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designers for architects. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, our cities, they re home to governments, cathedrals, universities, hospitals, hundreds of millions of homes and billions of people. they dominate the global economy, but they also generate the vast majority, 70%, of the world s carbon emissions. the world, it has become more populous than at any point in history. and since 1980, the proportion of people living in urban areas, it has soared. in that year, it was just over 39%. by 2007, for the first time, more than half of the global population were living in an urban setting. and here in 2024, that number is now nearly 60%. it s projected to be 68% by the middle of this century. and if that trend continues, more than 80%, or four in five of us, will be living in towns or cities by 2080. that means there ll be six times as many big cities with a population of more than a million peo ....
multiply each other. yep, the future of our cities! they re the engines of the world economy, driving 80% of global economic activity. and despite taking up just 2% of the planet s landmass, cities are the home to well over half of the world s population. and that share is growing rapidly, set to be nearly 70% by 2050. i m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are. one s a top urban expert who s worked with 400 cities on everything from transport to demographic change and climate planning. and the leader of one of the world s most liveable cities, known as australia s garden city. we re going to find out from the mayor of melbourne why it s so appealing. and how do you balance the needs of five million people living side by side? also on the show, we re going to take a look at what it takes to create our spaces. i m going to bejoined by the big boss of autodesk. it s the world s top software designers for architects. wherever you rejoining me fro ....
i held him in the very highest regard because of what he gave to me. they gave me my england debut and set me on the road, and i will never forget that. it s 5 o clock. our main story is the latest twist in donald trump s confrontation with the heads of america s intelligence agencies. mr trump says the director of national intelligence, james clapper, called him last night to condemn a leaked report claiming the president elect was vulnerable to blackmail by russia. but mr clapper has said he d made no judgment on whether the report was reliable and he rejected mr trump s suggestion that us intelligence was responsible for the leak. our correspondent christian fraser has the latest. eight days from now, donald trump goes into battle as the next commander in chief. but never before has an incoming president been warring on so many fronts. this morning, as is now the norm, he began the day with a tweaked: in fa ct, began the day with a tweaked: in fact, what mr clapper t ....
regard. because of what he gave to me. he gave me my england debut. he set me on the road and i will never forget that. and in the next hour, wave hello to a new green energy project for the uk. the world s first tidal lagoon creating energy from the sea is likely to go ahead in swansea bay. and we speak to the writer of lala land, the man who s brought the art of the musical back to hollywood. good evening and welcome to bbc news. two senior figures taking on key roles in donald trump s new administration have given strong endorsements of the us intelligence community just hours after the president elect suggested security officials may have leaked unproven allegations about him. mike pompeo, the man nominated to become the next head of the cia and general mattis, donald trump s choice for us defence secretary have been setting out their view to senators at their confirmation hearings. both men also took a more hawkish view on russia than the next commander in chief, ....
in 2004, a un plan to reunify the island was put to a vote. the turkish cypriot north said yes. the greek cypriot south said no. and a divided island joined the european union. in the talks in geneva, there are still serious obstacles to be cleared. but there is a chance, a good one, that this time the frozen conflict will end. the headlines on bbc news: donald trump says the director of national intelligence has called him to condemn a leaked report, claiming the president elect was vulnerable to blackmail by russia. snow and strong winds are causing disruption across many parts of the uk, and some areas of eastern england are being evacuated following severe flood warnings. tributes have been paid to the former england manager graham taylor, who s died at the age of 72 from a suspected heart attack. an update on the market numbers for you here s how london s and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. ....