forecast. it is subject to change but scotland will see a good deal sunshine. not quite as warm, nine to 13 degrees in the far north, 12 to 14 13 degrees in the far north, 12 to 1a and that cooler trend is set to continue for sunday. and that s bbc news at ten on thursday the 20th here on bbc one are all of our news teams in the nations and regions, standing by with the news where you are. happily they are in the studios so what is the fate of dominic raab? the prime minister is deciding whether to back him or sack him. he s had the report into bullying claims against his deputy all day. so what s going on? tonight westminster waits for news amidst a wall of silence from downing street. nick and sima will have the latest. we ll speak to the head of the civil servants union and a number 10 speechwriter under liz truss. also tonight. a new abortion controversy in the united states. tomorrow the us supreme court s due to decide if a texas judge was right to ban the drug used in
using oil and gas for decades to come as we move to net zero. it is estimated we will require a quarter of the gas we used today in 2050 and bringing it in from abroad in liquefied natural gas tankers will mean higher emissions than gas produced here, so it makes no sense. new licences will only go to slow the very fast decline we already have a north sea production and it will not see production overall increase even with continued development, oiland increase even with continued development, oil and gas production is expected to decline in this country by 7% in a year. let me go to you, rupert, in terms of your ideas on how to get mass public support. ideas on how to get mass public su ort. ,, ,,, ., ideas on how to get mass public sun-oft, ,, ., , , support. support for measures. yes, that government support. support for measures. yes, that government statement - support. support for measures. yes, that government statement is - support. support for measures. yes, that government