to reduce your carbon footprint? let me know on twitter at @annita—mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the president of the european commission accuses poland of undermining the eu in a growing row between brussels and warsaw over the rule of law. the daughters of two men who died following covid outbreaks in their care homes begin a legal case against the government today. a month after it first erupted, the la palma volcano continues to spew lover. —— to spew lava. the prime minister has said the government's plan to phase out from next april, households in england and wales will be offered grants of £5,000 to install air source heat pumps or other green heating. £450 million will be spent on the boiler upgrade scheme which will run for three years. around 20% of uk emissions are from heating buildings according to official figures, so there is pressure on the heat and buildings strategy to deliver effective reductions. but as the grants amount to just 90,000 replaced boilers, critics describe the scheme as unambitious. colletta smith reports. it came down there, into that corner. there is a secret lying under richard's garden. the heat for his home is absorbed by an underground network of pipes. there is a secret lying under richard's garden. the heat for his home is absorbed by an underground network of pipes. it comes in through a ground source pump. so, this is where the actual hardware is located. richard swapped his gas guzzling system seven years ago, i mean, the house is constantly at a pleasant temperature. it's not boiling hot, but it's very livable. and the economics of it are just fantastic. we paid 15,000 for the ground source and then 5000 for some solar thermal panels for the roof, which supply the hot water. to make a ground source pump work you need a massive garden, which is a pipe dream for most of us. the other type of heat pump works by compressing heat from the air. it's cheaper to install and smaller, but most homes will still need loads of insulation first. then we'll go through and see some of the equipment we've got set up. david spends his time researching heating efficiency and says although the money sounds like a lot, it won't go far. what we are being left with is a gamble on the future, that these things are going to be cheaper and that the industry are going to be more ready to install them, and, crucially, that people are going to want them. do you think this is going to be enough to convince people with gas boilers to make the switch? perhaps not yet. one of the problem is that they're going to face here is getting that connection with people and householders, to make sure the policy actually works and it's something people are happy to take on. because each home is different, getting 86% of households off gas is a monumental challenge. despite promises, this strategy will only begin to scratch the surface. coletta smith, bbc news, harrogate. within the last hour, borisjohnson has told a global investment summit in london that the covid—19 crisis showed how governments and the private sector must work together to tackle global problems, and he urged investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology, including with the introduction of low—carbon alternatives to gas boilers. the market is going _ alternatives to gas boilers. tue: market is going green, alternatives to gas boilers. tte: market is going green, and people know that we have the technological solutions to these problems, and they want to go green, and they know that we will be able one day to bring down the prices of green technology, evs and heat pumps and solar panels, in a way that we so rapidly made microwaves and mobile phones affordable. and they can see that we can do it, and when i was a kid, 80% of our energy came from coal. when i was mayor of london it was down to 40%. today, it is less than i%. and at the same time, we are turning this green industrial revolution into sustained economic growth, because we've cut c02 revolution into sustained economic growth, because we've cut co2 by 44% on 1990 levels in this country, and yet the uk economy has grown over that period by 78%. to adapt gordon gecko, who may or may not be a hero of anybody in this room, green is good, green is right, green works. earlier i spoke to our energy and environment analyst roger harrabin, i asked him how important it is to have carbonised heating. 0h, oh, it's really important. the uk can't achieve its low—carbon goals without decarbonising people's homes. and the government, frankly, both stripes of government over the past few decades, have been shilly—shallying about buildings, putting some research into home insulation now, but it is only a fraction of the research funding that has gone into low—carbon cars or low—carbon aircraft. this has really been the cinderella policy area. , ., ., area. so, tell us more, then, about how much — area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it — area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it is _ area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it is to _ area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it is to install _ area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it is to install and - area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it is to install and run - how much it is to install and run these heat pumps?— how much it is to install and run these heat pumps? well, depends on these heat pumps? well, depends on the future price _ these heat pumps? well, depends on the future price of— these heat pumps? well, depends on the future price of electricity, - these heat pumps? well, depends on the future price of electricity, but - the future price of electricity, but it looks like it's going to be roughly the same to run a heat pump system as it is at the moment to run a gas boiler. the question is, the installation costs. so, let's talk this up, the government is going to give you £5,000 if you're one of the lucky, relatively few, who get it. on top of that, there will be about an extra £2500 that you will have to yourself towards the heat pump, but if you get rid of your boiler, having said that, you would have to pay that for a new boiler anyway. and then there is the installation cost as well, because that might include, almost certainly would include, almost certainly would include, swapping your radiators, changing your piping and all sorts of things, so it is a big hassle and a big expense. the government thinks it is inevitable for us to go down this route if we are going to decarbonise, and personally i can't see any other major alternatives. hydrogen, for instance, is only likely to play a very small part, but it looks to me as though the government has got to move a lot further in getting people to switch over to heat pumps than it is proposing to do at the moment. you sa , if ou proposing to do at the moment. you say. if you are _ proposing to do at the moment. you say, if you are lucky enough to get this subsidy, because the government wants the sale of new gas boilers to stop within 15 years, this subsidy is available over three years, that is available over three years, that is available over three years, that is a gap of 12 years, so, is this enough from the government to make a meaningful difference? weill. enough from the government to make a meaningful difference?— meaningful difference? well, i can't find anybody — meaningful difference? well, i can't find anybody yet _ meaningful difference? well, i can't find anybody yet who _ meaningful difference? well, i can't find anybody yet who says _ meaningful difference? well, i can't find anybody yet who says that - meaningful difference? well, i can't find anybody yet who says that it . find anybody yet who says that it is enough. for instance, the government at the moment is planning to have 30,000 homes a year ago over two heat pumps. now, the same government says that by the end of the decade, it is expecting 600,000 homes a year to be heat pump heated. and its climate advisers say that number should be1 million. so we're looking, from 30,000 to 1 should be1 million. so we're looking, from 30,000 to1 million, and it's very hard to see how that can be scaled up unless the government is willing to help people buy these things and install them. at the moment, it doesn't seem to be willing to do that, although we have to wait and see because we've got the chance's autumn statement, comprehensive spending review, coming up next week so we will see if they are going to put any more money into it. well, we can speak now to the green party mp caroline lucas. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news today, clearly this is the right direction of travel, but is it a game changer? t the right direction of travel, but is it a game changer?— is it a game changer? i think it could be if— is it a game changer? i think it could be if there _ is it a game changer? i think it could be if there was - is it a game changer? i think it could be if there was enough l is it a game changer? i think it - could be if there was enough money put into it and if it was linked to a comprehensive insulation scheme. those are the two things that are missing. we know that the strategy was hugely delayed because of around between no 10 and the treasury, and it looks as if the treasury has won, because quite simply there isn't enough funding to really be able to roll this out at scale. that is my first concern. and secondly, to be honest, having heat pumps in a home thatis honest, having heat pumps in a home that is poorly insulated is like buying a teapot with cracks in it. it is inefficient and leaky and it's a waste of money. so absolutely alongside this heat pump strategy, we should have had a comprehensive local authority—led street by street insulation programme that many of us have been calling for for years. give us an idea of the sums of money you're talking about. £450 billion is being spent on the boiler upgrade scheme, how much more should that be, and how much needs to be spent on insulation? fin be, and how much needs to be spent on insulation?— on insulation? on your first question. _ on insulation? on your first question, the _ on insulation? on your first question, the committee . on insulation? on your first | question, the committee on on insulation? on your first - question, the committee on climate change has done some work on this and also the energy efficiency infrastructure group, and they have basically said that the amount of money so far, that £450 billion, is around about a 10th of what is needed to get us on track to meet our climate change targets. so, we need ten times that, something nearer to £4.7 billion. and when it comes to insulating homes and alongside that really putting in grants that will properly enable low—income households to make this transition, there are lots of different estimates around, figures for that, different estimates around, figures forthat, but different estimates around, figures for that, but certainly around something closer to £12,000 per home would be more like what we need to see. it is a lot of money but essentially if you put that money in first, what it will do is to bring down prices much more quickly, as we have seen when it came to the tariff scheme for solar energy, for example, once you had people having quite generous solar tariffs in the feedback scheme, it brought the prices down, and we need to do the same here. my money is that by putting so little money in to prime the scheme, we won't see the benefits of the costs coming down fast enough. fiat benefits of the costs coming down fast enough-— benefits of the costs coming down fast enou:h. . n ., ., ., ,., fast enough. pat mcfadden for labour said to me earlier, _ fast enough. pat mcfadden for labour said to me earlier, there _ fast enough. pat mcfadden for labour said to me earlier, there is _ fast enough. pat mcfadden for labour said to me earlier, there is the - said to me earlier, there is the cost of acting, there is the cost of not acting. do you accept that the treasury has a really difficultjob, we are still in the pandemic, we're coming out of the pandemic, we hope, irreversibly, but do you accept the treasury has a difficultjob to try to balance the books? t treasury has a difficult “0b to try to balance the books?_ treasury has a difficult “0b to try to balance the books? i think the treasury is _ to balance the books? i think the treasury is missing _ to balance the books? i think the treasury is missing a _ to balance the books? i think the treasury is missing a trick- to balance the books? i think the treasury is missing a trick here l treasury is missing a trick here because we know that one of the government's priorities is the so—called levelling up agenda. i can't think of a better way of levelling up then making sure that we had hundreds of thousands ofjobs right across the country, in every single constituency, and that is what you would get if you were serious about this agenda, because you would get, for example, thousands of people going on insulating homes on a street by street basis, you would have a whole big boost behind the industry that is behind it pumps and cleaner energy. and so i think that if the chancellor was to look at all of the evidence that shows that investment in the green economy has far faster and higher returns on investment than investment in almost any other sector, and it would help deliver the so—called levelling up agenda, if he saw it as all part of the same project, ratherthan, if he saw it as all part of the same project, rather than, as i feel he does, seeing it as a diversion from what the government wants to do, then i think we could absolutely see a treasury that saw the benefits of this and would just get behind it. just finally i want to ask you about finance, certainly the prime minister's speech a few minutes ago, he was focusing on the role of finance, private finance, in achieving those net zero aims. and the treasury says it is going to legislate to require financial institutions and companies to publish credible transition plans to net zero. how big a role that the private sector have, do you think, in achieving that? t private sector have, do you think, in achieving that?— in achieving that? i think it has a hue role in achieving that? i think it has a huge role to _ in achieving that? i think it has a huge role to play. _ in achieving that? i think it has a huge role to play, but— in achieving that? i think it has a huge role to play, but i - in achieving that? i think it has a huge role to play, but i think- in achieving that? i think it has a l huge role to play, but i think what gives it confidence is when it sees that the government itself is putting money into this. so, what we need to do is to see government money leverage more investment from the private sector. we've got some of the architecture that we need for that, we got things like green gilts, we've got the nationally bank. what we now need to be doing is using them at the absolute optimum level so that we can leverage in that money from the private sector as fast as possible. caroline lucas mp, thank you very much for your time. some breaking newsjust coming into much for your time. some breaking news just coming into us. much for your time. some breaking newsjust coming into us. this is in relation to this mail of a.d., the older brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber, salman abedi, who killed 22 people and injured many more in an attack at the end of an ariana grande a concert at the manchester arena in 2017. so, an ariana grande a concert at the manchesterarena in 2017. so, ismail abedi, his elder brother, has left the uk, we are learning, ahead of an appearance ata the uk, we are learning, ahead of an appearance at a public inquiry he had been ordered to attend. ismail abedi has been refusing to answer questions from the inquiry. the inquiry had rejected his position, his position was that he wasn't going to answer any questions in case he incriminated himself. the inquiry had rejected his position and demanded he appear as a witness this week. but we're learning that he has left the uk ahead of an appearance at a public inquiry. no more details on the circumstances of him leaving. he is the older brother of salman abedi, who detonated a bomb at the manchester arena in may 2017 at the end of that ariana grande concert, killing 22 people. salman abedi's younger brother, hashem abedi, was jailed last year after being convicted of murdering those victims at the arena. we will bring you more details on that as we get it. the inquiry we're told may use its powers to compel attendance, has urged ismail abedi to comply, but where hearing that he has left the uk. the head of the european commission has told poland she will not allow the country to put european values at risk. ursula von de leyen was speaking at the eu parliament in strasbourg, which is debating the growing row between the two sides. brussels claims a new ruling by poland s constitutional tribunal undermines the european union s legalframework. warsaw says the eu has no right to tell it how to organise the judiciary and it can ignorejudgments from the eu stop court. here's a little of what ursula von der leyen had to say in strasbourg within the past couple of hours. this ruling because into question the foundations of the european union. it is a direct challenge to the unity of the european legal order. only a common legal order provides equal rights, legal certainty, mutualtrust provides equal rights, legal certainty, mutual trust between member states, and there common policies. this is the first time ever that the court of a member state finds that the eu treaties are incompatible with the national constitution. well in the response the polish prime minister mateusz morawiecki said his country accepted the supremacy of eu law but insisted that it was limited by the constitution of member states. mr morawiecki said it was unacceptable to withhold eu funds over the dispute. translation: it is unacceptable to talk about financial _ translation: it is unacceptable to talk about financial penalties - translation: it is unacceptable to talk about financial penalties et - talk about financial penalties et ceiera — talk about financial penalties et ceiera i— talk about financial penalties et cetera. i reject the language of threats— cetera. i reject the language of threats and fait accompli. i will not have — threats and fait accompli. i will not have eu politicians like mailing, _ not have eu politicians like mailing, blackmail must not be a method — mailing, blackmail must not be a method of— mailing, blackmail must not be a method of policy conducted vis—a—vis certain— method of policy conducted vis—a—vis certain member state. 0ur brussels correspondent jessica parker explained how the conflicting views will affect the eu. 0ne one of the argument is being put forward by the polish government is that you have seen challenges before, the counterargument to that is not a challenge quite like or as serious as this. but he also talked about how the 27 member states have different legal systems and there needed to be some acceptance of that, it was interesting reading a letter which was along similar lines to what he wrote yesterday to eu leaders, part of his warning is that he is arguing that if the eu starts to become too much all—powerful, regarding itself almost as a state, it will weaken the member states within it, which will in turn weaken the block. so you've got these conflicting ideological argument playing out at the moment between poland and between the european union. —— bloc. what will be key now, in terms of where this goes, because this is i guess a moment of political drama, it will be interesting to see the reaction from members of the european parliament, i think some of whom will look that is somewhat of a combative speech from the polish prime minister today, but what will matter in the end is what the commission decides to do, and of course we've got the european council later this week, where eu leaders will meet in brussels. what will they discuss, what action might they decide to take? so, ithink what action might they decide to take? so, i think in terms of what is playing out today, it really crystallises some of these arguments going on, but we need to watch over the coming days and possibly weeks to see what actually happens, what reaction there is from the eu. normal business resumes in parliament today following a day of tributes to sir david amess. last night a memorial service was held at westminster abbey for the mp, who was killed during a constituency surgery on friday. a 25—year—old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder. ben boulos is in leigh—0n—sea. and ben, i know you've been gauging reaction today to the news that southend will become a city, absolutely something that was so close to sir david amess's heart? yes, that granting of city status is a very rare owner, it does not happen often, and perhaps nobody knew that more so than sir david amess himself. he had long campaigned for southend to be turned into a city, raising it in the house of commons whenever he got the opportunity. so, veryfitting that as part of the tributes to him in the house of commons, the prime minister announced that the queen had agreed that that would happen. yesterday, we saw a house of commons chamber that we do not very often see. gone was the rowdiness, the noise, it was sombre and hushed, at times completely silent, as mps spoke pretty much with one voice, remembering the colleague, the friend, who had served as an mp for more than 40 years. among the tributes, the home secretary, priti patel, described sir david amess as mr southend. so, in many ways there could be no bigger, no better, no more fitting tribute than for southend to become a city, as part of the legacy that he leaves the constituency which he served for so many years. bud constituency which he served for so many years— constituency which he served for so many years-— many years. and of course, the discussion _ many years. and of course, the discussion continues _ many years. and of course, the discussion continues about - many years. and of course, the - discussion continues about security for mps, the home secretary, priti patel, considering what steps to take next, what is the latest on that? , that? yes, during the debate in the house of commons, _ that? yes, during the debate in the house of commons, we _ that? yes, during the debate in the house of commons, we heard - that? yes, during the debate in the | house of commons, we heard many mps opening up about the concerns they have around their own safety, the safety of their staff, the safety of their families. safety of their staff, the safety of theirfamilies. and an event like this, a tragedy like this, it focuses the mind on those kind of issues, and the home secretary said she is open to exploring options for improving the security for mps, perhaps having a police presence at their constituency surgeries. and their constituency surgeries. and the other point that she made was that any response must be proportionate and must not harm the access that constituents have to their elected representatives. that view was very much shared by the labour mp stephen timms who himself was attacked during a constituency surgery back in 2010. well, it has been a horrible event and the news on friday was just awful. and of course it is right that we all think again about the security arrangements in our surgeries. i was attacked my constituency surgery, as sir david was on friday. we have made some changes, but we do need to rethink it, as the home secretary and others have said. but accessibility of mps, i think, is absolutely vital. it really is a very important and very valuable feature of our system that people can access their member of parliament, the person who asks them to vote for them every few years. and when we look at these arrangements, we need to make very sure we do not lose that quality of accessibility, which i think is so important and so valuable. downing street was asked whether perhaps surgeries should take place online instead of face—to—face, and in response, no 10 said that however tragic and however sad and event like this was, it should not be allowed to get in the way of democracy. the daughters of two men who died following covid outbreaks in their care homes begin a legal case against the government today. the high court hearing will examine policies such as sending elderly and disabled patients back from hospitals in england without suitable plans for testing or isolation. the government says it specifically sought to safeguard care homes and their residents. jon donnison has this report. michael gibson was 88 when he died in a care home in april last year from suspected covid—19. his daughter cathy was only able to say goodbye to him through a window. the family is now part of a landmark legal challenge that will argue the government's failure to protect thousands of care home residents during the first wave of the pandemic was unlawful. at the same time that we'd all been told to stay at home, to not see anybody, to keep ourselves safe, the most vulnerable in society who were just in a larger home were left notjust unprotected but put at risk. the case will likely focus on the policy of clearing space in nhs hospitals, by discharging some patients into care homes initially without them being tested for coronavirus. at the time, the government defended its actions. so, right from the start, we've tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes. that view will now be challenged at the high court. during the first three months of the pandemic, more than 14,000 people in care homes in england and wales died from coronavirus. the outcome of this case could affect thousands of families. jon donnison, bbc news. leading scientists say they are tracking a descendant of the delta coronavirus which is responsible for a growing proportion of covid—19 cases in the uk, and could be more infectious than the original delta variant. the new subvariant has only recently been recognised by virologists, but is estimated to account for almost 10% of uk cases. so, how worried should we be? i'm joined by francois balloux, director of the genetic institute at university college london. he's been tracking the new variant. what do we know about this variant? we still know relatively little. it is a descendant of delta, and it's been going up in frequency over recent weeks. it carries two extra mutations which are specific to it, it is now roughly 10% in the uk, it is quite rare outside the uk at this stage. is quite rare outside the uk at this staue. �* ., , , stage. are we only seeing it in the uk at the moment, _ stage. are we only seeing it in the uk at the moment, pretty - stage. are we only seeing it in the uk at the moment, pretty much? | stage. are we only seeing it in the - uk at the moment, pretty much? well, there aren't that _ uk at the moment, pretty much? well, there aren't that many _ uk at the moment, pretty much? -tt there aren't that many countries that have excellent genomics surveillance in place, there are two, actually, the uk and denmark. and it has been seen in denmark. in denmark initially it was at 2% and thenit denmark initially it was at 2% and then it went down in frequency and it seems to be essentially on its way out. but in the uk it is on the up, it has about possibly 10% increase to transmissibility. qt increase to transmissibility. of course, the number of new daily cases has been growing here in the uk, almost 50,000 yesterday, is that behind the rise of new variants? tia. behind the rise of new variants? no, i would behind the rise of new variants? no, i would say — behind the rise of new variants? no, i would say the _ behind the rise of new variants? ttfr, i would say the two things are pretty independent, in the sense that if you have, as you said, this variant is about 10%, it might have something like a 10% increase to transmissibility, and if you multiply 10% by 10%, it is only 1%. so actually it could explain only a tiny fraction of the recent increase in cases, so we cannot blame this new variant for the rising cases. because a lot of what we've been told throughout the pandemic has been that if cases increase, that it increases the chance of new variants appearing, so i'm struggling to understand why there isn't a link between the two?— understand why there isn't a link between the two? well, we haven't really seen — between the two? well, we haven't really seen a _ between the two? well, we haven't really seen a new— between the two? well, we haven't really seen a new variant _ between the two? well, we haven't really seen a new variant for - between the two? well, we haven't really seen a new variant for a - between the two? well, we haven't really seen a new variant for a year| really seen a new variant for a year now, and there have been many, many cases in many places. it is obviously true that the more cases you have, the more transmission you have, the higher the risk that a new variant can emerge, but it is not a simple relationship, it is not because you have cases in a place that you immediately necessarily have variants emerging, and there are other places where you have a lot of transmission, like the us, in florida, and we have not seen the emergence of variants. so these are rare events. 50. emergence of variants. so these are rare events-— rare events. so, what evidence is there at the _ rare events. so, what evidence is there at the moment _ rare events. so, what evidence is there at the moment about - rare events. so, what evidence is i there at the moment about whether this variant reacts differently, given the vaccination programme, is it less susceptible to the vaccination programme or do we simply not have enough information at this stage? taste simply not have enough information at this stage?— at this stage? we don't really have that much hard _ at this stage? we don't really have that much hard information - at this stage? we don't really have that much hard information at - that much hard information at this stage but if you look at it, and given the mutations it carries, it seems relatively unlikely that it would be better at escape immunity from vaccination. also, i would like to stress it is not a situation like alpha and delta. it is likely that it is subtly more transmissible, but what we saw before with alpha and delta were some really massive increases in transmissibility, something like 50%, 60%. what we are talking about here is, like, 10% so it is not the same kind of ballpark figure. it is not the same kind of ballpark fiaure. ., ,,., it is not the same kind of ballpark fiaure. ., , ., , it is not the same kind of ballpark fiaure. ., ., , ., figure. professor francois balloux, thank ou figure. professor francois balloux, thank you very _ figure. professor francois balloux, thank you very much _ figure. professor francois balloux, thank you very much for _ figure. professor francois balloux, thank you very much for your - figure. professor francois balloux, | thank you very much for your time, director of university college london's genetics institute. a former british army soldier who was standing trial over a fatal shooting during northern ireland's troubles has died. dennis hutchings had denied attempting to murder john pat cunningham in county tyrone in 1974. the trial was adjourned last week after the 80—year—old from cornwall fell ill. he later tested positive for covid and died in hospital in belfast. the us has condemned north korea for a suspected ballistic missile launch. at least one missile was apparently fired from a submarine based in the port of sinpo into the sea of japan. the pentagon has also called on north korea to "refrain from any further destabilising acts". it's the latest in a series of recent missile tests by north korea in defiance of international sanctions. the launch comes as intelligence envoys from the us, south korea and japan gather in seoul. the us envoy to north korea, sung kim, has reiterated that the us is open to meeting north korea without preconditions. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker gave us this update. thejoint chiefs of staff here in south korea have said this was a submarine launched ballistic missile. that is the type of missile. it means it can be launched from a submarine. what we do not know, and this is key, is whether or not it was actually launched from a submarine. in the past, north korea, in october 2019, has filed such a missile, but it fired from an underwater platform, so what we are not sure about is whether it actually came from a submarine or whether they just tested the type of missile, because that will make a clear difference to the kind of threat it poses notjust in south korea and japan, but elsewhere. we know that north korea has one submarine that is capable of launching submarine launched ballistic missiles. it is supposed to be quite an old submarine, it has a diesel engine, so that means it is quite noisy, we are under the impression, certainly from analysts, that any submarine was in the process of being built, but were not quite sure if it was completed. again, that was being built in the same boat from where this missile was fired. certainly we will need to gather more information, and usually with these sort of missile launchers, what we do know is we get information from north korea the day after. so we may get pictures from pyongyang in 24 hours. but there are a couple of issues with regards to timing. this is a month after seoul launched its own submarine launched ballistic missile and also, right now in seoul, there is one of its biggest ever defence displays. so there is a bit of an arms race going on between seoul and pyongyang right now. the headlines on bbc news... plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in the uk by 2035 — grants of £5000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps the move is part of the uk government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — the prime minister urges investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology as good! green is right! rain works. the president of the european commission accuses poland of undermining the eu, in a growing row between brussels and warsaw over the rule of law the daughters of two men who died following covid outbreaks in their care homes begin a legal case against the government today. a month after it first erupted, the la palma volcano continues to spew lava — leaders in the canary islands say there's no end in sight four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr. the two adults and two children were injured in a blast which was heard — and felt — for miles around. katie hunter has more. emergency services were called to the kincaidston area of ayrjust after seven o'clock. the blast in gorse park appears to have destroyed one house and damaged others nearby. dozens of people were forced to leave their homes. they gathered in a nearby school and community centre. just outside my house there were sort of broken roof tiles. we walked up to where the houses have been blown away, and it wasjust, it was horrendous, it was like something from a movie set. it was just quite overwhelming. an air ambulance arrived at the scene a short time after the explosion along with several ambulances, fire engines and police cars. we have about 50 families who are in the centres, working the way through, we are dealing with them. the council's response has been excellent. the partners' response has been excellent. the police, the fire service are here on time, very, very quickly. and all the professionals have done a wonderfuljob here. and the community have rallied round, which is absolutely wonderful. a large area around the blast remained sealed off overnight. gas engineers have been working with the emergency services to make sure the area is safe. katie hunter, bbc news. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than five stone, has spoken of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from polycystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid—filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around 1 in 1000 people and there's no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren's story. it's crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it's crushing my stomach, so i can't eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it's caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren's kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he'd had enough. and wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous, it's a 50—50 chance. but i've got to take it, i've got to do it because it's not a life, living on the sofa. surgeons discovered warren's kidneys weighed 35 kilograms, that's nearly five and a half stone. making it a highly complex operation. i've never seen anything as big as this. this i think would be the reported heaviest kidneys that have been removed anywhere in the world. when everything is distorted and not in the right place, you run the risk of damaging other organs. you run the risk of major haemorrhage. but warren took that risk, and from struggling to breathe to building back his strength. this is him three months after surgery. how are you feeling? a lot better! yeah, a lot better. i can breathe, i can eat little bits, definitely a lot better. i get a lot out of here. it's not only a health thing, it's a mental thing as well. this was a big part of my old life. warren is still learning to adjust, having lost 45 kilos almost overnight, losing his balance can still be a problem. it's weird for me to get around, the fact that i can hold this, i can feel it's 5k. but the fact that i had 45 kilos in front of me, it's hard for me to grasp. step—by—step, warren is determined to get his life back on track. how was that? hard. that must be my record. he's dependent on dialysis three times a week, but he's hoping to be added to the transplant waiting list by the end of the year. it would mean everything. if i had a kidney, i would just be able to do anything, do all my sports. yes, i will have to take more tablets but i'm free to get on with my life. that will be so amazing for me. really would. more now on the news that the uk government's put forward plans to end the sale of new gas boilers by 2035 — as part of its climate change strategy. grants of £5,000 will be offered to people in england and wales from april next year to install replacements such as low carbon heat pumps. 0ur reality check correspondent chris morris is here with more details. the vast majority of homes in the uk are still heated by natural gas, but that is going to have to change pretty fast if targets for combatting climate change are going to be met. the governments already said no new—built homes should be heated by gas or oil boilers after 2025. now it says it wants to ban the sale of gas boilers altogether a decade later. so, what about the millions of homes that already have gas? what are the realistic clean alternatives? top of the list are heat pumps. they take heat either from the air or from the ground or water. and a bit like a fridge working in reverse, they can heat a building up. they run on electricity ? and as long as that comes from renewable sources, and as long as that comes fuels which emit harmful greenhouse gases at all. which emit harmful greenhouse gases at all. now, 35,000 heat pumps were installed in the uk in 2019, compared to about 1.7 million gas boilers. the government wants 600,000 heat pumps fitted every year by 2028, and climate experts say it should be a lot more than that. so, there needs to be a pretty dramatic increase. good insulation is also important to make them work effectively, and that s another challenge for the uk s ageing stock of housing. its going to cost money and a government grant to help establish heat pumps was scrapped earlier this year afterjust a few months. now it's announced a new one for england and wales, starting in april next year. a three year scheme with grants of up to £5000 per household — with a promise that installing a heat pump will cost the same as putting a gas boiler in. but critics say its not ambitious enough. on a smaller scale, district heating will be another source of heating for homes. big underground hot water pipes supply heat to housing developments, there s a big new project planned in london, using heat produced from burning waste; heat can also come from large heat pumps based in rivers or even in the sea and then there s hydrogen ? an alternative that big energy companies are putting a lot of money into. they say their existing gas pipes can be used to supply hydrogen around the country. but the independent climate change committee, which advises the government, reckons hydrogen may end up heating only about 11% of uk homes. and the government has now delayed a decision on the potential use of hydrogen for heating buildings until as late as 2026. there are two methods of producing hydrogen. blue hydrogen creates greenhouse gas emissions during its production, so it also relies on capturing and storing those gases securely. but the technology to do that won't be available quickly enough to make a difference this decade. green hydrogen is manufactured using electricity, which really can be carbon—neutral. its promising but the process is currently far too expensive for the scale we need. so, hydrogen may end up playing a bigger role in industry than in domestic heating. there are other suggestions out there ? such as using heat from underground rocks or excess heat from nuclear power stations. the bottom line? technologies used to heat our homes shouldn't emit any greenhouse gases, and the hope is that as all these technologies scale up, the costs will come down. chris morris, thank you. here with me is tim lord is senior fellow, net zero at tony blair institute for global change. thank you so much forjoining us. let's talk about the heat pumps, first of all. i spoke to caroline lucas, the green party mp earlier and she said putting one of these in and she said putting one of these in a home that is badly insulated is like using a teapot with cracks in it so i think we need to begin by talking about insulation and how well insulated is housing stock? t well insulated is housing stock? i think that's absolutely right. well insulated is housing stock? t think that's absolutely right. heat pumps can be a really effective way of heating your home but they rely on a degree to a well insulated home and that impacts costs. what we have seenin and that impacts costs. what we have seen in the last ten years as insulation rates have been pretty low in the uk and the housing stock wastes more energy than most of the rest of europe soak the strategy the government needs to put in place and we are talking about today is one that delivers improved energy efficiency and helps with the missions. and massively scale up the roll—out of low carbon heating. the roll-out of low carbon heating. the other side of— roll—out of low carbon heating. the other side of this is if those heat pumps can be powered by green electricity, powered by renewable energy, you really have green heating, don't you? how well—placed is the uk in terms of renewable energy? t is the uk in terms of renewable ener: ? ~' ,., is the uk in terms of renewable ener: ? ~ ,., ._ , energy? i think in some ways exceptionally _ energy? i think in some ways exceptionally well _ energy? i think in some ways exceptionally well placed. - energy? i think in some ways| exceptionally well placed. we energy? i think in some ways - exceptionally well placed. we have emissions down to about 70% from 1990, roughly have them in the last ten years so that shows how quickly change can happen but having said that we are asking our electricity system to do much more than we have in the past, laying a big role in home heating, heat pumps in particular, but also in terms of electric vehicles so what we need to see in the next ten years as a success of the last ten years in terms of renewables but accelerating over the next 10— 15 years, with nuclear and renewables and other zero carbon sources of power to make sure we can electrify our heating and transport and do that in a low carbon way. tit and transport and do that in a low carbon way-— and transport and do that in a low carbon wa . . , ._ , .,, ., ., ~' carbon way. in many ways as we look ahead to com, — carbon way. in many ways as we look ahead to come, the _ carbon way. in many ways as we look ahead to come, the un _ carbon way. in many ways as we look ahead to come, the un climate - ahead to cop26, the un climate summit, and look at the four key goals of the summit, arguably the most important one is mobilising the finance to make all of these transitions. do you think, notjust the uk government but other governments that you are looking at how credible plans and ways to finance plans for that transition to a low carbon future?— a low carbon future? you're absolutely _ a low carbon future? you're absolutely right, _ a low carbon future? you're absolutely right, finance . a low carbon future? you're absolutely right, finance is| a low carbon future? you're i absolutely right, finance is one a low carbon future? you're - absolutely right, finance is one of the big challenges so in the uk, the climate change committee, the government independent advisers say we need to mobilise at least one of the half trillion over the next 30 years to get a student at zero and i think what the prime minister talked about this morning is the state cannot and should not do that and i think that is right. the key thing ministers need to do through the net zero strategy they are publishing very shortly is how are we going to mobilise that investment and get the incentives right. for example the power sector, there are the right incentives in place for renewables, you have seen very rapid deployment and cuts in emissions and what we need to do is replicate that in parts of the economy. but also the really crucial thing is we do that in a fair way. this cannot be done on the back of the lowest income people in society and government has a crucial role to play and how it spreads those costs over time and across different parts of the economy and population. tim, really interestin: economy and population. tim, really interesting to — economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak _ economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak to _ economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak to you. - economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak to you. thank. interesting to speak to you. thank you. let's pick up on that point that was made. looking at your tweets which you have sent us. tony says he pumps and heating seem to be fuelled by money. people struggle to keep their homes let alone heat them. the poor will not be able to ride this bandwagon. gary is wondering aboutjobs. what about all the gas engineers who will be unemployed, or gas fitters? i don't know for a fact, gary, but i would imagine there would be a move to get all of those bidders and engineers who are working on gas boilers to fit all the heat pumps as well to keep us in employment. sasha says my son bought his first house and has had a heat pump fitted as there is no gas to his village. he also had solar panels fitted to his roof as part of the package. it is an expensive initial investment but luckily he gets just about all his money back from a government scheme. this one is from ronan hunter on twitter, and he says he does not want a heat pump as it's too expensive, he says he will wait for a hydrogen boiler incentive instead. let's see if i can fit in maybe one or two more. kay says i want to go green, when i moved into a new house last year i contacted essex county council about green initiatives, there was silence, i would like solar panels and a greener boiler but the expense is intimidating and the government is doing far too little. i give so much for all of those comments. if you want to send the men please do so on twitter. if i have time to squeeze in some more then i will. thank you so much for all of those. we'll be answering your questions on the government's net zero strategy and what it means for you, here on the bbc news channel at 11.15am. we'll be joined by environmental scientist angela terry and sustainable energy academic dr richard lowes. get in touch using the hashtag bbc your questions or e—mail yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. a report from the resolution foundation, a think—tank which focuses on people with lower incomes, has suggested that households will be £1,000 worse off next year due to a rise in the cost of living. jack leslie is a senior economist from the resolution foundation, and one of the report authors. thank you forjoining us, give us a sense of how you came to this figure. sense of how you came to this fiaure. ., , ., , ., sense of how you came to this fiaure. ., , ., ,., , figure. households are facing this increasin: figure. households are facing this increasing cost _ figure. households are facing this increasing cost of— figure. households are facing this increasing cost of living _ figure. households are facing this increasing cost of living and - figure. households are facing this increasing cost of living and we i figure. households are facing this | increasing cost of living and we are seeing that through a number of different channels. anyone that has been to a petrol station recently would have noticed fuel prices are up, household bills rising and more broadly, prices are rising as we come out of the pandemic. so we are expecting inflation, the kind of annual cost to people's, how much people are spending each year, is going to hit 4% at the end of this year. that is the highest level it has been in about a decade. and so, people are facing these rising costs. but it is notjust inflation thatis costs. but it is notjust inflation that is going to be reducing people's take—home income. we are also seeing the government has raised national insurance tax so thatis raised national insurance tax so that is about £13,000,000,000 away from people's take—home incomes and particularly for people on lower incomes, there is the £1000 a year cut to universal credit which has come in this month so all of those three things, rising bills, national insurance and universal credit are all kind of combining to reduce people's incomes.— all kind of combining to reduce people's incomes. your foundation has warned — people's incomes. your foundation has warned that _ people's incomes. your foundation has warned that the _ people's incomes. your foundation has warned that the chancellor - people's incomes. your foundation j has warned that the chancellor has got very little wriggle room in his next budget because of the uncertainty over the economic outlook. do you think he has got any room to help people who are going to be in the position that you are predicting in this report? t predicting in this report? i definitely think so. the predicting in this report? t definitely think so. the kind of economic environment we are operating under is one of huge uncertainty. the pandemic is not over. we are seeing growth slow a bit as people are worried about their finances or where case rates are going. but that does not mean the government cannot step in to help out. so actually, i think one of the lessons we can take from the last recession, the financial crisis was cutting back support for households too quickly after recession actually risks prolonging it so providing support now might be the kind of right thing to do for the kind of right thing to do for the longer term finances for the government and once we have put the pandemic behind us, once the economy is fully recovered, the government can think about reducing government borrowing in a couple of years' time, would be the best strategy, really. time, would be the best strategy, reall . ~ , ., , , really. the prime minister has been talkin: u- really. the prime minister has been talking up the _ really. the prime minister has been talking up the prospects _ really. the prime minister has been talking up the prospects for - really. the prime minister has been talking up the prospects for the - really. the prime minister has been talking up the prospects for the uk| talking up the prospects for the uk economy, that global investment summit in london today. and the government has been focusing a lot on high wage, good qualityjobs. is there any indication that wages are going to rise enough to make a significant difference to people standard of living? tide significant difference to people standard of living?— standard of living? we know, actuall , standard of living? we know, actually, quite _ standard of living? we know, actually, quite surprisingly, l standard of living? we know, - actually, quite surprisingly, wages have been rising during the pandemic. there are kind of short—term supply issues particularly in some sectors that are pushing up wages for some. i think the longer term view is going to be one of a real challenge there in that we have got these big rises in that we have got these big rises in household bills, art wages going to be high enough to offset that? i think the government can do more so they set out at the start of this year that they were going to materially increase investment and that sort of feeds into the government levelling up in gender to improve people's lives and opportunities as well as net zero but they have not yet set out exactly what most of that investment is going to go on so i think there's lots of scope there to kind of help people. lots of scope there to kind of help --eole. , ., . ~ lots of scope there to kind of help aeoleamm' ., ~' lots of scope there to kind of help people. jack, thank you so much for our time people. jack, thank you so much for your time today- — a field trip to learn about the grim realities of the first world war would traditionally involve a journey to the former battlefields of belgium or northern france. now, however, you can stay a bit closer to home, at maidstone, in kent. 0ur reporter fiona lamdin explains why. it's over 100 metres long and two metres deep. it is a world war i replica based on the trenches near ypres, built 100 years later in a forest in kent. and it is europe's only accurate outdoor replica, according to its designer, who is a military historian. his grandfatherjohn fought in the first world war. he was a private soldier between 1916 and 1919. wounded twice, gassed twice. i mean, if he died in the great war, i am not here. and it's not his first. he built four trenches, including this one in his garden. as well as historian, he is also a hollywood film adviser, working with steven spielberg. here he is in 2011, blowing the whistle in war horse. the best exchange i ever had with steven spielberg is actually he gave the instructions to an actor to say fix bayonets and it all went horribly wrong. nobody knew what to do. i was able to say to him, you need to give a warning, fix bayonets, then it will work. and it did. he said, it's not rocket science, is it? and i said, no, it isn't, mr spielberg, but you have to follow the drill book, otherwise it won't work. so effectively you were in charge of spielberg at that moment? i was, come to think of it. he wouldn't like that very much. there we are. now it is schools and the army who learn about the reality of war. the trench is full of 11—year—old boys rehearsing their school play. it shows how gruesome and dirty it has been for them and how strong they must have been to carry on, even in difficult times without their families. it has been really cool. and helpful to feel what the soldiers have felt, because we've got - the exact conditions and _ i it's been really fun and it will. really help to feel the emotions they were going through when inside i and the pressure they were under. i it is muddy and it is cold and it is grim. just walking around, like the periscopes and everything just there, it's quite hard just to imagine being in their with the threat of being shot at any moment. you would have to be careful to keep your head down and not be shot. that sort of thing. these pouches were to hold the ammunition. each soldier could carry up to 150 rounds of ammunition. they also learn about food rationing and ammunition. just being cold and terrifying straightaway from the beginning. the food wasn't great. you would have to make it last. you got tins of beef but i wouldn't eat all of that at one time. i'd make it last as long as possible. there would be rats. you would have friends dying. the weather would be horrendous. as well as being in a war zone. 20 metres behind the front line this was the officers�*s dugout. deep underground. this is where they slept, where they played cards, this was the hub. the meals came in here, the ammunition, and this is how they contacted each other up and down the lines. everything came through here. and above ground they have got ambitious plans, hoping to build a german trench the other side of no man's land. today marks one month since the volcano on the spanish isle of la palma first erupted — it's seen streams of lava destroy homes and buildings across the canary island. the president there had said there was no immediate end in sight to the eruption — which has seen seven thousand people evacuated from their homes. it's destroyed almost 2,000 buildings on la palma. 300 million euros has been earmarked for reconstruction on the island, which lives mainly from tourism and banana plantations. joanna will be here next. but first, let's look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. we got off to a wet breezy start, it's been very mild. today it will continue in that vein for many of us. there is going to be some sunshine for some of us. the temperature today is above average for the time of year. you see that represented by the orange colours, but yellow for 0range colours, but yellow for tomorrow bringing things down and we are into cooler air as we head through thursday. that will not last. things turning milder as we head towards the weekend. there has been a lot of rain, some of that heavy moving from the west, pushing north—east as we go through the morning. it will continue to do that through the rest of the day. there is a lot of cloud, murky conditions, some helpful but it will clear northern ireland, leaving some showers, then it should brighten up. it will continue to rain across scotland. a lot of surface water on the roads and do not forget, it will be breezy for ever you are. north—west england and the south—west seeing some of the ring, some a bit heavy, some cloud ahead but it should break and after the rain in the south—east it should brighten up and in the sunshine, we could see temperatures up to 21 . widely we are looking at 15— 18 . the average at this time of year is roughly 12 in the north, 15 in the south. this evening and overnight, eventually this ring gets into the far south—east, there will be some clearer skies, some showers across the north and west. by the end of the north and west. by the end of the night, we have some heavy and potentially thundery showers coming in across the south—west, wales, the midlands, gusty winds through the channel and areas adjacent to that. another mild night. we lose the ring quite early on. the showers coming from the south—west, pushing north eastwards into northern england. the potential for them to be heavy and thundery. some sunshine on either side. the next band showers coming from the south—west, the potential for those to be thundery. we have a new weather front coming from the north of scotland. this is a cold front, i will tell you why. through wednesday, temperatures down on today. still roundabout orjust above average. that front sinking south into thursday. behind it we see sunshine. windy on thursday. cold enough for some showers on the hills, some of those wintry. with the wind chill, and low temperatures, you will notice it, and it will feel cold. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035. grants of £5000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps. the move is part of the government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. the prime minister urges investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology. green is good. green is right. green works. we'll be putting your questions about heat pumps and greener heating solutions to two experts — that's just after half past 11. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbcyourquestions and you can email us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk an explosion shakes a housing estate in ayr. two adults and two children are in hospital. a month after it first erupted, the la palma volcano continues to spew lava. leaders in the canary islands say there's no end in sight. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record, weighing more than five stone, speaks of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. borisjohnson is urging global investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology, and insisted "the market is going green". it comes as the government wants to end the sale of new gas boilers by 2035, as part of its strategy to tackle climate change. from next april households in england and wales will be offered grants of £5,000 to install air source heat pumps, or other green heating. £ 450million will be spent on the boiler upgrade scheme, which will run for three years. around 20 percent of uk emissions are from heating buildings, according to officialfigures, so there is pressure on the heat and buildings strategy to deliver effective reductions. 90 thousand replaced boilers critics describe the scheme as "unambitious". 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has this report. it came down there, into that corner. there is a secret lying under richard's garden. the heat for his home is absorbed by an underground network of pipes. it comes in through a ground source pump. so, this is where the actual hardware is located. richard swapped his gas guzzling system seven years ago, and he hasn't looked back. i can safely say it's been the best thing we ever did. i mean, the house is constantly at a pleasant temperature. it's not boiling hot, but it's very livable. and the economics of it are just fantastic. we paid 15,000 for the ground source and then 5000 for some solar thermal panels for the roof, which supply the hot water. to make a ground source pump work you need a massive garden, which is a pipe dream for most of us. the other type of heat pump works by compressing heat from the air. it's cheaper to install and smaller, but most homes will still need loads of insulation first. then we'll go through and see some of the equipment we've got set up. david spends his time researching heating efficiency and says although the money sounds like a lot, it won't go far. what we are being left with is a gamble on the future, that these things are going to be cheaper and that the industry are going to be more ready to install them, and, crucially, that people are going to want them. do you think this is going to be enough to convince people with gas boilers to make the switch? perhaps not yet. one of the problems that they're going to face here is getting that connection with people and householders, to make sure the policy actually works and it's something people are happy to take on. because each home is different, getting 86% of households off gas is a monumental challenge. despite promises, this strategy will only begin to scratch the surface. coletta smith, bbc news, harrogate. well this morning, borisjohnson has told a global investment summit in london that the covid—19 crisis showed how governments and the private sector must work together to tackle global problems, including with the introduction of low—carbon alternatives to gas boilers. the market is going green, and people know that we have the technological solutions to these problems, and they want to go green, and they know that we will be able one day to bring down the prices of green technology, evs and heat pumps and solar panels, in a way that we so rapidly made microwaves and mobile phones affordable. and they can see that we can do it, and when i was a kid, 80% of our energy came from coal. when i was mayor of london it was down to 40%. today, it is less than 1%. and at the same time, we are turning this green industrial revolution into sustained economic growth, because we've cut co2 by 44% on 1990 levels in this country, and yet the uk economy has grown over that period by 78%. to adapt gordon gekko, who may or may not be a hero of anybody in this room, green is good, green is right, green works. 0ur political correspondent chris mason was listening to the prime minister. hejoins me now from westminster. tell us more about the government's strategy. the tell us more about the government's strate: . , ., , , tell us more about the government's strate: . , . , , ., strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that _ strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we _ strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we are _ strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we are taken - strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we are taken with i strategy. the strategy here is to l ensure that we are taken with the prime minister and others who are demanding these big, radical changes to our lifestyle and our homes and how we get about the place. because i think otherwise the fear within government is that you can make these big green pitches and bold promises going decades ahead but unless society is willing to change and is incentivised to change, then ultimately the changes that plenty say are absolutely essential, not least the path towards a net zero carbon emissions by 2050, simply woke happen, so you have a sense of the flourishing rhetoric there which some people lap up and some people don't like and a similar amount of it in the sun newspaper this morning on the whole question of boilers we were hearing about a few moments ago, the boiler police are not going to kick your door in with their sandal clad feet and sees you at current point, your trusty old combi. in other words an attempt to say, we want to work with you on this rather than demand change and try to make the offer that if you can offer incentives to us as a consumer and that to the market to switch to new technology like heat pumps, made you incentivise others to go into the market which creates more competition and helps drive down price over time. the rational economic thing to do is to get a heat pump rather than itjust being the green thing to do. so what are the green thing to do. so what are the labour party make of it, something like this? the prime minister himself— something like this? the prime minister himself said _ something like this? the prime minister himself said we - something like this? the primej minister himself said we should something like this? the prime i minister himself said we should be installing _ minister himself said we should be installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 _ installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 and this announcement is to fund, _ by 2028 and this announcement is to fund, partially, just 30,000 a year, so one _ fund, partially, just 30,000 a year, so one in_ fund, partially, just 30,000 a year, so one in 20 — fund, partially, just 30,000 a year, so one in 20 of what is needed and the overall— so one in 20 of what is needed and the overall scale of the challenges that we _ the overall scale of the challenges that we have 19,000,000 homes in this that we have19,000,000 homes in this country— that we have 19,000,000 homes in this country that don't yet meet the epc standard that we want to see, so the scale _ epc standard that we want to see, so the scale of— epc standard that we want to see, so the scale of the challenges very bi-. the scale of the challenges very big. there is big economic potential in this— big. there is big economic potential in this in_ big. there is big economic potential in this in terms ofjob creation and reducing _ in this in terms ofjob creation and reducing people's heating bills, and my goodness, don't we need to do that after— my goodness, don't we need to do that after what we've seen in recent weeks _ that after what we've seen in recent weeks but _ that after what we've seen in recent weeks but the announcement on boilers— weeks but the announcement on boilersjust scratches weeks but the announcement on boilers just scratches the surface and doesn't meet the challenge. how much more and doesn't meet the challenge. time" much more detail are we going to get on the net zero strategy? there much more detail are we going to get on the net zero strategy?— on the net zero strategy? there will be the publication _ on the net zero strategy? there will be the publication now _ on the net zero strategy? there will be the publication now of _ on the net zero strategy? there will be the publication now of the - be the publication now of the heating and building strategy from which this boiler information has bubbled out this morning but also at lunchtime, probably about half past 12 we will get the government overall net zero strategy which will be big and weighty and significant in terms of plotting the courts to wards all of the big promises made and setting out the government argument about what is coming up with the cop26 eim 7 argument about what is coming up with the cop26 eim ? climate summit in glasgow is a big event globally around international targets for meeting climate emissions but diplomatically a big dealfor the uk and for borisjohnson, because if cop26 is seen to be a triumph of the prime minister will bask in a certain amount of political glow and if it's a complete disaster because deals are not reached, that will come with counteracting the negative blowback, so diplomatically and politically and environmentally, all of this stuff really matters. sepi golzari—munro is acting director of the energy and climate intelligence unit. it isa it is a non—profit organisation promoting informed debate on energy and climate change in the uk. thank you very much forjoining us. what are your thoughts on the government's strategy and what we've heard so far today about those grants for the heat pumps? this is reall the grants for the heat pumps? this is really the government _ grants for the heat pumps? this is really the government big - grants for the heat pumps? this is really the government big push i grants for the heat pumps? this is really the government big push to| really the government big push to drive down the cost of heat pumps to the point where consumers want you paying any more than the heat pumps than they do on gas boilers. this is only a three—year scheme and as your other gas have highlighted, it will have limited reach, relative to the broad range and numbers of houses we have in the uk but that's not to say it's not significant because the whole point of this is to kick—start the heat pump industry and the anticipation, i believe is that as there is more deployment and more innovation this will drive down the cost naturally but in 14 years' time, let's remember the phase—out date is not anticipated until 2035, these heat pumps will be the natural and obvious choice for consumers. 0ur ? our heat pumps where it is that when you look at other potential options with some talking about hydrogen boilers and i don't now how advanced the technology is there and honestly there are solar panels, and heat pumps do require the space to put the box outside if you have an air condensing unit or the capacity to dig if you have one that goes into the ground. t the capacity to dig if you have one that goes into the ground.- that goes into the ground. i think the key point _ that goes into the ground. i think the key point here _ that goes into the ground. i think the key point here is _ that goes into the ground. i think the key point here is that - that goes into the ground. i think the key point here is that there i that goes into the ground. i thinkj the key point here is that there is an innovation fund that's been announced alongside this looking to develop the technology so you don't need such a big space, and that is the next phase and the government is aiming very much at the lower hanging fruit in this round. stand hanging fruit in this round. and there is no _ hanging fruit in this round. and there is no potential unforeseen consequences of heat pumps is there? when we hear about getting heat from the air, air—conditioning units cause issues with global warming, so is there a potential side effect from heat pumps or is this the best way to go forward? t from heat pumps or is this the best way to go forward?— way to go forward? i think the government — way to go forward? i think the government has _ way to go forward? i think the government has described - way to go forward? i think the l government has described this, way to go forward? i think the - government has described this, and so has the committee on climate change as a no regrets option, so regardless of the other technologies that may not develop alongside this, hydrogen being one, he pumps have a no regret pathway to make some headway into this arena and i think in terms of potential problems, let's not forget most people hate their gas boilers. we hear of gas boilers breaking down all the time and no technology is full proof but he pumps have been deployed in many countries for decades now and from kick—starting the industry in the uk you not only drive down costs, but you not only drive down costs, but you are creating jobs which aligns with the government's levelling up agenda. with the government's levelling up aaenda. ., ~ with the government's levelling up aaenda. ., ,, i. with the government's levelling up aaenda. ., ~' ,, , with the government's levelling up aaenda. ., ,, , . we'll be answering your questions on the government's net zero strategy and what it means for you, here on the bbc news channel in just under half an hour's time. we'll be joined by environmental scientist angela terry and sustainable energy academic dr richard lowes. get in touch using the hashtag bbc your questions or email yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. normal business resumes in parliament today following a day of tributes to sir david amess. last night a memorial service was held at westminster abbey for the mp, who was killed during a constituency surgery on friday. a 25—year—old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder. the older brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber has left the uk ahead of a public inquiry he'd been ordered to attend. ismail abedi refused to answer questions from the inquiry, which demanded the 28—year—old to appear as a witness this week. 22 were killed in may 2017 after salman abedi detonated a bomb at the ariana grande concert in manchester. the younger brother hashem abedi was jailed last year after being convicted of murdering all those who died. a 16—year—old has appeared at the old bailey accused of stabbing a young man to death on a playing field. 18—year—old hazrat wali was attacked in twickenham last week. a 16—year—old boy appeared at the old bailey by video—link charged with murder. he was remanded in custody until his next court appearance. four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr. the two adults and two children were injured in a blast which was heard — and felt — for miles around. police scotland said one terraced house had been entirely destroyed and those on either side were damaged. the cause is under investigation. 0ur correspondentjamie mcivor is at the scene. investigations are continuing to try to establish the cause of the explosion last night. let's go through exactly what it is we know. the explosion happened at around seven a last night and one house was destroyed and three other homes were damaged. for people, two adults and two children, were taken to crosshouse hospital near kilmarnock which is about 20 minutes from here but there is no word on their condition. some of the local residents have been spending a night in rest centres which were quickly set up, one in a school on the other in a nearby church and the local councils say that they fear that some of those whose homes have been damaged may be out of their homes for as long as ten days. as i say, the big priority is trying to establish the cause of the explosion. scottish gas networks have been on the scene, clearly a gas explosion is one possibility but nothing has been confirmed so far. the headlines on bbc news. plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035 —— grants of 5000 pounds will be given to help households switch to heat pumps the move is part of the government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — the prime minister urges investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology an explosion shakes a housing estate in ayr. two adults and two children are in hospital. leading scientists say they are tracking a descendant of the delta coronavirus, which is responsible for a growing proportion of covid—19 cases in the uk, and could be more infectious than the original delta variant. the new subvariant has only recently been recognised by virologists. francois balloux, director of the genetic institute at university college london has been tracking the new variant. we don't really have a much hard information at this stage, but if we look at it, given the mutation and mutation it carries it seems relatively unlikely that it would be better at escaping immunity of a vaccination or prior infection and i would like to stress that it's not a situation like alpha and delta. it's likely it has a subtle, minor difference, subtly more trans— rational but what we saw with alpha and delta were massive increases in transmissibility, something like 50 or 60%. what we are talking here is about 10%, so it's not the same ballpark figure. hospital admissions could surge overwinter, unless the rollout of the covid vaccine booster programme is sped up across the uk. that's the warning from one member of the covid—19 actuaries response group, who says fewer than half of those in the "at—risk" group — who received a second jab at least six months ago — have had a third dose. let's look over some of the case figures from this week. yesterday just over 49—thousand new cases of the virus were recorded. that s an increase of more than 16% on last week and the highest number since mid—july. currently there are more than 7,000 people in hospital with covid—19. joining me now is professor mike tildesley. he specialises in predicting how infectious diseases will behave at the university of warwick�*s science department. thank you forjoining us. bearing in mind those statistics and also what we were hearing about the potential for the new delta sub variant, what is your anticipation on where we are headed? ., , . ., , is your anticipation on where we are headed? ., , _, , ., headed? over the last couple of months we _ headed? over the last couple of months we have _ headed? over the last couple of months we have seen _ headed? over the last couple of months we have seen very - headed? over the last couple of months we have seen very high | headed? over the last couple of- months we have seen very high case numbers, 30 or 40,000 daily for quite a long time now. what we have not yet seen is a significant rise in hospital admissions and deaths, which is indicative of the fact that the vaccines are still doing a very good job. the vaccines are still doing a very goodjob. hospitaladmissions the vaccines are still doing a very good job. hospital admissions and deaths are starting to sadly creep up deaths are starting to sadly creep up slightly. it's also worth bearing in mind that this does happen in a normal kind of non— pandemic winter, as it were an pressure is put on the nhs and hospital admission start to rise so we need to put this into context and the key thing for me is the booster vaccination campaign which is really important that people get offered it at the time they should be and at the time they take up the vaccines. vaccines are working very well, as evidenced by the relatively low lumber of hospital admissions and deaths we are getting and given the number of cases we are getting, but they are not perfect, which is why it is important as many people get vaccinated as possible. what is the issue with the slow uptake on the roll—out? is it a lack of sense of urgency amongst people or a lack of capacity? there's a couple of things going on here. it's worth remembering people will only be invited for the booster vaccine at least six months after their second dose and if you go back to when the vaccination campaign rolled out, people started to be vaccinated in significant numbers with their first dosein significant numbers with their first dose injanuary and february, so roll that forward to the second and that puts you around april, so six months from then, we will start to get into the phase where more and more people will be offered this. this report you talk about does suggest that just this report you talk about does suggest thatjust under this report you talk about does suggest that just under 50% this report you talk about does suggest thatjust under 50% of people that should have been vaccinated by now with their booster have not. what we need to understand is what are the reasons behind this, and is it the case that those individuals have been offered the vaccine are not taken it up, or is it the case that the vaccination campaign is not where it needs to be? that really needs looking at because it is important that those people, those vulnerable individuals particularly do take the vaccines. professor neil ferguson was talking this morning about giving under 18 is two doses, because currently if you are under 18, unless you have a clinical reason and are at risk, it's only a single dose and his view is that two doses really are needed to give protection and prevent transmission. would you agree with that? would it make a difference? i'm not sure this is something i can necessarily pass comment on. the vaccination programme is advised to the uk, by thejoint vaccination programme is advised to the uk, by the joint committee for vaccinations and demonisation and they look at the whole thing the benefit to children when they go and make the recommendations, so there are a number of things we need to look at to improve vaccination uptake across different communities, but where children are concerned, thatis but where children are concerned, that is one for the committee. thank ou. the head of the european commission has told poland she will not allow the country to put european values at risk. ursula von de leyen was speaking at the eu parliament in strasbourg, which is debating the growing row between the two sides. brussels claims a new ruling by poland s constitutional tribunal undermines the european union s legal framework. warsaw says the eu has no right to tell it how to organize the judiciary — and it can ignorejudgements from the eu stop court. the former us president donald trump has filed a case against the congressional committee which is investigating the attack by his supporters on the capitol building injanuary. the lawsuit is an effort to keep records from his presidency secret. he claims the material is covered by executive privilege, which protects the confidentiality of some white house documents. south korea's military says pyongyang has fired a ballistic missile from the eastern port of sinpo into the sea ofjapan. north korea has embarked on a series of missile tests recently — in defiance of international sanctions. the launch comes as intelligence envoys from the us, south korea and japan gather in seoul. the us envoy to north korea, sung kim has reiterated that the us is open to meeting north korea without preconditions. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker gave us this update. thejoint chiefs of staff here in south korea have said this was a submarine launched ballistic missile. that is the type of missile. it means it can be launched from a submarine. what we do not know, and this is key, is whether or not it was actually launched from a submarine. in the past, north korea, in october 2019, has filed such a missile, but it fired from an underwater platform, so what we are not sure about is whether it actually came from a submarine or whether they just tested the type of missile, because that will make a clear difference to the kind of threat it poses notjust in south korea and japan, but elsewhere. we know that north korea has one submarine that is capable of launching submarine launched ballistic missiles. it is supposed to be quite an old submarine, it has a diesel engine, so that is quite noisy, we are under the impression, certainly from analysts, that any submarine was in the process of being built, but were not quite sure if it was completed. again, that was being built in the same port from where this missile was fired. certainly we will need to gather more information, and usually with these sort of missile launchers, what we do know is we get information from north korea the day after. so we may get pictures from pyongyang in 24 hours. but there are a couple of issues with regards to timing. this is a month after seoul launched its own submarine launched ballistic missile and also, right now in seoul, there is one of its biggest ever defence displays. so there is a bit of an arms race going on between seoul and pyongyang right now. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than five stone, has spoken of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from polycystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid—filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around one in 1000 people and there's no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren's story. it's crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it's crushing my stomach, so i can't eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it's caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren's kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he'd had enough. and wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous, it's a 50—50 chance. but i've got to take it, i've got to do it because it's not a life, living on the sofa. surgeons discovered warren's kidneys weighed 35 kilograms, that's nearly five and a half stone. making it a highly complex operation. i've never seen anything as big as this. this i think would be the reported heaviest kidneys that have been removed anywhere in the world. when everything is distorted and not in the right place, you run the risk of damaging other organs. you run the risk of major haemorrhage. but warren took that risk, and from struggling to breathe to building back his strength. this is him three months after surgery. how are you feeling? a lot better! yeah, a lot better. i can breathe, i can eat little bits, definitely a lot better. i get a lot out of here. it's not only a health thing, it's a mental thing as well. this was a big part of my old life. warren is still learning to adjust, having lost 45 kilos almost overnight, losing his balance can still be a problem. it's weird for me to get around, the fact that i can hold this, i can feel it's 5k. but the fact that i had 45 kilos in front of me, it's hard for me to grasp. step—by—step, warren is determined to get his life back on track. how was that? hard. that must be my record. he's dependent on dialysis three times a week, but he's hoping to be added to the transplant waiting list by the end of the year. it would mean everything. if i had a kidney, i would just be able to do anything, do all my sports. yes, i will have to take more tablets but i'm free to get on with my life. that will be so amazing for me. really would. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists has proposed that women should get support after their first miscarriage. at the moment, women are eligible for tests and investigations on the nhs only if they have three miscarriages in a row. the college wants all nhs trusts to adopt the policy. let's talk some more about this with professor dame lesley regan from the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists. thank you very much forjoining us. so, support only after three miscarriages in a row. what does that mean for women who have one or two? where does it leave them? previously what was recommended or adopted by nhs trusts is that the investigations into the potential causes of the current miscarriages would only start after three, but what this guideline is suggesting is that we look at the lancet series published earlier this year on miscarriage and adopt a graded approach so if you were to suffer, joanna, a single miscarriage, you would be able to access some form of help and support after that, and if sadly went on to have a second one, that you can have some advice about lifestyle, some basic investigations, so women don't feel abandoned after they had a miscarriage, which is always a devastating experience. but predominantly we know that the vast majority of women, even after three losses, will not have any specific underlying cause unfortunately we have a good prognosis for the future but what the guideline is trying to show is we can offer care and support to women at an earlier stage, even if we don't embark on an investing ? expensive investigation until after the third loss. 50 in until after the third loss. so in our until after the third loss. so in your experience, _ until after the third loss. so in your experience, what - until after the third loss. so in your experience, what do - until after the third loss. so in i your experience, what do women until after the third loss. so in your experience, what do women tend to do when they have a miscarriage, if they have had one? do they tend to seek advice and support orjust sort of go it alone? it isa it is a very individual thing. getting information as much as you can, friends orfamily or reading and going online and getting all the information available on the internet, but usually after two they are starting to think, what is wrong? is there something here that people have missed and could i be doing something? but the most common question i am asked is what could i have done to have stopped this happening? is there something in my lifestyle, my diet, exercise programme or some other factor that could have contributed to it? obviously they don't want to suffer 0bviously they don't want to suffer another devastating loss if they can avoid it. ~ ., ., another devastating loss if they can avoid it. ., ., ., , , avoid it. what would you answer be to those questions? _ avoid it. what would you answer be to those questions? normalising i avoid it. what would you answer be i to those questions? normalising your weiaht is to those questions? normalising your weight is important, _ to those questions? normalising your weight is important, there _ to those questions? normalising your weight is important, there is - to those questions? normalising your weight is important, there is very - weight is important, there is very clear evidence of people who are underweight and overweight do have a miscarriage. having a sensible diet of the usual things, and contributing to getting a normal bmi is important. regular exercise, trying to keep as fit as possible and all the things we would say is a healthy lifestyle. they will impact on pregnancy and when the woman who has had a miscarriage then goes on to have a successful pregnancy, the fitter she is as she embarks on that pregnancy, the better the outcome of a pregnancy will be, notjust for her, but for her baby. a pregnancy will be, not 'ust for her, but for her babyh a pregnancy will be, not 'ust for her, but for her baby. thank you very much _ her, but for her baby. thank you very much for— her, but for her baby. thank you very much forjoining _ her, but for her baby. thank you very much forjoining us. - today marks one month since the volcano on the spanish isle of la palma first erupted — it's seen streams of lava destroy homes and buildings across the canary island. the president there had said there was no immediate end in sight to the eruption — which has seen 7,000 people evacuated from their homes. it's destroyed almost two thousand buildings on la palma. 10 days after it first erupted. 300 million euros has been earmarked for reconstruction on the island, which lives mainly from tourism and banana plantations. the spanish prime minister has vowed to �*spend whatever money is needed to reconstruct this marvellous island.�* now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello. it's been cloudy, murky and damp but mild start to the day—to—day. you can see the rain pushing northwards and eastwards, breezy but the rain pushing out of northern with a few showers left behind and then some sunshine. we will see the sunshine come out in the south—east and temperatures could get up to 21 but we are looking at temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees, above average for this time of year. this evening and overnight the rain will mix into the south—east. clear skies and showers peppering parts of the north and west and then heavy showers come in across the southwest. some of those could be thundery. 0nce across the southwest. some of those could be thundery. once again, a mild night across the board. tomorrow morning we say goodbye to the rain in the south—east and the showers push north—eastward some. some of those still heavy and thundery, but either side there will be some sunshine. more heavy showers coming into the south—west later and still relatively mild. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035 — grants of £5,000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps. the move is part of the government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — the prime minister urges investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology. green is good, green is right. green works. an explosion shakes a housing estate in ayr — two adults and two children are in hospital. a month after it first erupted, the la palma volcano continues to spew lava — leaders in the canary islands say there's no end in sight. sport — here's a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. england will play the opening match of next year's nations league campaign in front of an empty stadium following the unrest at last summer's euros final. but the former fa chief executive mark palios told this programme it shouldn't impact the fa's hopes of potentially staging the world cup here in 2030. uefa issued the punishment for a "lack of order and discipline inside and around the stadium" before the final with italy, as ticketless fans stormed the stadium. the ban will cost the fa anywhere between two and five million pounds in lost revenue. but mark palios says england's record of staging major events will count in their favour, in bidding for the world cup in nine years' time. i think the uk has a fantastic record for putting on great events, thatis record for putting on great events, that is the first thing. wembley is the home of football, it is a fantastic stadium in that regard. i think, depending on a couple of things, what comes out in terms of a response by the investigation. secondly, the behaviour. you are basically on trial now for the behaviour. former arsenal great patrick vieira was given a legend's welcome on his return to the club as manager of crystal palace... he was a three—time premier league winner with the gunners, and part of the �*invincibles�* that went through a whole league season unbeaten... wonder how popular he would have been had his side won this one at the emirates, 0dsonne edouard put them 2—1 ahead. only for alexandre lacazette to equalise late on to make it 2—2. when you spend nine years in a football club like that, and i was part of a generation who did well for the football club. so it's a reception that means a lot to me, but i'm not surprised by the arsenal fans. an injury worry for england before the men's t20 cricket world cup has even begun for them. liam livingstone dropping this catch towards the end of their warm up game with india before clutching his finger in pain and leaving the field. he's viewed as a key part of england's hopes of winning the world cup. rishabh pant hit a six to win the match by seven wickets with an over to spare. england's opener is against defending champions west indies on saturday. ireland are attempting to qualify for the main group stage — and curtis campher produced a spectacular performance in their win over the netherlands. he became only the third bowler to take four wickets in four balls in t20s, as they won by seven wickets. ireland are second in their group, with the top two going through to the super 12 stage — they next play leaders sri lanka tomorrow. there are questions whether novak djokovic will play at the melbourne park next january. the authority say they will be expecting all players to have been vaccinated. novak djokovic has never revealed his vaccination status and has expressed doubts over whether he will be playing in january. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. now on bbc news, your questions answered. ina in a moment we will be answering your questions with angela terry, an environmental scientist with over 20 years experience and dr richard lowes, an academic with an expertise in energy policy particularly around sustainable heating and the home. but first let's hear the thoughts of our environment analyst roger harrabin on the government's plan to offer subsidies of £5,000 from next april to help 90,000 households in england and wales replace old gas boilers with low—carbon heat pumps. the government at the moment is planning to have 30,000 homes a year to go over to heat pumps. the planning to have 30,000 homes a year to go over to heat pumps.— to go over to heat pumps. the same government — to go over to heat pumps. the same government says — to go over to heat pumps. the same government says that _ to go over to heat pumps. the same government says that by _ to go over to heat pumps. the same government says that by the - to go over to heat pumps. the same government says that by the end - to go over to heat pumps. the same government says that by the end of| government says that by the end of the decade it is expecting 600,000 homes a year to be heat pump heated and climate advisers say that numbers should be a million. sorry looking from 30,000, we are looking to a million and it is very hard to see how that can be scaled up unless the government is willing to help people buy these things and install them. at the moment it doesn't seem to be willing to do that. there we have to wait and see because we have the chancellor's comprehensive spending review coming up in the next week and we will see if they will plot any more money into it. oh, it's really important. the uk can't achieve its low—carbon goals without decarbonising people's homes. and the government, frankly, both stripes of government over the past few decades, have been shilly—shallying about buildings, putting some research into home insulation now, but it is only a fraction of the research funding that has gone into low—carbon cars or low—carbon aircraft. this has really been the cinderella policy area. so, tell us more, then, about how much it is to install and run these heat pumps? well, depends on the future price of electricity, but it looks like it's going to be roughly the same to run a heat pump system as it is at the moment to run a gas boiler. the question is, the installation costs. so, let's top this up, the government is going to give you £5,000 if you're one of the lucky, relatively few, who get it. on top of that, there will be about an extra £2500 that you will have to pay yourself towards the heat pump, but if you get rid of your boiler, having said that, you would have to pay that for a new boiler anyway. and then there is the installation cost as well, because that might include, almost certainly would include, swapping your radiators, changing your piping and all sorts of things, so it is a big hassle and a big expense. the government thinks it is inevitable for us to go down this route if we are going to decarbonise, and personally i can't see any other major alternatives. hydrogen, for instance, is only likely to play a very small part, but it looks to me as though the government has got to move a lot further in getting people to switch over to heat pumps than it is proposing to do at the moment. we can now talk to our guests about what is happening going forward with those heat pumps. richard, a question for you. who can claim this grant? 0nly people on low income or all household owners with gas boilers? fits all household owners with gas boilers? �* , ., ., , all household owners with gas boilers? a . ~ ., all household owners with gas boilers? a . ,, ., , boilers? as far as we know it is 0 en to boilers? as far as we know it is open to any — boilers? as far as we know it is open to any households - boilers? as far as we know it is open to any households who i boilers? as far as we know it is i open to any households who want boilers? as far as we know it is - open to any households who want to. these grants of £5,000 will be there for anyone. these grants of £5,000 will be there foranyone. it these grants of £5,000 will be there for anyone. it doesn't matter what you have got as a heating system at the moment. it is to open up the market and for people who want to take the first steps towards being green in their homes. we are not aware of any currently make limitations.— aware of any currently make limitations. ~ ., , , limitations. would everybody get £5,000 if they — limitations. would everybody get £5,000 if they are _ limitations. would everybody get £5,000 if they are successful? i limitations. would everybody get i £5,000 if they are successful? yes, that is what — £5,000 if they are successful? yes, that is what it _ £5,000 if they are successful? yes, that is what it is _ £5,000 if they are successful? yes, that is what it is currently _ £5,000 if they are successful? te: that is what it is currently saying, it is a fixed number of £5,000, which is more the government had originally suggested in their consultation. it is currently unclear whether there will be a higherfigure for ground unclear whether there will be a higher figure for ground source heat pumps. it had been previously suggested you might be able to get a bit more for a ground source heat pump but we are waiting for the detail on that.— pump but we are waiting for the detail on that. �* . , ., ., detail on that. angela, question for ou. is detail on that. angela, question for you- is the — detail on that. angela, question for you- is the grant — detail on that. angela, question for you. is the grantjust _ detail on that. angela, question for you. is the grantjust for _ detail on that. angela, question for you. is the grantjust for gas - you. is the grantjust for gas boilers or does it cover solid fuel, wood pellet and oil? the boilers or does it cover solid fuel, wood pellet and oil?— wood pellet and oil? the grant is for heat pumps _ wood pellet and oil? the grant is for heat pumps and _ wood pellet and oil? the grant is for heat pumps and replacing - wood pellet and oil? the grant is. for heat pumps and replacing your -as. for heat pumps and replacing your gas so— for heat pumps and replacing your gas so if— for heat pumps and replacing your gas. so if you have currently got renewables such as biomass or solar, that isut— renewables such as biomass or solar, that isn't to _ renewables such as biomass or solar, that isn't to replace those. but if you have — that isn't to replace those. but if you have got oil or gas boilers, they— you have got oil or gas boilers, they are — you have got oil or gas boilers, they are fossil fuels and that is what _ they are fossil fuels and that is what the — they are fossil fuels and that is what the government is aiming to get rid of so _ what the government is aiming to get rid of so we _ what the government is aiming to get rid of so we can meet our net zero strategy — rid of so we can meet our net zero strategy. there is a set scheme for a renewable heat incentive for people — a renewable heat incentive for people looking at biomass and solar. it is confusing for consumers, we don't _ it is confusing for consumers, we don't know— it is confusing for consumers, we don't know the details about how this project will work because the press _ this project will work because the press and — this project will work because the press and release only came out today _ press and release only came out today the — press and release only came out today. the devil is in the detail but it— today. the devil is in the detail but it is— today. the devil is in the detail but it is for— today. the devil is in the detail but it is for ripping out, when your aas but it is for ripping out, when your gas boiler— but it is for ripping out, when your gas boiler is — but it is for ripping out, when your gas boiler is up for changing, then that is— gas boiler is up for changing, then that is when this grant would be best for— that is when this grant would be best for homeowners.— best for homeowners. richard, auestion best for homeowners. richard, question from _ best for homeowners. richard, question from carol, _ best for homeowners. richard, question from carol, how- best for homeowners. richard, question from carol, how do i best for homeowners. richard, | question from carol, how do we best for homeowners. richard, - question from carol, how do we get the financial help, do they come round to check the home is insulated enough? 0ne politician was on earlier saying that if you get a heat pump and your house isn't insulated it is about as useful as a leaky teapot?— insulated it is about as useful as a leaky teapot? there are two things to answer. you _ leaky teapot? there are two things to answer. you can _ leaky teapot? there are two things to answer. you can put _ leaky teapot? there are two things to answer. you can put a _ leaky teapot? there are two things to answer. you can put a heat - leaky teapot? there are two things l to answer. you can put a heat pump in a less well insulated house. but your bills will be higher. but they can be sized correctly so you can heat potentially a building with solid walls and double glazed windows. that would be my preference because cheap heating bills and whatever heating system you have, it is best to insulate your house and get good windows and doors. in terms of the application process, we don't know yet. from what i expect it will be based around a similar approach to similar schemes whereby you would find a local installer and they would get your system and once you had a quote you would apply for the grant. the grant, we are not sure if it will be paid to the household all the installer, but it shouldn't be a complicated process. it should be the installer making the decisions around the type of heat pump, the size of the system and then does much of the paperwork to make sure it is going to be installed correctly. it is going to be installed correctly-— it is going to be installed correctl. ., ., correctly. going back to what you said about _ correctly. going back to what you said about insulation, _ correctly. going back to what you said about insulation, what - correctly. going back to what you | said about insulation, what would your advice be on what someone should do first if they do have windows that are not insulating their homes properly or any other measures in place to insulate? would that be the priority? tt measures in place to insulate? would that be the priority?— that be the priority? it depends. we don't think you _ that be the priority? it depends. we don't think you will _ that be the priority? it depends. we don't think you will be _ that be the priority? it depends. we don't think you will be stopped - that be the priority? it depends. we don't think you will be stopped from having these grants if you haven't got the best windows. so the grant will be a stand—alone thing you can go for. if i were a household and i had single glazed windows i would be very keen, having lived in nasty old buildings before with single glazed windows, i would buildings before with single glazed windows, iwould be buildings before with single glazed windows, i would be keen to get those removed. the press release on this scheme and on the heat and building strategy has been quite quiet on energy efficiency and how people would be supported to do things like insulate their walls and get new windows and doors. much of which people do already as part of maintenance. but we do need to see some more detail about energy efficiency because that is an important, it is half of the problem, the heat pump solves half of it but the energy efficiency is equally important.— of it but the energy efficiency is equally important. what would you sa on equally important. what would you say on that. _ equally important. what would you say on that, angela _ equally important. what would you say on that, angela in _ equally important. what would you say on that, angela in terms - equally important. what would you say on that, angela in terms of- say on that, angela in terms of people can do to cut their bills with energy efficiency? ithi’ith people can do to cut their bills with energy efficiency? with rising as bills, with energy efficiency? with rising gas bills. that _ with energy efficiency? with rising gas bills, that has _ with energy efficiency? with rising gas bills, that has to _ with energy efficiency? with rising gas bills, that has to be _ with energy efficiency? with rising gas bills, that has to be the - with energy efficiency? with rising i gas bills, that has to be the number one priority— gas bills, that has to be the number one priority for cutting your bills, insulate — one priority for cutting your bills, insulate your home. homeowner or someone _ insulate your home. homeowner or someone who has rented will have an energy— someone who has rented will have an energy performance certificate, so that will— energy performance certificate, so that will show them how their house is performing in terms of keeping the warm — is performing in terms of keeping the warm heat in their home. also given— the warm heat in their home. also given suggestions on how they can improve _ given suggestions on how they can improve their home. but the really bil improve their home. but the really big wins— improve their home. but the really big wins are basically having 30 centimetres of loft insulation using foam _ centimetres of loft insulation using foam strips around windows and doors that are _ foam strips around windows and doors that are leaky and low cost measures like keeping your curtains shut at night _ like keeping your curtains shut at night it— like keeping your curtains shut at night. if you only have single glazing — night. if you only have single glazing you can put secondary film glazing _ glazing you can put secondary film glazing on — glazing you can put secondary film glazing on and that works well for the winter. that is a quick, temporary measure. there is lots of ways _ temporary measure. there is lots of ways to _ temporary measure. there is lots of ways to insulate your home and improve — ways to insulate your home and improve the energy efficiency that anyone _ improve the energy efficiency that anyone can do this weekend, with some _ anyone can do this weekend, with some simple diy tips. i would encourage people to do that. a bigger— encourage people to do that. a biggerjob is obviously cavity wall insulation, solid wall insulation. you do — insulation, solid wall insulation. you do need to get an approved installer— you do need to get an approved installer but it does have a 25 year guarantee — installer but it does have a 25 year guarantee on the work. making sure your home _ guarantee on the work. making sure your home is not a leaky teapot and making _ your home is not a leaky teapot and making sure — your home is not a leaky teapot and making sure that it is nice, warm and cosy — making sure that it is nice, warm and cosy. those measures will last you for— and cosy. those measures will last you for 30 — and cosy. those measures will last you for 30 or — and cosy. those measures will last you for 30 or 40 years, so it is worth— you for 30 or 40 years, so it is worth investing the time, regardless of whether— worth investing the time, regardless of whether you plan to get a heat pump _ of whether you plan to get a heat pump or— of whether you plan to get a heat pump or not. of whether you plan to get a heat pump or not-— of whether you plan to get a heat pump or not. another question, is an one pump or not. another question, is anyone considered _ pump or not. another question, is anyone considered noise - pump or not. another question, is anyone considered noise pollutionj anyone considered noise pollution from these heat pumps running? the heat pump has to be at least one metre _ heat pump has to be at least one metre away from your neighbour's house _ metre away from your neighbour's house but — metre away from your neighbour's house. but they are noise... noise pollution _ house. but they are noise... noise pollution and monitoring is looked at. pollution and monitoring is looked at they— pollution and monitoring is looked at. they are a gentle whirling noise, — at. they are a gentle whirling noise, not— at. they are a gentle whirling noise, not very noisy, it's not going — noise, not very noisy, it's not going to _ noise, not very noisy, it's not going to cause a huge disturbance to you, going to cause a huge disturbance to you. or— going to cause a huge disturbance to you. or your— going to cause a huge disturbance to you, or your neighbours.— you, or your neighbours. richard, a cuestion, you, or your neighbours. richard, a question. why _ you, or your neighbours. richard, a question, why does _ you, or your neighbours. richard, a question, why does the _ you, or your neighbours. richard, a| question, why does the government keep constantly mentioning heat pumps as a substitute, what about a direct replacement, electric—powered boiler which is 100% efficient? tt boiler which is 100% efficient? tt is the 100% efficiency of the electric heating system. what a heat pump does, because it draws in her, sorry heat from outside on the ground, you basically get a lot more energy out from the heat pump than you put in. in terms of running efficiencies, heat pump will give you 300 to 400% efficiency. what that means is your bills will be a third, sorry a third of the cost of an equivalent electricity bill. the value of the heat pump is they do use electricity, which come from renewable sources but they also use it extremely efficiently which results in a much lower running costs than using basic electric heater. �* ., , ., , , costs than using basic electric heater. ., , ., , , ., heater. are there any downsides to the heat pumps? — heater. are there any downsides to the heat pumps? the _ heater. are there any downsides to the heat pumps? the difficulty - heater. are there any downsides to | the heat pumps? the difficulty with heat --ums the heat pumps? the difficulty with heat pumps in _ the heat pumps? the difficulty with heat pumps in general _ the heat pumps? the difficulty with heat pumps in general is _ the heat pumps? the difficulty with heat pumps in general is they - the heat pumps? the difficulty with heat pumps in general is they run i the heat pumps? the difficulty with | heat pumps in general is they run at a lower flow temperature than a gas boiler. radiators will not get quite as hot as they would normally do with a gas boiler. that's not to say all gas boilers produce extremely high temperatures. actually, you don't want your radiators to be too hot because your boiler will not be running very efficiently. but it does mean with heat pumps, in some cases often you will need to get your radiator is either upgraded, particularly if they are single panel ones, they are likely to put double in. in some situations, you might need to upgrade the internal pipework in your house.— pipework in your house. sorry, the costs are ratcheting _ pipework in your house. sorry, the costs are ratcheting up, _ pipework in your house. sorry, the costs are ratcheting up, not - pipework in your house. sorry, the costs are ratcheting up, notjust i costs are ratcheting up, notjust getting the pump? the costs are ratcheting up, not 'ust getting the pumptfi getting the pump? the grant is su- tosed getting the pump? the grant is supposed to — getting the pump? the grant is supposed to cover _ getting the pump? the grant is supposed to cover many - getting the pump? the grant is supposed to cover many of - getting the pump? the grant is i supposed to cover many of these costs. so the actual heat pump units themselves are not huge amounts more than a gas boiler. maybe an extra £1000. it's worth pointing out, the same with the insulation we just talked about, once you put the bigger radiators in other bigger pipes in, your house is then future proofed basically for ever. insulation and pipework last for a long time. in this house, the pipework was there when it was built, many decades ago. it is an investment. they can be some hassle, but once it is done, it is done. when the heat pumps eventually replacing, it is a much easierjob the second time around. fin replacing, it is a much easier “0b the second time aroundfi replacing, it is a much easier “0b the second time around. on that life cle of the second time around. on that life cycle of the — the second time around. on that life cycle of the heat _ the second time around. on that life cycle of the heat pump, _ the second time around. on that life cycle of the heat pump, angela, - cycle of the heat pump, angela, peter in glasgow wants to know about that compared to gas boilers. he says his impression and understanding is that the as heat pump would have to be replaced after ten to 15 years to maintain efficiency?— ten to 15 years to maintain efficiency? ten to 15 years to maintain efficien ? ., , ., , , efficiency? condensing gas boiler is last around ten _ efficiency? condensing gas boiler is last around ten to _ efficiency? condensing gas boiler is last around ten to 15 _ efficiency? condensing gas boiler is last around ten to 15 years. - efficiency? condensing gas boiler is last around ten to 15 years. so - efficiency? condensing gas boiler is last around ten to 15 years. so it i last around ten to 15 years. so it would be around comparable, anything with moving parts needs to be maintained and replaced when they are worn out. what we are talking about is a new technology and those improvements are happening all the time and oversee the costs are coming down all the time. i wouldn't say they are any better or worse in terms of life span than a gas boiler. i wouldn't say there was anything to worry about there. richard, a question, my gas boiler broke down and i had a new one installed a month ago, so where do i stand? tia installed a month ago, so where do i stand? ., ., ., , ., stand? no need to worry at the moment. _ stand? no need to worry at the moment, there _ stand? no need to worry at the moment, there is _ stand? no need to worry at the moment, there is no _ stand? no need to worry at the | moment, there is no regulation saying there gas boiler is going to be removed. but these grants are there to help people that want to change their heating systems from fossil fuels to renewable systems. where they are likely to have most value is where they have a system thatis value is where they have a system that is old and about to break. and people with oil heating might see this as valuable because oil heating is even more polluting than gas. potentially down the line, the government is talking about estate of 2035, which is arguably a bit late. even then there wouldn't be an outright ban on gas boilers, it would be a ban on the installation of fossil fuel heating systems. nobody needs to worry that anything will be mandated for the house, it just means in 15 years, when you come around to making that next heating decision, it may be that your options are primarily heat pumps. your options are primarily heat um s, �* ., your options are primarily heat ttums. ~ ., ., ., your options are primarily heat n-ums. �* ., ., ., , ., ., pumps. angela, another question on the cost, pumps. angela, another question on the cost. why — pumps. angela, another question on the cost. why is _ pumps. angela, another question on the cost, why is the _ pumps. angela, another question on the cost, why is the amount - pumps. angela, another question on the cost, why is the amount of i pumps. angela, another question on the cost, why is the amount of the i the cost, why is the amount of the grant so low? heat pump cost at least £20,000 to install in the ground or over £10,000 for a noisy air source heat pump when few people have that sort of money? tqm. air source heat pump when few people have that sort of money?— have that sort of money? ok, let's se tarate have that sort of money? ok, let's separate those _ have that sort of money? ok, let's separate those two _ have that sort of money? ok, let's separate those two questions. i have that sort of money? ok, let's separate those two questions. we | separate those two questions. we have tackled the noise issue, they are not— have tackled the noise issue, they are not that noisy. in terms of air source _ are not that noisy. in terms of air source heat — are not that noisy. in terms of air source heat pumps, they are cheaper than ground — source heat pumps, they are cheaper than ground source. air source look like air— than ground source. air source look like air conditioning units. ground source _ like air conditioning units. ground source need to have pipework into the ground. they are more efficient and they— the ground. they are more efficient and they cost less to run. this £5,000 — and they cost less to run. this £5,000 is— and they cost less to run. this £5,000 is to contribute to the air source _ £5,000 is to contribute to the air source heat — £5,000 is to contribute to the air source heat pump. the total cost will depend on the size of your house — will depend on the size of your house and _ will depend on the size of your house and heat requirement. the ground _ house and heat requirement. the ground is— house and heat requirement. the ground is more expensive to put it because _ ground is more expensive to put it because of— ground is more expensive to put it because of the pipework in the ground, — because of the pipework in the ground, you take out trenches, basically, — ground, you take out trenches, basically, but they are more efficient _ basically, but they are more efficient. whether they introduce higher— efficient. whether they introduce higher grant for ground source heat pumps, _ higher grant for ground source heat pumps, they are more efficient for people _ pumps, they are more efficient for people in— pumps, they are more efficient for people in flats, that have higher heat demands. we don't know if there will be _ heat demands. we don't know if there will be higher grant but if you at £5,000 — will be higher grant but if you at £5,000 for an will be higher grant but if you at £5,000 foran air will be higher grant but if you at £5,000 for an air source heat pump, that is— £5,000 for an air source heat pump, that is about — £5,000 for an air source heat pump, that is about the same as a gas boiler~ — that is about the same as a gas boiler~ the _ that is about the same as a gas boiler. the whole point of the grant is to kick—start this industry. when we try— is to kick—start this industry. when we try to _ is to kick—start this industry. when we try to replace our gas boiler we couldn't— we try to replace our gas boiler we couldn't find anyone to put in an air source — couldn't find anyone to put in an air source heat pump. so five years a-o air source heat pump. so five years ago we _ air source heat pump. so five years ago we replaced our gas boiler like for like _ ago we replaced our gas boiler like for like it— ago we replaced our gas boiler like for like. it is aboutjump—starting the industry, than the costs come down _ the industry, than the costs come down and — the industry, than the costs come down and then we have the skills. he. wanted down and then we have the skills. wanted an air down and then we have the skills. he: wanted an air source heat pump five years ago but you couldn't get one? leave a moving into a house and we had to _ leave a moving into a house and we had to do— leave a moving into a house and we had to do up— leave a moving into a house and we had to do up the house before we moved _ had to do up the house before we moved in — had to do up the house before we moved in. but had to do up the house before we moved in. �* ., . ., , ., moved in. but how much has that chanted moved in. but how much has that changed now? — moved in. but how much has that changed now? how— moved in. but how much has that changed now? how many - moved in. but how much has that changed now? how many people| moved in. but how much has that i changed now? how many people are there out there, are there enough people to install? th there out there, are there enough people to install?— people to install? in terms of skills and _ people to install? in terms of skills and job _ people to install? in terms of skills and job creation - people to install? in terms of skills and job creation for i people to install? in terms of skills and job creation for the | skills and job creation for the green — skills and job creation for the green economy is a different thing. we have _ green economy is a different thing. we have seen in the offshore wind industry— we have seen in the offshore wind industry how many people are being trained _ industry how many people are being trained to— industry how many people are being trained to work in that sector. what we need _ trained to work in that sector. what we need is — trained to work in that sector. what we need is the big energy companies to have _ we need is the big energy companies to have their workforces trained up to have their workforces trained up to do— to have their workforces trained up to do heat— to have their workforces trained up to do heat pumps as well as gas boilers. — to do heat pumps as well as gas boilers, basically. this grant today is a welcome direction because until now: _ is a welcome direction because until now. we _ is a welcome direction because until now. we did — is a welcome direction because until now, we did know where the hydrogen would _ now, we did know where the hydrogen would be _ now, we did know where the hydrogen would be here and this policy is all about— would be here and this policy is all about air— would be here and this policy is all about air source heat pump so it sending — about air source heat pump so it sending a— about air source heat pump so it sending a clear signal to the energy providers— sending a clear signal to the energy providers and installers about where the government direction is going in terms _ the government direction is going in terms of— the government direction is going in terms of how we decarbonise heat in our buildings and homes. a terms of how we decarbonise heat in our buildings and homes.— terms of how we decarbonise heat in our buildings and homes. a couple of final questions _ our buildings and homes. a couple of final questions on _ our buildings and homes. a couple of final questions on the _ final questions on the practicalities around where they could fit. the heat pump seemed to be quite large, are there pump small enough to fit into flats? and similarly, how can people in upper—level flats in cities and stole a heat pump when there is no outdoor space? stole a heat pump when there is no outdoorspace? richard? yes. stole a heat pump when there is no outdoor space? richard?— outdoor space? richard? yes, both tood outdoor space? richard? yes, both good questions- — outdoor space? richard? yes, both good questions. i— outdoor space? richard? yes, both good questions. i live _ outdoor space? richard? yes, both good questions. i live in _ outdoor space? richard? yes, both good questions. i live in a - good questions. i live in a relatively small terraced house and i have fitted heat pump in the space which is often, terraced houses are complicated for heat pumps because of the limited floor space. with flats, there are issues with leasehold rights and who owns the access to the building. what tends to make sense for flats and four blocks of flats is to have a building wide approach. this is something that does often happen in new developments, particularly in london where rather than having individual heating systems in each house or each flat, sorry, you would have a central boiler and that could easily be upon the roof, panels on the roof or even a district heating scheme. cities are looking at these much bigger networks of hot water pipes which are very popular in countries like denmark and sweden, where they work very well in urban areas because there is a high density of heating and lots of buildings like flats. where i think it might be quite complicated is in a building like a hajj house has been converted into flats. we have not seen many of those be retrofitted just yet because of the complications around ownership. i think that would be an interesting area for the government to look next. ., ~ area for the government to look next. . ,, , ., area for the government to look next. . ,, i. area for the government to look next. . ,, . area for the government to look next. . . ., next. thank you both so much for shafint next. thank you both so much for sharing your _ next. thank you both so much for sharing your extensive _ next. thank you both so much for sharing your extensive expertise l next. thank you both so much for. sharing your extensive expertise and answering those questions. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again, it has been a cloudy, murky and damp start to the day today. many will hang onto that scenario. you can see the rain pushing north and east woods. the rain pushing out of northern ireland with a few showers left behind and some sunshine. we'll see the sunshine in the south—east and temperatures could get up to 21 but widely were looking at temperatures 15 to around 18 degrees, so above average for this time of year. this evening and overnight, the rain makes it into the south—east. there will be some clear skies and shallow tethering parts of the north and west but heavier showers coming in from the south—west and those could be thundery. 0nce from the south—west and those could be thundery. once again, a mild night across the board. tomorrow morning, we say goodbye to the rain in the south—east. the showers continue to push north eastwards and some of those still heavy and thundery but on either side of them there will be some sunshine. more heavy showers coming into the south—west later but still relatively mild. this is bbc news. the headlines. plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035. grants of £5000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps. the move is part of the government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. the energy minister greg hands will be in parliament at 12.30, setting out the government's zero emissions strategy. do stay with us for that. a public inquiry finds multiple failures by police, prosecutors and council officials resulted in child abuse allegations against the late labour peer lord janner not being properly investigated. an explosion shakes a housing estate in ayr. two adults and two children are in hospital. as covid infections rise, experts warn of the need to speed up the boosterjab programme in order to reduce pressure on the nhs this winter. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record, weighing more than five stone, speaks of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. borisjohnson is urging global investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology, and insisted "the market is going green". it comes as the government wants to end the sale of new gas boilers by 2035 as part of its strategy to tackle climate change. from next april households in england and wales will be offered grants of £5,000 to install air source heat pumps, or other green heating. 450—million pounds will be spent on the boiler upgrade scheme, which will run for three years. around 20 percent of uk emissions are from heating buildings, according to officialfigures, so there is pressure on the heat and buildings strategy to deliver effective reductions. but as the grants amount to just 90,000 replaced boilers critics describe the scheme as "unambitious". 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has this report. it came down there, into that corner. there is a secret lying under richard's garden. the heat for his home is absorbed by an underground network of pipes. it comes in through a ground source pump. so, this is where the actual hardware is located. richard swapped his gas guzzling system seven years ago, and he hasn't looked back. i can safely say it's been the best thing we ever did. i mean, the house is constantly at a pleasant temperature. it's not boiling hot, but it's very livable. and the economics of it are just fantastic. we paid 15,000 for the ground source and then 5000 for some solar thermal panels for the roof, which supply the hot water. to make a ground source pump work you need a massive garden, which is a pipe dream for most of us. the other type of heat pump works by compressing heat from the air. it's cheaper to install and smaller, but most homes will still need loads of insulation first. then we'll go through and see some of the equipment we've got set up. david spends his time researching heating efficiency and says although the money sounds like a lot, it won't go far. what we are being left with is a gamble on the future, that these things are going to be cheaper and that the industry are going to be more ready to install them, and, crucially, that people are going to want them. do you think this is going to be enough to convince people with gas boilers to make the switch? perhaps not yet. one of the problem is that they're going to face here is getting that connection with people and householders, to make sure the policy actually works and it's something people are happy to take on. because each home is different, getting 86% of households off gas is a monumental challenge. despite promises, this strategy will only begin to scratch the surface. coletta smith, bbc news, harrogate. 0ur energy & environment analyst roger harrabin has been analysing the government's plans and how much it'll cost the average household. ? depends on the future price of electricity but it should be the same price to run a gas boiler. but the question is the installation costs. so, let's top this up, the government is going to give you £5,000 if you're one of the lucky, relatively few, who get it. on top of that, there will be about an extra £2500 that you will have to pay yourself towards the heat pump, but if you get rid of your boiler, having said that, you would have to pay that for a new boiler anyway. and then there is the installation cost as well, because that might include, almost certainly would include, swapping your radiators, changing your piping and all sorts of things, so it is a big hassle and a big expense. the government thinks it is inevitable for us to go down this route if we are going to decarbonise, and personally i can't see any other major alternatives. hydrogen, for instance, is only likely to play a very small part, but it looks to me as though the government has got to move a lot further in getting people to switch over to heat pumps than it is proposing to do at the moment. the government at the moment is planning to have 30,000 homes a year go over to heat pumps. now, the same government says that by the end of the decade, it is expecting 600,000 homes a year to be heat pump heated. and its climate advisers say that number should be1 million. so we're looking, from 30,000 to1 million, and it's very hard to see how that can be scaled up unless the government is willing to help people buy these things and install them. at the moment, it doesn't seem to be willing to do that, although we have to wait and see because we've got the chancellor's autumn statement, comprehensive spending review, coming up next week so we will see if they are going to put any more money into it. 0ur political correspondent chris mason was listening to the prime minister. hejoins me now from westminster. the prime minister has been speaking this morning. tell us more about what the government strategy is. the tlobal what the government strategy is. tte: global investment summit what the government strategy is. tt2 global investment summit was the venue for the prime minister this morning and what we were getting from him is the broader strategy, and we will get more detailed perhaps as soon as the next half hourin perhaps as soon as the next half hour in the net zero strategy the government is publishing which is the broader picture of how they go about reaching that net zero target by 2050, as far as carbon emissions are concerned. the prime minister's big pitch is that this is something worth doing for the planet but worth doing economically for us as individuals and households and families but also for the broader economy and those that can be taken with him on this issue but there was a recognition that for many obsessions about the environment concessions are a luxury for the well off when many will be thinking about filling up the car on the practicalities of replacing a broken boiler and what they want to go to the extra hassle and effort of something like a heat pump, especially when it's often considerably more expensive and involves considerably more pfaff. in the short term this plan in england and wales to subsidise heat pumps tries to bridge the gap as far as costis tries to bridge the gap as far as cost is concerned but also help the market emerge as far as the production of the new gizmos meaning that the prices start to fall, so the prime minister, we heard at the summit with some pretty booster —ish language about the economic value of embracing the green future as he might see it and we saw it in similar terms on a pc wrote in the sun newspaper today, the boiler police are not going to kick your door in with their sandal clad feet and sees at carrot point your trusty old combi. whether you like that kind of language or not will depend on your overall impressions of the prime minister. some green campaigners think it is stereotypical in terms of those who have long been of a green inclination and the prime minister takes the sceptical with ministers. what do labour make of it? it was a face you might remember. igtgthat what do labour make of it? it was a face you might remember. what the government — face you might remember. what the government has _ face you might remember. what the government has announced - face you might remember. what the government has announced his i face you might remember. what the government has announced his way| government has announced his way short— government has announced his way short of— government has announced his way short of what is required. we are in the middle — short of what is required. we are in the middle of an energy crisis which families— the middle of an energy crisis which families are — the middle of an energy crisis which families are struggling with, many families— families are struggling with, many families up and down the country and what we _ families up and down the country and what we need it most of all was a plan for— what we need it most of all was a plan for home insulation, to cut bills, _ plan for home insulation, to cut bills, cut — plan for home insulation, to cut bills, cut carbon emissions and create — bills, cut carbon emissions and create jobs and we haven't got that. and on— create jobs and we haven't got that. and on the — create jobs and we haven't got that. and on the government's heat pumps plan to— and on the government's heat pumps plan to provide grants for 30,000 households a year is way short even of their— households a year is way short even of their own — households a year is way short even of their own targets, and frankly is a drop— of their own targets, and frankly is a drop in_ of their own targets, and frankly is a drop in the ocean compared to the need _ a drop in the ocean compared to the need and _ a drop in the ocean compared to the need and transition we need to make, so i'm _ need and transition we need to make, so i'm afraid _ need and transition we need to make, so i'm afraid this plan is what we get from — so i'm afraid this plan is what we get from the government on climate change _ get from the government on climate change it— get from the government on climate change. it is big on promise, incredibly— change. it is big on promise, incredibly weak on delivery. that is the specifics _ incredibly weak on delivery. that is the specifics as _ incredibly weak on delivery. that is the specifics as far _ incredibly weak on delivery. that is the specifics as far as _ incredibly weak on delivery. that is the specifics as far as the - incredibly weak on delivery. that is the specifics as far as the heating l the specifics as far as the heating and building strategy and the replacement of gas boilers is concerned. and the government makes a broader argument that over time it wants to make electricity cheaper and reduce the green levy is currently added to electricity bills and the argument from when in government is that they are past their sell by date because electricity is greener than it has ever been with far more renewable sources being used in its generation and if you are going to have heat pumps and electric cars in the future we will be each more reliant on electricity and therefore it needs to be cheaper otherwise you come back to this whole cost question for the individual. because then the bigger cost question for government ultimately is as taxpayers, with, as i say, the detail of this overall net strategy coming perhaps as soon as the next 20 minutes or so. thank you. we will have coverage of that which is due to start at 1230. we will be live in the commons for that statement then. a public inquiry has found "multiple failures" by police, prosecutors and council officials meant child abuse allegations against the late labour peer, lord janner, were not properly investigated. lord janner died in 2015, facing criminal charges relating to nine people who'd been in leicester children's homes. he always denied the allegations. 0ur correspondent sean coughlan is outside the headquarters of the child sexual abuse inquiry in central london. tell us more about what you have been hearing there. the tell us more about what you have been hearing there.— been hearing there. the report is hithl been hearing there. the report is highly critical _ been hearing there. the report is highly critical of _ been hearing there. the report is highly critical of how _ been hearing there. the report is highly critical of how the - highly critical of how the allegations of sexual abuse against tomos were investigated. it seemed that there was a reluctance from police and local authorities to pursue claims and failure to act on key witness statements and it raises the question of whether there was too much deference toward such a high—profile politicalfigure. it's high—profile political figure. it's very high—profile politicalfigure. it's very important to say this is not an enquiry into whether these allegations were true. lord janner died before legal proceedings against him finished and his family had always said he was an innocent man who faced false allegations but the clear conclusion of the report is that there had been multiple failures and much more could and should have been done over several decades. ~ ., , , ., ., decades. where does this go from here? can anything _ decades. where does this go from here? can anything be _ decades. where does this go from here? can anything be done? i decades. where does this go from | here? can anything be done? there are no recommendations _ here? can anything be done? ttss are no recommendations attached to the report and it's an unusual report in that it is not about finding whether the evidence is true, but what it will say once again is that you should not allow powerful individuals not to be investigated fully whether innocent or not, and i think once again it's a question for institutions and there are talk of institutional failings for the police and local authorities to look more closely when witnesses come forward to make sure the evidence is taken seriously. sure the evidence is taken seriously-— sure the evidence is taken seriousl . ., ,, , . seriously. thank you very much, sean. the older brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber has left the uk ahead of a public inquiry he'd been ordered to attend. ismail abedi refused to answer questions from the inquiry — which demanded the 28 year old to appear as a witness this week. 22 were killed in may 2017 after salman abedi detonated a bomb at the ariana grande concert in manchester. the younger brother hashem abedi was jailed last year after being convicted of murdering all those who died. normal business resumes in parliament today following a day of tributes to sir david amess. last night a memorial service was held at westminster abbey for the mp, who was killed during a constituency surgery on friday. a 25—year—old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder. four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr. the two adults and two children were injured in a blast which was heard — and felt — for miles around. police scotland said one terraced house had been entirely destroyed and those on either side were damaged. the cause is under investigation. prosecutors have said the decision to prosecute a former solider over a fatal shooting during northern ireland's troubles was in the public interest. dennis hutchings died in hospital on monday after testing positive for covid. he had denied attempting to murderjohn pat cunningham in county tyrone in 1974. the trial was adjourned last week after the 80—year—old, from cornwall, fell ill good buy if you are watching us on bbc two. see you soon. goodbye. leading scientists say they are tracking a descendant of the delta coronavirus, which is responsible for a growing number of covid—19 cases in the uk, and could be more infectious than the original delta variant. the new subvariant has only recently been recognised by virologists. francois balloux, director of the genetic institute at university college london has been tracking the new variant. we don't really have much hard information at this stage, but if we look at it, given the mutation and mutation it carries it seems relatively unlikely that it would be better at escaping immunity of a vaccination or prior infection and i would like to stress that it's not a situation like alpha and delta. it's likely it has a subtle, minor difference, subtly more tra nsmissable but what we saw with alpha and delta were massive increases in transmissibility, something like 50 or 60%. what we are talking here is about 10%, so it's not the same ballpark figure. the headlines on bbc news. plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035. grants of 5000 pounds will be given to help households switch to heat pumps the move is part of the government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 a public inquiry finds multiple failures by police, prosecutors and council officials resulted in child abuse allegations against the late labour peer lord janner not being properly investigated. could the nhs be under real threat this winter if the rollout of the covid vaccine booster programme isn't sped up across the uk? that's the warning from one monitoring group, which says fewer than half of those in the "at—risk" group have had a third dose, six months after their second. let's look over some of the case figures from this week. yesterday more than 49,000 new cases of the virus were recorded. that s an increase of more than 16 per cent on last week and the highest number since mid—july. and currently there are more than seven—thousand people in hospital with covid—19. earlier, i spoke to professor mike tildesley. he specialises in predicting how infectious diseases will behave at the university of warwick�*s science department: 0ver over the last few months we've seen a high case numbers for quite a long time now. what we have not yet seen is a significant rise in hospital admissions and deaths, which is indicative of the fact that the vaccines are still doing a very good job. hospitaladmissions vaccines are still doing a very good job. hospital admissions and deaths are starting to creep up slightly and it's also worth bearing in mind that this does happen in a normal kind of non— pandemic winter and pressure is put on the nhs and hospital admission start to rise so we need to put this into context. the key thing for me is this booster vaccination campaign, it's really important that people get offered it at the time that they should be and that those individuals take up the vaccines. the vaccines are working very well, as evidenced by the low number of hospital admissions and deaths we are getting given the number of cases we are getting, but they are not perfect which is why it's important as many people continue to get vaccinated as possible. and joining me now isjohn roberts, a member of the covid—19 actuaries response group. theyre a group of analysts who have been monitoring the pandemic and calculated the latest figures on boosters. thank you forjoining us, and can you tell us more about the work you have been doing?— you tell us more about the work you have been doing? yes, we have been monitorint have been doing? yes, we have been monitoring the _ have been doing? yes, we have been monitoring the booster _ have been doing? yes, we have been monitoring the booster programme i monitoring the booster programme since it started and if you look at the figures, the latest figures published, 3.7 million people in england have had the boosterjab but you can look back and see that six months ago 8.5 million people had been fully vaccinated so therefore we have a gap of about 5,000,000 people who have passed the six month threshold at which they become eligible and have not yet had the job. admittedly some of them will have an appointment in the next few days, but nevertheless it's a big gap- days, but nevertheless it's a big gap. we are currentlyjabbing around 1.3 million people per week but at the same time there are over 2,000,000 per week who will become ineligible by virtue of passing the six—month period. itruth? ineligible by virtue of passing the six-month period.— ineligible by virtue of passing the six-month period. why do you think it is? have — six-month period. why do you think it is? have you _ six-month period. why do you think it is? have you looked _ six-month period. why do you think it is? have you looked into - six-month period. why do you think it is? have you looked into why i six-month period. why do you think it is? have you looked into why the | it is? have you looked into why the numbers getting the booster are not keeping pace with the numbers due? 0ne keeping pace with the numbers due? one thing we are clear about is it is not supplied. first time around supply was the key thing that constrained the pace of the roll—up of this time it's likely to be a comps ? combination of distribution may be people less enthusiastic at coming forward at the first possible opportunity. coming forward at the first possible o- tortuni . ~ ., coming forward at the first possible o-tortuni . . . coming forward at the first possible opportunity-— coming forward at the first possible o-tortuni . t . , opportunity. what impact might this have? how long _ opportunity. what impact might this have? how long would _ opportunity. what impact might this have? how long would it _ opportunity. what impact might this have? how long would it take i opportunity. what impact might this have? how long would it take for i have? how long would it take for everybody to be vaccinated and how overdue could people be by the time they get there vaccination? igtgte overdue could people be by the time they get there vaccination?— they get there vaccination? we think there are 22,000,000 _ they get there vaccination? we think there are 22,000,000 in _ they get there vaccination? we think there are 22,000,000 in the - they get there vaccination? we think| there are 22,000,000 in the priority groups that we need to vaccinate and as sajid javid said, he wanted to protect them before the winter but at the current rate of 1.3 million per week, that will take us through to the end of january before we complete the process. 50 to the end of january before we complete the process.- to the end of january before we complete the process. so that would see --eole complete the process. so that would see people being _ complete the process. so that would see people being what, _ complete the process. so that would see people being what, some - complete the process. so that would | see people being what, some months overdue by the time they get the booster, would it?— overdue by the time they get the booster, would it? potentially that is the case and _ booster, would it? potentially that is the case and we _ booster, would it? potentially that is the case and we also _ booster, would it? potentially that is the case and we also know, i booster, would it? potentially that is the case and we also know, as i is the case and we also know, as your previous speaker said, vaccines are very effective that they are not perfect and we are seeing some waning of immunity so between the third and fifth months, that effectiveness gap, as i call it, properly doubles from six to 12% and we can see that there are around 500 people over 75 every week who have been fully vaccinated who are dying of covid related conditions, so it's important that as soon as people get the opportunity to get the booster, they do so. flan the opportunity to get the booster, the do so. . ,, the opportunity to get the booster, the do so. ., i. , the opportunity to get the booster, the do so. . ,, , . the opportunity to get the booster, the do so. ., i. , ., , they do so. can you tell us a bit more about _ they do so. can you tell us a bit more about the _ they do so. can you tell us a bit more about the correlation i they do so. can you tell us a bit i more about the correlation between the figures on people getting ill and getting hospitalised and people dying, so that verses the numbers of where we are with the third booster. i think what we are seeing is, as previously said, the number of cases is high and we are seeing an increase in the number of hospitalisations and a lot of those will be on people who for whatever reason have not had the initial doses, but nevertheless the numbers are increasing, and we've seen from israel, who were ahead of us, they did the booster back injuly and they have excellent invitation ? if you have a booster dose and dose it reduces your likelihood of getting seriously ill between 80 or 90% as opposed to being fully vaccinated so it makes a big difference if you get the boosterjab.— it makes a big difference if you get the boosterjab. the booster 'ab. have you pro'ected forward as the boosterjab. have you pro'ected forward as to — the boosterjab. have you pro'ected forward as to where i the boosterjab. have you pro'ected forward as to where we i the boosterjab. have you projected forward as to where we might i the boosterjab. have you projected forward as to where we might be i the boosterjab. have you projected forward as to where we might be if| forward as to where we might be if we roll forward from where we are now when it comes to the middle of winter? ., ., ., , now when it comes to the middle of winter? ., ., , ., , , winter? know that as previously said, the winter? know that as previously said. the nhs — winter? know that as previously said, the nhs is _ winter? know that as previously said, the nhs is always - winter? know that as previously said, the nhs is always under i winter? know that as previously said, the nhs is always under a | winter? know that as previously i said, the nhs is always under a huge amount of pressure in winter and anything people can do, whether it be by being more careful in their contacts or getting the boosterjab where possible will help reduce that pressure on the nhs as well as protecting people better themselves. john roberts, thank you very much forjoining us. the daughters of two men who died following covid outbreaks in their care homes begin a legal case against the government today. the high court hearing will examine policies such as sending elderly and disabled patients back from hospitals in england without suitable plans for testing or isolation. the government says it specifically sought to safeguard care homes and their residents. jon donnison has this report. michael gibson was 88 when he died in a care home in april last year from suspected covid—19. his daughter cathy was only able to say goodbye to him through a window. the family is now part of a landmark legal challenge that will argue the government's failure to protect thousands of care home residents during the first wave of the pandemic was unlawful. at the same time that we'd all been told to stay at home, to not see anybody, to keep ourselves safe, the most vulnerable in society who were just in a larger home were left notjust unprotected but put at risk. the case will likely focus on the policy of clearing space in nhs hospitals, by discharging some patients into care homes initially without them being tested for coronavirus. at the time, the government defended its actions. so, right from the start, we've tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes. that view will now be challenged at the high court. during the first three months of the pandemic, more than 14,000 people in care homes in england and wales died from coronavirus. the outcome of this case could affect thousands of families. jon donnison, bbc news. the department for health and social care have told us: "we worked tirelessly to protect the public from the threat to life and health posed by the pandemic and specifically sought to safeguard care homes and their residents, providing billions of pounds to support the sector, free ppe, additional testing and priority vaccinations." a 16 year—old has appeared at the old bailey accused of stabbing a young man to death on a playing field. 18 year—old hazrat wali was attacked in twickenham last week. a 16—year—old boy appeared at the old bailey by video—link charged with murder. he was remanded in custody until his next court appearance. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than five stone, has spoken of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from polycystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid—filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around 1 in 1000 people and there's no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren's story. it's crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it's crushing my stomach, so i can't eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it's caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren's kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he'd had enough. and wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous, it's a 50—50 chance. but i've got to take it, i've got to do it because it's not a life, living on the sofa. surgeons discovered warren's kidneys weighed 35 kilograms, that's nearly five and a half stone. making it a highly complex operation. i've never seen anything as big as this. this i think would be the reported heaviest kidneys that have been removed anywhere in the world. when everything is distorted and not in the right place, you run the risk of damaging other organs. you run the risk of major haemorrhage. but warren took that risk, and from struggling to breathe to building back his strength. this is him three months after surgery. how are you feeling? a lot better! yeah, a lot better. i can breathe, i can eat little bits, definitely a lot better. i get a lot out of here. it's not only a health thing, it's a mental thing as well. this was a big part of my old life. warren is still learning to adjust, having lost 45 kilos almost overnight, losing his balance can still be a problem. it's weird for me to get around, the fact that i can hold this, i can feel it's 5k. but the fact that i had 45 kilos in front of me, it's hard for me to grasp. step—by—step, warren is determined to get his life back on track. how was that? hard. that must be my record. he's dependent on dialysis three times a week, but he's hoping to be added to the transplant waiting list by the end of the year. it would mean everything. if i had a kidney, i would just be able to do anything, do all my sports. yes, i will have to take more tablets but i'm free to get on with my life. that will be so amazing for me. really would. let's go back into the breaking news, the allegations of child abuse against the former mp, lord janner, marred by a series of failings according to a report. the independent report said that leicestershire police officers shut down investigations into lord janner without pursuing all enquiries and also criticised leicestershire county council's sorry record of failures over abuse. the former labour mp died in december 2015. we have had a brief statement now from the crown prosecution service, saying the cps has acknowledged past failings in the way allegations made against lord janner were handled but it remains a matter of sincere regret that we could put this before a jury and will carefully consider its conclusions. the headlines coming up. we will also be going to the commons for that statement on how the country gets to net zero x 2050, but now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. it's a very mild day across the uk. versus temperature is more like early summer. but there is cloud around and some rain and this is where we saw the rain in the past few hours and most of it is moving northwards but it might turn dry and brighter later in the day. a lot of cloud for many parts of england and wales and towards the south—east of england, with a sunshine, here temperatures could reach 21 c. we have rain this evening across england and wales which will move to the south—east overnight and some clear skies following elsewhere and thundery showers in the south of england and south wales later in the night. so some mild nights as well for the southern half of the uk but it is cooling down further north with clear skies and some sunshine tomorrow. we have thundery downpours moving east and north across england and wales and wetter weather sitting in northern england in the afternoon either side of that, some sunshine and more showers arriving in the south—west and we have some heavy rain in the north—west of scotland. it is a mild day tomorrow, just not quite as mild as today. hello this is bbc news with me, joanna gosling. the headlines: plans to end the sale of new gas boilers in by 2035 — grants of £5,000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps. the move is part of the government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. a public inquiry finds multiple failures by police, prosecutors and council officials resulted in child abuse allegations against the late labour peer lord janner not being properly investigated. an explosion shakes a housing estate in ayr — two adults and two children are in hospital. as covid infections rise, experts warn of the need to speed up the boosterjab programme — in order to reduce pressure on the nhs this winter. we are waiting for that statement from the energy minister in the commons shortly. 0utlining the government's net zero strategy by 2050. it comes as we have been hearing about the announcement for grants of £5,000 for heat pumps, to replace gas boilers. that is part of the strategy of reducing carbon emissions, but we will be getting more detailfrom greg hands but the government's overall strategy to get to net zero x 2050. i think that him, let's listen. t to net zero x 2050. i think that him, let's listen.— to net zero x 2050. i think that him, let's listen. i am happy to meet with _ him, let's listen. i am happy to meet with him _ him, let's listen. i am happy to meet with him to _ him, let's listen. i am happy to meet with him to discuss i him, let's listen. i am happy to meet with him to discuss this i him, let's listen. i am happy to i meet with him to discuss this very challenging case. t meet with him to discuss this very challenging case.— challenging case. i would like to act the secretary _ challenging case. i would like to act the secretary of _ challenging case. i would like to act the secretary of state - challenging case. i would like to act the secretary of state about| act the secretary of state about pressures and emergency care. studio: — pressures and emergency care. studio: it is hard to see at a distance who is standing up. we will leave the commons but we will go back once greg hands does stand—up. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists has proposed that women should get support after their first miscarriage. at the moment, women are eligible for tests and investigations on the nhs only if they have three miscarriages in a row. the college wants all nhs trusts to adopt the policy. previously what was recommended or adopted by nhs trusts, the investigations into potential causes of recurrent miscarriages would only start after three. what this guideline is suggesting is we look at the lancet series that was published earlier this year on miscarriage and adopt a graded approach. joanna, if you were to suffer a single miscarriage, you would be able to access some form of help and support after that. it sadly he went on to have a second one, you can have some advice about lifestyle, some basic investigations so women don't feel abandoned after a miscarriage, which is always a devastating experience. predominantly, we know the vast majority of women, won't have any specific underlying cause and have a good prognosis for the future. what this guideline is trying to show is that we can offer care and support to women at an early stage, even if we don't embark on expensive investigations until after the third loss. th investigations until after the third loss. , ., , . ., ., loss. in your experience, what do women tend _ loss. in your experience, what do women tend to _ loss. in your experience, what do women tend to do _ loss. in your experience, what do women tend to do when - loss. in your experience, what do women tend to do when they i loss. in your experience, what do | women tend to do when they have loss. in your experience, what do i women tend to do when they have a miscarriage if they have had one? do they seek advice and support orjust sort of go it alone? tt is they seek advice and support or 'ust sort of go it alone?i sort of go it alone? it is a very individual _ sort of go it alone? it is a very individual thing. _ sort of go it alone? it is a very individual thing. getting i sort of go it alone? it is a very individual thing. getting as i sort of go it alone? it is a very i individual thing. getting as much information as you can, from your friends and family, reading the miscarriage book and going online and getting all the information available on the internet, women have gone in different ways? but they are starting to think, what is wrong? is there something people have missed and could i be doing something? 0ften have missed and could i be doing something? often what the commonest question i am asked, what could i have done to stop this happening? is there something in my lifestyle, my diet or my exercise programme, my weight or some other factor that could have contributed to it? they oversee don't want to suffer another devastating loss if they can avoid it. . ., devastating loss if they can avoid it. . . ., devastating loss if they can avoid it. . ., devastating loss if they can avoid it. what would your answer be to those questions? _ it. what would your answer be to those questions? normalising i it. what would your answer be to i those questions? normalising your weitht is those questions? normalising your weight is really _ those questions? normalising your weight is really important, - those questions? normalising your weight is really important, there i those questions? normalising your weight is really important, there isj weight is really important, there is clear evidence women who are underweight and overweight have an increased risk of miscarriage for all sorts of complex reasons, but they do. having a sensible diet of they do. having a sensible diet of the usual thing, a sensible diet and also contributing to getting a normal bmi is important. regular exercise, trying to keep as fit as possible and all the things that are a healthy lifestyle and they will impact on pregnancy. when the woman who has had a miscarriage and then goes on to have a successful pregnancy, the fitter she is as she embarks on that pregnancy, the better the outcome of that pregnancy will be, notjust for her but for her baby. south korea's military says pyongyang has fired a ballistic missile from the eastern port of sinpo into the sea ofjapan. north korea has embarked on a series of missile tests recently in defiance of international sanctions. the launch comes as intelligence envoys from the us, south korea and japan gather in seoul. the us envoy to north korea, sung kim has reiterated that the us is open to meeting north korea without preconditions. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker gave us this update. thejoint chiefs of staff here in south korea have said this was a submarine launched ballistic missile. that is the type of missile. it means it can be launched from a submarine. what we do not know, and this is key, is whether or not it was actually launched from a submarine. in the past north korea, in october 2019, has filed such a missile, but it fired from an underwater platform, so what we are not sure about is whether it actually came from a submarine or whether they just tested the type of missile, because that will make a clear difference to the kind of threat it poses notjust in south korea and japan, but elsewhere. we know that north korea has one submarine that is capable of launching submarine launched ilicic missiles. it is supposed to be quite an old submarine, it has a diesel engine, so that is quite noisy, we are under the impression, certainly from analysts, that any submarine was in the process of being built, but were not quite sure if it was completed. again, that has been built in the same boat from where this missile was fired. certainly we will need to gather more information, and usually with these sort of missile launchers, what we do know is we get information from north korea the day after. so we may get pictures from pyongyang in 24 hours. but there are a couple of issues with regards to timing. this is a month after seoul launched its own submarine launched ballistic missile and also, right now in seoul, there is one of its biggest ever defence displays. so there is a bit of an arms race going on between seoul and pyongyang right now. the head of the european commission has told poland she will not allow the country to put european values at risk. ursula von de leyen was speaking at the eu parliament in strasbourg, which is debating the growing row between the two sides. brussels claims a new ruling by poland s constitutional tribunal undermines the european union s legal framework. warsaw says the eu has no right to tell it how to organize the judiciary and it can ignore judgements from the eu stop court. the former us president donald trump has filed a case against the congressional committee which is investigating the attack by his supporters on the capitol building injanuary. the lawsuit is an effort to keep records from his presidency secret. he claims the material is covered by executive privilege, which protects the confidentiality of some white house documents. new research has suggested infra—red light could help ease the symptoms of dementia. the study, led by scientists at durham university, found volunteers who wore an �*infrared helmet�* experienced improvements in memory and brain processing speed. they describe the findings as promising, but say more research is needed. dr paul chazot was one of the lead scientists behind this research. he told us that although dementia patients weren�*t involved, the findings were promising. this is 20 years in the making, if you like, so i�*ve been working on this for the last 20 years investigating the possibility of using infrared light as a therapy. and over that time, i was sceptical at the beginning, but over that time we�*ve been working on the mechanisms and trying to validate and understand the mechanisms and the potential use in ageing and also potentially in age—related diseases like alzheimer�*s disease. i want to congratulate the business secretary and his wife on the birth of their daughter on friday. i can report to the house that both mother and baby are healthy and doing well, as is the secretary of state and i�*m sure the whole house willjoin me in offering our congratulations. this statement is all about future generations as well. we know we must act now on climate change. the activities of our economies, communities and societies are changing our environment. if we don�*t take action now we will continue to see the worst effects of climate change. we have already travelled a significant way down the path to net zero between 1990 and 2019 and we cut our emissions, decarbonising faster than any other g7 country. since 2010 the uk has quadrupled its carbon emissions in the power generation sector by 77%. in the last year alone we have published the premise of�*s ten point plan for a green and industrial revolution, the energy white paper, the north sea industrial deal, the transport decarbonisation plan, the hydrogen strategy and more. earlier this month we unveiled a landmark commitment to decarbonise the uk�*s electricity system by 2035. there is still a substantial length of road to travel. we must continue to take decisive action if we are to meet our net zero goal. today i am pleased to announce two major government initiatives. the net zero strategy and the heat strategy. it�*s notjust strategy and the heat strategy. it�*s not just an strategy and the heat strategy. it�*s notjust an environmental not just an environmental transition, notjust an environmental transition, it represents an important economic change. echoing even the explosion in industry and exports seen in the very first industrial revolution over 250 years ago. we will fully embrace this new green and industrial revolution, helping the uk to level up as we build back better and get to the front of the global race to go green. we need to capitalise on this to ensure british industries and workers benefit. i can announce the strategy will support up to 440,000 jobs across sectors and across all parts of the uk in 2030. they will be more specialist and low carbon fuels in northern ireland and low carbon hydrogen in sheffield. electric vehicle battery production in the north—east of england, engineers in wales, green finance in london and offshore wind technicians in scotland. this strategy will harness the power of the private sector, giving businesses and industry the certainty they need to invest and grow in the uk to make the uk home to new, ambitious projects. the policies and spending brought forward in the strategy along with regulations were leveraged up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030, levelling up of former industrial heartlands. it also clearly highlights the steps we as a government are taking to work with industry to bring down the costs of key technologies from electric vehicles to heat pumps, just as we did with offshore wind which we are now the world leader in. the steps that will give the uk a competitive edge and get us to the head of that race. we have spoken often in this place about the importance of protecting consumers and consumers are at the heart of the strategy, making green changes like boosting the energy efficiency of our homes will help cut the cost of bills for consumers across the uk. switching to cleaner sources of energy will reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and again, bring down costs down the line. this is our best route to ever come in current challenges as well. the current price spikes in gas show the need to rapidly reduce our reliance on volatile imported fossil fuels. moving away from imports quickly is in the best interests of bill payers. with our ambitious set of policies, the strategy sets out how we will meet carbon butchers and our national determined contribution and puts us on the path for carbon budget six and on course for net zero x 2050. we are setting up the industrial decarbonisation and revenue support scheme to fund these business models and enable the first commercial scale deployment of low carbon, hydrogen production and industrial carbon capture. we have announced the high net and east coast cluster to be track one economic hubs for green jobs going forward. we previously announced we will end the sale of all new non—0 emission road vehicles from 2040 and the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. the strategy sets out that will introduce a zero emission vehicle mandate that will deliver on our 2030 commitment to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans. to increase the size of our carbon sinks, we will treble the rate in which we are planting new trees in england by the end of the parliament. we will be a global leader in deploying the green technologies of the future, the strategy is an act of £1.5 billion fund which provides funding for low carbon technologies across the areas of the prime minister�*s ten point plan. we have also published our heater and building strategy that sets out our plans to significantly cut carbon emissions from the uk�*s 3o cut carbon emissions from the uk�*s 30 million homes and workplaces. in a simple way that remains affordable and fairfor a simple way that remains affordable and fair for british households. we will gradually move away from fossil fuel heating and improve the energy performance of our buildings through measures such as grants of up to £5,000 towards the cost of heat pumps, and another £800 million with the social housing decarbonisation fun, of great social housing and a further £950 million home of great scheme to improve and decarbonise low income homes off the gas grid. 2021 is a vital year for action on climate change. injust 2021 is a vital year for action on climate change. in just two weeks, the uk government will house the crucial united nations cop26 in glasgow. it needs to be a turning point for humanity, in which we pull together to keep 1.5 celsius in breach. hosting cop26 gives the uk a huge opportunity to showcase our world leading climate credentials and set an example to other countries to raise their own ambitions. the net zero strategy will take center stage in our display, setting out our vision for the uk that is cleaner, greener and more innovative. mr speaker, we are ready for glasgow and i commend the statement of the house. flan t ready for glasgow and i commend the statement of the house.— statement of the house. can i thank the minister — statement of the house. can i thank the minister for _ statement of the house. can i thank the minister for his _ statement of the house. can i thank the minister for his statement i statement of the house. can i thank the minister for his statement and i | the minister for his statement and i want to send my warmest congratulations to the secretary of state on the birth of his new baby. let me start by saying, it is good that tackling the climate crisis is a shared national objective across this house. we want the government to succeed at cop26. but there are two central questions, does it finally close the yawning gap between government promises and delivery? will it make the public investment, which is essential to ensure the green transition is fair and creates jobs? ensure the green transition is fair and createsjobs? the answer to both questions, is no. the plan falls short on delivery and whilst there is modest short—term investment there is nothing that commitment we believe is required. a source has said, they are not climate change deniers but they are emphasising the short—term risks rather than the long—term needs. mr speaker, the chancellor's fingerprints are all over this document and not in a good way. we have waited months for the heat and building strategy. it is a massive let down. we are in the midst of an energy price crisis caused by decades of inaction. the biggest single programme that could make a difference is a ten year, house by house, street by street retrofit plan to cut bills, emissions and ensure energy security. there are 19 million homes below bouncy, but the best estimates of the proposals is they will help just a tiny fraction of that number. i say to the minister, that isn't even a replacement for the ill—fated green homes grant for homeowners. can he explain where the long term retrofit plan is? that they argue for it and get turned back by the treasury, or did you not make the case? on heat pumps, the target says we need 600,000 homes a year installing heat pumps by 2028. but they are funding just 30,000 a year. helping just one in 250 households on the gas grid. can he explain why does his plan on heat pumps. at of what is required. in transport, we agree with the transition to electric cars and i support and welcome the zero emissions mandate, but we need to make it fair for consumers. we should at the very least have had long—term zero interest loans to cut the cost of purchasing electric cars. what is the plan on electric cars to make them accessible to all and notjust them accessible to all and notjust the riches? minutely, i am surprised given the advance publicity that the word did not cross his lips. we have seen a decade of inaction and delay on this issue, can you tell us why there is still no decision on nuclear. the failure to invest does not just affect whether this transition is fair for consumers not just affect whether this transition is fairfor consumers but also workers in existing industries. it will cost £6 billion for the steel industry to get to zero over the next £15. if you want a steel industry, as we do, we will need to share the cost with the private sector, but there's nothing for the industry in this document under 250 million clean steel fund down the road will not cut it. can he tell us what are the estimates of the needs of the steel industry and how he thinks they can be met? it is true with hydrogen, there is a global race in these areas and the uk is not powering ahead, but is falling behind. germany is offering 9 billion euros for a new hydrogen strategy. the uk, 240 million and we are putting off decisions until later in the decade. mr speaker, received the same pattern, on land use, industry and transport. because of this failure to invest, there remain to this chasm between promises and delivery. i want to ask him, it was very noticeable from his words, that he did not say that this plan meets the target for 2035, the sixth carbon budget. surely that is a basic prerequisite of a strategy to 2050? can he tell us whether the policies in this document actually meet the sixth carbon budget for 2035 or whether it falls short, less than halfway to net zero? isn't the truth, mr speaker, despite hundreds of pages of plans, strategies and hot air, there is still a chasm with this government between the rhetoric and the reality. my fear is this plan will not deliver the fair, prosperous transition we need equal to the scale of the emergency we face. ~ ,,, ., ~ ., ~ ., face. mr speaker, i thank him and festival for _ face. mr speaker, i thank him and festival for his _ face. mr speaker, i thank him and festival for his warm _ face. mr speaker, i thank him and festival for his warm words - face. mr speaker, i thank him and festival for his warm words of - festival for his warm words of congratulations to the secretary of state. i thank him for his intention tojoin us in showing real leadership. i agree with him, they should not be particularly partisan matter, i think the uk, the whole of the country, expects to see our politicians working together, particularly in the run—up to was hosting the vital cop26 conference. i will deal with his various points in turn. first, on power, it is worth pointing out the success we have had on renewables. when he left office he was the secretary of state for energy and a change up to 2010. renewables will only around 10% of our energy mix in terms of the power mix and now it is around 43%. offshore wind costs have come down by two thirds and he mentions nuclear, but i remember, because i am just about old enough, the 1997 new labour manifesto where the manifesto said there would be no new nuclear projects for ten years. it took labour to do anything at all on uk. in terms of heat and buildings, he called it a modest investment, it was a £4 billion investment. but mr speaker, the difference is we want to go with the natural choices that families make, working with businesses. if you like, the natural point where a homeowner needs to replace his or her boiler to incentivise the take up to a greener choice. he says that the £450 million investment is somehow inadequate, but i thing actually, mr speaker, this would create start demand. octopus energy and others have already said overnight that they think they can already make heat pumps and equivalent cost to natural gas boilers by april 2022. i have got confidence in the ability of british industry and british energy companies to innovate. in terms of energy and industries, we have our £350 million industry energy transformation fund and we are speaking continuously with the sector and we will keep the house in form. nuclear, isaid sector and we will keep the house in form. nuclear, i said that actually there is new money announced, the future nuclear enabling fund, £120 million for option allergy nuclear, forfuture amrs and million for option allergy nuclear, for future amrs and we stick to our investment for a further nuclear nation to be taken this polymer. the german government has done good work here, the chairman industry and trade minister, but the uk, we have our world leading hydrogen strategy launched just in august. we are aiming forfive launched just in august. we are aiming for five gigawatts of low carbon, hydrogen oration production capacity by the year 2030. i would just say in terms of his final comments about 2030, our commitment is unchanged. but let's have a look at his commitment for a moment. the memberfor hoban and saint pancras, his leader, backed the 2019 manifesto studio: we will have more on the strategy and various policy announcements and what the government is going to do to reduce carbon emissions. coming up on the one o'clock news in just a few moments. it is by family and i will leave you with a look at the weather with darren. the air has travelled hundred and 50 miles to get to the uk from the tropics. with some sunshine potentially for the south—east of england and east anglia, temperatures reaching 21 degrees. elsewhere where we have more cloud and outbreaks of rain showers, it is still 17 or 18 degrees. that is the picture late evening early evening. the wet weather will move over north wales in the south—east overnight. a warm start to wednesday across the southern half of the uk, cooler perhaps as he had further north where we do have some sunshine. the wrinklies to the south—east of england and is heavy, potentially thundery downpours move northwards and eastwards across england and wales and wetter weather setting in northern england in at the side of that, rain in the far south—west later and the north—west of scotland. temperatures not as high as today but still mild across many parts of england and wales. as we head into the end of the week, through thursday and friday it is going to feel very different, going to feel much colder because the wind is coming from a different location. we have some heavy rain on wednesday night across southern parts of the uk and we have this cold front moving down from the north. behind that, the wind direction changes and we are picking up airfrom the arctic or polar regions and that will make it feel much colder. going to be a windy day on thursday and the rain first thing along the east coast, south coast will move away but plenty of sunshine and showers towards the north—west. wintry over the hills and some strong and gusty north to north—westerly winds, possibly gale is eastern coasts where we have spring tides as well and it will feel cold, eight or nine degrees in northern scotland to 13 in southern parts of england and wales. quite a change from what we have got at the moment. chilly air in place overnight and then we get this ridge of high pressure building in from the atlantic on friday. if you are showers, probably a fair bit of cloud in western areas and this is where we will see most of the showers. the showers won't be as strong on friday and sunny skies will be towards the eastern side of the uk. we still have temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, quite a bit cooler than today. the government sets out its plans for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050. ministers have described the measures as "simple and fair" and include plans for a big push towards electric vehicles. green is good. green is right. green works! homeowners in england and wales will get five thousand pounds to help them replace old gas boilers with low carbon alternatives — critics say the strategy lacks ambition to be honest, having heat pumps in a home that is poorly insulated is like buying a teapot with cracks in it. it's inefficient, it's leaky, and it's a waste of money. we'll have the latest from westminster and from our environment a nalyst. also this lunchtime... an inquiry finds that child abuse allegations against the late labour peer lord janner were not properly investigated

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