and one of the biggest creatures ever to walk the earth. a patagotitan dinosaur is about to go on show at the natural history museum in london. hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. i m joined now by the bbc s davide ghiglione in rome. what is the very latest on the pope was my condition first of all? i am was my condition first of all? i am here at the was my condition first of all? i am here at the hospital, was my condition first of all? i am here at the hospital, just - was my condition first of all? i h here at the hospital, just outside the hospital, where the pope has spent the night. as you said, a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. his condition remained stable at the moment and the vatica
for his predecessor, benedict xvi, who he says is very ill. the vatican says benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. we ll speak to a climate change specialist. hello, welcome to the programme. we start with the fallout from the announcement that china s borders will be reopened next month. in the last hour, the us announced it would require negative covid tests for travellers from china from the 5th of january. that follows tighter measures outlined by italy, japan, malaysia, taiwan, and india. american officials accuse the chinese authorities of a lack of transparency, as cases of covid have been surging there. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes china s hospitals overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently
ada tation are hearing today? i think unlike adaptation in are hearing today? i think unlike adaptation in the are hearing today? i think unlike adaptation in the uk, are hearing today? i think unlike adaptation in the uk, at - are hearing today? i think unlike adaptation in the uk, at the - are hearing today? i think unlike - adaptation in the uk, at the moment there is not much of a vision, there is not much of an end goal that we can work towards. fortunately when it comes to net zero there is an end goal, we have mapped out scenarios that we need to take in order to hit that we need to take in order to hit that goal. and so the announcements today are wide ranging from government, they cover various different technologies, but they definitely fall short in a number of areas. i point to a clear example, the lack of the reversal that we effectively have on an onshore wind band in the uk. it is very hard to get onshore wind farms up and running. so there are clear areas where th
been a really good example. what the met office said a couple of weeks ago is it s looking like 2023 globally will be even hotter, so more droughts, more peak temperatures. so at the moment, the canary in the mind is singing, and we ve got to listen, we ve got to adapt and allow space for nature to do this adaptation. adapt and allow space for nature to do this adaptation. interesting, and resumabl do this adaptation. interesting, and presumably there do this adaptation. interesting, and presumably there isn t do this adaptation. interesting, and presumably there isn t exactly - do this adaptation. interesting, and presumably there isn t exactly a - presumably there isn t exactly a great deal of time for this adaptation? great deal of time for this ada tation? ~ ., . ., great deal of time for this ada tation? . ., . ., . ., adaptation? we are in climate change now, it s adaptation? we are in climate change now. it s not adaptation? we are in climate change now. it s not or ada