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to fall back on. in sport, how england were left humiliated against argentina at twickenham, a year out from the world cup. good morning. very cloudy day ahead with their showers or rain. the heaviest will be in the wet gusty wind but if anything it will strengthen over night. it s monday the 7th of november. our main story. the prime minister will urge world leaders to join what he is calling a global mission for clean growth at the cop27 climate change summit in egypt later today. rishi sunak will also call on nations to honour the pledges they made at last year s event in glasgow. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt. you don t have to go far from the coast in egypt to find vivid evidence of what s at stake. the red sea is home to some of the most magnificent and biodiverse coral reefs in the world. but coral is incredibly vulnerable to climate change. scientists say virtually all the world s coral reefs could be gone by the end of the century, possibly sooner now. th
arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv