common values to be put at risk. the commission will act. translation: i will not have politicians blackmail poland. | blackmail must not a method l of contact with member states. a 96 year old war crimes suspect who fled her nursing home before her trial was set to start has appeared in court in germany. we ll speak to a journalist who was in there. and we ll report from the canary islands, where geologists admit they have no idea how much longer the eruption on la palma will continue a month on. the uk government has set out its plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. over $855 million, that s £620 million, will be spent on the transition to electric vehicles. another $482 million, or £350 million, is promised to help the automotive supply chain move to electric. the announcement arrives under two weeks before the big cop26 climate summit in glasgow. lots to show you on this. let s start with the bbc s science editor david shukman. every aspect of life
of what exactly i came for- would actually stand for i i would 100%, as long as it was beneficial to the i children of tomorrow. and at half past eight, we ll answer your questions about insulating your home and installing a heat pump. that s in your questions answered also in the next hour sexual abuse claims against the late labour peer lord janner. a damning report says children were let down by the police and state. the elder brother of the manchester arena bomber, salman abedi, leaves the uk after being ordered to appear at the inquiry into the attack. and coming up, the story of amal. a giant puppet of a nine year old girl from syria, highlighting the plight of young refugees. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in less than 30 years time, the united kingdom should be a net zero country putting nothing into the atmosphere, which would make climate change worse. that is the target that the government has set out today. anything that does produce greenhouse gas
This is bbc news. the headlines at eight. the government sets out its plans for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050, including a big push for renewable energy, electric vehicles and millions of trees to be planted. grants of £5,000 will be on offer to people in england and wales to replace their gas boilers with heat pumps, as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the uk. it will be able to one day 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 are some people who are quite privileged in that they can spend that money, and obviously, it s well worth it, but it sjust not available for everyone. if i knew the outcome - the ins and outs, the beginning, middle and end and the outcome