The government will make major changes to how it assesses the value of big spending projects a move which would benefit Northern England and other regions. The chancellor, rishi sunak, said the changes were part of the governments levelling up agenda. Theyll be announced in the Spending Review next week, as our Business Correspondent katy austin reports. Major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long lasting boost to the economy. Historically, some areas feel they havent had theirfair share. This business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. I feel that the north has often played second fiddle to the south. I appreciate its where the capital is, and where a lot of businesses are, but the Playing Field is getting more and more lopsided. It needs to be levelled. The question looms of how to put the public finances back on a sustainable footing after the huge cost of coronavirus but the government still wants to be
To double the countrys daily coronavirus Testing Capacity, by opening two new megalabs. A crucial week for brexit trade negotiations with eu leaders hope to sign off on a deal on thursday. And if you want to get in touch on any of todays stories, please do you can tweet me rebeccajonesbbc or with bbcyourquestions. The head of the International Olympic Committee Says hes confident the postponed tokyo games will go ahead in front of spectators next year. Three, two, one, zero. Ignition. And coming up. Taxi for space . The new era for extraterrestial travel as the space x capsule heads into orbit hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Iam i am rebecca jones. The Prime Minister is to carry on working from downing street after being told to self isolate by the nhs test and trace system. Borisjohnson says he was pinged as he put it because of a meeting he had last week with conservati
Writer and historian, jan morris, has died. She was 94. Born as james morris, she started out in journalism, reporting for the times on the conquest of everest. In 1972, she had gender reassignment surgery, an experience she wrote about in the book, conundrum. Jan morris wrote more than a0 books, and leaves behind a collection of unique and vivid descriptions of some of the worlds greatest cities. Our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, looks back at an extraordinary life. Jan morris, Award Winning travel writer and historian, journalist, and one of the earliest to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Life had begun as james, a dashing young army officer turned ambitious newspaper reporter, whose moment came in 1953 with the conquest of everest. Morris reported the achievement for the times, more interested in climbing the career ladder than the ascent itself. To fool rivals, morris sent news of the success in code. The times published it on coronation day. For a moment, james morris wa
Invests in big spending projects, to ensure the north of england gets a fair share of the cash. Five, four, three, two, one. Zero. Lift off. Blast off for a satellite that will track rising sea levels improving our understanding of climate change. Now on bbc news, indonesia is the Worlds Largest exporter of palm oil and in the last two decades, vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations. The remote province of papua, home to asias most extensive remaining rainforests, has escaped fairly untouched, until now. This film investigates how papua has become the new frontier for aggressive palm oil expansion. West papua, indonesia. Some of the last untouched rainforests on the planet are being cleared to make way for oil palm plantations. Indigenous tribes paid less than 10 us a hectare for their ancestral lands. Here, a south korean palm oil giant carried out deliberate and illegal burning on its land. You have to develop a technique that can determine if a fire is in
Is the Worlds Largest exporter of palm oil, and in the last two decades vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations. The remote province of papua, home to asias most extensive remaining rainforests, has escaped fairly untouched, until now. This film investigates how papua has become the new frontier for aggressive palm oil expansion. West papua, indonesia. Some of the last untouched rainforests on the planet are being cleared to make way for oil palm plantations. Indigenous tribes paid less than 10 us a hectare for their ancestral lands. Here, a south korean palm oil giant carried out deliberate and illegal burning on its land. They have to developed a technique that can determine if a fire is intentional or not. This can bring liability to big corporations who are in charge of these concession sites. The company at the centre of this Story Associated with the worlds leading sustainable certification body. Sings. The forest of west papua are some of the most biod