Now the news with al tansley. The Prime Minister has confirmed hundreds of new licences will be granted to drill for oil and gas in the north sea. Rishi sunak, whos in aberdeenshire to announce funding for two new Carbon Capture projects, said it was vital to bolster Energy Security. A former miner from northumberland who killed his seriously ill wife is expected to be released from prison by august. David hunter was found guilty of manslaughter last week hes been sentenced to two years by a court in cyprus but theyve taken into account the time hes already been in custody. The president of the Royal College of emergency medicine has said nhs plans for the coming winter in england are inadequate and could mean thousands of people dying needlessly. The nhs says it will build on recent improvements in ambulance and a e services. And police have begun a Murder Investigation after a man in his 30s was shot dead in north london last night. The victim was found on White Hart Lane in tottenha
Energy and Climate Change are hotting up too. The government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and Gas Production sites like this in the north sea. Its also confirmed it will support two new Carbon Capture and storage projects in northeast scotland and the humber. These would capture Carbon Dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and pipe it under the sea to store it. Climate campaigners fear it is a tactic to keep the Fossil Fuel Industry in business. The Prime Minister on a visit to aberdeenshire argued todays announcements would help the uk reach its net zero target by 2050 while still backing new oil and gas. Even in 2050, when we are at net zero, it is forecast that around a quarter of our energy needs will still come from oil and gas. Thats why technologies like Carbon Capture and storage are important. But what is important is that we get the oil and gas in the best possible way, and that means getting it from here at home. The conservatives have been keen to
The case of the gentleman we heard from in the Report Isjust the case of the gentleman we heard from in the report is just how much he was willing to share with us, that level of detail is rare to come across because most people in this situation dont want to talk to journalists about their experience. They find it very difficult to actually communicate with their families, how do they do it . That is an interesting point, why cant a uyghur in the uk picked up a phone and call his family . That is because uyghurs in china are under intense surveillance. They assume their calls and Text Messages will be monitored by the state. One expert told us if a call comes in from a Family Member overseas, they wont pick up because they fear communicating free like that will put them at risk in some way. They feel at risk and hugely isolated as well. Sir geofrey nice kc is chair of the Uyghur Tribunal and we can talk to him now. Iam sure i am sure you heard that response to the bbc from the Chinese
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now on bbc news, newscast. chris, we re going to have a foreign affairs focus in this episode. what was the most memorable foreign trip you ve done as a journalist? can i do two? 0k. and they re at opposite ends of the kind of spectrum. so the first one was being in kosovo when it declared its independence, and seeing the power for a people and a nation of that moment. but it was a contested moment because there were countries around the world that didn t recognise kosovo. serbia in particular was pretty angry about it. so that would be my serious one. and then because news is the full spectrum, the world santa claus congress in copenhagen, which involved hundreds of santas cycling around the danish capital for the hell of it. i remember being on newsround and going to delhi to cover that festival where everyone throws coloured dye each other. but for some reason, we didn t factor in enough time for us to get showered and clean our clothes before the next stage of our trip, w