whilst some celebrate, other nations, including india, say the dealfalls 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. 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. hello. 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. 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 he hoped for a "more ambitious outcome", "but this agreement provides a base "on which to build. it must be honoured in full and on time." commitments must quickly become cash." 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 i% 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 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 $300 billion is split across three areas the first is called mitigation, any effort that goes towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, that could be for example switching out over coal fired power for a wind turbine project, goes to adaptation, preparing countries for the worst impact of climate change. this year predicted to be the hottest on record, we have seen time and time again extreme weather events, hurricanes, and the hirer in the caribbean typhoons of asia, it is clear money is needed on that front. a suggestion some

of that money may go towards loss and damage, giving money to those countries already impacted by climate change. we have had a call from the un and others trying to assess how much money is needed, they say it is in the trillions, really that $300 billion as a minimum floor required to support these countries which is potentially why the indian representative felt so disappointed on what was finally agreed here today. for more reaction i�*ve been speaking to lisa sachs, director of the columbia center on sustainable investment. really some lukewarm responses, pretty mixed reaction, some anger, even, when it comes to this deal but what are your thoughts on it? yeah, no, i think the anger and the disappointment are exactly right. this is a weird process, to come up with a financing commitment, rather than asking what needs to be financed, what is it going to cost and how we will finance it, we have this bizarre adversarial negotiation over

figures, with developing countries putting out the very real costs of mitigation, adaptation and loss of damages and developing countries saying sorry, it isjust too high. and in the end, this commitment is really incredibly underwhelming — even within the contours of the agreement that recognises extraordinary need, so it is indeed deeply disappointing. lisa, i�*m sure — i mean, you spend a lot of time looking at the science on all of this, indicating that without meaningful action, there actually could even be a much bigger bill to pay for governments, so what do you think is holding countries back right now from more preventative action? absolutely first of all, the losses and damages are mounting every year. we�*re just facing a higher bill by failing to meaningfully address mitigation and building resilience into our economic systems now — that�*s absolutely true. what�*s holding them back — shortsightedness, politics, the incredible difficult geopolitical situation that we�*re in right now that is diverting both attention and resources.

that�*s the only thing that�*s holding us because otherwise, the needs are right in front of our face. and there was also in this text this aspirational target which was put out, $1.3 trillion. and it�*s understood that that would involve more private financing, possibly including loans. so, how meaningful do you think that is for poorer nations? by the way, ijust — on my reading, it is even more incoherent than that, which is that the $300 billion target in and of itself also includes mobilising finance from private sources, which is bizarre to my mind because the 1.3 trillion is supposed to be collective of all public and private and the 300 billion should have just been the public commitment, but as i read it is inclusive of all types of public and private and alternative finance from developed countries. the other thing that is addressed is the extraordinary challenges that developing countries face in accessing affordable capital. the cost of capital in developing countries is extraordinarily high.

much of this climate finance comes at market rate loans, which exacerbates the debt of developing countries. that is a bit acknowledged in the text but in no way solved. so these figures, the 1.3 trillion is probably the only real number in this agreement because it is really the figure that�*s needed and the solutions are just woefully insufficient. i do want to ask — and i recognise that this is quite a difficult assessment to make — but when you look at the 300 billion a year that�*s been put out there and then you look at the level of warming that we are seeing and the limits and the efforts to keep it in within a limited range, i mean, what really does 300 billion actually do in terms of those targets? not nearly enough, and that�*s in the agreement itself. i believe it�*s article 3 lays out what the estimated costs of mitigation and adaptation are in countries alone. the estimates just a few articles before the commitment it is $1 trillion per year — and, by the way, that figure doesn�*t include the loss and damages.

so there�*s no world in which this 300 billion is sufficient. arguably, i suppose the point that is being made is this is the rest have come from developing countries and south—south cooperation but it is morally reprehensible and it is completely impractical because it�*s not where the capital is. so the short answer is the 300 billion is nowhere near the figures that we know are needed to actually address both to finance energy transition, to build resilience and then to address the mounting costs. 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 8—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. meanwhile, the israeli military says it�*s investigating claims from hamas that an israeli hostage has been killed in northern gaza. the iran—backed group posted a video of the purported captive on social media, saying she was killed by israeli military action. hamas added that another female hostage who was with her is in danger. 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. i�*ve been speaking about this with sethjones — president of the defense and security department at the center for strategic and international studies. i asked him whether that sentiment we heard there of boundless support for ukraine is shared among western allies. well, i think it is a sentiment that is certainly increasingly held with biden and certainly many other nato allies, poland for example. i think it is also way overdue. the russians have had no red lines really since the beginning of this war. they have shot ballistic, cruise, hypersonic missiles, drones across ukraine. second, it�*s hard to ukraine

to defend its territory really without able to strike targets within russia, it is military targets, weapons, depos, military bases, logistics hubs. these are critical for ukraine, even from a defensive standpoint. i wonder if you think there are other red lines, though, because, of course, we know the number of these atacms missiles for example are limited. do you think there can be anything done that can realistically turn the tide? when know in the ukrainian administration, there is this concern about what another donald trump presidency could mean and what it could also mean for the supply ofaid. what else could be done to turn the tide? none of these weapons systems in and of themselves, whether they are atacms which have about a 300 kilometre range or storm shadow or even f—16s or patriots i think have been able to turn the tide of this war. but in and of themselves, they are helpful in causing significant casualties and that is i think what is important as we get close to increasing discussions

with the russians, at least with a ceasefire, is increasing attrition rates against russia. they have suffered more casualties in ukraine since the war began, about five times more than all russian and soviet wars since 1945 combined. so that ends up being, i think, important, to move towards ceasefire is to continue to attract russian forces. president zelensky has said he believes that russia essentially is making a full—scale push to try to retake kursk right now and when you look at that and when you think about the incoming trump administration, do you think that indicates perhaps that were vladimir putin to retake kursk that they then may have the appetite, at least from the russians, to sit at the negotiation table? i think if president trump

pushes hard for a negotiation, i think putin will take it seriously. i think we�*re seeing now is both sides trying to jockey for the best advantageous position before those negotiations begin. it is not unlikely, frankly, we saw some of the balkans countries before the dayton accords, trying to get as best a position as they can. this is why we are seeing ukrainians go an offence too with medium and long—range strikes into russian territory from atacms, storm shadow and drones to get the potential advantage before the discussions began. do you think then for the ukrainians territorial concessions look to be increasingly inevitable? i think it�*s probably going to be difficult at this point for the ukrainians to take back, in the nearfuture, the territory that russia holds by force. i would not rule it out over the next several years

but at this point, especially with donald trump raising lots of questions about continuing us aid, i think it will be very difficult for the ukrainians to take back the territory that russia now holds for now. again, this could be along long we will wait to see how it transpires over the next few months and years. sethjones, good to get your take. thank you. thank you, helena. elsewhere, president—elect trump has tapped brooke rollins as his pick for agriculture secretary on saturday — as he continues to shape his cabinet. 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. 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. storm bert continues to batter the uk, with heavy rain and thawing snow bringing widespread flooding, causing disruption on the road and the railways. thousands have been left without power. 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. our reporter olivia 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, and in parts of the countryside, heavy snow was a challenge for farmers. these extremes do seem to be coming more frequently but one thing�*s 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. olivia richwald, bbc news.

let�*s turn to some other important news around the world. canadian prime minister justin trudeau says those who committed anti—nato violence in montreal must be held accountable. pro—palestinian protesters threw missiles at police, set cars on fire and smashed windows on friday when nato held its annual parliametary assembly in montreal. the demonstrators say nato is complicit with what it calls israeli genocide in gaza. prime minister trudeau said acts of violence and anti—semitism must be strongly condemned, though montral police say they didn�*t receive any reports of anti—semitic acts. there were also protests in valencia on saturday — where families and teachers demanded 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. a guitar owned by beatles star george harrison has sold at an auction for more than a million pounds — 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 our 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.

harrison�*s 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. you are up—to—date. our colleagues in london take over from here. from all of us here in washington have a very good evening. goodbye for now. 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 as we head through monday and into tuesday, the storm and into tuesday, the storm is moving off towards is moving off towards scandinavia, so we are going scandinavia, so we are going to see lighter winds to see lighter winds across the board. across the board. in fact, the winds are in fact, the winds are coming in from the north, of next week. coming in from the north, so it is going to be so it is going to be feeling cooler. feeling cooler. watch out on wednesday — watch out on wednesday — there could be more rain there could be more rain in the south from another in the south from another area of low pressure, area of low pressure, pushing further northwards pushing further northwards and eastwards, so generally and eastwards, so generally cooler into the start cooler into the start

of next week. watch out for some rain in the south through the middle of the week. bye— bye.

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