scientists say our oceans have hit their hottest recorded temperature largely because of climate change, with alarming implications for the planet. this week the average daily global sea surface temperature hit almost 21 degrees celsius. that s far above the average for the time of year and it beats the previous record set in 2016. the oceans are a vital regulator of the earth s climate. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. they ve been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. and for the last 50 or so years, they ve shown a slow but steady increase up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19, which is four degrees higher than it should be. it s been a similar pattern globally. rising sea temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves. and it has just reached a new peak 20.96 degrees celsius, the highest global average sea tem
our russia editor, steve rosenberg reports. this is the closest we were allowed to get to russia s most famous prisoner. we d been let inside the high securityjail where alexei navalny is already incarcerated. but journalists weren t allowed into the makeshift courtroom. we had to watch on a screen. for the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. he was found guilty on extremism charges. punishment more jail time. he was handed a 19 year prison sentence. we may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. describing this trial as behind closed doors feels like an understatement. ahead of the verdict, in a message online, mr navalny wrote that a long prison sentence for him was designed to scare russians. he revealed he d soon be on trial again for terrorism. they chant. a charismatic protest leader and anti
but it could be good news for teams like england, as katie gornall explains. what this means for england potentially is that it opens up that side of the draw for them because they were on course to meet germany in either the quarterfinals or the semi finals if they got that far. and like it or not, for the players and the manager, this is now going to increase the expectations around this england team that they can go all the way in this tournament. of course, for the england camp, they are very much focused on the next game. they are taking it one game at a time. they won t want to look past nigeria. there has been so many shocks and upset in this tournament well, the round of tournament 16 gets underway tomorrow. so so far, england will be determined to avoid another one in brisbane on monday. maz farookhi looks ahead to the first day of knock out games. auckland is going to her spain against saints land. we are here in wellington where we have an eating beef between two f
resettlement scheme, where they have the right to live and work in the country and many were housed in what was intended to be a temporary basis in hotels and that was paid for partly through government funding. vets that scheme is coming to an end and back in april they government wrote two people who were in that emergency accommodation telling them they had three months to leave. now that deadline is coming around and we are hearing from local authorities who have had the task of finding accommodation for these people, that many of them are ending up people, that many of them are ending up homeless because there simply isn t suitable permanent accommodation for them to move into. and so that is why we have this morning from the local government association that many people are at risk of homelessness will stop indeed many are finding themselves homeless because of the situation and they are warning that it is causing many people significant distress and destruction and the
Three design firms and five contractors will work on a proposed group of large projects to build grid connections for 50 GW of offshore wind energy in Britain set to operate by 2030.