whilst some celebrate, other nations, including india, say the deal falls far short of what is needed. and state media injordan says a man has been shot dead and two police officers injured in an exchange of fire near the israeli embassy in amman. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. us presidentjoe biden hailed a major climate finance deal as a "significant step" after days of negotiations, twists and turns at the cop29 conference in baku. 200 countries secured the last—minute agreement, which offers $300 billion per year to poorer nations for efforts to fight climate change. the talks were on the verge of collapse just hours earlier, when the group representing poorer nations walked out. they eventually returned to the negotiating 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 editorjustin 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've 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. rich countries said they'd keep on talking. i'm hoping this is the storm before the calm. chuckles. 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. 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 fossilfuels. that should moderate emissions and, hopefully, slow climate change. justin rowlatt in azerbaijan. the deal has had a mixed reception overall. 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 argument, india opposes the adoption of this document and please take note and regard of what we have just said

from the floor of this room. we've also had reaction from un secretary—general antonio guterres, who says: there's been a similar reaction from uk energy secretary ed miliband. he said the deal is not everything he hoped for but it is a step forward. he's been speaking with the bbc about how the deal helps britons. we do think it's right to help poorer countries to go down the low carbon energy path. it's right because we're only 1% of global emissions in britain and we need other countries to tackle the problem, too, if we're going to keep future generations safe. and it's right also because this is the biggest jobs opportunity of the 21st century and for british companies, british exports. there are huge opportunities here if the rest world is moving down that road.

there are huge opportunities here if the rest of the world is moving down that road. 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 was going to travel from richer countries to poorer nations to help them prepare for climate change, and also to move away from fossil fuels. now, what is in this deal that just got agreed was $300 billion by 2035 — that was an increase on the 250 opening gambit, if you like, from richer nations earlier in the week. there's also other details in there for an aspirational goal of $1.3 trillion by the same date. how we're gonna get there, it's not quite clear. there's suggestions a lot of the money could come from the private sector. now, poorer nations say that's only a fair reflection of the demands or the needs that they have. you know, they say they are at the forefront of climate change, they 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 been passed and the cheers that we heard erupt here, it wasn't quite all clean sailing — in fact, after the gavel went down, the indian representative — i'm just going to read it out to you on my phone — said she was absolutely furious. she said she felt like the whole deal was stage—managed, that essentially the cop president — which is represented by azerbaijan — just 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 to what was on the table. so, even though it might go down as a landmark agreement, it doesn't necessarily mean that everyone is happy. really interesting to get some of that initial reaction coming in, esme. 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 could potentially change? well, that $300 billion is split across effectively three areas.

the first is what we call mitigation, so that is any effort that goes towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, so that could be, for example, switching out a coal power plant for a massive wind turbine project. it also goes towards adaptation, which is preparing countries for the worst impacts of climate change. now, this year is predicted to be the hottest on record. we are seeing time and time again extreme weather events — hurricanes battling the caribbean, for example, we've seen typhoons in asia — so it's very clear that money is needed on that front. but also, there's a suggestion that some of that money might go towards what's called loss and damage, which is effectively giving money to those countries already affected by climate change. now, we've heard reports from the likes of the un and others who've tried to assess how much money is needed and they say it is in the trillions so, really, that $300 billion is a kind of minimum floor that is required to support these countries — which is potentially why, like i said, 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. it's — 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 has 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, in the caribbean, in asia, in africa — so, this spans the entirety of the world and it's going to bejust be a drop in the ocean to help these communities adapt or try to weather the climate crisis that they did not create, so it is what we have to accept, but it's disappointing.

you said it is a case, with this deal, 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 try and 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. and so, these finances are supposed to help the most vulnerable countries, like mine, 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, and so $300 billion for the entirety of this world won't achieve a whole lot and we came to this with a clear mark and a clear ask of $1.3 trillion, which is what will be needed by the most vulnerable nations, and we are far from that mark and so it really is just 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 current economic circumstances. when you hear that, what do you make of it? we understand that to be true and we know that the financial crisis isn'tjust hitting developing countries, it's also hitting our own. the cost of living crisis is impacting the whole world. but what we also know to be true is that 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 what we are not seeing within the cop process at the moment is the political will to mobilise these funds. these funds do exist. 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 is 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, text, but aspirational. what are your thoughts on that? that's the thing about this cop process is that 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 have to 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 who can actually get

up there and express, and tell our stories and hope we're heard. and so, these aspirations, we have to continue to hold people to and it comes down not just to governments themselves but the people within that country to actually ask yourselves what you value. and so, whether you're in china whether you're in the uk, whether you're in 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 of that whenever we think about these it, too. coming back to the idea of political will — briefly, if you don't mind — there are questions being asked right now about what the incoming trump administration could mean for the united states, 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 that 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. and it doesn't matter who's in leadership — yourself or me, we have to think think about do we value life? do we value the environment? do we value people? and understand that if we centre that in the work we do, how then can we protect all these things? and it doesn't matter who's in leadership. at the end of the day, it really comes down to the people on the ground and the community. who do you value and what will you do about it and how are we going to 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. we have a developing story injordan. state media in the kingdom says a man has been shot dead and two police officers injured in an exchange of fire near the israeli embassy in the capital, amman. they say the man had

fired at a police patrol. jordanian police had cordoned off an area near the embassy, which already has high security, after shots were heard in the rabiah neighbourhood. witnesses said ambulances rushed to the scene. the area is a frequent flashpoint for demonstrations against israel. according to reports, an investigation is under way. lebanon's health ministry says 3,670 people have been killed in israeli attacks since october 2023. the israeli military says it's targeting hezbollah facilities and fighters. in beirut on saturday alone, 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 air strike. an attack that happened without warning at 4 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'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. it's a very horrible explosion happened. all of the window, the glasses 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 are sleeping inside? across lebanon, israeli air strikes have intensified, despite new efforts for a ceasefire. explosion. 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. for more on this, i spoke

to elina beketova, democracy fellow at think tank the center for european policy analysis. well, i hope that this is a feeling that is common for western allies, and ukrainians can only thank the french foreign minister for his words that there are no red lines when it comes to support of ukraine because every ukrainian knows right now that if they stop to defend theirterritory, more territory will be occupied. so, that is why many european countries understand that if ukraine fails, they might be next. so that is why this week was very important in terms the us and britain giving ukraine permission to use their missiles to hit russian targets. now the ukrainians don't have to wait until the russian missiles hit them. now, they can target

russian military bases, infrastructure, and munitions storage. do you think that will turn the tide? because presumably, a number of those missiles are also limited. you're quite right. while we number of missiles supplies will not be enough to court of the war — russia has already moved equipment to airfields deeper inside russia. so, this could make things harder for russian troops as their supply lines will go longer and air support will take longer to arrive. so this decision is like a much—needed symbolic, psychological 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 warheads — what do you make of that? do you take it seriously? do you see it as bluster? u nfortu nately, we unfortunately, we do not know what is inside putin's mind.

but i think the russians are not about to launch nuclear missiles at berlin, london or washington, dc. right now, tactical nuclear weapons wouldn't be useful for 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, probably, it'sjust unfortunately, what we observing right now is just blackmail. as you say, there's been that progress from russians and the battlefield in ukraine. we've also heard comments from the president volodymyr zelensky, suggesting russia is now prioritising recapturing territory in the kursk region, occupied by his troops there in russia. so, you know, 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? well, i completely agree

with you and, unfortunately, ukraine feels that everyone is on a deadline right now because we are waiting for western allies to support ukraine and provide more military aid because, well, as we heard today, president zelensky has said that every ukraine is every president—elect 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 be over but hopefully, a reduction in military aid will not become a reality because if the us were to cut back on military support for ukraine, europe would continue to provide assistance. however, it would not be enough and ukrainians to fight on their own. so, it 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 accept 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 us administration, the military aid will not be cut and they'll be planning how to end this war. elsewhere, president—elect trump has tapped brooke rollins as his pick for agriculture secretary on saturday as he continues to shape his cabinet. ms rollins served in mr trump's first term as the acting director of the domestic policy council. she has spent the last four years as the founder and ceo of the conservative america first policy institute think tank. however, she has little experience in agriculture policy. among trump's latest flurry of cabinet nominations, he tapped hedge fund manager scott bessent as treasury secretary. mr bessent had become a key economic adviser to mr trump and his team in recent months. he is a wall street financier, bringing a relatively conventional resume compared to the president—elect�*s other nominations. if confirmed by the senate, he will be responsible for turning the president—elect�*s campaign promises into economic policy, including the elimination of taxes on tips, placing more aggressive tariffs on us imports, and cutting back

federal regulations. a man has died after a tree fell on his car near winchester in south east 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. let's turn to some other important news around the world. families and teachers protested in valencia on saturday, demanding action over the schools damaged by last month's deadly floods. a teacher's union accused valencia's government of mishandling the disaster that left more than 220 people dead and damaged schools. the union says that the 30 schools that remain closed leave 13,000 children without a place to learn. the flooding was the country's worst natural disaster in decades.

pakistani authorities have sealed roads in the capital islamabad ahead of a planned protest by the party ofjailed former prime minister imran khan. it's the second time in recent months that authorities have imposed such measures. the pti has called on all sections of society to join the march, which is scheduled for sunday. pakistan's high court has ruled that the protest is unlawful. northern california has been battered by record rainfall over the last three days after an atmospheric storm brought small landslides, snow and flooding. rain and significant snow are expected through the weekend and another storm system may arrive in the coming week. a guitar owned by beatles star george harrison has sold at an auction for more than £1 million — a record price for one of his guitars. the futurama electric guitar was sold by a collector who bought it in 2019. but the instrument almost had a different owner — a man from sussex, who won it in a competition,

but turned the prize down. 0ur reporter ellie criswell tells us the story. screaming. all you need is love and a crystal ball, as one man from saltdean may appreciate. known only as aj thompson, he won a guitar owned by george harrison in a magazine competition in 1964. george generously donated this for a contest to beat magazine for the beatles fans and they were trying to promote the beatles — can you imagine promoting the beatles? that was when they were just starting to become famous. but thompson, oblivious as to the future success of the group, turned it down, opting for a cash prize of around 100 quid instead. the guitar he could've owned has just sold at auction for over £1 million. we've noticed recently

that these type of instruments — memorabilia, if you will — are now in the investment class. people look upon these as a good investment, but also a great conversation piece, and the guitar is something you can pick up and play. his guitar was bought when he was a 16—year—old apprentice electrician in liverpool and paid for in instalments. from humble beginnings to iconic status, the sale sets a world record for a harrison guitar — although it doesn't beat the £2.3 million sale price ofjohn lennon's acoustic guitar. so, advice for aj thompson from saltdean and for his life—changing decision? there's no point in calling for help or believing in yesterday. the only thing to do, aj, is let it be. all i can say is i hope he wasn't watching. stay with us here on bbc news. 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 — it's not over yet. here are some of the strongest wind gusts through the day on saturday. higher 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 south west 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 south west 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 75 miles an hour. 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 south east 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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