We meet the people looking for solutions to climate change, and follow the work of those striving to tackle this global threat in climate defenders. The australian Prime Minister, scott morrison, has acknowledged public anger at his decision to go on holiday while his country faces a bushfire crisis. Mr morrison said if he could go back, he would have made a different choice. The fires are expected to worsen with more hot dry weather expected. Mr morrison did acknowledge the role of climate change, but said warming temperatures couldnt be connected to any single fire. Gareth barlow reports. This is the remarkable, almost apocalyptic scene facing firefighters tackling australias deadly and devastating wildfires. Fire chiefs described saturday as an awful day. As thousands of personnel tackle raging infernos, the countrys Prime Minister, scott morrison, has been heavily criticised for being on holiday in hawaii, but the pm has cut short his trip to return home. I get it that people would
But could it mean other prices rise as a result . Ill have the details. In sport, the only interesting thing about chelsea v arsenal last night . The var was called into action properly for the first time but no goals in the League Cup Semi final first leg. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Some frost around this morning but also fold, especially so in western parts of the uk, where summons and run southern parts of england and eastern england, slow to live, someone at all, but the brighter skies later will be in the west. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The Prime Ministers setting out plans to tackle plastic pollution, by wiping out all avoidable waste by 2042. Two ideas among the proposals include asking every supermarket to have an aisle of goods with no plastic wrappings at all as well as extending the five pence charge for carrier bags to all retailers. Environmentalists say the plans are worthless, unless theyre written into law. Heres our
Through the night it will thicken up against the brightness lasts for the next few hours but where we have thatis next few hours but where we have that is where we get the fog, really come overnight. Even in eastern areas with that front starting week we will see labour breaks and some fog here. These are temperatures in the towns and cities that we will see some breaks and some fog. Some hope that a little earlier than in recent days for Northern Ireland because of the through the day. Probably a good deal of sunshine again to start across scotland. Cold, and with the fog. Again, the fog, we think north west england, parts of the midlands and parts of east wales down towards the west country, central and southern england. Those are the main areas but it will not be for all. Still some drizzly showers around so cloud still tomorrow particularly in eastern areas and the best of the sunshine outside of that. This is the change by the end of play tomorrow as they go into friday night, tur