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they are being heard and getting a fair deal. . , ., ., ., , fair deal. last word from tamsin. this brings _ fair deal. last word from tamsin. this brings out _ fair deal. last word from tamsin. this brings out the _ fair deal. last word from tamsin. this brings out the point - fair deal. last word from tamsin. this brings out the point that - fair deal. last word from tamsin. this brings out the point that we | this brings out the point that we always have swings and roundabouts. the important thing with climate change, anyone who says it is all good news or all bad news is oversimplifying. we see good and bad policies in every country around the world but we have to keep pushing on the good as the years go by. absolutely, let's hope we are reporting cop 35 or 36 when it comes around. in the guardian, picking up on—air pollution, fossil fuels killing 5 million a year. the times, beans means british and an update on the migrant deal that the government hopes to do. the daily mirror, nightmare at a&e, the state of crisis in the country's emergency departments and the i newspaper leads on a story about the pensions triple lock. at the top it has newsnight on the chopping block. as

you can see, newsnight has made some headlines ourselves today. the bbc has announced that it will cut our staff and budget by more than 50%. that's to help finance new digitaljobs. and indeed a revamped newsnight will be launched next year, but without its team of dedicated reporters, film producers, camera crews and editors. for someone who's worked on this programme for more than 30 years, most of my life, that makes it a sad day for me. that's all in any case from us for tonight. victoria will be with you tomorrow, goodbye. breaking news from around the world

24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. survey take a breath. they have been overwhelmed by a catastrophic situation, and all of the assistance that has gone and is not enough, but certainly and all of the assistance that has gone and is not enough, but certainly it and all of the assistance that has gone and is not enough, but certainly it is and all of the assistance that has gone and is not enough, but certainly it is better and all of the assistance that has gone and is not enough, but certainly it is better than and all of the assistance that has gone and is not enough, but certainly it is better than nothing, so more days like this would be quite welcome on so many levels, not just to see the captives released and peace on both sides, but to also see humanitarian assistance and to see humanitarian assistance and to see people having a chance to bury their dead in gaza bury their dead in gaza, because that is an ordeal that is taking a lot of time and it is still ongoing. the worlds biggest emitters of

greenhouse gases are china and the united states, and cooperation between the two at this week's summit is seen to be crucial to its success. china has been running out a vast new energy projects that have come on so quickly that china's emissions could start falling —— china has been rolling out vast new green energy projects that have come on so quickly that china's emissions could potentially start falling from as soon as next year. but, as our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports, there is still a battle to be had with china's powerful coal sector. 7 china's electric car market has exploded — with 18 million vehicles on the road and a staggering 30% of all new cars being produced. one thing you notice in this cavernous exhibition centre is that apart from the traditional car companies, you have all of these new companies, new brands that nobody�*s ever heard of. what it does show is the enthusiasm here from companies wanting to get a piece of the booming electric car market in china.

this man has owned several electric cars. he credits government tax breaks and other incentives with making the industry viable. translation: many in my family have replaced their petrol cars _ with electric vehicles. and they are not going back. i ask him about the problem with having to charge the battery. translation: in the past two years, the speed of building charging - stations has been very fast. there are now more of them then petrol stations. he points to all the charging locations nearby. and this model has another advantage... at some stations you can actually switch the battery over. it takes just minutes. and the source of this electricity is increasingly from clean energy.

china's solar power already makes up almost 40% of the world's total supply, having climbed steeply with huge investment pouring in. for 12 years in a row it's had more wind power than anywhere else. now analysts are saying its carbon emissions could start to come down years earlier than expected. what is very clear after this year is they have the ability to curb emissions imminently if they simply keep up at the current rate of increases in clean energy. but a looming threat to clean energy remains in the form of a powerful rival. here we have china's energy mix in a nutshell. coal trains coming through, and look at the size of them. and all around in the fields there are these wind turbines. it's the old and the new energy next to one another.

after years of reduced reliance on fossil fuels, major blackouts in 2021 have prompted a rush of new approvals for coal—fired power stations as a back—up. the government says these facilities are only there in case they're needed. but coal and renewable energy are both growing and will be jockeying over whose electricity gets used with implications for the entire planet. steven mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. i'm joined now by professor daniel shrag, professor of environmental science and engineering who is part of this year harvard university delegation. thank you very much for your time here on bbc news. starting with what really are your concrete expectations, if any, from the summit? ~ ~ summit? well, i think the expectation _ summit? well, i think the expectation of _ summit? well, i think the expectation of a _

summit? well, i think the - expectation of a breakthrough every year is something we experienced in the news in the media every year. i think it's a mistake. climate change is a long time scale issue and changing the world's energy systems take a long time and there obviously are steps and progress every year, but we can't expect every year to have some radical announcement. we in paris sent a very aggressive goals, and a few years later, we set very aggressive mid century goals, and that we have the hard work of actually achieving that, and all the countries of the world are working very hard to do that. last year, we saw countries agreed to a loss and damage fund, theyjust didn't provide enough funding to nearly cover the obligations. that will continue this year in terms of discussions about loss and damage, but i don't anticipate that that will resolve that gap because it is parked up the fundamental injustice of climate change that many countries who didn't do much to

cause the problem will suffer tremendously and we need to face facts, but i don't expect we will face back in the next week or two. your thoughts on the fact that the us president as well as the chinese president will not be there. is that at all a concern? you president will not be there. is that at all a concern?— at all a concern? you know, i happen to know that — at all a concern? you know, i happen to know that president _ at all a concern? you know, i happen to know that president biden - at all a concern? you know, i happen to know that president biden is - to know that president biden is incredibly committed to climate action and so is the chinese president, and i think they are meeting in san francisco recently really doubling down on their bilateral commitment to work together on this issue. frankly it speaks more than whether they actually fly over to dubai or not. i think that is not really a big story. i think what's more important is what the chinese and american policies are doing. what are we actually and? and in that sense, the inflation reduction act in the us and all of the chinese efforts

around renewable energy are really important and exciting.— important and exciting. briefly, we have been reporting _ important and exciting. briefly, we have been reporting about - important and exciting. briefly, we have been reporting about the - important and exciting. briefly, wej have been reporting about the uae being one of the largest oil producers in the world and also using the summit to talk about more deals in terms of fossil fuels. how do you think that has impacted the conversations of grounding this summit this time around? i conversations of grounding this summit this time around? i think that it's really _ summit this time around? i think that it's really important - summit this time around? i think that it's really important as - summit this time around? i think that it's really important as partl that it's really important as part of the paris agreement as part of the framework convention on climate change following the meeting in 1992 that the world gets together and talks about climate change. i think it's important that that happens every year because it puts peer pressure on countries to move forward, and i think that really is important even if it's a little bit informal, and i think it's really important that we continue to do that, and that means oil—producing countries and wind and solar dominated countries, hydra dominated countries, everybody, ithink

dominated countries, hydra dominated countries, everybody, i think it's important for everybody to participate in the fact that uae is hosting this year, i think it is good to have them in the conversation. will it create controversy because my guess, but thatis controversy because my guess, but that is what it is about. irate controversy because my guess, but that is what it is about.— that is what it is about. we will leave it there. _ that is what it is about. we will leave it there. thank _ that is what it is about. we will leave it there. thank you - that is what it is about. we will leave it there. thank you for i that is what it is about. we will i leave it there. thank you for your thoughts and perspective on that story. top 28 starts on thursday the 30th of november. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. an inquest has heard four teenagers drowned after their car overturned on a camping trip in north wales. jevon hirst, harvey owen, wilf fitchett and hugo morris were found in an overturned, partially submerged car in gwynedd on the 21st of november. a search was launched after the teenagers from shrewsbury failed to return home. nottingham city council has declared itself effectively bankrupt, meaning it will stop all spending other than the services it must provide by law.

a recent report said the labour—run council was set to overspend by 23—million pounds this financial year. it said cuts in government funding, inflation, and a rising demand for services were to blame. courts in england and wales could soon be sentencing fewer people to shorterjail terms , and instead handing out more rehabilitative community sentences. new proposals from the sentencing council says judges and magistrates should be focusing more on reforming offenders. the plans also include advice to courts to think twice before jailing women because of the impact on children. you're live with bbc news. rishi sunak has accused the greek prime minister of trying to "grandstand" over the elgin marbles — known as the parthenon sculptures. they're in the british museum but greece wants them back. aftert the prime minister cancelled a planned meeting with his greek counterpart yesterday — the labour leader sir keir starmer accused him of trying

to humiliate the greek leader. our political editor chris mason reports. jeering. prime minister's questions is a brutal spectacle. jeers and cheers. prime ministers fear it, even hate it. the thing is, that is the point of it — the brutality of accountability. the greek prime minister came to london to meet him. a fellow nato member, an economic ally. but instead of using that meeting to discuss those serious issues, he tried to humiliate him and cancelled at the last minute. when it was clear that the purpose of the meeting was not to discuss substantive issues for the future but rather to grandstand and re—litigate issues of the past, it wasn't appropriate... rishi sunak accusing a fellow european leader of grandstanding is quite a thing.

keir starmer tried to portray himself as a prime minister in waiting, pointing out he did meet the greek prime minister and again and again, he mocked mr sunak. there could be few experiences more haunting for the members opposite than hearing this prime minister claim that he's going to sort out a problem. it is ironic that he's suddenly taken such a keen interest in greek culture, when he's clearly become the man with the reverse midas touch. just this past week, we've delivered the biggest tax cuts since the 1980s, for millions of people and businesses, increased pensions and benefits and this week, secured £30 billion of new investment for this country. so he can keep trying, mr speaker, to talk... audio cuts out. ..but britain isn't listening... that moment at the end, his microphone turned off, underlining it was one of those days for rishi sunak.

he won't want many more days like this one. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. researchers have located �*the perfect solar system', forged without the violent collisions that made our own a hotchpotch of different—sized planets. the system, 100 light years away, has six planets, all about the same size — that's two and three times the size of earth. they've barely changed since its formation up to 12 billion years ago. these undisturbed conditions make it idealfor learning how the worlds were formed and whether they host life. over the past 30 years, astronomers have discovered thousands of star systems. but none of them are so well suited to study of this kind. and with christmas on the way, many cities around the world are getting ready for the festive season. this is gingerbread lane in new york's chelsea market. creatorjon lovitch, said it started 30 years ago with 1a houses and now reaches nearly eight—hundred. he now holds the guinness

world record for largest gingerbread village. to stay with bbc news. hello there. talk of the town this week has just been how cold it's become. yes, on wednesday, we started off with a hard frost in the lake district. temperatures were sitting at minus seven first thing in the morning. and despite lots of sunshine throughout the day, they struggled to climb above freezing by the middle of it wednesday afternoon. now, we could actually see a similar story on thursday, a widespread hard frost to begin the day, the exception down in the southwest with this developing area of low pressure. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain and windy with it as well. we could see gusts of wind on exposed coast close to 50 mph. let's zoom in and look at that in a little more detail. it will be primarily rain across the isles of scilly and much of cornwall, some wet snow perhaps across the moors. and some of this frontal system willjust brush the south coast,

maybe the odd spot or two of rain south of london. a cold day, generally four or five degrees, some freezing fog slow to lift in the midlands. now with that northeasterly breeze, one or two wintry showers along exposed east coasts of northern england and eastern scotland. sheltered western areas will see the best of any sunny spells. but again, a cold day, two to five degrees quite widely across the country. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, again, light winds, clear skies. once again, those temperatures falling away. it looks likely to be another cold and frosty start to friday morning, and, potentially, friday could be the coldest spell over the next few days. so some freezing fog quite possible as well. and a subtle change in wind direction means that we run the risk of a few more showers running down through the north coast of northern ireland, and down through the irish sea as well. so a few coastal showers around. inland, dry, plenty of sunshine, but another cold day, zero to five degrees

at the very best. now, as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, we could see a few more showers drifting in from the west, but a relatively quiet start. before, as we move into the middle part of the week, we could see areas of low pressure bringing yet more rain in and perhaps something a little less cold. so it'll be a cold and frosty start to our weekend. but as you can see, more showers are likely and those temperatures gradually starting to creep up. that's it. stay warm.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in recent years, israel has sought to establish diplomatic and economic relationships with gulf arab nations. so—called normalisation was agreed with the uae and bahrain, talks were progressing with saudi arabia and that, of course, was before the current israel—hamas war. so what kind of fallout has that had in the gulf? well, my guest is jasem albudaiwi, secretary general of the gulf cooperation council. could the largely family—run gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in gaza?