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arty water levels higher than you were _ there's been no higher than you were expecting? absolutely, arty water levels higher than you were expecting? absolutely, es. applause es. a last—minute compromise deal at the un climate summit — but poorer countries say it comes nowhere near addressing their challenges addressing their challenges israel's government says an israeli rabbi missing in the united arab emirates has in the united arab emirates has been found dead. max verstappen finishes fifth at the las vegas grand prix — been found dead. winning his fourth consecutive formula one world title. formula one world title. hello, and welcome — i'm martine croxall. police in north wales say police in north wales say they've recovered a body in the search for a 75—year—old they've recovered a body man who disappeared on saturday. on saturday. brian perry was walking his dog brian perry was walking his dog in an area affected in an area affected by significant floodwater, by significant floodwater, next to the conwy next to the conwy
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river near trefriw. river near trefriw. there's been no formal identification but the police say his family have been informed. storm bert is continuing to batter parts of britain
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storm bert is continuing to batter p neighbouring fire onto other neighbouring fire and rescue services, who then helped — and rescue services, who then helped us_ and rescue services, who then helped us deal with the call flow — helped us deal with the call flow. ,., . , helped us deal with the call flow. , ., . , . helped us deal with the call flow. . , ., , flow. resources have been stretched _ flow. resources have been stretched over _ flow. resources have been stretched over night, - flow. resources have been stretched over night, and i flow. resources have been - stretched over night, and today we have called in gully empty empty years, but unfortunately it is a really difficult time. we have seen significant flooding in pontypridd, we have not seen the major flooding that we saw in storm dennis further down the valley. nevertheless, there is significant flooding from the rivers. our correspondent, olivia richwald, has more from wales. volunteers fighting the floodwater to protect homes and businesses. this is the aftermath of storm bert in pontypridd, wales. the storm has been described as a multi—hazard event. some people here have been
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flooded for the second time infouryears, despite flood prevention measures. my heart goes out to all those people whose homes are flooded again. the rain has been absolutely torrential. i give all my praise for all the council workers who are out, who've been out in the early hours of the morning. parts of wales had a month's worth of rainfall in just a day, causing landslides. this one was in llangollen. and another in south wales. northern ireland has seen flooded, too. at one point 6,500 homes were without power and roads and railways submerged. houses in east belfast have been inundated. we're the only ones out of the houses — we left and move the cars to go and get the sandbags and while we were out the water breached the properties and we can't get back in. in west yorkshire, yesterday's heavy snow and overnight rain left the main road between hebden bridge and todmorden impassable. the fire service have been using pumps to
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get it moving again. this is a major road that links todmorden to hebden bridge. as an estimate, the stretch of road is about 300 metres that's got water on, so a significant amount of water. so, at the moment, the river levels are going down, which is positive, which will enable us to pump the water, as you can see, back into the river system. the wild weather will continue throughout the day with met office yellow warnings for wind in south and eastern england and northern ireland and north—west scotland throughout the day and evening. there are also yellow warnings for rain in the south—west of england until almost midnight tonight. olivia richwald, bbc news. our wales correspondent, teleri glynjones, sent this report from pontypreedd.
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this council area has declared a major incident, because the river taff, that you can see behind us, has burst its banks in several areas. here in pontypridd, you can see the houses here behind me are flooded. and across this... all along the river taff, there are houses and businesses that are affected. many of these are the same homes and the same businesses that were affected by storm dennis in february, 2020. so questions are already being raised about why this is happening to this area again. some politicians have already said that it's climate change that is to blame, with severe weather events making it almost impossible for flood defences to withstand the rising rivers. it's just started raining here again in south wales, and anxieties are very high. i've just seen a picture from someone locally who showed that this morning the river was right up to where we're stood, about five metres behind us. it's dropped down but the firemen have said they are expecting a surge of the river later. so people are
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extremely worried. but the local community is coming together. we've just seen two local women come with a trolley, feeding the firemen and the police who are responding to this. but it's notjust here in south wales where things are happening. in north wales, in llanarmon dyffryn ceiriog, near llangollen, five adults and five children were evacuated from a property that was hit by a landslide. substantial damage to that home. the firemen behind me are trying to bring this fire engine down this road to try and pump the water out from here, so it might get a little bit loud. but as i said, anxieties are still high, they are not out of the woods yet. but the clean—up has already started. but worries will be high overnight as this rain continues. teleri glyn jones. the latest from pontypridd. this is the scene live in
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cornwall in the south—west of england. as you can see, there is sees are pretty fierce still as a result of the storm bert, which has been passing through. and there is plenty more detail on the conditions across the country on the bbc news website, where there is a life page running. you can see that our lead weather presenter, ben rich, has been writing about how this particular storm has delivered record—breaking gusts of wind. the cop29 climate conference has finally agreed a deal — but it took until the early hours of sunday morning — in baku. the world's richest nations pledged more than $300 billion — that's £240 billion — a year — to help poorer nations. the money will be used to mitigate the impact of climate change and help them
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develop without needing to rely on fossil fuels. despite the amount being three times the existing pledge, many smaller nations criticised the deal as being insufficient. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. it was in the early hours of this morning when the key text was agreed. to huge applause from the room. but some delegates from developing countries were angry, and just listen to how that went down in the room. i regret to say that this document is nothing more than an optical illusion. this, in our opinion, will not address the enormity of the challenge we all face. applause therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document. 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.
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i'm very pleased that we've got this deal through. it's the right thing for britain, it's the right thing for speeding up the clean energy transition, which is good for britain and it will help protect us against climate change — and that's the right thing to do. it's an iith—hour deal. 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. with me is graihathackson, the host of the bbc�*s climate question podcast.
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nothing short of uproar. a great strength of feeling from these poorer nations? absolutely. and the reason is because they came to this agreement, this event in baku, looking for $1.3 trillion every year. by 2035. it is a lot of money. and they got 300 billion. and they say they need this money to adapt to these harsh conditions that we are seeing all around the world, but also to help them ditch fossil fuels. but also to help them ditch fossilfuels. there is very much a sentiment of, look, you rich countries, you caused this problem, you fix it. we will help you fix it if you help us to do so. help you fix it if you help us to do sm— help you fix it if you help us todoso.~ . u, to do so. what measures are in lace to to do so. what measures are in place to make _ to do so. what measures are in place to make sure _ to do so. what measures are in place to make sure this - to do so. what measures are in place to make sure this finding| place to make sure this finding actually arrives and that it is used properly? because there have been unmet commitments in the past. have been unmet commitments in the ast. . , p, have been unmet commitments in the ast. . , ., ., ., the past. that is a lot of the problem _ the past. that is a lot of the problem here. _ the past. that is a lot of the problem here. we - the past. that is a lot of the problem here. we are - the past. that is a lot of the | problem here. we are seeing this distrust, the undercurrent of a lack of confidence, and thatis of a lack of confidence, and that is because this money did not arrive in the past. 100 billion a year was pledged and
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it was supposed to arrive in 2020, it did not arrive until 2022, and even then there was a lot of concern that it was in the form of loans, not grants. there is this total lack of confidence in the whole process, but also for richer nations to deliver. the language that we see in this agreement is deliberately slippery. it is all about mobilising finance and providing and calling upon, rather than more concrete legal text. and that is because you have got to get 200 countries to agree to something. that is really hard. diplomatically, you have to create something where there is room for movement. where there is room for movement-— where there is room for movement. and it overran. country _ movement. and it overran. country started _ movement. and it overran. country started leaving. . movement. and it overran. | country started leaving. you need two thirds of them to stay there for anything to be binding. it is a wonder they got a deal at all. i binding. it is a wonder they got a deal at all.— got a deal at all. i think it depends _ got a deal at all. i think it depends who _ got a deal at all. i think it depends who you - got a deal at all. i think it depends who you ask. - got a deal at all. i think it i depends who you ask. some people are delighted that we got a deal, and it is certainly better than no deal. we look
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back at copenhagen in 2009 where the whole process ended in shambles where there was no deal, and there was definitely a feeling of low optimism around it. actually, you look at today and some people are very pleased because it means we can keep going forward and there is less pressure next yearfor there is less pressure next year for it to deliver in brazil. how do they rebuild trust? it is a discussion i've been having on the climate question podcast. i think you have got to put your money where your mouth is, you have got to deliver the money. if countries want to rebuild, that money has to be delivered and delivered on time. there is no way it can come in the form of grants entirely. there is going to have to be some private sector input. and maybe that is going to come from the carbon markets we have seen from this particular cop. thank you, graihagh particular cop. thank you, graihathackson.
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a lot of people saying we look like twins today, jane. we a lot of people saying we look like twins today, jane.- like twins today, jane. we are auoin to like twins today, jane. we are going to start _ like twins today, jane. we are going to start with _ like twins today, jane. we are going to start with football. i going to start with football. liverpool beat southampton 3—2 at st marys. they went ahead through dominik szoboszlai, but a penalty from adam armstrong. fernandes then scored for the home side, putting them in front. but two goals from mo salah gave liverpool the win and extended their lead at the top of the table. that follows manchester city's loss on saturday. injust manchester city's loss on saturday. in just a few minutes�* time, ruben amorim's first match as manchester united coach will kick off. they have travelled to portland road to take on ipswich. he was named the successor to erik ten hag just a few weeks ago. the portuguese coach says he is looking forward to the match ahead. ., ., looking forward to the match ahead. . ., , ahead. call me naive, buti truly believe _ ahead. call me naive, buti truly believe that _ ahead. call me naive, buti truly believe that i - ahead. call me naive, buti truly believe that i am - ahead. call me naive, buti truly believe that i am the | truly believe that i am the right— truly believe that i am the right guy in the right moment.
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i could — right guy in the right moment. i could be _ right guy in the right moment. i could be wrong. but gears still— i could be wrong. but gears still will— i could be wrong. but gears still will turn, the sun will rise — still will turn, the sun will rise again, it doesn't matter. so rise again, it doesn't matter. 50 l — rise again, it doesn't matter. 50 i am — rise again, it doesn't matter. 50 i am not _ rise again, it doesn't matter. so i am not worried about that. i so i am not worried about that. ltruly— so i am not worried about that. i truly believe that i am the right— i truly believe that i am the right guy for thisjob. in i truly believe that i am the right guy for this job. right guy for this “0b. in the last hour. h right guy for this job. in the last hour, leicester - right guy for this job. in the last hour, leicester have i last hour, leicester have sacked their manager, steve cooper, afterjust five months in charge. cooper leaves with immediate effect following lester's to one loss to chelsea yesterday. the club are now 16th in the premier league table. in a statement, lester thanked him and his backroom staff for their contribution. ben dawson take interim charge for their next game. leicester say they have already begun the process of appointing a new manager. rugby union, and scotland have beaten australia 27 points— 13 at murrayfield in the last of their autumn internationals. tries from duhan van der merwe away helps them get the win. england's
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game againstjapan is not long since under way. still 0—0 after five minutes. since under way. still 0—0 afterfive minutes. eddiejones of course making his return to twickenham as head coach of japan. max verstappen has won a fourth consecutive formula 1 drivers championship under the lights at the that the micro las vegas grand prix. he becomes the sixth driver in history to win four world titles. verstappen did just what he needed to do, finishing in fifth place, just ahead of his rival lando norris in sixth. he took the title with two races to spare. george russell won the race for mercedes, his third career victory, finishing ahead of his team—mate, lewis hamilton. cricket, and england women have beaten south africa in their first t20. they won by four wickets in east london. chasing 143, top scored of 59. sophie ecclestone secured the victory with four balls to spare. that
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means england take the 1—0 lead in the series. in the men's game, cricket, and wicketkeeper—batter rishabh pant has become the most expensive player in the premier league history. he was secured for $3.19 million. australia trailed by 522 runs in the first of five tests. i always believed in me that i am going to go and enjoy it, be fearless. i will go and take brave decisions. always, this is my mindset. and always i feel like what is required for
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my team, i will try and do that. still 0—0 at twickenham. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website. that is it for 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 ultra—orthodoxjewish group, chabad, in the uae. israel has vowed to hunt down the suspected killers. our security correspondent frank gardner explained the background to this, including why the rabbi was in the uae. in 2020 as part of the abraham accords, which was done under
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then—president donald trump's presidency. since then, there has been quite a lot of cross—flow between israel and united arab emirates, and as part of that this ultra—orthodox foundation, the chabad organisation, which is essentiallyjewish missionaries, they've been active in the uae, setting up kosher shops and so on. this particular man, zvi kogan, he managed a kosher supermarket in the emirates and was very active in trying to smooth the way for israeli visitors to the emirates, showing them where to get kosher food and things like that. but the israelis think that he was under some kind of surveillance by iran and its agents, and he disappeared on thursday. the alarm was sounded. the mossad, israel's external spy agency, started to investigate this from around saturday, possibly earlier.
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and then, today, we got the news that his body has been found by the emirati authorities. it's being investigated between israel and the uae, but there are some really tough statements coming out of the prime minister's office. in israel, mossad answers directly to that office. they are managing this. so his office has vowed that israel will hunt down the perpetrators, who are believed to be three uzbek nationals who are reported to have fled to turkey. what is this likely to do to the relationship between israel and the uae? afterall, israel does warn against travel to the uae for its citizens for the most part. yes, the relations are fairly good, despite the fact that the uae, like all arab and islamic countries are extremely upset about what is happening in gaza. ten days or so ago,
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i was in riyadh, where the emiratis joined others in condemning israel's actions in gaza. but they have not pulled out of the abraham accords. they've still got diplomatic relations. the uae is a country i've lived in for a few years, and every street in abu dhabi and dubai is covered in some way by some kind of cameras or surveillance. so it will not be that hard to find out who it is who either lured or abducted this man away on thursday, and the emirati authorities have got their own internal investigation division that i think will work quite closely with mossad. it's embarrassing, this, for the uae, but there is a precedent here. sometimes there have been plots detected in countries and israel has acted, and no doubt they will try to make good on their promise of hunting down his alleged killers.
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our security correspondent, frank gardner. in gaza, an israeli drone strike hit kamal adwan hospital early this morning, one of the few medical facilities still operating in the northern part of the strip. the hospital's chief, dr hossam abu safiya, was reportedly seriously injured in the attack. according to medical sources, the israeli military targeted the hospital's oxygen facilities and diesel storage with drones. despite the ongoing airstrikes, medical staff continue to care for the wounded. the war has caused extensive damage, displacing nearly the entire population of gaza and leaving large parts of the region in ruins. translation: we have been askinu translation: we have been asking the — translation: we have been asking the to _ translation: we have been asking the to send _ translation: we have been asking the to send doctors . translation: we have been | asking the to send doctors with surgical specialty so we can treat those who arrive at kamal adwan hospital with injuries requiring surgical intervention. today, iwas injured myself. we urgently need medical supplies, tools and ambulances to continue our humanitarian work. unfortunately, my condition has worsened and the bleeding
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returned, which was expected because i need a vascular surgeon. however, after the arrest of our medical staff four weeks ago, we no longer have any specialists available. this is why we have been urgently calling for surgical delegations to be sent to gaza. voting has started in the second round of uruguay�*s presidential election. the centre—left opposition candidate yamandu orsi came first in last month's vote but didn't secure an outright majority. in the run—off, he's facing alvaro delgado of the governing republican coalition. opinion polls suggest a close race. in the uk, young people who refuse to take upjobs or training will face penalties — as part of the uk governments planned changes to
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the welfare system. the work and pensions secretary liz kendall, will announce a package of legislation on tuesday to, in the government's words, "get britain working". speaking on the sunday with laura kuenssberg programme this morning she told the bbc: "if people repeatedly refuse to take up the training or work responsibilities, there will be sanctions on their benefits." young people will have a responsibility to take them up. let me tell you why. if you lack basic skills in today's world, that is brutal. if you are out of work world, that is brutal. if you are out of
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