And it has just reached a new peak 20. 96 degrees celsius, the highest Global Average sea temperature ever recorded. The worlds warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. Peoples perspective is that the ocean is so big, so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. And the reality is thats not the case. Everything has its niche within the ocean, and its incredibly easy to break that niche and influence it and upset it. Take plankton. These tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. Theyre the basis of the entire Marine Food Chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. So, every other breath you take. And they are sensitive to heat. Many species have been migrating north as the worlds oceans warm. Personally, im really concerned. The heatwaves that were experiencing on land and the Marine Heatwaves that were seeing are happening in unusual locations where we havent expected them. But there is hope. Scientists are learning more about how the Ocean Ecosystems function every day. We have the Renewable Technologies that can tackle Climate Change by reducing our use of fossil fuels. We just need to make the change quickly. Lets get some analysis now from dr ella gilbert, a climate scientist at the British Antarctic survey. Thank you forjoining us. Let me ask you first of all, what are the key dangers of rising Sea Temperatures . We heard from justin about things like plankton. But if this continues, what with the outcome be . Well, we know that the oceans are a hugely important part of our global climate. They cover 70 of our surface, and produce a half of our oxygen, which we of course all depend on. But the ocean is also very important for our weather patterns, for ecosystems, for economic activities, a fisheries. It affects all sorts of different parts of our lives, from the kind of physical climates to our actual everyday lived experience. So the potential consequences, for example, on Coral Bleaching close to the tropics, or devastating ecosystems and fisheries further towards the poles, that all has a very important consequences for people. Lets poles, that all has a very important consequences for people. Lets talk about the fact consequences for people. Lets talk about the fact that consequences for people. Lets talk about the fact that the consequences for people. Lets talk about the fact that the heat consequences for people. Lets talk about the fact that the heat we consequences for people. Lets talk about the fact that the heat we see | about the fact that the heat we see increasing due to Climate Change doesntjust impact increasing due to Climate Change doesnt just impact the increasing due to Climate Change doesntjust impact the air, does it . It impacts the water. What are the differences between hot water compared to hot air, in terms of how Climate Change plays itself out . Yes, i think we are probably unfortunately fairly familiar with seeing headlines about heatwaves on land. Wejust seeing headlines about heatwaves on land. We just have to look atjuly 2023 to see lots of those. But perhaps what we are not so familiar with is Marine Heatwaves. This year, the uk had a very prolonged heatwave, Marine Heatwaves around the uk. And these are happening all over the world in the oceans as well. And that has important consequences for creatures who live in the ocean, fisheries, of course. But Climate Change impact the surface of the ocean, in a way similar to the atmosphere. Because you have lots of heating, with putting lots of Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gases into our atmosphere. It raises atmospheric temperatures, and that heat is also transferred into the top layer of the ocean. Unfortunately, we are also seeing temperatures rising in the deep ocean. This is because the ocean sucks up and stores around 90 of the extra heat that we produce as human beings. So, it is notjust about the temperatures at the sea surface. But it is also about that rising heat, much deeper down, which has much longer term consequences. 0k, thank you very much. Good to talk to you. Donald trump has claimed hes the victim of political persecution, after pleading not guilty to conspiring to overturn his defeat in the 2020 us election. Speaking after his Court Appearance in washington, the former us president said it had been a sad day for america. He faces three separate criminal trials in the coming months, but remains the frontrunner for the republican president ial nomination for next years election. Our correspondent, nomia iqbal, sent this report. It was the same atmosphere but a different venue. Those who Love And Hate donald trump turned up outside the courthouse, ready for his arrival. Once, donald trump lived as president in this city. But he returned as a criminal defendant. He faces four charges and is accused of orchestrating an astonishingly Broad Campaign to overturn the Election Results of 2020. Its alleged he used unlawful methods to try and get joe biden� s victory blocked. Inside court, mr trumps lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. But the former president did speak as he left the city. When you look at whats happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. Its easy to almost become immune to Donald Trumps legal problems. But this case is bigger than all the other indictments, and that is because ultimately, its about americas democracy and how the former president stands accused of trying to overthrow it. January the sixth left a painful and indelible mark on the us� s image here and worldwide. Five people died and more than 1,000 were arrested. Donald trump isnt charged with inciting the violence, but accused of exploiting it. For his supporters and Many Republican voters, every indictment turns him into a bigger hero. Its not going to change my vote, and i think its actually going to make a lot of the American People understand exactly what weve been saying with regard to the witch hunt, with regard to the Political Division in this country. I think its going to earn him votes more than anything. Thats how much i like donald trump. Hes a mans man. And the problem is today, men in america dont know what a mans man is any more. Donald trump could be facing a fourth indictment over Election Tampering and its likely to propel him closer to clinching the Republican Partys nomination, allowing him to run again for the presidency. Nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. Lets talk to amber phillips, politics reporter for the washington post. I guess a lot of people watching this will be thinking, how can we have a former president appearing in front of a court, but also, there not impacting his chances for the president ial race . In fact, many people predict it will improve his chances. ~ ,. , people predict it will improve his chances. ,. ,. ,. ,. , chances. Why is that and how does it work . First, chances. Why is that and how does it work . First, let chances. Why is that and how does it work . First, let me chances. Why is that and how does it work . First, let me say chances. Why is that and how does it work . First, let me say that chances. Why is that and how does it work . First, let me say that anyone | work . First, let me say that anyone who predicts what will happen in American Politics right now is just making educated guesses. And im going to do the same, and that is because we cannot say this enough, this is historic. And as this piece just underscored, that you just played, this is much more. Donald trump is much more in legaljeopardy then he has been with his other criminal indictments. And also, in america, we havejust never had, i cannot say this enough, a former president are being charged by the government he led, and now wants to lead, for trying to undermine and subvert us democracy. And so, it is happening as he is running for president. I would argue that his president ial campaign, and these criminal trials, president ial campaign, and these criminaltrials, he president ial campaign, and these criminal trials, he has now got two may be three may be for mac next year, are notjust on parallel tracks, but completely under twined. Intertwined. Next years election will be about whether you think the Justice System and the rule of law in america should hold donald trump accountable, or whether you think it is essentially all a sham. Is essentially all a sham. There is a hard core is essentially all a sham. There is a hard core elements, is essentially all a sham. There is a hard core elements, isnt is essentially all a sham. There is| a hard core elements, isnt there, of the Republican Party supporters and to make America Great again supporters that think it is a sham. But is that enough to take him over the line . ,. But is that enough to take him over the line . ,. ,. ,. , the line . That is a great question and have been the line . That is a great question and have been watching the line . That is a great question and have been watching poll the line . That is a great question| and have been watching poll since donald trump announced his candidacy orjust a decade ago now for president. There is about 30 to 40 of americans that are immutable and absolutely love donald trump, and will not leave him, even if he is committed over a felony, according to a recent reuters. Pole. Convicted of a felony. That same poll us that if donald trump were convicted of a felony, any felony, not just a convicted of a felony, any felony, notjust a budding democracy, would you vote when . 45 of republicans said no, once the conviction happens. It is an open question of whether convictions will happen as the primary is going on. Will trials be delayed and all of a sudden, this convicted person to loses almost half the support of the republican base, going into a general election. It is all an open question. Qm. It is all an open question. 0k, thank you it is all an open question. 0k, thank you so it is all an open question. 0k, thank you so much, it is all an open question. 0k, thank you so much, and it is all an open question. 0k, thank you so much, and by philips. It is good to talk to you. Politics reporter for the washington post. Thank you for talking to us. Here in the uk, ministers have set out plans to significantly expand the use of the private sector in tackling the Health Service backlog in england. Rules are to be relaxed to make it easier for local nhs leaders to send patients for treatment in the private sector. Eight privately run Diagnostic Centres will carry out tests, scans and other investigations, which dont need to be done in hospital. Lets ask our health reporter, jim reed. So, how will it work, and whats been the reaction . There is a lot of pushback against the perceived privatisation of the nhs in this country. This the perceived privatisation of the nhs in this country. Nhs in this country. This is the issue the nhs in this country. This is the issue the government nhs in this country. This is the issue the government and issue the government and policymakers have at the moment. This graph behind me shows the waiting list in england for preplanned treatments. These are people that might need surgery or to come in for a scan to check for cancer. You can see here what has happened since the pandemic. This tip it is the pandemic. Since then, the Waiting Lists are right up to 7. 5 Million People now in england. That means one in eight People Living in england are on the waiting list for some sort of treatment. One of the key bottlenecks here is diagnosis. So, people that need to go into have a ct scan, an x ray, and mra, for example. And mri. The big thing here is committee Diagnostic Centres, sir robert and going into hospitals to have your scan, you go into one of these new centres, they tend to be in places like shopping centres, town centres, or there is even one in a Football Stadium at the moment. The ideas you can get your scan done them quickly, and you dont have to tie up hospital resources. There are already 114 of these centres across the uk. The announcement today is to create another 13, so adding to that. But the important thing is that. But the important thing is that eight of these 13 are going to be run by the private sector. This has been done before, and there are already for being run by the private sector, but this essentially doubles the amount that would be run by the private sector. Four are being run by the private centre. As you say, there is some controversy about this, and politicians in the uk, anytime the private sector is mentioned, there is a certain level of pushback by people that think this means the privatisation of the nhs. But when you actually look at the figures on this, the reality is about 8 of the Nhs Budget In england is already spent on private sector treatment. Or commissioning private sector treatment. It already adds up to £13 billion a year. It is already quite a significant amount of money. We have had some reaction from the Opposition Labour Party today, and in fact, they are not critical of this idea. If anything, wes streeting, who is the shadow labour representative on health, says that this has not been done quickly enough. He said, he has criticised the government for waking too long to make these decisions. Waiting too long. Unions have been more critical, saying there is a danger we could be overpaying the private sector by going down this route, and it is also not addressing the underlying problem, which is that there is simply not enough capacity in the nhs to deal with this demand for services and diagnostics. Thank ou ve for services and diagnostics. Thank you very much for services and diagnostics. Thank you very much indeed for services and diagnostics. Thank you very much indeed for for services and diagnostics. Thank you very much indeed for that, for services and diagnostics. Thank| you very much indeed for that, jim. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Eligibility for a Scrappage Scheme has been extended to all of london, ahead of the expansion of the citys ultra low emission zone or ulez. Labour mayor of london sadiq khan has announced all londoners with a noncompliant car can access up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. Plans to replace ageing lights at the top of Blackpool Tower have been approved by blackpool council. The current lights will be replaced by led lights, as recent surveys of the tower found thin steel plates used for Lighting Strips are badly corroded. Amazing images of the end stages of a distant stars life have been captured by the james webb space telescope. Many of you will know about this if you are really into space and looking up into the nights sky in the evening. They show amazing detail of a glowing doughnut shaped structure. The star is around 2,600 light years from earth and it was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. Youre live with bbc news. Next on bbc news now, some sport. The canadian province of alberta has cancelled its bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, blaming rising costs. Last month, australia pulled out of hosting the 2026 games in victoria. Our reporter Nicky Schiller is in the news room with more. Just remind us what the games are. The Commonwealth Games have been going every four year since the 19305. Going every four year since the 1930s. They include the triathlon, diving and gymnastics, and indeed, Wheelchair Marathon On Tarmac Athletics as well. The only time they were cancelled was during the second world war. The athletes to take part, they have to be one of the 54 commonwealth countries or 18 territories. As you mentioned, alberta in canada had bid to host the 2030 games. They produced a promotional video. The 2030 games. They produced a promotionalvideo. But the 2030 games. They produced a promotional video. But now, they have decided to pull out, and it is because of the cost. The ministers there say that it has risen to this amount. 2. 7 billion canadian dollars. The exports and Tourism Minister said that was too high for the province to bear. In a statement, he said it was partly down to the amount of revenue you get in Broadcasting Rights at the sponsorship model. It meant 93 of the costs, they said, and the risks were put on the taxpayer. So at the moment, there is no city bidding to host the 2030 games. And its notjust 2030 with a problem. Theres also no host for 2026 . You may remember that last month, victoria and australia pulled out of bidding for the 2026 games because of the spiralling costs again. They had won the rights to host it, but said the course had spiralled till 6 billion australian dollars, and that was too much. Said the costs had sp