the environmental challenges they face. whilst some celebrate, other nations including india say the deal falls far short of what is needed. sir keir starmer promises to tackle the uk's "bulging benefits bill" — warning that it is "blighting our society". i know from speaking to ourjob coaches, ourfantasticjob coaches, ourfantasticjob coachesin coaches, ourfantasticjob coaches in job centres, coaches, ourfantasticjob coaches injob centres, that there are people who can work and who aren't. israel's government says an israeli rabbi missing in the united arab emirates has now been found dead. thousands of homes in the uk remain without power because of storm bert, with heavy rain and thawing snow bringing flooding to many areas.

hello, thank you forjoining us. we begin in azerbaijan — where nearly 200 countries at the un's climate talks have reached a deal that offers developing countries $300 billion dollars — that's £240 billion — per year by 2035 to help them fight climate change. negotiators in the country's capital, baku, struck the deal overnight — just hours after it looked like disagreement over key issues might derail the conference entirely. not everyone was happy. poorer countries had asked for $1.3 trillion to help them fight the climate battle. the african group of negotiators described it as "too little, too late" — with the indian delegation calling the figure �*a paltry sum'. from baku, here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. applause. it was in the early hours of this morning when the key text was agreed to huge applause from the room.

this deal was hard —fought. at one stage, the talks looked set to collapse. 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 we haven't been heard and there's a deal to be made and we are not being consulted. at the same time, there was an effort by a group of fossil fuel—rich countries, led by saudi arabia, to water down a promise made at last year's cop conference to transition away from fossil fuels. the final deal here includes both a $300 billion a year commitment to helping developing countries tackle climate change and that strong language on cutting emissions. i'm very pleased that we've got this deal through. it's the right thing for britain. for speeding up the clean energy transition, which is good for britain in that it will help protect us against climate change,

and that's the right thing to do, and it will also help generatejobs and growth for people in britain. it's an 11th hour deal at the 11th hour for climate and for keeping 1.5 degrees alive. it's the right thing to do for britain and the right thing for the world. some people are saying this deal isn't generous enough, that developed nations are dodging the debt they owe the developing world. others are saying it shows that, despite the divisions, despite donald trump threatening to pull america out of the process, the world can come together in this cooperative un effort to tackle the existential threat of climate change. justin rowlatt, bbc news, baku. as we've been reporting, the finance deal drew heated reaction from developing nations. here's the india delegate, chandni raina. 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. nigel topping, is a member of uk's climate change committee and former un climate change high—level champion from the cop26 presidency. i asked him if he thinks the richer nations are dodging their financial obligations to the rest of the world. the report, which we commissioned from nick stern, verizon and amit bhattacharya and has just published their third iteration, puts the amount at 300 billion by 2030. 390 by 2035. so this agreement

of 300 by 2035 falls some way short of that. 0n the other hand, it is a trebling of the previous level. and importantly, it introduces this much larger number, 1.3 trillion of the total amount of finance to be mobilized by the wealthier countries, including private actors. and that is on track for the report which stern sonawane bhattacharya. so it's a mixed bag. it's progress, but it's not as far as we think it should go. and the argument goes that if we don't pay more to mitigate against climate change, we'll have to pay a lot more in the future. do you see scope for more financing as coming or future cop summits? definitely. i mean, this is a hard ratchet process because every country that is agreeing to language to increase finance is also thinking about the domestic arguments, um, to increase international finance. that's not always easy. but, as i say, that's

a big increase already. we're seeing some quite big reforms in the multilateral finance system. and we are seeing, for example, the world bank talking about moving from loaning to leveraging, in other words, not just focusing on how much they lend, but on how they can use their public finance to bring in other sources of private finance. so i think we're on the right trajectory. but as with all things climate change, we need to move exponentially. and so next time we talk about finance, we need to move up faster. so disappointing for many of the poorer and most affected countries, but definitely a step forward. to here in the uk... the uk prime minister has promised the government will tackle what he calls the nation's "bulging benefits bill", warning that it is "blighting our society". sir keir starmer was writing in the mail on sunday newspaper ahead of an announcement of the "biggest overhaul of employment support in memory", which is set to include changes to job centres. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent shelley phelps about what work and pensions secretary liz

kendall and shadow housing secretary kevin hollinrake said this morning on the issue of benefits. pension secretary liz kendall has been speaking to the bbc�*s sunday with laura kuenssberg programme this morning, and she's been talking about her plans. they're going to be released later on in this week. a white paper called get britain working. and so as part of that, the government is billing this as the biggest employment reforms for a generation, telling us we're going to see radical changes. now the government says that getting people back to work is at the heart of its plans for economic growth. it says it's had concerns about figures showing that a near a record 2.8 million people have been out of work due to long term sickness. so we understand that as part of these plans that they're going to be announcing, there'll be an overhaul ofjobcentres, as you were saying. plans for employment services to work closer with the nhs and the labour government is also talking

about what it calls its youth guarantee. so this is the idea that young people have got to be earning or learning. support for them to get them into the workplace. and as part of this, liz kendall, the work and pensions secretary, she was asked by laura kuenssberg if a young person doesn't take that up. would they faced sanctions and we can hear a bit of what she had to say. yes. and the reason this is so important is we will transform those opportunities for young people. we will put in place a youth guarantee so everyone has the chance to be earning or learning. but in return for those new opportunities, young people will have a responsibility to take them up. and let me tell you why. because if you lack basic skills in today's world, that is brutal. if you are out of work when you're young, that can have lifelong consequences in terms of your future job prospects and earning potential. and it is also bad for your health. so we, the government, we will face up to our responsibility, unlike the last government, of having that guarantee in place.

but young people in their return will have that responsibility to take it up. also on the programme was the shadow housing secretary, the conservatives, kevin hollinrake, and he was asked whether his party would back labour's plans on these reforms. he said he welcomed that there were reforms coming forward, but obviously they need to see the detail on this. he was questioning whether labour would take what he described as the difficult decision if it was needed in some cases for cash benefits to be reduced. but we can hear a little bit of what he had to say in terms of his response to the points liz kendall was making. we are seeing a number of people leaving the place of work because of mental illness, a huge rise. and that's a huge cost for the taxpayer, of course. so we had plans in place. i think you referred to them earlier in your interview with liz kendall. that will reduce that number by 400,000. saving saving the taxpayer an awful lot of money. it's not just about saving money. it's also about getting people into work. you know, we most of us feel we are. 0ur mental health is better when we're at work.

but there are incentives in the system to leave the place of work to go on cash benefits. and that's one of the things i'll be looking for in these changes labour are going to make. are they going to make that difficult decision to reduce cash benefits, because that currently incentivises people to leave the place of work? so, at the end of 1a years in charge, you made it easier for people sometimes to take the cash and stay at home than go out to work? but certainly... we didn't make it easier. what happened was that the pandemic, this new phenomenon as a result of the pandemic, that's the big rise. we saw about 8 or 900,000 people added to those, to the number of people on long term sickness. about 40% of them are about through mental health that we were dealing with, that the provisions we brought forward on the work capability assessment was a starting point of that, and that was what will prove effective, as you referred to earlier. but there's more we should do. i welcome the fact that labour are looking at this. i want to make sure they do the right things rather thanjust

talk a good game. it's the actions that count. so that's a bit of the politics on this from the opposition parties. but i think the politics of this for labour within the party themselves will be interesting. you werejust mentioning a moment ago, keir starmer writing in the daily mail today, using some quite strong language, talking about wanting to tackle the bulging benefits bill that he said was blighting society. but, you know, he clearly that is designed to appeal to people who want to see tougher measures. but not all of his backbenchers and some campaign groups will agree with that. shelley phelps reporting there. the met office is warning that storm bert is creating "dangerous conditions" along the coasts of southern england and wales. a yellow wind warning is in place until nine o'clock tonight. the river taff has burst its banks — north of cardiff. people whose homes were flooded in storm dennis four years ago are again bailing water out of their properties. and, a man died when a tree fell on his car in hampshire on saturday. louisa pilbeam reports. the uk and ireland are dealing with the mess caused by storm bert today. and the wild weather

is not going away. new weather warnings are in place for either for heavy rain, strong winds or flooding. yellow warnings, meaning travel disruption and moderate danger are likely, are in place from scotland down to the south coast of england, and more than 200 flood alerts. northern ireland has seen some of the worst flooding with 6500 homes without power at one point and roads and railways submerged. we're the only ones out of the houses. we left and moved the cars, doing all the sandbags. and while we were out, the water reached the properties and we can't get back in and everybody else is stuck inside. disruption to travel on the roads and for train services will continue today with passengers urged to check online schedules. where thick snow fell in scotland and northern england, a quick thaw will lead to concerns of flooding with local authorities in areas ready with plans in place.

the roads becoming quite full of water quite quickly, meaning road closures in place, massive disruption to events that are happening and to businesses as well. and we've seen it recede somewhat but very live to the fact that the rain's still there and the winds are still there and we've still got flood warnings in place. parts of south wales have been lashed with the equivalent rainfall for the whole of november in just a day. 0n the south—west coast of england, yellow met office warnings are in place for winds until nine o'clock tonight. the wintry weather is set to ease by tomorrow morning. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. to the middle east now... israel's government says an israeli rabbi missing in the united arab emirates has been found dead. the office of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said zvi kogan, who was last seen on thursday,

was murdered. it described his death as an act of anti—semitic terrorism. rabbi kogan represented the 0rthodoxjewish group, chabad, in the uae. israel has vowed to hunt down the suspected killers. 0ur security correspondent frank gardener is in jerusalem for us. i asked him, what he knows about this case. this is a murky and alarming case but it appears that this rabbi who managed a supermarket in the united arab emirates, he was abducted on thursday and his wife, who is american, reported him missing. it took some time for the iraqi authorities to react to this but they have now found both his abandoned car and his body. the suspicion here is that he was abducted, taken away, possibly driven across the border into amman but the suspects are three uzbek nationals according to israeli media who are reported to have

fled to turkey. israel says that not only do they mourn at this and condemn it as a vile anti—semitic attack but they have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of this. i think it is quite a worrying development because for, you know, security in the united arab emirates, the wider golf, but obviously for israel, because there is something called the abraham accords, which was brokered by then president donald trump, so from 2020 onwards the uae, the united arab emirates and bahrain has established full diplomatic relations with israel which meant that tourists could visit from both countries. but obviously there are now huge tensions from the war in gaza and now in lebanon and that has meant that there have been some demonstrations outside the israeli embassy in abu dhabi, for example, but also outside the supermarket,

the kosher supermarket about this rabbi managed. iran is also a suspect in all of this because the israeli authorities suspect that he may have been under surveillance by iranians agents in the uae.— agents in the uae. frank gardner— agents in the uae. frank gardner in _ agents in the uae. frank gardner in a _ agents in the uae. frank gardner in a jerusalem i agents in the uae. frank i gardner in a jerusalem fair. now it's time for today's sport. hi. thank you are going to start with formula 1 one quarter consecutive driver championship with max. in under the lights at the las vegas grand prix. he did what he needed to do finishing ahead of his rival lando norris. best app his rival lando norris. best app and six and norris fifth. he becomesjust the app and six and norris fifth. he becomes just the six driver in history to win after what he calls a difficult season for red bull. he retains his title with two races to spare. you have to be — with two races to spare. you have to be proud _ with two races to spare. you have to be proud of - with two races to spare. you. have to be proud of everyone what they have done for me. you

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worse., 0k, continue to be what they have done and the moment we are going to change the dynamic and everything is going well. �* , . . dynamic and everything is going well. , . . “ dynamic and everything is going well. , ., ., ~ , well. australia look like being soundly beaten _ well. australia look like being soundly beaten by _ well. australia look like being soundly beaten by india - well. australia look like being soundly beaten by india in - well. australia look like beingj soundly beaten by india in the first of their five match test series. they lost three wickets before the close of play after being set a mammoth target of 534. india making 408 746. before declaring impaired. australia resume on monday 12—3 trailing by 522 australia resume on monday 12—3 trailing by 522 runs. australia resume on monday 12—3 trailing by 522 runs. patrick reed has ended a winless streak of nearly four years winning the hong kong open title. the 2018 masters champion followed up 2018 masters champion followed up his 59 on saturday with a final round, 66 to win by three shots over defending champion ben campbell and he is delighted to get his first win over three years. to

delighted to get his first win over three years.— delighted to get his first win over three years. to me to come out to play — over three years. to me to come out to play the — over three years. to me to come out to play the way _ over three years. to me to come out to play the way i _ over three years. to me to come out to play the way i did - over three years. to me to come out to play the way i did on - out to play the way i did on the weekend and shooting 59 and yesterday, but the biggest thing, the hardest part was today was to go out there and forgetting about the 59 and going out and getting a three shot lead, try to expand on that. the goal was to go out there and make a couple of birdies early and get up on top and so then on the back nine i can hit fairways in the middle of the green. aha, can hit fairways in the middle of the green.— of the green. a good day for him. of the green. a good day for him- much _ of the green. a good day for him. much more _ of the green. a good day for him. much more reaction i of the green. a good day for him. much more reaction on of the green. a good day for - him. much more reaction on the bbc sport website. that is all but for thank you. the pti party of pakistan's jailed former prime minister, imran khan, has begun a planned march on the capital, islamabad. the high court in the city had already ruled the protest unlawful. it's directed the government to take all necessary measures to maintain law and order. security is tight and roads into islamabad are blocked. here's our bbc urdu reporter in islamabad —

as we walk in the city today or try to drive around, it seems as if islamabad has been transformed into a fortress. and that's because of a call for protest, for a nationwide protest by former prime minister imran khan. and as you can see behind me, such containers have been placed at every road leading to the capital and within the city as well, essentially blocking any access to the city. the streets are empty and an eerie silence has fallen over the city. these roads, which are usually very crowded on a sunday, are empty today, and there's a large deployment of security forces across the capital. imran khan's party, which is also known as pti. they are demanding release of imran khan as well as other party workers who have been taken into custody in the last two years. they say that the charges they are facing are all politically motivated and allegation that the government denies. now, this is not the first time that imran khan's supporters are gathering for a protest. but what makes it different and bigger is the fact that imran khan's wife, bushra bibi, is leading this protest

for the very first time. while authorities are determined to stop imran khan's supporters entering into the capital, his workers are determined to reach the capital. we are seeing footages and videos and photos from across pakistan where his party workers are gathering and they say that they are, that they would reach islamabad no matter what. they are carrying medicines, they are carrying food items. they are also carrying blankets, even if they have to stay anywhere on the roads. now, for residents like myself, it's a challenging day. many, especially daily wagers, are struggling to get to work and many others are wondering how they would reach their offices and schools tomorrow. as the week begins, many markets are closed in several parts of the country and in the capital. here in islamabad, there is a sense of uncertainty that hangs in the air. the polls have opened in romania's presidential election which has been dominated by concerns

about inflation, emigration, corruption and the war in neighbouring ukraine. while more than a dozen names appear on the ballot paper, there are only four or five serious contenders. polls suggest that prime minister marcel ciolacu (pron: nick thorpe has this update. romania has the longest border of any eu country with ukraine. it is also a very important base for nato on the southeast or eastern flank of nato. there have been explosions when russians have bombed two ports on the river danube, where the common border between ukraine and romania, and also romania is an important country in terms of the supply of weapons from western countries to ukraine. so most of the candidates standing want to continue that policy, but a very strong nationalist candidate of the gold party, he has also been coming up well and doing better and better in each election, and obviously this is probably going to go to a second round in two weeks' time because it is unlikely that any of the candidates

would get enough to win on this round. so if he were to get into the second round, then it would really turn it into some kind of referendum over how romania should work together, or be more critical of ukraine, and of course its position in the nato alliance, romania �*s position. you mentioned that the vote is likely to go to a run—off. how important is romania both for the eu and the nato alliance, as you were mentioning there? romania is the sixth biggest country in the eu, according to population. rather like poland and rather like a southern poland. romania is very important in the eu. it is hoping now in the coming weeks to finallyjoin the border free area, so it is important both economically and it is also a source of labour.

several million romanians work across western europe, in italy, spain, britain and many other countries. of course, for ordinary romanians in this election, pretty much as most elections are fought over the economy and the importance of bringing down one of your �*s heist inflations, and also this sense often in many european —— one of europe's highest inflations. countries nowadays, many countries across the world are seeing a battle between the old elite, whether that is on the left or the right, or modern upcoming more nationalist or populist politicians. polls are set to close in a matter of hours.- polls are set to close in a matter of hours. stay with us we will be — matter of hours. stay with us we will be back _ matter of hours. stay with us we will be back after - matter of hours. stay with us we will be back after this - we will be back after this short break. hello there. storm bert refuses to relinquish its tight grip across the uk. today, it's all going to be about heavy rain and gale

force gusts of winds. and these are some of the rainfall totals we're starting to see now. over the last 36 hours, its parts of wales that have seen the heaviest of the rain — just shy of 100mm. and it's here where we're likely to see further heavy rainfall as we go through the day today. in fact, in the last few hours, we've seen some heavier pulses pushing up through the sout—hwest into wales and north—west england. flood warnings are starting to arrive now. there could be some localised flooding before storm bert moves away. the centre of the low starting to hook itself to the north—west of the uk. but that trailing weather front will stay with us throughout the day. it's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards, the rain becoming light and patchy through the midlands by lunchtime as the rain heads into east anglia and the south—east. a frequent rash of sharp, squally showers driven by severe gales, though, around the far north and west of scotland. some areas close to the coast could see gusts of wind widely 60 possibly 70mph. but it's a mild story as well. double figures right across

the country, 17 or 18 degrees. if we get that, that could be a date record. now, as that rain starts to ease away overnight, things will quieten down for england and wales. but the centre of the low, storm bert, starts to drift its way across scotland, so here it stays showery and windy through the night. not a cold start to our monday morning, and monday will be a day of mixed fortunes. we keep squally showers and strong winds through scotland and northern ireland. england and wales on the whole will be drier and quieter with some sunshine. just a few scattered showers as the wind turns round to a westerly. and a little bit fresher as well, with that westerly wind — 8—10 degrees the overall high. moving out of monday and looking at a little bit further ahead, bert will finally ease over into scandinavia. little ridge of high pressure quietens things down for tuesday. we will keep a close eye on this front, which could threaten more rain into south—west england

and wales, but overall, it's a quieter but slightly cooler story as we go through the week ahead. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: an eleventh—hour deal at the cop29 climate summit,

after negotiations on financing for poorer nations, went into overtime. but many aren't happy, as some nations, including india, say the deal falls far short of what is needed. lebanon's health ministry says 3,670 people have now been killed in israeli attacks since october 2023, with more than 50 people killed on saturday. at least 20 people were killed in beirut, and more than 60 others were injured. israel's government says an israeli rabbi who went missing in the united arab emirates has been found dead. the office of prime minister benjamin netanyahu described his death as an act of anti—semitic terrorism and vowed to hunt down the suspected killers. now on bbc news, it's path to the presidency.