to tackle persistant pupil absences head on , describing it as a key priority. us officials have held their first face to face talks with the taliban since they took power in afghanistan. women travelling home alone, could soon be offered protection from a free mobile phone app. environmentalist chris packham joins activists at buckingham palace urging the royal family to return their land to its natural state. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. good evening, welcome to sportsday. i m austin halewood. here s what s coming up in the programme. it s almost time. we ll be live in las vegas ahead of tyson fury against deontay wilder. it s honours even in a dramatic manchester derby in the women s super league. and he was quickest in qualifying, but lewis hamilton will start sunday s turkish grand prix from 11th. welcome to sportsday. it s almost time. we re just a few hours away now from tyson fury against deontay wilder in las vegas. the talking has been going on for mont
the cop26 the c0 p26 climate the cop26 climate summit in glasgow is almost here and one goal keeps coming up. met is almost here and one goal keeps coming urn- zero is defined as the point where any emissions are balanced by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere. in other words a country reaches net zero when the c02 output matches that it takes out of the atmosphere. commitments are being made. china wants to reach net zero x 2060. the us by 2050 and the uk by 2052. in total more than 130 countries have set or are considering a net zero target and as the host, the uk is pushing its importance. we need to pledge collectively to achieve carbon you doubt the but the climate activist greta thunberg is unimpressed by what she is hearing from world leaders. build back better , blah, blah, blah. cheering and applause. green economy , blah, blah, blah. net zero by 25 2050 , blah, blah, blah. the demand is for more actions, not more words, and ahead of its hosting
now to a thrilling manchester derby in the women s super league with united taking on city. despite going down to 10 players mid way through the first half, a late equaliserfrom ellen white managed to rescue a point for city from a dramatic encounter, asjo currie reports. for united, the opportunity to claim theirfirst derby day league victory. for city, a chance to end a run of three successive defeats. in a quiet first half the united keeper shone. no way past earps yet. on occasions of this size, emotions and feet, it seems, can run high. georgia stanway with the challenge and the referee with an easy decision. absolute red card. city down to ten and on the back foot, but rather than sit back they went on the attack. stokes with the cross, shaw putting them ahead at the break. after the restart united made the extra player count, city were caught napping and lucy staniforth getting the equaliser. before elisa russo kept her balance enough to make the most of this effort. a
united. eric ten hag will take charge this summer. i m live with all another managerial appointment. i m live with all another managerial appointment. and we ll also be asking those in amsterdam exactly what manchester united players can expect from their new manager. eric will make it clear to every player that they have to fit into his system. and the ones that don t or won t, they will be shown the door. also coming up in the programme. we had to go to crucible the first of the second round matches at smokers world championship. and what kind of a person would even think about doing that? we will speak to him later on in the program. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m olly foster. evening, erik ten hag it is then. the 56 year old dutchman, the latest man entrusted with the task of trying to turn manchester united s fortunes around. ajax said they didn t want to let him go, he should win his third league title with them before he heads to old trafford this summer on a thre
the horrors of the last few months have brought this down closer together. months have brought this down closertogether. before months have brought this down closer together. before the war there were some people here and elsewhere who genuinely supported russia. that s not really the case anymore. women s rights marches take place across the us, marking the 50th anniversary of the roe v wade case, which was overturned last year. singing a public memorial takes place for the singer lisa marie presley at her father s graceland mansion in tennessee, ten days after her death at the age of 5a. and no wipe out here! it looks like a french surfer has set a new record in california, for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman. let s start with developing news and within the last hour police in california say the main suspect in saturday s mass shooting has shot himself dead after being tracked down to a van he was travelling in. 10 people were killed and 10 others injured in the att