good afternoon. for the first time, there is a global climate agreement which calls on all countries to move away from using fossil fuels. delegates at the un climate summit in dubai reached the deal after negotiating through the night. the president of cop28 said it's an agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a stronger form form of words that called for the "phasing out" of coal, oil and gas. the latest now from our climate editorjustin rowlatt who's in dubai. justin. well, yes, this is the, some people are disappointed this is a compromise, i have to say these deals always are. we have 198 countries trying to agree on an issue which touches almost every aspect of their society. every country has a different perspective and we are looking for a compromise that charts a course through it. the overall reaction here is that this is an ambitious deal, this deal does make progress, it has got that commitment to transitioning away from fossil fuels, the first time fossil fuels have ever been mentioned in one of those cop agreements, but there are issues around how much, how ambitious that transition is, and whether the finance that developing countries wanted is there in the quantities they were hoping for, so there are real questions about it but the consensus here seems to be that this is a significant step in the right direction and one last thought for you, 2023 this year is almost certainly going to be the hottest year ever recorded. in fact the hottest year for 120,000 year, a measure, if we needed one, ofjust how urgent moves to tackle problem really are. we waited and we waited and then... hearing no objection, it is so decided. with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here, and that was the fastest an agreement text has ever been agreed. the presidency is calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls 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is hard. it is the hardest thing in diplomacy sit hard. it is the hardest thing in diplomacy s it is the hardest thing in politics. find diplomacy s it is the hardest thing in olitics. ., ., ., , in politics. and congratulations from saudi _ in politics. and congratulations from saudi arabia _ in politics. and congratulations from saudi arabia too, - in politics. and congratulations from saudi arabia too, which i in politics. and congratulations l from saudi arabia too, which had pushed to weaken the agreement. but many of the representatives of the country's most vulnerable to climate change, the small island state were not in the room and they said there is a litany of loopholes here. because correction that is needed has not been secured. what we needed is a step change in our actions and support. is but is a step change in our actions and sunport- i— support. is but including a commitment _ support. is but including a commitment to _ support. is but including a commitment to transition | support. is but including a - commitment to transition away from fossil fuels is a first for these cop conference, a belated acknowledgement of the central challenge in the climate battle. getting rid of coal oil and gas, and thatis getting rid of coal oil and gas, and that is an important step forward. and there was a really interesting call at the end, from dr sultan aljab, he said to the delegates now it is up to you, now you need to implement this deal, that is the crucial thing, this is a rousing call to action but it depends on countries choosing to act and that is up to them, if they do follow the suggestions in this agreement, then there would be ambitious action on climate, so in that sense, it is still all to play for. 0k. justin, thank you very much. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has announced he's standing down as labour leader, triggering a contest to find his successor. mr drakeford, who's 69, says he'll remain as first minister until his party elects a new leader. he's been first minister for five years. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. how much of a surprise was in announcement this morning? well, ben, announcement this morning? well, ben. no-one _ announcement this morning? well, ben, no-one expected _ announcement this morning? well, ben, no-one expected it _ announcement this morning? well, ben, no-one expected it to - announcement this morning? .11 ben, no—one expected it to come on this day, and it is fair to say very few politicians get to set their own expiry date but thaw is what mark drakeford has done. choosing the 5th anniversary of him being confirmed as first minister to say he is stepping aside. initially as labour leader in wales and once there is a successor by next easter adds first minister. he has been described by labour's uk leader keir starmer as a titan of welsh politics. it is fair to say initially he may have seemed something of a timid leader but he was emboldened by the turn 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politic, talk us through what happens next? absolutely, he will have become a household name, so what happens next is for his, well, downyours in the welsh cabinet to up and try to succeed him. one of the first of the colleagues to pay tribute was the education minister, many will see him as a contender, vaughan gething, the economic minister as well who served as health minister during the pandemic, a likely name to be thrown in, but today is the day for tributes reflecting on his records, he said he didn't want any obits just yet, he said he wants to fill the next few months with legislation, he was talking about child poverty and action on the steel industry. while today is full of warm words some will look on his record on the health service, the fact there are thousands waiting over two years for surgery in wales, poor academic performance in school, over the next weeks and months with hear about his legacy and how positive or not that has been. thank you. the economy shrank by more than had been expected in october, with bad weather and higher interest rates holding back growth. gdp — which measures the value of goods and services produced in the uk — fell by 0.3%, according to the latest figures, compared to growth of 0.2% in september. the bank of england makes it's next decision on interest rates tomorrow. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. it was one of the wettest 0ctober�*s on record, according to the met office, as storm babet battered the coast and floods engulfed towns like catcliffe in yorkshire, one of the biggest reasons why the economy shrank faster than most economists thought it would. as shoppers cowered indoors and across the economy, a little less was spent. in the month of october, the value of goods and services produced, also known as gross domestic product, shrank by 0.3%, a smaller drop than some in the pandemic, seen here in the red bars. and the monthly figures come with a health warning. they wobble around. but over three months, there was no growth at all. that matches the experience of companies like this used car dealer in winchester. business boomed in the pandemic as a shortage of microchips led to a shortage of new cars. but that means fewer nearly new cars now keeping prices high. and most buy on credit, which costs about £100 a month more since interest rates started rising. in 2005, we had a £5 billion turnover. last year we had a £41 million turnover. so we have grown the business quite considerably, but that growth has slowed down over the last couple of years, and that's purely and simply because of the uncertainty in the market at the moment. some of the slowdown in spending is down to deliberate policy to fight inflation. well, the pm's top priority this year has been to halve inflation and as a result of that we've had to take some difficult decisions and the bank of england has had to drive down inflation by tight monetary policy. so that's high interest rates. that inevitably has an impact on growth. but the economy is turning a corner because of these difficult decisions that we've made, decisions which have been opposed by the labour party every single step of the way. many households aren'tjust facing higher interest rates from the bank of england. they're also paying more tax on a much larger chunk of their wages, leaving them less to spend on everything else. the corner the numbers showed that's been turned today is that instead of growing, the economy is actually shrinking and that has a real world impact because that means less money in the pockets of ordinary families, less investment opportunities for business. and the truth is that the conservatives are holding our economy back and as a result, people are worse off. for now, the economic headwinds remain fierce, with households buffeted by higher bills, higher taxes and 1a rises in interest rates in a row. few in the city now expect the bank of england to play scrooge before christmas with another one. andy verity, bbc news. as israel faces growing diplomatic pressure over its handling of conflict with hamas, its defence forces say they have carried out another 250 in gaza over the past day. last night the un general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of an immediate ceasefire in gaza. and us presidentjoe biden has said israel is starting to lose global support. more than 50 people have been wounded by falling debris in the latest russian missile attack on the ukrainian capital, kyiv. ukraine's air defence said it had shot down ten missiles targeting the capital. civilian infrastructure was also damaged in a drone attack on the 0desa region. the white house is giving ukraine a further $200 million of arms and equipment, but further support is still being held up by republicans in congress. mr zelensky said international support was urgently needed, but with or without it, ukraine would fight on. a 16—year—old boy has denied murdering transgender teenager brianna ghey, telling manchester crown court that she was stabbed by a schoolgirl they both knew, in a park near warrington in february. the boy has begun giving evidence in his defence at manchester crown court. 0ur north of england correspondentjudith moritz has been in court. the teenagers who deny murdering brianna ghey are too young to be named publicly, boy y has begun giving evidence this morning, the jury giving evidence this morning, the jury were previously told that he has been selectively mute since his arrest, and so special arrangements have been made here, he is being asked questions by his barrister but he is typing his answers in which are being read out. he has been asked about the events of that day in february when brianna ghey was allegedly murdered. he says that girl x told allegedly murdered. he says that girlx told him allegedly murdered. he says that girl x told him to bring a knife to the park but he didn't think she was going to do anything, he said that he went to the toilet. he was behind a tree and then he said he heard a noise and he saw that girl x, he says was stabbing brianna, he said more than three time, he looked over and he saw she was on the floor and that she was bleeding, and boy y says that he and girl x ran away from the park, they had seen people approaching and they ran off, now he's been asked about the circumstances of his arrest, the following day, and that he had said i can explain to the police but he hadn't, he said at the time told them anything because he was scared, of what he had seen he was scared he would be in trouble. he the denies murder, so too does girl x. the kate continues we expect that boy y will be cross—examined this afternoon. thank you. jon venables — one of the two boys who killed the toddler james bulger in 1993 — has had his bid for parole rejected. jon venables was aged ten when he and robert thompson murdered the two—year—old in bootle on merseyside. he's now a1. he was released on licence in 2001, but has been sent back to jail twice for having indecent images of children on his computer. the parole board said it wasn't satisfied his release at this point would be safe for the public. the time is 1:17. our top story this afternoon. a global climate agreement has been struck which, for the first time, calls on all countries to move away from using fossil fuels. and coming up, we look at the scams which could cost customers millions of pounds this christmas. coming up in sport on bbc news. great britain's most successful female 0lympian dame laura kenny tells us about her return to cycling and hopes of competing at the paris games after becoming a mum of two. a shortage of skilled social care workers in england is putting vulnerable lives at risk, according to the disability charity sense. it says the care sector is at a cliff edge. vacancies for carers in the home in england have more than doubled in the last decade — around 71,000 posts are unfilled. and from april there'll be new restrictions on carers coming from abroad. it comes at a time when need is greater than ever. sense estimates there are 1.6 million people with complex disabilities in the uk. 0ur correspondent anna collinson has met a family in wiltshire strugging to find the right level of care for their son. can you makejohn a cup of tea? i've got to getjohn up and into his chair. from the moment 39—year—old john wakes, he is reliant on his stepmum. put your arm over to mum. john is full of life, full of laughter. he deals with everything with good humour. brain damaged at birth, after a long battle he is entitled to nhs funded care worth £8,000 a week. totally dependent on other people. he can't feed himself, he can have seizures. he needs highly skilled carers 21w, but chronic staff shortages means that is just not happening. there is a care crisis in this country. you can't get the care that is needed. you can have your tea now. suzanne covers more than 140 hours a week every week. i was just wondering what it's like not having the sort of care that you need. horrible. anna and daughter lucy cover week days, means suzanne picks up early mornings, nights, weekends. you have the suction machine in there, becausejohn can choke. feeding him, all his therapies, every day we do all that. we do it because we care and we do it because we want to do it. suzanne's been there for me through... ..through a lot. it is care workers in the home like anna who are most needed. vacancy rates have doubled in the past decade in england. one of the problems is there are zero hour contract, bills to pay and people need to earn money. i think we are beyond a care crisis, we are on a cliff edge right now. a leading disability charity says the morrisons�* struggles are too common. we have a perfect storm of increased demand, unmet need, carers exhausted, and disabled people not getting the support they need. suzanne battles arthritis. john's dad malco