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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. delegates at the un climate conference in egypt agree a major deal on climate change. however there's been criticism that the overall plan lacks ambition. the president of last year's cop summit, alok sharma spoke of his disappointment. friends, i said friends, isaid in friends, i said in glasgow that the 1.5 degrees was weak. unfortunately, it remains on life support. the first ever world cup to be held in the middle east kicks off later today. the hosts qatar will play ecuador this afternoon. malaysia's general election results are in — but for the first time ever there's no outright winner.
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donald trump's twitter account is reinstated after a public poll sees 52% of voters back the former us president's return. the housing secretary, michael gove, has written to every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaab ishak must "never be allowed to happen again". hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the un climate summit in egypt has ended with a deal to help poorer countries suffering the effects of global warming. i give no objections, it is so decided. however, critics say the cop talks fell short when it came to limiting the global global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. our science correspondent victoria gill sent this update from sharm el sheikh.
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after two weeks the end of this conference was mired in deadlock and disagreement. it has been really quite a chaotic un climate summit. but in the early hours of this morning, finally a deal, a compromise was reached. there was a really muted reaction, a quiet round of applause. i think that is partly because everybody was just so tired, these negotiators have been here so long, working late into the night. there is a distinction between the developing and the developed world when it comes to the reactions of this deal. we'll be seeing what the deal means in the coming days, but the key thing, the historic thing that came out of this was the deal for vulnerable and developing nations. this fund that will be established here at cop27 for loss and damage. that is the destruction that cannot be adapted to, be escaped that is associated with and
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fuelled by climate change. extreme weather like we saw in pakistan earlier this year, floods displacing millions of people that was shown to be fuelled by climate change. that fund, finally after 30 years of vulnerable countries fighting for it has been established. but on the other hand, some of the more ambitious developed nations are sharing some real disappointment in what has been included in this deal. this goal to limit global temperature rise, this crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees above preindustrial averages, that is what scientists say will limit the most dangerous impacts of climate change. that slip down the priority list. fundamentally, this doesn't ratchet up, it doesn't push countries to ratchet up their ambitions on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. the key driver, the fuel behind global warming. whether this is seen as a failure or success depends on which side of the dividing line you
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are on. but this isn't science, this is politics, it is about compromise. there's been plenty of reaction to the deal. the president of last year's cop summit, alok sharma said there had been no clear commitment on major issues such as phasing out all fossil fuels. we also wanted to take definitive steps forward. we joined with the number of parties that proposed a number of parties that proposed a number of parties that proposed a number of measures that would have contributed to this. emissions peaking before 2025, not in this text. clear follow—through on the facedown of coal, not in this text. a clear commitment to phase out all fossil fuels, a clear commitment to phase out all fossilfuels, not in a clear commitment to phase out all fossil fuels, not in this text. the energy text weakened in the final minutes. friends, isaid in glasgow that the pulse of 1.5 degrees was weak. unfortunately, it remains on life support. i'm joined now by laurie goering,
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who is the climate change editor for the thomson reuters foundation. thank you forjoining us. what is your assessment of where things ended up? i your assessment of where things ended u - ? ., your assessment of where things ended u - ? . , ., your assessment of where things ended u? . , ., , ended up? i agree, it is a very mixed picture. _ ended up? i agree, it is a very mixed picture. this _ ended up? i agree, it is a very mixed picture. this loss - ended up? i agree, it is a very mixed picture. this loss and i ended up? i agree, it is a very - mixed picture. this loss and damage funding facility is something really important. we all have seen how big the losses are getting for some countries, that really have contributed very little to have causing climate change but are paying the bills of fixing the damage that is there. that is really important in this story. those losses will continue to grow if we don't actually cut emissions and cut down on fossilfuels don't actually cut emissions and cut down on fossil fuels rapidly. scientists say we need to cut the amount of emissions we are putting out from fossilfuel amount of emissions we are putting out from fossil fuel use by almost half by 2030, and this doesn't put us on a path to that. fin half by 2030, and this doesn't put us on a path to that.— us on a path to that. on the loss and damage _ us on a path to that. on the loss and damage fun, _ us on a path to that. on the loss and damage fun, there - us on a path to that. on the loss and damage fun, there is - us on a path to that. on the loss and damage fun, there is a - us on a path to that. on the loss and damage fun, there is a long | us on a path to that. on the loss - and damage fun, there is a long way to go before that even gets up and running? to go before that even gets up and runnina ? , ., .,
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running? yes, the agreement to create one. _ running? yes, the agreement to create one, you _ running? yes, the agreement to create one, you can't _ running? yes, the agreement to - create one, you can't underestimate that. that has been a long, long battle. we don't have any detail about who will put money into this fund and, you know, where all the money we are going to need with these losses rising is going to come from. country budgets are tight now because of a lot of other crises going on in the world. there are questions about whether those kind of commitments can be fulfilled. not least because we are still waiting of a promise of 100 billion a year for poorer countries to develop cleanly and deal with these impacts. that was supposed to be delivered in 2020. there is some alternative kind of finance, we could see a tax on fossil fuel, of finance, we could see a tax on fossilfuel, windfall of finance, we could see a tax on fossil fuel, windfall profits or on airline taxes, something like that. at this point, wejust airline taxes, something like that. at this point, we just don't know. experts are saying the current
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policies put the world on track for rising global temperatures of 2.7 degrees. the un has said if the 1.5 degrees. the un has said if the 1.5 degrees threshold is breached it would mean millions more people exposed to potentially devastating climate impacts. is 1.5 being given upon effectively now? you climate impacts. is1.5 being given upon effectively now?— climate impacts. is1.5 being given upon effectively now? you know, no one is saying — upon effectively now? you know, no one is saying that. _ upon effectively now? you know, no one is saying that. there _ upon effectively now? you know, no one is saying that. there is - upon effectively now? you know, no one is saying that. there is still- upon effectively now? you know, no one is saying that. there is still a i one is saying that. there is still a chance to do it. we have the technology, we have shown we can raise the money to do this kind of thing to respond to crises, like the covid crisis and other things we have seen. but the political will is still lacking and that is the absolutely crucial thing. 1.5 is really important, it sounds like an arbitrary boundary, but we have got better and better science showing us we may cross these irreversible tipping points of things like all
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theice tipping points of things like all the ice in greenland melting and the permafrost in the arctic melting and releasing meth which causes more heat. these are really serious goals and limits and efforts to hold it up and limits and efforts to hold it up and achieve it are incredibly important. and achieve it are incredibly important-— and achieve it are incredibly imortant. ~ , ., important. with each summit we are told it is an — important. with each summit we are told it is an absolutely _ important. with each summit we are told it is an absolutely crucial - told it is an absolutely crucial moment. now this one has passed, what is the next crucial moment? i think every moment between now and the next climate talks which will be in the uae next year is important. the truth is, what happens at these talks sets the framework for what happens in the real world. but there is real—world action on solving some of these problems. renewable energy is cheaper than alternative forms of energy in about two thirds of the world. market incentives are going to drive people towards an energy thatis to drive people towards an energy that is cheaper in the long run. the
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question isjust, can we do it fast enough? we need to have these things change really rapidly to bring down emissions in the next eight years to avoid crossing the 1.5 boundary. there is still a lot of pushback, including by nations whose economies are built around producing and selling fossil fuels and trying to figure out how to overcome that is going to be really challenging still. ., ~ going to be really challenging still. . ~ , ., , . ., still. thank you very much for “oininu still. thank you very much for joining us- — reports are coming in of a shooting at a gay nightclub in colorada springs in the us. five people were killed and 18 people injured. a suspect is in custody. there has been a news conference given by colorado springs police. they said they got the initial phone calljust before midnight about the
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shooting. the nightclub itself said it is devastated by the senseless attack on our community, they say we thank the quick reactions of heroic customers who subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack. police have not given any information on the motivation behind the attack, but we are hearing the suspect is in custody and is being treated for injuries and five people have been killed and 18 injured. we will bring you more as we get it. the 2022 mens world cup will get under way in a few hours' time — with the organisers hoping questions about the wisdom of staging fifa's president, gianni infantino, has accused the west of "hypocrisy" in its criticism of qatar's human rights record — while officials in doha say, qatar is being singled out unfairly for criticism. john watson reports.
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after years of continued controversy, today the first world cup in the middle east finally begins in qatar. a largely desert state with little footballing history. all eight world cup venues sit in and around the capital, doha. the al bayt stadium to the north will stage today's opening match between the hosts and ecuador. 32 nations are competing for football's biggest prize, and it all leads here, the lusail stadium, the venue for the final in 29 days' time. questions over qatar's human rights record have plagued the hosts ever since it won the bid to stage the tournament, and on the eve of kick—off, further criticism followed after comments made by the fifa president, gianni infantino. i know what it means to be discriminated, to be bullied as a foreigner in a foreign country, as a child at school i was bullied because i had red hair and i had
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these red, how do you call them? freckles. freckles? wales and england are in the same group and both play their first games tomorrow. over the next 2a hours, thousands of fans will flood into qatar. after 12 years, today the football finally starts. fifa hopes the sport will now take centre stage, but the questions show no signs of going away. john watson, bbc news. results from the general election in malaysia indicate that for the first time the country has no outright winner. the former ruling party suffered its worst ever performance, but a breakaway coalition, which includes a conservative islamist party, did better than expected. 0ur south east asia correspondent,
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jonathan head explained what we can expect to happen next. a great deal of bargaining and to the two leading coalitions both claim they have enough seats to form a government. 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 fewer. if they get enough parties on their side they could form a government. today will be very intense. what we need to look at, what it indicates. it has been quite striking that what we have seen from it, the last election in 2018 ended 61 years of unbroken rule, but that happened because a breakaway faction during the reformist and got enough seats to throw them out. that coalition broke up and then we have seen 60%
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of the population moving from umno, towards this breakaway coalition and in particular to a conservative islamic party. the basic voting processes have not changed that much and the reformist wing in malaysia which includes the ethnic chinese minority cannot really break into majority territory, it seems to be stuck at the ceiling. we don't know which of those top two coalitions will be able to form a government. i think it will be challenging because it is hard to pull other parties around malaysia into coalition. here in the uk, the housing secretary, michael gove, has written to every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaab ishak must "never be allowed to happen again". an inquest found that the boy died from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home in rochdale. on saturday, the head of the housing association which rented out the flat to awaab's
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family was sacked. duncan kennedy reports. he was only two years old. but awaab ishak�*s death brought together the people of rochdale in a mixture of horrified sorrow and reflective anger. this is wrong. it's tragic. it's like something out of a victorian novel. it's like oliver twist. things need to change. you can't have this happening. it goes on and on and nothing is being done. last week, a coroner said awaab died in 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by damp in his family's flat. photos show the walls engulfed with the mould. awaab's father had complained to their housing association for years, but nothing was done. yesterday, gareth swarbrick, the chief executive of that association, rochdale boroughwide housing, was sacked. a move the leader of the local council have been pressing for. i think it was probably inevitable.
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there was pressure coming from all sides, from local council, from the local council, individual councillors, from the public in rochdale, tenants, residents all the way up to the secretary of state, michael gove. now michael gove has acted. he's written to every council leader and social housing provider in england calling for change. in his letter, mr gove described the death of awaab as an avoidable loss and said, "where people complain about damp and mould, you must listen. where you find them, you must take prompt action." mr gove said the government's housing bill, now going through parliament, will bring tougher regulation to the sector and said that the death of a child like awaab ishak must never be allowed to happen again. duncan kennedy, bbc news.
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the uk health secretary steve barclay has defended the decision to delay reforms to social care. he argues that it was a "difficult decision" , but that there was an "immediate issue in hospitals" with discharging people that needed to be addressed. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, charlotte rose, about the health secretary's plans. governments and leaders for the past decade have been telling us changes, structural reforms are needed to the social care system. they pointed to the fact that it is unfair that someone who has a medical condition get free treatment on the nhs but for those who require social care, they may have to end up selling their home in order to try to pay for those costs. the reforms that had been proposed by borisjohnson would set a cap, so no individual would set a cap, so no individual would have to pay more than £86,000 within their lifetime. shall care. there were a number of other reforms which mean a number of other people would have been able to get help with the care packages they needed. that was all going to be paid for via a levy, it was called the health
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and social care levy, something we've were painful to our national insurance. that was scrapped by liz truss so suddenly that money was not there for the payment. so steve barclay, the health secretary, said this morning they have had to make some difficult choices. it is this morning they have had to make some difficult choices.— some difficult choices. it is a difficult decision _ some difficult choices. it is a difficult decision to - some difficult choices. it is a difficult decision to delay - some difficult choices. it is a i difficult decision to delay those reforms — difficult decision to delay those reforms. we remain committed to them but we _ reforms. we remain committed to them but we recognise there is an immediate issue, particularly in hospitals — immediate issue, particularly in hospitals where we have 13,500 people — hospitals where we have 13,500 people who are ready to discharge, but were _ people who are ready to discharge, but were not able to do so. it is having — but were not able to do so. it is having a — but were not able to do so. it is having a knock—on effect in things like ambulances, the flow—through hospitai _ like ambulances, the flow—through hospital. the prime cause of that, not the _ hospital. the prime cause of that, not the only cause, but the prime cause _ not the only cause, but the prime cause is— not the only cause, but the prime cause is around social care. it is right— cause is around social care. it is right we — cause is around social care. it is right we are _ cause is around social care. it is right we are targeting investment, 2.8 right we are targeting investment, 28 billion — right we are targeting investment, 2.8 billion hectare, 4.7 billion the year— 2.8 billion hectare, 4.7 billion the year aften — 2.8 billion hectare, 4.7 billion the year after. clear commitment from the prime — year after. clear commitment from the prime minister and the chancellor to invest in health and care and — chancellor to invest in health and care and 8— chancellor to invest in health and care and 8 billion going on in 2024. we are _ care and 8 billion going on in 2024. we are prioritising the flow we need to get— we are prioritising the flow we need to get into _
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we are prioritising the flow we need to get into hospitals and funding into social care. you to get into hospitals and funding into social care.— into social care. you have the exnianation _ into social care. you have the explanation of _ into social care. you have the explanation of what - into social care. you have the explanation of what the - into social care. you have the - explanation of what the government is putting in and why they are doing it. they failed to tackle some of the backlogs, which, as we have been hearing, many existed before covid, but they certainly got worse during the pandemic. you need to tackle the backend and get people out of hospital in order you don't have those delays to ambulances being able to get people into hospital. from labour, they were pushed this morning on whether they would be giving the nhs the funding that it wanted. 0bviously, giving the nhs the funding that it wanted. obviously, the nhs had asked for seven £7 billion. john ashworth saying to someone he was not able to fully commit to that but if labour was in government they would, at that point, look at the finances and they said labour had always funded they said labour had always funded the nhs to the amount wanted. let’s the nhs to the amount wanted. let's talk about brexit _ the nhs to the amount wanted. let's talk about brexit because there is talk about brexit because there is talk of a swiss style post—brexit agreement, tell us more about what is being said on that front and what
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is being said on that front and what is swiss style agreement means? this would be a is swiss style agreement means? in 3 would be a kind of deal where the uk agreed to have slightly more cooperation with the eu, so we would work more closely with them in terms of trade, we would have certain bespoke deals. it would probably mean we would be accepting more people arriving in the uk in terms of immigration. although it wouldn't mean going back into the single market or customs union. this has featured in a few of the papers this morning, but steve barclay the health secretary saying to laura kuenssberg, no, this is not something that i recognise. i worked hard to ensure we did get autonomy, that the uk was separate from the eu with its institutions and critically separate from the european court of justice, which is something under a swiss deal we might have to take more rulings from them. he is saying, know that is not going to happen. the reason this kind of idea is being floated is because of
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figures that came out for the office for budget responsibility, the government does macro financial watchdog, showing the amount of trade the uk has lost with our closest trading partner, the eu. suggestions from the head of the cbi this morning that essentially if the government wants to try and target great but doesn't want to spend any money doing it, the easiest way to do that is to look at closer cooperation with the eu to try and boost that kind of trade. clearly you have heard from steve barclay, he is saying it is not something he recognises because he knows that on the right wing of the conservative party, they would be extremely anxious, having gone through the brexit process and fought hard to get a deal which they so had agreed the uk holding sovereignty of our borders. they don't want any rowing back on that, they want to keep the deal as they see it, the one that was signed on the borisjohnson. a ukrainian female soldier who was fighting in the azovstal steel plant in mariupol before the city was taken by russian
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forces, has told the bbc she saw people being electrocuted while she was a prisoner of war in russia. the bbc�*s 0lga malchevska has this report. this is a illini before the russian invasion, the 24—year—old sergeant invasion, the 24—year—old sergeant in the border guard. after russia attacked marie a poll in february, shejoined other attacked marie a poll in february, she joined other ukrainian attacked marie a poll in february, shejoined other ukrainian personnel in the steelworks. in this video taken in april, they are sheltering in a bunker in the steelworks. there were huge russian bombardment. three weeks later, russia captured the town and ukrainian soldiers were forced to surrender. they boarded russian buses and lost connection with the world. she disappeared for five months, but she managed to survive.
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translation: , , , ., , translation: the buses drove us towards the _ translation: the buses drove us towards the next, _ translation: the buses drove us towards the next, in _ translation: the buses drove us towards the next, in occupied - towards the next, in occupied ukraine. we were taken to prison and we spent four and a half months there. then we were taken to russia. she was in the prison during a deadly explosion which took the lives of dozens of ukrainians. weapons and forensic experts spoke to are convinced that russia killed the prisoners deliberately. russia denies that. translation: ., , deniesthat. translation: ,. ., translation: people were screaming, dos translation: people were screaming, dogs barking- — translation: people were screaming, dogs barking- the _ translation: people were screaming, dogs barking. the explosion _ translation: people were screaming, dogs barking. the explosion was - translation: people were screaming, dogs barking. the explosion was in - dogs barking. the explosion was in the premises where the men were held, around 500 metres from us. they were brought to our premises, around 64 guys. they had various injuries. our girls, prisoners of warwere injuries. our girls, prisoners of war were treating them. she says russian special _ war were treating them. she says russian special forces _ war were treating them. she says russian special forces where - war were treating them. she says russian special forces where the | russian special forces where the most brutal. translation: i ~ most brutal. translation: i~ ., translation: there were 28 women in a cell which was — translation: there were 28 women in a cell which was designed _
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translation: there were 28 women in a cell which was designed for— translation: there were 28 women in a cell which was designed for six - a cell which was designed for six people. they would not give us food. they gave us just ten litres of water for up to three days. for all of us, we had our eyes blindfolded and our hands tied. and they could hit us, they were cruel with us. i don't want to tell you in detail whether everyone was tortured. i'm sorry, but i can tell you they did everything. sorry, but i can tell you they did everything-— sorry, but i can tell you they did eve hin. ., everything. people are saying about electric shock _ everything. people are saying about electric shock torture, _ everything. people are saying about electric shock torture, did _ everything. people are saying about electric shock torture, did it - electric shock torture, did it happen? translation: it happen? translation: er! happen? translation: m happen? translation: it did. she was over 100 women — translation: it did. she was over 100 women involved _ translation: it did. she was over 100 women involved in _ translation: it did. she was over 100 women involved in an - translation: it c c she was over 100 women involved in an exchange in october. translation: ., ., , translation: there emotions, i cannot describe. _ translation: there emotions, i cannot describe. girls _ translation: there emotions, i cannot describe. girls were - translation: there emotions, ij cannot describe. girls were crying and laughing, the most precious moment was when we heard the ukrainian language and so are people, ourflag. the girls were falling on their knees and crying. despite everything she went through,
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she does not want to leave the army. translation: i she does not want to leave the army. translation:— translation: i will stay in ukraine. i will continue _ translation: i will stay in ukraine. i will continue serving. _ translation: i will stay in ukraine. i will continue serving. more - i will continue serving. more prisoners — i will continue serving. more prisoners were _ i will continue serving. more prisoners were swapped - i will continue serving. more prisoners were swapped in l i will continue serving. more prisoners were swapped in november, but ukrainian officials say there are still hundreds in russian captivity and there is no way to know how they are being treated. donald trump's twitter account is being reinstated after the firm's new owner, elon musk, let users decide whether he should be allowed to return to the platform. a poll tweeted by mr musk on friday received 15 million votes, with nearly 52% backing mr trump. the former president was banned from the site injanuary last year after the attack on the capitol building in washington. two metres of snow has smothered large parts of upstate new york, prompting officials to restrict road travel and cancel flights.
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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 to help with snow removal in the hardest—hit parts of erie county — where metres of snow fell. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello. many had more rain through the night and that is still filtering into the river systems. we still have flood warnings in force and more details on our website. there are more showers to come today, even once the main ring clears away it will linger in orkney and the showers could be quite heavy. we have more rain to come this week. this is the predicted rainfall over the next few days and you can see most areas will see some warm, particularly southern and western areas initially, but by the end of the week many parts could have another 30 to 40 millimetres of rainfall. as for the rest of the day
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you have still got the rain sitting across orkney, dragging its heels to clear aberdeenshire. heavy showers with hail and thunder behind and blustery winds, making it feel quite chilly. the air is chilly out and about today, cold enough for snow on the very tops of the mountains in northern parts of england and scotland as well. nine to ii in the south. blustery showers around, which continued through this evening and initially overnight, but then fade away. before dawn we get more rain pushing back into the south—west to northern ireland as well. ahead of that, a cold night. we have some frost and fog issues first thing for the morning commute on monday morning. the fog taking a while to clear away and then we have the wind and rain to deal with potentially. if this low pressure develops we could have lively winds and gales across southern and western areas, nudging the rain northwards into the rest of england and wales across northern ireland. the question is, how far north it
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will travel during the day on monday. but for many further south, another 20 to 30 millimetres of rain. not feeling particularly pleasant. chilly in the north with the showers and cold enough for snow over the hills. we are tapping into this cold air across scandinavia for the next couple of days. the weather front swinging north and coming into the cold air and it will give a smattering of snow over the hills. perhaps a quieter day on tuesday in terms of bands of rain, it is more likely to be a showery day for most, still chilly in the north but there are more weather fronts waiting in the wings towards the south—west, which means the outlook for the week ahead is still an unsettled one. temperatures do rise later in the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... delegates at the un climate conference in egypt agree a major deal on climate change.
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however there's been criticism that the overall plan lacks ambition. the president of last year's cop summit, alok sharma spoke of his disappointment. i said in glasgow that the pulse of 1.5 degrees was weak. unfortunately, it remains on life support. the first ever world cup to be held in the middle east kicks off later today. the hosts qatar will play ecuador this afternoon. malaysia's general election results are in — but for the first time ever there's no outright winner. donald trump's twitter account is reinstated after a public poll sees 52% of voters back the former us president's return. the housing secretary, michael gove, has written to every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaab ishak must "never be allowed to happen again". now, on bbc news... the big interview: michelle obama.
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mrs obama, thank you so much forjoining us. it is a real pleasure and an honour to talk to you. thank you. honour to be with you as well. thanks for having me. let's talk about the book, the light we carry. it offers, kind of, strategies about how to cope with life and the things you've learnt along the way. one of the themes you discuss is kindness. so i'd really like to know — how have you been kind to yourself today? well, thank you for asking. as i point out in the book, i don't have all the answers. i am still a work in progress, and facing myself each morning with something kind is still a challenge. but i try every day to do as i say in the book — greet myself with a positive message. and it's really a shame that so many of us, particularly women,
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