for digging out proteins, that are beneficial to their immune systems. as the un warns of a climate catastrophe, the uk government is accused of failing to protect key transport, power and communication networks from extreme weather. a report by a joint committee of mps and peers, says britain s national security is being jeopardised. well, the issue is affecting nations right across the globe. world leaders will meet next month in egypt, for the un climate summit, cop27. the un secretary general told the bbc that countriies must re prioritise climate change or the world faces catastrophe. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it is the defining issue of today s world. so claim a change remains a central priority in everything we do and climate change must be a central priority for all governments, or companies, all cities, the civil society everywhere. if we are not able to reverse the present threat that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and
the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion the second largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at appointing a new speaker the first step in forming a new devolved government but the bid is expected to fail due to opposition from the democratic unionist party. 0ur ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is at stormont for us and joins us live. this has been rather protracted process and there this has been rather protracted process and there has this has been rather protracted process and there has been this has been rather protracted process and there has been no functional government for a
september across many parts of the country right now. the weather tends to change. the rain comes and goes, but as far as the temperatures go, up but as far as the temperatures go, up to 21 degrees in one or two spots across the south east and 17 in edinburgh. all down to this current of warm air spreading in from the south, notjust over us but many parts of western europe. in france at the moment, some spots are in the mid to high 20s. here is that rain that swept across the country earlier. it has now mostly moved to the north and out to the north sea. behind it is the low grade crowd thatis behind it is the low grade crowd that is still hanging around in a few areas. we will call it bright spells rather than sunny spells for most of us. the exception is in east anglia and the south east where it is really lovely. 21, possibly 22 degrees. in the north of the country and scotland, a bit more clout and spots of rain and the mid to high teens. clear spells for a time this even
more than £8 billion the second largest result in its history. and australia s national football team criticises qatar s human rights record less than a month before the emirate hosts the world cup. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. bakhmut which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of russian attacks for months. meanwhile, in the south, ukrainian forces advancing on the city of kherson have been hampered by heavy rain. russian forces are building fortifications and bringing in extra reinforcements. the area has been at the centre of the fiercest clashes in recent weeks. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and hejoins me now. let s start off with the comments from president zelensky about the tactics of russian commanders. what does he mean by craziness? he said the most sev
unpredictable since the end of the second world war. in northern ireland, the latest efforts to form a new governing executive have failed. there could be new elections by christmas. and why schools that tried to ban pupils from wearing their afro hair tried to ban pupils from wearing theirafro hair in tried to ban pupils from wearing their afro hair in a coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, we have a full round up in the british involvement in europe with manchester united, arsenal, west ham and all in action. good evening. the new prime minister rishi sunak has decided not to attend the global climate conference in egypt next month. the decision has been heavily criticised by political opponents and environmental campaigners. downing street says he has other pressing domestic commitments, including the autumn budget. but the decision has been heavily criticised by political opponents and by environment or campaigners. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more