is an alarm bell for climate change. and we ll also have our regular climate critical update this week. use of cargo ships is going up. so how does the industry plan to halve its co2 emissions by 2050? hello there. the number of people who ve died from coronavirus in the united states has passed 800,000 as the country prepares for the impact of omicron. it comes as the head of the world health organization has issued a new warning about the omicron variant, saying it is spreading far more quickly than any other to date. he told countries around the world underestimate it at your peril. stephanie prentice reports. it s been three weeks since the first detection of the omicron mutation, but it s likely to be in most countries by now. that s according to the world health organization, who are pushing for increased vaccination, enforced mask wearing, and further social distancing. as the new variant moves swiftly around the world. omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen
the government s being urged to do more to protect customers. we need to see regulation implemented urgently to bring it in line with any other kind of credit product. as buy now, pay later booms this christmas, is it fuelling a new debt crisis? this is a serious financial - product with strings attached, and if anything goes wrong, i it could come back to bite you. it s estimated that 15 million of us are buying now and paying later, spreading the cost of a purchase over weeks or maybe months. the biggest name in the buy now, pay later world is swedish company klarna. it s valued at £34 billion and has 90 million customers worldwide. i m one of them. i ve used klarna quite a few times and, for me, it s been great. i bought two tops and a pair of sandals, and i chose to pay later. if you re nearing the end of the month and you re waiting on payday, it gives you the opportunity to buy things that you want or need, and delay that payment until a time when you know that you re
Represents an alarm bell for the earth s changing climate. those are your headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for panorama. buy now, pay later the retail revolution changing the way we shop. it wasn t like i had to wait or i had to save for it. ijust click the button and it s done, basically. millions of us are using it to buy clothes, household goods and even food. people are struggling i to put food on the table and they re looking i at that way to pay for it. easy credit, but can we really afford it? because the service was always available, i would buy things, even if i had no money left.
Those are your headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for panorama. buy now, pay later the retail revolution changing the way we shop. it wasn t like i had to wait or i had to save for it. ijust click the button and it s done, basically. millions of us are using it to buy clothes, household goods and even food. people are struggling . to put food on the table and they re looking - at that way to pay for it. easy credit, but can we really afford it? because the service was always available, i would buy things, even if i had no money left.