the channel in a single day — 1,000 people made the journey yesterday. the chair of essex county cricket club resigns, after being accused of using racist language at a meeting in 2017. he strongly denies the allegation. and, could a judge in the us end the controversial legal arrangement that has controlled many aspects of britney spears�* life for 13 years? good afternoon. —— hello, a very good evening. and we are into the final hour of climate conference. 0fficially we are into the final hour of the summit, we've just been told by the president see that a third draught of the text will be published in the coming hours, followed by another stock take a where we are with the expectation that the negotiations will continue past the deadline, which is 6pm locally, into the night. the closing ceremony will resume in the coming hours, it started in part yesterday, to formally accept those parts of the text in which there is consensus. this morning, the second draught was published— and there was frustration among many observers that it doesn't go far enough. let's outline quickly for you the areas still outstanding in the areas still being fought over. so the key clause on coal and fossil fuel subsidies, which this is all about, of course, is still in the text. the new proposal appears to tone down language from the first draught that was issued on wednesday. the word is the big fossil fuels was issued on wednesday. the word is the big fossilfuels producers, like saudi arabia, want that section to go in its entirety. another sticking point is financial aid. developing countries say the money for adapting economies to the climate change they are already facing must be doubled, and they want the language in the text strength and from where it is at the moment. and there is still disagreement on when countries should return with enhanced pledges to cut carbon emissions. under the paris rules, that should happen every five years. the cop presidency want countries to come back next year with new amendments. alec sharma says he's confident they will get there if there is a bit of can—do spirit. he was invited in the last few hours to put solutions to the outstanding issues, and here's a selection of some of the voices that we heard. figs selection of some of the voices that we heard. �* , selection of some of the voices that we heard. a ., ,, , selection of some of the voices that we heard. �* , ., ,, , ., we heard. as we approach these final hours of the — we heard. as we approach these final hours of the conference, _ we heard. as we approach these final hours of the conference, a _ hours of the conference, a well—balanced package that ensures the level of ambition required to deliver on the goals of the paris agreement is still not within reach. the call for phasing out inefficient fossil fuel the call for phasing out inefficient fossilfuel subsidies is the call for phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies is weak and does not meet the urgency of 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and it is quite _ be 31 when we are in 2050. and it is quite a_ be 31 when we are in 2050. and it is quite a thought to understand that if we succeed, he'll be living in a world _ if we succeed, he'll be living in a world that's liverpool, he'll be living — world that's liverpool, he'll be living in — world that's liverpool, he'll be living in an _ world that's liverpool, he'll be living in an economy that is clean, with the _ living in an economy that is clean, with the air— living in an economy that is clean, with the air that is clean, at peace with the air that is clean, at peace with his _ with the air that is clean, at peace with his environment. if we fail now within— with his environment. if we fail now within the _ with his environment. if we fail now within the next couple of years, he will fight _ within the next couple of years, he will fight with other human beings for water— will fight with other human beings for water and food. that is the stark reality we face. let for water and food. that is the stark reality we face.— for water and food. that is the stark reality we face. let me say that we must — stark reality we face. let me say that we must deliver _ stark reality we face. let me say that we must deliver a _ stark reality we face. let me say that we must deliver a strong i that we must deliver a strong message _ that we must deliver a strong message of— that we must deliver a strong message of our— that we must deliver a strong message of our collective - that we must deliver a strong - message of our collective resolve for accelerated _ message of our collective resolve for accelerated mitigation - message of our collective resolve for accelerated mitigation actions to combat— for accelerated mitigation actions to combat climate _ for accelerated mitigation actions to combat climate change - for accelerated mitigation actions to combat climate change in - for accelerated mitigation actions to combat climate change in thisl to combat climate 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of scaling up finance and other means of implementation. urgency of scaling up finance and - other means of implementation must be emphasised — other means of implementation must be emphasised. it�*s— other means of implementation must be emphasised-— be emphasised. it's complex and hiuhl be emphasised. it's complex and highly technical, _ be emphasised. it's complex and highly technical, and _ be emphasised. it's complex and highly technical, and all- be emphasised. it's complex and highly technical, and all 195 - highly technical, and all 195 countries that are here must agree the text at the end of the negotiation. cop26 must be done by consensus. now there has been some criticism that the british prime minister is not here — some say he should be putting his shoulder to the wheel, but i'm told by his team that the arguments going on at the moment are intensely technical, and world leaders who returned home last week are in contact and trying to create space for the negotiators, and borisjohnson is part of those discussions. this is what he said in the last few minutes.— the last few minutes. what we cannot do is stop global _ the last few minutes. what we cannot do is stop global warming _ the last few minutes. what we cannot do is stop global warming and - do is stop global warming and glasgow. we've got to accept that. what we can do is keep alive the prospect of restraining the increase in the planet's temperatures to 1.5 celsius by the end of the century. now even the increase of 1.5 will have some pretty big consequences for the environment and for human beings. but it's much better than allowing the temperatures to increase by two celsius or more. what we can still achieve at cop in glasgow is to keep alive that prospect. we will have to come back, people will have to make further commitments— but what i'm saying to world leaders in all my conversations is this is the moment. tell your negotiating team how important this is, tell them to have the conviction and courage to come together and agree the decision. because people are watching this around the world. it's a moment of massive choice for the world. in the ast massive choice for the world. in the past hour. — massive choice for the world. in the past hour. the _ massive choice for the world. in the past hour, the chinese _ massive choice for the world. in the past hour, the chinese have - massive choice for the world. in the past hour, the chinese have also i past hour, the chinese have also been speaking. they are not so keen on the language that would force countries to come back next year with new indices towards carbon. campaigners say if they are to keep the average rise and 1.5 celsius, there must be concerted action all there must be concerted action all the way to the 2030, which means coming back year after year. here's rebecca morel. from the vast amounts of ice we are losing in the polar regions to the droughts caused as temperatures continue to rise, and devastating floods that are destroying homes and lives. we are already seeing the impacts of climate change now. what hangs in the balance in glasgow is whether we can stop things getting worse. but john kerry, special climate envoy for the us, is optimistic. i john kerry, special climate envoy for the us, is optimistic.- for the us, is optimistic. i feel very good _ for the us, is optimistic. i feel very good that _ for the us, is optimistic. i feel very good that this _ for the us, is optimistic. i feel very good that this has - for the us, is optimistic. i feel very good that this has the - very good that this has the potential to be a very important statement. acceleration is the key word coming out of here, and we've all got to work harder and faster to get it done. that's a fact. this all got to work harder and faster to get it done. that's a fact.— get it done. that's a fact. this is the latest _ get it done. that's a fact. this is the latest document _ get it done. that's a fact. this is the latest document that's - get it done. that's a fact. this is the latest document that's been | the latest document that's been published. it's only a few pages long, but it gives a sense of what's on the table. it's the second draught — and this morning, everyone here has been pouring through it sentence by sentence, word by word to see what's in it — and importantly, what's not. commitments on coal have softened. instead of phasing it out completely, coal will be allowed if technology to suck up admissions is used too. countries are being asked to come back next year with better emission cutting pledges, but it's a request, not a demand. and there is recognition that financial help is needed for developing countries. low—lying countries in the pacific are facing some of the worst impacts of climate change, but they stay richer nations with their polluting paths are responsible and should help. for those of responsible and should help. fr?" those of us in vulnerable countries, we just don't have the resources to respond in the way that our partners from the developed countries can respond. so we are here, we are here to raise her voice, to be seen, to be heard, and also to be responded to. 50 be heard, and also to be responded to, ., be heard, and also to be responded to. ., , ., , , to. so are the the plans being offered in _ to. so are the the plans being offered in the _ to. so are the the plans being offered in the draught - to. so are the the plans being - offered in the draught agreement enough to stop dangerous climate change? enough to stop dangerous climate chan . e? ., , enough to stop dangerous climate chance? ., , , enough to stop dangerous climate chan . e? ., , , ., enough to stop dangerous climate chance? , ., . change? there has been an increase in ambition- — change? there has been an increase in ambition. however, _ change? there has been an increase in ambition. however, the _ change? there has been an increase in ambition. however, the science i change? there has been an increasej in ambition. however, the science is externally— in ambition. however, the science is externally clear we are in no way at the moment— externally clear we are in no way at the moment on target for staying within— the moment on target for staying within 15— the moment on target for staying within1.5 celsius. and that is absolutely critical for nature and for people all over the world that we stay _ for people all over the world that we stay well within that goal. in the we stay well within that goal. in the conference centre, the stage is handed over to the people. fiur handed over to the people. our ancestors _ handed over to the people. or" ancestors survived many handed over to the people. cl" ancestors survived many apocalypses. and when we talk about this claim apocalypse, we will survive it too. but it will come from the people. they want to make sure their voices are heard by the negotiators here. with only a few hours left to get an agreement finalised, the pressure really is on. rebecca is here with me, we'll talk to her in a second. last hour we talked to nigel topping, one of the high—level champions of the climate change summit also with me is gonzalo munoz, the other high level. two of you in the same hour! we are lucky. tell me about what you are doing as you stride to the corridors, what mood do you get as we are approaching the deadline? there are certainly elements _ approaching the deadline? there are certainly elements that _ approaching the deadline? there are certainly elements that are - certainly elements that are extremely important when it comes to the agenda, it's about the role of the agenda, it's about the role of the subnational governments, cities, regions, and companies and investors, for all of us it's so important to see science being well reflected. that's it for all of us, and positioning gives us the certainty that we are all moving in the right direction. then we want to see more elements related to solidarity, that we will solve the crisis complementing and implementing it in the right way, mostly when it comes to growth and representing that voice, as well. so this is the moment when, if done right, we might see somehow the ending of the area democrat era of negotiation and into implementation. that is the moment we are expecting to see not only in the final document, but in the spirit of the people working in brussels. 50 people working in brussels. so you're saying we shouldn't look at this document and i'll, or isolation, but where it takes us on the path where, in the next year or two? ., ., , ., the path where, in the next year or two? not only that, it is important for the document _ two? not only that, it is important for the document to _ two? not only that, it is important for the document to be _ two? not only that, it is important for the document to be one - two? not only that, it is important for the document to be one that i two? not only that, it is important for the document to be one that isj for the document to be one that is building trust. we need to see that we are capable on delivering the paris promises, to be able to go in the process they can collude everything that needs to be concluded, but opening the phases that need to be opened in terms of what we as a society globally require from the multi—naturalism. my require from the multi—naturalism. my understanding of the moment that we are living is that, even connected to the covid pandemic, we are at the moment where we all expect it will come out of glasgow being strengthened, and then allowing the climate process to move much more into implementation. it’s much more into implementation. it's a really important point that i hope people at home don't miss, when we talk about this document, we are talking about $100 billion — when actually what we need here is like $1 trillion. so the network —— work you are doing and the work everyone is doing to pull the private sector in is absolutely vital, because governments cannot do it on their own. �* , ., governments cannot do it on their own. ~ , ., , . ., governments cannot do it on their own. , ., , ., own. and the private sector cannot do it by its — own. and the private sector cannot do it by its own _ own. and the private sector cannot do it by its own as _ own. and the private sector cannot do it by its own as well. _ own. and the private sector cannot do it by its own as well. it's - own. and the private sector cannot do it by its own as well. it's a - do it by its own as well. it's a mechanism perfectly described in the paris agreements as the ambition loop. we need the parties to move forward in the most ambitious way, but there are certain countries and regions where you will see how certain stakeholders can be the government, the subnational government, the subnational government in certain countries or the cities, or the private sector, financial institutions pushing harder, then reinforcing the ambition. if done well, that should allow that country and the global system to move forward with the right type of regulation that we reinforced in the mission loop. we need to know this is not linear, this is not even 1—size—fits—all. this is something extremely complex and something that is not only about reducing the emissions, but also we need to incorporate the needs of at least half the population of the world that are suffering from the crisis. you have to balance medication, but also accept that we need the ambitions to happen globally and locally. i’m need the ambitions to happen globally and locally.— need the ambitions to happen globally and locally. i'm the layman here, globally and locally. i'm the layman here. rebecca _ globally and locally. i'm the layman here, rebecca is _ globally and locally. i'm the layman here, rebecca is the _ globally and locally. i'm the layman here, rebecca is the expert, - globally and locally. i'm the layman here, rebecca is the expert, she i here, rebecca is the expert, she goes all these climate summits — we've talked about the personality of these climate summits, do you recognise some of that? does it feel different this time? i recognise some of that? does it feel different this time?— different this time? i think it does feel different. _ different this time? i think it does feel different. i've _ different this time? i think it does feel different. i've been _ different this time? i think it does feel different. i've been doing - different this time? i think it does feel different. i've been doing a i feel different. i've been doing a few of— feel different. i've been doing a few of these over the years, and i think— few of these over the years, and i think what's really changed here is the perception from the outside world, — the perception from the outside world, particularly on feeling the impacts— world, particularly on feeling the impacts of climate change. we are seeing _ impacts of climate change. we are seeing the — impacts of climate change. we are seeing the impacts of climate change everywhere now, it's notjust something happening in some far—off place somewhere, it's happening on our doorsteps. if you look at what's happened _ our doorsteps. if you look at what's happened this year, the fires that we've _ happened this year, the fires that we've seen, the floods in europe and china, _ we've seen, the floods in europe and china, they— we've seen, the floods in europe and china, they had an incredible amount of rain _ china, they had an incredible amount of rain in _ china, they had an incredible amount of rain injust— china, they had an incredible amount of rain injust a few hours. the heat _ of rain injust a few hours. the heat waves _ of rain injust a few hours. the heat waves cast is happening, and it feels guite _ heat waves cast is happening, and it feels quite different here, the pressure _ feels quite different here, the pressure from the outside world on the negotiators here. they are really— the negotiators here. they are really under scrutiny, i think, what's — really under scrutiny, i think, what's happening inside the conference centre, everyone is now looking _ conference centre, everyone is now looking inside and saying that we are seeing climate change, what's being _ are seeing climate change, what's being done about it? is what will be down _ being done about it? is what will be down here _ being done about it? is what will be down here enough to solve the problem? _ down here enough to solve the problem? | down here enough to solve the roblem? . . down here enough to solve the problem?— down here enough to solve the roblem? ., . , .,, problem? i watched the green peas ress problem? i watched the green peas press conference _ problem? i watched the green peas press conference this _ problem? i watched the green peas press conference this morning, - problem? i watched the green peas| press conference this morning, they said that we see the grubby hands of the fossil fuel companies all over this text, they're watering it down. of course, there are loud voices of course, there are loud voices in the room lobbying for every capital in the world. and you get the sense that green companies are now finding their voice at a fence like this and getting louder? in their voice at a fence like this and getting louder?— getting louder? in the case of the aaenda getting louder? in the case of the agenda that _ getting louder? in the case of the agenda that we _ getting louder? in the case of the agenda that we were _ getting louder? in the case of the agenda that we were mandated i getting louder? in the case of the | agenda that we were mandated to getting louder? in the case of the - agenda that we were mandated to put together in terms of the climate action and the team, there was no presence of fossil fuel companies, but rather a lot of innovation on renewable energy, agriculture, restoration — every type of industry with an element of sustainability was put into the agenda. so we have seen an increase democrat incredible increase of commitments coming from almost every sector of the economy, more than 30 sectors of the economy where we have pushed for following science, then committed to the short—term implementation of the writeup of technology. what we are seeing is how that is being taken into consideration properly, it's notjust into consideration properly, it's not just saying into consideration properly, it's notjust saying "great, everything is beautiful, come show us everything you say you'll do." it is in the system saying, "we need all this to come with the right type of integrity." when we say follow science, we need the accountability in the commitments. all that process has happened in less than two years. if we go back to 2019, when you talk about the trillions of dollars that are now being committed to help the decarbonisation of the sector, there was zero in 2019. when you talk about now, more than 5000 companies towards net zero in 2050. in august, we had ten. that's the level of increase of formal science —based commitments that are now under the proper scrutiny from all of us, and we expect that we will allow, as rebecca said, for those voices to come properly into the process and offer the possibility that we require to solve this crisis. level ou aet require to solve this crisis. level you get your _ require to solve this crisis. level you get your perspective, - require to solve this crisis. level you get your perspective, we - require to solve this crisis. levelj you get your perspective, we are pressed for time, rebecca will talk with us a bit more. gonzalo says it is multilayered, this is step—by—step, don'tjust look at is multilayered, this is step—by—step, don't just look at the document presented tonight, it is a much longer process than that. but the document informs the debate, and that's what we are waiting for, so do come back to us here in glasgow. for the moment i'll pass it back to the studio. studio: thank you, christian in glasgow, and we are keeping an eye and an ear across all of that and, as christian suggests, there will be more to come because there will be more to come because the talks are far from over. it is now 5:18pm. now we take a look at some of the other stories making the news here. the number of migrants arriving in the uk in small boats from france has hit a new peak for a single day. about a thousand people crossed the channel yesterday. the government says france has lost control of the situation. simonjones reports from dover. on a beach near dover, the latest arrivals. this group made it all the way across the world's busiest shipping lane yesterday without being detected. the border force and lifeboats seemed overwhelmed dealing with other boats. the dover mp says things must change. it is simply not credible that 1,000 people can muster on the french beaches and the french not spot them as they get into small boats. they have money provided from the british taxpayer, they have drones, they have security intelligence and they need to get the people, the french police, down on the beaches to put a stop to these boats leaving the french shores. yesterday, around 1,000 people made the journey, 150 more than the previous highest figure for a single day. this year, more than 23,000 migrants have arrived by boat. but the number arriving by lorry is relatively small. in the past year, asylum claims in the uk actually fell by 4%. the home office had been hoping that the number of crossings would come down now we are in autumn, as they have done in the past couple of years. but that hasn't happened. down there, you can see some of the boats used in previous days. it seems the boats are getting bigger, carrying an average now of more than 30 people per boat. three migrants who attempted the journey on thursday morning on kayaks are missing. the home office says the british public have had enough of seeing people die in the channel, while ruthless criminal gangs profit from their misery. but the calais mp says patrolling mile after mile of coastline to try to stop boats setting off is challenging. we have hundreds of police forces, gendarmerie, but we have 300 kilometres of shore to monitor every night and that is quite impossible, to stop all of the crossings. the british government wants to try to turn some boats back at sea. last week, the uk gave france the first instalment of £54 million promised to try to stop the crossings. but groups working with refugees in kent say it is not the solution. what we are seeing is chaos. we have seen a number of different initiatives proposed. we have seen a lot of money spent. none of it is having any effect. we are now seeing deaths here in the channel. we have to provide a safe way for people to make this journey. the wind has whipped up in the channel today, making crossings unlikely. but when the weather improves, more are expected, along with the questions about how best to prevent them. simonjones, bbc news, dover. and we can speak to simon, who's in dover now. from your camera angle that i was looking at, the weather looks pretty grim, but wonders how many people do get put off even by that? that is a truly desperate situation, people as we've seen time and again willing to risk their lives. figs we've seen time and again willing to risk their lives.— risk their lives. as far as we are aware today. — risk their lives. as far as we are aware today, no _ risk their lives. as far as we are aware today, no crossings - risk their lives. as far as we are i aware today, no crossings because risk their lives. as far as we are - aware today, no crossings because it has been incredibly windy out there in the channel, and this is very weather dependent. yesterday conditions pretty much completely opposite, incredibly mild, incredibly calm out there at sea, and that's when we had 1185 people make the crossing on 33 boats. the french authorities prevented 99 people from reaching the uk in seven incidences. so some boats stopped at sea because they had got into difficulties, other boats stopped from leaving the shores of northern france. but there was disappointing and shocking being used given the man given the task of stopping these crossings — that's what he saying in public, but privately he's using some choice words, wondering just what exactly can be done about this. now it seems at times yesterday that the authorities were simply overwhelmed — so you have the border for speaking up migrants in the channel, they couldn't cope and had to call in the lifeboats. on top of that, some boats also managed to make it all the way across the channel before being detected. once people arrived here, the authorities seemed overwhelmed, as well, because they were brought to an area to a tongue haven here in dover. they just spent and a few hours they're having their details taken and having their details taken and having a covert neck test, asked exactly why they've come here and where they've come from. —— covid test. but we've seen people have to spend the night there, and the immigration service unions has the facilities are totally unacceptable for that. facilities are totally unacceptable forthat. it facilities are totally unacceptable for that. it really isn't humane. the government in democrat insists the facilities are adequate, even though they would rather people didn't have to spend the night there. once people have been processed, than there is huge presser too, and the system is getting overwhelmed in terms of accommodation, because the government is struggling to find places to put the people who are arriving — a lot of them will inevitably end up in hotels. but windy today, when predicted over the weekend, so it could be a rest bite and a chance to get the people who arrived yesterday processed, they —— their initial processing. but as soon as the weather turns again for the better, we will see people already waiting in calais attempting to make the cross themselves. simon, thank ou to make the cross themselves. simon, thank you very — to make the cross themselves. simon, thank you very much. _ we will talk more about climate change. one of the clearest results of climate change are intense and long—lasting wildfires, caused by drought, heat and poor land management. the dixie fire in california this summer razed some communities to the ground. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in california. hejoins me — he joins me — justin, hejoins me —justin, it's extraordinary behind you, brutally it looks like a film set, but this is people's lives and homes, and possessions. is people's lives and homes, and possessions-— is people's lives and homes, and possessions. absolutely, i'm in a town called _ possessions. absolutely, i'm in a town called greenville, _ possessions. absolutely, i'm in a town called greenville, this - possessions. absolutely, i'm in a town called greenville, this was i possessions. absolutely, i'm in a| town called greenville, this was a gold rush era town — long—established town, beautiful town, before you would've come here and seen old buildings. it's an old west town up in the california hills, the wooded hills of california, this year in nevada, and this would have been a beautiful little town nestling amongst the trees. there was a bank, a saloon, at bar, there were restaurants, churches — this was a beautiful little community. and fire swept here, the so—called dixie fire, swept here and destroyed the entire place, more than 1000 buildings were burned down, more than 600 homes. terrible damage here. and it shows the severity of these fires is increasing so dramatically — they used to call the mega fires, they now call them giga fires because they burn up to a million acres, and it didn'tjust affect communities, fires have been burning in the hills where the giant sequoia trees, the biggest reason the world, where. and i went to see those, as well. here's my report. meet general sherman, the biggest individual organism in the world. this giant sequoia is 84 meters tall, and it is 2200 years old. these trees are restricted to 70 groves on the western slope of this year in nevada. that's all that's left? very narrow, little patches ofjust the right remaining habitat. it is a habitat that has always included fire. so these trees are exquisitely adapted to cope with fire. listen to this... the bark is full of tiny air pockets, and it's about a metre thick. so that insulates it from the heat of the fire. and if you look at the canopy, the first branches start about 30 metres up, so they're lifted clear of all but the very biggest fires. but fire has now become their greatest threat. years of climate—induced droughts have left vegetation tinder—dry. add in a policy of suppressing small fires which allowed deadwood to build up, and fires are now ripping through california's forests faster and hotter than ever before. it's a huge challenge. i feel obviously we're not winning this battle right now. the fires are too active. and what does it make you think about the future for these forests? well, i'll hope for the best. but, you know, if we keep having fires the way that we have been for the last few years, it doesn't look good. this is good, low—severity fire in here. general sherman escaped unsinged — the flames came within a quarter of a mile of it. but other trees weren't so lucky. before 2015, no one saw a sequoia that looked like this. you never saw a tree torch like this, become a candle and burn up in this way before climate change and fire suppression. tearfully: there's nothing i can do about these trees... _ they're gone, and we will plant new ones. but it takes a thousand years. and they won't be this for hundreds of years? no, they won't be this for a long, long time. and it isn'tjust trees that are burning — communities are, too. it took all the colour out of my life. - look at it, everything i is just a shade of grey. the entire town of greenville was razed to the ground in just two hours, and nicole's forever home went with it. but nicole believes something good could arise from the ashes. greenville could actually be a lighthouse community- of sustainability and climate adaptation, and how do - we live in our new normal? because big fires are| now the new normal. you can see the crown is totally intact. there's living bark under this char. look at this! and in the forest, christy hasn't given up hope to either. so this is black on the outside — this will all come off, and the bark will continue to grow. and this tree is completely fine. she says the resilience of the trees should inspire us. we need to act on climate change now. and every little bit counts. it isn't too late, she says — not yet. you saw there that the fires have just changed their behaviour, and sequoias that would've been able to withstand the fires have now become roman candles in the forest. what you are seeing his entire stretches of forest on the mountainside here— you can't see them because of the mist now, but their big hills with strands of forest — have been completely burned out. and the fear forest servers have is you've lost an entire ecosystem here, and the first plants to come back will be scrubbed. but the forest could be replaced with scrub, and you could see a step change in the ecosystem. in a sense, something very similar is happening here in greenville. you heard nicole there, really keen to try to rebuild her community. but let's be honest, 1000 buildings were destroyed in the fire, 600 homes. this beautiful town reduced just to ashes. as nicole said, all the colour drained from it. it would take a huge investment to rebuild here, and it wouldn't be the same community, old houses dating back more than a hundred years. so fundamental changes, and that is why there is so much a urgency among the activists and governments about really coming forward with an ambitious settlement in glasgow. and that's why think we will see this conference run over, giving people a little more time to try and come up with an ambitious deal at the un conference in glasgow.— with an ambitious deal at the un conference in glasgow. justin, thank ou. now it's time for a look at the weather. here's thomas. hi jane, here's thomas. hijane, thank here's thomas. hi jane, thank you. the weather across the uk will be very mild this weekend, it's been mild for ape few days now, so no change there. on top of that it will remain fairly cloudy, but not completely cloudy, i'm hopeful there'll be some decent sunshine around here and there. here's the forecast for this evening — it has been a blustery day, particularly across the west, we've had some rain which fell across parts of scotland. but through the night, that weather clears out into the north sea, and behind it leaves a legacy of cloud, much lighter winds as well and double as temperatures early in the morning. variable amounts of cloud first thing tomorrow, but generally speaking it will be quite cloudy. you can see the thinner cloud is here across a central swathe of the british isles. but i think by the side of that, we are talking about a lot of cloud, temperature is around 15 celsius, similar weather expected for remembrance sunday, even into early next week. that's it for your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines... a draft agreement is negotiated at the cop26 climate summit in glasgow — but there's a warning more work is needed as talks enter their final scheduled hours. we have a special report from one town in california that was engulfed by flames during climate change fuelled wildfires this summer. the chair of essex county cricket club resigns after being accused of using racist language at a meeting in 2017. he strongly denies the allegation. a new record for the number of migrants crossing the english channel in a single day — a thousand people made the journey on thursday. and the legal arrangement that has controlled many aspects of britney spears' life for the last 13 years could be ended by a judge in the us later today. more to come on many of those stories, but right now we will take a look at the sports news. here is chetan. hi, jane. that evening. ——good evening. we start with football and scotland are in the first half of their world cup qualifying game in moldova. win and they've guaranteed a play off place. it's currently 0—0 with half an hour played. later tonight england face albania. gareth southgate needs four points from these last two qualifiers to guarantee england go to qatar. our football reporter alex howell is at wembley — joins us now. injuries and illness have affected the preparations but england would still expect to win this one? they will be expecting them to win, but they will have to play a lot better than when they drew one — all in the last world cup qualifier. gareth southgate said himself the team didn't hit the level that they should have when they got to the euro 2020 final. and that was why they left disappointed. and the captain, harry came to him who is in the press conference yesterday with the press conference yesterday with the manager said that himself, the players fell flat afterwards, but gareth southgate has been speaking in his press conference and said yesterday that he has been working the team hard. we are very aware from the team, not only from _ we are very aware from the team, not only from the — we are very aware from the team, not only from the game they are, but also all— only from the game they are, but also all of— only from the game they are, but also all of the matches in the group, — also all of the matches in the group, which we have watched closely — group, which we have watched closely. so a very well organised team~ _ closely. so a very well organised team we — closely. so a very well organised team. we never focused too much on individual— team. we never focused too much on individual players. we were always talking _ individual players. we were always talking about the collective way of playing _ talking about the collective way of playing. but we prepare the same way for every _ playing. but we prepare the same way for every game that we play, and i think we _ for every game that we play, and i think we always have that respect for the _ think we always have that respect for the opposition stepped like it will be _ for the opposition stepped like it will be interesting to see gareth southgate's line—up. southgate's line-up. questions about ter kane, southgate's line-up. questions about terry kane, amongst _ southgate's line-up. questions about terry kane, amongst the _ southgate's line-up. questions about terry kane, amongst the players - southgate's line-up. questions about terry kane, amongst the players who| terry kane, amongst the players who want to make a point tonight. they definitely will _ want to make a point tonight. they definitely will be _ want to make a point tonight. rue: definitely will be wanting to want to make a point tonight. ii21: definitely will be wanting to make want to make a point tonight. ii21 definitely will be wanting to make a point, and they have got a few fitness issues. they've got luke's shock with a concussion who hasn't passed protocols. mason montag dental surgery and is not here, and that's without mentioning declan who has been pulled off the squad, marcus rash fred and james who didn't even enjoy not, but i think tonight, we will see gareth southgate name what he thinks is his strongest 11, because although these players may not be in the best form, these are the players that he trusts. and if he trusts them, hopefully he can get him to three points —— free planes and get them their qualification for qatar next ear. ~ , their qualification for qatar next ear. . , ., ., ,, , year. we will see what happens. 7:45 - m year. we will see what happens. 7:45pm kick-off _ year. we will see what happens. 7:45pm kick-off at _ year. we will see what happens. 7:45pm kick-off at wembley. i the chair of essex county cricket clubjohn faragher has resigned following an allegation he used racist language in a board meeting in 2017. essex say they're looking into why the matter was not fully and independently investigated at the time. faragher stood down from his post following a board meeting yesterday evening and strongly denies the allegation. essex say "there's no place for discrimination of any kind at the club." this follows the racism scandal at yorkshire which led to a number of resignations. i think what it will show too many people is that this isn't an issue confined to yorkshire. and many people had suspected that over the last week that this was unlikely to be just an issue at yorkshire. yesterday, i spoke to the england captain, joe ridge, over in australia, and he said that every county needed to look at its processes, at its culture and work out if improvements needed to be made. of course, we know that the ecb is looking at this issue as well. of course, it will be of concern to the governing body that another county has now become engulfed in a race is an issue. england have been dealt another blow in the build up to their autumn international with australia tomorrow after prop ellis genge tested positive for covid—19. genge featured for nearly 70 minutes in the win over tonga last weekend, but his replacement in that match, joe marler, is unavailable after returning a positive covid test on monday. the rfu says he's isolating and that no other positive results have been returned by players or staff who were all tested today. sale prop bevan rodd will replace genge. there was drama at cheltenham this afternoon, wherejockey rachel blackmore showed some incredible skill to win blackmore on board her horse gin on lime, on your right, was second coming to this fence when both horses came down. she somehow managed to stay on board and recoverede to go on and win the race — ahead of the favourite my drogo, who is fine following this fall. blackmore was crowned the leading jockey at the cheltenham festival back in march and, once again, showed her class at prestbury park. that's all the sport for now. scotla nd scotland has just scored. scotland hasjust scored. they scotland has just scored. they reach 1-0 scotland has just scored. they reach 1—0 and moldova. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport lots of reaction they are, of course, and the build—up to england's match against albania. join holly hamilton for sports at 6:30pm if you can. that is all for me. back to you, jane. thank you chetan. see you soon. chetan there with all of your latest sports news. very good evening to you, because we are approaching deadline time, of course, all of those nods relate that the cop26 negotiations will continue in glasgow, but we are very much staying with the issue of climate change and those discussions in glasgow. subject to flag for a cinema goers and film fans, the film review is happening, but it's not coming up at its normal time. i apologise. mark commode will be here command we will be recording the programme, and you will be able to see a little bit later. we have to keep a weather eye on glasgow, as he would understand. for the next few minutes, taking a look at a few other stories. western nations have accused belarus of sending migrants to its border with poland to try to destabilise neighbouring countries. thousands of people have gathered at the crossing, enduring freezing conditions in the hope of entering the european union. belarus — a key ally of russia — has threatened to block gas supplies to europe if the west imposes more sanctions. nick beake reports. in belarus's capital, minsk, they keep arriving from far and wide. given visas by the regime, and the hope that life will be much better when they soon cross into the eu. some people told the bbc they realised president lukashenko was using them to try to create a new european migrant crisis. this president, he wants to solve it by 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 them in the makeshift camps that have been set up on the border. most of those trapped between belarus and poland are men, but there are women and children, too. 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's hoping the european union will pay for a fence to protect large parts of its long border with belarus, which has come under unprecedented strain. well, we have made our way deeper into the forest. and this is what we've just found. bottles of water, food packaging, boots, lots of warm clothes. it's all been lumped together and left next to this tree. and it appears to be yet more evidence that people are getting across the border. of course, where they are now, we simply don't know. but there are signs of where they came from. this is a negative covid test, stamped in iraq, from just two weeks ago. poland has more than 15,000 troops trying to stop the latest surge of people. just 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 are facing a humanitarian crisis. the situation is definitely tough for poland. no one disputes that. but we should be dealing with it in a humanitarian way, in line with the geneva convention, in line with european law, not pushing people back, not playing ping—pong with human beings. this is what is actually happening right now. but there does seem to be support for the hard line warsaw is taking, especially at this far—right rally in the polish capital, to mark independence day. the government here has eu and nato backing in how it is dealing with the crisis they all say belarus is fuelling. away from the politics, on the ground, it is an increasingly bleak picture. nick beake, bbc news. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus data for the uk. another 40,375 cases of covid—19 have been reported. there have also been 145 deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. and just under 371,000 people received their 3rd or �*booster�* dose of a vaccine. the latest covid survey from the office for national statistics suggests one in sixty people in the uk would have tested positive for coronavirus in the week ending the sixth of november. that means nearly 1.1 million people in the uk would have tested positive for coronavirus in that week. the survey shows infections are falling in england and wales, while there's uncertainty about northern ireland and they remain stable in scotland. the prime minister has issued a warning about the rise in covid cases across europe, saying he can see the "storm clouds gathering" over the continent. and he said he is "concerned" about the virus being passed between people who've been vaccinated. he was speaking to journalists on a visit to a pharmacy in south london. we've got a situation now where there is no question that there is a wave of infection coming across eastern europe, central europe. we are seeing numbers rise in germany. very steeply. and i am concerned about the disease, the death of being passed between those who have been vaccinated and indeed those who have been double vaccinated. and it is absolutely vital if we are going to be able to continue in the way that we are back people get their blisters when they get called for it and get asked to take them. the numbers have been going up very fast. we have now done i think about 11.4 million people have had their blisters, but you can register online. it's a fantastic thing to do. it gets you 95% more protection, and i really urge people to get your boosters when you get called forward. it's going to be absolutely vital in the coming few months, particularly when we look at what is happening in so many other parts of europe right now. that was the prime ministers speaking earlier today in london. west midlands metro is to suspend all its tram services through birmingham and the black country from tomorrow for at least four weeks — because cracks have been discovered in the tracks along the network. let's get more on this from our correspondent phil mackie. sounds like huge disruption, fail, explain morris.— explain morris. absolutely. this news broke this _ explain morris. absolutely. this news broke this afternoon, - explain morris. absolutely. this news broke this afternoon, so l explain morris. absolutely. this - news broke this afternoon, so people travelling on the trans—tonight will be the lastjourney for at least four weeks according to west midlands metro. 8 million passenger journeys that were in the final year before the pandemic, so up to the beginning of 2020. obviously things have been quieter since then, but they are returning to those kinds of levels at the moment. it was cracks in the trams themselves that had been discovered. there were a few earlier this year. they took a couple of their 21 trams for repairs, but upon further inspection, the problem is not only more widespread commits far more serious, and that is resulting in this action being taken this evening, suspending operations from tomorrow morning. they say for at least four weeks, and that takes up until the middle of december. it could even last longer than that and beyond christmas. remember that public transport network is already struggling to cope, as i said to those pre—pandemic levels. passengers who already have a season ticket for the metro can use that on the buses and trains, but it's not going to be very easy. it's embarrassing for us ahead of the games next year, and andy strayed two is reelected, one of his big pledges was to extend the tram network. tonight he said this is incredibly disappointing and frustrating for customers. safety must come first. he says it's now critical that midland metro liberty get the repairs done and restore safe service asap. he also says he is seeking agent and chairs from them and the manufacturer as to what has gone wrong. the manufacturer is a spanish based firm called caf. as a spanish based firm called caf. as a second to 21 trams ahead of service by the time being. very embarrassing by the city. incredibly inconvenient for all those people who rely on the trams service to get around, and it's not going to look very good, especially as the latest extension to the tram network was due to open next month anyway. thank ou ve due to open next month anyway. thank you very much. — due to open next month anyway. thank you very much, thank _ due to open next month anyway. thank you very much, thank you. _ an inquest has been told that the ten year old boy who was killed by a dog in south wales on monday died as a result of severe injuries to his head and neck. jack lis was attacked when he went into a friend's house. we have just had this update from the police and they say they are still working to try and ascertain the breed at the dog. they say they are working with experts and are carrying out a forensic examination on this diet. they say they are trying to work out whether this dog may feature and a list of illegal dogs. of course, we know that on that day, officers were confronted with a very large and very aggressive dog, and that police firearms officers shot the dog at the scene. we have also had a tribute today to jack's family. emma and john, his parents, they say they are heartbroken in their lives will never be the same. so he hasn't had a bit more detail today from the opening of the inquest into jack's death, and the coroner said that jack sustained and survivable injuries and was pronounced dead at this house just after four o'clock in the afternoon. now, the coroner set a postmortem examination had been carried out, and the provisional cause of death was given as severe injuries to jack's had and neck. now, the coroner describes the circumstances into jack's step as violent and unnatural, and she formally opened the inquest. and then adjourned the inquest for other inquiries to take place, including these police inquiries. and we also know that police have arrested a 28—year—old woman from the caerphilly area in connection with this investigation, and she remains on police bail. jordan davis with that report. the man who organised the flight which killed the footballer emiliano sala has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. david henderson was found guilty last month of recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft. he also admitted to a charge of trying to arrange a flight for a passenger without permission or authorisation. sala and the pilot david ibbotson died injanuary 2019 in a crash in the english channel. thejudge said henderson had shown "a cavalier attitude" and had not kept even the most basic records. ajudge in los angeles is expected to start the process of freeing britney spears from the legal arrangement that has controlled her life for the last 13 years. the conservatorship was put in place because of fears for the singer's mental health, and it meant her father was in charge of her affairs. but britney spears said the arrangement was abusive, and herfans have campaigned for her to be given back her independence. sophie long's report contains flashing images. cheering. it's now six weeks since britney spears's fans cried tears ofjoy as her estranged father was suspended from his role running her $60 million estate. chanting: free britney now! free britney now! he's since asked the court for an immediate and unconditional end to the arrangement, which gave him control over her life, saying he'll 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 britney but also what is going wrong for other people facing conservatorship as well. after 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 think it's critically important, because conservatorship as a rule takes away your voice. it happens that britney was able to retain some voice because of her celebrity, and she's raising it. but for all the others, they can't testify, they can't pay people, they can't even choose who to meet with if their conservator objects. so there's no vehicle for them. the hope is there will be now. and the result of this hearing that could finally, definitively free britney, could also lead to betterjustice for all those who have had their freedom curtailed. britney says she's never prayed more. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. joining me now is drjean cirillo, a lawyer and psychologist. good evening, doctor. thank you for being with us on bbc news. 13 years is a very, very long time, and britney spears is only 39 now. and we are talking, we have been speaking about two conservatorships, one for money and one for health and welfare issues. tsine one for money and one for health and welfare issues.— welfare issues. one fire money and one for her— welfare issues. one fire money and one for her person. _ welfare issues. one fire money and one for her person. both _ welfare issues. one fire money and one for her person. both sides - welfare issues. one fire money and| one for her person. both sides have petitioned to end it for different reasons of course, but what they might do is and the conservatorship over her purse because that is very invasive, totally takes away anybody�*s freedom. but they will probably ween their way off and in the financial sense because britney now has the freedom to some extent to hire the people that she wants, lawyers, accountants, and she has the resources. the trouble is for one third of her life, 13 years, and she's 39, she has been under this conservatorship. and when you take away some of thefreedom for that long, she has admitted on her instagram posts, she's afraid. because it will actually be entering in a way a strange situation for her because she has had to answer to other people for some of the rail basics and night for a long time. and she hasn't learned how to do some basic things, she hadn't been allowed to drive, she wasn't even allowed to drive, she wasn't even allowed to drive, she wasn't even allowed to ride in the car with her boyfriend. so she had to relearn and redo all of those things over again. she will need someone to help her with her money, given the fortune she has, but if it's someone of her choice, there is much less chance that they are going to take advantage of her as her father claimed to be so afraid of someone who is not of her choice. find claimed to be so afraid of someone who is not of her choice.— who is not of her choice. and has this case reawakened _ who is not of her choice. and has this case reawakened the - who is not of her choice. and has this case reawakened the debate| this case reawakened the debate around the whole issue of the conservatorship, because there is that argument, isn't there? there are a group of people who say they are just too easy to put in place. is there some validity to that argument to?— is there some validity to that argument to? is there some validity to that araument to? , , ., _ ., argument to? yes, it is easy in and ve hard argument to? yes, it is easy in and very hard out- _ argument to? yes, it is easy in and very hard out. he _ argument to? yes, it is easy in and very hard out. he can _ argument to? yes, it is easy in and very hard out. he can get - argument to? yes, it is easy in and very hard out. he can get into - argument to? yes, it is easy in and very hard out. he can get into a - very hard out. he can get into a conservatorship of two doctors declaring you incompetent here, or if relatives say you can't manage. they talked about britney at her age having signs of dementia, which is totally ridiculous and untrue. so certainly with an older person who is physically l or made to be slowing down a little bit, but they can manage with home health care, they can manage on their own, and when it gets taken away, even the closest family members have no say in the matter. it's a total stranger, and that is where they wind up losing money and losing everything. eventually their life. so is there a sense, do you have that there is renewed public debate about this, it might ultimately actually help some other people. because of britney, there has been state bills being passed, it's going all the way to washington, sure. a lot of attention has been brought to it. so britney, again, has done so much for everybody else. and let's hope that she can do so for herself to a stop by doctor, thank you very much forjoining us. much more coming up on the six o'clock news in just a moment. right now we will have a look at the weather. jane, thank you. pretty mild out there at the moment. that is how it's going to stay through the weekend. it is not massively above the average for the time of year. around 2—3 celsius across most of the uk. it's going to be a dry weekend overall, but there will be a fair bit of cloud command after today's blustery day, this is in fact the low pressure that swept earlier on, brought some heavy rain to parts of scotland, about an inch of rain in the western isles here. at low pressure is now pulling away. but it is leaving a legacy of cloud, and you can see that they cloud streaming in and this northwesterly breeze, following the weather friends which at that stage will be out in the north sea. the temperatures early in the morning will be around 11 degrees. the temperatures not massively above average. it's the night—time temperatures that are. for example, in london, this time of year, it should be closer to around 5—6 celsius. it will be around 11, so the night and is particularly mild, that a time somewhat milder than normal. and he said the temperatures 14 in london around 12 degrees in glasgow. some sunshine around. around the western aisles, the lake district, lancashire into parts of the midlands as well, and this is thanks to an area of high pressure which is sitting on top of us and will be here on saturday and indeed sunday as well. a sneaky cold front is trying to push into the northwest of the uk, so we are anticipating a bit of rain the hebrides, maybe into northern ireland, but broadly speaking, that's 99% of us that we'll have dry weather on sunday, and around 13 in london and 11 celsius and glasgow. that's not far off for any of us around the average. so, monday, the cold front does eventually move through, but it does eventually move through, but it does basically fizzle out because we have an area of high pressure here. i pressure means that the air is thinking, and when it does so, it dries out the weather friends. not much rainfall on it as often. a dry day with temperatures very similar around about 11—13 cemex celsius across the south of the uk. now, the outlook for the week ahead is for this high pressure to continue. this is actually tuesday. so tuesday we still have high pressure pretty much dominating the weather, but there are signs that from around about to wednesday onwards, the weather might go downhill. i look at that, really, for the next five days or so, there is really not much change on the way with those temperatures perhaps reaching the average for the time of the year towards the middle or end of next week. that's it from me. bye—bye. today at six: time is running out here in glasgow at the climate summit, with still no final agreement on how to combat rising global temperatures. # and for liberation...#. climate activists pile on the pressure, while the president of the summit calls for one last push to reach a deal. we have come a long way over the past two weeks, and now we need that final injection of that can—do spirit which is present at this cop, so that we get this shared endeavour over the line. delegates from the most vulnerable island nations say success in glasgow is a matter of life and death. our safety, the safety of my children and yours, hangs in the balance.