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this is bbc news i'm sophie long. the headlines at eight. scientists issue their starkest warning yet about the dangers of rising global temperatures — saying rapid and unprecedented changes are needed to avoid catastrophe if action is not taken, it would take the planet into an unprecedented climate future if we compare it to what has happened during all of human evolutionary history. jaguar land rover says it will close its solihull plant for two weeks this month — after a slump in sales to china the family of celia marsh, a second customer believed to have had a fatal allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich, have demanded answers over her death almost half of england's young adults can't afford to buy the cheapest homes in their area, even with enough money for a deposit and the changing face of the royal ballet — we report on the drive to make it more diverse. the world's top climate scientists
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say dramatic changes need to be made quickly to our lifestyles to avoid catastrophic climate change in the future. they say we should give up meat, throw less away, drive electric cars, walk more, fly less. and governments must make major policy changes now to reduce the impact of rising global temperatures. just one and a half degrees of warming by the end of the century will mean rapid and unprecedented changes to all aspects of society. two degrees warmer will mean millions of people worldwide losing their homes because of flooding as sea levels rise. but the intergovernmental panel on climate change says the world is currently on track for much worse — a rise of three degrees
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rather than one. five degrees from pre—industrial levels by the end of the century our science editor david shukman is in south korea, where the report was launched. the warming of the earth is heading for levels that modern humans have never experienced. that's the unnerving implication of this latest report. it says the rise of the oceans could accelerate, even with what sounds like a small increase in temperature. heatwaves are set to become more intense, sooner than expected. and forest fires, combined with more warming, will have a profound impact on wildlife. when the report was unveiled at a press conference here in south korea, it came with a startling conclusion. 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. the report says massive cuts
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are needed in the gases warming the atmosphere. that means turning away from fossil fuels like oil because, when they're burned, they give off carbon dioxide. vast new forests must also be planted to soak up the gas to have any chance of keeping global warming to a safe level. the report has sent a very clear message that if we don't act now and have substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions over the next decade, we are really making it very challenging to impossible to keep warming below 1.5 degrees. the report spells out that greenhouse gases must fall by 45% by 2030, just over a decade away. it says that up until 2035 it would cost 2.5% of global gdp — that's the total value of goods and services around the world. not cheap, but the scientists say it will help. and renewable energy, they say, must produce 85%
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of our electricity by 2050. the obvious question that arises from the radical suggestions in this report is, is any of this remotely feasible? so many countries depend on coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels, and have plans to use more of it. and the vast majority of vehicles on the roads use petrol and diesel. 0n the other hand, there are some significant developments under way. the cost of renewable energy, like solar and wind, is falling, making it much more viable. and electric cars are set to become more mainstream, as the major new factories invest in them. but, however this plays out, making a change on this scale is going to be a huge challenge. the key decisions on this now pass to the countries that are the biggest polluters, like china and the united states. but the report also says that people going about their everyday
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lives have a say as well. we can all make choices about the energy we choose to consume. so, we can make a move, through our choices of energy consumption to renewable energy, to provide the market for renewable energy. in terms of land, a lot of the land we use produces food. so, we can make choices, dietary choices, about what we choose to eat. around the conference centre, new skyscrapers and highways crawling with traffic. all this relies on fossil fuels. and, like many development around the world, it will be incredibly hard to change. the scientists here have mapped out a way of minimising global warming. we'll now see what everyone makes of it. so what can individuals do to help fight climate change? 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, has been looking at the small changes that could make a big difference. as alarming as the message about climate change is,
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modern life keeps moving. so, in the midst of an issue that is truly global, how can any one of us make choices to help the now urgent fight against climate change? one way, scientists point out, is to think more about how much carbon dioxide, the most prevalent greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, is emitted by the production of the food we eat. and that's something these shoppers are adding to their list of concerns. i think it's really important to try and reduce the amount of air miles and that sort of thing that our food is travelling. because it's not really doing anyone any good, is it, by using unnecessary fuel to buy food. we check the label, and so often the film isn't recyclable. so that's something that is a concern, and i think could be massively improved. i think we need to completely cut down, totally. i bought chicken for my husband, here, but red meat is a no—no. it's a total no—no? you've cut that out completely?
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cut that out completely. and why is that, is it health, environment? health, basically. but that health conscious decision chimes exactly with the environmental impact of meat and dairy, versus vegetables. while animal products provide just 18% of our calories, they take up more than 80% of globalfarmland. and their production emits significantly more greenhouse gas. and then there's transport. while some people might be investing in an electric car, there are much cheaper decisions that every one of us can make every single day about how we move around. according to the world health organisation, one passenger making a journey of a kilometre by car emits an average of 129 grams of carbon. the passenger travelling a kilometre by bus is equivalent to just over 101 grams. a kilometre by bike emits no carbon at all. where possible, scientists say we should use an electricity supply from renewable energy sources, and as some businesses race to become carbon neutral, that's become a priority. we have a huge role to play
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in encouraging our suppliers to provide renewable green energy. we can also do that through on—site generation through solar panels and wind turbines, and also through what we sell our customers, such as low energy consuming goods and services. what is now apparent is that the time we all have to make a positive difference is rapidly running out. and for more analysis and reaction on this story, there'll be a special programme at 8.30 here on bbc news tonight. we'll be putting your questions on climate change to our experts — you can text them to us on 611211, email askthis@bbc.co.uk, or tweet using the hashtag bbc ask this. the investigative journalism website bellingcat has named the second suspect in the sergei and yulia skripal poisoning case as dr alexander yevgenyevich mishkin. the website reports mishkin travelled to salisbury under the alias alexander petrov.
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our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here the real name of the russian man has been known as of today, indicated and the poisoning in the military doctor, his real name we are told according to the website is mishkin. 66—year—old but in this 33—year—old we re 66—year—old but in this 33—year—old were poisoned in salisbury this year, what more can you tell us? they've been making the running on this, working with russian internet websites, the insider. and what is
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interesting about the suspects is that again, then number of gi you, that again, then number of gi you, that his name has not changed very much. it was what they said was his running, so his real name turns out is doctor alexander mishkin. the name that he entered the name with lisp petroff. he used the same birth date, he used the same neighbours pa rents, date, he used the same neighbours parents, so they tweaked his identity, date only changed ever so slightly. and he is a medical doctor. he was recruited by the gi you while still doing his studies while being selected for specific skills. and they believed that he was travelling extensively to quite heavily contested areas of eastern
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europe. for example, to the ukraine and the republic between two dozen around the time of the falling of the progression president. —— pro russian president. being involved furnished gong li and causing trouble on behalf of russia. and what of those areas are, biographical detail he was born in the village in the district right up in north western europe russia in the arctic area. graduating from one of russia's elite medical academies and was trained as in military doctorfor and was trained as in military doctor for their armed forces before
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being recruited by the giu. the giu is the intelligence section of the military in russia. it is kind of the equivalent of the military intelligence here, and they are the ones loved been alleged to hacking into american elections, the story last week about them trying to steal wi—fi pass codes and passwords as well. and this is broken just recently, as well? it broke in the last half an hour. we have not been able to get any official responses this is basically, the research and publication of his name, but so far on this story, they have proved to be preoccupied in generally eventually official british sources
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that seem to be right. so we will wait to see what kind of response we get to this. britain's biggest carmaker, jaguar land rover, says it's closing its factory in solihull for two weeks in response to what it calls weakening global demand. 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‘s time. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha sent us this update from outside the plant. the plant behind me is going to close for two weeks as of the 22nd of october. this is coming after a fall in sales of its diesel vehicles. notjust here in the uk, notjust across the eu, but in the leading markets like china. and last month alone, the sales in china dropped by a whopping 46%, making a huge dent in the company's sales overall. now in a statement today, they said their focus on achieving operational efficiencies will align supply to reflect fluctuating demand globally as required.
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now it also says that customer orders will not be impacted and those people who are working here during those two weeks will still be paid. a 42 year old mother of 8 has been named as the second person who died from a suspected allergic reaction after eating a sandwich bought from pret—a—manger. celia marsh from wiltshire collapsed in december. pret a manger says it was mis—sold yoghurt which was supposedly dairy—free by a third party. but the supplier strenuously denies that. duncan kennedy reports. this was celia marsh with her husband andy on their wedding day. it is a series of photos released tonight by her family. celia, in the middle at the back, was 42 and a mother to eight children. tonight a legal representative released this statement on behalf of the family. she was a much loved mother, daughter, sister and wife. we miss her greatly and we just want answers into how she died
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after eating lunch with herfamily. this was the type of sandwich celia marsh ate and seemingly had an allergic reaction to. she bought it at this pret shop in bath last year and died later that afternoon. the company said it was one of its suppliers, a company called coyo, that mis—sold them the yoghurt used in that sandwich. it says it believed the yoghurt was dairy free. it says it is now taking legal action against coyo. but tonight coyo have told the bbc they have done nothing wrong. firstly, i would like to say our sincerest condolences to the family. secondly, the allegations made by pret are unfounded and highly misleading. this second death comes after the death of another girl
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who died after eating a baguette that she bought at heathrow airport. after her inquest natasha's family welcomed the decision to change the labelling on its food. celia marsh's funeral took place injanuary. a spokesman for the coroner said it was still waiting for the results of pathology tests. the headlines on bbc news... scientists warn huge changes are needed to government policies and individual lifestyles in order to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperatures. the bellingcat investigative website has named the second suspect in the sergei and yulia skripal poisoning case as dr alexander mishkin, a trained millitary doctor and member of the gru, the russian military intelligence service. the family of celia marsh,
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a second customer believed to have had a fatal allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich, have demanded answers over her death sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, investigating comments after they came two down to win 3—2. he appears just one in portuguese and made a gesture to the cameras after walking off. he has been speaking again about his dream of playing for real madrid. he has yet to make his mind up madrid. he has yet to make his mind upfor madrid. he has yet to make his mind up for signing madrid. he has yet to make his mind upforsigning a madrid. he has yet to make his mind up for signing a new deal, he is still unsure of his future, one of
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30 players on the short list, he had an impressive world cup campaign and said he reached the semifinals and he has also had an excellent start and scoring eight goals in competition so far england striker is also on the list of for the second year running he reached the semifinals in russia early this year but this is all the premier league players that made the list which includes five—time winners, rinaldo and on the bbc sport website. and it will be awarded and stars on that list, 15 in total, and and two england stars are on the list. chelsea's fran kirby and lyon's lucy bronze.
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— bronze won the bbc‘s women's footballer of the year award in may. brazil's marta, who won the fifa award this year is also there/ award this year is also there. full list is on the website too 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. so so fast, so physical and we are going to have to have all our energy and show all our quality and he will definitely be a step up from playing brazil, and evicting tomorrow night is going to... if it's going to be similarto is going to... if it's going to be similar to brazil, they are wrong. it's when you get a physical game. 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,
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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. now finally have a look at this — i think you'd call it extreme penalty taking. some players get nervous, so play it safe, or you might do a back flip! that is the rubin kazan youth team player norik av—dal—yan. amazing. that put his team 2 nil up, playing in the russian amazing. some news just in that leicester
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left—back ben chilwell has been called up by england as a replacement for the injured luke shaw. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. it's hard to get on the housing ladder — and young adults in england who are saving for a house deposit are struggling more than ever before. the institute for fiscal studies says 40% of young adults cannot afford to buy one of the cheapest homes in their local area. the latest figures show that just over a third of 25—34 year olds are homeowners. that's down from more than half two decades ago. the biggest falls have been among those on middle—incomes. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports from york. be careful with it. well done, darling. these two colleagues have been friends for years. they are the same age and they even have the same name.
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0k, have you got nice clean hands? but for becky and rebecca, things have panned out differently when it comes to buying a house. i've a homeowner the two years now. i've been renting for eight years. i've been saving up since i was 15. it feels like because we have both lived here for a long time and we love it here, and i feel i know that i can't stay living here, when i move house next, i will not be moving within the same area that i am in now. i am going to have to move at least five miles, maybe up to ten miles outside of the city to get an affordable home that suits my needs. i'm not asking fora mansion, i'm asking for a suitable family home. 0ur parents probably bought houses for a few thousand pounds. significantly different percentages of their income to now. where as now it's thousands. the amount of money we need to save for a deposit is what they probably paid for their first homes. lots of people under 35 will understand that feeling. peter runs an estate
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agent's over the road. i can't remember the last time i saw someone in their 20s who was out there looking to go buy a house. it's couples and they are older people buying together, a lot more. sometimes they are even friends buying together to try and make a mortgage more affordable, but it's a rarity. affording a home is a problem for young people across the country, notjust here in york. but the government say the situation is improving. they say that last year, more first—time buyers were able to get hold of a home than at any point over the past decade. but the organisation behind today's report said there is more the government can do. there are no easy solutions, but for a government that really cares about increasing our 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
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people want to live. although the pictures are looking different for becky and rebecca's futures, they are both sick of being made feel like their generation is to blame. we are not being lazy. we are not expecting something for nothing. president trump has re—opened the controversy over the sexual assault allegations made against new supreme court justice brett kavanaugh — by claiming they were "all made up". the president had previously said accuser christine blasey ford was "a very credible witness". but this afternoon, he told reporters at the white house that mr kavanaugh was "caught up in a hoax that was set up by the democrats": 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 want to impeach him. i've heard this from many people.
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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. officials in beijing have confirmed that the missing chinese head of interpol is being held in china, on allegations of bribe—taking. meng hongwei disappeared last week after travelling from interpol headquarters in france, to china. mr meng is the latest high—profile target to be ensnared in china's sweeping anti—corruption campaign. four sisters are among 20 people who died in a limousine crash in upstate new york on saturday. they were celebrating the youngest sister — amy's birthday when the driver lost control of the vehicle, killing all those travelling inside as well as two pedestrians. officials say it is the worst us transport tragedy in nearly a decade. ballet is seen by many as the most elite and least
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diverse of all the arts. but at the royal ballet, the two dancers most recently promoted to principal ballerina are both mixed race. they say they represent a changing ballet world. lizo mzimba looks at how the company is trying to change its image. dancing the lead ballerina role at this evening's opening of the new royal ballet season will be francesca hayward. she's half english, half kenyan. also recently promoted to principal dancer, yasmine naghdi. she's half belgian, half iranian. exceptional talent has helped them reach the top level. they also know their background has a huge symbolic value. i feel very proud that i can inspire the younger generation to strive to do what we do, and that's what this is about, inspiring younger generations. i'm really proud to be here, to show that, you know, it is literally for anyone, of any colour, any background,
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no matter how much money you have. as well as showcasing diverse talents at the very top of the company, the royal ballet is also working hard to plant the seed as early as possible that the ballet can be accessible, can be interesting, for anyone and everyone. one, two, three, four... turn! the company takes part in an outreach programme in a range of schools, an opportunity to try and convince children that ballet might be something they can enjoy watching or even doing, whatever their background. i like it quite a lot, especially the way it's involved with a lot of plays, stories. when you see it in person, it's really cool and really fun. at first, doing ballet, i thought it would be a bit boring. but it's actually fun. for teenagers, dancers like misty copeland are also changing perceptions.
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she's the first black principal ballerina at the american ballet theatre and has more than 1.5 million instagram followers. there's still a long way to go in convincing everyone about the changing nature of ballet. but all of these are seen as significant steps in persuading people they might be surprised at how it's transforming. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller more heavy rain to come overnight in northwest but heavy elsewhere in scotla nd northwest but heavy elsewhere in scotland and parts of northern ireland but it is through this zone here that the rain total continues and there is a risk of some flooding asa and there is a risk of some flooding as a result of that. across england and wales it is mainly dry, clear spells, not really cold overnight but in england just dropping down into the single figures. for tomorrow, a frosty day across the
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uk, around a050 mph or so, tomorrow, a frosty day across the uk, around a050 mph orso, and more heavy rain in northwest scotland where his elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland, it will ease some sunny spells developing, and across wales at the end of the day, it is a blustery day but it is a rather warm day here for many outbreaks of rain after the strongest wind, close to 20 celsius and parts of eastern and south east england. hello and welcome to this bbc news special programme on climate change. today's inter—governmental panel on climate change report details what must be done to restrict the rise in global temperatures. it challenges every person in the world to make a difference. it says there must be "unprecedented" changes in how people live to prevent catastrophic changes to the planet. i'm going to be talking to dr corinne le quere, professor of climate change science and policy at the university of east anglia and director
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