Promise is clean energy but will locals also benefit. First though we talk to scientists about the connection between Climate Change and Natural Disasters. In. Extreme weather events are growing ever more frequent Natural Disasters more destructive and deadly h one reignites the debate was it a freak of nature or a result of Climate Change and human activity. Recent hurricanes harvey and maria killed over two hundred people in the u. S. In the caribbean and they cause nearly a trillion dollars worth of damage. From an outspoken Climate Change skeptic visited the disaster area and he continues to rule out that human activity could have caused the catastrophe. But now theres a field of science which for the first time is able to estimate whether a Natural Disaster was likely due to human caused Climate Change or not by a young german physicist at Britains Oxford University is studying Hurrican Harvey similar studies on the floods in louisiana last year produced clear results. By dinged w
Researchers say people who live near major roads may have a greater chance of developing it. Well look at the evidence. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We will bring you breaking news and developing stories, and we will examine the deaths of two rough sleepers in one town in the uk over christmas week. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. We would really like your input on this. The childrens commissioner for england has warned that young people are left to face the dangers of bullying and grooming online alone. Anne longfield says children and often their parents have no idea what they are signing up to on social media sites and pupils as young as four should be taught about Internet Safety in school. Our education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves has more. Digital technology can enrich childrens minds, but there are p
This little device is paired with a pad under the pillow which detects me snoring and moves just enough to stop me without waking me up. Good morning, its thursday, january five, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A Record Number of cars were registered in the uk last year but as more of us than ever before splashed out on a brand new vehicle, the industry is warning that this could be the peak of sales. There were nearly 2. 7 million new cars on the roads in 2016. This is largely because the way were buying cars is changing with more affordable Finance Deals on offer. In 2015 nearly three quarters of cars were bought using something called a personal Contract Purchase or pcp. Thats when you pay a deposit, make Monthly Payments for three orfour years, and at the end of that you have a choice to buy the car outright or give the car back to the dealer and upgrade. Manufacturers are also predicting a 5 fall in new car sales this year with the weaker pound pushing up prices. One more detail, th
Im Martin Savidge at sner headquarte at cnn headquarters on a busy news day. The blizzard bombarding the northeast, 650,000 without power, many without eat due to the massive storm. Hardest hit, connecticut. Winds are slamming cities including providence, rhode island, and boston. Well take you live across the region ahead. She is the newest face in the war on gun violence. Today, n chicago, a 15yearold Hadiya Pendleton will be buried. Among her mourners, first Lady Michelle obama. Pendleton was shot in the back and killed just days after she marched in the president s inaugural parade. In los angeles, police are suddenly the targets of a man who used to wear the uniform. Billboards are up as Law Enforcement agencies in three states hunt a former l. A. Cop thats accused of killing an officer and threatening others. He says that he wants revenge on those who cost him his job. Police at the grammys will be on guard for their own safety since dorners threats, but the show will go on. And