Zac, lord goldsmith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you here. Just a couple of months ago, you left rishi sunak s government and, as you left, you lobbed a political grenade in his direction. Why did you do that . My concern is that, you know, im maybe a rare thing, a minister who cares passionately, or cared passionately about my portfolio. And ifound myjob was becoming untenable, it was becoming impossible for me to go forward. It was becoming virtually impossible to prevent government from sliding back. And the key issue is this pledge which was made by borisjohnson, repeated by liz truss, repeated a few times by rishi sunak around International Climate finance, from which so much of what the uk has done over the last few years flows, and that pledge was being broken. You say, because it was a pledge of something over. £11. 6 billion over five years. Over five years to be invested in International Climate change programmes and efforts. Yes. You
Hi there, thank you for being with us. We begin with some Breaking News from the brazilian city of belem, where leaders of eight South American countries which share the amazon have been meeting for a landmark summit. The leaders have issued a joint declaration, saying they have established a new alliance, aimed at preventing the amazon from reaching a point of no return. But leaders appear to have stopped short of pledging an end to deforestation by 2030, as brazils president lula, who is hosting the event, had hoped. Our South America Correspondent Katy Watson reports from para, which is the state with the highest Deforestation Rate in the country. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. Underjair bolsonaro, Illegal Logging soared. President Lula Da Silva has promised to fix
Thank you. Very excited. Were gonna go talk to people about happiness. Oh, oh, beautiful. You guys are going to like it. Are we gonna find some happiness here . Of course. Yeah . I can feel it. Ok. Trust me. [chuckles] [horns honking] if the point of this journey is to find happiness, i need to force myself out of my comfort zone. So im visiting one of the statistically most optimistic countries on earth. This place is an avalanche of smiles and cheeriness. Iwell, i cant get past the feeling that all this positivity is gonna be the end of me. [nicky blitz blast off] getting too close, better pull on back what if i travel the world, what if i travel the world, explain what makes some places happier than others . Im looking at the ways that where we are effect who we are. It has been said that [inaudible] is the chief force of unhappiness. Well, that is okay. Im already unhappy, so i have nothing left to lose. Holman le pen heres something you dont see every day. Beans, everywhere. I fou
More people requiring more frequent and advanced medical care which often means more pills. But theres a growing movement in the medical and the Scientific Community thats urging less pills and more plants. They look at marijuana as a potential life changer for those suffering from agerelated conditions like chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety, even alzheimers disease. But does cannabis really work for seniors and is it safe . Over the next hour, dr. Sanjay gupta takes us Around The World as he speaks to skeptics and advocates who are studying cannabis. He also meets with older user who say their Quality Of Life has improved because of marijuana. April 2023. Its a Picture Perfect spring morning near the Southern California coastline. Some recommendations and introductions for you about it. Reporter a scene is unfolding that i can hardly believe. We made our way to laguna woods. This is a Retirement Community around here and im about to do something that i havent done before. Get on this bu
The headlines saying it all, heartbreak across the state as those fires continue to rage across Maui Chasing Thousands from their homes. No power, no internet and next to no progress in beating back the flames that have already left dozens dead. Fema directorwill join me live in a minute. Donald trump launching a threepronged attack using ads, speeches, and Tv Interviews to go after the men and women charging him with crimes. Is there a point in which those criticisms themselves break the law . And a year and a half after russia invaded ukraine, its a scenario that almost no one would have predicted at the start. Moscow now under increasing threat, its airports scrambling planes, Government Buildings bombed, Residents Raing for cover. Well have the latest there as well. But we begin with paradise ablaze. At this hour, at least 36 people are dead as three Wildfires Rage across maui. Parts of the island looking like a bomb went off and evacuations are happening around the clock. The head