aid budget by 2026 to reach it. earlier, i spoke with michael wilkins, executive director of the centre for climate finance and investment at imperial college london. it s a little bit of a surprise if indeed it s true that the government will be remeasuring on its previous commitments of international climate finance, especially given that we re in the run up to the next climate change summit taking place in november, in the united arab emirates where this topic is bound to come up. and the uk s commitments, which were hopeful in glasgow only two years ago at cop26, will be looked into question. so it was a bit surprising when i saw it this morning. what kind of difference is this money do to make? due to make? well, you have to put into context, really, in terms of the amount of funding required to tackle the causes and the effects of climate change in the developing world. the poorer countries need massive amounts of investment, and they are just not getting it. you kno
Lessons as the director of the National Theatre, what is it about alan bennett plays that seem to make them absolutely bullet proof when it comes to success . Dont say that well, the way alan talks through his characters is the way large audiences wanted to be talked to. They trusted what he had to say, they trusted the way he said it. Theres a kind of bond that alan creates in the way he writes, which i can always depend upon. Put the van in your drive . That never occurred to me. Such as the lady in the van, a play which they subsequently turned into a film about an eccentric old lady who inveigles her way into Alan Bennetts life. Youre not doing me a favour, you know. I have got other fish to fry. Is it true that you write about the outsider, principally . Well, i suppose it is true. But not consciously. I dont go casting about for people who arent in the charmed circle, as it were. Have you ever had a situation, alan, where youve taken a play to nick, he was unenthusiastic, and the
Lessons as the director of the National Theatre, what is it about alan bennett plays that seem to make them absolutely bullet proof when it comes to success . Dont say that well, the way alan talks through his characters is the way large audiences wanted to be talked to. They trusted what he had to say, they trusted the way he said it. Theres a kind of bond that alan creates in the way he writes, which i can always depend upon. Put the van in your drive . That never occurred to me. Such as the lady in the van, a play which they subsequently turned into a film about an eccentric old lady who inveigles her way into Alan Bennetts life. Youre not doing me a favour, you know. I have got other fish to fry. Is it true that you write about the outsider, principally . Well, i suppose it is true. But not consciously. I dont go casting about for people who arent in the charmed circle, as it were. Have you ever had a situation, alan, where youve taken a play to nick, he was unenthusiastic, and the
Ive been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. And philip has the weather. Good morning to you. For some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. Ill tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few moments, President Trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. But he leaves behind more controversy in washington. We can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. Can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. Theyve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. Were expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. They werent quite ready with the aircraft steps because Air Force One touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. The us media is reporting that he told senio
Ive been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. And philip has the weather. Good morning to you. For some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. Ill tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few moments, President Trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. But he leaves behind more controversy in washington. We can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. Can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. Theyve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. Were expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. They werent quite ready with the aircraft steps because Air Force One touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. The us media is reporting that he told senio