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tonight at ten... a landmark deal for developing nations at the un climate summit — but disappointment at the lack of progress on cutting fossil fuels. rich nations agree to create a fund to pay poorer countries for the damage and economic losses caused by climate change like flooding. 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. but despite that success there's criticism there were no stronger pledges on cutting emissions
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and the use of fossil fuels. we'll look at how significant today's agreement is. also on the programme... five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in colorado. and after the criticism and controversy, football takes centre stage in qatar as the men's world cup finally gets underway. good evening. the united nations climate summit cop27 has ended with a landmark deal for developing countries — but there's been disappointment that there was no commitment to further cuts in greenhouse gases. negotiators in egypt agreed to set up a fund to help poorer nations deal with damage caused by climate change, like flooding. un chief antonio guterres said it was an important step towards justice. but there has been criticism
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that there were no new pledges to cut emissions. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. 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 on the loss and damage deal. i hear no objections, it's so decided. applause. the exhausted delegates only managed 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
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with the loss and damage climate related storms, droughts and floods are already wreaking in their communities. 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 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 pressure from the saudi delegation and other fossil fuel rich countries, and it is feared it could allow natural gas to be classified as green. there was a very strong move by some
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of the petro states to try and unwind some of those decisions and in fact go back to pre—paris kind of arrangements. and so, i mean, as you can tell, because how late we are it was sort of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the targets for emission reductions 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.
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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. justin rowlatt, bbc news, sharm el—sheikh, egypt. let's put some of the key topics from the cop summit into context. climate finance was one of the central discussion points. over a decade ago, richer countries agreed to provide $100 billion a year to developing nations to reduce emissions by the end of 2020. this graph shows the progress being made, with the target expected to be reached in 2023. but developing nations have been calling for much more and want additional payments for "loss and damage" — that's for the impacts faced now. today it was announced that a fund would be created for that. there was a recommitment at cop
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for nations to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius, compared to pre—industrial levels. but that pledge didn't go further than last year — and, as you can see, the world is getting warmer, and there's a 55% chance the world will go over the marker of 1.5 degrees in the next five years. and fossil fuels and gases which warm the planet were also on the agenda, with no commitments made to further reduce their use. larger developing economies such as india and china have so far been reluctant to agree to phase out the most polluting fossil fuels. you can see here china is way out in front as the main emitter of carbon dioxide, and is now responsible for more than a quarter of the world's overall greenhouse gas emissions. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath has just returned from the summit, and joins us from the bbc�*s climate team headquarters in cardiff. matt, how would you assess
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the achievement of cop27? i would say on the question of loss and damage it is a very significant day indeed, it has been 30 years in the making. until now climate finance has been about solar panels and sea walls, nothing was being spent on storms or floods like we saw in pakistan. that will change, a major victory for developing countries. for the uk and the eu and many others who had rode in on this fund, they hope that others would support them facing out all fossil fuels, that will not happen and is seen as a major blow, seen as rolling back on the commitments made just last year in glasgow. it has been a good day. damage but not a good day for efforts to cut back on carbon. so what happens now? the negotiators will go back to the
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countries and try to persuade governments to focus on this, but with the likes of the cost of living crisis this will be hard. emissions have to be halved this decade to stave off the worst impacts of climate change and while observers say what happened in egypt's wasn good enough, it was a wasted year. the cop meet in dubai in the indicted arab emirates next year, a leading oil and gas producer, observers are concerned that getting fossil fuel phased out in that country would be very, very difficult indeed.— country would be very, very difficult indeed. thank you, matt mcgrath. i should say, if you want more analysis, there's a section on the website including five key issues to emerge from cop27. find it at bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app. the 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 is in doha. dan? after 12 years of scrutiny over alleged corruption, the treatment of migrant workers and discriminatory laws, this moment could not come quick enough at the hosts. qatar had high hopes notjust for the tournament but for their team, but things did not go to plan on the pitch at the start of this, a world cup like no other. to many it still seems surreal, but the first winter world cup was here. after a build—up mired in controversy, these are the images the hosts wanted their tournament to project. the uniqueness of a first world cup in the middle east, evident with her fans from around the globe 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.
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hollywood actor, morgan freeman, narrating the first section and with the message of unity. football spans the world. unites 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 qatar's critics, fifa president gianni infantino, turned to the football.
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the suspect was named as 22—year—old anderson lee aldrich. police are investigating whether this was a hate crime. a service in honour of the victims was joined by colorado's governorjared polis, who is gay. his husband also addressed the mourners. colorado should be a place where every person can live their life in peace, be who they are, love who they want to love, and we will settle for nothing less. this attack came on the eve of a day to remember transgender people killed in violent assaults, sharpening the grief of a community
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that feels under threat. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. detectives investigating a fatal flat fire have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. two children died and a woman was left critically injured following the blaze in nottingham. the children, aged three and one, died in hospital early this morning. as the uk's cost of living crisis deepens, libraries say more and more people are coming through their doors. some are now hosting food banks and clothing donation points. but the group that represents libraries across england, wales and northern ireland says that despite increased demand, many will see their budgets reduced, forcing them to make painful cuts, or even shutting branches. here's our business correspondent, caroline davies. warm, free and sociable. it does get a bit rowdy sometimes in here. the knitters of nantwich meet
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in their local library every week, making their winter warmth packs. we give everybody a knee blanket, a hat, a scarf, and a treat and a christmas card. i know from personal experience you've got to find money to heat and eat somehow, which is why i'm still working. libraries around the country are expecting more visitors this winter. here in nantwich, they've begun stockpiling warm clothes, sleeping bags and slow cookers to give away, and offer an emergency food bank. i've worked in libraries 38 years and i've not seen it, we've not seen the numbers of people, the broad cross—section, i think, of people who will tell us that they are struggling. we've got limited amount of resources to give out. how do you start to prioritise? other libraries are also providing the basics. around 200 miles away in ipswich, volunteers pack cut—price bags of fruit and vegetables to sell to library visitors for £2. i find everybody is sort of struggling, and some people
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are struggling to sort of admit that they're struggling, just from sort of pride. as the winter creeps in, demand has grown. you want your fruit and veg bag today? £2. and then you can have an extra. the number of bags sold has doubled since the summer. ..toiletries today for an extra pound. the wife and i are both on a pension, and it isn't a lot. well, it isn't enough to survive on so we have to come here. you want to be able to manage on your own without help from anybody, but it comes to the stage where you don't have a choice. all right. thank you. many libraries have been about more than just borrowing books for a while. but they say 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
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or trimming little bits here and there. these are savings that can only be found by making drastic cuts to library services, closing branches, reducing hours, so effectively removing library services from communities at a time when they need them the most. libraries say central government needs to fund councils better. the government said it understands the pressures councils are under, which is why it's made an additional £3.7 billion available to them across the country. the body that represents 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. let's return now to the world cup in qatar which got under way today. tomorrow both england and wales are in action for their first games. in a moment we'll have the latest from the wales camp with our correspondent hywel griffith, but first, natalie pirks reports on england's
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upcoming match against iran. the build—up to england's opening match has been short but far from sweet. human rights abuses, migrant worker deaths and now protests in the country of their opponents. i'm not going to support the iranian team, iranian football match, i'm just here to support my iranian people here. it's not hard to see why fans might feel this way. since mid—september, the iranian regime has launched a deadly crackdown on mainly female protesters. it was sparked by the death of mahsa amini. she was reportedly killed by the morality police after refusing to cover her hair. i think fifa should suspend iran until iran stops killing iranian people. elnaz sarbar boczek is an iranian activist now living in the us. women still cannot go to stadiums in iran. some have even dressed as men to try to watch football.
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please, us team, uk team, can you please not play with iran? harry kane, please hear us. right now there is a revolution going on in iran and we really want the rest of the world to hear us. elnaz and others like her say they have been pleading with fifa for years to do something about iran, saying they have broken several of fifa's own rules about human rights and discrimination. yet here, tomorrow afternoon at the khalifa stadium, iran will line up against england. for the players, though, despite all the problems the world cup remains a dream. for some, it's the thrill of the first time, for others it's another shot at the big prize. of course we back ourselves against any team, and we know if we get it right tomorrow afternoon, then we have a really good chance of winning, so, yeah, it's down to us, we've done the preparation.
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beer may be expensive here but hope is free, the england fans trickling into qatar are hoping they can put decades behind them and make this world cup memorable for all the right reasons. a bucket hat for the bucket list — this is what welsh football fans have waited decades to enjoy. the ethics and expense of coming here to qatar have all been weighed against finally seeing wales play in a world cup. ijust can't wait, i've got butterflies already. i've been feeling like this for the last week, really so, yeah, it's been, you know... just feel fantastic. it'll be once—in—a—lifetime, you know? _ it's been 64 years, it could be another 64 years. this team has tournament experience after two european championships, but for the players who helped drag wales up from 117th in the world rankings, this was always the ultimate goal. how does it feel to finally be here, and how do you control
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those emotions tomorrow? yeah, no, an incredible feeling when as a kid you dream of seeing wales in a world cup, but to actually be in the team that achieves it is an incredible feeling, and an honour to be able to do it for our country. a visit from the first minister underlines this is a big national moment. a win against the united states would be a huge step towards the next round. but how to beat the fast and physical americans? jess fishlock is wales' most capped footballer, who plays her football in the united states. you've just got to absorb it and be ok sometimes with their energy and kind of the chaos that comes with it, and not really match the chaos with chaos butjust match it with just being composed and calm. so wales just need to keep their cool and try to enjoy their moment in the sun. hywel griffith, bbc news, doha.
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time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. a definite chill in the air? i quite like it, i don't— a definite chill in the air? i quite like it, i don't know _ a definite chill in the air? i quite like it, i don't know about - a definite chill in the air? i quite like it, i don't know about you. | like it, i don't know about you. frost and fog is the issue but not for us all, but let's bask in this, a few days ago we were talking about parts of eastern scotland having a month and a half's worth of rain so it was nice we had glorious blue sky and sunshine, but we will see clear skies through the night allowing temperatures to fall, frost and fog are a problem but a different story in the south—west, looking at heavy rain and strong winds arriving. you can see that starting to push in as we speak, but look at the clear skies further north undies. it will be chilly, around freezing in town and city centres but —405 in rural
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areas, ice on untreated roads to look out for but after that, quite a start with all eyes down to the south—west, wet and windy weather on its way —— “i! or —5 in rural areas. gale gusts on exposed coasts first thing in the south—west, meaning a really miserable start to your monday commute, miserable, windy and wet, some rain quite heavy as it pushes steadily north and east. perhaps grinding to a halt across northern ireland in the afternoon, maybe just encroaching into south—west scotland are generally in the midlands and south—east. north of that a few scattered showers, staying cool, sunshine on the whole, six to 8 degrees, sharper showers continue under babalj of rain. tuesday has a quieter story for many but more wet and windy weather to come, arriving through the latter
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stages of tuesday and into wednesday. an unsettled week of weather ahead.— wednesday. an unsettled week of weather ahead. that's all from us at bbc news at ten, but the news continues on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and political commentator emma woolf, and the host of the shecan podcast at the daily express, pandora forsyth. thank you fourjoining urchin, a quick look at some of the front pages starting with the i, it leads with a warning from tory mp's to the prime minister over striking a swiss—style
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trade deal with the eu. there's a similiar story in the daily mail, which says �*dont betray us on brexit�* — over those reported deals. the international edition of the financial times touches on the un climate summit agreeing help for poorer nations. the metro leads with �*wad a waste' — referring to a stunt by comedian joe lycett in which he appears to shred £10,000 cash in world cup protest. the guardian says the world still stands on �*the brink of climate catastrophe', despite the deal reached at the cop 27 summit. it also says rail cancellations are at an all—time high. �*lions of arabia' says the sun with a picture of the england football captain harry kane. and like the sun, the daily star leads with super—kane, marking the start of england's world cup campaign.
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so that was a quick flavour of this evening's papers, we are going to start off our discussion and i wonder emma if you could start off with the front page of the daily mail. . so this is senior tories are very unhappy about the rumours that jeremy hunt and rishi sunak, the new prime minister, are looking to pursue closer ties, forge closer economic links with brussels, in a kind of swiss style deal w the eu, and obviously, you know, having been told for years now, that we have brexit done, well, what did brexit mean? it didn't mean this. people are feeling very betrayed. senior brexiteers in the conservative party are very very unhappy, conservative eurosceptics are warning rishi sunak there can be no attempt to strike this kind of swizz style deal with the eu. it is important to note the
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government senior sources are denying there anything is being discussed or considered, switzerland has access to the eu single market but it also allows freedom of movement, obviously, and it does pay into the eu budget. so, in the i paper, you mentioned the daily mail, a leading tory brexiteer said it would be a massive surinder of or sovereignty which would undermine the whole point of brexit. there will be angry people if this comes to fruition. pan dr rah 1234 will be angry people if this comes to fruition. pan dr rah 1231; yes. to fruition. pan dr rah 1234 yes, there will be. _ to fruition. pan dr rah 1234 yes, there will be. we _ to fruition. pan dr rah 1234 yes, there will be. we have _ to fruition. pan dr rah 1234 yes, there will be. we have to - to fruition. pan dr rah 1234 yes, there will be. we have to remember brexit_ there will be. we have to remember brexit completely divided the nation, — brexit completely divided the nation, and it still does. this is a very— nation, and it still does. this is a very very— nation, and it still does. this is a very very controversial subject, and we have _ very very controversial subject, and we have just — very very controversial subject, and we have just got out of and still in, political chaos. the government needs_ in, political chaos. the government needs to _ in, political chaos. the government needs to come across stable, and especially— needs to come across stable, and especially to their loyal voters, they— especially to their loyal voters, they need to be very very careful how they — they need to be very very careful how they play this, and to not tread
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the water, — how they play this, and to not tread the water, too far over, and ultimately, let people down, on a deal which — ultimately, let people down, on a deal which was fixed. cah— deal which was fixed. can i_ deal which was fixed. can ijust quickly before we move on from this, you are following this closely, emma coming back to you. swiss style deal, remind our viewer what is that is? . you did touch on it. ,, ., ., , what is that is? . you did touch on it. switzerland has access the eumpean _ it. switzerland has access the european single _ it. switzerland has access the european single market - it. switzerland has access the| european single market which it. switzerland has access the - european single market which we now don't but they do allow freedom of movement. they had an referendum recently, on whether or not to revoke the freedom of movement, whether to tighten up on migration, immigration and they decide to keep freedom of movement i think that was last year but they pay into the eu budget and there is a real sense the whole point, whole point about reclaiming our sovereignty and the whole point of brexit was that we would have, we would have control over our borders, and obviously we have a lot of problems with
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migration, huge problems with migration, huge problems with migration increasing at the moment. but there are tory mps who are up in arms about last weeks last thursday's autumn statement, in which we saw £55 billion approximately of tax rises, and really, really deep spending cut, so there is a real sense now, that you know, the kind of reunification of the tory party, you know, bringing everyone back together which rishi sunak so desperately needed to do. needs to do, after the summer we have had, after the borisjohnson downfall and the disastrous liz truss premiership if we can call it that, that that sunak plan of bringing people back together is not, is not as smooth as it might seem. and pandora, iam seem. and pandora, i am wondering about what exactly businesses are making of this, because obviously, in their eye, they, they would say they were promised a lot. something simpler but things have got more complicated, because they are bogged down in the administration, the paperwork, many of them having to
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take their businesses on to the european continent, in order to keep trading. european continent, in order to keep tradinu. ~ , , ., ., european continent, in order to keep tradinu. ~ , , . ., ., trading. absolutely, and we have to bear in mind — trading. absolutely, and we have to bear in mind there _ trading. absolutely, and we have to bear in mind there is _ trading. absolutely, and we have to bear in mind there is this _ trading. absolutely, and we have to j bear in mind there is this happening ina bear in mind there is this happening iha cost_ bear in mind there is this happening iha cost of— bear in mind there is this happening in a cost of living crisis. lots of small_ in a cost of living crisis. lots of small business last week, were less than impressed with the, what was said _ than impressed with the, what was said so. _ than impressed with the, what was said so. we — than impressed with the, what was said. so, we really do have to remember, you know, that there are people's— remember, you know, that there are people's lives, really here, at stake — people's lives, really here, at stake and _ people's lives, really here, at stake and livelihoods, we have come out of _ stake and livelihoods, we have come out of pandemic, as well, where lots of people _ out of pandemic, as well, where lots of people in— out of pandemic, as well, where lots of people in their staff were on furlough — of people in their staff were on furlough and they are getting back into the _ furlough and they are getting back into the swing of things, then they had this— into the swing of things, then they had this to — into the swing of things, then they had this to contend as well. it is 'ust had this to contend as well. it is just in— had this to contend as well. it is just in their— had this to contend as well. it is just in their eyes i can imagine it is hot— just in their eyes i can imagine it is hot oh~ — it makes britain britain, small businesses and it is about the people —
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