is cleared, what — or who — will be found beneath. venezuela's government and the opposition have signed a preliminary agreement, after meeting in mexico for talks to find a way out of the country's political crisis. on the same day, the united states said that it would allow the american oil company chevron to resume some activity in venezuela. the bbc�*s will grant is following events in mexico city. there are a few elements that are potentially encouraging about these talks here in mexico city between the venezuelan government

and the opposition. venezuelans watching on will be encouraged by the fact talks are taking place at all. they failed about a year ago and in such a polarised environment between the government and nicolas maduro and the opposition, to simply have them round the table is an achievement. also they are moving towards trying to find a map towards freeing up billions of funds of venezuelan money that is being held by a un managed fund and can be used forfood aid, support and all of the different humanitarian needs that have been so desperate in venezuela over recent years. if they can reach agreement on that and those funds become available that will of course improve the lives of millions of venezuelans. it is, of course, very sticky waters, the two sides have been at each other�*s throats not just for years but decades now so there is a lot of bad feeling between the two actors but there is some hope that this time it can be improved and the biden administration appears to be backing the talks.

they have given the green light for chevron the oil giant to resume operations in venezuela, dependent on the outcome of these talks, again, the idea that oil, so key to the venezuelan economy, that that sector picks up again with a major us oil company is music to the ears of the maduro government. that said, any profits made from those operations won't go to the nicolas maduro government, but to servicing debt owed to chevron by the state—run energy company. still, though, from both the position of the venezuelan government, to an extent the venezuelan opposition, and certainly probably most venezuelan people, the very fact things are beginning to move forward is going to be welcome news. raul sanchez—urribarri

is associate dean at the school of humanities and sciences and a senior lecturer in the crime, justice and legal studies department at la trobe university. hejoins us now from melbourne. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. you are venezuelan, and your family is still there. what has been the reaction to this deal from ordinary venezuelans? venezuelans? normal venezuelans, thank normal venezuela ns, thank you so normal venezuelans, thank you so much for the opportunity. as you can imagine, for normal venezuelans, this is a very important development. we've seen 15 months of no progress whatsoever of a significant nature at the international level in dialogues, precisely because they haven't been able to meet. the maduro government refused, abandoned the opportunity for dialogue 15 months ago, and it seems the two parties involved, government and opposition,

having met. so this is a major news for venezuelans across the political spectrum. the country has been in turmoil for years. why is it happening now? do you think it should have been done sooner? absolutely. i mean, been done sooner? absolutely. i mean. we _ been done sooner? absolutely. i mean. we are — been done sooner? absolutely. i mean, we are talking _ been done sooner? absolutely. i mean, we are talking about - been done sooner? absolutely. i mean, we are talking about a - mean, we are talking about a situation that has been going on for many years, as we all know, but actually it is actually being stable, and unfortunately with really bad effects for the venezuelan people. we don't set in the public as we used to but that doesn't mean the problem is not there. over 6 million venezuelans have left in the past five, six years, they live in conditions of asylum in different places across the region and in other countries around the world. we are talking about an economy that has lost close to two thirds of

its gdp. it has been a complete catastrophe. so any developments that point the way of ameliorating the situation now, or even in the future hopefully, i received of course is really good news. can you explain what is actually in this accord, and the difference it could make? i think for the time being, we have to look at it from the point of view of short—term, mid—term, long term. from the point of view of short term, there are some important elements coming out of this agreement. we are talking about $3 million for example that are going to be able to afford essential basic imports. we don't really have unfortunately a condition of transparency in the use of some of the funds that the government would have access to. on the other hand, the $3 billion will be managed for purposes of solving social problems with the participation of the united nations, and we are also going to have both the

government and forcing them to work together, which is a major development. on the other hand it is ready had an impact with respect to the oil sector, due to a change of the licence of chevron by the us government, chevron, the major oil corporation, is going to resume operations in venezuela, it is going to expand its operations. this will include probably the restarting of work in different oil fields across the country. it might raise the oil output coming from venezuela significantly, probably 200,000 barrels of oil a day. so this is actually big news in the short term. long term, we have to see this as a small step in the course of what we hope one day will be a major

comprehensive agreement, or a series of agreements, that will allow the country to move forward, and the opposition and the government to cooperate in what we hoped would be also the restoration of venezuelan democracy at some point. thank ou for democracy at some point. thank you for your _ democracy at some point. thank you for your insight. _ democracy at some point. thank you for your insight. some - you for your insight. some really big developments. at least one person has died and around a dozen people are missing, after a landslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. italy's interior minister has described the situation as very serious. mud and debris swept through the region, after a night of torrential rain. the bbc�*s mark lowen sent this report from naples. through the night came the rain, torrential and fast. and then the mud, a landslide pouring through ischia before dawn, burying and upturning what lay in its path — cars, trees, debris flung

aside and uprooted. the rescue boats set off early, but were hampered by strong winds and rough seas, buffeting attempts to reach the island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what they'd buried. man speaks italian. "this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer there," he says. houses were engulfed with people trapped beneath the mud, dozens of firefighters helped evacuate those they could. a rescue and a search for those still missing. the fear is that as more areas are unearthed, the number of confirmed victims could rise. for the islanders, their tranquillity was shaken by a nightmare.

translation: there are some cars facing upwards and have . shifted to the side. looking at them, you can't explain how it was possible. vehicles were tossed aside and battered, hurled by a wave of mud into the waves of the ocean. houses have been cut off, some without power. the authorities calling on residents to stay inside. ischia's narrow streets are caked in the chaos, many of its homes, illegally built over the years, unstable and vulnerable. now an anxious wait for the weather to lift to see the extent of the damage wreaked, turning ischia from island idyll into rivers of mud. the rain has finally stopped. we drove through a deluge in the far south of italy. clearer weather will help the rescue efforts and ease access across from naples to the island because ferries

tonight are still suspended on that route. the latest figures we have are one person known to have died and 11 people still missing but the worry of course is that as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found beneath? mark lowen reporting there. it's been another dramatic day at the fifa world cup in qatar. on saturday, we saw plenty of goal action from some of football's biggest stars, including lionel messi, kylian mbappe and robert lewandowski. for a round—up of all the day's action, here's bbc sports olly foster. huge relief for argentina and theirfanatical huge relief for argentina and their fanatical supporters in qatar. defeat against mexico would have seen one of the pretournament favourites tumble out of the world cup, seemingly unthinkable but they won 2—0,

still a really nervy evening at the lieu sale stadium because it was goalless at half—time until, he wails, lionel messi, theircaptain, he until, he wails, lionel messi, their captain, he found space on the edge of the mexico box, lashed a left—footed shot into the bottom corner. this is messi's fifth world cup, and at the age of 35, he also said it's going to be his last. that is the one trophy that has eluded him during a magnificent career. that was his 93rd argentine goal. the victory was sealed late on by enzo fernandez. that was his first goal for his country. and that really helps their goal difference as well, which might come into play in the final round of group matches. but qualification for the group stage is now in their own hands. to be sure of that, argentina will have to beat poland next wednesday. the polls got a much—needed win, 2-0 polls got a much—needed win, 2—0 against saudi arabia, and that sees them move to the top of group c on four points. saudi arabia were looking to

reach the knockout stage themselves, after that extraordinary victory over argentina a few days ago, but though they dominated early on, they fell behind from a goal by peter zielinski. the saudis had a great chance to equalise, a penalty, but the polish keeper wojciech szczesny heath made a fantastic double save from that. poland rounded off the win from their captain robert lewandowski, a much—needed goal for him, his first at a world cup finals. the reigning champions france are the first side through to the last 16. they beat denmark 2—1 at stadium 974. goalless at half—time but killian mbappe was their second half match winner. he put the french ahead on the hour mark. the danes responded really well with a header from andreas kirsty in sin which set up a tense final in two minutes —— andreas christensen, but it was mbappe who finished from close range, getting on the end of an antoine griezmann cross to make a 2—0. after the opening win

over australia they are now sure of reaching the crop knockout stage, almost certainly as group winners as well. australia, they keep themselves alive in the tournament after their first world cup win since 2010. a mitchell duke a 1—0 win over tunisia. here's how that played out in their respective countries. frustration for those tunisian fans back in the capital of tunis. 14 shots in just four in target, but in melbourne, federation square, always lively there, but a huge party, peak—time fixture on a saturday night in australia, and those fans did not miss the opportunity to celebrate. it really has been a dramatic day in qatar. day seven of the world cup. just a reminder of the top headline. lionel messi and argentina lived to fight another day. let's get some of the day's other news. taiwan's president has resigned as leader of the governing party, saying she takes full responsibility for her party's

poor showing in the local elections. president tsai had framed the election as a vote for democracy, amid rising tensions with china, but the voters were not convinced. the vatican has accused china of breaking a landmark agreement, signed four years ago, over the administration of chinese catholics. the vatican expressed surprise and regret, after beijing appointed a bishop without its approval. although details of the deal were never made public, it gave both sides a say in the assignment of new bishops in china. nasa's orion spacecraft has broken the record for the furthest distance travelled from earth by a vehicle that is habitable by humans. the test flight, which does not have any crew onboard, is almost 406,000km from earth. that's more than 6,000km beyond the previous record, held by the apollo

13 spacecraft. more now on the former pakistan prime minister, imran khan, who has addressed hundreds of thousands of supporters in rawalpindi, telling them his one regret from his time in office was failing to bring the corrupt and the powerful to justice. the rally brings to a close the so—called long march by imran khan's pti party, aimed at pressing the government to call a snap election. the bbc�*s samira hussein reports. they came by the hundreds and hundreds quickly became thousands. all converging on a 3km strip of road. security was tight. the last time imran khan spoke in public, he was shot. the government warned of possible attacks today. his supporters came anyway. that's how strongly they believe in the cause. his cause is the people of pakistan. not himself. he is out for us.

so, that's why we are supporting and we are coming here for our leader who is supporting us. there is one man only that has been raising his voice against all of the establishment. he is there to look forward. he has given us a vision. as day turned to night, the excitement was building. when he finally arrived at the rally, crowds erupted in cheers. people waited here for hours to hearfrom imran khan. this is the first time he is addressing supporters since being shot. there is no doubt he remains exceptionally confident. there was no doubt he believes an exceptional confident. even though he was pushed out of office earlier this year. since then, khan has been holding protests demanding fresh elections. now he is considering dissolving the two provincial governments under his party's control. an unprecedented move that is sure to plunge pakistan into further political crisis.

and that is just how quickly things can change in this country. the immensely popular leader may have been knocked down physically, but he continues to fight politically. samira hussain, bbc news, rawalpindi. ukraine's president, volodomyr zelensky, says six million ukrainian households are still without power, after russia launched a wave of missile strikes across the country this week. the number of affected households has reduced, but many have been left without light, water or heat, as winter sets in. the bbc�*s ukrainian service correspondent in kyiv, zhanna bezpiatchuk, says the authorities have been urgently trying to restore water and electricity supplies. we know that so far, 75% of the ukrainian demand for electricity have been already met by the supply

which has been restored in many regions and cities of ukraine. today we got to know that the city of kherson is on the grid again and that's very important news. people there were cut off from early electricity supply, heating and water for weeks after the liberation while the retreating of the russian forces have destroyed all three main electricity supply lines around kherson. for example, i know such stories from the city of kherson where doctors and nurses and maternity units had to boil water and pour it in bottles and bring these hot bottles to their patients, mothers and newborns to warm them up. now the hospitals in kherson and in the region of kherson will be the first recipients who will get this electricity back these days and then

there are potential blocks of residential houses and private houses in kherson who might get the electric supply that is absolutely essential. as for kyiv, yesterday at night, finally, many residential areas in the eastern bank of the ukrainian capital got access to electricity after about 30 hours without heat or electricity and water supply. so it's very important to understand that people could not call their relatives, families and friends when the electricity is off so it's very difficult psychologically when you cannot call your family to ask them what is happening to them and where they are. the same was also with regards to isolation from news because wifi and mobile internet was not running and people didn't know what was happening in the city.

now if you're over a certain age, you'll surely remember this. # remember my name # femme # am gonna live forever... #. the voice of american actress and singer irene cara, who has died at the age of 63. the musical fame, in which she sang that title track, made her indeed famous. four years later, irene cara won an oscar and a grammy for the title song in the movie flashdance. we can now speak to lee curreri, who was irene cara's co—star in the worldwide smash hit fame movie and tv series. he joins us from los angeles. thank you so much forjoining me. you worked with irene, her co—star in fame. what was she

like to work with? she co-star in fame. what was she like to work with?— like to work with? she was a force of nature. _ like to work with? she was a force of nature. i _ like to work with? she was a force of nature. i first - like to work with? she was a force of nature. i first met . force of nature. i first met her in a van when alan parker was taking us out to lunch to meet each other. i thought i'd jump meet each other. i thought i'd jump into this script of the movie and met coco hernandez. she was capable and talented and had this crazy great voice and had this crazy great voice and she could do anything. she let you know it as well. she was very much like the character and i got to tell you that during all the hurry up and weight of making a film, every time we could get to a piano and play and sing, we were doing it. i wanted to hear irene plasma voice all day long. irene plasma voice all day lonu. ., , irene plasma voice all day [on _ ., , ., , irene plasma voice all day lon.. ., , ., , ., , irene plasma voice all day lon, ., , ., , ., long. that is really lovely and not many _ long. that is really lovely and not many people _ long. that is really lovely and not many people can - long. that is really lovely and not many people can actually| not many people can actually say that they first met irene in a van. there you go. what

were any special moments that really stood out when you are together and you are filming that you'd like to share with us? i that you'd like to share with us? ., , ~ that you'd like to share with us? . , ~ ., ._ that you'd like to share with us? ~' ., . us? i was thinking today about the filming _ us? i was thinking today about the filming of— us? i was thinking today about the filming of the _ us? i was thinking today about the filming of the movie, - us? i was thinking today about the filming of the movie, howl the filming of the movie, how there was a constant show going on behind the camera. alan parker had set up in one of the rooms, doing the scenes, while all waiting, we were set up in another room, this was an abandoned high school on upper west side of new york. they were all rooms of a skujins, school and some had pianos. irene and i were jamming, whoever else had percussion staff and drums were playing along. jean anthony ray was doing his own show another room

during shelley temple numbers and in full costume. during shelley temple numbers and infull costume. i during shelley temple numbers and in full costume. i would go to the set on that movie when i wasn't called just to be part of the fun. when they actually shot the hot lunch number, this kind of frenetic, crazy energy that the students had, that was real. they were really trying to get in front of the camera. they were fighting each other. so alan parker did a really good job of capturing this frenetic, ambition and need to perform an exhibitionism of the people that were in the cast. irene was obviously such a star from the point when she was a little kid, from the me, nobody nose and she was an sparkle and

16. she could school us all on how to do show business. exactly. you mentioned irene was a star and we are hearing a lot of that tonight, so many lovely tributes for irene and on a personal note, what impact did she have a new? i on a personal note, what impact did she have a new?— did she have a new? i had a bit of shyness. _ did she have a new? i had a bit of shyness, and _ did she have a new? i had a bit of shyness, and if _ did she have a new? i had a bit of shyness, and if you - did she have a new? i had a bit of shyness, and if you are - of shyness, and if you are performing with irene, you couldn't be shy. so she had a way of bringing everybody out of their shells because she was this living, shining example of a performer. once he got touched by her, her presence, you had to deliver or else get off the stage. she was just like that. off the stage. she was 'ust like mi off the stage. she was 'ust like that. you got told. lee curreri, _ like that. you got told. lee curreri, thank _ like that. you got told. lee curreri, thank you - like that. you got told. lee curreri, thank you so - like that. you got told. lee curreri, thank you so much j like that. you got told. lee i curreri, thank you so much for joining us. really appreciate

your time. mil joining us. really appreciate your time-— joining us. really appreciate our time. . , , ,, your time. all the best. sure, my pleasure. _ your time. all the best. sure, my pleasure, thank _ your time. all the best. sure, my pleasure, thank you. - lee curreri there. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @monikaplaha. that's it for me at the moment. this is bbc news. hello there. strong southerly winds brought mild air across the whole of the country on saturday. temperatures reached 15 degrees in the moray firth in scotland. now, we still have some windy weather around at the moment. low pressure to the west of the uk. that band of cloud has been catching up with the main band of cloud that's been bringing some rain but that weather front is sweeping that wetter weather down towards the south—east and along that weather front, that rain could hang around during sunday but we've got clearer skies following to the north and a few showers and scotland, northern ireland starting off with temperatures six degrees on sunday morning, much milder towards the south—east, and it looks like it's going to be a cloudy day for east anglia and the south—east of england.

still could be some rain left overfrom overnight, may extend its way into hampshire as well, possibly easing off a bit in the afternoon. a shield of cloud extends through the midlands towards lincolnshire. other parts of england and wales seeing some sunshine. a few showers coming in off the irish sea. one or two showers for northern ireland and mainly western scotland, but some sunshine as well. now, the winds aren't going to be as strong on sunday, still quite blowy in the north—west of scotland for a while, and it's still going to be a mild day on sunday — temperatures 11 to 13 degrees. that's a few degrees lower, though, than it was on saturday for scotland and northern ireland. still got that rain threatening the south—east of england. could see some wetter weather moving in during the evening, actually, and before that weather front finally moves away in time for monday and then, we're left with some lighter winds, some clearer skies. temperatures are going to be a bit lowerfor the start of the new week. and with lighter winds and clearer skies could be some mist and fog forming as well here and there, more especially across north—east england, which will be a little slow to clear. otherwise, i think we should see some sunshine breaking through.

a few showers coming in, mainly across more western parts of england and wales, and then running eastwards across southern england, too. large parts of the country, though, will be dry, i think, in the afternoon and the temperatures are going to be a little bit lower — around 9—11 degrees — so it's beginning to cool off just a touch. and that really is a sign of things to come because all the mild atlantic air is struggling to reach us. essentially, we've got this big blocking area of high pressure that extends across scandinavia and pushes colder air our way. now, it's not desperately cold but after a very mild and very wet november, as we head into the start of december — the start of winter — things are looking much drier and also a little colder.

he regretted not being able but the voters were not convinced. this is bbc news. the headlines — venezuela's government and the opposition have signed a preliminary agreement, to find a way out of the country's political crisis. on the same day, the united states said that it would allow the american oil company chevron to resume some activity in venezuela. rescue teams are searching for survivors, after a mudslide on the italian island of ischia. at least one person has died and 11 people are missing. mud and debris swept through the region, after a night of torrential rain. the former pakistan prime minister, imran khan, has addressed hundreds

of thousands of supporters in rawalpindi, telling them