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instruments to give us our best ever view of the moons and to assess whether they could be habitable. now on bbc news, global questions. welcome to global questions from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i am on one of the beautiful waterfront along the indian ocean stop sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions. heat waves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we are asking, is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that is global question sri lanka, surviving climate change. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have got a panel from here enteral a ....
welcome to bbc news. tests are continuing on cladding from tower blocks around the country after it was revealed every one of the 3a samples tested so far has failed to meet fire safety standards. the towers tested so far are in 17 local council areas. the tests were ordered following the grenfell tower fire in which 79 people last their lives. meanwhile, residents of four tower blocks evacuated in camden on friday evening are spending a second day in temporary accomodation, as simon jones reports. i have to ask a supervisor whether they will let me back in if i leave. despite being told his tower block isn t safe, roger evans is refusing to go, believing the council is overreacting. each time he leaves, he s worried he won t be allowed back in. how do you feel about that? scared, i feel really nervous, upset, distressed. why won t you leave? as far as i m concerned, this building is as safe now as it was last week, nothing has changed. but the council is clear the cl ....
we found her at the same time as the police officer found her, and i cradled her. as the police officer i saw her injuries, i knew she was gone. a 19 year old man has beenjailed for life at the old bailey for planning bomb attacks on potential targets including an elton john concert. president trump has expressed his support in the case of terminally ill baby charlie gard after tweeting he would be delighted to help the family. also in the next hour. downing street insists there s no change on public sector pay policy. the 1% cap will stay in place, despite growing pressure from senior conservatives to lift it. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, says a deal can be reached on power sharing at stormont, despite the latest deadline passing without agreement. and andy murray begins the defence of his wimbledon title with a straight sets win on the first day of the championships. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a long awaited report that is hundreds of ....
Himachal Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena while reviewing the preparedness of ensuing monsoon meeting on Thursday, directed Deputy Commissioners to find a suitable place to set up small units of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at Shimla, Mandi, Sirmaur, Chamba and Kullu for which necessary ....