:00:00. > :00:00.An ambitious new deal to cut greenhouse gases is signed
:00:07. > :00:12.Hydroflurocarbons, found in air conditioners and fridges,
:00:13. > :00:19.I think that it's a monumental step forward.
:00:20. > :00:23.It will give us the opportunity to reduce the warming of
:00:24. > :00:27.the planet by an entire half a degree centigrade.
:00:28. > :00:33.But some campaigners say it doesn't go far enough.
:00:34. > :00:35.MPs demand the former head of the national child abuse
:00:36. > :00:41.inquiry appears before them to explain her departure.
:00:42. > :00:44.Right, I've got a few things to say to people in here.
:00:45. > :00:48.And tributes to Jean Alexander - Coronation Street's Hilda Ogden -
:00:49. > :01:12.An international deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions has
:01:13. > :01:21.been hailed monumental, with nearly 200 countries agreeing
:01:22. > :01:31.to phase out the use of damaging HFC gases.
:01:32. > :01:35.Richer countries will start cutting back within three years,
:01:36. > :01:38.Developing countries have been given longer. That's been criticised by
:01:39. > :01:51.some campaigners. It's been hailed as an historic
:01:52. > :01:55.agreement. Scientists say the hydrofluero carbons are the world's
:01:56. > :01:59.fastest growing greenhouse gases. Unchecked, they would cause a
:02:00. > :02:08.significant increase in global warming. The amendment and decisions
:02:09. > :02:13.are adopted. Now a legally binding aagreement, reached in Rwanda today,
:02:14. > :02:21.will phase them out, replacing them with far less harmful substitutes.
:02:22. > :02:28.It's a monumental step forward that addresses the needs of individual
:02:29. > :02:31.nations, but it will give us the opportunity to reduce the warming of
:02:32. > :02:38.the planet by an entire half a degree centigrade. Demand for
:02:39. > :02:44.fridges and air conditioners is soaring across the developing world,
:02:45. > :02:48.like here in India. This customer's come to buy his first fridge, a big
:02:49. > :02:54.moment, as he takes it back to his village. No-one else in this
:02:55. > :03:01.community has one. So getting India to sign up to the deal was vital.
:03:02. > :03:05.But there have been concessions, with today's agreements committing
:03:06. > :03:10.developed countries, like the UK and the United States, to start cutting
:03:11. > :03:14.use of these gases in three years' time. While China and other
:03:15. > :03:21.developing countries have to make their first cuts in 2029 and India
:03:22. > :03:27.has even longer, until 2032, before it has to begin. While some at the
:03:28. > :03:31.talks criticised these concessions, there was agreement that developing
:03:32. > :03:39.countries needed help, because it will cost billions to phase out and
:03:40. > :03:44.replace HFCs. All the countries have put forward their concerns. This
:03:45. > :03:50.amendment has taken care of concerns of all the countries and their
:03:51. > :03:53.priorities. Although the deal's a compromise, it could be a big step
:03:54. > :03:57.in preventing global temperatures rising by the feared two degrees
:03:58. > :03:59.Celsius, the point at which it's predicted climate change would have
:04:00. > :04:03.the most serious effects. Senior MPs have stepped up their
:04:04. > :04:06.demand for Dame Lowell Goddard, the former head of the national
:04:07. > :04:08.child abuse inquiry, to appear before them to explain why
:04:09. > :04:12.she resigned from the role. Justice Goddard -
:04:13. > :04:14.who was appointed by Theresa May - stepped down as head
:04:15. > :04:17.of the inquiry in August. Yesterday, the Times
:04:18. > :04:20.reported that the judge from New Zealand had been accused
:04:21. > :04:24.of making racist comments. She has dismissed the allegations
:04:25. > :04:27.as "totally untrue". Today the Prime Minister denied
:04:28. > :04:30.that the inquiry - now on it's fourth chair -
:04:31. > :04:34.had become an embarrassment. We have to remember about all
:04:35. > :04:39.the survivors and victims of child With me now is our political
:04:40. > :04:46.correspondent, Alex Forsyth. Political pressure is growing
:04:47. > :04:58.to answer questions This inquiry's been beset by
:04:59. > :05:02.problems from the start, not least the resignation of dame Lowell
:05:03. > :05:06.Goddard. When she stepped down it was thought to be in part because of
:05:07. > :05:10.distance from her family. She wrote a memo to MPs outlining her concerns
:05:11. > :05:15.about the scale and scope, the complexity of the inquiry. This
:05:16. > :05:18.week, she's had to deny allegations about her behaviour, as you say. The
:05:19. > :05:22.Home Office has said that it was made aware of concerns about her
:05:23. > :05:28.professionalism and competence a week before she stepped down. As a
:05:29. > :05:35.result of all of that, the acting chair of Parliament's Home Affairs
:05:36. > :05:38.Committee has written to dame Lowell Goddard and asked her to appear
:05:39. > :05:42.before the committee to explain what's gone on. Mr Lawton has
:05:43. > :05:46.suggested the committee could call Theresa May, the Prime Minister,
:05:47. > :05:50.because, of course, she was the Home Secretary at the time who set up
:05:51. > :05:53.this inquiry. A position now where there are questions to answer not
:05:54. > :05:55.just about what's gone to this point, but also where the inquiry
:05:56. > :05:58.goes from here. Thank you
:05:59. > :06:00.The SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has told her party conference that
:06:01. > :06:03.Scotland is open for business and will stay at the very heart of
:06:04. > :06:08.She announced plans to establish an office in Berlin to develop trade
:06:09. > :06:10.and a new board to draw on business expertise.
:06:11. > :06:15.Our Scotland editor, Sarah Smith, reports
:06:16. > :06:21.Please give a huge, rousing welcome to Nicola Sturgeon.
:06:22. > :06:24.Nicola Sturgeon is seeking a new role on the national stage.
:06:25. > :06:27.She believes it's now up to her to provide the main
:06:28. > :06:30.opposition to what she calls a xenophobic,
:06:31. > :06:35.The primary contest of ideas in this country is now between the SNP
:06:36. > :06:40.Only her party, she says, is asking the hard questions
:06:41. > :06:44.about what Brexit might mean for trade and the economy
:06:45. > :06:52.The threat to our economy is not just the prospect of losing our
:06:53. > :07:01.It is also the deeply damaging and utterly shameful message
:07:02. > :07:04.that the Tories' rhetoric about foreign workers
:07:05. > :07:10.More than ever, we need to tell our European friends that
:07:11. > :07:18.To do that, she announced provocative plans to send
:07:19. > :07:22.new Scottish trade envoys to Europe and establish a permanent office
:07:23. > :07:24.in Berlin, saying she doesn't trust the Tories to protect
:07:25. > :07:30.On the home front, there were plans to expand child care,
:07:31. > :07:36.boost GPs budgets and provide a baby box, containing, clothes, nappies,
:07:37. > :07:39.bedding and books to every infant born in Scotland.
:07:40. > :07:42.Delegates at the SNP conference are most excited
:07:43. > :07:44.about Nicola Sturgeon's plans for another independence referendum.
:07:45. > :07:47.But she knows she also has to convince voters she is serious
:07:48. > :07:50.about tackling problems in Scotland's schools and hospitals
:07:51. > :07:56.if she's ever to convince them to vote for an independent Scotland.
:07:57. > :08:01.The Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, has distanced himself
:08:02. > :08:04.from Donald Trump's campaign to become America's next president.
:08:05. > :08:10.In August, Mr Farage appeared alongside Donald Trump at a rally
:08:11. > :08:14.in the United States and urged Republicans to "get their walking
:08:15. > :08:21.Now, following multiple allegations of sexual assault
:08:22. > :08:24.against the Republican candidate, Nigel Farage has told the BBC
:08:25. > :08:27.that there are lots of things in the Trump campaign that he does
:08:28. > :08:41.A Saudi-led investigation has confirmed that its warplanes
:08:42. > :08:44.attacked a funeral in Yemen last week, killing around 140 people
:08:45. > :08:48.The report blames poor intelligence by the Yemeni army, who believed
:08:49. > :08:50.senior rebel commanders were at the funeral.
:08:51. > :08:56.Our security correspondent, Frank Gardner, reports.
:08:57. > :09:00.It was a double air strike that resulted in perhaps the single
:09:01. > :09:02.highest death toll in two years of war in Yemen.
:09:03. > :09:05.One week on, the Saudi-led coalition, attacking the Houthi
:09:06. > :09:09.rebels, has admitted one of its warplanes did target
:09:10. > :09:17.An international investigation team has released a report showing
:09:18. > :09:22.the Saudi-led coalition's normal rules of engagement broke down.
:09:23. > :09:26.The report blames a senior Yemeni military officer, who it says
:09:27. > :09:32.It says, he insisted the location be targeted immediately.
:09:33. > :09:35.The air strike took place, it said, without obtaining approval
:09:36. > :09:40.But critics are unlikely to be satisfied.
:09:41. > :09:43.The UK Government needs to take a serious look at itself.
:09:44. > :09:46.For how much longer can it continue to arm the Saudi-led coalition,
:09:47. > :09:49.when we are seeing these incidents, horrific incidents, schools
:09:50. > :09:54.being bombed, hospitals being bombed, homes being bombed,
:09:55. > :10:01.War-torn Yemen was already in the grips of a humanitarian crisis.
:10:02. > :10:06.Britain is now pushing for a ceasefire.
:10:07. > :10:09.Despite today's admission of blame, this devastating attack may have
:10:10. > :10:18.Tributes have been paid to the actor Jean Alexander,
:10:19. > :10:24.She played one of British TV's best-loved characters, Hilda Ogden,
:10:25. > :10:29.Nigel Pivaro, who played Terry Duckworth, said
:10:30. > :10:34.David Sillito has been looking back at her career.
:10:35. > :10:49.With her curlers, muriel and unique way with words.
:10:50. > :10:56.Hilda Ogden was, for more than 20 years, one of TV's
:10:57. > :11:02.Jean Alexander thought it would be a few weeks' work
:11:03. > :11:08.Hilda seemed to be a stereotyped nagging wife.
:11:09. > :11:13.After a few weeks, we thought it would get a bit boring.
:11:14. > :11:15.We started playing against the script, same words,
:11:16. > :11:20.but trying to give them more character, rounding it out a bit.
:11:21. > :11:23.Jean Alexander started out as a librarian.
:11:24. > :11:31.In person, she was private, reserved not at all like Hilda.
:11:32. > :11:33.If you want to do me a favour, take him with you.
:11:34. > :11:36.But her on-screen lodger, bad boy Terry Duckworth had
:11:37. > :11:42.Working with her was an absolute, is an absolute joy and a privilege,
:11:43. > :11:48.She gave you, working with her was actually a masterclass
:11:49. > :11:59.After 23 years, she was glad to move on to other roles.
:12:00. > :12:02.Rich Tea and Sympathy, Last of the Summer Wine.
:12:03. > :12:14.Jean Alexander made her funny, warm, moving, unforgettable.
:12:15. > :12:33.Jean Alexander, who has died aged 90.
:12:34. > :12:35.With all the sport, here's Hugh Woozencroft
:12:36. > :12:40.It was a big day of action in rugby's Champions Cup -
:12:41. > :12:43.with wins for Wasps, Scarlets and Northampton.
:12:44. > :12:46.But the result of the day saw Saracens inflict Toulon's first home
:12:47. > :12:48.defeat in Europe's top-tier competition, with a 31-23 victory
:12:49. > :13:11.No occasion screams out champions cup like this. The upstart Saracens
:13:12. > :13:17.who dethroned Toulon. Every pass a perfectly measured thread. Mateland
:13:18. > :13:25.got to the line even under great duress. Saracens moved further from
:13:26. > :13:30.reach. A second was added. Even their forwards turned creative,
:13:31. > :13:33.halftime score 25-6. An embarrassment for proud Toulon who
:13:34. > :13:38.have never lost here at Europe's highest level W a man in the
:13:39. > :13:45.sin-binn, Saracens didn't have the numbers to stop them. An injury
:13:46. > :13:49.widened the gaps, you don't want gaps when Toulon get the ball. The
:13:50. > :13:54.game up in the air. Saracens allowed them no closer. Owen Farrell back
:13:55. > :13:58.from injury to kick the final statement. Beware. If they can do
:13:59. > :14:00.this at Toulon, they can do it against anyone.
:14:01. > :14:02.Andy Murray is through to the Shanghai Masters final -
:14:03. > :14:05.his 10th of the year - with a 6-4, 6-3 semi-final win over
:14:06. > :14:12.The Spaniard beat Novak Djokovic, who smashed his racquet
:14:13. > :14:19.and tore his shirt in frustration, as he lost 6-4, 6-4.
:14:20. > :14:22.Britain's Lizzie Deignan finished fourth, as Denmark's Amalie
:14:23. > :14:24.Dideriksen won the women's title at the Road World
:14:25. > :14:30.Defending champion Deignan - formerly Armitstead -
:14:31. > :14:33.was sixth with one kilometre to go but couldn't to retain her title,
:14:34. > :14:35.having focused her season on the Olympic Games,
:14:36. > :14:41.At horse racing's Champions Day - Britain's richest race day worth
:14:42. > :14:43.an estimated ?4.5 million - Almanzor capped a brilliant
:14:44. > :14:47.season with victory for France in a thrilling
:14:48. > :14:53.The 11-8 favourite, ridden by Christophe Soumillon,
:14:54. > :14:56.beat Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, Found, by two lengths ahead
:14:57. > :15:01.Earlier, Minding won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
:15:02. > :15:06.There was only one draw in today's seven Premier League matches,
:15:07. > :15:12.-- there were two draws in today's seven Premier League matches. All
:15:13. > :15:14.the goals are coming up on Match of the Day, straight after the news.
:15:15. > :15:19.but if you want the results, then here they come.
:15:20. > :15:21.Manchester City remain top of the table, but only on goal
:15:22. > :15:24.difference after a 1-1 draw with Everton, the visitors were kept
:15:25. > :15:26.in the game after keeper Maarten Stekelenburg saved two
:15:27. > :15:50.In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic stay four points clear
:15:51. > :15:52.of Aberdeen after beating Motherwell 2-0.
:15:53. > :15:54.Aberdeen were 4-0 winners over Ross County and Hearts move back
:15:55. > :15:57.into third after a 2-0 win over Dundee.
:15:58. > :15:59.Partick Thistle moved off the bottom of the table
:16:00. > :16:04.And, Kilmarnock beat St Johnstone 1-0.
:16:05. > :16:08.That's all the sport for now. Back to you.
:16:09. > :16:27.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:16:28. > :16:28.Good evening. This weekend is proven to be a right