the dead two. and it s alive with day of the dead parades, the dead parades, commemorations return to mexico after a year off due to the pandemic. cheering and applause. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. it s the last best chance, one minute to midnight, the last chance saloon, the descriptions surrounding this long awaited climate summit cop26 are certainly dramatic and world leaders, scientists and advisers are gathering in glasgow for 12 days of negotiations with the aim of a global reduction in carbon emissions to avoid a climate catastrophe. they do so as the world meteorological organisation has published its annual global climate report. it states the past seven years have been the hottest on record. rebecca morelle has more details. a gloomy start to proceedings in glasgow, but there are high hopes for a sunnier outcome. in a socially distanced conference centre, a reminder we re still in a time of covid, as alok sharma formally takes the r
now on bbc news, time for the media show. hello, it s been another bad week for facebook. on monday, the world s biggest news brands published a coordinated series of stories all based on whistle blower frances haugen and her trove of leaked documents. so, how did haugen, a product manager, come to have such strong media and pr support? and has anything new been revealed this week? and whilst facebook might be facing difficulties in the real world, that hasn t stopped them investing heavily in an alternative reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we re all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. so nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but largely, my role, i m part of
You are watching bbc news. these are the headlines. the cop26 climate sub it has opened in glasgow as the un published a scientific report saying the planet is entering uncharted territory because of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. earlier, leaders of the world s richest nations in rome fell short of meeting specific targets for reducing carbon emissions to net zero. the british prime minister borisjohnson warned that the pledges made for heads of state at the event were inadequate. australia has allowed the resumption of international air travel without the need for quarantine. it is the first time in more than 18 months. airports in sydney and melbourne are allowing fully vaccinated passengers to fly again after some of the world s strictest border controls were ended.