it is getting under wayjust about now. they are in the house of commons. we will hear a little of that in the opening statements. find that in the opening statements. and if the wish that in the opening statements. and if they wish to criticise the process if they wish to criticise the process the house has set in place to be process the house has set in place to be considered. however, there is a long to be considered. however, there is a long tradition of not tackling individual such as officers of the house individual such as officers of the house who individual such as officers of the house who are not here to defend themselves or have the ability to defend themselves or have the ability to defend themselves and they are doing the job defend themselves and they are doing the job that the house itself has set them the job that the house itself has set them up to do and i remind the house set them up to do and i remind the house that set them up to do and i
since going into hospital last week with virtual audiences from windsor castle. sir david attenborough tells the bbc world leaders must sieze the moment at next week s climate change summit in glasgow. well, if we don t act now, it will be too late. and walter smith, one of scottish football s greatest managers, has died at the age of 73. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. millions of public sector workers will see their wages rise next year after the government decided to end the current pay freeze. it was introduced a year ago because of the pandemic, but in his budget tomorrow, the chancellor, rishi sunak, will announce he s lifting it. nurses, teachers, police and prison officers, and members of the armed forces will be among the five million workers whose pay will go up, but how much depends on independent pay review bodies. pay offers for some staff in scotland, wales and northern ireland will be made separately. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the arm
thousands more to flee. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the home secretary has said police must raise the bar by taking the harassment of women more seriously. priti patel said crimes such as flashing and verbal abuse should not be taken lightly. she said women should feel confident to call out such offences. ministers have promised reform to the criminaljustice system, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. simonjones reports. the death of sarah everard prompted an outpouring of public grief. now the government says it is determined her murder will bring about permanent change in how society deals with violence against women and girls. the prime minister says there are too few prosecutions and convictions for sexual violence. the time from report to referral, from referral to court proceedings, from court proceedings to the conclusion all three of those segments is far too long. and what you are seeing is t
the leaders of eight south american countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belem. the summit s host brazilian president lula da silva has urged leaders to agree on common policies to protect the environment and boost sustainable development. scientists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible tipping point. president lula is hoping for a co ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging as well as other environmental crimes. he s promised to end deforestation in brazil by 2030. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from para, the most deforested state in brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. president lula has promised to fix the problem, telling the b
has to provide drinking and waste water and it does not have any competitors, but as you say, it has amassed debts of £14 billion over the years and this has to be serviced. it costs the costs are rising because of inflation. interest rates are rising. cost of servicing the debt has gone up. and also, it has to pay each year in investment, it is under fire for leaky pipes, sewage flowing into rivers, not meeting its performance targets, and of course hefty fines in the process. it needs to raise new money. it has already had half £1 billion from shareholders and it needs to raise in the region of another billion and it has a debt repayment coming up in the next year. it has to try and persuade its shareholders that this turnaround plan under the new ceo, sarah bentley, who left rather abruptly yesterday, that the plan is working, and for them to stump up and i think what has brought this story to the fourie is news that the government is looking at options. contingency p