Hello and welcome. We start in ukraine, where president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion Centre he says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are quote dead and wounded. The reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the country s west. In a tweet, president zelensky said this war crime alone says everything about russian aggression. Beasts that destroy everything that simply allows to live. Defeating terrorists is a matter of honour for everyone who values life. so far, theres been no comment from russia. Our ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse is in kyiv if there is accuracy to president zelensky s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harms way. Weve seen it before with a Maternity Hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol Last year. Weve seen it in a Mental Health hospital in dnipro just a few months ag
once the book came out, i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. marine life is at risk from climate change, pollution and overfishing, but only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists as our reporter esme stalla rd reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect the high seas. we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. high seas are international waters that aren t controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and play host to most of our planet s marine life some two million species. until now, all countries ha
in the hope that sharing details will help others. what the book came out, i felt incredibly free, a huge weight off my shoulders. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved after ten years of talks. marine life is at risk from climate change, pollution and overfishing, and climate activists are hailing the deal as a massive step. the new high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. it will establish limits on fishing, shipping and exploration activities. this would represent a substantial increase from the 1.2% which is protected under the current framework signed a0 years ago in 1982, the un convention on the law of the sea. the urgency stems from estimates that nearly 10% of marine species are at risk of exctinction. the bbc s esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect
elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. hello and welcome to the programme the cop 27 climate summit has begun in egypt with dire warnings about the state of the planet. extreme temperatures, wildfires, drought and flooding have all been made worse by the last eight years being the hottest on record, according to the world meterological organisation. the un secretary general antonio guterres insisted the summit had to produce ambitious, credible climate actions . our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more than1 million people in nigeria last month, while another year of low rainfall pushed parts of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even closer to famine. our planet is sending a distress signal, the un conference in egypt was warned. the last eight years have been the warmest on record, making every heat