two amber weather warnings — meaning a risk to life and property — are now in place across the uk, as storm bert brings high winds, rain and snow. 60,000 homes in the republic of ireland are without power after the storm struck overnight. a massive air strike on a multistorey building in the heart of lebanon's capital leaves 11 people dead and 63 injured. and the story of a guitar owned by the beatles star george harrison — and how it risked having a different owner. talks at the cop29 climate summit in azerbaijan are on the verge of collapse after poor countries walked out of a meeting saying their financial needs are being ignored.

negotiations had already run more than a day over schedule but were deadlocked over how much money richer nations should provide poorer ones. in a moment we'll talk to our climate reporter live in baku, but first our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports on the tensions that put the talks on a knife—edge. delegates from developed countries head into a key meeting. how are the negotiations going? we are not going to comment now. that was the eu's climate minister. here is uk energy secretary, ed miliband. ed, how are things going? well, we are looking for the best deal we can. is there any progress at all? here is the problem. 0ne clause in the current draft agreement estimates developing countries need $1.3 trillion of climate finance. the very next clause decides the countries led by richer nations will provide $250 billion a year of that. now, we understand the offer has been raised to $300 billion a year, but the developing countries say that that is still not enough. this is what they always do. they break us at the last minute.

they push and push and push, until we are tired, until we are delusional from not eating, from not sleeping. to make things even more complicated, a group of fossil fuel rich countries, led by saudi arabia, is trying to roll back on the promise the world made last year in dubai, to transition away from fossil fuels. that is the knot they are trying to untangle in this room, and, all the while, the clock is ticking. justin rowlatt, bbc news, baku. with me is nick bridge, who was the uk foreign secretary's special representative for climate change from 2017 until 2023. thank you for being with us. we are hearing that things are teetering. as far as you are aware, it is because a small nation is being unhappy with the money that is being offered?— the money that is being offered? , ., , , the money that is being offered? , ., ,, , offered? yes, the main issue is this big financial—

offered? yes, the main issue is this big financial package - offered? yes, the main issue is this big financial package that l this big financial package that the gathering has to agree and the gathering has to agree and the amounts put forward at the moment in draft has not been deemed acceptable by the smaller nations, the vulnerable nations. so i think that they have, i understand from the latest news, walked out of the current discussion. it goes on, i think they have been up all of last night and i'm sure they will be up for a more hours to get this deal done. it is already _ get this deal done. it is already overrunning - get this deal done. it is | already overrunning but get this deal done. it is already overrunning but there was a huge goal forming already overrunning but there was a huge goalforming between the rich and poor nations, even though wealthy nations had doubled the offer yesterday to $25 billion a year. it sounds like a lot of money but it has got to do a lot of work. 25c! got to do a lot of work. 250 billion over _ got to do a lot of work. 250 billion over the _ got to do a lot of work. 25: billion over the period. the hope is also that the public money that is going forward by the industrial nations is then massively leave urged by other forms of innovative financial is we can look at other forms of tax revenue, other sources from the international

financial system and the private sector. so there is a lot in balance. what happens here is that different groupings after different things and the essential need is for them to come together but certainly, this has got some way to go. i think that also there will be a call from all nations that there is widening of the donor base, there are other countries coming in who hasn't previously committed funding. that will be one conversation on, how can china come in on this? the poor and venerable countries are suffering these incredible impacts right here and now. it is getting worse every year. they desperately need support. this is not a charitable act, it is a response but that he and so the heat of a negotiation is ongoing —— it is a responsibility. but negotiation is ongoing -- it is a responsibility.— a responsibility. but they can't come _ a responsibility. but they can't come away - a responsibility. but they can't come away with - a responsibility. but they can't come away with no | can't come away with no agreement, can they? they will be putting _ agreement, can they? they will be putting maximum _ agreement, can they? they will be putting maximum pressure l agreement, can they? they will. be putting maximum pressure on all other parties to get this done. . ~ �*

all other parties to get this done. w' �* . ~ all other parties to get this done. �* ., ~ ,., done. nick bridge, thank you for coming — done. nick bridge, thank you for coming in. _ let's speak to our climate reporter esme stallard who's in baku. what is late as you are hearing? it what is late as you are hearing?— what is late as you are hearin: ? , ., . hearing? it is quite manic care. there _ hearing? it is quite manic care. there is _ hearing? it is quite manic care. there is a _ hearing? it is quite manic care. there is a lot - hearing? it is quite manic care. there is a lot of - hearing? it is quite manic care. there is a lot of the i care. there is a lot of the world press behind me but also negotiators from around the world. they have been a meeting room 11, talking to the president about the latest cash offer the table for poorer countries to help them fight climate change was that we understand that 300 billion was put forward by richer countries, including the eu, the uk and dubai. the developing countries here are not happy. they have just found out that a0 says who represent the small island states, they have walked out, and have said they are not being heard. we have also had at the least developed countries, so that is massive group of countries, have said they are temporarily pulling out. so we do not know quite what that means, what will bring them back to the

table but likely they are looking for a higher cash offer. the us climate envoy is a bit more positive, he says he hopes this is the storm before the calm. there is lots going on here and we are just trying to keep up with things as they move very quickly.— move very quickly. wealthier countries _ move very quickly. wealthier countries would _ move very quickly. wealthier countries would give - move very quickly. wealthier countries would give $250 i countries would give $250 billion a year by 2035. so how much is the figure that developing nations would be happy with, have they said? we have had happy with, have they said? - have had from the africa group of countries, they said they are looking for a filler closer to 500 billion. it is notjust the total amount of money they are looking forward to by 2035, they are looking for forms of grants. typically, the money these countries have been given is in form of loans. all this has done is increase their debt burden. so it is notjust a

state for discussion about money, it is about dates and the form of money.- money, it is about dates and the form of money. thank you very much. — the form of money. thank you very much, esme _ the form of money. thank you very much, esme stallard, - the form of money. thank you | very much, esme stallard, our climate reporter. storm bert has begun sweeping across the uk, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow causing disruption on the roads and on the railways. there are weather warnings covering much of the uk, with different areas braced for more snow, ice, rain or high winds, in some cases until tomorrow morning. graham satchell reports. storm bert has been battering the country since first thing this morning. this is lyme regis in dorset, the heavy winds gusting up to 70 mph. with warnings that trees may come down in some parts of the country. it's the snow and ice that are causing most problems so far. this is renfrewshire in the west of scotland, with drivers struggling on the road. there has been an amber weather warning in place for much of scotland and the north—east of england for heavy snow.

it looks like a picture postcard in selkirk in the scottish borders, but authorities are saying that some rural areas could be cut off. gritters have been out since the early hours, with national highways describing some routes as treacherous. farmers have also been helping to clear the roads. these extremes do seem to be happening more frequently. but one thing is for sure, right across the country today, farmers are going to be out tending their livestock. travel has been widely affected with trains, and some flights, cancelled or diverted. the advice for those thinking of travelling in the worst affected areas is clear. if you don't need to travel, don't travel at all. if you work this weekend, work from home, stay home. yeah, it is essential that you are not travelling in this weather, because it is causing disruptions. there has already been flooding in some parts of northern ireland. this is county donegal. there are warnings that heavy rain could cause

serious disruption here, as the day goes on. graham satchell, bbc news. 0ur scotland correspondent is keeping an eye on this and that is what is happening most recently. it is what is happening most recently-— is what is happening most recentl. , ., recently. it was snowing here earlier but — recently. it was snowing here earlier but as _ recently. it was snowing here earlier but as you _ recently. it was snowing here earlier but as you can - recently. it was snowing here earlier but as you can see - recently. it was snowing here | earlier but as you can see now it is sleet here. the amber warning here in perth and kinross, angus, aberdeenshire and parts of the highlands says in place until five o'clock this afternoon. there were more problems in the south of scotland this morning, there was another warning that which has now expired. the part of the main route south, the m 7a was closed for a time and there have been dangerous driving conditions in borders. the central belt, which was not covered by an amber warning but by a yellow warning has had considerable disruption, with conjecture on the m8, scott and's busiest motorway between

glasgow and edinburgh. —— scotland's and in edinburgh, lothian buses have cancelled all of their services because of safety concerns. and the advice is to be careful if you are going out and do not drive it —— unless you have to. there is more of this coming with heavy rain and wind forecast into the morning.— into the morning. katrina renton in _ into the morning. katrina renton in perth - into the morning. katrina renton in perth and - into the morning. katrina . renton in perth and kinross. bbc weather presenter chris fawkes gave us an overview of the weather — we're seeing across the uk one of the biggest problems in the short term is this heavy snow that we've seen. and that comes about as bert works into the colder air. now, on the radar picture, you can see we are seeing snow turn to rain across parts of yorkshire. and actually, in the latest observations i've got, we've seen some of the snow turn to rain in county durham. so it's increasingly raining across the very far north of england, even over high ground.

but we still have snow in scotland and we still have a met office amber weather warning. the one that we had previously across southern scotland is due to expire pretty much now. and so it's across northern scotland where we now have the amber weather warning. that's going to be still in force till about 5:00 this evening, with further significant accumulations of snow. but it's notjust in the hills. we have seen some impacts low down through the central lowlands of scotland, and some of the main motorways have been struggling as well. we've seen some very slow looking traffic around parts of perthshire and into parts of livingston as well, just to name two examples. you can imagine some of the minor routes would be really, really difficult. so i think the main message for people that are planning to travel around is to check conditions before you do so. this was one of our weather watcher pictures. you canjust see how horrendous conditions were earlier in the day in this part of scotland. 0ur correspondent nicky schiller has the latest. nicky, what can you tell us? we have heard sadly that a man

has died in hampshire after a tree fell on his car this morning during the storm. this happened on the a 3k southbound carriageway between kings worthy and when ill. he was driving a black mercedes but was pronounced dead at the scene. the police in hampshire are appealing for anyone who has any dash cam footage or was witness to that to come forward. of course, we have been hearing from chris and in that report from graham, the wins have been very strong, gusts of up to 67 mph recorded in the isles of scilly. 85 mph in the isles of scilly. 85 mph in wales. we can see pictures from lime radius where the boats which are there have not been able to because of the conditions being so windy —— line read s. that win has also meant that power lines have come down because they are some of the weakest points when there are those strong winds.

they are quite isolated in different areas we have around 3000 businesses in england and wales that do not have any power at the moment. i was looking on the map, certainly some in cornwall and devon as well as wales being affected. the issue has also affected public transport. so those winds causing problems on the rail services. south—west railway is not running services past exeter. so the advice is if you are thinking of using public transport is to check before you travel. now we have had the snow in scotland, as we were mentioning, there was an amber warning for the snow. that has within the past few minute been downgraded to a yellow alert. but we have seen a lot of disruption around edinburgh and indeed lothian buses, which is the biggest municipal bus operator in the country, has had to suspend all

of the services around edinburgh because of the conditions there. the issue going forward now will be the flooding, the fact that the temperatures are rising will mean that that snow will melt, it will head into the rivers and then that will come down. so there are flood warnings in force in scotland, in wales and in parts of england. so although there snow stopping, we are now seeing the impact of storm bert in terms of the flooding and that will continue into tomorrow. so the advice is to check on the bbc weather app or website for the very latest where you live.— or website for the very latest where you live. thank you very much, where you live. thank you very much. nicky — where you live. thank you very much, nicky schiller. - in lebanon, the health ministry says an israeli airstrike in central beirut has killed at least eleven people and injured more than 60 others. the attack flattened an eight—storey building. rescuers are using heavy machinery to search for survivors. the israeli military said it had struck several sites linked to hezbollah over the past twenty—four hours. hugo bachega reports

from beirut. a crater in central beirut, after a massive israeli air strike. an attack that happened without warning at four o'clock in the morning when many here were sleeping. hours later, a heavy smell of explosives was still in the air. bunker buster bombs were apparently used in the attack and one eight—storey residential building collapsed. this is the site that was hit, and there is still a massive operation happening to remove the rubble. there is a heavy security presence as well. this attack was so powerful, it was heard and felt across the city. israeli air strikes have killed top hezbollah leaders in beirut. there hasn't been any reaction to today's attack from either the israeli military or hezbollah. but the suspicion is that this could have been another

targeted assassination. it was a very powerful explosion that happened. all of the windows and glass are over me, and my wife and my children. my home now is a battlefield, if you see it. 0k, one person is hiding here, should they destroy three buildings where the people are sleeping inside? across lebanon, israeli air strikes have intensified, despite new efforts for a ceasefire. israel calls it a strategy of negotiations under fire, and says the attacks will continue. hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. formula one is in las vegas this weekend. and we could get to see the drivers' championship decided in sunday's race. all max verstappen needs — to be crowned champion for the fourth year in a row — is to finish ahead of britain's lando norris.

it was however another briton, george russell, who took centre stage in qualifying. he claimed the fourth pole of his career — after beating ferrari's carlos sainz by a tenth of a second. verstappen will start from fifth, right in front of norris' mclaren. i had a bit of a moment on my first run, we had to change the front wing and i thought i wasn't going to make the flag, but so happy. we have to do a deep dive to find out why it has been so quick because it has been a real surprise. we're into the closing stages of the early premier league game, between leicester and chelsea. it is currently 2—0 to chelsea. the win could see the blues go third. that would be a big move for them because later on, arsenal and for them bec