Will go down as a day that scotland officially went from being a world leader in climate targets to a world leader in climate targets to a world leader in climate targets to a world leader in scrapping targets. Ambitious targets were not backed up by ambition action. The committee on Climate Change identify 19 policy areas where there snp green government has either no plan, an insufficient plan or need to take action to make the net zero by 2045 target. So can the Cabinet Secretary clarify whether any interim targets and legal reporting will be ditched in the bill she mentioned . She made a series of announcements about upcoming Workbench Hand we get the timescale and publication dates all the delayed strategies, the Climate Change plan, the green industrial strategy, the Energy Strategy and Just Transition plan. We are still waiting publication dates and can there Cabinet Secretary clarify what action the Scottish Government will now take to deliver affordable rail services, Support
Very early on, i heard people shouting from very high up. Ijust desperately hope these people managed to get out. Itjust seems so all consuming, the fire, i dont even know how the Fire Services are even know how the Fire Services are even beginning to deal with it. It isjust, even beginning to deal with it. It is just, you start up at absolutely extraordinary. It isjust. Absolutely extraordinary. Access seems so absolutely extraordinary. Access seems so difficult with the narrow streets. Lets come from the other way. We were trying to calculate how many flats there might be in the building, given it is 27 stories, maybe 200 or more. That means many more people. No indication how many men have got out, how many have been evacuated into the Latimer Christian Centre or else were . Know, many people have been milling about, there have been groups of people taking water and clothing and things like that no. They have been taken down to the cordon and taken by police. Nothing definite on how
Very early on, i heard people shouting from very high up. Ijust desperately hope these people managed to get out. Itjust seems so all consuming, the fire, i dont even know how the Fire Services are even know how the Fire Services are even beginning to deal with it. It isjust, even beginning to deal with it. It is just, you start up at absolutely extraordinary. It isjust. Absolutely extraordinary. Access seems so absolutely extraordinary. Access seems so difficult with the narrow streets. Lets come from the other way. We were trying to calculate how many flats there might be in the building, given it is 27 stories, maybe 200 or more. That means many more people. No indication how many men have got out, how many have been evacuated into the Latimer Christian Centre or else were . Know, many people have been milling about, there have been groups of people taking water and clothing and things like that no. They have been taken down to the cordon and taken by police. Nothing definite on how
An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described theresa mays offer to give european Citizens Rights after Brexit Living in the uk is a good start. At a summit last night, the Prime Minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. In return the eu would have to
For the safety of up to 150 thousand civilians who could be trapped in the last enclave of mosul. Its held by the so called islamic sate. But the iraqi army is closing in. As it does the Un Humanitarian Co ordinator in the country says civilains are at extreme almost unimaginable risk. More on that in a moment. But first, our correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosuls old city. Shes with Cameraman Nicholas Hameon and producer firle davies. A warning her report contains distressing images. A journey to the front line. 0ur windscreen, a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort, from iraqs elite Counter Terrorism force. Snaking forward towards an enemy that is still inflicting casualties. Like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. And families fleeing too. 0n foot. Escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. No food. No water. Mosul dead. This is the old city area, it is really the heart of the battle, and when you look around here y