dissidents in the wake of the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee. organisers of the london marathon are to conduct an investigation into claims some runners were called fat and slow and after polls closed an hour ago in the local elections in england and northern ireland, huw edwards will be the night as the results cothroughout me in. these are no normal elections, they ta ke these are no normal elections, they take place throughout england in the most turbulent political period since the second world war. what will it mean for the party leaders in westminster? join us tonight on bbc 14 election 2019. good evening, welcome to bbc news. britain should drastically cut its carbon emissions over the next 30 years and lead the globalfight against climate change. that s the view of the government s independent advisers who say the uk should cut greenhouse emissions to virtually zero by 2050. scotland s target is five years sooner that s because of the country s potential to pla
this is the glitz and glamour as part of the agenda. this is the state banquet, where the 160 guests have arrived. we have been watching them over the last couple of hours trundling behind me. mickjagger just came past us here, former footballers patrick vieira, didier drogba, some actors, as well. we are still waiting for the arrival of the king and the president. this looks very much like it is just a few minutes away, as you can see. the state banquet and the main guests will be drawing up outside the palace of versailles in just a short while. they will walk down the red carpet, we presume, then head inside. we know that there will be speeches. we will get to hear from both men. although we have heard little snippets, we have not heard any formal speeches so far. of course they will be poured over. it ll be interesting to see what are picked up on. i think we are due to see them eating first and then they will be invited to give toasts, then you will hear the speeches, so
the president of cop28, sultan al jabar, said, it s an historic agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a strongerform of words calling for the phasing out of coal, oil and gas. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the presidency is calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these talks was in no doubt how important it was. together we have confronted realities, and we have