:00:21. > :00:25.Nearly 200 countries have reached a deal to reduce
:00:26. > :00:30.The agreement will cut the use of HFCs, which are widely used
:00:31. > :00:38.in fridges, aerosol sprays and air conditioning units.
:00:39. > :00:40.Richer countries will start cutting back within three
:00:41. > :00:41.years, with developing nations following later.
:00:42. > :00:47.The amendment and decisions are adopted.
:00:48. > :00:52.Finally, seven years of negotiations came to a successful conclusion this
:00:53. > :01:02.The legally binding deal to cut global use of hydrofluorocarbons,
:01:03. > :01:08.described as the biggest step so far to curb global warming.
:01:09. > :01:12.Hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs are used commonly as coolants in fridges
:01:13. > :01:16.and air conditioners as well as in aerosols.
:01:17. > :01:19.When discarded the gas leaks into the atmosphere and it has been
:01:20. > :01:25.Because HFCs are much more powerful than carbon dioxide
:01:26. > :01:33.as greenhouse gases, trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
:01:34. > :01:36.Their use around the world is growing by 10-15% every year.
:01:37. > :01:41.This deal could save half a degree C of warming.
:01:42. > :01:44.Bearing in mind we are looking to restrict warming to 2 degrees,
:01:45. > :01:49.so this could represent a quarter of the goal.
:01:50. > :01:53.It is in countries like China and India that demand for air
:01:54. > :01:56.conditioners and fridges is booming, so getting them to sign up
:01:57. > :02:04.All the countries, they have put forward their concern.
:02:05. > :02:07.This amendment has taken care of concerns of all the countries
:02:08. > :02:13.But that meant concessions for developing countries,
:02:14. > :02:15.giving some like India another 12 years before starting
:02:16. > :02:26.We are witnessing here in Kigali the power and control
:02:27. > :02:31.and the dominance of the chemical industry over a process
:02:32. > :02:35.where the environmental imperative has been lost.
:02:36. > :02:37.But, despite these concerns, the deal is being hailed
:02:38. > :02:47.The Ministry of Defence has paid tens of thousands of pounds
:02:48. > :02:51.in compensation to a man and a woman who were the victims of sexual
:02:52. > :02:55.attacks by Libyan military cadets two years ago.
:02:56. > :02:57.The cadets were on a training programme in Cambridgeshire aimed
:02:58. > :02:59.at strengthening Libya's security forces after the fall
:03:00. > :03:02.The scheme was scrapped after a series of assaults.
:03:03. > :03:12.Out of the chaos of Libya's civil war, an attempt to impose order.
:03:13. > :03:14.The British Government brought Libyan army recruits
:03:15. > :03:24.Here, some practice on the shooting range at Bassingbourne Barracks
:03:25. > :03:33.The MoD said they wouldn't be allowed out alone, but some made it
:03:34. > :03:40.Two of them, Moktar Ali Saad Mahmoud and Ibrahim Abugtila,
:03:41. > :03:46.They are now serving 12 years in prison.
:03:47. > :03:48.Three other cadets were jailed for sexually assaulting four
:03:49. > :03:56.Lawyers for the man and one of the young women say the MoD
:03:57. > :04:03.The last couple of years has been incredibly traumatic.
:04:04. > :04:08.One of the victims in particular has been very badly affected
:04:09. > :04:16.They have not been able to speak very much to anyone about what's
:04:17. > :04:24.The MoD apologised and says things could have been done better.
:04:25. > :04:27.A training scheme promising so much, ending in shame and recrimination.
:04:28. > :04:35.Senior MPs have stepped up their demand for Dame Lowell Goddard,
:04:36. > :04:37.the former head of the national child abuse inquiry,
:04:38. > :04:40.to appear before them to explain why she resigned from the role.
:04:41. > :04:45.Justice Goddard stepped down as head of the inquiry in August.
:04:46. > :04:48.Yesterday, the Times reported the judge from New Zealand had been
:04:49. > :04:53.She has dismissed the allegations as "totally untrue".
:04:54. > :04:55.Our political correspondent Carole Walker is here.
:04:56. > :05:07.Is the interim chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has written
:05:08. > :05:13.to Dame Lowell Goddard to demand she appears in front of MPs and explains
:05:14. > :05:18.why she stood down. He has written to the most senior civil servant at
:05:19. > :05:22.the Home Office to ask him to explain what has gone on. When Dame
:05:23. > :05:27.Lowell Goddard stood down, once again rocking the enquiry, she said
:05:28. > :05:31.it was that she found it too difficult because she was too far
:05:32. > :05:35.from her family in New Zealand and that was the explanation we got from
:05:36. > :05:40.the Home Secretary when she appeared before the committee. In a memo,
:05:41. > :05:45.Dame Lowell Goddard talked about concerns of the size of the enquiry
:05:46. > :05:51.and complained she had not got the resources to cope with such a huge
:05:52. > :05:56.demand. We now know she has had to deny allegations you mention. Last
:05:57. > :06:01.night the Home Office said a week before she stood down it was made
:06:02. > :06:05.aware of concerns about her professionalism and competence. A
:06:06. > :06:09.lot of questions about what lies behind this. MPs demand an
:06:10. > :06:11.explanation and they are talking to the new chair this week to find out
:06:12. > :06:14.how the enquiry will proceed. One of Britain's best-loved
:06:15. > :06:16.television actors, Jean Alexander, who played Hilda Ogden
:06:17. > :06:17.in Coronation Street, Jean Alexander was nominated
:06:18. > :06:22.for a Bafta in 1987, the year she left Coronation Street,
:06:23. > :06:25.having spent more than two decades Our entertainment correspondent
:06:26. > :06:28.David Sillito looks For 23 years, with her
:06:29. > :06:40.curlers, "muriel"... Right, I've got a few things to say
:06:41. > :06:54.to certain people in here. Hilda Ogden was a much-loved part
:06:55. > :07:03.of daily life for millions. Jean Alexander first appeared
:07:04. > :07:07.as Hilda in 1964. She was a jobbing actress
:07:08. > :07:09.and thought it might mean But it wasn't long before
:07:10. > :07:14.she and the producers began to see The character was originally written
:07:15. > :07:20.as a rather stereotyped character, as Stan was - you know,
:07:21. > :07:24.a big fat man and lazy husband I bet Barbara Cartland never
:07:25. > :07:28.has all this trouble. After a few weeks we thought this
:07:29. > :07:31.was going to get a bit boring, so we started playing
:07:32. > :07:33.against the script. Same words, but trying to give them
:07:34. > :07:37.a bit more character. Jean Alexander had begun working
:07:38. > :07:42.life as a librarian. She'd grown up in
:07:43. > :07:44.Toxteth in Liverpool, and, like Hilda, she believed
:07:45. > :07:46.in self-improvement. But that was as far
:07:47. > :07:50.as any similarity went. The Addressing Of Cats,
:07:51. > :07:54.by TS Eliot. By the late '80s, she was more
:07:55. > :07:57.than glad to leave Hilda behind. I'm tired, Julia, because I stayed
:07:58. > :08:00.up till 1:30 last night There was the sitcom
:08:01. > :08:04.Rich Tea And Sympathy. Strident, funny, but played
:08:05. > :08:11.with a warmth that made her one of the nation's
:08:12. > :08:14.best-loved TV characters. Now with all the sport,
:08:15. > :08:29.here's Katherine Downes The weekend's Premier League
:08:30. > :08:34.action is under way. The lunchtime kick-off
:08:35. > :08:36.between Chelsea and Leicester at Stamford Bridge is
:08:37. > :08:38.approaching half time. Diego Costa giving Chelsea the lead
:08:39. > :08:43.against the champions Eden Hazard has added a second. 2-0
:08:44. > :08:53.Chelsea for now. There's a full programme
:08:54. > :08:55.in the Scottish Premiership today, but Joey Barton is unlikely
:08:56. > :09:00.to play for Rangers again, and won't be reporting back
:09:01. > :09:03.to training next week . The midfielder was suspended
:09:04. > :09:05.for a training ground argument last month and has been charged
:09:06. > :09:08.by the Scottish FA for breaching their rules by betting
:09:09. > :09:10.on a number of matches. He refused to attended
:09:11. > :09:12.a disciplinary hearing, and talks between him and the club
:09:13. > :09:15.are said to have reached stalemate. Andy Murray's hopes of becoming
:09:16. > :09:17.world No 1 by the end That's after current incumbent,
:09:18. > :09:23.Novak Djokovic, has lost his Shanghai Masters semi-final
:09:24. > :09:26.against Roberto Bautista Agut. It was an angst-ridden performance
:09:27. > :09:31.from Djokovic, who smashed his racket after losing the first set,
:09:32. > :09:34.and then as things went against him in the second decided
:09:35. > :09:38.to rip open his shirt. The victory for Bautista Agut though
:09:39. > :09:41.was his first ever over Djokovic. Murray will play the Spaniard
:09:42. > :09:44.in tomorrow's final, if he beats Gilles Simon
:09:45. > :09:48.in his semi today. It's Champions Day today -
:09:49. > :09:50.the richest day of the Over ?4 million is on the line
:09:51. > :10:01.in total at Ascot. But is this reserved
:10:02. > :10:03.for the super rich? Do you need a fortune to even
:10:04. > :10:06.get to the start line? One horse running in
:10:07. > :10:15.the Champions Sprint this afternoon, The North Yorkshire Dales, the
:10:16. > :10:22.perfect place for Quiet Reflection, in fact, there she is. It is one
:10:23. > :10:26.thing to watch one of the best racehorses, but imagine owning one.
:10:27. > :10:32.Ten men could. These are her owners. Earlier this year when Quiet
:10:33. > :10:38.Reflection won. She has earned around ?600,000 in prize money this
:10:39. > :10:44.year. The syndicate clubbed together 44,000 to buy her, 1200 quid bought
:10:45. > :10:49.you 2.5% of a galloping fortune. If this happens again, I doubt it, so
:10:50. > :10:54.we live the dream while we can. We have a plumber who goes out every
:10:55. > :11:04.day as a plumber, another is a schoolteacher. We have a vast array
:11:05. > :11:08.of owners. Quiet Reflection is part of this year's champions Dave
:11:09. > :11:15.promoted with brooding imagery, it is designed to be the climax of the
:11:16. > :11:19.season. It builds to hear and of course there is prize money. Quiet
:11:20. > :11:25.Reflection will sprint about 60 seconds to collect over ?350,000 if
:11:26. > :11:28.she wins again. Her speed has attracted suitors all over the world
:11:29. > :11:34.already. Did you turn down ?1 million for her?
:11:35. > :11:39.It is accurate. We turned down more than that but I will not give you
:11:40. > :11:45.the exact figure we'd turned down. She is worth more than that. If that
:11:46. > :11:50.is what you are asking, she is worth more. Even the great horse needs
:11:51. > :11:57.someone to ride her and in this case the jockey is quite a story as well.
:11:58. > :12:03.Dougie Costello swapped jump racing for the flat and found himself on
:12:04. > :12:08.this horse. So many dreams realised by Quiet Reflection. Joe Wilson, BBC
:12:09. > :12:10.News. And proof perhaps you do not need millions.
:12:11. > :12:14.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.