please. black. plague. this is be doubly news live from berlin the european parliament declares a climate emergency e.u. lawmakers pile the pressure on the incoming commission president on the line to keep the would make the bloc climate neutral by 2015 also the program. china condemns the united states for meddling in its domestic affairs after president trump signed the bill supporting hong kong pro-democracy activists beijing promises from counter measures. and it was the worst sporting tragedy

in britain the police chief accuse of being responsible for the deaths of $95.00 liverpool football fans in the 1989 those protests asked to is cleared of manslaughter. hello i'm told me a lot of ball welcome to the program. the european parliament has declared a climate emergency the resolution was passed with a clear majority in strasbourg lawmakers hope the move will send a powerful signal to the u.n. climate summit which starts in madrid next week they also aim to put pressure on the incoming e.u. executives to take a leading role in the global fight against climate change. correspondent york matis told us that while the climate resolution passed it was not unanimous

there were some concerns that it could be a sign of panic and that is why. a number of conservative m.p.'s in particular voted against this motion but overall a lot of support for the idea to say it's not just an urgency it is an emergency that is taking place regarding the climate and so europe has become the 1st continent to declare that state of emergency. from wildfires to floods hurricanes to parts river beds scientists say climate change is making itself felt ever more urgently around the world the polar ice caps already melting and raising sea levels. beautiful but endangered greenland ice sheet is melting at record speed raising sea levels across the world global warming could redraw the world map as we know it. when i was a boy there was

a lot of ice. 10 months years sometimes you hear them a. lot in recent years there only 4 to 5 months. in october everything used to be locked in ice but now only in december not before many. scientists are on a mission to predict just how much sea levels will rise globally. if it happens at a rate where we're looking at maybe feet of sea level rise at x. 50 or a 100 years it's going to have a chip for cities all across the planet cities like alexandria in egypt are spending hundreds of millions of euros to hold back the water. in the netherlands billions of euros are being invested under water management innovations to keep the country above water. rising sea levels are just one

aspect of climate change with the future of the planet at stake activists across the world are demanding radical action from governments while there's still time. u.s. president donald trump says he's restart of peace talks with the taliban 3 months after breaking off negotiations the announcement came during a surprise trip to afghanistan where he celebrated the tense thanksgiving holiday with. u.s. troops it's donald trump's 1st visit to the site of america's longest war. after talks with afghan president ashraf ghani trump said the taliban was ready to commit to peace. the taliban wants to make a deal and we're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a cease fire they wanted to cease fire but now they do want to do a cease fire i believe it probably work out there. we'll see what happens but we've made tremendous progress you know while china has reacted angrily after president

trump signed bills back in hong kong pro-democracy activists beijing says it will take firm countermeasures against the u.s. for meddling in its domestic affairs the new legislation means they'll be an annual review of the favorable trade status that washington grants hong kong. pro-democracy demonstrators thanking u.s. president donald trump for signing legislation that ensures the u.s. backed democracy in hong kong. there was music in the end including the star-spangled banner. trump a hero. for u.s. president signed on to hong kong human rights and democracy act that's the remarkable achievement of all the hong kong as with the courage and determination of hong kong as to fight for freedom and democracy it's all because of this trump

signed into law an act that says the u.s. will check whether hong kong remains democratic as a prerequisite for keeping hong kong special trade status the government in beijing is really angry. sure. is china's hong kong and hong kong affairs are purely chinese internal affairs which i'm going no foreign governor. georgia power has the rights will be more than new go to. beijing says it will use countermeasures if the u.s. continues quote down the wrong path. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the multis cabinet has held an emergency meeting amid a widening scandal over the murder of journalist daphne cairo and i guess. earlier police arrested and questioned the prime minister's former chief of staff keith scrambly he was rate later released without charge this week and 2 government

ministers resigned after being linked to the case north korea has test fired 2 short range missiles according to south korea and japan observers say the move could be an attempt by pyongyang to pressure the u.s. over deadlocked nuclear talks the north has set an end of year deadline for negotiations to restart. sudan's justice minister says the government has repealed laws regulating women's dress and behavior in public the announcement comes just days after protesters in how to call for an end to violence against women rights groups have come damned the conservative dress code and the punishment of flogging for breaking it. iraqi security forces have shot dead at least $35.00 people in ongoing protests much of the violence took place in the city of najaf after a crowd set fire to the iranian consulate outrage over perceived iranian influence

has been fueling widespread anti-government unrest these protestors have a reason to celebrate the iranian embassy and not joffe is in flames last night demonstrators stormed the building and set it on fire their protests are a statement against the influence of their mighty neighbor on iraq a spokesperson for the iranian foreign ministry sharply criticized the attack demanding that the suspects be punished now an iraqi military crisis security team has been dispatched. when the concert of special not just police forces far. as if we had set fire to all of iraq. since the beginning of october tens of thousands have been demonstrating in baghdad and other cities against the country's ruling elite police used tear gas grenades and live ammunition against the demonstrators so far more than 350 people have been killed. many suspected

tehran and its allied militias in iraq are behind these harsh police methods they consider their own rulers to be puppets of the iranian government and demand their resignation as well as an end to corruption and nepotism. billions from the oil business are going into governmental pockets local infrastructure is decaying there are power outages and the water is contaminated. with demand the removal of all criminal quality sions from power. people have been living in chaos for 16 years 16 years of destruction and war corruption and self enrichment. their anger is greater than their fear and clearly the government's promises of reform haven't convinced them yet. a new poll suggests british prime minister boris johnson is heading for a solid majority in the general election that's now less than 2 weeks away the yugo of polling organization which accurately predicted the $27000.00 election forecasts

johnson's pro breck said conservatives would win a constable $68.00 seat majority the party could capture many seats up for grabs in northern and central england one of those constituencies is bishop auckland our correspondent barry get mass visit of the town and met campaigners for both labor and the conservatives. the town of bishop oakland used to be a train building hub today the factory halls in which carriages were once filled empty. the unemployment rate is above the british average and a key majority of the population voted in favor of leaving the e.u. . the ship oakland was once a bustling market town with a shrive in nightlife now there is a sense that towns like these former mining and manufacturing communities in the north of england have been forgotten. and people want to change a large number of shops on the high street have closed down there is money

available for redevelopment but many feel it has been put to wrong use they blame the labor party which has been the dominant party in the area for almost 100 years . and have anyone here greece with. the referendum. conservative and can i ask you you know me postpone service know my own plans because i don't trust the labor party. but i think in general politicians have been the right direction the bush both in france labor's strategy to draw attention to the conservative party's policies that they say are to blame for the city's money. this is not about brakes it's only it's about the policies of the past we've lost a quarter 1000000000 pounds from our county council through austerity through tory courts. davison is the conservative party candidate.

john the more promising labor has not done enough for the area and it must finally be implemented so that other things can be dealt with again i mean obviously people are worried about. commitments not kind of a hair on the ground it's about stuff today and the biggest issue we have is on our local health. as an evening event in a pub hardly anyone says they will vote for labor even if they have done so in the parks and yes they all want to leave the e.u. and believe that only a tory government will deliver that to the north of if england has always been a lier the for the way. where the conservative party are always for the rich a paper the the more affluent people and with breakfast i genuinely think the spanish huge shift in people's attitudes. i do strongly believe the conservative party is going to win. the people of almost all agree they voted for bread

and now they want their voices heard for far too long they are fed ignored by politicians in london. the police officer in charge during the 1989 hillsborough stadium disaster in england has been found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence david duncan fold was match commander when $1006.00 liverpool fans were crushed to death inside the stadium his acquittal follows a long campaign for justice by victims. hillsborough is the worst stadium disaster in british history 96 liverpool football fans lost their lives falling across the sheffield venue in 1909. in the wake of the tragedy as an entire city grieved off orat is try to falsely blame supporters for overcrowding in the standing terrorists a front page story in the sun newspaper compounded the myth victims' families have

been fighting for justice ever since. kenny darvish a told d.w. about that fateful day there are further growth and so. you know we all really went through for. through what we were. never going to. disgraceful in fact police had opened a gate to try to relieve overcrowding outside but a crush then ensued inside an initial inquest said the deaths were accidental meaning criminal charges could not be brought but the families did not give up and kept pushing for a new inquest an independent panel was set up to review the evidence in 2012 it found police had tampered with witness statements a new inquest in 2016 ruled the deaths to be unlawful and police match commander

david duncan failed seen here in the blue jacket was put on trial and charged with manslaughter by gross negligence the verdict ends a saga which shamed the british establishment. you're watching from coming up next is business news stephen. thanks for joining us. because. we affectionately as affectionately as you can. tell me in the middle of his election campaign in the new 2000 the documentary was filmed for russian television to turn the camera back on of course the film secretly chronicled a power grab that actually everything was precisely played in structure. featuring top supporting role.