Europe is founded. Freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, the preservation of human rights. They absolutely cannot be taken for granted. Indias Supreme Court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. Catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. Coming up, sportsday will have all the latest sports news as englands lionesses take on germany. Good evening. If youvejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. Flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands, after the recent torrential downpours, that caused rivers to burst their banks. Seven severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, are still in place on the river don in South Yorkshire, while Derbyshire Police have named the woman who died, after being swept away by floodwaters on the River Derwent near the town of matlock. She was annie hall, a former high sheriff of de
The Turkish Military says it has captured the sister of abu bakr al baghdadi, leader of the Extremist Group the so called Islamic State, who died in an american raid in north west syria a week ago. Turkish Officials Say they are interrogating her, along with her husband and daughter in law, detained with her. With more, here is michael pregent, senior fellow from the Hudson Institute and a former intelligence officer. There are not a lot of details, but what is important is where she was captured, in the town of azaz. And this is a smuggling route for isis women since isis took the town in september of 2013. So there was known intelligence, known information, that there were isis families in that area, and it was also under the control of Turkish Forces it is now under the control of Turkish Forces. It shows that this is a place that isis has been very comfortable with since 2013. It will be interesting to find out what the turkish officials can glean from the capture of documents with
The new Green Research is really designed to encourage every club. After all, the planets future is a game everyone wins. Or everyone loses. Joe wilson, bbc news. And you can find out how sustainable your team is go to bbc. Co. Uk sport. The mayor of venice has said Climate Change is responsible for the worst flooding in the italian city for nearly a century. He said the highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years will leave a permanent mark on the city. Popular tourist sites were completely flooded and people had to wade through the streets after a major storm. Time for a look at the weather. Heres mel coles. Good afternoon. Today, many areas get respite from the recent rainfall but it is short lived and the next weather system is already starting to show its hand across parts of South West England and into wales. We are seeing more cloud. You can see this bank of cloud, it is rain bearing clouds which is starting to work its way in. It is tied to an area of low pressure
For the springboks in south africa after winning the Rugby World Cup in style. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its news day. Thank you forjoining us. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, dc. Where a climate study endorsed by 11,000 scientists warns that there will be untold human suffering without deep and lasting changes. The report by researchers in the us, australia and south africa draws on a0 years of data. It declares the world is in the midst of an accelerating climate emergency. The study says there are profoundly troubling signs of human impact on the climate, including sustained rises in population, increased air travel and a global loss of tree cover. 0ur environment editor David Shukman told us more about the study by international scientists. They point out that exactly a0 years ago there was a world im at conference which warned of the urgency of tackling Climate Change as Greenhouse Gas emiss
Thousands of scientists from around the world have endorsed a study based on a0 years of research that says the planet is facing a Global Climate emergency. The group of around 11,000 scientists says governments are failing to address the crisis, and without deep and lasting changes, there will be untold human suffering. Gareth barlow has the story. Wildfires in the United States, floods in somalia, droughts in the andes, typhoons in asia. Symptoms and signs of a changing climate, i Climate Emergency, according to 11,000 scientists. They have backed a report based on a0 years of data which says humans are facing untold suffering, amid a Climate Emergency, caused by issues such as booming populations, a rise in air travel, and three numbers falling as forests are felled. Our planet is in crisis. You know it, we know it. Claim changes are key social and political issue, and the reports authors say governments, businesses and the public must do more to tackle the causes of Climate Change.