the government announces a pay rise for public sector workers, though how much won t be known until next year. firefighters, police, military and teachers will be among those to see an increase after the pay freeze imposed last year. in what have been tight times, the fact the cost of living has gone up and wages haven t been will have affected everybody. how big will the pay rise be? the government can t confirm whether it will be in line with inflation. also tonight. a virtual audience today for the queen, the but the palace announces she will not attend the cop 26 summit in glasgow. on the set of sir david attenborough s latest series, he says world leaders musn t delay on climate change any longer. well, if we don t act now, it will be too late.
before he heads to the cop-26 summit. take a listen. do you want a deal by the time you leave for cop? yes. something you expressed to democrats? that s my hope. well, senator joe manchin has insisted the cost of the social safety net package coming down to $1.5 trillion from 3.5 trillion, he had concerns about medicare and clean electricity to protect the state s coal industry. despite the differences, manchin is optimistic an agreement can be reached. do you think a framework could be? should be. is 1.75 too much? i said 1.5, guys. no matter the final price tag, president biden insists his plan will not lead to more debt. these bills are not about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers here in the uk and around the world. days before the cop 26 summit, the un warns plans to cut global emissions, fall far short of what s needed to avert dangerous climate change. we have a special report from libya, where the father and mother of manchester bomber salman abedi remain under surveillance. they are both suspects in the case. a judge in new york tells prince andrew he must answer questions under oath by the middle ofjuly, in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. the duke denies the allegations. and the union that would not be denied. the story of two childhood sweethearts separated because of their race, who will marry a0 years on.
track. scientists say that we are nowhere near where we need to be to stave off the climate crisis. every time our viewers will be rolling their eyes. every time we come to a cop summit, we hear these sort of alarm bells ringing. do we believe the scientists you ve been talking to, believe they can reach an agreement at cop-26? because the prime minister said it is very much touch and go. is it possible? absolutely. is it realistic? that s the question, isa, because it all comes down to policy. you re organizing the countries of the world. depending on them to commit to these changes, you need rapid action away from fossil fuels and zero emission. as we head from australia, they have made a net zero pledge. not ambitious enough. the prime minister said today prime minister of australia said we won t be lectured by others who do not understand australia. so watch this summer.
The stakes for the planet are huge - among them the impact on economic livelihoods the world over and the future stability of the global financial system.