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I especially need you. The people in our countries need us. I hope that all the hard work that we have been doing during these two whole weeks is worth it, only if we have an ambitious result. The Climate Summit also saw arguments over Carbon Markets and compensation for poorer countries. Our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is there. Almost every country in the world signed the paris climate agreement in the french capital about four years ago. One of the terms of that particular pact was that every country should update their National Plans on cutting carbon by the end of 2020, the end of next year. All those countries have come to this particular cop, a conference of the parties, here in madrid to actually work out the wrinkles in that plan, to work out the timetable, when theyre going to submit their plans, and to whom. But theyve run into major difficulties here, because a lot of the countries, the European Union and small island states and many others, feel that whats on the table is not ambitious enough. They feel that the science is very clear, the message from the streets is very clear countries need to be doing more. What theyve seen written down on the text here, theyre not very happy about. Other countries like the us, australia, japan, india and others, feel theres too much pressure in the plans at the moment, and theyre objecting to those. So theyve run into a kind of stalemate here. There is also a big question mark over Carbon Markets. Lots of countries, including brazil, want to bring forward carbon credits from the past and use them in the future. Lots of people here object to that, feeling it would devalue the whole idea of a market. Theres also problems over the issue of loss and damage, this idea of compensating small island states for the damages endured by Climate Change, which they can link to Climate Change, and they re looking for composition for that. Theyre trying to agree some sort of compromise on that. All the parties feel here that theyre very far apart on a range of issues, and many of them, it has to be said, blame the chilean presidency. Chile is the country tasked with trying to bring everybody together, the meeting is not being held in chile, its being held here in madrid because of civil unrest in that country. Many people feel here that the chileans havent done a fantasticjob. Theres still hope that they can get some plans together and work on a compromise. But the worry is that if they dont, these talks would end in failure, the conference might be suspended and have to be resumed at some point in the new year. Protestors have been taking to the streets of rome, in protest against italys far right movements. They call themselves the sardines, and they are particularly opposed to Matteo Salvinis la liga party. Until september, he was the Italian Deputy Prime Minister, with what were seen by many as anti immigrant policies. Our correspondent mark lowen is at those protests. A month ago, this movement didnt exist. But within the last four weeks, it has sprung up from a flash mob in northern italy to this tens of thousands filling this square in rome, rising up against the far right party here, the league, led by Matteo Salvini, the former deputy Prime Minister. They call themselves the sardines because they pack tightly into piazzas right across this country over the last four weeks. They are calling for respect for human rights, for welcoming migrants, a return to core values of democracy, and they warn that the ghosts of italys fascist past are returning. We want to demonstrate that we are here and the other half of italy is here and were not agreeing with what has been done in the last year. I dont like salvini. Salvini, i think he represents a part of italians that did not wake up from fascism and we are here to prove that some italians are. We are leaving a deep and black age here in italy so i think my work here is to stand up for everyones right and this, i think, is everyone heres main purpose today. Were looking out across this sea of sardines. What you do see are pictures of fish but what you dont see are political banners and flags, because this movement wants to rise above traditional political parties, above italys divided and polarised political system. What theyre trying to do is to stop Matteo Salvini winning an important Regional Election in northern italy next month, which, if he were to triumph in, could spark National Elections that polls say he could win. They believe that the tide is turning against populism in this country and the sardines are riding it. Southwest france has been hit by floods and gale force winds. Two men have been killed, one died when his car hit a fallen tree during the storms, and the other man was swept away by rising floodwaters. Five people have been injured, two seriously, when trees fell onto their vehicles. The Prime Minister has visited the north east of england to thank voters in traditional labour heartlands for backing his party. Borisjohnson met with supporters in newly conservative sedgefield, that is tony blairs former constituency. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is coming under increasing pressure to resign with immediate effect after his partys worst Election Results since the 1930s. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Good morning. A Prime Minister is a familiar sight in these parts, though its usually been a labour and not a conservative one. So where better for borisjohnson to rub his opponents nose in the election result than in tony blairs old Stomping Ground of sedgefield 7 i know that people may have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us. And i want the people of the north east to know that we in the conservative party and i will repay your trust. So what issues will he have to focus on if he is to retain the trust of new supporters . I hope he does a good job, hes going to get brexit done and i hope he gets the nhs done, education and Everything Else hes promised. Mad hatter, really thats how he comes across but who knows, he might sort it out. Jeremy corbyn was re elected in islington, but his partys so called red wall of labour seats was damaged or demolished in parts of the midlands and in north of england. He says hell stay on until his successor is elected, but his long standing critics just want him to go. Well, i dont think you can have the proper, deep reflection that we need to have under a leadership of a person who thinks that a programme is all right, that he worked really hard and the only thing that was wrong was that the media didnt like him and that the brexit message was wrong. When labour mps return here to westminster next week, theyll be a much diminished group, nearly 60 fewer of them than after the 2017 general election. The party is now looking for a new leader and a new deputy leader, and whileJeremy Corbyn has called for a period of reflection, in truth, battles are likely to rage over the reasons for labours defeat. And today, one of the leading figures in the leadership has announced that he is withdrawing from the frontline. The new leader will come in place, appoint the shadow cabinet i wont be part of the shadow cabinet, ive done my bit we need to move on at that stage with that new leader and i think well be in a position where we are learning lessons and listening to people. What was it . It was notjust brexit, there was a long history of maybe a0 years of neglect. Next week he will bring his brexit bill back to parliament, but for now, Boris Johnson is familiarising himself with territory that many thought would never go tory. Iain watson, bbc news. The first minister of scotland and snp leader Nicola Sturgeon has gone to dundee to welcome the partys new mps. The Scottish National party won 48 of scotlands 59 seats in thursdays election. Nicola sturgeon said the result showed scotland wanted a different future to the rest of the uk and that she would publish a paper next week outlining the case for another referendum on scottish independence. This was a watershed election. It couldnt really be clearer now that the majority in scotland want a very different future to that that has been chosen by much of the rest of the uk. Scotland said no to borisjohnson and the tories, no to brexit, and sent a very clear message that we want the future of scotland to be in the hands of people who live here. Well the uk election result is being analysed closely notjust here, but abroad as well. The Us Democratic president ial Candidatejoe Biden has seized on labours crushing defeat as proof that only a centrist can beat President Donald Trump in 2020. We can now speak tojoel rubin, a democratic strategist, who was presidenst obamas Deputy Assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs. He joins us from washington. Is itfairfor is it fairfor the is it fair for the former Vice President joe biden to make that comparison . It is certainly a self serving comparison for him because he wants to be the moderate candidate and race, and english himself from the far left in his view, but it is not really an equal comparison by any stretch, and i think the thing we have to remember is thatjeremy think the thing we have to remember is that Jeremy Corbyn didnt really have a message, and that is different from our liberal candidates in the democratic primary with Bernie Sanders and Elizabath Warren in the lead. They have a very strong message and in factjoe biden is seen as not having a very clear message about what he wants to do so it isa message about what he wants to do so it is a bit of an inverse right there in that comparison. Would Bernie Sanders and Elizabath Warren themselves and part of the same overall movement as jeremy themselves and part of the same overall movement asJeremy Corbyn . They see themselves as progressives, but there is a major distinction between them and Jeremy Corbyn. First and foremost, corbins marxist agenda, and an agenda that was incredibly socialist compared to what elizabath incredibly socialist compared to what eliza bath warren incredibly socialist compared to what Elizabath Warren and Bernie Sanders articulating about, certainly there are policies in particular with medicare for all that our government run but it is a far cry from what corbyn was advocating. Then the big one, as well, which got a lot of attention here which was an anathema to them in the labour party, with Bernie Sanders and Elizabath Warren very clear and different views in condemning anti semitism which Jeremy Corbyn never touched. When you were working for the Obama Administration did you ever look to the uk to see if there were any trends that might break on your side of the atlantic . Yes, the one big moment that i remember quite clearly and im sure you do as well, which is the vote in the British Parliament against striking exterior backin parliament against striking exterior back in 2013 after the chemical weapons attack, and that did play into our politics had quite a bit. There are obvious the ripples that go back and forth between both societies and certainly the trend with borisjohnson being a more nationalist leader and getting a lot of popularity from his positions as auk of popularity from his positions as a uk first type of agenda, and that is similarto a uk first type of agenda, and that is similar to donald trump, so there are echoes but the analogies in the particulars of the selection. We have a very different structure to oui have a very different structure to our system as well. So much for joining us. A british tourist has been killed and his son injured when they were shot during a suspected robbery in argentina. It happened earlier today in the capital buenos eyeres. The father, who was 55 and his 28 year old son are reported to have been shot during a struggle near the faena art hotel. Rail passengers are being advised to check train times before they travel later today, as major timetable changes are introduced. Rail Companies Say journey times will be cut, Services Made more frequent, and new routes added, due to investment in infrastructure and carriages. But concerns remain over potential disruption, after a chaotic timetable change last year. Our Business Correspondent Katie Prescott has more. Passengers arriving on one of the last slow trains from bristol to london. The new non stop journey from tomorrow will be just 68 minutes. Be here for dinner. Having left work, thats not bad. Yeah, a lot better than it is at the moment. I spent time on the train working as well so for me it doesnt really make a massive difference. But no, its good. I think any way you can get in and out of london within an hour will be really good. But in the back of everyones mind the disastrous timetable changes of may last year. Chaos, cancellations and overcrowding. The organisation representing the train Companies Says theyre prepared for teething trouble. There could be issues where sometimes the trains are in the wrong place or maybe some staff are in the wrong place for whatever reason. We are trying to keep that to a minimum but the overall benefit of this in the long term will be thousands of extra services on the tracks, which will make the travelling experience much better for everyone. If the new timetable is a success, passengers like these could benefit from faster and more frequent journeys, with more trains and more carriages meaning 1000 extra services a week and some quite significant changes for some parts of the uk. Tomorrow will see the biggest timetable change on the Great Western Railway Network since the 1970s. The electrification of the line between london and bristol will shave 12 minutes off the quickest trains. The maesteg and conwy valley lines in wales will get sunday services for the first time. And there will be major improvements on the scotrail network, with Additional Trains in north east scotland as well as extra seats between edinburgh and glasgow. Passengers are advised to check before they travel as many train times are changing from tomorrow. Katie prescott, bbc news. This is bbc news. Our main headline marathon climate talks in madrid have been extended into the night because of disagreements between delegates. Some are concerned that commitments on cutting Carbon Emissions are not ambitious enough. Well, the effects of Climate Change are mostly starkly seen in extreme weather events. Parts of australia are bracing for a heatwave which could break records dating back to the 1960s. The weather is causing headaches for firefighters. , who are now dealing with a bushfire emergency in Western Australia. Freya cole has more. Western australia is known for its pristine beaches, butjust two weeks into summer, parts have been inundated by fire and thick smoke. Strong winds are fuelling the flames, which are proving difficult for firefighters to get under control. Just a short distance separates the frontline of the blaze and dozens of homes. In scorching heat, residents are forced to do what they can while firefighters use heavy machinery to build a natural barrier. One of the challenges for this fire is being able to complete a mineral earth break using dozers and machinery. To actually work against them, we have actually achieved that yet because its been a fast moving fire in hot conditions and fanned by strong winds. The temperatures are between 12 16 degrees above average for this time of year and its about to get worse. Weve seen extraordinary temperatures over Western Australia for the past few days and they will continue over those parts of the country through the weekend. As we head towards next week, that it will extend further to the east. This map shows the extent of next weeks heatwave. Vast areas of the entire country are set to feel extreme heat. And there is the potential that we could see some records broken, we will be monitoring that closely. Its not the news Firefighters Want to hear. Already this year bushfires in eastern australia have claimed four lives, more than 400 homes, and burned through1 million hectares of land. Its taken a heavy toll on precious species like the koala, and burned through World Heritage national parks. Smoke pollution is suffocating sydney and many small towns, which triggered la rge scale protests. Toxic smoke is also spreading across the other side of the country in the west, where the bushfire disaster is far from over. Freya cole, bbc news. The former president of sudan, Omar Al Bashir, who was overthrown earlier this year, has been found guilty of corruption by a court in khartoum. The trial centred around millions of dollars found in his home. Mr bashir still faces other charges of human rights abuses during his time in power, as Ferdinand Omondi reports. It was a case that many sudanese followed with interest and which had Security Forces on high alert. Inside, the former president awaited the verdict on a Corruption Case involving 25 million he admitted he received, but which he maintains was a gift. Some of his supporters felt the trial was political. Mr bashir was found guilty, but escaped the ten year jail sentence he faced on account of his age. The judge said, under sudanese law, people aged over 70 do not go to jail. Mr bashir is 75. It is a judgement many will see as lenient, but which his lawyer said he would still appeal again. Translation the matter is open in the Supreme Court and our trust in the law has not changed. My trust in this court has changed completely, because the entire verdict is not based on any facts, but based on what has been happening in the streets from rumours and lies. On the streets, hundreds of pro bashir protesters expressed their displeasure of the former president s current predicament. Mr bashir still faces a trial for his role in the 1989 coup which brought him to power. Translation we are here today to send a message to the political opposition that has occupied the stage for the past period. We are here to tell them that the muslim brotherhood, the islamist movememt and islamists in all forms are present. They are able to protect their ideas, ideologies and visions in all forms. Translation based on the facts and causes, it is clear that this is a political verdict and that the trial is essentially a political one, because a person is convicted based on evidence however the verdict did not provide any evidence. It remains unclear if Omar Al Bashir will face charges at the International Criminal court. He is wanted for genocide in the dafur region where around 300,000 people were killed. Sudan may have deposed a dictator, but the path to justice is still long and uncertain. Ferdinand omondi, bbc news, nairobi. Lets get some of the days other news. North korean state media say the country has conducted another crucial test at a satellite launch site to bolster its Strategic Nuclear deterrence. The state news agency said it was a succesful test significance, without giving further details about what was being tested. Negotiations between pyongyang and washington remain stalled over denuclearisation. Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in the thai capital, bangkok after authorities moved to ban the Opposition Party future forward. Its said to be the biggest protest in the country since the 2014 coup. Its leader is highly critical of the government of former military ruler prayuth chan ocha. Anti government protesters in lebanon have clashed with riot police while trying to move into a square near the Parliament Building in beirut. The demonstrators had been staging a sit in in another, nearby square. But they appear to have decided to move after an attempted attack by a group of masked men. A group of women in tunisia has taken part in a flash mob protest movement, condemning sexual violence. They wore symbolic blindfolds. Their demonstration is being seen as part of a Global Movement which started in chile and spread across south america, before being adopted in other continents. Arsenal have distanced themselves from their player mesut ozil over comments he made on social media criticising china for their treatment of uighur muslims in xinjiang province. Arsenal issued a statement on the chinese social media platform weibo saying it does not get involved in political issues. According to Chinese State media, the Football Association has also responded, calling ozils comments unacceptable. Nimesh thaker has more. Music plays. Earlier this year, the message from arsenal and mesut ozil was one of good wishes for the chinese new year. The club has extensive ties with its fans and china, notably a mandarin based website, coaching and sponsorship deals, and even a string of restau ra nts. Deals, and even a string of restaurants. Its big business. But the unity between the club, player, and china is now being tested. Mesut ozil, a german football of turkish origin, has taken to social media to express support for uighur muslims in china and has criticised muslim countries for failing to speak up. In this post, mesut ozil road ca rrazzo in this post, mesut ozil road carrazzo being burnt, mosques are being shut down, brothers are forcefully being sent to camps, and that muslims are silent, their voice is not heard. Its a message which 200 protesters took to the chinese consul in turkey earlier this week. They asked who was my going to say stop to chinese cruelty . And called on the muslim world to save their fellow believers. In china, Rights Groups say about 1 million fellow believers. In china, Rights Groups say about1 Million People are thought to have been detained without try trial in high security prison camps. Dating says they are being educated in what is called Vocational Training centres to combat violent religious extremism. In response to this row, the club said arsenal was always a political as an organisation and went out that these are mesut ozils personal views. On Chinese Media his comments about muslims are not fully reported and were limited to references to the fight against terrorism. It is not diverse only time the footballer has spoken about matters of the field. He was criticised for showing support for president erdogan, as a human Rights Groups attacked him for the jailing emigrants, journals, and academics. So far the fallout has been limited to statements on social media. The clubs plans to stream its fixtures to china remain unaffected. Nimesh thaker, bbc news. Ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you some low pictures we are getting from tokyo. This is what you are going to be seeing a lot of next summer, injuly 2020. This is the new olympic stadium. It is being formally opened with plenty of speeches. It has been opened on time, seven months before the olympics. Talking of big events. Its that time of year, and tonight has seen the final of this years strictly come dancing on bbc one, with the winner of the glitterball trophy announced following a public vote. Our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba shares the sparkle kelvin and oti a last minute replacement after another contestant was injured, Kelvin Fletcher said he was honoured to have won strictly with his dance partner oti mabuse. Its such a privilege to be here. I think this show represents everything that is amazing in this country. I think the people personify what is great and it has just been an absolute privilege to. Youre amazing cheering and applause. Announcer Kelvin Fletcher and 0ti mabuse. Aint no sunshine when shes gone. They may not have been the judges choice for champions, but tonight it was only public votes that counted and they won the viewers over. The judges described their rumba, as sensual and romantic. And shes always gone too long. Any time she goes away. They said their samba left them speechless. You know you make me wanna shout. And called their show dance a tour de force. Hey, hey, hey, hey. It earned them a standing ovation and rare praise from craig revel horwood. I loved every single minute of that. Strictly, now more than 15 years old, remains one of tvs most watched shows with audiences of over 10 million a significant achievement in an age where streaming services are increasingly attracting younger viewers. Lizo mzimba, bbc news. Enjoy the victory. The weather now with matt taylor. Hello there. By the time the sun rises well have ticked just about every weather box through the night rain, hail, sleet, snow, a bit of thunder, and some gusty winds. All kept going overnight by this area of low pressure to the north of us. Strong and gusty winds on the south feeding those showers across the country. But, adding to all that, with some clearer skies between them, temperatures have dropped low enough for some ice around to begin with. But the day ahead, actually, not looking too bad. Lots of dry and sunny weather around. But, as i said, it starts on a cold note. Anywhere, really, from north wales northward, greatest risk of frost and ice. And its here over the hills, most likely to wake up to a coating of snow, too. But the showers we have to start the day will gradually fade away for many. A few will continue across scotland. Lots of dry and sunny weatherfor a time. Some in central and eastern parts staying sunny throughout. But into the afternoon, southern and western areas, those showers get going again rain, hail, sleet, snow, and the winds will start to pick up. Now, the winds not as strong as they were through saturday. But the hebrides and towards the south west we could see gales if not severe gales develop late in the day. Temperatures in the south, though, 9 10 degrees, tempered by the strength of the wind, a chilly day. Scotland and Northern Ireland, only 2 4 celsius for the vast majority. And with the showers picking up through sunday night, well see those develop more widely, the breeze becoming more of note as well. The greatest chance of some hill snow with a covering, parts of Northern England, southern scotland, Northern Ireland, too. And very windy by the end of the night, western scotland and Northern Ireland. But it still wont stop the temperatures from dropping. Many places again close to a frost if not some icy conditions to start the new working week. So here we go we go for monday, a few showers across england and wales, particularly around the coast, many will have a dry and sunny day before cloud increases from the south later. Some very lively showers to the north of Northern Ireland with gale force winds, potentially 60 70 mile gusts cant be ruled out. And well see come heavy snowfall across the Higher Ground of central and northern scotland. A chilly day to come here once more. But with that gathering cloud towards the south comes a bit of a question mark in the forecast. Just how much this weather front will influence us as we go through monday night into tuesday. It could be a bit further east, many more of us have a dry day. But this is potentially the story for tuesday. Lots of rain across central and Eastern England and it could be cold enough over the tops of the hills to see a bit of sleet and snow mixed in. Many, though, to the north and west of the country, either way, will have a dry day, just one or two isolated showers. Another chilly day for most. And even if that weather front does affect us, it will clear out the way as we go through tuesday night into wednesday. Meeting the rest of the week, well, with strong, southerly winds developing, temperatures on the rise, and rain becoming more widespread. This is bbc news, the headlines marathon climate talks in madrid have been further extended in to the night because of disagreements between delegates. The European Union and others are pushing for more ambitious commitments on cutting Carbon Emissions. But, some of the biggest polluters, including the us, say they theres no need to change current plans. Borisjohnson has visited Northern England to greet new conservative mps elected in a region which is traditionally a labour stronghold. The british pm praised his new team and promised to repay the trust placed in him by people who voted conservative for the first time. Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week. Let the healing begin so said borisjohnson on friday, as he celebrated the scale of his emphatic electoral victory. But the other big winner was scotlands first minister, and healing is not the first thing on her mind