it s been handled. ukraine s president zelensky has sacked the head of the armed forces we ll bring you the latest on that. and we re still waiting for early results from pakistan. the votes are being counted at the end of a very tense few days. good evening. back in 2015, the world leaders gathered in paris to agree a target, to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels. that target was seen as crucial in preventing the worst effects of global warming. today, the eu s climate service copernicus, revealed that last year that 1.5 degrees limit was met or exceeded every single month. in fact, these past eight months have been the hottest on record. and, what s more, the sea temperature, has been rising every single day since april although that has been driven in part by the current el nino effect. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt. this is where the electricity company sse plans a £2 billion water battery. the hydro
today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmak
This report. Distant Artillery Fire the situation in Soledar Depends On who you ask. Its under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. They will never break us, says his injured comrade. We are winning. But if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. Russian, yes, but not from the regular army. Theyre from a private Military Group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russias fighting. Its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and theyve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. We chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if thats the case. Dont believe russian propaganda. Its not true. Bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. Kyiv has described the Battle For Soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. And thats all we can say with real certainty. Small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and the human cost is huge. B
forever, forever, forever. and the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. after a bruising week for the prime minister, which included a row about a possible squeeze on benefits and a u turn on tax, liz truss has given her first speech as leader to the conservative party conference and insisted we must stay the course . the address was interrupted by greenpeace protesters, but the prime minister went on to defend her determination to cut taxes in order to stimulate growth; she said she had a clear strategy to get britain moving, and that while not everyone would be in favour of her plans, everyone would benefit. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas has this report. she entered with the deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. morning. exactly one month into the job, she has been blamed for economic t