this is bbc news. i m ben mundy. the headlines at eight. a virtual audience today for the queen but the palace announces she will not attend the global climate summit in glasgow. water companies will have to reduce the flow of raw sewage into rivers and beaches after the government bows to growing pressure from campaigners. another stark warning ahead of the climate change summit in glasgow the un says current global plans to cut emissions fall short of what s needed. cheering. and one of the great managers in scottish football walter smith has died at the age of 73. and coming up in half an hour, we ve got a special programme looking at the impact
this is bbc news. i m ben mundy. the headlines at 8. the national living wage will increase to £9.50 per hour next april, with the government insisting it s enough for those struggling to meet the rising cost of living. an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that s on their side. the un warns millions of people in afghanistan are facing starvation this winter the bbc has found evidence that some families are even selling their children to get money forfood. the desperation and the urgency of this situation is hard to put in words. there is no more time left to reach the people of afghanistan.
this is bbc news. i m ben mundy. the headlines at 8. the national living wage will increase to £9.50 per hour next april, with the government insisting it s enough for those struggling to meet the rising cost of living. an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that s on their side. the un warns millions of people in afghanistan are facing starvation this winter the bbc has found evidence that some families are even selling their children to get money forfood. the desperation and the urgency of this situation is hard to put in words. there is no more time left to reach the people of afghanistan.
this is bbc news, i m ben mundy. these are our headlines at 11. more than 40 million of us across the uk are being offered a flu jab this winter, in the biggest ever flu vaccination campaign from the nhs. the us steps up pressure on russia, over the shortage of gas in europe, warning moscow not to exploit the situation, after it said it could increase supplies. travellers to england will soon be able to take a photo of a negative lateral flow test from home, instead of paying for an expensive pcr test before and afterjourneys. i think most people want to do the right thing, everyone understands it s important not to ignore a positive pcr test or lateral flow test indeed for when it comes to covert and we trust people will the government is accused of not
fortnight, the three weeks that we had. 50 fortnight, the three weeks that we had, ,, ., ., fortnight, the three weeks that we had. ., ., ., , , had. so not meeting famous people are aaivin had. so not meeting famous people are giving it had. so not meeting famous people are giving it might had. so not meeting famous people are giving it might give had. so not meeting famous people are giving it might give an - are giving it might give an incredible things, just the moment with your team going look at what we just did? the events and opportunities i have had have been incredible and i have enjoyed all of them but incredible and i have en oyed all of them , ., , incredible and i have en oyed all of them , . , . incredible and i have en oyed all of them ., them but that s a special moment with the team them but that s a special moment with the team is them but that s a special moment with the team is the them but that s a special moment with the team is the one - them but