this is bbc news. the latest headlines... the first ever world cup to be held in the middle east kicks off later today. the hosts qatar will play ecuador this afternoon. the tournament has been showered by controversy, and 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. delegates at the un climate conference in egypt agree a major deal on climate change. but 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 in glasgow that the pulse of 1.5 degrees was weak. unfortunately, it remains on life support. labour has said it will

replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. sir keir starmer said the plan would help restore public trust in politics. good afternoon. the world cup will get under way in just a few hours�* time. organisers hope questions about the wisdom of staging the tournament in qatar will be replaced by focus on the football. 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. 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.

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. for england supporter garford beck, this will be his seventh world cup, one that he hopes will bring success for manager gareth southgate and his side. he comes across as a very genuine person, and i'd love for gareth to win. i'm getting all emotional now! because i think if we could do it, it would be just be the greatest thing for our country and our country needs something to cling onto, the way things are now. need a bit ofjoy in the world? we do, absolutely. after 12 years, today the football finally starts. fifa hope that the sport will now take centre stage, but the questions show no signs of going away. john watson, bbc news.

this world cup will be the first in which fans from all the competing nations find themselves staying in the same place from the start of the tournament. nesta macgregor has been looking at what they can expect. well over a million people are due in qatar for the world cup. this fan village just north of doha will host some of them. it has 1,800 tents, costs £175 a night. it's just opened, and those fans have started to arrive. when we saw pictures online of this, it seemed like a really fun idea. kind of having the vibe. like a festival. exactly. but once we got here, our impressions were not precisely all positive. the tents are made of this really thick plastic, which with the nice and warm weather we're having right now makes it extremely hot. right now it's unbearable to be inside. have you had a wander to see the cubicles where you shower? yeah, i just showered.

yeah, the water is, like, brown when you open it, so it's not really that exciting. i brushed my teeth with my water bottle because that was cleaner than the water over there. what do you think of the place? for me, it's not a good experience. from my reservation, - it's a hotel, not a village, ok? nesta gasps. so, 3,300 us dollars! very, very expensive. very~ _ it's not that good here. and you're going to walk away having spent that much money? yes. i feel excited, you open and i go in. ok, i can do that. my heart's racing for some reason. welcome. 0h, 0k. it's nice. we have a fan. no air condition? no. no, no, just the fan. and locks for the door. so this is security?

yes. right, anyone staying in the fan village can also use this fan park just across the road. there is a big screen behind me where you can watch the game. you can also take a dip in the sea or have a beer. and all around me you can see people frantically doing odd jobs, trying to get this place ready. the world cup is just hours away and the fans seem to be ready, but the venue doesn't appear to be. the staff at the village assured me that all of this would be ready in time for the big kick—off. and you can see the potential to deliver the month—long beach party that was promised. a first—ever winter world cup was always going to be a unique experience, and for many reasons, qatar 2022 is living up to that. see you in the morning. having overrun to a second additional day, delegates at the cop27 climate summit finally reached agreement in the early hours of this morning. the deal should see developing nations who suffer most

from the effects of climate change given financial help from the industrialised developed world. it's to help mitigate the loss and damage caused by the worst impacts of climate change. but there's no financial sum mentioned in the final text of the agreement. the summit also repeated a commitment to limit global warming to a one and a half degrees celsius rise since pre—industrial time, but delegates couldn't agree on further commitments to cut emissions. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. this is what this climate conference will be remembered for. the objectives are so decided. an agreement to create a fund to help vulnerable nations with the loss and damage climate change is causing. the deal on loss and damage is undoubtedly a breakthrough, but there is huge disappointment in this room. disappointment that the rest of the text is not more ambitious. leaders of delegations met to discuss how they could change the wording to increase the effort

to cut emissions. the aim of these summits is to raise ambition every year but today's deal goes no further than what was agreed last year in glasgow. what is low emission energy? there's even a clause which could allow natural gas to be classified as green. guys? excuse me? there was a very strong move by some of the petro states to try to unwind some of those decisions and in fact go back to pre—paris kind of arrangements and so, as you can tell, because of how late we are, there was trench warfare on that. many countries wanted the targets to be much stronger. emissions peaking before 2025, as the science tells us is necessary. not in this text! clear follow—through on the phase—down of coal. not in this text! a clear commitment to phase out all fossil fuels. not in this text! and the energy text weakened

in the final minutes. but the deal on loss and damage is genuinely a breakthrough, says the woman who led negotiations for developing countries. it's given me hope, it's restored faith in multilateralism, it's given us all hope in the cop system. and literally, in the power of working together. the problem is, the rest of the deal is so disappointing. it means what could have been a triumph for egypt is likely to end up being judged a failure. justin rowlatt, bbc news, sharm el—sheikh, egypt. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. speaking in the observer, the labour leader sir keir starmer said the plan would help restore public trust in politics. the appointments process for the lords has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years.

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be another issue where if labour did come to parrot the next election, it might go the same way. atill" come to parrot the next election, it might go the same way. our political correspondent. _ might go the same way. our political correspondent, charlotte _ might go the same way. our political correspondent, charlotte rose, - might go the same way. our political correspondent, charlotte rose, you. | the housing secretary, michael gove, has written to every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaab ishak must "never be allowed to happen again". an inquest found that the two—year—old died from a respiratory condition caused by mould exposure in the housing association flat in rochdale where he lived. a shooting outside a gay nightclub in the us state of colorado has killed five people and injured at least 18. a statement by the q club in colorado springs said it was devastated by what it called a hate attack. local police say the suspected gunman has been arrested and is being treated in hospital. donald trump's twitter account has been reactivated after its new owner, elon musk, let his followers decide in an online poll whether mr trump should be allowed back. the former president was banned from the site injanuary last year following the rioting on capitol hill. mr trump then set up his own

platform — truth social — and claims to have no interest in returning to twitter. technology journalist chris stokel—walker explains more. i think that we are likely to probably see him coming back. just as with elon musk, donald trump doesn't necessarily stick to his word all that often. so i would imagine that the temptation to be reconnected with hundreds of millions of people, and frankly, the thing that got him into the white house back in 2016, will be too great an opportunity for him to pass up. well, particularly, isuppose, as the election campaigning, presidential election campaigning gets going. just to to say, though, this is quite significant, isn't it, because he was originally removed from twitter because of the risk of incitement of violence, i think was what the people who owned twitter at the time were quoted as saying. it is significant indeed, isn't it, that he's back? yeah. this is a significant step backwards actually for twitter in terms of how it deals with hate speech. so we know that twitter, about a year ago, january 2021, decided that actually this

was beyond the pale, what donald trump was doing. he had incited violence on the capitol back on january the sixth. he had used twitter essentially as a big megaphone in order to do that. and they decided that was not acceptable speech. but then, of course, a new broom, a new boss, comes in and elon musk has decided that he is a free speech absolutist. that may mean different things to different people. and certainly he started to take baby steps towards this. so we saw earlier in the week him welcoming back canadian psychologistjordan peterson, who was known for having relatively unpalatable views. then donald trump is back now. i guess the question is, who is going to be next? do you start a potentially slippery slope of hate speechjoining rejoining twitter after years going away? it's hugely problematic. as you say, the staff are way down. the contract is that they often used to outsource that content moderation would cut

by 80% last week. around about 1,000 who weren't let go by twitter decided that they were going to resign. there aren't enough people running this, so there are two sides. there the content moderation issue, the idea of how do you police content that is deemed unsuitable. but then there is also, i think, just the infrastructure issue. we are hours away from the world cup, as you've been reporting on the channel, that will see a huge spike in numbers of users wanting to converse on the platform and coupled, i think, with the interest in donald trump and the speculation that will invariably happen on twitter about it, we're going to see huge numbers going to the platform. i reported today for the observer newspaper here in the uk that a relatively central part of the twitter engineering team up until relatively recently said he thinks it's a 50—50 chance as to whether or not the site goes away and disappears temporarily, at least, today. the headlines on bbc news... the first ever world cup to be held in the middle east kicks off later today. the hosts qatar will play ecuador this afternoon. delegates at the un climate

conference in egypt agree a major deal on climate change. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. sir keir starmer said the plan would help restore public trust in politics. the metropolitan police says a file of evidence about cash—for—honours allegations involving one of the king's charities has been passed to the crown prosecution service. officers began an investigation following a series of newspaper articles which claimed that a saudi donor to the prince's foundation was offered help to secure a knighthood. simon jones is here. what more do we know? well, it was back in february that that police investigation began after a complaint from the anti—monarchy group at the public against the then prince charles and also a former close confidant of his. that was following a series of

newspaper allegations when it was alleged that the then head of the prince's charity, michael fawcett, had offered to help get an honour and british citizenship, now scotland yard have said they have given a file of evidence to the crown prosecution service. it will now be up to the cps to consider that evidence and say whether there was enough evidence to bring any charges and whether it would be in the public interest to do that. buckingham palace have said that they don't want to give a running commentary on an ongoing investigation, but a spokesperson for the then prince of wales denied he had any knowledge of what might have happened. in terms of michael fawcett, he has always said he will

cooperate fully, and the saudi businessman has said he has done nothing wrong. there's been renewed shelling close to and at the site of europe's largest nuclear power plant in ukraine. experts from the international atomic energy agency stationed at the zaporizhzhia plant reported that more than a dozen blasts were heard within a short period of time on sunday morning, and last night. russia and ukraine have blamed each other for the shelling. bethany bell sent this update. well, in a statement, the head of the iaea, rafael grossi, said that whoever was doing this needed to stop it immediately because they were playing with fire. he said there appeared to have been renewed shelling in and around the plant and he said that the iaea team, which is based there, said that there had been some damage to buildings, systems and equipment at the site, but not to anything that was crucial to nuclear safety or security.

and the statement said that there also had been no reports of casualties. but the head of the iaea, rafael grossi, said that this was unacceptable and extremely disturbing news. bethany bell reporting. people in kazakhstan are voting in a snap presidential election. the current leader, kassim—jomart tokayev, is considered certain to win. he brought the vote forward in september, saying he needed a new mandate for a seven—year term. last january the former soviet republic sank into chaos during protests over high living costs, which left 238 dead. joining me now is our europe regional editor, paul moss. what more can you tell us? to many --eole it what more can you tell us? to many people it may _ what more can you tell us? to many people it may sound _ what more can you tell us? to many people it may sound like _ what more can you tell us? to many people it may sound like a _ what more can you tell us? to many people it may sound like a far-awayl people it may sound like a far—away place, but kazakhstan is important. first of all it is huge, the ninth biggest country in the world. it has huge reserves of oil and gas. but the main thing isjust look

huge reserves of oil and gas. but the main thing is just look where huge reserves of oil and gas. but the main thing isjust look where it is. it is right between russia and china. two countries which are both very much trying to assert their power at the moment, both of them looking for allies, and a lot of people try to see which way kazakhstan will swing. you see this in very real, physical moments. at the recent summit, the president, who you mentioned, kassim—jomart tokayev, met every other leader in the region but he didn't talk to president putin, and that was seen as a terrible snob. meanwhile he invited xijinping, the president from china, to a state visit with full red carpet rolled out. this can sound like the politics of the playground, with the kids wondering who he is going to let play with his football, but believe me this really does matter, and for that reason a lot of people want to know what is happening in kazakhstan about the election and most crucially what president tokayev is going to do with the power he has. so president tokayev is going to do with the power he has.— president tokayev is going to do with the power he has. so what more do we know — with the power he has. so what more do we know about _ with the power he has. so what more do we know about the _ with the power he has. so what more do we know about the election - with the power he has. so what more | do we know about the election today?

there is a rule that any candidate must have spent five years in government, so no outsiders are allowed. we need to know what the result is going to be. human rights groups have said there is no freedom of the press freedom of expression. i have been looking at reports from the ground from today's vote, and what they are saying is even a few hours beforehand, two thirds the country had voted. that might sound a lot for an election where everybody knows the result, but one journalist said he asked people outside the polling station, you must be very excited, because they were taking selfies, but they said no, we have to prove at our workplace tomorrow that we had voted. so that tells you a lot of what is going on. this is a rural country so they have been posing in various rural settings. one chose to show himself on a horse, another milking a cow, and one who has written a book to publicise her campaign is called you're a because i could girl, be proud, but being

serious, there are reports of protests and people being arrested for demanding proper elections. so is any criticism of president tokayevis is any criticism of president tokayev is a dictator, is that fair? it is a difficult one, and 250 people were killed earlier in protests, but the president appears to want to be a reformer, he has moved out of the shadow of the previous president who chose him, and announced the end of oligarch capitalism. the nephew of the previous president was convicted of embezzlement, a sign that things were changing. but if you want to be charitable about it, he said look at the position. russia had another large neighbour that went down the democratic route, and a lot of people think that one of the reasons vladimir putin wanted to invade

ukraine was he didn't like a flourishing democracy next door, so look at the risk that kazakhstan runs. it has also got 15% russian speaking population. so tokayev has shown some independence, he has refused to back the invasion of ukraine, and some mps have said, maybe we should think about invading your country, so a very real threat there, so he is in a difficult position. at the same time i think people were very disappointed with the shooting of the protesters, and what we are hearing today, protesters being arrested on election day, it doesn't auger well for someone who is trying to tread this difficult path. there is that chinese saying, a curse, to live in difficult times. it can also be a curse to live in difficult places, and kazakhstan is in a difficult place indeed. and kazakhstan is in a difficult place indeed-_ and kazakhstan is in a difficult lace indeed. . ., ~ , ., , place indeed. paul, thank you very much for bringing _ place indeed. paul, thank you very much for bringing us _ place indeed. paul, thank you very much for bringing us the _ place indeed. paul, thank you very much for bringing us the latest - place indeed. paul, thank you very much for bringing us the latest on | much for bringing us the latest on that, our europe regional editor.

police have given an update on the shooting outside a gay nightclub in the us state of colorado — which killed five people and injured at least eighteen. a statement by the q club in colorado springs said it was devastated by what it called a hate attack. local police say the suspected gunman has been arrested and is being treated in hospital. they went to multiple different hospitals. medicalfirst they went to multiple different hospitals. medical first at every hospitals. medical first at every hospital to treat them, but we do have officers at every hospital with all of the victims.— all of the victims. where is the susect all of the victims. where is the suspect right _ all of the victims. where is the suspect right now? _ all of the victims. where is the suspect right now? the - all of the victims. where is the | suspect right now? the suspect all of the victims. where is the i suspect right now? the suspect is bein: suspect right now? the suspect is being treated _ suspect right now? the suspect is being treated at _ suspect right now? the suspect is being treated at a _ suspect right now? the suspect is being treated at a local— suspect right now? the suspect is being treated at a local hospital. | being treated at a local hospital. so is he being watched as well? by your officers?— your officers? that is still part of the investigation. _ humans could be living on the moon within this decade —

that's according to a nasa official. howard hu leads the orion lunar spacecraft programme, which forms a major part of the agency's latest moon mission — artemis. he told the bbc that one of the project's aims was to establish if there's water on the moon's south pole, which could be used to create rocket fuel for deeper space exploration. it was a unbelievable feeling. goosebumps. but certainly, you know, i would say when i saw it lift off, it was a dream. you know, it's the first step we're taking to long—term deep space exploration for not just the united states, but for the world. three, two, one... boosters and ignition. and lift off of artemis i. and i think that this is, you know, it's a historic day for nasa, but it's also a historic day for all the people that love human space flight and deep space exploration. i mean, we are going back to the moon. we're working towards a sustainable program. and this is the vehicle that will carry the people that will land us back on the moon again. and i think this is one of the most important moments, i think,

as we think about what the apollo generation has done and now the artemis generation. howard hu speaking there. a massive snowstorm has paralysed large parts of western new york state — prompting officials to restrict traveljust ahead of the busy thanksgiving holiday. naomi choy smith reports. this could be a storm for the record books. snow pummeled the buffalo area, blanketing roads and burying homes in more than two meters of snow, leaving even winter weary residents stunned. crazy, crazy. we had it, we went downstairs to see if we could open the door. we could barely open the door. i was hoping it wasjust going to be kind of a, you know, it might miss us, but it got us. and i was like, i feel a little stir crazy now. children woke up to a winter wonderland. and dogs couldn't wait to dive in.

but for many, the conditions were dangerous. hundreds of people had to be rescued. luckily, the cops came and they gave me a push. what we're talking about is a major, major storm. and new york's governor called in the national guard, deploying 150 members to help with snow removal in erie county. a risk to life as some residents tried to shovel their way out. the storm even forced the local football team to move their game to another state as heavy snow smothered the buffalo bills stadium. and with more snowfall on the way, buffalo is bracing itself for a tough road ahead, as one of the busiest travel days of the year, the thanksgiving holiday approaches. naomi choy smith, bbc news. serious conditions there, but a lot less wintry here. but it feels a bit

more like november than before. matt, is that the technical terminology was white i like it, though. yes, after that very mild start, things have turned cooler. good afternoon. we saw that snow in new york, it is not coming our way, but further wet and windy weather to come through the rest of the week, things turning quieter tonight. that is after we get rid of some pretty lively showers, these patches of blue, some are heavy and thundery, moving their way eastward through the rest of today and into the evening, and then they will start to fade tonight, and with clear skies, a bit chilly, mist and fog patches and across scotland, temperatures below freezing, so a frosty start, and a bright start. different story for the west, temperatures on the rise later as cloud, wind and rain put in, and for monday a particularly lively day for the south—west, the wind could reach damaging gusts of up to 80 mph. heavy rain as well through the morning, easing a little into the

afternoon. turning wet through wales, and in northern ireland as well, quite windy, but away from that, a lot of dry and bright weather through the day until we see rain spread through the south—east, the midlands and east anglia. staying chilly. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the first ever world cup to be held in the middle east kicks off later today. the hosts qatar will play ecuador this afternoon. the tournament has been showered by controversy and 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. delegates at the un climate conference in egypt agree a major deal on climate change. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber — if it wins the next general election.

sir keir starmer said the plan would help restore