body bags were seen piled outside the nearby al aqsa hospital, where many of the victims were taken. for the people of gaza, there is no respite. this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but the people of gaza are paying a huge price for this war. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its terrorist activity. it is a v
We dont take whole trees. You do. And how billions of pounds of our cash is funding this. Logging naturalforests and converting them into pellets to be burned for electricity, that is absolutely insane. Theres no other word for it. This is britains biggest Single Source of electricity. The Drax Power Station in yorkshire used to burn coal, but its switched to burning wood pellets as part of the uks drive to cut Carbon Emissions. And that means the company has received around £6 billion in green subsidies. Theres just one problem. Burning wood pellets actually gives out more Greenhouse Gases than coal. Now, Carbon Dioxide is invisible to the human eye, so you cant actually see all of the carbon coming out of that chimney, but wood burning releases plenty of it, even more than coal. So were actually paying for this Power Station to kick out more Greenhouse Gases than before. And drax is in line to get billions more from the taxpayer. Actually coming out of those chimneys right now is mo
we don t take whole trees. you do. and how billions of pounds of our cash is funding this. logging naturalforests and converting them into pellets to be burned for electricity, that is absolutely insane. there s no other word for it. this is britain s biggest single source of electricity. the drax power station in yorkshire used to burn coal, but it s switched to burning wood pellets as part of the uk s drive to cut carbon emissions. and that means the company has received around £6 billion in green subsidies. there s just one problem. burning wood pellets actually gives out more greenhouse gases than coal. now, carbon dioxide is invisible to the human eye, so you can t actually see all of the carbon coming out of that chimney, but wood burning releases plenty of it, even more than coal. so we re actually paying for this power station to kick out more greenhouse gases than before. and drax is in line to get billions more from the taxpayer. actually coming out of those chimne
more than 200 million people in america are under extreme weather alerts, and more than 1.5 million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop to as low as minus 45 celsius. the huge arctic storm is affecting canada and extends down to the deep south and the border with mexico. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas with the midwest enduring the lowest temperatures. and this satellite image from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the picture, across the northern us states and canada. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondent, john sudworth. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts