the republican glenn youngkin became the newly elected governor of virginia last night, flipping political control of a state thatjoe biden won by ten points just twelve months ago. youngkin s opponent was terry mcauliffe, a democrat with deep ties to the national party establishment. in august he was a shoe in. had virginia been the only shock of the night, that might have been the headline. but a second governors race, in newjersey, followed a similar pattern, suggesting the democrats have deep problems. youngkin won virginina with 50.7 percent of the vote, in a record turnout. and in newjersey the incumbent phil murphy, who won the 2017 election by fourteen points, was in deep deep trouble. however through the day it has turned around for the democrat but still closer than he orjoe biden would have liked. in this last hour the president has spoken, he says they need to do better at selling their agenda. spoken, he says they need to do i m spoken, he says they need to do
contributions currently being offered. the national contribution is the ndc, the pledge that in the run up to cop26, we are asking every country to cut carbon. we are going to go down by 68% by 2030, 60 8% cut in carbon by 2030, 60 8% cut in carbon by 2030, compared to where we were in 1990. we are making a bet on hydrogen, we will be expanding our nuclear capacity and you can see the logic of going for more renewables when you look at the spike in hydrocarbon prices, particularly gas. we are helping people to retrofit their homes with new sources of heating. jet zero, the first guilt free, carbon free passenger plane. we also recognise this is notjust about using technical fixes, technology to cut c02. we also need to work together, around the world, to restore the balance between humanity and nature. a balance that s obviously been proved to be so hopelessly out of whack by the emergence of a zoonotic pandemic, for instance. we need to reverse the loss of trees and biodiver
now, despite the delicate state of the global economy and the worries over inflation, the airline industry as a whole is now starting to think once again how to invest in the future. to help us make the most of our flying experience. did you know this year it s expected 4.35 million passengers will take to the skies. that s almost 96% of the record number that flew in pre pandemic 2019. and that return of demand comes despite rising fares for passengers. you know, according to data from the travel website kayak, globalflight prices have risen 16% between july and september this year compared to the same time a year ago. and that s helped some airlines to record record profits. however, the airline body, iata, that s the international air transport association, says despite those higher fares, the average airline will make a profit ofjust $2.25 per passenger as the rest of the moneyjust gets sucked up by rising costs. and that s the big challenge, because in the last few month
technology and innovations to help us enjoy our flights. i m going to be sitting down with one of the most influential figures in the industry, the big boss of qatar airways, to hear how he s expanding his network to meet our soaring demand for travel. and have you ever wondered what it s like up the front of the plane? well, lufthansa is showing it all off in virtual reality. so we re going to find out how the latest tech is cutting costs and changing our on board experience. plus, shaping the future of flight. the big boss ofjet zero tells me how a radical redesign of the actual planes that we fly, along with millions of dollars from the us government could drastically cut the amount of pollution from flying. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to this special edition of the show. hey, you know, this is the year where airlines are soaring again. the industry, it s on course to make a profit for the first time since cov
good afternoon. rescue workers in northern india have finally managed to reach 41 men who ve been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for more than two weeks. a pipe has been pushed through the rubble to bring the men out one by one on wheeled stretchers. relatives are gathered near the tunnel entrance waiting to be reunited with their loved ones. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is at the scene and has just sent this report. slowly, carefully, one by one, the men will be pulled out. a rescue more than two weeks in the making. they will be assessed by medical teams before being taken to hospital. family members gathered at the tunnel site are related. translation: the tunnel site are related. translation: i m feeling very excited that translation: i m feeling very excited that after translation: i m feeling very excited that after so translation: i m feeling very excited that after so many - translation: i m feeling very| excited that after so many days trans