Homelessness is a big issue in many parts of the uk and is particularly poignant, at this time year. Well, londons city hall has now decided to open its doors for a festive celebration for some of those sleeping rough an initiative backed by the mayor and charities in the capital. A recent report found that london is the worst place in the country for homelessness. Alpa patel reports. Smoked salmon or ham . The mayor of london, serving food to just some of the 100 homeless people, invited for christmas lunch. Its the first time an event like this has been held in city hall. As well as food, people are offered haircuts and eye check ups, too. Claire became homeless when she wasjust 13. She spent the next 30 years either on the streets, or in prison. Id be a lot more careful. I mean if you know people that is fair enough but you have to be very careful where you sleep. Be careful, you cant leave your stuff any more. Its got a lot harder as well, especially with everything going on. With
Chinas state broadcaster has cancelled the screening of an arsenal match after one of clubs star players, mesut ozil, made comments online criticising the chinese governments treatment of uighur muslims. At 10 oclock, Martine Croxall will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, our world is in finland to see how a small place in northern finland managed to become europe s most eco friendly town. Ii has slashed its co2 emissions by 80 and is producing ten times more Renewable Energy than it consumes. This Community Project could be an inspiration for us all, but such rapid change is not without opposition. As the push to save the planet gets even more urgent, one town has already cut its Carbon Emissions by 80 . We have been not waiting for the world to tackle Climate Change. We want to do it ourselves. Ii, in northern finland, is one of the greenest towns in europe. Powered by 100 Renewable Energy. The towns children already play a role in Energy Saving ways of living. Pe
As the countrys bushfire crisis continues, forcing hundreds of families to spend the holidays in emergency shelters. A bakery in cheshire is claiming to be the first in the country to make bread out of insects. Each of the loaves at roberts bakery contains more than 300 crickets mixed into the flour. In a recent report the un claimed eating insects can help boost nutrition and reduce pollution. Peter marshall reports. Theyre still making the usual bread at roberts bakery. But there is a new batch in production where the key ingredient is this. Crickets. The bakery claims to be the first in the uk to make insect bread, the crunchy cricket loaf. We really want consumers to think about their food and where it comes from. And also about the impact that food is having on the environment and the world. This is our little way of saying to consumers, take the challenge. Try one of our loaves and see if you like cricket bread. Its not as unusual as you might think. The un estimates last year ar
There are new thoughts in ireland to try to restore the devolved ii has become a green champion. Government. It has been three years since power sharing collapse because of disagreements between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party. Its only happened because of there is pressure on the new parties to get back into government. The the collective effort crisis in the health service, strike action plan and other issues. Of the community. And tackling Climate Change brings people together. Winter at stormont, parties out in the cold. We are ready yes there we go each morning Civil Servants yes. Its so good to see you arrive to run the country. Its many moons since politicians took decisions here. Its a source of continuous pain. Every week, we are just gathering together and jumping in the frozen river. Its something that we do together. Johns one of thousands of patients in Northern Ireland now waiting years for routine operations. A lack of government has led to the slow decay of
Warriors who resist persecution. At ten oclock, Lukwesa Burak will be here with a round up of todays news. First our world, which is in northern finland to see how a small town became the most eco friendly town became the most eco friendly town in europe. It is producing ten times more Renewable Energy than it consumes. This Community Project could be an inspiration for us all but the rapid change is not without opposition. As the push to save the planet gets even more urgent, one town has already cut its Carbon Emissions by 80 . We have been not waiting for the world to tackle Climate Change. We want to do it ourselves. Ii, in northern finland, is one of the greenest towns in europe. Powered by 100 Renewable Energy. The towns children already play a role in Energy Saving ways of living. People still hunt and fish as part of their everyday lives. We have a trap there. We hope they are big pikes, but we will see. But could there be a cost to being europes greenest town . This is one of