the european union that sparked the protests. be weeks until a masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his government is formed. behaviour on the bbc show, saying they've come from "women of a certain age". nearly half the parliamentary hello i'm nicky schiller. seats are filled but it could be weeks until a after two years of discussions, government is formed. 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. the world currently makes far more plastic than it can hello i'm nicky schiller. recycle, with much of it ending up in the oceans. at a week of talks, delegates from nearly 200 nations around the world could not agree after two years of discussions, on a unanimous declaration, with mostly oil—producing attempts to secure the world's nations wanting to focus on first ever global treaty waste, rather than production. to limit plastic production, it comes two years after have collapsed in south korea. the world currently makes far more plastic than it can countries agreed that a global recycle, with much of it treaty was needed to tackle ending up in the oceans. the issue of plastic pollution, particularly the impacts the world could not agree on the marine environment — on a unanimous declaration, and this should be completed with mostly oil—producing

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plastic is mostly made from fossil fuels and at the talks it was oil producing countries who blocked any attempt to put cutting production in the treaty. there should be no problem with producing a six, ——there should be no problem with producing plastics, because the problem is the pollution, not the plastics. it has not addressed the issue of cutting pollution risks - undermining the global progress and exacerbating _ economic inequality. those who wanted action were left wondering if there was time to move ahead without the producers.

high ambition countries need to step up and prevent a minority of groups from holding the rest of the world hostage from achieving the type of agreement that we all know we need. the only way to end plastic pollution is to reduce plastic production. this could have been a turning point for plastic pollution. it is nowjust another missed opportunity. jonah fisher, bbc news. eirik lindebyers from the wwf was one of the delegates at that summit in busan and he told me the vast majority of countries agreed on the urgent need for action only to be stopped by a handful of others. the negotiators are now deciding to suspend the meeting and continue later. the meeting 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. what was the sticking point that led to the collapse? there is a disagreement around whether there will be binding measures upstream. so will there be bans banning the types of chemicals in plastics that are potentially harming us? will there be bans 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. 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? we 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 a wake up call those countries wanting a strong 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 you optimistic that there will eventually be a deal that will lead to a cut and plastics globally? i think it's 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 ambitious countries must take this in their own hands ahead of the next meeting. briefly, is there any particular country would like 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. 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 are outside the country's parliament — many of them are chanting and holding georgian flags. police inside the building are targeting protestors outside with streams of water, trying to prevent anyone from getting too close. some of the protestors

have put up umbrellas. taking you to pictures from cameras around the area. protesters are throwing fireworks at the building, at the jets of war and at police officers who are crouched behind shields. the protests come after georgia's prime minister seemed to contradict the very comments that sparked the demonstrations. 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. keep in mind, it was the georgian prime minister's announcement three days ago suspending — until the end of 2028 — georgia's bid tojoin 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: today we have decided not to put the issue i of opening 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 european union, you have stolen your government, has stolen their european dream, their european future and violated the constitution here, which states that all constitutional bodies in georgia should take all measures to ensure the full integration of georgia in the european union. people feel betrayed. can you understand that? the response is very clear.

we have not suspended anything. we had delayed the integration. there are opposition leaders, the media outlets linked to the opposition, they are just lying to these people. it has not been suspended the european integration of georgia, we are very much committed to the european integration. but you suspended it until 2028. no, no, no, these fouryears, everything will be done in order to promote georgia to the european union. we will commit to over 90% of our obligations, including the agenda. this is our clear commitment. nobody has suspended anything. but as we heard before, he had talked about suspending accession talks and the eu heard it too. today the eu issued a statement criticising the decision and accusing georgia of backtracking, backsliding on democracy.

steve rosenberg. and we have a live page with the very latest on those protests in tbilisi — for a fourth night in a row on the bbc news website site and app. it includes that live feed that you see on the right—hand side of your screen of the protests. 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. 0ur 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 — 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 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 - 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... 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. frances read is also following the story — shejoined me earlier to discuss the wider questions around the case we have seen this reckoning within industries, haven't we? notjust the media industry, but really across the board in a 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 masterchef as we saw in noor�*s 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 a senior boss. so, here are the questions. were 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 it now fully satisfied that people are able to come forward, 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 clear that any behaviour 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 part an investigation or otherwise influence it.

to 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 sha—lom crossing as the main way of bringing in aid for the 2—point—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 petropoulos is the head of the un's 0ffice for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in gaza. he told the bbc they had no choice but to stop using the crossing. most of our day is 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 ministry

in gaza says almost 44,500 palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than 105,000 have been injured. alexandra saieh, is the head of humanitarian policy and 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, ahmad, 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 airstrike. 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.

even in the darkest days in gaza. 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 �*s dream of rebuilding his home in gaza, 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. another colleague was also killed alongside his entire family in an israeli air strike on a residential building that he was in. so we are just absolutely devastated. we are calling for an investigation and for accountability and itjust needs to stop the loss of life, and it needs to stop.

the israeli 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... that they called for an investigation. is that something that sounds like what happens on the ground? look, we 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. alexandra from save the children talking to my colleague kasia madera. we have asked the israel defence forces for an interview if they would like to respond. they said they don't have a spokesperson available today. to ireland and votes are still being counted in the country's general election — but more than half the seats have now been filled. the centre right parties fianna fail and fine gael seem most likely to form a coalition government for the second time. my colleague katrina perry has the latest from dublin. as you say, more than half of the seats in the new parliament have now been filled. it looks like fianna fail will have the highest number of seats, maybe ten seats or so behind them, fine gael. they need 88 seats to have a majority in the irish parliament, they will end up with something between 80 and 84 between them,

they will need the support of the smaller parties or some of the independent candidates. it's been a weekend four of the social democrats and the labour party. they are both making gains and will be in the sights 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 unless their policies on their platform agendas are given adequate credence. now, 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. we have to fill out the seats, first, of course. ther are many challenges awaiting them domestically, whoever ends up in government. there is a housing crisis and a cost—of—living crisis here.

0n 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 multi—nationals 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. he's obviously set out his context during the election campaign, but, look, we will work constructively with his administration and indeed the eu will with all trade matters, but, you know, there are broader trends that we are seeing in the world when it comes to international trade, even in the european union itself on state aid, for example, the report, there are 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 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 unlikely to be this side of christmas. 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 of tracks servicing 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. ijust want i just want to take you back two pictures that we are getting live in from tblisi, the georgian capital. there are a big antigovernment protest taking place there for a fourth consecutive night. these are pictures from outside the parliament building, where we have seen some protesters lobbing fireworks towards that building and you can see there on the left—hand side of your screen that the police inside the building are spraying water on the protesters to try and keep them off the steps of the parliament building. 0ur correspondents in amongst that cloud says there is a lot of banging noises and those sounds of fireworks. she says the riot

police are positioned inside. you can probably see there are a few lasers around, fireworks and lasers have become the weapons of resistance for the protesters there. videos have gone viral of a protester on saturday night shooting fireworks from what looked like a homemade hand—held launcher. these protests have been caused by the prime ministers saying on thursday that he would suspend moves to join the eu. today he denied those comments and accused the opposition of lying. but those are the live pictures of that fourth night of protests outside the parliament building in tblisi. stay with us for the latest year on bbc news. —— latest here on bbc news. hi there. good evening. well, 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've also seen a good scattering of showers

out towards the west. now, still the theme of sunshine and a few showers continues as we head through the next few days. but the big change is it will be turning colder with the chance of some wintry showers over higher ground in the north and a cold northerly wind developing, and that's going to set up overnight tonight, as our fronts continue to push further eastwards. it will just allow all of this colder air to spill down from the arctic, squeezing the milder conditions out of the way by the time we get to the end of the day tomorrow. but 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 the west, and some showers, too, towards channel coast, clearing away by tomorrow morning. still mild in the south, but it's already a chilly start to the day across northern ireland and scotland. still the chance of some wintry showers here, and as ourfront, our cloud and rain sinks further southwards, there could be some wintriness over the fells and over the pennines, perhaps as we head through the day on monday. more cloud across the midlands, east anglia and towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, but brighter

skies developing behind, but you can see a clear contrast in the cold air in the north, and still 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 winds lightning and a fairly widespread frost to start the day with some mist and some fog patches around some of it, freezing fog. a little milder across eastern coastal areas of england, and still the chance of a bit of a breeze here and maybe one or two wintry showers over the north york moors, but generally dry on tuesday. however, we've got our eye on this front, which as it pushes eastwards and hits the colder air, is likely to turn to snow, certainly over the higher ground of scotland, maybe even here to some lower levels, but milder further south and west, so more likely to fall as rain. but a largely dry day, still feeling cold. and then, again, we could see some wintriness over the pennines, over the fells as that front continues eastwards on tuesday night into wednesday. but it's all cleared by wednesday, and wednesday does look mostly dry. areas of cloud,

but brightening up. there will be a bit of lying snow around, and it's still feeling rather chilly on wednesday. temperatures in single figures milder on thursday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... attempts to secure the world's first ever global treaty to limit plastic pollution have collapsed under pressure from oil— producing nations. big anti—government protests are taking place for a fourth consecutive night in the georgian capital, tbilisi.

the demonstrations were sparked by the prime minister saying he would suspend moves tojoin the eu. he's now denying those comments. the un agency supporting palestinians says it's suspending aid deliveries through the main crossing between israel and gaza because of growing insecurity. 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". his lawyers have previously said the allegations are false. and counting continues in ireland's general election — nearly half the parliamentary seats are filled but it could be weeks until a government is formed. i'll have a full bulletin at eight o'clock. i'll have a full bulletin at eight o'clock. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. (1830 weekday sportsday)

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.