hello. the british government published today the blueprint for its net—zero strategy. 368 pages that will help guide government policy and investment in the coming decades. it sets out how we will heat our homes, how we will travel, how our energy will be generated. anything that does produce greenhouse gases — through manufacturing orfrom flying around the world — will be balanced by measures to absorb carbon dioxide, like planting trees. and if this plan works, it will mean that in 30 years�* time, the united kingdom will be a net—zero country — putting nothing into the atmosphere which makes climate change worse. the document has been circulated ahead of the united nations climate conference in glasgow, cop26, which begins at the end of the month. here's our science editor, david shukman. every aspect of life is going to have to change as we go zero—carbon, and now, after a long delay, the government is laying out its plans. and the key to it all is a belief that new green technologies will quickly become cheaper. the market is growing, 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'll 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. there's money to support electric cars and charging points, and car—makers will be told to sell a set number of clean vehicles. hydrogen gets a push, especially for heavy industry. it is a clean fuel, depending on how the gas is produced. and there's backing for new nuclear power stations, including at this site in suffolk, but the details aren't settled and critics say that none of this goes far enough. 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. it's very disappointing. we have a climate emergency, . and a lot of these actions are not going to see light of day for years. we need to be acting now, be far more ambitious. - amid all the arguments about tackling climate change, the goal is to reach net—zero, but what is that? well, like every country, the uk emits carbon dioxide, the gas that's driving up temperatures. it comes from heating our homes, getting around, generating power. it's meant to fall dramatically by 2050, but if we don't get down to literally zero, we'll have to compensate by pulling carbon dioxide out of the air. the easiest way to do that is planting trees, but on a far bigger scale than we do right now. with solar panels on the roofs and everything well insulated, this green business park in bristol is an example of lower—carbon living. cycling is made as easy as possible, so what do people make of the government plan to go green? i think that some people are quite privileged and they can spend that money and it's well worth it, but it isn't available for everyone, which is another huge issue. if i knew the outcome of the ins and outs and beginning and middle and end and what exactly i'm paying for, what it would stand for, i would 100% as long as it's beneficial to the children of tomorrow, i would make that sacrifice. an obvious measure is better insulation. many experts want this to be given a bigger push, and the government's independent climate adviser says more needs to be spelled—out. it is important to say. that we have a new plan the government was running out of time to announce its policies. hosting the cop26 climate summit in glasgow next month, it is in the global spotlight. so, promising action isn't enough. david shukman, bbc news. so, what we have in that report is the much—needed detail behind the bold promises the government has been making. let me pull out some of the figures for you. there'll be £450 million in subsidies for heat pumps to replace boilers over three years, £620 million in grants for electric vehicles and street charging points. £350 million has been promised to help the automotive supply chain for the transition to electric, an extra £625 million for tree—planting and peat restoration, and £140 million to promote carbon capture and storage to produce hydrogen. i'm joined now by chris stark, the chief executive of the independent climate change committee. chris, it's really good to have you with us. what is the climate change committee? how much influence do you have over government policy and the targets that have been set today? we are a targets that have been set today? - are a public doggy established in 2008 7 7 a are a public doggy established in 2008 ? ? a public body. it's the climate change act that has driven the requirement for the statute, so it has the goal of net zero emissions. 0ur role is to advise on the targets that the uk should have. and on the practical pathways into achieving those targets. also to assess the progress this is making. 0ne assess the progress this is making. one thing we will do is assessing the plan that's been published. you are auoin the plan that's been published. you are going to — the plan that's been published. you are going to be a little bit like the office of responsibility we speak to every spending review? you're going to assess performance against targets?— against targets? that's a big description _ against targets? that's a big description of _ against targets? that's a big description of what - against targets? that's a big description of what we - against targets? that's a big description of what we do. i against targets? that's a big - description of what we do. every year, parliament requires us to publish an assessment against this target, and today that's what we've seen... the government is way off track, especially that net zero goal. so i hope we will have something different to say now that we've had time. just something different to say now that we've had time.— we've had time. just on that point, is the treasury _ we've had time. just on that point, is the treasury making _ we've had time. just on that point, is the treasury making decisions i is the treasury making decisions arbitrarily without taking into account some of the evidence you are putting forward? is it putting forward counter research as to why it's ignoring recommendations? trio. forward counter research as to why it's ignoring recommendations? ha. i it's ignoring recommendations? no, i don't think the _ it's ignoring recommendations? no, i don't think the treasury _ it's ignoring recommendations? no, i don't think the treasury is. _ it's ignoring recommendations? no, i don't think the treasury is. i - it's ignoring recommendations? iirr, i don't think the treasury is. i would love to see the treasury do more on decarbonization, but i think what you see in this strategy, and it's an absolute home. near 2000 pages of analysis and research. what you can see is the treasury have changed their tune on climate, they've moved from thinking it of a cost and instead have started to talk about it as one of the factors that drives the economy, one of the ways in which we can modernise the economy. i think the treasury is on a journey itself and has embraced this idea in the way the economy works. i think they should look more at their tax policies, and there's a place for the chancellor to do that in a week's time in his budget. let me look at some _ week's time in his budget. let me look at some of— week's time in his budget. let me look at some of the _ week's time in his budget. let me look at some of the figures - week's time in his budget. let me i look at some of the figures because it falls short in certain areas. home heating is i9% of our greenhouse gas emissions. there are 25 million boilers in the uk. the 450 million grand of the government's put forward today, i split into 5000 grants, will fund just 90,000 new heat pumps. that's .4% of the boilers we need to replace. that is woefully short of where we need to be.— where we need to be. you're absolutely — where we need to be. you're absolutely right, _ where we need to be. you're absolutely right, and - where we need to be. you're absolutely right, and if- where we need to be. you're absolutely right, and if the i where we need to be. you're i absolutely right, and if the time was to pay through public spending, then this plan would fall well short of where we need to be. the rule of thumb, we have 30 million buildings we need to carbonised in this country. what the government have said today is heat pumps will be the primary way to tackle that challenge. these are the electrical devices that take heat from the air outside, sometimes from a river source, and we use that to heat the building. government has not said that so clearly as they have today prior to that. what they've also said, they've got to scale up from installing about 30,000 heat pumps a year and british houses to that figure of almost 1 year and british houses to that figure of almosti million by the end of this decade. that is a huge leap. that involves creating a supply chain to do that. the government have said they want to create that supply chain, but they also want the suppliers of those heat pumps to bring down the cost so that they are comparable to a gas boiler. that idea will be the moment we... so that they can compete with gas boilers as they clear the government strategy.- gas boilers as they clear the government strate: . , , ., ., government strategy. very important because if you — government strategy. very important because if you want _ government strategy. very important because if you want these _ government strategy. very important because if you want these pumps - government strategy. very important because if you want these pumps to l because if you want these pumps to because if you want these pumps to be effective, you need insulation. there's nothing about eating less meat, flying and constraining the aviation industry. i could talk about all that, but i have limited time. the one thing i picked out in david's report, and it's important, is the cost changing to the screen or society. 0ne is the cost changing to the screen or society. one person said it's not affordable to everyone. i wonder if it would be better to hand grant money to local authorities who already have fuel poverty and energy efficiency programmes because there's no point as taxpayers giving grants to people who can afford heat pumps? fin grants to people who can afford heat um s? , grants to people who can afford heat --ums? , . ., . ., pumps? on this particular challenge of how we do _ pumps? on this particular challenge of how we do carbonised _ pumps? on this particular challenge of how we do carbonised the - pumps? on this particular challenge of how we do carbonised the heat i pumps? on this particular challenge | of how we do carbonised the heat we need, there's a lot to agree with. ? d carbonised. i live in a home in glasgow, it's very nice. the plan for my building is going to be different from a plan to our rural property. we need to embrace the idea that in this transition. we need to allow different strategies to play out against the country. local authorities will need to be part of the. the government has accepted the need to make these big changes. we have enough to start planning property for thatjourney. planning property for that journey. it's planning property for thatjourney. it's not blah blah, as greta thunberg would say. plenty more. i look forward to seeing more of you. do stay with us. we'll get the latest from la palma in spain's canary islands, where thousands of people are still displaced following last month's volcanic eruption. in the latest 24—hour period, the uk has recorded 43,738 covid—i9 infections. there were another 223 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. that's the highest daily figure since the middle of march. it comes as there has been a new mutation of the delta variant. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has more. scientists are looking at a new type of the delta variant which has been detected just to see whether it spreads more rapidly than delta itself. there is no firm evidence at this stage that it does, but they are watching that, although they say it's not at this stage a variant of concern or officially under investigation. that's against that background that amanda prichard, head of nhs england, when challenged by mps about boosterjabs, said that invitations were going out as soon as people became eligible — that's at least six months after the second dose — but take—up was not as rapid as it had been back injanuary. and she said it was vital people did take up their invitations because covid, in her words, was serious and still with us. the haitian gang that kidnapped a group of north american missionaries has demanded $17 million in ransom for their release. the fbi is now on the ground and liaising between local police and the families. a us state department spokesperson said 16 of the missionaries were us citizens, five of them children. there is also one canadian hostage. they were taken while visiting an orphanage in the outskirts of the capital port—au—prince. calvin chrustie is a hostage negotiator and consultant at the negotiations collective and the critical risk team. thank you very much for being with us. tell us what would be going on at the bureau right now, what conversations will the fbi be having with the kidnappers?— with the kidnappers? well, the number of _ with the kidnappers? well, the number of ongoing _ with the kidnappers? well, the number of ongoing initiatives, | with the kidnappers? well, the i number of ongoing initiatives, and the first one will be numerous stakeholders involved. there's family members and organisations, ie the village organisation, and various governments and ngos involved. i think there will be a quick assessment to assess who's in the position to lead a resolution and create a crisis management team. and it ends up developing a way forward. ., ., , ., and it ends up developing a way forward. ., ., y., 4' ., and it ends up developing a way forward. ., ., ~ ., ., , forward. from what you know of these sort of operations, _ forward. from what you know of these sort of operations, how _ forward. from what you know of these sort of operations, how likely - forward. from what you know of these sort of operations, how likely is i forward. from what you know of these sort of operations, how likely is it i sort of operations, how likely is it that they already know where they are? it's surely very difficult to move 17 people, and i would think the americans have all sorts of tools at their disposal to track them? i tools at their disposal to track them? ., , , ., them? i would suggest that in light ofthe them? i would suggest that in light of the canadian _ them? i would suggest that in light of the canadian and _ them? i would suggest that in light of the canadian and the _ them? i would suggest that in light of the canadian and the american l of the canadian and the american historical engagement in that region in terms of humanitarian work and government support, they would have a network of people and other assets that would be available to identify where the people are in a short timeframe and be able to identify who's responsible. the timeframe and be able to identify who's responsible.— timeframe and be able to identify who's responsible. the ransom, $17 million, it's — who's responsible. the ransom, $17 million, it's pretty _ who's responsible. the ransom, $17 million, it's pretty nuts, _ who's responsible. the ransom, $17 million, it's pretty nuts, isn't i who's responsible. the ransom, $17 million, it's pretty nuts, isn't it? i million, it's pretty nuts, isn't it? how likely is it that a ransom of that size gets paid? is it going to get paid? i that size gets paid? is it going to net aid? ., _ that size gets paid? is it going to net aid? ., ., ., , get paid? i would say that it rarely nets aid. get paid? i would say that it rarely gets paid- i— get paid? i would say that it rarely gets paid. i think _ get paid? i would say that it rarely gets paid. i think the _ get paid? i would say that it rarely gets paid. i think the amount i get paid? i would say that it rarely| gets paid. i think the amount being asked, that's the request, and in most cases, the request doesn't equate to what is on the table at resolution. equate to what is on the table at resolution-— equate to what is on the table at resolution. ., , ,, ., , �* resolution. clearly, the us doesn't -la resolution. clearly, the us doesn't play ransoms- _ resolution. clearly, the us doesn't play ransoms. but _ resolution. clearly, the us doesn't play ransoms. but we _ resolution. clearly, the us doesn't play ransoms. but we know i resolution. clearly, the us doesn't play ransoms. but we know from | play ransoms. but we know from previous cases, money doesn't swap hands. what practically happens in the situation? given the reputation of the gain, do they think they won't go in for up ovary and the only way back is to pay something ? up only way back is to pay something ? up for it? only way back is to pay something ? u- for it? �* , ., , only way back is to pay something ? u- for it? �*, ., , ., up for it? there's a number of different agencies that - up for it? there's a number of different agencies that will i up for it? there's a number of different agencies that will be | different agencies that will be involved. but what they're going to look at is they're asking for the $17 million, and they will explore all the different possible options, including the negotiated settlement option, which is the lowest risk and most of desirable option. and that's going to be the primary focus. they will look at other options, but it's going to be a cost—benefit analysis. in terms of risk, and all options are going to be on the table. they will be looking at these options and developing first options with fallback options and strategic sway forward. i5 fallback options and strategic sway forward. , . .., fallback options and strategic sway forward. , ., , ., ., forward. is a delicate situation. it's forward. is a delicate situation. it's really _ forward. is a delicate situation. it's really good _ forward. is a delicate situation. it's really good to _ forward. is a delicate situation. it's really good to talk- forward. is a delicate situation. it's really good to talk to i forward. is a delicate situation. it's really good to talk to you, i it's really good to talk to you, thank you. it's really good to talk to you, thank you-— the volcano in la palma in the spanish canary islands is still spewing ash and rivers of lava, a month on from the first eruption. thankfully, no one has been killed, but around 2000 buildings have been destroyed on the island. and geologists say after weeks of continual eruptions, many of them accompanied by tremors, they have still no idea how much longer this will last. 0ur correspondent danjohnson has been coving this story throughout, and hasjust got back to la palma. more than 7000 people have been affected here now, evacuated from their homes, in this massive exclusion zone. we're right on the edge of it here in the shadow of the volcano, and that volcano only seems to get more active day by day. more lava is pouring, and it's actually grown over the last month as layers of lava have set hard and build up there. but there is fresh lava flowing all the time. you might be able to just make out the orange glow coming down the side of that vent there. and look at the ash. if we look at this garden here, this is the amount of ash that people have got to deal with. it's a constant battle to try to clear this, to try to live so close to this volcano, but that is the reality people are dealing with now after a month of this. and here is where the lava is going — right down the hillside towards this sea — but in its path, it's taken out all the farmland, the homes, the villages, the businesses that were in its way. you can make out the orange streams of fresh lava flowing through the older stuff that emerged and flowed down the hill in the last month or so. you can even make outbuildings that are in the middle of that lava, you can even make out buildings that are in the middle of that lava, that have been cut off because it's forked around in different directions. and we keep seeing fires breaking out all the time, little pockets of fire. may be able to see where that plume of grey smoke is. there are flames there where the lava is set either to be a business or bushes or trees. then you get these big plumes of smoke. it's a really complicated situation. forthe smoke. it's a really complicated situation. for the people who have been living on the edge of this for a month now, but miraculously, no one has been injured or killed. but there is a rescue mission potentially under way into tomorrow. somewhere in all their there is a home with a yard that has had three dogs that have had to be left, and they have survived for the last month. 0n food that's been flown in and dropped by drone. they've been fed and given water via the drone for the last month, and now they're going to attempt using a net to actually rescue the dogs, to scoop them up and take them to safety. that's a really daring rescue mission we'll have to see is successful or not. truly extraordinary pictures. an increasingly bitter dispute between the european union and poland came to a head in strasbourg today. it relates to a recent ruling by the polish constitutional court that effectively declared that the national constitution took primacy over eu treaties. the commission president, ursula von der leyen, told the european parliament that poland had put eu values at risk, and unless warsaw backed down, there would be sanctions, which might include the removal of poland's membership rights. the polish prime minister, mateus moryavitski, accused the eu of blackmail. here's some of that exchange. this is what all 27 member states have signed up to as part of this union as sovereign countries and free people. honorable members, we cannot and we will not allow our common values to be put at risk. translation: | reject | the language of threats. i will not have politicians blackmail poland. blackmail must not be a method of contact with member states. the opinion polls would suggest tht people in poland that people in poland overwhelmingly support being part of the eu but the nationalist government has increasingly been at odds with the union on issues ranging from rights of the lgbt community, to the independence of the polish judiciary. i'm joined now by dominika cosic, brussels correspondent for polish television. warsaw and brussels have been at odds for the past five years, but it seems to be coming toa coming to a head. i think we've got a problem with that line and the sound. apologies to that situation. some very stern words today. i think we can go to our correspondent, jessica parker, who is in strasberg today. saying she'll defend the values of democracy, freedom and human rights. this is what all 27 member states have signed up to as part of this union as sovereign countries and free people. honorable members, we cannot and we will not allow our common values to be put at risk. possible actions include a legal challenge or withholding funds, but the's prime minister mateus moryavitski showed little sign of backing down. translation: i reject the language and threats. i will not _ i reject the language and threats. i will not have politicians black male poland _ will not have politicians black male poland. black male must not be a method _ poland. black male must not be a method of — poland. black male must not be a method of contact with member states — — blackmail. method of contact with member states - - blackmail-— - - blackmail. some see it as an alarming — - - blackmail. some see it as an alarming development, - - - blackmail. some see it as an alarming development, calling l - - blackmail. some see it as an l alarming development, calling the country's judicial independence into question. 0thers argue it's a fair assertion. the commission here in brussels is under pressure to act, but it's high—stakes. take strong action and get poland, doesn't risk escalating the situation? this isn't the only area where poland's ruling party is at odds with the european union, but it is an escalation. this places unity as being tested. jessica parker, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at some other stories. at least 26 people have died in india in landslides. towns and villages have been cut off in the west date of koa law. there are fears the death toll could rise further. the us has condemned north korea for a specific to missile launch. it's the latest in a series of recent missile tests in defiance of recent missile tests in defiance of international sanctions. and a 900—year—old sword that's thought to belong to a crusader night has been found by an amateur driver off the coast of israel. the sword will be put on display after it's been cleaned and restored. might need some cleaning. plenty more to come up some cleaning. plenty more to come up on the programme. will be right back. well, it's been a bizarre day of weather for many of us today. really blowy out there, but at the same time, quite warm in the sunshine. in fact, temperatures got up to 21 degrees in east anglia and the south east. and another mild day on the way tomorrow. not quite so mild, but warm enough certainly for the time of the year. here's the reason — a current of tropical air you can see spreading into the uk all the way from the southern climes, and if we track that air, the origins are here in the caribbean. you can see caracas there in south america, the leeward and the windward islands, so this air has made a journey northwards of thousands of miles. it's obviously cooled off, but it's retained some of that warmth and the energy in the form of the strong winds and also some heavy showers that will be also continuing across the uk over the next 24 hours or so. so, a mild start across england and wales once again, and then we're watching out for these clusters of rain, these thunderstorms that could sweep across the southern half of the country during the course of wednesday. and really gusty conditions as well, but there'll be some sunshine, too. i think overall a very changeable pattern, changeable picture on the way for wednesday. and then it's all change for the second half of the week, certainly the end of the week. wednesday and thursday, it's going to feel quite a bit colder. the wind is going to change direction. in fact, low pressure will be sitting on top of us. if you track the isobars, these lines coming from the north, that's where the wind will be coming from. so, rathertropicalair coming in from the south and the south—west, we've got colder north atlantic air, even some wintry showers across the hills of scotland. and on top of that, we've got gusty winds, high tides along the north sea coasts. gust of wind in some areas could approach 40—50 mph. this is colder airfrom the north. it's going to feel very, very different on thursday. look at the temperatures. maybe eight degrees in aberdeen, 12 in birmingham, 13 in london. quite a drop, and it's that wind that's particularly going to make it feel chilly, i think, on thursday. and then thursday into friday, high pressure nudges into the uk. high pressure means that the weather will settle down. it'll push the stronger winds out into the north sea, so this is where that cold wind will be. here, winds will be lighter across the bulk of the uk. there'll some sunny spells, and i think it'll feel a little less cold and bright on friday. bye— bye. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government sets out ambitious plans to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. donald trump is suing congress in an attempt to stop them releasing documents relating to the january sixth riots. the duchess of cambridge speaks at the launch of a new campaign to highlight the costs of addiction. and could a cartoon spanish speaking grandmother behind the 99% vaccination rate in montgomery county, maryland? the former us president donald trump is suing congress and the national archives in an effort to limit their access to white house files that would detail his communications around the time of the jan. 6 capitol riot. the lawsuit comes as a house committee votes tonight on whether to hold former advisor steve bannon in contempt for ignoring their subpoena. here to break down for us what it all means is elizabeth wydra from the constitutional accountability center. before we come to steve bennett let's come to the case of donald trump. he is suing the committee because he says his white house records and indeed is part conversations with steve bannon are protected by executive privilege. are they? well, certainly not under any type of president or legal understanding that we've had before this suit. you know, executive privilege normally is something that applies to the sitting president. here we have a situation whether sitting president, presidentjoe biden has agreed to release the records that then president trump amassed during his time in the white house related to the january six insurrection. but former president trump is going against the current sitting presidents understanding of what executive privilege means and wants to block the release of those documents. so we've never before had a situation where a former president is asserting executive privilege in conflict with the current sitting presidents understanding of executive privilege. this is an entirely new argument that former president trump is putting forth to try to block the information about what he was doing, what he was talking about, what role he may have had in inciting the january six insurrection. what role he may have played in providing information or false conspiracy theories that tormented the violence that occurred on january tormented the violence that occurred onjanuary six. tormented the violence that occurred on january six. and tormented the violence that occurred onjanuary six. and these novel legal theories that his lawyers put forth on monday while they will likely be ultimately found to lack merit in the courts, simply by filing this lawsuit he can throw a significant ranch in the very important operations of the january six select committee for that which is looking into the urgent question of what happened leading up to that day and how to prevent another insurrection or more violence from happening. {iii insurrection or more violence from happening-— happening. of course it has a beafina happening. of course it has a bearing on — happening. of course it has a bearing on the _ happening. of course it has a bearing on the decision i happening. of course it has a bearing on the decision that i happening. of course it has a i bearing on the decision that steve bannon is taking up a private citizen of course. he says i can't give evidence of this committee until i know whether this executive privilege issue has been resolved. what do you make of that defence? this what do you make of that defence? is outlandish as trump's arguments are with respect to his assertion of executive privilege, it's even worse when you look at steve bannon ends arguments that he shouldn't have to give evidence to the select committee based on executive privilege. steve bannon had long left the white house at the time of the january six insurrection for the he is not a white house employee. and so the idea that his communications should be protected are ridiculous. 0f communications should be protected are ridiculous. of course...— are ridiculous. of course... here's the issue. — are ridiculous. of course... here's the issue. if— are ridiculous. of course... here's the issue, if they _ are ridiculous. of course... here's the issue, if they vote _ are ridiculous. of course... here's the issue, if they vote tonight i are ridiculous. of course... here's the issue, if they vote tonight for| the issue, if they vote tonight for a criminal proceeding to refer it to the courts then clearly this will then be referred to the department ofjustice and the attorney general, mary darling has a decision to make. the trouble is the doj is not in the habit of upholding criminal referrals from congress. so there is it an important moment upon us, is america was that you are exactly right it is an important moment. determine two attorney general garland is vaguely conservative and a lot of his institutionalist decisions but i think the are so strong in favour of holding bannon in criminal contempt going after him in criminal contempt going after him in criminal contempt because it is absolutely clear given the fact before the select committee and why they want to be her from before the select committee and why they want to be herfrom bannon before the select committee and why they want to be her from bannon that they have the authority to get him to testify before them. and by completely disregarding the congressional subpoena it undermines congresses ability here and in other instances, we are talking about a really important question to american democracy. and so i think the attorney general will see that for the serious and very persuasive case it is for criminal contempt here for steve bannon two bannon. thank you. in the run up to the un's climate change conference in glasgow, the bbc has been running a series called life at 50 degrees. and today as part of that series we are going to iraq, one of the most climate—vulnerable places on the planet. in baghdad traffic cop, sa d saddam abdul hasan, is responsible for one of the busiest junctions in the city. every day he keeps the city moving bu he works in some pretty extreme temperatures. the bbc s hanan razek reports. translation: the real challenge is standing under the sun - while trying to control the junction and avoiding chaos. directing traffic in central baghdad is hot work and is only getting hotter. translation: the temperature is extremely high. _ today it was 56. the other day it must have hit 60. in iraq this summer, there were 26 days when it was more than 50 degrees. baghdad's population has grown by a third is past decade to almost nine million, the roads are busier than ever. translation: heavy traffic requires |100% concentration by the officer. l greater demand for housing means construction is happening in areas that used to be farmland, replacing green spaces that used to help cool the city. when he is not directing traffic, this sergeant is renovating his family home in one of these areas. translation: i'm doing most of this building work to save money. - manual labour is hard enough when it is hot. but especially difficult when it is really hot. to escape the daytime heat, many activities take place at night during the summer. at 8pm, it is still nearly 40 degrees, as he gets ready to watch his 15—year—old son play football. a power cut brings the game to an early halt. it is common on summer nights, as electricity use surges. climate change will mean more extreme temperatures in future for him and millions of others who live here. despite the tough conditions, he still finds reasons to be cheerful. translation: today | went - by without any traffic accidents, rule violations or disasters. it was a good day. i think i might even give traffic signals in my sleep. fascinating insights and necessary plenty more on the bbc website. take a look. take a look. montgommery county in the state of maryland has achieved something quite remarkable. it is the first county in the us to vaccinate practically everyone who is eligibile for a jab. 99.9% of its residents over the age of 12 have received at least one vaccine, which is significantly higher than the national rate of 66%. it is one of the wealthiest counties in america, montgomery county residents make an average of $99,000 a year. but itjust goes to show the enormous disparities in the us in the vaccinate rates. let's bring in marc elrich, the county executive of montgomery county, maryland. 99% of residents, that's an amazing effort. but i'm not the only want to ask you how you came to that number and how you can be so sure? this number is — and how you can be so sure? this number is the _ and how you can be so sure? this number is the cdc _ and how you can be so sure? t�*i s number is the cdc number. and we know it's higher than the state number because the state doesn't count vaccinations that were given for example next door in the district of columbia. and we know that a lot of residents got vaccinated there. so if it's not precisely 99.9 it is darn close to it. whatever the number is again, these are cdc numbers that they've come up with and they aggregate their data by location of residence. how we've done it is, a lot of it is... first of consistent messaging from the very beginning we understood that basically the science said to keep people away from each other, to be blonde. and to create as much distance and you get people masked we did that we were more strict than most of the rest of the state was for a large portion of the time. and we accelerated our testing and being able to test more people helped us bring it more under control. at the end of the day with a vaccinations between our programme and some additional help from the state when they set up a mass vax site we were able to provide access to vaccines for the upkeep and to communities that usually have a hard time getting vaccinated or access to health care. getting vaccinated or access to health care-— getting vaccinated or access to health care. �* , ., ., ~ ., ., health care. i've been looking at a cartoon that _ health care. i've been looking at a cartoon that you _ health care. i've been looking at a cartoon that you are _ health care. i've been looking at a cartoon that you are running i health care. i've been looking at a cartoon that you are running in i cartoon that you are running in montgomery county of a grandma. is that right? she's part of this education campaign, is she? aha, big education campaign, is she? a big art of it. education campaign, is she? a big part of it. what's _ education campaign, is she? a big part of it. what's the _ education campaign, is she? a; part of it. what's the message? the message is take care of yourself and your family. message is take care of yourself and yourfamily. and message is take care of yourself and your family. and they got this idea, what you call listening sessions? and they realise they had groups of hispanic people together that when the grandmother spoke of the older women spoke, that opinion tended to become the position that other people in the group took. so the idea of creating the grandmother and the husband as spokespeople for getting vaccinated, getting tested and then getting vaccinated was really, really critical. and it resounded in the hispanic community. they went from 18% below the white rate of vaccination to more than 10% above the white rate of vaccination which is pretty significant.- which is pretty significant. indeed it is. so which is pretty significant. indeed it is- so now _ which is pretty significant. indeed it is. so now that _ which is pretty significant. indeed it is. so now that you _ which is pretty significant. indeed it is. so now that you are - which is pretty significant. indeed it is. so now that you are all i which is pretty significant. indeed it is. so now that you are all fully| it is. so now that you are all fully vaccinated what is happening to the rate of hospitalisations and deaths in your county?— rate of hospitalisations and deaths in your county? hospitalizations are auoin in your county? hospitalizations are going down- — in your county? hospitalizations are going down- we _ in your county? hospitalizations are going down. we are _ in your county? hospitalizations are going down. we are not _ in your county? hospitalizations are going down. we are not fully i going down. we are not fully vaccinated. if you are under 12 you are not vaccinated yet. and there are not vaccinated yet. and there are older people who are holding out. but we are getting those numbers down pretty significantly. the hospitalisation rates are down, the case rates are down. you're more likely to be hospitalised if you're over 80 is the most vulnerable group fortunately there are a number of cases has dropped from that group. and we seen an increase in cases in young people they are hospitalisation rates stays very low. they are at about 2.3% wind—up hospitalised. low. they are at about 2.3% wind-up hospitalised-— low. they are at about 2.3% wind-up hospitalised. yeah. you talked about the consistent _ hospitalised. yeah. you talked about the consistent messaging _ hospitalised. yeah. you talked about the consistent messaging and - hospitalised. yeah. you talked about the consistent messaging and i i the consistent messaging and i suppose the issue is that public health become such a divisive political thing over the last year. when you compare your rates with those in some of the southern states it's dramatically different. does it come down to politics and what political leaders are saying? i think it's a combination of the two. i think politics is sadly affected this country where you distrust somebody because it comes out say a democrats mouth, or sally a doctor small. that's not a good place to be. it's not good to have so many people with an be. it�*s not good to have so many people with an anti— be. it's not good to have so many people with an anti— science attitude. are being consistent helped because our population from the very beginning got the same message over and over again. when we were able to show them that our rates were dropping it reinforce the effectiveness of what we were doing. and so if you look at her dater and you watch it drop every time it spikes we didn't go as high as the rest of the country or the state and we dropped faster. so our residents do that if they did what we were asking them to do you could actually track it on a chart and see that what we were doing was actually having an effect. i only wish other people have looked at what we were doing because there was pretty good evidence that these steps we took made people safer. i’m evidence that these steps we took made people safer.— evidence that these steps we took made people safer. i'm sure there are county — made people safer. i'm sure there are county executives _ made people safer. i'm sure there are county executives and - made people safer. i'm sure there are county executives and other. are county executives and other parts of the country who are thinking just that. thank you very much for being with us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come — the duchess of cambridge speaks at the launch of a new push by charities to highlight the costs of addiction. the cabinet minister michael gove had to be escorted by police in westminster this afternoon after anti—lockdown demontrators attempted to surround him in the street. footage shared on social media showed the communities secretary being encircled by police officers after protesters approached him and began shouting. there have been no arrests following the incident, but the met police are reviewing the footage. downing street has condemned the treatment of mr gove by the demonstrators. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more. it does look alarming because concerns are obviously enhanced because of the murder of sir david amess. and we heard also from mps who perhaps haven't spoken out before about threats they may have received. some of them death threats. during a protest march, an anti—locked down march some of the people broke away, surrounded michael gove and threwpaper at his head, but goodness knows what it could've been. police say they intervened immediately and escorted him safely to a government building. but downing street responded pretty robustly to this, they described the behaviour as aborhent and said abusive language cannot be tolerated. they also expect the metropolitan police to take this seriously. as you are saying, there have been no arrest made, but police are reviewing footage to see if any offensives have occurred. but i think it feels raw at the moment given scotland has ——spotlight been on potential threat. in the speed at which michael gove was accosted. there was a ring of police around him pretty swiftly. the question remains on mps' safety. the home office is reviewing and i'm told they will report to the recommendations before this week. iain watson, thank you. addiction is a not a choice — it's something that could happen to any of us. the words of the duchess of cambridge who was today speaking at the launch of a new campaign to tackle addiction. it is a huge problem in the uk. a poll for the charity forward — which was behind today's launch suggests over 64% of people know someone with an addiction and yet admit to not fully understanding the condition. and that is what the charities want to tackle — the ignorance — how do we recognise the early signs of an addiction before it takes hold? we have got two really good people to talk to about this. mike trace who is head of the charity forward and was behind the uk's first national drug strategy, and the mp dan carden who's gone public about his recovery from an alcohol addiction. dan, very good to have you with us. thank you both indeed for being on the programme. dan, you understand more than most because you battled your own addiction. how did you come to terms with it and what hell did you get? to terms with it and what hell did ou et? , ., ., to terms with it and what hell did ou net? ,., ., ., ., ,, you get? good evening and thank you for the invitation _ you get? good evening and thank you for the invitation to _ you get? good evening and thank you for the invitation to be _ you get? good evening and thank you for the invitation to be on _ you get? good evening and thank you for the invitation to be on the - you get? good evening and thank you for the invitation to be on the show i for the invitation to be on the show this evening. i suppose i am trying to use my personal experience to change policy and to change the way addiction is perceived. for me i had addiction is perceived. for me i had a strong supportive family, i went to aa myself, i had therapy and those things really changed my life. unfortunately what i see too often in my own constituency and what i see up and down the country is that really there isn't a pathway to treatment and certainly if you look at the figures for the deaths from alcohol and drug addiction they have now hit their highest on record and we have a treatment and recovery system that is unfortunately failing to many people. it system that is unfortunately failing to many people-— to many people. it was interesting listenin: to many people. it was interesting listening today _ to many people. it was interesting listening today who _ to many people. it was interesting listening today who struggled i to many people. it was interesting listening today who struggled with addiction himself and he was addicted to super painkillers he had addicted to super painkillers he had a knee operation in 2015 which lend to a drink problem. he said as soon as you open up to people the problem starts to disappear, it gets better. that is where we need to target the funding, helping people understand what the addiction is about, and forming people who are around them what is actually driving the addiction. i what is actually driving the addiction-— what is actually driving the addiction. ~ ., �* , addiction. i think that's right. recovery _ addiction. i think that's right. recovery communities i addiction. i think that's right. recovery communities are i addiction. i think that's right. - recovery communities are incredibly important part of the answer alongside treatment. we do have the game carol black report that was published injuly of this year and i've written alongside more than 60 of my parliamentary colleagues across party to the prime minister to ask him to find the 1.8 billion that game carroll's report says needs to be put into the addiction prevention and recovery system over the next five years. that might sound like a large figure but when you consider the cost of drug misuse, the cost of drug harm it is over £19,000,000,000 a year. actually we need to spend money to save money. actually we need to spend money to save money-— actually we need to spend money to savemone. ., ,, ,.,. , save money. that is sump balance, is in a? let me — save money. that is sump balance, is in a? let me bring _ save money. that is sump balance, is in a? let me bring on _ save money. that is sump balance, is in a? let me bring on mike _ save money. that is sump balance, is in a? let me bring on mike because l in a? let me bring on mike because we have limited time. how much impact as the pandemic at on these addiction rates? this impact as the pandemic at on these addiction rates?— addiction rates? as dan said, as far as we can tell— addiction rates? as dan said, as far as we can tell we've _ addiction rates? as dan said, as far as we can tell we've done _ addiction rates? as dan said, as far as we can tell we've done some i as we can tell we've done some surveys — as we can tell we've done some surveys that look at changing behaviour, changing addiction behaviours of the pandemics and all the figures — behaviours of the pandemics and all the figures are pointing upwards. 0ne the figures are pointing upwards. one of— the figures are pointing upwards. one of the — the figures are pointing upwards. one of the root causes of addiction is loneliness and depression and trauma — is loneliness and depression and trauma of— is loneliness and depression and trauma of course the country and the individuals— trauma of course the country and the individuals in the country have suffered — individuals in the country have suffered an awful lot over the last two years — suffered an awful lot over the last two years was up all the indicators are pointing towards a rise in addiction _ are pointing towards a rise in addiction during a period where the availability of health, availability of treatment has been going down. we need to— of treatment has been going down. we need to reverse both those trends. we are _ need to reverse both those trends. we are getting a better understanding of mental health in the country is in fact it is to mental health, anxiety, trauma, child abuse, loneliness must be added to that list as well. is there more help available for mental health and does not have a direct impact on the addiction rates that we are seeing? the impact on the addiction rates that we are seeing?— we are seeing? the issue is very much linked. _ we are seeing? the issue is very much linked. the _ we are seeing? the issue is very much linked. the people - we are seeing? the issue is very much linked. the people lose i we are seeing? the issue is very i much linked. the people lose control or get— much linked. the people lose control or get into _ much linked. the people lose control or get into compulsive patterns of behaviour. — or get into compulsive patterns of behaviour, abuse of alcohol or other drugs _ behaviour, abuse of alcohol or other drugs largely because of mental health— drugs largely because of mental health issues. addiction comes out of childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, loneliness was that they are very— depression, loneliness was that they are very much linked. there is a common— are very much linked. there is a common theme that the services available — common theme that the services available are overstretched, there are millions of people in this country— are millions of people in this country suffering from mental health and addiction problems and not enough — and addiction problems and not enough services to meet their needs, not enough _ enough services to meet their needs, not enough support. what we've tried to launch _ not enough support. what we've tried to launch our campaign today to say addiction _ to launch our campaign today to say addiction is — to launch our campaign today to say addiction is a mental health issue, it should _ addiction is a mental health issue, it should be treated like a mental health— it should be treated like a mental health issue rather then the sort of stigmatised idea, the undeserving attic that — stigmatised idea, the undeserving attic that we hear about all the time — attic that we hear about all the time. , . , , ., attic that we hear about all the time. , . ,, ., ., , time. the duchess of cambridge said toda that time. the duchess of cambridge said today that none _ time. the duchess of cambridge said today that none of _ time. the duchess of cambridge said today that none of us _ time. the duchess of cambridge said today that none of us are _ time. the duchess of cambridge said today that none of us are immune i time. the duchess of cambridge said today that none of us are immune to | today that none of us are immune to in addiction, none of us are immune. is that true or are some of us more predisposed to addiction than others? i predisposed to addiction than others? ., , predisposed to addiction than others? ~ , ,., others? i think it is in some families more _ others? i think it is in some families more than - others? i think it is in some families more than others. | others? i think it is in some| families more than others. i others? i think it is in some - families more than others. i want to pay tribute to the duchess again and the other public figures that with her today because i think what they've done by speaking out and trying to remove the stigma is half the battle. but i know from my own experience and from the work that i do in my own community that the impact of addiction is felt hardest in the most deprived communities. and i think when you look at the growing inequality, the serious poverty that has come about across the uk over the last ten years, that is driving a lot of people to despair and addiction is one of those things and one of those consequences that we see alongside that. �* ., ., ,., consequences that we see alongside that. �* ., ., ., , ., that. and what about the laws that we have? are _ that. and what about the laws that we have? are they _ that. and what about the laws that we have? are they preventing i we have? are they preventing addiction, limiting the supply of drugs or are they in fact contributing to the problem? the laws and what we should do with the laws and what we should do with the laws are _ laws and what we should do with the laws are a _ laws and what we should do with the laws are a sort of a complex debate whether— laws are a sort of a complex debate whether we — laws are a sort of a complex debate whether we should toughen penalties or allow— whether we should toughen penalties or allow more regulated axes. that's a constant _ or allow more regulated axes. that's a constant political debate. it's almost — a constant political debate. it's almost like a separate debate in the treatment— almost like a separate debate in the treatment of addiction debate. the only thing — treatment of addiction debate. the only thing i would say is the unifying _ only thing i would say is the unifying theme is that we got to show— unifying theme is that we got to show compassion and understanding of why people get into the position of losing _ why people get into the position of losing control over their drug use or their— losing control over their drug use or their alcohol use rather than seek— or their alcohol use rather than seek and — or their alcohol use rather than seek and condemn and punish we should _ seek and condemn and punish we should be — seek and condemn and punish we should be holding out a helping hand _ should be holding out a helping hand we — should be holding out a helping hand. we got plenty of evidence in this country and abroad that if you hold out— this country and abroad that if you hold out support, compassion and hope _ hold out support, compassion and hope to— hold out support, compassion and hope to people that you will get a much _ hope to people that you will get a much better reaction than through punishment. much better reaction than through punishment-— much better reaction than through unishment. , ., ., , ., punishment. grateful for you coming onto the show— punishment. grateful for you coming onto the show and _ punishment. grateful for you coming onto the show and sharing _ punishment. grateful for you coming onto the show and sharing your- onto the show and sharing your stories today. thank you very much indeed. we told you earlier about the devastating floods in india — well lets just show you these pictures — that have gone viral on social media (00v)of an indian couple, of an indian couple, who arrived at their wedding in a rather unusual style — using a large cooking vessel — to sail through the flooded streets of their town, to reach the venue. the couple borrowed the pot from a local temple, and two men pushed the makeshift boat. the bride told local media that it " turned into a wedding which we never imagined". congratulations to the happy couple. we will be back at the same time tomorrow. world news america if you watching on bbc news. ten o'clock news this next if you watching here in the uk. hello there. on tuesday the sun came out across some southeastern parts of the uk, lifting temperatures into the low �*20s with temperature's more typical of early summer. that's because the warmth, the air came all the way from the tropics pushing into the uk. i think, on wednesday. instead we can find some more thundery downpours actually moving northwards in eastwards across england and wales with some wetter weather sitting in north england later in the afternoon. either side of that will be some sunshine with rain pushing into the northwest of scotland, rain returning to the southwest of england. still quite mild but you can see we've got temperatures dropping off across the northern and western parts of the uk. and for all of us as we head through the rest of the week thursday and friday, it's going to feel very different, it will be feeling much chillier out there. before that colder air arrives that wet weather comes eastwards across southern parts of the uk on wednesday night. then that cold front moves its way southward, not much rain on that but behind it the wind direction changes from that warm southerly that we are seeing to more of a colder, northerly wind drawing air down from the arctic. for many places it may well be dry on thursday with some sunshine coming through, those showers getting blown into northern and western areas turning wintry over higher parts of northern scotland. and of course we got stronger winds blowing in those showers as well. possibly even gale force winds around some north seacoast where we've got some high spring tides as well. of course that will all make it feel colder, temperature—wise 9 may be at best in northern scotland, 30 across other parts of england and wales was up at chillier air is still in place overnight but we've got this weak ridge of high pressure coming in from the west on friday. that may actually introduce a bit more cloud and still keep a few showers going across western areas but again, most places will be dry, more in the way of sunshine further east across the uk and it won't be as windy on friday but we won't feel is quite chilly out there as temperatures are only around 11 to 14 c. let's head into the weekend and that all too brief ridge of high pressure is getting pushed away by these weather systems coming in from the atlantic. the wind direction changes to more of a south or south—westerly. that will introduce more cloud in from the west, rain for northern island pushing into western parts of the uk later on in the day. eastern areas still dry, still bright, those temperatures more widely 13 to 15 thanks to the winds coming in from the south once again. that weather system is moving in from the atlantic and then moves its way eastward overnight to bring some rain to many parts of the uk as we head into sunday morning. that weather front and the rain on it moves away from east anglia and the southeast, some sunshine follows, but the showers are already cracking away out towards the western side of the uk. these could be heavy and potentially even thundery as well. those temperatures still not bad, around 13 may be making 16 for a while in the southeast of england. now, further ahead and let's have a look at the position of the jet stream. this is the high level wind sweeping all the way across the atlantic towards the uk, low pressure to the north, higher pressure to the south so this broad westerly airflow. the position of the jet stream now looks like it's going to be a little bit further north, which is good news in terms of the temperatures because it means more of the uk will be into some slightly milder air. and for many in the outlook were going to find temperatures a bit above average for this time of year. in that westerly flow we're going to find some weather front imbedded bringing spells of rain. outside of that raid a mix of sunshine and also some showers. tonight at 10: the government sets out plans on how the uk is to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. the ambition, to be carbon neutral by 2050. there'll be grants for electric vehicles, and incentives for the car industry, to go green. but some, want more substance. we have a new plan for getting to net zero and it looks like a more comprehensive one but what we don't have, sadly, is all of the detail on how it's going to be delivered. there are also proposals for england and wales to replace boilers with heat pumps. but that will be expensive, and there are warnings low—income households will need extra support. also tonight... sexual abuse claims against the late labour peer, lord janner. a damning report says children were let down by the police and state.