who started school after the first covid lockdown. researchers in the uk say blood that has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people, in a world first clinical trial. it could help scientists manufacture rare blood groups. the head of the united nations has warned the cop27 climate conference in egypt that nations must co operate in the effort to reduce global emissions or perish. antonio guterres decribed the progress made since last year s gathering in glasgow as woeful. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is expected to warn world leaders later that it s essential that countries stick to the commitments made then to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from the conference. the world leaders swept into the conference centre in the egyptian desert this morning. among them the british prime minister, rishi sunak. there was a formal handshake with the un chief, all 120 world leaders at the
we ll have the latest from justin rowlatt at the summit, where the prime minister rishi sunak hasjust been speaking. also on the programme. five years after the fire at grenfell tower, which claimed 72 lives, the official public inquiry is drawing to a close. many rail services are still badly disrupted despite a series of planned strikes being called off. how fast could you run in your slippers when you were a kid? laughter. and, peter kay announces his long awaited return to stand up comedy with his first live tour in 12 years. also this hour on bbc london. protests by climate change activists close parts of the m25 this morning, the same day world leaders gather for cop 27. good evening. the global climate summit known as cop 27 has started in egypt, 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 cooperate or perish . he declare
Project that it would not adversely affect safety. she said there had to be major reforms. if the inquiry can affect this sea change it will be a turning point in the industry s long history. the inquiry is under pressure to deliver that. some grenfell families are not confident. they are looking for prosecutions of the companies involved. and. it seems to our clients that what is now required from each of them is an unequivocal, unambiguous and forthright apology. there were also calls for a national memorial day to remember the 72 lives lost in this disaster. tom symonds, bbc news. our top story this evening. a warning from the united nations that the world is on the highway to climate hell , as world leaders gather in egypt for the latest summit. coming up red blood cells grown in a lab could revolutionise treatment for some patients.
Today at 6:00pm, the world is on the highway to climate hell the grim warning from the head of the united nations. as leaders gather in egypt for the latest summit, humanity is told to cooperate or perish in the fight to save the future of the planet. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing. the measures to combat climate change agreed last year have seen very little progress, but the uk says the goals are still in place. we remain committed to the 11.6 billion that we announced in the last year for international climate finance, and actually today, we are seeing the benefit that that can bring to countries around the world.
Good evening. the global climate summit known as cop 27 has started in egypt, 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 cooperate or perish . he declared that the climate crisis was now the defining issue of our times. last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, phasing down the use of coal, stopping deforestation, and cutting methane emissions. but the un says progress on cutting emissions has been woefully inadequate . prime minister rishi sunak has started addressing the summit in the past half an hour and we will have more on that in a second. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report.