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Hello and welcome to bbc news. Negotiations have gone through the night and into the Early Morning at the un climate talks in madrid. The minister leading the meeting has appealed for flexibility as delegates struggle to Reach Agreement on crucial measures to tackle global warming. The European Union and many small island states which vulnerable to Climate Change are pushing for more ambitious action from all countries, but some of the biggest polluters, including the us, brazil and india, have objected. Gareth barlow reports. International delegates are struggling to agree how to react to and limit Climate Change. The eu small island states they more needs to be done, but countries including the us, india, and brazil, say current plans are adequate. We are sorry to inform you that we are not comfortable with the tax as it is at icp25. It is not only brazil, avu and several other partners have expressed our deep discomfort with this proposal for a work stream on land. European union, you have the floor. The key stumbling blocks centre around three main areas. Firstly, small island states, developing countries and the eu want more ambitious targets to reduce emissions. But the us, china and others want to stick to current plans. Efforts to finalise agreements made in paris on Carbon Markets have been hampered by nations, including brazil and australia, and theres a lack of consensus over how small island states are compensated for damages caused by rising temperatures. Climate justice now. As protesters highlighted their anger at perceived inaction by staging sit ins, mock executions and dumping manure outside the conference centre, inside, developed countries and the developing world are at loggerheads, and there are pleas for action. People in our countries need us. I hope that all the hard work that we have been doing during these two whole weeks, is worth it, only if we have an ambitious result. It has been almost 30 years since Climate Change began to top the international agenda. In 1990, the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found human emissions were adding to the atmospheres natural greenhouse gases. Seven years later, developed nations pledged to reduce emissions, but the us immediately declared it wouldnt ratify the treaty. In 2005, the kyoto protocol became International Law for signatory countries, and a decade later, the landmark paris climate agreement saw the world pledged to limit temperature rises and emissions, although the United States later withdrew from that accord. Chanting around the world, on a daily basis, people are rising up, to highlight their concerns over Climate Change. The question for their leaders meeting in madrid, will they rise up to the challenge of tackling the biggest threat facing the planet or will they fail to find an agreement, and fail to properly protect our fragile world . Gareth barlow, bbc news. Why the deadlock . So, what are the reasons behind the deadlock . Helen mountford of the World Resources institute spent time at talks in madrid. Well, theres a number of issues and i think the critical point we have here is that the negotiators are not yet reflecting the urgency of the science that we see. The science of Climate Change is more clear than ever that we need to act now and the calls of people on the streets are asking for more action. The negotiators have come and weve got some that are really taking that approach, perticularly the smaller countries, smaller medium countries, the vulnerable ones, but the major emitters have largely been missing in action. China often says to the west we talk about big polluters china there, it says to the west, you had your industrial revolution, back in the 19th century, you got rich, you have no right to stop us, the developing countries, from trying to get a better world, better lives for our people. How do you respond to that . Well, the reality is the trajectory we need to be on is to go to net zero emissions by 2050 and we can only do that if all countries, all the world works together to do so. Right now, were in a situation where Everyone Needs to take action. There is, in the Paris Agreement and the convention, an approach where you have common, but differentiated responsibilities and theres support and financing that can be provided to help support countries move, but i think one of the other things that has really changed since the Paris Agreement was struck is that, in fact, economics are better than ever. Right now, renewables, the costs have been plummeting. We have new technologies around electric vehicles, battery storage. So we actually have a lot more opportunity to take ambitious action, as well as the science and the people demanding it. Is it fair to describe the current deadlock as a conflict between the eu, small islands and developing states on the one hand, and big polluters on the other hand . Its actually, not surprisingly, its a bit more complex than that. Theres different groupings around different areas. Certainly, i would say its the small, Vulnerable Countries that have been really leading the charge. The eu with the new European Council decision to aim for 2050 net zero has really stepped up and has been pushing hard. So, you have a number of countries that are actually stepping up and saying we really need to make sure that weve got ambition, that we need to have clear text showing that we are gonig to come back next year with higher ambition on how to address the climate crisis, we need to make sure that as the negotiators look to agree the rules around international Carbon Markets thats one of the big sticking points and a number of countries are saying, wed rather not agree to the rules if theyre not robust enough, wed rather not have the agreement now, lets wait and do that later. We need Environmental Integrity in those rules to make sure that were not having, for example, double counting of emissions or bringing in too much from previous periods, in terms of Carbon Markets, which would just sort of explode the carbon budget. So, theres a lot who are pushing for integrity in those rules to make sure those are robust and would prefer not to go forward if we arent able to get those robust. And then finance is another critical issue that we see some big divides around, yes. Helen mountford there. Lets move onto british politics. The british Prime Minister has visited the north east of england to thank voters in traditional labour heartlands for backing his party. Borisjohnson met with supporters in newly conservative sedgefield, tony blairs former constituency. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is coming under increasing pressure to resign with immediate effect after his partys worst Election Results since the 1930s. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Good morning. A Prime Minister is a familiar sight in these parts, though its usually been a labour, not a conservative one. So, where betterfor borisjohnson to rub his opponents nose in the election result than in tony blairs old Stomping Ground of sedgefield . I know that people may have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us. And i want the people of the north east to know that we in the conservative party and i will repay your trust. So, what issues will he have to focus on if hes to retain the trust of new supporters . I hope he does a good job, hes going to get brexit done and i hope he gets the nhs done, education and Everything Else hes promised. Mad hatter, really thats how he comes across but who knows, he might sort it out. Jeremy corbyn was re elected in islington, but his partys so called red wall of labour seats was damaged or demolished in parts of the midlands and in north of england. He says hell stay on until his successor is elected, but his long standing critics just want him to go. Well, i dont think you can have the proper, deep reflection that we need to have under a leadership of a person who thinks that a programme is all right, that he worked really hard and the only thing that was wrong was that the media didnt like him and that the brexit message was wrong. When labour mps return here to westminster next week, theyll be a much diminished group, nearly 60 fewer of them than after the 2017 general election. The party is now looking for a new leader and a new deputy leader, and whileJeremy Corbyn has called for a period of reflection, in truth, battles are likely to rage over the reasons for labours defeat. And today, one of the leading figures in the leadership has announced that he is withdrawing from the frontline. The new leader will come in place, appoint the shadow cabinet i wont be part of the shadow cabinet, ive done my bit we need to move on at that stage with that new leader and i think well be in a position where were learning lessons and listening to people. What was it . It was notjust brexit, there was a long history of maybe a0 years of neglect. Chanting and applause next week he will bring his brexit bill back to parliament, but for now, Boris Johnson is familiarising himself with territory that many thought would never go tory. Iain watson, bbc news. The uk election result is being analysed closely notjust here, but abroad as well. The Us Democratic president ial hopefuljoe biden has seized on labours crushing defeat as proof that only a centrist can beat President Donald Trump in 2020. Joel rubin, a democratic strategist who was a advisor to president 0bama, says biden is not entirely accurate in comparing us progressives toJeremy Corbyn. Its certainly a self serving comparison for him because he wants to be the moderate candidate in this race, and distinguish himself from the far left in his view, and that meansJeremy Corbyn, but its not really an equal comparison by any stretch, and i think that the thing that we have to remember is that Jeremy Corbyn, he didnt really have a message, and thats different from our liberal candidates in the democratic primary with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the lead, where they have a very strong message and, in fact, joe biden is seen as not having a very clear message about what he wants to do, so its a bit of an inverse right there in that comparison. Would Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren see themselves and part of the same overall movement as Jeremy Corbyn . I think they see themselves as progressives, but there is a major distinction between them and Jeremy Corbyn. First and foremost, corbyns marxist agenda, an agenda that was incredibly socialist compared to what Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are articulating about how the Us Government should engage, certainly there are policies, in particular with medicare for all, that are government run, but its a far cry from what corbyn was advocating. Then the big one, as well, which got a lot of attention here was anti semitism in the labour party, that both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are very clear and different views in condemning anti semitism whichJeremy Corbyn never touched. When you were working for the 0bama administration, did you ever look to the uk to see if there were any trends that might break on your side of the atlantic . Yeah, you know, the one big moment that i remember quite clearly, and im sure you do as well, which is the vote in the British Parliament against striking syria back in 2013 after the chemical weapons attack, and that did play into our politics here quite a bit. There are obviously ripples that go back and forth between both societies and certainly the trend with borisjohnson in being a more nationalist leader and getting a lot of popularity from his positions as a uk first type of agenda, and thats similar to donald trump, so there are echoes, but theyre not direct analogies in all of the particulars of these elections. Again, we have a very different structure to our system as well. Lets get some of the days other news. North korean state media say the country has conducted another crucial test at a satellite launch site to bolster its Strategic Nuclear deterrence. The state news agency said it was a successful test of great significance without giving further details about what was being tested. Negotiations between pyongyang and washington remain stalled over denuclearisation. South west france has been hit by floods and Gale Force Winds. Two men have been killed. 0ne died when his car hit a fallen tree during the storms and the other man was swept away by rising floodwaters. Five people have been injured, two seriously when trees fell onto their vehicles. Anti government protesters in lebanon have clashed with riot police while trying to move into a square near the Parliament Building in beirut. The demonstrators had been staging a sit in in another nearby square. But they appear to have decided to move after an attempted attack by a group of masked men. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come sir rod stewart sets a new uk chart record. Whats behind his amazing longevity . Saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. The signatures took only a few minutes, but they have brought a formal end to 3. 5 years of conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. Before an audience of world leaders, the president s of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. The romanian border was sealed and silent today. Romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. From sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. This is bbc world news. The latest headlines marathon climate talks in madrid have continued into the morning because of disagreements between delegates. There are concerns that commitments on cutting Carbon Emissions are not ambitious enough. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a symbolic trip to the north of england to promise labour supporters who voted for him that he would repay their trust. Arsenal have distanced themselves from their player mesut 0zil over comments he made on social media criticising china for their treatment of uighur muslims in the western xinjiang region. Arsenal issued a statement on the chinese social media platform weibo saying it does not get involved in political issues. According to Chinese State media, the Football Association has also responded, calling 0zils comments unacceptable. Nimesh thaker has more. Music plays. Earlier this year, the message from arsenal and mesut 0zil was one of good wishes for the chinese new year. The club has extensive ties with its fans in china, notably a mandarin based website, coaching and sponsorship deals, and even a string of restaurants. Its big business. But the unity between the club, player and china is now being tested. Mesut 0zil, a german footballer of turkish origin, has taken to social media to express support for uighur muslims in china and has criticised muslim countries for failing to speak up. In his post, 0zil wrote kora ns being burned, mosques are being shut down, brothers are forcefully being sent to camps and that muslims are silent. Their voice is not heard. Its a message which 200 protesters took to the chinese consul in turkey earlier this week. They asked whos going to say stop to chinese cruelty . And called on the muslim world to save their fellow believers. In china, Rights Groups say about a Million People are thought to have been detained without trial in high security prison camps. Beijing says they are being educated in whats called Vocational Training centres to combat violent religious extremism. In response to this row, the club said arsenal is always apolitical as an organisation and pointed out that these are mesuts personal views. 0n chinese media, his comments about muslims were not fully reported, and were limited to references to the fight against terrorism. Its not the first time the footballer has spoken about matters off the field. He was criticised for supporting president erdogan as human Rights Groups attacked the turkish leader forjailing democrats, journals, and academics. So far, the fallout over china has been limited to statements on social media. The clubs plans to broadcast and stream its fixtures to its chinese fans remain unaffected. Nimesh thaker, bbc news. Protestors have been taking to the streets of rome, in protest against italys far right movements. They call themselves the sardines and they are particularly opposed to Matteo Salvinis la liga party. Until september, he was the Italian Deputy Prime Minister who pursued anti migration policies. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen had a look at the protests. A month ago, this movement didnt exist. But within the last four weeks, it has sprung up from a flash mob in northern italy to this tens of thousands filling this square in rome, rising up against the far right party here, the league, led by Matteo Salvini, the former deputy Prime Minister. They call themselves the sardines because they pack tightly into piazzas right across this country over the last four weeks. They are calling for respect for human rights, for welcoming migrants, a return to core values of democracy, and they warn that the ghosts of italys fascist past are returning. We want to demonstrate that we are here and the other half of italy is here and were not agreeing with what has been done in the last year. I dont like salvini. Salvini, i think he represents a part of italians that did not wake up from fascism and we are here to prove that some italians are. We are living a deep and black age here in italy, so i think my work here is to stand up for everyones right and this, i think, is everyone heres main purpose today. Were looking out across this sea of sardines. What you do see are pictures of fish but what you dont see are political banners and flags, because this movement wants to rise above traditional political parties, above italys divided and polarised political system. What theyre trying to do is to stop Matteo Salvini winning an important Regional Election in northern italy next month which, if he were to triumph in, could spark National Elections that polls say he could win. They believe that the tide is turning against populism in this country and the sardines are riding it. A ceremony has taken place to open the new National Stadium in tokyo, which will be the main venue for the 2020 summer olympics and paralympics. The event at the 60,000 seater venue was attended by the Prime Minister, shinzo abe. The stadium which cost one and a quarter billion dollars to build will host both the athletics and football as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. For racing will be needed. So here is an idea for which a singer will be needed. Sir rod stewart has become the oldest male solo artist to have a number one album in the uk. At 7a years and 11 months old, he has taken the accolade from the american singer paul simon. Stewarts latest release hit the top spot narrowly beating 60s rocknroll legends the who. So what does the enduring appeal of senior rock stars tell us about the state of music today . Heres the us music critic tom erlewine. Well, i think a part of it is due to how smart rod stewart has been over the years to follow trends and also to realise where his audience is going, because when you look at it, he has not stayed in the same place that he did way back in the 60s, early 70s when he was singing maggie may. He spent the last a good part of the last two decades singing standards and covering old rock n roll and old soul songs, which sort of happens to go where his audience is going and so, i think that he has found an audience that will grow with him. So its the reinvention which helps keep him going . Absolutely. And, you know, at one point in time, it was more of a creative reinvention. I would say, in the 70s and the 80s, he spent more time following an artistic muse. But recently, he has found a nice, comfortable groove to play to a wide audience. The funny thing about this new album is that it finds him going back to singing older songs, whereas a couple of years ago, he was doing new songs for the first time ever, and those were perhaps more exciting records, but he knows where his fans are, its the number one album groups. He does. I just want to throw out a question about todays artists and ive written it down because i want to get it right. Which of the following artists has the best chance of getting a number one hit in the year 2060, when they might be about rod stewarts age beyonce, adele, ed sheeran, coldplay, taylor swift or Ariana Grande . 0oh, thats a tough call. For me, i think it would be a toss up between adele and taylor swift. I think that they both have such monstrous hits throughout the world and have also shown that they can mature and sort of have their audience grow with them. Ed sheeran is a close third, though, because he is doing a very similar sort of thing. What was it about those stars of rod stewarts generation fleetwood mac, eltonjohn, the Rolling Stones beforehand that keep us coming back to them over the decades, keeps them able to sell out stadiums . Well, first of all, they did make great music but they were also there at the ground floor for when the Music Industry started to grow up around with them, so they were able to play bigger and bigger stadiums and there was also an infrastructure that supported them, both with the record labels and radio and touring, and so, they brought in new generations because they were just omnipresent for decades. And the music holds up. Tom, weve had so many biopics in recent years of queen, of eltonjohn. If there was a rod stewart biopic, briefly, you might play him . Oh, that is. I would think that somebody like brad pitt has the humour but hes not the right. But hes not much of a singer yeah, hes not much of a singer but he has the same sort of like kind of roguish charm, and i think that is the key to rod stewart, is that you have to have somebody that looks like he knows he is doing something bad and having a good time doing it. Fantastic to chat to you, tom erlewine. Ewa n Ewan Mcgregor is another one can think of. Particularly 1970s rod stewart. Who among the current generation of artists might rival his longevity . You can tell me on twitter. Im jamesbbcnews. Hello there. By the time the sun rises, well have ticked just about every weather box through the night rain, hail, sleet, snow, a bit of thunder, and some gusty winds. All kept going overnight by this area of low pressure to the north of us. Strong and gusty winds on the south feeding those showers across the country. But adding to all that, with some clearer skies between them, temperatures have dropped low enough for some ice around to begin with. But the day ahead, actually, not looking too bad. Lots of dry and sunny weather around. But, as i said, it starts on a cold note. Anywhere, really, from north wales northward, greatest risk of frost and ice. And its here over the hills, most likely to wake up to a coating of snow, too. But the showers we have to start the day will gradually fade away for many. A few will continue across scotland. Lots of dry and sunny weatherfor a time. Some in central and eastern parts staying dry and sunny throughout. But into the afternoon, southern and western areas, those showers get going again rain, hail, sleet, snow, and the winds will start to pick up. Now, the winds not as strong as they were through saturday. But the hebrides and towards the south west, we could see gales, if not severe gales, develop later in the day. Temperatures in the south, though, 9 10 degrees, tempered by the strength of the wind. A chilly day. Scotland and Northern Ireland, only 2 4 celsius for the vast majority. And with the showers picking up through sunday night, well see those develop more widely, the breeze becoming more of a note as well. The greatest chance of some hill snow with a covering parts of Northern England, southern scotland, and Northern Ireland, too. And very windy by the end of the night, western scotland and Northern Ireland. But it still wont stop the temperatures from dropping. Many places again close to a frost, if not some icy conditions, to start the new working week. So here we go we go for monday. A few showers across england and wales, particularly around the coast. Many will have a dry and sunny day before cloud increases from the south later. Some very lively showers to the north of Northern Ireland with Gale Force Winds potentially 60 70 mile gusts cant be ruled out. And well see some heavy snowfall across the Higher Ground of central and northern scotland. A chilly day to come here once more. But with that gathering cloud towards the south comes a bit of a question mark in the forecast. Just how much this weather front will influence us as we go through monday night into tuesday. It could be a bit further east, many more of us have a dry day. But this is potentially the story for tuesday. Lots of rain across central and Eastern England and it could be cold enough over the very tops of the hills to see a bit of sleet and snow mixed in. Many, though, to the north and west of the country, either way, will have a drier day, just one or two isolated showers. Another chilly day for most. And even if that weather front does affect us, it will clear out the way as we go through tuesday night into wednesday. Meaning the rest of the week, well, weve strong, southerly winds developing, temperatures on the rise, and rain becoming more widespread. This is bbc news. The headlines marathon climate talks in madrid have been further extended into the night because of disagreements between delegates. The European Union and others are pushing for more ambitious commitments on cutting Carbon Emissions. But some of the biggest polluters, including the us, say that theres no need to change current plans. Borisjohnson has visited Northern England to greet new conservative mps elected in a region, which is traditionally a labour stronghold. The british pm praised his new team and promised to repay the trust placed in him by people who voted conservative for the first time. The First National rally by italys grassroots Sardines Movement has seen tens of thousands protest against the league, the right wing populist party. The demonstrators sang anti fascist songs and waved cardboard sardines, a reference to their tactic of crowding into town squares like fish in a tin. Coming at 6 00