15/10/2016 BBC Weekend News

Nearly 200 countries have reached a deal to reduce

The agreement will cut the use of HFCs, which are widely used

in fridges, aerosol sprays and air conditioning units.

Richer countries will start cutting back within three

years, with developing nations following later.

The amendment and decisions are adopted.

Finally, seven years of negotiations came to a successful conclusion this

The legally binding deal to cut global use of hydrofluorocarbons,

described as the biggest step so far to curb global warming.

Hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs are used commonly as coolants in fridges

and air conditioners as well as in aerosols.

When discarded the gas leaks into the atmosphere and it has been

Because HFCs are much more powerful than carbon dioxide

as greenhouse gases, trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

Their use around the world is growing by 10-15% every year.

This deal could save half a degree C of warming.

Bearing in mind we are looking to restrict warming to 2 degrees,

so this could represent a quarter of the goal.

It is in countries like China and India that demand for air

conditioners and fridges is booming, so getting them to sign up

All the countries, they have put forward their concern.

This amendment has taken care of concerns of all the countries

But that meant concessions for developing countries,

giving some like India another 12 years before starting

We are witnessing here in Kigali the power and control

and the dominance of the chemical industry over a process

where the environmental imperative has been lost.

But, despite these concerns, the deal is being hailed

The Ministry of Defence has paid tens of thousands of pounds

in compensation to a man and a woman who were the victims of sexual

attacks by Libyan military cadets two years ago.

The cadets were on a training programme in Cambridgeshire aimed

at strengthening Libya's security forces after the fall

The scheme was scrapped after a series of assaults.

Out of the chaos of Libya's civil war, an attempt to impose order.

The British Government brought Libyan army recruits

Here, some practice on the shooting range at Bassingbourne Barracks

The MoD said they wouldn't be allowed out alone, but some made it

Two of them, Moktar Ali Saad Mahmoud and Ibrahim Abugtila,

They are now serving 12 years in prison.

Three other cadets were jailed for sexually assaulting four

Lawyers for the man and one of the young women say the MoD

The last couple of years has been incredibly traumatic.

One of the victims in particular has been very badly affected

They have not been able to speak very much to anyone about what's

The MoD apologised and says things could have been done better.

A training scheme promising so much, ending in shame and recrimination.

Senior MPs have stepped up their demand for Dame Lowell Goddard,

the former head of the national child abuse inquiry,

to appear before them to explain why she resigned from the role.

Justice Goddard stepped down as head of the inquiry in August.

Yesterday, the Times reported the judge from New Zealand had been

She has dismissed the allegations as "totally untrue".

Our political correspondent Carole Walker is here.

Is the interim chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has written

to Dame Lowell Goddard to demand she appears in front of MPs and explains

why she stood down. He has written to the most senior civil servant at

the Home Office to ask him to explain what has gone on. When Dame

Lowell Goddard stood down, once again rocking the enquiry, she said

it was that she found it too difficult because she was too far

from her family in New Zealand and that was the explanation we got from

the Home Secretary when she appeared before the committee. In a memo,

Dame Lowell Goddard talked about concerns of the size of the enquiry

and complained she had not got the resources to cope with such a huge

demand. We now know she has had to deny allegations you mention. Last

night the Home Office said a week before she stood down it was made

aware of concerns about her professionalism and competence. A

lot of questions about what lies behind this. MPs demand an

explanation and they are talking to the new chair this week to find out

how the enquiry will proceed. One of Britain's best-loved

television actors, Jean Alexander, who played Hilda Ogden

in Coronation Street, Jean Alexander was nominated

for a Bafta in 1987, the year she left Coronation Street,

having spent more than two decades Our entertainment correspondent

David Sillito looks For 23 years, with her

curlers, "muriel"... Right, I've got a few things to say

to certain people in here. Hilda Ogden was a much-loved part

of daily life for millions. Jean Alexander first appeared

as Hilda in 1964. She was a jobbing actress

and thought it might mean But it wasn't long before

she and the producers began to see The character was originally written

as a rather stereotyped character, as Stan was - you know,

a big fat man and lazy husband I bet Barbara Cartland never

has all this trouble. After a few weeks we thought this

was going to get a bit boring, so we started playing

against the script. Same words, but trying to give them

a bit more character. Jean Alexander had begun working

life as a librarian. She'd grown up in

Toxteth in Liverpool, and, like Hilda, she believed

in self-improvement. But that was as far

as any similarity went. The Addressing Of Cats,

by TS Eliot. By the late '80s, she was more

than glad to leave Hilda behind. I'm tired, Julia, because I stayed

up till 1:30 last night There was the sitcom

Rich Tea And Sympathy. Strident, funny, but played

with a warmth that made her one of the nation's

best-loved TV characters. Now with all the sport,

here's Katherine Downes The weekend's Premier League

action is under way. The lunchtime kick-off

between Chelsea and Leicester at Stamford Bridge is

approaching half time. Diego Costa giving Chelsea the lead

against the champions Eden Hazard has added a second. 2-0

Chelsea for now. There's a full programme

in the Scottish Premiership today, but Joey Barton is unlikely

to play for Rangers again, and won't be reporting back

to training next week . The midfielder was suspended

for a training ground argument last month and has been charged

by the Scottish FA for breaching their rules by betting

on a number of matches. He refused to attended

a disciplinary hearing, and talks between him and the club

are said to have reached stalemate. Andy Murray's hopes of becoming

world No 1 by the end That's after current incumbent,

Novak Djokovic, has lost his Shanghai Masters semi-final

against Roberto Bautista Agut. It was an angst-ridden performance

from Djokovic, who smashed his racket after losing the first set,

and then as things went against him in the second decided

to rip open his shirt. The victory for Bautista Agut though

was his first ever over Djokovic. Murray will play the Spaniard

in tomorrow's final, if he beats Gilles Simon

in his semi today. It's Champions Day today -

the richest day of the Over ?4 million is on the line

in total at Ascot. But is this reserved

for the super rich? Do you need a fortune to even

get to the start line? One horse running in

the Champions Sprint this afternoon, The North Yorkshire Dales, the

perfect place for Quiet Reflection, in fact, there she is. It is one

thing to watch one of the best racehorses, but imagine owning one.

Ten men could. These are her owners. Earlier this year when Quiet

Reflection won. She has earned around ?600,000 in prize money this

year. The syndicate clubbed together 44,000 to buy her, 1200 quid bought

you 2.5% of a galloping fortune. If this happens again, I doubt it, so

we live the dream while we can. We have a plumber who goes out every

day as a plumber, another is a schoolteacher. We have a vast array

of owners. Quiet Reflection is part of this year's champions Dave

promoted with brooding imagery, it is designed to be the climax of the

season. It builds to hear and of course there is prize money. Quiet

Reflection will sprint about 60 seconds to collect over ?350,000 if

she wins again. Her speed has attracted suitors all over the world

already. Did you turn down ?1 million for her?

It is accurate. We turned down more than that but I will not give you

the exact figure we'd turned down. She is worth more than that. If that

is what you are asking, she is worth more. Even the great horse needs

someone to ride her and in this case the jockey is quite a story as well.

Dougie Costello swapped jump racing for the flat and found himself on

this horse. So many dreams realised by Quiet Reflection. Joe Wilson, BBC

News. And proof perhaps you do not need millions.

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