First, heres our Political Correspondent ione wells reports. July saw the world heating up. Now, political debates around energy and Climate Change also hotting up, too. The government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and Gas Production sites like this in the north sea. Its also confirmed it will support two new Carbon Capture and storage projects in northeast scotland and the humber. These would capture Carbon Dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and pipe it under the sea to store it. Climate campaigners fear it is a tactic to give the Fossil Fuel Industry in business. To keep the Fossil Fuel Industry. The Prime Minister, on a visit to aberdeenshire, argued todays announcements would help the uk reach its Net Zero Target by 2050 while still backing new oil and gas. Even in 2050, when we are at net zero, it is forecast that around a quarter of our energy needs will still come from oil and gas. Thats why technologies like Carbon Capture and storage are important.
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with harry maguire already ruled out of the squad through injury, fellow centre halfjohn stones missed training today with an illness adding to england s fitness concerns in defence. the sense that southgate will have to draw on all his experience if he s to finally guide his team to glory. dan roan, bbc news, blankenhain. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. tonight, rishi sunak underfire for the conservative government s record, as keir starmer refuses to rule out a series of tax rises. will any of it shift the dial? good evening. welcome to newsnight, with the best insight into tonight s interviews rishi sunak and sir keir starmer gave to sky s beth rigby and the answers they both gave to an audience of voters in grimsby. we re going to talk live to the home secretary and labour s shadow paymaster general. as soon as we establish communications. we can see them, we cannot quite hear them yet. and later, we ll speak to the deputy leader of the greens. ashraf
rajini vaidyanathan is in salford for us. it s happening. yes, the sun is setting in salford just as that debate is getting underway. this is the first set piece moment of this general election campaign as we see rishi sunak and keir starmer go head to head in that televised debate. we re used to seeing them go head to head every wednesday and prime minister s questions in parliament. this is quite something else. it s playing out to a primetime audience, it s going to reach new audiences who perhaps haven t necessarily engaged in recent election campaigns. it s a chance for both leaders to put forward their policy agendas but also show us a bit of their personalities. as that debate gets under way i am joined by our political reporter vicki young. what are you looking out for in this next hour or so? are you looking out for in this next hour or so? they both know they ve not a ob hour or so? they both know they ve got a job to hour or so? they both know they ve got a job
Including the latest on the rescue effort. Also this morning from england cricketer to convicted drugs smuggler. Former england cricketer chris lewis tells us about his spiral into crime. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking to two women who only learnt to read properly when they had children. If youve struggled with literacy as an adult then wed love to hear from you. How has it affected your life . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, Hurricane Irma one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic is continuing its path of destruction through the caribbean. At least 14 people have died and hundreds of buildings have been flattened or flooded. Deaths have been reported in the us and British Virgin islands, and the island of anguilla. Barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the ful