burned to generate power, the carbon dioxide is separated out. it s then diverted and stored underground. if the acorn project it is given the go ahead. waste c02 will be piped from central scotland to st fergus. refineries at mossmoran and grangemouth, as well as a new power station at peterhead, have already agreed to take part. and experts and policy makers say the technology is vital to meeting net zero climate targets. our political correspondent ione wells reports. july saw the world heating up. now, political debates around energy and climate chang also hotting up, too. climate change. the government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and gas production sites like this in the north sea. it has also confirmed it will support two new carbon capture and storage projects in north east scotland and the humber. these would capture carbon dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and piped it under the sea to store it. climate campaigners fear it is a tacti
good afternoon. a british pensioner who killed his seriously ill wife in cyprus has walked free from court. david hunter was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife janice at their home. mr hunter had told the court that she had begged him to end her life because she was in so much pain. he was sentenced to two years in prison, but was released because he s already spent most of that time in custody. from cyprus, fiona trott. stunned. this is the moment the retired miner never dared to imagine. i can t describe it. i m sorry, i wish i could, i wish i could find words to describe it, but i can t. when you re under pressure for two year, wondering which way it s going to go, you don t know what to think. i would like to say thank you to all the people who have donated to me, especially my mates, my workmates. i didn t know where i would be without them. i hope i m feeling the same as my family when i m talking about that. i m talking about all my lads. we re all a family.
the crisis in niger after last week s military coup are hosted by chad s president. and it s 55 years since britain s first black female tv reporter made her debut we hear the inspiring story of barbara blake hannah. all of those stories coming up in a moment or two. let s cross to the sports centre. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we will start with the women s world cup. to reach the last 16. they had to beat olympic champions canada to be sure of progression, and went 2 0 up in the first half hayley rasso scoring both the goals. mary fowler then struck on the hour mark before steph catley sealed the 4 0 win from the penalty spot in stoppage time. we know we might not have the best team on paper, we might not have the most top players in the top class in the top league but we have something else, that no one can take away from this team and that is the identity and the dna and the belief with the support from the fans. we have something uni
Across the uk bringing colder air all the way from iceland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, pushed in on those very brisk winds, particularly frequent showers, Northern Scotland down those north sea coasts, but some further west as well. The winds are going to be very strong and gusty, perhaps touching gale force in Northern Scotland, temperatures struggling to make double figures, 16 in the far south, but everywhere feeling colder in the strong wind. Hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. The headlines. Labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the Dividing Lines between his party and the new conservative government. He tells the bbc he would reverse the governments cut to the top income tax rate. The head of the rmt union describes talks with the new Transport Secretary as a good start. The next strike is planned for the 1st of october. Voting is under way in italys general election, which polls suggest may result in the countrys mos
plan to this month. the indonesian authorities have sacked the police chief in east java, where one of the world s worst football stadium disasters happened on saturday. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in a crush. the police have been widely criticised for using tear gas on the fans. now on bbc news, witness history. we join celestina olulode in bristol with five important stories from black british history. a warning that this programme contains language that some may find offensive. hello. i m celestina olulode, and welcome to this very special edition of witness history from the m shed museum in bristol. this month, we are getting first hand accounts of some important moments in black british history. coming up, the uk s first caribbean carnival set up to showcase west indian culture. we travel back over 100 years, to hear a witness to liverpool s 1919 race riots. we meet britain s first black female head teacher. and we re in manchester to discover a l