like all other societies and the business community is mobilise themselves in order to preserve the paris agreement as a central piece. also on our programmes, breaking news from the philippines, a tourists apartment in manila is on lockdown following explosions and gunshots inside the hotel. hello and welcome to the special bbc news programme on the paris climate deal. donald trump will be walking into the rose garden of the white house and he s expected to announce that he s the paris climate agreements, lawmakers have already been told and are now waiting for the official news. we will bring you that as we get it. that is the scene live in the rose garden now. you can see steve bannon, a big supporter of pulling out of the agreement along with other officials. they are waiting, the press is lined up and as soon waiting, the press is lined up and as soon as waiting, the press is lined up and as soon as donald trump appears he is expected to make his announcement and support
a royal marine who was convicted of shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, will be freed within weeks after his sentence was reduced. the nhs is planning to take certain treatments off prescription lists. from cod liver oil to gluten free bread, nhs managers say the move will save money. and in the next hour. a monster cyclone smashes into northeast australia. heavy rains and winds of up 160 miles per hour batter the queensland coast. tens of thousands of people are told to evacuate. and a new 12 sided pound coin is now in circulation. it s thinner and lighter, with hidden security features, making it more difficult to copy. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the scottish and uk governments look to have been set on a collision course after the scottish parliament voted to give first minister nicola sturgeon the power to request a second independence referendum. the government in westminster has already rejected any such referendum scotland secretary da
oi’ whether you are watching in the uk or elsewhere on bbc world news, you are welcome to get in touch. the contact details on screen throughout. donald trump has begun the dismantling of some of america s most high profile climate change policies. he s been explaining why. the miners told me about the tax on theirjobs and livelihoods. they told me about the efforts to shut down their minds, the communities and the very way of life. minds. i made on this promise. we will put miners back to work. we have already eliminated a devastating anti cult regulation but that was just the beginning. today i m taking bold action to follow through on that promise. my administration is going to put an end to the war on coal, we will have clean coal, really clean coal. with the executive action today i m taking historic steps to lift restrictions on american energy, to reverse government intrusion and to canceljob killing regulations. mr trump has decided the us environmental protectio
daysin lionel messi being banned forfour days in sport. four games. our lead story on outside source is donald trump has begun dismantling some of america s high profile climate change policies. he signed an executive order in the last few hours and he will be distancing himself from the paris agreement. this was a substantial, international deal that set out to limit carbon emissions around the world. i have been speaking to one of the people who helped broker it. iam of the people who helped broker it. i am deeply concerned for the us economy. i am i am deeply concerned for the us economy. iam not i am deeply concerned for the us economy. i am not concerned for the paris agreement or the de carbonisation of the global economy, iam carbonisation of the global economy, i am concerned about the us economy. it is removing the incentives for the us economy to continue to progress into the 21st century and inviting them to look back into the 20th century. it is a little bit tr
singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in queensland, australia, where the devastation caused by cyclone debbie is beginning to emerge. australia s prime minister malcolm turnbull has activated a disaster response plan and has warned people they may have to remain in shelters for several our come. the storm brought with it torrential rain and winds of almost 260 kilometres per hour. nearly 250,000 people lost power, airports have been closed, and there has been damage to infrastructure near the water. look at these images filmed by nasa from the international space station. cyclone debbie had an eye 50 kilometres across. the premier warned of plenty of work to be done. we are looking at significant destruction, we think. we are preparing for that. we are doing the work now to get the assets on the ground, including with military partners, to make sure we can get in there with the