after a father of four was stabbed to death having spent the day celebrating his two year old twin daughters birthday, the stark reality of drinking during the pandemic more people died from alcohol in england and wales last year than in any of the previous twenty years. unseasonal weather as people go to the polls in england, scotland and wales the biggest test of voter opinion since the last general election. and we meet the former royal marine commando who lost both legs in afghanistan in training for a charity swim across plymouth sound good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. french fishermen who staged a protest off the coast ofjersey about post brexit fishing rights have now sailed away from the area and back to port. two royal navy ships are still on patrol after escalating tensions in the last few days. the french claim their rights to fish off the island are being unfairly restricted by a new system of licences. leaders in jersey say they ve held positive
carbon emissions across the world are expected to rebound this year to levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic. let s take a look at some of the numbers. emissions fell by 5.4% in 2020 due to covid 19 restrictions and lockdowns around the world. but they re estimated to rise 4.9% this year. that s 36.4 tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which puts emissions almost back at 2019 levels. researchers say that if present trends continue, we could exceed that limit in 11 years unless ambitious goals to cut emissions are achieved. well at the cop summit, banks and investors have been making pledges towards fighting climate change. $130 trillion has been set aside to finance the measures, but there s criticism that they don t go far enough, and fast enough to prevent the world reaching that tipping point of extreme climate change. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. extinction. rebellion! outside the climate summit on glasgow s streets, some protesters distinct
done, and that s why i m continuing to push for very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill, and my build back better bill. one of england s top cricket clubs is at the centre of a race controversy, as former player azeem rafiq receives an apology over racist bullying. and the star of the docu series tiger king joe exotic reveals he s suffering from cancer, asking fans to demand his release from prison. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. carbon emissions across the world are expected to rebound this year to levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic. researchers say that if present trends continue, we could exceed that limit in 11 years unless ambitious goals to cut emissions are achieved. let s take a look at some of the numbers. emissions fell by 5.4% in 2020 due to covid 19 restrictions and lockdowns around the world. but they re estimated to rise 4.9% this year. that s 36.4 tons of carbon dioxide
as sponsors pull out, his former teammate admits using a racial slur. caught in a post brexit row the fishing trawler detained in france for a week has been allowed home. the promise by damon galgut. third time lucky for the south african writer, who s won the booker prize. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, liverpool on the verge of qualifying for the last 16 of the champions league with two games to spare as they faced atletico madrid. good evening. the house of commons voted today to rewrite the system of standards and rules for mps conduct, after the government backed a move to support the conservative mp and former minister owen paterson. the cross party standards committee had said he should be banned for 30 days for repeatedly breaking lobbying rules, which he denies. the government ordered conservative mps to support an amendment calling for that sanction to be reconsidered as part of a new disciplinary process. the vote passed with a majority of 1
now i bbc news, hardtalk with vena badawi. now on bbc news, hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk. i m zeinab badawi. the crisis over a lack of supplies in the uk triggered by a shortage of truck drivers has reignited the debate about the consequences of brexit. this comes on top of concerns about the impact on trade between great britain and northern ireland and what it means for that historic peace agreement there. my guest is michel barnier, who was the eu s chief brexit negotiator and has declared himself a centre right candidate for the presidential elections in france next year. how does he see the fallout from brexit, and why does he think he is fit to be the next president of france? michel barnier, welcome to hardtalk. happy to be here. thank you for your invitation. so, as you know, the uk is experiencing issues that have led to a shortage of goods, such as fuel, because of panic buying and the lack of truck drivers. to what extent do you think this is