because the government hasn t stepped in to do that. so i think there is a role for government here that has not been filled adequately. with millions of americans onlyjust getting used to life again as it used to be, there s a growing unease that the pandemic is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a group of colleges and universities is urging the government to step back from its decision to scrap b tecs in england. education leaders are warning the plan is reckless , as it will harm the prospects of poorer pupils. ministers insist replacing the vocational qualifications with a new system of t levels will ensure students leave education with the skills employers want. farmers hit by a freak hail storm last week in essex are calling for emergency financial help from the government. 12 farms in the thaxted area were struck by hail stones the size of golf balls. it s estimated up to 90% of some crops have been lost. this from our environment reporter richard daniel.
massive hailstones hammering down in thaxted last week. robert, i ve never seen damage like this before. well, neither have i. first time, absolutely devastated. it looks as if someone has come through here here with a flail. eight days on, robert still can t take it in. the scale of the damage on his 200 acre farm is immense. we hope it s a one off. we are having trouble getting our heads around it. we just. we don t know what to do now. we ve never seen this devastation. this is our year s work. to us, they are more than money. we look after them, we tend them all year, it s. it s quite hurtful, you know? this is what the crop should look like. it is due for harvest in about three weeks. but take a look at these. battered, bruised, a pod split open. they reckon they have lost around 50% of the crop in this field.
crops have been lost. this from our environment reporter richard daniel. massive hailstones hammering down in thaxted last week. robert, i ve never seen damage like this before. well, neither have i. first time, absolutely devastated. here with a flail mower. eight days on, robert still can t take it in. the scale of the damage on his 200 acre farm is immense. we hope it s a one off. we are having trouble getting our heads around it. we just. we don t know what to do now. we ve never seen this devastation. this is our year s work. to us, they are more than money. we look after them, we tend them all year, it s. it s quite hurtful, you know? this is what the crop should look like. it is due for harvest in about three weeks. but take a look at these.
food we eat, even the clothes that we buy and how we travel, all add to this consumption footprint and it is something that we are all responsible for. to protect the planet and the way we live on it, governments agreed at the last big climate summit in paris to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels. big global corporations have a huge role to play, because this is the decade when real action has to be taken if that goal is to be met. the debate in the run up to the glasgow summit in november is going to be critical in determining whether it will be. as we ve heard, scientists have warned the uk is already undergoing disruptive climate change, with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures. well, farmers hit by a freak hail storm last week in the south east of england are calling for emergency financial help from the government. 12 farms in the thaxted area were struck by hail stones the size of golf balls. it s estimated up to 90% of some
storm last week in essex are calling for emergency financial help from the government. 12 farms in the thaxted area were struck by hail stones the size of golf balls. it s estimated up to 90% of some crops have been lost. this from our environment reporter richard daniel. massive hailstones hammering down in thaxted last week. robert, i ve never seen damage like this before. well, neither have i. first time, absolutely devastated. it looks as if someone has come through here here with a flail. eight days on, robert still can t take it in. the scale of the damage on his 200 acre farm is immense. we hope it s a one off. we are having trouble getting our heads around it. we just. we don t know what to do now. we ve never seen this devastation. this is our year s work. to us, they are more than money. we look after them, we tend them all year, it s. it s quite hurtful, you know?