we start with more from the cop27 summit in egypt. as you ve been hearing, developing countries have urged richer nations to provide financial support to combat the effects of climate change. but many countries face huge challenges in keeping energy supplies flowing, and the energy crisis has moved the focus from renewables and the transition to green energy to energy security at any cost. opec now says the world will hit peak oil demand later than expected because countries are prioritising energy security over net zero emissions. speaking at his first international appearance since taking office, the british prime minister rishi sunak said the energy crisis shouldn t be a barrier to the green transition. climate security goes hand in hand with energy security. putin s abhorrent war in ukraine and rising energy prices across the world are not a reason to go slow on climate change. well, let s discuss these points with atul arya, chief energy strategist at s&p global, who joi
in a critical contest. it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. this tuesday, you must vote . republican in a giant red wave. tickets for next year s glastonbury festival have sold out. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the un s annual climate change summit has opened in egypt at the red sea resort of sharm el sheikh. over the next 12 days, more than 100 world leaders and thousands of delegates will attend the cop27 conference, billed as the world s watershed moment on climate action. in his opening speech, the conference president, sameh shoukry, announced that financing for climate change induced damages in poor countries will be included in the official agenda. we begin with this report from our climate editor, justin rowlatt. it has been a year of record breaking temperatures and climate related disasters around the world. but africa has been hit particularly hard. huge floods displaced more than a millio
over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran s protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and at leas
is the prime minister s decision not to go to the cop27 climate summit in egypt next month. they ve swapped his red box for a green one. back to record profits. the telegraph leads with a story about windfall taxes and how the pm could target energy firms to raise billions of pounds to balance the books. the i features a photo the prime minister and the labour leader, and the findings of their own polling, which suggests sunak poll gives tories election hope. the times says the prime minister is seeking a deal to curb channel crossings and also has a picture of president putin who mocks the former prime minister liz truss and ells of dangerous decade ahead. and tells of dangerous decade ahead. the sun has an exclusive regarding the world cup in qatar saying prince william, who is president of the football association, will not be travelling to the middle east to watch england play. qatar has come in for criticism over its human rights records and its stance on lgbt rights.
change must be a priority again. as russia conducts drills by its forces president putin is on hands to personally observe them. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 1:30 in the morning in iran, where security forces have opened fire on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. our correspondent reports. chanting. day forty of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran s protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and at least another 30 citie