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Years in the making. Five americans wrongfully detained in iran are now on a plane and its just taken off from tehran on their way to freedom. Were there headed just next, details on all this and the deal that was made that led to their release. Also this hour, one of Donald Trumps codefendants heads to court. Jeffrey clark, the former Justice Department official, now arguing why his case should move out of georgia and into federal court. A sheriffs deputy ambushed and killed. A reward now offer...

applause many said this could not be done. but when i spoke to you at the very start of this cop, i promised a different sort of cop, a cop that brought everyone together. private and public sectors, civilsociety, ngos, faith leaders, youth, and indigenous peoples. everyone came together from day one. everyone united, everyone acted, and everyone delivered. we operationalised the loss and damage and started to fill the fund. we mobilised more than $83 billion us in new financial commit...

that we _ there are many elements in the deal that we dont like. we would have liked _ that we dont like. we would have liked it _ that we dont like. we would have liked it to— that we dont like. we would have liked it to have gone further and we would _ liked it to have gone further and we would have — liked it to have gone further and we would have liked there to be all parties — would have liked there to be all parties agreeing to absolute economy wide targets when they next d...

lets take a look at the key features of this deal. it calls on all countries to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. but some governments feel this wording isnt strong enough. there is a recognition that global emissions will likely peak before 2025 — and that for developing nations this may be later. but elsewhere, language appears to have been weakened, with the text "reiterating" rather than "requesting" developed countries give support to vulnerable nations facing climat...

our correspondent, graham satchell reports. a long night of last—minute wrangling in dubai as delegates embarked on golf buggy diplomacy to reach an agreement. and finally a new draft text with slightly tougher language. the sticking point has always been the future of fossil fuels. the hope from many here was that this cop would agree to phase out the use of fossil fuels by 2050. the first draft agreement listed measures that countries could use to reach net zero. that was described...

Life will never be the same. Coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc. The king of centre court, Roger Federer, has rolled back the years in 2017. Hes chasing an eighth wimbledon crown. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. North korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which, if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. An announcement on north Korean State Television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles...

The dup leader, Arlene Foster says talks with sinn fein on forming a new Power Sharing Executive have failed. Sinn fein blamed theresa may and her deal with the dup. Sinn fein blamed theresa may and her dealwith the dup. It is sinn fein blamed theresa may and her deal with the dup. It is a consequence, as we all know, of the dup supporting the Prime Minister, and in turn, the Prime Minister supporting the dup. And the seven time champion Roger Federer is the Star Attraction at wimbledon. He is t...

Silently helps along. But the president has again defended his policy saying he needs to keep a lot of bad dudes out of the us. Well have the latest on reaction to the trump travel ban and the plans for a state visit to the uk with protests planned in british cities this evening. The other main stories on bbc news at 5 six people including former hbos bankers are found guilty of bribery and fraud that cost customers and shareholders hundreds of millions of pounds. After six people were shot dead...

As well. So you know she is somebody with a with the format as they say shes been thought of as a potential chancellor even as a potential general secretary of nato now shes got this important job and shell be with her linguistic skills which weve seen today shell be you know speaking different languages french german and english she was she was talking today as somebody whos lived her whole life she was born in brussels actually and shes lived her whole life you know around europe and shell be ...

Memory Work for Black Lives Plenary 2024 was a two-day hybrid event that brought archivists, activists and the public together to emphasize the power of “Black archival memory.” Organizers pointed out that within institutions with a history of White supremacy, centering non-White voices and experiences is too rarely a consideration. It becomes all the more important, then, for individuals to recognize the narratives that exist in old shoe boxes and filing systems.