to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of blistering heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. every month apart from december has been warmer than average. now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews: greta thunberg. when i was 15, i wasjust discovering the joys of hip hop and dreaming of playing cricket for england. at the same age, greta thunberg launched an international movement by skipping school. she s not a politician or a scientist, nor is she the first to campaign against climate change. at school, she was bullied for years, before being diagnosed with asperger s syndrome. but in 2018, this swedish schoolgirl found herself hailed as the unlikely voice of global youth. she s become the symbol of a generation, which, as she puts it, is not being listened to by older people, who won t suffer the consequences of not listening. whether you admire her or despair of her, greta thunberg s influence has already been profound. and she s still a teenager. in 2015, the eu and
of a generation, which, as she puts it, is not being listened to by older people, who won t suffer the consequences of not listening. whether you admire her or despair of her, greta thunberg s influence has already been profound. and she s still a teenager. in 2015, the eu and nearly 200 countries signed the paris agreement, attempting to limit the global temperature increase this century to 1.5 degrees celsius. greta thunberg has pleaded, reasoned and raged in the faces of world leaders to keep their promises. you all come to us, young people for hope. how dare you? in doing so, she has become a modern icon to some, and an alarmist pariah to others. she has graced magazine covers and is mobbed like a rock star. while politicians and celebrities align themselves with her, to signal their green credentials, and opponents regularly send her family death threats. she s now created a book of essays, written by her and over 100 experts by way of a toolkit for those concerned about
reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. live images from the palace where crowds have been gathering since the news broke on thursday. memorials to the late majesty. flowers, candles, and personal messages outside of the grounds of the buckingham palace. it also decorates the gates of windsor castle. and the beloved scottish receipt retreat, where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days from appointing her 15th prime minister. queen elizabeth ii s coronation was held in 1953. no date has been set yet for the coronation of her eldest son. the new king, charles iii, is expected to give a televised address in the next couple of hours. the death of my beloved mother, her majesty, the queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. we mourn, profoundly, the passing of a cherished sovereign at a much beloved mother. giving reaction to the queen s death. scotland, very close to this, where we heard the official announcement on thurs
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