david shukman, bbc news.patrols and says there are no easy answers as another group of migrants — are found by border officials on the kent coast. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder — following a stabbing in west london. huge crowds gather around the world to welcome in the new year. here's dubai with a spectacular laser and firework display rescuers in russia are searching the rubble after an explosion devastated an apartment block — killing at least four people. it happened at around 6am local time — and is thought to have ripped through the first floor — then collapsing the seven storeys above. officials in the city of magnitogorsk say a gas leak was behind the blast. about a0 people are missing — in subzero temperatures. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports. all the rescue teams have been searching for signs of life after a massive explosion. this pile of bricks, metal and concrete is all thatis bricks, metal and concrete is all that is left of nearly 50 apartments. it i

our science editor david shukman reports. david: it has taken aong, dark trek through the outer regions of the solar system, but now the nasa spacecraft new horizons is on the brink of making history. about to reach the remotest world that humanitedhas ever ventoo. >> it is pure exploration, pure science and pure exploration. we are trying to understand the origin of the planets and the object we will fly is a frozen time capsule from the birth of our planet. david: to explain what themi ion is about, let's use our virtual studio and start with the middle of our solar system. orbiting closest to the sun are the 4 small, rocky planets, including her -- including eart h. further out,here are 4 much larger planets. the best known of these is saturn with its famous rings. right on the margin, there is tiny pluto 3 billion miles away. it turns out that pluto is one part of a massive outer zone we only startediscovering in the last 20 years or so. thousands of tiny worlds and lumps of rock and ice known as the kuiper belt. these wer

our science editor david shukman has the story. it has been a year of deadly fires andecord heat, and a new warning from site is ivabout the dangers ofg in a world of rising temperatures with the risk of many more scenes like this. a socl have been media campaign has gathered voices from around the world calling on -- social-media campaign has gathered voices from around the world calling for action. campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeas directly to tobal forum. >> right now we're facing a man-made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of yrs, climate change. action, thetake collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. david: there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate ange is so difficult. lande, like many countries, depends on coal. we went do a mine to see the grim process ogetting it out. many think that a green future versions of jobs. what would you say ta polish miner about his future? >> all you can say is things cha

david shukman, many thanks again.ything about his report tonight, or more broadly about global warming, he will be answering your questions on twitter for the next 30 minutes or so from the un climate panel conference. climate change conference — tweet him at david shukman bbc — or use the #bbcnewsten. manchester city's manager says he believes racism is still a deep—rooted problem in society. he was reacting to the allegations of racial abuse suffered by the city and england player raheem sterling. four chelsea fans have been suspended from attending matches — after an incident involving sterling during saturday's game. pep guardiola said he was proud of the 24—year—old for was proud of the 24—year—old for speaking out, as our sports editor dan roan reports. he'd been the victim of alleged racism at the weekend, but raheem sterling appeared relaxed as he arrived for training this afternoon. the manchester city star has linked negative media coverage of black players with abuse at matches, and today, the club's manage

david shukman, bbc news.illa born, whom you'vejust seen in that report, is a senior policy advisor with the climate change think tank e36. she's in katowice. let's hear more from her now. thank you forjoining us. we have been told we have a limited time to avoid the worst effects of climate change. given that, is that this deal a bit of a disappointment?m isa deal a bit of a disappointment?m is a step forward and we have to recognise that negotiations cannot make the weather on their own we have to work on an international level and take steps to gather but then go home and take action, that is where we can decide not to engage ina is where we can decide not to engage in a fossilfuel is where we can decide not to engage in a fossil fuel technology. there are in a fossil fuel technology. there a re lots of in a fossil fuel technology. there are lots of opportunity out there but we need to push harder and faster if we really want to tackle the worst impacts of climate change. the report sets out what we have to

david shukman, bbc news. condemned the trump administration for imposing new sanctions on its officials, warning of a possible permanent block on any denuclearisation. us sanctions were imposed on three north korean officials on monday for alleged human rights abuses. it comes during a pause in talks between the two countries. 0ur correspondent dan johnson says this stalemate is getting serious. there does not appear to have been a great deal of progress in the last six months. apart from the significance of these new sanctions imposed by the us state department at the beginning of this week. now, we have a very angry reaction to those sanctions from the north korean foreign ministry, talking of this being america's greatest miscalculation which will block the path to denuclearisation on the north korean peninsula forever. a result desired by no one, the foreign ministry says. it accuses the state department being intent on bringing relations back to the status of last year, which was marked by exchanges of f

david shukman, bbc news.re have been clashes in paris between police and the yellow vest protestors, during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. in total, 66,000 protesters were on the streets across france. that number is significantly lower than before. earlier this week, president macron announced a series of concessions, to try to defuse the crisis. lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there are far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. i think the security forces will be hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. ten billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not

david shukman, bbc news.in there's a growing debate over whether a second referendum should be held on britain leaving the european union. a leading brexit supporter in the cabinet has suggested that parliament will have to look at other options if the government's withdrawal plan is rejected by mps. but a key minister has dismissed suggestions of another referendum, on the grounds that it would deepen divisions in the country. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. it's not hard to find divisions over brexit outside parliament, protesters with different views fight for attention. and it's not much different inside. at least the prime minister's found someone willing to play ball today, and she still hopes she'll get her deal through parliament but many are now discussing what happens if she fails, with growing talk of another referendum. the international trade secretary, liam fox, campaigned for brexit, and hates the idea. supposing we had another referendum, supposing the remain side won it by 52

david shukman, bbc news, in poland.survived a vote of no confidence held by the party's national executive committee. mr batten had faced strong criticism over his decision to appoint the far—right activist, tommy robinson, as an adviser. the committee said it did not endorse the appointment. mps are calling for more tailored support for women of south asian descent who are at risk of suffering violence in their own homes — or have been subjected to abuse by partners, in—laws or their own family members. research suggests that many victims do not report — or even talk about — abuse for cultural reasons or because of the close ties within their communities. our correspondent sima kotecha has been given exclusive access one specialist centre in the midlands it's been hard for me, obviously, being on my own, being at a refuge, not being able to have daily support from my mum and my sisters. inside an inconspicuous building on a residential road, women like this, fearing for their lives, after being violently abused by thei

david shukman in poland. get some of the day's other news. 50 wounded houthi rebel fighters have been flown from yemen to neighbouring oman for treatment — smoothing the path for peace talks after years of civil war. the medical evacuation was approved by the saudi—led military coalition, which backs yemen's government in the conflict. the turkish president, tayyip erdogan, has criticised recent sanctions imposed by the united states against venezuela over alleged human rights abuses. during his first official visit to caracas, president erdogan said that trade restrictions and sanctions were wrong and only created further instability. two jailed catalan separatist leaders have announced they're going on hunger strike from tuesday, joining two colleagues who stopped eating at the weekend. joaquim forn and josep rull are protesting at the refusal by the constitutional court to let them appeal to european courts against their pre—trial detention. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has been obliged to deny rum

david shukman, thank you. work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal for leaving the european union might not be approved by parliament. her comments follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may in which she failed to win concessions that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister's plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit is in danger of getting stuck, and while supporting theresa may's deal, advocates assembling a coalition, potentially reaching out to opposition parties, to avoid what she calls the rocks of no deal. amber rudd proposes in her article a series

here's our science editor david shukman. this is what it's all about.ases released into the air that heat the planet. and after some long, difficult arguments, the world has inched towards a deal for how to reduce them. to try to avoid the risks of dangerous levels of warming in future. the talks at katowice in poland saw delegates from nearly 200 countries haggling over rules for how to tackle climate change. a slow process, but eventually a deal was done. the polish official chairing the talks was incredibly relieved. it will move us one step closer to the ambition enshrined in the paris agreement, an ambition that makes short our children and their children look back on our legacy and recognise that their parents and grandparents took the right decisions. he was urged to take a bow. but there are questions about what has actually been achieved. the big challenge is that many countries, including poland, rely on highly polluting fuels like coal. thousands ofjobs depend on them. some campaigners say a few governments drag their feet. but others are ple

david shukman, bbc news.lowing a fire which destroyed much of the roof covering its monsoon forest area has reached its target in little more than 2a hours. chester zoo said yesterday was one of the toughest days in its long history and thanked the remarkable efforts of the zoo team and the emergency services which meant the fire was extinguished as quickly as possible. the operation to move the affected animals is continuing and the zoo has been touched by the level of support it's received. yesterday was probably the toughest day in the history of the zoo. lloyd evans devastated —— we are devastated about the damage to the building behind us. we are touched by the messages of support we have had from chester, the uk and internationally, it has been fantastic. the headlines on bbc news. cabinet brexiteer liam fox says mps have already decided on the uk's brexit options as he backs theresa may's condemnation of calls for a second referendum.. for a second referendum. a five—year—old boy becomes the third vict

david shukman, bbc news, in poland.a moment and have a look at some of the day's other new stories. china's president xijinping is making the most of his trip to argentina for the 620 summit, by extending his visit to sign some trade deals. the argentine president, mauricio macri, was once again his host. the two leaders shook hands again, just two days after they exchanged similar formalities. that meeting failed to reach agreement on key issues, but mr xi and his host seemed to be happy with their own arrangements. translation: i would say that we had an excellent meeting, during which we revisited all of the projects we have in common. unfortunately, it is a long agenda and i always have the benefit argentines as much as the chinese. translation: although china and argentina are far apart, the two countries have always adhered to the spirit of mutual trust and cooperation, so we have become strategic partners and called france. —— good friends. also making news today: president trump's unique approach to diplomacy is

david shukman, bbc news, in poland.na's president xijinping is making the most of his trip to argentina by extending his visit to science and trade deals. the argentine president, mauricio macri, was once again his host. the two leaders shook hands again just two days after they exchanged similar formalities. that meeting failed to reach agreement on key issues. but mr xi and his host seemed to be happy with their own arrangements. translation: we visited all of the projects we have in common. u nfortu nately projects we have in common. unfortunately it is a long agenda and we have to benefit the argentines as well at the chinese. 0r vote china and argentina are always far apart, they have always adhered to mutual respect, trust and win—win corporations that we become strategic partners and friends. also making news today — president trump's unique approach to diplomacy is in the spotlight again, after the south korean president, moon jae—in revealed details of a conversation with the us leader about north korea. mr moo

david shukman, bbc news.sing trend to buy online are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas. retail experts say footfall across the uk yesterday was down almost 10% compared with the same time last year. here's our business correspondentjoe miller. more than ever, retailers have been banking on a busy festive season. heavy rain heaped more misery on the high street yesterday and prompted many to stage right and shop online. there was a sliver of hope for retailers last week when footfall rose 6% on the year before. but figures from one analytics firm show a drop of 7% on saturday if you include retail parks and shopping centres and a drop of 9% on the high street, adding further gloom to one of the worst novembers on record. analysts see few bright spots ahead. we're seeing consumer confidence drop, we're seeing costs increase and in general i think people are very nervous about spending. the british retail consortium predicts that s

david shukman in poland. get some of the day's other news. 50 wounded houthi rebel fighters have been flown from yemen to neighbouring oman for treatment, smoothing the path for peace talks after years of civil war. the medical evacuation was approved by the saudi—led military coalition, which backs yemen's government in the conflict. two jailed catalan separatist leaders have announced they're going on hunger strike from tuesday, joining two colleagues who stopped eating at the weekend. joaquim forn and josep rull are protesting at the refusal by the constitutional court to let them appeal to european courts against their pre—trial detention. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has been obliged to deny rumours that he has died and been replaced by a lookalike. rumours that he'd been replaced with a body double called "jubril" from sudan have been widely shared online. mr buhari is seeking re—election next february. uruguay has rejected an asylum request by peru's former president, alan garcia. he asked for

david shukman, bbc news, in poland.rench president emmanuel macron has held emergency talks, following some of the worst rioting in paris in recent years. police say they arrested more than 400 people and more than a hundred were injured, after protests against high fuel taxes and rising prices erupted into violence. from paris, lucy williamson reports. france's scars are visible today, burnt into its most exclusive streets. the cost of economic conflict, long felt outside the city centres, now being scrubbed inch—by—inch from the capital's face. last night's violence showed this movement changing, anarchists and agitators nowjoining in. but even some peaceful protestors say france's institutions aren't working and rebellion is overdue. mr macron met his government for a crisis meeting today. one option on the table — a state of emergency. the president was booed as he arrived to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the 620 summit in argentina, he's facing even tougher diplomacy at home.

david shukman, bbc news.att mcgrath is at the conference in poland — he gave us his assessment of the talks. negotiators went down to the wire, really, on getting the operational rulebook for the paris agreement agreed here amongst all the countries. there were some big last—minute hitches, arguments about carbon markets, one country in particular, brazil, picked a big file —— particular, brazil, picked a big file -- fight particular, brazil, picked a big file —— fight about that. komru miah slang which is found. most of the relief of many of the people in here the text was agreed. the key is transparency, all countries will be operating with one set of rules in the future, the way they report and measure their carbon should be on the same set of documents from every country. that is a key element ensuring building trust amongst the countries. everyone knows what eve ryo ne countries. everyone knows what everyone else is doing and they can see it as well. the are level —— element is that every country should

david shukman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett.night hour, looking windy across the northern half of scotland. quite a few showers as well. showers beginning to arrive in the central belt, more cloud for central scotla nd belt, more cloud for central scotland and southern england. a very wea k scotland and southern england. a very weak weather fronts with the cold aircoming in very weak weather fronts with the cold air coming in behind that, to the south still a lot of cloud, feel quite whether i'm still quite mild. clear skies and called earlier pushes into the far north of england and by morning it will be as windy in the north—east of scotland. cold wind blowing down the north sea coast, very few showers because the pressure is so high. more sunshine arriving for most of us but for most of the day south wales and southern england could hang on to a good deal of cloud. feeling much colder elsewhere. this is bbc world news, the headlines. made a decision to redeploy large vessels back to the uk. and celebrations have been taking p

david shukman, bbc news.strators taking part in an anti—migration protest. the protests, called by flemish right—wing parties, are against a united nations global agreement aimed at fostering cooperation on migration. the largest member of belgium's ruling coalition, the right—wing nva party, left the government last sunday in protest against the prime minister's decision to sign the agreement. bosses at chester zoo say they're devastated after revealing they were unable to save some species of insects, frogs, fish and birds in yesterday's fire. the blaze ripped through the monsoon forest enclosure. many of the animals, including the critically endangered sumatran orangutans, were led to safety — and new homes within the zoo have now been found for them. juliet phillips reports. chester zoo has described it as one of the toughest days in its history. and you can see why. the fire that ripped through the monsoon forest building has now been put out, that the damage caused but the damage caused is still being k

here's our science editor, david shukman.aises the global temperature. but only now has the world inched towards a deal to try to tackle this. the talks in poland ended with scenes of excitement and relief. the polish minister in charge had overcome difficult arguments. so, where does this leave us? most significant is a new set of rules for how countries cut the gases warming the planet. that was sorted. but the deal is voluntary, so we will now have to see what individual governments actually do. 0n finance for developing countries, to help them go green and prepare for the impact of climate change, there was some progress but they say not enough. and on promises of much deeper cuts in emissions in future, which scientists say are needed very rapidly, that'll have to wait for another time. but many of the most vunerable nations say the deal doesn't go far enough. this is bangladesh. faced with rising sea levels and the threat of devastating floods, they say bolder steps are needed. we've got 12 years. the situation here tod

right now i am off for a shower. 0ur science editor david shukman with that report. the possibility that she could resign if she loses the vote on her brexit deal in parliament next week. in an interview on itv, the prime minister said that she will still be here in two weeks‘ time. this afternoon the attorney general, geoffrey cox, will make a commons statement, amid growing calls for him to publish his full legal advice on the deal. chris mason reports. from a factory outside glasgow to an agricultural show in paris, to a g20 summit in argentina. brexit has followed the prime minister around the country and around the world for the country and around the world for the last week. and so... you must be knackered. it is a tough time, there has been an awful lot of work. the big sales pitch went on to the itv this morning sofa, but what happens if she loses? in two weeks' time will you be booking a holiday? will you still have a job? i will still have a job. you still have a job? i will still have ajob. definitely? my job is making sure that we do what the public asked

david shukman, bbc news, in poland.ce millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing ceremony alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. hywel griffith has sent this report. a simple, spontaneous memorial for grace. on the banks of lake wakatipu in new zealand's south island, backpackers joined local people for the first of several vigils. among them was joshua, a friend of grace's brother, who'd planned to meet up with the 22—year—old during her travels. i wish i was there for her and for them right now. i love her like a little sister as well. so... but i am obviously glad that everyone is showing so much support. grace disappeared on december 1st, but what started as a missing persons inquiry became a murder investigation. a 26—year—old man from auckland is on remand accused of killing her. her father david today visited the woodland near auckland

david shukman, bbc news, in poland.ates and china have receded after a meeting between donald trump and the chinese president xijingping at the g20 summit in argentina. the us has suspended plans to increase tariffs on chinese goods and beijing has agreed to buy more american products. our north america editor jon sopel‘s report contains some flashing images. president trump arrived back in to washington, early this morning, looking tired, but buoyed by what he said was an incredible deal with china. he and president xi met for 2.5 hours at the g20. president trump sounding optimistic there could be a breakthrough, in the escalating trade war between these two economic superpowers. the relationship is very special, the relationship that i have with president xi, and i think that is going to be a very primary reason why we'll probably end up getting something that will be good for china and good for the united states. and an increase on tariffs will be put on hold. the chinese have agreed to by substantially more agricul

david shukman, bbc news.ermanently turned into a fourth lane, should be stopped. the all—party group backed campaigners who say having no hard shoulder — puts motorists and recovery workers at risk. england has more than 100 miles of ‘all lane running‘ smart motorways, with a further 225 miles planned. prosecutors in france say a fifth person injured in tuesday‘s gun attack on a christmas market in strasbourg has died. several hundred people gathered in the city earlier to honour the victims. the attacker, cherif chekatt, was killed in a shoot out with police on thursday. more than a0 people have been injured in a huge explosion and fire in a restaurant injapan. at least one person is said to be in a critical condition, after the blast in the early evening in the city of sapporo — onjapan‘s north island of hokkaido. the cause of the fire isn‘t yet known, but local residents reported a strong smell of gas. gemma coombe reports. bright orange flames and thick black smoke. the immediate aftermath of a huge explo

david shukman, bbc news.aise £50,000 following a fire which destroyed much of the roof covering its monsoon forest area has reached its target in little more than 2a hours. chester zoo said yesterday was one of the toughest days in its long history and thanked the remarkable efforts of the zoo team and the emergency services which meant the fire was extinguished as quickly as possible. in a statement released this morning, the zoo said: terrific response there from members of the public. a group of mps has said the roll—out of a type of smart motorways — where the hard shoulder is permanently turned into a fourth lane, should be stopped. the all—party group backed campaigners who say having no hard shoulder puts motorists and recovery workers at risk. england has more than 100 miles of all lane running smart motorways, with 225 miles more planned. a young boy who was brought out alive from a house fire which killed two people in nottinghamshire has died. a girl aged eight and a woman of 33 died in the blaze,

david shukman, bbc news.arch institute at the lse. it specialises in climate change. dr nachmany is just back from the katowice conference. what do you think has been achieved? fori97 what do you think has been achieved? for 197 countries to get into one room and agree on everything got better and work in a very compensated agreement, that in itself is a great achievement. the deal is not good enough, as we all know, but it sends a clear signal on wearer must be progressing too. on the sides of the deal, amazing things have been happening to go with that, we have seen a momentum going in many directions, the first one is the investor community signing up — a very unthinkable a few years ago for investors to sign up few years ago for investors to sign up to this. the investor agenda, with over 33... up to this. the investor agenda, with over 33. .. you are saying it makes commercial sense to support climate change initiatives, adapting to the planet and so want in terms of business practice? absolutely, and bu

david shukman, our science editor, in katowice, thank you.ent's most senior lawyer has urged mps to back the prime minister's brexit agreement. geoffrey cox admits that the so—called backstop, which applies to northern ireland, is a calculated risk, though he says it's a sensible compromise. the backstop, which will only come into force if the uk fails to reach a trade deal with the eu, will ensure there are no checks on the irish border. with a week to go to the crucial brexit vote in the commons, theresa may has brushed off speculation about her future, as our correspondent vicki young reports. parliament is gearing up for one of its most important votes ever. stop brexit! and two and a half years after the eu referendum, the debate is still raging. with just over a week to go to this monumental vote in the house of commons, tensions are running high — arguments between those who think theresa may's deal doesn't deliver brexit in any meaningful way, and those who want to stop it happening at all costs. one major sticking point is the so—cal

david shukman, bbc news, in poland. is the director of the climate change institute at the australian national university in canberra. he also shared the nobel peace prize with the ipcc and al gore in 2007 for his contribution to climate change research. to. as we were just hearing, this conference is being held in a country that is still committed to coal powered energy. —— thank you for your time. given some of the challengers, how optimistic you feel that this particular conference can bring about any sort of consensus about how we can make the changes we need to tackle climate change? thank you. i guess it is a classic example of the challenge that the paris agreement has in terms of being operationalised, in terms of making ita operationalised, in terms of making it a reality, we have a country which has a heavy dependence on fossilfuel, so which has a heavy dependence on fossil fuel, so there which has a heavy dependence on fossilfuel, so there is which has a heavy dependence on fossil fuel, so there is a which ha

david shukman, bbc news.n a christmas market in strasbourg has died. several hundred people gathered in the city earlier to honour the victims. the attacker, cherif chekatt, was killed in a shoot out with police on thursday. police in the belgian capital brussels have fired tear gas at demonstrators taking part in an anti—migration protest. the protests, called by flemish right—wing parties, are against a united nations global agreement aimed at fostering cooperation on migration. the largest member of belgium's ruling coalition, the right—wing n—va party, left the government last sunday in protest against the prime minister's decision to sign the agreement. more than a0 people have been injured in a huge explosion and fire in a restaurant injapan. at least one person is said to be in a critical condition, after the blast in the early evening in the city of sapporo — onjapan‘s north island of hokkaido. the cause of the fire isn't yet known, but local residents reported a strong smell of gas. gemma coombe repo

david shukman, bbc news. new year celebrations have begun around the world as we welcome in 2019. countries to celebrate with sydney harbour transformed into a blaze of colour. chi chi izundu has this report. it's already 2019 for some parts of the world. sydney was welcomed in with its biggest ever fireworks display. two hours earlier, in auckland, new zealand, it was the first major city to celebrate the new year. fireworks were launched from the skycity tower. north korea's celebrations included a concert in pyongyang. in scotland, preparations are still under way for the traditional hogmanay celebrations. in london, plans for tonight's fireworks started back injuly, eight tonnes will take off from 3a8 firing locations on barges, pontoons and the london eye. big ben, which has largely been silent for 2018, will kick off the year of 2019. now, it may be a bit quiet. butjust in a few hours 100,000 people are expected to line the embankment along the river thames, to watch the biggest fireworks display in europe. 12.5 million are expected to tune in and watch it live on their tvs.

david shukman, bbc news.er vice—chairman of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. i will call it the ipcc from now on fma, 74 i will call it the ipcc from now on fma, 7a being with us will stop you have experienced this painful process of trying to get agreements of this kind, what do you think about what has been achieved in katavitsa? it is a mixed bag, it is very disappointing that the ipcc has not been recognised better, science has not been recognised better, and that... or inaudible 0n the other hand, the rule book which was also something that was expected from... as expected, at least two thirds of it, it was about one third of the will which still needs to be finalised next... i'm sorry to interrupt you, we are having real problems with your line, we are getting very short snatches as coherent broadcast, and then it disappears for. so i think we will have two redial you and come back to you. if you could bear with us, thank you very much. my apologies, we're having some technical difficultie

here's our science editor david shukman. this is what it's all about.

david shukman, bbc news. so looking forward to hearing the details of that tomorrow.thousands of people on the streets of london and edinburgh, are they going to get a dry evening?” of london and edinburgh, are they going to get a dry evening? i think just about. there are the odd spot of rain because you have a fair amount of clout around the most of his dry. quite windy across northern scotla nd his dry. quite windy across northern scotland and those wins will stay put for the coming hours. also some clearer skies across northern england and over the next few hours those clearer skies will be slowly sinking their way southwards. so this is our look through the early hours of 2019. we've got a weakening cold front sinking way south, running into an area of high pressure, so running into an area of high pressure, so there's not much left on it, save for a lot of clout. think of it really is a dividing line between the milder airfurther south and west and something a little bit colder for the north and east. the percentages will be sliding away over the coming days. no

david shukman, bbc news.ester zoo say they've been overwhelmed with messages of goodwill, after a devastating fire ripped through an enclosure yesterday. the area was quickly evacuated, but some animals are still missing. adam woods reports. the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed in flames. the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed inflames. 0h, the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed inflames. oh, my god. oh, my god. inside, hundreds of rare and exotic creatures. firefighters were quick to arrive as the zoo was evacuated, staff went back into move animals to safety. what could you see? just loads of smoke over the new part of the zoo and it was really cloudy and there seem to a lot of panic, fire engines, police, even ambulance. 15 fire crews battled strong wind and rain to bring the flames under control. one person had to be treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. no other injuries have been reported. all mammals living inside the enclosure, including endangered orangutans, givens and crocodiles, have b

our science editor david shukman reports now from the un climate conference taking place in poland.frozen water that if all of it melted, the level of the sea would rise by as much as 70 metres. that's why nasa and other teams are keeping a close watch on what's happening. on a research flight, i saw for myself how the glaciers, the great streams of ice, are accelerating in west antarctica. now, nasa has studied satellite data which reveals another region changing as well, a much larger mass of ice in east antarctica. the glaciers there showing signs of stirring. we've known for some time that parts of antarctica are losing ice into the ocean, causing a sea level rise. nasa has now reported that another eight glaciers in a different part of antarctica are also losing ice. this is an effect of the oceans changing their temperature and taking warm water to the antarctic ice sheet and causing it to melt. this matters for cities around the world. every extra bit of melting threatens the millions who live on coastlines. and that threat is now getting global attention. the future of polar

david shukman, bbc news.he moment in england a small number of clinical commissioning groups say because of pressures on budgets they don't offer ivf treatment to anyone on the nhs. a bbc investigation found that around a quarter of local nhs areas in england freely offer fertility treatment to transgender people. ashley john—ba ptiste reports. cruella's 22 years old and a transgender woman living in bournemouth. she transitioned from a male at the age of 16. back then, she couldn't get her sperm frozen for free. i essentially can't be a biological parent. and i do believe it's unfair that transgender women and men aren't given the opportunity, like anybody else would, to be a parent. because i feel like everybody deserves that opportunity to have a child and to have a family, no matter what their situation is. according to this fertility specialist, nhs cutbacks mean that other patient groups may also miss out on treatment. you have things like cancer patients, young people with other fertility—threatening t

our science editor, david shukman, reports. it‘s been a year of deadly fires and record heat.e dangers of living in a world of rising temperatures. with a risk of many more scenes like this... a social media campaign has gathered voices from around the world, calling on governments to take action. please welcome sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don‘t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what‘s been discussed here in this conference? all you can say is that things change. and there‘s

here's our science editor, david shukman. this is what it's all about.difficult arguments,

here's our science editor, david shukman. this is what it's all about.t.

my colleague david shukman was there. for being the most polluted anywhere in the world. and you can see why. there's plastic everywhere. and add to that a very high level of industrial chemicals as well. so clearing up is a huge challenge, but the president of indonesia wants this water to be drinkable in seven years‘ time. rivers and canals are clogged with dense masses of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging. officials say they're engaged in a constant battle against waste. it accumulates just as quickly as they clear it. the commander of a military unit in the city of bandung described it as our biggest enemy. but there was some good news on plastic. this is a 600—metre—long tube that's been made for a project in san francisco called 0cean cleanup. it floats across the sea and scoops up millions of pieces of plastic that would otherwise have harmed sea life. and there was another type of pollution that's also affecting undersea creatures. a new study suggests that the long—term viability of more than half the dif

david shukman reports. it's been a year of deadly fires and record heat.lso, new warnings from scientists about the dangers of living in a world of rising temperatures, with the risk of many more scenes like this. a social media campaign has gathered voices from around the world, calling on governments to take action. please welcome sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all