According to a report by the childrens commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. President trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nations Prime Minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 Railway Project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. The first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. The second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. In 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. But borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. This morning the transport secretary grant shapps didnt rule out scrapping the project
It is 2 30am. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with shaun ley. Hello, and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Time is running out. If we dont act fast and radically, it will become too late to limit the effects of Global Warming. Its a sort of thing you usually hear from campaigners trying to wake welcome to bbc news, up the world. Tim flannery isnt like that. Im reged ahmad. Our top stories the australian scientist medical officials in new york say is an optimist and absolutely the death of the disgraced convinced, he says, that we can shift from a carbon emitting financier, jeffrey to a carbon absorbing economy. Epstein was suicide. Air travellers across the us are facing major delays hope for mankind, or as a computer failure led to chaos. Just so much hot air . Tim flannery, welcome to hardtalk. The hollywood actor peter fonda, famous for the film classic easy rider has died at the age of 79. Hello and welcome. A post mortem examination has weve seen this year, concluded that the death
Ten men, aged between 13 and 30, are being questioned on suspicion of murdering pc Andrew Harper in berkshire. Pro democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more theyve been supported by thousands of teachers. Meanwhile, chinese troops have put on a show of military strength in the border city of shenzhen. Jeremy corbyns proposal to be installed as a caretaker Prime Minister to prevent a no deal brexit is rejected by another senior conservative mp. Sudans Ruling Military Council has signed a power sharing deal with the civilian opposition, following months of protests. Now on bbc news its hardtalk with shaun ley. Hello, and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Time is running out. If we dont act fast and radically, it will become too late to limit the effects of Global Warming. Its a sort of thing you usually hear from campaigners trying to wake up the world. Tim flannery isnt like that. The australian scientist is an optimist and absolutely convinced, he says, that we c
Now on bbc news its hardtalk. Shaun ley interviews environmentalist professor tim flannery. Hello, and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Time is running out. If we dont act fast and radically, it will become too late to limit the effects of Global Warming. Its a sort of thing you usually hear from campaigners trying to wake up the world. Tim flannery isnt like that. The australian scientist is an optimist and absolutely convinced, he says, that we can shift from a carbon emitting to a carbon absorbing economy. Hope for mankind, or just so much hot air . Tim flannery, welcome to hardtalk. Weve seen this year, certainly in europe, some of the most extraordinary temperatures and weather events that weve experienced. In some parts of western europe, a second heatwave in only a matter of a month. Belgium, the netherlands and germany recording their highest ever temperatures. Globally, the Un World Meteorological Organization says the last four years have been the hottest known to man and y
Hello, and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Time is running out. If we dont act fast and radically, it will become too late to limit the effects of Global Warming. Its a sort of thing you hear from campaigners trying to wake up the world. Tim flannery isnt like that. The australian scientist is an optimist and absolutely convinced, he says, that we can shift from a carbon emitting to a carbon absorbing economy. Hope for mankind or just so much hot air . Tim flannery, welcome to hardtalk. Weve seen this year, certainly in europe, some of the most extraordinary temperatures and weather events that weve experienced. In some parts of western europe, a second heatwave in only a matter of a month. Belgium and the netherlands and germany recording their highest ever temperatures. Globally, the Un World Meteorological Organisation says the last four years have been the hottest known to man and yet Antonio Guterres, the un secretary general says the paradox is that as things are getting worse