hello and welcome to the programme bringing together bbc specialists with correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries, on dateline london. this week, borisjohnson s finance minister opens the taxpayers purse as the prime minister tries to persuade world leaders to open theirs to alleviate climate change. plus, is famine stocking afghanistan? joining us is henry chu of the la times, who keeps the show on the road whilst the us west coast sleeps. latika bourke, columnist for the age and the sydney morning herald in australia. and here in the studio, the bbc s business editor simonjack. cop26 begins in glasgow this weekend. it is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present pledges to mitigate climate change, agreed rules to prevent double counting and honour previously agreed plans in which the poorer countries can adapt to survive. the summit host, perennial optimist borisjohnson, says its success or failure is optimist bori
and the sydney morning herald in australia. here in the studio, the bbc s buiness editor, simonjack. cop26, which begins in glasgow this weekend, is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present individual beefed up pledges to mitigate climate change, agree rules to prevent double counting, and honour previously agreed plans to ensure the poorest countries, too, can adapt to survive. the summit s host, that perennial optimist borisjohnson, says its success or failure is in the balance . the queen, a valuable asset in the last minute lobbying and arm twisting that characterises summits, won t now be there. on medical advice, say courtiers. still, her majesty was caught on microphone recently, saying of cop26 : it is very irritating when they talk, but they don t do. henry, when might we be in the realm of expectation management for the summit? . , of expectation management for the summit? ., , ., , of expectation management for the summit? ., , summit? certain
visas. there is an obvious problem. and the labour party conference, the deputy leader angela rayner is criticised for calling the prime minister scum. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38 year old man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard says is a significant development. germans go to the polls as the country decides it wants to lead in the post angela merkel era. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38 year old man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard says is a significant development. and the labour party conference, the deputy germans go to the polls as the country decides it wants to lead in the post angela merkel era. the petrol retailers association say between 50 and 90% of their forecourts have run out of petrol. the government u turn is designed to ease fuel delivery problems and stop empty shelves in supermarkets. 5000 a fuel tanker and food market lorry drivers will be eligible to wo
what triggered the blaze. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 100 people have been killed in a massacre at an aid distribution point. more than 750 others are reported to have been injured. hamas has blamed israeli troops for opening fire. israeli sources have confirmed shots were fired, having viewed the crowds near the aid lorries as a threat. here, an inquiry has concluded that three different police forces could and should have stopped sarah everard s murderer wayne couzens from ever becoming a serving officer. the inquiry chair says without significant reforms someone similar to couzens could be allowed to operate in the police in plain sight . president vladimir putin has said russia s forces are advancing confidently in ukraine, two years after he ordered the full scale invasion. in his annual state of the nation address in moscow, he portrayed the conflict as a struggle for russia s sovereignty and security. mr putin warned western governments ag
hargreaves lansdown. wonderful panel to discuss this news. a shock for many people in the uk and around the world. let s get on with the question is because lows have come into us and if you have got any while you are watching, e mail us. let s start with a question from chris who asks, what is a technical recession and what does being in a recession mean? this is an important question because definitions are everything. chris, let s start with you to try and answer chris s questions. what a recession means answer chris s questions. what a recession means is answer chris s questions. what a recession means is if answer chris s questions. what a recession means is if you - answer chris s questions. what a recession means is if you take i answer chris s questions. what a l recession means is if you take the total amount produced by firms and individuals in the uk, or the same thing, the total amount spent on goods and services produced in the uk, then over a six month per