:00:18. > :00:23.President Obama has hailed last night's landmark deal on climate
:00:24. > :00:28.change as "the best chance we have" to save the planet.
:00:29. > :00:30.The agreement was signed in Paris by nearly 200 countries.
:00:31. > :00:32.Here, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary,
:00:33. > :00:34.Amber Rudd, described the deal as "an extraordinary achievement"
:00:35. > :00:36.and she defended the Government's decision to cut subsidies
:00:37. > :00:51.Our correspondent, Daniel Boettcher, has more details.
:00:52. > :00:56.A deal described as a turning point. Almost 200 countries reaching an
:00:57. > :01:01.agreement on tackling climate change. It has taken much compromise
:01:02. > :01:07.and political will at the highest level. The targets we've set are
:01:08. > :01:12.bold and by empowering businesses, scientists, engineers, workers and
:01:13. > :01:15.the private sector, investors to work together, this agreement
:01:16. > :01:20.represents the best chance we've had to save the one planet that we've
:01:21. > :01:24.got. So what is in the agreement? There's a target to keep the
:01:25. > :01:28.increase in average global temperatures well below 2 degrees
:01:29. > :01:32.Celsius, and countries will pursue effort to keep it to 1.5 degrees.
:01:33. > :01:37.There's to be a review of progress every five years, so commitments can
:01:38. > :01:41.be made tougher. The long term aim for greenhouse gases is that
:01:42. > :01:45.emissions should peak as soon as possible, and then be cut rapidly to
:01:46. > :01:49.a point where no more are emitted than nature can soak up. And the
:01:50. > :01:53.agreement says there should be the equivalent of 65 billion pounds a
:01:54. > :01:57.year to help poorer countries as they adapt to climate change and get
:01:58. > :02:02.clean technology. That's less than some wanted. For this deal to work,
:02:03. > :02:05.there'll have to be a fundamental shift away from fossil fuels, which
:02:06. > :02:11.would involve a big change in how energy is produced. Here, the
:02:12. > :02:21.Government said last month it would shut -- coal-powered power stations
:02:22. > :02:26.by 2025. Meaning more glass plants. It has cut subsidies for renewable
:02:27. > :02:32.energy. Some say the Paris deal contains too little that's legally
:02:33. > :02:36.binding, including the pledges individual countries have made. The
:02:37. > :02:42.Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, defended the process. What do you
:02:43. > :02:44.want, some sort of gunboat comploemcy. We've got political
:02:45. > :02:48.will, the countries have agreed to do this. They have to come forward
:02:49. > :02:53.with the proposals. What you saw at the conference was the support from
:02:54. > :02:57.civil society, NGOs and businesses who are going to help pay for this.
:02:58. > :03:02.All the pledges that countries have made so far won't reach the targets
:03:03. > :03:07.the agreement sets out and that will mean more tough negotiations ahead.
:03:08. > :03:09.Shaker Aamer, the UK's last Guantanamo Bay detainee,
:03:10. > :03:11.has denounced Islamic extremism in his first interview
:03:12. > :03:13.since being released from 14 years in captivity.
:03:14. > :03:16.Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, he also condemned attacks such
:03:17. > :03:26.From Guantanamo Bay detainee 239, to father of four from south-west
:03:27. > :03:31.The paper hears how Shaker Aamer's family is getting used to him again.
:03:32. > :03:42.Mr Aamer was captured crossing into Pakistan
:03:43. > :03:46.Despite being held for nearly 14 years, he was never charged
:03:47. > :03:49.and landed back in Britain in October, having been freed
:03:50. > :03:58.In the interview, Mr Aamer denounces acts of terror carried out
:03:59. > :04:05.Even if there is a war, you cannot kill just anybody.
:04:06. > :04:07.We can't worry about being politically correct...
:04:08. > :04:10.After a week in which Donald Trump called for all Muslims to be banned
:04:11. > :04:13.from entering the US, he warns against creating
:04:14. > :04:25.The 48-year-old also says that he is the victim of torture
:04:26. > :04:28.and that, on one occasion, a British officer saw what happened.
:04:29. > :04:30.The Foreign Office says the government stands firmly
:04:31. > :04:32.against torture, not participating, soliciting, encouraging
:04:33. > :04:39.America has been in the process of closing Guantanamo Bay.
:04:40. > :04:40.Here, Parliament's intelligence and security committee
:04:41. > :04:49.is investigating the treatment of detainees.
:04:50. > :04:52.Russia says one of its warships has fired "warning shots" at a Turkish
:04:53. > :04:58.The Russian Defence Ministry said the Destroyer, Smetlivy,
:04:59. > :05:02.seen here recently, was acting to avert a collision.
:05:03. > :05:04.Relations between Turkey and Russia remain tense after the shooting down
:05:05. > :05:15.last month of a Russian warplane on the Syria-Turkey border.
:05:16. > :05:18.Downing Street has insisted David Cameron will continue to make
:05:19. > :05:21.the case for a curb on in-work benefits for EU migrants in Britain.
:05:22. > :05:23.This was in response to reports in today's papers
:05:24. > :05:26.that he was planning to backtrack from putting the plan at the heart
:05:27. > :05:29.of his efforts to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU.
:05:30. > :05:32.Our political correspondent, Susana Mendonca, is with me.
:05:33. > :05:38.So Downing Street are saying one thing, today's headlines say
:05:39. > :05:42.something different. The newspapers are saying he's preparing for a
:05:43. > :05:46.climbdown on this issue, but Downing Street have spoken to me today and
:05:47. > :05:49.says the issue will be on the table when Mr Cameron meets EU leaders
:05:50. > :05:55.this week. The proposal they are talking about is to make EU migrants
:05:56. > :05:59.wait for four years before they can claim in-work benefits like tax
:06:00. > :06:04.credits for example. It is proved a sticky issue so far for Mr Cameron,
:06:05. > :06:09.because there is no consensus in Europe. The Polish Prime Minister
:06:10. > :06:14.said she didn't see eye to eye with him on it, so it is a difficult one.
:06:15. > :06:18.Former Cabinet Minister Peter Lilley, a Euro-sceptic, says this
:06:19. > :06:23.issue isn't about benefits, that people don't care about that. They
:06:24. > :06:26.want the Government to bring back more powers from Europe so they can
:06:27. > :06:30.govern ourselves. And unless he can do that, he is likely to lose a
:06:31. > :06:33.referendum. Thank you. Now, in just two days' time,
:06:34. > :06:35.the British astronaut, Tim Peake, will blast off
:06:36. > :06:38.to the International Space Station At the launch site, final
:06:39. > :06:41.preparations are being made for the mission, and Tim Peake's
:06:42. > :06:56.parents have been speaking This report contains flash
:06:57. > :07:01.photography. As dawn breaks a Russian-built rocket emerges into
:07:02. > :07:05.the new day. It is the only vehicle on earth capable of sending people
:07:06. > :07:10.into space. Here is the Soyuz rocket making its way slowly to the launch
:07:11. > :07:15.pad. It is 50 metres long and you can see the boosters and then the
:07:16. > :07:20.main engine. The second stage which will give it its final push, and
:07:21. > :07:25.behind that is the spacecraft in white. This is where the astronauts
:07:26. > :07:34.will sit. It is only this part that will reach the International Space
:07:35. > :07:39.Station. This week Tim Peake and his fellow crew members looked inside
:07:40. > :07:44.the spacecraft. They wore caps so they wouldn't leave any hair which
:07:45. > :07:48.would float around the capsule when they were in zero gravity. It was a
:07:49. > :07:52.tight squeeze. Now at its destination and bathed in the soft
:07:53. > :07:56.winter sunlight, among the crowds are Tim Peake's parents, who had
:07:57. > :08:01.made the long journey from his home town in Chichester. Tim says he's
:08:02. > :08:05.not at all worried but as his mum, how do you feel? I'm not worried
:08:06. > :08:09.either. I'm very excited. We've had a lot of help and support from the
:08:10. > :08:14.European Space Agency. They've taken us through every step of the way, so
:08:15. > :08:18.I feel confident we know what's happening and very excited about it.
:08:19. > :08:23.Nigel, how's Tim, has he said anything to you? He's fine, raring
:08:24. > :08:28.to go now. He's trained, he's ready, he's happy. They are altogether and
:08:29. > :08:32.just waiting for the big lift-off. You must be very proud. Immensely
:08:33. > :08:38.proud, and a bit overawed when you get here and see the scale of this
:08:39. > :08:42.operation. Then the powerful rocket is pointed towards the skies. Tim
:08:43. > :08:47.has trained for this mission the last few years and is joining an
:08:48. > :08:50.international crew doing officially important science but even more we
:08:51. > :08:54.hope inspiring the next generation of young people to be excited about
:08:55. > :08:58.the possible sis of science and technology. Engineers are readying
:08:59. > :09:02.the rocket for launch. When the Union Flag will be on the
:09:03. > :09:09.International Space Station for the first time. Behind me is the
:09:10. > :09:13.headquarters of the Russian Space Agency here in Baikonur. Their
:09:14. > :09:16.engineers are making the final preparations for Tim Peake's
:09:17. > :09:20.historic mission. There's still a lot to do to prepare and fuel the
:09:21. > :09:26.rocket, but they are on schedule for a launch in two days' time. Gavin.
:09:27. > :09:29.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:09:30. > :09:31.The next news on BBC One is at 5.50pm.
:09:32. > :09:51.Good afternoon. Finally for some of us at least it felt a bit like
:09:52. > :09:53.December this morning, with a widespread frost across northern
:09:54. > :09:58.Britain. However, for much of the week ahead we're back to where we've
:09:59. > :10:02.been for most of the month, mild, breezy and there'll be more rain.
:10:03. > :10:07.But it won't be as wet as recent weeks. But any extra rain will need
:10:08. > :10:13.monitoring. There's some rain around. This line of cloud splitting
:10:14. > :10:17.the country. To the north we've had cold conditions. This front pushing
:10:18. > :10:20.northwards. To the south is where we've got the mild weather.
:10:21. > :10:24.Temperatures significantly above average across much of southern
:10:25. > :10:27.England. Drying up in the South West and South Wales, East Anglia, the
:10:28. > :10:31.Midlands, much of northern England, got that weather front lying across,
:10:32. > :10:36.bringing rain and drizzle. A cold pretty miserable Sunday all in all.
:10:37. > :10:39.That rain pushing back across northern England into Northern
:10:40. > :10:43.Ireland. There is could be heavier bursts into Northern Ireland.
:10:44. > :10:50.Scotland got down to minus 9 last night. A cold day, with stubborn fog
:10:51. > :10:55.patches, but a bit of sunshine. In Scotland tonight there could be snow
:10:56. > :11:00.potentially through the central belt, to the north of the central
:11:01. > :11:07.belt over the mountains 5-10 cm but there could be a few centimetres at
:11:08. > :11:11.lower levels. That could cause probes overnight and for tomorrow's
:11:12. > :11:14.rush hour. Most of us having a dry and cloudy night. Northern England
:11:15. > :11:17.and Northern Ireland, a lot warmer than last night. In the south it is
:11:18. > :11:21.really mild. Double figures in the South West as we start the working
:11:22. > :11:24.week. We do start Monday still with that wet weather across Scotland,
:11:25. > :11:28.still some snow especially on the higher routes. It will be rain
:11:29. > :11:32.through much of the central belt. That will only slowly fizzle out
:11:33. > :11:37.during the day. To the north of that, brighter skies. For many it is
:11:38. > :11:39.a grey Monday. Dry for much of the UK but rain will push into South
:11:40. > :11:45.Wales and south-west England later on. We've got that big temperature
:11:46. > :11:52.contrast, single figures across northern Scotland, 11 or 12 in the
:11:53. > :11:56.South West. Patchy rain tomorrow in the south-west disbeg race. Coming
:11:57. > :12:02.from the south-west, so it is here there'll be some rain on Tuesday but
:12:03. > :12:05.it is generally a dry day. A lot of cloud around. A drier and warmer day
:12:06. > :12:09.across southern Scotland. This low pressure as it moves in on Tuesday
:12:10. > :12:12.night into Wednesday will have some significant rain in it, so there's
:12:13. > :12:16.uncertainty about the position of that weather front. It will need to
:12:17. > :12:20.be monitored as it potentially brings wet weather over the flooded
:12:21. > :12:24.ground. That the should clear away during the day. As it does so,
:12:25. > :12:28.temperatures widely up to double figures, maybe into the teens in the
:12:29. > :12:33.south. It could be warmer on Wednesday night and interest
:12:34. > :12:37.Thursday. Isobars point to the Azores if not beyond, drawing up
:12:38. > :12:42.warm air on Wednesday night and for a time on Thursday. Temperatures
:12:43. > :12:46.could reach the mid teens once more. It might not last long. Blustery
:12:47. > :12:50.conditions and some rain, which will need to be monitored given the
:12:51. > :12:54.condition of the ground. Look at the temperatures. 13 to 15 Celsius.
:12:55. > :12:59.There's a brief bump in the isobars for Friday. A little ridge of high
:13:00. > :13:03.pressure, but blink and you miss it. Many of us should start Friday dry
:13:04. > :13:07.but there is potentially more wet weather to come from the Atlantic
:13:08. > :13:08.later on. We'll continue to monitor the