president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. more than 100 world leaders are gathering for the annual un climate change summit cop27 in egypt. and it s begun with dire warnings about the state of the planet. extreme temperatures, wildfires, drought and flooding have all been made worse by the last eight years being the hottest on record, according to the world meterological organization. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest from the conference in sharm el sheikh. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more thani million people in nigeria last month, while another year of low rainfall pushed parts of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even closer to famine. our planet is sending a distress signal, the un conference in egypt was warned. the last eight years have been the warmest on record, making every heatwave more intense and life threatening, especially for vulnerable po
into lake victoria in tanzania during stormy weather. and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president says russia is readying its forces for a large scale attack on his country s infrastructure. volodymyr zelensky said he believed moscow would focus on ukraine s energy sector first. the southern ukrainian city of mariupol has been left in ruins after being subjected to fierce russian bombardment early in the invasion. the city was besieged by russian forces and ukrainian officials now estimate at least 25 thousand people were killed there. our correspondent hilary andersson has been speaking to survivors from the city for bbc panorama. they give vivid and distressing testimony. and a warning that hilary s report contains references to suicide, and you may find some of it distressing. artem has seen what no child shoul
we ll have the latest from justin rowlatt at the summit, where the prime minister rishi sunak hasjust been speaking. also on the programme. five years after the fire at grenfell tower, which claimed 72 lives, the official public inquiry is drawing to a close. many rail services are still badly disrupted despite a series of planned strikes being called off. how fast could you run in your slippers when you were a kid? laughter. and, peter kay announces his long awaited return to stand up comedy with his first live tour in 12 years. also this hour on bbc london. protests by climate change activists close parts of the m25 this morning, the same day world leaders gather for cop 27. good evening. the global climate summit known as cop 27 has started in egypt, with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. antonio guterres said the world was on the highway to climate hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to cooperate or perish . he declare
government and , blood grown in a laboratory has been given to people , in a world first clinical trial. the un secretary general antonio guterres has told a major climate conference that humanity has a choice: co operate or perish. over 120 world leaders are attending cop27 in egypt. we ve got lots of clips to play you. first this warning from mr guterres. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing. greenhouse gas emissions keep growing. global temperatures keep growing. global temperatures keep rising. and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will meet climate chaos irreversible. we are in a highway to claimant tell. with our foot still on the accelerator. with our foot still on the accelerator. cop is an annual event where governments meet to agree steps to limit global temperature rises. many of the world leaders here are from developing countries demanding greater accountability from the richest, most polluting nations. abs
tonight at ten: dire warnings for the future of the planet, as the cop 27 climate conference begins in egypt. delegates are told the last 8 years have been the hottest on record accelerating the effects of climate change we must answer the planet s distress signal with action ambitious, credible climate action. the prime minister rishi sunak arrived in egypt this evening after reversing his initial decision not to attend. and tonight mr sunak made his first public comments about the expletive ridden text messages sent by sir gavin williamson whom he appointed to government. downing street says rishi sunak thinks offensive messages sent by government minister sir gavin williamson are unacceptable . the devastated ukrainian city of mariupol, where an estimated 1,500 new graves have been found we have a special report. and, in the us, campaigning reaches fever pitch as the democrats and the republicans pull out their big names for the mid term elections. good evening. th