the uk has set an ambitious carbon emissions target for 2040. russia's foreign minister has rejected calls for european peacekeepers to be deployed on ukrainian soil under the terms of any peace deal. kyiv to rearm itself.

ukraine says it has reached an agreement that will give mineral resources. it is still not clear what each side will get, joe inwood reports. to its continued fight?

can be found in vast quantities under ukraine, although much of it under russian occupation. for access to these minerals. it's not known exactly what the terms are, but it's have been removed. speaking in his nightly address, president zelensky made no mention of any deal, but it was confirmed to the bbc by ukrainian officials and hinted at by the white house.

and made it clear that american support for ukraine is not when it to this deal, obviously the are deal, obviously the details are quite scarce at the does link the assets that has in of its ukraine has in terms of its merriment mineral wealth, with potential security for the does this make it a 7 deal? 7 anything any don't hear anything about any security on the deal thatf thatvvas number that was number one thatvvas number one thing and that was a number one thing that ukrainians meg'd to

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guarantee ukrainian security. if we talk about european troops, and supported by us, this word for some time guarantee rusher does guarantee that rusher does not attack again. but we all have to remember rusher to remember that rusher continuously from any kind of deal they might in... putin zeem .— lying their? was centinually lying in the european and american face of european and american leader saying he will not 1—7: tun if: “in or invade. so why would putin or anyone keep their is not j is not something 7 is not something we is not something we can this is not something we can expect rusher, and if you expect from rusher, and if you about american interest, talk about american interest, american and nato troops are actually not only helping ukraine, but getting from ukraine, but also getting from the knowledge of how to new drone... how to develop new drone... how to with rusher currently in develop new drone... how to condition |er currently in develop new drone... how to condition is �* currently in develop new drone... how to condition is at |rrently in develop new drone... how to condition is at the itly in develop new drone... how to conditi so 5 at the itly in develop new drone... how to conditi so there |e itly in develop new drone... how to conditi so there le a y in develop new drone... how to

conditi so there le a lot moment... so there is a lot that ukraine ukrainian that ukraine and ukrainian can teach our partners. troops can teach our partners. you asked also... gaining you asked this also... gaining this partnership, so not 7 rhwrnotionly’hf: ” ' 7 " finotionlygiving ” they're not only giving something. lt they're not only giving something.— they're not only giving something. they're not only giving somethina. , ., drones zdrones being about drones being used extensively on the front line. thank you forjoining us alive. the prime minister sir keir starmer has announced an increase in defence spending, to be funded in part by cuts to overseas aid. by 2027, which the government says amounts to a rise of more the us says it's a strong step by an enduring partner. for talks with president trump on thursday. but the money is coming from the uk's foreign aid budget, which international charities say could mean around the world will suffer the consequences. harry farley reports.

more about the us reaction to the uk defence funding increase. with the us president. both sides of this policy are trumpian you could argue. in five or six weeks in office. development, is also trumpian, look what happened to usaid in recent weeks, something the trump administration keir starmer does not seem to have found this an easy decision to make. there are many labour

politicians privately the charities and organisations, often officials from hamas say an agreement has been prisoners israel refused they'll be exchanged for the bodies of four israeli hostages killed during the october 7th attacks. hostages for propaganda purposes. the ceasefire deal. and thousands of people have lined procession for shiri bibas and her two sons kfir and ariel, the youngest hostages taken on october 7th. with more details.

always in hostage square. symbols of the plight of the israeli hostages, there was so much uncertainty for so long around what had happened to shiri bibas and her sons. in the cemetery close to their home, close to the edge of gaza where her parents were also killed

we saw the halting of that process as we come towards the end of this first stage of the ceasefire agreement, negotiators saying an agreement has been reached. talk us through what we can expect. yes, this was an announcement we had from cairo late last going on to try to resolve this latest impasse in the gaza ceasefire deal. of these four hostage bodies, four israeli men who were and detainees. we are expecting there to be 600 palestinian prisoners and detainees,

who were supposed to be of these handover ceremonies which israel has complained, as well as the violations it sees in the ceasefire deal,

an inclusive government following talks at the landmark

to kurds, where fighting is ongoing with turkish—backed forces. siege by the so—called islamic state militants, isis. from the terror of isis. translation: last night i lit a candle for my brother - and the martyrs of kobane. but freedom from isis didn't bring peace. sdf forces and the turkish backed sna fighters continues. turkish drones have targeted positions, supply routes and even civilian anti—war protests have recently come underfire.

in a regional hospital, we met with both injured civilians and fighters. she was one of those civilians calling for an end to the fighting. i lost some blood. that's why they wanted to send me to the hospital. was again a drone attack next to our ambulance was happening. and the killing of civilians as abhorrent war crimes committed by the turkish

sna coalition. but the turkish government denies targeting civilians and infrastructure. instead, they accuse kurdish forces of using civilians as human shields. translation: in reality, we are still at war - with turkey and its proxies. turkishjets and drones continue to bomb us. their statements are positive, but they are under pressure have a voice in syria's future. in damascus�* new leadership.

expected to lay down our arms? this is a common scene in cemeteries across the region. two kurdish fighters killed in a recent attack are returned for burial. each time i come back, there is a new addition to the cemetery. but i can see fresh graves. just very recently they have been killed by turkish drones and militias supported by turkey. stability in syria may be on the horizon. will they be recognised as partners in a new syria? or will they face yet

another existential war? the committee responsible for monitoring climate change the good news is, we're already more than halfway there. cutting carbon has been pretty painless so far. to more renewable power. but that is going to change.

it can to electrify everything. but there is a problem with electricity prices, as lucy haden's home illustrates. this is my hot water tank. she charges it up when prices are low, so she has cheap with the battery, it's currently costing me £100 a month to run my home. if i still had a gas boiler, and so i was still heating the home with gas. so the heat pump isn't saving you money, lucy? without an expensive battery, the savings are tiny.

key recommendation. we say you have to make electricity cheap, and regardless of what you think about climate change, industrial revolution. it's an energy transition. it will benefit the economy. it will save the economy money by 2040. on their driving costs. cattle and sheep numbers should be cut by about a quarter by 2040, it says, and suggests some pastureland could become woodlands or wetlands.

expensive. two weeks back, reform uk said it would scrap the net—zero agenda entirely. everybody agrees — labour agree, the conservatives agree, the lib dems agree, agrees that our net—zero targets are desirable, achievable and attainable. parliament, which is reform uk. future prosperity.

it's a good week for skywatchers, who get to see a planetary parade every night until friday. clearly until 2040. of the planets will be visible to the naked eye. locals in west clifton in edinburgh gatherjust before able to see tonight, are mercury and saturn, for weeks we've been able to see as many as six but now this planetary parade has reached its climax, of young and old alike. oh, yeah! it's like a rainbow.

its director, alan trow, and his 16—year—old grandson, kai, getting ready for a public event later in the evening. you're going to look at venus. so let's have a little look. the wonderful crescent that it presents. it's a mix between a white and a yellowish. and then as the light's hit in the atmosphere on venus, you can see this, like an orangey colour, sort of. in view from the earth. with the naked eye. and for uranus and neptune, you will need a telescope because they're so far away.

of it because there's always something different to look those who miss the planetary spectacle last night will have another opportunity every evening this week. pallab ghosh, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. there will be a scattering of showers some of those showers around, some of those on the heavy side and for one to the cloud remain. you on the heavy side and for one to the c the remain. you on the heavy side and for one to the c the cloud emain. you on the heavy side and for one to the c the cloud responsible can see the cloud responsible for the heavy rain... now pushing in towards the 77 and and a 77 and a of

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