this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the us supreme court has issued another landmark ruling this time limiting the government s ability to regulate emissions from power plants. it marks a victory for the coal industry, but the united nations has described it as a setback in our fight against climate change . the us is the world s second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and the decision is a major blow to president biden s plan to reduce emissions. from washington, here s our north america editor, sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control is a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take are a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take action on climate change. america is a large part of the problem, the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world after china. but also a victim. you can see from the water line above the vast lake how much it has shrunk in recent years, impacti
I was charged with resisting the law and, following an express trial, i have paid a fine of 240 euros. Having paid that fine, we know the Spanish Police investigation has closed and Billy Vunipola is now free to fly back to the uk, and he is due back later today. What will now follow is an internal process at saracens and he will cooperate with that and he unreservedly apologises for any inconvenience he has caused during this incident. A meeting to discuss the introduction of a possible salary cap in the English Premier League has been taking place today with the aim of making the competition fairer. Its part of plans to reform the profit and sustainability regulations, which resulted in both Nottingham Forest and everton being deducted points this season. Top clubs would only be allowed to spend a sum linked to the Television Revenues of the bottom clubs in the league. There is expected to be some opposition to the proposal. Luis rubiales, the former president of the spanish football
Hello, im anita mcveigh, welcome to verified live. There have been dramatic Political Developments in edinburgh, where scotlands First Minister, humza yousaf, has announced that hes resigning. Hes been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the scottish green party. As a result, he was facing two separate votes of no confidence. In an emotional statement earlier today, mr yousaf said he was not willing to trade his values and principles, simply to hold on to power. Lets take a listen to the moment he announced his resignation. I am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. Therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government, and for the country i lead, i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. I have therefore informed the snps National Secretary of my intention to stand do