and in other news. on the eve of the us midterm elections: democrats and republicans make their closing arguments this is the scene live in the state of maryland, where president biden is due to address the crowds. and bursting at the seams: we meet 72 members of the same familyall living under the same roof. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 2am in egypt where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el sheikh, with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. antonio guterres said the world was on the highway to climate hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been woefully inadequate . our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gath
democrats and republicans make their closing arguments to american voters. this is the scene live in the state of ohio, where former president donald trump is due to address the crowds. and bursting at the seams we meet 72 members of the same family all living under the same roof. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in egypt, where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el sheikh with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been woefully inadequate . our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gathering to try and tackle the climate challenge including the british prime minister rishi sunak, arriving in egypt for what are expected to be s
what the world could do to help. also coming up on the programme. just a day to go before the us: control of congress hangs in the balance, as democrats and republicans make their closing arguments to american voters. before the us midterms. and we meet the family all 72 of them as we visit the four generations of one indian family living under a single roof. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 1am in egypt where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el sheikh, with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. antonio guterres said the world was on the highway to climate hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been woefully inadequate . our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this repor
Well have full analysis of those airstrikes with our correspondents in the middle east, america, and russia. Also this morning under pressure. New figures show a big increase in the number of ambulances being turned away from hospitals because theyre too busy. Good morning. Were eating less toast for breakfast, and sales of margarine are spread too thin for the Food Manufacturer, unilever, and theyve decided to sell their flora and stork brands. And good morning from aintree on ladies day, ahead of tomorrows Grand National. The big one. Its been confirmed that katie walsh will be able to ride in the big race tomorrow on wonderful charm despite a nasty fall yesterday. Thats good news. And the weather is supposed to be so good this weekend, weve sent carol out. Good morning. It certainly is depending on your definition. It is springlike this morning but also cold. A cold start across the uk. Frost, patchy mist and fog. Lots of sunshine later today. A very warm weekend for some of us. A h
as i can understand, and the un says we need much more. do they have the funds to do this? look, it s certainly been an issue where we don t already have the finance goals that exist being met. but what developing countries are calling for here is lost in damage, these harms from climate disasters is a new source of the threats they are seeing, and they need a new fund to cover those costs. so even though the existing finance goals haven t been met, they are saying this is such an issue that we need to have it on the agenda and it is on the agenda at cop27, but it was actually quite difficult to get it on the agenda, and it is a redline issue for many richer nations who are concerned aboutjust how much these costs might be, and that they might be open ended liability for compensation. it s a sort of semi success that it s on the agenda and they re talking about it, but what outcomes should we expect?