went into overtime. whilst some celebrate, other nations, including india, say the deal falls far short of what is needed. officials in lebanon say more than 50 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on beirut and baalbek. hello, i'm helma humphrey, good to have you with us. —— helena humphrey. world leaders have agreed a major deal on climate finance, after days of negotiations and complex twists and turns at the cop29 conference in baku. in an agreement welcomed with applause, wealthier countries will offer $300 billion per year to poorer nations for efforts to fight climate change. just hours ago, talks were on the verge of collapse, when the group representing poorer nations walked out. they eventually returned to the negotating table, but were angered by an offer from wealthier nations —

that was far short of the $500 billion they wanted. talks at the summit in azerbaijan went on 32 hours longer than they were meant to. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt filed this report a few hours ago, following the efforts to make a deal in baku. these talks have been fraught from the start. just a few hours ago, it looked like any chance of an agreement had evaporated. representatives of dozens of the world's least—developed countries stormed out of a key meeting. we've just walked out. we came here to this cop for a fair deal. we feel that we haven't been heard, and there's a deal to be made, and we are not being consulted. there was real anger. we need to hold the historic polluters accountable for the crisis they have caused. and we cannot let the great escape that they are actually planning in baku. baku will be remembered as the

place that betrayed the world. john, how's it going? poor countries demanded more cash, richer countries said they'd keep on talking. i'm hoping this is the storm before the calm. are you confident that that might be the case? well, we're going to keep working, see whether we can pull it back together. but cash is hard to come by in developed countries like the uk, which face cost—of—living crises. they're saying half a trillion minimum, or they won't do a deal. they're saying no deal is better than a bad deal. well, in the end, parties will have to decide the deal that is offered, and whether it's an acceptable deal or not. currently, developed countries pay $100 billion a year. energy secretary ed miliband says the new offer of $300 billion by 2035 is generous — not when you take into account inflation, say poorer countries. this is what they always do, they break us at the last minute.

you know, they push it and push it, and push it until our negotiators leave, until we're tired, until we're delusional from not eating, from not sleeping. it is after 2am now, and we are all feeling tired. you may be wondering what all this talk about money has to do with actually tackling climate change. well, the hope is that that cash will be used to help developing countries power their growth with renewable energy, not fossil fuels. that should moderate emissions, and hopefully slow climate change. there's been mixed reaction to the deal. india's representative at the summit says she absolutely objects to what—she—called an unfair agreement that excluded nations from the decision—making process. this document is nothing more than an optical illusion. this, in our opinion, will not address the enormity of the challenge we all face.

therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document, we oppose the adoption of this document — india opposes the adoption of this document, and please take note and regard of what we have just said from the floor. we've also gotten reaction from un secretary general antonio guterres, who says he hoped for a more ambitious outcome... there's been a similar reaction from uk energy secretary, ed miliband, who we heard from a little earlier injustin�*s report — who said... 0ur climate reporter esme stallard is at the conference in baku, and told me more about what's included in the deal that's now been agreed. the main one we were looking

at was this finance deal — effectively how much money would travel from richer countries to poorer nations to help them prepare for climate change, and also to move away from fossil fuels. now what was in this deal that was agreed was $300 billion by 2035 — an increase in the 250 opening gambit, if you like, from richer nations earlier in the week. there was also other details in there with an aspirational goal of $1.3 trillion in the same date. how we will get there is not quite clear — there's suggestions the money could come from the private sector. poorer nations say that's only a fair reflection of the demands and needs that they have, saying they are at the forefront of climate change and have a disproportionate burden, and they've also contributed very little to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that are the driver of climate change. now, despite what's being passed and the cheers we heard erupt

here, it wasn't quite all clean sailing — in fact after the gavel went down, the indian representative, i'll read out to you on my phone, said she was "absolutely furious. she felt like the whole deal was stage—managed, that essentially the cop president, represented by azerbaijan, tried to push the deal through very quickly." i think they felt cornered that time was running out here, and that theyjust had to agree what was on the table. so, even though it might go down as a landmark agreement, it doesn't necessarily mean everybody is happy. really interesting to get some of the initial reaction coming in. i know it's perhaps difficult to quantify right now, but do we have any idea, when it comes to climate science, for example, how meaningful that $300 billion per year would actually be, how much it can potentially change? that $300 billion a split across effectively three areas. the first is what we call

medication — so any effort that goes towards a greenhouse gas emissions — so that could be switching out a coal power plant for a massive wind turbine project. also goes towards mitigation, which is preparing other countries for the worst impacts of climate change. this year is predicted to be the hottest on record. we've seen time and time again extreme weather events, hurricanes battling the caribbean, for example, typhoons in asia — so it's very clear that money is needed on that front. but there's also a suggestion so that money might go towards what's called loss and damage — giving money to those countries already affected by climate change. we've heard reports from the likes of the un and others who are trying to assess how much money is needed, and they say it is in the trillions. so really, that $300 billion is a minimum floor required to support these countries — which is potentially why the indian representative felt so disappointed by what was finally agreed to today. just after the deal was done, i spoke withjoseph sikulu, pacific regional director for 350.org — an environmental organisation working

to address climate change. i asked him his reaction, this is what he told me. this deal, i guess, is what we would call the lowest denominator for the new climate finance goal. it is basically having to accept the inequality that's been given to us, or what's been set on the table. and i think what we also need to remember is that $300 billion isn'tjust for the pacific itself, we're looking at vulnerable communities in latin america and the caribbean, in asia and africa. so, this spans the entirety of the world, and it willjust be a drop in the ocean to help these communities adapt or try to weather the climate crisis they did not create. so it is what we have to accept, but it's disappointing. you said it this deal is about accepting the inequality — just tell us more about what you think the concrete impact of this will be. because i know there are members of the alliance

in small island states — including tonga, a country which you're from — which walked out. so, with that number in mind, what number do you think they'll be facing when it comes to rising sea levels, for example? what we have to remember about these negotiations, is it's notjust what's happening at this time at cop29. before we even get to this point, there are so many different meetings that we have to be a part of, that we have to get to. and this is just one step in this road map of this entire decade in which we're supposed to be preparing the world for the climate crisis, and everything we do from now up until 2030 is supposed to help stave off the worst effects. so, they financed this especially to help the most vulnerable countries that might prepare for that, and we're supposed to be preparing for this over the next five years. it's not a lot — for example in the marshall islands, they had built the national adaptation plan for a cost of about $21 billion — so $300 billion for the entirety of this world won't achieve a whole lot.

and we came to this with a clear ask of $1.3 trillion, which is what will be needed by the most vulnerable nations, and we are far from that. so, it's reallyjust a drop in the ocean for what we need to prepare. and the argument from richer nations has been that a larger contribution right now is simply impossible because of the economic circumstances. when you hear that, what do you make of it? we understand that to be true, and we know the financial crisis isn'tjust hitting developing countries, it's also hitting our own — the cost of living crisis is hitting the whole world. but what we also know to be true is the money is there. look at the money we spend on wars, that we give out to fossil fuel industries and fossil fuel subsidies. what we lack at the moment and are not seeing within the world at the moment is the political will to mobilize these funds. we just need the political

will to get there. if you take a look at the small print of this text, i'm sure you're combing through it right now, as well, there's that aspiration when it comes to that over $1 trillion mark — but it is aspirational, so when you look at a country like china, for example, its contributions there would be voluntary. so, that $1 trillion number is there in that text, but aspirational — what are your thoughts on that? that's the thing about this cop process, it's held together by commitments and aspirations, and we need to move beyond that — which is why it's so important for us to continue to engage, which is why we continue to come into this process and have to accept these deals, because we must make sure that it works. it's the only process available to vulnerable nations to advocate for everything we need in this climate crisis. it's also the only platform available for vulnerable countries to get up there and express, and tell our stories, and hope we're heard. so, these aspirations, we have to continue to hold people to, and it comes down notjust

to governments themselves, but the people within that country to actually ask yourselves what you value. so whether you're in china or the uk, australia, we have to do whatever we can hold our governments accountable to the commitments they're making within those negotiations and hope that they keep them, and also keep vulnerable communities at the centre whenever we think about these things, too. coming back to the idea of political will briefly, there are questions being asked right now about what the incoming trump administration could mean for the united states and its participation in the paris agreement, and so on — do you have any concerns about the us�*s contributions? we've lived through a trump era before, and i know we'll be able to get through it again. and i think the thing we have to ask ourselves — and this is something we do as an organisation — is ask our communities to think about what it is that they value in life. and that's really what we have to look at as a global community. it doesn't matter who's in the leadership — yourself or me, we have to think think about

whether we value life, the environment, and people. and understand that, if we centre that in the work we do, how then can we protect all these things? it doesn't matter who's in leadership — at the end of the day, it comes down to the people on the ground and the community. who do you value and what will you do about it, and how and how we make that happen in the world? joseph sikulu, many thanks for sharing your thoughts and reaction to that deal with us here on bbc news. thank you so much for having me. let's look at the latest live pictures because they are in baku, you can see delegates in the chamber continuing to share their reaction after the news of that deal being broken, the gavel coming down, and essentially what was agreed on was a text with wealthier nations agreeing to pay some $300 billion us a

nations agreeing to pay some $300 billion us a year to smaller nations and developing nations. and as we've been hearing, some mixed response coming in from delegates including from the likes of india, saying it falls far short of expectations. but that's the scene at baku, and if you want to see the finer print, all the details on that text, head to our life page, also for implications on what this might mean for climate change. lebanon's health ministry says 3,670 peple have been killed in israeli attacks since october 2023, with at least 35 people killed saturday. in beirut, at least 20 people were killed and more than 60 others were injured — in a strike which flattened an eight—storey residential building. and near the city of baalbek, in the east, 15 others were killed, including a mother and herfour children. there has been no comment from the israeli military. hugo bachega reports from beirut.

a crater in central beirut after a massive israeli airstrike. an attack that happened without warning at 4am 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's still a massive operation happening here to remove the rubble. there's a heavy security presence as well. this attack was so powerful that it was heard and felt across the city. there has been no reaction from the israeli military. reports say this was an attempt to kill a senior hezbollah official who is believed to have survived. a very horrible explosion happened. all of the windows, the glass, are all 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 with the people sleeping inside? across lebanon, israeli airstrikes 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. two ukrainian missiles and 27 drones were destroyed over the russian kursk region, according to local officials. it comes after a week of significant escalation in the war, after the us and britain gave permission for their missiles to hit russian targets. on saturday, the french foreign minister said his country's missiles could be used by ukraine to attack targets inside russia at any time. jean—noel barrot told the bbc that when it came to defending ukraine, there could be no red lines.

each time the russian army progresses by one square kilometre, the threat gets one square kilometre closer to europe. joining me now is elina beketova, democracy fellow at think tank the centre for european policy analysis. thank you very much for taking the time. i'd like to begin with those comments we heard from the french foreign minister, also saying that there should be no redlines when it comes to support for ukraine. ijust wonder, do you think that's a feeling that is felt throughout western allies? well, i hope that this is a feeling that is common through western allies, and ukrainians can only thank the french ministerfor his words can only thank the french minister for his words that there are no redlines when it comes to helping ukraine. every ukrainian knows that if they stop to defend their territory, more territory will be occupied. so that is why many

european countries feel if ukraine fails, they might be next. so that is why this week was very important, in terms of giving ukraine permission to use their missiles to hit russian targets. now they can target russian military bases, infrastructure, and munitions storage. d0 infrastructure, and munitions storaue. ~ ., storage. do you think that will turn the tide? _ storage. do you think that will turn the tide? because - turn the tide? because presumably, a number of those missiles are also limited —— the number of those missiles. you're quite right. while we number of missiles supplies will not be enough to change the tide of the war, russia has already moved equipment deeper inside russia. so this could make things harderfor inside russia. so this could make things harder for russian troops as their supply lines will go longer in air support will go longer in air support will take longer to arrive. so this decision is a much—needed symbolic move to show stronger military support for ukraine.

and when it comes to those comments from president putin, for example, saying that he could strike those countries supplying those missiles, we know he's also changed the nuclear threshold for deploying nuclear threshold for deploying nuclear warheads, what do you make of that? do you take it seriously and see it as blustar?— seriously and see it as blustar? -- or see it as blustar? _ blustar? -- or see it as blustar? we _ blustar? -- or see it as blustar? we don't - blustar? -- or see it as| blustar? we don't know blustar? -- or see it as - blustar? we don't know what is inside prudent balls like mind, but i think the russians are not about to launch nuclear missiles at washington, dc. right now, tactical nuclear weapons wouldn't be useful to russia either, unfortunately as we see on the front lines in the eastern parts of ukraine, russians are slowly making progress on the battlefield, so they don't need any nuclear strikes. so it's probablyjust — unfortunately, what we observing right now is blustar. there's been that progress from russians and the battlefield

and ukraine, we've also heard comments from president volodymyr zelensky suggesting russia is now prioritising recapturing territory in the kursk region, occupied by his troops there in russia. so do you think that essentially, ukraine feels on a deadline right now in terms of putting all efforts forward before we see a trump administration with a risk of dwindling military aid? i a risk of dwindling military aid? .., , , a risk of dwindling military aid? _, , , ., aid? i completely agree with ou, aid? i completely agree with you. and _ aid? i completely agree with you, and unfortunately, - you, and unfortunately, everyone feels there on a deadline right now, because we are waiting for western allies to support ukraine and provide more military aid. because as we heard today, president zelensky has said that every ukraine is every chance of ending the war next year, and donald trump also proposals for ending the warare donald trump also proposals for ending the war are to be announced injanuary. at this point it's unclear exactly what will happen and how the war will happen and how the war will be over — but hopefully, a reduction in military aid will

not become a reality, because cutting back on military support for ukraine, europe would continue to provide assistance. but it would not be enough and ukrainians will have to fight on their own, so would be hard to explain to the millions of ukrainians who have already lost something, everything, or someone in this war that they must stop fighting and except defeat. ukrainians are tired but no one wants to be occupied, so at this point, there are a lot of hopes that with the new administration, the military aid will not be cut and they'll be planning how to end this war. , ., ., ., be planning how to end this war. ., ., ,., war. good to have you with us, thank yom _ war. good to have you with us, thank you. thank _ war. good to have you with us, thank you. thank you - war. good to have you with us, thank you. thank you so - war. good to have you with us, thank you. thank you so much | thank you. thank you so much for having _ thank you. thank you so much for having me. _ a man has died after a tree fell on his car near winchester in southeast england, as storm bert caused havoc across much of the uk and ireland. strong winds, heavy rain and snow have left thousands without power and disrupted transportation. this was the scene in northwest ireland, where the storm caused a river to burst its banks.

and in the uk, some areas are bracing for more heavy snow and high winds. dozens of flood warnings remained in place into saturday night. 0ur reporter 0livia richwald sent this report. storm bert has brought heavy snowfall, rain, and winds across the uk. lyme regis was battered by its force. one man died after a tree fell on his car in hampshire. heavy snowfall meant treacherous driving in parts of scotland. this was renfrewshire and bus services were disrupted in the central belt. earlier, flights were unable to take off and land for a time at newcastle airport, and in parts of the countryside, heavy snow was a challenge for farmers. these extremes do seem to be coming more frequently, but one things for sure, right across the country today, farmers are going to be out

tending their livestock. for others, like here in cumbria, it was the rain and flooding that caused problems. in wales, five adults and five children were rescued from a property after a landslide. northern ireland also saw significant flooding, here engulfing a railway line. national grid says over 2,000 buildings in england and wales are still without electricity. it's been pretty tough out there. the weather conditions this morning were probably the most challenging with the snow. it was quite heavy in areas, and difficult getting access to some of the locations where we needed to carry out repairs, and that's kind of improved through the day as the rain's come and melted quite a lot of the snow. so that's improved. the snow which fell across the north of england this morning was inches deep and is now rapidly melting. so the concern now turns to flooding, with several environment agency flood

warnings already in place. the environment agency is tonight monitoring the river calder around hebden bridge and todmorden. strong winds are also expected to cause dangerous coastal conditions in places and potentially structural damage. so what isn't clear yet is what the full impact of storm bert will be. 0livia richwald, bbc news. tennis star andy murray will coach his long—time former rival novak djokovic at the australian open in 2025. the pair will work together in the off—season in the run—up to the open, which takes place in january. it will be murray's first coaching role since retiring from the sport after a 19—year career, winning three grand slam championships. and finally, the holiday season is almost with us — and in portugal, it has

officially kicked off. these are pictures from the capital, lisbon, of its traditional christmas tree lighting ceremony. and a pretty spectacular one at that — with fireworks circling the tree — and a light and laser show. a big turnout there with crowds eager to get into the holiday spirit. a slightly different tree has appeared in the uk though. this 33—foot tall christmas tree is made out of lego, and has been installed outside legoland windsor for the festive season. it took expert builders almost 3,000 hours to create the structure, from more than 300,000 lego and duplo bricks. and it's all topped with an 80—kilogram lego star, which was craned into place at the theme park in southeast england. stay with us here on bbc news. more world news and perhaps tree stories at the top of the hour. see you soon. hello there. well, storm bert has given us some very severe weather conditions right across the uk through the day on saturday —

heavy snow, rain, strong gusty winds. potentially more disruption to come, too, its not over yet. here are some of the strongest wind gusts through the day on saturday. high wind gusts recorded across some mountainous regions, and it could be windier still for parts of the channel coast on sunday than it was on saturday. there's been a lot of rain around, as well, a number of flood warnings in force — that number could well rise for the rest of the night and through the day on sunday. there's more rain to come, certainly more strong, gusty winds. here's the centre of the low, moving very slowly northwards and eastwards, tight squeeze on the isobars. more snow melt across scotland tonight, and that could add to the flooding problems, perhaps, here with the rising temperatures into tomorrow morning, that milder—feeling air. still gales, particularly for exposed coasts, and a lot of heavy rain piling into southwest england and wales. but look at the temperatures as we start off the day on sunday, and compare that to how cold it was earlier on through the week. so, a very mild start to the day.

there's more rain across southwest england, in through wales and stretching up to yorkshire, humberside, perhaps, moving southwards and eastwards through the day. some hazy sunshine, drier weather to the north of that, and more showers packing into western scotland and northern ireland. but very windy for western scotland, down through the northern isles and for northern ireland as well — gusts of wind here of up to 75mph, up to 65 for some of these channel coasts, too. but a very mild day — we could get to 17 celsius, perhaps, given any brightness in the far southeast of england, that rain clearing away from here as we head into monday morning. still very windy towards the north. there'll be heavy, persistent outbreaks of rain still here. it is a cooler day across the board, but certainly drier further south. still a few more showers out towards the west, perhaps. as we head through monday and into tuesday, the storm is moving off towards scandinavia, so we are going to see lighter winds across the board. in fact, the winds are coming in from the north, so it is going to be feeling cooler. watch out on wednesday —

there could be more rain in the south from another area of low pressure, pushing further northwards and eastwards. so, generally cooler into the start of next week. there will be more sunshine around and lighter winds. watch out for some rain in the south through the middle of the week. bye— bye.

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