russian forces carry out nuclear as fears grow about an of the war in ukraine. the united nations secretary general antonio guterres says that the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. new figures released by the un shows concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rise to record levels in the atmosphere last year. world leaders will meet next year in egypt for the un climate summit c0 p27. our climate editor justin rowlatt spoke to mr gutteres at the un headquarters in new york. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present t
government s in panic. the country will pay a lasting price for putting is through this ideological experiment and will pay a lasting price through economic instability and rising mortgage rates for some time to come. and in other news. the head of the metropolitan police says hundreds of his officers should have been sacked for gross misconduct. civilians rescued in the ukrainian capital after an attack by russian kamikaze drones. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has set out her economic argument for leaving the uk, including plans move to a scottish currency when the time is right . the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has scrapped almost all of the key measures in last month s controversial mini budget, in the latest in a series of government u turns. in an emergency statement, he abandoned indefinitely the planned 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax, that had been due to come in next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april instead of for
fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and a mountain and a ski lift, but where s the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe s winter sports. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s defence ministry says officials will be held accountable after ukrainian forces located and destroyed an army barracks in the occupied town of makiivka, killing dozens of troops. russia now says 89 people were killed. ukraine says the number was much higher. russia says the unauthorised use of mobile phones by russian troops allowed ukraine to target its troops because they were able to use the signal to find the soldiers location. here s some more of the russian military statememt. translation: circumstances of the incident are currently being investigated, but it is already obvious that the main reason, despite the restri
accountable for the deaths of russian soldiers in a ukrainian attack. thousands queue to pay their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. and coming up. we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and we ve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopefulfor generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopeful for the future but do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer. as thousands of people prepare to return to work following the christmas and new year break, the rmt union at network rail is staging a 48 hour walk out. this is the latest rail strike in a long running dispute over pay. the walk outs by the rmt on third and fourth january and sixth and seventh january will affect services across