they're a step closer to reversing paralysis in humans after they successfully managed to get paralysed mice to walk again. a warm welcome to the programme. climate negotiators have been urged to step up their efforts as the cop26 climate summit in glasgow enters its final day. the aim is to secure enough pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions to keep average global temperature rises within 1.5 celsius above pre—industrial levels. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned that the target probably won't be met. graham satchell reports. we are calling on world leaders to grasp this final chance... it is crunch time at the glasgow conference, protesters making it clear the outcome could not be more important, a matter of life and death.- matter of life and death. time is running _ matter of life and death. time is running out. _ matter of life and death. time is running out. we _ matter of life and death. time is running out. we not - matter of life and death. time is running out. we not there l is running out. we not there yet on the critical issues. there is still a lot more work to be done. there is still a lot more work to be done-— there is still a lot more work to be done. that work is going on corners- — to be done. that work is going on corners. the _ to be done. that work is going on corners. the draft - to be done. that work is going l on corners. the draft agreement put over line by line by every country in the world. so what still needs to be decided? the most fundamental question, cutting greenhouse gases. they are still coming up on the side is clear they need to be falling. financialaid is clear they need to be falling. financial aid for the poorest nations that was promised over a decade ago still has not delivered. and it should countries update plans every year? they have been successes, plan to cut methane although not countries have signed up. i called to and coal, at the dirtiest fossil fuel but again no agreements. an stopping deforestation by 2030. ~ ., ., , 2030. we do not believe promises _ 2030. we do not believe promises made - 2030. we do not believe promises made by - 2030. we do not believe i promises made by financial companies to and deforestation will actually prevent trees from being cut or burnt down. we simply do not leave it. i am actually here to beg you to prove us wrong. we desperately need you to prove us wrong. please, prove us wrong! another rotest please, prove us wrong! another protest as _ please, prove us wrong! another protest as climate _ please, prove us wrong! another protest as climate activists - protest as climate activists sound the alarm. the worry for these protesters, that there is no agreed date for ending the use of oil and gas. the no agreed date for ending the use of oil and gas.— no agreed date for ending the use of oil and gas. the fact we are not talking _ use of oil and gas. the fact we are not talking about - use of oil and gas. the fact we are not talking about facing i are not talking about facing fossil fuel even at any stage to us in the case of the process has fundamentally failed because that is probably the largest issue we have to confront. it the largest issue we have to confront-— the largest issue we have to confront. , ., ., confront. it is not even on the table. confront. it is not even on the table- this — confront. it is not even on the table. this morning _ confront. it is not even on the table. this morning a - confront. it is not even on the table. this morning a warning i table. this morning a warning from one of the key advisory groups that what has been agreed so far will not be enough to stop temperatures rising. graham satchell, bbc news. joe thwaites is an associate in climate finance policy at the world resources institute. he's in washington. thank you very much forjoining us. how crucial is the question of finance to the success of this summit? thank you for having me. finance is really critical to the climate negotiation process and it is not unusual that it is one of the remaining items we are in a deadlock. it has i was been contentious and even more so since the pandemic has hit poorer countries particularly hard that it is keyed to the agreement which is that all countries need to do more but the poorest countries who have done the lease to cause it are going to need support. cause it are going to need summ— cause it are going to need su--ort. , ,., support. money is often the stickin: support. money is often the sticking point. _ how is money best spent — on climate change mitigation or adapting to the current situation? we need both. it is quite clear from the latest scientific assessment, including from the intergovernmental panel on climate change that even if we do a greatjob and meet with the paris agreement target of 1.5 degrees, impact will still hit hard so there is a need to support adaptation to climate impacts and at the paris agreement recognises by setting agreement recognises by setting a goal of balancing finance flows between education and adaptation but we are a long way off that balance. since 2019, about 25% of global finance was going towards adaptation. a long way to go to addressing that. pare adaptation. a long way to go to addressing that.— addressing that. are you optimistic _ addressing that. are you optimistic and _ addressing that. are you optimistic and adequate | addressing that. are you - optimistic and adequate deal will be done today? i optimistic and adequate deal will be done today?- will be done today? i think they are — will be done today? i think they are working _ will be done today? i think they are working through l will be done today? i think i they are working through the night. the ministers have been brought in to try and unlock some of these sticky issues. there is a lot of engagement on all sides but i think it requires richer countries to step up. i have missed already the key goal of providing $100 billion per year by 2020 and they are likely to miss it again this year. the key question is how soon can they deliver on that goal and what are they going to do about shortfalls in the years before that. it shortfalls in the years before that. , ., shortfalls in the years before that. , . , ., , , that. it is a positive sign that. it is a positive sign that the _ that. it is a positive sign that the us _ that. it is a positive sign that the us and - that. it is a positive sign that the us and china i that. it is a positive sign i that the us and china have already announced their pledges to the biggest economies in the world? , , ., , , world? definitely. it has been aood world? definitely. it has been good and _ world? definitely. it has been good and we _ world? definitely. it has been good and we have _ world? definitely. it has been good and we have seen - world? definitely. it has been good and we have seen the i world? definitely. it has been | good and we have seen the us step up including on climate finance, which is really welcome because over the last four years the us have taken a backseat on these matters and it was left of the europeans and other developed countries. i think there is still going to need to be more commitment from richer countries including setting a new golf from 2025 onwards. ., ~ , ., , . let's get some of the day's other news: a ninth person has died as a result of last week's crush at the astroworld music festival in the us state of texas. bharti shahani, a university student, was 22. police are investigating the stampede last friday, when fans pushed towards the stage during a performance by the rapper travis scott. hundreds of people were injured. a us federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of white house records to a congressional committee investigating donald trump's role in the attack on the us capitol injanuary. the papers had been due for release on friday. britain has accused france of having lost control of the migrant situation in the channel. about 1,000 people are believed to have reached britain in small boats on thursday, crossing the world's busiest shipping lane in the process. it would represent a record figure for a single day. belarus's leader alexander lukashenko has threatened to cut off gas supplies to europe if sanctions are imposed over an escalating migrant crisis at the country's border. thousands are at the frontier with poland, enduring freezing conditions in the hope of crossing into the european union. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has spent the week travelling along the restricted area and has sent this report. in belarus's in bela rus�*s capital in belarus's capital minsk, , they in belarus's capital minsk,, they keep arriving, given visas by the regime and the hope that life will be much better when they cross into the eu. some people told the bbc they realised president lukashenko realised president lu kashenko was realised president lukashenko was using them to try and create a new european migrant crisis. , , , , crisis. this president, he is usina crisis. this president, he is using us- _ crisis. this president, he is using us- he _ crisis. this president, he is using us. he thinks - crisis. this president, he is using us. he thinks we - crisis. this president, he is using us. he thinks we are | using us. he thinks we are tools and we are not tools. we just want to cross the border to have a better life. but this is what awaits _ to have a better life. but this is what awaits them - to have a better life. but this is what awaits them in - to have a better life. but this is what awaits them in the i is what awaits them in the makeshift camps that have been set up on the border, most of those trapped between belarus and poland are meant but there were women and children as well and they are at the heart of a growing international crisis. this is the dense woodland where at least nine migrants have died from hypothermia in recent weeks, trying to reach the eu. poland is hoping the european union will pay for offence to protect large parts offence to protect large parts of its border with belarus which has come under unprecedented strain. we have made our way deeper into the forest and this is what we have just found, bottles of water, food packaging, boots, lots of warm clothes, lumped together and left next of history and it appears to be yet more evidence that people are getting across the border. of course, where they are now we simply do not know. but there are signs of where they came from. this is stamped in iraq from two weeks ago. poland's 15,000 stamped in iraq from two weeks ago. poland's15,000 troops are trying to stop the latest surge of people. beyond this checkpoint, at least 150 migrants were spotted and detained in the past 2a hours. but human rights groups and some polish politicians are concerned about the tactics the government is using. we concerned about the tactics the government is using.— government is using. we are facina government is using. we are facin: a government is using. we are facing a humanitarian - government is using. we are facing a humanitarian crisis. | facing a humanitarian crisis. the situation is definitely tough. poland, no—one disputes that, but we should be dealing with it in a humanitarian way in line with the geneva convention, european law, not pushing people back and playing ping—pong with human beings. this is what is actually happening right now. but there does seem _ happening right now. but there does seem to _ happening right now. but there does seem to be _ happening right now. but there does seem to be support - happening right now. but there does seem to be support for. happening right now. but there | does seem to be support for the hardline warsaw is taken, especially at this far right rally in the polish capital to make independence day. the government has eu and nato back in how it is dealing with the crisis. everyone says belarus is feeling it. on the ground, away from politics, it is an increasingly bleak picture. nick beake, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll tell you how scientists treating paralysed mice in the us are now a step closer to reversing paralysis in humans. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping - the candidate's name always in the - public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, j but on the local- campaign headquarters and the heavy routine workj of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy, leaving ministers who long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcome. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the spotlight is on glasgow as the un climate conference enters its final day, with fears that a deal to prevent catastrophic global warming may not be reached. belarus threatens to cut off gas supplies to europe over an escalating migrant crisis at the country's border with poland. the united states' top ranking military official in africa says the fall of addis ababa to rebel forces in ethiopia could precipitate a humanitarian tragedy. 0ur senior correspondent in africa, anne soy, gained rare access to the american military base in djibouti and spoke to general william zana. i think ithink in i think in ethiopian might great concern is anything that happens within ethiopian is inextricably tied to the security, safety of the rest of the region. ethiopian has an internal conflict that will make you decide to withdraw forces from somalia, five african union countries affected and somalia you have the potential for violence extremist organisation to have greater activity there. — judge violent. we also see and during conflicts or points of tension. the border, the risks of that turning, it would change the calculus. ., ., calculus. you did mention the issue of the _ calculus. you did mention the issue of the dam _ calculus. you did mention the issue of the dam constructed | calculus. you did mention the i issue of the dam constructed in ethiopian which has been a source of ongoing argument between ethiopian and egypt and saddam has also been part of that. —— sudan. what does the conflict mean in that regard. my conflict mean in that regard. my concern would be that the negotiations needed to continue in disputed areas between sudan and ethiopian, that is now a space not addressed, a crisis not address and i also think the calculus from other countries, there is a risk that other countries may look at ethiopian's internal focus is an opportunity to take something, whether it be a military action or stronger political action when ethiopian is not credibly able to either continue operations or negotiations. is that a real possibility from where you sit? military action? i am not sitting in egypt or sudan. i am sitting here, i am not sitting in egypt or sudan. iam sitting here, and from my perspective here i would always be concerned about the calculus from any nation, as crisis evolves, i would hate to see a circumstance where another nation would think that this would be an appropriate time for a kinetic strike, as an example, on the ground ethiopian renaissance, because of the crisis this would incur for humans downrange of the dam in sudan. and the further destabilisation of relationships between nations that we all want to see have cooperative relationships, relationships of mutual respect, where there are fanatics solutions to problems and tension points. in fanatics solutions to problems and tension points.— and tension points. in the event addis _ and tension points. in the event addis ababa - and tension points. in the event addis ababa falls, | and tension points. in the - event addis ababa falls, what role can this base take? what can the us military take to deal with the impact of that for? ,, ., ., deal with the impact of that for? ., , ., ., for? so, our primary role, for our command _ for? so, our primary role, for our command here, - for? so, our primary role, for our command here, is - for? so, our primary role, for our command here, is to - for? so, our primary role, for our command here, is to be l for? so, our primary role, for. our command here, is to be able to respond to crisis. and in particular, to respond to crises associated with us diplomatic missions. across africa, but in particular in east africa, we have done an incredible amount of planning and preparation to be able to respond and assist an evacuation, to reinforce an embassy, to do a larger scale evacuation if necessary, both for us personnel, us citizens and those from other countries. the east african response force, the only us crisis response force that is located on the continent of africa is part of our command and is located here. so we bring capabilities together from each of ourjoint services and as partners with interagency and allies and partners to any sort of crisis, and ethiopian is obviously very concerning for us. us general william zana speaking to our senior correspondent in africa, anne soy. pop superstar britney spears could regain control of her personal life and finances later when a judge in los angeles hears arguments to end the complex legal arrangement she has been under since 2008. our us correspondent sophie long reports. it is now six weeks since britney spears' fans cried tears ofjoy, as her estranged father was suspended from his role running her $60 million estate. �* . , role running her $60 million estate. �* ., , ., role running her $60 million. estate— he estate. free brittany now! he has since — estate. free brittany now! he has since asked _ estate. free brittany now! he has since asked the _ estate. free brittany now! he has since asked the court - estate. free brittany now! he has since asked the court for| has since asked the court for an immediate and unconditional and the arrangement, which gave him control over her life, saying he will hand over all related documents because he has nothing to hide. there are many who disagree with that, and are calling for a full investigation and an end to the system they say is corrupt. i think nothing short of a full congressional hearing, where we break it down step—by—step, and interrogate the attorneys that were present, i think that will give us a great deal of insight as to what is going wrong, what went wrong for brittany but also what is going wrong for other people facing conservatorship as well. after 13 ears conservatorship as well. after 13 years of — conservatorship as well. after 13 years of what _ conservatorship as well. after 13 years of what the _ 13 years of what the international superstar called a toxic, abusive arrangement, her voice has finally been heard. crucial notjust for her but for many others trapped in the conservatorship system, who could never even hope to be handed a microphone. i could never even hope to be handed a microphone. i think it is critically _ handed a microphone. i think it is critically important, - is critically important, because conservatorship, as a rule, takes away voice. it happens that brittany was able to retain some voice because of her celebrity, and she is raising it, but for all the others, they have nothing, they cannot testify, they cannot pay people, they cannot even choose to meet if their conservative objects. so there is no vehicle for them. objects. so there is no vehicle for them-— for them. the hope is there will be now, _ for them. the hope is there will be now, and _ for them. the hope is there will be now, and the - for them. the hope is there will be now, and the result| for them. the hope is there i will be now, and the result of this hearing that could finally, definitively free brittany, could also lead to betterjustice brittany, could also lead to better justice for all of those who have had theirfreedom curtailed. brittany says she has never prayed more. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. well, go. title spot. that time for sport. hello, i'm tulson tollet, and this is your sports news, where we start with cricket, and australia stunned pakistan winning by five wickets in dubai to reach the men's t20 world cup final. pakistan were sent into bat with mohammad rizwan and fakhar zaman both notching half centuries which included four sixes from each of them, while in response australia were struggling at 96/5 until a late flourish and three consecutive maximums from matthew wade saw his side home. and they'll face new zealand in sunday's final at the same venue. i was iwasa i was a little bit nervous coming into the game and knowing that it could potentially be my last opportunity to represent australia. i wanted to do well and really wanted us to win this game, give us an opportunity to win the whole thing. we have got a great bunch of guys in the dressing room, guys i have played a long period of time with. so, yes, i just feel like this game was harder, nervous wise, then the final will be, because now we are in it and we have got nothing to lose, we can go out and do our absolute best. spain have taken the upper hand in european world cup qualifying in group b after a 1—0 win over greece. pablo sarabia's first half penalty was enough in athens and with sweden losing 2—0 away to georgia. it puts spain a point clear at the top of the group with their final match at home to the swedes on sunday. in european group c, italy go up against switzerland later in rome. a win for either would see them on the cusp of qualifying for the finals with a game remaining. steven gerrard will face into his first full day as aston villa manager on friday after agreeing a 3.5 year deal, ending his 3—year reign at rangers. the 41—year—old leaves the scottish champions having guided them to a first league title in 10 years last season, and moves south to replace dean smith, who was sacked on sunday after a run of five successive defeats. villa are 16th in the premier league, two points above the relegation zone. greece's maria sakkari has won her opening match at the wta finals in the mexican city of guadalajara, taking it in straight sets against iga swiatek. the ltth seed was a 6—2, 6—4 winner over the 5th—seeded pole who was tearful towards the end. sakkari improved to 3—0 against swiatek, with all of those wins coming this year. 9—time former moto gp champion valentino rossi will race for the final time at this weekend's valencian grand prix. 25 years on from a debut in the 125cc class, the italian will take his final bow before hanging up his racing leathers. reigning formula one world champion lewis hamilton paid tribute to rossi ahead of his own race in brazil this weekend, calling the 42—year—old the greatest ever. it is sad to see him stopping, but his drive, his approach, everything he has done has been incredible. the passion he has had for so long has shone through. just such a legend, one of the greatest to ever do it, if not the greatest to ever have done it. it'll be sad not to be watching the races and seeing him ride in style, he usually does. ireland's leona maguire holds a two—stroke lead heading into the second round of the pelican championship in florida. the 26—year—old carded a flawless opening round of 62 to top the leaderboard at eight—under, ahead of her playing partner for the round, and reigning champion south korea's kim sei—young. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulson tollet, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. scientists in the united states say they are a step closer to reversing paralysis in humans after they successfully administered a new injectable therapy in mice. the drug was injected into their spinal cords and the mice learned to walk again within four weeks. mark lobel reports. spot the difference. this is a mouse before treatment and after. walking again. over the period of about 3— four weeks, we were able to observe that an initially paralysed mouth, as a result of severe spinal cord injury, regained great ability to walk. so how did scientists do it? a treatment packed with hundreds of thousands of molecules was injected in the tissue around the spinal cord to repair sales. crucially, this watery therapy kept everything moving. we discovered that the motion of the molecules inside this filament is critical in their ability to signal sales in the spinal cord in order to initiate repair. to trigger the experiment and incision was made in the mammals' spine. that is to replicate what happens to humans after they suffer a car crash, sports injury, gunshot wound orfrom a disease. it is hoped human trails could be approved next year. this therapy is also going to affect other targets that are related to the central nervous system, for example the brain. so we hope to be able later to use and also for stroke treatment, and for neurodegenerative diseases. for now though, this exciting discovery, unique assembly many molecules may soon offer hope to hundreds of thousands of people living with spinal injuries, with a simple injection in the back, if human testing stands up to scrutiny too. join me for the business, i've got all sorts of things coming up, including climate, and male grooming. with low pressure moving right across the uk, the week is coming to a windy end and there's the chance of rain as well. there will be some heavier bursts of rain, especially in scotland. and around this area of low pressure, plenty of mild air moving in on quite a strong wind, it has to be said, particularly across coastal parts of the north and west. here comes the low pressure, the centre of which will move across scotland as we go on through friday. it's in scotland we're going to see the heaviest rain. now, these are the temperatures to begin the day, so already very mild — 11 degrees in belfast and manchester, for example. the heaviest rain will be in scotland, a couple of pulses of that working on through, but heaviest and most persistent in hills in the west. and very wet for a time across much of northwest england. showery bursts of rain for northern ireland, for wales, across the rest of england. certainly not raining all the time. there will even be a few brighter breaks here and there as well, but it is going to be blustery. these are average wind speeds. around the coasts of northern and western scotland, northern ireland, through the irish sea, may get some gusts around 40—50 mph, so there will be some gales in places here. we know it's a mild start. temperatures will edge up a little bit further. we're talking highs of around 1a, 15 degrees for many places. it will be turning drier in scotland going into the evening. and overnight, there will be some clear spells and fog patches. wales and england keeping a lot of cloud here and still some showery rain around, mostly across eastern parts of england going into saturday morning. and the winds gradually easing, though staying quite windy along that north sea coast. and it's another mild night and start to saturday. into the weekend, the area of low pressure's moving away, this little ridge of high pressure is moving in, although there are weather fronts in the atlantic not too far away. that said, much of the weekend will be dry. some fog patches in scotland on saturday morning, some sunny spells, though, to follow. plenty of cloud around elsewhere. still a few showers, mainly towards the eastern side of england. still breezy along that north sea coast. may see a bit of patchy rain moving towards northern ireland later in the day. again, it's mild. temperatures for the most part in double figures. some fog patches around as we go on into sunday, a lot of cloud, a few bright or sunny breaks here and there, the chance for thicker cloud across western areas and some mostly light and patchy rain. some heavier bursts of rain, though, moving towards the northern and western isles, the far northwest of scotland, on what will be another mild day. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the cop26 climate summit begins to close, we'll take stock of the promises made this year by world leaders. could japanese conglomerate toshiba be close to a breakup after years of trouble? and, how do western companies get a part of china's massive singles day event? the ceo of british male grooming company tells us how they did it. friday sees the last day of cop26.