and business can play their part in reducing emissions. racism row at yorkshire county cricket club — now yorkshire tea is the latest sponsor to withdraw its support. missing in australia for 18 days — the moment a four—year—old was rescued from a house by police after she'd vanished from a campsite. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... pressure is ramping up on yorkshire county cricket club over their handling of azeem rafiq's complaints of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a conservative mp who was found to have broken lobbying rules won't be suspended for now after mps narrowly voted to look at an overhaul of their disciplinary process. an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog had ruled that former minister owen paterson should be suspended for six weeks for repeatedly lobbying ministers and officials for two companies paying him more than £100,000 a year. but today's vote means his suspension is halted for now. downing street insists the move is about the fairness of the system — not one individual case. but labour called it an absolute disgrace and accused the government of breaking and then remaking the rules. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. how much faith do you place in politicians to police themselves? today the government backed changes which could give mps accused of wrongdoing a new right of appeal. labour say this looks like the government is watering down the system that is supposed to tackle sleaze and could further widen the gulf between politicians and the public. gulf between politicians and the ublic. , , �* ., gulf between politicians and the ublic. , ,�* ., , public. this isn't about playing olitics in public. this isn't about playing politics in this _ public. this isn't about playing politics in this case, _ public. this isn't about playing politics in this case, this - public. this isn't about playing politics in this case, this is - public. this isn't about playing i politics in this case, this is about playing by the rules. cheering as we can see, it's one world for everybody else and one rule for the tories, conservatives. when they break the rules, mr speaker, they just remake the rules.— break the rules, mr speaker, they just remake the rules. boris johnson insisted the — just remake the rules. boris johnson insisted the government _ just remake the rules. boris johnson insisted the government simply - insisted the government simply wanted to give mps the same rights as any other people accused of professional wrongdoing. as any other people accused of professionalwrongdoing. i professionalwrongdoing. i respectfully say i believe, instead of playing politics on this issue, which _ of playing politics on this issue, which is — of playing politics on this issue, which is what they are doing, i think— which is what they are doing, i think that _ which is what they are doing, i think that she needs to consider the procedures— think that she needs to consider the procedures of this house in a spirit of fairness — procedures of this house in a spirit of fairnes— of fairness. this is what the row is about. of fairness. this is what the row is about labour— of fairness. this is what the row is about. labour accused _ of fairness. this is what the row is about. labour accused the - of fairness. this is what the row is - about. labour accused the government of acting to help this man, former conservative cabinet minister owen paterson. an investigation by the independent parliamentary watchdog found he had broken rules on lobbying. a cross—party committee of mps said as a result he should be suspended from the commons for 30 days, but that action has now been put on hold while changes to the system are considered. owen paterson has had a two—year stressful investigation was a contributory factor in his wife taking her own life. he has also had other complaints about how the investigation was carried out, that he had no right of appeal, no ability to call witnesses in his defence, so now i committee of conservative mps is looking at making changes accordingly. critics say this shows favouritism and further undermines public confidence in parliament. if further undermines public confidence in parliament.— in parliament. if the public believe we are marking — in parliament. if the public believe we are marking our _ in parliament. if the public believe we are marking our own _ in parliament. if the public believe. we are marking our own homework, in parliament. if the public believe - we are marking our own homework, our reputation individually and collectively will be tarnished. the independence is essential to protect us. it independence is essential to protect us. it, independence is essential to protect us. ., , m' independence is essential to protect us. it can only work across the house, us. it can only work across the house. and — us. it can only work across the house, and this _ us. it can only work across the house, and this looks - us. it can only work across the house, and this looks like - us. it can only work across the house, and this looks like we | house, and this looks like we are moving _ house, and this looks like we are moving the — house, and this looks like we are moving the goalposts. the government maintained they _ moving the goalposts. the government maintained they are _ moving the goalposts. the government maintained they are not _ moving the goalposts. the government maintained they are not showing - maintained they are not showing special favours and the issues raised reflect more widespread concern among mps about whether the current anti—sleaze system gives them a fair hearing. i current anti-sleaze system gives them a fair hearing.— them a fair hearing. i think the reason it has _ them a fair hearing. i think the reason it has come _ them a fair hearing. i think the reason it has come now - them a fair hearing. i think the reason it has come now is - them a fair hearing. i think the - reason it has come now is because of the volume of complaints that have come through and the more widespread feeling of unfairness across all benches that have been brought to my attention and the attention of others. in very simplistic, clich d terms, this is the famous straw that has broken the long—suffering camel's back. has broken the long-suffering camel's back.— camel's back. public trust in politicians — camel's back. public trust in politicians remains - camel's back. public trust in politicians remains low- camel's back. public trust in politicians remains low and l camel's back. public trust in - politicians remains low and critics say to be seen to be writing their own rule book won't do anything to restore it, but the government argues that changes are long overdue. tonight, the cross—party consent on the way complaints against mps are handled appears to be in tatters because, in the last half hour, labour have confirmed, along with the snp, they will not take part in a discussions with the conservatives about changing parliamentary rules. they are relishing the prospect of portraying the government as soft on sleaze. i reckon borisjohnson's calculation is that, in the wider world away from westminster, people are more worried about their own jobs and prospects than those of members of parliament. the chancellor says he wants the uk to set an example to the world and help finance a business can play a part in tackling global warming forced up at the climate change summit in glasgow rishi sunak said major british companies would have until 2023 to set out how they intend to hit climate change targets, but they would not be legally required to hit those targets. faisal islam reports. follow the money to net zero, the plan revealed at the ongoing climate change talks in glasgow. with time ticking for the world's finance ministers and bankers gathered in the audience.— the audience. good morning and welcome to _ the audience. good morning and welcome to cop26 _ the audience. good morning and welcome to cop26 finance - the audience. good morning and welcome to cop26 finance day. i the audience. good morning and i welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result — welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result of— welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result of the world banks, pension funds and insurers promising to invest and lend in a way consistent with net zero x 20 50, 90 5 trillion pounds of funds, so those inserts are today possible critical worries, said the president. tatiana;t worries, said the president. today the swampys _ worries, said the president. today the swampys of— worries, said the president. today the swampys of the _ worries, said the president. today the swampys of the world - worries, said the president. today the swampys of the world are - worries, said the president. today the swampys of the world are all. the swampys of the world are all around us, in government departments, in boardrooms, multinational of element banks and trading floors. all around the world. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud. can world. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud.— swampys, so be proud. can it really be that the — swampys, so be proud. can it really be that the bankers _ swampys, so be proud. can it really be that the bankers and _ swampys, so be proud. can it really be that the bankers and financiers l be that the bankers and financiers can save the world from climate change? that is the hope underlying these incredible numbers, that the lending decisions of businesses large and small will transform entire sectors, from energy to transport, from food to retail, and for politicians this is a lot more palatable than telling consumers, voters that their behaviour has to change. one british bank chief from the institution that funded multi—oil and gas told the bbc tough conversations in the sectors where carbon emissions were difficult to limit were already happening. we are ve clear limit were already happening. we are very clear we — limit were already happening. we are very clear we are _ limit were already happening. we are very clear we are ending _ limit were already happening. we are very clear we are ending funding - limit were already happening. we are very clear we are ending funding of i very clear we are ending funding of harmful activity and we will only work with people with a credible transition plan aligned with paris, because if all that happens is that some sectors get financed in the private sector without transparency, you haven't met the goal of taking carbon out of the economy. the announcement _ carbon out of the economy. the announcement this morning will discourage finance going to do coal mines or oilfields but absolutely prevent such flows. rich nations have also delayed long promised funds for poorer countries to help with climate change. the international _ with climate change. the international energy - with climate change. tue: international energy agency with climate change. tte: international energy agency says with climate change. t'te: international energy agency says to get to 1.5 we need to cease all new fossil fuel financing. get to 1.5 we need to cease all new fossilfuel financing. these commitments don't add up to that. we need to see further ambition and moving our investments away from brown into green.— moving our investments away from brown into green. campaigners were c in: foul brown into green. campaigners were crying foul directly _ brown into green. campaigners were crying foul directly to _ brown into green. campaigners were crying foul directly to the _ crying foul directly to the chancellor on these negotiations will stop he had claimed the uk was the centre of a tidal wave of global green banking, the hope of the carrot of cheap finance rather than the stick of tough regulations is the stick of tough regulations is the hope for the world. faisal islam, bbc news. companies around the world are making environmental pledges, but can and will they deliver them? take shell, for example — one of the biggest oil companies in the world. its boss insists they're on course to halve their own emissions over the next decade. he's been speaking to our business editor, simonjack, at the company's biggest oil refinery in the netherlands. 20 million tonnes of oil a year flow through pernis, the largest refinery in europe. globally, shell has a carbon footprint the size of russia's. what you see here is predominantly refinery... chief executive ben van beurden said shell's transition to net zero is possible, but it will need the money from its oil and gas business for many years to pay for it. this facility is going to be transformed. we will produce biofuels. we will produce hydrogen over the horizon. all these things can only be done if you actually have a facility to work with, but also if you have the cash to invest with it, and the cash at this point in time comes from our legacy business. but it's not all legacy. shell wants to develop a new oilfield at cambo in the north sea. how does he justify that? so, tojust say let's not get oil and gas demand from our own resources that are probably the most advantaged resources but let's import it from somewhere else probably with a larger carbon footprint, i don't think that is going to contribute, of course not to the balance of payments of the country, but also not to the carbon footprint of the world. shell plans to spend four times as much on oil and gas as on renewables next year, which is why some doubt they can obey a dutch court order to halve its net emissions by 2030 and eliminate them by 2050. even if you are very generous and even if they get all the elements of carbon capture storage and offset that they need, they mightjust miss their 2030 target and they will not be able to deliver on 2050. in fact, they will be increasing emissions to 2030 and still be producing a significant amount of emissions in 2050. van beurden insists shell's own emissions are on track. compared to 2016, which is a reference year, we have reduced emissions already with 17% and we are on track to get to minus 50% by 2030. that is just going to be measured, it's going to be put on scorecards and part of my bonus is going to be dependent on us meeting that. remember, these targets do not include emissions from customers using shell products. that is 90% of the total footprint. this gigantic oil refinery is changing to make less carbon—intensive products. that won't be good or fast enough for some people who would probably like to see it shut down tomorrow, but our lives are still very much entwined with industries like this and in fact if you have a pension you own shares in shell and bp. there are those who think we should be withdrawing our financial backing for industries like this. just selling up and walking away would be a mistake according to the world's biggest money manager. we cannot have that dialogue with companies if we are not invested in them. by being invested in the companies we have that seat at the table, we engage with them, we cannot divest from the world. as powerful as shell is, customers may be more powerful. as long as there is demand for fossil fuels shell or someone else will supply it. simonjack, bbc news, rotterdam. pressure is growing on yorkshire county cricket club , over its handling of allegations of racism by former player azeem rafiq. an investigation found that mr rafiq had been the victim of racial harassment and bullying, but the club said no disciplinary action would be taken. this afternoon, several of the club's major sponsors said they were withdrawing their support. our sports editor, dan roan, is outside headingley. the pressure is really intensifying tonight. the pressure is really intensifying toniaht. ~ , the pressure is really intensifying toniaht. , , , ,. , tonight. absolutely, yes. this club, the most successful— tonight. absolutely, yes. this club, the most successful in _ tonight. absolutely, yes. this club, the most successful in the - tonight. absolutely, yes. this club, the most successful in the history l the most successful in the history of the county game, was already under serious scrutiny over the fact it had taken no action against any current employee or player, despite the fact, as you say, an independent panel had found that azeem rafiq had suffered racial harassment and bullying during his spell here as a player. then the scrutiny got a lot worse this week, when there was a leak of the report and there was a claim that a current player used a racially offensive term towards azeem rafiq repeatedly, which made reference to his pakistani heritage, but that the panel deemed it friendly banter so no action was taken against that player. that sparked outcry from senior politicians and ministers, some of whom condemned the club's handling of this case. the chairman has been summoned in front of a parliamentary committee in two weeks and also due to give evidence will be azeem rafiq himself, which can be very uncomfortable if more revelations come forward, and today financial consequences, a host of sponsors, including emerald and yorkshire tea cutting ties with the club, and some say is the gravest crisis in the county �*s 160 year history. our top story this evening: mps have voted to reform mp standards rules — preventing the immediate suspension of a conservative mp accused of breaking lobbying rules. coming up: liverpool's captain jordan henderson visits the healthcare workers who've benefited from his charity work. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel... on a busy night in the champions league we'll get the latest from anfield, where liverpool can progress to the last 16 if they beat the spanish champions atletico madrid. a four—year—old girl who was missing for 18 days in australia has been rescued by police. cleo smith disappeared in the middle of the night at a remote campsite where she was on holiday with her family. the search for her gripped australia — with a reward of $1 million and then yesterday police found her — locked in a housejust a few minutes' drive from her home in western australia. a 36—year—old man is now being questioned by detectives. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this report from sydney. hiya, my name's cameron — how are you? are you doing ok? we're going to take you to see your mummy and daddy, ok? this is the moment cleo smith was rescued, found in one of the rooms in a locked house, not far from her family home in the western australian town of carnarvon. one of the officers described the moment they found her as one of shock and elation. i wanted to be absolutely sure it was her, so i said, "what's your name? " and she didn't answer, and i said, "what's your name?" she didn't answer again, so i asked her a third time, and then she looked at me and she said, "my name's cleo." after waiting more than two weeks, this is a rigging and her parents feared would not happen. —— a reunion. mummy. big hugs. kisses, yeah, and lots of tears, as you can expect. the four—year—old vanished from her family's tent while camping on the western australian coast. it sparked one of the biggest police operations in the area, with extensive air, land, and sea searches. a million—dollar reward was offered for information on her location. cleo's disappearance gripped australia. from day one, this story captured the nation's heart. now that she's been rescued, so many people took to social media to express theirjoy and relief — including, of course, cleo's mother, ellie smith. she said, "ourfamily is whole again." a 36—year—old man is in custody and is being questioned by detectives. more details have yet to emerge about how little cleo disappeared and the events that led to her rescue. but, for now, a family's ordeal is over, and a country's prayers have been answered. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. more than 30 years after the lockerbie bombing — libya is considering extraditing a man wanted by the united states in connection with the terrorist attack which killed 270 people. libya's foreign minister has told the bbc positive outcomes are coming and libya is very open to collaborating on the question of extradition. the downing of the plane in 1988 remains the worst terrorist attack on british soil. libya accepted responsibility in 2003 and paid compensation. from tripoli, orla guerin reports — a warning her piece contains flashing images. on this dark night in 1988, the town of lockerbie was engulfed in flames and horror. the wreckage of pan am 103 crashed to earth. almost 33 years on, the us is pursuing a new libyan suspect. now, from the government in tripoli, indications of progress. there is positive outcomes coming. and might there be an extradition? well, i don't know, but i think we as a government, we are very open in terms of collaboration in this matter. we understand the pain and the sadness of the victims and the families. we need to also respect the laws. but it's progressing, you think? yes, it is. the new suspect is abu agila mohammad masud, who's already behind bars in libya on separate bomb—making charges. the us alleges he conspired with a fellow intelligence official, abdelbaset al—megrahi, the only man ever convicted of the bombing. this was the hero's welcome for al—megrahi in libya in 2009. he was released from a scottish prison with terminal cancer and died three years later, maintaining his innocence to his last breath. his son ali told us everywhere he goes he's labelled the lockerbie bomber�*s son. here they are together, after abdelbaset al—megrahi's release. he says he won't stop trying to clear his father's name, despite two failed appeals. when you tell me, after 32 years, you blame another person, this all is fake. my father had nothing to do with all this. and i am going to fight to the end. i'm going to prove he's innocent. i'm sure, 100%, i'm going to prove it in uk's supreme court. there's so much we will never know... across the atlantic, pan am families say the whole truth may never come to light. but kara, who lost her brother rick, told us extraditing the new suspect would bring a measure ofjustice. here we are, and we have this chance to really see this come to fruition in our country, have someone tried under our laws in our courts. it's... i don't know if i can even put into words what it would mean to the families, any amount of peace it would bring them. is the truth here in libya? are there more answers to come so many years after the attack? maybe, maybe not. but libya wants good relations with the us — and it wants an extradition. orla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were 41,299 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 39,691 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were 9,517 people in hospital with covid as of yesterday. 217 deaths were recorded — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 163 covid—related deaths were recorded every day. and more than 8.6 million people have received their boosterjab. this includes third doses for those with certain health conditions. there could be hard months to come in the fight against coronavirus — that's the warning from england's deputy chief medical officer. professorjonathan van tam said too many people believe the pandemic is over, even though infection rates in the uk are still very high. our medical editor, fergus walsh, is here. another warning about the winter months. he another warning about the winter months. ,., ., , ., another warning about the winter months. ., , ., . ., . months. he said it was a concern covid levels _ months. he said it was a concern covid levels are _ months. he said it was a concern covid levels are running - months. he said it was a concern covid levels are running hot, - months. he said it was a concern covid levels are running hot, as . months. he said it was a concern i covid levels are running hot, as he put it, before winter, before we see the impact of flu and other respiratory viruses. we have got around 1000 covid admissions to hospital every day, a quarter of what they saw in january, but it hospital every day, a quarter of what they saw injanuary, but it is still significant, and although deaths are still comparatively low they are creeping up and it is very hard to predict where the numbers are going to go in the next four weeks let alone the next four months. so much will depend on how cautious people are in terms of their behaviour own mixing and socialising and how successful the booster campaign is, and the key message was if you are invited for your first, message was if you are invited for yourfirst, second or booster dose orfor yourfirst, second or booster dose or for your yourfirst, second or booster dose orfor yourflu yourfirst, second or booster dose or for your flu vaccine get the jab. we have hit the milestone of 50 million people in the uk over the age of 12 having had at least one dose of covid vaccine but there are still around 5 million adults completely unvaccinated. the bbc has been told that metropolitan police officers facing misconduct allegations were allowed to go on patrol because of staff shortages. a former internal investigations officer claims he was told restrictions needed to be eased because the force did not have enough staff. but the met says changes in restrictions are "carefully considered". it comes as the met�*s boss dame cressida dick promised to restore trust with women — in the wake of the murder of sarah everard. our special correspondent lucy manning has this exclusive report. the met and its commissioner under pressure like never before, reeling from one of the worst incidents in its history and facing an inquiry. but tonight, new allegations about how the force investigates its own. there are a lot of officers who are a clear risk not only to victims but to the organisation. jaysen veeren, for ten years a met officer, including time inside its internal investigations unit, the dps, policing the police. but he claims, with cuts to officers, he felt pressured to help reduce the restrictions faced by those under investigation by a senior officer known as the "appropriate authority". you recorded some of your fellow officers talking about the way cases were managed. what did that recording say? it clearly shows the appropriate authority telling me there's too many officers on restriction and we did not have enough officers on the street of london. we're not going to sack everybody that comes to attention of dps, we're only sacking the one that really deserves to be sacked. in one case, an officer on an order to prevent domestic violence who was then also accused of sexually harassing a woman was allowed to go on patrol as long as he wore body worn video. a second officer, accused of assaulting a woman, was also allowed to go on patrol if they kept their camera recording. within the dps, there's numerous allegations. is it appropriate, if i'm being accused, for me to go on the street, albeit with a body worn video? and does members of the public want this kind of policing? the investigator also says an officer in the force's sexual offences unit had relationships with multiple rape victims, and his investigation into him was plagued by interference. so you claim you had pressure from senior officers, is that right? that's correct. if you look at this detective inspector, who was abusing his position to sleep with multiple victims of rape and sexual assault, there was commanders from the mps telling me that i am doing a witchhunt investigation. mr veeren complained to the police watchdog four years ago, before leaving the force two years later. in august, it made three recommendations about how the met could improve its internal investigations, saying there was confusion and a culture of mistrust, but said it found no evidence of corruption. the met said allegations of misconduct are investigated robustly and expeditiously and decisions on restrictions were carefully considered by a senior officer. a clear if there are cases where restrictions have been the ease that has been because that is the proportionate thing to do, the appropriate thing to do. but the former investigator's allegations raise serious questions about the force's ability to police itself. either you accept and move on or you resist and you get pushed out. so do you believe there are officers on the street who are a risk to the public? 100%. jaysen veeren ending that report by lucy manning. at the start of the pandemic, liverpool's captainjordan henderson called on fellow footballers to donate a portion of their salary to help support healthcare workers on the frontline. the initiative helped to raise millions of pounds. bbc breakfast�*s sally nugent joined jordan henderson at aintree university hospital in liverpool to meet some of the staff who have benefited. last year at the start of the pandemic, liverpool captain jordan henderson contacted footballers across the country to ask for help. he invited them to support the nhs by donating part of their wage. they raised millions of pounds. he has come to meet hospital staff in liverpool to hear their experiences of working through a pandemic. hi, everyone. are you ok? the amount of patients that were coming through that were a lot sicker than we are used to looking after, it was a bit of a challenge and experience for all of the staff up there, and the support that we have had from nhs charities has meant that i can carry on being a functional human. you know, i'm notjust nurse kate who gets completely exhausted at work. i've got the tools to live a functional life and be happy in my life, so i cannot thank you enough. well, to be honest, i'm not here for you to thank me. i am here to say thank you to all of you, you know, for what you have done. i can only imagine how tough it has been, so for us to give backjust a little bit meant an awful lot to us, you know, and notjust me — players at liverpool, players across the premier league, in the women's game as well. it was a challenging time when actually there were loads of people from the care homes that came to a&e all covid one after the other, so injust a matter of one week we had loads of deaths and the hardest thing is that we cannot allow relatives to be with them because we have to take care of them. we have to protect them so that they will not get the virus. according to research from nhs charities together, two thirds of staff have experienced problems with their mental health since the pandemic began. what they have suffered is a form of trauma, really. saying goodbye to loved ones and the families cannot come in. that could stay with them for a long time. if staff were a bit upset or distressed we would take them through to this one—to—one room. in the first couple of waves i it wasjust mayhem and chaos and people needed to come in and draw breath. - now people are absolutely knackered. they have given so much over the last year and a half- and we really need to look- after them and help them nourish themselves and come back to health. with the money raised by footballers across the uk, the aim is to protect the mental health of nhs staff now and in the future. sally nugent, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. a little chillier for us all tomorrow. today there was quite a bit of sunshine around with showers draped around the western and eastern coasts. tomorrow will look similar but the wind is going to pick up and right now we have colder airfeeding sites across pick up and right now we have colder air feeding sites across the uk on a northerly wind. it will probably come as no surprise we are anticipating a frosty night from central scotland down into the welsh marches. to the east of the uk and offers a breeze and some showers around for temperatures to hold up but certainly a fairly extensive thrust as we look north and west. thursday daytime a lot of sunshine. the showers should be fewer and farther between across eastern coastal counties but still a nagging wind