today at five: a plea to save the planet before its too late — scientists issue their starkest warning yet on the risks of climate change. they warn that huge changes are needed to government policies and individual lifestyles — in order to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperatures. countries need to up their ambition and get moving now with climate change action if we are going to keep1.5 change action if we are going to keep 1.5 degrees within reach. we'll be asking what needs to be done to meet the revised targets. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. britain's biggest carmaker jaguar land rover will close its solihull plant for two weeks this month — after a 50% fall in sales to china four sisters are feared among the dead after a limousine crash save the children publishes a review after allegations of abuse at the charity. one in five staff says they've experienced harassment or discrimination in the last three years. and taylor swift speaks out on us politics for the first time — backing two democrats

on her instagram account, which has 100 million followers. it's 5 o'clock. scientists have issued their starkest warning yet about the danger of climate change. in a dramatic report, the un's intergovernmental panel says the world is nowhere near its target of keeping the rise in average global temperatures to 1.5 degrees celsius — instead, it says we're heading for an increase of 3 degrees from pre—industrial levels. the report says that just to stay on track would require "rapid, far reaching and unprecedented

changes to all aspects of society." our science correspondent victoria gill has this report. pictures of a warming world. scientists are more confident than ever that the impacts of climate change are playing out now, in the severity and frequency of droughts, storms, and other extreme weather events. and, having gathered in the south korean city of incheon for the past week, climate change researchers and government delegates hammered out the final details of a dramatic report outlining the consequences of a global temperature rise of more than 1.5 degrees, and a plan for precisely how that can be prevented. so, the scale of the changes that we are experiencing in the climate system is unprecedented. the scale of the changes that humans would have to implement in order to keep climate change under control is unprecedented. so it's a challenge for human civilisation, and this report is therefore a milestone in conveying that message to human society. countries need to up their ambition

and get moving now with climate change action if we're going to keep 1.5 degrees within reach. with no action, the world is on course to breach this crucial target by as early as 2030, compromising the very livability of our planet. hitting two degrees would mean coral reefs would be largely wiped out. melting polar ice means global sea level rise is projected to be around ten centimetres more if we allow warming to go to two degrees. keeping to 1.5 means 10 million fewer people exposed to the risks of flooding. but this plan is ambitious and will be expensive. renewable energy sources will need to provide about 85% of global electricity by 2050. currently, they account for about 25%. the renewable energy revolution that we've already seen unfolding around the world is going to be the key to the solution that starts from the energy sector and spreads to other sectors. i think we can definitely still do this, if we decide that that's what we want to do.

even with a green energy revolution, this most comprehensive assessment of the perils of climate change concludes that every one of us will need to make changes in how we live our lives. changes that have to start now. victoria gill, bbc news. well today's report has been described as a global wake up call for the planet — so what do governments and individuals around the world need to do to limit global warming? 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. the ipcc has warned of two possible futures for our planet. in the two degree world there's severe drought, more flooding in the northern hemisphere, people are poorer and have less food, and all the coral in our seas has gone. as things stand, that is the world we are heading towards, the scientists are warning. one of the clear messages of this report is that inevitably, at the rate we are going,

it is quite likely we will release too much carbon, burn more carbon than we can afford to burn if we are going to stabilise temperatures at 1.5 degrees, so we have to work out how to get rid of carbon dioxide withoutjust dumping it in the atmosphere. to avoid damaging global warming, the scientists are calling for much more renewable energy. the development of transport that uses less fuel, and new ways to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. all of that is happening, but not, according to the ipcc, at the speed it needs to. the scientists are saying to everybody we have to accelerate our action to tackle climate change, because if we don't, by the middle of this century, we could be facing a situation we will not be able to cope with. at a time when china and india are growing their economies, the planet's net emissions of c02 needs to be zero by 2050 to prevent a two degree world.

up to 7 million square kilometres of land will be needed for energy crops, around the size of australia, and the technology needed to remove enough carbon from the atmosphere has not been developed. the report is important because it also shows there are options we need to take, it shows it is possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees if we have great transitions across the economy, if we change the way we behave such as eating less meat and eating more fruit and vegetables. with the backdrop of president trump taking the us out of the climate change agreement, avoiding climate change will be difficult but not impossible. the question is whether national leaders have the political will to bring about the changes recommended, or it will be too little, too late. pallab ghosh, bbc news. let's talk to the energy minister claire perry — who joins us from luxembourg.

thank you very much the being with us. thank you very much the being with us. what is the british government going to do in response to this very alarming report, because that's the moment the government is not on track to meet its long—term climate commitments, is it? i think it is important to know that we are one of the only countries in the world that actually have long—term climate commitments, due a diverse country to pass the climate change act, and will we hit our budget, we will have cut our emissions by almost 60%, and iam here cut our emissions by almost 60%, and i am here at the eu ministers meeting to talk about what we need to do in europe collectively. i ee, to do in europe collectively. i agree, the report was very stark and sobering, and a science lead piece of analysis that showed the cost of

waiting to lament these changes. i think we are one of the first major development countries to actually ask our own climate change committee for advice on what it would look like to meet a 0% target two dozen 50, but of course we need to make the right edges, but we need to do that at the right cost. 0ur track record is pretty good. we are leading the g7 in cutting our emissions by growing our —— while growing our economy. next week, we will be talking about what we have achieved, but also challenging ourselves to do more. to do more indeed, for example, the green party are saying that you are underachieving, especially when it comes to transport. why notjust cut commuter railfares, comes to transport. why notjust cut commuter rail fares, why have you frozen fuel duty again? surely if you increased fuel duty, that would help the environment. the whole

point of this is how you make those vital changes at a price that is affordable for those who are actually paying for it. one of the things we should be really proud of in the uk is that transition to both manufacturing electric vehicles, one in five of electric vehicles sold in europe are sold on our shores, but also accelerating that transition. the government continues to subsidise the buying of electric vehicles, and as events —— is investing millions in the infrastructure of that. there is a much more we can do. we set out what we needed to do right across the economy. we need to decarbonise transport faster, take carbon out of... more on how we use land, and how we farm, that is why the agricultural white paper is coming out now which sets out how we want to pay for public money, so it is very easy as always for certain parties to try and pick off

particular initiatives. maybe it easy because not doing enough? for example, environmentalists would say, why are you going ahead with fracking, if you are taking nearby mid and the planet seriously? my challenge to you you going to turn on when you get home to cook cook your teater night. gas. 70% of us rely on gas the heating and cooking. we actually get on with delivering a balanced energy supply, but we have decarbonise our energy system faster than any other country in the developed world. we have got the biggest installed base of offshore wind, we are buying that is subsidy free prices, we are investing in low—carbon. .. free prices, we are investing in low—carbon... we are actually delivering in the low carbon energy sector more than almost any other country. you have booked a lot about affordability. but these scientists, these un scientists are saying that these un scientists are saying that the whole future of the planet is at

sta ke, the whole future of the planet is at stake, not just in the whole future of the planet is at stake, notjust in used to come, but in decades to come. surely you need to get a little bit more urgency about your policy? again, i am here in europe talking to all our friends across europe, and we are absolutely at the vanguard of delivering on decarbonisation, but ultimately, the question we have to ask ourselves is who pays the list, and myjob as energy minister is to make sure that we keep costs down well, i think we have just lost her, but we have got the gist of what she said. in that interview from luxembourg. gina mccarthy is with me in the studio — she was the administrator of the environmental protection agency under the 0bama administration. and i'm alsojoined by climate scientist drew shindell at duke university in north carolina — he is one of the authors of the ipcc report. jena, to you first of all, what more

do you think the world should be doing in response to this climate change report, which is, very alarming. it is stark. ithink that's true and all the scientists —— i thank all the site is for producing such a clear report, and that the goal is now 1.5. which means we have to get moving. i am not here to point fingers at anybody. i am not here to point fingers at anybody. iam here not here to point fingers at anybody. i am here to tell everybody that the united states in terms of oui’ that the united states in terms of our state and our cities and our businesses, we remain all in in terms of this climate dilemma. i realise that the federal government has taken a bit of a nap here, which has taken a bit of a nap here, which has a nice way to say it. but they are denying besides, they are denying the law. you are talking about donald trump. that is exactly right. pulling out of the paris climate accord. the scientists were

very clear. we have technology choices. we know how to make this happen. it is all about political will. and if you wonder about the economy, the united states of america in 2017 alone spend over $300 billion in response to damages associated with these exacerbated dorms. so there is, if you look at the economy only, clean energy makes sense. let's move it, let's drive new technologies in. the time is now! thank you. drew, one of the authors of the report. some up if you could, the warning that some of your fellow scientists are giving to the world today? i think we are giving both warnings and recipes for alleviating the disaster that is looming. we are really able to take things much more profoundly, because unfortunately, the effects of climate change have become to

readily apparent in the observation. we have seen stronger storms in the la st we have seen stronger storms in the last half a degree of warming. more drought, more intensified heatwaves, loss of corals, and loss of polariser. and so we can see the models that project what is going to happen in the future, which is more for those things, are grounded in what we have been seeing in the last 30 or 40 years. you are saying, this is happening right now! 2018. this is happening right now! 2018. this is not some future, far—off date out in the century, this is now. it is exactly now. we have had the european heatwaves. we have had hurricane florence, hurricane harvey. these dub incredible amount of water, because of global warming, which means warm air means warm water. —— more water. we have seen an increase in drought in much of the mediterranean, an increase in fires in an american west. all of

these are back sorry d upon us, and these are back sorry d upon us, and the solutions are upon us, too. —— all of these problems are already upon us. certain part of the world are taking the kind of steps that we show, the half to two thirds of our energy... and yet we have got to get the rest of the world to really see the rest of the world to really see the true cost of not acting, in order to motivate taking these actions. if you just think up the cost to save the fossil pools companies, or how much you pay when you turn off the lights, you are not really capturing, but there is a hidden cost. there is a cost of climate change, and air pollution, when erect and all of these things into the accounting, then we act become at way ahead. it is much deeper to deal with it then let it happen. and listening to drew there, he was praising california, but there are so many parts of the bugs

that could be doing well. —— could be doing more. china, big countries? everybody needs to step up. in the us, we have some states stepping up, but many that don't talk about it. they are doing energy efficiency, because it is cheaper. coal is too expensive. and donald trump is trying to save the coal industry. that is what you think, but it has left the station and is not turning back. we have got to look at the future. everybody has got to participate. the developed world is to meet its model responsibility, and the developing world needs to learn the lessons, look at today's technology, to build fuel that is low—carbon. not just technology, to build fuel that is low—carbon. notjust our planet, but good that our health today. it is good that our health today. it is good that our economy. that's where jobs are going to go. let's get serious, and let's get serious today! let's turn this disaster into an opportunity that everybody. and drew at duke university in north

carolina. if your worst fears are concerned, —— confirmed, what would happen this planet in 20—30 years. well, i see my worst fears would be business as usual, where the wealthy fossil fuel companies and their political donors, the ones that they have donated to politically, gets the last word, and we keep warming rapidly, we keep having terrible burden ofair rapidly, we keep having terrible burden of air pollution, which already has about 8 million people a year. all of those things happen, and as the warming intensifies, we just see more and more of these storms, these incredibly powerful and wet hurricane teddy wet —— had wet hurricane teddy ms south east of the united states. terrible fires, heatwaves throughout much of the northern hemisphere in our big cities. we see rising sea levels, continuing to inundate low—lying

areas around the world, and we see a die off of large parts of the ecosystem. large portions of plant and animal life on this planet will be gone already if we follow this current trajectory for another couple of decades. all right, well good to talk to you. read review thank you for your reaction for that report. 0ne thank you for your reaction for that report. one of the authors of the ipcc report, and geena mccarthy who was... fachie for being with us. and if you want more analysis and reaction on this ipcc report on climate change, there'll be a special report at 8.30 here on the bbc news channel. a coroner has named a second person who died from a suspected

allergic reaction after eating a sandwich bought from pret—a—manger. celia marsh — who was 42 and from wiltshire — died in december last year afterfalling ill in bath. the chain says contaminated yoghurt supplied by a third party was responsible for the woman's death. the company involved — coyo — has strenuously denied the claim. a short while ago her family issued a statement. we have kept a dignified silence since the death of celia in december last year as her family, has come to terms with her sudden and unexpected death. we are also awaiting the outcome of the investigations into how she died. she was a much loved mother, daughter, sister and wife. we miss her greatly, and we just want answers into how she died after eating lunch with her family. jaguar land rover says it's closing its factory in solihull for two weeks. the company, which has seen a drop in diesel sales and has warned

about the impact of brexit, says the shut down will take place in a fortnight. let's get more from our business correspondent theo leggett. what the reasons for this? well, the company is positioning this to do with a fall in global sales. if you look at the solihull plant, because it produces, the land rover discovery, range rover models, these are predominantly sold in china. last year, there were record sales around the world, and particularly in china, this year, chinese sales have fallen off a cliff. they were down to 46% year—on—year in september. so the way that this is being portrayed by jaguar september. so the way that this is being portrayed byjaguar land rover is that it is a response to falling sales, and to keep things flowing smoothly. it is temporary? definitely. we are not hearing

whether it is brexit related, because the wider picture forjaguar land rover is that it is under pressure on many fronts. solihull announced that it would cut temporary contract worker jobs because of weaknesses in the uk markets, earlier this year. they linked that directly to a collapse in the sale of diesel vehicles. the chief executive has also been on record of saying that he is very worried about eight no—deal brexit prospect, and that could cost thousands of jobs. and prospect, and that could cost thousands ofjobs. and recently, we had 1000 workers going on to a three—day week because of a fall in sales. there are a lot of pressure is on his company at the moment. thank you, p0. 20 people have been killed in new york state after a stretch limousine crashed into another vehicle. it's thought to be one of the worst road accidents in american history:

two pedestrians and all 18 people in the limo died. local reports say the victims included four sisters who'd been on their way to a party. sophie long reports. it was amy steenburg's 30th birthday. she and her husband, axel, had been married just a few months. they and 15 of their friends and families got into the limo to go and celebrate. none of them got out alive. according to local reports, among those who died were amy's sister, allison king, another sister, abby jackson and her husband adam. they leave behind two children. aged just one and four. and another sister, mary dyson, and her husband, rob. amy's mother lost all four of her bright, young daughters. i don't know how to say it, you can't wrap your head around it. the sense of tragedy where you have four of your daughters die. they were very smart and they were beautiful and they were... they lived life to the full.

i don't know what to tell you except they were the best news is anybody could have. —— best mss. this is where the accident the authorities have called the deadliest us transport crash in nearly a decade happened. the limo charged through an intersection. it veered into a car park, hitting and killing two pedestrians, before coming to rest in a shallow ravine. this is one of the biggest losses of life that we have seen in a long, long time. the most deadly transportation accident in this country, since february of 2009. it is still not clear why the driver apparently lost control. or the exact cause of the accident, an investigation is under way. the victims won't be officially named until all of their families have been informed. one in five save the children employees says they have experienced discrimination and harrassment at work according to an independent review

of workplace culture at the charity. the report, which has just been published, followed disclosures about its handling of sexual misconduct allegations against two former senior executives between 2012 and 2015. save the children says it will draw up measures to reduce what it describes as "workplace incivility". 0ur correspondent lauren moss is here. the background. this independent review was carried out after the bbc uncovered a report from save the children live this year detailing complaint that were made. the allegations emerged in debris of this year, but three female employees made the complaints between 2000 and 412 and 2050 —— and

2015. text messages, e—mails and comments about what they were wearing and so on. the charity failed to carry out an adequate investigation and not all disciplinary processes were followed. the chairman also resigned. sir alan parker was criticised by turning a blind eye because of his own friendship with justin forsyth, it was claimed. the review today is the king at whether the charity has learnt lessons from that, —— looking at whether the charity has learnt lessons from that, i just take you few some of the key points, it said 28% of staff which responded to the charity's survey, which works out at about one in five employees said they had experienced harassment or next... a small number of gender harassment

issues, and sexual innuendos. this issues, and sexual innuendos. this is since 2015 when these allegations date back to. former staff say they are disappointed with this report and say they have got some serious misgivings about it, and not everybody who should have been consulted perhaps was. the review has made five recommendations as well. it suggests there needs to be more collaborative working with staff, having a more ethnically and socially diverse... in addition, the charity commission is also carrying out its own investigation, looking into how save the children handle investigations, and how it is addressed allegations in debris this year. the chinese authorities say that the the former head of interpol, who disappeared two weeks ago, is being but it's not yet clear where mung khoong way is being held

or exactly what he's alleged to have done. yesterday mr mung's wife revealed he had sent her an emoji of a dagger — suggesting he was in danger. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she wants people across the uk to have a chance to change their minds on brexit — and she's been giving more detail on her party's support for another referendum on leaving the eu. nick eardley reports. the people of scotland did not vote for the story government. they did not vote the breakfast! they didn't vote for brexit either. nicola sturgeon is also hoping the rest of the uk might have a change of heart. if that opportunity has edged itself, i don't think it would be right to stand in the way of people elsewhere in the uk to get the chance to change their minds, and it would also be odd fast do not grasp

an opportunity for scotland to reaffirm its vote to remain in the eu. not a perfect solution, but... many here are desperate here for independents to be an option to. the first minister has been cautious, but promises movement soon. first minister has been cautious, but promises movement soonlj first minister has been cautious, but promises movement soon. i think there will be a independent referendum, but in terms of when it is right to have that, when people will have the clarity to answer the questions, to have answers to some of the questions that are shaped by the nature of that future relationship, that i think requires greater detail than we have just now. ultimately, everybody here wa nts now. ultimately, everybody here wants independence. but nicola sturgeon isn't ready to answer the question —— ask the question gave an hour. another eu referendum is an option, albeit one that the snp knows it won't control, and it might not deliver the results they want in this brexit iraq, it easy answers and easy to come by. —— in this

brexit era. president donald trump has claimed that the sexual assault allegations agains supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh were "all made up". he told reporters outside the white house that mr kavanaugh was "caught up in a hoax that was set up by the democrats". mr trump had previously said accuser christine blasey ford was "a very credible witness". i've been hearing that they've been thinking about impeaching a man who did nothing wrong, a man that was caught up in a hoax that was set up by the democrats, using the democrats' lawyers, and now they wa nt to democrats' lawyers, and now they want to impeach him. i've heard this from many people. i think it is an insult to the american public, and i think you will see a lot of things happening on november six that would not have happened before. presidents club, there. let's take a look at the weather forecast. bit of an

indian summer anyway? 0h, oh, yes. make the most of it, because it would last long. temperatures will peak at all wednesday, with highs of the mid—20s in the south of the country. it will be warming throughout the uk. as far as the here and now is concerned, it is not too cold. some rain around north—west scotland, really wet day, here. that rain remains through the night, and affects part of... mild south—westerly winds, and then tomorrow, england and wales might be a bit cloudier in the morning, but the afternoon is looking absolutely fine, still raining quite heavily in the north—west of the country, but look at these highs, 20s in london, 17 in yorkshire, 18 magister, newcastle 16, and then on wednesday,

look at that, 24 in london, sunny medallion here, and then cardiff and not far off 20 in other parts the uk. enjoy it. this is bbc news. the headlines... scientists have given their most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures, saying it's the final call to save the world from ‘climate catastrophe'. they are saying to everybody that we have to accelerate our action to tackle climate change because if we don't buy the middle of this century we will be facing a situation that we will be facing a situation that we simply will not be able to cope with. britain's biggest car—maker jaguar land rover says it will close its solihull plant for two weeks this month, after a 50% fall in sales to china. research shows 40% of young people can't afford to buy the cheapest homes, even with enough money for a deposit. time to catch up on the latest

sports news for you now. let's start with the england striker harry kane and the wales forward gareth bale because they are among the nominees, they are releasing those who have made the list. we have seven premier league players and harry kane is among them. he helped england reached the semifinals of the world cup here in russia and where he was awarded the golden boot. it has been given out every year since 1956 and also on the shortlist, chelsea a ‘s striker. and a new season foretells he and he was voted second best player in the world cup. and another

is expected to make an appearance on this list. manchester city's is also nominated after winning the league cup last year. they will finish fourth at the world cup and kristian rinaldo also made the list for his third consecutive. it will be awarded this year and in the last hour the shortlist has been announced. 15 women have been named and bronze won the bbc footballer of the year and may. and they won the fee for a word is also there and they will be decided at a ceremony in december and all the nominees are on the bbc sport website. england's women are preparing to face austraila in a friendly tomorrow — however they'll be without manchester city midfielder, jill scott, who has withdrawn due to injury. phil neville's squad trained today ahead of the game at fulham's craven cottage. australia are ranked sixth in the world, with england third,

so they'll offer another stern test to neville's side, as they continue their preparations for next year's world cup in france. it isa it is a premier league stage and obviously we hope will walk up tomorrow night and support us, and i think they will see a fantastic game between two really evenly matched teams. british number one kyle edmund has reached a career—high of 14th in the world tennis rankings. he made it to the semi—finals of the china open last week and he's moved up two places, but more impressively, he's risen from 50th at the start of the year. edmund has been british number one since march, when he passed andy murray, who's now number 262 in the world. the former australia opener matthew hayden has thanked hospital staff for looking after him after he suffered a fractured neck while surfing. he posted this picture after the accident in queensland in which he broke a bone in his neck. hayden, now 46, retired in 2009 after scoring over

8000 runs for australia, with 30 centuries from 103 tests. we certainly wish him well in his recovery. now finally have a look at this, it's what i think you would call extreme penalty taking. . . .. some players get nervous — such a big chance for your team and so you might play is safe..... or you might do a back flip! let's have a look at the replay because if you have not quite seen that... that is the rubin kazan youth team player norik avdalyan. amazing. and again. that is all your sport for now, another will be here at sports day at 6:30pm for you. downing street has played down reports that brexit negotiations have made significant progress in recent days. the prime minister's spokesman said there was a difference between "people talking optimistically" and a deal actually being agreed. he said there remained "big

issues to work through" which would require movement by the eu. so, a big couple of weeks ahead for the brexit talks, and we'll be bringing you all the details here on bbc news. and every day we'll be checking in with our reporter adam fleming who is tracking the talks in brussels. so, downing street, pouring cold water on all these optimistic noises we have been getting from brussels in the last few days? i think people wa nted in the last few days? i think people wanted of more realistic view and thatis wanted of more realistic view and that is that on friday there was a meeting of the eu member states ambassadors, 27 other member states and they had an upbeat assessment on progress on the withdrawal agreement, the treaty that sets out the terms of the divorce and there has been progress there and has gone

from about 80% complete to about 90% com plete from about 80% complete to about 90% complete because there has been progress on things like the status of the british military bases on cyprus, the status of gibraltar and other technical issues. that is advancing and they are getting there however, the second part of the end product of the end brexit talks is the so—called political the declaration, spelling out the building blocks on the future relationship between the uk and the eu. and we have no idea how well the talks are going there. silk downing street is saying to everyone be more precise about what you are talking about when you say aid deal is close because it is made up of several different components and have news on that today. lots of speculation on that today. lots of speculation on wednesday that michel barney will go to the weekly meeting of the commissioners at the european commission and talk to them about that future relationship and give them a sort of outline of what it might look like. people thought is that a first draft but it turns out

and might just be that a first draft but it turns out and mightjust be a table with areas of agreement and disagreement and thenit of agreement and disagreement and then it was downgraded to maybe it will be a list of words, headings of what that document could be but now it turns out that he will not publish anything at all and that has caused a whole other bout of speculation, did they think it was a bad idea, has the uk asked them not to publish it? is a running late? but the truth is we do not know. we will not know what is in that document until it is published at some point i know you are a big abba fan so! some point i know you are a big abba fan so i am sure you enjoyed the minister's dan's moves, but any moves that she can do, jean claude juncker can duke better. take a listen. music. laughter. applause. he is having a little dance, jean claudejuncker at

he is having a little dance, jean claude juncker at the podium he is having a little dance, jean claudejuncker at the podium there. of course on social media as we are waiting more news brexit talks, it is filled with speculation by journalists and a few diplomats as well about whether he was mocking theresa may for her now infamous dance at the podium and that speculation was ended by this tweet from his chief spokesperson saying that without a song or dance what would life be? quoting abba there, not directed at anyone, improvisation on the moment has the music kept playing before he could start his speech. great respect for theresa may, repeatedly stated in public and demonstrated and practised. if we have learned anything from that short episode of his dancing, the european commission is well aware that anything, absolutely anything, including some dancing in the podium has to be careful that it does not become a somatic incident. i was rather

thinking they could go on strictly dancing together but an unlikely couple perhaps. thank you for joining us with the latest on brexit from brussels. you are watching bbc news at 5pm. one of britain's most senior police officers has told the inquests into the westminster bridge attack how he stayed in his car as pc keith palmer was stabbed to death, because he had no protective equipment. sir craig macke who was acting chief of the metropolitan police at the time, told the hearing he was at westminster for a meeting when he saw the unarmed constable being attacked. helena lee gave us the latest from the old bailey. this is the first time that we have heard from as you mentioned there, the acting commissioner of the metropolitan police at the time, by chance had ended up in new palace ya rd chance had ended up in new palace yard and witness the attack for himself. he came to the inquest here today and told the jury that he had

beenin today and told the jury that he had been ina today and told the jury that he had been in a meeting in the house of commons and then he came out of the meeting and got into the passenger seat of the car and his driver was sitting next to man and a colleague was in the back of the car. they've didn't move around in the car towards the gates and that is the gates were pc palmer was on duty in order to leave but it was at that point he told the inquest he heard a very very loud bang and saw people running in all directions and then he told the inquest that he saw a large mail coming forward with a knife. it look like one of those out ofa knife. it look like one of those out of a carving block he told the jury. he could not work out whether that man was connected to the bang he heard and then at that point he said because they had no protection in the car, they did not have a radio, they decided to lock the car, they sat in the car and they witnessed pc palmer being stabbed. they told the

inquest today that it was to absolutely determine stab wounds and said the attacker ran very close past the driver side of the car they we re past the driver side of the car they were in and at that point he heard the shots when he was shot by close protection officers and told the inquest as well that it was his instinct to go out and help the officers but a police officer closed by told them that they had to leave the scene. the inquest here, evidence has finished for today and will resume on wednesday at 11:30am when we are expecting to hear from those too close protection officers, one of whom shot the attacker dead. 0ur one of whom shot the attacker dead. our latest headlines on bbc news. scientists issue their starkest warning yet about the dangers of climate change — saying rapid and unprecedented saying rapid and unprecedented changes are needed to avoid catastrophe.

the family of a second customer thought to have suffered a severe allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich say they "just want the answers to why she died after eating lunch with her family". britain's biggest car—maker jaguar land rover will close its solihull plant for two weeks this month — after a 50% its solihull plant for two weeks this month — after a 50% fall in sales to china. the winner of the royal institute of british architects' most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize will be announced on wednesday night. the nominations to become britain's best new building include a student housing development, a cemetery, and a nursery school. we've been looking at each building on the shortlist, and today it's the turn of bushey cemetery in hertfordshire by waugh thistleton architects, which is formed of natural rammed earth walls and described as an extraordinary spiritual building with the beliefs and customs of the jewish faith at its heart. one of the fascinating and liberating things about building

for the jewish community is that there isn't a typology, there is no religious typology in thejewish faith so there's no spires, there's no domes, no stained—glass windows. these buildings really are basic shelters. they are places for the community to gather. so, the form of the buildings, you know, they're quite orthogonal, they're quite linear, and the idea really behind that is to make them very understandable, to make them so that, you know, when you're in a distressed state, when you're at a funeral, that actually you have a kind of intuitive understanding of how to pass through those buildings. the prayer hall floor is at a slight slope so there's a constant orientation to really guide that flow of people through and then up into the cemetery. the relationship between the landscape and the building is absolutely fundamental.

when the prayer hall doors fly open, after you've said the prayers and you're moving out into the landscape, that framed view is incredibly important, and it gives you a kind of sense of tranquillity, the sense of being connected with nature at the time you really need to be. the prayer halls themselves are made from rammed earth. so this is and ancient technology, so we use soil from the site compacted in form work. they're rammed down and made into these great blocks here so you can see the kind of, you know, the earth that's outside you and around you, that the body is buried in, is the same earth that the buildings are made from. for the jewish community attending at this building, i think it's a place of serenity. everything is pleasing to the eye and i hope and feel that it will bring comfort to the people

who attend here. you can find out more about all of the nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and watch this year's riba stirling prize live here on the bbc news channel on wednesday evening between 8:30 and 9. we will discuss the state of british architecture right now. i am joined now by sadie morgan, who's director of drmm architects which won the riba stirling prize last year for their work on hastings pier. she's also a national infrastructure commissioner. many hats and many talents. what makes a great piece of architecture do you think in 2018?|j makes a great piece of architecture do you think in 2018? i think what makes great architecture is the fact that it embeds itself into a community and touches the lives of the people who use it in place in

which it stands. i think if we are going to think about how our built environment works better in the future, it delivers amongst all these, technological advances, we have to make sure that we do not lose sight of the people that live and work in it and around it in the place that it sits. is it about aesthetics, beauty, standing the test of time, being admired in centuries to come? the legacy of our buildings are important but i think architects have a bigger role, we are lateral thinkers in the design is not just about aesthetics, are lateral thinkers in the design is notjust about aesthetics, it is about problem solving and understanding how we can use our talents as a profession and a much wider context. what would you say about the state of british architecture at the moment. i suppose we like to think we are the best of the world but do you think we are? i think we are and look at the shortlisted buildings, six

extraordinary projects and out of many, extraordinary projects and out of any extraordinary projects and out of many, many more that could have been on the shortlist. we are net designers of art design talent, exporters of our design talent and we have an extraordinary wealth of talent so i think we are in a great place and we have extraordinary architectural schools. we are just looking at hastings pier, that you won the prize for, what you think it won the prize for, what you think it won the prize for, what you think it won the prize for woods what was it that captured the imagination of the judges? the peer is a combination of seven judges? the peer is a combination of seve n yea rs judges? the peer is a combination of seven years worth of conversation if you like. we weren't architects per se, ithink you like. we weren't architects per se, i think we work curators, curating the vision and needs of the community and in doing so, they bought into a project that was very different i think to what they imagined at first. but it was an extraordinary positive piece of

urban realm. and today we are discussing the climate change report which is very alarming, how important is it, sustainability and the environment in the work of british architects or how important should it be? hugely important and taken very seriously, i think if you look at every single one of these projects that you're seeing today, they all had the highest levels of sustainability and environment quality. it is something that, as a profession we take hugely, hugely seriously and legacy and longevity, making sure we have adaptable and flexible buildings that will actually last over the next ten, 20, 50 yea rs actually last over the next ten, 20, 50 years is hugely important to us. thank you so much for coming in, thank you. around 40% of young adults in england cannot afford to buy the cheapest houses in the area they live — even when they have a 10% deposit —

that's according to a new report today. the institute for fiscal studies say house prices have risen by 173 per cent in two decades — far outstripping growth in pay. here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. every home has an owner, but often now, it's someone older renting to young tenants, who can't afford to buy. in her 20s is florence, who lives in reading and feels she's effectively been shut out from purchasing a home. i don't think i'll ever be able to get on the housing ladder based on my own income and my own salary without the help of parents or my partner, because of the area of the country that i want to live in. these house prices are just driving up and up and rental prices are driving up and up. one idea the chancellor may be considering for his budget is to make it easier for tenants to buy the homes they're renting by giving them some of the capital gains tax, which the owner should have to pay on selling and refunding the rest to the owners themselves. the aim would be to change

the situation in which just 61% of young adults with a deposit already and with a mortgage of four and a half times their salary can afford to buy the cheapest home in theirarea. it may sound like quite a lot, but it compares with 93% of young adults in the same position who could afford to buy, two decades ago. it's true that some 20 and thirtysomethings prefer to rent. but the majority dream of owning their own home. there are no easy solutions, but for a government that really cares about increasing home ownership, the key is to increase the supply of homes and the responsiveness of construction to demand. the government needs to facilitate more house—building in places and areas where people want to live and in particular in the south east part of the country. and this is about people who can get together a deposit.

many others are struggling to do that. because so much of their earnings go on high rents. simon gompertz, bbc news. taylor swift has spoken out politically for the first time, publicly endorsing two democrats for the forthcoming us mid—term elections. the 28 year old star had previously kept her politics to herself, drawing criticism from some for remaining silent. but she came out in favour of the democrats to her millions of followers on social media, where she has an influence many politicians can only dream of. let's talk more to our reporter who hasjoined me in this let's talk more to our reporter who has joined me in this studio, somewhat of a fan yourself?” has joined me in this studio, somewhat of a fan yourself? i hate do enjoy some taylor swift i have to say. she has far more followers on

the mic then donald trump. she has come out for the democrats. fans hang on her every word. she came out and said she is ready to share her political views and says events over the past two years made her feel co mforta ble the past two years made her feel comfortable sharing them, so i do not know if that is the election of donald trump, perhaps in the supreme court, we do not know but she has come out and said she cannot support the republican candidate in the midterms of tennessee because she says that she is anti—gay marriage and does not believe women should be paid the same as men. the funny thing is even though taylor served has never spoken of her political views before, people assume she is a republican and a donald trump supporters of this as a surprise quite a few people and she had not spoken on her political views but was associated with the white supremacist movement and a blog was saying she was a figurehead for the

all right movements of this was obviously an extreme departure from that. i suppose it is a danger from her point of view commercially for backlash from people who do not like democrats. and a lot of people are saying how dare she, she needs to educate herself but i think a few things the ago —— a few years ago, a lot of country fans, the dixie chicks in 2003 came out and their career was killed. but taylor swift now she is so much more than that, she is a megastar and herfans will not stop buying her records because of this, people are criticising her on twitter but they are not her fan base. herfan on twitter but they are not her fan base. her fan base on twitter but they are not her fan base. herfan base of on twitter but they are not her fan base. her fan base of young women seem to really like this site of her that she is coming out and expressing her views. is there much relaxed reaction to what she has said so far? it has been trending so

all day it is causing a lot of controversy on social media and people are saying isn't it weird that kanye people are saying isn't it weird that ka nye west people are saying isn't it weird that kanye west who we thought was a democrat comes out as a make america great again, donald trump fan and taylor swift to which thought was a republican, she is a democrat. people say she does not know what she is talking about and others are saying isn't it great that she's using her power and fame to influence her fans to vote and i can only be a good thing. itjust depends on what side of the political cord you are on with how you are seeing this. thank you so much for being with us. that is pretty much it from us. time for a look at the weather, with tomasz not a lot has changed since the last forecast but i want to reemphasize that we are into some pretty good weather over the next days or so. a peak in the indian summer we heard

about it and temperatures are expected to hit the mid—20s across some southern parts of uk. in the short term there is a lot of clout across the uk particularly in the northwest in this weather friend has streaming in and over northern ireland in western scotland had a bit of rain here, this is what we have in more or less give or take, enter the tonight, the weather front, or heavy rain in the western islands and for the most part it is mild. these winds will be with us for a day or so, and then coming in from france and the mediterranean and then eventually north africa so ican and then eventually north africa so i can only mean one thing, temperatures will be racing and on tuesday this is 4pm, the rain still affecting northwestern scotland but in northern ireland tomorrow, already we are expecting sunshine

and here it is, the weather pattern through the course of wednesday and you can see warm air currents there coming towards us and it pushes away the weather front back out to sea and we are all in for a stunning day. the mornings might be a little bit misty here or there but it is going to feel warm now. 24 degrees in the south and 20 in the lowlands of scotla nd in the south and 20 in the lowlands of scotland and want to point out that 20-24d this of scotland and want to point out that 20—24d this time of the year does not feel like 20—24 say in june orjuly. that is because the sun is lower in the sky so you do not feel that, nonetheless it is going to feel fantastic out there. on thursday, the weather front as marching in and you see a glimpse of low pressure coming in so thursday— friday, weather starts to go downhill and we wave goodbye to the high temperatures in they start dropping away and then by friday we are looking at potential storm rushing the uk and just how strong the winds are going to be or the

rain will be is a little uncertain. we are anticipating some nasty weather in the northwest of the uk and it looks like the southeast but further south east you are the better it will be, but be prepared for some nasty weather around towards the end of the week after the brief spell of fantastic weather. the world's top scientists say dramatic action is needed now to save the world from climate catastrophe. rising global temperatures spell disaster for our planet they say unless quick action is taken by governments and individuals. if action is not taken, it will take the planet into an unprecedented climate future if we compare it to what has happened during all of human evolutionary history. what has happened during all of human evolutionary history. we'll be looking at the small steps individuals can take that could make a huge difference to the planet. also tonight: the 42—year—old mother of eight thought to have died after suffering a severe allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich.

we miss her greatly. and we just want answers into how she died after eating lunch with her family. jaguar land rover says it will cease production for two weeks