no more social distancing almost all coronavirus restrictions are now lifted in scotland; though nicola sturgeon warns the pandemic isn t over. belarus president lukashenko calls britain america s lapdog after the foreign office imposes economic sanctions on belarus for the first time since his disputed re election and team gb s athletes have landed back in the uk, after one of their most successful olympic games with a haul of 65 medals. a code red for humanity that s how the biggest ever report on climate change is being described by the un secretary general. the study, produced by hundreds of the world s top scientists and signed off by all the world s governments, says it s unequivocal that human activities are responsible for global warming. the report describes an overheating world slipping into crisis with more weather extremes and rising temperatures in the coming years. the government s climate co ordinator alok sharma says the report is a stark warnin
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
in glasgow president xi will address the conference by a written statement instead. welcome back to glasgow. you may be able to tell from your shop that the waters of the clyde are looking choppy behind me. if you hear a rattle, it is the little studio we are sitting on, the structure rattling in the wind, but we feel quite safe here. across the armadillo building behind me, of course, world leaders are gathering in glasgow for the un climate conference. they are being urged to put aside their differences and agree urgent action to limit dangerous rises in temperature. around 120 heads of state will attend the conference, including the us presidentjoe biden. at the leaders of both china and russia, two of the world s biggest greenhouse gas producers will not be there. the summit is being seen as there. the summit is being seen as the moment when countries must deliver on pledges to limit temperature rises to 1.5 celsius above avoid the worst effects of climate change. the u
we can protect our precious planet. so, let s come together over these two weeks and ensure that where paris promised, glasgow delivers. prince charles has added his voice to calls for more action to tackle climate change telling leaders in rome they owe it to the next generation. cop26 begins in glasgow tomorrow, quite literally it is the last chance saloon. we must now translate fine words into still finer actions. and the british government says it s up to france to solve the post brexit fishing row with the uk by stepping back from threats over access to its ports. good afternoon, and welcome to the opening day of cop26 the major climate change summit in glasgow. delayed by a year by the covid 19 pandemic. in the past hour a draft communique has emerged from leaders at the g20 summit in rome. leaders have committed to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. they have also pledged action to curb the use of coal, but the document falls short on a t