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the link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year global temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. that explains why february was 1.77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1.55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. it means we have temporarily at least breached the 1.5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit temperature rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. february 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13.54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. while this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the warmest previous february, which was 2016, it s not really surprising, because this has been the el nino year, where temperatures tend to be warmer than usual, and more im ....
internal matter. last week red bull, the team s parent company, announced agreements against the grievance against what had been dismissed after what it called a rigorous investigation, but it made clear the claimant did have a right of appeal. then there was a leaked alleged text messages. horner has tried to maintain a business as usual approach to his work and as chief executive of red bull racing, despite intense scrutiny. calls for more clarity on the investigation by partners of red bull racing have been made, but he was at the grand prix last weekend, which was won by red bull racing and cut a defiant figure there as he appeared alongside his spice girl wife, jerry horner, alongside his spice girl wife, jerry homer, and he said to reporters he would be remaining as team principal and chief executive and that he retained the support of the team s partners and stakeholders. we also heard from the strap on, the father of the team s driver, max verstappen, who sai ....
of the remaining hostages in gaza. an official says significant progress has been made in talks with negotiators from the us, egypt and qatar. the outline is reportedly going to be presented to the war cabinet later today. the news comes as israel s bombardment of gaza has continued through the night into saturday, with more than 100 people killed. the un is also warning of the growing risk of famine the un agency for palestinian refugees has just confirmed to the bbc it s paused aid deliveries to northern gaza. israel says it will go ahead with its offensive on the densely crowded southern gaza city of rafah unless a truce deal is reached. it says hamas is in the city. israel s forces have already destroyed parts of the city with air raids, but it is threatening a ground invasion despite international opposition. israel s allies, including the us, have spoken out against an invasion of rafah. on friday, the us also criticised israel s reported plan to expand settleme ....
we are holding him accountable for lying, cheating and a lack of contrition and for flouting the rules that all of us must play by, because there cannot be different rules for different people in this country, and former presidents are no exception. this decision is a massive victory for every american who believes in that simple, but fundamental pillar of our democracy, that the rule of law applies to all of us equally, fairly and justly. thank you. we ve been listening to new york attorney general leticia james giving brief and sweeping remarks about the nature of her victory, this massive $400 million plus fine against donald trump, the biggest civil fine he s ever had to pay on record. this is a major, major day of news in a week that s had a lot of news on this front. i m ari melber. the beat with ari melber gins now. we are tracking remarks from the defendant here donald trump, who is expected to speak on this. whatever you think of the way he speaks or what h ....
pressure building on byron and thomas google. in the french capital, kylian mbappe helped give psg the edge in their tie with real sociedad. his goaljust before the hour mark put them on their way to a 2 0 win over the spanish side. the fa have nowjoined the premier league in approving sirjim ratcliffe s bid for a minority stake in manchester united. it is believed ratcliffe hopes to officially complete his 25% purchase by the end of february. the green light from the fa is one of the last remaining steps. but not the final one. ratcliffe s stake will allow him control of football matters at old trafford. there are few people as central to their sport right now as ben stokes is to cricket. the england test captain will walk out tomorrow for his 100th match in the game s longest format. england and india are level at one game all as the sides prepare for their match in rajokot. joe wilson assesses the impact stokes has had on english cricket since his debut 11 years ago. ....