# for a pair of brown eyes # and a rovin', a rovin', a rovin' i'll go...# let's talk to alex cox, 3 film director who directed the pogues�* music video a pair of brown eyes, and shane's friend. hello, thank you for being with us. so, what was he really likes? weill, so, what was he really likes? well, i mean, i so, what was he really likes? well, i mean. ithink— so, what was he really likes? well, i mean, i think in _ so, what was he really likes? well, i mean, i think in a _ so, what was he really likes? well, i mean, i think in a way _ so, what was he really likes? well, i mean, i think in a way shane - so, what was he really likes? well, i mean, i think in a way shane was| i mean, i think in a way shane was caught in this trap, although, as you say, he was a london boy, his band, the pogues, were a london band he kind of played the irish drunkard because it was expected of him, or he felt it was expected of him. to a certain extent you didn't really know shane because he was so insulated by alcohol and drugs and

the rest of it so the actuality of shane as a poet and a political person, a person of great sensitivity, sometimes got lost. yeah, obviously you directed him in that first music video. he wasn't an actor, some of the pogues were. what stood out about him as an artist, then? . , ., . ., stood out about him as an artist, then? . , . . . . then? there was a certain internal beau to then? there was a certain internal beauty to shane — then? there was a certain internal beauty to shane which _ then? there was a certain internal beauty to shane which very - beauty to shane which very occasionally you got a glimpse of. there was one time, i'd been to his record company, iwas there was one time, i'd been to his record company, i was walking along the canal back to the city and i saw a figure coming along with a black hat and coat and i thought oh, it is shane, and it was him but he was totally sober, he hadn't had a drink or done drugs and we had an interesting conversation about where he was going, what he was doing that

day. you just realised that this is... sometimes you reached, through the kind of commercialised exterior, a person who was really a beautiful person and very extraordinary poet. tell me the story about when you got him run over by a taxi or something? i got shane run over by a taxi. we were in north london, i think we made ourfilm and we were in north london, i think we made our film and we were coming out of the pub and the pogues used to drink a fair bit and i used to drink afair bit. drink a fair bit and i used to drink a fair bit. they would drink something called snakebite, a mixture of beer and cider, which is a really bad thing. we mixture of beer and cider, which is a really bad thing.— a really bad thing. we know what that is, a really bad thing. we know what that is. don't _ a really bad thing. we know what that is, don't worry! _ a really bad thing. we know what that is, don't worry! i— a really bad thing. we know what that is, don't worry! i hadn't - a really bad thing. we know what. that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard of it. we that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard of it- we were _ that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard of it. we were coming _ that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard of it. we were coming out - that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard of it. we were coming out of- that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard of it. we were coming out of the i that is, don't worry! i hadn't heard i of it. we were coming out of the pub and shane turned to me and said,

lent us £10 and i'll buy you a drink, as he was want to say and i replied with an expletive and he turned away and walked in the opposite direction into the road and he was hit by a taxi. a tragic scene issued,it he was hit by a taxi. a tragic scene issued, it was night—time, raining, the taxi ground to a halt, shane was lying on the road, the taxi driver came out, terrified that he had killed him, a man was on his knees next to him, like a movie, going, no, no, god, don't let it be! it was the most dramatic, terrible scene at luckily shane had only broken his leg, he survived the incident but they needed another front man and so for a period of two, three months, judge drummer, formerly of the clash, wonderful, became the front man of the pogues and they would not

only do classic songs but they would do london calling. ——joe strummer. you realise that everybody really wanted to be in the clash. all band members really wanted to be in the clash and that was very interesting to see joe as clash and that was very interesting to seejoe as the clash and that was very interesting to see joe as the front clash and that was very interesting to seejoe as the front man of the pogues for a while, which was my fault. . ~' , ., pogues for a while, which was my fault. . ~ i. ., , fault. thank you for telling us about that. _ fault. thank you for telling us about that. thank— fault. thank you for telling us about that. thank god - fault. thank you for telling us about that. thank god he - fault. thank you for telling us - about that. thank god he survived! yeah and lasted a long time, he lasted for so long. he did what he did, he lasted until 65 but he could have lasted until 100.— did, he lasted until 65 but he could have lasted until 100. thank you so much, have lasted until 100. thank you so much. take — have lasted until 100. thank you so much, take care. _ have lasted until 100. thank you so much, take care. you _ have lasted until 100. thank you so much, take care. you too. - have lasted until 100. thank you so much, take care. you too. that's i have lasted until 100. thank you so | much, take care. you too. that's all from us. faisal�*s here tomorrow. goodnight. bbc news— bringing the different stories

breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. a fund to pay for the loss and damage climate change is already wreaking on poorer countries. this whole neighbourhood is destroyed. it has been a bone of contention between the developed and developing world for decades. it is great that we got it adopted here, at the start. it's been over 30 years in the making. and it's time now to get the job done, so that we can get money into the areas affected by the harms of climate change. more than £300 million has already been promised for the fund, including £60 million from the uk. so, what else is on the agenda? here are the three most contentious

issues on the table. first up, cutting carbon. will countries be persuaded to include food and agriculture, a third of all emissions, in their carbon cutting targets? second up, cash for developing countries. the rich world caused the climate crisis, burning fossilfuels. poorer countries say now you've got to pay to solve the problem. and, finally, the future of fossil fuels. will the conference agree to phase down or maybe even phase out fossil fuels? at the moment, the only commitment to the world has made is to phase down coal. it has been an eventful start here in dubai, and it is only day one. live now to dubai where we can speak to alastair collier, chief research and development officer of the climate—tech company "a healthier earth" — who are the official biochar partner at cop 28 — and the only uk business exhibiting at the expo city farm area.

thank you for being with us. your first reaction on developments from day one, especially that announcement on payments for damages from natural disasters.— from natural disasters. yeah, i think it's really _ from natural disasters. yeah, i think it's really amazing. - from natural disasters. yeah, i think it's really amazing. in - from natural disasters. yeah, i think it's really amazing. in his opening speech today, the climate change executive secretary really invoked the image of his son learning to walk, and that was some of the first words that delegates heard. what he did is realised how quickly his son moved through the baby steps into walking and running, an analogy of how long we have been sitting in these baby steps. he really charged delegates to think of the humanity of the words and the comments in the periods that will go into the negotiations and he also talked about the fact that our current rate to be nations, only six years left until we have hit our budget and will bridge the challenge. so i think the announcement for the loss and damage

fund is really encouraging, the fact that it has come early, really before the negotiations have begun i think it's testament to the idea that this is going to be a cop where things are going to be accomplished. both the breath of attendance was impressive and really put upon me the impact that people are trying to have here. i think also the youth delegation is prominent and noticeable. i think that doesn't go out of line with the fact that this is the first cop where the youth ambassador herself is a minister in government, so i think we will hear that voice a lot. in government, so i think we will hear that voice a lot.— that voice a lot. in terms of other achievable _ that voice a lot. in terms of other achievable is, _ that voice a lot. in terms of other achievable is, what _ that voice a lot. in terms of other achievable is, what are _ that voice a lot. in terms of other achievable is, what are the - that voice a lot. in terms of other achievable is, what are the other| achievable is, what are the other keyissues achievable is, what are the other key issues that you are hoping will be addressed or even achieved at the summit? figs be addressed or even achieved at the summit? �* , ., be addressed or even achieved at the summit? �* , . , . summit? as we heard the piece there before, summit? as we heard the piece there before. food — summit? as we heard the piece there before, food systems, _ summit? as we heard the piece there before, food systems, agriculture, i before, food systems, agriculture, methane emissions have a significant role to play. continuing to be at

the forefront, we can on the 1.5 degrees limits if we think about our food systems and how we feed the growing population of the world, specifically here, representing a technology, hr like technology that captures and blocks away biological based carbon for long periods of time with the potential of 2.6 billion tonnes a year according to the ib bc which is significant, so we want to see that we move beyond just words. we've always talked about the move to action, this is the first cop where philanthropy is going on for the next few days which is bringing together business leaders and actually for the first time allowing them to go into this for a short period of time to talk about how we do we do this at scale. these systems are going to need to be delivered at significant scale a significant investment and bringing the private sector into that and making it encouraging for them is a really key way to unlock significant amount of money coming into solutions we need.—

amount of money coming into solutions we need. thank you very much for your— solutions we need. thank you very much for your perspective. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing the different stories from across the uk. the open road on two wheels. it comes with a great deal of freedom, but it also comes with the risk. and this charity is now working to help motorcyclists should they become involved in an accident. we him to put paramedics on motorcycles and working in conjunction with the air ambulance so that we can get to serious accidents, which are normally motorcycle accidents, much more quickly than a standard ambulance. the team is also working with local councils to run training courses, helping bikers to avoid an accident in the first place. for one group of women bikers committees crisis ——for one group of women bikers these courses have a special significance. bristol biking girls has been

around for seven years, empowering women on their bikes. the biker down course is extremely important so that we know what to do in the event of an accident so that we can help each other and help other bikers. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the former health secretary matt hancock has told the covid inquiry that, with the benefit of hindsight, the uk should have locked down much earlier at the start of the pandemic. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. one of the biggest names of the pandemic. the health secretary for england, matt hancock. the man in the middle on the television many nights, and the man who resigned for breaking the very rules he'd helped draw up. today, his moment of accountability. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. and it's mr hancock's relationship with the truth that has regularly featured here in recent weeks. how could, to a significant extent,

important government advisors and officials have concluded that the secretary of state for health was a liar? well, i was not. you will note that there is no evidence from anybody who i worked with in the department or the health system who supported those false allegations. what there was, was a great deal of hard work on our side, and a toxic culture that we had to work with, which seemed to want to find people to blame. mr hancock blames borisjohnson's chief adviser, dominic cummings, for creating what he called a culture of fear and staging a power grab. the former health secretary also said an earlier first lockdown would have cut the number of deaths in the first wave by more than 90%. i defend the actions that were taken by the government at the time, knowing what we did.

but, with hindsight, that is the moment we should have done it. three weeks earlier, and it would have saved many, many lives. but what about this colourful and controversial claim matt hancock made repeatedly in may 2020? right from the start, we have tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes. i cannot improve on the glorious words of professor sirjonathan van—tam, who says in his statement, "my view is a ring is a circle without a break in it." whatever, however you describe the protective processes you put in place around the care sector, they did not form an unbroken circle, did they? it is quite clear from the evidence that professor van—tam is right. this inquiry is about learning lessons from the pandemic to help us in the next one.

it's also about the decision—makers then defending their reputations now. mr hancock is back here in the morning. chris mason, bbc news, at the covid inquiry. tributes have been paid to the pogues frontman shane macgowan, who's died at the age of 65. david sillito looks back at his life. # it was christmas eve, babe # in the drunk tank # an old man said to me...# "happy christmas your expletive, i pray god it's our last." fairytale of new york, a bleak, drink—sodden duet about lives gone wrong isn't your normal christmas classic. but it was trademark shane mcgowan. # and dreamed about you... his band, the pogues,

brought a rambunctious attitude to irish folk, born out of his years in the london punk scene, but shane 0'hooligan, as he called himself, had also won a literary scholarship to public school. there was behind it all a writer, a rare talent. he created beauty and poetry out of hard lives and even harder drink, something he understood well. it's true that i am out of it most of the time, right, but i can write songs when i'm out of it. it's easier for me to write songs when i am out of it. on his 60th birthday, ireland's president, bono, johnny depp, nick cave and sinead o'connor led the applause. his life often overshadowed his talent but... # the boys of the nypd choir...# we'll always have this to remind us.

# and the bells are ringing out for christmas day.# hello. this cold snap has brought some of the coldest november nights for 13 years and some unusual snow for devon and cornwall. now, that's all clearing out the way, but there are wintry showers elsewhere, and where the surface has been left damp with that rain, sleet and snow, very icy, poor visibility is going to add to the hazard as well. so a few snow showers will continue as we go through the rest of the night. icy conditions where we've got those showers, northern ireland as well. and if anything, it's going to be colder than it was last night. and more widely misty, murky with some freezing fault potentially through the central belt, which could linger all day and some fog elsewhere. it'll be slow to clear. so quite a gloomy start, a bitterly cold start, and temperatures really struggling, even with the sunshine, to rise much above three or four degrees.

perhaps a few more showers for northern ireland, more sunshine for the south and west compared with what we had on thursday, but that's not going to help the temperatures either. and there'll still be a few showers even running down into kent and essex as well as other eastern parts of england and scotland as well. now, it looks as if as we go through friday night and saturday, we could see a few more showers gathering on this weather system just out towards the west. so more around our irish sea coast, further east, drier and clear, but a colder night again, temperatures down to minus four, minus five in rural parts, quite widely, and some more mist and fog, because, again, we've got a ridge of high pressure close by in the winds of very light friday night into saturday. so, it is going to be slow to clear away. a gloomy start again on saturday morning. but it does look as if we'll see fewer showers for eastern parts on saturday, more so across the western side of england, wales, south west scotland, perhaps northern ireland as well. but a colder day, if anything, because that low cloud, that fog, will really take its time to clear. a colder start today of as well, so we've only got so much strength in the sunshine. and then the fly in the ointment,

we think, saturday night. it could be that that weather front in the west gets its act together, pushes eastwards, comes across that colder air, and turns readily to snow. so potentially disruptive snow through the night saturday into sunday. but there's a lot of uncertainty about the forecast for the weekend. one thing we know is it's set to stay cold, and we could have some more wintry conditions overnight, sunday into monday. but the outlook, really, just to show you that that cold air is with us for a while, just taking nottingham here as an example — by night, that widespread frost perhaps lifting into the middle part of next week. the warnings are online.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the temporary truce between israel and hamas in gaza has given relief workers the chance to do a stocktake on the scale of the humanitarian crisis. in short, it is grim. increased supplies of food, water and fuel have yet to match the needs of a population of more than two million, most of whom are now displaced. my guest today is philippe lazzarini, commissioner—general of the un's palestinian refugee agency, unrwa. with winter coming and israel

still seemingly intent on resuming its military operation, will gaza soon be unliveable?