tonight at ten: a landmark international deal to protect a third of the planet's natural world by the end of the decade. nearly 200 countries have signed up to preserve the environment for animals and vital ecosystems — with targets for 2030. we are finally starting to forge a peace pact with nature. this framework is an important step for determined diplomacy, and i urge all countries to deliver. the agreement is being hailed as historic, but campaign groups are critical that it isn't legally binding. also tonight... the government's controversial plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is lawful, rules the high court

the damage that you're doing to families like myself is terrible. blunt criticism for the health secretary from the mother of a sick child — with more nhs strikes set for tomorrow. us congress members recommend donald trump is charged for his role in last year's riot at the capitol — it's up to thejustice department to decide whether to prosecute. and the record breaking 18—year—old powering england's cricketers to the brink of victory in pakistan. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a new man at the helm. steve borthwick takes charge of the england rugby union team ahead of next year's six nations and world cup. good evening. a landmark deal setting targets to protect the natural world in an area covering a third of the planet has been agreed by nearly 200 countries.

the summit in montreal was regarded as a "last chance" to put nature on a path to recovery, and it includes measures to preserve the diversity of the natural world, to protect ecosystems like rainforests and wetlands, and to ensure the rights of indigenous peoples. but environmental groups have criticised the pledges for being voluntary and not legally binding. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is here with more. justin. justin. thanks, reeta. today's agreement is about stopping the alarming decline of the natural world. it came at 3.30 this morning after a gruelling seven—hour meeting. so what's been agreed? today's deal includes 23 targets, including protecting 30% of the land and sea by 2030. there are targets to prevent more species going extinct. and, crucially, there is a funding mechanism. rich countries have

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isn'tjust building towns and cities. this isn't just something building towns and cities. this isn'tjust something happening in far—off countries with exotic ecosystems like rain forests or coral reefs. ecosystems like rain forests or coral reefe— ecosystems like rain forests or coral reefs. , ., . , ., coral reefs. even in this once small enalish coral reefs. even in this once small english woodland, _ coral reefs. even in this once small english woodland, you _ coral reefs. even in this once small english woodland, you might - coral reefs. even in this once small english woodland, you might see l coral reefs. even in this once small. english woodland, you might see four or five different kinds of finches. if anything, the natural world is under even more pressure here in the uk. according to the nature charity the world wildlife fund, the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. our country is reckoned to have just 53% of its biodiversity left. is reckoned to have 'ust 53% of its biodiversity left.— is reckoned to have 'ust 53% of its biodiversity left. here at home we have 'ust biodiversity left. here at home we have just finally _ biodiversity left. here at home we have just finally come _ biodiversity left. here at home we have just finally come out - biodiversity left. here at home we have just finally come out with - biodiversity left. here at home we j have just finally come out with our environmental act targets and we will be laying the legislation, but when we do things like restoring the variety of our landscapes to make sure they are homes for nature, whether that is about birds, whether that's about certain plants, and it is absolutely imperative that we have this space for nature within

our country. so have this space for nature within our country-— have this space for nature within our count . ., ., , , , our country. so what happens next? some environmental— our country. so what happens next? some environmental campaigners . our country. so what happens next? i some environmental campaigners have said today's deal doesn't go far enough, there is a framework for monitoring the progress countries make but it is up to their governments to make the target international policy. but another issue, the targets are not binding on the countries that have signed the —— they don't have to do this. but today's deal represent significant progress on tackling the crisis facing the world's wildlife, and as such it is very good news for the natural world. reeta. justin, thank you. the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is lawful, the high court has ruled today. it follows a legal challenge brought by charities and campaign groups who argued rwanda was not a safe destination. but the court did say that the cases of eight individual asylum seekers —

who were due to be sent to rwanda earlier this year — must be reconsidered. our home editor mark easton reports. last week's tragedy in the channel reignited the public debate about how to deal with the issue of migrants crossing to kent in small boats. central to the government's answer is sending some asylum seekers arriving from france to rwanda — a controversial policy that the high court today concluded was consistent with the uk's human rights and legal obligations. ajudgement handed down by lord justice lewis said, "it is lawful for the government to make arrangements for relocating asylum seekers to rwanda and for their asylum claims to be determined in rwanda, rather than in the united kingdom." however, the court ruled against the home office when it came to the individual cases. "the home secretary has not properly considered the circumstances of the eight individual claimants whose cases we have considered. for that reason, the decisions in those cases will be set aside and their cases will be referred back to the home secretary for her to consider afresh."

quite like to deal with wanda was signed in april by priti patel, the then home secretary. it was to happen injune but legal challenges happen in june but legal challenges make happen injune but legal challenges make the aircraft never took off. accommodation rented in the random capital of kigali still remains empty. —— in the rwandan capital of kigali. while the home office will be pleased at thejudgement that their rwanda policy is lawful, the policy's power as a deterrent is based on being able to act swiftly, so the ruling that the home secretary did not properly consider any of the eight individual cases will be a concern for the government. refugee and human rights campaigners are considering an appeal on the lawfulness of the rwanda policy. we now come to questions, secretary of state for the home department. i but in the house of commons, the home secretary insisted flights to kigali would go ahead as soon as possible. i won't apologise for telling the truth about the scale of the challenge that we are facing when it comes to illegal migration,

and i will also reiterate my absolute commitment to delivering upon the ground—breaking agreement that we have with rwanda. it is compassionate, it is pragmatic, and i invite the opposition parties to support it. refugees are welcome here! today'sjudgement says the home office's decision—making on the rights of individual migrants contained errors, confusion, flaws and wrong facts. campaigners argue that government failings show why the rwanda policy is unworkable. the court was very clear in emphasising that the home secretary has to look at individual circumstances for every single person that may be subject to removal, and i think that's important. the home secretary has said it would it was her dream to see some of the people who arrived in the kent course the lee as you put on a flight to rwanda before christmas. that won't happen with court case is likely to drag on for months —— on

the kent coast this year put on a flight to rwanda before christmas. challenges are likely to drag on for months. mark easton, bbc news, the high court. the prime minister has insisted the government is taking a "fair" approach to pay, ahead of tomorrow's strike by nurses in england, wales and northern ireland — and wednesday's stoppage by ambulance workers in england and wales. 0ne union representing health staff accused ministers of being "intransigent" because of their refusal to discuss pay. tomorrow nurses in some trusts across the uk but not in scotland will stage a second 12—hour strike — their action will be followed on wednesday when 10,000 ambulance workers, including paramedics, across almost every region of england and wales will go on strike. a second ambulance strike is due to take place on december 28th. here's our health editor, hugh pym. if steve barclay wanted any reminder of patients' opinions on the state of the nhs, he certainly got it today. on a hospital visit, he met sarah, mother of a three—year—old suffering with cystic fibrosis, who had vital lung checks postponed for five days. the damage that you're doing

to families like myself is terrible, because it was agony for us as a family, waiting for that call, and preparing our children for their sister and her hospital visit, for then it to be cancelled. and i know you look and we're all numbers but, actually, we're people waiting for care... of course, of course. 0h, absolutely. later, she explained why she'd decided to raise the issue with the secretary of state. i want to be a voice for my daughter and for the nurses, for the doctors, for the service. his aides said he understood her concerns and had pointed out there was extra funding for the nhs and social care. he also repeated his position on the nhs pay row. we have an independent process in terms of the pay review body. that is the right way that we should look at these issues and that is what the government has done, and we've accepted those recommendations in full. it's the trade unions that are not accepting the independent pay review process and not accepting those pay recommendations. but unions argue that strikes have

been called because mr barclay has refused to discuss pay. i don't feel— particularly optimistic. i'm really sorry about it, - because i think this government is in serious danger of putting the public at risk by not doing what they should be doing - to try and resolve the dispute. there'll be a second nurses' strike tomorrow and then strikes by ambulance staff on wednesday. unions are negotiating locally with employers over what level of urgent calls will get a response. in one part of southern england, a union's agreed to cover life—threatening conditions such as cardiac arrest, paediatric and maternity emergencies. other cases to be covered include major incidents, acute stroke calls and elderly falls after four hours. the secretary of state has invited officials from three unions representing ambulance staff to talks tomorrow afternoon. he wants to discuss levels of emergency cover during the strikes. but there's been no mention of pay being on the agenda. and underlining the strain across the system, the north east ambulance service

today declared a critical incident. there's said to be unprecedented pressure, having an impact on the ability to respond to patients. hugh pym, bbc news. and you can find out if nurses are striking in your area by going to bbc news 0nline — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and on the bbc news app. the us committee investigating the assault on capitol hill in january last year has unanimously recommended criminal charges against donald trump. they include obstruction of official proceedings, conspiracy to defraud the us and inciting an insurrection. the recommendation is non—binding and it's now down to the justice department to decide whether to prosecute the former president. 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports.

with the routine of a recorded vote, america finds itself in uncharted territory. mr schiff? aye. mr aguilar? aye. mr aguilar, aye. a congressional committee recommended that a us president face criminal charges. as it delivered a damning assessment of donald trump's last days in office. he lost the 2020 election and knew it, but he chose to try and stay in office through a multipart scheme to overturn the results and block the transfer of power. shouting replaying key pieces of video evidence, the committee summed up the case built over the last 18 months. that the president not only incited the january sixth attack, but he knew his claim of a stolen election was false. i did not agree with the idea

of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff, which i told the president wa i only need 11,000 votes. fellows, i need 11,000 votes gimme a break. that he pressured officials to rig the vote. this was a fraudulent election. and refuse to call off the mob, or to condemn the violence afterwards. so, go home we love you. you're very special. the committee can't force prosecutors to act on its recommendations but donald trump is already facing multiple investigations. the pressure is rising on a candidate running for reelection while being accused of trying to subvert the last one. there is a danger in all this that the committee is preaching to the converted. democrats will cheer these revelations, republicans may see this as a witchhunt but recently polls even among his bass suggest support may be slipping, which is bad news at a time when you could argue mrtrump bad news at a time when you could argue mr trump needs the protection another stint in the white house

would afford more than ever. ukraine's capital, kyiv, was attacked again overnight as, for the third time in five days, russia launched a barrage of missiles. meanwhile, across ukraine, the bodies of hundreds of people who have been killed since the invasion are lying in overfull morgues, waiting to be identified. a51 shallow graves were discovered in the woods near izyum after the town was liberated. but, months on, almost a third of the bodies have yet to be identified. as our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports, families are now giving dna samples, so they can finally find the remains of theirfamily members and lay them to rest. when this door is cracked open, the smell of death rushes out. because those who lie in here were killed months ago. each bag contains a victim of this war who's just a number for now.

the dead of izyum, still waiting to be identified. and, in theirtown, now liberated from russian troops, the living are still waiting too — families still searching for those killed when izyum was occupied. so the police are not only gathering evidence of atrocities here. they're taking dna samples from people like tatiana, who know their relatives are dead but hope a dna match can finally give them a body to bury. tatiana's sister and nephew were killed in march in a russian airstrike on their block of flats. translation: they found jana, but ira was torn apart. _ i cannot even find a piece of my sister. i'm waiting to find even a little piece so i can bury them both together.

the police work going on here in this room is extremely calm and very careful, because every single person who's coming in to see them has a terrible story to tell. all of them have close relatives who were killed when this town was occupied. and none of them have found their bodies yet. this is where tatiana's sister and nephew died. they'd been sheltering in the basement for safety. even after months of this war, i found the scale of destruction staggering. whole families were killed here. but identifying their remains is painfully slow. the experts are overwhelmed, and taking dna from badly burned bodies is extremely difficult. but tamara is desperate to find the body of her son.

she led me into the wreckage of their home, destroyed just days before izyum was liberated. 0leg was killed here, lying in his bed. tamara was taken to hospital. and, in the chaos, no one's sure where her son was buried. i ask how she copes with that. translation: every day i get up and think that my son is lying - somewhere and ijust need to bury him properly. forgive me, my dear son. i can't bear it. it's possible 0leg was brought here, to one of hundreds of graves dug by volunteers when izyum was occupied, because many were buried with no name.

this one says only "old man". the bodies were exhumed in september but, so far, just five have been identified through dna tests. one of them was volodymyr vakulenko. nine months after his death, his family could finally hold a funeral. the children's writer had been abducted by russian soldiers. but, all this time, his mother had clung to hope. she now knows he was shot. translation: god | teaches us to forgive. but i will never forgive the murderers. i will live in the hope and belief that the investigation finds those responsible and that they will be punished. burying a loved one doesn't end a family's suffering.

but it is a last goodbye that so many here are still being denied. sarah rainsford, bbc news in eastern ukraine. meanwhile, president putin has been visiting belarus today, amid concern that russia could put pressure on its neighbour tojoin its war against ukraine. the russian leader met alexander lukashenko for talks this afternoon. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow — a rare visit for president putin to belarus. what should we read into it? a very rare visit. putin and lukashenko meet a lot in russia, but this is the first time in three and half years vladimir putin has got on a plane and flown to belarus, which has fuelled speculation that there is something that vladimir putin really wants, sibley for alexander lukashenko to get actively involved

in the war in ukraine and committed troops. earlier today, the kremlin dismissed that suggestion is stupid and groundless speculation that this is the same kremlin that one year ago dismissed western reports of an imminent russian invasion of ukraine as this information to keep in mind that belarus is already being used as a launching pad for the russian invasion in february. there are reports of thousands of russian troops in belarus. there are reports ofjoint military exercises so keep an eye on belarus. meanwhile, some sabre rattling from moscow and minsk, president putin today indicated that some belarusian military aircraft had been re—equipped to make it possible for them to carry nuclear weapons. he said russia was training those crews. thanks, steve, and we'll have more from you tomorrow, with a report from siberia, in the far east of russia, so do tune in for that.

now a look at some other stories making the news today... a second victim who died after being injured in a crush at a concert last week in brixton in south london has been named. gaby hutchinson, who was 23, was working as a security contractor that night. the concert was cut short after people tried to force their way inside. the government is suing a company that supplied it with personal protective equipment for over £120 million. ppe medpro won contracts through the government's so—called vip lane in 2020 after being recommended by conservative peer baroness mone. the company said it would "rigorously" defend the claim. more than 12,000 people have complained to the independent press standards 0rganisation aboutjeremy clarkson's column in the sun on friday, in which he said he hated the duchess of sussex. mr clarkson has responded to the backlash, by saying he's "horrified" to have caused so much hurt. he also said he wished her paraded

naked in public with excrement thrown at her. the owner of twitter, elon musk, could be stepping down as the company's chief executive. musk asked his 122 million followers on twitter to vote on whether he should resign, saying he would respect the outcome. the poll closed this morning, and more than 57% said he should leave. our technology editor, zoe kleinmann, joins me to explain. the billionaire bought the company just a couple of months ago. since then, he's been in full charge, making a series of radical and sometimes controversial changes. and the results of that poll elon musk posted yesterday — more than 17.5 million votes were cast and 57.5% said, yes, he should step down. it's the latest twist in a series of events marking his arrival at twitter in october. here he is, carrying the kitchen sink through the front doors. he had just paid £36 billion to own the company outright. soon after, he began cost—cutting by laying off more than half of twitter�*s global workforce.

he reinstated the twitter accounts of controversial individuals, including kanye west and donald trump. the hottest ticket in town yesterday was one to the world cup final in qatar. and elon musk was there, watching the game, in the company of donald trump's son—in—lanared kushner. trump has so far declined to return to twitter and there are others who might wish elon musk did the same. the share price of his electric car company, tesla, has dipped recently, and shareholders will be hoping he'll have more time to focus on that business. elon musk�*s other big project is spacex, operating commercial space flights in earth orbit, deploying satellites and going further. he wants humans to settle on the planet mars and he believes his rockets can do the job. is so far today he has been uncharacteristically quiet about her position at twitter. we will have to

see if he has reached his final frontier with social media via a tweet, probably. early tomorrow, the world cup winners, argentina, will touch down in buenos aires to continue the celebration following their team's victory over france yesterday. their captain, lionel messi, was integral to the squad throughout the tournament and this victory cements him firmly as one of the all—time greats. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports. i nation united in celebration. more than a million ecstatic argentina fans taking to the streets of buenos aires after their team won the prize this country covets the motive for the first time in 36 years. thousands of miles away in qatar, the new world cup champions enjoyed a late—night open top bus parade after emerging victorious from one of the greatest final seborrhoea. earlier, the focus was all on one man. argentina's talisman, lionel messi, claiming the title he had craved in his last world cup match.

is amazing, a really nice guy, and both of them he has everything to be the best player in history. it's amazing to share a dressing room with him. i'm very grateful. where does messi — with him. i'm very grateful. where does messi rank? _ with him. i'm very grateful. where does messi rank? brittle _ with him. i'm very grateful. where does messi rank? brittle icon - with him. i'm very grateful. where i does messi rank? brittle icon perley remains the only player to have lifted the world cup three times to stop for many he remains the greatest, his presence felt in qatar throughout brazil's campaign stop then there is the genius of the late diego marino, who led argentina to world cup, he ended with fewer appearances and goals in the world cup than messi but he played in a more physical era. messi has enjoyed a glittering career. he has won the ballon d'0r, given to the world before a bass player, seven times as he has 11 league titles, ten at barcelona, and former champions league titles. he was helped by several premier league pairs in the argentina team, including tour last night's stars. aston villa

goalkeeper emmi martinez and elastic salsa desk alexis mcallister, who bringing a world cup winners medal back to brighton. aha, bringing a world cup winners medal back to brighton.— back to brighton. a humble, nice ounu back to brighton. a humble, nice young man _ back to brighton. a humble, nice young man and _ back to brighton. a humble, nice young man and we _ back to brighton. a humble, nice young man and we are _ back to brighton. a humble, nice young man and we are very - back to brighton. a humble, nice i young man and we are very pleased for him, delighted for him but also that bit of reflected glory is nice for our club custody five years ago the thought of having a world cup winner in ourteam the thought of having a world cup winner in our team was a pipe dream. given the unprecedented scrutiny that's always rounded the cost of this tournament, the wisdom of bring it here will always be debated. but, if this world cup was designed to get qatar notice, then last night's classic certainly helped the hosts get what they wanted. like messi, france's kylian mbappe, who lost the final despite a sensational hat—trick, also plays for qatar and paris saint—germain for sub is now poised to become the game but finest current talent but this will always belong to one man.

cricket, and england's rehan ahmed became the youngest test cricketer in history to take five wickets on his debut today. his 5—a8 put england in a commanding position to win the third test against pakistan. joe wilson was watching. never has so much been done by a man so young on debut. rehan ahmed and his dad will always remember karachi. spin bowling led the way for england. jack leach got shan masood in a tangle. the runs pakistan scored built their lead. four for babar azam here. and just a friendly chat between the two captains. "how's the match going?" well, fast improving for pakistan, with saud shakeel playing like that. babar was looking immovable, but then he whacked the ball to 0llie pope. 0h, gone! caught, and the bowler — 18—year—old rehan ahmed. it was his time. next, he found the edge of mohammad rizwan's bat. when saud shakeel skied this, he was gone for 53. the youngest man to play for england had turned the game.

the final act of pakistan's second innings was rehan ahmed's fifth wicket. it's in the air... and drops safely into the hands. youngest debutant to do that ever. right here, it meant england needed 167 to win the match. probably the best day of my life again! i mean, to get a 5—fer on my debut is a dream come true. so, yeah, it's great. your dad, he wiped| a tear from his eye. yeah, i mean, i don't blame him! england galloped towards their victory target. well, they always do. when one wicket fell, guess who came in. super shot. rehan ahmed added ten runs to his debut. well, why not? seen everything? there was still time for ben stokes to let loose. watch out. to win on day four, theyjust need 55 more runs, and a bat. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.