Today at five, official confirmation, that the world has experienced its hottest decade, on record. New figures from the met office, nasa, and other agencies, also show that 2019 was the second warmest year on record. And the warming is set to increase unless action is taken. This is no surprise. And the extremes that we are seeing, more extremes that we are seeing, more extremes are reported in 2019, as we look at our climate models and our scenarios Going Forward these are the things that we are expected to see on a greater frequency but also with more ferocity as well. Well have the latest, and well be talking to a climate scientist. Professor of environmental economics. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. In the us, the House Speaker reveals a team of seven democrats,
to lead the impeachment case, against President Trump. This is about the constitution of the United States and its important for the president to know and putin to know the american voter, voters in america, shou
Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm British Airways files a complaint with the European Commission over the government bail out of struggling Airline Flybe. Ba says its a blatant misuse of public funds. The government isnt in the market to bail out private companies. What we do on a case by case basis is look to see whether a business is viable. In the case of flybe, it is a viable business. The duchess of sussexs father, Thomas Markle, is prepared to testify against meghan in her legal battle with the mail on sunday. At least 60 people many of them children are treated for breathing problems and skin irritation, after a passenger plane dumps fuel over schools in la. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. Good afternoon, simon, and some of tenniss biggest stars have raised over £2. 5 million in a Charity Event to help those affected by the australian bushfire crisis. And the weather has stepped in. Yes, we will look at what has b
Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me annita mcveigh. The headlines. The government is accused of misusing public funds after coming up with a rescue deal to save the Regional Airline flybe. The duchess of sussex makes her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced they want to step down as senior members of the royal family. Children are treated for skin irritation after a passenger plane dumps fuel over the playground of a school before making an Emergency Landing at Los Angeles International airport. The High Speed Rail link hsz, could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. The roof of a block of flats in slough lands on the pavement after gusts of more than 80 miles
an hour sweep across the uk. Coming up at 9 15 the next step in the impeachment proceedings against President Trump the house of representatives passes its evidence to the senate. And in sport, its fa cup magic for shrewsbury town. A late win
About her path to success so far. Having played football at the highest level, ive had the exposure and equally i did an economic degree, worked for Deutsche Bank for years, made Investment Bank and now im full time at chelsea working with the commercial team. I still have the football input but now im learning about how the business is run as well. The board of directors as lewes fc is 33 female, the premier league says 50 of club boards have women on them, but the total number of female Board Members in the top flight amounts to around 11 . Those working to increase diversity on boards so it is critical to address the gender balance. If you want to get change and get more young women playing football which is a big driver for the fa, then every club needs to take ownership and that ownership is not going to happen unless you get different voices on the board and women are a very, very important part of our society and sport matters. As a Community Owned club, lewes say they want thei
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Plans for a huge increase in covid testing in britain. Operation moonshot aims to do ten million daily tests by early next year. The idea is to have a test which would be carried out at the location, a bit like a pregnancy test that provides a very quick result, and that would completely revolutionise things. Senior uk ministers will hold emergency talks with eu officials later over the governments plan to override parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Thousands of migrants desperately seek shelter after a camp on the greek island of lesbos was destroyed by fire. Three people die as wildfires continue to rage in california, which is in the middle of a 20 year mega drought. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello and welcome if you re the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and ac