the cruel world of politics. also on the programme: a year on from the start of the war in ethiopia, the government claims to be on the brink of victory but tigrayan fighters are advancing towards the capital. and yorkshire cricket club is suspended from hosting england matches amid a row over racism. it s 9:00am in singapore, and 1:00am in glasgow at the cop26 climate conference, where the british government says the end of coal is in sight. that s after more than a0 countries promised to phase out the fossilfuel in the coming decades. poland, vietnam and chile are among the fast growing economies that now say they ll reduce their coal use. but as our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports, other big users of coal such china and america haven t signed up to the deal. a dinosauron a dinosaur on the loose at the united nations, but with a message for humanity. listen, eole, message for humanity. listen, peeple. i message for humanity. listen, peeple. i know m
a year on from the start of the war in ethiopia, the government claims to be on the brink of victory but tigrayan fighters are advancing towards the capital. there are concerns by the expansion of the conflict, by the expansion of the fighting from tigray and into surrounding areas. and. yorkshire cricket club is suspended from hosting england matches amid a row over racism. it s 7am in singapore and ”pm in glasgow, at the cop26 climate conference, where the british government says the end of coal is in sight . that s after more than a0 countries promised to phase out the fossil fuel in the coming decades. poland, vietnam and chile are among the fast growing economies, that now say they ll reduce their coal use. but as our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports, other big users of coal such china and america haven t signed up to the deal. a dinosaur on the loose at the united nations, but with a message for humanity. listen up, people, i know a thing or two about
banned from sale in england and wales by next year. and the tunisian tennis star hoping to make it a double in the history books by winning a grand slam title in today s wimbledon final. hello i m lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. huge swathes of the northern hemisphere spanning europe, north america and asia are baking in unprecedented heatwaves. in europe, several areas of italy have issued red alert warnings and in greece authorities have warned about a greater risk of fires. our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, has the latest. as temperatures rise across europe, so do concerns for people s health. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. yeah, the sun is very strong right now. it s a bit dangerous, it feels like. but for many tourists, once in a lifetime sites are worth the risk. don t know if i ll ever be back. so we have to take advantage of the day. greek medics have dealt w
detained. a powerful arctic storm sweeps across swathes of the us and canada. more than 200 million people are under weather warnings, with temperatures dropping to minus 45 degrees celsius in some places. travel disruption in the uk due to border strikes union chiefs say the walkouts could go on for six months unless the governmentjoins pay talks. china is continuing to grapple with a major covid outbreak following a lifting of restrictions with growing questions about the government s official death tally. george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. more in sport later in the bulletin. clashes have erupted in the french capital paris after a fatal shooting at a kurdish centre. capital paris after a fatal shooting three people were killed in the incident and three others injured. these are live pictures from the scene in the tenth arrondisement where crowds of angry protesters almost immediately filled the streets. riot police h