an australian teenager becomes the sixth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in laos. angerfrom developing anger from developing countries as the draft text of a new global climate agreement is published. global climate agreement is published-— published. panama's representative - published. panama's representative for i published. panama's - representative for climate change says it feels as if the developed world once the planet to burn. a woman in the united states has become the first person to receive a double lung transplant done by a robot. let's return to that poisoning story. a second australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in laos. the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes has the latest from bangkok.

iam standingjust i am standing just outside the bangkok hospital where holly bowles was confirmed to have died this afternoon in this hospitaljust died this afternoon in this hospital just 2a hours died this afternoon in this hospitaljust 2a hours after her best friend, also 19—year—old bianca jones died in this hospital yesterday. of course, we as in that report was said, simone white, 28—year—old briton, she was not brought here to bangkok, she was treated in a hospital in vang vieng, the capital of laos where she also died yesterday. this is a growing tragedy as we can see. a sixth person confirmed dead today. we do not really know how many other people may have been sickened in this incident, although it does appear this happened some time ago. we think that certainly the two australian women, they became sick about nine days ago. so it is quite a while now since that happened,

it is hoped that means more people are not falling sick now. there is a police investigation we understand going on in vang vieng, and one of the things to come out of this is that laos has been described by some people on social media is a bit of a wild west place where stuff is not very regulated. young people, young backpackers are going there to have fun, going there to enjoy themselves, but they may not really understand the risks of drinking locally made liquor in this very unregulated environment, and as we heard in that report, a very, very small amount of methanol can be fatal. as little as 25 millilitres of methanol in another drink can cause severe illness and even death. i think the message going out from people here is that if you are going to laos, you need to be really, really careful about what you consume. as we reported, the cop29 climate summit has released a new draft climate finance deal that would have developed nations take the lead. but a european negotiator has said the new draft deal is too costly. i spoke to lord nick

stern, the author of the 2006 the stern review which was the first detailed economic assessment of the impact of climate change in the uk. he is also the chairman of the grantham research he gave us his assessment on some of the anger we've seen regarding this new draft. i do understand the current figure that they're using for this so—called new collective quantified goal of around 250 billion a year by 2035 is, in our view, very much on the low side. i mean, we would think that a figure closer to 400 billion for the flows from the rich countries would be more in order, and that would be part of a much bigger story of by 2035, overall flows of around 1.3 trillion to the emerging markets and developing economies outside china. but a big chunk of that, of course, would be private sector. the slice from the rich countries attributable directly to their activity should be closer to 400 billion

than the 250 billion for 2035 that's currently written down. so i do understand where the developed world is coming from. the rich world, of course, is always going to claim poverty, but they are the rich world and i think they could and should do much more. if we are to deliver on the paris agreement, to hold temperatures well below two degrees and make efforts to hold them to 1.5. yes, and we can get bogged down. it's so easy to do in terms of numbers, what each side wants, but is part of this current dispute and unhappiness around the numbers being talked about? partly because of all of the broken promises? exactly on this issue over previous years and previous cops? yes. back in the paris agreement of 2015, which was the landmark agreement, they confirmed the idea of a flow from the rich

countries of about 100 billion a year by 2020, and they didn't make it till about 2023. so they did make it in the end. but it was late. and of course, time is of the essence. this is a very urgent story. so i do hope in these final hours that the rich countries can up theirgame. and you have to remember that most of this flow that we're talking about in the 250 billion, which should be closer to 400, comes through the multilateral development banks, you know, places like the world bank, asia development bank, and so on. and it costs very little for the rich countries to expand their ability to lend. so whilst those numbers sound rather big in some ways we should recognise that if you go through the multilateral development banks, you can get tremendous leverage. and for a modestly, moderately small amount going into those, you can really up their game and that would go most of the way to doing what we need to do to deliver on paris. after russia raised the stakes in the war against ukraine

by firing an experimental ballistic missile, the nato military alliance has said it won't be deterred from supporting kyiv. nato will meet on tuesday to discuss russia's launch of the hypersonic intermediate range missile, but says it will not change the course of the conflict. in a moment, we'll have some analysis from samuel ramani, a military and geopolitical analyst. but first at the end of a week of escalating military action, here's this from bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas. it's been a week of dramatic escalation of the ukraine war that's now lasted over a thousand days. on sunday, president biden gave permission for ukraine to use us supplied atacms missiles to strike inside russia. their use previously had been restricted to targets only within russian occupied ukraine. their missiles launched from the ground and they look like this with a range of up to 300km. they're more accurate, harder to intercept and with a more destructive weapons payload than military drones. they're therefore capable of causing significantly more damage. now, the us has given ukraine the go ahead for use inside russia.

all these military sites inside russia are potentially at risk of ukrainian attack, and ukraine appears to have seized the opportunity almost immediately with a strike on russia's bryansk region on tuesday morning. this footage, from a source close to the ukrainian military claims to show the launch. now, the uk also appears to have given permission for its own storm shadow missiles to be used for cross—border strikes. on wednesday, there were a series of ukrainian strikes in russia's kursk region, which experts told us were likely to have been storm shadow missiles. in this aerialfootage, you can see multiple explosions on the ground. but to verify that this footage was of the attack on wednesday in the kursk region, we compared this with another video filmed on the ground.

when you sync the two videos together, the timing of the sound heard on the ground exactly matches the explosions seen from the air. but we can't verify that these were storm shadow missiles, a claim made by russian sources. and then on thursday, russia carried out an attack on the ukrainian city of dnipro, footage of which you can see here. again, we think these three separate videos from different angles and from the timing of the explosions. you can see it's the same event. president putin later declared that a new hypersonic intermediate range ballistic missile codenamed 0resnik, had been used. experts we've spoken to aren't sure what weapon was used, but that such a weapon may be capable of reaching speeds eight times faster than the speed of sound, making it harderfor air defences to intercept. and some military think tanks, say, could even carry a nuclear warhead. military redlines have clearly been crossed over the past week as biden�*s term comes to an end and russia's ground offensive continues. will any of it change

the outcome of the war? samuel ramani, is a military and geopolitical analyst and an associate fellow at royal united services institute. i asked him for his assessment which started with president biden�*s changing the rules and ended with new missiles and threats from vladimir putin. well, we end with a moment of severe escalation, i think, from the russian side. we're seeing the use of the rs 26 intercontinental ballistic missile, which is not something that was just linked to the deployment of atacms. it was also something that was linked as retaliation for the us and germany agreeing to deploy long range us missiles in germany from 2026. so and the russians also revised their nuclear doctrine, which is something that they've been talking about since ukraine started using nato class weaponry against their targets in the spring. so basically, this is a week where we see months of escalation effectively culminate into something of a climax. how do you view the threats to the us and to the uk made

by vladimir putin? well, we always have to take that with a grain of salt, because nuclear brinkmanship and threatening apocalyptic consequences is part of the russian deterrence playbook. flashback to 2008. we saw a major russian general talking about how poland would be vulnerable to a nuclear attack if the poles continued to host the us rockets for missile shield systems. 0n the first day of the invasion, we saw vladimir putin talk about consequences he'd never seen before and then raised the nuclear alert level in russia. so some of this may well be posturing to the international community to deter further attacks and storm shadow strikes from ukraine, and to deter france from greenlighting the scalps. it might also be a way for him to appease ultranationalists at home. it was very interesting that putin's speech yesterday was basically verbatim what chechen leader ramzan kadyrov was saying, he should say an hour before. but i think we should also be taking the fact that russia feels like it has its back to the wall. it could become

unpredictable and dangerous. and this is a very, very volatile moment. exactly on that point. and briefly, if you would, any strike if you went ahead with it on the uk, on the us with article five. that is extraordinary. we need a completely different territory, aren't we. well, there's so many different ways that article five can be invoked. trying to intercept a missiles or weapons shipments from poland to ukraine could do it. striking obviously a conventional military target could do it. also doing something like a weaponising zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and having radiation fallout could trigger it. there are many ways in which it might happen. so that's why i think we should pay more attention. attention to the undeniable ways in which russia can destroy military infrastructure using sabotage, arsonists, terrorism. they've been doing that already over the course of the past year, and that's been part of their playbook for a long time. we should watch for those hybrid tactics, too, because that may be actually how they carry this out. a brief final thought then. donald trump. north korea. your assessment of those elements. in this equation.

well, the north korean contingent is certainly going to be expanding. zelensky was talking about how there could be up to 100,000 of them. obviously, the atacms make it harder for the north korean troops to congregate and train themselves in kursk. but russia's a vast country, so they can kind of move some of those facilities elsewhere and then get around this somehow. so i don't think that this is the end of north korea's involvement for trump. this obviously creates a major obstacle towards, uh, basically negotiating with russia. but trump is also caught in a double bind with atacms. if he is seen to be cancelling these permissions, he's making a unilateral concession to russia that makes him look weak. if he continues with it, he's going to be impossible for him to start the negotiations to end the war. so this is also a very difficult moment for trump's agenda to. the latest from reuters reporting, vladimir putin saying yesterday's firing of that missile was successful and goes on to say we will continue including it in combat conditions. a very interesting

line coming there from moscow in the last few moments. we will have more on that here in our next hour. let's turn to a completely different story. scientists have discovered ancient forests with animals and plants they thought were extinct in several sinkholes hidden deep in the mountains of southern china. the sinkholes — or "heavenly pits" in mandarin — have formed over tens of thousands of years and only recently became visible when the land collapsed revealing steep limestone cliffs and caves. they are now being explored with the help of a few brave local mountaineers. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker has been to meet to meet some of them. beneath the cloud, hidden deep in the mountain, scientists have discovered a lost world. the ancient forests in china's

sinkholes are a haven for rare plants, and the caves harbour species researchers have never seen before. fe ge from the nearby village led scientists here. he used to think the sinkholes were haunted by demons. as we venture deeper, we do notice we're being watched. translation: we often find new things here, . and we ask the experts, what is this? and the experts say, "we have studied this for decades and we have no idea." we are all very excited to find something new. tourists are also discovering these sinkholes. they want to dangle from the sheer limestone cliffs carved over centuries by flowing rivers, now visible after the land finally caved in. this is one of the best ways down into the tiankeng, or heavenly pits as they are known. it offers a sense of adventure, brings much needed tourism to this poorest province of

guangxi. however, scientists are worried and they need to preserve these heavenly pits for future generations. for now, only a few of the sinkholes are open to visitors. it's very cool. it's the first time i try here and next time i will try to another place. it will be the first time, but not the last time. the discovery of so many sinkholes has changed fe's life. he now guides both tourists and scientists. translation: we should try not to damage the sinkholes - and preserve the ecosystems around the caves. we should limit traces left by human activities as much as we can. researchers hope these unique ecosystems hold clues about how our planet has changed and how rare species can be preserved. now, it's about finding a balance between badly needed research and badly needed

revenue. laura bicker, bbc news, guangxi. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

ajudge in new york has allowed donald trump to seek dismissal of the so—called hush money case against him. mr trump became the first former or sitting president to be convicted of a crime in a trial earlier this year. lawyers for the president—elect had argued for the case to be dismissed as it would have caused what they described as a "unconstitutional impediments" in his ability to govern. here's our correspondent,

jessica parker in washington. what we're hearing from the court in new york, is that thejudge has adjourned donald trump's sentencing and paused further proceedings. so what looks to be like a stay on sentencing for donald trump as he of course, he's set to enter the white house and be inaugurated early next year. people may remember that this was the case where donald trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records over hush money payments to a former porn star over an alleged sexual encounter between mr. trump and that woman. he denied any such encounter took place and that was handed out earlier this year. but this will be, i think, welcomed this development by donald trump's team. they've actually been trying to get the case thrown out, but as part of his sort of wider legal battles that people may be familiar with, it looks like, according to reports, that two federal investigations are set to be wrapped up, while another investigation

in georgia over alleged election interference seems to be stuck in the weeds of appeal. things have really changed in terms of these cases that were involving mr trump since he became a president elect following his election victory earlier this month. a woman in the united states has become the first person to receive a double lung transplant performed by a robot. cheryl mehrkar is currently recovering at the langone health centre in manhattan after the landmark procedure last month. you were the first in the world. and when you hear something like that, that i don't know how to describe that that's first in the world. what? there's 8 billion people. and i was the first to have that done. all i know, it was a younger male. that's it. when you think about that, that the family is grieving and two weeks later, i'm breathing with his lungs.

when i walk around, i don't need oxygen to do that. and i can breathe. and sometimes my legs get a little tired, but at least i can still breathe. so it... it's amazing what it's done for me. dr stephanie chang is the lead surgeon for the lung transplant programme at the hospital where the prodecure took place. normal transplant, you do either get a very big incision on both sides of your chest, called a thoracotomy, or you getjust a very big one across your chest where we break your breastbone. and it's called a clamshell. and in either case, you have to put in these big retractors that spread your ribs apart. they push on your nerves, and it'sjust a very big open incision. and so pain tends to be a decent problem for patients afterwards. in terms of the robotic transplant, instead of something

that is probably eight inches in terms of an incision, we can get it down to a two—inch incision. and so and then we do we put the small ports in for the robot. so there's significantly less trauma on the chest wall. we were hoping to talk to the surgeon that carried out that operation, we are actually now told she will be in surgery, so we will do that a little later on on bbc news. the government says it will overhaul the leasehold system affecting around 5 million properties in england and wales by the end of the current parliament. it comes after a bbc investigation found that hundreds of leaseholders are struggling to afford their bills and service charges. our correspondent, tarah welsh, has been to meet some of them. come on through. when michele bought her dream home in 2016... i love the light in here.

..she couldn't have foreseen what was to come. she says her service charge has gone up drastically. in 2016, it was just under the £2,000. now it's £10,000 per year. it's just unbelievable because we could live in knightsbridge with a cheaper service charge. michele needs to sell up urgently, but she can't. i've got a new grandson. he'sjust coming up a year and a half old, so i want to spend precious time with him, as well. i've got health issues, so, you know, my life span could be reduced, and ijust feel i'm losing time that i could be spending with my family. she says her building's been plagued with problems. the freeholder says it's thoroughly investigating. the government says reform of the leasehold system will make things fairer. on service charges specifically, i recognise the suffering out there. as a constituency mp, i get huge volumes of casework on service charges. we know that rising service—charge costs are placing a considerable —

in some cases, intolerable — strain on leaseholders across the country. we've got to switch on the provisions in the leasehold and freehold reform act that increase the transparency around service charges that will make it easier for leaseholders to challenge the unreasonableness of charges. freeholders say they want to work with the government on reforms, but leaseholders are concerned about more delays. we've had years and years of consultations after consultations — we've been doing this for over eight years now. we cannot let them kick this into the long grass. we will complete their consultations, but we will also hold them to account to the timelines that they've specified today. but many say they're still trapped and unable to plan their futures. tarah welsh, bbc news. for viewers in the uk, there are two special programmes about living as a leaseholder available for you to watch now on bbc iplayer. the true cost of leasehold and the leasehold trap. almost 20 years after

the devil wears prada was released in cinemas and became a box—office success, a new version has been made — this time, for the west end stage. it has an all—star cast, and music written by sir eltonjohn. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. emily. she means you. with the dress which is cut. on the bias, and so are we... that's not what i asked you, i couldn't have been clearer. there you are, emily, how many times do i have to scream your name? actually, it's andy. it was a huge hollywood hit on screen. now, the devil wears prada is making its west end stage debut. # the devil wears prada! vanessa williams, who famously played cut—throat wilhelmina slater in ugly betty, is taking on the role of another fearsome fashion editor, miranda priestly. charlotte, charlotte!

there you are, charlotte. how many times do i have to scream your name? i'm so sorry. have a seat. i've been used to playing strong women with definitely missions to accomplish. and i guess it'sjust, you know, a casting directorsaying, "oh, i know who can do this." and that's when i get the call. this stuff? 0h, ok, i see, you think this has nothing to do with you. and fans of the film will recognise some of those famous lines. ok, i see, you think this has nothing to do with you. you go to your closet and you select, i don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. but what you don't know is that sweater is notjust blue. it's not turquoise. it's not lapis. it's actually cerulean. vanessa has been in showbiz for four decades and,

you sold your soul the day you put on that first pairofjimmy choos, i saw it _ and do you know what really just kills me about this whole thing is the clothes that you're going to get, i mean, you don't deserve them. you eat carbs! in the film, emily blunt and anne hathaway play professional rivals. their theatrical counterparts amy di bartolomeo and georgie buckland put that rivalry aside to speak to us. and the show is georgie's west end debut. i don't really know how i got here and how this happened so fast, because i didn't think it was going to happen so quickly and all at once. but god, i'm so lucky. a million girls would kill for thisjob. and you have some of the best lines in the show. we get to dive in even more in the show than she does in the film. so i get to talk about her backstory and why she is the way she is, and i hope that the nasty things that come out of her mouth sometimes, there's a little bit of kind of understanding because of who she is and where she's come from, and she's only trying to please, and she's filled with anxiety and she's knackered and she's hungry and there's all this,

stanley tucci starred in the film version as nigel, but he definitely wasn't doing this dance routine. and as i walked into the bar, there was mr tucci. i was like, whoa. and i said to him, you know, "i'm playing nigel in the devil wears prada," and he's like, "i've got to come, i'm coming." he's coming on press night. and to bring yourself to it, but also then to interact with your other co—stars and what they bring, which is really exciting. # when you are tailor made to get ahead of the pack. the devil wears prada film has been fashioned into a musical with songs and costumes tailor made. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.

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two men from south wales have pleaded guilty to being part of a vast operation smuggling thousands of migrants to europe. an australian teenager becomes the sixth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in laos. backpackers speak to the bbc about their alarm. i won't drink from an open bottle, and i won't drink home—made alcohol. it's scary because not every day people are dying just like this. a new yorkjudge grants donald trump permission to seek dismissal of his hush money criminal case. a woman in the united states has become the first person to receive a double lung transplant done by a robot.

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