welcome to the programme. we start with the stark warning from the united nations that the next five years will almost certainly be the hottest since records began. they say it is now more likely than not that a key target to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees will be breached with far reaching repercussions. let s break all this down for you. according to this report there is now a 66% chance that we will pass the 1.5 degrees threshold for at least a year. three years ago, scientists estimated there was less than a 20% chance of that happening. there is a 98% chance of seeing the warmest year on record before 2027. arctic heating will likely be three times higher than the global average. i have been speaking to the vice chair of the ipcc s working group, and she explained to me the scale of the issues the planet is facing. the roblem issues the planet is facing. the problem is issues the planet is facing. the problem is that issues the planet is facing. tue
crimes against humanity than the international community had against hitler nuremburg. so the scale of the crimes is no secret to anybody. charles lister from the un institute speaking to me a little earlier. we will be back in the next few minutes, but you can go to our website to get the very latest. we have a live pager that evolving situation with that situation with harry and meghan, and a spokesperson for the couple have claimed that they were involved in a near catastrophic car chase, the incident happened after the duke and duchess of attended an awards ceremony in new york on tuesday. in a statement, the spokesperson said the relentless pursuit lasted for over two hours. since then we have heard from the new york police department as well who have confirmed the incident but said that there were numerous photographers who made their