july saw the world heating up. now political debates around energy and climate change also hotting up too. the government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and gas production sites like this in the north sea. it has also confirmed it will support two new carbon capture and storage projects in northeast scotland and the humber. these would capture carbon dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and pipe it under the sea to store it. climate campaigners fear it is a tactic to keep the fossil fuel industry in business. the prime minister on a visit to aberdeenshire argued today s announcements would help the uk reach its net zero target by 2050 while still backing new oil and gas. even in 2050, when we are at net zero, it is forecast that around a quarter of our energy needs will still come from oil and gas. that s why technologies like carbon capture and storage are important. but what is important is that we get the oil and gas in the best possible way, and t
by a prematurely celebrating captain ben stokes. after the rain delay the wickets began to tumble and the match swayed back to england jonny bairstow with a brilliant catch to dismiss. they re chasing an unlikely 384 for victory. they resumed on 135 without loss and lost three wickets in the first hour of the morning session chris woakes taking two of them. but rain has once again disrupted things play has been stopped with australia on 238 3 needing 146 more runs to win. elsewhere the hundred kicks off tomorrow, and leg spinner rashid khan has announced he has pulled out of playing in the tournament due to injury. the afghanistan captain was due to play in trent rockets first three games before leaving for international duty. the number one ranked t20 bowler in the world will be replaced by pakistan s imad wasim before new zealand s ish sodhi comes in as announced last week. that matches live bbc two. again you would expect a lens would comfortably and they have start
on a journey to the front line. we re on our way to a secret location, a place they call the edge of existence. behind the wheel, the man simply known as ghost. he tells me his team of snipers are all known as the ghosts of bakhmut because they silently bring death. their base is already well within range of russian artillery. rumble. that was close. but they ll be going even closer towards enemy lines. translation: you can hide from artillery, - but not from snipers. and their work is more precise than the shelling. do you know how many russians your team have killed? translation: yes, - the confirmed number is 524. 76 of those are mine. the ghosts have been operating on the edges of bakhmut for the past six months, often looking for high value russian targets. they record every kill through their sights. kusia will be the marksman for tonight s mission. before the war, he worked in a factory. translation: when i was a civilian, i didn t like weapons, but now i ve had to t
the crisis in niger after last week s military coup are hosted by chad s president. and it s 55 years since britain s first black female tv reporter made her debut we hear the inspiring story of barbara blake hannah. all of those stories coming up in a moment or two. let s cross to the sports centre. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we will start with the women s world cup. to reach the last 16. they had to beat olympic champions canada to be sure of progression, and went 2 0 up in the first half hayley rasso scoring both the goals. mary fowler then struck on the hour mark before steph catley sealed the 4 0 win from the penalty spot in stoppage time. we know we might not have the best team on paper, we might not have the most top players in the top class in the top league but we have something else, that no one can take away from this team and that is the identity and the dna and the belief with the support from the fans. we have something uni
Now 82, barbara hopes her legacy will inspire others. simijolaoso, bbc news, kingston, jamaica. we are going to take a short break. when we are back we will have more and all of our top stories. don t go away. hello there. it looks like summer is going to remain on hold for the rest of this week with low pressure always nearby. it is going to stay unsettled bringing spells of cloud, rain, even strong winds around for the time of year. it has been a wetjuly, many places have seen more than double what we expect in a normal month. parts of north west england, preston, have seen three times what we expect in a normaljuly. it will stay unsettled