20 years ago tonight, baghdad was under attack, as the american led invasion got under way. we ll be looking at the tragic legacy. iraq sank into a nightmare. no one knows exactly how many iraqis were killed, it s in the hundreds of thousands. and workers have agreed a deal with network rail, but pay disputes with the train companies are still not resolved. and coming up on the bbc news channel. fulham s aleksandar mitrovic is charged with violent and improper conduct following his red card in the fa cup quarterfinal defeat at manchester united. good evening. the catastrophic impact of climate change and fears for the future of the planet have been laid out in a major new report which the united nations has described as a survival guide for humanity . climate experts say there is a closing window of opportunity to build a sustainable future, but they say that will involve rapid cuts to the use of fossil fuels, and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. the repo
just a smoke screen allowing russia to support, china to support russia in its invasion of ukraine. 0f in its invasion of ukraine. of course there are those who are hoping that xijinping is genuine when he says he is putting this peace plan on the table. stephen, many thanks. peace plan on the table. stephen, many thanks, stephen peace plan on the table. stephen, many thanks, stephen mcdonell l peace plan on the table. stephen, | many thanks, stephen mcdonell in beijing. rail workers have voted to accept a new offerfrom network rail on pay, jobs and conditions. it brings an end to the dispute which led to a series of strikes in recent months. the deal will see pay rises for signal workers and maintenance staff, but the agreement does not cover the rmt s dispute with the train operating companies, as our transport correspondent katy austin explains. after nine months of picket lines and empty platforms, a breakthrough. the deal accepted by signal workers and maintenance staff in the
we re doing this because it is important. and when you see your bill march upwards, as it will for the next ten, 15 years or more, it is because we are carrying out this huge investment challenge in an incredibly concentrated period of time. the uk s energy targets are tough, but scientists say this is more critical than ever. rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. there s much more online, including how the extreme weather is connected to climate change. just head to our website, bbc.co.uk/news or use the bbc news app. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia, where he was warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a good deal of speculation, following the publication of china s plan to settle the acute crisis in ukraine .
exercises with china and iran. there are signs the kremlin is looking to forge an anti western alliance. translation: putin is building his own bloc. l he doesn t trust the west any more. he s looking for allies and trying to make russia part of a common fortress with china, as well as with india, latin america and africa. putin is building his own anti western world. now, with xijinping here, russia can claim that it s not isolated, that moscow has powerful allies who view the world through a similar lens, that it doesn t need the west if it has friends in the east. but experience shows china always puts china first. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. 0ur correspondent stephen
mr putin said today that moscow was always open to negotiation, but the americans have already warned that the chinese peace plan could be a just a delaying tactic. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. just three days ago vladimir putin was named as a war crimes suspect by the international criminal court. but that didn t stop china s president flying in and shaking his hand. putin and xi have met many times before, but never before has russia s president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine not going at all according to plan. xijinping called vladimir putin his dear friend , his strategic partner . the kremlin leader said they would discuss china s peace initiative. but there is no detailed chinese plan to end the war in ukraine.