With his Co Leader but he will be delivering a speech on his own because she has covid symptoms. The Green Party looking to position themselves as a challenge the Labour Government from the left so i think we can expect them to say that labour should be bolder and braver in their words more ambitious. And criticise what they say is labour s doom and gloom. We had from Keir Starmer a few weeks ago saying things will get worse before they get better. The argument from the Green Party in manchester is that this is not necessarily the case and are not calling for a Wealth Tax on the very wealthiest. They are saying that by those measures, more investment could be made immediately in public services. I think we can also expect criticism of the Winter Fuel Allowance cut and also to the two child benefit cap. Those are the kind of organs are expecting to hear the next few minutes as the conference for the Green Party gets under way. What difference does it make having four mps, what differen
The exceptional warm weather the world experienced last month did not surprise Climate Scientists. It coincides with a near record increase in Co2 Concentrations in the atmosphere. The link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year Global Temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. That explains why february was 1. 77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1. 55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. It means we have temporarily at least breached the 1. 5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit Temperature Rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. February 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13. 54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. While this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the wa
from msnbc world headquarter here in new york, welcome, everyone to alex witt reports. we have breaking news from the middle east. live pictures from tel avi where a peaceful rally over judicial overhaul is underwa for the 14th week in a row it comes amid a new burst of violence, sparking fears of broader conflict in the greate region joining me now, nbc s ra sanchez in tel aviv, i kno you re back covering the - how is the violence affectin the demonstrations well, alex, you can see despite everything else goin on, these protesters are out o the streets in their tens of thousands. alex, i think they may vote to sing the national anthem here. i am gonna speak quietly but these protesters are out i the streets in there are ten of thousands, despite violence and when you speak to people here, they say, despit everything going on, it is crucial for them to be here. they feel israeli democracy is at stake at this point and that they will not b deterred we are just a couple of mi
let s start with big news here in the uk. scotland s longest serving first minister, nicola sturgeon, has resigned. she s been the leader of the scottish national party which wants independence from britain for more than eight years. she steered the country through brexit, covid, ukraine, five conservativce prime ministers and enjoyed huge ongoing public support. have a listen to some of what she had to say. in my head and in my heart i know the time is now. let s take a look back at her career. she entered politics full time in 1999 when she was elected to the new scottish parliament. she was twenty nine years old. herfirst big test in government came when she was deputy first minister and health secretary, as swine flu was declared a pandemic. she then oversaw planning for 2014 s independence referendum. the scottish people voted to stay part of the uk but today she said she remained committed to the independence cause. am firmly of the you there is no majority suppor
it s 7:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4am 5am in pakistan where the government says a third of the country is now under water. millions of homes are now destroyed and much of its richest farmland is now flooded. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million and the catastrophe isn t over water is still surging down the indus river and will flood the low lying sindh province even further over the next few days. latest reports say 45% of the country s cotton crop has been washed away. pumza fihlani reports from the city of sakur. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the river