, northern ireland. how far north into scotland it gets could be crucial because on the northern edge, some pretty chilly air here.

whilst many dry and bright, it could mean that we see some sleet and snow on the tops of the hills mixed in with that rain. and the colder air still there in scandinavia feeding in across the far north of scotland as we go through to tuesday, so any weather system that works its way into it whilst many dry and bright, it could mean that we see some sleet and snow on the tops of the hills mixed in with that rain. and the colder air still there in scandinavia feeding in across the far north of scotland as we go through to tuesday, so any weather system that works its way into it could be wintry. 0rkney, shetland, maybe parts of caithness, some wintry showers throughout the day even to lower levels. some of those on the heavy side. away from that, a quieter day, by and large, on tuesday. there will be some showers dotted around, particularly towards the south and the west, but some longer dry spells for some of you. 7—10 celsius keeps those on the cool side.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... fifa's president hits back at western critics of qatar's human rights record, accusing them of hypocrisy. two protests have been held outside the qatar embassy in london over the country's lgbt rights. talks at the un's climate summit in egypt hang in the balance as countries are given an extra day to reach a deal. and rishi sunak meets ukrainian president zelensky in kyiv for the first as prime minister — abd pledges to continue the uk's support. next it's time for the firing line, rory peck awards 2022.

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