Coming up in the programme. Leaving it all on the Track Britainsjosh Kerr goes head to head with rival Jakob Ingerbritsen we build up to the showdown in the stade de france. Skys not quite the limit, but brown recovers well to earn a bronze for britain in the skateboarding. And keely delivers We Hearfrom the new 800m Champion after that stunning win to end a 20 year wait for gold. The olympics is such a Pinnacle Moment in our sport and to perform like that at the pinnacle is something you can only dream of. Also coming up on sportsday. Selling up, but not selling out England Rugby defend their decision to Rename Twickenham stadium. And theyre used to paying big for star signings, but champions Manchester City are letting a World Cup Winner go, well have more coming up. Hello there and welcome to sportsday where hopes for a Team Gb Gold medal on day 11 at the Paris Olympics rely on an explosive night on the track. Great britains big Hopes Rest with Josh Kerr in the mens 1500 metres. Wev
tell us about the us a year after president biden s victory. hello. thanks very much for joining us. two days of conference. two significant agreements. the leaders gathered at the cop26 climate change summit have made bold commitments to end deforestation by 2030 and to reduce emissions of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, by some 30%. it s enough for the british prime minister and host of the cop, borisjohnson, to say he is cautiously optimistic about the progress being made. but as heads of government leave their national delegations to focus on more detailed discussion, mrjohnson also warned against false hope. our political editor laura kuenssberg has been following the day s events. when cultures clash can they still agree? when there is so much difference, there can be dissent. shouting there are so many faces in glasgow, so many facets of what could be done. mr dicaprio, are you pleased with what has happened this week? hollywood stars might campaign b
in the uk are at an all time high as country. its lowest ever now we have the round up of the business news and one of those headline stories you are concentrating on. welcome to the programme. yes, on course for stronger than expected recovery. that is the assessment from the international monetary fund on the state of the global economy in its latest world economic outlook update. the imf predicts that global growth of 3.1% this year and slightly higher growth in 2025. it also says that inflation is declining faster than expected because many supply chain problems caused by the pandemic have now been resolved. the imf has, however, issued a warning to the uk government not to cut taxes any further and suggested that treasury percent planned spending cuts for this year were unrealistic. earlier i spoke to the imf s chief economist and i asked him what his concerns were over the uk cutting those taxes. ~ , ., taxes. well, first, for the uk, we are seeing taxes. well, first,
scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has blamed westminster for the cost of living crisis and renewed her pledge to achieve scottish independence scotla nd scotland has got what it takes to be a successful, independent country. it has it in abundance. never let anyone tell us otherwise. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder ten others as her trial begins in manchester. a new ticketmaster pricing system, which alters the price of tickets based on demand, is being criticised by both fans and industry experts. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war. the capital city of kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow s