tv The Context BBC News December 1, 2023 8:30pm-9:01pm GMT
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hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. world leaders agree a major declaration on the future of farming and food supplies. this on day two of the un climate summit. we will get to that very shortly, plenty to talk about in the cop28 summit in dubai, but first let's get a check up on the sport, here is huge. hello! hello from the bbc sport centre. english premier league team aston villa have lodged a complaint to uefa over the behaviour of legia warsaw fans and the conduct of the polish club, after violence outside the ground overshadowed villa's europa conference league match. there were more than 30 arrests as police clashed with legia supporters before kick—off at villa park on thursday, and four officers were injured. patrick gearey reports.
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west midlands police knew there could be troubled before last night's match, but still they couldn't entirely contain the violence that broke out from some of the visiting legia warsaw supporters. angry at having reduced allocation of tickets. in the words of one aston villa fan, all hell broke loose. in round one hour of sustained trouble, for police officers were injured and police dogs and horses were also hurt. officers say it is the worst violence they have seen in years. what we encountered were unacceptable scenes last night with really high levels of violence by away fans towards police and i'm really proud of the policing operation and the bravery that was demonstrated by the officers involved in the operation. this was the damage _ involved in the operation. this was the damage this _ involved in the operation. this was the damage this morning. - involved in the operation. this was the damage this morning. before i involved in the operation. this was i the damage this morning. before the game, legia had criticised aston villa for only allowing them 1000 tickets, a decision made on the recommendation of the local safety advisory group. today aston villa said they are complaining to uefa
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about the polish club, blaming them for not distributing the tickets they do have properly. he head of business operation said in a statement... legia fans were involved in violence in the game elsewhere earlier this season and an expert on football disorder who was in aston villa park last night says uefa must now act. there are serious questions now that both the club and uefa must address and they must address them quickly because if this goes forward in a way that is unaddressed, it could end up in people being seriously injured, if not potentially killed. i'm a blue would argue there were life threatening situations that the police had to confront on the ground last night. in police had to confront on the ground last niuht. ., ., ., last night. in the uk, we are a long wa from last night. in the uk, we are a long way from the _ last night. in the uk, we are a long way from the chaotic _ last night. in the uk, we are a long way from the chaotic scenes - last night. in the uk, we are a long way from the chaotic scenes of - last night. in the uk, we are a long way from the chaotic scenes of the | way from the chaotic scenes of the 19705 way from the chaotic scenes of the 1970s and 1980s, when crowd trouble
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regularly disrupted matches, but the events of last night show that the tribal, yet international threat of hooliganism hasn't gone away. patrick gearey, bbc news. it's the penultimate round of matches in the women's nations league, which will help to not only determine the competition's finalists. but for england, whether they still stand a chance of helping great britain play at the paris olympics. they needed to beat the netherlands at wembley in a game that's just reached half time. annette bernstein has scored both of those two goals. elsewhere... germany are leading, iceland are beating wales and scotland... you can see the latest scores on the bbc sport website and app. india beat a much—changed australia to complete a t20 series victory in raipur. a career—best 46 from rinku singh helped india to 1711—9. india's spinners then applied the pressure, and despite matthew wade's quick 36,
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india won by 20 runs to go 3—1 up in the series, with one to play in hyderabad on sunday. ronnie o'sullivan got himself out of a jam to reach the semi—finals of the uk snooker championship, winning his last eight match on a deciding frame in york. the seven—time winner was 4—1 up against zhou yuelong of china. needing just two more frames to win, but lost four in a row to trail 5—4. but zhou couldn't get over the line, with o'sullivan finishing off with a century break. despite claiming afterwards he'd been "awful", the world number one will play hossein vafai of iran in the semi finals. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. the us house of representatives has voted to expel the republican memberfor new york, george santos. the resolution to oust him
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from his seat passed comfortably this afternoon, as republicans ignored signals from the house speaker to vote in favour of the resolution to remove him. on this vote, the a's are 211, the yaytsa 114... mr santos is only the sixth person in us history to be ousted from the chamber. he faces an array of federal charges including fraud and money laundering. a report from the house ethics committee last month found he'd spent campaign money on botox, luxury goods, and an online platform known for sexual content. onlyfans. elected only last year, he's admitted fabricating much of his biography. let's speak to our correspondent nomia iqbal, in washington. the fact that the republicans defended him as long as they did tells you what a margin game this is. i think the majority in the house now down to three west that's right, and, you know, he house now down to three west that's right, and, you know,— right, and, you know, he did face two previous _ right, and, you know, he did face two previous expulsion _ right, and, you know, he did face two previous expulsion votes, - right, and, you know, he did face| two previous expulsion votes, but survive them, but i think it got to the point where, and have spoken to a few republicans, that perhaps he
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was becoming an albatross around their neck, but george santos, this is a man who in his very short career as a politician, ten months, has been described as someone who doesn't quite know how to tell the truth. you know, he describes himself as embodying the american dream, the son of brazilian immigrants, but rather than a dream, lots of people say he is a bit of a dreamer. that, as i say, he is someone who didn't know how to tell the truth, we are talking about from quite silly lies to more serious lies, we have seen him be indicted for more than a dozen federal crimes, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and now the house ethics committee report, which you just mentioned there, where he has been accused of bankrolling this lavish lifestyle and now i think that is what has eventually caused him to sink in. just to let you know, christian, as well, it is pretty brutal, but his website has been removed. also his office phone calls are going to
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generic voice mail and the locks have been changed on his office door here. ., . , ., �* have been changed on his office door here. ., . i. �* ., have been changed on his office door here. ., . i” �* ., i” here. right, once you're out, you are out. here. right, once you're out, you are out- any _ here. right, once you're out, you are out. any reaction _ here. right, once you're out, you are out. any reaction from - here. right, once you're out, you are out. any reaction from him i are out. any reaction from him today? figs are out. any reaction from him toda ? m are out. any reaction from him toda ? a ., today? as soon as the vote came throu:h, today? as soon as the vote came through. he _ today? as soon as the vote came through, he left _ today? as soon as the vote came through, he left immediately. . today? as soon as the vote came i through, he left immediately. there is actually a video up on the bbc website showing him leaving, surrounded by lots and lots of reporters and, not, he didn't make any comment, but he did hold a big press conference here yesterday, in which he hit out at the federal indictments, as well as a house ethics report committee as slanderers lies and bullying, and he said that he wouldn't resign and he wouldn't go down without a fight. his trial is scheduled for next september, so it is not the last that we have seen of him.- september, so it is not the last that we have seen of him. yes, a secial that we have seen of him. yes, a special election _ that we have seen of him. yes, a special election coming - that we have seen of him. yes, a special election coming up - that we have seen of him. yes, a special election coming up then i that we have seen of him. yes, a l special election coming up then for that vacancy. it is one of the 18 biden districts, so it could be quite tight. of course, republicans did hold it until today. you just have to hope they let their next candidate a bit better than they did
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last time. —— that they vet their next candidate better. the last time. -- that they vet their next candidate better. the governor has to call for— next candidate better. the governor has to call for an _ next candidate better. the governor has to call for an election _ next candidate better. the governor has to call for an election in - next candidate better. the governor has to call for an election in the - has to call for an election in the next ten days and then the election will take base about 80 days later, so we're expecting that to happen in about february, but it is a democratic opportunity and i did put that to a republican congressman, also from new york, who voted for george santos to be expelled and he said to me, his name is chris lawler, he said to me that he is confident that the republicans will win it, i mean, of course he will say that, won't he? but as i say, the fact is it is now being seen as a big opportunity for the democratic party and i imagine that might be one of the reasons why some republicans were reluctant to expel george santos. just to also add, i grabbedjimjordan, george santos. just to also add, i grabbed jim jordan, the republican congressman, shortly after the vote and i asked him what he thought of it. he said he voted no, he didn't want george santos to be expelled and he said he is concerned about
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the precedent it sets because santos hasn't had his trial, he hasn't been convicted or cleared and mrjordan said, in his view, that is what should have happened before it reached this point and he is worried about the precedent it sets.- about the precedent it sets. nomia lubal in about the precedent it sets. nomia iqbal in washington, _ about the precedent it sets. nomia iqbal in washington, thank - about the precedent it sets. nomia iqbal in washington, thank you - about the precedent it sets. nomia| iqbal in washington, thank you very much. "the earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth" — the words of lifelong climate campaigner king charles, who was in dubai today for the cop28 summit. the king told the delegates the world's climate is now close to breaking point. a statement backed up by a new report from the un's world meteorological organisation. 2023 is likely to be the hottest on record. some important progress has been made, but it worries me greatly that we remain so dreadfully far off track, as the global stock take report demonstrates so graphically. the dangers are no longer distant risks.
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i've seen across the commonwealth and beyond countless communities which are unable to withstand repeated shocks, whose lives and livelihoods are laid waste by climate change. the british pm, rishi sunak, was also in dubai. but what has set the tongues wagging is not so much their divergent approach to the climate question, but the king's choice in ties. the one he was pictured in while talking to the prime minister was emblazoned with greek flags. now, you might recall that earlier this week, mr sunak cancelled a meeting with kyriakos mitsotakis after the greek prime minister called for the elgin marbles to be returned to athens from the british museum. that has sparked a right old ding—dong, greek papers making it fairly clear this morning what they think of the british. i won't repeat what was on their front pages. nor entirely comfortable for the king, whose late father of course was greek.
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let's speak to our political correspondent, leila matthew. surely it is no coincidence that he was wearing this time. what has been the reaction from number ten? you wearing this time. what has been the reaction from number ten?— reaction from number ten? you are riaht, reaction from number ten? you are riuht, it reaction from number ten? you are right. it was _ reaction from number ten? you are right. it was a _ reaction from number ten? you are right, it was a right _ reaction from number ten? you are right, it was a right old _ reaction from number ten? you are right, it was a right old ding-dong, | right, it was a right old ding—dong, as you put it, over this row with the greek prime minister of the parthenon sculptures, but they are of course has been a lot of speculation as to what sort of coded message, if any, speculation as to what sort of coded message, ifany, king speculation as to what sort of coded message, if any, king charles was trying to send. of course, king charles is the head of state and stays out of politics, but we all know king charles has a history, he has, we know a lot about his views before he became king, so there is a lot of speculation as to whether he wanted to send a message to rishi sunak by histories of tire. now, the words from buckingham palace is that it was just a coincidence, but he has won this tie relatively recently, it isjust has won this tie relatively recently, it is just one in has won this tie relatively recently, it isjust one in his collection, but i think it is quite difficult to believe that he chose that tie randomly with no knowledge
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of the political situation this week, but sadly there is a lot of speculation. week, but sadly there is a lot of speculation-— week, but sadly there is a lot of speculation. week, but sadly there is a lot of seculation. ., ., _ . speculation. you old cynic. look, we can't vet his — speculation. you old cynic. look, we can't vet his wardrobe, _ speculation. you old cynic. look, we can't vet his wardrobe, but - speculation. you old cynic. look, we can't vet his wardrobe, but we - speculation. you old cynic. look, we can't vet his wardrobe, but we can . can't vet his wardrobe, but we can do that to his speech. how much daylight is there between the king's situation and speech and the urgency talks about and the prime minister's talking stance right now, opening up more oil licenses in the north sea? yes, really important to talk about this because of king charles and his role of head of state is supposed to be neutral in these things, but of course for many decades king charles has spoken passionately about the environment and rishi sunak takes with him to do by accusations that he is going back on the government's green commitments, he takes to this debate, keir starmer himself, the labour leader, was also in dubai talking about the uk's need to show global leadership and rishi sunak is under accusations he is surrendering that authority he has in the global climate debate, remember this summit
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is all about trying to persuade countries to act together, to come to agreements and make commitments and rishi sunak is now talking about the debate being polarised back in the debate being polarised back in the uk and distorted, in his words, and he wants it to be a pragmatic approach. rishi sunak very much going into this defensive about his approach will stop remember, he tried to change the green policies as part of a relaunch of his government a couple of months ago here. and instead he is now facing accusations that he is has abandoned somehow the uk's leadership on this issue. so i think there is perhaps some tension between what king charles has been talking about while he has been in dubai and what rishi sunak has also been saying in the previous weeks here. but rishi sunak very clear that he intends to do many things going forwards. he has stressed that, for example, the uk is not anywhere near one of the world's biggest emitters and is trying to put the onus on, for example, the us and china to do
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their part, so quite interesting... well, at least he was there, at least he was there, even just for 11 hours because the american and chinese leaders are not there, of course, and that has been noted. thank you very much for that, leila nathoo. let's set the tie aside for the moment. returning to the more important issues at cop, a breakthrough today on the future of food and farming. an agreement was signed by 134 countries, including the us, china and brazil, who together represent 70% of the world's food production. the reason this is important is because... they have each promised to take into account greenhouse gas emissions from the food and agriculture sectors in their national plans to combat climate change. in 2015 farming accounted for a third of our global emissions, with 18 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases emitted. farming groups have welcomed the declaration, but warned that countries must deliver on their promises. the critics say the announcement is too vague and doesn't set out how world leaders will go about it. here is the secretary of state, anthony blinken.
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nonetheless, getting the us on board is important. this challenge will only get worse. a growing population means the global demand for food is likely to increase by an estimated 50% by the year 2050. an escalating climate crisis means that crop yields could drop by as much as 30% over that same period. yes, perfect storm. burning the midnight oilfor us in dubai tonight... satu santala, associate vice president at the international fund for agricultural defence. thank you for staying up for us. i am guessing you are very pleased to see there is agreement on this. and are these emissions, these omissions that come from the agriculture and food sector, are they not counted at the moment international declarations?— the moment international declarations? ~ . , , declarations? well, in many cases the are, declarations? well, in many cases they are. but _ declarations? well, in many cases they are, but of _ declarations? well, in many cases they are, but of course _ declarations? well, in many cases they are, but of course it - declarations? well, in many cases they are, but of course it is - declarations? well, in many cases they are, but of course it is really| they are, but of course it is really important that now, at the leaders' level, they are links between
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climate and food has been recognised and the declaration, the declaration on sustainable agriculture, food resilience and sustainable agriculture has been adopted. and of course we are very happy that the cop28 presidency has put food on top of the agenda. cop28 presidency has put food on top of the agenda-— of the agenda. why, what does it do? doesn't ut of the agenda. why, what does it do? doesn't put turbochargers _ of the agenda. why, what does it do? doesn't put turbochargers on - of the agenda. why, what does it do? doesn't put turbochargers on the - doesn't put turbochargers on the move to diversify and to green our farming and agricultural sectors? well, this is of course there are many different things and many different countries will have to address this in different ways. as you have said earlier, of course it is important that we address food production as part of the problem. food systems are mostly large—scale commercial farming are responsible for about one third of the global emissions. and yet at the same time, the sector does have high potential to reduce emissions and many agricultural practices like better soil management can limit emissions
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or store carbon in the soils of vegetation. but as we heard just before secretary of lincoln also went out, —— secretary antony blinken went out, it is notjust about that, it is about how we secure food production and food security on a warming planet and in a changing climate. share security on a warming planet and in a changing climate.— security on a warming planet and in a changing climate. are the changes to our diet going _ a changing climate. are the changes to our diet going to _ a changing climate. are the changes to our diet going to be _ a changing climate. are the changes to our diet going to be driven - a changing climate. are the changes to our diet going to be driven by - to our diet going to be driven by what farmers grow or buy our own choices, do you think? or is it a bit of both?— bit of both? well, it has to be both, of course. _ bit of both? well, it has to be both, of course. but - bit of both? well, it has to be both, of course. but what - bit of both? well, it has to be both, of course. but what i i bit of both? well, it has to be i both, of course. but what i think bit of both? well, it has to be - both, of course. but what i think is also, when you think of this as a global question, what people may not realise is that in developing countries, you know, most of the food is produced by smallholders and they are really essential to global food security as well. and they are at the same time in the front line of climate change and extremely vulnerable to changing climate or rain patterns and extreme weather
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events and so on. and yields are predicted to decline by 25% by the end of the century. so that is why it is important that we are not only thinking about, you know, western diets and productions of emissions —— like reductions of emissions from food consumption, but that we also think about how we are investing in adaptation and climate resilience, especially for small food producers in the developing world. and in the developing world. and cuickl , in the developing world. and quickly. it — in the developing world. and quickly, it strikes _ in the developing world. and quickly, it strikes me - in the developing world. and quickly, it strikes me that when the problems in the developing world as we fly a lot of our food around the planet, we bring it in from all over. do we need to start thinking more local? i think in my neighbourhood, of course, a lot of french communities do by local on the market. maybe we don't do that in just the same way here uk. yes. the market. maybe we don't do that in just the same way here uk. yes, i think globally _ in just the same way here uk. yes, i think globally but _ in just the same way here uk. yes, i think globally but is _ in just the same way here uk. yes, i think globally but is definitely - in just the same way here uk. yes, i think globally but is definitely an - think globally but is definitely an increasing trend and i think a very positive trend that we look at what can be produced locally? also, on a
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smaller scale because it tends to be environmentally more sustainable and from a climate perspective as well. so yes, i think that is one element of a more sustainable food system. satu santala, thank you for coming on the programme, it is good to talk to you. on the programme, it is good to talk to ou. . ~ on the programme, it is good to talk to ou. ., ~ i. on the programme, it is good to talk to ou. ., ~' ,, , on the programme, it is good to talk to ou. ., , . around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bring you different western lane of the uk. and unlike the open road on two wheels, it comes with a great deal of freedom, but also risk. the charity bikes is working to help motorcyclists, should they become involved in an accident. taste motorcyclists, should they become involved in an accident.— involved in an accident. we work in conjunction — involved in an accident. we work in conjunction with _ involved in an accident. we work in conjunction with the _ involved in an accident. we work in conjunction with the air— involved in an accident. we work inj conjunction with the air ambulance we can get two serious accidents, which are normally motorcycle accidents, much more quickly than a standard ambulance. the accidents, much more quickly than a standard ambulance.— accidents, much more quickly than a standard ambulance. the team at got bikes is also — standard ambulance. the team at got bikes is also working _ standard ambulance. the team at got bikes is also working with _ standard ambulance. the team at got bikes is also working with local- bikes is also working with local councils to run training courses, helping bikers to avoid an accident in the first place. one group of
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he currently serves as free speech counsel at tech freedom. this is a turn up because this was one of the first, so what sort of precedent do you think this sets across the country?— precedent do you think this sets across the country? well, i think it makes the — across the country? well, i think it makes the issue _ across the country? well, i think it makes the issue stark _ across the country? well, i think it makes the issue stark and - across the country? well, i think it makes the issue stark and very - makes the issue stark and very clear. wholesale banning of speech enabling platforms and using a sledgehammer instead of a fly swat are to take care of speculative problems does not comport with the notion of free speech in this country. and it is a signal to other states. and the problem is that these laws, the montana law and others considered like it, are being passed based on a moral panic and the press that legislators get from introducing and passing them. it is a political dog and pony show that doesn't have any respect for or pay any attention to the rule of law. and this is a sign to other legislators considering these things, but you have to be
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considerate of your constitutional limitations, the rights of american citizens and you have to do the hard work instead ofjust doing what gets you airtime in the media. yes. work instead ofjust doing what gets you airtime in the media.— you airtime in the media. yes, we are auoin you airtime in the media. yes, we are going to _ you airtime in the media. yes, we are going to talk— you airtime in the media. yes, we are going to talk about _ you airtime in the media. yes, we are going to talk about donald - are going to talk about donald trump's court cases tonight and a lot of the defences he is putting up our first amendment cases, free speech and the republicans really do debate these issues fiercely, except when it comes to tiktok, an app that is run by a chinese company, you know. but it is really key, this, in america, because when you are considering free speech, we have seen graphs in the last month or so that suggests a third of under 30s get their news from tiktok now. it is hugely popular. get their news from tiktok now. it is hugely popular-— get their news from tiktok now. it is hugely popular. yes, and the way that we communicate, _ is hugely popular. yes, and the way that we communicate, but - is hugely popular. yes, and the way that we communicate, but we - is hugely popular. yes, and the way. that we communicate, but we absorb information is a rapidly changing and evolving thing. it has changed light years in the past decade, let alone three decades, and that is scary, to a certain segment of entrenched interests that rely on
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traditional media and, you know, it causes some discomfort, but that is the nature of expressive progress. and we should embrace it and be excited about it. trying to stymie it, especially in the name of really speculative unproven concerns, it is just all too much and it's just, speculative unproven concerns, it is just all too much and it'sjust, it screams opportunism. just all too much and it's 'ust, it screams opportunismh just all too much and it's 'ust, it screams opportunism. yes, except that we don't — screams opportunism. yes, except that we don't know _ screams opportunism. yes, except that we don't know what _ screams opportunism. yes, except that we don't know what the - that we don't know what the algorithm is doing because from an american perspective, it is in foreign hands. there has been a whilejust foreign hands. there has been a while just recently when we were talking about the israel— gaza war when we were talking about a letter circulating talking about being written by some of bin laden as proof that the americans were on the wrong side of his argument. there are certain things that get pushed that people have concerns about. do you have any issues with what tiktok pushes and how it disseminates news? i might think, on a normative level, that they are not doing a great, i don't really know enough about what is happening to make that normative
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judgments, but i could do that, but the thing is you're not going to, there are people pushing other narratives via other means, you cannot protect people from quote on quote bad information. you can counter bad information, but the same rights that protect spreading and pushing good information protect spreading bad information and if it doesn't protect one of those, it doesn't protect one of those, it doesn't protect one of those, it doesn't protect either of them. so i am firmly in the camp of the answer to bad speech is more and better speech. and i don't think that there is a way, logically or in principle, to say, well, we don't like that people are using x to push why without really, you know, impacting people's ability to use whiter projects. it is all the flip side. just on this issue because it is not just the united states that has banned it from government technology, there are lots of people who have concerns about the chinese having a window into their operating systems. do you think this has
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implications for the federal ban, but it might have implications for other governments around the world cross well, you hit on a good point there and the cross well, you hit on a good point there an: ., 4, cross well, you hit on a good point there an: ., ~' ., there and the banning of tiktok from government — there and the banning of tiktok from government devices _ there and the banning of tiktok from government devices is _ there and the banning of tiktok from government devices is actually - government devices is actually rather unobjectionable. the government can decide what it allows on its devices and it might decide that the risk to sensitive information on government devices is too high and that is exactly a less restrictive, in terms of speech, solution than just banning it outright and the constitution, the first amendment requires that the government notjust use these broad rules that impact speech broadly when it could have used a narrow rule. , . , when it could have used a narrow rule. , ., , ., , ., ., rule. yes, many a sledgehammer to smash a nut- _ rule. yes, many a sledgehammer to smash a nut- i _ rule. yes, many a sledgehammer to smash a nut. i don't _ rule. yes, many a sledgehammer to smash a nut. i don't know, - rule. yes, many a sledgehammer to smash a nut. i don't know, there . rule. yes, many a sledgehammer to smash a nut. i don't know, there is| smash a nut. i don't know, there is perhaps a difference between the two of them. we will come back to that, ari cone, thanks very much for coming on the programme, we were going to a short break, our panel will be on the other side, hope you'lljoin us for that, we will be
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right back. hello, the big threes are set to continue throughout the weekend and well into next week. on friday we did have some fresh snowfall, but many had blue skies and sunshine, a day when temperatures didn't get above freezing all day in place and we will see temperatures drop like a stone overnight. these showers heading into dumfries and galloway could be interesting, bringing up to 3 centimetres of snow, eventually working to cumbria and we will also have some snow showers for north and east scotland and eastern england, they could be an odd centimetre or two, ice cream and hasn't, really cold night, temperatures can down to about —10. saturday's forecast any mix blue mist patches tending to clear away, sunshine, showers this time focused across western areas, these are likely to come in as rain or sleet through the day on saturday, temperatures are really struggling, some places staying well below freezing once again. now,
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saturday night could bring some areas of localised disruption across england and wales, clumps of showers starting to push eastwards. some of them could well fall as snow, but mixed in with this we may well have a spell of freezing rain, really dangerous stuff, this, liquid rain that has a temperature below zero and it turns to ice on any surface it touches, so we could well see the roads and pavements turn to ice works across parts of england and wales from this feature. further north we have here is because, drier, and another bitterly cold night, temperatures plumbing the depths and probably getting down to -10 depths and probably getting down to —10 again in the coldest areas. any wench tunis will clear away on sunday from eastern areas. in the south will be threatened with bits and pieces rain, may be a bit of hill slow and sleet away from this, away from that a few mist catches, otherwise dry with sunshine and it stays cold and could be another day when temperatures stay below freezing or worse, there may be some of you who have temperatures
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throughout the whole of the weekend below freezing. on monday an area of low pressure is forecast to move to the south of the uk. this could well have some snow on its northern edge, but the exact amount of snow we will get in places depends entirely on that track of low pressure, a bit of uncertainty, but away from that a lot of sunshine and showers affecting the eastern coasts and for most its —— most it stays really cold again. goodbye for now.
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hello, i'm christian fraser, and this is the context. our top story this evening. the fighting has resumed in gaza after a ten day temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas expired early this morning. the israelis say they have hit over 200 targets in gaza today, many of them in the south. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 100 people have been killed. both sides are blaming each other for the truce collapsing. hamas says it stood ready to negotiate the release of civilian hostages, in order to reach a "complete" ceasefire, but negotiations cannot take place while the idf continues its military operations. a spokesman for the israeli government, mark regev, told us it was hamas that breached the terms of the truce, before it began firing more rockets on israel. we were prepared for an extension. unfortunately hamas was not, and not
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