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first this evening. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has announced a major u turn on efforts to tackle the climate crisis, saying he wants to adopt a more realistic approach to meeting net zero by 2050 in a fairer and better way, he said, which eases the burden on british people. among measures he s announced. he s delaying the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars until 2035 instead of 2030. the scrapping of gas boilers, to be replaced by heat pumps will also be delayed until 2035. but he says he remains commited to reaching net zero by 2050 meaning the uk would no longer add to the total amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. for more on all of this, here s our political editor, chris mason. how we get about, how we live our lives, and the government in a flurry about it. so, all eyes on downing street. the prime minister s ideas having leaked, his planned speech rushed forward. let me get straight to it. i know that people in our country are frustrate ....
wee. and the high court in belfast will issue a landmark ruling today on whether the current ban on same sex marriage in northern ireland should be overturned. northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same sex couples are restricted to civil partnerships rather than marriages. we talk to the couples who have mounted the legal challenge. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. obviously a level results don tjust affect the students, it s a big day for parents and carers too, so do get in touch if you ve been caught up in the stresses of results day too. we love this, from paris, mother, what were your results, the important thing is, i am what were your results, the important thing is, iam healthy what were your results, the important thing is, i am healthy and alive. you can get in touch on that and any of the stories we re talking about this morning, use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network ....
ofa we don t see this as the beginning of a new campaign. we ll be live throughout the day in beirut, moscow and washington with the latest reaction to the unfolding events. the other news. a romanian tourist who fell into the river thames during the westminster bridge terror attack has died. a sharp rise in the number of accident and emergency departments turning away ambulances in england. good morning, it s friday the 7th of april. welcome to bbc newsroom live. russia has strongly condemned us missile strikes on a syrian airbase, describing them as an act of aggression against a sovereign state. it has provoked anger from russia. 59 tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from two american navy warships in the mediterranean. their target the shayrat airbase which donald trump said was the airfield used to launch what he described as a horrible chemical attack on innocent civilians earlier this week. six people are said to have died in the air strikes and the base i ....