the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. and how one 12 year old is turning used crisp packets into hundreds of survival blankets for homeless people. hello and welcome. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was finally passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, worth $430 billion overall claiming it would undermine economic growth. the inflation reduction act, as it s known, includes almost $370 billion to steer the us economy away from oil, gas and coal. it also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business. lea na hosea reports. wildfires, flash floods, drought and melting polar ice caps, extreme weather events increasing around the world because of climate change united states tops the list of
worth also. the high pressure is not shifting, it is keeping the weather fronts at bay. interestingly on this occasion, the hot air is notjust coming in from the south but also an easterly direction and the breeze will spread the heat into parts of wales and the south west of england as well, so some very high temperatures could be realised here through the week. these are today s temperatures, maybe pipping 30 degrees, but for most of us it is the low to mid 20s and any rain clouds our way to the north, orkney, shetland. south of that into tomorrow it stays clear. 16 degrees in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or 13, in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or13, but in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or 13, but those temperatures will start to skyrocket across the south of the country. you can see clear skies from the south coast into the midlands, much of eastern scotland and ireland, widely around 30 degrees i think in the south east. more typically ar
if there s nothing to indicate, guys, there might be some quite significant restrictions on this, then it is potentially misleading. so, is terracycle all it aspires to be? you know, my hope at the end, one day we re all going to die and my hope is that, when that happens, that the world misses me. i ve come to treyarnon beach, in cornwall, for the monthly local clean up. we re all looking for the same thing. the majority of the plastic will be on the high tide point or the car park we know there s litter up there and the sand dunes. four years ago, emily and herfriend lawrence found something that shows just how long plastic pollution can last. i found this crisp packet when i was ten years old. i looked at it, and was, like, this is not a crisp packet you would see today. i ve never seen this design on a walkers crisp packet. so i think i gave it to emily, and she said, that looks like something from a long time ago. the packet dates back to the 1980s much, much
and two teachers died in a mass shooting at an elementary school. the coffin of ten year old ameriejo garza was borne into the sacred heart catholic church, across the road from her school. those are the main headlines. now on bbc news it s time for panorama. how much do you know about what happens to the plastic in your cupboards? we built plastic as the perfect material. it s durable, but that s exactly why it s become such a problem, because it doesn t degrade. there s a good chance you ll have bought stuff with this logo on it. behind it, a company, terracycle, that says it can recycle anything. ever looked at a crisp packet and thought it would make a nice chair? but the company s been accused of greenwashing in the us. when you describe terracycle s business model to people, i often get a kind of really? look off them. if there s nothing to indicate, guys, there might be some quite significant restrictions on this, then it is potentially misleading. so, is terracyc