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this is bbc news with the headlines. delegates at the un climate conference in egypt agree a major deal on climate change. but critics say it lacks ambition. the qatar world cup kicks off with a lavish opening ceremony in doha. but in the opening game the host nation loses 2—0 to ecuador. a shooting outside a gay nightclub in the us state of colorado leaves five people dead. a suspected gunman has been arrested the suspect has been identified as anderson lee aldrich, a 22—year—old male.
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the un climate summit in egypt has ended with a deal to help poorer countries suffering the effects of global warming. after two weeks of talks which extended into the early hours of sunday, negotiators agreed to set up a fund , although no money has yet been committed. the summit also repeated a pledge to limit global warming to a one and a half celsius rise in temperatures, but did not agree to any further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. our environment editor justin rowlatt reports from sharm el sheikh. these talks were supposed to end on friday. they went through friday night and then through saturday night. it was 4:15 on sunday morning when the gavel finally came down these talks were supposed to end on friday. on the loss and damage deal. i hear no objections, it's so decided. applause. the exhausted delegates only managed
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a ripple of applause. but this is a landmark deal on an issue that has dogged these talks for decades. clearly, this will not be enough, but it is a much needed political signal to rebuild broken trust. the voices of those on the front lines of the climate crisis must be heard. hurricane ian tears through cuba earlier this year. today's deal creates a fund to help vulnerable nations cope with the loss and damage climate related storms, droughts and floods are already wreaking in their communities. it isa it is a breakthrough but there is hulme disappoint in this. radio. 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 emission, the aim of the summits is to raise ambition every year, but
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today's deal dials back on what was agreed last year in glasgow. we need to switch to renewable power it says, but also, low—emission energy. what is low—emission energy. it is understood the phrase was included after the saudi deinvestigation and it is feared it could allow natural gas to be classified as green. it was a very strong move by some of the pet trow states to unwind some of those decisions and in fact go back to pre—paris, kind of arranges, and so, i mean as you can tell, because how late we are, it was sort of trench warfare on that. maw; of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted _ of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the _ of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the targets - of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the targets for. nations wanted the targets for emission reductions to be much stronger. emission reductions to be much stronuer. ,, ., , , ., ~ emission reductions to be much stronuer. ,, ., , , . ~' , ., stronger. emissions peaking before 2025 as a science _ stronger. emissions peaking before 2025 as a science tells _ stronger. emissions peaking before 2025 as a science tells us _ stronger. emissions peaking before 2025 as a science tells us is - 2025 as a science tells us is necessary, not in this text. clear
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follow through on the phase down on coal not in this text, a clear commitment to phase out fossil fuel, 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 woman who led negotiations for developing countries.— woman who led negotiations for developing countries. it's given me ho e, developing countries. it's given me hoe, it developing countries. it's given me hepe. it has _ developing countries. it's given me hope, it has restored _ developing countries. it's given me hope, it has restored faith - developing countries. it's given me hope, it has restored faith in - hope, it has restored faith in multi—lateralism, it has given us hopein multi—lateralism, it has given us hope in the cop system and literally in the power of working together. the problem is, for many here, 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. the 2022 men's football world cup kicked off this afternoon in qatar, with the hollywood actor morgan freeman appearing at the opening ceremony to tell the crowd that football could unite
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communities and countries. our sports editor dan roan has been in al khor where the opening match took place between the hosts and ecuador. well, after years of scrutiny over their treatment of migrant workers and their discriminatory laws, this moment couldn't come soon enough for qatar. they had big ambitions for their team, as well as for the whole tournament, but on the pitch tonight it didn't go to plan for them. to many it still seems surreal, but the first winter world cup was here. after a build up mired in controversy, these the images the hosts had wanted their tournament to project. the uniqueness of a first world cup in the middle east evident, with fans from around the globe here at the bedouin tent inspired stadium, one of seven built especially for this moment, whatever the cost. the opening ceremony was an impressive and colourful celebration, with an international flavour. hollywood actor morgan freeman narrating the first section,
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and with a message of unity. football spans the world. uniting nations in their love of the beautiful game. what brings together nations also brings together communities. qatar's desperate for| this tournament to be an expression of its heritage, wealth and ambition. and having got the world's attention, this was the perfect stage to put on a show. and with a number of world leaders present, the country's ruler, the emir, then declared the tournament open. welcome and good luck to all. and after his remarkable speech yesterday, when he turned on to qatar's critics, fifa's president gianni infantino finally turned to the football. let's welcome the teams, and let the show begin. qatar had qualified - which virtue of being hosts - but they weren't to have the start theyd' envisaged in this, they'd envisaged in this,
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their first ever appearance in the tournament. ecuador in control, this wasn't in qatar's script. many of the home fans left during the second half, and with qatar failing to score, those that remained saw their team become the first hosts to lose their opening match at a world cup. qatar now facing a battle to get out of group a. in truth, qatar, that was a poor performance by the hosts today, and it does make you wonder how they will get on against stronger opponents in senegal and the netherlands, in their group, and they may well now struggle to progress in their own tournament. but of course tomorrow, all the attention back in britain will turn very much to both england and wales. england train today, as you can see, now ahead of their opening group b match against iran. james maddison, the only man unavailable, gareth southgate said today, for his squad. wales also ramping up their preparations as well, ahead of their first world cup match in 64 years, against the united states. so much to look forward to tomorrow.
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meanwhile, back here, i am sure the hosts are just relieved that the football has begun. president biden has said the us "must not tolerate hate" after five people were shot dead in a gay nightclub in colorado. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. it was nearly midnight when the gunman walked into a dance party at club q. he was armed with a long rifle and started shooting immediately, but two clubgoers tackled him and stopped the killing. what i can't stop thinking about is the visuals of the evening — of the bodies, of the blood, of the broken glass, of the carnage and the wreckage and seeing a safe place turned into a war zone. police are investigating whether this was a hate crime. iclub police are investigating whether this was a hate crime.— police are investigating whether this was a hate crime. club o is a save haven _ this was a hate crime. club o is a save haven for _ this was a hate crime. club o is a save haven for our— this was a hate crime. club o is a save haven for our lgbq - this was a hate crime. club o is a save haven for our lgbq citizen, | save haven for our lgbq citizen, every citizen has the right to feel safe and secure in our city, to go
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about our beautiful city, without fear of being harmed, or treated poorly. the suspect was named as 22—year—old anderson lee aldrich, it is not clear if he was previously known to police. america's gay clubs and bars have been targeted before, the most deadly attack six years ago at the pulse nightclub in florida. club q said it was devastated by the senseless violence against its community. a murder investigation has been launched after two young children died and a woman was left critically injured in a fire at a flat in nottingham. the children, aged three and one, died in hospital after the blaze in clifton, early this morning. a joint fire and police investigation has concluded the fire was started deliberately. the health secretary steve barclay says the government hasn't abandoned — just postponed — promised social care reforms in england. he has been defending a delay
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in introducing a spending cap for individuals. the chancellor's announced £2.8 billion extra for social care next year, rising to 4.7 billion the year after. it's a very difficult decision to delay those reforms. we remain committed to them, but we recognise an immediate issue, particularly in hospitals, where we have 13 and a half thousand people who are ready to discharge, but we're not able to do so. that is having a knock—on effect in areas like ambulances and the flow through hospital and the prime cause of that, not the only cause, is around social care. so it's right that we're targeting investment. 2.8 billion next year, 4.7 billion the year after. clear commitment to invest in health and care, eight billion going into 2024. we're prioritising the funding we need to get the flow into the hospitals and key amongst that is going to be more funding into social care.
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earlier i spoke to our political correspondent ione wells. in successive prime ministers over the last decide promised to fix the last decade have promisedtofix. soak, the last decade have promisedtofix. people ;oak, the last decade have promisedtefix. people every struggle to �* personal to jersonal either now either boris now thatther boris now thatheer boris now and announced this cap, that announced have |p, that announced have|p pay that announced have |p pay more at no person-would have to pay more £86, 000 no person-would have to pay more £86,000 a no personwoo�*ld have to pay more £86,000 a yore for social care than £86,000 a yore for social care cost, that would be funded in part by that nhs and social care levelly, that rise to national insurance tax which liz truss reversed when she was prime minister, now the government has said as part of the plan tos bring government debt down, control public spending, they are going to delay the reforms to social care, this has led to big questions about whether the reforms will happen now. about whether the reforms will happen nova— about whether the reforms will hauennow. , . , ,. ,, happen now. they have been discussed for decades in —
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they hope itny that, some think they hope it will tackle some of the other issues going on as well. asked twice pointly whether he thou . ht the well. asked twice pointly whether he thought the nhs — well. asked twice pointly whether he thought the nhs was _ well. asked twice pointly whether he thought the nhs was functioning - thought the nhs was functioning properly. thought the nhs was functioning ro erl . ., thought the nhs was functioning --roerl . ., , thought the nhs was functioning --roerl. . , , thought the nhs was functioning ”roerl . ., , , properly. that is is right. it took him a while _ properly. that is is right. it took him a while to _ properly. that is is right. it took him a while to be _ properly. that is is right. it took him a while to be pushed - properly. that is is right. it took him a while to be pushed on - properly. that is is right. it took| him a while to be pushed on this particular issue, he was particularly pressed on the issue of whether some the delays in a&e, to ambulances not hitting certain targets were the result purely of the covid pandemic, he did eventually concede that there were some issues before the pandemic as well, certainly the bbc has been hearing stories from the front line, from people who work in the nhs about some of the hazards this is causing in real terms if ambulances are delayed, is that meaning that certain lives are being lost unnecessarily? again, he said there was a material mis, —— risk of that, i think this is an issue that will be a big one for the government going forward as the winter months progress. 36 the housing secretary, michael gove,
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has written to every council the housing secretary, michael gove, has written 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 2—year—old died from a respiratory condition caused by mould exposure in the housing association flat in rochdale where he lived. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. the party's leader, sir keir starmer, wants politicians stripped of the power to appoint people to the chamber, saying conservative leaders have handed peerages to "lackeys and donors". our political correspondent, charlotte rose explained what labour's concerned about. at the moment, there are 784 peers. but also, the idea that the government is able to stuff the lords with their friends and allies in order to make it easier to get legislation through. there's been particular criticism of borisjohnson in that he appointed a newspaper editor, but also the son
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of a former kgb agent. there were questions about the security of that appointment. also mrjohnson has been accused of making offers to mps in order to curry favour with them that they can go to the house of lords, but then urging them not to resign from theirjob as an mp in order to not trigger a by—election. so, there have been a few controversies, and that seems to be what has prompted keir starmer to say that these changes are needed. a ukrainian female soldier who was fighting in the azovstal steel plant in mariupol before the city was taken by russian forces, has told the bbc she saw people being electrocuted while she was a prisoner of war in russia. the bbc�*s olga malchevska has this report. this is illina before the russian invasion, the 24—year—old sergeant in the border guard. after russia attacked maripol in february,
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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 bombardments. three weeks later, russia captured the town and ukrainian soldiers were forced to surrender. they boarded russian buses and lost connection with the world. alina disappeared forfive months, but she managed to survive. translation: the buses| drove us towards donetsk, 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 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.
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russia denies that. translation: people - were screaming, 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 war were treating them. alina says russian special forces where the most brutal. translation: there were 28 women in 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. people are saying about electric
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shock torture, did it happen? translation: it did. she was over 100 women involved in an exchange in october. translation: those emotions, i 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, she does not want to leave the army. translation: i will stay in ukraine. 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. a group representing
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libraries in england, wales and northern ireland has warned that some may be at risk of closure, despite user numbers going up. libraries connected says that during the cost—of—living crisis, people have been able to use many libraries for additional services such as food banks, clothes donations and just a place to keep warm. the group says further cuts, because of a lack of proper funding, aren't sustainable. here's our business correspondent caroline davies. warm, free and sociable. it does get a bit rowdy sometimes in here. visitors meet making their winter warmth packs. we give everybody a knee blanket, a scarf, a treat and a christmas card. you've got to find money to heat and eat somehow, which is why i'm still working.
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libraries around the county are expecting more visitors this winter. here, they've begun stockpiling warm clothes, sleeping bags and slow cookers to give away, but offer an emergency food bank. we've not seen the numbers of people. they will tell us they are struggling. we've got limited amount of resources to get out, how do you start to prioritise? other libraries are also providing the basics. 200 miles away volunteers pack bags of fruits and vegetables to sell the library visitors for £2. i find everyone is a sort- of struggling, and some people are struggling to admit that they're struggling, just from pride. - as the winter creeps in, demand has grown. do you want your fruit? the number of bags sold has doubled since the summer. the wife and i are both on a pension, and it isn't a lot. well, it isn't enough to survive on,
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so we have to come here. you want to be able to manage on your own, without help from anybody, but it comes from where you don't have a choice. thank you. many libraries have been more than about borrowing books for a while, but as more people start struggling with the cost of living, the list of services that they're providing is getting longer and longer. but libraries are seeing their costs going up, and many are expecting the money coming in to go down, which they argue is unsustainable. these aren't savings that can be found down the back of the sofa or trimming little bits here and there. these are savings that can only be found to making drastic cuts to services. effectively, removing library services from communities at a time when they need them the most. libraries say central government needs to find councils better, and government said and understand the pressures there under, which is why it's made additional
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funding available to them. the body that represent hundreds of councils says their future financial sustainability is on a cliff edge. many libraries fear they could be at the sharp end of cuts as times get tighter. caroline davies, bbc news. brewing beer can be energy intensive, and that can have an impact on the environment — but now one british brewery in cheltenham is looking at ways it can produce its pints more sustainably. the deya brewing company is trying to offset its carbon footprint by investing in a patch of welsh peat. steve knibbs went along to take a look. brewing has a bigger impact on the economy than you would think. here in deya, they make about a million pints per year, use lots of water, energy,
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the caking, counting and running the brewery. after the company did an audit of the carbon emissions, they decided to do something about it. our carbon, labels, heat recovery, carbon credits, and we will look at bigger projects such as co2 recovery, we want to look at solo, there is a lot of stuff in—house, recycling streams, educating us as a company, like our employees, and then offsetting big capital projects. deya is speculating to accumulate. the company has invested over £60,000 in the restoration and maintenance of 65 acres of peatland in snowdonia. the area has eroded over many decades, and what was once storing carbon is now releasing it into the atmosphere. peat gets oxidised, and it is storing carbon, but then it is losing it into the atmosphere. so we really need to put a cap on it, on those greenhouse gas emissions.
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but this is the long game. it will take 35 years for the restored peatland to stop releasing the equivalent ofjust three years of deya's emissions showing the scale of the sustainability challenge. around 70—80% of the company's emissions come from offside, such as suppliers and transport. so others have a part to play. a whole heap of emissions are used to create the malt and the hops and stuff, so it is quite tricky because we have not massive control over those factors, which is why we have to work to reduce in—house and the offset will come. the brewery also believes that its customers should understand the environmental impact of what they are drinking, so on every can, on every level, they have printed the carbon footprint per beer. i think we're doing a decent “0b of where we are at now i considering our size, the funds that we have, it's a complicated picture that we are trying to understand as we go along, but trying to be transparent and honest and open about things the whole time.
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like many businesses, deya is now monitoring its emissions each month, tweaking where it can to keep numbers down. like many others, looking to the long—term, there is no quick fix when it comes to sustainability. 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 metres 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.
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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. now on bbc news the weather with matt.
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. hell hoe. a cool and changeable week on the way this week, but tonight, much quieterfor many compared with recent nights and with that we could see a bit of frost round, north and east with fog, it will change to the south—west later on, this approaching cloud, wind and rain responsible. under the clearing skies the showers fade. it is here we will see a widespread frost. even some city centre also see temperatures drop. the country side we could be well below freezing, the risk of ice in northern around eastern parts of scotland. but in the south—west, the temperatures rise into the morning, we have this weather system, a comely kated one, on the southern lows where things could be blustery and in fact could be disruptive. devon and cornwall, we could see winds round northern coasts as they flip from south—east to north—west, touch round 70 or 80mph. to go with that we will see heavy rain, particularly in the
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morning, turning wet in wales, after a bright start in the north, rain throughout the day in northern ireland with strengthening winds, away from that though, the midland, east anglia, south—east, the far north of england, scotland, even though the wind will pick up, many place also be dry with sunshine, just a few showers in the far north and east, it is across the north where we will see cooler air as we go through into tuesday, on the northern edge of the double centres low that will produce rain, especially for england and wales, breaking up, turning showery so the bestest —— better chance of sunshine, whatever falls from the sky, that colder air in scotland will be a wintry mix of rain, hail sleet or snow and it will feel colder. another chilly start to the evening then as we go through tuesday night but into wednesday the next band of atlantic weather fronts work in, an hour or two of rain but
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sweeping quickly across the country, turning to sunshine and showers later the rain into the afternoon in some parts of north east scotland where the ground is saturated and it will be a cool day, beyond that temperatures will lift up a bit, but just look at the weather in our towns and cities, it is going to be a week we will see more in the way of heavy rain at times. bye for now.
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