Pivotal moment. A group of swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of human rights. Here they are. The court found switzerland had violated some of their human rights by not taking sufficient action on Climate Change. Switzerlands efforts were called woefully inadequate. This ruling could influence the law in 46 other europen countries, including the uk. It comes after last month was officially declared the worlds warmest March On Record. We start with this report from climate editorjustin rowlatt. The swiss women arrived at the European Court ready to fight. There has been a violation of article 8 of the convention. And they won, persuading the judges that switzerlands failure to do enough to cut Planet Warming Emissions could help create heat waves that could threaten the lives of older people. I am so, well, shocked, positively shocked, so happy we could contribute to the future, to a Better Future for our children. Todays ruling is not only to
Maybe they. Maybe they were cheering, cheering me. It was an achievement that won him the nobel prize. Professor peter higgs at university of edinburgh. On behalf of a modest man, he avoided the fuss by going to a nearby restaurant when the award was announced. The former neighbour congratulated me on the news and i said, oh, what news . And so she told me that her daughter had phoned from london to alert her to the fact that i had got this prize. As a young theoretical physicist, he was fascinated by the behaviour of the Subatomic Particles that lay at the heart of atoms. He went on to develop a theory of how these particles gain substance oi mass. Summed up in this equation, Professor Higgs predicted a field which permeates the entire universe. Five other scientists also came up with similar ideas at around the same time. But in this historic paper from 1964, peter higgs was the only one to have predicted the existence of the particle through which it operated. The only thing i, i th
On in the ashes . They need at least a draw to avoid a series defeat. Coming up in sport on bbc news, britains number two tennis player, aljaz bedene, switches back to slovenia in a bid to play at the next olympics. Good evening. Relatives of the four children who died in a housefire in salford have said they dont know how they will be able to tell the childrens mother who is in a medically induced coma and likely to remain that way for several weeks. 15 year old demi pearson, three year old lia, lacie aged seven, and brandon who was eight died following the fire on monday, which police are calling a targeted attack. The child rens grandfather says the family had been harrassed before and the police had been called on sunday night but left. The house was set alight a few hours later. Three people have been charged with murder. Judith moritz has been speaking to the family, and is at Police Headquarters in manchester tonight. Judith. Yes, fiona, ispent yes, fiona, i spent the afternoon
It paves the way for this man, Peoples Party leader, Sebastian Kurz to become the next chancellor. The deal comes two months after the original parliamentary election. It means austria will be the only western european country with a far right party in government. The Freedom Party is led by Heinz Christian strache. It was launched in 1956 by ex nazis and takes anti immigrant and anti eu positions. Our correspondent in vienna bethany bell has more. We have a government which is conservative and far right, and it was noticeable that during the election campaign, it was dominated very much wider question of the anti migrant feeling, and infact it was interesting that the Freedom Party even accused Sebastian Kurzs conservatives of stealing their positions when it came to anti migrants. What will be interesting to see his how the two parties balance out their ministries. Be announced this Coalition Deal but they did not give any details, the two leaders, they say that tomorrow they are goi
I cannot say when these negotiations will be concluded. But i dont hope that i will have to have as Early Morning meeting with the british Prime Minister than the one i had last week. Hopefully, with fewer last minute trips to brussels in the middle of the night, the negotiations step up. It has been a slog to get this far, but their words this morning are part of our history now, the official end of the beginning of our departure from the European Union. It has taken time, but at last, the governments negotiating team can crack on with initial talks about how we do business in future, and vitally, the transition a couple of years after brexit itself. The uk and the eu have shown what can be achieved by commitment and perseverance on both sides. Im pleased that its been agreed we should make rapid progress on an implementation period, which will give certainty to businesses and individuals. The eus brokers believe the cabinet at home must bury their differences, though, to give a clear