�*ofthe �* of the seats �*of the seats have �*ef the seats have been half of the seats have been filled in ireland's parliamentary elections, although the outcome, the makeup of the government, is still unclear. and attempts to secure the world's first ever global treaty to limit plastic pollution have failed. hello i'm nicky schiller. we start this hour in the middle east. the united nations is pausing the delivery of aid to palestinian refugees in gaza through a key crossing, after more food trucks were looted by armed gangs. the un agency supporting palestinian refugees, unrwa, has used the kerr—um shalom crossing as the main way of bringing in aid for the 2.3 million people inside the gaza strip. but the head of the organisation philippe lazzarini says five food trucks were stolen by armed groups on saturday.

georgios petro—poulos is the head of the un's office for the coordination of humantarian affairs in gaza. he told the bbc they had no choice but to stop using the crossing. most of our day is us trying to keep our people safe and secure and speaking to anyone who will help us to do that, but it's simply not possible any more with this kind of predictable chaos that we've seen, a breakdown in the civil order that you can only get in a place as small as the gaza strip with such an acute war and no semblance of any urgency from the authorities in israel as the occupying power, the ones who really have to work with us to see that this issue is sorted. there's really no urgency to work with us to get this fixed so that we can get the supplies we need to help the people to get food, to get clothing and shelter for the very harsh winter that is here already and to get the medicine that they need.

this development from the un comes as the charity save the children named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike, as 39—year—old, ahmad faisal isleem al-qadi. save the children says it condemns the attack in khan younis "in the strongest terms" and is demanding an investigation. the israeli army says a strike was conducted against a vehicle identified as carrying armed terrorists, who posed a threat to idf soldiers. it says the details of the incident are under review. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says almost 44—and—a—half thousand palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than ios—thousand have been injured. alexandra saieh, is the head of humanitarian policy & advocacy at save the children international. she spoke to my colleague

kasia madera about the death of her colleague, ahmad. everyone at save the children is absolutely devastated by the killing of our colleague yesterday in an israeli air strike. he was on his way home to his wife and his three—year—old daughter when he was killed in the air three—year—old daughter when he was killed in the air strike. he was 39 years old, he had a hearing impairment. his colleagues remember him as always being determined to help others. he always had a smile on his face. he always managed to brighten his colleagues day. and he had immense pride for his three—year—old daughter. we are absolutely devastated. not so long ago, he had also shared with his colleagues which was also destroyed in an israeli air strike in the past year. we are in contact with his family

and trying to do what we can to help them them support them in this heartbreaking time. you know, he is not the first colleague that we lost in the last year. he is the second staff member that was killed in the israeli air strike in the last 13 months. our colleague was also killed alongside his entire family in an israeli air strike on a residential building that he was in. so we arejust building that he was in. so we are just absolutely devastated. we are calling for an investigation and for accountability and itjust accountability and it just

needs accountability and itjust needs to stop the loss of life, and it needs to stop. the military said _ and it needs to stop. the military said the strike i military said the strike was conducted against a vehicle identify it as carrying armed terrorists who they claimed posed a threat to idf soldiers. they say that prior to the strike, numerous, at risk of harming civilians and using precision missiles. i know that you have said... is that something that sounds like what happens on the ground?- something that sounds like what happens on the ground? look, we need real answers. _ happens on the ground? look, we need real answers. what - happens on the ground? look, we need real answers. what we - need real answers. what we have seenin need real answers. what we have seen in gaza in the last 13 months is an utter and complete disregard for civilian life. we are seeing civilians killed in gaza every single day. we are seeing humanitarian aid workers killed every single week. people in gaza have been pushed beyond their limits. they are living a complete nightmare. we have asked the israeli defense forces for an interview if they would like to respond.

they said they don't have a spokesperson available today. another line to do with the middle east. us president—elect donald trump has announced that he's appointed lebanese—american businessman massad boulos as a senior adviser on arab and middle eastern affairs. mr boulos — the father—in—law of mr trump's daughter tiffany — here with her husband michael — met repeatedly with arab american and muslim leaders during the election campaign. it's the second time in recent days that mr trump has chosen the father—in—law of one of his children to serve in his administration. on saturday he named his son—in—lanared kushner�*s father, property mogul charles kushner, to serve as us ambassador to france. the masterchef presenter gregg wallace has hit out against allegations of inappropiate behaviour on the show, saying they've come from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". he released a statement on social media this morning, and his lawyers have previously said the allegations are false. 13 women have complained about him to a bbc

news investigation. our correspondent noor nanji has the latest. now, in the newspaper, i can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle—class women of a certain age, just from celebrity masterchef. this isn't right. gregg wallace in an instagram video this morning, hitting back at his critics. the masterchef presenter has been under pressure after bbc news revealed a string of misconduct allegations against him. our investigation heard from 13 people across a range of ages who worked across masterchef and a number of different shows. one of them, kirsty wark, appeared on celebrity masterchef. the rest, former production staff. jemma, not her real name, worked on the show big weekends. she says gregg wallace made her and her colleagues

feel uncomfortable. working with gregg was tricky. he was constantly making sexually inappropriate jokes and comments. his behaviour was unacceptable in any kind of workplace. he's posted this video today. what do you make of that? i was mortified when i saw it this morning, because it's so dismissive of the people that have come forward, especially the younger girls, and about their experiences. i don't know what class and age have have to do with it. this morning, a veteran labour mp had this to say. it's not a crime to be a middle—class woman of a certain age, i would say. gregg doesn't get it. the world has moved on. i think the intervention is not wise. _ in terms of how he's _ going about defending himself, i understand the instinct when you feel you're - backed into a corner, - but i don't think it's smart to come out talking like that i when at the moment he should probably be listening. since broadcast, more allegations have emerged, including from the author emma kennedy, who won celebrity masterchef in 2012. she says she complained about

his behaviour at the time. responding to wallace's video, she told us... "whoever made the allegations doesn't matter. the allegations stand. and playing the �*they�*re having a go at me because i'm working class' card is ridiculous." greg wallace remains one of the most recognisable faces on tv, but now production companies and broadcasters across the industry are facing questions about their handling of the allegations and the fact he has remained on air. noor nanji reporting. joining me in the studio is our correspondent frances read who has also been following the greg wallace story. there are wider questions here aren't there. there certainly are. we have seen this reckoning within industries, haven't we? not just the media industry, but really across the board and the kind of definitive expectation of what is acceptable within a workplace. a greater examination i think of what people have felt that they have had to put up with in various

workplaces over the years. i think these wider questions in this case are actually quite specific. that's because it has emerged that there were complaints about greg wallace on celebrity master chef as we saw in that report there in 2017. also on the show in 2018 called impossible celebrities. they found that greg wallace's behaviour was unacceptable and unprofessional and he apparently got a talking to by apparently got a talking to by a senior boss. here are the questions. where the bbc responsive enough to complaints about him? should it have been more curious about his behaviour? is it satisfied that it did everything that it should within bbc policy, and whether that was satisfactory in itself and is now fully satisfied that people are able to come for but especially where there could be any kind of perceived imbalance of power. the bbc for its part said it has robust processes in place to deal with issues raised with it. it is below the

standards accepted by the bbc and will not be tolerated. it also one to the jumping of conclusions, that it's inappropriate to comment on anything but could fall partial of an investigation of otherwise. francis, thank you very much indeed and don't forget you can get more on that story on the bbc news website and app. to georgia now where thousands of protestors are on the streets for a fourth night, after the government announced it was suspending its bid tojoin the european union. these are the live pictures from the capital tblisi where the protesters have been gathering once again outside the parliament building. the demonstrations come after georgia's prime minister seemed to contradict the very comments that sparked the protests. he's denied that his government is suspending moves to join the european union. he was speaking to the bbc�*s russia editor, steve rosenberg, who's in tbilisi.

keepin keep in mind, it was the georgian prime minister's announcement three days ago suspending until the end of 2028 georgia's bid tojoin suspending until the end of 2028 georgia's bid to join the european union. it was that announcement that has been bringing people onto the streets here since thursday. let's listen to what the prime minister said three days ago. translation:— minister said three days ago. translation: today we have decided not _ translation: today we have decided not to _ translation: today we have decided not to put _ translation: today we have decided not to put the - translation: today we have decided not to put the issue i translation: today we have | decided not to put the issue of open and negotiations with the european union on the agenda until the end of 2028. and because the idea ofjoining the eu is so possible with georgians, that decision to suspend accession talks caused shock and anger here. when i asked the prime minister today whether he understood the public mood, he said, "suspension? i didn't talk about that." many of the protesters have said to me that by suspending until the end of 2028, georgia's bid tojoin the to 90% of our obligations, including the agend tojoin the

european union, you have stolen 2028, georgia's bid tojoin the european union, you have stolen your government, has stolen your government, has stolen their european dream, their their european dream, their european future and violated european future and violated the constitution here which the constitution here which states that all constitutional states that all constitutional bodies in georgia should take bodies in georgia should take all measures to ensure the full all measures to ensure the full integration of georgia in the integration of georgia in the european union. people feel european union. people feel betrayed. can you understand betrayed. can you understand that? , , , that? , , , that? the response is very clear. that? the response is very clear- we _ that? the response is very clear. that? the response is very clear- we _ that? the response is very clear. we have _ that? the response is very clear. we have not - that? the response is very - clear. we have not suspended that? the response is very clear. we have _ that? the response is very clear. we have not - that? the response is very - clear. we have not suspended anything _ anything _ clear. we have not suspended anything. we had delayed the clear. we have not suspended anything. we had delayed the integration. the opposition integration. the opposition leaders. _ integration. the opposition leaders. _ integration. the opposition leaders, the media outlets, leaders, the media outlets, they— leaders, the media outlets, they are _ leaders, the media outlets, they— leaders, the media outlets, they are _ leaders, the media outlets, they are just lying to these they are just lying to these pe0ple~ _ they are just lying to these people. it has not been peorrle _ they are just lying to these people. it has not been suspended the european suspended the european integration of georgia, we are integration of georgia, we are very— integration of georgia, we are very— integration of georgia, we are very much_ integration of georgia, we are very much committed to the very much_ integration of georgia, we are very much committed to the european integration. but you european integration. but you suspended — european integration. but you suspended it _ european integration. but you suspended it until— european integration. but you suspended — european integration. but you suspended it _ european integration. but you suspended it until— european integration. but you suspended it until 2028. - european integration. but you suspended it until 2028. - european integration. but you suspended it until2028. no, | suspended it until2028. no, | suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these _ suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these _ suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these four— suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these four years, - no, no, these fouryears, everything will be done in suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these four— suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these four years, - no, no, these fouryears, everything will be done in order_ everything will be done in order to _ order— everything will be done in order to _ everything will be done in everything will be done in order to promote georgia to the order to promote georgia to the european — european — order to promote georgia to the order to promote georgia to the european union. we will commit european union. we will commit to 90% — european union. we will commit to 90% of— european union. we will commit to 90% of our obligations, to 90% — european union. we will commit to 90% of— european union. we will commit to 90% of our obligations,

including the agenda. including the agenda. this is our clear— including the agenda. this is our clear commitment. nobody has suspended anything. but as ou heard has suspended anything. but as you heard before, _ has suspended anything. but as you heard before, he _

has suspended anything. but as you heard before they - 88| there opposition. they need 88 seats to have a majority in the irish parliament, they will end “p irish parliament, they will end up with something between 80 and 84 between them, they will need the support and the smaller parties are some of the independent candidates. it's been a weekend four of the social democrats and the labour party. they are both making games —— making gains and will be in the sites within those two bigger parties in terms of making a government. at those parties have said they are not prepared to go into government with fianna fail and fine gael and thus their policies on their platform agendas are given adequate credence. now come on the other side of things, the sinn fein leader said she intends to form a left—leaning alliance government as well, so she will be courting those same parties as well as those independents with the intention of forming a government. —— independents. we have to fill out the seats, first, of course. many challenges awaiting them domestically. there is a housing crisis and a

cost—of—living crisis here. on the international front, president—elect donald trump has said ireland firmly in its sights when it comes to tariffs and corporate taxation and when it comes to the location of many american internationals who contribute so much to the economy of this country. i spoke to the deputy leader of fianna fail, jack chambers, who is also the minister for finance a little earlier about that challenge.— finance a little earlier about that challenge. he's obviously set out his _ that challenge. he's obviously set out his context _ that challenge. he's obviously set out his context during - that challenge. he's obviously set out his context during the | set out his context during the election— set out his context during the election campaign, but, look, we will— election campaign, but, look, we will work constructively with — we will work constructively with his _ we will work constructively with his administration and indeed _ with his administration and indeed the eu will with all trade _ indeed the eu will with all trade matters, but, you know, there — trade matters, but, you know, there are — trade matters, but, you know, there are broader trends that we are — there are broader trends that we are seeing in the world when it comes — we are seeing in the world when it comes to— we are seeing in the world when it comes to international trade, _ it comes to international trade, even in the european union — trade, even in the european union itself on state aid, for example. _ union itself on state aid, for example, the report, there are lots of— example, the report, there are lots of risks out there that we need — lots of risks out there that we need to— lots of risks out there that we need to manage for the irish economy, and also pursue new opportunities in terms of economic development and infrastructure at the centre of driving — infrastructure at the centre of driving new opportunities for the irish— driving new opportunities for

the irish economy. now, it is expected that the vast majority of these outstanding states will be filled by 11 or midnight tonight. some of them will hang on into monday and possibly even tuesday, and then those tough conversations that political horse trading will start as to how and who will form the next government. but all parties are in agreement that that is i hope that your voice holds out for the next few days. reminder, we do have a live page running with the very latest as those votes in the irish election continue to be counted. so you can get the very latest from our correspondence across ireland on the bbc news website or app. the defence ministry in damascus says russian and syrian warplanes have carried out more air strikes on rebel forces in the northern idlib and hama provinces. a monitoring group says the number of people killed since the rebel offensive began

has risen to 412, including 61 civilians. many have died in air strikes on aleppo, a city which has fallen to the rebels. president bashar al—assad has vowed to use force to eliminate what he called terrorism and the army says it's recaptured several of the towns that had been overrun. they are alive, rescued from the wreckage moments after the bombs struck. footage posted by the syrian civil defence group at the white helmets shows the aftermath of an attack on the rebel stronghold of idlib, south—west of aleppo. the regime is fighting back. thousands of people have been

displaced, fleeing aleppo and areas around idlib stop their lives certainly upended by this escalation in syria's civil war. translation: we are following the news and god willing - the regime will fall. we camp night and day to return as the kids are tired and shocked. we left and came here in our clothes and nothing else. the speedy capture of aleppo took everyone by surprise, devastating blow to the regime. the rebels continued their advance, but here the city is coming to terms with a new normal. early signs that daily life goes on as before. and for those driven out by previous battles, chance to return. translation: | returned to| aleppo after it was liberated, after we were driven out, came back to experience this, to witness its greatness, its old neighbourhoods cleaned up after being desecrated by the assad regime and the collaborators. it isn't clear if the insurgents can hold on to the territory captured, but they have exposed

the weakness of bashar al—assad's rule and his dependence on foreign powers to prop it up. russia and iran are trying to bring the situation back under control, but consumed by their own conflicts. the front lines of syria's civil war have been redrawn and nobody knows what comes next. barbara plett usher, bbc news. attempts to secure the world's first ever global treaty to limit plastic production, in an effort to stop it polluting the planet, have collapsed in south korea. after a week of negotiations, delegates from around the world could not agree on a unanimous declaration. let's speak to eirik lindebjerg, the global plastics policy lead at the world wildlife federation who has been at the conference in busan. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. i wondered if i could first get your reaction to this collapse of the talks andindeed to this collapse of the talks and indeed they come after more than two years of negotiations. yes, they do. the negotiators are now deciding to suspend the meeting and continue later. the

meetings saw a really vast majority of countries uniting around globally binding measures and at the end only to see that being stopped by a few countries and the need for consensus. it's obviously very serious in terms of the failure to address the plastic pollution crisis because we can't really wait to stop plastic pollution.- can't really wait to stop plastic pollution. can't really wait to stop lastic ollution. ~ ., ., , plastic pollution. what was the stickin: plastic pollution. what was the sticking point _ plastic pollution. what was the sticking point that _ plastic pollution. what was the sticking point that led - plastic pollution. what was the sticking point that led to - plastic pollution. what was the sticking point that led to the i sticking point that led to the collapse? sticking point that led to the colla se? , ., collapse? there is a disagreement - collapse? there is a l disagreement around collapse? there is a - disagreement around whether there will be binding measures upstream. so will there be bands banning the types of chemicals and plastics that are potentially harming us? will there be bands on problematic products that we know are polluting the environment and will there be product requirements to ensure that the plastics we use can actually be sensibly recycled then reused.

some countries don't want any kind of upstream measure in the treaty while the vast majority do, so they are still stuck at that point. do, so they are still stuck at that point-— do, so they are still stuck at that point. many of us try and cut out plastics, _ that point. many of us try and cut out plastics, for— that point. many of us try and cut out plastics, for example, using reusable bags rather than single throw away plastics and also say cutlery, is any of that any good unless the big countries do the big things? taste countries do the big things? we need to countries do the big things? - need to binding global rules. we consumers can as we can but we need regulations, we need to not be overwhelmed by plastics every time we go into a supermarket. i think this meeting really was away to wake up meeting really was away to wake up call those countries wanting the treaty that they probably have to do this on their own or they need to vote, they cannot rely on consensus for getting such a deal in the future. so are ou such a deal in the future. so are you optimistic there will eventually be a deal that will lead to a cut and plastics

globally? i lead to a cut and plastics globally?— globally? i think it's inevitable. - globally? ithink it's inevitable. citizensl globally? i think it's i inevitable. citizens are demanding it. we see growing support among governments. we see businesses, scientists rallying behind it. there has to be a deal. this was a huge blow but now these countries must take this in their own hands ahead of the next meeting. hands ahead of the next meeting-— hands ahead of the next meetinu. �* , , ., , meeting. briefly, is there any particular— meeting. briefly, is there any particular country _ meeting. briefly, is there any particular country would - meeting. briefly, is there any particular country would like i particular country would like to see do more? i particular country would like to see do more?— to see do more? i think all countries _ to see do more? i think all countries need _ to see do more? i think all countries need to - to see do more? i think all countries need to do - to see do more? i think all| countries need to do more. this is a collective responsibility and in particular the ambitious countries that have been strong here at this meeting need to also take it in their own hands and go for a vote potentially at the next meeting.- and go for a vote potentially at the next meeting. from the world wildlife _ at the next meeting. from the world wildlife federation, - world wildlife federation, thank you very much forjoining us. many cities around the world

have a metro system — here in london it's the famous underground or tube. well saudia arabia has launched the first phase of the riyadh metro project. three lines opened to the public on sunday. eventually six lines will run across a 176 kilometre network of tracks servinb 85 stations including business areas and landmarks. at maximum capacity the system can transport over 3.6 million passengers a day on 183 trains. all those trains are driverless with a fully automated system. the six lines are expected to be operating by early in the january. officials hope the metro's launch is will ease traffic and cut carbon emissions. finally this half hour it is ofcourse the 1st of december and a number of countries have been marking the festive season by switching on christmas lights and having parades. these pictures are from porto in portugal. thousands of people gathered in a square in the city square to watch the switch on. along with the tree over 90 streets will be lit up with officials saying

the designs this year have a three—dimensional scope. brussels kicked off the christmas season with a spectacular light show at its iconic grand place, with the lighting of the christmas tree and a performance by choirs. the city hopes to surpass last year's figure of four million visitors. to the czech republic next and the crowds were out in prague as the city lit up a tree in the old town square. lovely pictures from around the world. stay with us here on bbc news. hi there, good evening. it's been a mild weekend for this time of year. areas of cloud around at times, but also some spells of sunshine today. and we have also seen the scattering of showers out towards the west. now, still the theme of sunshine and a few showers continue as we head through the next few days, but the big change is it will be turning colder with the chances of some wintry showers over higher ground in the north. a cold northerly wind developing, thatis cold northerly wind developing, that is going to set up overnight tonight as a reference continue to push

further eastwards. allow all of this colder air to spill down from the arctic, squeeze in the milder conditions out of the way, by the time we get to the end of the day tomorrow. this is tonight, perhaps some of this rain turning wintry again over the higher ground of scotland as we start to see that northerly wind take hold. a few more showers in the north and west, some showers towards channel coasts clearing away by tomorrow morning. still mild in the south but already a chilly start to the day. across northern ireland and scotland. still the chance of some showers here. our cloud and rain sinks further south words, there could be some wintry nests over the pen nines perhaps as we head through the day on monday will. marcotte across the midlands, east anglia and south england towards the end of the afternoon. sky �*s developing behind, a clear contrast, cold air in the north. those milder conditions hanging on further south for a time at least, but it will turn colder as we head into tuesday morning with the wind lightning and a fairly widespread frost to start the

with some misty and some fog patches, some of it freezing. a little milder across eastern coastal areas, and still the chance of a bit of a breeze here and maybe one or two wintry showers over the north. generally dry on tuesday, however we've got our eye on this front, which as it pushes eastwards, hits the colder air and is likely to turn to snow over the high ground of scotland, maybe even here to some lower levels. milder further south and west, more likely to fall as rain. a largely dry day. still feeling cold. again, we could see some wintry nests over the pen ines as that band continues eastwards on tuesday night into wednesday, but it is all cleared by wednesday and wednesday does look mostly dry. areas of lying snow, but still

temperatures in single figures on thursday.

this is bbc news. una c supporting palestinian says it is suspending aid deliveries for the main crossing between israel and gaza because of insecurity head of unrest. two convoys have been looted by armed gangs. the masterchef presenter gregg wallace has hit out against allegations of inappropriate behaviour, saying they've come from a handful of middle—class women of a certain

age. his lawyers have said the allegations are false. big anti—government protests are taking place in the georgian capital. the demonstrations were sparked by the prime minister saying he would suspend moves showing the —— joining the eu. half of the parliament receipt have been filled in ireland, but it could be weeks before a government is formed. i will have a full bulletin at seven o'clock. time now for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. liverpool go nine points clear at the top of the premier league as manchester city's winless run extends to seven games. aberdeen miss the chance to move within two points of leaders celtic as they're held to a draw by bottom

of the table hearts.