for digging out proteins, that are beneficial to their immune systems. as the un warns of a climate catastrophe, the uk government is accused of failing to protect key transport, power and communication networks from extreme weather. a report by a joint committee of mps and peers, says britain s national security is being jeopardised. well, the issue is affecting nations right across the globe. world leaders will meet next month in egypt, for the un climate summit, cop27. the un secretary general told the bbc that countriies must re prioritise climate change or the world faces catastrophe. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it is the defining issue of today s world. so claim a change remains a central priority in everything we do and climate change must be a central priority for all governments, or companies, all cities, the civil society everywhere. if we are not able to reverse the present threat that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and
above that and will be for the rest of the month. we have the dilemma now, concerns of climate change, benefits of not having the heating on as much. we are dragging in the airfrom a long way on as much. we are dragging in the air from a long way south of the uk. with low pressure anchored to the west, we are seeing spells of wet and windy weather. we have another one sweeping the wet weather through into tomorrow morning, then clearing to sunny spells and the chance of a shower. patchy rain in scotland will clear away northwards. here is the wetter weather after midnight, running into western scotland tomorrow morning. the risk of disruption, coastal gales in the west and another mild night. tomorrow morning wet already in the west, that rain feeds north and east. not too much at all for east anglia and south england. behind it, it clears away for an afternoon of sunny spells. largely dry with the chance of a shower. it is a windy day out there, and from north wales northwar
offices and pushed the protesters behind a barricade. on thursday, ranil wickremesinghe was sworn in as president. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages, global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why, then, is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers lost their faith in collective action? well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels. welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world, we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospec
new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order. his disgraced predecessor, gotabaya rajapaksa, resigned after months of protests. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. more news coming up in half an hour. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages. global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why then is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers lost their faith in collective action? well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spi
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington in the united states where it s a crucial night for the committee investigating the january sixth capitol riot, when supporters of former president donald trump stormed congress, while lawmakers met to certinyoe biden s election victory last year. this will be the committee s eighth hearing, and maybe the final televised hearing before the report is published in the autumn. let s hearfrom two insiders who were in the trump white house onjanuary 6th. matthew pottinger, the deputy national security adviser. he s one of the few senior officials to have been there, throughout the trump administration. as countless others left, he stayed. until the afternoon of jan 6. at 2:24, the president sent this tweet attacking mike pence at the very moment his supporters were in the capitol search for the vice president. at tha