the prime minister believes abusive text messages sent by the cabinet minister gavin williamson were unacceptable and pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, criticises the police for allegedly not investigating the gun attack against him on thursday. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in egypt, where more than 100 world leaders are gathering for the annual un climate change summit co p27. and it has begun 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. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest from the conference in sharm el sheikh. cyclones ripped through madagascar. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year, while another year of low rainfall pushed parts of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even closer to famine. it s easy to see
this seems like paradise, but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and for our survival, as well. i travel across the islands to meet some inspirational people with exciting ideas. seeing the radical new ways to bring coral reefs back to life, and a completely new, sustainable way of reclaiming much needed land. this is extreme conservation. ..the maldives. the maldives is located about 500km south of india, in the pacific ocean. it s made up of almost 1,200 islands that sit within these circular formations called atolls. and it s these low lying islands th
today, following the firm s takeover by elon musk. prince william has announced the finalists for his global we are going to find a solution is to repair our planet. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the earthshot prize . good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the government could delay or scrap major energy and transport projects as it tries to rein in public spending a spokesperson said we are reviewing every major project . the treasury is due to reveal its tax and spending plans under the new prime minister rishi sunak in the autumn statement on the 17th of november. the bbc understands that plans for a new nuclear power plant called sizewell c in suffolk are under review borisjohnson pledged £700 million for the project in september, with a call to go nuclear and go large . a high speed rail line promised by liz truss for the north of england could also be scaled back. the government is also expected to try t
hello. the president of the european commission has said sabotage was the cause of rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe. ursula von der leyen has warned of the strongest possible response if active european energy insfrastructure is attacked. earlier, ukraine accused russia of causing the leaks in what it described as a terrorist attack . here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. nord stream 1 and nord stream 2 are huge pipelines that bring gas from russia to germany, 700 miles along under the baltic. they are the largest pipelines of their kind in the world. but look at this, significant disturbance to the sea near denmark, caused by leaking gas, it is thought. the danish military say this area of turbulence was more than half a mile wide and shipping is being kept out of the area. the gas is leaking here near a danish island, bornholm, it is thought there are a couple of leaks in nord stream 1, and a third in nord stream 2. it s no
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the president of the european commission has said rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe were the result of sabotage. ursula von der leyen has warned of the strongest possible response if active european energy infrastructure is attacked. earlier, ukraine accused russia of causing the leaks in what it described as a terrorist attack . here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. nord stream 1 and nord stream 2 are huge pipelines that bring gas from russia to germany, 700 miles along under the baltic. they are the largest pipelines of their kind in the world. but look at this, significant disturbance to the sea near denmark, caused by leaking gas, it is thought. the danish military say this area of turbulence was more than half a mile wide and shipping is being kept out of the area. the gas is leaking here near a danish island, bornholm, it is thought there are a couple of le