the ultimate burden. for more on this, i m joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes. powerful rhetoric there from john kerry which is very much his thing. i suppose it s a pretty clear indication that the us is notjust back, it wants to lead? it the us is notjust back, it wants to lead? it certainly wants to lead? it certainly wants to wants to lead? it certainly wants to lead wants to lead? it certainly wants to lead and - wants to lead? it certainly wants to lead and of - wants to lead? it certainly l wants to lead and of course wants to lead? it certainly - wants to lead and of course he is speaking at a time when people around the world are acutely aware, perhaps more acutely aware, perhaps more acutely aware, perhaps more acutely aware than ever before, of the effects of climate change. we are seeing the devastating floods in europe, feeling it and experiencing it on the west coast of america and in canada as well, the effects of the heatwaves which have been
this is bbc news. the headlines: britain says the cop26 meeting has taken a major step towards eliminating the use of coal, one of the most harmful energy sources, but most of the big polluters are not on board. the host nation says a6 countries had signed up to end coal use. the ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against tigrayan rebel forces, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. the government says it s on the brink of victory, but tigrayan forces have been advancing towards the capital and seizing key towns in recent days. the world health organization has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europe region as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic. a new study suggests that cervical cancer has been
at the cop26 meeting, a major step towards eliminating the use of coal one of the most harmful energy sources but most of the big polluters are not on board. the host nation says 46 countries had signed up to end coal use. the ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against tigrayan rebel forces, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. the government says it s on the brink of victory but tigrayan forces have been advancing towards the capital and seizing key towns in recent days. the world health organisation has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europe region, as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic.
his claimant envoyjohn kerry. but that s the latest from glasgow on the cop26 meeting. time for the weather with ben rich. good evening. for most of us, today turned into one of those bright but rather chilly autumn days with some spells of sunshine and 1 2 showers. you can see some shower clouds popping up there for a weather watcher in west wales. the satellite picture shows that many of those showers did focus in across northern and western areas, areas exposed to the breeze. and those showers, when they did crop up, gave some pretty impressive skyscapes, some nice rainbows out there. and some of those showers will continue through tonight, especially around the coasts some of the showers wintry over the highest ground in northern scotland. not as many showers for inland spots, in fact, it ll turn really quite cold for some, down towards the south, temperatures as low as minus one celsius, allowing for a touch of frost and, for parts of england and wales, some fog patches to take