His words, as we learned that this year is one of the warmest on record. Let us hear from the un secretary general on state of the planet. Dear friends of the planet. I thank the bbc for highlighting our Global Environmental crisis. Lets face the facts, the state of our planet is broken. Humanity is waging war on nature, this is suicidal. Nature always strikes back and is doing so with Gathering Force and fury. Biodiversity is collapsing, deserts are spreading, oceans are choking with Plastic Waste and in 30 years, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Coral reefs that support livelihoods for 500 Million People are dying. And Water Pollution is killing 9 Million People every year. The last decade was the hottest on record, artic sea ice in october was the lowest ever and apocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are the new normal. Covid 19 lockdowns have temporarily reduced emissions, but Carbon Dioxide levels are at record levels and rising. Every tenth of a
5 an hr a tieiaiifi [ cloud lingers through central areas. Temperatures ranging from 3 7. It stays cold throughout next week. It sta rts stays cold throughout next week. It starts to turn unsettled from tuesday onwards across the north and in all areas by the end of the week. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Borisjohnson and the president of the European Commission will speak in the next few hours to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. The uk vaccine regulator says the covid 19 vaccine will definitely be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. A large scale vaccine roll out begins in russia. The makers of the sputnik jab claim its up to 95 effective, but its still undergoing trials. On Small Business saturday whats next for the high street as we know it after the recent collapse of household names. Now on bbc news ahead of a crucial year for the global fight against Climate Change, presenter Lucy Hockings is joined by activists from around the world and oth
As industry legend Sally Laker officially retires, having been recognised with the Outstanding Contribution accolade at the Mortgage Strategy Awards 2024 last week, tributes have flooded in. Laker has spent 50 years in the mortgage industry, serving 27 of those at Mortgage Intelligence, and announced her retirement