Theres no more cereals, so i have the last piece of toast. Luckily, mum isnt hungry. Going without food in todays britain a new Study Reveals the massive increase in the number of people using food banks. Scientists say a Climate Emergency will lead to untold human suffering. How big a part will the issue and its solutions play in the election . And coming up on bbc news, saracens have been given a suspended 35 point deduction and £5 million fine for breaching salary cap rules over a three year period. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Jacob rees mogg, the leader of the commons, has been accused of insulting the memory of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire after he appeared to suggest that people should have used common sense on the night of the fire two years ago and fled the tower block. In an interview with lbc radio, mr rees mogg said that having read the recent report on the fire he would have ignored the fire brigades advice to remain in the building. He has o
For the springboks in south africa after winning the Rugby World Cup in style. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its news day. Thank you forjoining us. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, dc. Where a climate study endorsed by 11,000 scientists warns that there will be untold human suffering without deep and lasting changes. The report by researchers in the us, australia and south africa draws on a0 years of data. It declares the world is in the midst of an accelerating climate emergency. The study says there are profoundly troubling signs of human impact on the climate, including sustained rises in population, increased air travel and a global loss of tree cover. 0ur environment editor David Shukman told us more about the study by international scientists. They point out that exactly a0 years ago there was a world im at conference which warned of the urgency of tackling Climate Change as Greenhouse Gas emiss
Now on bbc news its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Last weekend in hong kong, metro stations were torched, the Chinese State news agency was attacked, police fired water cannon and tear gas and 200 people were arrested. That is hong kongs new normal. How long can it go on without a major intervention from beijing . Is there any way out of the impasse between hong kongs government and pro democracy protesters . Well, my guest is a former senior official in the territorys administration, anthony cheung. Are the territorys prospects bleak . Anthony cheung in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. Youre welcome. From the outside, it looks as though hong kong is sliding ever deeper into chaos, is that the way it feels to you, inside hong kong . Well, its really distressing to see whats happening. Protests and violence seem to be continuing and the whole community is getting very anxious. Some young people feel they dont see a breakthrough. They dont see light at the end of the t
Thousands of scientists from around the world have endorsed a study based on a0 years of research that says the planet is facing a Global Climate emergency. The group of around 11,000 scientists says governments are failing to address the crisis, and without deep and lasting changes, there will be untold human suffering. Gareth barlow has the story. Wildfires in the United States, floods in somalia, droughts in the andes, typhoons in asia. Symptoms and signs of a changing climate, i Climate Emergency, according to 11,000 scientists. They have backed a report based on a0 years of data which says humans are facing untold suffering, amid a Climate Emergency, caused by issues such as booming populations, a rise in air travel, and three numbers falling as forests are felled. Our planet is in crisis. You know it, we know it. Claim changes are key social and political issue, and the reports authors say governments, businesses and the public must do more to tackle the causes of Climate Change.
As a key witness in the impeachment inquiry says ukraine was told to investigate his democratic rival joe biden to get us military aid. Cheering and applause. And a heroes welcome for the springboks in south africa after winning the Rugby World Cup in style. Voiceover live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, one in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, dc, where a climate study endorsed by 11,000 scientists warns that there will be untold human suffering without deep and lasting changes. The report by researchers in the us, australia and south africa draws on a0 years of data. Well, it declares the world is in the midst of an accelerating climate emergency. The study says there are profoundly troubling signs of human impact on the climate, including sustained rises in population, increased air travel and a global loss of tree cover. 0ur environment editor David Shukman told us more about the study by